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"hi Mark - that is a good suggestion however the reality is that the majority of immigrants are far better educated that non-immigrant Canadians. Where i work - everyone has at least an M.Scc and most of them a Ph.D. and there is absolutely NO training for the jobs. The thing is, to take some one from \"not qualified\" to \"fully qualified\" would be 5 or 6 years. Foreign trained individuals can, in many cases, jump right in - i.e., they do not need the 5 or 6 years of training because they have had it elsewhere. The Canadian worker, however, has never had that \"training\" and so simply cannot compete. If the available jobs could be filled by \"existing Canadians\" they would be. The problem is that the \"existing Canadians\" simply lack the 5-6 years of required training. And yes i, too, think it sucks. But that is the way it is.",
"The flight attendants might now know his name, but it'll change soon enough- to his prisoner number. Good freakin' luck buddy. To the flight attendant and passenger, hope you have speedy recoveries and are able to show up at at this jerk's hearing and trial.",
"98% of those stories are hoaxes perpetrated by crazy social justice warriors. The Website \"Moonbattery\" has listed EVERY ONE OF THEM under their \"Hate Hoax List,\" so stop lying, DB. Anyway, how many White people have been murdered and raped in the last 20 years by feral blacks? 10,000 times more than blacks having the n-word\npainted on their door. Utter BS",
"Well, I was at Riot Fest in Byers. At 30 I was on the younger half of attendees and if was very positive from my observations. That was all about the people of Byers being scared of people that didn't look like them and, probably accurately their town not being able to handle that many people at once. The most aggressive concert I've ever been to was Cake (Cake for F*** sakes) at Red Rocks a year or two ago. You can't go to a concert where people aren't using drugs these days, it's a rarity. They keep trying to have these huge music festivals all over CO and it seems like half of them get shut down after 1 year because the town, or landowner sees what a giant mistake it was. This too shall pass. I imagine the golf course will be so badly damaged that the contract will be torn up after one year.",
"You filthy leftist are running scared and soon\nwill be dying of starvation. No more slaves\nfor you to control. Time the right put you\ndown.",
"Just want to post my support for the intersex community - which imo is one of the communities which gets abuse based on the worst misinformation and basic ignorance that people tend to have around what intersex actually MEANS. I hate how many people hurl slurs at intersex people based on conflation with gender identities. I can imagine you've experienced enough bigotry and challenges surrounding your sex, without having the added numbskull calling you a 'special snowflake' because they think your chromosomes are some kind of personal choice/cry for attention. Wishing you support and a respite from morons.",
"Maybe he's nothing more than a perverted dirty old man?",
"I think you should mind your own business. I'm sick of men telling women how they should behave in your eyes. I think of the movie INDEPENDENCE DAY w/Will Smith. The First Lady is lady injured and is being cared for from Will's love. The FL asks \"what do you do for a living'? \"I'm a dancer\". FL: Oh? A Ballerina? No, A stripper. FL is a little ashamed and the young woman says \"Why? I earn honest money and I take good care of my son\". \n\nMy first wish would be that there were still a lot of manufacturing jobs here that paid well and you could send your kids to college but there aren't. I think you're stuck on a nasty mindset and, well, bottom line; it just isn't any of your business. Don't go to them if they're offensive to you. L2g\n\nps? You advocating taking photos of patrons is disgusting, mean and just plain cruel. You remind me of a Stephen King crazy person. So there.",
"I knew Trump would be awful, but I never imagined he could be this atrocious. America needs a \"real\" President. Trump is a racist, sexist, con artist who preys on the mentally weak. Sad.",
"If not a \"silver vixen\" try dirty blond cougar.",
"I think it conservative idiots who cannot react in proportion.",
"Come on local, stop being so local. lol\n\nTrump is more likeable, honest, and trustworthy? Tell that to all the people he stiffed when he filed bankruptcy all those times. And out for themselves? That describes the entire Trump administration. Just look at their travel. \n\nBut its ok as they are republican. right loco?",
"So, a bully is worse than an incompetent and irresponsible pathological liar or a guy who's economic sensibility wouldn't fit a thimble?",
"This insistence on referring to those who are in loving same-sex unions as sinners is truly bizarre. In the times of Jesus, lepers were considered to be such. Thankfully, we have evolved past that. Is it not high time that we evolve past this idiocy of considering persons who are in same-sex relationships as being sinners?",
"\"She lied, and lied, and lied, and then she lied some more. And we're not saying that under similar circumstances a person wouldn't be prosecuted, because we've done so, and for a lot less! But this one, we're gonna let slide because reasons.\"\n- James Comey\n\n\"She's the most qualified candidate for office since any of the founding fathers whose ideology she's diametrically opposed to, which is why I ran against her in 2008.\"\n- That idiot in the White House\n\nI'm just eating popcorn as we circle the drain. Wake me up when the torches and pitchforks are ready.",
"Perhaps there is a support group nearby for sufferers of Trump Derangement Syndrome."
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"yup drained the swamp of millionaires, rinsed it out and got more millionaires, added a few billionaires, all who hit the ground running, filled with the joy, patriotism, and morality to help the \"little people\", even if it means throwing some crumbs the little people who voted for Trump",
"\"....even the third of the population that genuinely wanted independence would probably have changed their minds.\"\n\nActually in the end of the day 80% remained patriots. The rest of your comment is pure speculation and has no merit. I can just as easily say if Trump was elected POTUS in 1789 all those loyal to the crown that scurried off to Canada would have returned. Sorry. \nhttp://www.ushistory.org/us/11b.asp",
"Without a strong, debt payback economy everything that we have the privilege to debate in this country (multiculturalism, immigration, etc) would be fruitless. If Kevin O'Leary is the person that can deliver this than I want him to be our next PM. We can no longer afford to live off of the credit cards of our children.",
"So for the CPC it is not what is the right thing to do for the country, but rather what will get them elected.\n- Climate change may or may not be real, but what position gets us elected.\n- Accepting refugees may or may not be a problem, but what position gets us elected.\n- Tougher sentences may or may not work, but what position will get us elected.\n- The list goes on...\nSorry boys and girls, but I expect a lot better than this.",
"Well, Sen Gattis actually your wrong, you see the problem with this silly point of view as is trickle down economics is many on the right hold onto them even though they have been proven to be about as real as a Unicorn. Can't tax your selves into prosperity, lets see when the flaming LIberal Eieenhowerr was President the top tax rate was around 90%, and it was among the most prosperous times in our nations history. Can't tax our way into prosperity, well sombody better tell Norway, last I looked they were doing WAY better than us. Can't tax our way into prosperity, well lets see Minnesota recently raised taxes and ijvsted it in education and all that terrible government stuff and they are kicking but. Meanwhile Kansas, Oklahoma, Mississippi cut taxes or refuse to tax corpoartions and they are in the toilet, sound familiar? Mississippi is like the worst at every thing, education life expectancy, teen pregnancy, hmm wonder why?",
"Seems to me you missed the point - which is that the current president, intentionally or not, is threatening that with his poorly thought out words. Every strong government in history thought they were so special that no threat could ever topple them - but it can and does. \nYour criticism of the Canadian constitution may well be valid, but this was not a piece on whether we are \"better than them,\" it was about a growing threat.",
"When the history of the nighrmare that is the \"Trump Presidency\" is written, Ryan will be judged appropriately as the ultimate of enablers.\n\nBut it's Ryan who'd sacrifice any semblance of decency and loyalty to principle to accomplish his long held goals: Destroy Medicaid and shred the balance of the \"safety net\" to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy.\n\nRyan would leave the country a fiscal wreck, let loose a crazed megalomaniac on the military, and destroy America's role as a beacon of freedom, just to enact his vile and despicable legislative agenda.",
"Most of the violence in this country is at the hands of the Left wing-nut Liberals, wearing masks, burning cars and buildings, spewing hate and demonizing our POTUS. You guys should move to Canada.",
"While it's heartening that our neighbours south of the border do not for the most part support neo-nazis and klu klux klanners, I found it disturbing that some people are starting to equate having conservative views with being neo-nazis. This doesn't auger well for either freedom of speech or diversity.",
"\"Republican leaders approve convention rules, block insurgents\"\n\nTalk about locking the barn door after the horse has left, man these guys are clueless.",
"You constantly think I am judging people !!\nWhen I say he was driving a 'dilapidated vehicle' - I AM NOT PUTTING HIM DOWN. \nI MYSELF drove a dilapidated vehicle most of my life. You are so politically correct - it is very hard to communicate clearly with you.\n\nQuit taking offense at everything I say - unjustifiably.\n\nIf I would describe the predominant physical features of most Hispanic people as having darker skin, dark eyes and dark hair - YOU WOULD TAKE OFFENSE TO THAT ! (and it wasn't meant to be offensive - I personally love those physical features, and my wife has those features!)\nIf you however said to me that most Anglicans have lighter skin, often have light hair and lighter eye color - I would say, \"yes, that's a fact\".\n\nI have addressed the problem we have with 'illegal immigration' and you CONSTANTLY think I HATE immigrants, which is so far from the truth.\n\nYou and I are on the same side and you can't even see it because you are so defensive.\nPeace.",
"Wait a minute. Trump stated he will \"Jail\" HRC, he is threatening to use torture on our enemies and declare their families legitimate targets of war, and will deport 11 million undocumented immigrants. I think there is reasonable comparison between Trump and Castro.",
"Tenbears, denial of a jury trial and subsequent deportation would be in violation of the 7th amendment of the US Constitution, maybe the 14th as well.",
"Sad news, indeed.\n\nAnd coming at a time when Republicans like Donald Trump can say with a straight face \"Most people would have taken that meeting.\"\n\nNo Donald, only con-men and grifters would have taken that meeting.\n\nOnly people who have forgotten the Cold War and who have forgotten how Russia has become the world's leading corrupt kleptocracy led by a murderous crime boss, Vladimir Putin.",
"They're both dishonest. Both New Yorkers. My husband went to high school in Chappaqua. He's friends with some of the Clintons' neighbors. A lot of them hate her with a deep passion made worse when she built a wall around her compound. Some of them are staying home this election. A lot of them are considering 3rd party for the first time in their sheepified lives.\n\nThis election may look like the entire country has gone stupid, but it is waking up a sizable minority to just how stupid they've been in the past. All Johnson needs is a plurality. I don't think he personally is going to perform any miracles, but the signal his win would send to the elites just might. We the people start to put ourselves back into control if we stop playing the game the elites insist we play. It might also help if we sent a sizable group of LIbertarians to the House and Senate. Whatever shakes up the elites' power structure is toward the good of the people and the states.",
"The bishops love and care about the poor. Of course they do. Jesus loved and cared about the poor and the bishops are living images of Jesus. \n\nAnd the bishops love and care about immigrants. Of course they do. The collection baskets won't fill themselves, and mass attendance among true-born American citizens is right up there with French Canada and the Czech Republic.\n\nBut the bishops don't get to write Congressional bills. They have to compromise. The poor people and immigrants are just not as important as defunding Planned Parenthood. \n\nSo poor people and immigrants had to be thrown under the ecclesiastical bus. Because nothing is as important as making women produce babies, babies, babies, like Mary.\n\nThe poor and immigrants will just have to unite their sufferings with Our Blessed Mother of Sorrows. And they better not stop putting money in the baskets while they do it. Jesus would be very angry if they did that.",
"It boggles my mind that an illegal alien can be under a deportation order, convicted of a felony, can produce a child that is then considered a US citizen.\n\nWe need a case on that 14th amendment to clarify this - This woman was here illegally, was not WANTED here, as evidenced by her deportation order and is violating our laws. How can any of her children be considered citizens under these circumstances?",
"More importantly, even if he had Russian help, that is an FEC violation punishable by fine. Voter suppression in Milwaukee, Detroit, Cleveland and Philadelphia cannot be undone, and was likely more because the people who have only voted for Obama were never going to vote for Hillary. Unless there was voting machine fraud in those cities and as a-result, those states petitioned to do an Electoral College revote, it would be a matter for the House to adjudicate, not the courts. It is a politial question and as of the congressional vote count the usual procedure is that all challenges have occurred. Since there is no evidence that those machines were hacked, the result stands. Now, if we find evidence, we have a constitutional crisis that is still a political question and the Dems won't touch it until 2019, when they can make Pelosi POTUS.",
"Wait a minute, its clearly more unpleasant surviving a 100 days of Trump than 100 days of The Boy Blunder and Orville Redenbacher Lite.\n\nI mean those 80% of Americans not buried nose deep in the government trough are frantic at the prospect of a huge tax cut in the next 100 days and a freeze on hiring more uncivil non-servants and a reduction already of 60% in Latinos illegally crossing the southern border into the US and the US reasserting its leadership in the world and jobs staying in and/or returning to the US and big increases in economic growth and the markets and other changes we don't get the space to list here. \n\nIts torture I tell you and as the lunatic left wing fringe that have taken control of the Democratic Party will \"explain\" Trump is as bad as if not worse than the North Korean dictator.\n\nThe only good thing about Trump's presidency is that it gives brain washed, intellectually lazy, untalented left wing hacks something to write about.\n\nLike right here.",
"It must be tiring for both the Trump and Clinton supporters to be constantly having to defend the indefensible. For these two, honesty and decency are simply props to be dragged out or put away as self interest dictates.",
"I disagree with the author's reasoning.\n\nPresident Trump didn't ban immigration from countries because they are Muslim majority countries. He banned immigration from specific countries that are known terrorist breeding grounds. And more to the point, he banned people from those countries based on citizenship, not religion.\n\nFor all the upset directed at the US right now for these (temporary) measures, I haven't seen a similar outcry directed against Saudi Arabia or other wealthy, Muslim, gulf states that could help these refugees, but aren't. I wonder why?\n\nThoughts?",
"Say what you want, but I strongly agree with Ibbitson on the Syrian refugee thing being a major miss by the Harper Conservatives, along with a half dozen other major issues. In defense of my comment I point out that the Conservatives were tossed out in the last election.",
"Right back at you. You don't love this country; far from it. Re polls - afraid they are in real Americans' favor. As for the stock market, it was good before the Orange Stain took office. Of course since the hypocrite who whined that Clinton was in Wall Streets pocket because she gave a speech, now has hired some of the worst, bottom of the barrel players to be in his dysfunctional cabinet We'll see how long whatever little bump there's been since his inauguration lasts. At any rate, we'll all be back in power soon enough and thus time there'll be no nicey nice",
"Actually, Mr. Arpaio did not arbitrarily round up people, but when other issues caused police to stop the alleged offenders they were asked about their immigration status. The sheriff's department then handed them over to ICE. A number of investigations by the Obama Justice Department cleared Mr. Arpaio, but there were always new accusastions. Very, very few individuals would pass such scrutiny by an agency with unlimited resources. In this case Mr. Trump did the right thing.",
"I love how he makes it out like liberals are the name callers that can compromise, then proceeds to basically just dress down liberals.\n\nConservatives/Republicans/Indys/Whatever name you obfuscate behind now/ talk to you like they are an abusive parent. Explaining why you should not hit someone while actively spanking the kid.\n\nYou want to know what would help you understand the modern liberal? Talking to one, instead of listening to what rush and hannity tell you about \"the enemy\" that the right wing has been constructing and calling it the left wing.\n\nNotice there are not a lot of letters by liberals decrying how badly they are being treated?\n\nNotice most importantly how a republican/conservative came here to call names and complain about how all those liberals are calling names and complaining?\n\nAlso you examples of wealth, DON'T EXIST ANYMORE.\n\nRed States lead in teenage pregnancy, your last care payment was almost 20 years before I was born, please keep telling me how it is today.",
"Is this true justice, or is Donald J Trump in net effect now pardoning homicidal misogynist monsters with the Federal immigration system by removing their victims from the field before justice can be cultivated? Inquiring minds want to know.",
"Yes ! He IS doing fine. notice how the libs like to harp on Trump for failing to pass the American Healthcare law ,however, intentionally ,they fail to recognize that it was the Republicans not Trump who failed to get it passed! There will be another day. I see it as a good thing that it failed because now they can come up with a plan everybody likes....well maybe not the Democrats,because they Hate everything the Republicans do, so for them it's hopeless! Talking about \"Hope\"? Hope the republicans come up with something soon,because for now...........The Democrats OWN Obama Care! A disaster waiting to happen.",
"We can and definitely should be anti immigration, just look at Europe. A total fiasco and they thought they could handle it.",
"You republicans made your bed, now sleep in (with?) it. You can't change horses mid-stream, or you'll lose your wagon. The republican party has not been the party of Lincoln for a long, long time. Did you miss the transition? It's now the party of Trump; for better or worse. Guess which it is? I'll give you a hint.\n\nAnd Pence did not even run for President. Besides, the voters did not choose him, the \"reprehensible\" trump did. You all are stuck with him.",
"It's interesting to read all the comments critical of Trump's decision to take a strategic action against Assad. It was a remarkable pin point strike, with minimal loss of life. Even Senator Schumer strongly supported the strike, along with many Democrats (except for the usual pro Muslim characters). Ms. Gabbard's position is curious at the very least. We cannot turn back the clock, but if President Trump was elected 8 years ago, do you believe a half million deaths would have occurred in the middle east? Do you believe ISIS would exist today, be about the same, or be stronger and a larger presence throughout the world? Clearly Trump wanted to send a firm message to all evil regimes, that we're not going to \"lead from behind\". Trump is not going to criticize the U.S. He's not going to weaken the U.S. by promoting the export of jobs. So all of you who are critical of Trump, all the time, on this issue, you might listen to the leaders of your own party (except maybe for Ms. Gabbard)",
"The only part where Trump failed was thinking that after 7 years to work on it, the Republicans would have had something ready regarding replacing Obummercare that they all could agree on by now. The fail belongs to Paul Ryan and the Republican party, not the President.",
"I just think we can do better as a country. Why denigrate others. There's enough money for everybody, merely an issue of allocation and priorities. There's enough room for everybody. We've become angry and self=protective. What's currently lacking is inspired leadership. Why do we have to make it so difficult to allow people to come to America? I believe the Mayflower people were fleeing injustice.",
"Voted en masse to repeal and replace when they KNEW it couldn't happen. Now that it CAN, their knees get weak. Trump is right - all their posturing is just to get votes, not to serve.",
"Yes, it is so sad that (y)our president hates anyone with brown or black skin, anyone who is not his preferred religion, anyone who happens to want to access health care, anyone who abhors sexual predators, anyone who wants a clean environment, anyone who wants to maintain diplomatic channels with other countries, anyone who feels that all US citizens should be treated the same when it comes to natural disasters, anyone who wants to tell organized sports owners who to fire, anyone who cares about equitable tax laws.......should I go on?",
"The illusions just keep continuing. You can't spur innovation with legislation. They sure tried with their biofuels mandate though, didn't they? You don't make something cheaper by increasing demand. Supply and demand.Want less expensive? Increase supply and lo and behold it puts that something within everyone's grasp. A lesson apparently lost on the health care insurance bill designers).You sure as heck don't legislate climate change either, but they just keep right on trying, don't they? Despite evidence. People are just plug N-play, right guys? traditions, culture, none of that matters, just a warm body in the state to vote and pay, pay, pay. And then, the biggest illusion of them all, that there are actually two parties. I miss facts, honesty, integrity, truth.",
"Then you remember George Bush failing to complete his military service, you remember George Bush allowing the Republican National Committee to run his email server and deleting 22 MILLION emails, you remember the Iraq WMDs oops those weren't real, you remember the thousands of soldiers killed so far in the middle east as a result of that lie about WMDs, and you remember all the Republican sex scandals that involved actual candidates and not just their spouses, right?",
"Last month, for example, courts blocked the administration from deporting more than 1,000 Iraqis with horrific criminal records, claiming they might face threats back home.\n\nThink of the idiocy of that ruling.....no doubt by a Barry O appointed judge no?",
"The conventioneers are too enamored of their own positions to toss all chance of winning the presidency out the window. Even assuming any of their number would volunteer to be the sacrificial goat.\n\nThey may well dislike Trump; they absolutely loathe Hillary. \n\nYour 'Rationality' is unlikely to overcome that.",
"It was reported the other day that of the approximately 44,000 who have been given a deportation order, some may have already left Canada. The problem is that we do not have exit controls in place to confirm if they did leave. We need exit controls to better monitor the number of days permanent residents spend in Canada, track visa holders (i.e., if we know they haven't left Canada, then they have overstayed their welcome), prevent parents from removing their children from the country illegally, catch anyone with a warrant for arrest before they leave Canada, etc..",
"Folks are gettin' their Ya-yas out today on this piece! Good thing it appeared late Friday afternoon, giving readers Fri. night and all day Saturday to fulminate about where Saunders stands on the politics of the issue, \"fake news\" (cliche of the day) and, oh, yes, \"no discussion at all about first causes...\" as one commenter puts it. Yeah, yeah. \n\nNot too many words spoken in support of the implications of this...ummm, civil war? Dirty war? Whatever...\n\"The refugee camps will become permanent cities.\" Some--in Turkey--feel and operated pretty much that way right now. When do the Turks (and maybe the Greeks) take the kind of action France did on \"the Jungle\"?\n\nYou want to see atrocities? What France decided to do (demolish a camp of 3,000 and get campers some kind of aid) might be a model of restraint.",
"Any incumbent legislators who voted for this Tajmahawker originally should not be re-elected, as they didn`t even acquaint themselves (we have to assume) with the details of THIS scam. \nHow are they going to wade through the details of things like oil taxes and balancing budgets? \n Please don`t give your vote away. Make it say something. Any Leg council member who supported Hawker`s sweet deal for a buddy who donated to the republicans, should get das boot. \nIt`s time to rotate some \"citizen legislators\" back to real life of NO PER DIUM, and to find a real job. \nYour vote matters. When illegally gerrymandered oil friendly candidates get their skids greased into office with oil money, they are asked to return the favor. \nAnd they did. ----------------------------------------https://www.adn.com/economy/article/parnell-makes-pitch-lower-oil-taxes/2011/01/18/",
"This is just the beginning, the gop have been trying for decades to steal SS and medicare, they have added 10 trillion to the debt with their wars, tax breaks for the rich, etc. Their ultimate goal is to bankrupt the country and blame it on SS and medicare. What ever level of devastation you think the gop will be bringing, you can double and even triple it and it will still not be the level of disaster coming for the working people.",
"We've all known people who are poor losers. Get beaten in any game, and they pout or throw things, make excuses and blame everyone except themselves. If their friends don't ban them, eventually those same players will win at something. Surprise, they are also poor winners, strutting and bragging, disrupting the game. Politics is a lot like that, except the childishness is very surprising in those apparently adult. \nRepublicans acted like spoiled brats when Barack Obama won his two elections, and pouted for eight years. Now they have won, their behavior is just as bad. They taunt and boast and tear down, taking every chance to dismantle a government by and for all the people. Eventually the cycle will turn and they will lose badly, even though they won't believe it now, and their behavior will come back to bite them.",
"\"Once repealed then you and your liberal constituents can slobber all over the second bill for expanded Medicare expenditures robbing middle-class taxpayers.\"\n\nThe middle class has already earned its benefit, which you confuse as separate matters. By definition, the middle-class cannot rob itself. Rather, repeal destroys tax revenues originating virtually entirely among the rich, particularly the very rich.\n\nBut I do sympathize with your desperation to portray taxation on the wealthy as something else, voters having little sympathy to the plight of the uber-wealthy.\n\nRepeal and never replace is the single most likely \"window\" to destroying the Republican Party that has ever existed. Extremists always commit suicide in the end because they can't ever cease becoming more and more extreme. Go ahead. I'll make popcorn.",
"I agree with a lot of what your saying, but I also know if any effort were made to curtail the growth in income for those 'highest paid civil servants' you would be the first and loudest protesting it\n\nSorta like all the posters on these boards who trash the Conservatives for running deficits post 2008, yet it was the political parties they support who pushed for, and wanted larger deficits...",
"Well - the problem is that people will hire munchkins who will \"babysit\" homes and will go into them once a day to flush toilets, run the dishwasher and so on.\n\nIt's pretty easy. The flow of foreign capital into Canada was excessive and has created problems for locals (beyond simply causing housing prices to increase to a level where they are no longer affordable for a significant proportion of the population.) A lot of this money seems to have come in through the Quebec investor immigrant program (and it's interesting that the money then makes a bee-line for Vancouver, Victoria and then Toronto). The people in Quebec aren't suffering the ill effects, are they? Perhaps if the money had to be used in Quebec, the problem would stop.",
"More SOCIALIST FAKE NEWS from the Soros ADN! I read Breitbart and I know that my president is never, can never and will never be wrong! Trump says there is nothing to this Russia thing, nothing to see here, time to move on! This is all made up by libs to compensate for the fact that they lost the election (losey losers who lost). Trump must fire the special prosecutor, declare himself emperor for life, outlaw the democratic party and implement tax cuts by fiat before it's too late! Special prosecutor why isn't he focused on the real story which is Hillary Clinton and all her misdeeds. 30 years of feverish talk radio inspired anticipation and she still isn't in jail! What's up with that you guys!\nIf Trump isn't shown the deference and respect he deserves, he may just take his incredible dealmaking abilities and business acumen back to the private sector. Where would America be then? Won't someone think of the 1% and the massive tax cuts they need to make America great again??",
"One thing I can assure you SJSJ5, is that you have no idea about what hoes on in the USA\n\nThere is no political overlap between Canada and the USA\n\nThe Democratic Party would be far to right for you, and I can assure you the republicans would assign you zero credibility in your posing as a conservative gun slinger\n\nNow go back to enjoying your universal health insurance...",
"I'm all for impeaching; however, seems that will never happen with the GOP in charge ... unless Trump finally crosses a line Republicans can't live with -- seems he already has, and yet they do nothing.\n\nHowever, even if they do take steps to impeach. I believe Trump would never let that happen, he's a coward, so he'd resign, try to make some sort of deal to escape criminal prosecution, and then make up more stories about how he's a great guy who has been victimized.",
"It is amazing, but also instructive and at the same time scary that pieces like this can be published about one of the most murderous and totalitarian political systems and ideologies - yet you can be fired and kicked out of polite society for challenging diversity policies, global warming, not hating Trump/Brexit or a variety of politically correct doctrines enforced by the clerisy. It seems like we are already a fair bit on our way back to the good old Soviet days...",
"James, you are controlled by government media. I said big government, not just Wall Street. This includes Big Pharma, the legal drug dealers that are responsible for overprescribing OxyContin, resulting in the heroin epidemic when oxy's became too expensive and demand was too high.. oh, and they spend millions of money to make sure that marijuana stays illegal..\n\nCut to commercial. Are you depressed? Take this pill. Do you feel like you're not quite a man? Grab a Budweiser! \"Trump hates Mexicans and doesn't respect our vets.\"- paid for by Hillary Clinton.\n\nHey, where is the fact check for when Sen. Kasich said that Trump and Pence said that Mexicans were bad peoples? cause neither one of them said that.\n\nNow watch as they quote something out of context while simultaneously saying that conservatives have taken Hillarys quotes out of context.\n\nThis message is brought to you by Snickers. Hungry? Why wait?",
"not opposed to industry - opposed to polluting industry ... closed containment won't offer foreign countries get-rich-quick deals but they will employ people and generate taxes ... remember how we used to use horse and buggies? well that was a big change when the internal combustion engine came around (and now the electric will replace that) but we can do this! we can change! we can adapt and learn to do things differently ... don't be without hope Ellis Ross, otherwise indigenous rights will continue to be violated (maybe that is why you were asked to do this interview?) and salmon will continue to \"collapse\" (remember the cod)",
"I don't think we're going to get ourselves out of this sticky national situation with the same corrupted political approaches that led us directly here. For this reason, the style of politics with which Clinton operates should be anathema to our liberal democratic system and traditions.",
"It's all in how you say it, Joe.\n\nYou say asylum claimants should follow legal processes, that's fine. You say they're the first wave of a movement to undermine our culture, that's kind of suspect. I think most of us are well opposed to the radical tenets of Islam, but if you say that all Moslems follow those, well, that's kind of suspect again.\n\nBelieving in free speech that doesn't have the reasonable limits of avoiding hate speech, that's not knowing our laws. Opposed to M-103 (or, again, seeing it as the thin edge of undermining our culture), that's kind of not knowing what a Parliamentary motion can do (hint: not much).\n\nThinking Catherine McKenna isn't good at her job; sure. Calling her Climate Change Barbie -- yes, that's offensively misogynistic.\n\nAnd you know, by definition, if you have inherent biases and prejudices based on race, that's racism. Doesn't matter if \"but all my friends are x\" (or even, \"my former girlfriend was x\") -- still racism.",
"Using your logic, then the guy in Mississippi who also claimed religion, was just fine in evicting the mixed race couple. Can you support that as well?",
"The vast majority of Americans are centrists and remain so. Both parties keep moving further left or right to capture some small demographic group or try and divide us over a small issue. Gun control, abortion, gay rights, etc.... Most Americans care more about a lot of other much more important things. And while the legislators and media keep you focused on that they screw all of us in other ways. The parties act like they do not have a clue, but they do and it is DIVIDE AND CONQUER. Reagan's trickle down was a complete failure. The idea was reasonable and believable. The reality was it \"trickled down\" all the way to China, exported pollution and jobs and the money never came back as promoted. Can't negotiate drug prices. Must buy health insurance. People realize the health care industry is badly broken. They know requiring everyone to buy into a broken system will not fix it. Wash. DC is not working for you and me. When your toilet will not flush think corporate tax break. .",
"On both sides there are those that \"win\" with having enemies. Most people just want to raise a family and have a job. Maybe some of that 39 billion could be better used?",
"Morrigan: This is your Republican party at work. Your party is in charge...house, senate, white house. Regardless of ones thoughts..the November 2016 election will not be overturned.",
"Mr Chin either has a lack of real work to do or is looking for publicity by doing this. Do we really have a significant number of folks impacted by this, i cannot imagine how many come from these six nations. This is being done for national security.\nAlso the Trump folks will remember Hawaii when we go begging for federal monies. Be smart and stop wasting taxpayer monies pursuing this.",
"Good governments take the best of liberalism with the best of conservatism, and work things out among themselves (the voters). When elections are subverted that chi is imbalanced. Organized crime strengthens and you pay the price. United we stand! Divided we fall!",
"It is generally destructive/counter-productive to do bans/countervailing duties on exports from other countries -- however Trump seems to only understand sticks -- he doesn't seem to get the interconnectedness of trade between Canada and the US.\n\nWyoming, being die-hard Republican turf might get through to him -- but be careful what you wish for ...",
"Well put, Allen!\n\nFDR did have good reasons fully-supported by the law & SCOTUS for internment.\n\nMore study should be made of the murdering psychopath and Yank poster boy, John Brown.\n\nIf General Lee had had the resources available to the Army of the Potomac, then the war would have been over in a few months.\n\nGrant's General Order #11 and his campaign of Total War against innocent, defenseless Southern civilians and Plains Indians should be studied carefully.\n\nThe lying, alt-Left Alinskyites such as Richard Cohen want history to fit their narrative by erasing much of it; this disgusting faction is fully supported by the globalist, progressive MSM.\n\nThank you again for standing up to these intellectual fascists, Allen!",
"You brought up five, so I'm bringing up one. Speaking of racism, wasn't it Democrat FDR who sent thousands of Japanese-American citizens to concentration camps? They lost their homes and businesses in the process. That's the democrat way of economic distribution. Don't talk to me about racism until you explain that. So,was FDR a 'fine person'? \n.\n Racism is ugly, yet some people like your own Senator Robert Byrd of W Virginia was a Klu Klux Klan wizard that evidently mended his ways? ..... some might say he was a fine person. Trump never condoned racism like Byrd did or the liberal democrat party has done in their embarrassing past. Look in a mirror before casting stones...Where racism is concerned, you have a party that's full of it.",
"\"Rabbi Reuven Firestone, Amir Hussain and Pim Valkenberg only briefly spoke about the election results itself. An especially poignant moment came when Firestone, overcome with emotion, said, \"If it turns out that Muslims are registered … I don't think it will ever work. It reminds people like me about what happened to my parents.\"\"\n\nWe hear you, Rabbi Firestone! We must all work together to stop Trump from turning our nation into the Fourth Reich.",
"Are you sure it's Trump, or better, the Al Sharpton's, who would like to keep racism alive to hold the black voting block.",
"\"All 64 Colorado counties observe a policy of not holding illegal immigrants without an arrest warrant signed by a judge.\" Is it legal to hold someone suspected of committing any crime without a warrant? The problem is that only ICE can enforce federal immigration laws, but does not have have the personnel to apprehend suspected illegal aliens without local agencies' having to \"hold\" them indefinitely. On the other hand, some will consider the entire state to be a \"sanctuary\" state.",
"Let's sell the entire City of Portland to the State of Washington. Along with it goes the right to tax its mostly liberal Democrat inhabitants in perpetuity, all for the bargain price of $22B. The State of Oregon would likely be able to then elect Republicans, who would keep the rest of us from going down the liberal Democrat tax and spend toilet. Plus, the bridge would then be entirely Washington's problem.\n\nYeah, I know, but it's a nice dream.",
"It's just too bad that Mr. Saddler and his Republican colleagues haven't been in a position all these years to adopt a fiscally-sound budget.\n\nOh, wait.........\n\nHe would have slightly more credibility if he had said, \"Look, we're wrong to give ourselves a per diem that is four times what a regular state employee receives, much less paying some of us per diem for living in our own homes. That can't be in any way justified and we'll do away with it as soon as we get back to Juneau.\" \n\nYeah, I know that it's a drop in the bucket, but it's a drop that might demonstrate that he gets it, and that blaming someone else for the state's mess is both juvenile and counterproductive. Instead the message is: \"Business as usual next session.\" Not surprising, but profoundly disappointing.",
"this has nothing to do with the truth. There are valid arguments for leaving and there are valid arguments for staying. There isn't a \"true\" Answer. There are advantages to both. There is truth to both. The issue is attacking Palin because she shares on of them.",
"\"is you republicans who love Russia today\"\n\nI can't find a single Republican that likes Russia. Please do share with us who the politicians are, they should be kicked from our party as they are not real Republicans.",
"Pandora17,\nIt,s not my job to go around correcting everyone who is either unfriendly to others or to correct those whom use attacks and/or bomb dropping as their primary method of discussion on this site. \nIf/when you do that it is up to you to either apologize or to correct oneself. IOW, it is your job to see to it that you USUALLY act in accordance with the wishes of the site owners and sponsors. \nIF you make the mistake of using strong declarative language that causes others to not be able \nexpress their thoughts, or even disagree with you. That IS why the site owners have rules which are meant to discourage that kind of expression.\nYou may be caught in that mode of aggressive expression for some different reasons. Could it be because you are a rigid trad Catholic. And who made you that way -- probably your father or husband OR did you make yourself that way?\nAre you an aggressive person because you are a Republican and learned that behavior from GOP operatives. \n\nYou decide.",
"Impeachment can only be done by a majority in congress, so its impossible for democrats to do so. It will require republicans to take a stand and impeach our president if he commits treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.",
"The Honorable Lt. Governor Byron Mallot;\n\nExcellent, it has taken far too long for important Democrats to call out the false & phony slogans that have driven republican ideology since Pres. Reagan's big lie that government is the problem. In those decades slogans such as \"cut waste, fraud & abuse\" have echoed again & again without their finding any examples, other false accusations aimed at honorable government workers as in they are \"underworked & overpaid\" resulted in countless workers finding their career path stymied, promotions unavailable while their managers had to jump thru political hoops to defend their missions and workers.\n\nIn their effort to defend those who fund them, they have become so oppositional that they can no longer offer or develop policies or ideas. They permit lobbyists to write the bills & regulations. Protecting the truly rich means not raising sufficient revenue to properly operate our Republic, they are more interested in holding power and by any means.",
"Yes, a Liberal war room that will include Freeland who will come to our emotional rescue and no mighty military to back it up in the face of T-Rex and a ruthless tycoon. If a lousy CETA trade deal reduced her to tears how the heck does she belong in a 'War Room'? Maybe a 'Feelz Room' might be appropriate - and then we can have her embarrass us like she did on Bill Maher. Canada is in great hands with this sad sack bunch. War room. Too funny. The irony? It is the United States of America that A) feed us and B) protect us. These are two uncomfortable facts for nationalists talking smack against the Americans.",
"It seems that Mr. Manning and perhaps his closest Conservative friends are trying to ride on the coattails of Pres. Donald Trump. Do they think that if they rant and point fingers at all non-Conservatives they'll get the angry non-political people to jump on their bandwagon? I think they are trying to tap into the disappointment that so many feel and are hoping they'll easily buy into being saved by a political party. It's a dangerous game.\n\nRona Ambrose's comment that a government's role is to serve the people who pay the bills, not the well-heeled interests that talk the loudest is ridiculous. She and many of her Conservative friends are pretty well-heeled and they speak loudly. If hers isn't an attempt to create an \"us and them\" environment, I don't know what is.\n\nI want leadership that cares about every single citizen--the Conservatives don't seem able to comprehend such leadership in their current mindset.",
"It is obvious that the word is out in the illegal community to claim you are a victim of domestic abuse when ICE comes looking for you. This woman agreed to leave the country, instead she stayed and popped out more kids, doubtless hoping to anchor herself in America. Her kids can see momma anytime. They can go live with her in Mexico.",
"You can go back thru history and find some 'stellar' liberals who you probably hold in very high esteem, yet practiced much worse racism, sexism and other 'isms' than 40 year old stories about Trump could turn up. The great liberal Democrat, FDR, evicted 'citizens' of Japanese decent from their homes and threw them into concentration camps in the 1940's, depriving them of their constitutional rights. Did his dad teach him to do that?",
"NW Lynn,\nConspiracies are difficult to prove or rebut. For instance, Lincoln's and JFK's assassinations. Unfortunately, Trumpet is a master of conspiracy theories and his worshipers still do not believe Obama was born in the USA. so it is easy to convince them that California's voter security laws are allowing illegal voting by the millions. FOX news ignites their delusions regularly.\nFacts and truth really get in their way. Again, your input is appreciated.",
"If the shoe had been on the other foot, we can be sure that the Democrats would be poo-pooing the whole idea of voter fraud. Their answer would be \"We won! You lost, get over it\" And of course, they'd still oppose investigating for fraud, but just for different reasons. They truly are a party with something to hide. They cry that Russia hacked the election but don't want anyone to investigate? Are they worried what might turn up in a real investigation? That's like accusing someone of stealing your car and when the cops show up, you tell them, \"Never mind, I don't care. Don't bother, I wanted a new one anyway...ha, ha'",
"JPZ. My poiint exactly.\n\nWhen one branch does not get its way ( can we say crybaby) they thwart the Constitution and push through their agenda by any means necessary. I do acquiesce that the system to get ones agneda law is quit burdensome. I also think the whole process is that which keeps the US so stable a Republic. \n\nIf you are hellbent on rapid change where you reside might I suggest moving to some land ruled by some iron fist who can both save the refuge and put you to the gallows at any whim they so choose.",
"President Trump did try to repeal and replace but was shot down without enough votes. Democrats would not get behind him as expected so they still have the plan that they created and shoved down our throats. If you're not happy with it you can thank former President Obama and the Democratic party that created it and forced it upon us before anyone even knew what was in it.\nit will now become the dysfunctional behemoth it was destined to become and continue to be a drain the working people of America as planned.",
"This is an argument not worth fighting as you never want to drag a family through this.\n\nThe rep politized this and I will bet she has twisted his words. They are looking to make him look bad.\n\nNothing on the prisoner swap for the guy who left post who we traded terrorist for after others died looking for him.",
"Lighten up folks. There was a court decision just prior to the election invalidating part of the North Carolina voter suppression efforts that noted that it was as targeted as possible at suppressing the black vote. Indiana saw over 300,000 mostly minority people turned away on election day because they lacked the proper state ID; Trump leads the vote total there by 27,000. \n\nIt has been the official policy of the GOP to suppress the vote for many years as the demographics of the nation turn against them. This will get harder after the 2020 census and impossible after the 2030 census, so expect them to play game with how the census is conducted.",
"You know what? Unborn babies are as human as anyone else except for a technicality...they are in the inside of their mother's body. KILLING them (which seems a lot more extreme than mere deportation) would be cruel, no?\n\nPlease liberals, explain to me how you reconcile your DACA justification as stated above and yet still believe in abortion. Aborted babies - at one point - also represented an economic force that is especially needed because baby boomers are retiring blah blah blah. But we're cool with eliminating those humans and good with keeping others. I don't get it. Sorry.",
"Once again, I fail to see how. It is none of their business whether you decide to work or not as long as you are legally declaring any income that you make. \n\nAfter all, they are trying to encourage baby boomers to remain in the work force. This would be a detriment. However I have to admit that Trudeau is sending out very mixed messages on immigrants so they could be confused as to where they are going on senior's benefits as well.",
"... a man's word is his contract in an honorable world. Cheetolini voters keep blathering on about their reasoning for electing this rat is his 'business skills'. Cheetolini's word ain't worth boodiddleySQUAT, proof of this is slapping y'all in the face over and over again. Thousands of lawsuits have been settled, and continue to be settled. A tiger doesn't lose his stripes. Cheetolini is 'leading' his country into the same deceit, double talk, lying as he has done in the past with his own businesses. If Cheetolini really wants this wall, he should pay for it himself along with all his supporters that claim to want this, THEY can pony up for this bill. Let it 'trickle down' from the cash rich Republican party, THEY can put it all on THEIR shoulders and pocketbooks!!",
"You're totally missing the large swath of voters who hated corruption of the DNC and either voted for Trump out of hope it would fix the DNC by turfing the Clinton cadres or stayed home.\nThey are not loyal to Trump at all and they too want to 'blow up' the system that clearly never worked for them either.",
"As long as you don't offer us New York. That would be like having 2 Toronto's and we'd be stuck with Liberals forever.",
"Exactly. Reince is just another deep-state Obummer holdover willing to do anything to stop the #MAGA train. Go get 'em Mooch! <sarcasm>",
"To use the word \"terrorism\" in the way you just did is as excessive and false as the word \"racism\" as it is most often used by the left. It should not be difficult to understand that we have immigration laws. You call it terrorism to enforce those laws. Need I say more?",
"So, all those immigrants, legal and otherwise, who labor in America's fields, working long hours for little pay are lazy bums because they come from the \"wrong\" part of the planet, Mr. Thiessen? Which side of the Rio Grande River, or the Mediterranean Sea or the Bosporus, you come from determines whether people are hard-working and thrifty or are beggars seeking government handouts?",
"Okay, with your theory, Trump's presidency should be annulled because some voters were driven by \"anti-muslim prejudice\".",
"You say \"volunteering\", but their prez said \"inviting\".\n\nYour earlier post here certainly would lead one to believe that you are ready for the US to just lie back and let everyone else do the work for us.\n\nYour list is also intriguing. \n\nYou do understand that our \"self-defense\" requires copious amounts of fossil fuel and mineral resources, not to mention a huge chunk of taxpayer dollars.\n\nYou do understand that bringing manufacturing back to the US means either investing in clean energy/practices or wearing gas masks a la the Chinese.\n\nYou do understand that had we stayed on top of our infrastructue in the first place we wouldn't have the daunting project we are looking at today. This is the sort of habitual neglect that tells the tale.\n\nHow about a toileting analogy, because here we agree. \n\n The French are the perfect choice. You see, over there they have something called a bidet. \n\nNo doubt they will do a better job of wiping up after us than we are willing to do for ourselves.",
"Republicans want the ACA to fail, and President Trump has the authority to collapse it entirely, so that people will beg them for a solution -- any solution.",
"What an absolute mess thanks to all of you dolts that voted Liberal. I hope you are proud of yourselves.\n\nNot unlike the Americans you should register you political affiliation, but here it should be mandatory. Then when something like this blows up you people that are registered liberals pay for it with increased taxes.",
"You're using debunked points. You realize that, right? Get off the fox train and read someone reputable. Oh wait, that won't align with your views, will it? Do you know that the Texan elector was threatened after he said he could not vote for t-rump? That wasn't on fox, breitbart or drudge? Go figure. Please enlighten me on how Obama's presidency was a regime? I'll wait. Meanwhile, billionaires are in t-rump's cabinet. They'll surely look out for the common man.",
"More Hawaii Democrat Party attempts to silence dissent and pass massive tax increases by putting pro-rail puppets in their place. Despicable!",
"Funny I just heard a (R) senator say the worse thing Trump could do would be to pick \"someone like\" Sarah Palin as his VP. His opinion was she was poorly vetted (out of desperation as McCain was losing) and lost him the election.",
"Legal immigrants can and do face deportation for any of a number of potential reasons.",
"No, it's a lie they told. Big time lying. She didn't \"hold them up.\" There was a flood of applications for tax exemption by right wing groups who wanted their political education committees to be tax subsidized. It was a pure workload issue of triaging the enormous stack. Right wing groups were not targeted any more than left wing ones were. That's a fact. But the right has demonstrated a skill at selling phony narratives to a gullible public.",
"In other words: Tsk, there is much friction between me and those who disagree with my political beliefs. The obvious solution is for these people to accept that I'm right, and they're wrong.\n\nKeep on trying, but we just had an election and your side lost. Preaching to the defeated choir isn't helping anyone.",
"I don't really know how Clark would have done, but I agree that this doesn't seem to be a fair fight when the republican presidential race is already decided. Although, the results from Lane don't seem to back up the idea that voting is reduced by Republicans\n\n REGISTERED VOTERS - Democratic . . . 103,496 46.89%\n REGISTERED VOTERS - Republican . . . 58,800 26.64%\n BALLOTS CAST - Democratic . . . . . 54,995 59.32%\n BALLOTS CAST - Republican . . . . . 27,104 29.24%\n\nAt first I thought the 29.24% Republican vote was out of Republican voters, but it is out of all voters. So Dems voted at a higher rate and Reps did too (just not as much). Turns out nonpartisan voters didn't vote:\n\nREGISTERED VOTERS - Nonpartisan . . . 47,007\n\nBALLOTS CAST - Nonpartisan. . . . . 7,468 \n\nWould the nonpartisans have voted for Clark? Do they normally not vote? Are these auto-enrolled voters?",
"Isn't Anderson a shill for right wing Republican politics?",
"absolutely, removing it was a huge mistake. it stopped the land and stay visitors that make our immigration rules meaningless",
"So right skinnerAK! The reflexive Republicans did vote for a sales tax, a reduced PFD, and a gigantic gift to the oil industry by voting down the repeal of SB21! You said it so well! TY",
"Sorry but I see no separation by country or origin that give an illegal from Europe or Asia any exemption from deportation. Maybe you can enlighten us with your insider information that everyone else has missed.",
"But those people were not from this state. If all the fraudulent votes were tossed, we would not be having this discussion.",
"I live here -and I have lived in Oregon and CA both, born here. Oregon and California will not be able to sustain themselves due to the high cost of housing, the low wage workers (\"The Trump Supporters\" or deplorables) have nowhere to live. Ironically one of the things I did not like about it here when I moved back was the lack of ethic diversity, too many (close minded) white people. Bet you find that funny, don't you ?",
"So, the left has several solid solutions to deal with the problem of terrorism, both in the USA and Europe;\nComplain about anything Trump does or says.\nImport more individuals or their offspring from countries most likely to become ISIS sympathizers, or agents of.\nHand US (or Euro country) constitutional rights and citizenship to foreign citizens from hostile countries in the name of political correctness, and the continued globalization efforts. That way it's easy to claim that US, Brit or French citizen did the attack, because perception is important and over-glosses the reality that these terrorist attacks were done mostly by individuals with Middle-Eastern background.\nAdvise everyone to just live with it, and duck when it happens.",
"Should local law enforcement (LLE) also not hold over individuals wanted for mail fraud, kidnapping, bank robbery, child pornography, credit card fraud, computer crime, federal hate crimes, tax evasion, counterfeiting, illegal wiretapping, museum art theft (to name a few) except in the case that those also violate a state law?\nThe sole reason that I can see for choosing to ignore the federal government on this point is that of fostering relations with the community to better fight local criminal activity. That is argument is tenuous, at best, as I see it, in that it pits LLE against federal law enforcement. Better to change the law at the federal level than force local law officers to become ICE agents. In this, I do think that those incarcerated for local law violations should be remanded to the feds if there is an outstanding warrant. Give ICE three days to collect the person on those grounds.\nI disagree with DiNardo on path to citizenship, though; legal residency, I'm OK with.",
"Oh?\n\nWhat was it Drumpf said about McCain? What did he say about the Khan \"Gold Star\" family?\n\n...and yes, I detest Drumpf for that. You justify it by burying it and changes the subject. That's a go to tactic of the right as they still complain about Hillary Clinton to change the subject. It's time to move on from Hillary. The problem is they worked so hard for the Pavlov response and have nothing to replace the \"Clinton\" hate. Yet no matter what we do, don't talk about todays news! If it is humiliating to the altrightpubs that is. The altrightpubs are pretty despicable minions this day in age.",
"So Canada isn't the land of 'milk and honey' like everyone thought? Unless you are in the .1% 'shiny pony' crowd. Of course it helps being an immigration lawyer , education institution, or money launderer for Communist China who can sponge off the windfall funding by YOU the taxpayer. The totally failed immigration and refugee policies of this country had been subsidized and endorsed for decades by BOTH major political parties.....enough is enough already!",
"Hancock's proposed EO fails the U.S. Constitution and existing federal laws. His proposed EO makes clear that illegal foreigners have substantially more rights than U.S. citizens. If a U.S. citizen in Denver County Jail has a federal detainer, they're handed over to federal custody. The EO threatens termination for any Denver employee who dares to act within the Constitution and applicable federal laws? \n\nThe idea that Hancock wants to take city taxpayer funds to facilitate legal representation to illegal foreigners is priceless. Whether the costs are direct or administrative overhead costs, Hancock can't take city taxpayer funds for illegal foreigners. \n\nSupremely ironic that school starts this month in Denver but the Mayor and Council don't care one whit about the U.S. children who attend city schools. U.S. children are second-class citizens in Hancock, et al, warped sense of duty. Funds for illegal foreigners, nothing for Denver's children. Hancock's moral barometer indeed.",
"Americans do not \"smirk with disgust\"when Canada comes to mind.\nThey smile with envy. Americans I know speak glowing of how lucky we are not to be subjected to the Jerry Springer Show Presidency. That is why so many want to leave Trump Land for Canada. The Globe has had stories on the number of high-tech professionals picking Canada over the U.S. because of Trump's anti-immigration policies.\nMaybe you are talking to the wrong Americans. Try speaking to some people other than coal miners.",
"\"I have to question how these people keep their jobs when they don't do the one major task on their plate.\"\n\nThe answer is simple - not enough Alaskans bother to go to the polls and vote these incompetent, self-serving Imperialist oil mops out of office. \n\nMaybe this time will be different ...",
"Where's Bulaia?! It was a long time ago but we need new people to come in and stir the pot. I'd consider even the younger guys there like Schitz as jaded by the old generation Dems mentality.",
"The headline could also be written as \"Two Florida Republican Senators vote against Donald Trump.\" \n\nTheir vote is them sticking by their principles, something that is missing in society, the media, and especially the government.",
"But conservatives don't campaign as you want to pretend they do.\n\nThey say...\"life is messy, life is filled with hard tradeoffs, imperfect answers, deal with it, grow in it.\"\n\nRead Thomas Sowell's \"Conflict of Visions\" to better understand what you want to write about. It's a classic.\n\nHe wrote that book long before Hillary ran for office, but he nailed her and her type to a T.",
"Then why aren't Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Afghanistan on the list? Besides, isn't it terrorists that you want to keep out not people who happen to be from one of the countries that has a lot of terrorists? Most emigrants and refugees from those places are trying to ESCAPE terrorist and broken countries, not import terrorism into their new home.",
"Anyone who is outraged by the government position, needs to replace Catholic with Muslim and see if they feel the same way. It's amazing to watch but you can see them try to talk out of both sides of their mouth on this one - a right and acceptable for Catholics becomes unCanadian and \"them trying to take over and force their backward religion on us\" for Muslims."
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I see. The Hawaiian activists are like radical jihadists and shades of radical murderers, or otherwise "crazies" for racial supremacy and religious zeal. That the majority of citizens in Hawaii are reasonable and don't so act unreasonably to stir things up. Boston Tea Party with Paul Revere anyone? | [
"Don't let the screen door hit you in the ass when you leave.",
"How dare real Americans question the Dear Leader! Those that investigate should be punished, amirite?",
"1. Who the fuck asked you?\n2. Being trans is not a mental illness. \n3. This article is a perfect example of why we say things like cis are trash. \n4. Gender is a social construct. Humans decided that penis=boy and vagina=girl. Male/female has no meaning biologically because the cultural implications far outweigh them. Anyone who refuses to respect trans people is just being difficult. \n5. It’s so easy to respect trans people. You already respect cis people, why not just make it easy and be a decent fucking human being?",
"If I have to read one more uninformed, ignorant comment about Assad, or the Russians, I think I will throw up. Stop reading the lying MSM and get informed.",
"Sorry, I don't take seriously posts from whites who claim to be this or that--\"Indian\", etc.--to try and \"validate\" themselves and their claims they're \"not racist\". They routinely claim to belong to the very group they disparage. While I actually have encountered \"Stockholm syndrome\" in one Samoan with whom I debated about the war in Iraq (he was a son of an innkeeper on Tutu'ila, and he'd been ruined by both the US military and the CCC of American Samoa), I generally regard such claims as attempts to hide from well-deserved censure by more reasonable people. In the albeit unlikely event your claim is accurate, it's even worse--what Mexicans refer to as \"la mosqa en leche\" syndrome--i.e. identifying with those who walk on you in an attempt to salvage an illusion of self-respect.",
"First of all kudos to all them that served and are serving. With the highest respect for all. However when is someone going to tell the truth. Granted there was a draft in that war, but the newer ones relied on a feeling. Its called patriotism. This word, or feeling is a money maker for the real people in control. If you cant control your feelings you may get in trouble. What is really going on? The Bushes and others sold a line of crap, men died and were maimed. For What! A feeling!! We only think we are free. Those in controll laugh at chest thumping studs. The real money people dont let their kids join. How many deferments did they get from nam, then they are suppose to lead us! How stupid! Then you have a terrorist like Obama, who in there right mind would give a plane load of cash to Iran. A fellow terrorist would. That money is now working against the patriots Im talking about. Again kudos to the brave men & woman of our country.",
"Most of Ukrainian defenders who were killed by Russia's missiles over past few days following Trump phone conversation with Putin (Putin got a green light for offensive) where in early 20. Chronic diseases? Vodka? You are out of your mind. Ugly Olgino troll!",
"But does he understand the bigger picture? All this will do is hurt US sales overseas in the large expanding markets. That will have massive problems for cash flows and shareholder value causing capital to leave the US. Something it can hardly afford. Trump is a fool catering to his stupid base.",
"Poor economy = fewer jobs = more time on one's hands = more sex = more STDs",
"cyber surverillance is common to all national security agencies around the world. It is just the way it is, just like manual surveillance going back centuries. However the CIA is focused on evil terrorists and countering the cyber warfare from China and Russia, and they are disallowed by law from surveilling American citizens without a warrant - this is ONLY a good thing.\n\nHOwever, I am hoping that Apple And Google will use this info to plugs holes in their security .. because you darned well know if the CIA can hack your phone so can the evil Putin empire and China too, and they have only nasty intentions.",
"The only corruption linked to Hillary is running around in your head, 55. Go get some damn therapy will you? Or up your drug dose.",
"Laughing at you, not with.",
"complete nonsense....if systemic racism is to be attributed as the essential element leading Muslim residents and citizens to engage in the slaughter of fellow citizens and strangers at random, then the list of those sub-groupings in western societies who might rightly be expected to claim a priority right to engage in such actions over their Muslim neighbours, would be long . \n\nIt is interesting that while desperately seeking some means to understand why so many young Muslims are willing to carry out acts of extreme violence upon their fellow citizens writers like the author ignore why so many other disadvantaged sub groups are unwilling to do so...",
"Another tantrum by an undisciplined man who is supposed to be leading this country. An embarrassment to this nation and its laws that make this nation a free democracy.",
"When your only abilities are being rude, crude and lewd then it is time to go and fade into the sunset. Kathy you were mildly entertaining in your so called hey day but now you are just a dried up old biddy who relies on filth, disrespect and put downs. Good time to put the old rubbish out on the curb so it is properly disposed of!",
"Why would you be \"staggered\" at the behavior of the galactically stupid and their fantastical \"ideas\"?"
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"Why? Its all interpretation when you boil it down whether in SF or at the MM festival in Hilo. It may not be kahiko in it's traditional form, but it's expressive of Hawaiian views and values in a progressive way. I haven't seen it, but I'm open to it. At least he is not competing. Competition is all for show.",
"Sometimes propaganda and faulty logic has to be confronted with facts.. Layla is doing the uninformed a favor.",
"Because they are probably are not really based on \"merit.\"",
"\"megalomania, paranoia, demagogue\". You're trying to describe Trump, right?",
"Even with these globalists opposing everything.",
"On the morning of June 11th, hours before the Orlando killer chose to use guns to make him safer while killing, and more efficient at killing other people, Paul Jenkins supported the killer's \"right\" to have such a weapon. And he seems to still support people owning highly efficient, low utility tools designed for killing and nothing else. What a neat thing to be a supporter of.",
"So competence, civility, and compassion are less important than an alleged ability to annoy a fantasy group? I'm sure the people of Puerto Rico appreciate your sentiments ...",
"land of the free and the paranoid",
"more bad news for honolulu",
"you have to understand, these lands only belong to environmental terrorists (sic).",
"You are OK with deadly force being used for not obeying a LEO's orders? How about if you just don't obey fast enough?",
"Hmmm, guess numerous statements by the likes of N. Korea (and Iran) that they intend to wipe us and Israel off the face of the earth are polite and cordial comments...",
"I think it's strange how so many ignore the elephant in the room that the Pulse shooter was inspired by Islam. To hear the bishops quoted, you'd think the killer was inspired by the Catholic faith.",
"Not bragging, but I do know a fair bit about world religion. And I've never seen a religion that frets more about what other people are doing. This is true for both progressives and Trads. The entire focus of both factions seems to be based on consternation about what the world and other Catholics do and believe.",
"Terrorist attach caused by bigotry, fear mongering and faux wars in the Middle-East. Thanks conservatives, hope you are ready for many more..",
"Because the terrorist in Edmonton had told a fellow worker that he wanted to kill pagans and he was in possession of an Isis flag.\nAmazing how you lobs refuse to admit the obvious when it comes to people acting in the name of a certain ideology.",
"Jim Minnery, Mike Dunleavy and any other so called Christian Conservatives, you might want to find an uninhabited island somewhere and found a nation based on your bizarre notions of Christianity, leaving those of us who believe our nation was founded on separation of church and state and that all men and women are created equal to live peacefully with one another.",
"Consider the source. Don't be cowed or intimidated.",
"The only ones who look weak and confused are the Trumpsters..",
"Eye in the Sky did a good job of showing the competing considerations that ought to determine any military action, those of a civilian government and its political (national and international) concerns, the moral questions of how much collateral damage is appropriate given the opportunities to prevent much larger scale damage, and those of the military who are charged with defending us at the same time that they are restricted by their civilian masters (hopefully). I am not sure what Middleton wants, but I and others who joined me in the screening we watched, were riveted by the competing needs to act and to hesitate. Quite possibly increasing the percentage of non-white characters might contribute to a better movie, but I am not clear how; perhaps Middleton would like us to see the perspective of those plotting the suicide bombings and the social and religious underpinnings of their motives to act.",
"Playing the racist card is all you have? Really?",
"Those who are willing to do anything to gain power are capable of using anything, including religion, as a pretext for brutality. History is filled with examples of people claiming to be faithful followers of various religions, including Christianity, doing horrible things in the name of their faith. \n\nToday the perpetrators are radicalized Muslims, but Islam itself is not the issue. Until we understand that we'll never understand the real problem, which is the social and political situation in the Middle East, of which Islam is one -- but by no means the only -- factor. \n\nWhen that kind of instability exists, those who would exploit it for their own political ends take advantage of the situation. It's been that way throughout history and it's no different today.",
"It is worrisome to me that someone can be so unencumbered by facts and still hold so strident a view-point.",
"One down isn't enough. Hopefully it's the end of this guy and his extremist politics.",
"spoken like a true Rethuglican.",
"Folks are gettin' their Ya-yas out today on this piece! Good thing it appeared late Friday afternoon, giving readers Fri. night and all day Saturday to fulminate about where Saunders stands on the politics of the issue, \"fake news\" (cliche of the day) and, oh, yes, \"no discussion at all about first causes...\" as one commenter puts it. Yeah, yeah. \n\nNot too many words spoken in support of the implications of this...ummm, civil war? Dirty war? Whatever...\n\"The refugee camps will become permanent cities.\" Some--in Turkey--feel and operated pretty much that way right now. When do the Turks (and maybe the Greeks) take the kind of action France did on \"the Jungle\"?\n\nYou want to see atrocities? What France decided to do (demolish a camp of 3,000 and get campers some kind of aid) might be a model of restraint.",
"AT: ah, yes.....it's all Obama's fault.....Who's stable? Well now...no one I know of has claimed either of these guys are stable. Press releases....How about video clips of comments and actions from both of them. You postulate the \"madman theory\" of diplomacy. ..make everyone think you're nuts and they won't mess with you. Remember, KN does have the ability to launch massive strikes at SK, including nuclear attacks. I think you're \"buying into\" the \"biggest bully on the block\" theory of international relations. Gary Crum",
"\"held at the Canada Christian College after introduction of motion M-103 in Parliament. As the camera spans a boisterous, overwhelmingly Caucasian crowd, a middle-aged, bespectacled woman comes into focus. Grinning, she raises her right arm in what appears to be a lingering Nazi-salute. Four Conservative leadership hopefuls appeared at this event.\"\n---\nThere you have it: Christians, Caucasians, Nazis and Conservatives lumped together by the proponents of the motion.",
"He's a Kamehameha graduate. You Trumpers could care less about facts, huh ???",
"Ummmmm, and so Rhyner is suggesting we look at their faces to... what? What other aspect of their diversity is he suggesting we ascertain by doing this? The sizes of their noses maybe? \n\nI'd say this was thinly-veiled, dog-whistle, white supremacist, racial cleansing talk, but actually Rhyner didn't attempt to veil it at all, even with a thin one. And Josieaka, you should be ashamed of yourself for defending it.",
"I get the decision here. It's just a matter of enforcing our laws. The laws are there to keep order and safety in our country. The people should protest the law of protection of an enemy combatant's rights, not the enforcement of the law. \n\nPlaying devils advocate though, cannot Khadr and his terrorist family be sued in civil court for treasonous acts against the state? Is there no monetary punishment for their crimes to go along with Khadr's prison sentence?",
"Is this to protect us from the Christians?",
"Nothing worse than a Pro Psycho. Amateurs are bad enuff. Get it done Mr President.",
"Oh that HIRA is the absolute worst. Those people actually expect Republican politicians to be different from Democrat politicians. Auwe!",
"If there is a comment that is not civil yours takes the cake, these people are not \"stupid\". Often desperate, or wanting to improve their or their family lives. It amazes me how your type can point and castigate the poor, the ones without power but completely absolve those that actually have power and exploit these people.\nWe as citizens do bear responsibility because we have not worked out fair and workable immigration laws.",
"Great article and opinions by sensible community leaders?",
"Isn't it sad when he needs help to determine his action was inappropriate.\n\nWhat is terrifying is that he ignores them or fires them or threatens them or...\n\nHow anyone can justify Drumpfs actions at this point is flat dangerous. I do mean a clear and present danger to the people. The people anywhere. It's not just the USA where racial violence is an ugly part of daily life. War perpetuated by people who disagree with the others religion. Political power grabbers bent on eliminating competition. Just like Roman times!\n\nDrumpf = \"sad\"",
"my yobo friends here say that NK leader is all mouth",
"Have you also seen the other posts from people that are supposed to have Indian blood in them?",
"This time I agree you have spotted reformers over-looking the obvious.",
"Liberals have the conviction of overcooked pasta.",
"And many of them insult other posters. With no consequences.",
"JT is out of his element. Trust him? Why? Perhaps blind faith would be more accurate.",
"Man-slaying conquest of a kingdom bequeaths legitimacy when it is acknowledgeand affirmed by foreign powers. A bloodless coup acquiesced to by the last of the line ended it, also when acknowledged and affirmed by foreign powers. The big dogs of the world are those the other dogs recognize, and that's about it. What's new on earth is popular sovereignty of federated states under self-imposed written constitutions. Thought madness, and considered doomed to fail by the world's man-slayer-descendent monarchs, our United States has become one of the longest-surviving continuous governments on earth. We may sing of Kamehemeha defended by spears, and may also sing of the banner so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming. Let's pray that the two lines continue in peace and prosperity with the leisure and knowledge to enjoy anachronistic arcana like this throughout our and our descendents' lives.",
"\"Message: Muslims are humans just like you.\"\nWhat if we substitute Muslims with Neo-nazis, Klansmen, or white supremacists? Would that work?",
"Only intolerant haters believe in free speech.",
"Anti gun nuts like yourself you mean?",
"Craig, you mean your point is founded on extreme bias? LOL",
"What race are the officers who were shot?",
"To OldBanister\n\nif you read nuance\n\nvery subtle\n\nit is referring to Justin's legendary inability to deal with terrorism\n\nso very relevant comment",
"That's all very well and true, but it's disrespectful given the scenario.\n\nPeople would be up in arms would students have walked out on Obama. They'd be tarnished as 'racists' etc..\n\nTheir actions lend credence to the notion that Universities are becoming heavily politicized, unwilling to listen to a variety of ideas, and focused on promoting a specific version of morality.\n\nYou can now expect to have students 'walk out' on speakers of all kinds, at all times for various reasons.\n\nIt's fanning the flames of the pop culture wars.",
"Few in the pews care what the bishops say. Those who are motivated to take a stand, whether it is against the administration's immigration stand or health care, are doing so at the parish or social group level. The bishops continue to wallow in irrelevancy as they harp against standard provisions of the ACA long after the battle has been waged, providing an easy stereotype for those who wish to take potshots at the Church. \nWant a re-brand -- take a positioned and long-term position to stand up for the poor and the displaced. Recall Jesus' stand AGAINST the established religiosity of his time. Preach daily about love of the other. \nIn the meantime it is left to the parishes and local groups to define what a relevant religious community looks like in today's world.",
"Maybe Melania has more influence than we assume.",
"Trying to buy votes.",
"At what point did it become cool to defend white supremacists? And why is it that only white people (mostly men) do it?",
"You're mistaken. Barack Obama was the most divisive president. He went out of his way to stoke all this anger and division.",
"Wow this Witch hunt for Kenoi's head is just a trip. I can practically smell the fire around the stake people can't wait to tie him to. Brutal.",
"Mililani is a HUGE community. They've have their local problems like any other community",
"It looks like the unaccountability and deniability that HART for the mayor and city council is proving irresistible.\n\n\"Hey, it's not us, it's that four-letter-organization doing it. We, uh... think someone should do something\"",
"Wait until BillyBob and his marauding militia get a looky at this thiing, They gonna mess their britches Bahahahahahahaha .",
"\"Canada is a free country and people have the right to demonstrate and protest. They have a right to demonstrate, but hatred and racism have no place in this city and I expect people to confront that and make sure there's a peaceful and direct pushback on racism and hatred.\" - Gregor Robertson, Mayor of Vancouver\n\nMr. Robertson, perhaps unwittingly, is stoking the same confrontation that happened in Charlottesville, Virginia.\n\nConfronting hatred leads to, obviously, confrontation. Confrontation leads to conflict. Conflict lends itself to violence, which extremists on both sides embrace.\n\n Trying to contain or confront expressions of exclusion and hate also validates them. So don't go there. It's always an option to ignore hateful messages. Instead, see the human behind the words. Embrace those who would lead society down a negative path. Overcome them with peaceful understanding. Put a flower in the barrel of their weapon.\n\nStay cool, Vancouver. Show them how it's done.",
"Thats funny considering the video of the \"liberals\" who attacked his event.\n\nIf you are fine with the usual laughable college shouters showing up to his event having their usual tantrum, while you are then complaining about this guy and his politics...\n\nLet us try another tact, you are OK with 20ish screamers while you think that another faction has learned by wrote?",
"The leftist media proves it knows how to dish it out but can't take it.",
"Amazing to hear our congressional democratic delagation complaining yet not a peep out them regarding our over budgeted rail problems. Guess they think one illegal immigrant is more important than the financial burdens being placed on thousands of hawaii taxpayers.",
"Your level of understanding and lack of critical thinking resembles that of those who were responsible for the collapse of the Cod fishery..",
"Jo, you like to come on and piously deride others yet never offering any fixes, wha'cha got that is worth the air you breathe to our community?",
"So interesting. At the same time, Choon commented on a different chain: \"It's harmful to continue to stereo-type and pigeon-hole people into little boxes filled with hatred and presumptions. It's toxic and divisive and does not contribute to intelligent and robust dialogue.\" Hmmm.",
"Just a tiny clarification.\n\nI don't believe in Kim's rhetoric per se. \n\nI do believe that he is a complete fascist lunatic with WMDs and therefore is extremely dangerous and must be taken seriously.\n\nThanks.",
"Wish you had more compassion. You seem to have only hate towards people who have a different opinion. May peace be with you.",
"Funny, that's the same \"BothSiderist balderdash\" argument you used after the unhinged liberal James T. Hodgkinson tried to assassinate nine Repubs on a DC baseball field.",
"What a refreshing article. I wish her the best of luck. Hawaii sorely needs a two party government where issues such as rail are thoroughly debated. And thank you Ms. Ostrov for your service.",
"Let's rather use the effort to make it viable for them to remain in their own culture, than bringing them here to distort ours.",
"If you are in Hong Kong why are you posting in Honolulu? How can you possibly have any insight into our affairs?",
"The epitome of this manipulations in Hawaii government, media and special interest is the rail project. With 100% certainty it will be total failure with incredible negative financial ramifications yet media and elected leaders all turn a blind eye or justify its existence by at least getting a piece of the rail action in terms or money, power or whatever. The most honest moment that reflects the Hillary manipulations in Hawaii is in 2016 when a Big Island women at the Demo presidential nominee convention stuck her middle finger right behind Schatz, Hirono and Waihee on national TV when they announced that the Hawaii Demo delegation was supporting Clinton.",
"Liberty is not for everyone.",
"The only true Hawaiians were the initial Marquesans from French Marquesa. Later killed off by the invading Tahitians. Rest are all fake Hawaiians.",
"I know, WE! The freakin' Party of Fear and Lo-Info has risen like ISIS only twice as scary cuz they're already here. Trump is pumping them with irrational thought-process. Can't let him win.",
"The same organization is staging these protests/arrests in other cities too.\n\nGo figure. Left wing protest is always a massive, bumbling, staged, bureaucratic affair.",
"I'm a Unitarian, Nathan, and we welcome those from a variety of beliefs and religious backgrounds--and also value human interaction highly, as we do acceptance and avoidance of (Old Testament) negative labeling.\nSo while I disagree with your church's positions, I really appreciate your reaching out and attempting to expand the dialogue. \nQuite often, over a beer, people are able to find common (interpersonal) ground. Unfortunately that doesn't change the devastating multi-century effects of official religious institutions' positions on women and (all types of minorities).\nAs Dr. King believed, the \"Arc of history inevitably bends toward justice\" (especially for women and all minorities). You may be a decent guy. Your church has some doctrines that aren't, and finding out--over a beer--that you're a decent guy won't change that.",
"Sounds a lot like natural law.",
"A callousness towards the suffering and drawn-out death of the most vulnerable is a mere reflection of what these people are capable of towards humans.",
"You 'll notice that lots of black footballers stand in respect for the national anthem.",
"agree...da reporters gotta have more mojo and find some REAL stories to report...what about the coverup re the leaking tanks in RED HILL...a disaster waiting to happen...what happens when a major water source is poisoned...US NAVY too powerful...BWS and IGE needs to show da people that our health and safe before US military in Hawaii...",
"The left gets so frustrated when they attack people and then those people takes steps to protect themselves. This insurance is to protect good people from sociopolitical activists.",
"The Wizard of Oz was another gray goose who ruled from under cover but only offered true insight and leadership when Toto pulled the curtain and made him speak. Speak, Wizard! Speak! David Ige can be described as quiet and effective or ineffective, as soft spoken or meek, as the opposite of Trump or the same. The same as Trump? \nDavid Ige made great pomp and ceremony in support of the Paris Climate Accord but now waivers on the Hawaii Reef Accord under pressure from a DLNR that may be investigated for conflict of interest in violation of the Hawaii Consititution. What’s the difference between Nainoa Thompson speaking of our Blue Island Earth, and DAR Chief Bruce Anderson calling out a bunch of school kids in support of SB 1240 for being “wrong,” for not knowing that “we have no data to support?” It’s all the difference in the world, unless you compare the truth on one hand to political spin on the other. SB 1240 will become law, unless David Ige fails to override his mistake at DLNR.",
"It's supposed to be symbolic. Does it really matter what it's made of? It's like arguing whether a flag should be nylon or polyester.",
"When somebody picks up a gun to fight for a cause, I do sometimes get worried. Yet I also realise that t took guns to stop some of the world's most psychotic dictators ad genocidal maniacs. What I admired bout Che was his ability to leave his comfort zone to join those who were trying to remove oppressive colonialist regimes. The sad thing was that he was as brutal in his methods as those he fought against....which made him no better.",
"I am a 4th degree Knight of Columbus (aka the \"Patriotic Degree\"). The recent election is a source of distress for me and many Catholics but Sr. Schenck has reminded ALL Catholics that \"Today, we are called to stand our ground and let God's holy, creative Spirit hover over us and do her work within us once again. Then we will know how to come to the aid of suffering peoples in the U.S. and around the world.\"\nWhile many were caught up in the personalities running for Office we are reminded and MUST remember (as Sr.Schenck states) that \"no beleaguered movement for social justice has ever succeeded without suffering, solidarity and sacrifice.\" I plan to keep fighting the \"good fight\" and pray that we all do the same.",
"If I were to fire up a chicken grill in Kakaako, I'm bettin' a bunch of hungry people might start gathering/circling. I can EXPECT that because it's human nature. How far can people go with EXPECTING that human nature doesn't exist? Outright denial of the human condition here? KNOW what you KNOW and act accordingly.",
"The woes for doing things \"outside the box\"? Unconventional behavior begets overwhelming backlash rightly or otherwise?",
"Muslims all over the world speak out against the Da'esh. And many have died for doing so. Would you like some names of these martyrs?",
"Justin would fill too much space with ums and ahs",
"Sounds likes job for McMenamins!",
"Only a liberal would say such hateful rhetoric",
"These are not \"motorcyclists.\" They are squids.",
"You mean like the “disenfranchised white males” who vote for tRump and hold tiki torch parties and blame minorities for taking their jobs? Those perpetual victims?",
"HEP-A just hit the Ala Moana area, not good.",
"You might want to read the Patriot Act. Your assumptions are a bit naive and dated.",
"we have to wait and see that the facts are for sure before making any accusation. the only fact we do know is the evil and hate this attack was whomever has done it.",
"You show your racism by immediately thinking that.",
"Totally agree, and we seem to have a Congress of fools, except for Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and a very few others not bought by AIPAC & corporations.",
"Any chance we could have a \"Ides of March\" situation, I am sure many would play Brutus.",
"Somebody post the negative flyer. Why does it matter? It will get lots of Hawaii fans angry and compensate by donating money to UH men's volleyball or get more people to attend UH playoff and other regular volleyball men's games. Also UCLA is very well respected by many Hawaii residents as a solid academic and sports school Psych 101. This is a gift. Use it to Hawaii's advantage and get the players and fans motivated. Controlled anger is a useful emotion (Arnold Schwarzenegger- Terminator 3). Agree UCLA is not UH's real opponent to getting to the final four but evoking strong emotions and will could be useful to the players to carry UH in postseason play if all opposing teams really think UH has a panty nickname (even Ben Jay and Chow genuinely believed Rainbow stood for gays and lesbians) and people are saying Wade is a panty coach (not me)",
"I share your outrage. But remember when BXVI lifted the excommunication on the Lefebvreist Bishops, but some one failed to inform him that one of them was a holocaust denier? Terrible things do happen, even in the most august of institutions.",
"The psychopaths do tend to advance within command and control hierarchical organizations\nAnd you forgot to mention organized religion.",
"trump does seem to identify with those who support and consciously assume the legacy of culture(s) dedicated to \"actually killing political foes\". \n\nAs President of the U.S., some of us want better.",
"Whatboutism at it's finest.",
"His recent call to Pakistan was just a taste of the bizarro world to come. \"Hey, great country you got there!\" without worrying about Pakistan harboring and supporting the terrorists that he considers one of his top priorities.",
"We already have hate laws on the books. The recordings from a mosque telling their people to kill Jews is a pure hate crime. Saying you don't agree with a religion is not hate it's an opinion.",
"Punahou sanctioned camping trips to Kaena Point for all of their students for the supposed purpose of teaching their students conservation. Punahou cannot be directly blamed for this mass bird torture/killing however if they did not require such a camping trip, these three punks would not have botherd to hang out at Kaena point and the birds would have been alive and left alone. Punahou unwittingly unleashed 3 brutal bird killers at Kaena Point. After all of this Punahou should now prohibit ALL of its students from ever visiting or camping at Kaena Point. Let them set up tents on their own campus for future camping trips.",
"I just find this one really out there:\n\n\"Some have even been used at informal Ash Wednesday services by those who knew and respected him.\"",
"Well said. Cue the hashtags about diversity from Trudeau and like-minded champions of #progressive naivety who prefer short-sighted idealism instead of addressing issues staring everyone in the face on a daily basis. We can't talk about the double standard that affords different religions more \"sensitivity\" because political correctness and #becauseit's2017 demands as much as if certain religions are beyond reproach in terms of critical analysis or even satire and comedy. \nLet's hope for a speedy recovery to those injured, especially the officer. Let's hope the accused is held within the general population of the jail so he can get properly acquainted with his fellow inmates.",
"hundreds do not want the wall but thousands do want the wall.",
"Their collective hesitation and silence actually speaks volumes.",
"Or questioning immigration policies...",
"No wonder people don't respect one another. Boing, boing, boing.",
"This guy did not look \"sick\" to me. Why did the \"reporter\" not bother to ask the most important question, \"What ails you?\" Are these guys dying of cancer? They have some sort of debilitating disease?\n\nAny way, the criminal class on Maui can now easily identify all those people buying the legal pot and go to these \"patients\" home to get some. Or, if the need is great, they can mug them as they leave the pot shop!",
"Gangbangers from Delaware shooting at some locals on our streets. Lets see what the mainland corrupt clown Chinp will do here,",
"I, for one, Malamute Matt, would happily state unto your face, everything I have ever posted here, which is why I use mine own real name.\n\nAnd should conversation ever actually occur, I would tell you, that within mine own belief system, that Clinton, and their ilk, are much more aligned unto the \"Hitleresque\" ideology than Trump, and his supporters shall ever be.\n\nI am not a Trump supporter, but rather an individualist Libertarian, and voted Libertarian, but I shall tell you this, as I would directly unto you, should we ever actually meet.\n\nThe individual, within this Nation of citizens, matters much more than whatever demographic they belong unto, as assigned by our Government, and that is all the Woodrow Wilson Progressives, and Liberals see, and care about.\n\nAlways the demographic.\n\nNever the individual.\n\nAnd as such, the Woodrow Wilson Progressives, the leftist radicals, and the Marxists, hold no actual power, as individuals are stronger than the demographic they are a part of.",
"And you point is? Some things heal slowly. If you really step back the World Crisis for lack of a better word can be tied back the America cultivation and encouragement of violent jihad Islam to use against the Russians in Afghanistan. The world is still paying for that, and looking back we now know it would have been far better to let the Russians keep the pro Russian Kabul regime in place. What came after proves it. Unfortunately the foreign policy thinkers in America are still doubling down in the destructive American/Wahhabi alliance. It's tragic and lethal."
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What does this simplistic scapegoating of the Internet have to do with the "left wing"?
Some nonsense is so reductionist and ridiculous, it doesn't rise to the level of political analysis. It's beyond left and right, - it's just wrong.Worse, it's a dangerous distraction from the truth.
But at least it shows some imagination rather than unloading more trash on Donald Trump.
It wasn't Donald Trump, for example, who did business with the Nazis in the 1930's; who welcomed Nazis to America in the 1950's, and made one the chief director of NASA in the 1960's. | [
"Hey Stu Pid, although fitting, you must of changed your moniker. I have never seen you around these comment boards. So who were you during the Harper years? Could also tell me what I said about Harper that was meant to be humorous? When it comes to that individual Canadians could only cry.\n\nHave a good day Stu Pid! <|:=)- ...that is a clown with a soul patch.",
"That was 15 seconds of my life the g&M owes me.\nDumb article and dumb G&M for accepting it. I could just as easily write that there is a split between those who use their right hand most or their left and those with light-coloured hair and those with dark. All very sinister, I'm sure.\nThe article was just word salad.",
"The TMX pipeline is a stupid idea in the first place, because there is no equipment to clean-up a dirty, tar sands spill. This stupid idea is an insult to the intelligence of the British Columbian people. The dilbit is riddled with cancer-causing benzene. A spill down into the Fraser River will kill most of BC's sport and commercial salmon industries.",
"You're either an idiot or lying. My sister is retired on very small Social Security payments and on Medicare, and even paying for extra Medicare insurance and doesn't even come close to paying $500 a month. \n\n How does the ACA hurt you when you're on Medicare, dumbass? \n\nWhy do Trumpnuts always lie?",
"Convict the murdering drunkard and sentence him to MANY years in prison! Nothing less will satisfy... for killing a motorcyclist out on a ride. Disgusting behavior by the drunkard and he needs to pay big time.",
"His solution is more lies.",
"No Kamal, we don't hate Muslims, we just hate you.",
"And the braying morons at BoC will use this as an excuse to raise interest rates again, because they're incapable of comprehending simple statistics.\n\nSomehow one quarter of increased inflation equals a huge trend to them.",
"I think you'll find very few that's \"making light\" of the organization. There are a few people from every group that are idiots and can't see value where there is value. Ignore them because they are insignificant and by giving a response or comment, it only feeds their stupidity encouraging them to make more comments. Focus on the positive, kind of like the organization is doing, and keep moving forward. Looking back only gives people a sore neck and keeps you from avoiding obstacles in front of you. I applaud them for their effort to promote youth to become better members of society. It helps all of us regardless of our race/ethnic background.",
"Joe Miller is taking a page right out of the Trump playbook; he already knows half of Alaskans don't like him for many reasons like being a carpetbagger, a fake, phony, fraud....he knows that is a given. But on the other side of the coin, as Trump said one time are the \"stupid\" people, and those stupid people could just help him edge out and beat Lisa M.",
"Soon men won't bother with women, they will become gay by choice.",
"Bill I agree with you. It is very ironic that so many people are defending ignorant behavior from a law professor. I thought universities were built to promote knowledge not ignorance. Are my taxes suppose to promote ignorance at the UO?",
"Gore did concede the election. \n\nONLY you think that was Wallace's point. No ONE else.\n\nYou asked why Trump didn't employ your reasoning to deflect the question. Because, it's too stupid, even for Trump.",
"Who is this Lady? She has to work for GCI.. Read this https://www.adn.com/business-economy/2016/09/04/how-a-fiber-optic-cable-could-forever-change-life-in-arctic-alaska/\n\nThey are already laying the subsea cable and stringing it in the communities. Don't let her asinine comments fool you.",
"\"...The spiritual malaise will continue and it will fester and it will spread and it will devour until that day of reckoning, reaffirmed decency, and true justice arrives to liberate us all....\"\n\nDon't hold your breath, Chroma. As long as the majority voting masses continue to be duped by the two big parties, nothing's gonna change. Iraq wasn't only a Bush-Cheney thing. And, nobody is to blame for buying into that garbage than the American citizen. It's our duty to educate ourselves and keep our government on a short leash. I'm thinking that'll never happen, as these troops being deployed has met little resistance. Wanna see where our citizens are? Go follow the article on Trump asking ESPN to apologize for the things said about him by an employee of their's. That's the priority of Americans. We're way too stupid to be making decisions for other countries.",
"We can't do anything about what tax breaks/subsidies may or may not have been given decades ago. All we can do is set tax policy going forward. \n\nAnd no, we're not in the ME just for oil. We're in there to kill terrorists before they kill us. And we're in there because we have allies in the region, like Israel. As well as various other reasons."
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"Both Bee and John Oliver provide comedic commentaries that are just too energetic at times and they offer Canadian/British ironic, sometimes moronic, humour, which finds a very enthusiastic, but rather narrow appreciation in the US. \nThey and their ilk preach to very small, \"nichey\" choirs, never unfortunately, resonating in the mainstream.\n\nTrump and his GOP world, as successful as they may be right now, are completely devoid of any humour. In fact, are there any conservative comedic commentators, ie right wing versions, of Bee, Bill Maher or John Stewart etc. ? \n\n.",
"Breaking news. Politician thumbs nose at political machine. Puts people ahead of politics.",
"jj5: if you can't see that it's trump who is fear-mongering, then best get to an optician stat.",
"Really Spy ???\n\nFacist regime\nCivi war.\nEthnic cleansing.\nWhite supremacists.\n\nSorry pal, to me you seem a little unbalanced.\n\nChris.",
"What the Left doesn't get is that the definition of racism is now so broad that it covers them as well as everyone else. Case in Point, Hillary Clinton is a flaming racist by their own standards.\n\nDon't believe it? Well, she lives in an all-white neighborhood, her mentor was an ex-Klansman, and she called blacks super-predators. She supported the 1994 Crime Bill, threw Colin Powell under the bus over the e-mail business, her 2008 campaign spread rumors that Obama was a Muslim, and she supported the illegal execution of a black man (Ricky Ray Rector).\n\nAny one of those things is unforgivable by Leftist standards (try to imagine them forgiving anyone they didn't like for them). All of them together make Hillary Clinton a borderline White Supremacist by her own party's standards. If The Right simply applied the Left's standards to itself, the standard would change overnight, but the Right prefers to ignore the race issue entirely. As long as they ignore it, this will continue.",
"Perhaps inappropriate is too gentle a word. Racist is more like it.",
"trump is doing a better job then Hillary would, so Schatz you and all your democrats sewer rats should just go back to the sewer where you and the SA and others belong your just another sewer rat that does not know a single thing that would be good for this country.",
"What nonsense. I suspect it reveals the deep interest the intelligence communities have in protecting their sources and methods. Normally they don't have to try to work around a credulous ignorant President concerned only for his own personal interests, rather than the security interests of the American public.",
"I have been radically sensitized to racism. Paranoid, in fact. But every time we try to explain the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii by haole business men from America, Germany, and other European countries, we get trump-ed (forgive the pun) with the \"race\" argument. And the illegal act by U.S. supported troops get shouted down as racist. So, am I being overly sensitive to your remark, yes. It was not so once upon a time in Hawaii. I mean no disrespect to you, personally.",
"strange how theres no Wikileaks about trump huh. now that Assange in in bed with the russians its all about clinton. well what would it matter, how could any information on trump get any worse than when he opens his mouth.",
"the only 'pattern' Americans are seeing is the twisting of every little word Trump says. It begins and ends with that. There is nothing more, nothing less to this whole campaign now....it is to destroy Trump, by hook and by crook. Won't work, though, as people are not buying the preaching and scolding of the media and pundits.",
"\"In the United States, immigration has increasingly become a question of national security.\" I don't think so. In the sense politicians on the stump express it this way, perhaps, but that is a mask. Visiting friends tonight from Upper Michigan, really nice folks.. It is clear that ordinary folks, including others we have talked to recently, are wanting to restrict immigration because they are racially bigoted, , full of hatred of others, fearful of other religions and colors. They have bought the classic Koolaid. Also voted form Trump because they could not vote for Hillary because of abortion, even abortions as late as nine months. Practicing Catholics, most generous, caring, genuine folks one could meet..\n\nNo N-words in this conversation but several folks used it at a meeting spouse was at, all US northerners down south.",
"You did not mention Mr. G. Soros ...... check it out, he plays a major role world wide in the \"Refugee - Game \" with his foundation, yes it is a game played where the major player - behind the scene off course - make big money with this industry. Very sad, very evil. I still remember, when the refugees flooded Germany and the population got restless, Mr. Draghi ex-Goldman Sachs and now in charge of the European Central Bank said .... people should see the business opportunity with the refugees ...",
"Sure - like demanding a death sentence for someone without bothering to hold a trial? Makes sense if his role is to be a childlike social media commentator but he was elected to be POTUS.\n\nThat approach could fit in an unsupervised daycare or North Korea but he's an adult and I doubt America is OK with being controlled by a dictator who will get to wipe out basic tenants of justice.\n\nTrump's approval rating is humiliatingly low for good reason and that's not 'fake news' (defined as a report failing to claim Trump is perfect).",
"\"The same rules, Laws, protocols, behaviors are for YOU...while I am not subject to them.\" Interesting that they almost always are lefties.\" Actually, hypocrisy is \"non-partisan.\" Too often we see the cliche' \"power corrupts, absolutely power corrupts absolutely\" in action.....To me, the actions of those in power show their true character.....any yes, we can all list examples of the abuse of power by leaders and, just as often, wealthy individuals of all political, social and, yes, religious views. Gary Crum",
"Once again Roy please read dnad understand;\n\n“Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they are presented with evidence that works against that belief, the new evidence cannot be accepted. It would create a feeling that is extremely uncomfortable, called cognitive dissonance. And because it is so important to protect the core belief, they will rationalize, ignore and even deny anything that doesn't fit in with the core belief.” \n― Frantz Fanon\n\nAnother quote I like applies to both the left and right:\n\n\n“In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.” ― Napoléon Bonaparte",
"Items such as this are not \"news\" anymore.",
"Absolutely agreed, people really want to avoid your \"reality\" that has grave risks for world changing nuclear warfare. Do you really think we can surgically remove NK from the map without doing damage to friends, neighbors and ourselves?\n\nThat said, please define when it was that \"America was Great\" so I can know what \"again\" you want to return to. In the mean time, yeah, I will \"spit\" on the vague hyper-patriotic mindless of that phase as being nothing more than an meaningless MEME.",
"Of course. Facts are irrelevant to your shtick.",
"Krugman is brilliant. Trump Bunnies are suckers. if Trump has his way, they'll be some of the worst affected by his policies. Karma. \n\n\"There is, however, a unifying theme to all these developments. And that theme is contempt — Donald Trump’s contempt for the voters who put him in office.\nYou may recall Trump’s remark during the campaign that “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any voters.” Well, he hasn’t done that, at least so far. He is, however, betting that he can break every promise he made to the working-class voters who put him over the top, and still keep their support. Can he win that bet?\n...\nThe bigger question is whether someone who ran as a populist, who promised not to cut Social Security or Medicaid, who assured voters that everyone would have health insurance, can keep his working-class support while pursuing an agenda so anti-populist it takes your breath away.\"",
"Oh no! The climate change alarmists have their panties in a wad over this one. This is why we elected Trump. To bring some sanity back to government and roll back Barry's left wing agenda. It's also a good time to imagine what would have been if Waldo Clinton had won the electoral vote. Many of you may remember she won the popular vote. Anyway, with Waldo in office we'd be on the road to totalitarian utopia. It would be Barry's 3rd term. Instead we have a guy who is Making America Great Again.",
"Your cultural misappropriation of the term \"snowflake\" is most unfunny. So are the bulk of your hateful, pointless, unproductive, detrimental-to-the-left, and negative comments. \nWhy bother bro?\n\nDo you realize what the \"basket of deplorables\" did for Hill? Why keep at it? It's unhelpful to your cause, even though I'm sure it gives you PERSONAL gratification (but nothing more).",
"Ignorance is truly bliss...\nI'm sorry, but praying and seeking God before writing this article did not take part.\nIt seems to me the separation of church and state are needed more than ever from this article, and that's a shame that this needs to be said, truth is if prayer had of stayed schools, we probably wouldn't have had the mess that's presently in the white house, \nHonestly if we have to get biblical..then let's think of it this way, we had 8years of prosperity and now a few years of famine. But I digress, this article wasn't thought out or prayed out from my opinion. \n\nI think this article sums it up better \nhttps://amp.ft.com/content/b41d0ee6-1e96-11e7-b7d3-163f5a7f229c",
"Making the statement that Trump is not a salesman shows deep disconnect from consensus reality.",
"Bannon may have been let go but that was done all for appearances - he has influenced Trump, made Trump into the rascist that he is and will continue to exert that influence from outside the Whitehouse.",
"You have the concept of Free Riding confused with Freedom.",
"This nonsense of \"playing chicken\" is what's unsafe to begin with, and the recent teat-for-tat* activity has the potential to threaten world peace.\n\nThe particular incident shown here occurred on 6/19. Only two days later in an obvious retaliation, we \"buzzed\" a transport plane carrying Russian defense minister Sergei K. Shoigu (again, over the Baltic Sea). Our fighter was itself intercepted and chased off by a Russian fighter and there were no US complaints that its actions were anything but professional.\n\nWe're claiming, disingenuously, that we had no knowledge Shoigu was aboard. Don't make me laugh.\n\nThe Baltic is not a NATO lake and a transport plane can easily be differentiated from a bomber. These gratuitous interceptions and harassments on both sides must stop. They can only exacerbate international tensions that are already high, and they could easily serve as triggers for far more dangerous escalations.\n\n*Your software forced me to use this alternate spelling ;-)",
"The story is about fear that already exists in the Hispanic community because of Trump's stated deportation policy. Blaming the article for that fear is like blaming the weatherman for a thunderstorm. It might make you feel good but it has no basis in reality.",
"The more I read of New York Times columnist like Brooks I seriously wonder what medications these poor mentally challenged people are on? The shear intolerance, divisiveness, hatred, bigotries espoused by the ultra liberal left is astounding! But not necessarily that hard to understand why it plays well with the majority of liberal Ugreen.",
"The two terms are not mutually exclusive. Trump is egregious in both modes. In fact, he rarely says anything true, and never, to my knowledge has admitted being wrong. Never saying you're sorry is the prerogative of gods. There's even an amusing and scholarly discussion of the topic of lies vs BS: https://www.stoa.org.uk/topics/bullshit/pdf/on-bullshit.pdf\n\nYou may peruse the astonishing list of the Mad King's falsehoods I previously supplied, but please don't bother offering in response the worn-out deflection of badmouthing Obama and the Clintons. Those sins shrink to insignificance by comparison with Trump's heroic efforts, and it's time you boys tried to live in the present. As for the cynical promises Repuglicans, and Trump, the faux-Repuglican, have made, they are destructive and wrong-headed promises that may yet be their undoing. I did get a hoot out of \"energy liberation,\" though.",
"After reading the 35-page \"intelligence report\" it's difficult to figure out if it is genuine or a work of fiction. References to Mr. Trump's alleged sexual misconduct is tangential at best without any details. As long as the participants in the supposed sexual escapes are adults there's very little story here. Everyone knows Trump is a pig when it comes to women so nothing should shock the uninitiated.",
"It's harmful to continue to stereo-type and pigeon-hole people into little boxes filled with hatred and presumptions. It's toxic and divisive and does not contribute to intelligent and robust dialogue.\n\nI admire Justice Levinson for his long history of professionalism and advocacy for the public.",
"LW: you are just wasting your time trying to reason with people like S Bellam and 907. Their one sided over the top left wing rants are out of touch with the real world. To make claims that the military is mostly there to protect corporate interests is as about unpatriotic as can be. You are well within your rights to be offended. These offensive people are really part of the problem. And never the solution. Ignore them, as they speak for but a small number of Americans. Very small! The vast majority agree with your sense of being offended.",
"Lies\n\nall politicians lie\nbut Leftist progressives see ONLY the lies of\nRob Ford\nHarper\nTrump\nand then make a big fuss over it, like \"yuge fuss, awesome fuss",
"why stop at the liberals?",
"These days I actually have to read a columnist's words to get a sense of whether I agree or not. \nUsed to was, if it was George Will, I just ignored it. But now, with Trump in office, many on the right are standing up and arguing for the little man, or woman.\nIf I use a car to rob a bank, sure take the car. But if I am accused of such a crime, and wasn't even in the state at the time and someone else was convicted, the car should be returned with apologies. \nHugh Massengill, Eugene Oregon",
"sandi2000, have you watched FOX? I watch a little every day. Have yet to see anything positive during the Obama years. Constantly slamming Obama. However, some of their contributors have been critical of Trump lately. Smith, Wil, Beck etc. \nI don't have a problem with stations who have pundits. Because I recognize them as such. Every station has it's faults but to go as far as attacking news orgs. who put out stories as \"fake\" is a bit much. Because of \"fake news\" we uncovered Flynn and his \"alternative facts\" on his contacts with Russia. Just one example of the news being categorized as \"fake\". The part about his being released doesn't matter to me. He was and is, imho, unqualified, to be a security adviser but to spin it off as...\"because he lied\" is suspect. The man is a general, he follows orders.",
"Donald Trump's White House is positively toxic. Friday's news alone was a tour de force of the all-encompassing virulence that's now seeping from Trump throughout the entire executive branch and everything it touches.\n\nTrump's days start with a crack-of-dawn phone call about everything Russia that's clearly aimed at distracting him and his thumbs from Twitter. Why his aides aren't just jingling some keys in front of him is a mystery, but the call is nothing but a venting session intended to soothe a sulking and brooding pr*sident.\n\nTrump's entirely self-generated Russia predicament apparently has him miffed at his White House counsel Don McGahn. Somehow, McGahn has failed to stop Trump from engaging in a series of self-defeating, ill-advised, impulsive, and often petulant behaviors that have now made him the central focus of an obstruction probe. And make no mistake, that's McGahn's fault in Trump's view.",
"Huh? Where are you getting \"trampling on the first amendment\" from? Sounds like maybe you're on the wrong thread or you just like to put forth straw-man arguments.",
"Considering that Obama sent out 500 drones to kill people extra judicially, failed to close GITMO, initiated a war in Libya that had nothing to do with protecting people and destabilized an entire region AND covertly funded armed support to rebels in Syria.... \n\n\n\nit will be disappointing if the Globe tries to spin this as Trump's problem\n\n\n\nHuman Rights abuses were atrocious under Bush and Obama but the media didn't tell us about how their policies resulted in humanitarian crises, failed states and massive refugee flows until well after the fact.\n\nWhat has Trump done? Stopped support for the rebels and tried to seal a deal with Russia to bring peace to Syria and Ukraine but the MSM and the deep state could n´t have that could they\n\nnot on your nelly",
"Relax. There have always been cranks and pseudoscientists, but they couldn't publicize themselves as easily. Martin Gardner's entertaining Fads and Fallacies In the Name of Science is even available on the web:\n\nhttp://emilkirkegaard.dk/en/wp-content/uploads/Martin-Gardner-Fads-and-Fallacies-in-the-Name-of-Science.pdf",
"I can't even wrap my mind around low-income workers who voted for Trump. He has a business that can't be outsourced, and he STILL managed to outsource, by bringing in \"guest\" workers. Now more states are driving down wages with right-to-work laws, while congress defunds the safety net. And they still think he's their guy.",
"My biggest worry about a Clinton presidency is the influence of the First Gentleman. I worry not at all about involvement of reproductive rights organizaitons, as these issues form a miniscule part of what a president does, including on judicial appointments.\n\nTrump is simply pathological. He is a disability in office crisis waiting to happen. I worry less about the Alt-Right in a Trump Administration, although he has certainly made a mess of the Republican Party.\n\nI won’t be watching Hannity at any point tomorrow night.",
"More looney tune banter from the party of hate. What exactly did OUR president and Mr. Kushner do that is illegal?\n\nTell you what, let's just have the IRS look into your taxes because I am sure you did something illegal that would constitute tax fraud. How does it feel to be accused with no evidence or reasoning to support the allegation? Oh wait, the libtards don't pay taxes, they sponge off us hard working tax payers.",
"\"bringing more misery, probably, to many of us.\"\n\nThe word 'probably' defines a true believer. \n\nThe Senate hasn't even written a word in response to the House bill yet and James knows today what it will look like in a couple of months after revisions and Conference Committee actions and that it is going to be bad!\n\nOrwell: Four legs good! Two legs bad!\n\nJames: Democrat good! Republican bad!\n\nJust the bleating of an indoctrinated Sheep.",
"Quite true. The census debacle was an unprincipled attempt by Harpo to eliminate the inconvenient facts that would demonstrate that his right wing ideological plans were totally unsupported by reality and instead were designed to help his financial backers and screw average Canadians.\n\nTrudeau's decision was forced on him by a decade of CON venal incompetence. It was courageous, principled and designed to save many, many millions of dollars.\n\nAs far as the Americans wanting their slice, ask them why they didn't go after the SS after WWII? There were thousands of possible cases to file, none involving children indoctrinated since age 7..",
"Many news outlets are reporting that revenue streams for mainstream media are under existential threat from the \"6th estate, citizen media, social media, blogging\"whatever you want to call it. The true avant grade has turned its back on MSM about 5 years ago, today the mainstream public is just getting there. Thats bad for the news industry of old, however they reap what they have sown, it became stagnant when the the super concentration of ownership occurred. There is a stubborn unwillingness to decamp form the ivory towers of massaged news on the part of post-modernist sympathizers. Ending the siege of POMO simply means returning to a culture which places emphasis on humanism, individuation, aestheitics, truth and beauty. There is a moral intelligence to modernity that postmodernity has trend to criticize, instead favouring the immoral and the degenerate. Recall that postmodern art has more to do Mao and the cultural revolution than it does with western values.",
"The \"destroy\" then \"complain\" republican pattern is going to be further invoked I fear with the humongous debt of their tax cuts that will foul up the economy and then they will have a \"reason\" to cut safety net programming for the poor, healthcare for the poor and Medicare for the middle class...\n\nIt's a Machiavellian scheme...demonic comes to mind.",
"Nice attempt to dodge and deflect, Kon man.\nYou were busted making up a stat. Fake news dare I say.\nMan-up and admit it.\n\nI just did a simple Google search.\nThe results I got were what Google giveth. \nI'm not aware of a way to filter the results by liberal or conservative sites. I'm sure your'e making that up too. \nThat's just pathetic.",
"CNN? The American news networks have all become a bad joke - thanks to Donald Trump. Fox are the fascists and MSNBC are the Communists. CNN with seemingly its very own way of doing things. Hours of diatribes by commentators on all sides of the American debate. It has been brought to the fore by the loudmouthed, self-obsessed egomaniac Donald Trump. I myself am \"right of centre\" up here in Canada and a strong Tory voter. But I know I'd vote Democrat if I was an American right now. That country's \"scary-right\" is scarier than its \"scary-left.\"",
"Bsdetection,you intentionally omitted the part that said \"People familiar with the investigation said the intensifying effort does not mean criminal charges are near, or that any such charges will result.\" I think you also missed other reports in which James Clapper, former Director of National Intelligence, said on March 5th in a Meet the Press interview that when he issued a January 6th multiagency intelligence community assessment about Russian interference in the election, the report didn't include evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, essentially saying he hadn't been aware of any such evidence up through January 20th, his last day in office.",
"kinda agree there...don't see how that justifies the uber wealthy, gold bathroom fixtures trump to be any more just. he despises soooo many groups of americans.",
"As I read the uncivil Schwab's claim of being \"fair\", I thought of Roger Waters, former bassist for Pink Floyd and all around creative genius.Waters is currently on his \"Us + Them\" tour. In all the press interviews, he emphasizes that the theme of his tour is \"love\" yet his show is actually chock full of hatred, pointed mainly at President Trump. It's this kind of self serving propaganda that many liberals, including the uncivil Schwab, think is justified in the never ending pursuit of their agenda. Yes, Waters preaches \"love\" but only for the correct audience - everyone else gets the rubber hose treatment. The same is true for the uncivil Schwab - every Saturday he posts a hate filled screed but pretends it's truth and fair at that. And he's able to discover civility only when it suits his purposes such as when he does a dual column with the civil Larry.\n\nAlthough, I must admit this particular column is more civil he still has a long way to go before we remove uncivil from his name",
"You were throwing Carnegie and Vanderbilt under the bus and comparing their evil nature to your list of political saints. I am merely questioning your saints canonization and veneration. I have no particular information about or interest in the robber barons of the last century; the ones who currently own both the Democratic and the Republican politicians in power and those seeking the Presidency are my major concern.",
"Ignorance over substance? \n\nI think good problem solving teams DO use people that can take a fresh look at an old problem. A lack of expereince can mean a lack of bias. That's why Trump has something to offer, or why Elizebeth Warren scares both Republicans and Democrats. They both challenge the foundations of the political/economic structures we've known since the end of WWII (although they have very different ideas of what to fix/change)\n\nThat doesn't mean that I believe those folks have perfect vision, they are simply a valuable piece of the process. You don't assign leaders with no experience in the process they are evaluating.\n\nI've got zero idea of what you want Dog? Can you explain it without making it all about Trump or anti-Hillary.",
"1- though in a bawdy way, it's funny. 2- Trump was a democrat then. 3- it was 1999. I'm not the same person I was in 1999. Are you? 4- that is NOT the rumor I was referring to.",
"Hang on here Tom.....I was employing sarcasm. Of course Jared read the emails. Of course he knew what the meeting was about. and...quite likely he was present for some, if not all, of the conversation regarding dirt on Hillary. To think otherwise would be folly.\nThe entire Trump crew will lie and deny for as long as possible. When caught \"red-handed\" they will say \"oh, yeah, I forgot about that one. sorry.\" Jr. did it about four times..just about the famous \"dirt on Hillary\" meeting. I wouldn't be surprised to hear Jared shift his story if the other persons at the meeting supply information which contradicts his current statements. \n\nIf I can figure out a way to do it, I will post sarcasm in italics.....regards, Gary Crum",
"Another example of Trump casually playing Americans off against each other for his own amusement---And the media with their hair on fire at every tweet. Sure, a media manipulator \"won\" the presidency with over 5 billion in free publicity, and is currently using \"twitter\" to jerk the puppet strings. I wonder how he'll like having the Constitution as his boss...?",
"Highly doubt it. Conservatives don't need outside help to reach their conclusions. A lot of us were once liberals who got mugged by reality. Bots? Russians.? Okay. If it helps you to understand your worldview.",
"Only claimed by the \"right\" wing politicians and media willing to lie at every turn to justify their own looting of the nation and the world with capitalist armies and financial dictatorship. The current administration is the poster children for all of the worst of capitalism's billionaire barons willing to lie, cheat, steal, and murder to further their own ends. Most of the \"left\" you disparage are buried in foreign cemeteries as they fought for human rights over capitalist tyranny.",
"Clickbait, nothing more nothing less.",
"Well they do because they can \"surprise him\" in public, in their homilies and in the books they right (like the one Cardinal Muller just wrote!!). \n\nThey are an insurgency, but world-wide. He can't hunt them down. He can't drone them out of existence. They can speak ANYWHERE they are, and push the point right back to him to respond.\n\nHe will always be on the defense from this point forward. \n\nHe \"owns\" the problem of unity...and when it's plain that he has lost his grip on internal unity...while worrying about climate change and other temporal matters...talking with Bill Gates, Zuckerburg, etc.....the Cardinals can lay open the lie of unity. \n\nThe more he yells, or derisively and indirectly refers to these cardinals in his homilies...OR the more he ignores them...the more power he loses. \n\nYou don't understand the real dynamics at play.",
"Boo hoo crush NAFTA it brought homelessness and is a scam. Donald Rocks!!",
"A liberal coalition is being formed because of Gorsuch? Give me a break. The libs have been seducing the right into falling for baloney and now they can't. That's all that there is. Soon it be even more difficult for the faulty thinking left when we get another Justice that is even more right. They set themselves up for this these last 10 years, or more, beginning with how they bashed Bush, then you have to pass the bill to know what's in it, then the failures and lies and attacks, there is no reason for the existence of the left except that God has his plan which somehow includes adversaries that must be overcome. Praise him that we are overcoming, no matter the resistance, foolishness, hated jealousy and every form of evil that accompanist it.",
"I think you're lost... You seem to be commenting on the wrong story here.",
"I seldom agree with Mr. Krauthammer on issues. He's quite conservative, I'm quite liberal. However, in this column he acknowledges the threat to democracy Mr. Trump represents. My compliments to Krauthammer for placing principle above partisanship. Well done, sir. Gary Crum",
"The point is not what the article says, or what it does, or whether it is accurate or not. The only thing that matters for some is that it is critical of Trump, the man their courageous bishops supported and the man they voted for. They will defend him regardless of his actions, just as they habitually support clerics who abuse children. Right or wrong is irrelevant. Partisans will back their side, no matter what.",
"Nothing to do with it? Now you know why Hillary lost; because you think everyone thinks like you do, slicing and dicing policy and social convention. Few analyze that way. Here's the \"analysis:\" Merry Christmas is no longer allowed; homosexual \"marriage\" is the law. Time to change the President. Yes, it's that simple, and the connection is actually quite clear: Both views are anti-Catholic/Evangelical.\n\nWake up, man. You are out of touch with the non-Liberal world and how they think. You live in an academic bubble.",
"Sometimes the most horrific explanation is the simplest-- \"because I can!\"\n\nWhy shoot people? Because I can.\n\nWhy act like an arrogant lout? Because I can!\n\nWhy become the President of the United States? Because I can!\n\nDo I blame Trump for the shooting? Absolutely not. Do I consider him a model of benighted entitlement that facilitates these kinds of abhorrent behaviours? Definitely.\n\nTrump simply represents the pinnacle of a long history of shoddy, uncaring, incompetent, immature, self-centred leadership that finally stripped away the veneer of civility and revealed its core nature. \n\nEvery leader in every position in the US, from industry, to politics, to education and government owns these deaths and injuries. Their own greed, avarice and dishonest disinterest in the welfare of others has led everyone down this path.\n\nRead about the Berlin airlift and then look at America today ... what a disgrace it has become.",
"Actually, if you look at the post to which Joe was replying, it was from Kat (\"And the usual board racists are spending the day defending Trumps genocide.\"), not me. However, it's comical that you're so desperate to label me as a racist that you don't even take the time to read the thread.\nTypical of people like you who can't tolerate the opinions of others. Get over yourself.",
"no he wont, the GOP are with trump on these 100% poverty is up yes , during obama;s time, no more left wing nonsense time to get companies profitable and people working again! get ready ignorant left wingers, you will not like the success trump is about to unleash",
"That may be true, but the danger lies with people who spout vitriol like yours.",
"If the Baker family entourage at the Register Guard thinks \"conspiracy theories\" are about Finicum and Malheur, they are missing the big picture for all the pixels... \"Conspiracy theorist\" was a term coined to ridicule the people who questioned findings of the Warren Report. Yet info about Kennedy's murder remains classified top secret?\n\nFormer Press Sec. Robert Gibbs admitted on live video that he was ordered to deny the drone program existed, when news of the program was public already. He joked \"Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.\" How many times can known liars be caught lying before even the truths they tell are suspected as lies? Crying wolves.\n\nThese kleptocrats drag a long train of abuses, ranging from war crimes, Imperial regime change hegemony, to poisoning and genocidally murdering it's own citizens. The RG believes it can put lipstick on monsters and present us with beauty queens. No information will ever be enough to cover up for the crimes of Imperial USA.",
"Not talking about criminal liability. I am talking about women making serious allegations of sexual misconduct- none of which is likely to ever wind up in a courtroom but may well influence peoples vote. Like I said- some folks choose to believe the Women accusing Trump- some choose not to believe them- much as was true with Clinton in the 90's. My point is that it seems the politics of it are more important to people than the alleged bad acts.",
"and yet now all we see is the left yelling insulting, making threats, just like nazi germany!",
"It's not that complex.\n\nHoliness is hard, the pursuit of virtues too is hard, but both are rather simple.\n\nRacism is just another vice, an ugly one to be sure. \nBut it is certainly less ugly than killing our own offspring.\nIt's less ugly than adultery in fact. \nIt's really really awful, but it's less awful than these other things I've mentioned. \n\nIt has a sort of fashionable \"valence\", that allows some people on both sides to take umbrage with. Focusing on it, sort of give some people a comfortable distance from having to work on their own nagging defects that are disrupting the REAL here and now relationships they have with their families, neighbors, and co-workers. \n\nSo (the topic) can distract us from the HARDER work of personal holiness.\n\nIt sort of gives people air cover to be seen as on the higher moral ground. \"I was at the protest...see Facebook picture I posted!!\"\n\nBut if we're honest, it provides cover for some to not focus on cleaning up their own defects and vices.",
"I agree with your observation that Charlottesville was a \"state sponsored riot\" clearly facilitated by the Mayor, Police, Civic leaders, and Gov. McAwful. Their agenda was nakedly clear. To foment open violence and begin the non-stop race-baiting of the GOP. We witnessed the fact that despite hundreds, literally hundreds, of public felony assaults, virtually no one was arrested. The DNC continues \"The Resistance\" to mobilize violence and to stop Free Speech. We saw the DNC playbook at Trump's Chicago rally in 2016, the Inauguration, in Berkeley, in Charlottesville, etc. \n\nYet the most effective methods to counter extreme messages like the KKK, etc. is to not attend their rallies. When they march in empty streets, to bellow taunts to no one, to rage against the air, and to lash out at nothing, it quickly eviscerates their \"juice\". Tragically, many groups I don't agree with have an absolute Free Speech right. It's why we have American Democracy. A fact the Left continues to debase.",
"I hope I am wrong but it looks like this guy also radicalized. Another worry is he is preparing a platform to get free 10M from the government like his exbro in law.",
"Instead of being so smug, why don't you think for a minute; or do you really think you're funny. The President is relevant because smug people like you made comments about him like you are making about my posts. As I said, just because your comments are snarky does not make them right.\n\nNothing is more common than bringing people together and offering food. Jesus' first recruits were mobile caterers: fishermen. Of course, the Gospel writers emphasized the message as the main draw, which it probably was, ultimately.",
"I am not sure why people assume \"links\" prove anything. Links are as susceptible to bias and opinion as we individuals.",
"Rep Gabbard has the outlier, anomaly viewpoint here. Shame on her for defending a dictator that uses chemical weapons on children. Let this be the vivid event in the memory of voters in the next election. This maverick does not have a clue.",
"They point out the facts and quote him verbatim and Trump and his illiterate followers call it \"fake news\". This has been done before. Learn your history.",
"Oh please, this was just more snake oil sold by the carnival barker/ snake oil salesman in chief. How many Hoosiers will suffer with everything that was given away in tax relief to supposedly save a few jobs temporarily before being taken over by automation? You've got to study the details, because President Trump to this day, has proven that he does not sweat or even glance over them.",
"I don't know enough about that to be sure why Russia is considered our enemy---and neither does anyone else who has time to post here. I do agree in general that it's usually a good idea to get along with whomever you deal with (friends, enemies, business associates, spouses, neighbors), but that's not my call regarding Russian relations.\n\nI know that in big important organizations like Congress, the Justice Department, the White House, etc., there's a lot of top secret information you and I can only speculate on. Within these organizations, transparent communication is essential to keeping things running smoothly and nobody going rogue with their own self-serving agenda.\n\nWhen Flynn and Sessions LIED about their contact with Russian personnel, that untruth alone compromised whatever system is in place. Agree?\n\nThen you could add in whatever secret communications that were so huge they HAD to lie about it. Do you have a theory as to what was discussed and why they lied about it?",
"I can see that. I came of age and went to college in the 80s, and I hated Reagan so much that Clinton was great by comparison! I don't hold Lewinsky against Bill, because I thought it was nobody's business. He shouldn't have lied; he should have told the investigators to go you-know-where. I do think real estate people are right up there with used car salesmen, and that deal was probably crooked. But I also remember Hillary trying to get universal healthcare, which I really could have used, then and now. And Trump seems like the biggest liar and flim-flammer of them all. How come your wife didn't vote for Gary Johnson?",
"We are headed back in the direction of mutual authoritarians fulfilling each other's agendas. I don't know about going all the way back to the middle ages. 1930's Germany and Italy are the better examples or Catholic leadership scratching the backs of political authoritarians. We all know how well that turned out.",
"Solutions?? There are many solutions. However to expect anyone to write solutions in media article is simply unrealistic. Due to restrictions on the size and readers comprehension. Even a minuscule suggestions in the newspaper words would be twisted and torn to shreds by wolfs of media.\nMr. Manning at least acknowledges few of the issues and lists them.\nWhere current events like M-103 (fortunately unsuccessful), political correctness and phobias are simply fanning the flames. Mr. Manning’s words are a shot across the bow of the ship. The folks at the feeding troughs in Ottawa, may want to pay attention. \nAny party who addresses these overwhelming world wide issues is worth listening to.\nUnfortunately a simple statement like Canadian Values by Ms Leitch is viewed as racial and evil.\nSo lets all put our heads in the sand and put the lid on the simmering pot. Let our politicians introduce laws to allow what thought we are allowed and let the lid of the pot blow off.\nA perfect recipe Trump",
"You Trumpsters deny reality even when there's video :-)",
"I think he's thinking bigger than the 900 jobs at HCG. Hes drawing attention to fraudulent behavior which leads to events like the 08 Housing Crisis in the US where a few more than 900 people lost their jobs",
"I think it is no longer controversial to assert that Trump is a pathological liar in the clinical sense, for the reasons you assert. \nI think an important instance is the lie Trump insisted that Donald Jr. tell regarding the now infamous meeting with Russians during the campaign. Jr., Jared and their lawyers had agreed that their best bet was to pull the proverbial band-aid -- that is, to tell the truth quickly and candidly, knowing that it would hurt, but also knowing that if they didn't tell the truth, it would hurt more if/when the truth eventually emerged. This is sound strategy legally and as crisis management. But Trump Sr. was having none of it. He insisted that Jr., Jared and their attorneys lie about the meeting: who attended, what they discussed, etc. Then he sent his own team of liars -- Sanders, Sekulow, et alia out to perpetuate the lies; and of course they all got caught. Yesterday, Sanders, in another pathetic performance, tried to continue spinning the lies.",
"The adjective PC is not a pejorative but rather an attempt to avoid offensive, hurtful or biased language. The all too common association of the terms \"pc\" and \"liberal\" encourages the counter stereotype that conservatives tend to be racist, mysoginistic or ignorant hillbillies. Neither generalization furthers communication. It simply encourages division. As does name calling, no matter how accurate you may find the epithet. As for the inclination in the U.S. to accuse both academia and journalism of liberalism, there has always been a prominent streak of anti-intellectualism in this country. Where other cultures admire education and knowledge, we behave as if deliberate ignorance is something to be proud of. That our free and open press is vital to a transparent government should go without saying and yet many believe reporting facts alone constitutes bias. As Asimov so astutely noted, democracy does not mean that \"my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.\"",
"Sometimes rational people fear what they understand.\nThe Left's refusal to admit the Wahabbi fundementalism is a threat to democracy and western secular civilization is ensuring the rise of right wing demagogues.",
"Smearing Kekistanis as \"far right\" shows the author's bias.\n\n Rational people were getting fed-up with unreasonable demands to cater to the whims of obscure minority groups. They've created a hierarchy of oppressors and victims, the more boxes you tick, the higher you score in the Oppression Olympics. Straight white healthy men are the ultimate oppressors who must continually apologise for their existence. If you're a disabled black transgendered lesbian then you're the ultimate victim, and anyone that doesn't bow at your feet must be a Nazi. This pecking order is enforced with crybully tactics. Anyone that dares to speak out of turn is deemed \"violent\" and subject to whatever punishment can be brought to bear.\n\nThen someone realised that in SJW ideology, identity is entirely self-defined and must be respected. So we invented our own group identity based on worshipping a frog, and demanded the recognition we are due. That's all Kekistan is, a satire of identity politics.\n\nPraise Kek.",
"it IS treason, that isn't a hyperbole.",
"You're missing the point.\n\nThe GOP investigated HRC for 4 years regarding Benghazi....and had little to show for it.....and yet, you seem to think that this is a big waste of time. As I have said many times......maybe there is nothing here, but Trump and his people have given us a reason to look into it. If you want to blame someone for all of this, then blame them (or is personal responsibility so 1990s?).\n\nAnd.....would you be defending the Dems if the shoe was on the other foot?",
"This comment implies that you approve of the President of the United States pushing a fake story into a major news station to distract from serious investigations of his collusion with Russia. Would you like to clarify your position on this? ...",
"Ignoring the Media Stumping for Hillary, Trumps views are very populist. He isn't extreme. it is his rhetoric that is turning people off. And of course the leftwing media twisting it into to something it isn't.\n\nIf Utah is the reddist state, then it isn't moderate is it? a purple state would be more moderate.\n\nChange from within? Those not towing the line are enemies? Be specific.\n\nIts not a matter of being on the wrong side of history. Its a matter of using the Constitution as your guiding document and living with in its confines. You change the law, you don't interpret it differently to suit you as attitudes change. You don't discover rights that never existed. Woman's right to vote was brought by law, not a judge deciding it was a right denied. Slavery was changed by law and a war, not by a judge. The same thing could have happened with Gay Marriage. Calling it a right denied is a perversion of our constitution. It is judicial activism seeking an outcome.",
"His statement about the meetings he had with the Russians illustrated this picture of him: incompetent, in over his head, out of his depth, naive and oblivious. The Russians are playing him, just like they played Trump Jr., exploiting the vulnerability of their ignorance in this kind of affairs. That's the peril of Trump's relying on family loyalty over experience.",
"The democrats did it to themselves, they screwed Bernie and then tried to drag a tired old hag across the finish line with a complicit left wing media.\nNow these same snowflakes are wetting their collective diaper under a Trump Presidency. \nIts truly amusing!!!",
"There was lots of false information about Paddock making the usual right-wing moron rounds after his mass murdering shooting spree. Outside of those nut jobs, his family and acquaintances described him as relatively uninterested in politics.\nhttps://www.snopes.com/las-vegas-shooter-trump-protest/",
"As a non Christian and unaffliliated voter, I say that the Republicans for the most part, put their political party above American interests in favor of their corporate masters interests. The Democrats run a close second. Clinton may be a crook, but she isn't the one who was in contact with Russia to manipulate the 2016 election cycle.\nAs far as the Republicans being a party of Lincoln, The Republican Party, my grampa supported, has morphed from working for the American working citizens, to working for their corporate masters and themselves, as a result of the 1964 American Civil Rights Act, when the Democrats were drug kicking and screaming into supporting it, and as a result, the racist and corrupt, Southern Dixiecrats jumped from the Democrats and took over the Republican Party, then the neo conservatives took over, then the tea baggers, and now the trumpsters.",
"Dr. Reich seems far more sanguine about Trump's likely long-term impact on our world than I am! \nI think our defense department leadership can keep us from an atomic holocaust; I'm crossing my fingers the Federal Reserve and Congress - while they may not get us to a sustainable, wealth-sharing path of sensible growth, I do think they can keep us from another crash so closely following the last one. Troubled health care & health policy, faltering education, an ever-increasing social crudity, and expanded violence are fates we are likely to be stuck with - with or without Trump. We may still have opportunities to address those things in the future if we decide they merit attention. \nNo, My major worry is that we don't really have that kind of time to waste on addressing the rapidly growing impacts of global warming: 4 to 8 years of Trumpian denial & regressive policies seems more than we can really afford! If Reich were an Alaskan he might better appreciate the priblem's immediacy!",
"Maybe you might consider the possibility that we Trump-voters wanted nothing more than a good Supreme Court Justice, and to stop further Democrat-caused damage to our country. Anything else positive that Trump might accomplish would be 'icing on the cake' (which I'm still waiting for).\n\nYou have to admit, Trump isn't actually getting anything accomplished, mainly due to opposition within his own party - which I am totally fine with. Gridlock is better than more regressivism, I mean progressivism.",
"I don't even know what instagram is. I don't twitter, I don't facebook, and I'm not anit-theist or vegan. So, no, it's not me. Interesting that someone else chose the moniker, however. I'm in my mid-60s and I have no interest whatsoever in sharing my life on the web or on cell phones, or texting for any reason. In fact, all that stuff bores me. \n\nI don't hate people, either. I just don't think they're as smart or as good as most of them think they are, although sometimes I am humbled by the goodness of people. I believe in Milgram, and I concur with studies that provide evidence that personality disorders constitute between 10% and 15% of the population. \n\nMy leftist spin on history. Do tell. Obviously a history you've never looked into in the slightest. Instead you look up instagram. Good grief. American history that is taught in schools is the revisionist history, unless Benjamin Franklin was lying about the many poor people in the colonies in 1770, but I know he wasn't.",
"First you bash anyone who has the temerity to call a spade a spade (trump being a liar), then refuse to accept proof of his lies. You are in denial, which is truly sad.",
"Historically speaking, being \"willfully morally blind\" when democratic principles are attacked may be a Catholic institutional thing. Examples include Catholic support for Generalissimo Franco in Spain and Mussolini in Italy, and the fact that the Catholic Centre Party in Germany voted in favor of the Enabling Act which allowed Chancellor Adolph Hitler to assume dictatorial powers in Germany. \n\nConnecting the dots from the past and extrapolating to today may help you understand why the majority of white Catholics joined in common cause with neo-nazis to elect Trump.",
"Actually racists and right-wing hate should be actively opposed all the time. Democracy requires vigilance. We have it relatively good in Canada and need to protect that.\n\nWith that said, there is such a thing as too much publicity. A little bit of indifference kills. A lesson the media needs to learn from Herr* Trump's election.\n\n*Merely a reference to Trump's father coming from Germany",
"\" ... deplored by and vanquishing any and all establishment factions.\"\n\nActually he's stuck up to his neck in these \"establishment factions\" that you speak of. \n\nHe wanted to drain the swamp and now he's bogged down in it.",
"when Trump's elbow is below his chest women need to run!\n\nAnd, yes, I know it has nothing to do with the topic but the opportunity to poke fun at Trump was just too much.",
"Way to craftily release the 'red herring' Mook while still avoiding the content of the emails all together. And to suggest that they have been altered- puh-lease! The fact that Wasserman Schultz has stepped down reflects that the content is valid. Embarrassing.",
"\"Someone once said something about...oh, yeah, Paul Simon: \"Still, a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest ...\"\n\nKind of like how the vast majority of anti-Trump rhetoric is piecemeal soundbites and context free misquotes?",
"While I do not like the rather imprecise terms ‘left’ and ‘right’ there has been s a significant contribution to the national debt by those who are more concerned with the short term profits of international corporations and the 1% than those who are concerned with the technology that will improve the wellbeing of future generations and our national economy.",
"Trudeau is highlighted by short-sighted symbolic puffery void of substance and a contempt for reality. Critical analysis and common sense are annoying distractions that get in the way of our visionary PM, who shouldn't be bothered with questions from parliamentarians about his government's policies. It's almost embarrassing, especially for Trudeau's base, to watch him in question period with an unearned sense of accomplishment and smug sense of entitlement to taxpayer dollars. The fact that the Liberal's biggest liability is unscripted thought clouds from their leader is precisely why they are trying to limit his exposure to opposition questions. Trudeau is a smug self-involved \"progressive\" who champions symbolism over substance, where virtue signalling is favored over objectivity and common sense.",
"Those who are interested in reading actual comments on actual letters are being overwhelmed with \"spam\" comments by anti-Trump people (with whom I happen to agree, but that's not the point). Comments here should be clearly related to Letters published above (such as my own about the Charlie Gard story, there's the connection).",
"It is a desperation move by a cynical and unscrupulous politician. It is as daft and tone-deaf as Cameron calling the Brexit referendum or Tony Blair allowing votes on loosening the ties between the UK's constituent countries.",
"Hopefully the lesson Millennials will take from 4 years of Trump is that allowing an election to be a close call gives Republicans opportunities to engage in what Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in their book All the President's Men referred to as ratf*cking. Millennials would be well-served to read this very interesting book on yet another crook president who was a Republican--Richard Nixon.",
"Yes but the alt left controls the media and believes it's still relevant. It knows it's running out of road and desperately hopes by stomping its feet loud enough it will self correct prior to the last election. \nTruly if it wasn't so amusing it would be sad.",
"Allie, this is prime example of the liberal news reporting any type of dirt that can be drummed up against the GOP. Unfortunately, we are inundated with 1 sided stories directed against the conservatives while the other side of the story is never told. \nThink about it-in Hawaii we have a complete democratic/liberal based philosophy which is only supported by news coming from the dems/liberals and given information defaming any type of news or allegations against the GOP. All the while the news is skewed and fabricated against those conservative views-But, you can't see it cause we are all so immersed in our liberal views.",
"As a middle-of-the-road kinda guy who twice voted for Mulroney, I think you are absolutely crazy to suggest that anybody, never mind some so-called 'liberal-left', should ignore the possibility that democracy itself has been undermined.",
"And still you haven't even mentioned Russia.\n\ntrump is bad for our national health and sanity."
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"Par for the republican course. Trump is avoiding the American news media and keeping who goes to the white house a secret. The Russians are allowed into the oval office with Ivan the KGB photographer, but American press is not allowed. Trump refuses to divulge what was discussed but his Russian boss offers to give Americans some tweaked take aways from Trump sucking up to him",
"Don't be daft. The CBC is a public broadcaster.",
"President Trump's tweet was simply an inference that led anyone to run with it as they want. Mr. Comey fell for it. As a result, Mr. Comey did something pretty dumb by indirectly leaking his memos to the fake news media. Mr. Comey also divulged a lot of information that supported what President Trump was saying all along and dismissed the libtard left and fake new media's narrative that President Trump colluded with the Russians to influence the presidential elections. Mr. Comey's testimony showed there is \"collusion\" between the dumbocratic party, the media, and DOJ. Lastly, among other things, Mr. Comey's testimony showed how he plays both sides of the political fence, which ever side suits his needs. All this because he wanted to CYA after learning of an inference that his conversations may have been memorialized in a recording.",
"Will he be stubborn and stupid enough to arrive aboard a Bombardier plane?",
"Wrong. It wasn't my butt that got hurt by your post, it was my common sense that got assaulted.\nI strongly suspect that you already know this but you have issues, best of luck with them.",
"Uh, no, there are by-laws, silly. Plus there are those with health issues and growing children who don't need to be subject to drugs. Citizens have rights, you know?",
"You have got to be kidding me. You don't know any of these folks, some made poor choices, some it was just happenstance. It's pretty easy when an entire society is rigged for the rich and powerful. \n\nTell me, are you rich and powerful? Do you come from a family with money? If not, are you where you are (which is on a device trolling the homeless, apparently), because of choices you made alone or did you get some help along the way?\n\nI don't even know why I'm asking questions, as it seems to make more sense to you to just create an entire hypothetical person to make your point.\n\nOr I could say you don't deserve nice things because someday when you're homeless some idiot will use it against you.\n\nEnjoy that vape pen, douche.",
"Except the native ones your precious \"furrrr baybeeez\" torture and destroy. They apparently don't deserve your alleged \"compassion\".",
"Pull your head out of your arse one day, weewili. You might like the view",
"You are an insensitive jerk",
"Truck was loaded with guns and grenades too. Driver jumped out of truck with gun and fired into crowd as well. Stop being an idiot. Children, mothers, families were killed celebrating freedom, fraternity.",
"Brauchler is a jerk. He spent huge amounts of Adams County money just to get a lot of news coverage for himself! Trying to get the death penalty was totally unnecessary. The end result was the same despite B's grandstanding.",
"Kiszla and his fascination with trying to kill the Nugs over this signing is comical. This is a great move for the Nuggets and a great contract to not give him 4 years at the full max AND get a team option for the third year. His points about Gallo are ridiculous, essentially they traded Gallo for Millsap and a draft pick which all 30 NBA teams do 100 times out of 100 and stayed under the tax to do it (which is WHY they only wanted a pick for Gallo). Read any article from a national writer who covers the NBA exclusively and actually understands basketball and they are all praising this signing. Finally, if he can't understand the difference between the Millsap contract/Nuggets situation and the Durant contract with Golden State, then there's no point in ever reading his nonsense again.",
"That’s the great thing about Trump having tiny hands. It’s easier to pull nonsense right out of his back end.",
"Deplorables there, sewer rats here - how about a grotesquely fat health minister.",
"Not really since stories on MSNBC disappear quite often. I very rarely cite MSNBC or use them as a source but have seen a number of stories that were actually favorable to Trump disappear, either within a few hours or a day or two. There was one story on CNN about it. But ask me if I care what you think about anything? When you or Wavemaker make a comment that is completely false, I will correct that comment with factual information then ignore any more of your ignorant comments on that subject. From now on, my responses to trolls will be singular in nature. If you care to make any more comments about this issue, find anything that refutes the facts, otherwise, do not expect any more responses to a troll, you."
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"Yes, a Brit. I did have a good laugh about myself getting my pants in a twist on here, this morning. Someone spilled a drink and shouted, \"Gawd!! Brexit, Trump.... and now this!!!\" \n\nPerspective 😜",
"You seem to have missed all the \"alleged\" qualifications in the bits you chose to post.\n\nAlso the fact that the last item comes from a tweet war in which Broaddrick trolled Chelsea Clinton on twitter. Nice.\n\nI was interested in this bit though:\n\n\"Last year, when confronted with the allegations against her husband, Hillary Clinton said all accusers should be taken at their word \"until they are disbelieved based on evidence.\"\n\nKind of a far cry away from the Trumpeters insisting Hilary attacked the women alleging rape by her husband.",
"StewartBrian offers, \"the racism argument is for the intellectually weak\"\n\nWhile Serafim Sarovskii found my earlier post humorous and you gave it a \"like\" wherein I simply compared the similarities of two North American born women of Indian descent, one a Canadian and the subject of this article and the other an American and a member of the Trump administration, it appears with the arrival of the \"intellectually weak\" this morning that my earlier comment has become \"below the civility threshold for publication\".\n\nHmmmmm....",
"So now what ... the world just pretends nothing ever happened? You get a complete Congressional re-do on a blatant lie that was captured on video?",
"The left is finally realizing people are tired of their way of thinking.",
"I am disappointed that someone with the intellect of Ms. Henein resorted to cheap sophistry to (fail to) address the points made by Mr. Damore. Another example, I suppose, of the dumbed down society we now live in. 30 years ago we would have had a much more meaningful and civil discussion. Disappointing.",
"Question: Is Canada ready...?\nAns: No. And I sympathize. Who could have predicted? Playing \"catch-up\" is legitimate, too, because \"twitter\" means events move much faster than ever before. \n\nCanada will probably meet this challenge...but there's going to be (1) fear (2) screaming and shouting (3) confusion and possibly, (4) relief in eventually \"meeting the challenge.\" Because, eventually, this crisis, too, will pass, likely with the passing of the most bombastic/agenda-driven US President since James Polk and the most divisive Pres. ever. (No, Lincoln doesn't qualify; he wasn't the cause of the Civil War. Many Americans accepted Polk's Manifest Destiny as America's..well, destiny. Half the population didn't know what was happening and many didn't care. Not today! Everybody \"knows\" everything, and, even better, has the ability to tell almost everybody in the western world what they think. Back in the 1840s, telling \"everybody\" was limited to family and friends.",
"Because ? ? ?",
"Agree. Trump has badly divided America. For him, it is all entertainment and fun. For us, it is a nightmare.",
"Whatever his last name is, this was not a good teaching moment to be proud. Attacking Ms Wimmer is not finding any answers, what we should be asking is what the hell is going on if this is going on there needs to be more information asked of all involved, especially those that are accountable for running this program and managing staff at this school.",
"Looking at history, we can see that shortly after the great stock market crash in Oct 1929, tariff walls started going up all over the then industrial world (I believe Europe-led). Mr Trump proposes to rip up NAFTA and put the USA behind protective walls (border adjustment tax, for one), has already ditched the TPP, and WTO be damned. Many observers say the financial markets are overheated and a 'correction' is coming. 10% ? 20% ? Don't know. This could be a recipe for disaster -- and conflict.\nPossibly an exemplar of the sports maxim \"what goes around comes around\".",
"I had to speak up. We all know the truth. We all want to help but there is a difference between helping and being taken advantage of. I am not cold hearted but when I am struggling and my PM (can't stand him) puts me last always and he gets away with murder with his personal useless agenda and I see so much tax payer waste, I seriously think that I should go on welfare - is that what we are teaching our kids? Seriously these refugees should not receive preferential treatment over tax payers. NEVER.",
"Like all great European cultures and ethnic peoples and you want to know why? Someone in the ME doesn't like white people, they convinced us to have two world wars for bogus reason. \n\nThis goes deep, but White people have a lineage related to the 10 Lost tribes and the fakes want to destroy our heritage !",
"As soon as I saw this I wanted to post: \"So is THIS \"TERRORISM??\" The famous \"disgruntled American worker return to slaughter people he's got a grudge against\". It goes on all the time here...we are NUMB TO IT!\n\nWhat's the big difference ... 6 deaths in London by machete and van versus DAILY slaughtering using (mainly) guns and/or other weapons here in MAGA Land??\n\nSad!\nMAGALOL!",
".\nShe could always apologize in such a backhanded way as one of my conservative neighbors did to me after saying he thought I was gay, to others of his ilk, because I failed to embrace his advances; the apology was along this line:\n.\n\"I'm sorry if you felt badly after I told everyone in (name of larger town next to mine) that you s__k d__s. \"\n.\nAnd I'm almost quite certain most of those conservatives otherwise offended would go back to business &/or pleasure as usual. Most of that haters-ilk like to believe they have God in their pocket; when more often they have a bundle of sticks and coal as gift to their graven plastic hayzus.\n.\nWhen a public official offends the sensibilities of an entire region, why can't everyone evict them from office? ;)",
"Right on Cal. Now, added to the liberals list of discussion ending epithets is \"morally deformed\", soon to be deemed as damning as the unsubstantiated, over-used charge of being \"racist\".\n The cerebrally & factually challenged left cough out \"racist\" hoping to end objective deliberation ... & too often it persuades the uninformed to accept that slur as truth.",
"\"...no doubt due to the national discussion of fake news, bias and flippant reporting.\"\n\nAnd there are so many examples of this kind of dishonest, lazy \"reporting\" on both sides of the political spectrum. Advocacy journalism has its place, but too few are able to recognize it as such.",
"As I said, it's hard and I understand that you are confused, when even the New York Times admits that you are.",
"Our future is being sold out from under us, yes generations of doing the rite thing, paying taxes, human rites, war - all for not!!!!!!\nOur sovereignty is for sale, it wrong and it must strop.\nTheir must be a bigger voice than those whose greed is unable to see the bigger picture.",
"\"...murdered in cold blood simply because of their faith.\"\n\nThe most important words in your comment, Sunshine: \"Just maybe...\" \n\nBecause you don't know that. I don't know that. At least, not until we have a clear motive from the shooter. And until the suspect is found guilty in a court of law, we don't even have a known \"shooter.\"\n\nMaybe the guy really hated his father. Maybe he was flunking out at Laval. Maybe he couldn't connect with girls (or other guys) Who knows what the motive was?\n\nYour comment is an \"assumption,\" along the lines of what a lot of posters believed was the police department's nefarious plot to keep us all in the dark, when they didn't give us \"the facts\" a few hours after the killings.",
"How about the millions of innocents arbitrarily blown to bits by the US over the last thirty years? Who is going to hold the US to account?\n\nEvery time they make these statements, it's as if they are speaking with the word of \"God\" and everyone needs to fall in line. Which might be fine if they were exemplars of moral fortitude, but they're not. They are demonstrably bigger murderers (Korea, Vietnam, Iraq etc. etc.) than almost anyone.\n\nDo as I say, not as I do, is their mantra.",
"I see what you are saying, but right now they have moved beyond the \"yep, it is Far Left meltdown in full mode\", to violence. We have watched it brew for quite a while, (and finally finally the violent aggressive counter protesters are getting arrested, which is good) but civil Unrest morphing into Civil War. A whole different ball game.",
"Several people were killed in car accidents in Colorado over the last couple days, including a child in a hit and run yesterday, and yet you are completely silent on those. So obviously you are okay with people dying in car accidents and drunk driving, but anytime it's about guns, you start clutching your pearls.",
"Yes, \"our job security is only as stable as the whims of the company owner or department leader ... on any given day\" but turning that near universal private sector reality into one's own personal declaration of race or gender based victimhood only compounds a person's powerlessness.",
"You mock this issue. Not funny. This is a very serious and dangerous movement toward a massive lack of freedom in the workforce and in one's personal life. God speaks of this occurring...and so it begins.",
"Will they settle or go to trial? \n\n*popcorn*",
"Bubbles,\nI don't run from facts, I avoid 'opinion polls' because as the full description says, they are \" o p I n I o n \" polls. Opinions change daily. Facts remain the truth long after everyone has debated them into the ground. It would be like debating the law of gravity and who would hit the ground first, by jumping out of an airplane at 10,000 feet, with no chute.. Might be an interesting debate on the way down, but in the end, hitting solid earth would still be one hard, unavoidable fact that neither could avoid. One of us, would no doubt hit first, while the other might enjoy a couple of seconds of satisfaction...",
"A sad state of affairs repeated too many times in Iraq, Europe, the USA ... and there was an attack yesterday in Edmonton, Alberta's capital. While the politicians rush to make statements about being 'shocked, but we stand together', it is time to review why it must seem so easy to commit these crimes in western nations where the rights of the 'alleged' attacker are paramount to the application of laws. Do such attackers find the legal system weighted so much toward their 'rights', plus opportunities for media coverage, that it has become a 'sport'? If any of these people do intend to become a 'martyr' for their cause, then they are NOT worrying about 'the law'. How can such people be vetted, no matter where their radicalization occurred? There has to be a more appropriate penalty for disrupting and/or destroying innocent lives. Politicians need to be MUCH clearer about values that unite and underpin the fabric of THIS society. There are beliefs that cannot be accommodated here.",
"When the headline reads Davos elites struggle for answers, you have pretty much defined what;s happening in the world. The struggle may be because they didn't have answers before, so why would they have them now.",
"Way to go Gary. While it is true racist \"came out of the shadows\", it is also true that those of us, and I will even say a majority of us who disagreed with the policies were labeled as racist. You dems. and I'll give you this, the repubs. are also guilty but not to the extent the dem. party is, must label everyone who disagrees with their policies with a demeaning title. I have been called a racist by many dems. right here on this site, and I find that to be a very narrow minded person who cannot see beyond a persons skin. I am not a racist, I am tired of the lies. The dem. party has used lies and hate, that you and the rest of the dem. voters have bought into, to try and discourage any and all opposition to their view. The poor in this nation have not, and are not given any hope of getting out of their situation, not just blacks but all people caught in the web the dems. created. Facts are facts Gary, while it makes you feel good to say you care your parties actions prove otherwise.",
"CNN is going down!",
"The People are complicit in the incompetent and arrogant government system we have here.\n\nBlindly (the minority sliver of actual people who bother) re-electing the gang of beholden, owned, usual suspects in an ever revolving turntable of government positions guaranteeing mediocrity, inefficiency and morass every time.\n\nEd can critique from the outside because the people (in a moment of clarity?) rejected his lifetime political ambitions. If he were still in office would he still be part of the status quo?",
"Coming from someone with no shame for blatant plagiarism? At least you're a good example of one of the many reasons your Party has dissolved into a joke.",
"I believe you are on the right track here. We need to parse out the finer points of the legalisms involved, demand every term be carefully defined (what is the meaning of \"is\"), check, double-check, then appeal all procedural issues, discuss canon, civil, criminal, and international law, and continue to do so for as long as possible. After all, what is at stake is the lifestyle of a Prince of the Church. With such a matter of import, we must engage in any action to avoid any risk of a conclusion unfavorable to one of those selected by God Himself to lead the One True Church.",
"Boots; everything you say is all based on your own assumptions with no substance to back it up. No sense in rebuttal because you don't make sense and you based it on your emotions like all the agitators that protest against Trump. That's what you remind me of. I'll stop here so you can vent again like you always do. You need to do some research and find the facts, to open your eyes. You'll find it very different from what you think. You have a good day Boots. lol",
"The evidence of Trump's pathology is mounting to the point where it is increasingly difficult for anyone to deny without sacrificing her or his own credibility. \nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/02/us/politics/those-calls-to-trump-white-house-admits-they-didnt-happen.html",
"I stand by what I said:\"Am I alone in understanding its a lame argument to speak of imagined of people that weren't arrested?\" Although I should have proofed it sooner to eliminate gaffes,you understand my point perfectly well. I am saying I was wrong to say scores of violent protesters and you were wrong to state thousands. If you can't admit you were engaging in hyperbole to support your argument, there is no point in my continuing to engage you. I agreed I had engaged in understatement based upon my mistaken beliefs in the matter. \n\nAs for Trump? I don't know what color the sky is in his world and I would be very upset if I understood what he chooses to make important or unimportant on any given day and change his mind regarding tomorrow!",
"No your wrong - Fake News Again Globe, you guys are so left elititis makes me crazy.",
"Why did it talk a public outcry to get this action after three years? Obviously the wrong people are being punished.",
"\"People's reputations are destroyed.\"\n\nAs they should be if they want to write racist stuff and entice hatred.\n\n\"That's not really free speech.\"\n\nTo quote a famous Euro-north American saying: \"them's the breaks\". If you play by the keyboard, you die by the keyboard.",
"Somebody said it was a disgruntled student and the reason the asst Principal was there was because the person was making racial slurs about an Asian kid who was shooting free throws. The Parents and the Kids the texts were about wanted it in the paper with their original names, which further thickens the plot. What kind of parent would want something like this circulating in the media for months. I don't like any of it, especially the media. NEWSFLASH: STATEWIDE SCANDAL ERUPTS OVER MOCKING. The adults here are on nothing short of a witchhunt.",
"SJW is a modern McCarthyism, if you get on the wrong list they will stop at nothing. It is ironic to see \"why\" from this wretched editorial team, who actively participates in SJW via opinion articles from notable illeberal progressive \"thinkers\".",
"History has not yet been weitten just wait to see Do you really believe America will be better off 4 years down the line? Good Luck with that and once again as the Brexit the more impact will be the poor blue-collar people who voted for this insanity You can not pray globalization and the technological breackthrough away The cat is out of the bag adapt or die",
"…all accept that the color of a person's skin tells us nothing about his or her intellect or character for we are all of the same species, and at the same time, no person should ridiculed or otherwise denigrated for his or her feelings of discomfort with other cultures for such feelings are a part of our human nature. We must also understand that small-minded idiots come in all colors and that there are a lot of people, again, in many colors, who profit handsomely by preventing any solution to this problem.",
"This is also a jury selection problem.\n\nFrom the article:\n\"The inherent, powerful bias to back the badge is instilled at an early age and almost impossible to undo, experts say.\" \n\nThere is a community that has to instill a different message about the badge, \"Remember that you are always a target and that in order to survive contact with the police, you have to obey every command, no matter how unjust or unfair, and even then you still may not live so try to avoid them as much as possible.\" \n\nOf course anyone expressing the latter concerns to their children will automatically be passed over for consideration as a juror.\n\nThe \"I feared for my life\" defense is just another way to say shoot first and ask questions later. The more we let these cops off the hook the more they think they have open season on the community they \"serve.\"",
"It's kind of like Trump -- you can say anything you want, regardless of whether it is based in fact. If people give you facts, you just talk over or around them.",
"No wonder people don't trust politicians.",
"People in error do.",
"OMG-and I've NEVER typed that before! This is the FUNNIEST thing I've read in years:\n\n\"After all, governments – if they are truly democratic – must listen to the views of their citizenry. Various levels of government often say they aspire to consultative models of governance.\"\n\n I didn't read anything after that because its so preposterous. Gosh yes, heaven forbid our citizenry make decisions (which they never do, in fact are never even seriously 'consulted') about say, muslims. Because some woman made a comment so outlandish that its used in meetings! Meanwhile, the feds bring in thousands of refugees during an economic downturn who now will be on provincial welfare rolls. Oh, the 'post truth'!",
"wow, some one from the liberal front suggested self censorship. Who would have thought?\n\n\"Everyone is equal. Some are more equal than others\"",
"What does that have to do with this story? The fact that no President before Trump had to continually offer clarifications because a segment of the population was continually waiting to pounce on every word and phrase trying to make them say something that was not intended! Oh. Wait. They all have.",
"Sue, stop while you are behind. Your comment best reflects that you have no understanding about the nation's need for gun control issues.",
"White flight? Destroy English Canada? This is scary, I feel sorry for you.",
"Carolyn you have made some good points that deserve attention however your case has been weakened by trying to jump on the left's bandwagon and denigrate Trump. I doubt that you have ever met the man. You may be working from a political narrative that has been promoted by the Clinton campaign and the media in order to smear him. \"Innocent until proven guilty\"?\n\nOnly God knows the full truth. Trump is an imperfect sinner in need of God's Grace just like the rest of us. However there sure are a lot of people willing to throw stones just before the election!\n\nI am reminded of Naboth's vineyard and Ahab and Jezebel. It is not that hard for kings and queens like the Clintons to get people to come forward and make accusations - e.g. does anyone remember what happened to Clarence Thomas?\n\nI am very troubled that AT, which is a publication that I have gladly supported since its inception has now repeatedly taken such a partisan position.",
"Richard, to write this piece must have cost you a week of sleep. Your forthright, sometime obscene, insightfulness is appreciated even if it makes us vomit shame at what we have become under Zuma. That's your job and, in case nobody has told you recently, please know your contribution to naming and blaming is deeply appreciated. The struggle continues, bru. You are not alone, even if we are less articulate.",
"You seem so sure, so apparently you have information the jury did not. Care to share?",
"HAH - I just pressed the mute button, if you think you are going to get enough people to impeach Trump you are smoking crack...MUTE IS ON",
"\"Well there's something you made up\"\n\nNot really. This is exactly was some of the right wing (nay alt-right) prognosticators are saying.",
"Who knows? \nBoth sides legal strategies appear to be file and counter file until the bitter end. \nLooking like Oracle is trying to force Shipley into deposition to get his side of the story under oath.",
"Thanks---learning, empathy, trying to gain the insight in walking in another's shoes...and yes having a friend or mentor who helps what makes our live meaningful. And each generation then shares, and we all get better. I'm better than my Mom, my son is better than I. So why is this learning such a struggle? How does hidden bias and fear undermine? Have we become more cruel as we attribute intention rather accept/expect naive understanding? I see too many locked in out of fear...fear that they may be 'wrong' and this too is two-sided. I meet Dr Coleman at Ila's house and then I learned about the sharer love of music, and people. The emotion of music was part of the love of folks. I will miss his insights...and in that we bear responsibility to continue his work as respect for his work.",
"It sounds like there may be more to this story than we have been told.",
"And what of this so-called loophole when Harper's Cabinet was in place?\n\nAnd no, we don't follow the new media rule of total innuendo in substitute for facts.",
"The point is not what the article says, or what it does, or whether it is accurate or not. The only thing that matters for some is that it is critical of Trump, the man their courageous bishops supported and the man they voted for. They will defend him regardless of his actions, just as they habitually support clerics who abuse children. Right or wrong is irrelevant. Partisans will back their side, no matter what.",
"\"I could mount a counter-argument that, while I'm critical of the current DNC leadership,\" Gary that would require objective & unabashed honesty two things I'm not convinced you are capable of because of your blind partisanship.\n\nAs I recall you believed my descriptions of Hillary were fanciful. Fortunately America does live in the sickness of the liberal Eugene bubble. I can guarantee you have no worry from the republicans, particularly establishment republicans. It's the 'We the People populist movement' that is will be administering the final death blows to the Democrat Party. Even as current as yesterday 'mainline liberal media' has for days been reading the obituary of the Democrats. Times are changing and it's time to move on from the Democrat Party / Clinton Crime Syndicate.",
"If anything is \"sad\" it's your regular attempts to portray yourself as the arbiter of what others say, when your comments rarely make any sense. Introducing 19th century farmers into the discussion of contemporary elections in Virginia is a sophomoric attempt to draw attention to yourself instead of contributing to the discussion.",
"True, but ONLY in regards to the saddling of people, regardless of race, with criminal records.",
"Once again, this is about Trump. And your alt right cr*p about a guy who is no longer in office doesn't excuse the horrific criminal currently in the Oval Office. If you can't speak to anything related to the present, then I'll put you on ignore where you belong for adding nothing of value to current topics. \n\nG'day.",
"We have a lot of people who act in the best interest of America. Unfortunately we're saddled with the Trump administration who fires them when they do. Things would go a lot smoother if Trump wasn't trying to force his narrative down everyone's throats. If he spent less time trying to make the facts fit his narrow world view and more time dealing in reality, such as giving due consideration to intelligence agencies instead of arguing with them, we'd see less abrupt 180s like Trump's newfound support of the \"One China\" doctrine.",
"The loose talker in office now is the only one we can blame for today's escalating tensions with NK. You're simply regurgitating the same boogie-man rhetoric that your favorite biased media feeds you.",
"How can anyone rationally draw equivalence between Watergate, Iran Contra, and Bill Clinton sexually harassing Monica Lewinsky - all events that had clear black+white evidence of malfeasance, against this so-called Russian \"scandal\"?\n\nSo far no real evidence has been presented, except hand waving and innuendo. Does the opposition and media think the public is so infantile to not be able to handle evidence? Why is anyone holding back any meaningful evidence?\n\nAnd in the absence of evidence, what are we left with? Surely the definition of 'Fake News' is quiet fitting no?",
"Well, if you choose to look at it that way, it's a clear conflict of interest.",
"I think the strategy of hoping they will go away isn't going to work...it is clear that the last campaign gave legitimacy to extremism and white nationalists, junior KKK, new Nazis, and fomented racism. The little 'd' was at the center of this is also no surprise...he has rested on the fringe for quite a while...\"birtherism and some other stupid stuff. It got him attention, and he found that the more stupid things he said, the more press he got...it may never have occured to him that people actually believed this bs. Of course he too brought out from under the rock Stephen Miller and Bannon, among others, who are on the tail-end of the fridge. Did you hear Miller's silly take on the Statue of Liberty? He dismissed the experience of millions! The prince of Orange broke it, he bought it, but he can't fix it because then his polling will be under 10%.",
"The deep state must put to the curb, we reject the establishments.\nYes have the drips been debunked - nope !!\nRunning over Bernie, giving the DNC editorial privileged prior to going to print, lavish speaking fees, releasing locker room talk one day before a debate, lets not even talk about the leaked debate questions. \nCNN ratings are dropping like an anchor, simply running from one hysteria to the next isn't journalism \nThe establishment created this man, know live with it !!!\nNo path to victory, what a joke.",
"It's not the Police Commissions money (it's all of OURS), so they don't seem to care... \nEven more disturbing to me is that it seems the money is being paid to keep the Chief quiet, sweep the whole episode under the rug, protect other entities maybe. I'd like to hear the WHOLE story, no matter how embarrassing--not like it isn't already! No HUSH MONEY!",
"I find it sad when the once Great Globe and Mail has to host such a batch of imbecilic commentators as it does now.\nOnce they endorsed what's his name it has been a mess since.\nOther interesting topics are not discussed while the Globe reminisces over the lost fortunes of the wealthy. \n\nMore than likely it was all caused by the declining gene pool. There are not a lot of smart heirs hopping around anymore, and a lot of people are too busy to care. \nMuch like reading the Globe and Mail.",
"Poor poor Peggy. You are truly in the minority here and Trump will trump the biased public service and the courts. They are about to be taught a harsh lesson in democracy. The elected always Trump the unelected",
"CAE, You can't even say \"Yes!\" without being declared uncivil? Now, really, folks, someone(s) are playing too many games with this blog.",
"What a load of total tripe. Blame Trump for everything.\n\nIt's similiar to the Conservative MPs scurrying down to America to complain about the Khadr settlement; another pathetic example of Canada not not being sufficiently responsible for ourselves.",
"Because...poverty. Because trauma. Because systemic abuse and racism. I'm not sure if you know any \" helping professionals \" but none of us are getting rich. Most of us are here because we are compelled to be. We actually care. Unfortunately our provincial and fed govt rarely do, as they get voted in by people who care more about their personal wealth than anything else. We could work anywhere. We choose to be here.",
"It is a desperation move by a cynical and unscrupulous politician. It is as daft and tone-deaf as Cameron calling the Brexit referendum or Tony Blair allowing votes on loosening the ties between the UK's constituent countries.",
"Sure it is, just not in power of the Liberal sinking ship. lol.",
"What strikes home for me is in Shurtz's statement that tells a lot re this error in judgement was, \"This has been a remarkable learning experience for me.\" I'll just bet this mistake will be used like a case study citing, possibly in her own classroom! Not saying this incident isn't important BUT we have SO much more on our plates these days. Let's put our energy towards healing matters & learn from this... all of us.",
"Because the opposition can't find anything else wrong with anyone else's speeches yesterday. Notice how NBC quickly cut away to round tables as soon as Rudy's speech Started going after Hillary. They are grasping at straws because they have nothing else to work with.",
"The Trump election shows that Americans were tired of being talked down to, tired of losing jobs, tired of city swingers and the liberal elite making fun of them because they believe in God and like to go to Church. Gerrymandering occurs, but it occurs for both parties. Not everything is racism.",
"I am just posting the actual numbers of members in the 3 different groups. Yeah corrupt as the mob. Creating \"special rules\" to take away our federal, state and Hawaiian Kingdom rights. The courts vacated the rules and those falsely arrested were not charged. Sad in a place where we have to fight to protect our water and sacred places. You know Ige kicked the freedom of the pess off the Mauna to prevent the media seeing his crimes",
"Money talks and bull $hit walks. No conviction....I don't think so!",
"These \"reports\" need to be vetted before inclusion, as most turn out to be nothing but falsehoods perpetrated to bring attention to people who are morally and ethically bankrupt.",
"As they are wont to do, people will believe the words over the actions.",
"This is the problem with our democracy.. giving the vote to people who make a decision based on the length of someone's tie.",
"Talk about out of touch. All the media boo-hooing about kids not being able to get jobs, not being able to pay off their debts - maybe a clue about the \"youthful & affluent\" market. Yeah, all 20-somethings consider themselves to be hip and rich but for most of them it's a fantasy played out from Mom's basement or a cheap apartment with 3 roommates. Meanwhile, the people with money are boring older Americans being ignored by companies.",
"This underscores what is wrong with the system. Billionaire commits fraud that cost ten's of millions of people's investments to be negatively affected while enriching himself and he walks away with a slap on the wrists. The sickening part is this action has taken the better part of a decade and ends up with a result that probably does not even cover the cost to the taxpayers. Good job Mr. Attorney General of NY city.\n\nGreenburg's head should have been on a pointy stick out side the NYSE.",
"Good point. I have not understood the retort \"who cares\" in the context of a public discussion. Is is possible that the person making that statement thinks that since they don't care no one else does either?",
"Thanks for the reply. I realize this is a PR move, and you can argue that it's not something the police should be doing. I'm sure some of the officers even shake their heads and roll their eyes when told this is part of their duties. I just don't get the \"intimidation\" and \"harassment\" terms when describing it. Then you introduce the word \"predator\". And again, you can argue that maybe EPD shouldn't be handing out candy because that's what some predators do before they do bad things to kids, and we don't want to condition our kids. But to say that EPD is intimidating, harassing, and preying upon the community because they are handing out candy?? Those are some pretty serious accusations. Or maybe I'm misreading what you are saying.\nAnd I agree with your moniker - America is dying. At least the America built on trust, respect, common sense,cooperation and sacrifice -- the America I used to believe in and would like to believe in again.",
"Mr. Pitts has, in my opinion, misapplied a viable concept. When \"unbiased\" is defined as giving equal coverage to falsehood and truth, objectivity itself has at least been violated, if not outright obviated and rendered meaningless. And for the sake of illusory \"partisanship\" to advocate for Clinton as if she were any less a nightmare than Trump is to perpetrate a similar crime against truth by elevating party politics over reality. Sad to say I'm pretty sure Mr. Pitts knows better. We've just been shown the depths of our powerlessness. No point in continuing to pretend that either of the evils our rulers proffered was the lesser.",
"You say \"The vast majority of our population is neither racist or bigoted.\" But it's my opinion that we all carry prejudice within ourselves. Skin color, race, sex, weight, age and so forth will always be factored in by person A when judging person B. This is an unfortunate flaw of human nature. As such, the important thing is for each of us to minimize the degree to which we pre judge others - and yes, I agree that the vast majority of our population does well in this regard. Not so for the radical losers (such as the white supremacists) who use violence and coercion to further their hate philosophy. Lastly, I didn't vote for Trump nor am I a fan, but his point is that it takes 2 to tango. And there were cases where the anti hate group side instigated the violence. Like it or not, hate speech is protected by our constitution, whereas violence against the hate speakers is a crime. Still, I agree that Trump's emphasis should have been mostly about our nations opposition to hate.",
"Adult supervision like Gerry \"death by a 1,000 cold cuts\" Ritz?\n\nYou can't possibly miss Harper' cast of half witz.\n\nFreeland's doing just fine and the Liberals have been very diplomatic with a very difficult situation.",
"The US security and elite class get their knickers in a not when a foreign gov't intervenes in their \"democratic election \" - that in itself is a joke- but how many times has the US intervened/overthrown/conspired to murder gov'ts it deemed \"undemocratic\" - what a joke",
"You are in fact spreading lies. BLM organizers have repeatedly condemned violence.\n\nWhy is it that you keep repeating lies? Facts matter and you don't seem to be interested in them.",
"Don't confuse the half wits with hashtags crowd with facts.",
"Hard to imagine the thought process of these \"journalists\". It makes you wonder if they have ever produced ANYTHING that was truthful or factual. Equally disturbing is the the fact that all three of them were okay with the deception - as if it is standard operating procedure when allegations cannot be substantiated.",
"Evidently, you also still think the United States still has its elegant and necessary checks and balances! (I know, you were just about to say it, but I interrupted in my rudeness or whatever name you are about to bully or bludgeon me.) \nYou are the problem. You have drunk the Kool-aid. Thank God and the U.S. Constitution that there so many other people out there with clear heads, unselfish.",
"Here's an idea: stop spending millions to settle lawsuits. There are laws and policies and procedures. Follow them.",
"For a president that is plunging in the opinion polls you'd think he would keep a lower profile and restrain from tweeting unsubstantiated comments. But, I guess The Donald wouldn't be the man he is today if all along he'd simply told the truth and pursued honest business practices. It's all of America and the world that is held hostage to this outrageous character.",
"Oh C'mon now. I didn't say 420 WAS a factor..... I said it COULD HAVE BEEN. Why do y'all get so defensive about it?",
"This board is really striking.\n\nClose to half the posts - and all of the most popular-voted posts - are hurling insults and mockery and pointed judgment at Americans civilians in Houston, picking on their alleged foolishness and wrongheaded views on this, that and the next thing.\n\nCompare that to the posts on past boards about wildfires in British Columbia or ice storms in Quebec, where more than 90 percent of the posts were respectful and sombre, and the less than ten percent that were inflammatory were targeting government and government parties, NOT the layperson citizens living there.\n\nIn summary, too many Canadians who are actually parochial, tribalistic bigots somehow nonetheless manage to see themselves as sophisticated and worldly. \n\nIt really is an amazing phenomenon, and does not speak well of Canada.",
"Michael, sorry nothing personal.With all the negative out there I got caught up with the biases coming from some people! Name calling and intolerants got to me. \n\n“We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.”― Benjamin Franklin",
"Not like it is a surprise\nwe knew higher rates would come one day\nbut human greed - prospect of rising house prices making you paper rich\nwe ignored the writing on the wall\n\nso you gambled and will lose",
"Wow, what an unbelievable comment. Colorado is also mostly white, so they should allow in only white people too I guess.",
"Your point is false.",
"New owners... Below is not uncivil. This is censorship. I stand by my \"deleted\" statement.\n\nThe sad part is that the current owner is going to get away with not paying her debt. I look forward to seeing what the new owners are going to do with the paper. Go ahead and keep the liberal commenters you have but put equal conservative commenters in as well. Quit eliminating dissenting opinion and be as critical of your own political leaning as you are of the other side. Do that and I would be willing to pay to read the news. Until then, you'll never see a dime from me.",
"Amazing you feel trolled... Are you upset when someone actually exposes your shallow thought and tepid conviction? Drain the swamp; includes both parties and snowflake apologists... Great to converse",
"Mr. Facie fails to recognize, or chooses to ignore, that the question is why are we called to empathasize when a man like Scalise is shot, but neither Scalise (who will live) nor any other Republican will empathasize with the thousands of Americans who will die so that they can give themselves and their wealthy benefactors a tax cut?",
"BTW, just for clarification, I do NOT think what this man did was OK. I simply don't think it's that big a deal.",
"People like you Rochdale have no credibility. Journalism is alive and well throughout the world which is why you and people like you are here trying to say it isn't. You are the ones we laugh at, not journalists.",
"You are amazing. You and your buddy Outsider77 would have had a fit if the JUDGE (not the DA or the police) sentenced him to years in prison for those crimes. This is a tragedy, plain and simple, and to place blame on the piloce and the DA lacks both credibility and knowldege. It is easy to criticize from the cheap seats. Funny how we never see you or 77 out in front.",
"I'm afraid I have to agree with this. The longer this goes on, it increasingly entices refugees in the States to act on panic and take drastic risks with their lives and health. They should sit tight where they are in the U.S., and let the Supreme Court sort this out.",
"The message from Nixle states this started on Wednesday. Inform friends and neighbors...look out for each other...this community is in deep trouble and it will take the community and it's leaders to get out of this scary place we are in.",
"A comment crystallizing the view of an extremist as in I am absolutely right and the other side is absolutely wrong. Perhaps you are an opinion racist.",
"Far from it! but most of us have a life! And it will take a certain number of comments before the usual bots, zombies and other allies kick in.\nAs I mentioned before the Comey testimony \n\"patience is a virtue\" \neither learned early or with advancing age.\nLOL",
"Jaime North\nWRONG WRONG WRONG\n\nWaPo already submitted what is tantamount to an editorial retraction for their own \"fake news\" on fake news sites. Chances are they saw lawsuits on their way up the hill. They are running scared because even those who didn't support Mr. Trump, like me, were more offended by the biased news smear campaign orchestrated against him than ANYTHING he said or tweeted. \n\nWaPo is a plutocrat-owned (Bezos) propaganda rag, spewing any anti-Trump fairy tail they can lay their paws upon. I still haven't forgotten how they beat drums for war with Iraq...along with Hillary and all the other war-mongering ostriches in Foggy Bottom. Talk about FAKE NEWS resulting in millions dead + millions more lives ruined.\n\nWaPo and the so-called Media Establishment/Main Stream Media are nothing more than shills for corporations, plutocrats and dying on the vine. \n\nTry thinking for yourself. Take anything CNNADNNYTWAPOABCNBCCBS puts out as \"news\" with less than a grain of salt."
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"Poor kids don't go to Harvard and drop out. All these guys came from wealth and all had a propensity toward education. They also had a certain amount of capital available to them and the ability to make financial mistakes and recover. They're an anomaly of an anomaly of an anomaly. 10 out of 318.9 million Americans does not prove the case you are trying to make that getting an education is a waste of time. My thought is you're wrong and too ignorant to know what you're talking about. It reminds me of when you talk about abortion. You know nothing. You're a know-nothing.",
"The profits go to executives and shareholders. 90% of companies these days are basically just hamsters on a wheel, that was purchased by some billionaire, Oligarch, or multi-national conglomerate. The end products have been homongenized to near worthlessness. The processes have been engineered to the point they really don't need skilled people. All that is left for employees to do is to suck up, cut throats, and backstab.",
"So kill it huh angel? All heart aren't you?",
"The stupid just keep getting stupider.",
"Garbage rag... garbage commentators.\n\nBreitbart North\n\nNot even a word about the 60 or so beautiful covered bridges in New Brunswick :\n\nhttp://www.cbc.ca/nb/interactives/coveredbridges/",
"I did take one accurate word from your diatribe - 'stupid'.",
"Interesting... To me, it is surprising how much the feminist contingent of the regressive left \"stand with islam\" despite their absurd treatment of women.",
"Hillary Clinton did make Donald Trump possible. They are literally North and South Poles. Both are basically corrupt. Both are basically liars although I give the edge to Hillary on that score. Both are bombastic and prone to extreme exaggerations. I'll give the edge to Trump on that score. But if you stripped away their politics, they are both two peas in the pod.",
"if you read his other garbage, he talks about how to catch the criminal. \nHere, he is telling a traitor how to avoid issues. \nYeah, you are correct about him.",
"There is an old observation that to a man with a hammer, the entire world looks like a nail. Mr. Pitts traffics in race, it is the very essence of his being. It is no surprise that he should find it everywhere. He has chosen poorly. Sucks to be him. Cheers -",
"\"Consciousness to the fact that they are going to have to hurt or kill a lot of people if they want to maintain societal dominance.\"\n~ ~ ~\nHow blatantly silly..\n\n/..",
"I get the impression that Alberta has changed, too. I haven't been there for sometime, so I only get what I read. \nI know about Kenney, though. He's never done anything but be a politician. I don't think he cares about serving the people. He's a political animal, and my impression is that that animal is: weasel.",
"another useless piece of dribble by Gerald Caplan",
"And $55 Million to start with ? \nOur organization ( www.HawaiianHope.org ) just gave away over 200 computers to kids of Palolo Elementary School. For the kids to take home, not for the school. The project budget was $5,000 - less than $25 per computer. You give us $55 Million and let me show you some real shit that can be accomplished.",
"This is the woman who after killing her baby was found having sex in a car. A long list of arrests for drugs and more. She was in no way able to take care of a kid. When she found out she was pregnant she should have gotten a free abortion.",
"Trudeau screwed up by lying about what was discussed. He didn't and shouldn't have done that because this entire \"scandal\" is artificial and supported by leaderless hypocrites who have forgotten that they did the same. Trudeau is handling this badly. The base issue itself, \"cash for access\" is an artificial scandal based upon the quaint notion that eliminating it prevents corruption. It's not corrupt for a politician to attend a fundraiser. Furthermore, corruption requires proof, not some some lazy journalist implying something for a practice that is as old as politics."
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"To do so is to betray their very profession, and the very concept and principle of a free press. The cornerstone of democracy.\n\nAnd even his assault on the press wasn't new, it too can be found in every fascist authoritarian who ever lived. Trump spoke of the lying press. Hitler spoke of the Lugenpresse. \n\nAnd now we have the world's nuclear arsenal under control of a man with no impulse control whatsoever. \n\nWhen he was elected, I feared world war 3 was upon us. I'm actually rather more optimistic now. I am no less confident in my assessment of Trump as being just another fascist demagogue in the vein of Hitler or Musolini - but I cheered by the fact that, unlike those, he is utterly incompetent.\n\nHitler was not only willing to attack the checks and balances in the republic, he was not only willing to exploit tragedies to assume greater power: he was actually *good* at it. That's the one thing Trump lacks. He is the perpetual campaigner, because he's terrible at the actual execution.",
"FT: I'm not the one who made the draft dodging comment. I'm just pointing out that the previous administration didn't do much about the problem and that trying to put it on the current administration is disingenuous. You know like when you always used the blame Bush mantra. Besides that what about what I said is not true?",
"Doh! How could I have been so gullible as to ever having taken you seriously. We need to have a new emoji for your comments, indicating you're just being absurd, and then attach it as a sig' to all your posts. It will save a lot of time responding to what you're doing, which is, essentially, trolling. Trying to provoke a response to words you don't intend to be taken seriously. I won't make that mistake again. And if the Indians should go home, when will you? l-)\nNow, where's that mute button? Somebody please shoot me if I ever take \"Harry\" seriously again.",
"these judges are only appointed, so they can be removed.\nGet them out before you have another 9/11. Now call this\nuncivil. If it's uncivil in any ones thinking then they are\nterrorists.\n Of course the globe has not the stones to censor so they\nnow want the poster to do it for them. They are still\nresponsible, even that way.",
"No Harper is not and you are naive to think Khadr's lawyers would not have sued for the same amount over the supposed torture and abuse while in Guantanamo which all occurred under the Liberal governments of Chretien and Martin.",
"That's real mature Pat, your sanctimonious reply's tell me everything I need to know about you. You have all the answers but can't answer a simple yes or no question and you seem compelled to make childish remarks like that stupid \"taco stand\" line frequently in your comments. So be it if that's your shtick. \n\nAre your juvenile comments indicative of how you execute the \"executive responsibilities\" you so smugly claim to hold?",
"Typical Liberal doublespeak - we only wasted twice as much of your money as we thought we could. \n\nSort of like when Charles Sousa trumped Ontario's new AA credit rating,, as it fell from AAA.",
"Yes, Daryl Williams, thanks for posting this article. Not only should Trump read it - so should Barry McKenna and the other Globe writers who support the destruction of supply-management in Canada but never talk about the downside or do any real analysis. They just repeat all the cliches they were taught in Economics 101 all those years ago.",
"The statements by Fr. Hans Zollner re the Pontifical Commision read like any expert gobbledegook ever written on self-justification of a non-functioning, non-productive committee, particularly in light of the length of time that has passed since the world was shocked into the knowledge of this particular evil. I'd laugh, but it's just too sad.",
"I don't believe for one minute she was trying to help her kid. I don't believe for one minute her husband didn't know about it (if I went on lavish vacations and came home with fancy clothes, my husband would notice). I do believe this judge needs to be relieved of her duties. If this had been a white male she would have thrown him to the wolves and made him pay twice the amount. Not fair, not justice, and I'm amazed that this slap on the wrist is the punishment.",
"I won't ascribe motive to Mr. Hammer. However, I will say (and I'm a 73 year old guy), that over my lifetime, the stupidest things I've done have been when I was really, really angry. I've learned to control such anger and can't remember the last really, really stupid thing I did......of course, perhaps being 73 makes it easier to \"not remember\"......",
"Sure, EG... Go to the extreme to make your point, as you can't actually have an intelligent conversation.",
"i doubt you can fix the selection with Sheehan and Levinson on the commission. And when a retired judge and former US Attorney says Aiu had some baggage from the past, why take a chance on the guy when you have others to choose from? Sounds more like sour grapes from you. Give it a rest and find out why Naeole is no longer on the coaching staff. That seems like a fix if you ask me.",
"The author line failed to reveal the original source of this column: The Washington Post. The ADN posting looks like a direct to ADN letter or essay. The fact is this column was distributed throughout the nation through the Washington Post connections. A carefully contrived, insidious creation by the patriarch of a family determined to destroy the Constitutional Republic and all human and civil rights contained therein. First on the agenda was support of the Trump tax gifts to his fellow billionaires, i.e., Koch family, etc. Couched in soft tones well edited by professional wordsmiths, the entire essay is a pack of lies. The Koch family and their Oil Monopoly billionaires have hijacked the entire electoral system of the country, one state legislature at a time, through ALEC, the most traitorous organization ever created. They gamed the election system in key states with Republican governors and legislatures denying voting rights. The worst family plaguing the nation in history.",
"Don't look now, Chance, but the tank that you wallow in is bought and paid for by the Krotch Brothers, the Karl Roves, and so-called Citizens United. Pinocchio didn't believe his nose grew from telling lies.",
"\"The way they funded it is not sustainable,\" Pitney said in an interview, referring to the Senate's budget.\"\n\nWhat is there about that statement from a very competent administration budget director, that Hoffman McKinnon and Kelly and Micciche don`t want to discuss? \nWhy is Hoffman avoiding the debate or even the discussion of his plan`s failure to be SUSTAINABLE?",
"your first mistake is believing what a politician says because generally it has nothing to do with what they do.\n\nThe Libs will be happy to let this die because Monsef is now a very poor salesman given her own immigration dishonesty. That said if the election prospects sour significantly for the Libs I have no doubts that PM Butts will ram through Ranked Ballot",
"Then the Premier simply orders the gas stations not to collect it, and people being so fed up with you easterners will listen and tell Trudeau to get stuffed.",
"Those Republicans need to be put on hot bubble for setting on their duffs, over last 30 year, and kicking cans down the road, for the next candidate to answer for. Started with Ted Kennedy having much, too much, influence on Republicans, and issues then, have morphed into real monsters now. And can is now too bent, to be kicked again. Has to be solved, and too many in both parties don't have a clue.",
"when I first heard trump would be here, I immediately thought how can I thumb my nose at him. I want to show him no respect, I think he is evil (entitled to my opinion) and that he as president is a most ridiculous and dangerous proposition.\n and then I realize - he feeds off that energy...it is fuel to his vile rants..it is an excuse to insult any sub-group of our citizenry that aren't rich old greedy white men like him. to his supporters, he's already demonstrated his dislike for at least 50% of his supporters.. these tough poor working women who support him...if he is willing to slur ver accomplished women, how do you think he's gonna regard you? unless you're eastern European and about 20 yrs old...won't be pretty.\n so I decided the best thing I can do is not go, not feed his rhetoric, not give him a target to rant at, not let him rile the people. what if nobody went to protest? would that not take the wind out of his sails? what would he say? I think he relishes this stop.",
"The list of American traitors grows:\nRonald Raygun (traded WMDs to Iran for keeping US hostages until after election)\nOliver North (traded WMDs to Iran)\nJohn Poindexter (Iran-Contra)\nDick Cheney (ordered the outing of a CIA agent)\nScooter Libby (outed a CIA agent)\nFlynn (Russian asset)\nSessions (Russian asset)",
"Shhhh!!!\n\nJeezum crow, Gary, put a sock in it, wouldya?\n\nI'm tryin' to have some fun with Sill over here.\n\nHey, Sil, what's that over there behind that Viagra ad?",
"Shannyn is piggy-backing on Jill's superb and well thought out investigating reporting. She is a fraud and a ding-dong. More like a cross-eyed Chihuahua. I wouldn't even label shannyn a liberal. Most liberals are very smart. I enjoy arguing with them. Holding a dialogue with shannyn is like trying to bring a flame to a cigarette that's been soaking in the toilet; extremely soggy, and impossible to relight.",
"Murkowski, Sullivan, and Young are not leaders. They are chickens, too fearful of losing their jobs to uphold basic American decency.",
"Trudeau fanboys out in force defending indefensible, spreading the Big Lie about Khadr case unwinnable, hoping if repeated enough it becomes future narrative. Same crowd defended Trudeau for charging charities 20,000 plus limousines etc. for vacuous speeches (all other MP give freely as part of job ) but also had the temerity to vilely denigrate charities ( Nursing Home) that questioned value for money. Same bunch not only defended Trudeau's elbowgate disgrace- unprecedented in Canadian history, but criticized NDP and Conservatives for daring to complain; they defended outrageous moving expenses of Liberal staff and Trudeau's secret vacation ( he tried to hide it ) with a billionaire whose Charity receives more than half a billion dollars taxpayers money.Same bunch now attacking the widow of medic Speer who a few days before he was killed risked his own life by crossing a minefield to save two Afghan children. This is their modus operandi and speaks volumes about their moral compass.",
"Argh! Really? Have you ever taken part in one of APD \"Publicity Stunts?\" Like Special Olympics (Torch Run)...Little Libraries? And what my friend and fellow Alaskan...is disgusting about it? Your attitude is what is wrong with society today.",
"Interesting that you would accuse Marty of hubris...or thinking you know more than he does *lol*\n\nHere's a little something to consider....\n\"There are some people so full of pride that they cannot subject themselves to anyone or suffer anyone to say what they really are. They want to be preferred to everyone, and they esteem themselves more learned and erudite than any other, and it seems to them they never need a teacher. \n\nActually, such people are really extremely ignorant, but no one dares to tell them that, for they suppose themselves to be veritable marvels. Oh, God humbles such as these....\"\nSt. Francis de Sales",
"Jughead was campaigning selfie style the day after dropping one of the most irresponsible budgets in a generation on Canadians. \n\n Although you could run cardboard cut-outs in most of these tidings without changing the outcome, it would be nice to surprise Justin with a loss in Thornhill-Markham.",
"Thank you Jeremy Hsieh, for helping the people of Alaska know how the legislature bends the rules to suit their own purposes. \n\nThey may have been \"interpreting\" the rule differently, but our current crisis is unprecedented and they are negligent when intentionally preventing public review and comment. The last thing we need is secrecy in legislative processes.\n\nThe way they slipped by the refusal to rationalize the oil credit/tax legislation and ram through the Permanent Fund raid is more than egregious, it's thievery.\n\nWe need more journalists like you!",
"what a crock, I can see why this woman was so resoundingly defeated - MSM journalism is responsible for fake news - FULL STOP - and they have lost all credibility in the marketplace - if they had any cred they wouldn't be going to the feds with beggar bowl in hand - just shows outta touch the 1%ers are - but it strikes me as a rear guard action by the establishment to protect their way of life as masters over all they see without input from others - we've seen the common them in other op-ed pieces by columnists at the G&M - but this is what tarnished prestige and a threat to position brings out in our 1%ers",
"Let's not forget this gals little stint in Syria. She has shown everyone her total naiveté, but her PR firm is in overdrive.",
"Surely you saw I was joking and were only responding to Mr England's incorrect assessment of who controls confirmation of court nominees :-)",
"Had Chin let the original temp order go into effect, it would be on the verge of expiring. Instead, he grandstands for attention; hires outside attorneys that we taxpayers cannot afford; and distracts the Nation from other priorities. Oh, and just love that Ige leadership ...",
"Justin also forgot about Article 19 in NAFTA- you know the one he wants to protect. It would allow Boeing to sue Canada directly.",
"What a sleazebag. Kent's lunacy has transformed to active harmful treachery.",
"Hal---you don't think it's his native intelligence? 'Cause I see the skills he used to make millions, and lose billions, in his daily actions and discourse...he lies, he's child-ish, quite ill mannered, needs a time out from his Mom. And by all accounts this is his MO. Shouldn't he be rich? Did God choose?",
"\"The first edition of Friday night lights in Kalihi was spoiled by the private school kids from up the street.\"\n\nAnd we wonder why the ILH and the OIA don't like each other? C'mon, man! That sentence is nothing but inflammatory and only adds to the problem.",
"\"that is, close to zero.\" My money says it isn't even 'close\" just ZERO chance! And the much bigger problem is that the elected, particularly in Eugene are no better at running government affairs then if the citizens were to just relay on a cheap Louisiana palm reader for advice.",
"RangerMC, You are babbling. You better go to Sandy's and become one with the ocean. Relax your mind for a while, then come back when you can make some sense.",
"joey my boy it ain't cool to give yourself a thumbs up but then again you are a Justin fan.",
"Wow, what a statement: To my knowledge, you're the first person to claim the tape is not legitimate and has been altered. Trump admitted its accuracy; he merely trivialized it as \"lockerroom banter.\" Billie Bush admitted its accuracy; he tried to excuse his sycophontic behavior based on his youth and inexperience. \n\nYou can try to excuse and minimize these amazingly terrible comments by Mr. Trump....good luck on that one. But please don't try to present the position that they were, somehow, altered to make Mr. Trump look bad. That simply suggests that you're A) a hard-core right wing conspiracy theorist and/or B) not too bright. \n\nBoth Trump and Bush accept them as accurate and both acknowledge how bad they make them look. Your attempt to delegitimize the tape simply makes you look bad.......you might want to reconsider that assertion",
"As we lose jobs by the thousands the ASD wants to spend money like drunken sailors . Throwing more money at the broken ASD is blown money. This town is headed in the wrong direction thanks to liberal thinking . Most of that thinking starts in the ASD and how they are brain washing our kids.",
"I don't need to explain my actions to you, so I really am high on your target list, huh ? I am getting it now. WOW for you:\n\n1Co 1:18-31 For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. (19) For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.” (20) Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? (25) For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. (25) For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. (26) For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. (27) But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong;",
"Or the lack of coverage might be because Patrick Brown is about interesting as a paper bag?",
"What puzzles me most is this racist notion that science is tainted by the prejudice of pale white males. The history of science is replete with scientists who risked their reputations on giving women and other races a shot at a time when it was considered taboo. They knew that the scientific endeavours of their protégés would stand up to ruthless scrutiny, and they did. \n\nIt's precisely because science transcends cultural prejudice that Raju is welcome to publish is corrections of Einstein's work. Einstein is noted for having been wrong empirically very few times. Notably once when he thought he was wrong on the cosmological constant.\n\nThere seems to be a distinction between scientific literates who reject Raju's pipe dreams, and literary intellectuals who are not equipped to verify his claims who want to fix something that isn't broken with what amounts to Lysenkoism. Understanding science requires thinking, so the path of least resistance is opting for the ideologically expedient.",
"Greetings DGL46,\n\nI thought that I was very clear about being very anti-scumbags, like THE DICK Cheney, DUMBYA Bush, Tony BLIAR, et al, who very deliberately lied to the world about non-existent WMD, then proceeded to illegally invade a non-threatening sovereign country, and mass murder over 1 Million defenceless innocents, men, women and children, in cold blood, and destroy the lives of millions more.\n\nIs that reasonable to you?\n\nHappy holidays!",
"It's just the usual Carrick schadenfreude; denigrating homeowners and homeownership because he still lives in his mother's basement.",
"As a die hard Conservative that really doesn't like Liberal policies, I thought that Justin made the best of a sensitive situation today. \n\nWhat I dislike is Liberals that use every opportunity to try to bolster their egos by attempting to belittle others with different views. Just because I have different views than the left, it doesn't make me a 'hater'. It just means that people like this poster have very closed minds.",
"Well, as Descartes said, \"Cogito ergo sum\" as being only thing that can actually be known with certainty to any individual. But the lack of proof positive doesn't make it false either. At least in this case the sources are identified as members of Trump's New Jersey Gold Club, not just \"unnamed sources\". And I do seem to recall Trump on the campaign trail saying he wouldn't live in the White House if elected, so the alleged comment would sort of follow. But again, pretty trivial story.",
"Another outraged liberal who knows nothing of history. The events leading the creation of the U.N. occurred in large part because aggressive states were appeased, rather than dealt with, until they became virtually unstoppable. Fiery rhetoric was used to motivate the Allies as well, or has he forgotten the famous \"day of infamy\" speech by liberal icon FDR?\n\nLiberals. They go for style over substance, every time. That's why they're perpetually shocked, perpetually appalled, perpetually outraged, perpetually discombobulated and in need of Play-Doh, safe spaces, and therapy dogs. They do not understand that they are playing Neville Chamberlain to Trump's Teddy Roosevelt. They look effete and ineffective by comparison, and the contempt they heap on Trump might better be reserved for the mirror.",
"\"The World is Flat\", Thomas L. Friedman, laid all of this out starkly for Gerald Butts - a decade ago. Gerald is stuck reading - back in his undergrad mentality, still really, really hoping that the Soviet Union ... .\nMr. Butts scoffs at Friedman.\nMeanwhile the dangerous Mr. Butts is having fun with his Canada play-toy.\n------------------\nWe WILL adjust, as this article's author sets out convincingly, or we sink.\nGerald Butts thinks sink is something in the bathroom.\nWatch out Canada. Look at Ontario in the early 90s for the prototype.\nFloyd Laughren blew many billions then, on socialism. Then: sink!",
"IRT Shannon Wianecki: You have no idea what happened in Gianforte's office. You're repeating drama you've heard on tv, without any first hand knowledge. Your rant outs you as just another Kool-Aid drinker. Stock-up. Word is; boots and wiliki are trying to corner the market.",
"Wrong.\n\nWelcome to life under TABOR, our joke of a tax program in the state, that doesn't allow for money to be spent on what we need, even when our economy is the best in the nation.",
"This is a bald faced lie. Amazing the lengths that regressives will go to defy reason and logic.",
"Fact: Trudeau is a complete disaster. His list of accomplishments are far shorter than his list of failures.",
"Harper's inaction on the BoC file\nafter that un-needed rate cut is what\ngot him ejected from office.\n\nKeep in mind it only took 10% of the tory\nvote going to the LPC to get decide which\nparty would hold the majority.\n\nAnd anybody who tells you otherwise, is\nsnowing you, or desirous of losing another\nelection...",
"Since \"civil\" beat is allowing the column to continue that is disrespectful and totally uncivil then I have to assume that is what they intend to do in order to form a division among civil minded people. Doesn't Pierre have enough pocket change to support his little blog? This is one of the most disrespectful blogs I have ever seen. The editor needs to submit her resignation for allowing it to go on. Any legitimate credibility that civil beat once had has been destroyed. Can I write a similar column comparing Obama and Hillary to the devil? (It would be easy to do). Did you know that Barrack was the name of Mohammeds black horse? Can't say that.",
"When did anyone hand anything to me? \n\nNo - my point was an obviously failed attempt to highlight the irony of someone like you lecturing me about keeping my opinions to myself ...",
"Really ? Kirk said \"ON TIME AND ON BUDGET\" Funny how you leave out the FACTS to sale your CORRUPT RAIL. Kirk is a DISASTER and needs to be FIRED !!",
"ed - your comment made me laugh. i often work with audio and have run a mixing board many times - outdoors and indoors. it's always the sound \"guys\" fault! no matter what happens on stage. out of tune? glare at the place you think the mixer is.. wrong note - stink eye at the mixer. broken string? yup, as the sound \"guy\" , i did it. my favorite was the lead singer who fell over his own stage monitor - once on his feet again, he started a whole stream of curses towards me. he didn't notice a cord now looped around his foot just enough to make him fall again. with his next step. he sprained his knee, missed a couple of dates and i , of course, was at fault. i had not had a part in any of his mishaps and he did not see me laughing - thank god in my little dark place with the audience. and thank god my mic was off....",
"He'll be no different than... HOUSTON. He had a good O line there too. \n\nHe knows all the right answers, but can't execute them come game time.\n\nHe's the answer because their is no other option.",
"This is simply not science and I shall now ignore you because I think you are an impostor trying to provoke a reaction.",
"I'm guessing you mean globalist Trudeau who is busy selling Canada to China for pocket change. Yes I'd never vote for him either.",
"Well the article doesn't mention that at all.... quite a major mistake and puts a very different perspective...\n\n......to quote the article 'White people could be compared to bullies'............ Maralise's error, deliberate or unintentional, who knows, but seemingly the former!.... .She really needs to smarten up or ship off! \n\nI have never listened to this Radio Jacaranda or the individual, I only reacted to the article as portrayed.",
"Trump is absolutely right. According to a secret report delivered to him by an alternative facts checker known as Elvis, an Overseas Strategic Services operative has listed hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens from Alpha Centauri Bb, a newly discovered planet, who have the uncanny ability to mirror humans. They are the culprits. Since these aliens are able to get driving licences, Trump's assertion that they voted for Hilary is perfectly logical. To make sure this is not Fake News, a gag order has been issued to all environmental agencies not to have anything to do with the media. This in itself is proof positive that Trump knows what he's talking about. So listen up.",
"Another desperate attempt to distract from his utterly ineffective first 100 days.",
"He was not a child soldier according to Geneva Convention and was not a uniformed combatant, he was a taliban terrorist fighting with like-minded cowards. His treatment was warranted under the circumstances. Canada has revealed itself among our allies as an impotent joke of hyper-progressive weakness. No doubt the career activists and SJWs are happy with this decision, what's next, a Research Chair? Tenure? I suppose Karla Hamolka should be compensated as well for having her identity revealed?",
"far out roy, even for you, thats far out. equating elephants to humans. farrrrr out",
"Citizens died in this tragic fire and you are saying Mr. Lee is nit picking? I say he's trying to expose the situation for what it is and that is we have a staff of incompetent administrators at HFD and the buck stops with the Chief.",
"Speaking of lack of empathy for a fellow human being...Gigi, you definitely have that one nailed. The hypocrisy is astounding.",
"It was a joke, Steven. Even the LA Times said so.\n\nUnbelievable...",
"Never a good idea to use any thing as a weapon against an officer. Sadly, the only true cure for stupidity seems to be a chunk of lead.",
"\"it's the same as if president Roosvelt would have protected candle and oïl torch industry again's light bulb in 1900.\" (radio Quote on my way home. not mine, i wish i taugh of it but...)\n\nAll talk abouth being green, or thinking abouth america first, or protecting job's, or comparing US again's china right to emit, or jalousy or what other can do and you cant or commercial balance or, or, or is beside the point the only reality is, he just signed america entry into loosing edge toward other's end of story.",
"If my thoughts and beliefs are not accepted as valid by another reader, it`s their right to say as much isn`t it?..and without them being penalized for having \"passion\" about a subject, and without their risk of being stifled from speech, or worse being blacklisted. I`m more offended by the lies allowed to be told in the media about a \"million barrels a day\" if we just fork over a billion in cash to Exxon every year under SB21. THAT \"free speech\" (some would say propaganda) offended me far more as an Alaskan and American than anything I have ever seen in the previous Dispatch comments system.",
"We “should just believe a four star general”??\n\nOrwellian. \n\nBTW\nHave you heard of Oliver North??",
"guess the high-minded academic hasnt been paying attention to the US news of late - obstruction, collusion has been debunked and even Dems are admitting they have a bag full of nothing ... oh well lots of egg to go around for the many faces that are discredited including this author - Trumpenstien doesnt need a war just a continued investigation that continues to clear him at every turn - even Matthews at MSNC said the dream of impeachment of DT is gone like the wind - but keep spreading false news and keep up with the fear mongering - the left stream media has had to walk back so many stories based on anonymous sources and third-party accounts of events that their credibility is shredded a lot this author's - but hey Trumpenstien is liar.... if we prosecuted every lying pol we would have no room in our jails for violent thugs - but keep it up guy, ur destined to fail and will have no out",
"We actually had a guy with two degrees in economics and an analytical mind and a clear eyed, focused preoccupation with economics, trade, taxation and fiscal responsibility.\n\nHe led our country to the best record among the G 7 for the five years following The Great Recession in all major economic and fiscal performance indicators. \n\nDuring his decade of leadership, Canada was the most respected and admired country in the world and topped the G 7 and other mid sized and large countries in social progress and open government.\n\nHe even dragged himself into the House and gave relatively direct and sensible answers to opposition questions.\n\nSo we dumped him for a part time drama teacher with a famous name and nice hair.\n\nSaid part time drama teacher has neither the knowledge or vision to develop a coherent long term economic strategy for Canada.\n\nEven simple questions in the House are beyond his competence.",
"Cant empathize with people in flip flops and a tank top. When i suggested they consider weather changes and water needs they told me to gfms. Ok, empathy done.",
"Krookwell better get the clowns at HART to factor THIS into their so called projections, regardless of how \"trivial\" or small this amount is. \n\nKrookwell. Rail Fail. Lies. Deception. Corruption.",
"Lies\n\nall politicians lie\nbut Leftist progressives see ONLY the lies of\nRob Ford\nHarper\nTrump\nand then make a big fuss over it, like \"yuge fuss, awesome fuss",
"'\n…you're actually lecturing someone else on the topic of insults?\n\nI'm nominating you for membership in Leadership Matters For America Org.\n.",
"Your comment reveals your lack of knowledge and awareness, ie., you're seriously under-informed, or worse, choose to ignore the evidence. Which is it? The volcano 'story' is a red herring by the way, already dealt with in the scientific literature, but what is truly bizarre is your wood boat straw argument. Here's some facts you can learn from: http://foodassets.com/blog/2017/01/24/topic-videos-links-reports-arguments-climate-change/",
"Really? Harper was roundly despised in the First Nations communities. But nice try at the make-believe.",
"That's right, I didn't present a \"god\" argument, I presented a good argument. You just aren't open to reason.",
"I never made that argument- houston vs new orleans. Why dont you tell that to lake houston and its 96 decision to do nothing.",
"EugeneDude: He does that all the time, nobody else will respond to him so he self feeds his EGO.............",
"You're off topic again, Grizzly. The conversation we were having is about your incessant whining about how you live paycheck to paycheck despite your bloated state employee wages and benefit package. And because you can't live within your means, and budget your money, you think it's Obama's fault. Typical Trumpeter, always a victim.",
"It just shows how little ZerObama trusted or respected the people of the US and it's state governments. He has an affinity for totalitarianism. And he's still pursuing that dream with the deep state.",
"Eeyore is going back to the pasture. I'm kind of disappointed actually. The entertainment value was due to be legendary. He figured out real quick he's a nobody outside of Anchorage. You would have thought the last gubernatorial race would have clued him in.",
"Another one impervious to CFL's satire. You've been fragged.",
"Harper was insensitive on the evacuation of 25,000 Canadians in Lebanon and he is doing the same thing here\n\n\nOh, wait.....",
"He's the white Obama..same rhetoric...same attitudes..same everything. Not him..please not him! He will ruin Colorado even worse than Hickenlooper.",
"Of course the left continues to ignore Raheel Raza and Farzana Hassan who warn against the silencing nature of M-103 as liberal Muslims. Oh well, countries governed by Islamic law are beacons of Liberal freedom, whether it's a 14 year girl pummeled by morality police in Iran for wearing ripped jeans or rabid mobs of zealots hacking secular poets to death in Bangladesh - but we can't talk about issues of religious zealotry staring everyone in the face, it's \"Islamaphobic\"...",
"Lazeelink:\n\"So please, waste your condescending lectures to those who don't know better.\"\n\n-\n\nSaid without a hint of irony.",
"... Now if that isn`t the swiftest Texas oil-man- double-talk, and obfuscating I have seen this session! \n Rep Johnson get`s the prize for pitching THAT misdirecting and meaningless provision.\nTranslated from Texas oil-lawyer-ese it means the subsidies will continue but with a \"different name\"? Rep. Johnson and Rick Perry must have gone to the same school in Texas to think they can sell baloney like that in a discussion of facts and cause and affects of the eternal pitfalls of the poorly vetted, conflicted and cartel-slanted SB21. All the subsidies need to go away as quickly as possible. We can`t afford the SUBSIDIES. And we are not cutting more education, health care and public safety, and raiding the earnings of the permanent fund, just to give it away to the slope cartel. Noway.",
"\"...whose record of serial mis-statement, obfuscation and outright lies is unparalleled since the time of Amor de Cosmos in this province ...\" you are quite given to hyperbole, aren't you? I fear your head will explode once Christy takes the coveted prize on May 9th. fear not though, there'll be prosperity enough, even for the likes of you.",
"Nah, he just has to say he is sorry and move on. Life is too short to live in the past. Before you know it, we are fossil fuel.",
"Yeah, you said it all, you didn't vote for him. The GOP Christian right is telling us what bathroom to use, not Obama. LOL",
"20 million wasted. While other competent countries are taking down any walls they have, we have this clown wanting to build one.",
"On the margin; and I don't think I am the only one, if it comes to choosing a product or service and one choice says \"Made in the USA\" then I will pass and go with the other alternative(s). No one likes to be bullied or pushed around, and that is just Trump's style with Canada and Mexico and indeed with most of America's allies. The \"ugly American\" seems to be making a comeback and no one cares.",
"Ha ha same old bs. Rave on, your man is going down.",
"I was talking about the mindset Gudagook displays that led to our current political situation, not debating him so there is no misdirection. I presented no opinion on any candidate. But, here's some fact.\nIraq SOFA, not so clear-cut: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S.%E2%80%93Iraq_Status_of_Forces_Agreement\nSoviet Union demise engineered by tough guy Reagan, military buildup (massive debt, broken economy), not so much: http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/2732\nObama inherited and presides over conservative economic disaster and in spite of obstructionist Congress it's slowly improving.\nChina: American corporations closed American factories and moved them to China or bought from Chinese factories. China has moved away from economic Communism but not the social controls. Americans, once again, get shafted.\nVenezuela: Chavez used petro profits to prop up his regime with popular programs, global capitalism, not Socialism, killed oil prices, Venezuelan economy collapsed.",
"If you don't understand what I have said, perhaps you may take to heart the following:\n\n“We have two ears and only one tongue, in order that we may hear more and speak less.\" (Diogenes Laertius)\n\nOr....perhaps you may wish to spend some time with Hurly yourself - for what you are spewing is neither logic nor argument - simply intentional misdirection and harassment. The only thing I don't understand is why this type of behavior amuses you, but so be it.....\n\nThe FACT is, I posted no opinion. The FACT is, I made no contention. The FACT is I see no communication from you asking kag to support her statement - the accusations that actually need substantiation. Therefore, the logical conclusion is that your comments to me are merely bullying and harassment. \n\nThis series of posts is now over.",
"Fluffernutter. Get off your high horse. Your a card-carrying member of Leafs Nation who goes around on these threads pretending to so oh so above the fray. You're a posturer\n\nEven your name is pretentious, Not politically correct. As if. Give me a break, emperor.\n\nYour Leafs tanked the past few years like nobody's business, a fact you fervently denied all last season. \n\nDon't tell me I don't know what I'm talking about, I'm straight up, you're the phoney baloney.",
"To the moderator(s):\n\nScrolling down you will find a troll, \"Hottubjoe,\" who has posted an uncivil comment which has nothing to do with North Korea and the issues involving it.\n\nThis post is simply a vicious personal attack.\n\nHow can it possibly meet your \"civility standards?\"\n\nThank you for your consideration.",
"Everything you said is perfectly true, now what?? I've emailed Seattle's Mayor many times. His idea of affordable housing is out of reach for gethe majority of our homeless. Now I read that contractors can pay a fee and avoid holding a percentage of units for low income.\nWe at Lake City Christian have been sheltering three families living in their RVs and have received complaints because it looks messy which it does. Life is messy especially when living in a confined space. Basically many want them to go away so we don't have to look. Go where??? On the street they are forced to move every couple of days. God change people's hearts. Become real Christians as in following our Lord.\nMalinda ewis",
"Well Gary, you've nailed it perfectly; it's what you and I learned in kindergarten, back when things made some sense. Likely we'll never return to civil sanity. Everybody has their own take on what's moving us closer to stupid, so I'll proffer mine:\nTrump promised everything that populists dreamed of. He was supposed to lose, but didn't. This created a real delimna for the true power brokers, so they had a little chat with the cheeto-in-chief, outlining how things were going to be...showed him a few photos of JFK's soire through Dallas, and an agreement was struck. No surprise, as Obummer made the same hope and change switcharoo once he was educated by the very same powers.\nThe results are obvious: MIC runs foreign diplomacy now. You'll still need yer programs, cuzz ya tell yer demorat from yer republicant.",
"If you were \"horrified\" by this, then you are indeed, a snowflake.\n\nMildly off-put, OK. Even embarrassed I might accept. But horrified? Get real.\n\nNow, swear on a stack of Bibles or Korans or UN Declarations of Human Rights that you have never thought of, or used, a racial epithet and never chuckled at an ethnic joke. Ever. Or else it is you that should be sanctioned. Ouch.\n\nsimply too sanctimoniously funny.",
"the press squandered any credibility with the false accusations that have amounted to nothing on Russia collusion and obstruction - Trumpenstien is playing the media like a second-hand guitar and they bite on everything - he has sidestepped the big shooters with Twitter and demonstrated their inherent bias when covering someone who doesnt represent their values - all u lefties dont seem to understand that a great many people dont take ur word as gospel and they disagree with you on many points - how do think Trumpenstien got elected he ran against all of u and that and got him the big chair - hardest part of eating crow is getting past the feathers for all u lefties lemme know how ur personal journey goes - eating feathers that is",
"Perhaps someone can explain the difference between hubris and arrogance as it appears by those who denigrate anyone without college degree?",
"If he were an exceptional athlete (in the league) he'd have a job even with his \"baggage\" - but being one of the worst QBs in the league is what is really keeping him back. No one wants the added issues of dealing with all the hoopla around his speech (he recently compared all cops to slave patrols on twitter). His performance on the field isn't enough to counter his issues off the field.",
"\"Hitting the road for seven months is definitely not for everybody\".\n\nWhatever else one may say about the author of this article, it's clear he has mastered understatement.",
"this is one dangerous dangerous phucking screwball American",
"Despite yet another shellacking, there will still be those posting how good BJ Birdie's dance steps were tonight and how an 18 year old prospect is slated to be the next Joe DiMaggio.\n\nJust ignore them.\n\nHouston, they've got a problem !",
"Anyone who has never been an actual responder to any real emergency situation, whether at the headquarters section level or where the rubber actually meets the road, is too ignorant to do much more than whine about their own personal situation.\n\nWe see that regularly nationwide.",
"As usual, you completely miss the point. Researcher demands that Alaskans join the global civilized world in helping African elephants. Then demands sacrifice from us. What do they suggest we sacrifice? I do not need a job, I am retired.",
"He actually testified under oath that nothing like that happened.\n\nWatching liberals grind their gears trying to find dirt where none exists is becoming sport at this point. The Democratic Party is quickly becoming a thing kids will only read about in history books, like the Whigs.",
"Such a massive editorial failure in doing some basic background research here by the G&M. Further, it's fanned the flames of the usual \"OMG look what Trump did crowd\".\n\nThe lawyer who helped Obama draft this order came out siding with Trump and explained the situation well. Obama was pushing for the same thing - him and Trump have the same outlook on this problem (Globe - let that sink in to your editorial staff).\n\nLong story short, the part of this order (it was not legislation hence the call to Congress for action) dealing with parents had already been struck down and the Democratic lawyers agreed this part was next and didn't hold to court scrutiny. Trump even gave a grace period for legislation to be completed. \n\nWhat a bunch of screaming from the usual crowd on here, including the editors.",
"“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”\n—Isaac Asimov",
"More (not so) amazing is the extensive number of liberals who don't even know what the terms \"reality\" & \"facts\" even mean."
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"Yup, anybody who has an opinion different than the extremist, paranoid ranting of this columnist must be a troll because after all, in the alt left world you either agree or you are to be silenced by whatever means necessary including calling them names such as \"trolls\". Why stop there, aren't they \"deplorables\" as well?",
"Well, no surprise. Worshipping at the altar of Mediocrity. If money is spent on giving the mistress salary increases, and expenditure is wasteful. there will be no money for Athletics. What a grubby little bunch of crooks...",
"Time to impeach the useless Mr. vacation!",
"Kick those illegals to the curb\nMr. Trump, make sure they\ngo South, as with the useless\nPMS Canadian leader, don't\nlet the snowflake force these\nuseless things on us.",
"You have to be a special kind of stupid to do the things Trump does. I'm starting to believe he should be riding the short bus.\nMaybe the hair dye is seeping into his tiny little brain?",
"You're right. It's Saudi Arabia. But you understood my reference. For my education, what stupidity are you not giving pass? And what is your guidance?",
"Kizla saying someone has a big, goofy face? Have any mirrors in casa de la Kizla?",
"So it's the media's fault? Is there anything these days NOT the media's fault? How about the parents? Where were they? Are MTV and Twitter the parents of these punks?\n\nStupid youths are not political, they are just young and dumb. Some of them are criminal. Let's put some, most?, all? of the personal responsibility on the laps of these \"boys\".",
"So, basically what you're saying is that women, (particularly, although I also know some teenage boys) who prefer privacy while peeing are somehow mentally ill and must be ripped out of their insanity by a six-foot male in 4-inch heels goggling them over the top of a public restroom stall. (And, yes, I have had that experience and know other women who have had it also). These fearful and unfair people who think their body shouldn't be under public display of the opposite sex will get used to being goggled and their daughters won't even think it's unusual and the whole world will be better off for them getting used to being sexually harassed. And, hey, the occasional sexual molestation of children ... that will only grow the number of transgendered, so it will meet your goal and that means there's nothing to worry about.",
"Anybody who actually believes that it was Kim Campbell, and not the legacy of Brian Mulroney, that led the PCs to the greatest defeat in Party history is either woefully ignorant of Canadian history and politics, too young to remember, or a flat-out liar.",
"\"never thought I would see a White House supportive of Nazi propaganda\"\n\nIt's intellectually wrong and repulsive to suggest that the White House is 'supporting Nazi propaganda'.\n\nThese are complex issues are require thoughtful, nuanced dialogue.\n\nThe white house should take a stronger line on these Nazis, but it doesn't make the white house 'supportive of Nazis'\n\nYour comment - and the thrust of the article amount a crude form of dumb bigotry, only a couple of inches better than that of the dumb-ass Nazis themselves.\n\nJust because one has a great deal of moral high ground, doesn't give one license to be a bigot, to spread lies, or to distort the truth.",
"You're right. White people never experience dark clouds.",
"Man, homophobia is back, Don't worry GBA, I am sure you are safe in your closet fortress, you should come out of that closet once and a while.",
"I found a full story of this. Turns out the dirt bag that \"lost\" Portis's money was a guy who worked for Stratton Oakmont...yanno, the bunch of crook wall street investors they made the movie The Wolf of Wall Street about. The thief still lives in a multi million dollar mansion in Florida.\n\nCan't say I blame Portis for how he feels.",
"Most white people who attacks me are all about white power. And that is you. Which is why research says, most white men who travel to Asia, Latin America, and the other Third World countries for sex with children are all about power over girls and women and to engender and enhance their perceived power over minorities in this country. I rest well by the way. I talk like this face to face with anyone.",
"Judging by the march in San Diego, it looked like the same audience that shows up to the usual feminist/LBGQT/black lives matter protests. If you want to be taken seriously, probably best advisable to not wear a vagina costume."
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"Yup. They brought along the kids thinking they could live off the PFD, like the probably could \"back home\", and finding out they can't, crime is the next best thing to working! I wonder how many state welfare dollars and USDA dollars are going into that neighborhood. I know there's some good families there...but why? Is Mountain view really the only low rent in all of Anchorage? Seems no amount of manicuring can change that place.",
"Your intellectual bankruptcy is as shameless as they come. At no time will you address the facts I have stated and run like a gutless coward from an intellectually honest debate on this despicable public policy that cannot remotely pass scrutiny.",
"People need to quit crying FAKE NEWS in inappropriate situations. Are you saying this story is false and made-up?",
"I too, found the \"\"rah-rah spin\"\" on City Hall insulting and totally out of touch with what residents in the community actually feel about the situation.",
"agree with Gary. It was a \"no class\" act for Koller to profit off of the misery of others. Typical Lingle profiteering at others expense. Terrible person along with her sidekick Koller.",
"If this is supposed to be some kind of 'gotcha' moment to offset what the Liberals did, it is feeble and a complete failure. The comparison is laughable.",
"Ever hear of skinny-shaming? That's what I went thru. Sick or underfed? Call the authorities on my poor parents as I was wolfing down a dozen Sourdough Pancakes and venison chops smothered in wild mushroom gravy! After giving birth, I walked out of the hospital in the same jeans I got pregnant out of! Oh, and at the doctor's, I was either viewed to be anemic, on illegal stimulants, or anorexic. It happens, Elise, and I feel your pain. There will be no Trump or Trump-like men in my life. Never was, never will. He sickens me.",
"Please cite/post the basis for your costs. If you have never fallen, had an allergic reaction, aged into your 50's-80's,been in an accident, developed pneumonia tell me all about what and where people should live.How about having thousands of acres of tribal land that your people have hunted and lived on for eons arbitrarily taken by a group of Federal Bureaucrats who then tell you they value birds welfare over yours or your family and friends. These same bureaucrats have no issue with hundreds of birds being killed by affluent hunters flying in from out of state traversing these \"precious sensitive\" lands killing for sport and profit to the outfitters. How is it the 20K+ Soldiers stationed in this area failed to destroy the\"endangered\" environment during WWII? The hundreds of roads that were built in the area still exist and are used regularly by sportsmen for hunting or accessing fishing spots without so much as a whimper from the \"outraged and concerned\" environmentalist? Why???",
"Trump is a big baby who hasn't had a chance to grow up and play nice with others.",
"Racist shoehorning his personal beef in unrelated story...",
"And their arrogance astounded. How many died on Mathews watch over ill fitting ornge helicopters, four dead in a crash of a helicopter due to lack of training, and literally THOUSANDS dead of superbugs in hospitals, while on Sulley's show on PBS, he had on two people who have invented devices to place in hospitals, that literally obliterate superbugs in hospitals, and where they TRIED to get the Ontario Liberal government to buy them, but were turned down!!! She will rot in you know where on judgement day, that is for certain.",
"This is a emotional story and anyone who has seen the man and his family on television must feel as I do - very sad. But we must follow the rule of law - or be lawless. I feel for this man - and especially for his family. I'm confident that because he has a wife and kids in Kona - he'll be back in no time at all. I'm also aware of the hardship endured by all those around the world who are trying to follow our laws and immigrate to our country the right way - who have watch others cut in line by simply walking across our border. Sir, I hope you come back soon......legally.",
"There will always be a portion of society who are unable to take care of themselves, we need to identify the people who are homeless due to mental illness and provide them with the treatment and services they need.\n\nThose who are homeless by choice and are causing problems we need to give them the option of changing their ways or dealing with the consequences.\n\nI was curious what happened to all the panhandlers when Obama came to Anchorage, they all vanished for those few days.",
"The reality in this city is that we have developed into a culture type environment where guns, murder and violence are now a methodth of settling disputes. More police is not the answer to this new culture. \nI wish I had the answers, be it better parenting, schools/teachers that work, a culture in that all of us understand violence is not a solution. But at present we don't have or can face the truth of what anchorage has now become. \nThe new reality is that we have an element(s) and must have the courage to identify these issues that have lead to this new problem.\nThe Mayor and the rest of the politicians are unable to do this and thus we will have an escalating problem....",
"I know it hard to understand this, but Jaded, you have no idea what my world view is. Maybe you should ask. But frankly you and the others here demonstrate clearly that citizens do not think. They react. I cannot change human nature and knee jerk judgment is just as much a part of human nature as obsessive behavior and stalking. I always look at situations in terms of long term making society better rather than casting blame which is basically worthless. I believe adverse effects can be reduced through careful analysis of situations and, which is unpalatable to many, ascribe some responsibility on all people to make things better. The perp and victim model only gets us to where we are - no further. Ever heard of no-fault auto insurance. Drivers in each accident are assigned a percentage of fault. Good system because it motivates all drivers to do everything the can to avoid crashes. Anyway, Jaded, it is amazing how people with similar objectives can tar one another.",
"You sad sacks are really pitiful.",
"You know, I wanted to read this column because I too believe that our important policy discussions are fueled far more by anger than by reason.\n\nBut then it got right back into the old \"false equivalency\" game. Yeah, a few people in a couple of places have gone too far. But to paint the entire anti-Trump protests with the broad brush of the worst actions of a few is like equating the Watts Riot with the Edmund Pettis Bridge, then clucking, \"See? Both sides are wrong.\"\n\nAlso, if you think that even the worst of what has happened so far has been a \"riot\", then you don't know what a riot really is.\n\nAs far as taking to the streets and standing up for what you believe in? Sounds pretty doggone American to me.",
"Perhaps inappropriate is too gentle a word. Racist is more like it.",
"StewartBrian offers, \"the racism argument is for the intellectually weak\"\n\nWhile Serafim Sarovskii found my earlier post humorous and you gave it a \"like\" wherein I simply compared the similarities of two North American born women of Indian descent, one a Canadian and the subject of this article and the other an American and a member of the Trump administration, it appears with the arrival of the \"intellectually weak\" this morning that my earlier comment has become \"below the civility threshold for publication\".\n\nHmmmmm....",
"what? by getting in the way?",
"what barf was that?",
"The same can be said of water.\nAbsolutely essential to life until you drown.\nYour folksy pretzel logic and talk of demonization is just sad.",
"if you don't have anything fresher than 32 years, you should stay quiet. This is getting crazy.",
"Only one Alaskan company was selected. Four are out of state firms. This is more federal overreach and unjust rules that again treat us like a colony. I swear if we had a larger and more permanent population the federal government would see Alaska breaking away just like the colonists did with Britain.",
"Well It looks as though Kate Troll's fabled 'green' economy is not working for Southeast Alaska.",
"An eye for eye is no way to govern. Grow up.",
"L2G: There are far too many really nasty, ...I'd say deranged...individuals around us today. Indeed, they are frightening. Your story is \"horrible\"...no one should have to endure the stalking you describe. Our son-in-law is the secretary of the local NAACP and yesterday showed me an email he had received from an anonymous site somewhere in Kansas. It was the most vile, hateful racist commentary you can imagine. He receives such emails rather regularly.\n\nThe internet has done good things.....it's also done some real damage. It's now possible for folks to spread their hate far and wide and to, as in your case, target individuals for such vile harassment. There's no easy answer.\n\nI'm sorry you were attacked in such a cowardly fashion. I understand your feelings. At the same time, I oppose using violence to meet hatred....violence only begets violence. best wishes, Gary Crum",
"I agree with your sentiment though. Leaving a dog is unforgivable. And in this case, taking a dog up that high without paying close attention to his condition, or being better prepared with booties - the owner should have taken greater care.",
"In all fairness, I can see your point. However, the 'preoccupation' is a result of this guy's very dangerous and irrational antics that will, at some point, have dire consequences for the US and beyond. The writing is most certainly on the wall.",
"It is absolutely flabbergasting that anyone would advocate against the education and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases in this modern day and age. This reckless and irresponsible endeavor is really something to be ashamed of. Pure, unequivocal shame.",
"thats funny, the police are the ones who told residents of muldoon that SB91 is the problem. All this talking doesnt help the KIDS. the Kids of muldoon are having shots go off around them at school ( muldoon elementary )...crazy junkies try to pick them up at school....I know of two families who this last summer had a nutball spray bullets at them while their children were outside playing ( because they know they wont go to jail if caught)....and all these adults want to TALK TALK TALK TALK ...today the kids will walk by our house as the junkies run in and out of the campground. nice going respondsible adults. I cant even get a light up between grandlarry and jelinek !!! what other part of anchorage has no lights ? none . zero. zip.",
"Are you a politician? Every time I hear the phrases \"hard-working Americans (or Alaskans, etc.)\" or \"the American people...\" I know it's time to duck and cover because some politician is commencing to stick it to me.",
"Because they don't know any better.",
"Alberta is toxic wasteland from spills.",
"Beautiful and clearly a sign of true and pure evolution. Ignorance is rampant in Alaska but you have sorted through the antiquated tidbits to extract truth and humanity. Wonderful !",
"Sorry Jeff, we hear those like you year after year after year how you Socialists are going to VOTE the Conservatives out and the Liberals in. They ARE doing the Job we ask them to do, and no, all your hair pulling and screaming and crying and Insults won't change a thing. Because we are a Conservative, God Fearing, Freedom Loving State ! We don't want to be like Oregon, Washington or California . God Bless Alaska !",
"Wallowing in anything is never a good idea;\nWallowing is part of this particular group's culture and has been for over 100years. If taken away some other group group would have to apologize.",
"incredibly irresponsible driving that put many lives at risk.",
"Hillary was a tired old hag who wasn't electable - Yes Hollywood NOBODY cares what you have to say, wow big surprise!!!!!\n\nMiddle America needs to stop supporting these entitled out of touch elitist - poor babies just can't handle how meaningless they truly are.\n\nWe should drag these zombies in hand cuffs back to the American border every time one of the slithers its way over to Canada to cry about our energy sector!!!!!!!",
"One poster here mentions about using the Mute Function. The ones who use this function are the ones who can not ACCEPT the TRUTH.......They just want to RUN and HIDE...............",
"Doug Bartko, I've often thought the same thing, with longer and longer periods of open ice in the Beaufort Sea, use LNG tankers instead of a pipeline to get the gas off the North Slope.\n\nOf course you know the environmentalists and the North Slope Borough would try to block it, claiming harm to polar bears, whales, etc.",
"This is old story that gets repeated over and over and over. And over again.\n\nI’ll only expound on what I think I know, not what I think I know from anecdotal information and gossip. \n\nWe have yet to complete a study on Alaska Native people and the results from forced assimilation. Forced assimilation is simply the erasure of all things cultural and historical. And this is the most important part: And attempt after attempt to replace the erasures with that old “you have to become like us so you can go to heaven BS.”\n\nThat is the Alaska Native story and it is still with us. No one wants to nor will they do what is truly right and that is to address that issue. If addressed, the money flow to “fix” Native people will come to an abrupt end. The money here is the most important item. Think on that. Ponder it. And in so doing, set aside the supposed sanctity of western religious dogma and you will be on the right track.",
"Christipher Crews, where did I say anything about a massacre of natives in South Central Alaska? Don't put words in my mouth, but do try reading my comment a little slower, and maybe that will help with your reading comprehension skills.\n\nIf you know so much about Alaska history, you'd know the first white people to invade Alaska were the Russians, and they did kill many natives. You have surely heard about the Russians, haven't you? The US bought Alaska from them in 1867? Seward's Folly? Does that ring a bell?\n\nIf you don't believe the native Dena’ina population that lived in what would become the Anchorage Bowl, and along the Dgheyaytnu, which would come to be called Ship Creek, were displaced, then I would suggest brushing up on your vast knowledge of Alaska history before trying to school me on the subject.",
"Is this where, \"two wrongs don't make a right,\" comes in?",
"And why is it so difficult to stop what is clearly a form of insanity, lazee? Instead of attacking me, offer us some of your wisdom. Or do you think these regular eruptions of mass killing are somehow a normal part of civic life?",
"Yeah, a 'crazy person' who just happens to hate Muslims.\n\nThat's known as the craziness of xenophobia and it's whipped up by Trump's call for violence against others.\n\nYour attempt to make excuses failed.",
"It's a humorous way for overly sensitive types on the right to criticize overly sensitive types on the left. I think the term snowflake is perfectly applicable to the poster in question, being as snowflakes are devoid of intelligence.",
"With all the guns out there in the hands of God-knows-who, I think many Americans have this haunting feeling. I mean, we're all sitting ducks, just waiting our turn to be victims of the next guy or terrorist. It's the role we serve in granting a so-called \"freedom\" to some people. If you've got arms, it follows that you've got to have deaths.",
"There are people who condemn all rodeos, including the small ones in towns and villages everywhere in this country. The reason this one gets the most publicity, both pro and con, is because it's enormous and people know about it.",
"I've been under the assumption that Alaska, for the past thirty-something years) has all the oil and gas investors that it needs, Narcissit. BS21 is simply upping the ante of the haves and have-mores.",
"Agreed.\n\nBloody weird stuff.\n\nVery unCanadian I say.\n\nPM Selfie and his minions selling us down the river with the G&M sycophant support.",
"Hamas is celebrating - these people are sick. No hope of peace - ever",
"Just the ADN trying to perpetuate the AGW propaganda. Reversion to the mean is likely. It's going to be cold for the next 4 years.",
"Low IQ, high drama.",
"Yep. Go be cannon fodder due to being born poor. You are a piece of real sad humanity.",
"Are you posting on the wrong countries news???",
"Lela markham: \"Alaska still has one of the tightest wildlife protection regimes in the country. \" That statement is simply not true.",
"Geez,\nhe's a Democrat/Liberal friend. If he ever voted in the elections he'd had voted for a Democrat. A Trojan Horse entering the US via Chucky's Lottery system migration. \nIge/Chin/Watson fights for terrorists/bad operatives to travel to the US and invites ALL unknown's to Hawaii with open arms and Aloha.\nDon't tell, Hawaii won't ask.",
"ADN writes: \"Congressmen hear pitches on how to open up Alaska’s natural resources \"\n.\nNice to see that Don Young is keeping our colonial status intact, so outsiders can rape and pillage the environment and the people that live here. Sad to see that some of the native corporations are willing to trash the places where they live for money - but hey, that's what colonialism is all about - it worked! History will not treat Don well I suspect. Don makes it clear, on a regular basis, that he does not care about history and his legacy is immaterial to him :)",
"Perhaps both \"sides\" are in for a major shock.",
"You've hit the nail on the head as usual, Mel, that's the rationale in a nutshell.\n\nThen they're horrified when people turn to Breitbart and Trump...",
"and you yourselves came from siberia. so everyone is from somewhere else. some came sooner, some later, but all have come. how did you police yourselves before? before the massive intrusion by juneau? or dc? the more power you give away, the less you have.",
"As we lose jobs by the thousands the ASD wants to spend money like drunken sailors . Throwing more money at the broken ASD is blown money. This town is headed in the wrong direction thanks to liberal thinking . Most of that thinking starts in the ASD and how they are brain washing our kids.",
"Those poor MS-13 thugs...they're just misunderstood. If only we, as a society, were more enlightened, we'd understand they're just trying to help the communities they terrorize, not hurt them.",
"I think what makes the crime level seem so horrible is social media. Nothing like a few minutes of Scanner Joe on Facebook to feed the fear. Throw in a couple of messages from the APD via Nixle.us and a quick read of ADN, KTUU, and KTVA online and the paranoia is complete. There are good people and bad people in Anchorage. Just as there has been for my 50 years here. The main thing that has changed is that realtime has been added to the mix. By the way, we never did recover our Ford Falcon- stolen from behind the house in 1972.",
"Momma bear, OK, I understand, YOU are NOT the type to carry a gun because of the reasons you mentioned. You should be commended for realizing your non abilities. Self-Defense, basically a JOKE. Get your Black Belt, I would bet any size tough male whether they weigh 140lbs or up, could take you to the ground and beat your Black Belt skills. Unfortunately for YOU, the best solution might be to stay away from downtown and HOPE in the future the city council gets some TEETH and corrects the problems there. Please, DO NOT be HARD headed and become a VICTIM...........",
"Of course the author is right. But this absurd state of affairs is steam rolling ahead and anyone who dares offer a contrarian word is immediately shouted down.\n\nAs someone noted earlier, the native segment of the population is only 4 percent, but you can't open a paper or turn on the radio without this agenda being promoted without question. I know the cbc is much maligned around these parts, but I used to really enjoy several of their radio programs. Now it's practically unbearable. Some of the guests are promoting undemocratic seditious ideas, suggesting for example that the 4 percent should hold government decision making power over everyone else. The radio hosts don't even bat an eye. They just nod and agree.",
"Insanity. Thankfully, it is not highly contagious.",
"Well some people should not be on the road during any season.",
"Well that explains it right? Surface brain power makes me pity fools like you...but aren't all racists belittling professionals? Smh who pissed in your cornflakes surely not a First Nation individual you have never met or even considered when your ancestors came and took all free land that WE agreed by accepting $5/head in perpetuity????",
"I am starting to weaken and beginning to think, \"maybe you guys are right\"... I am so fatigued by these stories of acts of violence committed the name of Islam, that I find myself thinking recently \" why are me letting this primitive ideology take root here in Canada\"? I feel embarrassed that I am starting to think this way. Somebody please convince me that this thinking is wrong because I am not sure I want to turn into the type of person I used to mock. Maybe its just a weak moment... I have a pretty bad cold now.",
"How can anyone disagree? It would be like saying oxygen is bad for humans.",
"Whoops. Karen, don't you realize you are part of the problem?\n\nNext time, do more research. Eugene is a powderkeg in regards to growth.",
"Sorry for the whale. If your going to hunt and kill something you should know what your hunting......",
"And the near genocide of American Indians, black slavery, the atomic bomb on innocent people, nice try sweeney.....humanity is depraved and it isn't specific to any culture/race.",
"I am extremely pleased to see that our local politicians are not climbing the body pile to get five minutes of free air time, like in some other states. Disgusting. Oddly, while I hear a lot of talk about gun restrictions, I am not hearing any interest in curtailing the propaganda this young man saw on YouTube, which spurred him on to such violence.",
"I was so unbelievably angry about that sign, which I drive by every day both to work and on the way home. It was a great big F.U. to Anchorage that they erected it simply because they could. Pointless illegal and garish advertising for a location that needs no such advertising. They should have been ordered to remove it immediately. But at the time they pleaded ignorance and hoped that we'd get used to it. It remains the biggest sign in the least effective place in the city.\n\nDiamond Parking is no friend of the City and they're showing it by how they simply don't care about our what they did in the first place, planning and zoning be damned. They certainly don't care now. The undue burden they complain about is one that they should have addressed before they violated the Code and erected it in the first place. They knew this day was coming. It needs to be taken down NOW. They siphon enough money from our economy as it is, they can't play the economy card here.",
"Consider that \"youth activists are now considering \"legal action\" in response to the (governor's) denial.\" With respect, that is absurd. The students are pawns for L48 environmental agitators. I doubt they have a holistic understanding of the issues. They are systematically indoctrinated in these subjects and then become zealots. The governor was stupid for meeting with them in the first place and thereby providing media coverage. In the picture look at the student at the far end of the table using his phone to record or picture the event. It was the governor's meeting and he should not have permitted that.",
"Species come and species go. It's the way of the world.\nI just can't get that worked up over polar bears.....",
"Like the OPP at Caledonia. Too scared/politically correct to do their duty.",
"I remember years ago when the Anchorage FBI HQ was under construction and the rumors by some were along the lines that it was all about anti-native law enforcement being stepped up locally. Astounded was also my reaction at the time, to even think of such a conspiracy theory was so far beyond the pale to me yet now seems to have been a harbinger of where we are now. Fantasy and Urban Legend is so much part of the unsocial media culture as witnessed in these pages it begs the question when critical thinking gave way to shear stupidity only because it fit's ones predilections.",
"\" .. changed the definition of acceptable political discussion, cheapened the country’s civic life, coarsened a serious process and presented voters in the United States with an Election Day choice that they themselves believe is unappealing if not outright odious...\"\n\nWell - No ! It has always been thus - fuelled by electorate fruit fly attention spans, the IQs of amoebas and an eager media ever groping for cheap headlines. There is ultimately no surprise here - merely a Jerry Springer moment. Factual realities and situations carefully swept under the carpet. Let us look in the mirror - at democracy of the lowest common denominator. We are all guilty of what governance has become ...",
"Voiding your bladder into the wind.... Another giant AK pork barrel project... Shan't we ever learn???",
"You have a very morbid sense of humor.",
"Situations like this made the department the laughing stock o the nation. Sad... to think HPD is in such bad shape.",
"Sheema\nYes I know the drill.\nCanadian society is not accepting and respectful of certains groups.\nWe should investigate why Canada is such a terrible country.\nWe should all be ashamed.\nWe apologise.\nPass me another glass of kool aid.\nWhen can we expect your next tirade?",
"A blue ticket is simply foisting our problem onto another community.. This person needs to be institutionalized and receive psychiatric treatment.",
"If it glares, swears and threatens\nWho cares.",
"How ridiculous. It's a business selling its products to thousands of medicinal patients statewide. How do you expect to run a business without the product demanded? It's simple demand and supply. The officials are showing themselves to be petty and overreaching. They may be trying to teach a lesson, but the truth is, they have no place to do so. They won't be the ones teaching us a lesson, we the people will be teaching THEM a lesson by showing that none of us well be deterred from exercising our rights. The feds are obviously anti business here.",
"I just took a look at Breitbart's site.\n\nScary stuff.\n\nIf this is what civilization's up against we're in trouble. \n\nIt is the vilest pile of hate, anger, vitriol and ignorance I have ever seen assembled in one place. It is like someone collected up the drunken bar rants of every ignorant racist, nationalist, red-neck animal and posted them in one place.\n\nI find it hard to believe it's taken seriously by anyone.\n\nI find it immensely dispiriting to discover how many ignorant hate-filled people are out there.\n\nThis ain't gonna end well…",
"If only pigs could fly and our leaders could act in the interest of their constituents. \n\nIt's not gonna happen lady and South Africans would be better served by realising that fact. \n\nYour bleating just lulls the sheep into a false sense of security and allows the wolves to get closer.",
"We are going to regret not tightening up our borders.",
">> This is what happens when you live in a pro-gun and a capital punishment state.\n\nActually, this is what happens when people don't have the resources to provide for themselves, their families or friends. It's almost like *someone* brought people to North America from Africa (and other places), forced labor, torched/hung them(literally), sexualized the women and kept a system alive as long as possible which would prevent their rise in a fair, just society, which *believes* in \"justice for all\".\n\nIf only there was a precedent... showing how natives peoples had been treated in the USA(AND ELSEWHERE) beforehand... hmmmmmmm...\n\nThis problem goes back millions of years before certain species, and is not hung on gun laws. Look in the mirror back before guns were invented; what did we use then?\n\nHatred? Survival? Celebration?",
"Alaska Natives suffer from colon cancer at rates much higher than many other populations. I suggest that you take a look at present day Natives and their health status.",
"\"If you asked fifty people in my community what kind of whale it was, they would say a humpback.\"\n\nWould the people in your community then go shoot at it with hunting rifles?",
"What's even more shocking is the fact that the university administration wasn't prepared to take responsibility for dis-inviting Mr. Furlong and was prepared to lie to the public. Do universities not care about integrity? Honesty?",
"While this lame attempt at deflection dies, watch Trump fans get more and more desperate to change the subject. And the crowd of people who would be suckered into this faulty line of logic is also shrinking rapidly.",
"\"But Murkowski said she's taking the slight in stride.\" (though she has seniority she was left off the committee, of thirteen men.)\n\nSounds like excuses, for not knowing what the heck your doing, is what it sounds like to this old Alaskan voter.\nHere`s a way for \"Ohio Dan\" and Lisa and Don to \"unvex\" their little minds over a health care plan. \nJust apply to the rest of us the same basic access to health care as well as insurance premium affordability that YOU receive, Lisa Don and Danno, considering your \"servants of the people\" and all. \nThen work from there to make insurance affordable and as affective as it is for you all currently. \nSounds more than fair to me. \nThat shouldn`t be so \"vexing\" for the three of you, with all your staffing and resources available to you. \nTed Stevens wouldn`t have been \"vexed\".\nIt`s your job to write laws, so write some and be fair. \nWe`re all watching and can`t wait.. literally, to see your work product, and how it affects all us Alaskans.",
"The US security and elite class get their knickers in a not when a foreign gov't intervenes in their \"democratic election \" - that in itself is a joke- but how many times has the US intervened/overthrown/conspired to murder gov'ts it deemed \"undemocratic\" - what a joke",
"BS. Cry me a river.",
"Do you not understand the phrase \"like too many\"?",
"That's kind of mean.....\n\n:)",
"Scary. is it not ?",
"You wish isis, it was just a disgruntled redneck.",
"I grew up in the bush, 20 miles from the nearest road. We got in and out via snowmachine, dog sled or riverboat exclusively. I know a little something about Bush Alaska and those that live it.\n\nAlmost without exception, Bush Alaskans are fiercely independent and reject the welfare state of most democrats. They are very conservative, with the occasional burned out hippie or greenie temporarily out in the sticks before abandoning such a lifestyle after about a year. It takes a LOT of work that is never ending. \n\nVillages living the welfare gravy train is not the bush, in case that's what your preposterous statement alludes to. \n\nThat you would suggest that Alaskans living out in the bush are liberals tells me there are 2 possibilities with your statement : \n\n1) You have not been exposed to actual Alaskans out in the bush; \n\nor \n\n2) You are sitting in Anchorage (lower 48?) posing as a real sourdough.\n\nConservatives love what Trump is doing. End of story.",
"Haha....no, you obviously don't understand.",
"I'd say this struck a nerve with some.",
"a real bad hair day",
"We have seen this before, stop normalizing. That's my diversity.\nYou had a child. George W. Bush said we had to invade Iraq or else there would be atomic war. Your child volunteered, went, and died in the dust. You then found out the lies and the corruption that allowed the Republicans to loot the treasure at the expense of your lovely child. You wondered why no one fought to stop the war.\nWe see another Republican in office, there by the skin of the electoral college. He is ignoring intelligence briefings and rattling sabres. You have a neighbor with a child of military age. You tell him to be skeptical, very skeptical, and not to allow his child to go to Trump's war in...(Iran, Korea, wherever).\nThe lives of the poor are as nothing to the posturing politicians who love war and the war industry.\nI mourn for my country, taken over by a Putin stooge.\nI mourn for the coming war dead, as America is stampeded into another war by all those Marine generals.\nHugh Massengill, Eugene Oregon",
"Your another prime example of \"sour grapes\"! You along with the other Chumpsters are coming up with all kinds of excuses to back a president, (and I use that term loosely) as well as the republican party that is reeling from arrogance and the lack of knowledge to run a country. It is falling apart in front of all of you or should I say all of this country and the repubs cant handle the fire now that its lit and burning out of control!!!",
"Looks like Avenging Angel is out of touch on this topic, or can you count?",
"I agree wholeheartedly. It has gotten out of hand and people have gone rabid over a hunk of metal. Their fear is palpable. They almost want to start something, just to prove their wretched reasoning. How different are our mass murderers than the Middle East's suicide bombers? In name only.",
"If: Fuhs and Joe Smith handed you your hat. You got called out and were slam dunked. Reverting to childish ad hominem attacks is what losers do when confronted with facts.",
"Why was he still not in jail?\n\nAnd it is obvious anchorage has a problem with a certain ethnic group of people, not guns per say. Remember blacks are about 7-8% of the Anchorage population, yet from my limited research they commit about 90% of the murders in Anchorage. \n\nThe (((mayor))) is celebrating diversity this month... they are celebrating it too.",
"Nothing but bad things happen when your leader makes Bozo the Clown look like a genius. \ntRump will be a disaster for the USA's present and future, since he has no clue what he is supposed to be doing.",
"Why doesn't the valley have the same bear/trash problem? There is literally trash everywhere.",
"When I called Don Young's office to request assistance with a VA matter that was stagnating, Burton was the guy who took my call near the end of his business day and hung up on me at 5:00 sharp. He is not a good representative of Young or Alaskans. When I told Young what had happened with Burton, at a time I stood next to Young at the luggage carousel at the Juneau Airport, Young just walked away. I say both men should find work that does not involve representing Alaskans.",
"Journalism is destroying itself with their unending negative reporting.",
"Hahah...What a bozo...check his smirk...fresh meat for OCCC...pack his schute.",
"Yes horrible\nEvery time drove's of whale watchers drive the hundred miles or so just to climb on a boat using more fossil fuel that adds to the ocean pollution just so they can become one with the whales \nShame on them \nWho does the most damage several thousand whale watchers each driving their cars or a few fishing boats that are maybe allowed to fish for short periods each year"
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"A parent who let their emotions get the better of them.. Imagine that. \n\nThe sense of entitlement is astounding. A tiny percentage of Oak Harbor residents use the facility in question (the regulars), and an even smaller fraction use the services of this swim coach, yet the general mass is supposed to openly support their hobby with an open wallet? Are you kidding? OHN...\n\nParents want it? Let them pay for it. The time has come and gone for the general taxpayer to support them whims of parents just because they think their child might benefit. You chose to have kids, you spend the money to raise them.\n\nIf the pool can't support itself it needs to go away. Too many levies. Ridiculous.",
"I get the impression that Alberta has changed, too. I haven't been there for sometime, so I only get what I read. \nI know about Kenney, though. He's never done anything but be a politician. I don't think he cares about serving the people. He's a political animal, and my impression is that that animal is: weasel.",
"Hate and bigotry are bad\nso preach the progressives\nunless the target of the hate is \nTrump",
"It is a great thing, Jennifer, to teach young women that they are powerful, strong, and, in multifaceted ways, beautiful. But it must be difficult to do this important mission in a Catholic school when the Church hierarchy and their idiotic laws themselves conspire against that message in the ways that count most: in action, policy, and opportunity. I'm sure you and the young women you teach rail daily against the Church's nice words that go nowhere—go nowhere with a vengeance.",
"Get rid of all DACA/illegals students from our schools, those of you who support these students pay extra taxes in what you beleave in, leave the rest of out of your do Gooder problems without enough money so you steel from us.",
"Bravo! Yes, Trudy is a phony and a tax cheat, a vacuous one, but still a phony and a tax cheat.",
"Actually, three lying senators lost their seats. The Hideous Hudak had to resign when Morgan Carroll put a gun to her head to make sure she did not lose her sear as Senate President (ironic, huh?)",
"100 percent of the money taken from our dividends will be paid directly to big oil in oil tax credits. Every last nickel. Thank Micciche, Meyer and Chenault. Big win for big oil. This is beyond stupid it is completely insane.",
"Duvenage is clearly ignorant of the subject matter under discussion here. How he moved from anti e-toll specialist and advocate to anti nuclear power lobbyists baffles me? The next time he will become a space specialist. That's the nature of our democracy where laymen and idiotic journalists become instant specialists in disciplines that take years to acquire the basics.Let Wayne tell the South African public who is funding his activities as he has become a full-time anti everything South Africa. \nNow to the issue of the nuclear power and the decision by the th western Cape High Court. The High Court in the first place overreached its mandate. Governments all over world sign bilateral agreements with other governments all the time. These agreements are mostly principles and intentions and by no means binding. And since not binding they are not subject to legislative oversights. These bilaterals do not involve financial commitments or obligations.The court judgement is therefore hollow",
"There are a lot worse people out than than the ones dressed like clowns. Sounds like profiling to me.",
"Tell us Rev. Shillady, What do you think Jesus would think of PP's several million abortions/year and partial birth abortion? You are apparently just another butt kisser.",
"Rest In Peace Allen! You were a damn good violin player in High School and an outsting individual! You will be missed!",
"Its a WONDERFUL comeback. Couldn't care less that you don't like it. \n\nHe was stupid for violating the law he did. But the law is silly and capricious and petty. Dinesh could have legally paid 33K to the RNC who could have legally paid that exact sum to the same candidate. He paid the price for his stupidity, so what? I am unmoved. I thought it was the left that wanted felons to vote, so now suddenly this felon is bad? You'd of hated Dinesh even if he didn't pull this stupidity. \n\nI'm sure you were all over the foreign campaign donates made to bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton right? You're all over the pay for play that Hillary is using with her Foundation, right? But since she wasn't \"convicted\" She's a stellar candidate that you intend to vote for right? The difference between Dinesh and the Clintons, Dinesh got caught. For a lot \n\nWhen it comes to concern over criminal behavior and corruptness, I'll take Dinesh over Hillary anyday\nDinesh is felon, (yawns) cry me a river.",
"The NRA actually DRAFTS our legislation, then bribes/threatens and punishes any politician who gets in their way. Then they \"sell\" fear to the illiterate brain-washed white-trash living the idiocracy utopia - too dumb to know what just happened. This is politics in America.\n\nNow the NRA extends the olive branch of \"allowing\" the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms to \"review\" bumpstocks (READ - WITHOLDING THE ISSUE FROM CONGRESS)\nwhile thinking this will be \"enough\" to appease the \"libs and dems?\"\n\nThink again. \n\nYour cute fetish/hobby has gotten out of hand.\n\n********We ARE coming for your AR-15's.*********\n\n(alt-right fascist paranoid racists - self identify below)",
"Excellent Job Mr. Trump. You are making obamma, hillary and her followers look so foolish.",
"Nice letter. Very precise statement of the core hypocrisy of this man and the followers that are his enablers."
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"Now we know the “Republicans” who first funded Fusion GPS’s investigation of Donald Trump’s ties to Russia (before seeing him win the nomination and thus losing interest.)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n It was The Washington Free Beacon.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Wait, you’re thinking, isn’t that a news site? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWell, maybe, maybe not. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe also learn the Beacon turns out to be funded “in large part” by GOP mega-donor Paul Singer. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Beacon reportedly frequently employs opposition researchers to drum up news stories.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n It did so in this case and was reportedly getting a lot of information about Trump’s ties to Russia. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBut when Trump secured the nomination they lost interest.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrom the news of this indictment, it looks like the Washington Free Beacon's efforts are paying off.",
"The only uncritical, true-believing hero worship is from Liberals and Democrats for the likes of Trudeau, Obama and Clinton. Obama sold out all the people who voted for his \"hope and change\" yet he's treated like the Pope in Rome by his legions of celebrity and elitist followers.\n\nDo you have any facts or counter-argument to the truths I presented in my comment? Or just insults?",
"Trump's unrelenting attack on the fourth estate (media) is unprecedented....in America. However it was a common ploy used by dictators in Europe over the last 100 years. Destroy the credibility of the media ; blur the lines around fact and fiction; encourage conspiracy theories; and treat any criticism by the media as heresy. \nHis performance today was more alarming because the rest of the world seems to have ignored it.",
"interesting comment regarding the compliance with the Minsk Agreement\n\nif anything its been Ukraine who is the main violator (violator of common sense that is)\n\nin the last year there have been 500 Ukraine soldier deaths\n\nhalf of those where killed by friendly fire\n\nthe other half died through misadventure including consuming excess quantities of vodka",
"Actually, a second body was found on his property and he's admitted to five additional murders. He was busted for kidnap and rape as a juvenile and did 15 years. \"Kohlhepp -- who is 5-foot-11 and weighs about 300 pounds -- had numerous guns on the property where Brown was found and a body was discovered, officials said.\"\n7th Judicial Circuit Solicitor Barry Barnette told a judge at Kohlhepp's arraignment that the suspect appeared to have been target shooting on the land he owns near Woodruff. Discarded targets were found near a two-car garage. \"He appears to be a very good shot from looking at the shooting that he did,\" Barnette said. He killed Charles Carver in front of his girl friend. He confessed to four killings at a superbike shop, 13 years ago.\n\nHmm. Angry white guy from Arizona and South Carolina. Gun nut. I wonder who he was thinking of voting for?",
"Most paid a price for the utterly unnecessary and wretched Vietnam war; the Vietnamese and their lands and waters, US soldiers, Nixon .. the list is long.\n\nExcept of course for Kissinger who drags his sluggish body around like a sack of decaying August leaves and preaches war, war, war. In fact, he's in Trump's White House and Trump calls him a long time friend.\n\nhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/watch-kissinger-side-trump-delivers-first-person-response-comey-firing/\n\nWhat's the blood drenched wizard of war counselling Trump?\nWe'll see what legacy these demons leave behind.\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-7VoJEjmcI\n\n(Who on earth so admires Kissinger they keep having this post deleted? Seriously - pony up about why this assessment is unacceptable.)",
"A nice thought, PI, but not according to most observers of what is happening on the ground. Trump has inflamed - dangerously so - a core albeit small group of revolutionists who will continue the scorched earth policies right along with DJT, as he is not one to accept defeat, period. We are in for a continued polarized country with a select group of dangerous home-grown would-be terrorists (remember Timothy McVeigh?) that a highly vindictive Trump will support. There are a few politicians who also feed the hysteria in various ways, sadly including John McCain (its time he is voted out of office) and Marco Rubio (who should be inoculated against rabies). So to concede and then recede is not in the genetic makeup of Donald Trump. He will not go away until he is no longer able to speak.",
"doctor van ballenberghe became an 'activist' because of what he learned through his research, observation, and study. are you similarly qualified?\nhe is known in your circle as 'peta vic' because none of you nimrods can dispute his conclusions. \nare ad hominem attacks all you can muster?\nhave you seen the photos of uday and qusay trump posing with dead animals? some deliberately and proudly mutilated? are these your people? brain dead rich pigs flying around the world slaughtering animals just because they can?\nwhen it became clear to me that shooting animals was cowardly and indefensible, i gave it up and sold my guns.\none more thing...you do realize that 'activist' is not a dirty word, right? 'activist' could be applied to the bundys or any number of neo-con and/or teabag organizations.\nactivism is a sane reaction to 'hunters' (what a travesty!) like uday and qusay trump or 'heartless' dick cheney and his texas caged bird blasting farms.\n\nthank you, doctor van ballenberghe.",
"\"Lets see where did this behaviour start. Oh YA at the TEA Party rallies.\" Like I said, the behavior is inappropriate whoever does it. I don't care when or where it started.\n\n\"The old adage of politics is use the reasoning that those who do not show up are satisfied. Which of course is a myth.\" Not so in the case of Don Young. The guy is reelected over and over, usually by a wide margin. 22 times in fact. To hear the vocal minority you wouldn't think he had a chance.\n\n\"Now Republicans fail to make any public meeting because the might have some unhappy voters in attendance. I thought politicians were suppose to listen to voters not ignore them.\" Why bother, to get spit on by a vocal minority? No thanks, I don't blame anyone for avoiding a public stoning in the guise of a \"town hall meeting\". If you want to talk to him, write a letter, an email, make a phone call, or request a meeting to talk in person. Forget this mob-mentality slobbering, self-righteous fervor.",
"Let the investigation play out then? No doubt the Teflon coated President Reagan shared your sentiments in regards to the investigations into Iran-Contra, Ill Wind, and the Wedtech scandals. Who knows? Why right now Robert Mueller could be spying on Mr. trump through his microwave oven!",
"How can that baffle you? This is the same country that elected and then re-elected Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, and almost made Alaskan bottom-feeder, Sarah Palin, Vice President.",
"mustbekidding: I'm going to \"flag\" this post of yours. The cruelty of using the developmentally disabled to belittle liberals, IMO, has no place in a civil conversation. Gary Crum",
"Odumbo was bigot and spent all his time issuing unconstitutional executive orders and gave us the world health system in the world that is now failing everyone EXCEPT himself and Dems who have their own! So lets compare the two honestly!",
"Trump tactics: go ballistic when found at fault. Exampled at the top, justifies mimicry. Gomes is out of order, especially when claiming he's picking up trash.",
"Wow...sounds familiar, like a Law & Order episode. As much as I dislike her motives/ways, it's still not a crime to be a jerky meany baby. They'll need more evidence of \"collusion\" to convict. Hmmmmm...sounds familiar, again.",
"Absolutely!\n\nThe e-mails that came out following the gas plant scandal (those that weren't deleted) were VERY enlightening as to the practises of this government. In particular they were VERY strategic about announcing certain news at specific times in order to take attention away from other, potentially embarrassing, news.\n\nGerard Butts was the master of this during his tenure as Chief of Staff for Dalton McGuinty, but it looks like Kathleen Wynne's chief of staff (Andrew Bevan) is following from the same playbook. Mr. Butts, meanwhile, has moved his skills up to the Federal level.",
"$1,800 drug sale gets, Benjamin Meneses III a nonviolent 26 year old Alaskan man a 20 year term in jail when 10% of Alaska's legislators went to jail for around 1 year for selling the people out in favor of a big oil tax deal just a few years ago in the VECO sting!. \n\nMaybe we should give bad legislators 20 years and do what Colorado and Portugal do, see, link\n\n https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbWpXYOg4OQ",
"Divide and Conquer has been a corner stone of the British empire. Ethics and morals did not always play as big a role as what could be profited. Victoria Geoghegen reminds me of Lords' Milner and Kitchener (death of 28000 woman and children during Anglo-Boer war in exchange for gold) as well as Tony Blair. Tony disregarded the Lancaster agreement and decided not to pay for land in Zimbabwe and cost thousands of people their livelihoods? He also cooked up a story about Irak having weapons of mass destruction? [Darren Murphy ? (Tony Blair’s political adviser) and part of Bell Pottinger]. Was Bell Pottinger behind this as well? From the British came the first salvos against Apartheid (good) and now against our democracy (bad); back to my statement of \"Ethics and morals did not always play as big a role as what could be profited\" Thanks for the article.",
"Violet, not sure if I am being serious or not but I think there is a point to what I offer here. I take issue with your sentence: \"The faction that controls the Church is at one end of the spectrum\". \nThere is a psychosis of priesthood. Clergy, particularly the top-end, attempts to take itself outside, or even above, \"the spectrum\" of gender and they/it suffers the consequences - and- it is offed on the institution, the mission of Christ, on us.\nA tiny example: IF there were a Natural Law as they conceive and impose it, then a celibate priesthood is as intrinsically evil as is, they claim, homosexuality. If, natural law is really the intelligent reflection and reasoning that precedes from experience, perception, judgment of what is real as held in demonstration and consultation as normal then it includes acknowledgement of what is \"outside the norm\" to be as real as what is within. Even in this scenario, celibacy and homosexuality are \"outside the norm\"- equally evil or equally not.",
"Get rid of all police commissioners (esp max sword)! with exception of Sheehan. NEW BLOOD...not Mufi, old boy/girl network who enable same old poor standards & people. Clean house and have police enforce laws. ACLU & shopo need to be onboard to support general public keeping honolulu clean & safe",
"\"Speaking of thanking the Stars\"...\n\n\nDonald has more important things on his mind than where GM builds vehicles. This morning January 9, 2017 before 7 am it took him 3 tweets to write, \"Meryl Streep, one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood, doesn't know me but attacked last night at the Golden Globes. She is a.....Hillary flunky who lost big. For the 100th time, I never \"mocked\" a disabled reporter (would never do that) but simply showed him.......\"groveling\" when he totally changed a 16 year old story that he had written in order to make me look bad. Just more very dishonest media!\"\n\n\nIt seems to me if Donald's attempt to show the disabled reporter grovelling has been interpreted by the majority of those who have seen his 2015 performance as simply mocking the individual, then Meryl Streep is not the only over-rated \"actor\" in the room! I imagine Meryl could do a very good impression of a failing low beam headlight bulb flickering and fading to orange.",
"You're a poor guesser.\n\nVirtually every single election season in NE Calgary, federal or provincial is dogged by stories of inappropriately \"packed\" nomination meetings or similar hijinks. \n\nStart with Deepak Obrhai, erstwhile Conservative leadership candidate, and simply work your way through the stories of past and present nominees, from all parties, in that quadrant of Calgary.",
"It is difficult to be in a position where you serve under a leader who you may not agree with. I think both Peter McKay (Supreme Court, prostitution laws) and Tony (census) did what the boss wanted. Happens in business life all the time. Problem in political life is you can't come back later and say you didn't agree, but did it anyway.",
"Which isn't very fulfilling for most ladies. Just speaking as a lady. You know when I don't want to have sex - when I am a PMS'ng bloated mess. Probably even more difficult if you are not on anything. \n\nAnd you are equating using one form of contraception over another to nuclear warfare. This is exactly the issue that us \"normal\" Catholics have with the NFP zealots. Nuclear warfare leads to mass murder and destruction. Choosing one form of contraception over another is a prudent and private choice made by couples. No one is being harmed by this.",
"And more about lying, pu**y grabbing and bullying.",
"I am deeply disturbed by the actions and the activities of doing an end run around the GC by the NAD. \n\nIt is not only the NAD but the PUC and other conferences that are doing the END RUN.\n\nEven the Florida Conference pressuring a local church to cancel an event by Doug Batchelor after it was already approved by the local pastor and church. Thank heavens there were other churches in Michigan to agreed to host the event.\n\nFor those who think that their local church or local conferences are not going to affected, be careful and speak out through social media and through e mails to your local and union conference leadership. \n\nLet them know about the examples of what their disregard for authority or leadership may threaten their own positions should local churches disregard their leadership or authority due to their examples.",
"The offshore account is in Tel Aviv, although whether Trumpy the Clown succeeds in collecting it or not is questionable. The Zionists controlling our mass media may decide all the free publicity is payment enough.\n\nThe Trumpy the Clown Show is a horror story designed to stampede the electorate into Hillory the Blood Countess' arms.\n\nI started to say this is one Stephen King wouldn't have envisioned, but he actually came pretty close in \"Dead Zone\" with his demonic presidential candidate. We've got TWO of them. How scary is THAT?",
"More likely, \"Main stream media!!!!!!!\" - followed by grunt, snort, body slam.",
"On the other hand, (ii) above is liable to be found unconstitutional. With admirable restraint, the author describes it as \"curious and troubling.\" In plain language, that means it's an unconscionable violation of human rights and an embarrassment in any mature democracy.\n\nI foresee a day when Mr. Blackmore and Mr. Oler, like many have before them, may 'shack-up' with more than one consenting adult partner. As to those unions being a marriage as recognized by society, that seems highly unlikely. And should any of their sexual relationships involve minors, then they should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.",
"You are not in the majority. Trump won, and so did 3 republicans in the last 3 special elections. The real afront was Hilary and her lies and graft at public expense. Like Russia controls 20% of our uranium. Hmmmmnnnn....Facebook ads or Uranium...what is more dangerous? Trump is probably an afront to \"restorative justice\" but definitely not to justice.",
"Oh no Ward, you are totally misunderstanding. I like George and his wife Melissa very, very much. I have the highest regard for George. I did read how he and Betty (another of my fav's) voted against. Their voting records are to be admired.\n\nThat said, I meant as a friend looking out for George. Maybe that sounds stupid but I couldn't imagine being w/and hearing those 'others' in their wild dreams and not for one moment do I think the whole bunch of them are altruistic to the ideals that benefit ALL Eugenians. Our will? Hah! they say to us thru their actions over and over.\n\nI accept responsibility for not taking the time to articulate effectively for you. Thank you for questioning my comment. I just care ......been going to the Kiva for over 40 years. Good people. l2g\n\nps I know quite often I don't spend the time needed to engage so much here. I really don't like this forum any longer. Don't miss the rudeness but I think Disqus is much easier to use, have gone elsewhere",
"Tragically true - this is often reinforced by the chiefs. Nobody wants to jump off the gravy train.",
"\"As far as the verbal attacks go\" in my opinion deriding the First Lady because she wore high heel shoes on the plane doesn't fall under fair game. Neither does going after his son Barron.\n\nAs for this--surprised we can write this wording- \"bunch of crooked a**holes\" but that stood when posted by you.",
"Of course they approve, they are the puppet masters, The Guptas are puppets, they are there to distract us, while they stealing a few billion there are others stealing trillions. Remember Project hammer? Bet few do, 100 trillion dollars stolen from SA by Oppenheimer, Rothschild, Wiese, CIA etc and now sitting in accounts at Citibank. Do you really think they stopped their ways when the cANCer took over? The investigations into Project Hammer meant they had to become quieter, the Guptas and Zuma are nothing more than fall guys intended to keep the media's attention so the real thievery can continue.\nIf the reporters really start digging deeper they will find the connection between Zuma, Guptha, Ramaphosa, Motsepe, Rothschild, Oppenheimer, Wiese, Rolf van Rooyen, Citibank and all the other players in Project Hammer. The only difference is then it was De Klerk now its Zuma.",
"How about Bill Clinton (Monica) or Trudeau (Sinclair). They are all similar as well but got a pass from the left. Meredith is sleazy but not too out of place in the senate or among politicians.",
"Great job by Nolan on the defensive, offensive and crowd control fronts. A great game only slightly diminished by the heckling clown. You always know you're going to have a long day at the park when having to sit near some other dum bass fan that won't put a lid on it. Some buy tickets only to behave in a way that is otherwise socially unacceptable. Yer a buncha bums, I tell ya!\n\nDefinitely a tension-filled game all the way through. It shows how important just making the playoffs would be, because that's what the Rox would likely face...Greinke in a one-game series in AZ, and at least for one night the club showed such a game is winnable. Holland is still very shaky, but patch the sails and shine the rails and move on to the next challenge.",
"“I have a lot of respect for Sen. Corker and what he brings to the Senate, but I think the president is leading in the right direction and I’m supportive of what he’s doing,” Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri,\"...\nLet's be \"blunt\" Roy, the Tr(Ch)ump is a sick man. The GOP should ignore his rantings and move on with what the country needs. Pass legislation (if they can) and send it to Tr(Ch)ump for signature. If he doesn't sign then he will stand alone, and the Congress can then blame him at election time.",
"guess the high-minded academic hasnt been paying attention to the US news of late - obstruction, collusion has been debunked and even Dems are admitting they have a bag full of nothing ... oh well lots of egg to go around for the many faces that are discredited including this author - Trumpenstien doesnt need a war just a continued investigation that continues to clear him at every turn - even Matthews at MSNC said the dream of impeachment of DT is gone like the wind - but keep spreading false news and keep up with the fear mongering - the left stream media has had to walk back so many stories based on anonymous sources and third-party accounts of events that their credibility is shredded a lot this author's - but hey Trumpenstien is liar.... if we prosecuted every lying pol we would have no room in our jails for violent thugs - but keep it up guy, ur destined to fail and will have no out",
"What is shameful is the gullibility of Democrats of this island to be brainwashed by the media as demonstrated by how they were all fooled and brainwashed by the media to support rail.\nAn example of how Democrats of this island absorbed rail media brainwashing is the media propaganda \"Rail is cheaper to maintain and operate\" that Democrats mouth against the anti-rail. \n- \nThere is no cause for anyone to speak up for Muslims, Latinos, women and so-called \"healthcare cutbacks\" simply because all of that are nothing more than based on anti-Trump media propaganda.",
"Trump has divorced twice. TWICE. Infedility was an issue in AT LEAST one of the divorces. His clear preference is to marry foreigners from former USSR regions. And, of the former USSR region wives, BOTH are biologically capable of performing showers.\nAccording to the most recent Quinnipac poll, Trump's approval rating is down around 34%. 72% approve of Robert Mueller being special counsel. Maybe that is why Mueller feels it is appropriateto impanel a GRAND JURY on the Russia probe (already!!!).\nTrump LIED about getting calls from Boy Scout leadership.\nTrump let lie (pun intended) the LIE about his non-participation in Don Jr.'s Russia meeting statements.\n\nAll about as relevant as your dated poll citation. But, shall we continued the discussion of \"fact\" nonetheless? I got more.",
"\"Kitzhaber and former first lady Cylvia Hayes remain under federal investigation relating to influence peddling allegations.\" Why do we care what these people have to say?",
"\"In his first formal meeting Sept. 21 with the now three-year-old Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, the pontiff also called \"prophetic\" the men and women who urged the church for decades to face the problem.\"\n\nProphetic is just the right word. I heard Fr. Thomas Doyle speak in person for the first time at the height of the sex abuse crisis in 2002. If ever there was a time I knew I was in the presence of a prophet that was it. Too bad the bishops ignored him and sent him to the Azores to get him out of the way. His story reads like that of an Old Testament prophet. Everything he predicted came true, but people in positions of power, that would be the bishops, didn't want to hear it because preserving the clerical system status quo was more important than the Gospel.",
"Do you honestly think a guy like Naeole who was raised in Kaaawa, attended public school at Kahuku, went to college at Colorado and worked his tail off to play 10 plus seasons in the NFL where only 2% of all college players make it is a quitter? Brah don't be stupid and naive. Naeole hasn't walked away from any challenge let alone anything in his life. You gotta suspect something much deeper and stink is going on with the football program. This feel good Rolo type coaching can only lead to a complete lack of control. I hope we are not already there or headed in the same direction as Louisville and that pile of stink with the players having done all kind of crazy stuff with Pitino allegedly turning a blind eye to it all and now you got the FBI arresting people. This is serious $het! I think Rolo and Matlin owe us all an explanation instead of hiding in silence and giving the taxpayers who pay their salaries the typical \"we wish him well\" BS.",
"Everyone knows it is going upstairs for a ruling by the Supremes. Its actually a reasonable decision. The PFD is not a right. It was a product of Jay Hammond. The original one that was voted in gave $50 bucks for every year you were a resident. That was found unconstitutional as a result of a challenge by Ron and Penny Zobel in the early 80's by the U.S. Supreme Court. Today's amounts are based upon averaging over a period of time. As time goes on, the amounts are going to decline anyways due to continuing low prices. Blame the legislators for doing nothing. At least Walker did something. And he told everyone he would do it if the legislature didn't act. So who's to blame? Encourage your legislature to get our house in order, otherwise there won't be anything to distribute within a couple of years. I doubt there is another Exxon Valdez to jumpstart us out of a recession like last time. Call your legislator today and tell them to act otherwise soon there won't be anything.",
"The President of Purdue put the issue in its correct context. The fact a handful of people distributed flyers, (free speech), meant virtually nothing. The media's non-stop race-baiting and hysterical disinformation is equally sad and appalling but expected. \n\nEquating WN or KKK to WWII Germany is just an outright, boldface, horrendous lie. The media blithely dismisses the tens of millions of people who were killed by Germany. The media's naked political agenda makes them \"brown shirts\"? Oh wait, only one political side of the coin is openly denigrated by the left-wing media's propaganda. Sorry but every person has a right to free speech. Every person. The media's opposition to free speech for Caucasians is tragically opposite of our Constitution. We don't have to agree or like the speech. Once we agree to limit free speech of one group then we've caved to fascists. Fascists like America's media.",
"And people wonder why I became a sedevacantist. There is literally no way that this is an actual Catholic site....no way. The Jesuits need to be abolished. Adulterers are mortal sinners....how in the world is that so hard for so many \"Catholics\" to understand (including apparently Jesuit \"priests\" who write articles for the ncr) Oh thats right, its 2016 and God is no longer JUST and hell doesnt exist anymore. This site is surely of the devil. \n\nThere is a schism in the Catholic Church \"Fr\" Reese....it happened in 1965 you.",
"and forever it goes: mr m is rude and nasty whenever one disagrees with him... oh ya, insulting to boot.",
"Time to light up this bloated maniac. He just guaranteed war. Anyone who would starve 19 million people and kill his own relatives would do anything. Combine that with all of his threats leaves little choice. Light him up.",
"I'm guessing that Bytown is male. In that case I agree with one of his points i.e. 'your partner can't force you to get an abortion'. My favourite example of a fair venue of women's rights is Austria. A woman has a right to terminate a pregnancy in the first trimester. Anyone attempting to interfere with that right is breaking the law. The disconnect between \"the immoral ability to kill your baby in the United States\" and terminating a first trimester pregnancy is fitting for an anti-abortion troll and has nothing to do with an inadvertent pregnancy.",
"Pretty sure that comment could be made of most countries including the Dutch. In fact, not mentioned much is that the Dutch were here when the French and British were during colonization and they were raping a killing First Nations. In fact according to the FN it was only the French that acted with a modicum of civility. More recently American raping and pillaging in Vietnam. Lots of bad to go around and war always turns people into less compassionate people.",
"A lot of posters her seem to confuse Russia with Putin. Putin is a virtual dictator who is in power due to gerrymandering of laws, brutal removal of opponents, demolition of the free press in his country and corruption, among other abuses of power. You can't pin all that on ordinary Russians. He is a problem they need to shed somehow. Americans will have to wait four years for their turn, unless their problem-elect self-immolates sooner.",
"Behold the neo-facists are out in the open now, giving free voice in North America to their holy trinity -- state power, nationalism, militarism -- expressed relentlessly by their prophet, Trump.\nFirmly in place in France, UK, Italy, Hungary and Greece, evidence that the movement has now gained a toe-hold in 'socialist\" Canada is best found in the comments posted in The Globe, Canada's \"national newspaper.\"",
"The domino's are falling. These are the billionaire crooked buddy and associates that Trump surround himself with. Son in law Jared dad is also a multi convice federal felon. Trump Billionaire gang. The 1%er'$ tattooed on left inside wrist. Usually hidden by a $200k watch.",
"When I first read about the Khadr settlement yesterday, the first thing that immediately came to mind was a scene from the excellent, underrated 90s flick, A Bronx Tale.\nIn it, the local mafia boss, Sonny (Chazz Palminteri) watches as Calogero (a.k.a.\"C,\" played by Lillo Brancato), runs and jeers at a deadbeat across the street who owes him $20 (a tidy sum in the 1960s Bronx). As C starts after him, Sonny yells and calls him back.\nC protests that the guy's been giving him the slip for 2 weeks. But then Sonny asks if he's a friend of his. C says no, he doesn't even like the guy.\n\"You don't even like him? There's your answer right there,\" says Sonny. \"Look at this way: it cost you 20 dollars to get rid of him. He's never going to bother you again. He's never going to ask you for money again. He's out of your life for 20 dollars. You got off cheap. Forget it.\"\nA bargain, if ever there was one. And so is $10 million if we don't have to see or hear the words \"Omar Khadr\" ever again.",
"Yes, Citizens United, and it's unique subject matter, Hillary the Movie. Why did Hillary get fired at Peter Pan Seafoods in Valdez? Seems Peter Pan Seafoods has a Free Speech right, stating \"Your Fired Ms. Clinton\" Let us call, a Spade a Spade. Seems those unsanitary conditions at the henhouse, may have been detrimental to her employment. When you can't make it in fish, get into politics. \n\"In January 2008, Citizens United released a film entitled Hillary: The Movie . We refer to the film as Hillary . It is a 90-minute documentary about then-Senator Hillary Clinton, who was a candidate in the Democratic Party’s 2008 Presidential primary elections. Hillary mentions Senator Clinton by name and depicts interviews with political commentators and other persons, most of them quite critical of Senator Clinton. Hillary was released in theaters and on DVD, but Citizens United wanted to increase distribution by making it available through video-on-demand...\" Mr Justice Kennedy for the majority!",
"Corruption 101.. The easiest way to destroy a country is to allow the Washington and Juneau fatcats to continue to wallow around in the state and federal treasury troughs, slinging what is left to their corporate masters",
"\" Harper had an embarrassment of riches from whom to choose in terms of sitting and former MPs and cabinet members.\"\n\n--\n\nSnork!\n\nWas that the same Jim Flaherty who quit his post because he couldn't stomach Harper?\n\nAnd Tony \"Gazebos\" Clement?\n\nJim \"I'm Out Of Here\" Prentice who crashed and burned in Alberta?\n\nJohn \"Harper's Goon\" Baird who didn't bother to tell Harper he was quitting so Harper had to learn it from the media?\n\nKellie \"Barbaric Cultural Practices Snitchline\" Leitch?\n\nChris \"Rosie, Please Don't Beat Me Up Anymore\" Alexander?\n\nJoe \"I'm Not Allowed To Speak During Election Campaigns\" Oliver?\n\nThe long list of failures in the Harper cabinet would take far more space than they allow me here.",
"No matter the clothing Don Young has been the most ineffective represenative in Congressional history. He has set two records:\n#1. poorest attendence record\n#2. most ethics complaints\nHe has been stripped of any committee chairmanship position and has a reputation as \"rude and bombastic\".\nEnjoy a retirement with your new wife--fish away, just not in DC.",
"There has been some uncertainty about ultimate authorship, but consensus seems to have formed that it was Gerson's largely, especially given his theological framework. Regardless, the point remains that Gerson himself was a major contributor to the rhetoric used by George Bush that Civilta links with the \"ecumenism of hate\" it criticizes. On that basis, I think it is a weakness of the article that it doesn't recognize that Gerson's worldview is precisely what causes him to be such a trenchant critic of Trump (not to mention engage other activities such as Bush's work on AIDS with Bono in Africa). There are other examples that could be mentioned as counterpoints: Dr. Russell Moore of the Southern Baptist Convention comes to mind.",
"Imagine churches becoming just another tool in the political propagandist toolbox. Hundreds of millions can be donated to far right churches, so millionaire preachers can become billionaires and...\nHurts my head to look at that possibility. \nUntil America gets rid of Putin's stooge in the White House, who is intent on strengthening factions that will divide us for generations, America is just a very loud confusing mess of far right factions, being played by someone who hates the American Constitution.\nHugh Massengill, Eugene Oregon",
"No. The Swamp is under assault, and it's fighting back like crazy, with every crooked trick and media manipulation it can find. \n\nHonestly, right now I prefer Donald to Clapper/Clinton/Comey.",
"A Somali Muslim stabbed 8 people at a mall in St Cloud, Minnesota. He was shot - dead - by an off duty cop who is also an NRA instructor. I don't believe he was a frightened puppy. I'm glad he was there.",
"Unfortunately, too many people in power, especially men, tend to yield to temptation when it comes to sex. We've seen this throughout history up to the present. But the bottom line in this situation is what Trump can/would do to improve the situation for all Americans, as opposed to what Hilary has stated that she plans for us & the entire world.",
"He has also targeted their families, killing a four year old girl, and a five year old boy.\n\nYou like that?",
"You're using debunked points. You realize that, right? Get off the fox train and read someone reputable. Oh wait, that won't align with your views, will it? Do you know that the Texan elector was threatened after he said he could not vote for t-rump? That wasn't on fox, breitbart or drudge? Go figure. Please enlighten me on how Obama's presidency was a regime? I'll wait. Meanwhile, billionaires are in t-rump's cabinet. They'll surely look out for the common man.",
"He didn't just show up a few days before his 16th birthday and start fighting. The brainwashing started with his father and others working on his young mind years earlier. He stood no chance of cultivating an independant thought about this. The KKK does the same to their young children, they begin indoctrination as early as possible. Our reasoning and other higher functioning skills are not fully developed until age 25 and only if we have been free of childhood trauma. This child was denied his rights and is owed all the rehabilitative support that we can provide by both governments. Harper should be billed directly.",
"The wailing and gnashing of teeth of those who created the climate for this pending doom for the Constitutional Republic. An out-of-control Supreme Court proclaiming Corporate Citizenship, a gridlocked do-nothing Congress, and do-nothing President all built and operated by the Corporate Oligarchy hijacking the electoral process through the One Party-Two Name political system. No third, fourth, fifth, etc. political parties allowed because the One Party controls the system. Any efforts to open up the process are immediately quashed by massive fund manipulation, Corporate Media, and electoral restrictions. Any ideology other than conservative is labeled communist through demonizing all terms - liberal, socialist, left-wing, et. al. as evil. Brainwashed electorate willing to sell their souls and the nation for blind allegiance to traitorous ideology denying human rights and freedoms.",
"No implication at all...nor did I ever mention the word \"greed.\" \n\nThis attorney has already made his move - he has stated he wants to have the Diocese declared \"a public nuisance.\" \n\nHe needed a case to focus on, because the 2003 case was done and couldn't be reopened. He needs this Bishop with his baggage and history. All of a sudden? A \"repressed memory\" case.\n\nThat doesn't raise any flags with you?",
"Reporters would do well to find experts that- in my opinion- are fair and impartial. In my opinion Janek Mayer simply collects hundreds of thousands of public dollars to tell the Senate Majority whatever BS it wants to hear.\n\nIn a Sen. Resources hearing on 4-16- 2015 Sen. Wielchowski elicits from Tsafos and Mayer that they have not filed financial disclosures with Alaska as is required by law. Further- it appears that almost all their \"business\" is with the Senate majority- again, collecting our public dollars like pigs at a trough. \n\nhttp://lba.akleg.gov/download/contracts/mayer/janak_mayer_contract_01-19-2015.pdf\n\nIt was the incompetent Senate, and incompetent \"advisers\" that lead the way with the disaster that is SB-138- a scheme to make the Alaska LNG project vastly more expensive than it needs to be, along a route that makes not a bit of sense.",
"Going to the movies tonight to see SULLY. After 15 months of tRump, aka, Gregory Ammas Stillson, I'm hungry for a real American hero.",
"\"We will conquer your Rome, break your crosses, and enslave your women,\" ISIS proclaimed in its declaration of war against the Catholic Church in 2014. \n\nI guess Trump wasn't kidding.",
"Sadly, true. The days of basement boy hackers has given way to espionage. Why is the USA so behind on the defense? The \"common decency\" syndrome went out with Archie Bunker. Meatheads voted privacy and security away. The New World Order is here.",
"Well he didn't castrate a \"woman\", he castrated a MAN. Women don't have the correct parts to be castrated. Science deniers.... what are you we going to do with you all? Next thing you know the earth will be flat and gravity is a hoax. And castrating a man doesn't turn him into a woman, it turns him into a eunuch. Doesn't anyone watch Game of Thrones around here?",
"if trump shows up anywhere like that most likely it would mean he's been very impaired....which might not be such a bad idea. greet him with Kool Aid, whisk him away up the McKenzie for the day...he can pontificate that evening. a changed man. \"can't we all just get along? (fist grab, lean in to bump shoulders with the nearest secret service agent) love ya bro...\" and then end with a '\"love you Eugene!!!!! Good Night!\" and a couple of verses of \"a bag of weed\". - lyrics by stewie griffin",
"One deranged leader calling out another.",
"Icon: You can bet there are millions of Republicans across the nation shaking their heads and asking themselves \"how could we be so damn stupid?? \n\nThey should have remembered the story of the frog and the scorpion. For years everyone who could read or watch a little TV should have known what kind of man Donald Trump is. He made NO effort to hide it...he regaled in it. He boasted of it. He paraded it for all to see. He made millions being himself on Reality TV. The Real Donald Trump is and has been \"right there\" for all to see. \n\nIt seems that, indeed, the scorpion has stung the frog...... More and more GOP leaders are running away from Trump as far and as fast as they can... Down-ballot candidates are cancelling any joint appearances and withdrawing even \"lukewarm\" support of Trump. VP Candidate Pence, looking forward to 2020, has condemned Trump's comments and is \"praying for his family.\" ...that's not a good omen. \n\nThe GOP is trying to say \"Hey, HE'S NOT REALLY US!!\"",
"\"America's \"so-called\" President is mad\"\n\nOnly to the thoroughly discredited MSM and SJW industry who’s creditability has been in free-fall for quite some time….",
"Mr. Donald Trump is your President, your Commander-in-Chief, and will be for a very long time. There is nothing that any of you can do to change the fact that your children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren are going to live in a nation designed by President Trump and his supporters. The Obama movement has been decisively defeated, so further opposition is futile. \n\nAs for President Trump's poll numbers, those are courtesy of the same pollsters who guaranteed that Hilary Clinton would be elected President in a landslide. Neil Gorsuch will soon become YOUR newest Supreme Court Justice. The comments by American Catholic Bishops are the anguished cries of the defeated. Francis, Cupich, McElroy & Co. know that when they failed to break \"Trump's Deplorables\" that Francis would lose the war. It is time to cease this pointless resistance and destruction.",
"When's the last time you heard of a male politician receiving a rape threat, Mike?",
"HRC lost because she directly named called over 40% of voters, within a 2 minute period, as \"deplorable\" = lamentable, regrettable, unfortunate, wretched, atrocious, awful, terrible, dreadful, diabolical; sorry, poor, inadequate. HRC supporters would then suggest these deplorable voters are thinned skinned, backlash voters. \n\nPeople loath this leftist hypocrisy, arrogance, and podium righteousness. It was HRC's election to lose and the mask came off during two short minutes.",
"Okay, so go read Breitbart; it's a lovely echo chamber of racist, sexist garbage. Would you rather your child had cancer or feminism...remember that little chestnut? Here, we have Ezra Levant's \"The Rebel\", itself a wonderful source of right-wing rubbish, half-truths and pure fiction. Remember the report on the school board in Ontario that exempted Muslim students from Remembrance Day activities...even though that never happened?",
"Mo Brooks: “And I’ll use one example, I don’t think you can trust Donald Trump with anything he says. Now why do I say that, it’s because of his track record. I was just asked a while ago if I am going to endorse Donald Trump after things unfold with Donald Trump having this so-called insurmountable lead, and I said no I am not and the person wanted to know why and I said well look Donald Trump is an adulterer. I don’t support people who support adultery and I don’t trust people who are serial adulterers as Donald Trump has been and bragged about in writing because I don’t think that is an honorable trait or thing in a person.” (MSNBC, 2/29/16)",
"So--for nineteen hundred years, the church considered pederasty a crime, and turned offending clergy over to the civil law. Then, with the stroke of a pen, Pope Pius XI, changed that. If Pope Francis be sincere, he will undo Crimen Sollicitationis, an unfortunate law of his predecessor.",
"So posting us some quote from a rag like the National Enquier to make a point that a 14 yr old innocent female tennis player says that tennis pro Rene Richards has a deep voice and is scary? I read all the bigotry already that came with Richards sex change decision. I think it was more like a \"14 yr old aspiring tennis champ learns her game from the hands of a top rated player\".",
"Does anyone remember how a last minute investigation got Bill elected? I do. \"Flashback: Bill Clinton cheered 11th hour indictment that doomed Bush re-election.\" Remember? \n\"Many Republicans claimed that the indictment made by special prosecutor Lawrence Walsh against former Reagan-era Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger the weekend before the 1992 election cost Bush a second term. The indictment, later thrown out, challenged Bush's claim that he did not know about a controversial arms-for-hostages deal that dogged the Reagan-Bush administration.\" I guess Hillary forgot also. This is Deja Vue with the names changed is all. I love it when the mud gets blown back in the face of the thrower. Hillary's campaign is by far the dirtiest.",
"Begetting children is not a requirement for a canon law marriage. Willingness is, but it is impotence, not sterility, that is the bar. The term cry to heaven for vengeance is sloganeering, not doctrine and it applies to pederasty, not consensual sodomy. Cry all you want, at some point natural law rears its head and says that gays were born that way due to epigenesis in the womb and that they have every right to sexual expression that any human has. Ratzinger's opinion on the made up natural order notwithstanding.",
"\"12-count indictment with conspiracy against the United States, conspiracy to launder money and making false statements.\"\n\nThis was the charges listed, I think. They've gone back and nailed him on past dealings, especially with the laundering. False statements are probably about the Ukrainian thing. He's probably been laudndering money for years. The Gates guy, who headed inauguration plans, including fundraising? Going down with his buddy, but heading inauguration plans has nothing to do with Collusion, it's nothing but fishing.",
"Not sure there's much to be proud of in being welcomed by the king of a hereditary kleptocracy that holds public beheadings, denies civil rights to women, provides clandestine financial support to terrorist organizations, and spends hundreds of billions of dollars exporting its extremist Wahabi form of Islam around the world.",
"The General has a vested interest in maintaining international tensions and fear mongering. His continued employment depends on it. NATO has wandered far from its original mandate and has morphed into a selfe-serving supranational organization acting as \"enforcer\" for the globalist. \n\nTrump will hit a brick wall when he takes NATO on. Wars are profit generators.",
"I honestly, believe that Republicans supporting Trump and claiming \"the Republican Party has the inalienable support of the vast majority of Americans who base their vote on issues of personal morality..\" is a contradiction.\n\nAlso, many people can understand and relate to the issue of divorce. I doubt the same can be said about groping.",
"Good for the Senate I say!\n\nCaptain Moonbeam campaigned that he was going to help the middle class and not stand idley by while Canadians were being taken advantage of. Well he was lying of course - like a continual increase in tax on beer is going to affect the affluent and not harm the middle class. Very slowly people are seeing what he and that party stand for.",
"Wait it was the Russians, wait it was the North Koreans, wait it was the Chinese, wait it was granny in Topeka, wait it was ME, wait it was the Democrats, wait it was the New York Post, wait it was the New York Times, wait it was that damn Troll, Wait it was a BOT, wait it was those nasty Republicans, wait it is Jill Stein working with a BOT, wait it was Bernie the Communist, wait until January 20th, cause none of these petitions for a recount will change anything, wait for Obama to immediately begin his attacks on his legacy of corruption. Heck I think I'll wait two years and watch 23 Democrats try to get elected. \n\nMean while \"back at the ranch\" there could just be some more insanity coming out of universities and their safe spaces, cry spaces, no conservatives allowed to talk, BLM marching, shooting at Wal- Mart over parking places, sanctuary cities, sanctuary police departments, college graduates reading at the 4th and 5th grade level.\nWhere have all the sane folks gone? WAIT",
"Another of your remarkable observations. So now you are conflating transgender people with \"perverts?\" I'm sure you can cite at least one instance in which a transgender person - over say ... the last 40 years - molested someone in a bathroom. You must have some evidence to make such a wild claim, right? \n\nRight?\n\nIs your scholarly work published?",
"Those Republicans need to be put on hot bubble for setting on their duffs, over last 30 year, and kicking cans down the road, for the next candidate to answer for. Started with Ted Kennedy having much, too much, influence on Republicans, and issues then, have morphed into real monsters now. And can is now too bent, to be kicked again. Has to be solved, and too many in both parties don't have a clue.",
"Opportunist really? This man is so concerned and so involved I can't believe you would even say that. This is the same man who started the 'cool schools' initiatve and used his own money to help bring fans to the overheating classrooms. Just goes to show how cruel people like you can be when there are actual good citizens and representatives doing the right thing. Shame on you.",
"Pathological. Simply pathological.\n\nDon't expect him to slink away after being spanked in this election. Trump TV has to be next . Run by Roger Ailes. Anchored by Sean Hannity and Sarah Palin. Content exclusively from Breitbart. Sponsored by the NRA, the GOP, and Bob Jones University. Every reporter and host will be blonde bombshells, with the shortest skirts in the biz.\n\nCorporate symbol with be Trump's face.\n\nHe'll be a 'crazy magnet', attracting his current fan base with a combination of conspiracy theories, fear, and legs.\n\nAmerica will decline further as a result.\n\nCan't wait...yup...",
"On our 150th, I am deeply saddened by the lack of leadership in our political & judicial system. These types of awards are simply outrageous and an insult to hard working Canadian taxpayers who ultimately pay the bill (and who likely subsidized the lawyers who are the defacto winners in this situation). Not to mention the disrespect to our own armed forces personnel. Why $10 million to Kadr & his lawyers, why not $10 million to disabled and ex-military veterans. At some point, one must consider civil disobedience as a natural and reasonable response to this subtle form of tyranny. If this is the stewardship we can expect, then it's time to \"tea party\" the authorities by refusing to contribute to this corrupt system.",
"I had a more comprehensive reply, but it was censored.\n\nAnyway, see the Financial Time's headline today:\n\n\"London Bridge Attacker Known Member of Extremist Network, Khuram filmed praying to black Islamist flag in Regent's Park.\"\n\nThe point here is that radical Islamists like Khuram need to be dealt with before they commit atrocities.\n\nKhan's strategy is to deal with terrorists after they have committed atrocities.\n\nIf Khan had advocated an effective strategy for dealing with terrorists like Khuram, then the latest tragedy might have been prevented.\n\nKhan's failed policy of complacency and lack of prevention is unacceptable.\n\nSince this post is criticizing a globalist like Khan, perhaps the censors will eliminate it as well.\n\nRes ipso loquitur.",
"But Christ did not say, \"This is my male body\".\n\nTo understand Inter Insigniores, you need to understand that the author was bringing in every argument against the ordination of women without reallyy considering them or their honesty. For example of his dishonesty, he admits that the argument that women are inferior to men is not acceptable (indeed, he tries to pretend that it was never taken seriously), and then he drags it back in, without really admitting he is doing so.\n\nIn particular, you have to understand the deeply ingrained sexism of the hierarchy.",
"The persons from Department of Human Services, who placed Peter Boy back with his parents obviously did not make follow up visits to determine if the abuse in the past was continuing. If this case had gone to trial the public would have found out what horrendous pain and abuse he suffered at the hands of his father. There should be an exception in the law and the monster should be put through a tortuous death as this poor child suffered. Getting back to the DHS workers who placed Peter Boy back with the monster and did not do there job, they should be prosecuted for manslaughter. With all the information that they had at the time, there was no justification to place Peter boy back with the monster. Their actions, by placing Peter Boy back in harms way, caused his death.",
"Don't be too hard on him T4D ...what do you expect from a Seattle based left wing nut. He may even have one of those worthless Evergreen College Diplomas ... would not be surprised based upon the way he tries to indict the state of our republic based upon things the democrat party has done to it then try to blame it on Trump... stunning!",
"Thrush is deserving of this criticism about not following his company's policies (or general professional practice). ... Wikileaks has turned into a weapon for anarchists and propagandists; I used to think very highly of it. Not anymore. ...",
"I would not expect to have a compassionate bill collector. I would expect professionalism. I am not; a give it to me soft girl. I am a give it to me straight up girl. Tell me the truth, the hard cold truth. This might hurt more, but it is better. I am not a person that sugar coats hard facts. Slippery slope logic comes from people who can't see hard facts or will deal with them. You want a Mayor to hold your hand. I want a Mayor who will not break laws or sell out the dignity of others for agenda. In his debates he stated, it is about getting people to see his logic and go along with the decision. This is not dialogue or flexibility. This is corporate manipulation disguised as false advertisement. He is brilliant at this because he only knows this type of leadership. Leadership in government is very different. It is not the Mayor's responsibility to provide resources to those that struggle. This can be a set up of trades for service. This is illegal in government.",
"and there is nothing that John Paul the great enabler of abusers has done that another pope can't undo. he made no infallible declarations about anything.",
"Your comments really show how ironic and hypocritical the left is about this man. The news covers every minute detail about he and his family. Recall, Barry the Wonderchild didn't get nearly the scrutiny. It was all roses and coffee cake with Michelle and his daughters. It was news stories about how great she looked in a dress that could be bought at Target. But with Trump, it's stories nit picking Melania's choice of shoes. And you on the left lap it all up and drink it down and use it to condemn him, his family and anyone associated with him. Then, you have the gall to question someone who points out that he made billions or points out any of his other accomplishments. And these aren't minute accomplishments. So funny, the smallest negative news is big to you, and the biggest accomplishments by him are discarded. I now know why liberals have houses with no mirrors.",
"“An analysis of ‘single offender victimization figures’ from the FBI for 2007 finds blacks committed 433,934 crimes against whites, eight times the 55,685 whites committed against blacks. Interracial rape is almost exclusively black on white — with 14,000 assaults on white women by African Americans in 2007. Not one case of a white sexual assault on a black female was found in the FBI study.”\n\nThough blacks are outnumbered 5-to-1 in the population by whites, they commit eight times as many crimes against whites as the reverse. By those 2007 numbers, a black male was 40 times as likely to assault a white person as the reverse.\n\nIf interracial crime is the ugliest manifestation of racism, what does this tell us about where racism really resides — in America?",
"Wars bring mega bucks. He didn't waste no time starting his bank roll. This country is based on Immigrants, for pete'S sake his own mother, father, and wife (were)are one. So now that he showed his racist nature with the Muslim community (newsflash: not every Muslim has ISIS mentality), it will only cause chaos because the ones planted here that are truly anti-American will be planning their destruction. Stock up on ammo people's. We are in for one hellva ride.",
"Spider, did you even read this article? \nMuch more idenuous men then women meet a violent end, AND this is not relevant?",
"Addendum to above: If it is determined that a professional facilitator should explore the \"health\" of the communication at Page as regards this issue...the bullying \"ring leader(s)\" would highly likely be identifiable - if \"bullying\" has in fact been taking place. Anyone who has worked within a group where this kind of toxic aggressive or passive-aggressive behavior is inflicted on others knows the frustration and paranoia it brings to the workplace. Can toxic folk be shut down from within, very hard to do as they quietly create a network of supporters which makes it harder to trust - anyone. Work is challenging enough without a toxic environment to contend with.",
"They have taken our constitution and skewed it's meaning to allow them to do this. The evil little racist bigot Jeff Sessions is not fit to work for the government let alone AG. He want's to increase the use of private prisons. He's a Nazi. His comments about pot and the KKK says it all. Somebody sue him out of existence!",
"Come up with a longer list than that and maybe you have a point. On the other hand, let's take a look at 45, who's been in office, what 70 days; trackers of his compulsive list of tales are already running out of space...his inauguration had the biggest crowd in history, his electoral college was the biggest ever, BO wire-tapped his house, the British spied on him, etc. etc. Who lies about things that can be so easily disproved.? The prof who predicted he would win long before anyone else did also predicted he would be impeached...would not at all be surprised by this, especially given the number of conflicts of interest that he's racking up.",
"Klastri is Mr aclu in Honolulu. One of the legion of haters of those who are sick and tired of far left governmental control of everyday life and twisting of reality using mainstream media. They have no rational basis for their hate so cannot objectively view the actions of the new president to determine if they are adding to our woes as citizens or working to lift some of the burden. There is something profoundly wrong. Jean Baudrillard analyzed it back in the day and it has only progressively become more dysfunctional. Yet the dems cling to it. Why? It's their only hope to stay on top. Power becomes them.",
"\"Black Lives Matter Toronto Called Justin Trudeau A ‘White Supremacist Terrorist’\"\n\nhttps://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/black-lives-matter-toronto-called-justin-trudeau-a-white-supremacist-terrorist\n\nThat's a wee bit harsh...\n\nBut his constant claims of being a feminist are shameless pandering.",
"Violence is a symptom of social unrest, not a cause.\n\nBoth sides in Charlottsville engaged in violent behavior, but that is where the comparisons end. The Neo-Nazi/KKK/white supremacists have a long history of violence and intimidation. For various reasons, the election of Trump has re-awakened their desires to go after Jews and non-whites. \n\nThe rest of the country needs to stand up and resist these efforts. Ideally this can be done non-violently but humans are humans and often display aggressive behavior when threatened.",
"It actually sounds more like something that Dirty Disgusting Donald Trump would have said. There is no record of Bill Clinton saying anything improper about any of the women who have accused him. Monica Lewinsky is a woman who told her friends that she was packing her presidential knee pads before she went to Washington. May I remind you, that Bill Clinton was impeached and disbarred because of lying under oath. He paid the piper. Now it's time for Trump. \nI am finished with this conversation. You can accuse me of anything you want. But, you are defending a sexual predator who boasts of assault. Had Bill Clinton's past been publicized prior to the 1996 election, I would not have voted for him. There is not excuse for his behavior.",
"This continues the President's efforts to place the least qualified people available into large jobs. Kushner, whose only experience is inheriting his family real estate business, is now in charge of:\n\nRelations with Russian KGB agents who now run banks\nMiddle East peace\nAmerican innovation\nRelations with Canada\nRelations with Mexico\nMore, ad nauseam\n\nWhat will do after lunch?\n\nThe President is a psychotic.",
"You know what's crazy Shannyn? You felt that Senator Clinton was such a corporatist that even a throwaway vote for Johnson or Stein was better than casting your ballot for the most qualified person this country has ever had run for POTUS. Now because Lisa casts one principled vote after a series of party before country votes including one to confirm a racist judge you are all gaga over her. But, but Hillary had emails and gave speeches right? You've crossed a bridge too far here young lady. We could have had a woman POTUS but you and your Bernie cohorts were so corrupted by the Facebook circle jerk of false information and character assassination that you either stayed home or voted third party. Because of that we have this lunatic tweeting insults and threats. Too many fell for the disinformation directed at Senator/Secretary of State Clinton and your man Bernie stuck with the campaign for far too long after he had been obviously defeated. We don't get perfection girl.",
"It stands out that the one and maybe two people that actually did take action to derail Hillary's campaign are noticeable avoided in any discussion.\n\nHer endless whining never includes “The Weiner”, Anthony Weiner and his last minute lap top toy and his wife Huma Abedin she was to be discarded if Hillary won.\n\nIf it was not for the side investigation that found all those E-Mails sent by Abedin to Weiner's laptop then the second last minute investigation would not have happened.\n\nNow to beg the question. Why are Anthony and Huma never, ever, remotely mentioned any time any where?\n\nMy take is called “INSURANCE FILE”. There must be one whopper of a “get out of jail free card” hiding out there yet.",
"My personal assessment, since his election, is that Trump will have a nervous breakdown by the end f his third month in office. The breakdown will manifest as his losing the ability to lose use of one hand, then one leg, etc. etc. The man is too personally dishonest to face that he got himself into a situation very foolishly. He will choose to blame his own body. Doing so may also spare his administration by leaving Pence and Trump's appointees in place, before enough proof is found of Russian collaboration with the Trump campaign to invalidate the election on the basis of fraud and treason. I suspect Ivanka moved into the White House because he is already showing signs of coming apart. She probably helps him hold it together. He seems to be in the early stages of dementia.",
"This is a joke right? \n\nOh, it's not. Okay, then it is so absurd on its' face that Mr. Sword should resign immediately or be removed from the Police Commission for his incredible ignorance as well as the egregious breach of his fiduciary responsibility to the citizens of Honolulu and the Commission, and if anyone on the Police Commission knew about this and didn't acknowledge it in open committee, they should go too! \n\nEthics 101 requires that Mr. Sword \"recuse\" himself. It is almost universal in ethical considerations that the following are considered relatives, I guess except in Hawaii. \n \n\"Relative\" means a spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, uncle, aunt,\nnephew, niece, father-in-law, mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, brother-in-law,\nsister-in-law, or FIRST COUSIN, whether in whole or half blood, by marriage, adoption or\na natural relationship, and the spouse of any such person.\n\nThis is why folks are so tired of politics as usual in Hawaii."
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"In 2011, Mr. Tillerson and Mr. Sechin negotiated a multibillion-dollar strategic alliance to jointly explore for oil in the Arctic, as well as in the Black Sea and Russia’s Siberia region. Two years later, Mr. Putin personally awarded Mr. Tillerson with Russia’s Order of Friendship medal."
Oh.................................this is just TOO precious.
So, far right Trump supporting lunatic fringe, is this what it is? $$$$$ from/made in Russia? That's what this Presidential campaign was all about? Donald being the fraudster he has always been?
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"zero sympathy for this subhuman.",
"Sheesh when I was in middle school (not too terribly long ago, early 1990's) a simple fight got you suspended for a few days. That was IT. You learned your lesson and didn't have to have your life ruined over some trite BS. I see now that if you're a kid and get into a fight, cops will arrest you, charge you with a felony, and smear your character... Damn near two weeks after the fact!\n\nSchool-to-prison pipeline in stark affect! Absolutely disgusting...",
"Anybody who actually believes that it was Kim Campbell, and not the legacy of Brian Mulroney, that led the PCs to the greatest defeat in Party history is either woefully ignorant of Canadian history and politics, too young to remember, or a flat-out liar.",
"Trump sides with dems and of course its the dems fault. \nThats like saying i got drunk it must be the liquor stores fault. \nHave accountability for king combover clown. \nIs America great yet?",
"Jackson was a terrible president. He mistreated both Native Americans and African Americans and was extremely corrupt. \"Indians\" aka Native Americans have been honored on currency in the past. African Americans never have been on currency despite having fought and died for this country like everyone else, and Harriet Tubman's story is inspirational on many levels. She risked her life for the greater good of this country and was a war hero. She deserves this honor.",
"Ann Wright, If you were BLACK & A CRIMINAL then Obama would likely stop and give you hugs and praise! He has failed his duty from the beginning and no wonder, who in their right mind would believe 'a community organizer' that never had a real job could con his way into our highest office. His major accomplishment was to DIVIDE our country and set race relations back DECADES! iF Obama's presidency has proven anything, it's that ELECTING A PRESIDENT BASED ON GENDER OR COLOR is NOT the right way to get the job done..",
"Funny how many of the posts here criticize the presence of this article instead of criticizing the idiotic act of this individual. Seems to me these poster are protecting their racism.",
"\"Yes it's certainly not cool for a son to have sex with his mother, but . . .\"\n\n\nYou missed the point, which was that for unrepentent, recalcitrant mortal sin, Christians eventually have a right protect the Church by saying \"good riddance.\" That time has come. Things have gone from bad to worse to intolerable. It wasn;t enough that gay sex almost destroyed the priesthood. Most of LGBT wants more. To those who do, \"Good riddance.\"",
"why dont you go ask trudeau since he continued the deal then hypocrite",
"Mr. Sherman... Quoted from Patrick J. Buchanan, We hear the grievances. Where is the gratitude?\nWhat more opportunity is it that the White people need to give to help the Blacks?\nIf the poor white got this much opportunity there would be no poor white or lower class of white trash people!!\nThe main problem why black people are not progressing is the, \"They owe me factor\"!! Get it in your head! No Body Owes You Any Thing!\n\nTalk about new 'ladders of opportunity' for blacks. Go to Altoona? And Johnstown, and ask the white kids in Catholic schools how many were visited lately by Ivy League recruiters handing out scholarships for 'deserving' white kids?\nIs white America really responsible for the fact that the crime and incarceration rates for African-Americans are seven times those of white America?",
"How do you spot an anti-tax moron? They want everyone to pay for their free ride.",
"Coulter's cut from the same threadbare cloth as Trump, her hero. Both are pathetic.",
"Call it what it was....... A MONSTER!!!!!!",
"Liberal activist judges overturn the will of the people yet again. Shut up slaves!",
"Got to love the wholey ignorant group that makes up the anti oil and gas crowds and comments. They don’t know state law and don’t care to learn it. They want to ban a product they are 100% dependent on and keep the price low on it at the same time. And of course they show up in their gas guzzling vehicles from their heated homes to protest at a group of elected officials that has no say on the topic they theoretically at least want addressed. It’s like protesting your trash bill by calling the electric company.",
"You are one narrow minded dolt my friend. China and India are also leaders in clean energy.\nChina's clean energy is growing faster than fossil fuels or Nuclear.\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_energy_in_China\n\nhttp://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/china-now-the-largest-installer-of-clean-energy/article28237771/\n\nAnd India is also stepping up to the plate too\n\nhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/21/india-renewable-energy-paris-climate-summit-target\n\nWe all have to, not just Alberta or not just Canada. People like you seem to lose site of reality when it comes to this. At least do some due diligence before opening your clap trap"
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"The Alaskan state is controlled by the oil companies through the oil-bought GOP legislature.",
"Paul Hoobyar notes the hypocrisy of many of those who attacked President Clinton for his infidelity and attempts to deny such action. Certainly President Clinton's actions were immoral and tacky. However, if all immoral and tacky players on the Washington stage were \"sent packing\" the city would be a ghost town. Those who attacked him, did so, not out of moral outrage, but out of political expediency........those attacks were an effort to destroy his presidential effectiveness.......and, yes, they worked pretty well. \n\nAttacks on Ms Clinton have little to do with concerns over \"national security\" and everything to do with attempting to destroy her credibility as a Presidential candidate. We'll see how effective those attacks are as the Presidential campaign progresses. If Ms Clinton and Mr. Trump are the candidates, the 2016 election is guaranteed to be the nastiest campaign in our history.",
"Whazz is in a funny mood",
"Re: \"there IS an investigation into alleged Russian hacking\"\n\nSadly, not one backed by the Trumpster Himself.",
"Steve writes:\n\n\" Why do you like the immoral liar?\"\n\n-\n\nI have no use for Trump.\n\nJustin Trudeau is exactly the antidote to the Trump sickness.",
"I didn't say anything good about spinell dip-poop! Get a clue Sullivan made a proper assessment countering to the lawsuit. Berkowitz is only interested in making his part of Anchorage better and making sure the populous thinks he's a good guy and does nice things. There is no tough love on the left. If it gets their hands dirty or doesn't make people feel warm and fuzzy they won't do it even against the will of voters their first priority is popularity.",
"The author line failed to reveal the original source of this column: The Washington Post. The ADN posting looks like a direct to ADN letter or essay. The fact is this column was distributed throughout the nation through the Washington Post connections. A carefully contrived, insidious creation by the patriarch of a family determined to destroy the Constitutional Republic and all human and civil rights contained therein. First on the agenda was support of the Trump tax gifts to his fellow billionaires, i.e., Koch family, etc. Couched in soft tones well edited by professional wordsmiths, the entire essay is a pack of lies. The Koch family and their Oil Monopoly billionaires have hijacked the entire electoral system of the country, one state legislature at a time, through ALEC, the most traitorous organization ever created. They gamed the election system in key states with Republican governors and legislatures denying voting rights. The worst family plaguing the nation in history.",
"You've drank too much of that alt-left kool-aid.",
"Unfortunately, there is no obvious way to exactly determine what effect the Russian leaking of emails had on the actual results, although with Trump winning Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin (with a total of 46 Electoral College votes) in each case by 0.7% or less, it would have taken only a small effect to make Clinton the winner. However, there is far stronger evidence that James Comey's issuing a letter less than three weeks before the election that he was reopening the investigation into Clinton's emails (without any knowledge of whether there was any new, relevant, evidence) had a decisive effect. Before the letter, the consensus of major opinion polls was that Clinton had a 6-6.5% lead in the popular vote but after the letter, in the lead up to the election, this edge dropped to 2-2.5%. Since the final result showed that Clinton had a 2.1% lead in the popular vote, the polls appear to have been quite accurate and that Comey's intervention swung the election to Trump.",
"Cruel but hilarious. ;-}",
"the only scenario that makes any kind of conventional sense is that he actually contracted and paid the Russians to hack the DNC and then release the most damaging content to Wikileaks. that would pretty much explain everything we have seen so far and also explain why they are so desperate to keep it secret.",
"Fr. Reese, with all due respect I disagree. Donald Trump is and will always be a divisive person. He has used disparaging names for anyone he disagrees with, he has offered to pay the legal bill for anyone who wants to use violence. He wants to build a wall and make Mexico pay for it, he wants to ban Muslims from this country and the Catholic Church said President Obama was violating Religious freedom? He abuses women because in his own words on audio tape he has the power to do so. And you are saying we should all get together and work with this person and his cabinet for the better of our country? How do you see that happening? He wants to cut taxes for the wealthy and corporations and yet somehow find the funds to rebuild our infrastructure. The church was very muted on all of the atrocious comments he made on the campaign trail and now you suggest we work with him. I'm sorry I don't see how that is possible.",
"Sullivan has defacto endorsed him. Trump's flaws have been well known for a long time now. Sullivan should have demonstrated political courage back then and explicitly refused to endorse him. Instead he tried to weasel word his endorsement playing partisan politics. He does not warrant the honor of representing Alaskans after demonstrating that huge lapse in judgment. Same for Murkowski and Young.",
"That kind of stuff is for Trumpnuts like you. The whole survivalist thing. Militia nuts, conspiracy nuts. Gun nuts. All the most obvious nuts. Like Trump and his snowflake supporters wanting to build a wall to keep the big, bad, scary immigrants out.",
"Putin asked Obama for evidence. He presented none.\n\nPutin asked Trump for evidence again today.\n\nIt should be no problem to provide evidence right?",
"SA propping up Chin and the inappropriate lawsuit for Hawaii RESIDENTS like they are propping up the Oahu train to nowhere project or the failed Obamacare Hawaii Health connector. This story is the case definiton of FAKE NEWS. The negative economic consequences for the State of Hwwaii at its residents will br major. Trump is president of the US for 4, maybe 8 years so guarantee vindictive Trump and Bannon will make all of Hawaii and it residents pay for Chin's personal crusade. If you think Hawaii has a homeless problem, try making Honolulu a sanctuary city to bring all of the Syrian refugees that has not be properly vetted AND hundreds of millions in reduced federal funds every year to Hawaii and see the kind of city of Honolulu and the rest of the State will become. And if an Islamic terrorist event occurs as a result of a growing Muslim poplulation with Islamic terrorist plants or sympathizers like in San Bernadino, say goodbye to Hawaii's tourism industry as we know it.",
"Forbes:\n\"2012, the Eric Trump Foundation wrote a check for $25,000 to the George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts. That same year, George Rodrigue, who had said that his famous \"blue dog\" paintings sometimes sold for about $25,000, created a portrait of Donald Trump for the auction at Eric's event. That portrait ended up hanging over the couch in Eric Trump's house, where he was photographed sitting beneath it two years later.\"",
"Why are you blaming Trump?",
"This is not some 'entitlement'. This belongs to us as citizen/owners and you're the 'sore loser' by trying to play politics with our money. This isn't about Bill being a Democrat or about you being a Republican, this is about doing the right thing and getting our share of our oil wealth. Good for Bill Wielechowski looking out for the states' citizens.",
"funny how it is always after the fact.............",
"I'm not aware of any. If there is poaching by Alaska Natives it's minimal. Same on the Russian side.",
"Check out Gary Johnson.",
"Trump probably is too. Like you, he knows he's losing.",
"Are you accusing Trump or anyone in his administration of money laundering for the Russian government and do you have any verifiable evidence? Or are you just explaining how the Clinton crime foundation is funded?",
"I believe Trump is operating with a Abundance of Caution, with reason. Not bigotry.",
"With all of the provocative things NATO, Washington, and George Soros have been doing to provoke Russia, we Alaskans should always look for any opportunity to remind our Russian neighbors that we only want peace and long term friendship with their nation. Alaskans will never throw rocks at our neighbor's house.",
"I think it was Bill Maher that said Trump is someone that has interrupted himself mid-lie to tell another lie. :D",
"The attached website article shows the true nature of these \"generals\" educated at the West Point Academy. These are the carriers of the torch of the privatized U.S. military based on pure Republican ideology gleaned from their icon, Ayn Rand. All extolled by another Hoover Institution agent of dedicated Republican CONservative ideological propaganda. Claiming \"winning\" without any basis in fact other than the false propaganda claims of his idol, Trump. The U.S. military is \"winning\" nothing. It is just participating in the slaughter of thousands evolving to millions to protect the Oil Monopoly interests throughout the world. One of the most blatantly false representations ever published in the media. Time for a Revolution.\n\nhttp://www.salon.com/2015/10/14/libertarian_superstar_ayn_rand_defended_genocide_of_savage_native_americans/",
"This typical 1984 news speak from the extreme Left. Down is Up and Up is Down. The truth is that President Trump is saving democracy in the United States while Canada is indeed slouching to authoritarianism under the control of a gold spoon in his mouth red diaper baby.",
"This whole \"Russia influencing the election\" story is utter nonsense... It didn't happen...\nIt was WikiLeaks who dumped the embarrassing John Podesta and Hillary Clinton e-mails.... and WikiLeaks didn't get their information from Russia.",
"Sounds like Mr. Scaramucci has the President's ear. They needed (1) a scapegoat; (2) send a warning to leakers (3) stability. So given the legislative struggles Mr. Priebus seemed to be the obvious guy to throw overboard. He was of course \"establishment\" but giving him the ax only serves to alienate the \"establishment\" guys who run the Senate. Let's assume for a moment that Mr. Priebus did leak to the press, is he responsible for the torrent of leaks coming from the White House? Of course not, will it stop others from leaking? Time will tell, but why would it? Gen. Kelly seems like a good guy, but how do you reconcile a Chief Of Staff who is on the record saying Russia did meddle in our election to help the President with a President who thinks otherwise? Further the President's current fave (Scaramucci) is the kind of guy the General would loathe, a loud mouth who wants to draw attention to himself. I don't know what the future holds, but it will be interersting.",
"And look at how Trump responds, with \"US-China trade & money\" again. Trump thinks that only money counts. Well, money is important but it's not the only thing that motivates people & nations. Power, the ability to threaten you neighbors & enemies with destruction is important as well. Kimi has already killed a reported 350-some of his own people, why should a few hundreds of thousands of Americans bother him. And why should China help? Trump's understanding of the power dynamic is all wrong. Besides you can only use the trade threat so many times and he's already used it once before for Taiwan.",
"In the meanwhile, lying behind the radical left media's Russian witch-hunt, and the sorry sniveling Dem's (who still can't believe they lost the election) is a big, fat nothingburger.\n\nComey earned his firing. The only thing that could have been executed better is the timing, and that's ALL.",
"Read “Anatomy of a fake scandal, ginned up by right-wing media and Trump” in the Washington Post, which begins “President Trump started off this morning as he often does, by settling in to watch the festival of nincompoopery that is “Fox & Friends.” On the show, he saw something that he believes vindicates the bizarre and false charge he made that Barack Obama was tapping his phones during the presidential campaign.”\n\nhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2017/04/03/anatomy-of-a-fake-scandal-ginned-up-by-right-wing-media-and-trump/?hpid=hp_no-name_opinion-card-f%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.53fcf8c3c49a",
"Not a bad call, because the Devil is in the details (as usual). There are consequences to hasty decisions, and no battle plan survives contact with the enemy. I side with Trump, because one thing that is necessary to an effective military is the psychological stability of the people wearing the uniform. In my case, I required close scrutiny because I was to be one who launched nuclear weapons. Remember Chelsea Manning? Crypto troop, special clearances and a psychological basket case. He released vast amounts of classified material because of his homosexual/tranny leanings. If he made the Army \"stronger\", then I'm a cracked teapot with a giraffe for my mom. Who wants to give a Secret clearance to somebody who can't even decide what gender he is? Might as well enlist depressed and./or bipolars and give them access to sensitive material. And the Navy needs lookouts, so why not recruit the blind for those positions? What could go wrong?",
"Yo Liberals....Begich part 2 is back in the saddle. Backdoor union deals, free housing for miscreants, false promises. Trusssssssssst me said the snake. We want to lower your property taxes. Institute a sales tax. Trussst me said Kaa (from the Jungle Book).\n\nYeah right.",
"But not as much as he admires Fidel. The Chinese have shown a few too many troubling signs of being free market capitalists within the past few decades for Junior's taste.",
"On our 150th, I am deeply saddened by the lack of leadership in our political & judicial system. These types of awards are simply outrageous and an insult to hard working Canadian taxpayers who ultimately pay the bill (and who likely subsidized the lawyers who are the defacto winners in this situation). Not to mention the disrespect to our own armed forces personnel. Why $10 million to Kadr & his lawyers, why not $10 million to disabled and ex-military veterans. At some point, one must consider civil disobedience as a natural and reasonable response to this subtle form of tyranny. If this is the stewardship we can expect, then it's time to \"tea party\" the authorities by refusing to contribute to this corrupt system.",
"I looks more like they were colluding with the Ukraine as nothing about collusion with Russia anywhere in the article.",
"So Trump and Cruz are capitalizing on fear. I'm sure Obama, Clinton, and Sanders have never done that.\n\nWhat is Patty doing when she says that Trump “raves like a wild drunk …” and compares his rants to those of Hitler? Is she perhaps capitalizing on our fear of encountering wild drunks and our fear of genocide?\n\nWith more than a month until our primarly and then several months to the general election, dozens of letters and online comments have equated Trump to Hitler. Certainly dozens more are still to come. I would suggest that the first measure of a lack of intelligence is to fall back on that tired comparison to try to discredit Trump. There are certainly other evidence-backed ways to try to discredit him and his record, but the feeble-minded just want to scream Hitler.",
"Here's Drumpfster's thinly transparently coded, vast left wing conspiracy/Black Lives Matter, remark:\n\n– He told the Pennsylvania crowd to get a group of friends together on Election Day, vote and then go to \"certain areas\" and \"watch\" the voters there. \"I hear too many bad stories, and we can't lose an election because of you know what I'm talking about,\" Trump said. \"So, go and vote and then go check out areas because a lot of bad things happen, and we don't want to lose for that reason.\"\n\nHe was speaking to his loyal xenophobes and referring to the two wankers who play \"New Black Panther Party\" dressup, standing outside a Philadelphia polling place, every four years. The media shows up for this goofy duo like it does annually for Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, PA.\n\nThe truth is, those lames have never changed anyone's vote. It's a 99% black precinct where The Donald is polling at zero-point-zero. But when he gets hammered, he can claim the election was \"stolen.\"",
"If you read the Goldschmidt story, he funneled money to Ms Dunham for years after the \"affair.\" If you read her biography it's a very sad tale. Those \"rewards\" for acquiescing to sexual abuse or harassment and, often, for remaining silent about it are very, very typiocal in cases of such abuse. It's all really disgusting stuff and, IMO, the efforts to \"blame the victim\" just make it that more disgusting. Gary crum",
"“Two things can wipe us out,” George Shultz, former cabinet secretary in the Nixon and Reagan administrations, said in an interview last week. “One is nuclear weapons and the other is climate change.”\n\n Actually a fella named George Dubya Bush started the US and the world far down the road of destructive war and destructive environmental disaster way back in 2003. And Barack Obama, Bush Lite, did very little to return American policy back to sanity.\n\n That's the great thing about Trump's blatant fascism - it reveals how evil the establishment has been, and remains, long before Trump became president.\n Only the simplistic, the hypocritical, and the wantonly deluded can fail to realize the American nation and the world have been on a downward spiral for decades.",
"Integrity, call up D.C?\n\nPublic Integrity Section? Loyalty, Oilty, and Royalty?\n\nMr. T's, P,P's \n\nThe Devils Exodus...Jay Hammond? Diapering the Devil?\n\nhttp://alaskareport.com/news28/z49149_psio_palin.htm",
"The 'dark order' already left office south of the border. Now that Uncle Tom is off the stage and eight year 'talking' tour, we only have to contend with our own Communist China selfie stick sellout.A rotten little potato, that has done so much to alienate us with the Republican administration! Dark days indeed....for Canada that is!",
"America is being crushed under it's own weight.\n\nEven Alt-Presidents don't behave this badly.",
"And ? Even imperialist, capitalist running dogs ?",
"China has a vested interest in this issue as well..",
"You would do well to educate yourself on Ibbitson's informed view of Stephen Harper, warts and all, by reading his Shaughnessy Cohen award winning biography titled \"Harper\" which was published shortly before the 2015 election. This award comes with a $25,000 prize and is given for the most consequential Canadian political and public affairs book of the year. \n\nI have this book and I can tell you that it is an exceptionally even handed accounting of the 22nd PM's impressive strengths and political successes as well as the former PM's impressive weaknesses and political failures.\n\nIt is a good read, a cogent analysis and makes it obvious that neither Harper nor any other contemporary Canadian PM is John Ibbitson's hero. \n\nOne of Ibbitson's great strengths as a journalist is that he is scrupulously objective, thorough, fair and candid concerning the people he covers as a columnist.\n\nThis makes him an increasing rarity among the ink stained wretches.",
"It's quite startling how the oil industry in North America has been allowed to gut democracy, suppress dissenting opinions, buy media coverage and bully legislation favorable to their industry (unfavorable to the World) through to the point that a former CEO of Mobil Exxon now sits in the office of the US Secretary of State and most Americans somehow think this is normal.",
"Nah. Proved point of him bring a tax fraud.",
"You may want to look at some actual facts. The world in general is getting much better and is likely to continue to do so. Yes there are some pockets of failure, Russia, much of the Middle East and especially Syria, any economy dependent on oil ... but the overall longterm trends are encouraging. Obama is a right of centre centrist, hardly a voice for even the moderate left. And as someone who actually has to spend a lot of time in the US and walks through all parts of the cities he visits and takes the time to talk to different people my impression is that in the progressive states relations between different cultures are making two steps forward for each step back.",
"In other news, the ceasefire in Southern Syria, brokered over the weekend by the US and Russia appears to be holding. Syrians are also moving from refuge camps back into other areas liberated from ISIS. \n\nBut I am sure this latest nothing burger will feed the voracious appetites of the never-Trumpers.",
"Listening to Hillary and Trump - the libertarian nominee is looking better and better everyday.",
"An interesting development since then: last night in an NBC interview the president contradicted his own officials, vice president and several spokespeople who had all said that the firing of Comey was a direct result of the recommendation by Rosenstein. Trump went on to explicitly say what they had repeatedly and vociferously denied: that he would have fired Comey regardless of whether he had gotten that little memo. \n\nThe Donald is fond of saying that his favorite past president is Andrew Jackson. That he would so admire a genocidal maniac and perhaps the worst authoritarian ever to inhabit the white house is not, as he seems to think, flattering however: it's gravely concerning and rather vindicating to the left.\nNearly 2 years ago, as the republican party was just starting I warned here that Trump was likely to be the nominee - and was told by conservative DM readers that there was no chance. Conservatives were not racist they said. \n\nNever before had I so badly wished I was wrong.",
"Nooooo, Somewhere. You mean groping p___y tRump don't you?",
"New oil discovered 40 years ago.",
"\"You want to screw over retirees who held up their end of the bargain by working all those years to qualify for retirement.\" \n\nNo, just the Tier 1&2 .gov hogs screwing the state over with the CEO retirement plans. AK.gov pensions were nothing but a huge vote buying /money making racket to squander oil wealth. It's sad the citizenry wasn't paying attention to what was going on around them...until now. \n\n\"Good thing it is protected by the state constitution from people like you.\" \nHah! Good one. That \"constitutionally protected\" joke just never gets old.\nhttps://mises.org/blog/government-pension-plans-are-headed-disaster\n\nWe need some data on what AK's \"lucky few\" are hauling in...let folks see what their PFD (tax?) supporting. \nCali already heading off the cliff and here's a yuuuuuge reason: \nhttp://transparentcalifornia.com/pensions/all/?&s=-pension\n\nWorry not. Help for the old folks is on the way:\nhttps://youtu.be/aTjQO163P2E",
"They all want and need him there, as evidenced by all of them wanting him and the United States involvement in trade deals, NATO, and EU security. Whoops- there goes your narrative. What makes you feel worse: that President Trump is steadily and successfully coming through on all his campaign promises, that NATO countries are now saying they'll pay their fair share, that the Courts have upheld almost all of his executive actions, that there is still no evidence of Russian collusion, that Leftist journalists are finally getting professionally crucified for the lies they state--- what would you say, hmmm?",
"You just have to know Sunny Days is planning on giving Russia a free ride on the Crimea and the res of the Ukraine. The Neville Chamberlain of our time can have his new Foreign Minister unable to travel to Russia.",
"Once again, WaPo uses its sources.\n\nIt doesn't use:\nActual memos from the FBI\nDossiers Putin is going to provide congress\n\nOr any evidence rather than its analysis on the Trump-Comey handshake hug and a conversation that is hearsay at its best.\n\nHopefully WaPo blows a massive hole in Bezos' fortune, for becoming rich and spreading disinformation he deserves no less.",
"Good. And why do they need TWO law firms to represent them? Paying one is not enough? I'm tired of these yahoos playing fast and loose with the People's money, while crying We're Broke! like plates at a second hand store! As long as this sort of spending is going on, coupled with oily subsidies, the People are never going to believe it. Chicken Little is governing Alaska!",
"Trump isn't half as bad as the Freedom Caucus and Tea Party Extremists.",
"Another diatribe from a political hack.",
"If you combine facts and feelings you get factlings! Or is it feelacts?",
"Please Mr. Trump when in office, put on\nyour best lead boot ant plant it up Justin\ntrudopes commie backside.\nThank You \nRegards.\nJC",
"My point was about how some people continually try to redirect every story to Trump.",
"LOL \nHow would you define substantial if you were Putin? \nOr should we just go with this definition: \"Of considerable importance, size, or worth.\"? In which case Russian hackers did this just for a little entertainment?\nOr is it possible that the Russians are farther advanced with AI and just used several thousand bots?\nYep, there's still a bridge for sale in Brooklyn. LOL",
"With President Trump now on record having asked then FBI Director Comey to forgo investigating Mike Flynn and his foreign contacts there is a legitimate concern that the Russian connection goes all the way to the very top echelons of the White House. With Robert Mueller now appointed Special Counsel, the Russian hacking investigation and its involvement with the Trump campaign as well as any other illegal activity can now proceed. An independent inquiry, capable of filing charges, is warranted and should begin ASAP before more firings occur and crucial evidence is compromised. Opening this can of worms might just make some powerful people squirm.",
"If you mean that Donald Trump is doing his best to turn the United States into a tin-pot phony democracy, I have no argument with you. However, the DJT \"Great America,\" if (Heaven Forbid) he succeeds, will look a lot more like Mussolini's Italy than it will Zimbabwe or Paraguay.",
"Don't look now, but the second is a crime as well, if the alleged document offered as \"proof\" was created while an employee of the federal government, on a device owned by the federal government, while sitting in a vehicle owned by the federal government, and during hours paid by the federal government. In short, the document, if it ever truly existed, was federal property, and since Comey now claims it no longer exists, it has been evidently destroyed by the only person who claims to have had it in his possession. \n\nSo, Comey first violated the government documents statute by stealing it and handing it off to his buddy (who also, btw, has committed a crime by receiving it), and then Comey committed perjury regarding its release, and then he doubled down and destroyed it. OR, it never existed in the first place, in which case, Comey committed perjury. These are all felonies.\n\nWhether the false allegations are criminally actionable, I can't say, but they are civil torts.",
"\" ...(like being the puppet of a foreign power)..\"\n\nThat statement is absolutely hilarious !",
"You know, Garrison, maybe the folks he spoke to in Houston WERE happy ---to be alive! Stop trying to find negatives in everything Trump says. Haven't you ever heard that it is best to give one the benefit of the doubt??? We do that for you and your ilk, regularly!",
"Mr. Winters addresses many points. And as the old radio show said, as I listened to while driving across the prairie: And Now, The Rest of The Story (or at least a bit more).\n\nRemember the sputtering anger of our President when Putin showed him aerial photos of the 10k+ of oil tanker trucks driving from ISIS to Turkey while the air force claimed to be attacking ISIS to the tune of thousands of bomber sorties.\n\nLook at the battle the for Aleppo (actually the battle for East Aleppo). As the Jihadi forces fall we learn that there were 28,000 civilians living under the gentle ministrations of Jihadi governance. This is less than 11 percent of the numbers trumpeted as the reason to change from secret R2P (Responsibility to Protect) war to open USA \"boots on the ground\" war.\n\nThe tale cracks wide against a huge clandestine WAR battering the regime, or government, or confessional society and is untenable when the light of day shines on it.\n\nAnd we are still up to our elbows in blood.",
"There you go: Russia wants Trump. 'Nuff said.",
"MAGA - Manafort And Gates Arrested.",
"LIO- is monumental proof of bribery. Knik bridge lady took bribe,you bet to hold out info, port Sheffield, dam, mine road, on and on and on and on. Parnell got sweet lobby company. Course he was one of attorneys on Exxon Valdez that sunk fishing, Sullivan got Sen job bribed by money from parents and kocks. Any more proof. Open SESAME!",
"Good investigative journalism on the on-going political corruption of this state. Hopefully, in the near future, an in-depth reporting on the Honolulu rail transit fiasco when it too shall \"rear its ugly head\".\n\nIt is apparent Albert Hee had a \"quid pro quo\" arrangement with corrupt Democratic party members and the only reason funds were donated (kickbacks) to their politically affiliated organizations. It was working like a well-oiled machine. Quite certain if Albert Hee had his druthers he would not have even contributed a plug nickel.\n\nWe live in a filthy saturated rigged state. The characterization of the transactions that occurred is that of a well- established organized crime structure.\n\nDrain the fishpond.",
"Bishop Flores certainly tied in the social concerns of his flock. It is well done but not overpowering. Nothing about religious liberty.\n\nMike Stafford challenges our wealth and reminds us that it is the product of stealing from the poor (so much for the view that taxation is theft).\n\nGerson talks about our political silos (Cracker Barrell v. Crate and Barrell) and the media’s place in maintaining them. He thought Trump once offered hope for unity. Are you kidding me? Maybe journalists can, although with FoxNews owned by Murdoch, I have little hope in that. I would suggest a more robust socialism that has enough in cash and prizes for even the right wing to appreciate might do the trick.",
"Nor are there any \"good guys\" in this, gray---at least, not on the national stage. It's interesting that Obama didn't immediately act to scale back the largely unchecked executive powers built up by his predecessors, but he didn't. The War on an emotion continues, and the casualties include American privacy, many of our freedoms, and the right to confront one's accusers, to name just a few.\n\nIn that light people like Assange are providing a public service, part of which was in revealing that, under Clinton, the State Department used its diplomats as spies and intelligence gatherers---As if they weren't compromised already!\n\nIf what Assange reveals somehow throws the election to the circus freaks, well, that's the price you pay for deceiving the American people.",
"Since when was creating pipelines / tankers to China fuel them? Do you all enjoy market fraud and lies ?",
"Ever since the \"trickle down theory\" was found to have a \"trickle up\" result.",
"Saw trump at his Senate meeting, in his nice guy mode. He gave a shout-out to his good buddy Senator Schumer, too bad he did not also acknowledge, Little Marco , Lying Ted , Captured McCain, and Gay Graham.",
"Kraz the corruption of a political party is extremely different than corruption within the US government.",
"Go against Trump and you get accolades and praise.\n\nGo against Hillary and get two in the hat.\n\nFact...not opinion.",
"A deal is a deal except when it is not. Get stuffed Donnie",
"There is a strong and bipartisan consensus...where is the bipartisan concensus coming from? That's like saying everyone believes...who is 'EVERYONE\" Who are the \"bipartisan\" folks? It's like the kid that tells the parents, But Dad, EVERYONE is doing it, when they know two other friends who are. Don't believe it!\n\nThe relationship between Chin and the Ige cannot be anything but amicable. Doesn't the A/G serve at the pleasure of the Governor? He is a political appointee. What else would you expect from a political appointee? Ige slipped in a $5M budget item into the A/G's budget for \"security\" that Chin didn't even know about, denied it came from Ige, (WAM hrg) but Tokuda called him on it. Tokuda embarrassed the A/G, and likely Ige. Tokuda gets axed for doing a good job...hmmm That must be what happens when you are too good and not \"political\" enough. \n\nThere is a \"swamp\" (corruption) in Hawaii that needs to be drained as well. I wonder if anyone has the guts to do that.",
"He did it. Tillerson and McMasters are playing word games. And why haven't we heard that they were at the meeting until now?",
"You get fuel from The USA.",
"Don't forget Faux. They had trump loosing. Rigged I tell you!",
"So your suggestion is that we surround ourselves with dictators who don't represent our views and whose stated goals on a national level include locking up Alaska's resources so we can return to being the poorest state in the union? Cooperating is far more important than actually useful results. Brilliant!",
"Vet all of Fang's \"investors\" for ties to the Chinese communist party leadership and military (one and the same, anyway) then slam him for questionable foreign government/military relations, like what's being done to ex NSC chair Flynn and so many other Trump associates.\n\nIt's no secret the Chinese are on in a rush to get capital OUT of their country (that they're so patriotically loyal to).",
"Politicians propose, the market disposes.",
"PS: I'm guessing that if Hillary was elected under similar circumstances (with lots of Russian ties to her campaign and known Russian interference) that at this point you, too, would be sitting back telling everyone that her election was legit and we shouldn't question anything. Right?\n\nBy the way, does the FACT that Russian interfered in our election concern you at all? Wouldn't you, as president, order some kind of investigation into that? Why isn't our own president doing that? He is clearly no patriot, that's for sure. And neither are you if you can stand by and watch foreign governments undermine our democracy. And this is regardless of whether or not Trump won legitimately or not.",
"... a man's word is his contract in an honorable world. Cheetolini voters keep blathering on about their reasoning for electing this rat is his 'business skills'. Cheetolini's word ain't worth boodiddleySQUAT, proof of this is slapping y'all in the face over and over again. Thousands of lawsuits have been settled, and continue to be settled. A tiger doesn't lose his stripes. Cheetolini is 'leading' his country into the same deceit, double talk, lying as he has done in the past with his own businesses. If Cheetolini really wants this wall, he should pay for it himself along with all his supporters that claim to want this, THEY can pony up for this bill. Let it 'trickle down' from the cash rich Republican party, THEY can put it all on THEIR shoulders and pocketbooks!!",
"But what surprises me is just how amateurish this whole operation was. E-mail trails, meetings with foreign agents in the headquarters (when Trump Sr. was in the building), and probably lots of other digital traces of communications opening up a whole can of worms for investigators.\n\nHaven't these guys ever done any 'big deals' where corporate espionage was a concern? Have they never even read a spy novel or watch a spy movie?",
"Someone named 'Pladimir Vutin' made the call...",
"I believe it was 2009.",
"There's a deep irony here. Prof. Porter has career-long expertise in \"intercultural communication,\" but there are no signs in this expostulation that he has attempted any communication with the \"culture\" of Trump voters. Instead, he has sorted them into his own three circles of hell. The least of them, we are informed, are guilty of greed, and others have \"winked\" at \"truth-bending.\" I couldn't vote for Mr Trump, either, Prof. Porter. But I decline to believe that well over 60 million of my fellow Americans are either \"racist, anti-Semitic, xenophobic, homophobic, or anti-Muslim\" or willing to tolerate same. I'm listening, and I sincerely hope other serious minds are doing likewise. Closed minds contribute nothing.",
"But Obama giving Iran nuclear bombs was REAL intelligent diplomacy.\n\nOr something.\n\nLMAOOO",
"So have I, at one time or another. and unfortunately may end up doing it again. But it's not a lifetime, ingrained habit like it obviously is for Trump. The guy is looney-tunes. I could care less about all of this liberal. conservative, progressive, etc. BS labeling. If that stuff is important to you, go for it. Just give me someone who has shown at least a little integrity, principles, etc., and has demonstrated that they somewhat care of about this country and the working Joe. Outside of Mattis and a few others, are you paying any attention as to who this guy is surrounding himself with? Have you payed any attention as to how this guy has conducted his whole life? He's shafted people and lied whenever it suited his purpose, even though he's got more money than you and I will ever see in 100 lifetimes. It's just a big game to him. Don't like Dems, liberals, Clinton, etc. - fine. But Trump is the answer?? You've got to be kidding me.",
"A criminal or a communist, very respectable!",
"In retrospect, Obama and Clinton were not good. At least not internationally. Obama got pushed around by Putin. And Clinton screwed things up in the former Jugosalvia.",
"Macron is such a cuck.",
"Last time I looked Port Townsend and California (if CA were a country it would be #6 in global economic rankings http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article83780667.html ) were doing pretty well. I am not all that surprised that GOP partisans keep forgetting to look at the Kansas economic debacle (http://www.politicususa.com/2015/01/18/kansas-continuing-economic-disaster-brownback-promises-abolish-taxes.html ) that has taken place. \n\nI would advance the argument that there are enough instances of corruption, ineptitude, and economic mismanagement, within both Democratic and the Republican controlled local and state governments, for either party to claim to be \"the good guys\". When people, particularly those in party leadership positions, make blanket statements of virtue for their particular political party or group, I become very skeptical. Rational skepticism, that's what being an independent is all about.",
"China is trying to solve this problem, with or without the US. \nBuffoonery does not help.\n.\nGhosts of Presidents Past:\n.\nDonald Trump seems able to lie more easily, more often, and with fewer qualms than even Richard Nixon.\n.\nDonald Trump seems even more thin-skinned, more insecure, and more vindictive - and to treat staff and cabinet more harshly and contemptuously - than even Lyndon Johnson.\n.\nNeither is an easy achievement.\nWhat a combination.\n.\nDespite their tragic flaws, Nixon and Johnson were both genuinely brilliant, widely-read, knowledgeable men of huge intellectual reach.\n.\nDonald Trump?\n.\nHas he read a book in his life?\never been known for scholarship, like Nixon?\never been known to have the unquenchable appetite for hard work, Machiavellian knowledge of legislative procedure, and nose-counting ability, like Johnson?\n.\nThe honesty of Nixon +\nThe employee relations and thick-skin of Johnson +\nNo known substantive knowledge for the job.\n.\n= Make America great again.\n.\nLOL.",
"that's funny. my boss just bought one.",
"The Globe has unfortunately been descending into pandering for quite a while now.",
"Trump is just a proxy, shorthand for character traits you value. If you think lying, fraud, misogyny, xenophobia, extreme narcissism, self-dealing hypocrisy, breaking of promises sacred (nuptial) and profane (debts) are all just peachy, then go for a Trump supporter.",
"Protecting the PFD is no sideshow - no more than protecting individual's personal bank savings accounts. \nThe real deception is ignoring the oil/gas tax & credits, those are the mega-swindles we Alaskans are enduring - yet from the Gov. on down, no one attempts to fix it.\nContinuing with mega-projects -including the obscene Pipe Dream -- now those fall into the felonious dereliction of duty category.\n15% of Fed.Inc Tax is not onerous & Pres.Trump plans to reduce FedInc tax. I favor a small Income Tax.\nA statewide Sales Tax is appropriate. Take time to read, understand the little book \"THE FAIR TAX\" The very poor need not be hurt.\nAttempting to buoy up the statewide economy by gubmut spending is as wrong-headed as mega-spending on an LNG line & dreaming of a miracle to make it profitable. Govt spending to \"fill our budget to maintain a vibrant economy.\" is pure ideological malarkey.\nI do agree with the obvious - that we should tax Gross volume & Gross sales of oil/gas -NOT the NET.",
"I do not think there is very much different between Trudeau and Trump. They both seem to love other peoples money, they both came from very rich families and they both love being in the media spot light. I suspect they have more in common then not.",
"I am much more concerned with figuring out how to deal with the Russian meddling in our election than I am in reading the tea leaves as to whether Trump's attempts to influence the investigation rose to the level of obstruction of justice (but it was good to hear that Mueller is actively investigating that and he will follow that to conclusion...so despite his tweets Trump is not \"vindicated\" yet). And if Flynn or any other American (yeah, sure, John McCain, even Hilary Clinton) colluded or collaborated they should be charged and tried for any applicable crimes.",
"Another example of the current governing system instigated by the Republican Terrorist Traitor party led by Der Fuehrer Trump and his merry band of billionaire implants: Kakistocracy - Government by the least qualified or most unprincipled citizens. All dedicated to the care and preservation of the billionaire elite at the expense of all other less worthy individuals in the society. No service or benefit is to be allowed for anyone deemed unworthy by the racist bigots of the leaders of the Kakistocracy. Welcome to the return to the 19th Century.",
"What do you have to say about the FBI leaks to Trump's campaign?",
"Even though I'm weary of the genre admonishing liberals to seek understanding of the voters responsible for our national crisis, I read Carlos Lozada's review. Lozada writes:\n\n<<Perhaps this is the way to “survive” the Trump era — resist the red-state philistines by closing your life and mind off from them, and repeat “this is not normal” again and again.>>\n\nReally? In fact red-state philistines are in our faces every day here in the Comments/Alt-Right Satellite section. Let me try my hand at stereotyping.\n\n1) They are hostile toward LGBTs and SSM.\n\n2) They are hostile toward \"radical feminists.\"\n\n3) They are hostile toward Muslims.\n\n4) They are willing to risk blowing up the planet to defend \"life.\"\n\n5) They are climate-change deniers and proud of it, even though science and the pope are adamant about a crisis that threatens the survival of humans.\n\n6) Don't you dare mention racism, even though they voted for a racist, and yes Trump has a long record of racism.\n\nJust for starters.",
"Canada is turning into banana republic.",
"Listen to the smoking gun that proves US assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland and US Ambassador Geoff Pyatt were planning the coup and discussing who should emerge as the pro-US government.\n\nEverything we hear in the mainstream media about it is fake news.\n\nhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CL_GShyGv3o",
"Trudeau is our Prime Minister but he perceives himself as Miss Congeniality.",
"Everybody knows what Trump is, even his own children but they've got hundreds of millions in inheritance to consider so allowing his hands to rove around the hips and haunches area I guess must be tolerated. No, Trump bragging about deliberately walking in on the teenage girls involved in his pageants in various states undress, bragging about his habit of sexually assaulting women, no these kinds of things won't be going away. As for right-wing Christians, not Christians--there's a difference, overwhelming support for a candidate who openly admits to such attitudes and actions, well let's just say I have always been a fan of irony. That you state that such claims that anyone can easily find proof to back up bearing no semblance to reality is merely an instance of convenient amnesia.",
"Or Trump could be a real patriot and is draining the establishment swamp, while the minions are faithfully rallying for the status quo... Are you comfortable fighting for big government?"
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"Gorka was a pompous ass who never hesitated treating other people like crap. Karma's a bitch.",
"You post crazy talk, twy. And calling me \"Ericsnot\" is so juvenile that it shows you aren't an adult. You are certainly among the worst posters on this forum.",
"Oh lets attack those bad, bad bad rich people. \n\nRemember the good old days when we did that and simply they left. Like E.P. Taylor, Arthur Hailey, etc. Yes lets attack the rich so they will move and their income along with the jobs they provide will move with them. Brilliant idea.",
"I think what these typical liberals (Butts) are naïve about is that they are over compensating for a 'cushy' job given to one of their friends, while many others more deserving of money from the govt. are getting squeezed. Just another reason NOT to vote liberal in the next election. Lets continue to raise taxes, hit the middle class hard, and make sure all you liberals in govt. get good pensions! (disgusting group of con artists)",
"Misrepresentation. Maryam Monsef c'mon down. 2019 cannot come soon enough to toss these idiots. I guess being a Canadian doesn't count for much anymore.",
"Just the White Supremacists emboldened by their leader to resurrect the 1930s pogroms of the New Hitler/Der Fuehrer Trump and his National Security Advisor Herr Bannon. Start with a small non-christian minority to appease the Fundamentalist Racist Christians following Judaeo-Christian ethics, expand to Islamics and all immigrants while imposing martial law in all Black urban areas. The 4th Reich in full flower.",
"People are ignorant. The pilot was spotted well before he ever got to the cockpit. They needed to catch him in the seat to have the basis to form charges. Otherwise he is a drunk petson in a pilots uniform in the airport.\n\nCare and control is one of the charges. HE WAS FOLLOWED to the airplane. Count on it.",
"Great to see this sort of important and timely local news buried in the website as opposed to all things negative Trump headlining every freaking day. I guess now that police have released the photo ADN can squirmingly announce the suspects race.",
"You said \"Canada's in for a world of hurt\" and that you love that. I find that distressing, not to mention, the other comments and 'likes' displaying the same attitude. It's called cutting off your nose to spite your face.",
"So he has a good head for criminology and corrects a lot of misinformation. Maybe it's because these topics are the ones that bring out the knee-jerk reactionary weirdos who only parrot the half-truths and outright lies MSN/CNN/DNC et al feed them.",
"There was a time when vote-buying pork like this would have been too low for congressmen of ANY party to stoop ... \n\nHow low are you willing to stoop to pass this piece of garbage, Graham-Cassidy?",
"I'm not sure why you'd say he didn't have to use it. Surely under the circumstances that was the best option.\n\nAlso, please note that the gunman did not shoot; one would expect a gun-nut with an itchy trigger finger to shoot the loser in cold blood. He did not. Well played.",
"TULSI GABBARD??? Are you NUTS???",
"She needs to do prison time where she can reflect on her foolish past behavior and realize the consequences which caused the death of one of her passengers.....",
"More showed up alright---from Fairbanks . You are wrong about the first step being the community supporting them---the students need to get off their lazy rear ends and support them first. Around 85 to 95 percent of UAA students don't support their own school. If they don't care about their sports programs , why should the community ? Plus , if the vast majority of students don't support their sports teams , why is UAA spending / blowing over ten million a season on sports ? Couldn't that over ten million be better used in the classroom ? With the Aces done , UAA stands to benefit in increased attendance. However , Alaska sports fans hate losers . In hockey and baseball your doing good if you win 60 to 70 percent of your games. Aces win a number of games , but not enough to increase attendance . With the Aces gone , a number of fans may start attending UAA games. Rest assured they won't tolerate UAA's consistent losing and will stop going as loses build. Fire Thomas now.",
"How stupid. People need to stand up and protest"
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"Still crying about Trump winning, tell it to the lefties Elizabeth, it's the end of the world.",
"Another four years of The Obamanation and we'd have been toast. Go Trump! MAGA!",
"You're right. I should have worded it as \"communist\" instead of democrat. Anybody that supports a party that throws an ambassador under the bus along with the Americans that died attempting to get him out of danger, thinks that illegal aliens are \"undocumented immigrants\" and have broken no laws; really should re-examine why they live in the U.S. instead of packing up and moving to Venezuela.",
"Jo, you like to come on and piously deride others yet never offering any fixes, wha'cha got that is worth the air you breathe to our community?",
"Oh, you mean corrupt politicians like all those \"Conservatives\" (who conserve nothing) that take their orders from big business.",
"And now we know that these divisive tidbits that keep getting thrown out are pushed by Russian troll farms. It is intended to divide us and setting us to tearing at each other rather than focusing on the real, existential threats we face as Americans.\n\nIt begs some existential questions for the DP message boards, to wit:\n\n1) Which of the right-wing posters here are actual Coloradoans/Americans vs. which are paid Russian trolls?\n\n2) Why does it matter when they both occupy common ground in spreading the same lies, memes, and falsehoods?",
"The Catholic Church is just another 'basket of deplorables'. \n\nAmazing how liberals complain about 'stereotypes' and 'profiling' and 'painting with a broad brush' until one of their candidates gets criticized.\n\nThen, of course, demonization is clearly authorized and encouraged.",
"The most succinct summary of why the GOP keeps trying to pass this abysmal, harmful, deeply unpopular bill is that Republican members of Congress are more afraid of their donors than their constituents.",
"..toeing the party line, fighting for their jobs.",
"You're using debunked points. You realize that, right? Get off the fox train and read someone reputable. Oh wait, that won't align with your views, will it? Do you know that the Texan elector was threatened after he said he could not vote for t-rump? That wasn't on fox, breitbart or drudge? Go figure. Please enlighten me on how Obama's presidency was a regime? I'll wait. Meanwhile, billionaires are in t-rump's cabinet. They'll surely look out for the common man.",
"\"Better pull harder on those bootstraps, America.\"\nI have pulled so hard, I tore them off. I will try a set is self-adhesive I received in the mail from the Koch Brothers, but I don't have much faith in those either.",
"That is sad, very sad. It's like a runaway train and little is being done to stop it.",
"Actually, the crimes for which I denounce Clinton are somewhat more serious than his getting a knob-job in the Oval Office. With implementing NAFTA and bombing Iraq being at the top of a rather long list. You shouldn't even have to ask that, Larry, as I've repeatedly made my non-partisan position clear in these forums. Or was it that you thought you saw an opportunity for deflection and just couldn't pass it up?",
"This is where the Liberal apoplogists (either the bought and paid for or the gullible amateurs) have to earn their bread and butter. It reminds me of the scene in the Big Chill where the ex-hippie lawyer says to her \"progressive\" friends: I never thought my clients whould be so ... guilty!\"",
"This is totally Hill-larious. Pitts is almost as much a liar as Clinton. For many years all Liberal progressives have done is try to re-write history in school and college textbooks. Now, Pitts gets upset because one state takes a stand and tells the real in-varnished truth! What a laugh! What comedy show is he on. A political propaganda show pretending to be comedy! The left has lots of those shows!",
"Of course she's tired of talking about it, it's her actions that started it and her repeated ongoing dismissive attitude that fans the flames of discontent. Who wants to be reminded of what a rash, petty and entitled person they are while constantly denying it.\n\nMaybe Washington Dental Services can put up some cash for a PR campaign to rehabilitate her public image like they have for the fraudulent \"Keep PA Healthy\" pro-fluoride astro-turfing group. Although, I think we could have guessed that when you pay a group of political lobbyists they have a better chance of giving the right enticements to \"guide\" public officials to the desired outcome than run an ancillary campaign directed at at the masses.",
"You really think the marks will never wise up, don't you? So far, the Lump administration has done next to nothing, but all of it beneficial to the party's rich donors and detrimental to the people who actually voted for the Mad King. Smash 'n' grabs can't really go on too long once the alarms start going off.",
"Changed screen names, I see. Same poisonous rants about someone stealing your hubby away. At least he had good sense.",
"I have to say it: When you make bad policy, you're bound to rile up someone. My bet is the guy had nothing left to lose after the Republicans took his job, home and healthcare. My prediction is that this country is headed to civil war because the divide is getting so big between the Right and Left wings. The Right wingers have become so egregious as to think they can publicly use terms like 'snowflake' to describe the Left, and the extreme Left is actually trying to shout and bully anyone who doesn't agree with their viewpoints, i.e. recent incidents in Berkeley CA.",
"What was that popping sound? Oh the sound of the bursting of the Harper Party leadership campaigns. Alas. Oh well at least they still have their xenophobia and homophobia.",
"Of course. Phony conservatives love to point out the weaknesses of the democratic party but they rarely acknowledge any good points about their party. When there is a change one of three things could happen:\nThings could get better, Things could get worse, no change at all. When republicans get in, things tend to get worse pretty quick. Maybe not so far under the Donald but that will change if he is able to get anything passed. \n\nLove people just saying rail is a mistake. Bet you probably live in town. Fact is something needs to be done to add mobility to this island. Gridlock is far more expensive. Burying your head in the sand is no answer. We have to get this thing buildt. Then it needs to be extended. The alternative is just more and more gridlock.",
"I agree except that the more deals that Trump makes with the Democrats, the more the GOP becomes disengaged from the power that it should inherently enjoy from controlling the House, Senate and notionally the White House. The more Trump pushes aside the party he claims to represent, the more likely his impeachment. Also, the more the Dems cosy up to The Donald, the harder it becomes for them to be a credible opposition and to campaign convingly in mid-terms and the next general election.",
"Thanks, Allan. We are getting very accustomed to puerile insults as the go-to response from bitter Clintonites.",
"And the third problem is there aren't enough Democrats to run anything in Washington any more. They got voted out.\n\nAnd that is just the way it is until at least 2018 and maybe until 2020 and beyond.",
"Clinton's self-pity tour continues. At least Trump's contrary positions are all public whereas Clinton has a public position and a separate private position for her Wall Street cronies.",
"Mr Selfie has become embroiled in the same corruption as the despised Ontario Liberal Party. \nWonder what the common denominator is as Mr Selfie does not have the sense to come in out of the rain?",
"I've found the complete opposite of what you are saying. Not sure what posts you are reading but the hate talk Ive seen coming out of the left camp since election is stunning. I had a couple of friends on Facebook simply say everyone need to calm down and get along and work on the future - to get dozens of horrifically graphic and threatening posts from Hilary supporters. These aren't anonymous posters. these are from \"friends\" that will run into these people. I can't even repeat here as an example what was being said as its so violent and abusive. \n\nIt made me pull my own benign remark about everyone repairing relationships. My comments were not pro-Trump or pro-right. People accused me of being a deplorable for trying to be positive and inclusive. The reactions from lefties was so outrageously rude and scary....it did two things: One: Pushed me from slightly left to Very right, and Two: Pushed my opinion underground to show up as a \"shock\" to all the lefties in our next election",
"LOL. Sure sure. Those red voters continue to vote red policies that cycle their deep dependence on the govt.",
"2.5 million protesters and only 17 of them had to call in sick for work...liberals never fail to vote for free stuff using our pocketbooks and they don't like being told no.",
"The usual juvenile illiterate response from a troller of the Comments Neo-Nazi Republicans.",
"Notably missing from the current outrage is Obama himself, how's that work? Oh that's right, the ones really suffering are the middle class that his party never really have cared about. Please don't try to spin this as caused by Republicans, they were dismissively ignored in the process leading up to the vote. Recall petulant Obama when Paul Ryan sat across the table explaining the $ concerns of the R's; the D's attitude was our way or the highway-including NO provisions for tort reform or competitive plans across state lines. Then they vote on it Xmas Eve after Teddy died fearful of losing their Senate supermajority. Or Begich reading it all in one weekend (uh-huh) and Pelosi blathering about how we have to pass it first to know what's in it? And finally, they had to abuse the budget reconciliation process tthe following spring after Scott Brown was elected Mass Senator. No, the Dems & Obama own this entirely predictable train wreck all the way.",
"This is hardly the first time. It seems the script is always the same:\n \nBombshell allegation is made hastily without facts available\n \nMedia breathlessly covers the latest supposed Clinton Scandal\n \nRepublicans declare that this time they’ve found the smoking gun\n \n Initial explosive reports slowly fizzle on account of facts",
"They have aged out of pastoral responsibility. They have no stake in the answer or question. They are acting like the pharisees that pestered Christ.",
"I fear this bunch we have in Ottawa will get chewed up and spit out and we will be left wondering what happened. We elected kids with stars in their eyes into a man's real world. \nProbably not good for us.",
"And if they hadn't, you would have raised holy hell about your rights being infringed upon, and still blame Obama.",
"The Clinton machine has been extremely consistent the past 20 years with one fiasco after another. When Clinton is defeated in November.....I hope that they will fade away into the voluminous pages of historical scandals.",
"\"The indisputable fact is that prevailing institutions of authority in the West, for decades, have relentlessly and with complete indifference stomped on the economic welfare and social security of hundreds of millions of people. While elite circles gorged themselves on globalism, free trade, Wall Street casino gambling, and endless wars (wars that enriched the perpetrators and sent the poorest and most marginalized to bear all their burdens), they completely ignored the victims of their gluttony, except when those victims piped up a bit too much — when they caused a ruckus — and were then scornfully condemned as troglodytes who were the deserved losers in the glorious, global game of meritocracy. \"\n\nhttp://www.commondreams.org/views/2016/11/09/democrats-trump-and-ongoing-dangerous-refusal-learn-lesson-brexit",
"It's a humorous way for overly sensitive types on the right to criticize overly sensitive types on the left. I think the term snowflake is perfectly applicable to the poster in question, being as snowflakes are devoid of intelligence.",
"I've been at one of those rallies, I know what they were saying. I had to see it for myself, and yes, it was mean spirited. My point is that to my horror the left is being just as awful, using hate speech against the right. Thus, your hypocrisy in calling out Trump supporters but turning a blind eye to people yelling obscenities about Trump. Plus rioting now in Portland.",
"You think that's the purpose? It seems like just another version of smug liberal lecturing to me; bad if we express our minds, good when they do.",
"I really don't understand your logic on this issue. I thought Trump and his administration was supposed to be better than the Dems? \"Drain the Swamp\" remember\"? If you were against wasteful spending of the Dems, shouldn't you be REALLY against it when your guy does it especially when your guy's campaign theme was \"Drain the Swamp\"?",
"OR have Liberal brownshirts hammering on your door if you don't agree with their philosophy.",
"Typical run of the mill politician platitudes...no substance...no meaning.",
"Looks like Avenging Angel is out of touch on this topic, or can you count?",
"Socialism is the message, Marxism is the strategy and Fascism is the goal...\n\nDemocrats lost America's first Civil War because they enslaved Black people. Democrats are going to lose America's second Civil War because they attempted to enslave everyone else...\n\nNot every Democrat was a KuKluxKlan member, but every KuKluxKlan member was a democrat.\n\nWhen peaceful recourse is denied, violent redress becomes justified, it becomes manifold.",
"in all seriousness, and to be fair, hillary has really gotten the shaft on this one. the balls were in her court, but now they are in the court of the fbi's. this must be really hard for her.",
"So what's your point? The democrats were doing exactly what they were elected to do - provide healthcare to all Americans. Which they did. Now it's up to the Republicans to take it away.",
"Republican observations of Trump seem a lot more damaging than the Democrat harangue. We expect partisan bias in most columnist, but conservatives used to be a fairly united front. That's what they get for deciding there is no 'bar of shame' to clear to join the party. Democrats shouldn't gloat, they've never had a bar either.\n\nNot a lot of profiles in courage in our modern politics. I do think we have some very good judgement spread among our representatives, but they lack public exposure, so we seldom get a moment to celebrate such decisions. Good news does not travel fast. \n\nDon't be mad D, after all you're taking bets on Trumps winning and 'we can't do anything to stop it'. Jonah's just a national commentator, not the Oracle of Oregon.",
"That's the standard MO of Trump. Trump flies in and has his little campaign speech, completely ignoring the matter at hand, grandstands until his ego is satiated, and then flies away. Then they send Pence in to mop up and pretend they care.",
"Typical hair-splitting baffle gab by a politically connected, legal personage. We in the trenches like to call a shovel a shovel. And there seems to be a lot of the brown stuff on good 'ol JT's.\n\nOur Fearless leader is careening down a slope of his own making into the big brown pit of political promises. Stand back folks -- you might get splashed.",
"It seems that female Democrat leaders are not immune:\nhttp://dailycaller.com/2017/11/06/brazile-challenged-clintons-top-male-staffers-to-a-dick-measuring-contest/",
"We have spent months trying to gain favour with the Trump administration in the hopes that they will go easy on us when the talks on NAFTA begin. Now the Liberals effectively thumb their nose at the States and enter into a disastrous deal with the Chinese, that will cost us far more then we will ever gain. This government deserves everything that happens to it, unfortunately we all get to pay for the Liberal mistakes.",
"It is basically that we are tired of politicians promising something, then not trying to do it after getting elected. Think McCain: \"repeal and replace Obamacare\", then not doing it. He actually torpedoed it. We don't want or need 2 Democrat parties, we would like to have the Republican party back.",
"The Manchurian candidate will be leaving office next month....the proof is in the pudding...look at the chaos and mayhem he leaves behind him...a country in chaos...divisions galore, between race, class , generations and skin pigmentation....a world in worse shape than how he found it...the Middle East in chaos....Europe in chaos thanks to the influx of refugees precipitated by his weakness and cowardice in Syria...a Russia , an Iran and a China treating his country with the contempt that it deserves.",
"This is all from what progressives say is \"America's insatiable desire for drugs.\"\n\nThose poor Mexican drug cartels are only trying to keep up with the demand we impose upon them.",
"amen to that. \n\nButts, Telford and Albagrha are definitely not the Three Wise Men.\n\nMore like Three Horsemen of the Apocalypse",
"High yes vote by the dummies that keep electing our Socialist Democrats to office.",
"OT, As a Gary Johnson supporter and voter, lighten-up. At least your candidate gets to debate. Though it is interesting how the Donald is continually left for dead (primaries and convention) and then surges forward again to make it a desperate race to the White House. Four years from now the democrats can reanimate Bernie and run him again. Assuming he has any credibility left by then.",
"If you haven't figured it out, here in Oreygawn, Democrats have kicked the can down the path to insolvency withPERS for over almost 30 years. Reining in ObamaCare costs and having a solvent state and local pension system are not going to happen. Getting elected, or re-elected, negates any actions or movement to solve problems in this country. \nThere was zero sincerity in Republican votes to reform ObamaCare as long as President Obama was there to veto any bill that passed. Having enough votes to pass legislation, but not enough to over ride a veto, means that Congress just danced and drank and fiddled, and kicked the can down the road. It has been no different in Oregon's Democrat led Legislature for two decades. Democrat is the self serving party of government, supporting government, growing government, yet under funding government because adequate funding and taxes would mean losing votes and maybe the majority, so kick the can down the road. Coward Government.",
"American democracy is under fire, and truthfully, no one can say that it will survive. It is very possible we will end up a version of Russia, with a murderous thug in charge, or a version of Turkey, or the Vatican, a place run by a few old men.\nCongressional Republicans have sold their souls, that is apparent.\nPutin had better hope people like me never get in charge, the sanctions for subverting our democracy would be pretty close to war.\nHugh Massengill, Eugene Oregon",
"\"From Europe to the United States and, yes, Canada too, the institutions that perpetuate our way of life are being rubbished by populists, racists and autocrats who would like nothing more than to see the end of a governing system that stands between them and unfettered power.\"\n\nSo true! \n\nErdogan staged a fake coup to aggregate more power.\n\nObama continued extrajudicial killing at a unparalleled rate.\n\nClinton supporters cheated in the primaries to prevent a free choice.\n\nHarper, whose party had, for instance, published a manual on subverting Parliament, was fortunately gone, but his successor maintained Bill C-51.\n\nThe entire west stayed in bed with the misogynist oppressors ruling Saudi Arabia.\n\nThe list goes on.",
"If Justin bleeds votes on the left it won't be only because Mr. Singh \"makes us feel better\" but because the Liberals didn't follow through on their policies - namely electoral reform.",
"This has really turned in to a circus !!! This people are getting \"PAID\" good money and they can't even put a grocery list together . Such a shame our representatives are so incompetent.",
"Wanna be gangsters, punks, nothing more. The killing of children should give them the death penalty, but then Colorado is so full of liberals, most of them will walk, and the rest will have to attend anger management",
"Yeah because that trickle down theory has done anything but allowed wealth to gather at the top, but keep on waiting, it will trickle down any minute now. Just any minute. \n\nCross those fingers and pray really hard cause if you are poor it is not failed Reaganomics it is your lack of love for supply side Jesus and the prosperity gospels.\n\nSeriously, this lie that Dems are bad at the economy comes from the party that has not only pushed the clown car economy into the ditch but then lit it on fire, roasted hot dogs, then pissed on the fire, and blamed it all on the other side.\n\nEconomy disparity is at one of the highest rates it has ever been, the next generation is seeing through the smoke screen of the economic bull their parents were sold, and everyone is quickly realizing the American dream is dead unless you luck into being born well off.\n\nP.S. Yes I know there are people out there that scrap and make it. They are the VERY small minority, also most of them are over 50.",
"Apparently Pride and humiliation go hand-in-hand in the identity politics game.",
"\"Alexandra Morton, a biologist and long-time fish farm critic ...\"\n\nVoila, the white instigator and a Northeastern American Liberal to boot.",
"maybe it was the camera angle but when Trump was lurking behind Hillary he looked like the robot in \"The Day the Earth Stood Still\" (the 1951 version)...Hillary needed to turn around and shout \"Gort! Barada Nickto!\" before he destroys the planet...",
"Tripling the debt and the slowest economic recovery in American history. \nWhy do you thing he was neutered in his last primaries ? \nOne would think you and your failed ilk would get it after Trumps victory.\nBut nope you keep chirping the same old tired left wing rant. \nPure blather.",
"This is a typical leftist ploy. They tried it (and are trying it) with Trump last year. Typical ploy is if they are losing or close to losing is to dummy up some dirt on the candidate and to get people to believe it. a big lie if spread widely enough and strong enough will be believed.",
"more insanity from our legislature in Juneau! Seriously don't they have anything better to do with their time?",
"Wow, some republican lawmakers showing concern. That's a bit like, some people in the Titanic lifeboats worrying about that old iceberg...time to trade in those \"make America great again\" ball caps for the \"I'm with Stupid\" tee shirts.",
"Trump extended an olive branch in an effort to help heal the country by not having Hillary investigated. The election is over. The Democrats should just shut the f up and accept their defeat.",
"No discussion of environmental issues at all. 3 Republican traitors grinning and picking over the massive wealth still to be generated from every corner of the state leading to total degradation of all sustainable, renewable resources. Bye Bye Fisheries.",
"So now you're resorting to speculation and innuendo?\n\nPathetic, even for you, Larry.\n\nWith Trump we don't have to speculate. We have it on tape.",
"They must not have got the message that they were co-conspirators. Hubris and arrogance are an amazing thing. Now they will be exposed more. They should be folding their tents and get on with leasing out or selling that building (which I am sure they are doing, which is good.) And maybe this is such a blow that they have no other choice but to sue. But if they do have a choice, I don't think this is a good move. It's doubling down on what has proved to be a losing strategy: going to court to fight it out.",
"No, the Liberals think that enough of the voters have the attention span of Goldfish and will forget about it before the next election.",
"Why are we reading this. This is slander not news. Shame on you Chad Blair.",
"Oh no! Surely not threats of violence from uber peaceful right wingers. I mean, isn't it the left who's violent?",
"If you're going to make such lambasting accusations you need to back up With facts. Plus what you're saying doesn't even make sense. Typical if a Trump hater.",
"Grueling? they should not be in session to begin with. These people need voted out",
"\"I would like to see the Democrats spend the next four years fighting against anything and everything that the Republican party tries to get done.\" As they should. That is after all our system, and it mostly works.\n\nThe background and history of the individuals should be investigated and publicized in order to understand what life experiences inform the proposed policies. But attacking the individual for being less than perfect is counter productive, as we have all just experienced, and doesn't compliment the process.\n\nIts virtually impossible to \"one up\" your guy over their guy in this day and age. Certainly no one the Left put forward did any better than Trump in that arena. Arguably worse. (ok, I had to say that) But no one is perfect, we're human after all. (well, not Sara Fredricks).\n\nThe end result of that process ends up being simply who can out shout the other, and who can leave the most lasting impression in the last headline of the day.\n\nThen we all end up being ill served.",
"As disgusted as I am by the lewed comments and behavior of he whose name I won't type, it is those issues the 95 year old WW II veteran lists that frighten me the most. Please Alaskans, vote and not for this creatin.",
"Please. Republicans, where they are in charge, are just as corrupt as Democrats. Our problem is single party rule by Democrats, with no one watching them. The best thing we could do would be to oust Brown and turn over one House of the legislature to the Republican's. Even then, my inside observation is that you'd still need to watch them like hawks. The Largest newspaper is worthless as the Fourth Estate. The RG does a fair job, but needs more reporters and money.",
"I guess a middle class american just figured out how to get the GOP's attention. Sad they have been ignoring everyone's calls to get rid of the administration. Maybe this will be a wake up call. You would think the report on 39 states voting machines being hacked would be a wake up too.",
"Roger Ailes channeling his inner Bill Clinton.....\nWhat a dirt bag.",
"Really? This revelation from Buzz Feed and the rambling of the hateful left trying to connect Jeremy Christian to Trump reminds me of the old Chinese proverb; When you find yourself in a deep hole a wise man knows when to stop digging. Something tells me by tomorrow the left will be in overdrive trying to spin like tops out of a very deep hole. \nGood luck!",
"They took down the post by He Who May Not be Named where he revealed that his name \"IllegalsforHillary\" had been censored and removed on the Why Keep Backing Obama, Clinton stream.",
"The so-called \"Civil Comments\" police deemed this to be below \"civility\"\n\nHow do you like American democracy now, boys?",
"LOL at the commie pointing at Zuma and saying 'those that visited this abomination on us' like he wasn't one of the architects and layers of groundwork for the wannabe dictator to happen. Did we not point to Zim hard enough and shouted out the similarities every step of the relentless decline? Kinda ironic too that he claims on his blog to be an analyst examining threats to South African democracy, when he was so blind to this one. Most of all though, and totally predictable that, as many others he only really started to develop real-world goggles and some semblance of conscience once he's left the cult, and (somewhat like Frankenstein) now does battle with the very same monster he was instrumental in creating..",
"you forgot Keith Boag, the guy who goes on and on yet really doesn't say anything of substance. He and Mansbridge were the one-two team covering the American election, highly embarrassing and cringe worthy.",
"Everything about this post is distasteful and reflects poorly on you This sort of rating of women in prominent positions that you think meet or don't meet your standards for \"adult -type fixations\" would hardly have passed muster even decades ago. \nI guess this is the sort of mind set that rules the day in the Conservative/Reform Party..",
"so you cant refute my facts but you can attack the meessanger,typical left winger,no substance,no facts, always wrong",
"It was Harry Reid who set the precedent. Dems have nobody to blame but themselves. Of course the media conveniently forgets to mention this fact. Dems were warned at the time that it would come back to \" bite them\", and it did.",
"You say to calm down yet you continue to speak like a Democratic Spin-Maestro so I'd suggest you think outside the talking points box and really ask the tough questions about how society has created people with so little regard for human life rather than blaming an object. You'll find that much of this is in fact a result of the leftist / socialist policies I'm guessing you support (maybe not) along with the \"me\"-generations' attitude as a whole.",
"Like our Minister of Defense and a lascivious former Senator, other fine gents in a position of power and influence, Mr. Spence seems to suffer great difficulty with the concepts with truth, honour and humility. He got just what he deserved. The boot. Go away.",
"This guy is like the person who goes to the emergency department for a splinter or sprain--wasting resources, and endangering the lives of people who need urgent medical attention because the responders are occupied with his petty self centeredness.",
"Oh here we go again... \n\nRestricting someones freedom of speech. This time another harmless YouTube video. How sad.",
"After Richard Nixon lost his bids for President in 1960 and then for Governor of California in 1962, the mainstream media labeled him a sore loser for his bitterness in defeat. Hillary Clinton has just taken over as the quintessential sore loser of American politics. She should just shut up and fade away.",
"That's just your Dorian Gray side showing again. It's actually a public service cleaning up after such an incontinent mutt.",
"Oh please, Democrats! Please make this the central plank of your 2018 platform...",
"Gee, Mr. Lieb, I seem to recall a group called...I think was the Tea Party. I don't remember them being quiet and dignified. And in any event, shouldn't you be addressing your complaints about lack of decorum to the loud mouthed nut case in the White House for whom you voted?",
"That is a big \"if\". It seems as though Sessions is falling in line more with the establishment GOP in an effort to maintain the status quo. He continues to push the failed, 1980's 'War on Drugs' mentality, while real criminals [Clinton, Obama, Mueller, et al] are not only free, but raking in millions and living like kings.",
"Chuck, your post is ideological, tribal ranting demonstrating that you are incurious about those who you perceive as different than you.",
"This on the liberal federal scene, is starting to remind one of provincial liberals miss-handling of all the files they have screwed up. Not surprising really with two of Dalton`s former star advisers now guiding Justin.",
"The buffoon sounds more like an amateur stand up comedian,at an assisted living facility,than a functional member of Congress..",
"Little old lady evangelicals in Alaska were passing around fake news stories of DNC busing protesters and ads on Craig's list offering to pay for protesters. So, yeah, the fake news sites were swallowed hook, line and sinker. And America is now swirling down the drainpipe.",
"that its koolaid cult shore, you can not refute the facts so its insult the person, typical of the ignorant left when the cant use facts",
"I cited at least 3 separate instances in a separate article where liberals wanted Harper locked up for war crimes, crimes against humanity, treason and for being rotund around the waist line.\n\nYet this is odious behavior to this same group.\n\nThe galactic liberal hypocrisy is enough to make any sane Canadian gag.",
"How mature of the Dems's. Don't give me the \"yeah, but they did it first\" bs unless you buy into two wrongs make a right. The R's were wrong to oppose Obama's nominee, the Dems are equally wrong in filibustering Gorsuch. The whole lot need to either grow up or be replaced.",
"ABUSE of Alaska's world known and respected Natives by the entire republican party...is in Trump insane line of \"pretending\" and back stabbing.",
"This is a scurrilous attack and merely looks bad on the Democrats.\n\nSessions was asked about Russian contacts with the Trump campaign. He answered that, not something else. \n\nOf course prominent senators encounter ambassadors. \n\nWhy can't the Democrats focus on important matters instead of blackening their own name with this sort of scut?",
"Typical liberal to insult the messenger rather than debate the points. Good riddance don't let the door hit you on the way out.",
"Bingo. Dixiecrats welcomed by Repubs w open arms ... :(''\n\nLincoln's party DIED.",
"Most of the violence in this country is at the hands of the Left wing-nut Liberals, wearing masks, burning cars and buildings, spewing hate and demonizing our POTUS. You guys should move to Canada.",
"Don't know about that Larry, the sniveling leftists are the ones who got Murkowski elected.\n\nRemember the (I) after her name?",
"I would say \"what Republican Party\" in Hawaii? But be that as it may, you are right, both political parties fail to address the growing problems with homelessness in the State of Hawaii. In listening to what the \"candidates say\" on the matter, is all well and good, but once they get into office, they tend to forget or gloss over their political promises; we have seen this happening for over 40 years now and still, we tend to vote the same people back into office, over and over again, never learning our lessons or saying \"stop, no more BS.\"\n\nAs it seems that \"We, the People\" do not have the spine, to say \"no\" to our elected politicians; as we stood and watched the democratic party \"demote\" Cindy Evan's from her leadership post with barely a whisper of protest. As it stands right now, the Democratic Party platform, is to keep themselves in power, by never fulfilling their promises to the people; the word \"Coward\" comes to mind, but not sure if it says more about them or us..........?",
"Were you watching when Bush tanked the economy and America started hemorrhaging jobs? You think that was an easy fix? What did you do to help? What did the GOP do to help fix the disaster into which they led this country? Snarky sound bites are cute, but useless.",
"Conservative groups have already done this to Douglas County schools and they've made a huge mess of it. We're slowly trying to claw our way back from all the damage they've done. For a group so fixated on how bad government is, they spend an awful lot of time and money trying to control it and make it bigger and less effective.",
"Funny, nothing about the antics protesters that were arrested for carrying weapons. Typical liberal reporting."
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Coming from elitist Junior and Morneau your new budget, will spend more to save your GREEN ass. How does that work Junior?? All this means folks is that taxes on the rise now and in our children/grandchildren future. Not one word about spending cuts.....OMG this is a nightmare. | [
"“My job is to defend and enforce the law,” \nHa. Did anybody ask him why our governor is a dirty rat traitor for not supporting OUR President? Oh no, you all just fawned all over the guy, dintcha? Dintcha? Congratulate him for his efforts to fill America with millions of Muslims? Jaysus.",
"I just clicked yes to comments I admittedly didn't read. One was a reference to Madaonna giving oral sex which I have to admit I was shocked to learn. I thought she was a well mannered nice girl, by I digress.\n\nI then received a black warning notice stating if I keep approving comments that were not deemed civil I would have my access cut off.",
"This is the same buttocks who destroyed Ontario with his Green Energy Act. Now he is whispering in the ears of Drama Queen.",
"Yes, catastrophic geological events like the Paleocene Eocene Thermal Maximum have caused warming this fast on a global scale. I was going to add that tidbit, but I was stymied by the character limit. Thanks for mentioning it. What does that prove? It proves the planet is currently experiencing a catastrophic geological event - this time, it's human stupidity.",
"Hey TDS sufferers, MAGA and he is!",
"I thought that maybe, just maybe , you would have a concern for the inidividuals Trump has slagged on twitter -just because they disagree. And what happens if a Trump supporter decides to self investigate those people and something untoward happens? Donald doesn't understand he is no longer an individual - rightly or wrongly he is the President and as such his words -even if they are small and only made up of 140 characters carry weight\n\nThe problem with putting a lunatic in charge is he is still a lunatic.",
"hey ignorant loser, trump is not sending them here, THEY are coming on thier own, god you lunatic left wing haters are dumb",
"It's called democracy pal. Get used to it. And boo hoo hoo, \"decades alienating the other side\" - what a ridiculous fable. It is the trailer park right that has spent almost 40 years now spewing hate and poison and the stupidest ideas you ever heard of. You and your ilk are the problem, jack.",
"We'd be a lot better off if most of human life dropped dead tomorrow.",
"Andrew Sheer is anti abortion and anti gay, LGBTQ. Sending his hysterical minions down south was a sad ploy that backfired. There's no way that Pudge is going to be PM.",
"If Denver Broncos considered fans cynical last year just wait.\nNo one is safe.\nLet's crack a few eggs.\nFirst, if DeMarcus Walker invests in being a \"quarterback menace,\" he better get with it. If he wants to make millions he better start concentrating on football and not buying his mother gaudy items.\nAs for Derek Wolfe, maybe he's learned to channel his mental health issues. We all know he's a loose keg and not really as good as he thinks he is.\nIncidentally, that brings us around to Domata Peko. He's supposedly a heavyweight anchor the Broncos plan on dropping at the line of scrimmage to hold the opponents running game.\nThis is just my cynical/jaded/jaundiced opinion but Peko ain't worth a pack of Pall Malls cigarette butts. Sure he might lend leadership skills and show others how to prepare.\nBut, when all is said and done, Denver will see Peko planted on his butt.\nToo little/too late/too old. Washed up and ready for the spin cycle.\nDenver needs defenders not a bunch of whineabes.",
"I disagree. Start by digging two graves...",
"If he doesn't win it will be blamed on the racist white....I mean racist right.",
"He is praying on the elderly with those ads because they don't know the difference .. what a dishonest guy using his focus groups to pray on people .. jeez anthology bunch of desperate guys",
"these Trump republican clowns do not care one whit about you or i,, they will trash veterans, elderly and children to suck big oils Koch. this is the biggest joke of the states history. may they all go the way of Hawker.",
"Are you one of those slugs Mason?"
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"This was a total sandbag job by the liberal media.\n\nHHS 2016 Budget is about 1.1 Trillion Dollars. That makes it 1000 times the size of GE. All senior execs at GE have access to private jets for travel because time is the most valuable executive commodity.\n\nHHS should have its own fleet of aircraft ..... period.",
"It is an accurate assessment if you only think about the now. This is not about the now, this is about the future of our community. Taking a sample of 'impact' now would be like dismissing Einstein in kindergarten as having little impact. It is easy to see the small things and dismiss them. It is worth noting that Nike, whose revenue (and benefit to the state in terms of jobs and taxes) is 3 times as much as the second largest company, as was started by two people, who sold shoes out of the back of a car and made $8000 in their first year of operations. \n\nWorking with startups is one of the most capital efficient ways of Economic Development. Very small inputs can produce large outcomes.",
"TrumpCare = Alaska Income Tax, and don't even bother to argue that, who do you think will pay for all the medicaid in the future?",
"IMHO, Poloz doesn't have a clue what he's doing. He just seems to think he should raise or lower interest rates, more or less at random, every once and a while to justify his existence. This is what happens when someone with no real world business experience is put in a position like his. The officials running our country will not be content until we're all broke. Of course, they will all still have their outlandish pensions paid for by the rest of us.",
"Oh good. The rules and traditions of the Senate are going to be replaced by Calvinball, where you can change the rules at any time to suit your interests. Let's not try to play by the rules, let's just go nuclear. This must be the art of the deal.",
"Until the current OIA Ad's move along in life [those that still remember the ILH and OIA going their separate ways] you will forever have this problem. It's really too bad. Private schools have always recruited, Public schools use \"G.E\" to get players or other talented, influenced, academically or musically inclined students to come to their campus. That is how certain schools can go to the DOE and ask for more money when their campus' get over crowded and have too many students.\nIt's how the administration [principals, vice principals] moves up the DOE chain of command by them saying they ran a \"big school\".\nAdding to what barak181 said--what if the smaller schools in the OIA get fed up with being beaten up week after week that they form their own \"D-II\" league with the smaller ILH schools. That would leave the big boys all alone as well.\nLet's just hope it does not come to that. \nOIA..learn to get along with others..life is full of compromise.",
"Tax and spend policy of any party, bodes ill for the state of Alaska. Simple fact I was once told was that we don't have the population to support an income tax as the way House planned it, as our main source of revenue and our state wide structures is based on oil money, not people money. If there is to be an income tax, it must be a flat tax where everyone, from the poor to the rich, pay their fair share and no one is exempt. Also, to create a taxation system, you must first build a bureaucracy to support it. It literally defeat the purpose of a tax if it is used to create the bureaucracy to collect it, state's version of the IRS, right? Maybe it is the way for the House to create more jobs?? Personally, I would prefer a sales tax if we must have such a thing. Apply it from Wrangell to Barrow at the same rate. Michael, bad solution is just as bad as no solution at all. And Michael, we are actually living in the era of good and friendly feeling of American politics!!!",
"The wavering glow from the burning of gas emanating out of the clown beast's rear orifice casts an dark illumination that confuses and misleads. You want to lower our tax burden, and the deplorably wrongful excesses, abuses, and affronts of the military-industrial complex and systemic electoral corruption? You're not credible. You were never credible, and you reputation is not salvageable. Giving a man water to distract them while poisoning the well itself is a longhand form of piracy. It's not legitimate. You're not legitimate. Your ideology isn't legitimate now, and it was not legitimate in 1917. Your day is over. Your cause is lost. Stop making things harder for yourself and everyone. This emperor wears no clothes!",
"Mike --- thanks for the dialogue. Hard to sharpen our foils with people who always agree. \n\nI used to share your soviet-era view of economics. Had an epiphany many years ago though that good intentions are not as important results. You know-- that whole \"tragedy of the commons\" concept. \n\nWithout incentives to innovate and improve, the public education industry is\nalways going to take the \"safe\" and well worn path of education delivery that has changed very little since Horace Mann and the 1840's --because so many adults have a vested interest in that model. \n\nUnfortunately for those people vested in the status quo, innovation and disruptive mastery-based education delivery models like Carpe Diem, Kahn Academy, Rocketship and many more are rapidly emerging. They will have the same effect on education that Uber has had in personal travel and Redfin is having on real estate transactions.\n\nWithout competition, we get the expensive stagnation that is the hallmark AK public schools.",
"It's all about the money.",
"People exposed to more \"diversity\" tend to be less involved in their communities. Thanks to the efforts of the multiculti \"do-gooders\", young people may be more used to being around minorities, but at the expense of our communities and ultimately our civilization. As a young person exposed to plenty of \"diversity\", I'm tired of it - when the rise in crime rates and welfare dependency can also be tied to the increase in diversity, I have to wonder what the hell older generations were thinking. The backlash will be ugly. \n\nhttp://esr.oxfordjournals.org/content/32/1/54.full.pdf+html\nhttp://archive.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2007/08/05/the_downside_of_diversity/",
"Second that! Indeed-Colorado being Good Public Stewards with our (not 'their') money-nope! Not by any stretch of the imagination.",
"Affordable housing gets built pursuant to tax #3, immediately becomes less affordable pursuant to tax #2. Brilliant!",
"That is right Chris - if an income tax is implemented support for a dividend will plummet from the 50% who would pay an income tax. My tax dollars going for PFD's will not happen - there are lots of states with no income tax that would welcome my capital",
"Harry Crawford, former representative, let's make that clear so that we don't try to obscure the facts. \nThe poor guy has been running against conservatives in just about every election lately and has yet to resign to the fact that Alaskans in his district do not support his tax and spend. In other words they prefer a more fiscally conservative approach to government spending. \nTo obscure the fact, to obfuscate, that most Alaskans support the house budget proposal is a delusion, his delusion.\nIf what Crawford says is true, why is it Alaskans that make up the Mat-Su Borough are considering enacting a broad based sales tax to fund the rising cost of education? Why do Alaskans in the Kenat Peninsula Borough use a broad based sales tax? This is certainly not most, or majority of Alaskans. Why do most Alaskans disagree with The ASD of the need for an income tax where Anchorage pays? Why not a sales tax instead? Harry, you're the one trying to obfuscate the truth!",
"O'bamacare was NEVER supposed to be continually subsidized. It was subsidized ONLY to sell people like you on the idea. Have you forgotten that O'bama himself ordered POSTPONEMENT of the last increase until AFTER the election? To HIDE the Democrat cost factor even longer. Did you forget about that?",
"CLOWNS - that is about the only word I can think of to describe the leadership that put together this utterly irresponsible and fiscally devastating attempt at a budget. Not even close to what was needed in this environment.",
"- Both Senate and House bills drastically increase costs for older Americans\nBack to shoving granny off the cliff.",
"The latest edition of the \"beautiful\" bill polled at, what, 17%? And these clowns had how many years to come up with a viable solution?\n\n\nHey, if the dogs ate the cons' homework, I know a group that tends to actually still have wonks that are interested in policy, and how to fix up ACA and/or to move onto something even more fiscally responsible, like single payer.",
"With our healthcare system falling apart, with food banks under increasing demand that they cannot cope with, with millenials unemployment at record highs and with Canadians being told by the LPC to suck it up for the next 4 years as economic conditions aren't about to improve anytime soon, the nerve of this elitist \nBunch of propagandists to ask for over another billion just to give us ad free sports that many of us don't even watch.\n\nThe CBC should be closed down and its $1.3 billion in Govt subsidy used to boost our sagging and inadequate healthcare system and home care for seniors..",
"Works just fine if you fall into the \"low income\" column. The reason the government is cutting back is because of funding. These programs are funded with tax payers $$$. There needs to be a limit on how long someone is eligible for housing IF they are not Elders or people with special needs. Programs need to make it mandatory for a JOBS program. It's a disservice to people to allow them to believe that they have no value or anything to contribute to their live. It's a way to control and they don't even get it.",
"Is this what your crystal ball is now telling you, JR ?\n\nDare you to put this prediction down on a cocktail napkin and sign it.\n\nIt'll be just as meaningful in 2023.",
"@basket4: \n1) All of that sounds very hard, no question.\n2) In terms of real estate, young people today would gladly trade today's high prices/low rate environment for the high rates/lower multiple of income pricing of the 1980s. Why? Because if you scrimped and saved back then, you slowly got a bigger % of a down payment. Today the opposite is true - each year you sacrifice, you fall further behind. The math is shocking.\n\nWe too have moved. A full year of mat leave, while available, is simply not an option in some fast-moving professions. And given that a far larger % of employment is contract or temporary, this benefit doesn't exist. Salaries have continued to go nowhere for decades compared to a skyrocketing cost of living, so that problem you faced has only grown more pronounced.\n\nNone of this is to minimize the big challenges you faced. But it is possible that things are systematically harder today. It's all relative.",
"nope, you are totally mistaken. if you have any proof that the politicians are enriching their developer friends, then please provide the evidence. if you don't have any evidence, then don't make such unfounded assertions.\n\nalso conservatives and repubs favor less government and less taxes - they simply don't care about the homeless and poor people, they don't believe in providing programs to help these people because it takes money and the conservatives don't want to pay for it.\n\nI am not blaming you birds for or poor infrastructure, it is poor because as a government we don't have the resources; when fees and taxes are proposed to fund programs, everyone screams bloody murder, including democrats. however, there are some people (mostly democrats) that are willing to help the less fortunate and have better infrastructure by paying more taxes. this is what I am saying, we want better things, we must be willing to pay for it. I am are you?",
"Some pro-tax comments are so naive... You think if you help the government get 15% of the purchase price, rather than it going to the rightful owner, there's something in it for you. Lenin had a term for such idi.. well, you look it up. In fact, if prices would not be so high in these first-rate cities, even fewer houses would be on the market. No way and no how will prices go down from additional taxes until reduced RE and construction activity will cause a recession (what high taxation usually does, even if it applies just to foreign investors). If you think that would be good for you at the expense of somebody else, you must be really short-sighted.",
"Albertan with a PhD in resource economics here:\nwe are paying for the climate-change denial of previous governments and senoior advisers/strategists. \n\nAnyone with an education level higher than grade 6 understood the science behind global warming and should have seen the writing on the wall during the turn of the millenium (=unsustainable oil industry, we should have divested and moved investments to renewable energy like solar, geothermal, biomass).\n\nWe (=generation X and older) made poor political choices and now we have to start the painful transition towards a more sustainable economy, a transition that needs CO2 taxes and economic incentives towards more resource-efficient technology.",
"You just proved your own ign0rance, when you conflate the \"deficit\" with the \"debt\". President Obama CUT the deficit. Trump will do the opposite. The deficit will go up and the debt will grow at an even more rapid pace.",
"I am so sick of ADN repeating Walker's BS about a SMALL income tax. It ain't small to those of us who will pay it. NO INCOME TAX. I can move, you know, at least my residency. Tax big oil instead of me.",
"Perhaps the good people of Vancouver are starting to realize that gov'ts are to be endured and not endorsed.\n\nNo matter who is running, no matter what the election result, the end outcome is more taxes being collected and spent less than wisely.",
"Why does this issue keep raising its ugly head a both federal and provincial levels? We 're becoming like the Americans where politicians spend their time raising money for the next election rather than governing.",
"This was the Crappiest Law to ever come into existence...\n\nThey are reaping profits, we cant even afford a prozac to tolerate our crappy healthcare, and the dems get to laugh all the way home on their Yacht paid for by big pharma and big insurance.\n\nI bet Obama, Pelosi, and Reid are beyond overjoyed they don't have to ever buy one of these terrible pieces of crud",
"It's so sad that universities are not only stepping back into the in loco parenti mode that was the norm in the '50s, but now they are abandoning the notion that they are market places of ideas in favor of pressure to conform. \n\nFor those who find themselves offended by other people's remarks: Either make a cogent argument against their stance, or re-examine your own position; perhaps they are correct, hurtful though it may seem to admit it. Meanwhile, follow the oft-given advice of cyclists: htfu.",
"I'm not concerned about the amount, per se, although it seems excessive. What upsets me is that the examples provided are all a complete waste of money. It's one thing to spend half a billion, another to spend half a billion and get nothing for it.",
"way too much when you compare to lower 48.",
"How's this now becoming a \"mumpdemic\"? Who's bringing it into the Community? Perhaps the State should add another tourist surcharge and have the cost of implementing a state wide vaccination program per the aforementioned. Running parallel to this are we properly screening the incoming? I would not be surprised that with the influx of off shore visitors that there will be a pandemic situation on the horizon. In my opinion, we won't be proactive and have to go thru a fire drill to address by asking for Federal Funds to address. In addition to standing at the trough for The Rail funding, Medicaid overspend $, etc.",
"Thanx for your note...\nProbably continue floating the idea...\nHopefully, productive Alaskans will realize $300M is simply not enough...\nIf we are indeed \"...all in this together\" and in fact \"There are no easy answers\", then maybe it's time to offer Alaskan non-profits and foundations the opportunity help feed and grow government.",
"Well Gary, you've nailed it perfectly; it's what you and I learned in kindergarten, back when things made some sense. Likely we'll never return to civil sanity. Everybody has their own take on what's moving us closer to stupid, so I'll proffer mine:\nTrump promised everything that populists dreamed of. He was supposed to lose, but didn't. This created a real delimna for the true power brokers, so they had a little chat with the cheeto-in-chief, outlining how things were going to be...showed him a few photos of JFK's soire through Dallas, and an agreement was struck. No surprise, as Obummer made the same hope and change switcharoo once he was educated by the very same powers.\nThe results are obvious: MIC runs foreign diplomacy now. You'll still need yer programs, cuzz ya tell yer demorat from yer republicant.",
"You forgot the third and perhaps biggest group: the working class. These workers in the private sector who see their bosses who take \"risks\" (like banks, or factories) who then regularly dodge or avoid taxes. They then automate their jobs or ship them to Mexico or China. Many of these private sector workers pay more tax as a proportion of their income than their boss whether by salary or by the hour. They are not shareholders. They do not make enough to \"sprinkle\" to their kids. They, too think it's unfair.",
"It is inappropriate; if you are in contact with average middle-class Americans you would be aware how our insurance went up--either directly or indirectly because of this forced-on-us program. It would have been simpler to fix the medical systems outlandish prices and provided health care for poor persons who had none with one payer similar to medicare. And this needed to be accompanied with nutrition and health education.",
"Whoever pays for this blatantly agenda driven limited access reveals just how extremely limited they are in real life. Get ready for an anti-constitutional firearm free mono-themed echo chamber featuring transgendered unicorn trail rides through fields of ripening peanut butter cups culminating in Welfare Paradise City where everyone gets a participation trophy and collects commemorative special edition food stamps autographed by their favorite homeless person and everybody gets free home delivery of The Daily Fake Newspaper.",
"Being a geezer can pay off. I so seriously lament the Zobel decision. Just think: no-cost retirement growing exponentially every year, add a free hunt/fish/trap license and with a little creative thought, complimentary beer from all the micro's out there! Seriously though, this is a good move and only the beginning of small ways to make things pay. Remember when the game regs were only 10 pages in a little white booklet? And I defer to the true oldsters who remember even less regulation.",
"Wealthy ? I may be able to scrape up enough to swing that, but I am far from wealthy, and some kids deserve a better education, by way of the HARD work of their parents. I am not going to feel guilt for wanting the best for my child, save it for the campaign trail Gary.",
"\"Only the top of the income distribution is making significant economic progress.\"\nOf course. They are the beneficiaries of free trade agreements and will be the beneficiaries of TFW's and massive increases in immigration.\nThe rest of us will get low wages, job insecurity and higher costs for housing.\nTrudeau knows all this and is pushing for more immigration, TFW's and free trade agreements with the USA, China and a revived TPP. He works for the 0.01% not the rest of us.",
"Except that is conservative, how do you guys say, alternative facts, and our standard of living is not declining",
"Cajay, That is exactly the point. NO ACCOUNTABILITY for deplorable mismanagement.\nThe Party of choice has now become a legal MAFIA. \nWho do they have doing their cost projections, Cat in the Hat? They have now been wrong 4 times to the tune of 400% over original projections costing $9 Billion more than Mufi sold to the public. It's is absolutely criminal.",
"Elimination or reduction of capital gains exclusion or eligible dividend tax credits will be a sucker punch to a large population of recent and soon-to-be retirees who, after decades of investing, are about to rely on their retirement accounts, including many non-registered ones. \n\nIf Trudeau tinkers much more with principal residence exemption even the most recalcitrant liberal voter will turn and run",
"You should go back and read what I said; one time cash bonus, district absorbed the healthcare premium increase, and the teachers ratified a contract that is responsible for the layoff of up to 200 newly hired teachers; which you negotiated. It's not the senates' fault, not the republicans fault, it's not because the PF isn't restructured or that we don't have an income tax. You negotiated the contract and the teachers ratified it. This rests squarely on you and the teachers, and no one else.",
"\"Give me your tired, your poor,/Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,/The wretched refuse of your teeming shore...''\n\n Has anybody noticed that America's amazing awesome time-honoured true blue values have reversed course from those young heady days of generous democracy?\n Now it's \"Give me your educated, your middle class,/Your doctors, nurses, engineers yearning to be rich/ The best and brightest professionals of your teeming shore/So they can become taxi drivers and janitors/ Clashing with our American wretched refuse/On our own scheming shore...\"\n Sowing chaos in the working class is what immigration has been doing for decades.\n So don't blame Trump so much. Blame that lying b**ch, The Statue of Liberty.",
"\"Ironically Trump and Trudeau have the same solution to starting up the economy - infrastructure spending by running large deficits.\"\n\nBINGO!\n\nAnd does anyone thing Trump will be any more successful that JT in that regards? \n\nI'll wager good money that Trump's budget produces higher deficits without any increase in infrastructure spending, just like JT's.",
"This is a very scary practice that is becoming all too popular in Canadian politics. It is called buying votes using other peoples money that is taken from the successful people in our society. This thrives on the opinion that nobody should be allowed to have any more than me and if they do take the extra from them and divided it among the rest of us. Unfortunately this kills motivation for people to take risks - since your not allowed to have more than me. It has clearly been shown that neither communism nor extreme socialism have succeeded in other societies and they won't work for Canada. England's Thatcher hit the nail on the head when she stated that the problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.",
"If far better is anything like RepubNonCare, then what is there to worry about.",
"If you're trying to vote based solely on what you will use or what services your immediate neighborhood you're way too short sighted. Lots of other light rail was built with that money. \nVoting yes to increase taxes to build better infrastructure on the SE side of Denver should be done because it needs to be done. \n\nI voted yes on that with no plans to ever use it. I would vote yes to increase taxes, including my own, to help pay to redo 270 or 225 or build more light rail because even though I never use them just because it needs to happen for the good of the city. I vote yes to help the people who use that out, they in turn vote yes to help out with things they don't use but I do.\n\nSo, if what you're saying is you won't vote to increase taxes because you personally won't see the dividends in your day to day life you're being selfish and you're a part of the reason we're at where we're at.",
"I find it odd that UA would ignore the Capitol Report dated June 12 that states “The second\nLanguage item expressed the House’s intent that any general fund budget reductions or reallocations at the three universities not exceed the percentage of reductions made at statewide administration. This language was adopted by the committee.\" http://www.legfin.akleg.gov/BudgetReports/LY2017/Operating/CCMotion/ConferenceCommitteeAction6-10.pdf See page 10.\n\nIn today's BOR meeting the following was shown to be what UA actually intends to do is to completely ignore the Capitol Report which was adopted by the Operating Budget Conference Committee. Sounds to me like UA Statewide is on their own program and would rather eliminate or reduce the educational capabilities of UAA, UAF, and UAS instead of reducing their own budget the way the house intended.\n\n(In Millions)\nState Allocation $317.0\nProgram & Service Reductions $6.0 (1)\nStatewide $.6\nUA Anchorage $2.3\nUA Fairbanks $2.7\nUA Southeast $.4",
"Hello Neil\nTolls from future Infrastructure players may be excessive. How do you know? Many Provinces , municipalities and States say they have reduced their blue and white collar forces to save money as internal government costs are much higher than outside contractors. \nAs to their future profits will they go to hedge funds? Our finance minister said that\nSovereign and Pension funds will be the main actors",
"I am afraid it will only get worse. I have many clients that have had a string of problems with their GET processing. These issues have cost them many dollars to correct. The Hawaii Department of Taxation has many good and experienced professionals that are vey frustrated with the new system and its many challenges. Those highly experienced staff are counting the days to retirement which will cause the DOTax to lose the very staff and skills they need to address the issues. Get ready for bigger problems.",
"Oh that's Ok. Like our PM, Bombardier execs suffer from moral hazard. They can just ask for another bailout. And Justin can just hike another tax if he's overspent on Bombardier and everything else he touches.",
"Cut per capita spending to what it was pre oiled and we can talk about it.\nUntil that happens career politicians such as yourself should polish up the resumes and start looking for other work because you're not worth anything to the public.",
"Without spending control taxes will go down same hole as past. Compared to other resource rich countries with same big oil companies Alaska is being screwed for tax credits bargained against debts on oil elsewhere. Why is this acceptable when Alaska is in economic freefall?",
"As I said last week, Wynne will just shift the cost from one taxpayer pocket to the other. That's exactly what is happening, along with kicking the can down the road and costing an extra $14 billion in the long run. NOTHING is \"fixed\" here. No one in this government cares about the cost to taxpayers - they think its just \"fun with figures\".\n\nThis is another Wynne shell game. Don't be duped again!\n\nWynne and her cronies have financially ruined this province and provided a fiscal burden that your children, their children and their childrens' children will have to dig out from under.\n\nThe Liberals have got to go and 2019 can't come soon enough.",
"While I sympatize with your sentiments I respecfully request you use more paragraphs. Besides, the \"progressive\" era is ending more quickly and more comprehensively then I ever expected. \n\nI believe we need to manage our own \"Republicans\" in the near term. Progressives have not much in the way of a long term anyway. Next year we will know more. Its all great fun. Lets all rumble!",
"Oh, c'mon Allen. Housing bubble? OK. Immigration bubble? Nope. Not even a refugee bubble, although because there's so much border-jumping action within the a few months, that's the perception. But overall? Nah. Suggest the government is right on target. It's just happening differently.\n\nBoomer bubble? Sure. Back in 1960. The great die-off has begun. It's always that way when a good percentage of your cohort is over 65 (I'm a leading edge boomer and today (Let the bells ring out!) I celebrate 71 years. \n\nDebt bubble. Could be. Yet, savings rate--according to the good professor here--has actually risen a bit...",
"They will be asking for more taxes exactly one day after the next election.",
"Steve, we all know you have a direct stake in man-made catastrophic global climate change because of the non-profit organizations, boards and groups you belong to. So, it's not surprising you have to toe the Al Gore/Bill Nye line. As does anyone getting grants and money from \"we the people\". Don't ever forget, it's tax money not free money and many are profiting from fear mongering. But now the money is drying up, the lies are being exposed and they screaming like hungry babies.\nFact remains, it's not 100% or even overwhelmingly embraced by legitimate scientists that your theories based on models are true. You just dismiss anyone who doesn't agree with you.\nAlso, don't think that because many people and many real scientists disagree with man-made catastrophic global climate change and nearly 100 years of wrong predictions that we don't want clean air and clean water. We just don't want to destroy our country under false premises which this hoax is.",
"Nice to see they elected a leader who will fight the Ken's and Barbie's in the Liberals party over the job killing carbon taxes that are raising the price of everything and hence the coat of living in Canada 10%.",
"Where are the civil comments? More of this Junior crapfest that chokes every political discussion on the Globe. Tired, folks. Tired.",
"duckduckgo 'mogilevich trump' for a free education.\nyes, it really IS about money and blackmail.",
"From the article: \"a statistic that wasn’t foreseen when the system was set up in 1971\"\n=========\n\nThat line pretty much sums up every economic decision made by Pierre Trudeau (and indeed by Lester Pearson before him).\n\nWhat we really need is to transform EI into an Employment Insurance program, which it most certainly is not today. Right now EI is a tax that goes into general government revenue and nominally has a bunch of loosely related programs associated with it through line-items on a budget, albeit with no guarantee or even expectation that the revenue and expenditures will match.\n\nParental benefits are one of the many programs that maybe shouldn't be included in EI but handled through a separate, dedicated program.",
"Maybe they shouldnt have so many kids if they cant afford them 😊",
"Dermot, this is the most dishonest column you've written. You want facts? Okay:\n\n1. There has never been a raid on the Permanent Fund that Dermot did not support. The last raid attempt was about 1999. The people prevailed and stopped their Fund from being looted. As a result, thousands of dollars went to Alaska families and into the Alaska economy. Fact is, Dermot was wrong last time.\n\n2. \"...say \"raise oil taxes and cut tax credits first.\" There is no other source or potential source that comes close.\" This is a HUGE lie. The corporate welfare credits we are paying to Big Oil equal or exceed the money that would be stolen from Alaskans at $1,000 per dividend. Second, if Alaska got a fair share for our oil we'd raise BILLIONS more than we'd raise by stealing from Alaskan families.\n\n3. Are Kelly and Coghill traitors? Consider it was Kelly who allowed two senators employed by Conoco to vote to bankrupt us with SB-21. Both of them then voted for the unconstitutional SB-21",
"Excellent! A hefty promotion and pay raise for failure. Only in (Liberal) government. Your tax dollars and mine.",
"One of the few policies that was clearly Trudeau's idea was the calamitous small business tax reform. I doubt even Morneau would have gone that far but he has been given marching orders to put a nice bow on this and align it to Trudeau's 'middle class fairness' plan, even though it's a square peg-round hole problem (hurting some of the very people he purports to advocate for).\n\nBut yes, otherwise Butts drives the bus.",
"The Democrats who control this State government with the Union, hook line and sinker once again has mis-managed our tax dollars in falling short in paying for this over-priced rail. The Democrat city council is looking at Mayor Caldewell request to suck it to the over-tax burden citizens of this State once again in the form of raising the property tax to pay for their mis-managed rail funds. Those people that voted for the Democratic party is happy. The majority I presume are government workers. This group is the only one that votes in the election and keeping these greedy politicians in power again.\n I don't know what will wake up the over-taxed citizens of this State and get off their okole and vote this rascals out of office. In other words, FIRE THEM ALL!!",
"Leo,\nSenator Dunleavy has worked with other legislators for years developing solutions to Alaska's challenges. He happens to be a budget hawk and believes that our current state budget has blown out of proportion over the last 10 years and there has been very little evaluation of inefficiencies, redundancies, and downright projects and programs the State should not be funding. I think it is essential that we have legislators asking hard financial questions if we are getting the value for the dollar we are spending. State government should be held accountable, not only in good times but especially in times of fiscal restraint. Senator Dunleavy is asking the serious questions. Those who support big government without restraint will obviously object.",
"Mr. Carney recommends that corporations take a longer view of their investment plans than the short term planning of most governments whose horizons are only up to the next election. If we're serious about reducing GHG to meet 2050 targets we have to urge governments to provide leadership to reduce our polluting ways. However, there are many climate scientists who feel the whole effort is futile as we've already reached the tipping point and increasing the temperature by two+ degrees is inevitable. The future of mankind will undoubtedly be 'adapt or die'.",
"Thoughtful comment, Jason. Short answer: That's why there's a graduated income tax. \nLet's apply your logic elsewhere. To fund our enormous military, it involves taking from others. To maintain our extensive highway system involves taking from others. To keep our courts and prisons operating involves taking from others. And so on. The people who are benefitting the most from the system we've established - infrastructure, rule of law, security...should be the people who help the most keeping the system functioning.",
"Brad Wall reminds me of Christy Clark's government,\nBragged about balanced budgets but how?\nA wealthy province. No rainy day fund.",
"As if the Liberals can't spend our money (including our children and grand children's) fast enough, they have to hand it over to a terrorist as well.\n\nI think their game is to put Canada so far near the brink of financial destruction that the party that replaces them has absolutely no chance of success as they will have nothing to work with. I guess that is how they guarantee their survival.\n\nIt is sicking having had to watch the mess unfold in Ontario and now see it just starting to fester for the entire Country.",
"Actually, I DID do the budget the game, and I found three things. ONE: the game was rigged to give the result the governor wanted (raid the PFD). TWO: I cut the maximum allowable of 30% EXCEPT from education (went untouched) form EVERYTHING and balanced the budget using savings. If that game allowed more than 30% budget cuts, I could have balanced the budget without using savings, which THREE: illustrates exactly what people are saying: STOP SPENDING MONEY!!!",
"And therefore Trudeau and Morneau are not wealthy?\n\nI suppose no amount of retraining can teach someone logical thinking. Welfare is definitely needed.",
"To all of you above, look at the numbers for driving high in OR and all the honey butane explosions in Southern Oregon that have been reported only as fires up until recently and now require L.E response to most fires to verify becuase it was so underreported. Can't make up numbers. Also we have one of the highest rates of unemployment and high school students graduating in the U.S. It's well known all the potheads move here for the legal weed and live off the welfare system. Be prepared to pay more in property taxes to support those that just want to be high all the time.\nAnd FYI, I totally support medical weed for those that need it.",
"All bribes from Juneau for elections and nothing but bankruptcy for Alaska, higher taxes on Alaskan's. People are leaving like rats on a sinking ship with properties standing empty. Cutting seniors and stealing pfd. Try getting your taxes out of thin air.",
"that means.. payroll taxes need to be cut and regulations need to be rolled back.",
"There isn't really a difference at all really, except socialist programs people like they defend, and then ones they don't like they call Soviet-style communism. Every one of these things I mentioned have been targets of the anti \"big-government\" crowd, and every one of them redistributes wealth in some way. Every one of them could have been left to capitalism, but we had the foresight to know capitalism wouldn't solve the problem. That is how societies work, we realize that we are all better off with public education, research, and infrastructure. Many of us feel we would be better off if everyone could get the medical help they need when they need it. \n\nArticle 1, section 8 of our constitution gives Congress the power to \"lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common defense and general Welfare of the United States.\" General welfare. That means redistribute wealth and invest in the future. Sometimes it works really well.",
"While I do not like the rather imprecise terms ‘left’ and ‘right’ there has been s a significant contribution to the national debt by those who are more concerned with the short term profits of international corporations and the 1% than those who are concerned with the technology that will improve the wellbeing of future generations and our national economy.",
"Adscam here we come - if the investments were soooo hot the private sector would be all over them - but the fact they arent tells me the Libranos are going in the wrong direction AGAIN - but what else is new - even when they are caught out the denials come fast and furious until the Libranos are beaten into submission \nlooks like the Pot industry is going to go the same way as renewables did in Ontario - seems a former Liberal cabinet minister if fronting the thing and all those good Liberal donors with a pocket full of cash are going to get 'preferential' treatment using insider info to get a head start on the market - if it was happening on the TSX it would be called insider trading and charges would be necessary but hey this is the Libranos they get a pass for a compliant media who didnt vet their platform during the last federal election so I have no confidence in their ability to scrutinize anything the Libranos are doing - but we saw the left-wing media get in the tank for HRC",
"Whoa whoa whoa everyone this crime increase is by very expensive design to scare the populace into paying TAXES. Look at the pattern here: Cut off funding for the AST, close AST posts, limit hours and staffing at all crime and justice levels, employ judges that have no sense of right and wrong, hamstring those that do, and lastly deny there is anything wrong out there. This is nothing more than an orchestrated and a conspiracy to fit the mold of \"they have had enough\" and will pay taxes to fix it. I call BS on the gov. and the mayor of ANC, those two could not manage their way out of a Target store.",
"\"Then how about less money spent on the military industrial complex to instead care for its casualties\"?\n_mongoose000\n\nHow about YOU spending YOUR tax dollars instead of suggestions on how to spend MINE? Here's YOUR chance to stop the \"crusade that could lay irretrievable waste to the planet\". Step up and take the lead - we're anxiously standing by. Digging deep, are you? I didn't think so. \n\nFunny how advances made by science over the last century are great - as long as someone else pays the tab.",
"Neither Lisa or Dan are truly supporting the POTUS. As far as obmmiecare, let it fail. The DEMented party has offered no fixes for obommiecare either. They talk about how much insurance would go up under the new Healthcare bill, what about how much the deductibles and rates have gone up under obommiecare? Keep your Doctor, Keep your Insurance, Your rates will go down $2500 the first year it is implemented. Those three phrases were used by the DEMented party to push obommiecare through, they are all LIES, and obama and the DEMented party knew that before the crammed it down our throats. Personally my rates went up 50% Jan 2014, and have not stopped going up every year. So no new bill let obommiecare crash.",
"What money? They aren't getting a dime.",
"I'll take you on that bet..for 18-24 year old workers - they will get crucified by this change. Considering what the fed tax coming will do, on top of the $14 an hour minimum wage, set for Jan 1, there will be shortages of hours and fewer jobs.\nAlong with my company, there are 5 others in town that already have reduced hours for part time staff in preparation for the changes. We have also told 2 of our summer students that there will not be a position for them next summer. For the summer students that do come back, their work week will be reduced to 35 hours per week and not 40.\n\nWhat world do you live in, that for every action there is an equal reaction? Money does not grow on trees, despite what unions and Jim preach.",
"When i moved up there with my young family in '94, I was shocked at how many parents were stoners. My kids were rarely allowed to go to anyone's house - everyone had to come to ours. It seems there are still some child-raising challenged people up there if the teens are turning out like this. What a sad statement about young people today. I agree with capital punishment - some people's lives aren't worth saving.",
"I trust JT will have the US ambassador present Trump a bill for all the time spent by our political class to talk up NATFA, study it or just talk it up, should be in the millions. It is a terrible deal for Canada as it makes our political class lazy and moves our resources to the US at a discount, buck up and tell Trump it is a great idea and start charging the US the real price for everything it imports.",
"Sad but true. The US is run by money, not compassion or logic.",
"Now let's do some meaningful Big Oil tax credit cuts - or at least sun-setting suspensions - and bring back a 1.5% State income tax - deductible on the federal tax - Before cutting the State budget AGAIN - and causing additional contractor and employee layoffs that will tip us into a VERY deep recession, similar to the one we experienced late '80's and early '90's- perhaps even worse, with more business closing, job losses, foreclosures, bankruptcies, bond rating declines, etc. PFD interest revenues, small taxes, and cuts to unwarranted tax credits can probably sustain us as a healthy State economy for a long, long time - oil price fluctuations aside. They might also chop the millions set aside for the totally unneeded Legislative Office building, if that would make any of us feel better (I know that would comfort me!)",
"The low income with the exception of seniors and the disabled have never had it so good. The income group living here would be considered \"rich\" in Venezuela, Mexico, Cuba or other heaven-on-earth progressive socialist societies. Big screen TV's with free cable, free public school, Obamaphones, rent and food subsidies with abortion on demand. No wonder the borders are flooded with illegal and legal immigrants. This will continue until politicians run out of other people's money confiscated by high taxation and then redistributed in exchange for votes. Better enjoy it while you can.",
"The welfare and government funded programs are a democratic push. Not republican. \n\nI applaud my Valley mayor. He's absolutely right. I doubt Walker has looked around at state operations in Wasilla. Where would he suppose we take these cuts? Our DOT is down. There's a handful of people at the DMV and F&G. What else? Snow plow drivers? Pretty sure we have just a few as it takes 2 days after snow stops for them to hit my road. Welfare office? Not many there neither. The program office is low on staff as well. Police and fire are low on numbers. \n\nWalker has no clue what he's talking about, just pointing fingers and signing checks while simulataneously making unrealistic vetoes and reaching in our pockets. \n\nInstitute a state-wide 3% general sales tax, no cap. Property excluded. Present mileage tax to septic companies who transport millions of waste to a single-stage treatment facility which is simply dumped in the inlet. How about upgrade our treatment plant instead of building LNG.",
"One of the professor's concerns is affordability of Internet access service, but nowhere in his article does he mention that the CRTC's decision involves raising hidden taxes on telecom services in urban areas, including on poor families, and using the extra money raised to subsidize Internet subscribers in rural and remote areas. One of the results will be that poor urban families will subsidize the Internet service provided to vacation properties of millionaires in rural and remote areas.",
"Amazing to hear our congressional democratic delagation complaining yet not a peep out them regarding our over budgeted rail problems. Guess they think one illegal immigrant is more important than the financial burdens being placed on thousands of hawaii taxpayers.",
"If I understand you correctly, what you are talking about is a government similar to what we have today in terms of \"basic safety net\", but which will be less \"social conservative\" and will abolish things like drug prohibition and alcohol over-regulation.",
"R control Senate plan, cut education and public safety, take the PDF and use it to pay tax credits to the oil industry. I guess you have no problem paying for the corporate welfare people.",
"Is this like the dead money the very rich Mr. Morneau holds in trust accounts and through other tax loopholes?",
"PM - It is a spending problem; our state government is bloated with too many workers with Cadillac pay and benefits - we need to cut, cut again and then cut some more until we get down to a reasonable and sustainable level.",
"Same here... I am surprised that he wants to fund infrastructure to stimulate the economy even though at this time it might not be too wise. However we do need to invest in the future. And the best investment is kids in poverty who never receive adequate early education. They do very poorly in school and in life if they miss the important developmental tasks in their early years. For them it's a basic need. And for us it's an investment in their futures that they cannot afford. Studies show that even at ages 27 and 40 they lose out and are on the bottom of the heap.\n\n\"...significantly higher earnings, rates of home ownership, and levels of schooling, as well as significantly fewer arrests and social service interventions, than a control group of non-preschool participants. Cost-benefit analysis revealed that, over the lifetimes of the participants, the preschool program returned to the public an estimated $7.16 for every dollar spent.\"",
"I sure hope the low info source GOP hard core can follow the logic here. Giving big tax breaks to the \"employers\" with the hope they will employ more people and thereby increase tax revenues was first called: \"Laffer curve\", then Reaganomics, then Bushonomics. This tax policy has never worked. SB-21 is this type of policy. Giving huge tax breaks to the oil companies and cutting government services by 25% or more is self defeating. In the ideal world, not taxing the employers would stimulate the employers to hire more people therefore generating more national wealth. But this is the REAL world, SB-21 gave incentives to small fry wildcaters to go for oil by taxpayers picking up 80% of their cost. To pick up these costs, we have cut employment in the public sector, cut capital investment, cut the PDF dividend check and therefore put Alaska into a recession. This has nothing to do with 50 buck oil, it's all about trading pie in sky tax benefits to oilcos for public sector spending.",
"corbluo:\n\njust pushing that special interest group aren't you, at everyone else's expense. Again, pay for it yourself if it is so important to you, and get out of my wallet.",
"The Ontario Liberals plan to borrow $26.4 billion this year, and another $32.2 billion next year. Does that sound balanced to you? All they've done is put a bunch of expenses onto a different budget they call 'capital projects' and presto, they no longer count!",
"This comment was determined as uncivil \"Crime and homelessness is on the rise along with our property taxes. Just another day in Berkowitz's Chicago-North\" Sounds more like the lefty's can't handle truth.",
"Junior is embarassing remember he also left the country when he gave our tax $$$ to Khadr. I was glad to see Brian Lily and Conservative Kempel on Fox News telling the world how outraged 71% of us are.",
"Exactly right...Singh has the ability to steel votes from Justin's feminist and environmental supporters....splitting the left vote. Trudeau has pushed any right leaning supporters with his proposed tax changes to Sheer. This is Justin's worst nightmare.",
"Your \"guessing\" is wrong champ.. I counted and listened to the public comment called into the house committees when HB115 was in committee. I also read the comments and they are generally supportive of reinstating a broad-based tax again like we used to have... whereas the \"PFD raid only\" Senate fiscal train wreck is less supported by facts thus far. There were plenty of professionals from all walks of life who called into the committee over many hours on a weekend, supporting an income tax versus a sales tax if we had to have one.\n 62 percent of the callers supported the HB115.",
"PRE-PFD era--with income taxes in place---the state did fine---then the influx of people came to benefit from the pfd---think that government IS FREE ? PAY theincome TAX and quit crying----",
"And the wealthiest corporations in the history of our planet spent about $12 million in advertising, mailers, lobbying, etc. to spin passage of BS21 - with cries of lost jobs! lost revenues! the sky will fall if we don't get gazillions of dollars in tax breaks! Now see where that's gotten us.",
"The oppressors are the politicians, not the low wage earners. Maybe I wasn't clear. Wynne has kept done well to stifle economic advancement of the lower wage earners (which should look like the acquisition of skills on the job in order to work towards more lucrative levels) and is nonetheless buying their votes by artificially raising their value with a minimum wage increase that will only give the workers the temporary illusion of more financial independence.",
"This is what happens when you’re tolerant of the intolerant. The bullies are emboldened and grow strong until we start self censoring as evidenced in this article with, “Border-adjustment tax ... a sweeping tax overhaul proposed by the GOP, and wouldn’t be an import tax as we think of it ...”\nNow, I thought that plain speech was valued by both Partisan Camps, so I checked the standard definitions.\nBorder-adjustment tax\nhttp://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/border-adjustment-tax.asp\n“goods that are imported are subject to the tax”\nImport tax\nhttp://www.dictionary.com/browse/border-tax\n“a tax system for imports”\nIt looks like the battle has been lost without a shot fired.",
"People making 20k a year don't have to make choices like food or medicine. Medicaid covers them at 100% without any premiums or co-pays/ co-percentages or pre-authorization. It's the the middle class that worries about budgeting every day. Those working less and earning less are covered at 100% for nothing. Likewise, food stamps cover their food and are similarly paid for by but not available to the working middle class, which is constantly squeezed with bleeding heart stories about how the poor suffer and middle class doesn't pay their own way.",
"I so sick and tired of hearing people like you bitch about state employee salaries and specifically lumping all of us into one category. My Division has cut cut and then been cut more and most of us are doing the work of 3 FTE's for the salary we earn. How about researching the salaries of the appointed positions vs those of us in the classified service that DONT make triple figures. That's where the cuts should come from! ..and please stop treating your middle class fellow Alaskans like we don't deserve the job we competed for and were hired for and are providing a service to our fellow residents - and then turn around and whine bcuz your PFD might get cut...! Remember we are all in this together - start acting like it!",
"Do you really not understand that we spend $ Billions more than we take in? Is it your contention Charlie that there is a document that somehow disputes this?",
"Have a look at who pays the bulk of the taxes here in BC. You may be surprised. Those in the higher salaries are paying more than their fair share. The problem with those on the left is they believe someone else should pay.\nJust wait till the coalition of clowns hikes taxes on everyone.",
"Oh, yes, I did indeed read the report. It is basically just the standard regressive vs progressive arguments for re-distributing of wealth from the producing class to the non-producting class, along with some cooked up stats to make folks think it is a good idea. So, I was just talking about jumping to conclusions based upon a study from a well-known Liberal Activist organization. I think it is important to consider the sources when looking at reports like this and I always appreciate reporters who report both sides of an argument with similar zeal.",
"While on its face your plan seems simple, you're omitting a few challenges. \nPoor people have fewer options to increase their efficiency. They live in cheap, shabby apartments with abysmal energy efficiency, but that's all they can afford. Wealthier people weatherize their homes and buy LED lightbulbs.\nThey drive 1993 pickup trucks with 130,000 miles that get 9 mpg, because that's all they can afford. Wealthier people buy latest energy efficient cars.\nAs energy conservation goes up, tax revenues go down, and the government is forced to raise the tax higher.\nTaxing BTUs is fine, but the revenue shouldn't go into the general fund. It should be reinvested in helping people become more efficient."
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"A meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and a Russian lawyer in June 2016 was also attended by a Russian-American lobbyist who was a former Soviet counter-intelligence officer, NBC News reported on Friday."
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"You're not surprised, your p*ssed I won't run your errands for you. I'm right, you're wrong, you know it and like the Hildebeast, refuse to admit you've been beat. Now be a good boy and go lay down...sport.",
"You're proud of this garbage behavior, from garbage humans... Oh, and you're also \"really liberal\". Rotflmfao ... Who would have guessed.",
"I just got an overview on how the proposals would affect the Canadian CCPCs I have invested in. \nI'm certainly not in as bad a spot as the income splitters, but the long term affects on keeping money in the company , tax sheltered retained earnings , used by the company to fuel growth , really changes the strength of our balance sheets and the investor picture in CCPCs \nI am left wondering where our lending institutions are on this issue? \nTheyv'e been pretty quiet ( or I missed it)\n with the bank - My hypothesis is that requests for personal guarantees on loans could become more prevalent , with a consequence of investor money leaving the small biz sector for safer harbours , both onshore and offshore.\nWe'll see, I still don't believe they will be this stupid",
"I think what's being overlooked is that the Baptist schools aren't actually being accused of violating anyone's Charter Rights. The Charter protects against discrimination based on sexual orientation, it doesn't command celebration of it.\n\nWhat should disturb people, is the government is stepping on the freedoms of Association, and Religion. Freedom of association cuts both ways: you can choose to associate with something, or choose not to. Other people can choose to associate with you, or not. Someone may want to associate with the Baptists, and the Baptists may choose otherwise. Within very broad strokes, the government isn't supposed to have any say in religion. You can't kill someone, then try to hide behind religious freedoms, for example. If they can make the Baptists violate their religious beliefs, they can make the Muslims, and the Jews, and the Scientologists. Take note, Atheists, they could make you pray.",
"The police in Eugene is funded by MY TAX DOLLARS and as a taxpayer I do not approve this nonsense.\n\nSHAME ON YOU, U OF O AND EPD.\n\nUnbelievable.",
"his point is......RU stupid?\n\nYES SIR!!!",
"Someone block my post calling Parker a false prophet. JESUS spoke it first of latter days. Blocking me wont change my opinion or the Bible's words. Scared of truth? Read colunm again and dispute the fact this reverend is putting faith and worship in a man to fix the worlds problems. Looking to him to perform miracles of peace, prosperity and hope with lies. Hypocrites all.",
"This all gets more ridiculous by the day. President Trump isn't going anywhere anytime soon other than to the Oval Office every day to continue working to Make America Great Again. While the media and many with no sense whatsoever have been obsessing on All Things Russia, the President and his cabinet have actually been accomplishing all kinds of things toward the goal. This nonsense needs to end soon, as it has been a huge waste of time and U.S. tax payers money. #Shame",
"One stupid criminal dead, three LEOs going home their families.\n\nDoesn't get much better than that.",
"Waddles The Clown just can't let it go like a real man, instead preferring to blubber, simper and whine behind his stupid tweets like the bloated orange coward he is. The freak has all the dignity of a dirty-faced toddler with a fully-loaded diaper.",
"When you invite the murderer into your house why are you surprised he kills? Unfettered, zero- vetted hundreds of thousands of Muslim invaders who have been targeting Western Christian lands and people for over 1,400 years and they are surprised they will be killed, raped and maimed? Some times you have to wonder if the STASI in the GDR needs to be reinvented to protect the average German citizen in the unified Republic of Germany.",
"How sad is it that 95% of the population who thinks a \"gendered\" budget is ridiculous have to pretend to think otherwise (It's greeeeaaaattttt!) so as not to offend (i.e be targeted, ridiculed, possibly harm our careers if we are a public figure and speak out against this) our 5% feminist overlords.",
"Why do you keep bringing up irrelevant topics? Oh wait I know why... you have nothing else to cry about K.",
"This is a stupid poll for several reasons:\n\nFirst, the total percentages add up to much more than 100%\nSecond, Trump's disapproval rating of 55% is nothing to cheer about since that's what Obama had when he left office.\nThird, even though the disapproval rating of Congress is 66%, you're comparing apples to oranges with Trump (1 person) vs. Congress (535 persons) as Congress has had a tougher and more complex job to do than Trump has had so far. \nFourth, Congress isn't tweeting at all hours of the day and night or holding pep rallies for its known supporters across America to bolster its image and its egos.\nFifth, Congress has never been popular with the people.\n\nBut, most critically, what the Hell does a nebulous concept such as \"Approval\" really mean?\n\nIt is not the same thing as asking someone to judge the competency or effectiveness of a person or body of persons. It's more akin to a popularity contest than any serious inquiry into the actual work being done in Washington.",
"\"Racist!\" \"Misogynist!\" \"Xenophobe!\" \"Homophobe!\" \"Colonialist!\" \"Neo-con!\" \"Check your privilege!\" \"Black lives matter!\"\n\nYeah, lucky for us only the alt-right sinks to name-calling and yelling to shut down any civil exchange of ideas...",
"will i get credit or SOMETHING while we are are split up? by anyone? (YOU will!) lllol. yeah - sometimes the end packs quite the surprise. i saw the situation as more aggressive and urgent i think. i wonder how many teens were in this \"crowd\" 4 or 5 teens and a healthy solid adult 52 yr old man...i would have still been telling the older guy to move on and make sure he was on his way before leaving. i guess it doesn't sound, as described, that they secured the scene. it is part of their process. more info would help.\n EDIT_ OMG i just scrolled down. YOU ARE WICKED! AND OLD SOUL IS FEELIN LIKE KICKIN SOME. OLD PEOPLE RULE!!!"
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"I don't think anyone is suggesting pulling out of intelligence sharing with the US entirely.\n\nBut maybe CSIS will want to pick and choose a little more carefully which pieces of information get shared (realistically, I doubt any of the Five Eyes are sharing 100% with their allies anyway). But if POTUS is going to share details with Russia that are apparently too secret to share with the rest of the Five Eyes (and we have to be realistic, he may very well be a traitor in league with the Russians), the rest of us probably shouldn't share anything with the US that we wouldn't want the Putin regime informed of.",
"I agree with others here...he was a great politician,especially around the Quebec referendum.\nNot short on brains either.\nConsidering our #1 FP issue is the US and Trump........I think maybe this was a good move.\nHopefully he gets a great posting.\nHats off to you Mr Dion.",
"Jim, read the article before commenting!\n\nPhiladelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput used a weekly column to excoriate a “scheming” Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign for anti-Catholic bigotry on Thursday.\n\nThousands of hacked emails by Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta have embarrassed Mrs. Clinton since last Friday and revealed her key allies talking about ways to ignite a “Catholic Spring.” Documents obtained by the nonprofit WikiLeaks show Mr. Podesta and Sandy Newman, president of the nonprofit group Voices for Progress, mulling ways to end the “middle ages dictatorship” of the Catholic church.\nArchbishop Chaput blasted the exchange, as well as another by John Halpin of the Center for American Progress that labeled Catholics “severely backwards” on gender relations.\n\nBy Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times - Thursday, October 13, 2016\n\nThis is only parts of the article!",
"You mean the woman instrumental in demolishing a decade of detente and rapprochement, for seemingly no other reason than getting a good job for Hunter Biden and poking Putin in the eye for helping Obama out of Syria? Trump fired her.",
"Lacking even a close popular vote trump and his brown shirts have no standing to ask for anything regarding the vote.\n\nA man who acted to criminally avoid serving his country had best whisper. He even bragged about it.\n\nPotus, really? A draft dodger should be called DodgUS to his face.",
"Pence is complicit in the Russia collusion.\n\nMueller will take care of Pence.",
"Middle-America is already rejecting him as far as opinion polls are looking. He isn't \"doing just fine.\" So far, it is one of the worst performances of a President in his country's history. Unmatched political division - even within his own party. And when the full story regarding his friends' and family's cahoots with the Russians comes out, Trump's crash will make President Richard M. Nixon's \"WATERGATE\" look like \"nothing.\"",
"COTTON: Let's turn our attention to the underlying activity at issue here. Russia's hacking of those e-mails and the allegation of collusion. Do you think Donald Trump colluded with Russia?\nCOMEY: That's a question I don't think I should answer in an opening setting. As I said, when I left, we did not have an investigation focused on President Trump. But that's a question that will be answered by the investigation, I think.\n\nEither Mr. Cotton knew Comey wouldn't say no (which leads to endless speculation) or he's not real bright.",
"Maybe the kid was the child of a criminal who broke the law and entered OUR Country illegally, maybe with the boy in tow. By all rights he should get taken away and not allowed to come back. Might have been this young mans first lesson that breaking the law has consequences. All of those that broke the law and entered OUR Country illegally and got away with it is another reason we voted in Trump. The boy that told him this might end up being a great immigration enforcement officer. It very well could have been his first experience in dealing with a illegal immigrant. I would enjoy telling a criminal they are about to be caught and deported.",
"Amazing how many heads one man can roam around rent free in. Trump is this, Trump is that, all coerced by an establishment media manipulating emotions. Funny, never once heard any of these geniuses discuss Obama's having banned certain Muslim groups at various times, the treatment of Cuban refugees at one point nor the fact something like 98% of the 'refugees' are Muslim while he actually turned back christian refugees. Where is the 'honest' reporting on that? Does the left and their atheist cohorts despise christians to the point they are prepared to be subservient to Muslims? Amazing.",
"Another glassy-eyed Trump fan.",
"Plus a the little detail of NO EVIDENCE.\nYes who could forget when the big question from the establishment was how Trump and his ilk were going to handle the loss !!!\nTruly if I was a Democrat or a supporter of theirs I would just simply crawl under a rock and fight a another day but Nope they march on with media support.",
"Looks like Alceste self-censored his post. And then flagged it.",
"Only time will reveal the depth of pubic service the new President will be rendering to the Nation....some where I still have a film tape of \"Alaska b Jay Hammond\" in which Hammond played him self in the film...Hammond was an Alaskan and his action were driven by Alaskan dreams and Trump is responding Needs of a Nation that is clearly off track and in far greater trouble than anything Alaska would could ever face in Hammonds days...Both men arrived at the door of Public Service having taken two very different trails.",
"I noted during last year's campaign season who both choices were terrible but that Trump was worse primarily because of his lack of political experience would lead to him not just stepping on landmines Hillary would avoid but he do so with full volition and with both feet. I just hope that these \"unforced errors\" are enough to convince the independents and non-partisan that voted for Trump the error they made and have the opportunity to address in 2018's midterm elections.",
"Heard on the radio yesterday that this person missed his hearing in San Diego because he was stuck in traffic. Now that Trump issued his order he was scared. So in other words he would rather walk in temps of -30 to reach Canada but could not show up a few hours early for his hearing that may have allowed him access to the United States? We are being had and the Liberals are complicit.",
"In the meanwhile, lying behind the radical left media's Russian witch-hunt, and the sorry sniveling Dem's (who still can't believe they lost the election) is a big, fat nothingburger.\n\nComey earned his firing. The only thing that could have been executed better is the timing, and that's ALL.",
"During an interview with Fox News host Chris Wallace, Sekulow defended Trump's decision to fire FBI Director James Comey.\n\"He takes the action that the Attorney General's office recommended and now he's being investigated by the Department of Justice,\" Sekulow complained. \n\"You've now said he is being investigated after saying he isn't,\" Wallace observed.",
"Some call it treason; some call it whistleblowing.",
"Lazeelink,\n\nTrump's best buddy Putin has just announced measures to decriminalize domestic abuse as part of a return to \"traditional values\". I'll bet Trump is fine with that.",
"Beastly clownish gaslight-coloured noises of crass animals and fallen souls of low men. Disregard everything that Donald J Trump and Pence say, degrade everything they do, be completely ungovernable, and deny them all their preference and dignity for they are nothing more than pure evil and they do not have a leg to stand upon. They never did because this whole thing, particularly the 2016 US General Election, has been a completely odious steaming pile of male cow feces. Why the heck are we still even talking about this in October? You people have a duty and an obligation to impeach and end this regime. It's an affront to everything we are, everything we stand for, and it's clearly high treason against our US Constitution.",
"You are partially right. Certainly not the fake news part. Especially since Jr. released the e-mail chain himself. \n\nYou are right about the centrist dems attempting to blame anything and everything for Clinton's loss when in reality, like any good football team, if your ground game is strong and you have a great quarterback, you'll win despite a couple bad calls and a turnover. She did have old ideas that worked for 3rd way dems in the 90's but are no longer viable or even workable. The dems do need to reflect more deeply on their loss and adjust or they will keep losing. \n\nYou really went off the rails though when you claim Trump had a \"real policy platform\" though, expressing that belief does make it difficult to take you seriously.",
"I know someone else who apparently doesn't understand all the words he used in his ridiculous post.",
"Any dealing with a Russian bank that was under U.S. and European sanctions would be clearly illegal under U.S. law. Therefore, why would Kushner meet with them? Something is very fishy.",
"Hi Anon, I posted about this piece earlier! I find it plausible, so I'd be interested in counterarguments. Zunger's case is built on information in the public domain from credible sources: Reuters, CNN, the Guardian, and so on (but then, that's the stuff of conspiracy theory!). The facts seem pretty stable. That leaves the analysis, which focuses on three elements:\n\n1) the immigration executive order, attributed to Steve Bannon, that created confusion and chaos, sucked up media oxygen, and destabilized checks and balances;\n\n2) the small number of powerbrokers in Trump's inner circle;\n\n3) follow the money.\n\nI'm again reminded, as I've mentioned several times in these threads, of the monumental import in 1933 of the intrigues of a small group of political actors that led to the unlikely installation of Hitler as Chancellor. Before the usual protests arise, I'm not comparing our present situation to the Weimar Republic-Third Reich. The point is: a cabal can change the course of history.",
"Tim, you have identified here a part (or parts) of the problem but also appear to oversimplify the media's responsibility in this. For example, when you write that Wikileaks exposed direct coordination with the Clinton campaign and the media, what you really are talking about is a couple of independent incidents with a couple of different reporters (not an overarching conspiracy among the majority of the hundreds of journalists covering the campaign). While partisan media definitely has pushed people apart, the \"traditional\" media has had a much lesser role in that. I also don't think the evidence supports the assertion that Trump's words have been taken out of context (by traditional media, not partisan media), or that the messengers (not the actual actors themselves) have stoked fears and racism. Significant issues were not addressed in this past campaign, such as environmental destruction, because the public didn't demand it. Media generally gives its audiences what they demand.",
"OMG I have never read such an out of touch comment like this before........look at all the talk shows, all the tv series coming out, the media, all the celebrity narcissists attacking Trump and writing him into their story line, they do not even try to cover up the contempt they have for their sitting President. And to say maybe only 10 Universities with only a few hundred people are this nutty?? Wake up and try to sell it somewhere else.....sheesh. And the Left are the ones who are a danger to democracy, not the right.",
"Donald Trump's White House is positively toxic. Friday's news alone was a tour de force of the all-encompassing virulence that's now seeping from Trump throughout the entire executive branch and everything it touches.\n\nTrump's days start with a crack-of-dawn phone call about everything Russia that's clearly aimed at distracting him and his thumbs from Twitter. Why his aides aren't just jingling some keys in front of him is a mystery, but the call is nothing but a venting session intended to soothe a sulking and brooding pr*sident.\n\nTrump's entirely self-generated Russia predicament apparently has him miffed at his White House counsel Don McGahn. Somehow, McGahn has failed to stop Trump from engaging in a series of self-defeating, ill-advised, impulsive, and often petulant behaviors that have now made him the central focus of an obstruction probe. And make no mistake, that's McGahn's fault in Trump's view.",
"So, where is that nuclear war the left swore up and down that Trump is going to do months ago?",
"Obama has been the most illegal acting President in the history of the USA. Now he and Eric Holder are acting even mored illegally by interfering instead of letting the next President have a chance to fulfill his promises and do his job. Obama needs to stop interfering and go retire some where and shut the heck up. Obama and Holder are writing one legal document after another to throw roadblocks into President Trumps path. Obama even is personally visiting Judges to insure they will over step their authorities and go against Presidential orders! They both hate the USA, they are both Muslim, they both are working and paid for by George Soros. They both are working for the collapse of the American government and the end of your freedoms as well as the US Dollar. Soros money is on this collapse and stands to make billions on the collapse. Obama and Holder want a Communistic style government not a free America. They will confiscate your money and then your property just like in Russia.",
"Yesterday marked the 30th anniversary of te speech Ronaldus Magnus gave at the Brandenburg Gate. Some of the swamp dwellers wanted the line \"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall\" removed, as inflammatory.\n\nThe line stayed, the wall didn't\n\nGod bless the United States of America!",
"What a load of HS!....Just more sour grapes from the Democrats and their sinking ship! I'm no Donald Trump fan but, the guy \"WON\" the election so please, please all you lefties, just get over it already !!!!!!!",
"Really!?! After all that has gone down,first them meddling in our election,then outwardly giving money to the Putin friendly ultra conservative party during the elections in France,why doesn't Trump give Russia the Whitehouse!!!",
"The GOP has a very tired pool from which to draw.",
"Politicians propose, the market disposes.",
"Good point but greater possibility is that Trumpers go after Mueller, crying that the Dems, Media and Hollywood is influencing Mueller and this is all part of a left-wing conspiracy to get Trump...#MAGA",
"No. I. responded. to. the. original. poster. trying. to. enforce. the. Trumpian. use. of. 'fake. news.'\n\nGot it yet?",
"\"Eugene police pulled Jaschke out of the creek in his underwear and his boots and put him in the back of a patrol car after a struggle, during which Jaschke screamed about Donald Trump and having a bomb in his body.\"\n\nI can see this happening verbatim to Paul Krugman at some point soon.",
"They are saying he was an officer; not an agent.",
"Lord, save us from the gullible..........\nIn the 1990s al-Harith travelled to the Sudan with a close associate of OBL. I'm sure you feel this is just coincidence.\n\nHis cousin, Trevor Fiddler says that even his family doesn't believe a word he says:\n“We never thought he should have been in America in the first place. We all believed him and thought he was telling the truth to us. But now we think he must have been lying and must have been training the whole time for this. It was all a lie.\n........We’ve no idea what he did with the money – I mean most of us didn’t even know about it. We think he lied and now we will have to come to terms with what he has done.”\n\nA neighbour said Harith had been an arrogant man who did not speak to neighbours. Asked how he spent his £1m compensation from the government, the neighbour said: “It doesn’t seem like the family saw a penny of it.\"\n\nI've done plenty of reading about this man. He wasn't a victim. He was a terrorist.",
"Trumputin's problems aren't going away any time soon.",
"Let's be clear. During the campaign, Candidate Trump routinely charged that the election outcome would be \"rigged.\" Mr. Obama's measured response to the alleged Russian intrusion was not to serve the ends of any particular candidate but instead to preserve the integrity of our electoral system and to assure the public's faith in the same. It is now up to Mr. Trump's Justice Department to investigate the matter and take appropriate action, providing that action is executed with competency and without the meddling triggered by external political calculations.",
"As a loyal Trumpublican, Mr. Crawford is, basically, defending a TV personality-showman and castigating the media because it reports the outrageous crazy-talk. Superficially, Mr. Trump stood out when compared to the lackluster slugs who tried to run against him in the primaries. Now Mr. Trump is just solidifying his base. He has no choice but to continue the crazy talk that got him this far. There are no more votes to be gained by moderation. And any notable relaxation of the crazy-talk will reduce the enthusiasm of Mr. Trump's only hope...his base. Mr. Crawford is just trying to tidy up the messy message of Mr. Trump...a dirty and thankless chore of party hacks.",
"Let me guess: he's related somehow to former state senator Bobby Bunda??? On the pro rail fail payroll??",
"Mr. Koplin I, too, share your concern about Presudent Trump. It would be a YUGE shame if he was kept from re-entering the United States for something petty like disrespecting grabbing a Saudi princess by the pu$$y...",
"Interesting and curious turn to Russia. I guess I thought we were past that when it came out that the majority of the \"russian\" bought influence on social media was in favor of Bernie Sanders and Jill Stein. But, you don't seem to dispute that Mr. T 89 failed with his comment. Let's try to stay on topic here. The excessive use of executive orders by the Obama administration was/is an overreach and power grab by the executive branch that has very real and dangerous implications, regardless of party affiliation, for years to come unless it is rolled back now.",
"Not only does it seem not to sell. I've also come to realize that those who are secure in their knowledge and read only that with which they already agree and which they already know, don't really care much about anything else.\nTwo news sources now indicate that the majority of Republicans apparently believe that Trump won the popular vote -- this despite the official evidence to the contrary.....\nI somehow got on the Newsmax listserve (it occurs to me that a particular sister-in-law got me on it out of spite, but that's another story ....). when I read the nonsense that appears there, ti becomes clear to me why so many minds become permanently closed.",
"Are you sure that this article is about Garth Drabinsky and not really about P.T. Barnum?",
"Brian,\nThank you for the nice words. My article was sincere in that ultimately, having two or more strong, but sensible political parties is needed to keep a Democracy alive. The highest form of Government, is a Representative type of system where the leaders (full of imperfect humans) are running the show in a way that We The People approve of. Too many years of the divide becoming wider and wider - especially in the last 8 years - is why Donald Trump became elected. Too much centralized power leads to Tyranny (i.e. failure). That was the Legacy of Obama. When asked who will I vote for: I always reply, start with the understanding that Liberty & Freedom is what Humans yearn for. The farthest from that is forms of Tyranny. Whoever will pursue polices closer to the former, gets my vote. That is why I voted for Donald Trump. Not Donald himself, but his promised policies were/are closer to the necessary cure for our ailing Country, than what Hillary wanted to do.\nGerald",
"Didn't Benghazi take place years ago?",
"Excellent point. The former deals with facts and salient details; the latter leans on supposition and speculation to embellish a preferred narrative. The second is not quite William Randolph Hearst vowing to \"furnish the war\" -- itself an apocryphal tale to some who study media manipulation -- but it still provides a convenient foundation upon which to act for those so inclined. History in a hurry has a way of taking truth as its first hostage.",
"Well, you're right about the fake news. Back in 2013, Obama accused Assad of gassing his own people. The UN studied both attacks carefully and concluded that al-Nusra (Obama's beloved and well-financed rebels) actually did the gassing, although Assad might have used gas in a direct conflict with al-Nusra later that year.\n\nWe aren't talking about that ... that Obama jumped to a conclusion about the source of the gas and wanted to take us to war for it. Who gave him the false intelligence that claimed Assad did it? The same administrative state that told George W Bush that Saddam was seeking yellow-cake uranium.\n\nNow Trump has fallen for the same fake news from the administrative state.\n\nMaybe the problem isn't the politicians, but the bureaucracy that stays in place from one administration to the next and does not want to lose its power, so manipulates the politicians to do what the real rulers want. Bush, Obama, Trump, Clinton when she was secretary -- all fell for it.",
"On further reflection, Trump IS a good example as to whether people will VOTE for an arrogant candidate. But, the similarity breaks down in that Trump has not been elected - YET. And of course, has not been re-elected. Then we have the Eugene problem.\nIn Eugene, we have 26% registered Republicans. Of the ballots cast, Republicans made up 28%. Trump got 66% of that. So if I am reading this right, he got 65% of 28%, or 18% of those registered voters.\nAll candidates were on the Mayor ticket. Of the total registered voters, 57% cast ballots. Vinis got 29% of all registered voters. I am not sure if I have these numbers correct but I have to leave. \n\nBecause of our left leaning populace, people prefer the liberal \"arrogance\" to the conservative arrogance. But I don't think people will vote in an arrogant leader. At least, I hope. \nhttp://www.lanecounty.org/departments/cao/operations/countyclerk/elections/pages/currentelectionszad.aspx",
"Former CIA agent Clint Watts explains how sites like ZeroHedge are tools, witting or unwitting, of Russian propaganda. \nFor example: Putin > RT.com > ZeroHedge> trolls > G&M comment section",
"Trump wanted to show Putin how things are done, the American Way; and the only thing Trump will show Putin is how American's will throw crooks and liars into the slammer. Putin must be laughing at his subordinate greenhorn right now.",
"For someone who claims it's 'commonly agreed' he didn't collude with Russia, Trump is expending a lot of energy trying to get people to look away from the Mueller investigation. It's a typical Conservative pushback. \"Liberals are concerned about that elephant over there, but what about this mouse over here?\"\nThe noose is tightening--soon the unravelling will unfold on live TV.",
"Trump's career in politics has its roots in the racist drivel that came to be known as 'birtherism.' His speech announcing his candidacy was notable for its racism. Racism permeated his campaign. As he occasionally paid lip service to other constituencies in order to \"expand his base\", the base itself remained, and remains, steadfastly racist. Steve Bannon's chief function in the campaign and in the White House is to serve a guarantor to the base that Trump will and does remain faithful to the racist roots of his campaign. His refusal to attend the NAACP Convention is not only because he's a coward (although he is certainly that); it's also and especially because he doesn't want the base to think he's softening. The base -- the ones who will support him even if he shoots someone on Fifth Ave., the 'Deplorables' -- the base remains racist: always was, always will be. Trump too.",
"Very selective memory. When it comes to the economy, they try to forget the 8 years of Bush and somehow make it that the 8 years of Obama didn't really happen either. I don't understand how smart people can just willfully ignore things that are inconvenient to their narrative.",
"It was not just Lewinsky that Bubba took advantage of. Both Clintons lied about Gennifer Flowers, there was also Kathleen Wiley and some others that we know about.",
"There is no doubt...\"reporters can be a real 'pain in the #$$%'\" Guess what, when your job is to provide information and acquiring that information requires asking difficult questions, the person asked may be unhappy. I hope no one is too surprised by this disclosure. \n\nDonald Trump has taken the \"war with the media\" to a whole new level. If the news is \"bad\" for him he blames the messenger, calls them the \"enemy\" and declares they reports \"fake news.\" He has openly ecouraged violence against reporters. He has mocked a disabled reporter, and, regularly, attempts to bully anyone bold enough to ask him difficult questions. lt's no surprise that other very conservative candidates and office holders follow his lead.\n\nThe media provides much-need public accountability. Sometimes \"our guy or our gal\" ends up looking bad. Guess what? That's their fault, not the media's. \n\nDon't forget Harry Truman's little sign \"if you can't stand the heat, stay the hell out of the kitchen\" Gary C",
"And don't forget the thousands of emails that were sent by Bush officials using RNC servers, ostensibly to manage the politically motivated firing of US Attorneys. Those emails were deleted and never recovered.",
"You're thinking of your closet warrior",
"Was it his own money, or was it from the Trump Foundation which is money other people have donated?",
"First they need to locate Hillarys 30,000 lost emails and then plug those kind of holes tight and that will include getting rid of Obama's ability to do the same..!!..with these two doing what they did there is little left for the Russians or anyone else to hack..!!!",
"Everyone knew Trump was a con artist; he was elected anyway to deny Clinton and the Washington establishment who felt entitled to power. Message sent. The Dems have to spend some time in the penalty box for the mistake of nominating a self-entitled Clinton. They'll choose someone different next time; and if the Republicans don't likewise, the Dems will probably win.",
"Is this true justice, or is Donald J Trump in net effect now pardoning homicidal misogynist monsters with the Federal immigration system by removing their victims from the field before justice can be cultivated? Inquiring minds want to know.",
"Could be unmerican too. I think the Trumpsters, birthers, tea baggers and their equally corrupt blue dog supporters, should all type \"Study links low intelligence and low IQ to conservatism and prejudice\". The description fits the rabid crowd to a tee",
"Stop using multiple accounts to lie.",
"He's spinning the story in the hopes that Federal charges are not filed. A politically motivated attack can lead to a conviction on federal charges and severe punishment. My guess is the lawyer knows the truth and is hoping misdirect the investigation.",
"Replace Bannon with Buchanan.",
"I totally agree with the irony impaired son of President Trump.\n\nIt's outrageous that anyone should try and hold a US President to account. Let alone that his family, elevated to positions of power beyond their competence, should likewise be held to account.\n\nAnd I further agree that any and all critical remarks are NOTHING to do with the group of narcissistic incompetents installed at the White House, selling billions in arms to terrorist state Saudi Arabia OR taking health care from millions. \n\nNo, it's all an attack on wee 11 year old son of President Trump and the exemplar of white women's Christian purity, the daughter/wife of President Trump.\n\nSHAME on the inhuman NOT humans.\nBurn them, they're witches*! \n\n(*Actual witch burning to be organized by a competent Trumpian, when and if one is found.)",
"Joe The Plumber Tween continues with the lies. The only reference in the entire column was from the American Legion, hardly a bastion of liberalism, decrieing the attempt by the Trump administration to privatize veterans' healthcare. Sign up for a class in reading comprehension to bring your education up to adult level.",
"Invoke tRumpism; YOU'RE FIRED.",
"Senator Warren is a crackpot socialist with obsolete ideas that belong in early 20th century Russia.",
"Mueller impanels a federal grand jury in DC and issues subpoenas about the June 16 meeting among Kushner, Manafort and Trump Jr., and that Russian lawyer. \n\n\nAt the same time, Mueller probe is reportedly pushing deeper into President Trump’s business dealings.",
"Another important bit of context, (supplied by NY Times, Nov., 2015): 2015 was the year the US recorded that there were more Mexicans LEAVING than US than entering the country--legally or illegally. Over a period of a few years, the \"leaving\" tally was 140,000 over the \"arriving\" tally. \n\nNow, many would jump to the conclusion that, \"Aha! See? life in the US wasn't so good after all!\" Well, that may have been the case for some, but the more important reason that out-migration was bigger than in-migration was...beefed up border patrols by legitimate US services and vigilante groups. It was simply tougher to get in. \n\nAnd--wow--all this long before the Presidential election! Why spend a ton of money building a \"wall\"? Could it be...politics? Just like \"top of the pack\" military build-up. Pointless, when you already have close to 7,000 nukes at your disposal. Smacks of JFK's \"Missile Gap\" (1958) Pure politics, and even Saint Kennedy wasn't above doing it to win an election.",
"I have repeatedly said and stand by neither Clinton or Trump are good for the future of America. Both are very , very poor choices and should never be president but for very different reasons. My reasoning is based upon factually known proven historical events. While I also at times view “fact checking” websites, realize they provide a limited over view, they are also mingled with individual opinion [ sometimes even biased] and error. An objective weighting of the factual history of events over the last 25 or 30 years and Clinton [s] lose by a landside to Trump in the truthfulness category. \n\nSecondly this is a subjective if not down right dishonest statement. \" Ms Clinton won the Democratic nomination \". Thanks to Wikileaks based upon factually known proven historical events there simply is no debate. Ms. Clinton received her coronation from the DNC, one can claim fixed, rigged, but certainly not a democracy in action.",
"Who taught who? Did the Feds learn from the Alaska Government that blind party and/or caucus loyalty coupled with deciding issues behind closed doors is a recipe for disaster.",
"This is a typical leftist ploy. They tried it (and are trying it) with Trump last year. Typical ploy is if they are losing or close to losing is to dummy up some dirt on the candidate and to get people to believe it. a big lie if spread widely enough and strong enough will be believed.",
"1) Trump is the one who keeps conflating them. He sees the very mention of that issue as a denigration of his sincere belief that America wanted him to be president (America did not, deep down he knows that and he cannot stand it).",
"What fake news. Not covering Twitter's admission that they colluded and obstructed the election more than the Russians did, I see.",
"George Soros for one.",
"In typical Amnesty International style, the report cited in this article begins, \"Since the Russian occupation and annexation of Crimea in February-March 2014, the Russian and de facto local authorities, have demanded total submission to this brute fact.\" The language used is designed to provoke an emotional response in the reader. It falsely suggests that security forces in Crimea are going door-to-door and brutalizing the public. Yet despite that lurid lead-in, the report itself offers not a single example. The only genuinely concerning event involved the disappearance of Ervin Ibragimov, a Crimean Tatar, in May 2016 by parties unknown.",
"Trump rhetorically implies all sort of threats to NAFTA and Lawrence Herman (a) suggests that Canada beat him to the punch by withdrawing, and (b) blandly suggests that Mexico is on its own and Canada should simply get out of the way in the upcoming US-Mexico trade dispute. This is bad advice.\n\nThe reality is that the US has not made concrete demands upon Canada or any other nation as yet, that the US would be in no mood to negotiate a new trade deal with Canada from scratch at this time on equitable terms, and that the Trump Administration will shortly have all manner of domestic and foreign issues (many of its own making) to deal with. \n\nWe should stand by our friends, refuse to be panicked or bullied, be calm reasonable and prepared to make our case including counter demands, and generally not fall for the negotiating tricks of a sometimes shady real estate developer.",
"Don't count on it.. Odds are 50/50 there might be another Dimocrat like James Hodgkinson around the next time she shows respect for Trump's star.",
"Larsy,\nOnly when Trump tries to take credit for other's good deeds.\n\nYou might want to work on your own \"blind partisanship and bitterness,\" before instructing others.",
"Singh is relying on the new Putin/Trump cybersecurity unit will sort it out .............",
"Wikileaks got there dirt from Russia...Amusing how Putin's poodles overlook the obvious.",
"Eastman was profiled by HuffPost.\n\nHere:\n\nhttps://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/political-permafrost-eastmans-alaska-is-trumps-america_us_59167b49e4b00ccaae9ea2ff\n\nExcerpt:\n\nThe subtext to most Trump comments is simple: “I create my own reality and I don’t ever let anyone else come between me and my lie.” It is also what Trump had taught the fledgling liar, Eastman. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTrump gave him the confidence to lie with impunity, to lie without the pressure of having to sound credible. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo Trump, lies are a matter of personal choice, like what tie you choose. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you like the lie you’re wearing, keep it, insist on it, flaunt it with honor. \n\n\n\n\nAfter all, you never know if some old retro lie will be back in style tomorrow.\n\nThere's more.\nRead the whole thing.",
"No, he is using them to make himself and his buddies richer. Try reading what is really going on before it is too late. Read about Trump's Washington Hotel, nicknamed the DC Swamp. He is a con-man, albeit a good one, and has fooled a great many Americans.",
"The Secretary of State may take care of the oil companies but it looks like he is going to have to work on his stamina after leaving meetings in S. Korea early because of fatigue. Seems like I heard some orange hued cretin disparaging former Secretary of State Clintons \"stamina\" not too long ago. And didja see where the so called presidents ten trips to the golf courses in Florida in just his first eight weeks have already cost more than all eight years of the Obama vacations? Or that the lovely but obviously much worked on Mel staying in NYC costs more every six days than fully funding Meals on Wheels? Strange and sad new world we are living in now folks. Let's just hope we make it out of this mistake alive.",
"The Democratic Party, the Far Left and the Beltway-Manhattan (BM) media is trying to overturn the November election with fake news, whisper campaigns and biased \"reporting\". First they accused President Trump of racism and when that did not work they made up the story about Russian collision. I wonder what they will come up with next?",
"Don't forget Trump stiffs his employees and always declares bankruptcy to get out of paying his contractors. What a guy.",
"It is incongruous to associate the US Catholic Bishops so intimately with the agenda of Donald Trump. The Church has \"bedded\" with evil over the centuries to achieve or preserve its institutional advantage. We blithely think that those days were over or, at least, greatly diminished and modified. Modified to suit the age, yes. Diminished? Not at all.",
"For expanded revelations of the corruption of similar connectors to the worldwide tax avoidance/scofflaw schemes of the Alaska-connected, Republican government haters, and financial manipulators go to McClatcheydc.com to read the \"The Secret Shell Game\"of offshore criminality.",
"Ok, I will. I still think that you are seeing capabilities in Donald J. Trump that don't exist. Tesa Ann, how did you come to read Original Intent?",
"The event was billed as a panel discussion with Palin, Nye, Lamar Smith and Brent Bozell. They forgot to invite Nye, so Palin could just attack him when he wasn't there, instead of having to actually debate. And the part about being as much a scientist as he is? Bizarre.",
"Any democrat's arguments are suspect or deliberate lies? \n\nInteresting hypothesis. Any data to support it?",
"Perhaps it is my name and I thought I looked bad for being such a lame link poster vomiting up the bilge of progressives from Shareblue.\n\nProuder, I found the light; you can too, just watch this video....there is no way I could have supported Clinton over Trump nor deny the God-Emperor now!\n\nhttps://youtu.be/ZbM6WbUw7Bs",
"Gold star family. The father sells immigration which is at odds with Trump's policy. Everyone has an agenda.",
"She is not my candidate unless she can grow up. She was filming a surfing promotional and missed a key meeting related to the VA in Honolulu.....that is self-aggrandizing behavior which is intolerable. She has seemed like a one-issue politician......military affairs. Sorry, that is only one of many issues our second district rep needs to cover. And her posture makes me wonder, will she challenge the military at any time? And, you have to wonder, if she is truly a service-person proponent, how could she miss the important VA meeting, which was surely an important event on behalf of vets and their families. Of serious concern is her unwillingness to work on behalf of the democratic party. She plunked down early for Bernie, got a lot of TV coverage, and may be a darling of the new wave of greenie dems who showed up this weekend. But I did not hear a lot of \"local-values\" talk and I doubt their commitment to long-term social programs and policies here.",
"At Soviet time in Russia we had a joke: In the TRUTH (main Communist newspaper, called PRAVDA, translation from Russian - \"truth\") there are no news, and in a NEWS (another major Communist newspaper, called IZVESTIA, translated from Russian as a \"news\") - there are no truth. \nSince that time nothing was changed. There are no independent journalists at all! In any country - Russia or US or Canada. Who pays money - those order a music. \nAbout Ms. Freeland grandfather.... I do not know, but where there's smoke, there's fire. A lot of Ukrainians most likely from western Ukraine collaborate with Nazi during Second World War and it is very well known, that a lot of those who did this, immigrate to USA and Canada when war was finished. Think again about smoke and fire.....",
"Great analysis.\nI'd say, though, the issue is women aren't being forewarned.\nBush, sr shouldn't be shut in and locked up, and no one wants to put Bush in the same class as Weinstein or Trump, but maybe now that women are speaking out, women who are visiting him will be told how not to act and to keep their distance after greeting him.\nOnce again, we have a proud, solid man (in this instance), a person with a long career, whose mind is being destroyed.\nI saw the movie \"Iron Lady\" about Margaret Thatcher. Conservatives howled that the movie attempted to show her dementia. But it's part of her story. A woman who defied classism and sexism and tradition and her party and rose to the top -- and is now succumbing to Alzheimer's. I'm liberal, but it still saddens me. And what's happening to Bush, sr saddens me.",
"If the Trump rejects the validity of the U.S. \"intelligence community\", we could disband it and save the approximately $70 billion per year that it is now costing us. No more NSA spying on our emails!\n\n\nThat money would be quite useful in preparing for the coming war with China over Taiwan and the control of the South China Sea, and great for Oregonians, who would be on the beachfront of an attack on the mainland.\n\nStephen J. Remington",
"How can that baffle you? This is the same country that elected and then re-elected Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, and almost made Alaskan bottom-feeder, Sarah Palin, Vice President.",
"typical coward left wing argument, demanding someone prove a negative, well thats not how things work loser, it is up to the accusers to prove it exists and to date there is NOT ONE spec of evidence to do that on trump and russia!!",
"Umm......I seem to remember another American president who turned up the rhetoric on the Soviet Union, a far bigger threat than North Korea. The press at the time said he was crazy and that nuclear war was imminent. The exact opposite happened.",
"GBA, I wrote my comment to KP, before I saw your comment. But, it is really a quick timing point. I've watched MANY times, and Trump moves his hand out of the way just before the FLOTUS is snatching at it.",
"Trump cares more about the next apprentice host.",
"They're both dishonest. Both New Yorkers. My husband went to high school in Chappaqua. He's friends with some of the Clintons' neighbors. A lot of them hate her with a deep passion made worse when she built a wall around her compound. Some of them are staying home this election. A lot of them are considering 3rd party for the first time in their sheepified lives.\n\nThis election may look like the entire country has gone stupid, but it is waking up a sizable minority to just how stupid they've been in the past. All Johnson needs is a plurality. I don't think he personally is going to perform any miracles, but the signal his win would send to the elites just might. We the people start to put ourselves back into control if we stop playing the game the elites insist we play. It might also help if we sent a sizable group of LIbertarians to the House and Senate. Whatever shakes up the elites' power structure is toward the good of the people and the states.",
"Oh boy.....the man in the ivory tower is even going religious. Evil? Similar to most of what has been put out about Trump supporters, he claims a rube reflex based on hate, yet ignores the devastating damage that has been done to the working class in resource development and manufacturing from government over regulation, denial of access to natural resources and global outsourcing to the lowest common denominator. Those used to be jobs where working people could actually afford to buy a house and send their kids to college. Try that with a job as a barista. C'mon Steve, you are supposed to know something about history.",
"Trump's ubiquitous lies are fact, not opinion.",
"What's your problem, Rob? The people who put Donny in the Oval Office were the working people of America. ( known to the liberal elites as the Deplorables ). All this fine gentleman is doing is keeping his promises to those same people: the ones who keep America running and who defend its freedoms. I don't see any of these elitists serving the US Armed Forces, do you? And, by the way, those fine men and women of the US Armed Forces and the Intelligence Agencies are the only barrier preventing a foreign country from taking over our country. Too bad that the progressives here in Toronto can't seem to grasp this fundamental concept.",
"I agreed with her booze taxing as it had not been changed in decades and admired the willingness to go contrary to GOP dogma. I also supported her selection by her dad in spite of the nepotism smell. The other candidates were the dregs of Alaskan politics. But today she cannot stand tall to hold a hearing on the best centrist likely to be nominated for SCOTUS nor condemn Trump. No guts, no vote.",
"Basically this is a campaign speech and nothing more, pay attention folks all he says it this won't hurt us. Meanwhile he never dies this bill is abysmal and WORSE than the ACA. Small buiness is another right wing term that is used to deceive people. These Multi Billion dollar Native Corporations are considered small businesses, so spare me. Problem is he's right, Alaskans like abused puppies will still vote for Don Young although I don't know why. Ed, also knows one thing, that rarely comes up, the Rove plan worked, the took over state houses and gerrymandered virtually every one of them. So these districts are red. Why do you think they passed this horrible bill because they know no one will hold them accountable. If the DNC was not so terribly run they may pose a threat, but they have an identity crisis right now and their plan is more of the same as evidenced by having Tom Perez as the new Chair. When people even staunch GOP voter get tired of being screwed things will change.",
"Baloney.Come and talk after the election fight is over.He's toast after they really find out about him.",
"Preposterous nonsense unsupported by any facts. More hate dreaming by a Hater.\n\nYou do realize of course that Harper was our PM in 2015 and Trump had already started his hate campaign..",
"Interesting Stuff: 1- The world's top expert on cyberattacks is Kaspersky Labs a Russian firm which always detects and provides data on major cyberattacks anywhere in the world, including the US. Kaspersky provides free antivirus programs online and comes loaded on many computers for free. It is the top recommended antivirus program by experts-- including Hawaiiantelcom and Oceanic Time Warner Cable which provided it for free. Kaspersky provides the virus detection \"engine\" for Zone Alarm another antivirus program. 2- The Shadow Brokers is the Alt Right hacking group that hacked and posted the US NSA hacking tools, one or more of which were used in the current worldwide ransomware attack. They are also suspected in some involvement in this and the French election attacks. Wikileaks and Snowden have cited them. They claim they are anti globalist, Trump supporters disappointed in Trump-- https://medium.com/@shadowbrokerss/dont-forget-your-base-867d304a94b1",
"None of the people you mentioned -- not the Republicans, not Clinton -- come remotely close to matching Trump's mendacity, either in degree or in kind. I like the Wall Street Journal imagery, don't you? I especially appreciate that it's the WSJ.\n\nTrump is a reckless, dangerous man; reckless and dangerous in ways that Cruz et alia (and Pence) are not. Not that I would or do agree with them about much of anything; but they aren't nuts.\n\nPS; What do you think about the wiretapping lie?",
"US military commanders in the Middle East do not like the idea of Trump's providing intelligence to Russia to encourage more help from Russia in fighting ISIS. General Thomas, head of SOCOM, and Air Force Chief of Staff General Goldfein have spoken out after they were informed of Trump's communication (careful not to mention Trump's name). Other commanders and officers have spoken strongly against this without being named. The Generals pointed out that they will never fight alongside the Russians because they cannot be trusted, they alert the US to where they will be and go elsewhere, including bombing US supported troops. They note Russia supports Assad and bombs his enemies and not ISIS, we bombed Assad who uses chemical weapons with the help of Russia, and Russia is courting Iran to get bases that will give Russia air superiority in the region (they have flown missions from Iran bases that Russia wants on a permanent basis)."
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"Nope, Benny would never have done such a thing, er, except sacking Bishop Morris of Australia and following up the sacking by sending a personal letter to the Bishop stating that he needn't even think about having recourse to canon law because he (Benny) hires and fires the Bishops. \n\nAnd Cardinal Burke is one of the few Cardinals in the world who has excommunicated Catholics.\n\nThe truth is you people were quite happy to see forced resignations, sackings and excommunications when it suited your conservative agenda. Don't even start with the Benny was a loveable, fluffy bunny routine. He was an arrogant bully who got found out in the end.",
"Junior is a joke\n\nVote the clown out in 2019!!",
"Must suck to be white trash these days.",
"Here is an idea Reality. The US Government releases you to the Saudi Arabian government and the Saudi's decide what to do with your \"reality.\" You little piece of sh_t. You don't have a right to anything and you most certainly are not patriotic. I don't care how \"bad\" Trump is. You had your education and job rolled out for you by the US Air Force and you just crapped on it. All your snowflake friends are running to defend you a-hole actions. You know the rest of us get Court Martialed and Federal prison for pulling the small minded stunts you pulled. I don't give a rip that you know 100 languages from your gifted stint at Monterrey. I can't tell you how much you deserve to go see the Saudi government. I am offended by you and your treasonous conduct. Oh and thanks for exposing the Russian sources on the election hacking. They just got shot you piece of crap.",
"Fatal conceit. You have it.",
"That is exactly my point. He ministered to Mary Magdalene, a prostitute. And, if He's in the basket of deplorables as you claim, he's no doubt ministering to the prostitutes contained therein (e.g. you and Richard Spencer). Less attractive prostitutes no doubt, but prostitutes nonetheless. A true testament to His infinite grace and unending love. Amen.",
"Keeping with that thought of yours here, \"pale in comparison to the damage done by right wing terrorists here, like right wing hero Timothy McVeigh of OKC bombing infamy, or the Birmingham church bombers, or the killers of Emmet Till.\"\n\nBoy you must totally oppose any and all Muslims too then huh! They have the highest number of successful group kill rates of anyone out there, including in the world in fact!",
"Trump is a lame duck against North Korea",
"What about vehicle theft? A person's vehicle is usually their second most valuable possession, after their home. They used to hang horse thieves but I'm hearing that under SB91 the cops can't take car thieves to jail unless they've done it several times. If true that's pathetic.",
"Because as far as color goes, the dominant gene is the black gene and the child will not look white. It is also because of a bias against blackness by some groups. If a child has a certain percent of black heritage, they are considered black. This is not at all unusual nor limited to black and white. It is a way of preserving culture, hence a child with a Jewish father but a Christian mother is not considered Jewish. Bias is not always about hating something. It is about a love of something too. That Obama was scarred says more about his lack of proper upbringing than about racism. He should have been taught to love himself and his enemies and to overcome evil with good rather than vengeance.",
"The profits go to executives and shareholders. 90% of companies these days are basically just hamsters on a wheel, that was purchased by some billionaire, Oligarch, or multi-national conglomerate. The end products have been homongenized to near worthlessness. The processes have been engineered to the point they really don't need skilled people. All that is left for employees to do is to suck up, cut throats, and backstab.",
"America is a country and culture formed from a civil war contesting the issue of black slavery (there were no white slaves) and conflicts of powers between state and federal government. The other distinction is it relishes guns like no other civilized country in the world. \n\nSadly racism has never left the psyche of America and continues to make the head lines despite a war that ended in 1865. \n\nThey now have a fire breathing orange lizard that climbed from the gutter to light a fire and feed it with racism directed Mexicans, Latinos and Muslims. \n\nThe country is not getting better but only worse. If America is serious about the race issue its time to impeach the orange lizard in the Whitehouse.",
"bingo. Their predictions have been worse than pathetic, they are best ignored",
"Hopefully he will bend Trump over his knee and spank him soundly before sending him home crying.",
"[The \"Donald\" handing out a favor to Sheriff Joe, his old pal and fellow birther from years back is ridiculous.]\nThe Donald treats the Presidency like his own personal plaything. He's President when he wants to be. Hands it off to his subordinates when needed but he doesn't want it. Plays golf when it feels appropriate. And brooks no dissent or criticism without seeking retribution even if it means sullying his plaything.\nHe doesn't understand the honor or the privilege of serving because he cannot grasp the duties and obligations that comes with the office of the President of the United States.",
"wow you really have been fooled by the left wing bs,, china is building COAL plants, there carbon talk is just that talk, they dont give a dam pal,, we dont have to catch up to anyone, we are not the problem,, you have been drunk on the left wing kookaide pal, and again save the stupidity , justin is FORCING carbon taxes on everyone an every province, which will do real damage to our economy and more so now with trump cause our largest trading partner and competition is NOT"
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"Patriotism surely is bipartisan, but when one party tries to expropriate it for themselves and uses it as a thin veneer for their chauvinism and exceptionalism, they make a mockery of true patriotism. \n\nWhen the titular head of that party then starts calling whole groups of other people unpatriotic and saying they should be fired, hail fahr yes, that's partisan.",
"You still don't get it do you? I just answered your question and you still think we need additional immigrants. So the solution you're proposing is to leave the existing US poor in the dust and let them rot and allow more bottom feeders from foreign countries to further add to the already full swamp? LOL",
"You disagree with that question, John McCain? Odd.",
"Yes, a Brit. I did have a good laugh about myself getting my pants in a twist on here, this morning. Someone spilled a drink and shouted, \"Gawd!! Brexit, Trump.... and now this!!!\" \n\nPerspective 😜",
"\"It's OK, we forgive you.\" This assumes we made an error. Therein lies the bone of contention and condescension. In voting for President Trump, I aided in doing two things I wanted done: Keep Clinton out of the White House and put an originalist in Justice Scalia's seat on the United States Supreme Court. For that I do not need or want forgiveness.\nAs to the rest of President Trump's agenda, I'm not sure. Time will tell how we fare through these dark times. That they are dark times is one point on which we agree.\nIn the matter of psych-evaling you, as I've stated, I'm not qualified but I do have my suspicions.\nPedantic? Yes, I have that talent.",
"You are right, we should not try to be friends with you Communists, Marxists and Socialists, you are irredeemable. You didn't sip from the kool-aid you got greedy and drank the whole thing",
"It's not that simple. Back awhile, Democrats and Republicans hung out together, hashed out compromises, giving a bit here and taking a bit there so everyone got some of what they wanted. Right about the time 'neo-conservative' became a word, then 'Tea-Party', Republicans were making cute statements like 'I want to shrink government down to where we can drown it in a bathtub'. Of course, strong government is good for those people without much power, bad for those who want to pay workers slave wages, discharge waste into the air and water, and minimize taxes. Those corporations are both Democrats and Republicans, but the fact is there must be regulation. But the Republican version of compromise is 'Do it our way and we'll be nice to you.' Compromise must come from a position of power, if not it is just exploitation.",
"Boots, stay on topic, man... We’re talking about guns and you’re throwing in topics that have their own unique set of problems and solutions... The problem with you is that you think you can approach every problem the same way... which is the democrats’ way... So do you propose to regulate liquor and lower the speed limit...? And you think all of the problems will go away...? Grow up, man...!",
"That' a pretty succinct summation of the results of the media's policy of false equivalency, the policy which pretends that the same tactics are used to the same degree by Democrats and Republicans. This false premise has indeed fostered \"division, hatred and fear\".\n\nI appreciate that the author correctly writes \"the media ARE\". Too many people think the media \"IS\" a monolithic singularity. This absurd belief generates paranoia and alienation from facts.",
"Thank you but one is mentally disturb and need help and the other one is what you describe a social event unfortunately. The GOP need to review is policy.",
"Boots> I'm sure you're referring to the DEMs also, right????",
"Full disclosure, while not a \"supporter\" of Caldwell, I did vote for him and intend to do so in the General.\n\nI have trouble with the standard which posits behavior is \"unethical\" if it is PERCEIVED as unethical. How does a subjective standard become an objective violation simply because some people assume something improper is occurring? This is particular troubling when few people had that perception about Wong until this article appeared and asks Colin Moore to offer that opinion. Thereby creating a perception, which then triggers the \"perception\" of impropriety standard.\n\nThe article insinuates a \"quid pro quo.\" To help us evaluate this insinuation, shouldn't there be some evidence that the services Wong provided the city were over-priced relative to competing bids? Is it possible Wong, as a Caldwell supporter, may have provided better service at a lower price point? The article provides no basis on which to judge that alternate, and plausible, interpretation?",
"JoshuaWelch: Same here, I smh at the way the RG treated this news item. Of course, the sit-in created publicity, but it wasn't a publicity stunt. The Democrats responded to that as an insult and I wish the RG included that. I call it being passionate and saying enough is enough. It makes absolutely no sense what many Republicans aren't doing in this regard. We take such good measures involving who can't travel on planes, but take no steps involving certain gun purchases. If any sit-in or march scheduled for Eugene, I'll be there!",
"I don't think it matters which political party is in power since the voters will continue to be screwed by the politicians. Politicians simply buy our vote with tax money that of course came from us, the voters.",
"You could be right, but if the majority of Americans are opposed, that means that a greater cohort of those opposed did not vote, which detracts from the legitimacy of their opposition. Voters decide elections.",
"Which has no bearing or relevance to what you or I previously posted. Are you merely posting these things regardless of its irrelevance specifically in an attempt to evoke an emotional response, ie. trolling?",
"Sorry! This is wwwwaaaayyy too rational for a \"Post Truth\" / \"Alternative Facts\" based world.. Sounds too much like liberal elitist talk to me..... (insert sarcasm here)....",
"No, I completely understand your point here. I, in fact, would never sign a petition where I had to read a lengthy text. Maybe a short one. But I never, ever sign one based on a title, either, since the title is often very misleading. I either have to already know about and agree with the initiative, or I get contact info so I can get back with someone to sign later. But that's just me. Everyone has their own criteria for signing. My point is: whatever their criteria, people should get the chance to sign. If the party in power uses the titling process to limit the signing period for initiatives they don't like, fewer people will get the chance to sign those initiatives, which skews the initiative process towards those the party in power likes. That is anti-Democracy. Since it is the Dems who are currently (and for the last 30 years) using this to their advantage, it is they in this instance who cannot be trusted and who are engaging in partisan politics.",
"''Your cute \" rumor has it\" statement is the typical liberal way of putting out untruths with out qualify it.'' I thot it commendable that the comment was qualified accurately, and the possibility certainly fits the guy's wildly immature temperament, but I can understand how somebody possibly unfamiliar with those qualities could easily misconstrue and characterize them erroneously. it's not like repubs in general do worse, or hate radio and FOX NEWS became a huge success by using the exact tactics you label as 'liberal'.",
"Kim80's post isn't actually worth a counter-argument - probably because he/she doesn't offer an argument. Calling two politicians like Hickenlooper and Kasich socialists is like calling chocolate and vanilla ice-cream strawberry.",
"Heh - I know!\n\nThose leftist, nincompoop, tax-hiking, government-expanding, latte-drinking, sushi-eating, Volvo-driving, Walrus-reading, body-piercing, Hollywood-loving, left-wing freaks will NEVER be as good at identity politics as the right.\n\nSnowflakes.\n\n(Uh, those voting this uncivil - please look again at angelo_vancouver's post to which it responds. And consider irony.... and that everyone is apparently fine with the first post.)",
"Ward your posts are emblematic of everything wrong in this country these days......and a perfect example of why there will never again be peace in this country. And you want it that way so you can always have enemies to aim your personal hatred at.\nHow sad, and how sadly predictable.",
"Then stop using stereotyping language. Not all conservatives believe the same thing, not all liberals believe the same thing. If you insist on stuffing people into a particular 'jar' of your own making, you're just going to make a lot of people angry. \n\n*You're right that lots of us 'label' groups and in part it's because we that's just a way to simplify our viewpoint. Liberal/Conservative bring up some pretty common images for sure. But if I see myself as leaning 'liberal', and you keep insulting all liberals, it won't take long to offend me. That might be good for you, it just depends on if you want to talk to everybody, or just preach to the choir.\n\n*PS. You believe you are speaking for the majority of Americans, several of us are saying that the election results can't be provent to represent a majority opinion of all American citizens of voting age.",
"Did you have a real point to make because your post doesn't make one?",
":-) You just made me spit on my keyboard again! :-)",
"Nope, sorry.\n\nYou self-deleted your previous post because you knew you were wrong, and now you're back doubling down with newly found \"proof\".\n\nToo bad your big link from the discredited loony liberal Buzzfeed contains no proof whatsoever that Cohen met with anyone, or even went to Prague.\n\nYou were wrong before and you're wrong again now.\n\nOwn it like a man.",
"Just guessing ...\n\nSounds like you are qualified to become an integral part of the Liberal Party policy machine.",
"Who are you to tell us what to do or not to do.\nYou must be Liberal. Stifling dissent at every turn because it doesn't measure up to your advanced thinking???\nSelf righteous much?\nWe just want to be deplorable for a bit\nOK?",
"Ad hominoms won't stop the ascent of rational behavior in the face of the self loathing and guilt of the Left. \n\nThe danger or threat to our democratic institutions comes not from the Right but from the entitled, arrogant Left, for whom any action that advances their agenda is permissible and for whom reasonable dissent is intolerable.",
"Actually Joel, you ran afoul of separation of Church and State promoting your religion of manmade global warming due to CO2 emissions. Next time you might want to practice your religion on your own dime rather than the public one. Cheers -",
"Hear, hear, Kate! Fear makes a terrible bed mate with politics...it enables people to make terrible choices in the name of putative safety. There is no \"us vs them\" -- partisanship has to be superseded with reason.",
"Rochdale, I know that intellectual probity and civic integrity is not your forte. Yet, could you back up your strident claim here with some empirically based, independently verifiable source? Just for the sake of fairness, and avoidance of sounding like Agent Orange, the tweeting twit from south of the border? Eh?",
"Caustic is sometimes apposite. I think I'd rather sort the wheat from the chaff for myself. What criteria the moderators were using before is a mystery to me, so apart from wasting time, the new system won't be much worse from a so-called moderation point of view. It probably boils down to a kind of popularity contest. The ability to see and reply to posts in all publications using the Disquis system was useful, not just The Post. I don't think my opinion on this is going to make any difference, any way.",
"Peter, Referencing your vote on my comment; do you think government is exempt from the 13th Amendment?",
"Kealohapu, a personal attack is the best you can do? I cite my comments. Perhaps it is you that has a lack of historical knowledge.😄",
"Mr. Pitts has, in my opinion, misapplied a viable concept. When \"unbiased\" is defined as giving equal coverage to falsehood and truth, objectivity itself has at least been violated, if not outright obviated and rendered meaningless. And for the sake of illusory \"partisanship\" to advocate for Clinton as if she were any less a nightmare than Trump is to perpetrate a similar crime against truth by elevating party politics over reality. Sad to say I'm pretty sure Mr. Pitts knows better. We've just been shown the depths of our powerlessness. No point in continuing to pretend that either of the evils our rulers proffered was the lesser.",
"Avanti:\n\"...just side stepping and walking softly around the problem\". \nYep. Obama did the same thing! It's a Liberal thing... Their \"dyed in the wool\" ideology prevents Logical and Reasonable solutions - they are literally incapacitated by it!",
"You Sound Off as The Blow Hard ~ Your Addict Logic Is Showing ~ !",
"Friends on this site have made it clear that they believe some people are not qualified to make an informed vote. \n\nYour assumption that all people believe citizenship alone is the only qualification would be false (I'd say it's a minority opinion)\n\nOu families may read and discuss, but that's pretty Norman Rockwell imagery to sell, I'm not sure it works that way in all households and certainly not those involved in the chaos of poverty.\n \nI'm of the opinion everyone has the right to vote and express themselves. Force canidates to talk to the poor, to engage them as citizens of equal value.",
"when you're incapable of posting on the thread and start a new one to address my statements, it's understandable why you ask me such sophomoric drivel. I call myself Native American because I am. as for the rest of your babbling gibberish, you are entitled to your delusions that have absolutely nothing to do with Brexit, and the subject being debated.",
"I don't think so either. Why would anyone intentionally make himself look foolish?",
"I'm with you on this. The question these days on \"Culture\" might be answered in one of two ways. It could mean his heritage? OR maybe his \"Culture\" is a reflection of political party affiliation given the context of the story. He could be one of these mentally ill or homeless people hired by the democrat party to be disruptive in certain public setting.\nWho knows for sure?",
"No, I mean actual disadvantages. It's very rude to tell me what I mean, V4M.\n\n...And I see that my polite response to that effect got voted down somehow, so that's it. Have a nice echo chamber.",
"YOU are wrong and ill informed as most are about the PF. I suggest you school yourself better about the APF, the PFD, and the earnings reserve.",
"Absolutely agree. There was no need for Mr. Frei to make his original statement, and his lengthy \"apology\" (or whatever that was) displayed his muddy thinking. He was making some kind of comparison between American soldier deaths in World War II and someone who won an international race the day before Memorial Day. It seemed unnecessarily to bring nationality (or race?) into a sports activity for no good reason.",
"Thank you for your comment, Outsider77. In the case of misquotes where the actual quote is recorded, those misquotes are not a matter of opinion, they are lies. And that is my point. Donald Trump is not only a liar, he has based his career on lies. You may call that a \"personal aspect\", but I consider it germane to his qualification to be president. This is not a policy disagreement, which I can accept; this calls into question his basic ethical foundation, which I consider to be built on the sand of duplicity.\n\nI respect your intelligence, Outsider, but I sometimes think there are holes through which you allow primitive impulses to pass. That is entirely my suspicion, and I hope it is not true. Otherwise, I think you are a smart and entertaining raconteur.",
"Sue, stop while you are behind. Your comment best reflects that you have no understanding about the nation's need for gun control issues.",
"Oh, so your point is--that you post fake news. We ALREADY knew that. LOL!\n\nPray for Sweden...LOL! Fake president...fake news...\nOh, and remember \"the Bowling Green Massacre\"...mo' fake news...LOL!",
"You know what they say about people that repeat themselves.",
"If you can't abide by Variously Socialized Systems of Government, you must look for a new country that will accept you as a Citizen. Are you a Canadian commenting here? Welcome to Socialized Healthcare! Now, do you have a problem with that? Yes or no, here's a follow up: guy climbs ladder, falls, compound fracture, $120 000 hospital bill... what do you say to that? Fantastical-Free-Market got your answer? No insurance so you're going to let him die? Here's another one (flashback query): What do you think about the Japanese dumping TVs into our market priced at below the cost to make them? What do you think about Japanese housewives in mass protests because it costs more for them to buy a Japanese TV than it cost an American 6000 miles away? What do you think about Antitrust Monopoly busting? What do you think of this Phantasy Phrase Phloating around the Armchair-Economic-Expert set: Phree Market? It's not free, it never was, it never should be. $15 MINIMUM WAGE IS TOO LOW.",
"Deleting your posts again boy or is your schtick getting old. Your out of touch with reality boy, here's the real story,\n.\nhttp://www.hillarybeattrump.org",
"Someone that probably thinks for themselves versus regurgitating what they heard on Fox News or Coast to Coast...",
"I simply asked you to explain your reasoning since you imply some wisdom about the veterans participation. Your very liberal use of the word liberal as your backstop, tells me that you honestly can't, or simply won't.",
"here people can present fake comments because they can hide behind fake names. when the commentator is known, the audience can better select with which to identify or not. this is one of the main causes of the mis-directions in today's fragile and often chaotic thinking processes of our society! simply parroting or re-hashing what someone else has said is NOT FACTUAL unless it is verifiable and quotable with footnotes - like in college! like the lady said - we had to show all our work in deriving any math solution. in trig class we had to cite the proper axiom and /or corollary to substantiate our methodology. in expository writing we had to cite the source, any source, properly and accurately. written project or job specifications all had to be checked, re-checked and re-checked again before being submitted to bid RFP's. despite all the haste in getting the job out, correctness could not eliminated for the sake of expediency! this applies to knee-jerk responses also!",
"Jay,\n\nKudos to you for participating in this forum. Other than one other elected official which I won't name, you are the only one I can recall who does. Sometimes the RG reporters participate and kudos to them also. You may be a CC but you are also a voting citizen who can and should freely express their opinion. Free speech my man, use it or lose it!",
"First you bash anyone who has the temerity to call a spade a spade (trump being a liar), then refuse to accept proof of his lies. You are in denial, which is truly sad.",
"He will with politicians like Trevor Ozawa who say one thing and vote another way. Typical self serving politician.",
"Now let me translate for people have brains, Dan thank you for writing this propaganda piece. People who cannot think crucially will actually believe the alternative facts you are spewing. They will actually still believe we are the fiscally conservative party. Thank you for trying to pin the bad decisions we made on the governor.",
"It strikes me as being impolite.",
"I think it is problematic to ask the public to vote on whether a comment is civil or not. OF COURSE that is an open door for people to vote down comments not based on civility but the opinion and obvious political party.",
"Again, further evidence that virtually no one, on either side of the political spectrum has any faith or trust in the establishment and its leadership or its institutions. Electors venturing further and further to the political fringes for representation is not a good sign, its a sign of desperation, its a hail Mary play. Things will get a lot more chaotic, and violent if the establishment continues to ignore or worse insult all of us deplorables. As much as I detest the establishment and its corrupt leadership, the alternative is far worse.",
"And if they hadn't, you would have raised holy hell about your rights being infringed upon, and still blame Obama.",
"Really? No clue, a smart guy like you?\n\nYou're the problem, man. You.",
"\"I don't count the Congressman that was injured as innocent, as he is definitely part of the problem in Washington, but I obviously don't support him being shot. The acrimonious separation of Americans is doing nobody any good\" ... Holy moly. So if he's not innocent then he's guilty, but you don't support him being shot? Perhaps some other penalty then. And then you don't like the \"acrimonious separation\" of Americans but congressman being shot up while participating in an event which is part of the few genuine attempts to bring both sides together he is still not innocent and therefore in some way deserving of being shot. A lot of contradictions there.\n\nOh and you wonder why he missed with a rifle? Really? Perhaps because as a leftist he had no prior gun experience and thinks it's as simple as picking one up and blasting away like he sees them do in the movies.",
"This response was...a bit of overkill.",
"Boots, you're becoming the ukublu of Democratic supporters. What I find is most most disturbing, and you should as well, is how the protests at Republican meetings are being organized by groups like Move on or George Soros. You're being duped to criticize your own government. Do you agree with George Soros? Do you agree with Hillary? Both stated they wanted open borders, yet people like yourself parrot their comments criticizing Republicans. Just take that one issue, open borders. Do you believe Hawaii would be better off with open borders? Do you believe an open border would effect Hawaii in a positive way? I've watched Honolulu struggle for many years with the \"homeless\" issue. Are you hoping that a Democratic administration would \"bail out\" Hawaii?",
"Funny, I wasn't discussing science in my comment. So I don't know how you could possibly come to such a conclusion... did you use science?\n\nI was discussing the need to eliminate government granting schemes which are a theft of taxpayer money.",
"I see you are speaking from experience again diverdave... funny you came from that EXACT system you accuse the Hawaiian Immersion School system... you are definitely a product of your flawed educational system as you exude \"Racism towards \"others\", anger, and a hyper sense of self, a super ego, acting out regardless of age\".",
"...or educate yourself instead being a hick. Here's a start http://mountainlion.org/FAQfrequentlyaskedquestions.asp",
"Take that to heart next time someone presents you with a video full of purported Hillary Clinton lies or any other slander you may hear from the right wing machine or the Sanders supporters who are having a tough time conceding that their candidate did not win the delegate count or the popular vote this go round Andi.",
"Two thumbs up. Your on a roll...",
"Well, just stamp your little foot Lisa and tell that old Mitch McConnell that he's not playing nice.\n\nOr..... and this is a stretch... grow a backbone and demand an end to this secrecy. This is not good for democracy, this not good for the country. Go and read your oath of office and do you job.",
"No, it's not \"senseless.\"\n\nDon't have to support either Clinton or Trump.\n\nYou know why ?\n\nBecause both stink !!!\n\nYou, Muricans, haven't really had a decent President since FDR",
"Don't attribute your own juvenile cynicism and moral relativism to others. Pretending to look down from a great height and pronouncing \"they're all the same\" is just another kind of cheap self-aggrandizement of the kind in which the Ignoramus-In-Chief is currently indulging. Being able to draw meaningful distinctions is quite the opposite of a \"blind eye.\"",
"I confess my post is more Syria oriented than Crimea. Would it have been better to say Ukraine? Perhaps I could replace Crimea with Ukraine. But then, as you say, there are various parties.\n\nThen I read your response concerning Syria. In the midst of the bombing and destruction of 2016, to describe Syria's government as a democratically elected one when al-Assad, himself, ran unopposed and is presiding over the destruction of a whole culture, well, it's is a little like saying to the bombed cities of Germany in 1944-45 that, in the mid-1930s, they democratically elected their ... what is it? Chancellor? Those are facts that become pretty well meaningless truths. Had Hitler not killed himself, I'd say he would not have won re-election in early 1945, and I suspect it's the same with al-Assad today.\n\nI'll stay with my Spanish Civil War comparison. That war was a key component of the 20th Century political history. In my opinion it has more learning value than WW 1&2 combined.",
"If Trump brings a gun to a knife fight he'll just shoot himself in his foot with it.\n\nTrump cultists say you should take him seriously but not literally. But really you take him neither way.",
"I'll ask a question I've asked here before on this topic: identify the last time a \"liberal\" Justice broke with fellow liberals on a case involving some red hot issue & voted with a conservative majority? Yet Scalia protected the rights of flag burners, Kennedy saved Roe & legalized gay marriage, & Roberts saved Obamacare. At this point, I really don't know what liberals have to complain about from GOP nominees.\n\nAs for the charade of these nominations, I'm fine with punishing McConnell, but let's not forget that it was Joe Biden & Ted Kennedy who made these hearings the truly appalling events that they are. It's time to go back to the old method: end the hearing charade. If you complain about the campaign-esque fundraising that now occurs (for nominees of both parties, Sen. Whitehouse), then end the campaign-esque features of the process. I'll won't hold my breath.",
"And you believe everything the CIA and the jewish mainstream media tells You? You Want to believe Russia influenced elections Then take a look at History and you will see America influencing IRAK by destroying the country and killing saddam, trying same shi. In Syria, Líbya, embargos to CuBa and Venezuela etc and etc. Who the fck is influencing other's polítics? And would read podsta's emails you world Know that the media is hidding information!!!",
"Blessed are the meek? An you write this article. So puffed up with yourself. Have mercy. Your lack of understanding of law is evident. You're entitled to your opinion and I AM entitled to my personal security. Get out of politics dear one. You haven't a clue",
"Isn't it strange how that works with the Repubes too?",
"I'm with you when it comes to constructive discourse, but there's a big difference between that and bizarre, stream-of-consciousness rambling!! \n(though I was entertained by the article, in the same way as, say, I would be entertained by a clown car crashing into a mime in slow-motion - it was weird, unbelievable and something you wouldn't expect to experience unless you were taking some serious mind-altering drugs!) :-)\n\nStill, five times.... that's some serious hallucinations right there, I'm just sayin'!!",
"Klastri, you need to be careful about your landslide predictions. You said the same about Hillary Clinton and she got buried by a Trump avalanche.",
"So 20 years ago there were problems for a different set of politicians. Who cares.? That's the best you can come up with?\nClark is fleecing us NOW. If you want to enable that, go right ahead and vote BCLib. You will be in the minority.",
"I've always maintained that it's not up to the Republican Party to maintain control of our Legislature. It's up to the non-partisan and independent voters that allegedly out number the registered Republican and Democrat voters. So whats 's going to be; continue stirring the state off the fiscal cliff under Republican control, or elect a new bipartisan Legislature that won't lock-step vote or throw their own members under the clown bus?",
"Remedial English would be suggested after reading that post...:-) yikes!!!",
"If I was ignoring what you wrote, I wouldn't have responded. I just disagree with what you wrote. It's not me who is trying to get I-1552 on the ballot - I'm not the one that needs luck",
"Yes, I don't agree with many of Trumps policies, therefor I am going to put my trust in a brutal dictatorship with an egregious human rights record, that cyber-attacked Canada, because my left wing partisanship tells me I must protect Justin above all else.\n\nNow let's not remember what I was posting about China when Harper was in power, completely different and suddenly irrelevant.\n\nGreat job indeed.",
"I disagree with you view as this is a small but necessary reaction to voters by the legislature.",
"Yep. Same thing happened in the US. Trump's landslide electoral victory over Hillary was unexpected in part because thousands of citizens hid their true voting intentions from pollsters, or in many cases actively deceived them by claiming to vote for Clinton. The media made the mistake of portraying Trump as a socially unacceptable choice. It backfired on them big time.",
"Like me flagging your comments.",
"Please read your comment aloud to yourself. I don’t think that’s what you meant to say. If it was, then I agree.",
"Wow your obviously not educated nor have children or grandchildren who are going to be impacted by all this. You giving \"kudos\" to a wolf just shows your LIBERAL agenda is showing Sir. This isn't just about the PFD ...this is about many many things. That is just one of the big issues. Statements like yours tell me the real problem in this state. NEWBIES coming in that have ZERO clue how this state is run!",
"Not sure I'm following you. Accidentally killing someone is the equivalent of intentionally beating a child to death?",
"Tim, you don't know what you are talking about. You are making wild charges about Lane without any historical evidence. Yes, he made some terrific mistakes in his sympathy for the South and slavery but he was not a traitor. \nAnd your use of such phrases as \"I wonder why you snowflakes get your panties in a wad\" suggests you are looking for a fight rather than a dialogue.\nBTW- I wonder where you picked up your nonsense about Lane-- I hope it wasn't a class at the UO! (I doubt it was a history class.)\nTime for you to get back to real issues and drop these red herrings.",
"What is particularly telling is that you do not even attempt to deny that your poll results are completely divergent from reality and do not come close to reflecting the actual outcome. You just continue to defend your methodology, even when that methodology has been repeatedly demonstrated by the actual outcome to be seriously flawed.",
"You say \"meaner,\" I say \"Less repressed by political correctness.\" I, personally, am tired of having to be careful in the words I use when I speak. I was starting to sound like Obama, searching for just the right word so to come off as non-opinionated as possible so as not to offend anyone. He learned a big lesson from the politically correct tyrants early in his term when he mentioned \"Jerry's Kids\" during an interview.\n\nMany people who voted for Trump were tired of being told how to think, how to speak, and who to like or dislike. Talk about a lack of freedom.",
"And likewise--as I have no intention whatsoever to politicize this--as it shouldn't matter if one is Democrat, Republican, liberal or conservative--the madness must stop, or at least be contained to a reasonable degree.",
"Do you mean that you actually counted the number of mass shootings by gun type and I was right and you were wrong, so you have to resort to baseless rhetoric?\n\nMath not lie.",
"No, it's not the best government can do. It's the best the Dems and Repubs will do, because instead of taking care of the troops and citizens, they pour the money into wars for profit and wall street. And the blame lays squarely on the shoulders of the big party voters.\n\nIn a voting republic, the masses get the punishment they deserve. Problem is the rest of us have to suffer, too.",
"Enough with the race card.",
"Should never have orchestrated such a mess based on psuedo-science alarmism that the Liberals need to bribe its citizens with their own money now.\n\nYou're toast Wynne. \nNotley is next. \nThen the useless failed drama teacher.\nAll gone!!!!",
"Actually, I don't believe anything that a politician say's. But Sarah, she's in a league by herself. As far as the book, no didn't and won't buy it because I don't need a book to see why she lost. But on the other hand it's sold 300,000 copies in one week so I enjoy the fact that will p!ss all you Billy Bobs off",
"Once again, you think that cynicism will validly substitute for reason.",
"So now you disparage how I read? OK. Lets go down this road you are trying to lead me down so that you can look like the smartest person in the room. Cool. Why not Lesotho? You brought it up! Why could not Lesotho already have done it for themselves? It's not the U.S.'s fault. They can choose to succeed, just like everyone else. Right? Aren't you defeating your own argument by saying that you choose Finland over Lesotho? You have just created the disparity of which you speak. The problem as I see it, is you feel you get to choose, but everyone else doesn't cuz you're smarter than all of us. Smarter than all of us so much that we should just sit and wait for the left (like you) to tell us what we need to do to get out of a predicament. Sorry. I get to choose. So do you. So do all the other fine readers of fine character who use CB. If your model is the correct one, you still haven't cited a nation that has used it and is now flush w/ success.",
"Are you a politician? Every time I hear the phrases \"hard-working Americans (or Alaskans, etc.)\" or \"the American people...\" I know it's time to duck and cover because some politician is commencing to stick it to me.",
"Access to abortion? Trump is wielding his popularity like the clumsy buffoon that he is---He's been trying to throw the election for months, but his base won't let him. We ARE seeing something unique, in this twisted world of manipulated politics, but we're not quite sure what we're looking at, and we wouldn't believe it even if we were sure.\n\nWe don't have to pay attention to the sideshow---We have the tools at our disposal to step outside of the puppet show and actually vote for someone NOT backed by the people who think they rule the world---We can support people who are qualified to represent us who are NOT wealthy enough to afford the multi-billion dollars necessary to gain the media's attention, and I'm not talking about Bernie Sanders.\n\nWe can vote outside the hype, the slogans, the wedge politics, the bigotry, and the division, and decide for ourselves as adult members of a mature republic WHO we really want to represent us---And we've given the ultrawealthy plenty of chances",
"Greetings DGL46,\n\nI thought that I was very clear about being very anti-scumbags, like THE DICK Cheney, DUMBYA Bush, Tony BLIAR, et al, who very deliberately lied to the world about non-existent WMD, then proceeded to illegally invade a non-threatening sovereign country, and mass murder over 1 Million defenceless innocents, men, women and children, in cold blood, and destroy the lives of millions more.\n\nIs that reasonable to you?\n\nHappy holidays!",
"OK.\nI voted for Hillary.\nI'm PROUD to say it.\nWhy are you ASHAMED to admit you voted for Trump?",
"\"Some half baked and completely false conspiracy that had nothing to do with any actual John Podesta email that had been released?\"\nYou were given a citation that demonstrates to the otherwise and yet you continue to maintain that the two are not connect or \"nothing to do with?\"\n\n\"I expanded on Joe Smith's point about the hysteria of the left.\"\nLet me see if I understand you correctly. You admit that what you said is not _directly_ related or \"does not derive from\" what Joe Smith raised but is related and thus is not a straw man argument even if, it is at best, tangential to his point?\n\nI'm sorry. I cannot take you seriously as it seems you 1) continue to try to maintain a position that you have been presented record evidence is unmaintainable; and 2) You continue to raise irrelevant arguments like \"Obama's administration lack of concern.\" You seem eager to discuss any manner of tangential issue but the ones raised, ie. you have every intention of not staying topical.",
"I never thought I would say this but here it goes, as a non Democrat I would vote for Senator Tokuda. At least she had the B@##S to stand up for the hard working Tax Payer and hold these incompetent elected officials accountable unfortunately she was outnumbered and it is business as usual. It is time for a Federal Investigation into the corruption that runs rampant in this one party State.",
"Perhaps they should have had a referendum first. Perhaps those who voted in favour are not interested in getting elected. Is there a limit to how many immigrants we can take or does this just go on ad nauseum until the country is bankrupted. Just asking.",
"While I sympatize with your sentiments I respecfully request you use more paragraphs. Besides, the \"progressive\" era is ending more quickly and more comprehensively then I ever expected. \n\nI believe we need to manage our own \"Republicans\" in the near term. Progressives have not much in the way of a long term anyway. Next year we will know more. Its all great fun. Lets all rumble!",
"Last time I looked Port Townsend and California (if CA were a country it would be #6 in global economic rankings http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article83780667.html ) were doing pretty well. I am not all that surprised that GOP partisans keep forgetting to look at the Kansas economic debacle (http://www.politicususa.com/2015/01/18/kansas-continuing-economic-disaster-brownback-promises-abolish-taxes.html ) that has taken place. \n\nI would advance the argument that there are enough instances of corruption, ineptitude, and economic mismanagement, within both Democratic and the Republican controlled local and state governments, for either party to claim to be \"the good guys\". When people, particularly those in party leadership positions, make blanket statements of virtue for their particular political party or group, I become very skeptical. Rational skepticism, that's what being an independent is all about.",
"Yank, thank you for a lovely demonstration as to how unhinged the left has become. Someone wants to put a colloquial abbreviation in the voter's pamphlet and, in your mind, that necessitates a \"mental health assessment\"? That really scares me.",
"Still digging I see Tom : almost out of sight down that big hole. Sorry I'm a bit late responding, but by now you have probably changed your mind and have your own brilliant ideas about how to handle the little fat pig with the bombs in North Korea!\nI can hardly wait to hear your suggestions, especially after the Carter, Clinton and Obama strategies that have proved to be as reliable as chocolate fireguards ! One idea may be to just keep digging and make yourself a shelter. There's an interesting thought for you that could prove meaningful .\nAlan Jackson.",
"I was in exactly that situation in 2010 in the Toronto civil election. I knew 100% that the candidates other than Rob Ford were terrible. I knew Ford personally, had met him a few times. I mean, I really KNEW him. I knew exactly what he was (except for the drug thing). And I voted for him anyway. But at least it didn't give him access to nuclear launch codes, or the power to appoint judges. I despise Hillary, but if I was in a swing state I would have voted for her anyway.",
"I know it hard to understand this, but Jaded, you have no idea what my world view is. Maybe you should ask. But frankly you and the others here demonstrate clearly that citizens do not think. They react. I cannot change human nature and knee jerk judgment is just as much a part of human nature as obsessive behavior and stalking. I always look at situations in terms of long term making society better rather than casting blame which is basically worthless. I believe adverse effects can be reduced through careful analysis of situations and, which is unpalatable to many, ascribe some responsibility on all people to make things better. The perp and victim model only gets us to where we are - no further. Ever heard of no-fault auto insurance. Drivers in each accident are assigned a percentage of fault. Good system because it motivates all drivers to do everything the can to avoid crashes. Anyway, Jaded, it is amazing how people with similar objectives can tar one another.",
"Ow! I have looked at her record, she has one, and I see vision and success for children. he who will not be named is a twit and tweets. It's' sad as it is really data, metrics and science....they we bring about the rumination of all we love 'cause they believe to meme...really sad day but I will do everything to listen to what they have to offer, and if the answer makes sense, use this too. Thinking conservatives will vote for Hillary.",
"I'm one of those Obama-Trump voters. If anyone cared to ask why, I can tell you that it had nothing to do with race. I voted for Obama (both terms) because I thought that he could turn things around in the U.S. I disliked and mistrusted Hillary, the democratic party and self-serving politicians in general, so stop generalizing and talking about something you know nothing about, except what you read in the G&M.",
"You shouldn't use the 'Q' word. Not nice."
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"You're such a deliriously deranged Trumpski that you're a parody of Trumpsters...\nFaced with reality, you deny it...",
"Those countries are sinkholes of crap.\nWe have our own problems. Stop looking outward!!!\nFix your neighborhoods first!!\nYou globalists lay waste everywhere you go.\nYou stick your noses into everyone's business and get your heads shot off. Then you use up valuable local resources to feed your monstrous self righteous egos that you are saving a world that can''t be saved.\nStop moving, slow down, focus in your neighborhood.\nYou are like crows- shiny shiny new new",
"First of all kudos to all them that served and are serving. With the highest respect for all. However when is someone going to tell the truth. Granted there was a draft in that war, but the newer ones relied on a feeling. Its called patriotism. This word, or feeling is a money maker for the real people in control. If you cant control your feelings you may get in trouble. What is really going on? The Bushes and others sold a line of crap, men died and were maimed. For What! A feeling!! We only think we are free. Those in controll laugh at chest thumping studs. The real money people dont let their kids join. How many deferments did they get from nam, then they are suppose to lead us! How stupid! Then you have a terrorist like Obama, who in there right mind would give a plane load of cash to Iran. A fellow terrorist would. That money is now working against the patriots Im talking about. Again kudos to the brave men & woman of our country.",
"Surprised blacks are even part of SBC as there YUGE numbers of black Baptist church not affiliated. Probably most white SBC would prefer blacks leave altogether.\nWhite persons need to press for change. Should not be incumbent upon black persons who often lack any power and historically are the victims of institutional racism.\nBut whites continue to balk at providing leadership for change.\nChange will come from outside the churches.\nAs MLK said, paraphrase, churches should be headlight, not tail lights.",
"This would ALMOST be funny, if there weren't literally tens of MILLIONS of Americans who've COMPLETELY walked away from their principles, & cheered on his ludicrous tweet that ANY news coverage of him that isn't positive, is fake. \nHow do you NOT feel embarrassed jumping on THAT bandwagon?\nThen again, when he said early on that he could shoot someone in the middle of 5th Ave, & not lose a SINGLE supporter, anyone w/even a SHRED of dignity & self respect would've gotten the hell outta Dodge.\nI'm curious how he or his cultists would answer this: At his delusional \"press conference\" today, I counted at LEAST 9 times that he said the only reason they couldn't pass their horrific bill TODAY was because \"one senator\", Thad Cochran, was in the hospital. Was he lying? Or is he really THAT clueless, w/the worst staff in the history of our presidency? How embarrassing would it be to a NORMAL person to have Cochran HIMSELF tweet that he's actually NOT in the hospital, & COULD'VE come & voted?",
"Well I'm sure the robot population is happy. Not only will they have kiosks in every fast-food joint, they'll have robots making the food too soon enough.\nJust wait til kiosks catch on in the already dying retail stores. There's already self-checkout in the grocery stores and Wal-Marts. To the high-schoolers looking for jobs: good luck! No one is going to pay no-experience workers $15 an hour when they have a bunch of boomers not quite ready to retire with tons of experience.\nSo yeah, this is getting right if you're trying to kill low wage jobs. It's laughable that anyone would think business will just eat these costs with a smile. Actually, I'm not even sure it's laughable anymore. I think it's malicious intent. These people *want* to kill our jobs and economy.",
"His base is comprised of white supremacists, racists, ooga booga tribalists, and other extremists who use rhetoric to incite violence. The Republican party's modus operandi has been and remains the use of extremist rhetoric to inspire acts of violence against designated groups--women seeking reproductive medical care, Americans who are Muslim, poor people, African-Americans, Mexican-Americans, etc. This type of activity has a long history in the Republican party.",
"This clown has absolutely no idea what he's talking about, Ram U - he cites incorrectly, makes up ideas about revenue and it's sources. Don't bother anymore, you'll never persuade some goof with his head in the sand.",
"\"Civil\" comments is falling into the same junk-trap as Disqus: A comment is censored out, but the train of responses is left intact so we all speculate as to what was said.",
"There always has to be someone to bitch",
"It's one thing to preach pacifism, another to live it.\n\nTake MLK (whose real name was Michael King Jr. and he never had his name changed legally) for instance. Adultery is a form of violence against one's spouse. And he was an adulterer.",
"Do you get out of your basement much? Trudeau has denounced radical Islam countless times. Wow, your hate is eating your brain.",
"Senior DOJ officials are as corrupt as Hillary and Bill. Of course they wouldn't want Comey to disclose the truth!",
"Your pathetic with the garbage spewing out of your mouth. What is your solution?",
"Ivory tower? 😃😃😃 Has anyone ever asked what we wanted? No. Industry rules the world. Big oil lobbied and bribed Congress and stopped any access to alternative. Too many billions of bribes available for to buy stupid greedy legislators with IQ's smaller than their belt size. Oil will be the only fuel on earth forever till either we are dead from the poisons they fill their bank accounts with or some mental midget blows us to hell and back to be oil king. Either way its to late, but it still pisses me off when I read of constant polluting by these mental morons so they can be rich and famous with the brumps of the world.",
"Fake Christians support people like Moore."
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"I didn't realize that to \"speak truth to power\" was/is on the school's checklist.",
"Engaging in lazeethink again...",
"When your party is calling for the starvation and mistreatment of large groups of people, \n\n...it’s reasonable to describe you in less than flattering terms.",
"So true Richard. This debacle brings up an inconvenient truth: Those who question things that don't seem right are attacked and ostracized until they dare not open their mouth anymore. And others see what happened, and will then think twice about speaking up when they feel something isn't right because they'll be under the same attack. In all these cases of mass murder in our country there were ample warning signs in advance but people are too politically correct and afraid of being called \"bigot\", \"racist\", and so on to say anything... that's why attacks on innocent people will continue to occur because the political correctness is just getting worse.",
"we're gonna need an awful big gallows.",
"I had the very experience I cite. As a young boy in Holland we learned about Zwarte Piet, or Black Peter, who carried away naughty young children in his sack. I had quite a fear of Zwarte Piet as I was a very disobedient and unruly child as all children of that era were considered to be. \nMy first actual encounter with a black person was as a 5 year old seeing a black porter on the CP line as we journeyed across Canada to our new home in Alberta. I somewhat overcome my fear given the character and humour of this individual and how he treated children like me, on the train.\nRegardless of how you feel about the niqab ban, I feel this is a teaching moment. There's a person inside that niqab who breathes and feels not a lot different from you or me, and who might also have very young children at home, just like this child, and this is what the child should be taught. Love conquers fear, and the sooner we begin with that, the better, IMO.",
"Typical bureaucratic behavior; deny all wrongdoing, pay off the victims, promote the managers who screwed up, and hire a few more PR officers to put a positive spin on it.",
"Its seem fair to surmise that a fair number of these plaintiffs would now be deceased if they had not been taken from their homes.",
"Absolutely you want to resort to violence, assaults, mayhem, anarchy, and insurrection. Those are clearly successful moral platitudes. Of course, people marching to empty streets to no audience just doesn't possess the morality of violence? So much for \"militant non-violence\".",
"One solution to the alchohol/drug problem in the villages would be to set up a program in the schools where the children would be taught, at a young age, the horrors these things create. Graphic videos and experienced speakers could deter these youngsters from getting involved in the horrors they produce.",
"Yes, jail should be nice and pleasant. I bet that they do not even have HBO there.\n\n\"separation from family, community, professional circles.\"\n\nFamily, probably doesn't want them or has given up on them.\nCommunity, they are there because they have victimized someone in the community.\nProfessional Circles, that's just a joke or sarcasm right, unless meth cooks and dealers are considered professionals by the ACLU.",
"Civility was so overrated it would be better to get a full diet of nothing but niagra. Gaurenteed to be boring, statistically disingenuous, and insulting to ones intelligence and moral ethic. Much better if not psychiatrically journalized",
"IRT Peter (aka Boots), they do, on a regular basis.",
"Bring on le fromage!",
"So in the name of Christ , each side should keep demonizing the other , calling names and building hatred? How does that accomplish anything of value? My vote goes to the search for common ground.",
"Nice attempt at distraction.",
"teachers need a pay cut or boot them out - sickening",
"I remember when\nMy defense was irrelevant",
"This happens approx every 18 months in the US, a little early since the last one Jun 16 but it was due. Sympathy to the victims.",
"More like: ze plot sickens.",
"And our worst fear is coming true...the conservative cook and Hitler/Trump Youth comments are beginning to role in....................",
"Seems Whyne has learned a lot from the potentates of Indonesia who perfected the practice of vexatious litigation to silence politial opponents. I suppose it is taxpayers who are compelled to fund this exercise.",
"Good comment, but I think you are very naive. The G&M has settled upon this narrative, and will not rest until the rest of us have wearied of the fight and given in.",
"I've booked my front seat at the Treason Trials for when these chickens finally come home to roost and all the lies and obfuscation are revealed for everybody to see on everything they've done, whether it be Eksdom, or SAA, or SABC and so on and son on. They really are a bunch of incompetents who can't even be good crooks!!",
"It reminds me of the scene from Apocalypse Now when Marlon Brando lies dying after being hacked apart by Martin Sheen and his last words were-----The Horror-----The Horror-------our rights and freedom are being hacked apart by Trump and our country is dying.....",
"I'd rather see the K9s take a bite out of crime. I like it when I see a criminal running like Road Runner and then the K-9 tackles him/her to the ground making him/her roll and kick. Pretty funny stuff.",
"Sounds like a threat. Certainly it's character assassination. This is what progressives do when their views are challenged.",
"What about that Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?",
"Who has never been called names, experienced an insult or embarrassment or a threat? The whole idea that we should attempt to convert the world to pacifism while we sit back and feel sorry for ourselves is the whole \"snowflake\" mentality that has turned our nation into a land of victims. What a pathetic group we've become when instead of teaching people to be stronger, we propose laws against hate speech, relying on the government to constantly protect us.\n\n\"Turn the other cheek\" is surely a metaphor for not retaliating, as opposed to not defending oneself against a violent attack. So, we don't call someone names in return for being called a name. Rather, we say, \"Sticks and stones....,\" and become stronger as a result.",
"End theft and violence will be greatly reduced.",
"Great news. RBC must be shaking in its pants.",
"Well, that'd definitely accomplish their goal of \"liberating\" us from pain and disease, I guess.",
"Pierre,\nI believe that one of the pre-conditions for being granted a pardon, other than having been tried and convicted of an offence, is that the person being pardonned must make a full and detailed discloure of all his or her unlawful acts.\nThis is a very important element.\nThis as you well know is why an accused thief for example will ask for 2 or 3 other crimes to be taken into consideration at sentencing - he does not ant to do a stretch for stealing jewellery, only to be prosecuted again later for other crimes that the prosecuting authorities were not aware of at the time.\n\nPlease comment on the position and logic of the NPA OPPOSING the re-instatement of charges against Zuma.\nSurely this is the job of defence counsel, not the prosecuting authority?\nHow many other matters does the NPA oppose and refuse to prosecute when private individuals, not ANC politicians are involved?\n\nWhat were the reasons for opposing the re-instatment of charges, and is there any merit in them at all?",
"You are wrong again as usual...and it is your comments that are disgraceful. Pandora means what she says - not what you determine. You have not offered a fact about what I have said. Ever. THAT is what is disgraceful...and somehow passes for civility here.\n\nI have condemned the wrongful actions of some rogue cops...and called for prayers for all - but you have NEVER condemned the attacks on police. Never. No mention of the 6 unprovoked attacks last week by you. Not a whisper.\n\nYou mention I always bring up Michael Brown. You DO know this article was about him, right? You also are perpetuating more falsehoods about my comments concerning Tamir Rice.\n\nWhy do you do that, John? Why do you spread falsehoods, purposeful misstatements, misdirection, and cruel, false spinning of what others say? Your animus is \"very one-sided.\"\n\nI pray you will stop.",
"A headline that overstates the obvious. \nAll the mea culpas and reversal of policies along with a few crumbs scattered to the masses with the intention that checkbook politics will save day is the strategy of 20th century back room eggheads. Too much water has gone over the dam and people these days will not (or should not) be convinced of moon-eyed politicos and their shallow sympathies.",
"No wonder people don't respect one another. Boing, boing, boing.",
"If you vote for someone whose party celebrates killing developing humans, or if you don't vote at all, you will have those developing humans rise up against you in the judgement.",
"Just looked at the disagreement to my comment......hilarious, it is like the usual suspects are running in a pack today....lol......I feel honored they don\"t agree with me, that means I am correct, and they are in damage control.",
"Dermot to some degree has dropped the \"outhouse\" approach of other columnist this week by pointing out the obvious. Everyone has the proverbial \"gun\" to the head of the other like a stand off in the \"Treasure of the Sierra Madre.\" However, our Governor and legislature are not as good a group of actors like Huston's cast in that movie. In fact they \"stink\" at it.",
"If they do that once it will happen again and again and again.",
"Only in instances where there is death or bodily harm. If it is internal discipline, i.e. poor behaviour, it is still done internally.",
"Just goes to show that the republican party runs on hate.",
"When i moved up there with my young family in '94, I was shocked at how many parents were stoners. My kids were rarely allowed to go to anyone's house - everyone had to come to ours. It seems there are still some child-raising challenged people up there if the teens are turning out like this. What a sad statement about young people today. I agree with capital punishment - some people's lives aren't worth saving.",
"It is true that I believe that we must respect the lives of our fellow citizens. I have great trouble with your comment \"I would gladly have cleaned up the mess if he had followed through on his threat,\" which you made on this page. The comment appears to utterly devalue the life of another citizen and in fact you have only the information from the press to support that conclusion. Sorry, but I believe that crime itself derives directly from the tendency to devalue our fellow citizens. The man involved may have done many good things in his life. Yet, you are willing to condone his suicide and clean up the mess based on this one tenuous media report? No, I am a supporter of rational criminal justice that begins with the assumption of the value of our fellow humans and aims to rationally correct deviations sans revenge or utter devaluation of life.",
"Which turd smells the best ?",
"If, in spite of the presumption of innocence, he's found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.",
"That should help the black market immensely.",
"There are Muslims living in the country since before you were a bad dream.",
"Common sense would inform the rational that laws should only punish those who harm others with their actions. Propose a law which enhances the penalties for using a firearm modified to permit continuous fire (covers \"bump stocks & rubber bands) in the commission of a crime and you will have near universal support from every segment of society. Propose a law which bans the manufacture, sale or possession of a bump stock, which any rational individual knows will not stop a single crime, and you have a fight on your hands. So what do the collectivists do? Seek to divide instead of find common ground. Par for the course, which is why there is no compromise with today's party of Democrats.",
"A criminal or a communist, very respectable!",
"I am pleasantly surprised that NCR has not attempted to imply or express that capital punishment is an immoral sanction. Holy Church has always taught that a death sentence can most certainly be just.",
"This is another one of those cases where, yep, the accused was guilty as all get out but the police had no business acting as judge and jury. \nThat's why we have safeguards in place-some of the police, (not all) are a bit thick. It doesn't matter what the fuzz think someone has done-they are not allowed to beat them up.",
"Just another example of \"small government\" nannies in action. Funny how in these states that are all about \"freedom\" you are much less free. Yeah he looks like a dope but who cares? Don't these cops have anything better to do? So absurd",
"I'd certainly be in favor of it - which counts for absolutely nothing :)Interesting possibility - we'll see how it plays out. Remember, though, that the defense in the Holmes trial offered that plea to Brauchler, and Brauchler still took it to the box - where he lost. It took all those millions of dollars for the jury to convict him, and then promptly send him to prison for life. Ultimately, Brauchler's game of chicken cost everyone a ton of money, time, and forced the victims' families to re-live the horror for many years. Here, the defense - via the family, is already planting the same seeds regarding his mental health. I wonder if Dave Young will be a better pragmatist than Brauchler.",
"Firing someone isn't free speech!",
"it IS treason, that isn't a hyperbole.",
"Three weeks of \"community service\" is a joke. Would have been better had they all gotten, in addition to the fines, at least one full year of \"community service\" doing their time in a salmon hatchery.",
"Sometime the message will get through to Western leaders that if you attack Muslims, or any other group, you can expect retaliation. For example the West set up Israel with the best of intents except it meant taking land from Arabs/Muslims. The Arabs retaliated against embassies in Africa, a US Naval ship, the US responded attacking a factory in Khartoum and caves in Afghanistan. Then the Arabs responded with 9/11. It is very clear that if the west attacks Arabs, the Arabs will respond. Immigration control will do little until the west stops attacking Muslims.",
"He has apparently outwitted you.\n\nYou’re portraying a bullying pathology as “humor”.",
"Reinforcing the alternative reality bubble is the only way they can face themselves.",
"My heastfelt prayers to all in harms way...........OH! That might be me? Yikes. Be safe everyone.",
"Hope his fellow inmates get together and buy him a shiv as a wedding gift.",
"Lock him up! lol",
"All the lost souls.",
"I seem to recollect that Nazi German law imposed criminal penalties and possible torture and execution for anyone who shielded Jews from the Nazi \"SS\" law enforcement officials.",
"Just playing the odds. :)\nI think it is a good idea btw.",
"Here are a couple of links that might help.\n \nhttp://uwire.com/2014/07/11/lawsuit-against-uopd-reveals-an-office-bowl-of-dicks-list/\n\nhttp://coed.com/2014/07/18/university-of-oregon-campus-cops-made-a-bowl-of-dck-list/",
"Did you read and understand Xavier's post?",
"Tell yourself anything. Your initial observations consisted of an attempted 'disconnect' between what I criticized and what I WAS criticizing in order to place my criticisms in a 'rhetorical vacuum' where you'd be free to shriek and flail about the TONE of my criticisms; combined with an anti-Muslim stereotype as a 'parting shot'. And I'm supposed to take this seriously because...?\n\nBut the strategy of holding someone accountable for the damage they inflict on others is as old as human society. Clearly damage can be inflicted by WORDS. Example: at the beginning of the tuna processing industry those marketing this new product promulgated a deceptive ad stating that tuna didn't turn pink in the can like salmon did. EXTREMELY damaging to salmon canneries at the time, as customers who never thought twice about salmon's color were led to believe there was something wrong with it on the basis of a single (implied) lie.\n\nDumbitchski's \"implied lie\" is called SLANDER. It's actionable.",
"Would you like to clarify your veiled innuendo?",
"Than logically speaking the first ones you should pick on are the aggressors and the ones having USA support behind that allows them to carry out their nefarious deeds. Meaning start with the bully and work from there....In this case...Iran comes a distant third.",
"Invoke tRumpism; YOU'RE FIRED.",
"You must be smokin Lotsa Whackey..................",
"Indeed! Give me reason over spirituality any day.",
"19.... do you think he had a history with Youth Corrections ??? notice the ages of the majority of the murders in the past year ??? you don't think there is a gang turf war going on that the Police and Youth Corrections are hiding from the public ?? how much is being spent by the State to \"rehabilitate\" these youths ? how many hours and dollars is the 1 Public Defender for youths burning thru defending habituals and getting them out so they can continue their criminal lifestyle ? How much is MYC being pressured to release kids because of their budget ?? after all the recent murders of youths why isn't the public and the politicians asking the powers that be in Youth Corrections what is going on ??? It's not the front line staff, they are following the directives of the Administrators (who put the bottom line dollar first)",
"There has been a concerted effort by a handful, identified by Civil Comments, to use the civility evaluations to censor posters and positions. This is the third time it has happened.\n\nI take being one of the targets as a badge of honor.",
"Your lack of a sense of humor speaks volumes mate. Grow a set.",
"SNAFU- Situation Normal All F--- UP ?",
"Some evidence you might wish to consider:\n\nhttp://espritdecorps.ca/on-target-4/on-target-khadr-was-a-victim-not-a-terrorist",
"Yeah that mentality worked so well in...Vietnam, who we were never able to defeat militarily. Iraq in 2003 remember Bush with all of his swagger, we are tough and you better not mess with us, 7 TRILLION dollars later massively in debt thousands of lives lost and destroyed. Over a decade of war and now what we have to go back AGAIN, because the third time will be so different. Superpower? Yeah that worked so great for the British and Soviets and now us in Afghanistan. If we are so tough then why don't we ever win? Did you actually say freedom as if this had anything to do with freedom. The US is not nor has it ever been interested in exporting freedom and in fact we have all but abandoned it here at home, just as Murrow predicted. It is because of people like you who don't read or have an education that stupid crap like this missile attack is allowed to happen.",
"Try using facts child.",
"Dude reread all yer stuff now that the facts are in. Maybe you should try to know whats going on b4 you start talkin stink about people you know nothing about.",
"And on the very day that 5 officers were executed just for being white.",
"These political leaders can be arrested I would not put it past Jeff Session to prosecute them.",
"Good luck finding a conscience.",
"I will agree with you on one thing, violence is not how to deal with a 'disagreement'. I will however [and not to justify anything] observe that we only have a audio recording as evidence. I have read reports ranging from punching, strangling, pushing, shoving, to 'body slamming'. In reality Gianforte could have pushed the obtrusive reporter [I use the term 'reporter' loosely] towards the door in effort to forcibly remove violator of personal/private space, could have been blocking the microphone from being forced into his face, or even responding to an attempt of physical harm. We do not know. What we do know is that the reporter is a bias liberal snowflake attempting to make a mountain out of a mole hill.",
"Here's a tip: Don't become a felon.",
"All perpetrated and demanded by fundamentalist christian ideology of female subservience to the demands of males not only in the family, but throughout society. A sexual predator, misogynist, woman-hating creep is now the Fuhrer of the United States. Thanks to the institutional failure of the country especially the religious claiming exemptions for its own criminal activities along with financial support for a secular government. All women are now fair game for any creep especially the \"business\" people who can emulate their Furher in thought, word, and deed. The nation descends into the darkness of servitude to the old white male dictatorship as they destroy the nation and much of the world.",
"How is that desperate?",
"If the feds would prioritize acts of domestic terrorism such as this and ignore the potheads who rarely cause trouble we'd all be safer.",
"To a more just society.",
"My guess is, a load of stolen items are sitting on that property.",
"Including nascent fascists who want to throw Americans like me in cattle-cars. And I will defend myself and mine against them, inshaa Allah (God Willing).",
"I do not have particular confidence that, with a 'confession' extracted by torture or promises of leniency, the teenaged Khadr did what he was accused of (and let's talk about, in that case, charging busloads of Western drone operators with murder, if that's the case). I do know that the manner in which he was confined was illegal, and, if he was the \"enemy soldier\" he was supposed to be, he was not treated according to the tenets of the Geneva Convention under which our own armed forces ostensibly operate.\n\nTL;DR: You can't suck and blow at the same time on this case. Everyone in the chain of accountability betrayed the rule of law for political gain.",
"If it's been operated like it is in FAI, then it's already happening.",
"Actually, it is called water intoxication.",
"Good thought. Beans should require a sign-up sheet for volunteer cleaning by the homeless. That's the least they can do.",
"They can stick their \"pardon\" where the sun don't shine. What I want is exoneration -- and a written apology signed by the Prime Minister and the Minister of Justice -- AND financial reparations for the harm that has been inflicted on me and the damage that has been done to me by \"my\" government's armed thugs. \n\nNothing less!",
"You're thinking of your closet warrior",
"Definitely not the type of article I want to read first thing in the morning.\n\nThis is a terrible idea. \n\nThis has to stop.",
"The way they wrote the rules, would be surprised if they don't get paid extra for breaking the laws that others must abide.",
"It's only \"potentially harmful\" to people trespassing and committing other crimes.",
"The liberals want to show they care. Pat themselves on their backs and say they made a difference. Even when they know this won't even scratch the surface. \nCome election time they will tout there successful minuet program that has only been in effect for a short time, and tell the voters that it is the answer, and they are responsible.\nEven though everyone knows that the place will be totally destroyed within 5 years, and will have cost Millions of Dollars over what they said it would. The City will have NO choice but to re-do the same mistake or kick the folks to the curb. \nTaxpayers lose again!",
"Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.",
"\"if you hate everything the Church has stood for\"\n\nNice overkill.",
"It would be \"funny\" if it were not perfidious how some supporter-apologists for Pres. Trump will use the \"throw the first stone\" defense for the serial liar. \nOne of the \"usuals\" below asks in pseudo righteousness: \"Can you name a politician who doesn't \"gild the lily\" as we say?\". \nWhaaa?!\nThat is not what Jesus meant; this is not only illogical but itself an abuse of truth and of the civility that makes community let alone civilization work. I am actually beginning to understand that much of the Trump support comes from people who simply want to justify their own perfidy.",
"GOOD! The sensible citizens beat back the know nothing Prohibes.",
"Just another failed attempt by The Left to normalize paedophilia.",
"I am educated, maybe you should stop involving yourself in lies and fraud.",
"Are you okay? Police doing their job is a good thing.",
"Which is why ESPN is doing a slow swirl around the toilet bowl. It might as well screamed \"political correctness \" over and over agin into the camera, it would have made more sense than the nonsense they put on last night. Train wreck is saying it lightly",
"sounds like they are trying to help the residents as best they can.\n\n I'm curious. Does anyone have a better plan?",
"Let,\n\nIf you read the background of this story you will see that the payout was due to a law suit. I am reminded of similar stories out of the US in which persons of questionable character received big payouts as settlements of law suits for reasons similar to Kadhr's. \n\nIn those cases racial discrimination or police tactics were typically the issue. In Kadhr's case it is all about how he was tortured by your military forces in Guantanamo. If your military had not tortured him he would have gotten nothing.\n\nSo before you start complaining about what we do up here in Canada you should take a good look at how your military treats prisoners. Kadhr was not the only one tortured in Guantanamo. From what I read torture was, and probably still is, considered acceptable treatment for prisoners by your government.\n\nTorture is unacceptable regardless of the situation.",
"Professionals should be able to restrain a drunk. Most of our police are amateurs in uniform.",
"Why should anyone be \"gracious\" enough to accept physical contact they do not want?",
"Because if it's not the best it must be the worst.\nThat's polarized, black and white, no shades of grey thinking.\nThanks for the example.",
"SKL, \nI pray shamelessly every day for God's help in saving us from the evil words and deeds emanating from the Trumpet regime.",
"A plethora of excuses? Try the current occupant who cannot abide even the most glancing of criticisms without striking back with personal attacks, irrelevancies, and his personal fairy tales.\nAnd as for the words of Hillary coming back with a vengeance, if that wasn't a 'basket of deplorables' marching in Charlottesville, do you have a better description?\nHillary was turned into a target of opportunity a generation ago, a long term strategy of constant abuse that ranged from genuine criticism to vituperative allegations at all levels. Her major 'crime': a lack of charisma, in part due to her personal integrity.\nI'm not saying she was perfect, nor do I agree with all her political positions. But she had honest positions in the first place. The current occupant has one principal position. Himself.\nSooner or later Mr. Jenkins you'll have to get off the Hillary express with the rest of the world and address a real topic.",
"Down with Buzzkill! May is for hay, song and dance!!!!",
"Add the FBI to that critique."
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"Another factor is the plummeting cost of solar panels and wind turbines, which now can produce emissions-free electricity cheaper than burning coal."
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"\"Even a child can see…\" That's a sick defense for the Assad regime, which has specialized in the torture and wholesale murder of children.",
"take terrorism lightly, and it will eventually bite you in the arse!",
"It isn't just Trump, it is the whole party. The more ignorant you are, the easier it is to be sold the BS the Rs sell regularly.",
"Thanks for asking. Trump will collapse the markets by being his ignorant and corrupt self.",
"This guy is a dick.",
"Alaskan's are the most ignorant voters on the planet, so Young docent disclose his democratic tendencies, like this is a new idea. The Plantation owner. always needed more new slaves.\n\n\"I used to own -- my father had a ranch. We used to hire 50 to 60 wetbacks to pick tomatoes. You know it takes two people to pick the same tomatoes now. It's all done by machine.\" Don Young!",
"[The \"Donald\" handing out a favor to Sheriff Joe, his old pal and fellow birther from years back is ridiculous.]\nThe Donald treats the Presidency like his own personal plaything. He's President when he wants to be. Hands it off to his subordinates when needed but he doesn't want it. Plays golf when it feels appropriate. And brooks no dissent or criticism without seeking retribution even if it means sullying his plaything.\nHe doesn't understand the honor or the privilege of serving because he cannot grasp the duties and obligations that comes with the office of the President of the United States.",
"Stupid AND dishonest. He's ambidextrous.",
"Considering there's plenty of explicit lessons on morality and ethics in the bible that the christians ignore as being \"out of context\" or \"subject to interpretation\" I have no doubt that these self-serving egotists that call themselves preachers would find some way to either dismiss or corrupt something as simple as \"dont be an asshole\" and use it for their own benefit.\n\nI mean we are talking about a religious group that manages to make themselves tax exempt, walk all over other people's constitutionally protected rights, and amass great wealth while avoiding doing virtually anything their holy book says about helping the poor, feeding and clothing them, etc.",
"Dumbest travel company ever! I don't need to be traveling to places where I need government-assigned escort.",
"Liar, liar pants on fire. A requirement to run for Governor, Mayor or Senator?",
".\n\"Donald Trump has already softened up Canada and Mexico to make trade concessions with his tough talk of a 35-per-cent border tax\"\n\nThat's funny, or should I say; get lost maggot brain.\n\nThe United Sates corporations control a disproportionate % of this world's business activity, Thus/so, lets (all of us/the world) put a 35% tax on all I phones, Google, Facebook, CAT, Exxon, and any other US multinational corporation.\n\nGo for it Gents, I'm in.........................\n\n.",
"Look at what the Jews have contributed to the world: medicine,science,technology,education,morality,etc. What have the Muslims given us ? Suicide bombing, veiled women, flying planes into office buildings, underage sex, etc. The Arabs have a large portion of the world, and they can take in their bretheran rather than have Alaska foot the bill.",
"Why would the city of Anchorage raise a tax to assist with a \"state\" maintained road, seems pretty dumb...",
"Sanctuary cities: Seattle , Portland....marches and riots.....Hawaii, you're next. What a total bunch of idiots who got elected this last time around. Problems are just beginning so be careful what you wish for. One question: Is the major going to tell HPD to stand down when the riots begin? Just curious.",
"Growing up in Montreal, you always went to the Aislin cartoon first, then read Ted Blackman in Sports. That's just the was it was. While I have many, many recollections of his cartoons, the one that will never leave me is his rendition of the Quebec Separatist. Picture a man with long, stringy hair, buck naked, and his body completely pretzelled so that his face is fully immersed in his behind. Absolutely classic. He always hit the mark."
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"Of course it's drifting. It will never accomplish anything !\n$54 million and 1 and a half years to tell us what we already know is the ROOT problem and that is if they have the political will to really tell us the truth or will it be masked under political correctness.\nThis is ridiculous and unnecessary. \nA joke.",
"Please elaborate on what there is to reassess . \nThat is a pretty broad , and therefore meaningless, comment.",
"Doubling down on a rationalization with another one is not the truth, it's merely ignoring it twice because, well, you can't help it. Facts of omission: ran away, told no one. As for your so-called topic, the first casualty of war is truth, so that explains your contention that killing in war is murder. That's why the turnstiles inside The Hague never stop spinning.\nGuns, when mishandled, can produce nasty, undesirable outcomes. We can all agree on that, correct? However, because we have no evidence that motley has ever shot anyone, his use of \"My gun has killed fewer people than Ted Kennedy's car\" is factual, too, despite your provocative protestations. Just ask Volkswagen.",
"Multiple secular papers have covered it; But the NCRs, Reporter & Register, whom you expect to give coverage, are largely silent. Bill Donahue of the Catholic League has brought it to public attention with his claim of fake news; at least he's banging a drum of attention about it.",
"Another e.g. of a fan masquerading as a reporter. Extremely biased reporting, this guy's nose firmly out of joint that his heroes had the audacity to lose this game.\n\nOK, I know MacGregor's your garden variety hockey reporter, there's not much there there, but even for him, this is atrocious copy.\n\nIt's almost as if this guy is taking the Sens' loss personally, as some affront directedto him. What sort of journalism is this, and what kind of newspaper is this?\n\nAs for blowing the lead, look 'round you, Mr. MacGregor, teams have been blowing 2 and 3-goal leads all over the place this 1st round, including each of the 2 teams in this series. Please don't cherry pick 1 from a whole list of teams that have given up leads and make such a big deal 'bout it, OK? Especially if you're picking that team cuz you're made they blew a game, leave your personal feelings out of it.",
"If only they will stop crying and exaggerating every small incident!!!!!!! I read this news article the other day about Quebec Muslims crying that they have never felt this unsafe before, yea right, maybe you should move back to where you came from if you find this unsafe!",
"A few years ago we bought a new truck from a local dealership. Young salesman was intelligent and charming. He had a picture of his four year old son on the desk and had tears in his eyes as he spoke of his love for the youngster. Later as we got to know him in the drawn out process of deal making he revealed that he was Sandy Hook truther, i.e. a denier of the carnage wrought on that elementary school that had taken the lives of 26 children his sons age. Another intelligent person afflicted with the poisonous plague of disinformation that is destroying reason in this once great nation. Having never met anyone who questioned what the media was reporting on Sandy Hook I went home and googled. One half of the first page was statements by law enforcement/first responders, the rest was the ugliest, vilest conspiracy theories imaginable. Our young salesman had fallen for the crap. Why? He no doubt voted for trump. Why can so many Americans no longer recognize the truth? Right wing media?",
"It may be \"central\" to journalism, but it is is still an opinion piece and should be on the opinion piece page and not masqueraded as news, which people generally believe to be fact based and not biased. Opinion, but definition is highly likely to be neither of these two things.",
"Two points: (1) According to the UN' S WFP 798 million people in the world are starving. 45% of the children dies of malnutrition. The WFP tries to fight malnutrition by providing a \"peanut butter based paste\" high in protein, calories and nutrients which does not have to be refrigerated to the starving masses. It is effective and saved the lives of many people, in particular children. It is not organic.\n\n(2) 75% of the poor do not buy their food -- they grow it. Teaching these poor people how to farm effectively and increase the volumes of their crops is a major challenge for conventional farmers and scientists. \n\nI make these points because I doubt organic farmers can meet these challenges. If I'm wrong, I am open to listening.",
"It's part of the income tax.",
"Good thing media has no bias and your publication has not attempted (rather clumsily) to shill for Clinton at every turn. Blah ,blah ,blah indeed",
"It’s easy to fall victim to a homogenized and polarized set of beliefs that lead to rationalizing misinformation, at the same time avoiding ideas and information that forces us to challenge our beliefs. Cinthia Ritchie, you are a product of this phenomenon, you resonate the ideas of someone living in an echo chamber. Perhaps, it’s time you reevaluate your flawed concept of diversity by challenging your beliefs and educating yourself in logic.\n\nThe color of one’s skin is not an absolute determinate of diversity, so stop treating it like it is.",
"So this is essentially an awful report. 88 thousand people lose full time jobs to be replaced by lower paying part time jobs. This should be the headline.",
"I am not in the journalistic and academic league, but I have found Mr Vegter to be a climate denialist, supports elephant culling and now supports Big Retail in terms of food security . Maybe he could do an opinion piece on the status of the Great Barrier Reef, and the recent finding that it is beyond recovery.\n\nMaybe I'm doff but climate(change or no change), food production, food security and distribution are intrinsically linked, so is it coincidental that Ivo the author seems to support, with the authentication of his profession, the trajectory and denialism of nature's destruction with intellectual glee?",
"The words you're quoting are from Trump's spokesperson Sean Spicer, and it's quite clearly spin. So it's not \"according to this story\", it's according to Trump's hired Spin Doctor. Not sure if you're intentionally being dishonest or not, but context is important.",
"As you may have noted recently, the R-G just provides the big numbers. Those little numbers don't always add up to the big numbers in their reportage. They are either reluctant or unable to provide the information.",
"The Globe loves to fuel the housing speculation in Toronto, do they have no shame. \nWhy is it every time I meet some one from Toronto the 1st thing they say is \" do you know what my house worth \" not \"I feel sorry for those poor family's who are stuck in life long debt\" \nThe funny think is most of the articles in the Globe are left wing articles bleating out the outrage of the day. I guess once they are done making the world a better place it allows them the moral high ground to run back to their heavily financed million dollar homes. \nGot to love the TD advertising with calculator and the incredible amount of interest one can pay - oops get the deal done on a bidding war and live a dream life.",
"If you think there's no manipulation taking place, particularly on the issue of the availability of qualified Canadian workers, you're kidding yourself. To stand an equal chance at good employment, tens of thousands of highly qualified Canadian IT workers, for instance, have migrated to Silicon Valley (the world's IT capital), where they're valued and appreciated, unlike at home where they're merely expendable. On a proportionate basis, qualified Canadians far outnumber Indian and Chinese IT workers in Silicon Valley. Now, of course, the Trudeau government has \"eased\" the rules for employers who want to hire TFWs (i.e. reducing the onus to prove a lack of qualified Canadians), which I guess reduces the necessity for deception and outright gives foreign workers prioritized access to many jobs in this country. Meanwhile, qualified and ambitious Canadians will continue to be forced to migrate to work and establish businesses elsewhere.",
"This motion can lead to a slippery slope. One where our abilities to criticize others, and religions, is diminished. When we can no longer criticize, we are no longer live in a society that values freedom of speech.\n\nNow there is a line between critical thought and hate, and that line was egregiously crossed by the sick demented young man that committed the atrocity at the Mosque. There is no question that those that kill or intimidate to achieve their goal are wrong.\n\nBut we need to understand that critical thought towards some of Christianities backwards \"policies\" only one hundred years ago led us to grow as a society. Women can now vote, they can wear (generally speaking) what they want to wear. Admitting you are atheist or non-religious is no longer blasphemous, nor will it (or should it) affect your standing at your job or in the eyes of society as a whole. Homosexuality is no longer a crime.\n\nOur ability to criticize is our right. Don't forget this!",
"The problem is actually in 2 ratios that lenders use - TDS and GDS which are 40% and 32% respectively.\n\nThis is like a self fulfilling prophecy - by setting GDS at 30%-32%, everyone buying a house or moving up will max this ratio out - people in bidding wars bid until they cannot borrow more.\n\nWant lower housing prices and more disposable income for people to have kids, pay for daycare, etc., then the answer is simple, reduce GDS and TDS by 5%, and housing prices could be reduced by 1/6th (25% divided by 30%) if not more.\n\nAnd remember, these ratios are calculated on BEFORE TAX income - most people only take home 75% or less of income, so in fact, the impact on standard of living would be higher",
"What this article and comments overlook is that we voters had to choose between two abyssymally-flawed candidates, with no realistic alternatives. The lesser of two evils on steroids. God help the USA!",
"Nobody wants your koolaide. The evidence is in on that as well. One in twelve Canadians bought an F series truck last year. Ontario's green energy fiasco is dying because nobody outside of the gubbermint cheerleaders believes in it. If a warmer world is coming then we had better embrace it as our future.",
"Just so you know who writes these pieces: the author is the communication director of National Council of Canadian Muslims. That's the new name, they used to be CAIR-CAN - the Canadian arm of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a organization found (by FBI) to have funded Hamas.\nMrs. Sheema Khan was the chair of CAIR-CAN.\n\nYesterday's two pieces are not \"post truth\" opinions but post-acts of terror perpetrated by jihadists (Berlin, Instanbul) meant to \"sanitize\" the image and pull a wool over your eyes. Innocent people get run over, shot or blow to bits NCCM says \"look....Trump\" or \"blame islamophobia\".",
"\"No jurisdiction has ever taxed their way to prosperity\"\n\nI guess you have no knowledge of what FDR did in the US and how progress income tax created the golden era of capitalism, not to mention the Bretton Woods system.\n\nIt still amazes me that the bottom 95% still buy into neoliberal economics. Please remember what the great Alan Greenspan said about the collapse of the US financial sector. He said he did not know why the market failed at regulating itself and admitted his assumptions were wrong. I submit that the belief in a free self regulating market is a myth. There are all kinds of so-called distortions. Many of which are created by the free market fundamentalists themselves.\n\nThe true income of the people reporting income of $220k (members of the 1%) will not be taxed at 50%. I do not understand why you are even concerned.",
"The fact you even say 'enough' means you miss the point. A principle of neutrality for the Lt. Governor is violated. Its not the amount of money that matters but the fact she donated and is partisan bringing her decision into sharp scrutiny. If she opts for a snap election as christy hopes I think that will backfire on the Liberals big time. If they didn't listen the first time in the first election what will make them listen a second time? ...Nothing but a desperate cling to power.",
"not even the Liberals are perfect. Too much 'cost cutting' is a risk. Should I give a partisan speech about how the Conservatives spend hundreds of millions to billions on miltary acquisitions that didn't happen (and therefore were complete waste of money). Or the cost to 'design' an existing design for an ice breaker that never got off the drawing board? \n\nWe should likely instead have built up our own capability using some sort of 'pressure hull' bought new. I'm sure the US could provide them.\n\nI would even promote using nuclear power for submarines (developed in Canada) using or researching one of the 'small scale nuclear' options in the 50 to 100 MW range. It could then be used to power a replacement ice breaker.",
"When you factor in cost of production, d-uhhhhh, geez maybe factory style pesticide and herbidide based agriculture is cheaper...but we pay too high a price for cheap food.\n\nBut when it comes to real sustainability the 2 are not even close. Biodiversity, health, resiliency and social benefits of organic are miles ahead.",
"Just so RG readers know, the author of this spiel is a guy named Michael Barbaro -a guy who's been repeatedly called out for dishonesty and bias by FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting) and is well known to shill Republican's like Jeb Bush (who he claims- get this: \" is “bookish,” a “voracious reader” and “self-described nerd” who “flew in Ivy League social scientists for daylong seminars with his staff.\") \n\nAnd also for Paul Ryan, whose outright lies about basic arithmetic apparently make him some sort of maths and economic wizard. To Barbaro, at least.\n\nQuite frankly, given this guy's background and utter disregard ethics on the record- RG readers have a right to ask why his material is being reprinted here.",
"WaPo is fake only when people don't like what it publishes. See: Trump, Donald.",
"Does the Globe and Mail have no shame?\n\nNone at all?\n\nHow can any self-respecting newspaper talk about skyrocketing house prices in the Vancouver region without mentioning, even once, money from overseas, money from China?\n\nThis newspaper has sold its soul to political correctness and social engineering.\n\nThere is something SERIOUSLY messed up when it is the South China Morning Post that more frequently names truth than do our own dailies...",
"ADN, this is a repost of one written earlier and was deleted for no other reason than it went against your liberal agenda. I challenge you to delete it again.\n\nHillary was given a meaningless verbal by a republican appointed justice department employee later appointed by Obama to the Fbi. You see, it is important for two reasons. One, there is no difference between the two parties at the establisment core, they are one and the same. Bush appointed rhinos and Obama will have too after he's out of office and we see the true color. Secondly the best rats are hidden in plain sight, turn an appointee into a sleeper tucked where you need it. We see the accepted incompetence daily, the VA, the IRS, even HLS. And that's not mentioning some other depts. So yes the fix is in with contributions from both parties. \nThe rules and laws are to control us, the people. They do not and will not apply to the top and those that make them. We are sheep, thrown crumbs.",
"Huh? I know facts are a difficult proposition for Trumpeters but your comment makes no sense. The chaos is real. It is well-documented. The media reports on it. You make no attempt to address the list of chaotic events that contribute to a headline like this. For example, are you actually defending that he carried out a high-level security meeting by the light of cellphones in a country club dining room while diners posted images to Facebook? Seriously? Amazing.\n\n If you don't believe what is being reported prove that it is wrong. Instead, to try to simply blame the media for what Trump is obviously creating is so evasive and intellectually dishonest but I guess massive denial seems to go with the Trump fan territory.",
"what do you mean\nThe 10,000 scientist who say climate change is the biggest tax scam of the 10th century\n\nthat group?",
"Informative article that avoids sensationalism.\nAs long as the status-quo Patricians that wield power through the stranglehold of money on the political system - continue in their efforts to thwart change demanded by the working-class plebeians, who have a propensity for voting against their interests, there will be further deterioration into a fractured and balkanized America.\nWhen people become disenfranchised, they then become angry and are not rational and seek refuge in whacky theories and demagogues. Trump is only the beginning. \nAs long as the media portrays those that want change of a corrupted system as \"deplorable\" citizens, to justify their unsustainable security state, the interaction between the government and the people will only get worse.\nConscious and compassionate participants in change is what the future demands of us.",
"That 25% rebate is in response to the problem of high prices (caused by rich green energy contracts) created by the Liberals in the first place. A government can only use taxpayer money because that's all it has.\nGovernment - a disease masquerading as it's own cure.",
"You guys crack me up. Quoting FBI numbers is lying and \"doctoring numbers\". \n\nI can't believe you're still whitehurt over the fact that whites commit more murders. Just amazing.",
"Wow, this is terrible reporting. WW continues to nibble at crumbs of misinformation, fills in the blanks with their raging bias, and calls it news. Also, to all those who are hiding behind pseudonyms, making lavish claims about what they think is truly going on and blanket assumptions regarding the \"competency\" of the leadership in the Native community (don't even get me started on how racist that sounds), grow a backbone and put your name to your comments and then maybe we can have a real discussion.",
"Good column but I want to go further. It is us, the citizens, who are to blame for what we have allowed from our politicians. So many, from both sides of the aisle, do not really bother to do their own research. Oh I know, most of you will say \"well I do\" but the problem with that is research needs to be done outside of just reading or listening to biased sites or talking heads. Look right here on this papers site, if someone shares an opinion from a source not slanted towards one side the other side attacks the source without critically thinking about the point being made.",
"No one questions how anyone can be consuming $1000 of electricity a month - a little more research would be a good thing before cons start foaming at the mouth!",
"The discussion should be about the definition of journalism, period. Far too frequently the material being presented as journalism simply isn't, the public knows it, and has discredited journalists as a harsh consequence. The Trump campaign is clearly the tipping point to what has being going on for years ( Justin got elected with such assistance ) and the profession may not recover. Start with cleaning house at journalism schools and ridding ourselves of the gang of liberal progressive ideologues who, as professors, feel it is their mission to imbed their graduating students into the media to bring about a world of their choosing. Separate journalists and media from legislators the same way the courts are and you will have much less propaganda coming from state-run outlets such as the CBC. My first sense is to distrust anything from even the G&M, and I know many who have a similar outlook.",
"You're comparing apples to oranges. Ancient and prehistoric wildfires--some set by native hunters--may have happened more frequently, but they happened when the human population North America was probably less than 5% of what it is now.\n\nThose fires, also, were among the major sources of greenhouse gasses from natural sources. Now, human contributions to the carbon cycle--in part from industrial logging and agriculture--have thrown off the balance in which ancient wildfires were normal. There are fewer acres of intact, biodiverse forest and grassland--only about 5% of old growth forest remains--to absorb and store greenhouse gasses. \n\nYour claim about ancient fires is akin to what climate change deniers say about ancient climates: that those climates were much hotter and harsher than today's and that \"the planet was just fine\". This is true, but what it leaves out is human civilization. Human civilization will not be \"just fine\" if the climate regime changes radically",
"it's not like we rely on people who say \"budgets balance themselves\" and lie about tripled deficits.\n\nHow's that math working for you?\n\nOh the horror we had when Ralph placed Alberta as the only debt-free jurisdiction in Canada",
"Excerpted from \"935 LIES: The Future Of Truth and the Decline of America's Moral Integrity\"\nhttp://driftglass.blogspot.com/2017/02/sunday-morning-party-line_13.html\nIn other words, it was eight years during which the media (which was now rotten from top to bottom with former Bush Administration speech writers, toadies and water boys) let the Right get away with more and more brazen lies and openly treasonous behaviors while ever more aggressively marginalizing the dirty Liberals who were warning (just as they had in 1994 and 2000 and 2004) that letting Republicans lie with impunity about the disasters they were creating and the conspiracies they were concocting and the scapegoats and straw-men they were inventing would lead to disaster.\nWhich bring us back to the here-and-now:\nJust read the whole thing.",
"You despise the media, you say? You think Sarah Kendzior has it all wrong.\n\nBiased, sensational, often wrong, redundant, and unprincipled? And let’s not forget elitist.\n\nLet me add something else. How about the only thing between you and an undemocratic world full of guys they call “strong men” who are actually de facto dictators out to silence their critics.\n\nIn fact, dying democracies and a dying free press are getting to be a universal phenomenon — and the guys who are driving the process are cultists like Donald Trump.",
"My own rating of that comment would be \"quality of post: poor\" on the grounds because all it does is to express a political sentiment that I have previously investigated, & believe to be based on poor information. It would be a better quality post if you could back up your sentiment with factual information that might actually help convince me that maybe there is, after all, a valid point behind that sentiment.\n\nHowever, I would regard your post as meeting \"civility\" standards because it didn't personally namecall or threaten anyone, and is a legitimate expression of your political opinion, even if I disagree with it.",
"People that are not very bright might. I bet the EPA knows the difference.",
"I'll have to come down on both sides. Yes, both parties' rules are being flagrantly broken. And these are internal matters. But Pine and Djou are fake Republicans (indeed, former tea partiers) who support wasteful spending and high taxes. So maybe it's time for the local GOP to raise its standards and do some housecleaning.",
"Juvenile post.\n\nI note that you provide exactly zero information to support your apparent opinion - difficult to ascertain through your illiterate post - that this article isn't fact-based.\n\nAnything adult to contribute?",
"M. A. Kuentzel-\nPS: Two questions for you (but I won't hold my breath):\n\n1. (This one is a simple yes/no question): With the right scientific data is it possible that you could be convinced that climate change is (a) occurring and (b) largely human caused?\n\n2. If your answer to #1 is \"no\" then you do not believe in the scientific process and as such are a completely irrational person because no evidence of any kind can convince you of anything. If your answer to #1 is \"yes,\" then here's the follow up: What kind of evidence would it take to convince you that climate change is (a) occurring and (b) largely human caused?\n\nI'll patiently await your answers...",
"People really need to quit beating around the bush on these issues. Truth be known, the bottom line is which group is better funded and better connected. The group which believes in development of resources, or the group which desires to protect the entire planet from man and his activities. Obviously the loudest and most politically connected, is the environmental lobby.\n\nAs one poster said, think globally, not locally. Local people are not capable of knowing what is best so they need to be controlled from afar by Government. I do agree to a point that some people are more concerned with having a job, earning a living and supporting their families and communities than worrying about someone in New York City driving a hybrid car rather than a gas engine. \n\nBut the locals really do not matter to the environmental protection crowd because really, the world would be so much better off if it were not for all of the people needing air, food, houses, clothes. They just need welfare",
"Interesting article. The sub-text is that \"disruptive technologies\" are in essence making numerous jobs/industries way more efficient than they ever have been - some to the point of being almost free. \n\nMany jobs exist in-part due to some level of inefficiency (you have to pay a warm body to preform a task). It's been wiping out blue-collar jobs for decades, now it's hitting many white collar jobs as well. \n\nSoon, the only good-paying jobs left will be in the most inefficient sectors - like government!",
"\"was put together by Trudeau to study whatever. \" Not a fact. An opinion. \n\"...adding to the debt by spending indiscriminately.\" Not a fact.\nAn opinion. \n\"This debt will have to be paid by the individuals living paycheque to paycheque.\" Once again not a fact but an opinion.\n\n \"Likewise, thanks to Trudeau, Omar Khadar does not have to worry about meeting any spending obligations.\" No. Thanks to security people not following the law (Charter). Khadr sued as his citizen rights were violated (they were as he was tortured into confession in Gitmo) and was going to win and the Supreme court had agreed in a related preliminary judgement. The Liberals actually cut to the chase and settled for half of what he was asking. \n\nSo sorry, Jonny, actually you are venting. You are not stating any specific facts. I get that. I get you don't like Trudeau (me neither), but there is a difference between a fact and an opinion. Your earlier post is all opinion.",
"Totally agree. The village I live in has no viable hydroelectric option because of the cost of transmission lines from the only proposed hydroelectric option to town, about 40 Miles. But there is all ready a road so why not turn the power in to hydrogen truck it to town and run the generators now powerd with diesel with hydrogen. As a pluse it's much cleaner to burn hydrogen then disel.\nAlso never got the whole battery thing. So much earth dug up to provide the rare minerals to make them. Seems to me storing the energy as hydrogen is much more environmentally friendly. Any way my two cents. My ten cents ain't free.",
"It is an accurate assessment if you only think about the now. This is not about the now, this is about the future of our community. Taking a sample of 'impact' now would be like dismissing Einstein in kindergarten as having little impact. It is easy to see the small things and dismiss them. It is worth noting that Nike, whose revenue (and benefit to the state in terms of jobs and taxes) is 3 times as much as the second largest company, as was started by two people, who sold shoes out of the back of a car and made $8000 in their first year of operations. \n\nWorking with startups is one of the most capital efficient ways of Economic Development. Very small inputs can produce large outcomes.",
"Agree. It's starting to make \"The Onion\" redundant.\nBoth parties need to start giving American voters better alternatives than choosing between neurotic toxic tweeters on one hand and lying grifters on the other.\nThe U.S. ending up as a giant nuclear armed Guatemala is not what the world needs.",
"\" I will have to look that up.\"\n.\n But that's the point Tesa: you shouldn't have to \"look it up,\" this article and newspaper should help clarify and spell that out for you within the article. If a city attorney is shutting down a petition initiative because of \"a legal technicality,\" and the media doesn't even bother to spell out that legal technicality - it directly implies an agenda driven journalism.",
"\"Look papers are going away\", \"You want to artificially maintain a dying system\". Didn't we hear this when they closed the library at the Dimond Center? \"We don't need libraries because we have Google\". Yup, believe what information is spoon-fed to you at the moment and ONLY what information is spoon-fed to you at the moment. There's evidence of that all over the place on this website alone. I'm afraid of winding up like Edward G. Robinson's character in Soylent Green.",
"Nope, global warming is neither systemic nor practically investigated. GW is not proved through consensus or shutting down those who disagree. 20 years of no global warming is called a \"pause\". It really is a cult driven by vested interests and spreading fear. The notion that you can change nature is silly, the demand that electricity must be expensive is foolish and damages the poor.",
"Well ... maybe if home inspectors actually did their job rather than pay lip-service and simply collect their fees. The home inspector I hired here in my Oakville purchase did absolutely nothing - as I found after his inspection, several electrical plugs that were loose in their fittings, two actually had a screw in the outlet ... attic insulation that was so poor, that the frame was exposed in some places ... yet no mention in the 'report' that I got. A total scam in today's market ...",
"Not at all - it is the author of the piece that is confusing mark-up with Nett profit / EATIA.\nI used a very simple example to illustrate a point and nowhere did I mention mark-up on cost.\n\nDust off your books, read and understand the Du Pont model again then come back and comment.\n\nI hope that you are not doing a Rothbard on me............................",
"Boldy spoken. Now show us the evidence. No sources here means you have none. By the way...the MSM likes to say \"sources said\", then they never name them. And usually it is \"one source\". CNN does that all the time now. It lasts for a day or two, then suddenly disappears. lol!\n\nWhen you have zero evidence, they just make up unnamed, phantom \"sources\" that don't exist. \nOK, so, now show us YOUR evidence please....",
"Media, first deciding what we should think, and then writing a story around that effort to sell us on their corporately owned view of things.\n\nThis is journalism today. PR writers and Group Think corporate puppets...\n\nWonder why no one trusts them and they are going bankrupt...what a mystery eh.",
"At least use facts. You know full well that those charities raised millions on those events, they were all cleared by the ethics commissioner PRIOR to them being done, and he offered all the money back. \n\nYou just hate Liberals.",
"Sorry if you don't understand the article....",
"Climate is weather. Really? Your confused by that. Jeez, there is no hope. And you Bruce life will adapt as the Climate changes. Some will die out some will not. It has always been so. Yes so you figured that out did you, CO2, one part carbon bonded by two parts oxygen. Look I have no interest in explaining the carbon life cycle to you, but the fact is this has been exaggerated to the point of complete stupidity by people like Gore and Sorros and you people have been sold a bill of goods so they could rape the world economies for tremendous fortunes. Listen, once again, mind your own Carbon footprint, give up all that the industrial revolution gave us and you are living in a world Al Gore would like you to live in while he Jets around the world in his gulfstream, then I will maybe listen to you. California is going to put gas collection bags on their cows, for Petes sake! If you cannot see what is going on with these liberals, I just cant help you anyway.",
"The original Medford Mail Tribune story helps a little but still seems unclear how that much could be spent on ramps, fire escapes, sprinklers and insulation, the the type of work indicated.",
"So you're telling me, if everyone stopped paying into social security, and everyone who had paid into social security wanted to withdraw all their contributions plus interest, that there would be more than sufficient funds to do so?\nI think not.\nI think you have to consider your sources of information... www.ssa.gov????...\nthat's like having the fox guard the chicken house...of course they are going to say everything is fine and dandy...\nwasn't it the government that thought the VA hospitals were doing fine as well until someone blew the whistle on them...\nI suppose you believe every word that comes out of every politician's mouth too...\nYou can take as the gospel truth everything the government tells you but I'm going to take what they say with a grain of salt...why are they saying it...follow the money...follow the power.",
"Stay on subject. You wanted a source quoting where keolu got a cost of $10 billion from. I gave you 2 sources. Just admit you lost, and stop trying to change the subject. But it seems like since you can't handle being wrong, you just make up more nonsense but while doing it, you get off subject. You asked for a source, you were given one. Maybe you should do the same too.",
"My handicap is that I'm only a businessman paying taxes and assuring fair employee care as benefit for my business. Yet, by priority, I am first a familyman, businessman second, taxpayer third, and charitable donor last. Without family (especially the me-myself-and-shadow kind), I would have no business and, in turn, nothing for taxes or charity. If I hadn't created a bad business, but inherited its liabilities, what else could I do but whatever it takes to change that status quo? Especially in an irreconcilable market embedded with land mines? Such corporate acquisitions, like Obamacare, will ultimately live or die by the sword named finance. Finance has no emotion or humanity. It's just math equations that if not TIMELY solved, the future for humanity dies. While the two sides opposite the \"=\" in the equation remain unequal, there is no future,..neither Republicans, Democrats, nor fatty burgers and greasy fries. There's just financial death, and nothing for charity.",
"James, you are controlled by government media. I said big government, not just Wall Street. This includes Big Pharma, the legal drug dealers that are responsible for overprescribing OxyContin, resulting in the heroin epidemic when oxy's became too expensive and demand was too high.. oh, and they spend millions of money to make sure that marijuana stays illegal..\n\nCut to commercial. Are you depressed? Take this pill. Do you feel like you're not quite a man? Grab a Budweiser! \"Trump hates Mexicans and doesn't respect our vets.\"- paid for by Hillary Clinton.\n\nHey, where is the fact check for when Sen. Kasich said that Trump and Pence said that Mexicans were bad peoples? cause neither one of them said that.\n\nNow watch as they quote something out of context while simultaneously saying that conservatives have taken Hillarys quotes out of context.\n\nThis message is brought to you by Snickers. Hungry? Why wait?",
"The \"pizza woman\" fake news story was part of your 'serious' accounting? Really? Seriously?? ... And for you that story outranked war, health care, infrastructure, gender equality, budget, race relations, crime, immigration, minimum wage, education, student debt, banking regulations, etc? Unfortunately too much of this election cycle was driven by fake news on social media along with a variety of Tweetstorms by DT... to the detriment of the nation, in my view.",
"\"Attack, pause, mourn, carry on: The cycle of terror has become routine\".\n\nNo, that is not how it goes.\n\nIn the Globe and Mail it goes like this:\n\nAttack, \npause,\nput \"comments closed\" labels on all the first news reports,\nget a set of Muslim writers to write the first opinion columns, \neventually open up the boards to comments,\nhope that the prominent posts are along the lines of \"all religions are evil and dangerous, but let me list out and emphasize the awful things Christians have done\",\ncensor away posts that go beyond that pan-religion all-religions-are-evil line,\ndraw attention to the need for better mental health care in society,\nfind and publicize some reports of anti-Muslim hate attacks in Canada, the West, anywhere,\nprint a couple more article about \"The Handmaid's Tale\" with imagery of Trump leading a fundamentalist Christian war on women,\nmourn, \ncarry on.",
"Right, and the republicans--whose leaders the poorest states in the country, with residents who suck the most off the government teat--haven't been blaming Obama and the liberals? Gee, when was it that Merrick Garland was nominated? Which party has stated and restated that it was going to devote all of its time and do everything in its power to block Obama and see that his presidency failed?\" Oh, that was yours. \n\nNo intelligent person living in reality believes the earth was created 6000 years ago. Deriding science and fact-based education is what stupid people do. No amount of any kind of education will fix that. Now, off to bible school with you.\n\nP.S. You have no idea how happy I am that I t's ok to be non-PC now. A lot of conservatives have been whining on here about how \"mean\" I am. So glad you all agree that I can say whatever I want because it's the truth.",
"Never mind that vaccines are not subjected to proper randomized controlled trials and in fact have not been proven safe or effective and contain potent toxins like mercury and aluminum. Never mind that one of Health Canada's former top scientists and Vaccine Advisors, Dr. Shiv Chopra, is on record saying there are no vaccines he would take, or that a top CDC scientist, still employed at the CDC, supplied his Congressman (Posey) with thousands of pages of documentation detailing the CDC's fraudulent coverup of their own findings showing a statistically significant association between timing of MMR vaccine and autism rate in African American boys, or that Congress cannot be bothered to subpoena Dr. William Thompson as Posey begged them to do long ago. Never mind the Merck whisle-blower scientists saying Merck committed fraud in MMR vax studies. Never mind that medical care is a leading cause of death in North America. Protecting pharma profits comes first, right Timothy Caulfield?",
"ADN. Please remove this article. It is not NEWS and all you are doing is keeping them in the spot light. Besides, you should never need to use other media outlets postings. We have plenty of real news to report on without having to do that. Thanks.",
"Is everything ok with you ? It IS clearly lazy journalism to not report a time frame . Hundred's , if not thousands use that place and will adjust they're plans based on that estimate. I'm not a building contractor so why would I submit a bid ? Get a life . I'm living the dream and don't have to work . But , since so many people like and use the Dome , if they needed it , I'd donate cash to help get it back up again.",
"Baloney. Provide evidence of your claims. Of course you can't....",
"How do you know that to be fact?",
"I see 2 people disagreed with your analysis. I guess his column is good fiction then? \"Fiction\" being the operative word.",
"Learn from Vegas. Because of the freedom to sell it, the demand FOR it has gone up and suppliers are raising prices according and the users are now REGRETTING how much they now have to pay while the govt is laughing all the way to the bank. Don't be puppets.",
"\"Companies can no longer hide their climate risk\"\nNothing that a few millions of dollars purchase of carbon credits will take care of their emissions, allow them to not only increase their pollution but sell the credits to some other companies. \nThat a boy.\nNot even revenue neutral, it can be used as the Trudeau's government wishes, luxurious traveling, liberal party coffers, dubious feminist, islamic causes, you name it, the sky is the limit. Untraceable money, billions of it, coming in the tons like a mexican drug cartel revenue.\nThis will take care of controlling carbon emissions.\nHa!",
"You merely pointed out your bias, which is your prerogative.\n\nThe MSM, no less, like the CBC and Global, have already reported on savings exceeding $10 million and fewer complaints which would seem to confirm my folks satisfaction with private collection.",
"Excelelnt article - actual data !\nAs fo rthe state of repair of housing - sad. Not painted since the revolution and most of it beyond economic repair ....",
"They obviously pulled out because of the second quarter numbers which showed a loss. That is right in the article. They may have projected it would be good but it wasn't. Pure business decision. If they had been able to achieve savings in the merger, they would have used them to subsidize the losses. That is right in the article as well. Another case of sensational headlines not fitting what is actually in the articles.",
"There are real issues facing the Trudeau government. The combination of \"oppo research\" and \"gotcha journalism\" trivializes political discourse. Clearly, M Sajjan should be more careful with his public comments, since the political trolls are watching and ready to pounce, but in the end it is much fury signifying not much that matters.",
"I saw this on youtube. Didn't help, just propagated the fake news. I watch a lot of CNN clips on youtube. HUGE PROPAGATION OF FAKE NEWS!",
"Does this condition apply to China? How much carbon do you think they're emitting when 95% of the junk we buy is made there?",
"Not sure what story you are refering to, but I'm thinking it must be the Russian story that claimed it was the bombing of a nearby warehouse that had th chemicals.\n\nWhen the initial reports of gas being used came out in i think Alepo, (Obama 'line' was crossed - or not), a significant group of conservative writers in this site said that it was the rebels that set off the chemicals and it was just a ploy to make Assad look bad. \n\nIsn't it funny how the bad guys turn coats when the American administration changed. \n\nI believe we are experiencing 'the fog of war'. Lot's of second guessing, lot's of supposed reports and plots. I'm not sure how one can say they have 'the truth' with a high level of confidence when it comes to information sources?",
"Ease-up there boy! Take a deep breath...... then exhale (don't wait 'till you turn blue).\nFirst of all, there is NO scientific evidence to support the notion of AGW and GHGs were proved beyond the shadow of any doubt, to be nonexistent in 1856, by Eunice Foote.\nAll you have to support your delusion is meaningless opinion and irrelevant consensus.\nThe science was settled back in 1856, there are no GHGs, AGW is a fraud and CO2 is our best friend!",
"Really, TomZ? That makes you an expert on climate change? Epic fail.",
"The justice system can be and has been manipulated by powers behind the scenes with the money to drive their own interests. Witness the DA in New Hampshire that has been sent to jail for just these offences but only after tremendous damage has been done to people's lives. Go to www.bigtrial.com for more info. I suppose we can take some comfort from the fact that one (the tip of the iceberg possibly) has had his comeuppance. A popular legal ambit these days is to play the legal system like a poker player, especially by driving up the costs to such an extent that the innocent cannot continue to defend themselves, and so the corruption of big money wins. Even if the innocent win, the money driven media will go in for the kill. The naive still implicitly believe in the legal system and particularly the falsely accused - to their cost.",
"And actually, to follow up on my question (does anyone remember ANY such opinion about comparable Canadian matters making it past an editor)...\n\n... well, ask yourself a second question, was the Canadian article in question sitting beneath a paraphrased version of today's actual headline, as in: \n\n\"Will Liberal Party take long to make Canada less white?\"\n\nIf that headline above an opinion piece makes you bristle, if that headline seems glaringly offensive, if you are feeling outrage against the words you see in print...\n\n... then ask yourself a third question:\n\nWhen it comes to opinion pieces, why is the Canadian media so comfortable hurling provocative and pungent spit-balls and molotov cocktails on issues of immigration and race IN AMERICA to provoke stark, uninhibited discussions about race and immigration matters in AMERICA...\n\n... but not comfortable using the same approach with immigration and race matters in Canada? \n\nIt is totally bizarre!",
"I did read the article. I have also read some postings from environmental nut jobs on how they could do to oil and gas workers what they did to loggers back in the day. Back then they 'spiked' tree trunks in ways that could cause injury or death to loggers cutting down trees. A little tampering with equipment on an oil well could cause a fire or explosion and kill oil and gas workers. The anti oil and gas activists have done everything else to try and stop this legal activity from occurring so taking it a step further wouldn't surprise me either. You certainly can't say the environmental nuts you've supported in posts haven't advocated violence.",
"What are your sources, not named, did not happen as you said.",
"\"Not all Trump supporters are terrorists\"\n\nReads like FAKE NEWS to me.\n\nName one that isn't.\n\nLink ?",
"The media needs to stop referring to these illegal businesses as \"ride-sharing.\" The Associated Press has already stopped because it's dishonest reporting and does not meet their journalistic integrity standards. The Globe should consider this.",
"The American way...spend money as if it is not your own. Local proof right here, in your face, in your backyard, with an open blank checkbook.\n\n1. Deputy Power Systems Manager Shailesh Shere said \"the maintenance cost over 25 years is [an] unpredictable factor.”\n\n-This is one of the top 2 priorities before making any large purchase...investigate AND KNOW the potential maintenance costs!!\n\n2. City Councilwoman Sissi Bruch said “I did not realize they would produce so little energy. I wouldn’t have voted for it knowing it was that little.\n\n-Obviously no research was performed. She might as well have said \"Duh\" while drool runs out of her mouth and down her chin.\n\n3. Mayor Patrick Downie said “Maybe we’ll discover that if we had another three somewhere else down there on the waterfront, we could begin to generate something, and it might become more meaningful.\n\n-What Downie really says here is maybe we can throw more money towards this in the hopes that one day we might turn a profit.",
"\"is that neocons are so determined to tell all the rest of us how to live\"\n-----------------\nit is usually the Puritans of the Left, Marxists, NDP ...that tell people how to live\n\nThou shalt worship in the church of climate change\nThou shalt spend thy money (not mine) on social programs and be compassionate even if thou go into deficit and debt\nThou shalt be politically correct, diverse, inclusive and not marginalize",
"Not only moribund wage growth but the US employment figures show a large swath of the populace have simply given up looking for a job and are no longer even counted in the data. Their posted rate is 4.3% but that is a joke. It's still double digits if you add in those sitting on the sidelines or, perhaps, working a cash job here and there which doesn't even count.",
"\"Deep State\" here appears to be clickbait, since the article is largely about the press.",
"No, it is actually THE CASE. I don't know where you have been getting your information from, but in the last 20 years, the wealth and income rates for the bottom 90% of the US work force have actually decreased when adjusted for inflation, while the incomes for the top 10% have grown 80%.",
"On one hand the real estate lobby insists there is no data, but yet states with complete confidence that housing prices have nothing to do with foreign buyers. There is a point where you get caught in the web of your own disinformation.",
"A few times during the summer months I like burning a few logs outback in a pit where the family's sits around it and enjoys the evening. I would like to see the data on this bad air that the government claims. Instead of just saying it is so, let's see the data how they arrive at the results.",
"\"It's\" not tough to read at all, nor is it tough for me to write, as long as I have my coffee. ;) It looks like you're correct about the sloppiness and you have to do a little more digging into each and every link to get the correct timeline. It was much easier to follow Cracktus' link.\n\nMy thought on global climate change is this: With 7 billion people living all over the world, I would find it very difficult to believe that we don't have an impact on it. I'd also bet most of it is negative. Having said that, I still think Alaska needs a means to make revenue. I'd like to think we could do so while trying to minimize any negative impacts.",
"I would think there are bigger fish to fry than going after the average government employee. The misinformation and misunderstanding here is a sad commentary on the state of the country. I can see the need for change in some areas such as retention based on performance but going too far will could result in lower productivity, longer waiting periods and arbitrations leading to lengthy and costly litigation; the cost of government will go up, not down. Finally, does this election mean the end of veterans preference and an end to the Merit System Protection Board?",
"Excellent post Chuck T, I am sure JT discussed saving middle class Canadian jobs while flying in the Aga Khan's private helicopter. This had to be a topic of conversation somewhere between Canada single handedly saving the world from climate change and Grandma's living in energy poverty (and being concerned about having to eat pet food). How could she not draw upon her off-shore trust foundation as everyone else does? Butts will have to explain this trick to starving seniors.",
"I'm certainly no fan of Mr. Levant or The Rebel, but this is an unacceptable shot at free speech that only adds to polarization of opinions. Unfortunately ( or fortunately) people on both sides of any argument show their ignorance by shouting the new war cry of our time-\"Fake News!",
"Except that is conservative, how do you guys say, alternative facts, and our standard of living is not declining",
"casue hydro is taking more money out of thier pockets every month while debt means higher taxes down the road,, yes people need to be as concerned, the damage debt is doing by liberals is going to hurt",
"Once again you demonstrate what a daft deluded tool you are. For 2/3 of the school year Guy Lee principal blamed, me, the parent, until she could no longer lie her way out the situation, and had to admit the teacher was grossly incompetent. She confided \"just cause\" policy is so expensive to implement it would bankrupt their budget. Finally this horrid \"teacher\" was given 2 seconds to resign before just cause would be implemented. He opted to resign so he could go to another district and cheat some more children out of a basic education. Just cause was extorted by the unions, but now I am confusing you, a deluded tool, with facts.",
"Call me a skeptic but anyone who more or less implies that the lessons of Black Monday armed them with the tools to profit from the Tech Bubble and the Financial Crisis without even so much as a vague reference to examples of stocks traded should be taken with a grain of salt.\n\nTo his credit he at least acknowledges that his attempt at timing the market was far to early.\n\nWithout attempt to quantify his story with annualized returns and examples of stocks and the reader might as well put his money on red for insight provided.",
"The marginal economic benefit of raising chickens has got to be low. Weigh that against risk of chickens, no matter how protected as a lure for bears. And the result, based on too much evidence, is predictable: bears dead, omelettes for breakfast.",
"There is no such thing as \"trickle-down economics.\" It's just a term of abuse used by socialists. Everything else you spewed is a similar hallucination.",
"Which means the legit market will have to adjust for this little problem by lowering prices. A very simple solution, which while negatively affecting the bottom line, will not force the legit market to fold. They will simply make less profit.",
"I like the piles of pulp mill slag across the fence that the grass farmer will use to \"lime\" his fields, to raise the PH towards neutral from acid. A nice addendum to a million dollar home. Will provide green fields this spring. If the farmer is using pulp mill slag, which I don't think is permissible for human food crops, you can bet he will get truck load after truck load of sewage sludge for fertilizer after the straw is baled off and removed, and the summer drought hardens the ground. LCDC symbiotic relationship: grass seed farmers used as a human waste disposal site (and no runoff--wink--wink) and a place for the precipitate from the pulping process. And farmer can't subdivide his land until the 1000 Fat Cats in Potland say so. Or is that the 1000 Friends of Money?",
"Some 60 years ago, I sold newspapers on the streets of Anchorage and people of Anchorage relied heavily on the ADN and Times for information about our state and nation. Nobody called it a “Left or Right” or “Red or Blue” newspaper. It was just the “Newspaper” and now we have all these goofy labels that are supposedly identifying the news media to somehow influence our opinion about what were reading. We even have a President who brands the media as “fake news” and we’re supposed to be driven by these statements one way or the other. \n\nI was raised to have a mind of my own, to ask questions when needed. Have an opinion and use use what the good lord put between my shoulders, to think with, but not be branded by these labels. \n\nMy first job was selling papers for a person I greatly respected, Bob Atwood at the Anchorage Times and never once did I hear him use these labels.\n\nI for one greatly appreciate the ADN for hanging in with our community and providing the news and our news!",
"I missed nothing Edwin. My stats are based upon the amount of recalls over a 30 year period while you are quoting the NUMBER of recalls in 1 year and nothing about the number of vehicles affected.\n\nTry and keep up Edwin, these conversations are based upon stats that can be verified and fact checked, All you do is provide a sliver of evidence whereas most dig a little deeper to get the entire picture. But then if you did that you'd uncover things you turn a blind eye towards. And you wonder why people are taking aim at you Edwin. You don't use logic or common sense.",
"South Australia offers a good lessons what happens when there is too much reliance on intermittent power. Rocketing price of electricity and frequent blackouts.",
"Except that the 90% figure is smoke and mirrors.\n\nhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/the-surprising-truth-about-the-food-movement/2016/01/25/42bed508-bfcf-11e5-9443-7074c3645405_story.html\n\n7% or less is consistently found with non-leading questions.",
"Fake news. In other news there is a festival of \" I Love Lucy\" reruns on tonight. That is far more important to the nation than this column."
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"The article makes several very good points. The hypocrisy was laughable.",
"This only works for us because Trump has absolutely no political views, or a policy he's married. to. It's all about the perception of winning, and less so about winning itself or pushing some agenda. Agreed that if we play our cards right, and ignore Trump the bully, sexist, racist, egotist, conspiracy theorist, pathological liar Trump (not easy to do) we can come out of this OK.",
"At some point in this squabble, you know the dollar signs popped up in her eyes. Apparently, the husband was waiting at the arrival site holding up a sign asking if anyone has video of the incident.\n\nThey should throw her in jail.",
"of course the Liberals are politicians = hypocrites,\nBut there actually IS a good reason to limit the size of vessels on the BC coast. Its submerged mountain peaks are a nightmare to navigate, and the largest ships cannot turn, slow or stop in time. There's zero room for error.",
"You just can't enjoy the sport until you feel the joy of a broken nose or a black eye or waking up with a concussion and the good feeling that the guy pounded on your face for a while after you passed out. Makes one proud when he qualifies for a Handicapped Plate.",
"Enjoy it while it lasts. The Islamification of Canada has begun.",
"Republicans continue their rabid pursuit of repealing obamacare, without a viable alternative, making it obvious that their only interest is in undoing anything related to obama. Trump, meanwhile, is being his usual obnoxious, clueless self, pushing republicans to pass bills that he knows nothing about. Sad and pathetic!",
"Your continuing lack of intelligence, logic, or reason along with the juvenile rhetoric and challenges confirm your Tween age. You prowl the comments to try to stir up trouble without literate or vocabulary ability. Time for beddy bye, little one.",
"LW1 - Leave him now. You have no future with this abusive jerk.",
"Hello Wilson,\n\nYou are mixing up government and non-government.\n\nThe subject raised by Paul was the subject of folks at \"the Alt-Right comments sections\", meaning non-government folks.\n\nAnd yes, in Canada, silencing and censorship are indeed more commonly used by non-government folks who are to the left rather than the right. You see this in the efforts on our university campuses to bar or blockade unwanted speaker voices, and you see this in the routine inappropriate branding, as racist or hateful, of unwanted speech that the left does not want heard. You think immigration carries some negative impacts? You are a hateful racist. You oppose the recent Private Members bill? You are a hateful racist. You oppose gender quotas for MPs? You are a hateful sexist. \n\nNow, you bring up government, and you mention that of the dozens of Prime Ministers who have served in Ottawa, Harper was the one who muzzled government scientists and so on. \n\nFair enough.\n\nBut the trend I noted holds.",
"I didn't think Americans would be dumb enough to fall for the implementation of trickle-down theory for a third time. I stand corrected.\n\nThe Laffer Curve sure turned out to be a laugher...",
"You, Mr. Grisham, are a complete and total jerk using religion as an excuse for your mean behavior.",
"\"The Senate supports wise use of our savings\"\n\nThe Senate supports taking our PFDs to give to oil companies for tax credits.\n\nThe Senate supports taking our PFDs to spend $3.5 million to fix up the new LIO they didn't need \n\n$4 million to fix up the Permanent Fund office\n\n $400,000 for new computers for the legislature\n\ncontinued funding for boondoggle road projects...the list goes on....\n\nThe Senate leadership are delusional hypocrites who think we are morons. \n\n\nThe loss of jobs was made worse by the legislature's cut to our permanent fund dividends. A removal of 700 million from our economy affects local purchases, local businesses, local jobs.\n\nIn the oil industry however, even as thousands of Alaskans were fired, employment from out of state has increased.\n\nNumber of nonresidents working in Alaska oil industry again up slightly\nhttps://www.adn.com/business-economy/2017/02/07/nonresidents-in-oil-and-gas-industry-rose-slightly-in-2015-for-6th-year-straight/",
"Our ethically inconvenienced mayor must be smoking out 24/7 then, judging by the slitted eyes I see on him in EVERY photo out there...",
"Piggies at the trough. Oink oink oink. Liberal piggies are no better or worse than Conservative piggies. I hope after the next election we have a minority government, so the non-piggies can have the balance of power and keep the piggies penned up in their sty.",
"It is not really legalized without the right to grow your own. You can do more jail time for growing a couple of plants in WA than you would in many dry states. Stupid."
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"I know this hurts but Trump is under Grand Jury criminal investigation for collusion, obstruction and treason.\n\nAnd most Americans think he's deranged. Screaming Obama this, and Clinton that, isn't considered a defense in a court of law. Sorry.",
"Which is why ESPN is doing a slow swirl around the toilet bowl. It might as well screamed \"political correctness \" over and over agin into the camera, it would have made more sense than the nonsense they put on last night. Train wreck is saying it lightly",
"This government has absolutely no ethical spine.\n\nDoes Dion really think that saying \"tsk, tsk\" will make a drop of difference?\n\nTomorrow, they'll be laughing all the way home to their never ending repression of their people, with the firm knowledge that our massive purchasing of their oil will continue unabated.\n\n\"Pathetic\" is not a strong enough word.",
"STTP...one wonders why Thomas Brandt has assumed a faux persona. The realization that his employer frowns upon proselytizing during working hours using government resources?\n\nAs for \"tell us in more detail WHY Hawaiian Electric customers would have to pay a dime to convert our for-profit monopoly extortionist utilities into non-profit customer-owned and/or taxpayer-owned entities\"\n\nAs stated previously \"It would be helpful to have a basic knowledge of the U.S. Constitution, the UCC and the concept of eminent domain among other basic commercial concepts prior to positing.\"\n\nObviously the gentleman is blissfully ignorant of the United States Constitution. The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments each contain a due process clause. Due process deals with the administration of justice and thus the due process clause acts as a safeguard from arbitrary denial of life, liberty, or property by the Government outside the sanction of law.\n\nKeeping stumbling on Thomas, amuse us with your diatribes.",
"another misinformed anti eh.",
"It's the reason for extreme statements, that incites violence by extremists on both sides of the political spectrum. Seems you haven't the ability to connect the dots. Sad.",
"You may have had an argument until you used Trudeau and 'integrity' in the same sentence.",
"Boy, you know it must be bad when even an advertising executive is choking on the never-ending lies and misinformation.",
"I guess you've conveniently forgotten PMZ's veiled slam at Trump and Republicans which is an even greater issue than our MSM contributing to the problem of fake news and overblown hysteria simply for readership.\n\nPMZ should have been smart enough to keep his yap shut during their election but we don't expect much from such a limited mind.",
"By your logic we could as easily blame the gun.\n\nTry being smart instead, Dick.",
"Noam Chomsky was saying in a recent interview that comparisons of Trump and Hitler were OTT because Hitler was an ideologue. Trump is a nothing, he cares mainly about himself. \n\nThat may be the case but, as you point out, what about the people he chooses to appoint?",
"I'm hardly your boy Bob. What Mitch and perhaps you have totally failed to recognize is that addiction is the end result of a variety of negative circumstances which affect each individual in different ways. While you, I and gloriously wonderful Mitch were gifted and/or acquired a set of tools to avoid or overcome such a result, many people haven't. And the fact that they haven't certainly doesn't make them less human. It just points out how effing deeply human they are. Hopefully, both of you little children will grow up one day and gain some compassion for other humans. If not, stay in Alaska forever where you can do the least amount of harm to others.",
"Could you be more obtuse? Mueller is going to flip people who will take him straight into the WH, and quite probably to Trump himself. That is why Trump is so freaked.",
"Actually the problem remains the obstructionist swamp dwellers. If they would support the President for 6 months and then if things don't work out they can yell. It is almost impossible for him to fix things when he has this much opposition and it is not necessarily sane opposition, it is purely partisan.",
"Teddy Roosevelt once finished a speech even after he had been shot in the chest.\n\nThe Donald is actually scared to travel to London for a state visit ?\n\nMondo bizarro !",
"Only in your own mind are a \"great majority of citizens\" appalled. I'm sure you're 'appalled', but you don't represent the majority. Trump is working hard on restoring order and prosperity to a country ravaged by 8 years of neglect of almost everything to outright sabotage at times. \n.\n Like a comedian who tries so hard, but fails to make people laugh, the former President left the stage in a huff, blaming his 'audience' for his poor performance. His cohort , Hillary Clinton, has blamed the Democrat Party, the media and women, of all things, for her failure. Shaking my head, again.",
"It is true that \"Any reasonable person would ask why on earth Trump would be mean to someone who lost a family member serving their country.\" However, the claim that \"He wouldn't . It defies logic and basic common sense,\" fails miserably as a defense of his behavior because so much of what President Trump says and does defies logic and common sense. That he once again has done something that matches that description does not surprise me.",
"Political correctness was designed for people who are unable to think on there own. \nNot a Liberal gulag to suppress opposing view points.\nSimply put comrad, 2019 can't come fast enogh !!!",
"Credit? Currently for me, the verbal confrontations with N.Korea are displacing any positive thoughts about the stock market. Just saying.",
"Not really. This is more along the lines of put in an appearance because that is what is required. Trudeau is correct to be trying to find some common ground because there is little else to do when confronted with the colossal problem that is Trump.",
"You're obviously suffering from post-election denial. Get over it.",
"That sadly, is what Trump is being tarred and feathered for attempting in the USA. I totally agree with you.....and him.",
"Sometimes people have a bad day, BeeJay.",
"Judah, perhaps you read something in her article that I did not, as nowhere did I see any endorsement of Trump in it. Merely pointing out the crocodile tears and hypersensitive egos of the professional victims (and modern society has a plethora of them) who hypocritically decry and denounce some of Trump's comments --- while similar or worse statements (not to mention gross and unqualified corruption) from their presumed political candidate (or others) are unmet by similar umbrage --- does not automatically presume any level of support for Mr. Trump. I would make many similar claims myself, and yet I do not support Mr. Trump nor will be voting for him --- I merely hate self-serving hypocrisy and cynical political haymaking.",
"Is this a serious comment?",
"This person (who is one of the people) is not interested in the House getting \"that ruling\".",
"The immediate termination of both the Anchorage FBI chief and APD Chief Tolley should be demanded.\nIt was illegal for the shooter to possess a gun due to his mental illness and his Domestic Violence conviction.\nGiven the shame and guilt that these men must bear would cause an honorable professional to resign.\nThe litigation that is going to result could bankrupt Anchorage.",
"And the facts he apparently twice warranted FBI curiosity yet continued to be a \"law-abiding\" security officer with access to everything a citizen has speaks to how easy a psyco can pull off such a crime-if we continue to defer to PC rather than common sense. Has everyone forget San Bernadino and how the people that could and should have spoke up said nothing?",
"Fair enough regarding Chicago, but does that mean all of American is in some type of Mad Max post apocalyptic crime battle? Not at all but that is what Trump is still preaching.",
"We now have a president who appears to have no actual knowledge about anything. It all up from there.",
"G&M MSM BS again...\n\nHeadline should read:\n\n\"When voters feel the system is corrupt, the Trump rise\"\n\nTime to drain the swamp...",
"On the \"bright side,\" pretty soon things like this will most likely start occurring more in earnest here in these United States, once Trump and Trumpism are allowed to consolidate just a little more dark power. Despotic authoritarianism hates liberal democracy and its institutions, particularly investigative journalism. We've already seen it creeping in from the edges in Montana, at public FCC hearings, Health and Human services press conferences, Trumpist rallies, and so forth. We wait with baited breath to see what follows, next.",
"Commentors can sometimes be too enigmatic for their own good.😕",
"As for the blaming one party or the other issue. Both parties were dead wrong in dealing with this miscreant and his family. The choices for Canadians at the ballot box remain atrocious. We remain in an era of complete leadership incompetency from the Mulroney GOV on. This is the current crisis and number ONE priority for all Canadians. We need competent leadership with more than bilingualism as the asset. This bilingual, failed drama teacher never had the experience or character for this position. Period. A Canadian population reacted in a collective fugue to vote him in because our choices are not viable. And, this trudeau moment is definitely our trump moment. We need proper laws to impeach and to recall incompetence from Ottawa or even Toronto (ford nation) when rampant incompetence rears its head. How does this pmo feel Canada? You voted him in.",
"Once again, note that the Trump defenders are behaving more like fans than supporters - fans follow blindly; supporters view with a critical eye. He is turning the presidency into a mockery; I can only hope that it's a short period of time before his colleagues tell him to either grow up, stop blaming, and lead or he should resign and head back to tv.",
"please a) read the quotation I provided and b) try to contain your deflections. Interesting story today regarding the Russian FaceBook/Google accounts and their posts designed to deflect attention from the Russia/Trump investigation to other issues. Not to insult you, but are you a legitimate person and not a creation of this Russian effort? I ask this as as very serious question. As I listened to the testimony regarding the Russian activities to create division and discord, I immediately thought of your posts. Thanks, Gary Crum",
"Another example of Trump casually playing Americans off against each other for his own amusement---And the media with their hair on fire at every tweet. Sure, a media manipulator \"won\" the presidency with over 5 billion in free publicity, and is currently using \"twitter\" to jerk the puppet strings. I wonder how he'll like having the Constitution as his boss...?",
"Is it that hard for you to stay on topic?",
"Can you be any more obtuse?",
"Let's see. We have a brainwashed clueless entitlement crowd protesting the lunatic white supremist whackos and then some nut case sympathetic to whom (?) plows into the crowd. What a mess. We live in now what is a spoiled rotten culture all the way around, and rather than focus on real issues this crazy stuff is the order of the day. I do also find it interesting the Dispatch never reports on this genre unless they can somehow pin it on Trump, or conservatives, all with seeming intent to inflame.",
"Name-calling persuades some, but what of the point raised by Mokantz, namely, that although you may not want to hear it, Trump's saber-rattling caused Kim Jung Un to back down. If you don't accept that as a cause, to what do you attribute Kim's retreat?",
"Could be unmerican too. I think the Trumpsters, birthers, tea baggers and their equally corrupt blue dog supporters, should all type \"Study links low intelligence and low IQ to conservatism and prejudice\". The description fits the rabid crowd to a tee",
"Need a citation (always) to a source that supports your claim that the monitor doesn't understand what he's monitoring.",
"No use trying to rationalize with a Chumpster. Fact is their world is imploding along with the Chumps so they are extremely delusional.",
"And you are entitled to your delusions as it seems impossible for people like you to actually address the facts I stated, and go straight into hateful charges you never, ever, back with actual facts.",
"\"The only important question [so called moral argument]\", is what the judge said he found “odd and, frankly, insulting” against the insurmountable evidence that Canada did wrong. No government can deprive anyone of life, liberty, and especially their children based on \"I have a better plan than they do!\" And it's even further Donald Trump type imbalance to think that a few anonymous settlers are more hard done by this than the thousands of children robbed of decades of their lives.",
"Is it possible that the Globe could possibly....maybe....pretty please...end you infatuation with Trump and maybe report on our own \"leader\".\n\nYou remind me of an old girlfriend who couldn't shut up about her old boyfriend. blah blah blah. Here's 20 bucks take a cab!",
"Utter BS. trump threatening members if they don't vote his way is not negotiating, it's bullying, and your spineless Ryan revels in the effects of reducing health care to millions\nas they suffer. Feel better now?",
"You have got to be kidding. The reason the system is broken is because both parties don't listen to the people who elected Trump. Though your comment does boost my ego---that you think I'm able to impact our system all by myself .",
"Beastly clownish gaslight-coloured noises of crass animals and fallen souls of low men. Disregard everything that Donald J Trump and Pence say, degrade everything they do, be completely ungovernable, and deny them all their preference and dignity for they are nothing more than pure evil and they do not have a leg to stand upon. They never did because this whole thing, particularly the 2016 US General Election, has been a completely odious steaming pile of male cow feces. Why the heck are we still even talking about this in October? You people have a duty and an obligation to impeach and end this regime. It's an affront to everything we are, everything we stand for, and it's clearly high treason against our US Constitution.",
"L O V E the Donald. refreshing after all the nit-wits that have been running the show.",
"LOL at the commie pointing at Zuma and saying 'those that visited this abomination on us' like he wasn't one of the architects and layers of groundwork for the wannabe dictator to happen. Did we not point to Zim hard enough and shouted out the similarities every step of the relentless decline? Kinda ironic too that he claims on his blog to be an analyst examining threats to South African democracy, when he was so blind to this one. Most of all though, and totally predictable that, as many others he only really started to develop real-world goggles and some semblance of conscience once he's left the cult, and (somewhat like Frankenstein) now does battle with the very same monster he was instrumental in creating..",
"i think m3 was being sarcastic.. (sigh)",
"Gee, Leroy, if only all of those anonymous sources in the WHITE HOUSE had been wrong, then maybe your whine would have some legs. But of course, the sources are telling the public the truth, while Trump and the fools with which he surrounds himself continue to lie to us. \n\nAs for the hate part of your rant, including \"throwing mud pies\" and \"distract, delay and destroy;\" you've just described Trump to perfection. \n\nThe majority of Anericans do \"see through\" the controversy machine that Trump has created and that's now his problem. Ever read \"The Boy Who Called Wolf?\" It's about a little boy who lies so much people eventually ignore him, even on the one occasion he tries to tell the truth. Unfortunately for America, Trump has yet to tell the truth & when he does (if ever), I doubt we'll recognize it. \n\nHe created the circus you accuse of mocking him. And his devoted Trump Chumps are some of his best customers. You want to point a finger? Look in the mirror and point away.",
"a self-proclaimed billionaire with an obviously massive chip-on-his-shoulder who wallows in shallow pools of spite and pettiness and seems to have found a demographic that thinks that is acceptable. very sad times.",
"Another way of deflecting current failures by this administration.",
"Agree with everything you said, but Pence is not my wish. We'd be headed down the path to dystopia -- sort of an American version of Iran with the religious right rather than the Ayatollah. Osama Bin Laden must be laughing from the grave.",
"The wavering glow from the burning of gas emanating out of the clown beast's rear orifice casts an dark illumination that confuses and misleads. You want to lower our tax burden, and the deplorably wrongful excesses, abuses, and affronts of the military-industrial complex and systemic electoral corruption? You're not credible. You were never credible, and you reputation is not salvageable. Giving a man water to distract them while poisoning the well itself is a longhand form of piracy. It's not legitimate. You're not legitimate. Your ideology isn't legitimate now, and it was not legitimate in 1917. Your day is over. Your cause is lost. Stop making things harder for yourself and everyone. This emperor wears no clothes!",
"Is this an article or opinion piece? The language and tone of the article are clearly meant to steer the reader into opposing Mr. Peterson. I've followed this issue and Mr. Peterson has stated that compelled speech is his problem with this issue. That is having your words dictated to you by the government. Also, his research grants suddenly were not approved this year, just after this issue became popular, the governments sneaky way of trying to silence him so his Patreon income was made to help fund his research, paid for by the people. And, lastly we live in a Capitalist society it isn't wrong to make money and as far as I am concerned if he makes some money while opposing C-16 then good for him.",
"Yes. It is sad because there does need to be more policy prescriptions to help especially with the opiod addiction and job training. Trump gave them a 2 minute hate and some convenient scapegoats rather than real prescriptions to help such communities.",
"The same could be said of Trump!!",
"\"Ad hominem is his default position\". Yes you are, but what am I? I point out lies, but more often I argue a positive position on matters of policy.\n\nAs far as gratuitous insults, that's what your post is. You're a sorehead, Motley. I respond calmly to your lawyerly and twisted obfuscation which isn't so complex to untwist, once one learns the rules - red herrings, diversions from the topic at hand, complete refusal to discus the topic - you have perfected all the tricks. And we see daily that you aren't above personal attacks, as this post of yours amplifies.\n\nHere is the outline to happiness in America: liberalism has given this nation everything that makes it not Russia. Liberals are better educated and smarter than Trump voters, who generally are racist bigots. Republican budgets since Reagan have been basically borrow and spend, and give the wealthy every dollar that floats to the top. The only thing that trickles down is the contempt of Republicans for the masses.",
"He did say that he is going to look into voter fraud, so what's the problem now? That he does what he said?",
"the only pathetic argument is your delusional belief that futile efforts to control local feral and/or your neighbors cat populations has anything, ANYTHING to do with T. gondii. its ridiculous. you have too much free time and cats somehow caught your attention. and you shoot them. whatever! don't care. don't care about TNR. \n\n\"false equivalency\"? no Fred its called hyperbole. (you must be the life of any party you attend.) lol.",
"If Al was anything like the man you describe, then he wouldn't want to see precious tax payer funded resources wasted on \"no value\" initiatives like this.",
"Mussolini know it's common on both sides, but when is it OK to have bad behavior just because somebody else did it? We're talking common sense conservatism here Motley. \"Would you jump off a cliff just because Johnny did it?\"\n\nAre you seriously trying to tell us that Putin's interference in our election process is OK? I don't want to believe that's what you meant. \n\nNow if you mean that Russian release of selected documents did not decide the election, that there were plenty of people that would not have voted for Hillary under any circumstance, then I will agree with you on that. I think Clinton and the Democrats lost the election for many reasons.\n\nBesides, if Trump would be removed, (the most extreme possibility), another conservative Republican would rise to the office anyway and the Democrats would face the same minority position that they have today.",
"I Have, I guess you have not you must be a communist......\n I do not have to have the approval of others to speak my mind but that does not allow me to yell fire in a crowded theater their is a difference civil comments violates my right to free speech by making it so others approve my speech....\nTHAT IS FASCISM AT BEST\nCOMMUNIST AT WORST\n what part of that don't you understand......\ndid you even graduate high school?\n\n And this is not an English test so I don't care about my grammar have a great day TRUMPELTHINSKIN SUPPORTER!",
"The best thing the Donald can do now, is ignore the Chinese for a couple of weeks.\nLet it die down - don't waste your time responding to this rhetoric.",
"I get it, you're nic in a new disguise, right? Very funny, dude! Especially the part about Trump not being hateful in his dealings with people--just ask all those people he shafted by refusing to pay his bills. You're very funny!",
"You know, Garrison, maybe the folks he spoke to in Houston WERE happy ---to be alive! Stop trying to find negatives in everything Trump says. Haven't you ever heard that it is best to give one the benefit of the doubt??? We do that for you and your ilk, regularly!",
"Again Kiszla misses the point to attack Trump and make a political point. This is not the time or the place. It is a game, they are employees protesting on their employers time. Yes, Trump should have stayed out of it. Why can't we just have a football game? I support the players right to protest, to do something positive, to make a difference but they should do it on their own time. Besides, it is counterproductive. It only alienates most of the fans, drops the popularity and, therefore, revenue of the sport which will hurt their own paychecks in the long run. It is nothing more than well intentioned stupidity (by players and Trump). As to \"A real leader tackles a problem head-on, face-to-face, seeking compromise that at least partially serves the end goal of both combative parties.\" that is one of those statement which sound superficially good but is really nonsense. A real leader does what is right regardless of what the political outcome is.",
"Perhaps a strait jacket is the only way to stop trump from tweeting - with appropriate residency, of course.",
"Absurd in its adherence to alt.facts.",
"Hoping that the legacy media would learn their lessons means that you still think their intentions are honest. They are not. We have now left the arena of biased news, since it did not succeed in defeating Trump in the election, and have entered the arena of completely fake news, in a concerted and coordinated attempt by the media to bring down the President any way they can. Next: \"The President isn't well\", meaning sane. This is to set up an attempt to remove him according to the provisions laid out by the 25th ammendment.",
"The world needs leadership like Trump, the person who wants to put the same refugees that Assad attacked back in Syria then Trump commits an Act of War when Assad attacks those same refugees that Trump wanted to stay in Syria...Leadership that rules with emotion instead of intelligence...#MAGA",
"that its koolaid cult shore, you can not refute the facts so its insult the person, typical of the ignorant left when the cant use facts",
"Unconscionable greed is the reason they are having problems",
"It's not funny cause it's not true.",
"As in most conflicts involving trump, his opponent is forced to be the \"adult in the room.\" It's just sad and pathetic that the potus is such a narcissistic toddler that we have to look elsewhere for mature leadership.",
"unfortunately democracy requires me to accept your \"ill-informed\" opinion . . . and the g&m civility standards prevents me from using the \"word\" i really wanted to use . . .",
"Mr. Kimmel's extremely limited understanding of healthcare issues are not a concept that anyone with the ability to reason would give a second thought.\n.\nIt is good for you though to take Mr. Kimmel's view points seriously but please try to understand that Mr. Kimmel has zero knowledge of the issues and is only playing a game of emotions with a poorly informed audience.",
"No-charluckles does. His quote.\n\nTake it up with him/her.",
"Trump is drawing ANOTHER line in the sand. As he walks backward. Before yesterday his line in the sand was fire and fury if they tested one more missile. How'd that work out?",
"Until there's evidence provided of any kind, Trump is lying. You may believe that evidence MAY appear, but Trump obviously doesn't have any so his claims are fictional.",
"Not a word today from Trump, who found time to compliment Fox & Friends, plug Luther Strange, flog Graham-Cassidy, excoriate “Crooked Hillary,” retweet knob-slobbering from MAGAts, etc.",
"Sad to see people swallowing the party talking points whole. To borrow from Lincoln's famous quote, seems like there is a person who can in fact fool about 40 or so million people all of the time, with whatever preposterous illusion his narcissism invents. That is ironically a small iconic proof of the columnist's point. Thanks EN and LS for thoughtful additions.",
"Auntyccp is a shill for the Falling Gongs.",
"Little Tommy Tantrum Tancredo, the one-trick pony of the hot-head savage white-man savage. Those folks is difference from us, they must go.",
"The only evidence of dementia I see is amongst those who are steeped in inordinate hatred of this man.",
"We have a lot of people who act in the best interest of America. Unfortunately we're saddled with the Trump administration who fires them when they do. Things would go a lot smoother if Trump wasn't trying to force his narrative down everyone's throats. If he spent less time trying to make the facts fit his narrow world view and more time dealing in reality, such as giving due consideration to intelligence agencies instead of arguing with them, we'd see less abrupt 180s like Trump's newfound support of the \"One China\" doctrine.",
"Why I may have expressed it differently, you do not need to convince me of the \"disaster\" that Donald Trump as president poses to this country and the world. Furthermore, Donald Trump's values and what I know of the way he has lead his life is the antitheses of mine, my family's, and what I grew up thinking this country was all about. Given this guy's personal behavior and lack of knowledge about this country's history and form of government, it is beyond me as to why anyone would think this guy could in any way, shape, or form make a good president, regardless of how much they disliked Clinton and the Democrats. And as to what psychological issues this guy deals with, God only knows. That said, all I'm saying is we best not get at each other's political throats to the point that we forget those in this world who would lay waste to us all - Trump supporters or non-Trump supporters alike.",
"In order to understand how obvious it is that--in terms of senses of humor--there simply is no comparison, you would have to force yourself to regularly expose yourself to aversion therapy, i.e. to actually seek out and experience the entire universe of political comedy, rather than simply retreating to the safety of your handful of identical sources of information that protect your fragile psyche from too much cognitive dissonance. \n\nBut if you ever get tired of playing with yourself in the kiddy pool, and think you are ready to actually engage with others in the deep end--and with full understanding they won't always tell you only what you want to hear--then feel free to return any time. All I ask is that you complete your homework assignment first ;)",
"Actually, the crimes for which I denounce Clinton are somewhat more serious than his getting a knob-job in the Oval Office. With implementing NAFTA and bombing Iraq being at the top of a rather long list. You shouldn't even have to ask that, Larry, as I've repeatedly made my non-partisan position clear in these forums. Or was it that you thought you saw an opportunity for deflection and just couldn't pass it up?",
"It's like Trump is enjoying himself in the midst of others' catastrophic losses.\nBecause he is.",
"I'll have to call BS on this one.",
"when I first heard trump would be here, I immediately thought how can I thumb my nose at him. I want to show him no respect, I think he is evil (entitled to my opinion) and that he as president is a most ridiculous and dangerous proposition.\n and then I realize - he feeds off that energy...it is fuel to his vile rants..it is an excuse to insult any sub-group of our citizenry that aren't rich old greedy white men like him. to his supporters, he's already demonstrated his dislike for at least 50% of his supporters.. these tough poor working women who support him...if he is willing to slur ver accomplished women, how do you think he's gonna regard you? unless you're eastern European and about 20 yrs old...won't be pretty.\n so I decided the best thing I can do is not go, not feed his rhetoric, not give him a target to rant at, not let him rile the people. what if nobody went to protest? would that not take the wind out of his sails? what would he say? I think he relishes this stop.",
"I think a lot of your facts are slightly exaggerated and incorrect,",
"Better take your meds and calm down.",
"Look at the comments from the right here, as every day -- more petty shots at Trudeau, more denial of climate science, more cheer-leading for Trump. Yet they're so touchy about being criticized for their willful backwardness, and flag comments here that cite it. I thought they were proud of it. \nGood luck to the CPC this weekend dealing with this mob.",
"But that's not what he's doing, that's the point.",
"This is so typical...instead of calling out the actual facts (again with the fake news) progressives (yes, Globe is one of those) reminds people of their place in society, and to act within those rules. Remember Connery? \n\n\"You wanna know how to get Capone (Lord Dampnut in this case)? They pull a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue. *That's* the *Chicago* way! And that's how you get Capone. Now do you want to do that? Are you ready to do that? I'm offering you a deal. Do you want this deal?\"\n\nA shame the last president from Chicago forgot to tell this the HRC.",
"Ooooo...schadenfreude...had to Google that one. I don't derive any pleasure from this man's misfortune, I just disagree with the way he handled the situation. Every situation where an authority figure offends or inconveniences someone is not an outrageous violation of their rights. I would go into the dangers of \"crying wolf\" but my guess is we'll just have to agree to disagree on this one.",
"Please don't confuse the trolls with reality. They can't handle it.",
"I'm not the one demonstrating negative energy. I'm just saying, don't let it consume you like it did this guy. He also had problems regulating emotion and controlling his leftist tendencies.",
"No, we're watching the greatest act(s) of self-destruction in American history. Talking Points Memo reports:\n\n\"Donald Trump’s lawyers have repeatedly warned him not to contact his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, who resigned in February after revelations that he lied about conversations with the Russian ambassador to the United States, and who remains under investigation by congressional committees, the FBI, and a federal grand jury. The attorneys reportedly expressed fears that any contact with Flynn could look like witness tampering or coordination.\n\n\"It appears the President did not heed their advice.\n\nYahoo News reported Thursday that Flynn announced at a dinner in late April: “I just got a message from the president to stay strong.” \"",
"You say to calm down yet you continue to speak like a Democratic Spin-Maestro so I'd suggest you think outside the talking points box and really ask the tough questions about how society has created people with so little regard for human life rather than blaming an object. You'll find that much of this is in fact a result of the leftist / socialist policies I'm guessing you support (maybe not) along with the \"me\"-generations' attitude as a whole.",
"I watched the entire speech on TV. Trump never did pronounce Oregon correctly and it seemed no one had the stones to correct him. He doubled all estimates of the attendance at previous rallies, even adding numbers to his earlier statements about the attendees. He also seemed unaware of voting by mail, saying to make sure and vote, \"not this Tuesday, but next\".\nI like some of the statements by Trump. A few months ago he railed against the drug companies. \nThe Framers knew that voters could get swept away by a demagogue and elect a tyrant. Fortunately, they included checks and balances to keep another king from controlling the country. So I am not too worried about Trump being elected.\nBut if he is not elected, what are his supporters going to do? As Trump might say, \"time to go home to Mommy\"?",
"Fair enough, you feel he's fed a false version of reality to his followers, but look at a map of the U.S., over half the geographic area of the country have been persuaded by him.\nI don't think the people who voted for him are embarrassed that he exaggerates and is prepared to fail the fact checking in order to persuade people, and I feel he's been amazingly successful with this.\nFeeding a false version of reality would be a con to the people who voted for him, like saying he's not going to cut immigration, and then cutting it anyway after elected. But he's clearly trying to carry out the promises he made to those who elected him, the \"problem\" for many people, is they can't accept the promises he made and that he is actually following through on as much of it as he can.\nThere is a huge difference of opinion over the vision of the country, and when people can't accept differences of opinion, they resort to character assassination and moral arguments.\nSo half the country is immoral?",
"Obviously they do, it just isn't going to happen though.\n\nAlso, I suspect he wasn't telling CD personally to shut-up. While initially taken aback by the sentence, I think DD was writing more along the lines of \"It is time to 'shut up' ... \". But I don't know DD's true intentions.",
"Exactly. Reince is just another deep-state Obummer holdover willing to do anything to stop the #MAGA train. Go get 'em Mooch! <sarcasm>",
"The combination of a huge ego, an overwhelming desire to impress, and evidently an irresistible need to be liked by and like Putin presents a serious risk to our national security. \"Guess what I know!\" said the boy on the big playground.",
"OK - I'll delete the part of my comment that Trudeau might be a closet ........................... but the part about some, especially US politicians, thinking that father Pierre might be a communist is historical fact.\n\nSadly, when I read or listen to media presentations about M-103 two thoughts come to mind.\n\nFirst, I think that this is just purposeful distraction concocted by Gerry Butts and Justin to distract Canadians from the Liberals' abysmal financial performance and the impact of such high long-term debt on Canada's interest costs.\n\nSecondly, I wonder if perhaps ................... this is the part I've deleted.\n\nUnder either scenario, Canada is doomed to suffer the same unrest as is being experienced in Europe.\n\nWill our politicians and their advisors ever put the well-being of Canadians first above their own petty, partisan self-interests?",
"\"Failed Logic\". That would be a good screen name for you.",
"Fr. Reese, with all due respect I disagree. Donald Trump is and will always be a divisive person. He has used disparaging names for anyone he disagrees with, he has offered to pay the legal bill for anyone who wants to use violence. He wants to build a wall and make Mexico pay for it, he wants to ban Muslims from this country and the Catholic Church said President Obama was violating Religious freedom? He abuses women because in his own words on audio tape he has the power to do so. And you are saying we should all get together and work with this person and his cabinet for the better of our country? How do you see that happening? He wants to cut taxes for the wealthy and corporations and yet somehow find the funds to rebuild our infrastructure. The church was very muted on all of the atrocious comments he made on the campaign trail and now you suggest we work with him. I'm sorry I don't see how that is possible.",
"This week there’s a column to spare\nSo Denise weighs in on day care.\nBut there’s not enough space \nFor her to whinge about race\nAn occurrence exceedingly rare\n\n\n\n\n\nFor a censor the limerick's uncivil\nWhen I wrote about this awful drivel.\nLet’s try this one for size,\nAnd see how many cries\nCause that gnome to come out and snivel.",
"OMG-and I've NEVER typed that before! This is the FUNNIEST thing I've read in years:\n\n\"After all, governments – if they are truly democratic – must listen to the views of their citizenry. Various levels of government often say they aspire to consultative models of governance.\"\n\n I didn't read anything after that because its so preposterous. Gosh yes, heaven forbid our citizenry make decisions (which they never do, in fact are never even seriously 'consulted') about say, muslims. Because some woman made a comment so outlandish that its used in meetings! Meanwhile, the feds bring in thousands of refugees during an economic downturn who now will be on provincial welfare rolls. Oh, the 'post truth'!",
"I can see how Neal enjoys his \"sleight of hand\" metaphor. It can be helpful in explaining legislative gambits. But Neal seems unaware that he is a victim of the earlier sleight of hand. In the dimly lit room, he did not see that McKelvey had swapped out a good bill for a bad, look-alike bill.\n\nHaving missed the first deception, he only saw the second deception, as was the magician's intention!\n\nAngus inserted \"poison pills\" into the bill, features designed to cause the bill's defeat. He did this against the will of the bill's supporters. He expanded the bill beyond restricted use pesticides, added termite treatments, and greatly broadened the class of users who would be impacted.\n\nHe was engineering the bill's defeat, but so his colleagues would be blamed. His actions were secretive, hidden. But it the rest of the House who is accused of violating \"transparency\"? He thought he was being slick. They disagreed.\n\nNeal is a classic victim of the misdirection he writes about here.",
"obviously you don't understand your post hoc fallacy.",
"Donald is clean as far as his team leaking....BUT, he needs to make some heads roll and get rid of the Obama sycophants still in prominent positions in government. The deep state has it's head deep up it's ......",
"Sounds like the comment was meant as a joke, but not a very tactful one."
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"Monsef is incompetent and completely untrustworthy. This person should be fired.",
"…people who denigrate any American's right to protest are nothing more than cretinous unpatriotic boors.",
"Twitter and all these social media companies claim to be egalitarian and open to new ideas and democratic and so on - in true Silicon Valley \"saving the world\" fashion. Actually, they are even more dangerous: globalized hard core capitalists who do not want nation states and care about the every advertising dollar even from terrorits, foreign governments etc. \n\nTime to regulate them like utilities and force them to crack down on terrorist content and foreign government intervention. We don't allow this on radio or TV or by email - so why do these social media clown get away with it.\n\nThey are monopolists and nothing more. Regulate the crap out of them. It will save society.",
"Some things should be mercilessly mocked and shamed.",
"Yeah, it was the coaches fault that Siemian threw 2 terrible ints one for 6 and the kicker missed easy field goals which put the Broncos in crap field position, stupid coach. Broncos lost after the bye last year as well, and that was a pretty experienced coach they had.\n\nBy reading the article, it's pretty obvious what the problem is, everyone knows what Siemian is capable of, and they know how to stop him.",
"Why? because we are still figuring out a way to pay for the freaking choo-choo to nowhere.",
"Oh, okay, genius. Killed? You might be a moron. So anyone who has a drink or a beer a day or a few a week has an addiction?",
"Kevin Harun & Don Neal- Agreed. \nBill Tolbert - another exercise in obfuscation and illogical thinking to justify the horror that is the Republican Terrorist Traitor Party dictatorship led by the ultimate terrorist - Trump.",
"There is a good reason for that, among other things, he is naive and weak.",
"From their website, \"The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) is an independent, public corporation of the State of Alaska.\" Which I believe is a fancy way of saying it is a public entity that is supposed to represent or serve the citizens of the State of Alaska. Please correct me with facts and sources if I am incorrect. \n\nGiven this, if I am correct, their refusal to provide a copy of the agreement they signed in our name because it is not a \"public document\" is bloody obscene. Yet more evidence that Alaska has become little more than a corrupt banana republic run by dishonest oil companies through their chosen lackeys (who we are dumb enough to keep electing on the \"God, guns, and gynecology\" ticket instead of actual meaningful issues - which would of course require we pay attention). \n\nHonestly, if a deal is good enough to sign in our name (which is who the State is supposed to represent), it should be good enough to hold up to public scrutiny. If it can't, don't sign.",
"Having just read that Breibart is dissing McMaster now that Bannon has shown up back there, it may be that Trump recognized something in McMaster that Bannon lacked.\n\n\"Breitbart article, \"H.R. McMaster Endorsed Book That Advocates Quran-Kissing Apology Ceremonies,\" claims that he threw his support behind a book advising U.S. military personnel to avoid desecrating the Quran, so as not to inflame religious tensions with Muslim populations in countries where American troops are deployed.\nIt also quotes a blurb for the book by McMaster, in which he writes that \"terrorist organizations use a narrow and irreligious ideology to recruit undereducated and disenfranchised people to their cause.\"\n\nJust considering McMaster's resume of two Bronze stars, a Silver Star, his history as an Armor Commander in the Battle of 73 Easting, his PhD where he questioned the military's role in Viet Nam under LBJ and McNamara, and the rest of his military history, Bannon is just a mouthy toad in comparison.",
"Trump laughs at how stupid his white base is and how easily he hoodwinked them,.",
"Yes, Layla, the communist government of China exerts influence and often effective control over not just Chinese publications and electronic media abroad but also over other Chinese controlled businesses and even social organizations, all with the objective of taking advantage - in trade, investment, immigration and political and social power - of the schmucks who are naive or greedy enough to let them do so. \n\nCurrently, the biggest concerns and buyers' remorse abut these one sided situations are voiced in Australia, the US and Germany but it seems not a single country involved in trade deals with China is on record as claiming they are happy with the fairness of said deals.\n\nOne of my most disturbing visuals these days is that of PM Trudeau sitting across from the Chinese leadership in about 4 years to complete negotiations on a free trade deal between China and Canada.\n\nIt resembles in my mind Bambi versus Godzilla. (You can, I'm sure, which of the two parties is Bambi.)",
"Yeah those Leftist Marxist Anti-Fa's\nBoy,\nare they are scum",
"Gfaw, Gfaw. Wow, Andrewmoron, you learn that one on the kindergarten playground?I'm more than happy to add you to the list of MAGAphants. Let me guess, you probably look just like the the guy driving the car who also looks just like all the overweight, stupid, racists white males standing behind the baby-in-chief in West Virginia. Please next time you post, attach a link to your latest photo, so we can confirm. No need, we all know who you racists idiots are. Oh, BTW, I'm having so much fun commenting on all the MAGAphant posts. Every day that you guys defend the baby-in-chief by posting comments makes the world see just what morons voted for Trump.",
"I think what's being overlooked is that the Baptist schools aren't actually being accused of violating anyone's Charter Rights. The Charter protects against discrimination based on sexual orientation, it doesn't command celebration of it.\n\nWhat should disturb people, is the government is stepping on the freedoms of Association, and Religion. Freedom of association cuts both ways: you can choose to associate with something, or choose not to. Other people can choose to associate with you, or not. Someone may want to associate with the Baptists, and the Baptists may choose otherwise. Within very broad strokes, the government isn't supposed to have any say in religion. You can't kill someone, then try to hide behind religious freedoms, for example. If they can make the Baptists violate their religious beliefs, they can make the Muslims, and the Jews, and the Scientologists. Take note, Atheists, they could make you pray."
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"It's time to admit that the green energy jobs, just like unicorns, did not magically appear in Ontario. \n\nWith crippling sub-sovereign debt overhang, some of the highest electricity rates in North America, increasing taxes (see cap & trade), and an economy partially held up by a housing bubble, there is little reason for optimism. \n\nOne of the principal architects of this failed plan in Ontario, Gerald Butts, is now a key adviser to our inexperienced figurehead PM, and we seem poised for similar wasted time and money at the federal level with limited economic benefits to show for it.",
"Hah, that's not the perception - yet anyway. But it is what Scheer, Harper, Kenney (hey all people who never had a job outside politics) HOPE to instill as the \"real truth\".\n\nAnd despite all the hounding about a L/iberal media - plenty of media people seem to be pushing it too. Ibbitson, Clark, Wells.",
"I didn't mean to imply that a treaty cannot be broken, but I think it would be incredibly poor judgement to do it unilaterally. It would create mistrust with any nation that had wanted/needed the US as co-signer. You and I are both in the 'reform' category, but it takes some real wisdom to pick and chose your battles. I don't rate the administration as fully function, (more the gang that couldn't shoot straight), but maybe with more experience they develop some consistency. I'm not optimistic with our ADD President who has trouble staying focused through a full sentence. Rational conservative could overcome him but he's too vain to relinquish his authority, or, to even trust subordinates. \"I know they took the strawberries, dangerous miutineers\"",
"The survey must be done in Brampton, Toronto etc. Has this author been at hospital ER, welfare offices and food bank lately. I doubt it. It 's just Liberal facts.",
"I didn't hear about the Christian thing with Shockley is he a member of your church? Wouldn't surprise me that someone of such low character was passing themselves off as a Christian.\n\nSecondly I didn't condemn the D- Party, what I wrote was \" Seems the Democrats in Oregon have some real dark horses in their barn yard\", \"some real dark horses\" speaks to individuals as opposed to saying ALL D-Party members are dark horses. Gee I would hope they not all lairs like Obama, Hillary, Kitzhaber, Bean and Shockley but maybe I'm wrong? I really like Eugene City Councilor George Poling and he is registered democrat.",
"If all that CB publishes is what interviewees tell its staff, then Pierre OmIdiyar has wasted his money.\n\nPolitical tweeting is painfully ubiquitous. Yours is noteworthy, as Chad made clear, because of its wit, sophistication, insight and bile.\n\nHe made a minimal effort to explain who was behind this. It's not simply about Vietnam though your family's story is particularly poignant. You have over thirty years of public writings and comments and the briefest reference to some of it would have been helpful. \n\nI immediately recognized your name but it took 5 minutes on Google to get a fuller picture. Chad should have spent those 5 minutes and another asking you about the information and a final 5 putting it in the story. \n\nIf your tweets were done with as little effort they would be like all the rest and ignored. There is no shortage of shallow and facile. I agree with you: \"It's about elevating your game.\" I'm hoping Chad does so.\n\nJim Wright",
"Ottawa? drain the swamp..",
"Please explain how is it that, over most of the past 25 years or so, even while Anvhorage has been managed by a long series of allegedly \"conservative\" mayors who ran as budget hawks and protectors of tacpayer, no structural changes were made during their tenures that would have alleviated our present problems? Did any of them take on the police and fire unions? Did any of them attract any major new revenue sources to Anchorage? \nDid any of them make our streets safer? Did any of them \"cut the \"fat\" - whatever that is - from the Mumi budget? \nIf we had so many conservatives for so long, why then are we in this situation - and please don't blame it all on Mark Begich! \nunless you think he's God we have had a plethora of conservatives running things before and since and all we've been left with is a Port of Anchorage catastrophe and am insanely expensive Mumi software upgrade that failed. Some conservatives!!",
"I love how it (purportedly) takes the Globe&Mail for Freeland to grow a Conscience? Wretched dissolution at its absolute finest.",
"I would have a comment on this China story but the Globe and Mail is about to suspend my account due to disagreement on stated policies which goes against my beliefs on free speech.\n\nIt's they're boat so I willingly leave. I just think it really says something about freedom of expression in Canada.\n\n-Geoff",
"Q : How do you know when a BC Liberal is lying ?",
"\"We are again importing US problems into Canada. \"\n\nPoor you.\nThe rate of hate crimes in Canada is twice that of hate crimes in the U.S. \nTwice as many Canadians per capita killed themselves with drug overdoses in BC than were murdered in New York.\n\nKeep your rot where it belongs, in Canada under wraps where no one talks about it or even acknowledges it.",
"This province was well managed until the likes of Stelmach and Redford got into power through changes in the PC voting system for leaders. Thousands of instant Tories (read public service union members) bought instant memberships for $10 and could vote for a leader. That was the beginning of the end to prudent leadership. And even then, the kitty was not left bare for the NDP. It is now though.",
"You equated BXVI accusing the Irish hierarchs of \"betraying\" the Irish and accusing them of an \"inadequate response\" with this Pope accusing prelates who differ with cowardice in “burying their heads in the sand,’ “a nasty spirit in order to sow division,” and psychologically “born from something missing, from trying to hide one’s own sad dissatisfaction behind a kind of armor\" and warning that they are a “cancer of the Church” in pursuit of glory rooted in “the logic of ambition and power.”\nYou stated JPII and BXVI \"used such language [as Pope Francis] constantly\" with no citations or examples yet I'm the one who \"rewriting history\"?",
"unions don`t even come close to what these guys spent in the CBC club.....https://www.adn.com/politics/article/series-conoco-employees-help-ease-oil-tax-bill-through-legislature/2013/03/28/",
"Let me see if I understand this. Duffy was not charged with accepting a bribe, he was acquitted on other charges and the \"investigator\" has no power to impose penalties even if there was any impropriety. Yet, Mr. Angus is all in for more taxpayer's dollars being squandered. How much did we, already, pay for this without any results?",
"Dear Comrade Donald and Comrade Kush:\n\nWe appreciate all the love you have shown us to date. The water sports video will be kept safely tucked away for the time being. It's OK if you agree to some additional sanctions if that will help to take the heat off.\n\nOne of our oligarchs has recently made several million dollars trafficking arms to rebels in Congo and will need to launder some of the profit. Not that you guys would help us with money laundering, but stay tuned just in case.\n\nBy the way, Comrade Kush, your idea of using the Globe and Mail website as a secret back channel was awesome. Mueller has better taste than to read this newspaper.\n\nLuv & cuddles,\nBig Bear",
"'The WC and Cape Town have the best civil servants.' I've not lived elsewhere and have nothing to compare it too but the city has always had a good reputation of service, even back in the day. \nBut be careful of generalising. Today the 'public servant' ethic of old is no more - they lord it over the public who are called 'customers' but treated worse than private sector customers are. To them Batho Pele, just administrative action and the relevant laws and precepts are actually vague concepts.\nI once had an appointment w/ a WC (Wale St) official who arrived an hour late, and w/ no apology, looked at me as if I had spoiled his day. Without embarrassment he said he had been doing his personal banking. And it wasn't lunch. Last week at a WC facility I waited 2 hours (!) for them to retrieve my file, then left because it wasn't appearing. How many times have the WC and city ignored one because they don't care or for political reasons? The 'culture' of poor-service is ingrained in SA.",
"Hah- almost true in BC. If that bureaucrat hasn't received your MSP payments and assigned your MSP number.",
"I'm going to post this again, because there is no way it was uncivil.\n\n1. A-Chord, Gee's column in no way called for ridding Canada of all evidence of Christianity.\n\n2. Allowing one religious group to use a room for 20 minutes a week for prayer is in no way comparable to letting one religious group run an entire public school board.",
"Cheap shot. You'll find similar observations about Noonan in this Commonweal article that's thirteen years old. Straight from the horse's mouth. Not from Curran's. \n\nhttps://www.commonwealmagazine.org/node/30301/30301",
".\n\nIga 497 writes:\n\n\"Why is this guy urging Canada to initiate something that would be detrimental to Canada on the long run? \"\n\n--\n\nBecause it's the ethical thing to do?\n\nCrazy idea, eh?\n\nAnd taking action to encourage Russia to observe international norms regarding human rights, democratic governance and respect for neighbouring nations' rights to self-determination is not \"detrimental to Canada in the long run\".\n\nQuite the contrary, Canada would benefit from having its great northern neighbour become something other than an aggressive dictatorship.\n\nHey, thanks for asking!\n\n.",
"''We are taught to be independent and responsible''\n\nBy whom? Our Canadian system is the complete opposite of this.",
"Full disclosure, while not a \"supporter\" of Caldwell, I did vote for him and intend to do so in the General.\n\nI have trouble with the standard which posits behavior is \"unethical\" if it is PERCEIVED as unethical. How does a subjective standard become an objective violation simply because some people assume something improper is occurring? This is particular troubling when few people had that perception about Wong until this article appeared and asks Colin Moore to offer that opinion. Thereby creating a perception, which then triggers the \"perception\" of impropriety standard.\n\nThe article insinuates a \"quid pro quo.\" To help us evaluate this insinuation, shouldn't there be some evidence that the services Wong provided the city were over-priced relative to competing bids? Is it possible Wong, as a Caldwell supporter, may have provided better service at a lower price point? The article provides no basis on which to judge that alternate, and plausible, interpretation?",
"It would be nice if the Editors took a opportunity to talk to Bill K. and just ask him where he got the quote. I've been sent many emails over the years through strings of personal contacts that contain exactly this kind of information.. \"Obama brings sixth fleet and spends 2 trillions dollar in Hawaii.....). \n\nSo knowing for fact that there intentional deceptions in large quantity on several types of media, you would think a quality newspaper like the RG would chase this story a little farther. If Bill is willing that is.",
"Schumer's words imply that he previously HAD confidence in Trump -- this despite every indication that Trump was, is, and always will be absolutely untrustworthy. I seriously doubt whether anyone in Canada's government has confidence in anything other than lies, bullying, bluster, and self-centered greed on Trump's part, but the nasty reality is that Canada must deal with him somehow. There's a huge difference between mistrusting someone and demonstrating that mistrust with words or actions that provoke reactions that might exacerbate already-likely damage to Canada. It's dangerous enough living next door to a feral elephant; an elephant in must is a truly terrifying prospect.",
"As you well know the NDP has repeatedly offered to ban corporate and union donations if the Liberals will do the same. The Liberals keep turning it down. Trying to paint the NDP as being the same donations boat as the Liberals is the kind of misrepresentation that helps make you recognizable as a Liberal party supporter.",
"First of all, kudos to Trudeau for holding his ground and not giving in to the ridiculous demand that a bunch of government funded lobby groups be granted equal status with the provinces and territories. They boycotted the last meeting because of that, which was a big mistake on their part.",
"So tell me, Trid, about your claim that \"Pope Francis has been punishing good, orthodox Catholics\" ... and your concern for this group calling itself the heralds of the gospel.\n\nEspecially in the light of the founder and now ex-leader of this Brazilian traddie movement relaying Satan's alleged words (from the mouth of a herald of the gospel priest), \"saying that the devil had told the Heralds priest that Francis was “my man”. Satan said Francis is “stupid” and does “everything I want”\"\n\nhttp://www.thetablet.co.uk/news/7367/0/vatican-investigates-catholic-group-after-exorcism-claim-that-francis-is-devil-s-man\n\nApparently they're under apostolic investigation! And the leader has hastily resigned! This delightful little group that you venerate.\n\nImagine your meltdown had the leader of a more centrist Catholic group spouted off against JPII or BXVI in such a manner.",
"Why does the Globe continue to place Kelly Leitch's ill-informed comments at the end of this story? It serves no purpose other than to mislead readers about the issues surrounding of marijuana legalization.",
"This is just a strategically orchestrated manipulative effort by politicians at the Municipal, Provincial and Federal Level, the Canadian Media (Globe, Financial Post, CBC) and the Big 5 Banks to create fear and anxiety among home owners to list their homes. The underlying problem has ALWAYS been supply in the GTA - something that politicians at all levels accepted - and Wynne's housing affordability platform in April served its purpose of instilling anxiety in home owners/speculators to boost supply. \n\nIf one took a snapshot of all the inv. available for sale in late March, there was only 3 weeks of inventory available for sale across the GTA - something the greedy banks undeniably would have known as eventually their mortgage business would have dried up completely. Fundamentally nothing has changed and nothing will change as long as sellers don't buy into this doom and gloom apocalypse propagated by the aforementioned parties above and greedy agents don't push sellers to list.",
"what about your education minister allowing the TDSB to steal $61 million of student grants - is she next?",
"The problem with this new Conservative Party is that they're zealots. They have a messianic belief that their ideology has been handed to them from Mt Sinai's top. They consider all other parties to be infidels and agents of Satan.\n\nOpposition to Harper would not have been so fierce if he'd behaved like an ordinary politician. What upset people was the gargantuan Omnibus Bills, the gutting of Stats Canada, the gagging of government scientists, and the repeated use of cloture to end debate.\n\nThis \"We are Right and You are Wrong\" attitude won him enemies where he had none. It wouldn't have been so disasterous an end for him had he been just a little bit statesman like.\n\nAnd now the party is looking to a buffoon because it wants to harass Trudeau rather than debate him. Because debate would assume that there were two sides. A buffoon on the other hand is a law unto himself.\n\nO'Leary is Trump-lite. He's also the end of the United Right. He'll make Trudeau look polished and experienced",
"People need to stop pussyfooting around this issue. The new right (or what passes for \"Conservative\" these days) turns a blind eye to the fringe elements they attract. Or worse, they openly pander to the fringe element. This happens in Canada too. \n\nLevant and company can try to distance themselves but they knew exactly who their target audience was.",
"Wayne Easter, a 24 year Liberal MP from PEI, has had senior parliamentary secretary and committee roles and was in cabinet as Solicitor General in the Chretien government.\n\nThis makes him a double threat to Butts and other central Canada big city slickers (accent on slick) in the PMO who control the government agenda and messaging and try to control the MPs.\n\nBeing from PEI, he has an \"annoying\" tendency to be a down to earth, common sense, honest to a fault parliamentarian whom speaks his mind candidly about government gaffes and stupidities even by his own party.\n\nBeing a 24 year MP, he knows how parliament should work, how the government should interface with opposition MPs and how major changes to parliamentary rules and to tax and other fundamental policy should be developed and rolled out.\n\nIn April, he criticized the government's attempt to muzzle and marginalize the opposition.\n\nNow he is defending small business from the new tax grab.\n\nGod bless you, Wayne Easter!",
"But Big Glenn, \n\"A Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian \" \nUnless you are living in Justin's Liberal Montreal !!!\nMy suggestion, move to Alberta - your rights will be repected.\nThe hypocrisy of the Liberals is truly epic.",
"I think Trudeau has been too 'namby pamby' with the Opposition on this one. Tell them to deliver the goods or get off the pot. Who is doing what that is wrong, exactly?",
"It's always suspicious when any government wants to sell publicly-owned assets to private corporations, and it's never in the interests of the Canadian people. No corporation is going to buy an asset that isn't profitable, and if it is profitable, you have to ask why the profits should go to the corporation rather than to the Canadian public.",
"And we all know American oil and American prosperity is good, Canadian oil and Canadian prosperity is bad . . . just ask any of the Tides Foundation funded shills such as Raincoast or ForestEthics or Dogwood. They will confirm that. They get paid by the USA to do so.",
"Our poor pampered legislators. Oh, dear! A noise! They are like the sheiks of old Arabia. Soon, we'll have to send in the harem to ease their frets. And if they aren't doing anything, why not pass the Criminal Reform Bill? Has nothing to do with taxes other than trading/blackmail stock. Doing nothing is spending the People's money on nothing. At least go down to the Triangle and tie one on! Chances are better something will get done.",
"“This isn’t a jail in Turkey or somewhere. This is America.” I wrote a 50 page letter to Sarah Palin and sent it to legislators, the Ombudsman, the ACLU and others. Then I posted parts of it on line in 2009. Here is a subtitle, \"AM I AT ABU GHRAIB? No, they have decent health care there.\" I had to write the thing twice because I had a mysterious hard drive failure after the first one. That letter was about injustice, an incompetent, dysfunctional bush hospital, some other crazy things, what I experienced and observed in the prison system when they had me wrongfully arrested on a false charge to try and use that as leverage to get me to drop an appeal and shut me up. Does it seem like it worked? Instead as a retired RN who had several specialties but the relevant ones here are critical care, ER and psych, some prison infirmaries and prior to being an RN worked with mentally ill legal offenders, so I began a campaign of trying to get something done about what went on. They ignored me.",
"Which track would that be? Stephen Harper's track, with his endless lies and criminal henchmen?",
"So what now? We're going to be deprived of future books by this excellent Canadian author because of the Identity cops? One thing I hate is art being promoted for something other than it's quality. Literature should stand on its own feet regardless of its origin. You see the same thing happening with Canadian music getting air time in favour of better non-Canadian music. There are also parallels here with language laws promoting dying or less popular languages. Point is that Identity politics, the CRTC and language police are all impediments to evolution - the human quest for excellence.",
"Great article and kudos to Dr. Frances Kelsey. Too bad Canada didn't get to keep her and reap the benefits of her diligence; so many suffer here today with the fallout from thalidomide.\n\nShould also be a warning call to all those screaming to cut \"red tape\" i.e. deregulate. \nAlso for those crying about \"fake news\".\n\nWhere would we be as a society with oversight, science and a free press to let us know what is going on?",
"You are badly misguided. Morneau made it clear long ago he \"would have to put his assets\" in trust. His own caucus members said they \"were in trust\". Morneau \"forgot\" about his french villa as an asset? Even Morneau's own company thought the assets were in trust. Liberals may be hiding their heads in the sand but Canadians who fell for their selfie-obsessed poster boy are not. \n\nThe gov't has failed on almost every file so far. They have likely lost many votes in western Canada, the maritimes and with small business across the country. Trudeau is desperate as can be seen by his comments in public and in question period. They are incompetent and if all goes well they will be crushed in 2019. What could salvage this mess? Marc Garneau as finance minister, that's what.",
"Go to many Habs games then? Thanks for the info, I wasn't too confident that there wasn't government investment in Bombadier considering the new tendency for bail outs. But that $1 billion can get you 10% of a company with $16 billion in revenue shows that Bombadier must be sick. It's overheads must be huge,\n\nI still stand by the crux of my argument. It's the responsibility of the government and citizens of the country where the crime is committed to demand justice. Not the country where a person or company is domiciled. \n\nFrom an ex-Canadian living in Cape Town!",
"Thank you very much for your own fair and accurate assessment and reporting on the problems in Waynesville, and in Charlotte. Your situations are all too common in the US church, and have been for quite some time now. In spite of the alternative \"facts\" which the usual suspects posting here desperately want us to believe, you are helping to document a notable failure on the part of both priest and bishop to understand, or undertake, their spiritual leadership of all the people. B XVI attempted to further the cause of the Latin Mass \"crowds,\" but they think that B XVI also gave them a mandate to control their parishes, along with an unalienable privilege to \"do it all their way.\" They are defending and promoting the \"young Traddie whippersnappers\" because their dioceses would be even more priest-short without them, and parishes would have to be combined or closed. THANKS! for speaking up!",
"There must be an error in this article, who can imagine Bell or Rogers wanting extra money from its customers???????",
"Huh? You mean the people that kept babbling about his birth certificate, like the Birther in Chief? Yeah, that bunch of deplorables sure were galvanized under Obama, as well. Probably whipped up by the usual suspects: Alex Jones, O'Lielly, Klannity, Rush, Deadbart, WingNutDaily, etc...",
"The public interest is best served by a ranked-ballot system and the NDP, which was given special extra representation on the parliamentary committee, never did the right thing, causing the whole process to fail. The NDP is 100% to blame for this and everybody knows it!",
"The MUD coalition's former executive secretary admits now that the opposition strategy was to foment insurrection. https://venezuelanalysis.com/print/13452\n\n\"[MUD leaders] failed in their proposal for insurrection - what do I mean when I say insurrection well you remember the speech on the 3rd of July in Chacao. The four key phrases used then were - national uprising, upsurging rebellion, zero hour and general strike. That's a proposal for insurrection. The insurrection failed, they failed at [this] past election and on top of that they don't like dialogue.\"\n\nFunny thing, insurrection. Confronted with two kidnappings in Montreal, a previous Trudeau government claimed it 'apprehended an insurrection' and imposed martial law across Canada. And three years earlier, it told France to butt out of Canadian politics.\n\nBut even when insurrection is openly admitted in Venezuela, the Trudeau government thinks it has the right to intervene against the elected president.\n\nWhat does \"Liberal\" mean?",
"Ms. Rona an Mssr.Justin are very much alike ...aaàaah the Caribeen is so calming so full of real estate ordinary investors can afford...private banks with no regulations...2008 is still haunting Canadiens without affordable housing...these two are too similar to be in separate political parties...they are puppests...that is not a typo...puppests of economic slavers in hot zones around the world...decent affordable housing is a global right noone is protecting that right in our country...",
"Even Cabinet Minister Carolyn Bennett referred to Canadians as settlers, so this colonizers, settlers insult extends right up into government. We have to push back, otherwise we risk being the scapegoat for every wrong real or imagined.",
"False equivocation....it's SPENDING that's the problem. Leave people's money alone and let them use it in the market and set low corporate taxes along with very limited smart regulations for a level playing field to encourage growth and hiring. Government thinking it can best allocate resources is what happened to Venezuela. If you don't know what's happening there Google it and you'll see what America would have looked like in 5 years if Bernie would've won. The $19T debt bomb may still lead to it.",
"A couple of comments: Trumpettes should be proud; they've been conned again. Remember these are the same people who voted twice for bush/cheney and then for sarah palin. Next, the U.S. has been interfering in other nations' elections for 200 years; I understand the outrage, but it's hypocritical given our nation's history.",
"I think this article in today's NP sums up the Liberal relationship with China very well:\nottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/glavin-heres-how-the-prime-minister-is-ramming-china-down-our-throats",
"I just know this is the fault of the NDP. Things were peachy under the Progressive Conservatives. And if the crops get a plague of locust, or better yet drought, it will be god's punishment for electing communists.",
"What you linked to is a legal opinion by a lawyer who works for a green think tank. Opinion differs from facts.\n\nHere's a different opinion:\n\nhttp://ipolitics.ca/2016/07/28/baloney-meter-could-brad-wall-take-ottawa-to-court-over-carbon-tax/\n\nI don't purport to know the outcome should push come to shove. But would predict protracted legal battles and political strife if Justin wants to throw federal weight around.",
"Sorry, that was in response to a mass-shooting of Muslims at a Quebec masjid, not at internet whiners wanting me deported, which was the topic under discussion. So not only do you seem childishly addicted to sophistry for its own sake, you're intellectually dishonest. Besides, considering that just a month ago Assemblywoman Amy Dunbitchsky tried to whip up a pogrom against a member of my faith who lived near her, caution is common sense, not paranoia.\n\nAs for the actual discussion, I'll try to dumb it down for you: I'm a US-born citizen who has never held citizenship in any other country. That means that I don't have to take seriously nitwits that shrilly advocate for my deportation whenever they disagree with what I write and therefore don't feel threatened by them. First they'd have to find a country that would TAKE me. I've lived here continuously for 62 years, including six years of honorable service in the US Navy, and have no criminal record. Not even a misdemeanor.",
"I see. So the construction industry workers who earn money off of the billions in overseas cash flooding into Vancouver-region real estate, those folks are given a newspaper article to scream about the economic dangers of cooling Canada's housing market.\n\nPlease.\n\nI suppose the next logical step will be to give air time to asbestos miners to scream about the economic dangers of banning asbestos, and to give air time to oil workers to scream about the economic dangers of solar power, and to give air time to fried chicken employees about the economic dangers of having plentiful hamburger joints.\n\nSorry, guys, but the billions of dollars of overseas money flooding in, it is up-ending the Canadian dreams of too many working families of buying a house. If fixing that means some construction workers lose their jobs, then it is long past time for that axe to fall.",
"And who determines which of our citizens are behaving properly enough to have rights? You, perhaps? Duterte, maybe? Putin? Xi? Or maybe any self-appointed idiot with a gun who's decided he's divine?\n\nWe have a criminal code that is under Canadian control that indicates when somebody's rights may be removed by the State and this code is applied by an independent judiciary - not any two-bit cop who's watched too many exciting John Wayne movies. \n\nDo you understand the concept of civilian control of the police, or would you prefer it the other way 'round?",
"Oh Nicholas. What happens when something like this happens. The people in other countries are not stupid. Organizations simply specialize with some doing contraception only, i.e. no problem with funding, and some doing abortion which some Americans do not want to subsidize. But it makes for a good manipulation point.",
"‘Nearly 270 people have died in Canadian provincial jails over the past five years. Two-thirds of them were legally innocent.’ This must be a misprint. Canada is this diverse and joyous Shangri-la built by the likes of Pierre Trudeau and Stephen Lewis. This kind of thing does not happen here.",
"Good comment. Suzuki is a sham, and a particularly dangerous one. He's seriously advocated prison time for those elected officials who question his wisdom. Reminds me of the Pope and Galileo. Perhaps it's time for him to him to retire to one of his mansions",
"This is private money, which is infinitely smarter than the thoughts of professors at Canadian academic institutes (especially SFU). If private money sees the demand there, let them build the pipelines (and hopefully take away from rail transport). \n\nThis seems to be just another thinly veiled anti-oil development piece from an institute that is probably the most anti-oil in Canada. He's just towing the \"company\" line.",
"Diocesan seminaries here in NY have gone rogue. Their graduates wear birettas, cassocks, lacy surplices, fancier and fancier vestments. Clearly they are trying to set themselves apart from their congregations a la the old Latin Mass Era of the 50s. Vatican II lasted only a few years and the reign of JP II was decades. Yet the conservative clergy seem to blame everything on Vatican II. If they think their new behavior will bring people either to the Church or back to the Church, they are sadly mistaken. \nI have spoken to many of them and I think their academic education is very lacking. If they are the best and the brightest, I despair for our future. It is the Bishops' control of the seminaries that scare me most. I think the average Catholic doesn't know or care very much what they say. I bet if you ask the average Catholic what the letters USCCB mean, they would have no idea. The people, who LOVE Pope Francis, have no idea many in the hierarchy and clergy hold him in low esteem.",
"Can we try corporate welfare with accountability for once? \"Here is over $300 million of taxpayer money. Now tell us which executives lose their jobs for incompetence to date\". No one at Bombardier is accountable? Agree of not, US banks came under excruciating scrutiny after receiving taxpayer money.",
"No message? That applies to you Doyle. Why else would they drag out someone who \"writes\" about television, television for heavens sake, to write about a politician? You have nothing to say on either subject worth listening to.",
"why do you post the usual bs lies lib? see harris took the 10 bill deficits from rae and turned them to surpluses for years, saving us BILLIONS!, now how much have the liberals cost us so far?,, mm 165 billion more and counting,, you are the con job",
"On the issue of the pay-TV licence (\"M-Net\") another participant was SA Associated Newspapers, who \"just coincidentally\" had, shortly before, closed down the Rand Daily Mail, after years of government pressure.",
"Who could forget the dead boy on the breach face down and the media wrongfully pointing all finger at Harper!!!\nIt was at that point that i turned my back on the establishment and realized how deep in bed they are with alt left.\nHope is was worth it.",
"Not fecking yet, Junior.\n\nThe people of canada will have their say before then.\nLike your father who said \" no wage and Price Controls ) and then imposed them as soon as he was elected, you are also an inveterate liar who continues to break almost every promise that you made to get elected.\n\nI will tell you why you wont dare consider proportional representation.............the only democratic option available that will see every vote is represented ..... is because the LPC would never get re-elected.\n\nHere in Atlantic Canada where 52 % voted against you but you won all 39 seats, under PR you would get less than 20.\n\nAnd so on for every district.\n\nThats why you won't offer Canadians a vote on electoral choices..\nFPTP got you elected on just 40 % of the vote.\nNever Again.\n.\n\nThat system has made voters west of Thunderbay and east of Gaspe almost irrelevant to Canada.\n\nNot anymore.\n\nWe shall organize well.\nLiars like you deserve no respect",
"what a crock, I can see why this woman was so resoundingly defeated - MSM journalism is responsible for fake news - FULL STOP - and they have lost all credibility in the marketplace - if they had any cred they wouldn't be going to the feds with beggar bowl in hand - just shows outta touch the 1%ers are - but it strikes me as a rear guard action by the establishment to protect their way of life as masters over all they see without input from others - we've seen the common them in other op-ed pieces by columnists at the G&M - but this is what tarnished prestige and a threat to position brings out in our 1%ers",
"McKenna, with her faux outrage and her ever so precious ‘oh poor me’ shtick, only serves to demonstrates that she demonstrably is Canada’s ’Climate Barbie\". Nothing less and certainly nothing more.",
"this is the type of nonsense that results from naysaying anything backed by your perceived 'enemies'...you know, 'libtards', 'greenies', 'lefties'. \nyou favor this disaster simply because the opposition is identified with those you obviously hate...don't bother to deny it. \nalaskans capable of rational thought know pebble is a horrible idea. what does that say about you, dick?\n \nwell, ya just gotta shill it because sticking it to the 'greenies' is more important than what is right and good for alaska.",
"That even cows had to die in order to satisfy the avarice of the Gupta's and the ANC sort of boggles the mind.\nThere is irony in the fact that even though Mosebebi bent over backwards for the Guptas, he was bent over the other way, as well. He now has the training and experience required to work in the prison laundromat which is to be his place of future employment..",
"You are likely aware there is no shortage of people who think the RCC is a cult. Most likely as a result of people like you who cling to medieval anathema nonsense. Do you actually know any Protestants, or do you avoid them at all costs as if they might somehow contaminate you?\n\nAnd as an FYI, the early Rule of Faith (what frozen-in-time trads like to refer to as \"deposit\" of faith) may have been entrusted to the early Christian church who considered themselves to be \"katholikos,\" but there is simply no evidence (or rationale) to believe that Jesus intended the church to be fashioned after imperial Rome, which is precisely how \"Roman\" Catholicism came into existence in the post-Constantine church.\n\nBut of course you will refute this history in favor of Rome's bogus claims to authority, despite refutations of such by Cyprian and other fathers of the early church. History is no friend to the One-True-Church crowd; fortunately, most people nowadays are aware of this fact.",
"Reveals a lot about the UN... appoint a dictator to be a \"goodwill ambassador.\" No wonder it has no credibility or clout anymore. Harper was right on this one.",
"But but but the Telegraph said it was a Chechen like right after it happened. Duke, WHY IS THE CANADIAN MEDIA HIDING THIS FROM US?!?!?!",
"I learned early in life that up is down, wrong is right, freedom is slavery, men are women.... You realize at this point you sound just like an Orwellian parody? It would be funny if you big government people weren't so violent and aggressive.",
"You're right. EVery single article trashing Trudeau in post media and even at the G&M is pure and balanced and accurate and worthy of an article.\n\nBut obviously not ones that are critical of the Bostonian\n\nRight...",
"Thanks, Monica. I met O'Toole a few times \"back in the day.\" He was the archivist for the Archdiocese of Boston when he undertook the biography of O'Connell as his doctoral dissertation. Before he began, O'Toole said he asked Cardinal Law if he would have unimpeded access to the material he needed, and freedom to write candidly. Law assured him that he would, asking only that he tell the story truthfully. Law kept his word, and so did O'Toole.\nIf you haven't read Slawson, I recommend his book. It focuses more specifically on O'Connell's defects, but it is well-sourced and provides important insights, I think, about the depth and breadth of the corruption in the Archdiocese.\nSo, Law thought he inherited a problem ...?? \nThere's a tradition for that, too. O'Connell directed the authors of a three-volume history of the Archdiocese to portray his predecessor, John Williams, as bumbling and incompetent (he wasn't) and O'Connell as the savior of the diocese (he definitely wasn't!)",
"Margaret, as Kellyann Conjob says, \"get with the program.\" Canada has, by default, become a sanctuary nation - not just for people but for the entire idea of liberal democracy. We oppose the Trumps of the world just by being us. Let's see how long we can hold out before the Anchluss.",
"Sounds like a bunch of rookie Ministers are being played on the world stage, their egos being fed, deluding them.",
"The deflection re: the wrongfully imprisoned is unnecessary. Every program dedicated to addressing wrongful imprisonment I've ever heard of is funded and staffed by liberals. Do a little research and you can confirm this for yourself.\n\nInvasion of another's personal space is a very common way to assert superiority. It may be \"man to man\", but more often it's a man asserting his power over the woman. Kruse, it seems, was perceived by women to be doing so. Ms Gelser requested he cease. He didn't. She took her concern to Senator Cortney who formally demanded Mr. Kruse cease the behavior. It seems he didn't. He's paying the price for his behavior....That is called \"logical consequences\". Mr. Kruse is NOT the victim here. He could have avoided the entire sequence of events by simply doing as he was asked....BTW: that's also true regarding his arrogantly refusing to stop smoking in his office.\n\n I guessing you've heard the phrase \"Pride goeth before the fall\".......Gary Crum",
"hey Globe I get flagged for yet openwater2010 gets a pass, why?\n\"remind me again how much of the missing AdScam money your libs are refusing to pay back\"",
"Canadians are better at whining on and on about America than we are at just about anything, except for maybe WInter Olympics and Hockey.\n\nAnd part of our whining on and on about America is that whenever the Americans make a movie about Canadian material (example: Argo, about the Iran hostage events, and Superbad, based on school graduation in BC), we sit around and pout and whimper and whine for weeks about how hard done-by we are for not getting better exposure in the movie narrative.\n\nAnd we nurse our wounds for months, years, until the next example happens, and we again take offense at the dastardly Americans.\n\nA useless and maladaptive behavior, that whining. It fills the void that should be filled with popular made-in-Canada movies that we never make. We are like the neighbourhood loser who always spouts off about how he should have been made captain of the high school football team, a story he bitterly tells for seven decades before dying with a bitter expression on hise face.",
"I forgot to say, \"You make some good points.\" Ideally, your \"brave new world\" would be a better place. I admit, the picture I have drawn is much more gloomy. I think we already have more \"shadow government\" than is good for our nation, starting with the \"military-industrial complex\" (Ike added \"-congressional\") that Eisenhower warned us about.",
"Ottawa nor anyone I know does not apoligize to Khadr. Far from it.\nTrudeau and some of his appointees make this inapropiate apology.\nI have no respect for that bunch.\n\nI hope that the conservatives soon get a federal partyleader that is rational for a change. That would be a first also.",
"To Emily Tousaw - I agree, the use of the word \"charm\" for a women, particularly Chrystia Freeland, is offensive. Better use would be: \"Canada's embarrassing joke of a Prime Minister built his reputation on his ability to charm the gullible\".",
"I really think that Trudeau is wasting everybody's time with his speeches.\n\nLuke, dude, we get it, you were a drama teacher, you have it down pat, the patented \"I-care scrunchie-face\" and the I-wanna-be-John-F-Kennedy in public oration and adoration.\n\nWe get it, really we do.\n\nBut please stop. Fly back to Ottawa and let your dozens of advisors handle the problem-solving thing.\n\nAnd by the way, if you are into shedding all sorts of tears over all sorts of social problems in Vancouver, you might want to shed a tear over the fact that we see there the first generation of young adult Vancouverites who have been kicked to the curb and separated from what WAS the cultural tradition of buying a house on your local income. \n\nYou see, Justin Trudeau, the termination of that cultural tradition for local Canadian workers is on your hands - because all those rich party-donor businessmen you court from Shanghai and Beijing and Hong Kong, they are the grim reapers who slaughtered the tradition.",
"You merely pointed out your bias, which is your prerogative.\n\nThe MSM, no less, like the CBC and Global, have already reported on savings exceeding $10 million and fewer complaints which would seem to confirm my folks satisfaction with private collection.",
"I like the word \" badly ' because that is how we are doing compared to the US.\n\nTheirs is much better form of democracy than we have in Canada.\nThey have a powerful , elected and representative Senate plus an elected Congress.\n\nWe have neither and even worse we get stuck with Govts that exercise majority control with just 40 % of the votes.\n\nAmericans also have unfettered freedom of speech, unlike here in Canada.\n\nAmerican SC Judges are freely selected regardless of States.\n\nHere in Canada, we have 9 SC judges, at least 3 of which must come from Quebec.\n\nAnd, their executive Branch ( our cabinet ) are selected for experience and skills, unlike here in canada where they are selected by the PM based on neither of these but merely allocated by sex race and color.\n\n\nAnd H, we depend on the US for the defence of our nation",
"Well, for one reason: he's learned the best way to attract voters is to lie and make ridiculous promises that hurt Canada and Canadians. It worked for Wynne and Trudeau.",
"The Mayor has a staff of really talented people who are suppose to know the job and who get paid almost as much as the Mayor to keep him out of jail. Billy corrupted them too. Nobody thought they had to follow the law. Just follow Billy. Billy the Goat Kenoi. We should stop electing our pubic officials as if we're holding a beauty contest.\n\nBottom line is that our Mayor has a visible and noticeable drug/alcohol problem. He needs check into rehab and get some help. As time goes on it becomes abundantly clear that the County Council and the Ethics Board have failed the people by refusing to do their duty in excising their right to investigate the Billy Kenoi pCard matter.",
"Yes, it's pretty terrible that Liberals are pulling this stunt. But to everyone mentioning Harper and complaining about \"The Left\" or fascism or whatever, the Conservatives did the exact same thing in 2009.\nhttp://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/harper-to-shut-down-parliament/article4300862/\nIf you're a fan of one leader over the other, you have to reconcile how it's good for one to do shut down government but bad for the other.\nIt's more likely that politics is hard and these leaders are fallible humans who don't know how else to get their bills through.",
"I am ok with most of the suggested names but prefer Ian H. What drives me nuts however is the amount of advertising during the National. They have several minutes at the beginning with no advertising. Then 2+ minutes of advertising followed by a return to the National where they just tell you what is coming up and go immediately to advertising again and so it goes. It has driven me to Lisa L on CTV which is not as good as the National by a longshot.",
"So, why is quintessential Canadian liberal, Lawrence Martin, trumpeting the greatness of Ronald Reagan's legacy?\n Reagan was sympathetic to the troubles of the poor folks behind the Iron Curtain in Eastern Europe, but he was hard on the poor folks behind the Golden Curtain in the USA. His vision of free trade was hard on ordinary working folks behind the Golden Curtain in the USA.\n Every good liberal should be disavowing everything done by Reagan and his crooner-in-chief, Brian Mulroney.\n But, hey, maybe Lawrence Martin is no longer a liberal. Maybe Justin Trudeau and Canadian Liberals aren't liberal. Maybe Canadian liberals are not liberal.\n Geez. Why didn't they say so?",
"Alaska is a train wreck. A corrupt, mismanaged, third world train wreck. Giving money to Alaska is not a good idea, at all. The money will only be mismanaged and quickly wasted. There needs to be an adult in the room. The feds are the adult, or at least they should be playing that role. Murkowski - be an adult please. (No sense in asking Sullivan or Young to be an adult).",
"After reading this article I have to say that it is more than misleading and certainly fails on all fronts to address the real problems in the economy. To begin with the LPC failed to budget properly when they decided to make the Child Benefit program tax free. They also fail to realize that yes they cut middle class taxes by 1.5% but then doubled the CPP which makes it a wash. They also increased UI premiums also and therefore if you are middle class and have no children you are behind. How can these politicians generalize with out any real thought. Next we have the training comments which are surprisingly very far off base. Did this govt. not take into account the demographic issues that are in front of their collective faces everyday? They are looking hard at collecting more taxes instead of how they should cut spending. Canadians cannot afford PM Trudeau's constant handouts to the world. We have enough issues right here at home with Vets, seniors, poor and homeless.",
"The problem is even worse than described, with an even narrower portion of the population actually paying taxes - the childless. The new Child Benefit has effectively taken millions more off the tax rolls who were once productive taxpayers. The Child Benefit is the main driver of the new, much larger deficit and it somehow always escapes notice of the Trudeau critics. It also seems to have escaped notice of conservative writers that the Child Benefit is a huge new state intrusion into child rearing, making the state the daddy and the childless a new class of Canadian serfs. Stalin would be very proud of his disciple in the P.M.O..",
"As a p.o.'d conservative, I didn't vote for my local Conservative candidate. Or Liberal, for that matter. Having said that, I was okay with seeing Harper gone because I was certain if J.T. started messing up and making Liberals look bad, the grown-ups would take over and install a competent leader like Goodale or even Garneau.\n\nBoy, was I had. \n\nWould somebody please let Kevin O'Leary on the phone so we conservatives can clean the Liberals' clock next election?",
"Pandora17 - you repeat a discredited meme about Soros and catholic progressives.\n\nRead: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/aug/30/george-soros-catholic-useful-idiots/\n\nKey from this biased reporting source: \"The $650,000 also helped seed PICO and FPL efforts to shift “the priorities of the U.S. Catholic Church to focus on issues of injustice and oppression.” Geez, does sound like someone responding to the call of the Gospel and not unlike the founder of the Knights in the 19th century (appears C. Anderson has strayed from the original charism and mission of their founder). And the one time financial amount is a small fraction of what is documented and spent by the KofCs.\n\nAlso, the *fake news* organizations that spout this alleged Soros conspiracy are Breitbart News, Lifesite News (owned/operated by EWTN); Donohue's ridiculous Catholic League; Glen Beck; etc.\n\nYour comment would be rated - *Pants on Fire*",
"The truth is already known. The RCMP presented it in 2014. Former PM Harper was vilified during the 2015 election for stating correctly that the problem is primarily a law enforcement one and not societal. I suspect the MMIW inquiry is falling apart (and it is on it's last legs with two years to go until the next election) because those involved have realized that by continuing they will simply arrive at the same conclusion. Why be part of something that costs up to $50 million that simply repeats what the RCMP found in 2014?",
"Well, they picked the best and brightest in the first round.\n\nThese replacements show that they are now scraping the bottom of the tank.\nIt's difficult to place this cabinet in the perspective of past federal cabinets.\n\nThat's because other than Goodale and MaCallum( now exiting stage left ) there are no persons of stature in this Govt.\n\nit's simply unbelievable that , at our critical crossroads as a nation , we are being led by an absent and flippant PM and a cabinet that whose collective CV would not be capable of running a Tim Hortons outlet.\n\nWith Canadian households being ploughed under by debt and ever increasing tax increases , with a rejuvenated US political system that threatens to steamroll our close trading relationship ( which will further deteriorate with the PM snubbing Trumps inauguration) and with a directionless and inexperienced cabinet, can it get any worse .\n\nIndubitably..",
"I was also there to witness this arrogant,self centered,holier than thou attitude of our elected officials and their appointees.It's all a game for them,the unions,and the special interest groups.I was there on 8/28,and it was the most disgusting scene I'ver ever witnessed,the unions and special interest groups were out on Beretania all organized with two pop up tents,food,drink,t-shirts,shiny signs,DJ playing loud music,huge trucks circling the capitol honking their horns.I was the only non-union person with a very small sign protesting this special session.I had union people shove their signs in my face and laugh at me.I witnessed a legislature go to the tent, shake hands with the union/special interest group to accept a snack and a t-shirt while the hearing was going on.I went into the chambers,and it was just as disgusting,the same old, blah,blah,and grand standing.Those that grand stranded the most still voted in favor of the tax hike. The People didn't show up,they only complain!",
"When I was young, it was more of a children should be seen and not heard scenario. Why? Because otherwise young people assume they know it all and storm over everybody else, not learning a thing and continuing to be ignorant. Back then, we actually knew it too because, upon being quiet, we learned a tremendous amount from the experience and wisdom of our elders. These days most young people never learn hardly anything. Too concentrated on dominating the discussion every second of the day with their clueless garble. Those of us who are older who try to talk with them usually give up quickly because it's too frustrating fighting every single second of the conversation to get a word in and actually complete an intelligent thought! So, while the clueless young fans will mouth off loudly and every second of the day about Boyle and Fehr being useless, people like myself and Babcock know the obvious opposite ;)",
"Super-Bozo once said that climate change was a Chinese hoax. \nWhen even the politicians have realised something is wrong, and we need to do something to fix it-it may be too late.",
"This just proves Canada is communism as your vote does not count. No wonder everyone wants to be in politics in this country. I hope the Senate really takes on a more powerful role!",
"See if this helps:\n\nRead the summary prepared by the UN of systemic racism that exists to this day in Canada that, unlike in the U.S., is never discussed or even acknowledged. \nThen ask yourself if the mere fact that black racism, while it permeates every Canadian institution according to outside evaluators while your entire society and government look the other way is justification for your smug yet virtuous persona. \n\nhttps://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/un-council-to-discuss-report-on-anti-black-racism-in-canada/article36376663/",
"Certainly action is needed in cases of wasteful and corrupt expenditure, but the general designation \"unauthorised expenditure\", while simplifying things for journalists seeking a headline, is woefully inadequate.\nTo make up a simplified example, a municipal roads department has two budget items: one for repairing potholes, and a second for painting white lines down the middle of the road. Part way through the year, the pothole budget is exhausted, while the line-painting budget still has more than adequate funds. Anyone diverting funds from one item to the other is committing an event of misgovernment, unless the action is sanctioned by innumerable officials, and blame is attributed for \"unauthorised expenditure\". \nIt would seem that more clarity and detail in reporting is needed.",
"Steve you are right, but it is a no brainer to use the blind trust. Best to err of the side of good governance always, especially when you have a lot to lose.\n\nWealthy Canadians for the most part want no part of politics and this will keep them away.\n\nHistorically the US and UK have both done a better job of taking advantage of successful people from business world.",
"I've no doubt you are wondering...for I have read this rant several times and am still at a loss to determine what it means.\n1). I NEVER enjoyed sending out fake news. Ridiculous.\n2). What election activities of mine? Even more ridiculous...\n3). I never said \"this snark, that snark...\" So I have no idea what tricks your \"memory\" is playing. Ridiculous doesn't cover this remark\n4). What investigations I \"desired\"? \n5). The rest of your remark is pretty much even more off the charts, if possible. \n\nStop attacking all the time, Annie. Take a deep breath, and keep the false accusations at bay, please. Discourse would then perhaps be possible...but your comments to me and some others haven't been \"discourse\" for a very long time.\n\nPax et Bonum.",
"At the Indian fuel stop last weekend a big rig driver took grievous offense at the \"Veterans for Obama\" bumper sticker on my truck. He spewed out a series of comedic ideas that he held about President Obama. When I asked him where in the name of dog he got such crazy ideas he said, \"I listen to both stations\". Limbaugh on one and Hannity on the other no doubt. Right wing media has introduced a pathological epidemic of ignorance into this countries psyche that feeds on fear and hatred of the \"Other\". Everyday a new thing, person, group to hate and fear. As FDR told us in the midst of the darkest days of WW2, \"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself\".",
"This is a classic example of propaganda. The media or movie producers create misleading stories that backs the the government's message. Trudeau's admiration for dictatorships has progressed into implementation. Germany used to make movies like this during the war. Nice to see Trudeau take such an active roll spinning his sunny ways using our tax dollars.",
"Truly, this man is the greatest narcissist to ever lead (term used loosely) Canada. Professes to be concerned about climate change yet jets around the world recklessly. Who does he think he is, De Caprio???\n\nFours year of this nonsense cannot come soon enough...",
"\"better yet\" McCleod, why don`t you offer up a plan if the Governor`s is so bad?...or do you just spew your baloney to support the corruption in the legislature? Anybody can bitch and complain. The Governor talked to a lot of Alaskans before offering the plan and the tools needed. \n You offer.... n-a-d-a,..... like the rest of the do-nothing freeloaders and carpetbaggers in the Conoco caucus in the lazyslature.\n\nhttp://www.adn.com/politics/article/series-conoco-employees-help-ease-oil-tax-bill-through-legislature/2013/03/28/",
"etcm; I will agree with you that a thermonuclear detonation is a bad thing, once the Guvnor of our fair state decided he knew best about fishery mgt and tried to take over BB openings. Courts shut him down within 24 hrs, but special interests have political power. Look at the bycatch in the drag fisheries, think reason can change that? Go for it. Not sure about drug users, but yes there are places north of BB that only have one buyer and if he doesn't show they don't have a fishery. China has done quite a bit of regulating the people population.\nThe understanding I have on the Pebble prospect is that it is the headwaters of productive salmon streams and normally stuff like Arsenic is used to extract metals from ore than apparently precipitated out and leaves behind a toxic fluid that would impact salmon survival for years, in a negative way.\nBecause of the fish and wildlife resources in BB people have and are able to survive regardless of the presence or absence of dividends.",
"Imagine the sphincter clenching cringe Liberals will experience when O'Leary verbally dismantles Trudeau in a debate over his governments ruinous economic policies. Even now Butts makes sure Trudeau spends his days kissing babies and even in that arena the PM stumbles.\n\nWhat a sorry gang of nincompoops we have in Ottawa.",
"UBC huh? That's where Mary Bryson teaches no? Can anyone explain what the educational purpose of springing hard core pornography on unsuspecting, impressionable young women is? Seems kind of predatory to me but apparently its standard procedure over there"
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"Good choice for a pen name Pepe. The skunk stench really rolls off you. There a reason you are treated like a chump, rube, patsy, and moron.",
"And where exactly would the money to pay for that legally-binding contract come from? \n\nThere is no magic money tree; all their money comes from either rate payers or taxpayers.\n\nThis is like PERS. \n\nToday's ratepayers are stuck with paying for the stupid/ignorant decisions of prior EWEB Boards and managers.",
"\"As a liberal and bike rider\" <-- Identity politics.\n\nTaxing bicycle riders is just damn stupid.",
"White Supremacist terrorist groups are the only thing that Trump has made 'great again'..........",
"You're going to boycott a town because they changed their name? That's the dumbest, most petty reason I've ever heard of to boycott something. Well, have fun with that. I hope you can find a more English-friendly place to spend your tourist dollars. Barrow miss what little money you'd spend there, but I'm sure they won't miss your closed mindedness.",
"Of course he was fired and justifiably so. Only a fool would think he could insult half the planet through his work and keep his job. See ya, maroon.",
"Well, the good news is: Adam was not a “Mexican”.",
"I thought that maybe, just maybe , you would have a concern for the inidividuals Trump has slagged on twitter -just because they disagree. And what happens if a Trump supporter decides to self investigate those people and something untoward happens? Donald doesn't understand he is no longer an individual - rightly or wrongly he is the President and as such his words -even if they are small and only made up of 140 characters carry weight\n\nThe problem with putting a lunatic in charge is he is still a lunatic.",
"\"ISIS and their Muslim radical friends are laughing at liberal Canada.\"\n\n--\n\nThey are?\n\nProof?\n\nEvidence?\n\nLink?\n\nAnything?",
"Kids do dumb things. The problem with the digital age is those mistakes can be global in under an hour. I personally think like crossing the street, parents need to educate their children much better about the dangers of the internet, especially sending pictures of yourself out. No one should send out naked pictures of themselves, it's a really bad idea. These boys took advantage of naive younger girls.",
"OH: Just keep licking those boots!",
"Yeah, because Hillary respects the hell out of the women that have come forward saying that Bill Raped them, fondled them inappropriately, and \"did not have sex with\", right? Oh, not to mention dragging a 12 year old rape victim through the mud so that she could make a name for herself in the 1970s... Oh, wait!",
"He was a thief !",
"Trump must be one of them liars Amylou speaks of since today he actually said, \"Clinton WANTS to allow Radical Islamic terrorists to pour into our country\".\n\nHere is his entire \"speech\". There are so many falsehoods and outright lies in this trash talk, one would have an easier time finding water in the Atacama Desert than they would find any facts in this dribble.\n\nhttps://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/donald-j.-trump-addresses-terrorism-immigration-and-national-security\n\nShe \"WANTS \", really? I mean really? No, really? Are you sure DT? What makes you so sure? I mean seriously, really? No Donald, you want the uneducated voter to simply FOLLOW every FALSE word you utter. This is outright DISGUSTING, SICK and PERVERTED.\n\nI've seen and heard tRump say a lot of stupid things, but this has got to be right up there in the top 10.",
"\"Surely an idiot knows today that fruit juice is bad for you.\"\n\nNo, fruit juice is not bad for you.\n\nSugar is not evil, you just have to be aware that OJ contains a fair amount, and that you drink a small glass.\n\nNon-sugared cereal, no nutella and a small glass of juice is fine for breakfast.",
"And your proof of your contention is what? Because you're poor? Then get off your ass and go to work. Taking money from others runs out after awhile. If you're not as successful as others, first look in the mirror and determine which wrong decisions you've made throughout your life, and change. It's just a mental mouseclick. Don't be afraid."
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"\"Besides, it's an admission of a weak argument for his case.\"\n\nExactly. Like Metternich, a century and a half earlier, JPII was trying to delay the inevitable. He knew there was no rational or Biblical argument to keep women out of the priesthood. Paul VI's advisors reached that same conclusion.",
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinesh_D%27Souza You could not have found a better media lapdog of the far right to quote. He even has a criminal record, clearly a prospective Trump press secretary.\n\nWe had a much better description of Lee's behavior of abuse yesterday, to the slaves he bought and sold - a surprise for an opponent of slavery. He was also apparently the best military mind in the service, Lincoln was no dummy.\n\nYou've tapped into conservative media and their myopic view of all events. I'm sure that fits you well.",
"very serious. if you can't deal with a bully as an adult, you obviously never learned how to do so as a child. and that's a problem. as the article indicates, there are options when faced with a bully in the workplace. but as i mentioned, if you never learned the fundamentals as a kid, you're not a victim of bullying as an adult- you're a whiner.",
"Beautifully written. Heart wrenching. Loved the gardening interludes. \nChurch closed due to \"fewer priests\". There are solutions for that, but I won't go there. (!!!).\n \n\"In the past parents were happy to give one of their children to the Church\". In the 50's there was much prestige connected with having a child become a member of a religious community. My mother was ecstatic when my brother decided to go into Jesuit seminary... my Dad less so. He attended our once a month visiting Sundays with a jaundiced eye and, as a Republican, was furious when my brother mentioned being pressured to vote Democrat. After 10 years, two years short of ordination, my brother (like many of that era) chose to leave it all behind and follow a different call. Dad was ecstatic....Mom less so.",
"”When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. The stranger who resides with you shall be to you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt; I am the LORD your God.” \nLev 19:33-34\n\nWe need more events that promote Judaeo-Christian values.",
"You're likely right Overeducated....otherwise there wouldn't be three, count 'em three articles/columns on the ...gasp.....secular invocation proffered by young Iris from the Free Thinkers in Soldotna. If it bleeds it leads.",
"<Citation needed>\n\nAnd while we're at it? 8 USC Sect 1401 says: \n\n\"a person born in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof;\"\n\nI'm sure that if you were to go to the SCOTUS with this, you'd find pretty quickly that being subject to the jurisdiction of the US doesn't mean showing allegiance to. That's a very, very dangerous, slippery slope that would result in statelessness to whoever the out-of-power party is the moment the in-party power hears \"I would rather be somewhere else rather than here under YOUR control!\" It may sound good to you as a Republican if it's done to Democrats, but I'm sure you'll sing a wholly DIFFERENT tune if/when it's a Democrat doing it to you. :) \n\nI really hope that gets squashed, because I don't want it done to anyone.",
"Appreciate the information - I just didn't know. Not that I like the answer - but this seems like such a deliberate attempt to undercut the law. It would be one thing if he hadn't said anything - but such blatant in-your-face attitude - didn't he fire Sally Yates for not defending the law? \n\nNo response necessary. I am being deliberately snarky.",
"Brett, no one believes you, because they know you're lying. Anyone who read Tulsi's statement knows that she did not compare herself to Eisenhower or Mink. She said that we should learn from their example, i.e. that we should be ready to talk with anyone we need to talk to with in order to pursue peace. You're lying and you know you're lying. You know you're misrepresenting what she said. When you lie about one thing, people aren't going to believe you when you say anything.",
"I had the great misfortune of being sucked into this, from kindergarten to college. Thai was spoken at home, and I was bilingual and fluent in both languages since age 5. I was automatically enrolled into this program in Elementary AND Middle School, and couldn't understand why I was being pulled out of class for \"extra English lessons.\" \n\nOnce, our principle found me crying in the hallway out of frustration, and I asked why I had to see this American and Thai man every week. Apparently, this man never had the authority to do so, and was fired within days. My family and I believed the situation was resolved, until I was called upon to take the ESL Test in High School. I was in all of the Honors and AP programs possible throughout my ASD education. That being said, my teachers were baffled and suggested that I call my parents - who confirmed that I should NOT take it. This program threatened my ability to graduate if I refused. I was a number in their formula...a checked box for funds.",
"When voting one's conscience and voting for Trump align, that voter admits to supporting the worst attributes of America. We are more divided than any time since the civil war. I blame it on the wee orange spark of Trump that lit a fire under the butts of his easily conned, low-wattage, uneducated weaklings. Somehow Asri fell for it. She should be ashamed.",
"Two drunks have sex, in the morning first one and than the other claims to have been sexually assaulted, since both were drunk and could not give consent, who is the victim and who is the perpetrator?",
"What you are looking for, if I understand your expectations has been gone since well before I was born, and probably since before you were born as well.",
"Most of the anonymous writers here, that so forcefully proclaim you to be wrong..do so because they can hide from the responsibility that facts require....it's easy for them to spout off and say anything most self respecting people would never say. It's a;lso easy from them to change their screen name, I think it's kind of cowardly to call a man a liar ,,,while hiding behind a mask...\nMost self respecting people try and not to pass on deception..they feel fine with the truth...\nI have watched your posts and and the attacks that come from that...\nI have also watched the denial of reality that these same anonymous characters show by the responses they make...\nThanks Johann and others for standing your ground and refuting their claims with the facts of the matter..",
"Some may say that God put the idea in their heads, but I tend to agree with you Jeb. It seems to be a trait in human nature to help others when they need it and when they can. Some might say human nature is given us by God also. Personally I think it is people helping other people. A miracle it is not.",
"Now that liberal protection racket of Obama/Clinton has been completely dismantled forever, their underlings are being thrown under the bus.\n\nThe NYT sat on this story for over a decade.\n\nWeinstein had some friends in very high places!",
"Well, Jim, many things that you said actually affirm my position on the subject.\n\n1st, many of us have our own anecdotes. Pure stats say 1 in 4 of us. You're the 1 in 4. I'm the 1 in 4. I'm not going into detail how my anecdotes are worse than yours, but mine involved physical injury visible for several weeks to all who knew. Yet, suicide was never a thought, but we all react differently, I get that. My own failures and shortcomings I never blamed on anyone, including my abuser and those that brushed off the whole thing. \n\nI never once said that victims are in it only for the money, so I resent your mistaken inference. I also resent that you cast me as less than human. My goals are not motivated out of spite for the past, my goals are motivated by teaching our current generation how not to let it happen in the first place. \n\nI reject \"repressed memory syndrome\". I know a few survivors and I am one. We never had a problem remembering. Most of us had problems forgetting.",
"Thanks for your comment. The same post got rejected the first time as \"uncivil.\" To me, that implies abusive toward other participants in the discussion, which my post isn't. Your word \"insensitive\" is better, since making any joke about a tragedy is going to have a shocking effect. But it really wasn't \"insensitive,\" either, because I intended it to shock. Jocularity is a timeless reaction to tragedy. You can find it in Greek tragedy (e.g., Prometheus Bound). Jonathan Swift's \"A Modest Proposal\" is a classic of the genre. For contemporary examples, watch some of Quentin Tarantino's movies.",
"All analogies limp, and some more badly than others.\nPeople imprisoned, isolated, etc. took consolation in a spiritual communion that they found nourishing. Who's to measure the difference?\nHow can it be quantified? John 4:24 speaks of worshipping in spirit & truth rather than a place (Jerusalem or Mt. Gerazim). One of the most egregious and damnable acts of the RCC was to slap a mortal sin fine on missing mass! This is still on the books. And the numbers of supposed theologians who did not denounce this are are more than legion. The rationalization behind this is beyond comprehension!\nLaying guilt on innocent people. From my experience, after confessing supposed sexual sins, missing mass was up there. Even when people had a good reason they felt guilty, and better in confessing it, just in case ... hellfire, etc!\n(Not sure of your museum reference).",
"I was onboard the USS Camden and had been friends with Tim. He seemed a little arrogant to me, just never thought he could commit murder. Will never forget that morning as I was in the chow line for breakfast, HT2 Seamans",
"Interesting that many of the comments on this story are complaining about our judicial system here in American. I guess some would like to show up at the jail and lynch a few prisoners, just on general principle. Others want to pay foreign governments to jail them. I didn't see one comment about a presumption of innocence. Me? I think I'll wait for the evidence and facts to come out. Maybe the kid did it. Maybe not. Maybe he had a reason to do it. Maybe not. Why not wait and find out? And remember folks, you might find yourself on the defense end of our legal system one of these days.",
"Shhhh!!!\n\nJeezum crow, Gary, put a sock in it, wouldya?\n\nI'm tryin' to have some fun with Sill over here.\n\nHey, Sil, what's that over there behind that Viagra ad?",
"Mum ? Transparent, no. Inept, confused and in the dark yes. \n Trudeau resign you are in over your head.",
"I have said from the begining he should recuse himself. They have known each other for a long time.He also helped him with his testimony,wrong but he did! I pray there are tapes,the truth will come out he lied 2 firedabout meetings with Obama.look at the tape again,He's a lier.everyone wanted him fired, Not just President Trump,so when he did it, they go ballistic!",
"Oh my, are you naive: Just last year:\n\nIran's president created a sense of outrage in the west yesterday by describing Israel as a \"disgraceful blot\" that should be \"wiped off the face of the earth\". Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who is more hardline than his predecessor, told students in Tehran that a new wave of Palestinian attacks would be enough to finish off Israel.",
"\"brought to you by carl's jr.\"\n\nlife imitating art. can't make this stuff up!",
"Need a citation about how they were brainwashed. Or do you think they exalt when cops kill unarmed blacks?",
"Wasserman-Schultz fired as the head of the DNC and promptly hired by Clinton as part of her campaign team. Yeah, that sounds about right for a Democrat. You've got to be kidding me, right? At least this time the Dems didn't blame Bush. They blame the big, bad, Russians without any proof. But it must be true because Hillary said so and we know she is always truthful, right?",
"Hello, Danno - I am always saddened to see an article like this knowing what it does to you. I hope that you do not really give +Dolan the power to \"emotionally destroy\" you. Seems to me that you have developed other strengths in view of the damage done to you by parts of the Church. That is why I an confidently call you \"a survivor.\" I keep you in my prayers, always.",
"You cannot trust anything Mantashe says. His effusions closely resembles one of those figures powered by a blowers near our freeways, chaotically waving their air-filled limbs and head this way and that. You know that it will stay roughly in place, but no predictions beyond a few seconds as to which way it will tilt or flap. The air that comes out has no significance other than a propellant. Were he to escape the blower, he would immediately collapse.",
"Wall Street Journal, today, page A7, has more details but the story is familiar: allegations that \"children were repeatedly ignored and punished after making accusations.\" Senior counsel to the inquiry, Gail Furness, also said: \"Secrecy prevailed, as did cover-ups ... Documents were not kept or they were destroyed.\" May the Lord help us!",
"Fans of Miranda believe that you can only understand what he believes when you use the \"special translations\" that support him, that our current \"Christianity\" was created as a tool of the Roman Empire circa 313, that only the cognoscenti are familiar with the hidden teachings of Jesus, and so on. It's the typical Gnostic cum Jesus Seminar stuff.\n\nKnown as \"el Jesucristo Hombre\" (\"the man Jesus Christ\"), his followers gave him the title of Melchizedek on his death.\n\nJust another cult.",
"rape as a \"beloved Christmas tradition???? You gotta be kidding! I guess I've been hearing that song since I was a wee thing 65 years ago or so and have never thought of it as exactly what it is/was and that certainly had nothing to do with rape!",
"Grow up Marty. You have no real proof for the existence of the God you define in your head. Putting me down doesn't make your God any more real than the God I have in my head.",
"It actually sounds more like something that Dirty Disgusting Donald Trump would have said. There is no record of Bill Clinton saying anything improper about any of the women who have accused him. Monica Lewinsky is a woman who told her friends that she was packing her presidential knee pads before she went to Washington. May I remind you, that Bill Clinton was impeached and disbarred because of lying under oath. He paid the piper. Now it's time for Trump. \nI am finished with this conversation. You can accuse me of anything you want. But, you are defending a sexual predator who boasts of assault. Had Bill Clinton's past been publicized prior to the 1996 election, I would not have voted for him. There is not excuse for his behavior.",
"Disgusting article. Let me comment in the same style: He was a policeman, the first of his family to hold a regular job. It did not pay much, but it was still way above the average wage. He and his buddies shared a few jokes before turning in and going to sleep thinking that the next day will be as boring as this one was. Except they woke to the sounds of gunfire and died before they could pull their socks up. And the international community is silent about the death of these policemen, the guardians of the rule of law in a long suffering country. The fact that they were killed in an attack that should be called cowardly is not even mentioned. And we, who declared a ceremonial unarmed guard who was gunned down a hero, don't even see the duplicity in our views.",
"I find no difficulty in answering your question or replying to what you said. Your allegation that I evaded what you said is false. But I note that you again evaded a fair question, i.e., \"If you think Jesus did not intend to be taken literally on divorce, what do you think he intended to tell us, and why do you think he intended to say THAT rather than what he actually said? \n\nNow, I'll respond to your remarks, above: You compare Jesus's obvious figurative saying \"If thine eye offend thee\" ---- you DO take that figuratively, don't you? --- with his commandment not to divorce except for adultery. They are as different as night and day. After Jesus told the Pharisees that divorce was permitted only for adultery, the Pharisees (like you) did not accept his answer. and they asked him: \"Why then did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?\" \ncont'd",
"Whatever happened to their we always take the high road? And free speech so she wants to buy out Twitter and silence our president lol well good luck with that one Alice, wonderland is just around the corner! And the left wonders why we voted for Trump!! Ha! \nIt's because of people like her!!!",
"Thanks for taking me down Memory Lane, back to the 60's when my dad would spontaneously decide to take us on a summer evening outing to Spada's Feed and Seed (they had resident store cats!) and Sutton's Greenhouse. I remember Anna at school. I wish her and her sister a happy retirement.",
"Ah, that is what the flight attendant claims. I have not read the victim's version yet. You accept this story as fact. I do not. Without video or audio it is hard to say. If you ever took testimony from two conflicting parties the versions are frequently different. In a corporate ruled society with a corporate owned press you get the corporate version of events which was properly delivered to you, the reader.",
"More American exceptionism. \n\nUS invaded Iraq for fear of WMD. US issued sanctions and threats when NKorea and Iran tested nuclear devices.",
"Lashing out? How about stop with the sophomoric hyperbole. Trump stated a comeback at Clapper , and Clapper is the one who lashed out.",
"The puerile President picked a Palooka, then threw him under the bus. He's so smart he didn't/doesn't even feel the puppet strings pulled by his Ruskie masters. Throwing Manafort under the bus like Lewendowski demonstrates his sense of one-way loyalty, Will he be throwing his supporters – and the rest of America, under the bus too? Curious minds want to know, is this how he's going to make America great? Or just grate?",
"Wow, Blizz - a thorough mental diagnosis of a throwaway post on the Weinstein matter. How did you become so aware of the mental state of the poster by reading his/her short and probably sarcastic or cynical comment? Amazing! Kreskin!",
"#3\nAlthough I have not followed the field since my dissertation in 1980, all of the serious criticism back then had to do with the higher stages, and more often than not the criticism was based on the published definitions of the stages which were inadequate given the latest scoring protocols. Entirely\nKohlberg's fault.\n\nI do not now recall the context of the 85% figure, except that it was Kohlberg's. In may even be a figure that was never published, something acquired from the summer spent with Kohlberg at Harvard in 1980. In certainly jives with my sense of the population, although I have never done any studies on this.\n\nI am sure, AJ, that you have long made the connection between stage 4 as you remember it plus my few descriptive words and our beloved traditionalists here. And from what I have just said about the post-conventional level, I am sure you have associated that with many progressives here.",
"I don't like Trump as you know, but I'm not comparing him to Jim Jones. My friend Gary went too far. \n\nThat being said, there are many things that would scare the heck out of me if I allowed myself to pick the worst of all possible outcomes. It's not hard to draw links between loosely related people/events with that fall in love with conspiracy theory. \n\nThe ill Glen Beck loved to draw lines., often wildly filling his show's stage. So did Russell Crowe in \"A Beautiful Mind\" portraying schizphrenic John Nash. I was a bit surprised the more people didn't see the Beck/Nash comparison. Yet both men had very succesfull careers at points of their life. \n\nI'm not willing to let Trump off the hook by implying mental illness. He's a big boy, he can take full responsibility for his statements. (Often taken out of context, such as the event with the crying baby, he was goofin' on that one),",
"Only two honest men on that stage. Romer,(Patronage job at LA schools,paying large money and fat pension) Hick (Hirer ofillegal alien that killed a cop) Ritter (fat no show job at CSU and big PERA payoff)",
"Your conveniently forgetting that Russia was once the Soviet Union that took over Eastern Europe after WWII and enslaved millions. \nThey have as many tentacles in other countries now as the U.S. does.\nAnd Putin is now moving on Libya.\nYour anti-U.S. bias is clearly showing here.",
"Progressivism - the quote was \"from Trump's 7 bad lands\". The Boston Marathon bombers were from Chechnya. The Orlando shooter was born in the US and his parents were from Afghanistan. Neither of those places are on the banned list. \n\nAnd you are still far more likely to be injured in a car accident than a terrorist attack.",
"You do not have your facts correct in the Dreyfus case. Dreyfus was accused of being a traitor based on the barest of circumstantial evidence and was prosecuted despite evidence to the contrary. Snowden freely admits his actions as being one of so called \"conscientiousness\", sacrifice a few for the good of the many.",
"\"in his memoirs, former prime minister Jean Chrétien recounts that Mr. Trudeau endorsed his 1995 referendum-eve pledge to recognize Quebec as a distinct society. “When I phoned to warn Pierre Trudeau about what I intended to say....Mr. Trudeau told him: “You’re in charge. Do what you think you have to.”",
"SUL: You are right but some acts are so horrific that they demand an immediate response. Using chemical weapons on children is one of those acts. Apparently not to you but that's on you so live with it. I've read the War Powers Act numerous times. I doubt that you have. We have been involved in Syria ever since Obama expanded the war into Syria so don't put this on Trump. It is true that he will have to clean it up but it is not true that he made the mess.",
"I wouldn't go near anyone like you. Some of your recommendations are flat out junk science. In Canadian terms we call it naturopathic voodoo. The employees in Cuba are experiencing hearing loss/ impairment because the Cubans are sabotaging their working spaces with a sonic device that cannot be detected by the human ear. In a society like Cuba people like you would be very welcome. Until they figure you out and realize you're pedalling junk.",
"Hey Sanders, a free people and a free press don't bow down to titles like 'general.' Where do you think you live, China, Russia? Read some of the history of your own country. Trump said that awful thing, Wilson did not take credit for a building, you are all wrong, they are right, and proto-fascistic sabre-rattling doesn't magically change facts nor change the fact you've hooked your star to a disgrace and earned yourself a grim spot in the history books. Good luck with your legacy projects.",
"Several people were killed in car accidents in Colorado over the last couple days, including a child in a hit and run yesterday, and yet you are completely silent on those. So obviously you are okay with people dying in car accidents and drunk driving, but anytime it's about guns, you start clutching your pearls.",
"In Canada we have no laws protecting any baby in a womb. The baby is only recognized at birth as a person and comes under protection of our laws. One can kill the baby one day prior to birth but one day after kill it and be charged with murder.\n\nHow barbaric but make sure your comments are well so civil eh. It seems there is no stomach to be free to rightly express ones beliefs which undermines the very tenants of our democracy.",
"I work for a company that everyday helps the victims of revenge posting. I am a bit concerned the author focused much of the piece on youth. While I agree that the damage done to young women is profound and deadly. The stories of Amanda Todd an Rehtaeh Parsons are difficult and heart wrenching to be certain. However the most significant amount of revenge posting is by and with adults. It is adults that do most of the naked online sharing. It is the parents of girls that are ultimately responsible for the rise in revenge posting, not the youth. Parents are not only responsible for teaching their children \"no\" but they must stop the activity themselves. Children learn from role models in their life. Children and teenagers learned sexting, sending and asking for inappropriate images from their parents, uncles, dads etc. When speaking at schools as to the effects of cyber bullying it is the teachers that ask for help after not the students.",
"Obama lowered the bar on killing US citizens without trial by attacking them with drones. \n\nHe also lowered the bar by trying to rule by Federal Regulations when Congress stonewalled him on his agenda.\n\nPresidents have seized more and more power ever since FDR. It's the nature of the beast.",
"diverdave mistakenly believes that Washington v. Trump is a criminal case because he raises the presumption of innocence, a standard in criminal law. Trump should be tried as a criminal, but, unfortunately, not in this case.",
"A sad state of affairs repeated too many times in Iraq, Europe, the USA ... and there was an attack yesterday in Edmonton, Alberta's capital. While the politicians rush to make statements about being 'shocked, but we stand together', it is time to review why it must seem so easy to commit these crimes in western nations where the rights of the 'alleged' attacker are paramount to the application of laws. Do such attackers find the legal system weighted so much toward their 'rights', plus opportunities for media coverage, that it has become a 'sport'? If any of these people do intend to become a 'martyr' for their cause, then they are NOT worrying about 'the law'. How can such people be vetted, no matter where their radicalization occurred? There has to be a more appropriate penalty for disrupting and/or destroying innocent lives. Politicians need to be MUCH clearer about values that unite and underpin the fabric of THIS society. There are beliefs that cannot be accommodated here.",
"You must be bald for the all the head scratching over the irreconciliation between your comment and the reality that the Unites States incarcerates more people than any other country in the world. A bunch of softies, us. You're a stone-cold cretin.\nhttp://www.prisonstudies.org/highest-to-lowest/prison-population-total?field_region_taxonomy_tid=All",
"Sounds like a bunch of trumped up charges to be putting on these TEENagers for having pics of there PEERs. I think the reporter for this story is seriously a one sided biased and doesn't balance truth with \"fake-facts\". Cause I'm today's story these \"victims\" were vulnerable children/minors/teenies not capable of making cognitive decisions. But when they kill a friend or parent playing with Dads gun, they get charged as a adult having cognitive understanding. At the end of the day, everyone involved are TEENAGERS! But let's not let that stop police who also viewed all these pics (probably the only real adult to do so) from charging them with crimes that send them away for 6 years. And a D.A. who should know better than to pursue such over charging of crimes to teens for teens!",
"Answer to the headline question: Maybe because lil' ol' Fidel and Che told the Kennedy's mob buddies, United Fruit and Uncle Sam to take a hike and gave them the middle finger salute as they left with their tails between their legs?",
"The Inquiry was set up to determine the highest ranking white person preferably male, preferably a conservative and hopefully a law officer to blame. As in the case of Tina Fontaine who was beaten to death by 2 native men, the scandal focused on the RCMP officer who had seen her 2 days earlier in a car with other young native persons but did nothing to save her.",
"Victim? It seems like she is quick to accuse people on social media as well. I tend to lean towards number 5 of Peter's post above. Mark Nichols was part of her family. He is in their family portraits and goes on vacations with them.",
"Yeah, trying to dig up dirt on opposition... that never happened before. You want to have a bite of a decent burger? Explain $500, 000 payment to Bill Clinton from a Kremlin connected bank for a single speech.",
"You conveniently forgot about the methamphetamine the driver was on and a criminal record longer than a witch's dream. Why is that?",
"Chenault really knows how to pick 'em. An alleged serial batterer. Really ugly allegations. \n\nLet hope this young woman gets far away from Vandergriff. Normal men would never, ever, ever hit or abuse a woman.",
"Back in 1982 Pierre Elliot Trudeau introduced Canadians to what is known as the \"Trudeau Salute\" (the middle finger). Today Justin Trudeau has given us the \"Trudeau Wedgie\" which has impacted Canadian tax payers right up their backsides.\n\nLike father, like son !!",
"Lynn: As I have previously stated, I feel you're a very nice person......so nice that you sometimes seem extraordinarily innocent and naive. You're ready to defend the \"underdog\" at every turn. That's great, but, upon inspection, sometimes that \"underdog\" is actually the one \"in the wrong.\" I'm sure some of the \"travelers\" who frequent downtown Eugene are great people whose actions harm no one. I'm just as sure some of them are not such \"great\" people and their actions do harm others. \n\nPolice have the unenviable task of dealing with the latter on a regular basis. You're a bright, caring person. What would you have the police do when they observe someone (yes, allegedly) selling drugs on the street? This is a serious question and I'd be interested in your answer. thanks, Gary",
"Sorry Margaret, usually I'm on your side but not this time. Your buddy Bill was caught with his his hands and feet in the cookie jar while the rest of us \"tax cheats\" are slugging it out. I wonder how much of a smug big shot Bill would be if his father wasn't born before him? He can roll up his sleeves all he wants (he picked that affectation up from Justin) but does he really think he's kidding anyone? Sorry Bill, back to the Riviera. You don't get it.",
"Our first obligation is to seek the kingdom of God and His righteousness. \n\nWhat would you tell someone in the antebellum South who said their conscience told them blacks weren't people and that it was their right to own slaves? Would you still say our first obligation is to respect the conscience of others? Why or why not?\n\nThe unborn have immortal souls, but so does everyone else. It doesn't make killing the already born morally justifiable.\n\nSo much of this mistaken autonomy of conscience that the CCC speaks of can be boiled down to, \"I decide for myself what is good and evil.\"",
"Typical liberal and probably Liberal drivel. Kingwell sees Trump and even Karl Rove as a threat to rational thought, but Justin Trudeau's endless parade of lies: the Harper government went into defict even before the 2008-09 recession, it only balanced the budget in election years, and most outrageously, it campaigned on a headscarf ban in the 2015 election, don't disturb him at all.",
"Yes, where is the tipping point? When will laws be put in place to protect men from women who choose to manipulate them with sexual suggestions or actions for personal gain? Men are violated every day in this way. It leaves one feeling ashamed and \"dirty\" once the reality of this violation sets in. Many husbands endure this cruel behavior before and after they say their vows. Men in workplaces and on the street are subjected to a daily rash of manipulation from self-serving women who play on men's instincts to: get their seat on a bus, have them pay for lunch, lift that heavy thing, walk them to their car in the dark lot.....the list goes on. So tell me, where is the tipping point?? When will the courts finally recognize the crime spree perpetrated against most men by the women of this society?",
"The son, Mor, asked Brandi to turn her life around in that \"elegant\" letter. What better way to give this tragedy any meaning. What an honor to his father, as well. Not only wise, I see it as a start towards forgiveness. It's a process. Forgiveness frees yourself and is often (understandably) difficult.",
"Okay, so if it was a woman...a young woman, your daughter perhaps. And some guy starts verbally disrespecting her while she's pumping gas, and she rolls her eyes and looks away and the guy gets out of his vehicle and starts towards her saying, \"Who are you rolling your eyes at, beech?\"....so you're saying she should assume he won't hurt her until he's got his hands around her throat and she's helpless and THEN she can try to defend herself?",
"That's the funniest thing I've ever read.\nChristians all the time say they are born Roman Catholic or Methodist or Episcopalian or Southern Baptist, etc.\nIt's just s way for you to selectively decide who is a Christian so that Christians are never wrong. You're the walking advertisement for \"No True Irishman\".",
"Now you're blaming Caldwell for a consent decree that was given in 2010 (Carlisle was Mayor) - For sewage problems that went on for decades prior? It's just laughable to talk to you all at this point.\n\nWho is lex? Is this another conspiracy theory of yours? My name is Aiko, and I'm a teacher and community advocate.",
"Roy Anthony...I'm just wondering about you and why you want to be so easy on crime?... In my opinion you are part of the problem and not the solution... maybe we'll all be reading your name here on ADN or some other website... your are the one that's disgusting for trying to minimize this tragedy and twist it around...",
"\"I didn’t have any idea that was coming,” she (Vinis) said. Waaah, poor Lucy.\n\nThe protests at Poling's house around Christmas 2011 were a disgusting yet appropriate representation of the local leftist mindset. For all of the misery that Piercy, Vinis, and others have brought upon us, we've still left them alone at their private homes.",
"The Neocats are a very big part of this story. It is amazing to me that NCR has missed this entirely. One of the Coadjutators first moves was to take the diocesan seminary financial control back from the Neocats. There is much more to this story than has been covered in NCR. This is not to take away from the legitimate concerns of the abuse victims, but to point out Apuron has been out of control the entire time he was in the priesthood and got worse as a bishop.",
"(Don't worry, I won't go through every item I took issue with.) Why would Kelly be \"stunned\" that Wilson listened in on Trump's call to Myeshia Johnson? After all, he himself listened in on the call, and it's apparently not unusual for survivors to put such calls on speakerphone.\n\nI can understand why a father who had lost a son in combat would characterize servicemen and women as \"the best 1 percent this country produces.\" I'm amazed by these young (and not-so-young) people who put their lives on the line in the name of the United States, especially when the US has been so careless with lives in its many ill-conceived military adventures. On the other hand, I'm wary of militarism and extravagant reverence toward the military. Military deserve our gratitude for their service, not our idolatry. And what about the peacemakers, who Jesus called \"blessed\" (or \"happy\")? They're more often disrespected than not, or simply ignored.",
"Time for change! The Liberals will bleed us to death, then bleed our children to death. Its time to make the Liberals pay, and get them out of office ASAP!",
"Your comment is also an attempt at selective interpretation. The original comment, now deleted, claimed that Trudeau was a Nazi sympathizer. The Nazis came to power in 1933. That would make him 14 years old when he was being 'schooled' in those beliefs by the Jesuits. He later rejected that worldview and governed as a progressive. Trump is and will continue to govern as a despot.",
"Someone has said words to the effect that all it takes for evil to flourish is for good people to say nothing. Thank God for people like Fr. Cullen. In our own country we all, not just bishops, need to speak up about the dangers looming because we all are the Church. Also, in spite of its imperfections, thank God for a free press and the many courageous reporters and correspondents who are repeatedly scapegoated and sometimes even risk their lives to report what is really going on. They, too, are in danger of being cowed into silence.",
"But Cassandra, for years you have made it clear that you hated the Conservatives.\n\nAre you now saying that if the Conservatives did something that it should be emulated by the Liberals?\n\nWhat happened to Real Change TM? Was it all a big lie?",
"Totally agree with this article. Google the story of Dr. Peter Watts, a (white) Canadian sci-fi writer. In 2009, he was leaving (not entering) the US from Port Huron, over the Blue Water Bridge. US Customs stopped him for some unknown reason. He apparently questioned his treatment, and didn't respond to their orders quickly enough. As a result, he was roughed up, charged with a felony, and dumped on the Canadian side of the bridge without his car or jacket, in winter, in the middle of the night. The US Attorney's office refused to prosecute him, so Customs went through the Port Huron PD to press charges. He was subsequently fined $1600 by a US judge, and lectured on the importance of obeying US law-enforcement. He mercifully avoided jail.\n\nAsk yourself if you really want to take a chance on being treated like this, and for what? Entering the US is like a negative lottery. Most of the time, you'll be okay, but if your number comes up, you can have a very, very bad day.",
"I am aware of Mr Pence's proclivities in this area. I have repeatedly stated Pence would be as big if not a bigger disaster than Trump...which is why he is Trump's assassination/impeachment insurance.",
"Gamblers and scoundrels listen to facts, figures, and logic. Why? Answer: Think of decision-makers as being influenced by shades of Yetzer Hara.\n\nKenny Rogers - The Gambler (1978)\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj4nJ1YEAp4\n\nYou like me because I'm a scoundrel\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw9zwfV0UlA",
"So the KofC has supported the Beckett Fund, which has protected the Little Sisters of the Poor from committing the mortal sin of checking a box. Because Jesus said, \"Thou shall not check a box.\"",
"Yet your attitude is that of a troublesome 1st grader...funny how that works.",
"The type of long term sexual exploitation Evans practiced doesn't often result in murder of the victim. Do the math: he abused her for seven years.\nThe murder/abuse crimes are usually single or serial incidents...grab the kid, do the deed, kill the kid...move on to the next one if you're not caught.",
"go to a animal rights wrong persons house Larry and see all the armchair large photographic books with titles such as \"Bears are wonderful humans too\", Wolves are cute\",\" Whales are not ugly blubber\" and you will begin to understand the psychosis!",
"Yes, leave a crazy man alone so he can \"cool down\" after shooting at people. So when he actually kills someone it would be the fault of the police. Sounds like a great idea. He started this craziness. No sympathy.",
"Never mind that vaccines are not subjected to proper randomized controlled trials and in fact have not been proven safe or effective and contain potent toxins like mercury and aluminum. Never mind that one of Health Canada's former top scientists and Vaccine Advisors, Dr. Shiv Chopra, is on record saying there are no vaccines he would take, or that a top CDC scientist, still employed at the CDC, supplied his Congressman (Posey) with thousands of pages of documentation detailing the CDC's fraudulent coverup of their own findings showing a statistically significant association between timing of MMR vaccine and autism rate in African American boys, or that Congress cannot be bothered to subpoena Dr. William Thompson as Posey begged them to do long ago. Never mind the Merck whisle-blower scientists saying Merck committed fraud in MMR vax studies. Never mind that medical care is a leading cause of death in North America. Protecting pharma profits comes first, right Timothy Caulfield?",
"Actually, what Jesus said here (John 10: 26) is: \"You do not believe because you are not my sheep.\" Besides inverting the phraseology, you have also inverted the meaning of the message, the better to fit your polemic. But your polemic does not fit this passage, and is also at odds with Jesus' Bread of Life discourse (see John 6:36-39).",
"Trump is a real infantilist all right but this was in plain sight long before the election. Too bad that the Democratic Party brainiacs chose the wrong horse to back. Hillary didn't worry Trump, but Bernie did. Enjoy the next four years, and likely four more of the same after that.",
"Nothing to do with subject - so part of his supporters are loons. wow kill everyone because of them, right? Earth to brainwashed people who likely still watch tv on a tv with a cable/sat box: Obama voters switch to Trump - were they all really just rabid evangelicals who voted for the black dude twice then abandoned him because HILARY stole the nomination? She and the DNC are to blame for all the Dems problems but it has all been deflected upon Trump. Get rid of Donna Brazile, the whole exec needs to go. \nTheir friends in media are playing this game to help the DNC a they were also HRC supporters.",
"at 56 you have the emotional maturity of a stoned 14 year old drop out who can't handle his weed, Junior. Perhaps you need to put down the bong as you are incapable of grasping simple facts and why my post makes no sense to you, Junior.",
"\"And I never mind being proven wrong.\" Well in a world where most people don't want to be proven wrong (politicians and my 15 yr old son particularly) you are a breath of fresh air. How reasonable!!",
"My goals are mostly political in nature. Some revenge against a Pastor who insulted me. I don't recognize his \"spiritual\" authority so I treat him as I would any person who insulted me and my friends. \n\nHopefully, I change a reader's mind. Not yours. I don't want to change yours because I think removing a supernatural god from your worldview would be intense. \n\nAnd once again: I judge Imago Dei for being judgmental.",
"Sorry Dan and Lisa, despite your desire to abort, you are required to carry this candidate to term. Trump is the baby you Republicans have made, and you should have kept your knees together if you didn't want to be responsible for your behavior.",
"Afraid I don't agree, Rocky. The Church has claimed autonomy from public scrutiny for 1500 years and now wants to lecture the rest of us? No, thanks. Wrong messenger.",
"`CBC Jan 30, 1999\n“The Mounties bombed an oil installation as part of a dirty tricks campaign in their investigation into sabotage in the Alberta's oil patch.\n“ ... lawyer produced evidence that the RCMP bombed a wellsite ... The Crown admits the allegations are true.”\n“ ... they blamed it on his client, farmer Wiebo Ludwig.”",
"How do you describe your personal attacks on Master T brother. You seem unaware of your own personal traits and yet you think other are bad for doing what you do. Tsk Tsk",
"You're absolutely right - only Callista is the adulterer here. Newt gets a free pass (or two, in this case) and manages to slither through - he wasn't Catholic at the time he was fooling around with Callista behind Wife #2's back. He only became Catholic after he dumped Wife # 2 for Callista. Saved by a technicality in Catholic doctrine! As Dana Carvey's Church Lady would say, \" How conveeeeeenient!\"",
"Not sure what story you are refering to, but I'm thinking it must be the Russian story that claimed it was the bombing of a nearby warehouse that had th chemicals.\n\nWhen the initial reports of gas being used came out in i think Alepo, (Obama 'line' was crossed - or not), a significant group of conservative writers in this site said that it was the rebels that set off the chemicals and it was just a ploy to make Assad look bad. \n\nIsn't it funny how the bad guys turn coats when the American administration changed. \n\nI believe we are experiencing 'the fog of war'. Lot's of second guessing, lot's of supposed reports and plots. I'm not sure how one can say they have 'the truth' with a high level of confidence when it comes to information sources?",
"Apparently you are ignorant of the fact that during World War 2 you 'intered' thousands of Japanese Americans.\n\nWhat exactly makes you think that the US is the shining light on the hill? Because it isn't and never has been.",
"You said nothing as to whether he legally acknowledged his child by giving him his name, not that you would publicly admit it guess, by doing so it would have to be entered on the baptism and death certificates.",
"Everyone so related their. \"Come on cuz, I no li arrest u, we one party tonite at yo uncle house.\" \"He gone scold me yeah?\"",
"20 years ago this was a well known fact. My parents taught my sisters to scream as loud as you can, no matter what, and just scream and kick. I pity the fool who would try anything on them. My issue is, why is this still news worthy? This should be common sense, taught by parents to their children.",
"I am proud that it was a former Jesuit boy from New Orleans --- Mayor Mitch Landrieu --- who said: \"As Americans, we must be honest about U.S. history. The Confederacy was on the wrong side of history and humanity.\" AMDG.",
"Once again you can't resist calling others names, insulting them and their families. Were you born this way?",
"Huh. He was 15. Under Canadian law, you're not considered adult enough to drive, drink, vote, smoke, leave school, or marry at 15. I'm sure I missed a few. Why then is it that he was considered adult enough to be an enemy combatant and not a child soldier? I support Omar Khadr 100%. He was railroaded by an incompetent American kangaroo court.",
"Imagine the look Trump will give Boy Blunder if he tries to get him to \"Re-think time and space\". I hope Trump doesn't say anything mean to our little Potato, I'd hate to see him break down in tears again.",
"The pink hats are not underpants, dear. They were made in the shape of a cat's head and ears. It's a play on words. Nothing objectifying about it, simply a pointed put down of Donald Trump's own words. \n\nYou're distressing yourself with all these strange ideas.",
"Cut the dementia BS. My mother died of it and your intended insult streak has long worn out. \nAnyone who disagrees with you gets labeled demented, which is 99% of the forum.",
"So the person who nailed Jesus to the cross lacked full knowledge of what he was doing. Are we supposed to believe that we are just as/more ignorant of God's commandments today when we have access to the Bible, the CCC, and Church teaching at our fingertips with the Internet? Are we really that incapable?",
"It's only in the Fourth Gospel, the latest of the canonical gospels, that Jesus says, \"My kingdom is not of this world.\" By that time the generation who was to witness the Parousia had passed.\n\nIn the Synoptics, Pilate asks Jesus whether he is King of the Jews. Jesus, of course, says, \"It is you who say it.\" This king was to be an earthly king. Jesus was executed for a crime against the state.",
"Apparently one man's heretic is another man's defender of the faith. From an Adventist perspective, it is you who are the heretic, since, as I said before, the SDA Church does not believe in original sin, as defined by Augustine, et. al.\n\nIf you believe we are \"born sinners,\" you'd better start on a campaign of getting babies baptized. If we were \"born sinners,\" so was Jesus, since He took on Him \"the seed of Abraham.\" But we know that Jesus was not born a sinner. He chose not to sin. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, we can do the same."
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"It's time to use some common sense. Build to middle Street and stop. You probably could even think about changing it from rail to buses since the rail system is a total waste of money and will need a lot of maintenance.\n\nThese elected Officials are just a bunch of donkeys who don't want to take a stand and demand accountability. They are all part of the problem here in Hawaii.",
"As an agnostic, your Christianity cant does nothing for me. Try that hook on someone else.\n\nWizards in expensive robes paid for by the gullible who turn crackers into flesh and wine into blood are for other people. It is total nonsense as far as I'm concerned.\n\nYour people, on the other hand, were selling each other to Arabs long before those Europeans even managed to find West Africa!",
"Two Federal jury verdicts involving black plaintiffs in the same week here in Eugene.\n\nI will always disagree with Judge McShane's gay marriage decision, primarily because he is a gay man in a relationship and could have recused himself. \n\nBut he certainly isn't a right-wing racist nut job. \n\nI'm betting his dismissal of the race card charges stands, even in the 9th Circuit.\n\nHere is yesterday's 9th Circuit case involving police a Taser, a death and a crazy person.\n\nhttp://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2017/10/02/15-17065.pdf",
"\"Surely an idiot knows today that fruit juice is bad for you.\"\n\nNo, fruit juice is not bad for you.\n\nSugar is not evil, you just have to be aware that OJ contains a fair amount, and that you drink a small glass.\n\nNon-sugared cereal, no nutella and a small glass of juice is fine for breakfast.",
"I'm cautiously optimistic. I remember all the hoopla and back slapping when Kealoha was hired and look how that turned out. I would have preferred an outsider. Hope she can clean up the damn swamp.",
"Yes! I, a deplorable, basement-dwelling, bucket of idiot, b@st@rdized Catholic, needy Latino, everyday American Black super predator, Muslim ne’er-do-well sand Negro, shall vote for Clinton. She shall unite us all — just like she promised at the convention!\nI know that the Russians are trying to rig our elections by telling everyone how we tried to rig our elections.\nIt does not matter that Bill turned the White House into a brothel, lied to Congress, and was disbarred for perjury, then had to make a nearly $1,000,000 settlement. Bill is not running for president; his enabler is.\nThere is no story here!",
"You want to know why wages stagnate? Because you have illegal immigrants that will do the work for a lot less. People like to blame Canadians for not wanting to take on \"scut\" jobs, but the \"scut\" jobs wouldn't exist if there was decent pay involved. Anyone want to work for the same money as an \"illegal\"? Of course you don't, but don't try and blame Trump for a problem he didn't create unless he hires illegals which I doubt since that would be all over the news.\n\nTrump is an idiot, but the illegals are still illegal. The worse that can happen is some white bread lawyer will have to cut his own grass or pay someone a lot more to do it for him.\n\nPeople should read about Rome and its rise and fall and see the similarities between it and Canada and the US. We all want bread and circuses and free cheese, but no one wants to pay for it. Like Rome, one day, the immigrants will out number the Canadians and then we fall. Hopefully I'll be dead so good luck suckers, you brought it on yourselves.",
"Starting Assweiler was stupid, committing to Trevor was stupid. Being soft with Lynch's injury was stupid, ending Kelly's season on IR was stupid. Last night it wasn't the line, the line looked a lot better, it was the QB, the defense not being able to carry the team when the offense can't score and it was the coaching. This might be Vance Joseph's only season in Denver, the team looked uninspired. Cut Brock, start Lynch and put Trevor at backup where he belongs, because if we have to put up with a losing season then we should at least give the rookie a shot to see what he can do. I would have rather Lynch and Kelly at 1 and 2 and see what both rookies have. I have no reason to believe that, with the QBs Denver has, that the season can be salvaged. Can't win games if you turn the ball over and can't score TDs, might as well see what the future has if that's going to be the case.",
"So,there they were, all the UNC players on the bus, ready for a road trip to the White House. Bus jerks forward and suddenly stops. Road trip over; the tranny broke it's shaft!!",
"No. Remove him now as a recipient of the rigged election orchestrated by his billionaire b**tards in key states with Republican Governors and Legislatures. Traitorous acts begun decades ago by the Republican traitors infecting the nation. His refusal to end his business empire to be President violates the 1st amendment. You Strict Constructionists know it, but could care less about traitorous acts by one of your own. The Mein Kampf reading of Trump is admitted and documented by himself. Your Hillary claims are just more fascist nonsense.",
"That really shouldn't be a problem, all his businesses are in \"a trust\" and he probably never talked to a Russian when he arranged the financing. Even if he did, it probably was a casual acquaintance, not the slightest bit of a conflict for the \"Insane Clown President\". \nBTW does anyone know if the Brooklyn Bridge is still for sale?? LOL",
"IMPEACH Donald Trump. He Is a Babbling idiot !!!!! He needs to put up or shut up. He cannot prove any of his assertions, or give information that supports his claims. \n\nNOT FIT TO SERVE !!!!!!!!!!!!",
"I'm a lifelong Liberal. Always thought Bob Rae was far superior to the garbage ultimately put in front of the fanboys.",
"Of course we would. That's why you don't see many liberal posters here at the G&M anymore.\n\nTheir hypocrisy and astounding partisanship gets placed squarely ahead of public safety.\n\nMost liberals aren't even brave enough to show their faces to comment on current government articles.\n\nEvery last comment, from every last liberal poster during Harpers tenure, had ZERO to do with issues of the day, just naked political ambition and power hunger run amok.",
"I think the reality of the matter is that the deceased was born with a penis. No matter how much I want to be a T-Rex, I simply can't be one and as a non-delusional person, I acknowledge that.",
"It's not the media that makes Trump look like a jackass, It's the terrible, unfiltered things he flat-out says. The bus recording told us exactly who this man is. Which is a disgusting human and terrible candidate for president."
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"I agree with those who say there is something wrong with Donald, and I don't mean simply narcissism. He seems to be living in his own bubble, like someone with early dementia, and he only seems to want to interact with those who are in on the secret that he is kind of an actor in his own play, that his history is all that is happening in the world. He gets angry at those who refuse to play along, like the leader of a foreign country or press secretary. I remember Reagan in his second term, clearly led by hidden actors.\nBut I am no expert on anything but my own dysfunction. \nI have lived long enough to be encased in cynicism, and am sure the Congressional Republicans are willing to risk all to get their favorite programs and people in place. Maybe in a year Donald is eased out. If America is bankrupted, if we get enmeshed in a terrible war that kills hundreds of thousands...\nIn the meantime, it will be a mean time.\nHugh Massengill, Eugene Oregon",
"I don't care that you don't care that the whole emergency could have been avoided in the first place. Or that this plant should probably not have been where it was in the first place. You're a great example of the right wing mind at work. Do you work in oil and gas, or just emit gas as an amateur?",
"If someone calls themselves an \"alpha male\"....they usually aren't.",
"I really do not care for AD's civil comment policy. There is only a very small margin that I myself would call uncivil. That would be a threat of violence or some horrible foul language. And really that's your job to control. I will not take part in your speech police policy, as I believe it is censorship. I will like every comment",
"Doh! How could I have been so gullible as to ever having taken you seriously. We need to have a new emoji for your comments, indicating you're just being absurd, and then attach it as a sig' to all your posts. It will save a lot of time responding to what you're doing, which is, essentially, trolling. Trying to provoke a response to words you don't intend to be taken seriously. I won't make that mistake again. And if the Indians should go home, when will you? l-)\nNow, where's that mute button? Somebody please shoot me if I ever take \"Harry\" seriously again.",
"Go ahead an keep crying. I'll join you but for a different reason.",
"One of the stranded passengers is a Muslim, and is shunned until it's revealed that he's also (wait for it)... a world-class chef! Very superior, After-School Special lesson-giving. It's only a matter of time before people get sick of smug Canadian virtue-signalling.",
"So what are you saying?...even Liberals are so disgusted with JT and his merry band that they do not wish to be called Liberals?",
"Yes, well, the great and mighty 'capitalist' enclave known as 'Merica, of course wants to manipulate the markets because the useless US forrest industry can't manage it's own money or resources, properly. NO. NO DEAL. NO WAY. NO HOW. EVER. PERIOD.\n\nGo find some other country to 'shake down', you turds.",
"OMG-and I've NEVER typed that before! This is the FUNNIEST thing I've read in years:\n\n\"After all, governments – if they are truly democratic – must listen to the views of their citizenry. Various levels of government often say they aspire to consultative models of governance.\"\n\n I didn't read anything after that because its so preposterous. Gosh yes, heaven forbid our citizenry make decisions (which they never do, in fact are never even seriously 'consulted') about say, muslims. Because some woman made a comment so outlandish that its used in meetings! Meanwhile, the feds bring in thousands of refugees during an economic downturn who now will be on provincial welfare rolls. Oh, the 'post truth'!",
"You crack me up. Get off the pipe. It's bad for you.",
"first thing I thought of Gary? I would have never, ever believed that a sitting president of the US would have a 'kill list'. Kill Americans w/o due process. You can dress up a pig but it's still a pig. I've lost a lot of respect for citizens of this Republic over the last 15 years or so.\n\nIt's all gone to hell in a handbag. l2g",
"Amazing,\nComments keep despairing, mine included.\nI believe you need to adhere to the Obama's and Justine narrative after some explosive attack, \"Islam has nothing to do with it\"\nWould they let it be then?",
"I understand what you're saying. But I disagree with your broad brushing of all politicians. The current one, based on the transition period and his first week in office, is failing to live up to even the basic responsibilities of the position, imho. The word reckless comes to mind. I hope he can recover. Time will tell....",
"what is despicable are those like you who twist the policies around insinuating things that are not in them, the wall is coming, the bad just like obama did is going to be restarted. amazes me hard core hateful people like you can not understand it",
"I agree with your sentiment though. Leaving a dog is unforgivable. And in this case, taking a dog up that high without paying close attention to his condition, or being better prepared with booties - the owner should have taken greater care.",
"OS: You state you live on a slice of heaven out in the country. You have critters roaming about. \n\nYour problem with motley is not with CRITTERS, its that he is RIGHT and YOU are WRONG..............",
"Nuts works..lock'er'up, build the wall...they liked to yell. I really think the point of the meetings was to listen to rock and scream. They seem to leave after 30-45 minutes and hang out outside with like 'minded' people...see minded is an assumption too...have to be careful. And the whole 'pity-party' of his supporters screams for a response. The paying for the wall was complete BS from the beginning and the record from the phone call also shown a light on the political gamesmanship. And I'm fond of border security...and actually solving problems with solutions...the wall does nothing, nada, zilch to solve any immigration problem...and it's screws over folks who live along the border.",
"Your suggestion is an insult to anyone who has actually endured fascism.",
"Keep those personal insults coming, Mark. They are proof that you have nothing of value to add to the discussion.",
"Don't worry, Trump has already and will continue to invalidate himself. As for the rest of your gripes, call the whaaambulance. The facts of history are on our side.",
"Hallelujah. That just wouldn't play here.",
"You said it, not me...",
"I'd blame the RCMP for not investigating this guy more thoroughly in 2015 and building a deportation case but the reality is the Liberals would have just kept him around anyway. Officers probably throw their arms up in frustration and move onto something else where they might be able to get something accomplished.",
"I really hate reading articles such as this one. Instead of allowing Mr. Twit and his white supremacist shadows run good people off the job site, the reverse needs to happen and happen quick.",
"Go ahead, foment your narrow right-wing vicious vitriolic unbound by any semblance of decency. If what you profess comes true, then the defeat of fascism has been in vain. Canadians soldiers spilt their blood in the name of justice. And that's what you want undone.",
"Just think about the premise of this enforcement - normally we wouldn't bother illegal aliens breaching our borders, only the 'repeat' offenders. But now we are doing it, to prevent them from dying in the desert.",
"Allie, rail was wrong. Stop right there.",
"It had nothing whatever to do with uniting anyone. It had everything to do with distracting people from the fact that the father of Mr. Owens snubbed Trump at Dover Air Force Base. Trump went there for a photo op and it didn't work out so well for him.\n\nTrump is a psychotic. His administration is a failed, hot mess.",
"I agree with Mr Meredith's point. If Kidd accepted responsibility for her actions, then let it go. However, she does not, which only guarantees that her behavior will be appropriate as she sees it in future. Both Mr Collins and Mr Bloor stayed after the meeting was gavelled loudly and repeatedly by Kidd- which is not the same as adjournment- as did most of the city staff and many of us in attendance. I don't see how either can make the statements they're making here, claiming nothing was wrong. Why then were over a hundred people left with our mouths hanging open, asking, \"What just happened?\" Honestly, we need something to prevent this from ever occurring again, and Mr Meredith's suggestion seems like a very good way for council members to keep proper behavior in mind.",
"Except they were both carried out by lunbatics. Our \"so-called\" president is a lunatic, who by scrapping the Paris Accords and putting grifters in charge of environmental regulation, will kill millions. Since he isn't hollering \"Allahu akbar!\" and 38 Republican U.S. Senators pretend that anthropomorphic climate change doesn't exist, no one thinks of his actions as terrorism.",
"Carena, he will not answer you because he would have to soil himself. He is in love with his corner soapbox and you'd have to pry his cold dead hands from it! He reminds me of one of my favorite poems by Emily Dickinson, last stanza:\n\nHow dreary – to be – Somebody!\nHow public – like a Frog – \nTo tell one’s name – the livelong June – \nTo an admiring Bog!",
"As a POW, I have the utmost respect for him.\n\nAs a politician, I have no respect at all. \n\nI do not wish death on anyone regardless.",
"I liked Wally Hickel as Governor - tho moderate Republican Arliss Sturgelewski would have been more effective , But Hickle's appointments were far too often walking disasters !! John Lindauer , \"Trapper Don\" something-or-other as head of appointments, and Boyko as AG for example... Always has seemed a smug, ego-inflated nasty little man .... I did know Judge Carlson from his time in Juneau.. Always seemed quietly bright and always a gentleman,,,",
"These days I actually have to read a columnist's words to get a sense of whether I agree or not. \nUsed to was, if it was George Will, I just ignored it. But now, with Trump in office, many on the right are standing up and arguing for the little man, or woman.\nIf I use a car to rob a bank, sure take the car. But if I am accused of such a crime, and wasn't even in the state at the time and someone else was convicted, the car should be returned with apologies. \nHugh Massengill, Eugene Oregon",
"Its impossible to clue U5a1a1 in on most anything unless he reads it on his list of daily emails from the left of things to support and oppose. If they told him to support firearms he would... using the same nonsense logic he does to oppose them now.",
"That's just a dangerous rationalization. There's much more at stake here. Oh, like the survival of humanity for one. Trump's focus on isolationist concerns will impede any progress on all fronts. He's a bad man. Not very intelligent.",
"I don't bother flagging you - it isn't worth the effort. I don't flag anyone - your comment was crass, and someone else realized it. \n\nAnd of course, statement like this current one - drawing a red herring into the conversation - is how you avoid the issues raised. \n\nYou know? I never have agreed with Hooded Claw on anything - but the other day, he called you the \"overly aggressive AnnieO\" ... or was it \"ever aggressive AnnieO\"....either way, it certainly suits.",
"Give hin a chance and some space. Its up to him, ket it play out!",
"Another poster boy for an Alaska three strikes law. There is no excuse that can explain why this guy shouldn't have been locked up well before this murder. The courts don't work. We have to leave them less discretion to let guys like this walk.",
"That's what bigots do.",
"This is pure grandstanding by Murkowski. She is just rubbing their noses in it because she can. OK, you won't give me my road? Then, I'll thwart you any way I can. Childish.",
"Don't apologize for me. And please don't spend my hard earned dollars on compensating this fellow for fighting against our friends.",
"He's already been indited and bail set by the courts. He will not be released unless he posts bail or if the prosecutor's office changes their mind and decide not to pursue the case.",
"People are targeted. These nut jobs will find someone to target. Americans at WTC, kids at school, nurses, postal workers, politicians. I don't care that the shooter ended up dead, but I'd like to know how his thinking was shaped, warped.",
"I thought about penning a response, however I realised, this particular individual hears but doesn't listen, so why bother. Much like reading articles about Andile from Gupta First, Fikile is deserves to be ignored.",
"Nope Mr. Crum, we live in different worlds. If Trump forcibly raped a woman, I would support his immediate imprisonment. If Trump was shown to have defrauded people through dishonest schemes and lies, he out for me. The difference in our worlds is that I simply could not care less about words that create no significant causal damage to anyone. Your world is the PC world where simply thinking or voicing the wrong thoughts is evil. Never mind substance. So yes, we are different. I have only contempt for your PC standards.",
"I, for one, Malamute Matt, would happily state unto your face, everything I have ever posted here, which is why I use mine own real name.\n\nAnd should conversation ever actually occur, I would tell you, that within mine own belief system, that Clinton, and their ilk, are much more aligned unto the \"Hitleresque\" ideology than Trump, and his supporters shall ever be.\n\nI am not a Trump supporter, but rather an individualist Libertarian, and voted Libertarian, but I shall tell you this, as I would directly unto you, should we ever actually meet.\n\nThe individual, within this Nation of citizens, matters much more than whatever demographic they belong unto, as assigned by our Government, and that is all the Woodrow Wilson Progressives, and Liberals see, and care about.\n\nAlways the demographic.\n\nNever the individual.\n\nAnd as such, the Woodrow Wilson Progressives, the leftist radicals, and the Marxists, hold no actual power, as individuals are stronger than the demographic they are a part of.",
"There is a strong and bipartisan consensus...where is the bipartisan concensus coming from? That's like saying everyone believes...who is 'EVERYONE\" Who are the \"bipartisan\" folks? It's like the kid that tells the parents, But Dad, EVERYONE is doing it, when they know two other friends who are. Don't believe it!\n\nThe relationship between Chin and the Ige cannot be anything but amicable. Doesn't the A/G serve at the pleasure of the Governor? He is a political appointee. What else would you expect from a political appointee? Ige slipped in a $5M budget item into the A/G's budget for \"security\" that Chin didn't even know about, denied it came from Ige, (WAM hrg) but Tokuda called him on it. Tokuda embarrassed the A/G, and likely Ige. Tokuda gets axed for doing a good job...hmmm That must be what happens when you are too good and not \"political\" enough. \n\nThere is a \"swamp\" (corruption) in Hawaii that needs to be drained as well. I wonder if anyone has the guts to do that.",
"He just doesn't care. It's the same arrogance his father had when he gave the finger to BC and claimed he only said \"Fuddle Duddle\". Too cowardly to take responsibility for his actions and too arrogant to admit mistakes.",
"The primary Trump negotiation tactic appears to be the imposition of emotional distress upon the public, without regard to cost, in terms of suffering. Moving the embassy to Jerusalem really does nothing more than provoke one side, and commit the other to risk, with the US gaining nothing but stress and exposure to further risk and probable loss of life in doing so. Same with healthcare reform. Same with tax reform. Same with climate change policy. And it appears the President loves the attention, good and bad, negative and positve, he gets from the distress and chaos that ensues. This is no way to live. Our lives are less rich today than they were four months ago. On the left, there is anger but also confusion. On the right, a wierd mixture of glee, uncertainty and confusion. On both sides, fear. Admit it. Regardless of your side. We are simply servants and audience to macabre threats issued for the entertainment of one person's off kilter needs. How did it come to this?",
"Drumpf is the epitome of untrustworthiness. Go for Chinese free trade and forget this blight.",
"If you are a male better forget it....\n:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjB83vcWhCY",
"So, replacing him with someone worse is somehow better?",
"Well, if it says so in the newspapers, it must be true! (sarcasm intended)\nThe comparisons alluded to in the article cited have nothing to do with the substance of this matter. To wit, calling someone uncle Adolf just because you don't agree with policies that have nothing to do with liberty and freedom is just villifying by association. \n\nThe substance of this matter is the gradual and subtle transformation of this country into a police state. Uncle Adolf didn't have the monopoly of police states. \"Papieren Bitte\" could also be applied to East Germany, which was not a National Socialist state. The point being is that in Canada, you are not supposed to go to jail for the mere refusal to show your ID if you are not suspected of committing a crime. It now appears that, in this country, you will go to jail for the refusal to submit to a breathaliser, even if there is no reasonable cause for police to request it.",
"< this comment did not meet M-103 standards >",
"My state is full of nutjobs. It is always like this.",
"Because someone offers a different position on an issue than you---you tell them to take pills ? How classless.",
"Got no evidence to the contrary, do you.",
"Thanks, I saw the newsminer version and it left off the beginning. He's a goner if there is any kind of right and wrong.",
"Unbelievable. Alienating a strong ally in his first phone call. What chapter is this in the Art of the Deal?",
"We in the West will never learn our lesson. Whatever we do in the Middle East, even with good intentions, will be considered an invasion or occupation and used to justify more terrorist attacks.",
"Why doesn't he go away and take his buddy Brauchler with him? Grandstanding went out years ago.",
"And people should be free to call him (and the people that do choose to drink there) out for the racist twats they clearly are!\nAnd yes, I don't drink in establishments were they blatantly display symbols of Apartheid",
"These people don't care about truth, they just want to be right about something, even if it kills.",
"Then did you allow adn to sway your decision by the propaganda and anti Trump rhetoric? Should we have an investigation of the washinton POSt as well. Get over it you lost.",
"\"Do not forget Aleppo! Do not forget Syria!” The writer skillfully omitted the comment of the killer that he supported jihad. \n\nThis strongly suggests that the killer is opposed to the Syrian government and is disappointed that his terrorist cohorts are losing their mercenary war on behalf of US and its Saudi-Gulf State allies.\n \nThere is no rational that explains the author's contention at all. The resolve to finish off the terrorists is undiminished. Maybe increased.",
"Stereotypical ad hominem uncivil attempt at a reply by a progressive who has no rebuttal whatsoever.",
"Homos demand that you accept their fudge packing. But none of us ever will-",
"Don't you know; rules are made for others not us.",
"Sue, stop while you are behind. Your comment best reflects that you have no understanding about the nation's need for gun control issues.",
"your anti-Christian slip is showing",
"Thanks Robert Bolman, But US government never want this. People in my country, Republic Islamic of Iran, are familiar with lies which they try to tell the world...",
"From what I hear he did not care very much for the Canadian Taxpayer by flying first class between Ottawa and Toronto when there was much cheaper forms of transportation available, such as the train. Least not forget the insistence on everyone calling him doctor. I for one say keep up the investigation.",
"I would have left right after the first issue with hostility...sorry this happened to her.",
"I agree, but am too polite to say it first.",
"these judges are only appointed, so they can be removed.\nGet them out before you have another 9/11. Now call this\nuncivil. If it's uncivil in any ones thinking then they are\nterrorists.\n Of course the globe has not the stones to censor so they\nnow want the poster to do it for them. They are still\nresponsible, even that way.",
"You're still talking about the \"deep state\"? Ha, ha. What about a desperate shot at \"the swamp\" or how about a few rounds of \"lock her up\" while you're at it? Ah, the good old days, eh, Acalpeius?",
"Give the guy a break. \n\nBeing \"responsible for providing a clear message from the Trump Administration\" is like trying to herd cats.",
"Snowflake, you don't have to bear the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune (AKA\"take it any more\"), you know. You can quit the job, or you can commit seppuku. (Tip of the hat to the film \"Shogun\"). Personally, I don't care which you choose, but do something other than whine.",
"Not too intelligent of a comment.",
"I have regularly done so and you know it. When I do so, you either ignore it or blow it off. Please be honest about this.",
"They fail to follow rules of the road and endanger everyone around them. That's why I can't stand them, anyway.",
"Saying John Lewis is \"all talk, no action\"? I don't know what else to call it...at least that I'll be allowed to post.",
"Be afraid.\nBe very afraid.",
"Can you say Madoff?",
"Think she has to get with life and reality. Move on if you can't accept that, and leave this guy alone.",
"I agree with Juan. Hard-working people should not have to be worried about being rousted from their homes or jobs as they're trying to support their families. As long as they are law-abiding, the government should leave them alone!",
"Re-Post until it stays. That's my system. Illigitimi non carborundum!",
"I’ll wave goodbye to you as you depart for Houston...wait, no I won’t. HahahHHA!",
"Too bad eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth isn't the law of the land. I sure hope karma catches up with this punk.",
"Be very wary of what Justin does behind closed doors. Probably giving his Chinese friends strong assurances that the Northern Gateway will go through. Destroy one of the last morsels of wilderness on the planet to appease his Chinese friends.",
"Except that no one is going to get \"the US out of the way.\" At least not the little pip squeak. Even IF his country were capable of sending a missile to a U.S. territory and actually detonating the nuclear warhead, that would not cause annihilation. It would, most likely bring about the destruction of North Korea.",
"Should they get off your lawn as well?",
"So you think kidnapping people's children and taking them to live hundreds of miles away, while abusing them, is okay? Maybe you and Beyak should have lunch.",
"When the election process begins and Chin has his eyes set on some office, I will be right there sign-waving against The Chinster.\nDo I have any volunteers to stand beside me and wave signs?\nANYBODY BUT CHIN!",
"So you are going to stop your name calling as an example.",
"Except that the right whingers go on and on (and on and on) about the gravy train whenever a politician or civil servant goes to these places to investigate and glean expertise.\n\n(Funny how it's not the gravy train if it's a Con politician going to promote \"business\".)",
"Who ever gave him the family me\nmber pass should have their privlages suspended.",
"These are not the type of people you want in your school.",
"Spot on - I would NEVER date a Trump supporter.",
"Go away Floridian. Alaskans are talking here.",
"I want to agree with you but I'm beginning to think that the high road isn't working anymore. You can't walk into a streetlight expecting to play by the Marquess of Queensbury rules.\n\nI'm afraid we're all going to have to get dirty to get through the next few years.\n\nBarbarians don't respond to reason. They don't even want to accept the facts. There really is only one way to deal with opposition like this.",
"Your 'logic' is absurd. The rest of the world won't reduce their carbon emissions if we propose to be 'free riders'. The same argument can be used to justify not paying YOUR taxes but accepting the fruit of other peoples taxes.",
"Yup, Trump's actions/words are indefensible. He'll still be better for our country than HRC. I don't want either of them spending time around my kids, but I don't see much threat of that anyway.",
"Then go ahead and say it. \n\nBut I do not.",
"I still think Al Gorithm is the true evil doer in this magic new world. How was that old saw? \"To err is human, to really screw up requires a computer.\"\n\nOr was it GIGO? \n\nGarbage In; Garbage Out. \n\nI'm an old guy, I've seen a lot of excuses for obfuscation, incompetence, and arrogance. I get confused!",
"HMMM! Wolf in sheep clothing? I'm VERY suspicious when I hear a push in AK to vote against DeVos. Another ploy by the Democrats to cause obstruction? Vote YES to confirm her.",
"Does it really matter? The only way this guy is gonna get the oilies to talk is hypnotism.",
"Okay. I respectfully disagree.",
"One word of advice: Don't follow the lead of DIA!",
"Why are we working with federal authorities on this? No big deal, they are just breaking the law. I thought we wanted to be a sanctuary city?",
"He or her doesn't understand gun speak. A rim to them is something totally different, wink wink.",
"He will with politicians like Trevor Ozawa who say one thing and vote another way. Typical self serving politician.",
"So we can dump on Trump, but not comment on the actual attackers....How nice. This is why people voted for him. The tide to reality is coming back in.",
"So people who want to own firearms are now absolutely insane as you say. \nGuess that makes law enforcement insane too. May you never have a visit at 0 dark thirty from someone wanting to do you harm and you have no way to protect yourself.",
"By allowing him to stay ILLEGALLY ,is sending the wrong message. Let him go thru the channels and sort out this mess first. btw isn't Mazie (as seen on TV) and other Sanctuary Cities also breaking the Law? And aren't they putting at risk the lose of losing federal dollars?\n If those cities have the Money to Put-up fine,if not shut-up and follow the law! It is my \"National interest\" for our elected officials to do the same & follow the Law. And further more when are our congressional members going to wake up and start getting along with Pres. Trump? They are in complete defiance at every turn,but when they want something? \nThey cry huge crocodile tears and act like the victim.\n Sure everyone has compassion understanding,but there is going to be a time for People including Mazie Hirono and the 3 musketeers to simply follow the Law. As an immigrant Born in Japan ,she should know better ,at least her Mom, had the common sense to go thru the channels & come to the Unites States Legally.",
"Yes...\"disservice\" is a much too polite understatement for the criminal blackmail Krookwell has been pushing",
"Shouldn't you be asking Layla4 that question, dude?",
"Rather you're hoping to deflect from the reality you hope to conceal.\n\nYou do frequently call for the elimination of whole classes of people, that kind of thing is a regular feature of your comments, I'd say that makes you a kindred spirit to those who have been installed in the White House.\n\nWhat? Not so proud of it when it makes your heroes look bad?"
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"i worked for them and i would never ever work ever for them again,,too much bullshit drama around a bunch of contradictory premadonna's..Gossip monger. gossip nazis and back stabbing..I Learned always be leary of women and people of the arts.....",
"The 32% of deplorables still adore him, and the evangelicals think he’s the second coming of JC, lol",
"Heck yeah. And don't get me started on all that disabled parking. It just bugs me that sum people get special things I don't get. Special this and special that. Rub sum dirt on it and get back in the game. Sheesh.",
"At what point does frivolous lawmaking start to infringe on the freedom our constitution allows? Besides, shouldn't the law therein by penalizing you if you DO get into an incident if that is the concern? You can't keep making laws to prevent people from being stupid.",
"So here we have a FELON...who has a WEAPON, in violation of All State & Federal Laws..A 2X CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER...That Makes Him Eligible for -3- Strikes Law...When do we learn???",
"He's a 54 year old pirate, cut him some slack.",
"How does one ignorant comment by a CNN reporter make Brietbart into a good and credible source? You need a logic course, Eddie.",
"The DNC is becoming so controlling that freedom of both thought and speech seem to be something they long to, ridiculously, abolish. Screw them and their grade school mentality. Getting to tell people what to think, say and believe is NOT part of their duties....nor is it democratic in the slightest. DNC....you've turned into dictators. No wonder people with their own minds are fleeing your party in droves.",
"Senior DOJ officials are as corrupt as Hillary and Bill. Of course they wouldn't want Comey to disclose the truth!",
"Your puppet master is proven to be more of a pathological liar than Hitler and you still defend him. You have zero credibility at this point.",
"I didn't know there are so many Drug users on the school board. That is the only thing I can come up with to explain just where these elected fools think we are going to come up with the money for their fantasy.\nWake up 4j voters or soon we will have fancy new monuments to one of the lowest graduation rates in the country.",
"Let me just make sure I understand you:\n\nA \"fetus\" becomes a person when it is born----because----\"it\" is able to survive on \"its\" own? \n\nSo--from your view we become people when we can survive on our own?\n\nWhat about all the people on a coma--and being supported by life support. They can't survive on their own--so are they not people subject to rights? Do we get to kill them from your view?",
"What's that old saying...\" Be careful what wish for - or bitch about constantly - because it could just happen.\"",
"So the only crime Ivanka committed, was her father was elected President?\n\nLeftist really are the scum of the Earth!",
"Sound ethics?!?! You can't be serious!! Do you not recall his so called \"ethics\" during the Walter monegan investigation??? He used his position to help his friend. Ethics.... My butt",
"Well I have to say: WHO CARES? If you make the decision to try or do ANY drugs, prescription or otherwise, you run the risk of injury or death. Unless it was forced upon you, YOU are responsible for your actions, which may or may not include death. \n\nI really could not care less about people dying in the streets because of overdoses. It is Darwinism at work. I, personally, will NOT die that way... ever. Why? Simply because I don't do stupid things for a few minutes of an altered state. \n\nLet the drugs flow... let the idiots die... and STOP using tax dollars to fix this \"problem!?"
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"Sounds like another whinny snowflake to me. She should have told @MSNBC she couldn't handle the job and been reassigned. \"Emotional toll\" what a crock of 💩",
"Could it be that a member of a vulnerable community was so terrified of our national social malaise that she tried to take care of herself and her child rather than risk the plausible dire harm of going to the authorities? This is how civilization fails. Because of xenophobic hatreds and bigoted intolerances. Those people collaborated in this harm.",
"Ooooowww!! Be vewy vewy afwaid. Take that lash with a wet noodle. That'll teach you.\n\nWhat am I going to do about it? Do about it? Well, er, um, duh I'm going to call for a change. Yeah that's it, I'll call for a change. And they'll all listen intently and immediately change their ways. Why are you laughing?",
"Art,\n\nPlease tell me that you really don't intend to say that the rise of incidents like that described in the article is Canada's fault because we haven't adopted sufficiently xenophobic immigration, border-entry and aggressive deportation policies and practices to match those assumed to apply in the US (I say assumed because there are many appeals to the courts in the US regarding the new, post-election measures in question).",
"I do not see the value in postings such as this. The unique juxtaposition of attacks on other posters with claims of being the victim of harassment is simply put, quite bizarre. The phenomenon of claiming to be a follower of Christ while behaving so has been noted by others, elsewhere, although perhaps their views do not merit consideration by caholics? Is adherence to catholicism something separate from following Christ? Rather an unfortunate attitude, really.\n https://newspring.cc/articles/are-you-a-christian-internet-troll\nhttp://thecommunity.anglican.ca/tech/11167/dear-christian-trolls-of-the-internet/",
"I showed elsewhere that HV4 does, in fact, employ circular reasoning in its argument. You don't want to accept this. But then, you interest in truth or honesty is minimal at best.",
"Or maybe because thinking through things is really very hard work. The lazy way to do it is put a label like \"socialism\" and hope it explains everything.",
"thank you for your comment,\n The point that I was trying to make wasn't that only \"one percenters\" could use the square, but that if eugene dose remodel Kesey square it will push the homeless into other arias such as the library, parks, or in front of business.\n-Luca kline",
"You're talking out of both sides of your mouth. You say the white supremacists should be condemned. Then you say the counter protesters \"lose credibility\". In what way, then, do they lose credibility? What part of the white supremacists platform isn't wrong?",
"Agreed. The charge can't be led by business. But they can support the more legitimate civil society organizations in many many ways, described by Magda. At the same it gives them the oppertunity to get with the programme. Radical transformation not only of the economy but also of society is an inevitability. Could be a win-win",
"I have a serious question. How does this system handle partisans who don't care about conversations just making their points and refuting everything that doesn't fit their world view? What if I was a Trekkie who insists Star Wars is keeping America from being great? How will you stop me from doing that and stop the Star Wars fans from being offended at everything I post?\n\nOK, that's a few questions. But I got more. Lots more. Thank you for taking this on.",
"A whole lot, unfortunately. This is what happens when you are led around by the Lamestream Media that is hell-bent on Mr. Trump's destruction. You know, the same media that cheer-led The Incompetent One for 9 long years (including the run-up to the presidential election) and went out of it's way to turn a blind eye to wrongdoing? This is the same media that fed Hillary questions during the presidential debates. Yeah, you know the one. They say Ignorance is Bliss. You must be very happy indeed.",
"Interesting conflation of issues. Perhaps a similar conflation of Swift's \"A Modest Proposal\" would solve both problems. \n\nAs the Homeless Humans have proven adept at collecting empties for a pittance the state government should redirect their foraging skills to their fellow ferals, instituting a US$10 Bounty on felines. Captured kitties could then be recycled into foodstuffs for those in dire need of sustenance. \n\nProblems solved.",
"And here I thought that I was peerless. Oh well.\n.\nYou really need to read the comments before responding, also the \"uncivil\" notices. In numerous instances on this thread your retorts have been removed, not mine or anyones else's. Remind us again about the definition of projection.",
"There is usually an exceptional amount of redneckery in ADN's echo-chamber of a comment section, but goodness gracious me, its as if Kenny Chesney and Bocephus got naked and performed a satanic reanimation ritual to bring back Dale Earnhardt Sr. in the middle of Anchorage Baptist Temple in here.",
"Lynn: we could (and have) debate the issues around both addiction and alcoholism related to being a \"disease\" or not. We do know that certain persons are genetically predisposed to both conditions. When you refer to them as \"a way of relieving pain\" I'm concerned that you defining them as a \"bad choice\" mechanism to deal with such pain. That's OK if we take the conversation to the next \"step\" and discuss the community's role and responsibility to provide other \"choices.\" I think you and I agree that few communities really help provide meaningful, effective alternative choices for impoverished and often homeless individuals facing mental health, addiction and alcoholism (very frequently all three combined). I agree with you that shelter is a necessary first step and would make those following steps much easier for everyone. regards, Gary",
"wow, some one from the liberal front suggested self censorship. Who would have thought?\n\n\"Everyone is equal. Some are more equal than others\"",
"Just play the \"Leave Britney Alone\" video and you'll save yourself hours. If you have a defense for Konrad, make it, but simply ordering people to respect Konrad's opinion and be nice to him is ridiculous. He's not a snowflake you have to protect. He's posting a public opinion - filled with holes btw - and people are entitled to examine that, deconstruct it and discuss it and criticize it. Many have done so reasonably. If you can't handle that, move on. You are not the arbiter of what people can say.",
"Consider that \"youth activists are now considering \"legal action\" in response to the (governor's) denial.\" With respect, that is absurd. The students are pawns for L48 environmental agitators. I doubt they have a holistic understanding of the issues. They are systematically indoctrinated in these subjects and then become zealots. The governor was stupid for meeting with them in the first place and thereby providing media coverage. In the picture look at the student at the far end of the table using his phone to record or picture the event. It was the governor's meeting and he should not have permitted that.",
"You may extrapolate whatever you wish, it's an overused defensive response , but the fact remains that the subsidies have been judged illegal.",
"I'm not sure what you're trying to say. Because homeless people litter, you shouldn't have to cover the load of trash you're hauling to the dump in your pickup? If they're going to litter, you should be able to litter too?\n\nWe've been cleaning up the homeless camps for years, and evicting the homeless from them, so I'm not sure what else you think we could be doing, or why that perpetual issue should keep us from making progress in other areas.\n\nAnd perhaps most importantly, none of this has anything to do with reducing greenhouse gas emissions.",
"Yes, well, the great and mighty 'capitalist' enclave known as 'Merica, of course wants to manipulate the markets because the useless US forrest industry can't manage it's own money or resources, properly. NO. NO DEAL. NO WAY. NO HOW. EVER. PERIOD.\n\nGo find some other country to 'shake down', you turds.",
"I see. \n\nSo making statements that are merely unsupported accusations, diwnright false, or that are meant to disparage those with whom one does not agree, is okay because \"most people on here are capable of making good judgments on who to believe.\"\n\nWow.",
"\"The world needs more theology and geometry\" says Ignatius Reilly. \n\nShall you engage in the disputation that Card. Muller has suggested and offer a reasoned position in a positive fashion, or shall you be content with bumper-sticker taunts?",
"Kevin,\n\nI take issue with many of things you wrote but I'll just comment on the worst of the lot. When you say \"businesses should be businesses and pensions should be pensions\" what gives you or the government the right to determine how a business owner should manage their affairs? How do you differentiate cash to be invested in case of lean times vs assets left in the business once the business closes? These proposals make it impossible for the former so even if you think the latter is bad (I don't) don't you think that would be very destructive to business for the sake of a subjective interpretation of fairness?\n\nWhat really angers me is deliberate misleading statements like these: \"...with the use of tax-planning techniques so heavily concentrated among high earner...\". So where would you expect legal tax minimization strategies to be concentrated? Amongst minimum wage workers, welfare recipients, full time students? That doesn't make us tax cheats.",
"With a comment like that, how can anyone take you seriously? Step back and let your school taught critical skills come in to play. You may not support Trump following clear-headed critical thinking, but you will realize your comment has no basis of fact.",
"Ya that makes no sense at all. Could you imagine if the burden of proof was on the victim of a crime? People would be accusing people of things they knowingly couldn't prove all the time. Such an abuse potential.. Ive lost all confidence in a board that could pass such an illogical and damaging rule.",
"You're a reliable source of comedy. Translation: Devin Nunes and other stars of the Clown Circus are raking over old news in a partisan stunt in hopes of distracting from a credible bipartisan investigation by a respected special counsel into the Turnip family's many possible illegal acts.",
"yes, or post the docs on line etc, this is just more old obama people making bs up yet again",
"THE SURVIVORS ASKED FOR IT\n\nIt was one of the recommendations to come from the Truth and Reconilliation commission, given as a means to help them heal\n\nI'll take the victim's desires over your own sorry",
"Blah blah blah... trickle down economics... blah blah blah. Change your record. The needle's been stuck for over 30 years.",
"I agree wholeheartedly. It has gotten out of hand and people have gone rabid over a hunk of metal. Their fear is palpable. They almost want to start something, just to prove their wretched reasoning. How different are our mass murderers than the Middle East's suicide bombers? In name only.",
"Heavens! it just goes on and on. It just seems that some of those self described \"journalists\" would gather some pride and backbone and take a step back and just resolve to clean up their act. It's as if in the past 10-15 years the bottom 10% of the class became \"journalists\" and simply don't know any better and cannot report any better!!",
"What about the vicious attacks made on Cardinal Burke on this site, do you deplore them, too?",
"Boots; everything you say is all based on your own assumptions with no substance to back it up. No sense in rebuttal because you don't make sense and you based it on your emotions like all the agitators that protest against Trump. That's what you remind me of. I'll stop here so you can vent again like you always do. You need to do some research and find the facts, to open your eyes. You'll find it very different from what you think. You have a good day Boots. lol",
"Aww. Someone's a little offended.. I thought this EDITORIAL was spot on. I guess you should get back to your Fox News bubble.",
"It can be a painful illness.",
"An obnoxious response. Please review your Civil Comments policy kids.",
"Oh please. Policy changes by a trade partner does not constitute 'bullying' or any reason to light your hair on fire. Is this what today's University Professor's teach? Things change and aren't going my way so it's bullying? What an 'ethical' response.",
"Agreed, CYNICn. But he point many are making is that removal from the bench is the only 'remedy' available, whether the judge was only slightly below the Canadian standard or greatly below it.",
"Boozer: I detect another effort to pick an argument.....a classic troll post. I'm not interested. regards, Gary",
"I understand your reasoning. But I believe it is beyond the time to delegitmize Trump. He has demonstrated that he is unfit for his job. The more people who walk away from him the less influence he exerts while we wait for his inevitable removal.",
"I've seen the pictures of the mess left by the 'planned' event for marijuana at Civic Center Park. But now, the DP 'editorial board' wants more 'anything goes' on a serene golf course in South Denver. Can you imagine the damage these people will do there? The DP can't.",
"That is, it should acknowledge reasonable counterarguments and alternative points of view. Of course there's no need to address flat earth theory or piece of junk science.",
"I'll consider signing on to a movement to deplore \"Islamophobia\" when Islam declares that apostasy, homosexuality, and blasphemy are no longer punishable by death.",
"Until the government bites the bullet and cleans up the bureaucracy that hinders every single decision made by any government we never see any improvements. Elected officials come and go, but the mandarins live on in their own little fiefdoms that they will defend to the death. Until that mess gets cleaned up we always have kids dying of rotten water and over doses and homeless and disadvantaged.\n\nRemember, for all of the money the elected officials earn, that amount is vastly overshadowed by what is wasted by the bureaucracy that no one seems able to touch.",
"That is precisely what is annoying people....the singling out of Islam, above all other religions, for protection. What that swipe at the Rebel was, I don't know, I guess they don't agree with you, and consequently are bigots!",
"Ah yes, the old \"I would explain it but you wouldn't understand it\" excuse. \n\nI heard that one a lot in grade school when someone got called out on their BS.",
"[FM: Just trying to help you with perspective]\nBaloney. You want to go outside the scope of discussion. If you want to talk about something outside the scope that's fine. But when you accuse others of \"cherry-picking\" because they don't is just rude. Enjoy mourning the loss of all those soldiers during the Revolutionary war while the rest of us celebrate the Independence day.",
"Remove this piece of feces and and his ideology from anything resembling political power or influence. They are not legitimate, their ideology is not of The United States or our Constitution or the Enlightenment principles upon which they are based. This orange-haired man is treason, embodied. This is an attack upon The United States of America by its enemies. Wake up and defend yourselves as if your very lives depend upon it, because they do.",
"So, all you politically correct and enlightened chefs (who were carefully selected by this \"reporter,\" I suspect), you'd have no problem with a baker whose father died in Auschwitz making a cake honoring a Nazi? You latent totalitarians sure do enjoy making others grovel and submit to the prevailing dogmas sweeping the land, don't you? How about telling the offended customer to go find a gay baker down the street? Surely one of the PC chefs would be delighted to bake his cake. But no, you want total and absolute control over what other people do and think. So much for being a tolerant liberal.",
"That maybe true but there are reams of evidence to support that prohibition of anything does not work. It's one of those feel-good measures that politicians can pat themselves on the back for and point to for their constituents as proof that they are doing something, but has no practical value whatsoever. Education is absolutely essential for sure but I submit that getting people to switch to something safer, safer not safe, is another good approach. Sweden has done this and they now have the lowest smoking rate in the Western world. The problem is in America the old guard will not tolerate anything that appears to condone a vice. Just like they wouldn't let the government distribute hypodermic needles to stop the spread of AIDS because it \"condones heroin use\" they won't let the government promote smokeless tobacco or Vapour because it promotes a vice.",
"Yes, yes and yes BUT how many real case/social workers are even available in HNL alone, not counting the entire state??\n\nI say we turn the warehoused, rusting rail cars into halfway or permanent homeless housing.",
"Trump's negotiation over NAFTA changes will be a disaster. Its just started and I look with interest at this business world which still believes that this man can effect positive change. Just watch lemmings because the Donald will blow up in your face.......Canada needs to repel as much as possible this dismantling disease. Bad pre-1930's recycled protectionist ideas will lead your business down the sewer........this is like revisiting a time when even Hitler had popularity......indeed, pre-1930's.....and yes there was a stock market crash in 1929.... enjoy!",
"Innuendo? Try blatant bullying. Look what happened to Sandra Jensen!",
"Most of that list is just plain moronic. For starters, when you throw a lit cigarette out the window, wherever that happens to be, it's loitering, and it's dangerous near forested areas, that's one. Camp fires? Really? Who'd a thunk it. 'controlled' burns? And they haven't learned from past experiences? Please.",
"What a laugh riot. A post by the guy quoted in the story did not meet civility standards. What next? Photo Shopping pictures to remove people that are unpopular that day based on Tweets?",
"Rep Gabbard has the outlier, anomaly viewpoint here. Shame on her for defending a dictator that uses chemical weapons on children. Let this be the vivid event in the memory of voters in the next election. This maverick does not have a clue.",
"Eeeww. Stop draining the swamp! Fill it back up! The slimy black guck at the bottom smells very, vey bad.",
"We can blame \"red\" conservatives (Stelmac and Radford) for implementing fiscal irresponsible social programs and waste spending on education and healthcare both which are vital to our economy. They pandered to the teachers, nurses, doctors and so called professional administrators.",
"You only have to review the ridiculous religious formation of the pre-VII era to understand how EVERY normal, human sexual impulse, or even childhood curiosity about sex was distorted and demonized. Teaching a second-grader that an \"impure thought\" meant a trip to the confessional or that teens making out were on the road to hell (while many of those same moralists were among the many child sexual abusers) was the height of both ignorance of the human condition as well as sinful hypocrisy. Don't kid yourself about a supposed absence of sex-related behaviors then, either -- they were just not publicized or discussed as much. Sex is a primal instinct FROM GOD and not intrinsically evil as your posts imply.",
"A few decades ago my 3rd year philosophy professor asked our class to think deeply about the kind of society we would want to live in. I took him seriously. Isn't the real question a Kantian categorical imperative? To paraphrase \"act only in such a way that you would wish everyone else act by the same rules.\" What is the end result if we turn everything into a commodity? When every part of our society is monetized and goes to whomever can pay the highest price, we might as well revert to the Roman forum. For me, that is what seems to be happening. And I don't prefer to be a part of that. I have nothing against making a profit, but it seems as if we are at at point where too many are willing to kill civil society in order to maximize personal profit. I guess I'm just an old school old fool and would rather be part of civil civic society than sit on a big fat profit. Big fat dinosaur am I.",
"Reveals a lot about the UN... appoint a dictator to be a \"goodwill ambassador.\" No wonder it has no credibility or clout anymore. Harper was right on this one.",
"So true. Yes, please DO write an article exposing retaliation and the culture of fear in the DOE. I have seen these very \"withdraw support\" things happen at the school I am at. They won't fire you, but they will make you want to leave. As I consider reporting a wrongdoing at my school, I am weighing my willingness to leave my job over this - not by firing, but by methods similar to those mentioned above. I'm even holding back from saying more here, because I don't want to show my cards yet. But there are cards to be shown!",
"this is a major reason why we need to be welcoming refugees by the boatloads, many of them are are skilled techies with brain power far above millions of those residing in the US who are crying for brainless Muslim bans, bogus $Trillion walls, and destructive deportation.",
"Hmmmn from the comments associated with this letter and the many other articles about downtown Eugene and those who go there to work or do other things there seems to be a definite trend shaping up. If the trend actually is and continues ...that people are no longer going to go there because of the loitering aggressuvd vagrants and filth. If this trend of abandoning the downtown, by the commerce contributors, for the second time in the last 40 years - can it survive it's current attempted revival. Logically no as survival is commerce dependent and the \"paying\" public is saying - no thank you to the \"mess\" I will no longer go there. If this trend holds what will we find downtown 10-15 years from today? If this is as serious a situation as the trend is suggesting then something more then band-aids and circular discussion is needed. The \"trend\" in comments relay some crappy and disgusting stuff going on there..I can't imagine they are just making this stuff up.",
"\"We are again importing US problems into Canada. \"\n\nPoor you.\nThe rate of hate crimes in Canada is twice that of hate crimes in the U.S. \nTwice as many Canadians per capita killed themselves with drug overdoses in BC than were murdered in New York.\n\nKeep your rot where it belongs, in Canada under wraps where no one talks about it or even acknowledges it.",
"That would be blaming the victim, even if this means self-victimization based on free will and self determination. Go figure.",
"Gerald Caplan. Thank you for your perspective.\nClearly, our justice system must do better.\nJustice Camp resigned.\nNow we need to weed out others. Forget re-education. Period.",
"Ok....then how many felons, illegal aliens and others who have had no right to vote or otherwise lost their rights voted statewide? The fact is guys like Stoltze with his \"hearings\" on this issue and others would jump for joy to nullify the primary election. Reason, too many of their \" fellow travelers\" where knocked out of office and off the podium. They want a do over....Forget it!!!! You lost, live with it......",
"These are a series of proposed changes that cut a wide swath - some of which have arguably a reasonable policy basis. In particular the punitive treatment of investments in a CCPC is overkill and fails to recognize that many of those who employ corporations for accumulating and retaining these investments are doing so for purposes of a business buffer for hard times and also to provide for emergencies and retirement since they do not have access to generous health and pension plans - as is the case for university professors, civil servants and politicians. I would like to see a valuation put on Jean Chretien or Justins risk free political pension plans to get a sense of what level of investments is appropriate. The other problem is that people plan on the basis of the rules we have - in particular for retirement change (even on a go forward basis) can be unfair. Finally, changes like these always have an unintended result - doctors will call for greater provincial compensation.",
"All of those programs affect me (negatively) If you want some that don't affect me much either way we could toss most of the governors office 'programs', cut some of DNR, Some out of Agriculture, Take an AX to DORA and DOLA and a chainsaw to CDE and Higher ED.",
"And now we know that these divisive tidbits that keep getting thrown out are pushed by Russian troll farms. It is intended to divide us and setting us to tearing at each other rather than focusing on the real, existential threats we face as Americans.\n\nIt begs some existential questions for the DP message boards, to wit:\n\n1) Which of the right-wing posters here are actual Coloradoans/Americans vs. which are paid Russian trolls?\n\n2) Why does it matter when they both occupy common ground in spreading the same lies, memes, and falsehoods?",
"There is a health care tax repeal that the liberal establishment is trying to kill, can we get this in place tomorrow so we can be sure to vote on that repeal? The liberal establishment hate this idea because they know that it would make it harder for them to steal more money to waste.",
"When you live in a society where the social-media lynch mob can cause you to lose your job for publicly stating things like \"I'm against any further immigration\" (note: not my view, it's just an example), etc, then the only place to voice these views becomes these radical parties. A liberal society that allows no dissent from the prevailing narrative, that does not consider the merit of views aside from the current canon, I think is actually the cause of the coming rise of the far-right.",
"Oh Elsie, as usual your tone deaf commentary is so revealing of your persuasion it's actually funny. Please go back to your roots and talk local issues and if-and only if-political commentary is chosen keep it Alaskan.",
"You can go back thru history and find some 'stellar' liberals who you probably hold in very high esteem, yet practiced much worse racism, sexism and other 'isms' than 40 year old stories about Trump could turn up. The great liberal Democrat, FDR, evicted 'citizens' of Japanese decent from their homes and threw them into concentration camps in the 1940's, depriving them of their constitutional rights. Did his dad teach him to do that?",
"After muslim killer kills 6 in Quebec, slobbering leftist protesting zombies wobble in self doubt to handlers asking what to do next.\n\n\"We thought you said trump was evil\" they say.\nHandlers shuffle feet and navel gaze......\nTrump looks more right every day mutters zombies\nIn other news aid agencies increase ad campaign with funds from ponzie program dollars donated by last months suckers to capture more sympathy bucks.\nZombies shuffle home to government jobs on buses donated by labour unions\n\nAnd you wonder why Trump won",
"Larry, with respect, you have obviously not been paying attention to the increasing stranglehold the \"too big to fail\" Wall Street banks have had, and continue to have, over not only our economy but over our political system as well, particularly since 2008 when they strong-armed Congress to pass the infamous TARP bailout against the public opinion that was overwhelmingly (as in 99%) opposed to that shamelessly cronyistic piece of legislation.\n\nIf being aware and knowledgeable of recent political events constitutes being \"a paranoid schizo\" in your eyes, then I truly feel sorry for you. I guess it is much more comfortable having one's head firmly buried in the sand instead.",
"That's called projection, read up on it.\nSince we are making up \"strikes\", it's three strikes for you.\nYes, *I* am the only one allowed to comment on them, you are officially on notice.\n.\nIf you don't like \"smug and conceited condescension\" replies from me, refrain from doing it yourself.\n~signed Kettle",
"And unless they have a rational reason for objecting - and really, how could they? Then they are sexist throwbacks.",
"my god another brain washed sheep in the cult of climate change,,, here for your education, watch and get help\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXxHfb66ZgM\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyUDGfCNC-k\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gmc5w2I-FCA",
"The silence speaks loudly....but as you're a foremost NCR SJCW, end the silence and set the record straight.\n\nWhere is your essay on how wrong it was for Milo to be shut down at UCB?\n\n100 words or less - go.",
"Like Spock would say 'it's logical' when you are confronted with reality and have no solution to a problem the logical thing to do is step back and let someone else deliver. \nI hope you were joking about a 'big name' coach, that ain't happening, ever. OSU needs someone like Leach...someone like the NAVY coach. Triple option with connections to the Islands.",
"Obo, you are always good for a laugh! It is you that are uninformed. Rural preference subsistence, in areas, is the law. You have no excuse, except, perhaps for low-watt intelligence, to distribute your personal yo-yo myth.",
"Apparently Gattis doesn't get it. If she wasn't good enough for the Legislature, she's most certainly no good for any other office. A public servant like Gattis who had no qualms with telling Alaskan seniors to move out of Alaska if they felt they couldn't afford to live here deserves the Republican Party to dump money down her black hole.",
"What I have difficulty understand is the unquestioned acceptance of incredibly wasteful corporate welfare in aid of murdering children in other countries, but all manner of shrieking and flailing when it comes to feeding them in this one.",
"The purpose of Civil Comments seems to be to fly on automatic pilot and minimize the amount of actual judgment that must be exercised by its moderators.\n\nAnd gamed by some of its users, it can easily degenerate into a political popularity contest.",
"In answer to your reply, Farce, dead people and plenty of them, mass arrests, and torture. That is a start.",
"I see your point JSB1. I worded my question poorly. I should have asked:\n\"What higher human purpose is served by places like this?\"",
"The pics of those camps are just gross. APD really needs to clean them out again and keep doing it. I'm not without sympathy but our public spaces should not be allowed to look like this.",
"So you're saying that because they merely have to stay where they are, we should take them. The others who had no hope to get out of that exact same place you don't want to bring here?\nWe as a nation are not responsible for righting the perceived wrongs of nations an order of magnitude larger than us.\nThe rest of your comments are just speculation, most egregiously \"not applicable to future years, as the US will no longer be conducting security screening\" which seems not to be stated anywhere at all in the article, you appear to have simply manufactured it to try and support your position.\nAnd for the third or fourth time: how much are you willing to borrow from your grandchildren and where will you put the extra refugees?",
"mandi, seems like you are trying to censor me. What happened to your support for all free speech? LOL.\n\nBTW, the irony of making a personal attack on me while complaining I am making personal attacks - did you understand that?",
"Nothing speaks louder to the pathetic state of our diagnostic infrastructure then a doctor avoiding using this amazing technology to perform a proper diagnosis. Why not just say, its too expensive and you're not worth the bother? No doubt, reducing tummy fat, exercise and eating right are long term lifestyle changes that can contribute to a healthy, pain free back but to prescribe more suffering and expect the patient to buy into it the 'treatment program' is arrogant, dismissive and the true waste of our health care dollars.",
"Thanks for the reasonably worded post. However the motion does nothing to prevent reasonable criticism of Islam or any other religion. For anything more extreme, we already have hate laws on the books.",
"It's not just Pillay. She did the honourable thing and resigned after the fact, but thereafter the Shelley Garland author was tracked down and surprised at his place of work. Not unlike what the Apartheid-era's secret police did to people back in the not so good old days.\n\nIt's disingenuous and it insults everyone's intelligence to try and make this out as his error for pointing out the procedural problems in many of our not so reputable media franchises. \n\nUltimately, the editor could have just contacted the real author and asked for a follow-up op-ed to set the record straight. This as an olive branch and as an attempt to restore some of its reputation. Now it appears that the author pointed out egg on their faces and they turned themselves into omelettes.",
"I'm wondering where the civil checks that tried to get rid of me are for you all. Pretty mean, guys. Although I may not agree with Representative Eastman, as many of you note, his efforts may not be appealing to you, but you probably have neighbors who are cheering him on. Did that thought sober you up?",
"Typical conservative 'sluff off' of history. I've been over hearing it from individuals in the public since the Reagan years; \"we don't need no history in our schools.\" Sometimes I picture Cal with his ultra conservative Wig Party hat on. Maybe they should make a movie about that, and highlight their tradition of justifying the starving to death of tens of thousands of Irish during the second blight. But that would just be too depressing wouldn't Cal.",
"You cannot trust anything Mantashe says. His effusions closely resembles one of those figures powered by a blowers near our freeways, chaotically waving their air-filled limbs and head this way and that. You know that it will stay roughly in place, but no predictions beyond a few seconds as to which way it will tilt or flap. The air that comes out has no significance other than a propellant. Were he to escape the blower, he would immediately collapse.",
"To the people that just keep saying cut, cut, cut. where do we start, all of dot, medicaid that funds all these hospital er visits? State troopers? Why don't these lawmakers propose eliminating a couple house and Senate seats?\nThink how much that would save.",
"The Honorable Lt. Governor Byron Mallot;\n\nExcellent, it has taken far too long for important Democrats to call out the false & phony slogans that have driven republican ideology since Pres. Reagan's big lie that government is the problem. In those decades slogans such as \"cut waste, fraud & abuse\" have echoed again & again without their finding any examples, other false accusations aimed at honorable government workers as in they are \"underworked & overpaid\" resulted in countless workers finding their career path stymied, promotions unavailable while their managers had to jump thru political hoops to defend their missions and workers.\n\nIn their effort to defend those who fund them, they have become so oppositional that they can no longer offer or develop policies or ideas. They permit lobbyists to write the bills & regulations. Protecting the truly rich means not raising sufficient revenue to properly operate our Republic, they are more interested in holding power and by any means.",
"At least use facts. You know full well that those charities raised millions on those events, they were all cleared by the ethics commissioner PRIOR to them being done, and he offered all the money back. \n\nYou just hate Liberals.",
"It's a good thing that NCR changed its policy on posting comments, otherwise, instead of the reasoned analysis we've come to expect, all we'd get is people hurling insults back and forth. Thank God that didn't happen!",
"Why Not Comment??? That is what an Open & Free Society is about.. !!\n\nSticking one's head into the ground like an ostrich -- is not what intelligent humans do ..\n\n/..",
"maybe we should all just start writing our own headlines and corrections as suggestions to the RG and word shame them.....",
"Yes. \"A religious submission of the intellect and will\" to an authoritarian institution seems to me a betrayal of the distinctive human traits of intellectual curiosity, imagination and reason. No, thank you.",
"Let's be honest.\n\nSome of the noisy bishops stand to lose SJW (AKA USGOV'T) dollars coming into their dioceses...their motives are hardly all \"charity and justice\"; there is undoubtedly, inarguably some feather bedding underway. \n\nAnd further...some of these more noisy and flamboyant bishops are only too happy that a topic such as DACA, etc. is taking the bright lights off of their same sex abusing priests and their own \"cover my buddy\" cover ups. \n\nSo they benefit by fanning the flames away from their own predatory priests who abuse post-pubescent young men.",
"I have asked you if you refuse to eat pork or shellfish, as the law given in the Old Testament says, and you have said that law does not apply any more. Could we have just a tiny bit of consistency here?",
"Carolyn you have made some good points that deserve attention however your case has been weakened by trying to jump on the left's bandwagon and denigrate Trump. I doubt that you have ever met the man. You may be working from a political narrative that has been promoted by the Clinton campaign and the media in order to smear him. \"Innocent until proven guilty\"?\n\nOnly God knows the full truth. Trump is an imperfect sinner in need of God's Grace just like the rest of us. However there sure are a lot of people willing to throw stones just before the election!\n\nI am reminded of Naboth's vineyard and Ahab and Jezebel. It is not that hard for kings and queens like the Clintons to get people to come forward and make accusations - e.g. does anyone remember what happened to Clarence Thomas?\n\nI am very troubled that AT, which is a publication that I have gladly supported since its inception has now repeatedly taken such a partisan position.",
"Of course the left continues to ignore Raheel Raza and Farzana Hassan who warn against the silencing nature of M-103 as liberal Muslims. Oh well, countries governed by Islamic law are beacons of Liberal freedom, whether it's a 14 year girl pummeled by morality police in Iran for wearing ripped jeans or rabid mobs of zealots hacking secular poets to death in Bangladesh - but we can't talk about issues of religious zealotry staring everyone in the face, it's \"Islamaphobic\"...",
"Doingit: You are wrong about Muslim-majority countries not taking in Syrian refugees. (I thought you were kidding when you said facts don't matter, but I see you weren't).",
"That was a disgraceful reMark.",
"It is not for us mere mortals with our myopic vision to presume to understand the full extent of the Divine Purpose. As Gandalf said to Frodo Baggins, \"even the very wise cannot see all ends.\" But Mother Nature can give us a clue about why gay people exist: built-in population control. We're very effective in that way, and in this age of severe overpopulation and quickly-depleting natural resources (Go see \"Inferno\" later this month) we gay people represent an under-appreciated natural resource that ought to be applauded for not breeding rather than reviled.\n\nAnd for the record, I resent having my gay ontology referred to as \"a departure from the Divine Purpose as a result of the Fall,\" unlike your presumably straight ontology, which in your way of thinking is consonant with God's will. That is deeply offensive and not very Christian of you.",
"I like how all the \"progressives\" say exactly the same thing on here. If the guy goes to a church that has a whiff of conservative theology, boot the sucker out of town! Really? We can't be more adult than that? We are that afraid of having our weird city run by a guy who goes to a secret Baptist church? \nAgain I ask. If Mark Hatfield had gone to a Unity church, would anyone care?",
"Exactly, Ivan Putski. Every time a news story is published about the homeless, Alaska Natives, rural Alaska, or the LGBT community the usual suspects rear their bigot racists heads. What's striking is that they never tire of it.",
"When you are homeless and not responsible for anything \"It's all somebody else's problem.\"You don't pay taxes. You just treat Diamond Head as your \"subsidized\" apartment you can trash. You intrude on the mountain without invitation, permission or consent. So, given the way you think of yourselves, the state and powers that be are driven to take drastic measures to restore a beloved monument. \n\nDenby the fine work you do has drawn others who do not agree that staying on Diamond Head is OK, good for you. Well done.",
"\"Witches\" used to be burned or stoned in Salem and yet the west has evolved into the most advanced societies in the world. Just because the West has civilized doesn't mean certain countries should be afforded a 600 year grace period to do the same. Women can't drive in Saudi Arabia, teenage girls are pummelled by Iran's morality police for wearing ripped jeans, FGM is still common across much of north Africa and the ME. Of course we can't talk about a certain religion in terms of modern female subjugation - that wouldn't be PC and after all - it's 2017....",
"It is clear to see that complexity is beyond your grasp. Simple black and white appears to be all that you can see - and you will degrade all comments into this one-bit perception that you purposely foster and cultivate to justify your beliefs.\n\nNone of my comments \"blamed\" anyone - and if your mind was less clouded and rigid you could see this - along with those of us that can. Interestingly enough, any student of language could point out to you, that defending a misinterpreted point in a discussion, is often a classic indirect acknowledgement of your own acceptance and believe in that point.\n\nYour comment would be unintentionally hilarious, if it wasn't just so tragically sad.",
"A malevolent odor pervades the entire Alaskan fiscal scene ... & it is due to the choke hold held by BigOil Y other BigBusiness on all attempts to straighten things out in Juneau - that & the enduring temptation to pluck the low hanging fruit - the PFD. Sloppy mismanagement & misplaced sympathies such as Sen.Stevens saying \"We don't want to see Mark (Pfeiffer) get hurt\" when dealing with the Anchorage LIO fraud - which got lost in the shuffle, but today, still drains public funds. \nIn years past I often thought the Legislature should be advised: \"Don't just do something ... sit there\" which seems to be what has taken place for the past 2 years. \nBut we need action to correct the horrible policies of the recent past - such as SB21, ending mega-project spending, reducing the cost of welcome baskets to new hires - i.e. Keith Meyer-the new CEO of the LNG Pipe Dream project. And we need to bring state audits of the oil industry up to date - among hundreds of other fiscally sane changes.",
"I'm happy, SS2, to have a two-way conversation on a lot of things. It's hard when people just yell talking points at you, or dismiss you by using labels designed to be offensive (like the two posters using SJW here).\n\nSo, how about a two-way conversation, SS2: just when is it appropriate for the elected leader of a democracy to call an unemployed sports star an SOB for having exercised his right to free speech? And how it that not 'hate and vitriol' from that source?"
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are you high on crack? I have posted anything on global warming, you pulled that on out of your buttocks..and I addressed AG Loretta Lynch contempt for law. at no time have you addressed any of the issues I posted and have resorted to this ridiculous nonsense and so I have to ask ARE YOU HIGH ON CRACK? | [
"How did insulting two women as bitches with twisted phonetics get past the \"civil\" filter? And to compound such low class behavior you like your own comment like RA used to? So much \"winning!\"",
"See what happens when Democras are elected. So incompetent.",
"Funny how many of the posts here criticize the presence of this article instead of criticizing the idiotic act of this individual. Seems to me these poster are protecting their racism.",
"Donald Trump is spending this morning of his vacation lamenting the removal of various monuments to treason in defense of slavery:\nOne thing I’ve been surprised by during this slow motion car crash into a raging dumpster fire is the sheer depth of Trump’s stupidity and ignorance.\nYou could tell during Tuesday’s press conference that he thought he had come up with a new and especially powerful argument when he lectured the reporters about the previously unappreciated fact — no doubt just relayed to him by an advisor in the previous day or two — that Washington and Jefferson owned slaves (wait until he finds out that Jefferson liked to rape some of his).\nOn top of everything else, he’s just really really dumb — and of course he remains blissfully unaware of this.",
"Hopefully Trump will cut spending on those whore journalists one day",
"Yes Akmk! There are womyn and allies here who will vote for Hillary's vagina!",
"There is a new book on Trump's personality deficiency . . .\n\n\"The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President\"\n\nI haven't read it yet, but their highly qualified and professional armchair conclusions is that our POTUS is has a \"Malignant\" personality, a \"Narcissist\", a narcissistic personality with paranoia. Fits him to a \"T\".",
"It is weird, but I'd rather have someone that can think for his/herself managing the country than a sock puppet being prompted by a Marxist.",
"Oh Rthur, I knew we could count on you to maintain your Fox News Lapdog status. I just love the most ignorant of voters (you and the MAGAphants) are so easily distracted by Hillary Clinton. It's so much fun knowing that you can't move on from election day 2016. Your heads are exploding and your hair is on fire from all of the baby-in-chief failures this week. I've run out of words to describe how spectacular stupid you are, and yet you keep posting. Not two weeks ago you predicted that the senate, with Trumps supreme deal making ability, would pass the repeal of the ACA. What changed. Better start keeping track of your stupid comments. Oh wait, you MAGAphants are a reflection of your infantile leader - no brains, no memory. I totally know why you like him, you're just like him and it in supporting him you are becoming a smaller and smaller minority reflecting the true morons in our society. You're running neck-and-neck with sparkle,Ronin,and sarge as the stupidest MAGAphants.",
"Your comment is racist. Let me explain why. You seek to marginalize FN by emphasizing that we are Sovereign Nations in a way to ridicule.This approach ignores the realities of treaty agreements and self-assumed responsibilities of Canadian governments at all levels under the Indian Act. The facts available through the INAC website show the Fn's in question are grossly under-funded to meet both treaty and fiduciary obligations.\n\nIf you read the article, you will see the facilities provided were unsuited for environmental conditions. This is typical as noted in 10 years or more of Auditors' General reports.\n\nReaders posting comments need to be mindful of the responsibility of knowing the facts on an issue. The spout unsupported personal beliefs tp denigrate is simply racism",
"That is SUCCESS to Cladwall. That is $400K more to pay off a contractor to the build the useless bulbouts that no one wanted except the homless and now another $400K to remove them! Cladwall for Gov!",
"I guess I am wasting my time here attempting to argue with somebody which has your shocking level of historical ignorance, but anyway. South West Africa was an SA territory, and being invaded out of Angola by Swapo terrorists. SA clearly had an interest in neutralizing a military threat in Angola, therefore. \n\nWhat you're not responding to is my point about black people being murdered in townships or dying in cowardly terrorist bombings. The war was here, boet. \n\nDO try and read some more, especially about history, and not only the back pages of the Sunday newspapers.",
"\"I have yet to meet such a person.\"\n\nWell, I call bovine excrement on that one!",
"The HPV vaccine is garbage ... anyone giving it to their child should be thrown in jail for abuse.",
"Lawyers usually tell you to pay up when a woman accuses you of sexual misconduct. The publicity from a trial with no matter how frivolous the complaint is devastating even if at the end you are acquitted. There are a lot of predator woman who know this out there.",
"American Forces were 'in harms way' somewhere in the world every single day of 'Obama Nobel Peace Prize' eight years in office. He didn't just hurt folk, his policies ensured many were killed both abroad and at home. \nTime will tell whether Trump's legacy will be a greater or a lesser 'tragedy'(your description).\nYour single minded apparent hatred of a president only just in office makes you a left wing bigot."
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"You're a reliable source of comedy. Translation: Devin Nunes and other stars of the Clown Circus are raking over old news in a partisan stunt in hopes of distracting from a credible bipartisan investigation by a respected special counsel into the Turnip family's many possible illegal acts.",
"I'm guessing you also remember those \"kick sand in your face\", Charles Atlas ads on the backs of comics...how about stamps sent \"on approval\", and those little \"mermaids (shrimp) you could grow... We were kids..easy targets for such scams. We're now adults and, apparently, crooks feel we're still easy targets. But, always remember, \"they will double the order for just the price of the extra handling and mailing\" I think this means you'll not get a \"free lunch\", but \"two free lunches\"\n\nCynicism...realism. I agree, it's the old \"just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you.\" \n\nHowever, let me try to change your outlook. Give me a call sometime and I'll buy your lunch.\n\nregards, Gary",
"Its so cool to hear from the articulately deranged! Trump's a disaster for sure, no question, but the worst part is people like you who support him! Your cancer will last far beyond Trump. And here you are. Thanks for giving me a glimpse into your mind.",
"Geez Paul, and YOU complain about my \"vitriol\"? What did I write, Paul? I wrote that our nation would be far healthier if everyone had health care, as in every other civilized nation and in many second and third-world nations. Is that vitriol? If that's ideology, it's far more compassionate ideology than yours. And yes, people who think they \"made it\" 100% on their own are blind to reality. As anyone can plainly see by walking among the afflicted and deranged downtown, what goes around comes around. It affects us all. Your job depends on others, including the subsidized, to make your paycheck.\n\nI'm on Medicare and Social Security because I paid into those programs all my working life, minus military service. I also have supplemental service which has gone up 100% in six years, and part D, which has gone up 150%. In addition, thanks to Bill Clinton, I pay 100$ a month out of SS into Medicare.\n\nI don't need subsidy, I subsidize my own SS and Medicare. Others aren't so fortunate.",
"Cat's out of the bag so you might as well bring up NOAA doctoring climate data before the Paris conference to manipulate the behaviour of the limited. A good idea to have someone dummy it down & explain it to you first however. Maybe show him a selfie of you & Eco-Barbie McKenna in Paris so he can appreciate the nostalgia of two weak minds in a single frame.",
"As with most of HFP's politically bent articles, I'm seeing no supporting references attached. I tried to do the work for you & what I found fell somewhere between Dr. Cascini's article (a trace of a substance in one sample (possible cross contamination according to her) & urban myth.",
"This isn't a story. You should be ashamed of yourself for perpetuating this divisive line of talking points. Hillary isn't the president. It doesn't matter a lick what was said at the time.",
"Dear Margaret,\n\nOf all the problems I face in my life, the rants of a 19 year old are very very low down on the list.\n\nWhy don't you focus on things that are less provocative, and more important to us? Old age care (most of us will need it), housing inflation (shuts the young out of home ownership; it is a far more important issue for them) and so on.\n\nThis kind of fact free mudslinging from journalists is why a majority of Republicans believe that 5 million illegals voted in the US elections. It is squarely the fault of the media.",
"That's funny. I keep getting alerts that dillwinkle replied to my comments, but they get sh1tcanned before I see them. His Clinton Derangement Syndrome isn't playing too well. It's been happening for weeks.",
"BA: Do you really believe what you posted? If so, you have lost whatever credibility and respect you have earned. Is it criminal, possibly/probably not. Is it right? Absolutely not! Is it Presidential? Not hardly! Is this the credibility and accountability you are willing to accept in a President? I hope not.",
"You said in 3 parts that you disagree. To agree with the article you would have to acknowledge that all the abortion politics the coaltion does-is propoganda and a scam. The coalition describes has no interest in solving the issue, even in their favor. The figure you need to look to is Barnum.",
"Gender equality better get in line. The Liberals have already piled indigenous rights and global warming onto their NAFTA agenda. I suspect transborder-washroom rights, continent wide apologies to victim groups, and cross border legal ganja weed won't be far behind.\nLikely window dressing to get Justin some kudos from some of the Liberals excitable but low voltage progressive supporters.\nOnce the doors on the negotiation room close to the cameras the topic will be largely trade.",
"\"We the people\" were the ones who voted the leadership into office (Except me, I didn't vote for any of them). Those elected officials promulgated the rules under which they would administrate public safety issues. If you have a desire to, then talk w/ your friends and colleagues; gather a group of like minded persons and effect the change you want in the next election. These \"rules\" on how, when, where, and under what conditions public safety, public information management, resource control have been in place for decades. If you've publicly stated your opposition to the administrative state rules prior to this article, great. But if you haven't, they didn't \"just show up\". You can ask CB editorial board about \"ground rules\" when journalists are provided non-attributable information for background uses in articles and stories. If you REALLY have the desire, then your first stop should be the state's communication director. I'll even give you a hint: State's Plan??? (no moa brah)",
"You're using debunked points. You realize that, right? Get off the fox train and read someone reputable. Oh wait, that won't align with your views, will it? Do you know that the Texan elector was threatened after he said he could not vote for t-rump? That wasn't on fox, breitbart or drudge? Go figure. Please enlighten me on how Obama's presidency was a regime? I'll wait. Meanwhile, billionaires are in t-rump's cabinet. They'll surely look out for the common man.",
"It always amazes me how people can be manipulated into supporting government policies that are detrimental to their own well-being. Leonel3, how can you possibly support a globalism-based government. Can't you see what its done to us?",
"The whataboutism fallacy. You are only showing your contempt for life, animals and the environment.",
"What are you smoking?\nThe Globe with a conservative bias???\nThe Star balanced???\nCome on!!",
"JesusChrist, Julia O'Malley, step up your game. After what just happened to Hillary Clinton, what are you thinking or where have you been? This is such old news. Women speak up please!",
"How much do you \"Know\" about schizophrenics ? And nowhere did I say \"all\" did I ? If you would back off the stereotyping you might see just a little bit of wisdom in what I am saying. And any time the government has a monopoly on anything (like Mental Illness) I am immediately suspect of it. You suspect a lot of things about me, and evidently others, but you are not clairvoyant and most certainly not as wise that you have convinced yourself you are.",
"Only you could put such a ridiculous spin on what is currently happening. There is not one political commentator who comes remotely close to your obvious over the top partisanship. It's fine to be blindly partisan, but don't make the mistake of posting these views. In two days you are the only regular Liberal to show up on these forums.",
"273 words to roughly a dozen, the last two posts consisting of \"leave me alone\", is not giving anyone a taste of his or her medicine.\n\nOf course she doesn't like it.\n\nAs for \"She has accused many of us, me included, on various occasions of needlessly and unfairly attacking her\", as President Truman said \"If you don't like the heat, get out of the kitchen.\"",
"Schillings have now been \"put on notice\"....... He, he, he, he! \n\nLying for money: Mngxitama has reached the top level in that endeavour with that white dude Carl Niehaus. Slimeballery, it seems, is colourless, slippery and semi-transparent.",
"lots of market fraud and politicians that made the panama papers and trying to changes laws/acts and even bully CRA to not be held accountable for their personal involvements and conflict of interest that is at the level of treason (and yes we do have treason laws, too). We need a clean flush.",
"Please state this \"LOOOOOONG list of proposed constitutionally illegal acts\".",
"If only pigs could fly and our leaders could act in the interest of their constituents. \n\nIt's not gonna happen lady and South Africans would be better served by realising that fact. \n\nYour bleating just lulls the sheep into a false sense of security and allows the wolves to get closer.",
"I posted here few hours ago with unacceptable words, sorry. But I think you (Tom Rogan and others) are worthy of these words. \"Brutality or violence \" are the attributes Washington's policy. It is you who stick your nose with your interests, and your interests are everywhere in the world, but if there are anybody with own interests then he have ask permission in Washington. BUT THIS TIMES ARE ENDED, it's very sad news for you, but it's REAL. We are very loving you so much, and will be love next !!!!",
"I gave you a link to empirical data. And I explained to you why 67% of funding doesn't not equal 67% control because funding is only 1 of the 7 major components of the health care system. Those are facts that you chose to ignore in favor or your opinions, which you now accuse me of doing, therefore I find your comments here disingenuous and not worthy of further consideration. \n\nYou are free to ignore facts in favor of your ideology, and I am free to not participate in discussion with people who ignore facts. Good day.",
"Aaawwww, Russ- are you upset that the ADN has the unmitigated gaul to post views that are different than yours? I guess the Alice Rogoff days of posting 99% Leftist crud are over, and that makes you sad. That feeling you have is called \"Cognitive Dissonance,\" but don't worry- the side effects include a broader perspective. You'll be fine.",
"Thanks for finding the letter. I'll mention I saw quite a few which stated their credentials in their title, and most, if not all, can be easily researched to see who they are for one interested in forming their own opinion.\nIn my early days I contributed to fisheries knowledge in the economic effects of overfishing, and why we need science in avoiding that.\nIt's a tough problem, because it's one where if you're wrong on the wrong side of equilibrium, you go into recovery, and, it's possible to go beyond the possibility of recovery. I'm afraid of science that works to find the maximum to exploit because of that. Double-check and triple-check!\nI did get a kick out of the obvious signs of academia, and this list of 300 shows in a miniscule way the pride and arrogance in academia. I don't rage against it, it's required, seemingly. Look for \"Emeritus\" & \"Distinguished\", but realize it's all for fun when babbling in our later years.",
"Icon: I'm a democrat (small d), a Democrat (capital D), a Liberal (capital L) and a Realist (capital R).. Yes, I'm also an OWG (Old White Guy). Since you couch your post to me in such terms, I will add I've been involved in Civil Rights movements since 1960, we have a bi-racial biological Grandson and two adopted AfricanAmerican Grandchildren, so, I do \"have some \"skin (no pun intended)\" in the game. \n\nIf you'd care to review my posts during the campaign, I think you will find them extremely critical of Trump and all that he expoused during his run for the Presidency. j\n\nDo I take his \"promise\" seriously? Hell if I know? Here's a guy who made extreme promises to every right-wing hate group in the country during his campaign...here's a guy who ran the most divisive campaign in our history.....here's a guy who showcased his sociopathic nature...yet, he was elected President. Now he promises to \"bring us together.\"\n\nSimply put, \"I hope for the best and fear for the worst.\" (cont",
"I have been radically sensitized to racism. Paranoid, in fact. But every time we try to explain the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii by haole business men from America, Germany, and other European countries, we get trump-ed (forgive the pun) with the \"race\" argument. And the illegal act by U.S. supported troops get shouted down as racist. So, am I being overly sensitive to your remark, yes. It was not so once upon a time in Hawaii. I mean no disrespect to you, personally.",
"I notice you don't cite a single source for all this breathless conspiracy material. We're off and running on Benghaaazi, part 10. Will this desperate distraction save Turnip? Probably not.",
"A has been that should be locked up for threatening the President of the United States. There was no joke and she should face charges. If this was Obama she would be run out of the business instead she is hosted the News Years eve celebration on CNN typical left wing crazy.",
"Having just read the piece, it is simply astonishing that this man (apparently) has had to resign. It's an essay for God's sake. It's his opinion. If people disagree, then it won't have any resonance and somebody else will write something different that gets a lot of buzz and Potter's piece will be quickly forgotten.\n\nNo doubt there are elements of objective truth and there are elements of subjective experience. Other people may point out things he missed and tell us about their different experiences. Vive la diversite.\n\nHow Montreal has fallen from its brief stint as a \"world\" city in the 70s. \n\nNow it looks like the mayor feels obliged to get after anyone who dares criticize the city. \n\nReminds me of how certain very insecure Newfoundlanders still hate Farley Mowat for writing A Whale for the Killing. This type of behaviour only makes the insecure one look bad.",
"Global warming - now referred to as Climate change is a complete scam and all thinking people who are not on the take know it.. Trudeau is not known for his intelligence - just ums and ars as he tries to articulate simple words. Trudeau is led by the nose ring via Butts and his Eco-terrorists who endlessly funnel money to their elitist ilk with full support of bias media.\nThere are two types of scientists, those who tell the truth and those who economically benefit from man made climate change. hysteria. The former are drowned out by the money rich latter. Trudeau (the boy silver spoon king and ski instructor with a trust fund) telling Trump what to do is completely laughable and very dangerous for our economic prosperity.\nYes Freeland is showing up too rescue the day, she can explain to Trump how adding punitive taxes solve everything and will motivate his base.\nWhat a joke.!!!!\nHow I miss Harper.",
"With regard to the global warming crisis, time is short. The world is headed for a cliff in the dark. Dealing with the crisis requires international cooperation. We need U.S. government policies that cover the entire economy. The EPA regulations do not go far enough to avoid the edge of the cliff, and are tied up in court. The 2015 Paris accords are weak, because they are based on the EPA regulations; in other words, other countries will not promise to do more unless the U.S. promises to do more. Congress must act!\n --Milton Takei",
"Ok, so this is another one of those posts that I'm thinking might be heavy on the sarcasm, but it's so hard to tell. Right?",
"Thank you. I was able to find a lot about him on the internet. I also read some \"conservative\" criticisms of Howard Zinn and now understand your response to my recommendation of his lecture. I found a lot of fault with the analysis, but that's a different story. All analyses are inadequate. Even the best marine biologists in the world testifying on both sides of the Exxon Valdez spill trial couldn't agree on the science.\n\nI was already aware of the many relationships between the US and Nazi Germany, and the mutual admiration. I think bankers in the US supported both Germany and the US, and I also believe that many Nazis were assisted in relocation to the US after the war. They were seen as assets in the cold war and in fighting communism. I don't divide reality, not even political reality, into right/left, liberal/conservative. I don't blame things on the \"right\" or the \"left.\" I'm a-political but I have to admit that this election is interesting, and I can't read enough.",
"Why was my comment removed?",
"You seem to have confused \"style\"with substance.\n\nAnd of course, among our rating choices IS \"Disagree\".\n\nMake some valid points, backed up with verifiable facts, forget about concentrating on \"style\" and see what kind of reactions you get. It works for me, so I know it can be done.",
"You definitely are and always were a racist and sexist. Your posts have always shown this. Now you just think you can be open about it and malevolently so. Let me guess, despite your purported colour blindness, you still managed to surround yourself with mostly white males but you convinced yourself that they had more \"merit\".\n\nAnyone who claims they cannot see white privilege and based only on his/her own lens and so therefore declares it doesn't exist because they are unaffected by it themselves, is definitely privileged.",
"You trying too hard to be funny...#MAGA",
"She was the quintessenital PITA. Your comment captured her spirit, which I'm chure would make her laugh... I'm crying alone, knowing she's shaking her head saying \"Get outside and DO something about it!\"",
"It's disturbing beyond belief that what used to be the greatest paper in the West turned into a useless right wing rag! Supporting one of the greatest distribution of income from the poor and middle Class to the top 1% and your continued support of fracking in this state that dumps billions of tons toxic chemicals and billions of gallons of highly toxic chemicals into our soil, water and air is mind boggling!",
"Hank, \n\nHave I got your attention, Hank?\n\nOK, here's a little tip.\n\nYou've been deluded. Led astray, fed a fantasy.\n\nTry reading books, put down the remote, turn off the radio.",
"Your comment Kevin Brew \"As far the denial on these blogs go- I am waiting for the post ala Sandy Hook that either this tragedy never occurred or that it was a set up by Obama or Lynch to have an excuse to take our guns away.\"\n\nNo, that would be \"Fast and Furious.\"",
"Clima change is a hoax check your history what like 4th time now? a______",
"Wow, great editorial!! Is the G&M experiencing a split personality crisis?",
"This isn't about cards, it's about common sense. Nothing straw man about it. We need to relieve traffic jams. You don't have any serious alternatives on the table. Environmentalists will almost always oppose needed growth in infrastructure, while they drive their low MPG Outbacks to PDX to hop on a flight across the globe burning literally tons of carbon based fuels. I am for the CRC because I am pro-environment. \n\nWishy washy on Imago Dei? That makes zero sense. You just want 100% agreement on your progressive ideals, but that is not what liberals are all about. You don't want to let people think for themselves. Your opinions are based on misconceptions of a church, and of a man (Jules) who you refuse to give the benefit of the doubt to.",
"[29. Created a commission on voter fraud]\nYou've proven to me long ago to not take you seriously but this is just too hilarious to let pass uncommented. Only a completely blind Trumpologist would say or even think this complete waste of taxpayer money is a good thing.",
"So in your world, only people like Trump have the right to express a thought of an opinion?\n\nSome champion of democracy the likes of you are. How sad that people like you exist. I guess in the past, the war protesters, the women protesters, the labor protesters all who made a difference in our world were just wrong, \n\nThe trouble with people like you Jeff is that people who support brands that represent controversy never want recognized names standing up against their cause, They are fine with no name people who command little attention but as soon as name branded people stand up people like you have a problem . Why is that Jeff.",
"Bazil---thanks for the letter...I feel your pain and frustration too. Too much power politics maybe, or perhaps they are saying this but we don't have access to their words...I suspect this is true for some... Without exception the pope has been clear and, while I'm not a Catholic, he seems to be consistent. We don't ask much of our leaders...and when they share their concerns, politics and power intercede. We do hear loud and clear from a few about a few things, but there isn't a morally consistent lesson....yes I would love to see a convocation of leaders condemn war, violence, hate, murder...but I fear they are preaching to the choir. The underworld is still there, louder and clearer.\nSo please, keep reminding us...we need the help! Ryan",
"Records: trillions in the stock market, GDP, lowest Jobless, Lowest foodstamps, NFL standing, Obama & Hill wire tap, Uranium One, eMail Server, ObamaCare Repair, and we just caught more DACA kids smuggling illegals, and a supreme court judge, Repaired global warming cost, hillaryGate. Trump for 3 terms!",
"Bubbles,\nHa, ha, ha....oh, that's so precious. You should be careful of that bucket of water...oops!.... too late, Dorothy doused you to save the 'straw man' arguments you attempted to use and now ....your logic is m=e=l=t=I=n=g.....so is your argument doc.",
"Trad, all our actual welfare programs are very specific for the \"worthy poor\"--that's the hallmark of non-charity, which ruins your perspective on that issue. \n\n\nYou are combining all entitlement programs, including Medicare, into your numbers, which is certainly a very common and unsophisticated approach, used to make the wrong points. If you don't think older, retired persons should have medical coverage in our 'non-system' of health insurance, which was built around employees offering medical coverage to workers, then I guess you are dating yourself back to before the Great Depression. The nation is not going to follow you there. \n\n\nAs to your very strange belief that having to pay taxes to your own government is \"theft\" from a moral basis, you don't have the Church's support on that idea of morality. You are on your own.",
"Hi Mark. Good to see you showed up to add your spin to my comments. As hard as you are trying to convince everyone otherwise, the science is not settled on global warming. The climate models are based on theories that may or may not be valid. They assume feedback loops and use borrowed equations from circuit design. There is good reason to believe that there are significant errors in their math. After a thorough impartial review it will probably be found that there is some anthropogenic global warming but not enough to be a concern. I know this finding would not fit with your world view so you are trying your hardest to head off any call for an impartial scientific review. Unfortunately, for you, science always gets it right in the end.",
"Mahalo Tulsi for continuing to question authority, and challenge flawed conventional thinking. Arming \"moderate rebels\" to force regime change didn't work in Cuba '61 or Nicaragua '85. Afgahnistan '79 gave rise to Bin Laden. Removing Saddam unleashed a Pandora's box that spawned ISIS, and removing the brutal dictator Ghadaffi created an unstable terrorist safe haven that now requires our periodic bombing (which also kills civilians, ahem...) Will the triangulating neocons on the Left ever learn?",
"Hey Bill\n\nPlease let me know what I posted that caused you to disagree so I can confirm what I need to retract.\n\nI only did a quick Google search referencing 2015 atricles and there could be some items Harper wasn't able to procure.\n\nThanks",
"Let's ask this countrys conservatives like Kenney, Wall and Pallister why they are Deniers. They are in denial, and playing politics with our lives and our futures. Denial and its companion, the stealth Denier, who pretends to care but does nothing real, are dragging us down like lead weights. They should be made to explain after the next city burns down or gets flooded out.",
"Not even remotely, \n\n…but you did demonstrate the inane level of cognitive dissonance required in order to maintain and demonstrate exactly the right wing hypocrisy that was so aptly presented in the comment you replied to.\n\nNot even another different Russian bot could have done better.",
"Arlene, you really don't make any sense here. I am not anti-gay, nor asking anyone to go \"back in the closet\". I am merely pointing out that the ADN, which purports to be an objective source of news (at least, I THINK they would purport to being that) are clearly pushing an agenda with this never-ending and disproportionate stream of GayBLTWXYZ articles masquerading as \"news\" when those folks are just a tiny segment of the population. \n\nIt is no different than if they ran two or three articles daily on the benefits of gun ownership, or on the evils of abortion, or on a particular political candidate with a clearly positive or negative cast. At a certain point, it becomes obvious that they are trying to not just report the news, but to actively SHAPE the news according to their own agenda, and it is that, and only that, that makes me upset.",
"The operative phrase throughout this thread is that the thieves \"just don't care\". They don't care if they are identified or caught; they don't care about the people whose possessions they steal, or the hardships they inflect on others. Burning vehicles on public lands is a felony (maybe that is why they chose a church parking lot to torch one of their prizes), but jail time seems of no concern. Here in Butte, they are blatant and very quick; that said, I believe homeowners and the public at large need to be vigilant in watching for suspicious activity and prepared to defend their family and property, within the bounds of the law; which brings us full circle. If someone \"who doesn't care\" has forced their way in and are now standing in your home and you are sitting there, Taser in one hand and shotgun in the other, what may you do, what can you do, what will you do, if you care? I would hope you have prepared yourself for this moment. I have; first, dial 911 and turn on \"handsfree\".",
"That's all your brilliant mind can come up with to refute my points ?",
"I would comment on this but the Globe would probably delete it. Or maybe they would post it.... but then I would be subjected to a barrage of insults from M-103 supporters, and subsequently pulled before a human rights commission. But that's ok, they are always impartial. Welcome to Canada!!!",
"\"You mean like you did? And encouraged others to on your behalf?\"\n\n\nThese things are not truthful.",
"Anchorage voters need to know that in the April 5 article by Tegan Hanlon, Tegan falsely stated that I told her that I ran to promote my book – I have demanded of her immediate supervisors that the ADN provide me a phone transcript of the interview which I plan to use in a defamation suit. As a result of Tegan’s patently false statement I have received the absolutely predictable defamation insults from the public. I made manifestly clear to Tegan – both in the phone interview and in previous emails to her – that the ONLY reason I ran is to inform the ASD parent population of the 4 issues already (during my “candidacy”) well-disseminated in print and over the air. Because of the disgusting assault on our children by treasonously negligent administrators, school board members and politicians continuing now after 25 yrs. I will be spending the bulk of my effort overseas. One day the children of today will look back in absolute disgust at the trashing of their champions.",
"I don't really know what the stats are on sexual assault. You should consider following questions with a question mark.\n\nWhat H.P. Flashman seemed to say was that Perry's coal advocacy itself was absurd, independent of its ability (or inability) to deter crime. That's what I took issue with.\n\nIf lighting does deter crime, then it would make sense for a country to produce that energy in the cheapest way possible for them. Mali, for example, does not have nuclear energy. Should we let them eat cake, then?\n\nI'm curious: When Obama thought that Austrians spoke \"Austrian\", did that render him unfit for his position?",
"So, today in the G&M we have learned that it's immoral to keep pet gerbils, gender science is irrelevant if it is the name of social justice, a carbon tax may thwart Lyme Disease, and learning to love home grown terrorists is the right thing to do. Thanks Ms. Wente for your weekly sanity check.",
"It would be straightforward, if the situation were static. It isn't. \n\nThe question, (which Sky-King chickened out of addressing) is whether there is an amount of INCREASE which is too great a burden to be borne. Would any of you \"pro-military-at-any-price\" people care to take that question head-on? Or would you rather have me just assume I know what you'd really think, but lack the strength of character to admit? YOUR CHOICE.",
"Hire: To continue, Libby is a free-lance writer, and the author of the blog \"One Hot Mess\". It would be reasonable to infer that she may sometimes write material designed to stir up controversy. A self-promotion tactic. So, the question we must ask ... is she really the seemingly oppressed waif as portrayed in her article? Or is she stirring her readership kettle? She is also a lawyer, a vocation widely regarded as below used car salesmen for veracity. Personally, I neither believe nor doubt her self-portrayal in her article. I simply have responded on the face value of it. It gave me opportunity to express some of my views on what true friendship is, or is not. Just like you, I have elbows and opinions. I also find the diverse, often divergent opinions of others to be very educational and informative. I think that ADN's comment section helps fill out issues, in a way that the staff don't have the time or resources to do. Keep making me think ... It's good mental exercise.",
"Wait up here, hold on. Is this the SAME APD that won't respond to -low-level crime- because it doesn't generate revenue? Because it's low-priority? The same APD that considers stolen vehicle crimes to be not worth responding to? The Same APD that charged Floyd for reckless driving while he was trying to do the job THEY were 'supposed' to be doing but were FAILING at? Who let the guy who SHOT AT Floyd walk blithely away, while charging an honest citizen?\n\nSo they are now saying that, having found a stolen vehicle, they found MORE? And more stolen goods? Linking to possible (gasp) DRUG CRIMES? All related to a possible chop-shop for - get this - Stolen vehicles, a low-level, low-priority crime! \n\nHoly (!) Batman! It's not like the citizenry was telling the *cough* Authorities for MONTHS that this was building, that a Crime Wave was being fueled by low level crimes, that vehicle theft was organized. No, we'un's was just too gosh-darned iggerant. Dat der APD be smart'r'n us!\n\nSMH",
"You can't actually refute anything I've said, because you know your words are just parroted from the false narrative the now defunct MSM fed you, FM... It's OK. Hillary has a 98% chance of winning too, right?",
"Definitely sarcasm. \n\nWhen was the last time you saw \"potheads\" roaming the downtown causing problems with local businesses, tourists, and patrons? Never\n\nWhen was the last time someone got stoned and went home and beat their wife? Cite me an example please, and I'll cite 100 examples of a drunk doing the same.\n\nWhen was the last time someone smoked too many marijuanas, overdosed, and died? Never\n\nFolks with critical thinking skills can see that marijuana, used moderately and responsibly, pose close to zero risk. And like alcohol, when you make it legal and regulated, it makes it harder to get believe it or not.",
"Since when is it OK for someone to get fired for expressing his viewpoints? Violating a Code of Conduct? Sounds like North Korea or Russia under Stalin. I may not agree with him, but I certainly support his right to express his views. He should set up a gofundme page, he'll get lots of support from those of us that must remain silent in this era of intellectual facism.",
":-) You just made me spit on my keyboard again! :-)",
"Get my GED? Citations? Do you just rely on insults instead of civil comments. BTW I have a Ph.D in neurobiology and have been on this planet for 60 years and take the responsibility of voting quite seriously. You sound like you have some growing up to do",
"It is downright scary how far the left is willing to go to silence dissenting opinion and to try and organize the mob to enforce their edicts. It is why I have always resisted any infringement on free speech - because I am utterly convinced that sooner or later it will always be used to oppress people.",
"God and I are doing fine. I see many social changes that concern me and I'll continue to comment on them.\n\nI want to show compassion for the Tweekers, they have some terribly painful stories. From what I know, Jesus did not shoot the poor or mentally ill, but offered them salvation. He also said others 'will do more than I have'. That tells me that our 'acts' count, it not all about a religious label. \n \nI could do more. *I did not say gov programs are the only path to help.",
"Cry me a river, why don't you.\nDrinking, drugs, dressing like a ho. Bad recipe for disaster!",
"In order to understand how obvious it is that--in terms of senses of humor--there simply is no comparison, you would have to force yourself to regularly expose yourself to aversion therapy, i.e. to actually seek out and experience the entire universe of political comedy, rather than simply retreating to the safety of your handful of identical sources of information that protect your fragile psyche from too much cognitive dissonance. \n\nBut if you ever get tired of playing with yourself in the kiddy pool, and think you are ready to actually engage with others in the deep end--and with full understanding they won't always tell you only what you want to hear--then feel free to return any time. All I ask is that you complete your homework assignment first ;)",
"I have read the \" offending document \" and came here to hear your side of the argument. Instead all you can offer is ad hominin attacks. Why don't you and those who agree with you start dealing with the arguments in the document. Or is it that you cannot do so ?",
"Jim, revealing public information like that is unacceptable! I'm sorry that happened to you. \n\nWe've actually been discussing adding something about this issue to that first tutorial/explanation you see when you sign up. Hopefully, your fellow commenters would rate a comment containing personal information as \"uncivil\". If not, it could be flagged after the fact, which would bring it to the attention of an administrator.\n\nThis is a big problem on the internet in general; I hope that Civil Comments can at least help in preventing this kind of behavior.",
"Icon didn't say it, I did. Try and pay attention. I know it's tough. \n\nAre you seriously claiming there's a pardon without criminal guilt? You are a special kind of trumpster, aren't you? Totally adverse to facts.",
".\nYou haven't indulged in the same?\n.",
"ok. let's discuss an abject lifestyle that has higher rates of std's, promiscuity, domestic violence, suicide thoughts/attempts, and drug and alcohol abuse, than 'straight people'. tell me one redeeming quality. do what you will. but as long as you continue to fight to make this self and other destructive lifestyle accepted as 'normal', to sow depravity among our young, we will have to stand up, speak out, and push back. we have been silent far too long.",
"Secrets? What dirty secrets? Oh, the ones swimming around in your Let's Get Hillary campaign. When the FBI refuses to propose prosecution for Hillary it's considered \"injustice,\" but when Dubya cold face lies to the American and foreign leaders of WMD it's politics as usual with no accountability. Yeah, that sounds like injustice to me too.",
"Don't really see where the \"Definition\" of luau feet, has any racist connotations attatched to the figurative concept, but it was an example tthat implied, the act of placing one's feet into their mouths, and excusing their idle chatter as intelligent banter or discussion. As for claiming that it rises to the level of a \"racist remark\" is the height of hilarity, as neither race, heritage nor ethnicity was implied contextually or otherwise, but it was given as a means to convey \"disparagment,\" but do feel free to take it any way you would like as it was but my given opinion.\n\nAs for it not being \"my kuleans\" you can't be further from the truth; as this issue will be with all of us, for the rest of our lives, as someone will dredge it up and dust it off and try to push it back into the spotlight; for it's entertainment and vexing analysis value and then slowly fade from public interest once more, once it quiets down.",
"I'll ask a question I've asked here before on this topic: identify the last time a \"liberal\" Justice broke with fellow liberals on a case involving some red hot issue & voted with a conservative majority? Yet Scalia protected the rights of flag burners, Kennedy saved Roe & legalized gay marriage, & Roberts saved Obamacare. At this point, I really don't know what liberals have to complain about from GOP nominees.\n\nAs for the charade of these nominations, I'm fine with punishing McConnell, but let's not forget that it was Joe Biden & Ted Kennedy who made these hearings the truly appalling events that they are. It's time to go back to the old method: end the hearing charade. If you complain about the campaign-esque fundraising that now occurs (for nominees of both parties, Sen. Whitehouse), then end the campaign-esque features of the process. I'll won't hold my breath.",
"I submit we have learned next to nothing from our mistakes other than to lie better, hide the evidence better, etc.\nThere is no 'outsider' coming to save us. We are allowing the security apparatus to spy on us domestically without reason. We have a president intent on dividing us on social, religious and economic status. All that matter is to be allowed to pretend to be part of his in crowd.\nQuite honestly, I'm not looking forward to the next few years.\nAnd yes, I wish fellow americans, right and left, and made it the biggest issue against Obama that he continued what Bush put in place and forced it's shuttering. NSA letters my butt.",
"hahaha, i concur. Come on now are you that shielded from the what may happen with roadrage? this is not a 1st roadrage of an incident. You may be living in the past with fisticuffs, bats, chains, etc., nowadays you may get shot at, who knows but I understand taking my chances displaying my disgust. I'd display that face to face at this stage in my life. Someone do me wrong and I'll tell them of my disgust, nothin wrong in doing so and it doesn't mean I deserve a crack. I'd sue the hell out of em if so and still alive",
"Just look at California if you want to see the outside influence of wealthy entitites when there is an initiative process in place.\n\nThe very rich Mormon church singlehandedly got an anti-gay marriage initiative passed.\n\nIn 1956 the oil and gas industry spent $5 million (a huge amount 60 years ago) to try and get special lowered taxes.\n\nIn 1958 corporations got together to sponsor the union-busting \"right to work\" initiative\n\nIn 1963 the movie theater owners got a bill passed banning cable TV via initiatve\n\nOn the other hand, we have the County of Maui where citizens frustrated with no action on the part of elected officials (many of whom take money from the chemical companies) passed the GMO Moratorium.\n\nSo I guess there is something to be said for the initiative process in these days of Citizens United where only a minority of legislators represent the people rather than their big donors.",
"And yet you still feel the need to check in with the Denver Post and make wildly exaggerated and unsubstantiated claims about Colorado. Your ex's issues are his and his alone. The state doesn't force people to use marijuana. I'm sure \"all the homeless\" aren't under the influence of alcohol either. Yet I'm sure the southern Utopian society you are now in allows citizens of legal age consume alcohol, which is responsible for infinitely more deaths than marijuana. You appear to be projecting your own feelings onto this great state because you can't admit that you are to blame for your own predicament. We are all much better off knowing that there is one less bitter, angry, self-righteous buffoon in our midst. Thanks to your departure, the quality of the people in Colorado just improved.",
"Well said. but I'm wondering why your accurate and thoughtful post hasn't been deleted.",
"Well for starters if you would get off your self righteous high horse you would notice that I was not replying to your comment. You are not the only Bob in this string. Apology accepted.",
"More lies, I mean Alternative Facts, I mean Trump speak.\n\nYou're a good example of why the Alt-Right is such a joke.",
"Mann made climate change. Far too funny.",
"All this science about global warming is so stoopid. Stoopid doctors and there stoopid PHD's don't want to make Merica great again!",
"One has to ask serious questions about the lack of ethical, moral, and integrity areas these lawsuit filers have. Giving the excuse the ban to these 6 countries could damage the Nei's economy, result in lost jobs, reduce tourism, on and on and on. Really? My shibai meter went off when I read these false claims.\n\nYes, some days the Snowflakes are legends in their own minds. All about taking care of #1, grandstanding in front of the camera. So laughable. So sad. \n\nWe would do well to automatically fire anyone in the legal field who actually believes all these false claims. Clearly their tinfoil hat is too tight, cutting off circulation to their brains.",
"Again a comment of mine pointing out to a 'progressive' poster taken in by Kurgan that he was lampooning orthodox Catholicism has been deleted as 'uncivil'. Unfortunately I did not copy my comment as I thought it was completely innocuous, however, I will copy every comment I make in future and take it up with Civil Comments. They are very much on the ball and the complaint I made regarding a post deemed uncivil yesterday they upheld and offered to republish it.\nIt seems that I am being targeted by posters who do not like my comments. Apparently if two posters vote one's comment 'uncivil' it is deleted immediately without notification so it could disappear completely.\nI am going to copy all my posts and e-mail Civil Comments every time they are deleted as uncivil. Presumably Civil Comments will eventually identify posters who are trying to drive people off this forum.\nI'll address the rest of your comment in another post as I am near the word limit and I must go to bed. Goodnight.",
"Which point did I concede to? Forgive me but your points are little unclear. Here is the last comment from you that seemed to contain sort of a point: \"Seems to me a \"checkered\" past only \"taints\" a speaker or writer if you disagree with them, which by definition means your agreement or lack thereof is the issue, not said checkered past. And THAT was the point I was trying to make. \"... \n\nTo which I replied, \"Past criminal history is ALWAYS relevant, no matter who it is\", which you then suggested agrees with your \"point\". So it would seem that you and I agreed all along that Ms Moore's past IS relevant to her credibility, and I misunderstood. Sorry for the unneeded argument.",
"Your racism is supported by your own racist comments.\n\nYou're not fooling anyone.",
"'\n…'you' …led the Cook Inlet 'energy renaissance'.\n.\nHow many billions has that self-inflating claim cost us in corporate welfare?\n.",
"You've contradicted yourself numerous times in this post.\n\nAlso, your desire for a one-party state is shockingly undemocratic and the notion of removing all legislation passed by previous governments is incredibly ideological. You used to rail against ideology, yet now you embrace it. Why the change?\n\nCan you name a law that the previous conservative government passed that as you've stated, increased crime in Canada?",
"Hmmm..... well, I at least got his/her humour which obviously flew right over your head\n\nThanks for the official medical update, Sheldor\n\nMake sure you wear your bus pants, homo novus",
"This country is going crazy.",
"Seems like the entire vocabulary of far left kooks is nothing but buzz words. Here just might be a million dollar idea. Create a non-stop energizer sex toy on steroids that spits out liberal buzz words. With the patent claim that it's 100% guaranteed to drive it's user nuts.",
"Just as we laugh at you, you are in good company. We will have nothing to do with your historical revisionism on this blog, Gary, but nice try though.",
"SUB-HUMANS are so much easier to deal with. Don't ever have a conversation with one or it might break the 'mold'. Not one of them is worth your time. If it hadn't been for the Negroes and German Jews we might have lost our touch. So how much would you pay to sponsor the disappearance of one you see all the time? Out of sight, out of mind. I'm sure there are a few 'patrons' who think the homeless would make good compost. The 'street herd' word spreads and the panic sets in. Perfect. These statements are of course to shame. Virtually all your information didn't come from your own experiences. \"OH but I had one!\" You had one. I'd say, read a book on outdoor survival and head up in the forest. Nature would like to introduce how it 'feels' about you. You live in a 'dream world' but it's just not good enough. Good Luck!",
"All about me? Yeah, that's whole reason I quit smoking cigarettes right after I got married way before I had a child, the reason I spent months eating really well, taking supplements and vitamins, not drinking and not smoking pot because it was all about me and I totally didn't care about the future of my \"baby\". Goofy huh? Oh that's a nice thing to say but you're telling me fetuses is an inappropriate term? Truth is that morning sickness or rather HG which is what I had, can be dangerous to both the mother and baby. It is in no way selfish to smoke pot if it's helping you which in turn will help your baby. Don't let people take away your medicine. It's probably safer than the pharmaceuticals they'll give you that are involved in lawsuits over birth defects, it's safer than starving, getting anemic, malnourished, anorexic and dehydrated. I believe it could prevent post partum depression too and is a safer alternative to drugs used to treat post partum depression.",
"Top level I'm not sure if you are trying to be funny, a troll or just being sarcastic but there are things that just aren't funny no matter how hard you try. Your post is a failure.",
"So I guess those 228 law enforcement officers are just sitting around twiddling their thumbs right now. And why is crime in the country worse than crime in the city? And what is the point of a crackdown when the real problems are poverty, gangs, drugs, alcohol and unemployment? And overall the incidence of crime is declining. Why go gonzo on crime at the expense of other priorities when there is actually no need for it?\n\nThe truth is: this is all about the Wall government giving a big gift to SARM and its rural base to try to shore up bandage up its hemorrhaging support. \n\nWall doesnt care whether there is a real problem or not. This, like everything Wall has ever done, is all politics.",
"And just who is living a denial? Michele the first person to admit this phony PC move by Obama on the \nArctic is Charles Schumer. Now as the radical leftist Democrat from back East he certainly can read these PC tea leaves. But your PFD is becoming worthless as Texas just hit another Williston Basin ocean of oil and it is nice and warm in Texas. The Keystone will get passed, The Sioux tribe will not succeed in stopping the pipe in North Dakota, as there are already 9 other pipe in that immediate area and no spills.\n\nAll this means is continued lower prices for Alaskan oil.\n\nLet me quote your guy Obama. \"Elections have consequences\" Now if you want to debate Barack on that one feel free.",
"When Ms. Imhof stated she had \"zero conversations\" and was not involved in any way, shape or form, I thought about Lisle MGuire \"not knowing\" about her then-husband, convicted felon Tom Anderson's cash he had in the house. When Carl Marrs was named, a red-I'm-friends-with-Bill-Allen-flag went up. Gee, I thought the CBC was gone with the wind. Looks like someone forgot to drive a stake through the heart of the corruption monster. I wonder how much dividends were for the Native shareholders....in light of Ms. Imhof's income.......just asking.",
"\"Pot is a gateway drug\" Thank you Ronald Reagan for that nonsensical insight that has kept 16-year olds behind bars and life-altering criminal records. This one statement has exemplified the failure of conservative thinking for 70 years \"Do what what we say or we'll send you to jail\" social experiment.",
"You may have had an argument until you used Trudeau and 'integrity' in the same sentence.",
"Ahhhh... Action, not words my friends. I don't agree with what he did but he did do what he felt was in his conscience. \n\nI pose the question to many out there condemning him. How many are you willing to sacrifice watching Monday Night Football? Purchasing NFL merchandise? Refusing to frequent businesses that advertise during NFL games? Write letters to the school board? Boycott sporting events and supporters of the events? Start a grass roots movement based on your beliefs to let these people know that you do not approve by hitting them in the pocket book and in ballot box? Not many... As long as your cell phone, internet, social media is not screwed with, all of you will continue to be sheep or play the keyboard commando and complain but not act.\n\nJFK said it best and it should be the mantra of these difficult times for America:\n\n \"And so, my fellow Americans: Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.\"",
"What if??? You're kidding, right? We have had on this forum a prolific writer, an active Irish priest, now based in another country, whose comments along those lines were among the most disgusting, sinful and illegal I've ever read. He still lurks among other forums -- his screed is not hard to find. He finds NOTHING wrong with adult/child sex acts as long as he believes the CHILD can assent. (The whole basis for statutory rape is that a child is incapable of sexual consent.)",
"Original \"subject\" in the comment is about \"reliability\" of Corvette. How to handle the car is obviously a different \"subject\" Not long ago, you said \"change subject\" = \"wrong\", not me. Now, you seem to prove yourself wrong using your logic in your comments That's interesting.",
"Right on Cal. Now, added to the liberals list of discussion ending epithets is \"morally deformed\", soon to be deemed as damning as the unsubstantiated, over-used charge of being \"racist\".\n The cerebrally & factually challenged left cough out \"racist\" hoping to end objective deliberation ... & too often it persuades the uninformed to accept that slur as truth.",
"If the same level of judicial scrutiny is put upon this injunction request like was put on the injunction on the President's immigration ban, than I am thinking Mrs. Kealoha does not have a stool to stand on...because her comments and actions leading up to this filing will prove detrimental to her request."
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"TRUMP DEATH SQUADS™ are waiting for them with loaded guns...",
"Exactly what I have been saying since the first internet classes were offered. If people could get an education without the leftists, globalists, indoctrination garbage...they might begin to become intelligent again.",
"Most news outlets in the USA, the UK, and in Canada do not base their writings on facts, but on geopolitical goals. If saying something might provoke a public reaction that aids furthering their geopolitical or ideological goals, then most news outlets will say that thing, even when it is entirely false, defamatory, and leading to great injustice and prejudice against the target.\n.\nThe former Technical Director of the NSA, who designed the NSA's data transfer systems, and who wrote much of the NSA's own spy tools that they now use against foreign governments and USA citizens, Bill Binney, has resolutely asserted that the \"hacks\" were no hacks, but leaks, and that calling them hacks is entirely ignorant of what hacking is, how it works, and what traces it leaves behind.\nAlso, a large group of current and former USA intelligence workers have signed a public appeal stating that a forensics examination conclusively proves that the DNC wasn't hacked, but accessed by a DNC insider & leaker.",
"I think I get it. If a policy hurts US citizens or limits our rights in any way, Dems are all for it. The plan is to turn us all into mindless zombies who hate all that the US has long valued.",
"Kim is laughing at weak Trump. Trump is a total fool and easy to manipulate. Thank God we have decent men around him for the most part. The generals know the true cost of war. Trump's silly bluster is just embarrassing.",
"Considering Trumps whole campaign was to point fingers at Demos an Clinton for lying, he has gotten himself elected by lying. Satan, oh Satan! Come and get em boys. Dont forget those who follow him blindly.",
"Arpaio did not properly investigate over 400 sexual assault cases, with many involving children. Why did Joe protect rapists and pedophiles? How can Trump call him a Patriot? This is grotesque. America has failed yet again.",
"I agree we need to wipe out the radical Islamists. Problem is, we were helping radical Islamists in an effort to topple Assad. We need first of all to come clean about what is our foreign policy. We need to stop the hypocrisy. We need to stop supporting terrorists in any way shape or form; we need to support govts. that are fighting Islamism; we need to stop sending arms to regimes that support Islsmist terrorism (Saudi Arabia, for example). If we just clean up our act we can get wholly behind the job of wiping out the Islamists. But that will entail certain alliances will have to change (Saudi Arabia, for example).",
"You are one of the most awful people I have seen on these pages. And that is saying a lot. You seem to have zero capacity to empathize with people who are not in your situation. Do you never step out of your car? You seem to think you're invulnerable. Oh and by the way, if everyone in Toronto drove around then you would never be able to get to work. The number of people in cars would literally double from what it is now.",
"Well stated. God damn the poor. How dare they \"invade\" my comfy world with their bloody poverty and needs.",
"Since they stole MY money they are criminals. Since they stole YOUR money they are also criminals. They have zero right to make any financial decisions for Alaskans because they have stolen from every single Alaskan whether they chose to apply for their PFD or not. They are thieves.",
"Maybe the good activist can raise the money for the insurance or the utility bills associated with opening up the places to the public again. \n\nLet's watch.\n\nThose darn practical realities.",
"Lets face it any kind of religion is not conducive to learning. If you want your kids to pray, which personally I would never inflict on a young mind, then have them go to a Mosque or a Church. Schools and the tax payer dollars are allocated for learning and should be used for that, not praying.\n\nHonestly this is out of hand now. Time to shut down this foolishness.",
"Ha ha ha. Just let Obamacare implode from the inside out. Ha ha ha. When this sh!t implodes carry an umbrella. Goo can be a sticky mess. Yuck.",
"One may wonder that, but not one who has much intelligence. Sullivan is the US Senator for Alaska. He was voted into office by Alaskans so he could do the work Alaskans want done. ACA repeal is one of those things. Now, as to documented liar. If you was a good example of that, look at your post. I understand that you don't like Sully, but it is hard to take someone seriously when you say things that are so far from accurate while calling someone else a liar.",
"What a ludicrous remark. Hateful and smug. You think you own the high ground yet your tone, language and dismissiveness of others and due process are the hallmark gangs and hate groups the world over."
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"#MAGA is quickly losing ground. #FAKE NEWS and #HILLARYLOST is their new cry. Lol. #BIGGESTWITCHHUNT, #LETSBERUSSIAFRIEND",
"How is tRump the rapist going to \"make America great again,\" when he can't even tell a Pinocchio lie with a straight face? Murkowski doesn't need your vote!",
"The story is about fear that already exists in the Hispanic community because of Trump's stated deportation policy. Blaming the article for that fear is like blaming the weatherman for a thunderstorm. It might make you feel good but it has no basis in reality.",
"At this point in this entire zoo all I can do is remember, and paraphrase the \"great\" Mitch McConnell.\n.\n\"We are focusing on the email server of Candidate Clinton, because it is an issue. If she did not want it to become an issue, she simply should not have had a personal server handle classified communication\"...point taken....\n.\n\nto which I say.\n.\n\"If Trump did not want \"Russia\" to be an issue, his campaign, and people he has surrounded himself with, should simply not had so many secret meetings with Russians, which many of them then denied\"\n.\nThey did not have meetings with other adversarial countries like China or Iran, or even allies, like Italy or Denmark. There was even a paucity of meetings with countries with Trump hotels....so why all the meetings with Russia?\n.\nNo Trump ally has even said \"hey I had meetings with people from Poland, and Vietnam, as well\"..its' all Russia.\n.\nLooks like a duck, quacks like a duck....",
"You complain that there isn't an investigation, then try to parse Trump's own words to prove your point. Just a thought, step back and realize that not everybody is out to get Trump, he is hanging himself with his own words. If he is impeached it won't be for any collusion with Russia, it will be because he tried to interfere with the investigation.",
"\"is just an attempt to deflect attention from the Russian connections.\"\n\nWhich at this point, is substantiated by as much evidence as Trump's wiretap claims. Funny how that works, isn't it?",
"That there appears to be a mouthful of excuses not to do right.",
"Please get these people out, of all of them, ASAP. The Trump clan has had so many meetings with Russians, they can't keep them all straight.....",
"There is no news organization in the world that is balanced - everyone has a bias.",
"Ha ha. Donald Trump's presidency is like the Hindenburg after it caught fire.",
"The worst tax scofflaw in the nation gets revenge on the agency which allowed him to escape taxation for most of his life. Only the little people pay taxes - Leona Helmsley. One of Trump's fellow New York Hoteliers joined with the Trump criminal RICCO conspiracy throughout New York City and beyond. Billionaires freed from any fear of audit will be free to loot what remains of the national economy. All protected by the massive increases to the Military Budget to ensure maximum arms against the citizens. The perfect storm of Republican Fascist Nazi rule by the 4th Reich combining control of governing, economy, and military. Time for Revolution.",
"translation:trump is going to win,and anti American liberals are wigged out",
"This from someone with a handle indicating genocide.",
"A nation of victims.",
"Your opening statement is a lie, (I would use 'mistake,' but I know you prefer the word lie). If you can prove Romney's statement is true, then I suggest you use more than your own opinion. \n\nI AGREE that the Democrats are parsing up the voting public into targeted groups of voters. The business of politics means you identify your customer/voters and offer them policy specific to your party. Democrats have clearly targeted career oriented women. Hillary is a woman with broad lifetime experiences — she is no housewife. It's a natural association for her.\n\nOnly the deeply biased can't recognize that Trump does the same thing. You don't seem him speaking to independent women, he's not showing up East St. Louis to speak to blacks, you shouldn't expect to see him in a Spanish barrio.\n\nTrump targets the angry white male who feels his opinion is disrespected by the political body, (true or not).\n\nOpen both eye's Booz.",
"Don't flatter yourself. I'm not accusing you of being Trump. I'm pointing out that you have the same pathology as Trump. An affinity for conflict and vindictiveness. And speaking of being childish, your compulsive need to follow me around to feebly attempt rebutting my comments makes you about as infantile as it gets.",
"Around the world the USA is vilified, demonized and generally abhorred. So why do these 3rd world peasants who offer little and take much keep flocking here? OH...never mind. Looks like I answered my own question. Thanks liberal lunacy.",
"It is a desperation move by a cynical and unscrupulous politician. It is as daft and tone-deaf as Cameron calling the Brexit referendum or Tony Blair allowing votes on loosening the ties between the UK's constituent countries.",
"who is crying now! unfortunately, there was zero evidence this country is threatened by the 7 MUSLIM countries Trumpf identified. discrimination against any group of people is unconstitutional.",
"Nom, after this election and the Trump win the Right and the RRs (Religious Right) are in VERY deep do-do! THey own the presidency and both houses of congreee and will soon re-own the SCOTUS, which is complete control of our government and totally means they are now in very deep trouble because they have little/no opposition and as a result have absolutely NO excuse for anything. The Right and the RRs have no excuses. They now are under their own guns to PRODUCE for the American people -- workers and their families. \n\nThe GOP has always been against anyone they deemed as 'the other'. However we are all the other in some way. GOP voters believe that everyone else but them are the other. They never understand that even they are 'the other' to the Super Rich and to the RRs. \n\nI'm hoping that Trumps terrible rhetoric was red meat in order to get elected. Doesn't seem likely, but it is just possible.",
"People are targeted. These nut jobs will find someone to target. Americans at WTC, kids at school, nurses, postal workers, politicians. I don't care that the shooter ended up dead, but I'd like to know how his thinking was shaped, warped.",
"And he wonders why everyone ( minus the Chumpsters) make fun of him. Instead of just admitting that it was a typo they do another cover up. There is no way that the Chump will be able to manage a major catastrophic event when he is so sensitive with such irrelevant matters.",
"Why don't you take a look at what your \"change\" guy is actually doing? He's putting people in his cabinet that strongly support TTP; he's putting Wall Street bankers in his cabinet, along with long-entrenched right wing politicians in his cabinet, including those who want to destroy social security and Medicare ( remember he said he wouldn't touch it?). None of these people give 2 cents about you. Check for yourself, you voted for him, you should keep up with what he's doing. \n\n As for your other statements: There is zero evidence Clinton took bribes anywhere but in your conspiracy-theory rotted mind. Grow up and accept responsibility for the man YOU chose to support for President; the man YOU voted for. Trump is no one's fault but yours. Quit trying to blame everyone else.",
"That is true. And I voted for Bill and met Hillary during his stump for re-election here in 1996. But you see no similarity to the Democrat witch hunt of Trump on every platform available to them? Your previous comment about why Hillary lost was simply another tone-deaf temper tantrum that doubles down on the mistake Hillary and Democrats made before the election You cannot promise to punish success to give to failure as policy and then vilify those who you intend to punish and win elections. Hillary's history, behavior, and platform- along with the sneering of her followers- were the reasons for her stunning and well deserved defeat. Regardless of what President Trump does or does not do, did or did not do, that attitude will keep people in his corner who are educated and successful as well as those who are not educated but who work hard for what they have and who are sick and tired of being told they are beneath contempt by people who gain from creating problems, not solving them.",
"There are actual Nazis marching in the streets of America proudly showing off their Swastika tattoos and a president making excuses for them.\nScrew my blood pressure. \n\nI would rather die raging against them than live with the guilt of condoning them by silence.\n\nIn 1928 the original Nazis were also a joke, too small to be politically worth caring about. Couldn't win a single seat in parliament in the last election. Nazis have a way of going from a joke to murdering rampage sweeping the world very, very rapidly if they are not actively opposed at every step.\nIt's the kind of movement that needs to run into a brick wall of resistance every time it rears it's ugly head - because if you give it an inch, it will burn the world.",
"The sooner, the better. Even his own party has turned on Trump, and it's just a matter of time. His few supporters that are still around are white nationalists, Vladimir Putin, and a small portion of the uneducated voters who supported him in the first place.",
"Everywhere you look the house of lies is tumbling down. Trump must be stomping around his wing, screaming at the TV, his tiny thumbs quivering over his twitter machine. I wonder what'll spew out once he bursts a gasket?",
"The CPC have made a grave tactical error in spreading their attack on the Government through the Khadr decision into the American press. It's cynical to appropriate the Speer family's loss in a fundraising campaign to undercut Canada's careful preparations for the upcoming NAFTA negotiations.\n\nThat's destructive spite.\n\nAndrew Scheer’s history of success in assorted votes indicates considerable political acumen. He is likely smarter than he looks and sounds, but it grates that this “conservative” seeks to draw the level of political discourse in Canada so low. In Scheer we see a man only too willing to ape the Trump tactic of creating electoral-success-at-all-costs, with no thought of the future.",
"I must apologize, the following comment was deemed uncivil and not meant for consumption in a diverse Canada...\n\n\"When we have political leaders fully engaged in divisive identity politics and enamored with virtue-signalling, Trump types thrive.\"\n\nIs there an LPC reeducation camp I must attend now for not thinking correctly?",
"Is that the same sort of 'common sense' that says we should start war hostilities in Asia over the sorts of tests they've been conducting since my grandfather's day? I'm sure the KKK would be 100% behind your ideas, but, what kind of contempt would you have to have for the American and the world's cosmopolitan public to think that flight is going to get off the ground again in the 21st century? \nWe're all looking at the ongoing fallout from that especially wrongful invasion and occupation of Iraq in 2003 that constituted war crimes and crimes against humanity whose perpetrators are still out at large, Shkreli-grinning at the profane acts of genocide that they got away with scot-free, for now.",
"Trump is the last Great White Hope. But the end is near. The browning of America is at hand. And so shall it be.",
"So both sides tried to dig up dirt on the other during an election campaign. Not pretty, but hardly surprising. To make this stick they will have to have clear evidence that with the knowledge of the Donald himself, the Trump campaign accepted assistance from the Russian in return for the promise of future favours etc. We are still a long way from that yet.\n\nAnd while I am no fan of Mr. Trump, I do believe that there is a greater likelihood of evidence linking foreign donations to the Clinton Foundation and personal payments (via speeches or whatever) to Bill and Hillary with access to Hillary or favourable state department treatment during her time as Secretary of State.",
"Anchorage bigots and haters and Charleston S.C killer Dylann Roof, Donald Trump, David Duke, Adolph Hitler, and other extremists are all cut from the same cloth. Hate and bigotry kills. Even if Trump loses this election his fire of white supremacy will burn on forever. America will never be the same.",
"That is no consolation since the Republicans are set to pass an entire slew of laws that are as destructive as they are unAmerican. If Trump does deport eleven people, are you going to perform their labor that is vital to our national economy?",
"You have a keyboard take the time to do the research yourself. Plenty of people waking up to this all over the world with alternative media sites. I'll give you a head start,try some of the sites that the MSM CLAIM are fake news.Google ProporNot. There is a reason they want to take those sites down. Everyone fall in line, you know like it in China. Government tells you what's good for you,censorship,etc? it seems to be what people want. I was watching Mansbridge the other night and a report from Berlin interviewing an official. In so many words this official said.\" if there had have been a tank here protecting the people,this wouldn't have happened\". And \"Berlin doesn't have the camera's (surveillance) that London does\". The goal seems to be militarisation and people are ok with it the more these attacks happen,hence why they happen. Now Trump wants to increase Nuclear arms!! No one else see's a problem here? We are OK with this?",
"Very disappointing to have such a liberal opinion piece be taken seriously. If you believe Hilary is the lesser evil, then you're bias makes you're opinion not worthy of my time.",
"The Globe can choose whether to allow itself to be distracted by Trump's provocations, or to spend the resources necessary to discover what's actually going on. Alternative facts can be ignored if you do your homework and discover actual facts.",
"Gardner long ago ran for cover, collaborating with the Kochs while hiding from the people he was elected to serve -- nearing 500 (about 489 days) without a single town hall meeting.\n\nAnd Trump is more determined than ever to ignore the will and the well-being of the Americans a president is charged with serving; and instead catering to his minority followers by pulling every trick to kill the ACA. \n\nSabotage is not leadership, but more proof that if this coward doesn't get his way, he'll abuse his power to get what he wants, which is to destroy everything Obama, most likely out of envy.",
"Actually it is your comment that is useless. Are you unable to address Mr. Trump's behaviour? How long do you think you can get away with looking backwards and comparing Trump's dismal record to Obama's string of successes? Mr. Trump should be judged on his own terms.",
"Disgusting politicking by an international political nobody.",
"Trump probably is too. Like you, he knows he's losing.",
"Amazing to see a guy who is heralded as a \"rock star\" in law and order circles being smeared and denigrated by a CONservative because of Trump. \n\nI guess racism trumps (pun intended) law and order values for CONs every time though.",
"What? Are we surprised again?\nmuslim president of US did all the damage he could to non muslim countries. \nHe has already got into the history as worst US president and the only one who bounds to Saudi kings.\nThe only way we can do the world better is to send obam, killary and other clintons to the space for the lifetime journey",
"'opinion pieces' that actually praise Trump\n\nWell Sheep, maybe they can't find any?",
"W. suffered brutal attacks from lefties the entire time he was in office. He never said a word in his defense leaving those of us who supported him wondering why. Obama blamed everything on W. for eight years and again W remained silent. Now he emerges with these senseless attacks on President Trump. There really isn’t much difference between Republican and Democrat elites and perhaps that’s been the problem all along.",
"Last Wednesday, the Anti-Trump Faction dropped the hammer. There's no question the Anti-Trump Faction is doing everything they can to incite an armed conflict.",
"The statements by Fr. Hans Zollner re the Pontifical Commision read like any expert gobbledegook ever written on self-justification of a non-functioning, non-productive committee, particularly in light of the length of time that has passed since the world was shocked into the knowledge of this particular evil. I'd laugh, but it's just too sad.",
"And Trump is going to cozy up to Putin and Assad, the very people who dropped barrel bombs on Aleppo indiscriminately killing thousands.\nHow is that going to help the people of Syria?",
"Yawn! Another day; another report of trump's self-inflicted woundings. All he has to do now is figure out how this is President Obama or Hillary's fault.",
"Thanks for the historical perspective. Always worth while.\nWhom the gods would destroy they first drive mad. We already have the mad part of Trump covered.",
"Flake and Corker aren't leaders, they are quitters. Not many are in a better position to oppose Trump so if they disagree with him they should fight to stay in office and lead the change. \n\nThese guys are more likely sore losers who were going to lose anyway but made themselves more well known and scored some cheap points. They will attempt a come back in some fashion.",
"Again, read the Julia Yong piece -- the \"allegation against him\" is not only not \"proven beyond any reasonable, or unreasonable, doubt\" but looks like a classic witch hunt. The victim here is Pell, so let's not join in the frenzy.",
"99% of the cases they see aren't this clear cut.\nTrump shot himself in the foot and admitted his reasoning was based on bigotry.",
"It is real history that I speak of, not your filtered after the fact warped view point created by fake news and the very processes I write of. In fact, it has been generated by Republicans - just like I cited. You offer no support for your views and I suspect you aren't old enough to remember the events of history as I do. I have read your comments in the past and time and again you prove that you are one of those right wing finger pointing, divisive, vilification people manipulated by fake news and disinformation - just like here. Why don't you use your real name?",
"Well, as Descartes said, \"Cogito ergo sum\" as being only thing that can actually be known with certainty to any individual. But the lack of proof positive doesn't make it false either. At least in this case the sources are identified as members of Trump's New Jersey Gold Club, not just \"unnamed sources\". And I do seem to recall Trump on the campaign trail saying he wouldn't live in the White House if elected, so the alleged comment would sort of follow. But again, pretty trivial story.",
"Predictable. Mocking Obama is your only answer? trump does nothing but beg the Chinese to help.",
"Oh that HIRA is the absolute worst. Those people actually expect Republican politicians to be different from Democrat politicians. Auwe!",
"Why yes thats it. Its a trump conspiracy. Just think, you are the only one who knows about it! Exciting for you.",
"American democracy is under fire, and truthfully, no one can say that it will survive. It is very possible we will end up a version of Russia, with a murderous thug in charge, or a version of Turkey, or the Vatican, a place run by a few old men.\nCongressional Republicans have sold their souls, that is apparent.\nPutin had better hope people like me never get in charge, the sanctions for subverting our democracy would be pretty close to war.\nHugh Massengill, Eugene Oregon",
"I agree, WW. Religious extremists and white nationalists have no respect for my views, indeed care nothing for me and mine except to further their own agendas. I doubt very much that my willingness to listen with compassion will do anything to make them change.",
"Unless your one of those with a straw at the public trough, you are certainly no better off today than you were 8-9 years ago. Obama was less qualified to answer the call than any of the crop offered up this season. Hillary offers up what ever is appropriate for the audience she is addressing, often in conflict with the next stop, i.e. She is an issue whore. Bernie is in only as a planted transition player for the ultimate socialism play by the party. \nTrump would be at least entertaining and maybe, just maybe a dagger in both establishment parties that have been playing the people for years. Quit being a sucker people, $9 billion for an election? That's why the establishment is freaking out, they are losing control of and the $$$$$'s. It's a rip and it's time time say enough.",
"The folks that will suffer the most under Trump will be the \"poorly educated\" white folks that elected him. The rest of us have learned to survive 2nd class citizenship. This will be a new experience for them. Being poorly educated is not a good plan for the 21st century.",
"tRump's worse than any former Republican president. He's the anti-Christ.",
"Credible allegations have surfaced and even Republicans leadership agrees this needs to be looked into. If the Trump administration had any political know-how they would embrace an open bi-partisan look into the allegations that Russia influenced our elections. If they have nothing to hide then there is nothing to worry about and they can spin it to their advantage.",
"I am glad you take note from me, I say the truth and expect the same from others, I am usually disappointed in others, your words, Trump led chants, proven to be a lie, but with your track record you will now squirm and say you and you alone know what, despite a lack of proof, what Trump did to lead the chant. The amount of deceit some use to try and make a case for what their narrow vision requires is sad, very sad Eric. You also have a nice day, it gets better when you don't need to find all kinds of things and people to be hateful of.",
"The hard-core Trump base.",
"\"The American people are tired of this witch hunt\"\n\nOhhhh, wrong again. The majority of Americans are interested in learning the truth that the multiple Russia/Trumpster campaign investigations will reveal. Buckle up, it's going to be a long bumpy ride.",
"No wonder people don't trust politicians.",
"Hi Mike, like you I also pity them who can't think for themselves. Unfortunately your latest post is right out of the GOP playbook we both have. Thinking and repeating aren't the same thing even if you want it to be.",
"The entirely unacceptable behavior of libbers, the divisive and small behavior has turned me into an anti-libber. I still don't identify with any particular group, but find libbers to be entirely out for their self interest and utterly intolerant of divergent views. Rather than working with Trump as a team to achieve optimal results, libbers are absolutely desperate to tear him down. UnAmerican behavior. Juvenile behavior. Can't stand it.",
"Of course we ought to cast aspersion where it's due as well... Bush gave us eight years of war as well.\n\n\nIf Trump wants to finish it, even if it means a scorched earth policy, at this point that's probably a good thing.",
"I don't think it matters much to Trump if they are all still illegal. \nI think many world leaders will have to turn to the media to start negotiating with Trump. \nTrump is too belligerent and reactionary to negotiate face to face.",
"The Globe is treating him lightly.\nLast week 25 psychiatrists at a conference at the Yale School of Medicine unanimously agreed that Trump is not fit to be president because of “dangerous mental illness.”\nDr. John Gartner, a psychotherapist and resident adviser at Johns Hopkins University Medical School, told his fellow psychiatrists in attendance that they had a duty to warn others about the dangers of Trump.\n“Worse than just being a liar or a narcissist, in addition he is paranoid, delusional and displays grandiose thinking and he proved that to the country the first day he was president,” Dr. Gartner said.\nMaybe you know some endearing qualities about Mr. Bombast that the rest of us can't see. Please, inform us.",
"It was challenging to read this article because it expresses the same contempt about the things we are familiar with, and maybe it is fair to ask Richard to look at a different angle. I do feel Richard because I believe he is horrified by the ease with which the current government allowed corruption to flourish and how those we expected to behave with integrity decided to benefit from corruption instead of fighting it. I short, he is hoping that maybe what he writes will some day propel the good citizens like you and I to actually transform ourselves from being keyboard revolutionaries to being active citizens who go out there and do something about the rot that we see. Remember that annoying guy who kept on saying \"beware the ides of March\"....?",
"I agree. Though, in all fairness, that was a really big selling point for Trump during the election, wipe out everything President Obama and the Dems did.",
"I don't think anyone is arguing the decision is outside Trump's authority, just that it's a bad decision. The Constitutional argument is a smoke screen so the proponents don't have to address it on its merits.",
"Hey HIE. the HATE and vile statements from the left is so disgusting, its really insane.\nCalling people racist or KKK supporters because they voted for the President of the USA is wrong. STOP the HATE !",
"Hitler was a fascist which is a right wing political system. You need to go and learn about the various political systems and where they fall on the political spectrum and Limbaugh and Fox News do not count.",
"I have heard that some people think that way. Trump does--he said he could murder a person and you would vote for him. Guess he was finally right on something!",
"It's the same thing as the Harper Derangement Syndrome that this same crowd suffered from. I am worried about Donald Trump, too, but not to the extent that seems to have infected most of the media/leftist/academic crowd. I followed the hearings closely and was impressed by most of the Cabinet. They are wise experienced people in contrast to what we have in Ottawa.\n\nAs my mother used to say, take a powder!",
"If it were not for certain activities that Trump has taken already, the economy might be tanking, because of the Dems trickle up economics. They have been trying to kill small businesses who can not afford the spike in wages.",
"No, I didn't make that point. Please don't twist my words. Since I don't know all of their ideologies and motivations I can't judge their vileness. Maybe some are motivated to provide vaccinations to children in impoverished countries or ensure better healthcare for wounded veterans. I do happen to know what the Kochs' are, and they're vile. \nWhere I suspect we're in agreement is that the ability for the super wealthy to buy our politicians (for whatever reason) is corrosive to our democracy. As soon as you allow the practice for a 'righteous' cause, you start down that slippery slope.",
"You'd also have to be ignorant to think that further investigation of 'Trump collusion' is worth the effort. What's really happening is the unmasking of all the underhanded colluding Madame Clinton was involved in with the Clinton Foundation, the bribery accepting, extorting, etc. while she was in office under the libby's favorite guy Barrack. I'm seeing all the CNNs, MSNBCs, Vox's, Huffington Posts change their focus now that the real colluding culprits are being exposed as a result of the fictional dossier. 60,000 feet looking down, President Trump plain didn't have the time or the means available to him to do all the colluding that the Dems and libbies are suspicious of....the physical means just are not there like they are for the Clintons. The foreign meddling here is clearly against the Republicans. I see this investigation going the wrong way for the Dems and the DNC. That's what will end it. Oh...and they'll keep losing elections as a consequence...",
"I want to see the so-called \"new Aryan Nation- AmeriKKKans- get out there in those fields and pick that lettuce- mow those yards- pick up those golf balls- work in those hot kitchens- make up those beds in those hotels- create new software- find a miracle cure- go to rural areas as immigrant physicians and take care of the very poor and sick that Donald Trump is going to ignore, while we have some intelligent Americans the majority of Trump's voters would elect to take pick-and-shovel into the coal mines and succumb to black lung!",
"The irony here is that Marx, who wrongly believed the Russians wouldn't adopt his political-economic system, nonetheless pretty much pegged it when he said the rulers and beneficiaries of the advanced capitalist states would jettison patriotism except when they needed it to whip up impoverished masses to fight their wars-for-profit.\n\nAnd so we see it happening. And not just with Trump schmoozing Vlad the Derailer and saluting the fat Korean kid.\n\nBoth parties have sacrificed US interests on the altar of Israeli interests since the Truman administration. AIPAC operatives have been on-hand at every presidential inauguration since to convey the new CIC his marching orders from Tel Aviv (except POSSIBLY Nixon's, and they jumped on him with both feet to bail them out of the Ramadhan/Yom Kippur war in '73). Hillory the Blood Countess has promised to outdo herself in groveling before her Zionist idol. That's why she'll be the next president, with the Republicans' blessing.",
"This is wrong, catering to the demands of these extremists.",
"Those folks who blame the women or the people who tried to stop the verbal assault being made on them are enabling the crazies who think it is okay to use violence against those when they don't like. With the aroma of racial and religious hatred coming from Washington DC there is sure to be more of this behavior. There ought to be a survival course for folks living in large cities with large populations of people who would have been in state hospitals for the violently mentally ill if they were still being funded. One of the first things to learn is to dial 911 when you see a person who appears to the deranged viciously confront someone else. Attempting to intervene has its risks, as we see from these deaths.",
"Donal Trump seems to have missed a couple of important facts. It's very unwise to go to war with the press and with intelligence agencies, the two groups who can do you the most harm.\nObviously this guy is not nearly as smart as he likes to think he is.",
"Hi Denby,\n\nUnfortunate you have fallen into the realm of psychological disorder diagnosis via media column. It is both absolutely unprofessional and unbecoming someone of your intellect to declare another person the victim of psychological disorders.\n\nAlso, while not a Trump fan, or voter, the part about him fearing and hating you is [unintentionally] hilarious.",
"It is quite interesting that the democrats who are supposed to care about the underdogs, resist reigning in government spending and instead push large increases in highly regressive taxes like the general sales tax disguised as a corporate tax, the transportation bill which would impose regressive tariffs on gas and such, and the medical tax which would be regressively passed on to patients. The dems are happy to puff and huff about Trump as being bad, bad, bad, but when it comes to concrete decisions affecting the supposed core democratic constituency, the dems step on the poor and disadvantaged.",
"Because lying about consensual sex is so much worse than collusion with Russia, money laundering and all the other things that tRump is being investigated for.",
"The American system of check and balance works so well that Trump administration almost couldn't get anything done and every its step is hampered.\nThis author just talks nonsense.",
"We are given this investigation by our intrepid news media into the corruptions of the Trump presidency with the same diligence they gave as to why Trump would never be president.",
"This is un-presidential behavior. On what planet are we living on that nutty twitter rants are relevant. What a shame.",
"I think that by saying \" we will give preference to Christians\" it has become in effect a Muslim ban and that will be how it is seen overseas. The quote \" the vetting process for the vetting of Refugees was not vetted\" is probably how this administration will continue to work. Now 90% of the world is upset at us which will not be positive in the long run. We are a nation of emigrants and of imports, running the nation is not the same as running a scripted TV show. Now the stock market has also lost faith, so what's left of my 401 will slide over the cliff.",
"The voters are going to repudiate the GOP and the DNC by electing Trump. He is the anti establishment candidate and anti establishment is in. The BS from the run of the mill journalists duels the anti vote.",
"We absolutely do not have it now. \nThe diplomatic skills of trump are equivalent to those of a spoiled bratty three year old.",
"This was exactly my thought on Charlottesville. People are so anti Trump they deny the video evidence of antifa \"protesters\" physically assaulting with mace, pepper spray, clubs and punches. These are the same people that rioted and destroyed property during prior protests. \n\nA better approach would be to schedule the counter protest on a different day: ridicule the small group of racists marching and respond with a march 100x, 1000x, or 10,000x the size, but scheduled to prevent the group versus group violence.",
"Mr Doyle thinks it’s America falling apart when it’s more like the American Left having a conniption fit over Donald Trump and the fact that they have little to no actual power outside academia and the media. All they can do at this point is disrupt. Oh, and exactly no one outside the media bubble thinks a late night talk show host is the ‘conscience of America.’ Jeez...",
"manufactured outrage, LOL? Better hold your fire there friend, you are talking about every plank of the political left in case you havent noticed.",
"When voting one's conscience and voting for Trump align, that voter admits to supporting the worst attributes of America. We are more divided than any time since the civil war. I blame it on the wee orange spark of Trump that lit a fire under the butts of his easily conned, low-wattage, uneducated weaklings. Somehow Asri fell for it. She should be ashamed.",
"\"The only important question [so called moral argument]\", is what the judge said he found “odd and, frankly, insulting” against the insurmountable evidence that Canada did wrong. No government can deprive anyone of life, liberty, and especially their children based on \"I have a better plan than they do!\" And it's even further Donald Trump type imbalance to think that a few anonymous settlers are more hard done by this than the thousands of children robbed of decades of their lives.",
"Well, that's one approach to free speech - make a dramatic claim about how it's under attack by them other guys, and then refuse to defend it.",
"Those were manufactured overseas as well. Trump maniacs doing their part to support foreign manufacturing. The stuff just writes itself.",
"Why all this contempt for working class people?",
"This folly will only solidify his reputation as one of the worst foreign policy presidents in modern history. A president who bears significant responsibility for the tragedy of Syria, the empowerment of Russia and Iran, and the weakening of America's standing in the world.",
"“Elections have consequences.” A truism often invoked by President Obama, this aphorism will often be cited, rightly so, as President-elect Trump forms his administration and takes office. He ran an openly racist and unapologetically fascist campaign. Even as some folks are huffing and puffing with righteous indignation as he forms a racist and fascist government, no one should feign surprise: he never pretended that he would do anything else.\n\nAs the government forms, we should take note, too, that Trump is in the process of folding the Executive Office of the President, perhaps the presidency itself, into the family business, blurring if not obliterating the distinctions between his public office, his private corporate empire, and his family. Donald Trump, in full public view, is in the process of forming the most corrupt administration in American history. The question is: Will anyone stop him? I think he thinks that no-one will stop him. I think he is probably right.",
"Every politician vetts the speech personally days before delivery. If he is a legitimate candidate he would have known the errors or at least asked them to be fact checked. Trump lacks knowledge and is an expert at \"playing to all your fears\". IMO",
"trump has , with Bannon's help , used hate groups to further his political success , now that they have the White House , it is up to Congress and Courts to defend the Constitution.",
"Ya, this should have been an easy win for the Republicans, but the party base was fed a steady diet of hate from the likes of Faux News, Limbaugh, Hannity, and Breitbart. They nominated the worst possible candidate. The GOP has to change or they will NEVER win another presidential election.",
"The last refuge of the scoundrel is to call others names. You asked what I I disagree with in the motion and it is the use of the word Islamaphobia. It is not defined and too broad. Were it to say Muslim people, I would have no issue with it. There- I've addressed you comment in the manner that you asked. And yes, it is sufficient to disagree with a motion predicated on a single word. To suggest otherwise is quite surprising-- suppose the motion had said Canadians support the tactics of Hitler. The use of a single word is indeed sufficient to express extreme disagreement with a motion. To suggest otherwise is belays a lack of understanding of the importance of language and nuance.\n\nWhat I find troubling from your approach is your conclusion that whenever someone disagrees with your position they are \"patently false\" and therefore there is an \"inevitable conclusion\" that those persons are \"simply prejudiced bigots\". People who call others bigots usually are the most bigoted.",
"Wow, this is terrible reporting. WW continues to nibble at crumbs of misinformation, fills in the blanks with their raging bias, and calls it news. Also, to all those who are hiding behind pseudonyms, making lavish claims about what they think is truly going on and blanket assumptions regarding the \"competency\" of the leadership in the Native community (don't even get me started on how racist that sounds), grow a backbone and put your name to your comments and then maybe we can have a real discussion.",
"Fortunately you don't notice what a terrible service Donald Trump does as the face of the United States.\nHe is mocked without mercy in the United States and he is derided and disparaged throughout the world.\nNo one cares one bit for his vanity and we all laugh out loud for his awkward actions.\nTell me, does he comb his hair forward to hide a growing bald spot or is he just an aging juvenile delinquent who never matured and he's holding onto his pompadour the way an old drunk continues to drink?\nBy the way, how is that wall coming along?\nDid Trump ever prove that President Obama wiretapped him?\nOh, tell us, please, what's the latest on Trump's tax returns and how is the Russian investigation going?\nIn this era of fake news, election meddling, cameras embedded in microwaves, alternate facts, phantom acts of terrorism and gross exaggeration we would like to know exactly how Trump views his comrades in Russia.\nHa. Ha. Ha.",
"“Two things can wipe us out,” George Shultz, former cabinet secretary in the Nixon and Reagan administrations, said in an interview last week. “One is nuclear weapons and the other is climate change.”\n\n Actually a fella named George Dubya Bush started the US and the world far down the road of destructive war and destructive environmental disaster way back in 2003. And Barack Obama, Bush Lite, did very little to return American policy back to sanity.\n\n That's the great thing about Trump's blatant fascism - it reveals how evil the establishment has been, and remains, long before Trump became president.\n Only the simplistic, the hypocritical, and the wantonly deluded can fail to realize the American nation and the world have been on a downward spiral for decades.",
"Firstly, claiming that those among the adherents to my faith seeking to harm non-Muslims constitute 'a great many' falls kinda flat without reliable numbers to to support said claim.\n\nEvery country has a right to defend its borders and to establish criteria for those seeking to enter. If they choose unjust criteria, I likewise have the right to denounce their choices as immoral, and in some cases a violation of human rights.\n\nAn example of the latter was the US refusing admission to El Salvadoran refugees who were demonstrably in real danger of being tortured and killed by their government, for no other reason than that government was a puppet/client of our own.\n\nAnd I've made it clear, I think, that I'm vehemently opposed to both Trumpy the Clown and Hillory the Blood Countess. Without a viable third-party candidate, I won't be voting for president this election.\n\nLike George Carlin said: \"If you vote you have NO right to b*tch--you signed YOUR name to whatever crimes they commit!\"",
"One of the issues that people had with the Clintons was their corruption as well as the fact that it seemed like Hillary Clinton felt she was owed the Presidency. Add that to the fact that Hillary is a lousy and overly scripted politician who is not as charming as her husband. Of course, Trump is just dangerous, unfit to be President, and has unleashed ugly racist forces in America but people were oblivious to this.",
"Oh, come on, howler. It is obvious to any thinking person that \"immediacy\" reveals an important truth about one's true feelings. You can hire an ad agency to create \"content and meaning\" any time. The fact that Trump had to be forced into being specific speaks volumes.",
"La Ti Dah! Who's surprised or cares that the Democrats consider this sabotage? They have blatantly sabotaged everything Trump has tried to do. Time for them, along with the RINOs in Congress, to go. Bye, Schumer, Pelosi! Bye, McCain, Graham!",
"Maybe you might consider the possibility that we Trump-voters wanted nothing more than a good Supreme Court Justice, and to stop further Democrat-caused damage to our country. Anything else positive that Trump might accomplish would be 'icing on the cake' (which I'm still waiting for).\n\nYou have to admit, Trump isn't actually getting anything accomplished, mainly due to opposition within his own party - which I am totally fine with. Gridlock is better than more regressivism, I mean progressivism.",
"Donald Trump is trying to run the US government like he ran his business which doesn't work. In business, a CEO or small business owner is the boss. You do what the boss wants within the law or else you're fired. In government, there is the Opposition, bureaucrats and other stakeholders.\n\nDonald Trump seems genuinely puzzled that his executive orders can be blocked or overturned. This shows his lack of inexperience in how government actually works.\n\nTrump also foolishly attacks the judiciary system. Judges may be independent but they also read the newspapers and watch TV. Annoyed judges will likely rule against Trump if he keeps attacking them.\n\nThen there his tweets and comments about Muslims. There is talk about subpoenaing Trump and his associates to find out if his Immigration ban is really about keeping Muslims out. We might see Ivanka Trump and Steve Bannon being forced to testify as to what Trump said on what day."
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"Critical Reasoning" is code word for liberal stupidity! You post some stupidity from a fringe newspaper site (Huffington Dog Post) that no one in their right mind would ever take seriously, about Trump raping a 13 yr old girl and post it as factual, and you say I am off my meds? Freaking idiot! | [
"It never works out for you. Other countries have immigrants moving in too. Can you believe it? Further, the U.S. has people moving out. Ted Bundy was one of the most prolific serial killers in the U.S. If you murdered one less, just think about how much better you would be. Even if the U.S. were the greatest country in the world (it's not), do you think that's an excuse to be a piece of crap because all others are worse? That's your fallacy of logic. Get your GED and learn to reason.",
"It's official. Canadians have been driven to mental illness. \n\n(The test for civility here is confusing. I rated a comment referring to the left as disgusting and vile as not good but civil. There were no personal names. \"Vile\" means disgusted, and the poster was disgusted. So ??? If that's not OK, why is \"Fiberals\" allowed? That's referring to the Liberals as liars.)",
"Yeah, Terhune, a deranged psychopath with a gun. A gun that killed and innocent woman. If the psychopath had tried killing the woman with his bare hands, the woman's brother would've kicked his butt to the curb, but the loaded gun did the job.",
"Sex engaged in for non-reproductive purposes. Neither redundant nor oxymoron.",
"Clinton won by the popular vote. And she won without any foreign countries intelligence networks hacking into Trump, the GOP or anyone else's emails or other business. She won despite the FBI helping Trump and funneling information to his camp. She won despite that spiteful little weasel, Assange. She won despite being demonized and lied about in fake news 24/7. You say Trump won? Hardly. Trump stole the election. He didn't win anything but his bid to sucker America.",
"THERE TRUMP GOES AGAIN...\"TAPPING\" YET ANOTHER WOMAN WHO IS *NOT* HIS WIFE...HOW TYPICAL!",
"If you want a laugh, go back and read Cohen’s jeremiad from March 4, 2016, “Trump is running against history” about all the reasons that Trump could not be elected president. Mr Know-it-all was very proud of citing his historical precedents for why Trump couldn’t win but being the Clinton bootlicker that he is, totally oblivious to the historical precedents that suggested Hillary Clinton couldn’t win. There has never been a presidential candidate who won who was guilty of multiple violations of the Espionage Act and fortunately that tradition was maintained. This no doubt accounts for the virulence of his contempt for Trump in this column. Trump has already made Cohen look like a fool by winning an election by a big margin election in the electoral college when the so-called expert said history was all against him.",
"Wtf, nowhere in scripture does it say that Elizabeth was a kid when married to Zachariah and nowhere does it say that Mary was a child when married to Joseph. That's a complete and utter fabrication. In fact, it says in Luke 1:42, \"And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.\" It says blessed art thou among WOMEN.",
"Ah, the useless, do-nothing Legislative Majority wants to tighten its grip on Alaskan's throats.",
"In the immortal words of BO, 'come onnn maan'. So, he’s either incompetent or a liar. The dog ate my homework (my assistant forgot to completely fill out my security clearance form; I didnt notice I signed if. I also forgot to report 10M in assets from my original disclosure form?) I didn’t read the email completely (missed the heading that said ‘russia and Hillary?), I just show up at random meetings my idiot, I mean smart phone tells me to > point finger at brother-in-law.",
"What would have happened if they just let them prance around doing their march? You know what...absolutely nothing. \n\nLetting them march does NOT equal you condone what they stand for. So asinine. Racism has been as long as humans have.",
"\"Multicultural sensitivities should never override gender equality\" \nIslam, xianity, and judaism are predicated on gender inequality. Islam more so than the other two.",
"To paraphrase Churchill; A curtain of stupidity has descended across Canada from sea to sea to sea, separating the communists from the rest of Canada.",
"America is a country and culture formed from a civil war contesting the issue of black slavery (there were no white slaves) and conflicts of powers between state and federal government. The other distinction is it relishes guns like no other civilized country in the world. \n\nSadly racism has never left the psyche of America and continues to make the head lines despite a war that ended in 1865. \n\nThey now have a fire breathing orange lizard that climbed from the gutter to light a fire and feed it with racism directed Mexicans, Latinos and Muslims. \n\nThe country is not getting better but only worse. If America is serious about the race issue its time to impeach the orange lizard in the Whitehouse.",
"Your post sounds a little breathless and high-strung. I think all this shows is stupidity on the part of a male Trump, not collusion or criminal activity and does not make Trump's election illegitimate. I don't like Trump and didn't vote for Trump, but people have to pump their brakes.",
"She used precious little English to get where she is! She used a lot of x-rated films, nude posing, and botox!"
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"Thanks for the response. I was taught in seminary classes (1964-65) that double effect was a valid principle. The example then given was a drug store clerk selling contraceptives and the conclusion was she was moral in performing her job duties, despite strictures against contraception. (I long since have rejected the notion of contraception as immoral, as have most Christians of all denominations). I do think that principle applies in the Kansas hospital case, where the aborting of the fetus was simply a necessary step in saving a life rather than killing two lives by inaction. So I do not accept that moral acts have an \"intrinsic\" status. We always have excepted massive killing in war, even if it involves \"collateral\" unintended damage.",
"This is not Trump. It is American cultural insensitivity and paranoia. It is this pervasive American attitude that inspires terrorists and has done for decades - long before Trump. Border agents are given more power than their intelligence and training justifies and incidents like this are the result. \n\nThe solution however is as you suggest - leave them alone. \n\nWhen I retired I planned to head south every winter. I did this for one year and decided 6 months of America just to escape Canadian winter weather was just not worth it. When you have a nation that thinks Chop Suey is a Chinese meal and French toast is French then all hope is lost. America has no culture and can't understand countries that do.",
"True on-line trolling (in the proper sense) is very much serious antisocial conduct.",
"I did not know name calling was allowed on here. I also did not know we were limited as to what log in name we choose. Wavermaker has accomplished his goal already! Kinda comical the way people react. This is just a comments section in a liberal newspaper, calm dowm and worry about the important things, unless of course, this is all you have....sad then.",
"\"bringing more misery, probably, to many of us.\"\n\nThe word 'probably' defines a true believer. \n\nThe Senate hasn't even written a word in response to the House bill yet and James knows today what it will look like in a couple of months after revisions and Conference Committee actions and that it is going to be bad!\n\nOrwell: Four legs good! Two legs bad!\n\nJames: Democrat good! Republican bad!\n\nJust the bleating of an indoctrinated Sheep.",
"If you actually read any of those, you'd find that they disprove TNR as a plausible solution. That's what you get for just respewing articles from cat-lickers' sites, where even they haven't read them in entirety or only cherry-picked comments that support their psychotic views of the real world.",
"It should be noted that the Alberta Court of Appeal upheld Judge Camp's original decision to acquit the defendant of sexual assault. Judge Robin Camp made no legal error; his mistake was using politically incorrect words. For that, he has been hounded-out of his job. Basically he's a scapegoat.",
"Name-calling is a sign of a weak mind and weaker character. You might want to stop showing your as$ to the world.",
"That's surely a substantive comment.....\n\nbtw - trolling? You who claim to \"visit\" sooooo many sites have the audacity to accuse others of trolling? *lol*",
"Typical liberal and probably Liberal drivel. Kingwell sees Trump and even Karl Rove as a threat to rational thought, but Justin Trudeau's endless parade of lies: the Harper government went into defict even before the 2008-09 recession, it only balanced the budget in election years, and most outrageously, it campaigned on a headscarf ban in the 2015 election, don't disturb him at all.",
"Larry, with respect, you have obviously not been paying attention to the increasing stranglehold the \"too big to fail\" Wall Street banks have had, and continue to have, over not only our economy but over our political system as well, particularly since 2008 when they strong-armed Congress to pass the infamous TARP bailout against the public opinion that was overwhelmingly (as in 99%) opposed to that shamelessly cronyistic piece of legislation.\n\nIf being aware and knowledgeable of recent political events constitutes being \"a paranoid schizo\" in your eyes, then I truly feel sorry for you. I guess it is much more comfortable having one's head firmly buried in the sand instead.",
"au contraire\n\nThe left is always demanding scientific evidence that their crazy schemes don't work..that abortion causes depression, that traditional families on average work better than \"new configurations\", that pornography is a health hazard, that...you name it.",
"Not a troll except in your estimation - SAD. \n\nExactly what JCD said - \".....Joe Biden & Ted Kennedy who made these hearings the truly appalling events that they are.\" Sorry, do not see the word *escalation* here - talk about alternative facts!!\n\nOTOH - I, at least, submitted documentation that gave actual FACTS - not a half-fact or opinion. Nor did I say as you did - \"...Republicans deserve all the blame\" - in fact, provided context, history, etc. FACT - the first historical SCOTUS nominee ideological stuff began with Republicans. Live with it!\n\nMs. Monica - your problem is your inability to be questioned - SAD. Your comment, typical though, is an ad hominem. Which violates NCR policy and should be deleted.",
"It was a poorly written bill that Rep Ing messed around with.",
"I agree insofar as it is not Trump's fault per se. Trump is more a symptom of decades-long issues than the cause. But you call for less criticism of the president?? If we ever have president who escapes constant scrutiny and criticism then it's time to pack my bags and apply for Mexican citizenship. This \"PC crap\" is nothing new...presidents have always been careful about their words in public. Nixon was open about the use of racist pejoratives in private and LBJ was perhaps one of the least couth - yet most effective presidents in modern history.",
"'\nTrump and his hedge fund managers are gaming the market again.\n\n.\nOnce again he fabricates a lie and takes to the twitter to implement his scams.\n.\n\nGovernment by traitorous con men.\n.\n.\n\nSilence Is Not an Option: Resisting the Right in the Age of Trump | The Smirking Chimp\n\nhttp://www.smirkingchimp.com/thread/bill-berkowitz/70491/silence-is-not-an-option-resisting-the-right-in-the-age-of-trump\n\nIndivisible: A Practical Guide for Resisting the Trump Agenda (web version) — Indivisible Guide\n\n\nhttps://www.indivisibleguide.com/web",
"\"I'll give you an example of criminal \"fake news\" which the Globe and Mail, National Post and the Toronto Star engaged in and they all should be prosecuted for it. It's called lying by omission\"\nWell said!!!\nG&M is fake news, because all of its news presentations and assertions are selective, one-sided, shutting-out of 80%+ of context-creating details, and regularly deliberately intends to manipulate readers into assuming a particular understanding or determination. It's outright dishonest propaganda. Lying by omission is always propaganda, and there's a specific word for it: Conniving. That's what G&M routinely, daily, is.",
"Get my facts straight? You don't even believe in the American system. I won't hold a conversation with a anarchist, which I believe you are. Millions of American soldiers have fought and died defending our system, which includes the electoral college you refer to as \"hacks\". Trump WON the election. Hillary LOST. Get over it. The losers have 2020 to try again. To lose that is....\nBTW. Democrats, like your hero Bill Maher, are racist and I proved that",
"I wonder how huckster Huckabee Sanders is going to spin this. I mean, do you stand up in front of reporters and knowingly lie about this, or fess up and say Trump is full of malarkey, and we (the White House staff) have no idea what Donnie Two Scoops is talking about.",
"wow another hate trump nut job that cant understand reality",
"It is interesting on this site to notice that many of the people who said all those Bundy nuts were guilty of treason and were going to spend the rest of their lives in jail are the same ones making the same predictions about President Trump.\n\nSo far our local legal 'experts' haven't seen anything but misdemeanor-level sentences and a few acquittals out of the Bundy stuff. \n\nAs prognosticators of politically motivated criminal verdicts our local liberals are not even as good as an astrologer or a palm reader!\n\nMaybe they should take up alchemy; that hasn't been actually proven to be totally wrong!",
"While I generally support what the writer seems to be talking about, this piece is so long on polemic and so short on facts that I am left more mystified than enlightened. Start by telling me what is being proposed. Then I can make evidence-based judgment on it.\n\n.",
"Mr. Williams makes a good point. I fear those \"neo-liberals\" screaming for Ms. Shurtz's resignation/dismissal fail to see the irony in their actions. I also fear many of them might not even know who Senator Tail-gunner Joe McCarthy was. Sad indeed...........Gary Crum",
"\" ... Republicans want war with North Korea ....\" This is such an outrageous statement it's hardly worth the effort to comment. Just keep In mind that in the last presidential election Quinnipiac, along with most other pollsters, proved how unreliable they are after having predicted a landslide Clinton victory. Quinnipiac's credibility is second only to, say, Harvey Weinstein's.",
"If you don't know the meaning of the word \"deflection\" you probably shouldn't use it in a sentence. And stop assuming you know what her \"actions\" were since you don't actually know. The den was wrong to kick out the kid. And that action proves nothing whatsoever about your imaginary scenarios of bullying and societal persecution.",
"Find it funny that people \"turn their lives around\" while out on bond. Only way to know if they did, is if they still are sober and law abiding after sentences are completed. Also going sober from marijuana is funny. It doesn't affect you the same as drugs like meth, coke, heroin. Pharmacies ills. No withdrawals when you quit smoking. So a Mexican national grows weed and gets a year and people call for hin to be deported. He was a 20 year old old but these are American adult citizens and I see no of the hate on this topic and people like I did the Hispanic gentleman. Trump is dividing this country and its sad. Hitler persecuted the Jewish people and Trump is trying to do it to Hispanic people. I know a few people from Mexico here in this country and they are hard working productive people. Crimes are committed by all races and gender. Yet most of the hate goes towards foreign people. This country was built by immigrants and most Americans come from immigrants somewhere down the line",
"It had nothing to do with Notley's survival and everything to do with common sense and finding a balance between competing interests. A perfect example of a Liberal choice, find the middle ground and stake it out.",
"Have someone read you the article.",
"No surprise, just common sense you are obviously missing. Probably genetic.",
"Bigots typically spew their sarcasm when other people are wrongfully prosecuted or held in prison longer than the judge ordered, Kyle Craig. Go get so psycho therapy or just quit visiting this site. I'm really sick and tired of your bigoted comments.",
"After reading this piece of .... article, I have lost all respect for the author.",
"Facts are not a \"vendetta\" except, apparently, to Trumpsters who believe their leader's lies.\n\nSee Washington Post's database of 1,316 false and misleading statements by Trump in 263 days.\n\nhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-claims-database/?tid=a_inl&utm_term=.81a109761834",
"I can understand distaste for Obama (though I don't share it), and distrust of the Clintons (which I do share). But if Jenkins can't see that these people don't belong in the same truthiverse as Trump, I can't help him. To me, that's as obvious as the difference between night and day.\n\nObama and the Clintons lied in the traditional political manner--relatively limited lies to conceal shortcomings or deflect blame. They understood the difference between truth and lie, and assumed that being caught in the latter was politically damaging. Trump, on the other hand, lies in the expansive sense of simply not caring about the difference. Trump's pathological psychology seems to tell him that whatever looks in his interest to say now must be true, and by a sort of galloping process, the \"truth\" tomorrow can simply cancel out yesterday's \"truth.\" Trump's lies aren't just quantitatively far beyond those of the Democrats, they are qualitatively as different as one species from another.",
"Now that is funny... The RG must be very desperate for ratings, any of us who have had interactions with this author can write this off as a\"Fake News\", even in an opinion piece.",
"Ummmmmm, yeah, right. It's so funny that you judge what is acceptable and what is not and yet feel that you are open minded. What you just said basically is that people can't kneel as protest or burn the flag, because they are extreme and we can't have speech that someone deems extreme. It's just so comical that you even posted what you posted but what's even more comical is that you aren't alone in your views. There are thousands of college kids in Boulder and Berkeley and other college campuses who share your view and they too don't see the hypocrisy.",
"barneybubble\n\nI'm home.........\n\nYou on the other hand could use a large dose of intelligence/education if you insist on posting at the Globe and Mail.\n\n.",
"Did you read this morning's Dunesbury? You're right on Trump imploding. I'd feel a bit sorry for him, but who I am to step in front of the Karma Express?",
"Mr. Rhyner: I don’t trust opinion polls…don’t take these letters to the editor as such. I see what you see though…lots of letters that might not be regular, approved, right-wing conservative. However, your notion \"that liberals are well organized in using the newspaper to produce countless letters to the editor supporting their position or candidate” may just be paranoia. Looking at the rather simplistic pro-Trump letter today, the simplistic pro-Trump comments (the simplistic Trump campaign platform) and considering his base is working class White guys with likely limited writing skills, there are good reasons why Mr. Trump‘s popularity is not reflected more in these letters (and comments sections).",
"it is insane, but it is Ontario Liberals. You should be happy because the subsidy is not 28000 for a Testla.",
"Everybody knows what Trump is, even his own children but they've got hundreds of millions in inheritance to consider so allowing his hands to rove around the hips and haunches area I guess must be tolerated. No, Trump bragging about deliberately walking in on the teenage girls involved in his pageants in various states undress, bragging about his habit of sexually assaulting women, no these kinds of things won't be going away. As for right-wing Christians, not Christians--there's a difference, overwhelming support for a candidate who openly admits to such attitudes and actions, well let's just say I have always been a fan of irony. That you state that such claims that anyone can easily find proof to back up bearing no semblance to reality is merely an instance of convenient amnesia.",
"You realize the irony of your statement, right?",
"The original news reported these were children-----\nNothing of the sort. \nExtremely loud young adult ruffians who routinely annoy this family with a 1year old child late at night-\nOn this night they taunted the father relentlessly, and he had been drinking- \nBaby and Mom now fatherless and homeless after being evicted. Nice job 'CHILDREN...'\nOf course this doesn't excuse any use of firearms- that's not my point- the point is that there is always more to the story, and appropriate police actions and appropriate reporting would do a great service to this community... This is but one of dozens of local episodes of this sort.",
"You have no foundation on which to make such a statement other than your own prejudice.",
"With such a mind for seeing through the BS and explaining the complex world of politics in a spot-on, succinct manner it is sad to see he has been silenced. \nPerhaps this will serve as a warning to the next brilliant guy to control himself lest he too goes down in flames. \nPeace to any that may have been harassed by him. \nPeace also to the hateful trolls that will be commenting today.",
"Jesse, you don't have to read her stuff, no one is forcing it on you. She has every right to post on this site as anyone else. God know some of these people are complete a waste but why would you deny someone an opinion? That certainly isn't the American way, it's bad enough we have some of the more radical people (ADN Liberal Posters) on here assaulting and harassing honest opinions of others who's opinion they don't like. Then they gang up and ban their posts. Unreal! Simply pass on reading it if you don't like it! :)",
"You're missing the point.",
"I am simply alerting people who read your posts that they need to be examined for errors. If AnonAJ is intending to act upon your comments then he can decide if there needs to be some crosschecking based on the ambiguous use of terms that an immigration attorney would go to lengths to use correctly. And nothing you have reported is timely, or anything beyond what is in a superficial scan of the news. If he is looking to contribute $ there are well regarded avenues or legislative actions besides those you've offered in comments section on NCR.\n\nPeace and all good.",
"Oh Lawrence, if everyone was in jail a person didn't like; thought was a criminal; wanted to be a criminal; thought was unethical; or just plain had the icky shivers around, everyone in Washington would be in jail. I saw a number of \"fake news\" stories, such as a Pizza parlor sex slave ring story...then saw how Russian bots exploded it on FB. The simple truth is criminal law is NOT ambiguous. There are elements that have to be met in order to charge. in 793, as in ALL criminal laws, intent IS a factor usually determining the level of a crime and punishment. For example, the 25 year old copied a top secret document that showed 4 states' actual voting machines were hacked by Russians. She sent that document to a newpaper. She didn't hide or know how to hide her trail. She confessed. She will be taking a trip to prison. HAD she sent that same document to co-workers with clearances or her boss to ask why this was top secret; THAT would not have been a charge under 793.",
"Wrong foundation! Read more carefully...",
"I'm not changing the topic at all Motley. The man has face personal defamation that in every way makes assumptions about his character and his loyalty to his country. It was headed by the inane Trump 8 years ago and his birther claims. It had zero to do with policy or political positions, it was questioning his loyalty to his nation based only on the 'oddness' of his name and for some the color of his skin. It was personal, it was about character, it had zero to do with policy. \n\nPlease don't try to sanitize the personal and vindictive comments of Trump. And while policy is very important to me, character will be the constant of the next president, no matter who it is. That's not much help for Clinton either. \n\nIt's a terrible frustration for me. I have never felt so little attraction to either candidate in my voting life. Nothing will get me to vote for Trump. Jill Stein and Gary Johnson are looking better every day.",
"so: boosted trump, undermined the ec? silly article.",
"If you think that eliminating Meals-on-Wheels will \"Make America Great Again\".....................\n............... you are either \"poorly educated\" or \"intellectually lazy\"",
"You are right of course....but I think of impeachment of Trump especially in terms of conviction....\n\nHave missed your comments....personally don't like this blocking system .....",
"sad that someone from the hawhiner fringe could take this issue and highlight its reality: ignorance on parade.",
"I am not quite sure what this article was actually getting at. What was your point exactly Poplak?",
"Oh come now, we all know you didn't read anything beyond the headline. Conservatives by and large suck at humour so I certainly wouldn't want you picking out anything for the Globe.",
"Well, I'm certainly not a \"leftie\", and I think President Trump is an A-1 whackjob with a few marbles loose in his head.\nIt's clear he understands how to use fake news (propaganda) to further his political and personal agenda, and he doesn't care who he hurts in the process. \nThat is classic sociopathic behavior.",
"Do you have any rational basis for this claim?",
"Is it possible to limit Richard Johnsons comments to one or is he a civil beat donor. Not only is he rude, he does not provide discussion he is an immature pechulant child asking for attention. Esq means a lawyer not practicing law, did his liscense get revoked due to incompetence?",
"At no time do you ever have anything remotely intelligent to offer public debate. That would require intelligence. Neither do you know how to be a man, and man up when your profound ignorance is debunked by facts you cannot remotely refute. That would require character. What you fail to grasp is that you are the political twin of right wing Christians.",
"Again with personal attacks ACH? Typical liberal that's lost an argument.",
"Your posting has been utterly disingenuous, so, yes, let's end this pointlessness. Post when you have something real to say. NO MORE FAKE NEWS.",
"Arlene, you really don't make any sense here. I am not anti-gay, nor asking anyone to go \"back in the closet\". I am merely pointing out that the ADN, which purports to be an objective source of news (at least, I THINK they would purport to being that) are clearly pushing an agenda with this never-ending and disproportionate stream of GayBLTWXYZ articles masquerading as \"news\" when those folks are just a tiny segment of the population. \n\nIt is no different than if they ran two or three articles daily on the benefits of gun ownership, or on the evils of abortion, or on a particular political candidate with a clearly positive or negative cast. At a certain point, it becomes obvious that they are trying to not just report the news, but to actively SHAPE the news according to their own agenda, and it is that, and only that, that makes me upset.",
"Your comment reveals your lack of knowledge and awareness, ie., you're seriously under-informed, or worse, choose to ignore the evidence. Which is it? The volcano 'story' is a red herring by the way, already dealt with in the scientific literature, but what is truly bizarre is your wood boat straw argument. Here's some facts you can learn from: http://foodassets.com/blog/2017/01/24/topic-videos-links-reports-arguments-climate-change/",
"The democrats did it to themselves, they screwed Bernie and then tried to drag a tired old hag across the finish line with a complicit left wing media.\nNow these same snowflakes are wetting their collective diaper under a Trump Presidency. \nIts truly amusing!!!",
"You said in one paragraph what I was thinking in essay form. Thanks for letting me off the hook. I was thinking of the many times my friends and I have been invited to leave the church (as heretics) when we questioned uniformity. Fr. Weinandy gets taken out of the topmost American theological position, and that slight leads him to question the papacy. He is among many who differentiate holiness from reality, not a sin until you start silencing voices or kicking people out of the family.",
"You have missed his point entirely. I would suggest you re-read this editorial more slowly.",
"what is despicable are those like you who twist the policies around insinuating things that are not in them, the wall is coming, the bad just like obama did is going to be restarted. amazes me hard core hateful people like you can not understand it",
"You Sound Off as The Blow Hard ~ Your Addict Logic Is Showing ~ !",
"This just doesn't belong on CB. What I get from this trash is that they condone people taking secret video at private CASUAL parties (I see shorts, jeans and slippers on the guests which usually means relax, have fun, we're off the clock/record tonight) of people just to make trouble. I've never viewed CB as a TMZ/Sensationalism type publication but obviously I was wrong. What exactly did he do so wrong given the setting? Dropped an F bomb and gave a passionate speech that probably could have been shorter? Hardly a case for an inquisition and public hanging. Kicking a man while he is down is just shady. Talk about standards. I'm holding CB to a higher standard and they didn't meet it with this one.",
"But you were perfectly fine with it when Obama held multiple closed door meetings with Black Lives Matter at the White House (aka the Klan with a tan)? Remember when 5 Dallas cops died because of their rhetoric? What about the alt-left radical who shot Congressman Scalise? How's he doing? Haven't heard a word in weeks about the victim of left wing terror...Trump was quick to make sure not to blame Bernie for his supporter's actions but not Bernie. He couldn't blame Trump fast enough.",
"Your interpretation of \"stalking\" is inconsistent with Guest's interpretation of \"choice to ignore\" a \"run and hide\".\n\n\nLOL. those 2 things have nothing to do with one or the other ... Yet another comment devoid of intelligence",
"It shows that you missed the point. Now you missed it a second time. Choosing to not be associated with a publisher with a history of publishing hateful lies is good judgement, not censorship.",
"I'm at a loss... could someone explain the flaw in my logic?",
"Paul22: Indeed, it was unkind for Icon to dwell on your typo/grammar error. I certainly agree with Icon that we are NOT on a \"great path to the future.\" I fear that as a nation, we're in trouble. We are divided as never before in my lifetime...that includes the Civil Rights Era and the Vietnam War. We have huge issues; political, economic and social and it seems we're not only unable to \"solve\" them, we can't even discuss them in a civil fashion. \n\nTo me that's troubling. I'm 75 years old...I post frequently on this site. I visit with others frequently and BS on all sorts of topics. Men and women who agree and, more importantly, disagree, need to talk together, voice our differences on issues, find some agreements and agree to accept and respect our differences without ad hominem attacks. As Rodney King said \"can't we all get along\"....or at least debate in a civil fashion.....give me a call sometime...we'll have a beer or coffee and a civil discussion...regards, Gary Crum",
"Jim, your whole tirade is based upon your interpretation of \"willy nilly\" and actions you project unto others. Actions that just did not happen in this instance.\n.\nThe only appropriate response is: piffle!",
"2019 will mark the very first time in my life that I will not vote liberal. I am rather sad about this but a liberal vote would be condoning things that do not mesh with my beliefs in right and wrong and doing what is right for everyone - caring about what Canadians really need and want. This particular issue is the last straw - the straw that broke the liberal back - or at least my liberal backing. Even the worst parent in the world knows that you do not reward bad behaviour - and let's face it this was done so sneakily the government knew what the were doing was WRONG. Allowing the Khadr's, a family that abandoned Canada because they did not want their children raised in Western ways, to live her on welfare - to pay their medical costs is far more then they deserve and then to add insult to injury to pay this money to a known terrorist just makes it all worse. Guess Daddy Khadr spent all his money funding terror so they really needed fund back - sad world we live in.",
"Your hyper-partisanship has reached a clinical level. Seek professional help. Sooner would be better.",
"It can be inferred from the welfare clause, just like \"offense\" is inferred from the defense clause. Also, there is no mention of a right to privacy, though most interpret various clauses as providing that. There is no right to marry, but courts have recognized that marriage is a portal to other rights.\n\n\"Murderous drones, and disastrous toppling of Libya?\" You would have been livid if the President had not done everything in his power to defeat our enemies. Do you also complain about his mission to get Osama binLaden? Funny how you folks rant about the \"liberal\" NY Times, but quote it when it serves your purpose.\n\nOur country has a disastrous records as \"sadistic war-maker,\" indeed. Consider yourself outed.",
"This is a typical leftist ploy. They tried it (and are trying it) with Trump last year. Typical ploy is if they are losing or close to losing is to dummy up some dirt on the candidate and to get people to believe it. a big lie if spread widely enough and strong enough will be believed.",
"Although I follow the somewhat skewed explaination of the charges. The age of these kids and the systemic abuse of these two twisted parents screams mental incapacity. And for the DA to talk about emotional responses like I'm the one who's crazy is way over the line. Why wasn't there a psyc evaluation done on the parents? It's as if we are talking like they left the kids in the car for a minute unattended while they shopped. That's a misdemeanor. I think just because there were not physical locks on the door there were mental ones.",
"I think you have made your point. There are a lot of not too bright people out there....ex. ones that watch Alex Jones and ones that vote for Trump.... point proven.... The world is a scary place and the Americans do a poor job educating the populace.",
"No it doesn't. Otherwise they couldn't lead to the conclusions I made in the questions observed. \nYou said: \"\"Sexually_immature_men,_priests_and_not,_engage_in_sex_acts_with_children_and_teens\"\nThat does on the other side of the same premise lead to/conclude then sexually mature men/priests should engage....children/teens. For, you've stated it yourself by saying that which should not (by account) they are immature to engage. Thus, the opposite of immature, is mature. You are qualifying in your argument the opposite would satisfy which should engage the intended subjects. You ought to say: Men/priests should not engage in sex acts with children/teens. Which doesn't depend on sexual maturity. You're qualifying the behavior from your argument, whether intended or not.\n\nSimilar(not same): it could be said Alcoholics shouldn't engage in drinking alcohol. Does that mean those who are not alcoholics shouldn't engage in drinking? Point is the similar argument leads to the faulty conclusion.",
"and yet as with all the 100% wrong predictions during the election, you make yet another one based on your delusions since you have no facts",
"I assume the poster noted that all three involve an objective disorder in the individual which, if acted, leads to certain behaviors. At one point all three were listed in the DSM and subject to criminal sanctions if acted on. Two of them still are, the third was removed from the DSM by a vote and the criminal sanctions voided by a court.",
"This is called \"dodging the question\".",
"Links are all over the internet. I can only assume at this that you have access. Do some research and stop relying on mainstream media.",
"The post by 'Kiev's Mad Dogs' that was fallaciously removed.",
"Actually it's about Wasserman Schulz and her involvement in shutting down Bernie. The emails were simply the conduit for her behind the scenes manipulation of the nominating process to promote Hillary. The emails were and are legal and allowed. Republican emails are not part of the discussion. Poor reading comprehension seems to be a liberal trait. Thanks for the uncivil uneducated reply Dave63.",
"The confusion caused by your post relates to your use of 'here'. By 'here', you are referring to the G&M overall, not posters commenting on this article.",
"I cannot imagine a worse insult to the citizens of a riding who elected the Mayor- the leader of their community. A terse dismissal without providing the reasons why. This is not democracy. The fix is in. The behaviour of a Party that takes for granted their choice as being the defacto MP awaiting an election process that is nothing more than a ceremonial occasion. I cannot fathom what the candidates of the opposing Parties must think of being treated like potted plants. To call the Liberal functionaries arrogant would be complimentary.\n\nI think this is a clumsy attempt to scare off a qualified candidate based on his gender. Or this is a hint they have something on the Mayor. Or the innuendo for the local Liberal riding association being spoon fed the need for immediate obedience to this decree. Come to think of it, this must be Trudeau's interpretation of what he meant by ranked balloting in a taking democracy for granted kind of way.",
"You say \"meaner,\" I say \"Less repressed by political correctness.\" I, personally, am tired of having to be careful in the words I use when I speak. I was starting to sound like Obama, searching for just the right word so to come off as non-opinionated as possible so as not to offend anyone. He learned a big lesson from the politically correct tyrants early in his term when he mentioned \"Jerry's Kids\" during an interview.\n\nMany people who voted for Trump were tired of being told how to think, how to speak, and who to like or dislike. Talk about a lack of freedom.",
"\"Too funny, you think I was relating the Harvey volunteer effort with any issues in the mass effort of DACA citizens toward US citizenship? I must have given you more credit than you are worth.\"\nAmazing when your feeble efforts come crashing down you resort attempt to make this about me. Funny stuff. By the way - your comment is indicative of an uninformed Canadian and VERY easy to believe. \nBTW - \"Under what rational, humane approach could an administration force adults to leave a country for which they had no knowledge or capability of making a decision to stay?\"\nReally? They're adults, as evidenced by work permits and university attendance. Trying to portray all of them as innocent six year old children cracks me up. You people are a riot.",
"Canoutchie I'm not suggesting anything of the kind. What a ridiculous assertion. Facts are facts and whining doesn't make them go away.\n\nYou snowflakes all but assure the truly evil will rise again because your'e not calm enough to learn history, nor assess modern reality and surely you cannot speak truth to power.\n\nBTW are you also Vote4Me and whether or not you are, could you please stop having my posts deleted.",
"Then how about less money spent on the military industrial complex to instead care for its casualties? One per cent or so is all it would take. And little more again, to restore and maintain a decent level of scientific funding.\n\nBut that's not why they're protesting. It's because the Trumpsters are embarking on a village idiot crusade that could lay irretrievable waste to the planet – and the damage goes far beyond America.\n\nIf you think the advances made by science over the last century or so are over your head, I'm inclined to agree.",
"Got it. I was wondering why 100 of our brave liberal posting warriors were all crammed in and hiding out on the 15 passenger short bus articles and attacking the latest Trump tweet.\n\nNothing to see here folks, move along!\n\nToo funny :) \n\nThis is the most ethically challenged government Canada has ever seen.",
"My own rating of that comment would be \"quality of post: poor\" on the grounds because all it does is to express a political sentiment that I have previously investigated, & believe to be based on poor information. It would be a better quality post if you could back up your sentiment with factual information that might actually help convince me that maybe there is, after all, a valid point behind that sentiment.\n\nHowever, I would regard your post as meeting \"civility\" standards because it didn't personally namecall or threaten anyone, and is a legitimate expression of your political opinion, even if I disagree with it.",
"These online comments were the origination of the term \"Harper Derangement Syndrome\".\n\nHad these researchers spent anytime on the G&M comment boards during Harpers tenure, they would have seen unhinged lunacy on an epic scale.",
"“I have a foreboding of an America in my children's or grandchildren's time -- when the United States is a service and information economy; when nearly all the manufacturing industries have slipped away to other countries; when the people have lost the ability to set their own agendas or knowledgeably question those in authority; when, clutching our crystals and nervously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties in decline, unable to distinguish between what feels good and what's true, we slide, almost without noticing, back into superstition and darkness...\n-\nThe dumbing down of America , lowest common denominator programming, credulous presentations on pseudoscience and superstition, but especially a kind of celebration of ignorance”\n-\n-\nCarl Sagan \n1995\n-\n-\nNaturopaths, jade eggs, cold-pressed juices , freeze-dried placenta tablets, homeopaths, chiropractors, anti vaccination agitators and Gwyneth Paltrow and her leeches ....\n-\nprescient non?",
"Hey guess what we have the RIGHT TO PROTEST LADY.. ITS CALLED FREEDOM OF SPEECH... what your doing is brainwashing your poor kids to an AGENDA.. Good job bad mom of the year",
"See that is just total nonsense! There is no evidence, what so ever that ties the Trump administration to Russia's interference in our election. NONE! ZERO! Liberals and Democrats who continue using that false narrative are not being honest, but than again a honest liberal is a classic example of an oxymoron.",
"Always There: You continue to post based on virtually total ignorance of the circumstances in this case. Take a few minutes and educate yourself on the actual circumstances......gary crum",
"Gtfo of here trask.",
"Read this quote from the very story on which you are commenting. The quote can also be found in the OP's comment to which I replied. “Because you’re basically taking away a constitutional right to freedom of speech,” he told reporters. I am at a loss to explain how you could miss such a clear clue, but perhaps facts are less important to you than an agenda?\n\nThe players themselves have said that, many, many of their supporters have said that. TV and radio hosts have said it. So, yes some people are missing that point.\n\nNo, I'm most definitely not a republican. The GOP is as pointless as the DNC, though probably not as corrupt.",
"There is nothing to this at all-no breach of rules or ethics, its just smears and innuendo. The Globe seems to be specializing in this kind of writing lately. It similar to the far right blog spots that tipped the American election-you can write anything and if it panders a target audience who dont check to see what it actually says as long as it aligns with their biases.\n\nThe Globe and Mail more and more resembles those blogs and less and less a paper with the rigor one would expect -lets just say its not going to give the NYTimes a run for its money any time soon.\n\nI am surprised Robert Fife lends his name to this sort \"reporting\".",
"Interesting picture, but without context, is it satire, a political statement, an honest show of support, an attempt at intimidation, or just something done to aggravate the daughters' boyfriend, a granola-munchin', patchouli oil wearin', dread-lock hangin', hippy-talkin' weirdo?\n\nNote the person in the picture has a document from the Department of the Army hanging on the wall, apparently signifying an Honorable Discharge from the Army. That carries some weight, at least with me.",
"Try using facts child.",
"I do, but you fail to grasp it. It is that your blather that back-alley abortions did not happen is hogwash. Now do you understand.\n\nI see that you do not address my other point that you have zero sympathy for the woman in such cases. \n\nI am going to ask you once again to justify your belief that a dead woman AND a dead fetus is morally preferable to a dead fetus alone, as shown by your opposition to abortion to save the life of the mother. That you have such an attitude reaffirms my opinion that your sympathy for the woman is nil.\n\nI suspect I know why you love The Donald. Could it be that you also are a narcissist?",
"For example , on the front page of today's Dispatch , Monday Dec.19 , under the story titled \" Washington's most exclusive ....\" they allow \" ....raised bigger questions about the president-elect's attention span...\" That's editorial talk , not real news reporting. Nearly every day of the week the Dispatch publishes so called news from the Washington Post and New York Times on the front page. Not on the editorial page where comments like that belong. Your so blinded by love of liberal values (lack of ) that stuff like this probably doesn't matter to you and is music to your ears.",
"It seems to be a desperate attempt to keep the narrative alive while backtracking from the original reasoning, ie. the 2006 HRT judgement, that was flawed to begin with. Now it's more of making it up as they go along by making the facts fit their goal/narrative using any means necessary, including, but not limited to, anecdotes and straw man arguments. \n\nScientific reasoning and ideology don't mix.",
"Then why are you trolling an Alaska news paper? MYOB!",
"Please America doesn't want the problems Europe is now facing. Wait till Trump ends sanctuary cities and takes he lead with the help of Russia to exterminate ISIS. \nThe protesters are going to be bouncing off each other runing from one protest to the next! \nYes vetting people from Iran and Syrah, the horror of it all, what joke!!!! \nThe left wing media still lives in deep denial and desperately needs to context with the American voters outside of its ivory towers. \nOne has to muse at the fact that Clinton didn't win the popular vote on either of his terms but it's the Trump administration that is being described as illegitimate!!!!\nOne thing is certain, it's going to make for great media.",
"Complaining that the mainstream media has a liberal bias is like complaining that the military has a conservative bias. Get over it already. People with certain attitudes and ideas overwhelmingly go into certain professions. Grow up and stop acting like such a snowflake, Cal Thomas.",
". . . but if not, then DEFINITELY assign additional investigation by Mueller (or another special prosecutor) of Trump's relationship with Weinstein, and the facts Trump observed, heard or PARTICIPATED IN, that gave rise to Trump's being \"not surprised\" about what is coming out agaisnt Weinstein.\n\nTrump's acknowledgement of a relationship with Weinstein, acknowledgement of knowing things sufficient to form a belief, understanding or opinion about allegations, and his former explicit descriptions (with approval) of conduct that is similar to allegations about Weinstein, HAVE to make everyone at least wonder whether Trump was a witness, participant, or after the fact receiver of descriptions of Weinstein's conduct.\n\np.s. Thanks lespark, for opening this important issue up. Without your comment of questionable relevance, I wouldn't have been able to organize into words the troubling buzz Trump's admissions had caused me since I saw them on VIDEO.",
"Yes. And to your point, here's an article from RedState (in no way a liberal publication) about today's events:\nhttp://www.redstate.com/sweetie15/2017/06/29/men-courage-responses-trumps-latest-assault-dignity-office/\n\nMore telling is the comments section. Conservatives (not the Trump variety of populists) are disgusted, ashamed, and wondering if they need to form a new party.",
"\"It's OK, we forgive you.\" This assumes we made an error. Therein lies the bone of contention and condescension. In voting for President Trump, I aided in doing two things I wanted done: Keep Clinton out of the White House and put an originalist in Justice Scalia's seat on the United States Supreme Court. For that I do not need or want forgiveness.\nAs to the rest of President Trump's agenda, I'm not sure. Time will tell how we fare through these dark times. That they are dark times is one point on which we agree.\nIn the matter of psych-evaling you, as I've stated, I'm not qualified but I do have my suspicions.\nPedantic? Yes, I have that talent.",
"Well, your being very nice to all the other politicians, such as Barak Obama who also told some whoppers. He actually lied to his own party to get his signature health care plan approved. It was Democrats who he needed to convince and he did, by lying to them. \"If you like your plan, you can keep your plan\" Republicans were not buying it no matter how much he tried to sugar coat it. Of course there is the famous, \"depends what the definition of is, is\" by Bill Clinton, who was attempting to squirm out from under being impeached for his lying under oath. Didn't work. Or his wife, Hillary, who claimed she was under heavy fire when arriving in Bosnia which video later proved she was not. Or CNN lies. Simply google \"CNN controversies\" and prepare to be disturbed. Lot's of lying \n\nI don't defend any lies by Trump or anyone else. I defend his record of doing the right thing in a very twisted atmosphere. The fact that he has the left coming un-glued is proof he's doing good!",
"This is a common tactic to attempt to discredit someone by making negative comments to obscure the facts. Our public & private interests are not relevant to this issue. We encourage creative interests. I'm a member of the Boulder Healing Art's Ass'n & Spiritualist National Union (UK). I just returned from a Spiritualist retreat in BC, Canada. We don't have time to maintain a website.\n\nEIN networks internationally, nationally, and locally. We have done Federal and local testimonies regarding RF environmental & safety culture issues since 1986 and consult for different organizations and scientific committees behind the scenes. \n\nA Congressional Committee investigated the Rocky Flats Grand Jury case. The Wolpe investigators and RF Whistleblowers met at my home for confidentiality and security reasons. Howard Wolpe and his investigators didn't think any of this was \"Chicken little-ish\" and it is reflected in the Congressional Record which includes former FBI Agent Jon Lipsky’s testimony.",
"So are Democrats/Liberals/Biased Media, never heard any one of these described apologize for the FAKE NEWS. Take your medicine as it's fair play in my mind.",
"Yeah ... you haven't read the decisions either. Thankfully, my Dad always taught me to avoid criticizing things I don't understand.\n\nAnd the Kl-asstray thing? No matter how many times you write that. it's fresh and funny every time! You are so very clever!"
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"Walking, talking example of Ron White's epic line from a comedy routine, \"you can't fix stupid! stupid runs clean to the bone.\"",
"Kellyanne Conway is a soulless cretin and we're not obliged to have the slightest respect for her.\nKellyanne Conway seems to have only one role in the White House, to say stupid things on television.\nNot everyday stupid things, but thunderingly stupid things, on whatever topic Donald Trump is currently being criticized on—the White House will eject her from the ducts like chaff and down she rains on the rest of us.\nIt's rare to see a garbage fire write its own press releases, but here we are.",
"Ironic don't you think that a half white / half black president only served to bring more separation. I never could figure out why he identified more as a black person............",
"I probably shouldn't even respond but I will. If you do not like how a company treats its employees then don't buy the product or service, or invest in the company in your RRSP but then you are probably a civil servant with benefits, indexed pension etc. which most people do not have with the small companies they work for.\nbtw Where was your computer, TV, or cell phone made? Hypocrite!!!!!!!!",
"Pay attention. Trump is a silver-spoon baby, born on third base and pretending he hit a triple. He has worked for nothing in his life.",
"Quit publishing this clown, she just can't get over the election results. Poor thing .",
"Uh...no.\nIt was a hypocritical Republican leadership that was out to get him for anything.\nIt started out as an investigation into Whitewater that turned into an investigation into whether he had sex with a willing young woman.\nThere's a lesson there for you a Trumpsters...",
"what complete rubbish, here in canada woman have all the same equal rights if not MORE rights than men period",
"Its disgusting to see the colonialist western bullies ( including our PM) engaging in this kind of racist denigration of a successful African statesman. Shame.\n\n.\nBTW, WHO did not just respond slowly to the ebola outbreak, they corruptly tried to hold back quarantine measures implemented by outside countries.",
"IRA? You mean the 1960/70/80s for the most part? Why don't you go back 200 years to pad your skinny numbers even more? Your necessarily short list is up against this: http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/ where there are probably more jihadi incidents recorded last week than you can name for any other group of religiously motivated whack jobs over the last century.\n\nYour failure to consider the massive disproportion is either deliberate or just dumb.",
"Because you've met him? Shut up old fool.",
"Patty, I first thought this shooting was the act of a radical extreme Christian Right terrorist.",
"This is driven by Soros-backed idiots. Their trying to take them down, one at a time.",
"FIRED! Our Minister of Defence is so immature that he feels the compulsion to completely invent stories about himself and is also dumb enough to think he'll get away with it? FIRED! Did I say that already? FIRED!",
"Mugabe! So saith the genocide maniac of Zimbabwe, I am surprised that he was awake for long enough to sprout this rubbish ! It just goes to show to what depths of ingorance the UN has sunk, that a terrorist like Mugabe even gets a chance to speak.",
"Finally, you're showing your true colors, Ryan. Absolutely disgusting."
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"Perhaps both \"sides\" are in for a major shock.",
"Blamining the Republicans is ironic considering Hillary has been anointed by the party elite. If not for super delegates she would be toast by now. The republicans are going to have to live with the choice of the people. The consensus that glued the U.S. together since WW II is over and we are now more inclined to view another American of a differentpolitical persuasion as a enemy. In the case of the Elites which is representative of the DNC a conservative is someone that is ignorant, racists, or both, and in need of reeducation. I am not a Trump fan, but I would not dismiss so easily the people who have gathered to support him. Trump maybe a carnival barker, but how is then a fascists as well. I have heard and read that tyranny in the U.S. will come in a cross and wrapped in a flag. I find that highly unlikely the left has a strong hold on education, academia, the courts, and the 4th Estate (new/old media). It will come in the name of inequality and progressivism.",
"Good old Newt is linking Machado to Benghazi. And if this isn't enough to lead one to the conclusion that these guys are suffering from early onset dementia, I don't know what would. And maybe his supporters are ok with that. Yeah, I want a guy who spends his early morning hours tweeting about \"fat chicks\" etc to be the CinC.",
"I'm no allie fan but, what personal attacks?",
"I probably don't know enough people to have heard Trump's kind of repulsive boorish talk all that much. Trump's implication that most men (all \"real\" men?) act this way is among the worst insults I can imagine. Having taught middle school, when I would hear a nasty or derogatory comment about Mexicans or girls or gay people or Asians or even some other student, we'd stop the class and talk. And talk, and talk. About civil rights. About each other. About how we are all different and we need to protect how we treat each other. It has to be very clear that this is not acceptable in our school and society. One point is that getting this straight is more important than covering the class material. Similarly, among adults, when this kind of talk happens, you have to say that's not acceptable, that's an ugly way to think and talk, and then leave the group. This is standing up for what is right.",
"An invaluable opportunity for serious introspection is minimized every time a comment attempts to paint with broad strokes a picture of all Trump voters as alt right racists. The media fueled rise of extremism has provided a statistically insignificant yet increasingly fowl segment of America's demographic with an undeserved public stage, overshadowing many legitimate concerns that contributed far more to Trump's political success. While total rejection of racism's ugly message is not only warranted but demanded from all of us, unless we begin to really listen to ourselves, we are destined to propel into power simply another demigod of the disenfranchised.",
"Satire like when Dem Rep. Scott Hamann said he wants to kill Trump?\n\nOr Johnny Depp saying he wants to assassinate Trump?\n\nOr Madonna saying she dreams about blowing up the White House?\n\nOr Snoop Dogg assassinating Trump in a music video?\n\nOr Kathy Griffin holding up a decapitated Trump head?\n\nOr Charlie Sheen saying he wants Trump dead?\n\nOr Micky Rourke saying he wants to beat Trump with a baseball bat?\n\nOr Larry Wilmore saying he want to suffocate Trump?\n\nSatire like that?",
"This Skidmore guy needs to be slapped up side of the head, metaphorically speaking. \n\nWith the exception of some conservatives, the same people who keep promoting policies that are unqualified failures, most thinking Alaskans are sick and tired of wasting resources on the failed drug war. But some people are still stuck in the \"just say no\", zero tolerance 1980s. drug wars. Enough is enough.",
"That's right, Clark, when you're feeling the wrath of public opinion change the subject and attack Hillary. Whoot, whoot!",
"If people want to blast Mr. Apo about ethics they may want to look at themselves first. I am not perfect. I do not expect Mr. Apo to be.\n\nThis is simply a vendetta singling out and targeting one person. This is he hoailona that something worse is going on. I forgive you Mr. Apo. No one is perfect. Aloha.",
"Ya gotta be jealous of those Yanks.\n\nThey get an achiever like Trump and we get a dope head like Justin.\nTheir executive branch don't get paid while our cabinet is taking us to the cleaners .\nThey have an elected and representative Senate and we get a politicians retirement home.\nThey have symetrical federalism and we have 9 Provinces as second class citizens .\n\nThey are a nation under one flag and we are the Balkans under 12 flags.\nThey have hope.\nWe have despair..\nThey have Publicly funded CBS and we have a propaganda organ funded by the State .\n\nYou get the idea",
"Whats wrong with the disheveled meth addict look?",
"I agree with the esteemed writer -- even worse than the horrific murder of 22 innocents is the risk that it might have a chilling effect on Britain's acceptance of mass immigration.",
"It is true that I believe that we must respect the lives of our fellow citizens. I have great trouble with your comment \"I would gladly have cleaned up the mess if he had followed through on his threat,\" which you made on this page. The comment appears to utterly devalue the life of another citizen and in fact you have only the information from the press to support that conclusion. Sorry, but I believe that crime itself derives directly from the tendency to devalue our fellow citizens. The man involved may have done many good things in his life. Yet, you are willing to condone his suicide and clean up the mess based on this one tenuous media report? No, I am a supporter of rational criminal justice that begins with the assumption of the value of our fellow humans and aims to rationally correct deviations sans revenge or utter devaluation of life.",
"We will have equality when FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME is made the disgusting criminal act that it is.",
"It is quite interesting that the democrats who are supposed to care about the underdogs, resist reigning in government spending and instead push large increases in highly regressive taxes like the general sales tax disguised as a corporate tax, the transportation bill which would impose regressive tariffs on gas and such, and the medical tax which would be regressively passed on to patients. The dems are happy to puff and huff about Trump as being bad, bad, bad, but when it comes to concrete decisions affecting the supposed core democratic constituency, the dems step on the poor and disadvantaged.",
"They celebrate killing evil westerners, is that western-er-phobia? I wonder what our PM has to say about that?",
"Amusing that after your tirade you'd label someone else \"fanatical\"..",
"Hi Dennis,\n\nYou're absolutely right about the smear campaign. I meant, all other things being equal (and obviously having been First Lady, a senator, and secretary of state is quite distinctive), Hillary is no more dissimulating, corrupt, opportunistic or cynical than a typical pol. She was certainly targeted for being a Democrat married to Bill Clinton, but I think much of the animus toward Hillary is plain old sexism as well. Hillary was a pioneer, especially coming after First Ladies like the catatonic Nancy Reagan and wholly conventional Barbara Bush. One reason I voted for Hillary in the primary was out of disgust with the decades-long character assassination campaign against her. So unfair.\n\nI do think Elizabeth Warren is to to the left of Hillary, more forthright, and far more credible as a critic and reformer of Wall Street. Also, Hillary's term is going to be hellish. We can expect more of the same from the incorrigible GOP, only worse.",
"This person is upset because he/she must have just realized that there are not as many PC people in this country as they thought. It must be very disappointing to see their lifes work to destroy all the hard work generation's of American's have built fought for and many died for. All their efforts to indoctrinate kids into their socialist utopia are on the verge of failure. Their efforts to overwhelm American's with mass immigration. All their PC bs is about to be dumped in the trash. Bet it is a real shock when they realize more American's still know how to think and hopefully this is the start of the change. In thousands of years humans have not learned to behave and a few years of forced PC will not change that. So what is left to them but name calling but it is not over yet there is still the danger their mind set is so warped they would rather Hillary rule from prison than admitting failure.",
"Why? Actually, those who support his juvenile tweets are worse than the tweeter and the tweets.",
"Written by a Liberal spin doctor.",
"Trump reminds me of a bully in intermediate school. We grew up and didn't put up with his bs any longer. We went on with our lives and made something of ourselves. He stopped being relevant and disappeared. Time is on our side.",
"What a blast, watching the RGs major Conservative Columnists-- Charles Krauthammer, Jonah Goldberg and George Will scramble for a safe position in this current Republican chaos. Will at least had the integrity to resign from his GOP, but he's always been the image of rectitude.\nKrauthammer, however, seems to be trying here to talk himself in to finally voting for Trump, whom he does NOT care for. After all, wasn't Goldwater \"too radical\" too?\n\nBut mostly, it's Hillary -- isn't she too boring, too uninspiring for this climactic era? No fireworks, no cannons booming when SHE speaks. Just an old policy wonk with years of experience, and sort of a screechy voice. And a continuation of the Obama era-- which now, for many reasons is being seen in a better light, giving Obama higher positive ratings.\n\nSo CK's gonna support Trump the \"loose cannon?\" The D's won't have to create a modern version of the Daisy ad--- Trump will bring it on himself.",
"Locker room talk goes on between people who don't respect others. Murder goes on every day as well. Both are wrong and call into question the judgment of the people who commit those acts. I don't want Hillary nor Trump. Hopefully he'll drop out and we can all vote for Pence!",
"That's my take as well. Francis knows he has a potentially bigger problem with the same commingling of Dominionists and authoritarian Catholics in Latin America and parts of Africa. The best way to get global media exposure of this trend is to aim the cannon at the US.",
"You sound like the person nobody wants at festivals.",
"MC, we Americans like killing. So many of us stand behind cold blooded murder of those we do not like. I wish we could develop enough empathy to sense the loss on the killing of anyone. I think that among developed countries, we stand out as uniquely willing to kill whether our own citizens or innocents as collateral damage in drone strikes or other war type scenarios. It does not have to be this way. BTW, I thought in sum Nixon was a good President. Also Obama brags about killing because Americans like to hear about the latest killing done in their name.",
"So Liberal.....and then these clowns refuse to listen to the outrage over taxing small business and Drs and Lawyers more..........zero empathy, zero regard.........and then they turn around and funnel that money into Khadr and baloney like this. People should be in the street rioting already.",
"So the President quits and pouts. Who in recent Alaska history is also a faux conservative populist who demonstrated that when the going got tough, she got out? And now the \"Twitter Quitter\" is apparently satisfied that a perverse form of \"mass punishment\" of Americans is a solution to the health care problem.",
"Oh, you mean corrupt politicians like all those \"Conservatives\" (who conserve nothing) that take their orders from big business.",
"Unlike democrats like Bill Clinton \"It depends upon what the meaning of the word 'is' is.",
"In the real world he is called a communist dictator!\n\nAmazing how the left wing media always whitewashes these dictators!",
"trump hands everybody tremendous reasons to beat up / accurately report his toxic idiocy on an hourly basis. I imagine he'd be wearing a white hood 24/7 if he thot he could get away with it, and you might see it come Halloween, cos ya know... it's just a costume!\nyou say the bad guys are a small group, in fact it's his base.\nthe things Obama said were based largely in fact, he was right.\nSocialism? trump is selectively yuge on it and corporate welfare.\nCharlottesville was about race and other things righty haters feel bold about now that they have a fascist / racist ally in the White House / high offices encouraging them. that's how trump keeps his favorable ratings from totally disappearing, plenty of sly smiles, winks, nods, and red meat to the zombie sheep. did you have yours for lunch today?",
"so that makes you disturbed?",
"Nobody but nobody portrays what Cosby and the like have done as worse than murder. Get a grip. \nWhat is still beyond reason is violating the victims a second time and in public. That has to change.",
"we all saw how he got the persona of being a Stallion.\nDon't care if Barry's name is associated with ACA although Rep.'s/theDonald may want none of it.\nJUST get it fixed!\nThis is another example of \"giving\" and not being able to take back off the Middle Class backs!",
"Cool your jets, punk.",
"If this is true, and I have no reason to believe it's not, the perpetrator is a very dangerous person, just as dangerous as a murder IMO. Probably not the first time they did this either and if not stopped not the last. I'm hoping for a very harsh punishment but I don't have my hopes up. Death sounds appropriate, though I know not possible, unless the cons administer their own form of justice.",
"\"The indisputable fact is that prevailing institutions of authority in the West, for decades, have relentlessly and with complete indifference stomped on the economic welfare and social security of hundreds of millions of people. While elite circles gorged themselves on globalism, free trade, Wall Street casino gambling, and endless wars (wars that enriched the perpetrators and sent the poorest and most marginalized to bear all their burdens), they completely ignored the victims of their gluttony, except when those victims piped up a bit too much — when they caused a ruckus — and were then scornfully condemned as troglodytes who were the deserved losers in the glorious, global game of meritocracy. \"\n\nhttp://www.commondreams.org/views/2016/11/09/democrats-trump-and-ongoing-dangerous-refusal-learn-lesson-brexit",
"Well, both Li'l Kim and Donny T are correct in their insults of each other. They're both mentally deranged madmen who have no business being in their positions.",
"Ok. Judgy McJudgerston. You know all.",
"The trumpery will cheer and the wealthy who benefit from the cuts, and the corporate interests will laugh at them behind their backs.\n\nThey've been played by grifters and con men.\n\nThey're being led to slaughter and they want to help in every way they can in the rush to get them there.",
"That would be a media sponsored Trump fight.",
"I was thinking more along the lines of \"Tit-For-Tat\" by Putin or maybe \"What goes around comes around.\" or maybe \"Glass Houses and Throwing Stones\"....",
"Obviously, \"evidence\" is in the eye of the beholder. Morever, note that there is no discussion of issues, just wormy personality nonsense.",
"Benedict Arnold, Aldrich Ames, Robert Hanssen, Timothy McVeigh, and Charles Manson are part of our history too.",
"These guys better be careful. Hinting that there is something wrong with obesity will get you in deep trouble in these times.",
"Everyone so related their. \"Come on cuz, I no li arrest u, we one party tonite at yo uncle house.\" \"He gone scold me yeah?\"",
"Agreed, however, I will try again with the comment. \nHollywood hypocrisy, female superstars today condemning Weinstein and yesterday cheering Roman Polanski.",
"I have great respect for the Office, however based on his actions over the years which speak louder than words, I have little respect for the man. That said, I will prepare for the worst and hope for the best.",
"try some complex thinking. start by viewing 45's love fest with Comey re what he did to HRC.",
"marco is abusing proverbs to support his weak appeasement of violent evil leftists",
"Only if he is an illegal immigrant.",
"Your delusions are getting the better of you.\n\nOr I should say they already have.",
"Aside from threatening eco-Marxist sensibilities, just how are they \" menacing\"?",
"Nothing, aside from his pushing for the death penalty in the Oklahoma bombing case. He was eminently qualified.",
"The same can be said of ADN's liberal Democratic agenda.",
"The theoretical insistence by the 'left' to push irrationally hard against whomever dissents against the execution of their social engineering agenda, is precisely how I plan to become a refugee in the USA, even though I was born in Canada and have been here for about 2 generations... I will be facing political persecution for my beliefs...",
"I don't know what the content of this speech will be, but it will for sure be painful to watch. Hearing Trump try to speak from a script is like listening to a 9 year old trying to read in front of the class, or an old man with a French menu.",
"If you ever paid any attention to my posts, you'd see that nearly all of mine are responses to posts like yours.\nThanks, however, for proving previous comments that I've made, saying that people like you can't help but make assumptions based on what you want others to be. The latest: \"Typical angry trump supporter...\" Previous: \"enabler\". Before that: \"trump (sic) and domestic terrorist enabler\". All in one small thread! Gosh, what else do you claim to know about me? It's always something, but based totally on assumptions, all for your agenda.\nBTW, when do you show up to confiscate my guns? I want to make sure I'm ready for you with a warm welcome.",
"Unless its Reds that have those types of agents or thugs waiting out of dissatisfaction",
"Already started. Hang out with that orange haired POS and you're tainted for life. Peyton Manning is now a douche.",
"What are you gonna bet? You've lost your soul already. The problem is brazeness for drugmoney, gangland wannababbees stranded here beyond the edge of the rreal world. Got locals riled up. They won't stop even if you think you know what their 'demographics' are, they are daring the system and want to go out in a blaze of glory for $200 bucks, a sweet rush, street martyrdom. \nYour concern for demographics helped make it become real. \nYou made this happen. I blame your kind",
"Honestly, I pay little attention to what pundits say. There is a difference between the two for me. My fear of Clinton is rooted in her governmental actions so far. My fear of Trump is rooted in his rhetoric and, to a lesser extent, his business history.\n\nMy perception is that they would both be roughly equally damaging to the nation, but the nature of the damage would be different. I think the next four years are going to be rough no matter which one of these people we get.",
"I feel so safe now that a drug addicted actor was sent back since he had so called trace amounts of drugs in his luggage. What a joke. Wake up America. End the war on drugs. The wrong drugs are targeted in any event.",
"Next up: Why democrats shouldn't care about Weinstein's serial sexual crimes and the entertainment industry's longtime protection of his actions.",
"Ahahhaha! Freddy, Freddy, Freddy. Between the three of us you, by far, call people names and hurl vitioloic insults at virtually anyone who dares to disagree with you, far, far more than me. No comparison. Your buddy Bunty tries, but is efforts are feeble, at best. You two are just a couple of sad old bullies, repeatedly self-congratulating yourselves in the most embarrassing way, in public, for all to see. As you would say, you guys \"like\" each other too much.",
"I remember \"Workfare\" - a model of why rampant socialism should terrify everyone.",
"This guy is an absolute (well known) nuisance where I am from and has been for years, one example: http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/local-news/circus-fined-more-50k-illegal-structures",
"Meanwhile, in another discussion to the target of relentless harassment you post:\n\n“You're a lot like Trump. Can't ignore anything. Everything is of equal value and must be responded to. Tweet Tweet.”\n\nYour sense of outrage is somewhat selective.",
"Like most reality shows, I expect their confrontation with the \"rogue gunman\" was staged by the producers for ratings.",
"Hardly a pastoral approach, that, but all things being equal, I don's see that much of a point is being made here. It seems more an attempt to buttress opinion with questionable cites (I hardly think USA Today's pop psychology is science) and air personal grievances under the guise of a legitimate discussion of religious beliefs. Perhaps it would benefit all to resist the urge to accuse others of being trolls, and avoid labels like \"bullying.\" I understand you are only trying to be humorous, and accountants do seem to have a hard time with humor, don't they, but perhaps it is time to move on? Not all here will appreciate your wit with the same relish as I. *lol*",
"Strada, I assume you are talking about Ivanka Trump?",
"Karma is a rabid dog.",
"The Trumpster lowered the bar to the level of Democrat presidential campaigning. Fight fire with fire. When Hilliary goes low the Trumpster has no problem diving head first even lower. I think after all the mud settles even the most vile Democrat campaign strategist will be impressed. With the Trumpster as President do you think he will bow like Obama to the leaders of other countries? No, if someone messes with America he will rip them in half. That's who you want dealing with terrorist, North Korea, Russia, law breaking illegals, trade cheating China and sleaze ball politics of both D and R ilk. This is a street fight and my money is on the Trumpster. Desperate times call for desperate measures and our country is desperate for something radical. Not sure about his hair though.",
"Dangerous town to have a business.",
"The hysterical left just got more rabid.",
"\"Exaggerators, overreactors, alarmists, wolf criers.\" says Larry Martin from the Alt-Left. Takes one to know one Larry",
"Back before everyone became Snowflakes or Professional Victims, this would have been met with a simple head shaking (in the negative), and the comment \"It's in poor taste\". And that would have been the end of that.",
"No people like you are the reason why America is in the state it is now! I'm so sick of you liberal people, trying to shove your agenda down my throat, and so are other people. That's why Trump won. Republican politicians can't even go out with their families, without being harrassed by so called open minded people.Trump supporters are being beaten on the streets, but the media wants to flip it, like it's liberals being bullied. Bullcrap! I really don't give two cents what you think of me! Parents are abusing their kids and filming it, just because their kids voted Trump in a mock election at school, but my kind is what's wrong with America! Good one.",
"Papa Smurf is under the gun. Hope he spills his guts brings the Chumps circus down. This country needs some real leadership pronto!",
"Nearly an entire day later, and all of 16 posts.\n\nYet there are a half dozen Trump/Russia articles that have multiple dozens to hundreds of posts..\n\nOne of the reasons Canada has many of the problems is that they simply don't care or understand the difference between what actually affects them, versus what is entertainment.\n\nIf low-information Americans are distracted by celebrity culture, at least it is American celebrities they are being distracted by.\n\nThe other day, on this topic, one poster wanted to know if any NDP or Conservative MINISTERS in this GOVERNMENT were taking advantage of the loophole.\n\nIf you do not see what is wrong with this...\n\nSpeaking of the USA, it is well known that people polled rate Congress at somewhere between 85-95% as corrupt.\n\nYet they re- elect their rep 97% of the time...\"everyone else is crooked, but not my guy\"....\n\nSame inanity in Canada - you can have Conservative \"ministers\" in a Liberal majority government, apparently...duh.",
"Wente is the \"Scourge of the Left\" and \"progressives\" of the left\n\nas Oliver Twist said \"Please sir, can i have more?\"",
"Something tells me Gorsuch will do the will of the corporate oligarchy that controls the Republican Party. There can be no higher fear.",
"Where in my OP did I identify myself as a liberal? I'm only referring to the excessive media attention Mr. O'Leary will likely attract in relation to the others in the leadership race.",
"Auntyccp is a shill for the Falling Gongs.",
"No, Carl- no one thinks Obama is \"classy\" except for his most partisan-drenched supporters. Obamacare will forever make us poorer- something that ONLY he and Democrats supported: history will only look kindly on the unanimous solidarity Republicans showed in their opposition of the costliest law ever to plague our great country. His vile speeches are not his own and are drenched in hubris and platitudes, his wife's social programs are the laughing stock of the western world, and his social justice, political correctness is a bane to our military men and women.",
"US military is goof master.",
"leaders who are in power because of their father tend to be dictatorial\nJustin\nKim in North Korea",
"74, don't you know that Dickie has a bulge for pilots that don't follow his prescriptions? Any article about an aircraft accident draws him like flies to you-know-what.",
"Perhaps you weren't aware that the attack on a Thomas, a black conservative (and Catholic) was much bigger than a he said/she said with Anita Hill.",
"The more I read of New York Times columnist like Brooks I seriously wonder what medications these poor mentally challenged people are on? The shear intolerance, divisiveness, hatred, bigotries espoused by the ultra liberal left is astounding! But not necessarily that hard to understand why it plays well with the majority of liberal Ugreen.",
"They feel threatened. I think most of users understand that, even they don't say it openly.\n\nEvery Chinese basher understands that as well, too well.",
"LOL, a MoCA test might be in order.",
"\" Don't underestimate a man who overestimates himself\". Kevin will make an interesting leader of the opposition.",
"This is wrong, catering to the demands of these extremists.",
"A nice thought, PI, but not according to most observers of what is happening on the ground. Trump has inflamed - dangerously so - a core albeit small group of revolutionists who will continue the scorched earth policies right along with DJT, as he is not one to accept defeat, period. We are in for a continued polarized country with a select group of dangerous home-grown would-be terrorists (remember Timothy McVeigh?) that a highly vindictive Trump will support. There are a few politicians who also feed the hysteria in various ways, sadly including John McCain (its time he is voted out of office) and Marco Rubio (who should be inoculated against rabies). So to concede and then recede is not in the genetic makeup of Donald Trump. He will not go away until he is no longer able to speak.",
"It was challenging to read this article because it expresses the same contempt about the things we are familiar with, and maybe it is fair to ask Richard to look at a different angle. I do feel Richard because I believe he is horrified by the ease with which the current government allowed corruption to flourish and how those we expected to behave with integrity decided to benefit from corruption instead of fighting it. I short, he is hoping that maybe what he writes will some day propel the good citizens like you and I to actually transform ourselves from being keyboard revolutionaries to being active citizens who go out there and do something about the rot that we see. Remember that annoying guy who kept on saying \"beware the ides of March\"....?",
"Don't bother Renzetti with pesky details. Too hard to fathom. Don't bother her with Liberal Irwin Cotler's complaint. She and her husband have an agenda to flood Europe with refugees and Middle Eastern immigrants and change the West forever.",
"Oh that HIRA is the absolute worst. Those people actually expect Republican politicians to be different from Democrat politicians. Auwe!",
"It's awful. A beloved cousin of mine died last Winter, leaving a husband and daughter who are also struggling. And even so, I've got to note the recent shift in tone with respect to drug abuse. In the '80s and '90s it was all about the moral depravity of those caught up in the crack crisis. I don't recall there being much attention paid to the economic and social struggles of those afflicted. Instead, we changed our laws so we could charge and sentence mentally retarded children as adults, built prisons for profit, and militarized the policing of suffering neighborhoods. \n\nI'm glad there's a general will to see people caught up in opioid addiction as human beings. But I am saddened to think that they are being extended that consideration primarily because so many of them are White (USA Today reports it at 90%) I will celebrate more heartily when that same compassion and sense societal responsibility is brought to bear on problems afflicting communities of color.",
"The sickness of the left is deafening. Crude verbal assaults against the President and his family has passed the 'free speech' threshold, some calling for Trump's assassination, other want to bomb the White House, baseless accusations of incest, the list is long and crude. Time to fight fire with fire, let's make Colbert a sample of how is better to be civil, respect the will of millions of citizens who elected a new manly president.\nIt seems attacks, as long as it isn't directed to Obama or Hillary, all is well with the liberal-regressive crowd.",
"\"When they go low, we go high!\"\n\nAll the way to Kathy Griffin. Wonder if her new show will be called \"My Life on the Deported List\"? Oh well, Kath, try not to have anymore horribly failed plastic surgeries over it......",
"Cannot tell if this is a Poe or a victim of fake news.",
"The same person(s) who is responsible for the murder of tens of thousands of Iraqis and Afghans and the soul murdering of thousands of clergy sex-abused children. You look in your mirror and I'll look in mine.",
"Not fair, even if I think Outsider has some personal experiences, that he choses not to share, that distorts his cynical opinion of women. Accusing him of approving torture is just a loss of temper Gary - I certainly have done the same.",
"Sounds like the ramblings of a globalist or someone brainwashed by the globalist elites.",
"I seriously doubt that you can point to our human rights abuses as being worse than your, carding is being eliminated, the people seeking to get out of the US and find sanctuary are being arrested and will have their claims adjudicated, (they are not immigrants), and our \"genocidal historical figure\" was our George Washington. He certainly had his warts- but he did unite the country and keep us from becoming Americans. And he didn't own any slaves....",
"Roy Anthony...I'm just wondering about you and why you want to be so easy on crime?... In my opinion you are part of the problem and not the solution... maybe we'll all be reading your name here on ADN or some other website... your are the one that's disgusting for trying to minimize this tragedy and twist it around...",
"He was also a Katy Perry fan. That probably drove him over the edge.",
"Under pressure maybe or just introverted or anti-social.",
"They might get mistaken for a whiney crybaby .",
"Have fun maybe-ing yourself to death. Get a life.",
"Yea he was way to busy sucking up to Iran and Cuba.",
"Requiem for a lightweight.",
"For me, a Vietnam combat veteran, the actions of libertarian republicans and moderate democrats are just funny. And, yet so sad. I would guess they had never faced adversity, such as death.",
"well she certainly would have continued to demonize and attack all us evil deplorable people who she and you view as the enemy in this world....which of course would have made you happier",
"Sarcasm isn't a logical fallacy; I've not satirized your person. However, you trying to smear me as being a narcissist bent on impressing people (the whole \"I'm sure that you are proud that you are the smartest person you ever did meet\") in order to dismiss my direct responses to your questions and comments about eminent domain and Aurora's behavior is yet another one of your ad hominem attacks, like the \"crybaby\" one you attempted earlier.\n\nAnyway, thanks for the logical fallacy refresher and for the banter. If you see me in Aurora formerly Turkmenistan once we get there, I'll buy you a beer. I'll be the person obsessively gazing in the mirror with a proud, impressed look on his face yet oddly crying at the same time.",
"For a man with a hammer, every problem looks like a nail."
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"I guess the Ontario liberals and Alberta ndp share stupid ideas.",
"By \"island of stability\" do you mean a place where terrorists roam freely, and smug ruling elites still think they know better than and have disdain for the unwashed masses?",
"The fairest analysis of Trump you'll ever read follows: Hitler but incompetent.\n\nAnd thank goodness he is, in fact, utterly incompetent at everything.",
"Can't blame Facebook for what dummies and ignoprant milk-people re-post and believe, it's just a communication tool. US voters, and probably many Canadians, are like herding cows to the slaughterhouse.",
"Nonsense.................... Read the 25th amendment. \nThere is even a picture of a nut job with orange hair.",
"Are you fucking crazy? I will NEVER back that asshole. I say put him on the DMZ and leave the asshole there.",
"You have no idea what you're talking about. The insurance company will pay even if the fire was intentionally started. Your ignorance should be embarrassing to you.",
"Hey - in case you have not noticed, the Democrats don't have to do anything, the first graders is himself working his way out of office. Even tillerson thinks he's a moron & he works for him. When will his supporters finally get a clue?",
"The best thing since Kennedy's assassination? This presidency was acquired by racism and sexism. The US could not stand the black man in the White House, so now they have this 'human' in the White House. Manufacturing is not going back to the US.",
"Oops. Responded to the wrong person. K's a loser with rat lungworm. Can't get worse than that. He deserves your sympathy Keoni, not your wrath",
"Yea!.. maybe they'll come back as worms.",
"You'll still be a male if we remove your testicles, so what are we waiting for, Christmas?",
"Yeah nearly 2 million CanadianS are out of work and youth unemployment is at 27% maybe you should learn math, read and stop being an ass. The temporary foreign worker program needs to be abolished and the TFWS *sent home* ON THE COMPANIES DIME.",
"Ms Norton has no interest in a political position in Colorado because Colorado has no interest in her. This throw back appeals to the dumbed down and offers no ideas to improve the lives of the citizens now or going forward, stay in church and leave the thinking to the thinkers. Your support of the liar is telling.",
"You're saying your god doesn't believe in abortion? Really? Read the old testament. He orders his minions to kill every man, woman (including pregnant ones) and child (except for the virgin girls!) so many times. He's a psycho. He made homosexuality because to christians he made us all. \nIn the new testament Jesus does not follow the old rules. Remember an eye for an eye? He changed it to turn the other cheek. Jews stoned people but Jesus didn't. He actually stopped a stoning. Telling them those without sin can continue to stone her. \nI'd suggest you read how the bible was put together and when. I did that after Prevo start thumping his bible to keep gay discrimination going. I keep meaning to thank him for helping me become an athiest.",
"Handcuffed to a dead hooker with no choice but to drag it all the way to Election Day."
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"Charles: please see my response to GBA above. I can only speak for myself...... I can't change the past....I can't \"un-do\" what has been done. I can't change that my ancestors (some of them) were slaveowners. I can't undue the past Jim Crow America. I did, along with millions of other Americans, work for the Civil Rights Act, for voter equality, for equal opportunity laws and fair treatment. I do what I can today to support fair treatment for everyone....including as we've discussed, Ms Shurtz. No one should have to wait one single moment for equal and fair treatment. No one should have to tolerate slurs. No one should have to endure racist, sexist, xenophobic, homophobic, etc insults from anyone. You know that, I know that, millions of other \"Americans know that. On the flip side, millions of other 'Americans disagree....they do see you as a \"second class\" citizen, they see women through the prism of misogynism, they see others as inferior to them.... my regards to you",
"Without commenting on how I pictured him, I did wonder what Tridentinus looked like when he wrote condemning opposite-sex couples for participating in homosexual acts. \n\nI knew, then, that we LITERALLY did not speak the same language, since in English his scenario is impossible.",
"Isn't it ironic, and very sad, that the vast majority of those commenting here who say that they \"served their Country\" haven't got the FIRST clue what Constitutional Rights and Freedom of Speech are all about? Does \"serving your county\" make you a Fascist?",
"I take you haven't read Mein Kampf as it is all about criticizing the Jews. And the Final Solution isn't mentioned in it. And Islam doesn't preach the extermination of the Jews. Indeed, Jews were often safer in Muslim countries than in Chrisian ones. \n\nI am well aware that certain Imams in lands occupied by the British hoped to be liberated by siding with the Germans. The Irish Republic also cozied up to Hitler, but I don't see Ireland trashed by the Conservative Party on a regular basis. I guess that doesn't pay as well.",
"LOL you are off your rocker or off your meds. I thought you were all about 'protecting those who were falsely accused of crimes'. Usually you have to have actual proof to be guilty and this falls far far short of 'proven guilt' Lets say we reversed a few facts in the story. It was a black man and a black woman involved or a black man and a black man. Or maybe just a anyone not as despised as a 'rich white girl' with a lawyer for a daddy. \n\nAs I have said repeatedly its possible that she is in the wrong but I would like to see some REAL proof not lynch mob NONSENSE. You have bought one possible story and are defending it without facts against other stories that could just as easily be accurate.",
"This whole story stinks of Zionist propoganda",
"Such an enlightened comment, backed by so much evidence that the statement must be true. Let's forget that it was Christians that embarked on pogroms, or that massacred other Christians, Jews, Muslims in this part of the world. (The latest episodes being Iraq, Syria, Libya)\n\nStill a working synagogue in Afghanistan, and throughout the Arab and non European Christian world (India, Ethiopia, etc..). \n\nThis conflict is not religiously motivated, no matter how many articles are written this way. In fact Hanan Ashrawi, who is quoted in this article is a Christian! It's about justice, which is pretty universally understood.",
"You're making an assumption here, aren't you. you know what the say about that....",
"It's the same thing as the Harper Derangement Syndrome that this same crowd suffered from. I am worried about Donald Trump, too, but not to the extent that seems to have infected most of the media/leftist/academic crowd. I followed the hearings closely and was impressed by most of the Cabinet. They are wise experienced people in contrast to what we have in Ottawa.\n\nAs my mother used to say, take a powder!",
"\"We all love our country?\" Maybe you should reconsider that statement. Some people have a strange way of showing it. Slaughtering 58 innocent people and injuring 100s as an example. There's more, but not enough room here.",
"\"OUTRAGE\" in Libtard Land! President Trump (gasp) complemented a woman. Bring out the Snowflake smelling salts. Had Emperor Islama said it? Crickets!",
"Actually , it is the imams that preach hatred in mosques all around the world is what we care about.\n\nEasy to \"not provide service\" now, happened to catch an interview on TV, where it was stated that an imam had noticed one of the terrorists had reacted angrily over Al Qaeda negative remarks (imams own interview to another media outlet). Why didn't he notify the authorities then?\n\nIf i was to give \"kudos\" - it would be that Australian imam that spoke about the flaws and need of reformation, not swiping under the rug and sugarcoating with platitudes.",
"\"Your post seems a tad reactionary\"...........\nThat's what trolls do. Like it's post above that has nothing to do with the article. \nYou can always count on these types to crawl out of the woodwork and pontificate from an orifice that is indicative of their state of mind.",
"Remaining anonymous allows people to say anything they want about anybody without any personal accountability for what they say. That is where most of the vile trolls are at. I use my real name and say what I want in the open. As far as being critical of women without being vile - there are many who deserve it in spades, particularly radical leftist feminists whose favorite pastimes are pretending to be victims and bashing men. \n\nMs Buchels tends to engage in what is called vicious psychologizing and has her own term for the dark side for: the Dark Tetrad whose traits drive an awful lot of criminal behaviour – and also a fair amount of male success, as demonstrated by the current occupant of the White House.\"\nOh my, the Trump Derangement Syndrome comes out in full!\n\nHillary Clinton and Barack Obama, apprentices to Saul Alinksy the patron saint of community organizers - an admirer of Herbert Marcuse the New Left's patron saint of repressive tolerance. They get a pass.",
"As long as Bannon and Gorka occupy the White House, and as long as Trump remains evasive about white supremacy and biogtry, he remains the visible tool of fringe nationalism. Couple that with his consistent adoration for Putin...all normal Americans appropriately deduce that he has a severe lean toward fascism. \n\"Where there is an action, there is always a reaction\". The real patriots are the increasing number of young people who aren't afraid to take on the kkk and nazis on the streets, even if doing so means personal distress and possibly death. God bless them, one and all, for they understand the risks to their futures if white nationalists go unchallenged.",
"Last full paragraph in this story is the mention I am referring to. When they express hatred of the group, yes.",
"N U T S !",
"I agree that we must remain cool. We must keep our powder dry. We need not hector and cajole. But we need to state firmly where we disagree. Trump is responsible for our first mass murder in modern times. Bissonette\nloves Trump, he loves Le Pen. Spades need to be called spades.",
"No. I. responded. to. the. original. poster. trying. to. enforce. the. Trumpian. use. of. 'fake. news.'\n\nGot it yet?",
"\"Critty, \"Obama's only contribution to the rise of the White Nationalist \"movement\" was the coincidence that he happened to be black.\" \"The problem here is white racism against non-whites. Plain and simple.\" Are you saying Trump is a problem for being coincidentally white?\"\n\nNo, saveparadise. I'm saying Trump is at fault because he panders to, and now clearly supports the racism of White Supremecists. (the same racism that was screamed louder by White Supremecists at Obama for being black).",
"that's outsider talking......you're absolutely right.",
"Well, gang, if the rioters are so peaceful and forthright where is the State and Federal government with coming to the rescue of these disfranchised folks?\n\nI believe in peaceful protest not this mob rules! What is really wrong is Journalism is popular, but it is popular mainly as fiction. Life is one world, and life seen in the newspapers is another.",
"Did you not read the article?",
"All the more reason to leave them there as evidence of the need that continued vigilance is required to eliminate hatred and bigotry.",
"Did you see what Roskell wrote?\n\nYour questions and points are a different issue. Go find someone who cares to debate them with you.",
"I'd agree with that statement. Along with journalists, academics have lost an enormous amount of prestige and credibility with the general public and to a certain extent are responsible for the resurgence of the \"alt-right\". If you don't believe me go sit in on a sociology lecture sometime or read one of Saunder's opinion pieces...",
"When I watched the Donald speak in his 100-Day rally, he reminds me of someone very famous, equally colorful, just as hubris, with similar 'accomplishments'. \n\nBenito Mussolini\n\nThe 'great' Italian fascist dictator masqueraded himself skillfully as the messiah, saver of Italy very considerable mess in the 1920's. His oratory rallies drove the crowd in to a frenzy, convinced Italians that he will make the country great again. It will be the New Roman Empire. And they believed him. Benito even did a 'little' invasion into backward Ethiopia, killed a few thousands, just to show he is a winner like Trump's 59 cruise missiles. Italians followed him for the next 15 years, convinced glory was coming. Then a funny thing happened. They hung him upside down like a pig after installing a couple of bullets in his head. \n\nPut pictures of the two side by side. Don't they look similar?",
"There may have been some good points that came out of this conference...lost all of them when the talk veered to BLM.\n\n\"Lack of support\" for a movement that flat out lies and distorts truth? Yes. The dignity and worth of all people matters. But BLM is not the benign group it pretends to be.\n\nYou actually had to publish this on the anniversary of the cold-blooded murder of police officers in Dallas? Without a mention of that kind of violence? How about a thought for their dignity? Or perhaps a thought for Officer Miosotis Familia today as her family prepares for her funeral?",
"Wrong again, bavius - I meant it. Why are you here if you don't like it? If you think G&M pays any attention to your posts then I'd suggest you see somebody about that - somebody with a nice comfy couch who you can talk to instead of us.\n\nAnd congrats, jones, - if bavius is right then you got one thing correct in your life. And only 14 years ago. You and bavius must be so proud. (bavius, that's all you can come up with? Iraq? wow!)",
"Hi Anon, I posted about this piece earlier! I find it plausible, so I'd be interested in counterarguments. Zunger's case is built on information in the public domain from credible sources: Reuters, CNN, the Guardian, and so on (but then, that's the stuff of conspiracy theory!). The facts seem pretty stable. That leaves the analysis, which focuses on three elements:\n\n1) the immigration executive order, attributed to Steve Bannon, that created confusion and chaos, sucked up media oxygen, and destabilized checks and balances;\n\n2) the small number of powerbrokers in Trump's inner circle;\n\n3) follow the money.\n\nI'm again reminded, as I've mentioned several times in these threads, of the monumental import in 1933 of the intrigues of a small group of political actors that led to the unlikely installation of Hitler as Chancellor. Before the usual protests arise, I'm not comparing our present situation to the Weimar Republic-Third Reich. The point is: a cabal can change the course of history.",
"You can spout all the fake history you want but you are no more persuasive than the Northerners that were spouting nonsense about slavery propaganda the other way.",
"Minorities are well represented in this murder.",
"Title and statement by the author are contradictory. \n\n\"So Much for Trump's Witch Hunt Theory\" \" After a long period of investigation, there is still no clear proof that Trump officials engaged with the Russians in an act of subterfuge to affect the 2016 election.\"",
"To Buck and Lamborn: WWJD?\n\nNot what you did.",
"You are correct! This type of racism is has a catch phrase these days, microagressions. The speaker is completely unaware of their own aggression and stereo types of other cultures. Example, \" I'm not racist, I have lots of native friends.\" People with a lack of self identity or a loss of cultural identity \"don't see color\" (which is basically Watson's remark) because there is nothing to identify with. The culture is lost or buried in guilt. In that, anger, anxiety, passive aggression all come to the surface and empathy is lost. It is easy to say on the internet what we really think because we externalize the comment. We don't have to face the person we are attacking.It is cowardly, it destroys community, and it demoralizes every culture. As an EMT, we have a saying, \"If you weren't there you have nothing to say.\" If I wasn't at scene I have no comments to make. Same could be said for life, unless you have lived in Western AK and experienced it, you have nothing to say. Good Job Chris!",
"To be clear, I don't condone rioting by anyone. \n\nNational Socialism gave the world Auschwitz, Dachau, 45,400 Canadian died to rid the world of the scourge of National Socialism. This is not a philosophy or political movement that deserves or merits any space in our society. It wasn't necessary to exempt it in the past because it was so self evidently insane and wrong to our forebearers, but as the memory of WWII fades from living memory, we must consider taking other measures in law to prevent the spread of this evil.",
"You chose to be offended. Stop watching.",
"You see this is what I mean, there is nothing factual in your accusation. Not a single stitch of evidence to support your accusation. It might have been Russia who might have hacked voter rolls and nothing was even mentioned about voting machines and most definitely, nothing has linked Trump to any of these, might have beens. But here you are accusing Trump of something you couldn't even hope to support with any real evidence.",
"Sovereign individual: code for white nationalist",
"This is the point. Bulls' eyes had been used for decades, there is even a famous store that nearly anyone in the USA can see....with a bulls' eye sign. Racheting up the imagery to rifle sight/hairs, that's the escalation. No, they aren't the same thing at all. And, there is no way to prove that sicko Laughner did not see the maps, and was not affected by all of the violent rhetoric, constant calls for \"reloading\", for instance. The editor made a mistake, and soon corrected it. That's all, folks.",
"How are these images related to nationalism in any way?",
"So you Nazi bait a guy who rightly points out that the media has a race fixation.",
"Funny how we have \"detailed accounts\" of the patently \"good guy\" behaviors but accounts of everything else that day are fuzzy, were altered after the fact, or don't exist/are redacted...\n\nCall me a conspiracy theorist but that doesn't smell fishy? really??",
"\"Why, thank you, kindly for the sociology lesson. Clearly, you are an expert. \"\n\nThanks for the sarcasm - - is that civil?",
"Black-clad Leftist anarchists storm Berkeley rally, assaulting 5\nhttps://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/28/berkeley-protest-rally-stormed-by-anarchists.html\n_________________________________________\n\nSince G@M won't comment or print the truth about who is violent and a threat to society - I will.\n_________________________________________\nBlack-clad leftist extremists on Sunday stormed into what had been a largely peaceful Berkeley protest against hate and attacked at least five people, including the leader of a politically conservative group who canceled an event a day earlier in San Francisco amid fears of violence.\n\nThe group of more than 100 hooded protesters, with shields emblazoned with the words \"no hate\" and waving a flag identifying themselves as anarchists, busted through police lines, avoiding security checks by officers to take away possible weapons..........................\n\nGet the truth, \nAudit the Trudeau Foundation\nLet's see who pulls the strings of the puppet",
"I appreciate the response. I honestly had not considered that Russia's actions might be purely defensive in nature. I tend to regard Russia as a politically ambitious and aggressive state with dubious motives aplenty. Either way I think it should be concerning that they were actively trying to influence the election, and that the Trumps welcomed the help, legally or not.",
"The nastiness expressed by so many posters breaks my heart. When did so many Americans get so ugly? I suppose it's always been there, but Trump brought it to the surface. That said, it's good to know it exists, and even from some who call themselves Christians.",
"The \"unfounded\" series by the Globe is important and well-deserved, but we should be asking questions when this turns into a 300-person pile-on where all kinds of people come out of the woodwork and basically say, \"yeah, this thing, and my issue too.\"",
"\"And yet here you are.....\"\n.\n.....not refuting what I said.",
"Resist, I was wondering if you were a Hater, But a Racist too ? If you look in the mirror, you just described the Liberal Socialist and fake new's junkies, including yourself. Insulting your neighbors won't win this conversation. As for Elise Patkotak , more of the same.",
"So what do we have now?\n\nAmericans elected a leader with breathtaking hubris who turned out to be a Neocon empire-is-great warmonger of the worst kind in disguise. He certainly fooled 175 million voters and much of the world. But America deserves Trump. \n\nUp north Junior the supposed Trump hater suddenly become the kisser (you know where). I think its what he ate at the White House dinner. Or maybe he sat at the presidential desk for 1 minute for photo op. The corruption of power gets to weak mind easily. I wonder which direction Senior is turning.\n\nBut there is more. Freeman the Ukraine Nazi suddenly becomes the Canadian Neocon after a quick lecture by T.Rex the dinosaur and Mad Dog of War. \n\nDoes Canada deserve these two? Maybe we should bring Harper the Zionist back.",
"They keep doing the same thing with mine, so as you can see they don't discriminate: they go equally after anyone who posts anything challenging their narrow views. They have obviously chosen to believe only in alternate facts, perhaps because they find reality a major threat to their beliefs.\n\nIn the end, Trumpeteers seem to be just a reflection of the very same people that Trump surrounds himself with. However, let's not forget that for Trump loyalty is a one way avenue. So far he has not hesitated in throwing under the bus anyone around him who sees things differently and dares to say so.",
"So obvious most posting on here are not your everyday citizen, but some junior political hacks paid to attack Trudeau no matter what he does. The majority of Canadians will say-good on ya for recognizing that those secretive fund raising events-practiced by all parties- were wrong. Also, want to thank Trudeau for putting himself on the firing line with Canadians across the country. Not like past political leaders who hid behind the boys in short pants.",
"I corrected a comment that was giving a false impression of Trump's tweet. That's not supporting his comment, it's supporting accuracy and fairness.\n\nI'm certainly arrogant enough to tell an individual here that their comment is lacking. But I won't tell the American people that collectively they made the wrong choice. It was their willingness to buck the established political order 250 years ago that made them a great nation. They could've stuck with the political elite of the day- the British monarchy- and likely they still would've been ok. But that's not the American way. I'm NOT saying Donald Trump is George Washington. Trump appalls me. What I'm saying is that I'll withhold judgment on the choice that America made. It's possible that consciously or unconsciously, they know what they need at this time.",
"look up bigot tourney, it describes you.",
"I have no idea what you're rambling on about. \n\nBut anyway, you have a good evening. And I'd like to thank you for proving me correct so often in this thread.",
"No headhunt involved, Sparky... I'm harmless. I'm only interested in equality and full disclosure. The RG had no problem destroying two professional careers, why not be inclusive of all who were involved? Why didn't the eavesdropper first confront the administrators personally??? \n\nI'll bet you potty mouthed the Russians for eavesdropping on Hillary emails, am I right?",
"Okay, lying Globe, what is your evidence that global tensions were stoked by this speech? What survey did you do?",
"No way! Racism consistently marked as \"uncivil?\" Heavens! How shocking!\n\nI do appreciate that you acknowledge that racism is a right-leaning tendency.",
"I am really convinced that \"allie\" is made up of different writers that are paid to troll us, and there is nothing wrong with that...the newspaper is a business not a public service. But even for this \"allie\", it is a little mean spirited. I think it is enough that our political arena and by association our society, is getting meaner and meaner...don't you? Come on \"allie\"...you are above this kind of comment.",
"We are making note of the facist people like you.",
"Actually I do a bunch of uninformed and lying activists packed a room to shout down any opposition to their illegal position of stealing others property and property rights.",
"You are right, but few have the ears to hear it.",
"Fuuny how you would never say Angry minority supremacist.",
"This is great! It'll only mean that the best and brightest need apply. At least Podesta is not in there. Seems that there are a lot of hidden Obama/Clinton radicals lurking amongst the new Pres. WH staff. But if Doug Chin were trying to look for anti-muslimists, then he should focus on Geert Wilders.\n\nhttp://www.reuters.com/article/us-netherlands-election-campaign-idUSKBN15W2GT\n\nThe left is just supporting the 'ole Patsy Mink playbook of \"just oppose everything\" tactics. When oh when will there be a positive story about the new administration?\n\nCausal engineering. Causal repetition. Just saying.",
"If America is not insane, then what are they doing?",
"Kealohapu, a personal attack is the best you can do? I cite my comments. Perhaps it is you that has a lack of historical knowledge.😄",
"4:20's blown a gasket. Oh wait, so has Jesse Ulery. White supremacists need a lot of therapy.",
"In a perfect world people, like you, would know what they were talking about before spouting off half truths and innuendo.",
"From the beginning of the conversation I've been saying Ms Shurtz is NOT a racist. I'm not interested in debating Joseph McCarthy with you. His actions are well documented and the history is there for your reading. Additionally there are many old \"movie\" records of the Army-McCarthy hearings available. Read the history, watch those film records and draw your own conclusions.",
"Explain unhinged left wing like you were trying to explain it to the first grader currently residing in the WH.",
"OH God. It has nothing to do with Trump. You're touched.",
"Really, no mention of how Brown revealed his decision yesterday, or at least a link? It was quite spectacular, and certainly deserves mention in this article.",
"Now let me translate for people have brains, Dan thank you for writing this propaganda piece. People who cannot think crucially will actually believe the alternative facts you are spewing. They will actually still believe we are the fiscally conservative party. Thank you for trying to pin the bad decisions we made on the governor.",
"The only people disrespecting our country are racists, slave owners, modern day Republicans, dirty cops, and those who are so indoctrinated as to think not saluting a flag is disrespecting the country. And the only people confused are you and your ilk.",
"amen to that. \n\nButts, Telford and Albagrha are definitely not the Three Wise Men.\n\nMore like Three Horsemen of the Apocalypse",
"Sure, whatever you say, Palatable. I'm sure you said the same thing about MLK and his people. Don't you have a Bible to read or a KKK meeting to attend?",
"Thank you for posting the comments. I had read them and her religious discrimination is pretty clear. Of course the media doesn't publish the inflammatory comments. \n\nRice discriminated.",
"Ummmmmm, yeah, right. It's so funny that you judge what is acceptable and what is not and yet feel that you are open minded. What you just said basically is that people can't kneel as protest or burn the flag, because they are extreme and we can't have speech that someone deems extreme. It's just so comical that you even posted what you posted but what's even more comical is that you aren't alone in your views. There are thousands of college kids in Boulder and Berkeley and other college campuses who share your view and they too don't see the hypocrisy.",
"Are you really that ign0rant that you can't distinguish the difference between a pre-planned offensive attack by the U.S. (Yemen) and when the U.S. is attacked by terrorists (Benghazi)? Nobody faults Bush for not being in the situation room during 9-11. People with intelligence are willing to talk. It's just that the willfully ign0rant like you are unwilling to listen.",
"Missed it, didn't you? I would have thought with your vast legal training you would understand this principle:\n\n\"During participation in commission of a Felony Crime, somebody else dies\", NOT \"someone else commits a crime and you're culpable\".",
"That's not the situation described in the article.",
"And I'm still waiting for you to explain why I should do that for a white supremacist who uses a fake dog-whistle name after being banned by the G&M several times under other names.\n\nNot that I don't want to find you waiting on my street one night or anything.",
"In fact, you are being both snarky and argumentative. You think you have a clean soapbox when you preface your statement like that? In fact, you, tRump and tRumpytes should just let Hillary get on with her life and stop with your unmitigated and baseless hate of her. You just love to get riled up, huh? You don't know what or why, just that you join the crowd. It is all the mob mentality where any rationality or humanity is lost in the rage of the mob. Think about it. That is your statement and it is unacceptable and, yes, deplorable.",
"I wasn't suggesting that we would.",
"You seem to be implying that African-Americans are not rational, civilized people who understand the concepts of free speech and rule of law. If so, don't be coy. Spit it out.\n\nBy the way, the Jewish Defense League seems to have not gotten the memo about how they're supposed to eschew violence. I'm sure they'd welcome some guidance on the matter.",
"\"Other than a few right-leaning news outlets, that went unreported.\"\n\nHaha, yeah sure.",
"Let's see, BLM comes to mind.",
"For all you know, people were kneeling in prayer for for other reasons before Jesus of Nazareth was even born.\nIt's just your way of diverting attention from the issue of racial injustice, or peaceful dissent.",
".\nShe could always apologize in such a backhanded way as one of my conservative neighbors did to me after saying he thought I was gay, to others of his ilk, because I failed to embrace his advances; the apology was along this line:\n.\n\"I'm sorry if you felt badly after I told everyone in (name of larger town next to mine) that you s__k d__s. \"\n.\nAnd I'm almost quite certain most of those conservatives otherwise offended would go back to business &/or pleasure as usual. Most of that haters-ilk like to believe they have God in their pocket; when more often they have a bundle of sticks and coal as gift to their graven plastic hayzus.\n.\nWhen a public official offends the sensibilities of an entire region, why can't everyone evict them from office? ;)",
"You are really not a very nice person. It was not determined yet about any BAC. So you really shouldn't jump to any conclusions. A person died, and a child was ejected. 5 others were hurt. Be nice and have some positive thoughts.",
"Spoken by someone who doesn't appear to actually understand what the BLM matter is actually about.\n\nHint: its not saying that black lives matter more than anyone else.",
"It's amazing that so many moderate Muslims can manage to see past that when you can't frank. Maybe time to start avoiding hose paranoid alt-right wbsites, eh?",
"Passing judgment on comments is fundamentally different than passing judgment on people.",
"Of course that headline paraphrases and misleads as to what Trump actually said to an audience of military veterans. No surprise there. His actual comments and intentions were positive and supportive. Clumsy? Perhaps a bit, nothing more.",
"It does not surprise me you missed the analogy.",
"So......socialism was not ALL bad? :-)\n\nGo on, outrage manufacturers, make something of this too",
"Like what? Riots? School shootings? Lynchings?",
"If you combine facts and feelings you get factlings! Or is it feelacts?",
"Too bad there wasn't a massacre? No.\n\n\nJust....no. Stop.\n\n\nI'm disgusted at the GOP-NRA collusion that continues in the interest of the gun manufacturing lobby, but you are not helping. At all.",
"Political culture explains the election, especially where it has to do with race. If Corey Booker had been on the ticket those infrequent voters who only show up with Obama on the ticket would have made the difference in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin. The whites who flocked to Trump would not have picked Clinton. Sanders? Maybe, but probably not. This was a backlash election. The last hurrah for the old white people and those who follow their lead.",
"Everyone knows George A. Custer was last in his class at West Point.\nEducated by Sitting Bull, not ever playing in Juneau. When 8th grade math gets confusing, run for a political seat, and look for an indian, with a brain. \n\nBefore the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Sitting Bull had a vision in which he saw many soldiers, \"as thick as grasshoppers,\" falling upside down into the Lakota camp, which his people took as a foreshadowing of a major victory in which a large number of soldiers would be killed\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitting_Bull",
".\nNo, she didn't create a false comparison.\n\nTrump was endorsed by neo Nazis, Trump failed to denounce neoNazis and Trump installed a man in the White House who promotes neoNazi dogma.\n\nNothing false about her comparison.",
"I understand what you're getting at, but I respectfully disagree. I think a good example is the flood of phone calls to Congressmen and Congresswomen before the first attempted vote on the AHCA. People made their voices heard, and our representatives listened.",
"While I am glad to see that someone is realizing that no election has only two sides to it, the article is still an oversimplification. Loathsome as some of his rhetoric is, Trump is not the neo-fascist that Le Pen is; similarly, the Brexit vote was more about economics than it was about xenophobia. \n\nAnd I believe the warning at the end is somewhat alarmist. The so-called wave of populism has already crested in my opinion -- neither Wilders not Le Pen did as well as some feared -- and Trump has a lower approval rating than any president in modern history.\n\nIt appears that even staunch anti-globalists are beginning to see that the far right pill may be too bitter to swallow, since the economic protectionism is almost invariably accompanied by xenophobic attitudes and fiscal policy intended to benefit the rich.",
"You directed staff on the spot to draft an ordinance, after a random representative of a small group of citizens made a public comment? Unlikely scenario. Whose idea it really was seems obvious, the choice of messenger not so much.",
"NITRO08 you do not need to attend Law School to know that this ruling was done not according to Law but on his hatred towards President Trump and the Direction of the Puppet Master (Obama).",
"It's not frightening at all. Take it from another end. I visited this Christmas store on vacation. Going through the place, it was clear that although they were selling the trappings of Christmas, the owners of the place also emphasized the religious nature of the holiday, including spelling the world 'CHRISTmas' in that exact typeface.\n\nNow as an employee, I write a memo like the Google guy, and make forceful arguments that the religious aspects of the place should be de-emphasised, such as getting rid of the 'HRIST' capitalisation or eliminating the word altogether in corporate branding. I justify this through my own observations with a scattering of some hyperlinks to articles, reports etc. that claim that doing this will boost business.\n\nIf this is an element of my business that I want to emphasize, like a values statement, and I have clearly stated that to employees that criticism of this point isn't something I would consider as the owner, why I should I keep them on with me?",
"As a public service announcement I would like to say the White Nationalists or Breitbart or whoever you want to call them are spoiling for a fight on November 4. They have a news story out that Antifa forces are planning a civil war. Stay vigilant and report suspicious activity to police, a lot of scary people believe fake racist news from Breitbart.\nhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/01/far-right-conspiracy-theory-us-civil-war",
"No argument....\n\nSeriously Neko....I really believe that to be true to our convictions we really must be very vocal this cycle....this is NOT a normal election, these are NOT normal \"stakes\" and if limits and boundaries are to be set on this cumulative disaster it's going to require a majority of folks who oppose these debacles to speak up and be counted....\n\nElected officials are not noted for their courage and if folks who are opposed to Trump stuff don't speak up loudly and in large numbers...great evil is apt to occur not only to those vulnerable folks impacted, but to our whole system.....\n\nI would far rather hear from Robert Reich on these matters than the bishops....",
"Trump didn't let the KKK in, the Police who work for the city bureaucrats that unlawfully tried to shutdown the event because they dont like free speech did. You watch, right now both sides are sharing blame, but the Left will end up wearing this whole mess in the end.",
"Hey Mike...say hello to your new president, Donald J. Trump !!\n\nAnd white Catholics put him into office. We know where we stood with Hillary and her left-wing anti-Catholic bigots. And we weren't fooled, any more than liberal Jews were fooled in the 1930's into supporting Hitler because he favored national healthcare.",
"You were thinking that's a defense of your deflection? \n\nIt's not, but that kind of thing was expected.",
"Chad Pata, seen the news clip of fans waiting and getting frustrated. I totally agree with you. Amazing there wasn’t a riot. The event organizer is incompetent and a rookie. Terrible!",
"Thanks for the correction.",
"Which is what I did.",
"Chad, I agree totally that what we do each day to one another is the key whatever it is. I do believe & would not pretend to speak for the Sihks, but I\nThink they felt it good to see the number of everyday neighbors show up & say we support you by just attending. Silence is powerful, Chad.\nI also agree that we as individuals....in general....not just political beliefs..need to treat each other with more civility. Listen, and be respectful of all beliefs & ideas. Are we so fragile in our beliefs, we cannot listen to others? Personally Chad for me, often I need special events to reinforce I need to do better. Hope you have a terrific day !",
"ADN, why do you allow these racist comments?",
"The only intolerance I've seen is from the Alt- Left progressives normally known as communists. But since that term and ideology is so hated they have changed the noun to progressives. As if they think we wouldn't catch on??? Duh?\n\nCollege campuses, unions, media, CNN, MSNBC, G@M all exhibit extreme intolerance. \n\nSo no the right simply questions it doesn't beat people up or shoot people.\n\niT THE LEFT WHO DOES THIS HORRIBLE STUFF",
"Please calm down, ToTL, your rant is crazy. These are your fellow citizens. Almost none of them are fascists, almost all want to live in peace with enough prosperity to raise their children, almost none of them want to do you harm. Why are you so angry? I would bet that you are a good person, that you get along with your neighbors, that you worship at the church of your choice, that you work hard and contribute to society. So, why the anger? I have my own anger, I try to understand and control it, and I consider it my duty to smile upon my neighbors. Don't let this forum drive you crazy my friend!"
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"Fat ass, go eat another do-nut.",
"Nobody can muster any fond memory of Scalia or what he did while on the Supreme Court. All Scalia did was make sh** up and call it constitutional. I'm glad Scalia is gone won't be remembered for any contributions make to society. Oh wait, Scalia did belong to a secret underground anti-America society.",
"The same office who let Greg gagnon murder Shane Carlson in cold blood with witnesses and did nothing. Doug Harcelroad and Alex I'm a liar and a crook Gardner have blood on there hands and always will. Greg gagnon was a fletcher and smart repairman.",
"Disgusting piece of shit. I hope you rot in prison.",
"Let me set a new record for crawling my native ass across the concrete jungle through 10 miles of waste deep snow to get to school \"ON TIME' mind you, and see if I create any new \"records\" or start any new crisis' world wide. Doubt it...SMH... its just another back page story...UNLESS",
"Great. All we need is another huge federal bureaucracy like the TSA. And you think taxes will go down? Oh, that's right. That's a regular GOP thing, lowering taxes. When the Dems try to raise them and pay the credit card off they get flogged. People are stupid.\nSo, which lies that trump is on the record for are you willing to forgive. All of them? Or shall we start the impeachment hearings ahead of time? That's what hill GOP intended to do to HC as well. Seems fair.",
"typical ignorant lefty, no clue as to the costs that are soaring, the milions that had to giver up thier doctors and insurance cause some government mandate says they have to have this and that,,, trump is thier champiion just not for greedy ignorant left wingers living off the mandates etc... too bad sheep of liberalism like you are blind to the real problems,, i guess you have a crystal ball too since no bill has been put forward thus you have no clue what is coming to replace it",
"The Democrates are the reason our Country is not secure, they sold the America Public out\nBut they paid the price for their ignorance",
"Praising Donald Trump requires true intestinal fortitude.",
"Allow me to summarize the arguments thus far.\n\nOur mad man is crazier than your mad man.\n\nNA, NA, NA, NA, NA\n\nIs it just me or has the level of commentary taken a distinct nosedive on these threads lately ?",
"Millions of Americans will now have more expensive health insurance just so this moron can now say \" look what I did to Obamacare !\" He literally has no clue...",
"Trump's a narcissist jerk, and STILL a better choice than crooked, lying Hillary.",
"Hey Skier....... my sentiments exactly. I never go to Walmart anymore... for many reasons (wage disparity etc.,) but partly because as one walks thru it, one sees the unnecessary plastic garbage people randomly throw into their carts.. Same with dollar stores; these junk shops just wreak of plastic shite. Who dreams up all this rubbish that is shipped over in massive containers, I often wonder.. \n We need to have a heavy push by provincial governments to seriously consider changing our \nscience programming to include land fill issues, pollution and sustainability.. Right at the elementary level so that we bring on a new generation of fresh thinkers and advocates for environmental sustainability.",
"Niagara, you are a stereotypical Welland loser...there's no otherway to state it.",
"What happened to court challenges when the Bush was in the elected moron!",
"Will this be filed under the section of Hawaii State Statutes heading of \"We've decided you're too stupid....\""
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"\"Stand your ground\" It could be carrying.",
"So what are they showing courage against. Why are they not showing courage for all the veterans who have over the years died for their country and the ideals that have kept this country strong. He is obviously not the first idiot president that we have had (and he most surely won't be the last), but you players not respecting the flag & the anthem, let alone the veterans that fought and died for you to be absolute babies makes me very sad even admit I watch the Broncos",
"Maybe your more of a hotdog person?",
"McLeod, you are seriously in need of therapy. Another day and the same gibberish. Everyone here knows you have a screw loose.",
"Twitler is NEVER \"courteous\" except when he lies - which granted, is almost all the time.\n\nI know it is difficult for you utilitas and all your fellow whitelash voters out there but you can't sustain the energy it takes for you to maintain your cognitive dissonance. \n\nYour problem is that reality is a social construction. Please don't try to deny that you are in the thrall of the alt-right propaganda machine run-out of FoxNews and Brietbart. Anytime you want to throw-off that addiction, the rest of us in the reality-based world will certainly help you through your detoxing and withdrawals from the Twitler cult.",
"Bora Mint - I don't think that Trump has played much of a part at all. You are giving him and his tweets, too much credit. However, as a veteran, I believe that they have the right to protest, but I am not going to pay my hard earned money to become upset during the national anthem. There is no right to free speech in the workplace. What happens there is the ideology of the employer. In this case, the NFL is an employer, who is in the business of entertaining others. I pay $50+ a ticket to be entertained. Infusing politics into that entertainment, will always keep me from spending that money and I will find another way to be entertained.",
"Sad. For the greed and ignorance of a few so called subsistence hunters a majority of true and law abiding subsistence hunters must pay the price for bad publicity.",
"It is a shame to see people today constantly talking about entitlements. Clearly another appeal to the welfare state.",
"\"'I’m done!' said Denver resident Jim Rudy ... in a phone call to The Post. 'Go Raiders!'\"\nlol.\nHey Jimbo, the Raiders knelt too.",
"My heastfelt prayers to all in harms way...........OH! That might be me? Yikes. Be safe everyone.",
"I lived through it, I've done bad drugs and I've got my act together.\nin the words of Don Henly...Your bitching and whining are making me sick...get over it...",
"So you are trespassing on someone's private property and then you attack them repeatedly and you think that's okay? Unbelievable!",
"But what a waste of time... maturity level reminds me of a kid who ends the game by threatening to take his ball and go home.",
"\"When he calmed down, they let him up and he grabbed a kitchen knife. When his roommates tried to contain him again, he slashed roommate Bennett Cosgrove on the forehead and chin, the lawsuit says. \"\n\nI'm sure Cosgrove thought he was a threat.\n\nFor all of those commenting, who know nothing about the laws concerning the Use of Deadly Force:\n\nIf you are reasonably in fear of imminent Serious Bodily Injury or Death, Deadly Force may be used. Civilian or Law Enforcement, the law is the same.",
"It wasn't on purpose and I know by facts not assumptions! There were more than just the two of them in the car that night whose lives hve been changes! As a community we need to help these young men rebuild their lives! Believe me I wish my nephew had the choice of rebuilding his life but I did know my nephew well enough that this young man was his friend and it's not just an excuse that it was an avoidant because it was! Gun violence is ramped in our community and ha changes our family forever all I ask from him is that he do the most to make better choices moving forward and those other young men in the car that night because that night changes the fiber of each one of them! I am just thankful to know the truth about what happened to him and that helps me move forward because many families rarely know the truth! So please as a community let's help the youth and not demonized them when it truest was a horrible mistake that night!",
"Nothing is ever good enough for them and nothing is ever enough. We should seriously consider separation, slice up a piece of the nation give it to them and say see ya later.",
"You're suggesting there was sexual assault? That's quite a stretch.",
"So a ME basket case with horrid human rights record signs up for the Paris \"climate-palooza\"?\n\nSo what?",
"Guilty, but insane?? Shoot, I thought that this headline was about Donald J Trump. \n\nThis is most disappointing.",
"Broke my heart knowing what they did to those dogs in Vietnam. Maybe one of the better Clinton administration signings was to know that the dogs would no longer be left behind. So Iraq and Afghanistan didn't desert them the way that they had in Vietnam. So many things went wrong with that war. :( \n\nI always valued the companionship and protection from my animal family. We've raised & trained dogs many generations in my family, for all types of roles. Support to retrieve necessary items for the disabled. Home protection to keep out trespassers or home invaders. Herders to protect the cattle and believe it or not babies. So many dogs had so many roles in our family I cannot imagine leaving behind an animal who was bent on protecting and saving it's human teams. \n\nI know that everyone puts a higher value on human life. Personally, I'd rather see my human enemy die than to see my furry friend go down. If given the option of saving a \"corrupt\" person or a dog. I choose the dog.",
"Totally vapid, just like all your other, endless pejoratives. All you do is insult and denigrate, to the best of your limited mental function. Snowflakes are extraordinarily beautiful, and no two are alike. You are an unreconstructed philistine. Eugene must have committed some horrible affront to ancient gods, to be stuck with you endlessly posting your witlessisms on a public forum intended for polite folks.",
"Yes, us evil landlords who require that that tenants mow the beautiful backyard need to be taught a lesson. For one, I learned how to rid a house of dozens of voles in a matter of days because because my tenants got in a pissing contest over whose turn it was to take the trash out. I found my house with all the doors, closet doors, and flooring (brand new) removed. Disappeared. Gone. Broken down school buses parked on the front lawn. People live like animals by choice. Then they sue me to get their deposit back.",
"I had to flag your comment as you referred to \"backwoods\" of Quebec pejoratively. I find it part of the Orwellian reality of today that people can constantly denigrate the people who live here peacefully but not those who come with books and a recent past literally screaming of war and a warrior god. Media has made you hate your own culture. How sad.",
"SA is hurting. run very poorly.",
"\"Special pets?\" Really? You said this about human beings?",
"Anytime we try to destroy people, who are trying to get their opinion across, if we agree with them or not, it is not our right to do harm to them, as long as they are not abusive to any other!! None of us was chosen by GOD to destroy our enemies, whether we agree with them or not!! Don't try to play GOD, it won't work, except to do more harm!!",
"What would I have done? I'd have talked to the boy, it's not difficult. Screaming PUT THE HAMMER DOWN! Is escalating, calmly talking de-escalates, violence must only be used when necessary. The lawsuit has precedent. \nRead the story again, he shot 5 times about a second after the taser. In court, this is where the hair splits. The taser didn't work because he didn't wait to see, he shot way too soon. \n\nAre the cops now encouraged to just brutalize the public however they see fit? 911 ruined the America I loved, when white hats didn't torture, Andy Griffith was the police ideal, and freedom didn't mean submission to authority for the sake of safety.\n\nNow alleged patriots defend this while despising the very government the cops represent.",
"After muslim killer kills 6 in Quebec, slobbering leftist protesting zombies wobble in self doubt to handlers asking what to do next.\n\n\"We thought you said trump was evil\" they say.\nHandlers shuffle feet and navel gaze......\nTrump looks more right every day mutters zombies\nIn other news aid agencies increase ad campaign with funds from ponzie program dollars donated by last months suckers to capture more sympathy bucks.\nZombies shuffle home to government jobs on buses donated by labour unions\n\nAnd you wonder why Trump won",
"Once again you can't resist calling others names, insulting them and their families. Were you born this way?",
"Many men and women died throughout the history of America to keep that flag flying. The political left is bitter indeed when public disrespect for the nation is called peaceful protest. Trump is right. Take your protest off the sport's field.",
"Yank, thank you for a lovely demonstration as to how unhinged the left has become. Someone wants to put a colloquial abbreviation in the voter's pamphlet and, in your mind, that necessitates a \"mental health assessment\"? That really scares me.",
"lol, this is strickly a republican problem. Shows the danger of voting for a party that no longer believes in its founding principles.",
"Instead of thoughts and prayers, I would like to see congressmen engage brain and use reason and logic to make decisions. Then exhibit courage and moral fiber to actually do something to defy gun merchants and the NRA. Find ways to decrease the level of insanity and murderous individuals who are unable to live as civilized human beings. Prayer is fine, but decisions would be better at this level of societal violence.",
"No doubt there is a medical issue involved. I disagree on the treatment and solutions offered by liberal society. Their solution to the disorder is for everyone else to go a long with the gag and enable the person's delusion. \n\nFor example, in the case of someone who is clearly a man, but thinks they are a women--liberals tell us that we have to play along with their mental delusion. Doctors change their appearance to make the man look more feminine. The law gives them a paper that claims what is clearly a man is not legally considered a women. That is what I disagree with. You don't treat what is clearly a mental disorder by trying to alter objective reality and force it to conform to a mental delusion.",
"Yikes!\n\nYou should be careful admiting to that kind of behavior. Your surperior degree and all......",
"First of all being homosexual, does not imply one is a sinner, it is the actions, in thought word or deed, that can be sinful.\n\nSo the \"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or rohibiting the free exercise thereof\" part of the Constitution becomes a target to force a point of recent law. That is \"approve my life style of else\", rather then going to another store, for say a wedding cake..\n\nIt becomes more of you must not only tolerate a life style, but approve it, & that in the long term, does not help..\n\nOne more thing. Look abound, & see even in families, a majority can make life miserable for the minority, or any place there is a gathering of people, white brown, gay, etc. That song goes beyond race, real or perceived gender.",
"Yo Dr. Phil you talking about Kealoha or Trump BTW your church is an ongoing criminal enterprise.",
"I would just like to ask one question. For all the people who are for reforming the system to a much \"kinder system\" have you ever been personally impacted by a serious criminal event to you or a loved one? I do believe your outlook of how the perpetrator spends his time in prison would change. If not feel free to volunteer your time and money to shower him or her with kindness.",
"Did I say that campus violence and attempts to stifle free speech involve the right as well?\n\nHas my subsequent post changed my position at all?\n\nWhen conservative thought was less robust than now should Chris Hedges have been dis-invited as a speaker at a major American university?\n\nShould you be focusing on the campus activities of the left as an excuse for you and others to abandon your more liberal instincts without considering the far greater harms perpetrated by right wing policies?",
"Huh? Where are you getting \"trampling on the first amendment\" from? Sounds like maybe you're on the wrong thread or you just like to put forth straw-man arguments.",
"Who said there was any \"letting\" going on. You are jumping to conclusions for political reasons.",
"True on-line trolling (in the proper sense) is very much serious antisocial conduct.",
"Like Spock would say 'it's logical' when you are confronted with reality and have no solution to a problem the logical thing to do is step back and let someone else deliver. \nI hope you were joking about a 'big name' coach, that ain't happening, ever. OSU needs someone like Leach...someone like the NAVY coach. Triple option with connections to the Islands.",
"You're asking for too much from many in this crowd. Most of the same bunch putting the onus on this kid for doing something every ONE of them have done as kids at one time or another without being killed for it are the VERY same ones who wanted Alexandra Ellis to get off easy for drunk-driving/hit-and-run because \"she was a young kid who made poor choices.\" Three guesses what difference causes the different attitudes. If these folks had any insight or understanding that others have the same hopes and fears as they do, and deserve the same respect, they wouldn't presume to place blame so easily. But they don't.",
"You're a troll using someone else's registered name.",
"God and I are doing fine. I see many social changes that concern me and I'll continue to comment on them.\n\nI want to show compassion for the Tweekers, they have some terribly painful stories. From what I know, Jesus did not shoot the poor or mentally ill, but offered them salvation. He also said others 'will do more than I have'. That tells me that our 'acts' count, it not all about a religious label. \n \nI could do more. *I did not say gov programs are the only path to help.",
"Demanding things from us and crying racist if we don't fork them over.",
"That doesn't excuse slew-footing and two-handed slashes to the back of the head. Ovie should be gone for several games but the league is more concerned with television ratings than anything else. Bank on that.",
"Too bad there wasn't a massacre? No.\n\n\nJust....no. Stop.\n\n\nI'm disgusted at the GOP-NRA collusion that continues in the interest of the gun manufacturing lobby, but you are not helping. At all.",
"Well, that's one approach to free speech - make a dramatic claim about how it's under attack by them other guys, and then refuse to defend it.",
"Gee, what an important piece. We have a real crisis brewing in Juneau, a fishery catastrophe in interior Alaska, a national health care vote pending, a collapse of relationships with Russia, terrorist killings worldwide and what do we find occupying most of the editorial page of the ADN: a story about feral cats. What a paper!",
"There have been many people expressing aspirations wishing a violent death upon President Trump. Now we know a 2.2 mile kill shot is doable so I hope the Secret Service has taken note and take the necessary measure to protect the President.",
"\"As Texans owner reignites protest debate, Jerry Jones says NFL should seek “accountability”\n\nWhat they should seek is the realization that Football is an ENTERTAINMENT venue, and that millions of fans will return when that understanding becomes clear.",
"Speaking of heckling team....",
"I've seen some nasty things written about Pope Benedict on this site.",
"Another very good post my dear. Remember being a victim and being portrayed as such by the left wing media puts that group into a power position and they have the ear of the politicians when ever they want it.",
"Sad day when Admin's philosophy is \"Winning at all costs is the bottom line\", especially when it's a public school. We wish the Sabers and the Campbell community the best in the coming season.",
"Yes, and I have the right to counter that opinion. It's funny how you claim that I'm manipulating the facts for my own agenda by bullying those whose views are not my own. You should be aware that Trump is manipulating the fact that Kaepernick was protesting against police brutality into an agenda that he was being disrespectful to the flag. \n\nhttps://undertheradar.military.com/2016/09/kaepernick-meets-veteran-nate-boyer-kneels-anthem/",
"MLK must be spinning in his grave. As our country's demographics change; and they are pretty quickly changing; that will be reflected in all venues. This claim of victimhood is a convenient excuse for any failings of self, real or imagined. How tiring and awful to be filled with this venom. And as for the UH leadership protecting or promoting free speech, that's a sham. Free speech as long as it's in a certain area, at a certain time unless, of course, it's speech that the faculty and leadership agree with.",
"You might find some acolytes here prepared to believe you were only \"expressing an aphorism of sorts\" but for others, yes, your mentioning change through violence three times is advocating it.",
"Can they do this to my neighbors constantly screaming brat?",
"At this point the NFL and owners would likely be better off just ignoring the issue. The more media coverage it receives, the more they look for a \"fix\", the longer and more dramatic the whole kneeling cause gets.",
"Consider that \"youth activists are now considering \"legal action\" in response to the (governor's) denial.\" With respect, that is absurd. The students are pawns for L48 environmental agitators. I doubt they have a holistic understanding of the issues. They are systematically indoctrinated in these subjects and then become zealots. The governor was stupid for meeting with them in the first place and thereby providing media coverage. In the picture look at the student at the far end of the table using his phone to record or picture the event. It was the governor's meeting and he should not have permitted that.",
"Yes, please explain what \"anti -semitisem\" is.",
"There you go again resorting to abuse and name-calling.",
"\"Boys with a normal viewpoint were taken out of the fields and offices and factories and classrooms and put into the ranks. There they were remolded; they were made over; they were made to \"about face\"; to regard murder as the order of the day. They were put shoulder to shoulder and, through mass psychology, they were entirely changed. We used them for a couple of years and trained them to think nothing at all of killing or of being killed. Then, suddenly, we discharged them and told them to make another \"about face\" ! This time they had to do their own readjustment, sans [without] mass psychology, sans officers’ aid and advice and sans nation-wide propaganda. We didn’t need them any more.\"\n\n-from \"War is a Racket\" by U.S. Marine Corp. Gen. Smedley Butler, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor twice. http://thoughtcrimeradio.net/2015/11/pdf-war-is-a-racket-by-gen-smedley-butler/",
"You are just confirming what I said, ie that the court took the exceptional move to over ride the decision of their own Supreme Court justice and issue a press release in response to a social media mob lynching.\n\nDangerous precedent.",
"Sounds like you're the scourge.",
"Not an act of terrorism? It sure as hell wasn't an act of love and tolerance. Thankfully there was an armed off-duty cop on the scene. Knowing the bleeding heart liberals, they'll want him charged with police brutality.",
"I understand the concern of the dog owner and hope Rocky fully recovers. We live here because of the proximity to nature and we need to respect that there are consequences of that choice. Living safely with wildlife is our responsibility. Hopefully these types of interactions don't escalate into hysteria that threatens the dwindling natural community we've displaced.",
"I feel rather sorry for you, to be honest.",
"An obnoxious response. Please review your Civil Comments policy kids.",
"..but I did not miss the irony of your post exposing yet another hurt snowflake Al.",
"Boots, ordinarily I would be with you on the idea of assisted suicide but I have some serious fears with the way our political system is evolving, not just republicans and democrats, but fierce partisans who refuse to bend or show any common sense. The drug war, declared ridiculous by no less than National Review 30 years ago, has reached the extremes that people with chronic pain and their physicians can no longer take a vacation, because they have to see their doctor face-to-face for every tiny amount of narcotics that ease their pain. People in constant pain without relief will be much more likely to wish to end that pain by all means necessary including suicide, so we make it easy to obtain that? Why can't we enable them to have a more comfortable life rather than just killing them off??!",
"I'm with you when it comes to constructive discourse, but there's a big difference between that and bizarre, stream-of-consciousness rambling!! \n(though I was entertained by the article, in the same way as, say, I would be entertained by a clown car crashing into a mime in slow-motion - it was weird, unbelievable and something you wouldn't expect to experience unless you were taking some serious mind-altering drugs!) :-)\n\nStill, five times.... that's some serious hallucinations right there, I'm just sayin'!!",
"What an inane reply. Some people take up just causes because it is the right thing to do - there is no consideration of an monetary benefits - many are volunteers, They are compassionate and want to help those in desperate need of help.\nI feel sorry for you.",
"Because we have to dumb down society to the lowest common denominator.",
"Must be a pen pal for serial killers.",
"Too much, considering how much damage they cause the taxpayers in this community.",
"Yet another ISSUE I have with UNCLE PHIL. I am really tired of reading articles about how loyal Uncle Phil is to the U of O. About how he has donated $500 MILLION here and there and everywhere, and its approaching $1 BILLON +DOLLARS..........\n\nIf UNCLE PHIL had an OUNCE of LOYALTY in him, he would be at games showing his face and supporting the U of Oregon football team in their disastrous season. There is NO HONOR in Uncle Phil, ONLY if you are swayed by MONEY.......... How genuine is that??????? NOT in my playbook..................\n\nAnd DO NOT send out your side kick, THE GUNSLINGER aka Pat Kilkenny, to make it appear you care, that's just called, PASSING THE BUCK.",
"Brilliant column. Kelly is right. Sports has long since not been about sports but about talking about sports and, further, the entertainment and self-indulgent entity it has become; a joke, really. Full disclosure I'm a retired journalist wrote similar stuff railing about these developments but this does not take away from Kelly's view. Sports has become a freak show given social media and such. For instance, defining moments of recent Stanley Cup final: PK Subban and Listerine. I mean seriously, people. Yet Subban knew exactly what he was doing, getting 'me' publicity he milked for 3-4 days with a complicit media (though he seemed to have missed that he pissed Crosby off and thereby essentially cost Predators the series). And so this is where we are with sports - FBI investigations into who stole Tom Brady's jersey (I mean federal funds wasted on that??) and on and on. It's a joke and I for one for the very most part don't play anymore. It's not worth my attention but for this comment",
"Win or lose, we all need to support the Warriors. Despite the Stadium Authority's poor service and dilapidated facility, don't let that stop you from coming out to support UH's players and coach Rolo. Go bows. Go Rolo.",
"We really don't want to protect criminals, but we want their votes.",
"Mine is more a strategic comment Dejain. I think constant blame casting using common stereotypes destroys any chance of peaceful conflict resolution or restitution agreements that lead back to healing. \n\nIn this a site the right place to look for constructive conversation? I do try to encourage a more rational approach.(often failing, including some of my own post). Yea, I think so and so is: my home, the supermarket, the church, my work environment. \n\nWe are a deeply divided culture and it will weaken our nation if we don't find processes that find ways to handle our differences. \nI'm not waiting for the political world to get much done at this point.\n\nI",
"Thank you for a good post. No one should take glee in the death of another.",
"not disputing your previous point - in fact i agree! my point until now, our meddling has been colored erroneously as benevolence when we should not even be there, in the first place...!",
"As opposed to the party that not just condones--but actually celebrates--infanticide, sodomy {you know, grave sins which cry to Heaven for vengeance}, and open borders? Please.",
"\"My daddy owns the Broncos\" isn't enough to beat a traffic ticket anymore? What is the world coming to?",
"Could be. Botched robbery, I get it.",
"\"[N]o true Christian \"just warrior\" will ever celebrate his having killed, or rejoice in it, or boast of it. Nor will that warrior's society. Killing is always an evil, always a source of sorrow, always to be regretted.\"\n\nI totally, totally agree . . . except for the proposition that killing is always an evil. Killing is at times the moral thing to do. But even then, as you say, killing is to be regretted and is always a source of sorrow.",
"Yes that exact scenario (frustrated gun owners in political debates) make approximately 98.6% of all murders in this nation.",
"No, it was not done with \"good intentions\", whatever that means. It was done to make the point that I perceive you can be ugly, contentious, rude, snide, and pretentious - that you do not invite a reply but you invite some sort of retaliation. I am very willing to explore ideas, but I do not want to enter into a contentious debate - and that seems to be your style. More, since you erased the original comment, I no longer remember what points your were making, but they obviously did not make a point with me. \n\nWhy carry this on? Your style of debate and retort is not my style of discussion. Is this a contest to see who can get the last word? Again, why jab at me when you know I don't like it and will only jab back? Of course, you can respond but it just points out that you like playing sado masochistic games, wasting space on this discussion board.",
"Yep, typical liberal response to a problem. Change the law to punish everyone instead of dealing with the root of the problem. Notice the name on the tipped over tankers? Maybe talk to the company about their bad driving directly?",
"Speak of hate?? Read these horrifying comments from the Liberal base. Really shows their character, their morality and their distain. They are raising children to think and react in the same manner and then we wonder why America is in the state that it is in? There is no compassion, no logic but there is complete support for violence and hate and worse of all they don't even see it. Can't wait to read some of their reactions to this.",
"Opportunist really? This man is so concerned and so involved I can't believe you would even say that. This is the same man who started the 'cool schools' initiatve and used his own money to help bring fans to the overheating classrooms. Just goes to show how cruel people like you can be when there are actual good citizens and representatives doing the right thing. Shame on you.",
"Great. You're a 'blame the victim' person. So what, the guy screamed. I may have too if I was being manhandled like that. I don't see where it's OK on ANY level to do business like that. IT'S NOT OK!",
"Social license is a crock!!",
"The intent of the justice system can be debated, but I'm pretty sure justice was not intended to serve the Pac-12. You make a good point about the effects on any victim of a crime to see that person in a public position. But that applies to any professional position that convicted person may take as an adult. Can he not live a public life within range of the victim? \n\nAthlete's should be treated as any citizen in the eye's of the law. Sports administrators claiming that 'tough' rules for participation makes athletes role models for perfect behavior just makes the industry look that much more hypocritical when the truth is that they are and well always be, fallible human beings.",
"The link : \"Pet therapy\" is not a scientific paper, makes a statement and then does not back it up. The organization that is behind it, has a vested interest in pets..\n\nAnything I have read has been dismissed as co-relation, and not causation.",
"I can't grasp how collective freedom puts the fear of god in the heart of wingnuts. \n\nIf you're ill and can't get medical treatment you have no \"freedom\" at all.",
"I hope you are being sincere about this allie. The military and HPD is absolutely necessary to our well being in a cruel world.",
"Hey Kapernick, it's called responsibility...as in, YOU are responsible for YOUR actions.\nDid you think you could make a big stink and there would be no repercussions? Shouldn't have walked away from that contract, eh?\nSO THINK AGAIN. \nNo team can ever get Kapernick the 'player' without getting Kapernick the 'attitude'...and it's not worth it, at any price, let alone the $millions$ you're demanding.\nSo no 'collusion' required, you're done. Better start calling CFL teams!",
"I can only speculate why the adult Mortara felt as he did. Yet, given the attitude towards Jews in the pre-Vatican II Church and the Church's need to justify it's action, I can only imagine the intense propaganda Mortara must have been subject to.\n\nStill, what is troubling me about your response is that, although I asked, you still continue to not explained what you think is the significance of the sentences you reference. If it troubled you that the points mentioned were being ignored, then you must think there is something significant to them. I ask what that is? \n\nI fear not calling this a kidnapping, citing the law as an explanation and calling it \"sad\" doges and dulls the horror of what happened. \n\nI also think the poster, John P. Keenan, explained best the dangers of the kind of theology that led to justification of such a horrible act. \n\nPan, sometimes the Church is wrong - very, very wrong. This is one of those times. I think it is best to clearly acknowledge this.\n\nJohn David",
"Gtfo of here trask.",
"Who knew two egotists would be the destruction of our world? Are we so starved for leadership, this is what we've wrought? If we get thru this one, time to drain the WH swamp. Immediately!",
"The owner should be put in jail",
"Playing too much Grand Theft Auto.",
"It's apparent the facts of all these Crimes, Trayvon, Freddy, Micheal, Crystal(Duke lacrosse rape accuser), and many others of color were not concluded to be Racist incidents or the NAACP would have won. Barry, Al, Jesse, Fredericka, etc. all came to their side with false narratives spewed by Racists Hate incited by the Liberal Media. Racial problems still exists today and will forever be with us humans, Do we Americans need the Liberal Media to sensationalize racial colors with FALSE narratives that causes riots, deaths, vandallism, etc.?\nimo, all these people had no respect for John Law, makes you wonder why? Unbelievable people side with Law breakers, liars, deceivers because of the Liberal Media spewing false narratives for readership eyes. Yes, they have to survive but it's crossing the line\nIt is what it is, Racial Hate should not be tolerated but to spew lies, to deceive people for readership eyes is just plain Wrong",
"So what do we have now?\n\nAmericans elected a leader with breathtaking hubris who turned out to be a Neocon empire-is-great warmonger of the worst kind in disguise. He certainly fooled 175 million voters and much of the world. But America deserves Trump. \n\nUp north Junior the supposed Trump hater suddenly become the kisser (you know where). I think its what he ate at the White House dinner. Or maybe he sat at the presidential desk for 1 minute for photo op. The corruption of power gets to weak mind easily. I wonder which direction Senior is turning.\n\nBut there is more. Freeman the Ukraine Nazi suddenly becomes the Canadian Neocon after a quick lecture by T.Rex the dinosaur and Mad Dog of War. \n\nDoes Canada deserve these two? Maybe we should bring Harper the Zionist back.",
"Pandering to Putin, Assad and Trump is not what I consider brave.",
"Wow. You are particularly contentious these last two days. \n\nHow dare you ascribe motive to me, however wrong again you are. Are you looking to pick an argument for some reason?\n\nAnd I see that my challenge to you to empathize with someone remains unaddressed. I guess you are unable to.",
"Your another prime example of \"sour grapes\"! You along with the other Chumpsters are coming up with all kinds of excuses to back a president, (and I use that term loosely) as well as the republican party that is reeling from arrogance and the lack of knowledge to run a country. It is falling apart in front of all of you or should I say all of this country and the repubs cant handle the fire now that its lit and burning out of control!!!",
"the murderer behind this erosion of free speech (btw, this is a LEGAL term which requires a LEGAL definition, not just what we all think ) - was well known to the police - why was he not taken seriously? where were his health care providers?\n\nwhy was he not treated as the domestic terrorist he is? highly problematic, and with unacceptably tragic results. \n\n\n Wheeler succeeds in stifling free speech again, go figure.",
"Any endorsement from the Donald is the kiss of death. Sort of reminds you of any endorsement coming from Rob and Doug",
"It's to much for you to handle, ask someone to help you.",
"Co-Pierre, every good point you make is overshadowed by the fact that you see students as a lingering horde of barbarians. Surely you could have made the same points without that last paragraph. It's astounding that you believe you can say that. First that it's acceptable, second, that you are so cock-sure that no one will challenge you on it and third, that it enhances argument. What is wrong with you?",
"I've watched the SHS webcasts from 2015 season. This #56 OL & Long Snapper plays as a man-child among boys. As a former HS coach in SC I appreciate the hustle he displays throughout the game by covering punts and playing defense when called upon. His decision is a big PAC gain and a SEC miss! Hope to one day see him with the Cats at the National Champ game.",
"'Siren scream No denying' I'll bite. In a truly free society, a rationally argued, civilly presented right of centre view is just as acceptable as a poorly argued, trendy, emotive Lefty perspective lacking either accurate historic context or a moral anchor deeper than current social fashion. The lack of civility demonstrated by Lefties shouting down and shutting down dialogue whether on university campuses or in the media results in the polarized environment currently manifest. Trump is not the cause. He is not even the end reality. He is merely a symptom. Having shut down the channels of dialogue, Lefties now feign surprise that people see their movement as the cause - a bunch of brainless, whining victimitis' who state, \"Everything non-White, non-European Western, non-Male is good. Everything White, European-Centric or Male is BAD\" News Flash: That is racist, sexist hate speech emanating from the Left and it is aggressive and violent in intent. Reap the whirlwind indeed.",
"You are really not a very nice person. It was not determined yet about any BAC. So you really shouldn't jump to any conclusions. A person died, and a child was ejected. 5 others were hurt. Be nice and have some positive thoughts.",
"I've be a Broncos fan ever since I was a kid growing up in Denver when they first started playing, well out of respect for my country, flag, all the service men and women, police men and women,and firefighters (I was in the military, law enforcement, and was also a volunteer Firefighter at different times) am choosing to boycott the NFL along with all its players and from Goodell on down.\nIt used to be the football players were someone to look up to and aspire to be like, now a days you have nothing but over paid under worked would be criminals. what with all the spouse abusers, excessive drinkers and drug users as well as those that carry a firearm without being licensed the whole of the NFL should be disbanded, as for me no more watching the NFL until it's act is cleaned up!"
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"Apology NOT ACCEPTED! Liar, liar, liar....yet fits perfectly with the modus operandi of Junior's government.",
"Stupid reporting, and of course you had to use a horrible picture of a classy, wonderful American! Get over it, Trump won!",
"He doesn't even know what mocking means he actually believes all the crap he says or tweets.",
"Could it be that Corker will have the last laugh in that he and other Republicans bailing on Trump in Congress will come back to bite the orange moron on the okole by forming up and running against him for President in 2020, so he won't even be a candidate and we can just ignore the phony ranting and raving from then to the end of time?",
"Wellll...Liberals. \nWe saw the same thing with Obama and his administration's inability to utter: \"Muslim Terrorists\", and time after time his inability to actually Do something about it, even after a hollow threat : remember \"The Red Line\"?",
"The anger on the left, fanned by Rachel, Bill Maher, most CNN reporters, comedians, faculty members, this despicable play in NYC needs to stop, etc. \n\nThis Bernie supporter apparently was a big Rachel fan. \n\nI've seen comparable facebook posts to this fellow's among my left leaning friends on facebook. Anger, insinuating violence. \n\nI used to think we should do our utmost to befriend all people.\n\nNow I think we need to shun them hard. Cut them out of our social network. \n\nThey protest about the slightest thing. They're uncharitable and downright irritating to be around. \n\nI think NCR has done more than its share of stoking the fire among liberals.\n\nThe editors should do some soul searching. \n\nJust look at some of the comments they let slide about Trump...\"racist, idiot, and worse\".",
"It isn't just based on the definition of the word unfounded (which I agree should be precisely defined) but also on the assumption that all crimes should have the same rate of \"unfounded\" which on the face of it is ludicrous.",
"Rep Pruitt: You tout cuts but no details on what they are. You ignore the widely know fact that ALL state employees, including the \"vital\" ones you cite could be laid off and STILL not balance the budget. I am on board with both an income and sales tax. They can both be smaller than either alone, capture tourist/visitor revenue along with expat worker revenue. As a bonus the citizens now have true skin in the game and pay much closer attention to the spending than ever before. It's called being engaged, something not seen since the income tax was rescinded. No more stupid, endless SuHydro studies, KABATA, roads to nowhwhere, LIO debacles, travel junkets, useless railroad extensions etc.",
"Good. The NRA and tRump deserve each other. Blam, blam, blam. Shoot 'em up, bang 'em up.",
"Poor white people have not been discriminated against because of the color of their skin.",
"Driving from CT to Paarl a few weeks ago, a blue light convoy came up behind us very fast and put on their sirens, right on our tail - they nearly gave us heart attacks. It's a very dangerous way to drive - no one (other than emergency services) should be allowed to travel faster than the speed limit, and ALL blue light convoys should be banned. Who the devil do these idiots thing they are?",
"The White House is playing silly games. Canada should call their bluff.",
"Kumbya is greek, use a Kappa. Cumbya is a term used at those Vatican gay orgies. Regardless, I am not arguing for a kumbya moment. Quite a few priests need to be be outed, not as gay, but as asexuals, and counseled on what their sexuality entails and how it has preverted Catholic sexual teaching. They need to feel as uncomforatable with that as they have made the rest of us feel for normal heterosexuality.",
"Nah, Alaska Trumpnuts are just too lazy to get off the couch.",
"That's quite an understatement, ask the Fairbanks Four, why breathing air in your Alaska State Trooper Outhouse is now a Capitol Offense. The Alaska State Poopers, where shit for brains, is a Alaska Attorney General's employment requirement.",
"CSU and campus student group, Stupud for Life, settle lawsuit. The First Amendment protects the student's god-given right to be stupid."
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"What Outsider keeps saying and you keep ignoring, is tell us in writing on line right here, some (or all) of your 'solutions' to any of these actual problems instead of spending so much time carping about personalities and other whines about how everything is terrible.\n\nThat requires no face-to-face coffee slurping, just some actual suggestions that can be evaluated on their own merit, if any.",
"your anti-Christian slip is showing",
"Ah, so you are attempting to be funny. A shame that you don't actually think adhering to Church teaching is important.",
"Your insights into the individual's behavior, the overriding motive on the part of the airline employees - \"[doing] right by the majority of its customers\" - as well as my own reasoning for my comments, are beyond amazing. Very creative. \n\nI agree with you regarding projection, however, and we all reveal ourselves in the things we say about others, especially when speaking *to* others and defining them. \n\nLars, you couldn't demystify anything for me. You can't eat my intellectual, informed dust.",
"This is relevant to a thread about illegal aliens how again? Snarky for sure. Relevant, uh ...",
"Then by that token not all Republicans are racists like you Libs portray them to be. Just like not all Republicans are white.",
"That is thug mentality.",
"Sometimes, privileged people should realise they don't actually understand those without privilege and talk about something else.\n\nRule of thumb - if you haven't lived it, don't assume you know anything.",
"Shades of old \"tail gunner\" Joe McCarthy! He was into jingoism and stereotyping too and was just as wrong as you are today! There is no monolithic, single agenda force in the Democratic Party and there never has been. Small minds are given to stereotypes and conspiracy theories, wiser minds recognize that we are all individuals possessed of independent thoughts and many different motivations. Calling people socialists is a way to demonize anyone with whom you disagree or who appears or dares to act differently from yourself. Millions of people aren't wrong simply because you are possessed of a narrow world view and think, therefore, you are right.",
"Can't have any of those truths and facts from intelligent scientific research interfere with the Republican Terrorist Traitor Party's false christian faith-based ideology created from ether without substance. All found floating in the blank spaces of the universe revealed and interpreted by the chosen few in the pulpits, party headquarters, vatican, TV arenas. All created by a bearded white guy seated on a golden throne somewhere in those blank spaces. All such scientific knowledge to be stopped and the rest eliminated by Der Fuehrer Trump and his Luddite CONgressional sycophants through the corruption of the entire U.S. Constitution and governing process. All bought and paid for by the Billionaire Barons of the Corporate Oligarchy led by Wall Street and the Oil Monopoly.",
"I think the strategy of hoping they will go away isn't going to work...it is clear that the last campaign gave legitimacy to extremism and white nationalists, junior KKK, new Nazis, and fomented racism. The little 'd' was at the center of this is also no surprise...he has rested on the fringe for quite a while...\"birtherism and some other stupid stuff. It got him attention, and he found that the more stupid things he said, the more press he got...it may never have occured to him that people actually believed this bs. Of course he too brought out from under the rock Stephen Miller and Bannon, among others, who are on the tail-end of the fridge. Did you hear Miller's silly take on the Statue of Liberty? He dismissed the experience of millions! The prince of Orange broke it, he bought it, but he can't fix it because then his polling will be under 10%.",
"Don't attribute your own juvenile cynicism and moral relativism to others. Pretending to look down from a great height and pronouncing \"they're all the same\" is just another kind of cheap self-aggrandizement of the kind in which the Ignoramus-In-Chief is currently indulging. Being able to draw meaningful distinctions is quite the opposite of a \"blind eye.\"",
"I tell You why,imo.\ntheSA Liberals are anti-white. the victims were white and the perpetrators were of a minority race.\nJust my opine. lol",
"We can't be bothered with this issue.....everyone is too busy making a big fuss about Donald Trump's words that describe actions reprehensible to most people.",
"I said no such thing Phil. The facts are that US owners and consumers gott the henefit of low wage immigrant workers. And even at those wages itt was providing a better income for manual labor immigrants.\n\nI think the US needs an immigration policy it can enforce and meets the needs of our nation. I'm fine with a refugee program as long as it's enforceable.\n\nThe question of people living here already, some for many generations, deserve something more than the back of our hand considering our complicity and benefits from their labor. There is no ethical 'one size fits all ' answer. We disagree and that's fine. But Congress needs a decision and twice the hard line faction like youself blocked majority efforts to pass reform.",
"Yes, Yes, That is the leftist progressive playbook, druggie, high school drop out \"music artist\" begging youth to emulate them so that they can be soooooo cool and follow Jesus, opps, I mean Evil! That is why there were so many of these abject loser artist at this convoluted, fake, joke of an convention. Brainwash the youth, that has been the progressive mantra behind the scenes for 50 years or more, or maybe going all the way back to Tincan alley!",
"[You sound like a child arguing with a parent, you asked why revenue grew in the 1970s and again in the 1990s so I gave it to you.]\nAnd I noted how it proved your original comment \"on Reaganomics\" was a complete farce. What exactly is your problem here other than having your argument refuted?\n\n[Don't pretend to be using critical thinking here]\nAfter the second insult it seems to me that you have abandoned any substantive argument and resorting to trolling. Are you trying to offend me or just not mature enough to being questioned or disagreed with and thinking insulting others online somehow \"wins?\"",
"Seriously?! If everything is racist then nothing is racist. You people don't get the concept of \"beating a dead horse\". The entire country is by now, completely immune to the term RACIST. Take a long walk off a short pier.",
"It was YOU that made the original assertion, not me. Of course what they do reflects subjectivity. But YOUR assertion that Politifact is \"extremely biased\" and part of the \"Alt-Left\" reflects a willingness to buy into name-calling and blame-casting. Then again, when you control the government from top to bottom and can't get much done, you need to find or create enemies somehow. \nMy last word here.",
"You're obviously suffering from post-election denial. Get over it.",
"\"Our\" views? Suggesting all people \"brought up here\" have the same views as you is laughable, at best.",
"Yeah, man! Geithner, Rangel, Sharpton, McCaskill....Oh, you said GOP. Must not have heard of those \"other people\" from that \"other party\".",
"Go ahead, foment your narrow right-wing vicious vitriolic unbound by any semblance of decency. If what you profess comes true, then the defeat of fascism has been in vain. Canadians soldiers spilt their blood in the name of justice. And that's what you want undone.",
"You show your racism by immediately thinking that.",
"I don't care what they say in these phony debates. They all just talk in sound bites and rehersed speeches. There are plenty of more useful ways to hear what they claim to stand for during the campaign.",
"\"What bothers me about many of you is your absurd ignorance of the most fundamental of American principles.\"\n\nSadly, you have done nothing whatsoever to educate any of us with your word salad.\n\nI'm a lawyer, and I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. Did you copy and paste this from some sort of Freeper forum?",
"BS. Cry me a river.",
"Poor thing, spare me the wailing and drama.\n\nIf you dish’em out, you have to take’em.\n\nThe Church disagrees with you.",
"Everything you said is absolutely true, but Dems don't want to hear it.\nSadly, if Dems keep this up, then they are destined to lose yet another round of elections.",
"Unfortunately Jerry, we live in a sue-happy environment with the sexual, racial, and other biases claiming this or that. Even a well-intentioned compliment can be misconstrued as an assault on people. I guess the answer is to just no say anything nice to people anymore!",
"Oh.....and what does responsibility have to do with the pizza issue (which was being discussed by us)? Here it is.....Papa John is whining that the NFL's handling of the Anthem protests is hurting his business. Therefore, he can keep crying out it, or break ties with the NFL. The \"conservative value\" way (in quotes because the GOP abandoned personal responsibility long ago....they are also now just as much in the professional victim business as the liberals) would be to make a decision to remedy the situation, not whine and play the victim.\n\nAnd.....what percentage of the black population is responsible for the 50% of all violent crimes? I bet it's a pretty small number. That was my point.\n\nI'm done discussing this with you. But, if you still have a problem with me, then maybe it is you that needs to find a new place...where your views don't get challenged. I'm not going anywhere.",
"2.5 million protesters and only 17 of them had to call in sick for work...liberals never fail to vote for free stuff using our pocketbooks and they don't like being told no.",
"I'm trying to follow your logic here... anti-racist professors attempting to establish a community standard and self-police their colleague's ignorance are \"the soul of the KKK\"? Calling someone out in a public forum is NOT the same as intimidating, exiling, and lynching people on the basis of their race/religion/etc.",
"Sorry, convict--between you and I, only one of us is frantically filling up these pages with comments under a plethora of silly pseudonyms in a childish bid for attention. That would be you.\n\nIt appears you operate according to the concept that negative attention is preferable to none at all. Perhaps consider feeding your cats more if you're feeling lonely.",
"\"Yours is a war for representation. You desperately want to gain control over how various groups are represented. You want to remove a group's power to represent itself and expect outsiders to recognize, acknowledge and speak in its own language.\"\n\nDo you seriously deny that all this applies to the \"gay rights\" movement?",
"and another leftard thinks murders are because of lax gun laws! ya tell the to those in chicago where there are stricter gun laws than in canada and yet more people are mudered than ever! wow the ignorance of the left never ends",
"Very good point often missed by the progressives and modernizers. Your mockery of those who disagree with you does credit to the church. They deserve your scorn.",
"\"What on Earth is the matter with this country? Seriously, what is wrong with Canada?\"\n\nThe non-whites are standing up for themselves and challenging white privilege, and you are reacting strongly to it because you are unused to having your privilege challenged. I understand how upset you are because many who are used to having the world act in a certain way -what you consider as \"normal\"- and this is what is leading to your hand-wringing and whining.",
"Ah, you don't know them, haven't been there, and yet you know enough about them to form an opinion on their character. I've been there, talked to them, and claim that they are bigoted, and you discredit my opinion. And you seem bitter about what I said to someone even after I explained the context and was willing to apologize because you've also made an opinon of my character already. With such a breakdown of basic logic, I see no point in continuing further conversation with you.",
"That is precisely what is annoying people....the singling out of Islam, above all other religions, for protection. What that swipe at the Rebel was, I don't know, I guess they don't agree with you, and consequently are bigots!",
"Blah blah, old news Roy, move on. Not enough people care about that for it to be an issue anymore.",
"The working class will be hurt by either Clinton or Trump. This is about a lot more than the color of the drapes. Of course the RG and the rest of the corporate media won't tell you that. They treat the presidential campaigns as a horse race, so they don't have to talk about issues. Their coverage has been so blatantly slanted as to be propaganda. On the other hand, if Clinton loses, as she may well do, that should send a message to the Democrats that they have to change.",
"hey Trump -- here comes your WAAAAAAAhmbulance... grow up. Your numbers were lacking. Even Fox News said so and they would shine your shoes. Quit complaining, and start doing whatever you think will make America great.",
"Ironically, if the historical atrocities of slavery and Jim Crow are reviewed, folks of your persuasion are the first to shriek \"that was a long time ago! It's not relevant now!\"\n\nBut you're right about one thing--\"racism\" (more precisely white supremacy) was considered to be a minor problem. By those unaffected by it, or benefiting from it. Your statement says a lot about you.",
"For any American harboring the delusion that intelligent patriotic people populate our government, I offer exhibit A. This sack still scratches his right ear with his left hand.",
"Drama queens. Get over itpeople havebeen sayn that sme phrase for decades. Jesus cant we all just grow a pair",
"have to disagree it is ideology. journalism Liberal Arts",
"LOL. This too hilarious. \n\nAfter the last election cycle when all the republican could come up with to debate their democratic challengers was, \"Did you vote for Obama!? OMG, how could you! Present faux outrage. \n\nNow they can't even stomach their own party's leader, before the election.\n\nReap what you sow. All the hate is coming back to bite the republicans in their collective behinds.",
"I find it astonishing the register guard made no mention of Hillary Clinton meeting with that racist organization called black lives matter. It's tough living in a one party state. That's OK if I don't vote I don't get those pesky jury duty notice.",
"\"Does anyone know why it has to be owned by muslims? Is there a particular reason the 500 plots should not be used?\"\n\nLike most of these alt-left causes, it is not actually the result They care about; They only care about forcing others to change. The very definition of 1st World problems.",
"It's becoming clear that people who value truth, not post truth, are usually the targets of hatred, another emotion completely and necessarily separated from facts.\n\nLogic and science provides the answer. In truth any behaviour that is mutually exclusive to reproduction is not equal to one that includes it.\n\nThe value of diversity is being exposed to the knowledge and perspective of those not bound by myopic post truth groupthink.\n\nObviously ideologues of all stripes don't share this perspective.",
"I never called you a coward.\n\nI did take exception to the fact that one of your comment told a story and that you later said you misrepresented the facts in that story. I saw you wrote that because WW was tagged and I felt you were not being fair.\n\nI'm not apologizing for any reason other than I agree I was wrong to ever tell a person of color how they should react to something they see as racist when I don't see the same thing they do. You're entitled to your perception and I should listen openly to what you have to say. That's normally my practice and I didn't do that here. You are, of course, well within your rights to be angry about that.\n\nMark is out of town. I didn't realize I was wrong until you correctly mocked my argument (‘The post cannot be racist because I dont see any racism in it, end of story’) and so I apologized immediately in the same forum.",
"When the shrieking liberal protesters went low, he went high. By giving a speech. Then stating he would not vote in favor of the Better Care Reconciliation Act. Then voting for the Better Care Reconciliation Act. \n\nWhat an stunning act of high-minded political principles that was.",
"Indeed. They have no explanation for the hypocrisy.",
"What an odd comment!",
"Off topic but I felt this is an interesting line from the G&Ms Civil Comments FAQs:\n\"We’re strong believers in freedom of speech and freedom of the press, but\"...\n\nAs a rule of thumb, any time you see a \"but\" after a statement of principle it means the preceding statement is a lie. Ie \n\"I am not a racist, but....\"\nI believe in helping the poor, but...\nI believe in gender equality, but ...\nSo if somebody says \"I believe in free speech , but...\n\nYou get the idea.\n\nPlease mark all comments, even the rude ones you don't like, as civil, or the G@M censors will win.",
"And in case any of you MAGAphants who follow the fox news line think all democrats are in favor of amnesty (like Ronald Reagan gave), we are not. Most of us believe that, unfortunately, the immigration debate is driven by the ultra left and the ultra right. The fringes of both parties refuse to come up with a sensible plan. Most posts here reflect the MAGAphant view that everyone needs to be deported. And too many on the left think that there's no problem with unbridled immigration. Neither is workable in the long run. Trump has not helped this situation with his rhetoric or his blatant racism. The republican congress also does not help. Republicans have controlled the House since 2010 and there has not been a single attempt at an immigration bill. The GOP and people like Ronin have to stop blaming democrats since the republicans control everything.",
"It's only hypocritical if you think that conservative support for free speech means we shouldn't speak out against speech we don't agree with, which is pretty much what Rogan is arguing. It's such a poor argument that I'm inclined to believe he wrote this column just for the attention. Fortunately, judging by the number of comments, it didn't work.",
"Wow those are some facts (i.e. parroted uninformed talking points) you have there. Keep up the critical thinking!",
"I must now completely agree with a previous commentator....You have no soul. To follow your logic(?) to the end would make our country the same as ancient Rome while it burned. Nero fiddled as he watched it being consumed by the flames. Now that's a great idea, isn't it? By your logic-not, none of us should have fire protection. All property out west used to be federal lands. Nitwit.",
"Once again the R's take over DC and we get an unpaid for war on something. This time it's gonna be millions of Mexican workers who are actually the folks who pick and process most of the produce in this country, oh that's right, Bubba Brownshirt doesn't eat kale or spinach. Or a war on folks who we are responsible for displacing because Dumbya needed his multi-trillion buck war in Iraq. I wonder when the adults in Congress are going to step up and remind this 5 year old bully in the Whitehouse that ONLY the Congress can appropriate funds for things like walls or wars. I wonder if there are any adults left in Congress. The D's say they gonna pick their battles and the R's are a bunch of spineless whips. Where did the important issue of National Debt go?",
"Populism, like political polling, seems fine when it works for us -- left or right -- and lousy when it doesn't. In the current circumstances, with the blustery demagogues and their mobs, I'd prefer to use the term \"right-wing regression\" or even \"redneck reaction\" (but I'm reminded with alarming frequency that these fall somewhat short of civility standards).",
"So you can't refute them either, and come back with only insults.\n\nHow \"intelligent\" of you.",
"Good column. \n.\nBut it's not just art criticism that uses such obfuscatory bafflegab. 'Cultural studies' of various kinds is equally drivellous (e.g. 'interrogating the heterogeneity of racialized archetypes').\n.\nI once had a professor who taught me one of the most valuables lessons in university. It was in sociology and he assigned a reading full of that kind of stuff and when class time came he asked numerous people to talk about what they understood from it. Several responded with various efforts to elucidate it until one student admitted he didn't understand it he even said it didn't make sense. \n\"Eactly!\" the prof shouted. \"It doesn't say anything! Just because it's in a book doesn't make it good. Trust your own minds. If it seems like nonsense, there's a good chance it IS nonsense.\"",
"That is a bit rich coming from someone who routinely disagrees with all my comments, even when the comment is just giving verifiable facts or quoting from a source like the CBC.\n\nClearly you are not one to lecture on responding emotionally.",
"Nawwwww - Really? I could have never guessed that - enlightenment coming from intellectually challenged Libturd journalists, eh? Quick - now we need a no confidence motion in JT and a snap election to make Canada great again!",
"You can't have it both ways. Either you believe God admires those who speak from their conscience or not. If so neither you or I or any church can judge whether God agrees with the protestor or not. Jesus, a known protestor, said \"Judge not lest ye be judged\".",
"Alexandra1 -You have no facts to support most of your points. Another brain-washed millennial I see!",
"Stop giving a sh!t if your boy didn't win. Great attitude (and desire) from the staff of the Dem that's in office...",
"Sorry! This is wwwwaaaayyy too rational for a \"Post Truth\" / \"Alternative Facts\" based world.. Sounds too much like liberal elitist talk to me..... (insert sarcasm here)....",
"I am sick of hearing about this issue. Please give them the all the of the pfd money, tell them it's the last time for free money. Let's get on with the state income tax, of which there will be no more money given for houses built on sand bars. This is one of those pointless topics of conversations because there is no logical problem for which there are no logical solutions. Just an opportunity to name call and be angry with each other.\n\nBig Hugs & Kisses",
"Just more sicko Repugnican garbage from the Mop and Pail.\n\nDon't know what Ronnie Ray-gun ever did to join the ranks of Mahatma Gandhi, Jesus Christ and Martin Luther King Jr.'s in a columnist like this' eyes.\n\nAnother 5 minutes that I'll never get back.\n\nNo real news in Canada to report on today, I guess.",
"Ummmmmm, yeah, right. It's so funny that you judge what is acceptable and what is not and yet feel that you are open minded. What you just said basically is that people can't kneel as protest or burn the flag, because they are extreme and we can't have speech that someone deems extreme. It's just so comical that you even posted what you posted but what's even more comical is that you aren't alone in your views. There are thousands of college kids in Boulder and Berkeley and other college campuses who share your view and they too don't see the hypocrisy.",
"When you wrote this you made it very clear who you (in error) think is the only illegal aliens -> (Hugh quote) \"As an Hispanic man como_estas, would you not feel threatened by ICE stopping you asking for your papers? <- \n\nI will NEVER deny or state anything to you re me, from this (Hugh quote) \"you have never denied being so\" - \n\nYou can stop baiting me now, I will not bite .",
"Could not agree with you more. Exclude the Northern Cape and a very different picture emerges.",
"Wow- right back 'atcha \"it is like you want to show off your ignorance.\"\n\nPretty certain they are protected under this \"without discrimination or segregation on ground of *national origin*\" - all they have to say is they are German, and Hitler is their design choice.\n \"Businesses can’t decide against some clients and not others — at least not those protected by civil rights laws...\" \nAnd: \"A conservative Christian can tell a client that he doesn’t approve of their nuptials. He can make public statements expressing his disdain for same-sex marriage\" and then must make the cake. \nreligionnews.com/2015/01/26/three-reasons-baking-cake-not-free-speech-issue/\n\nThe Federal Civil Rights Act mandates “full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of any place of public accommodation, without discrimination or segregation on the ground of race, color, religion, or national origin.”\n\nSo the question is, do you not understand the words?",
"It's a humorous way for overly sensitive types on the right to criticize overly sensitive types on the left. I think the term snowflake is perfectly applicable to the poster in question, being as snowflakes are devoid of intelligence.",
"I seem to remember that there are CO chapters of the BLM and Black Panthers. Yes, I realize that the boneheads of the KKK have been around much longer with a sordid history of which I'm proud to not be a part of. But if you're going to list hate groups in CO, these other \"organizations\" need to be listed as well. Hate is hate no matter what color the person is that spews such vitriol.",
"The last refuge of the scoundrel is to call others names. You asked what I I disagree with in the motion and it is the use of the word Islamaphobia. It is not defined and too broad. Were it to say Muslim people, I would have no issue with it. There- I've addressed you comment in the manner that you asked. And yes, it is sufficient to disagree with a motion predicated on a single word. To suggest otherwise is quite surprising-- suppose the motion had said Canadians support the tactics of Hitler. The use of a single word is indeed sufficient to express extreme disagreement with a motion. To suggest otherwise is belays a lack of understanding of the importance of language and nuance.\n\nWhat I find troubling from your approach is your conclusion that whenever someone disagrees with your position they are \"patently false\" and therefore there is an \"inevitable conclusion\" that those persons are \"simply prejudiced bigots\". People who call others bigots usually are the most bigoted.",
"The laziest and worst form of journalism in this country (aside from faux new lies) is the \"both sides do it\" false equivalency nonsense peddled by far too many in this country.",
"\"....the Boss done brought his lunchpail to the freedom factory, and put in an honest day's work bustin' on bigots.\" \n\nWTF? The issue he's boycotting isn't racial, or about class. It also has nothing to do with slavery or gangsta culture. Why the use of ghetto slang in an article about boycotting discrimination against sexual minorities?",
"\"(See that little straw man argument? Is it any more valid than yours? I doubt you will answer truthfully)\"\nApparently you have answered your own question. See how pre-conceived notions work? \nMy intention was to point out the spin of TCampbell24, nothing more. \n\"We still don't know if the story is true; \"\nNo, but you want to believe it it, which guides your thought processes. \nBTW- blaming me for making the work of the press more difficult is ludicrous. And you on the other hand, except every written word as gospel, I suppose? Censorship and liberals objecting to those with opposing views at times with violence, are clearly violating freedom of speech rights. Suspicion and finger pointing is rampant on both sides of the aisle. \"Undisclosed sources\" are at an all time high with accusations that never seem to pan out. Sorry, I see no reason to jump on board with any of them.",
"Statistics and solid evidence is not something the left believes in. They go by touchy-feely emotions.",
"Um, wow, a minor bylaw infraction is violence? And, also, um, you refer to a supposedly violent Left in the immediate aftermath of the recent mosque homicides carried out by a devotee of alt-right websites? \n\nSay it ain't so, Joe.",
"I rest my case.",
"I don't want one nickel of my tax dollars to go to these left wing pinkos.",
"Twitter has been used to whip up crowds of like-minded people into a frenzy on both sides of the political spectrum. It works as well on the Left, for the same reasons. No need for rational argument, just unleash the self-righteous indignation.",
"More SOCIALIST FAKE NEWS from the Soros ADN! I read Breitbart and I know that my president is never, can never and will never be wrong! Trump says there is nothing to this Russia thing, nothing to see here, time to move on! This is all made up by libs to compensate for the fact that they lost the election (losey losers who lost). Trump must fire the special prosecutor, declare himself emperor for life, outlaw the democratic party and implement tax cuts by fiat before it's too late! Special prosecutor why isn't he focused on the real story which is Hillary Clinton and all her misdeeds. 30 years of feverish talk radio inspired anticipation and she still isn't in jail! What's up with that you guys!\nIf Trump isn't shown the deference and respect he deserves, he may just take his incredible dealmaking abilities and business acumen back to the private sector. Where would America be then? Won't someone think of the 1% and the massive tax cuts they need to make America great again??",
"Allan Ross, i would like you to provide evidence that Goober's comment is \"partisan attack\"\n\nas for evidence \"\"Thousands of Somalians and other Africans crossing our borders illegally\".\n\ndo you want visual evidence - did you not watch it on TV and media - they were not blonde and blue eyed",
"Great - lets move on. Canadians need to spend more time critiquing the bozo we have have running the country.",
"And what are \"white\" people taking \"pride\" in other than their skin colour? Doesn't that seem a little on the shallow side to a deep thinker like you? The other two groups you mention take \"pride\" as a response to centuries of discrimination. Please do enlighten us on this.",
"Oh but won't anyone think of the homos?!!",
"R-I-G-H-T... Instead of saying what you mean, have a cadre of enablers \"explain\" your \"real\" meaning.",
"Wow. Most everyone else here castigates me BECAUSE of my opinions - yet you can't seem to recognize one. Odd. That may be a matter of concern for you......",
"Demanding things from us and crying racist if we don't fork them over.",
"To the people that just keep saying cut, cut, cut. where do we start, all of dot, medicaid that funds all these hospital er visits? State troopers? Why don't these lawmakers propose eliminating a couple house and Senate seats?\nThink how much that would save.",
"\"This white privilege business is nonsense by social justice warriors who never lived through the hard times.\"\n\nI like the way a grumpy old man put it on these boards a few months back, something like \" I am sorry to say it, but what Canada really, really needs is a horrific war and plague that kills off a quarter of the population, that is what it would take to re-set the mindset of this country back to anything like a reasonable perspective, people nowadays get so bent out of shape over such inane ridiculousness\".",
"Nope, just stating the facts about hate which needs to be eliminated.",
"And real Hindustanis (not Jaichands like you) should be allowed to show Muslim conquerors what it feels like when their places of worship are demolished. America. As if your Jaichand attitude benefits African Americans or Vietnamese.",
"There's got to be more to the story - pretty entertaining - better than reading those opinion articles about trump - We all have opinions - we don't need to read some flunkie jornalist article",
"Saying John Lewis is \"all talk, no action\"? I don't know what else to call it...at least that I'll be allowed to post.",
"Yes, Dems supported slavery and Jim Crow, and starred the KKK. Those at. the extreme Left are still working hard to keep people of color from advancing. If they truly cared, Dems would not be protecting illegal aliens who lower wages and would be championing Trump's decision to bring better paying jobs to the US.",
"no one will be moving here, that was the usual left wing bs ,,",
"That's probably enough off topic rants for one day. Me thinks your time on this earth might be better spent doing something constructive or fun instead of rambling.",
"Let's not and just say we did.",
"Can you conservatives stop raising the name of harper in every second post? And then complaining the Liberals won't let him rest?\nLet's hear something positive about scheer. Just once. Anything.",
"Firing someone isn't free speech!",
"The bitterness, insensitivity and generally overall rude comments below, suggest to me, these people are just downright, nasty bitter people, never enjoyed the thrills, emotions and joy that the Hip brought into most Canadian lives, don't really care for music and how it transcends people as a whole. \n\nFor that I feel really sorry for all the bitter souls out there, who cannot experience the joy of music, and the utter joy of The Tragically Hip.",
"Keep those personal insults coming, Mark. They are proof that you have nothing of value to add to the discussion.",
"Absurdity rules. ^^\nIn the event that you were actually trying to be serious, please make your next reply via a single-page, manually operated printing press.",
"The left is determined to stiffle free speech and public opinion",
"Hey guess what we have the RIGHT TO PROTEST LADY.. ITS CALLED FREEDOM OF SPEECH... what your doing is brainwashing your poor kids to an AGENDA.. Good job bad mom of the year",
"Stop posting then and get to work and earn some money",
"Cole Dermont, what an incredibly racist comment.",
"Don't forget the endless native stories, that only ever give the native perspective as unquestionable truth....and the comments are not allowed on any native story.......blatant social engineering and agenda....that is the CBC.",
"The deep state must put to the curb, we reject the establishments.\nYes have the drips been debunked - nope !!\nRunning over Bernie, giving the DNC editorial privileged prior to going to print, lavish speaking fees, releasing locker room talk one day before a debate, lets not even talk about the leaked debate questions. \nCNN ratings are dropping like an anchor, simply running from one hysteria to the next isn't journalism \nThe establishment created this man, know live with it !!!\nNo path to victory, what a joke.",
"Thank you for your words and for sharing your truth with us. I'm sorry there is such backlash on articles like these and I hope very much that you're able to step away and take care on this difficult, insulting day. My friends and family and I will continue to educate ourselves and support the Indigenous people around us in the hopes of building a better future. Love and solidarity from this white settler.",
"Read the message, Troll.",
"Did you mean \"intellectually disabled\"? Because the way you said it makes no sense.",
"That's because the bug-eyed, frothy mouthed liberal media keeps flogging that dead horse."
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"Since Washington is owned by Beltway Boys, another word for Corrupt Bastsards Club, how is Mr Sanders going to get anything done when the Koch and Norquist boys own everybody including Don, Dan and Lisa. Remember no matter who,they sign a statement of loyalty to Norquist to promise not to implement taxes on wealthy and corporations. Just us stupid voters who put them in office get to pay!",
"Oh geeeze... make it end Alaska.\n\nIf you get sexually excited when doin a kid, like a 10 year old, you are a creepy sicko human being.\nSo naming a elementary school after a cretin, who had creepy sick existence, is wrong. \n\nFind a more worthy name to call the school. It can't be that hard. I'm sure there are plenty of normal to outstanding humans in the area to choose from.\n\nPlease.",
"Maybe the good activist can raise the money for the insurance or the utility bills associated with opening up the places to the public again. \n\nLet's watch.\n\nThose darn practical realities.",
"To those diehard liberal posters justifying unethical behavior by saying that conservatives used the same loopholes: Trudeau campaigned on unparalleled transparency and social justice and this is what got them elected. Everybody knew they'd be economic morons but its hard to have sunny ways when you your cabinet is riddled with scoundrels who no nothing of ethics.\n\nThis ... is ... a ... corrupt ... government ...",
"Bombardier is as crooked as a dog's hind leg, maybe more so, and when you get the spectacle of May, Trudeau and Canada's ambassador to the US huffing and puffing you just know that Bombardier is being as crooked as usual, a bit like most Quebec corporations and the Quebec government. Go Boeing.",
"Your ignorance is palpable. Fights for freedom in WW1 and WW2 have NOTHING to do with the mistreatment of First Nations people in Canada. These arguments are embarrassingly stupid. Any endorsement for a \"just war\" would include something like ending racist ethnic cleansing *similar to what both Hitler did to Jews AND past Canadian Crown governments and their colonizing white settlers did to First Nations ... you know as in genocides during the Colonialist settler days in Canada! Try reading a history book you privileged white superiority, white massacre apologist !",
"(1/2) Oh, my dear Veritas 101, your post displays some pretty astonishing logic errors. First, if the children had been my own, I would have (a) been grateful that they survived their lack of bear-sense, and (b) used it as a teachable moment regarding sharing space with wildlife. Side note: my kids were raised in the Bush and were taught from a young age how to be safe when in bear country. Next, you make the leap of suggesting that those of us who advocate using good bear-sense do not take the incident seriously. Again, this is a faulty assumption. As Mr. Sinnott points out, this was a defensive action by a sow protecting her cubs. It is that risk that prompts so many of us to urge all people choosing to use our amazing trail systems to be vigilant, attentive to surroundings, and alert. Having raised teens and taught hundreds more, I suspect that these four were not applying those basic behaviors. That doesn't make the kids bad, just foolish.",
"It seems I've been uttering the phrase \"what a moron\" daily for the last little while.......",
"You mean the flaming piece of charcoal the person was able to pick their hand and casualy tossed over their barricade? Oooooooooh! Compared to the thug police shooting a woman's arm off? Yeah, totally the same level of \"violence\".\n\nSeems you are the one pushing an agenda. A pathetic one at that.",
"All Trudeau had to do was not say something stupid, which he has done before, so the right posters here, including me, are grateful he didn't during the press conference.\nThe real work now begins, so we'll see if he's up to the task.\nAnd I know you libs think you are the naturally governing party, but our election cycle goes every 4-years (you can look it up for some help) and he won't make it 12-years. He's already put us in deficit by 3-times his promise and reneged on many of his election promises. He's not even close to the intellectual capacity, political smarts and experience of Chretien, who didn't make it 12-years. Study your political history, fanboy.",
"you are a nut job, ontario has increased its spending by hiring up some 350.000 public sector workers and they did that AFTER the crash in 08 hit us, thus chosing to ramp up spending which has created the largest fastest debt increase in our history, now 320 BILLION! . the size of the debt is due to that, we already pay the most taxes period, its not just rates its the never ending adding of things taxed that has never stopped growing under liberal fiscal incompetence THAT IS A FACT",
"And your proof of your contention is what? Because you're poor? Then get off your ass and go to work. Taking money from others runs out after awhile. If you're not as successful as others, first look in the mirror and determine which wrong decisions you've made throughout your life, and change. It's just a mental mouseclick. Don't be afraid.",
"This article is so far from reality it is silly. In business, or trade, or treaties; you only get what you negotiate at best. China does not support free trade on imports into China at all, just demands no restrictions on their exports to the west. Got it?",
"For over fifty years I have listened to local and federal police lie outrageously about pot, in person and in the media. This reconfirms my observation that Canadian police officers are compulsive liars. They invented, shamelessly, all kind of garbage about the \"dangers\" of taking pot (but said nothing about alcohol or tobacco, probably because they consumed them themselves). Time for these clowns to retire.",
"The media knows how easily Trump can be baited, and they are obviously baiting him to make one of his idiotic tweets to further divert attention from the real issues.",
"What a dumb idea...."
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"On a good day it is \"healthy skepticism.\" And the rest of the time ........ the word \"disgust\" comes to mind.",
"No need to read beyond the part where the promoters of this bill are trying to dodge facts by avoiding the scrutiny of the Congressional Budget Office. This bill is garbage, put forth in bad faith by people who wish to bilk the American people.",
"You haven't told a fact yet. I'm not sure you can recognize one.\n\nIt is disturbing that you can't admit that. Your blind persecution (proven in this string alone) of me is both childish and frightening. The hatred drips from every remark you make to me. I am actually becoming worried about you.",
"And the SACP and Cosatu wail and complain, and feel unsettled or bullied, but the remaining bits of them in cabinet remain locked to the teats of the terminally thin sow of state. The flapping windbag is \"disappointed\". Wow! \n\nTwaddlers! Pfft!",
"\" If he can do that why should we care what his favourite passage is, tomorrow he may reject that, too?\"\nBecause Jenny Catholic who left her abusive husband and remarried isn't hurting anyone. In fact, she is the victim who deserves the Church's support. In contrast, people who refuse to heed God's call in Matthew 25:31-46 are hurting vulnerable people. It is even more urgent with leaders.\n\n\"The so-called Muslim ban is to protect the nation from terrorism which is not against any teaching of Jesus.\"\nThis is thinly veiled religious discrimination. The Bubbas who voted for Trump don't much like Muslims. Bannon wants to keep 'Murica white as part of his nationalistic philosophy.\n\n\"Regarding Gorka, as you label most people with whom you disagree as Nazi sympathisers, \"\nUmm no.. Eyes roll. And Gorka has ties to Jobbik. I don't know how much more clear about the guy's sympathies lie.",
"Yes. That is why they attack his appearance, career or blindly accept the accusations he is in the \"KKK\". Far too often they don't address the issues. Or what he is actually talking about. \n\nHe will give people a microphone and let them speak. As I recall, one event the only thing is opponents could says was \"Who's campus? Our Campus!\" over and over again like robots programmed to hate.",
"The nation paid mind to \"Eddie.\" As you well know, the candidate whose entire platform was to continue the Obama Way was soundly defeated by democratic process.\n\nBut as we all know from that candidate, those who differ belong in a special basket. \n\nStill hard to believe she said that! Wow, so glad she's gone....",
"Kill two bird with one stone. Neuter them. That procedure should sent fear into the homeless community around the world not to come here. Also helps prevent them from multiplying and perpetuating their craziness. They are the real life zombies that scare us in the movies.",
"This is simply not science and I shall now ignore you because I think you are an impostor trying to provoke a reaction.",
"If you've ever read the chapter to agnostics in the Big Book, you would know that it serves as a puerile attempt to shame and convert non believers. For that matter, if AA is not a religion, why did the Toronto AA governing body try to hide behind \"section 18 of the Human Rights Code, which allows a religious group to restrict participation to the faithful?\" But then, reason and logic are not particularly useful in the world of AA membership.",
"What? YOU'RE making a diagnosis on pathological lying, brain freezes, and short circuiting?\nI guess you really are fit to make such calls, aren't you? LOL",
"And Americans still fail to acknowledge the real threat to this Republic, it's own officials. Our Federal government was infiltrated long ago by the Communist party. After we elected a straight up enemy of the US and allowed him to remain in office for 8 YEARS this is where we are. Now our Federal government is full of not just Communists but the poseur in Chief placed Muslim brotherhood operatives in top leadership positions throughout the Government but particularly in areas of defense. Yet we did nothing. We wouldn't want the world to see us as racist by demanding Barry's impeachment. Disgraceful.",
"are we to assume then that you're currently posting all of these thoughtful and insightful comments while being shot at, or in an otherwise life threatening situation? why not put your money where your mouth is and share all of your life and death situations with the rest of us? it's the least you can do.",
"excuse me. Go tell that to children that have suffered war, violence, malnourishment, abuse,etc. regardless of their skin colour...millions of white european suffered through the most heinous atrocities and civilian commited by man, on both sides, during ww2. No other confict as of yet compares.\n\nTeaching 12 year olds to discriminate based on race if wrong, especially when such children do not have the proper faculties of reason, critical and abstract thought fully developed yet, thus it becomes indoctrination. Applying today's context to scientist from 2-300 years ago is also fallacious.",
"So AS you somehow seek to discredit Christie's speech by quoting a general comment from Goebbels (which is correct by the way)?",
"Civil Comments does not seem to be responding well to their first real test.",
"Mon dieu. Another wrath-of-god-er on the page. \n\nYou manage,and only in a few paragraphs, to call an op ed piece inflamatory, outrageous, to call an award winning novelist a fabricator, to refer to the columnist as sickening, etc.\n\nId call your comments a little less than tolerant. Sanctimonious comes to mind.\n\nEver see the play The Crucible? Remember the lead prosecutor. Through whom god spoke? You would do well in that part. But sadly it wouldnt be acting. You would seem perfectly type cast. \n\nGod save us all from those who know best. A little tolerance for the views of others would help. You can disagree...but calling someone a fabrictor...calling someones words sickening. Maybe for Mein Kampf, but hardly for the article we both read. Lighten up a bit.",
"I read your comment and I disagreed with it.",
"Gardner is extremely naive and usually ill-informed. Plus, he's a lapdog for President Orange Face. Perhaps he's being set up as the fall guy when the Republicans implode in 2018.",
"Hopefully this article will clarify in a few minds why the Spanish Catalan police shot dead the terrorist when he screamed \"Allah Akhbar!\" while wearing what looked like a belt with explosives. \nWhen dealing with terrorists who are ready to immolate themselves in order to kill others, there is little time for the security forces to react; and they have no time to verify whether a suicide explosives belt worn by the purported terrorist is a fake or not, or to read him his rights under the Constitution. This is a very serious business, a matter of life and death. Taking an extra split second to make a decision could be the difference between the death of the terrorist(s) and the death of many agents and bystanders.",
"Yes, both Eichmann and you took thinking for yourself as a bad thing. You look at the magisterium like a three-year-old looks at his or her mommy. That is not being childlike in your faith, it is being childish.\n\nI actually disdain those who obey without thought. I think about what to accept, this is what adults do. You pretend that I am making myself my God, but this is simply wrong. I am trying to find out what God actually requires of me. I know that it is not letting other people make moral decisions for me -- that is the sin of sloth.",
"Rochdale, I know that intellectual probity and civic integrity is not your forte. Yet, could you back up your strident claim here with some empirically based, independently verifiable source? Just for the sake of fairness, and avoidance of sounding like Agent Orange, the tweeting twit from south of the border? Eh?",
"You're evasive. The example I gave was but one that I could bring forward of your bias. Tellingly, you don't even deny that you're biased against Camp. Which would be pretty tough to sustain given the example I gave, and the other examples I could. So, you attack my credibility instead. It's a common enough tactic, but it doesn't change the reality of your bias. And given that you can't see your own bias when it's pointed out to you, you're not going to see it in the tribunal's decisions either.\n\nYou might want to consider the frank and open way that Brenda Cossman admits her own bias. She freely acknowledges that her opinion is based on the bias that education is better than punishment. I share her view. On this case however, the bias of the tribunal was that punishment is better than education. \n\nHaving a bias is normal. Unfortunately, so is refusing to admit it. Unless you're willing to acknowledge at least your own, I think we're done here.",
"and that is simply frightening. guess you didn't know him well enough to know of next-of-kin? people are simply thieves at times.",
"Yip. Not to mention this scenario: \"Sir, we don't like what you said the other day regarding ABC/XYZ, and you know we've got the M-1033 thing in effect now so, we are 'freezing' you until we think you are a better human being.\" Enjoy.",
"< this comment did not meet civility standards >",
"\"If you're willing to believe- without any proof- that the Russians hacked the US electoral process, then why would you refuse to believe that a small percentage of US immigrants managed to cast an illegal ballot?\"\n\nThe underlying question is one that few are willing to acknowledge, let alone answer. \n\nIn a democracy, the people are obliged to critically and impartially examine every word that comes out of an elected official's mouth. But people tend not to do that. They decide with their guts first, their feelings second, and their thoughts last.",
"No, just natural realities.\n\nWe get sick, we have headaches and sores, we get terminal illness.\n\nThe question is: Have you learned how to sanctify all the realities that God allows in your life?\n\nHere's one: People make silly or cutting or sarcastic remarks for various reasons and deficiencies. \n\nWell formed Catholics say: It's our own defects that make us unhappy. I refuse to let this person's small or cutting or cynical or snide remarks dampen my cheer at all. I am an adopted and loved child of God. Nothing can shake my joy. God is my Father after all.\n\nAnd so rather than getting sad or upset when someone makes a small or sarcastic or cutting remark, the well formed Catholic simply integrates this experience with the suffering that Jesus happily took on for us. \n\nWe unite our suffering with us, and we are joyful because of this intimacy we share with Joy Himself.",
"Too bad the Demorats are pure obstructionists and have no ideas other than running on bumper stickers. Their bill is a failure. You'd think they would want to replace it.",
"I have complete confidence that don the con will not allow sanity to penetrate his internal wall of dishonesty, extreme hubris, hatred, and ignorance no matter the source.",
"Where is the slobbering left?\nCompletely disappeared\nDeath death death everywhere today\nAnd all they did was light candle for a chick in Virginia\ncause their cheques from \"you know who\" were for anti trump rallies\nWho is the sleaze \nIt sure as hell ain't trump\nwow",
"I see your point. In the end, though, all it does is underscore the infamous Catholic intolerance for any degree of ambiguity - which is kind of a sad commentary, really. It reveals a certain insecurity, don't you think?",
"I'm not sure how you can judge I'm 'good', have a 'closed mind' and 'have given up intelligence' simply because I would like the Pope to simply answer the question. So knowing that your judgments about me are quite quite wrong, I won't comment on your judgment of the Pope's \"Christ like intelligence.\" It seems to me Popes have answered lots of questions in the past especially on this subject. I mean come on! Look at the huge size of the Vatican library. This pope even wrote a story book of answered questions which I'm sure is now there. I refuse to un-ask my question simply because you see me as a sheep.",
"Ferguson's frivolous lawsuits are an apparent pandering to his base for a run for governor at an enormous cost to the tax payers. This pandering is why voters have turned to non-politicians like Mr. Trump.",
"He is the biggest joke of them all,\nProbably at puding on a keyboard in Loussac smelling like alcohol!\nHe thought ADN has a large forum,\nHe made 9 accounts that talk with one another to kill the quorum.\nHe made \"TRUMP [insert latest liberal funny from Colbert here]\" as his name\nYet he fails to see that his game\nFalls on deaf ears and always will\nNobody likes an unemployed leftist shill!",
"Well, why are you repeating a false talking point from the right, then?",
"It pains me greatly that the Trumpeters are currently not all over this board, claiming all this is fake news.To paraphrase Hannah Arendt in Totalitarianism, the truth changes to whatever the Leader may say on any given day",
"It must have been a good comment to be taken down",
"Not at all, StewartBrian, it's just that what you wrote was oblivious, even for you.",
"\"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. ”\n George Santayana, Life of Reason, Reason in Common Sense,\n Scribner's, 1905, page 284",
"Like our Minister of Defense and a lascivious former Senator, other fine gents in a position of power and influence, Mr. Spence seems to suffer great difficulty with the concepts with truth, honour and humility. He got just what he deserved. The boot. Go away.",
"Again, you are just making yourself look bad now, ma'am. You have no proof, never have. You just regurgitate whatever you see on Facebook or Twitter. Surprise, surprise, those are not sources of information. They are the safe space for people such as yourself that like to think that they know something, but in reality are only validated by other like minded simpletons. No actual thinking is required, because in just 140 Characters or a picture with some words on it, you learn what you need to \"know\".",
"You say to calm down yet you continue to speak like a Democratic Spin-Maestro so I'd suggest you think outside the talking points box and really ask the tough questions about how society has created people with so little regard for human life rather than blaming an object. You'll find that much of this is in fact a result of the leftist / socialist policies I'm guessing you support (maybe not) along with the \"me\"-generations' attitude as a whole.",
"Brian, why the histrionics? I'd bet dollars to donuts, that if you were there, Governor Walker would take the time to have a rational discussion with you.",
"\"Defend our democracy\". What part of illegal aliens do you not understand?",
"There is no evidence he was a Christian, where does that come from? Or are you assuming that any white Canadian is \"Christian\"?",
"Yeah, slap yourself on the back and thank yourself for condoning mass murder across our nation and arming the criminals with your so-called 2nd amendment, ammosexual rights.",
"oooh, the smug know it all arrogant reply of the fascist beneath the surface neo progressive\ngosh. I guess I've been put in my place, cause that's what its all about with you types, isn't it",
"Gone? Don't you mean continues to be?",
"Your moral indignation here is confusing quantity with quality.\n\nSome people may be responsible for MORE deaths than other people.\nBut a death is a death ... \n\n[And apart from that, history shows that people who march around with guns, and who are left unchallenged, start to use them.]",
"Firing someone isn't free speech!",
"There is an difference between opinion (everything you mentioned, other than St. Nick) and fact. These people (flattards) should be mocked at every opportunity. While pineapple can be a good pizza topping, believing the Earth is flat is doing serious harm to society.",
"I have read what you have written about Church history, and there are only two conclusions one can draw from that reading: (1) You are lying through your teeth; (2) you don't know what you are talking about. I chose the more charitable conclusion.",
"I am always amazed that people continue not to grasp the idea that unpopular and, yes, even hate speech or \"racist\" rhetoric are exempt from criminal prosecution by a government entity. That does not mean people have to like it. That does not mean private industry or consumers can choose to go elsewhere for goods and services. We are not really \"free\" to engage in offensive speech. Rather, the government is enjoined from prohibiting it.",
"You are in denial about socialism: It doesn't work.",
"ZEPHYR-- there you go, running down the street waving your scythe! You just don't get it! It's not up to us to \"place responsibility on John David Stimson\" To review the facts . . . . HE HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH DUI AND MANSLAUGHTER! Don't you understand the reality and the severity of that? It is not up to me or you to place responsibility. Our judicial system does that; and certainly not BLAME, SHAME, PAIN AND PUNISHMENT That is absolutely MEDIEVAL Do you want a prison system that changes people or one creates evil in perpetuity? Why are you defending liquor industry? Do you own a liquor store? You going to loose money on this if new legislation results from this? Are you defending your own alcohol addiction or self proclaimed right to buy booze for minors? What's your REAL motivation for commenting on this article? And really . . . do you believe at age 19 the human species suddenly develops universal cognizant awareness? Believe me it is more like 30 if ever, and never universal.",
"Candy, your only argument is to parrot disparagements made about their sources. You have no actual counterargument to their facts",
"Facial recognition software? In any case it will be amusing to hear the bs defense a lawyer comes up with. $5 says they hire Rex Butler.",
"That criminals don't obey laws dummy.",
"If you and the people who erected those monuments to bigotry are so concerned about preserving our history, you should put up statues of the victims - enslaved human beings. Instead, you glorify those who were willing to kill their fellow American citizens in defense of slavery.",
"I know it hard to understand this, but Jaded, you have no idea what my world view is. Maybe you should ask. But frankly you and the others here demonstrate clearly that citizens do not think. They react. I cannot change human nature and knee jerk judgment is just as much a part of human nature as obsessive behavior and stalking. I always look at situations in terms of long term making society better rather than casting blame which is basically worthless. I believe adverse effects can be reduced through careful analysis of situations and, which is unpalatable to many, ascribe some responsibility on all people to make things better. The perp and victim model only gets us to where we are - no further. Ever heard of no-fault auto insurance. Drivers in each accident are assigned a percentage of fault. Good system because it motivates all drivers to do everything the can to avoid crashes. Anyway, Jaded, it is amazing how people with similar objectives can tar one another.",
"They're not speaking because they have nothing to say. Weak form of protest in support of a \"movement\" based on false pretenses.",
"But Christ did not say, \"This is my male body\".\n\nTo understand Inter Insigniores, you need to understand that the author was bringing in every argument against the ordination of women without reallyy considering them or their honesty. For example of his dishonesty, he admits that the argument that women are inferior to men is not acceptable (indeed, he tries to pretend that it was never taken seriously), and then he drags it back in, without really admitting he is doing so.\n\nIn particular, you have to understand the deeply ingrained sexism of the hierarchy.",
"...or educate yourself instead being a hick. Here's a start http://mountainlion.org/FAQfrequentlyaskedquestions.asp",
"Wow, teach heresy for almost 20 years after Humanae vitae, like Charlie Curran did from a perch at a pontifical university, and you're OK. Undermine Church teaching, like the late Tony Kosnik did as seminary dean in Orchard Lake, Michigan, for five years, and it's OK. Bishops challenge those guys, and the academics will be fired up about \"intellectual freedom\" and the dissidents about \"conscience.\" But question whether what is being pushed actually comports with Church teaching, and the \"dialogue driven\" smiling, back-slapping, baby-kissing episkopoi will cut your head off fast.",
"It asserts the claim that we are nothing without god, similar to Trump's claim that he would repeal and replace the ACA quickly.",
"It's comical how desperate you are to find an \"actual comment from a Trump supporter\" that suits your anti-Trump agenda--and how desperate your mindless followers are to give it a \"Like\".",
"This is another one of those cases where, yep, the accused was guilty as all get out but the police had no business acting as judge and jury. \nThat's why we have safeguards in place-some of the police, (not all) are a bit thick. It doesn't matter what the fuzz think someone has done-they are not allowed to beat them up.",
"heart? (ha!). Not one word of compassion from you about the 40,000 displaced? Or houses burnt down? Or the cattle and horses killed by fire? Nope just a dumb comment about the PM who has sent millions of dollars to help the displaced, sent Canadian troops to help fight the fire, and will now raise more dollars.\nAnd your only comment is about somebody's socks. Sad. Very sad.",
"Right. Invaders always proclaim an \"excuse\" for their butchery. Urban II agitated for the Catholic nations to throw in with the Byzantines in their war with the Turks to gain more slaves and real estate for the un-Holy See. Nor do I have to go back to 1095 to make my argument. Our mass-murdering misleaders were lying about Saddam having \"WMD's\" and how the Islamic Republic of Iran was in league with al-Qa'eda to provide an excuse for THEIR \"crusade\" just 14 years ago.",
"JPZ, you're exactly right. Choose respect WAS a ploy and a fraud. Parnell had THAT general at one of those rallies at the same time he was covering up the sexual assaults in the National Guard. What they did helped to make Alaska a predator friendly state. I'm glad you are speaking up. Silence is dangerous.",
"When public opinion is intentionally swayed before proper procedure, rights of the accused are deprived. In my diocese alone, 3 accused priests established their innocent. Yet, the inflamed emotion of the public destroyed the ministries of those 3 priests.",
"Good to see big state government overreach at work.\n\nOr, put another way, Boss Dunleavy's work is a great example of the incompetent telling the unwilling to do the unnecessary.",
"So you want to claim that racism no longer exists in this country? Or, if it does, it's a minor problem that can be ignored?\n\nNo, to misquote Charles Baudelaire, the finest trick of the racists is to persuade you that they do not exist. The real hatred is in the large number of rightists who are racist or who tacitly support racism.",
"LOL at the commie pointing at Zuma and saying 'those that visited this abomination on us' like he wasn't one of the architects and layers of groundwork for the wannabe dictator to happen. Did we not point to Zim hard enough and shouted out the similarities every step of the relentless decline? Kinda ironic too that he claims on his blog to be an analyst examining threats to South African democracy, when he was so blind to this one. Most of all though, and totally predictable that, as many others he only really started to develop real-world goggles and some semblance of conscience once he's left the cult, and (somewhat like Frankenstein) now does battle with the very same monster he was instrumental in creating..",
"Being \"terrific\" has nothing to do with anything here. It's the natural logic of the colonizee and of course, the natural put-off by the colonizor. Your inapposite comparison, professor, is that blacks were not indigenous to the continent and so, were not \"colonized\" as in my comparative context. But you are on the correct professorially expected articulation re female sexual mutilation in Muslim countries. While repugnant to the likes of you and me as well -- acts of which we'd surely punish severely in our own hometowns with LAWS enacted by the norms of our respective societies -- it would be professorially inane for you, as example, to presume codification of a foreign country's culture and/or acts under the US Code Annotated and then publish a book accordingly concluding your value judgments.",
"\"Sullivan's attempts now to justify his vote are worthless.\"\n\nAs is Senator Koch of Ohio.",
"Sounds like you are putting yourself in some category separate from the poor sinners.",
"Rep Gabbard has the outlier, anomaly viewpoint here. Shame on her for defending a dictator that uses chemical weapons on children. Let this be the vivid event in the memory of voters in the next election. This maverick does not have a clue.",
"skid mark, it was said in jest in reference to one of his movies. That are void of intelligence and need this explained skid mark, speaks volumes of just what a *(^$ stain you are.",
"It's not worth my time, Pandora. I'm familiar with these issues, the propaganda surrounding these issues, and the debunking of the propaganda. Of course I never said your cites were bunk. How would I know? I didn't read them.\n\nAnd you've missed my point. But you know what. I just don't care.\n\nI couldn't remember the poster's name. Esther. Sorry, Esther!",
"This is obviously part of the dirty tricks campaign. Suddenly there is this emerging labelling of \"white members\" of the ANC, specifically referring to people some of whom made sacrifices that the Collen Maines and Mosebenzi Zwanes could not even consider. Again we see a ANC that is sacrificing principle for expediency. In short it is no longer a coherent party, but a bunch of individuals pursuing various personal goals. In township contempt we can only say \"sies\".",
"Please gaddy, don't make me laugh.\n\nYour socialist ilk only vote for your wallet. Who ever promises you the most free stuff. Free stuff that someone else has to pay for.\n\nYour leftist hypocrisy is showing.",
"One lunatic on a suicidal attack does not a terrorist make. Half a dozen co-ordinated attack targeting dozens or hundreds of fatalities, such as the underground bombings ~10 years ago do.\n\nEnough with the scaring the populace and treat these individual, isolated incidents as functions of mental illness and/or delusional individuals.",
"Nice try...\n\nI didn't ask you whether or not I was entitled to my opinion.\n\nI asked you whether or not you would rebuke me, judge me and not love me if I held those positions.\n\nSo....\n\nIf I am a racist and believe that we should build walls to keep out the brown people, if I go around telling people that there is no need to care for the poor, if I campaign for the death penalty and want it to be used more, would you not rebuke me? Would you not form a judgement about me? Would you love me?",
"It would be considered uncivilized in any decent minded, respectful place.\n\nAnd if that's how you're measuring, the poster missed the fact that Downie got a major article in the New York Times.\n\nThe ignorance of the Right is extensive and unfathomable.",
"There's NO conspiracy theory. It's pretty obvious. Kirky's bald faced, broken moral compass flaunting in the face of every person that PAYS him, showing how easily bought off he is and how he's got NO problem with it.\n\nWho are you constantly defending the indefensible? His taxpayer paid PR flack or his daughter? \n\nEver hear of honor and integrity? Yeah...NEITHER has Cadwell...",
"\"I'm horrified, and so sorry, but don't remember.\"\n\nThat's NOT the response of an innocent man. Of COURSE he remembers.",
"Fat chance on a refund.",
"What a bunch of sanctimonious hogwash. These breakfasts have always been peppered with humor and joking around. You have an ax to grind, not a valid point to make.",
"You're funny.\n\nDon't forget...it was YOU who brought Rudd up.\n\nAbortion is part of the culture of death - and Crikey is more of an activist electronic tool than a news site.",
"Squirrel!\n\nWhy are you deflecting from white supremacists?",
"Yeowzah! Trump apologists out in force. This is the death knell for the Trump \"Presidency,\" as the Watergate investigation was for Tricky Dick. Face it.",
"I am replying to myself, as I then realized they are paying homage to the \"Don\", as in Donald! You couldn't make this up by the coincidence and is surrealistically an argument for the \"devil incarnate\"! The \"Don\" is also just another form of dictator, which he apparently aspires to be.",
"Wow- right back 'atcha \"it is like you want to show off your ignorance.\"\n\nPretty certain they are protected under this \"without discrimination or segregation on ground of *national origin*\" - all they have to say is they are German, and Hitler is their design choice.\n \"Businesses can’t decide against some clients and not others — at least not those protected by civil rights laws...\" \nAnd: \"A conservative Christian can tell a client that he doesn’t approve of their nuptials. He can make public statements expressing his disdain for same-sex marriage\" and then must make the cake. \nreligionnews.com/2015/01/26/three-reasons-baking-cake-not-free-speech-issue/\n\nThe Federal Civil Rights Act mandates “full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of any place of public accommodation, without discrimination or segregation on the ground of race, color, religion, or national origin.”\n\nSo the question is, do you not understand the words?",
"Not in that sentence.",
"No, I challenged the logic of your accusation. I don't take you seriously enough to be angry about it. And of course you lack sufficient logic to rise to the challenge of your emotion-driven accusation.\n\nI suppose Australian environmental scientists and government decision-makers are \"beasts and murderers\" because they're eradicating feral cats to save they're unique and irreplaceable wildlife? How about the St. Paul and Popof Island Tribal Councils that eradicate feral Norway and black rats to protect native seabird rookeries? Are they \"beasts and murderers\" too?\n\nDo tell...",
"Even though I'm weary of the genre admonishing liberals to seek understanding of the voters responsible for our national crisis, I read Carlos Lozada's review. Lozada writes:\n\n<<Perhaps this is the way to “survive” the Trump era — resist the red-state philistines by closing your life and mind off from them, and repeat “this is not normal” again and again.>>\n\nReally? In fact red-state philistines are in our faces every day here in the Comments/Alt-Right Satellite section. Let me try my hand at stereotyping.\n\n1) They are hostile toward LGBTs and SSM.\n\n2) They are hostile toward \"radical feminists.\"\n\n3) They are hostile toward Muslims.\n\n4) They are willing to risk blowing up the planet to defend \"life.\"\n\n5) They are climate-change deniers and proud of it, even though science and the pope are adamant about a crisis that threatens the survival of humans.\n\n6) Don't you dare mention racism, even though they voted for a racist, and yes Trump has a long record of racism.\n\nJust for starters.",
"Wolf - having been there, pretty freaking rare to find an atheist in a fox hole or when someone shows up at your door to tell you a loved one has been murdered.",
"Another example of the current governing system instigated by the Republican Terrorist Traitor party led by Der Fuehrer Trump and his merry band of billionaire implants: Kakistocracy - Government by the least qualified or most unprincipled citizens. All dedicated to the care and preservation of the billionaire elite at the expense of all other less worthy individuals in the society. No service or benefit is to be allowed for anyone deemed unworthy by the racist bigots of the leaders of the Kakistocracy. Welcome to the return to the 19th Century.",
"It serves to show just how slow and burdensome that crack curial office under +Muller is. It produces old, old theology and doctrinal \"purity\" from centuries ago that are every bit as ridiculous as the length of time it takes to issue them. Just one more thing of the Church that almost no one is going to pay any mind to. These guys in Rome just don't get it. I trust that God, in all of Wisdom of the ages, has the capacity to re-create our bodies in an instant. Like those whose bodies or parts still lie in the dust of the World Trade Center site in NYC, pulverized and/or burnt to ash: they, too, will stand with the rest of us in Judgment in front of a merciful God. So the CDF really should turn its attentions to things that really do matter. Small chance under such a cardinal.",
"Hey guess what we have the RIGHT TO PROTEST LADY.. ITS CALLED FREEDOM OF SPEECH... what your doing is brainwashing your poor kids to an AGENDA.. Good job bad mom of the year",
"Can't produce a rational counter, so let's try morality & judge my neighbor, who I do not know.",
"So because another system is really awful, ours is then justified?",
"c'mon Libbies this Nenshi story is small potatoes.\nyou guys should be on the Justin defending Morneau story. you Libs have gone AWOL.\ncan't blame you though",
"S: Do not confuse mucky with facts. Once he has his opinion facts become irrelevant.",
"What is your source for this wisdom?",
"Georgia An says:\n\"If he had obtained any advice from the immigration department, ......The President ddn't give this any thought.\"\n\nAnd you know he didn't - how? That's the trouble with political partisanship, It causes one to fabricate information to fit their narrative and nonchalantly pass it off as factual.",
"This is a desperate attempt to find fire, where there is no smoke.\nThere are all kinds of disturbed individuals everywhere, including Russia.\nTrying to politicise a non-event reeks of desperation.\nMy respect for the Globe and Mail just sunk another iota.",
"Your reasoning is, \"people who are hated by some bigots shouldn't be allowed to serve\"? Seriously?",
"Ah, you don't know them, haven't been there, and yet you know enough about them to form an opinion on their character. I've been there, talked to them, and claim that they are bigoted, and you discredit my opinion. And you seem bitter about what I said to someone even after I explained the context and was willing to apologize because you've also made an opinon of my character already. With such a breakdown of basic logic, I see no point in continuing further conversation with you.",
"Oh here we go again... \n\nRestricting someones freedom of speech. This time another harmless YouTube video. How sad.",
"His comments were meant to distract and divert attention from his failures as POTUS. While others served during the Vietnam war and dodging bullets, what was he dodging?",
"So some cranky PC judge does not like what he says. Is that any reason to muzzle him in general public discourse. The PC army is as bad or worse than any of Stalin's thought police.",
"In other words, the God YOU have created in your own image and likeness is neither loving, merciful, kind nor just. Your God operates on the same moral plane as SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich, the man who ran the Wannsee Conference. Both your God and Heydrich condemned Jews for being Jews -- had Heydrich survived the war, he would undoubtedly been hanged as a war criminal. But you clearly believe he was doing the right thing morally; it is, after all, what you have God doing.\n\nI believe you should rethink your stance.",
"Kim80's post isn't actually worth a counter-argument - probably because he/she doesn't offer an argument. Calling two politicians like Hickenlooper and Kasich socialists is like calling chocolate and vanilla ice-cream strawberry.",
"Oh, please. Haven't you got anything better to do than come on here and spout ignorance about a great American. You don't know anything about him, so stop pretending you do. You just have nothing better to do than troll this comment section.",
"sounds a bit self righteous to me.",
"not sure what you are referring to as the RG has deleted my post you're responding to.\nas for Capone, they went with what they could prove, otherwise, he wouldn't have rotted in prison, they would have fried him in the electric chair.",
"Just as I thought, you have no cogent reasoning to make the connection......Have a Nice Day."
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"you will know the false Christians". Is that an exclamatory statement, because I don't see a question mark? "They will not upset [me]." Well fools agitate me if you must know, only mildly though. Why? Because they waste life's precious time with drivel. Is this some inane repartee you learned in church that should pass as clever argument? | [
"Hey, Ms. manic-depressive, forget your meds today? Seems to be a lot of that going around in the Trumposhere of denial in your own special fact-free zone. It's not a \"landslide\" when 3 million more people voted for your opponent than you.",
"Of course, Joemat-Pettersson resigned as an MP after President Jacob Zuma reshuffled his cabinet and she lost her job. Any parliamentary process would thus preclude her.\n She got out of that one . And criminal proceedings ?\nIs a lie told to Parliament not a lie if the liar is no longer in Parliament ?",
"First amendment speaks only about not jailing people for thier speech. (Congress shall make no law). Doesn't speak to any \"right\" to mouth off in private enterprise, private clubs or homes, churches, bars, anything. You are only protected from prosecution.\n\nThat point is made daily in an effort to educate the antifa and their ilk.\nYou should maybe make a trip to the public library and read the Constitution before exposing yourself as an illiterate buffoon.",
"An olive branch? Silly girl.",
"If I remember right Longs Drugs ,SBS and Gary Kings kept money in the state, the others send the profits out immediately and this money was replaced by oil money and Federal money so now that money is gone and we have a deficit budget and are looking at an income tax or sales tax to pay the state's debt. When you think of the dollars the slipped through Alaska's hands and out of state and still are isn't it embarrassing to have been part of the squandering.\nBillions of barrels of oil, tons of gold, millions of pounds of fish, forests of trees,\nAnchorage turned into a junk selling welfare city and we need to support this with an income tax and let the profiting companies off the hook, God what stupid people we are.",
"Par for the republican course. Trump is avoiding the American news media and keeping who goes to the white house a secret. The Russians are allowed into the oval office with Ivan the KGB photographer, but American press is not allowed. Trump refuses to divulge what was discussed but his Russian boss offers to give Americans some tweaked take aways from Trump sucking up to him",
"Here is an idea Reality. The US Government releases you to the Saudi Arabian government and the Saudi's decide what to do with your \"reality.\" You little piece of sh_t. You don't have a right to anything and you most certainly are not patriotic. I don't care how \"bad\" Trump is. You had your education and job rolled out for you by the US Air Force and you just crapped on it. All your snowflake friends are running to defend you a-hole actions. You know the rest of us get Court Martialed and Federal prison for pulling the small minded stunts you pulled. I don't give a rip that you know 100 languages from your gifted stint at Monterrey. I can't tell you how much you deserve to go see the Saudi government. I am offended by you and your treasonous conduct. Oh and thanks for exposing the Russian sources on the election hacking. They just got shot you piece of crap.",
"And your \"Anti Muslim \" rhetoric is clearly on display here. The person is clearly asking advice and is open about their history. All they want is a little advice and not a mouthful or crap from people like you. Without \"Social Justice\" there are many things in your tiny life that wouldn't have happened that you take for granted. Get over your self worth",
"As per usual.......every solution includes raiding the PFD or taxes......but damned if they will regulate their own spending.",
"Exactly right Lynn only your reasons why don't go nearly far enough and take Hillary Clintons status as a serial killer and treasonous racist demon who has failed at very job she was ever given. She is a liar and a hypocrite and the most corrupt person in politics anywhere in the world today",
"You're a fucking piece of shit idiot HRC supporting asshat. Hillary and idiots like you elected Trump by cheating Mr Sanders out of his rightful place as the Dem candidate. Here you are now trying to run your corrupt bullshit game on him some more. Go fuck yourself. This shit is your fault and you're trying to put that on the old, smart socialist Jew. Eat shit fucktard.",
"Why do you assume a diversified person isn't qualified? All the Trump deplorables are showing up here.",
"P R is a hate mongering azz troll.",
"I dislike Hillary; Hillary is a woman; therefore I must hate women. It's just logic!",
"Sexual orientation isn't an addiction or a crime. Your resort to a patently ridiculous distortion is junk.",
"Walker sucks. From his illegal takings of the PFD from Alaska residents, to his quixotic pursuit of an economically impossible gas pipeline, to his penchant for hiring dozens of expensive consultants who get no results, he is almost as bad as Murkowski was."
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"Apparently, the response \"baloney\" is uncivil....but this untrue comment is considered so.\nLet's try this response.\nNonsense.",
"Wow. Most everyone else here castigates me BECAUSE of my opinions - yet you can't seem to recognize one. Odd. That may be a matter of concern for you......",
"No, it most certainly is not. From your posts, it is obvious that you believe \"Church\" is synonymous with \"Magisterium\". I do not.",
"All churches are full of sinners. \n\nThat is a common phrase for pastors who feel the hypocrisy of self-righteousness. Please don't make the mistake of assuming all Christian or even all Christian evangelical churches are the same.\n\nAny person of serious faith would know that Christian have all the same human frailties that non Christians have. You might agree with that?\n\nMy pastor regularly sited studies that showed Christian behaviors, as a large group, are almost identical to the behaviors of those of with no religious faith. He said it with a touch of sadness, knowing this is true, but also as reminder that faith requires deep understanding and commitment. Behavior does count.",
"No problem. Online communications can be tricky things.",
"Well, at least it's nice to read something from you without \"goo\" being the central theme...",
"Dixon's letter is a bunch of drivel. FOXNews has surely helped advance the nation's cause, hasn't it? I refuse to jump to conclusions, and will wait to see what happens before I get excited. This is an example of the media's doing its best to agitate.",
"How do you know, Pandora, that they are just \"stories?' and without merit? Isn't your denial also filled with \"loads of agenda?\" Please excuse my turning your own style of questioning and disagreement on you personally, as I do believe you are unaware of the verified investigative reports - aside from personal exchanges with clerics in Rome - that confirm such stories, including of clerics of all levels visiting brothels of both men and women. Interestingly, much was learned as a result of the Vatican rumors of a \"gay lobby\" that was significant in the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. It was amazing how so many talked as a result of that event. I wish that our friend with deep ties to and in Rome was around to once again give us the citations from the mainstream press there. But I am sure you can find it with a bit of research. A Blessed Christmas to you and yours!",
"It is clear by your assertion that you have NOT performed a comparative doctrinal study yourself since you believe they are not similar. Of course, you will disregard me as religiously ignorant secular liberal since it helps you to maintain your biases. The funny thing is that we secular folks actually are more knowledgeable about religion than the devoted types.\nhttp://www.pewforum.org/2010/09/28/u-s-religious-knowledge-survey/\n\"Atheists and agnostics average 20.9 correct answers. Jews and Mormons do about as well, averaging 20.5 and 20.3 correct answers, respectively. Protestants as a whole average 16 correct answers; Catholics as a whole, 14.7. Atheists and agnostics, Jews and Mormons perform better than other groups on the survey even after controlling for differing levels of education.\"",
"\"Besides, it's an admission of a weak argument for his case.\"\n\nExactly. Like Metternich, a century and a half earlier, JPII was trying to delay the inevitable. He knew there was no rational or Biblical argument to keep women out of the priesthood. Paul VI's advisors reached that same conclusion.",
"Do you have any rational basis for this claim?",
"Freedom from Religion ...not of !",
"Do these testimonies really mean anything? In most cases, it's a given that people--all of them--are going to lie. In many cases, they are lame attempts at self justification.",
"Really? Do you know what \" at risk\" means? Give me a break!",
"You're not interested in \"outrage and calls for immediate action\" against the Vegas shooter (which should have been 'what,' by the way?) -- No, you're much more interested in evidence-free attacks against the President and those who rightfully want to end the vile and Leftist-created program that let this monster into our country in the first place. If they had made such \"calls for action,\" (\"action\" which again you don't even articulate) against the Vegas shooter-- you would STILL attack the President on his reaction to this terrorist, so stop lying and being so disingenuous.",
"I guess it's your right to back a corrupt career politician who appears to think it's ok to \"drone\" someone who has damaging information about you... \n\nhttp://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/10/03/will-wikileaks-assange-delay-october-surprise-announcement.html",
"T ball\nyou are right \"you should\"\ntruth is \"they aren't\"",
"You are being hysterical, my friend. Calm down.",
"Sure, whatever you say, Palatable. I'm sure you said the same thing about MLK and his people. Don't you have a Bible to read or a KKK meeting to attend?",
"I guess what is trivial and what is not is in the eye of the beholder.",
"I get the Church's reasoning. You aren't telling me anything I don't know. What you aren't getting is that in David's time your finely parsed sense of sin was not in operation. To give you some perspective, try reading Graham Greene's the \"Heart of the Matter\". It might help you understand how Catholic concepts of sin can lead scrupulous Catholics to think they are unforgivable. I won't spoil the book too much, but the main protagonist is a heterosexual.",
"My point is you appear to be frantically deflecting from the charge that your preferred source of \"news\" is a fever swamp of neo-fascist invective and conspiracy theory.\n\nGot anything at all, RD?",
"Pandora17,\nIt,s not my job to go around correcting everyone who is either unfriendly to others or to correct those whom use attacks and/or bomb dropping as their primary method of discussion on this site. \nIf/when you do that it is up to you to either apologize or to correct oneself. IOW, it is your job to see to it that you USUALLY act in accordance with the wishes of the site owners and sponsors. \nIF you make the mistake of using strong declarative language that causes others to not be able \nexpress their thoughts, or even disagree with you. That IS why the site owners have rules which are meant to discourage that kind of expression.\nYou may be caught in that mode of aggressive expression for some different reasons. Could it be because you are a rigid trad Catholic. And who made you that way -- probably your father or husband OR did you make yourself that way?\nAre you an aggressive person because you are a Republican and learned that behavior from GOP operatives. \n\nYou decide.",
"This letter is not about you, it is about renaming Deady Hall. Your little problem is of your own making, and anyway, who cares?\n\nStop posting your selfish little problem all over the place. I pay good money to read good commentary, not to listen to the whining of some little person who has broken the rules and finds himself cut off.",
"Is everyone who disagrees with you a \"Father Z troll\"???\n\nIt seems to be the accusation so often and casually tossed about here.",
"You mock this issue. Not funny. This is a very serious and dangerous movement toward a massive lack of freedom in the workforce and in one's personal life. God speaks of this occurring...and so it begins.",
"\"The only important question [so called moral argument]\", is what the judge said he found “odd and, frankly, insulting” against the insurmountable evidence that Canada did wrong. No government can deprive anyone of life, liberty, and especially their children based on \"I have a better plan than they do!\" And it's even further Donald Trump type imbalance to think that a few anonymous settlers are more hard done by this than the thousands of children robbed of decades of their lives.",
"Seems to me that posting anonymous comments is rather cowardly. If you have an opinion you wish others to listen to, at least owe up to it.",
"Agree with \"NCR certainly does find the good articles.\" Sometimes imperfect, but still worth a read.\n\nI'm no apologist for Zwartz. The idea that the Australian bishops were \"enraged\" when Pell tabled the Melbourne Solution is ridiculous. As another poster has pointed out, Ipswich <> Toowoomba.\n\nThat said, \"unmoved by the complaints of those he steamrolled\" is fair comment. It could be modified to read \"unmoved by the complaints of those he steamrolled, or tried to steamroll.\" The latter category would work better for Anthony Foster and at least one other Australian, who took Pell on and won.",
"With such a mind for seeing through the BS and explaining the complex world of politics in a spot-on, succinct manner it is sad to see he has been silenced. \nPerhaps this will serve as a warning to the next brilliant guy to control himself lest he too goes down in flames. \nPeace to any that may have been harassed by him. \nPeace also to the hateful trolls that will be commenting today.",
"Now, if I had authored your post, using the same name-calling techniques you so generously employed, there is no doubt my post would have been rejected. I know of what I speak. But, for some reason, perhaps it's a certain political bias by which the DP is then able to discern who is speaking the certifiable truth from those who are not? So, let's give them the benefit of the doubt...the DP has discovered the Vulcan mind meld ability. On the other hand, maybe it's just a bunch of ____________.",
"I can't argue with how they made you feel, but I feel like there are several steps between talk of complimentarianism with some off-putting interactions and saying the church \"believes mixed-race marriages aren’t okay.\"",
"(2 )Once a young man or woman begins to live a duplicitous life, it is not unusual that the \"bad\" self begins to yield to a self-fulfilling prophecy which begins to take more self-indulgent liberties. And from there the spiral of behavior is downward with the person caught in a double secret life. If you can connect the dots you can see that this is classic behavior in clergy sexual abuse cases. This is just one of the situations in which Church teachings on sexuality inadvertently becomes one of the causes of abhorrent sexual behavior. All of this is based on a 2000-year-old concept that each sperm contains a tiny human being that is waiting to be planted in a female who acts only as a garden in which the already complete human seed can take root. Any deposit of this seed outside the female “garden” is gravely evil. Now through science, we know better and the resulting shame and guilt in perpetuating such teachings is just plain wrong headed and can lead to disastrous results.",
"active: \"Your numerous personal attack comments are civil?\"\n\nDon't you know?",
"silly comment hon. please do some reading",
"Ken, strange as it may seem you may be able to learn a few thing from people like Ritte, Harp, Thompson, Aila, Uncle Buzzy Agard (rest his soul) and the many others that seek to expand the Papahanaumokuakea. These are not children Mr. Conklin. These are very intelligent people that know from life experiences, book education, science, and their own ancestors about our beautiful islands. And to Isaac Harp.... where did you learn to write. I want to send my kid to that college.",
"The left are the only ones allowed to coin phrases and make up words like homophobia, micro aggression, trigger, etc. When anyone on the right does the same, they ask why (eye roll). They are the Ministry of Information and will control what we see, hear, say and believe. Welcome to 1984.",
"Canoutchie I'm not suggesting anything of the kind. What a ridiculous assertion. Facts are facts and whining doesn't make them go away.\n\nYou snowflakes all but assure the truly evil will rise again because your'e not calm enough to learn history, nor assess modern reality and surely you cannot speak truth to power.\n\nBTW are you also Vote4Me and whether or not you are, could you please stop having my posts deleted.",
"Just because you haven't heard an argument does not mean it is invalid or nonexistent. Perhaps you should remove your fingers from your ears. Trump is so terrible it may be worth voting for Clinton. I would like to hold to the idealist view for supporting Johnson, but if too few do I will not give him my vote.",
"It looks like the pool of intelligent people doesn't include you huh, Boo-Boo?",
"You will have to guess at that one, want you.",
"You and Pandora know all about hatred of love, forgiveness and mercy, Trid. How many times have you read me out of the Church? I have lost count.",
"What an abuse of the \"crucifix\". What a profanity of what love is. A pseudo-pious pomposity of dialogue disruption.",
"Whatever you do, don't dare call these people on their insanity. These snowflakes can't handle the truth and science.",
"@RangerMC says: \"If that is true, then he (Mr Obama) learned expertly how to use semantics to communicate.\"\n\nThis neatly sums up the alt-right's Orwellian position that meaning (semantics) is the enemy.\n\nIn contrast, the sane world still believes useful statements convey meaning.",
"So what you are saying is only the young know anything. Interesting perspective, since you have just dismissed experience.",
"Since you can not or will not conduct a debate in a civil manner and refuse to refute just one fact I have recounted to you in the last year, I hope you enjoy your world of fantasy on your own.",
"the only pathetic argument is your delusional belief that futile efforts to control local feral and/or your neighbors cat populations has anything, ANYTHING to do with T. gondii. its ridiculous. you have too much free time and cats somehow caught your attention. and you shoot them. whatever! don't care. don't care about TNR. \n\n\"false equivalency\"? no Fred its called hyperbole. (you must be the life of any party you attend.) lol.",
"The tenor and commenters of NCR don't really support a substantial discussion of true 'theological' matters. It's too light intellectually and too opinionated. Too filled with people who want to have the last word on things. There are a few amateurs here who play pretend too often and noisily. \n\nMaybe 'First Things' would be a better place for slightly theological discussions. It's not here. Or better: Logos, Biblica, Communio, etc. \n\nAnd, besides, theology needs to \"serve the soul\" or it becomes just a sad exercise in oneupmanship.",
"What a remarkable contradiction implied within your comments!\n\nYou recognise the authority of Pius V and Trent to promulgate a Missal authoritatively, but despite the nice words, you actually deny the same for the authority of Paul VI and Vatican II.\n\nThe key here is \"authoritatively\".\n\n\nThe rest of the comment is sprinkled with similar inconsistencies, too tiresome to point them all out,\n\nBut I will say here is THANK YOU for confirming my earlier comment about your prejudice against Vatican II.",
"I find it interesting that you got 'down-votes' for having experienced a \"blessing\".",
"As do your ad hominems.",
"You obviously have not lived in the United States and have no acquaintance with the types of \"Christians\" the author is talking about. There are many Christians who do not share these views, but Mr. Trump is not appointing them. The teaching of creationism in school is a real thing here.",
"Are you kidding me? Are you really a Christian? Have you ever read your Bible. Mankind refers to the human species (that means women and children too!) and is mentioned plenty of times in the Bible. Please dude, I honestly don't mean to be rude, but stop letting the world brainwash you so much that you can't even read a word for its true meaning.\n\nWhat fpretoors is trying to convey is 100% accurate.",
"Once again Roy please read dnad understand;\n\n“Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they are presented with evidence that works against that belief, the new evidence cannot be accepted. It would create a feeling that is extremely uncomfortable, called cognitive dissonance. And because it is so important to protect the core belief, they will rationalize, ignore and even deny anything that doesn't fit in with the core belief.” \n― Frantz Fanon\n\nAnother quote I like applies to both the left and right:\n\n\n“In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.” ― Napoléon Bonaparte",
"No...it is easy for you to say without actual knowledge. Are you there everyday to see the \"many\" or more than a \"few\"? I really don't think so!",
"That's about it . . the propaganda factor is being hysterically over-blown.\n\nSpeaking of theocratic Nation-building, one can only observe the promotion of a 'religious collective' in Ottawa's newer religious newspaper. . http://muslimlink.ca/\n\nFurther -- Peel's situation is not about a 20 min prayer -- it's about 'students writing their own sermons' ergo, students sermonizing in a Publicaly funded school.\n\nThat's not what constituent property taxes are collected for -- Religious institutions do not pay 'taxes' but the Islamic folks seem to believe that their children have a right to 'proselytize their religion on public school property'. that's what this is about.\n\nSo now we have propped up religious propaganda being aggressively pushed into the lives of Cdn children whose parents are not Islamic Muslims - Why??\n\nThere are private religious schools & home-schooling -- Why is 'Religion' an issue in Public Schools at all unless its Cheaper than the private approach.\n\nCash for Chaos..",
"I read your comment and I disagreed with it.",
"1) In your lexicon---murder and failed marriages as sins are equal. Was Jesus' actions, in giving us the sacraments----based on reason? Or are sacraments gifts of God's life given FREELY to us by God? Who put the restrictions on the reception of the sacraments---Jesus or the official church?\n\n2) In reality, John Hobson's understanding of the Sacraments is closer to the mind and heart of Christ, rather than are your concepts.\n\n3) You don't know the real meaning of 'pagan'. Pagan does not mean 'a God-less world'.",
"It's a humorous way for overly sensitive types on the right to criticize overly sensitive types on the left. I think the term snowflake is perfectly applicable to the poster in question, being as snowflakes are devoid of intelligence.",
"Passing judgment on comments is fundamentally different than passing judgment on people.",
"That'll learn em !",
"I think you're confused about the distinction between \"rational\" and \"rationalize.\" There's nothing civil about posting self-serving claptrap in a public forum, and whining about name calling when you get justly ripped for it just compounds the offense.",
"Hate speach is not a threat ..it is the expression of ones feelings ..censoring the expression of an others feelings is hatefull",
"What does your comment have to do the article above? It sounds more like 'how many angels can dance on the head of a pin\"? \n\nIn today's society, would people attending Mass have badges on them stating \"I am an Atheist\" so that everyone would know that they are atheists? \n\nAnd since the Eucharist is to be a PARTICIPATED liturgy---WOULD a priest be celebrating [not just mumbling words---which is \"saying Mass'] the liturgy if he KNEW that he was in the presence of ten atheists?\n\nComment on the article, please, and not in trying to trap people in your pharisaical, hypothetical statement games.",
"And yet you are free to comment, in public, in any forum, with any opinion you have derived, with no requirement for validation, and with no concern of retribution or censorship or physical or financial harm regardless of the facts, precisely because of the vets you accuse of basking in this \"phony\" idolatry. \n\nI am glad you are taking full advantage of your freedom, as you should. Many don't. \n\nFrom all of us phonies, your welcome.",
"Not in my experience.\nPerhaps they only do this to people they have flagged as being of interest.",
"Blessed are the meek? An you write this article. So puffed up with yourself. Have mercy. Your lack of understanding of law is evident. You're entitled to your opinion and I AM entitled to my personal security. Get out of politics dear one. You haven't a clue",
"No I didn't see that . Please provide a link to YouTube.",
"You're likely right Overeducated....otherwise there wouldn't be three, count 'em three articles/columns on the ...gasp.....secular invocation proffered by young Iris from the Free Thinkers in Soldotna. If it bleeds it leads.",
"A made-up poster thinks something with no evidence will happen. How adorable.",
"No cost savings there Brainiac. Facts are confusing aren't they?",
"Sorry to say but I apparently missed that. Care to enlighten us?",
"One thing about intellectual integrity is saving actual quotation marks for quotes . . . not what you've just made up, Thuggernaut.\n\nWhat Levant and Rebel Media already carry are the words of the judge in Levant's 2014 defamation suit:\n\n\"The numerous errors made by the defendant [Levant] also speak to the question of malice. Although he agreed in cross-examination that it was important to publish accurate facts, he did little or no fact-checking regarding the posts complained of, either before or after their publication. Nor did he accurately report what was taking place at the hearing. And, with one exception, when he learned that he got his facts wrong, he made no corrections.\"",
"Education is so important they decided to skip it. Lol....",
"Because you are in the 'cafeteria' you try to make out that everyone is in it; it simply makes you feel better about yourself, especially when everyone who disagrees with you is \"blathering\" and \"talking through his hat\".\nYou keep bringing up Eichmann, you seem to have an inordinate fixation about the man. Obedience to the the Magisterium is not \"following orders\", it is entirely voluntary, an act of will so your Eichmann analogy is absolutely wrong.",
"BE very WARY when anyone starts to use Religion any religious denomination for their gain and/or on defense when cornered! It's all Shibai, smoke and screens for their gain!",
"Well, perhaps you have a point in what you said here.\n\n Canon law and any law is 'not my cup of tea' either.\nHowever, God has faith in human for we were created & sustained by the spirit of God. God can read our heart like the good loving parents.",
"Sometimes an interview isn't needed.\nhttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/DHADHL3UwAAXXzS.jpg",
"You read my mind.",
"Your comment was all about me, regardless to whom you posted. It is typically a cowardly way to dismiss someone.\n\nAnd I know I should be flattered you keep quoting me, although you give no credit. But instead, I will repeat myself for the umpteenth time - please leave me alone.",
"I hope you weren't referring to me. I have statistics to back me up. I also have the dubious honor of having tried to \"engage\" in enough conversations with Trump supporters to know there is no conversation to be had, for the most part. Finally, I recognize your online moniker. Why don't do answer your questions as they apply to 99.9% of your posts? If you think your online behavior is \"tiresome and sad,\" quit behaving that way. By the way, an ad hominem attack directed at oneself is...sad.",
"I am in complete agreement Richard. I assume you know how rare that is? \nWe don't need to be censored or kept civil especially by a computer. It is just electrons and no one need pay attention to a disagreeable comment. I want to know what people had to say not what they or a machine thought should play. \nI have my annual renewal in hand for the print edition. I am renewing for 8 weeks only. I am letting ADN know that If they don't cancel the Bot and stop censoring all our comments, I will have no further use for the print ADN after that. That isn't entirely correct but I already have years worth of the comic section set aside. It is the only part of the paper suitable to my bird's sensibilities and all he cares for in it. If I feel like having my sensibilities offended by the CivilBot I can log on free.",
"My God! I knew whack jobs existed, but I had not personally encountered one in a long time. Let's take you piece by piece, shall we? You say: \"You hate the Sioux Indians, extolling the judgement in law against them.\" Hate the Sioux? I feel bad for them because what MAY have been a decent environment case was so poorly presented on their behalf. Indeed, they presented no environmental case at all. I saw merit in a well-written judicial opinion by an Obama appointee.\n\"You side with the oil companies totally ignoring their malevolent influence on American politics.\" Wrong. See above.\n\"You hate homosexuals, repeatedly quoting obscure scripture texts from thousands of years ago, even justifying them being stoned to death in one of your posts and agreeing with gay people being sacked.\" You lie. True, I quote Scripture texts about the immorality of homosexual acts. I have never said gays should be stoned. To the contrary, I approve the Church's stance -- respect. \n\nYOU hate.",
"Sorry Paul. When we choose to ignore; not pay attention or questions things that just are not right such as blatant lies, we the people lose.",
"You sound like a BC LIEberal to me.",
"I will bet that you don't actually know any Muslims. You remind me of those who call for shutting up Jews in ghettos -- and later, in concentration camps.\n\nThere is a vast difference between Lot shutting his door to keep a mob out, and keeping out all members of a religion because they are members of that religion.",
"Thank you - I am \"enlightened\".... and don't need your \"suggestion\" as offered.\n\nhttp://www.uscatholic.org/node/5083\nThis article ends with this paragraph - \n\".......The recent response from Rome, which will create a structure called a \"personal ordiniariate\" led by a priest or bishop, will allow Anglican Catholics to maintain their liturgical traditions and clergy. The invitation presumes, however, that these Anglicans accept not only the Roman position on the ordination of women and on the question of homosexuality, but also the Marian and papal dogmas, along with the Catholic understanding of the Eucharist.\"\n\nAnd you may want to look up the definition of \"assertion\" - since I asked questions and did not make statements.",
"I don't bother flagging you - it isn't worth the effort. I don't flag anyone - your comment was crass, and someone else realized it. \n\nAnd of course, statement like this current one - drawing a red herring into the conversation - is how you avoid the issues raised. \n\nYou know? I never have agreed with Hooded Claw on anything - but the other day, he called you the \"overly aggressive AnnieO\" ... or was it \"ever aggressive AnnieO\"....either way, it certainly suits.",
"I'm guessing that you really believe this and so I will try to respect your opinion.",
"You have no clue what you're talking about. He didn't break the law, so why the fuss? Obizzle's cabinet appointees? Another story... Guess you forgot about those tax cheats.",
"And this surprises any thinking person?",
"why stop at the liberals?",
"Hi Kevin, Sorry that I do not write back immediately. I do not own a cell phone/Laptop/Ipad/ Tablet/Blackberry, etc. - just a basic Apple Computer at home. Kevin, the organist (Evelyn) in our Parish Church did not go up to the Altar to receive Jesus in the Holy Eucharist because she knew she was living in sin and did not want to offend Jesus further, but she was attached to the sin of impurity until she realized that she was indeed offending Him by choosing to continue having sexual relations with her boyfriend. She needed to hear in a loving (not judgmental) way that she has to choose between God and sin. What I always found humbling about Evelyn was the fact that she used to go up to the Altar and cross her arms over her chest. In this way, the Priest knew she was there to receive a blessing but not to desecrate the body of Christ because she was not in the State of Grace. I believe your example of Joe and other remarried Catholics who have not obtained an annulment (continued)",
"Sorry Matt, your violation of rights is way off. Inalienable would mean that it is boundless. Freedom of speech has limitations, however catcalling is not a restriction. Although it is poor taste and judgement it is not a rights violation upon the employee nor is it a restriction on the jerk.",
"I have not called you a liar. I don't like the word and I don't use it because it is ugly and harsh. You, on the other hand, are constantly calling people and posters you disagree with \"liars\"- in this case it's HRC. Most of the time your characterization is a gross exaggeration and uncalled for. This is slander and it is serious because it maligns the reputation of decent people. I will also remind you that one of our commandments is not to bear false witness. Please choose your words with more care.",
"You can believe as you wish, Dave. You have a closed mind and a liberal one, I expect. So you think forcing Christian businesses in this country to violate their consciences is OK as long as the ones expecting them to cave in to their wishes are given their due? Due to homosexuals in Oregon, the Kleins had to finally close their bakery for good. These people are deliberately picking on Christians that they know will not do as they ask so they can sue them; it is nothing about hurt feelings. And how about the Christians in the mid east? You think they are treated well? Well, they are not. If you convert to Christianity, you can expect a very short life there. Thanks to Obama and his Muslim agenda, we have more Muslims here now than ever, and they are not our friends. They want to impose Sharia law here, which fortunately has been struck down. They blow up our buildings and kill our people. Finally, you don't know what I read, but I'll bet it's a lot broader than you.",
"Its not the word, its the use of the word.",
"You do not \"discuss\" you lie and call that a discussion and you are messed up.",
"It never ceases to amaze me the number of comments responding to crackpots feuding over prayers at a local meeting or vilifying the oil industry - yet here’s an example of sane, rational and reasonable people trying to contribute something to our community and economy….and all you hear is “crickets”. It’s a sad realization that most people are more worried about their feelings than fixing problems. So, to this, I say KUDOS and a huge thank you to the bold entrepreneurs who keep at it, and continue to push forward despite the obstacles.",
"What a misuse of the Homily. \n\nHomily as politics. It's just an instrument to the former bishop.\n\nThe Gospels from this week's Masses are a marvelous reinforcer to discipleship.\n\nOn the vine.\nPruning.\nGod's demand for fruit.\n\"abide in me\".\n\nIf we are not struggling to be ever more on the vine....we won't bear the fruit that God asks for us in the Gospels. \n\nPruning should be expected, welcomed, \"celebrated\".",
"Well if you are of the opinion that fleeting earthly happiness is more important than eternal bliss with God and His angels and saints then I understand where you are coming from.",
"What are you banging on about?",
"What the hell are you talking about?",
"Thank you for that excellent example of the logical fallacy of Tu Quoque (that's Latin for \"You're Another\", RD).",
"Yes. Go ahead and be shocked. I couldn't care less.\n\nThis is another in your continuing series of ignorant comments. I'm not a lawyer in the case. Nothing restrains me from having an opinion, a bias, or anything else. \n\nCan't you ever understand the subject matter that you write about?",
"Homo sapiens are defined as wise men. By some strange bit of luck we can think. Now that's a novel idea. Imagine...little ole' me thinking for myself. This kind and gentle man is not going to define my life. That is for me to do. The decent man is not god. The closet thing that I know about god is me. I think.. therefore, I am. Some people want to play god with my life. Not a chance. I go when I chose, at my convenience, causing little or no disruption to my family and friend. Won't be needing assistance. But thanks anyway. Very generous of you to decide when I die. I have had the opportunity to have relatives in hospice care. Wonderful service.",
"Really? This revelation from Buzz Feed and the rambling of the hateful left trying to connect Jeremy Christian to Trump reminds me of the old Chinese proverb; When you find yourself in a deep hole a wise man knows when to stop digging. Something tells me by tomorrow the left will be in overdrive trying to spin like tops out of a very deep hole. \nGood luck!",
"Hi AAJ. I don't recall addressing the issues you raise in your reply, so you have me a bit confused here. But if I venture a guess, I would only say that I always appreciate even small efforts made to do what is right and long overdue. I fully expect now that our bishops will do more of this. A letter is better then nothing, yes?",
"Not for the bad ones.",
"I don't personally wish this guy any harm....and I do hope he rests in peace....but I think, given his behavior at a critical point in our national AND international catholic religious history...that noting it is my choice, as a counterpoint to this CNS piece....",
"Ateret knew what they were doing. The quote is referencing that they didn't know all the snowflake carnists in the world would be so harmed by their actions. But nice try with that out of context quote and personal attack ;)",
"Your moniker ( and your inability to spell it properly) explains a lot about your comments!",
"@jimetjules... exactly what is the purpose of your response. As you can see from the reactions, perhaps you should keep your comments to yourself.",
"\"Rules\"? You mean Divinely revealed truth.",
"And Condescension is a MAJOR bummer. The rest of your post is nothing but your pious opinion.",
"\"Selling to Trump\" as the columnist concludes---is putting it rather simplistically --This is the time for much more nimble diplomacy and avoidance of what would be surely perceived as personal insults. Don't forget the\nsaying ---flattery will get you far---seems to work with some \"actors\" on the geo political arena.\n\n Was it not Pierre Elliot Trudeau who said that we are like a mouse sleeping next to elephant. At least the moves of the past elephants were predictable. Much is at stake. This is the time to emphasize our values at every opportunity--Tolerance, humanity, open arms---- minds and hearts at home and abroad to those in distress ----This is consistent with our national interest and \"Canada First\" approach. Lead by example. Avoid\nthe personal insults.",
"Alexandra, we both know that’s not true. The Pentateuch describes God as telling the Hebrews to slaughter Canaanites (though it was usually the Hebrews who got beat up pretty bad). It’s a classic case of people wanting to believe that ‘God’s on our side’ and writing history accordingly. But that’s the Bible as history. It’s all past tense. The OT doesn’t tell anyone to go out and kill unbelievers, or wage war to spread ‘the faith’. It simply doesn’t.\n\nBut the Quran does, and that’s why Islam is dangerous. Sure, there are plenty of Muslims who don’t take it seriously, or who explain it away. But if only a tiny %age follow its precepts, there’s serious trouble. We’ve learned this the hard way in the UK.",
"or gasp, it is not sin - especially if it is not,.",
"Indeed, the poorly educated rule!"
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What are the alternatives to Trump? I like him because he represents a disconnect with the evil forces which have taken over this country. Unfortunately, his latest campaigning is starting to sound like the same old scumbags have made their way in the back door. Most American people are fed up with what the government is doing to our country. A vote for Trump isn't really a vote for Trump, it's a vote against what's happening to us. | [
"just another reason to get rid of the garbage fish farms!",
"Where did we kill Bin Laden? NOT THERE NOT IRAQ... and now that he is dead why the %%%% r we still fighting in those places.\n\nKEEP EM HOME BRING EM ALL HOME... put em on the Mexican border wall DONE ... \n\nI Love the USA and I love our troops let's use the tip of the speer when we really need to not just cause we can ...\n\n665 BILLION in Defense spending in 2018 ... too much we can't afford it to be so wasteful. \n\nMay All these soldiers come home safe and come home soon.",
"Deport him.\n\nGo \"fix\" your own country.",
"Monty, we all knew you were a troll on here but parades and snow clearing...lol, thats really reaching even for you. And all of a sudden the CBJ and Flyers are the yardstick...it used to be the never won anything ever Blues but their best years are behind them now...but what could we expect from someone with as much hockey knowledge as you.\n\nThe Leafs young talent is obviously eating you up and it brings a smile to my face.",
"The \"ontologically changed\" Father Gil Gustafson is so convinced that public accountability helps the pedophile recover, that he refuses to tell us how many children he abused. Legal considerations.\n\nThere is within Buddhist teaching a difference between compassion and what is known as idiot compassion. If Father Gustafson is recovering nicely from acting upon his temptation to sexually assault children perhaps he can take his recovery to a monastery cell to pray for all his unnamed struggling victims, their struggling families and the countless child victims of his countless colleagues who engage in his level of ontological narcissism. \n\nNext, will there will be discussions of recovering ontologically changed serial killers grateful for their graced recoveries? \n\nAW",
"It's okay Larry. I was being a bit sarcastic about feeling warm and fuzzy. There's a lot of things I'd like to say but it wouldn't be civil and the Homeland Security might throw me in a hole some where for being a terrorist. We've lost our freedom of speech already and it won't be long before we won't be able to vote any more. I just get disgusted with the entire political crap machine!",
"Trump needs to be removed asap, threatening to stop federal funds to a school that has no control over protesters is pathetic. He must think he is invincible but his own actions will ensure his impeachmrnt.",
"John, basically your claim is that the Catholic Church is homophobic, that orthodox Jews are homophobic, and that Muslims are homophobic.\n\nThat seems to support a couple of conclusions: you're intolerant, you're a heterophobe.\n\nIf the shoe fits, wear it.",
"“reported incidents which have caused a variety of physical symptoms”\n\nWTF is wrong with our government?",
"The \"hands off my \"PFD\" rhetoric is so tiring. I find it's those who keep up this ridiculous chant are the same ones who then decry other social welfare programs for low income residents. And yes, the PFD is a social welfare program. So - Johnson? He's out. \n\nLandfield? \"The closest thing the Alaska Senate race has to Trump.\" Reworking and using Trump's \"Make America Great Again\" slogan (\"Make Alaska Great Again.\")\n\n Yikes, double yikes and no thanks. I'll not take a narcissistic bully on the national level, nor someone who mimics (idolizes?) his campaign at the state level. \n\nVon Imhof appears to be the only thoughtful, reasonable one in the bunch.",
"You are an IDIOT.",
"That's fine. I'll take that over a vagina-grabbing, serial bankrupting, lazy, entitled morally vile lout who will sell whatever integrity this country has left to his Russian oligarch business pals. Not saying I like Clinton - I don't - but at least she can name the three branches of government if you asked her. Trump probably couldn't locate Spain on a world map, he's so stupid.",
"Poor guy walked right into a bad situation with a woman he wanted to spend time with! People are crazy!",
"The SO registry has never made much sense to me. I need to know if a convicted SO lives nearby, but not a convicted arsonist, burglar, or murderer?",
"The level of stupid this government has achieved in their first year in office is astounding...\n\nBoy I can't wait for my taxes to go up even more....",
"Right about now I'd settle for \"Stategery\", anything but this bumbling buffoon."
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"Why are you blaming Trump?",
"I am approaching 70 years of age and the Church I grew up in no longer exists. Way back in my youth the majority of Catholics in my community were liberal Democrats and their Church actively supported the cause of social justice. Today, when I turn on right wing national Catholic radio the broadcaster boasts that the majority of white Catholics voted for Trump, the man who openly mocked a disabled person in front of a laughing crowd of his cult followers. This was an extremely cruel and heartless thing to do but apparently it did not offend Catholics.",
"Richard, if you are a member of the silent majority, then the term silent just took on a whole new meaning. As for Trump, it appears as if he is doing everything he can to advance his business interests on one hand while impeding the investigation into Russian connections with his campaign and members of his WH staff at every opportunity, on the other hand. Tweety Bird might be an appropriate handle for Trump since he is definitely 'Looney Tunes'.",
"The GOP is afraid to turn on Trump because they are afraid they will loose his supporters if they do, when the next elections come around. However, by supporting Trump, they are also eroding the moderate base in their own party and driving away independents too. The GOP has yet to realize that they have set a trap for themselves. They are caught either way. The only way to salvation is to dump Trump, take their lumps in the next midterm and Presidential elections and purge their party of the extreme right wingers who have so damaged the party's credibility. It may take years to rebuild the party but it is the only way out of the mess they have created for themselves.",
"I REALLY like Andrew Scheer, but I have a mental block about having the ex-Speaker shifting back away from official neutrality to partisanship again. I kind of like the UK method where you leave your party behind for good when you become Speaker.",
"I remember Nixon standing on the hood of a car and, facing a lot of demonstrators, flashing them the V for victory sign. Their reactions and riots helped insure his election. \nFor the record, I was one of the protestors and protested pretty much everything that miserable man did. He and Kissinger told the South Vietnamese government not to agree to peace terms, until he got in to office. That war lasted years longer and thousands of more Americans died.\nThe only way Donald Trump gets to sit in the White House is for many riots to break out. That will bring out a lot of people who perhaps wouldn't have voted for him. Peaceful protest is one thing, overturning cars and hurting people quite another. \nHugh Massengill, Eugene",
"As an Alaska Native I would say this is unconstitutional to be promoting the take down of our nations statues. \n\nI will back our current president Trump for protecting these landmarks, and our historic landmarks.\n\nThe confederates were only 2% slave owners and this has nothing to do with race or ethnicity. \n\nEvery gov't of every nation whether it be European, African or multi Ethnic had slave owners in that time frame. The history books will not disclose this to the public, but they will eventually find out the real history in due time. \n\nThe information the mainstream media puts out, is designed to insight hatred and cause division, and it should not be promoted anywhere. Not in Alaska, Texas or DC.\n\nTrump represents the people (America First), and not the politicians who work for special interest groups in DC",
"SayeSo Sayeth Martin, the Liberal uber-apologist.\n\nAfter the “shock and awe” of Trump’s victory, I’m surprised that he isn’t still hiding in his “safe space”…..",
"Feed them a few mantras that appeal to them and you can usually get the \"booboisie\", as H.L. Mencken called them, to vote against their own self-interests. That's the formula. It's no wonder the politicians have contempt for an electorate that they feel they can play like a fish or a fiddle.",
"As Ronaldus Magnus often advised, “never say ‘never’ “.\n\nJust because Felony-Shrillary has made a career of being a scoff law does not mean that the wheels of Justice - - which grind fine and slow - - will not at some point snatch her up and deposit her in what Mark Twain once described as “strong lodgings”.\n\nOr are you by chance operating under the delusion that she did not commit some very serious crimes in violation of national security? (and oh how I hope you will answer in the affirmative)\n\nIn any event this spastic, incompetent tin eared, arrogant shrew finally ground her own political aspirations into dust when Donald Trump won an electoral majority last November. He did not win. She booted it.\n\n// more to follow //",
"Mitch McConnell is revealing to the nation, in broad and viviid brush strokes, that he's a hack. Not a leader, and not someone who is concerned about American Citizens.\nFor McConnell, it is all about pursuing a dogmatic purpose that is two dimensional: Undo anything done by Democrats; and, line the pockets of rich supporters.\nThe process is exposing him. It is an extraordinarily unflattering, unclassy, dangerous and disturbing picture.\nThe Senate GOP needs new leadership. McConnell is bad news for America. Nothing will get done with him calling the shots in the Senate.",
"Then I set the wrong tone. I do believe that checks and balances are working concerning the first Trump decree. I am not so well versed in immigration law that I know the eventual outcome. I believe the Bannon administration likes to create chaos and they thrive on it. I don't mind that part of it. I'm more concerned that some in the public realm believe them without question about a legal interpretation that hasn't been fully reveiwed. When the spokeman says the Presidents orders must be followed, I get a bit nervous.\n\nI hope our legal institutions are solid enough to stand their ground against any administration, including this one. I am no populist, I have no desire to be under mob rule. I presume you feel the same way UC.",
"The women I respect are paying attention to what Trump can or cannot do for America not what he has said in passing. Trump is different and many have trouble with his differences. He speaks glibly. One day he says one thing, the next something else. I don't care if the dude is a blabber mouth. As long as positions he states as true are honored in actions, I respect the person. Trump has said he greatly values women. I suggest that you stop looking for reasons to hate Trump and focus on what he signs into law. Support the things you like and oppose the things you don't. We can make progress based on objective metrics, but not based on BS useless words.",
"You have got to be kidding me. Between 85 to 98 percent of those who comment on this site are die hard liberals . That's why it appears so many disagree. Reading the comment section one would never guess in a million years the Alaskan people chose Trump , or that Don Young wins every election . I'm not afraid of women , I love them. But when I read stories like this that paint Alaska women as liberal goof balls , I feel sorry for them. Women want equal everything , which will come---but stories like this set women back years . Just like the goofs in white dresses at Trumps speech. Had they gave the thumbs down with serious looks on they're faces , it would have been taken that way . Instead they looked like immature school girls . It made democratic women across America look like goof balls. Pelosi with her wicked faces and arm waving sets women back years . As does Warren. How insane is it that these women list as an important issue Trump releasing his taxes ? What for ?",
"Yes yes becouse the Russians forced allll of America the view RT television and brainwashed all of America to vote Trump.\nHad nothing to do the establishment being outed on fact and a unelectable candidate with far to much luggage, no no it was the Russians and Trump who beat out the Clinton's. \nBillions of dollars, a huge ground game , full DNC support , full establishment support and still they could drag Hillary across the finish line. \nTruly do you lefties hear yourself ???\nThe establishment has NO credibility left in America, poll after poll have verified the general public distrust with mainstream media. \nLeaking debate questions, editorial privledge to the DNC prior to going to print, leaked 10 year old boy talk 1 day before a national debate, the constant media attacks, deep state leaks , the burning of Bernie and on and on and on. \nWhat really irks you isn't Trump,it's the fact that the gig is up and people aren't as easily influenced anymore. \n\" No path to victory \"",
". . . dangerously, I think, at significant international accords. Paris, NATO, NAFTA, TPP, and now, the Iran Nuclear deal. \n\nKim Jong Un is viewed as dangerous because he has a relatively small number of nascently developed nuclear weapons.\n\nBut, how is Trump viewed, when he thumbs his nose so blatantly at the rest of the world, demanding that the US get all the goodies, while the real or perceived interests of the rest of the world are openly insisted to be subordinated?\n\nHow long before all the people in the room come to consensus to send the US a stern message (perhaps about the wisdom of putting Trump into the POTUS seat)?\n\nHow many countries can Trump \"destroy\" in response?\n\nWhat are Putin and Xi doing right now? Theyre not at the UN. Who are they talking to? What deals may they be cutting?\n\nHow do you deal with a bully?\n\nWe need to worry when the World starts talking ABOUT us, rather than with us.",
"This is pretty funny to me, as 30 years a commercial fisherman, I'd say fully 90% of my fisherman friends voted for Trumples, and just days ago if one went into the Kachemak Gear Shed and mentioned Obama you'd be pummeled. As a lib-er-ool, I find this this delicious. More and more buyers remorse from the unthinking. Right now our congressional contingent is is wondering whether to genuflect or think. For me, I already know the answer.",
"Except they were both carried out by lunbatics. Our \"so-called\" president is a lunatic, who by scrapping the Paris Accords and putting grifters in charge of environmental regulation, will kill millions. Since he isn't hollering \"Allahu akbar!\" and 38 Republican U.S. Senators pretend that anthropomorphic climate change doesn't exist, no one thinks of his actions as terrorism.",
"What David Duke says, or what you say\"Bubbles\" really doesn't matter. You will not find President Trump saying anything to support either of you. One major mistake the left made, and is continuing to make, is that although you attribute character flaws and misstatements to the President it is not him, but rather it is you who have to live with them, because you expose the nasty, hateful, message underlying your position that has nothing to do with him.",
"Read what I said: elect people to the House who will keep him in line with the public will or, in the alternative, impeach him. I said that pretty clearly.",
"ADN again follows the Huffington Post, the most stop Trump site on the Internet. I follow Drudge and Breitbart. WND isn't too bad, either.",
"I submit we have learned next to nothing from our mistakes other than to lie better, hide the evidence better, etc.\nThere is no 'outsider' coming to save us. We are allowing the security apparatus to spy on us domestically without reason. We have a president intent on dividing us on social, religious and economic status. All that matter is to be allowed to pretend to be part of his in crowd.\nQuite honestly, I'm not looking forward to the next few years.\nAnd yes, I wish fellow americans, right and left, and made it the biggest issue against Obama that he continued what Bush put in place and forced it's shuttering. NSA letters my butt.",
"A plot hatched jointly by Trump and Putin in their recent tête-à-tête? A move serves both Trump and Putin.\n\nTrump would have been wanting to do that anyway - less govt. is good govt. Now he does not have to pay the political price. 755 less people to fire and blame it on the Congress.\n\nAnd Putin will have less US interference in Russia.\n\nHave your cake and eat it too.\n\nBoth Trump and Putin working to destroy the US Establishment. Once Trump has his 4-8 years, everything American - the Executive, the Judiciary, the Congress, the Military - will be a shadow of its ere self. Suits both anti-establishment Trump and Putin who did the same to his system.\n\nWill Canada be better or worse with a weaker southern neighbour?",
"the repubs are being stubborn because this election is much more than the candidates themselves, it is about ideology and politics. this is a very crucial election due to the appointment of 2-3 supreme court judges and with the repubs currently controlling the congress (though they may lose control of the senate), they will want to control the power by having control in the house, the presidency and supreme court and hopefully retain control in the senate. so it is understandable that ryan and McConnell stead fastly support trump. they don't like trump but that is their candidate vote for by the party members.",
"Trump isn't half as bad as the Freedom Caucus and Tea Party Extremists.",
"Obscure television news anchors like the Global morning anchor, yesterday morning, are sneering at President Trump, arrogating onto themselves the same fictional power that our pretentious Prime Minister believes he yields over world opinion.",
"Donald Trump is starting to look a lot like the American Robert Mugabe. \nLet's see how much damage he can do to his country.",
"Along with the name calling, what do you have to offer by way of support for the tax plan? A Trump supporter claiming someone bases their life on lies is just a bit of pot calling kettle, ya know?",
"Well, there you have it. Sid doesn't like the Constitution of our United States. It gives minorities unequal power, and, it hands our country over to our enemies. Well, at least the very, very eastern ones...er...one.\nAnd, \"gerrymandering\", hmmmmm.......... Gerrymander is an interesting word. Fascinating even. Did you know there is no antonym to gerrymander? A procedure cannot un-gerrymander, whatever one might call that process. One may only gerrymander one way or another. How 'bout that!\nBut there is a synonym to gerrymander that is almost too rich, hopefully funny, since we need humor in these times. That word is \"doctor\" (right next to \"fake\").\nHere's a link to the \"authority\" (didn't need to \"tiny\" it):\nhttp://www.thesaurus.com/browse/gerrymander\nAnd, for Sid since I care about him too, look at the last one on the list.\nSid didn't make that one up folks. :-)\nThere's even one there for Weinstein groupies. It's on the other side of \"fake\".",
"Good grief and good luck with that. Who is going to run against him? He has gotten more votes in the last 9 elections than any other statewide candidate or ballot issue........Dream weaver........ this oped sounds like rachel maddow, just a long list of pejorative words. And if our intelligence agencies have some proof, why haven't they produced it?",
"\"Mr. Trudeau represents everything that Mr. Trump and his supporters detest. He is the toast of American liberal and media elites. With his on-the-sleeve feminism, his celebration of diversity and his aphorisms on inclusion, he is the personification of the “political correctness” that Mr. Trump excoriates. About the only thing that Mr. Trump is likely to grudgingly respect about our Prime Minister is his international celebrity status. Mr. Trump will already be regarding his opposite number with suspicion if not hostility.\"\n***\nJust to set the record straight, on the issue of international celebrity, Trudeau is the mouse and Trump is the elephant. This should be a statement of the obvious for our Liberal friends.",
"Whatever happened to their we always take the high road? And free speech so she wants to buy out Twitter and silence our president lol well good luck with that one Alice, wonderland is just around the corner! And the left wonders why we voted for Trump!! Ha! \nIt's because of people like her!!!",
"Trump is not a politician and doesn't want to be labelled as one. \n\nClimate Change is a \"political run\" money based system, to make money off the masses via a tax which funds absolutely nothing and has no programs for assisting the planet. Carbon taxes were setup by cons and crims like \"Al Gore\" to steal peoples money and devalue their way of life and living standards. (Agenda 21)\n\nIt is time to do away with needless taxes and open up the energy potential via coal and crude reserves through ANWR. We have more energy than this nation needs to be energy independent and free from debt and regulations.",
"I see. No more wealthy entitled celebrities from political family dynasties. \n\nNo more Bushes and no more Clintons; but Trump is OK?",
"No, what he is saying is that common courtesy and social decency is basically gone \nnow...yes, welcome to Trumplandia!",
"And Americans still fail to acknowledge the real threat to this Republic, it's own officials. Our Federal government was infiltrated long ago by the Communist party. After we elected a straight up enemy of the US and allowed him to remain in office for 8 YEARS this is where we are. Now our Federal government is full of not just Communists but the poseur in Chief placed Muslim brotherhood operatives in top leadership positions throughout the Government but particularly in areas of defense. Yet we did nothing. We wouldn't want the world to see us as racist by demanding Barry's impeachment. Disgraceful.",
"Doesnʻt AG Chin get it, he was wrong, the POTUS has the right to ban travel. Give up the fight.\nWhat ever your real political agenda is, I would never vote for you.",
"Donald \"Damage Control\" Trump. This administration is a continuous flow of inflammatory statements followed by putting out flames with varying degrees of success. It is a difficult way to run a business much less a national government. I guess this is Trump's method of leadership; I don't see it becoming a model for any business or government.",
"It seems that Mr. Manning and perhaps his closest Conservative friends are trying to ride on the coattails of Pres. Donald Trump. Do they think that if they rant and point fingers at all non-Conservatives they'll get the angry non-political people to jump on their bandwagon? I think they are trying to tap into the disappointment that so many feel and are hoping they'll easily buy into being saved by a political party. It's a dangerous game.\n\nRona Ambrose's comment that a government's role is to serve the people who pay the bills, not the well-heeled interests that talk the loudest is ridiculous. She and many of her Conservative friends are pretty well-heeled and they speak loudly. If hers isn't an attempt to create an \"us and them\" environment, I don't know what is.\n\nI want leadership that cares about every single citizen--the Conservatives don't seem able to comprehend such leadership in their current mindset.",
"It is amazing that the President of the United States speaks, yet the words are not taken seriously.\nAt one time, the President's words would represent the official position of the country.\nNow, they are nothing more than trolling.\nHe makes even GW Bush look good.",
"I wish Trump luck, I really do. I don't particularly care for his world view, or the truth that he has survived by clever bankruptcies, simply refusing to pay his bills, and a lot of braggadocio, but, he's the pick. I think probably the worst thing he could do is to try to fund this expansion on the backs of people who have already paid through their teeth, with jobs, wages and benefits. Even if he was able to restore the manufacturing capacity of the US, as it was in the 50s and 60's, he would be faced with a generational deficit of unbelievable proportions, i.e. total debt and obligations in excess of 250 Trillion dollars. It was their politicians who stole the money and left the country bankrupt in the false belief that they would always have growth, and now, many of the same people who have been gaming the system for years are back in control (i.e. Goldman Sachs etc). How he will pull it off is questionable, at best.",
"I think that he's already convinced himself to run.\n\nAll that posturing about carbon tax is positioning himself to enter the race as the anti-environment candidate.\n\nAnd by waiting he, like O'Leary, can dodge most of the debates, particularly the forth-coming French-language debate wherein he would have been humiliated.\n\nHe wants out of SK as the excrement is hitting the economy fan there and he doesn't want it to get all over him as the people of SK might clue in to how clueless he really is.\n\nHence the timely exit to the federal job.",
"He is so sure the centrist left and the old guard GOP is dying. If he is right, I see violence around the corner. Bullying easy targets, attacking the media, attacking anyone who disagrees with the administration. All hallmarks of Fascism. Kass thinks its a game - Trump is winning. I fear many lives will be lost. The Greatest Generation gave their lives to fight fascists; are we ready to give in to a modern day Fuhrer?",
"Hey Porky - this Hack has a personal twist to it. The U.S. Election. And now that all of us morons are getting it pushed right in our faces your petty retorts are irrelevant. Sorry, I want to believe in our Democracy. So, it's time to Delegitimize. Start over.",
"La Ti Dah! Who's surprised or cares that the Democrats consider this sabotage? They have blatantly sabotaged everything Trump has tried to do. Time for them, along with the RINOs in Congress, to go. Bye, Schumer, Pelosi! Bye, McCain, Graham!",
"Kingwell picked out one thing, the concept of fairness, to demonstrate Trump's unsuitability as president. Trump has cried \"unfair\" so often that denying Kingwell's argument is beyond reason. Trump went so far as to cry \"rigged\" about both the Republican primary and the general election when he was doing badly in polls.\n\nBut fairness is only one of many areas where Trump is an outrage. Many of his cabinet picks are openly hostile to the departments they lead. That's just absurd. Scott Pruitt has sued the EPA on behalf of oil companies. How are 15,000 EPA employees going to feel about him leading them?\n\nTrump ended his fourth troubled week as president with a rally in Florida. It turns out that presidenting is hard, so he needed an adoration fix. That night he said \"You look at what's happening last night in Sweden, Sweden. Who would believe this? Sweden.\" He said this with such an attitude of disgust and derision, but no one knew what on earth he was talking about. The man is deluded.",
"Lol. I think you missed my point about the prescribed rhetoric of the obama era. Since obama wanted better health care coverage he must be a liberal and if he is liberal he must be socialist and if he is a socialist he must be a communist and if he is a communist he must be the exactly the same as any other terrorist or communist leader and if he is a terrorist or communist leader he must be the anti-Christ out to destory America and he world. Makes perfect sense right when you connect the dots lol. At least how Fox News, rush or other right winged wacko talking heads have prescribed you to connect the dots.",
"Trump should make an example of California. The Federal government should prosecute these rogue state officials.\n\nAll the Democrats seem to care about is their illegal aliens! Why would any American vote for them? \nThey just don't seem to have any concern for the health and welfare of American children. \nDump the Democrats!",
"We call ourselves \"Deplorables\" because Hillary Clinton proudly gave Trump supporters that moniker. The Trump administration has earned an A+ since the inauguration, though nothing they or their supporters have done is the act of a cretin, nor vandalism, nor is it based in some erroneous claim of \"xenophobic nationalism. Heck, just this week, for example, Trump is trying to drag America back to the brutal primitivity of the mid 2010s when men couldn't use the same bathrooms as women! Oh, and sorry if my attempt at using correct grammar comes across as racist (seeing as the The Writing Center at the University of Washington is telling students that expecting Americans to use proper grammar perpetuates racism). You can find that article which is titled \"University of Washington Declares Proper Grammar Is Racist\" at Brietbart, by the way. You'll never see such a thing at the leftist WNT!",
"After two generations of progressive education starting with Daddy Trudeau in Canada, it appears that most Canadians are indoctrinates of the left and incapable of linear thinking and the ability to apply valid epistemology criteria to determine what is factual and what is opinion. Now mind you, all of you are entitled to your own opinions but not your own facts. Now some facts. \n\nThe Congressional Oversight Committee demanded two days ago that the CIA and other agencies who claim that the Russians cyber-interfered in the Presidential election brief them on the validity and proof of this allegation. The CIA and the other agencies refused saying the White House told them not to. The FBI alone stated there is zero evidence of anyone, the Russians, the Chinese, or Joe the Geek in his pajamas cyber- interfering with the Presidential election. No single incident is offered as proof nor a source named. One must conclude this is leftist propaganda to legitimize President Elect Trump.",
"I think if you love your country so much you should capitalize Americans... I'm sure the Trump Regime or your friends at the next friend of Nazi Party meeting will let you slide on that one though..",
"Lou Ann, there are not too many Natives voting for Donald Trump, maybe the ones voting for Trump probably were going to vote for McCain/Palin before they fizzled out. I know some are voting for Trump, but not enough to recall the leadership in most Native entities.\nChuck, I would take Leonard Pitts word over Trumps any day of the week. Pitts makes sense, Trump laughs about sexual assault and has a history of stiffing hardworking people as well as making fun of other races and people less fortunate than he.\nSteve, there are too few instances of police going out of their way to help others less fortunate then others. We have the pictures of people of color being tazed and shot, on account of their color. We have Natives protesting against a company trying to put a pipeline across a clean river, who just spilled 55,000 gallons of fuel elsewhere destroying, Native sacred sites in the process, and the companies hired mercenaries are siccing attack dogs against Native women and children",
"Hoping that the legacy media would learn their lessons means that you still think their intentions are honest. They are not. We have now left the arena of biased news, since it did not succeed in defeating Trump in the election, and have entered the arena of completely fake news, in a concerted and coordinated attempt by the media to bring down the President any way they can. Next: \"The President isn't well\", meaning sane. This is to set up an attempt to remove him according to the provisions laid out by the 25th ammendment.",
"My prediction was that \"Hitlery\" would win by a hair,\n\nin this upset, where GOP also controls the congress, it appears that the \"powers that be\" viewed D. Trump as a greater threat to their levies if he had lost and began foaming at the mouth to incite turmoil and unrest among his followers.\n\nHappy to share how I voted:\nI crossed out both Dem & Rep names, and drew in a third (checked) box titled: \"Neither, try again !\"\n\n...makes me wonder if Citizens had been given that neutral choice, what our dialog would be this day?\n\nSure hope I'm wrong about my next prediction:\nFormal declaration of war against a foreign power on US soil within the next 3 yrs, and the infiltration of UN forces within our Borders. (Trump backs Keystone, tooth & nail; a bad day for DAPL who will likely be swept aside like chaff) \nThis planet is crazysauce, when is the next shuttle leaving for Mars ?",
"And now we have Trumpnadians who are quite comfortable with the racist Alt right. His disease is spreading.",
"So 20 years ago there were problems for a different set of politicians. Who cares.? That's the best you can come up with?\nClark is fleecing us NOW. If you want to enable that, go right ahead and vote BCLib. You will be in the minority.",
"Trump won the election because the alternative was so much worse. Trump may well end up being a one term president. If he earns that than so be it. We are headed to an unknown destination but the election was about Obama's policies and whether to continue them or change directions. This came from Obama himself. The country decided it wanted a new direction.\n\nI for one am hoping that Trump does so well that he is indeed re-elected in 4 years. Because that would take \"real\" accomplishments to convince the people to continue with his policies. He is so disliked by so many that the only way for him to make it 8 years is to do good things for the country. I am not going to condemn him before he has a chance to show what he is going to do. I do like most of his appointees though and look forward to seeing whom he appoints to the courts.",
"U who say Trump lost popular vote only fool yourself! As Once real recount was done PRESIDENT TRUMP Won! Meaning Hilldabeast cheated! And I Agree with person on walker who is stealing PFD! We The PEOPLE won't ever get a fair shake till we get these bought and paid for Globalist Puppets out of Office! We Must pick carefully! We need our Alaskan Government to be Alaskans! God Bless!",
"Trump's never been in the presidential race for the American people, he's been in the race and licking his jowls for the past ten years hoping for a chance to set up his bankrupt empire via the White House. Millions like me won't give Trump that chance. I can't wait to kick him to the curb.",
"Good for Trump, he is going to make a terrific President. Lewis disrespected him first so good on Trump for firing back. Time these leftie a-holes started getting used to push back.",
"To summarize: progress on houselessness and affordable housing has been diminimis, whereas contracts to political donors like developers and bloated charities has increased. Climate change proclamations are just symbolic without the corresponding action to implement them. And standing up to the Muslim travel ban may have gotten campaign contributions, but appears disingenuous when HPD's blatant racism, sexism, and harassment of the poor and houseless show's itself in the jail population. So much so that the Governor wants to build new unaffordable housing on the taxpayer dollar to jail his disfavored, non-campaign contributing constituents. And AG Chin doesn't seem moved to action either for some reason. And last but not least the public will not forget Carleton Ching, Scott Enright, and Suzanne Case. These nominees speak volumes about the Gov's priorities, ethics, and management style. I think the 57% who want a change figure is a conservative figure,",
"Republicans are not totally to blame. Key word is 'totally'. Members of the house are re-elected every two years. As such they are running continually for re-election. 1/3 of the senate likewise. They know that 25 percent, or so, of republicans are adamant Trump supporters and it would be at their peril to counter Trump. That is a misfortune for all of us. What does it take fully knowing that TRUMP is mentally and emotionally unfit to hold office. If one is to ask a Creationist what would it take to realize the Bible is not literal. The answer is nothing. So it is with a Trump supporter. Nothing possibly would deter them from believing his lies. Trump must be taken to task and examined by an exogenous entity such as the American Psychiatry Association. He is THAT disturbed. Take courage, take heart. This means journalists, cable news, all who hold this nation more dear than party politcs and religious persuasions.",
"Trump may get re-elected because the so-called family values Christians, so-called fiscal conservatives, and the so-called \"party of ideas\" have sold out their ideals to cape for a thrice married racist perpetually bankrupt fraudulent segregationist p- grabber who barged into dressing rooms at the Miss TEEN USA pageant to ogle underage girls. How quickly Republican values have morphed when the lecherous racist elitist Manhattan cum Hollywood TV star with the R next to his name has absolutely NO values. It's as if the entire Republican party has enrolled at the fraudulent Trump University.",
"are you kidding? ontario is an economic toilet crashing down in debt, part time jobs, more government, corruption and squat for investment unless the taxpayers cough up millions in bribes. if we work with trump we can in deed benefit,, heck anything would be an improvement over the ontario mess now under the liberals.",
"Yep. Same thing happened in the US. Trump's landslide electoral victory over Hillary was unexpected in part because thousands of citizens hid their true voting intentions from pollsters, or in many cases actively deceived them by claiming to vote for Clinton. The media made the mistake of portraying Trump as a socially unacceptable choice. It backfired on them big time.",
"The guy got the 30 days in spite of what our Democratic Bad Mouthing Congressional Delegation did. If Trump was half as bad as they say he is it would have been adios amigo.",
"And who do we now have as president? The ultimate climate change denier. Be proud Trump supporters.",
"The Trickle Down Economics of Straus/Freedman paired with the evil of people like Henry Kissinger and Dick Cheney have helped to bring America, with a $17T debt, to where it is today. After G W Bush was of no further use Dick Cheney must have thought Donald Trump was heaven sent. We can only hope that Bernie Sanders rationale and Donald Trumps fear will influence Hillary Clinton's presidency. It is for Americans to hold her feet to the fire. I for one am exhaling now.",
"Get off the bash Tump narrow minded band wagon.... he will never cause us the damage that our own incompetent leaders like Trudeau and Wynne are causing us. So fellow Canadians lets start focussing on the real enemy our own government not the USA's.",
"We should probably distinguish between talk of \"scrapping\" that Pres. Trump, in his characteristic bombastic fashion, uses for rhetorical purposes, and what we end up with. It may well be that upon re-examination, a significant portion of what was originally in it is reinstated, because it works acceptably to all parties. In a sense, it's like the way we sometimes \"fix\" computers by turning them off completely (including power), waiting a bit, then turning them back on.",
"The only madness I detect is Carey, So Carey grows up in AK and conditioned by media to see the \"real world\" as better, he of course sez to himself \"How ya gonna keep em' down on the Tundra\" and wants to be hip, trendy, cool write for a leftist fish wrapper and sees outside America as more advanced and cultured then Podunk Ak. This must be the explanation. Of course Trump is most likely closer to American principles and practice to Mainstream America than Carey ever was or will be, who we did see and hear for years and do not want! I think Carey fancies himself as a Far North Garrison Keeler. A real shame! WE love what Trump is...and can't want for a real president that believes in America and US.",
"Mr. Carberry, \nThe folks blaming the mayor for events which he has absolutely no control over are the uneducated rednecks among us. They are more than likely trump supporters. \nThey almost always vote against their own self interest.",
"HMMM! Wolf in sheep clothing? I'm VERY suspicious when I hear a push in AK to vote against DeVos. Another ploy by the Democrats to cause obstruction? Vote YES to confirm her.",
"One night of love festing isn't going to help tRump into the White House. I hear the DNC is going to mop him up with all the ugly bigotry and racist hate that he spewed during his campaign. The same Republican fever pitch was made during RNC McCain campaign and America saw fit to turn their backs on the GOPers.",
"President Trump is off to a roaring, glowing start. He is keeping his campaign promises ..& I think he can bring the rogues on both sides of Congress to heel.\nOur elected officials at all levels have created a de facto Aristocracy for themselves. Trump sees it - we've all seen & experienced it.\nCharge on, Donald. You have our ears, but keep tight security, as I dread attempts of assassination from either R or L.",
"It was an EXCELLENT UN Speech ever! EVER! You know it just cracks me up to see the \"Unfavorable\" numbers. Of course Libs will see this as an unfavorable,everything Trump dose or says is Unfavorable in their eyes. They forget why we are here today dealing w/NOKO and IRAN ,it's because of them the Dems & ,the Obama administration, who allowed the NOKO and Iran to scale up their nukes..... We were Bribed to pay them millions and Iran? Billions! And they took the Money and ran,with no intention of fulfilling their promise.\n\nBut you know ,irt this poll, It's all fake news. You can tell these unfavorables are lying because,they cannot stomach or even watch President Trump for two minutes without their heads exploding. So I say; if you did not see President Trumps UN speech,your vote here is irrelevant!\n\n I xx dare the libs to watch it in it's entirety(Youtube).There was nothing negative about,it was about putting America and all Sovereign countries all over the world first! IMUA! MAGA!",
"There is a reason why the neo-nazis/kkk vote for today's GOP, starting with Reagan, though skipping Poppa bush, and then were invited to Trump's Rally's by the GOP.\nNeonazi and kkk are to the gop what green are to the Dems.",
"Oh, OS, so it's my way or the highway, or destroy those with whom I disagree, huh?\nWe can agree that this guy needs a new line of employment, right?",
"Life is politics. Sometimes aberrations rise to the top in the political realities we exit within. There have been many, and Trump may be or become the most aberrant. \nBut, life is still politics. This healthcare thing is a powerful lesson in that. \nTrump took a political \"certainty\" (repeal of Obamacare by a GOP that controlled both houses of Congress and the WH) and politically undermined it. \nIt started back in 2016, when he turned repeal into an unthinking imperative. That was a mistake born of ignorance. He did not understand healthcare complexities. He (and the GOP) should have heralded a more deliberate approach instead of an \"immediate\" \"first act on first day of my Presidency\" approach.\nAlong the way, he cemented the failure. He attacked so many, it is surprising 49 GOP Senators actually voted \"Yes\" last night. Ultimately, his misogyny and politics of personal insult lost him Collins, Murkowski and finally McCain.\nIt will get worse\nWe shouldn't elect aberrations.",
"There's got to be more to the story - pretty entertaining - better than reading those opinion articles about trump - We all have opinions - we don't need to read some flunkie jornalist article",
"Utter BS. trump threatening members if they don't vote his way is not negotiating, it's bullying, and your spineless Ryan revels in the effects of reducing health care to millions\nas they suffer. Feel better now?",
"Based on the interim budget negotiated by both parties in Congress over the weekend, which looks more like an Obama budget (where Trump gets nothing, not a penny for his wall) I prefer to wait for actual negotiations, actual proposals, actual counter proposals to decide whether the US is sticking it to us over NAFTA. There is very little he's done that the Courts, Congress and even his own cabinet members haven't struck down, watered down or walked back. And we know he claims even tiny gains, or bad legislation, as victories. So he may well do so in trade, because he's a transactional president who lives for things he can claim as victories, even if they aren't.",
"That display of subservience by Trump and Tillerson makes my stomach turn. Our country was attacked! We need a real president.",
"Agreed. Trudeau campaigned on a platform that included ''openness'' and ''transparency.'' He promised ''real change.'' The apologists who say that it's been done before, or everybody else is doing it, are abandoning the very core of Trudeau's message, and one that helped him get elected - I'm Not Like Those Other Guys. No amount of rationalization and doublethink will change what's rapidly becoming evident:\nTrudeau is just like The Other Guys - or worse. That's what's really transparent.",
"The general news media lies about Trump constantly. How's that working out for you? The Globe has been 99% wrong about Trump 99%of the time, because it believes, as do most liberal thinkers, hating Trump enough will make him go away.",
"This is amusing. Trump used the power of the No vote, with his question of \"What have you got to lose\", to put his billionaire friends into power. So the voters didn't figure it out in time, and have put the \"investors and rentiers\" in power.",
"That's a good description of Trump.",
"In the 60's American was in crisis, it was not the President, who fixed it, it was the People. The 60's was when the youth questioned the \"Elders\", their authority and their decisions. They were not accepting, they questioned, the 60's was a time of change, but the change was what the people did not the President. Mr. Trump problem is \"He is in charge and people do as he saids\", President Lincoln put it best about our Government, \"Of the People, For the People, By the People\". Suggest Mr. Trump go back to school and learn what he did not learn the first time around, how we became the Great Country that we are Today.",
"Not true. I knew CO was going to go Dem and I chose to make a protest vote. If I lived In Wisconsin, Ohio or Penn I would have made a different choice. Interesting though how the fault is mine and not the severely flawed candidate that the Dems ran.\n\nI stand by Bernie winning the general. Trump got all the votes he was gonna get. Bernie would have taken some from him, especially in key states like Michigan which he won in the primary. Bernie would've gotten Ind votes that HRC did not get. There's no denying that. So you have a few Trump voters possibly going Bernie, many Inds who didn't vote at all going Bernie and every dem in the country going Bernie. Do you think there are more dems who would've said, \"I can't vote for Bernie\" than there were who said, \"I can't vote for HRC\"? Nah. \n\nBernie had the wider reach and was the hot hand. Too bad it was Hillary's turn ... until the night it wasn't.",
"Oh man, it must be another very slow news day. \nWith a huckster like Trump it's easier to just stick to the guano that he scatters by Twitter everyday. There's so much to shovel, that should keep the press busy and if things get too boring just follow the proceedings of the different committees.",
"Right. The wins just keep on coming for Trump, shrewd politician that he is. And how dare those Democrats refuse to support the dismantling of their own health care reform!",
"What a joke! After 8 years of Obama we are more divided that we have been in decades! He set race relations back decades and it will take a lot to undo the damage he has done. He was a waste of time with no accomplishments of value. Of course the left will attempt to gloss over all the damage he has done and make him look like a sick hero.. Hillary would have been as bad or worth.. At least with Trump we have a chance to fix what Obama broke AND move forward..",
"What!!!! Russian puppet? Trump has been anything but a Russian Puppet. You're watching too much MSNBC.",
"Give the guy a break. \n\nBeing \"responsible for providing a clear message from the Trump Administration\" is like trying to herd cats.",
"This headline isn't quite right. It's not just Trump voters who don't care what the press says about him. I didn't vote for Trump (or Hillary), and I don't care what the press says about him. I hate the press more than I hate Trump.",
"“We need an independent media to hold people like me to account,” \n\nAbsolutely.\nBut, unfortunately, that didn't happen in Bush's eight years in power.\nAnd it didn't happen in Obama's eight years in power. It gave Bush a free pass after his illegal War on Iraq. It said nothing critical of Obama for eight years.\n Clearly, the media isn't independent of the government. It isn't a watchdog on the government as it was only a few decades ago. As a billionaires club, it has its own global economy corporate agenda. It no longer cares about democracy or the common working people. (This is the case in Canada as well).\n That's why, with its war agenda,refugee and immigrant agenda, free trade, international corporate profit priority, it's unwillingness to properly inform the people or provide a check on government and corporations, it's refusal to cover working people's issues., its clear Trump is correct - the media is the enemy of the people.",
"Ironically, the self-styled activists who continue to persecute Mr. Furlong are guilty (no pun intended) of having the same type of mentality as Donald Trump, someone with whom I doubt they have much in common, given his \"grabbing\" comments, etc. People with this mentality argue that legal processes and decisions are only legitimate and should be respected if they are decisions they agree with. Like Trump, these people choose to regard unfavorable court processes or decisions are as rigged, biased, or racially motivated (e.g. Trump didn't trust a Judge of Mexican ancestry to give him a fair hearing). This degrades respect for the courts and replaces it with mob rule, where justice is whatever the mob says it is. Whether you are a social activist or an intellectually challenged American politician, the presumption of someone's innocence until PROVEN guilty in a court of law, is fundamental to a free and democratic society and should always prevail.",
"Not only does Trump not have a theory, or a plan, he seems not to remember what he says or does from day to day. I imagine his ex-wives can testify to his inability to keep promises. The American people have been hoodwinked into choosing a man who believes he is not accountable to anyone, and whose only principle is 'I got mine, and I'll take yours too if I want it'. He seems bent on destroying not just this country but the world as well.",
"You do realize that NK started shooting off test missiles before he took office right? That they ignored the deals with Obama and continued their nuclear program? That the only think they understand is strength?\n\nIf Trump were to act like Obama and ask for a photo op we would be in the same place, but with NK using the nuclear device on one of our allies.\n\nYou hatred of Trump should not allow NK a pass, and it definitely it should not allow a pass to Obama, Bush, and Clinton.\n\nTrump is now forced to deal with their mess.",
"While I detest Trump, I don't approve of the riots and violence of damaging property. One video that I saw there were Caucasian men dressed in black and with a covering over their nose and mouth so that they couldn't be identified. President Trump deserved at least a respectful and peaceful inauguration. There's going to be plenty of days ahead to create disruption and havoc for his administration. Today wasn't that day.",
"There seemingly is no end to the nonsense that is peddled these days under the guise of a worthwhile opinion. The whole focus behind Trump's support was to withdraw , not expand their power options in the world. No one including the vast military complex of the U.S. has any notion of getting involved in a land war in the Middle East or even less so in North Korea. The technology today provides the means to wage a limited military action without committing troops or exposure to mass casualties. There simply is no appetite among the American people to send troops off on another war. So the premise of the author is totally wrong. But it is an opinion piece, and when it comes to Trump there is no shortage of anti-Trump commentators ready to put forth whatever fantasy the left will buy into. It's going to be a long 4 or possibly 8 years.",
"Kotongan--Trump hasn't stopped making such comments and Republicans/his supporters--including you--knew it or should have known it. Therefore it's no wonder you aren't surprised and continue to defend him just as he has continued to make lewd, derogatory and misogynistic comments and continued to behave like the sexual predator he has always been. He has been accused of rape in the past, and not only by his wife. But even if that weren't enough and assuming it's all lie (which everyone knows is untrue) he's still a poor excuse for a human being, much less a presidential candidate. Those who support him support and reflect his base values. That's really all I need to know about you.",
"Donal J. Trump is the very definition of all show, and no go, but some people are entranced by him nonetheless; probably for the same reason some people like professional wrestling.",
"And yet, according to an article in today's New York Times,\n\n \"On a range of issues, Mr. Trump seems to be taking a page from the Sanders playbook, expressing a willingness to increase the minimum wage, suggesting that the wealthy may pay higher taxes than under his original proposal, attacking Mrs. Clinton from the left on national security and Wall Street, and making clear that his opposition to free trade will be a centerpiece of his general election campaign.\n\nAs Mr. Trump lays the groundwork for his likely showdown with Mrs. Clinton, he is staking out a series of populist positions that could help him woo working-class Democrats in November. But in doing so, he is exacerbating the trepidation some Republicans already feel about his candidacy at a moment when the party typically rallies to its nominee.\"\n\nCan he out-politician Hillary?",
"So Byrd, who was an actual LEADER OF THE KKK is cool, because he \"renounced\" it? Yet Trump is a nazi sympathizer with no evidence what so ever? A born and bred new yorker is a staunch confederate revivalist? \n\nDo you guys hear yourselves?",
"As seen in Ontario the green energy scam has chased away hundreds of thousands manufacturing jobs and made us energy poor. \n\nThe elitist have NO clue and will badly feel the outcome of thier arrogance in the next Provincial election. \n\nYes a Trump administration just came to power and the USA is now open for business. One would think that punitive tax measures would be put on the back bench until a full economic assessment is completed.\n\nIdeology rules the day, the leftist logic centre and their entitlement allows them he ability tax us away to oblivion. Yes 1.6 percent GHG while our American counterpart says NO to Carbon tax is inconsequential and should not be the catalyst to taking food off our table. \n\nSHAME!!!!!!!!!!!",
"This explains exactly why Trump got elected. We are sick of being used as a piggybank for the rich and the undeserving.",
"All I see, is government mismanagement & overspending. When the governments (plural), run out of money, they increase the tax laws. They can not balance a budget. They know how to create, an ever widening financial black hole.\n\nVoting the \"elected ruling elite\" out of office, takes a long time. Not enough voters, exercise protest votes.\n\nThe US & State Constitutions, never intended career politicians. Everyone wants people of experience, to run the governments. How did that vicious cycle get started?\n\nIn NYC, billionaire Michael Bloomberg, was elected 3 times (2 term limit), as the NYC Mayor. He did a great job, for a man with no political experience.\n\nPOTUS Trump, does not have any political experience. Yet, he is reigning havoc, on all political fronts. He has kept most of his political promises. Most career politicians, can't say the same.\n\nPolitical experience is not needed for the job.",
"Maybe we should make changes to our own political system before we tell other countries to change theirs. \nHow about electoral reform in Canada. Oh wait thats off the table because of another broken election promise by a typical politician.\n\nOn another note Trump is the ONLY president to make good on so many election promises in such a short time.",
"Geez,\nhe's a Democrat/Liberal friend. If he ever voted in the elections he'd had voted for a Democrat. A Trojan Horse entering the US via Chucky's Lottery system migration. \nIge/Chin/Watson fights for terrorists/bad operatives to travel to the US and invites ALL unknown's to Hawaii with open arms and Aloha.\nDon't tell, Hawaii won't ask.",
"Monica,\nI noticed your differences and your absence. \nAre you having some kind of second thoughts or different thoughts? If you are heading in a different direction I/we/ most of us would like to hear more. \nI believe that building community here is so needed to try to comprehend the strange so called 'business' direction that the last two popes and the Super Rich and the GOP are driving us so successfully toward. \nMy dear brother and sister are business Repubs. I only vote for the best person, never by political parties. \nBut, since Bush I no longer vote for Repubs. \nNow, since Trump I am almost feeling sorry for the moderate Repubs like my brother and sister.\nI hope these particular comments make sense to all and especially to you. For me the common good is so very important. That belief is driven by my occupation, for human beings and in memory of my grandparents who came over on the boat from Barrea, Italy and lost two children on that boat (my mothers side of the family) on boat",
"Yes US -Russia relations are shot for this presidency. Mr.Trump will not be able to work with Russia because of the hysteria of something that may have never happened in the first place. \"At fault is the \"democratic impartial media\".And this is not good for any country, any administration and any human being on this Planet. The hysteria is clearly MSM media created and propagated.\nAs for Massa Gessen when was this person persecuted by Mr.Putin? Furthermore when did Mr. Putin not allow people to vote or persecute religious minorities?\nClearly Mr. Trump is the wrong person to be the President of USA. But he was elected by Americans. \" By the People for the People\" as they say and I do not think Russia has the ability to produce a regime change however if they did the media made sure that is what it will look like.",
"'\nThanks for the opportunity to provide you some more click bait.\n\nTrump? He's failed already. \n\n.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUnpresidented. It’s a word that rolls off the tongue. Not just an alternative to “Not my president,” but an alternative that includes all the “un” that defines Trump. Unqualified. Untruthful. Unreliable. Unjust. Uncouth. Unkind. Unconscionable. Unimaginable. Unbearable. Unconscious. Unacceptable. \n.\nUnpresidential.\n.\nThank you, Mr. Unpresident.\n.\nOh, and if you’re wondering about how the actual incident with the drone turned out, Donald Trump soon demonstrated that he was unwilling and unable to devote himself to any problem longer than a Viagra commercial.\n\n\n.\n\nElectors Fail To Stop Foreign Power From Assuming Presidency\n\n\n.\n.\nHow to resist Trump, …something for everybody, …practical actions everyone can join in on.\n.\nComplete and comprehensive manual available here:\n\nhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1DzOz3Y6D8g_MNXHNMJYAz1b41_cn535aU5UsN7Lj8X8/preview#\n\n'",
"Mr. Carter: You make a valid point. The vitriolic comments from many Trump supporters at his rallies is truly frightening. Chanting for the death of a political opponent is not a sign of emotional wellness. Mr. Trump, of course, with his own actions and statements, has encouraged such actions.\nThese actions are, IMO, clearly \"deplorable.\" Mr. Pitner's \"hanging effigy\" of Ms Clinton is, again IMO, a tasteless display of hard-right-wing zealotry.\n\nI do, however, defend the right to, within the applicable laws, make those \"deploable\" comments. The First Amendment protects \"freedom of speech and expression\"...and the limits are carefully defined, protecting speech and expression we may find tasteless, offensive and even potentially dangerous. \n\nI feel Ms Clinton's mistake was calling the individuals \"deplorable\", rather than calling the behaviors and comments \"deplorable.\" ...I see that as a significant difference....",
"Oh look at you. You forgot to mention that many of the complaints came from homosexuals complaining that the joke was offensive to them. Or that the complaints came from people who thought he had crossed a line of decency that pass for the norm on network TV regardless of the time of day.\nTo try and draw a connection between the complaints to the FCC and Trump supporters shows that you may be the G&M American TV reviewer but you don't understand the nuances required for the job. Like someone who doesn't speak English but uses Google translate to get by.\nTrump is slaughtered in the American media non-stop. If you think you've discovered an agenda here you're truly clueless.",
"Anti- American liberals, this from a party that insults our military, our courts, our elected repersentatives? You don't like being in the minority, none of us does. \n\nLosers complain, winners train. They don't hire a loudmouth with no experience, who doesn't want to be held accountable for his own behavior.",
"The US President, as Commander in Chief couldn't lead a boy scout troop to safety...let alone handle the Russians...who have out maneuvered him at every turn. The man is vapid of intelligence, lacking education, nuance of Government and diplomacy, and in summary unfit to be a janitor let alone President of the US...which brings me to his electorate.....sad that a man of his limited success has managed to convince the working class that he is \"their\" man...he is no more their man than he was \"man\" to his wives...a cheater and liar in his personal life , no different as an elected official....but his followers don't seem to care...YET. This is a train wreck Presidency, which will end very poorly.",
"\"An average of recent polls by Real Clear Politics put his approval rating at about 44 percent, low for a new president.\"\n.... but a very high rate for insanity in the general population.",
"Why don't you take a look at what your \"change\" guy is actually doing? He's putting people in his cabinet that strongly support TTP; he's putting Wall Street bankers in his cabinet, along with long-entrenched right wing politicians in his cabinet, including those who want to destroy social security and Medicare ( remember he said he wouldn't touch it?). None of these people give 2 cents about you. Check for yourself, you voted for him, you should keep up with what he's doing. \n\n As for your other statements: There is zero evidence Clinton took bribes anywhere but in your conspiracy-theory rotted mind. Grow up and accept responsibility for the man YOU chose to support for President; the man YOU voted for. Trump is no one's fault but yours. Quit trying to blame everyone else.",
"Lets get real, regardless of how they ended up here they are here ILLEGALLY, many Americans want to show empathy trying to protect them but that is the fact, they are ILLEGALLY HERE, yet they cry and sue because WE THE PEOPLE want the US laws upheld. Obama did this, not the Republicans, not Trump, it was the Democrats and Obama who put this UNCONSTITUTIONAL DACA in place. And if these people keep it up with their loud \"shut em down\" attitude, they will lose that support as well. So sick and tired of liberals trying to give ILLEGAL'S more voice than law abiding American's who were born and raised here. These people have ZERO rights and if it weren't for the far-left liberal 9nth circuit court, they'd already be out of here. People need to wake up, liberals are like little children mentally and there is a reason why you must be an adult to be a Congressperson or President in America, because if liberals had it their way, an ILLEGAL or a 5 year old would be President."
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"wow more lib talking point bs,, there is no global scale problem, its a scam period.. no one is at risk, period,, you of course with the scare tactic lies as usual,, man you nut jobs of the church of scam need serious mental help even if you climate change liars cant see it",
"Ah, I am going to take my Sawzall and my Plasma Cutter this winter either by snowmachine or 4 Wheeler this winter and cut that thing into pieces.\nEnough of this pilgrimage crap!",
"The way I see it, \"immigrants\" -- by which you seem to mean people of colour rather than WASP stock -- do the jobs WASP white Canadians are too darn lazy to do. When did you last see a WASP white Canadian running a corner store, or a dry-cleaners, or mopping the floors in a hospital? No, \"Canadians\" are too good for jobs like that. \"Canadians\" go to university and get semi-useless degrees just so they don't have to mop floors or drive taxis. But someone has to do those jobs, and unless WASP white Canadians are ready to step up to the plate, it'll have to be immigrants. And immigrants of all colours and backgrounds and religions, not just the palatable WASP ones.",
"Seems to be talking about the plaintiff's glaring enviro-hypocrisy in this ridiculous lawsuit.",
"problem is too distinguish the Real Gay from the Fake Gay\nfor Conservatives this is a problem\nfor Liberal progressive it is not because they naively think there is no such thing as Fake Gay",
"Given his political bent and journalistic background, Martin's tribute to the US liberal establishment (an Unholy Trinity of Democrats, bureaucrats and media) in its effort to subvert the will of the American voters expressed just months ago is not surprising.\n\nMartin applauds unethical traitors in the bureaucracy illegally leaking untruths, partial truths, unverifiable allegations and other anti-Trump garbage to bring down the new president, force a real constitutional crisis, and spit in the eye of their oath and of the ordinary people to selfishly maintain their privileges and power.\n\nHe waxes enthusiastically over an increasingly hysterical, dishonest and despicable media for their Pravda and Izvestia like propaganda to demonize Trump and ensure a one party state of self serving liberals.\n\nHe is OK with Democrats abandoning even the pretence of seeking legislative compromises in the national interest.\n\nSome of us are less sanguine about \"deep government\" aka \"permanent serfdom\".",
"Political correctness at its finest. Can't call fat people fat, can't call lazy people lazy, can't call a short person short, can't call a radical muslim terrorist a radical muslim terrorist, can't call a liar to the FBI a liar to the FBI, can't call a womanizing sexual assaulting ex president a womanizing sexual assaulting ex president, can't call a pant suit wearing woman bashing hypocrite a pant suit wearing woman bashing hypocrite, can't call a woman a woman or a man a man and the list goes on and on an on. However, if you are a liberal you can call people anything, say whatever you want, lie whenever you want because you feel you are right and therefore are. Heaven forbid we offend a 400 pound Russian computer hacker. If liberals are left in charge too much longer you can bet there will be a tax on your fat ___.",
"Your comment sounds like the accused should be expected to solve the crime in order to prove their innocence. Perhaps you didn't realize how ridiculous that sounds? Certainly a conviction, if it is wrongful, greatly removes the motivation of those who should be looking for the guilty party(s) to continue.",
"\"Crutch\"? I won't listen to arguments from illiterates.",
"Don't belittle JR's accomplishments on the field and his racial plight with your diatribe of liberalistic nonsense...you have no idea how far the world has come. You watch a lot of tv and equate the stupidity on that with reality...grow up.",
"Being gay -- and sexually active -- does not necessarily entail engaging in immoral activities, though as with straight sexual activity, it can be immoral.\n\nYou and I have been here before. I remember how vile your thinking is and I know where you will go if I engage you. I choose not to provide the occasion for you to re-post that filth. I don't want to be the proximate occasion for your sin.",
"Some call it Mckinley. And others Denali. Oh, what the heck let's call it McNalley!",
"If you had ever studied history, you would remember that history is written by the victors.\n\nFor example, Nazi Germany lost. \n\nTherefore, We wrote the histories of World War II. If the Thousand Year Reich had won, we would be speaking German. \n\nThe 'Indians' were the losers. \n\nSo that also includes us selecting the names of roads and such!",
"Pause to reconsider your hyperbole, even withdraw it on the basis of abject silliness. Consider how infantile your assertion is in the face of hundreds of thousands of Afghans having fled their country, then living as refugees in places like Pakistan, India and even Canada. Consider also the horror faced by many of them as they are forced back to Afghanistan by the Pakistani gov't this past year. Torture, rape, murder and starvation awaits them. https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/02/13/pakistan-mass-forced-returns-afghan-refugees\n\nYour reckless suspension of logic and reason is like salt in the wounds of these brutalized people. Fool.",
"Those darn criminals keep getting guns. How can this be?",
"Millions of Americans will now have more expensive health insurance just so this moron can now say \" look what I did to Obamacare !\" He literally has no clue..."
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"Sorry but these are well paying, above average skills that need to be kept in Canada. I have lost a bundle taking risk in this company due to reading the specs on this fabulous aircraft (CS-series). The government has not taken much risk here (the taxpayer) as they also get taxes from all these workers and great status for Canada for high value/high prestige air and rail projects..\n\nThe CRJ's were also a good aircraft and the government got lots of return from that and the rail business.\n\nFinally if you think the family has not lost a lot of money, you don't understand share prices, investing.\n\nLook on the bright side, Bombardier for 1/2 of what they asked for.",
"If clean water for the reservation is the issue, why not extend the intake for the reservation upstream from the pipeline crossing. Would likely be minimal cost compared to the pipeline as a whole. Hard to understand why constructive approaches to resolving issues are abandoned in favor of confrontation.",
"“No one’s questioning it as a funding source . . . ” Many people have not only questioned the surcharge but brought up significant concerns, mainly due to the regressive nature of it. Part of the problem with rail is that too many people turn their heads the other way.",
"That will only harm the businesses being boycotted; all the empirical evidence is that the Eugene city council prefers the 'homeless' and the 'travelers' to the businesses who pay the taxes.",
"cmck,\nYou forgot about the so-called Snohomish Carnegie Educational Center boondoggle where Karen Guzak and her partner Warner Blake want the city taxpayers and water and sewer ratepayers to waste $5.1 million to refurbish the interior of a 4,000 s.f. 1910 building. That's spending $1275 per SQUARE FOOT. \nAnd that doesn't include the value of land.\nThis boondoggle ranks up there with the county courthouse fiasco. $1275 per s.f. is \"Taj Mahal\" prices. Only one example of city hall extravagance and wasteful spending we've seen the last 15 years in Snohomish!",
"Thank you Robin. You've done an outstanding job providing both a comprehensive and authoritative explanation about how disastrously flawed SB-21 is.\n\nYou are too kind in your historical representation of what occurred during the SB-21 referendum. If Alaskans had not been lied to in a $20 to $30 million dollar propaganda campaign... and had also been told that their dividends were to be confiscated if SB-21 was not repealed, the vote would have gone the other way.\n\nAlaskans need to now turn their attention to the stunning lack of competence displayed by the majority in the Senate.",
"So if this comes to fruition I'll end up paying two extra taxes; I travel the TTC when I go downtown and thus I pay a tax every time I use it. If there are no tolls I'll end up paying for roads I don't use too. Just sayin'",
"\"This has been established\".\n\nHow is it you are so comfortable taking opinion and turning it into facts ?\n\n\"I think the results\" - is your opinion. Just because the store paid out, simply means they are trying to appease the population. not to alienate a customer base, its simply good marketing, nothing more. Its less expensive than having protestors in front of the store. Just because the city settled by paying out, all it means is the city felt it less expensive to offer them some money instead of a long and drawn out court case. \n\nAnd your statement of \"forced retirement\" ? Please provide a link to the factual data to show that he was forced into retirement - again, its just your opinion.\n\nIf I were employed someplace and my employer failed to back me up, failed to follow through with a thorough investigation and caved in to popular opinion instead of investigating facts, damn straight i would quit my job too.",
"If there isn't an ordinance to prohibit tire \"storage\", there should be. Hello, elected officials?",
"It's good that Ms. Raitt isn't abandoning her husband.\n\nThat said, she's not a stellar example of Conservative, is she?\n\nQuote: Tory-connected lobbyists were pushing the expansion of Toronto's controversial island airport. Raitt stated that the Port Authority spends around CDN $50,000 a year on lobbyists, and confirmed that their lobbyists were: Peter Naglik, Vic Gupta and Bill Hearn.[22] Raitt was responsible for the new TCCA1 ferry for passengers at the Toronto City Centre Airport, which is located on Centre Island.[23] Raitt was quoted as \"proud to have assisted in the remarkable growth of Porter Airlines\" in her time at the TPA.[10]\n\nSurely governments are not supposed to be Cheerleaders for private companies, are they?\n\nNot to mention 'sexy radioactive isotopes, rail safety (remember Lac Megantic) and being a cabinet member of the most grinch-like government that Canada's had since the 1930's.\n\nMore here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Raitt",
"We need to cut spending WAY more than we have. But a gas tax is OK, it would be better if it was seasonal to hit the tourists",
"Rightontheleft is on crack. Just move on folks nothing to see here.",
"Critical thinking is important. The interstates connected large populations to each other. Same with the bridges. The commerce existed before the infrastructure was built. There is no conceivable economic activity that will occur between Juneau and 50 miles from Skagway that will make a $574 million payback plus the maintenance costs. Up here we keep the \"build it and they will come\" myth going. Rail? I think the last time the AKRR was profitable was WWII.",
"R control Senate plan, cut education and public safety, take the PDF and use it to pay tax credits to the oil industry. I guess you have no problem paying for the corporate welfare people.",
"Jeffrey is spot on. bill proposed a \"solution\" that he knew would not pass in the legislature allowing him to blame them for everything and ensure a tough election for incumbents. \n\nWhy? A whole new group of clowns down there might agree with his one and only agenda--the big gas pipe dream! he couldn't get the current legislature to fund his $65 Billion debacle, so he's trying to get them booted out and lean on the next group. Freshmen legislators may not be as inclined to take on the gov. \n\nbill reminds me of Mel Brooks in Blazing Saddles--incompetent and hell-bent on building a project. I think he should wear a suit jacket with \"GOV\" painted on the back.",
"Mitchell, I think you missed the point.",
"the problem is the ndp would kill development and thus the economy, so i say better with the crooks that at least allow and work the economy",
"Officials wasted $200 million on *planning* a failed bridge? HOW? Seriously, I want to know exactly what that money went towards. $199.5 million of that went into the pockets of those officials and we all fucking know it.",
"\"Vancouver’s mayor says the city’s rental strategy, billed as the first of its kind in Canada, will lock in lower rents in line with what people actually earn, reports Frances Bula\".\n\nWhat?\n\nPushing prices to be in line with what people actually earn locally?\n\nWhy is the Mayor not pushing the levels of government above him to make that the case for buying a house, as well?\n\nLevels of government above him, with his cooperation, have the power to do that, it is as easy as implementing a two-tiered property tax, where one tier is lower tax (people who now work at jobs locally or else who have worked at jobs elsewhere in Canada more than ten years, with federal income tax receipts to prove it) and the other tier is extremely high property tax (20 percent the value of the property per year) which goes to everybody else (example, the multimillionaire businessman whose job is not in Canada and who just bought his Canadian passport two months ago through the Quebec Investor Immigrant scheme).",
"'2M less in fines & fees' The state shouldn't be paying this anyway.",
"When NHS went in at the county site, the devastation of the bike paths that connect people/shops north and south of the river via the nearby Ferry St. Bridge/Coburg Rd became intolerable. It went from a couple of nuisance trolls to an entire community that hangs on to the NHS facility. Since they can't rely on openly drinking and drugging at NHS, they take over the bike path underpasses for these activities. The result is that very few people, and essentially no lone females, will ride a bike through there any longer. It is not a coincidence that Eugene has hemorhaged 37% of its cyclists over the most recent five year reporting period while we have added these camps and relaxed all enforcement on illegal camping and public drinking/drugging.",
"I agree, doubling the fine isn't high enough.",
"If only things worked that way.",
"Why is that a problem? It's honorable, needed labor.",
"I agree the Tax Foundation does not make a good spokesman for the No on 97 campaign, but they do make a valid point.\n\nThis is a tax that is making a pinpoint drone strike on a few large companies. I think that feature is its worst quality and is the main reason I oppose it.\n\nIf we have such a big and important problem that it takes $3 billion to solve, shouldn't we all be sharing the burden? If a ballot measure can succeed by demonizing and targeting certain businesses or groups, who is next in the bulls eye?\n\nThis is not the way we should be governing ourselves.",
"Not the political will to cut expenses such as $2Billion on cancelling gas plants, $2Billion on windmills, paying the expenses of teacher's Union at contract talks, running up the debt so we now spend $12Billion/year in interest etc. etc??\n Haven't you yet realized that the more this Liberal government receives in revenue the more it will waste on ridiculous projects and handouts in order to get re-elected. Now, that is a fact..",
"Worse yet, it would really suck if one or more vehicles ends up in the Knik or Matanuska.",
"I fully agree! I love to walk, I mean really walk for 3 hours and on my route I have to make sure that I include toilets. It is easier in summer when the parks toilets are operational, but after Thanksgiving one is out of luck. If we want people to exercise and keep healthy, providing access to toilets no matter what season it is, is imperative. The situation is even worse when you go to Europe where the toilets are few far and in-between and are payable. The toilets while visiting the French Riviera cost me over $1/day.",
"Correction: This RAIL FAIL will only serve (maybe) a micro miniscule percent of the Oahu population at BEST. \n\nAnd that's not even dragging the already published reports that there will be virtually ZERO traffic congestion mitigation in the equation.",
"Good idea, but I would take it a step further.\nEND the PFD for EVERYBODY and use ALL the money to close the budget gap.\nThat way, EVERY citizen would be contributing something to funding state government.",
"Out-of-control public expenditures on salary and benefits have already put the squeeze on capital infrastructure projects like state roads and highways, schools and airport and harbor maintenance. One not-so-secret joke is that state government is in the \"business\" of providing patronage \"make work\" positions, and only provide government services as an extra. You wonder at those folks who you see walking in and around the Downtown Civic Center area, wondering what they actually do throughout the day. Hmmm",
"I guess some people would prefer the Caldwell Gedenk Biergarten and the Kamekona Lunch Wagon lot to grass, trees, and ocean views. Personally, I don't. Hey, why not make Joe happy and drop the Souki Casino Complex right into that prime location? Easy access from the Train's \"Hawaiiland Station.\"",
"You are correct that sales tax doesn't cover schools or the RFA, but that is due to previous stupid policy choices, where services of general benefit are paid for by specific taxes. People who study political policy have been pointing out that this is an unwise way for governments to fund such services for about the last 300 years. Right now, this stupidity of this with regard to school funding is being looked at carefully in the State legislature, and there is hope that it will be changed. The funding of the RFA is a continuing scandal of bad government for which no good outcome seems foreseeable. But your proposal to provide free water would surpass the foolishness of the RFA scheme considerably, as consumption of water is NOT a general benefit, it is a specific benefit, and so specific funding is appropriate. I am not familiar enough with the realities of sewage benefit (general vs specific) to evaluate if it would be a reasonable substitute for a tax incentive.",
"It was completely moronic that the rail wasn't built from UH Manoa out towards the west.",
"The funding mechanism for rail self-destructed when it was extended and had no noticeable effect, as rail went way over budget again. Rail advocates who say they are looking for a funding mechanism to get rail to Ala Moana Center apparently don't mind that they look ridiculous.",
"?\n\nIt's not a small business",
"Have you tried Ex-Lax?",
"No, the idea is simple, putting it to work is the hard part!",
"I think it should be noted that the original cathedral construction cost was supposed to be 90 million privately raised....had that happened ....there would have been more funds available for inner city schools. \n\nWhen I worked at Catholic Charities in the diocese we were very aware of just how important those inner city schools were ...I had friends teaching in them and friends volunteering...the schools were educating kids of all denominations...they were one of the most important stabilizers in poverty stricken neighborhoods....the diocese helped with the costs as did a private donor group.....\n\nAnd I very much think this is what we should be doing as Christians. I don't think we need a \nLavish, expensive, leaky, large facility that looks a bit like a bread basket and cost a fortune...financed in part by bonds. (Which require debt service payment, refinancing et al) ...it's embarrassing as far as I am concerned.",
"Delays, delays, delays. Not just aircraft, but also rail. I saw a story that Bombardier has a sufficiently bad delay on a small contract for NYC's subway cars that they were not allowed to bid on the larger contract.",
"This tip would apply to those not on city water.",
"I'd suggest that this kind of scare tactic campaign harms tourism far more than the actual experience of being/living in Coupeville. \n\nThousands in Coupeville (barely thousands, but that is a horse of a different color) still live in Coupeville and have no plans to move.",
"Seems to me it would be easier to simply go to the fake new site rather than the readers",
"Assisted dying and and a Liberal slush fund called an infrastructure bank is what this government celebrates as accomplishment. Congratulating each other on setting the nation on course towards a $trillion federal government debt to be paid off by our yet to be born. High fiving each other in celebration of passing an appalling budget to address the daily operations of the country, and whitewashing this as responsive governance. This is a government of flash and mirrors with little to nil concrete accomplishment. 3 bronx cheers.\n\nAs for the Senate, they had an opportunity to stop in its tracks a threat to the foundation of our democracy. An automatic tax applied without review. A tax increase applied by a computer program in perpetuity without justification or scruitiny. No accountability of how this will be spent. The Senators were right to stop this from happening. They chose to be obedient Liberals instead of defenders of democracy. They are rubber stamps doing nothing.",
"So if North Korea 'pushes the button' and their nuclear-tipped submarine -launched ICBM, aimed at Seattle, (their missiles are notoriously inaccurate) will arrive in 12 minutes, and the Congress is on Easter Recess, we let it land and kill hundreds of thousands, with downwind hazard to thousands more, and call Congress into session before the President is permitted to wipe North Korea off the face of the earth?\n\nDo we have to wait until the fallout reaches Portland or until it reaches Eugene before we have the vote?",
"You know that lunch isn't free, right?",
"Nah, that was for a one way ticket and sounds about right.",
"Be neet if there was a way to have a small track and a small ski in front and back of a bike.Maybe inline skate wheels for the bogeys.Still be heavy I bet.",
"Unfortunately this initiative seems to have been rolled out without any consideration of a promising aternative, the job guarantee, championed by Mario Seccareccia of the University of Ottawa and many other Canadian economists. It's a pity.",
"Thank you.\nLike the deeply flawed ruling from that idiot judge in Seattle, this will not stand.\nFrom the piece \" Trump's plan will likely evolve during congressional negotiations before it becomes law.\"",
"Why does the ADN continually gloss over the 800lb gorilla in the room with these articles? Tax payers are being asked to fork over tens of millions of dollars ostensibly for the benefit of a small number citizens who have chosen to live in an isolated area of Alaska. If proponents of the road are truly concerned about the residents of King Cove, then why aren't they as equally concerned about the other isolated pockets of humanity throughout Alaska? And the efforts are being led by a political party that professes to believe in minimizing the spending of tax dollars on citizens. Alarm bells should be going off for any concerned citizen, let alone journalists who should know better.",
"He may be able to swap those fees for inhome labor.",
"Lippy...related to councilman Ron Manure??",
"How to make a mountain out of a mole hill.",
"\"George Brauchler is a strong, ethical candidate...\"\n\nLOL! Brauchler flushed $3 million of taxpayer money down the toilet persuing his self-serving boondoggle in the theater shooting trial. Real ethical indeed.",
"Remember all the local pols who patted themselves on the back for landing the \"XYZ\" call center and all the good jobs it would provide. Call centers have minimal investment costs in where they locate and, at least in Lane County, manage to get local government to pay for the lions share of it with tax concessions. In the end, they move to wherever the next low cost place is. While Oregon certainly hasn't made it any easier for these mobile jobs (i.e. mandatory sick leave, huge jump in minimum wages looming), the fact is these are not companies that develop local ties and local roots. More like economic tumbleweeds. More of the political effort and public capital (tax breaks) need to be focused on companies that show they have some skin in the game with their own investments.",
"As pointed out on Stephen Quinn's CBC show yesterday afternoon, the discussion so far resembles that surrounding the construction of the dual diagnosis treatment centre at 37th/Fraser ten years ago. Excessive public outrage? Plenty. Impact? Nil.\nSimilarly, I was initially sceptical about the conversion of the Biltmore Hotel to transitional housing but this is seemingly working out.\nThe key is the provision of support services and the screening of potential residents to avoid future negative impacts.",
"It does really look like they want to build a bike path to king estates.",
"I wholeheartedly agree with Tony. Everyone needs to remember that businesses ship less goods because their customers are ordering less. Why is that?\nThe answers start there.\nI believe the issues that need to be discussed are productivity and innovation.\nBecause the day you fall behind in either is the day your customer finds another supplier.\nIs government a factor in all that... for sure.\nBut so is geography, entrepreneurial ambition , work ethic, etc.\nIf the business leaders in small medium manufacturing start thinking \" its all the politicians' fault \"( name your boogie man Lib Con NDP) we really are doomed.",
"I love love love Republicans running scared! This scenario wouldn't be a problem if they had at least paid lip service to working with the Dems but they got pretty darned arrogant and decided they had a mandate. This is so doggoned funny it hurts to laugh!",
"How much is all of this costing the average business owner? Not the multi-million dollar a year, or billion dollar a year operation, but the mom and pop that you used to buy candy from? I know of one popular baked goods shop on South King Street that basically just started to cut hours and then finally lease out to another business, not because of a lack of traffic, the place was always filled, but the owner kept having to clean away human waste from her doorway during the afternoon. She would be scrubbing with disinfectant and bio-sanitizers on her knees. Another incident involved a homeless man ripping the trash bags of a local temple and tossing the garbage all over the parking lot and entrance of the place...one HPD officer said, they should just hire private garbage pickup. Does that officer know how much that costs? Security, surveillance, and safety...does not come cheap.",
"To the people that just keep saying cut, cut, cut. where do we start, all of dot, medicaid that funds all these hospital er visits? State troopers? Why don't these lawmakers propose eliminating a couple house and Senate seats?\nThink how much that would save.",
"I don't see the County leasing part of its building to the City (now or in the future) as being a violation of the Skinner deed. Nor would I see the leasing of any of the Skinner donation area to the (now) state court system as being a violation.\n\nBut I do see the county moving the Courthouse to the City hall block - outside the donated area - as a violation.\n\nAnd I do see the County selling the butterfly lot to the City as a violation.\n\nBut if the City wants to lease the butterfly from the County, that might fly over the deed.\n\nYou should be prepared for the judge to take a very narrow reading of the deed and conclude that so long as the county commissioners retain their offices in the County's Public Service Building - within the donated area - they are in compliance with the deed.",
"Sword said he would not recluse himself without hearing it directly from the Mayor. Thought the Commission was independent of the Mayor and politics. What a joke. Obviously he should have reclused himself without being told or asking the Ethics Commission, another political hack job since Toto was let go. And you wonder why we have issues with rail. Systemic political corruption.",
"Of course, complete silence from Gas Line Walker on Stevens’ 12 million dollar LIO real estate shopping spree. The Anchorage LIO is a lightning rod for Walker’s governance (or lack thereof). So you’d think he’d speak up and tell legislators to get in line and get into the Atwood building. But no. Heck, Palin would be screaming and screeching about this and shutting it down, just like she did with Frank Murkowskis’ private plane. But not Walker. He’s huddled somewhere with gas line consultants trying to figure out how to finance a $60 billion gas line that makes no economic sense. Walker is detached and oblivious to what is going on around him. Worst governor ever.",
"Yes. And we shouldn't be selling groundwater in the first place.",
"Or dump 8 BILLION liters of raw waste into the St. Lawrence....another Junior F&*^%up.",
"For all who are trying to blow this MOTION off as \"merely a motion...\"\n-\nYeah, it's merely a motion, so what's the point of it then? Answer: so taxpayer's $$$ (lots and lots and lots of it) can be once again spent on something that a probable majority of tax-paying Canadian citizens would not want the $$$ spent on.\n-\nWhat about a motion that would channel hard earned $$$ into 'education' programs for our newly arrived people in Canada, so they don't feel entitled to inappropriately grab SIX little girls in a swimming pool because they dressed Haram, like what happened in Edmonton a few days ago?",
"It does seem like a strange business decision. The Skor McFlurry? I just don't see how in 2017 kicking all those allergic kids (and their families / friends) to the curb could make any kind of business sense - unless this decision is somehow going to radically cut costs and/or bring in new business to offset what is lost.",
"If you think that eliminating Meals-on-Wheels will \"Make America Great Again\".....................\n............... you are either \"poorly educated\" or \"intellectually lazy\"",
"I tried to find a motel last year, that was in the totality path, and found they had already been completely booked. When the state campgrounds with cabins opened for reservations, I found that those also were taken almost immediately. Remaining accommodations in or near the totality path, were exercising \"whatever the traffic would bear\" policies, with double and triple rates. I then went to plan B to consider not overnighting, but going where? I considered Mary's Peak, which would be excellent, although not in the mid-path it is still in the totality path. I then learned there is an organized group going there. So much for that. Like you, I have a spot in mind and I won't say where. My concern now is the traffic in getting there that morning. There will be tens, if not hundreds of thousands of vehicles going to the totality path and I may find myself viewing it from the side of the road. I have seen one other total and I can testify, the effort is worth it.",
"Sorry, no money available for sewers, police, emergency services, etc., CADwell needs future taxes to pay for Rail.",
"Stay tuned to see how this one turns out. The City has the track record to turn the simplest land negotiations into a financial fiasco.",
"You and Chin should look for a new line of work.",
"Thank you! As usual, need to go to the comments for the actual news.\n\nPretty rosy projections to say the least!\n\nExpectations of 11m passengers per year and building costs of 55m/km considering via only moves 2m passengers per year between Ottawa-Montreal-Toronto?\n\nBoondoggle.",
"This is a common tactic to attempt to discredit someone by making negative comments to obscure the facts. Our public & private interests are not relevant to this issue. We encourage creative interests. I'm a member of the Boulder Healing Art's Ass'n & Spiritualist National Union (UK). I just returned from a Spiritualist retreat in BC, Canada. We don't have time to maintain a website.\n\nEIN networks internationally, nationally, and locally. We have done Federal and local testimonies regarding RF environmental & safety culture issues since 1986 and consult for different organizations and scientific committees behind the scenes. \n\nA Congressional Committee investigated the Rocky Flats Grand Jury case. The Wolpe investigators and RF Whistleblowers met at my home for confidentiality and security reasons. Howard Wolpe and his investigators didn't think any of this was \"Chicken little-ish\" and it is reflected in the Congressional Record which includes former FBI Agent Jon Lipsky’s testimony.",
"This will be a beautiful, and sustainably built addition to the neighborhood. I agree that traffic concerns should be fully addressed. However I believe Mike Coughlin is correct that this will be a beautiful addition to the neighborhood. I also think it is more sustainable to build this building in this location as compared to building a subdivision further away from downtown.",
"it would be nice if SOMEONE that wasn't part of the process that has ruined this state would step up and run.",
"They just want to protest, I have seen them burning tires, that's great for the air! Also, there are 4 different pipelines going under the river already. So they wait till they start putting pipe in the ground to protest?\nPoor left doesn't get it's way...so they cry!",
"What a total line of crap. \"Everyone under the tent\" does NOT agree. And the retailers who support thwartoing local control and western voices will be ignored and not purchased.\n\nHas the author of this editorial posing as business news ever been to the areas of ANWAR in question? NO! Has he ever even been to the red rock area that Clinton stole in 1996 (while Clinton took a photo op at the Grand canyon--hundreds of miles from the newly 'preserved' land.\n\nLet the retailers take their show to Chicago or New York or Philadelphia--some place appropriate for their politics and ill-informed stance. Senator Gardner, don't let Colorado Politics and lands be dictated by people who have never been to the areas that want to rule. Colorado needs to stand as strong as Utah.",
"He needs to forget the PFD and start cutting jobs! Start at the top, and work down. What's he going to do, when they spend all the PFD?",
"Before the LRT construction, I used to walk west on the north side of Eglinton toward Eglinton West Station. Countless times, cars turning from Eglinton onto the Allen would blow through red lights and almost hit pedestrians who were crossing legally at the base of the Allen. Even though this was occurring just 100 feet from a police station, I never saw any enforcement. Adjustments were made to the timing of the traffic lights, so the City was clearly aware there was a problem, but no one could be bothered to hand out tickets and demerit points to dangerous drivers. There were some occasions where arrests would have been appropriate. In the words of my hero, Donald Trump: sad!",
"This is wrong, catering to the demands of these extremists.",
"LOL...wow that's f'ed up...",
"The \"H\"s are fed projects",
"aaa poor lefty cant stand it the the god of government funding isnt happening so its insult the person as usual! ,, how about we replace it with FREE CHOICE in a FREE MARKET where WE get to decide without any government interferance or phony funding scams to prop up what no one wants to watch? (cbc comes to mind)",
"Even better, send them North to see Denali, or East to Valdez. No bridge, and we get a third the traffic. If only.",
"The reference to the NW Expressway property was in an article about Nightingale Health Sanctuary's recent move. It was sited there last year, and I don't know of any complaints about their behavior. Nightingale has always been a well run camp. The article said that people were upset because there were so many rest stops, etc. in their neighborhood.\nThe article mentioned that the complaints about the site east of Freddy's came from people in Mike Clark's district, which abuts the site. There have been no camps in his district, yet, so I don't see how they could be upset by the behavior of campers.",
"How is it possible that Dave Sommers can be on the Sound Transit board but doe not live in the zone?",
"You are missing the point. There are enough Canadians that are bigots that it warrants M103 as a start. M103 should eventually have the same weight as those who utter anti-semitic speech or actions.",
"Yeah sorry about this one Sphere, I knew Somebody just had to make the false equivalent statement - interpreting the vehicular murder thing anyway as reference to everyday personal and commercial driving. Actually I was referring to people who get behind the driver's seats of 18 wheelers for the express purpose of running people over with them. 1 guy doing that, kind of more effective than 1 guy with a semi-auto, as recent events have demonstrated.",
"The only solution is for the government to purchase EV's for lower income peoples.",
"So much for the middle class eh?",
"And that constitutes \"government getting out of the way\"?\n\nWe ALL need a break here . . .",
"If you must tax, tax the tourists. Do you really think they'll stop coming to Waikiki because of a few extra dollars? No. Same as when the no smoking reg was adopted. Naysayers guaranteed that Asian tourists would avoid Waikiki since they were known to be heavy smokers. Never happened as tourists adapted and Waikiki business is booming. Best course of action or inaction is to not increase any tax and let the rail project just fade away into oblivion.",
"True, but you are a lot more likely end up as a roadkill in a Micra.",
"One of the few policies that was clearly Trudeau's idea was the calamitous small business tax reform. I doubt even Morneau would have gone that far but he has been given marching orders to put a nice bow on this and align it to Trudeau's 'middle class fairness' plan, even though it's a square peg-round hole problem (hurting some of the very people he purports to advocate for).\n\nBut yes, otherwise Butts drives the bus.",
"John - this isn't an SB 21 problem. Anytime you have a net profit tax (which we sort of have), you lose on the downside, but gain on the upside. There are tradeoffs. And the tradeoff under ACES was even more pronounced. We would be killed at these prices if ACES was still on the books. SB 21 isn't as bad at low prices as ACES but isn't as good at high prices. Again trade-offs. The real issue is which system is attracting investment, new companies, and ultimately more production. \n\nAnyway, if we had a gross system in place from 2007 to today we wouldn't have any money in the CBR. It just doesn't generate much at high prices. And it does nothing to incentivize investment. You can thank the net profit system and high oil prices for the billions in savings.",
"How about cops patrolling in snow plows??? Jason for mayor! See how easily I fixed that?",
"If you saw my earlier post, this fits right in with my predicted justification for why it is working: “No one drives on Willamette anymore. It’s too crowded.” I think there may be less traffic than say, in October, but the City is measuring that. Another perceptual aspect is that it may \"feel\" like less traffic because it's working. What we had before was more like taking a group of soldiers and saying, \"everyone through the canyon as fast as you can\". Now, no one can speed by another motorist. \nAs far as bikes, critics said that there were not bikes on Willamette, so why put in bike lanes. Then they said, if we put in bike lanes there would be too many bikes. So which is it?\nI am sure more bikes will make things slow down. But then each bike is one less car, and each car takes up 7 times the space of a bike. \nIt comes down to trade-offs. Shall we eliminate bikes, make it hard for pedestrians and continue 24 accidents a year because the current three-lane design has it's own problems?",
"The American way...spend money as if it is not your own. Local proof right here, in your face, in your backyard, with an open blank checkbook.\n\n1. Deputy Power Systems Manager Shailesh Shere said \"the maintenance cost over 25 years is [an] unpredictable factor.”\n\n-This is one of the top 2 priorities before making any large purchase...investigate AND KNOW the potential maintenance costs!!\n\n2. City Councilwoman Sissi Bruch said “I did not realize they would produce so little energy. I wouldn’t have voted for it knowing it was that little.\n\n-Obviously no research was performed. She might as well have said \"Duh\" while drool runs out of her mouth and down her chin.\n\n3. Mayor Patrick Downie said “Maybe we’ll discover that if we had another three somewhere else down there on the waterfront, we could begin to generate something, and it might become more meaningful.\n\n-What Downie really says here is maybe we can throw more money towards this in the hopes that one day we might turn a profit.",
"I dunno about that. There are more than enough Kadr supporters prepared to give him a free ride, on top of his $10.5 m, for preparing IED's targeting Canadian/Allied troops.",
"Cajay, That is exactly the point. NO ACCOUNTABILITY for deplorable mismanagement.\nThe Party of choice has now become a legal MAFIA. \nWho do they have doing their cost projections, Cat in the Hat? They have now been wrong 4 times to the tune of 400% over original projections costing $9 Billion more than Mufi sold to the public. It's is absolutely criminal.",
"A savings to the taxpayers, or do we have to bury him?",
"Eh, no worries, I going build one nice playground Ala Moana park, not going fix the road or bike paths, no need, look good. Rail? no worry the choo choo going come hea, Wat? no worry about the money, talk to Ige already, going get special session, but no going be too long, cause we almos' pau work it out in the back, wat? no I neva say dat.",
"It is difficult to see how reducing emissions from buildings could be considered \"low hanging fruit\".\n\nI venture an estimate that 85% of buildings in Canada cannot make much of an improvement in insulation efficiency due to being relatively new or being upgraded in previous programs.\n\nIf the intention is that the government will mandate emissions reductions by requiring electric space and water heating the results will be limited to areas that have a surplus of non emitting electricity available.\n\nReducing emissions from 12% of Canada's total to 8% might be feasible but it is hardly 'low hanging fruit'.",
"I support every project that will improve quality of life for everyone. And as simple as it seems our vote will determine whether we travel by rail or bus. The rail is something new for the islands, but it is a decades old norm for cities and countries throughout the world.\nWhen we filter out the Grey matter it still comes down to rail or bus. Caldwell or Djo U.",
"IN addition to Al's comments, the Westminster line opened on time along with the A line. Are you thinking of the G line to Arvada? And the A line is not hemorrhaging huge expenses, the flaggers are being paid by the private company that messed up the A line, tax payers are not paying for it.",
"You obviously are not a home owner. Otherwise, you would be more concerned with your home and protecting it from thieves.",
"Yes. Many things can be done that are a lot cheaper.",
"We \"shouldn't\" need $54M and a year and a half to figure it out. Trudeau I and Chretien had the solution mapped out ~50 years ago. But there is the entire $10B+/annum Indian Industry at stake here (bent band \"leaders\"; politicians; lawyers; consultants), so expect the FN's best interests to be again sacrificed indefinitely to preserve the staus quo.",
"Please walk off of the edge of the flat earth.",
"I posit that if every Canadian driver made a commitment to burn one litre less gasoline per week it would do more good for the environment than all the blathering of militant academics. I do not have a crystal ball so cannot pretend to know the future. All I have to go on are the facts available to all. How future people will make steel or fly planes is a mystery to both you and I, if we're honest. And yes, I know about ostriches but it is a common analogy that even the dimmest protester can readily comprehend(I hope, sigh).",
"Boeing claims that the Quebec government buying a stake in the CSeries project at a bargain price is an unfair subsidy. Completely different from the $8.7 billion in tax breaks Boeing got from Washington State. Or the $35 billion rigged tanker deal that they got from the U.S. federal government. Or the $900 million they got from South Carolina.",
"URBANITES cannot survive here-- out in the BUSH anyway--mollify them by building FLUSH toilets and NOT have to use the OUTHOUSEs at 20 to 30 below ZERO---TRY THAT----",
"The decision to seismically upgrade the city hall design was not delayed. It came up for a city council vote and was voted down. Not the best decision, in my opinion. $1 million upgrade to protect public investment in a $27 million facility was a real bargain, given the probability of a subduction zone earthquake over the life cycle of the building.",
"Can't pass. It makes too much sense. I assume the prison industrial complex will probably oppose it.",
"I agree that we don't have much latitude, and eventually we will want to sell the gas. Sell it to a power-plant on the slope, and run HVDC down the Rail-Belt ... and also to the mining companies, so they can afford to use the cleanest processes available. A small-diameter gas line to Fairbanks would make gas there cheaper than shipping it in by rail from Anchorage.",
"IRT LittleYoboBoy, the article says nothing about concrete structural cracks. Are you one of the subcontractors or maybe an inspector. If DCK got paid for the concrete work, they must have conformed to the contract specifications and drawings covered by inspections. Many years ago I was asked to assist the University with their error on the Women Softball field where you couldn't see the home plate sitting in the first row of seats. It was redesigned and repaired. Now, a $80 million Airport Construction Job. Auwe. Yep, it's is sickening",
"People in error do."
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"This pipeline has sparked an Indian movement that has been festering for hundreds of years. The thousands of people who have joined the Hunkpapa Indians are testimony to a larger problem. You will find nitwits arguing that a pipeline is the safest way to export the oil. The question ignored is, who does the oil belong to? I say that the oil belongs to the people. Nitwits say we have to move huge amounts of oil. Why, on God's green earth, why? We have a glut of oil right now sitting in storage tanks. Why not leave the oil in the ground for now, the best storage? Why drain every drop of oil from the ground in record speed? How stupid can you get? The Indians are the only ones showing intelligence and restraint in this situation. Many white people agree with them. The authorities say they arrested dangerous protesters. However, they did not arrest the security guards who brought in vicious dogs to bite people. How stupid can you get, Mr. Dalrimple?",
"Huh? You actually believe that contraceptives are for eugenics? Wow, and all that time I thought I was just planning when I got my pasty white middle class self pregnant and when I did not. Your line of thinking is bizarre, or maybe just a lame attempt to put lipstick on your pig? At any rate, this particular dog of yours don't hunt.",
"Don't be daft. The CBC is a public broadcaster.",
"All you whiners just suck it up… I have lived in the valley with sales tax in Palmer and Wasilla at 3% for over 10 years now… Middle-class income and the lower-class income… We all are doing just fine!! Stop quivaling about pennies.....",
"The man's a fool",
"sasa poor liberal lefty troll hack chris, cant ever understand when you have the security and millitary run by those who know how to fight is a great thing, over sending blankets like you lib idiots do..",
"How about the rest of us start shooting at the tree service when they are working in the easements. Then when the police come to our houses we can open fire on them. Since he didn't do anything wrong we can all do the same.",
"The leading comic says it all.\nAmerica - the dumbest nation on earth.",
"RTH problem with you idiots is you keep on focusing on the Clintons and they're not in the White House so get over it. The bullseye is on the Chumps fat rear end and it's a hard target to miss. As much as he shakes it even Stevie Wonder could hit it with a slingshot from a mile away. Only a true idiot would not say that this presidency is a f-----n mess. BTW how many bankruptcies have you been through.",
"Give it up. Your idiotic statements turning black into white and white into black are just another example of a pathological liar like Il Duce Trump, your glorious leader.",
"There are also a lot more whites killing whites than cops killing whites.",
"This is a really ugly thread of comments. To be sure, it's easy to criticize the student \"protest\" as juvenile and ineffective...and shouting \"F#$% Trump\" is less than polite or respectful. However, I find it less offensive than spending eight years calling the President a \"stupid N#%#$%,\" which was the pasttime of thousands of right-wing bloggers. \n\nCandidate Trump, indeed, made promises which are threatening to many groups of Americans and stirred the flames of discontent among both his followers and those who opposed his election. He is IMO, the most polarizing figure in modern American political history. Protest marches addressing his election shouldn't surprize anyone. \n\nThe real question now focuses the difference between campaign rhetoric and Presidential action. If, in fact, a President Trump actually attempts to enact all his campaign promises, we are, indeed, facing at least four years of extreme political conflict. We are now \"a house divided\".... (cont)",
"Paul Ryan is a pu😘😘y so all the Chump needs to do is touch him.",
"The bishops long ago hitched their wagon to the RNC to keep the attention of the one-percent and their largesse. If the past election taught us anything it is that many 'Christians' are hypocrites. One can add the USCCB to that cabal. Abortion rates drop under Democrats and rise under Republicans. Why? Because the latter create a toxic social environment. We are seeing more evidence of that with the increase in IUDs provided through Planned Parenthood since Trump's election . The bishops, like their evangelical brethren, ignore the evidence but 'facts' are hard to dispute. As long as we have bishops who 'smell like the 1%' rather than 'smell like the sheep' we will see decreasing influence of the bishops on mainstream Catholics social attitudes and teachings will be completely ignored. We all have 'Religious Freedom\" and many of us may express it by ignoring the bishops.",
"If he took a CHL class like I have, he is made fully aware shooting someone, even it it is justified will cost you at least 40 grand. That was enough for me to choose not to carry most of the time, unless. I have even heard menacing will cost you a fair amount, the teacher of the class said he had a friend who pulled his jacket to the side to show some guy he was carrying and he got popped and cost him 10k in attorney fees. NO THANKS, these people will antagonize you just to get you to do something stupid so they can cost you money.",
"Not failing? Well, let's see:\n1) \"If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor\" - nope, baldfaced lie.\n2) If you like your insurance, you can keep your insurance\" - nope, baldfaced lie.\n3) \"The plan will reduce the cost of insurance for a typical family of 4 by $2,500\" - nope, baldfaced lie.\n4) All Americans will have insurance - nope, still around 27 million uninsured, according to Bloomberg.\n5) Only 7 of the original 23 state exchanges, started with $2.4B in federal grants, remain and they're all losing money.\n6) 5 states have only a single Obamacare provider, so much for choice.\n\nAnd on and on it goes. But it was probably best summed up by Jonathan Gruber, one of the key people behind drafting the law “the stupidity of the American voter . . . was really, really critical for the thing to pass.”"
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"It's been obvious for some time that Kellie Leitch's unfortunate campaign has been the product of Mr. Kouvalis' nasty mind and his penchant for lowering the bar below zero if he thinks it might win an election. It's good to see him go.",
"Correct Frank, Ironically it was the young voters across the nation that did not even register to vote, let alone vote, that caused the Hillary loss!\nI guess their \"teachers\" forgot to explain how our political system works, instead of explaining how Joey has two daddys at home.\nNow they are \"shocked\". Just too funny.",
"So sad to see the level of delusion that some folks cling to",
"Huh? I can't stand Trump. Just like I can't stand UA using state funds to take money from K-12.",
"A lot of veterans support the President. Just because he is his son means nothing. My father was a vet and I have no idea how he would see President Trump. I have a feeling how he may have viewed him, but I sure wouldn't speak on his behalf.",
"The more I read of New York Times columnist like Brooks I seriously wonder what medications these poor mentally challenged people are on? The shear intolerance, divisiveness, hatred, bigotries espoused by the ultra liberal left is astounding! But not necessarily that hard to understand why it plays well with the majority of liberal Ugreen.",
"David Brooks wrote a fascinating opinion piece in the NYT (Oct. 11) about the psychology behind Trump. You may want to share this with your students: \"Donald Trump's Sad, Lonely Life\"",
"Lies\n\nall politicians lie\nbut Leftist progressives see ONLY the lies of\nRob Ford\nHarper\nTrump\nand then make a big fuss over it, like \"yuge fuss, awesome fuss",
"Not correct or only fit in western annotation. The impact of Trump's election is only 2nd to Hitler's, never a candidate's personal impact on history course has been such big since that time.\n\nThat is the fact, nothing to do with wrong or right.",
"Yeah because the Republicans are so self-righteous that they proudly wear Corrupt Bastards Club logo on their ball caps and sleeves. Just take a good hard look at what you elected to our White House. Mr. Twit isn't serving the nation, he's too busy scheduling golf R & R, and keeping a sewer pipeline of oversea investments on his daily schedule.",
"all of it. I just pick up one example. \"Dov Zakheim was an undersecretary of defence in the first administration of George W. Bush\" . That guy were able to convince Bush on WMD. This fact should disqualify him from any opinion he expresses. and he is talking about Trump.",
"Trudeau is highlighted by short-sighted symbolic puffery void of substance and a contempt for reality. Critical analysis and common sense are annoying distractions that get in the way of our visionary PM, who shouldn't be bothered with questions from parliamentarians about his government's policies. It's almost embarrassing, especially for Trudeau's base, to watch him in question period with an unearned sense of accomplishment and smug sense of entitlement to taxpayer dollars. The fact that the Liberal's biggest liability is unscripted thought clouds from their leader is precisely why they are trying to limit his exposure to opposition questions. Trudeau is a smug self-involved \"progressive\" who champions symbolism over substance, where virtue signalling is favored over objectivity and common sense.",
"Another outraged liberal who knows nothing of history. The events leading the creation of the U.N. occurred in large part because aggressive states were appeased, rather than dealt with, until they became virtually unstoppable. Fiery rhetoric was used to motivate the Allies as well, or has he forgotten the famous \"day of infamy\" speech by liberal icon FDR?\n\nLiberals. They go for style over substance, every time. That's why they're perpetually shocked, perpetually appalled, perpetually outraged, perpetually discombobulated and in need of Play-Doh, safe spaces, and therapy dogs. They do not understand that they are playing Neville Chamberlain to Trump's Teddy Roosevelt. They look effete and ineffective by comparison, and the contempt they heap on Trump might better be reserved for the mirror.",
"I have never, not even thru Nixon and Reagan, been embarrassed to be an American. I am now. Putin must be peeing down his leg from laffing! Europeans must be aghast at what \"we\" have spawned. Are Trumpites contrite yet?",
"So you are claiming to have studied every second of Trump's life and have a detailed analysis of how he has treated the poor ? Care to share ?",
"Agreed. He's paid to lie and try to put a better spin on Two Scoop's awful actions, and you could open the telephone book at random and find someone more articulate than Donnie, and apparently Miller met that low barrier of entry to the job.\n\n\nI'm not sure that makes him someone that \"thinking persons\" should admire...",
"I suppose that could be a connection. But Russia has smart folks who can do research, (if this is a state sponsored attach this is a certainty). I'll wait for evidence of such shared information before assuming it's true. If it is, that's a very damning piece of evidence that would show collusion\n\nLets let the investigator figure out if this a real lead.\n\nIt seems obvious to me that the Trump clan had a serious financial interest in conducting business with the Russian state, (this is not a free market for investment in any way, it requires friend in high places in most athoritarian nations.) This is a fact we know and without minimum financial disclosure by Trump, it's very hard to measure look for influence. \n\nWhy this isn't seen by Trump supporters as a real problem and conflict of interest is surprising to me. I think of conservatives as 'realist', not insisting of financial disclosure seem idealistic. Yes politics can be corrupt, buy so can private profit seeking.",
"It truly is sad that Scalia didn't have the opportunity to show how he had come to the conclusion that the Respondent(s) in Dollar General Corporation v. T\nHE\nM\nISSISSIPPI\nB\nAND OF\nC\nHOCTAW\nI\nNDIANS\n;\nT\nHE\nT\nRIBAL\nC\nOURT OF THE\nM\nISSISSIPPI\nB\nAND OF\nC\nHOCTAW\nI\nNDIANS\n;\nC\nHRISTOPHER\nA.\nC\nOLLINS\n,\nIN HIS OFFICIAL\nCAPACITY\n;\nJ\nOHN\nD\nOE\n,\nA MINOR\n,\nBY AND THROUGH HIS\nPARENTS AND NEXT FRIENDS\nJ\nOHN\nD\nOE\nS\nR\n.\nAND\nJ\nANE\nD\nOE, should prevail. His unlikely, but factual support and empathy for said respondents, would have cast a more reflective light of his understanding about the Constitution, Judiciary, and Advise and Consent. Something sorely lacking in the current public discourse.",
"Well I know of someone else who is a rigid ideologue with a narcissistic personality and his name is Barack Hussein Obama. That man never had any business being the president of the United States.",
"Actually, the anti-Trump hysterics are scrambling to find ways to make \"nothing\" look like \"something.\"",
"So you are supporting terrorists who fought against Canada and our Allies? You are an embarrassment to Canada and consistently reveal an opinion void of integrity or self-respect. Have you no shame, sir?",
"Don't waste your time. Trump can do no wrong, simply because he isn't Hillary or Obama (even if it's illegal....and yes, he admitted it).",
"Ok, I will. I still think that you are seeing capabilities in Donald J. Trump that don't exist. Tesa Ann, how did you come to read Original Intent?",
"All I can say is THANK GOD he's not a Democrat or this thread would be full of biatching, moaning, and impotent rage at the nomination of a lifelong bureaucrat who's never worked a single day in the private sector, has no idea what average Americans go through, and is part of the Swamp Trump promised to drain.\n.\nWhew! We really dodged a bullet there!",
"This latest bout of verbal diarrhea is Trumps way of keeping occupied and in the spotlight while he lets Jared oh so quietly handle all the real issues for him.",
"A bankrupt fraud who dodged the draft then mocked POWs. A proponent of sexual assault who lives in a gilded sex palace and bragged about cheating on his multiple wives. An arisotcratic bigot who mocked the less fortunate and the handicapped. Etc. etc. etc.\n\nThis is who you are Boy Scouts of America.\n\nHow far this organization has fallen.",
"No, they didn't want Trump. They wanted anybody but Trump. In the Repub Establishment's eyes, Trump is to the Republican Party what Al Czervik [Rodney Dangerfield] was to Bushwood Country Club in Caddyshack.",
"Ryanism is \"killed\" and what has replaced it is a toxic mix of racism and anger that is worse than Ryanism. Rob Portman isn't going to be POTUS, Donald Trump is. (And Portman is a Heritage/ balanced budget guy/ establishment type BTW.) The hatred he unleashed is really bad. Please don't say that Trump's appeal is based on \"economic populism.\" A large portion of it is hatred of the \"Other,\" especially those with different ethnicities, religions, and races. This is a bad thing for both the GOP and those who believe in reform conservatism, which Frum does. It is going to be really hard to start a genuine reform con movement now that it is wrapped up in racial grievances and associated with Trump.",
"It's neither. It's a puerile attempt to evade facts, of history, philosophy, criminology, etc, etc, because the person's intellectual position cannot be defended on any of those. The shift to falsely claiming superior moral standing is the last gasp of the intellectually bankrupt. \n\nThe only relevant moral part of the argument is justified moral outrage, like mine, at such a blatant appeal to emotion contra reality.\n\nThe larger moral issue is liberty. What is immoral is to attack liberty using known falsehoods and misrepresentations while simultaneously claiming some kind of mantle of progressive enlightenment, when it is individual liberty itself that is the foundation -of- the Enlightenment.",
"holy cow. I reference a line from an old SCTV skit and you go off about Trump turning the US into a dictatorship like North Korea. Loosen the strap on your tinfoil hat, it's affecting the oxygen to your brain.",
"The Conservatives who aired Canada's dirty laundry and falsely represented and/or omitted facts regarding the case, should apologize to Canadians for the damage they have caused to the Canada/US relationship, then resign in shame. They let partisanship and personal prejudice get in the way of their duty to serve as ambassadors to Canada and to promote Canadian interests abroad. Now, they have given Trump a bargaining chip to use against Canada during NAFTA negotiations. Great job Conservatives, you've really outdone yourselves this time.",
"Go ahead, let him.\n\nHe means nothing to me. And, it will confirm that even he has no faith in his policies standing the test of time.",
"On the margin; and I don't think I am the only one, if it comes to choosing a product or service and one choice says \"Made in the USA\" then I will pass and go with the other alternative(s). No one likes to be bullied or pushed around, and that is just Trump's style with Canada and Mexico and indeed with most of America's allies. The \"ugly American\" seems to be making a comeback and no one cares.",
"\"America's \"so-called\" President is mad\"\n\nOnly to the thoroughly discredited MSM and SJW industry who’s creditability has been in free-fall for quite some time….",
"Trump's strategy is quite simple: whenever he hits bottom, he keeps digging!\nAt this pace, no doubt he will reach the antipodes very soon.......",
"You are right of course....but I think of impeachment of Trump especially in terms of conviction....\n\nHave missed your comments....personally don't like this blocking system .....",
"It's disturbing beyond belief that what used to be the greatest paper in the West turned into a useless right wing rag! Supporting one of the greatest distribution of income from the poor and middle Class to the top 1% and your continued support of fracking in this state that dumps billions of tons toxic chemicals and billions of gallons of highly toxic chemicals into our soil, water and air is mind boggling!",
"Um.... Well as any one who's actually read the comments quoted above will be aware, he wasn't attacking Sander's looks. Instead he was underscoring Donald Trump's stereotypical choice of the appearances of the women around him. Moreover, those who bothered to read to the end of the quote will note that he writes (and I quote) \"...he's lucky to have her.\"",
"Kimmel is a substandard host. I heard Kimmel was antagonistic his crew too. But attacking our US president after he's been duly elected by a majority of us and in office, is comparable to me joking that his newborn should \"quit\" after he was born now that he's having problems. I would never say that, just as Kimmel knows he should never have promoted the president quit. Both are evil.",
"Oh boy...\nNCR progressive desperation grows apace...first MSW brings out Mussolini and Hitler and the Rape of Nanking, and now the ultimate -- the anti-semitism smear card.\nMeanwhile, Trump's job performance poll numbers keep rising.\nKeep going NCR, dig the hole deeper!\nUltimately, there will be a backlash from your financial supporters.\nYou can't keep vilifying a U.S. president and the million of Catholics who voted for him in the most extreme measures there are, without some of your sponsors pulling the plug.\nDon't doubt me on this.\n\nSUPPORT FREE SPEECH -- I DON'T CENSOR YOU, DON'T CENSOR ME.",
"Poor, poor Donald! Things have been rigged in his favor since birth. Encountering an even playing field surely must feel unfair to him.",
"DiNardo is as bad as Trump in pandering to his coalition, which includes the Republican right pro-lifers. DiNardo should know better. At least Cupich and Chaput did. Bravo, Philly! GOP members of Congress also came out on racism, with no fear on how this effects the abortion coalition (which, of course, means it does not, as most right to life voters condemn alt-right racism). Most people reject Trumpism. It is a shame we linked the pro-life movement to it, even for a weekend in November. Could this weekend reverse this link? We shall see.",
"Now I get...You're upset because he got to say it in public and Trumpers have to hide and say it...If it helps, I give you permission to say it in public too...#MAGA",
"Did you see trump proposed jailing or stripping of their citizenship those who burn an American flag? Did you see that trump's attorney general and secretary of health picks both support removal of protections under the law for LGBT folks? That's just two examples of trump creating fear amongst rational people. As far as offending the delicate sensibilities of trump's snowflakes, they should be ashamed of themselves.",
"What do you think Dief was going to say. He's supporting his kindred soul. One PC to another PC. \n\nAnd you expect me to feel sorry for your because the media hovered over Pierre. How about the feeling sorry for the party that doesn't has all the corporate money to spend to get their message out. You worry about the media swooning, I worry about the money buying favors and elections. Try stopping that instead.",
"The Republican Party old guard turned it's backs on Trump when he won the nomination.\n\nWhy are you the only one here who seems surprised, McGee?\n\nNot to worry. It's a rhetorical question...",
"I find it surprising that so many are afraid of the success of Donald Trump. I don't pretend to know him and he's comes across as a bit brash but compared to the Democratic Party choices, Trump has more to offer the USA and it's economy, it's security, it's foreign policy. I certainly don't pay attention to anti-Semitic mayors from London and Paris, making comments about Trump's abilities - which are evident.",
"Trumps war on the media is needed! The left leaning media is out to lunch! so blatantly publishing lies and fake news, that they need to be called out and finally there is someone in office willing to call them out for their BS. \n\nTrump never ever was under investigation for Russian collusion, but if you followed the left leaning media, you'd think otherwise. It doesn't matter if you like Trump or not, that's not the point, the point is, is that we are intentionally misinformed by CNN and that needs to stop!",
"There are really only two categories for \"angry “shut-ins” with a bad reputation\" Those who are praying for Hillary to turn into a pillar of salt and Clintonite surrogates who support/cover and excuse/ their vote for CROOKED Hillary. Fortunately I'm neither, as I'm particularly all to very happy in helping to expose the \"angry “shut-ins” with a bad reputation\" who love a criminal like Hillary.",
"You miss my point. \nI did vote for Bernie, stood in that long line to listen to him, and I get the downward spiral of a lot of lives. \nBut I also watched Eugene and Lane County make a conscious decision not to invest in a public shelter system. It had the money but spent it elsewhere, and instead kind of \"block granted\" its spending. \nWell, now there is a real need for a massive public shelter, and no money. That has little to do with Trump or Sanders.\nAnd as far as Trump not being the status quo candidate, that is incorrect. He is the status quo, living in billionaire style in his golden castle profiting from tax break upon tax break, in fact apparently not paying taxes for decades.\nAnyone who voted for him expecting a miracle in the way of taking from the rich and giving to the poor is delusional.\nHugh",
"This strikes me as wishful thinking. As Motley points out in his comment here, most Trump voters continue to believe in him. They believe and approve of his tweets, forgive the contradictions, believe the only collusion is the rest of the world against Trump, and either tacitly approve of or don't believe his racism. They oppose immigration and immigrants. They oppose regulations to protect consumers and the environment. They approve of Trump's foreign policy interactions. We can also see that clearly in comments here in the R-G. I'm very worried that in our country we have multiple realities and alternate versions of facts, and even truth. These divisions are very dangerous. How will Trump supporters react to a constitutional challenge, if it does come?",
"Trump'sperformance in his news confrence was just deplorable. Instead of cleaning out the swamp he has just made it worse. Are we looking at the beginning of the collapse of the American brand of democracy? It seems fairly obvious that Trump, despite what he says, will continue to lead his business interests. As someone said during the election period, Trump is only looking for any way to boost his ego andmake money. So for those who voted for him, Are you proud of what you have got? We should remember that in Canada we have similar personalities running for the Conservative leadership!",
"trump was a petulant child? not at all. he put himself out there and stated his position clearly for all to see, actually he is the only one with the guts to speak his mind. that was anything but childish. kaepernick and the rest of the sitters and kneelers are the petulant children. 28 year old children is all they are. kaepernick was disgruntled because he had become a second stringer, that's why he sat, not for any other reason. he initially stated he wouldn't stand for a country that oppresses black people, then he quickly morphed it to a cop protest. you're all pandering fools. denver post, 9news, the broncos, all pamper the players like the little babies they are. trump at least treats them like men, not like mental midgets that don't know any better, which is how you treat them.",
"Joan, I was surprised that DiNardo took any action to address what Weinandy did. Maybe not fair to him, but he seems to be the culture warrior type and hasn't really shown any leadership in forwarding the pastoral approach Pope Francis is promoting. \n\nHas DiNardo had some change of heart? I don't know. It would help if bishops would stop attending signing ceremonies with Trump, and actually address from the pulpit the failures of the Trump administration in seeing to the needs of poor people. I would think the mess Trump is making and has made of access to health care would get equal volume of recrimination from bishops as abortion does - it is such a critical issue. \n\nBut so are Trumps lies, what he says about Hispanic people, and Muslims, his bullying of leaders in other nations that could lead to disintegration of international cooperation and even war. If they could condemn Clinton, they need to condemn Trump just as much, just as loudly. Will they? I don't think so.",
"And another childish riposte, so sad!",
"If you're a Trump supporter, I can help.\n\nLook over here. That's it. Focus. Don't look over there.\n\nJust look over here. That's it.\n\nEverything is just fine.\n\nOK. Breath.\n\n.\n\n\n(…just let me know if you need any more help, glad to be of assistance.)",
"That's quite a pompous response. So, anyone who doesn't agree with you is a \"poorly-educated wing-nut\" to use your exact words?? Ha !",
"Trump neglected to do anything to Flynn until it it was obvious and made public that he lied.. ...was this intentional?..",
"It's becoming clear that people who value truth, not post truth, are usually the targets of hatred, another emotion completely and necessarily separated from facts.\n\nLogic and science provides the answer. In truth any behaviour that is mutually exclusive to reproduction is not equal to one that includes it.\n\nThe value of diversity is being exposed to the knowledge and perspective of those not bound by myopic post truth groupthink.\n\nObviously ideologues of all stripes don't share this perspective.",
"They point out the facts and quote him verbatim and Trump and his illiterate followers call it \"fake news\". This has been done before. Learn your history.",
"Not much anymore. The back-to-basics people don't really want to educate people toward citizenship and the rest don't want to pay for it, I guess. We have just elected a new president who couldn't pass an American government or political science 101 course. We do have a long history of rewarding those who aren't \"eggheads\" and who make fun of anyone 'too educated'; apparently because we don't like people who are better than we are in any way.",
"If the media had had its way, Donald Trump wouldn't have been invited to a single deabate....until they discovered the difference in their ratings when he was there and when he wasn't. OLive is just trying to game the system; nothing to see here, just move along. Business as usual. We know best which candidates \"clearly stand out from the crowd\".",
"Not an apology. Let's save the big moments of apology for the lies Trumpsters tell as easily as they breathe.\n\n\nBut it sure looks like Romney understood that his own party was greedy, gullible, and power-hungry well beyond the good of our country.",
"An interesting column. However, has anyone noticed that it is based upon presumption, apparently without factual basis, that Trump has not already read the documents suggested. This being the case the opinion is simply an exercise in arrogance.",
"Not disagreeing that he said he wouldn' support him, but that does not make Trump unfit as president. It is like saying someone does support the previous President's agenda (I was one of those) but never would I say that president was unfit to BE the president. That's the difference.\n\nThis btw is Gardner's quote\n“I will not vote for Donald Trump,” said Gardner in a statement, reversing his decision in August to back the business mogul...\nhttp://www.denverpost.com/2016/10/08/political-fallout-continues-trump-vulgar-comments-women/",
"You don't even believe that desperate call for help.\n\nTrumpism failed.\n\nHe's done.\n\nBest get yourself some popcorn and get ready to watch the fall.\n\nClovis just withdrew after his grand jury testimony.\n\nThe net is drawing tighter and your pal Trump won't escape the net.",
"Ya gotta be jealous of those Yanks.\n\nThey get an achiever like Trump and we get a dope head like Justin.\nTheir executive branch don't get paid while our cabinet is taking us to the cleaners .\nThey have an elected and representative Senate and we get a politicians retirement home.\nThey have symetrical federalism and we have 9 Provinces as second class citizens .\n\nThey are a nation under one flag and we are the Balkans under 12 flags.\nThey have hope.\nWe have despair..\nThey have Publicly funded CBS and we have a propaganda organ funded by the State .\n\nYou get the idea",
"But Republicans don't want them working--recall a pesky little discrimination device called the criminal background check. So support them you will, as you wish.",
"Bill: I find motivation extremely important. My favorite example comes from Own Wister's \"The Virginian\" when the Virginian wins a poker hand from the antagonist and the guy calles him a \"Son of a B$#%%\" (think of what Trump called the players). The Virginian responds \"Smile when you sad that.\" The point is simple: If you are kidding and mean no insult....no big deal. If, on the other hand, an insult is intended, it IS a big deal. \n\nThe \"take a knee\" players made it very clear no insult to our nation was intended. To me that is very, very important. To me, the real meaning behind a person's action is extremely important. Gary Crum",
"I wonder what they- and Jeremy Price and the Americans for Prosperity- Alaska (for the Koch Brothers and other 1%'ers) think about this.\n\nhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/koch-clinton-president-republicans_us_571c35c5e4b0d912d5fee371\n\nCharles Koch: Clinton Might Make Better President Than Republican Candidates\n\nOther than Don Young, who said he supported Katich, has the delegation said who they support?",
"Bloomberg or the NYT had an interview with Trumps 'Art if the deal' co-writer\n\nHe believes things are getting desperate around Trump, as 'he has started to yell at Jarrod' \n\nSounds like this is not good for the Butts/Trudeau government or its strategy",
"We all know that had the tables been turned and the shooter been a Trump supporter and the victims Democrats that would be the leading story. They would lead with Trump being personally responsible.\n\nWe know this was an unhinged Bernie supporter who hated Trump and the media will barely touch that.\n\nIt doesn't matter who this person is, their action is horrible. They are the responsible party. The media however has fueled this with their hatred of Trump and are an accessory to this crime. The constant attacks from the media and the empowerment of the Antifa groups will insure we have copy cats of this type of attack.\n\nSo much for the tolerant left, I wonder if he had a coexist bumper sticker on his Prius.",
"I'm not a Trump supporter, but I think there is a principled argument that the concept of a special prosecutor is unconstitutional if the special prosecutor is not ultimately responsible to the President. That is because the special prosecutor is exercising Federal power which is created by Article II of the Constitution, and Article II expressly provides that executive power is vested in the President.",
"As a die hard Conservative that really doesn't like Liberal policies, I thought that Justin made the best of a sensitive situation today. \n\nWhat I dislike is Liberals that use every opportunity to try to bolster their egos by attempting to belittle others with different views. Just because I have different views than the left, it doesn't make me a 'hater'. It just means that people like this poster have very closed minds.",
"Clearly he has no sense of right and wrong.",
"Not just democrats, independents are watching too. I voted for Trump with admittedly a bitter taste, he was better for me than Clinton though. Admit it or not, he won by the independents, he will die by them. Independents are watching this fiasco and it's highly concerning. At this point, he would not get my vote again. Independents are not celebrating the dismissal of the Paris Accord, it was in most part pretty important to them. He may not be involved in the investigation, he is interfering with the scope of the investigation that centers on others. If the Republicans want to stay in office, they better right this ship before it hits another iceberg, less they are signing on to a big loss next go round.",
"I probably don't know enough people to have heard Trump's kind of repulsive boorish talk all that much. Trump's implication that most men (all \"real\" men?) act this way is among the worst insults I can imagine. Having taught middle school, when I would hear a nasty or derogatory comment about Mexicans or girls or gay people or Asians or even some other student, we'd stop the class and talk. And talk, and talk. About civil rights. About each other. About how we are all different and we need to protect how we treat each other. It has to be very clear that this is not acceptable in our school and society. One point is that getting this straight is more important than covering the class material. Similarly, among adults, when this kind of talk happens, you have to say that's not acceptable, that's an ugly way to think and talk, and then leave the group. This is standing up for what is right.",
"Trump's career in politics has its roots in the racist drivel that came to be known as 'birtherism.' His speech announcing his candidacy was notable for its racism. Racism permeated his campaign. As he occasionally paid lip service to other constituencies in order to \"expand his base\", the base itself remained, and remains, steadfastly racist. Steve Bannon's chief function in the campaign and in the White House is to serve a guarantor to the base that Trump will and does remain faithful to the racist roots of his campaign. His refusal to attend the NAACP Convention is not only because he's a coward (although he is certainly that); it's also and especially because he doesn't want the base to think he's softening. The base -- the ones who will support him even if he shoots someone on Fifth Ave., the 'Deplorables' -- the base remains racist: always was, always will be. Trump too.",
"I wish Trump luck, I really do. I don't particularly care for his world view, or the truth that he has survived by clever bankruptcies, simply refusing to pay his bills, and a lot of braggadocio, but, he's the pick. I think probably the worst thing he could do is to try to fund this expansion on the backs of people who have already paid through their teeth, with jobs, wages and benefits. Even if he was able to restore the manufacturing capacity of the US, as it was in the 50s and 60's, he would be faced with a generational deficit of unbelievable proportions, i.e. total debt and obligations in excess of 250 Trillion dollars. It was their politicians who stole the money and left the country bankrupt in the false belief that they would always have growth, and now, many of the same people who have been gaming the system for years are back in control (i.e. Goldman Sachs etc). How he will pull it off is questionable, at best.",
"Then did you allow adn to sway your decision by the propaganda and anti Trump rhetoric? Should we have an investigation of the washinton POSt as well. Get over it you lost.",
"Rochdale68 writes:\n\n\"Yes no path to victory and how will Trump deal with loosing, what joke the left have become.\"\n\n--\n\nPlease post in English.",
"(part 5)\n\nThe NYT, WP, Economist and other respected voices of the political establishment and ruling class is correct in that he is \"unpresidential\"by their standards; but he was elected to drain the swamp! He is a symptom of a larger political malaise in the West and new class cultural war. \n\nFor all the fuss about him not being \"presidential\" and the latest \"tweet\", he just reinforces the hubris of the current ruling class. Almost two years and Brooks and co. can only still respond with ridicule or hysteria - no introspection or understanding - just doubling down on the #Resistance. \n\nThe great founding principle of America was always rule by the people not an aristocracy, technocracy, shadow state and better than thou ruling class and clerisy...\n\nTrump certainly deserves plenty of fair criticism; but that he is the POTUS should be an indictment of the ruling class (and clerisy) and should cause serious introspection. Instead we have Russia! Hitler! Clown! #Resistance!",
"Here we go again....garycrum's definition of \"troll\" is anyone who disagrees with his thin-skinned, far left narrative.\n\nA recent study out of Oxford shows that Strong Republicans have almost a five and a half point IQ advantage over strong Democrats, and even moderate Republicans have nearly 3 and a half points more IQ than their moderate Democrat counterparts. A researcher at Yale recently startled himself by discovering Tea Partiers know more about science than the general public, and the New York Times, a former newspaper, nearly choked reporting that Tea Party supporters are more educated overall. \n\nhttp://www.truthrevolt.org/videos/andrew-klavan-republicans-are-smarter-democrats-and-more-liberal-too",
"I fear the message and focus of police racism and brutality will be lost in the din of the \"I hate Trump\" message from Hillary supporters.",
"All these changes mean 2 things: The man is a poor judge of character, and he is having trouble finding folks who will give him complete and utter loyalty. But I predict the Mooch won't be long for the numbers.",
"True, but he could issue a repudiation of Duke's comments.\n\nHere's how easy it is.....\n\n\"I do not want or need the support of David Duke or his like-minded automatons.\"\n\nThat is his biggest problem. He can't leave well enough alone.\n\nGo back to the Gold Star family.....if Trump has just said \"I disagree with Mr. and Mrs. Khan, but their son is a hero, and I respect and appreciate his sacrifice\", it would have been over with then and there. And no.....that's not being PC....it's being smart and civil. But no, he had to be thin-skinned, and ramble on about his \"sacrifices\" (like sacrificing a few dollars is the same as sacrificing your life) and how the Khan's \"have no right to criticize me\" (actually, they do).\n\nJust admit it....he isn't coming for your guns, so you don't care what he does. Be a man and admit it.",
"First, Donald Trump is 70 years old and has already shown many years ago that he has no desire to join the military. The MPDS you describe would, indeed, be very disruptive to the military. However, the President doesn't have to function on the battlefield, he has the authority to send others to do that. You seem to suggest that, perhaps, he's unfit to be President....OMG, whatever gave you that idea!!!! Yes, I know, you've looked at his personal, business, showbiz and political history; you've watched the videos of his campaign appearances and his debate performances and you've witnessed his actions and comments since being elected....and, you've concluded he has MPDS. I think you're wrong. Mr. Trump has only one persona....IMO, a very disgusting, disturbed one persona. In my layman's opinion the man is a \"full blown\" sociopath and a danger to our nation as President. As always, I invite anyone to look at the definition and at Mr. Trump and form their own opinion.. Gary Crum",
"No President in America's history had been demonized as much as trump has. This is a campaign by the Progressive Democrat News Media to over turn the election of Trump!\nTrump has been the subject of a relentless hateful campaign by all the Liberal Democrat Mass Media. It is an assault on this country, the American Voters, and Democracy by the self-centered, mean and hateful Left. Basically this is an attempt to over throw an elected government.\nTrump should stay the course! Decent people, moral people, should boycott all Left Wing Communist News Programs. Read a book!",
"First, let's clean up the swamp in Washington. They are hurting us more than any foreign country. The opposition to Trump and what he represents, the people of this country, has shown us every double dealing side of both Democrat and Republican politicians. They are snarky, mean and out of touch, in love with power, and forgetting their public trust. Oh, by the way Republicans, repeal Obama care. Entirely. You won't lose by doing that but you will lose keeping it or something similar.",
"I'm not sure I blame the GOP for Trump being the whiny, lying narcissist that he is. Trump was all of that far before he became a republican (which was like 18 months ago?).\n\nBut the GOP is certainly responsible for the rabid wingnuts that cheer for him at every revival rally he holds.",
"Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Sunday on Fox News that President Donald Trump's values should be considered separate from America's values when it comes to race. \n\nIs there any precedent for a Secretary of State calling the President he serves an un-American racist?",
"Where to start? Trump's idea of \"draining the swamp\" is to put in place a legion of notable swamp-dwellers, the Wall St mob, and his faithful billionaire hangers-on. His theory of smaller local government is perfect if you want all the power centralized on a president-dictator. He has no interest in preventing abortion. He was pro-choice until he wasn't. If it weren't too laughable, some folks might attribute his recent conversion to a \"come to Jesus\" moment, except that Trump would never admit that that he'd been wrong and had to change his mind. Lastly, he is a pathological liar (his picture is in the dictionary next to the definition), whose lies, especially now that he's president, are not only hateful, they're dangerous to us all. Hillary's \"lies\" (I'm assuming you're referring to Benghazi and her server) pale in comparison.",
"Of course takedowns of Trump are not the equivalent of Nazi dehumanization of Jews, since the objective was extermination. Yet, the type of thinking is comparable, where Trump is presented as not having a single, solitary redeeming quality. He is the devil incarnate. Satire does not have to be a polemic. It can be very witty, without all the exaggeration.",
"as soon as you insult with the name clown you are proven to be a bias one with no facts. trump with the gop are right on economics and are going to send the economy skyrocketing, its already started.",
"I thought the deleted comment very witty, with hilariously gross (olfactory) implications turned around the other way.\n\nFor those mystified, it involved how often minority-elect President Trump changes his mind, among other things.",
"Americans voted for what they wanted. They had a choice of comforting lies, or inconvenient truths.\n\nIn their weakened and desperate state, they chose Door #1, Give Me Comforting Lies.\n\nYou can't really blame them.\n\nWell, yes you can. It is their responsibility to become informed and responsible voters. And it's the responsibility of citizens in a democracy to exercise their informed vote.\n\nIt doesn't do any good to just say, \"well, they ended up with Trump so Democracy works.\" No, a Trump White House demonstrates that democracy is broken and needs fixing badly. Trump is naturally exploiting the gaping flaws in the political and electoral system instead of trying to repair or at least mitigate their effects. Why would he try to fix a system that is broken in his favour?",
"Historically speaking, being \"willfully morally blind\" when democratic principles are attacked may be a Catholic institutional thing. Examples include Catholic support for Generalissimo Franco in Spain and Mussolini in Italy, and the fact that the Catholic Centre Party in Germany voted in favor of the Enabling Act which allowed Chancellor Adolph Hitler to assume dictatorial powers in Germany. \n\nConnecting the dots from the past and extrapolating to today may help you understand why the majority of white Catholics joined in common cause with neo-nazis to elect Trump.",
"This editorial made for very good reading as a well written piece...\n\n... right up until the last sentences where it needlessly slid into a ditch to make a fully un-needed comparison to Trump and America and White house spokesmen.\n\nYikes, it was like having a fine, well-planned meal followed by a dessert of moldy liver mousse littered with mouse droppings.",
"Two world leaders - two different approaches.\nMay of the UK flattering Trump. Nieto of Mexico cancelling a trip to the US.\nBoth extremes could well be foolhardy.\nWhat will work?\nSupporting democratic opposition in the US through a polite but strong resistance to supporting crazy Trump schemes.\nChretien did not support the Iraq war and Canada suffered few consequences.\nTrudeau cannot sign on to any crazy Trump schemes. He need not disparage him in public though.\nClark is a politician and politicians are supposed to be political - not blurt out the first thing that comes to her mind. In doing that, she is acting like Trump.",
"I don't know what the content of this speech will be, but it will for sure be painful to watch. Hearing Trump try to speak from a script is like listening to a 9 year old trying to read in front of the class, or an old man with a French menu.",
"It's interesting to read all the comments critical of Trump's decision to take a strategic action against Assad. It was a remarkable pin point strike, with minimal loss of life. Even Senator Schumer strongly supported the strike, along with many Democrats (except for the usual pro Muslim characters). Ms. Gabbard's position is curious at the very least. We cannot turn back the clock, but if President Trump was elected 8 years ago, do you believe a half million deaths would have occurred in the middle east? Do you believe ISIS would exist today, be about the same, or be stronger and a larger presence throughout the world? Clearly Trump wanted to send a firm message to all evil regimes, that we're not going to \"lead from behind\". Trump is not going to criticize the U.S. He's not going to weaken the U.S. by promoting the export of jobs. So all of you who are critical of Trump, all the time, on this issue, you might listen to the leaders of your own party (except maybe for Ms. Gabbard)",
"It is crystal clear that our nation's people divided themselves into a handful of groups with hate of something as the only common bond. Obama wasn't divisive, that divisiveness was the work of Congressional investigative committees whose goal was not to find truth, but merely to broadcast vile innuendo; and of the right-wing media whose goal was only advertising sponsorship money with which to line their cynical pockets.\n\nTrump's strategy was to divide and conquer, and his genius was in appealing to the anger of bigots who felt themselves dispossessed of what they believed was their rightful place at the top of a mountain of people different in skin color, religion or ethnicity. Our nation is now rumbling to a new apartheid with the violence that accompanies dispossession of the rights of one people by another people. Yet Trump has found a way to get his followers to blame the victims of that dispossession, and it wasn't hard to do, they were waiting for their dark messiah to appear.",
"Not the point. It's what trump is saying NOW in response to direct questions from\na well respected editorial board. Trump has no \"experience\" in foreign policies and President Obama has worked out quite well. But I'm sure you could do better.",
"This story has nothing to do with Donald, but your comment is a prime example of what they mean by a biased, \"fake\" media feeding and perpetuating this type of thinking.",
"I enjoyed your marvelous satiric shtick on the neo-fascist intolerance of the lunatic left wing fringe until I realized that it also describes what passes for \"Civil Comment\" in these discussion forums.\n\n\"Civil Comment\" here is limited to comments that adhere to current left wing dogma and causes and aberrant comments seen to support conservative points of view or leaders are usually deleted as not meeting the community's civility standards.\n\nFor example, posters are welcome to tell any lies they like about Trump as long as they are negative and vituperative but discouraged from telling any truths about Trudeau if said truths are insufficiently worshipful. (Hilariously, I have had posts deleted as uncivil when they have centered on and cited actual embarrassing quotes by Justin himself. ) \n\nKudos to Margaret Wente, the University of Chicago and all writers and institutions that support free speech in media and on campus.\n\nLets hope its not too little, too late against the SJ mob.",
"Excellent post! But that is too common sense for the cry-baby snowflake left. He beheaded a total stranger then started to eat him, but of course it wasn't his fault at all you know, the poor baby was sick and can't be faulted to killing another human being. What, you want to put him in jail, what kind of alt-right trump supporting fanatic are you? He should be treated kindly, with kid gloves, he needs, no he DESERVES millions of dollars of treatment, not a jail sentence. Sarcasm incase the dim witted left can't figure it out.",
"\"I love the poorly educated.\" Donald Trump",
"KY makes the same mistake as so many other pundits.\n\nPeople did not rise up to embrace Trump as an agent of change -- he got fewer votes than Mitt Romney did.\n\nThe election was decided by Democrat voters who stayed home -- many did so because the media kept saying Clinton couldn't lose.",
"Crying, Cheese Puff? Look in the mirror, then get a hanky. \nMy eyes are dry. My mouth is smiling. My heart is happy. Trump is toast.",
"Notice that his 'net neutrality' discussion doesn't say what net neutrality is. I generally support Mr. Trump, but he's wrong to support ISPs that want to charge you based on *how you use* your bandwidth, vs simply *how much* bandwidth you use.",
"that its koolaid cult shore, you can not refute the facts so its insult the person, typical of the ignorant left when the cant use facts",
"\"The indisputable fact is that prevailing institutions of authority in the West, for decades, have relentlessly and with complete indifference stomped on the economic welfare and social security of hundreds of millions of people. While elite circles gorged themselves on globalism, free trade, Wall Street casino gambling, and endless wars (wars that enriched the perpetrators and sent the poorest and most marginalized to bear all their burdens), they completely ignored the victims of their gluttony, except when those victims piped up a bit too much — when they caused a ruckus — and were then scornfully condemned as troglodytes who were the deserved losers in the glorious, global game of meritocracy. \"\n\nhttp://www.commondreams.org/views/2016/11/09/democrats-trump-and-ongoing-dangerous-refusal-learn-lesson-brexit",
"Trump loves enemies of liberal, democratic, true global multilateralism and doesn't have the time of day for natural allies.\n\nWho wants to partner with a domineering, thin skinned, irrational and pernicious partner?",
"You're quoting someone in \"ripped off the election\" but not anyone on these pages. You are the only one here making that claim.\nThe votes were tallied correctly. Its the Right that says 3 million illegal votes happened, that voting machines switched a Trump vote for Hillary and ballots were stuffed.\nThe leak of information about the Clinton campaign (again, many on the Right believe the Assange and not the CIA) helped Trump by confirming existing beliefs about Clinton. I believe the crude strategizing of their staffers is typical of all campaigns. \nThen we had Comy open the investigation again, with no new findings. More influence on the voters.\nAdd to that 9 investigations of Benghazi, claims that the Clintons murdered opponents, that Hillary was a lesbian that had raped a woman in college, and frankly, that she was a weak candidate, and so, she lost. \nMy first choice never had a chance.",
"Don't bother. The GOP has the low information public thinking that Obama pushed the country into a recession, not Bush. The right absolutely refuses to take any responsibility whatsoever, including for getting an education so that they can actually understand the issues, instead of, for example, making comparisons between personal finances and macroeconomics.",
"closet reverse racist trying to appear politically correct? not buying your post",
"Their attempts to control the 'news' worked so poorly and as a result the polls and the talking heads all were blindsided by what actually happened they are struggling to regain some kind of relevance.\n\nIf Trump keeps on Tweeting they are going to be so outraged!",
"Barry writes:\n\n\"One wonders what the Democrats have on John McCain as he seems to side so often with these lefties?\"\n\n---\n\nWhatever it is, it's nothing compared to what Putin has on Trump.",
"Going to the movies tonight to see SULLY. After 15 months of tRump, aka, Gregory Ammas Stillson, I'm hungry for a real American hero.",
"W. suffered brutal attacks from lefties the entire time he was in office. He never said a word in his defense leaving those of us who supported him wondering why. Obama blamed everything on W. for eight years and again W remained silent. Now he emerges with these senseless attacks on President Trump. There really isn’t much difference between Republican and Democrat elites and perhaps that’s been the problem all along."
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"I stopped reading the Globe regularly after the \"unfounded series\"....pure feminist one-sided propagandist garbage. Though I'd check in today to see if anything's changed....nope, not even a little bit.\nWe get articles like today because they are written from within an echo chamber.\nWhat' annoying is someone who's so obviously biased....trying to convince me that she's not. \nIt's kinda like being crazy or mentally ill....You don't actually realize that you are.",
"He knows who, where, how and when they got their drugs, they had been buying drugs every payday together. SHE DIED. And he isn't talking. He has no remorse and the fact she died NEXT to him doesn't matter enough for him to help take these dealers out of the village. If I was the girl's Mom, I would have strung this kid up by his balls and made him talk. Shane is too worried about saving his own ass, what a POS!!",
"Sorry Richard, but that's complete bs. She hit him and left him to die. You are one strange person.",
"Dwayne didn't kill anyone dumbass hiss mom did keep getting tired. You didn't know him lmao",
"The King and Queen of Coal Mines, a slap in the face to the GEA, Butts, Telford LOL.",
"Scandals - yes\nTreason - no\nDT Jr would sell the nuclear codes for a shot at killing any endangered species",
"What you appear to be missing is the distinction between an anti-semite and a fascist. Trump is a fascist - i.e., he tries to bully and coerce people and companies to do his will.",
"The hypocrisy of the Democrats on full display.",
"You're a T R O L L\nYou faked someone else's name and you've been trying to make them look bad.\nWhat you did on those articles about those unfortunate deaths was unforgivably bad.\nGet your own name or just go away.\nQuit trolling other people's names, quit trolling the real 907AK.",
"I'm glad the RG published this idiot's ugly picture. As heinous of a crime he committed, he needs to be publically punished. He needs a real spanking before shipping him off, to prison. What an animal!",
"The intelligence bulletin makes clear that white supremacists “were responsible for 49 homicides in 26 attacks from 2000 to 2016 … more than any other domestic extremist movement.\"",
"\"...the need for white people to have advocacy like other groups do,”\nI'm not sure that applies to a group in power. Look at government bodies and CEOs. Most of them are white males. Whites don't need an advocacy group.",
"Wow, this must prove that Dems are much more capitalist than repubs. What a stupid article",
"Wow, my mild and inoffensive comment gets deleted and this piece of drivel stays up? Something is seriously wrong with the censors on this comment board.",
"Let's make this point crystal clear, the public can't continue to rise up against the public school system when we have incompetent school board members firing certified professional teachers. You can't operate a good public school system without highly qualified professional teaching staff. Stop the idiocy for gawd sakes.",
"Don't try to justify Trump's abuse of power, try to switch the topic to Hillary.\nTruly pathetic..."
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"Alexandra at risk of further complicating matters....I listen to podcasts and recently a couple of guys with really good liberal credentials (worked in the White House etc) said what I have been wondering about for a long time.....\n\nThe globalization of all economies ours and everyone else's is at the heart of much of the anger of our very disenchanted voters....and it's going to get worse not better and that's the dirty big \"not so secret fact.\"....and it isint all that fixable....and this generation of low education voters looking for 1950 are not ever going to be satisfied.....AND even amongst the highly educated college and grad school folks many are going to have to dream up/create jobs....for themselves.....\n\nAnd when folks really figure this out.....",
"You're welcome. I figured right-wingers here weren't bright enough to find it on their own. ;-)",
"I am not a con - maybe check yourself. You even insinuating what people are while advocating for wife beaters makes you the lowest denominator on this planet.",
"Yeah, it kinda was. I don't need to read that particular bit of history. I remember.",
"Reinforcing the alternative reality bubble is the only way they can face themselves.",
"A million bucks is a lot for a last-minute sleight-of-hand like this.\n\nCan't help but wonder if this might not have had something to do with Selinda Barkhuis' sudden decision to just quit as Treasurer.",
"He got off easy.",
"If you'd only asked, it would have been a pleasure and a public service to recommend that you pursue other interests. It's a shame it took you this long to take the hint. Maybe try something that doesn't involve walking into so many punches.",
"\"Why, thank you, kindly for the sociology lesson. Clearly, you are an expert. \"\n\nThanks for the sarcasm - - is that civil?",
"\"Hopefully\" someone is defying democracy and the law? Really? You're comfortable with the idea of unelected bureaucrats appropriating the power of life and death to themselves with no colour of right?\n\nThat's deranged.",
"JPZ, you're exactly right. Choose respect WAS a ploy and a fraud. Parnell had THAT general at one of those rallies at the same time he was covering up the sexual assaults in the National Guard. What they did helped to make Alaska a predator friendly state. I'm glad you are speaking up. Silence is dangerous.",
"As a Buffs can, I could not agree more.",
"Hmmm, quite an interesting thought.",
"Get rid of section 8.",
"You call it horse trading, other people call it cooperation.",
"Well, Zoolander and company are busy tending to all of the new citizens their bringing into the country. Why would they have time to tend to the ails for the part of the current citizenship? I mean think of the splendid multicultural mix - A new influx of refugee (sarc) groups with immediate specializations in advanced treatment of women (sarc) to help out a demographic already suffering through horrible outcomes of misogyny. What could go wrong?",
"I gave you a \"wow\" because you DARED challenge the the Selfie-Ways... errr... I mean Sunny-Ways and Globalist and MultiCULTuralist mores with your humble inquiry! Indeed, and I do hate to say this, but in my experience our 'G'overnment seems to operate a whole lot like a whole lot of (other) corporations out there, wherein everything and I mean everything is looked at through a lens that looks approximately 10 minutes into the future: basically, if it sorta kinda adds up on Paper right NOW, and if it also gets a whack of constituents all feel-good gooey inside (let 'em in, let 'am ALL in...), then the concern is not at all what the outcome is 10 years from now. Or 10 months from now. Or 10 days from now. Or 10 minutes.",
"\"Message: Muslims are humans just like you.\"\nWhat if we substitute Muslims with Neo-nazis, Klansmen, or white supremacists? Would that work?",
"Divide and conquer, right? Grow up.",
"The Supreme Court may have sapped the 'spirit of the grizzly bear' but it's a win for modernity. The only real losers are the lawyers who make their living off First Nations' cases.",
"Ha Ha! That's funny. You ran out of arguments and decided to steal mine. Maybe Phil and Penny Knight owe you an apology, too!",
"I'll let you decide. You seem pretty good at it.",
"So you believe intelligence is determined by skin color? The more things change the more they stay the same. I'll bet there are white people who have lived here longer than you.",
"BTW, it's very apropos that the clown-in-chief, and typical Faux viewer (AKA, lover of fake news), Drumpf, was involved not JUST in fake television as a game show host for a \"reality TV show, he ALSO was involved in fake wrestling.",
"I agree with everything you typed, KS. With the current limits on how many characters can be used in a comment, I've had to narrow my focus a bit when commenting. I do want to say my actual favorite paragraph in the story is:\n\n\"Schulz said some jobs that were intended to be temporary have become permanent as departments used reserve funds to retain them. Some of those temporary jobs were in the Office of Multicultural Student Services to help support an increasingly diverse student body, Schulz said.\"\n\nIn other words, WSU chose to make temporary jobs permanent and to continue to bow at the altar of multi-culturalism at the cost of reserve funds and now they're running around cutting other stuff so they don't go broke. And this doesn't even account for the money spent on that bright, shiny new WSU Everett campus that recently opened near EVCC to much applause and cheerleading from the Herald Editorial Board.\n\nYou're probably right...I was too kind in my original comment. Heh.",
"Well, you may want to adjust your suspect \"assessment\".....\n\nAs I sad to Caiside....Do you NOT know my opinion on abortion? Fake women priests? Ssm? Marriage? \n\nIf you don't, I think perhaps you ought to read my comments before posting.",
"The Quebec model - cheap day care to encourage the white francophone majority to have kids, to stave off immigration that dilutes the gene pool.",
"Agree, what a nice thing to do.",
"\"It is your right to question, challenge and criticize the practice.\"\n\nReally? Thank you! But then why does certain perfectly \"civil\"criticism get censored here? \n\nLet's see if this will pass.\n\nIf a woman proudly claimed she had been convinced by some man, her husband or someone else, that because she was her husband's precious property, \"like a precious jewel\", she should not go out in public unless her face were covered, feminists would be on her like a ton of bricks. They would demonstrate to prevent her from speaking at universities.\n\nBut take out a certain religious card, and feminists will not only defend her right to do so, but praise her courage, and insist this is only \"a piece of clothing\"...nothing to see here!\n\nDouble standard anyone?",
"My non-white friends criticize white people with impunity while if I make a critical comment on their cultural background I'm called a bigot and a racist.Free speech,tolerance and bigotry are 2-way streets but white liberals and so-called 'visible minorities' often fail to see that.If you need examples just check out the ramblings,in this newspaper alone, of Elizabeth Renzetti,Doug Saunders,John Ibbitson and Denise Balkissoon.Real tired of the Left's acceptance of anti-white bigotry.You can't have it both ways.",
"Wow, this is terrible reporting. WW continues to nibble at crumbs of misinformation, fills in the blanks with their raging bias, and calls it news. Also, to all those who are hiding behind pseudonyms, making lavish claims about what they think is truly going on and blanket assumptions regarding the \"competency\" of the leadership in the Native community (don't even get me started on how racist that sounds), grow a backbone and put your name to your comments and then maybe we can have a real discussion.",
"Yes. Many things can be done that are a lot cheaper.",
"As soon as you start talking about how their assembly was unlawful, you are implying that what happened to them was OK.",
"Wait... would we still be the \"northernmost, westernmost and easternmost state\"?\nThat was kind of fun to point out to people.",
"It isn't just a question of values. Social justice warriors have contaminated the pool by making this THE argument. The argument can be entirely economic based on fairness to the citizens trading with regimes such as China because these values, in out countries, can only be maintained if we have fair trade. Otherwise, they will be diluted in the race to the lowest cost. These \"values\" actually have value to citizens of the West and of course an economic cost which, with makes competing with them in place a near, if not completely, impossible task.",
"i do not know what you are on but really , grow up, just because many of us have the same ideas does not mean we are all the same, you know there are people out here that do not think and believe as you ultra left wing people do you know! please feel free to continue living this fantasy all you like while the adults debate these story's maturely",
"It must have been a good comment to be taken down",
"What a guy, gets caught stealing it so he offers to give it back, probably come from the tax cut he's about to get, like I said what a stand up guy.",
"It's not like they would incriminate themselves.",
"No, LM. Have an honest debate about them and then do the right thing voluntarily.",
"It really wasn't about the niqab, was it? It was dog whistle politics. Sound like you are being reasonable, but actually aim at an entire ethnic group or religion. \n\nThe reason a lot of non Muslim ethnic minorities in the 905 area switched their vote from the Conservatives to the Liberals was that they recognized who the next ethnic targets would be.",
"What??? This is not about assimilation, it's about people who can NOT pronounce other names.... read the comments from \"Justin\" \"Geoffrey\" who have anglo names and others who use a shortened version,\n\nEducation has nothing to do with this article. The Doctor had an article published likely because he's educated, it was well written. \n\n I do NOT care what your education is. Entrepreneurs and small business owners are the bedrock of Canada, I do care that people are contributing back to society and volunteering.",
"I don't understand people like you. People are fleeing their towns and possible losing their homes and you can say are funny little things to make yourself look good.",
"You see Brian, you are making assumptions about me and decided to paint me into something you can compute. You know nothing about me, so it's interesting that you can group me. The thing is, I've agreed with some Wente columns and I've agreed with some Renzetti columns. Can you say the same thing?",
"The short answer: because it would be good for society.",
"It's not just Pillay. She did the honourable thing and resigned after the fact, but thereafter the Shelley Garland author was tracked down and surprised at his place of work. Not unlike what the Apartheid-era's secret police did to people back in the not so good old days.\n\nIt's disingenuous and it insults everyone's intelligence to try and make this out as his error for pointing out the procedural problems in many of our not so reputable media franchises. \n\nUltimately, the editor could have just contacted the real author and asked for a follow-up op-ed to set the record straight. This as an olive branch and as an attempt to restore some of its reputation. Now it appears that the author pointed out egg on their faces and they turned themselves into omelettes.",
"How refreshing to hear a republican talk like this. Maybe I won't write off all of the \"other\" half of the country after all; it seems like there actuallyare some decent people over there.",
"OMG you are so funny!!!!!\nBut yes you are one of the liberials I was taking about, if one has a different opion then you, they must be wrong, or worst!",
"HB 1850 allows illegal operators to cheat and hide. I can advertise on a broker's website and direct bookings to another venue. I can even accept cash at a discount once you call me. I am sure the broker does not like that but it is to much work to enforce and enforcement is not their business. They get a cut that is acceptable to them and it is much more difficult to catch cheaters because identities are hidden. Act 204 (which is law), if enforced, allows the State to audit scofflaws that are suspected of cheating. Remember, the State Income Tax is connected to the GET and TAT taxes. HB 1850 allows unscrupulous operators to be invisible. If I do not have to divulge my GET or TAT, all reporting is voluntary. If HB 1850 is signed into law, tax revenues will fall. If Act 204 is enforced, tax revenues will rise. HB 1850 will do more harm than good. VETO.\nThe issue of allowing resort activities in residential neighborhoods is another discussion that is not relevant to this TAX law.",
"Ah, you finally get what I meant. Power to you.",
"It doesn't need to be equivalence to be wrong. Rolling over and taking the supposed \"lesser of two evils\" is what's truly lazy.",
"I see. \n\nSo making statements that are merely unsupported accusations, diwnright false, or that are meant to disparage those with whom one does not agree, is okay because \"most people on here are capable of making good judgments on who to believe.\"\n\nWow.",
"Bull. Some of us made sure we went to school to make sure we got into a CAREER, not just a job, that had health insurance as part of our compensation. I did it while I and my spouse worked full time jobs, raised our kids, and went to night school in ensure I could get into a field where that was part of the compensation package. Anyone who really wants to work at it can. It's just easier for most people now to expect it handed to them. There are those who have real disabilities but there was already program for that. They are not the majority with their hands out crying \"no fair\".",
"I agree. \n\nIt is easy to blame common core or other educational standards that point out deficiencies. Most of these deficiencies come down to a lack of parental involvement and a lack of studying.\n\nAnd it politically more convenient to use affirmative action than admit that there are some issues that we as a society need to focus on. It some ways, affirmative action has transformed itself into a separate but equal system.\n\nLikewise, the Ivy League will give you extra points for admission depending on whom your family relatives are or if you are rich and/or a celebrity.",
"There seems to be several inferences to factual inaccuracies on both ends of this discussion. I would prefer (and defer) to have an \"appropirate\" institution whom all can attest to validity of what is being shared. If deemed to be inconclusive, so be it.",
"So? They are allowed to conduct investigations too. Stop being such a tribal robot.",
"If this another piece by dear carien is not just mainly opinionated speculation, then it seems to be just another piece in an ingratiation process: benefiting an entrenchment group(s) obsessive to eliminate any 'opposition', for their corrupt privileges, and so opposing ultimately any creative ideas; by smear, by derision, by manipulations, by media distotion, even, if necessary, by assassinations.. whatever it takes. Whether she or they are proud of their long history in this, who knows? Perhaps dear carien could explore and share some of her light, for us, on that...?",
"\"part of the rise may be people \"disclosing\" now that they partake, where as before they did the same thing - just kept mum.\" My thoughts, too.",
".... it’s high time we received this connectivity in our communities.”....\n\nAnother passive hand out - receiving what is now considered an entitlement ! I was under the mistaken impression that their culture preferred smoke signals ( apologies but I cannot help myself .-). High speed access for remote communities is expensive - are YOU prepared to pay. And connectivity to the world at large is guaranteed to diminish the focus on FN cultures.",
"I'm not sure how you think that benefits me. What if we all did that, what if we all decided we're not going to work because what we're doing is altruistic? What happens then?",
"You think that's the purpose? It seems like just another version of smug liberal lecturing to me; bad if we express our minds, good when they do.",
"Do you have a point to make?",
"Nice try but no one cares what you have to say. There is nothing you can say to change the fact that the civilized world will eliminate this savage stone age ideology one way or another.",
"Thanks, Western...you've got it. And the truth you speak is true of EVERY genre.",
"I think if we really want to end racism we must acknowledge the totality of the impacts of white racism in all the conflicts in this country. Racism is ingrained in virtually every institution in this country. Most white folks are unaware of what benefits they get that the rest of us don't. That didn't happen naturally. It has all been intentional at one level or another. For example, the war on drugs has racist roots that are still effecting us. Pot, opium, and coke were all preferred drugs of minorities. The one time the government tried to ban the drug of choice for white men, alcohol, white thugs invented the drive by shooting. Alcohol was made legal to solve the problem. Mass incarceration was the solution for the minorities. In fact, today we now have the most citizens incarcerated of any country on the planet with just 5% of the world's population. Even Russia and China have fewer prisoners than we do.",
"You ought to be, unless you want to be seen as dishonest.",
"As one of the dispicable few, I was wondering if all of us conservatives fall into the category of......\"coal roller preacher grandkids hoodlums in Homer\". I think you would better serve your point of view, or your perception of reality by following your own advise to us and spend some time in Yemen, Oman, Saudi Arabia, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, for example. I have, and your pie in the sky idea of \"live and let live\" absolutely doesn't exist in those and other Muslim locations. I know.... I've worked and lived there.......",
"I'm guessing that you really believe this and so I will try to respect your opinion.",
"Is ED, in fact, covered? Leave it uncovered, and there will be fewer pregnancies to cover.",
"I am one who is.",
"I stand corrected. Thanks for the honest insight.",
"It sounds too good to be true.",
"Back when we were a tribe, a newspaper man would work tirelessly to weave a fabric strong enough to hammock even a down and out but happy street drunk after a celebratory night. The fabric held with prudent checks and tolerant balances. The outcasts in the tribe were given equal rights, a testament to accommodation. But the the tribe's majority wish was what kept this place with a curious name strong. For one hundred years, people would read George Brown as it affected their lives. But alas I cannot wish this place with a curious name a Happy Birthday for if indeed the newspaper man's sentiment is still about plotting a course, I must admit the first 5 pages of the newspaper man's offering on this day has nothing to do with this tribesman's life. Don't reflect too much Brown's children on the past glory of solidarity with it's evil's because your own story is near the end and your defunct tartan has no cheer. But I'm sure in your minds you've done the right thing today.",
"As a kanaka in the world of birth (I gave birth to my children under \"dangerous\", \"high-risk\" cultural circumstances, and assist in other wahine to birth in a cultural manner), I appreciate Ms. Compehos' mana'o greatly. Her central point is extremely important: how is it that sailing a dangerous ocean or surfing dangerous waves is understood as vital and important to continuation of culture, but revitalizing our ancient birthing traditions is judged as irresponsible? Is this not the classic colonial problem wherein the body of the wahine is deemed the purview of others than herself, precisely because that body has the power to give life? I stand firmly for body sovereignty, reproductive choice (including birth choices) and the re-invigoration of our oldest cultural practice. Mahalo Tara!",
"This article is written from your point of view that you support. It however does bring up several things that blacks have advantages over whites. Deny some on the list. First and foremost should be the ability that blacks have to yell racism that whites do not have. \nhttp://www.cnn.com/2016/03/30/us/black-privilege/?iid=ob_lockedrail_bottomlarge&iref=obinsite",
"I would because I don't need or trust your Nanny Big Governments with labeling people for me. Or keeping my family fake \"safe\" from them.",
"And that other tinfoil eater...lol",
"KU'E, KU'E, KU'E, puffpuffpass the peace pipe to obama, the fake U.s. prez, WHO without annexation is NOT spose to be able to hold this office, as he is not now and NEVER has been a U.S. Citizen. HAwaiian by birth american by force",
"Very true: they are great role models for other migrant commuities. Proof that a focus on hard work, good behaviour, ambition and family will get you somewhere in Caanda.",
"Now that is BS, and you know it more than anyone.",
"Are people currently being presented with barriers to participating in sport based on their skin colour?",
"At least fix the hole in the fence.....\n\nNot sure if a person starting their citizenship process by breaking the law bodes very well for their future. Or for ours.",
"Margaret Wente is no \"freelancer\"...she's a full-time employee. So much for your attempt at denigration. \n\nBut, hey! Congratulations to you. Because in spite of the extreme right's misdeeds being \"swept under the carpet,\" you got the the true goods about all that \"violent bullying.\" Now, what you might do, is toughen up your hide a bit. You seem a bit thin-skinned to me...",
"And I'm still waiting for you to explain why I should do that for a white supremacist who uses a fake dog-whistle name after being banned by the G&M several times under other names.\n\nNot that I don't want to find you waiting on my street one night or anything.",
"Which in no way silences him. In fact, it seems to have freed him up a bit to express himself.",
"Actually, the big advantage was, in their mid twenties and just starting jobs, neither would have a decent down payment or qualified for the required mortgage on the properties purchased. \nAlso, all their payments are being invested in their names.",
"Again....no facts, just lefties being lefties. Only you can spin this gong show of unethical madness.",
"Go ahead, foment your narrow right-wing vicious vitriolic unbound by any semblance of decency. If what you profess comes true, then the defeat of fascism has been in vain. Canadians soldiers spilt their blood in the name of justice. And that's what you want undone.",
"Ah yes, parroting my last sentence back to me.\n\nI'd forgotten the level of your debating tactics. Well done, moon howler.",
"Also, it is patently untrue that \"immigrants\" are the solution to low rate of start-ups:\n\nhttp://smallbiztrends.com/2015/01/immigration-reform-declining-start-rate.html",
"Yeah, that works if you have a lot of money to throw around.",
"Part 2 \"...Under the circumstances I wouldn’t have thought I was taking an unacceptable risk in her situation and neither would anyone else who is really trying to be objective and who doesn’t have a misogynistic or ideological bur under their saddle.\nThose who study the psychology of propaganda understand that accusation and incessant innuendo can morph into contempt powerful enough to cause people to presume to know another person’s motivation, while research shows that none of us really have a real clue about our own motivation, let alone anyone else’s...cont\"",
"Yip. Not to mention this scenario: \"Sir, we don't like what you said the other day regarding ABC/XYZ, and you know we've got the M-1033 thing in effect now so, we are 'freezing' you until we think you are a better human being.\" Enjoy.",
"More lies, I mean Alternative Facts, I mean Trump speak.\n\nYou're a good example of why the Alt-Right is such a joke.",
"Welcome to the alternate reality, where rational, reasonable people live. \n\nThe 45 presidency reminds me of the Matrix - our world as we know it, where we live in ignorance of our true condition.",
"Hillary did all of this pay-for-play using her State Department status and influence. That's tax payer business. \n\nReleasing tax information isn't a requirement of running for president. \n\nLiberals invented the expression \"not even the appearance of impropriety\", but they're not using it today!!! No way.",
"One (of so many) element of your story is that you don't only \"see\" the physical, the physiognomy of the other, but in their personhood. Marvelous. Thank you.",
"...so it's not a problem for retirees.",
"Now, now, it's ok, smile, take a selfie and all will be well, The Snowflakes will still vote for you.",
"well that was an emotional rant...but here's the thing, I'm not going to draw large scale conclusions about women, their innate intelligence, or their emotional attributes or their abilities, capabilities or interests from that, I'm going to put that down to the ideological underpinnings of someone who fears that the discovery of a statistically significant variance in something will act to allow others to interpret that variance as support for discrimination. \n\nin a truly fair and equitable world...people would be able to exercise their best fit skills and attributes as they saw fit...women who show skill in an area of interest would function there without bias drawn from the potential that fewer women function there statistically then men..the world would be fair and equitable because people are where they want to be, not where they are assumed to have to be to prove lack of bias\n\nequality is about actualization, not lack of differentiation",
"Stop being a leftist dictator and maybe people wouldn't throw things at you.",
"Well, it's about Time you were on board....",
"i can see this but can anyone else?",
"This is called \"dodging the question\".",
"You've just presented a list of outright lies. \"Bowing to foreign kings\" upon meeting them is a part of correct protocol when dealing with other nations. But of course you wouldn't understand that, or the meaning of diplomacy. Learning about all that stuff is boring for people like you. Nothing less than a big, loud, attention-getting magic show led by an orange-tinted, blowsy, furiously tap-dancing, endlessly babbling, mentally unhinged' short attention span egomaniac will do for you. Sit back and enjoy the show. Who knows, maybe Putrumpski will open with an exciting nuclear display!",
"because the lifestyle is abnormal, chosen, and pushed in our faces as being ok.",
"Like you know what the 99% live like. you must be vying for pretentious canoe rider of the year! Go back to your canoe and do what you do best Maggie!",
"So typical of liars and those who support liars to deflect the issue and find something else to put the reason or blame on.",
"We are also not talking knee-jerk, conformist, tragically trendy progressives who would destroy our country so that one lunatic could have an imaginary right. Oh, actually we are talking about you. yukyukyuk",
"This is typical Western thinking, focused only on numbers, percentages, data and also of people who have little experiece with the actual societies they are dictating terms to. First of all, one of the basic legal rights of a society is to be able to determine who is a part of that society and not have that imposed from the outside from those who don't even know them or are a legal part of that group. \n\nSecondly, and more importantly, if you go to a rural community/society you will see that how you function, how you relate is way more than just your genetic makeup. I see people who, from physical appearance, have a lot of outside genetics but from how they interact with their familes and communities, the cultural values they hold, the life they live, the food they eat, the *function* they have in that community, the language they might speak you cannot ever say that they are not part of that society that they are not Native. Who are we to impose our numbers on them?",
"If you choose the behaviour, you choose the consequences.",
"\"Firstly, you are still benefiting richly from the livelihoods that were stolen from the Indigenous...\"\n\nI am not seeing too many Indigenous folks making efforts today to live like it was 700 years ago, with stone age technology and having a life expectancy of about 30 years, the likely way of meeting one's end to be at the end of a spear or arrow from an enemy tribe, or at the teeth and claws of a wild carnivore, or at the sub-zero temperatures of a food-sparse winter.\n\nI AM SEEING a lot of indigenous people CHOOSE to use computers and watch TV and ride snowmobiles and read and write and drive cars.\n\nSo I guess the Indigenous are GUILTY of stealing from themselves, ending their own traditional livelihoods, in their own choices? Look, I am okay with doing them that if that is what they choose, I just want to describe their choices using the phrases you chose in your efforts to toss a guilt trip on the white man...",
"I knew this would come in useful in a lot of places. https://youtu.be/-HFwok9SlQQ",
"You need to do some research to get up to par, unless your only goal is to spread lies.",
"One should be able to make a sexual 'mistake' as a female --- and not produce a child.....start there.",
"Firstly, your \"feelings\" are irrelevant to reality. Don't care what you \"prefer\" or what \"resonates\" with you. Won't pander to your preferences or your sanctimonious sense of \"victim-hood\" predicated on the imagined \"slights\" reality has inflicted on you. These are non-issues. Secondly, what you overlook is that, while languages do evolve, NO language in human history has ignored the reality of human biological and sexual bipolarity (i.e. that humans exists as males and females--that's a FACT. Write it down). Thirdly, the pathetic, ideologically-forced examples you give won't be the first. They will be consigned to the scrap-heap of history as they deserve, because the survival of our SPECIES will require it. We are faced with far more urgent and daunting challenges than what makes you and your pampered, attention-seeking ilk \"uncomfortable.\" You can of course continue to whine and complain because we reject your \"ideological\" fallacies. And we'll continue to laugh at you.",
"Sorry hon. If you read the story you would have noted that everything was legal. It sounds like you have a problem with succesful people. What is your net worth. ? Not much eh. Mmmhmmm",
"Today's conservative hat trick trick...\"Netenyahu\", \"growing left wing fascism\" and \"an unscientific survey\"...all combined to say what, exactly?",
"I was thinking the same thing. If you had to go into a private room in a 3rd world country to establish your sex, would you request a male, female or X immigration officer?",
"This anti-military attitude has become a minority position. Time to get out of the 60's mentality......"
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"Sorry, but U.S. credibility was shot once our voters elected a clueless, racist, sexist, incompetent, narcissistic reality show host as our president. Nice job Trump voters.",
"And what about that 'lil trailer park trash Miley Cyrus? When is she leaving?",
"Back pedaling coward. Clearly Murkowski would kill him.",
"You are a nut job MUCK!",
"There is no such thing as \"Cultural Appropriation\". This is just more drivel from the fascist left. Time to stand up to these thugs, write what you want, say what you want, dress the way you want and to Hell with all of them.",
"Nope he carefully plotted this to undermine Israel's security by not disagreeing wit the stupid statement tha Jerusalem an illegal settlement.",
"They interviewed a lot of attendees at CPAC and asked them if they felt Milo was really advocating sex with children. Most said no.\n\nMilo definitely made a mistake, but it's unfair he's being crucified while Maher & celebrities like Meryl Streep (who applaud Roman Polanski) get a pass.",
"you are a nut job, ontario has increased its spending by hiring up some 350.000 public sector workers and they did that AFTER the crash in 08 hit us, thus chosing to ramp up spending which has created the largest fastest debt increase in our history, now 320 BILLION! . the size of the debt is due to that, we already pay the most taxes period, its not just rates its the never ending adding of things taxed that has never stopped growing under liberal fiscal incompetence THAT IS A FACT",
"Trump is a low-life POS, but still a better option than crooked Hillary, & her flying monkeys !",
"Why do you assume he or other Latinos are only capable of doing field work?",
"Everything you typed is BS and proof of your profound ignorance.",
"After reading this silly \"analysis\", I have lost respect for any of Carrick's opinions on personal finance.\nTo not factor in rent is ridiculous.",
"www.cbsnews.com/news/rex-tillerson-grilled-on-exxonmobil-conflicts-russia-sanctions-climate-change-at-confirmation/\n\nTillerson said he has not received any classified briefings yet because he has not received his clearance yet.\n=========\nHow can someone with this knowledge can answer things correctly? He reads too much ms brainwash garbage.",
"$26 million isn't enough to educate the ignorant and bigoted folks who stand in the way of civil rights. Ignorance and bigotry are very persistent opponents.",
"You need mental help.",
"Shannyn Moore is a FELON. Yes... a FELON As in theft to the high degree. #hypocrite #courtview"
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"the only scenario that makes any kind of conventional sense is that he actually contracted and paid the Russians to hack the DNC and then release the most damaging content to Wikileaks. that would pretty much explain everything we have seen so far and also explain why they are so desperate to keep it secret.",
"I wonder who is giving this kidcsuch bad advice. Even if they did collude, where is the guys pride. Now he's like begging for a job. He made a decision to kneel. Now he needs to deal and be a MAN . there are always consequences . Why aren't they ever taught that?",
"True to toaddum...yes I have read the constitution, and your non-sequitur suggested you are bating. So I'll bite...my wife is free to do as she pleases and if she were to convert I would chat with her and, because I love and respect her, I would support her. That said, we fought a civil war over the interpretation of the constitution, we fought two world wars to protect it...and little d represents a real and disgusting danger to it. I do not preach...I'll leave that you. Because as a thinking human given, with rights and a free will, I choose to think, listen, observe and learn...it's mind-blowing what happens! There are many conservatives I admire because their actions are consistent with their values...and they make our community a better place. We might vote differently but their choices and vision inform mine because I listen...Mark, Vic, Bob all had important contributions to Oregon. But what I can't stomach is the marketing of vitriol and misinformation as it feeds hate.",
"Now it comes to light that SecState Kerry pushed the Ecuadorian embassy to cut Julian Assange's internet. What are these Liberals so afraid of?",
"During her campaign for president, Hillary Clinton referred to many of Trump supporters as being a basket deplorables. I happen to be one of those deplorables who helped elect President Trump. Deplorable or not, I consider myself as being a spiritually healthy Catholic; that is, I have not been contaminated with the disease of Liberalism. That day, January 20th 2017 brought a devastating blow to Liberalism in secular America. I await the day when loyal Catholics can say that the vile and pernicious contagion of Liberalism, has been cured in God’s Church.",
"When Opie came home smelling of pot I did not tell Barney to call the state police up in Charlotte to fetch their drug sniffing hound. I should not have called Chief Kerns a dork but if his reaction to learning after the fact that his 20 year old is human is to call the cops. - golly as my pal Gomer would say.",
"It is pretty easy to put down Trump but I want all you people to look at who he is surrounding himself with. Conway is a mouth piece for Trump and is pretty good at never dealing with facts. Sessions is a bigot. Tillerson is questionable, Education Sec. Has never been in a public school, Choe is McConnells wife and on and on. May God help us all and I mean all.",
"Lyin' Brian has some serious chutzpah, by interjecting here. When he pays back the brown envelope money and the money he got from the government by lying about it, and the taxes/penalties he avoided, then (maybe) he could be taken seriously. Until then, he's just another corrupt conservative and due every disrespect that comes his way.",
"Kotongan--Trump hasn't stopped making such comments and Republicans/his supporters--including you--knew it or should have known it. Therefore it's no wonder you aren't surprised and continue to defend him just as he has continued to make lewd, derogatory and misogynistic comments and continued to behave like the sexual predator he has always been. He has been accused of rape in the past, and not only by his wife. But even if that weren't enough and assuming it's all lie (which everyone knows is untrue) he's still a poor excuse for a human being, much less a presidential candidate. Those who support him support and reflect his base values. That's really all I need to know about you.",
"\"...secret donation meetings with ultra-rich Chinese followed by selling out your allies to curry favor with the same people in the sale of hi-tech companies,..\"\n.\n.\nA variation of this very topic, and criminal investigations of politicians are top news items in New Zealand and Australia.\n\nWhen will they be fully investigated in Canada?\n\nThe hemming and hawing as well as the abject inconsistencies and falsehoods surrounding the sale of the high-tech communications company in Vancouver to a Chinese entity that has been stopped from similar purchases in the UK is both shameful, and in need of a criminal investigation.",
"\"Trump kept his No. 2 in the dark and waited nearly three weeks before ousting the aide, Michael Flynn, citing a slow but steady erosion of trust, White House officials said.\"\n\nPlease focus on the last four words. This is reporting, not an editorial.\n\nJust because you don't like the subject doesn't mean that it is an opinion/editorial, or \"fake news\".",
"I heard that report on KKFN. There is nothing fake about reporting what the reliable source from Cincinnati told Sandy Clough. He did not say the source came from Denver. I agree it was a very unprofessional response from John Elway. I believe Sandy Clough's 40 years of stellar sports broadcasting far outshines John Elway's 5 year stint as a GM. He wouldn't be doing his job as G.M. if he wasn't exploring all options. There is no shame in that. And, putting up a P.R. smokescreen is commonplace in pro sports. His rebuttal would have held more credence had he not coined a misguided phrase from arguably the most dysfunctional president in our nation's history (my opinion).",
"To OldBanister\n\nif you read nuance\n\nvery subtle\n\nit is referring to Justin's legendary inability to deal with terrorism\n\nso very relevant comment",
"All this amounts to is the old story of the boogey man to scare the party in order that they do not focus on the trainwreck that is the Legislative majority. Can't have the electorate focusing on getting rid of the incumbents, so lets bring up the specter of Begich running for governor.",
">\"Bye, Felecia!\"\nGLBT with this attitude are not trustworthy friends no matter the topic.\nI'm GLBT and have not found any real change in friends since Trump. I've always tried to be around intellectuals no matter their life or religion. It is just as likely to see a 50-year old liberal woman with family freak out over knowing I voted Trump. By the way one of the funniest things these days is seeing gays who basically defend or refuse to critique Islam as a way to show they object to Trump.",
"That's words. Much more interesting is the fact, not words, that the Obama Administration knew for sure about Russian meddling in July of 2016 and did absolutely nothing about it. Now there is Red Flags. \n\nNo wonder the liberals are in panic mode. Comey is free to talk now. More to come I am sure!",
"They're both dishonest. Both New Yorkers. My husband went to high school in Chappaqua. He's friends with some of the Clintons' neighbors. A lot of them hate her with a deep passion made worse when she built a wall around her compound. Some of them are staying home this election. A lot of them are considering 3rd party for the first time in their sheepified lives.\n\nThis election may look like the entire country has gone stupid, but it is waking up a sizable minority to just how stupid they've been in the past. All Johnson needs is a plurality. I don't think he personally is going to perform any miracles, but the signal his win would send to the elites just might. We the people start to put ourselves back into control if we stop playing the game the elites insist we play. It might also help if we sent a sizable group of LIbertarians to the House and Senate. Whatever shakes up the elites' power structure is toward the good of the people and the states.",
"This is pointless. There is no law that says he has to release them, it is clear that he won't, and no amount of kvetching will make it happen. Focus instead on the things that matter: impeaching him for real crimes already committed.\n\nIt saddens me that activists like to focus on fun, pointless events like these.",
"Kennedy is not liberal. He is the one who identified the motive behind the Colorado constitutional amendment on gay rights and Proposition 8 as well as animus. If the high healed pumps fit. If you can't see your own moral scorn for what it is, rather than some virtue of faith then you have a matter for your confessor (who is likely gay). It is impossible not to throw out a discrimination or race card out when the people you are defending are victims of unequal treatment and you are arguing with someone who is justifying the inequality. In the end, the opponent must be justiied in actually thinking the person they are discriminating against is equal or bad things happen, like black people being shot because the cop feels afraid. In the end, everyone must abandon the justificaiton for moral inequality.\n\\",
"I think Comey has some 'buyers remorse' after 60 days or so..\n\nThe problem with Clinton (beyond being a terribly flawed candidate) was that she was such a 'known' commodity. \n\n'Trump? -not so much -until now\n\nThere is a difference between the larcenous entitlement of the Clintons (and taking it in through the foundation), and treason.\n\nAnd while the Clintons have grifted monies from 3rd world types, Trumps real estate business was saved by the Russians. He is beholden, no two ways about it. \n\nAt least the clintons have a diversity of revenue source, and it's hard to see how the rulers of say Uzbekistan would be a major string puller compared to Putin...",
"So all of his service disappears because of him walking away - in large part from psychological issues no doubt caused by his prior service - getting caught by the enemy and imprisined for years thereafter? The fact that he has since provided invaluable intelligence doesn’t matter either?\nYeah, he’s so much worse than, for example, Flynn or Arpaio - what patriotic paragons of virtue! \nWhy hasn’t Flynn been charged? Why did Trump bypass all legal channels and reward Arpaio for repeatedly, flagrantly breaking the law? How about Donny Jr. meeting with the Russians and lying about it? And that’s just the tip of the iceberg with this president. What about Bush lying to get us into war where American soldiers and thousands of innocents died? \n“In what is the first ever conviction of its kind anywhere in the world, the former US President and seven key members of his administration were...found guilty of war crimes. Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld and their legal advisers...were tried...”",
"Yes like the speaking engagement fees dirty bill got after the sale of uranium to the Russians. Funny how the Clinton foundation taps have dried up with no play to access. \nTruly entering the mind of the left is an exercise in madness, thank God for TRUMP.",
"There is still no proof yet from 17 of oboobas top intel agency's. If they do find proof then it shows how inept they were at stopping it. Did hillary lie.....",
"why are you saying rattle ? .... its over for the Libs and NDP...\nTrudeau and the NDP moonbats have created a rock solid wall \nof opposition in the *west ... Notley could only survive if her \nreasonable search to get along with the rest of Canada was supported\nFederally and by NDP generally ...but she was stabbed in the back by her own party and the arrogance the GTA and Montreal \n\n..so its war...period \n\n*BC is an Asian offshore money laundering center not a province",
"In fairness to Ms. Campbell, she never said that. \n\nWhat she actually said was \"an election is no time to discuss serious issues\".\n\nWhat she actually meant was that a short election campaign was not long enough to properly tackle complex and serious issues.\n\nI'm not a big Campbell fan but I thought she was being refreshingly honest in her actual remark.\n\nAnd I suspect both Harper and Mulcair would agree that the Liberal election campaign fronted by Mr. Trudeau was the most dishonest - both in terms of misleading portrayals of the previous government's record and of obviously ridiculously fanciful and impossible promises - in modern Canadian history.\n\nSo I think we are well advised not to be too smug about what is happening now south of the border and what happened a few months ago across the pond.\n\nWhat seems to be the case is things are now so complicated that most people make no attempt to study and analyse issues and policy options beyond the \"what's in it for me?\" level.",
"Pittsburgh, lighten up! It's a metaphor. It could have been Palookaville, for all anyone cared. The point is the alliterative value, not the place. I'm sure the writers understood this, but given the opportunity to bash the president was too appealing. The \"soot choked\" city that no longer exists is the result of sound environmental policies brought on by the city and state, not some far-flung, non-binding, trillion dollar boondoggle. The president favors good environmental policies, not empty promises that are uniformly unfair to the US, whether it's trade or climate. Regarding the Paris accord, it has been pointed out that, regarding the Paris agreement, \"Obama did an end-run around the two-thirds Senate vote required to ratify any treaty . . . .\", instead choosing to legislate by executive order. Why? Because Obama understood the vote would fail in the Senate.",
"So I think you're glossing over a great deal of the substance of the article. Yes, it did point out that there were a couple of folks who appeared to be monopolizing the commenting time provided, and to be honest I am tending to agree that folks who are NOT citizens of Snohomish might not at the very least, have Caps placed on them to insure others have a chance to speak. \n\nHOWEVER, you completely ignore the multitude of comments about WHY Bauman was allowed to continue on as City Administrator, in light of the multitude of SERIOUS mistakes he made, and even given hefty raises. You and the rest of the Council were elected to represent the concerns of your district. Even if you had a sterling rapport with Bauman weren't you obligated to both acknowledge their concerns and Investigate their complaints? After all, there's a reason why the term 'managing up' was created.",
"People need to question why Territorial Savings retains the Mayor on its board paying him over $10,000/hour all the while he's shown no financial control of this project where he promised \"On time....on budget\". Traffic reduction was the bait...........",
"Panhandling is 'Free Speech' just like nude dancing is 'Free Speech'; and found to be so by the same people---at least five Judges of the Oregon Supreme Court. The rest of us, maybe not so much.",
"Don't paint with too big of a brush, Kc. Back in 1992 when President Bill Clinton was in office, he implemented the Welfare to Work legislation and the Republicans hated him for it because it did force able body people to move off of welfare and into the job market. Employers jumped on board because they received a hefty tax credit for every welfare recipient that they put to work. If you visit Alaska's DHS public assistance website, you'll discover that there's a limitation of how long an able body adult can draw public assistance, and then their eligibility stops. Children are permitted to be on public assistance until they turn 18. There's a lot of moving parts to being eligible for welfare or public assistance. Seventy-seven percent of people on public assistance is children. Check out DHS' website and see for yourself.",
"Lol, good ol' John Ashcroft, evangelical Republican. \nhttp://www.atelier-rc.com/Atelier.RC/CaramelArchive-Ashcroft.html",
"Lets see Hillary stole over 200K from the white house and was forced to return the items, people are dead in Benghazi because of her dereliction of duty as are many of her detractors and her husband has a long history of cheating. Yea Clinton holds the high moral ground. Not.",
"Despite what they may think of their numbers, numerous polls are now showing that those Sanders supporters who will not support HRC are only about 10% of his base.\n\nThese are not insignificant numbers as every vote will count for something this year, but they are far from the huge group they wish to believe they are. Their insistence on HRC begging them for support and kowtowing to them is less significant with each passing day.\n\nProbably the best example of HRC's termination of surrender talks was the pick of Tim Kaine as her running mate. If these Sanders holdouts do not see this as the poke in the eye that it is, and that the game is essentially over for them, they are not playing in the realm of reality.\n\nIn fact, while it would be great to have all the Sanders supporters on board, there are some who are at the extreme and would just as soon support Trump - these individuals were never part of the election calculus HRC used when determining her chances in the fall.",
"So, if the dossier really were true, it would have been one of the biggest breaches of the Russian intelligence services, EVER. They had all this dirt on a potential US President, and they just gave it up to Steele, why? For a few dollars? Or maybe, to affect the US election process for Hillary? That kind of goes against any common sense that the Russians would give up leverage like that on a potential POTUS. It also goes against the narrative that Trump was in bed with the Russians, doesn't it? It seems to me the only way any of this dossier could have been true is if Hillary was \"in bed\" with the Russians and they colluded to destroy any chance of Donald Trump being the next POTUS. FAIL!!",
"Wow, teach heresy for almost 20 years after Humanae vitae, like Charlie Curran did from a perch at a pontifical university, and you're OK. Undermine Church teaching, like the late Tony Kosnik did as seminary dean in Orchard Lake, Michigan, for five years, and it's OK. Bishops challenge those guys, and the academics will be fired up about \"intellectual freedom\" and the dissidents about \"conscience.\" But question whether what is being pushed actually comports with Church teaching, and the \"dialogue driven\" smiling, back-slapping, baby-kissing episkopoi will cut your head off fast.",
"I agree with Mr Meredith's point. If Kidd accepted responsibility for her actions, then let it go. However, she does not, which only guarantees that her behavior will be appropriate as she sees it in future. Both Mr Collins and Mr Bloor stayed after the meeting was gavelled loudly and repeatedly by Kidd- which is not the same as adjournment- as did most of the city staff and many of us in attendance. I don't see how either can make the statements they're making here, claiming nothing was wrong. Why then were over a hundred people left with our mouths hanging open, asking, \"What just happened?\" Honestly, we need something to prevent this from ever occurring again, and Mr Meredith's suggestion seems like a very good way for council members to keep proper behavior in mind.",
"Joan, I was surprised that DiNardo took any action to address what Weinandy did. Maybe not fair to him, but he seems to be the culture warrior type and hasn't really shown any leadership in forwarding the pastoral approach Pope Francis is promoting. \n\nHas DiNardo had some change of heart? I don't know. It would help if bishops would stop attending signing ceremonies with Trump, and actually address from the pulpit the failures of the Trump administration in seeing to the needs of poor people. I would think the mess Trump is making and has made of access to health care would get equal volume of recrimination from bishops as abortion does - it is such a critical issue. \n\nBut so are Trumps lies, what he says about Hispanic people, and Muslims, his bullying of leaders in other nations that could lead to disintegration of international cooperation and even war. If they could condemn Clinton, they need to condemn Trump just as much, just as loudly. Will they? I don't think so.",
"\"Duplicitous criminal?\"\nSorry, friend, but one doesn't get to make up charges. I'm unaware of any charges, much less convictions, of our former Secretary of State.\nI am also unaware of any grandiose promises she has made that are unreachable, assuming we don't have a continuance of our \"No!\" congressional Republican leadership.\nAs for that 1% thing: I applaud a person that is willing to sacrifice for the general good. You aren't envious of her wealth, are you?\nFar more disturbing is a billionaire like Trump saying this country sucks and who wants to give himself and his cronies unprecedented MAJOR tax cuts.\nHillary may be a somewhat jelly-like centrist, but she's no hate-filled greed ball like Trump.",
"So this wingnut was a \"technology chairman\" for the Nebraska state Democratic Party? \nIt's not clear what a technology chairman does, if anything, but we should all hope he is an unemployed technology chairman now.",
"Last night's debate was frankly very disappointing, disheartening even. I had hoped for far more from him. \n\nKaine doubly proved what my wife had noted about him a couple of months ago: a nervousness and a \"big watch\" pugnaciousness in him. \n\nAs some twenty something viewer was quoted as saying last night he was \"cartoonish\". \n\nGiven Hillary's health, I'm now worried about the ticket's solidness. \n\nAt Kaine's age, one doesn't \"grow into calm leadership.\" There seems a lack of \"integrality\" to him. No gravitas.",
"There are thousands of people in Lane County who have no interest in volunteering or otherwise offering their services to the citizens because of comments like these. Why would any sane person who earns $250,000 a year take a government job that pays $80,000 a year and lose $170,000 a year while being abused for serving? There are many politicians who have taken their talents elsewhere. Saving that money was not part of their job. You should check the county manual to find out what their job consists of.",
"I gotta ask\nFloyd wants to turn drivers into card carrying felons who injure bike riders\nYet he is against empowering women with 20 year statue of limitations for sexual crimes\nHe wants 12 year max\nWhy are those extra years so important to him???",
"Since Senator Kennedy introduced \"borking\" into the process. After that, it's been anything goes. In today's hyper-partisan environment it's not \"your\" seat because you have the Presidency; it's only \"your\" seat if you have the Presidency and at least 50 Senators (assuming the nuclear option is invoked). President Obama didn't in 2016. President Trump does in 2017. \n\nI'm not suggesting that this is the way the system should work. I'm stating that this is the way the system does work now. We can have intense and unproductive discussions about who started it and how we got here. The point is, neither party is likely unilaterally to disarm. So if you don't like the current situation, elect more Democratic Senators.",
"What else did she have going for her? No senate worthy record . . . except her publicity as FLOTUS (anti-gay marriage, anti-welfare, pro-incarceration, etc.). Time on the board at Walmart? (Again, based on her marriage, not her merits.) Childrens Defense Fund? Not many folks make it to the senate running on a platform based on a decades old progressive one-off they took part in.",
"Goodale said the previous government refused to repatriate Khadr. That is simply untrue, he must have been taking lessons from Sajjan. The deal was done behind closed doors away from public oversight and the money squirreled away where the widow and family of Khadr's victims cannot get to it. How disgusting.",
"I wouldn't know - I'm just reading the reports before Twitter and memes took over.\n\nLike this from CNN..\n\"While surveying the damage in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, President Donald Trump visited with survivors and helped distribute supplies -- at one point throwing paper towels into the crowd.\nUpon entering a multipurpose room at the Calvary Chapel in the Guaynabo neighborhood of the island, Trump was met with cheers and supportive signs welcoming his presence.\nThe President began to pick up cans of chicken to show to the crowd and then handed one man a pack of batteries. Next, he held up a flashlight and showed it off while shaking hands with the Puerto Rico residents there to obtain provisions....\nTrump continued to raise different items up in the air for the patrons to see while shaking hands and passing out objects, before grabbing rolls of paper towels. Then Trump began to toss rolls of paper towels into the crowd. \"\n\n\"Met with cheers...\"",
"Pretty slimy but typical. Hackers unable to attack Trump attack innocent victims. Disgusting. Perhaps they would be better off using their skills to do something useful - like trace the money that made the Clintons worth more than $100M, like figure out who and what the leaders of the large foundations controlling about 1/7th of the US economy are doing to manipulate and control the US political system (any hackers with the stones to tackle the Soros foundations?). But doing that would require skill. Attacking hotel guests does not demand skill.",
"Sad to say a certain State AG is acting like a whiny, snot nosed step child who is crying when they can't have their way. What is with this babooze? Nothing else better to do?\n\nClearly someone is only looking out for #1, trying to add to their resume versus actually doing real work for the state paying their salary. Living for their 30 seconds of fame on the evening news, front page of local fish wrapper.\n\nNothing in the \"Temporary\" ban is going to affect the Nei one iota and they know it. \n\nTime to send this loser packing, find someone who actually knows their job, knows how to work for the state paying their salary.\n\nCurrent bureaucrat is not cutting it. Laughing stock of the entire world.",
"Actually, no, the poll's MOE was 2.5%. But I understand how they were off so much: Because it was Her Turn. She was obviously going to be Madam President!\n\nExcept she wasn't. Thank God that corrupt, Chicago politician wasn't elected.",
"The sad thing about this comment mocking the author's hyphenated name and calling him an \"eastern latte sipping elitist\" is that (so far) 3 people liked it.\n\nIt goes some distance to answering whether the Trump phenomenon could happen here.",
"Gardner's in the hot seat. The trajectory of the politics is obvious. A \"no\" vote loses him plutocratic underwriting but possibly preserves his career as an old-school moderate Colorado Republican. A \"yes\" vote means free money for his next campaign, along with the Trump brand stuck to his heel for the rest of his public life.\n\nYour move, Cory.",
"Another disgusting display of politics in Hawaii. If there was a manual for corruption and incompetence, the photo of Crooked Kirk shaking hands with Menor and rest of the legislature in the back ground would be on the cover. You can't directly blame the legislature directly, but they have enabled the continued fleecing of the public and the public has not done a good job of expressing their displeasure with what they have done. A conservatively estimate of $400.00/year for every person, $1600.00/year for a family of 4 will go down the drain with the rest of the billions bilked by Crooked Kirk's fantasy train. Let's remember those that enabled this at the polls next year and hope we have new candidates to run.",
"Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, Youtube, Reddit, Instagram, Craigslist, even RG comments = well, truth be told, every word your type in an email or say on your phone, (I've personally tested and can verify this) is meta-data collected through PRISM for the EKS (Enterprise Knowledge System) in amounts you cannot fathom. All recorded and stored ...ALL OF IT!\n\nthe fact that they call it \"Enterprise\" is an insult to all Star Trek fans :(\n\nA lesson to be learned Mr. Roos, that if you're planning to kill someone of influence, you don't go spouting off about it prior. At 62 yrs of age, you are probably just as angry at the rest of us at our own Government, and under our illustrious Nazi Regime Enabling Act (cough*) I mean our 'Patriot Act' (which is far worse) anyone can be arrested without charges and held indefinitely ...thus, if he was a true-blood dissident, he wouldn't have allowed himself to be apprehended.\n\nHe won't be sewing dissent behind bars, were he will die of old age.",
"this is a non historic deal\n with the US going the opposite way\nthis is dead in the water regardless of how mr sunny ways spins it\ntax revenues are already going down for JT\n and this will spin into a crisis if he continues\nman up boy and stop the nonsense",
"A little bit of free advice for my liberal friends...Elizabeth Warren is not coming to the rescue, not now, and not 4 years from now. Once you've worked your way through all those steps of grieving, you might want to contemplate why your Democratic Party leadership was so eager to promote the nomination of someone as inherently flawed as Hillary Clinton, and what should be done to prevent it from happening again.",
"[What is the true motivation of Sheriff Brown and his friends, convincing State Rep. Norma Smith (R-Clinton) to pull Ryan’s House funding?]\n\nYeah, don't take the Sheriff and his friends at their word, eh? After all, the Sheriff is a Republican: there must be some other child-hating-based nefarious reason, eh?\n\n[involvement in the juvenile justice system...delinquent behavior....]\n\nFrom what I hear, these kids are pretty darn good at camping out in tents, especially within walking distance of places from which they can shoplift.",
"Just another anti Trump piece of drivel. Give it a rest please. He is a democratically elected president and there is nothing you can invent that will get rid of him before the next election.",
"king's man offers up, \"Erin O'Toole - experienced on the Hill, a lawyer, a very good Minister of Veterans Affair, measured in words and deeds, a family man and a veteran of the CF. He has earned his way to the (near) top.\"\n\nWouldn't be there if Bev Oda hadn't slipped in her Orange Juice, and will celebrate 5 years after his by-election win this November. Four years of RMC for an honours arts degree, then \"5 years payback service\" to the taxpayers and then right into the reserve for another 3 years while attending Law School isn't exactly my image of a 12 year veteran...but he got a medal so it seems to count and if it works for you...:)\n\nFollowing Fantino as VA Minister Erin spent a lot of time touting his buds at Canada Company and their plans to stick Surplus LAV III memorials in conservative friendly towns across Canada, but noticeably silent when they were called out in a Globe article for not awarding scholarships to the children of a Veteran with PTSD who took his own life.",
"They hide behind non-profit. They are nothing more than a lease agent for local governments to 1% of our local small business community, openly discriminating in criminal crony capitalism, and monopolistic protectionist policy. LCFM repeated criminal history has not only been covered up repeatedly by the Register Guard, the city and county have protected them from criminal prosecution. This is the same city council that demands Citizens United be repealed on the grounds corporations should never possess equal rights of citizens, and yet in staggering hypocrisy have granted SM-LCFM, by fiat, far more rights than the citizens whose property they operate on through political crony no bid contracts our trade laws strictly prohibit.",
"Every year I hope it is their last year and had ended before it began. It is disgusting.\n\nIt just goes to show you, if you make enough money you can break all the laws. Hallucinogens, marijuana, cocaine, alcohol, heroin, it is all there. You can't smoke cigarettes in a public place, but there you can smoke heroin and eat ecstasy and acid. Just once I would like to see them bust all those people \"camping\" out there that are doing the \"set-up\" for the fair. Daytime is bad, nighttime is worse. So much for police patrols. \n\nThere are enough drugs there to make any Narco squad elated. However, it is hands-off, because they make money and we know cash talks. It seems that any law they want to break is \"fair\" game. Pedophiles run rampant at the showers. The parents are often too stoned or whatever to take care of their children, who are often molested, injured or lost (daily). I don't see how any of that is \"terrific\" or \"a lot of fun.\" \n\nI hope it pours down rain until Monday.",
"This gray area is my point. I do not think you \"jut ask\" as somebody has said in response to one of my posts. And I'm no Trump either (despite my first name). I like and respect women. Sometimes you're not sure about her wishes, but are sure about yours, so you try some sort of overture. If it fails, you've got to drop it, but unless you're unnaturally aggressive, the overture ought not in itself to be sexual assault.",
"Nooooo, Somewhere. You mean groping p___y tRump don't you?",
"while I support Caldwell, believe he is wrong on this issue. people in law enforcement are always held to a higher standard, the appearance of impropriety is very important. hence, the fact that he is being investigated should trigger some kind of action. he should be temporarily suspended with pay, this should be the same for his wife. believe that taketa too has been negligent is doing what is right. he really should have been the one to act, not necessarily Caldwell because of the law as to whom the chief is responsible to. even, kaneshiro the prosecutor is negligent.",
"In other words, a relic from the Clinton/Chretien years and a university prof. Two more Sensitive Nineties Males filled with contempt for the depraved times they have lived to see. Because that's what this article amounts to.\n\nPundits complain of too much partisanship in American politics--yet this one criticizes Trump for compromising with the other side.\n\nThey complain that he's destabilizing the situation with North Korea, yet he has managed to get China to put the screws to them, the first President ever to achieve this.\n\nThese two say that Trump's protectionism is a bad thing, yet they hail from a time when the U.S. was outsourcing right and left, leaving purchasers of supposedly American computers talking to thickly accented support techs in India who were congenitally unable to depart from a script.\n\nWe are witnessing no less than a generational power shift; it's to be expected the incumbents are going to be bitter. But, man, listening to them talk is like eating a raw lemon.",
"Where employers (and landlords) are the victims? It hardly exists. Further, like I pointed out, Ted Bundy and Charles Manson once had \"clean\" records. When they acquire criminal records it's not called \"recidivism,\" but it's crime just the same, a concept lost on tough-on-crime Republicans. How long do we need to wait before Tim Allen and Martha Stewart re-offend? Shouldn't they be unemployed, collecting welfare, while we wait? What a great system Republicans have contrived. How much longer till Jesus gets here? Inquiring minds want to know.",
"Spare me the lectures on accuracy and spin. You haven't a leg to stand on, Pandora.\n\nI deny the bishops have foregrounded social teaching and the environment as determining factors in political contests. Follow the money: where have the bishops lavished resources? Fighting against LGBT equality and abortion. Oh, and lawyering up to contend with victims of clerical sex abuse.",
"Yes, adults can and do lose that ability. And the presidential election campaign 2016 demonstrates the sad accuracy of that conclusion.",
"Greggore writes:\n\n\"The fact that Lynch brokered a deal with B Clinton (they thought was private) is also extremely illegal!\"\n\n--\n\nProof?\n\nEvidence?\n\nAnything?\n\n.",
"Assange did the Americans a favour exposing the seamy side of Hillary and her gang...... By Obama jumping in with his less than honest spin - the Democratic Party will suffer in the future....",
"He's so far out there, I'm not going to the Chris Christie comparison....but it makes sense to close a facility that is paying such high rates per person. Why did they not start with a smaller, less expensive facility with options to add on? I think the REAL problem is the construction companies/developers seem to get lots of government contracts at the taxpayers' expense. For examples, if the city of Eugene just bought the EWEB building from the beginning and retrofitted it, the costs would have been millions of dollars less, or if they just retrofitted the current (now demolished) city hall for earthquake protection, that also would have saved US millions of dollars. It's so easy to spend other peoples' (tax payers) money. This has been an on-going issue for decades in Eugene and Lane County.",
"Murkowski might--MIGHT--be able to think this way. Sullivan can't think at all. He has to do what the outside money that bought his seat tells him to do. Which, presumably, will be to say little, smile a lot, and vote as he's told.",
"Well, your being very nice to all the other politicians, such as Barak Obama who also told some whoppers. He actually lied to his own party to get his signature health care plan approved. It was Democrats who he needed to convince and he did, by lying to them. \"If you like your plan, you can keep your plan\" Republicans were not buying it no matter how much he tried to sugar coat it. Of course there is the famous, \"depends what the definition of is, is\" by Bill Clinton, who was attempting to squirm out from under being impeached for his lying under oath. Didn't work. Or his wife, Hillary, who claimed she was under heavy fire when arriving in Bosnia which video later proved she was not. Or CNN lies. Simply google \"CNN controversies\" and prepare to be disturbed. Lot's of lying \n\nI don't defend any lies by Trump or anyone else. I defend his record of doing the right thing in a very twisted atmosphere. The fact that he has the left coming un-glued is proof he's doing good!",
"Hi Icon:\n\n\"... Republican president who left office in disgrace ...\" Mr. Nixon overstepped the bounds of propriety in office and for that was properly hammered by Congress. He also had his genuine accomplishments, as others note on these boards. And certainly, disgraceful behavior in office isn't restricted to Republican politicians by any means - Ted Kennedy's serial sexual predations, Mr. Clinton's perjury and impeachment, Mr. Rostenkowski's corruption and imprisonment, etc, all come readily to mind (all prominent Democrats).\n\n\"... role of the Environmental Protection Agency in protecting the health of Americans ... laughable that you would bring that up ...\" You have charming faith in the infallibility of the EPA, but a lot of thoughtful people don't. This would include at one time the editor of _Science_ magazine (one of the premier hard-science publications on Earth), who felt compelled to inveigh, in print, against some of the disingenuous excesses ...",
"If Cathy Munoz started offering Juneau housing to those convicted of child abuse and endangerment, then she would be required to stop leasing her Juneau rental properties to legislators during the legislative sessions. And she and Juan would never go for this! The continuing \"Gravy Train\" is most important to these two.",
"Dermot, after failing to disclose your daughter worked in Governors office, you proved you are biased as is Aronno. Grain of salt rule.",
"Forget suspended or 'reprimanded'. Why aren't the police asking him questions?\nIf he remains a Senator, I want to be considered for the Senate.\nI promise to do all the work assigned to me (I have several degrees), I promise not to dally with minors (or anyone besides my husband for that matter) and to never claim for anything other than legitimate expenses. \nDoes that not qualify me?\nIt doesn't matter if Senator and 'Pastor' Don is ready. He should be tossed.",
"You couldn't be more wrong Elizabeth! Not about the merits of the motion which, although badly worded, poses no threat to free speech. But your notion that it 'shouldn't be up for debate' is wrong-headed.\n\nAnything and everything is up for debate in a democracy if someone wants to debate it - provided they do so absent hate speech. If you want to look for one thing more than any other that made the obscenity of a Trump presidency possible, it would be the insistence of those on the left that some topics were out of bounds for public debate. The PC police stifled discussion on hot button issues to the point that ordinary citizens - even fair minded ones - rose up in protest. They rebelled against an establishment they felt threatened one of their most cherished freedoms - the freedom to speak their mind. \n\nPsychologists will tell you that venting, for individuals, can be a healthy outlet. It's no different for societies. Politicians - and columnists - should bear that in mind.",
"Hmm. A previous Reply evaporated. I simply pointed out that you omitted the back half of the story; the part where the Clark campaign team began immediately propagating misinformation about Ms. Higgins and then Clark herself attributed words to Ms. Higgins that she never said.\n\nYour comment loses credibility when you leave out salient facts.",
"Trudumer. Not a politician. Just an uneducated, spoiled puttzz trading on Daddy's name",
"The early release was probably granted due to the fact a tranny is now involved, you know society has a soft spot for the gender confused these days. Bradley, uh, I mean Chelsea should not have received clemency.",
"Freeland has know chosen to join the Russian anti ban wagon of the disgraced Democrats, why am I not surprised.!!!!\n\nPerhaps she should explain why Obuma blocked Key Stone from being built, was it to appease his largest contributor WARREN BUFFET? a man who owns a rail monopoly that carts oil from Alberta to refineries in Texas?\n\nTruly the woman needs to get a grip,\n\nWant to see her in all her making a fool of herself curtsy of the CANADIAN tax payer???\nView her on the Bill Mayor show?\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeaVBNHf--c",
"I am thankful that these meetings are coming up so the community can share possible ways to help or ideas that we have ..like a curfews for the pre- teen's and teen's, all you have to do is listen to the teen's in that come into your home to visit or the ones who just hang out and you can find out thing's that they have been doing, I don't act surprised out wardly to what they say ...yet on the inside I am praying shocked,and so so sad.\nI agree with the police ,heroin is the 1 drug preferred not pot, next meth,! among mat-su pre-teens ..and how do they get it ? Adults ( gangs)recruit and manipulate them to sell for them, they provide, free drugs and money,,and as sad as it sounds a very dysfunctional sick family entity where most of them don't have a family dynamic ...the last thing I will say is that there is a underground that both adult's and teen's secretly party and do every debauchery that is against God ! Saddest thing.is now even kids with good home life's are getting involve",
"I sill remember a high government official saying that Shakespeare is only an old white fossil who has nothing to offer to today's youth.",
"It is wrong that Snohomish county is using an official platform to endorse her. This is \"good 'ol boy politics\" and a perfect example of why we should not elect Franklin as mayor.",
"I have repeatedly said and stand by neither Clinton or Trump are good for the future of America. Both are very , very poor choices and should never be president but for very different reasons. My reasoning is based upon factually known proven historical events. While I also at times view “fact checking” websites, realize they provide a limited over view, they are also mingled with individual opinion [ sometimes even biased] and error. An objective weighting of the factual history of events over the last 25 or 30 years and Clinton [s] lose by a landside to Trump in the truthfulness category. \n\nSecondly this is a subjective if not down right dishonest statement. \" Ms Clinton won the Democratic nomination \". Thanks to Wikileaks based upon factually known proven historical events there simply is no debate. Ms. Clinton received her coronation from the DNC, one can claim fixed, rigged, but certainly not a democracy in action.",
"Good comments RG!\n\nIndeed, Gov. Brown's politically correct Social Action Team stance appears divisive, financially risky, even elitist... especially for rural Oregonians. She is putting the well being of Oregon's rural timber dependent counties at risk as they seek renewal of federal Secure Rural School and Payment in Lieu of Taxes funds. \n\nMost rural counties in Oregon voted for Trump, like Douglas County where Trump was favored nearly three to one over Hilary.\n\nBrown should begin acting as a governor for all Oregonians and not just urban \"liberals\".",
"In the election, Oregon went for Hillary, not for Sanders, who was a write-in. Nationally, Hillary got a slim majority of the popular vote, less than 1% but more than .1% advantage. But of course, it's the electoral college that any presidential candidate has to win. When Trump won Florida and then Wisconsin, it was game over for Clinton. \n\nSo in fact, two Republicans in a row have won the office while losing the popular vote, and both did it by winning Florida.",
"It should be noted that the Alberta Court of Appeal upheld Judge Camp's original decision to acquit the defendant of sexual assault. Judge Robin Camp made no legal error; his mistake was using politically incorrect words. For that, he has been hounded-out of his job. Basically he's a scapegoat.",
"I have said from the begining he should recuse himself. They have known each other for a long time.He also helped him with his testimony,wrong but he did! I pray there are tapes,the truth will come out he lied 2 firedabout meetings with Obama.look at the tape again,He's a lier.everyone wanted him fired, Not just President Trump,so when he did it, they go ballistic!",
"No problem here, at all. Look at the poor schmuck that gave Civic Stadium to the City. His wishes completely were ignored. \nWhat message does this send to those who might consider giving the City a major gift?",
"The Speaker could vote with the government - nothing but convention prevents it. They should then make big donations retroactively illegal, back to May 9, 2017. The Liberals should be forced to give back donations made after the election .",
"Not that it matters.",
"Adult supervision like Gerry \"death by a 1,000 cold cuts\" Ritz?\n\nYou can't possibly miss Harper' cast of half witz.\n\nFreeland's doing just fine and the Liberals have been very diplomatic with a very difficult situation.",
"Look folks. There is no way Clinton can take Alaska. And even if she could, our 3 electoral votes have never swayed an election...ever...in history. And none of you really like her anyway. Well, some do I suppose.\n\nMost of us (82%) voted for Sanders. Why not vote for him anyway, or vote for Dr. Stein. Heck, a vote for Gary Johnson. Why not? Let's show the Lower 48 what we think of their selection.",
"You do know, of course — among many, many other facts about the Uranium One deal that you're conveniently ignoring in your mad desire to implicate Clinton in something nefarious — that none of the ore mined by the company was shipped to Russia. It remains against the law to do so.",
"\"HRC and her mishandling of this has really given her a major problem I do not wish to get involved in, despite the best efforts of her team to drag me in.\" Colin Powell, quoted in Politico. \n\n“I didn't tell Hillary to have a private server at home, connected to the Clinton Foundation[.] [T]wo contractors . . . took away 60,000 emails[;] she had her own domain.” Colin Powell, quoted in Politico. \n\nAnd yes, Hillary would be more competent . . . more competent, even, than Obama --- in taking this country where it should not go. Trump is unsuited for the Presidency. Clinton would be worse. I, unlike you, don't have the hubris to call this anything other than my personal opinion. But one thing is sure: She will take this country where the Founders never envisioned us, and where no Catholic should feel comfortable. Yes, yes, I know. Of what relevance are the Founders anymore? And some \"Catholics\" will feel very comfortable with her.",
"AJV: In this particular case I was trying to impartially elaborate on a hypothetical coin which happens to have two sides. Only one side is officially endorsed while the other side is regarded as taboo. This other side was recklessly extolled by a prominent DA leader and as such, she was punished. If anyone found this comment of mine insulting, I still claim innocence. Well, a commentator's life is hard...",
"Hi, Disconcerted. Well, your reasons for \"staying the course\" are more reasoned and pragmatic than the reasons given to us (second-hand) by the man who made the original election promise (see Gould's letter.) You mean Trudeau DIDN'T realize \"the realities concerning this proposal\" when he was on the campaign trail? Gimme a break. If true, he didn't deserve my vote. \n\nThe Swiss managed to hold 13 referendums in 2016 alone, including a critical one on basic income. Only 4 passed. Win, lose, isn't the point. Participation in Direct Democracy is the point. Government must work \"on behalf of us all\" not for itself. \n\nRe: the opposition parties. If they made a habit of \"working together [with the government] on behalf of all,\" they wouldn't be doing their jobs. They DO work on behalf of us all--every day. Critical, not only when the world \"facing other very serious challenges,\" but our own country, too. A leader who abandons this promise is just the latest \"challenge\" we face.",
"Actually, her views are a LOT like former Klansman and high-ranking Senate Democrat Robert Byrd, a longtime mentor to the Clinton's. But that's none of my business.",
"Nope. He was Palin's lap dog.",
"A Leftist New York City judge found nothing wrong with a Leftist media giant linking- in the same story and breath- Gov. Palin's use of targets on a map with mass shootings, with the expressed purpose of people inferring one had something to do with the other- an act for which they have since explicitly acknowledged and apologized. But \"it was not plausible those errors were made maliciously?\" Once again, the people lose and Leftist radicals win.",
"For some reason I see young men experimenting with alcohol in their early adult years, but there is not the same problem with a criminal raping them? Why is that? It is not really about the person being drunk, but the predator...",
"You pose an interesting question. Mr. Perez was a man of his time, a time that was rapidly changing under his feet, as it were. If someone were to call him wicked, I probably would not disagree. The Archbishop of New Orleans formally excommunicated him, not for his vile segregationist ideals alone, but for his direct attacks on the consciences of workers and the wilful destruction of a desegregated school belonging the the archdiocese. Mr. Perez had broken communion with the Church entirely on his own dime, the excommunication just made that a bit of public knowledge. He was later reconciled to the faith, retracted his misguided statements, and funded a house of studies, where I, as a child, chanted Morning and Evening prayer each day while I was a theological student.\n\nIn his case, I would suppose that the blessed sacrament did function as an engine of reconciliation and mercy.",
"Not they are meeting Gordhan behind doors. Probably a deal with him will save their license. Shameful.",
"Will Rosemary Barton discuss this on P&P with the same vigour and vinegar she did in her interview with a former Conservative Party minister over the strategically staged photo of a dead Syrian child?\n\nAnd what will the fiery, know-it-all Justin Trudeau apologist, Amanda Alvaro have to say about her idol's behaviour in this case?\n\nDid someone say don't hold your breath?",
"Everyone needs to relax here.\n\nApparently no politicians were hurt, just plebs, so all is well.\n\nThe poor downtrodden islamophobia victim just got confused and ran in the wrong direction with his knife of love after crashing his vehicle of peace.\n\nPhew…sure glad it wasn't workplace violence or anything.",
"It's all very sad. The poor man has been promoted WAY above his level of competance. \n\nIn a well run church he would be pastor of the smallest rural parish in the St. Louis Archdiocese. \n\nHe should be required to resign NY and go back to clean up the mess he made in Milwaukee and apologize to the abuse victims he shortchanged.",
"I don't know how old you are but I am almost 53, and I can unequivocally state I did not know any twelve year old friends that were sexually active. I don't recall 12 yo girls performing oral sex on boys on the school bus, nor recall children engaging in sex acts in the school bathroom. If a 12 yo girl was involved in this sort of conduct I would suspect she was a victim of sexual abuse by an adult. I have been a police officer for over 30 years and investigated sex crimes as an investigator. I have seen the change in sexual immorality over the past 30 years. Child pornography has increased exponentially since the invention of the internet. If you know many 12 yo children that are engaging in sexual activity, you should then be reporting this activity to the proper authorities. In NY State it is a crime for CHILDREN to engage in this behavior.",
"Luckily no one was attacked or injured by this predator!",
"Nice trolling; Nazi Germany would be proud. Adults do not abuse children, regardless of their mental abilities. This child was nonverbal. She was an adult paid to assist children with disabilities. Give me a break.",
"No, over two years, Harper used Stimulus suggested by the Opposition. He was dragged kicking and screaming towards \"saving the economy\".\nWorse - he abused stimulus and used it like a slush fund.",
"What you and the left still fail to realize is this was not a vote FOR Trump but a vote AGAINST Clinton. Clinton was beaten by a reality TV star who had never run for a political office in his life. What does this tell you about the democratic party which a short 8 years ago had the presidency and both houses of congress?",
"Would like someone here to actually explain how the tax evading Wall Street Billionaire who recently lost the US popular vote with Vladimir Putin's assistance is not an elite and 1 percenter himself.",
"This is simply not true. People are customarily addressed by the title of the highest position they have held. That's why Hillary is still addressed as Secretary Clinton, and Mitt Romney is still addressed as Governor Romney. (JFK's father was addressed as Ambassador Kennedy till his stroke isolated him.) Former presidents will always be President Obama, Clinton, Bush, etc. No exception is being made to honor President Obama, and no exception should be made to exclude him from this customary honor, either.",
"If your polls are accurate Sheriff Joe should stay out of it, period. He is way too old too. Part of having good judgment is knowing when to hang it up. He is 85 and it's time for him to hang it up. He did a great job for all the years he spent in government but he has reached the point where it is time to let go of it and let someone younger, say a 70 year old take over the control. It's time and it is the right thing to do. It looks like Kellie is going to win the primary big time. Let her do it. Don't split the vote and give it to Flake. She can win the general too. Please. Who wants a senator with the name 'flake'. It sounds stupid.",
"Sigh. More attacks, more threats, and now attempting to troll for personal data? That is disturbing. Perhaps when you contact CC you can explain why you are asking other posters how old they are. Looking at this thread, I don't see any posting made by you that addressed the article. In fact, no substance whatsoever. One must wonder if there is a reason to this: does the poster hope to deflect interest from the article's premise that the abuse scandal has its roots in a dysfunctional clerical culture? The Church, doing God's work by protecting itself from Scandal, often employed the tactic of Deflection when evidence of clerical child abuse surfaced.",
"OK - I'll delete the part of my comment that Trudeau might be a closet ........................... but the part about some, especially US politicians, thinking that father Pierre might be a communist is historical fact.\n\nSadly, when I read or listen to media presentations about M-103 two thoughts come to mind.\n\nFirst, I think that this is just purposeful distraction concocted by Gerry Butts and Justin to distract Canadians from the Liberals' abysmal financial performance and the impact of such high long-term debt on Canada's interest costs.\n\nSecondly, I wonder if perhaps ................... this is the part I've deleted.\n\nUnder either scenario, Canada is doomed to suffer the same unrest as is being experienced in Europe.\n\nWill our politicians and their advisors ever put the well-being of Canadians first above their own petty, partisan self-interests?",
"Not an act of terrorism? It sure as hell wasn't an act of love and tolerance. Thankfully there was an armed off-duty cop on the scene. Knowing the bleeding heart liberals, they'll want him charged with police brutality.",
"\"provide for the common defense\", \"declare war\", and other statements are pretty clear. Inferring is a dangerous game. As for the right to privacy, that matter is one that most constitutional scholars, even if they agree with abortion, said was poorly decided. \n\nDid we defeat our enemies with drones? No, they're still out there. Explain why we helped topple the government of Libya. What purpose did that serve? Osama bin Laden ordered & financed an attack on our country. Why would you compare that with toppling the government of Libya? \n\nI've never \"ranted\" about the NY Times. I find it fascinating so many people are outraged at the \"war mongering\" yet even the NYT, which did everything to get Hillary elected besides actually fill in ballots, describes her as a hawk & more militarily aggressive than the GOP frontrunners, Trump & Cruz. \n\nNot sure what you are \"outing\" me as. I asked how a budget is a \"sadistic war-maker\" and I get no answer, just an attempted insult.",
"I don't believe he gave any evidence under oath. But more importantly, his appeal of the convictions (including the guilty pleas) is still pending. At any rate, it was pending in 2015, when he was released on bail, the Alberta judge saying: \"There is unchallenged expert evidence before the Court that his appeal is not barred by his waiver of appeal rights, and that it has a strong probability of success.\""
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"I think it conservative idiots who cannot react in proportion.",
"Our ethically inconvenienced mayor must be smoking out 24/7 then, judging by the slitted eyes I see on him in EVERY photo out there...",
"Trump is a buffoon that has no understanding that will hurt the USA more than it will Mexico; look for severely increased inflation and/or a run to physical gold-now is that what he wants you to do(ie. Oval Office gold curtains?)\n\nTrump has to be in line for the lowest IQ by any POTUS",
"I don't know what you would accomplish questioning Hillary when she and Bill are pathological liars. They simply cannot tell the truth about any subject matter. Remember, Bill was disbarred for not telling the truth.",
"The 1st amendment does not give one the right to assault people that don't share Antifas skewed world view. They are nothing more than basement dwelling criminals and crybabies. They should be put down with extreme prejudice, and if they pull their hate filled crap here they will be.",
"way to go Mike MIller. Juneau to Deanli a great adventure. Really enjoyed your Emmerich video. Keep on getting it done. The road is a stupid idea that will only increase the cost for locals that presently use the ferry.",
"You're the one making claims. I called you on it. You couldn't produce. Just demagoguery and animus toward gay people. You're muted.",
"What you ask is impossible. Not to mention that Trump more or less accelerated N. Korea's progress by threatening to blow up 25 million people in front of the U.N. council. \nI have 0 fear of North Korea. I am terrified that the dotard in charge will scorch the earth in order to win his stupid Twitter war",
"“sportsman-like”???? The guy goes up against a meat eating predator with a sharp stick and its not “sportsman-like” enough to suite YOU? You are a liar and a fraud James Dickey. You use “sportsman-like” conduct as a ruse to cover your Anti-Hunting bias. Look below at Roy Anthony, there you see honesty.",
"Hilarious that Trump (unproven multi-billionaire) won't even pay the legal bills for the idiots his corruption got him into. Trump ruins everything he touches. Karma.",
"Put them away for a long, long time. We don't want scum like this running around loose. And I agree with Hockeytown, why no pictures?",
"Paul Ryan is a rat . As is Romney , the Bush's and all those who signed a contract to support who ever won the republican nomination. They are all poor losers. Murkowski has no idea how many votes she lost by becoming a turn coat. And Sullivan will get his due in five years. For months liberal writers begged Murkowski and Sullivan to turn on their own party. Now they have . How pathetic. Let the first person who hasn't said something they regret in private stand up . I'll bet if there was an open mic on Hillary's airplane every flight would contain trash talk . We have terrorists killing American's and in Trump , a man who will end the madness. Instead , liberals want to talk about a tape from a non-politician . Some priority.",
"So Mr. Sessions lied during his confirmation hearings. Under oath. He fits right in with Mr. Trump!\n\nSessions must resign. His word is worthless now. It's hard to have a proven liar as AG.\n\nThe Trump administration is totally failed.",
"Trump is more corrupt than Hillary.",
"you are one sick puppy there...getting all inspired again because a Russian predicted a new war! How caring, sharing and inclusive of you! ugh",
"I thought that maybe, just maybe , you would have a concern for the inidividuals Trump has slagged on twitter -just because they disagree. And what happens if a Trump supporter decides to self investigate those people and something untoward happens? Donald doesn't understand he is no longer an individual - rightly or wrongly he is the President and as such his words -even if they are small and only made up of 140 characters carry weight\n\nThe problem with putting a lunatic in charge is he is still a lunatic."
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"We have already seen what happens when police get involved. Not good.",
"I was only a PFC then, so I could only pick cig butts, paper and plastic bags. Sorry. DU projectiles, etc. was not in my MOS.\n\nYou talk like you're above my rank. Why don't you give Mazie a call? I'm sure she'll listen to you, and prevail on Obama to act on your concerns.",
"Put up or shut up.",
"I had the very experience I cite. As a young boy in Holland we learned about Zwarte Piet, or Black Peter, who carried away naughty young children in his sack. I had quite a fear of Zwarte Piet as I was a very disobedient and unruly child as all children of that era were considered to be. \nMy first actual encounter with a black person was as a 5 year old seeing a black porter on the CP line as we journeyed across Canada to our new home in Alberta. I somewhat overcome my fear given the character and humour of this individual and how he treated children like me, on the train.\nRegardless of how you feel about the niqab ban, I feel this is a teaching moment. There's a person inside that niqab who breathes and feels not a lot different from you or me, and who might also have very young children at home, just like this child, and this is what the child should be taught. Love conquers fear, and the sooner we begin with that, the better, IMO.",
"Can you at least understand that 10.5 is a rediculous sum for a terrorist? 10.5 wasn't inevitable. It's a joke.",
"Ms. Brown would know what she was in for here, just as Ms. Renzetti knows what she's in for. The online dinosaurs are predictable, if little else -- they tend to have problems with modern women.",
"I feel rather sorry for you, to be honest.",
"An enema may be more appropriate.",
"You don't think they're doing this to their children just to get attention for themselves do you?\n/s",
"\"To be armed at all times.\"\n\nI'm betting this nimrod these days is wishing that he wasn't.",
"Nothing more than the Peter principle. Be wary of educators and leadership.",
"You mean experimce like consent decree regarding his massive sewer spill because people it doing their job! FTA recovery plan Feds don't trust us! Zoo loses accreditation ,, \nlex you need to go back to your law work",
"That's absurd to think they are adults. How about trying the parents?",
"Many charities coordinate with others. I'm sorry yours did not.",
"El presidente caught in yet another lie? I'm shocked! Just shocked!",
"Well, here is the first installment that the people of the state will have to make so that the big chains and outside businesses can rob the state without losing anything themselves. You know if first there were plans to raise taxes or to find a way to make the people taking massive profits out of the state were initiated it wouldn't be so bad but that the working people and people on a fixed income have to pay for the mistakes of the legislators and provide for the chains to carry on business as usual is almost criminal. On the other hand this might have a ripple effect and give an indication of what is to come and tighten up peoples spending habits but it may only add to our own Alaska Airlines profits as people start migrating out with enough to buy a ticket and a junker somewhere or maybe even cut down on the piles of Halloween candy that people will feed the little kids. There is always a good side to everything if you look hard enough.",
"Eureka, right out of the book. Self-possession and humility would have led to no response.",
"If the author's point was to demonstrate that it's a big mistake to be emotional/angry when addressing important issues with children, I could agree.\n\nUnfortunately, the author seems rather proud of it. That her outrage on the subject is more important than effective dialogue with her kids. Reading between the lines, it seems certain that that would extend beyond this one incident.\n\nAnd, hearing of a (presumably decent) boy badgered about raping his unknown future-wife is infuriating. Further, later on he actually had to explain why he was angry. There is way too much of this garbage drowning out real discussion on this issue and it needs to be called out (as illustrated by the nearly unanimous approval here in the comments).",
"lol, this is strickly a republican problem. Shows the danger of voting for a party that no longer believes in its founding principles.",
"If the sweet little kiddie-poos at St. Mike's are old enough to go to university, then they're old enough to deal with criticism, just or unjust, by themselves.",
"Do you have some sort of alternate facts that you rely on? He was 15, he was a child.",
"An obnoxious response. Please review your Civil Comments policy kids.",
"Let us consider that the victim was so intoxicated as to be unable to defend herself. Cigarette smoking was once a social custom that killed millions. We learned and stopped allowing ourselves to be bought by big tobacco. Alaska bleeds with alcohol related crime.",
"And I was foolish enough to think an Alaskan could have a civil conversation about SB 91--prison reform bill--without diving head/butt first into \"you are taking my PFD\". Not to be!",
"Mom Tay says, \" . . . sorry she taught her daughter to be so polite.\" How can anyone deny such compelling testimony? That, folks, is as good as any smoking gun. Case closed. The end. Give the money to the poor; it's a victory for women around the world. (Pardon me while I barf)",
"I can only imagine the look on a mother's face when the Canadian Aid worker tells her, about her 2 sick kids, \"sorry, we can't save your son, only your daughter, our mandate is to help women and girls only\".",
"Buying something that will not meet your expectations can lead to buyers remorse.",
"He's overstepping the boundary of executive propriety.",
"No idea. Why don't you go to the police and press charges?\n\nDon't blame you for dropping your stormfront defence, by the way.",
"I have to say it: When you make bad policy, you're bound to rile up someone. My bet is the guy had nothing left to lose after the Republicans took his job, home and healthcare. My prediction is that this country is headed to civil war because the divide is getting so big between the Right and Left wings. The Right wingers have become so egregious as to think they can publicly use terms like 'snowflake' to describe the Left, and the extreme Left is actually trying to shout and bully anyone who doesn't agree with their viewpoints, i.e. recent incidents in Berkeley CA.",
"Yes. That would've reflected badly on her boss.",
"Hello J, after 31.5 years in law enforcement, let me analyze the scenario as \"told\" in the press release. Apparently these two \"young\" \"ladies\" initiated the interaction..the discussion became \"heated,\" vulgarity was used...the minor \"lady\" spits on the man...\nYou were not there, I was not there...but if these fine young ladies initiated the confrontation...shame on \"THEM.\" You \"assume\" that the male suspect here was \"the bully,\" but this positioning stems from ignorance on your part in not having dealt with \"entitled\" females and their personality-type. If \"calling people names and hitting people\" are your definition of a bully, then with that in mind, there is a form of bully behavior on both sides...legally speaking, the ladies confrontation with the man during his Constitutionally permitted protest, then spitting on the man is a form of assault that should have landed her in jail...and the context of the story suggests it is told from the \"ladies\" perspective.\n\nRick",
"Polanski's charge was a bum rap.",
"\"But I say to you that if you are angry with a brother or sister, you will be liable to judgment; and if you insult a brother or sister, you will be liable to the council; and if you say, \"You fool,\" you will be liable to the fire of hell. [Mt. 5:22-23]\n\n\"If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away; it is better o you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut if off and throw it away; it is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to go into hell.'\" [Mt. 5:29-31]\n\nAccording to this, we should have many, many people without their right eyes or without their right hands---but we don't. Most people KNOW that Jesus was using this to make a point about sin. \n\nJesus was making a strong point about Marriage. But the very same people who quote the Gospels about Marriage---fail to note that Jesus also gave his bishops the authority to 'bind and loosen.'",
"Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, Youtube, Reddit, Instagram, Craigslist, even RG comments = well, truth be told, every word your type in an email or say on your phone, (I've personally tested and can verify this) is meta-data collected through PRISM for the EKS (Enterprise Knowledge System) in amounts you cannot fathom. All recorded and stored ...ALL OF IT!\n\nthe fact that they call it \"Enterprise\" is an insult to all Star Trek fans :(\n\nA lesson to be learned Mr. Roos, that if you're planning to kill someone of influence, you don't go spouting off about it prior. At 62 yrs of age, you are probably just as angry at the rest of us at our own Government, and under our illustrious Nazi Regime Enabling Act (cough*) I mean our 'Patriot Act' (which is far worse) anyone can be arrested without charges and held indefinitely ...thus, if he was a true-blood dissident, he wouldn't have allowed himself to be apprehended.\n\nHe won't be sewing dissent behind bars, were he will die of old age.",
"The letter box in question was a family heirloom used for generations as a receptacle for gratuities from family friends. The Kealohas believe that it confers wealth and influence upon its owner. The theft was an affront to Da Chief and a blatant attempt to steal his Mojo.",
"Explain unhinged left wing like you were trying to explain it to the first grader currently residing in the WH.",
"What happened to resourcefulness?",
"The parents no doubt raised their son to avoid accepting responsibility for his behavior. I'd agree wholeheartedly that a mean, childish remark or behavior from middle school shouldn't follow one into adulthood, but as this story is written, the parents have shielded Jr from consequences for his actions. Restaurant my burro.",
"Lespark someone needs to knock you off your pedestal. Maybe we are not all achievers like you, but faux you!",
"A chance? LMFAO\nEach day reveals yet another blatant lie from this petulant orange pig - the most heinous excuse for a man-child in history to date!\nITMFA\nITMFA\nITMFA",
"Which part is \"fake\"?",
"Fill yer boots Lee...",
"You seem like a nice guy. Thanks for your label of me as a liar. First, do the math. Unprecedented? No. And 1 full, 2 part. Enjoy your personal attacks.",
"Wow, he must really be upset about not getting tht red hat!",
"What a load of bull.",
"The design of these simple boxes with baffle on top haven’t changed much in 45 years or so, since USFS Campgrounds had them for fee stations near entrances.\n\nPart of the design flaw has always been a lack of intricate mechanism, of weights, springs, a few more flaps that work only One-Way. Jr High or younger kids were known to have been using coat hanger wire, cable fishing leader, and actually fishing for envelopes in the early 1970s.\n\nNo actual hooks were used. A lot of ‘hand’ and a bend in hanger wire was the earlier method. Appears there are a few mild angles, into the box. Nothing too hard. \n\nOne enterprising young man waited until his dad, a USFS boss, went on vacation; he asked to stay home to watch their house. With the extra sets of keys, he had a green car, special fuel pump, & keys to those lock boxes. And beer free money for a few months; plus the use of a car or sometimes a truck.\n\nThe son went to college, is paid well, now is a head republican, in MT state. ;)",
"Donnie luvs to dish it out, but typical of such blowhards, they can't take it. This thin skinned 7 year old especially, yes 7.",
"If you think all the wackos are on the other side . . . you are the problem",
"Ridiculing the young woman's name..??\n\nWhat a 'low-brow' cheap shot.",
"\"A certain heathen came before Shammai and said to him, 'Make me a proselyte, on condition that you teach me the whole Torah while standing on one foot.' Shammai repulsed him with the builder's cubit which was in his hand. When the heathen went before Hillel, Hillel said to him, 'What is hateful to you, do not to your neighbour: that is the whole Torah, the rest is commentary'\" -- Talmud, Shabbat 31a",
"Thanks, \nI must point out that your examples are but small potatoes compared to sending swarms of MIRVs down upon a nation because POTUS didn't like their Tweet.",
"The silly post again Gerald, how predictable.",
"So you are trespassing on someone's private property and then you attack them repeatedly and you think that's okay? Unbelievable!",
"If the shoe fits ....",
"Uh...Wow! I've gotta say that mug shot is disturbing, as well as the story of the helpless infant. Sad.",
"It is exceedingly rare for someone who steps down from office for \"family reasons\" to actually be leaving for family reasons.",
"Their parents did that already, you see the result!",
"You're embarrassing yourself. Please read \"Centesimus Annus\" by JPII, especially paragraphs 35-42.",
"Surprised comments are actually open on this one...",
"Such hatred and intolerance in the story.",
"You missed the point entirely. No big surprise",
"Thank you for your well framed and excellent example. Diminish someone's rights and yours are diminished--unless you live in a Radical Christian Theocracy. We re headed that way.",
"How insanely disingenuous can you get? So...Trumpian bread and circuses float your boat. Because you are are part of the chattering classes you decry we are supposed to smile and forgive your tongue-in-cheek transgressions while the world goes to hell. You've just signed up for membership among the \"ordinary people\" you sort of sneer at by writing this here column.",
"Seems too obvious, right?",
"Agreed. I remember many times I've been trying to not break into people's houses or deal a bunch of drugs but then goofed and broke into some houses or sold a lot of drugs instead. Oops!",
"My state is full of nutjobs. It is always like this.",
"Maybe the kid was the child of a criminal who broke the law and entered OUR Country illegally, maybe with the boy in tow. By all rights he should get taken away and not allowed to come back. Might have been this young mans first lesson that breaking the law has consequences. All of those that broke the law and entered OUR Country illegally and got away with it is another reason we voted in Trump. The boy that told him this might end up being a great immigration enforcement officer. It very well could have been his first experience in dealing with a illegal immigrant. I would enjoy telling a criminal they are about to be caught and deported.",
"Not me man, not me.",
"You are joking ..Right?",
"Sometimes courts decide to judge minors as adults depending on the heinousness of the crime but in this case the Omar is getting the full benefit of being fifteen. There has been no attempt to determine what his actual state of mind was when this happened. Did anyone talk to his friends in Canada? Was he resisting his participation or was he looking forward to it? I would have preferred this go to trial.",
"Yours is a difficult comment to respond to. You make assumptions and then extend your comment on the basis of the assumptions that you make. Essentially, this comprises talking to yourself. \n\nBlame is a relatively juvenile concept. Discussion of efficacy of method as an attempt to optimize future results provides benefit. If method employed is observed to lead to unfortunate results, it is profitable to examine that method and determine whether changes could reduce or eliminate unfortunate results observed. The LE tactic of immediate confront and control is very widespread and precludes calm and careful evaluation of unknown situations which you point out they routinely encounter. Rather than breaking a door down and surprising a \"perp\" who then reacts without thinking, a more restrained engagement technique could be employed.\n\nCareful consideration of methods is important and it is not arrogant to question efficacy of the status quo. \n\nThank you for your comment.",
"Good riddance to a less than honest individual.",
"Show me clear evidence that Paddock did this. It doesn't add up.",
"Because many women make the mistake of equating strength with mean.",
"I would have done the same thing. The dog didn't respond to the man so it was probably zoned in on the kid. Had the kid wondered into that dogs yard this story would be about a dead 3 year old.",
"Lol...nice stretch. Tear anything?",
"Yeah give them the needle too. Did you read where I wrote \"The guns were secured in a locked building surrounded by an electrified fence, monitored by numerous cameras. The thugs stole his truck to smash the electrified gate and bust the door to the building. It all happened in 6 minutes. He has gone beyond what the BATF&E demand for securing those weapons.\"\nIn other words, he EXCEEDED what the government says he needs to secure his shop.",
"You aggressively charge an armed law enforcement officer with a weapon of any kind, you take your chances. These troopers did what they had to do given the circumstances. Condolences to the family and friends of Joshua Smith.",
"I'd like to see em hang. Just to set an example. If the punishment is to fit the crime I'm available with my neatly pressed dark suit and my Bible. I'm sure somebody in Wasilla has got the rope.",
"Time to sue the sewer.",
"Were these preventable errors all due to unnecessary surgery?",
"Gee, this is a hard one to choose sides, it’s like @ssw0le vs @ss0le…",
"[SAD!]\nWHAT? your a secret Trump supporter! Pushing his agenda by being an \"insufferable lefty\". OMG!\n.\n[Often when someone writes something subjective I can just address it with one or a few words.]\nYeah, most people know better than to waste their time with you. I'll learn that lesson in time. It will be glorious for you because you'll be able to pontificate with no objection.\n.\n[Are you perhaps a little too emotionally wed to your opinion to think straight?]\nAfter seeing all this ranting (with caps), maybe you should consider asking yourself this question. You seem to think its ok to question ones belief system but the SECOND someone does the same thing to you, you go on and on pointing fingers dodging questions, misrepresenting what was said, adding hidden meanings etc. Save us some time and yell in the mirror because that's who you should be frustrated with.\n.\n[China]\nI did see this and commented, was \"rejected\" for being civil. (Yes I said it right)",
"Fear the Lord god. Actions are greater than words.\n.",
"The article cleaerly states there is moly in the water.",
"They sure are milking this.",
"Looks like a desperation anchor woman.",
"If you are indeed this child's teacher, I would have not posted the comment you just did.",
"Yow, I see that now. Unbelievable. The vehicle had to vault a railroad-tie berm first and go way up a hill. How could anyone not realize through all this that you're not stepping on the brake?",
"What nonsense. It's an emotional moment on the world stage and he got carried away, big deal. Seriously, every little harm and foul is now cause for hashtags and public flogging. Give it a break.",
"fished from (the fee station)...hmmmm hook the holes in the envelopes?",
"Business is business and like the Heinz ketchup fiasco last year there will be consequences. The unfortunate part is that not only are the executives apparently obnoxious twerps who the late Tim Horton would have levelled if he met them but they are apparently above the law by not complying with their promises when they acquired the company.",
"You will have to guess at that one, want you.",
"As if the Orange Groper is going to be taken seriously by anybody....",
"Sounds like you immigrated there.",
"Distracted driving of some sort.",
"Time to throw them in jail for a long long time",
"You're out now, snowflake.",
"'\n…irrational exuberance.\n.",
"Enjoy the looming hard times Joe.",
"Why isn't this front pager news?? A huge thank you to the Mother and Child who reported this. You raised your child right so he was able to talk to you about what was going on. Both your actions could have saved many other kids from being victimized. Both are HEROES in my book!!",
"Isn't it already happening for some people who are \"targets\".",
"This was a court decision not a political decision. \nIn any case he was a child at the time and his treatment was disgraceful, that Canada played along with this for so long was aslo disgraceful\n\nIt is more useful to see what Romeo Dollare. a true Canadian hero has to say about this, not all the armchair warriors.",
"Not a fan of this article, and the title strikes me as cheesy and juvenile.",
"Big events hinge on small things said Captain Obvious",
"25 feet isn't giving them their space. You are lucky you didn't become a statistic.",
"Bingo! But don't tell them. They'll be a big problem if they wise up...",
"The Guardian ? Really? LOL",
"Would that be like mathematicians who do empathy? Very rare.",
"I am always amazed at serious incidents like this leading to very minor charges. In North Dakota, this culprit would be fried. Resisting arrest in such an aggressive manner in ND has serious consequences. Not out here.",
"I back this lady, due to my own personal experience. \nOCS took my child 6 MONTHS after a dv incident where she was not harmed, but present, and my daughter was only 5 months old. OCS them mad eme jump through hoops that I had already initiated and was jumping through, all myself. Then they had things put into the court proceedings, as if THEY were the ones to initiate things and MAKE me do. Then, even though I had left the person the dv occured with, which was the Father of my child, my own husband, I opted to escort him for medical procedures and take our daughter along since everything was peaceful with us for a while. I openly told OCS about it when they wanted to do \"A physical and visual welfare check\" on my child, the day we were supposed to be leaving for her father's medical procedures. They took my child from me 2 hours before our flight was scheduled to leave. there was no intent of harm and we were peaceful. OCS is crooked now i cant access my duaghters money, ihave her 24/7",
"The Luddites are loose.\n\nIgnore them, they're always wrong.",
"True. But, as this article \"An Evaluation Of Kawaauhau v. Geiger\" shows, it isn't exactly a slam dunk. \n\nDid she 'intend' his actual \"emotional distress\" or not? Or did she just want to scam him for money? I'm betting she wouldn't get to discharge, actually.\n\nhttp://www.finkellaw.com/Published-Works/Intentional-Torts-and-Bankruptcy.aspx",
"Trudeau is out of control.",
"There's a Tim's in Anchorage?",
"You should be more concened with those who treated her with judgemental cruelty.",
"\"Woodall is also being held on two counts of misdemeanor child abuse in the case. Two other children were at the home the day of the incident and were uninjured, but they showed signs of neglect, police said.\"\n\nToo late!",
"\"...This was nothing more than a publicity stunt by the House...\"\n\nIt was nothing of the kind kiddo. It was the House doing the only thing it could do to save the PFD program from being raided and destroyed by Micciche and the Senate. \nIt was,..what`s a good word... \"Brilliant\" and \"Honorable\" come to mind. \nPublicity stunts, as you term it, don`t cut it in the real world of Alaska politics. The people who will lose jobs, lose education and career opportunities, from a Senate refusal to act like adults are not a publicity stunt I`m afraid. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trickle-down-economics-is-a-nightmare-kansas-proved-it/2017/06/12/c2d7aae0-4fa6-11e7-91eb-9611861a988f_story.html?utm_term=.dde925b15ecb",
"I suspect they are looking at double taxation."
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Put them away for a long, long time. We don't want scum like this running around loose. And I agree with Hockeytown, why no pictures? | [
"WOW !!! How many times do these ignorant people have to grab the spotlight before they go home and take the time educate themselves on WHAT THE BAN actually is !!!!!!!!!! Over 4000 people come into the US everyday of those ONLY 196 were held and only 1 or 2 were held were held for more than 5 hours and than 5 hours and than ALL WERE RELEASED !!!!!!!!!!! WHA IS WRONG WITH MAKING AMERICA SAFE!!!! THIS IS NOT A BAN AGAINST ANY ONE PEOPLE !!!!! Go educate yourselves on what the ban truly is and stop your stupid protesting just for something to do !!!!! IF YOU CAN'T BACK YOUR PRESIDENT WHO TRYING TO KEEP THE TERRORISTS OUT OF OUR COUNTRY GO LIVE IN THE 3RD WORLD COUNTRIES WHERE THEY COME FROM AND MAYBE THAN YOU'LL GET THE POINT !!!!!! You are all a mass of sheep who are Ungrateful and I have NO Respect for any of you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!",
"These town hall meetings are useless since they are now being taken over by the radical left. Saul Alinsky, the American Communist activist loved by Hillary and Barrack, would be very proud. Modern democrats who do not understand this are \"useful idiots\". The Democrats are continuing to destroy what has always been good in America.",
"Pure silliness by useless politician to grab a headline.\n\nWhat next? Legislate making stink eye illegal? Bad manners? Giving 5 stars on Yelp to mediocre local eateries?\n\nHow about making a mayor that gets paid in taxpayer money give 100% of his time and effort to the people of HNL and not be allowed to hold ANY kind of side gig REGARDLESS of the remuneration????",
"\"Just shut up, tell your lame jokes, and collect your $10 mill a year- while you still can.\"\n\nHey, sourpuss, nobody forced you to comment on a subject you obviously don't care about. \nMaybe it's time for your warm milk or a nap.",
"I'll even go so far as to say she should be forced to issue a public apology, in her own words, to Trump. She should have an inconvenient discussion with the Secret Service, and probably face fines and even jail time for such a threat. And if she's let go by her employer for this stunt, I won't shed any tears for her. \n\nIt's one thing to say Trump is a horrible person and eviscerating him on late-night TV for his horrible actions. That's protected free speech. Calling him a human cheeto is fair game, especially given what Team Red did to Obama over his 8 years. But when you cross the line into threatening someone with death (suck my machine gun, severed head), you should expect a painful reminder that all rights have limits...",
"Oh Pocho, welcome back. Seems you need a good lesson on what medicaid is. ITS A PROGRAM FOR THE POOR, nitwit. And, BTW, illegal immigrants are not eligible. If you can identify any illegal immigrants getting medicaid, you should turn them in to the feds. And pray tell, what federal benefits did you pay for that you're not getting. I also like how you used the \"fer\" instead of \"for\" so you can sound like the typical white male idiot that votes for Trump. You are just a blast to read. You bring intelligent people such joy. Maybe you should have studied harder in school so you could tell the difference between fact and fiction and you wouldn't be so easily manipulated by Fox and Trump. You're such a Trump lapdog. Must feel good.",
"Trump is simply telling all of these politicians to either poop or get off the pot. For decades we have heard politicians talking about doing things, like tax reform, healthcare reform, immigration, and addressing the corruption that exist in our central government, and for decades we have seen NOTHING! Now I have to admit Obama did attempt to reform healthcare put his far left ideology failed miserably. \nThe Democrats would love to see four of those five run for President, because that would allow them to implement the far left agenda. Cruz might stand in their way for a short time, but eventually he would cave. Trump is working to make the country great again but for the average person and not for our corrupt politicians.",
"Nothing wrong with a mandatory minimum here. She was a willing drug mule. End of story",
"All should be cited, it's a shame one of them left before police arrived. People are just unreal, if it's too hot for us to sit in the car, no a/c with just the Windows down, what do you think it's gonna do to animals in a car. Stupid asshats, these fools knew very well what they were doing.",
"There is no way in hell that congress would support the stupid piece of shit if he wanted to destroy relations with both of our biggest trading partners\n\nlet him try\nand he'll get run over by republicans to the extent that he'll be flattened",
"No more feet left to shoot themselves in!",
"A recent poll in Louisiana showed over 30% of voters blame Obama for the Katrina disaster response, an event 3 years before he was elected President. People are getting dumber and it's not elitist to point it out.",
"It's more likely a sign of the pig we have in the White House and his pig Administration.",
"I can see that you're not very smart, so I will go easy on you. First, you obviously don't know how to properly use quotation marks. But I digress. Here is a newsflash for you: Police and fire departments are government agencies. They are not businesses per se. \"Shareholder value\" isn't relevant. Did I dumb it down enough for you?",
"Trump is embarked on policies that promote domestic terrorism and the radicalization of American citizens. He's a reckless, dangerous man.",
"Compare how Assange was treated by Interpol and how this scumbag got away with it (until now)."
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"Obviously too dysfunctional to do anything.",
"64hoo...the man who never lets a good run-on sentence, missing capitalization, and correct punctuation get in the way of his twisted logic.....",
"He is probably \"white\", being a \"male\" does not help either at the government. If English is your first language, good luck, three strikes!",
"If she is worried about what people will think of her, that is, future employers, she should think before she types or tweets. Some people are social media idjuts, ala Donnie Trump. As the old saying goes, better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than open it and remove all doubt. Well, Ms Khan, you're the architect of your own demise.",
"Perhaps they could have stayed at work...?",
"Oh gosh. Not Ken Buck too?",
"Totally agree with this article. Google the story of Dr. Peter Watts, a (white) Canadian sci-fi writer. In 2009, he was leaving (not entering) the US from Port Huron, over the Blue Water Bridge. US Customs stopped him for some unknown reason. He apparently questioned his treatment, and didn't respond to their orders quickly enough. As a result, he was roughed up, charged with a felony, and dumped on the Canadian side of the bridge without his car or jacket, in winter, in the middle of the night. The US Attorney's office refused to prosecute him, so Customs went through the Port Huron PD to press charges. He was subsequently fined $1600 by a US judge, and lectured on the importance of obeying US law-enforcement. He mercifully avoided jail.\n\nAsk yourself if you really want to take a chance on being treated like this, and for what? Entering the US is like a negative lottery. Most of the time, you'll be okay, but if your number comes up, you can have a very, very bad day.",
"\"LEAVE (So those I admire politically can continue boinking little kids with impunity and without censure)!\" There--fixed it for you.",
"Six months of slapping his opposition around isn't enough? Erasing Skippy's \"legacy\" is not enough? Denial will not salve your bruised egos.",
"You want Sully back after he saddled the city with an out of control SAP software budget that's spiraled into the Millions. And let's not talk about the, yes, ugly rumor that he isn't any better at managing his personal life. Most people knows what that means. You sound like Tammy Wynette, standing by your man. Ha",
"The article says it all, a player that has something that can't be taught, height, and also a project being somewhat new to the game.\nI don't think Hawaiibb gotten that low where everyone's hitting the Kool-Aid cooler or has it?\nHaad to match the Nash era",
"Better hide in your garage.",
"i don't feel disgusted when i'm downtown and see the waste, i feel depressed and like i can't wait to get out of there. Its not an inviting place what so ever. i think the more greenery they can fit in, the better - even though it's an attractive nuisance for some neanderthal types.\n it's a very gray space. not much color or texture that brings a built in vibrancy. cement metal and glass - all hard, cold surfaces. with our gray climate 6 or 7 months out of the year...meh. the sky, buildings, streets all become the same tone of color - washed out and dull from overcast light.\n i wish the RG would provide more maps or illustrations. much easier to get a sense of the story. also, not to say terms or agreement follow the guidelines of such and such a thing, without providing that pertinent info themselves in the story...why do i always have to look up something elsewhere to get the wider view? often the RG just regurgitates a release from someone. i want a deeper, more complete story",
"I hear you. I’m just saying there are some things that aren’t going to change, and tourists getting all goofy over celebrities is one of them. Might as well get used to it.",
"LP, I have compassion for the homeless as well as you do, however, you are not understanding the frustration that people like B. Carfree, myself included, and many, many others are feeling and dealing with. People are tired of organizations putting these events on in THEIR neighborhood. The homeless come into the neighborhoods and on people's private property, they pee. poo, one of their biggest signatures is leaving garbage, they steal, they use drugs and sell drugs, they always have a 40 oz. beer going on, nobody likes strangers hanging around being suspicious, their dogs leave pee and poo, their cats leave pee and poo, lack of security, FEAR. \n\nIf you are so worried about their right to fundamental housing, open up your spare bedrooms.\n\nUsing your impact words surrounding compassion, and your ploy on the general public's emotions is getting old. \n\nAs far as any one of us ending up outside in the cold, you are wrong. Read the Sign: As B Carfree stated, we are tired of it",
"Harper basically did the same thing that made Chretien so successful: don't do much of anything at all. Just leave things as they are. \nNow we have an an activist government that wants to make things better. Sometimes they get it right, sometimes not. People like Wente are fanning the flames-but, you know what? If they get it wrong, we can change it back.",
"Reporters are not supposed to be stars, but conduits to facts.",
"This brazen act of hypocrisy can't be called a \"first\".",
"They don't listen or care.",
"What happened to \"DON'T FEED THE TROLLS\"?",
"Many of us are willing to help you pack. We don't like that you have to spend your time there either.",
"I understand your not wanting to spend your tax dollars supporting illegal activity, I hope you can understand my not wanting to watch any more of my friends 20-year-old sons die of endocarditis because they shot drugs with a dirty needle..",
"May I remind you of my many messages - Colorado will not tolerate your support of this mess so I do hope you've some solid new career plans in place.",
"the prevalence of criminals makes Alaska's police officers less safe..",
"I had to flag your comment as you referred to \"backwoods\" of Quebec pejoratively. I find it part of the Orwellian reality of today that people can constantly denigrate the people who live here peacefully but not those who come with books and a recent past literally screaming of war and a warrior god. Media has made you hate your own culture. How sad.",
"Maybe before you start making yourselves the laughing stock of where ever it might be you coke from you might just want to do a teeny bit of investigation into that which is housing hope. I know for a fact that they have stringent guide lines and YES rule to be followed AND brace yourself now adequate surveillance (big word I know) to insure that these are resected. And like they said this is there 60th yes 60th project; so not only are they more than likely a success there a welcome sight to those a litte more informed than the average ameaba, and shouldn't be that hard to find even for those such as yourselves that obviously are not. Like the one let's say just a tad north of this sight maybe ten minutes from your front door Mr Martin which you obviously haven't heard anything let alone negatime a report about. LOL",
"The hypocrisy is unbelievable. Here you are talking about immigrants and refugees as violent criminals, yet you fail to acknowledge the risks that are already here. I haven't read of any refugees drunkenly assaulting people or groping women without their consent in Anchorage. I have read about locals who have though. If we've been given a second chance and a way to improve our lives, we should give others that courtesy, no?",
"They have access at a shelter just need to be a non-meth freak.",
"How about \"hands up don't shoot?\"",
"Which, if you think about it, is a bit temporally provincial of you, jmb! 🤓",
"I am in complete agreement Richard. I assume you know how rare that is? \nWe don't need to be censored or kept civil especially by a computer. It is just electrons and no one need pay attention to a disagreeable comment. I want to know what people had to say not what they or a machine thought should play. \nI have my annual renewal in hand for the print edition. I am renewing for 8 weeks only. I am letting ADN know that If they don't cancel the Bot and stop censoring all our comments, I will have no further use for the print ADN after that. That isn't entirely correct but I already have years worth of the comic section set aside. It is the only part of the paper suitable to my bird's sensibilities and all he cares for in it. If I feel like having my sensibilities offended by the CivilBot I can log on free.",
"Mr. Koplin I, too, share your concern about Presudent Trump. It would be a YUGE shame if he was kept from re-entering the United States for something petty like disrespecting grabbing a Saudi princess by the pu$$y...",
"IDK... maybe the VICTIM should report to police? Wouldn't that make sense??? And then... PRESS CHARGES.\n\nShe REFUSED... didn't forget... didn't try... but REFUSED to report it. That's what made this ridiculously perplexing and put everyone in an impossible situation. And failure to supervise what he did... at home??? Since when does that come back on an employer? \n\nWhat if CU reported... fired him... and then she recanted and changed her story? Tumpkin then sue's for wrongful termination? Maybe slander?? Sadly, victims who don't report and press charges have done exactly that. \n\nMy heart is with the victim... and want the dirt bag Tumpkin to get what he should... but she made it SOOOO much harder if not impossible. That's the travesty.... she's STILL the victim without justice.",
"Since \"wild\" animal rights lawyers are not paid well by their clients, this one feels compelled to earn a living by simply commenting on the handling of wild animals. This particular bear ( not the family loving Winnie the Pooh or Yogi and Boo Boo kind of bears she writes about) represented a tremendous danger to the citizens of Scarborough. \n\nIf she really wants to make a name for herself and her case for her clients, she should whip up some tuna salad sandwiches and head to banff for a meeting with bear 173.",
"Perhaps if the public in general and those concerned in particular were not so infatuated with his footwear, a well framed, air tight question could be framed.",
"It's the law, not an expectation.",
"Or the feces throwing.",
"Many undocumented aliens have continued to live in the US while reporting regularly to ICE; deportation is not automatic as you imply.\n\nI agree with Judge Reinhardt's opinion that the federal gov't. decision to deport Ortiz and break up his family is “inhumane” and “contrary to the values of the country and its legal system.”\n\nReinhardt pointed out that Ortiz is a \"good hombre,\" meaning he is the kind of guy our immigration laws were designed to let in. It makes no sense to deport him, nothing is gained.\n\nIt takes a mean spirit to want Ortiz's family broken because of something he did as a 15 year old. Family values are more important than laying blame.",
"In Montreal you have to obey and dance to their music P.K. did not do that.\n\nKudo's to him for that.\n\nCheck the stats at the end of the year Subban vs Webber bet Subban has more points and he missed a lot of games because of injury.",
"Oh Come on Canie is this really necessary? You are better than that pal, why not simply enjoy your teams run while you have it. I hope you have a nice long run, but because of your team's makeup, Sens may also be out on the greens soon.",
"They got none, as they didn't go running to the papers.",
"Go away, Weld. Just take your toxic wastelands out of CO. But remember: our liberal dollars won't be around to bail you out of the next flood.",
"“It is a little bit frustrating for me to come in, sit down, look forward to hearing from you, talking with you, and seeing a room full of people who are standing in a way that shows they’re not listening,” he said.\n\n\"If you don't behave yourselves, I'll send you down to the Principal's office\", said Little Potato before he realized he was no longer their drama teacher.",
"That's one way to lessen human interaction with nature in the parks.",
"No security, no cops, they got paddlers that walk the dark side. Should take care of it themselves. Then message will be sent.",
"I agree with Mr Moreno, but this also goes way beyond student over-sensitivity. There is something deeply creepy about this \"team\" process. One wonders whether the team members are familiar with such teams and such processes in, say, Russia under Stalin, or in China during the cultural revolution, or in Germany under Hitler. If they are, it's hard to imagine their agreeing to sit on such a \"team\" and to engage in the implicit intimidation and threat involved. This kind of intimidation often wears an informal bureaucratic face. That's part of what makes it so unsettling. One never knows exactly where one stands\n\nThe mere existence of such a \"team\" makes people less likely to question what few question, more likely just to say what everyone says.",
"hard to believe but now listen. I was next door at 24 hr fitness. It was crazy but I didnt realize it would be this close to me. I had complained to the Thornton police dept,,, ya you cop guys go thru your records , Im the guy that called to complain TO THE SARGENT that shit was out of control and we got robbed, keys * wallett's jacked and managers might be in on it and that guns and gangs are involved , poss hostage, ya that nut job guy who called you guys.\nCops couldnt catch the gang, cpl hombres robbing club members so we caught him, yup, sh*t broke out and he was arrested , so its been retaliation now on this area. They're tagging, spitting gum everywhere, walmart-24 hr fitness-and local biz have been hit last wk. 24 hr gym members been packing pistol and AK in the trunks. \nHow do I know it before it happens, photoshop forensic expert, class is rite here in denver. Go to car race each lap get faster, cars start sliding you know a wreck is about to happen.",
"JT is out of his element. Trust him? Why? Perhaps blind faith would be more accurate.",
"I don't like the protests either but I respect the freedom to do it. Folks that pay $300 of their good money for tickets aren't going to just walk out of a ball game. He has some strange things to affix himself to. He comes out of left field with rants about what makes him mad",
"Nah, they are locking them up in private prisons to await deportation on our dime. Eventually after the taxpayers have housed them for a year or two or three they will possibly get deported.",
"Why not take them off the street and give them them care they need?\nBecause Liberals won't allow it...",
"WOW welcome to Fascist Germany-- seriously? those in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, and I am guessing you might have a few things that impinge on other peoples rights-- hmmm?",
"Agreed. It takes hard work to build something. Any toddler can wreak a lot havoc, and that's what President Manbaby and his rabid sycophants want to do with anything related to Obama, just out of pure spite and/or racism. \n\n\nNo matter how much harm it causes to America.",
"Close the pool or make it self-supporting.",
"I take your point, but someone needs to decide. Parliament has been taking an ever lower road since the Liberal Rat Pack reinvented downside limits for childish antics in the House of Commons. Behaviour is regularly so feckless and inane that it is offensive to watch. The value and potential of our democracy is squandered by such conduct.\nAt least that is what my inner Price Charles believes!",
"I've worked all my life and never made it \"rich,\" nor did I live on entitlements, Bradley. Quick grasping at straws by blaming liberals. \n\nI'd rather see the former House Speaker finish his life out in prison. A lot of people that knew Hastert helped him cover up being a child sexual predator. How sick is that? Those same people sat by and said nothing while he oiled his way through Republican election after election, and then dared let him sit as House Speaker.",
"No message? That applies to you Doyle. Why else would they drag out someone who \"writes\" about television, television for heavens sake, to write about a politician? You have nothing to say on either subject worth listening to.",
"If it's behind the line of scrimmage is it PI? I have forgotten.",
". . . by Trump's prodding, and perhaps go too far, might find out they have no option but to leave the Stadium. With escorts.\n\nNot too much of a reach to see that NFL owners may take steps to \"protect\" their players from harrassment.\n\nAlso, I believe the NFL may still have a blackout rule. That a game is blacked out locally if there is no stadium sell out. So, local fans, at least, can't make \"show\" and not show up, but exect to be able to watch the game on TV.\n\nNote: Daniel Snyder, owner of the Washington Rediskins, and BIG million dollar contributor (along with his wife) to Trump's campaign, stood locked arms with standing Redskins, among kneeling Redskins.\n\nAlso, owners need to wonder about what impact their \"politics\", in the midst of this issue, will have on future free agency acquisitions.",
"And its going away. LOL",
"Maybe he is telling the truth. She might really be a choking enthusiast and got some old bruises from other previous customers. Maybe she made her own throat marks to scare him for a better pay before she calls the cops and accuses him of abuse of a female. He is panting because he is afraid they will blame him. Arguing for 10-15 minutes? Did the listener get up and open the door to hear which door it came from? Did the eavesdropper call the front desk to inform them of the disturbance? Did the front desk go up to investigate. It's the Hilton, of course. Next time you get into trouble like this poor fellow CLAM UP. You have the right to say nothing under protection of the 5th Amendment. That's what civil rights is all about. In an extreme state of confusion one cannot think or remember clearly and a low level cop will try to solve this case to get a feather in his cap. If you want to talk ask for the chief homicide investigator. If a cop gives you a stink look like you're guilty fork h",
"Good gawd, don't give them any ideas...",
"In all my years, I have seen the Canadian government shop for all sorts of foolish things, but I have never seen them shop so hard for a dangerous place to put our armed force for no particular reason. All this just to live in the mystical world of the 1970s (I lived through them, and they weren't so great - soaring deficits and debts, soaring interest rates, rising unemployment). And this is based on a really dumb, among others, of off-the-cuff remark by our now PM to bring back peace keeping. \nMay god help our soldiers.",
"I think that he's already convinced himself to run.\n\nAll that posturing about carbon tax is positioning himself to enter the race as the anti-environment candidate.\n\nAnd by waiting he, like O'Leary, can dodge most of the debates, particularly the forth-coming French-language debate wherein he would have been humiliated.\n\nHe wants out of SK as the excrement is hitting the economy fan there and he doesn't want it to get all over him as the people of SK might clue in to how clueless he really is.\n\nHence the timely exit to the federal job.",
"The alternative is having groups of prisoners filing through the stairwells, hallways, and courtrooms of Alaska unrestrained and watched by one or two troopers. It would become a simple matter of three or four making a break in the middle of the courtroom, easily outnumbering the officers. This is pretrial only, and a necessary security process. The detainees are allowed much more freedom during individual hearings and trial. Whether they are chained or not makes absolutely no difference during arrangement, bail hearings, or other pretrial processes.",
"Uh oh. The attorney's are circling, doing government work and hiding details, along with the shifting bureaucratic sands, it looks like another local issue that could take decades to resolve.\nAren't there descendants of Eugene Skinner who live here? \n\nThank you for your gift but I'm sorry Mr Skinner, It was once thought that gifts to the public that were firm in title would stay that way. Gives one pause to consider ever donating land to the public.",
"Actually there were sanitation PROBLEMS, not \"issues.\"",
"\"Seeking answers\" is doublespeak for seeking lawsuit material. \n\nThey should watch the video clip where he runs the officer's head into a brick wall so they're reminded why they stopped having him around their lives......",
"Fact is that nobody wants your koolaide.,",
"More wonderful work from the Leaf PR department. You can expect something like this to come out after every Leaf loss. And to think, Seigel used to be a respected, objective journalist.\n\nPersonally, I'd like to see a story looking back at the efforts of Hyman's father to buy the entire Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL) and try to turn it into a profit centre for himself. He was eventually run out of town by angry parents.",
"If anyone has learned anything while living here is not to trust anything that Dick Traini says.........ever.",
"Many of cities I've visited with large homeless populations have made great strides cleaning-up lawless, lewd, and intimidating behavior in their downtown by restricting loitering, sidewalk blocking, and especially panhandling. This requires restricting the \"rights\" of an uninvested few to safeguard the rights of a much larger civil and invested majority.\n\nThink of this as democracy in action. I'm restricted by many laws to safeguard the majority. I have to abide by zoning rules, licensing rules, and pay for motor vehicle insurance. In Eugene, I'm forced to pay for many public services I don't use like buses, libraries, even schools.\n\nWhy the sympathy for taking a few \"rights\" away from badly behaving, non contributing \"citizens\"?",
"That so called \"modesty\" comes from not having much to brag about in the sporting world or just about any other department, really.\n\n\"infographic: the u.s. should be ashamed, but canada has little to brag about\"\n\nhttp://www.wmtc.ca/2011/10/infographic-us-should-be-ashamed-but.html\n\nSums it up nicely",
"Little Potato needs no help in that department. he does all by his lonesome. \n\nMy worry is that US and international contempt for our PM could harm our country.",
"Actually, photo radar was in place 1995-96, so Begich and Murdy would have both served on the Assembly at that time. The other missing part is that a judge (Elaine Andrews, maybe?) struck it down on the basis that traffic citations need to be served in person by a certified law enforcement officer, not generated by a machine and mailed out to people.",
"Actually, the crimes for which I denounce Clinton are somewhat more serious than his getting a knob-job in the Oval Office. With implementing NAFTA and bombing Iraq being at the top of a rather long list. You shouldn't even have to ask that, Larry, as I've repeatedly made my non-partisan position clear in these forums. Or was it that you thought you saw an opportunity for deflection and just couldn't pass it up?",
"How about no moderator?just a timer.",
"While I cannot comment on MG's circumstances but I've had to go through a scanner/pat down that the TSA didn't have in Anchorage for the last sixteen years. Maybe the last eight or so. I didn't have to worry about any electronics except for my camera film to be exposed/damaged and now I have to deal with separate inspection most important at border entry points where CBP/TSA can and have asked to see it powered up (and possibly request unlocked). Also, the TSA wasn't much of a presence in train stations until the last few years as well.\nEvery time I stand in one of those scanners and cross my hands above my head I recall Franklin's words (paraphrase due to limit), \"Those who trade liberty for security deserve neither.\" The terrorists won when they significantly changed not only how we enjoy our liberties, like commercial airlines, but also how we think about them.",
"But the stink will out....",
"Mr. Willis is defending a corrupt and unsound business. When the U.S. housing collapse was in its early days, we heard the same stuff: \"This is not a solvency issue, these banks or MBS brokers are fine - this is just a little liquidity hiccup.\" The same with asset-backed paper in Canada. The only reason depositors were kept whole in the States was a government bailout - and that goes for many MBS holders. Tax dollars bailed out ABCP investors here, too. In all cases, losses should have been allowed to land on the heads of those who invested in such shaky loans. This whole industry us rife with fraud - has Mr. Willis not read any of his own papers' coverage re all the investors who have lost a lot of money in this area?? To a lot of companies that sure look like Ponzi games and related-party scams? (Get the money, buy overpriced land from your uncle, overpay management, run supplier kickback schemes, etc, then sadly close up shop, announcing it \"just didn't work.\") Har har",
"Richard: I'm sorry for my clumsy post. I agree that the young lady was treated atrociously. There appears to be two separate issues: How she was treated when she was detained, and the fact that she was detained in the first place. No sensible person would deny that how she was treated is disturbing. It should never have been allowed to happen. But there are those of the opinion that it was reasonable to detain her given the nature of the allegations and the background of the accused. If someone doesn't think she should have been detained regardless, and that is a reasonable position and quite possibly the correct legal opinion, then we have to be honest and accept the consequences. I am by no means a fan-boy of the Canadian judiciary, but I admit it can at times be a very difficult job. No one involved wanted to see this guy back on the street, but perhaps that is what should have happened. We can't, as some people seem to be suggesting, have it both ways.",
"Because he BLOCKED a deal?! Logic 101?",
"In Germany they don't put up statues of Hitler, Himmler, and Göring and celebrate them as heros of a glorious lost cause.\n\nThe concentration camps are left up as a reminder of what evil hate can produce, and a warning to future generations to never let it happen again.",
"I can only speculate why the adult Mortara felt as he did. Yet, given the attitude towards Jews in the pre-Vatican II Church and the Church's need to justify it's action, I can only imagine the intense propaganda Mortara must have been subject to.\n\nStill, what is troubling me about your response is that, although I asked, you still continue to not explained what you think is the significance of the sentences you reference. If it troubled you that the points mentioned were being ignored, then you must think there is something significant to them. I ask what that is? \n\nI fear not calling this a kidnapping, citing the law as an explanation and calling it \"sad\" doges and dulls the horror of what happened. \n\nI also think the poster, John P. Keenan, explained best the dangers of the kind of theology that led to justification of such a horrible act. \n\nPan, sometimes the Church is wrong - very, very wrong. This is one of those times. I think it is best to clearly acknowledge this.\n\nJohn David",
"You conveniently forgot about the methamphetamine the driver was on and a criminal record longer than a witch's dream. Why is that?",
"Why would he consult with OHA? All it can do is cause trouble and take money.",
"Can't we just get rid of the Mall Ride?",
"Sounds like the comment was meant as a joke, but not a very tactful one.",
"Or he wanted more suspensions or harsher discipline and Rolaids said no? We don't know yet but my stomach is starting to turn. Program starting to give off a stink.",
"Uh, Ok ....<slowly backs out of the room>",
"Yes it's horrible, a politician who keeps his promises.\nHmmmmm what lesson could Justin learn ?",
"Charles, Thank you, thank you, thank you for this excellent article. This story is long overdo. My wife went to the Wrangell Institute. I can't begin to tell you how many times she has cried over her memories of this horrible place. Taking her and her brothers and sister away from her home at such a young age (9 years old) did permanent harm to her.",
"No evidence of one ever starting a fire. Better ban them.",
"You also forgot when he got beat up at Outback a few years back",
"He/she must be lying.",
"Well, Gigi, I suggest you speak for yourself. I've done quite a lot of work for my OWN information not to be released. I have multiple layers of passwords and passphrases, along with blocked ID numbers at the institutions I use, as well as information posted next to MY information on who may use my 'data'. Add to that use of cash for just about anything and specific out-in or opt-out clauses. As much as can be locked down, it is. And there is NO reason for the Dumpster Fire that is the current White House CEO to have ANY information about me for any reason unless it is backed by a court-ordered warrant. This is a fishing expedition, plain and simple, to try proving that the Trumpster 'won everything bigly, and the crowds were the biggest, ever, and the ratings were yyuuuuuugggee. And those photos of the smaller crowd, fake news. Sad!\"\n\nAnd by the way, in case you missed it: \n\nIt is NOT a Law, nor required, that you have to turn over the records being demanded by Trump's sycophants.",
"How about we get rid of Martin Kent (&2) for abusing the comment board?",
"The 'dark order' already left office south of the border. Now that Uncle Tom is off the stage and eight year 'talking' tour, we only have to contend with our own Communist China selfie stick sellout.A rotten little potato, that has done so much to alienate us with the Republican administration! Dark days indeed....for Canada that is!",
"Alceste, you keep focusing on the legal aspects, but there is more to social and political life than the law. \n\nThis incident reflects a political climate in which students have incredible power to victimise respected academics for peccadilloes, and no one will defend them because they cower in terror at being the next victims themselves if they do. \n\nThank goodness in this case the academic was safely retired and his livelihood was not at stake, so he could just walk away.",
"Not a bicyclist, but I recall well the throttle of \"purist\" recreational types in Juneau, who shut down snow machine usage and managed to absolutely prevent anyone from riding a four wheeler (atv) anywhere. And other restrictive measures. This \"political activism\" sort of activity has crept insidiously into many spheres of life in the greater USA, and slowly, quietly, measures are passed and life becomes complicated, and more expensive. Unreasonable building codes, restrictions, and more. Governments profits from fees and become bloated, typically with an attitude which is unfriendly.\n There are nicely balanced responses here. The point brought forward is certain lobbyists need to be watched very closely. Strange stuff has been pushed quietly into law and regulation. Responsible recreational folks find themselves spending vast amounts of free time fighting often unreasonable restrictions, while other extremists of both ilk create hard feelings and can denigrate quality of life.",
"A: This is not a reply to my point about the \"unique\" founding of the US.\nB: So who threatened the President's life? I simply want the SOB locked up.",
"Scary, right? Don't let kids see that picture before bed time!",
"Good Grief.. Don't they have something better to do than punish the nurses????? Leave them alone.",
"You're not impressing anyone with your [diseased part of the male anatomy] phrase.",
"OK I give you that but.......behave like a grown up, your our PM good gracious. Let your TAXPAYING PUBLIC in the loop. Let the media type travel with you in case something important happens and us TAXPAYERS need to know how our \"fearless leader\" will handle any such happenings. \n\n Please give your head a shake Justin has been on \"holidays\" all his life.",
"We get one lousy vote every four years, the rest of the time we pay tax's so that\nthose in elected positions can spend these resources without qualms. If you have\nto - give him our cash , but no apology. He was part of a Terrorist Group , a \ndecision he made that came with consequences. His lawyer will also be a\nmillionaire! As Canadians we have to live in a Perfect World and bite our\ntongues.",
"Geez,\nhe's a Democrat/Liberal friend. If he ever voted in the elections he'd had voted for a Democrat. A Trojan Horse entering the US via Chucky's Lottery system migration. \nIge/Chin/Watson fights for terrorists/bad operatives to travel to the US and invites ALL unknown's to Hawaii with open arms and Aloha.\nDon't tell, Hawaii won't ask.",
"Wait til a loved one dies in an explosion at the Shell or Blaisdale Arena. Might change your mind.",
"Olie: when I saw the first replay of the hit, colour queens were still calling it a head shot. Looked like a good shoulder block to me. When I saw it a third time colour guys and hockey experts were still yammering about a game suspension because of a chin hit. It still didn't look like a head shot, to me. When you have a 230lb guy take out a 150lb guy, at full speed , of course it isn't going to look pretty! By the fourth replay, ref refused to call a penalty and they were beside themselves with excuses. Sometimes, you have to wonder, who makes this stuff up?",
"And again. One massive inheritance away from being that one guy in the busted lawn chair who all the kids at the trailer park cross the street to avoid.",
"Just make repeat offenders read your comments. That's enough cruel and unusual punishment to stop any crook in his tracks.",
"Speaking of Laura Miller, Clark's campaign chair, she is said to go on trial this September over the destruction of records in the McGuinty gas plants cancellation investigation which cost taxpayers around $1 B.",
"Looks like nothing has changed, whazzup still trying to master the English Language.....still watching the games from the Sushi Bar at the ACC? Oh no.....wait, I forgot, no more games for you until October/2017, good to see you on the Sens bandwagon, fortunately for you, there was one clown seat left.",
"Agreed... gave up on the sport when Salming and Lanny hung up their skates... never looked back. Now know of only 1 player in the league - Crosby, and since when has Nashville had a team????",
"not if your white.",
"Go find your safe space and quit playing the race card. It is wholly inappropriate for this article.",
"http://www.shotspotter.com cool it Is a real thing. They just dont care about the crime as it is happening to throw money into it. Instead they care about if prisoners can watch birds and the sky in isolation LOL",
"Maybe she's saying, \"be careful what you wish for\".",
"agree Comey's transcript was vague and unclear - not at all damning\n\nwhen you read it in comparison to the transcripts of Wright's influence peddling in the Senate it's clear Canada has a much bigger problem with abuse of authority\n\nwe still don't have answers about the Afghan detainee scandal - you know the one that put Harper in contempt and brought down the government",
"If you barely graduated HS you shouldn't waste your time in college."
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"My rights as a female are being eroded. Yes indeedy Morgan Carroll, all women looooovvvveee the Affordable Care Act and mismanaged public lands. You take those things away and I’m going to wear a pink pussy hat and screech like a Madonna at a women’s rights march....meanwhile huge democrat supporters like Weinstein and Clinton prey on women and the outrage is, well, subdued. HYPOCRISY!!!",
"Meryl Streep is a left wing crazy",
"Get rid of the stupid people and problem solved.",
"I'll give you credit for using the word probably and leaving the possibility open that you don't actually know what I was going after there, and you don't. I fully understand the likelihood of him meaning that there are probably a select number of people that know what happened and who caused it. It's his assumptions and direct use of the word everyone that doesn't strike me well and spare me the semantics spiel as I know how weak of an argument that is and it only promotes more of the same kind of nonsense comments like his and now your's, as in \" We all know [what he meant]\". Sure people of all kinds defend each other simply because they come from similar backgrounds, cultures and cliques, but to say what he did directly demeans others who would be glad to be the first to report the scumbags that did this, if only they knew who it was. To the people that are harboring, aiding and/or abetting these fools, you will probably go down with them and I'll be happy as hell if you do.",
"Fake Christians support people like Moore.",
"There's a reason for separation of church and state.\n\nPretty typical, hypocrite. Bark about the Constitution and what \"The founders intended\".\n\n\"The first amendment to the US Constitution states \"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof\" \n\nLet's build a wall and let Texas pay for it.",
"So Tancredo wants to speak at a white supremacy convention? Forget 2018, Tom. You're as much of a fool as Trump. Strike three, you're out.",
"Ignorant and self-righteous! Remember it is God who will judge you, not the courts or your own opinion. A little humility on your part would improve your credibility.",
"Hey welcome back, Pocho wannnabeawhiteguy. \"God bless the Donald?!!!\" WTF? Is that the best you can do. So interesting you keep blaming the dems, when the incompetent GOP has controlled ALL legislative agenda in the House since 2010 and the Senate since 2014. But we don't expect less from a willfully ignorant and poorly educated lapdog. But please don't go away for so long this time. We know that the country is on a downward spiral every time you, sparkleboy, Ronindotard, and the who pack of MAGAphants put fingers to keyboard.",
"Damn the torpedoes, sink the Iranian ship.",
"No, Pence is the Republican sanctimonious hypocrite we know. Trump is bats##t crazy, the devil we don't know. Plus, Pence isn't too bright and not popular even in his own state.",
"Don't play dumb, it was right in the first sentence. The silly games the left play...\n\n\"House Republican leaders called for unity and prayer after the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas, but offered no new legislation to tighten gun laws ...\"",
"They are terrorists pure and simple.",
"Yeah, if you can't pay for unexpected health problems you shouldn't have accidents, catch a virus, get pregnant with a infant with health issues or be old and poor and expect to live beyond your station. Losers, plan your lives better. It all your fault we can't give more millionaires tax credits.",
"I am sure Trudeau is more concerned about his friends in Arabia than about the effects of killing pipes line projects on Canadians. By buying their oil we hand them the wealth they kill each other for.",
"First of all, they didn’t just “appear.” They were found by three reporters. They don’t know each other and they’re not working for Moore’s opponent. And if Alabama voters put that child molester into the Senate, then you will destroy the GOP. Your delusions and bigotry will have made it the party of haters, predators, traitors and morons."
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"Oh please! He came on condemning it right after. Dont let your TDS shine through.",
"That's why it is overdue for Canada to have both \"recall legislation\" and \"term limits\" for all elected officials.",
"Casandra and Chris in Ottawa....the bobbsy twins shilling for a loosing cause.",
"\"We must educate these asylum seekers on the important issues sush as climate change\"\n<SARC>\n\nTrudeau is completely clueless and Canada needs a real leader, not a blindly progressive socialist boy.",
"One does not \"respect\" a heretic.",
"I am surprised that G&M has not closed comments on this.\n\nTurning it over to the RCMP is no guarantee of prosecution or of a meaningful penalty in BC.\n\nGlen Clark was found \"not proved\" in casinogate, even though Dimitrios Pilarinos was convicted of providing the benefit that Clark was found \"not proved\" of accepting. The Conflict of Interest Commissioner concluded that Clark was in a Conflict, and that Clark influenced Farnworth to approve the Casino Licence for the North Burnaby Inn.\n\nUnder the SoCreds a rushed prosecution of Doman and the Bennett Bros under feeble BC statutes was often described as a way to prevent them from being prosecuted and convicted in Ontario. BC Prosecutors seemed to have a wilful ignorance of BC Tel recording local call metadata between the Bennetts and their stock brokers.\n\nDavid Stupich got off lightly for stealing from charities, with a mansion built on a former Provincial Beach Access Park the NDP let him buy.",
"...watched the bears feed - they were sure carrying on when Martin got punched out, looked like a late punch to me - it's absolutely nuts that the linesmen let the pugilists carry on when they can clearly jump in and deescalate the situation - they never let the 'good' players fight - and why would the leafs players be banging their sticks against the boards after the fight, happy their own just got throttled or what? the whole game was bush-league",
"Anyone who has been watching developments in Australia, Russia and Qatar's LNG sectors - not to mention our neighbours to the south wh have opened terminals - saw this train wreck coming a mile away. The only way it might have made sense was as a hedge against events such as the sanctions that have befallen Qatar or a Russian implosion. For that to happen you need certainty on the permitting process and the understanding that the time to market will not be held up endlessly. Canada, especially BC with its greens and First Nations, can't provide this. On this measure our stable democracy has more political and social risk built in to it for developers than jurisdictions like Russia. Amazing.",
"My heart goes out to Britain, but they have shown us all the guts to withstand such attacks over the decades. It is difficult to deal with attackers who are home grown, like in this case. Such was the case with other homegrown attackers like Bissonette, most recently in this country, and Breivik and McVeigh. It is impossible to know when such a social time bomb will go off. We must all be vigilant.",
"Close the border. Turn the illegals away. Make a stand and show some spine. Does Canada really stand for anything or is it just some place anyone can roll into? Otherwise this is all just an exercise in window dressing.",
"Too bad MSB also had the gall to add some special interest and inadequately vetted 'riders' on the Recreation Bond, too. That's going to be a mess. Voters were not properly informed.",
"Its remarkable that the Jewish/Israeli special interest camps pay so much attention to Roger and try to denounce him. This is yet another example of liberalism gone off the rails. Let the man speak his mind. If you disagree, then get your own audience and promote your own world view. Roger is entitled to do whatever he wants with his popularity. Why are people so afraid of hearing views contrary to their own?",
"malone and Mudiay need to go.",
"You would be right if Assad was a cold-blood Canadian political consultant. However, Assad is a bloody (literally) Oriental dictator.",
"The Duffy trial was pure harper vinditiveness and an attempt to frame the misuse of Conservative Senators for party purposes as sins by the appointed rather than the appointee. I agree with the rest of what you say.",
"Hear hear!\n\nHowever, her sentiments are echoed by a growing segment of Canadiana, and I cite as evidence the rise of Harper and how emboldened his leadership made those \"deplorables\" in Canada who tried to defend their attitudes by calling it \"anti-PC\".\n\nVigilance against her views gaining ground in the population is required.",
"So what are you saying?...even Liberals are so disgusted with JT and his merry band that they do not wish to be called Liberals?",
"They ARE banging away accusing Quebec of bigotry, racism, etc.",
"I wouldn't say all politicians are crooks but.... as you mention, when the pool is shallow, well.....\n\nI do wish all the best to Mr Gravelle though.",
"As an Ontarion, I know all too well that democracy is not perfect...it has given us Rob Ford and Kathleen Wynne.",
"We \"shouldn't\" need $54M and a year and a half to figure it out. Trudeau I and Chretien had the solution mapped out ~50 years ago. But there is the entire $10B+/annum Indian Industry at stake here (bent band \"leaders\"; politicians; lawyers; consultants), so expect the FN's best interests to be again sacrificed indefinitely to preserve the staus quo.",
"well i agree trudeau is nothing but we are a buyer of thier goods so if we actually supported trump against mexico and china it could work for us both",
"You need to develop better argumentation than Nazis and bear analogies.",
"\"Regardless of the law, I personally feel\" seems to be a major theme of a lot of people against the judge on this case.",
"As the population of the earth continues to grow and broadband internet connection becomes more pervasive, it will be increasingly difficult to contain people within national boundaries. The difficulty is compounded by our gormless politicians who are incapable of summoning up the integrity and fortitude to deal with the reality in a forthright manner.\n\nPrincipal amongst the difficulties are the UN Convention on Refugees (to which Canada is a signatory) and the Singh decision of our SCC. The combined effect of them is that any person who manages even to get a grip with one little fingernail on one rock of our shoreline is entitled to everything that Canada has, including interminable legal process.\n\nWe can disconnect from the UN Convention and still remain generous and compassionate toward legitimate refugees and, before anyone objects that the legal process is meant to determine who is \"legitimate\", we can define the limits of that and the Singh decision using Section 33.",
"Funny that speechifying about free speech was only available to high-dollar donation contributors in a place where the guy who considers himself a leader owns the hotel. Bothersome and inappropriate? Hell yes but that's the swamp that was voted in without a popular vote. Sad.",
"There should be a federal law against cities bidding for the Olympic Scams.",
"Let's hope the new immigration minister has the necessary integrity to end the special treatment protecting Maryam Monstef from the unfair and arbitrary process meted out to lesser people in her situation.",
"Foreign drivers usually are among the worst.",
"Thanks, I too get tired of people standing deep in their ideological poo. Pointing fingers and making things more divided and more partisan. \n\nNot everyone has the depth of character to see past their own ignorance.",
"I wish the Globe could get its story straight, Trump is for free trade and against managed trade. CETA is more managed trade.",
"I can't believe this article doesn't mention Leonard Peltier. I'm hoping and praying that he will finally be set free.",
"Sean Parnell appointed him, what more needs to be said!",
"In Alberta this will double down on the NDP wrecking crew currently telling investment capital to get lost. Good post; and I agree 100%.",
"This from someone with a handle indicating genocide.",
"Btw, it was nigelnigel who spoke of this--> peace loving right ---\n\nNot me.",
"Yes back to Europe, could imagine a worse punishment !!!",
"The government isn't the solution it is the problem",
"Hopefully Justin will make a statement on bringing these people to Canada.",
"Is this your way of saying that the NDP does not have a snow ball's chance in hell of winning??? Clark is not that good, the NDP is that bad",
"these deals are bs,, we dont need deals we have the canada health act that sets out funding.. honour it is all we need,.. all this bs is ottawa social engineering interference into health",
"Price has always been way over rated...to call him the best in the world is rediculous- montreal could have had enroth - missed opportunity",
"Rick,\n\nExcellent comment!\n\nOur PM is now in a difficult spot that will test his nerve and clarity of purpose. Clearly, efforts (in the form of mixed messages from various persons associated with the Trump Administration) have been afoot over the past week or so to divide Canada from Mexico as a prelude to confronting Mexico and Canada separately with harsh NAFTA related demands. Clearly, some Canadian circles welcome the fact that Canada seems to be viewed within circles around Trump apart from Mexico in the NAFTA context.\n\nCanada has different interests to those of Mexico but we have a common interest to ensure that NAFTA negotiations are conducted in a reasonable and rational fashion and not through bullying or threats. C\n\nCanada should therefore now suggest that meetings with Trump be delayed to give an opportunity to re-establish the basis for triparty NAFTA discussions to proceed from the onset.",
"Good luck Beth, its about time you realized their putrefied xenophobic ethos. You refused to be pushed around by those blowhard Trump remoras. I just hope you're doing this for the ethical reasons, and NOT some hidden personal agenda. That said, we in Mililani look forward to your advocating our district and local people as a whole, with sane, principled thought.",
"Soooo true. Poor CE is a little brainwashed. Needs to put down the tin foil hat.",
"Please oh please tell me these are available online. The meme's from the millions of Canadians disillusioned with this government would be priceless.\n\nAt least tell me I can get one of these made of my own image, for when I skip my taxpayer funded job to attend a play in New York. For $30,000.\n\nOn the taxpayers dime.",
"You forgot the CBC's hypocrisy aver the \"Q\" guy, whose name I have already forgotten.",
"Trump is not yet president, try a different deflection.",
"I have a real problem with the Canadian government presuming to speak for its citizens, who strongly disapprove of land grabbing anywhere, yet tell Israel, and the world listening, that we approve of its blatant occupation and outright theft of land in Palestine. Clearly, Israel never has had any intention of two states, of allowing the Palestinians to think they have any right to keeping their own state, but every intention of 'settling' Israelis there. We have an old and long history of land-grabbing by the English in Canada and, other than the most crass business leaders, would never set our seal on any state intent on stealing land anywhere.",
"Great, Canada is already governed by an economic imbecile in Trudeau. Now we can have people who can't scrape up a refundable $1,000 wanting to run the country.\n\nI think the judge is incorrect. Signatures are required from 100 individuals. If those who sign think so little of the wannabe candidate's policies and reasons for running that they won't contribute a refundable $10 each, then the \"frivolous candidate\" threshold has been met.",
"Swing voters from the NDP maybe but not from the Conservative camp - it was adamantly opposed to electoral reform because FPTP is the only way the current CPC can get re-elected.",
"As usual, Ms Collins exercises her biting wit. It was a bit pathetic to watch Mitt Romney go to Trump \"hat in hand\" and have Trump make a complete fool of him. Imagine how much better he would have looked to all of us had he said \"no thank you sir, I don't wish to be considered for any post in your Administration, I consider you a fraud and a charlatan.\" That would have take some backbone..However, as Ms Collins notes, Mitt is a bit short on backbone. Too bad, Mitt, you blew your chance to actually \"man up.\"",
"What a crock! This falls at Trudeau's feet and not the Minister.\nYour claims are far fetched",
"CSU should apologize to their fans for laying a fat turd out there again.",
"With the terrorist act in Quebec according to our PM JT, I wonder if Canada is importing the war in Syria to its soil.\nIt does not look very good.",
"Rogers execs aren't too bright. After all, they hired Strombo and demoted Ron MacLean",
"Is blaming Mike Harris not working anymore?",
"what a crock, I can see why this woman was so resoundingly defeated - MSM journalism is responsible for fake news - FULL STOP - and they have lost all credibility in the marketplace - if they had any cred they wouldn't be going to the feds with beggar bowl in hand - just shows outta touch the 1%ers are - but it strikes me as a rear guard action by the establishment to protect their way of life as masters over all they see without input from others - we've seen the common them in other op-ed pieces by columnists at the G&M - but this is what tarnished prestige and a threat to position brings out in our 1%ers",
"No argument....\n\nSeriously Neko....I really believe that to be true to our convictions we really must be very vocal this cycle....this is NOT a normal election, these are NOT normal \"stakes\" and if limits and boundaries are to be set on this cumulative disaster it's going to require a majority of folks who oppose these debacles to speak up and be counted....\n\nElected officials are not noted for their courage and if folks who are opposed to Trump stuff don't speak up loudly and in large numbers...great evil is apt to occur not only to those vulnerable folks impacted, but to our whole system.....\n\nI would far rather hear from Robert Reich on these matters than the bishops....",
"Kinda felt the same way about Scalise when I heard what he was all about ,not good at all.......maybe it was karma paying him back. He needs to blame Trump for getting shot.",
"It takes a bulldog type strong man dictator to govern Syria and others mainly to keep them at least half ways secular so they don't tear themselves apart. Some Western powers stepped in to initiate regime change \nbased on the notion and recommendations of the liberal (and some not so liberal) Middle Eastern ex-pat community that all it would take was to topple a few despots to cure societies ills in the region. Remember the Arab Spring?\nSo it was done and now we have a complete humanitarian disaster and Western Governments are still supporting this failed policy. The Russians are right this time.",
"It would take a lot of guts and a will of steel to get this plane to fly as 100% Canadian. We had the know how to almost do it. We had a lot of courage from the company that almost went broke trying. They got it off the ground.\n\nYes they were over budget. Boeing wasn't on the Dreamliner? Which by the way won't be making any money except for the tax write-offs for decades. Not to mention the other $millions offered by state subsidies.\n\nBoeing and Airbus cut their prices to keep the C series out of the market. When that failed the US applied tariffs.\n\nThe C series is a great plane and will fly now under the Airbus flag. We had a chance but lacked the conviction to follow through. No thanks to the gutless \nbusiness and media class we have in this country. I lose it everyday hearing some broker on BNN in a bad suit say he won't invest in bbd.b because it's subsidized. \n\nLet's just build another pipeline to the US Gulf Coast and ship raw crude. Don't\nforget the subsides.",
"Oh please! We're all supposed to believe Brad Keithley, a consultant and former oil industry lawyer, and Senator Dunleavy an industry bought politician?\n\nI'll take Dermot Cole's analysis of the situation over these two any day.",
"Something tells me there is some financial \"lobbying\" going on. Its not going to go our way until we end the corruption folks.",
"Just as Canadians united to remove Harper and his broken conservative ideology of corporate worship; BCers will unite to remove Clark and her broken conservative ideology of corporate worship.",
"I find it somewhat entertaining that yet another newbie at HART has a similar reaction. \"Oh my gosh!? Why wasn't it done before?\" And then it settles down to silence accepting HART's incompetent management and becoming one of the brainwashed fallen masses there. But it just goes to show the stunning numbers hidden still and the honest, reasonable reaction of someone looking at issues facing all of us. Got to laugh through the pain.",
"it's all over for Siemien. the team has quit around him. make a change or go 6 and 10.",
"Quebeckers and Maritimers, here's a finger in both your eyes: General Wolfe and his cannon fodder did not heroically \"scale the bluffs\" of the Plains of Abraham. They sauntered up a side path, that the incompetent Montcalm had forgotten about, and, waiting at the top, surprised the sad sod.\n\nAnother fine reason to shut down the Cee Bee Cee. Another reason, in fact, to ignore the Globe and Mail, and fire Little Lord Thomson's Current Doormat, for not correcting historical errors that its lazy, hick writers and editors could easily find by Googling.\n\n\n\nDavid Allan Stein, Toronto\nCitizen of Canada and of the United Kingdom",
"\"The only important question [so called moral argument]\", is what the judge said he found “odd and, frankly, insulting” against the insurmountable evidence that Canada did wrong. No government can deprive anyone of life, liberty, and especially their children based on \"I have a better plan than they do!\" And it's even further Donald Trump type imbalance to think that a few anonymous settlers are more hard done by this than the thousands of children robbed of decades of their lives.",
"Take it up with Scalia, not me.",
"As far as Mulroney was concerned, the big problem was corruption and Ministers being forced to resign, not fractions in the Conservative Party. The Liberal Party under Chretien was also solid until Paul Martin started his push to become leader and PM and split the party right up the middle. The CPC under Harper was ruled with an iron rod and no dissension was possible. Only Brent Rathgaber and Jim Prentice left the party, the rest applauded anything that Harper proposed. Trump's situation is far different from any of those governments, he has absolutely no political smarts and inherited a severely fractured party, he cannot succeed. Martin's failure was somewhat self-induced, he should never have split the party and he should certainly not have called the Gomery Inquiry, Harper used that as an admission of guilt as did the electorate.",
"Duffy was a tool of the CPC which abused the power of government for partisan purposes.\nIt makes you wonder how long Mr Duffy was a loyal minion? Was it the case while he was still in \"the media\"?\nAnd Duffy was being loyal to the boss who gave him his job, so the main issue was the payment of money by a party functionary in order to conceal their actions from the people of Canada.\nYet one more example of a failure by the RCMP.",
"The problem is not going to the White House. It is the timing of the announcement, or even making an announcement, during a politically controversial time. The NHL is now seen to be on the side of Trump.\n\n\"As usual\" would be to simply go, do the photo-ops, and gush afterwards about the tradition of meeting the President.",
"Actually, the Canadian industry already was at a serious competitive disadvantage, courtesy of the Obama administration.\n\nWhile pressuring Canada to implement new regulations on methane release, Obama conveniently overlooked the unregulated and unmeasured flaring and venting of billions of cubic feet of natural gas, every day, from the Bakken fields in North Dakota.\n\nAlso, Trudeau was too stupid to point out that Alberta was already a world leader in flare gas (so called waste gas) reduction, and had been for over decade.\n\nEven if Clinton had been elected, there would have been exemptions and delayed timetables for implementation by Americans, who, along with the rest of the oil and gas producing world, have played Canada for suckers.\n\nAs pointed out in a Fortune article, the fact that Obama waited until after Trudeau killed Northern Gateway to stop Keystone was no coincidence: it kept Canadian oil hostage and gave Obama great optics.\n\nAnd, Junior got a State Dinner for his trouble.",
"CBC and liberal Canadians, led by our illustrious leader, epitomize this smugness.",
"Lee should give up....",
"How so? Resisting corruption is considered \"off the rails?\" I suppose you'd say this about anyone or group with which you don't agree.",
"It is hard to imagine a government that is less transparent than the Harper PCs were. Morneau has not earned the respect and support of Canadians. We have not had such a lame duck finance minister for decades.",
"Christy Clark makes this proposal to our Federal Government knowing full well that it will be ignored because it doesn’t fit within Canada’s well planned broad strategy to navigate productively through the trade litigation and negotiations with the US (and oblivious to the fact that her false bravado works at cross purposes with our Federal Government plans to pick opportune times to strongly assert Canada’s case on all fronts in the US-Mexico-Canada negotiations).\n\nThis is cheap politics intended to make the misleading and essentially false impression with the BC voting public that Ms. Clark is a strong and effective player in the high-stakes international trade negotiations about to begin beginning.",
"They are so conflicted, they don't even recognize what confliction is anymore. Just read Meyer's comments. \"Duh, I can't imagine how maybe we could pay our own way. And having face-to-face conversations with people and building a bond with them could in no way influence my vote. That is just inconceivably preposterous.\" Dude has to go. He got us here, and he sure in the hell ain't helping us with solutions. And he is out of touch. He's been an oily lightweight from day one, and now he's a dangerous lightweight, bought and paid for, with power.",
"Absolutely right, Dante. Fahmy will never win any popularity contests in Canada.\n\"...full of himself'' is putting it mildly",
"You're correct, Seaotter. The bigots and racists like so-called Al Askan, Kyle Craig, Kearon, and Obooba and a handful of others will soon rear their heads. I'm going to ask ADN to block their bigot comments.",
"the problem is the ndp would kill development and thus the economy, so i say better with the crooks that at least allow and work the economy",
"Oof...I'll leave pitting region against region and the divisive politics of attacking Albertans to our left wing friends.\n\nHave at it. \n\nBack out of the thread slowly...don't make eye contact...",
"I've long thought this thesis was valid. It may play out in Canada too & the Liberals should be listening, but so far there's a string of broken promises. Photo ops with the PM won't get them re-elected & they need to get serious on whether they represent the people who elected them - not the big banks, telcos etc.",
"If you liked Rick Mercer's programme, you liked it. If you didn't, you didn't.\nEnd of story. I'm just sick of everything being picked to death.",
"Lindsay Graham is a political hack, been bought and paid for a dozen times over. A disgrace to his office and the State of South Carolina. Next year is going to be very interesting and I cant wait to see what happens.",
"\"I'd say Murray did a pretty good job.\"\n\nIf by that you mean destroying Ontarowe with his eco-Marxist green energy scam, then you are correct....",
"Who could forget the dead boy on the breach face down and the media wrongfully pointing all finger at Harper!!!\nIt was at that point that i turned my back on the establishment and realized how deep in bed they are with alt left.\nHope is was worth it.",
"Listen to smug Lawrence Martin fawning over this left wing savior. Yawn. \n\nThis is why the Globe long ago lost my (and many others) subscriptions. Trudeau has increased taxes, massively overspent taking the country into huge deficit (the only way out will be further massive tax increases), bungled the voting reform file, introduced a backward carbon tax at a time the US is backing away from theirs, and brought a new wave of corruption back into federal politics with Junior's cash for access scams, and Trudeau \"foundation\" corruption.\n\nGo write for the star Larry, you're natural habitat as it were.",
"Wikileaks has been an astounding glimpse at the massive greed and corruption of the ruling elites.\n\nWithout its disclosures, many of us would never be aware that this corruption is more normal than exceptional .\n\nAnd that applies to Canada equally well.\nWynne is probably much worse but we don't yet have her email spoor.\nAnd the GM is just as supportively complicit.\n\nNote that every corruption scandal involving the Liberals reported by the globe have the comments section closed right away.",
"It was poorly written and clearly inadequate for dealing with this issue.\n\nWhy didn't the Conservatives change this when they were in power?\n\nWhy didn't the NDP bring this motion forward when the CPC were in government?\n\nTry again?",
"OK - I'll delete the part of my comment that Trudeau might be a closet ........................... but the part about some, especially US politicians, thinking that father Pierre might be a communist is historical fact.\n\nSadly, when I read or listen to media presentations about M-103 two thoughts come to mind.\n\nFirst, I think that this is just purposeful distraction concocted by Gerry Butts and Justin to distract Canadians from the Liberals' abysmal financial performance and the impact of such high long-term debt on Canada's interest costs.\n\nSecondly, I wonder if perhaps ................... this is the part I've deleted.\n\nUnder either scenario, Canada is doomed to suffer the same unrest as is being experienced in Europe.\n\nWill our politicians and their advisors ever put the well-being of Canadians first above their own petty, partisan self-interests?",
"This initiative is in shambles.Time for Minister Bennett to fall on her sword or for \"Sunny Days\"to do it for her.",
"More or less stopped going to Timmies as the quality has deteriorated so much. The imported Brazilian management hasn't a clue about Canadian tastes and traditions. Fresh from destroying iconic Canadian companies such as Inco and Labatts, they are now 3 for 3. You can add the Heinz Leamington plant debacle to that too. For one who loves Brazilian culture, have never quite understood their animus against things Canadian.",
"As for the blaming one party or the other issue. Both parties were dead wrong in dealing with this miscreant and his family. The choices for Canadians at the ballot box remain atrocious. We remain in an era of complete leadership incompetency from the Mulroney GOV on. This is the current crisis and number ONE priority for all Canadians. We need competent leadership with more than bilingualism as the asset. This bilingual, failed drama teacher never had the experience or character for this position. Period. A Canadian population reacted in a collective fugue to vote him in because our choices are not viable. And, this trudeau moment is definitely our trump moment. We need proper laws to impeach and to recall incompetence from Ottawa or even Toronto (ford nation) when rampant incompetence rears its head. How does this pmo feel Canada? You voted him in.",
"Can the Libs get a grip and just move on? Please?\nThis \"Fishing Expedition\" is becoming tiresome and boring. It's like a Baby with a bad form of diaper rash,they constantly to whine and cry! This s a poor example of how to be an adult. Imagine if this was Obama? What would have happened? Nothing ! Not a peep! Liberals have let him slide on so many issues,but when a Republican gets into office,they go into Ballistic mode. Total bias!\nThe Resist, Obstruct, Delay, Russian Collusion mantra is a phobia created by Liberal Democrats. All it is, is Democrats & The MSM acting childish,unable to accept they lost. Hysteria on Steroids!\nIn School we called these types of people \"Poor Sport\". Maybe? They fear Pres.Trump will succeed in all of his agendas. Hence the need for all this silliness of ............Resistance.\nI say,c'mon Sore Losers Man-up,it's been 5 months,stop whining, & just let the President do his job. IMUA",
"ahh yes, Steve, plying on that old anti American fear/sentiment to pull at the heartstrings. It's a communist system which has no basis in today's modern world and only one politician, Maxime Bernier, has had the cahones to stand up and say it needs to be abolished (and he's practically a dairy farmer too). It's never going to happen here because our politicians are too afraid of the backlash and losing votes/seats. Thanks to the current Potus we may just see this scam downgraded somewhat and some competition opened up in the dairy aisle.",
"Like the Oscar case, this judgement brings the entire judiciary into disrepute.",
"Enough of Trump ..lay out what Trudeau has done in 400 days.. ...Nothing to help middle class. \nGlobe is deflecting horrible performance of Liberal party of Canada",
"Tell me why... There are 3 times the number of Charter busses going to Washington Jan 21 for the protest than going Jan 20th for the swearing in. I can tell your Canadian politics, why are you on the outside? What did we do to you guys???? Threw him under the bus.. Never to be seen again... Next... Line em up..... Ontario.... Next year... Watch what happens.... .Brownie will still be on the outside with his 19 yr old Niagara guy trying to figure out the schooling system he never attended.",
"Obviously, he is now aware that he does not represent the views of the majority of Canadians and is now trying to save face! Too late Justin, now we know that you care much more about your own personal goals rather than Canada. Since the UN has declared the USA a safe country, no one should be allowed to enter Canada from the US. It's time to secure our borders and if you are not willing to do so, you should resign!",
"Good investigative journalism on the on-going political corruption of this state. Hopefully, in the near future, an in-depth reporting on the Honolulu rail transit fiasco when it too shall \"rear its ugly head\".\n\nIt is apparent Albert Hee had a \"quid pro quo\" arrangement with corrupt Democratic party members and the only reason funds were donated (kickbacks) to their politically affiliated organizations. It was working like a well-oiled machine. Quite certain if Albert Hee had his druthers he would not have even contributed a plug nickel.\n\nWe live in a filthy saturated rigged state. The characterization of the transactions that occurred is that of a well- established organized crime structure.\n\nDrain the fishpond.",
"Trudeau and the Globe and Mail are completely out of touch with Canadians actual viewpoints!",
"The Trudeau government is Hypocrisy on Parade.",
"No, not moderation nor forbearance. They're enemies of Canada; they're willing to fight against our people and our values. Tough on them for choosing the wrong side.",
"Leave it to Bautista to \"choke\" in the 9th inning--this coming from the same guy who prior to last season was demanding a 5 year $150 million contract (\"there won't be any negotiation--they know what I want and that's it\")--the sooner management starts jettisoning these overpaid/underachieving players (and Bautista is a big example of this) the sooner the rebuild can begin",
"Justin Trudeau is the worst Prime Minister in living history. He has lied from beginning to end. The omnibus bill is directly at odds with his promises and exactly what Liberals in opposition flagellated the Conservative government for.\n\nAnd worse he tries valiantly to mount distractions from the real issues. Today all the press is carrying a front page story about Malala being made an honourary Canadian citizen. Don't get me wrong; she is an amazing young woman. But is this gaudy virtue-signalling exercise really the most important issue that affects Canadians?",
"I heard it from a reliable source, one I can't tell you about but it's a great source, believe me I know more about sources than anybody, and this source said that Donald Chump made a deal with Putin to remove the sanctions if Putin would have his people spread fake news and rig the election to that Chump could win. I'm hearing from lots of people that Flynn is just the fall guy.",
"Time to boycott Under Armour and Campbell's Soup.",
"I understand what you're saying. But I disagree with your broad brushing of all politicians. The current one, based on the transition period and his first week in office, is failing to live up to even the basic responsibilities of the position, imho. The word reckless comes to mind. I hope he can recover. Time will tell....",
"Gee I feel real bad for the Fuskies.\n\nHar har.",
"If they didn't have the right somebody would have taken them to court.",
"I want choice, not more taxes. I am obliged by my cable company to take a \"basic package\" of TV programs that I DON'T WANT because the Canadian nanny state insists I must watch the second-rate stuff they produce; I have all but given up TV as a result, and now subscribe by choice to only 2 (non-Canadian) news stations - I can't recall the last time I watched the insipid CBC. Those who want to pay more for \"Canadian content\" should be free to do so. Those of us who don't should have the same choice.",
"Because there may have been court proceedings, doesn't mean the parents or children actually benefited from \"due process.\" I retired from DFYS, the OCS predecessor, and due process was often found more in the breach than the observance.\n\nThe biggest problems I saw at the agency were frequent disrespect for the performance and ability of those who were capable of doing a good job, workloads driven by chronic failures to provide mandated \"active efforts,\" huge turnover both created by impossible workloads and persistently poor recruiting and supervision, and a cultural milieu that treated responsible Native organizations as adversaries, instead recognition of them as indispensable partners. All the time I worked in the Northern Region, the only professional and competent director I ever saw was Rod Caskey, run out early by the Hickel administration which appointed a host of losers. The only supervisors I saw with a whit of common sense were long-retired Linden Staciokas and Tim Stewart.",
"Yes if only science was politically neutral and didn't allow Marxist disguised as environmentalist present their findings. We have all bared witness to the Politicizing of our educators. \nWho could forget the \"anything but Harper\" campaign \" in Ontario funded as \"contract negation fees\" Yes the science it settled , time for pink slips.",
"Poor Dennis Rodman, poor USA.",
"lol.\nDo you really care about that old ceremonial stuff?\nIt's all about the old British imperialism. Either get rid of the GG thing or let the person be a human being with opinions. As a brilliant, accomplished worldly wise woman of amazing intellect and achievements, Ms. Payette should be heard more.\n And CBC should help Canadians overcome the secretive anti-science consequences of Harper's regime by losing their obsession with British royalty.\n It's 2017. Canada's democracy and sovereignty are diminished. Where's the outrage?",
"I believe that Justin actually is a cardboard cutout. 2D and no depth.\n\nAnd perhaps Mr Butts is behind this after all. $10.5 million will buy a lot of votes from a certain community in Canada.",
"It's called having class, something Frump does not have nor deserve."
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"This action is not unexpected. Just proves once again that Kathy Wynne is an economic imbecile. Everything she touches turns to s**t.",
"Fox \"news\" is entertainment featuring playboy bunnies with tons of makeup , and that's why it has high ratings. They do not follow proper journalism ethics, such as legitimate sourcing, and are not an accurate news source. They are responsible for brainwashing our electorate and putting an immoral crook in the WH.",
"aa the socialist loving high taxing lover left are out again with the stupidity of government run anything",
"While there were certainly issues with Clinton, to call her corrupt and a liar without recognizing the blatant ignorant untruths uttered by Trump is the height of partisan self delusion.",
"Had to dig deep for that comment huh? Crazy talk.",
"Of course America isn't suddenly full of racists. It's always been full of racists.",
"Let's hope the ANC does implode. They are past their sell by date and pretty much useless.",
"Dump the Trump, because he is just a Big Oil flunky. He will be worse then Bush and Parnell put together.",
"I read that article. Again, even in your article, they still have absolutely no dirt on the Donald. If anything, the Donald is draining the swamp, even in his own party! LOL Some Republican politicians are corrupt and are going down rightfully for hiding accounts overseas and funneling millions into those accounts. What you fail to understand in the witch hunt is the fact that they can't name a single thing the Russians did to coerce the public to vote for the Donald. The FBI nor anyone else can find a single living soul to come forward to claim they were coerced to voting for the Donald because of the Ruskis. You yourself can't find anyone. LOL In the end, no one will be charged for any crime related to your commie friends in Soviet Russia. Maybe you should come forward and visit the FBI Boots? I hear you voted for the Donald when you took the Russian ballot and got confused which Russian characters stood for senile Sanders and you accidentally voted for the Donald! LOL",
"THIS IS ABSURD..GONE TOO FAR..I AM EMBARRASSED LIBERAL.. FORT BRAGG HOME OF THE 82ND AIRBORNE. FORT BENNING, HOME OF THE 101ST AIRBORNE...THIS FORTS ARE PART OF THE MILITARY TAPESTRY OF THE US IN WW1, WW2, KOREA AND NAM...TO CHANGE THE NAMES WOULD TRAMPLE THE MEMORIES OF THE THE SOLDIERS WHO WENT THROUGH THESE VARIOUS TRAINING FORTS AND DIED FIGHTING FOR THE US AND WORLD FREEDOM...BACK OFF DEMS YOU ARE MAKING US LOOK BAD IN THE FACE OF TRUMP AND HIS MINIONS...BACK OFF BOOKER...THERE ARE BIGGER FISH TO FRY...",
"Is that the main goal of the G20 - \"conformity\"?\n\nIf so, how vainly idiotic of them to think that they know all better than any one else in the world.\n\nWe are doomed!\n\nThank goodness that Trump called their bluff on the Paris accord and refused to agree to the redistribution of more money to third world countries.",
"..envious as always..your the biggest fool I've seen on this site..",
"I love when liberals ,like MR Dershowitz, get a clear view of the hatred and unhinged lunacy that emanates form the political left. Liberals can abide any, and all, alternative lifestyles but still cannot abide an alternative political perspective. I remember when Mr Woodward found out, It was one thing to criticize Nixon, but saying something positive about George Bush was a bridge too far for the hyper-partisan left He was put in the doghouse until he came around.",
"This idiot was close to being President.",
"There are morons on both side of the issue.",
"I did not call anybody a name that is on this site. \nI said only fools will be voting for current GOP pack. \nIt is no different than what many of the GOP here have said about others and you have no issue with it on them."
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"Enlighten me, Wavemaker, how you came to believe that I would either think Trump would/could make America great again ( I know it's his slogan), or that I would vote for him.\n\nPerhaps I can relay my observations with a story: I was in a meeting the other day with about 30 others. Most everyone there is on the take (receiving money from) the Federal Government, directly or indirectly. Someone made a comment about how \"it is our government\" and the whole room erupted into laughter. People seem to have come to the realization that the government is not under the guidance of, or being truthful to the people. It is as if the whole system is a joke (unfortunately, mostly on the people). But, if I can quote Bill Clinton, that depends on what the definition of \"is\" is. Of course Trump would never echo Bill's words. That is the breath of fresh air that people are attracted to.",
"Another way to think about all of this is that our congressmen and women are not team players. They have a team of maybe 10% of the US. The other 90% are the enemy. One way to get rid of your enemy is to make life so difficult that they die earlier, poorer and more bitter. \nWe're starting more and more to resemble a banana republic, or czarist Russia.",
"I'm not, no (beyond the fact that both use our platform, Civil Comments!) I'm a co-founder of Civil Co.",
"I agree the mixed model is better... but there is still something very, very wrong at getting onto a Party List when you can be totally corrupt, just not having served a long enough prison sentence .... or venal or subject to using brutality (like Manama).... And this covers all Political Parties!",
"She is one of the few columnists that has the gonads to call things the way they are. We need more like Christine and less like the one who write the politically correct vanilla columns at the Toronto Star.",
"With regards to Palin's comments, I believe that she's entitled to her opinion. However, I think she needs to tone down her rhetoric if she ever wants to be taken seriously. Her characterizations and obscure theories, just make her sound ignorant. Which she's not. But, in order to appeal to the lowest common denominator, she puts on this facade and she pays dearly for it.",
"What is your source for this wisdom?",
"Well that's a very positive result g2g. Will you lead the pack out.of.here? (If so............who's a dumkoft babylove?)\n\nMy playbook says it's the patriotic mindset to care for your community. It's my playbook that there is room for everyone. Food, water, shelter and medical care are things I WANT my fellow citizens to have. It's just plain patriotic to help others in this country. \n\nI don't think threats are very effective g2g........why do you think HOA's have become so popular? Because not 2 neighbors, let alone a block or two, agree on 'rules of living'. One neighbor might think a big blowup doll is perfect for his front yard. Or christmas lights year round. Well, sir, how can you expect a homeless camp to be w/o pigs? \n\nThreats just either make you look foolish or you might bring 'joy' to those you leave behind when you have to leave to 'save face'? lol\n\nl2g",
"Populism, like political polling, seems fine when it works for us -- left or right -- and lousy when it doesn't. In the current circumstances, with the blustery demagogues and their mobs, I'd prefer to use the term \"right-wing regression\" or even \"redneck reaction\" (but I'm reminded with alarming frequency that these fall somewhat short of civility standards).",
"The language I would prefer to use would see this post removed. That being said for untrained individuals to participate in a criminal investigation is totally unacceptable. That various Canadian governments are supporting unsubstantiated claims and ignoring several decades of research on false sexual allegations regarding the Unfounded series calls for nothing less than civil disobedience.",
"Thank you Amarjit Singh! You are a brave man for saying such rational things in an un-rational state university. I only hope there are other like minded people at UH that will share their thoughts too.",
"\"So-called \"liberal\" bishops like Cupich do not insist that everyone vote Democratic or think like a liberal. They want Catholics of all types to seek common ground. Cupich calls Catholics to focus on what we share in common one with another, and with all people, not to start by highlighting our differences or by noting the speck in our brother's eye.\"\n\nA noble enterprise, to be sure, but one that will require a generation to undo the damage of Richard John Neuhaus, et al. who worked tirelessly to make the Catholic Church the Republican Party at prayer, a phrase that used to be associated with the Episcopalians. Given the volume of conservative bishops who share Cupich's predecessor's vision, I'd say his noble effort is akin to using a teaspoon to dig a well. But I suppose you have to start somewhere, and as a liberal I welcome Cardinal Cupich's approach. Unfortunately it will take an army of Cupiches to reach groundwater when digging that well. Let's hope Pope Francis lives long.",
"It also really upsets those who post under different names. Of course, one must wonder why some feel constrained to engage in such conduct as it does not further the discussion of idears. But some people, unfortunately, are just a wee bit disingenuous and cannot seem to help themselves. Hopefully this matter can be corrected over time, but until then your continued humor is greatly appreciated! Have a Blessed Day!!",
"Read the rest of my comment, Nels. I didn't say \"levy new taxes\" and leave it at that. I also said changes to the oil tax system should be considered as well.",
"Teleology- Me does think you protesteth too much. What you say is true but you seem motivated to miss what the preponderance of recent evidence points towards. Given the conventional wisdom in psychology and the insane deference to social constructionism in the mainstream press can't we all be glad that Dr Soh offers a corrective?",
"Coates is excellent if mired in the politics of despair.",
"I commented on an article of what is happening in eThikwini. Sudden you alledge a rebuttal by dragging me into someting happening in Cape Town, jumping to the conclusion that I have any thing to do with CT, the DA and I am personally knowledgable about what the DA is doing in the cape. Rebuttal would be on the issue in Durban to prove me wrong. You presented no rebuttal but complained about an unrelated incidence about you obviously want an answer from me. Why? Then just for effect you drag race into an argument of illegal conduct by municipalities as if you can read my mind and find me guilty of racism. The irrony is of course that it makes you a racist because you use race as argument for outcome of a debate. Your mind is somehow confused. It seeks to justify illegal acts in the eTikwini metro by pointing out illegal act in CT metro. Does two wrongs now make right.",
"Neil, your efforts to elevate the level of political discussion are inspiring, as usual.",
"That's why I say \"do some basic research\".",
"Curious if you are directing your comment to the bombers or SouthStander. It is indented a bit, leading me to believe it is the latter.",
"We Canadians routinely single out minority groups for special treatment around human rights. Look at the protection offered Jews after WW2, or the LGTBQX community.\n\nSure we have existing laws in place to protect Canadians of all types from human rights abuses. So technically it is not necessary to cater to special interest groups. However what is wrong with a symbolic gesture like this?\n\nIt certainly will not do any harm, and will go a long way to bolster Muslim immigrants to Canada.\n\nI fully support it.",
"Yes pater, you have the choice to follow the groupthink. Doesn't make Payette's point any less valid.",
"Yeah, I got the impression that someone was trying to send us a message about the budget and taxes. Kind of a big \"f-u\" to anyone opposed to taxation. \"What's that you say, peasants? You don't want to give up your PFD? Okay, then. NO PLOWS FOR YOU!\"",
"Consider yourself enlightened.....my motive in commenting on the civil beat article was and is because I am native Hawaiian and it's an important election, like the motive of everyone else! I hadn't heard the \"chosen one\", be enlightened again - it's not true. And finally, the fact that you know the difference between which candidate leads with aloha and which one leads with hate, is great! I didn't have to name either one!",
"The problem of course is people who think that they get to decide for others whether something is true or not.",
"I heard Illya Kuryakin say, c. 1967, \"No man is free who works for a living.\" :)\nI would agree. In itself, the Gospel is not ideology. I'm curious about how you mean \"different\"; competing, complimentary, divergent, insoluble, or something else. Thanks.",
"Thanks for your fictions.",
"OMG-and I've NEVER typed that before! This is the FUNNIEST thing I've read in years:\n\n\"After all, governments – if they are truly democratic – must listen to the views of their citizenry. Various levels of government often say they aspire to consultative models of governance.\"\n\n I didn't read anything after that because its so preposterous. Gosh yes, heaven forbid our citizenry make decisions (which they never do, in fact are never even seriously 'consulted') about say, muslims. Because some woman made a comment so outlandish that its used in meetings! Meanwhile, the feds bring in thousands of refugees during an economic downturn who now will be on provincial welfare rolls. Oh, the 'post truth'!",
"Well spoken. Drain The Swamp.",
"I love False Bay. Please let us know what we can do as citizens.",
"T Rogers writes...\"Two female Liberal ministers = one male Conservative minister.\"\n\nAnd Thomas Conway who has been chastising several posters here for using nicknames responds to T Rogers with...\"Typical Hater world view.\n\nKeep talking. All the better for people to see the real you.\"\n\nI believe Thomas Conway (whichever real one you are :), that those of us who can make up our own minds don't need need you throwing \"hate labels\" at anyone here for any reason at all...it gives us all \"hiding behind\" pseudonyms a bad reputation when you who so obviously are the real Thomas Conway and take the bait offered by those posting for free speech while lighting their Tiki torches...just let them earn their own reputation and not sully ours by scuffling with them!",
"you are on to something....we could do a film about all the things that have been done to rectify injustice and show how it hasn't worked. After all that's been done the African American has failed to prosper. Self rule in urban areas has been a mess. see Baltimore , Chicago, DC, New Orleans, and many more. We can do a film on why three out of four black children are fatherless. we can do a film on why 6% of the population is responsible for 50% of the violent crime. We could go on and on and on..........",
"I live in Nathan Cullen's riding and attended one of the meetings.\nIt was clear that Nathan Cullen's preference was for some form of proportional representation which would give the NDP greater influence. \nMy personal preference would be to bring in Initiative and Referendum and then let the proponents of reform sell their proposals to be decided on by a yes or no referendum.",
"Self-serving? Where is your evidence for this? You don't have to do a lot of research to find out how much she has given, still continues to give and will continue to give to better the lives of South Africans of all races. What have you done? \n\nResponsible and accountable South Africans don't have to be in power to make a difference in this country?\n\nWhere is your input other than making a loud noise like an empty can?\n\nAddress the points raised in this article like what some of the comments here addressed. Don't go for the person because you know anything about her and if you did, you would realise that you don't have and most importantly have not demonstrated the integrity that she carries in her smallest finger. All that your comment does is to bring your \"person\" and the resultant contributions or lack thereof into the debate.\n\nThis is a public forum and inasmuch as her ipinions are in the public and should be responded to, so are yours.\n\nSo, here is a mirror, now self-reflect!",
"Uh huh, I am in accordance with Diverdave's post, and at times, I do not see \"eye to eye\" with his views; but on this occassion, being as I am of Hawaiian ancestry, I agree with his assesment of the situaiton. As I really do not find anything to be in agreement with those protestors, calling themselves \"avengers, protectors or anything like that\" in their proclamations about Mauna Kea.\n\nTheir \"pov\" seems to be about turning back the clock and moving \"backwards\" instead of forwards, into the future. As the Hawaiian Kingdom had it's day and now is part of history; why try to resurrect it, when it does not fit into today's societal concepts? \n\nYet, that seems to be the eventual goal of \"Sovereignty groups\" and those protesting the building of the TMT on Mauna Kea. Why try to separate Hawaiians, from being American's where we have been assimilated and have a brighter future ahead for our children?",
"Your 'be respectful' simplistic comment is just what neo-fascists like to hear - that's how you stifle dissent, curb citizen involvement and turn democracy into a soviet-style authoritarian regime. Guess that why Trump says he likes the uneducated. Congrats.",
"anyone is better than Leitch",
"Ahh and yet not one of you can offer a sane rebuttal on why you think war crimes are acceptable but having the courage to call them out is not? How typical of low effort thinkers.",
"The fact that your beliefs are such that two people from the far ends of political thought can so easily unite against you in common cause would make a rational person consider re-evaluation of those beliefs.\n\nBut, I speak of a 'rational person' to someone who shows little sign of rationality, at least on this subject.",
"You write; \"I do not see any need for the Knights of Columbus to be spending money meddling in the civic affairs\"\n\nOf course not ... we all should just leave that (to meddle in civic affairs) to NCR. :)) Lovely argument ... :)))",
"Such humor (or is it cynicism?) may well be appropriate. However it's pretty clear that a radical shakeup at the U of O was long overdue IF the institution is to flourish. Phil Knight did much to facilitate such change on the sports side (though let's not ignore his generous contributions to the library and law school which balance things out a bit). And President Schill (BlackFaces aside) has initiated extraordinary changes (starting with rather visionary aspirations and infusions of promising new leadership) on the academic/research fronts, the results of which are just starting to manifest. Seriously reorienting a complex institutional organism is somewhat akin to shifting the course of a gigantic sea vessel heading toward a fatal crash. It requires time, enormous smart effort, and can only occur incrementally. From Ms Dietz's account, it would appear that Provost-to-be Banavar could be another significant step in a positive re-orientation and, if so, worth every penny",
"That may have been the case for some CC&Rs but hardly the case for most. I took the liberty of perusing my own ( from the 60's ) CC&Rs and nary a mention of race, color or creed in any of it. On the whole they tend to serve a very useful function to help keep neighborly peace and prevent flagrant abuses. You might want to do a little research of your own.",
"Thank you, Civil Comments. I was wrong, and I apologize for doubting your integrity.",
"Anyone who doesn't have a personal directive for end of life care would be wise to create one.",
"We'll see if the courts agree with me or agree with you.",
"As one of the dispicable few, I was wondering if all of us conservatives fall into the category of......\"coal roller preacher grandkids hoodlums in Homer\". I think you would better serve your point of view, or your perception of reality by following your own advise to us and spend some time in Yemen, Oman, Saudi Arabia, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, for example. I have, and your pie in the sky idea of \"live and let live\" absolutely doesn't exist in those and other Muslim locations. I know.... I've worked and lived there.......",
"The way our own various governments have sold us out on silly trade agreements and Orwellian Newspeak stories about how giving up our sovereignty for globalization goals will benefit us, I'm inclined to hope that the First Nations are at least able to put the brakes on this train...er, ah, pipeline. They seem to have a better sense of what trade does for a population.",
"--------------------\n\nWhat is happening with Civil Beat or is it the program?\n \nWhy did my remark not meet civility standards? I never swear or use foul language.\n\nCan the public question public officials like Mayor Kirk Caldwell any more?\n\nMy remarks were that it was nefarious for Mayor Caldwell to act like an altar boy, pretending that he did not know anything about the blatantly deceitful advertisements - \"Mayor Caldwell supports Social Security and Medicare\". Those nefarious advertisements exploited and engaged in fear-mongering on the elderly and low-information voters.\n\nObviously, the office of the Mayor DOES NOT have anything to do with the federal government that takes care of Social Security.\n\nI further opined that it has been Caldwell's modus operandi - to hide behind political stage -crafting through contained propaganda and run away from educated audience or questions.\n\nWhat's so \"uncivil\" about this?",
"Why should I be grateful to someone who likes to use the scatological terms about me which require him to use double dollar signs to sneak past the censors?\n\nWell, other than comic relief, scorn, derision, or contempt, of course.",
"Intellectual integrity please EFC! My comment - and I quote - included \"...for the most part\". Does that not mean something within a CIVIL discussion. How can a dialogue be genuine when one misrepresents? \nBy the way you seem to confuse \"ideas\" with acts of cruelty and barbarism. Those are not \"ideas\" they are acts of those who have renounced real ideas.",
"Seriously? Two people were killed and that's your contribution?",
"anyone is a sign of progress for alberta rather than notley and the ndp",
"It is unfortunate. The rules are better now and perhaps enough that Brown only need be reasonable in the approach to control costs. At the end of the day, unions or any organization, would rather use limited funds to support and work with whatever government will be in power, or save up to fight them. The Ontario Liberals are long past their expiration date and I'm sure a losing cause, even with unlimited funds from unions to campaign for them. As a moderate, the NDP and Greens will never be an option for me so Brown really has to not be a wishy washy, smug and clueless John Tory or an equally poor politician like Hudak.",
"Just to be clear, I don't believe a word that comes out of Trump's mouth... so the content of his speech is irrelevant to me. It is the actions he takes that will determine his impact as President.\n\nThat being said, it is HILARIOUS to watch all of Canada's poorly educated immigration hawks stumble all over themselves when they come to the realization that the model Canada follows is actually envied by other countries. Most of these hawks see people sneaking across the border and they confuse immigrants with refugees. Their knowledge is largely superficial and based on biased viewpoints like Rebel. \n\nCanada's immigration policy delivers us great contributors to our society. Further, our sponsored refugee policy is also admired around the world for doing a great job of helping refugees integrate into our society. I think it's time Canada's immigration hawks set aside their petty biases and learn what's going on instead of just complaining about it.",
"Yes, Milo Yiannopoulos, for example, has worked out such a lovely, egalitarian sense of self, hasn't he? And dear Andrew Sullivan is so adept at resisting patriarchal attitudes.",
"Proponents of this tax reform should acknowledge that a holistic review of the overall tax architecture that was decades in the making, with adequate time and consultation, may result in more targeted outcomes and fewer disruptions or unintended consequences. But a hasty, piecemeal implementation as the Liberals are unfolding is the opposite of that, and it is downright irresponsible and arrogant.",
"Jo, you like to come on and piously deride others yet never offering any fixes, wha'cha got that is worth the air you breathe to our community?",
"Kind of like Thomas Jefferson.",
"You think the Petroleum Broadcast System is too left-leaning? LOL!\n\n\nOh and when I see someone griping about \"political correctness\" (the fake kind), I just assume they are bleating about someone either being civil and/or actually correct.",
"This is not some 'entitlement'. This belongs to us as citizen/owners and you're the 'sore loser' by trying to play politics with our money. This isn't about Bill being a Democrat or about you being a Republican, this is about doing the right thing and getting our share of our oil wealth. Good for Bill Wielechowski looking out for the states' citizens.",
"The term is revenue neutral tax. If you can do that without taking money from anyone, I will be impressed.",
"You got ANY thoughts at all? ...original or not? Didn't think so...Just sore loser anti-Trump vitriol.\nYour next intelligent post will be your first.",
"The RG text has been changed. I like your version.",
"I don't expect Ezra and the dozens of employees at the Rebel to work for children's laughter and unicorn f@rts. If you call contributing to his site so he can pay himself and his employees 'lining his pocket'....well OK then. What would you call the CBC taking $1.5 Billion from Canadian taxpayers?\n\nAt least my contribution to the Rebel is voluntary.",
"What did you learn, if anything?",
"That's great JB. I know a lot as well. I haven't known one that as quit and found a job for half the pay and no benefits to not pay their dues. Actually some of the biggest hypocrites I know fall into this category.",
"Exceptions, often make for poor rules.",
"LOL. I was about to make the same point and then noticed your post. Totally agree.\n\nI applaud the protesters for reminding everyone the import contribution that legal immigrants make.\n\nI also believe that diversity makes us stronger and immigration to manage our declining population is a good thing. But unfettered illegal immigration is criminal. As a sovereign nation we have the right and obligation to manage who comes into the country for the good of everyone.",
"I want to agree with you but I'm beginning to think that the high road isn't working anymore. You can't walk into a streetlight expecting to play by the Marquess of Queensbury rules.\n\nI'm afraid we're all going to have to get dirty to get through the next few years.\n\nBarbarians don't respond to reason. They don't even want to accept the facts. There really is only one way to deal with opposition like this.",
"I hear where you are coming from GFNC55, and I support reasonable and just regulation with its associated consequences. I do believe Mr Norland suggests we need to look perhaps at the greater system and that it inadvertently, or maybe purposely, was set to miss a swath of the population. I think he suggests review and adjustment of said regulations.",
"Incredibly condescending, and how is that at all relevant to the economic and cultural interests of Canada and the average Canadian? Is an intimate knowledge of Bangalore or Hong Kong going to change the perception of a rigged economy? Is it going to stop the foreign flight of capital from China? Is it going to provide a job that allows the average Canadian worker to live with dignity? Roll back the tide on automation?\n\nDo you have a handle on every cultural and economic nuance in the world? I wager you don't, but you're still able to use critical though and your life experiences to form an opinion.",
"Thanks Tim you picked a specific set of circumstances for marketing, told half truths and played on mythical stereotypes. Consider having some respect for yourself and your credibility.",
"Margaret, as Kellyann Conjob says, \"get with the program.\" Canada has, by default, become a sanctuary nation - not just for people but for the entire idea of liberal democracy. We oppose the Trumps of the world just by being us. Let's see how long we can hold out before the Anchluss.",
"I don't think that this proposal is perfect, but I think it's a start towards the reforms that are needed. There's nothing in this I think is bad, I just think it doesn't go far enough. I support this though.",
"When ideology meets reality, the light shines harshly on the idiots-ology. It's high time to do what's right and quit wasting time and money with this futile posturing. The Governor has laid out a reasonable plan. Try working with him for a change instead of working for Koch brothers, Grover Norquist, and the Club for Growth.",
"Excellent post Chuck T, I am sure JT discussed saving middle class Canadian jobs while flying in the Aga Khan's private helicopter. This had to be a topic of conversation somewhere between Canada single handedly saving the world from climate change and Grandma's living in energy poverty (and being concerned about having to eat pet food). How could she not draw upon her off-shore trust foundation as everyone else does? Butts will have to explain this trick to starving seniors.",
"And that is a good thing Allie. Not sure you'd be able to handle yourself, not to mention your whole thought process.\nThen again, it could help! LOL",
"When you say \"take it or leave it,\" you better be ready to accept either one. JT's view of collaboration looks a little bit different than what you voted for.",
"So Chuck, do you think the Huckabees are good, salt of the earth people? http://www.thesaurus.com/ just sayin.",
"No I think you are wrong John. It is not a big deal for most of us. Start writing about something else.",
"It seems to me that further research about gun violence might be a good start.",
"Roy Anthony...I'm just wondering about you and why you want to be so easy on crime?... In my opinion you are part of the problem and not the solution... maybe we'll all be reading your name here on ADN or some other website... your are the one that's disgusting for trying to minimize this tragedy and twist it around...",
"Wow. Most everyone else here castigates me BECAUSE of my opinions - yet you can't seem to recognize one. Odd. That may be a matter of concern for you......",
"Go for it Mr. O'Leary. With the two most compassionate conservatives (LeBreton and Harris) in your corner, I don't see what you have to lose.",
"It's good to look at our history and try to see how we can best live up to the ideals we say we believe in. Part of this is looking at our own past with unblinkered eyes, and looking at evidence and facts in a rational manner in a whole range of areas. \n\nTo me this is the highest expression of what is best in 'Western' or 'European' culture - the growth of rational thought, of democracy, science, and of increasingly equality among all individuals, ideas many of which go back to the Golden Rule. Of that particular culture I am a passionate defender.\n\nMany who say they want to defend 'white culture' however seem to me to be ignorant about its real highs and lows. The discomfort we experience in re-examining our past is a price to be paid if we want to stay on a better path. \n\nAs for Robert E Lee, it's worth remembering that he fought for the expansion of a system where fellow human beings were bought and sold as chattel. His statues should be in museums, not in places of civic honour.",
"[You sound like a child arguing with a parent, you asked why revenue grew in the 1970s and again in the 1990s so I gave it to you.]\nAnd I noted how it proved your original comment \"on Reaganomics\" was a complete farce. What exactly is your problem here other than having your argument refuted?\n\n[Don't pretend to be using critical thinking here]\nAfter the second insult it seems to me that you have abandoned any substantive argument and resorting to trolling. Are you trying to offend me or just not mature enough to being questioned or disagreed with and thinking insulting others online somehow \"wins?\"",
"I believe that the number of quotes that say the opposite will more than outnumber the one quote you found. Good hunting. Now...have you come up w/ your immigration plan and located the inaccuracies of the two posts yet? Still waiting.",
"Womanizers and sexists are not necessary the same thing.",
"Didn't come in for a story? Then why try to make one? I am really lost here as to Mr. Moon's intention in \"stopping by\"? I attended the LWV forum where Mr. Moon along with his group of supporters had ample opportunity to make his case as a Mayoral Candidate for Poulsbo and to address anything from his past both good and bad. Mr. Moon is not a victim of anything \"politically dirty\" and to imply so continues to indicate a lack of understanding on his part as to what the Mayor position and the local civic process is really set up to provide to the community.",
"You're so intelligent. Maybe the Loussiac library will give you more computer time.",
"Good idea, but I would take it a step further.\nEND the PFD for EVERYBODY and use ALL the money to close the budget gap.\nThat way, EVERY citizen would be contributing something to funding state government.",
"No argument....\n\nSeriously Neko....I really believe that to be true to our convictions we really must be very vocal this cycle....this is NOT a normal election, these are NOT normal \"stakes\" and if limits and boundaries are to be set on this cumulative disaster it's going to require a majority of folks who oppose these debacles to speak up and be counted....\n\nElected officials are not noted for their courage and if folks who are opposed to Trump stuff don't speak up loudly and in large numbers...great evil is apt to occur not only to those vulnerable folks impacted, but to our whole system.....\n\nI would far rather hear from Robert Reich on these matters than the bishops....",
"Have you considered a new hat?\n\nhttp://zapatopi.net/afdb/",
"Im gussing progressive is a Catholic board employee desperatly trying to salvage a dying career?",
"Wilbur Ross said today Canada will need to provide concessions on trade. People with money want to move to here for opportunity, stability, rule of law, tolerance and pluralism. We should supply want they want. Canada is the product; careful 'immi-great-ion' is our comparative advantage.",
"Oh, Justin, Justin, what can we do? Who will save us now? Won't you hold us in your arms and make everything ok, like last year when the sun was shining and you our guiding light? You gave us hope. You filled our hearts with song though you were emptying the country's bank account, sending and spending money we don't have and may never have again. But what's money, what does financial security and a prosperous future mean without your love? \n\n\nOh, Justin, where shall we turn, where shall we march, how can we recapture the Liberal dream of remaking Canada in the image of the new golden statue of your father your Chinese communist friends paid for? Tell us we'll survive even if that bully down south decides he doesn't want to buy our stuff anymore or makes us pay our own way in defending our own borders? Can you not just whip out your CF-18 and wiggle it in his face, tell his we don't need his stinking money. We have Cuba. Look how well they've done without America in their corner.",
"You are back Mr. Minshall. I've missed your commenting. I have stopped commenting as much. I actually thought of you the other day and wondered how you are doing. I inadvertantly lost track of the last response you gave me and was disappointed too.\n\nI agree with what you have said about the right not knowing what the left is doing. One argument against that practice is sometimes by announcing that someone has donated may encourage someone else to do the same. I have had that experience telling someone I donate toilet paper to Bean's and so they now donate toilet paper. I do disagree with your last comment to amylou though. People need to be careful of making black and white statement. Saying that white people don't turn in theirs is a false statement. Some do and some don't. I didn't get the sense that she was being self-righteous.",
"It's easy to be a \"good christian\" when you can just sit around and condemn those who are born different from you. Nothing required except to mimic the pharisee who thanked god for not being like the tax collectors.",
"Fully agreed - \"something is not civil is not based on whether or not you agree with a comment\". Over the past few months I've also increasingly had conservative, and especially Christian, but civil, comments deleted as \"uncivil\". That some find it easier to just cooperatively delete comments than to respond ultimately only demonstrates weakness for their side of an argument.",
"mandi, seems like you are trying to censor me. What happened to your support for all free speech? LOL.\n\nBTW, the irony of making a personal attack on me while complaining I am making personal attacks - did you understand that?",
"John, as genuine believer in liberal principles such as those found in the 1st & 2nd Amendments, I respect your perspective. I also have strong views about how we should address immigration to the U.S. in the 21 century.",
"Nothing like a little quiet and thought to clear our the misinformation that often takes root when one is running among electronic media events.",
"Perhaps we ought to 'Banish' them instead?",
"Yes. Many things can be done that are a lot cheaper.",
"Yeah, well thought-out critique. Thanks.",
"I'm pretty sure they aren't all Canadian.",
"have you ever considered doin' some stand-up?",
"2019 will mark the very first time in my life that I will not vote liberal. I am rather sad about this but a liberal vote would be condoning things that do not mesh with my beliefs in right and wrong and doing what is right for everyone - caring about what Canadians really need and want. This particular issue is the last straw - the straw that broke the liberal back - or at least my liberal backing. Even the worst parent in the world knows that you do not reward bad behaviour - and let's face it this was done so sneakily the government knew what the were doing was WRONG. Allowing the Khadr's, a family that abandoned Canada because they did not want their children raised in Western ways, to live her on welfare - to pay their medical costs is far more then they deserve and then to add insult to injury to pay this money to a known terrorist just makes it all worse. Guess Daddy Khadr spent all his money funding terror so they really needed fund back - sad world we live in.",
"Choose to be offended more about something that has nothing to do with you.",
"Starkist and stale? That is a nice compliment considering who you are speaking about.",
"I do believe that hate and denial of any person's right, is something far less than Liberty! I'm by no means a member of the Borg hive mentality of a Democrat but thoughts further to the extreme right are just as bad. Maybe a bit worse, actually. Free thought and expression is what works, provided a person can put a plan in motion that benefits society. Imprisoning society might work for short term but rebellion will be the ultimate result.",
"I'm not sure how anyone can disagree with that....",
"I see your point but weather can play a contributing factor.",
"We should probably distinguish between talk of \"scrapping\" that Pres. Trump, in his characteristic bombastic fashion, uses for rhetorical purposes, and what we end up with. It may well be that upon re-examination, a significant portion of what was originally in it is reinstated, because it works acceptably to all parties. In a sense, it's like the way we sometimes \"fix\" computers by turning them off completely (including power), waiting a bit, then turning them back on.",
"Not a simple 'bump on the noggin'.",
"Spoken like a true Rhodes \"Journ\" student, Zoe! For oldies like me who are from a white working class background, ( my late father was a member of the transport workers union which was a part of the Communist Party before it was banned by the Nat Government) we truly believed that our Democracy would work for all South Africans as promoted in the The Freedom Charter. Sadly, it has backfired on those of us who truly believed in it because of corruption, nepotism and a mentality in the party which gives \"jobs for pals\" as a reward for their loyalty.As the saying goes, \"Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.\" Keep on writing Zoe! People should know the truth and \"The Truth will set you free!\"",
"Right, get 3 million more votes and lose its the Murican way. Now if this were reversed, I'm sure fairminded far right kneejerkers would be so accepting...",
"Even if we all got lobotomies, we'd still be smarter than trump supporters!",
"Yep, that's the Cons in a nutshell - party before country at any cost. These hissy fits are small, cheap and nasty but its what we've come to expect.\n\nCan you picture the CPC doing the decent and honorable thing because it serves the country's interests more than their own?\n\nKinda hard to imagine.",
"We \"know\" in our hearts when supposed \"Evangelicals\" promote the prosperity gospel; when hierarchs rationalize the exclusion and diminution of women; when Trump opens his mouth; when \"phobes\", decry mercy, acceptance and inclusion of those outside the norm\". We know and they know for the simple reason that we are not totally stupid, but more importantly, because we are all sinners. All of us have that inborn propensity to the \"not good\", to the lesser good than the higher. Otherwise we would not have free will. That is the \"felix culpa\" that is otherwise known as original sin. \nLet us stop pretending that \"legality\" excuses the immoral, uncivil; that \"political\" excuses abuse of civility, truth, justice or the common good; that \"religion\" excuses abuse of truth, justice, reason, or Jesus. \nWhite , Falwell and ilk, like the guy who tried to close his mega Church, are perversions of all of it and absolutist Catholics are no better.\nWe don't have to be perfect, just decent."
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"Okay motley, the situation is what it is. Its horrible. Trump should be impeached. There is no way to improve things. Nuclear response is 4 minutes (response to what never mind). This great country has configured a system wherein a drunk President or one who has been slipped LSD can kill hundreds of millions with guaranteed retaliation that will kill most Americans and no one will intervene or stop it because it would be ludicrous to do so. Let's move on as we are not making progress on illumination or improvement.",
"Unbelievably dumb! She should sue United and the employees involved.",
"THEY ARE A BUNCH OF LOSER SNOWFLAKES!!!\nThis is not about racism, this is about our country. The angry left is trying to start race-riots. Good luck with that!",
"The article itself is hate-filled and replete with anti-Christian and anti-West rhetoric. Whilst claiming 'Racism'and 'Islamophobia', the author is herself displaying all the signs of virulent 'Westophobia'.\nThe 'asylum seekers', in truth economic migrants, she supports are invariably unwelcomed and unwanted in the UK, and there solely because of the ease of getting generous welfare benefits, without the need to actually work for these (Canada suffers the same issue). There are numerous accounts, backed up with relevant photographs, in the UK media showing the complete lack of integration by these economic migrants, who refuse to follow the proscibed rules and regulations of their unwilling host country, but instead demand that their customs are allowed and followed ('Sharia Law' springs immediately to mind).\nHow does she feel about the massacre of 50 Coptic Christians yesterday in Egypt? Since most Canadian papers haven't reported it, she might claim 'ignorance is bliss'",
"Lmfao obviously you don't understand how taxes work! The rich pay less in taxes than the middle class and I'm speaking as a Tax Consultant with a degree in Accounting and completion of my CPA exam. \n\nThe rich skip out on more taxes than you apparently even have the capacity to understand.... Why do the ignorant open mouth before doing at least a wee bit of research?",
"Are you fucking retarded? I mean seriously - are you?\n\nFucking United shill 101 right here.",
"Let's see. The ransom demand was for $200 but the owner is offering $1000 reward. I love stupid criminals.",
"\" Even UCP’s acronym, which unleashed a flurry of juvenile jokes\" like manning's \"C.R.A.P.\" Amateurs. Idiots.",
"its sad yet hilarious that it took 3 people to write this obviously biased nonsense",
"Let's make this point crystal clear, the public can't continue to rise up against the public school system when we have incompetent school board members firing certified professional teachers. You can't operate a good public school system without highly qualified professional teaching staff. Stop the idiocy for gawd sakes.",
"Natural law must include rational inquiry and science or else it is mental masturbation.",
"It is very sad but these events are not really rare. black bears are more prone to predatory attacks on humans not just in Alaska but in Canada also etc. They have a more predatory instinct, I have lived among brown bears a long time here in Alaska and never witnessed what I have seen in blacks. They are distinctly different. A brown will attack and maul out of defense. A black will attack, kill and eat you just because it wants too. Every bear cannot be predicted in behavior and you can't exactly catagorize them all the same either, they all have different personalities the same as humans. Killing four just to get one was a little much but I guess considering the terrain they felt they had no choice but I can also imagine how stupid they felt each time they realized they had the wrong one.",
"Conservatives practice a tough love approach that my grandparents used when they said to me What's the matter you ,you can do better, only they say to nonwhites like myself yes can succeed, you don't need to have standards lowered or quotas set to be able to achieve the American dream. You are not poor little things who need the help of whites , you can stand on your own two feet. Stop feeling sorry for yourselves show others you have the right stuff. All of us who or nonwhite should be seeking to emulate people who have succeeded in the face of obstacles who said like Farragut, damn torpedos full steam ahead. We all need to take charge of our own lives and our own welfare and not slide into a state of dependency.",
"I pay reduced taxes because I am old; I pay reduced taxes because I am married; I pay reduced taxes because I pay mortgage interest; I pay reduced taxes because I pay Property taxes on that home; I pay reduced taxes because I receive Social Security benefits; I pay reduced Oregon taxes because Oregon tried to tax Federal retirees illegally back in the 1990's, I pay reduced taxes for all those reasons.\n\nWhat would be 'stupid' would be to pay more taxes than I owe based on the laws applicable to me.\n\nTrump isn't 'stupid', either.\n\nAnd he pays five and six figure salaries to hundreds (if not thousands) of attorneys, CPAs, MBAs etc. all around the world to make sure he doesn't pay taxes 'stupidly'.\n\nIf you don't choose to take the tax reductions available to you, you just aren't too bright!",
"You're going to boycott a town because they changed their name? That's the dumbest, most petty reason I've ever heard of to boycott something. Well, have fun with that. I hope you can find a more English-friendly place to spend your tourist dollars. Barrow miss what little money you'd spend there, but I'm sure they won't miss your closed mindedness.",
"Also how TF is manipulating men a crime?! Also if he was so worried for his life, he had the opportunity to leave, wtf did he stay writing letters. Sounds like he was a manipulator to me. And according to the story, the son originally claimed to have seen only his father washing the gun but it suddenly changed to both of them? I smell a rat."
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"The Morneau issue is a joke. He followed the law, then when beyond it, then provided any gains to charity, and yet still this is not enough. Let me guess, nothing short of bending the knee to Scheer would suffice, right?",
"Coulda, woulda, shouda... second guessing is pointless in unprecedented situations. Evacuate Houston? Have you seen rush hour there? There are changes that can be made, both short and long term to reduce the impact of such storms. The political will to do so is in question.\n\nIn any case, what we see in Houston are people at their best, trying to deal with a natural disaster. Just be careful who you donate to. This will bring out the crooks as well.",
"‘Our question is whether it is wise to pay out a dividend of more than $2,000 per person when our state government is going down the tubes’\n\nLet’s modify that statement Charles.’ Is it wise to pump more than $2,000.00 per person into the local economy’? I think it is, remember we just spent 500 million dollars ‘not’ to build a pipeline and are wasting tens of millions of dollars on ‘Walkers Folly’ now. I could list all the boondoggles like the rail spur to a port no one is ever going to use. Convince me you can spent than money better than me or do as much for the local economy with it and it’s yours. But you are a long way away from that. As for folks who feel so guilty about getting this money just ‘click, pick, give’ it back to the State.",
"By doing nothing (option 1) and delaying the inevitable, Mr. Polozi maintains the burden of a lower dollar (higher costs of basic household goods and all imported goods) on the large majority of Canadians who do not live in the GTA or Vancouver. Quite frankly, I'm tired of it. Polozi should exercise option 2. Doing nothing right now will just make it twice as painful for debt-laden Canadians by doing it later.",
"Don't know of course, just speculating. I think the two key factors are:\n\n1. No top notch replacement available\n2. Oregon (probably) will not be losing any of its current recruits to MLB.",
"Jwest10 is right.\nNot one client should take delayed pension.\nThe advisor will not get his cut if he/she spends all of their money.\nThis is an advertorial not an article.\nMaybe it is time for Rob to think of retirement.",
"This article delivers an important message on saving Canadian lives now and in the future. \nHowever, thousands are dying each year from hospital acquired infections that can be vanquished with better cleaning and sterilizing. Is there a better example of picking low hanging fruit in order to save lives? Let's get on that. It's a no brainer.",
"If air show needs to be scrapped surely it should not be because of traumatized refugees. These folks got safe haven and freedom from persecution in Canada and should be eternally grateful for that. In this vast country there are many paces where one would never hear a sound of military aircraft. \nIt appears to me that much of what we are doing as a society lately, is running around looking for every victim to coddle and over-protect. We are becoming a nation where half of population are victims of something and the other half just caters to them and then they switch. Millions of people are vulnerable one way or another, we can't endlessly change everything to create maximum comfort for every one , sometime people have to take responsibility to do it themselves without making everyone else jump.",
"And yet you still missed the point.\n\nThose athletes are aware of the stats. They also know that blacks that kill other blacks tend to end up in jail. Rogue cops don't. See the difference? \n\nSecondly, has Von MIller advocated violence being committed on those that are different? Has Kaepernick? Feel free to show us where either person, or Brandon Marshall, has done so.\n\nYes....that's how far off you are to understanding the point.",
"Well, why should I give any credibility to fanatics that insist the Base be kept open no matter what the impacts on the people that its supposed to protect or whether its even needed for so-called \"national security?\"",
"Bigzim\n\nWhat you say is true, but these scenarios should be discussed and considered before investing. Example, this exact situation should be on paper inside every equity investor's IPS. It is included in mine, and my plan is to 'back up the truck' in the event of a major correction.",
"He had a rough start... Sure. He held onto the ball and got sacked for a safety... Then he hung 30 unanswered points. Sloter is in his 3rd month practicing with his first NFL team and already out-performed Lynch, who already has a year with the Broncos under his belt.",
"APU's ski program produces more olympians than the whole UA sports entertainment industry in its entirety.\n\nUA can move to a club model. They already have for woman's hockey.\n\nBurdening a student body with college loan debt through mandated fees and tuition to subsidize a sports entertainment industry is immoral at best and perhaps criminal.\nWe are not Trump University.\n\nUA has user fees for field trips, lab fees, why not \"pay to play.\" If you want to be on a UA intrrcollegiate athletic team it should be worth paying $20,000 for the privilege. Either a college athletic experince has value than can be monetized with user fees or it is not worth very much.",
"You are right - we will pay one way or another.\n\nBut if I needed meds for severe chronic pain, or pain meds to help a long transition to end of life - then I would be none too happy at paying for an expensive pharmacare plan to receive partial coverage, or paying for the drugs out of pocket.",
"Yeah. A couple of people (Australian) I've talked to who have been there for business say that they make it pretty clear what you may and may not do. A wise person takes them at their word and does as told.",
"He did maintain what he did at the end of the year last year, that was the problem. Other teams had obviously figured out he couldn't beat zone coverage, same problem he had last year, he hit his ceiling, I think that was predicted earlier this year.\n\nI can't remember how the hell the Broncos won 9 last year either, all I know is, in this scheme, I've seen guys running wide open, unlike last year, the Broncos just need to find a guy who can hit them.",
"I hope people don't take this wrong but a PFD makes body recovery easier also.",
"With the number of injuries and falls at this spot, it's a wonder to me that it hasn't been closed \"for safety reasons\"...",
"Funny thing. I sent my wife to the TD bank with a rather clear objective to invest her money in e-series funds which are very low-fee, and the advisor tried to convince her to invest in a portfolio of funds where the fees were 7 times higher. Funny thing, their advice always seems to benefit themselves, eh? That advisor had an award on her desk, too.\n\nAnother true story. A presumably certified mutual fund salesman at a major bank was trying to convince me that the MER only applied in the first year and never again. I tried to set him straight but he was adamant that he was right and I was wrong.\n\nSo yes if advisors actually provided good advice it might benefit their clients. If not, as in most of my experience, people are better off without them.",
"And Kasim Edebali did the grunt work...pressured the QB to make a bad throw, battling through a blatant hold to do it...",
"Honorable Senator Micciche and others realize that other revenue streams won't come into fruition without more effort to trim costs. And barely 1% of Walkers budget(which has also trimmed a little) is carefully using a scalpel. It must not be fun to have to trim the budget being the peoples representatives, but kudos to them for making an effort.",
"If he stays in Denver's system he's all but guaranteed to be a bust. McCoy is a great offensive mind, but I don't think that developing a young, raw QB is really his bag. I think the best path for Paxton's career would be to follow that of someone like Brett Favre.",
"Catou, your analogy is just a mess. Moby Dick wasn't a story about opportunity, it was a story of revenge. Strong dividend stocks with solid dividend payouts are a fantastic way to ride out volatile market periods. Dividend investors tend to be long term investors who weather storms well, they are an anchor in the storm. Lightning rod investors, to use your analogy, would reflect short term and penny stock investors.",
"Two weeks ago, a violent criminal, inflicting...\" repeated serious injuries\"....was arrested and later somehow released. Anchorage. A criminals paradise. He put a knife in two people. Easiest justification for justified shooting I've seen. Anybody disagree ? No? Then let me throw raise out. How about we even up the murders of the innocents last year. Let's stop wasting taxpayers money with trails, public defenders, housing prisoners for years and years so ADN can print this headline next year....HEADLINE.... \" Fourty five murders in 2017...over half, twenty five, we're shootings of criminals in the act of committing a violent crime\".....Would it still be a criminals paradise ?",
"I don't think they \"have to\" play it.",
"This article is tangential to the two issues that drive behavior.\n\nFirst, most advisers and asset management companies have no edge. So regardless of behavior, will fail to produce above market long term returns. High costs just make the hill higher still. Perhaps the 40% who say that senior management have no vision are really saying skill. This is the 900 pound gorilla for the CFA Institute.\n\nSecond, winning in markets is about managing complexity to create a series of moderately weighted bets. Bets that win in the long run, but can look foolish in the short run. Some of these bets come from strategies that move investors out of the realm of zero sum games. But, even the win-win games have losses for periods. Investors, consultants and journalists are reticent to let this statistical process runs its course. Further employers continue to structure compensation in a \"trader's option\" manner that encourages big bets rather than the prudence of lots of small bets over time.",
"All good points, of course. Unfortunately, the individual to whom the good comments are directed is impervious to such advice. He is not a serious man with, unfortunately, a very serious job. He shouldn't have the spare time to make tweets of any kind, for example, let alone be guided by whatever may be implied via such a de facto half-baked medium.\n\nWe seem to be in an environment where decisions will be based on feelings, the need to bully, the absence of reflection, games of one up man ship, thin skins, and the application of unethical business norms in a completely different arena called government and international relations.\n\nI hope, but am not confident, that the procedurals blunders associated with the Muslim ban will result in a more considered approach in the future - Trudeau's trip benefited from the pasting the Trump administration got last week. Let's hope we have a fast learner in Trump. We all have a stake in this.",
"Most of these 'irregular migrants' are entering into a government process which advocates and Liberals will game, so as to avoid media exposure of the potential hardship or heartbreak caused to many as a result of Trudeau's tweet leading people on.",
"This is great news for insurance companies. Should this place burn, there will be a gaping hole that the insurance company can exploit to keep from paying a claim: that the Fire Marshall's instructions were ignored.",
"They will not win 50% of their games this year with this lineup. Not even close.",
"But that doesn't talk about the weighting of importance per immigration class or how it factors into a final decision. They have sensitive and good people in these roles, as good as or better than any other country, they know about refugees. Canada is good at helping refugees in other ways as well, we send aid where money can go further to help more people, people can do the same.",
"That's what insurance is for. Besides, the fact that he crash landed in an area densely packed with homes and businesses, causing minor injuries to no one other than himself, is something we should probably praise him for. Don't you agree? I would say the same even if it was my house that was damaged, by the way.",
"True dat. Not as controversial as Durant vs. Westbrook, but there will be extra discussion whenever Cleveland plays Boston.",
"They have got the wrong end of the stick. These delays are not the fault of judges. What we need are public defenders. Many cases could be dealt with at the first appearance, and do away with repeated remands.",
"That's powerful medicine in the face of cancer. I hope it's given notice at game time.",
"Look at the bright side. (McM)anus didn't get the chance to miss a kick!",
"I would pay cash for access if throwing rotten fruit and eggs was permitted. My tickets cost could be more for our Ontario province wreckers gala.",
"Since these costs have already been factored into prices, you might as well collect the points/rewards or end up subsidizing those who do. Why wouldn't you want something back since you are already spending the money?",
"Uh.....yeah, it was Joseoh's fault the defense broke down, he is the head coach, and\nthat is where the buck stops. Said so himself.",
"Even if that is true does it stay true when the money in the Permanent Fund runs out?",
"Mostly, after the last three days, I am feeling gratitude.\nMy apartment complex lost either Comcast internet/tv or power or both for most of it. Yet I was able to take an LTD bus to get around, and go to the library, and felt that there were a lot of folks working a lot of hours making sure my neighbors and I were ok. \nAlso, and it happens at least once a winter, I get a reminder that I am terribly addicted to the digital world. No internet, no tv...in the old days that would have been funny. But with my phone dependent on internet, with my streets littered with dangerous overhanging limbs, without LTD I would have really been immobile. \nSo thanks to those in the community who worked and are working, to make our lives safer.\nRethinking my total dependence on internet phone. \nAnd a special thanks to those who keep Egan going, including the agencies that help fund it. To sleep in a car or in a tent in this weather is to tempt death.\nHugh Massengill, Eugene Oregon",
"But if goatie/nurnie can get him to try hard, with effort, well then good luck in the next one sport!",
"Wahine volleyball players must make a choice of either perfecting their skills in indoor volleyball or playing beach volleyball but it seems that they all want to be jack of all trades and master of none and it showed last nite in their ragged performance which was an embarrassment to the fans. Actually, I was just disgusted with the way the players were playing and, yes, they know and the fans know they can do better because if there is no improvement, they will be in for a long season. Minnesota definitely looked ready to start the season and Hawaii seemed to have left their indoor game performance out on the beach and sand. If Jeff Hall and Ah Mow think playing both sports doesn't interfere with their game, well, they have another thing coming as the film will definitely show that the wahines are not ready for the indoor season compared to the current status of Minnesota.",
"Even if not shot in the back, he was not moving away. The officer shot him out of fear, which does not make for a righteous shoot since the officer had been chasing him. He could have waited for help if he could not take him down alone. It is not like he did not know who Brown was. The cop was mad because Brown had punked him in his own car. Black lives matter more than police egos. As for Travon, self defense goes out the window once Zimmerman, after being pushed down by a justifiabily afraid Martin, got up and rushed him. He became an assailant at that point and anything that happened is a consequence of that fact. Martin was not aggressing Zimmerman after the initial contact, where he believed he was justified in standing his ground. Events proved him right. Thanks for playing, but it is time to end the subjegation of young black men to armed neanderthals.",
"maybe if you didn't start your posts with a demeaning comment you would have more credibility GBA ... then again, maybe not",
"Elway is not going to give up on his 1st round bust for at least another two years. He should have cut Stephenson and signed Ricky Wagner. He makes some goofy decisions.",
"Well, as the old song sort of goes, \"Call me, unpredictable; call me, unreliable\". Basically, this is from the Art of the Deal. When in doubt, do something that will make the opposition back off and reconsider.",
"The worst parts of any city are where people are provided Social Housing and enough welfare benefits that there is no need to work, to break the cycle,you can just blame the world and it is not your fault.\nThis person will never get a job,He is a time bomb that will explode,innocents get caught in the crossfire.\nEurope has taught us that bringing in various migrant groups who become a community draining the system, will eventually cause trouble.\nHow much violence have we imported since the Liberals decided to focus on Non European immigration and needs rather than abilities??",
"'Can', 'should', 'clean safe nuclear' ... that all requires liability ceilings so that Joe Taxpayer can foot the bill and suffer the consequences WHEN nuclear goes BONK!!!",
"What \"ifs\" are you talking about? My point is that she proved over the course of the whole season that she's not capable of \"carrying\" the team like Taylor. She took like 70 swings to get her kills in a game they barely pulled out in 5 against a team playing three straight nights at way past their bedtime. That night, the best player was on Arizona side, a local girl named Mau ( sorry if I got the name wrong). Her stats were far superior to Granato's. Wanna engage in \"ifs\"? Only if you're capable of engaging in factual basis.",
"These games of paid twitter bots can no one except whites can play better because the strategies twitter analysts hired by them follow are commendable. Blaming the same game on Guptas seems another strategy to safeguard their twitter masters so they are not disturbed and caught.",
"It makes sense. I'm saying that people should not be trying to blame the DoJ or APD for actions and consequences of these individuals. They are adults and need to held responsible as such.",
"Everyone involved in putting the ACA together knew full well it would collapse under its own weight unless the young healthy folks bought in. Then in one fell swoop the brainiacs removed the very reason we buy INSURANCE, which is by definition protection against risk, by including the provision that you cannot be denied coverage even with a preexisting condition. So what does anyone with any sense do? They wait until they get sick to buy insurance!! And the young rarely get sick.. Can we agree any plan in which the customer prefers an IRS penalty rather then buying in is fundamentally flawed? But of course we can have no rational discussion here because to do so would expose Obamas \"signature accomplishment \" during his time in office. What Charles also carefully avoids is the reality that unions in government have produced this HAVES vs the HAVE NOTS scenario and the gap will only continue to widen as the private sector feels the pinch in the coming years.",
"I never said Kronke was cheap, I just said he was profit driven. Look at the Rockies... the Monfort's spent millions to construct rooftop patio bar and have been seeing markedly improved concessions and ticket sales since it opened with minimal impact on record (2017 being the exception).\n\nSometimes you have to spend money to make money. But in Denver, ownership seems to prefer spending on the carnival ride experience, instead of on talent and personnel. Both of them get butts in the seats, but only one approach produces consistent wins.\n\nTell me, just how is that big screen helping the AVs get into the playoffs? Or is it just intended to enhance the audience experience? Some owners focus on wins, some focus on entertainment - Kronke is the latter.",
"BuzzyWuzzy- I know you are busy posting under 125 monikers so I did the homework for you. Looks like BOBROVSKY (CBJ) and HOLTBY (CAPS) both about six light-years ahead of Freddie. But he is still an upgrade over the stiffs from the past ten years, and with a little structure and discipline, anything can happen in the playoffs or so I've been told.",
"Is that your litmus test for presidents, whether we can 'survive' them?",
"We get one lousy vote every four years, the rest of the time we pay tax's so that\nthose in elected positions can spend these resources without qualms. If you have\nto - give him our cash , but no apology. He was part of a Terrorist Group , a \ndecision he made that came with consequences. His lawyer will also be a\nmillionaire! As Canadians we have to live in a Perfect World and bite our\ntongues.",
"I'm surprised no one else commented on the irony contained in this editorial. The Editorial Board spent most of their time and efforts bemoaning the sad state of gun availability, carping about how easy it is for guns to fall into the wrong hands, and advocating tighter controls... and then they \"take heart in the courage exhibited by church neighbors who wounded Kelley in a shootout and chased him down to his death\" and also pay homage to Jean Assam, the volunteer civilian security guard who killed a mass shooter at a Colorado Springs church, commenting that \"such bravery and ability likely saved lives.\" These were PRIVATE GUN OWNERS, too... in this case, \"good guys with guns.\" C'mon guys and gals, you can't have it both ways.",
"Incumbents out!\nEven if means enduring a slew of tax-and-spend-o'crats!\nThe Great PFD robbery must NOT go unavenged.",
"HPD on every corner? And who will pay for that? Caldwell doesn't have money to give HPD because all the money going to da rail!",
"If you think that was bad, then you should here me in a locker room. We shall talk about all those twat waffles!",
"Anybody but the p__y grabber.",
"Yes, defence spending must come quickly..\n1) Russians are coming - and if the will not show up, which is more likely the case\n\n2) We desperately want to join US in their illegal and immoral war efforts in the \n Middle East, and elsewhere on the globe, where they are trying to find new enemies.",
"Let's say he'd gone back in his house and so had his neighbor. They would both be fine and the police could have apprehended Tallman in a non-controversial way and no one else would have been put at risk by some vigilante nutcase's wild shooting.",
"I'm not disputing that COP and the underwriters will get theirs. COP has apologetically said that holding CVE shares for 6 months was the best deal they could get. What I am saying is that Big Oil just dumped billions of long term liability on Canadian taxpayers for the massive bets that CNRL and CVE are taking in buying out Shell and COP.",
"It is a bad move for sports teams and individual players to be so political. They should just play their sports. I have no problem not watching any sport or sports teams that make such ugly displays of unamericanism.",
"Tks for your comment S.C.\n\nI have an 18-24 mth time horizon with this, not a long term hold which is usually at least 5 years. If it goes the wrong way, I can either double down, having taken only a small position, or I can bail out. If they can close enough of the loosing stores, revamp the winners by downsizing them than there is a chance they can end the decline. Also will help if a few of the weaker ones drop out.\n\nI have done reasonably well investing in mature tech when they were beaten down, both Cisco and Qualcomm have provided nice returns and I still hold both. I was in early on both but never the less doubled down and was well rewarded. It takes a long time for the momentum investors to get out of these before they become attractive value propositions. If you look at a 10 year earnings and stock price comparison, eventually they become cheap, even if earnings has slowed. Once they pay a decent dividend yield it is a good indicator they have become investable.",
"What I am saying is that if a choice has to be made between dead people in Eugene and dead people in North Korea, I prefer the live people to be in Eugene.\n\nWhether that is done by assassination of the President of North Korea, a fuel-air bomb on his nuclear stockpile and his ICBM storage and manufacturing sites or in some other way is the tactical choice of the people who do that.\n\nThe United Nations has declared his stockpiles or both nuclear weapons and his attempts to develop ICBMs illegal numerous times; we are still at war and he has violated the cease fire.\n\nYou are certainly not providing any viable alternative. Presidents going all the way back to Carter have tried appeasement. \n\nThis particular third-generation crime family deserves 'regime change' at least as much as Assad and Gaddaffi, if not more.",
"You aggressively charge an armed law enforcement officer with a weapon of any kind, you take your chances. These troopers did what they had to do given the circumstances. Condolences to the family and friends of Joshua Smith.",
"If the article read extend session to keep bond ratings above water, I'd say ok. I posted before, the real danger is the rating agencies that were relying on a revenue resource with bondholders names on it. There may be a cascade effect in the budget if our ratings slip. Of course, it's good to note Puerto Rico got a bail out. Great. We're all safe then.",
"Sometimes, if it turns out that someone actually was negligent.",
"You can suspect it, but I suspect you are wrong. \n\nWhy don't we run the next election on that issue. Canadians can choose if they want a government that prioritizes safety, prosperity though bringing in educated immigrants, and social stability in Canada, or one which panders to the UN by transfering billions of taxpayer dollars to unaccountable NGOs, takes in anyone without checking their background, and thinks that affirmative action is a good way to promote scientific success.\n\nGame on.",
"13 of 14 are obviously feeling very threaten, hence the juvenile display. I dont care that O'Leary works and makes money in the US. In 2019 we need a PM tough as nails that talks business when his mouth opens. BTW, We also need to stop keeping CBC alive and let it croak once and for all.",
"It took 2 months to wipe out 12 months of equity, this is correct. \nWhat you describe as tail end of panic is called a \"bull trap\" research it. \nDEFINITION of 'Bull Trap'\nA false signal indicating that a declining trend has reversed and is heading upwards when, in fact, the security will continue to decline.\n http://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/bulltrap.asp#ixzz4nHAgSNns \n\nIt's not only the interest that matters it's also the lose of liquidity in the market. \nHome Capital and all their peers are no longer lending just renewing. \nThe worst part about a home purchase today is that even if you put down 20% the bank may only value the home you bought at 85% of what you paid and loan you 80% of that amount. On 1M dollars that means they will only lend you \n$680,000 because they know equity is dropping and they need a \"margin of safety\". \nThe fact also remains: no investor will pay 10% transaction cost(5% on purchase 5% on sale) for an asset with a negative cash flow which is losing value.",
"If it's such a great idea maybe Axel can bank roll the $35B and take all the risk instead of the taxpayer.",
"Man, couldn't they have traded him a week ago?",
"I've watched the SHS webcasts from 2015 season. This #56 OL & Long Snapper plays as a man-child among boys. As a former HS coach in SC I appreciate the hustle he displays throughout the game by covering punts and playing defense when called upon. His decision is a big PAC gain and a SEC miss! Hope to one day see him with the Cats at the National Champ game.",
"Dutchie:\n\nAnd your point is what? You are not going to watch? So why the interest here, sport?",
"Despite the incredulous nature of these incidents, I don't think you can rule out the deliberate aspect and it still needs to be considered and investigated. Would a terrorist organization or a rogue state use such a method to disable and take out of commission one of our most powerful and needed warships? It is still possible and perhaps the crew on the other ships involved might sacrifice their careers to make a political statement if so radically motivated and if they will be paid under the table later. Call me paranoid, but stranger things have happened. Also, how come no injuries on the other ships? As if they were anticipating the collisions? Maybe the Navy brass needs to take a closer look at the assumption that their people were exclusively at fault. Not the first time crew were \"railroaded\" to excuse the higher command.",
"Let's not forget about Oregon at Baylor (game before Maui Invite). What's the opening line without Dillon Brooks going to be? Oregon by 1/Pick'em???",
"Consider this scenario: Its 2019 and we have a new president. One that we wanted. We fought a hard campaign, formed a government of national unity that is \"anti corruption\". predictably a call for a\"no confidence\" vote is called by disgruntled majority-less MP's. In the background, we still have dodgy billionaire businessmen, who profit from destabilisation, uncertainty, policy delay and drawn out commissions of enquiry. What's a few hundred millions rands, in paper bags, doled out to MP's worth? Secret ballot anyone? Suddenly Bob's your uncle, your president (and his ministers) are recalled and there is NO recourse, no idea WHO was bribed, who folded, buckled, who has a swiss bank account. If you represent the people in parliament, then your vote should be public. If you are too scared to, then you need to resign and let someone else take your place. After all, if you are scared of fires, you don't become a fireman.",
"I don't think I need to tell you that living your faith is a willful decision. On Sunday morning when my body, and what I feel, is telling me to sleep in. My decision is to get up anyway and go to Mass. Or when we volunteer at the church food pantry on a Sunday afternoon, instead of watching my football team...(Bufalo Bills, bad example). You know what I mean.",
"Motley, don't you understand that sports builds character? Why would the AG's office ever think anything illegitimate was being done? Such things never happen in the sports world...nor in religious institutions, either.",
"There is always a \"Mr. Grumpy\" in every crowd! So you do not think the coaching staff and players, aside from the fact it is the FIRST DAY of fall training camp, are aware it ultimately comes to results? I think Taggart has been VERY CLEAR on what needs to change from last season in order to change the results. I do not see the slightest indication of over-confidence from either the players or coaching staff. In fact, Taggart's signature line when someone has told him, \"You have a lot of returning talent\" has been, \"We were 4-8 last season.\" Otherwise, my suggestion to you, because there is going to be \"talk\"(talk itself is not bad, but rather the content is what is the key) is do not read any articles on Oregon football until the results start to happen. Then you will not have to worry about \"the talk.\" GO DUCKS!!",
"Such a brave soul you are, Spanky. Always so damn easy to go after someone else's income and not your own. I hope whatever cuts are made it trickles down to you.",
"So you suggest all the people who died , got crushed and injured all spontaneously committed mass suicide by attacking him as he drove his vehicle in a safe and conscientious manner. Yes that makes sense. It certainly explains Bataclan and Orlando then doesn't it.",
"So so surprised that this happened during a football game and that racial slurs accompanied the brain damaging, violent, wildly expensive, all male sport that should not be paid for with our limited K-12 education dollars",
"Good to see your standard defence for Trudeau is deflecting back to the Conservative, that must be stock Butts answers.",
"The expression \"Be careful what you wish for\" comes to mind here. If the U.S had helped Main St. there might not be much of Wall St left and we know how that usually works out.",
"Legi is a good recruiter, not a D coordinator. San Jose was one of the worse teams in D-1 and we struggled. Nothing to get excited about. Rolo needs to instill discipline quick or it will be all over for him and the program.",
"Can the Libs get a grip and just move on? Please?\nThis \"Fishing Expedition\" is becoming tiresome and boring. It's like a Baby with a bad form of diaper rash,they constantly to whine and cry! This s a poor example of how to be an adult. Imagine if this was Obama? What would have happened? Nothing ! Not a peep! Liberals have let him slide on so many issues,but when a Republican gets into office,they go into Ballistic mode. Total bias!\nThe Resist, Obstruct, Delay, Russian Collusion mantra is a phobia created by Liberal Democrats. All it is, is Democrats & The MSM acting childish,unable to accept they lost. Hysteria on Steroids!\nIn School we called these types of people \"Poor Sport\". Maybe? They fear Pres.Trump will succeed in all of his agendas. Hence the need for all this silliness of ............Resistance.\nI say,c'mon Sore Losers Man-up,it's been 5 months,stop whining, & just let the President do his job. IMUA",
"Dave we need to tap the threes quarters of a billion dollars worth of oil credits that we gave away and that you shilled for in Sb21 first..\nRemember, you said if we did not pass it, everyone would leave and it would break Alaska..you had crews heading for North Dakota and it was important that we did , it was so good for Alaska that you thought you might have to leave..fooled us didn't you.\nWe are here .because your guys in the legislature did not feel it was important to protect the owners bottom line, but it was good for you employers to walk away with an ungodly sum of money.\nYou you also were very good at tapping federal money to fix the haul road last year...and now you want to drill into the Pfd.. not by leveraging into a way solve our crisis, it but by just dissolving it, to pay for a bad decision...\nI want business to prosper and thank you for being such a big part of the boom...but should we listen to anything you recommend ,when you gave us such lousy advice last time.",
"Time to have the Flame org to put more cards on the table. They better, because while I thing Calgary City Council has come off as smug, it now appears the Flames are getting smug. I think there is alot on the table for both sides. The NHL Canadian teams seem to be offsetting revenue failures in US southern locations...that matters. If the Flames leave the public will lose as will all parties. Myself I will get used to it, but if there is an attempt to bring some tooly money losing Southern US team up here again, can't say I would support it. Hope we get the new Arena, hope the Flames stay and hope these clowns negotiate in good faith. Time to show your cards king.",
"Bill: The Dawgs are down two starting corners and an all Pac-12 left OT today against Rosen and UCLA - What do ya’ think?",
"Different times. Different circumstance. Different players.",
"Plenty of blame on both sides for this shameful incident.\n\nThis was not a case of refusing boarding, it was a case of removing passengers who had already boarded. It was not a case of overbooking, but of expecting employees to be given priority over passengers, at the very last minute. What kind of planning is that?\n\nUnited should have other ways of getting its employees to their work other than bumping paying passengers. As others have pointed out, they could have gotten there by car in not much longer.\n\nBut that said, the consumer culture of \"the client is King\" has gotten out of hand when even a mature adult, a professional, thinks it is perfectly reasonable to react in this histrionic way to life's inevitable setbacks. What if the plane had been delayed for mechanical reasons or weather reasons, would he also have had a fit? He sounds like a diva. Is this how he deals with conflicts at his hospital? Is this now the accepted way of dealing with consumer disputes?",
"Originally natives were backing Brazeau, the beefy bruiser home boy who was going to beat that privileged white boy with pretty hair. Brazeau was the Great Red Hope. Nobody took into consideration Brazeau's smoking. Tax free native cigarettes get credit for his wheezing collapse in the ring.",
"In the right hands (e.g. Mulroney or Harper or Martin) launching preliminary talks with China and taking the years necessary to strike an equitable trade deal is something worth doing at this time.\n\nPlayed skillfully, it could see the US intent on curbing Chinese currency manipulations and one sided trade deals resolve not to take Canada for granted and to speedily negotiate with us a return to the bilateral FTA that was a good deal for both Canada and the US.\n\nAlso played skillfully, it may motivate the Chinese to be more conciliatory in negotiations with us because they would love to cut deep into the trade action the US currently has with us. .\n\nBut the huge caveats are \"in the right hands\" and \"played skillfully\". \n\nTrump and his cohorts will play hard ball. The Chinese will play hardball on steroids. The Boy Blunder will take a Bambi-like approach.\n\nHow could anything go wrong?.",
"Doh! How could I have been so gullible as to ever having taken you seriously. We need to have a new emoji for your comments, indicating you're just being absurd, and then attach it as a sig' to all your posts. It will save a lot of time responding to what you're doing, which is, essentially, trolling. Trying to provoke a response to words you don't intend to be taken seriously. I won't make that mistake again. And if the Indians should go home, when will you? l-)\nNow, where's that mute button? Somebody please shoot me if I ever take \"Harry\" seriously again.",
"people schmeople who cares about them\n\na weak and divided Syria is less of a threat to Israel than a strong one\n\njust as a decade ago a weak and divided Iraq was less of a threat to Israel\n\nso it is written so it shall be done",
"Seems to me every time we do a 'major' project 'we' have to bail it out. If you're going to raise all of the above, but the money to good use not 'bad' use, so to speak. Yes, I agree to 'tomuchpilikia'. Last, but not least, the same mismanagement people keep getting elected, how come? Aw, I know, we're the blind and their our guide dogs. Makes sense to me!!! Have a nice day.",
"Senators don't really have the horses to play at the SidPens' level, but made a gallant effort in this series.\n\nOne more Penguins' win and then it's onto the Cup Finals.\n\nMark Streit and Ron Hainsey have done a tremendous job playing on a decimated defence. \n\nMurray is a money goaltender.\n\nHaven't seen Uncle Fester's predictions here for some time..... strange.",
"Of course he is going to say Kasich, he has no chance of winning thus covering is a-s until the last minute. In addition, I am a republican but would sooner vote for Gumby then vote for Young. PS - Yes on Prop 8.....",
"WE: So you think they should have been left in harms way. For a different perspective read \"Attu Boy\" about the treatment Attu residents expierenced when captured by the Japanese. Then decide which was worse, bring a Japanese prisoner or a displaced Aleut.",
"Whining 'bout the officiating, that's something teams that lose, and their fans, run their mouths 'bout. \n\nChildhood fans of a certain team, who for some reason still retain that infantile adoration of a certain team, they can't wait to get to the nearest keyboard to vent their spleens and other body organs as to how their team was robbed.\n\nRight. As if your guys never ever got a call go their way. Ana had a disallowed goal in the 1st that mighta been good, but of course, Ana won, so none of their fans are whining now, are they.",
"I'm not over reacting. The guy fired into an area where there are homes while riding a bicycle using a pistol. You think he was going to be accurate, as if in a prone position? Heck no. The guy is careless with a weapon. He should pay the penalty for that crime. \n\nKinda funny that some of the most frightened users of guns are also the ones who abide by the rules. My guns scare the heck out of me, so I treat them with complete respect.",
"Meanwhile, BabGod sneered while he commanded his players to attach their equipment bags and skate laps vigorously around the ice. Loopy Lou lamented about the one that got away. He looked on longingly at the his scissors which lay languishing next to him.\n\nWhen the dust settled and the furor had died down, the Leaf fans took to Twitter and Facebook to express the minutiae of their collective narcissism. They were sure to keep their heads down in order to avoid an acknowledging grunt or nod should they make eye contact with another individual. Soon thereafter, they rushed off to their cars in order to begin their commute. Unfortunately for them, they didn't get too far as they were stuck in gridlock. \n\nTonight in Boston, the Leafs are poised to be outplayed and beaten again. Will the psyches of the team and the fans be able to withstand the pressure of another downward spiral as the losses continue to mount???",
"Dude the Leafs were in last place last season.... this season they came very close to knocking out the best team in the league. \n\nThat is a huge improvement.",
"Good to see Sakic sticking with the plan and not wrecking the salary structure with over paid UFAs. We finally have a real NHL GM who knows what he is doing and will build a team that will be continuously strong.",
"Of food. Let the majority of the herd perish on the islands during a hard winter rather than capture & move them to shore locations.",
"\"...and to minimize discussion and criticism of the measure this week.\"\n\nAnd there you have it. Lockstep or out.",
"And you real believe that the PFD will be protected and the oil industry will pay its fair share and that SB21 will be reversed; if we put a GOP oil guy back in as Governor?",
"Exactly! If there were two or three brave guys like him it may not have happened at all, or far less.\nNice post xbt. By the way, I own several guns, but have never used them. I will use them for defense only. I dont even hunt with them, and refuse to glamorize them. They are there for one reason only.",
"Hope he doesn't expect to pay for the Ford bailout with repayments from Bombardier, the latter likely getting sucked into a black hole of legal fees. Oh wait never mind, Morneau is still reviewing our tax code, so if Junior overspends again it's all good.",
"I watched about a minute of it before I started laughing out loud. It's not worth the time, believe me. When colorless Don Richey writes over and over\nlike a stuck record (16rpm) about _______, I'm once again reminded of those words of wisdom penned by Jerry Jeff Walker, \"You're just p****'n in the wind, bettin' on a loser friend\". C'mon Don, you must have something going on instead of hovering over the RG's CC. Turn off the monitor, head out of the house and down to the 7-11 for a Snickers bar, a big gulp, and biscuits and gravy. That oughta hold you over for a while until alt-ambidextrous comes calling.",
"I voted against the 'unity ticket' myself. But the performance of the Walker administration has made me sorry, in spite of missteps due to inexperience. At least they are daring to lead in the face of a serious fiscal crisis with responsible policy. Republicans should recapture the statehouse only if they field a positive candidate with even better ideas and far more willingness to cooperate than they have shown in the near past. Important changes are going to require bi-partisan cooperation as well as independent support. Begich sour grapes after losing the election, his history of barely winning when he did win, and his lies in pubic 'town hall meetings' combine with his failure to sponsor significant legislation should combine to make him an easy candidate to beat IF Republicans field a positive candidate with a positive attitude about getting along with the minority. If they don't, they deserve to lose. Tapping the PFD will require both parties on the same page.",
"Trans Canada's request may have more to do with the continuing depressed oil prices than with meeting the criteria and responding to pressure from provinces en route which accept risk for no benefit. No surprise that Gallant wants it to continue, it is only Alberta and New Brunswick that benefit directly.",
"Gruden sure goes after the coaches and players. It's fun to watch and listen to. I can see why he doesn't get back into coaching, he'd be getting into fistfights every day with them LOL",
"Agreed. \n\nI've owned IPL for many years (from much lower single-digit prices) and at near $20 earlier in 2016, nobody wanted any part of it. Same with PPL as well as the biggies, ENB and TRP. \nI simply hold these as long as the company fundamentals remain intact and have them on dividend reinvestment. If they decline in price, I acquire more shares than I otherwise would own and that will almost certainly pay off in the long run. If they rise in price, I \"suffer\" with a portfolio that rises in value and have to painfully accept the capital gains. A not so hard to take win-win situation.\nAnd I could care less like some do about the day to day news and Catastrophic fluctuations.",
"Some might argue that it would be easier to trust an opinion piece by the CEO of GCI if we weren't paying 100% more for their internet service in Alaska than in any other rural state in the US. Some might argue the former governor is not correct to say an \"economic meltdown is about to happen\" -many of us believe it already did when oil prices plunged and brought the folly of state spending levels into view.\n\nSome folks deeply dislike the petro industry incentives here - but Alaskans did this in the hopes of protecting the jobs and families of thousands of people as production declined. It's results are yet to be determined. \n\nThe impasse in our legislature very clearly - and very fairly - reflects the divisions amongst our residents. The past legislatures, governors, boroughs, statewide education and HSS advocates, have managed to ask for and spend billions for years without ever asking us if it was okay. The current legislature is merely reflecting the price tag of that extravagance."
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"The higher echelons of SAPS are determined foot shooters and Mbalula is just a bumbling tweetiot.",
"Arent you embarrassed your boy is the biggest pathological liar in the history of mankind?",
"Kim \"s a whackodoodle , no question...\nbetween the 2 ???\nTrump is not only whacked,... but\nstupid too,as wellaas, uneducated and clueless,\nas in his \"scum of the Earth\" supporters.",
"Howard Stern faced numerous FCC complaints during the Clinton and Obama administrations over things as silly as using a male body part to play the piano with. On the radio.\n\nTo say this complaint is politically motivated, is absurd in the extreme. It was very offensive to the gay community.\n\nFor an example on just how deep the silliness gets ...here in Canada...\n\nStar Trek inspired licence plate deemed offensive in Manitoba - ctvnews.ca\n\nBut Troller got a phone call Wednesday from someone at Manitoba Public Insurance, who he says told him two people had complained that the word “assimilate” is offensive to indigenous people.\n\nMuslim jokes are offensive to Muslims, that's why Justin is working on M-103. Gay jokes are offensive to gays and obscure words connected to a star trek episode are offensive to natives.\n\nThis is the world the \"progressive\" left would have us live in. \n\nNow back to youtube videos of left wingers violently assaulting Trump supporters.",
"Black people in the USA had to fight for inclusion in sports. Movies have been made about that. Today the numbers are the way they are based on hard won battles. In SA, if resistance to transformation goes away, cricket ad rugby might actually remain white dominated and that will be accepted because there would be no barriers to any one participating.",
"Maybe he is a jerk. Just because you have an encounter with a jerk, doesn't mean you can select every category you fall into as a motivation for their jerky behaviour.\nRacism, ageism, and sexism are MASSIVE problems. Employing them as tools, in a political pantomime, is disgusting.",
"Refusing to cooperate means guilt. So the states that do not want to comply, next election, get people out there to watch their election workers. When they do not follow the rules, charge them with aiding and abetting voter fraud. Even stupid people do not want to go to jail.",
"Yep, the problem is the \"regressive-left\" have allowed the Islamists to think they can walk all over us. The more migrants they see going to a country (Germany), and the more liberal that country's values are (Berlin, Germany), the more excited the Islamists are to attack and kill innocent people in that country in pursuit of their Islamist agenda.\n\nUntil we fight back of course.",
"Wait. Wait. Wait. There was no Russian hacking. Wait. Wait. Wait. Obama failed to stop the Russian hacking. Just how stupid are you people?",
"I guess trump's campaign strategy of \"GRAB THEM BY THE P***Y\" was not the best idea after all...",
"A poster identified as \"Greenleaf 2\" keeps posting a tautology: namely: \"Trump response to NK is bad because Trump is intrinsically bad.\"\n\nGreenleaf refuses to give any specific examples to support his position.\n\nGreenleaf has not been able to refute a single point provided to show why President Trump has not handled the NK issue well.\n\nGreenleaf is basically a broken dogmatic record which keeps playing the same unconvincing theme over and over and over again.\n\nCan a poster like Greenleaf reasonably be called a troll; should trolls be given the dignity of a reply?",
"Totally Off topic, but it seems we have a new Civil Bot, bot! For nearly a year now I've avoided the Funny Red Owl by just passing on every comment because it didn't matter and I didn't want the hassle of getting out of jail. The ridiculous thing for me is that when I got in trouble before (-swear words, blatant racism and etc.) it has now de rigueur! Some subaltern in the organization finally crafted an algo to screen swear words, imagine that. Dang, now I have to actually read silly crap to post. I wonder what the cost of this so-called service is?",
"he is on videotape saying he wanted to Russia to leak info on Clinton? I didnt think someone could be this dumb until I read your post.",
"Another stupid gun owner defends his 2nd Amendment Right to stupidity. There’s nothing “peaceful” about displaying killing tools to get a reaction. Lucky, no one else besides this douche was hurt.",
"sober women have had sex with me when I was drunk, sometimes I woke up beside a gargoyle and regreted it, but that was my mistake for getting black out drunk, she didn't rape me",
"seriously funny. America needs more of a family that is corrupt, political animals, who will do whatever it takes for personal gain, at the expense of anyone else? That is what America needs? Ok, don't give me , \"well, now you've got Trump, see??\" That is not an argument. There are good people out there. The problem is, the likes of Clinton, Trump, etc. will destroy good people because politics is a game now. It doesn't matter on policy, what matters is \"my team won\". Same in Canada. Is Trudeau, whose ONLY claim to fame is his father was PM actually qualified to lead a nation. No, he was elected because he looked and acted nice. AND because political machines were at work, to ensure \"their guy\" got in. He's in, now THEY benefit. We need LESS Clintons and there ilk (ON BOTH SIDES)."
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"This week a report came out about how print media is crashing due to all the 'free' news on the internet. Well, Globe and Mail, if you expect me to pay for tripe such as this article - or anything else by her - you better review characteristics of your readership - or maybe work in a 'refund for useless articles' mode for your subscription rates.",
"LOL at the commie pointing at Zuma and saying 'those that visited this abomination on us' like he wasn't one of the architects and layers of groundwork for the wannabe dictator to happen. Did we not point to Zim hard enough and shouted out the similarities every step of the relentless decline? Kinda ironic too that he claims on his blog to be an analyst examining threats to South African democracy, when he was so blind to this one. Most of all though, and totally predictable that, as many others he only really started to develop real-world goggles and some semblance of conscience once he's left the cult, and (somewhat like Frankenstein) now does battle with the very same monster he was instrumental in creating..",
"Once again you demonstrate what a daft deluded tool you are. For 2/3 of the school year Guy Lee principal blamed, me, the parent, until she could no longer lie her way out the situation, and had to admit the teacher was grossly incompetent. She confided \"just cause\" policy is so expensive to implement it would bankrupt their budget. Finally this horrid \"teacher\" was given 2 seconds to resign before just cause would be implemented. He opted to resign so he could go to another district and cheat some more children out of a basic education. Just cause was extorted by the unions, but now I am confusing you, a deluded tool, with facts.",
"The $70 billion figure cited by Hughes is as bogus as they come. But when you've staked your bet on an inherently polluting non-renewable resource with a vanishing long-term future, grasping at straws is an understandable reaction.",
"I agree it is started with Obama, and it is not a good thing to start with.",
"This hubbub makes mockery of a serious situation. Since when did it become sound foreign policy to only meet with allies when trying to bring peace to a war? The phony concern about \"meeting a murderer\" reeks to high heaven of political motivations against Tulsi personally. Everyone sees it for what it is but the people pushing that meme. With such blatant political opportunism obvious in the flimsy rationale behind the attacks on Tulsi, you would think those who promote it would be embarrassed to look so obviously insincere - travel expenses to Syria? Are you kidding me? What, you think it's a resort of some sort, Club Bomb Shelter? This whole situation would be funny if it weren't actually true. I fear for the mental health of our Nation if things have come to this level of mendacity by even the alternative press. Who can we trust to report the truth when so many writers have become captive of political shenanigans for one reason or another? When do we know - real or fake??? Hm?",
"\"While you might not directly read all of the local news sources, or The New York Times or The Washington Post, much of the “news” you get each day actually is based upon the work of those journalists or is a response to that work.\"\n\nAnd that is precisely the problem. Rather than calling it \"fake news,\" I would call what the so-called mainstream news sources do as \"faking news.\" Like \"\"hands up, don't shoot\" which has led to the murder of police officers. Or \"a video caused Bengazi.\"\nGeorge Zimmerman was a \"white\" Hispanic. NBC edited the 911 call in that case to make it appear that Zimmerman immediately identified Trevon Martin as black rather than in response to the 911 oeprator at the end of his call. Recall that NBC blew up a pickup truck on Dateline in order to fake a story aout the truck's safety.\n\nNo wonder people are skeptical of what we see in the newspapers and other media.",
"These online comments were the origination of the term \"Harper Derangement Syndrome\".\n\nHad these researchers spent anytime on the G&M comment boards during Harpers tenure, they would have seen unhinged lunacy on an epic scale.",
"I don't agree that the silent majority agree with her. Her comments blatantly ignore the terrible social conditions on many reserves, which are a direct result of previous generations of Canadians supporting the wanton destruction of First Nation's people's family life. No amount of \"educational advantage\" can replace the complete loss of family support and cultural identity. And if she thinks her obvious scam of trying to divert attention to reserve's spending practices is working, let me disabuse her of that notion. It looks cynical, vicious and typical of the right wing - money counts more than people. Thank goodness some people in the Conservative party have at least a little bit of social compassion - unlike Ms Beyak.",
"Wow. Most everyone else here castigates me BECAUSE of my opinions - yet you can't seem to recognize one. Odd. That may be a matter of concern for you......",
"By the critics, more concerned about the form the protest is taking than the actual issue they are protesting.\nThen, Trump threw down a dare, and now nothing good can be accomplished, because it's all about Trump's ego.",
"False equivalence is the handmaiden of the intellectually lazy.",
"Another traitorous column extolling the virtures of total Republican dictatorship as one of the CONservative terrorists trolling the media to inject every anti-democratic, anti-Constitutional Republic ideology to finish the overthrow of the governing system of the United States. From the first sentences glorifying the confirmation of an avowed racist, bigot, religious fanatic, anti-union, pro-Citizen United Corporate Citizen Terrorist to the highest court, this diatribe reflects the pure vitriol of the CONservative, Corporate, Republican Terrorist Mindset traitorous to any human values for a decent society. Disgusting.",
"Yet you still misrepresented M103. Funny that. \n\nOr is it that people us M103 as an excuse to try and absolve themselves or others of responsibility for their posts?\n\nAnd I said \"likely\" didn't I? The comment was already gone by the time I posted. I also never claimed that the system was perfect. There are certainly plenty of objectionable commments that get through and seemingly civil ones that get deleted. And no, I'm not talked by about ones I disagree with. I'm talking about ones that are truly contrary to the G&M rules.",
"And she and her ilk wonder why we do not take them seriously.",
"Having gone to law school and practiced with a few attorneys who later became Judges, and actually having served as a pro-tem judge a few times in minor cases, I am unimpressed by your deference for their opinions.\n\nA big black robe didn't turn me into an omniscient arbiter of all that is holy; nor did it for any of them. \n\nThe ones in Oregon could, at least theoretically, be removed by the voters for being stupid. \n\nThose with Federal appointments serve for life just because a couple of Senators liked them and a President appointed them. \n\nThat does not give them any more brains than they started with; and certainly didn't anoint their opinions with Godlike qualities!",
"Just a tiny clarification.\n\nI don't believe in Kim's rhetoric per se. \n\nI do believe that he is a complete fascist lunatic with WMDs and therefore is extremely dangerous and must be taken seriously.\n\nThanks.",
"As with most of HFP's politically bent articles, I'm seeing no supporting references attached. I tried to do the work for you & what I found fell somewhere between Dr. Cascini's article (a trace of a substance in one sample (possible cross contamination according to her) & urban myth.",
"Onlly if ms.amylou goes first. After all, she caused my temporary break with reality.",
"My disabled friend remarked,\"No way would I make a fool of my self in front of city library waiting to get mugged by crazy, thief, or homeless stealing any thing with wheels---and the big public library has BUGS and crime, its a joke!\" I got those remarks from disabled friends, they jeered this photo.---They think its a joke.",
"The only politico in PR that appears upset it the DEMOCRAT Mayor of San Juan. From the pictures showing her at news casts she looks like she is going to the opera and not participating in rescue or relief efforts.",
"Oh Elsie, as usual your tone deaf commentary is so revealing of your persuasion it's actually funny. Please go back to your roots and talk local issues and if-and only if-political commentary is chosen keep it Alaskan.",
"Actually, stating one's beliefs is pure First Amendment stuff.\n\nIt's passing lies of as facts that is slander or libel, these days known as defamation. You know, like the bogus \"facts\" about the homeless in these comments.",
"It was ONLY AFTER seeing director Lezlie Wade's exciting and exuberant production of \"HMS Pinafore\" FOR MY SECOND TIME, that I finally read Kelly Nestruck's mean-spirited review ... and I fully agree with the posted comments from both \"marychap\" and \"MunroeBrian\". Nestruck's bizarre criticisms of the production are THE DIRECT OPPOSITE of the appreciative reactions which this clever and imaginative staging have received from the full-house audiences seeing the show. The first time I saw this joyous production, I was convinced that it was THE VERY BEST PRODUCTION of a Gilbert & Sullivan operetta which I have seen ANYWHERE IN THE LAST 35 YEARS ... ever since Brian Macdonald's glorious G & S productions at Stratford more than three decades ago. I've already bought a ticket to see this wonderful production FOR A THIRD TIME ... and I STRONGLY URGE anyone who is hesitant to buy tickets because of Nestruck's review ... IGNORE Nestruck's ill-founded criticisms, and RUN to see this show !!!",
"Saying John Lewis is \"all talk, no action\"? I don't know what else to call it...at least that I'll be allowed to post.",
"WaPo republishes hearsay. That's the WaPo being fickle, and we have no proof the alleged hearsay is even valid. Try to keep up.",
"You can't make that claim when you leap to conclusions about cases based on conjecture in the media well before the investigation is over.",
"And here I thought that I was peerless. Oh well.\n.\nYou really need to read the comments before responding, also the \"uncivil\" notices. In numerous instances on this thread your retorts have been removed, not mine or anyones else's. Remind us again about the definition of projection.",
"Always There: You continue to post based on virtually total ignorance of the circumstances in this case. Take a few minutes and educate yourself on the actual circumstances......gary crum",
"Holy hyperbole Batman.\n\nOf course when Harper forced Quebec to shut down its gun registry that wasn't an \"insane power grab\" right?",
"Mr. Dershowitz, what is really scary is how few people recognize and applaud integrity. Although I've disagreed with you in the past I always found it impossible to gain say your substansives. \n\nThank you for your efforts.",
"The \"confusion\" is due to their not liking or accepting what Francis said.",
"...maybe it was Critical Reader- Flatulences' butt-fog.",
"Well, there you have it. Sid doesn't like the Constitution of our United States. It gives minorities unequal power, and, it hands our country over to our enemies. Well, at least the very, very eastern ones...er...one.\nAnd, \"gerrymandering\", hmmmmm.......... Gerrymander is an interesting word. Fascinating even. Did you know there is no antonym to gerrymander? A procedure cannot un-gerrymander, whatever one might call that process. One may only gerrymander one way or another. How 'bout that!\nBut there is a synonym to gerrymander that is almost too rich, hopefully funny, since we need humor in these times. That word is \"doctor\" (right next to \"fake\").\nHere's a link to the \"authority\" (didn't need to \"tiny\" it):\nhttp://www.thesaurus.com/browse/gerrymander\nAnd, for Sid since I care about him too, look at the last one on the list.\nSid didn't make that one up folks. :-)\nThere's even one there for Weinstein groupies. It's on the other side of \"fake\".",
"this is one of worse financial articles I have read in my life.",
"I didn't say he was kindly.\nHe was, in fact, known for firmness, if not harshness:\nThis is the guy who sent Pickett's division uphill in a suicidal charge against the center of the Union line at Gettysburg in one last, desperate throw.\n.\nBut he had no tolerance for cowardice as seen at Charlottesville.\n.\nHe was also firm in his determination that the war was over, and nothing good would come from perpetuating it.\n.\nThat was not \"kindliness\". It was driven by his experience, his sanguine assessment of the situation, and his professional judgment. \n.\nThe quality of his judgment was why he was offered command of the Union armies at the start of the war. He turned down the offer as a matter of personal duty to Virginia.\n.\nThat decision - not one taken lightly - led to the war lasting four years, instead of (perhaps) one, and to hundreds of thousands of additional deaths.\n.\nNonetheless, he was an outstanding military commander by any standard.",
"Winning doesn't make you right.",
"When this country was a predominantly Christian nation then prayers before such assemblies were not only not objected to, but, believe it or not, it aided the mission. Now, however, there are far too many opponents who despise religion, and too many sue happy people that do not hesitate to appeal to their liberal judges for recourse. So, too bad, but they have to stop the religious exercises. \nThe scarier point for me is that there are so many citizens in this nation who could not care less about God, who do not care what happens to them when they die, who do not even have enough concern to look into this in far greater zeal before it is too late. \nThe evidence for the God of the Bible is all around us and throughout history. Why would anyone not want to be with their families and those close to them for all eternity? Why are you worried about your 401K retirement and future but not your eternal future?",
"Did you fail to read?",
"Nope. I'm somewhere in the middle and I can tell Trump is a disaster. So can most of my conservative friends. As for his \"relentless pounding\" -- he's earned every bit of it with repeated lies and the appointment of complete incompetents like Conway, de Vos, and the Flynn fiasco. He has the king of fake news, Steve Bannon, sitting in on more national security briefings than members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff -- as if he has any security credentials. His first major initiative, the Executive Order about immigration, was sunk by the courts -- and then he calls them \"bad\" courts and a \"so-called judge.\" He has had time to settle in; he's just made a spectacular mess of settling in.",
"Well, it's true, as your failure to provide any \"there\" amply demonstrates. Baghdad Bob fits Sarah Huckabee and Kellyanne. You need to delve into some facts for a change and stop relying on propaganda.",
"This kind of sleazy bastardization of traditional practices has made the anti-TMT movement into a tragicomedy. It looks less and less like a genuine revival of traditional religion and more like a sad ploy for attention. To think that the future of our knowledge of the universe hangs in balance because of the actions of people like this. . .",
"My immediate thought as well... either that, or... \"Little Kimmy doesn't believe in guns, so it simply couldn't have been a gun.\"",
"Buh? It's a freaking tribute to a young person who lost their life too soon. It's not an appropriate article about which one should be a gross, rude, nasty person when commenting. But if you don't know that it's time to start over in preschool and learn those simple life lessons on how to behave.",
"If you've heard the truth for 70 years and still you reject it then you are hopeless and I shall not spend any more time on you.",
"That is patently false. Encyclicals are dogmatic where the Holy Father specifically invokes the charism of infallibility. That is reallyTheology 101 stuff.",
"The first time I saw Portlandia I figured that the idea of Portlandia's days were numbered.",
"c'mon Libbies this Nenshi story is small potatoes.\nyou guys should be on the Justin defending Morneau story. you Libs have gone AWOL.\ncan't blame you though",
"You have no foundation on which to make such a statement other than your own prejudice.",
"They are attempting to build a narrative. Critical thinking and a truth based approach are not what it is about.",
"No need to read beyond the part where the promoters of this bill are trying to dodge facts by avoiding the scrutiny of the Congressional Budget Office. This bill is garbage, put forth in bad faith by people who wish to bilk the American people.",
"It is a deep, deep mystery how the Shippens could be so confused. \n\nHow could they have missed the Party of No's eight years of solid opposition to every one of Obama proposals, their complete refusal to negotiate despite many entreaties to do so, and that everything Obama did manage to accomplish is now due to be dismantled.\n\nStephen J. Remington",
"It's the reporter that said the things you are choosing to believe, not GM.",
"I expect no more from JT..............",
"Wrong reaction - Denise is better than that ... and indeed, the real issue is that it is too bad for the planet that Denise was not alive in earlier times, when she could have enlightened the entire world with her superior views, and prevented all of us (of certain superficial characteristics) from being responsible for these obvious mistakes of hundreds of years ago that she would have prevented.\n\nSimilarly, it is tragic that Denise was not, is not, British/Canadian/Aussie/etc. royalty, as she would clearly do a much better job at it than the guilty parties presently installed as representing the idea of authority over the government of the day in certain and very limited situations, as a (figurative or not, depending on whether your last name might be \"Whitlam\") potential check upon the government of the day.\n\nI think we should just appoint her Arbitrator of All that is Right and True ... and the rest of us can snooze comfortably.",
"Zinke is the Queen of England apparently. There are some entitled nuts in that administration.\n\nAs for Planned Parenthood, it does have too much influence on the DNC just like Evangelicals have too much influence on the RNC. It is time to leave the culture wars behind. They are tearing the country apart.",
"Yes, Iv been following that story. Not at the Globe and Mail mind you. They seem pretty intent on suppressing that story for some reason. Yes though, I haven't watched the whole series of videos but I certainly plan on it. The guy is retty smart and knows his stuff. I guess that's why the Globe wants to suppress him so badly",
"I will throw out the Clinton party line.....This is a vast right wing conspiracy......these are the politics of personal destruction......obviously that woman ( Monica Blewclinsky ) has mental issues.......I have no idea how the records from the Rose Law Firm, specifically pertaining to the Whitewater real estate scam, ended up in the upstairs hallway of the Whitehouse......Vince Foster and I had a strictly professional relationship...And my all time favorite, when under oath before a senate committee investigating the Benghazi travesty....WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE NOW ! Impressive.",
"I have lost all faith in this assembly over the years they say one thing and turn around and do something total different. This city has seen it assemble and mayors office turn into nothing more than a liberal disaster.",
"Kishimoto's tenure at GUSD in Arizona was also pretty rocky. She angered employees, board members, community members and parents. That's why her contract there was also not renewed. My major problem with her appointment however, is that she has never taught in a K12 school classroom. I believe that's a major gap in the qualification of anybody for a position of educational leadership.\n\nOf course, the deal is now done. I can only hope that her leadership can provide some unification in a very fractured climate of leadership. We'll know in three years. We'll also find out about the Board of Education's ability to learn from the past and provide effective oversight and accurate evaluation of performance.",
"I'm going to have to come up with another word Lynn, cuz the comedic value wore off on me a long time ago!",
"Wrong indeed to the point where, were NCR an ordinary publication, the article would be retracted and an apology issued to the readers.",
"sylvia writes:\n\n\"In any event, you won't lure me into repeating such offensive remarks.\"\n\n--\n\nTranslation:\n\n\"I can't cite any examples of your \"vile comments about south asians\", because I just made the accusation up out of thin air, and I don't have the integrity to admit it and apologize.\"",
"The entire content of one letter is \"With governments fixated on their “bottom” line, one would think funding public toilets would be a priority.\"\nI will guess that this is intended to be funny or amusing? It's not - it's nonsensical. As in \"it makes no sense at all, it just strings words together\"\nG&M, you seem to like ending your Letters page with something light-heated. If the best you receive on a day is tripe like this, you should re-think that policy.",
"The evidence of meddling is overwhelmng.",
"Yeah ... you haven't read the decisions either. Thankfully, my Dad always taught me to avoid criticizing things I don't understand.\n\nAnd the Kl-asstray thing? No matter how many times you write that. it's fresh and funny every time! You are so very clever!",
"Politics no longer attracts the best & brightest.",
"Emily: I read most of the Digital RG and yes I do make comments. This site is called Civil Comments, DUH........ Your father needed to be addressed as he was ruining a lot of people's lives as well as his own. He was a Criminal and YOU need to accept that. I have a life and its awesome, Dudess.............",
"Oh good. So you don't bother reading or informing yourself, and yet claim that we should take you seriously. Does that generally work in your classes and at your workplace? \"Oh, I didn't bother reading anything about it, but I have some dubious anecdotal experience here that I think should inform all of your opinions as well.\" Carry on then, but please don't design any bridges in my neighbourhood!",
"If she is worried about what people will think of her, that is, future employers, she should think before she types or tweets. Some people are social media idjuts, ala Donnie Trump. As the old saying goes, better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than open it and remove all doubt. Well, Ms Khan, you're the architect of your own demise.",
"Fake news en croute.",
"prefer the piece in the Citizen unearthing the fact that Pearson was a racist who prevented black american soldiers from coming to Quebec where their presence might be upsetting to the people\ni bet even Southey could do with a little unearthing hey maybe even the founder of this newspaper and its owners",
"I have spent 31 years accumulating that so called \"dead money\" - using it to survive, to grow my businesses and ideally I hope to use it one day to retire.\n\nI find it extremely insulting for Bill Morneau to discount a lifetime of effort as not worthy of respect and to materially negatively impact my ability to save for my retirement - for what? To extort ever more tax for the Liberals' out of control spending.\n\nRepugnant.",
"You're using a logical fallacy there, so your comment doesn't count.",
"There is no evidence that JPII spoke infallibly on this matter. That he insisted that there be no further discussion is proof only of his intolerant and totalitarian pontificate. If something is true, it will continue to be true no matter how much it is discussed. Refusal to discuss an issue is fear that you might be proven wrong.",
"though David Johnson was pretty un-staid, and his immediate two predecessors too.\n\nIt is nice to have a professional scientist speak her mind on what any scientist of any calibre would recognize as indisputable. Too bad if she had to censor common scientific sense so as not to rub a few creationists the wrong way.",
"I think the author needs to reread Naomi Klein's \"The Shock Doctrine\".",
"kiragirl, not debating the value of the project for the dollars spent. Just seemed like you didn't understand what the OP was saying. That's all - apologies if I misinterpreted.",
"I thought from day one Bernie Sanders socialist democrat philological ideology was/is pretty crazy. But I did kind of admire his portrayed self principle of character conviction to actually speak for and give an appearance that he really care about his followers particularly the younger millennial generation. And now the discovery comes that Sanders is really no better then a servile lap dog of the plantation party after finding out thanks to Wikileaks how his campaign and in particular his followers were whipped, beaten and thrown under the bus by their masters. O how the South and slavery has risen again!",
"Oh my, I'm not even going to read this rant. You falsely assume a lot of things. You need to stop using the Observer as your \"objective news source,\" given that it's owned by Jared Kushner.",
"You only say that because you disapprove of anti-miscegenation laws. Those laws were pushed by people who believed that \"race mixing\" was forbidden by God, and would quote the Bible in support of their views.",
"What part of \"almost\" escapes comprehension?",
"“ I saw a strange church being built against every rule… no Angels were supervising the building operations. In that church nothing came from high above, there was only division and chaos. \n“Among the strangest things that I saw, were long processions of Bishops. Their thoughts and utterances were made known to me through images issuing from their mouths. Their faults towards religion were shown by external deformities. A few had only a body, with a dark cloud or fog instead of a head. Others had only a head, their bodies and hearts were like thick vapors. Some were lame, some were paralytics; others were asleep or staggering. \nI saw that many pastors allowed themselves to be taken up with ideas that were dangerous to the Church.\nEveryone was to be admitted in order to be united, Evangelists, Catholic sects of every description. Such was to be the new Church...But God had other designs.\n (April 22, 1823 from the Visions of Anne Catherine Emmerich )(Mystic, Stigmatic, visionary)",
"The problem is she really means it.",
"It's solid and thoughtful writing like the following that first attracted me to NCR: \" If the Clintons had a whiff of slipperiness about them, Trump and his team have the stench of something far worse.\"\n\nThis sort of writing (and bias) gives NCR that intellectual and rarified air and more - leaving that \"Christi bonus odor\" that St Paul spoke about, don't you think?",
"another clueless bs post based on hate over facts",
"Many would agree with you in that the US was founded by irrational people's belief in that primitive book of savages. Manifest destiny is barbaric and self-serving savagery. What good could ever come from such a compiled discourse of primitive dribble? Of course, we best quantify humanity by pro-forma of economics and scientific analysis, and remain consistent in judging moral life from a social utility perspective. Yes, the real tragedy as that logic extends is the 1820 arrival into Hawaii of savages wielding that primitive book used to penalize local culture and take the kingdom away from the natives. Yes. Just abort all future \"fetuses\" and return the islands to the natives.",
"Another liberal trust fund brat, with no experience in any business (she was a \"writer\") and even less qualified to hold office than JT. \n\nShe and the rest of his cabinet will destroy the country, but like Ignatieff, will be rewarded with the Order of Canada 3 years after laving office.",
"Again, further evidence that virtually no one, on either side of the political spectrum has any faith or trust in the establishment and its leadership or its institutions. Electors venturing further and further to the political fringes for representation is not a good sign, its a sign of desperation, its a hail Mary play. Things will get a lot more chaotic, and violent if the establishment continues to ignore or worse insult all of us deplorables. As much as I detest the establishment and its corrupt leadership, the alternative is far worse.",
"On behalf of the roadkill rights association of America I object and express my heartfelt offense at you equating our sadly deceased members with that yellowish mouldy growth under Trump's hat.",
"This isn't the first time that Wente has used the privileged position of a column in a national newspaper to personally attack a young woman in a position of far less power. Some readers may recall Wente's disgraceful attacks on Amanda Lindhout four years ago.",
"I thought this was from The Onion!",
"What an odd thing to say. What's your point?",
"Funny, I wasn't discussing science in my comment. So I don't know how you could possibly come to such a conclusion... did you use science?\n\nI was discussing the need to eliminate government granting schemes which are a theft of taxpayer money.",
"That needs to stop, how disgraceful",
"We “should just believe a four star general”??\n\nOrwellian. \n\nBTW\nHave you heard of Oliver North??",
"\"You can call it being thin-skinned if you’d like. Then I’ll call you Adolf, and we’ll see how thin-skinned you are.\"\n\nUsing Godwin's law in debate is never a good way to be taken seriously, Patrick.",
"This story has nothing to do with Donald, but your comment is a prime example of what they mean by a biased, \"fake\" media feeding and perpetuating this type of thinking.",
"I owe Abernathy an apology. In a recent post I sneered at him as apparently dimwitted. In that column, he was dimwitted. In this column, he presents a coherent and useful point of view. Though I reach it starting from a different place, I agree with his implied conclusion that it's not now possible to have an honest conversation about race in America. The Swastika Right and the Infantile Left, armed with the worst thing that ever happened to the human race, the internet, have both dumped so much poison--magnified many times over by President-Manque Trump--into our public discourse that any sincere effort to discuss race would spend most of its time trying to steer the discussion away from the fringes. (You could, of course, cherry-pick your discussants and get any result you wanted.)",
"You keep repeating this nonsense that only \"creedal statements\" are dogma, which is simply not true. Just who taught you this?",
"My bad. sorry I mistook you for a MAGAphant. I thought you were praising MAGA. Again, so sorry.",
"Well Gary, you've nailed it perfectly; it's what you and I learned in kindergarten, back when things made some sense. Likely we'll never return to civil sanity. Everybody has their own take on what's moving us closer to stupid, so I'll proffer mine:\nTrump promised everything that populists dreamed of. He was supposed to lose, but didn't. This created a real delimna for the true power brokers, so they had a little chat with the cheeto-in-chief, outlining how things were going to be...showed him a few photos of JFK's soire through Dallas, and an agreement was struck. No surprise, as Obummer made the same hope and change switcharoo once he was educated by the very same powers.\nThe results are obvious: MIC runs foreign diplomacy now. You'll still need yer programs, cuzz ya tell yer demorat from yer republicant.",
"I was replying to another post not the article.",
"Whoa! This reads like a Margaret Wente column.",
"Except that most Libertarians I knew were diehard atheists. Their church was their little coffee klatsches wherein they would debate how many Ayn Rand voodoo dolls could fit on the head of a pin. You know, the kind of stuff that would make paint drying appear to be as exciting as an Aerosmith concert in comparison.",
"It's apparent the facts of all these Crimes, Trayvon, Freddy, Micheal, Crystal(Duke lacrosse rape accuser), and many others of color were not concluded to be Racist incidents or the NAACP would have won. Barry, Al, Jesse, Fredericka, etc. all came to their side with false narratives spewed by Racists Hate incited by the Liberal Media. Racial problems still exists today and will forever be with us humans, Do we Americans need the Liberal Media to sensationalize racial colors with FALSE narratives that causes riots, deaths, vandallism, etc.?\nimo, all these people had no respect for John Law, makes you wonder why? Unbelievable people side with Law breakers, liars, deceivers because of the Liberal Media spewing false narratives for readership eyes. Yes, they have to survive but it's crossing the line\nIt is what it is, Racial Hate should not be tolerated but to spew lies, to deceive people for readership eyes is just plain Wrong",
"Trudeau is out of control.",
"Why? Why is that terrible? Because the congresswoman from Florida who never served a day in her life thinks it'll hurt her feelings? The chiming in of lifelong civilians on stories like this drives me crazy.",
"Low IQ, high drama.",
"You do not \"discuss\" you lie and call that a discussion and you are messed up.",
"You seem to have confused \"style\"with substance.\n\nAnd of course, among our rating choices IS \"Disagree\".\n\nMake some valid points, backed up with verifiable facts, forget about concentrating on \"style\" and see what kind of reactions you get. It works for me, so I know it can be done.",
"What a joke....Any credibility the iron dog once had is gone. I hope the sponsors are paying attention and realize that this race is run by a bunch of two bit hillbillies, and isn't deserving of their support or money. T n T, I hope you sue the hell out of them",
"Drug Lord's what?\nYou are very confused on this issue.\nWhat you describe would never happen, that is fiction.",
"I read the court order.",
"No matter how many times this is explained to people like you you don't get it.",
"Yes, it was a \"bad joke\", and yes it was offensive to not only the students in question, but also to many in society. Those that see his comments as a joke do not fully appreciate how offensive his comments were. For the Globe and Mail to attempt to equate the use of the word master as skillful being the same as a slave owner is plain idiotic. I am not offended by the title of Master for Massey College -- I am deeply offended by the use of the word master as a slave owner, as Marrus did. This is essentially the same situation as the the fellow from Ontario who's name is Grabher, and who had his personal license plate cancelled because someone found it offensive. There is a difference between \"Grabher\" and \"Grab her\", and Master and master. Unfortunately for Prof. Marrus, he found humour in expressing a derogatory comment to a minority who he should have known would find it offensive, just as he would find any derogatory Jewish term aimed at him. He should expect such responses.",
"Whether you like Trump or not, I do not seem to remember a US (or for that matter any other) politician who invoke \"fairness\", or being \"treated unfairly\" as much as he does..\n.\n.\n.\nWhat I do recall, is anytime past lower school, being essentially shut down, anytime I strayed into using being treated \"unfairly\" as a reason/excuse I had for under-performance, a foul-up or whatever, that ultimately was all or partly my fault..(think of all the tv shows were one kid gets the extra scoop of ice cream for being good - \"NO FAIR\" - cries the misbehaving one..oh wait, speaking of an extra scoop of ice cream.....)\n\nIt is a troubling sign of immaturity.....and a lack of willingness to take at least partial ownership for why things are the way they are...",
"Sorry that I expressed an opinion you found offensive to your delicate sensibilities...next time I'll only make comments that are more politic...not! Me thinks you doth protest too much, though I can't imagine why? it appears to me that you are suffering somewhat from the very over reach similar to what you have accused me of. You were right about one thing and that is that I'm not at all interested in unity but freedom to express thought and opinion.\n\nTake a breath is simply a colloquialism for taking a pause and is not dismissive. Dismissive would be if I called the comments inane which I didn't. I recommended a pause (to rethink) because of the apparent blanket indictment of politics/politicians as something inherently bad and the apparent attempt to disconnect them from their role in leading social change. After all, isn't that the purpose of public rallies to influence public policy by influencing those that make it and implement it? I really don't get what your problem is?",
"Who could forget the dead boy on the breach face down and the media wrongfully pointing all finger at Harper!!!\nIt was at that point that i turned my back on the establishment and realized how deep in bed they are with alt left.\nHope is was worth it.",
"\"... a man whose congressional sanction once was defined by all 100 salons answering “yeah” in the vote over his extension in the FBI job.\"\nI wasn't aware beauticians had that much control over our government. Did you mean \"solons?\""
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"What a useless organization for peace.",
"You can't really understand U.S. politics without acknowledging that a significant part of the American electorate consists of people who are profoundly bigoted and ignorant. Whether we call them deplorables or hicks or evangelicals, these people should be shamed and marginalized. They are a threat to decent people and to themselves.",
"The BC \"Fiberals\" are desparate to get the pork barrel back. Shameless!",
"Haha, definitely white trash.",
"Nature abhors a vacuum - remove the Syrian govt and it will be filled by a concoction of killers",
"As 2 kilos go by unnoticed because a celebrity had a vial with residue in it. Lol idiots.",
"Nothing you posted is \"evidence.\" All conjecture. Cmon - if it was such a problem then post a damn link from a reputable source. Shouldn't be that hard, right?",
"Perhaps you ought to knock off the ridiculous questions and learn what the Pope is attempting to teach.",
"Not supposed to happen until you're dead. What are you waiting for, you thieving bandit.",
"Fredie: I love Gino when he is on, but he does fight like a girl. The bear hug with PK was just silly.",
"I do not wish death on them, they wish death on themselves. \n\nI simply want to honor their choices.\n\nFirst, buy the drugs. A conscious, premeditated choice.\n\nSecond, find someplace secluded to do the drugs. A conscious, premeditated choice.\n\nThird, melt the drugs or dissolve them into a solution. A conscious, premeditated choice.\n\nFourth, fill the syringe with the drugs. A conscious, premeditated choice.\n\nFifth, find a vein, between the toes to avoid detection or in the elbow. A conscious, premeditated choice.\n\nSixth, inject the drugs. A conscious, premeditated choice.\n\nThat's at least six conscious, well planned, premeditated choices, all designed to inject lethal chemicals into the body.\n\nIf they don't give a flying F.... about their life why the heck should anyone else?",
"\"Lee was against slavery.\"\n\nNo, Jo. Lee was FOR slavery. Why do we know this? Because he fought to preserve slavery. Does not matter at all what Lee said. What matters is what he did. Lee was a traitor of the worst kind. A monster.",
"How did these morons take over my party?",
"which is precisely why I am mystified with the hangup with our colonial history. Much political noise about the big, bad white colonialists (with good reason) while under our eyes Africa is being actively colonized by China. I was in Namibia last year. There are now more Chinese in Namibia than whites according to a local in Opuwa. Plus, the convict labour they import on construction contracts never go home. They stay. And yes, China does what's good for China. Like everyone else.",
"Burn baby burn.\nSeaTac is Ground Zero for the Democratic Resistance Movement against President Trump.\nWe want anarchy and violence because we lost the election and we cannot come to grips with reality. We are mindless fat white women that wear pink pussy hats.\nWe will burn the whole I-5 corridor until we get free healthcare and free McDonalds. Black Lives Matter. Fat White Women's Live Matter.\nWe are Fat and Proud. Long live Patty Murray, Nancy Pelosi and Maxine Waters.\nGotta go...I just farted and wet my diaper.",
"\"Stupid is as stupid does\"!"
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"I accuse Mr Green , with the adjustable wrench , in the office \nwwwwhaw yupp",
"Molinar is NOT a \"good person and didn't think.\" His exhibited behavior is that of a clinical sociopath who decided the risk of serial red light-running was worth it and even tried hard to escape the consequences when it came time to show his hand. As a serial cheater whose methodology resulted in the taking of an innocent life, he deserves to spend the rest of his life paying dearly while thinking hard about what he did.",
"Wow I though Sarah Palin gave a hateful, blood, guts and gore speech but the dim bulb that's Trump was beyond the pale! He is a terrorist maker, the kind on Imam that riles his flock to action. He only has one tone, spitting, and his plan is to take down our president Ms. Clinton. Why? Because there is not plan, no reality, no there there. He is ill prepared to lead a diverse country, he has no real skills, as he demonstrated over the last four days, and he leads from the example of some of the worst tyrants this world has ever seen...a little gas, my God! Did you hear this quote, he throws a little gas and people overreact. Throws a little gas was the largest civilian murder by chemical weapons since like ever. 5000 die in the marshes of Iraq, more children maimed...a little gas. This one statement makes him unqualified for anything, ever, anywhere!",
"Just another anti Trump piece of drivel. Give it a rest please. He is a democratically elected president and there is nothing you can invent that will get rid of him before the next election.",
"Someone with no valuables in it? Someone with a nice stereo who does not want his windows broken so it can be stolen? someone with broken locks? What difference does it make and who really cares?",
"Why, one user who changed his name is ... LifeoftheLay. I think he should be sanctioned for such blatant dishonesty.",
"Wasn't me. Lots of mine get kicked to da curb. It's just comments. No boddah me. So someone else is trying to sow dissension among the dissension sowers and are laughing at both of us now. Maybe it was Notch.",
"Well, if it says so in the newspapers, it must be true! (sarcasm intended)\nThe comparisons alluded to in the article cited have nothing to do with the substance of this matter. To wit, calling someone uncle Adolf just because you don't agree with policies that have nothing to do with liberty and freedom is just villifying by association. \n\nThe substance of this matter is the gradual and subtle transformation of this country into a police state. Uncle Adolf didn't have the monopoly of police states. \"Papieren Bitte\" could also be applied to East Germany, which was not a National Socialist state. The point being is that in Canada, you are not supposed to go to jail for the mere refusal to show your ID if you are not suspected of committing a crime. It now appears that, in this country, you will go to jail for the refusal to submit to a breathaliser, even if there is no reasonable cause for police to request it.",
"“As far as the congressman and other irresponsible members of Congress are concerned, they have the luxury of saying what they want as they do nothing and have almost no responsibility,.. They can call people liars but it would be inappropriate for me to say the same thing back at them. As my blessed mother used to say, 'empty barrels make the most noise.’”\n\nhttp://taskandpurpose.com/john-kelly-response-luis-gutierrez/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tp-today&utm_content=title",
"That would be really cool for a kid. He doesn't realise he's nothing more than a photo op. He will, but for now, it's the greatest day of his life and that's cool.\n\nReminds me of Saddam Hussein and that terrified, helpless child stand there as a mass murderer pats him on the head. All anyone needs to do is watch the first 60 seconds to get a full picture. Right down to the yanking the boy closer to him for the camera shot Hussein wants. A british reporter asks to the British boy prisoner \"Are you getting your milk Stewart? He nods yes and Husein pipes in \"With corn flakes too!\" as if that's some sort of sign of his generosity.\n\nThe entire interaction is disturbing at best. But alot of the mannerisms and tone combined with an ulterior purpose. Get people to stop talking about how terribly kept the British prisoners were treated. Overalls with \"Milk Factory\" on the backs of people who had no clue why they were wearing overalls. It's spooky\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q5KMe7LPRI",
"I often hear him referred to as the stunt-double for Gerald Butts...... being he's only capable of rehearsing lines as an unemployable drama teacher",
"You're no patriot. Just a socialist/ communist / liberal who has no clue, while living with mommy and daddy.",
"Ummm. The genius professor of philosophy left out the Trump plans to sue the women he assaulted, impose a tax reduction that would mostly benefit the wealthy and bust the national debt, weaken the first amendment, appoint judges to reverse Roe v. Wade cuddle up to Putin, and on and on.\n\nAnd Bonevac wonders why institutions of higher learning don't hire a bunch of numbnuts like him to teach.\n\n-- Paul",
"Why on earth are we celebrating this farce? Trump is not a legitimate president, cannot open his mouth except to spew the most patent and obvious lies, espouses blatant racism and misogyny, will step into the White House with more than 70 lawsuits pending against him, and stands to be the economic and ethical ruination of America. I would be ashamed to throw a birthday party for this man, let alone an inauguration ball.",
"Disturbing to know that the animal will now live out its life locked in a room. Selfish pet people.",
"There's NO conspiracy theory. It's pretty obvious. Kirky's bald faced, broken moral compass flaunting in the face of every person that PAYS him, showing how easily bought off he is and how he's got NO problem with it.\n\nWho are you constantly defending the indefensible? His taxpayer paid PR flack or his daughter? \n\nEver hear of honor and integrity? Yeah...NEITHER has Cadwell...",
"Representative Chris Lee? Really? He of the carefully unshaven visage and shameless self-promotion?\n\nOh well, who better to haunt the end of this vitriolic, deplorable, venomous, propaganda saturated, deceitful, election spectacle than the local caricature of a public servant.",
"What a ludicrous post. There was no basis to \"try\" him at all, let alone in a kangaroo court.",
"some guy just gave one of the most hateful angry speeches I have listened to. He ended and they followed up with Can't Get Enough of Your Love. Classic Funny every time they panned to the audience people were leaving.",
"Thank you Denver Post for giving the bike helmet window lickers a voice. Sure they have a right to believe whatever and say whatever they want, but their right to believe in a flat earth does not supercede my right to laugh at them. \n\nFact is, they grasp at straws with flawed maths and wild conspiracy theory. Quite simply, they are wrong. \n\nAnd dont fall for the poor me they spout here. Watch their videos on YouTube. They are the most arrogant and intellectually dishonest people on the planet. They ridicule just as much as their opponents.",
"Boy, you know it must be bad when even an advertising executive is choking on the never-ending lies and misinformation.",
"But the entertainment value! Especially if you can find an historical Facebook page which totally refutes his position!",
"Typical of those in the melanistically-challenged section of the bleachers (I'm being 'PC' here): those least affected by ongoing white supremacist social, political, economic, legal and educational institutions are the first to scream \"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY-cist!\" when ever anyone else talks back to 'em. Sorry, can't take that seriously.",
"Oh my darling 420. Did your dispensary give you a higher THC or are you being.....'nasty'. Either way and tither whither.........you're off subject. I'M NOT THE SUBJECT OF YOUR PETTINESS.\n\nNow. Go To Your Room and Take A Nap. \n\n You know sugar or in your case bud? Usually when someone comes after me like this (as when I send similar ones) ......you're just too good to be true cept I mean it nice. You? U nasty a lot, to almost everyone. lol. \n\nSincerely,\nL2G",
"That's the standard MO of Trump. Trump flies in and has his little campaign speech, completely ignoring the matter at hand, grandstands until his ego is satiated, and then flies away. Then they send Pence in to mop up and pretend they care.",
"And moon howler can 'disagree' even with this reasonably-amusing comment??\nMH, you have problems.",
"There's a proper response for this sort of obnoxious behavior on your part, but it would absolutely not be \"civil.\" \n\nI was polite and courteous with you. You deliberately wasted my time. No class.",
"StewartBrian offers, \"the racism argument is for the intellectually weak\"\n\nWhile Serafim Sarovskii found my earlier post humorous and you gave it a \"like\" wherein I simply compared the similarities of two North American born women of Indian descent, one a Canadian and the subject of this article and the other an American and a member of the Trump administration, it appears with the arrival of the \"intellectually weak\" this morning that my earlier comment has become \"below the civility threshold for publication\".\n\nHmmmmm....",
"I predicted 6 months before the first bomb or missile fell into someone else's business....he was guilty of premature evacuation. Now he is playing the \"god\" card. His statement was \"no child of god should die this way\".....what god is he making reference to exactly? Since there is in fact no real god he was sparking interest and support from all the bible belt rednecks now ready to jump on his already crowded redneck hay wagon. Somebody please summon the guys with three names.",
"More nonsense from the Polynesian grievance industry.\n\"Hawaii is not part of the U.S.\"\n\"The U.S. stole our land.\"\n\"the prisoners have been kidnapped\"\nSuch silliness.",
"At least someone understands what he meant.",
"For a guy that busts on conspiracy stories, you sure lay a whopper at the end",
"Huh? That doesn't make sense.",
"Maybe he is daft enough to think that but the guys in long pants won't let him.",
"Nigel your comment about the thugs is rather amusing in that Novick's attempts at humor often fall flat or are totally dismissive yet you are not going to pick on a little handicapped person but take it out on the fat guy.",
"Don't you have a better argument than setting up a straw man ? Is humor and sarcasm really that difficult for you to understand ? I thought you and Icon were kidding when you would take things literally (through your own misinterpretation), but you are obviously not. I am flabbergasted, Icon can't even understand what violate means, or the mechanics (or methods) of sex...you two are two peas in a pod, that's for sure.",
"Anyone just saw the KHNL 6 p.m. newscast? Mr. Blangiardi did his OP ED about how the LEG needs to get into their Special Session and \"Let's get her done!\". UNFRIGGINREAL! Oh Mr. B........how many units do you own in Kakaako?",
"I was also there to witness this arrogant,self centered,holier than thou attitude of our elected officials and their appointees.It's all a game for them,the unions,and the special interest groups.I was there on 8/28,and it was the most disgusting scene I'ver ever witnessed,the unions and special interest groups were out on Beretania all organized with two pop up tents,food,drink,t-shirts,shiny signs,DJ playing loud music,huge trucks circling the capitol honking their horns.I was the only non-union person with a very small sign protesting this special session.I had union people shove their signs in my face and laugh at me.I witnessed a legislature go to the tent, shake hands with the union/special interest group to accept a snack and a t-shirt while the hearing was going on.I went into the chambers,and it was just as disgusting,the same old, blah,blah,and grand standing.Those that grand stranded the most still voted in favor of the tax hike. The People didn't show up,they only complain!",
"I don't live in Alaska anymore, but this guy is in his own little world. He keeps promoting fracking in the lower 48 which isn't going to do Alaska any good.",
"They are so conflicted, they don't even recognize what confliction is anymore. Just read Meyer's comments. \"Duh, I can't imagine how maybe we could pay our own way. And having face-to-face conversations with people and building a bond with them could in no way influence my vote. That is just inconceivably preposterous.\" Dude has to go. He got us here, and he sure in the hell ain't helping us with solutions. And he is out of touch. He's been an oily lightweight from day one, and now he's a dangerous lightweight, bought and paid for, with power.",
"Absolutely hilarious coming from someone who doesn't know how to shut up...",
"Thank God, Harper and his buffoonery is not around or we would have been 'toasted' by now in any reasonable discussion with the Americans. Stevo got the ultimate 'free ride' from the media and free pass from criticism on his pipeline fail on his ten year 'snooze fest' in the lost decade. He took a 'slam dunk' deal and blew it out the door be throwing a 'hissy' fit down in Washington and threatening their president. The G&M could have been doing more exposes on how many washrooms and closets the guy hid it to avoid trouble,group photos,or even if he wasn't 'toasted' correctly at these state galas. Truly a buffoon on the world stage and economic disaster. Whatever current issues the government has,and I have been critical of some,open negotiation is not one of them. We are fortunate to have the right government at the right time to address the new reality south of the border! Cue the former reform wingnuts and crybabies from the lost decade in three.....two.......one.......",
"Whazz is in a funny mood",
"And likewise--as I have no intention whatsoever to politicize this--as it shouldn't matter if one is Democrat, Republican, liberal or conservative--the madness must stop, or at least be contained to a reasonable degree.",
"\"Esseghaier – a deeply religious Muslim – argues he ought to have been judged by the rules of the Qur’an.\"\n\nWell, that could mean beheading",
"But that's not what he's doing, that's the point.",
"WAIT A MINUTE!! Donald Trump is just a big blowhard who lies a lot?? Why is this the first time we've heard that?",
"Btw, I don't watch Fox News. I watch Morning Joe, MSNBC, and CNN. Seriously. Because I know that they would be presenting the evidence of there were any. Maddow is the biggest joke of all, which is a shame because she is such a smart person and is obviously just doing what her producers demand of her. That whole tax thing she did must have made her sick to her stomach before she launched into it; she knew there was nothing there.",
"Shhhh! Let it keep liking it's own comments that way anyone in here that actually has a functioning brain knows not to take it seriously. Let it keep being it's own worst enemy.",
"Indeed, the poorly educated rule!",
"I'm aware of his track record. It's his \"tent city\" jail scenario I like.\n\nI don't believe repeat violent criminals should have full \"civil rights\". I favor a firing squad without appeal for the likes of Mr. Stefanskiy.",
"*sigh* and this is when I really miss Uncle Dan Inouye. He would have come out with a sharp rebuke, and probably a denunciation of what the President said in his press conference. But he would have never, ever, ever declared that the current person sitting in the White House \"not\" his president. He understood that there is politics, the point of view of a president that might not be his own and the unity of the government. \nUnfortunately, as mentioned to me a while ago, Sen. Schatz in his \"titled\" position is no Dan Inouye, no matter how you look at him. \nMan, now I really miss the class and realistic sensibility of Uncle Dan.",
"But my ' premiere ' is a lieberal too, drinking the same kool-aid that Trudope is drinking.",
"It's a Charter only for Liberals? So you have no rights and freedoms, as a KKKon? Wow. Sign me up.",
"I don't personally wish this guy any harm....and I do hope he rests in peace....but I think, given his behavior at a critical point in our national AND international catholic religious history...that noting it is my choice, as a counterpoint to this CNS piece....",
"Look, if you simply abandon intelligence, logic, and common sense you will come to see this liberal dementia is spot on correct!",
"this \"Punk\" know what he was doing even if he didn't start..he still helped kill the poor incident birds and their eggs...45 days..is a slap in the face.. one year at least behind bars...this is why our Judge's need to be elected and not appointed...shame on the judge...plus the \"ambulance chaser attorney\"...",
"British newspapers are outraged over his firing, and are saying that a white woman accused Halls of being a racist, after overhearing him privately joke with an African American friend of his: the famous singer Reginald Mobley. Mobley himself, made no complaint at all.\n\nWhat a terrifying environment exists at the U of O. Sounds just as frightening as the world described in the novel 1984\n\nOur country appears to have gone insane since the Charlottesville protests. The hysteria of 1692 Salem, Massachusetts has returned to our nation.\n\n http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/09/british-conductor-sacked-us-music-festival-joke-labelled-racist/\n\n.",
"This is OLD NEWS. He said he was leaving LAST MONTH! Before all this \"phony baloney,plastic banana\" stuff the Dimms have been throwing out there.\nIs this supposed to be some kind of conspiracy or \"Collusion with the Russians/Trump administration?Now add Rep Chaffetz to the list?\nGet Real Libs! I see you (here)foaming at the mouths waiting for the lynch mob! Only too eager to hang our POTUS! Shame,shame!\nSometimes I think the MSM is just egging these feeble minded Liberals with these types of news stories.......stoking the fire!\n\nRep. Chaffetz just wants some time off. \"Mid Life Crisis\".Doesn't like sleeping on a cot.Haaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Yeah right! I would miss my Family too!\nBut the MSM headline partially reads; \n \"Raising doubts about Trump probe\" Haaaaaaaaaaaaaa! What else will the Fake news media think of. IMUA!",
"And that's such a bad idea?",
"Jimmy Kimmel, like the left-wing Washington Post, is just awful. He's gone full libtard and is one of many reasons late night talk shows are terrible and nobody intelligent watches anymore.",
"That was because no one wanted Al Gore in the Oval Office, and that also was Barack Obama insurance ticket with Joe Biden as Vice President. However, Democrats need to quit obstructing the President, and see if he can govern. I have no doubts, but they seem to be delusional about Russians, when all developed countries have intelligence agents, and facilities, and Space Craft, using Space Communications, and can intercept, and all have hackers in their countries, whether authorized, military, or civilian. Can fake other countries messages also, just we see in USA. Robo calls, and phone ID is not accurate anymore..",
"Ho, Ho, Hey, Hey, Donald Trump is here to stay.\nMexico's pres is just another selfie boy like trodeau.\nGo ahead you whinning lefties say that's not civil.",
"Arrrrrrrgh! Rompers, '...builds on...' is a HERESY!😲 And you purportedly orthodox.😅",
"'Near criminal irresponsibility...'\n\nAlmost hope he goes ahead with it. A few more epic blunders and maybe he'll be unable to finish his term. 2019 still seems like a long way off.",
"So glad this bozo is gone from Nuggets\n He is one of the softest players in the league. This just another example of why",
"And the answer is...BROKEN AND RIGGED! dingdingdingding! What do we have for him, Johnny?",
"IRT - Rev. Dr. Eric Hafner - If you were a reverend, the judgemental pejoratives about our sitting president would be offensive. If you were a doctor, the flippant psychological diagnosis would be obnoxious. Knowing you are a separatist, the conclusion is laughable...",
"domestikgoddez=linda hamilton=ROTTEN APPLES...................\n\nWHO picked your name? Moe, Curley, or Larry?????? Oh wait, those are White guys.................",
"Hush hush, Lamont, with your talk like that you are going to go and shatter the self-certainty of a lot of folks who see themselves as sophisticated and worldly.\n\nWhy wake them up from their pleasant dream in nearsightedness-land?",
"\"Arrayed on the other side of the great Muslim civil war are the Sunnis, moderate and Western-allied,\"\n\nModerate? The Whahabbists are moderate? This guy is a running joke - I guess he must of forgot all about 9/11(short memory).",
"The majority of hard working taxpayers in Canada and the U.S. are, currently sandwiched between a mentally unhinged megalomaniac to the south and a silver spoon kid who happens to be an inexperienced blithering idiot on our home turf. To make matters worse, the kid comes to us after the Harper regime which kicked working class Canadians in the teeth to feed the top 5%. Sadly,there are no viable, experienced candidates on the horizon on either side of the border.",
"Steve writes:\n\n\" Why do you like the immoral liar?\"\n\n-\n\nI have no use for Trump.\n\nJustin Trudeau is exactly the antidote to the Trump sickness.",
"I had, and still have, scoliosis, a spinal deviation. That was noted by a doctor at the induction center in Chicago, but it wasn't cause for rejecting me. However, depending on how well one's parents greased the skids on the local draft boards, a kid with good connections could get a 1Y classification. Even assuming Trump had a bone spur, it was his connections that got him declared unfit for service. Meanwhile, every kid off the street with an IQ over 70 got sucked in as cannon fodder. Inner-city black kids were inducted in huge drafts that had the effect of ending urban riots.\n\nTrump got out because he was privileged. Clinton, a Fulbright scholar to Oxford College in England, got out because of talent and a 1S. Trump had no such talent, he was a privileged rich kid whose father had local connections.\n\nI have a lot of friends, most of whom didn't serve. I have no resentment. What's done is past. What I want now from our president is competent leadership. That is what's lacking.",
"This guy shouldn't play with rope.",
"How ironic is it that Chenault skates along collecting big money and benefits for years on our dime, playing the big guy, fat cat role and all of a sudden the pressure starts building and he might actually have to DO something, like make a decision that his oil company puppet masters won't like and he tucks his tail and runs. Who didn't see this coming? What happened to those elephant size gonads he had when he was flapping his gums about \"We are the legislature, we can do anything we want\"?",
"Yo.... O'Dreary....\n\nNA, NA, NA, NA\n\nNA, NA, NA, NA\n\nGOOOOOD-BYE, Mr. \"Nothing burger\" !\n\nBetter go try and finish off Mattel Toys again.",
"It might come as a surprise to the author that the reason the rest of the world lives in \"apartments\" is that they are grotesquely overpopulated ! Never mind Europe - please visit the ME, China, Japan, Korea, ... standing room only or uninhabitable empty space, desert .... If you think that is a natural state of affairs - I do not. Canada has so much space and environmental resources that there is no need to live in termite stacks - excepting the brain washed crowd in \"Toronto\" ...\n\nPeople acctually prefer a house on some property - but our nanny state indoctrinated herd instinct believes a screen is reality.",
"says a clear lib left winger basing his so called opinion on his own twisted bias of nonsense, Oleary will take canada huge in majority bud get ready for it, better start building that resume public sector hack",
"jj5: if you can't see that it's trump who is fear-mongering, then best get to an optician stat.",
"I know first hand what this man has done .He made it impossible for me to get clean and try and become a asset to the community I had cared about so much.He did not care one bit that i was productive for 11 years as asst produce manger. at sarrs market place.That when it closed my life went upside down.HE only cared about my sickness. I have bin in a long term treatment center out of town to try and get some kind of life back but my heart will always belong to Port Angles.Its not all his fault but I feel he has don more harm than good.And Karma always comes around.",
"If you were \"horrified\" by this, then you are indeed, a snowflake.\n\nMildly off-put, OK. Even embarrassed I might accept. But horrified? Get real.\n\nNow, swear on a stack of Bibles or Korans or UN Declarations of Human Rights that you have never thought of, or used, a racial epithet and never chuckled at an ethnic joke. Ever. Or else it is you that should be sanctioned. Ouch.\n\nsimply too sanctimoniously funny.",
"The impending doom of Hurricane Irma (not the last catastrophic hurricane of the 2017 season I fear) is sobering Trump up.\n\nCannot lead in the face of abject misery caused by weather, through bombast and jerkishness.\n\nThe bombast and jerkishness was totally backfiring on him anyway.\n\nModerating himself makes eminent sense politically. He becomes a more effective President, and history treats him kinder. \n\nThe problem is that he's still a Narcissist. So, whatever progress he makes as a leader by this current move, which will increase and last for the short-term foreseeable future, is always at risk of just imploding.\n\nAmerica's big mistake, and specifically the mistake of liberals/progressives/Democrats, would be to get too far into bed with Trump. He's a pretty ill individual. His decisions are governed by that illness. \n\nHe still needs to be removed by Congress, even if he starts acting moderate. The focus has to be on the danger of him having the nuclear football.",
"Co-Pierre, every good point you make is overshadowed by the fact that you see students as a lingering horde of barbarians. Surely you could have made the same points without that last paragraph. It's astounding that you believe you can say that. First that it's acceptable, second, that you are so cock-sure that no one will challenge you on it and third, that it enhances argument. What is wrong with you?",
"No use trying to rationalize with a Chumpster. Fact is their world is imploding along with the Chumps so they are extremely delusional.",
"I know this hurts but Trump is under Grand Jury criminal investigation for collusion, obstruction and treason.\n\nAnd most Americans think he's deranged. Screaming Obama this, and Clinton that, isn't considered a defense in a court of law. Sorry.",
"Morlino is a troglodyte but nothing will happen unless the pew people short change the collection plate. Only a change in revenue will get the attention of the higher ups. Morlino is at his highest level of incompetency and he'll likely stay there.",
"\" I just think he would make the situation here even worse.\"\n\nIf Jay Cutler can work in uniform on Sunday, there is more to Kaepeernick's not working than ability or lack thereof.",
"But if it was a drunken Conservative you'd be throwing conspiracy theories out there about Harper orchestrating everything even though he's far removed from politics.\n\nRight Chris?",
"(part 5)\n\nThe NYT, WP, Economist and other respected voices of the political establishment and ruling class is correct in that he is \"unpresidential\"by their standards; but he was elected to drain the swamp! He is a symptom of a larger political malaise in the West and new class cultural war. \n\nFor all the fuss about him not being \"presidential\" and the latest \"tweet\", he just reinforces the hubris of the current ruling class. Almost two years and Brooks and co. can only still respond with ridicule or hysteria - no introspection or understanding - just doubling down on the #Resistance. \n\nThe great founding principle of America was always rule by the people not an aristocracy, technocracy, shadow state and better than thou ruling class and clerisy...\n\nTrump certainly deserves plenty of fair criticism; but that he is the POTUS should be an indictment of the ruling class (and clerisy) and should cause serious introspection. Instead we have Russia! Hitler! Clown! #Resistance!",
"Can't unring this anti-Christ bell. tRump should invite the Pope and let's see if tRump goes into convulsions like when he mimicked a disabled journalist.",
"As disgusted as I am by the lewed comments and behavior of he whose name I won't type, it is those issues the 95 year old WW II veteran lists that frighten me the most. Please Alaskans, vote and not for this creatin.",
"The owner should be put in jail",
"There you go again....This is not Hillary Clinton, so I'll leave the rest of the name-calling to you. Funny thing for a retired federal prosecutor to be into, but seems like a good time for you to retire. Relax while you're at it...",
"Yep big time slacker who could care less about governing. Why should he? His conflicts of interest is making him richer by the day while the gutless republican majority of congress do jacksh🤐😵 about it.",
"I'm delighted Justin broke his explicit, often repeated, unequivocal promise. It proves what a growing segment of the population now realizes is fact vs., Liberal election fiction. He's an empty vessel guided by a ruthless Ontario political machine that cares only about power. Someone without capacity for the body politic beyond a juvenile passion for cell phone pics and raising funds from the rich and infamous.\n\nThere is no integrity behind that practiced smile and his oh so skillfully arched brow. He's our Kardashian in a suit. An uneducated entitled son of rich man. A frat house poser who falls down stairs when not preening shirtless on the beach for the the CBC. He hugs, he smiles, he'll look into your eyes, he emotes, he strides with purpose but, as now seen, without a scintilla of conviction behind his word. \n\nGood riddance, and soon.",
"Trump should put Bubba from the trailer park ,West Virginia in a Surgeon General. Luckily Hannibal the Cannibal isn't available.",
"Rah rah siss boom bah. Nice underhand pitch, Mark! Portland has been trashed while the urban planning cabal cheered. Enjoy living in a crappy apartment, kids.",
"LOL, 1 guy amongst 1499 university students, all vetted by Justins people at the door. And that's stacking the deck in this posters opinion..\n\nIt seems fake news has been embraced by the left.",
"Of course Trump is all wrong if you close your eyes and bury your head in a hole in the ground.",
"'\n…irrational exuberance.\n.",
"your quite rite.....that should be petulant. I will try to do butter in the future.....Gary Crumn",
"You are making an argument that has nothing to do with the subject. Gender dysphoria is a mental disorder. Trans people commit suicide at a 40% clip. Bradley Manning ring a bell........",
"you don't make sense..",
"Fred Fogel. - I'm sure most of these terrorizes don't want to be \"free\".",
"Did you mean \"intellectually disabled\"? Because the way you said it makes no sense.",
"While I certainly understand the position of Bell on this matter ... and why it is fighting tooth-and-nail to see the decision reversed ... tough luck. This is 2016 and in this digital information age, borders mean nothing. Bring on the funny commercials. I for one will not miss watching that clown from Canadian Tire. And I will especially not miss adverts for upcoming horrendously mind-numbing reality shows that nobody with half a brain plans to watch anyway.",
"Wars bring mega bucks. He didn't waste no time starting his bank roll. This country is based on Immigrants, for pete'S sake his own mother, father, and wife (were)are one. So now that he showed his racist nature with the Muslim community (newsflash: not every Muslim has ISIS mentality), it will only cause chaos because the ones planted here that are truly anti-American will be planning their destruction. Stock up on ammo people's. We are in for one hellva ride.",
"What a remarkably absurd comment.",
"More meaningless prattle from the boy non-wonder.\n\nHopefully someone with more sense will give him some, so that even he can recognize the unfairness of these 1500$ love-ins.\n\n100$ a pop, max, and give everyone (almost) a kick at the can.",
"That sadly, is what Trump is being tarred and feathered for attempting in the USA. I totally agree with you.....and him.",
"Bradley Strider That is a good attitude to become a doormat, listening and enjoying justin do you.",
"The dysfunction in this White House is due to one man.",
"Nothing wrong with that headline. He has rocks and steel balls in his head!",
"Yeah, you said it all, you didn't vote for him. The GOP Christian right is telling us what bathroom to use, not Obama. LOL",
"Yeah Denise but be honest, where would you be if you were outside this white man's culture? This may be disrespectful but who are you to Robert E Lee? I mean really, you whine about receiving hate mail and yet you plow through people's home with pointy elbows.",
"Well, I'm certainly not a \"leftie\", and I think President Trump is an A-1 whackjob with a few marbles loose in his head.\nIt's clear he understands how to use fake news (propaganda) to further his political and personal agenda, and he doesn't care who he hurts in the process. \nThat is classic sociopathic behavior.",
"This session's legislative majority is the most embarrassing group of bone heads to date. They do not seem to care that state government is paralyzed and essential services like road maintenance is barely being performed. The Richardson Higway for example from Sourdough to Glenallan looks like it has been carpet bombed and other than a few band aid repairs here and there there is supposedly no money to fix it. Rep. Gattis and the other right wing wackadoodle legislators need to move to Mississippi where their selfish political agendas are more acceptable.",
"Adam Silver is one of the most sexist administrators I've read about. He puffed and pounded his chest relocating the All-Star game out of North Carolina over the state's bathroom bill. So Silver has no problem of whoever uses what bathroom in Charlotte, no matter what the person \"feels\" like that day. But when it comes to a woman, a 101 percent woman; who acts and thinks like a woman; a woman who has the evidence she is a woman when you look down her pants: Silver does not want her on a NBA team. She has to play in the WNBA. He should have kept the NBA out of politics and kept his focus on the game.",
"I guess maybe they took his picture in uniform because that's what he was wearing at the meetup, which makes it twice as bad because he represents an authority figure. It has his name embroidered on it, so I doubt he got it at \"Big 88\". \n\nIf he is in fact USAF he should face military prosecution too -- can you say \"Leavenworth\", Jacob? I knew you could. The UCMJ doesn't show much mercy to dudes who bring such disrepute on the armed services.\n\nAlso, SA writers, please avoid the use of terms such as \"Honolulu man\" for folks who're stationed here only temporarily."
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"Arpaio, like Trump, has been a worthless stain on America for too long.",
"Total nonsense. Bear spray is 92% effective in getting the bear to leave.\n\nA person is far more likely to \"hit\" the bear with bear spray than with a firearm.",
"Rick, why are you eating all the animal's food? Those poor animals are starving because of you selfish vegans.",
"Trudeau is so obstinate and unreasonable that he makes Harper look like Mr. Malleable by comparison.",
"Ya, if only Mueller and Sessions would do the job and investigate the damn leakers, Trump could pursue his agenda of colluding with Russia and obstructing justice without all these encumbrances. It's an outrage! No President in history has been treated so unfairly! Everyone knows that squealling about the crime (i.e. leaking) is worse than the crime itself.",
"The place is a cesspool of neglect, poverty, criminality and desperation. Its population is a volatile mix of locals, immigrants (many of whom are illegal), workers, unemployed and criminals. To top it all, it resides on a steep slope. \n\nI have no idea how the authorities think they can make this place liveable, without spending hundreds of millions on terracing and installing sewerage, water and power. It is also probably one of the most dangerous spots in the city. \nBlocking will require some form of census, and many if it's residents don't want that, for obvious reasons.\n\nThe only way to get it right is for the community itself to identify the criminal elements that live among them, isolate them, and then participate in the \"blocking\" as temporary city employees. The city will have to break its own laws to expedite this process.",
"Shannon is absolutely right in her statement by using the examples she gave. Thank God there are no stupid people on the left. Liberals are our only hope of saving the planet. \n\n\nBah-ha-ha-ha... I crack myself up sometimes!",
"The issue is hypocrites like yourself who are obsessed with blaming everything on the evil tar sands while not looking in your own back yard at the polluting of the Great Lakes, the pollution in your large urban areas, the pollution caused by manufacturing, and the pollution made by using the products made in Ontario. It takes cars the burn fuel.......see how you in Ontario are not innocent, and rather annoying?",
"Despite having control of both houses of Congress plus the White House, republicans fail bigly on their first attempt to pass major legislation. They tuck their tails between their legs, pull the bill and prepare to move on to their next yuge failure! The republican circus in Washington should be appropriately be named after a reality TV show; Biggest Loser!",
"All I say is if these idiots looking for money then they better make the deadline for the Federal money. 1+ billion is a lot of money. And yet some idiots want to stop and reassess the project. Why? It's being built already and a lot of people went out of business or about to be. These guys have no clue and should be fired. Once Ige signs FINISH it.",
"More silly chicken little views of Trump......color me surprised.",
"Oooh, I love it. A sort of \"I know you are but what am I comment\". Another missive from your kindergarten years. Just so you know, smart people are absolutely not intimidated by stupid MAGAphant lapdogs who are willfully ignorant about what is happening around them. I'm sure you've spent many years trolling and getting no response. kind of like your idiotic baby-in-chief. I love having you on such a short leash. Keep it up, it really makes my day watching MAGAphants like you and your exploding head friends, as your racist, homophobic, fat white, leader spirals out of control (I assume you're probably a portly white guy also). Of course you realize he has to keep you guys here, in Charlottesville, and West Virginia foaming at the mouth so that when he is out of office you can all retreat to some white trash community to make a new life with your fellow despicables. Please more comments I'm really having fun. I'm sure there are other kindergarten favorites.",
"The people, informed, united and organized, will never be defeated.\n The people, uninformed, uncaring, divided, and ignorant, will always be defeated. And that's the way the billionaire corporate media likes it.\n \"What's good for business...\"\n People disaffected, disengaged and ignorant, resign themselves to the status quo, comply with authority and buy more stuff.\n It's democracy that needs saving - from the media concentration of billionaire corporate newspapers that glory in the profits of the global economy while ignoring the needs of average working Canadians.",
"Good grief, how can you, Trump supporters, possibly defend this by bringing up Benghazi? What kind of defense is that? This absolute idol worship for this scumbag defies logic. I have a 27 year old son. The sorrow those parents are suffering is unfathomable to me - and what would it feel like to know that your Muslim sons' death as a soldier means nothing to a presidential candidate? That he would even question your heartbroken wife for not speaking! Trump wishes now that his own phony wife would have kept her mouth shut.",
"But you were ready to rally behind HRC? If you despise them both equally, great. If you think Hillary is any ess of a liar, then you are just another partisan hypocrite.",
"heck a piece of wood will be better than useless obama"
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"Aren't you spouting more un-proven un-scientific assertions?",
"AhiPoke took this time of misery and need for many to be snarky about a group he seems not to like. \n\nIslanuc countries have given aid in the past but some of the wealthy ones may not be so helpful as we would like. And France and Holland and Britain have former colonies in the Irma area so they have a special connection.\n\nMeanwhile Muslim countries like Jordan and Lebanon have taken in far more Syrian refugees per capita than we have in our vast richness. Furthermore, American Muslims, through various organizations, always give disaster relief at home and abroad. For a practicing Muslim in the majority of sects, charity is part of the requirements of her faith.",
"No, YOUR intolerance reminds ME of the Taliban.",
"Greetings.......thanks to Daniel Berrigan for calling our government to task for the bombing...napalming...... and agent oranging of Laos,Cambodia,and Vietnam! May his soul rest in peace for a mission done well",
"Mustard Gas is not a weapon of mass destruction. Cheney and Bush lied to the world using Powell as their scapegoat. \"Curveball\" ring any bells? He was the fictitious person that \" gave\" them the inside information they used to facilitate the war on dandruff. We helped Osama defeat the Soviet Union in Afghanistan with the use of stinger missils. Saddam was a codifying force and our buddy also so to speak. Bush, Cheney, Rice, Bremmer, Wolfowitz all concocted this scheme. Just like the Anthrax hoax a week or so later.",
"So let me get this straight. We've spent literally many many millions of taxpayer dollars funding 4 different investigations about \"Russian Collusion\" and \"Russian Influence\" on our 2016 election over the course of nearly ten months and the best any of you could come up with is that 100k was spent on Facebook ads and could be tracked back to the Russian government? And half of those ads apparently ran after our election occurred? LOL TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME IS IN FULL EFFECT",
"pride cometh before the fall\n\nselfies lead to selfism\n\nphoto ops are liberal ops\n\nobama got his nobel just before he bombed the middle east into oblivion",
"It's not surprising that ADN would latch on to this. Smear a political enemy and further the anti-gun narrative at the same time. The only debate is the one they are attempting to create. What does \"kill-shot mentality\" even mean, and who are you attributing the statement to?",
"Sorry, no \"spittle\". My lips were dry when I typed that, and they remain dry now.\n\nYou seem to disagree with me. That's fine. But tell me just what Trumplethinskin HAS done to earn any respect and maybe I'll change my mind.\n\nYou see, he DOES lie - constantly, incessantly. His policies are NOT consistent. He disparages NATO, and has his lacky, Pence go to Europe to assure them that 'all is well'. Which is it? He says the mass deportations will be a military operation, and yet his latest General adamantly denies it. Which IS it? He said he'd stand up for LGBTQ rights, and yet submits horrid proposals that do great harm to them. Which is it?\n\nGo ahead and refute anything I said instead of just hurling insults at me. I backed up my statements. It's up to you to refute them if you feel otherwise.\n\nP.S. I've got dozens of more examples if you haven't been paying attention these last 20 months.",
"Sorry but the we're not all colonists any more. We live in a new world with Western governments encouraging and financing (with our money) new age colonialism which in Europe is on the verge of starting a gigantic CIVIL WAR. It WILL spread to North America. Don't be afraid...be careful...be ready...",
"Get my facts straight? You don't even believe in the American system. I won't hold a conversation with a anarchist, which I believe you are. Millions of American soldiers have fought and died defending our system, which includes the electoral college you refer to as \"hacks\". Trump WON the election. Hillary LOST. Get over it. The losers have 2020 to try again. To lose that is....\nBTW. Democrats, like your hero Bill Maher, are racist and I proved that",
"Nothing was missed, what we see is your attempt to deflect a conversation as always ED. You spread mostly disinformation rather than seriously discuss or even reflect on what others who do not agree with you say.",
"As always, a great column from Mr. Granatstein.\nAnd absolutely on-point: One does not honour history by either glossing over it, or by focusing only on the negatives.\nWe learn from history, only when we take an objective look at both the good and the bad that our forebears have done. To place emphasis on either extreme is dangerous.",
"Are you posting on the wrong countries news???",
"It's like The Dog Who Stopped the War, but in reverse.",
"You sound like a racist to me. Foreigners'? You are probably one yourself.",
"We have some new, hopefully hard working & honest blood in the Leg., but too many of the old bought-&-paid-for clowns are still there, & like mud on our boots, they sully any effort toward cleaning house & setting things straight.\nI agree with Michael Albertson, I'd like to see Mr. Cole's take on the clear presentation of Robin Brena.",
"The Alaska delegates fall into line attaching themselves to the pachyderm ahead of them as they perform in the circus appropriate to their party symbol. All of them attached to the tail ahead all the way to the bloated face with the permanent sneer on the giant screens standing on his hind legs with snout upraised and bellowing his hated for the nation and all of the rest of humanity. A visage morphing more and more into the original fascist, Il Duce Mussolini, twins in facial features demonstrating total disdain for all others. \"Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it.\"..Adolph Hitler",
"it \"worked out\" by the Soviets then taking over Eastern Europe, setting up repressive regimes, building the Berlin Wall and launching the Cold War for about the next 45 years. so I guess if you were a Czech, Hungarian, East German, etc. maybe it didn't work out too well eh?",
"Edward VIII was actively wooing Hitler to make him King when Hitler conquered UK.\n\nSo what's your point?",
"Hillbillies? Really? You think that is who elected the best President we've had in decades? The 80's are calling, the USSR collapsed, and Russia is no longer our mortal enemy. And by the way, \"war\" can be used as a figure of speech, not always to be taken so literally.",
"Ref to Guilbert de Corbeil:\n\n\"Stalin was an ally of the US...\"\n\nFrom about 1941 - 45 that's true.\n\nFrom 1945 until his death Stalin was not an ally of the US.\n\nThe clearest examples of this is Stalin giving the green light to Kim IL sung to invade SK in 1950 as well as the blockade of Berlin which accelerated the Cold War.\n\nWho killed more people, Stalin or Hitler?\n\nHitler killed about 7 million Jews, gays gypsies, and political prisoners in his concentration camps, about 5 million Allied soldiers, about 1 million Allied civilians and at least 21 million Soviet civilians (probably more).\n\nStalin killed about 5 million fascist soldiers, about 500,000 German civilians, about 10,000 Polish officers, and about 10 million Soviets he deemed as undesirables.\n\nBoth were totalitarian monsters.\n\nBut Hitler certainly killed millions more people than Stalin did.",
"More click bait journalism.",
"Liberty that apparently the thugs want to take away. My uncle died fighting and my father spent 5 years fighting for those liberties - I'm not good with anyone taking any of them away.",
"I too puzzle. Hadn't known anything about the \"warning system\". I may have only noted two posts as \"uncivil\" - and they really were. It is my suspicion that when our resident fundamentalists happen upon your comments they auto. tag it. There are enough, I suspect, to manage that. \nI for one do NOT want you gone, any more than I would a Steven Colbert or John Stuart. \nIf you are excluded and \"they\" stay, then CIVIL is not a friend to any of us.",
"Like Bill Clinton during the Lewinski bombing the aspirin factory in Sudan?",
"Mr. Khadr was not a child soldier, 15 years old in Afghanistan is not the same as 15 years old in Canada, that's a fact. Khadr was filmed building IED's, the same IED's used to kill Canadian troops - Khadr and his family are treasonous cowards, they are owed nothing and to sympathize with Khadr is an exclamation of moral cowardice.",
"Well, you're wrong in thinking that I only post on Russia-related articles, though I do enjoy countering and debunking the range of BS that the G&M and various puppet accounts spew on this subject. It's also important to do so, because this propaganda of the G&M and the puppet accounts is not passive, but has non-justified and harmful influences on people, policies, and the futures of countries and their relationships.\n\nAnd if you pay a bit more attention to the posts of mine which contain similar information, you'll see that they're rarely direct copy & pastes.",
"Kevka: Do you deny that there was Russian meddling in the last election?",
"They're all coming in and they're in the country to stay..\nOur border guards are teddy bears,..and we have a socialist PM\nat the head of the country. Let's change that...fast!\nLet's remind our leaders that this is not Italy.",
"Hey, Lenny.\n\nYou've been dead for nearly 100 years and your Revolution failed big time, man.\n\n\"Capitalism rules - Communism drools.\"\n\n- Rmiller101",
"This is all good stuff! Little Fatty Buz Cut in North Korea has even alienated the Chinese. Can you imagine if they hurl a couple of nukes back and forth? China would flatten them, end of story.",
"You moved before Trump getting elected or after? Guns and violence preexisted trump by....I don't know, centuries?",
"Racism will be cured when you take off yrou hijab when asked. \n\nMuslims excoriate us about alleged Islamophobia, but we should bear in mind Islam's entrenched racism, xenophobia, homophobia, misogyny, anti-Semitism, Christophbia, Europhobia, Americanophobia, destructive iconoclasm, and even Islamophobia against each other. Ancient tribal wars between Kurds, Shiite, Sunni, Wahhabi, Druze and other Islamic sects such s ISIS , Taliban and Al Quada are the cause of most wars in the world today.",
"How did Alaska get hurt?",
"I feel somewhat bad for you, I have a wonderful life and nothing consumes any one part. I am however broadly knowledgeable or will strive to be on the subject before opening my mouth. I see well trained experts on the news day in and day out, I'm not impressed and find it sad we can't have better than that. Here's an exercise for you; why did the US army go to a short barrel , 12-14\" for use in urban combat? Why do you think the Israeli's use use Uzi's? Hint, close quarters!",
"Ah, you don't know them, haven't been there, and yet you know enough about them to form an opinion on their character. I've been there, talked to them, and claim that they are bigoted, and you discredit my opinion. And you seem bitter about what I said to someone even after I explained the context and was willing to apologize because you've also made an opinon of my character already. With such a breakdown of basic logic, I see no point in continuing further conversation with you.",
"Instantly disparaging those you disagree with.",
"\"There's the continuing war on the elites. There's a far right that has gained an unprecedented media clout. Hollywood is more and more divorced from reality, its film offerings increasingly in the realm of escapist garbage.\"\n\nHello?\n\n1. So what if there is a \"war on the elites\"? I mean seriously, should the masses be bowing respectfully and chanting \"not worthy, not worthy\", at every utterance of Suzuki, Maude Barlow, Al Gore, Naomi and Clinton? And it is funny, when the rebellions of the 60s and 70s were happening, really, were today's older yuppies back then really wagging their fingers at each other and saying \"don't fight the elites\"? Ha! More like torching or blockading their offices.\n\n2. The far right in the media? What? The top Foxnews shows get maybe two million viewers, under one percent of the US population, and it is hardly \"far right\".\n\n3. Ah yes, let's get back to reality movies like the Wizard of Oz (1939) and King Kong (1933), realism like the old days (roll eyes)...",
"My parents survived the camps. most of their family members did not.\n\nTo compare 6,000 loonies that have no support or weapons with the Nazi war machine of 1939 is ridiculous. \n\nFunny, President Trump is standing up to a real threat to Americans in Kim Jong-un. In that case, his words seem to offend you as well. Who is the bigger threat to law abiding Americans? Why do you not condemn Antifa or BLM?",
"So 100 more people will lose their jobs so some psychopath can watch his name creep up the Forbes richest people list.\n\nAnd people wonder why Brexit and Trump happened. Our leaders are failing us so we strike back the only way we can.",
"Why? Because they hire refugees?",
"I have said that voting for the Donald is like going to the town's butcher for brain surgery. Chopping for the sake of chopping is not conservative in my book. Will just lead to more serious prolblems. Cutting NORA for example. Good luck when those Tornados hit and there is no warniing because the satelights have been directed outward. \n\nDefense and border security are largely wasteful government spending. Stop treating them as sacred cows. Also cutting the state department of its long time employees and budget doesn't sound wise in my opinion.",
"\" ... In the rust-belt states that swung to Mr. Trump, white working- and middle-class voters blame foreigners for taking away . ..\"\n\nNice try - but only partly to the point. They blame the politically correct elites and media for basically ignoring, never mind insulting by relegating them to status of uneducated red neck knuckle draggers. Name calling does not solve anything, merely isolates a significant population group and nourishes a culture of fear and frustration. And the media play a large part in this by being superficial - click bait celebrity tabloid fodder predominating to the detriment of fact based informed opinion and debate.\n\nThe Ontario Green Energy boondoggle comes to mind - \" thousands of jobs and phase out fossil fuels \" being the Liberal propaganda merely cut and pasted into the media pipe line. Nobody even remotely interested in adressing the related STEM limitations and cost implications. Pronoun biology and helicopter rides agitating the scribblers instead ....",
"It is you who has a serious problem. You're a closet racist. You always pointing fingers at Indians. Many readers post comments in here with no racial undertones. Your comments always have a racial slant. Like I said, you're inciting hate and violence towards the innocent Indian community in South Africa. Do you want all Indians to take collective responsibility for the wrongs of a few individuals?\n\nWhat does cheaper got to do with any of this? You're using cost to take a stab at Indians again. This has nothing to do with cost of manufacturing.",
"IT is a blood guilt, genetically transferred from generation to the next It is indelible if you are white. All other people are absolved of any responsibility for the pain and suffering they do to others if they can somehow blame white people for it. Prince harry carries the blame fo 100 generations. This column writer carries no such shame for the crime committed by her ancestors in foreign lands centuries ago. If fact she is proud of her heritage.",
"1776 men fought against one tyrant because he taxed them 1-2 %.\n2016 we have many tyrants taxing us or attempting to tax us to the moon and back.",
"Your words are downright shameful and despicable. Edith Grunwald recently retired a full bird Colonel from the military recently, and Ben is still a pilot. I will gladly stack their life record against yours any day. Are you up for the challenge? If not, then shut up with your vile lies and accusations and crawl back under your manure pile. In addition, posting lies and slander on the internet is illegal and it's called Defamation. I will personally see to it that you are prosecuted to the full extent of the law.",
"No you can up with this, an odd statement considering how many intelligent people were \"burned alive\" by \"extremists\" in the following years?\nLike 76, in 93? Vote cheese head, Arkansas finest.\nRamsey Clark—a former U.S. Attorney General, who represented several Branch Davidian survivors and relatives in a civil lawsuit—said that the report \"failed to address the obvious\": \"History will clearly record, I believe, that these assaults on the Mt. Carmel church center remain the greatest domestic law enforcement tragedy in the history of the United States.\"",
"What like Trudeau dropping a economic bomb on us called the carbon tax on us?\n30 Billion i n debt first year?\n\nI'll take Oleary any day over this camp clown who let in 30,000 terrorists",
"I will continue to repost them when people like you flag them because they are not racist. You just don't believe that anyone with a differing viewpoint (such as calling it like it is) should be allowed a voice. That's called oppression and censorship. Much like the strategy that Hitler, Pol Pot, Stalin, and (more recently) North Korea employed so successfully. So. Which one of us would be responsible for reviving the oppressive tactics? (ps, I don't flag YOUR comments as offensive just because I disagree with them)",
"Yes Amber, a country that righted that wrong over 150 years ago, thanks only to Republicans standing up to the racist Democrats.\n\nLMAOOO",
"The threat to life posed by Antifa violence is not close to the threat posed by right-wing terrorism; \n\nand historically, the KKK is the most prolifically violent terrorist group in United States history, \n\nwhile the Nazis are among the most murderous regimes in Western history. \n\nFolks on the right who don’t understand those who don’t see Antifa as equivalently dangerous might reflect on the body count as the reason for that viewpoint.\n\nThe threats are not close to being equivalent.",
"It's curious-- the focus here is on the need for more boats, more planes, and more soldiers when recent experience shows we are most vulnerable to cyber-attack. If we really are so weak and vulnerable to physical attack, are the Pentagon and Congress so clueless that they see no reason not to advertise this to the world?",
"Do you not care about the evil perpetrated on the Serbians by the Clintons?",
"Flunkee, hate, pimped ( last one your frequently used word of choice) - and then there's all those dots and caps - you're very angry and loud. Seriously, chill.",
"freedom of speech is under attack now",
"The people making money out of other people's misery are the Government connected insiders who have squirrelled away $300 Billion dollars of missing oil money - THAT is economic warfare.\n\nEconomic warfare is taking business that were providing services and jobs to Venezuelans, nationalizing them, and then denying them capital so output collapses;\n\nIt is taking productive farms and handing them over to people who have no experience of farming so output collapses and the country can't feed itself;\n\nIt is giving away greater and greater amounts of dwindling oil output for free because you have loaded the country up with debt;\n\nIt is giving entire industries away to foreign Governments, then paying them a premium for useless products.\n\nAnd who sold GS the bonds? Some pension fund who was afraid they couldn't meet their obligations when Vene finally implodes?",
"Of course the same can be said of every other established nation up until the very recent \"free movement\" experiment, for which the EU unwisely volunteered.\n\n\"The <insert any country> has a sordid history of racist, exclusionary laws meant to keep out non <insert dominant race/culture>.\"",
"Seems to me that the FBI needs to get out their dictionary. This was surely an act of violence for political reasons. This was not a personal vendetta. The shooter was a socialist and hated the political views of conservatives and targeted conservative congressmen. The FBI has lost much statue under Comey and has continued to go downhill with their politically motivated and led department of injustice. It's time for them to return to actual law enforcement.\nDo they think we really needed their politically correct statement of an out and out lie to cloud the reality of what happened?",
"Are you hoping that he can out-do your other Chinese leader role model?\n\nMao only murdered 70,000,000 of your relatives and countrymen.\n\nSurely Xi can better that.",
"And ? Even imperialist, capitalist running dogs ?",
"There were probably extenuating circumstances.",
"Protesting injustice is the highest form of respect to American ideals. BTW did you know that America has been in some sort of military conflict since it's beginnings. War is fought to protect the interests of business. Always has and unfortunately it looks like it always will. America has built it's empire through exploitation and genocide, like other nations have. America is not alone in this. War is very good for big business. I happen to think that there are more loftier ideals to promote than big business. I feel terribly sorry for the soldiers who have been duped into giving up their lives to promote American business ventures. We have lost our way. Deterring meaningful protests is an example of promoting American extremism. Yes, you have that right. I think it very wrong.",
"Sunshine under the guidance of Gerald Butthead are doing their best to destroy Canada. Thank gawd it is all talk and no action. Imagine the damage they would cause if they actually did something, other than running a record deficit and giving it away to gawd knows who or what for a selfie photo op.\n\nExcuse me,,, I must throw up now!!",
"keep overwhelming Canadian society with large numbers of conservative muslims and other minorities that are expect and demand power at every level of society upon their arrival and you have a recipe for social unrest",
"The same could be said about gun owners as a group.",
"Wizard, childhood was never the rosy period of innocence that you imagine. In Medieval Times, for example, the average family lived in one room structures, and \"learned sexual behavior\" at a young age because there was absolutely no privacy. We are \"to blame\" though, because the human being is a pretty vile species. Again, history will tell you that, over and over and over again. What would armies do when they conquered a country? Rape all the women. We invented tortures to put people to death simply because we didn't like them, and invited the village to watch. The history of the human being is a sorry saga of never ending atrocities. At least stories like this bring the evil to light.",
"I don't pity them.",
"\"If the gassing of the population didn't have any dramatic effect...\" This precisely the point. The dramatic effect produced was an attack by Trump on Syrian government forces. The Syrian government had reasons not to use CW rather than to use them. If an entire rebel held town had been wiped out, one might concede that government forces would do it to avoid street-to-street fighting, i.e. a military benefit that would save some of its soldier's lives. That is not what happened. A small number (in the overall context) of people were apparently killed by chemicals. Use of CW to cause this small pocket of deaths provided negligible military advantage but did provide dramatic effect, a high probability dramatic effect, of opening direct conflict between the Syrian government and the US. In the end, Assad cannot survive US involvement; therefore, out of his self interest, he would not use CW. The rebels win big through their use.",
"We do, but then reality sets in! Enter 10 aircraft carriers to carry US policy to hateful enemies. What country do you reside in? It surely is not the US?",
"Trade has always been a part of human history. From antiquity to the present time man established trade routes, by caravans along the famous Silk Road or by vessels plying the seas. Canada, in recent centuries sold its wheat, fish from the Grand Banks, timber, ores, manufactured products and had substantial trade with world countries.\n\nBut that was then and that was before 'free trade' deals and pacts between large international corporations entered for rapid profit and control of people. Trade deals became the means for maximizing profit without regard for the producers/people and even less regard for the environmental and social repercussions. Greed leaves little time for social justice concerns!\n\nHow could this have happened so quickly? One word: governments. Governments who sold out to corporate power and greed; there is a word for the merging of government and corporate powers: the word i fascism. Il Duce introduced it in 1930's Italy. Globalism and 'free trade' have revived it.",
"\"Do not forget Aleppo! Do not forget Syria!” The writer skillfully omitted the comment of the killer that he supported jihad. \n\nThis strongly suggests that the killer is opposed to the Syrian government and is disappointed that his terrorist cohorts are losing their mercenary war on behalf of US and its Saudi-Gulf State allies.\n \nThere is no rational that explains the author's contention at all. The resolve to finish off the terrorists is undiminished. Maybe increased.",
"There seem to be two possibilities. One is that groups moved in, then later died off or moved on and other groups moved into the vacant territory. The other is that new groups moved in and out-hunted or killed off their predecessors. I think it is fair to say that the latter has probably been the main pattern of succession of ethnic communities around the world.\n\n,",
"folks been selling for 20 years before the crash, guess what still selling but for mo money",
"I appreciate your point I think it is a terrible thing to do. But I disagree with you...that is in no way their \"sole\" purpose. They are trying to stop the constant unsustainable logging that's happening everyday all day, not kill people. Its just sad that's what it takes to get them to actually stop....even for a day.",
"You only put out these sanctimonious, disingenuous statements after a tragedy happens. Until the next one, you and your dummy dem lords try everything you can to undermine the President which weakens our country. A president legally elected by the people of this country.",
"I disagree wholeheartedly with your assessment of boxing. You begin this article first by writing about dog fighting to lead readers to equate the two. Totally disengenious; educated fighters? How about the one of the longest reigning heavyweight champions in Dr Vladimir Khlisko (sic.) from the Ukraine? Your article reeks of racial undertones to say the least. Last time I looked, violence is defined as the exersion of force. What is more violent? A 200lbs plus SS putting Brady on his backside or a 120lbs punching another 120lbs in the body or face? \n\nStay in your lane because you don't know a damn thing about boxing! \n\nAnd yes, you most definitely hold some racist traits.\n\nNo talk on MMA? Nothing? \n\nGot it!",
"Lars, there's no thinking on Trump's or his supporters parts. They just hate and fear, spewing it out in a jumble of discriminatory laws that do nothing positive, but may make them feel better for a minute. The downside? Hate begets hate. Vilification begets vilification. And as you point out, it just creates more people to call enemy and fear.",
"So...you advocate appeasement of Russia, out of fear of their missiles? Libbers, as you call us, believe in the freedoms (liberty) in our Constitution, and the right of protest against those who are selling us out. The alt-right seems more focused on how to help the wealthy.",
"I am shocked at how little discussion there has been about the erosion of the Geneva Convention and its rules around the treatment of POW's. The biggest slap in the face to our our soldiers is the lack of respect for this international law. Our soldiers are in jeopardy in future wars when there can be arbitrary opt outs of a war. The act that Khadr was accused of was in a battle in a war. Calling it anything other than that is Orwellian.\n\nAll those calling for being able to sue individual soldiers in acts of war might come to regret that in a big way. There might be a long line of Vietnamese people wanting to launch a lawsuit...Iraqi's....Libyans...etc.... the whole concept is ridiculous and the Canadian court should summarily dismiss the case. Where is the lawsuit against the drone pilot who mistakenly killed all the civilians at the wedding in xyz country?",
"Evidently it bothered you.",
"oh please the terrorist have been murdering against the usa long before trump.",
"One thing the author got right is that this is state sponsored. We have put ourselves in Iraq and Afghanistan while focusing on Israels enemy Iran. If we were really looking out for OUR best interests we would focus instead on Saudi Arabia and Pakistan where money and a porous border give succor and material aid to ISIL and other Islamic radicals.",
"Time to throw them in jail for a long long time",
"What has he done?",
"\"The media have declared war on truth. They will reap the whirlwind.\"\n\nMr. Speaker,\n\nDo elaborate. Please, do. We're all waiting for you to describe in precise and gory detail all the events which this whirlwind shall bring to the media.\n\nWill it be something like what Russian journalists have \"reaped\" for their reportage?",
"As the events in France and going on frequently in the bomb friendly Middle East, the governor cannot eliminate killing unless she addresses the lack of respect American people have for each other as evidenced in so many ways.",
"Bad couple weeks to be a Liberal. The Russia narrative and the \"he doesn't pay taxes\" narrative are both dead. Now all you guys have left are the tired \"bigot, sexist, racist, and Fascist\"... Going to be a great 8 years!",
"Many people are fed up with immigration from a certain place of the world, who would not want to assimilate and are imposing their political-religious agenda, aided by a young and inexperienced PM vent on fully implementing this ideology against the wishes of the majority.\nLegal immigration from other western friendly places are still welcome as far as you can tell.",
"\"But the narrative that racism is a pervasive scourge just won't let go. Too many people have too much invested in it. The narrative is mercilessly flogged by the progressive left\"\n\nshe was referring to people like you",
"But again, Congress is so corrupt and incompetent, Congress should be impeached also. We have a pay to play government, just like the ones in countries we destabilized, mounted coups and assassinated, in order to emplace and prop up, bribed regimes, tasked with keeping the Natives under control, as mega corporations move in and steal others resources, minerals and lands.. Hide your heads in the sand and drink your pioneering colonial heads in the sand, but America spends $trillions to invade and occupy as the corporations spends nothing but makes billions off the $trillions the American taxpayers pay for. Afghanistan has trillions in resources the corporations and their political puppets covet and don't care how many people die in order for them to profit. Iraq gave the anglo oil companies their contracts after Saddam was put to death that he had denied them. Any one of the many countries in South America, Africa, Mideast and Asia, that America changed governments, are pay to play.",
"One more misstep in over 49 years of missteps as the continual expropriation of land continues, executed by Israel to fulfill a bizarre and immoral religious imperative from a barbaric book - with sanction provided by the US.\n\nHitchens was right - Religion poisons everything..",
"Populism is illogical? I think you're completely wrong about that. Common sense dictates that people who share common ancestry would work together for mutual prosperity and mutual defense. Canada's mutli-ethnic nature is engendering, slowly but surely, a vicious backlash against immigrants that will not be \"chugging along\" in a few years' time.",
"James- they already are. Leftists, in their quest of censorship and historical revisionism, are defacing, tearing down and showing their loathing for freedom:\n.\nLeftists Flip Off Memorials To Victims Of Communism:\nhttp://www.dailywire.com/news/14945/shock-leftists-flip-memorials-victims-communism-hank-berrien\n.\nLiberals Try to Tear Down 9/11 Memorial\nhttp://ipatriot.com/engraved-in-stone/\n.\nBlacks Fight Antifa to Protect New Orleans Confederate Monuments:\nhttp://www.independentsentinel.com/black-patriots-fight-antifa-protect-new-orleans-confederate-monuments/\n.\nBLM even defaced the statue of Joan of Arc- a gift from France- and wanted its remval?\n.\nSickening.",
"Syllogistic encounters and discourse are fine contests but the living, breathing, messy social and political worlds we live in have never reflected such intellectual problem-solving! In the US alone we can go back to the revolution, the Civil War, our participation in the inane WW One, the flag-fueled. left-right encounters during and since Viet Nam, the Civil Rights era marches murders snd bearings - \nIt takes activism, toleranance and sacrifice to build a more cohesive world that improves opportunities for all of us, in the now and for those coming along in the future.",
"I take the author's point about repugnance to the suspension of our democratic freedoms through such measures as internment and how that can be expected to increase radicalization rather than reduce it.\n\nHowever, what he fails to do, and what most MSM fails to do, is to call out all of the members of the organization that worships from precisely the same foundation document as the terrorists, and which expressly legitimizes their actions. Nay, it exhorts them to engage in those horrific actions.\n\nAre you with us or agin us? You can't be both. Then publicly repudiate the scripture passages in question.",
"According to your Bible, your god murdered millions of fetuses and innocents whenever he had a snit about people not worshiping him enough. If you don't get the irony, I'm not going to bother to try and explain it to you.",
"One way yes off topic, one way not. Many including me have not seen my children for years...of course I pay very well, but courts here seem only to enforce the financial part of the court orders...not to talk about the bias and belony...wasted time...theft ..fabricating facts ...putting men in jail for sexual assault but then a year later acquit them as the guys were not even in town..no repercussions in family law...\n\"Forced\" adoption is in the bigger picture the same...\nI adopted 2 children financially as they are \"alone\" in the world...similar stories...that is besides my own 2 children...I never see. \nIt is a business...family related law...no mercy for parents or children. Lots of it reminds on history...from nazi germany as example to more recent Yugoslavia...that's just ok the so called civilized western world. \nI hear this lady ...and can only imagine...it happens to men as well as women. Is it going to change? Unlikely, it's business.",
"Just add \"Lyin Brian\" Mulroney and you have three amigos obviously more given over to the World Bank than world peace, devoted to the International Monetary Fund, not the struggling workers of North America.\n Why am I not surprised?",
"adverriser1> I can only tell you what I know from my studies, but the CW was a very unfortunate event in our young country's history. I find it amazing that our country has become so screwed up it makes me wonder if there will be some kind of civil uprising once again. Hope for the best and keep being positive.",
"Trump has studied Hitler's writings (tactics) on mass population mobilization in great detail. \n\nWhy are we surprised that he is testing them out? What is as shameful now (as then) is the absence of a firm \"'no', this is not our democracy\" from the highest levels of influence. His inner circle (and outer ring of silent Republicans) rings a clear déjà-vu. \n\nVery distressing. But we know it, and live this month after month. \nCan we do something about this? \nAnyone????",
"Today, more than ever I see how Turdo destroys Canada. \nToday, thousands of skilled Europeans are looking for opportunities to immigrate to Canada and are not accepted. \nToday our current marijuana boy accepts only muslims (current or potential terrorists) simply for one reason.\nThey will vote for him in the future elections. \nToday, immigrants from European countries are discriminated in Canada, especially in Governments of all levels. \nSomeone has to answer the questions:\nWhat are Canadian interests?\nWhat we are trying to build in Canada. Are we building Canadastan?\nWhy we are still supporting nazi regimes? Is it one of the Canadian values.\nWhen we will start fighting corruption in Canada. (If Ontario government is not corrupted then what is corruption?)\nWhen Canadian media will start reporting true information from the field and stop using the information created by US employees of Associated Press? \nCan not type more questions. I do not have any more chars left.",
"Trudeau's transparent attempts to placate Islamic Canadians by jumping to use the 'terrorism' term in this case, yet hesitating to use the 'barbaric' term in reference to female genital mutilation and reflecting on 'root causes' after the Boston marathon bombing, speak to the character of a spineless vote-chaser bending to the breeze at every shift.",
"My parents are from Croatia and they fight all the time.",
"Good point. Also, I have thought why doesn't each media outlet only mention the terrorist or killer's name once after follow up stories only refer to the event. An example, the deranged Sandy Hook killer's name was mentioned numerous times.",
"\"At this rate and direction this nation is moving toward an American Civil War part II which could breakout about any day. ... the war will be between the Americans and Anti-Americans. \" - Doggy\n\nThe \"War of Northern Aggression\" really turned out well for my fellow Virginians. \n\nThe same kind of musket-brandishing morons who led the South to war seem to have passed their genes on to some similar fools in Eugene.\n\nIf there were an armed uprising by the \"deplorables,\" you'd be in for a rude surprise. We folks with a modicum of intelligence control so much more of the economy, that you'd be crushed in short order. Just check your Civil War history books.",
"No wonder people don't respect one another. Boing, boing, boing.",
"Trump supporters need to realize that their suggestions about how to conduct themselves after a Trump presidential loss is not a revolution. This hypothetical movement should not be characterized in these terms. This is anarchy and is uncalled for in this day and age. Many brave Americans died and lost their livelihoods fighting for our great system of democracy that Trump supporters are taking for granted. I suggest an international field trip for these out of touch, fringe minorities. North Korea should be the first stop. Maybe then you will stop complaining about \"how unfair your government is and how intrusive it is in your daily life.\"",
"Yep.. only thing to due to induce more capital flight, more de-industrialization, and stagnation in this \"Post Nation Economy\"\n\nGood idea- increase the population, let anyone in, drive industry away, everyone works for the government, drive up taxes and deficit..\n\nSounds like a winner..\n\nWe are sing Nigeria as a model?",
"Is anyone surprised to see another connection between dogma and crime? Horrible torture and murder inflicted on the innocent due to religion based judgement. Cults are just religions with less adherents and smaller body counts, the underlying dogma is the same.",
"Seems in my part of northern Ontario the newly declared FN people and in particular Metis people is on the rise in a big way. Whether it is them recognizing their heritage or for tax purposes or unregulated resource harvesting rights I'm not the one to say. It sure could be contributing to the \"increase in the population\" as much or more than higher birthrates.",
"KLASTRI, WHAT'S WITH THE HATE? DON'T YOU LIKE PEOPLE?",
"Typical conservative 'sluff off' of history. I've been over hearing it from individuals in the public since the Reagan years; \"we don't need no history in our schools.\" Sometimes I picture Cal with his ultra conservative Wig Party hat on. Maybe they should make a movie about that, and highlight their tradition of justifying the starving to death of tens of thousands of Irish during the second blight. But that would just be too depressing wouldn't Cal.",
"Par for the left - solve one tragedy by creating a bigger one.",
"The Sikhs fought alongside the Brits, Aussies, Canadians and Allies in WWII. I was shocked many years ago when the Canadian Legion tried to ban turbans in their Halls. How dare they treat people who defended bravely and fiercely beside them? The Legion backed down. \nWe are now coming full circle. May \"Jimmy\" kick Trudeau's and Butt's butt as Mr. Singh is the best example of the diversity Trudeau preaches. Trudeau should fear Mr. Singh. \nI am a Con that does not like Scheer and may vote NDP to at least try to put Trudeau in a minority government where he can do less damage.\nWell done Mr. Singh.",
"The city of Houston had to back off not long ago, when it tried something similar against a pastor there. There are issues of what is and what is not allowed (to be preached from the pulpit--i.e., no politicking) to retain the church's tax-exempt status, but that wasn't the issue in Georgia, and I'm not sure if it was in Texas.\n\nI've heard more than one person who grew up in Nazi Germany express concerns about trends in this country. They are usually called \"alarmists.\" Maybe we should pay more attention to them.\n\n\"Long live Big Brother!\"",
"Who knew two egotists would be the destruction of our world? Are we so starved for leadership, this is what we've wrought? If we get thru this one, time to drain the WH swamp. Immediately!",
"You forgot the 20 trillion in your speech. The Iran deal is another disaster you missed also, Oh don't forget about the great job he has done with the race relations. Man what would we have done with out BLM!",
"I believe his kind of thinking is due to WW2 and of the many Japanese that made it to better jobs. Even today, I hear it's still about the Japanese in the Public Edumacation system. Even the new head of the DOE has a Japanese last name but she doesn't look Japanese to me, who knows maybe she married a Japanese guy(Yikes! or gal). Somehow the Japanese still comes out on top in Hawaii doing a good or bad job of it. \nNo Hawaiians on the DOE list. but again who knows if some are not part Hawaiian. hmmm, HaiLama should give the ACLU a call and claim the Japanese stole his Haw'n Lands and the StateofHawaii/DOE hiring practices.\nMan, if Japan won WW2, he'd have a case living in Hawaii under Japan's rule."
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Um, incorrect. There are, in fact, independents in the Senate. They caucus with the Democrats.
I think you are the one who doesn't know how the senate works.
And it's been said before, but this inane "seniority" argument didn't come into play for Ohio Dan so why drag it out now? We all know that it's BS. | [
"Sally, you ignorant hack, the President is empowered by the Constitution to do EXACTLY what you say he can't. The Attorney General, nor the Director of the FBI are independently elected. As such the President has COMPLETE control over them and their actions. Nice try trying to protect your fellow travelers, tho'. Sadly for you, you're just flat out wrong.",
"Trudeau & Morneau = financial terrorists",
"Got to love the wholey ignorant group that makes up the anti oil and gas crowds and comments. They don’t know state law and don’t care to learn it. They want to ban a product they are 100% dependent on and keep the price low on it at the same time. And of course they show up in their gas guzzling vehicles from their heated homes to protest at a group of elected officials that has no say on the topic they theoretically at least want addressed. It’s like protesting your trash bill by calling the electric company.",
"Now isn't the time for platitudes. It's time to buy a gun if you aren't white and male. Trump won because of white people, including college educated whites (by 1 point). They voted for him, he's their macho man gonna make America safe for the white male pussy grabbers and Christian rapos. \nUltimately it was all that pent up rage at having an educated black man for president for 8 years. It's literally jealousy. Jealousy that some black people have moved up the economic ladder. The ignorant undereducated whites just popped their pills and drank themselves into a stupor while non-whites got competitive. \nTrump is the president for white people. The white supremacist heartland (and rustbelt) have spoken. The whites have fallen into line and are ready to do the bidding of the 1% even against their own self-interest because they are first and foremost racist.",
"So Khadr is owed money for spending a few years at club Fed while the widow of the man he MURDERED should suck it up, she is owed nothing? Troll",
"Trudeau is a puppet of the Liberal backroom boys. Don't expect much from him.",
"Justine Trudeau is a loser",
"Most expensive cellular carrier out there. I guess they have to pay thousands of lazy union workers. LOL",
"Or what? You'll do the same? Get outta here! If this was my family member, I'd be too embarrassed to admit it. This is not something I'd want to be known for. Not only did he shoot him twice but slit his throat! This is disturbing as hell!",
"In other words the la la land mayor sees more money being funneled to his parasitic city from the rest of the province- who wanted the NDP and Greens punted.........he could be right.....sadly. The left progressive mentality or mental illness, will drain any hard working person of their last cent, and they think nothing of making people jobless and homeless, as long as their feel good bs is being played out.. Selfish and stupid, a bad combination.",
"Unchecked immigration has destroyed England on oh so many levels. This is why liberals are spinning themselves stupid on this issue as they are hell bent on doing the same to America with uncheck immigration.",
"The fairest analysis of Trump you'll ever read follows: Hitler but incompetent.\n\nAnd thank goodness he is, in fact, utterly incompetent at everything.",
"And yet probably 1/2 of my passengers are non-white. \n \nYou should be careful there, your racism and bigotry are showing.",
"I defend a thrice accused rapist? Where? I've never defended Fornicator Clinton who paid off victim Paula Jones. $800,000.00\nYou're as disgusting as her highnASS, HRC.",
"Wrong those of us that work hard don't get Medicaid support we are uninsured if we choose or cannot afford it but that does not mean we qualify for Medicaid. We have to lose everything we have worked for first to get into Medicaid. You assumptions are absolutely wrong. We should never be forced to subsidize your choices and you should never be forced to subsidize ours.\n\nBe an American not a lefty handout drone.",
"But we have. Republicans had no problem with mother Russia supporting them. lol Just love the hypocrisy of republicans."
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"It's not about common sense. It's about power and jobs.",
"I was speaking about voters in general, not necessarily Colorado voters. The GOP has slightly less representation than Democrats nationwide, but Independents are where it's at. We're the ones who decide elections, and we prefer moderates. (Again, I'm speaking generally.)\nDespite her flaws, Clinton was more moderate than Trump, which is why I think she won Colorado. I think she would have won the country if Dems weren't such lazy voters.",
"I would like to see any example that you have. And Gabby Giffords does not count as that was not done by a republican nor anyone with real political motivations.",
"Seriously is anyone surprised, we have people accepting per diem living at home, we have others who ship four air compressors and what not. The level of dishonestly and corruption in our legislature is second to none.",
"So where does Ohio Dan stand with his wealthy donor ?",
"no, thats not the supreme courts interpretation of a common weapon, please keep up with the facts. mmmmkkk?",
"Right now, people have control over US senators: They vote for them.\nHow are 35 state senators (in the case of the state of Colorado) any more representative of \"the people\" than people going to the polls and voting for someone?\nIf you think that members of the US Senate should have remained selected by state senates, rather than popularly like the US House, I respect your opinion, but I think state senates are just as likely to appoint party hacks or ideologues as the voters of the states are. And, US senators appointed by state senators are beholden to an even smaller number of people than if they were directly elected.",
"Nobody is apologizing. Re-read the post.",
"\"bringing more misery, probably, to many of us.\"\n\nThe word 'probably' defines a true believer. \n\nThe Senate hasn't even written a word in response to the House bill yet and James knows today what it will look like in a couple of months after revisions and Conference Committee actions and that it is going to be bad!\n\nOrwell: Four legs good! Two legs bad!\n\nJames: Democrat good! Republican bad!\n\nJust the bleating of an indoctrinated Sheep.",
"your point is moot.",
"You paraphrased an old Abe Lincoln line! Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak up and remove all doubt... I wonder what Honest Abe would have thought of fellow Republican Donald Trump!",
"Liberal rules are aimed at the , what should I say, dumbed down Canadians.",
"Sounds like the comment was meant as a joke, but not a very tactful one.",
"If course the liberal socialist democrats voted for a progressive tax system. What a surprise \nDOA in the senate where the adults are.",
"Who cares? Lush Limpaugh, Bill O'Really, Sean Hanutty, Ann Coldher, ie.",
"You're making an assumption here, aren't you. you know what the say about that....",
"Well put Dr.Hanson.\nI urge all Americans to look into the ETHICS RULES of their own state Legislature - the Ak Legislatures's sham rules are offensive to anyone who becomes aware of them. Legislative bodies i.e. Senate, House, are closed societies trusted to appropriately self-regulate, but as per human nature their \"regulating\" has overwhelmingly been to avoid rules of common sense decency, to make what for others would be criminal acts-legal for members of their \"elite Aristocracy\" of lawmakers.",
"By \"special interests\" do you mean people who don't think like you or people who don't look like you?",
"This is how politicians get to have their cake, and eat it, too. She can tell her party leadership that she ensured DeVos would be confirmed (on a 50/50 vote, with Pence as tie breaker), but can still tell her constituents that she voted against the confirmation. If she REALLY wanted to block this confirmation, the appropriate approach would have been to block it from being voted out of committee. Politicians of her stripe sicken me.",
"Love how the old reform/alliance slugs are all over this. Where were you when Yosemite Sam told Canadians that they were with the pedophiles if not in agreement with him? Where were you when the lousy Bev Oda demanded a hotel where she could smoke and ordered a limo to take her there? Lots of lousy politicos littered your time in office, yet not a peep from any of you types.\n\nRead what someone who actually served with Sajjan (his Brigadier General) said about him and he wasn't even a racist like some of you are pretending you're not. Little feet, little boys.",
"You must be joking. Another round with Christy Clark will not give us NDP policies. It will be a government that will have licence to help their rich friends at the expense of everyone else.",
"Turn about is fair play Kon. Republicans Just Say No to President Obama's administration for the past eight years won't be forgotten just because you and your ilk think it should. No way man. I hope the Democrats and independents stick it to tRump and his band of minions. They'll be washing of teeth and eating each other soon enough. I've already put in for my bulk order of popcorn and peanuts.",
"The road to justice is a thin line to walk.",
"That's funny. I'm pretty much a straight ticket Democratic voter yet started working when I was 14 over 25 years ago and have never taken from the cookie jar. How do you explain that? Maybe you're the one who's bought into the biased you've been feed all the years.",
"Another commenter who doesn't understand the constitution. Or Canada, for that matter.",
"There is no feud. Bannon and his super PAC are going after Rinos and the party base is right behind him. No actual Republicans in a political sense are targeted. Only Rinos. And we know who they are.",
"I'm not the one boasting of going to confession.",
"Are you kidding me ? Do democrats really think they get all of they're people to vote the same way without threats of their own ? Investigate Shummer and see what tactics he used on the Obamacare vote. You can bet the ranch democrats aren't all voting the way they feel on every issue without being told to vote this way or else.",
"If any of this group of current legislators were present at the Alaska Constitutional Convention back in the '50s they'd have been laughed out of the room. Maybe they'd have been just banned from the building from the get go. \nI think the people gathered in that convention would've seen these people for what they are and realized they haven't got the least bit of concern for the future of Ak. \nI truly hope the voting public will finally get off their lazy asses and send these incumbents home. Doesn't matter which party you're a part of. Both sides have brought us here.\nBut the oil subsidy stands with the majority planning to pay for it with the PFD? \nI don't rely on my dividend as income but to use that money to pay for the oil subsidy is just insanity. \nI'm a registered independent but have always leaned towards the Republican mindset. Never again though will I cast a vote for a member of the Alaska Republican Party. \nI hope the anger of the voters surfaces in November.",
"Hillary was a tired old hag who wasn't electable - Yes Hollywood NOBODY cares what you have to say, wow big surprise!!!!!\n\nMiddle America needs to stop supporting these entitled out of touch elitist - poor babies just can't handle how meaningless they truly are.\n\nWe should drag these zombies in hand cuffs back to the American border every time one of the slithers its way over to Canada to cry about our energy sector!!!!!!!",
"You do not know any cops. That is obvious from your \"view point\".",
"The article doesn't say anything about replacing the bus riders . . .",
"Baloney. Phoenix is not Oahu.",
"This article is about Trump, not Clinton. Are you simple?",
"Goes to show where Conservative politicians heads are at. Not all politicians are as nasty, corrupt and dishonest as the Conservatives.,\n------\n\nI jolly well would never hang a man by saying this as long as\n\nKathleen Wynne and Dalton McGuinty are still around",
"I am not quite sure what this article was actually getting at. What was your point exactly Poplak?",
"Someone from academia has \"triggering\" issues? Who'd have thunk?",
"You need to stop believing everything the Trump team tells you.",
"tax cuts are not spending!, get with reality.",
"I was not even thinking of John 21 when I wrote my comment.",
"Learn to read. She didn't say she wanted to kill the President. LOL",
"Stay on topic Johann...\nThere are things happening around the world that Trump doesn't actually have anything to do with.",
"and by doing so they vote against their own self interests",
"Hah, that's not the perception - yet anyway. But it is what Scheer, Harper, Kenney (hey all people who never had a job outside politics) HOPE to instill as the \"real truth\".\n\nAnd despite all the hounding about a L/iberal media - plenty of media people seem to be pushing it too. Ibbitson, Clark, Wells.",
"Identity politics? Try human rights. The NDP days are not numbered either. The silent majority are centrists, not right wingers.",
"I hate to break it to you, but outside of your fevered imagination, there is no such thing as the \"alt-left\".",
"Your congressional delegation is made up of republicans who do not care about anything, but making money for themselves and the corporations that support them.",
"Recuse yourself. Only a maroon would think that it would be ok to vote on the issue. Process is already tainted. Stop further damage.",
"You are partially right. Certainly not the fake news part. Especially since Jr. released the e-mail chain himself. \n\nYou are right about the centrist dems attempting to blame anything and everything for Clinton's loss when in reality, like any good football team, if your ground game is strong and you have a great quarterback, you'll win despite a couple bad calls and a turnover. She did have old ideas that worked for 3rd way dems in the 90's but are no longer viable or even workable. The dems do need to reflect more deeply on their loss and adjust or they will keep losing. \n\nYou really went off the rails though when you claim Trump had a \"real policy platform\" though, expressing that belief does make it difficult to take you seriously.",
"Nice deflection. The second the story broke Oregon democrats took money from a Hollywood pervert, we have to women [sic] come foreword and accuse Kruse of \"inappropriate touching.\" and what is that? he gave one a hug, and put his hand on the others shoulder when confiding something in their ear. and why was Kruse singled out as I know for fact democrats do the same and is common as family members hugging...because he smokes in his office and became the easiest target to single out. This sickens and disgusts me as this hyperbole drivel belittles true sexual harassment...and for what? to deflect from the fact the democrats have been taking money from a Hollywood pervert.",
"To repeat: RD, in his typically arrogant way, assumes that the founding fathers agreed with him.\n\nAs usual, he is both wrong and does not do anything to disprove what I wrote. Hint: Don't just say \"Read Locke\", QUOTE Locke to support your point. Oh, and the Ad Hominem remains a logical fallacy, no matter how many times he uses it.",
"\"he chips away at the constitution and thwarts the laws and precedents of this country. He is setting up an autocratic situation slowly but surely\"\nThe remarkably ironic thing, at least in my nonpartisan perspective, is that Republicans for years complained about exactly the same thing about Obama based upon his position and policy, ie. his thoughts on the matter, even though his conduct pretty much strictly adhered to legal and constitutional doctrines. In other words, Republicans claimed such on purely ideological disagreement. Now the Republicans are silent when Trump's conduct, not just his position or policy, is in violation of the Constitution (providing preferential treatment for Christians on the amnesty ban) or law (placing Bannon on the NSC). Actually, I shouldn't say \"silent.\" It seems their response is for Democrats and the media noting such actions should \"stop whining.\"",
"You tap on a very interesting point, Black Coffee. The question that should be raised by the electorate to these three, and the other names that are candidates on the list is \"of all of you which one is trusted enough by the Legislature to listen to your pitch on extending the GET, and actually getting it passed?\"\n\nWhomever that person is, yea, consider them to be electable. All the others, yeah, they arn't",
"Democrats have a big tent, you'd prefer they have a smaller one.\n\nLike it or not, Bernie and his ideas brought many people into that big tent. I think the party is stronger as a result.",
"Are you talking about \"lefties\" that are politicians? Who are these people? If anything, the Democratic Party has increasingly become Republican-lite, and does a very poor job of representing the progressive majority in this country.\n\n\n\nA perfect example of the problem:\n\n1. ACA IS the compromise. In fact, it's essentially the Heritage Foundation's plan and what the Republicans used to be behind.\n\n2. Democrats work to pass it, constantly asking for input from the Republicans. Except for some amendments, the Republicans refuse to play any part out of.....well, spite? If not racism.\n\n\n3. Republicans work almost in lockstep to try to roll back .... their own plan, because it is now associated with a black Democrat? And kick millions off of healthcare? And they worked very hard to write their \"replacement\" in secret. They didn't work very hard at the crafting of it, they worked very hard to keep it secret. And then used very unusual procedures to try to pass it.",
"[SAD!]\nWHAT? your a secret Trump supporter! Pushing his agenda by being an \"insufferable lefty\". OMG!\n.\n[Often when someone writes something subjective I can just address it with one or a few words.]\nYeah, most people know better than to waste their time with you. I'll learn that lesson in time. It will be glorious for you because you'll be able to pontificate with no objection.\n.\n[Are you perhaps a little too emotionally wed to your opinion to think straight?]\nAfter seeing all this ranting (with caps), maybe you should consider asking yourself this question. You seem to think its ok to question ones belief system but the SECOND someone does the same thing to you, you go on and on pointing fingers dodging questions, misrepresenting what was said, adding hidden meanings etc. Save us some time and yell in the mirror because that's who you should be frustrated with.\n.\n[China]\nI did see this and commented, was \"rejected\" for being civil. (Yes I said it right)",
"It's worse than that. It's the political party we gave our power to in an election abusing it for their own advancement.",
"Declining to \"advise and consent\" is allowed. Ask Harry Reid.",
"Do you have any proof that mccain got the medals because of his family connections? If not, your contention is not worth much.",
"Fox had a reputation for being spotless which is why he wasn't part of the PRI",
"Chuck Schumer and Democrats like him are people that Republicans need to keep in mind on voting day.",
"How were they taxed? It's not their money.",
"Charles, as well as Dermot, try every possible angle to encourage an income tax. Every commentary is another opportunity for them to espouse favored wealth redistribution scheme. Just some examples from this latest:\n\n\"Because so many Alaska workers do not live here, a substantial portion of the tax would be paid by nonresidents.\" Depends what you mean by \"substantial\". According to the ISAR report only 15% would be paid by nonresidents. Alaskan workers would be stuck with 85% of the bill. \n\n\"The income tax proposal in the state House would put us in the middle range of the states.\" How long do you really think that would last? Once the mechanism is in place, it's all too easy at every budget shortfall for government to turn that knob toward \"increase taxes\"\n\n\"Then it will be up to 20 senators to decide the outcome of the Alaska experiment.\" If they don't institute an income-tax, the sky will fall and it will be 20 senators fault!",
"Four stages of Republican denial...",
"What is false in the FOX news story?",
"There is no evidence for Pizzagate unless your idea of evidence is incredibly weak.",
"Both republicans and democrats hide behind these taxes and fees. Ripping off citizens and residents is non- partisan.",
"That is not true. There are several states that are in the process of suing the federal government over this executive order.",
"But not - unless you have some information you haven't shared with the FBI - WHILE they were in office. There is a difference.",
"I think you are spreading rumor and fear rather than fact.",
"Why do you not like the fact that the cabinet cannot be bribed!\nAre you a lobbyist?",
"Do we sound similar? Different people I'm afraid.",
"So much for the polls.......I guess you all still don't get it. My suggestion - keep doing what your doing. Maybe your inability to face reality will eventually come around. How about report the news honestly and try to come up with a message that helps everyone instead of just pandering to your base. The voters understand that your present message of take from one group of people and give to another doesnt work out so well for them. Until then the RNC will keep raking in the dough and the only DNC donor will be George Soros. You know the guy who wants open borders, socialism, and the destruction of American values. Kind of tough to square that with us average citizens trying to make a better life for our children.",
"Thats not what they argued at all. They argued that under Immigration and Nationality Act Congress seeds power to the president in matters of this type. That is essentially correct.",
"Is there a difference between government controlling businesses, or businesses controlling government? \nI think not.",
"Sullivan`s a good Trump soldier. You lose credibility when you hide from your constituency and questions they would like answered. Sullivan is the best third Senator Ohio ever had, because he sure doesn`t fight for Alaskans. He AVOIDS them along with Young and Murkowski, and the questions about things like health care costs and availability in this state, and the threats to throw tens of thousands of fearful ALASKANS back on the no-health insurance rolls. \nTown hall meeting in North Pole my eye... who is this man kidding? Lies at the top soon trickle down to the congressmen like Sullivan. Don`t forget when Sullivan and Giessel and Parnell tried to take away (HB77?) coastal communities rights concerning development from them when Sullivan was the Alaska Resource commissioner. https://www.adn.com/commentary/article/gov-parnell-do-right-thing-alaskas-salmon-habitat/2013/08/11/",
"Evidence that doesn't come from Fox news please.",
"Come on Clinton supporters, defend their actions with facts. You can't.",
"Again, further evidence that virtually no one, on either side of the political spectrum has any faith or trust in the establishment and its leadership or its institutions. Electors venturing further and further to the political fringes for representation is not a good sign, its a sign of desperation, its a hail Mary play. Things will get a lot more chaotic, and violent if the establishment continues to ignore or worse insult all of us deplorables. As much as I detest the establishment and its corrupt leadership, the alternative is far worse.",
"I have some doubts re Pence's rationality. But that is another conversation. :-)\nBut you're right. They, at least, behave like adults, whereas our current esteemed President does not.",
"They didn't invite me?",
"Where do you Trumpkins come up with this stuff? The CBO is non-partisan...sheesh....",
"An example of how the Repubs. lead from behind. Don't be ready but do something when it's after the fact",
"Not interested in any opinion pieces from NY Times columnists.",
"I wonder who Eldo is more pissed at - Oregon Democrats or Republicans in DC. Or is it just can-kicking in general by our country's putative political, social, and economic leaders and their minions. In any case, there's not much to be said for our current crops of elected officials who collectively show an abysmal lack of vision and even less backbone. As Eldo suggests, unless the rest of us get the wakeup call, chaos may well be waiting in the wings. Some traditions maintain that things must hit bottom before they can really improve. Perhaps we're in the midst of such a progression - which doesn't make it any easier to stomach.",
"By all means then, go forth and change whatever rules you need to in order to ensure that only Democrats are elected. Abolish or neuter whatever you wish, for you clearly deserve that authority. When you're done, report back to us as to how elections will be conducted from this point forward, with one vote counting as one vote and the winner being declared based on who accumulated more of them.\n\nThe electoral college doesn't go against the clear will of Californians and New Yorkers. It just goes by what everyone else understood to be the rules before the game started.",
"Fmr. Sen. John Danforth R. today, \"... our party has been corrupted by this hateful man, and it is now in peril.\" I agree it does no good for people to bitterly lash out when having opposing views, but some people need to take a long hard look in the mirror and ask themselves to what extent they are willing to back this individual. I have no problem with an opposing party voicing their opinions and stating long term goals, but Trump has neither the tolerance nor open mindedness when it comes to being an example for us all. You had to realize at some point there were going to be some negative reactions, but did you really think you were making it any easier having a cardboard cutout of Trump at the booth? Divisiveness will get us nowhere, but the poster child is sowing it at an alarming rate.",
"I don't recall him commenting on those sets of lies...*shocker*.",
"--------------------\n\nWhat is happening with Civil Beat or is it the program?\n \nWhy did my remark not meet civility standards? I never swear or use foul language.\n\nCan the public question public officials like Mayor Kirk Caldwell any more?\n\nMy remarks were that it was nefarious for Mayor Caldwell to act like an altar boy, pretending that he did not know anything about the blatantly deceitful advertisements - \"Mayor Caldwell supports Social Security and Medicare\". Those nefarious advertisements exploited and engaged in fear-mongering on the elderly and low-information voters.\n\nObviously, the office of the Mayor DOES NOT have anything to do with the federal government that takes care of Social Security.\n\nI further opined that it has been Caldwell's modus operandi - to hide behind political stage -crafting through contained propaganda and run away from educated audience or questions.\n\nWhat's so \"uncivil\" about this?",
"News flash: No one, including the Clintons and Obamas and Bushes and Reagans and Roosevelts and Lincolns and Jacksons and Washingtons, has experience in national politics until they actually do it. Unless you’re in favor of a permanent ruling class.",
"I couldn't help but notice that staffers for a number of Democratic legislators have shown up on Wikipedia over the years to write about the non-accomplishments of their bosses as if they were something profound, followed by said legislators providing links to those pages \"in the interest of public service\". Am I to believe that this happens because \"they've been shut out of the process\"?",
"no chance for reform on health care or taxes as long as the republicans keep the dems out of the discussion.",
"So now Obama Democrats are hiding from the fact that they are Obama Democrats ?\nThe last thing Alaska needs another Obama like, liberty loathing leftist.",
"She's going around trying to \"learn\" about our issues. TOO LATE...If you have to take lessons on Alaskan issues ....Get Lost...Don't run for Senate.",
"Why not just come out and admit that you came up with a system to insure that conservatives will never again have a voice on the DP. With as far left as the paper is every conservative comment will be down voted until they just never show up anymore. Way to drive everyone outside of the 470 loop away.",
"It can't be undone by executive order. Only congress.",
"Seems the GOP got a dose of their own medicine and don't like it, they have been doing this sort of thing for years. Its about time, someone in Juneau listened to Alaskans, good on you House Dem's. As usual Sen Giessel words are ridiculous,\" we will lose jobs and revenue\"? Like we are not a shedding jobs already and losing revenue to the tune of millions, the opposite of what SB21 was supposed to do. If everyone had listened to Sen Wielchowski we would have saved billions. It always sounds great cut taxes and we will create jobs, yet this never happens, like ever, not just here but in any state, there is no evidence to suggest this has led to a boost to any economy.",
"the MSM acts like no one read the podesta emails, we all know how badly the bias runs\neven today,the wapo is reporting that trumps numbers are down in their latest polling,they fail to tell anyone that they only polled 23% gop in their poll,they had 35% dems and approx the same number of independents \nthey purposely under poll trump supporters and then act like he is losing his base.",
"You don't really understand these things, do you?",
"The buffoon sounds more like an amateur stand up comedian,at an assisted living facility,than a functional member of Congress..",
"Aw it looks like the Democratic Party lost the WH, the House, the Senate, 2/3 of Governorships, 40+ state house and senates. How dare the DNC put forth The Hillary to ensure The Donald was elected? Must've been the women running the DNC? LMAO!!",
"Better that your untreated TDS apparently...",
"Well aware of his actual (*1) affiliation. Just calling a spade a spade. Regardless of what party he chose to hang his shingle from, it was his actions that counted.\n\nThat said, 1 Republican incumbent down. Next!\n\n\n(*1) Declared party for purposes of being elected well known tactic of the CBC. Standard morals and ethics do not necessarily apply. See ALEC sub-notes. Void where prohibited.",
"Life is politics. Sometimes aberrations rise to the top in the political realities we exit within. There have been many, and Trump may be or become the most aberrant. \nBut, life is still politics. This healthcare thing is a powerful lesson in that. \nTrump took a political \"certainty\" (repeal of Obamacare by a GOP that controlled both houses of Congress and the WH) and politically undermined it. \nIt started back in 2016, when he turned repeal into an unthinking imperative. That was a mistake born of ignorance. He did not understand healthcare complexities. He (and the GOP) should have heralded a more deliberate approach instead of an \"immediate\" \"first act on first day of my Presidency\" approach.\nAlong the way, he cemented the failure. He attacked so many, it is surprising 49 GOP Senators actually voted \"Yes\" last night. Ultimately, his misogyny and politics of personal insult lost him Collins, Murkowski and finally McCain.\nIt will get worse\nWe shouldn't elect aberrations.",
"Alex Demarban, you are a very good reporter, but you would be an even better reporter if you more accurately described what the House Republicans did today. You reported that they met in a \"...two- hour, closed door caucus...\" This phraseology does not convey how evil these meetings are.\n\nIt would be better if you reported that these crooks met in secret. No reporters, no members of the public allowed. If the public tried to observe, they would be arrested.\n\nIf elected officials from the political subdivisions of Alaska did this- they would literally be committing a crime. But the legislature exempts itself from the laws others are expected to follow.\n\nAll of these miserable, corrupt people need to be overthrown, before they completely destroy our state.",
"I have never heard anyone - not even the strongest Liberal supporter - call this fool intelligent. Remember the editorial cartoon during the last campaign that featured each of the leaders as a Wizard of Oz character? Captain Crayons was shown as the scarecrow with the thought balloon saying \"If I only had a brain\"",
"Yes Liberal is JT's party--gets confusing as they are not linked. Maybe Social Conservative Party.",
"obvious pandering to the 'partner' who is now the finance minister - the less the gov't needs to pay out the better - screw the folks who paid into it \nbird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush - all this propaganda to defer gov't payouts is a desperate attempt to keep $ in gov't hands to pay for shiny pony's obscene deficit budgets - shame, shame, shame \nwhen will folks wake up to this obvious fraud?",
"Why would any senator, Republican or Democrat, vote to kick their elderly and chronically ill constituents off healthcare insurance that they want, and can afford? Isn't that really why Republican senators are not voting for this? Who would do that to a voter back home with a serious illness?",
"You have missed his point entirely. I would suggest you re-read this editorial more slowly.",
"It is ALL about politics; if a Democrat had wrote a letter on behalf of a constituent that is part of a large and influential family and clan in Southeast Alaska, you'd have never heard a word about it.",
"How do we know you are not an agent of Hydra?",
"No need to be sorry about it. Did you bother to vote?",
"Did the authors just ignore the evidence coming out of Washington State about this??",
"It's pointless to refer to actual facts with a person like \"sarge\"22. You can't debate a person who refuses to acknowledge reality and prefers to wallow in alternative facts.",
"The Liberals can't function with identity politics and speech repression in the form of political correctness. \nOne can only imagine what the Liberal party would look like with out its public union base. \nSimply put Justin is a status quo puppet who lied to get to office.",
"Facts are immaterial to the 30th percentile.",
"You theory lacks a pivotal element: the Southern Strategy.",
"Some in the GOP will hang in with \"repeal and replace\" and fail to get that it did not make it into law because the GOP's in Congress are divided in their own party, they have no control. They rarely look at what a mess their party has become but lay blame on anyone they can. The White House is in daily Chaos. The day of the crucial vote, Trump was on twitter on a non-stop attack on his Justice Department pick, Jeff Sessions instead of on the media saying how this GOP bill is better than sliced bread and why. The bill was not popular among the Senators because they did not know what was in it the last few hours. The GOP during the creation of the ACA insisted loudly ad non-stop that the bill has to be scored for the costs and that the money had to come from some where. The GOP lost that ideal from the start of this process. The deal maker Trump chose to make short tweets on their bill and all were sound bytes from conservative media. Trump, not a deep thinker.",
"You are assuming these guys are Native. And no, this is NOT a \"reflection\" of the Inupiat culture. You are wrong on that point."
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"What da ya mean, Jenkins? The one that needs drug testing is you and ammosexuals who believe it's their gawd given right to tot ARs in American streets or kill animals. Wanna carry an AR with clips that pump off dozens of rounds? Go take your rightful place on war zone front lines. I'm sure you'd find plenty of action and you'll probably do your family proud.",
"You like that free stuff, don't you, grifter.",
"Another hack writer. Making this article about ludicrous but not mentioning that Canada will not give permission to enter Canada if you have ever had a pot conviction. Ever. So put that in you pipe and smoke it Christopher Ingraham.. its called \"ludicrous\"...",
"As a women, what a bunch of losers........seriously. Would you of marched if Hillary and groping Bill got back in? The over the top partisan bs is getting ridiculous.",
"If you idiots would realize that this cougar had more right to be there than the stupid feral cats, this wouldn't have happened!!!!",
"Murder is murder unless you're talking about abortion, of course...",
"I think this sounds potentially very toxic. What are the other cities where this has been successful? I mean, some homeless are serious ex cons, mentally ill, drug users, none of which take to kindly to be tossed out of their homes.",
"Apologies to \"Col. Bogey\":\n\nGorka has only got one ball\nBannon has two, but they are small.\nPriebus has something grievous\nBut the Mad King has no balls at all.",
"Most intelligent people dodge stupid questions.",
"Yonela Dik ou.....eish what a load of tribe. This oke is like Goebbels. DM, why do you publish this garbage?",
"Oh Puuullease!!! You trivialize a very serious subject. From checkout irritant to \".....when a person can be killed.....etc \". Take a deep breath before you press the send button w such silliness!\nTime to tone down the rhetoric Mr Quinn. You do a disservice to any efforts to deal with a serious topic. And please take your white man's burden somewhere else.",
"You are projecting once again. Pretty sure I didn't snivel about how tough I had it...once again, feel free to re-read what I wrote.\n\nSo...it's true christian behavior to tell someone they deserved to have their mother murdered? Here's a direct quote from you:\n\"Your just full of hate and probably don't have a loving bone in your body. Why you so mean?\"\nSo then in your sadistic world...it is not hateful, it is loving and not mean to tell someone they deserved to have their mother murdered?",
"Interesting. I never vote \"not civil\" on even obvious lies, if they are civilly presented. I get what you're saying but I think the civility thing relates to being adult and not name-calling. I have voted \"not civil\" on posts i deeply agree with but which call the other person \"idiot\" or some such.",
"No, rogue is when people expect other people to do their job for them because they're too lazy and incompetent to do it themselves.",
"Jay: Actually I think HL Menken had it right: \" On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.\" Some people think this quotations is from Secretary of State Tillerson, but actually Menken beat him to it. cheers, Gary Crum",
"It was a biker hit... the white guy shot up the mosque since the Muslim men who were inside were undercutting the bikers by selling low grade OC to old age homes. Thus the biker leader sanctioned a hit on the Muslim guys inside. Nothing was race or terrorism related to that shooting."
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"You don't need to be enlisted to die from an ICBM strike in Denver.",
"Regarding: \"I've been some places in Cajun country where men carried firearms to church.\"\n- Never know when or where a varmint will leap out.",
"It's no surprise that LGBTQ youth are more likely to turn to drugs and violence when they are pushed out of their homes and communities by intolerant Christians.\n\nI've done work with ministries in the Bay Area and most of those youth are seeking solace from bigots back home.\n\nYou pick and choose from your book of iron-age myths. It's a shame you pick the parts of bigotry and intolerance. There's a lot of hurting young people who could use the empathy The Bible also teaches. \n\nSo who is right? Your ancient book, or the LGBTQ people sitting right in front of us begging to be heard?\n\nI don't think you realize the utter pain and torture your ideas cause, and for what? So you can thump your bible?\n\nYou're free to have whatever ideas you want. If you think homosexuality is a sin then by all means live that way. But I draw the line when you think that freedom and justice means telling people who to love and what they can or cannot do in the bedroom. The bigotry and intolerance is vivid.",
"Ignoring the implicit racism in your first sentence, and taking 'mitigation' in your second sentence to mean the legal concept of a 'mitigating factor', I disagree with your point, as does the law; Mr Kangas' state of mind does matter. \n\nFirst degree murder does require premeditation. There was clearly no premeditation. This young man will spend the rest of his life behind bars regardless of how the trial goes--but alleging premeditation is a pale too far.",
"That would be really cool for a kid. He doesn't realise he's nothing more than a photo op. He will, but for now, it's the greatest day of his life and that's cool.\n\nReminds me of Saddam Hussein and that terrified, helpless child stand there as a mass murderer pats him on the head. All anyone needs to do is watch the first 60 seconds to get a full picture. Right down to the yanking the boy closer to him for the camera shot Hussein wants. A british reporter asks to the British boy prisoner \"Are you getting your milk Stewart? He nods yes and Husein pipes in \"With corn flakes too!\" as if that's some sort of sign of his generosity.\n\nThe entire interaction is disturbing at best. But alot of the mannerisms and tone combined with an ulterior purpose. Get people to stop talking about how terribly kept the British prisoners were treated. Overalls with \"Milk Factory\" on the backs of people who had no clue why they were wearing overalls. It's spooky\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q5KMe7LPRI",
"No sympathy from me if you get taken in the stock market.",
"One pair with specifically and highly trained gun handlers with more than adequate caliber rifle as opposed to most woods travelers. Bear wounds from untrained and inadequately armed humans put all others at risk. Bear spray is a proven survival defense for the inadequately or unarmed woods travelers and hospital is preferred to death.",
"You are right. That is why cases are referred to as the Queen vs John Doe. Otherwise we would have the Hatfields and McCoys. Blood feud does still exist in many parts of the world however where the rule of law is mostly a fiction. But for our system to work as it has for hundred of years victims must trust that justice will be done and seen to be done.\nMany years ago we were the victims of a crime, ie a theft of over $5000 by a hired temporary caregiver. When the theft was discovered police were duly called and arrived to take a statement including the name of the perpetrator. And that was it. Never heard from them again. Not quite justice. The system certainly did not nurture any victim interest in criminal proceedings. Of course I don't know if there were any criminal proceedings. Not being wrongheaded we didn't pursue the matter.",
"That would make a pretty good show.",
"I am a bit surprised that people (such as MisterAL), for whom the logging issue is a very urgent one, aren't coming out in full-throated denunciation of tree spiking.\n\nThey should be. I would prefer the denunciation happen because people see that such violence is plainly despicable and evil.\n\nBut failing that, you'd think they'd denounce it for purely political reasons. Things like spiking do great harm to their own cause. When something like this happens, it drives away people who would ordinarily be sympathetic and changes the conversation away from logging practices.",
"This is to those modern idealists thinking in so many words that the Western World deserves these attacks because of what they've done... whenever: The argument is that we ought first and foremost to publicly acknowledge our 'misdeeds.' Well, I for one agree with the premise insofar as theoretical exercises are concerned. Although the great challenge - insurmountable in my humble estimation - would be the scope to which one would retroactively involve the analysis, i.e., human history and pre-history is rife with one clan, gang, tribe, kingdom, land, state, nation... DESTROYING some other group of equal or lesser or greater population. Would descendants of the Visigoths need to make reparations to modern day Italians? The fallacy seems clear. Is my English sister a worthy target because her great great uncle twice removed once stuck a bayonet in some guy's liver? What say you...",
"Don't value other people's property? Tuff. Realize that people have a right to protect their property and \"rightfully so\". Control your thoughts dude....and we won't be shooting at each other.",
"You should be at some of the shoplifting episodes I have had to deal with. Maybe they haven't gotten physical yet. But I am sick and tired of having to deal with this. I have been dealing with more issues this year than the last 15 years combined, all because of SB91. Sure it is working because no one is getting arrested anymore. The number of small crimes is growing to the point the police cannot even handle them all of which is why most often they don't even show up anymore or if they do it is hours and in some cases days later. I have had rocks thrown through my windows after forcing punks out and yet I have no rights. The criminals have all of the rights, I have no recourse whatsoever. How is that fair? Is that your idea of the way things should be? I cant touch them, I cannot shoot them and they know it so it is just getting worse and worse which is why the number of violent crimes will continue to grow as well, ask any cop. Theft and drug crimes need severe punishment",
"Because you imagined it...",
"Care to make a wager?",
"Better his head than our planet.",
"In the fourth century, Jerome wrote of Christians, \"Your churches are festooned with silver and gold while Christ himself lies dying on their steps.\" It's the same in every age: religion becomes just one more device for acquiring power over men. The starting mythology is unimportant. No creed could be more pacifistic than Buddhism, yet look at the violence Sri Lankan Buddhists inflicted on their Hindu Tamil neighbors, or the persecution Burmese Buddhists now inflict on the Muslim Rohingya. During World War II revered Zen abbots justified Japan's cruel invasion and occupation of China, which caused perhaps 5 million military casualties and an estimated 20 million civilian deaths.\n\nThe Alaska Family Act-Outs are just a bunch of people who've kept their audience for 20 years with this kind of ginned-up sexual hysteria. They have to keep up the stunts or their audience, and hence their self-importance, would just fade away. Few outside a handful of churches care about this stuff.",
"I'm not sure where your concern that I believe the military starts wars came from. I whole-heartedly believe that wars and conflicts are political and that's the essence of the problem. We are absolutely on the same side there. As for more on benefits please see my rely to Jeffrey.\n\nIf by chance you have never worked with a severely emotionally disturbed, predatory, and/or brain damaged child or adult-I assure you that my life has been at risk. It comes with the territory, yes my choice-however I did the field to work with, not dominate, those needing assistance.\n\nWe learn by talking things through, thanks for your views.",
"@steveketola\nNo, the difference between the 1950s & the 1980s were that in the 80s both sides (USSR & USA) were speaking to each other (START & SALT treaties), & neither was eager to push the button. The actors on each side understood how vast the devastation would be if thousands of nuclear-tipped missiles were launched. In the 1950s, I would say instead that people were more afraid of it actually happening, & were therefore trying to figure out how to survive. I might have had a chance of dying in any 20-minute period in the 1980s, but it was a very, very small chance. Why make preparations for a highly unlikely event? People on the west coast don't just say when the big one (earthquake) hits, I'll just calmly die, they prepare as they know it is likely to happen & desire to survive. As for the Greenham Common & similar groups, their stance was unilateral nuclear disarmament as the only strategy for survival. I'm still here so they were wrong. My contempt for them remains.",
"I would not expect to have a compassionate bill collector. I would expect professionalism. I am not; a give it to me soft girl. I am a give it to me straight up girl. Tell me the truth, the hard cold truth. This might hurt more, but it is better. I am not a person that sugar coats hard facts. Slippery slope logic comes from people who can't see hard facts or will deal with them. You want a Mayor to hold your hand. I want a Mayor who will not break laws or sell out the dignity of others for agenda. In his debates he stated, it is about getting people to see his logic and go along with the decision. This is not dialogue or flexibility. This is corporate manipulation disguised as false advertisement. He is brilliant at this because he only knows this type of leadership. Leadership in government is very different. It is not the Mayor's responsibility to provide resources to those that struggle. This can be a set up of trades for service. This is illegal in government.",
"Give some examples, Al. And then do homicides in the US in general.",
"One evening back in the 1980s, I was walking up South Bragaw headed towards the old auction house on Mountain View Drive. I did exactly that at the crosswalk next to the old Williwaw Elementary. I thought the redneck who wound up stopping for the red light was going to shoot me or jump out of his truck and beat me down. My point being, I learned that such tomfoolery may have unintended consequences and I shouldn't be so eager to continue such practices, especially considering that Anchorage was hardly as overrun with cops as compared with today. Not that they would have really done anything one way or the other.",
"According to the testimony of Kristin Anderson, Trump put his finger into her vagina of in a Manhattan nightclub in the 1990's. \nSo if a man stuck his finger into your rectum Outsider, you know, penetrated you, you're not going to \"make a big deal about it\"? If your answer is that you would just \"let it slide\" well, more power to you, I admire the equanimity with which you approach unlawful penetration of your person. Perhaps you are a role model for some. \nMe, I don't let that slide. Anybody penetrates me without my consent is going to suffer permanent damage. I favor the soft tissues above and on either side of the nose. I wonder how often the vision-impaired commit sexual assault?",
"Let's see, progressives favor abortion, which is similar to some of the ways fascists treated people. Progressives want to ban the Bible from schools, even though to some people it is just literature, which resembles brown shirts. I won't back down from my thoughts on the progressive agenda. And I would have never gone down the fascism road if someone had not posted \"men who wore belts that said \"Mitt Gott\" systemically killed 6 million people...\" first. I think the Nazis were the worst thing that ever happened in world history. I truly believe that any comparison to Nazism is wrong. But I won't let a liberal make a false comparison to Nazism and conservatism without pointing out the truth. Go back and tell the person who posted \"men who wore belts that said \"Mitt Gott\" systemically killed 6 million people...\" that their words were unconscionable before speaking to me about what I posted.",
"More political posturing. I don't want him to keep his promise on a bad idea and I am too busy to play games criticizing him because he broke this promise (out of some 200+ he made). I oppose changing the system, so though not a Liberal I am happy its over with. (Maybe I will criticize him if he breaks a promise I want him to move forward with). You seem to have unlimited time and must like the smell and feel of bruised horseflesh. To each his/her own.",
"Everyone should step back and examine our on lives and ask have you helped a starving child or family less fortunate than yourself? If you cal your self a Christain Would Jesus have hatred in his heart for his brother the( World of Ethnicities) to murder him,remember Thy Shall not Kill??? It dont hurt to love and care for Thy Brothers and Sisters, Jesus Did as Did His Father. Wil you pay the Ultimate Price as Heather Heyer stood up for??Reflect!!!",
"She makes more sense than you do.",
"It strikes me as being impolite.",
"You are correct, my friend. I'm sick of this \"both sides need to cool down the rhetoric\" business. WE are not the ones gunning THEM down in the street.",
"\"We\" don't need anything. And, you have no decision in whether or not I carry, according to the Second Amendment.\nLiberals are afraid of the law abiding who carry amongst them daily, without incident. All about control, as the law abiding vote, but the armed criminal does not. Yet, they want to restrict the law abiding's choice to carry or not. \nThe Left are traitors and communists. Their agenda is right out of Marx. Pol Pot, Hitler, Stalin, Ho Chi Minh, Lenin, Mao . . . all love their gun control efforts. That's what they did to control their populations. \nNot here, liberal.\nNot here.\nPersonal choice, Right, not optional to be decided by others. Set in stone in the Constitution, the supreme law of the land.",
"I accidentally fired a Glock also. Nobody's fault but mine but I don't see it as a safe weapon.",
"Passing judgment on comments is fundamentally different than passing judgment on people.",
"LOL you are off your rocker or off your meds. I thought you were all about 'protecting those who were falsely accused of crimes'. Usually you have to have actual proof to be guilty and this falls far far short of 'proven guilt' Lets say we reversed a few facts in the story. It was a black man and a black woman involved or a black man and a black man. Or maybe just a anyone not as despised as a 'rich white girl' with a lawyer for a daddy. \n\nAs I have said repeatedly its possible that she is in the wrong but I would like to see some REAL proof not lynch mob NONSENSE. You have bought one possible story and are defending it without facts against other stories that could just as easily be accurate.",
"He had a choice.\nHe could have put his hands up and surrendered, and not thrown that grenade.",
"Many \"survived\" the bias and discrimination in the family court system, if it is MEP, or the stakeholders to keep it that way....many did not 'survive\" and died. Something no one seem to talk about here in Canada....is it the money at stake? from psychologists, lawyers..the unnecessary over burdened court system, the so called social workers....etc.",
"By intention? Be honest.",
"The only Trump supporter in Canada's tactics :\n\n1/Use multiple anonymous names.\n\n2/Post lies over and over again in ECHO chamber style.\n\n3/Villify minorities and the poor.\n\n4/When confronted with the inconvenient truth that Americans are far more likely to die as a result of their own gun or the gun of another American than a terrorist attack, go back to point #1\n\nYou always were a bother and a bore, Sweeney.\n\nDo get lost",
"Prayers to the family...and to the person talking about the weed. People act surprised when they hear a teen had weed. News glad most people started smoking weed when they were teens. What we should be concerned about is the sickness of these kids and why they feel like it is okay to take and kill for what they want. None of us are safe with these weirdo ass kids walking around. They take want they want and they kill and don't think twice about it. We parents need to be more involved with our kids. Stop thinking they can do no wrong. Discipline they asses so they know there are consequences for their actions. Stop protecting them from the wrong they do. I feel for this young man as well was the other young men involved. People we have failed our youth. Remember it takes a village to raise a child.",
"They need to use them to protect both themselves as well as citizens.\n\nIn te former case, wll save a lot of tax dollars paid out to avoid the costs of a trial, even tough it is unfounded.\n\nIn the latters case, it will stop abuse and worse by some-not most, but absolutely some.",
"But I still love your deer. It would be hard to shoot an animal that eats out of your hand.",
"I am anti-war except in legitimate self-defense. That having been said, advantage in war is pretty much universal. The writer bases her entire premise on the notion that seeing dead chemical weapons victims induces more fear and terror than seeing the shredded mutilated bodies of those killed by high explosives. That notion is very American. Those who really see the carnage of bombings likely have a very different opinion. No compelling motivation for Assad to use CW has been identified.",
"Honestly there were better solutions other than decimating the trees. Can't you think of any?",
"For obvious reasons, we don't ask people who could be running for their lives to queue up and prove that they really are in mortal danger.\nPatrick G\n\nare the ones crossing from USA to Canada \"running for their lives\" ?\n\nlet's not get dramatic",
"Prison? Should have been the gallows.",
"Whether you like Trump or not, I do not seem to remember a US (or for that matter any other) politician who invoke \"fairness\", or being \"treated unfairly\" as much as he does..\n.\n.\n.\nWhat I do recall, is anytime past lower school, being essentially shut down, anytime I strayed into using being treated \"unfairly\" as a reason/excuse I had for under-performance, a foul-up or whatever, that ultimately was all or partly my fault..(think of all the tv shows were one kid gets the extra scoop of ice cream for being good - \"NO FAIR\" - cries the misbehaving one..oh wait, speaking of an extra scoop of ice cream.....)\n\nIt is a troubling sign of immaturity.....and a lack of willingness to take at least partial ownership for why things are the way they are...",
"Sometimes an interview isn't needed.\nhttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/DHADHL3UwAAXXzS.jpg",
"and low-income neighborhoods and military personnel.\n\nI always love how people like you defend businesses whose entire business model is inducing people into making poor financial decisions.\n\nOn the other side of the socio-economic spectrum, it is amazing the laws we have protecting investors from being hoodwinked.",
"I see that \"alleged\" is capitalized, now that SNAP is in the cross-hairs.\n\nFrom the many comments I've seen previously at this site, if a priest was accused of something, one would only have to wait for the executioner.",
"LOL...so, It's OK that democrats do it as well...but you're now sniveling because you're losing at THAT as well? What can I say.....you have my condolences?",
"It's not a warning shot.. yesteryear was a warning shot.. now we are down on our knees attacking eachother",
"Why, are you soliciting members.",
"Try reading the actual news article before you post. Then you'll understand why the convo went that way. Others will have greater regard for your opinion when you're informed.",
"Wow, thanks for clueing me in. I didn't know that transportation vehicles were designed for killing and not transportation. But then again, the word \"moot\" was included in the dictionary for reason.",
"Disagree. The potential of a conflict (not words) is real. Just as we wish to upgrade our missile defense system.",
"Pull yourself back from the edge...I beg you...",
"I have always thought that in addition to this law some of the local police could spend a few days a month at the local firing range. They could give pointers on shooting, laws on defense and meet the people. Think of the dialog and information that would benefit everyone. With this kind of policy we could probably stop more crime and have less police.",
"I think they'll let the charges slide, though some want him hung by the neck. That's a bottleneck location, perhaps he was en route to a traffic jam?",
"We'll see if the courts agree with me or agree with you.",
"I actually find the explanation less intelligible than the word itself.",
"Jesus didn't HAVE TO do anything like that? Do you think that God, the Father demanded bloody sacrifice and death from him? That's not God, that's the god Zeus. The whole concept is pagan. God is the most loving Father and WOULD NOT and DID NOT demand this of the Beloved Son. Everyone is not at the same point of holiness when they die. Some get closer to God very quickly. Remember, ETERNITY is forever. We will never be like God, but we can be close to imitation of God. There was no Original Sin----that's a concept coming from the 5th Century AD, not God.\n\nMany Theologians do not believe that Hell DOES EXIST. Only humans want to 'see everybody get theirs.\" That is a perverted human concept of Justice. That is not God's concept. Don't forget----FOREVER is FOREVER! Restorative Justice is about guiding and leading the person to become the best individual he/she can be. If it takes for all eternity for individuals to reach that point----it is well worth the wait.",
"It reminds me of the scene from Apocalypse Now when Marlon Brando lies dying after being hacked apart by Martin Sheen and his last words were-----The Horror-----The Horror-------our rights and freedom are being hacked apart by Trump and our country is dying.....",
"We have heard your pro rapist BS before. These people are never cured, but get better at not getting caught. The best thing we could do for a reduction in rape is triple the sentence, I don't mind paying the extra cost.",
"wouldn't it be more like \"MANDAN HUN MANDAN HUN MANDAN HUN\"?",
"Is that why the mainstream media have taken to calling Islamic terrorist attacks using trucks to kill the maximum number of innocent civilians simply \"truck attacks\"? You wouldn't want to tell the truth when the truth could be called a \"weapon\" and lead to \"repression\", would you? Better to have ordinary citizens protected from the truth when the truth contradicts the party line of the elite. Do you know that Stalin and Hitler did that too?",
"Yeah, when will those men get it?? Conservative women want to be mugged by thugs with actual guns concealed in their jacket pockets not a pointed finger or a banana!",
"Billy,\nI think neglecting to vote is at your peril.\nNo vote, no complain \n... should make for a quieter more informed public.",
"Yeah...Notice how you don't hear Kelly, Mattis or McMaster? Then one of them pops out for a second when it's really warranted. Then back in the background. Military people don't have time for political garbage soap opera distractions. They have to make sure we all don't die and it takes up alot of their time. Wasting a Marines time just doesn't happen. We pay focussed attention on two things. One is the mission, two is the mission. You get that right away just being in the same room with a Marine. Drumpf is full of unlawful orders. Nothing like that will be obeyed, ever. The chance of a \"Military Takeover\" is less than 0%. Yet altrightpubs knees shake at an annual military exercise. (Jade Helm) Remember \"Tarpman\" Finicum of \"The Bundy Bunch\"? The whole fuss was over Bundy using federal land to feed his stoke. It resulted in a school bus full of kids stopped at gunpoint. Shoot up a walmart. \"Tarpman\" killed for not stopping his truck, sons jack a national park building w/o any food.",
"Since God is merciful, He/She can make an exception for you.",
"My idea of law enforcement is to be certain that the duly-constituted police forces have superior weapons, firepower and training to overcome those citizens who are bearing arms to carry out unlawful purposes. Making it possible for law-breakers to have full--auto weapons does not advance that goal.\nIf full-auto does not increase the likelihood of rapidly hitting more targets with more bullets, then why does the military use it? \nI am not concerned that your desire for legal short shotguns, silencers, and fuil-auto is going to gain any traction among thinking citizens or law enforcement professionals. if there was that possibility, then why hasn't the NRA already jumped on it?",
"So don't bother with the constant Lieberal hate, vitriol and pseudo-facts???",
"NBT: au contraire....I have met with about ten different individuals from this site...some with whom I share much agreement, some with whom I disagree on most every issue. I invite persons to join me in civil conversation regarding issues. It's amazing how much more civil people are \"face-to-face\" instead of hiding behind \"screen names.\" I have extended my invitation to Agirl and my comment above was just a little humor. May I again extend my invitation to her....Hey, Agirl, how about a cup of coffee and a visit. I also extend the same invitation to you. I'm in the phone book...Gary Crum Junction City. Give me a call. I'd guess we would have a lively discussion. BTW: my invitation is an \"open\" invitation to anyone who might be interested. I really enjoy discussing issues with folks. I'm retired, I've got the time, I'm willing to drive into Eugene and I've got just enough money for a cup of coffee or even, lunch. (that's my lunch, not yours) ....give me that call. Gary Crum",
"Personal responsibility continues to be a struggle for Toronto and Ontario politicians. I don't know the MPP who introduced this legislation, but it has liberal nanny-state-ism written all over it.\n\n\"If even one death could be prevented by this bill, then it's a death that should be avoided.\" - Please, give us a break. That was the argument for the long gun registry. \n\nUntold billions of wasted tax dollars later and the spreadsheet was never credited for saving one single life.",
"I can see some merit in the arguments made in the foregoing article if they can be backed up authoritatively. I do think the headline is unnecessarily inflammatory. Unions are more typically on the side of safety and do generally try to protect the public from over aggressive cost cutting by senior executives who may not have the in depth industry experience to fully appreciate the risks they wish to run.",
"Maybe because it would invite some examination and comparisons.",
"Yes, Anne, the crime was horrific. But, did killing Gray make it any less horrific or did it add to the horror? We have no need to kill people, no matter who they are or what they have done, in order to protect society against them. Christ instructed us to forgive in order to be forgiven. Next time you say the Lord's Prayer, pay attention to what you are asking God.",
"Carnage: has it Increased in the last eight years or receiving more attention? For there seems to be a correlation between the amount of coverage by conservative news of every shooting and their support for Trump's campaign to fix these communities. Was that intentional or coincidental? \n \nI grew up in the Combat Zone, an area of Boston plagued by murders every nigh in the downtown area. I walked to school and stepped around the inebriates, the victims of murder, and the druggies on my way to school. But the news downplayed most of the information to keep the mayor happy as the police kept quiet about the facts. The Internet with its instant ability to get information nation wide during a shooting has only been with us for recent history. A person gets shot walking home from a bar in a town we never heard of; before they get to the hospital the entire country knows about it. \n\nIt is easy to keep the past hidden while faulting the present when the information is selective.",
"And thats your opinion and right...as it is the opinion and right of the players...and anyone else in America...to stand up for theirs...or kneel...or sit...the US army are not exactly freedom fighters anymore...more like freedom takers. Make love, not war.",
"I couldn't \"see\" that happening.",
"Seaton and the D's should realize that people that pay a lot of tax vote in much higher percentages than average. As Popeye often said: \"That's all I can stands, cuz I can't stands no more!\"\nTheme to Popeye: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvPs6A4eyBI\n\nI'm one tough Gazookas cuz I hate all Palookas wot ain't on the up and square!",
"Agreed. A humanely treated food source is the way to go.\n\nYou'll find most hunters hold a deep respect for the animals they have killed to feed themselves and their families.\n\nHunters are some of the most involved and engaged conservationists I know. They actually do something as opposed to telling other people how to live their lives.",
"Most people do not have enough money to file a lawsuit.",
"I will believe the word of a made up God (your opinion) over that of a journalist any day.",
"I wouldn't sleep well at night if I was one of any number of them.",
"I hit a little too close for comfort?",
"Except the 1st amendment protects my right to free speech. It doesn't protect robbers, pedo's or murderers. We already have defamation and libel laws, because there is a fine line there. Who defines what is and isn't hate speech?",
"It's about time common sense and intelligence replace hand wringing wild eyed hysterical frothing at the mouth blathering of the anti self defense Democrats that insist we become a nation on unarmed defenseless sheep. Criminals and terrorist love Democrats for providing them target rich environments of defenseless innocents.",
"And see how well that works out for other's in the area. People often don't realize how time sensitive these type situations are, how fluid they are and how quickly life or death decisions often need to be made.",
"Justice is often blind!",
"Sounds like the typical leftist deflection to me. The priority here is to get honest debate out, not find out who is saying it. What does that really matter. I could give you a hundred examples of how a person can be harmed in their personal and professional relationships by simply stating their opinions in a mass media environment. I'm sure you can conjure up a few, yourself if you try.\n\"Comments tend to be less civil, carry less weight, and are less worthy of dialogue.\" According to who; you? I certainly draw my share of responses from your side and way too often those responses are nothing more than a bunch of childish name calling, stereotypes and, oh yes projection. But it gives us all a window into the liberal mind. So I say get yourself a handle and go for it.\nDo you want to know what people are actually thinking or do you want to make them the issue so you can label them then attempt to marginalize them; as liberals are prone to do?",
"Dear Bishop Cordileone...\nPerhaps a little less preoccupation with the extraordinary and little more attention to the ordinary, like paying the bills on time.\n\nPeace and all good..\namen",
"Anyone that doesn't want to work in a closed union shop have every right to do so. I hear Target, Walmart, and McDonald's welcomes anti-union workers. As for me and my house, I'd support organized labor any day of the week. If it's constitutional for one to bear arms, why isn't it equally important to constitutionally protect peoples right to earn a fair and equal livable wage with bennies? Isn't this what tRump is railing against, to make it possible for welfare to work class to earn a fair, livable wage?",
"And would that be R____T ?",
"My point is you appear to be frantically deflecting from the charge that your preferred source of \"news\" is a fever swamp of neo-fascist invective and conspiracy theory.\n\nGot anything at all, RD?",
"\"....Roberts, who created \"Wild West Alaska\" and is looking for new ideas here, said pitching shows today requires a shift to better stories with authenticity, more \"Making a Murderer\" and less \"Duck Dynasty.\".....\n\nWell, if it's more \"Making a Murderer\" that he's looking for, he's certainly in the right place, there's a lot of murderin' going on in Alaska these days",
"No, your statement has no basis in fact. He didn't 'play dead or injured'; he was seriously injured and barely alive. He didn't assassinate 'the medic trying to help him'. Please do not make statements that are untrue in support of your opinions.",
"I'm not a dude, and you're not a lawyer.",
"Be afraid.\nBe very afraid.",
"I'm only a fantasy in your head. No hero here. Only someone that wants to go home to his family. It'd be pretty hard to deny me a gun. I'm a FFL dealer, have taken courses and received my concealed carry permit, and am prior law enforcement. I think I'm trained enough to be able to take care of myself without it being considered a fantasy.\n\nAre you really that judgemental about people that you have no clue about? No reason to even comment about you because your remarks speak clearer than I could ever say to expose you.",
"... I lived there, those murders were rarely even reported on in a meaningful way. Very painful stat for the city they really should legalize it all there ...",
"I too questioned the reasoning to shoot down a test missile because like you said, \"It will only make matters worse.\" What to do with a rogue State?",
"If you think any one should be in power for decades I would question your sanity",
"check spelling of ad nauseam",
"Since I understand capitalism I happily pay more for things to support the source. I buy Alaska grown to support my fellow Alaskans...pay a few bucks more to ensure my local grocery & liquor store stay open..and YES I will pay more for US made! Best of all, we will have jobs to pay for what we need, not more taxes on those of us who do work. Nice deflection...he is following through on his promise so you had to find some angle. Hang in there Lefties....some of you have made it out of the Denial stage and are onto anger (destructive protests). Only 3 stages of grief left before you accept It.",
"Turks , like some other nations in that part of that world, might prefer \"compassionate dictators\" rather than the complexity of democratic government. They have no real experience of life in a democracy and prefer the old simpler ways if they can find a kindly dictator who would do his people no harm. Perhaps this is the reason we have had so little success in democratizing some of these nations.",
"\"Make things up to justify their continued gun ownership, .... \" ??? Okay, you go on believing that. I don't have to justify myself to you. If you ever decide to harm my family, however, you'll quickly learn what I mean.",
"Somehow I doubt you've ever been hurt by a fact.",
"So you are a genocide denier? Deny the Holocaust? Think massive murder by governments against their own citizens is perfectly acceptable? As we have seen demonstrated continually, no total concentration of power in a single group of humans as ever worked out well for other humans.",
"A firing squad is generally the prescribed treatment for high treason.\n\nShould Doucet have just chanted \"lock him up\"?\n\n\nAre the delicate snow flakes covering thier ears and headed for their safe spaces?",
"\"And if you like your gun, you can keep it\". The history of mandated insurance in this country is not a good one. Gun incident insurance would be incredibly expensive if it was even available. And bad guys are not likely to purchase it. But it is good that you and Patricia decided that it is too dangerous to have a gun in your home and chose to give them up. Many people are not able to safely keep a gun in their home for a variety of reasons, such as anger issues, alcohol or drug abuse, depression or other mental health issues. I absolutely agree they should make that choice. Mental health care can help alleviate suicides, and training and awareness can help alleviate accidents. As for defensive use of a firearm, studies have shown there are 500,000 to 3,000,000 defensive uses of firearms each year in the U.S. Good article on defensive use of firearms here http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/cdc-study-use-firearms-self-defense-important-crime-deterrent",
"So you are saying that the officer in Tulsa would still have shot him if he had followed orders and that even if the man in Charlotte had dropped his gun on the seat of his car or on the ground when he was told to \"drop the gun\", he would still have been shot? I don't think so. How do you know this when I have seen nothing to prove otherwise?",
"you need to update your so called 'facts' and research. the only group of 'criminals' who recommit less than 'sex offenders' are murders.",
"Given the many, many, many proven cases of officers straight up murdering people, assaulting people and lying to cover each other's rear-sides...I no longer believe they deserve the benefit of the doubt.\n\nWhat could the woman possibility have said in an otherwise calm looking interaction that would justify the assault they perpetrated on her?",
"Ooooo...schadenfreude...had to Google that one. I don't derive any pleasure from this man's misfortune, I just disagree with the way he handled the situation. Every situation where an authority figure offends or inconveniences someone is not an outrageous violation of their rights. I would go into the dangers of \"crying wolf\" but my guess is we'll just have to agree to disagree on this one.",
"Could This new law really be bad? We know the Golden rule through Christianity love your neighbor as yourself. Islam teaches that you. are to kill those who don't submit to allah but. Not all Muslims follow that teaching. Go to a Muslim nation and Don t submit and see if I M okay your okay works there. The Christians believe in marriage as between a man and woman which in nature only reproduce. So hasn't the culture turned it's back on what is normal? Shouldn't people who have belief in God be able to live out their beliefs or should our new view of life be forced upon them as they do in other countries? They also believe waiting for marriage to have sex is good since 98.3 percent of abortions are done by choice. I really cant see wrong with these views maybe our new culture has it wrong and they got it right.. Yes I used to believe like the culture and l iived a selfish life but now that I see the truth I became a Christian .... In. Love of all. Scott",
"I want choice, not more taxes. I am obliged by my cable company to take a \"basic package\" of TV programs that I DON'T WANT because the Canadian nanny state insists I must watch the second-rate stuff they produce; I have all but given up TV as a result, and now subscribe by choice to only 2 (non-Canadian) news stations - I can't recall the last time I watched the insipid CBC. Those who want to pay more for \"Canadian content\" should be free to do so. Those of us who don't should have the same choice.",
"I think what you are saying is you want my money, that I work for so I can provide a safe and healthy life for my family, to be taken from me and gifted to you so you can pay for your health and safety? Myself or anyone in my family ever took anything from you or your forefathers. Why not make it fair and you go to work and earn your own money for your future health and safety. I can continue to work and earn money that I can use for my family and our future. Or better yet, you give me some of your hard earned money so I will have more to spend on my future and health. That is what I am forced to do for you. Sound fair?",
"Is there pictures of the progress by chance, it would be great to see your idea:)",
"It seems racism is prevalent in your head",
"\"The joke is on us, and honestly, at this point, we deserve it.\"\n\nWell, Mike, you could have just written this one sentence and saved your ink on the rest of it.\n\nMeyers, Chenault, et al, have been giving the people of Alaska the figurative finger for years - and likely marveling at just how gullible we are.\n\nAnd you're right, with \"safe\" seats - the concept itself a condemnation of the Alaskan voter - nothing is likely to change until we are desperately out of options.\n\nSo if we can't vote these troglodytes out, best prepare for the consequences. \n\nMe, I'm going with the smartest guys, putting my eggs in a proven basket: I'm loading up on Exxon stock.",
"Hillary would have sworn in with one hand on \"the book\" (which variation would have depended on what faith paid the most) and the other hand hiding a price gun behind her back. The nation would have been for sale; cash or favors. The reason she's more dangerous than Trump is because she actually has a brain and she USES it. She'd have gotten away with everything."
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"\"But political correctness is silly, nothing more. It starts with a humane instinct, not to offend, and takes it too far. The response is to educate. For example, unless all lives matter, at any given time, any particular group's lives are in danger of not mattering. Put differently, unless all lives matter, black lives do not matter, and unless black lives matter, all lives do not matter. The response is not to create a political movement whose principal object is to be offensive.\"\n\n\"...a political movement whose principle object is to be offensive.\" ??? MSW, I am starting to worry for you.",
"There they go again. When Russia established nukes in Cuba JFK did not tolerate this. Liberals don't have a problem. When Russia tried to establish communism in central-South America democrats voted to fund a war so long as American troops were not involved. After starting this war the democrats then pulled the funding leaving our allies on their own to fight a super power. This is what created Iran Contra. As for Iraq, this dictator made it clear he wanted to be the new Hitler, and take over the middle east he thought belongs to Iraq. On a little deeper note, this bailed out Russia after we bankrupted them, and got money flowing into that country before they sold their nukes on the black market for cash. It also bailed out Mexico who was decimated by runaway inflation that made the peso worthless. Now, as a democrat, there's not a chance I would vote for either of the incompetent clowns put up anymore than I would vote for the incompetent republicans. Ron, you are a bleating sheep.",
"I guess that makes me a right-wing extremist then. I liked the author of the Harper biography. The Ibbitson who suffers from Trump Derangement Syndrome almost seems like a different person. When is he going to write something about Justin \"Get the f--k out of my way\" Trudeau telling his shameless lie to Bloomberg about the Conservatives campaigning in 2015 on a headscarf ban?",
"He didn't hoodwink the left. He is but a mere product of the left. That the left is composed mostly of useful idiots is another story.",
"Liberals and corruption go hand and hand",
"H.L. MENCKEN’S prediction:\n\n“As democracy is perfected, the office of the President represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day, the plain folks of the Land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be occupied by a downright fool and complete narcissist moron.”\n\n -H.L. Mencken\nThe Baltimore Evening Sun,\nJuly 26, 19",
"She needs to do prison time where she can reflect on her foolish past behavior and realize the consequences which caused the death of one of her passengers.....",
"Read his Facebook page. If you can decipher. Both the killed and the killers family are throwing insults. Everyone one of them ignorant and breeding more criminals.\n\nChildren's Services needs to start making visits immediately.",
"Joseph Boyden is a fraud.",
"I find it ironic that they came here and murdered millions in the name of god and now, a short time later they don't want god anymore..",
"She is just another lying lefty.",
"Ms. Moore's weekly uncivilized tirade is an embarrassment to this paper. It's sad that there are even 20 people that think her name calling is worthy of being considered political discourse. Her arguments are rarely based on facts. She calls people names, and stereotypes people whom she disagrees with. In short, she is a twat.",
"The best evidence of obstruction concerns obama and lynch. The Dems continue to look silly. Their obsession with resistance is making them politically irrelevant. My advice to the Dems would be to get over their loss and to actually start leading, move forward. The longer they cry foul for losing the more weak and disorganized they look.",
"\"Illegals For Hillary\" I wonder if \"Idiots for Trump\" or \"War Starters for Trump\" would also be removed using whatever criteria Lydia uses to determine \"civility\". My guess would be no. Do any sanctimonious hypocrites out there want to use the moniker and test my guess?\n\nLydia could have at least changed your moniker to something that reflects your sarcasm as opposed to something that reflects being pro HRC. Even better, instead of changing your moniker, Lydia should have contacted you and told you the moniker will have to be changed by xxx or all comments will be deleted.\n\nI am beginning to despise civil comments.",
"\"Your're damn right its under assault!\"\n\nYou seem to be mistaking incompetence, ignorance, mendacity and contempt for the law for intelligent reform, matt. \n\nWhat Trump is doing seems to be the opposite of \"draining the swamp\".",
"Mayor Gregor and his cronies have no idea how to properly run a city. They are too preoccupied building bike highways and figuring out new ways of taxing us to engage in any real city planning, transportation initiatives, or even providing basic city services like garbage collection, road ploughing or salting. He's a complete fool and needs to go."
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"Wow suddenly after 10 years of conservative non answers in HoC, lies and lack of accountability it matters to you Now? Are you suggesting the conservatives are to blame for the current state?",
"The first part of the plan is easy: stop using the Presidency as a bully pulpit to favor some groups over others. Statesmanlike approach? You mean you want him to put on an act and pander to political correctness and how leftists and globalists think he should act? Forget that. Being a non-conformist, not aligning with any one group - even political party - is probably the most American thing about Trump and his plan to make the country great again. .",
"Some activists have low regard for other opinions or life that disagrees with them. Other activists (most) want to do things without hurting others and change policy or law.",
"Trump's huge weakness is that every woman but three hates him. So they trot out columnists like this one to try to convince women that he's not really all that bad. And that they actually don't want the next president to be a woman. \n\nGood luck with that.",
"\"she happily said nothing\"\nHappily? I know your partisanship dictates your thinking but aren't you taking a bit too much license?",
"I bet you liberals had a field day with Clinton!\n\nPhiladelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput used a weekly column to excoriate a “scheming” Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign for anti-Catholic bigotry on Thursday and for being a scheming, robotic liar with a lifelong appetite for power and an entourage riddled with anti-Catholic bigots.”\nBy Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times - Thursday, October 13, 2016",
"A bunch of kids jumping on someone who is trying to kill them is a demoncrats wet dream. If teachers want to protect their kids, they need to be armed, and they need to keep their mouths shut, and don't tell anyone, don't let anyone know. So when the time comes, they can actually protect their kids, instead of seeing them die like the demoncrats want.\nPoliticians care nothing for people, nothing for nation, nothing for religion, they care only for one thing: power. They will sacrifice anything and anyone for that power.",
"The pitiful wailing from the Right over this indicates that their claims that \"nobody cares\" is spurious. They're obviously very upset.",
"Learn to read. She didn't say she wanted to kill the President. LOL",
"All that you say is true. But let's not forget that for eight years Obama and the Democrats tried to do everything unilaterally, without Republican involvement. \n\nAll politicians, Democrats, and Republicans are the same, they care more about keeping their job than doing what is best for the country, as a result compromise is never considered.\n\nWe need term limits for Congress. Lets put an end to career politicians, Have Senators and representatives who do not have to worry about getting re-elected and maybe they will make decisions that are best for the nation.",
"Kelleyann, her boss and others like her who profit from lying, fear mongering, intimidation, bullying and the negative rhetoric that they sspew should really consider if they are PUBLIC Servants or TRUMP servants. \nTo support or defend a lie is telling that lie. No one should convert word's into violence. When Trump speaks, he mostly speaks of hatred of groups of people. Then the Kelleyanns and Spicers support or defend that rhetoric. That in itself stirs up fear or validation in people. Your hope that a person's reaction to their fears or validations will not directly affect you will not play out that way all of the time, just because you believe that you are protected. I will never advocate violence. Yet, even the most experienced arsonists get burned eventually. Do the job as it was intended, not how Trump wants to shape it. It's \"Of the People, For the People and By the People\". It's not of, for, by or about Trump. Your loyalties should be to the nation, not Trump! #foodforthought",
"'Murica - Land of the not so free and home of the ignorant and paranoid.\n\nLady Liberty must be hanging her head in shame.\n\n\"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!\"",
"Isn't it odd that every picture printed on these pages of our President is a bad one?\nNot really. Never would have done that to Hillary. Just hate that the Dems lost the election.",
"A whole lot of focus on womens rights but NONE on mens, not terribly equal now is it. Every gender has problems, not just women.",
"You would think the POTUS would have more important things to do than defend his daughter's clothing line. He even has Spicer addressing it.\nWhat a total PUTZ!",
"Dale Patrick, Hillary did not kill anyone, yours is a slanderous statement. If she did kill someone she would have been charged. Even the republican congressional hearings of 11 hours straight did not find a criminal act. Freedom of speach is a wonderful thing.",
"I agree on Chong and Obhrai also had the decency to speak out against the \"Lock her up!\" Chants that Chris Alexander allowed to instead of intervening. The rest are awful: I'll never forget Raitt and \"isotopes are sexy\" plus the way she dealt with job actions at Canada Post and Air Canada; Scheer was a rotten Speaker and Maxime Bernier is careless and incompetent - who can forget him leaving Cabinet papers at this biker chick's apartment?!",
"This sort of puerile acting out does not reflect well on my gender.",
"#MAGA is quickly losing ground. #FAKE NEWS and #HILLARYLOST is their new cry. Lol. #BIGGESTWITCHHUNT, #LETSBERUSSIAFRIEND",
"Ever hear of skinny-shaming? That's what I went thru. Sick or underfed? Call the authorities on my poor parents as I was wolfing down a dozen Sourdough Pancakes and venison chops smothered in wild mushroom gravy! After giving birth, I walked out of the hospital in the same jeans I got pregnant out of! Oh, and at the doctor's, I was either viewed to be anemic, on illegal stimulants, or anorexic. It happens, Elise, and I feel your pain. There will be no Trump or Trump-like men in my life. Never was, never will. He sickens me.",
"12th, in addition to that, when mothers have an income stream, the entire family and community benefit--this is applicable specifically to the developing world. Kag is also right about the deplorable state of a wife's rights in some areas where males forbid women to have birth control and won't use it themselves.",
"Well that's a very positive result g2g. Will you lead the pack out.of.here? (If so............who's a dumkoft babylove?)\n\nMy playbook says it's the patriotic mindset to care for your community. It's my playbook that there is room for everyone. Food, water, shelter and medical care are things I WANT my fellow citizens to have. It's just plain patriotic to help others in this country. \n\nI don't think threats are very effective g2g........why do you think HOA's have become so popular? Because not 2 neighbors, let alone a block or two, agree on 'rules of living'. One neighbor might think a big blowup doll is perfect for his front yard. Or christmas lights year round. Well, sir, how can you expect a homeless camp to be w/o pigs? \n\nThreats just either make you look foolish or you might bring 'joy' to those you leave behind when you have to leave to 'save face'? lol\n\nl2g",
"Who cares what was said in the past and who cares what people think is the reasoning for why this happen. What matters is helping get these people back on their feet, to rebuild and to hell with everything else. Is this simple enough to understand.",
"manufactured outrage, LOL? Better hold your fire there friend, you are talking about every plank of the political left in case you havent noticed.",
"Man shamming. Man hating. Feminism is nothing to be proud of. They claim to be peaceful, tolerant and for human rights. But that is all bull.",
"Or Bill Clinton, for that matter",
"I was also there to witness this arrogant,self centered,holier than thou attitude of our elected officials and their appointees.It's all a game for them,the unions,and the special interest groups.I was there on 8/28,and it was the most disgusting scene I'ver ever witnessed,the unions and special interest groups were out on Beretania all organized with two pop up tents,food,drink,t-shirts,shiny signs,DJ playing loud music,huge trucks circling the capitol honking their horns.I was the only non-union person with a very small sign protesting this special session.I had union people shove their signs in my face and laugh at me.I witnessed a legislature go to the tent, shake hands with the union/special interest group to accept a snack and a t-shirt while the hearing was going on.I went into the chambers,and it was just as disgusting,the same old, blah,blah,and grand standing.Those that grand stranded the most still voted in favor of the tax hike. The People didn't show up,they only complain!",
"So it turns out she is either lying or uniformed, both of which make politicians undesirable to us deplorables. A simple search turned up that the US contributes, as a percentage of their GDP, 3.61%, Germany 1,19% and old liberal Canada, less than 1%. I guess we are too busy giving money away to Syrian refugees.",
"She's been fairly quiet, in fact. But she has every reason to speak out now: the U.S. president's behavior has been dreadful.",
"Most of the time in government she just appeared smug. It's going to be hard to keep that up in opposition.\nThe NDP needs to get in gear and pass the political contribution limits ASAP then try and do something about the housing crisis. But while all that is going on I'm sure they are going to be digging the Liberal skeletons out of closets and you can bet there are a lot of them.",
"\"One of the ways to resist Donald Trump is not to obsess on him. Unfortunately, late night comics are doing just that.\"\n\nGood one. I just got through explaining to a screaming 5 year old that the 7 year old will always do things and say things to you to make you cry and scream, or get mad because it always works. That's what she wants. For you to react. It's called having power over you. Of course he's too young to understand, but I'm sure he will figure it out (hopefully soon) and then he'll ignore her (hopefully soon!!!).\n\nHere's another example from the \"flipped\" side:\n\nhttps://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/05/12/unhinged-watch-social-justice-warrior-go-insane-over-trump-sign-scream-like-a-b-n2326192\n\nTOO FUNNY!!",
"It matter not, there is no one worth voting for anymore anyway.",
"And yet I bet you consider yourself to be a \"progressive\" and believe in \"all inclusiveness\"..............the hypocrisy of the left never fails to astound me.",
"What she did is beyond ugly and it certainly wasn't funny. I'd recommend you sit this one out Boots. She's not exactly the person you want to align with (at least I hope not).",
"Once again, this is about Trump. And your alt right cr*p about a guy who is no longer in office doesn't excuse the horrific criminal currently in the Oval Office. If you can't speak to anything related to the present, then I'll put you on ignore where you belong for adding nothing of value to current topics. \n\nG'day.",
"She refused to carry out her duties to the President and her country. She deserved to be fired. End of discussion. Period. Trump is not taking any sh!* from these employees.",
"\"The leading purveyor of uselessness was, of course, U.S. President Donald Trump. When compassion and solidarity should have been his priorities, he instead used lies to falsely accuse the mayor of London, who is Muslim, of being soft on Islamic extremism. And he seized on the killings to push pet agendas.\"\n\nTrump is a huge problem, but let's not pretend this is not typical of the alt-right generally, including our own Reform Hater chickenhawks. These are the people we must also stand on guard against because they threaten who we are from their own outrageous perspectives.",
"Toronto wanted her. We should sell it off so we don't have to up with her and her Liberal scum. Dolton is her only fan. She made his multi-billion dollar mess look a coffee spill.",
"Isn't that magnanimous of him. Slaughter hundreds of thousands of people, including men women and children, gas them to death, barrel bomb them, and commit untold atrocities, and now he wants to make nice....and it makes me sick to know IF he stays in power, which is likely, Syria through him will be sitting on the UN Council and condemning other nations....sheesh.",
"So an abused woman in her 20s and 30s who leaves her no good husband is punished by never being allowed to remarry. Sad. \n\nAnd please, annulment tribunals are rackets for the wealthy. Let's call them what they are.",
"CAEL....I genuinely think that pretty much no one even cares about this meeting...except those attending. This is highly \"skippable data\".....",
"Dear Margaret,\n\nOf all the problems I face in my life, the rants of a 19 year old are very very low down on the list.\n\nWhy don't you focus on things that are less provocative, and more important to us? Old age care (most of us will need it), housing inflation (shuts the young out of home ownership; it is a far more important issue for them) and so on.\n\nThis kind of fact free mudslinging from journalists is why a majority of Republicans believe that 5 million illegals voted in the US elections. It is squarely the fault of the media.",
"The huuuuge difference is that I have never posted the kind of support for bill clinton that you do for trump. So, my question again, do you consider someone who has done the things trump has done a \"good guy\"? It's sad if you don't think character matters. But then, I guess that explains your willingness to completely overlook trump's indecencies.",
"A house blowing up or not is not a matter of tolerance or intolerance. It is completely unrelated. \n\nI see you love dance on the bodies of the dead to further a political point. As usually is the case it's completely unrelated to the dead bodies you are dancing all over in your rush to make political hay.",
"Unfortunate about her husband, but her performance is almost entirely fluff, and the \"metrics\" simply didn't support an early extension.",
"That's pretty rich, a democrat talking about a do nothing Congress.\nThey are all part of the problem.",
"Haha! Someone focusing on what they perceive as another person's flaws telling them to focus on their own flaws... That's Rich. & she's gotten quite Rich for being... that Rich. Nice.",
"the polls had hillary winning almost 400 electoral votes, and had her up 15% rigth till election night,, they were ALL WRONG ,, get over it...",
"Just stop giving her stuff if it bothers you that much, life is too short for this.",
"What-a-mean thing to say, especially in light of what she's trying to accomplish. That is one fine woman there, especially considering what she's had to endure. I am PROUD to be a constituent.",
"I would disagree but in reality, the voters will decide.\n\nYou do understand that the original complaint against Christy was that she was taking a percentage of all the money raised by her private pay to play functions. When that became untenable, her \"cut\" merely became a \"direct payment\", and when that became untenable, her direct payment simply became \"covering my expenses\".\n\nContrary to your opinion, I myself am not allowed to take a second job in the same industry in which I am employed, out of caution for the perceived conflict of interests that are sure to arise, and I have to doubt that any politician should be even more wary of such perceived conflict of interests; real or not. \n\nChristy, more than anyone, seems to be acting the part of the guilty politician as her handlers try a variety of damage control manoeuvres designed to remove her from her obvious conflicts yet while still paying her.\n\nSimply, Christy doesn't pass the smell test.",
"I recently heard it stated that Trump doesn't comprehend right or wrong, he only understands winning and loosing. That mind set doesn't belong in our government.",
"You forget *muddying* up the swamp. I had thought his wife the only decent one in the bunch until I learnt she too went on TV (with Joy Behar) and peddled the birther narrative.",
"Ironic watching Murky cast her vote against GMO salmon, citing \"public health concerns\", when she can't muster a vote in favor of common sense gun laws.",
"Oh you mean just like: \"Nice women don't want the vote!\".\n\nThe problem is that women are the bearer of children and still predominantly the primary childcare provider. Their prime child bearing years coincides with the time when they're academic careers are just starting to get underway. If they take a break for children they loose the momentum in their careers and many male academics don't take them seriously as they believe they aren't 100% committed to academia. Their options then become forgoing having a family or having their careers sidelined.",
"The only thing I pause about is to reflect on what a broken person you are to exploit the tragedy of others for a political agenda. Seek the help you obviously need.",
"Calm down, columnists. Such hysterics. 3 mill more voted for H.C. despite her flaws. Trump will change things, a lot, but the Dems will then roar back and ride change too (they better change, to help out the little guy more)--but with a decent candidate this time who will enjoy the support of all those H.C. supporters plus the easily disaffected, swing voters who protested via Trump. And hopefully when it's a little more clear to people that it's Washington AND greedy rich people who cause working class woes, we can get some proper centrist control of corporate juggernauts. In the meantime, the world will adapt to Trump, play the waiting game where it can, he will self-destruct in 100 ways to Friday (soooo many scandals and broken promises are coming), and in 4 years there will be media courses taught on the subject of overreaction and the Dems will be back in. They better get it right this time.",
"Neither know nor care. Quit whining.",
"Honestly, a lot of people have to, as we get priced out by higher and higher taxes, cost of living, poor infrastructure, and local government too beholding to developers, construction interests, and public unions to care about anything or anyone else.\n\nAnd why do you think that’s so funny? I’d think if you weren’t a fake progressive, you would be concerned too. Are you planning on moving because Donald Trump is president and both houses of Congress are republicans?\n\nWhy can’t DR Horton, Ala Moana Mall, and Howard Hughes pay into this rail mess instead of squeezing struggling local families. What is wrong with you?",
"Ms. Wente's expertise regarding at risk animal species is so intense. We have absolutely nothing to worry about. I won't even listen to population biology experts when there is Maggie to ask!",
"I don't think it matters much to Trump if they are all still illegal. \nI think many world leaders will have to turn to the media to start negotiating with Trump. \nTrump is too belligerent and reactionary to negotiate face to face.",
"I understand what you're saying. But I disagree with your broad brushing of all politicians. The current one, based on the transition period and his first week in office, is failing to live up to even the basic responsibilities of the position, imho. The word reckless comes to mind. I hope he can recover. Time will tell....",
"If there is nothing to the story of connections as per Comey's testimony and still the lack of evidence which surely has cost the taxpayers huge $$ thus far , why doesn't the DNC say , 'Hillary, it really was all your fault and the paying for \" disruptors\" at republican rallies..",
"Perhaps- the anti President group is not funny, it is very sad.\n\nTrump won. Hillary lost.",
"Helloooooo !!! \nCNN leaking debate questions to Hillary \nThe DNC burning Bernie \nEstablishment media giving editorial privledge to the DNC prior to going to print.\nThe release of 10 year old locker room talk 2 days before a debate.\nPaid dossier purchased from the Russians \nA Billion dollar Democratic marketing budget \nCrickets on the Clinton foundation\nThousands of bleached emails and a claim of memory loss due to a concussion \nRich speaking engagements for dirty Bill \nPay for play \nAnd on and on, the establishment has NOOO credibility.\nHence Trump !!!!\nDeal with lefty.",
"The Old Railfan 7 hours ago\nIf you're enthralled by/with moral bankruptcy along with repeated financial bankruptcy I pity your neighbors. You can find the Trump's ethics monitor here\nWell, my old and senile; \nEven the most routine social interaction - taking a government employee out to lunch, hosting her at reception or dinner, or giving her thank you gift at the end of a speech-may implicate the gift restrictions and rules that apply to employees of the executive branch A government employee who is offered something of value and wants to determine whether she may accept it needs to consider a variety of statutory and regulatory restrictions that could be relevant, said Kathleen. Where was she during the times of Hillary, who did not shy away from accepting millions. Donald Trump does not even draw Presidential salary",
"But you care about telling us you don't care.",
"It is a political symbol of extremism, which we just don't need.",
"Not respecting a democratic election is what she's teaching her son. Where did we have that before?",
"Wynne was an excellent, intelligent, responsive school-board member (I used to live in her district), but something has happened to her since she took provincial office: She has turned from a reform-minded, forward-thinking woman into the most craven of careerist politicians. I'm, frankly, tired of defending her. What a disappointment she has turned out to be.\n\nThere's an article in \"The Turning of Kathleen\".",
"It’s not a democratic issue. That is the whole point of Roe. It is outside the politcal process, unless being used for electioneering, however you have no passable proposals.",
"Not according to the FBI Director or any expert on the internet and email security. They almost all say, except those that support Hillary, that with the technology available to the hostile actors, Russia, China, N. Korea, etc. They can easily hack a private server and not leave any evidence they were there. Listening and reading comprehension is an ongoing and serious problem for democrat supporters. \n\nHow about responding to what I wrote instead of changing the subject or trying to deflect?",
"The author could have offered some serious insights or thoughts on any number of issues related to the contents of the piece above. Surrogacy is certainly a topic that ought to be discussed seriously. The behavior of the judge who is mentioned in the piece probably ought to be examined (but we can't be sure, because there is no context to the remarks). The many difficulties that poor women suffer is certainly a worthwhile topic to be discussed. The topic of \"throwaway children\" merits much discussion.\nYet, the author chose to write an article that is high on outrage, but low on facts and information. Perhaps the writing served some sort of cathartic purpose; reading it leaves this reader underwhelmed.",
"democrats have to learn how to play hardball and forget about the past, i.e. Hillary, Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schummer are all past their do date. Time to get some street fighters like Elliot Spitzer and start playing hardball. Fight gerrymandering, vote suppresssion ,etc, and start touring the country. The GOP have their infighting with Drump and it should be an easy win in the mid terms but they need new blood and a new message.",
"You are the one who is using \"left wing\" and \"right wing\" in trying to put modern liberals to blame for a movement that began in the years following the Civil War, led by the WCTU, Women's Christian Temperance Movement. Wilson was a progressive, and he vetoed the Volstead Act. This is what your BS is about: You say everything bad is from liberals, everything good is from conservatives. And you're not even a conservative, you are at the far edge of right wing , in my opinion. You hold not a single moderate opinion. I doubt you even know what moderate means.",
"your first mistake is believing what a politician says because generally it has nothing to do with what they do.\n\nThe Libs will be happy to let this die because Monsef is now a very poor salesman given her own immigration dishonesty. That said if the election prospects sour significantly for the Libs I have no doubts that PM Butts will ram through Ranked Ballot",
"I gotta apologize to all of you who have been complaining that the \"Civil Comments\" system isn't fair. . It didn't bother me---I'd never flagged nor been flagged nor had a comment removed so just sorta thought folks were blowing hot air, that if they got a comment booted they must have deserved it. Frankly, using my own name I'm not about to post anything uncivil that's going to reflect badly on me, so it was a non-issue.\nUntil today. Reading Goldberg and Krauthammer's columns I got a kick out of seeing the way they both were struggling with Trump and the Republicans so posted a note to that effect on both. Krauthammer's attack on Hillary Clinton for being \"uninspiring\", suggesting a reason for voting for Trump, was fun to satirize, and I cheerfully posted my comment. To my surprise I received a message stating it was deleted because it was \"below the threshold of civil comments\" or some such thing...says who? Says what? Says why? A couple more of this................!",
"MG - how is that supposed toconvince anyone of anything?\n\nI dont get CPC posters - they seem to go out of their way to alienate EVERYONE - how are you supposed to win an election like that?",
"But she is a puppet, she is merely the pretty head it is her who guru controls her mind and her mouth.",
"He's busy campaigning for Hillary in Chapel Hill today. Lying about how Trump is planning to cut off Medicaid, cut Pell Grants and bulldoze Michelle's garden.",
"I suppose that is true if one is in high school, knows nothing about Russia, believes anything, entertains her or himself writing limericks on bathroom walls, and reads and writes at a 4th grade level.\n\nFor adults it's an insult to one's intelligence regardless of whether one hates or admires the president-elect.",
"I said I detest lies, all lies, by anyone, especially those meant to manipulate. Never have I said Democrats are all-good or Republicans all-bad. The most I will state is that IN GENERAL, Republicans focus more on the needs of the wealthy. Even to that there are exceptions. My point has to do with the fact you really don't know the political persuasion of rioters, but you keep deflecting it. So be it, keep your prejudices.",
"You don't respect independence and intelligence, Mr. Malone? You just want mindless, lock step, Mr Malone? She has a reasoned position that may be quite helpful.",
"As Harry Truman said, \"You can't get rich in politics unless you're a crook\", and guess what. Bill and Hilary Clinton who were broke after leaving the presidency became multi-millionaires when Hilary became Secretary of State. Your choice. a \"Rinky Dink Candidate\" or a crook.\n**** http://www.clintoncashbook.com/\n**** http://money.cnn.com/2016/08/23/news/clinton-laureate-university/index.html",
"Klastri, you need to be careful about your landslide predictions. You said the same about Hillary Clinton and she got buried by a Trump avalanche.",
"I'm delighted Justin broke his explicit, often repeated, unequivocal promise. It proves what a growing segment of the population now realizes is fact vs., Liberal election fiction. He's an empty vessel guided by a ruthless Ontario political machine that cares only about power. Someone without capacity for the body politic beyond a juvenile passion for cell phone pics and raising funds from the rich and infamous.\n\nThere is no integrity behind that practiced smile and his oh so skillfully arched brow. He's our Kardashian in a suit. An uneducated entitled son of rich man. A frat house poser who falls down stairs when not preening shirtless on the beach for the the CBC. He hugs, he smiles, he'll look into your eyes, he emotes, he strides with purpose but, as now seen, without a scintilla of conviction behind his word. \n\nGood riddance, and soon.",
"A Birther disavowing racism? A P- Grabber-In-Chief administering The Violence Against Women Act?",
"Is something like this even news anymore? Aren't we all used to our child-president's immaturity by now? Ignore his rhetoric and concentrate on his actions; that's what's important.",
"\"I could stand in the middle of fifth avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters okay? It's Like, Incredible.\" 1.23.2016 Sioux Center, Iowa\n\"That makes me smart\", Trump responding to Hillary suggestion that he pays no federal income tax.\nTime magazine interview \"Women you have to treat em like Shit.\"\n\"With the proper woman you don't need Viagra\" Donald Trump\n\"First and foremost, I'm a real estate person. And that's what I love the most.\" Trump\n\"I'm a believer in the polls, by the way. Rarely do you see a poll that's very far off.\"\nEverything is going to be alright, do you recall these quotes.\nRide the Tide, the tide can creates flood, it is not safe to ride the tide.",
"I don't care if Trump murders his own grandmother as Trump is the only answer to the worst American president in history. Barry Sorento! A totally unprepared leftist community and country disorganizer who has never in his life been for Majority America. By God, he can't even throw a baseball!",
"Trump is so shallow and one-track minded that he only sees thing in terms of dollars and cents, and doesn't see the value in global friends unless they pay up what he thinks he deserves. In the meantime, republican congressmen, some of whom must realize the foolishness of what he is doing, are too cowardly to say anything.",
"ACH: Gridlock in Washington, unfulfilled promises, a feeling of being ignored, unfair tax system, faulty healthcare plan, \"insiders\", pay for play, etc. etc. Clinton promised more of the same, I.e. Maintaining the status quo. The people said you are not listening and we want change, no more status quo. Will electing one person make that change - no, but it is a start. So are people going to want to keep hating and being divisive and further widen the gap between people or do we want to set animosities and hate aside and work together to heal the pain? The answer is up to the people.",
"Clapper and Comey both admitted in congressional hearings that there was no evidence tying Trump to the Russians - Comey asked for more resources to keep the 'fishing expedition' alive for his left-wing friends - we saw him lose sight of the statutes at a previous hearing when he started talking about intent when the statute has no quarter for it - how many lesser military people were jailed for the same offence committed by HRC - I would say Comey was fired for cause in this case and all the innuendo about Russian interference blah, blah, blah is just noise to distract from the real crimes committed by Rice and Farakas and the illegal leaks of information by Obama administration appointees - but lets not let the facts get int eh way of a good witch-hunt of man that is despised by left-wing ideologues and progs everywhere",
"Riiight. There are like, NO men in the government, and certainly not in positions of power.\n\nYou know, guys like you don't succeed for a reason, and it ain't because of women.",
"Stick to the facts Hillary is not the President it's Trump so blame him. Why doesn't Trump deport the shooter instead of the respectable hard working immigrants. Man, when you folks are caught in a bind Hillary's name comes out all the time to distract from the real issues. No med care, Hillary is blocking the votes. No wall, Hillary was having coffee on the border. No DACA, Hillary was on vacation with her family. No tax reform, Bill was playing golf. I'll let Bill have that one.",
"NO. She doesn't need to show any \"class\" when departing, what the heck is that supposed to mean? Would you say that if it were a man we were discussing?? She was the acting Attorney General and independence is paramount, no need for that person to ever keep mum. \n\nSimply throwing away long time members of Congress like old milk is not a complete answer. While I totally get McCain's shortcomings, he has more sense than any of the tea partiers, his choice of Sarah Palin notwithstanding. There is a lot of new blood in the Senate, but one dimensional is not a good idea when it comes to lawmakers, not for anyone. \n\n\"To him everyone is our enemy and we would send in the military if he had his way.\"\n\nFunny, that sounds like our new President.",
"Gotta wonder why the state pays for a state dinner with a lame duck US VP whose accomplishments while in office (as VP) wouldn't fill a book with no pages. \n\nMust be because all them liberals love to congratulate one another for their \"right thinking\".",
"You have identified what the MSM should be screaming about on the front pages (Globe I'm talking about you). Wynne like the corrupt chiefs and band councils is skimming money meant for health services to feed her union buds. If PM Butts gives her more she will bank it for a massive bribe just before the election.\n\nJust say no.",
"Doubt it, you are talking out both sides of any preferred orifice. The ability to ignore that fact is what makes Trump a leader (or rather, not a leader) considering the allies he's insulted and the world leaders who no longer consider the US relevant to able to lead in anything, including defense.",
"why didn't Justy call out the UN on Saudi Arabia's election to the Women's right council.\nCanada's PM a fake feminist.",
"Ivanka brand marked for clearance! Yet there she is at today's table on businesswomen with the President and PM of Canada. Glad the Trumpster cares so much about the little guy - I mean gal.",
"Disrespectful to Jay Hammond and tackily and dismissively sexist too.\nAnd hust who is this \"us\" to whom you refer? Is that like the royal \"we\"?",
"Yeah, the straight goods. As in, \"Russia's not behind the hacking.\" \"Hamilton is overrated.\" \"Meryl Streep is overrated.\" \"I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of illegal votes.\" \"Serious voter fraud in Virginia, New Hampshire, and California.\"\n\nAnd my personal favorite, just after noon on November 6th: \"The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.\"\n\nKeep telling yourself it's the straight goods.",
"I personally love this, it would mean Clinton would be afraid to dip her toe in the water and if she did she would be required to only be VP. Easily beaten either way. If Biden were to be smart and pick Warren that could be an unbeatable ticket.",
"And yet you don't \"test\" the idea behind the word you used (\"penalized\")?\n\nDoesn't it strike you that perhaps you've swallowed the secular's world's criteria: power, (misunderstood) freedom, position, accolades, money, rights?\n\nThe goal in life is self-gift, love. How you demean motherhood (and of course indirectly fatherhood). \n\nThe noblest vocations (I didn't use the secular word \"profession\") in the world are mother and father. \n\nWe have to \"give back to them\" their noble and holy meanings, sucked out and distorted by secularists. \n\nThere is no greater love (and use of freedom) than laying down one'e life (and of course ambitions etc. ) for someone else. \n\nJesus taught us this.\n\nYour whole schpiel is so utterly temporal, secular. Every bit of it. You just can't see it. There's a whole other plane of action. It's hard even to talk to you, since you don't recognize the supernatural in the ordinary.",
"As usual, Ms Collins exercises her biting wit. It was a bit pathetic to watch Mitt Romney go to Trump \"hat in hand\" and have Trump make a complete fool of him. Imagine how much better he would have looked to all of us had he said \"no thank you sir, I don't wish to be considered for any post in your Administration, I consider you a fraud and a charlatan.\" That would have take some backbone..However, as Ms Collins notes, Mitt is a bit short on backbone. Too bad, Mitt, you blew your chance to actually \"man up.\"",
"Informative article that avoids sensationalism.\nAs long as the status-quo Patricians that wield power through the stranglehold of money on the political system - continue in their efforts to thwart change demanded by the working-class plebeians, who have a propensity for voting against their interests, there will be further deterioration into a fractured and balkanized America.\nWhen people become disenfranchised, they then become angry and are not rational and seek refuge in whacky theories and demagogues. Trump is only the beginning. \nAs long as the media portrays those that want change of a corrupted system as \"deplorable\" citizens, to justify their unsustainable security state, the interaction between the government and the people will only get worse.\nConscious and compassionate participants in change is what the future demands of us.",
"Of course, our glorious PM ought to have no criticism. After all, he has an enormous intellect, a sterling background that has left him eminently prepared for the job of prime minister, a nose-to-the-grindstone passion for hard work without holidays, a desire to protect the middle class with his pay-to-play fundraising dinners, a fastidious nature unswayed by ideology that causes him to seek cost/benefit analysis for all decisions, and financial literacy that has caused him to whittle federal spending up to only a $30 billion dollar deficit.",
"The government would have to show intent as to an individual e-mail. This requires personal knowledge that the individual e-mail contains classified material, the act of sending it somewhere it shouldn't go, with the intent that it goes somewhere it shouldn't go. No evidence of this anywhere. And no government official (that I know of) has suggested Hillary set up the server for the purpose of sending classified information where it shouldn't go. So no crime. But you seem to be suggesting that there was a crime, and some group of people is covering it up. So yeah, you are conspiracy theorists. It seems Comey is desperate to rescue his reputation among conservatives, so he has repeatedly bypassed standard procedures that have been in place for decades. He is probably fed up with Loretta Lynch because her \"meeting\" with Bill Clinton made his part in the whole investigation look even worse (to conservatives).",
". . . none of which warranted execution. Man, we are a mean and hateful society.",
"I think that since they allowed in Gabbard, the father, it would be hard to deny her to join. As far as being rigid, the democrats are nothing compared to republicans who have no purity at all. They have abandoned their principles and today believe that deficits don't matter.",
"It's cool. You don't care. I know. Disasters like what is taking place now are not important. \"Humanity\" will be fine in 500 years. Even if those who have denied climate change for the past 30 years, or in the case of Exxon-Mobile almost 50 years, are quite responsible for the suffering and the losses, it's not their problem. See, I gave you another opportunity to talk about how much you don't care, and why you get to decide what has value and what does not. I can't wait. \n\nMy best friend of 40 years and her husband have been evacuated there, I haven't been able to reach them for 4 days, and I'm deeply concerned. Another family member is there also, an elderly individual who also has been unreachable for more than 4 days.\n\nBut I doubt everything will be fine. There over 440 nuclear power plants in the world. And there's a storm or a fire or a tornado or flood coming for every one of them, and they are coming faster all the time. I hope you have a large family.",
"What's so ironic is that all the 'injustices' minorities perceive or experience actually occur in cites run by democrats. That's the common denominator and, if they keep voting this way, will never be resolved. I believe problems are always best solved at the lowest level.",
"Trump is just a proxy, shorthand for character traits you value. If you think lying, fraud, misogyny, xenophobia, extreme narcissism, self-dealing hypocrisy, breaking of promises sacred (nuptial) and profane (debts) are all just peachy, then go for a Trump supporter.",
"Unless the \"trend\" of YOUR life has been a sin-free existence, please don't insult God and presume you know how He wants one of his beloved children to be received into eternity. That is the sin of presumptive hubris magnified a million times. And you find it OK to hurt a grieving family in the process!\n\nAnd don't show up here claiming to be pro-family, although I think you have a warped belief system that, like the solider in Vietnam said about torching homes, \"We have to destroy the family to save it.\" \n\nYou are against gay weddings. But you go beyond reason, compassion, empathy, support, and charity when you come out against gay funerals. Of course, I believe you and Life of the Lay think Christian values of compassion, understanding,intimacy, empathy, and caring are \"trendy emotions.\" \n\nI would say about you and Bishop Morlino what Daniel Patrick Moynihan said on the day of Robert Novak's baptism: \"Well, we've made Bob a Catholic. Now to make him a Christian.\" \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n.",
"What you and the left still fail to realize is this was not a vote FOR Trump but a vote AGAINST Clinton. Clinton was beaten by a reality TV star who had never run for a political office in his life. What does this tell you about the democratic party which a short 8 years ago had the presidency and both houses of congress?",
"the press squandered any credibility with the false accusations that have amounted to nothing on Russia collusion and obstruction - Trumpenstien is playing the media like a second-hand guitar and they bite on everything - he has sidestepped the big shooters with Twitter and demonstrated their inherent bias when covering someone who doesnt represent their values - all u lefties dont seem to understand that a great many people dont take ur word as gospel and they disagree with you on many points - how do think Trumpenstien got elected he ran against all of u and that and got him the big chair - hardest part of eating crow is getting past the feathers for all u lefties lemme know how ur personal journey goes - eating feathers that is",
"That's fine. I did read Mr. Pilger's piece. He makes his living tilting at the windmill of American Imperialism. I don't like it any more than you do, but I understand that every president inherits the Middle East issue along with all the other issues, foreign and domestic. They get the nuclear football. They don't get a magic wand.",
"There's nothing to get embroiled in. You just weren't online when Ed Hu was here in his own person. There is probably no reason for you to care, but your idea that no one should respond to him suggests a preference toward isolating him since he is the one with the brutal responses to anyone who dares disagree with him. We are not all so big on outcasting.",
"I still believe that in the first Republican primary debate, Megan Kelly lobbied a softball question at Donnie about what he had said about women in the past.. His answer showed that he would not apologize for saying anything in the past. The question was an excellent opportunity for him to put the issue to rest. But he was unable to close the deal. It appears that his behavior is long standing and can/will not change."
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"For all the Native haters who are white and think white gives you right and might.\n\nFrom Lisa Bloom. \"In our nation’s history, so many of the sickest most appalling crimes have been committed by whites. Yet no matter how sadistic the crime, no matter how young the victims, no matter how much fear is engendered in a community, no matter how much media attention and public discussion the crimes of whites engender, the race itself is never sullied.\" Lisa Bloom is a Legal analyst for NBC News and Avvo, attorney and bestselling author.\n\nLisa Bloom also says white men are at the top of the list for gaining foreign visas to have sex with children. 85-percent in Latin America, she says.\n\nLisa Bloom also adds the most prolific serial killers in this country (America) are white men.",
"Note that the cop haters are the liberals and minorities. Oh , and the white guilt trip bunch also. And a few other mentally challenged types.",
"RTH problem with you idiots is you keep on focusing on the Clintons and they're not in the White House so get over it. The bullseye is on the Chumps fat rear end and it's a hard target to miss. As much as he shakes it even Stevie Wonder could hit it with a slingshot from a mile away. Only a true idiot would not say that this presidency is a f-----n mess. BTW how many bankruptcies have you been through.",
"The mainstream Jewish organizations were trying to kiss British ass.",
"What a surprise! Another islamic terrorist attack!",
"Let's not forget Muslims who are hurt by Sunni /Shia anger, hatred, intolerance and violence. Sunnis just killed 88 Muslim Sufis in Pakistan.",
"Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference! Mark Twain\n\nAh, well, I am a great and sublime fool. But then I am God's fool, and all His works must be contemplated with respect. MARK TWAIN, letter to W. D. Howells",
"Northrim Bank was a huge supporter of SB 21. Northrim Bank financed the Goldsmith report that never even considered a low oil price scenario. Northrim Bank is beholden to the oily coalition, formerly known as the Corrupt Bastards Club, as much as Mike Chenault or Peter Micciche. Northrim Bank wants your permanent fund. Business as usual while we pay to pump the last 3.5 billion barrels of easy lift oil. $7.5 billion dollars worth of oil leaving leaving our state this year and our general fund pays the oil companies. This is not stupid, this is insane. We are pumping Alaska dry and paying to do it.",
"Laughing at you, not with.",
"ANother shining example of the morality of this White House .It has none . They prey on the weak and disabled, the poor and the elderly and call it \" POLICY \" It is not , it's the ugly and impotent trying to make their mark at the expense of those with little or no voice . Yet we always insist we are a \" CHRISTIAN NATION \" this Administration makes that notion a sad and sick Joke . Because it's filled with sad and sick People with a dark and hostile agenda .. Kinda difficult for Trump and his band of moral midgets to spin their intent to avoid what they spread across our Great Nation ... Evil from the surface to the rotten core all of it . Lies and deceit and Congress sits back and cheers this Devil onward which of course makes them cowards . As their leader attacks the weak . Cowards.",
"\"The Trump White House is illegitimate.\" -- how so?\n.\n\"doesn't have enough respect to from Congress to make demands on Congress.\" - that's not how politics works.\n.\n\"hasn't achieved even just one legislative agenda item.\" -- that's false.\n.\n\"Trump's demands have been turned away every single time Trump has made demands before.\"-- that's also false.\n.\n\"The only thing Trump deserves from Congress, and is likely to get, ...is his own impeachment.\" -- actually, that's not \"likely\" at all (unless you're Maxine Waters).\n.\n\"Dump Trump\" -- that's sort of hard once the country elects him POTUS.\n.\n\"...and his racist and xenophobic supremacist agenda.\" - which part of his agenda is \"racist?\"\nLOL",
"The tragic attack in Dallas is emblematic of, I fear, an escaclating cycle of violence between radical elements of the Black community and the police. Each incident of violence brings more violence. Now, the planned execution of five officers will take this conflict to a whole new level. I fear we’re headed for some very difficult and dangerous times for all of us.\n\nI think, fear is the operative word here. As things escalate, fear increases and trust diminishes, leading to more liklihood of “untended” violence. Then, add planned, intentional attacks on the police as we just saw in Dallas, and, understandably, the level of anger increases among officers. On the “flip side”, each questionable shooting of Black men increases the anger among African Americans. Fear…..distrust…..anger…… a recipe for disaster. Then mix-in our polarized and factionalized politics and beware of a nationwide explosion… IMO, we all need to work together to try to de-escalate things… with hope, Gary Crum",
"That was my point. It shot right over your head, which clearly is all a-bubble. \n\nNot very hard for libs at all. Harvey has got the heave-ho big time; no deader meat. Bur Mr Turnip went right to he WH. I saw Ronan Farrow on the the NewsHour last night, BTW, talking at length about developing the story.",
"They lost but the \"protest\" went really well. That's the important thing. Pathetic.",
"He Rex at least you're consistent and lie and act like your not so erudite orange groper hero.",
"Deport Them All, this Ain't even hard........."
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"Do you really think such nonsense? Or is that what the Kremlin told to to post?",
"Theirs over 300 hundred million Americans, show me a country with that many people who live free and well.\nStick to promoting SHARIA LAW,its suits your logic center better!!",
"The level of intellect of DT is abysmally low and this type of juvenile response to a negative comment concerning his behaviour should be beneath a person who is about to become president of the United States. He sounds to be more in tune with junior grade boys at recess than the adult mind which is a prerqusite to successfully carrying-out the responsibilities that Americans expect hm to do.",
"Because they ruined their own countries collectively.",
"They just slashed the armed forces budget, now they want to get us involved in a pointless war?",
"Right. The entire country is just cruising along without a budget. Yes, that's exactly how it works. No budget at all! /s",
"Thus sayeth the party of \"no\"\nAnother government fail",
"And why exactly do we want to embrace a country with no human rights laws in place, they are communists and devious conniving criminals. We will only lose jobs and end up buying inferior products at high prices. I say ignore them altogether. If we can't make it here we don't need it.",
"Despite the fact that there isn't great demand to move there, the little there is is discouraged by laws and regulations, just as in many other countries. That's the point.\n\nMost countries recognize that a country is a community, and has the right to determine who is a member and who isn't, and under what conditions it will accept someone as a member.",
"American voters had their chance and blew it. Now the Dems will have to come behind them and put a wall around Mr. Twit.",
"How lowly of you to say something like this about a professional? Very petty.",
"this is the type of nonsense that results from naysaying anything backed by your perceived 'enemies'...you know, 'libtards', 'greenies', 'lefties'. \nyou favor this disaster simply because the opposition is identified with those you obviously hate...don't bother to deny it. \nalaskans capable of rational thought know pebble is a horrible idea. what does that say about you, dick?\n \nwell, ya just gotta shill it because sticking it to the 'greenies' is more important than what is right and good for alaska.",
"Eh. The state that used to belong to Mexico until the rednecks ruined it.",
"Of course the left continues to ignore Raheel Raza and Farzana Hassan who warn against the silencing nature of M-103 as liberal Muslims. Oh well, countries governed by Islamic law are beacons of Liberal freedom, whether it's a 14 year girl pummeled by morality police in Iran for wearing ripped jeans or rabid mobs of zealots hacking secular poets to death in Bangladesh - but we can't talk about issues of religious zealotry staring everyone in the face, it's \"Islamaphobic\"...",
"I know, and it doesn't make that right, either.",
"BS. Then why don't the Germans, Japanese, Italians and everyone else who has lost a war turn into those delusional terrorist?\n\nIt's the religion that breeds these suicidal simpletons. Can you guess what religion that is? I'll give you a hint - it has done nothing for the world in the last 1000 years.",
"If that was your attempt at humor it missed the mark.",
"Imagine that, people actually wanting to live off the land! What a shameful notion!!",
"You just described how and why Canada is being over-populated with people who have more than one passport while the people born and raised here do not have those options and are run over by bulldozers of people who feel entitled to every country and to give Canada away just because they landed here.",
"After Obama went to the UK before the vote and said the UK would be at the back of the line. Bad Obama, bad Obama!",
"You talking about people inside or people outside. Either way yer talking stink.",
"So, is all dissent calculated disrespect?\nWhy can't people who engage in a peaceful protest also love their country?",
"Of course not. That would expose the utter incompetence of another state agency, riddled with corruption.",
"It's not funny cause it's not true.",
"Not a word about Syria in today's Glob & Male.\n\nWhenever the people defeat the Washington supported head-choppers - then the G&M remains silent.",
"Meanwhile Justin Trudeau seems to think that several thousand random migrants crossing our borders in the last merit no attention or concern.",
"Another of endless examples of shoddy government programs under our current \"Weak Link\" governor who will not serve another term. They are toast, need to go away, retire.\n.\nWilling to bet there are more shoddy government programs just like this. Tip of the iceberg. \n.\nJust another day in the backward, little 7th world of Hawaii Nei.",
"Let me introduce you to a concept that you're apparently ignorant of:\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payroll_tax#United_States",
"For areas where you think Canadian culture is being degraded or obliterated, you would do better to propose policy options that you think could address your concerns. All your original post did was hurl bigoted-sounding complaints agains a set of existent Canadians, which accomplishes nothing.",
"And what explains your lack of civility?",
"400 million to clear up how many names? Outrageous waste of taxpayer money.",
"You've just blew up the brains of a million regressive leftists with this fact. \n\nThe alt left hate facts.",
"What,training foreign people that could turn on Americans and not training Americans?????????\n????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????",
"Nixon only conjectured about using it. The bar is so low that actually using the state is now excusable.",
"I do find it rather odd that the same crowd in Canada that stands behind Ottawa's overriding powers over provincial matters seethes in contempt when Trump exercises these same overriding powers in his country.",
"That's a very Godophbic comment",
"u missed it, I was mocking Peter Apo's editorial a po",
"But we are not. We are pilfering from the country of their citizenship (where they would have to return), as they do not have status in the US.",
"The gig economy, no benefits, no house, no family, no saving for pension.",
"Our useless city council at work. They don't enforce the law about stepping into the crosswalk when the don't walk signal is blinking.",
"In Canada we do not have a democracy, Regardless of anything else Trudeau has said his \"basic dictatorship\" is what we do have.",
"The Canada I know reviles anonymous trolls who advocate that our government break all standards of decency and international law. Always has, always will.",
"Nothing in your post is true, starting with your belief that Palestinians are Arabs - they are not, they are Semites (just like the Jews).",
"OMG this is just painful. What a sham. What a waste of time and money. End this charade now. Everyone knows it's going no where and everyone knows that the \"mystery\" will never be solved. There is no mystery.",
"And you're outraged about it!",
"And the meaningless Liberal virtue-signaling continues unabated....",
"We have spent months trying to gain favour with the Trump administration in the hopes that they will go easy on us when the talks on NAFTA begin. Now the Liberals effectively thumb their nose at the States and enter into a disastrous deal with the Chinese, that will cost us far more then we will ever gain. This government deserves everything that happens to it, unfortunately we all get to pay for the Liberal mistakes.",
"None of our political parties has the intestinal fortitude to enforce this sad draconian choice onto their citizens.",
"Give away money to third world countries with dictators, let seniors eat cat food to survive, have service groups feed poor kids breakfast, screw over the indigenous people, and overtax anyone over 100,000 (they make too muck money) to pay for the LIberal fiscal mismanagement of government.\nI hate politics and Morneau and the Disney clown. Bring on 2019, I can't wait to throw the little B****** out!!!",
";the guy who will be kicked after one term is in the office now, being the most out of touch delusional pm in our history, a card member of the cult of canada save the world bs,, its people like you that vote one party regardless of damage that is the real problem canada has, SHEEP!! so get some help loser, canada is in real trouble and its liberals in ottawa and ontario doing the damage",
"Lol LOl LOl Lol Lol Lol Lol ...ROTFLMAO",
"The how and why is how do they get out of admitting they are incompetent and why shouldn't they be fined $100,000's of thousands of dollars.",
"And so the downfall of the failed Trumpian vision of America begins. Good riddance.",
"no one will be moving here, that was the usual left wing bs ,,",
"WTFU - those are facts not TN's opinion.",
"What an abuse of the \"crucifix\". What a profanity of what love is. A pseudo-pious pomposity of dialogue disruption.",
"Unfortunately, Civil Comments do not equal intelligent comments.",
"WHAT is with these people that just 'react' with a \"disagree\", but no comment whatsoever.\nThat only tends to reinforce that they have nothing intelligent to respond with...they just 'feel' that to prosecute Hillary would be wrong. Why?",
"this piece strikes me as a ripoff of a more detailed report grading the Trudeau government here:\n\nwww.iaffairscanada.com\n\n\nthey say journalists are lazy....",
"Oh come now, we all know you didn't read anything beyond the headline. Conservatives by and large suck at humour so I certainly wouldn't want you picking out anything for the Globe.",
"no thanks on the tank if they can't get the basics right.",
"It was Spain. Thanks for the downgrade offer, but... no thanks. A BIG no thanks.",
"How does someone respond to maybe the most ignorant comment ever written? Seriously, are you kidding...Tell you what come out to Alberta, stand on a box and shout out your concerns....oh please.",
"Well THAT'S disappointing. Isn't that a violation of some kind of law prohibiting introduction of non-native pests or something?",
"Hey, Look!\n\nChina Joy Ambassador disagrees with truth!",
"Fyi... who cares about syria.... and I only read your headline",
"But then, you never made a dime at business or built skyscrapers. So what do you know? lol",
"if you guys cared about facts at all then you wouldn't have nominated the most corrupt politician in the history of our republic as your standard bearer ...a career criminal who cheated (with your knowledge and acquiescence to obtain the nomination. a woman who will sign away american sovereignty with the TPP, a person who wants to open our borders and turn this country into another socialist ghetto...like Germany and Sweden are now",
"We have a bizarre small brainwashed country facing off against a bizarre large brainwashed country.\n\nThere are a lot of innocent people between the two potential combatants. Nuclear winter recognizes no borders, nor does radiation. The global social and economic consequences are unthinkable.\n\nAnd what's worrying is that we have two leaders spouting off without thinking.",
"My comment got deleted in record time.\n\nJust like North Korea, when your views go against the official \"narrative\" they simply erase them.",
"Jimmy Kimmel, like the left-wing Washington Post, is just awful. He's gone full libtard and is one of many reasons late night talk shows are terrible and nobody intelligent watches anymore.",
"I find it sad that an \"educator\" and KITV / NPR \"political analyst\" would take such a backward position that flies in the face of a well educated Hawaii and the rule of law. Perhaps just typical of the dim witted approach that seems to be making many far reaching and consequential decisions of late? And not just here but all over the world.",
"So the president doesn't have the right to protest these actions?",
"Or a ban put on Americans entering America.",
"Your remark, sir, is juvenile and inane.",
"In answer to your reply, Farce, dead people and plenty of them, mass arrests, and torture. That is a start.",
"5-0 still sucks, locals or not....come on............",
"\"Hysterical\" seems a bit uncharitable. I can't imagine what it would be like to escape a war only to flee into a country who president is actively discriminating against you. Can you?",
"Yet another post from allie letting everyone know she's clueless.",
"This project should have never had to reach a \"recovery\" mode if people knew what they were doing instead of lining their pockets. So stop trying to sugar coat it to make us taxpayers feel good. It's still going to hurt. Besides the the fluffy court system this is the worse State blunder ever.",
"We are supposed to dump money on that BS while some Canadians do not have running water?",
"All of the horrible, depressing statistics on poverty, incarceration, and injury to black people that you are familiar with are even worse for natives.",
"JT is doing fine all on his own in bankrupting the country. Wait until the housing market hits a recession then you'll see just how deep the hole he has dug is.",
"Guess freedom of assembly is out the door too? You have a problem with organizing protest? How anti Constitution.",
"throwing money at it is not the solution, it is an inefficient industry, governed by their own bodies etc.",
"It seems that a victim is born every day. The Alaska Natives have been robbed and have surrendered their dignity and self-worth for government programs. Now they are \"owned\" by the White Father in Washington. A very sad story indeed.",
"Blaming everyone and everything but themselves",
"2016 was a bad year if you don't want America to be great again.\n\nToo bad Renzetti's TDS led her to mar what might have been a decent column.",
"Your right. Best give up and do nothing. Now where is that rolling eyes emoji?",
"\"Our\" views? Suggesting all people \"brought up here\" have the same views as you is laughable, at best.",
"Brah...do you KNOW where you live? YOUR contributions to the dysfunction? \n\nSame place where the \"on time on budget\" white elefante choo choo you so heroically support will BANKRUPT this town.\n\nEver try to get one REAL JOB amongst us \"plebs\"??? \n\nPolitics is narcissism for needy types. Look at \"our\" president. Now look in da kine mirror.",
"You clearly haven't read or don't understand the bill. This is how Trump won the election - uneducated voters.",
"And short on fact and reality...",
"Your understanding is incorrect, nice try though.",
"Not nationalistic enough or perhaps too many big words?",
"The awful, braindead drivers of this town can't even steal a car correctly.",
"Any comment that uses \"your...pompous\" isn't civil, especially when the supposedly offending comment wasn't personalized in the least.",
"Such BS reporting, candy for gun-haters.",
"This is about as silly as banning horse-and-buggy transportation.\n\nWho still uses asbestos nowadays?",
"\"You've slagged the province before.\"\n\nReally? Please share.",
"It's comical how desperate you are to find an \"actual comment from a Trump supporter\" that suits your anti-Trump agenda--and how desperate your mindless followers are to give it a \"Like\".",
"I post the facts about the origins of the official Catholic view on sex, and you just blow it off,. Because, of course, you actually don't know anything about it. You are remarkably ignorant of the history of your own religion, RD. In particular, the history of religious thought is something you neither know anything about, nor do you care to know.\n\nYou also blow off the choices that my wife and I made, because another field you have no interest in is the Real World. You would rather stay inside your OD cocoon, where your religious ideas get spoon-fed to you like a baby. In OD, thought is neither encouraged nor desired. They want pietistic robots, who spew the political, social, economic and religious ideas that they want you to have. You peek out of your cocoon to spew the drivel that you are told to spew.",
"You are so misinformed.",
"The people of Crimea have zero interest in being thrust back under the thumb of the nutters and neos bashing on in Kiev.",
"I guess that's the sucky part about democracy, you only get to change your mind every few years.",
"Grossly unprepared for the conditions. Hopefully they learned a valuable lesson.",
"what is despicable are those like you who twist the policies around insinuating things that are not in them, the wall is coming, the bad just like obama did is going to be restarted. amazes me hard core hateful people like you can not understand it",
"This statement is gonna go down in history as the MOST IDIOTIC statement ever made by a brick\n\nWait for it\n\nWaaiit foorrrr it!!!!\n\n\"THE BUDGET WILL BALANCE ITSELF\"\n\nOMG",
"Compared to the US The Philippines are a living hell, like most countries , and everybody wants to leave their wretched countries and come to the few still liveable countries. Some people are so desperate that they embrace fascist religions like Islam with the hope of being saved. We must close our borders to them or else be ruined too.",
"The fact that no one at foreign affairs was held to account for openly contacting another government to work against the elected parliament of Canada (this was confirmed by USA embassy staff and secretary Clinton' s prople) is a shameful part of Canada's history.",
"Wrong again, Utilitas. Not every issue, but this one definitely.",
"What a shame! Even on youtube?",
"You don't explain but emote what's unfair?\nThe lack of prioritizing the plight of immigrants?",
"Enforcing a country's borders is now \"tyranny\"? Setting an immigration policy is now \"tyranny\"?\n\nGood to see leftwing lunacy on full display.",
"In the meantime the US becomes a global laughing stock and international leaders have zero trust in this White House. I don't see how that improves our national security. Hopefully the GOP finally realizes our international standing is just as or more important than, their political agenda or the executive power of the White House.",
"Apparently some people choose to ignore the absolute and utter incompetence that Ms. Ambrose demonstrated during her first 11 plus years in Parliament, and instead choose to praise how well she led the party of no thought during the last 18 months. Rona Ambrose accomplished nothing. She is, and always has been, a complete waste of space.\n\nNice hair though.",
"If not for fake news the CBC and Star would have little to say. They would have to start telling the truth about the Liberals in Ottawa Ontario and Quebec and that will simply never happen, no matter how much material there is to report. on.",
"are you nuts? NK is a land of the nut job leaders who are doing anything they can to keep thier grip over thier people, hardly protecting anyone bud,, as for afghanistan, we went after the 911 group and the country that protected them, that was called justice pal, ,,",
"Not true.\nNational Security - not based on national origin or religion.",
"Remember Loony Thabo the AIDS denier? Not a peep from any of them including Trev. An absolute disgrace, all of them."
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"More hatred of our military from the Denver Post and its chief supplier of Fake News, the Washington Post. The DP has to print almost every column from the WP because there are very few real reporters at the DP. Its the bastard child of the WP!",
"Great description of the Democratic Party of today. Particularly their expertise at fraudulent elections entwined in corruption and cronyism. How else did they do such a dismal job in the Ghettos, retain power while the Blacks murder each other, have little education or job opportunity. Hillary, scapegoating election loss to Russia which I think is pretty well debunked. Probaby their own IT guys. Oh yeah the Clinton man on the inside Comey. Even the media???? Eruptions on the moon??/ Ha, Ha? Wanting to control the Catholic Church. Protect the Military Complex and Arms industry by promoting war with Russia. Disdain for Right to Life! Wanted to go on a fetus late term murdering spree so fully developed fetuses could fetch a better price for Black blood and baby parts!",
"Blacks and Jews are similar. As soon as there's any perceived injustice, the race and anti-semite cards go flying.",
"Globe and Mail; Editorial ; Trump is a stinky poopy pants , and his feet stink, and his butt stinks and his hair looks stupid. What a ret@rd.",
"Or don't hang out in and around bars looking to prey on drunk women.",
"He is an idiot and we are going to pay a big price for a very long time for it.",
"Erdogan is one of the world's thugs. In the company of Putin, Trump, and Orban.",
"The policy of the church is that gays or straight clergy are to be celibate---no sex with anybody, even themselves.",
"\"A U.S. appeals court on Friday threw out the first-degree murder conviction of a former Blackwater Worldwide security guard sentenced to life in prison in the killings of 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians in a Baghdad traffic circle in 2007.\"\n\n\"The four security guards opened fire on the Iraqis, including women and children, at Nisour Square.\"\n\nHow is this NOT a war crime or murder? I was not there and have never been in combat so maybe I am lacking in such experience but, wow, that is a bit ridiculous. How would we feel if some contract mercenary from China came in and killed 14 unarmed Americans - including women and children. Somebody help me out here...?",
"So much better to just ignore cops killing blacks, right fiveo? They deserve it. We just want to watch a football game and get drunk. So very American. \n\nIf God did have a hand in the founding, he or she must be shaking their head like crazy today. \n\nHow could a country get away from God so much where violance is tolerated and actually celebrated each week? So very Christian.",
"Well, with Hilary it wasn't some \"word of mouth\" story, we all saw here lips moving on the television.\n\nADN, garbage in-garbage out, as usual.",
"Easily proven false. US authorities have for months warned that ALOT more people in the US die every year from white supremecists than Muslim terrorists. And guess what the tactics are becoming the same.\n\nAll of it is wrong. We must denounce all of it. Neither is better or worse, if you focus on one and not the other you're soft on terror and don't truly believe what you claim.",
"No, M.r Cool, I am pointing out the hypocrisy. Read again WHY the orange- glazed Stay Puft man is putting this 4-month ban in place. He wants to ENSURE that NO TERRORISTS can come into the States.",
"Soooo.....your music sucked....More than one person complained.....You were ejected and asked to leave. So it just becomes racism ? What a news story. Move along nothing to see hear.....",
"Yawn....zzzzzzzzzz. I'm pretty confident that our ultra-conservative state will continue to overlook this fools poor behavior and send him back for another 2 years of nothing only because an R is next to his name.",
"Might have been celebrating the new DRUGGIE/MARIJUANA legislation Trudeau wants so badly for some reason.......celebrating early? \n\nEasily 25% of drivers on the road are impaired one way or another....whether it be drugs, alcohol, mental health issues or just plain stupidity!"
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"Come out, come out, and make some news.",
"The Mike and Merry Fix are neighbors of ours, living a couple of miles \"down the road.\" They're the very kind of folks you want for friends and neighbors and in your community. Mike recounts their experiences over the last few months and rejects the \"fear and loathing\" campaign message from Mr. Trump. He shares a positive, uplifting view of the world. \n\nMr. Trump and his supporters present a very different world: dark, foreboding, and very dangerous. They are promoting a fearful view. Once you believe that promotion, have they ever \"got a deal for you.\" His name is Donald Trump and he's here to save the day. \n\nI hope we can see the sunshine and light of Mr. Fix's comments and reject the dark, cynical world view Mr. Trump presents. Mr. Fix offers us hope and faith in our fellow Americans. Mr. Trump and his followers offer hate, division, mistrust and fear. For me, it's not a difficujlt choice....... regards, Gary",
"Why he was ever there in the first place is a mystery, but then again, who would have ever thought trump would be president. It's like a satire movie. Good riddance. Now, trump, please go right behind him.",
"I'm afraid Yorky is frothing at the mouth again. This article could have been summarized to \"Libs still enraged, but now with different excuse. Nobody knows what Mueller is going to investigate, but you can be sure it will be creative.\"",
"This does sound a bit like Censorship, am I wrong?",
"Now that's really getting sad.",
"Trump said it best, an act of pure evil. Possibly the islamic state, one and the same.",
"time for people like you to get a life",
"You're so full of it. Seriously.",
"Awesome! What a forward-thinking, benevolent and cool guy he is! So hard to imagine any of the Trumps doing the same.",
"I hear President Jackson is steamed about this, and is considering suing President Trump for slander, citing \"fake news\" as the precedent.",
"You appear to be unaware of significant facts, PierreT3.",
"Except he didn't say what the headline says he did... Read past the headline!",
"I owe Abernathy an apology. In a recent post I sneered at him as apparently dimwitted. In that column, he was dimwitted. In this column, he presents a coherent and useful point of view. Though I reach it starting from a different place, I agree with his implied conclusion that it's not now possible to have an honest conversation about race in America. The Swastika Right and the Infantile Left, armed with the worst thing that ever happened to the human race, the internet, have both dumped so much poison--magnified many times over by President-Manque Trump--into our public discourse that any sincere effort to discuss race would spend most of its time trying to steer the discussion away from the fringes. (You could, of course, cherry-pick your discussants and get any result you wanted.)",
"\"Her true feelings came. Maybe she should have said she wouldnt loose any sleep if he wasnt president anymore. Same way I feel about the politician criminals that are here destroying the aina.\"\nCopy and paste is your friend.\nI didn't realize it, but you have more friends than I thought.",
"LMAO!\n\nI think I know what #1 was.... (looking at Trump's small hands)",
"I think that is what he said. He is not excusing his choice. He is exprssing his regret for not doing something at the time. That doesnt fix it, but the more people that accept and share his current view, then better i think.",
"I think more than likely he's running from the anti-Trump forces (aka the corrupt establishment). Think about it. Who can dispute his claim, if he's dead?",
"I thought our country was broke?",
"People haven't seemed to clue in yet that whatever Trump says means nothing. He is able to say something one day, completely contradict himself the next, then do this twice more in the same week. There is no sense in getting upset with what he says; there is no sense in getting optimistic either. \n\nTrudeau was a drama teacher; to his credit, he recognizes an act when he sees it. Best not to get sucked into it, as Mr. Dias appears to have done. His \"We all deserve the same amount of money\" is a wacko act of Trumpian proportion in its own right.",
"Great column, Nicholas Kristoff, thanks for digging up all those fabulous quotes. It's hard to imagine any of these jokers now trying to defend Trump with a straight face.\nBut as my Dad used to say, \"It all depends on whose ox is gored.\" (No doubt some Ds are capable of such extreme flip-flopping as well.)",
"No. At last check, Pal123 was not POTUS. You cannot seriously defend this man when someone points out \"He has demeaned the office he occupies with his tantrums\"...or can you..do you? Do you feel that The Trump (I like that!) has enhanced the image of the office of the President by saying \"so called judges\" and \"Nordstom was so unfair to my daughter\"?",
"Wow! Another hit Trump piece. They don't even try to hide it anymore. The writer, some unknown AP hack, puts their entire opinion in the first paragraph! So sad.\n\"entirely of his own making\", didn't these players disrespect our National Anthem first?\nIsn't our President allowed free speech as anyone else?",
"Trump literally turned this into a Hitler youth rally.",
"Love how Kenney's quote to the voter in the last few paragraphs completely undermines what he says in the rest of the piece. I didn't realize \"populism\" meant telling people whatever they want to hear.",
"Mel you are a hoot. And I echo the comment above that suggests that the reality of today's progressive movement has become so extreme it is indeed very difficult to distinguish it from parody and satire.",
"This is simply another hit piece that assumes what Trump might do, while using the premise that human-caused global climate crisis is no longer up for debate.\n\nI call BS.",
"Are you trying to be ironic?",
"It is real history that I speak of, not your filtered after the fact warped view point created by fake news and the very processes I write of. In fact, it has been generated by Republicans - just like I cited. You offer no support for your views and I suspect you aren't old enough to remember the events of history as I do. I have read your comments in the past and time and again you prove that you are one of those right wing finger pointing, divisive, vilification people manipulated by fake news and disinformation - just like here. Why don't you use your real name?",
"Georgia An says:\n\"If he had obtained any advice from the immigration department, ......The President ddn't give this any thought.\"\n\nAnd you know he didn't - how? That's the trouble with political partisanship, It causes one to fabricate information to fit their narrative and nonchalantly pass it off as factual.",
"I'll have to call BS on this one.",
"I hope you weren't referring to me. I have statistics to back me up. I also have the dubious honor of having tried to \"engage\" in enough conversations with Trump supporters to know there is no conversation to be had, for the most part. Finally, I recognize your online moniker. Why don't do answer your questions as they apply to 99.9% of your posts? If you think your online behavior is \"tiresome and sad,\" quit behaving that way. By the way, an ad hominem attack directed at oneself is...sad.",
"As you can tell I am on the rhetorical side of the spectrum, I am a salesman at heart, what can I say, I have no excuse. I do like facts tho. Another reason I jumped to the conclusion they were under union protection is that putting stuff like this in writing or taking a picture of a guy flipping the camera off and keeping a record of it is a very stupid thing to do. I manage people and could not imagine putting something like this in writing anywhere even if I did think it.",
"I agree, especially your last sentence. He is consumed by the knowledge of his own guilt, and as yet we don't know for what (must be a doozy). He seems set on disruption and destruction of progress. So many questions. Where are the ideas coming from, and how far back will he try to go in segregating the military and country? Will he stop before he gets back to 1920 and removes the right to vote from women? Does he mean to rewrite the Constitution?",
"I too puzzle. Hadn't known anything about the \"warning system\". I may have only noted two posts as \"uncivil\" - and they really were. It is my suspicion that when our resident fundamentalists happen upon your comments they auto. tag it. There are enough, I suspect, to manage that. \nI for one do NOT want you gone, any more than I would a Steven Colbert or John Stuart. \nIf you are excluded and \"they\" stay, then CIVIL is not a friend to any of us.",
"Well, I know the facts and you’re wrong, which you’d know if you ever bothered to fact check...anything. Easy to do, so easy I’m not going to do it for you. Feel free to continue to regurgitate the Russian and right wing propaganda that has been spoon fed to you.",
"Not in his reality.",
"I find it funny that trump is calling that all fake news. Now, who said he had the largest crowd at his inauguration? Won by the largest amount of electoral votes in modern history? That Obama was born in Kenya? All lies and more lies by trump. \n\nHe jumped on the unmasking because I now believe that his son in laws name got revealed in the unmasking. I dare say the most dishonest president in modern history. And yes, he made an A<<<< on his first over seas trip.",
"Obviously this request came from a vindictive Trump administration with the sole intent of suppressing free speech by \"unmasking\" and punishing the anonymous account holder(s). Yet his minions demand that Susan Rice be prosecuted (!) for allegedly \"unmasking\" a couple of individuals in their own ranks. \n\nTheir hypocrisy knows no bounds!\n\nTrump himself libeled former President Obama on Twitter. He's the one who needs to have his account revoked. He's a billionaire (or so he claims) -- let him fund his own social media platform where he can rant to his heart's content -- on his own dime.",
"Were you being facetious when you wrote this, or are you dense?",
"He may not have given an absolute number but he certainly said on a relative basis (to Obama) that there was an issue and then preceded to analyze the root causes for the smaller crowds incorrectly. There were now magnetometer stations, Obama had the grass protectors, etc.\n\nHe did give absolute numbers for the number of transit riders which were shown subsequently to be incorrect.\n\nThe guy will have to quit his job if he wants to have any sort of post-Trump credibility.",
"Wait it was the Russians, wait it was the North Koreans, wait it was the Chinese, wait it was granny in Topeka, wait it was ME, wait it was the Democrats, wait it was the New York Post, wait it was the New York Times, wait it was that damn Troll, Wait it was a BOT, wait it was those nasty Republicans, wait it is Jill Stein working with a BOT, wait it was Bernie the Communist, wait until January 20th, cause none of these petitions for a recount will change anything, wait for Obama to immediately begin his attacks on his legacy of corruption. Heck I think I'll wait two years and watch 23 Democrats try to get elected. \n\nMean while \"back at the ranch\" there could just be some more insanity coming out of universities and their safe spaces, cry spaces, no conservatives allowed to talk, BLM marching, shooting at Wal- Mart over parking places, sanctuary cities, sanctuary police departments, college graduates reading at the 4th and 5th grade level.\nWhere have all the sane folks gone? WAIT",
"Trolling again, Trid? Sad.",
"Ok, so this is another one of those posts that I'm thinking might be heavy on the sarcasm, but it's so hard to tell. Right?",
"That may be true, but the danger lies with people who spout vitriol like yours.",
"Seems like all the Trump supporters are upset about ''anonymous sources or unidentified sources\" spilling the beans on their hero. It's likely that those sources will turn out to be patriots when this is over.\nBut here's a little factoid that will be inconvenient to your belief systems. No one uses \"anonymous sources\" more than Trump - \"So many people have told me...\" \"Everybody says that...\" \"Many people are saying....\" and perhaps his most loathsome example, \"an extremely credible source called my office and told me that Barack Obama's birth certificate is a fraud.”",
"You are too funny, and delusional too. Wow, what a combination.",
"If I were to enumerate the problems that your beloved US has (NRA, legal KKK, no universal health care, no maternity leave, a tweeting racist megalomaniac as a president ...) I would run afoul of the character limit for comments on this site.",
"It is clear to see that complexity is beyond your grasp. Simple black and white appears to be all that you can see - and you will degrade all comments into this one-bit perception that you purposely foster and cultivate to justify your beliefs.\n\nNone of my comments \"blamed\" anyone - and if your mind was less clouded and rigid you could see this - along with those of us that can. Interestingly enough, any student of language could point out to you, that defending a misinterpreted point in a discussion, is often a classic indirect acknowledgement of your own acceptance and believe in that point.\n\nYour comment would be unintentionally hilarious, if it wasn't just so tragically sad.",
"\"ad absurdum\"? \n\nAre you trying to spell a reference to your comment?",
"This article pretty much sums up what's going on with this and Trumps response.\n\nhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/11/intelligence-agencies-cia-donald-trump-russia?\n\nThe best line in the story is this:\n\n\"“There is not just smoke here. There is a blazing 10-alarm fire, the sirens are wailing, the Russians provided the lighter fluid, and Trump is standing half-burnt and holding a match,” \n\n\n“If Trump is willing to disregard sound intelligence now, and demean the hard-working and patriotic Americans who produced it, I fear what he will do as president when confronted with unpleasant truths,” \n\nClearly a frightening prospect when you have a president elect who is that vain",
"Right, como, \"fake news is real\" what a hook line. Keep drinking that cool aid.",
"That's because Want2bfree and the Trumpkins are trolling this article ADN website. Your right to free speech ends when it's different from one of the trolls.",
"I don't know this guy, but I haven't seen any evidence of it. Just watched a few of his video posts and mostly he's just videoing and then people in attendance try to eject him. It could be they recognize him for his anti-liberal videos.",
"Ooh, hurt feelings detected.",
"Whoever runs the site. I am conducting interviews about not only what happened on the 7th to you guys on campus, but other issues regarding the corruption. Please, message me. I am going to be in downtown Portland most of the week! Please check out my blog for some good talking points, and critical cited information to prop up the Trump campaign, and systematically tear down the #oppressors! http://thefrustratedhippy.blogspot.com/",
"Full of Trump supporters I see.You poor little babies.As if Trump makes any sense.Move on babies they’re not in the White House anymore.Waaaaaaa",
"\"Trump must to a good part of the racists blame that he unleashed from start to finish of his fraud-elect campaign.\" This line makes no sense at all.",
"For those who were fortunate to hear Hilary today, it was a \"no notes or prompts\" display of serious problem solving and strategic thinking which has been sadly lacking for ah, yes 101 days.\nLeadership by sloganeering just doesn't cut it, especially when the roulette wheel Trump uses to create his next guess is fickle, and he can't get passed his first flame out on any issue to date.\nThe US is a big, complex machine and it needs all the resources at its disposal to come to grips with a multitude of problems confronting it. It doesn't seem to be responding to the stimulae it has received so far from the new administration.",
"Says the raving misandrist.",
"The sickness of the left is deafening. Crude verbal assaults against the President and his family has passed the 'free speech' threshold, some calling for Trump's assassination, other want to bomb the White House, baseless accusations of incest, the list is long and crude. Time to fight fire with fire, let's make Colbert a sample of how is better to be civil, respect the will of millions of citizens who elected a new manly president.\nIt seems attacks, as long as it isn't directed to Obama or Hillary, all is well with the liberal-regressive crowd.",
"Thank you for posting this link, \"Senator\". It's unfortunate that it won't reach a wider readership. I I would never condone it, nor wish it on his loved ones, but I fear the best hope for America is a quick and painless head shot.",
"Cue the \"this is a made-up problem\" posts.",
"Trumps followers ARE MORE THAN HALF fake accounts. Case closed.",
"I notice from your \"disagree\" face on my reply to you that I've embarrassed you for remarking there are many points on which we agree. Kind of burst your bubble, huh?\n\nPerhaps it would be best to stop labelling people as you have in this post. It may come back to haunt you. \n\n😁",
"Blatantly false and wrong.",
"At least someone understands what he meant.",
"Anything is possible I suppose, but Trump has a long way to go to do as much damage to the world as George W. Bush did under false pretenses and quite possibly a false flag.",
"What a load of bull.",
"You say that \"No candidate and now elected president and supporters have ever been attacked, mocked and dismissed so crudely and in such a widespread manner. \" Isn't this largely because no candidate has ever behaved \"so crudely and in such a widespread manner\"? Trump brought this on himself; he wanted the attention and it was given to him. Now it's time for performance, not posturing.",
"It's pretty fricking funny though, that these guys believe Infowarts and all.",
"Sorry, no \"spittle\". My lips were dry when I typed that, and they remain dry now.\n\nYou seem to disagree with me. That's fine. But tell me just what Trumplethinskin HAS done to earn any respect and maybe I'll change my mind.\n\nYou see, he DOES lie - constantly, incessantly. His policies are NOT consistent. He disparages NATO, and has his lacky, Pence go to Europe to assure them that 'all is well'. Which is it? He says the mass deportations will be a military operation, and yet his latest General adamantly denies it. Which IS it? He said he'd stand up for LGBTQ rights, and yet submits horrid proposals that do great harm to them. Which is it?\n\nGo ahead and refute anything I said instead of just hurling insults at me. I backed up my statements. It's up to you to refute them if you feel otherwise.\n\nP.S. I've got dozens of more examples if you haven't been paying attention these last 20 months.",
"Not quite sure what you're talking about....However, I really can't think of much more of an insult than to be told you're like Mr. Trump. \n\n Personal information? Well, yes, I do post under my own name....that's personal information I provide because I think it's important to take \"ownership\" of one's comments. While others may choose to use screen names and post anonymously, I choose to use my name. I don't apologize for this practice. any, yes, I've met personally with about a dozen different individuals from this site. I've very much enjoyed meeting them and having face-to-face conversations. Some of them are folks who have very different views than I have. We've been able to have interesting and enjoyable visits. I make no apologies for reaching out to others to encourage such personal interactions, and I thank those persons who were willing , in turn, to reach out to me for our discussions. \n\nAgain, I'm always open to such a face-to-face discussion with you. Gary Crum",
"<<Trump can go to the devil, for all I care.>>\n\nBut did you vote for him?",
"<<Despite Trump's supposed gay positive stance,>>\nThe problem with Trump -- and this is a difficulty for those who purport to support him almost as much as it is for those who don't -- is that he has no intellectual center, no moral principles, no political philosophy, no convictions or beliefs to guide his thinking, no anchor or rudder by which to form policy positions or to adopt stances. Nothing he says has any meaning or value beyond the moment in which he says it. And so your observation about the reactionary government he is forming is right on point.",
"Larry, if a Democrat said, \"“with me, they’re not protected, because I’m not like other people…We’re gonna open up those libel laws, folks, and we’re gonna have people sue you like you never get sued before,” you'd be screaming about press intimidation. But since it's Trump, you double standard kicks in.",
"Oh, but if he made the announcement via presstitute media like ABC, CNN, etc, then it would be legitimate, right? Welcome to the 21st Century and social media. Deal with it.",
"It amazing how many commentors support compensating and apologizing to terrorist and preach about guilty until proven innocent unless it involves Trump, too funny!",
"Pot calling the kettle black.",
"This is OLD NEWS. He said he was leaving LAST MONTH! Before all this \"phony baloney,plastic banana\" stuff the Dimms have been throwing out there.\nIs this supposed to be some kind of conspiracy or \"Collusion with the Russians/Trump administration?Now add Rep Chaffetz to the list?\nGet Real Libs! I see you (here)foaming at the mouths waiting for the lynch mob! Only too eager to hang our POTUS! Shame,shame!\nSometimes I think the MSM is just egging these feeble minded Liberals with these types of news stories.......stoking the fire!\n\nRep. Chaffetz just wants some time off. \"Mid Life Crisis\".Doesn't like sleeping on a cot.Haaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Yeah right! I would miss my Family too!\nBut the MSM headline partially reads; \n \"Raising doubts about Trump probe\" Haaaaaaaaaaaaaa! What else will the Fake news media think of. IMUA!",
"Don't bother confusing JJ with facts, they overwhelm him.",
"This will cause D.J. Trump to have a fit of envy. He will begin attacking Trudeau (and Canada) with his tweets.",
"There are people here who actually believe what you said, word for word. 4:20 for instance. Sarcasm might suit you and Mr. Trump, it also feeds the bigots.",
"How wrong art thou? Let me count the ways: (1) I don't get angry when internet weeble-wobbles disagree with me. I simply note they'll \"...boldly say on line what no man would say to my face.\" Google my phone number--gimme a call. (2) Provide a quote wherein I have referred to someone as a \"racist\". Go 'head. I dare ya. I double-dog dare ya. (3) Telling the truth--by pointing out the ongoing consequences of American institutionalized white supremacy, for example--doesn't make me a \"way-cist\". It makes me honest. (4) I don't recognize the biological validity of the fallacious concept of \"race\" with respect to human beings to begin with--that means you're like a phlogiston chemist: you're wrong from scratch (nicked from R A Heinlein). (5) As you and your ilk invariably shriek WAAAY-CIST whenever I post something on this subject, you simply accuse me of what you yourself are most guilty. Sorry...",
"You know that's not true. Lisa has been criticizing Trump for months. But for once I agree with you - about Trump.",
"Why did I make the comment? Nice try at turning the tables here. Why did *you* falsely claim that Fr. Martin implied something for which there is no evidence whatsoever? Your slur is libelous and demonstrates malice. You're bearing false witness against Fr. Martin, and you need to confess it. \n\nAre you a Trump supporter? Trafficking in slurs and entirely unsupportable false assertions about other people and their positions is your idea of how politics ought to be conducted, too?",
"4 PM is when trump exposed himself to be a p-grabber.\nand a great consumer of tic-tacs.",
"While this story may end up as nothing more than a witch hunt, it exposes serious problems with Trump's administration and glaring faults in his character. \n\nHe threatens, disparrages people who disagree with him, says whatever he thinks people want to hear without regard to truth, speaks out on issues without knowing the facts, etc. \nHe is narciscistic and incredibly shallow. He comes across as a child with a temper tantrum when he does not get his way.\n\nHe does not have the temperment for public office and should never have been elected much less allowed to stand for election. He may not be impeached but he may get so frustrated by opposition to his policies that he quits anyway. \n\nIn the end the American people will come to accept the mistake they made voting him in.",
"OMG! Another leak. Trump better get to tweetin' about those leakers.",
"Once again, you cherry-pick parts of the column to try and prove some right-wing point of your own. The media is watchdog-for both the bad and the good that any president does. But Trump can't stand any criticism, so he bans reporters who might report his missteps.",
"Lol. Awesome post. The democrats would believe this though so better hush. Wouldn't be surprised if this was the next cnn headline.",
"Here's another shovel for the tonnage of BS you continue claim is fact. Your behavior confirms you just can't keep an effective lie down. They cycle in and out of media weekly.",
"How did this remark ever get posted? It is beyond non-Christian.",
"Your use of the word \"whining\" is quite droll.",
"Every thing you folks disagree with is 'fake news\". Funny.",
"\"Why, I'm not going to pass judgement on Mr. Trump..but everything about him reminds me of Hitler.\"\n\nThis is why I'm close to giving up on Francis.\n\nHe makes this ludicrous and extremely inflammatory insinuation, and the next day, scolds the media for having a negative focus.\n\nThis Pope's inconsistencies aren't the stuff of advanced zen master Jesuit wisdom. He just isn't making sense.",
"If that was your attempt at humor it missed the mark.",
"My point was quite clear. More obvious however, is your clouded view of what is truly the facts.\n\nThe legislation was drafted (by a REPUBLICAN) more than two years ago, and signed into LAW under OBAMA (DEMOCRAT) not Trump.\n\nMr. Trump's ban is for 90 days, and not 'outright banning' as your alternative or fake facts indicate. \n\nYou and so many others, truly need to turn off from your daily programming, provided by the likes of CNN, NBC, CBS - and stop taking for granted, what is printed by the WASHINGTON POST, NEW YORK TIMES, CBC, etc, etc.\n\nI have no fear, other than from; yes the undesirable and violent individuals that have been smashing and burning private property, under the pretenses of so-called protesting - and 'they' are protesting an legitimately elected president of 'their' America. Its can surely be classified as treasonous, and if not, definitely terrorism. Those personally affected by minority groups of real anarchists, lose in the streets, are, being terrorized.",
"The problem is that Republicans can recognize that Trump is unstable and veering further into madness, so they're liable to ask anything of him now.\n\nOur President is a psychotic. People need to admit that now. It's unfortunate but very, very obvious.",
"Censorship strikes again! I guess I should be blaming the president and trash talking conservatives, then my posts will not censored.",
"Trump: making old anti-fascist reels great again. \n\n\nhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=23X14HS4gLk\n\n\nSeriously, this has gone viral after #fakepresident's belly flop.",
"I also agree. I have been in the US for the past four months and I have not seen discernable levels of 'chaos and confusion'. The MSM seems intent on provoking those elements but life is going on in normal fashion in spite of these efforts. No one is protesting against Trump in spite of their skepticism about the man and most concur that, for better or worse, he is carrying out his promises with alacrity. The daily episodic self-righteous indignation of the media that accompanies breakfast is forgotten by lunchtime and life goes on.",
"I agree actually, my gray hair has gotten grayer, and my blood pressure has gone up, since Nov 8. I gotta let this stuff go. Worrying about Trump starting WWIII is out of our control. What happens, happens.",
"Racist much? If you can't stand the facts, GTFO.",
"On March 1, 2016, Steve Bowers wrote in the RG: \"Trump is a nescient nabob preying on a frustrated, angry electorate who feel disenfranchised from the current political system. He represents precisely the attributes he condemns in his rhetoric: morally corrupt, marginally competent individuals who exploit the system for personal gain. Clinton is a duplicitous criminal, promising the moon to an electorate made dependent by the very policies of her party, giving just enough to induce dependence but not enough to pacify, a 1 percenter demanding that the 1 percenters pay their fair share of taxes.\"\nWhen he writes above: \"It takes a paucity of intellectual thought to denigrate someone. Finding fault is far easier than soliciting solutions\", who is Bowers referring to?",
"I see a few of the comments here miss the point. Some insist that in an equal world women should be able to take insults just like men. Maybe they should. \n\nBut that's like saying al-Qaeda's problem is they use too much oil in their hummus. Maybe they do. But that's not my problem with them. Trump's problem is that he is he is going after social programs that will undermine people's well being. The Republican Congress was on the verge of passing the misnamed Better Care Reconciliation Act until the CBO pointed out that it will cause premiums to skyrocket and remove health insurance for 20 million people.\n\nYes, he is a nasty human being who takes pleasure in demeaning people and is a snob while pretending to be some man of the people. That makes him all the more cringe worthy. But what he is doing to the country is worse.\n\nHe avoids the politics for the petty insults because that's all he's got folks. He brings nothing to the table otherwise.",
"For all of you Trumpie boy supporters....have a read; you'll see what Trump is really about...and it ain't about you...100 days....100 lies...\nhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/section/politics \n\nNow mind you some of you may say that it's Huffington Post but I say that these aren't \"fake news\"....they can be confirmed, validated or, in this case, proven to be lies...",
"So why does he keep tweeting and telling Obama how to vote in the UN? You're not very bright are you?",
"This sort of puerile acting out does not reflect well on my gender.",
"For a minute I thought you were describing a Trumplethinskin Klaven!",
"Trump' presidency \"will\" have negative consequences\"?\n\nIm pretty sure the bull(y) started rearranging the china shop months ago.",
"What shall we wager?\n\nMy suggestion is that the loser post that he was \"completely wrong about Donald Trump's request to Comey to end the investigation\".",
"The Trump bashing and hysteria is getting tired. This guy thinks that President Trump exercising his lawful Constitutional powers and responsibilities is somehow dictatorial. The Globe needs to hire some professional journalists instead of leftist hacks who are going to whine for at least the next eight years and likely more.",
"Life is politics. Sometimes aberrations rise to the top in the political realities we exit within. There have been many, and Trump may be or become the most aberrant. \nBut, life is still politics. This healthcare thing is a powerful lesson in that. \nTrump took a political \"certainty\" (repeal of Obamacare by a GOP that controlled both houses of Congress and the WH) and politically undermined it. \nIt started back in 2016, when he turned repeal into an unthinking imperative. That was a mistake born of ignorance. He did not understand healthcare complexities. He (and the GOP) should have heralded a more deliberate approach instead of an \"immediate\" \"first act on first day of my Presidency\" approach.\nAlong the way, he cemented the failure. He attacked so many, it is surprising 49 GOP Senators actually voted \"Yes\" last night. Ultimately, his misogyny and politics of personal insult lost him Collins, Murkowski and finally McCain.\nIt will get worse\nWe shouldn't elect aberrations.",
"I guess a middle class american just figured out how to get the GOP's attention. Sad they have been ignoring everyone's calls to get rid of the administration. Maybe this will be a wake up call. You would think the report on 39 states voting machines being hacked would be a wake up too.",
"Oh, the unintended consequences that would flow from this policy... they would be glorious. For example, a complete dismantling of our media as propaganda apparatus for the Democrat party. Each shared article that is their interpretation of facts, instead of just the facts, could become an act of libel. Plus, I only ever see my triggered liberal friends sharing their Trump hate on Facebook. Everyone else has learned that it is obnoxious to spew politics on there.\nLet's do this.",
"Don't try to school me. I've read your snarky, mean spirited posts as well, and not just in here, hypocrite. Your smart-assed \"Step outside the basement\" is exactly what I'm talking about. Pathetic. \n\nMy posts may be \"alarming\" to you but I don't own a gun and never will. I don't kill people or other animals then fake wonder why there's so much violence in the world. I'm honest with myself and others. Whereas you, well, you're a Trump supporter. Says it all. \n\n.",
"You have this...and then you have Elizabeth Renzetti's latest column (\"Is Donald Trump losing his war on Reality?\") and then, Tabetha Southey's column, (\"Five Summer Movies Walk Into a Bar\")\n\nBoy, Dog Days of Summer, indeed.",
"It does not fit the narrative. Quick run and hide.",
"\"With the economy being on the skids the last 8 years, times have been tough in terms of finding and keeping employed long term.\" He seems just as adept as Trumplethinskin at inventing his own facts."
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"never right hate machinists BS their way thru every issue, it's to be expected when truth is reported and of course those exposed get all bent. to point out any imperfections of normal journalism by righties is sheer hypocrisy, that side hates truth, it spoils their hate party and slows down the agenda of, oppression, theft, and destruction.",
"Knock knock...who is there? President Donald Trump for the next 8 years SUCKA...LOLOLOLOL",
"<Most Catholics who voted for Trump did so because they fell for his racist fear campaign and not because of abortion.>\nBut those who were gullible enough to vote for him because of abortion, or who persuaded themselves that Trump was serious about \"healthcare for everyone\", were duped. The rest -- the racist base -- used the code, \"It's the Supreme Court\", to sanitize the filth of Trump's racist campaign.",
"Me too. He might have gotten away, but it wouldn't be with my cat or all his body parts. I would have scratched his eyes out and pummeled his testicles into mush!",
"Too late. This debate is over. The issue is whether the president has the authority. If he does it basically renders the act meaningless if it's at the whim of a particular president. Especially one that is incredibly stupid and easily manipulated.\n\nBut this is about more than Bears Ears. Some of these monuments have been around for a while.",
"This entire piece reads like a white supremacy ideological manifesto.",
"It's time. With a city this large with no highway that connects yet bypasses the city so you don't have to stop is ridiculous.",
"the Ontario liberals are ONLY true to corrupt power at any costs! as for social progress if anything they are social regressive with the alt left now gay agenda wynnie is shoving.",
"Spoken like a Black Racist! Well done. Let your hatred continue!",
"You should have wrote, I wish our current POTUS was like the other one and not make us look like jackasses. It's going to be a long four years, if he doesn't get impeached and removed.",
"Can you spell hypocrite boys and girls?",
"He should have to serve time in prison for burning dogs, also. What a psychopath. No cure for this dude. Hopefully he'll pick on the wrong person...soon.",
"\"Because they are non-Catholic....contraception and abortion are joined at the hip logically.\"\n\nErgo, non-Catholic religious leaders are ignorant of logic and reason.\n\nThe Pope's January call is for unification of Christians--it would be hard to see Catholicism as welcoming when we think so little of other Christians at their very core.",
"The plans as we can loosely see them will enrich shareholders who avoid grossly stupid narrow investment strategies. Now you involve millions who know own IRA's not garaunteed pensions. \n\nBut about half of all Americans do not have disposable income to invest and their retirement/security comes from government distribution of our shared national wealth. I'm fine with growing shareholder wealth but cutting government support for health and housing is unconscionable.",
"\"I have two questions for her. \"Do you personally, on a personal level, Hate Trump as you stated, and if so why so? Or do you dislike his policies, which is an entirely different animal?\"\"\n\nTrump's character is simply unlikable as a human being (my opinion from afar). Most of his policies stink as well (assuming you can figure out exactly what they are).",
"I like how everyone said it was \"scumbag drug addicts ruining Anchorage.\" Now no one is saying that, because you're all fucking fools with nothing in your lives except strife, make-believe or otherwise."
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"Wow - so far every comment on this story is incredibly self-righteous and self-serving. People prioritize things in their lives, might not be your priority, but certainly doesn't make them wrong, or worthy of being called sheep. \n\nA lot of needless and petty bullying/cruelty here.",
"One gets the feeling that with the Trudeau Liberals that they are unable to differentiate between speechmaking and actually making things happen. \n\nThis is not an uncommon trait amongst so called \"progressives\" who spend their lives jetting to conferences in desirable locations, where they make impassioned speeches - but don't achieve anything.",
"you are joking right ? Or totally out of touch with what is going on ? I have already let one employee go, and will let another one go when this is in full force. Combined with Higher Hydro and Carbon taxes, it is very difficult to stay afloat in Ontario. \n\nBut not to worry I hear that Bankruptcy Trustees are doing great business.",
"Great article, thank you Ms Farha. Could not have said it better.\nSociety includes all : the weak and the strong. It's not about survival of the fittest.\nSad state of affair when government only cares about itself (parks & ttc project) while housing is sold to the highest international bidders/rich immigrant investors, tax money paid to Hydro ceo, Bombardier ceos.\nCanada is a sad place",
"true. and apparently a propensity for acting like entitled spoiled brats, as is evident by the vast majority of these comments.",
"Yes, we are such a world power that we can't even pay for medication for our elderly or find housing for our homeless. You liberals love to be compassionate while reaching into other people's pockets.",
"I forgot to say, \"You make some good points.\" Ideally, your \"brave new world\" would be a better place. I admit, the picture I have drawn is much more gloomy. I think we already have more \"shadow government\" than is good for our nation, starting with the \"military-industrial complex\" (Ike added \"-congressional\") that Eisenhower warned us about.",
"Omar Khadr- This entire fiasco is an unmitigated disaster by successive multiple partisan canadian governments, sheer incompetence. This should be a lesson to ALL CANADIANS about how unprofessional and completely naive their federal governments are and have clearly demonstrated, TOTAL FAIL!!",
"I hope you are not saying that you are one of those short attention span millennials who is unemployed, living long term in his parents leaky basement and having trouble concentrating on anything lengthier than a bumper sticker slogan or a 10 second pre-scripted JT sound bite. \n\nIf you are seriously interested in Canadian politics, PMs, parties and policies, you will enjoy Ibbitson's Harper biography.",
"Don't you feel any irony noting that the US was undemocratic long before Trump, but then being angry at people casting about for some relief and choosing Trump? What prior state are you hoping to preserve?",
"i am no fan of trump, but this report is very irresponsible. stick to truths over conjecture, clarity over obfuscation",
"We really don't want to protect criminals, but we want their votes.",
"but the democrats are in charge and they say they care about us so this can't be true - can it? \n\ndecades of power and nothing to show for it except scandals, backstabbing, higher taxes and a welcome mat for illegals to come on in.",
"And likewise--as I have no intention whatsoever to politicize this--as it shouldn't matter if one is Democrat, Republican, liberal or conservative--the madness must stop, or at least be contained to a reasonable degree.",
"And Americans still fail to acknowledge the real threat to this Republic, it's own officials. Our Federal government was infiltrated long ago by the Communist party. After we elected a straight up enemy of the US and allowed him to remain in office for 8 YEARS this is where we are. Now our Federal government is full of not just Communists but the poseur in Chief placed Muslim brotherhood operatives in top leadership positions throughout the Government but particularly in areas of defense. Yet we did nothing. We wouldn't want the world to see us as racist by demanding Barry's impeachment. Disgraceful.",
"how can it be that we are sitting here comfortably worrying about football and cleaning up the garden before winter and 6000 Americans are writing their last will and testaments and finishing those painful letters to be delivered in case they don't come back again? This is just not right; we have no reason to send our sons and daughters to fight in a black hole that has been destroying white people since the 19th century. the British lost hundreds of thousands of troops here during Victoria's reign, the Russians hundreds of thousands more..\" He who does not learn from history is condemned to repeat it.\" Let's not sacrifice any more of our best and brightest in the quagmire that is the Hindu Kush. Bring them home and close the book.",
"If you go to many towns and cities, they say the same thing: We're known as too lenient. Too many freebies. That is why we see all the drunks and homeless. The only exceptions are very wealthy towns like Carmel. \nI rode my bike on the path that goes under the freeways and out Springwater park. The problem there is much worse. The city declared a state of emergency regarding lack of housing.\nThis is America's problem. And I'll suggest it partly represents the distribution of wealth.",
"One of these days we will have to alter our constitution if we ever wish to grow up. We cannot continue to hang on to mommy's apron strings, let us be our own country.",
"The whole idea that the public has to pay for a fertility treatment - for either homosexuals or heterosexuals - is preposterous and shows what insane society we have become. No wonder \"liberals\" is turning into a swearword.",
"Indeed! \n\nBut tell me, Elizabeth - do you have no faith in our system of government at all?",
"Ignorance is truly bliss...\nI'm sorry, but praying and seeking God before writing this article did not take part.\nIt seems to me the separation of church and state are needed more than ever from this article, and that's a shame that this needs to be said, truth is if prayer had of stayed schools, we probably wouldn't have had the mess that's presently in the white house, \nHonestly if we have to get biblical..then let's think of it this way, we had 8years of prosperity and now a few years of famine. But I digress, this article wasn't thought out or prayed out from my opinion. \n\nI think this article sums it up better \nhttps://amp.ft.com/content/b41d0ee6-1e96-11e7-b7d3-163f5a7f229c",
"Oh this is just the tip of the iceberg, as government tries to bridge the gap in revenue, as payroll and benefit costs keep climbing.",
"Cutting to the heart of your article, 'we should give everyone enough money, welfare, to buy and own new homes in affluent neighborhoods, drive newer vehicles, dress well, enough cash monthly to pay for these attributes, and in fact, most will no longer have to work, just join those already on the welfare rolls' This is a nonsense article, we live in a capitalist society, nation, not a welfare state. 'dual language' classes, for those who didn't bother to follow our laws to begin with, holding good American kids back, and this guy wants more of the same? No thanks Monte.",
"Such sarcasm here in this forum. Are you all Lenny Bruce? Or just a bunch of angry liberals who's world has been turned upside down?",
"Because the government makes bank by taking away people's rights and selling them back to us. I don't mind it. If people are dumb enough to buy the license let them. I myself will continue to fish without a license under the protection of the 9th amendment.",
"Yup, people in mobs will occasionally do stupid things. There's only one national movement for which it's a constant hallmark though, which is the same movement that lionizes criminals who are killed during the course of criminal activity.\n\nI won't give the example you cited a pass, can you say the same?",
"Or not teaching anything!",
"who ever is in power i do hope they are not brain washed left wing sheep that has no clue in reality,that they understand resources have risks yes but we can and do manage them properly,,as the sky is not falling and the environment is fine",
"Ahhhh... Action, not words my friends. I don't agree with what he did but he did do what he felt was in his conscience. \n\nI pose the question to many out there condemning him. How many are you willing to sacrifice watching Monday Night Football? Purchasing NFL merchandise? Refusing to frequent businesses that advertise during NFL games? Write letters to the school board? Boycott sporting events and supporters of the events? Start a grass roots movement based on your beliefs to let these people know that you do not approve by hitting them in the pocket book and in ballot box? Not many... As long as your cell phone, internet, social media is not screwed with, all of you will continue to be sheep or play the keyboard commando and complain but not act.\n\nJFK said it best and it should be the mantra of these difficult times for America:\n\n \"And so, my fellow Americans: Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.\"",
"Gosh Pilot, you've solved the entire issue of poverty and homelessness. Let's see: teen who have fled an abusive home need to get a job; addicts and chronic alcoholics just need to \"get a job\"; Vets with PTSD \"just need to get a job\", severely mentally ill individuals \"need to get a job\", the developmentally delayed ( mentally disabled) need to \"get a job\"; abused women with childred need to \"get job\"; the elderly trying to live on Social Security need to \"get a job.\" You suggest that \"most\" homeless people are alike and all they need to do so \"solve\" their homelessness is to \"get a job.\"\n\nIt would, in my opinion, benefit you to study homelessness and poverty and the many, many different issues which lead to those conditions. You might also study the idea of Housing First, a program which has been very successful helping needy individuals take those steps toward working their way out of poverty and homelessness. Simplistic solutions seldom represent real solutions.",
"How could the message be anything but muddled when there has been no message? The government has done everything it can to keep it quiet lest there be some uprising among the \"nativists\". Ready your filters for a long slow march to a sweeping amnesty which will only send the left into spasms of joy that only a holy rolling speaker-of-tongues could replicate. More inept government from the group raised on participation trophies.",
"\"We have seen more than once that the public welfare may call upon the best citizens for their lives. It would be strange if it could not call upon those who already sap the strength of the State for these lesser sacrifices, often not felt to be such by those concerned, in order to prevent our being swamped with incompetence....But the answer is that the law does all that is needed when it does all that it can, indicates a policy, applies it to all within the lines, and seeks to bring within the lines all similary situated so far and so fast as its means allow. Of course so far as the operations enable those who otherwise must be kept confined to be returned to the world, and thus open the asylum to others, the equality aimed at will be more nearly reached.\"\nJudgement Affirmed\nhttp://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/274/200.html",
"I just hope that I will be dead before China start doing what Soviet Russia and Putin secretly wanted to do. But like all history, civilizations who are not willing to defend what they have achieved all disappear overrun by savages murdering and pillaging. Listening to the politicians and their citizens the time is now, enjoy your future.",
"It's delightful to see the embittered in full retreat as they figure out that their \"reality\" is collapsing around them. \"Oh gawd. . . . \" as one of them wittily wrote.",
"They had to wait until he left the country, brave bunch these scientists that all rely on government money to guess what the weather might do.",
"The streets don't want you. If you want to make some changes I would advise you consider full-time employment.",
"That's not what I said at all. I was making the point that common sense should have told both of them that where they were going would not be easy to get out of if something happened to them. They are both all fortunate to be alive, but the narrative at least from Lindhout's mother is to have the government assume some of the blame.",
"as desperation wafts across Ontario and our governing body, in fear, ramps up attempts to buy yet another election",
"Why WE ALL, hard working people of Canada have to put up with this NONSENSE! Senate needs to be abolished and size of the government cut by half. The system is totally corrupted.",
"You're right, you may not have to use the service, however, think 'if you had to use it'. We spend billions on a out dated rail system but cannot take care of our senior citizens. Switch the Handi-Van system and put it under the bus system or hire qualified employees who give a rats (you know what) about servicing elderly/disabled people and not just driving around to collect a paycheck. One can only hope to not be in that position where you will need a service like that.",
"Another fine example of how socialism/communism is a paradise on Earth!\n\nDon't count on Mr. Photo op to help, trudeau is a lover of dictators!",
"Unless of course it's vilification of the group who are tired of sidestepping human feces and the trash who are tired of being accosted for handouts and who voice their opinion of being fed up with the never ending demand for more freebies and more resources to clean up the mess.....",
"Good Grief......obviously the legal approach to this problem has failed and it is time for the City to try other solutions and most importantly to \"think outside of the box\"....... bring in a mediator and stop with the fines etc, use mental health professionals that help hoarders and buy sell trade types that can't part with things, I can see an epic series of yard sales....auctions to help disperse this stuff and generate some $ towards a more healthy community instead of wracking up legal bills",
"Democrat politicians embarrassing our state again. How about working for Washington citizens for a change.",
"the gov't better not \"reach out\" too far, or it could get its hand chopped off",
"The problem with your argument is that much of the country's population and economic growth is occurring in the very urban regions where housing and rent inflation is the most problematic. Eventually, this will choke off innovation and stifle the possibility of real economic growth.",
"Don't get me started on teachers. I was 30 before I had enough training to even practice. Never work (No weekends, nights or,\nholidays),lucky to work 6 months a year, retire early on the goverment dime and have screwed up the education of our children (most important).\nThe government should be taxing the contribution made to their pension in the year it is made, not as income when it is taken out 32 years later.",
"As only 60% of these migrants have completed high school in their own language and will likely be permanently unemployable, sending them back to their families would be a great way to \"reconnect\" them.\n\nWin, win....",
"Senator McCain and Murkoski ......we don't appreciate your help at all. Get busy and come up with something better. It's your job! Obama Care is a failure and people are losing their insurance and can't afford it.",
"Hey. How about introducing some programs that actually help people who are already Canadians. Seems every time I look at the news, the government is bending over to help out foreigners and to make matters worse, Canadians, who are already struggling mightily, are paying for it all.",
"This is something millions of believers has pondered and rightfully so. This nation needs to fear God again. Does this justify the attack - of course not and Moore certainly was not saying anything of the kind. But sin robs a nation of God's protection and gives rise to foolish leaders.",
"sad that shills for the liberals like bob there can only blame trump when he should be screaming to our leaders to be just like trump and stand up for our own country first and get tough with companies who are leaving and end nafta nonsense with 3rd world labour countries etc.. never mind go after provinces like ontario that have done much of the damage too with such policies of destruction, No children like him want to pass the buck as usual",
"So what does this mean? Just trying to salvage the next election? Will Alaskans get the remainder of this years PFD? \n\nThis appears to be a stunt and nothing more.",
"No. They live in a social and political bubble where they think anyone that thinks differently than them is an extremist and it is the ADN's responsibility to push their agenda on all of ou, regardless of balance or full truth. Ultimately, they believe anyone who disagrees with them is wrong and any other point of view cannot be expressed. It's not a free forum, but rather propaganda.",
"What about all the workers that are left permantly disabled and pay a pitance and then forgotten?",
"Great article.... many see the government as this super being that will provide in the age of entitlement rather than a business going out of business.\nThe real issue is we have an economic problem and it’s time to stop thinking of Canada as a Do-Gooding, deep pocket, holy than thou, nice place to live, that looks after any stray dogs, …. and start to realize we are a business unit with tuff choices ahead.",
"\"freedom, democracy, western style.\" is an illusion.\n\nSee how fast your post get deleted when you make comments that don't fit the narrative of the article or the majority.",
"Typical GOP. Cant just fix things and work things out. Always angling for their own benefit.",
"Demonstrations of that 'diminished power of critical thinking' which afflicts the nation.",
"Never enough money for these goons. Next thing you will read PM Selfie is flying off somewhere next week to pledge a billion dollars of Canadian aid to someone.",
"The thing is, they don't care.",
"Can the Liberal government please move rapidly to apologize to those obtained their citizenship through fraud and almost had it taken away?\n\nAlso, a payout may be in order for each of the 312 individuals.....",
"Herz' story is relevant because it shows what seems to be a growing \" **** you!\" attitude toward average constituents among state politicians, from per diem paid under questionable circumstances to intentionally pushing the state budget so far out of control and accountability that nobody outside of the legislator-lobbyist cabal knows where (or to whom) the money goes.\n\nOne expects the situation will change only when \"sentiments in Juneau\" are provided incentive to change.\n\nTwo such incentives may be referenda for moving the capital to Anchorage and conducting an outside, forensic audit of state finaces and management practices.\n\nAnd maybe a question to the IRS hotline about tax consequences of collecting \"per diem\" in one's hometown...\n\nIt could happen.",
"GCI was looking for solutions to a fiscal crisis that threatens the future prosperity of Alaska. Most of the bloggers I see here are primarily concerned with their PFD being a large as possible and looking for \"solutions\" that don't impact themselves in any substantial way- or are simply in denial of the magnitude of the problem.. Obviously GCI failed to convince the unconvincable.",
"Fine but at some point reality needs to sink in for all. I remember being hassled by police as a young teen of color. Now I look back with shame because much of it was my fault - staying out late, doing drugs, hanging out with wannabe thugs, and having an attitude. What I see (on all sides) are good intentions with no real understanding. If you want to make a difference, stop\ncomplaining and do something to keep our kids in school and out of jail.",
"If you follow the British press and comments therein, it's quite realistic to believe that this situation will result in a backlash against immigrants and Council housing tenants in Britain. Assistance to the survivors of Grenfell Tower is already causing victims of other misfortunes and disasters to complain that they received far less help, while accommodating the survivors puts them in conflict with those on existing waiting lists. Now the sudden eviction of thousands for weeks or months is causing considerable stress, for which Labour councils will get the blame (and especially the unreconstructed Blairite leader of the Camden council). The evictions in my opinion were unnecessary, since guards could have been hired, and adequate fire extinguishers and lighting distributed, along with organised fire drills, while repairs were undertaken.",
"Nothing is more damaging to an inflated ego than to be ignored by the one person who can tell to you take a flying leap off of a short pier but who chooses just to ignore you.",
"You are exactly right!\nUnfortunately, the majority of Canadians are now socialists / communists without even realizing it. They're safe and cozy with their government pay cheques and platinum pensions, and have no idea what a free market really is - well at least until the system implodes like Greece.",
"Political reminiscing etc is not solving anything.\nCanadians need ? an impeachment process or something...there is zero accountability....no matter what party has the reigns......just buck passers.",
"They are the current political poster child of what happens when Democrats 'run out of other people's money' as Margaret Thatcher and others have mentioned in their political systems.",
"Yeah blame Walker because these guys only want what they want for their agenda, instead of doing their job which is supposed to be for Alaskans. Blame Walker because they're incompetent and can't do what's asked of them because most of them are a bunch of over paid leaches making money and taking vacations and days off 50% of the year even during sessions were paying them for. Just another example of milking citizens for pennies that equal millions.",
"A poorly \"planned\" trip demonstrating a serious lack of foresight at the minimum. Continuing this type of performance will only confirm that Rep. Gabbard is a legend in her own mind.",
"Third time NDP= total ruination. The world has gone hysterical enough this just may happen. You too can pay outrageous hydro bills just like your comrades in Ontario. Maybe, just like Germany in the 30's we have to go through total destruction in order for some level of sanity to rise from the ashes. Watch the current collapse of Venezuela closely, very very closely.",
"In otherwords, their reasons for the \"protest kneel\" are fluid, inconsistent and immature. Next, they will be protesting the fans for protesting.",
"I arrived at a place a few years ago of seeing America as a failing empire, and it is failing as almost all empires fail. I am no historian but it helps me sleep at night. Unless there is a way to fight income inequality and the lack of decent jobs, we will be a the Soviets were...at the mercy of those with brutal ways and enormous bank accounts. \nI have no, absolutely no, respect for the national GOP. They are dedicated to the principle that it is perfectly fine for the 99% to be ruled by the rest. In the 1950's, to be a Republican was to be for good jobs and...\nI have an enormous respect for many of the past, including FDR and now Barack Obama. \nHugh",
"Our leaders are failing us.\n\nhttps://honoluluhomelesscrisis.wordpress.com/",
"We need to take the beam out of our eye first.\nThere is a priority - a necessary ordering - in the interior life, that Rother probably knew about, but too many people here - so prone to finger-pointing (and the making of nit points) - don't know, and don't want to consider. QED.",
"You will eventually find yourself on the wrong side of history.",
"Here's an idea. How about expanding benefits for current Canadians to encourage larger families here. The current balance works okay, however, this new policy is out of hand and will end up replacing the current population with 3rd world underachievers who do not share our values and culture. Within a few generations this will turn our country into a corrupt mess like the countries these new immigrants mostly hail from these days. This globalist nonsense needs to stop. Canadians need to come first and politicians also need to look at the long-term consequences of their actions.",
"\"LEAVE (So those I admire politically can continue boinking little kids with impunity and without censure)!\" There--fixed it for you.",
"Gee, hurry up already, we are Americans, full of capitalistic thoughts and rots, it is takin too long to destroy our largest natural fish run. \n\n(Sarc)",
"Alexandra at risk of further complicating matters....I listen to podcasts and recently a couple of guys with really good liberal credentials (worked in the White House etc) said what I have been wondering about for a long time.....\n\nThe globalization of all economies ours and everyone else's is at the heart of much of the anger of our very disenchanted voters....and it's going to get worse not better and that's the dirty big \"not so secret fact.\"....and it isint all that fixable....and this generation of low education voters looking for 1950 are not ever going to be satisfied.....AND even amongst the highly educated college and grad school folks many are going to have to dream up/create jobs....for themselves.....\n\nAnd when folks really figure this out.....",
"Under pressure maybe or just introverted or anti-social.",
"The one occasion on which the Crown is most justified in disregarding a first minister's advice is when that first minister is conflicted between her own political interests and the interests of the political unit she is in charge of. Yesterday was just such an occasion.",
"Her promises seem so desperate. Anything to keep your job hey Crusty? Oh by the way we had a better than expected surplus? I can barely afford to live in this city. Bridge tolls are crippling. Gas, food, and home pricing is outrageous. So don't try to dazzle me with your so called \"Wind fall of cash\" Your services are no longer required. Take your free cars and pay top ups and go away. Call for another election and you will be defeated like no one ever before in Provincial Elections. I vote. No confidents.",
"That's fine, you can roll your eyes and defend micreations of justice all you please, but there is a price tag. They say \"injustice begets war, and war begets injustice.\" They're right, you know.\n\nI'll tear this corrupted evil system of justice down one brick at a time, one step at a time, one day at a time, as long as God-given faculties enable (hopefully another two or three decades at least) until I find myself standing in a free field surrounded by bricks. Then, and only then, we may build a credible good system for ourselves in this wayward failed place. \n\nTogether, we can demonstrate to Colorado justice why injustice never pays, why they must operate with perfection and above all error, and why, when they do err, they must correct. Because life under injustice isn't life at all, it certainly isn't freedom.\n\nYou can thank a failed Jefferson County judge for my tireless political activism. This is a consequence of fascism, don't you know. I'll raze down this inequity with ideals.",
"LOL...so embarrassed to see how weak and how little leadership ability Trump has? Thank god these are leaking to expose this fraud more and more until people (republicans) finally wake up and realize the atrocity in the white house.",
"Really! They are spending more than they bring in, and you want to give them more? This coming from someone who has no idea what it is like to be 20-30, looking for a job, trying to make a life for themselves.",
"\"If I understand Trolls thinking right, the answer to our fiscal crisis is just simply to grow government.\"\nFalse premise? Arguing against a position does not necessitate a belief in or support of the diametric opposite of that position.",
"Term Limits for all legislators. They are incapable of making informed decisions.\n\nWe need an independent firm to assess the path of least resistance.",
"..Removing the USA from world leadership\n..Placing self interest before the well-being of country and citizens\n..Taking bribes\n..Reducing the USA intelligence services to nothing \n..Nepotism over patriotism \n..etc\n..etc",
"People the Estate needs money.",
"The question was not about the people. It was about the government's real motives.",
"Seems that what you would have preferred to write is: most voters disagree with me therefore they are wrong and should be disenfranchised.",
"The \"destroy\" then \"complain\" republican pattern is going to be further invoked I fear with the humongous debt of their tax cuts that will foul up the economy and then they will have a \"reason\" to cut safety net programming for the poor, healthcare for the poor and Medicare for the middle class...\n\nIt's a Machiavellian scheme...demonic comes to mind.",
"Friends on this site have made it clear that they believe some people are not qualified to make an informed vote. \n\nYour assumption that all people believe citizenship alone is the only qualification would be false (I'd say it's a minority opinion)\n\nOu families may read and discuss, but that's pretty Norman Rockwell imagery to sell, I'm not sure it works that way in all households and certainly not those involved in the chaos of poverty.\n \nI'm of the opinion everyone has the right to vote and express themselves. Force canidates to talk to the poor, to engage them as citizens of equal value.",
"Ah yes, those eeeeeeeeevil humans. Get rid of 'em all. They're a plague on the earth. And of course you're going to lead by example and take yourself out. The world will be a better place. So will these comments sections.",
"You had me at Libertarian. The rest of the article is hardly a criticism. The last I checked, immigrants like making money just like the rest of us, and we'll all need a strong counter agenda in the wake of economic contraction, debt, social engineering and 1970s welfare state ideology that the Liberal gov of Ontario is unleashing.",
"Bravo! Some posters also demonstrate a complete lack of a sense of humor. Civility among citizens is laudable, but satirizing and mocking public figures is as American as apple pie.",
"No need to read beyond the part where the promoters of this bill are trying to dodge facts by avoiding the scrutiny of the Congressional Budget Office. This bill is garbage, put forth in bad faith by people who wish to bilk the American people.",
"This is just another example of the City's dysfunction. They spent thousands of dollars on \"bulb outs , that the area business and community did not request , instead of just doing the basic maintenance and sanitation of parks and streets , the simple stuff. As for Caldwell's promises , \"On time , On budget.\" was one of his utterances.",
"\"The other thing we know is that whoever, whatever, gets in, our countries will be invaded, your puppets put in place in our govts and millions of us will continue to be slaughtered while you all argue among yourselves.\" Well said, sadly. Only remains to add 'and all life on Earth will become increasingly imperilled.' I write from Nicaragua, where catastrophe is being added to injury as the US's abuse of resources extorted from countries such as ours is projected to increase our mean temperatures by 3, 4 or even 5 degrees Centigrade by the end of this century.",
"What's your point in posting here? Your recent attitude isn't the least bit helpful if your intent is to convert the fallen away.",
"Stop trying to create a story that is going nowhere. If we expect to hold all governments to our standards, shake your head and it will rattle. The facts are many countries are not equipped to deal with our standards. We have seen the wonderful mess created by the Arab Spring, the true facts are it has taken us centuries to reach the democracy that we have today, and to expect others to emulate us is not realistic. I worked in China and elsewhere, and there is stability, compare this to Russia where democracy has declined into a Mafia run state. Pick something that really counts and stop trying to tag the Canadian Government to fabricated standards.",
"A juggler, no matter how skilled can keep only a limited number of balls in the air. Add one more and there is a chain reaction and they all fall. Zuma has reached that limit. His government by criminal chaos is about to collapse.",
"Great idea. Throw $$ Billions at City-managed social housing operators like TCHC whose current inventory is in worse shape than any slum landlord imaginable.\n\n\nWhy does government think that they alone can deliver the needed solution here in a country with the most robust, creative and nimble private sector residential industry one could hope for? \n\n\nThey'll soon be back begging for $$ Billions more because enough today is just never enough for tomorrow.",
"Sorry but THAT is an over simplistic statement of obvious ignorance!!! Please see my reply to Oregongal 2\n\nTo understand HOW you ended up this ignorant (that does NOT mean stupid) please see:\n\n\"The Deliberate Dumbing Down of America\" by Charlotte Iserbyt (pub.1995) available on Amazon and several great interviews with her\non YouTube. She is a former Senior Policy Advisor at the National Department of Education.",
"So was I and most of us were not able to get out of it except for some of the women who married a little higher on the scale. There is not a lot of upward mobility now in the US. Your last sentence is insulting to poor people, most of whom work just as hard as you did, while still remaining poor.\n\nAnyone interested in the actually existing US economic system should read \"Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis\" by Robert Putnam.\n\nhttp://amzn.to/2qQ79ET",
"<<Unfortunately, someone in government forgot to file the proper paperwork. >>\n\n\"Someone in government\" an interesting euphemism for the Air Force.",
"Yep, typical liberal response to a problem. Change the law to punish everyone instead of dealing with the root of the problem. Notice the name on the tipped over tankers? Maybe talk to the company about their bad driving directly?",
"Another chance for Donald to promote his Mar-a-Lago.\nWhat a pathetic excuse for a human being, let alone, our head government official. (I refuse to call him the P word).",
"Despite the daily gun violence, lack of universal health care, failing educational system and nut cases being seriously considered for President, many people still say and believe that this is the greatest country on Earth.",
"I just think we can do better as a country. Why denigrate others. There's enough money for everybody, merely an issue of allocation and priorities. There's enough room for everybody. We've become angry and self=protective. What's currently lacking is inspired leadership. Why do we have to make it so difficult to allow people to come to America? I believe the Mayflower people were fleeing injustice.",
"I agree with your statement whole heartedly but getting people to come together in this day and age is as easy as trying to drive your car without fuel.",
"You are just out of your cultural depth. Better get out of the city a bit more. Know the country that you live in.",
"It should be clear from the report, the supplementary reports, and the aftermath that this whole process is about each political party looking out for its own interests, not the interests of diverse Canadians. Noe of this would have happened if: (i) a citizens' assembly approach had been used, over at least 18 months, to carry out the research, truly listen to Canadians, and develop a consensus set of recommendations, taking into full account the changing nature of Canada over the next thirty years, (ii) all Canadian citizens had been well informed and educated about all of the issues, not just the issue of fairness and proportionality, (iii) a referendum had been held with clear questions and clear approval bars (% of eligible, and more than 60%), and (iv) then, and only then, a full discussion in Parliament leading to a decision. On this issue, politicians and political parties, the Minister, and the committee have absolutely failed all of us. We should be appalled and sad.",
"Closer the door on china, its not rocket science. We are bing economically colonized by a country of over 1.3 billion people and our leaders are letting it happen and thats a disgrace.",
"Trump better pay attention to this because this is quickly getting worse. Puerto Ricans are US citizens too. His administration was not prepared and did not anticipate the magnitude of this disaster. Now his administration is in reaction and spin mode.",
"This is where the bishops ought to be focused: the cause of immigration.\n\nbut instead they look for more bandages. \n\nHang this mess around Hillary and Obama....8 years of incompetent dabblings.",
"So we begin to see a microcosm of the cost to Canadians of the Liberals indulgence of their own politics of feelings. Extrapolate that over the numbers taken in by Germany, Sweden, etc and its quite easy to see how it becomes such a burden when you drive government policy in accordance with your own western guilt. That sucking sound is your childrens future going a little further down the drain while to improve someone elses."
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Sigh. Human Rights Tribunals don't 'convict.'
If you don't like a decision of a Tribunal, you can apply for judicial review.
If you refuse to pay the money they order you pay the complainant, you might have your wages garnisheed or your office furniture sold.
If you refuse a direct non-monetary order of any civil court or tribunal - after exhausting all avenues of judicial review and appeal - yes you might be found guilty of contempt, and, who knows, it might lead to jail. It's called the rule of law and it applies to any of the thousands of different types of tribunals and civil courts in Canada.
If there is a trial for contempt, it will be in a court, and will use the criminal standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
I happens rarely in Canada. The only one I know is a Terry Tremaine, who had been posting the most disgusting hate against "persons of the Jewish faith, blacks and other non-white minorities" and continued posting it. | [
"The chief and others are just plain stupid keeping children in this evacuation area. If they want to endanger their own lives, that's one thing, but their children? - how dumb. How proud will they be if there are children killed in the fire?\n\nThe RCMP are right to insist that the children leave. It has nothing to do with residential schools etc, just common sense. The rain showers we had this a.m. are just that and won't have a significant impact on a large fire. This is just the start of the fire season and these fires will be a threat for a long time.",
"\" Top Republicans have agreed to add $45 billion for battling opioids abuse to their struggling health care bill,\"\nQuick, put some lipstick on this pig!",
"How sad is it that 95% of the population who thinks a \"gendered\" budget is ridiculous have to pretend to think otherwise (It's greeeeaaaattttt!) so as not to offend (i.e be targeted, ridiculed, possibly harm our careers if we are a public figure and speak out against this) our 5% feminist overlords.",
"Says someone who is in the white house leaking stuff? Or just some windbag farting.",
"Standing as I do, with my hand upon this staff, and under the folds of the American flag, I ask you to stand by me so long as I stand by it. Abraham Lincoln\n\nRichard, what a foolish wit remark!",
"\"The jury also declined to assess punitive damages against Lovingier.\" Not surprising. It seems that it's not only the idiots in government who condone this sort of thing, it's also our fellow citizens.",
"How does one ignorant comment by a CNN reporter make Brietbart into a good and credible source? You need a logic course, Eddie.",
"JSelover, what a smart remark indeed, good for you. Do not judge me or my skills, shame on you! You keep looking at the eyes only and enjoy life! I think however my skills are more than adequate; I do think I have the right to voice my opinion without getting nasty.",
"Duncan is a crook, he always has been.",
"Nothing to do with concerns about Russia? So what's the threat? The Swedes are going to invade because the Norwegians are kicking their butts in cross country?",
"He just voted for people to die that have the same condition he has. All republicans are sociopaths.",
"That's ridiculous and unwarranted...Silly little mind!",
"I'm a woman and I would have interrupted her too. She was being ridiculously rude.",
"That was not what you said, and even if it had been, you can't say that by itself. That particular cultural expression of maleness is basically the entirety of cultural expression of maleness all around us. \n\nThe one we need - exists in small, isolated, pockets here and there , it's mostly just a vision though. The one that causes these problems is, in fact, all around us. And it is, turning men into trash all around us.\n\nYou can't use my words as a defense for men, they aren't. They are a call to action - a declaration that what we define 'male' to even mean needs to change. You can start by removing penisses from the definition since there is no scientific basis for including them. It's just one small step though the first step in a thousand mile journey. \nOne thing I can say with absolute certainty is that, if we take that journey, most men of today would not recognize who we become as being 'men'. And many will fight us every step of the way. \nBut rather a new man type, than trash.",
"I know, right?\n\nI saw Trump's tweets come up on my feed this morning as he posted them and just could not believe it. It's beyond idiocy, the guy is losing it.",
"First flaky Nancy Pelosi and noe Adam Schiff, both disgruntled Liberal Democratic hacks from the once-great State of California. Give us a break from these fools. The election is long over and the Democrats lost and now Hillary Clinton and the DNC are the coluders with Russia and were profìteering with their disgusting dirty tricks. They need to be investigatedthoroughly and imprisoned for their crimes."
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"I would ask, \"What sort of nuance does the author expect?\" \nN.Korea is already a pariah in the international community. Repeated sanctions have had little effect except to punish the common people; the ruling class continues to live well. After more than half a century of poverty does the author expect the people to rise up for regime change; not likely. Embargos have had little effect on stalling their missle & nuclear programs.\nThe only nuance I can see is to convince China to curb their dog. But China have become such an economic power that sanctions against them would also cause international chaos, and not likely to be honored. \nSo the only option I see is to convince the international community that regime change is in order for the sake of international peace. Thus the threat of \"fire and fury\" is for consumption of the international community, not N.Korea.",
"The PET Foundation is nothing more than the Clinton Foundation under a different name.\n\nBoth specialize in donations in exchange for political favours otherwise known as bribery and influence peddling.\n\nOnce again we are seeing the slimey under belly of the Liberal Party that was so evident under Chrétien.\n\nHaving perfected bribery under Wynne , it is now being openly practised in Ottawa under JT.\n\nOur politicians are turning Canada into a third world banana republic..",
"When you can't deal in facts, go for the ad hominem, eh Jeff?",
"When the arguments were being made at the lower courts, in some cases, they were streaming online. I recommend you go and listen to it. I did. It was about an hour and fascinating. You got to hear, directly from the government lawyers, why this was necessary and from the other parties why it was just another version of the Muslim ban. \n\nA couple of the interesting parts:\n1) The government lawyers were given the chance to describe the dangers faced by the US that required this ban. Basically, it was a chance to explicitly say why this wasn't a Muslim ban. They flat out admitted that they couldn't prove that there were new dangers that required new protections. Listen to it for yourself, it was a weird admission.\n\n2) Another interesting discussion was around if it counts as a \"Muslim\" ban if it only affect less than 20% of the population. An argument the government made. Led to a fascinating discussion on if a ban only counts if 100% of the target is affected.",
"I agree the mixed model is better... but there is still something very, very wrong at getting onto a Party List when you can be totally corrupt, just not having served a long enough prison sentence .... or venal or subject to using brutality (like Manama).... And this covers all Political Parties!",
"Censorship here is outrageous.",
"Cool. I have noticed though, that architects have a tendency to be very forthright about what they like and what they don't like, even in Canada. (Basically, take my comment at face value!)",
"This new Candy Cane & Pink Popsicles approach to commenting in the Globe & Mail is tedious – plus the new shortened comment space, circumvents anyone with a serious bent for critique from truly stating their case complete with citations.\n\nFurther, it takes the 'non-bias' element out of Globe commenting, thereby creating a perfect situation for some acting-out in either bias, sour grapes or both – therefore every single comment that I am expected to rate will simply be given top marks – gratis.\n\nIf the Globe thinks so little of its engaged paying customers – then the Globe will not notice the loss of many loyal patrons.\n\nTherefore...\n\n. . . Canada -- comment your little heart out because everyone gets an uncensored free pass-the-post with the Forest - Creature..!!\n\n/ ..",
"\"What I think of Civil Comments would definitely get me restricted.\"\n\nAmen.",
"You're correct that the ruling didn't establish a veto. What it did do, however, is quite the opposite of what the author appears to believe it did. Rather than granting \"ownership\" of unceded lands to a First Nation, it instead granted a limited form of title giving First Nations on untreatied lands the same rights as First Nations on treatied lands. The problem appears to be that the author confuses the concepts of ownership and title. Title doesn't necessarily confer ownership but can imply the existence of limited rights and/or shared interests, in the latter instance in this case between a First Nation and the Crown. Under the current Canadian Constitution, First Nations simply can't acquire outright ownership and control of their lands nor can they obtain an effective veto over development decisions, although they have a right to be consulted. Recent SCC rulings have been consistent on these matters.",
"[You sound like a child arguing with a parent, you asked why revenue grew in the 1970s and again in the 1990s so I gave it to you.]\nAnd I noted how it proved your original comment \"on Reaganomics\" was a complete farce. What exactly is your problem here other than having your argument refuted?\n\n[Don't pretend to be using critical thinking here]\nAfter the second insult it seems to me that you have abandoned any substantive argument and resorting to trolling. Are you trying to offend me or just not mature enough to being questioned or disagreed with and thinking insulting others online somehow \"wins?\"",
"hmm.. not \"confused\" about the rape of Tibet or that they continue to reject final ruling by Permanent Court of Arbitration at the International Court of Justice against their 9-Dash fantasy island map. Challenge the media to take extra step now and begin to seriously focus on Canadian deal with Japan - like EU - a large, friendly, valuable G7 partner.. @_@\nhttp://money.cnn.com/2017/07/04/news/economy/japan-eu-trade-deal-summit/index.html",
"Posting that deceit and fraud are in the LPC's DNA gets you deleted as \"uncivil\". Their long history of this shows it's the truth.",
"The reason BLM is fizzling out and will only remain a footnote in history is because they and you are not specific in what it is you want to accomplish. It is far easier to simply disrupt others in the community and pout demands at some make-believe injustice.\n\nAt the crux or BLM group's problem: what *specific* cases of \"unequal justice\" do you see needing correction, here? You said so, yourself: \"*Bias will always play a part in who gets investigated.\"* But \"investigating\" is *not* the same thing as locking someone up or charging them with a criminal act.",
"Quebec reminds me of the adult child who threatens to move out of his parents basement if they don't give him everything he wants.",
"Why do you need to bring your racist bent here? NOT COOL!",
"It's a real pity that it isn't political suicide to let people rot, as was commented upon in this article. On the contrary, it's quite regular politics to let some people rot, and sometimes to even let most people rot.",
"yes anytime someone has a different view it doesn't meet civility standards. Grow up King Kong",
"Radir, the lower court also ruled chimps are not \"persons\".\nPeople have a right to appeal anything.\nBut, go ahead and blame the courts rather than the plaintiffs.",
"this got removed as well......\n\nThese huge issues don't have traction with left-wing liberal media......so its a non-event that doesn't get any press - not a peep. If this was Harper it'd be headline news everywhere 24/7, and pundits, unions and activists, protesting, screaming and foaming at the mouth.",
"Remedial English would be suggested after reading that post...:-) yikes!!!",
"Mason completely misses the fact that Wall and his minions had the unmitigated gall to lower income taxes on the rich and corporations and raise them on everyone else, including taxing children's clothing, and taking away essential transportation services for cancer patients and seniors in rural areas and cutting libraries.\n\nIt is simply astonishing that Wall could even contemplate such a callous and brutal course of action. Even Harper never went that far. \n\nThis budget is in the spirit of the GTH scandal: Wall is quite happy to shovel buckets of money at the wealthy and the well-connected without even bothering to conceal it.\n\nYou can be sure, Mr. Wall. This time people won't forgive or forget. \n\nWall and his cronies just proved that they are completely lacking in heart and soul. From here on in many many people will consider them no more than a cruel and incompetent caretaker government.",
"wow how'd that get past the mods trying somebody on. thats pretty edgy for this space. make a tape and post it here see if you get any likes.",
"Really? An embarrassment to humanity ... if you said that about Hitler, Jeffery Dalmers, Charles Manson that would make sense. One thing that both sides tend to have are the drama queens.\n\nHow long has the investigation been going on? What exactly has been found? How many times has it been said on the major news outlets \"here is the proof\". \n\nManifort might be guilty of something and Trump canned him quickly. But we do know Clintons received moneys and nothing is said.",
"Awesome.\nI thought i recognized that argument, attitude and arrogance. You appear to be using multiple aliases on here huh Richard Johnson Esq.? Seems you posted that exact comment only a few minutes before and then quickly deleted it, and then re posted it as \"RS\" At least now i understand why the person i have been talking to appears to be so thick. We had this conversation multiple times and you flatly ignored all of the information, data and statistics i posted for you over and over. I see nothing has changed with you, Oh, that is except your new alias. \nYou go ahead and call me what you want, i don't need to HIDE behind multiple aliases so people don't recognize me.\nI love it when people like you screw up.\nNow i have to go back and review your other attacks on me. Now things are making sense. I was wondering why there are so many people on here that use the same tired arguments and refuse to acknowledge factual data. Hmm, Wonder how many of those \"people\" are really just you ?",
"TPT--and how many of those crimes were the two men you refer to as having extensive records actually convicted of? Anyone can throw out baseless allegations, but having to prove them in court is a whole other thing. Overcharging is a fact of life in Alaska and elsewhere. It's too bad the DAs that do it aren't sanctioned every time it's demonstrated that there's no evidence or any evidence sufficient to support the charge--and arrest, followed by incarceration--in the first place.",
"Then don't end up in prison.",
"Let's be clear about facts, which get lost in the understandable emotions surrounding this case. A Canadian child was tortured, and physically and sexually abused by Americans, denied medical attention for his wounds, and held in isolation for a prolonged time, itself cruel and unusual punishment.\n\nWhat was the 'excuse' for this barbaric behaviour? That he was found on a battlefield defending his home from invasion by armed soldiers.\n\nNot one other battlefield combatant was treated the way he was. No one else was brutalized, tortured, sexually humiliated, and subjected to extreme and prolonged cruel and unusual punishment simply for being part of a battle. \n\nBut a Canadian child was. By our allies.\n\nAnd how did the agencies we pay to protect and defend Canadians act? They rushed not to his defence, but to eagerly participate and abet the torture and barbaric abuse taking place. \n\nIt is a shameful period in Canadian history that should never, ever be repeated. This is least we can do.",
"Great article.\n\nI'm opposed to purging Canadian history (as all non-Native Canadians should be). The author supports it (as all First Nations should). This is the point we should be starting the Truth and Reconciliation debate from. HONESTY. What's good for the FN is often bad for Canada and what's good for Canada is almost always bad for the FN. We are a nation built on their suffering. \n\nThe views about slippery slopes and respecting our history are the common sense Canadian views.\n\nThe views expressed in this article are the common sense indigenous views.\n\nThe common sense indigenous viewpoint and the common sense Canadian viewpoint need to talk rationally, without fake-left self congratulatory politicians making promises they know they won't keep and the media constantly pushing stories on statues and parking lot Islamophobia, instead of Thunder Bay, land rights and suicide epidemics.\n\nWe need to start discussing reconciliation in an honest way not built on white guilt lies.",
"Sometimes an interview isn't needed.\nhttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/DHADHL3UwAAXXzS.jpg",
"At the end of the article it said that we could speed up the hearings, which was followed by the statement that there are no easy solutions. Isn't that an easy solution, speed up the hearings and deportations. The current situation seems to be lets hope it goes away. This isn't a solution it is conflict avoidance. The not too subtle point is that we have a PM who has gone on the world stage building an image of peace , love and an open door policy to refugees. By painting himself into the proverbial corner he can't now take a tough stand, hence the comments the other day, asking refugees to respect the rules. Most of the current border crosses are Haitian , and Montreal has a large Haitian population already, so it is safe to assume that most if allowed to stay will end up there. One could safely make the argument that if Montreal doesn't care, certainly the mayor doesn't, and the Quebec government doesn't care, then it's there problem to deal with.",
"\"...Populism is just another code term for conservative extremism..\"\n.\n.\nIf you want to meet some of the most \"conservative\" i.e. resistant to change people, just hang around unionized workers at a mine, or mill. They do not want ANYTHING to change, until they can stroke off that last day on that calendar the announces their retirement.\n\nAnd if they mostly backers (or used to be) of the \"conservative\" NDP. \n\nThat a paper mill worker who is opposed to say marijuana litigation might support a party that favours it, is similar to the situation in the USA. People who need the programs that the people they elect want to remove get the vote...as long as they feel the person is against abortion, or same-sex marriage, they will allow them to be behind other things that are against.",
"Years ago I experienced a police officer lie in a court of law to convict me of MIP. As an 18 year old nerd, I didn't even drink or like the taste of alcohol. After that I never trusted the word of a police officer over a private citizen in a court of law. When it is one person's word against another, with no other witness or evidence, why should the scales tip in favor of the police? Years later I was responsible for a hung jury with a jury of 6 in a situation when it was one person's word against the other.",
"Well I am glad we are not going down this path of reform but find the justification interesting in that it seems they are afraid of the democratic representation that may result, ie fringe groups. After all if some Canadians want to support fringe groups shouldn't they be allowed to be represented?. I also find it interesting that fringe groups used to be the left and now they are coming from the political right, how the world has changed",
"I see my complaint about the hatefulness of the trolls got voted down. Well I stand by it.",
"I posted here few hours ago with unacceptable words, sorry. But I think you (Tom Rogan and others) are worthy of these words. \"Brutality or violence \" are the attributes Washington's policy. It is you who stick your nose with your interests, and your interests are everywhere in the world, but if there are anybody with own interests then he have ask permission in Washington. BUT THIS TIMES ARE ENDED, it's very sad news for you, but it's REAL. We are very loving you so much, and will be love next !!!!",
"No, not cynical. This is similar to what is going on in California, which has a bill that would punish with a fine and jail if you use the wrong pronoun for a transgendered person. They specify...are you ready...transgendered nursing home patients. No doubt for the reasoning you describe. Once they get that through no doubt other ages will follow. \n\nOne would think it's hard enough to get good workers in that industry without the fear of jail. And if it were a serious problem one would assume that the quaint practice of firing a problem employee would suffice. So now we have folks who think words should be punished by the state, and using the elderly to get started.",
"He already \"bit the dust\" four years ago for this. They slapped a half-mil bond on him back then for a simple bathroom brawl that would otherwise carry just a $5,000 bail. Now he's being harassed again....this time, with NO bond. They took him away from a handicapped wife of over 20 years that has no one else to turn to. And you're okay with all this?",
"Thanks for the clarification - it's so hard to keep straight who on the left is whose minion these days (even though we all know they're all ultimately funded by George Soros, right?) - but I'm still not sure what you mean by \"bought and paid for.\" If you're saying that \"the teacher's union\" bribed NAACP leadership into opposing charters, then please provide some reputably-sourced evidence; otherwise, you're just a Hannity.\n\nOf course the \"average working family in a poor area\" - one wonders at what your definition of that might be - is free to decide what's best for their children. The argument of the study that Mr. Izard so vehemently decries, as well as my point about the NAACP call for a moratorium, is about what happens when rich white people decide that they should starve public schools of funding in order to promote a system of unaccountable, classist, borderline-segregationist charters.",
"If this particular mess can be limited to only diocesan priests, they will be somehow neutralized, whether that means they are laicized, or kept on in a \"different capacity.\"\n\nI think that there are scandals within scandals here. At a higher level. This stuff really suggests a deep and disturbing mindset, one that is so much deeper than just some messed up teachings on human sexuality, or some abuse scandals. There is something really crazy going on here. For every group like this one, I wonder how many others are out there? Why is it that Rome seems SO ADAMANTLY against rethinking some of its teachings on human sexuality, on women, on gays? The pieces of the puzzle just don't fit...\n\nWhen push comes to shove, so many of the bedrock virtues seem to be evaporating. Francis cries for mercy, but has effectively changed very little on the abuse scandal... He talks about compassion, yet Muller can state they won't even answer victim's letters... What's going on in the church?",
"This POS already had a pathetically weak defense, the recording that he was obviously unaware of just tossed even that into the dumper where it belongs. If we're not going to have a usable death penalty, at least have a rockpile.",
"\"Randal Wilson\" Those of us who have been reading your posts on this issue over the last several months have learned a lot about immigration law and practice. Your posts have been a very valuable addition to the discussions. From your earlier posts, I know that you do not believe that parliamentarians should use the notwithstanding clause to suspend, at least temporarily, the Supreme Court's 1985 decision in the Singh case, but readers should be aware that that is an option which is spelled out in our Constitution. And the notwithstanding clause is not simply symbolic. It was put into the Constitution for precisely this type of situation - to allow Parliament to override, at least temporarily, a Court finding on Charter rights. If Parliament were to invoke the notwithstanding clause in the case of the Singh decision, the Safe Third Country Agreement could be applied to those who enter Canada at locations which are not Ports of Entry.",
"Good luck finding a conscience.",
"While BLM had a valid critique of how Police deal with minorities, they won't win friends and influence people with their draconian measures, their cause will suffer because of their short-sightedness.\n\nPride Toronto will also suffer, they have shown themselves to be weak and indecisive on this issue.",
"Scrutinize it to see if there are any more \"donations\" to the Trudeau foundation... What a joke this Liberal government is turning into. \n\nWhen people give you money, they arent doing you a favour - they are expecting a favour.",
"I think it depends on the personality type. I, like the author, am easily bothered by injustice and frequently have to rein my ego in from frantically solving everyone's problems all the time. For me, the article was very meditative and centering, reminding me that God, not I, am the Source of all good and justice. However, there are other personality types that are much more laid back, avoidant of conflict and not bothered easily enough, for whom an article like this is a poison pill. We must apply the correct remedy to the correct diagnosis and your meditation is better for the latter group.",
"I like how all the out of province socialists are rallying to Notley's defence. If the right unites here she's toast. Get over it.",
"Wimp like Trudeau can not stand up for anything because he does not believe in anything. Thank god he was not head of this country in 1939. He probably would have paid the Nazis. Come to think of it his father use to go around Montreal wearing a Nazi helmet while our troops were over seas. \n\nSee one traitor you have seem them all and the name is Trudeau.",
"The letter had it right. As a Canadian I do not want a convicted criminal admitted to Canada. Obama may have commuted the sentence but the conviction stands. However, I am worried that Trudeau might ignore Canadian law and admit Manning so that he can score a selfie with the convicted traitor.",
"LOL, a MoCA test might be in order.",
"The RCMP are arresting and detaining them under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and turning them over to Canada Immigration for processing.\n\nThere is a very good legal reason why refugee claimants (not asylum seekers which are a completely different class of persons) are not being charged in respect of their entry to Canada.\n\nUnder Article 31 of the 1951 Convention on Refugees Canada has undertaken to not prosecute refugee claimants for illegal entry into Canada including any issues of false documents or fraud relating to that entry.\n\nCanada has enacted that exemption into our domestic law as required by the Convention in various iterations of our immigration legislation over the years. Currently that exemption is contained at s. 133 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.\n\nSo no charges because the law exempts refugees recognizing that refugees who are fleeing persecution are different from other migrants.",
"That's what bigots do.",
"You can't sue the Legislature for negligence or incompetence. Otherwise the courts would be full.",
"Go find your safe space and quit playing the race card. It is wholly inappropriate for this article.",
"If you think that was bad, then you should here me in a locker room. We shall talk about all those twat waffles!",
"Any guesses as to why \"Civil\" has a limit on characters?",
"LLucas - how were any of them held accountable? It's true Del Mastro went to jail, but Harper pretended he didn't even know his former ethics top guy. Nigel Wright skipped free with no repercussions. Harper's GST cuts put us in structural deficit .\n\nI can't understand how Harperites can be so against Trudeau's globalism when that is what Harper was all about. Signing trade deals, dragging our nation into every war going, demanding to take the lead in bombing Libya, posing against Putin and sending troops to Ukraine, signing the biggest arms deal in Canadian history with Saudi Arabia.\n\nI get not liking globalism; pretending Harper was for ordinary Canadians and against globalism is simply not real.\n\nYou want to believe Trudeau is just nice hair, as Harper told you, but he is actually putting in place what he said he would. And the media, including this paper relentlessly endorsed Harper like everyone else benefiting from Harper's corporate tax cuts- there's no L/liberal media.",
"That's because they're only putting up a pretence of listening to the public. This bill is going to pass despite the fact that many Canadians are deeply opposed to it. Your only recourse is to make very sure not to forget this bill and use your vote next election to oust these hypocrites. Mr. Morneau and his boss have both been born to a life of privilege yet try to act as if they understand the average Canadian. Mr. Morneau has no idea what it's like to really own a business, one you started yourself. He has no idea what it's like to stay awake at night wondering how you're going to keep the lights on, meet your payroll and support your family. Shame on him for pretending he does and shame on both Mr. Trudeau and Mr. Morneau for spinning the numbers to suit their lies and support their unbridled, irresponsible spending.",
"Knowing that he will not win a federal election, and will therefore be tossed under the bus, allows him to say anything he wishes.",
"The Duffy trial was pure harper vinditiveness and an attempt to frame the misuse of Conservative Senators for party purposes as sins by the appointed rather than the appointee. I agree with the rest of what you say.",
"Had Senator Beyak stuck to the subject that she was supposed to speak to...(the increasing over-representation of indigenous women in Canadian prisons) she might have avoided all this press. But she wandered all over the place, talking about residential schools, the Langevin Block, Mohawk Chief Bryant and his slave ownership in the 1800's, and even went overtime with her speech....twice. \n\nShe clearly demonstrated why the old way of appointing senators was wrong....unless we want to see a senate with an average IQ less than flowering plants.",
"I just want to state: this is beautiful!\nDespite, and IN-spite of all the comments that have been moderated out of conspicuous existence (whether or not they were civil and or challenged the financed narratives), look at the BEAUTY of the sheer volume of comments here! This is Great! And for all the diversity is our strength and \"not my Canada\" rhetoric - intended to corral us into a 'secured' stable of thought incidentally favored by the ruling class of the day - this kind of outpouring of opinion on a subject like this : that's MY Canada! I saw a wonderful interview of Kelly Leitch by Mark Steyn yesterday, and the mass of comments here reflects much of what they were talking about: don't just sit back or roll-over when the Government does something that YOU think runs counter to True Civil Decency - speak, comment, challenge, debate, argue, fight (with words)... If there IS a Canada friends, that's it!",
"K: Just because they ruled contrary to your political view you conclude they are corrupt. Wow, talk about rushing to judgement based on political bigotry.",
"yes, absolutely, OF COURSE i'd like to read the transcripts of the bush/cheney energy and/or war confabs, especially if those transcripts led to prosecutions for corruption and war crimes. \n\nas for 'picking on hc'?? \n\npuh-leeze.\n\nshe asks for our votes but refuses to reveal what she says behind closed doors to one of the most influential and corrupt wall street powerhouses, whose employees pass back and forth between being regulated and regulator. \nwe are asked to vote for her without knowing what that vote actually means, what it will endorse, what her intentions are, what she will do with that vote. we are asked to vote for what she will do without knowing exactly what she has promised her financial backers.\n\nmy dad calls that 'buying a pig in a poke'. \n\nand yet you 'have no idea what i'm talking about'.\n\nfinally, just in case there is any confusion, dennis bernstein is not carl bernstein.\n\ndennis bernstein's excellent 'flashpoints' can be heard on pacifica radio.",
"I thought we were passed all this but it might make sense to institute some kind of 'Don't ask, don't tell' policy in parliament for elected officials there who either cant or wont play nicely with others with whom they disagree",
"I'm afraid withholding judgment is not that particular poster's strong suit. You fought the good fight, LG, but you might as well be talking to the wind.",
"You are quite correct. These laws, primarily put into law by the Ku Klux Klan around the country do exist. \n\nAnd SCOTUS is aware of them. Perhaps you prefer to support religious bigotry to protect teachers' jobs and income, I'm going to hope for a modification by a court which does not rely on the hate which tinges your post. \n\n\"Supreme Court’s Mitchell v. Helms decision in 2000, the four-Justice plurality explicitly recognized that use of the term “pervasively sectarian” in law was a “doctrine born of bigotry [that] should be buried now.” Justice Breyer’s dissent in Zelman v. Simmons-Harris further acknowledges this tainted history. After Locke v. Davey in 2004, the court made clear that since Blaine Amendments “have been linked with anti-Catholicism” they are unique creatures that merit especially close examination,\"\n\nTrinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Pauley is before SCOTUS this term. I am hoping that the Blaine bigotry will go down in flames when it is decided.",
"How about Old Stock Alex who blew a bunch of praying men away this week? If those are \"Canadian values\" he holds, I'm sure glad not to share them.",
"Sometimes, in the real world, things are ambiguous. You don't like this. Too bad.",
"Often I withhold or soften my criticism or avoid certain issues. But the elevation to cardinal while the institution is still a dictatorship and with no reform of chauvinism in sight, is something so high profile and so flagrant, it invites judgement. Dennis, you got me thinking.",
"If you can't abide by Variously Socialized Systems of Government, you must look for a new country that will accept you as a Citizen. Are you a Canadian commenting here? Welcome to Socialized Healthcare! Now, do you have a problem with that? Yes or no, here's a follow up: guy climbs ladder, falls, compound fracture, $120 000 hospital bill... what do you say to that? Fantastical-Free-Market got your answer? No insurance so you're going to let him die? Here's another one (flashback query): What do you think about the Japanese dumping TVs into our market priced at below the cost to make them? What do you think about Japanese housewives in mass protests because it costs more for them to buy a Japanese TV than it cost an American 6000 miles away? What do you think about Antitrust Monopoly busting? What do you think of this Phantasy Phrase Phloating around the Armchair-Economic-Expert set: Phree Market? It's not free, it never was, it never should be. $15 MINIMUM WAGE IS TOO LOW.",
"Right on Ms. Finlay. Call a spade a spade and shine the light on the rank hypocrisy of this Liberal government.",
"There's an article on the CBC website right now explaining that only about 1 in 10 lawyers caught stealing trust fund money get charged criminally. So Beaver probably won't be, in all likelihood. The person quoted in the story explains that people feel the law society discipline process is \"enough\" and it's not worth the time to prosecute these people criminally. Incredible. One standard for lawyers, one for the rest of Canadians.",
"I am not a con - maybe check yourself. You even insinuating what people are while advocating for wife beaters makes you the lowest denominator on this planet.",
"One of the best reasons I can think of that would disqualify him.",
"I read that Guantanamo had 775 detainee’s at one time or another. Let’s see that’s almost 8 billion at 10 mil a crack. Of course there is every conflict Canada participated in. That has to be worth something to somebody. It’s just sad that injustices to our own citizens within our own borders have to suck it up. Don’t even get me started on how we treat our own Vets.",
"It is a wrongheaded trend to impute or nurture more victim interest in criminal proceedings. One of the hallmarks of civilization is the collectivization of justice. When you offend, you offend not one, but all; and consequently addressing injustice becomes the prerogative of all, not the one offended.",
"...have a read?...\n\n\nChris Selley: No embarrassing emails or smoking gun — what is the point of the Sudbury byelection trial?\nI headed into this trial prepared to be convinced terrible things went on. But the Crown’s case is so shambolic, I think they’ve moved me over to the other side\n\n/chris-selley-no-embarrassing-emails-or-smoking-gun-what-is-the-point-of-the-sudbury-byelection-trial",
"Yes, stay home, don't make trouble. Let them spout their hate. It's not me. Pretty much how Hitler came to power. No make trouble, it's your fault if something like this happened. If you didn't go there this would not have happened. The solution to dangerous rhetoric is to bury your head in the sand. Make believe you didn't hear it or see it.",
"I have pointed out a series of errors that you made across your posts and presented the correct information which an immigration attorney would have known. This from your post... \n\n\"Some of my clients are refugees who file for permanent residence. I am intimately familiar with the process and the problems caused by the EO.\nAlso, a federal judge recently ordered a stay on parts of that Order, and the 5th Circuit refused to lift that stay. \nAsylum is an immigration benefit. I regularly work with people seeking asylum. Many people who are considered by some to be coming for purely economic reasons are coming here because they fear some sort of persecution.\" from Alexandra1 post..",
"Take the head gear off. You want Sharia, return to Pakistan. Let me make this clear. In Canada men will not get horny if they see your hair. You will not get raped by men (unlike Egypt and Pakistan or Saudi Arabia) if you show your wrists or ankles. Western men do not think that you are a wh##e if they see your belly button. You do not need to be slaves anymore. Your religion is a heavy stone around your neck. It is an unnecessary burden on you and it is a detestable ideology to the rest of us. Reform, reject Islam. Do not make fashion to conform with the expectations of a 7th century mass murderer who hated Jews and Infidels and married children. Enter the 21 century. Assimilate. Stop being victims in Canada. The Hindus, Janes, Atheists, Asians, Buddhists, Sikhs...none of these groups impose their stone-aged values on the rest of us. They do not seek separate religious enclaves and rules, they do not reject freedom and democracy. Islam is unique in its affront to Western civilization.",
"Seems those disagreeing with your comment think police brutality and blue coverups are a good thing.",
"forced is the proper wording - because if you refuse to make a choice your comment is not posted..\n\nTHIS IS A CONTROLLED BOARD",
"Or at any rate policies the electorate doesn't dislike in the future. The Bank of International Settlements---the bank of central banks---has said that Canada is showing signs of a made in Canada financial and banking crisis a few years down the road. If that happens, with the government needing to prop up financial institutions while less able to do so thanks to increasing deficits, together with the inevitable made in Canada recession. the name of any government and its policies will be \"mud\", just as that of the Republicans was in 2008. Lisa Raitt then would make a very attractive alternative.",
"You missed the point. \n\nThis case proves once again we live in a country where the law is blind and there is no justice.",
"You ask, \"How is it that you conclude that because I do not subscribe to your \"rule\" interpretation of what Jesus said about marriage therefore my approach \"is the opposite of humble obedience, the opposite of love of God?\"\n\nBecause: \n1) As to whether Jesus' pronouncement is a rule: \nWhen an authority says you may not do X, unless Y, that is a \"law,\" a \"rule,\" if you will. You are obstinate in denying this. God does not enact statutes; he tells us his law through Scripture and through Jesus himself telling us what to do and not to do. No reasonable person can deny that Jesus' pronouncement on divorce is a \"rule\" or a law or a commandment. \n\n2) As to the content of the rule:\nMine is no \"interpretation.\" The rule's meaning is plain on its face. You refuse to say what Jesus intended to say about divorce, evading for the third time now. This is not good faith argument. That's the least of it. You're neither humble nor obedient. \n\n3) The rule is Jesus', not mine. \n\ncont'd",
"This could have been written by a protestant, what great disdain you have for the martyrs and saints who gave us the teachings. St. Lawrence who was grilled alive to keep the same teachings you scorn. St. Irenaeus who spent his final hours writing against heresies in order that the truth could be preserved. St Lucy who had her eyes gouged, Maximus who had his tongue and right hand cut off when speaking against the monothelite heresy, even when Pope Honorius was cowardly and buckled. \n\nI could go on, look at the calendar of martyrs and see how many, including theologians bravely sacrificed themselves for the truth.",
"guess the high-minded academic hasnt been paying attention to the US news of late - obstruction, collusion has been debunked and even Dems are admitting they have a bag full of nothing ... oh well lots of egg to go around for the many faces that are discredited including this author - Trumpenstien doesnt need a war just a continued investigation that continues to clear him at every turn - even Matthews at MSNC said the dream of impeachment of DT is gone like the wind - but keep spreading false news and keep up with the fear mongering - the left stream media has had to walk back so many stories based on anonymous sources and third-party accounts of events that their credibility is shredded a lot this author's - but hey Trumpenstien is liar.... if we prosecuted every lying pol we would have no room in our jails for violent thugs - but keep it up guy, ur destined to fail and will have no out",
"go read breitbart andy troll.",
"I don't see how Christy Clark or the LG would have acted differently if Canada had cut ties with the monarchy before the election and retained the GG and LG for their functions as arbiters. This article makes a case for the unelected arbiter who isn't a celebrity or a royal, but there's no convincing reason the arbiter must have ties to the monarchy.",
"Please don't confuse the trolls with reality. They can't handle it.",
"Pardon? They can take their \"pardon\" and shove it. What I want is EXONERATION -- and a written apology signed by the prime minister and the minister of \"justice\" -- and reparations, financial compensation for the harm that has been inflicted on me and the damage that has been done to me by my government and it's ignorant, mercenary armed thugs. \n\nAND the three police thugs who beat me for a half an hour to make me sign a confession to possession of a half-pound of weed must be prosecuted for assault.",
"John Tory is a real turn coat. He is sucking down the cool aid at City Hall. ....... İ hope the 905 boycotts Toronto, as they should.",
"It's interesting to read some actual facts - which is the fundamental flaw of the TRC. There is no frame of reference. For example, we hear about the estimated 6,000 children dying out of 150,000 over roughly one hundred years. But there is no reference to childhood deaths among children on reserves as a comparison. We know tuberculosis and influenza were responsible for a good number of deaths in the early part of the last century across Canada but the media is drawn to the dramatic with the CBC tells us that the death rate in residential schools was higher than soldiers in the Great War. \n\nI think ordinary Canadians (not settlers) are tired of the endless victim routine and demands for cash. I know I am.",
"Bs, the empty building in Ottawa speak volumes.\nOne could hear the cheers coming from Ottawa when Justin won. Yes \"just a wee debt\" Harper mocked during the election, he new Justin was lying and the status quo were drooling all over the CANADIAN tax payers credit card.\nYes modest stimulus package, what an obvious lie !!!!\nHarper attempted put new employees on contract and attempted to change abusive sick day formulas for public servants , lets not even talk about public union audits, short from senses, cxl gun registry, native Indian audits, Mexican visa requirements,strong immigration policy's, no costly enquirers, no carbon tax, income splitting, tax free saving account, lower taxes, gst cut, an effective stimulus package for the worst recession since the great depression, most prosperous G7 NATION, balanced budget and on and on.\nSimple put government won the last election and tax payers lost big time !!!\nCongrats.",
"My comments about Trudeau most certainly will not meet civility standards.",
"That comment was one of the milder parts of his hate speech trial. Read the decision if you have a strong stomach.\n\nI don't censor his comments. One of his extreme homophobic attacks against me (under the name Mary Schultz) remained up for half a day yesterday.",
"Personally it is gratifying to see that the political castrati - - aka the timid white American males terrified of being called an unpleasant name - - is beginning to push back against the hateful bigotry which has been endlessly hurled in their faces for more than a decade.\n\nWhy any parents of a white son would even consider sending their kid to a college campus - - where he will be told that because of his alleged ‘white privilege’ he personally is guilty of what in fact the Democrat Party did (and continues to do) to keep black people “in their place” for the last two centuries and must therefore now pay the price for reparations - - is a total mystery. And for the privilege of having their son marinated in a cauldron of racial hatred they will be expected to pay top dollar.\n\nAMAZING.",
"I bet the police were allowed to participate.\nPride Toronto has become an embarrassment.",
"\"Definitely not good judgment.\"\n\nOn whose part?",
"Sorry to tell ya Glenn but your proposing a way to get yours and eliminate others. The Zobel case clearly is the law of the land. You should read the finding of the court.",
"The west is committing suicide. This type of a system, one in which established institutions give in at the drop of a hat to demands without even so much as attempting a trial... this is not democracy anymore.\n\nImagine if we convicted people of crimes legally in this way.\n\"I was offended by this comment.\"\n\"Okay. Good enough for me. Life sentence.\"",
"People need to stop pussyfooting around this issue. The new right (or what passes for \"Conservative\" these days) turns a blind eye to the fringe elements they attract. Or worse, they openly pander to the fringe element. This happens in Canada too. \n\nLevant and company can try to distance themselves but they knew exactly who their target audience was.",
"Does anyone else think that EFC1127A doth protest too much?",
"Always good to hear from our Americans neighbours. If you are so disgusted by what you see and hear, why bother visiting these pages? Or is it to show us the true shining light ways? Like, why sells arms when you can embark on a drone campaign that will eliminate your enemies as well as those unfortunate civilian casualties, but hey, doodoo happens right?. Or maybe you are just another self anointed 'big fish' looking for a small pond to make waves in. But by all means buddy, post on, always entertaining to hear your thoughts on what we are doing wrong here in Canada.",
"\"It is also really, really rich for even the most rabidly partisan of Liberals to accuse Ambrose or anyone else of personal attacks against Justin Trudeau when he ran the most dishonest, disgusting, deceptive and nasty attack campaign - since the 19th century - in federal electoral history\"\n====\n\nThis post/comment is the epitome of \"really, really rich\".\nDishonest, disgusting, deceptive, nasty ..... right out of the Stephen Harper playbook.\n\nhttps://youtu.be/nybXC25u5F8\n\nTeddy, lose the anger my friend. \nIt's all good.",
"Fact remains minorities are thrown into jail far more often than whites. This is especially true for drugs but I suspect its true for other \"crimes\" as well. I generally follow the rules but I will be the first to break the law when I don't think it is right or fair. Drug laws for example. Hell, even traffic laws. Who hasn't exceeded the speed limit especially when the speed limit is like 10 mph below the normal flow of traffic? Laws should be viewed with a healthy skepticism. \n\nAnd I didn't insult you. I just assumed you had little exposure with the south during the civil rights era or never heard of India.",
"UH should sue OHA for dereliction of duty.",
"If Khadr's name was Patrick Fitzpatrck and he was accused of killing for the IRA, none of this would be happening. Let's be clear that bigotry - much of it carefully nurtured by the Conservative Party - has a lot to do with the public reaction to this situation. Trudeau did the right thing. The conduct of the Harper govt in the Khadr case violated Canadian law and Canada's commitments under international treaties. Harper was fine with ignoring the law. Trudeau knew that Khadr would easily win his case in court. He knew that the conduct of the Canadian govt was shameful. He saved us all a pointless, losing and immoral court case. I applaud a political leader who does the right thing even if it is unpopular. Leaders need to be more than followers.",
"Always amusing to read the komments of Katholics who decry the election results and demand safe spaces, all the while burning at the stake anyone who crosses them \n\nWhy dont they leave the Church? \n\nTheir \"ministers\" cant count on their tithes to support their salaries, why else? Lol\n\nThey will know they are Kristians by their rot",
"It is a pleasure to return to return to Canada after a \"snow bird's\" winter to read Dr. Picard's customarily well reasoned columns.\n\nLess pleasurable is reading the climate change denying \"drivel\" appended to his column.\n\nIt is a demonstrated fact that diseases like Lyme disease have spread north of the American border as warmer weather makes Canada more hospitable to tics. That introduces a new worry to Canadians who walk dogs in the now endemic areas of Canada.\n\n\"Shouting\" that \"climate change is a fraud\" does not overcome the medically credible observations that we are faced with a new threat to our health no matter how vitriolic the poster.\n\nIt's sad when the Globe's discussion forum become hostage to whomever shouts the loudest rather than encouraging reasoned discussion and reaction.",
"It is the Taliban mindset which causes irreparable strife and discontent... and it the RC culture hadn't shifted away from imperial/triumphant mode the two might find themselves as strange bedfellows, albeit adversarial ones as both religions use (or have used) violence/coercion/perversion to bind subjects to their respective faith traditions and beliefs... a far cry from the essence of Christ's gospel message, wouldn't you agree?\n\nDo you ever visit the RadTrad sites and observe the tone and tenor of some the commentary? I appreciate that you are for the most part civil but the herd mentality I have seen makes one wonder to what length they might go to be rid of us nasty heretics (i.e., progressives, protestants, etc.)... this is the \"sickness\" which +Francis speaks about, a complete abandonment of gospel principles in favor of their cherished ideology.",
"If your afraid than you might stop attacking everyone in the ME and in America.",
"Fat chance on a refund.",
"The lawyers overcharging on aboriginal issues has been going on for decades. Lawyers who are members at the same golf course as I am, whose main files are aboriginal land claims have standing 1:30 tee times during the week and yet are ignorant to say they are 100% chargeable. I know of abuses going back to the late 40s when some reserve land was deemed unnecessary, the amount paid by the famer purchasing the land was far greater than what was transferred to the band/govt. Don't know who received the difference but the cheque did go to an Ontario law firm.",
"Maybe they'll change their minds if you whine a little more. If that's even possible.",
"Please see above...here I'll quote it for you.\n\n\"The norm now is to label anyone opposed to the left wing agenda as racist and hate speech in an attempt to censor and shut down dissenting opinions.\"\n\nYour attacks on free speech will not be tolerated comrade.",
"Speaking of Laura Miller, Clark's campaign chair, she is said to go on trial this September over the destruction of records in the McGuinty gas plants cancellation investigation which cost taxpayers around $1 B.",
"There are real issues facing the Trudeau government. The combination of \"oppo research\" and \"gotcha journalism\" trivializes political discourse. Clearly, M Sajjan should be more careful with his public comments, since the political trolls are watching and ready to pounce, but in the end it is much fury signifying not much that matters.",
"It is best to get one’s news from several different sources these days as all have their own biases and agendas.\n\nUnfortunately, shock jock antics still draw the most eye balls in Murka.\n\nCanada has also fallen out of the top twenty in terms of media freedom according to Reporters Without Borders so not sure that anyone should be tooting that horn too loudly"
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JSelover, what a smart remark indeed, good for you. Do not judge me or my skills, shame on you! You keep looking at the eyes only and enjoy life! I think however my skills are more than adequate; I do think I have the right to voice my opinion without getting nasty. | [
"I can scarcely recall what I imagined the internet would bring when it bloomed a generation ago. But my speculation about an interconnected future did not include reading the real-time rage-tweets of a malevolent clown while he pinches off a loaf in the White House throne room, having been placed there by traitors, racists, misogynists and assorted goddamned nitwits.\nNope. I did not see that coming.",
"We can say any religion is bad, chineseintoronto. As the law stands today at least, I can say the following without fear of reprisal from the government. Fear of reprisal from devout Muslims and Leftists on the other hand......\n\n- Islam is based on an ancient death cult.\n- Many Muslims around the world believe gays, infidels, apostates and non-believers should be killed\n- It is perfectly ok to take sex slaves while in battle against the infidels\n- It is the duty of all good Muslims to help establish a worldwide caliphate.\n\nThese are just the facts according to the Quran. Fortunately, not all Muslims practice the Quran to the letter. If they did, we'd all be dead by now. It's the many who do we need to be concerned about. \n\n- Jeff",
"You really ought to take your own advice Mr Smug and self delusional, telling others they are \"spouting nonsense\".",
"Rumor is that Ivanka's government expenses are covered by funds from the after school program because she is officially his nanny. That means he'll be shooting himself in the s when cuts those funds. What a brainless idiot and embarrassment.",
"The washinton POSt /adn just made our scientist look like a bunch of fools. Are these the people we are suppose to believe concerning science? What a joke. Thanks again adn for confirming why Trump will be at the helm soon.",
"What a B$ headline. Really SA your LIBERAL bias is Disgusting. Have some Respect for the dead and the one's fighting for their lives. President Trump was trying to comfort the country and you talk political ? LAME",
"A parent who let their emotions get the better of them.. Imagine that. \n\nThe sense of entitlement is astounding. A tiny percentage of Oak Harbor residents use the facility in question (the regulars), and an even smaller fraction use the services of this swim coach, yet the general mass is supposed to openly support their hobby with an open wallet? Are you kidding? OHN...\n\nParents want it? Let them pay for it. The time has come and gone for the general taxpayer to support them whims of parents just because they think their child might benefit. You chose to have kids, you spend the money to raise them.\n\nIf the pool can't support itself it needs to go away. Too many levies. Ridiculous.",
"\"Better than a dope fiend infested hotel.\"\nYeah, keep repeating that and maybe somebody else will believe it.",
"Let this child die. There are far too many babies that need this money who doctors know will survive. This couple needs to let their child go and move on. Take this money they have and give it to other children who need the help.",
"Refusing to cooperate means guilt. So the states that do not want to comply, next election, get people out there to watch their election workers. When they do not follow the rules, charge them with aiding and abetting voter fraud. Even stupid people do not want to go to jail.",
"Walker sucks. From his illegal takings of the PFD from Alaska residents, to his quixotic pursuit of an economically impossible gas pipeline, to his penchant for hiring dozens of expensive consultants who get no results, he is almost as bad as Murkowski was.",
"The problem is with the unhinged psycho leftists.",
"LOL. What percentage of black Americans vote Republican? And why is that? Because Republicans can't stop putting their collective foot in their mouth and equating all black Americans with welfare and demonizing black Americans while pandering to the angry white base.\n\nMaybe stop propagating the tired old propaganda of the helpless, feeble black American who is passively waiting for a welfare handout like Pavlov's dog waits for a treat. Because this is why the GOP can't earn the black vote. The modern GOP has no intention of trying to earn the black vote. They're still getting too much mileage demonizing and infantilizing black Americans in order to court the racist, white backlash vote. Southern Strategy. Thanks for the polite if condescending pat on the head, though, GOP, as you dismiss 38 million black Americans and sloppily paint all with one obscenely wide brush.",
"A fool and his money. Without such a huge ego, this man could have done amazing things. He is a genius. But running as a Republican in Oregon? He needs to move to Orange County, ca. Even there, he'd not fit in. It's a pity he throws money away campaigning. College youth could use help.",
"Waddles The Clown just can't let it go like a real man, instead preferring to blubber, simper and whine behind his stupid tweets like the bloated orange coward he is. The freak has all the dignity of a dirty-faced toddler with a fully-loaded diaper.",
"i didnt say that clinton wasnt the status quo either.. i said donald trump is the status quo and he is.. you simple cannot call the kettle black with out naming the pot the same.. presuming anything else but that must of been your mouth overloading your feeble brain.."
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"My cat long ago trained me as to when it was dinner time. \n\nSo far, I just blindly click \"yes,\" and it has allowed me to proceed. I guess the software is trying to train us as to what a \"civil comment\" is.",
"Yeah, we're great, aren't we? ;)",
"This part I most certainly agree with, \"to compensate crime victims.\"",
"Please. No facts allowed here. Thank you for your consideration",
"\"That motion-passing by the student union is a thousand times worse than her coarse poems.\"\n\nDefinitely nailed it outta the park there, Doc.\n\nhttp://prospect.org/article/remedy-more-speech\n\n\"...the peculiar evil of silencing the expression of an opinion is that it is robbing the human race...\"\n\n- John Stuart Mill, On Liberty, Chapter 2, Of the Liberty of Thought and Discussion\n\nYou may get a lot of silly emojis, but doubt that you get any reasonable counterarguments from the usual suspects.",
"It seems to me you're still only speaking about the audience, not the setting. But never mind ...\n\nI'm not taking a position for or against this particular tax increase, nor am I speculating as to what biases Carolyn Weikel or any other official may have. What I am saying is props to Ms. Weikel for standing up for a higher standard of language in an era of more and more dumbing down and dirtying up.",
"Ah well, yet another example of cultural differences. My grandchildren are my favorite topic, and I'll use any excuse to talk about 'em till your eyes glaze over.\n\nBut if you agreed with me I'd have to ask myself what I was doing wrong.\n\nHowever, if you should see my oldest granddaughter on one of her visits north, please don't panic. She's not a thug.",
"You can do whatever you like as long as you say its a \"nonsubject\" when you are asked about it. I'll try that next time I get pulled over in Cantwell maybe I wont get a ticket.",
"Your sarcasm ias a little too subtle for most of us here...",
"I agree with all of your comments, but boy I get nervous when opinions are so one sided. When everybody is on one side of the boat, eventually it tips.",
"Not surprising that you would feel SFI was \"on the right track\" here...\nLOL",
"spoken like a true Rethuglican.",
"Hi AAJ. I don't recall addressing the issues you raise in your reply, so you have me a bit confused here. But if I venture a guess, I would only say that I always appreciate even small efforts made to do what is right and long overdue. I fully expect now that our bishops will do more of this. A letter is better then nothing, yes?",
"Outsider, You are on to something I think. :)",
"Voltaire: \"To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticise\"",
"Very Light on Truth would work for that poster.",
"The road to hell is paved with good intentions, and righteous mobs have a lot to answer for.",
"I love False Bay. Please let us know what we can do as citizens.",
"The Supreme Court has already ruled numerous times that things like this are indeed QUALIFICATIONS on a candidate. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean it hasn't happened.",
"Identify your evidence for misogyny. Reminder: that does not mean insulting particular people.",
"I think our PM did a credible job in representing Canada's interests while not offending his host. It was civil and useful. What would Ms MacLaren have preferred ? Perhaps a rousing chant of ' Hey, hey, ho,ho.... X Y and Z have got to go!' This column's slogan slinging and name calling are more suitable to elementary school playgrounds than to serious political analysis.",
"Somehow I doubt you've ever been hurt by a fact.",
"To a more just society.",
"I usually don't do empathy but will make an exception in your case.",
"I agree to your thoughts. I guess there was a time for better and for worse where there was a culture that was 'there.\" It is \"there \" no longer for the reasons you described.",
"I said the same thing. A lot of the folks here will be upset by your post. They take the words of marginal entertainers as gospel. They see them as experts in whatever they babble about. \nTheir reactions are priceless.",
"That's fine, you can roll your eyes and defend micreations of justice all you please, but there is a price tag. They say \"injustice begets war, and war begets injustice.\" They're right, you know.\n\nI'll tear this corrupted evil system of justice down one brick at a time, one step at a time, one day at a time, as long as God-given faculties enable (hopefully another two or three decades at least) until I find myself standing in a free field surrounded by bricks. Then, and only then, we may build a credible good system for ourselves in this wayward failed place. \n\nTogether, we can demonstrate to Colorado justice why injustice never pays, why they must operate with perfection and above all error, and why, when they do err, they must correct. Because life under injustice isn't life at all, it certainly isn't freedom.\n\nYou can thank a failed Jefferson County judge for my tireless political activism. This is a consequence of fascism, don't you know. I'll raze down this inequity with ideals.",
"I am glad you take note from me, I say the truth and expect the same from others, I am usually disappointed in others, your words, Trump led chants, proven to be a lie, but with your track record you will now squirm and say you and you alone know what, despite a lack of proof, what Trump did to lead the chant. The amount of deceit some use to try and make a case for what their narrow vision requires is sad, very sad Eric. You also have a nice day, it gets better when you don't need to find all kinds of things and people to be hateful of.",
"Keep telling yourself that...you might convince yourself eventually...",
"That is an interesting opinion Gov. I wonder if you have any prove for your assertions. There is plenty of prove to negate your view point. Opinions tend to be founded in feelings rather than real evidence.",
"I haven't had any problems. In fact, I feel liberated, because anonymity can distort one's manner of communication, and using my name keeps me more honest. But really, no one seems to care very much.",
"Free Speech is Golden, so Drill Baby Drill and stay out of court!",
"I'll back you up Ollie!",
"thank you Mr Anon.,\nGreat tip for the next time it happens.\nA healthy and contented 2017 to you and yours.",
"Thanks for inviting me Bycatch. Wonder what happen to the comment section on the other homeless article? Too many many of the public showing how they feel and it was not up to par with the liberal agenda? I did not know you look for my comments but since you show an interest I will continue to entertain you. I sincerity hope you have more in your life then waiting for comments from ole Ernie.",
"Yes you do. Make sure to remember this for next time.",
"I Have, I guess you have not you must be a communist......\n I do not have to have the approval of others to speak my mind but that does not allow me to yell fire in a crowded theater their is a difference civil comments violates my right to free speech by making it so others approve my speech....\nTHAT IS FASCISM AT BEST\nCOMMUNIST AT WORST\n what part of that don't you understand......\ndid you even graduate high school?\n\n And this is not an English test so I don't care about my grammar have a great day TRUMPELTHINSKIN SUPPORTER!",
"Clinton is right ...............",
"GOOD! The sensible citizens beat back the know nothing Prohibes.",
"Ahhhh, but three to your zero do so far.\n\n I have to re-post this comment because someone was so fragile and threatened by it they marked it as un-civil. It just goes to show that the previous comments I made about the so called enlightened left are true, they do not like anyone with a differing opinion having any voice.",
"And sir it was for your talent and not your anger that you did well! \n\nSince when do you have to agree with people to defend them from injustice? -Lillian Hellman \n\nInclusion is not a matter of political correctness. It is the key to growth. Jesse Jackson",
"IMHO they are not worse than Sinnott and his ilk.",
"The Work Farce, I enjoyed your comments on this article today, but usually find your comments to be on the crank side. Your words: \"Cute little \"liberals\" without any real principles\", for instance. \n\nYou are neither a reasonable arbiter of who's left-wing or not, nor are you Che Guevara.",
"In my trawling I keep coming across this 'silly' post. Heaven help us!\nYou have truly adopted an excellent non de plume.",
"Funny, I wonder that about you.",
"if it is on you tube it must be true. LOL",
"You did the right thing. It would have been much easier to leave it in the field and keep on hunting. Glad you applied ethics and took responsibility. - Hope you keep hunting in the future.",
"Chris, people are smart enough here to post what they mean... Stop adding your own meaning to other people's posts",
"Perhaps they can see beyond blinkered, partisan thinking and are able to be objective about the situation.\n\nYou should try that some time.",
"Thanks for your aphorisms. FYI 6,000 hr ATP.",
"The sound of freedom!",
"Actually, lots of people consider dignified behavior an important leadership quality.",
"Call such people out if you want. I might do it too, but I'm not aware of such people in my life, and I'm not aware of any in this forum. I realize you need to portray others as bad to make yourself look good, but that works no better than driving the biggest pickup in town and using a suggestive username.",
"Everyone is entitled to their own personal opinion Even if it is not a scientific fact",
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"I do know him personally, but that's not really necessary. All that's needed is to listen to him for a reasonable length of time.",
"Wow. I can tell you hate the President, you don't have to bite my head off because I have an opinion.",
"Yes. He is still a human being. Someone who may have a family and love ones. His wrong doing should not be judged.",
"Please cut all the negative drama. We deserve so-much better. I'm gaining respect for McCain.",
"Right you are, Lars.",
"Isn't that the truth!",
"When you look at the English we are treated to on this website, I agree with you whole-heartedly. 😎",
"It is true that I believe that we must respect the lives of our fellow citizens. I have great trouble with your comment \"I would gladly have cleaned up the mess if he had followed through on his threat,\" which you made on this page. The comment appears to utterly devalue the life of another citizen and in fact you have only the information from the press to support that conclusion. Sorry, but I believe that crime itself derives directly from the tendency to devalue our fellow citizens. The man involved may have done many good things in his life. Yet, you are willing to condone his suicide and clean up the mess based on this one tenuous media report? No, I am a supporter of rational criminal justice that begins with the assumption of the value of our fellow humans and aims to rationally correct deviations sans revenge or utter devaluation of life.",
"And you have redefined the term \"common sense.\"",
"A gentle reminder. We have a Charter or Rights in this country and section 2 gives people like Jeff the right to freedom of expression. You may not like what someone else posts but they have a right to post it.",
"Super-authentic, varied, fresh and high-quality Indian cuisine will continue: sorry it's going to be a schlep for me, but one I'm glad to make. The owners are charming, the service is good and cheerful. I hope the clientele remains as loyal as we shall be.",
"Son: Thinking of you! Nice to see the photos here. I trust you'll do your job well and work with your crew to stay safe! Look forward to seeing you soon...after a real shower! <3",
"Thanks for the heads-up, Dennis.",
"OK, Wombat! I guess we agree. :)",
"Terrific link. I like that you got past the Heck No! Too often we cut off worthy discussion with our initial impulse. I am still not sold on the idea, but I love the discussion.",
"Butts is that you?",
"Smart choice. Even the finance section of this newspaper would agree with your decision. Why waste money on junk.",
"GREAT! They've got my business from now on!",
"\"leftoid\", very classy Layla.",
"jυѕт ѕee тнe ѕυperғlυoυѕ!\n\n-\n\nThe ѕтaтe ιѕ тнe naмe oғ тнe coldeѕт oғ all cold мonѕтerѕ. coldly ιт тellѕ lιeѕ тoo; and тнιѕ lιe crawlѕ ғroм ιтѕ мoυтн: \"ι, тнe ѕтaтe, aм тнe people.\"\n\n-\n\n\"on earтн тнere ιѕ noтнιng greaтer тнan ι: ιт ιѕ ι wнo aм тнe orderιng ғιnger oғ god\" - тнυѕ roarѕ тнe мonѕтer. and noт only тнe long-eared and тнe ѕнorтѕιgнтed ғall υpon тнeιr ĸneeѕ! yeѕ, ιт deтecтѕ yoυ тoo, yoυ vanqυιѕнerѕ oғ тнe old god!\n\n-\n\nyoυ нave grown weary oғ ғιgнтιng, and now yoυr wearιneѕѕ ѕerveѕ тнe new ιdol! ιт woυld ѕυrroυnd ιтѕelғ wιтн нeroeѕ and нonoraвle oneѕ, тнe new ιdol! ιт вaѕĸѕ нappιly ιn тнe ѕυnѕнιne oғ good conѕcιenceѕ - тнe cold мonѕтer! ѕтaтe, ι call ιт; wнere all drιnĸ poιѕon, тнe good and тнe вad: ѕтaтe, wнere all loѕe тнeмѕelveѕ, тнe good and тнe вad: ѕтaтe, wнere тнe ѕlow ѕυιcιde oғ all - ιѕ called \"lιғe.\" only wнere тнe ѕтaтe endѕ, тнere вegιnѕ тнe вeιng wнo ιѕ noт ѕυperғlυoυѕ: тнere вegιnѕ тнe ѕong oғ neceѕѕιтy, тнe υnιqυe and ιммυтaвle тυne.",
"No, you just confirmed HRC is one.",
"I applaud Civil Beats earnest effort to curate the comments. It reminds me to be civil and keeps the distracting dating services away from polluting the comment stream. I want to acknowledge the fact that it is a lot of work in the process. Mahalo.",
"How much confidence would you have behind that offensive (perfect word to describe their play) line?",
"Yes, I could not put my finger on it, but it is the elitist nature of the comment that stands out.",
"Is has no bearing on what I wrote but no. In your defense I guess you had to throw such a ridiculous question in since it's all you have",
"In a time when everyone is a racist, no one is a racist.",
"Luke, can you not disagree with someone without using such an ugly tone?",
"Freedom of expression still applies.",
"It seems racism is prevalent in your head",
"Don't try to school me. I've read your snarky, mean spirited posts as well, and not just in here, hypocrite. Your smart-assed \"Step outside the basement\" is exactly what I'm talking about. Pathetic. \n\nMy posts may be \"alarming\" to you but I don't own a gun and never will. I don't kill people or other animals then fake wonder why there's so much violence in the world. I'm honest with myself and others. Whereas you, well, you're a Trump supporter. Says it all. \n\n.",
"No, LM. Have an honest debate about them and then do the right thing voluntarily.",
"Actually, questioning someone's religion is freedom of speech, unseemly as it is.",
"I usually agree with your comments but back the bus up. Questionable UN findings aside, this is how it is done. Exactly how it is done. \n\nFormidable squad, all of them.",
"Good for you Thomas. I don't think people realize the moral courage it takes to support a terrorist so good for you. Canada is luck to have such a progressive as you to call one of its own.",
"repeat this soothing mantra .. POTUS Donald J Trump...feel better? now, liberally speaking, who is it that you are just as good as?",
"God and I are doing fine. I see many social changes that concern me and I'll continue to comment on them.\n\nI want to show compassion for the Tweekers, they have some terribly painful stories. From what I know, Jesus did not shoot the poor or mentally ill, but offered them salvation. He also said others 'will do more than I have'. That tells me that our 'acts' count, it not all about a religious label. \n \nI could do more. *I did not say gov programs are the only path to help.",
"That is what ironic means. Use your dictionary.",
"You have been engaging in selective reading.",
"Just call me Your Majesty.",
"I'm reminded of the dangers of intellectualism too removed from the here and now. Intellectualism in service of itself, or in service to the ego of the intellect. \n\nIntellectuals should also smell normally like sheep.\n\nThe intellect should be used principally to serve, inflame, or refine our charity...truth and love both come from God, and they both should serve Him.\n\nMore spiritual growth can reliably come about from a properly-intended, and briskly-done cleaning out of one's closet - abandoning oneself in conversation with God, than in ruminating about abstractions largely distant from the love of God. \n\nI am reminded of an observation about Unitarians: they'd rather talk about the features of heaven than enter into it.",
"Bob...You are carrying a very heavy load. Honor yourself by not adding more to its weight here. Rest. Recover. Renew. Posting here may not provide that kind of care or comforting.\n\n I think they call them \"dog whistles\" these days to refer to those whose ears are tuned to react to particular words no matter who uses them or in what context. The practice is to determine what \"dog whistles\" will set someone off. Like a dog is trained to attack with no regard for who, or what or why.\n\nIf you want to practice keeping a still pond while people toss rocks in the pond with the goal of disturbing your peace... then that means not responding - in either thought, word, or -- comment. \nThis from Henri Nouwen - just heard in this last Sunday's homily -- No one who is shot with a bullet is not first shot with a word. No one who is shot with a word is not first shot with a thought. http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/videos",
"Didn't realize protesters had to have your approval. Good to know.",
"Thanks, Larry. We're not in agreement on some things, but I think we're in agreement on this: that it's good to be able to have thoughtful, civil debate.\n\nI'm so tired of how polarized things get, & how turns people into enemies who shouldn't be. I just wish that people who were used to being polarized would calm down, & not automatically rate comments as being \"not good\" and/or \"uncivil\" just because they disagree with the opinion expressed.\n\nGood to have this discussion with you.",
"The pattern of the comments (and votes) is the entire reason he's here.\nIt's the only reason he thinks Kim may have a valid point of view from anyone's perspective. Since I'm on the receiving end of every post I make that he's aware of, I know what I'm talking about.\nObviously everyone is entitled to an opinion here, but when you have an agenda with little basis in fact you deserved to be called on it. \nI certainly have an agenda and welcome anyone calling me on what I post.",
"Breathless reporting of something so normal.",
"Well, it certainly couldn't get much worse. Only one way to go from here...",
"Way to stay on topic there, hodad.",
"That's none of your business.",
"Thank you for your leadership!",
"Congratulations on the appointment....A person with the background in working with the more down trodden in society brings a balance.",
"Knew this, really. \n\nYou were being a Gentleman, and I appreciate that.☺",
"Nice of you to repeat the comment for those of us that missed seeing it before it was deleted.",
"Great, you obviously need a break.",
"If Franken is involved, it can be nothing serious.",
"ha. cmd: i was writing reply to ms chelsea re her too amusing story. it's hour later where i am and just finished supper and saw this. showed the story to couple friends here in jackson wy. it's a real chuckle. so just saw your post. and yep, smoking gun entrant for sure.",
"well done story, ms. garrow. it's a good read. i criticize the paper at times, and so it's only fair to acknowledge the good works too.",
"John Mac - Why don't you make a compelling argument rather than call me names.",
"Did you read and understand Xavier's post?",
"I've \"studied\" far more than you ever will:\n\nhttp://righttobearmed.org/\n\nNow go crawl back underneath the baseboard.",
"This deserves 100 thumbs up!",
"I'll take you up on that, I'll hunt with the weapon I was born with. My prey will ...... well enjoy the hunt as you say",
"It seems like sticking heads in the sand is perfectly acceptable when the cure/prevention for serious disease is inexpensive.\n\nProgress, my foot. Profit and dollar signs are popping up all around this one.",
"Keep it up gang.",
"I was under the impression that modifiers such as gentleman or lady have been passe for at least a decade, as they imply class structure. As long as the remainder of one's behaviour toward the patient is respectful and consistent, regardless of position in society, all is good.\n It takes years of training and professionalism to compartmentalize one's response to unpleasant professional experiences vs those encountered at other times in life. In healthcare settings and in my personal experience, I have only experienced these unpleasant sights as part of the clinical picture and sought to improve the state of the patient, not considered the impact on my sensitivities.",
"I agree with Windbourne - show proof otherwise you are blowing smoke."
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I'm imagining two evangelical Christian law graduates, each holding the same views on sex and marriage. The first grad comes from the U of T, the second comes from TWU. Their qualifications to be lawyers are equally shining. However, LSUC might accept the first but would automatically reject the second. Why would LSUC engage in such discrimination? Because it disapproves of a discriminatory rule at TWU.
I get it that a portion of LSUC's membership wished to make a political statement on TWU's policy. And had it just been a statement, no harm would've been done. But now harm is being done. It will be up to the Supreme Court of Canada to determine which harm, TWU's or LSUC's, is the greater.
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"Now how about getting some grenade launchers on the market and OK the use of silencers and howitzers. Lets see some real weapons we can have to protect our homes and use for hunting. It's getting ridiculous when party lines trump common sense. When the second amendment was written there was only single shot weapons and no one could carry a cannon and I'm sure that had the forefathers could have seen the pushing to the limit of every freedom the Constitution would have been written differently. Party lines and people that can't think for themselves are disgusting and so are owning weapons of mass killings. Used to be a person was proud of being able to only use one shot and now it's being proud of how many shots one can fire, stupid!!",
"Amen to that. This article is ridiculous. Maybe next they could find the guy that writes all the stuff on bathroom walls and run a breaking news story....",
"Me too. He might have gotten away, but it wouldn't be with my cat or all his body parts. I would have scratched his eyes out and pummeled his testicles into mush!",
"sucks they missed this awful strain of fly in the vaccine!! I get the vaccine in Oct every year .. and this year I got the bad flu over the holidays, obviously a strain not included in the vaccine. 6 days laid up, lost 18 lbs ... hey it wasn't all bad. I hear in the US you can get quadrivalent vaccine covering 4 strains instead of 3 - I got the 'Canadian socialized medicine vaccine' of only 3 strain coverage - sucks!",
"Mr. Huffman is just pissed because he's a rat on a sinking ship.",
"So now you call it sarcasm. I don't buy your attempt at a cheap out as you \"yawn\". You're a liar and there is NOTHING funny or sarcastic about murdering millions of Korean people with nuclear weapons. That is a very dark and disgusting comment.",
"Oh, the irony. The chairman of the campaign of a man that craves media attention thinks it's the media's fault for reporting the racist bigoted ignorant crap that his candidate spews.",
"No checks and balances huh? I guess I missed something? Did we lose our Republican House and Senate? Our democratic Prez? Our balanced Supreme Court? We've checked and balanced ourselves into gridlock for eight years in case you haven't been following along. The world laughing at how soft we've become? You mean following our treaties, international agreements and laws? The world will truly be laughing at us if we elect Trump and mark our national decline into idiocy.",
"How easily we can find another trillion to blow on weapons that only a madman would use. The rickety old stool known as MAD was always unstable to begin with, but let's of saw off one of the legs to make it wobble a little more. Once again man's stupidity exceeds his ingenuity. Why worry about global warming when nuclear winter is just around the corner. Just insanity.",
"The only thing more pathetic than the Wynne government are the people who voted for them.",
"Einstein is also reputed to have stated that he thought the Universe and human stupidity were infinite, and he wasn't so sure about the Universe.",
"Trump arguing with China or Russia on superiority while standing in a garage with 3 inches of gas on the floor .....\n\nTrump : I have 10 matches and you only have 5 so I'm stronger than you.\n\nThat's what this kind of BS amounts to. Does anyone think about this stuff or has whats left of Trumps brain even get used. Come on Americans ... stop being so ignorant. You are now fast becoming the worlds laughing stock.",
"the buck does not stop here.. i do not know where it stops but it does not stop with me.. i have no knowledge of the buck... it is a very very stupid buck.. i have the greatest mind in the universe.. god ask me for advice...",
"Typical Liberal idiocy. The longstanding fact is that young women aren't as interested in the sciences as men. There are a lot of areas in university which are very disproportionately female, and nobody seems to care about that. But let there be one which is disproportionately male and the social justice warriors are on the march! Hey, here's an idea. We FORCE young women to enter sciences whether they want to or not. We choose their career path and make them follow it. That way the number of women in science programs will be equal to the number of men, and then you can appoint equal numbers! \n\nOf course, the more likely alternative is they'll just find some incompetents and appoint them solely based on their gender. Then our glorious science minister - who only got her job due to her womb - will be able to act like she's accomplished something great - just like the girlyman who appointed HER.",
"Nothing I said was with intent to be un-peaceful, it was to start a dialogue. Got to love the first amendment.\n\nTrust me, I get that you find this situation humorous, a lot of insane people laugh uncontrollably and without reason.\n\nI find the removal of comments to be more a form of censorship and with this being a liberal owned paper now I'm simply not surprised since those people \"embrace differences\" as long as they coincide with their views. \nTypical hypocritical thought process.",
"Boys is right.....real men do not do this crap."
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"annexe@Western\n- it re-established the French language rights (got it Anglo Canada ?);\n-+ Catholic faith; \n-+ French civil law...”\n(It’s (almost) « a State into a State », oui ?)\nIt also began what was to become a tradition in Canadian constitutional history – the recognition of certain distinct rights, \nor protections for Québec –in language, religion and civil law. \nJustin Trudeau;\n\"...The Liberal party of Canada recognizes that given the unique character of Québec society, the Government of Québec has specific responsibilities. If my party is brought to power, Canadians can be assured that my Government will respect this reality and work with enthusiasm, together with your Government, to promote the French fact and the Québec culture, to Canada and abroad-\nalso, it's part of who we are as Canadians...\"\n\n\nWithout Québec, NO CANADA !\nWithout Québec, NO USA !\nFalse or true ?",
"\"For the more enlightened Wildrose members\" if they were enlightened they wouldn't be Wildrose members",
"That's funny a member of the Arab party in Israel was just in Toronto and gave a speech and interview where he described the exact opposite of what you say. Unequal rights, ownership rules etc. Ask yourself, would Israel allow an Israeli-Arab (so a citizen) to move into the areas they are expropriating in the West Bank? No they would not, so hardly equal, but carry on with your distortions if it makes you feel progressive and all.",
"isn't it funny how those who piously flout the sanctity of law do so while typically voting for history's worst lawbreakers...?",
"KingH, you might be surprised to learn that contract law is substantially different from constitutional law.",
"you hit the nail on the head. From criminal court to family court.",
"\"Hopefully\" someone is defying democracy and the law? Really? You're comfortable with the idea of unelected bureaucrats appropriating the power of life and death to themselves with no colour of right?\n\nThat's deranged.",
"When the arguments were being made at the lower courts, in some cases, they were streaming online. I recommend you go and listen to it. I did. It was about an hour and fascinating. You got to hear, directly from the government lawyers, why this was necessary and from the other parties why it was just another version of the Muslim ban. \n\nA couple of the interesting parts:\n1) The government lawyers were given the chance to describe the dangers faced by the US that required this ban. Basically, it was a chance to explicitly say why this wasn't a Muslim ban. They flat out admitted that they couldn't prove that there were new dangers that required new protections. Listen to it for yourself, it was a weird admission.\n\n2) Another interesting discussion was around if it counts as a \"Muslim\" ban if it only affect less than 20% of the population. An argument the government made. Led to a fascinating discussion on if a ban only counts if 100% of the target is affected.",
"\"Agree to\" is \"playing God\"? Yeah, that logic IS shocking.",
"Do you contend that the Gospel requires open borders?",
"Bazil---thanks for the letter...I feel your pain and frustration too. Too much power politics maybe, or perhaps they are saying this but we don't have access to their words...I suspect this is true for some... Without exception the pope has been clear and, while I'm not a Catholic, he seems to be consistent. We don't ask much of our leaders...and when they share their concerns, politics and power intercede. We do hear loud and clear from a few about a few things, but there isn't a morally consistent lesson....yes I would love to see a convocation of leaders condemn war, violence, hate, murder...but I fear they are preaching to the choir. The underworld is still there, louder and clearer.\nSo please, keep reminding us...we need the help! Ryan",
"More evidence of identity politics ...and the dangers thereof.",
"\"Thomas Gunton is the director of the Resource and Environmental Planning program at Simon Fraser University\"\n\nThis tells me that the writer of the story had an agenda other than a reasonable analysis of future pipeline needs in Canada. A perfect example of this is his insistence to include rail capacity in his calculations. NO oil producer would use rail if pipelines were available. Simple economics would dictate this. \n\nWould the fact that Kinder Morgan wants to bore through Burnaby Mountain (Simon Fraser sits atop Burnaby Mountain) to access their tank farm and marine terminal have anything to do with his conclusion?\n\n\"The good news is that the more controversial projects with the highest environmental impacts due to reliance on tanker traffic such as Trans Mountain may never be needed. The bad news is the federal government may have missed this opportunity by prematurely approving Trans Mountain before completing a comparative assessment.\"\n\nI think there is a hidden agenda here.",
"Not a big blunder. He should have said it differently, but the reaction has been a little too hysterical, and from too many suspect corners, that most Canadians - good-hearted, commonsense people, whatever their political affiliation - will eventually discount it. Any event, the country will move on, and quicky, as the government starts to address issues much closer to Canadians' own interests, such as economic issues and protecting our interests against an inscrutable new government in Washington.",
"Who are you to decide who is or is not legitimate?",
"I didn't realize that members of the Liberal party take the time to defend their leader on these comment boards....interesting.",
"Anyone who has been watching developments in Australia, Russia and Qatar's LNG sectors - not to mention our neighbours to the south wh have opened terminals - saw this train wreck coming a mile away. The only way it might have made sense was as a hedge against events such as the sanctions that have befallen Qatar or a Russian implosion. For that to happen you need certainty on the permitting process and the understanding that the time to market will not be held up endlessly. Canada, especially BC with its greens and First Nations, can't provide this. On this measure our stable democracy has more political and social risk built in to it for developers than jurisdictions like Russia. Amazing.",
"Mr. Tunnel believes someone else should bear his treatment costs.",
"Duh - a group of clerics and theologians?? Yep - but you need to start somewhere. Why make the perfect the enemy of the good.\nLet's see - comments to date from folks who did not even attend this event and so base their nonsense on second or third hand reports - talk about fake news. Yes, we all know about listening to women, to families, to lay, oh - and there were participants not just clerics/theologians, etc. Guess what - if you had been at the event, you would have seen some of that going on.\nBut, give me a break - they started with the ongoing bishop vs. theologian polarization - btw, theological speakers included male/female - some of whom are married with families. This is a FIRST step - so, your nitpicking wastes time and effort - let's talk substantial questions, issues, etc. Start with the family - thank you Lisa (btw, she is a female theologian).",
"Poor thing, spare me the wailing and drama.\n\nIf you dish’em out, you have to take’em.\n\nThe Church disagrees with you.",
"You sound a bit like Pence, \"I am a Christian, a Conservative and a Republican in that order.\"\nLove of God equals love of neighbour - the Samaritan, the stranger, the foreigner, the hungry, the thirsty, the poor, the sick, the imprisoned, the widow, the orphan. You people want the foreigner and stranger excluded, expelled. You attack the sick, especially the poor sick, you're happy to see the imprisoned executed or banged up forever, you befriend the rich and set yourselves against minorities.\nLove of family - Jesus specifically said that his family were those who listened to his word and put it into practice. \nLove of country - the justification for many of the wars you have entered into, narrow nationalism, protect ourselves with no concept that your brother, sister or neighbour IS your family. The justification too for the anti-kingdom arming every citizen which actually ignores the constitution's strict rules for carrying weapons and would have Jesus horrified.\nClueless.",
"Look up who the two principal owners of the Civil comments company are. It will clarify what is going on.",
"Constitution says otherwise. If you don't agree with the Constitution there are plenty of countries in the world that don't have one, and you might enjoy living there.",
"With our track record it's the pot calling the kettle black in my opinion......Argentina.....Rwanda... Bosnia just to name a few, all under some form of guide of \"sanctity'.",
"Ah, the battlecry of the Church defender! Demand proof of the obvious, then debate the standards applied to the proof, then bicker about definitions. The proof is in the open. Point out the statement you claim is not supported.",
"The author is quite right about the naivety issue, but this is an issue not only plaguing our current PM but generations of politicians and senior federal officials. The fact is Canada has basically a very weak portfolio of sovereign industrial capabilities, in particular in the Defense ans Aerospace segment. Canadians in general seem to believe that it is better to buy foreign and even financially assist foreigners rather than other Canadians. We collectively have now less clout in the eyes of the power brokers, including China and the US, than much smaller countries. Not until Canafians realize that we actually have to pay financially (and not only by sending our courageous armed forces in front of danger) and actualy start to work together across provincial barriers, will we stop being perceived as 'benevolently irrelevant ' as a British paper put it a few years ago.",
"Thanks for the reply. Yes, there is no end to people who use the Bible or any other thing to gain advantage over others. They are shameful and not to be mistaken for Christians, though they sometimes say they are. True Christians are known by their fruits, meaning you will see the goodness they do in their lives. But Christians are never perfect either, so we often need forgiveness, too, like everyone else does.\n\nAs for Separation of Church and State, please read my comment and links to Gladys Kravitz. The meaning of the phrase has been turned on its head. Separating anyone and their beliefs, whatever they may be, from participation in our government, all areas of society government has involved itself in (like schools), and society itself makes no sense, particularly when Christians are singled out in this separation! But I completely agree with the Establishment Clause, meaning no state establishment of religion. That, in fact, would be unChristian.",
"An exceptionally incisive, on point column concerning our attempted tilt from the US to China by a 30 year plus career diplomat who was recently our ambassador to China and knows what he is talking about.\n\nTrudeau, as he notes, is naive. And I would add also intellectually shallow, inexperienced and simply unsuited to negotiate any kind of trade or other international deal with seasoned, smart, focused pros such as are found among the Chinese rulers. The Chinese will play Justin like Don Messer used to play the fiddle if we get into protracted, in depth negotiations with China. \n\nFreeland, McCallum and career diplomats will try to reign in Trudeau's dumber impulses and prevent egregiously one sided deals great for China and punitive for Canada but there is much danger that Justin will over rule them to Canada's detriment. \n\nOur left wing government and media's animosity toward Trump and the US and increasing veneration of communist China are puzzling and naive and worrisome.",
"Anti-White Satanists are looking to their next move.",
"Because the left wants to control what they teach other peoples kids and resists any change. Opt in is common sense, not using abortion providers to teach sex-ed is common sense, but the rabid left freaks out at the mention of such common sense ideas.",
"Maybe, but a South African civil case would not achieve the same objectives as a successful criminal case. I would see the Afriforum PVT prosecution having two prime objectives. Firstly, to remove all speculation that the NPA are incompetent in deciding which cases to pursue, and secondly, to have at least one family member of the political elite held personally and directly accountable for their irresponsible and/or criminal actions. A final, albeit a minor objective for greater society, would be to pave the way for adequate financial compensation for the affected family directly from the accused rather than from the taxpayer and it is this objective that would have to be undertaken through a civil case, which would be much easier to justify if a criminal conviction is already achieved.",
"How about Bill Clinton (Monica) or Trudeau (Sinclair). They are all similar as well but got a pass from the left. Meredith is sleazy but not too out of place in the senate or among politicians.",
"\"maybe if the Trudeau government hadn’t settled, a judge would have awarded even more.\"\nWhy? \n\nThese judges are very \"Liberal\" with taxpayers money.",
"Good for you Thomas. I don't think people realize the moral courage it takes to support a terrorist so good for you. Canada is luck to have such a progressive as you to call one of its own.",
"You can't handle the truth, but you can censor it.",
"It is apparent, from reading Mr. Erickson's missive, that he failed to learn something else in grade school. That being how to amend the Constitution. See, the \"pact\" he mentions is irrelevant. Ca. Senator Barbara Boxer has opted to initiate legislation in congress. Unless that legislation is a proposed amendment to the Constitution, it is also irrelevant. If Mr. Erickson is so keen on mob rule, which is what would happen in his proposal, then the solution is spelled out for him. Either have Congress propose an amendment to the Constitution (this will require 2/3 rds majority of both House and Senate and then 3/4 ths of the States to ratify) or 2/3rds of the states must send the proposal to the US congress. Article 5 of the Constitution",
"A religious case can be made for just about any sort of inhumanity to man. In the distant past, the Confederacy used biblical passages to support slavery. Their motto was \"with God our vindicator\". Up until very recently there were laws on the books in most states against \"race mixing\" placed into effect by Christians who had been informed by the bible. This particular matter adds credence to the argument put forth by Christopher Hitchens that \"religion poisons everything\" even cakes.",
"Let's parse that assertion:\n\n- Provide, if you will, the teaching of the four cardinals that they are teaching without any authorization.\n\n- Provide, if you will, the order, directive, or command of lawful authority which the four cardinals are defying.\n\n- Since the cardinals asked for clarification in their request citing specific instances of prior teaching, and since the Holy Father has not declared publicly which of competing interpretations - if any - are acceptable, provide if you will a description of the \"union\" with the Petrine Office would require.",
"I wonder which is worse for the undocumented students - unsubstantiated fear of politicians campaign rhetoric or trusting in a local school district that has no legal basis for protecting them from immigration laws to protect them? \nPerhaps if there were more tears from board members at these meetings about graduation rates it would be a sign of progress.",
"You had me up until \"Christian society.\"\n\nCanada is a secular state.",
"Ms. Freeland is a step-up from Mr.Dion - who was smart but peevish, and seemed completely out-of-his element in Foreign Affairs. \n\nHassan in Immigration is problematic. While he's probably a fine individual personally - putting a human rights lawyer in charge of immigration is like putting a kid in charge of a candy store . \n\nGet ready for the chaos of the 90's and early 2000's to return to the immigration and refugee system - and important safeguards against phonies, asylum claim \"shoppers\", and problematic individuals to be dropped. In short, it means policy where you let softness of the heart spread to the brain.",
"Yeah, incredible story isn't it.\n\nClark and the BC Liberals have been publically giving us the sincere face and saying they are concerned about housing affordability for working families, whilst behind the scenes giving massive tax breaks to overseas companies who have been utilizing them to speculate in real estate.",
"Given the rights abuses of the constitution not exactly sure why we are still a part of canada.",
"That's fine, you can roll your eyes and defend micreations of justice all you please, but there is a price tag. They say \"injustice begets war, and war begets injustice.\" They're right, you know.\n\nI'll tear this corrupted evil system of justice down one brick at a time, one step at a time, one day at a time, as long as God-given faculties enable (hopefully another two or three decades at least) until I find myself standing in a free field surrounded by bricks. Then, and only then, we may build a credible good system for ourselves in this wayward failed place. \n\nTogether, we can demonstrate to Colorado justice why injustice never pays, why they must operate with perfection and above all error, and why, when they do err, they must correct. Because life under injustice isn't life at all, it certainly isn't freedom.\n\nYou can thank a failed Jefferson County judge for my tireless political activism. This is a consequence of fascism, don't you know. I'll raze down this inequity with ideals.",
"Imagine that the US Supreme Court didn't decide (5-4) that 'money is speech' in Citizens United so that corporations and PACs and Unions can spend unlimited and uncontrolled amounts of money.\n\nJust like gay marriage, five Supreme Court Justices changed the law for the entire country even though voters throughout the entire United States and in many States had voted the other way. \n\nSometimes those five Justices rule the ways you like, sometimes they don't. \n\nEither way, those five people decide for 300 million other people.",
"\"\"When we attack the RCC we attack every member of that church.\"\nThat is unmitigated hogwash, as is your opinion of Kevin Paulson. Fortunately, we still live in a free country, so you are still free to spout your odious ad hominem comments. I'm surprised the moderators let you get away with it, given the seriousness of the accusation.\"\n\nI think your reasoning powers took a hike, Groucho. Any rational human being can readily see and understand that what we believe defines who we are. And if you think attacking the RCC is not an attack on every member who advocates their church theology, then I guess you think any attack on the USA is not an attack on you.\n\nApparently those who join the military do hold to your shallow idea that someone can attack what we believe in and not consider it an attack on ourselves.\n\n\"That's like saying when we criticize the Castro regime, we vilify every Cuban.\" That's right, we vilify every Cuban who agrees with Castro. Of course many don't. They are exempt.",
"I do not live in the region anymore but I've seen Cantius packed on a Wednesday night, and of traddie and tradd-ish groups the Canons Regular are the last ones I'd call \"schismatic\". They offer the Mass in both forms and the parishoners are happy about it. The anger and nuttery (e.g. neomonarchism) and pride (in the negative sense) I've detected in former-SSPX congregations isn't in evidence there.\n\nTo remind you who they are: This is the congregation whose youth group and chaperones put together an Ordinary Form Mass in a hotel bar a couple of years ago for buses full of students stranded in a blizzard. Not the action of far right loons, nor schismatic wingnuts.\n\nHave you actually went to Mass or events there or is this just prejudices speaking?",
"Global peoples suffer stultification when an historical meme of top-down dominion pre-conditions religious/ political thinking/ control. The Gospel teaching of service, witnessed and authenticated by Jesus, The Christ, suffers institutional over-reach that frustrates bottom-up, (S)self-authenticating consciousness. However, in our time, The People are hopefully becoming enlightened with respect to eco-cultural frustrations imposed by dated religious/ political structures.\nHoly Father, we're trying, we're trying! Thanks for encouraging us!!!",
"What exactly makes that statement liberal?",
"The article is horribly uninformed and adds fuel to the fire of hate. Please find a way to learn about ACE and trauma informed care. People with disabilities are more often the victims of violent crimes and the language in this piece makes me fear even more for their wellbeing. If anything this story should be about what this school and administration is doing to educate the neurotypicals on people’s differences and how a community can make a difference. What a horrible thing to read. Those poor students and parents can feel how much they are unwanted by the Edison community. Signed an Edison graduate, 1982.",
"All of the commentary on this seems to ignore the viewpoints of the voters themselves, most of whom simply want to see more jobs back in Alberta.\n\nYou could easily have urban ridings go PC and rural ridings go Wildrose, giving them a combined majority in the legislature and forcing them to work together (or face another term of NDP government).\n\nWouldn't that serve both parties right.",
"The problem is voting for either the Demopignicans or Repignicrats is NOT a solution...",
"Alceste disagrees.\nTell us Alceste, do you honestly believe that separating religion and school is Islamophobic?",
"Don't you think we should wait for the specials counsel's opinion before we decide there is something there there. I see some stupidity and some naivety but I have yet to see any proof of any laws being broken. I may think that my neighbor's profanity with his children is wrong but that does not mean it is illegal.",
"False equivalence is the handmaiden of the intellectually lazy.",
"Sad way to think Luke. You idolize a man that lies so much he is no longer insightful enough to distinguish his falsehoods from telling the truth. Troubling as those followers suffer from cognitive dissonance to such a degree it must make their lives angry and incomplete (Gnothi Seauton). And then because they need their world to be black and white, they demonize other countries efforts to improve. China will beat us all when it comes to renewables, as they will just take the necessary steps (as they are already doing) while in the west (particularly N. America) we constantly need to fight the low information crowd to get anything done.",
"To Buck and Lamborn: WWJD?\n\nNot what you did.",
"This does sound a bit like Censorship, am I wrong?",
"Think that Thornton's proposed rules are tough, wait until the fracking industry tries to come back in to redrill those old wells in the RiNo neighborhood or out on the southwest side. \n\nMight as well just give up on urban fracking as industry costs are going to go through the roof well beyond any chance of profitability. \n\nIn-fact, it look like from some of the comments here that what has been going on is conservative anger against Metro Denver's liberals. \n\nIf you want civil war so badly maybe we should have it, either that or have the urban Front Range secede from right-wing Colorado so that we can enact our own laws firmly protecting urban residents health, safety, and property values from an angry conservative-led industry run amuk with the full support of Colorado's conservatives.",
"There is something basically wrong when you sanitized what is posted here. Two comments have been made on the above article and they were rejected. Any reasons except your corporate sponsors asked you not to entertain them.",
"Social experiments? I seem to have recalled the same sort of \"argument\" against gays.",
"Maybe the leaders of both sides should read up on a bit of Canadian history and find out what the Clarity Act is all about.",
"Then don't end up in prison.",
"The church can still be useful to God at least on some level. The early church changed the day of worship, but that did not negate the fact that God still used this church community that was degenerating into apostasy.\n\nHere in the USA, at least, the church is more interested in itself than the message God intended to be proclaimed by this instrumentality. \"Truth is fallen in the street\" while the church pontificates its policies and church members are \"wondering after the beast\".\n\nThe fact is, the church is far more political than spiritual. And in this, the SDA church emulates the Jewish nation at the first coming of Christ. Obviously, some organization is a necessity. But spiritual issues are put in the back ground and the leaders \"kick the can\" down the road to some future time and the church continues to degenerate spiritually into oblivion until it is useless as God's instrumentality to finish His work.",
"Trudeau is our Prime Minister but he perceives himself as Miss Congeniality.",
"\"Increasingly he revealed himself — and confessed to being — a man who put the institutional church first, second and third. He also revealed a man deeply deficient in compassion and empathy.\"\n\nIn other words he is an Australian version of Bernard Law. We need clergy who live gospel values and not company men who put the institution first and the Gospel way down the line.",
"Are you the Oregon Beinhauer or the Nevada lawyer Beinhauer? or both?",
"Trudeau is highlighted by short-sighted symbolic puffery void of substance and a contempt for reality. Critical analysis and common sense are annoying distractions that get in the way of our visionary PM, who shouldn't be bothered with questions from parliamentarians about his government's policies. It's almost embarrassing, especially for Trudeau's base, to watch him in question period with an unearned sense of accomplishment and smug sense of entitlement to taxpayer dollars. The fact that the Liberal's biggest liability is unscripted thought clouds from their leader is precisely why they are trying to limit his exposure to opposition questions. Trudeau is a smug self-involved \"progressive\" who champions symbolism over substance, where virtue signalling is favored over objectivity and common sense.",
"Canadians are just to nice. We shouldn't even have to debate a thing like this. The people who are complaining should step up and do the right thing.",
"\"Bong Hits for Jesus\". Remember that? It ended up in the Supreme Court. Is this one headed there too.",
"It wasnt about getting the name wrong, it was about refusing to try to get it right. Big difference.",
"Actually, if you look at Lisa's FEC filings and Open Secrets, you'll see that your conspiracy theory is just hot air. And be careful of those \"Canadian\" pharmacy ads you get in your inbox -- they're really coming from a garage in Indonesia.",
"The words \"good, financial, practices, Catholic, church\" should not be uses ins the same universe.",
"Of course, i bow to your expertise. Your comment is a sad commentary on the state of the church. If the synod becomes a fiasco, then indeed more people will simply walk away and become \"dones.\"",
"I read your comment and I disagreed with it.",
"Clinging to the dead past of closed-minded, male-arrogated church has no future. Purpose in life is the perpetual quest of human dialog, females and males together truthfully communicating. Closed society, male-on-male talk, is fruitless - a truth, culture and Church are awakening to, in our time.\nTrustful communication of female/ male personae accepts equality of persons, female and male. Vital signs of greening are appearing in the RCC, thanks to Pope Francis's metaphysics, his understanding of 'physics', the human kind, as essentially, NECESSARILY, female/ male.\nWord, Light and Love are the metaphysics of rationality, of Truth-quest, the dynamic process of intelligence in search of Godlikeness.\n\"In God's image is humankind, female/ male.\"\n\"Man of the Cloth\", INDEED! Been there, done that. Enough already.",
"My non-white friends criticize white people with impunity while if I make a critical comment on their cultural background I'm called a bigot and a racist.Free speech,tolerance and bigotry are 2-way streets but white liberals and so-called 'visible minorities' often fail to see that.If you need examples just check out the ramblings,in this newspaper alone, of Elizabeth Renzetti,Doug Saunders,John Ibbitson and Denise Balkissoon.Real tired of the Left's acceptance of anti-white bigotry.You can't have it both ways.",
"Do you agree that unworthy reception of Holy Communion is a grave sin?",
"Mr. Trudeau said that while Canada is always welcoming to vulnerable people, the government needs to make sure it’s doing so the “right way.”\n.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................\nIt is high time that Justin Trudeau get out of his egotistic competition with Pope Francis for Best Humanitarian, and, for the sake of Canadian civilisation, act on the wisdom that the \"right way\" in response to all these refugees is to address the domestic factors that have caused the refugee flows. In the case of Syria there is vicious Islamic sectarianism, which prevents the stubborn Syrians from reconciliation and openness to diversity in their homeland in the example of South Africans after apartheid and Rwandans after the 1990s genocide. In the case of Africans, government corruption is the evil dynamic.",
"well I'd like to know your B.A.R.# because your legal advising is right on par with what one would expect to be prejudiced with from the looks of the dump trucks rolling around the register guard. and if you aren't a naive crony trying to be part of the law society and their Malarkey, your as insignificant, but now more on a Big Brother type of gig. maybe your aware of it, but highly unlikely, you've become a well trained corporate cheerleader. A TOOL. And didn't even know it.",
"It doesn't matter whether there was a lesser alternative or what he said about it. The couple certainly wasn't looking to buy generic cupcakes. Jack didn't serve them with their specific request because they are gay but he served others with the exact same request because they are hetero. That is undisputed by the parties--there's no need for a red herring. You may think it is important whether he sold alternative products but the Supreme Court doesn't.",
"Ah yes, the best defence is a good offence. After Gary Mason came out with a scathing revelation of Liberal hacking of all of the big NDP platform policies the Liberals come out with an allegation of their own. The Liberals are not to be trusted and should be turfed this May. They have lost their credibility so many times.",
"WTFU - those are facts not TN's opinion.",
"It doesn't matter wether this law survives a Charter Challenge because Quebec, who was never a sign on to the Pierre Trudeau \"put me in the history books\" document will just use the Not-Withstanding-Clause and the law will go ahead. Get used to it.",
"I would think that the conservatives that are qualified to teach in universities would probably rather make more money by applying their skills in the business world. \nTo be a professor requires wanting to be one (usually).\nI do not believe that any left bias is intentional (at least not in a conspirators way). You simply have schools that want to maximize their profits, so they offer more degree programs. They tend to be in areas that didn't used to have degree programs (i.e. Asian Studies), which themselves tend to attract both liberal profs and students. It's not a big, scary plot to brainwash youth, just a result of simple economics. Student loans are guaranteed to anyone that is admitted to a university--why turn them down? Create a degree program that appeals to previously untapped markets!",
"Most liberals fail to recall that the bible explicitly condemns witches and thus implicitly condones witch hunts. Throughout history our church has fought the forces of evil, often leading hunts for witches, to the eternal glory of the church and benefit of mankind. There is nothing wrong with Bishop Chaput following this tradition and calling for a witch hunt for whomever threatens the church, internal or external, real or imagined. He is, as ever, demonstrating his alignment with all we have come to expect and cherish from the traditional (ie true) catholics who remain loyal to the time-honored traditions of the church.",
"KS also has a decades long history of opposing everything and anything to do with gender orientation equality. \n\nFrom a 2008 G&M article, she is on record as opposing the use of books in schools portraying gay couples, and she advocates a declaration of rights that students not be taught that homosexuality is normal.\n\nI am proud of my kids accepting attitudes, and that they are easily able to see through ignorance. One of their friends was disowned by his mother when he came out as gay, and that lesson in injustice did more than anything else to impress upon them fairness, tolerance, and compassion.\n\nStand your ground in Langley.",
"No, Doctor Demento, nothing is learned by the passage of time. Worse,the powers of feminist hate have seized control and university administrations have quailed before them because they have been inundated by the politically correctness. It no longer matters who tells the truth; rather it is what makes them look good or bad on a given day. Time was that if the headline of a particular newspapers said 'A\", a day or so later cooler heads would prevail. Now, a tweet sends everyone into a tizzy. Truth, or context, is compromised by CYA. \n\nSo far, and we should all be totally ashamed, the only journalists in Canada who have the gumption to speak the truth on a national basis are both women, because men would be pilloried. Christie Blatchford and Margaret Wente need to be given kudos for having the jam to stand up the bullies that hide behind the shield of academia.",
"Oh, I know it was directed at Purg, but having asked her the same question for years and never receiving an answer, I just thought I'd put my two cents in. You'd be surprised if you got a chance to talk to some of the nutters in my town who hold some very irrational views on race and gender, including the role of women, based on what they were taught by their pastors' and parents' religious views. Is it purely based upon that? Probably not but, in their minds, that's how they justify it. They don't think they need to go beyond that. The Bible is All to them. Scary! And I have to live here! Love and Hugs, Empress!!!",
"'Presumably'? Let's see, a 'writer' - not a journalist but a 'writer' (because the G& M says so?) based in centre of the known universe, Cambridge ON weighs in on a USA scandal and proceeds to extrapolate from that disgusting news (can you handle it Al?) that men in Canada are a bunch of predatory louts. I for one won't be sucked into the feckless thesis that one rotten American media sleaze bag is somehow representative of male Canadian culture. I've got an idea for a counter story: \"Rape culture 'writer' snags gullible old fish, hook line and sinker\". Back in the barrel. Your correct about the limited life span - the longer the fish is outside the barrel, the stronger the odor.",
"You need to read up on what it means to be a business of \"public accommodation\". There are laws that govern denial of service.",
"More sad knee jerk 'conservative' reactions. \"Poor Saint Doug\", a real victim (this refrain sounds very similar to another politician/developer). Is not paying taxes stealing from all of us? Letting your property go to hell, creating opportunities for crime...is that not stealing from all of us. Shame on all of you supporting money grabbing developers who only think of themselves and use the courts to delay justice, playing word games to distract from the real abuse. Don't blame 'liberal' (really?) judges who are PROTECTING the constitution and the rest of us from the real abusers and forcing Bruce to justice. Always the victim! Always blaming the courts for keeping you honest!",
"They don't need to develop much: what they do need are some sharp political skills so that they can better highlight their strengths and the weaknesses of the alt-right Kenney libertarians. The campaign begins the second the leader is chosen. Climate change is potentially a huge wedge issue that they can use to show up their opponents as Neanderthal Deniers; it is also crystal clear that it is the conservative's own culture of entitlement that created the mess that Notley inherited. Notley also has to make it clear that she is not responsible for low oil prices. Finally, Notley has to shore up strength in urban areas and northern alberta and not waste her time in southern alberta.",
"This seems kind of arbitrary. \n\nDoctors living in different parts of the province have different expenses. A doctor in Toronto or Ottawa has much higher rental and office expenses than a doctor in a rural community so why the cut off.\n\nThe liberals are trying to punish the doctors who don't vote for them and buy pizzas for the teachers who do.",
"hahaha, that would be choice #2 if I was the judge or jury :-)",
"I actually chuckled when I read this gem (something I've known for a long time):\n\nDiscussion on Eucharist and ministry led to a new document in 1978 on \"The Lord's Supper.\" Catholics and Lutherans agreed: Celebration of the Eucharist doesn't \"repeat\" the sacrifice of the cross or add to its salvific value\n\nCan't help but wonder how many of the trads understand this....\n\n\nI think the comments on Canon Law are not only spot on as they relate to Catholic/Lutheran relations, I think the problems with Canon Law continue to wreak havoc in the RCC itself. Why is it so difficult to hold a bishop accountable for the abuse scandal? Why is it so hard to change Canon Law? I think the point is that it's time to take a very hard look at things in the RCC that keep it tied up in knots. Rapproachment with the Lutherans could well give the RCC just that chance, if those in power want the chance.",
"Pope Francis really is rather slick. Love his \"hand-off\" of Card. Burke and the recent posters.\nHowever, the bold decisive, pivotal acknowledgement of the full peership of women and men \"...in the church and in the world\", continues to elude him. \n\"Working out the details\" might take generations, but the church does not have generations to address the de facto acknowledgment and rational consequences. The majority no longer agree that women's \"otherness\" is \"lesser\" but, increasingly as peers and, yes, competitors. Difference means accommodation, not exclusion. \nThe diminishing numbers who retain the \"traditional\" view are misogynists, rote followers and radical fundamentalists. Criminally, our church belongs to the \"diminishing numbers\". As participants in the diminishing number, the church is a contributor to and facilitator of the supression of, violence against and the sexual abuse of women \"...in the church and in the world\".\n\"We\" must extricate ourselves from that group.",
"Kevin O'Leary thinks that by projecting a tough guy image that the Tory Party will rally round him, despite displaying his complete ignorance of what the notwithstanding clause is about. O'Leary would be better to raise the \"illegal migrant\" issue as a challenge that Canada needs to address compassionately. And then leave it to the governing Liberals to actually figure out a solution and do something. But I guess that wouldn't play to the Tory \"base\".",
"This is great! It'll only mean that the best and brightest need apply. At least Podesta is not in there. Seems that there are a lot of hidden Obama/Clinton radicals lurking amongst the new Pres. WH staff. But if Doug Chin were trying to look for anti-muslimists, then he should focus on Geert Wilders.\n\nhttp://www.reuters.com/article/us-netherlands-election-campaign-idUSKBN15W2GT\n\nThe left is just supporting the 'ole Patsy Mink playbook of \"just oppose everything\" tactics. When oh when will there be a positive story about the new administration?\n\nCausal engineering. Causal repetition. Just saying.",
"There is no place for a bunch of Ku-Ku-Klowns in Canada.\nIn the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century an English \nthree Canadians was a member of the white supremacist organization Anglo-Saxon, WASP equivalent to the United States (\"White Anglo-Saxon Protestants\"). \nFour members have been Prime Ministers of Canada; \nSir John A. Macdonald (father of « Canadian Federation » of 1867\nbut not « Father of Canada » which is Sir Samuel de Champlain in 1608 ), \nSir John Abbott, \nSir Mackenzie Bowell (a past « Grand Master » (?)), \nand John Diefenbaker. \nIn 1927 the “Orange” movement gave birth to a more intolerant and racist group, the Canadian Ku Klux Klan, which had its deepest roots in small towns in Saskatchewan because of the \"yellow peril\", but also because of the blacks...Jews...Catholics...\n(The “Ku Ku Nest” in the province campaigned against= teaching French + wearing the religious habit + the presence of crucifixes in schools.)",
"One thing that I have respect for is that the Liberals don't seem to have stacked these committees with people who are just advocating for Liberal party favoured policies. The election reform committee didn't agree with pure ranked balloting, and this committee is basically saying that the Conservatives were right and the Liberals were wrong on the retirement age. No matter what party you endorse, this kind of independence is probably good.",
"Jim Minnery, Mike Dunleavy and any other so called Christian Conservatives, you might want to find an uninhabited island somewhere and found a nation based on your bizarre notions of Christianity, leaving those of us who believe our nation was founded on separation of church and state and that all men and women are created equal to live peacefully with one another.",
"They need a Plan \"C\", unless KHL and other leagues are willing to part with their players.",
"\"and because of the province’s complicated form of proportional representation,\"\nMaybe all those anti Trudeau people who can't understand why after a sober second though has decided not to follow through with election reform might look at other governments who are stagnated by proportional representation.",
"Could This new law really be bad? We know the Golden rule through Christianity love your neighbor as yourself. Islam teaches that you. are to kill those who don't submit to allah but. Not all Muslims follow that teaching. Go to a Muslim nation and Don t submit and see if I M okay your okay works there. The Christians believe in marriage as between a man and woman which in nature only reproduce. So hasn't the culture turned it's back on what is normal? Shouldn't people who have belief in God be able to live out their beliefs or should our new view of life be forced upon them as they do in other countries? They also believe waiting for marriage to have sex is good since 98.3 percent of abortions are done by choice. I really cant see wrong with these views maybe our new culture has it wrong and they got it right.. Yes I used to believe like the culture and l iived a selfish life but now that I see the truth I became a Christian .... In. Love of all. Scott",
"The UGB is supporting hundreds of city, county and State employees around Oregon. \n\nNot to mention a fairly large herd of attorneys who get paid to fight on both sides of these issues!\n\nAn attorney assures his clients “Any proposal for the City of Springfield to expand its (urban growth boundary) for employment land purposes that does not include the Seavey Loop area is unlikely to survive appellate review,”\n\nAnd only charges a few hundred dollars per hour to see if that is actually the case. when it gets to LUBA or the Oregon Court of Appeals.\n\nNo guarantees; that's why attorneys use words such as \"unlikely\". \n\nThere are always a winner and a loser in a lawsuit. An attorney represents each side.....one of them will be proven to be wrong.",
"Wrong reaction - Denise is better than that ... and indeed, the real issue is that it is too bad for the planet that Denise was not alive in earlier times, when she could have enlightened the entire world with her superior views, and prevented all of us (of certain superficial characteristics) from being responsible for these obvious mistakes of hundreds of years ago that she would have prevented.\n\nSimilarly, it is tragic that Denise was not, is not, British/Canadian/Aussie/etc. royalty, as she would clearly do a much better job at it than the guilty parties presently installed as representing the idea of authority over the government of the day in certain and very limited situations, as a (figurative or not, depending on whether your last name might be \"Whitlam\") potential check upon the government of the day.\n\nI think we should just appoint her Arbitrator of All that is Right and True ... and the rest of us can snooze comfortably.",
"Treating employees decently is better than harassing them because they're gay or black or muslim. Seems a reasonable principle.",
"This battle goes back 50 years, ever since Fr. Hesburgh was desperate to remove ND's Catholic \"stigma\" so the school could win the respect of the \"real\" universities. Ralph McInerny, ND's most prolifically-published author ever, credited the move to \"the vulgar lust for prestige.\"\n\nThat lust still looms hard and heavy on Fr. Jenkins's shoulders. His lawyers before the 7th Circuit made a distinctly lackluster performance in the first place. As far as ND is concerned, Humanae Vitae died the day Land o'Lakes was born.\n\nND now is all about money. They publicly and proudly covered up the sexual assault on Lizzie Seeberg (who committed suicide when receiving no support from Fr. Jenkins or anyone else). Football rules. \n\nLike Bill Clinton, they didn't deny it, just swallowed hard and moved on.\n\nTo top it off, the Sycamore Trust (solid alums) reports that an. ND dean recently told a public gathering that \"fifty years ago ND was mediocre.\" Just in time for my 50th reunion! \n\nLaugh? Or cry?",
"HaHa, Well this isn't Burger King and you can't have it your way any more than anyone else. Your blatant bigotry and intolerance of others who aren't like you is very evident.\n\nWhy don't you call out Old Soul, icon66, Dejain and all the other anonymous liberals to use their real name? Huh? Huh?\n\n\n\"fear free speech\"? You gotta be kidding me. How about some \"fear free speech\" from all the trumphobes in this country?",
"The globe just hates when you post the truth.\nThey call that uncivil. Notley and her partner\ntrudeadlio are one hit wonders. \n Canada needs a MAN as PM. One day\nthe globe will be begging for no censoring\nand people will remember.",
"The letter writer doesn't affix labels because he uses the SPLC to do so for him. SPLC has repeatedly labeled pro-family associations as \"hate groups\" because they oppose, through lobbying only and not violence, parts of the LGBTQ agenda. Standing up for privacy in girls' locker rooms is a hate crime to the SPLC.\n\nSPLC teaches tolerance only for those they agree with. Not so much for everyone else who is not on board with the agenda.",
"There are some difficulties in this column, first Are Monastries so willing to receive clergy who have sexually offended? This idea is based on the old \"Penitential monasteries\", which do not exists anymore. In some countries in Europe Monastic major superiors have voices their worries with having those men among them. To have work for many years as a psychotherapist for sex offenders, I know that some of them are very difficult to monitor, and first of all need more therapy than penances. How can you ask a community with an average age of let say 70 to monitor such problematic personalities? Secondly, though the procedure for bishops or superiors mishandling cases is in place on paper, it has not yet being put in practice, and apparently there are some resistances to it. So there are the official talks, but as Marie Collins point out there are different stories behind the closed doors. But otherwise I have no objection for mercy as long as justice for the victims is not sacrificed.",
"Unfortunately, the sad gang of candidates for the NDP leadership will guarantee the party's continued demise. Not a hint of dynamism or flexibility on economic or other issues or anything else to excite the voters. A sad situation which could guarantee the reelection of \"Sunny Ways\" and his gang, as the Conservative leadership campaign looks equally uninspiring. Too bad, because the Liberals will have no real opposition as they continue to break their campaign promises, try to reduce the time MP's spend in the H of C and make the Prime Minister even less accessible to journalists than he is now.\nBut he's cute and he has great hair. Our grandchildren will pay.",
"Is this to protect us from the Christians?",
"I'm assuming that Worth proclaimed \"Eureka!\" in place of \"I do\".",
"Why would the opposition party share its data with a spokesman for the Democrats? Conduct your own poll and publish the results. \n.\nAnyway when given stats you seem unable to understand their meaning. \"... 67% went into government or public interest law.\" 67% John. Where did you get 76%?\n.\nForgetting that gross error for the moment, public interest law is defined by UH as Native Rights Advocates and Public Defenders, both funded by the Government or OHA. Now you can tell me that the public defenders office and OHA aren't political.\n.\nYou're right about one thing you don't get a law degree from UH expecting you''ll be a partner at a law firm. You get it to go into local politics. \n.\nFinally if your so wired into AG Chin tell him to publish a statement saying that he will not run for Governor. Don't hold your breath waiting for a response.",
"For what it's worth, the BC Liberals in many ways have more in common with the federal Conservatives than they do the federal Liberals.",
"\"The CBA's job is to advocate for things that affect lawyers as lawyers, not to act as a tax lobby group.\"\nThis statement makes sense.\n\"Anything that the federal government does that discourages these professionals from settling in small towns I think is a really bad thing,\" he said. \"Will it have that effect? I don't know, but I think it could.\"\nThis statement sounds like fear mongering in rural and small town Canada that typically votes Conservative.",
"I would bet that the judge has insurance, in witch case he would not have to pay for this(guilty or not).\n\nPeace V."
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"The nightmare begins. What a loser!!",
"I don't know what he said except what he always says.\n\n\"We're going to win.\" (constantly)\n\n\"We're going to kill terrorists\" (constantly)\n\n\"We're going to do stuff and make other countries pay for it.\" (the wall)\n\n\"We're going to show American military strength and power\" (North Korea)\n\nOther than those vague things, Trump bascially adopted Obama's position in Afghanistan.\n\nExcept that he wants to leave troops there, while Obama wanted to bring them home.\n\nIsolationists like Bannon/Brietbart are gonna go bonkers.",
"He was a thief !",
"What do you bet the Weinstein scandal will reveal that there's been funny business going on with the Academy Awards and Emmys? Think of all the actresses and crappy movies connected with Harvey that have been nominated and/or won. \"Oscar Rigging\" is my prediction for the next chapter in this saga.",
"You lose sleep in your white man bed, your head on a white man pillow, under your white man sheets, in your white man house, where you eat white man food, and keep your white man computer, and your white man clothing and white man toilet. Oh how you suffer.",
"You neglected to answer my questions about the defense of marriage act, NAFTA, her putting blacks into prison for minor offenses and wanting to make black predators heel. Please respond love to hear your erudite answers. Also her support for the Iran Nuclear deal and opening up borders for the whole western hemisphere. Can't wait to hear your wisdom.",
"I agree with you Rainbird I am also against bigots and racist so do we agree then that Mr Tetpon should be stopped?",
"Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross made a complete jackass of himself when, last month in Saudi Arabia—an authoritarian monarchy that strictly prohibits almost all dissent—he remarked that there were no protests there when Donald Trump visited\n\nhttps://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/06/06/where-are-all-saudi-arabias-protesters-these-14-are-awaiting-execution\nWhere Are All Saudi Arabia's Protesters? These 14 Are Awaiting Execution",
"Only thing I learned from this election is that America is full of suckers and idiots and they all helped Trump win the white house.",
"The only real accomplishment Trudeau has had is to ensure Canada has our traditional \"First Passed the Post\" electoral system for at least another generation. By being a fool he has been stopped.",
"If we want to protect our future, we simply need to get rid of all the idiots that are doing us in. I'm all for idiotocide.",
"Trump is a fool and an immature adolescent catering to other immature adolescents. Of course he should have stated that white supremists and Nazis are evil. That stated, there's a little hypocracy going on here. The left has indirectly (and probably directly) sponsored violent mobs in response to speakers, as an alleged organic movement due to claimed police misconduct, etc. That's every bit as evil as what these jugheads did in Charlottesville.",
"The only thing that matters to the chump and his followers is whether or not it was a muslim.",
"If we use you as an example, yes, he can get more pathetic. \nYou constantly expand the boundaries of patheticism.",
"Graykeeper, For some reason I feel you have lived here for a long time. Don't know, just a hunch. Remember back when the abbreviation for Alaska, when addressing mail, was \"R.A.\"? It stood for \"Russian America\". You can still find it on old envelopes.\nMoving on: I don't know much about politics and their inner workings (my parents and grandparents taught me that ALL politicians are crooks who must be avoided and that everything they promise if elected is a complete lie since it seldom comes to fruition) but I am getting the impression a party divided is not a good thing. Not only does it strike me as silly and disorganized to elect someone and then try to force them to quit, but I am reminded of \"united we stand, divided we fall.\" I think they should let the voters decide who they want to elect and then stand by it. Other wise what's the point of the whole operation???\nJust my humble opinion.",
"Let the elite's MSM make up the fake news, you are just too fake!"
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"Scientific conclusion and consensus is not a \"view\", my friend.",
"That is what the leftist agitators always do and unsurprisingly you always support them. What a surprise.",
"Ah, RD spews the standard right-wing hatred of the SPLC. Right wingers hate it because it tells the truth about the right, so the right replies by lying.",
"Kindly identify a denizen of \"the left\" who claimed that Sandy Hook was a hoax.",
"The Anti-Trump Faction is dragggin' that chain across the bottom in a futile attempt to find something that isn't there. Once again they will fail.",
"Please tell me this is a joke...",
"Skepticism and ignorance seek a path to reason. \nReligion can't tolerate anything but fanboy faith.",
"Your candidate lost, eat your crow and put away the crying towel.",
"That's right, I didn't present a \"god\" argument, I presented a good argument. You just aren't open to reason.",
"How does \"Ferchrisakes...let it go\" not meet civility standards?",
"Crybaby Libs waaaaa. Waaaaa waaaa",
"Spoken from the fuzzy depths of the most recent Trudeaupian stupor. Mush-minded Liberal/left/progressives doing their usual slime babble.",
"Yes like the speaking engagement fees dirty bill got after the sale of uranium to the Russians. Funny how the Clinton foundation taps have dried up with no play to access. \nTruly entering the mind of the left is an exercise in madness, thank God for TRUMP.",
"Nothing compared to the mess that was left for them.",
"Clearly the better man lost.",
"\"Toxic masculinity\" makes as little sense as \"toxic femininity\".",
"The article didn't mention his religion. Why are you assuming he's Christian? The left is quick to label and attack unless it's someone who shoots up a gay nightclub in the name of ISIS and Islam....then even when his own admission states his allegiance to Islam y'all claim he's just \"mentally\" ill and doesn't represent Muslims...LOL. Threatening to blow people up is crazy but the left I this country takes the cake on hypocrisy and crazy",
"Frank, I'm sorry to say but reading your comments, your question was an accusation. Plain and simple.",
"Quit whining, lefty. Under your friends everybody in the private sector will suffer.",
"or, in his case, NOTHING!",
"Couldn't address the question in my post, Poopeypants ?\n\nTroll elsewhere.",
"We could stand to have some common sense in this country. This is the wrong direction to go.",
"I would contend they are neither \"liberal dogs\" or \"striped hyenas\" both are far too gracious a label of character. These insane attacks though not just limited to President Trump are the product mindless hate on steroids 24/7 by un-American, anti-America de facto Democrats/party which is a national disgrace. They are currently not only engaged in their insane monument madness. Now these creeps have moved beyond just monuments to vandalizing looters desecrating war veterans graveyards, grace markers and historic battlefields. They are attempting to dig up dead confederate soldiers to do what? Abuse a corpus? How sick is that?",
"The headlines sure is misleading??",
"Most of the anonymous writers here, that so forcefully proclaim you to be wrong..do so because they can hide from the responsibility that facts require....it's easy for them to spout off and say anything most self respecting people would never say. It's a;lso easy from them to change their screen name, I think it's kind of cowardly to call a man a liar ,,,while hiding behind a mask...\nMost self respecting people try and not to pass on deception..they feel fine with the truth...\nI have watched your posts and and the attacks that come from that...\nI have also watched the denial of reality that these same anonymous characters show by the responses they make...\nThanks Johann and others for standing your ground and refuting their claims with the facts of the matter..",
"Your delusions are getting the better of you.\n\nOr I should say they already have.",
"Through their silence regarding a dangerous demagogue and implicit promulgation of a single-issue litmus test for voting, the US bishops have collectively sold the largest component of their flock up the river. Tim Kaine received far more criticism from their pens and pulpits than our vile President Elect, who provided them with fodder for valid moral criticism on a daily basis. There will be irreversible repercussions for the Church in this country in the years to come once the roundups begin.",
"\"the most misogynist, dangerous U.S. President ever elected\"\n\nPlease give it a rest. Your hyperbolic whinging is seriously tiresome.",
"You quote propaganda from the vegan lobby and then call normal people \"brainwashed\". Gotcha.",
"Someone who uses a word \"Economucs\" (what is THAT?!?!?!?) which does not exist, is indignantly pointing out other peoples' spelling errors?!?!?!?!\n\nYou simply cannot make this stuff up.",
"You must be reading a different article than I am. I see nothing to indicate the officer was the aggressor in the one above.",
"Smoke and mirrors to muddy the water and distract the public from demanding a real investigation of heinous abuse of power and position. It's all that's \"left\".",
"Too bad we can't accept your opinion as valid because you've never been pregnant.",
"Oh, and you're qualified to decide what everyone needs to do. I don't think so. You failed to address my point regarding your claim of false equivalency between Native people and the invading EuroAmericans. I said that the numbers alone make your statement IMPOSSIBLE. You sink to insults, value judgments about living in the past, what is history, and what is growing up and living. Someone is choosing in live in whatever reality they like, but it's not me. If you were correct, you would be able to counter my disagreement with something solid, but you can't. If you could, you would have.",
"The left are the only ones allowed to coin phrases and make up words like homophobia, micro aggression, trigger, etc. When anyone on the right does the same, they ask why (eye roll). They are the Ministry of Information and will control what we see, hear, say and believe. Welcome to 1984.",
"LOL. This too hilarious. \n\nAfter the last election cycle when all the republican could come up with to debate their democratic challengers was, \"Did you vote for Obama!? OMG, how could you! Present faux outrage. \n\nNow they can't even stomach their own party's leader, before the election.\n\nReap what you sow. All the hate is coming back to bite the republicans in their collective behinds.",
"The answer to your question is \"No.\"",
"I can't disagree. He is certainly off of something.",
"It is a deep, deep mystery how the Shippens could be so confused. \n\nHow could they have missed the Party of No's eight years of solid opposition to every one of Obama proposals, their complete refusal to negotiate despite many entreaties to do so, and that everything Obama did manage to accomplish is now due to be dismantled.\n\nStephen J. Remington",
"\"But there are many more who support him because--and we have seen these very words here--he makes \"libs heads explode!!!\"\n\nYou have no proof whatsoever to back up that statement. Making it, you too are fanning the flames of hatred.",
"Well it he says there was no collusion that's good enough for me. Looks like the MSM comes up empty again.(What else is new)",
"Well mr smith there's media and then there's \"media\". You may no longer be able to separate the wheat from the chaff due to years of conditioning but the folks at Fox and the bloviators like limbaugh et al have not been telling you the truth for decades now. The disinformation spewed out to so many millions of my fellow Americans by the massive right wing media machine has so confused and angered the viewers/listeners that like you the truth is a foreign concept now. Like a powerful and destructive drug the siren call of right wing media lures you back day after day for more reinforcement, another hit of the lies that sooth your latent need to look down on, hate and fear someone outside your close group of acquaintances. You have been poisoned by disinformation mr smith. The antidote is to shut off the radio and TV for at least a month until the irritation subsides and rational, reasoned thinking resumes. The purpose of propaganda is to make you react emotionally and negatively.",
"You have no shame and no facts, both requirements for right wing nut membership.",
"Again, you choose to not have a conversation and just hurl insults like a child would.",
"So much for the freedom of speech, eh?",
"Humanity loses eh? You mean the USA? Biased reporting again and the Mop and Pail",
"Another post devoid of any economically viable STEM reality ....",
"Unfortunately, after sinking, the Liberals keep coming up again for air .-)",
"none of the \"good\" will ever be reported or documented.",
"devos is living proof that a mind is a terrible thing to waste!",
"It's the reporter that said the things you are choosing to believe, not GM.",
"It was no deflection. I'm simply not responsible for how the \"civil comments\" system treats your post. I have nothing to do with that. Fact--not \"deflection\".\n\nTo be honest, I see no use in our continuing exchange. Your having nothing worthwhile to say unavoidably means I have nothing worthwhile with which to respond. If you wanna try again, give me something to work with.",
"Heh - I know!\n\nThose leftist, nincompoop, tax-hiking, government-expanding, latte-drinking, sushi-eating, Volvo-driving, Walrus-reading, body-piercing, Hollywood-loving, left-wing freaks will NEVER be as good at identity politics as the right.\n\nSnowflakes.\n\n(Uh, those voting this uncivil - please look again at angelo_vancouver's post to which it responds. And consider irony.... and that everyone is apparently fine with the first post.)",
"This is totally Hill-larious. Pitts is almost as much a liar as Clinton. For many years all Liberal progressives have done is try to re-write history in school and college textbooks. Now, Pitts gets upset because one state takes a stand and tells the real in-varnished truth! What a laugh! What comedy show is he on. A political propaganda show pretending to be comedy! The left has lots of those shows!",
"What do you expect from a guy with no qualifications to lead anything?",
"So why Mr M...did you not take one of the most extreme cases above, and put that forward as your question in Parliament, instead of the \"lame\" and vague? You need to \"block\" him...dont allow a way around! That way, you will inform and convince those who still hang on fence. Seriously, you need to polish up, be direct and to the point in your speeches...please! And stop smiling at his answers...show your disgust and disdain..and knock him off his feet with a reply to his lies!",
"OMG! Stop spreading lies and half truths and stop being a tool of the liberals and start reporting real news and the progress being made already.....WE the American people are sick of you and your left-centric spin always trying to shape the narrative.",
"Just get the hell out of the alliance, test your communist policy support by standing independently and be done with it. I am tired of your waffle...",
"All they have to do is put in an empty chair and introduce the gov..",
"You write well, but certainly lack finanical acumen.",
"???\nPodesta's own words in his emails are 'nonsense'?",
"Jedediah, Billy Ray & Joe Bob been up to no good again.",
"\"Talk about yourself again, you're not saying anything....\"",
"Sad right wing hater discourages the golden goose that is actually representative of self-starter capitalism.",
"The Libs voted AGAINST change in the rules.",
"Lee should give up....",
"In my opinion, there never was any debate...attempts to engage in dialogue have been shouted down by FN activists and their non-Indigenous supporters.....",
"Why bother with debate, those who know his past, already know his narcissistic arrogance. \nShould he come up with anything which is remotely worthwhile to listen to, it will be likely an alternative fact.",
"Seems like CNN blew this story out of proportion........",
"Nobody cares what a fake news enabler has to say.",
"Dump the electoral college ASAP!",
"How is eliminating and all freedom a \"plan\"?",
"Comey is lying just like Clapper did.",
"Trump is an authority on poor leadership, it stares him in the face every time he looks in a mirror.",
"A total waste of Taxpayers dollars.",
"Uh-oh you have TRIGGERED the lefties with your \"hate speech\"! Watch out!",
"That's why I said, Americans are tired of this. It's happened before and will happen again--so long as liberals seem to get a kick out of sticking it to themselves, and losing.",
"Nothing - not one word - in your post is relevant to McConnell's shameful sexism and misogyny. \n\nI.E. Your post is both irrelevant and off topic.",
"It appears that your complaint is that the author did not write the article you wanted written. Other people have different priorities than you have.",
"Oh quit spouting facts... lol\nfunny how they only quote one stat to suit their purposes.",
"That is complete and utter nonsense. The AP, CNN, SA, all the mainstream media will tell you this. The mainstream is run by liberals whose only job is to turn the people against the GOP. They will skirt the truth, skew the truth, tell only part of the truth so that we as citizens become brain-washed until you think like a liberal. Open your mind to the whole and objective truth.",
"What a waste of editorial space!",
"It is what happens when Liberals manage your stuff",
"What a bad idea. Russell's is just not funny. His material is lazy and lame",
"After reading this piece of .... article, I have lost all respect for the author.",
"The legislature wouldn't do the job. Now the governor is taking the hit.",
"Rex, you are the master of pointing out the obvious, and the irrelevant!",
"Dishonest? Maybe not. But disingenuous, probably so. He was solicited to write this article by ADN the publisher of which is a strong left wing tax and spend person. And close to Gov Walker who is the same. He lost all credibility and has just become a semi hired shill for their agenda. Thank goodness we are about to get a new Governor who gets it. The \" Unity\" party is a misnomer. Just the opposite is happening.Next, it would be great to get a newspaper that reports news instead of bias.",
"WesternPatriot = Liberal shill",
"Sessions is dirty. No surpise there. This may be the most corrupt administration in USA history. Just so sad.",
"The legal actions will not be decided by who donated to whom, but rather by the facts and law.\n\nSo, your comment is pretty irrelevant.",
"Sorry Lefties but you don't get to decide things by yourself. All of us matter, including POTUS, and your opinion is not fact no matter how much you seem to think it is. Many of us disagree with you.",
"She's a Marxist\nYou must be unemployed",
"There's no tables turning,\n\nthat's just your anterior lobe acting up again.",
"Sullivan showed his political ignorance by going on MSMBC thinking he would get a fair shot.",
"The NDP are proving to be a disaster...",
"Angry liberal partisan supporters misguided ranting's about it all being someone else's fault. \n\nMore signs supporting the obvious position that this government is in shambles.",
"Clearly the Denver Post is a liberal rag I wouldn't deem good enough for the radioactive trout I pull from the S. Platte. Do you have no shame DP? How dare you tell us the President is lying liar who can't stop lying.",
"Sounds like Strada wants to scapegoat his favorite target.\n\nTrouble is, he can't produce any evidence to back up his unfounded accusations.",
"\"That motion-passing by the student union is a thousand times worse than her coarse poems.\"\n\nDefinitely nailed it outta the park there, Doc.\n\nhttp://prospect.org/article/remedy-more-speech\n\n\"...the peculiar evil of silencing the expression of an opinion is that it is robbing the human race...\"\n\n- John Stuart Mill, On Liberty, Chapter 2, Of the Liberty of Thought and Discussion\n\nYou may get a lot of silly emojis, but doubt that you get any reasonable counterarguments from the usual suspects.",
"when I first heard trump would be here, I immediately thought how can I thumb my nose at him. I want to show him no respect, I think he is evil (entitled to my opinion) and that he as president is a most ridiculous and dangerous proposition.\n and then I realize - he feeds off that energy...it is fuel to his vile rants..it is an excuse to insult any sub-group of our citizenry that aren't rich old greedy white men like him. to his supporters, he's already demonstrated his dislike for at least 50% of his supporters.. these tough poor working women who support him...if he is willing to slur ver accomplished women, how do you think he's gonna regard you? unless you're eastern European and about 20 yrs old...won't be pretty.\n so I decided the best thing I can do is not go, not feed his rhetoric, not give him a target to rant at, not let him rile the people. what if nobody went to protest? would that not take the wind out of his sails? what would he say? I think he relishes this stop.",
"I've found the complete opposite of what you are saying. Not sure what posts you are reading but the hate talk Ive seen coming out of the left camp since election is stunning. I had a couple of friends on Facebook simply say everyone need to calm down and get along and work on the future - to get dozens of horrifically graphic and threatening posts from Hilary supporters. These aren't anonymous posters. these are from \"friends\" that will run into these people. I can't even repeat here as an example what was being said as its so violent and abusive. \n\nIt made me pull my own benign remark about everyone repairing relationships. My comments were not pro-Trump or pro-right. People accused me of being a deplorable for trying to be positive and inclusive. The reactions from lefties was so outrageously rude and scary....it did two things: One: Pushed me from slightly left to Very right, and Two: Pushed my opinion underground to show up as a \"shock\" to all the lefties in our next election",
"Auntyccp is a shill for the Falling Gongs.",
"Milo has nothing of value to say about anything. He is a brat trying to make money off of being as obnoxious as possible. Not course he has the right to say his verbal gibberish and people have a right to invite him to speak but we should all endeavor to strive for speak that does not harm others. Just because free speech exists does not mean I should morally be allowed to use that speech to hurt people.",
"And your side elected a Fraud.",
"One can only hope that all trump's contradictory statements are contrived to appeal to the immediate audience present , if not , then he is truly mad.",
"Or the Red state farmers who sign up for fram subsidies (Joe Miller) and have the audacity to call others freeloaders...",
"Or a racist or a Nazi the list goes on and on of names the left use against anyone who makes the mistake of disagreeing with them.",
"What an odd comment!",
"You calling them facts does not make them facts. Maybe fake facts. But not facts.",
"Rather, no one believes you.",
"a judge that is out of bounds again.",
"Ya know... I reads lot of comments... And it's like there are two different languages....which is really kind of sad.... And it does seem to be the right that's pushing the wedge.....\n\nWe have a lot of folks who will confuse their opinion with a fact.... and describe things in exaggerated terms....with a lot boogie man.... People are already babbling about the demise of America if Hillary wins...emotion over reason type stuff....\n\nMaybe the Internet has caused people to think they're smarter and better informed then they really are... Look at any discussion of climate science and they come out in droves....\n\nI think what some call infringement of their free speech... Usually the left is doing it... Is actually them getting called on their statements and claims.... My ignorance or misinformation is not equal to another's knowledge and experience.....and things that are wrong should be discarded... Today they take on a life of their own....",
"Another disgusting decision by a completely unqualified Trump appointee. When will this madness end?",
"The arrogance of those retrospective socialist crystal ball gazers, such as Radwanski, knows no bounds. Mr. Radwanski would not know up from down so please, we have no interest in your advice so keep it to yourself.",
"The dubia are a logical mess. Those 4 apparently really were confused by AL. As a result of those confusions, they are visually impossible to answer.",
"You can't be serious.",
"That there appears to be a mouthful of excuses not to do right.",
"Coming from none other than Dan Rather - low praise indeed.",
"It means that Trump is politically incorrect and the establishment is worried..."
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"Funny, those of us who know to stay away from the junk do not view this as any type of Crisis\n\nOh goodie more advocates for the stoned set, paid for by hardworking Canadians and their families, so these addicts can get their daily fix and go back to their subsidized apartment for their nap, and collect their welfare cheques.\n\nThe good Drs \"Feel Good\". had better get a clue that the average Canadian who works hard could care less about a bunch of drug addict' s who do not want to get off the junk and are nothing but a drain on society. \n\nUsing taxpayer’s money to fund any of this garbage is wrong. If you want to truly get off it, there is, and should be, many programs available to help you. But if all you want is your fix, too bad. The addicts and all their advocates can suck it.\n\nAfter all if you can't trust your drug dealer who can you trust ?",
"A death of a person? The acts that ISIS commits against innocent women and children - sadists who rape and mutilate young girls after killing their families - these are not people - they are rabid dogs and should be dealt with accordingly.",
"This sleaze ball has been lying about his investments and ripping off investors for years. It's good to see that they are finally going prosecute him.\n\nHe's the type guy when you meet him and shake his hand you have to wipe off the stink.",
"Angler Bob --> Cui Bono? Your comment is ambiguous. Where do live? Do you cycle? Are you affected by errant and wayward cyclists? We are, on a daily basis and if there are trouble makers, which there, we need a way to identify them, such as a description of a license plate. Not all cyclists are law abiding, accountable, or even nice for that matter, some are even rabid in behaviour. Do you live in a city? Where was this approach tested? I personally think you are full of kaka.",
"Your post is pure bias and makes no mention of this. Now, after the fact, you make this statement. No, I did not get this wrong, you need to articulate better than a bias opinion condemning one while saying nothing of the other equally guilty. as for the latter, Junior, I staunchly opposed Bush in agreement with William F Buckley who warned the GOP they were committing political suicide with this incompetent clown. Now you're deflecting off subject of your BIAS post I addressed.",
"Nobody gets exposed to \"mold spores, asbestos, etc.\" if they don't break-in in the first place. Am I suppose to feel sorry for the criminals/drunks/morons that are breaking into places they don't belong? Intentional fires are already illegal. Perhaps we should punish the criminals vs. their victims.",
"Well, well, well - more dirty Denver cops, this time at the very top of the organization. A number of others feel free to behave badly with impunity evidently because they're taking after their leadership. What a complete and total embarrassment for the city of Denver.",
"you are absolutely correct. I keep wondering WHEN the MSM and the DNC is going to wake up and realize they are ALL BOUGHT AND PAID FOR by Hillary and her criminal cronies. And that NO ONE believes ANYTHING that they say. In fact, every thinking citizen knows that WHATEVER they say, it is simply to COVER UP WORSE crimes. Kenneth Starr has now ADMITTED to being paid off to distract us with \"blowjobs\" so we would not demand answers and prosecution of the Travel Office firings, Whitewater property development embezzlement and the Clintons Cocaine Traffic of Arkansas.",
"Francis is disturbed by emerging new ideas about gender. So are many who are fully self-honest. It disrupts our world view when something so fundamental is challenged. Worse, there is at the present time no real stability, no strong consensus in this field. Rather, every Tom, Dick and Harry is proposed their own distinctions.\n\nBUT, in this particular quote Francis makes it very clear that he is fundamentally confused about what is happening in the field. He implies that groundless ideology comes first, and out of that ideology, pronouncement are made about reality. He reveals his confusion in a core sentence: \n\n\"Today children – children! – are taught in school that everyone can CHOOSE his or her sex\" (emphasis added)\n\nWhile it might be true that some idiot here or there might be teaching this, the gender issue today is founded on data, on observation, of disconcerting evidence that a few people experience their sexualtity and gendered in non-standard patterns.\n\n(continued)",
"The usual liberal morons would jump on it and \" report\" them. LOL",
"As a rabble rouser, trumpf is numba 1. Look at his rabble rousing idiotic tweets. Psychotic demented person. Spicer lies on top of trumpfs lies. Conway has been delegated to taking \"pictures\" in the Oval orfice.",
"This is all a bunch of bull. The Chump selected Flynn because of his connections with foreign countries. The swamp is clogged and the USS Chump is going down in it with all its rats on board.",
"The massive security presence is \"to prevent truck attacks that are on the rise around the world\". Those darn self-driving trucks. They better not try to operate in Canada. Wait a minute; they are not self-driving trucks. They are trucks used as weapons of mass murder driven by terrorists. A reasonable person might ask what type of terrorist is driving those trucks. Ah, that the Globe, the CBC and Toronto Star will not say.",
"Trudeau lied to all Canadians in the last election campaign. \n\nShame on you shiny pony!\n\nSHAME!!!",
"That said, prison guards must rank at the very top of the unhealthiest list. Big and strong for nothing I guess since a little sniffle seems to make them whine like little girls and call in sick from their jobs so much.",
"It was a biker hit... the white guy shot up the mosque since the Muslim men who were inside were undercutting the bikers by selling low grade OC to old age homes. Thus the biker leader sanctioned a hit on the Muslim guys inside. Nothing was race or terrorism related to that shooting."
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"sometimes you get exactly what you give.",
"Internet doesn't have a single point of failure unless you have GCI.",
"Selecting low-grade insulation in a rush to show you are 'fighting' Global Warming is very much a First World problem.",
"It is clear to see that complexity is beyond your grasp. Simple black and white appears to be all that you can see - and you will degrade all comments into this one-bit perception that you purposely foster and cultivate to justify your beliefs.\n\nNone of my comments \"blamed\" anyone - and if your mind was less clouded and rigid you could see this - along with those of us that can. Interestingly enough, any student of language could point out to you, that defending a misinterpreted point in a discussion, is often a classic indirect acknowledgement of your own acceptance and believe in that point.\n\nYour comment would be unintentionally hilarious, if it wasn't just so tragically sad.",
"Old, I was focusing on Rieder's implied contention that the only alternative to high-carb diets is a paleo one, which is obviously not the case. I just grabbed the first site that popped up, I'm sure there are better ones out there. Dairy is obiously also going to contain animal fat( unless you go non-fat), and avoiding processed foods is best. If you believe a Paleo diet is \"very healthy\", I'm not going to try and talk you out of it, but you may want to do more research.",
"Is that all you know how to type?\nTedious.\nDing Ding yourself.",
"Heh - I know!\n\nThose leftist, nincompoop, tax-hiking, government-expanding, latte-drinking, sushi-eating, Volvo-driving, Walrus-reading, body-piercing, Hollywood-loving, left-wing freaks will NEVER be as good at identity politics as the right.\n\nSnowflakes.\n\n(Uh, those voting this uncivil - please look again at angelo_vancouver's post to which it responds. And consider irony.... and that everyone is apparently fine with the first post.)",
"Trump's negotiation over NAFTA changes will be a disaster. Its just started and I look with interest at this business world which still believes that this man can effect positive change. Just watch lemmings because the Donald will blow up in your face.......Canada needs to repel as much as possible this dismantling disease. Bad pre-1930's recycled protectionist ideas will lead your business down the sewer........this is like revisiting a time when even Hitler had popularity......indeed, pre-1930's.....and yes there was a stock market crash in 1929.... enjoy!",
"Surely as a CHRISTIAN, you agree that we are all created in Gods image,Shisaisama, so you are discriminating against God in your narrow interpretation of a flawed book called the bible. Seems like the Hale Koa should cancel this event at their facility.",
"You know that because?",
"Hardly. You're just leaving a few nuggets for your descendents 10,000 years from now. Out of sight out of mind I guess.",
"When teenage Toronto gangbangers can run hand gun rental businesses, one should appreciate that gun control has been as effective as Canada's laws to prohibit alcohol, gambling, drugs, and prostitution. (Ironically Canadian governments are now in the alcohol and gambling business & re about to enter the drug business.)\n\nMost Canadians don't appreciate that many Canadian provinces tried different forms of alcohol prohibition prior to the infamous US attempt. Enterprising Canadians learned the boot legging business in Canada and were well placed to met the demand when the US tried the same experiment.",
"With all due respect, Alex, this is not a game where you cheer for the red team to beat the blue team. This is about people's lives, treating all people with decency and humanity, and, if we want to be purely pragmatic about it, doing what's in the best interest of the country (i.e., immigration equals economic growth, period). Forget about making the country great \"again\"; DREAMers are making it great right now.",
"Now just have to get rid of Merkle!",
"break out the hip boots",
"Dear Groggy Broth, this is hate speech designed like a target. I flagged it and changed your name in this reply so I don't puke every time I see it.",
"It's what progressives do. They don't create anything. They only destroy what others have built.",
"The only sadness appears in the blind Republican faithful who continue to send the most disgusting people to government positions expecting different results. The primary campaign consisted of a host of wannabes trying to be as disgusting as Don Young. The winner reflects the most disgusting one of all extolling the virtues of all that the Republican party shows to be its basic tenets of anti-government, anti-human rights, christian fundamentalism over freedom, misogyny toward women, free-market criminality based in abject greed, one of the deadly sins of their preferred religion. Those voting Republican reflect the basic \"values\" of their leaders. Nice to see you are so happy to wallow in that cesspool of false dogma.",
"Chrusty is over cooked.",
"These jobs need to be engineered to attract Americans, put on two shifts, pay a little more. 60,000 to 100,000 lbs / permit is a lot of potential income for everyone involved.\nI worked in honey processing with visa workers, same thing: long hours, poor conditions, unsafe operations somebody got hurt every time we pulled the separator to clean it. Saw one person caught in machinery, almost lost an arm, ripped clothing and skin, huge bruises. Illegal deductions from paychecks, made up excuses to not pay final check, all afraid to complain, really modern slavery.\nTrump and family are such greedy people, foreign workers, all products made elsewhere, so two faced how can we trust them on anything?",
"1. What you deem to be shown in \"the CDC's own data\" is evidence of absolutely nothing. Where are your \"23% with moderate dental fluorosis\"? In your community of Peterborough? Port Angeles? LA? New York? Jackson Hole, Wyoming? Where, David? If this is such a \"concern\" as you so desperately attempt to portray, you should have no trouble identifying people who view this as a problem in themselves. You can't. \n\nNeither can I, who closely examines tens of thousands of teeth per year.\n\n2. Moderate dental fluorosis is attributable to improper ingestion of fluoridated toothpaste and/or exposure to high levels of well-water fluoride during the teeth developing years of 0-8 years. \n\n3. Severe dental fluorosis does not occur in communities with a water fluoride content of 2.0 ppm or below. Water is fluoridated at 0.7 ppm, one third that level. \n\n4. Your conspiracy nonsense, while part and parcel of antifluoridationist tactics, is obvioisly of no relevance.\n\nSteven D. Slott, DDS",
"The pot will help to keep the uninformed younger\ngerneration baked so they won't ask questions.",
"That's one . . .",
"Yes but this is a products used many hrs a day and also makes standing in line, palatable (I hate standing in line or waiting). Same with my 4K Sony TV, used a lot and saves on sporting events. Lots of technology is such a small package. You have to pay for THAT.",
"Aces game were at least 50% people w/ gray hair...the other half seemed to be people who like to drink a couple of beers and be w/ friends and young families w/ kids.\n\nNever noticed the muggers & looters you are referencing....and I'm guessing you have NEVER been to an Aces game....perhaps you have never even been to a hockey game\n\nNice try at spreading your unbridled liberalism though :)",
"A very good analysis.",
"God created us to make plastic (see George Carlin). When there is enough, we will be wiped away for the real future.",
"brilliant response! you must really understand the Native culture and way of life to have come to that conclusion. And if your logic is followed, with all the DUI's in Anchorage, maybe cars should banned and everone use horses again. Or ban guns because of all the shootings of PEOPLE.",
"How about if they camp in areas where there are garbage containers and toilets. It's basic and dignified.",
"All water in Canada is treated with chlorine. but many natives don't want chlorine in their water. It is a poison and not fit for human water in any amount. . Chlorine is for laundry. Many pump stations have been demolished to stop chlorination. If we want to poison ourselves that is our business. The fact that water around the world is chlorinated is irrelevant. They want snow pure spring water out of the taps.",
"Actually, what's happening is that people no longer have the ability for critical thinking and debate. This results in abject frustration and resentment, and the poorly equipped parties tend to lash out with terms like bigot, Nazi, racist, and so forth when they can't summon a rational rebuttal. We are living in an intellectually impoverished, thin-skinned age, and what makes matters worse is that so many are under the thrall of a media that has given up any pretense of good journalism to grab at the public's attention. The media does this for the sake of money, but the public thinks the media is the Voice of God, and trusts its every hysterical pronouncement as absolute truth. \n\nBut it's so much easier to say the problem is outside us, in \"bullies.\" Iyiyi.\n\nThe progressives always see themselves surrounded by enemies. And quite frankly, the Trads are little better.",
"So? I never claimed we should get rid of ALL restrictive federal rules. Nor do other Republicans. You seem to be trying to prop up a straw man.\n\nWhat I said was \"A common (R) theme is less central government control over citizens and business\". Less doesn't mean all. This is just one small rule that the elimination of moves in that direction.",
"Omaha! Omaha!.....check, check.....\n\nHa Ha Ha Bronco fans....consider yourselves exposed! Smellway isn't a genius GM. And without a future HOF QB, your team stinks! Enjoy being bottom feeders for the next decade as your defense ages, your offense remains a mystery, and the coaching riddle never finds a solution. \n\nLove, \nKansas City",
"Well let’s see it’s one side of a story designed only to put the targets (BSA and Marble) in the worst light possible without a chance to defend themselves. \n\nOf course you already knew that and didn’t need it explained to you.",
"You're right. EVery single article trashing Trudeau in post media and even at the G&M is pure and balanced and accurate and worthy of an article.\n\nBut obviously not ones that are critical of the Bostonian\n\nRight...",
"My God! I knew whack jobs existed, but I had not personally encountered one in a long time. Let's take you piece by piece, shall we? You say: \"You hate the Sioux Indians, extolling the judgement in law against them.\" Hate the Sioux? I feel bad for them because what MAY have been a decent environment case was so poorly presented on their behalf. Indeed, they presented no environmental case at all. I saw merit in a well-written judicial opinion by an Obama appointee.\n\"You side with the oil companies totally ignoring their malevolent influence on American politics.\" Wrong. See above.\n\"You hate homosexuals, repeatedly quoting obscure scripture texts from thousands of years ago, even justifying them being stoned to death in one of your posts and agreeing with gay people being sacked.\" You lie. True, I quote Scripture texts about the immorality of homosexual acts. I have never said gays should be stoned. To the contrary, I approve the Church's stance -- respect. \n\nYOU hate.",
"It's pretty clear where the blame lies on healthcare. Just because you like drinking pee doesn't mean I like to.",
"I would prefer the Climax Mine not take a bigger dump of moly into our water supply.",
"Laws of the land should only be enforced if they are good and valid. Have you forgotten prohibition? Today marijuana laws are largely ignorned. Fact is this country up until the fifties had very few laws on immigration. Don't give into the Donald's fears that they are coming for your women.",
"HE built me...that is enough",
"How about looking at it this way: the government has no business even talking about what women want to do with their bodies or what men and women want to smoke and drink. \nTheir job is to defend our nation, build schools and hospitals, make sure we have clean drinking water; things like that.",
"I'm sure even our friend Boots will agree that too much of anything is a bad idea. Or maybe not.",
"oh more hate bs trump stuff, what rubbish, it is called democracy and the system has worked again. you want a different outcome, maybe the entrenched elitist class of selfish politicians will start to listen and work for people rather than they're pocket books first. The politicians on both sides have failed the us people and trump comes along with a new direction, method, attitude and they said ok lets give it a shot! There is nothing dangerous in that! Get over it!",
"Your comment reveals your lack of knowledge and awareness, ie., you're seriously under-informed, or worse, choose to ignore the evidence. Which is it? The volcano 'story' is a red herring by the way, already dealt with in the scientific literature, but what is truly bizarre is your wood boat straw argument. Here's some facts you can learn from: http://foodassets.com/blog/2017/01/24/topic-videos-links-reports-arguments-climate-change/",
"There are internal mandates in China to clean up their pollution. They understand the problem. I work with vendors in China, and I see the changes in their manufacturing.\n\nGo blow your \"China is evil America is great\" P.R. smoke up someone else's tail.",
"To be clear, I don't condone rioting by anyone. \n\nNational Socialism gave the world Auschwitz, Dachau, 45,400 Canadian died to rid the world of the scourge of National Socialism. This is not a philosophy or political movement that deserves or merits any space in our society. It wasn't necessary to exempt it in the past because it was so self evidently insane and wrong to our forebearers, but as the memory of WWII fades from living memory, we must consider taking other measures in law to prevent the spread of this evil.",
"If it's so great it doesn't need my tax money !",
"So, today in the G&M we have learned that it's immoral to keep pet gerbils, gender science is irrelevant if it is the name of social justice, a carbon tax may thwart Lyme Disease, and learning to love home grown terrorists is the right thing to do. Thanks Ms. Wente for your weekly sanity check.",
"This Skidmore guy needs to be slapped up side of the head, metaphorically speaking. \n\nWith the exception of some conservatives, the same people who keep promoting policies that are unqualified failures, most thinking Alaskans are sick and tired of wasting resources on the failed drug war. But some people are still stuck in the \"just say no\", zero tolerance 1980s. drug wars. Enough is enough.",
"For dialog to be authentic, it must seek to be informed and ground in good-faith; on this ground it will naturally evolve into a mind of communal sensitivity. In the least, religions should find agreement on this minimal starting point if ever their conflicts are to be resolved and internecine self-destruction is to be averted. Intentional violence in any form is irreligious.",
"agree...da reporters gotta have more mojo and find some REAL stories to report...what about the coverup re the leaking tanks in RED HILL...a disaster waiting to happen...what happens when a major water source is poisoned...US NAVY too powerful...BWS and IGE needs to show da people that our health and safe before US military in Hawaii...",
"the \"organic\" industry is one of the greatest consumer frauds committed in America today, but down at LCFM they have had a history of illegal price fixing, and until last year LCFM mandated all vendors engage in illegal price fixing. Any vendor that honors \"buy direct from the grower and save\" is ran off through a gauntlet of criminal behavior our county board and city council has protected from criminal prosecution.",
"The last thing the US needs is economic growth. It has been doing that for decades and become the wealthiest developed country. And the least attractive developed country in which to live.\n\nPickett and Wilkinson showed in their strangely titled book \" The Spirit Level\" that living conditions in developed countries do not correlate with wealth GNP/person. Living conditions do correlate with income inequality. No explanation but the data is solid. Starting with the US and Portugal where income inequality is high, and living conditions poor, to Sweden and Japan where income inequality is low and living conditions the best in the developed world. \n\nIt seems only reasonable that there should be no massive spread in income between the rich and poor. A spread certainly but not unlimited. Only fair. And with their book, Wilkinson and Pickett show that there is a benefit to all from low income inequality. \n\nA challenge for the business community: how to decrease income inequality.",
"If you need a \"link\" your already not paying attention to the reports. Stop drinking the kool aid Sue",
"\"....no-spray buffer zones in agriculture while spraying restaurants, cafeteria, food warehouses and retail is unremarked....\"\n\nThanks for pointing out the hypocrisy and inconsistencies of regulations.\n\n\"adaptation to traces of 'toxics' is part of nature\"\n\nMany times mutations are the result of toxic chemicals becoming pollutants, inadvertently or because of human design. The legacy of man-made chemicals causing humans mutations is not pretty..",
"Very well said, You Gotta B Kidding.",
"This is funny coming from the Globe's resident racist. Fire this useless writer now Globe and save your credibility.",
"Rest easy tonight, Denise. Trudeau will soon gore you with his shiny new tax on everything. It's all fun and games to write moral suasion like this, but see what you think when that Latte costs 16 bucks because the cup and beans have embodied energy from their distant travels and the water had to be heated with Kathleen's massively subsidized solar power.",
"Will be interesting to see how lawmakers deal with having to build levies, lochs, and/or dikes like New Orleans in order to protect all of the development they have allowed in areas like Kakaaako.\n\nAnother consideration is who is actually using the water. When the conservation warning went out in CA some years ago, it was found that the general population only used around 2% of CA's water, and the rest went mostly to ag/industry. Cutting 20% from the 2% of users was mostly useless.",
"Then why worry about it... Really.",
"\"Ad hominem is his default position\". Yes you are, but what am I? I point out lies, but more often I argue a positive position on matters of policy.\n\nAs far as gratuitous insults, that's what your post is. You're a sorehead, Motley. I respond calmly to your lawyerly and twisted obfuscation which isn't so complex to untwist, once one learns the rules - red herrings, diversions from the topic at hand, complete refusal to discus the topic - you have perfected all the tricks. And we see daily that you aren't above personal attacks, as this post of yours amplifies.\n\nHere is the outline to happiness in America: liberalism has given this nation everything that makes it not Russia. Liberals are better educated and smarter than Trump voters, who generally are racist bigots. Republican budgets since Reagan have been basically borrow and spend, and give the wealthy every dollar that floats to the top. The only thing that trickles down is the contempt of Republicans for the masses.",
"There are the hells created by evil. There are the hells produced by indiscriminate nature. And there is the hell in the last breath of consciousness of moral failure.",
"This article is written by someone who likely has never picked up a club, kicked a ball or put on skates. The article means very lttle -just shows any non athlete geek can write about sports without knowig anythig about th e experience - lke bettman with hockey",
"The author is correct here. Most everyone realizes that there will be changes coming, perhaps some types of taxes or changes to the PF and/or PFD are eventually coming down the pipe. But there is an order to the process and step one is in the form of some belt tightening. This is an absolute must and the minority party apparently is blocking it as the pander to their contributors.",
"So let me get this straight. If somebody shows a flag which represents severe oppression that's freedom of speech. \nBut if somebody else says 'I think it should be burned' that is not freedom of speech. \n\nYou didn't think this through did you? \nHe may have the right to hang that disgusting flag. But I for damn sure have the right to call it disgusting and suggest the only thing it is good for is getting the braai started. \nYou really need to read the article properly and stop skimming it. That's the whole point of the article. That no concept of freedom involves freedom from criticism. No right you may or may not have entities you to exercise it without the risk of society disapproving. \nYou may or may not have the right to fly this flag. But you have no right to stop people calling you an unevolved, racist, throwback if you do.",
"The solution for a Health Care program is simple. The program needs to apply to everyone from Joe Sixpack to Congress, no exceptions, then and only then will a Health Care Program of sustainable value be created.",
"Ego is deadly. Ego has led to many unnecessary wars. A finger or a word may seem like a good idea at the moment but may be the last poor idea of your life. Keep that reptilian side under control. Nobody's perfect, especially ourselves so don't expect others to be.",
"True, but good enough for me. Tried to give Boots a good rebuttal on a different post, but his/her rebuttal didn't make sense with no substance or facts to back it up.",
"These folks are not draining the swamp. They are turning it into a sewage dump. Yes sir, making America great again.",
"Really- America would be a so much better without Watergate, or the Pentagon Papers, or any of a whole whack of scandals with official abuse of power at their core. That is the way it works, or worked, in Russia, China, Zimbabwe, Nazi Germany etc. so it sounds like like you want the US to be just like them in that regard. All so it can be like them in other aspects no doubt.",
"This should surprise no one; this system has been in failure from it's beginning. Much of our gov't rhetoric has switched from solid efforts toward enhancing Public Safety, to creating the 'sensation of safety' among the Public - as long as the public Feels that gov't funds and acts will make them safe, then whichever level of gov't involved feels comfortable digging public funds into it. This applies to all levels of gov't. The great influence of the industries receiving the public funds doesn't do much to enhance the honesty of the gov't toward it's people. Alaska's Senators have vigorously backed this particular massive waste and con-job because it brings Fed monies to Ak, and that will buy them voter support, as well as industry contributions to their 'war chests'.",
"Or maybe because thinking through things is really very hard work. The lazy way to do it is put a label like \"socialism\" and hope it explains everything.",
"Blame only yourself for lack of self discipline.",
"There are only 2 approaches - either carbon pricing or regulations.\n\nIf you are against both it means you want to do nothing. Come right out and say that if thats what you mean",
"Replace Conservative with Ignorant Blowhard and it all makes sense.",
"Meth... not even once.",
"Mr Gruening really ought to provide facts and figures as regards his contention that freight costs into/out of Juneau could drop and fresh fish shipment out could be part of that. Pieces of the EIS speculate that trucking fresh fish out to yet undeveloped markets could result in reduced freight costs. could, could, could.\n Barges and air take millions of pounds out already, all over Southeast. The fish going south on the barges - refrigerated, frozen, and canned -is figured to reduce freight costs for everything overall by something like 10% as it means they aren't traveling so empty. And the barges already provide a significant cost savings to air freight with almost zero chance of interruption .\nMr Gruening insults his neighbors here in Juneau as well as our Southeast neighbors with this diatribe. We do not need this silly road. We need decent ferry service and good barge service with regular air service. It fits the area .",
"In a time when everyone is a racist, no one is a racist.",
"I live in Texas. ALL you hae to do is STAY AWAY if you don't like it! That's ALL you have to do!",
"Lorie Farrell has already shown your claim regarding \"large Quantities\" to be false. Time to quit repeating it. In order for the impeccable record to fall. There would have to be an issue specific to GE farming. Lorsban use is not specific to GE farming. Your studies and conflation attempt are not allowed.",
"Name calling is all you have? Maybe you're impervious to factual evidence?",
"Roy Anthony...I'm just wondering about you and why you want to be so easy on crime?... In my opinion you are part of the problem and not the solution... maybe we'll all be reading your name here on ADN or some other website... your are the one that's disgusting for trying to minimize this tragedy and twist it around...",
"Nobody is under the AHA.",
"<<Closed churches find second life as breweries.>>\n\nIn that case, I certainly look forward to the life to come.",
"I had that drink back in 1993. One of the grossest things I ever did in my life. They even gave me a piece of certificate I probably barfed on. But it was an unique experience of my Klondike summer trip.",
"I applaud the more positive statements and suggestions in this piece, but I am disappointed to see the hyperbolic term \"mustard gas of that wretched system\" applied to the Indian Residential Schools. Like the attempts to sway Canadians' emotions by the use of \"genocide\" in describing the IRS system, Chamberlin's choice of words clouds and vilifies a system that was complicated, created and run for a variety of reasons -- some of them humanitarian, some fiscally driven, and yes, some self-serving and blinkered by colonizing attitudes. True reconciliation will not come from slurs like this but from rational discourse and a willingness to consider all the facts.",
"The Civil Rights Act is clear about firms who serve the public. No discrimination, especially against a protected class (which the Perry decision makes gays and lesbians). Private bakers can, of course, select their clientele. The only thing objectionable to any baker would be the cake topper with a rainbow flag, two brides and two grooms and if asked to do the rainbow flag in icing, I am sure a sincere baker could ask politely to beg off - but they have no right to show moral scorn to the customer. Ever. The baker can believe what they want but even St. Paul would say that they must be polite (a Jew to Jews, a Gentile to Gentiles). Indeed, it is much more fun to celebrate gay people in love. Thinking is sinful because your tribe disapproves is putting politics before people.",
"You cannot be prepared for everything and some situations don't call for being armed. Sure firearms are best and spray is better than nothing, but these guides did their job like they were supposed to and couldn't possibly have been much more prepared for such a small percentage encounter as this without having to carry around protection for every other conceivable threat as well (many of which are more likely to occur and pose a more serious threat statistically).",
"Actually, the Wilderness Society writer is correct, as TAPS doesn't need the oil. Her problem is that all Alaskans need the oil , the jobs it creates, the payrolls it funds, and the revenue it brings into the state. She continues to punish we here in Alaska for the environmental sins of those in the Lower 48. \n\nFinally, we can and are drilling our way to energy independence. It is what fracking is all about. Perhaps she missed the last decade in the oil patch. We have about crushed OPEC and Russia in a tsunami of low cost American natural gas and oil produced in the most environmentally friendly way currently possible. Bring Chukchi, Beaufort, ANWR 1002, and NPR-A online and we can get flow thru TAPS back to a respectable level. Combine it with GTL / CTL off the Slope and we can generate some serious jobs, payroll and revenue for decades to centuries. And the caribou, salmon, greyling, char, and mosquitoes will all do just fine. Cheers -",
"Fine by me if it stays the way it is. \n\nWow, that was easy. Good night.",
"On Molokai we have GMO FIELDS across the street of Molokai High School, Kualapu'u Elementary School, CPC and Kualapu'u town and \"surrounds\" the Molokai Irrigation System which provides public drinking water as well as water for Ag. crops. (see my facebook page for pictures). This announcement does nothing to alleviate these problems, the governor and his departments (DOA, DOH, DOE) needs to do more than just lip service.",
"Courage and character is doing what's \"right\" because it's RIGHT, not because you're finally pressured into doing it. Decency and character are reflected in what you do when you know that no one is looking. Leadership is stepping forward FIRST and taking a public stand....even one which might be unpopular. Trump tried to \"have it both ways\"......to mouth opposition to violence without condemning the purveyers of that racist hate and violence by name and, thereby, possibly alienating part of his base. It didn't work real well as he was forced by a crescendo of public ourcry to do what he should have done \"on his own\". Actions of character, dignity and courage come from within...Trump's belated acknowledgement of the hate purveyed by the ault-right, the white supremacists and the white nationalists came from pressure from the OUTSIDE. That's a huge and important difference. Gary Crum",
"Gussuk, I am never bitter. You obviously are. And envious too. Now what are those things that are handed to Natives on a silver platter? I'll bet you can't name one.",
"wouldn't you want these in any kitchen?",
"Predictably, this pathetic excuse for journalism has zero to do with male/female issues. Naturally every family has its own dynamic and sure, mother's are the primary caregivers in most families, BY MUTUAL CHOICE AND AGREEMENT.\n\nThis frivolously cheap jab at XY chromosome is in actuality just another lame vanity/ego piece from this nasty, nasty person who is consumed with jealousy, self-hatred and a painstakingly obvious sense of insecurity over her value in this world. No doubt the many failed and unstable relationships (who is this poor sap currently married to her and wtf is he thinking?) the drinking, the faux superiority complex (really inferiority complex) emanates from somewhere deep and dark in her childhood. Why G&M readers should be subjected to this writer's psychosis on a weekly basis is beyond reason. \n\nLeah, you washed up, middle aged, desperate, sad, sad, person. Listen, up! Find something else to do with your life other than ripping apart an entire gender.",
"blah blah blah all I hear is more conservative (small) minded BS. Yet again trying to dictate what people choose to do even though it has no affect on them whatsoever. Looking forward to the Repub party imploding.",
"When you get around to doing some actual research instead of unsubstantiated heresay, post it, otherwise pitch it. Opinions are worthless without citations.",
"The north shore received some storm water treatment implementations about 7 years ago, but tell her the spring under the lake is in the SW corner of the lake near where that 'ditch' drains into it ... still marginal quality, but I don't worry about it.",
"they should lower personal taxes across the board and rid of all this silly climate change regulation and taxes. Thats a good start and plain to see by anyone with a brain not locked into groupthink.",
"\"“The lead concerns are great, but it has to be ingested” to be harmful, Meyers said. “You’d have to be chewing on concrete walls” to get sick, he said.\"\n\nWow - this demonstrates the incredible amount of ignorance and incompetence he has regarding how lead exposure occurs. Maybe he should do a little research before trying to convince others there's no hazard.",
"I don't have a bible (or bibles), but \"Insane President Clown\" makes for very good reading. That is if one likes the \"nitty-gritty\" of the behind the scenes lunacy of the \"right wing\" and the state of the \"Fourth Estate\". Naturally, strictly from Matt Taibbi's perspective; lets say he doesn't wear red or blue glasses and he calls it as he sees it. Which is a refreshing change from the usual pablum across the spectrum.\nAs gets mentioned in the book, quoting a Russian journalist \"if you want to find out what the Americans are up to you follow the Russian news, to find out what the Russians are up to you follow the American news.\"\nI've been more or less doing that since '67, but added \"Der Spiegel\" and \"NZZ\" etc. to the mix. It doesn't hurt to get a bit of balance, along with perspective.\nOh yeah and then there is the G&M. :)",
"Get rid of all UAA sports except hockey.",
"Barbara Nash - learn how to read for comprehension. The article talked about the cleanup they do. Are you just another whining liberal bleeding heart, or dense as granite?",
"Good satire is a wonderful counterpoint to heavy-handed, lummox-headed politicians of every stripe, and Trump certainly fits that bill.\n\nI tried to watch Bee. I really did. I even tried to like her. But, frankly, she's just not very good. Her humour is as heavy-handed and lummox-headed as the politicians she's trying to satirize.\n\nWas Christopher Hitchens was right? Is it simply that women aren't funny?\n\nhttp://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2007/01/hitchens200701",
"Drunks are much worse. Pot heads are generally harmless. Drunks are violent and a danger to everyone.",
"Can we hose the lake down with a 1/4\" of water on top of the ice right before you show us what they can do? ;)",
"That's what I want from a Community Centre, corners of shag carpet coated with lice, scabies, ticks, fleas, dried urine sediment and drool, plus, bonus, the odd splatter of cheap liquor, and the chance to get yelled at by groups of disheveled persons off their meds.\n\nYum yum, brilliant idea there, Parks Board.\n\nPlease return sanity, and have Community Centers stop being the sleep-nannies of society's street people.\n\nI am all for providing housing for them, through my tax money, but no, not in Community Centers where six year old kids play...",
"Indeed I know, with a degree in Chemical Engineering. There were no jocks in my classes. No communications majors either.",
"I was referring to empties. Some people horde their empties for years, and Ontario is the only place where they would be accepted without a hassle. In Quebec and the US, you can only return the brand to a store if they are currently selling it. If they no longer sell it, or aren't aware that they sell it, you get an argument.\n\nIn Ontario, you take any alcohol container sold in the province over 100mL (be it TBS, LCBO, beer or wine from a grocery store, brewery bottle shops, wineries, distilleries, etc.) and you get your money back.",
"I am starting a business in BC manufacturing flak jackets aimed at protecting bear gall bladders. When BC becomes completely Chineseafied, they will be going after our beloved four legged friends for paws, gall bladders and whatever else they find for their appetite.\nShark fin soup anyone???\n\nRIP Vancouver......it was nice knowing you.",
"I hate to tell you this, but 4Shared is just a web posting site, where one can store & share information. \n\nAssuming you actually looked at the global 100+ year sea level graph, you would have noted the ref. to climate4you, a data site of earth climate data.\n\nI'm afraid it's not a Koch \"shill\" site. You might say that about NOVA, on PBS, whom Koch sponsors.\n\nNeedless to say your \"flabby\" comment speaks for itself.",
"Strong skills, weak character. Like for many, I bet, my recurring image of that kid is his standing start, water-to-his waist, jump up-and-out of the pool video. What an amazing athlete--- and what a waste, not just of an athletic career, but of a life.",
"But you are assuming that God creates us with all our faults and disordered tendencies-and we all have them. Yes, we are all called to, as Our Lord put it: \"Judge with right judgment\". What is meant by \"judge not\" is \"do not condemn\". By encouraging someone in their gravely sinful behavior ie, applauding homosexual sex, it is you, sir who are condemning them.",
"So the recent studies that show pot helps with Alzhiemers are wrong?\n\nThe fact that pot was a medicinal only drug before being opened for recreational usage completely demolishes any of the claims you make about it not being beneficial.\n\nIf is harmful then prove it. Show me where it nearly as harmful as alcohol or cars or even bathtubs.",
"The welfare and government funded programs are a democratic push. Not republican. \n\nI applaud my Valley mayor. He's absolutely right. I doubt Walker has looked around at state operations in Wasilla. Where would he suppose we take these cuts? Our DOT is down. There's a handful of people at the DMV and F&G. What else? Snow plow drivers? Pretty sure we have just a few as it takes 2 days after snow stops for them to hit my road. Welfare office? Not many there neither. The program office is low on staff as well. Police and fire are low on numbers. \n\nWalker has no clue what he's talking about, just pointing fingers and signing checks while simulataneously making unrealistic vetoes and reaching in our pockets. \n\nInstitute a state-wide 3% general sales tax, no cap. Property excluded. Present mileage tax to septic companies who transport millions of waste to a single-stage treatment facility which is simply dumped in the inlet. How about upgrade our treatment plant instead of building LNG.",
"However it's done, please do this. We've been treating our two ash trees for a couple of years. They're great trees but susceptible to these evil borers.",
"People..... Pay attention to the signs.\nMore importantly use your common sense. \nYou live in a place with bear.\nBear like salmon (among other things).\nSalmon are coming into the streams.\nSimple deduction will tell you that bear are near streams this time of year.\n\nSo....... stay of those trails",
"Why would anyone but an investor care how much Molson beer Coors sells to Canadians? Just another successful Canadian company mismanaged by a U.S. conglomerate into extinction. Canadians are going to local craft brewers in droves because the product is far, far better.",
"Don't get me wrong, I am not laughing with you. \nThe concept is simple, Tree's grow and die. Young trees grow best by far when exposed to lots of light and water. They don't get that when shadowed by the canopy of a degenerating forest. Wildlife flourishes in the areas exposed to sun and water. People feed their families by harvesting this otherwise wasted highly renewable resource. Trees grow back. I could take you places that have been logged and tell you that you were standing in an old growth forest and someone like you would never know the difference.",
"\"It's serenity providing, simplifying.\"\n\nReally, R.D? I see no serenity in the content of your posts. I see only impotent rage."
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" McCain is one of few Republicans willing to stand up for the American story." Unfortunate that Brooks couldn't resist partisanship. It is that very partisanship that provides the foundation of our currently dysfunctional political environment. McCain is an American first, a republican second. Whereas Brooks is apparently the opposite, i.e. a democrat first and an American second. It is hard to imagine how the modern liberal came into being. The liberals who view Americans first as members of their racial, ethnic, religious, or gender groups rather than as simply Americans. The modern fake liberal is death to universality and solidarity. Some day they will have all of us fighting between our little perceived groups, white supremacists, white males, feminists, blacks, illegal aliens, gays, and the list goes on. Identity with the little group rather than as Americans. | [
"The Leftnut media, NYT, WaPo, CNN, MessNBC, are all liars, traitors and crooks. They have only one agenda: hate and kill Republicans. They have no other function in life. Sad, pathetic, but criminally liable. Jail them all!",
"This stooge did more to push the opioid crisis than any street drug dealer. Trump is absoltutely corrupt and inept himself.",
"\"White millennials exhibit about as much racial prejudice, as measured by explicit bias, as white Gen Xers and boomers.\"\n\n\"Millennials overall are more racially tolerant than earlier generations — but that’s because young people today are less likely to be white.\"\n\nAll ages of Whites racist; millennials less likely to be white therefore \"more racially tolerant\".",
"With idiots at the helm............Spicer now denying the hollocaust\n.........there will be no such thing.",
"Come on local, stop being so local. lol\n\nTrump is more likeable, honest, and trustworthy? Tell that to all the people he stiffed when he filed bankruptcy all those times. And out for themselves? That describes the entire Trump administration. Just look at their travel. \n\nBut its ok as they are republican. right loco?",
"As more and more of Donald Trump's administration swirl down the toilet bowl of politics, Trump keeps on chugging along with reckless abandon and a complete lack of knowledge of anything related to politics, the economy, or foreign relations. It's just a matter of time until the rest of the administration is flushed too, but hopefully there will be a plumber available when Trump himself begins the swirling journey down the pipes. He's sure to be a toilet clogger.",
"\"The 4th Circuit declined to lift an order from a Maryland federal judge, who ruled against the travel ban in March and sided with opponents who said the ban violates the Constitution by intentionally discriminating against Muslims\". \nAbsolute garbage! There is nothing in the writing of the order that bans all Muslims or only Muslims for the countries include in the temporary ban. Nothing not more than political activism in our nation's courts",
"90% of the DNC should be drowned in bucket of shate.",
"Just a matter of time for all women to be obligated to get covered up and hidden up veils to not offend Muslims. They are winning .",
"The pantsuit parasite is playing pin the tail on the Rino.",
"Comes now a Nativegal who thinks Natives in general shouldn't have opinions nor should state them. And or ignorant. Shame on you.",
"More the pity. They let a lecherous creep make a speech just because he is Killary's husband. This us a guy who has a record of raping women. Unbelieavable!",
"The United Church is no longer a church. They teach no real Christian history to their young; they're too fearful to make a pronouncement about culture, ritual, or morality. My parents were United Church. Most are such cloistered wasps with a guilt complex, you could blow them over with a gust of wind. \n\nI had the opportunity to visit an evangelical church (filled with kids) for a secular meeting. In the basement, I saw lessons on the wall for kids about Christians being the most persecuted religion on earth. Finally, here I see a sense of community. \n\nWhy not turn all the churches into Bingo halls? Jesus would love that one.",
"Nope he carefully plotted this to undermine Israel's security by not disagreeing wit the stupid statement tha Jerusalem an illegal settlement.",
"Tabatha Southey is a crazy borderline personality misandrist that has destroyed her husband's life--beloved comedian Dave Foley from Kids in the Hall. I suggest to anyone reading her articles. and her employer, to read about how she greedily forced Dave Foley to pay money he never had, lying about abuse, and horrendous other details of abuse and psychological and emotional torment using her children for private gain and revenge. She shouldn't be a reporter on anything about values or integrity or facts because she has none of those and is a pathological clinically insane selfish horrible human being. .....................",
"He has a basis for making this claim, or alternative fact (Kelly-Anne must have been tired) - there is know way of knowing how many people watched it on mobile devices either live or recorded. I would bet dollars to doughnuts more people in some fashion did see this event. Spicer was stupid for entering this discussion, no doubt, but he does have a point."
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"The Republican default position is to suppress votes.",
"Just wanted to point out here that both Orlando Centeno in this murder/suicide case, and A.J. Nelson in the Gutierrez capital murder case, are W-Bush era military veterans. While it's important to respect the sacrifices and value the lives of our service members, it's dangerous to form cults of personality around military identities generally, and it's absolutely inexcuseable how this country flippantly abuses its veterans, and scrimps them on healthcare and benefits they earned in our service when they return home.",
"'Man of the People' to an elitist 1%'er within a year. The Liberal Party feed-bags are on in Ottawa.",
"US Rep Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield CA could be Gardner's twin. Good looking guy always standing right behind Paul Ryan, has never had an original political thought in his life.",
"I do not agree with your view.\n\nYou state that \"the establishment believes they, and only they, represent the true will of the people.\"\n\nNope. Not true.\n\nWhether it is small scale establishment (the editors at the university student newspaper, the PhD president of the campus Marxist club), medium scale establishment (the editors of the CBC and the Star, the columnists who are card-carrying members of the Council of Canadians), or large scale establishment (Justin Trudeau and his Cabinet)...\n\n... VERY FEW of the those people believe they represent the will of the people.\n\nTo the contrary, most of them are of a social engineering mindset, and see it as their duty to re-engineer and re-cast society away from what they see as its popular but barbaric attributes, to get it in line with an order that suits their tastes - and that, they know, will take some work to get swallowed by the lay masses beneath their plane of higher existence.\n\nThey represent only the will of their own orthodoxy.",
"Yeah, the comparison was \"deep-ended,\" but the false equivalence was so, from the get-go.\nHow about Deady to some notorious Nazi sympathizer who otherwise was a stellar character--- France, Italy, and Germany had many such.\nIt's not like slavery was some deep secret--- as some claim the Holocaust was (and since been absolutely refuted). Slavery went on for centuries before Deady, the Civil War (partly) was fought over it. And Oregon, being the last place in the US to have had an active KKK group, wasn't exactly a leader in opposition to it, even long after the fact.\nAnyhow, I'm willing to bow to the concerns of kids of color who strongly have objected to it. It's not like this is a local issue, really. I wonder how many oppose this and also feel the Washington Redskins need to change their name? \nThere's a saying in Portuguese: \"Hot pepper on someone else's rump doesn't burn you.\"",
"you little censor hungry peasants working for minimum wage over there must be on cloud 9 whenever your masters print one of these boring wannabe sensationalist muslim stories. I want to see you continue to do that: keep simple and small, keep running to mommy and daddy to shelter your precious fragile minds. it bemuses beyond your comprehension - how wantonly self destructive you are. go ahead, invite daddy under the covers there with you, i know you can keep the secret - go ahead and have no other sexual experience until you are gifted to the old hairy bozo down at the used car dealership, enjoy that old world misogyny while you trumpet the open society and tolerance. and you know what? when the war DOES happen, i wont return your pettiness and scorn in kind - i, the big, strong, intelligent, successful white man, WILL rescue you, like i always have. im bigger than you, its just that simple. now go ahead and continue playing in your little mind control sand box. i do consent",
"So, I ask as a person who has never voted Democrat in my life, believe The Gipper was the greatest president in modern times because he had empathy and could see different opinions. Why not the Libertarians? Their stance on most things must align much closer to yours than HRC. Why not step up?",
"Mitch McConnell is revealing to the nation, in broad and viviid brush strokes, that he's a hack. Not a leader, and not someone who is concerned about American Citizens.\nFor McConnell, it is all about pursuing a dogmatic purpose that is two dimensional: Undo anything done by Democrats; and, line the pockets of rich supporters.\nThe process is exposing him. It is an extraordinarily unflattering, unclassy, dangerous and disturbing picture.\nThe Senate GOP needs new leadership. McConnell is bad news for America. Nothing will get done with him calling the shots in the Senate.",
"You say \"The vast majority of our population is neither racist or bigoted.\" But it's my opinion that we all carry prejudice within ourselves. Skin color, race, sex, weight, age and so forth will always be factored in by person A when judging person B. This is an unfortunate flaw of human nature. As such, the important thing is for each of us to minimize the degree to which we pre judge others - and yes, I agree that the vast majority of our population does well in this regard. Not so for the radical losers (such as the white supremacists) who use violence and coercion to further their hate philosophy. Lastly, I didn't vote for Trump nor am I a fan, but his point is that it takes 2 to tango. And there were cases where the anti hate group side instigated the violence. Like it or not, hate speech is protected by our constitution, whereas violence against the hate speakers is a crime. Still, I agree that Trump's emphasis should have been mostly about our nations opposition to hate.",
"Trump is as ineffective on the international stage as he is domestically. The Europeans probably realized it before ourselves so they are distancing themselves from him. Soon those Americans who voted for him will come to realize what they enabled. Hopefully, before he can accomplish much more damage. The Republican Party is morally and ethically bankrupt so don't expect them to pull our \"political chestnuts\" out of the fire.",
"Mr Zuma clearly, has the Zimbabwean history foremost in his mind, as a back up plan....with the SAPS torture (Special Assignment) on the rise, MK members intimidating the Deputy of the SACP (SABC Newshour this am) and state institutional capture, at his beck and call. Recall his last appearance at Parliament...so sure....untouchable. Brings to mind a conversation I overheard in Durban about 15 years ago...an ex-Rhodesian discussing the situation with his SA brother ..\"We also thought it would never happen...\". \nAnd every day that goes by, without the distracted opposition forming a strong and clear alignment with all the civil society movements together, under one umbrella...uniting the masses with relevant information and a clear constitutional direction....we will be moving to our next \"total onslaught and strategy\" as a means to retain power and wipe out \"disloyal factions\" ..black and white.\n\nWe need to stand up now and not sit down until we have our Rainbow Nation back again!",
"I bring in a conservative economist.",
"Sullivan lowers himself ? Are you inferring that some people are \"better\" than others?",
"It is heartening to see that the \"progressives,\" are in such fear of the Conservatives that they mindlessly seek to conflate Trump's actions with a former Conservative prime minister who is no longer in politics.",
"Except you don't \"agree,\" What is this \"structured division of protests,\" again? Do you actually believe protecting all manner of speech and peaceful assembly is a \"partisan\" thing to say, as you just accused me?\n.\nIf Leftists actually agreed with protecting vigorous and even aggressive debate, they would stop supporting Antifa, book burning, and school administrators who push Leftist idiology.",
"Yes, a terrible spectacle to endure, but endure we must, because we're America, the exceptional nation!\n\n\"But what has struck me is the outcry from the educated white class. Those gatekeepers to media and what passes for culture these days. The outrage is extreme and this has served to amp up the anti Trump sentiments even further than they already were. But none of these people uttered a peep about Obama and his CIA support for radical head chopping takfiri killers in Syria, and not a word when Hillary Clinton and Victoria Nuland (and John McCain) orchestrated the coup in Ukraine that installed a full on Nazi Party, complete with swastikas. But then U.S. foreign policy has a long history of support for fascism. In Africa, the U.S. supported war lords and mass killers…\"\n\nhttps://www.counterpunch.org/2017/08/18/america-asleep/",
"In light of all of the negative press that the citizens of North Carolina have been receiving for having the nerve to pass a law so that pervs like this man would be required to use the restroom that matched their anatomy... regardless of how gender fluid they professed to be I would say that making fun of of those left wing nuts is mandatory under the circumstances. Anyone who thinks we should integrate our public restrooms to accommodate a few mentally ill by pretending that they are normal has jumped the shark and their opinion of who is and who isn't a bigot is worthless and unreliable. You do know how to spot the bigot in the crowd don't you Ward 1?",
"Why people with common sense would vote for anything with a GOP label is beyond me. They go out of their way to create policies that hurt the average person but they then tell you it's good for you and the people believe. I know voters are somewhat short sighted but American voters have become a special kind of fool.\n\nHey lets cut medicare and social services so we can spend more on the bloated military budget and give tax breaks to the ultra wealthy... I mean it's already larger than the next 8 countries combined ... lets see if we can grow that to the next 10 countries. How dumb can America get, that's the next question.",
"When most politicians say they are Christian, I say actions speak louder than words. The closest some of these people get to Christianity is paying lip service to those whose oppose abortion. Their lack of concern for the poor, working poor, families, hungry American children and anyone who isn't rich and white is proven every day by legislation that benefits the 1% and ignores every one else. Watch the GOP start to destroy Medicare, Social Security, ACA, Medicaid, SNAP, LIEAP, and any other program people depend on to try to survive. Watch the GOP fight tooth and nail against a living wage or paid family leave so low income parents can actually spend time with their newborns. Watch the GOP continue to subsidize the rich while placing the tax burden on everyone else. Congress maybe 91% Christian but they sure as hell don't act like it!",
"For some time now, America has been a homeland for people willing to debase themselves for fame and fortune.",
"Justice Scalia''s statements don't support what we have in Alaska because the Republican Primary allows participation by nonparty voters. This is from the opinion you quoted: \" \"A single election in which the party nominee is selected by nonparty members could be enough to destroy the party.\" \n\nWell, many participants in the Alaska Republican primary are nonparty members who are poised to \"destroy the party\" according to Justice Scalia; therefore, this decision doesn't seem to fit our situation.",
"Sorry Beth, but the democrats have no one else to blame, they ran a candidate with nearly the name recognition of Jesus, the background of having been groomed her adult life for the position, they colluded and compromised their integrity and somewhat lackluster reputation by plotting against fellow candidates, and used name calling and character assassination as a political tool, even against their own. They engaged in labeling other Americans as \"Deplorable\" and \"Irredeemable\" as well as other less than complementary terms, and then were shocked when those practices were turned against them. And then failed to get the voters in their own party to show up at the polls. Yes sorry Beth, but the DNC and the Democratic party own this.",
"That's my take as well. Francis knows he has a potentially bigger problem with the same commingling of Dominionists and authoritarian Catholics in Latin America and parts of Africa. The best way to get global media exposure of this trend is to aim the cannon at the US.",
"The deflection re: the wrongfully imprisoned is unnecessary. Every program dedicated to addressing wrongful imprisonment I've ever heard of is funded and staffed by liberals. Do a little research and you can confirm this for yourself.\n\nInvasion of another's personal space is a very common way to assert superiority. It may be \"man to man\", but more often it's a man asserting his power over the woman. Kruse, it seems, was perceived by women to be doing so. Ms Gelser requested he cease. He didn't. She took her concern to Senator Cortney who formally demanded Mr. Kruse cease the behavior. It seems he didn't. He's paying the price for his behavior....That is called \"logical consequences\". Mr. Kruse is NOT the victim here. He could have avoided the entire sequence of events by simply doing as he was asked....BTW: that's also true regarding his arrogantly refusing to stop smoking in his office.\n\n I guessing you've heard the phrase \"Pride goeth before the fall\".......Gary Crum",
"\"Selling to Trump\" as the columnist concludes---is putting it rather simplistically --This is the time for much more nimble diplomacy and avoidance of what would be surely perceived as personal insults. Don't forget the\nsaying ---flattery will get you far---seems to work with some \"actors\" on the geo political arena.\n\n Was it not Pierre Elliot Trudeau who said that we are like a mouse sleeping next to elephant. At least the moves of the past elephants were predictable. Much is at stake. This is the time to emphasize our values at every opportunity--Tolerance, humanity, open arms---- minds and hearts at home and abroad to those in distress ----This is consistent with our national interest and \"Canada First\" approach. Lead by example. Avoid\nthe personal insults.",
"The Trudeau government with its social justice agenda has done more to divide gender and ethnic groups in this country than at any other time.\nInstead of finding commonality amongst us, the Liberals look for the diverse and divide us by playing favourites to their perceived ‘victims’ while ignoring or discriminating against those who don’t fit their social justice narrative, such as, male small business owners, White males/Whires in general need not apply to anything, Canadians born here, Alberta oil industry...\nHave you ever heard Trudeau stand up for the homeless in this country? No. Most are likely male.\nHave you ever heard him mention the missing and murdered Indigenous men and boys which are twice the number of the women? No. That’snot feminist enough.\nThe Liberal government is causing resentment and backlash between groups because of their Identity Politics which is dangerous and always fails.",
"The classic straw man.",
"Given the persecutional and genocidal treatment of Jews in Europe over millenia by Christians, the treatment of Muslims, and the elimination of the Earth-based religions of early Europe, to avoid mentioning some kind of religious partnership and mutual respect in the designed future of Europe is irresponsible and gives the impression that Christians are unaware of the perils inherent in being triumphal, intolerant, and without a caring vision of diversity. \"Proclamation of the Gospel\" all too often implies evangelization, structural discrimination, and forceful pressures to hold people down who are different from those in power. Have we not seen enough of what that yields?",
"Obviously the Liberals believe they can pander to the ill-informed of this great land when they send out messages blaming Indigenous people for the failures of government. It may seem like they've been inspired by those wily Republicans in this shameless habit, but Canadian political leaders have always behaved this way.",
"This is a good thing that Canadians against this left-wing nonsense are starting to organize. The left wing media will try and stop it of course as will the LPC but it looks like it has momentum and is unstoppable which is a good thing. Keep it growing and keep it's presence out there to attract more people. Before you know it we will have political parties like in Europe that will grow and grow.",
"She should resign. Her constituents elected her as a Republican to represent them. If they still want her as a Democrat, then they can vote accordingly.",
"Oof...I'll leave pitting region against region and the divisive politics of attacking Albertans to our left wing friends.\n\nHave at it. \n\nBack out of the thread slowly...don't make eye contact...",
"I find it very interesting that Whitbeck, a party official, seems to think the only thing keeping Republicans in power now is the gerrymandered election districts.",
"The low expectations are just a function of the certitude of hordes of patronizing social democrats, liberals and socialists who have all convinced themselves that each in his own obscure and unaccomplished way is smarter and more virtuous than the duly elected President of the United States, one Donald Trump.",
"I have no idea how one defines themselves as a conservative. \n\nI compared the 4 poor leaders put forth by the liberals, against the myriad of poor leaders put forth by the cons. \n\nWith Justins terrible performance, we may see one of the cons poor choices actually retain leadership.\n\nEveryone saw Justin as a poor choice and bad leader, but the timing was right for him, nothing more.",
"Complaining that the mainstream media has a liberal bias is like complaining that the military has a conservative bias. Get over it already. People with certain attitudes and ideas overwhelmingly go into certain professions. Grow up and stop acting like such a snowflake, Cal Thomas.",
"The Trumpster lowered the bar to the level of Democrat presidential campaigning. Fight fire with fire. When Hilliary goes low the Trumpster has no problem diving head first even lower. I think after all the mud settles even the most vile Democrat campaign strategist will be impressed. With the Trumpster as President do you think he will bow like Obama to the leaders of other countries? No, if someone messes with America he will rip them in half. That's who you want dealing with terrorist, North Korea, Russia, law breaking illegals, trade cheating China and sleaze ball politics of both D and R ilk. This is a street fight and my money is on the Trumpster. Desperate times call for desperate measures and our country is desperate for something radical. Not sure about his hair though.",
"I probably don't know enough people to have heard Trump's kind of repulsive boorish talk all that much. Trump's implication that most men (all \"real\" men?) act this way is among the worst insults I can imagine. Having taught middle school, when I would hear a nasty or derogatory comment about Mexicans or girls or gay people or Asians or even some other student, we'd stop the class and talk. And talk, and talk. About civil rights. About each other. About how we are all different and we need to protect how we treat each other. It has to be very clear that this is not acceptable in our school and society. One point is that getting this straight is more important than covering the class material. Similarly, among adults, when this kind of talk happens, you have to say that's not acceptable, that's an ugly way to think and talk, and then leave the group. This is standing up for what is right.",
"Thanks---learning, empathy, trying to gain the insight in walking in another's shoes...and yes having a friend or mentor who helps what makes our live meaningful. And each generation then shares, and we all get better. I'm better than my Mom, my son is better than I. So why is this learning such a struggle? How does hidden bias and fear undermine? Have we become more cruel as we attribute intention rather accept/expect naive understanding? I see too many locked in out of fear...fear that they may be 'wrong' and this too is two-sided. I meet Dr Coleman at Ila's house and then I learned about the sharer love of music, and people. The emotion of music was part of the love of folks. I will miss his insights...and in that we bear responsibility to continue his work as respect for his work.",
"Left wing huh? You're kind of divorced from reality aren't you?",
"Socialism is the message, Marxism is the strategy and Fascism is the goal...\n\nDemocrats lost America's first Civil War because they enslaved Black people. Democrats are going to lose America's second Civil War because they attempted to enslave everyone else...\n\nNot every Democrat was a KuKluxKlan member, but every KuKluxKlan member was a democrat.\n\nWhen peaceful recourse is denied, violent redress becomes justified, it becomes manifold.",
"ABC's 20-20 last show did a somewhat balanced story whereas they examined the two sides of political extremism that led to the tragedy and fall out at Charlottesville. Aside from the lunatics on the far right they also showed the anarchist group on the far left with a group called Antifa. These leftists were just as loony and violent as those on the right. \n\nThis begs the question why has there not been more objective journalism that gives credence to the POTUS assertion that there was bad on both sides? All we see now is the dog piling and the profiling typical of the left, that unless you bow down to the new political correctness, you will be publically labeled and chastised. That in itself is a subtle yet powerful form of censorship",
"Another way of deflecting current failures by this administration.",
"I tell You why,imo.\ntheSA Liberals are anti-white. the victims were white and the perpetrators were of a minority race.\nJust my opine. lol",
"Wait a minute, its clearly more unpleasant surviving a 100 days of Trump than 100 days of The Boy Blunder and Orville Redenbacher Lite.\n\nI mean those 80% of Americans not buried nose deep in the government trough are frantic at the prospect of a huge tax cut in the next 100 days and a freeze on hiring more uncivil non-servants and a reduction already of 60% in Latinos illegally crossing the southern border into the US and the US reasserting its leadership in the world and jobs staying in and/or returning to the US and big increases in economic growth and the markets and other changes we don't get the space to list here. \n\nIts torture I tell you and as the lunatic left wing fringe that have taken control of the Democratic Party will \"explain\" Trump is as bad as if not worse than the North Korean dictator.\n\nThe only good thing about Trump's presidency is that it gives brain washed, intellectually lazy, untalented left wing hacks something to write about.\n\nLike right here.",
"The first \"Trump\" billionaire in power with many conflicts of interest was Silvio Berlusconi, for many years. If he could run a right wing coalition of many parties represented under a system of proportional representation, then it will not stop a Donald Trump. Sorry, Ed. If the NDP wants to win a majority of votes put of all parties in a one person one vote system, they should convince us to vote for them. Our two major parties already form a centre left and right coalition, with the centre of the bell curve, although not perfect, being a good representation of our population's majority.",
"if the democrats want to win they need to\n\n1) Stop being pro-illegal immigration and start promoting legal immigration instead. Get tough on illegal immigrants who murder people. Instead of finding excuses or justifications. Promote legal immigration and stop encouraging or excusing illegal immigration.\n\n2) Stop with the social justice warrior nonsense. This is just becoming attacks on free speech and killing the exchange of reasonable ideas that promote a country to grow intellectually.\n\n3) Related to #2... but stop searching for things to be offended by\n\n4) Stop hating/disrespecting the military. Even Obama warned his side of the spectrum to stop doing this in one of his final interviews.\n\n5) ISIS/Al-Qaeda and Boko Harem are NOT your misunderstood friends. And everybody knows that All Muslims are not terrorists. But be realistic about the threat. and make this CLEAR to the public you feel this way\n\nIf they did this... then the Republicans would have nothing to stand on and would lose",
"They started with tax cheats, loopholes and ended with lower taxes. This is liberals running back to save their own political future but the damage is done and people see through thier sunny ways.",
"Does this NDP leader have dual citizenship too?",
">>Zuglo9, what is your educational background?\n\nMost likely a Dipper.\n\nLook for his i...c post earlier - he gloats at the fact that Liberals used dead boy washed up on a Turkish shore for political gains.\n\nOh, well - the end justify the means.\n\nMost of these folks have no clue, they'd blindly support anything \"liberal\" as it guaranties cozy existence at taxpayers expense.",
"Most doctors are Republican. What's your point again?",
"Krauthammer evidently has an extremely poor memory, and has forgotten that the Affordable Care Act was a Republican idea. \n\nThe concept of placing for-profit health insurance companies between a patient and her doctor is the most expensive and least effective health care approach possible, and guarantees failure.\n\nStephen J. Remington",
"The only intolerance I've seen is from the Alt- Left progressives normally known as communists. But since that term and ideology is so hated they have changed the noun to progressives. As if they think we wouldn't catch on??? Duh?\n\nCollege campuses, unions, media, CNN, MSNBC, G@M all exhibit extreme intolerance. \n\nSo no the right simply questions it doesn't beat people up or shoot people.\n\niT THE LEFT WHO DOES THIS HORRIBLE STUFF",
"Nor are there any \"good guys\" in this, gray---at least, not on the national stage. It's interesting that Obama didn't immediately act to scale back the largely unchecked executive powers built up by his predecessors, but he didn't. The War on an emotion continues, and the casualties include American privacy, many of our freedoms, and the right to confront one's accusers, to name just a few.\n\nIn that light people like Assange are providing a public service, part of which was in revealing that, under Clinton, the State Department used its diplomats as spies and intelligence gatherers---As if they weren't compromised already!\n\nIf what Assange reveals somehow throws the election to the circus freaks, well, that's the price you pay for deceiving the American people.",
"Maybe its not about changing laws but it is definitely about values, and not our group values -which these outpouring of grief show we are on the side of right - but definitely personal ones. How often do we as individuals, among our like groups hear racist, bigoted comments and stay silent? We supposedly live in a multicultural society, how many of us ever sit down to a meal with someone that looks different than us; how many of us on a regular basis interact -outside of work, school, etc.- with people who look different than us; how often do we have someone in our house, socialise with someone that look different than us? How often do we use language like 'we are an open and tolerant' society....no human being wants to be just tolerated.\n\nAll it takes evil to triumph is for good (wo)men to do nothing. (Burke).",
"Oh oh people are waking up to the fact that this Inquiry is nothing more than a Liberal sham that got Junior some favorable media play. Repeat after me, sunny days, sunny days everything will be sunny days.\n\nI swear the people of this country must never have seen how a Liberal government operates. It's promise promise promise and then do nothing. Then again what am I saying \"ohhhh look how pretty Junior is for the cameras\". That's what is important right?",
"This is kinda of how marky got in split vote.",
"Because it was levied against immigrants from developed western civilizations presumably because by being successful, they seemed threatening and untouchable with their superior spirits, culture, and can-do attitudes to the nativist figuratively or literally inbred KKK sort who sought some evil way to take control, divide proud people and traditions of progress, and instead to tilt the civil playing field until it was a preposterously unfair enslaving mess of an artless framework of degradement, one that unduly targeted people for the 'crime' of participating in millennia of honored human culture and tradition.\n\nIt was all sold falsely in faux-moralistic terms, kind of like Nixon's sociopolitical war on minorities, liberals, and folks sympathetic to the expansion of minds and spirits. What, did these worthless dangerous wicked arrogantly good-contempting fascists think we were born yesterday or something?",
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinesh_D%27Souza You could not have found a better media lapdog of the far right to quote. He even has a criminal record, clearly a prospective Trump press secretary.\n\nWe had a much better description of Lee's behavior of abuse yesterday, to the slaves he bought and sold - a surprise for an opponent of slavery. He was also apparently the best military mind in the service, Lincoln was no dummy.\n\nYou've tapped into conservative media and their myopic view of all events. I'm sure that fits you well.",
"Makes me laugh when liberals say Harper was a hard rightwing Conservative. Harper was a wimpy liberal hiding in the conservative party. Vote Libertarian in 2018, lets get some real conservatives in power.",
"Thanks, Neko. I think the article is right on the mark. Ryan has devoted his public life to trying to advance the atheistic materialism of Ayn Rand. I think everything he does -- including opposing Trump when he thought Trump couldn't win and supporting Trump when he realized that Trump had won -- everything he does is to advance the regressive social and economic ideas of Rand. And so Ryan easily transitions from one of Trump's chief critics to one of his most energetic boot lickers, simply because he believes that Trump will sign whatever Ryan puts in front of him. And he probably will, too, if Bannon says it's ok.",
"Gardner's another GOP empty suit.",
"You sbould talk after the remarks youve made about south asian people.",
"George Boosh was pilloried by the left and by the media for doing the same thing Obama did.",
"Continued response to Rick Wicks:\n1964, Current Civil Rights Act passed and signed by Lyndon Johnson with 80% republican support and 68% democrat support.\n1965, Voting Rights act passed and signed, again with a very large majority of republicans voting for it and a much smaller majority of democrats voting for it.\n1973, The democratic party adopts Margaret Sangers Eugenics program which was partially titled \"Negro Population Control\". Ms Sanger is the founder of Planned Parenthood.\nSince that time, there have been very few republicans switching to the democratic party but much more democrats switching to the republican party for economic reasons, not race issues as your side believes.\nRestricting voting to legal American citizens has done nothing at all to restrict the ability to vote for anyone.\nIf you want to find racism, which party always identifies race and which party does not. The republicans do not identify race so which is racist? Kind of logical which party uses race",
"What the counter-protesters/Antifa don't realize is that they did exactly what the White Nationalists wanted. One of the people that organized the rally said afterwards that the entire point of the rally was to get the left to come out and protest, proving their point that \"white men are being marginalized in the United States\". It was a planned recruitment tool for their party/organization and the lefties took the bait. Had the lefties remembered that while they disagree with this particular group, the group has every right to say what they want under the First Amendment. It wouldn't be any different if Muslim men held a rally saying America should follow Sharia law (which makes women second class citizens and allows/encourages the killing of LGBTQ people). You can disagree with them, but they have every right to say it as long as their not acting on it at the rally. Once again, the counter-protesters/Antifa reminded us that they are the real fascists.",
"This case demonstrates that a well-intentioned majority acting in the name of tolerance and liberalism, can, if unchecked, impose its views on the minority in a manner that is in fact intolerant and illiberal.",
"\"A photo ID is something every legal citizen should have and if the parties focused on this then it could be one of the positives coming out of any election.\"\n\nExcept that Republicans dont want to help people get IDs because the people who need them the most tend to be minorities and poor people - neither of which is a great demographic for Republicans votes.\n\nAnd Democrats are just, in general, terrible about following through with these issues, and in their current state, are really in no great position to try and push for such things when they are the minority party in nearly all forms of government right now.",
"\"It can either be Jewish or democratic. It cannot be both\" - Kerry\n\nSorta like,\nit can be Democrat or democratic. It cannot be both.",
"Again, McLeod, everyone on the planet now knows that you hate Walker. You never have anything worth reading to post, it's just more of the same. You and Art Chance should get together and have a contest; see who can post the most negative comments about our governor and Democrats. And then try to figure out if there is anyone that takes either of you seriously. Good luck with that one.",
"For those of you saying Shannyn would not have gone after a Democrat who did this I have two points: the person who did this is a Republican and I bet your are wrong; she would have gone after a Dem as well.",
"discussion is manning up, and admitting when you are wrong. In this case wrong on you statement about division. Discussion is manning up and admitting you are posting a shameless double standards, such as with Clinton. You are incapable of addressing the facts I call you out on. That is not a discussion, crum, It is why I am brutal frank with you now. I loathe and despise the intellectually bankrupt who do not have the character to man up, and will treat all of you with the contempt you so aptly deserve. If you want a discussion, crum, you need to attain intellectual honesty, character, and man up when corrected,",
"Kimmel's the everyman who just happens to have a platform at his disposal to express his discontent toward the inherent hypocrisy and deep shortcomings of the GOP Obamacare 'reform' proposals, no different than what you'd hear from a neighbor or next person standing in the grocery checkout line. Kimmel's observations were based on the personal experience of his child's illness and were heartfelt, sincere and legitimate. Unlike the neighbor or the stranger in the checkout who'd express some understanding and empathy, his comments drew the fire of those trolling the sidelines, poised and ready to cast the first stone. Good for Kimmel that he cast back.",
"Joe, if you are truly interested in transforming Hawaii from a one party state, you should welcome efforts within the Democratic Party to insist that politicians who want to run as Democrats should sincerely align with the Party's platform. The local GOP is in a death spiral and their brighter stars are hitting the \"eject\" button rather than going down with the (air)ship.\n\nHardliners who insist the Hawaii GOP copy the antics of the mainland Tea Party, Trumpistas and religious Right are demanding TOO much ideological conformity and cannot win local elections. But if the GOP is too ideologically narrow, the Dems are too \"welcoming,\" to the point they believe in everything and believe in nothing. The Dems can AFFORD to be a bit pickier than we have been.\n\nNothing I am saying her is critical of Beth Fukumoto. I barely know her & it seems there is much to like about her. It is not arrogant for Dems to insist our candidates agree with our principles if they want to run under our banner.",
"Thank God for Republicans.",
"Well Layla, likely because Trudeau doesn't practice the kind of divisive politics we've seen from others who are often the more reactionary types. I expect he believes, as other rational, intelligent, people do, that the attack is not only the barbaric murder of innocents but an asssult on the open, tolerant, pluralistic nation that is modern Canada. And that we, despite our differences, stand together against this kind of hate, intolerance, and savagery. \n\nIn your case however, you're just trying to score partisan points. It's small yet sadly typical.",
"I know, it is hard to figure out this mentality.\n\nIf CHRIST were here HE would might quote from Scripture in \"for it is written\". HE might quote Genesis 3, Genesis 18, Numbers 30, Psalms 45, Proverbs 31, Ecclesiastes 7 or the many other related Scriptures. Then HE might say something like \"But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.\". \n\nThen HE might say there is nothing holding them back in their service, except their desire and humility to serve. HE might say \"deny yourself, take up your cross and follow me\". HE might say follow the words of my friends, not your friends and teach the children as stated in Titus 2, before expecting blessings.\n\nThe power-hungry money changers is a very good example also.",
"I wish McCain well and I sincerely hope thesecomments aren't full of nastiness about mental health - people should read the comments from his political opponents in the article.",
"Non-partisan and Democrat voters far outnumber registered Republicans. But the Republican caucus holds the state hostage. As Charles Wohlforth argues, the problem is not incumbents per se. It's overwhelmingly Republican incumbents, and not even all of those. This is too important to be left to the usual helpless shrug at Alaska's oil-corrupted politics. There is a huge need for a non-partisan citizens' Legislative Responsibility Coalition to gather and disseminate to the public in each senate and house district to what extent their incumbents are responsible for this infuriating impasse. Granted, in some cases that'll be a hard call. But not in most. \n\nHow many agree?",
"Peter: There are five Commissioners. One, Pete Sorenson, is clearly quite liberal. Mr. Sorenson spoke in opposition to the veto measure. Three are very conservative: Faye Stewart, Sid Leiken, and Jay Bozievich who was a founding member of the local Tea Party. Pat Farr is, as best I can \"guess\" from his comments and positions, a \"right of center\" moderate. As a liberal, I do have beliefs and values I promote; just as do conservatives. This is not earth-shattering news. However, one of the constitutionally protected mechanisms to promote those values is the initiative. The Commissioners promoting this undemocratic preemptive veto are the three very conservative Commissioners (Bozievich, Stewart and Leiken). As a liberal and as a (small d) democrat, I take great offense at these gentlemen's attempt to deny us our constitutionally protected freedoms. I presume you do as well. Perhaps we can put aside our partisan differences and work together to stop this measure. regards, Gary",
"I think that by saying \" we will give preference to Christians\" it has become in effect a Muslim ban and that will be how it is seen overseas. The quote \" the vetting process for the vetting of Refugees was not vetted\" is probably how this administration will continue to work. Now 90% of the world is upset at us which will not be positive in the long run. We are a nation of emigrants and of imports, running the nation is not the same as running a scripted TV show. Now the stock market has also lost faith, so what's left of my 401 will slide over the cliff.",
"There is no alt left. It's fake news. This is Mr. Trump's attempt to wag the dog. Condemning nazi's is easy. But he can drag this incident out for weeks by failing to do that. He can also bloviate and chatter about nuclear war on the peninsula. That'll last a couple of weeks too. It all distracts constituents from the fact that he is the first American president selected and appointed by the russians.",
"Something is really wrong with America. I was taught you respect the position no matter who is there. People are gonna give me a million reasons why this happens and I agree he got to stop tweeting and start fighting the big battles instead of the media millennials!",
"Isn't it bigotry when government focuses on the needs of one identifiable group at the expense of all others?\n\nI believe it's called the 'soft bigotry of low expectations'.",
"It is the Taliban mindset which causes irreparable strife and discontent... and it the RC culture hadn't shifted away from imperial/triumphant mode the two might find themselves as strange bedfellows, albeit adversarial ones as both religions use (or have used) violence/coercion/perversion to bind subjects to their respective faith traditions and beliefs... a far cry from the essence of Christ's gospel message, wouldn't you agree?\n\nDo you ever visit the RadTrad sites and observe the tone and tenor of some the commentary? I appreciate that you are for the most part civil but the herd mentality I have seen makes one wonder to what length they might go to be rid of us nasty heretics (i.e., progressives, protestants, etc.)... this is the \"sickness\" which +Francis speaks about, a complete abandonment of gospel principles in favor of their cherished ideology.",
"Civil Comments does not seem to be responding well to their first real test.",
"This is a very public article and no denials came from the Obama administration. It shows that politics requires each party to demonize the other party, often with no facts. It's politics that Trump implies President Obama hated America. It's politics to accuse President Trump of loving all thing Putin/Russia, with no hard proof.\n\nPresident Trump's situaion is a bit more confused, because he is clearly profiteering in his personal business, using his political position to leverage profits at his properties. He's also hiding all financial information that might show prejudice in his political decisions that would enrich his private estate. I don't think President Trump acted treasonously, he did, as he always has, acted in his own self interest without regard to his public responsibilities to all Americans (regardless of wealth).",
"Gary Mason has painted an accurate picture of the situation and of the disrepute it will wreak upon the operation of the legislature if a speaker, of any party, is allowed to become nothing more than a lackey of the governing party, as opposed to being an impartial referee.\n\nThe Lieutenant Governor has a difficult decision ahead.",
"We could be in for a surprise. Trump is a nightmare for his own party as well as everyone else, If I were in congress I'd love have a non-controversial republican who's right down the line with the GOP agenda.",
"Tis a privilege to live in Colorado. Here we have differences of opinion that actually lead to better overall solutions. In many states there are simply obstructionists who wanted Obama care to fail and didn't care who they hurt in their political games. In those states many of the citizens who were most harmed voted for those who harmed them.",
"I can't help but wonder if this guy wasn't also fueled by the Bundy gang of \"patriots\".",
"This continues the President's efforts to place the least qualified people available into large jobs. Kushner, whose only experience is inheriting his family real estate business, is now in charge of:\n\nRelations with Russian KGB agents who now run banks\nMiddle East peace\nAmerican innovation\nRelations with Canada\nRelations with Mexico\nMore, ad nauseam\n\nWhat will do after lunch?\n\nThe President is a psychotic.",
"Trump's career in politics has its roots in the racist drivel that came to be known as 'birtherism.' His speech announcing his candidacy was notable for its racism. Racism permeated his campaign. As he occasionally paid lip service to other constituencies in order to \"expand his base\", the base itself remained, and remains, steadfastly racist. Steve Bannon's chief function in the campaign and in the White House is to serve a guarantor to the base that Trump will and does remain faithful to the racist roots of his campaign. His refusal to attend the NAACP Convention is not only because he's a coward (although he is certainly that); it's also and especially because he doesn't want the base to think he's softening. The base -- the ones who will support him even if he shoots someone on Fifth Ave., the 'Deplorables' -- the base remains racist: always was, always will be. Trump too.",
"Fair enough, you feel he's fed a false version of reality to his followers, but look at a map of the U.S., over half the geographic area of the country have been persuaded by him.\nI don't think the people who voted for him are embarrassed that he exaggerates and is prepared to fail the fact checking in order to persuade people, and I feel he's been amazingly successful with this.\nFeeding a false version of reality would be a con to the people who voted for him, like saying he's not going to cut immigration, and then cutting it anyway after elected. But he's clearly trying to carry out the promises he made to those who elected him, the \"problem\" for many people, is they can't accept the promises he made and that he is actually following through on as much of it as he can.\nThere is a huge difference of opinion over the vision of the country, and when people can't accept differences of opinion, they resort to character assassination and moral arguments.\nSo half the country is immoral?",
"This strikes me as wishful thinking. As Motley points out in his comment here, most Trump voters continue to believe in him. They believe and approve of his tweets, forgive the contradictions, believe the only collusion is the rest of the world against Trump, and either tacitly approve of or don't believe his racism. They oppose immigration and immigrants. They oppose regulations to protect consumers and the environment. They approve of Trump's foreign policy interactions. We can also see that clearly in comments here in the R-G. I'm very worried that in our country we have multiple realities and alternate versions of facts, and even truth. These divisions are very dangerous. How will Trump supporters react to a constitutional challenge, if it does come?",
"Having Tuckerman Babcock leading the party shows how far the Republican party has slipped. To see him attacking union workers shows his lack of morality. He and fellow republican crony Bruce Scott probably took more compensation during their tenure at MEA than any union lineman. They had no qualifications and definitely not going out in any storm to restore your power.",
"Great analysis.\nI'd say, though, the issue is women aren't being forewarned.\nBush, sr shouldn't be shut in and locked up, and no one wants to put Bush in the same class as Weinstein or Trump, but maybe now that women are speaking out, women who are visiting him will be told how not to act and to keep their distance after greeting him.\nOnce again, we have a proud, solid man (in this instance), a person with a long career, whose mind is being destroyed.\nI saw the movie \"Iron Lady\" about Margaret Thatcher. Conservatives howled that the movie attempted to show her dementia. But it's part of her story. A woman who defied classism and sexism and tradition and her party and rose to the top -- and is now succumbing to Alzheimer's. I'm liberal, but it still saddens me. And what's happening to Bush, sr saddens me.",
"Explain unhinged left wing like you were trying to explain it to the first grader currently residing in the WH.",
"George Soros for one.",
"Are you talking about Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Ohio)?",
"Right, and the republicans--whose leaders the poorest states in the country, with residents who suck the most off the government teat--haven't been blaming Obama and the liberals? Gee, when was it that Merrick Garland was nominated? Which party has stated and restated that it was going to devote all of its time and do everything in its power to block Obama and see that his presidency failed?\" Oh, that was yours. \n\nNo intelligent person living in reality believes the earth was created 6000 years ago. Deriding science and fact-based education is what stupid people do. No amount of any kind of education will fix that. Now, off to bible school with you.\n\nP.S. You have no idea how happy I am that I t's ok to be non-PC now. A lot of conservatives have been whining on here about how \"mean\" I am. So glad you all agree that I can say whatever I want because it's the truth.",
"Agreed. Seems like it's the liberal way or the highway these days. I thought liberals were such loving people. Now I see they use love as a cloak to bring in lawlessness.",
"Bannon is just trying to \"embolden the enemy\" ...............\n................. its an old Republican strategy",
"Graham a RINO. LMAO No he just sees reality. The fact you called them says all that is wrong the modern conservative movement. If you don't fall in line 100% you are shunned.",
"wiliki: \"It's CYA time for Lopresti. He's afraid of the Republican voters in his district.\"\n\nOr, you know, the citizens and taxpayers. The out of control corporate welfare and waste this train project became doesn't represent democrat values either. Just plugged-in insider values.",
"After two generations of progressive education starting with Daddy Trudeau in Canada, it appears that most Canadians are indoctrinates of the left and incapable of linear thinking and the ability to apply valid epistemology criteria to determine what is factual and what is opinion. Now mind you, all of you are entitled to your own opinions but not your own facts. Now some facts. \n\nThe Congressional Oversight Committee demanded two days ago that the CIA and other agencies who claim that the Russians cyber-interfered in the Presidential election brief them on the validity and proof of this allegation. The CIA and the other agencies refused saying the White House told them not to. The FBI alone stated there is zero evidence of anyone, the Russians, the Chinese, or Joe the Geek in his pajamas cyber- interfering with the Presidential election. No single incident is offered as proof nor a source named. One must conclude this is leftist propaganda to legitimize President Elect Trump.",
"It seems to me that the author is identifying church with clergy. I suspect that the abstention of clergy overshadows participation by a significant cadre of catholics (including nominal and \"former\") among the bigotry resisters, the equality supporters. \nOur clergy, it seems, do not wish to jeopardize their position with their bishops who in turn, are significantly aligned with the likes of Jerry Falwell types. They have no interest in compromising their advantageous allegiance to Trump, money and political influence. More sensitive hierarchy have no interest in \"calling out\" their brothers, touting human moral values of equality, decency, civility, peace, justice by participating. \nSo much for demanding a voice in the public square.",
"Good evening Eric. Just so you know, and since you brought it up, my IQ has been measured in the above average range. I do not have a collage degree however. I am one of those people who grew up in the ghetto, I have spent a lifetime educating myself. I am also in the above average income bracket due to my own hard work. I read a verity of sources, I look beyond words and judge actions. I refuse to be used by the politically elitist. I will go beyond what you just said about the RNC and say it is our entire political system that has stopped doing the peoples business and instead preach hatred for everyone who dares to question them. I do find it despicable that HRC well be rewarded for her past corruption with votes from loyal dem. voters. Face it Eric, if there was even a hint of the amount of corruption around a repub. you, (and other dems.) would find no problem condemning them. Trump is a result of the dem. party, of the hate filled, insulting labels thrown at all who disagree.",
"Trump's temper tantrums are getting very old. We don't tolerate bullying in the schools or workplace and we should not tolerate it here! We are very fortunate that Senators McCain, Murkowski and Collins were thinking of the citizens of this country! I feel like we are caught in a gang war. No logic or common sense--just one party vs. the other!",
"Wow. I'm trying to figure out why I should care that Milbank thinks Trump is making him sick and, by golly, I can't come up with a reason. After all, Milbank showed absolutely no concern for all the red staters who were driven nuts by William Jefferson Clinton and Barack Hussein Obama. Let's not forget the special way that Mrs. Clinton not only got on everyone's nerves for decades but continues to do so even as she's been consigned to the junk heap of history. Or, for that matter, how about Pelosi, Reid and Schumer as well as liberals in general? My goodness, they've certainly put some wear and tear on red staters over the years, for sure. Herein lies the difference between liberals and conservatives - conservatives see things they don't like and they go out and do something about it which has happened across the nation. Liberals, on the other hand, curl up into a ball and whine incessantly. Milbank suffers from something, alright...it's called \"Trump Derangement Syndrome\".",
"I don't think we're going to get ourselves out of this sticky national situation with the same corrupted political approaches that led us directly here. For this reason, the style of politics with which Clinton operates should be anathema to our liberal democratic system and traditions.",
"Interesting comment. Doesn't she seem to be the only normal one out there among the Conservative bunch? The party is going nowhere fast.",
"This is what happens when Democrats see a dismal political future for themselves as more and more Americans start voting against them. So, Democrats seek new voters, albeit illegal aliens and legal resident aliens, hoping they would continue their reign of political terror. Democrats do not care for the United States. Democrats only care for power and money. Time to vote for PRO AMERICAN candidates for office. Even GOP elites are our enemy! Time to buck the corrupt system and replace the elites with hard core pro-Americans!!!",
"Babcock's kind of right. There are only 2 teams. Them and us. Amazing how they just can't see how disgusted the people are with pro-oil, anti-Alaskan partisan politics.",
"We have seen a very naive and misguided Prime Minister who consistently puts the interests of Canada and Canadians second....and those of a narrow ideological viewpoint above all else. \n\nThis is unacceptable as the so-called leader of Canada. He won't even admit to their being a central idea of Canada. \n\nThis is Justin's hamartia and I suspect (and hope) it will be his downfall....as it should be.\n\nIt's time for someone to put this country first.",
"That was a decent and honorable thing for Pres. Trump to do. \n\n--- And, every one of the conservatives here on Washington Examiner MUST do the same thing and publicly offer condolences. \n\nThe LIBERALS all over the internet were *immediately* out front and center offering condolences and apologies about Rep. Steve Scalise, and denouncing that crazy shooter. \n\nYou have NO excuses to make about this situation and MUST offer apologies and condolences for the dead. Neo-nazism and the KKK is absolutely indefensible.",
"Remaining anonymous allows people to say anything they want about anybody without any personal accountability for what they say. That is where most of the vile trolls are at. I use my real name and say what I want in the open. As far as being critical of women without being vile - there are many who deserve it in spades, particularly radical leftist feminists whose favorite pastimes are pretending to be victims and bashing men. \n\nMs Buchels tends to engage in what is called vicious psychologizing and has her own term for the dark side for: the Dark Tetrad whose traits drive an awful lot of criminal behaviour – and also a fair amount of male success, as demonstrated by the current occupant of the White House.\"\nOh my, the Trump Derangement Syndrome comes out in full!\n\nHillary Clinton and Barack Obama, apprentices to Saul Alinksy the patron saint of community organizers - an admirer of Herbert Marcuse the New Left's patron saint of repressive tolerance. They get a pass.",
"ABC, you need to read chapter 2 and 3 as well, since you will find far more Republican family value hypocrites that don't know or know how to practice their monogamy ABCs, including tRUMPtyDUMPty.",
"If think honest Canadians have to admit our government is less concerned with fairness than picking and owning an entitled group of \"winners\" that represent the ~40% of voters it needs to get elected. Liberals pretty much have this with the secure vote of ~30% of the well compensated public sector employees along with whatever other identity politics are required to make up the difference. The 60% of newly defined \"losers\" in the private sector just need to continue suck it in and endure whatever slurs they decide to call us as we crassly question the taxes required to support the ever increasing \"living wage\" of government."
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"Treated as equals? Here in America??? Are you kidding? The forefathers were all white folks. Most were slave owners. Some killed Native Americans as a policy. They did not include people of color in their deliberations. Only themselves and each other. You need to become educated. You are ignorant, dim-witted, and not very bright.",
"Drugs are a bitch, but for either adult to act that way when kids are involved is bs they both deserve to go to jail for a long time hopefully the kids are taken by cps the family is nothing but methed out",
"Shakedown, right out of Clinton Foundation Inc. \n\nTrudeau, an arrogant clown.",
"There for awhile, I thought all the clowns in Oregon worked for PERS, CoverOregon, EWEB and LTD. Now I see that some work for UO too.",
"How do you spot an anti-tax moron? They want everyone to pay for their free ride.",
"Too funny.\n\nSo you admit that all of those rabid anti-oil NDP'ers were wrong all along?\n\nOr were they simply ignorant and uninformed? \n\nEither case hardly qualifies them for government.\n\nBut no matter, they have 2 years left, after which they will all be free to flip back to their former ways, albeit from outside the legislature.",
"the Ontario liberals are ONLY true to corrupt power at any costs! as for social progress if anything they are social regressive with the alt left now gay agenda wynnie is shoving.",
"Well, there still pussy grabbing, going after married women, while married, groping women and walking unannounced unto teenage girls dressing rooms while they're naked. I could go on if you want me to.",
"You are pathetic, and you need get clue or a life elsewhere,",
"Thanks Poplak! I'm outa here - going to slit my throat!",
"\"And then you have the nerve to \"send\" people to have dinner with me and say bizarre crap like \"you're a secret weapon\" and \"if you want to be employed, your life is going to be very psychological\".\"\n\nWhat?",
"Please stop berating liberals. You belong to the party that actively attracts the KKK and neo-nazis.",
"The same women are supporting Islamic misogyny, they're a bunch of hypocrats. They are trying to overturn the results of a democratic election. Won't work. Identity politics is dead, get used to it!",
"Trump truly believes that he was wiretapped because he is paranoid and delusional.",
"You are f....n clue",
"No, mental midgets think we're going back to pre 1492, and are too stupid to grasp those days are long gone, and are never going to return. mental midgets are too stupid to grasp we need to thin forests we overplanted, and have allowed fuels to build up on the forest floor that is now causing severe forest fires. But I don't expect mental midgets to grasp these facts."
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"The notion that moral issues are reducible to axioms like '1+1=2' is naive nonsense that shows an utter failure to grasp the issue at hand! There is no 'one size fits all' cookie cutter answer to the problems of divorce, remarriage, and the best way to respond to those problems. Amoris Laetitia proposes dealing with individuals on a case by case basis - that's the way it should be because no two cases are the same. Nor can the role of a person's 'informed conscience,' which the Church teaches is the individual's supreme authority in matters of faith and morals, be ignored. Burke wants to render the same verdict and punishment in all cases, no matter how divergent the individual circumstances. That 'everyone is guilty no matter what' mentality is the hallmark of a God of vengeance and unrelenting punishment, not a God of love and forgiveness.Those who exalt the rule of law over God's law if love and forgiveness are, in Biblical parlance, 'Pharisees.'",
"No, not an isolated incident. You need to read about the violence in Berkeley and elsewhere, where Leftist think their political opinions give them the right to use violence. You need to check out what Kathy Griffin did in the name of \"comedy.\" and the reports of death threats against Trump and those who support his party.\n\nthe above comment was rated uncivil. This is what I mean by the fingers in the ears reaction of the progressive Catholic. \n\nWell, I posted it again anyway. Trigger warning!",
"Please also share your powers of rhetorical observation when the origins are NDP or Liberal. Or maybe members and supporters of those parties operate with a higher level of integrity?",
"In dynamic New York, just 15 percent of white understudies go to state funded schools . In dynamic Massachusetts the Louise Day Hicks/Kennedy main residence Southie state of mind is still as a result. \nNo say ever of Eurasian children, so we are well out of this, bless your heart.\n\npublished by<<<<<<\n\nhttp://www.richspath.com",
"Well then pax et bonum to you as well.",
"Betty, I heard Bill Donohue on a recent EWTN radio report state that there were (from my memory) 23 accusations and 2 actual cases in that (or similar?) time frame. Of course, he and Arroyo pushed the \"it's only those homosexual corrupt priests\" angle. While I believe your figures, the information out there is frighteningly diffuse, and we continue have all conversation (and conversion) undermined by alternative facts.",
"It may have been a good idea once.....before the politicians got involved.",
"Far more important quote from Pierre: \n\"To evangelize more effectively, Pope Francis calls the whole Church to listen\nmore. Do we listen — even to those with whom we disagree — so that we might\npropose the essentials of the Gospel in a more persuasive, life-changing way? It is\nimportant to listen to the laity, who have a particular expertise, real faith and\ndevotion, to the clergy and religious, and to one another as bishops, acting in a\ncollegial and synodal way, to produce the best pastoral response to the challenges\nof our times.\nDespite the various advances in technology and social communications, it seems\nthat the mission of evangelization is stifled because often we only speak with \nthose with whom we agree and do not listen enough to those at the margins of the\nChurch and society. The call to be a missionary disciple demands moving beyond\nour comfort zone to the peripheries...\"\n\nTalk to your people, bishops. Set up forums for frequent discussions.",
"Well well well, look who is inciting hate against WASP. Wow just wow, showing your true colors. I mean after wasn't it the religion of peace that massacred 80 million hindus and over 1.5 million \nArmenians. People should openly be asking about the ROP and reading the Quran and Hadith. Then they would really know how dangerous this is.",
"While it has been neither cheap nor quick, this well-conceived study offers an intelligent antidote to half-baked, knee jerk, seat-of-the-pants policy making that has characterized so many of Eugene's critical land use decisions over the years. Think of how much angst and expense our community could be spared if only City fathers (and mothers) would apply lessons to be learned from this positive, attitude changing experiment. Such a shift might even convince some persistent nay sayers on legitimate revenue raising votes to re-think their stance.",
"So what? Can you at least start speaking about the Church of the last 30 years and not the Church in 1969?",
"And that is a good thing Allie. Not sure you'd be able to handle yourself, not to mention your whole thought process.\nThen again, it could help! LOL",
"Perhaps that just proves that doctrine does indeed evolve.",
"Could This new law really be bad? We know the Golden rule through Christianity love your neighbor as yourself. Islam teaches that you. are to kill those who don't submit to allah but. Not all Muslims follow that teaching. Go to a Muslim nation and Don t submit and see if I M okay your okay works there. The Christians believe in marriage as between a man and woman which in nature only reproduce. So hasn't the culture turned it's back on what is normal? Shouldn't people who have belief in God be able to live out their beliefs or should our new view of life be forced upon them as they do in other countries? They also believe waiting for marriage to have sex is good since 98.3 percent of abortions are done by choice. I really cant see wrong with these views maybe our new culture has it wrong and they got it right.. Yes I used to believe like the culture and l iived a selfish life but now that I see the truth I became a Christian .... In. Love of all. Scott",
"Imagine that the US Supreme Court didn't decide (5-4) that 'money is speech' in Citizens United so that corporations and PACs and Unions can spend unlimited and uncontrolled amounts of money.\n\nJust like gay marriage, five Supreme Court Justices changed the law for the entire country even though voters throughout the entire United States and in many States had voted the other way. \n\nSometimes those five Justices rule the ways you like, sometimes they don't. \n\nEither way, those five people decide for 300 million other people.",
"Mon dieu. Another wrath-of-god-er on the page. \n\nYou manage,and only in a few paragraphs, to call an op ed piece inflamatory, outrageous, to call an award winning novelist a fabricator, to refer to the columnist as sickening, etc.\n\nId call your comments a little less than tolerant. Sanctimonious comes to mind.\n\nEver see the play The Crucible? Remember the lead prosecutor. Through whom god spoke? You would do well in that part. But sadly it wouldnt be acting. You would seem perfectly type cast. \n\nGod save us all from those who know best. A little tolerance for the views of others would help. You can disagree...but calling someone a fabrictor...calling someones words sickening. Maybe for Mein Kampf, but hardly for the article we both read. Lighten up a bit.",
"Oooo, double promotion. Well played. And their apology makes me like them more. I hate PR, it works.",
"people see what they want to see.",
"Disfiguring uncovered women is just a part of Islam. It isn't a \"terrorist\" attack in that sense, because it's just part of being a regular Muslim. \n\nThese are the moderates we hear so much about.",
"Nice peteism on your last sentence.",
"Don't waste your breath, if France would convert to Sharia Law Sher would be singing their praise from hear to eternity.",
"I agree what she did is totally reasonable. But I don't think liberals have overreacting locked down. Last I checked it's coming from both ends of the spectrum.",
"Because it's the purview of gay men.",
"Now stop trying to play with the big boys, get back to your corner, and fix the ongoing problems of our local CITIZENS.",
"\"Readers today will be impressed by the dynamic and continuous evolution of theology. In the wake of Vatican II, Congar noted that \"the theological situation, in fact, even the idea of theological endeavor\" continued to evolve.\"\nTHANKS FOR THAT!!!\ni take great personal encouragement!!!\nmaybe after i die my 'theological' writings might gain greater coinage;\ntheology is a difficult place for a biologist, even today.\n:-).",
"It will be interesting to see the comments from the folks that jumped on the \"those darn librals\" bandwagon without doing some research first.",
"The heteros is the clergy largely fled. The gays, both celibate and sexually active know who they are and mostly at peace. It is the Asexuals who simply think of themselves as chaste heterosexuals that are causing all the trouble because they try to impose their personal predilictions on the rest of us. Sadly, there are also the priests who were abused as youth who were patterned to abuse again. They can be any of the three. The Aces, of course, blame the culture rather than the reality of pederasty. Short of interogating seminarians about their own histories of being abused, there is nothing to do but keep vigialent. That, and convince the Aces that what they think of as holiness is in their nature and not true for anyone else.",
"Imagine what the mothers and their children [the topic here] go through when listening to all the pontifications on the importance of fathers......and the hypocrisy of the church in relation to children from SS marriages.....",
"Explain, when you have a few moments, how posting attacks on the Church's teachings and Catholics from the perspective of a total rejection of the Church's teachings in a purportedly Catholic venue is not trolling, and how it is not being disingenuous.\n\nFather Reese presented a very thoughtful and thought-provoking idea, that the Church has a vital role in healing the nation.\n\nHow does attacks on the Church, the bishops, priests, and Catholics illuminate that idea?",
"Marianna, semper Marianna. (DEI FILIA)",
"This won't make any difference to Andrew Weaver. He has made it clear that in his opinion there is little difference between Rachel Notley and Ralph Klein and so it won't matter to him that she is replaced in a couple of years by some troglodyte who undermines Alberta's and eventually Canada's environmental commitments.",
"Although I think it would be more productive for you to figure that out by yourself, I will give it a spin. As Elie Wiesel put it, \"It is better to help others than to speak about God\". Or as a friend told me, \"Don't be an armchair Bodhisattva\". Find a way to participate positively with your communities, personal, local and global. It may be inconvenient, but it is possible. As Obama said, \"Democracy is hard\". Well so it practicing wisdom and compassion.",
"Okay. At least this incident caused airlines to make changes which benefit the passengers so great.",
"I don't like cardinals advocating via the media, especially when it is intended to undermine the Holy Father, but never mind, per my above message, the question is moot. We are now in uncharted Neo Lefebvrist territory.",
"I love our western colleagues - my standard of living is infinitely higher with them in the mix. So far, Gomer's new products, resourcefulness & virtue signaling are ringing up \"no sale.\"",
"Don't take this personally but, FU Ontario public high-school teachers",
"According to the UN, the population on Africa will quadruple to 4.4 billion by the end of the century. The solution to the issues in Africa and the Middle East cannot be to empty these areas of their citizens and relocate them to the West. The solution to every problem cannot be to raise taxes and increase immigration. \n\nI encourage my fellow Canadians to get informed about Motion 103 which will effectively stifle candid discussion about Islam. The Left likes to talk about Canada and its successful history of accepting immigrants. One just needs to look at Sweden, Germany, France and the UK with eyes wide open to see that the current immigration of followers of Islam is not the same as the previous migration of Europeans. It is not racist or Islamophobe to point out the differences . There are real differences.\n\nCanadians need to wake up, get informed and stop virtual signalling how open minded they are and deal with reality. The boy King and his band of SJW's need to go.",
"Your comment is a prime example of the \"bunker theology\" that prevailed in Catholic circles prior to Vatican II, and still rears its head in some quarters. You should realize that your analysis here does NOT reflect the actual ecumenical practices and aims of the Roman Catholic church or its hierarchy. You're trying to fight, here and elsewhere on this site, the very same battles that the Council of Trent fought, unsuccessfully. The official Catholic church has moved well past your line of demarcation. Today's right-wing Catholics should at least take careful note, and consider moving onward as well.",
"Do they know they need defensemen?",
"Seems light to me.",
"Part 3\n\nIn his first interview as pope, an interview Francis gave to the editors of several international Jesuit publications, Francis was asked about this in coded language that every Jesuit would have recognized as referring to these Rules. He replied that there Rules were non-problematic for him, and by implication for all Ignatians, provided one understands “Church” as defined by V2 in these Rules—that is, as the Holy People of God, clergy and laity. Effectively, therefore, one is invited by Ignatius in our modern world, to bend over backwards to think in harmony with the WHOLE CHURCH, and the episcopal magisterium is only one (very important) component of that whole. That dramatically transforms the meaning of these Rules in our age of complex theological controversy. Effectively, one must not only consider the magisterium, but must also attempt to discern the thrust of the Spirit in the modern Church, and be obedient to that.",
"Looking forward to the next prov election in ON! wow oh wow. Libs: 2 seats",
"For many muslim women, wearing a hijab is more a political statement than a religious requirement.",
"You signaled your unseriousness at the very outset with the comment that \"No-one [sic] who disapproves of same same-sex marriage should be required to enter into one.\"",
"Yet another in the ongoing Wente series: \"It's all good. Nothing to protest here.\" Also known as \"I've got mine, Jack.\" These articles are usually buttressed by deep investigation, such as recalling how her latest dinner guests supplied or concurred with her opinions over an adequate Merlot. \n\nIt's true that the women's march lacked focus and it may, like the 1% protests, fizzle away. But the march did raise real issues. There are plenty of Republicans who will grill any potential Supreme Court justices on their stance on Roe v. Wade and vote for a judge who will further limit access to abortion. For many women, there are already severe limits on access, particularly for poor women who can't easily travel out of red states. If that happens that might give the women who marched the impetus to help bring down the Republicans. \n\nWho knows? There might even be enough kerfuffle to disturb the complacency of Wente's over-privileged and overfed focus group.",
"He's done enough time for his lapse of judgment.",
"I agree with everything you say here, but you are drifting away from the points we were discussing previously, about the natural unity (in one and the same flesh) and the unitive complementarity (interpersonal communion) of man and woman. Kindly go back and consider my previous response, point by point.",
"One should be able to make a sexual 'mistake' as a female --- and not produce a child.....start there.",
"We had a police officer come to speak to our women's auxiliary at the Church on this last year. Absolutely shocking how the powers to be have been hoodwinked by these special interest groups. If the police attended a domestic dispute years ago unless there was actual signs of injury they would tell the woman to see a Justice of the Peace if she wanted a charge laid. Then this discretion was taken away and they have to arrest the man regardless of the fact that most of these charges go nowhere and tie up an already burdened court system. He also told us that since the Ghomeshi verdict in Toronto the special interest groups want to make charges against men absolute liability offences. He got a lot of questions but after his talk he got a good round of applause. It is nice that the constabulary will send their people to educate groups in the community.",
"They CAN easily change it back with a unanimous vote but in the current environment, WHEN would this ever happen?",
"In an interview/conversation with Eugenio Scalfari:\nSCALFARI: You told me some time ago that the precept, “Love your neighbour as thyself” had to change, given the dark times that we are going through, and become “more than thyself.” So you yearn for a society where equality dominates. This, as you know, is the programme of Marxist socialism and then of communism. Are you therefore thinking of a Marxist type of society?\nPOPE FRANCIS: “It it has been said many times and my response has always been that, if anything, it is the communists who think like Christians. Christ spoke of a society where the poor, the weak and the marginalized have the right to decide. Not demagogues, not Barabbas, but the people, the poor, whether they have faith in a transcendent God or not. It is they who must help to achieve equality and freedom”.",
"Repubes should be more than ashamed.",
"When I read this article I let out a sigh of relief that I didn't realize I was holding. I had started to believe that I was one of the only sane people left when thinking about this topic, but saying anything might produce a lynch mob. A friend of mine has a step-daughter who decided one day (and it seemed to everyone that it was just that fast) to have gender re-assignment. Three years later, he is depressed and miserable, not understanding why the dynamics in his relationships have changed. He was seeking the attention and the 'special status', not realizing that this would be his life. He is an individual who needed soft experience before the drastic measures but the system not only allowed him but almost encouraged him to do as he wanted. Now the family is in turmoil. Thanks for his article - it's bringing the sensible people to the table.",
"Birds singing, sun shining, clouds of tears gathering. Zatoichi walking, domestikgoddez eating a pie, Dejain picking a flower, momo18954 bleaching the laundry, AreaSkeptic teaching class, hughe saving the treasure, and Silverhorn feeding the dogs. Now that everyone has a job, get to it.",
"CMD: The details of this case are readily available. The Court's findings are readily available. The Bakery was found to have discriminated in violation of Statutes regarding protected class status and refusal of accomodations/services. The case will likely go clear to the Supreme Court regarding the Bakers' contention that their First Amendment Rights include the right to refuse service to a gay couple, based on their religious beliefs trumping the anti-discrimination law. \n\nI have absolutely no knowledge of what kind of Christian your Grandmother was. However, I do criticize Christians who use their religion as a tool to justify discriminating against LGBT individuals. I feel we should allow others to live their own lives w/o our interference so long as they aren't hurting anyone else. IMO, individuals in consensual gay relationships are hurting no one. Indeed, I will continue to criticize discrimination against such couples. I make no apologies for that. Gary Crum",
"Shut them down. The Crusades are over.",
"Most of them were in fact NOT Christians, You can find thousands of Strawmen to beat up on this issue, but if you look hard enough (past the Register Guard website), you can find some Christians educating other Christians on this subject. Gregg Frazer is a Professor at Masters University and gave a few lectures on this subject a few years back debunking David Barton, you can listen to it here. Now I am sure a staunch Civil Rights advocate and crusader for justice such like yourself would be willing to give it a listen and let everyone know your findings, wouldn't you Chuck ? That would be the right/fair/just thing to do, wouldn't it, Chuck ?\n\nhttps://www.gracechurch.org/sermons/12300",
"Oh, you mean Burke! Because the view that really should matter to the conservatives is that of the Pope. Isn't that what they all prated about when JPII and BXVI were sitting in Peters chair? \n\nYeah - Pope Francis is really soft on calling out heretics.",
"If Franken is involved, it can be nothing serious.",
"If memory serves, you mentioned \"Tobias.\" Then you said \"Tobias was a typo, Tobit.\" St John Paul II, in his analysis of Tobit, says that the language of the body, male and female, in *nuptial interaction,* is liturgical. If so, how can this be irrelevant to the priesthood? Could it be that there is a linkage between the sacrament of marriage and the sacrament of holy orders?\n\nHumans are intrinsically personal subjects, body-souls. Bodily sex does not constitute the integral totality of personal subjects as body-souls. Are you familiar with the Theology of the Body? I think it can be extended to all the sacraments, including holy orders. Christ is both priest and victim, and offered himself in sacrifice as God who became a body-soul. \n\nFor this reason, the priest must be a human body-soul, male or female or intersex. Could it be that what is missing in our patriarchal theology of the priesthood is the need to make visible the divine \"feminine genius\" in Jesus?",
"I have thought long and hard and deeply and with a god conscience I can say I have come to the conclusion that the divisions in Christianity are arbitrary. For the sake of charity and good will one will want to obey the authorities when in a house of worship and in public if one is a Christian he or she will want to let his light shine, as it were. \n But after an examination of the recent scandals plaguing the Church and the strife within it over discipline and dogma I am certain that to be authentic one must ask the clergy to take responsibility for their actions (!) in the area of faith and worship. If the faith is defined in such a way as to have an unbending and uncompromising tradition, so interpreted, it is fair to ask those in authority to affirmn were they asked to, that they believe what they do is the best way they can answer to call of the Gospel, given what they know and what they have learned and what they believe is an expression of faith in that best expresses",
"Yeah, it is about time they get a taste of their own medicine.\n.",
"I can see the bishops not being serious about coaxing folks back. After all, those who left once might leave again, so they can't be counted on. And they might question or continue to question and challenge what the bishops say.\n\nThe abuse situation may have prompted more of the average pew sitter to pay attention to the broader situation. Just seems to me, from the admittedly small sampling of family, friends, co-parishioners, and local articles and letters to the editor, that some don't know, don't care, or maybe, as you noted, choose the easier and less challenging path.",
"Tw words: Mary Magdalen.",
"Good announcement.\nNow get to work.",
"Yes, thanks for your concern about this issue, it's good to know that people like you care enough to respond, have a great day, say a prayer for Casey \"d cell\" Porter.",
"Better they should both become members of Club Lead.",
"Mr. Abbott,\n\nI think it is both pitiful and tragic that people get all twisted-up in the issue of authority and feel threatened by the idea of women in leadership roles because that completely avoids the far more important issue of all of us needing to be co-workers laboring in harmony under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, who should be our supreme authority. Satan celebrates when he is able to distract us with illusions like authority and create divisions in the church because that renders the church spiritually impotent. I prefer instead to be a co-worker under God's guidance and laboring in His power as He directs instead of worrying about who He has put in leadership over me. I prefer to be growing the church instead of killing it. Please, let go of the issue and focus instead on being a co-worker under God's authority.",
"Back to Lane Community College in 90 days!\n\nHe will have \"Paid His Debt To Society\" and should be back instructing young women in English Composition this Fall.",
"GOOD! Best thing that could happen!",
"Haaaha ha haaaa! NOW thats the lowlyrepub humor I have come to expect :) \" Sexy green dumpsters are nearly irresistible.\" HA!\n\nOn a serious note-how do we keep child predators in particular from gaining employment where they are exposed to innocent children whose parents will 'assume' employees are screened? And employers will 'assume' are red flagged before job applications? I did say people too, but children offenders-awful\n\n It is obvious my reponse is not to your liking, so your thoughts? I do know the law-and I think we are past due on changing it. Some people really are not who we want walking among us. I watched a documentary years ago, so sad. It was pedophiles-who talked about how they couldn't leave their homes until late at night-for they knew they would re-offend if exposed to children, and they said a lot more-like TV-couldn't watch tv etc-very sad.\n\nAnd again, I am not the enemy. I just mull these things over and then write them. Civil counters are great and welcomed too.",
"Yes, your quote from Galatians is often used as well by those who urge caution re: Marian apparitions; however, you might check out the following from Luke 9:49-50 in regard to tolerance of those who preach the gospel of Jesus, are self proclaimed Christians, but not Catholic-Christians. \n\"It was John who said, \"Master, we saw a man using your name to expel demons, and we tried to stop him because he is not of our company.\" Jesus told him in reply, \"Do not stop him, for anyone who is not against you is on your side.\"",
"If you had read (and understood) it, you would never have made this comment:\n\"I don't believe the Pope intends to authorize all the politically correct jargon or to suggest each priest just do his own thing.\"\n\nThe document is about the legitimate authority of local ordinaries, and thereafter Conferences of Bishops, to decide on the appropriateness of liturgical translations for their people. It restores the original post-Vatican II arrangement that the local decision be submitted to Rome for \"confirmatio\".\n\nNot even a hint of authorizing political jargon, or inviting each priest to do his own thing.\n\nWhich is why I dared to suggest your comment is off point.",
"My tolerance for pious drivel has evaporated.....intend to call it out every time I see/hear it from now on....",
"You'll believe what you want to believe.\n\nHow do you \"ban\" (from what?) a hate group anyways?",
"You equated BXVI accusing the Irish hierarchs of \"betraying\" the Irish and accusing them of an \"inadequate response\" with this Pope accusing prelates who differ with cowardice in “burying their heads in the sand,’ “a nasty spirit in order to sow division,” and psychologically “born from something missing, from trying to hide one’s own sad dissatisfaction behind a kind of armor\" and warning that they are a “cancer of the Church” in pursuit of glory rooted in “the logic of ambition and power.”\nYou stated JPII and BXVI \"used such language [as Pope Francis] constantly\" with no citations or examples yet I'm the one who \"rewriting history\"?",
"What cardinals seem not yet to understand is that Godhead consciousness is about dialogical truth - which in human and divine consciousness is 'dialogic', in supposition of female/male wisdom.\nThe monologue of male hierarchy talking to itself is absent dialogical Godhead-sense.",
"His indoctrination sounds pretty good.",
"Thank you for understanding the point.",
"I'm just enjoying this quietly....nothing else needs to be said. (Ok just this: They need a housecleaning in that head office...Julien was a very good hire, now they need a real GM -Then the rebuild can start. But I really hope they never fire Bergevin so they can stay bad for a long time)",
"I don't know if we really finished the tasks for any of these issues. There are still smoldering embers that need to be put out buried and blessed in mourning that so many many human lives were caught in the clogged wheels of humankinds inhumanity to humankind. But there were voices and words and action taken throughout our past. The best we can do at this point is took work together for the benefit of all- each and everyone of us. If that is not achieved we all and I mean all are in big trouble. It would be a tragedy for the best of our country and those who in whatever way tried to sustain the ideal of America were lost to us and to history.\nI have tried really hard to use Lincoln's words in the last paragraph of his second Ignagural address- \"with malice toward none and charity for all.\"\nHe was along with so many others like Sojourner Truth, Mother Seton, Thomas Merton, and I could go on naming a diverse and brilliant group of souls that tried to carry on despite everything.",
"\"The most evident mark of God's anger, and the most terrible castigation He can inflict upon the world, is manifest when He permits His people to fall into the hands of a clergy who are more in name than in deed, priests who practice the cruelty of ravening wolves rather than the charity and affection of devoted shepherds. \n\n\"They abandon the things of God to devote themselves to the things of the world [vicars of U.N. agenda] and, in their saintly calling of holiness, they spend their time in profane and worldly pursuits [climate-change, global warming hoax]. When God permits such things, it is a very positive proof that He is thoroughly angry with His people and is visiting His most dreadful wrath upon them.\" - Saint John Eudes",
"I do not live in the region anymore but I've seen Cantius packed on a Wednesday night, and of traddie and tradd-ish groups the Canons Regular are the last ones I'd call \"schismatic\". They offer the Mass in both forms and the parishoners are happy about it. The anger and nuttery (e.g. neomonarchism) and pride (in the negative sense) I've detected in former-SSPX congregations isn't in evidence there.\n\nTo remind you who they are: This is the congregation whose youth group and chaperones put together an Ordinary Form Mass in a hotel bar a couple of years ago for buses full of students stranded in a blizzard. Not the action of far right loons, nor schismatic wingnuts.\n\nHave you actually went to Mass or events there or is this just prejudices speaking?",
"OK, you convinced me to let up just a little tiny bit. :)\n\nBtw I think Melania had that convo with Lauer before the convention.",
"Since the Catholic Church measures change in centuries, I suppose the idea of adult faith is fairly \"new.\" 200 years ago, the average lay person did not have advanced education, psychological theory was basically unknown, and most people spent decades bearing children and doing grueling physical labor, then died relatively young.",
"Until I know differently supported by facts, I'm going to assume that the mayor let this happen on purpose for political purposes. They knew that this would happen when they issued the permits, and let the two groups be in close proximity.",
"Off topic but I felt this is an interesting line from the G&Ms Civil Comments FAQs:\n\"We’re strong believers in freedom of speech and freedom of the press, but\"...\n\nAs a rule of thumb, any time you see a \"but\" after a statement of principle it means the preceding statement is a lie. Ie \n\"I am not a racist, but....\"\nI believe in helping the poor, but...\nI believe in gender equality, but ...\nSo if somebody says \"I believe in free speech , but...\n\nYou get the idea.\n\nPlease mark all comments, even the rude ones you don't like, as civil, or the G@M censors will win.",
"Meanwhile, the various tribunals of the Roman Catholic church are busily dissolving many perfectly valid marriages! Have you told the tribunalists about this scriptural pericope?",
"MORE power to S&R Personnel--whoever-wherever they may be--OF COURSE--there will bE the insensitive commenters--ie:;waste of $$---??? TRAINING",
"For someone claiming \"failures,\" you sure don't delineate what those \"failures\" are, nor do you propose to fix them, aside electing people from your own political party, which is both sophomoric and laughable. I propose trimming the fat now: we reduce all of \"Social Work\" to only and exclusively \"protecting families and children,\" and you and I are in agreement. Yes?\n\n....But that's not what's going to happen, is it. The ever-inflating self-mandate of the social worker grows every day. They now charge themselves with \"helping anyone, anywhere, with every segment of their lives.\" Their rice bowl grows and their self-proclaimed \"purpose\" grows, much like other segments of government-run bureaucracies. And once imposed- they will never be cut, else cries of victimhood arise and political finger-pointing, as you are now.",
"On the other hand, (ii) above is liable to be found unconstitutional. With admirable restraint, the author describes it as \"curious and troubling.\" In plain language, that means it's an unconscionable violation of human rights and an embarrassment in any mature democracy.\n\nI foresee a day when Mr. Blackmore and Mr. Oler, like many have before them, may 'shack-up' with more than one consenting adult partner. As to those unions being a marriage as recognized by society, that seems highly unlikely. And should any of their sexual relationships involve minors, then they should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.",
"No, the real reason is that a few misguided influentials are guided by their religious beliefs. Put the issue before the general public to vote on in the next election. Let the public decide -- not a few.",
"1/ Thanks for making my point for me. Your assumption is that no one has truly grappled with the church's position, or that cynicism over the church's ability to \"heal\" is both unreasonable and suggests the church incapable of appealing to reasonable people. Bunk.\n\nAs a woman in the Catholic Church I'm fully aware the church places greater value on a fetus than on a woman and effectively teaches that woman's reproductive capacity determines her ontological status, a reductivism not applied to the condition of men. I've put up with this indignity because there's nothing in the gospel suggestive of this nonsense, and the church has its attractions.\n\nPlease don't impute motive to me. I'm a mother, I'm not \"hostile\" to life in the womb. I've held the same position both as an atheist and a practicing Catholic. I believe abortion is morally fraught and should whenever possible be a last resort. But I believe it should be legal and safe.",
"Kag - that's okay....EWTN is offensive",
"Rona Ambrose is the right choice. Smart, experienced, telegenic, very pleasant personailty, tough, bilingual and a woman. The next election will purely be a popularity contest, not a question of policy. Zoolander wouldn't be able to put a glove on her. \n\n\nGod forbid the Conservatives select another over-fed, suburban, middle-aged and angry white guy in a boring suit. May as well just stay home.",
"I think that is the conclusion they have reached and in fact their lack of specific commitment on this topic during the campaign shoes it was their basic intent all along. It was politics to be vague but indicate they would not be a total Harper brick wall. Just like it was politics to make commercials about Trudeau's hair.",
"With girls now joining the ranks of cub scouts and boy scouts it won't be long before the girls start complaining about harassment and discriminating behavior at the hands of the boys. It will be the same as in the military or the RCMP or male locker rooms or wherever: the girls will go where they don't really belong and aren't really wanted, and then somehow will feel miffed and put-out because they're not \"fitting-in\" and the organizational structure of, say, the boy scouts isn't being completely revamped to suit their particular needs and desires.",
"You mean like Kathy Griffin?",
"This could have been written by a protestant, what great disdain you have for the martyrs and saints who gave us the teachings. St. Lawrence who was grilled alive to keep the same teachings you scorn. St. Irenaeus who spent his final hours writing against heresies in order that the truth could be preserved. St Lucy who had her eyes gouged, Maximus who had his tongue and right hand cut off when speaking against the monothelite heresy, even when Pope Honorius was cowardly and buckled. \n\nI could go on, look at the calendar of martyrs and see how many, including theologians bravely sacrificed themselves for the truth.",
"I picture the angry God in the old testament. Time and tides march on and yet for the first two hundred years after Christ's partial departure Christians did not believe in nor practice self defense. We had Francis of Assisi and Pierre Tielhard de Chardin since then compounding the deeper current of our Universal Consciousness and evolving understanding of the true calling. Sure we have fallen for fear and madness abounds/Trumps winner take all world of might makes right etc, but then again the whole world is becoming aware like the cities evolution would first reveal true love and help bring heaven on earth not just above. So mercy for ourselves and salvation is just a matter of making the connections with our destiny and makes the idea of being bad unconscionable. Who for instance would want to be drunk or on drugs in this coming world of love? Thus anger and making amends seems a childish quality God within us/the spirit vanquishes. imho",
"Migrations are common to wild-life. Migrations open to new possibilities; for example, helping us to be freed from \"same-feather\" thinking, from the narrow perceptions of ideological habits.\nNew light exposes new colors, new beauty.\nOpenness to opportunities of exposure to 'other'-thinking can be an optimistic and affirmative way of responding to temptations of despondence in these conflicted times. Open up to the opportunities for communication and new enlightenment. Violence is not a future happy to anticipate. Be a factor in common enlightenment.",
"Hey, Bubba: the results are staring all of us right in the face and right now.\nTalk is cheap, actions are actions. We're living the results of what Parnell, Hawker, Chenault, Meyer and Micciche, McGuire, Fairclough/Mackinnon and the rest of the right wing zealots and their enablers have visited upon this state and its people. \nAnd you call yourself \"Koncerned?\"\nMore like, \"What, me worry? - I got mine.\"\nThat's downright prosperity gospel Christian of you, \"Koncerned\"...",
"Thank you for pointing out a mistake. I should have written something like:\nHere we have another conservative Catholic revealing what he thinks, which seems consistent with what the Vatican is doing to the Commission regarding whether or not having survivors.",
"Just as Canadians united to remove Harper and his broken conservative ideology of corporate worship; BCers will unite to remove Clark and her broken conservative ideology of corporate worship.",
"Virtue signal received by fellow \"liberal media\" commenters.",
"Note that the Vision councellor candidate came fifth - Gregor take note.\nLooks like Vancouver is finally waking up on where VISION has brought Vancouver after so many years of majority rule............",
"This is all good. I applaud the administration, now act on it.",
"The opening paragraph of this letter is interesting. The letter writer opens by making a claim to special status due to age and state residency then makes an obviously false claim that \"there is no difference among people of different races, genders and religions,\"--the very statement is a contradiction. I would hope Mr. Granas was trying to say that despite differences among people everyone should be equal before the law. But that's not what he said. Worse yet, he makes the ridiculous claim that every person could choose to be themselves (untrue, ask any gay person over the age of 65) and then implies that someone has \"shoved something in his face\" although he doesn't say who or what. \"We all got along fine\" he claims which I translate as we all got along fine so long as minorities stayed in their place. Your tranquility is going to be disturbed Mr. Granas because the youth aren't going to stay in their racially designated places any longer.",
"Really? If this is all they can come up with it is time to abolish the office of special counsel. Where were they when madam \"queen for a day\" was sending tens of thousands of e mails that were violations? Why was this even printed, much more like this and my subscription to the Examiner is going to be history.",
"I'm not sure which article is a worse example of the shallowness of Catholic thought on the left, MSW's or Tom Reece's most recent entry. \n\nWeathervane tendencies. Reveals a lot.",
"We are talking here about settled doctrine which has been undermined by a handful of prelates led by Cardinal Kasper. Communion for the divorced and remarried was never an issue prior to the Synods.\nThere was no consensus within the Synods for a change so the status quo should still prevail.\nThe vast majority of the First World laity may consider themselves highly educated but that is no proof that they are. Catechesis has been so poor and haphazard that most Catholics' knowledge of their Church and its teaching is in the 'little learning' category which we all know is 'a dangerous thing'.\nAs for the internet, I agree. It provides a smorgasbord of differing takes on Catholicism, enough to persuade anyone that their particular vices are no longer immoral, in some cases even virtuous. Everyone these days seems to have an opinion on what 'Jesus would do' when faced with today's situations: usually what Jesus would do is what they, themselves, would do.",
"My parish priest used to be boring and superficial in his homilies. It was uninspiring and annoying. Then after Pope Francis came on the scene, he seemed to find his spiritual stride. He mentions Pope Francis often and is showing a real depth of understanding of Pope Francis' words and of spirituality.\nMost of his homilies now are very good and sometimes he's just on fire!\n\nHow do I know it was Pope Francis? Well the rumor is that he is gay and that famous, \"Who am I to judge?\" comment really hit home. He seems very spiritually balanced now and dedicated to the Lord first and is faithfully serving with the church.",
"This request is not excessive and is perfectly in linebwith constitutional guarantees for reasonable accommodation.",
"As soon as you start talking about how their assembly was unlawful, you are implying that what happened to them was OK.",
"It must feel liberating to have Trump running things.",
"\" If he can do that why should we care what his favourite passage is, tomorrow he may reject that, too?\"\nBecause Jenny Catholic who left her abusive husband and remarried isn't hurting anyone. In fact, she is the victim who deserves the Church's support. In contrast, people who refuse to heed God's call in Matthew 25:31-46 are hurting vulnerable people. It is even more urgent with leaders.\n\n\"The so-called Muslim ban is to protect the nation from terrorism which is not against any teaching of Jesus.\"\nThis is thinly veiled religious discrimination. The Bubbas who voted for Trump don't much like Muslims. Bannon wants to keep 'Murica white as part of his nationalistic philosophy.\n\n\"Regarding Gorka, as you label most people with whom you disagree as Nazi sympathisers, \"\nUmm no.. Eyes roll. And Gorka has ties to Jobbik. I don't know how much more clear about the guy's sympathies lie.",
"\"Because it's 2017...\" Women killers can walk free. The judicial branch of this country in shambles. \"Because it's 2017...\"",
"I believe what you are referring to is a period of inquiry by the older observant Carmelite order involving Teresa, her friends, and reforms. A body of resolutions was adopted at the general chapter at Piacenza forbidding all further founding of convents and retirement to one of her institutions. She obeyed and retired to St. Joseph's at Toledo.\n\nThe general chapter at Piacenza was not one of the inquisitions.\n\nNor was it particularly surprising to leave alive - death penalties were rare even among the harshest of the inquisitions.\n\nOne of the biggest differences between her and some of the better-liked \"heroes\" by some on this blog is that she was obedient and quiet.",
"Of course it also takes time for people to be lured into falsity. The last fifty plus years has proved that. From a homogenous group of believers in the 1950s the Church has not only been drasticallly reduced in numbers but also reduced to a squabbling mass of individuals many of whom reject its teaching and even deny the authority to teach which was bequeathed to it by Christ, Our Lord, Himself.\nYou only have to read the articles and the comments on this website to be aware of the total disparity of belief among people who claim to be Catholic.\nThe grace to convert every sinner comes not from receiving Communion but from repentance and a purpose of amendment made in the Sacrament of Penance. The Eucharist is only medicine for those who have taken the cure, not for those who blithely continue in sin.\nThe differentiation between subjective and objective responsibility disappears altogether when the law of God is clearly explained by one's confessor or spiritual advisor.",
"It seems that the new motto for this liberal group is \"Bend over and touch your toes and we'll show you where the wild goose goes."
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Canada has an ILLEGAL dairy market, If DeBeers people try to enter the States they would be arrests for a monopoly market by hoarding product and only supplying enough to keep the price as high as they can.We do the same for milk .America and most coubtries have laws that stop this practice Milk and all Dairy boards lobbies in Ottawa and won over peoples rights.Dont give me that crap what Canada does is legal or ethical | [
"I believe you may be right. After all, as George Carlin said \"Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.\"",
"Oh come on now, he's a hypocritical lib. Only his viewpoints matter. It's the lib game plan that they are open minded to all points of view, up until those points of view are diametrically opposed to theirs. Remember, these are the people who incite riots when they don't get their way.",
"Um, I think we're the ones being violated, not them.",
"i'm a lousy shot, wouldn't look for arrowheads and used to drive an old willy's truck named \"tater\"with big, fat, low air tires on 40 acres of dunes owned by friends. we stayed on the \"road\" as it were so as not to damage what little struggles to grow, but the 'road\" was just a marked path in the dunes so it was like a tilt o wheel. great fun - young and stupid.. all kinds of ways to die there...",
"Obviously you didn't go to Rumph Facebook page and see the slew of racist commentary from the very happy to post their picture white folks who said everything from \n\n\"Eugenics worked to hopefully the blacks eradicate themselves\" and everything in between. My favorite had to be from Wendy Johnson who said she couldn't understand what Rumph said because she \"doesn't speak niggerese\". Like how freaking special do you have to be? Or how blind rather to think that racism isn't a huge issue here in Alaska? Hell scanning the comments a woman named Darvana Tressler said \"most natives are drunk violent and homeless n Ak is a crap hole\". \nI could go on all day long of you can go check those comments out for yourself it's a public page sweetie. \n\nKaren Pharr I think her name is worked in the ASD until she commented on that post with a racially ignorant comment and a bunch of angry parents complained. Can you blame them? Job over just like that.",
"this is the same editorial board that went on record when Citizens United came up, lecturing corporations should never be allowed to influence elections. That's only the right of these staggering hypocrites.",
"No, he would have been shot in that barn anyway.",
"You think that's all we have left? You can't fix stupid.",
"I guess the Ontario liberals and Alberta ndp share stupid ideas.",
"There is plenty of White Nationalist insanity right here in Canada. The longer DJT remains in the White House the more it will seep into Canada.",
"Palestinians hold posts in the Israeli government ,doctors and professors also many Pals work in Israel.\nIsraeli children grow up watching Pals throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails so what should they think.\nEducate yourself before making foolish comments.",
"Yeah, you get to talk.\n\nRacists, Nazis, racist Nazi Trump supporters, and you.",
"Our new Political Celebrity Aristocrat , when power was once with Kings\nand Queens it now is the Elected Fools that are the Kingdom Makers,\nor so they think!",
"You sir, are an IDIOT.",
"\"They must think that the people of Hawaii are stupid\".\n\nSo give the Devil his due: they are dead right in that assessment - - as we the sheeple have demonstrated to them over and over again.",
"So, an American amasses a huge arsenal, including automatic weapons, kills 58 people and wounds hundreds in Las Vegas and Trump does… absolutely nothing. One immigrant of Islamic background, who was radicalized WHILE IN THE US, kills 8 people in New York and Trump swings into action immediately to attack immigration and immigrants in general. Such sickening hypocrisy and ultimately useless other than to cynically stir up his racist base."
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"In all fairness most of Canada's energies have been focused on the U.S. dropping out of the recent Paris accords with the reason being the accords are more voluntary than mandatory.",
"Bring back the Four Pillars policy ( Canadian version of Glass-Steagall Act) we had before Brian Mulroney deregulated the sector.",
"As a card carrying libertarian, I find this initiative appalling. Any regressive democrat with a preschool level understanding of economics would know that artificially limiting growth in the housing market will only drive housing costs higher, further driving out the poor by making it more unaffordable to live in Colorado. It's called supply and demand. If the supply of a highly demanded product goes down, the cost for that product goes up, especially if that supply is artificially limited.\n\nAll the policies that have been passed in the last 20 years by so-called progressives have created the perfect storm in the Colorado housing crisis we have today: increased property taxes, inordinately high and unnecessary construction standards which drive up insurance costs for developers, and now artificially capping growth. If anything, this initiative is an attack on the poor. Funny how democrats attempts to help are actually making the housing situation worse for those on the bottom.",
"The only things “enormously destructive” and “terrifying”, as the lame duck to the south says, are the western leaders who think that they are saving the world by taxing their own citizens to death. I think we'll find out well before 2030 that the whole thing is an elaborate scam, that the CO2 reductions claimed by countries are unauditable, and everyone is cheating (except Canada, of course). Kind of like OPEC promising to cut oil production.",
"\" It is aimed at extremist Muslims.\"\n\nI don't care if it's aimed at Martians. Martians who've moved to Canada can enjoy their Charter rights just like anyone else. Many people here (including you) are crying fake tears for the poor terrified bus driver who has to let some middle aged woman board his bus without seeing her face, but many people wearing balaclavas have boarded buses in Montreal and somehow *it was never a problem until now*.\n\nWhy don't you just admit the real reason you like this law, and stop advancing phony and transparently terrible \"public safety\" arguments?",
"Mr Kenney has made a big thing about freedom of speech on campus. Fair enough. But as federal immigration minister Mr Kenney blocked British MP George Galloway from entering Canada as part of Mr Galloway's North American speaking tour because Mr Kenney and Mr Harper didn't like Mr Galloway's opinion about Israel-Palestine and the Middle East in general.\n\nIsn't that hypocrisy?",
"That provision reflects the ignorance of a religious majority that believed that their phony after life insurance policies were real, and that their imaginary supernatural buddy was real. Now less than 30% of Canadians are still religious. The Religious nutters were able to get Birth Control in the Criminal Code of Canada in 1892. Should we go back to that situtiation? As late as 1963 Toronto Pharmacist Harold Fine was arrested, charged and convicted for selling Birth Control.\n\nThe Statistics Canada numbers for Religious Belief are vastly inflated.\n\nThe real levels are much lower.\n\nhttp://www.people-press.org/2002/12/19/among-wealthy-nations/\n\n\"Six-in-ten (59%) people in the U.S. say religion plays a very important role in their lives. This is roughly twice the percentage of self-avowed religious people in Canada (30%),\"",
"JDubs204\n\nBut neither Trans Mountain nor energy east are about stopping Canada's (central and eastern) import of oil. These pipelines are all about export - of product and of jobs.\n\nIf Energy East HAD been about Canadians exploiting, refining and using our own oil in our own country, it would have been a popular project. Largely though, the energy independence argument was used as propaganda and not reality - something like the Levant line of \"ethical oil\". We're better stuff. \n\n\"Our\" oil companies in Alberta are not even largely owned by Canadians but by Americans and off shore industries that set up head offices wherever they find it most convenient to avoid taxes.",
"Then Canada broke that protocol by sending the architect of Ontariowe’s fiscal train wreck and defacto PM Gerald Butts…….",
"Only Trudeau can explain his actions that are contrary to expert opinions. Canadians are still awaiting transparency and openness from Trudeau.",
"As usual I agree with you but the foreign buyers tax came to late to save Vancouver west end and yes more should have been done. \n==\nA quote from the NP:\n\"In China and Hong Kong, foreigners are banned and locals restricted to one mortgaged unit and a second one only if they pay cash for it. The Swiss have a quota for foreign purchases and allow one unit as a second residence for their exclusive use. European countries often charge foreigners twice the property taxes they charge locals. In Thailand, foreigners cannot buy land but can buy condos, but only up to 49% per building. The United States does not restrict foreign housing, but keeps track and mortgages are difficult to get This will result in a catastrophe. If Canada does not stop foreign buying, or temporary resident buying, Canadian taxpayers and homeowners will pay an enormous, and potentially disastrous, price.\"\n==\nThe time for LIBERAL inaction must end, our sovereignty is under attack and personal debt has become crippling.",
"A solid historical analysis as one would expect from Donald Savoie.\n\nHow the decision to finally cancel Energy East became a complex balance among changing market conditions, alternative pipeline opportunities, declining oil sands expansions, anti-pipeline regional voices, and increased regulatory requirements we will never know. Nor will we know how the pipeline and the New Brunswick refineries might have been re-designed to use the Alberta and Saskatchewan oil, or what kinds of economic benefits would have accrued to New Brunswick.\n\nWhat else may be gone are the friendly relations that have existed over the past two decades among all of the provinces. What could well be gone is any chance that this Federal government will be re-elected, as the Conservatives correctly argue that Trudeau's professed balance between pipeline economics on one side, and environmental and First Nations benefits on the other side was a \"hopey\" lie. And we may be back to a right wing federal government.",
"NO, Citizens have free speech.",
"Brison is a joke, has been and still is, probably Liberal doctrine where they think they are above reproach. Trudeau better get his act together, the pail has so many holes in it now that it will take a miracle to keep it going",
"Well THAT'S disappointing. Isn't that a violation of some kind of law prohibiting introduction of non-native pests or something?",
"I agree with the point of your post. But the elephant in the room is that Prime Minister Trudeau (and Foreign Minister Dion) do not truly support international human and democratic rights. If one logs onto DFAIT's web site, it claims that human rights is one of Canada's main objectives. But one cannot see that with the present government.",
"It's hard to believe you're actually serious. Start with \"8 U.S. Code § 1324 - Bringing in and harboring certain aliens\" and educate yourself from there.\n\nhttps://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1324\n\nThe governors and mayors in question are almost certainly breaking federal laws by providing safe harbor to these illegals, and they DO risk imprisonment for doing so. Nothing \"remote\" about that, but in reality none of them will likely ever do time for their acts (though they should).\n\nAnd treasonous? Yes, but I'll give you this: I KNOW they're breaking the law with their \"aiding and abetting\", but I only FEEL they are committing treasonous acts in doing so. They work in direct conflict with the interests of American Citizens who of course foot the bill for all the \"safe harbor\" policies.",
"I think it's short sighted to blame politicians, particularly those that seem to be most disliked for creating all of Canada's economic challenges. If Canadians were so concerned about the economy they would show it by buying Canadian made products. I do. Do you? How many pieces of Canadian made clothing do you own? Now....ask yourself....are politicians the problem or are we the problem?",
"Actually I was referring to \"Strong and wrong\", meaning your notion the US should accept less than the best trade deal we can get for some social reason. The US needs to play to win and get every penny we can, our trade partners have been playing that way for decades and we need to step it up. As far as pay in this country, it's based on supply and demand just like the last two hundred years, the only people disagreeing are the unskilled people who get paid what they are worth (not much).",
"Seems whether you're Gerald Butt's friend or his moving company you get way over paid. Canada is simply Gerry's ATM, what do you expect from a former lobbyist....c'mon Gerry, SHOW US THE MONEY !!!!",
"You just described how and why Canada is being over-populated with people who have more than one passport while the people born and raised here do not have those options and are run over by bulldozers of people who feel entitled to every country and to give Canada away just because they landed here.",
"Rep Ward and his GOP colleagues- are fully aware that the federal government has a law that makes it illegal for any grantee to expend one penny of their grant monies on any lobbyist- or on or for any lobbying efforts- law 101. All State and the City agencies are too- prohibited in our City Charter and State Constitution from expending one penny on any lobbyist- it is illegal. But when HART was created- the State and City permitted HART to thwart the law- skirt the law- and enter into a contract with a federally registered lobbyist- getting $300k a year to do nothing but funnel that money back into the coffers of candidates for elective office. \nWard and his gang, refused to address this - they in fact, have never spoke up against this practice- they could have, if straight shooters - honest people- if acting in good faith- the GOP would have offered an amendment to require the city to stop the paying off of lobbyist with the GET Rail Surcharge monies-",
".\n\nA measure of the effectiveness of the Magnitsky Act is the opprobrium it has met from the Putin dictatorship.\n\nIf Vlad the III, Tsar of All The Russias, is squealing this loud, you know it's having the desired effect.\n\nWhen a respected honest-broker like Canada makes a statement like passing a Magnitsky Act, it sends a strong, truthful message to the rest of the world.\n\nThat is why Putin is apoplectic about it.",
"The ONLY animals that Hawaii's \"Humane Society\" find of having any \"intrinsic value\" are those that they can exploit to line their own pockets. They throw them under the wheels of cars (under the guise of TNR) so when people find them dying of their \"loving and humane TNR attrition\" they then post their photos in social-media, and then cry for even MORE donations to ensure even MORE of their vermin cats get half-flattened by cars. A self-perpetuating, animal-torturing, animal-exploiting business-model and nothing more than that.\n\nAnd what about all those boiled-alive animals crammed into bags, boxes, and cans with a \"Cat Food!\" label now on them that they gleefully accept from PetSmart and other pet-food companies just to feed their cats, or is now turned into TNR-grants to perpetuate the \"Kill Animals for Kitties\" gravy-train profiteering.\n\nThese are the very same practices for which HSUS was fined nearly $16M in 2012 for being in direct violation of the RICO anti-racketeering act.",
"Northern Gateway would steer away the screams from Vancouver to a largely uninhabited wilderness to Kitimat-yes a risk of spills but good management means this can be controlled. The Lower Mainland will now protest and try to stop Kinder Morgan- and drive to rallies in SUVs and bring sandwiches wrapped in plastic made from oil. Now what about Energy East--has Montreal ruined it ? Well the rail cars are still heading to Saint John- a pipeline is safer. Can Canadians ever agree on anything ? Thanks Justin for a decision- now please get it done so there is money for David Suzuki's hip replacement and Elizabeth May's prison costs !",
"Screw the phantoms of Ontario's PC's.",
"Whoever pays for this blatantly agenda driven limited access reveals just how extremely limited they are in real life. Get ready for an anti-constitutional firearm free mono-themed echo chamber featuring transgendered unicorn trail rides through fields of ripening peanut butter cups culminating in Welfare Paradise City where everyone gets a participation trophy and collects commemorative special edition food stamps autographed by their favorite homeless person and everybody gets free home delivery of The Daily Fake Newspaper.",
"I have little respect for people who comment in ignorance. People like you are why our politicians can get away with plundering your and my pockets ruthlessly and repeatedly. Wake up and fact check your opinions before you express them please. Google is an amazing invention.\n\nhttp://www.globalpropertyguide.com/Europe/Denmark/capital-gains-tax\n\nIf the Canadian capital gains rate is moved to 37-38%, as is being implied, it would put our capital gains tax rate well above any European nation, and well above the Scandinavian countries",
"Agar Continued:\nIn my culture:\n-Regardless of a politician’s popularity rating, he or she must stand for re-election on a regular basis\n-We do not fear our military, in fact most of us are proud of it and support \n- We won’t force you to stay in our country if you don’t want to do so.\n-The grievance a gay couple may have against a baker who doesn’t wish to fill their order for a wedding cake may be a legitimate complain\n===\nTragic examples of racism, homophobia, misogyny and other evils can be found on a regular basis.\nBut those are perpetrated by individuals and likely to be against the law, not sanctioned by the state and the law, as they are in so many other cultures in the world.\nWe have a terrific culture if not a perfect society.\nSo take my culture, please.\nhttp://www.torontosun.com/2017/05/15/appropriate-my-culture-please",
"Go to many Habs games then? Thanks for the info, I wasn't too confident that there wasn't government investment in Bombadier considering the new tendency for bail outs. But that $1 billion can get you 10% of a company with $16 billion in revenue shows that Bombadier must be sick. It's overheads must be huge,\n\nI still stand by the crux of my argument. It's the responsibility of the government and citizens of the country where the crime is committed to demand justice. Not the country where a person or company is domiciled. \n\nFrom an ex-Canadian living in Cape Town!",
"Carmen.....What Trudeau is doing is little more than common sense. A big exporter of oil, Canada is suffering a slump in investment thanks to low oil prices. Its economy needs a boost and, at a time of extraordinarily cheap credit, the government is borrowing more in order to support growth. Since the financial crisis, developed economies have insisted on running tight fiscal policy to reduce debt while relying on very low interest rates to stimulate demand. That strategy has been a failure...... Growth has been moderate and demand has not picked up sufficiently to lift interest rates from the floor. Canada is in a better position than almost any other rich country to take advantage of low rates......it didn't suffer a big downturn after the financial crisis,...thanks to Martin et al.....and it has a history of fiscal restraint.",
"And so - Trump and other Americans lied to Trudeau and Canada. The very basis of negotiations is - trust. Well, that's gone. And perhaps that was their intention.",
"Oh my, where to begin?! First, foreign procurement of Canadian properties is federal jurisdiction, not municipal. Second, any kind of meltdown in the Chinese economy will see an increase in demand for hard foreign assets, not a decrease. And lastly, any impact to the Chinese economy as a result of a Trump tax, will only serve to enrich Americans who will then gobble up more cheap Vancouver properties.\n\nAny way you look at it, you're hooped.",
"\"But it’s not our job to tell our friends and allies what they should do or shouldn’t do. It’s our job to make sure we’re doing what we know that we should do, that we can do in terms of creating opportunities for Canadians, for Canadian companies, but also opportunities for Cuba to continue to develop, to modernize, to improve in the many areas that it’s building success in.”\n\n---\n\nI love this guy, I really do. Lets all practice our vapid bromides.\n\n\"You know as PM of Canada, I've always believed that if we don't work together in a collaborative fashion to accomplish what we came here to do, how can we ever work together in the spirit of friendship if our successes are not mutually focused in a bilateral way.\"\n\nThank You.\n----\n\nDoes Justin give out free bobble head dolls of himself, or all access passes to Kim Kardashians website when he attends these events?",
"Let's see last time I looked Canada and the U.S. had a common border, so it makes sense Canada spends little to nothing on defense. They live right next door to the sheriff. Besides if they where ever invavded, they could always run for cover south of the border.",
"So what is wrong with having \"the rich\" pay extra - voluntarily - and thereby enhancing the overall resources in the Canadian system ?!",
"Even worse... international trade is handled by Chrystia Freeland.",
"On the Security Council UK, USA, Russia, China, France have a VETO\nIf Canada gets a seat it is only token\nbut Narcissistic Justin wants bragging rights and risks lives of Canadian soldiers",
"Trudeau is looking to solidify his power and stay in power like the despots/dicatatorships he admires.......first with ranked balloting...second with Motion Six to limit opposition powers and limit debate....now this \"discussion paper\" you can call Motion Six Redux also sets to limit opposition power and limit debate to hold Trudeau accountable.....",
"Bombardier is a vital root of Quebec's political and economic history - financed and re-financed through decades by taxpayers across the whole country. Millions and millions of federal dollars thrown in to allow Quebec's voters and its \"elite\" to think that the province can do things all on its own. Both the Pierre Trudeau Liberal government and the Mulroney Tory government \"helped\" Bombardier for years because it was in \"la belle province\" - where both men grew up. The company Bombardier would've died a long, long time ago if \"profit\" had been a priority (as it should be).",
"I request the following on behalf of the City of Homer residents:\n\n1) An immediate campaign to proclaim Homer an American City open for business and tourism with a respect for law and order is required to overcome this obstacle.\n\n2) The Bible says to cast out the contentious person and the strife will cease. The sponsor(s) be removed from the city council and sued to repay for the labor and time and defamation of character to the image and mission of the City of Homer. It will rid the council of these individuals determined to destroy our economy by reckless endangerment and hold them accountable for their actions.\nExcerpts from the Letter to the Editor by Patrick Brown ( can be read online) \nI have lived in Homer since 1991. This is what is driving this \"machine\" for \"recall\" because the bible tells them so.\nThe City Council members get to volunteer to administer to the city needs . They are NOT \"career\" politicians and are happy they serve the community. They are nice folks is all.",
"This Skidmore guy needs to be slapped up side of the head, metaphorically speaking. \n\nWith the exception of some conservatives, the same people who keep promoting policies that are unqualified failures, most thinking Alaskans are sick and tired of wasting resources on the failed drug war. But some people are still stuck in the \"just say no\", zero tolerance 1980s. drug wars. Enough is enough.",
"Capitalism, representative government, and private enterprise -- ensuring only one liquor store per rural Alaskan locale. So much for freedom of choice.",
"Was that because of expertise not available in Canada or because when you have a lot of money you can skip any line in the US?",
"If you believe this \"report\" from the lapdog Ombudsperson, don't forget to put a quarter or loonie under your pillow tonight for the tooth fairy.\n\nThis research was increasingly a pain in the neck (and nether regions) of the pharmaceutical companies which, purely by coincidence, happen to be significant donors to the BC Liberal party.\n\nStill think that former Deputy Health Minister Whitmarsh initiated this purge all on his own without so much as a wink wink, nudge nudge from his Minister? And what kind of gormless senior civil servant acquiesces in such a blatant political vendetta?",
"ADFG should itself be fined along with the incompetent Alaska Board of Game, all of which preach not to leave human food wastes that attract and habituate bears to humans and their discarded food waste, while at the same instant both sanction bear baiting around the state, even conducting workshops that encourage the practice. Classic Alaska wildlife management contradiction. Here witness Alaska Board of Game bad policy born of thoughtless group mentality revealing collective schizophrenic rule-making. Bear baiting should be thrown out.",
"HB 1850 allows illegal operators to cheat and hide. I can advertise on a broker's website and direct bookings to another venue. I can even accept cash at a discount once you call me. I am sure the broker does not like that but it is to much work to enforce and enforcement is not their business. They get a cut that is acceptable to them and it is much more difficult to catch cheaters because identities are hidden. Act 204 (which is law), if enforced, allows the State to audit scofflaws that are suspected of cheating. Remember, the State Income Tax is connected to the GET and TAT taxes. HB 1850 allows unscrupulous operators to be invisible. If I do not have to divulge my GET or TAT, all reporting is voluntary. If HB 1850 is signed into law, tax revenues will fall. If Act 204 is enforced, tax revenues will rise. HB 1850 will do more harm than good. VETO.\nThe issue of allowing resort activities in residential neighborhoods is another discussion that is not relevant to this TAX law.",
"The ideal is to increase wages and child tax credits so that no child is not supported.",
"Trudeau urges Canadians... is that like the tweet where he urged the border crashers to go through regular border crossings where they could legally be turned back? Trudeau is a bad joke and unfortunately the joke is on Canada and Canadians.",
"I know the price of peace is priceless, and the reality that evil cannot be justified and allow to flourish in any circumstance. The crimes of the government of NK is well documented and factual evidence based. The dear leader brushed away the invitation by the American President. NK does this as it thinks it is protected by China as it was in the Korean War, which concluded unresolved by armistice. Time to conclude it. Threatening nuclear destruction, and nearing the means to do it, is a serious international crime. Think of where there missiles could land on the west coast of Canada. It is NK technology after all. It is time to put out an internal arrest warrant as well as a bounty. This is a man who had his older non threat brother murdered this past Christmas for no reason other than performing the coup de grace in a blood feud. There is no dealing with this maniac.",
"Doc's idea meshes with Josh Gordon's surtax proposal. See: http://torontolife.com/real-estate/qa-joshua-gordon-researcher-blames-buyers-rising-home-prices-toronto/. Both make sense.\n\nRe KM1's comments, a start would be to set the bar at higher surtaxes/property taxes for purchases made with \"non-Canadian-taxed\" income. This is doable if the provinces and feds cooperate to make all RE transactions contingent on a thorough review of income tax filings of the purchaser. That's the only way to know if Canadian income tax has been fully paid on all the money being used for the purchase. Money from outside Canada would only be suitable if it was duly taxed in a country that has a fair tax agreement with Canada. \"Gift\" money would only be suitable if one could show the source, and that source's income tax filings revealed tax duly paid in Canada or in a country with a fair tax agreement with Canada. No sale if taxes paid aren't commensurate with the RE purchase price.",
"The expense is what I object to. For heaven's sake, voters balk at MP's fundraising and office expenses. A good portion of the Canadian public is aghast at the cost of military procurement. Maybe, just maybe, it would be a heck of a lot cheaper to simply make the effort to resolve our difficulties peacefully with our neighbours the Russians and our trading partners the Chinese. I, and many others, have expressed suspicion that the F-35 is less than suitable for defense but is excellent for offense.",
"We have to protect the rights of even those we dot like. Otherwise our charter is meaningless.",
"Who would ever have thought American billionaires would be allowed to come into Canada and start a taxi service denied to Canadian citizens.. It seems Canadians have become second class citizens in their own country.",
"Can you believe it? The Junior such a ready puppet of the American Nero. Kiss the vampire of the empire. \n\nNot a shred of evidence of chemical perpetrator have been independently conducted or confirmed. \n\nThe mind of our prime minister indeed is quite junior, weak. \n\nI should remind him, and my fellow Canadians, that Junior speaks ONLY in his official position. Some times not for his Party. Certainly not for Parliament. And most definitely not for the Canadian people.",
"The language I would prefer to use would see this post removed. That being said for untrained individuals to participate in a criminal investigation is totally unacceptable. That various Canadian governments are supporting unsubstantiated claims and ignoring several decades of research on false sexual allegations regarding the Unfounded series calls for nothing less than civil disobedience.",
"Canada is no model. Do you think that simply by being here the immigrants are behaving any differently than anywhere else in the world? Get your head out of the sand. What is happening in the Netherlands is happening everywhere, including Canada. The only difference is the Dutch have a leader with the stones to want to act on it. More power to him and those like him.",
"But Big Glenn, \n\"A Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian \" \nUnless you are living in Justin's Liberal Montreal !!!\nMy suggestion, move to Alberta - your rights will be repected.\nThe hypocrisy of the Liberals is truly epic.",
"Canadian politicians are making the same mistake as their political counterparts did concerning Brexit and the US Elections. A big backlash is coming to all sitting governments who ignore the wishes of the majority. Canadians have had enough of the tail wagging the dog.",
"for those in the rich north to reduce our carbon footprints, and at the top was declining to procreate.\nDenise Balkissoon\n-\nthe West is already doing that\neither with birth control or abortion\npreach to the rest of the world outside the West",
"Thank you very much for giving those of us who are not Liberal shills in Ottawa permission to read the omnibus budget bill.\n\nI am surprised that you have deigned to do so in our rapidly evolving transition to a `guided democracy`.\n\nOn the negative side, I notice that you are all over this thread and have posted over a dozen specious and transparently misleading defences of this, Justin`s latest bimbo eruption.\n\nI also notice that my single detailed expose post in this thread has gathered so much support that it has `mysteriously` vanished from this thread.\n\nSo have other popular posts critical of the Liberals.\n\nAre you being paid by the Liberals for your non-stop posting here?\n\nAre you a moderator here as well or just connected with one or more of the moderators?\n\nIn any event, the censorship here is disgracefully partisan for the Liberals in Ottawa and your part in it is reprehensible.\n\nNot coincidentally, every time I criticize a Chris in Ottawa post, my post is deleted.",
"But it's ok to claim opposing opinions represent Canadians as a whole, right?",
"I am once again perplexed on what they base this on. None of the banks, nor any level of government, know the level of foreign buying in the Ontario, let alone the Toronto market. That is why in the budget announcement they are allocating funds to actually determine this. If you look at solds in C3 and C4 right after the announcement nothing has stopped, because...drum roll please... it is actually families buying these homes and moving into them. we are not Vancouver here in Toronto, so stop this nonsense!",
"It does concern you when they drive down the road drugged, or the costs to health care, the impact on generation. \nHow many Canadians will be impacted and harmed ? We all must fight this with everything we have.as it will damage a generation of young people and we have a duty as adults to protect them from harm to the best of our abilities. How many do you think know this information? \nHealth Canada and the government acknowledge the science that says men who are wanting to start family should not use marijuana because of risk to reproductive health.\nIn 2015 you as a taxpayer helped pay out the $180 million to 100 victims of the drug thalidomide that some very reckless government official allowed on the market inspite of acknowledging the harms - we paid and we will pay for 100 more years if this drug is found to do generational damage. Marijuana is showing generational damage - and there are 1 million grade 12 students using marijuana and they are vulnerable - they do not know risks",
"Did Team Trudeau write this? This is doing a disservice to Canadians youngsters by giving them a false sense of hope. Completely detached from reality.\nDid Rich figure in the recent devastating Trudeau/Morneau Tax Changes on business, professionals or the Vancouver/Toronto housing bubbles?\nTrudeau will be confiscating these brilliant professionals/business / high tech entrepreneurs investments and savings. Why would someone come to Canada to pay up to 70% of their salary on housing and then have the rest confiscated by Trudeau?\nAll these ‘best and brightest’ will be like Elon Musk of Tesla: arrive in Canada, spend a couple of years getting their US credentials paid for by Canada, apply for their US visa and then as soon as possible get out.",
"Chain them to the box and cover them in honey. Let the bees and bears get them.",
"No, Trump is now saying Canada will pay for it since Mexico won't. :) \nGuess the bus loads of folks who illegally come across the border are being bused up to Canada. :) \nNot a bad idea either since Canada announced they are giving 160 acres of land to anyone willing to farm in the Yukon. :)",
"As the population of the earth continues to grow and broadband internet connection becomes more pervasive, it will be increasingly difficult to contain people within national boundaries. The difficulty is compounded by our gormless politicians who are incapable of summoning up the integrity and fortitude to deal with the reality in a forthright manner.\n\nPrincipal amongst the difficulties are the UN Convention on Refugees (to which Canada is a signatory) and the Singh decision of our SCC. The combined effect of them is that any person who manages even to get a grip with one little fingernail on one rock of our shoreline is entitled to everything that Canada has, including interminable legal process.\n\nWe can disconnect from the UN Convention and still remain generous and compassionate toward legitimate refugees and, before anyone objects that the legal process is meant to determine who is \"legitimate\", we can define the limits of that and the Singh decision using Section 33.",
"No. you are wrong. The legislation was passed in 1961 to assist Alberta. The Alberta price of oil was $3.00 while the Saudis delivered up the new St Lawrence Seaway to Chicago for $1.70, occasionally $1.50. The Americans lost interest in Alberta oil. (Sound familiar?) \n\nTwo new pipelines were built to supply Canada as far east as Toronto and Montreal. One carried Alberta natural gas (north of Lake Superior) and the other (Enbridge, south of Lake Superior) carries crude oil. All of Canada west of the Ottawa river which includes Ontario were obligated to use Alberta petroleum.\n\nThe Arab oil cartel artificially inflated the price of crude in the mid 70s, eventually to $30 from $3, and a world recession ensued. The substitute for the NOP, the new NEP, was intended to partially shield Canadians from the artificially inflated Arab cartel price. Alberta felt it was it's right to have the cartel equivalent from Canadians, and so today Ontario buys oil on the world market (St Lawrence Seaway).",
"By doing what? You think the USA is an ally? Since NAFTA they have plundered Canada, broken the agreement scores of times and lost all but one or two of their appeals under arbitration. Now the Trump thump. \n\nWhere do you get your ideas?! There could be whatever joint IP agreement amongst these countries as our imaginations could put together. Do you not think that these other countries could quickly catch up and pass the USA in regard to communication technology if we took the initiative? Why have we abandoned that field to the USA??? In fact many of their experts are stolen from Canada, Europe and Asia. The USA education process and standard is the same as it was when they stole Eurasian rocket experts in 1945. As one American leader said, \"We disparage the kinds of education that makes our cities and weapons while bowing to the kinds that lead to dependency like philosophy. As a result we have neither pipes nor theories that hold water. You worship the wrong idol !",
"As a private company Netflix is under no obligation to explain to anyone how they plan to spend their money. As a consumer you are under no obligation to buy their product. Somehow I find it hard to believe that making uniquely Canadian programmes will encourage more people to subscribe. The CBC has been at this for years, as has the private networks, and the duds beat the successes every time. The field is simply too crowded for stand alone Canadian content to succeed. Seriously how many versions of Anne of Green Gable can there be.",
"Most posting here live in Toronto and believe what the press publishes, a mistake. The reality is that the protesters are quiet, hold signs and offer literature. They in no way impede access or yell and scream like radical environmentalists. This is definitely a free speech and assembly issue.\n\nI'm pro choice but I'm more freedom of expression",
"Violating laws of a land is an offense against God.",
"Ms. Carlson wrote: \"My husband and I helped co-found Smart Colorado, which works to protect Colorado youth from marijuana commercialization.\"\nPerhaps I'm mistaken, but judging by the contents of your group's website you feel the only way to \"protect\" the youth is a return to prohibition, regardless of the impact on upstanding rational adults.\nI'm epileptic. I take medication twice a day and will do so for the rest of my life. Marijuana helps decrease my need to proscription substances, but I also enjoy the semi-euphoric effects. I feel a great amount of empathy for your unfortunate child, but given the following statement, I can't support you:\n\"But high-THC products have been shown to damage developing brains. This is the message that needs to get out.\"\nThat message was widely played prior to the passage of Amendment 64 and nobody disagrees with it. Children and minors should not have access to marijuana, but why do you want to punish adults for the sins of the children?",
"I don't mind mounting a campaign within our borders against another Canadian politician. When you take our politics outside our country and publicly air what you believe is dirty laundry (which in this case was begun by a Conservative Government, not a Liberal Government), I am disgusted. Disgusted enough that I have always voted Conservative. I will no longer vote for a Conservative candidate, even if he or she is considered a close and loved friend or relative. Dirty politics has always disgusted me but going to the US media, especially in the Trump era is disgustingly low. Thanks for undermining so many things Canada has to deal with this low life Government on.",
"Morguard and Hunt dealt with the enforcement of judgments between Canadian provinces, which under Canadian law have the jurisdiction to regulate enforcement of foreign judgments with respect to most areas of law. However, the Supreme Court specifically noted in Morguard the need in the modern world economy “to facilitate the flow of wealth, skills and people across state lines in a fair and orderly manner.” As such, these cases must be considered in assessing the issue of the enforcement of foreign judgments in Canada.\nCanada’s lower courts have almost universally applied the Morguard principles of enforceability to judgments originating outside Canada’s borders. This extension of Morguard has considerably simplified the enforcement procedure for foreign litigants.\nTo translate for you. She has a legal judgement at at the end of the day Omie is going to have to pay it.",
"White flight? Destroy English Canada? This is scary, I feel sorry for you.",
"Are you talking about World War 2? I agree, no immigrants from UK, France, Germany, Belgium or any of the countries that fought WW2 should be allowed into Canada. Otherwise they will start fighting here too.",
"(Abortion is a ghastly business Dubcik. Not something our government ought to be pushing on people in poor countries).",
"More wasteful spending on those who refuse to help themselves.",
"You need to take a 120 sabbatical and visit the Legislature every day of the session. These days it is a joke where it is common for both the House and Senate to break their own rules to pass......or not pass a bill(s). After 120 days you would realize how impossible your idea would be to implement. A perfect example of the bovine this past session was the amended CORA bill that a group of distinguished business leaders worked on for 6 months previous to the session. Their purpose was to make sure that the information given by the government could be easily disseminated. But once it got into the legislature and amendment was added that took away the misdemeanor charge [read \"teeth\" ]for not complying with the CORA request.So now, there is nothing to stop a Colorado government agency from not responding.Again, the legislature has turned into a Country club where elites wield their power to get what they want.",
"\" the one causing product shortages and exacerbating the currency debasement there.\"\n\nThat would be the Government itself - do keep up.",
"Politics of division by our failed PM , following playbook of Obama Canada charter of rights and freedom is based on democratic principles or equality and freedom of religion , speech , et al No one religion or group can be singled out as entitled and outside the the charter and above all others Govt should be bringing us togather not dividing us as this motion does ! But then again we are talking Lieberals",
"Bear baiting is no more unethical than child baiting with candy and soda pop.",
"The government needs to get out of the University and allow free enterprise to take over.",
"Landeaux, are you missing something? No you are not. Said another away, several generations ago a person could make a living, support a family without speaking English or without an education because they had a strong back. As well they were responsible for their own health care, housing, and educating their children did not cost much. As well Canada was a developing nation with untapped rural and natural resources. That world no longer exists and Ibbitson's statements do not reflect the financial burden on the country today. Ibbitson is implying the Country will grow economically as it did in the early part of the last century with immigration. But that is false.",
"Assuming this was a negotiating ploy gives far too much credit to Trump for actually having a coherent ideology and working understanding of what he is doing. Nothing supports that. It looks far more like an internal power struggle that played out in public. Canada's response to this should be to pursue as many new trading partners as possible.",
"In all likelihood, the timing of the Khadr settlement was driven by deadlines agreed upon long before anyone knew NAFTA was going to be renegotiated. \nEven if that isn't the case and it could have dragged on longer, costing even more millions, it isn't the Liberals who have been ranting about it in the U.S. media.\nIt's Conservatives Rempel and Kent, cherry-picking the facts of the case, with the clear intent to create anti-Canada sentiment on the eve of the renegotiation. Americans and their media pay scant attention to Canada, but these two have done everything in their power to stir up animosity over this issue.\nThe Harper/Scheer/Kent/Rempel tag team was in power for most of the years since the firefight occurred, but only became so touchingly concerned about the widow Speers when they thought they could make political hay out of the issue.",
"Part of the problem is that saying anything remotely critical of indigenous peoples' decisions is an untouchable \"third rail\". Question the blaming of a schoolyard assault on reserve to \"video games, or maybe the loss of identity and lands\", and the questioning doesn't survive the \"civility test\" here. \n\nCanadians are not apathetic about the plight of the indigenous peoples. But they have no time for indigenous leaders who insist on acting like sovereigns, entitled to unspecified but ever-increasing funding with no strings attached and not subject to scrutiny. And we're turned off when any legitimate questioning is treated like racism.\n\nIf the only options are to drink the kool aid or look away, don't be surprised if many just look away.",
"See what I mean.\n\nEven Rex-y (AKA Goat #666) is rethinking the \"wisdom\" of having chosen a B-list reality TV show celebrity with four prior bankruptcies and two (soon to be three) failed marriages who has never willingly read a book in his entire life as Leader of the \"Free World...\"\n\nOh, well... we the people will remember that the Repugs supported this.\n\nCanada is not the US.... and even if it wants to be, Nova Scotia definitely does not.\n\nNova Sc-exit NOW",
"We have hate laws in place in canada use them !!! we do not need to take one barbaric so called religion and place it on a pedestal with it own set of rules concerning speech. M-103 is nothing more than a way to silence free speech against islam and get Islam teachings into our school's system and start sharia law in Canada. Please take a look at the UK,France,Sweden,Australia they would love to change now but it is too late for them and have been taken over",
"\"I don't see anyone showing up at Catholic School Board meetings to tear up bibles and scream insults.\"\n\nThat's because you're probably not old enough to have witnessed them first hand. It was the 60s through the 80s where most of the major battles to secularize government were fought in Canada and most provinces defunded their Catholic school boards. At this point in history, there's only ON, SK and AB left, and those three would LOVE to get rid of them but they've written support for a Catholic system right into their provincial incorporation documents. They pretty much have to let Catholicism wither, first.\n\nIf you think that didn't happen without acrimony, then I strongly suggest you read up on the Quiet Revolution in Quebec, which was anything but. The Catholic church was insinuated in government so heavily that it was almost a revolution to rip them out. It's no mistake that QC sees significant opposition to Islamic school prayer, religious clothing, etc.",
"Prosperity abounds due to free trade. There have been both losses and gains during the evolution of the economy, but far more good than bad. Even the NDP wouldn't have ended NAFTA if they'd won the last election. Mulroney started free trade but he had \"nothing to do\" with NAFTA. That was Liberal PM Jean Chretien's duly elected government that negotiated that deal with the Americans. You should aim your words at Liberals - not just Tories. I praise both parties regarding free trade.",
"Harper fans keep dragging up Chrétien on this issue, with some factual basis.\nhttp://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/why-ban-asbestos/article762277/\nhttp://www.preventcancernow.ca/canada-at-heart-of-global-asbestos-lobby\nWe even see links to the industry funded denial about tobacco and burning fossil fuels, with the same \"experts\" being paid to deny the science and say that the folks paying them to lie about the evidence should be allowed to continue making gigabucks peddling the same old poison they always have.\n\nOn the other hand, Chrétien hasn't been PM since 2003, and both the administrations controlling the Quebec and Federal legislatures have finally responded to the Scientific Evidence about Asbestos being a lethal product.\n\nJT is premier. That to in time will pass, like Lying Brian Mulrony, Harper, Dubbya, Dubbya's Dad, RayGun (SDI aka starwars makes Reagan RayGun to me) and Trudeau père.",
"balance is good, but deceptive advertising and posturing by politicians is not to be encouraged.",
"Replace 'Globalization' with Canada's selfie stick of a sellout PM....that is the worst thing that can happen to a nation's economy!",
"Yep, and guys like Milke love to proclaim nonsense about corporate tax cuts spurring jobs and investment when the reality of the Harper corporate tax cuts was record hoarding of capital by corporations.",
"Thank you for your response. \nQuote the article:\n\n\"One-half of the dream is coming true. In the first two states to go legal, arrests for marijuana possession have dropped dramatically—by 98 percent in Washington and 95 percent in Colorado as of last year—and high taxes in both states are generating tens of millions of dollars a year for education and public health. At the same time, legal markets in Washington and Colorado along with loosening medical-marijuana laws around the country have together exerted enough downward pressure on street prices that Central American cartels have reportedly begun to shift production away from marijuana, toward more profitable drugs like heroin.\"\n\nLegalize heroin, shut them down. \n\nI used to feel as you do, over the years I've come to feel that Saudi Arabia outlawing alcohol and us outlawing heroin are the same limitations of freedom. \nPlease check out the book, it was a week long punch in the gut for me. \n\nRegards. \nMilo",
"This newspaper is full on protecting the wealthy establishment. They are vigorously allowing pro-income tax opinion pieces and stories, and will not allow a reasonable discussion or criticism of the legislatures raiding of the permanent fund and income tax legislation as targeting the poor and working class to pay all of the bills while the wealthy and businesses get all of the benefits and get to loophole and deduct their way out of the taxes. \n\nDisgusting, Corruption !!!!!!\nDisgusting , Corruption !!!!!!!\n\nAlaska Dispatch is helping the Republican dominated Legislature to shut down meaningful debate on fair taxation, and thereby running diversion to trick Alaskan's into something that is bad for them and our economy, so the wealthy can profit from everyone else's misfortune. \n\nRight Wing Corruption.......................and Gerrymandering.",
"There is little to motivate the experts at the Bank of Canada to increase interest rates at this time. 'Copying' the US with regards their monetary policy is not indicative of independent monetary policy nor is it ever called for with an floating exchange rate.\n\nThe article is yet another fart published by the Globe and Mail as a favour for someone's church in promotion of irrelevant advertising instead of responsible journalism and informed opinion.",
"Those most in favour of controlling what others say are the first to blather that freedom of speech is not some inalienable right but I disagree with their sentiment. Canada already has very clear laws governing slander, liable and hate. If someone....anyone.....wishes to convey or express an opinion within the context of those laws then public officials like Mr Robertson should respect that right.",
"NO MORE BAILOUTS, LOANS and other crap. ALL governments must stop hand outs to business. You can NOT justify it on any grounds. What is it with eastern Canada and their bailouts?",
"Sure CB Calgary. How bout I pour oil into your drinking water and then say the you can't bring anything to your property to store water and that you can not bring backmore that a couple of litres every 3 hours.\n\nHow bout I tell you that this is for ever and you can't move and you can't ever get storage or a new well or anything else.\n\nHow bout that for a perspective.... I bet it don't look good.. But you will say that can't happen to me and keep pushing for lowering of protections because it does not impact you...\n\nTypical Conservyourself approach. Take as much as you can.. leave as little as possible, destroy what you leave and don't worry about the other people.",
"Actually Doyle, you're part of the Fake news system but you can't see it. \n\nI think of all the possible shows that Canadian TV could have made over the years, all the channels we could have had and quality news services we could have had, if Canadian TV ever had a chance to compete against the government. \n\nThe CBC pays the most to any news anchor, journalist and TV celebrity, not because the CBC is that good, no actually, because they receive billions-tax money. No matter how good, bad or mediocre, the CBC keeps going and all other Canadian TV just can't compete with the billion dollar advantage that the CBC has on everyone else. \n\nI then think of the narratives, messages and picked stories that the CBC tells us and then think of the ones that so many Canadians won't hear...because the CBC is an extension of the Liberal party. We've already seen how stories are buried or hidden because of the topic or how some continue way too long...cause of politics.\n\nThe CBC ultimately is wrong",
"no\n\ndouble no in montreal and ottawa",
"You do know there's the other side of the equation, right? Business wouldn't be so lucrative if we didn't have Americans demanding drugs and guns.",
"False equivocation....it's SPENDING that's the problem. Leave people's money alone and let them use it in the market and set low corporate taxes along with very limited smart regulations for a level playing field to encourage growth and hiring. Government thinking it can best allocate resources is what happened to Venezuela. If you don't know what's happening there Google it and you'll see what America would have looked like in 5 years if Bernie would've won. The $19T debt bomb may still lead to it.",
"Culture does not need government support. It will happen all on its own and will be Canadian. Getting the government to pick winners in this area will result in mediocre product that no one will want. Better not to spend the money.",
"When I hear there are lectures on \"How to grow rich flipping real estate\" it is obvious to me that this section of the tax code needs attention, and it's not foreigners who are doing this but our own home grown Canadian scam artists.",
"It never ceases to amaze me the bias of leftist media. Does nobody see how terrible this is for Canada? Trudeau is a Marxist like his father and Mr. Singh is an outright Communist. The NDP wants to overhaul or end Capitalism in Canada. Mr. Singh if elected wants immediate income redistribution. Business would come to a standstill and very quickly we will be right there with the Socialist benefits that the population of Venezuela is experiencing right now.",
"Shanny...Gabriel LaDoux was at one time a Kodiak rep as some may not know. Her \"roady dawg\" is Rep Louis Stutes-R Kodiak....ah-ha! She and her 'hubby\" own a bar in Kodiak. ta-da! Stutes proudly proclaims on her web site that she is after all a member of the DAR. (the dear daughters of the American Revolution. Pretty cool huh? This group is dedicated to \"preserving their heritage\" such as keeping Marion Anderson the opera singer out of their \"Constitution Hall\" in D.C. years ago because she was Afro-American. (Elenore Roosevelt turned in her ID card over that one) Opps. Preserving I guess what they thought was their American way of life. Uh-Huh. Yet, this group dares not speak out on any political issues facing this country for \"fear\" of losing their non-profit status. Huh? I don't blame the fore fathers for being folks of their time. Except giving us Stutes. Using birth control is always a good idea.",
"I take your point, but someone needs to decide. Parliament has been taking an ever lower road since the Liberal Rat Pack reinvented downside limits for childish antics in the House of Commons. Behaviour is regularly so feckless and inane that it is offensive to watch. The value and potential of our democracy is squandered by such conduct.\nAt least that is what my inner Price Charles believes!",
"One way yes off topic, one way not. Many including me have not seen my children for years...of course I pay very well, but courts here seem only to enforce the financial part of the court orders...not to talk about the bias and belony...wasted time...theft ..fabricating facts ...putting men in jail for sexual assault but then a year later acquit them as the guys were not even in town..no repercussions in family law...\n\"Forced\" adoption is in the bigger picture the same...\nI adopted 2 children financially as they are \"alone\" in the world...similar stories...that is besides my own 2 children...I never see. \nIt is a business...family related law...no mercy for parents or children. Lots of it reminds on history...from nazi germany as example to more recent Yugoslavia...that's just ok the so called civilized western world. \nI hear this lady ...and can only imagine...it happens to men as well as women. Is it going to change? Unlikely, it's business.",
"I don't know about that, Chris, but in Toronto the police stood curiously to one side while the Black Bloc rampaged (and burnt vehicles), then carried out the largest mass arrest in Canadian history - of legitimate protesters.",
"Just another benefit of Canada's equalisation scheme.",
"what you see in Canadians is the Christian values which comes from our Christian bibles and churches and what we were taught in our homes. read the ten commandments and its all in there.",
"Brock university seems to be on the right track. It is in the Canadian interest to help graduate education in socially important but politically sensitive fields. The Turkish example is an important one. The swing towards totalitarian regimes must be reversed.",
"The coalition also mentioned heavy lobbying and political donations, about 92% of w about $5million went to the BC Libs. . I doubt very much that \"new regulations are being recognised as the best in the world\"; if they were why are these organisations writing the government?. Canada's mining sector in general has a very bad international reputation which is why so many mining outfits from other countries are registered here; the regulations are pretty well non existent, and despite our so called concerns over human rights as long as violations happen a long way away, in Ecuador for example, we seem to remain unconcerned.",
"A disgusting misuse of public funds.",
"Warning sarcasm ahead: This is no big deal. Once our 20 billion dollar wall is complete and our economy is tax-free, we will fall into a global scale, climate change enhanced economic depression anyway, and these agriculture jobs will be available for us once middle class Americans. We'll be able to pick artichokes, pomegranates, and strawberries to feed the billionaires who are depression-proofed enough to buy and thereby keep us Americans employed with all-American jobs!"
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I'm sorry, did I say dead people were voting? Of course I didn't and your feeble attempt at sarcasm sucks. Have a nice evening!
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"Sympathizing with terrorists, par for the course from Alceste. The Taliban are a group of rabid dogs, oh which Khadr was a willing participant. Khadr and his family are a national disgrace and a stain on Canada - the same can be said for his sympathizers.",
"All that praying has shown to be effective in stopping violence around the world. Certainly no terrorist incidents in the USA; nor is there any more violent weather that kills so many and destroys so many other lives. Praying!!! Yep, that solves everything. If we can do enough then nobody will be subjected to violence ever again ... of course this doesn't include all the priests and other religious professionals who abuse and rape the children under their care. Cos that's just part of God's plan right? \n\nBuy a clue god-nutter. Your beliefs are mythical. There is no magic man in the sky looking out for you and continuing to believe that nonsense only keeps people from taking responsibility for their own lives. Nice freaking excuse ... god/satan made me do it!!",
"After a respectful amount of time is given to grieve, family members who may wish to speak about this should be given the chance.\n\nUnfortunately the world will most likely not hear their voice. The media will view this through the same scope as Merkle would view an outright apology. \n\nMerkle's dead. Trump's wing of protection. You progressive jerks out there tell me who is the dangerous one.",
"Speak for yourself, you are an embarrassment to Canada.",
"I think it conservative idiots who cannot react in proportion.",
"Seig heil! Heil Trump!! So anyone who is non-white is a plague to you. Attend Prevo's church do you?",
"Oh yes, Kevin is such a silly man, every one knows the Trudeau Liberals created the Not-Winstanding-Clause to abuse Canadian's Human Rights, not protect them. Silly, silly man.",
"Cities like Seattle are an embarrassment to the country. Murray is an embarrassment to humanity.",
"How does a post calling someone \"idiot\" get passed as civil for hours and hours? What kind of sick dirty favouritism allows such abuse? Who is in charge of this crooked system?",
"This is cover up from the judiciary and FBI . So why they don't want to release of those document and so the people knows if is true what CHRISTOPER STEELE accusation to the PRESIDENT TRUMP before it's true . And yet now they are investigating the president with this RUSSIAN COLLUSION , Why did COMEY and the Democrat people ACCUSED PRESIDENT HAD AFFAIR OF THE WOMAN IN RUSSIA. AND YET NO IVEDENCE ABOUT IT . And the F.B.I don't want to tell us the truth . So no wonder those democrat they want SESSION TO STEP ASIDE BECAUSE HE WILL OBJECT THIS ACCUSITION . COMEY IS THE BRAIN IN THIS RUSSIAN INVISTIGATION . AND SISSION IS OUT. THIS SECOND MAN OF SISSION IS DUMP AND STUPID TOO . That he got manipulated with the DEMOCRAT PEOPLE . Why he hired MULLER that he was the same with COMEY . Now the PRESIDENT TRUMP HAD NO PEOPLE HE CAN TRUST ANYMORE. THAT PERSON WHO REPLACE COMEY . WHY ALL THIS PEOPLE THAT PRESIDENT HIRED ARE ALL NOT FOR HIM TO HELP HIM. THE JUDICIARY PEOPLE JUST WANT THE TRUTH .",
"Sadly right on. Just another Latin American basket case with a million excuses. Continues to make countries founded by those colonialist, imperialist, racist, elitist British look pretty good by comparison.",
"Saw him on the news. What an arrogant arse!",
"Charles, my comment was styled after Vic 321's inane comment directly above. Yes, Philando Castile got shot and killed by a coward hiding behind a badge.",
"I have no idea what he's talking about nor do most people, I'm sure. But what I do know is the NFL has an odious reputation of ignoring brain injuries and violent crimes by its players, especially against women, all in the pursuit of ever-greater profits and has no business lecturing anybody about anything. And besides, football is boring as dust--especially the American version.",
"Unless if you are a member of the First Nations, you are making your (racist and ignorant) claims from a glass house.",
"The CBC is a racist organization. They DO NOT allow white members."
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"In answer to your reply, Farce, dead people and plenty of them, mass arrests, and torture. That is a start.",
"Those examples of Clinton's perfidy seem pretty lame. In the interest of balance, how about a list of everyone who didn't donate to the Clinton Foundation who also got access to the State Department? And how about a list of all the campaign donors who got 'special access' to the politicians they donated to? (That would be a pretty long list). \n\nOh, and include the votes that the politicians cast in support of the interests of their donors. \n\nSeems like there's a double standard in play.",
"I'm calling BS on your claim to have graduated with a degree in poly sci from ANY university, let alone Ivy League. It's not possible that you could graduate with such a degree and not be familiar with voter ignorance, any more than someone can have a PhD in Bioengineering and not having been familiar with the Theory of Evolution. It makes no sense. It must explain why you have to rely on Google scholar for your information on this subject -- because this is not known background information for you for some reason.\n\nWhat makes this most bizarre is the fact that you must, on some level, be aware of the existence of ULTRA ignorant voters, the \"know nothings\" as described by political scientists. These are the people who can't even name the current president, some 10-20% of the VOTING population. Do you imagine non-voters to be more informed than the average voter? If not, you are literally advocating increasing voter ignorance by definition.",
"Some people see everything through a very narrow viewfinder. I'm surprised he/she did not blame Obama.",
"That's not what I said at all. I was making the point that common sense should have told both of them that where they were going would not be easy to get out of if something happened to them. They are both all fortunate to be alive, but the narrative at least from Lindhout's mother is to have the government assume some of the blame.",
"It already was an election issue.",
"There is only one compelling argument against \"vote by mail.\" It would increase voter turn-out and counter efforts at voter suppression. Since all polling data, including exit polling, shows that the greater the voter participation, the better Democratic candidates fare; be assured GOP members of both State legislatures and Congress know this. \n\nVote by mail has worked very well in Oregon....far more convenient for all, increased participation and very, very few problems. The system should be a model for other states......With GOP controlled legislatures in many of those states, don't expect that model to be emulated.",
"Don't trust their votes.....\n\nThe Republican's know it only takes 3 Senate votes to stop any legislation. They have the 2 crazy women, so they only need one more. Last time it was McCain. To kill tax reform maybe Corker will step up. That allows another 10-12-15-20 RINO's to cast a vote for legislation they don't want to become law. McConnell oversees it all. The legislation gets killed, The anti-American Chamber of Commerce and Unions join with other lobbyists in rewarding all the incumbents with contributions for the next election, jobs for their family, friends and relatives, and can't-lose investment tips. They all come to Congress with some money, and leave filthy rich. They work for the donors, not for the citizens they are supposed to represent. DC has always been bad, but nowhere near this corrupt. \n\nBlood bath coming in 2018......starting with the Republican primary's. Americans know that President Trump is on our side. Those in it for others are dead meat.",
"Agree, that's why their input would be so valuable. They always have criticism, but few solutions. In other words, \"put up or shut up\" is my message to the ACLU. I've tried to interface with those with physical and/ or mental conditions, including addictions, and I believe that the ACLU isn't always doing them a favor by impeding some common sense solutions. Many of the homeless need help now.",
"We don't direct money to transit...the politicians do.\nAnd you can count on them squandering the money...",
"So \"safe voter districts\" are a bad thing, beacause office-holders need to please only their \"partisan brethren.\" But when DeFazio represents a \"safely Democratic district\" and doesn't have to compromise, the writer is a \"big supporter.\" Seems hypocritical.",
"Gave up on counting Clinton's did you?",
"No one appointed you to be the arbiter of what people need or don't need.",
"The main media voice for the Corporate Oligarchy declares the election over in May with just a rubber stamp in November by the brainwashed/manipulated electorate following the sole source Corporate Media dictates. This phony election demonstrates for all the absolutely corrupt system as far from a democracy or constitutional republic as could possibly be conceived. Time remove control over the elections by the false two-party system illegal under our Constitution. No citizen should be disenfranchised by state laws restricting human rights. Every citizen should be allowed to vote in any governing election without restriction by party rules or state laws. Time for a true Voting Rights Act establishing suffrage for all at all levels of governing.",
"Uh huh, and would you be so kind as to provide some proof or evidence of your claims? You can't see the future and neither can anyone else, but you can project what will be in the short term by looking at what is occurring in the State of Hawaii today! What this rail project will do is leave our children and their kids, a huge debt to be paid by them for the \"rail system\" that does not solved any of today's traffic problems. Your claim of \"selfish and unwillingness\" to contribute to the future is missing the mark and showing your bias and ignorance of the \"rail project\" and the final costs for completiion and maintenance!",
"Any suggestion of a monolithic category of the poor is definitely false. Thank you for the opportunity to argue (debate? Discuss?) with you. I am done as well.",
"You calling them facts does not make them facts. Maybe fake facts. But not facts.",
"I bet that's not all they'll discuss.",
"I had to speak up. We all know the truth. We all want to help but there is a difference between helping and being taken advantage of. I am not cold hearted but when I am struggling and my PM (can't stand him) puts me last always and he gets away with murder with his personal useless agenda and I see so much tax payer waste, I seriously think that I should go on welfare - is that what we are teaching our kids? Seriously these refugees should not receive preferential treatment over tax payers. NEVER.",
"I think the problem is too many people ARE doing just that; watching them. Don't get me wrong. The current crop of news avenues in our state all give us the problems. Sound bites aren't long enough for long form discussion/analysis/discussion/resolution process. I get that. But if Fink or Blangiardi or Huffington really wanted to report on the options we have to correct the situations, then THIS media is probably one of the better places to start. However, if it is frontloaded or appears to be frontloaded with a one-sided agenda from the get-go, readers may opt for other avenues for consumption. That's why Bulletin and Advertiser and NY Times et al are struggling...and losing. If da ice cream no moa taste, den nobody going buy, dey going bye.",
"There are some people that just post the same thing over and over again. They add nothing to the conversation.",
"Especially because.... You know.... it didn't happen.",
"This is a civil comment? What? Are there special rules for opioid users or something?",
"Can't you come with something better than \"shoot the messenger\"? How shallow, just like all your comments. At least you are consistent.",
"Correct. May I add, politics AND greed?",
"Spain should have said it doesn't recognize the election under the conditions it was run. Instead, its shotgun marriage approach doesn't leave Catalan secessionists with much in the way of peaceful options.\n\nIf the EU was smart, it would lay out a standard path to succession within a member nation and from the EU. A census followed by election by 50%+1 of eligible voters (not votes cast) would be achievable if the region had a strong consensus, but not easy enough to do it on a whim.",
"If ur dead ur no longer sick - Rep. Tammi Wilson has the company of like-minded Sen. Mike Dunleavy who share the goal of methodically dismembering public education rather than strengthening it.",
"You're right of course, Tom. It's just that, what with us not having a CURRENT President and all....Well, you can understand our confusion.",
"Less than the lazy union workers we have doing the jobs now?",
"Too bad ICE wasn't there.",
"A worthy legacy for the late representative Takai. \n\nOne of the very few \"honorable with integrity\" politicians Hawaii has produced. \n\n***sigh***",
"Nice try at deflecting. Obama is still the President? Since when? Maybe Obama should just pull a Republican and say - as the Republicans did when he nominated Garland for the Supreme Court a year ago - \"I'm a lame duck president! The next president should deal with it.\" After all, the Republicans threatened to scream bloody murder and say the election was rigged(sound familiar?) if the President talked about it before the election, and Trump, who knew what the Russians were doing and top republicans were threatening, began the \"the election is rigged\" chant well ahead of it to remind the Government of the threat. Nice piece of work you voted for.",
"You are right that it is skewed sample, skewed to politics and policy wonks. The average person didn't bother.\n\nBut that makes it all the more striking that even those want a deliberative, consultative government that makes compromises rather than rams down an agenda.",
"Thank you for reading my comment; I'm only sorry that you've missed my point entirely.",
"Me, \nUntil this past year, due to budget cuts, there were BIP's scattered around the state. It's my understanding that those programs who relied primarily on the state funding are going out of business. Some programs will continue do to the use of other funding. For example, the local tribe here had the state grant for BIP and served all (native and non-Native) court ordered and voluntary perpetrators. Instead of closing it down when the state BIP money is gone, the tribe is considering funding it with tribal funds and to supplement it with billing to the perpetrators. \nAnger management does NOT work with batterers. Even the BIP program requires intense follow-up and safety checks with the victims.",
"You might very well think that's who turns up when the swamp is drained, but I couldn't possibly comment.",
"I can't help but notice that you ignored the more difficult substantive questions to offer a throwaway response to the rhetorical one that I posed. Please do continue..",
"If that is supposed to be a 'civil' comment then you have a rather strange concept of civility.",
"And to that comment add any member of the provincial or city office.\n\nIf you get a response from those minions it is typically: \"that issue falls under someone else's mandate\"",
"Why people with common sense would vote for anything with a GOP label is beyond me. They go out of their way to create policies that hurt the average person but they then tell you it's good for you and the people believe. I know voters are somewhat short sighted but American voters have become a special kind of fool.\n\nHey lets cut medicare and social services so we can spend more on the bloated military budget and give tax breaks to the ultra wealthy... I mean it's already larger than the next 8 countries combined ... lets see if we can grow that to the next 10 countries. How dumb can America get, that's the next question.",
"ha. cmd: i was writing reply to ms chelsea re her too amusing story. it's hour later where i am and just finished supper and saw this. showed the story to couple friends here in jackson wy. it's a real chuckle. so just saw your post. and yep, smoking gun entrant for sure.",
"Actually, only a fraction over 38% of the people with the right to enter the NIMBY contest voted no. A fraction over 33% said yes and 26% did not think the issue was important enough to \"speak\". That sure is some democratic revolution. Ha, ha.",
"Pardon me for not buying your Switzerland act. I've yet to encounter anyone who is bipartisan or independent who defends that dumpster fire, because a neutral observer of reasonable intelligence and awareness who cares anything about this county doesn't excuse that incompetent disaster. \n\nGo to Señor Bear.",
"I hate to break it to you, but those jobs are never coming back here. Most of us were smart enough to realize that last November. This garbage tax plan of theirs is yet another pathetic plan to help stuff the pockets of those at the top. Oh, don't worry, it will boost the economy and trickle down to everyone else. haha. Right!!",
"Please send the links how voter fraud is investigated.",
"Check your email, buddy. I think you have one saying, We miss you at the National Post ...",
"I think you're right, except I don't think it's a wasted exercise to throw this to the Lege to put them all on the record (yet again) as supporting government secrecy. Plus, who knows, maybe it'll encourage leaks.\n\nI don't think fish should be in fishbowls, but the Mayor is disliked enough by the poor that they would like to see him in one.",
"The way the left is going after the first amendment lately, nothing would surprise me. \n\nThe lack of coherence in your post does surprise me a bit, though.",
"Will we find out how many signed up only to vote against unification?",
"The rail question put to the voters is not what it is now. Probably this Complete Streets is no different. You point out 2006 and 2012. That is years ago. Can you honestly say that voters knew about these bulb-outs or at least knew what it encompassed? I don't think so! Oh, and pedestrian-friendly includes getting bicycles off sidewalks. How is that working?",
"His first sentence makes me cringe: \"there was no more important event for my parents, my brother and I\" SHOULD BE \"there was no more important event for my parents, my brother and ME\" -are there no editors editing these comments at least to add [sic] to indicate that the error was recorded as it was given? FOR ME not \"for I\" !!!",
"When you look at the numbers of Republicans, Democrats and Independents and then throw in the internal party rules on such things as 'SuperDelegates' and 'must have a majority in 8 States' all designed to help subsets of the two major parties, it is truly as undemocratic and unrepresentative as anyone could ask for.\n\nThen you get to toss in the Electoral College where State by State popular votes may or may not reflect the ultimate Presidential 'winner'. If it follows the Constitution and winds up with a decision in the House of Representatives, it's even further removed from that 'one person, one vote' thing many of us like.\n\n On four occasions, most recently in 2000, the Electoral College system has resulted in the election of a candidate who did not receive the most popular votes in the election.\n\nOnly once did the winner of the Popular vote and the most Electoral College votes fail to become President because of the House of Representatives. Andrew Jackson lost to John Q. Adams.",
"Thank you Mr. Blair. As I read, I could see the antics & hang looseness vibe of the panel & it would've all been part of the Persona of hawai'i as a chop sui state. But I was also glad to read of Ben's comments & the title of your piece which was the reason I am here commenting. I am heartened to know that our Voices of hawai'i nei continue to be spoken & heard in places where one would not expect, but timed Spiritually Correct * alo ha akua sabe'",
"At the podium;\n\"Bonjour Washington;\nJe suis tres joyuex de parlez avec nous,est mon tres bonne amis, President Trump....\"\netc etc\n\"We have TWO languages...dig it folks,we are uber cool.\"\nWhat a weak attempt at \"statesmanship\"...",
"When i moved up there with my young family in '94, I was shocked at how many parents were stoners. My kids were rarely allowed to go to anyone's house - everyone had to come to ours. It seems there are still some child-raising challenged people up there if the teens are turning out like this. What a sad statement about young people today. I agree with capital punishment - some people's lives aren't worth saving.",
"IMO, the present political dialog is a symptom of the dearth of adults (as opposed to those who've gained physical maturity only) in our society.",
"So much for being neutral !",
"Jeffery, I bow to you! You just said more in one paragraph than all our legislators have put on the table in 5 months! There could be discussion on each item but at least there's something to discuss. Thank you for showing them how it should begin!",
"Your rhetoric ran out last year.",
"This person (who is one of the people) is not interested in the House getting \"that ruling\".",
"So the quotes the article cites didn't happen? Please clarify.",
"Give it a rest Gerry.\n\nYou and the the rest of the \"leftie\" media still don't get it..........you've been rejected by most states in the United State.\n\nWho cares what artists, musicians and others on the left think; their ideas have been rejected and its about time.\n\nGet over it and move on..........its a new day. If only \"sunny boy\" Trudeau would realize this we'd be a lot better off.",
"Dead on commentary. I can't wait to vote for whoever is his opponent. \nMy goal is to ensure Sullivan is a one term Senator.",
"You forgot to make a snarky remark about Denver.",
"Facts in the article which is what I have been replying to regardless of the attempt to continue to use geez. Blurring commentary for own intentions is fine on your part. Give others the respect of dissenting to your facts. True on your facts or fact finding of others whom you may disagree with. Amazed that you can find the facts you spout while dismissing others. Water, burial grounds, what have you, it's not just color, it's usurping common decency to enrich some while dismissal of others. No geeez. Have a good Sunday.",
"Correct. The genie's been loosed. There are already enough weapons in the hands of Americans to arm some countries. We must live with what we have allowed to be created, before our very eyes. Whenever the Supreme Court can rule that words in an constitutional amendment should be disregarded, and when people buy that, we ought to know we're in trouble.\n\nBUT, if we were to start on sensible limits today, maybe we could save some lives down the road. Of course, that's assuming this country lasts long enough, which many of us don't believe will happen. We are taking ourselves down, people.",
"So in your world, only people like Trump have the right to express a thought of an opinion?\n\nSome champion of democracy the likes of you are. How sad that people like you exist. I guess in the past, the war protesters, the women protesters, the labor protesters all who made a difference in our world were just wrong, \n\nThe trouble with people like you Jeff is that people who support brands that represent controversy never want recognized names standing up against their cause, They are fine with no name people who command little attention but as soon as name branded people stand up people like you have a problem . Why is that Jeff.",
"Wow, your great-great-grandfather would have died without a gun. Now you want them banned in the name of civility? This society will never ban these things.",
"I am simply alerting people who read your posts that they need to be examined for errors. If AnonAJ is intending to act upon your comments then he can decide if there needs to be some crosschecking based on the ambiguous use of terms that an immigration attorney would go to lengths to use correctly. And nothing you have reported is timely, or anything beyond what is in a superficial scan of the news. If he is looking to contribute $ there are well regarded avenues or legislative actions besides those you've offered in comments section on NCR.\n\nPeace and all good.",
"Aside from all of the other things being said, I'm old enough to remember when an unemployment rate of more than 5 per cent was cause for concern; if it rose above 6 per cent, government was expected to \"do something\" about it. The figures being published today are nothing to celebrate.",
"I am approaching 70 years of age and the Church I grew up in no longer exists. Way back in my youth the majority of Catholics in my community were liberal Democrats and their Church actively supported the cause of social justice. Today, when I turn on right wing national Catholic radio the broadcaster boasts that the majority of white Catholics voted for Trump, the man who openly mocked a disabled person in front of a laughing crowd of his cult followers. This was an extremely cruel and heartless thing to do but apparently it did not offend Catholics.",
"Right, all because I don't think that the country is going down the toilet, I can't participate, says a lot about you. Waaaaah.",
"My point is it had nothing to do with Trump or the campaign.\nOld news.",
"There undoubtedly already are 'absent Canadians' voting in your riding - as long as they lived there before leaving the country.\n\nThat would be people in the first 5 years of their absence from Canada. And any Canadian employed overseas in government work or international NGOs.\n\nThe new legislation extends that number, in accordance with section 3 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms: \n\"Every citizen of Canada has the right to vote in an election of members of the House of Commons or of a legislative assembly...\"",
"Since the committees are appointed and primarily led by the majority Democrats in both the Oregon House and Senate, why do you think that the R-G would want to 'name names'?\n\nAnd it isn't really a matter of 'killing'. The letter said 'died in committee'. \n\nThey 'die in committee' because 'they' know that it would be a serious waste of time to try and change the Oregon Constitution. \n\n'They' couldn't even sneak the Measure 97 'super sales tax' past the voters.\n\nSancho Panza occasionally gets through to the Don Quixote's in the legislature. \n\nAnd even Rocinante, Don Quixote's horse, should know trying to kill the kicker is a serious uphill battle.",
"*sigh* and this is when I really miss Uncle Dan Inouye. He would have come out with a sharp rebuke, and probably a denunciation of what the President said in his press conference. But he would have never, ever, ever declared that the current person sitting in the White House \"not\" his president. He understood that there is politics, the point of view of a president that might not be his own and the unity of the government. \nUnfortunately, as mentioned to me a while ago, Sen. Schatz in his \"titled\" position is no Dan Inouye, no matter how you look at him. \nMan, now I really miss the class and realistic sensibility of Uncle Dan.",
"I've no doubt you are wondering...for I have read this rant several times and am still at a loss to determine what it means.\n1). I NEVER enjoyed sending out fake news. Ridiculous.\n2). What election activities of mine? Even more ridiculous...\n3). I never said \"this snark, that snark...\" So I have no idea what tricks your \"memory\" is playing. Ridiculous doesn't cover this remark\n4). What investigations I \"desired\"? \n5). The rest of your remark is pretty much even more off the charts, if possible. \n\nStop attacking all the time, Annie. Take a deep breath, and keep the false accusations at bay, please. Discourse would then perhaps be possible...but your comments to me and some others haven't been \"discourse\" for a very long time.\n\nPax et Bonum.",
"very generous to see her in that light. \n\nHave you heard talk of tulsi having opposition in the coming primary; Lee and Ing? Any substance to this ?",
"Sorry, sir, your logic is fuzzy.",
"Yes but the alt left controls the media and believes it's still relevant. It knows it's running out of road and desperately hopes by stomping its feet loud enough it will self correct prior to the last election. \nTruly if it wasn't so amusing it would be sad.",
"H.Nelsen ..Your vision of \"dagger in the back\" is a perfect example of the violent analogies so typical of conservatives. Rarely have I seen a civil comment that explains their views without the injection of some kind of violent act. Oh, \"paved with dead bodies\"? Who thinks like that?",
"I'll clarify, then, with an analogy. I used to work in the area of employment testing. One of the goals of that industry is to be able to identify candidates who will add value to the organization and perform well. But few employment tests demonstrate fabulous prediction of performance, largely because every hire has to grow into the job. Few, if any, will be \"ready\" first thing Monday morning.\n\nSimilarly, the notion that we could identify immigrants, via some test, who are \"ready to go\", presumes that citizenship qualities are reliably measurable in an all-or-none fashion; that there could be a test with high predictive validity. But if we can't even predict whether someone is going to work out well as a shoe salesman or cashier, how could we predict that someone is going to be a citizen worth having? Our prisons are full of Canadians who could pass such a \"values\" test. Fat lot of good it does us, eh?",
"Excellent post, but those in charge haven't been listening and I doubt they'll start to anytime soon. Too much money and promises involved.",
"I don't get it, why don't they complete the citizenship paperwork and requirements NOW then? it seems the responsible thing to do...",
"Good grief, how hard is it to stay between the lines? Are we giving out CDL's by mail-order now?",
"By \"special interests\" do you mean people who don't think like you or people who don't look like you?",
"I'm glad I don't have a 401(k). I'm glad I don't pay income tax any more. (I'm retired.) And I'm glad I'm on Medicare. So, I guess I could be selfish and say \"I don't care how badly the Trump screws up those things.\" But yet, my concern for my fellow Americans still causes me to be concerned.",
"Like me flagging your comments.",
"Which legal permanent residents aren't permanent legal residents?",
"It confuses me that people will still vote for the Mayor when it is widely recognized that under his Administration's management we have found ourselves where the \"rail situation is so out of control ... the proposed fixes are ... unknowable.\" \n\nWith rail an acknowledged disaster, it seems voters may also want to ask themselves about whether they want to vote for the Mayor that has managed to allow water mains to break, sewers to overflow, parks to become dilapidated, emergency services and The Bus to be modified and cut, houseless problems to increase, ethical challenges to grow, etc ... \n\nWith so much media attention on the disastrous rail, you wonder if the media helps distract the public from the other smaller scale Mayoral \"disasters\" affecting residents all around the island.\n\nI am hopeful at some point voters will say let's try a different approach.",
"No, it's a lie they told. Big time lying. She didn't \"hold them up.\" There was a flood of applications for tax exemption by right wing groups who wanted their political education committees to be tax subsidized. It was a pure workload issue of triaging the enormous stack. Right wing groups were not targeted any more than left wing ones were. That's a fact. But the right has demonstrated a skill at selling phony narratives to a gullible public.",
"This new system doesn't allow looking at your votes without voting for yourself...or am I missing something? Or is it only when you are using a mobile device?",
"Hello Paul. I must agree with part of what you said, in fact a large part of our nations citizens do in fact have very narrow vision when it comes to their parties chosen candidate. We see right here how words, being said by someone not in the chosen party are considered worse then actions committed by leaders of the chosen party. Having a discussion is for the most part a waste of time. I am not happy with myself getting drawn into a sidebar yesterday with Eric. My original point was never addressed, so many extreme partisans most just don't see or acknowledge they are not the smartest person in the room. The arrogance has gone beyond boring and I see myself stepping away from this site again. I will vote for DT not because I like him but because I am so tired of the lies and the expectations of the parties leaders. They expect to be voted for by loyal subjects without question. I will no longer be used, the left still wants to be. DT is an outsider, we do need a change.",
"Spot on, Mr. Roegner! Thank you for elaborating on this subject and so eloquently pointing out current Mayor Ferrell's continuing lack of leadership and back door politics. The fact that Republican Senator Mark Milocia spoke, AND made an incredibly repugnant statement, yet no one from the Health Department was even invited, speaks volumes as to the ongoing closed-door decisions made by the city's current administration. Their 'keep 'em in the dark' way of conducting city business is, hopefully, coming to an end soon.",
"Two hours ago I said pls stop with the Hate posts here. People died. Innocent people at the hands of a mass murderer. \n\nBut some have not stopped. So let me tell you'll something.\n\nYears ago I watched a President (who was no 'pick' of mine) speak the day of 9-11. The deep sorrow in his eyes, his words, his sadness for the victims broke my heart for him AND them. His sadness was deep. And real.\n\nToday, I watched live as this President spoke. The deep sorrow in his eyes, the sadness in his voice, his broken-hearted message for the victims is heartfelt-and again my heart broke for the victims and for this President.\n\nYou people who hate-those whose vile hate is triggered by the mere word Trump-understand I pity you. \nI pity you as people & sad for those whose lives are impacted by your mere presence. \n\nDo not mistake my pity for feeling sorry. I do not feel sorry for you. I just hope you do not spill your absolute miserableness on too many others who are near you. I find you deplorable.",
"And do you know anybody who came into a church, announced this from the ambo [using the microphone] at a week-end Mass? NOBODY!!!!",
"The media should have reported that it was in the public domain. Instead they concentrated on sandbagging Trump.\n\nThere has been voter fraud. A bunch of people have been charged and convicted of voter fraud in the 2016 election. There were Black Panthers arranged by the Justice Department in 2008 but Obama dropped the charges in January of 2009. \n\nThe studies I saw showed that there was probably voter fraud but that nobody was trying to arrest the lawbreakers. There were a half dozen counties in the US where more people voted than were registered. Voter fraud in Illinois has been legendary as was voter fraud in Texas. The assertion that there has been no voter fraud is simply nonsense. In some states, like Michigan, it is effectively illegal to investigate voter fraud.",
"Rather you're hoping to deflect from the reality you hope to conceal.\n\nYou do frequently call for the elimination of whole classes of people, that kind of thing is a regular feature of your comments, I'd say that makes you a kindred spirit to those who have been installed in the White House.\n\nWhat? Not so proud of it when it makes your heroes look bad?",
"\"murdered a 100K citizen's with fossil backup air pollution,\"\n\"saved a million citizen's lives,\"\nReally? your kind of hurting your credibility here. ,with statements like that.",
"Screeech.....won't someone think of the children!?!?!",
"I think it is a valuable article. Even had there been another like it in 2015, not everyone will have seen it. And it's good to remind ourselves of the misery Harper imposed on the country, just to remind us that it's over.",
"I think you're lost... You seem to be commenting on the wrong story here.",
"Seeing \"homophobia\" more frequently than commas here at NCR reminds me of conversations one hears of old people at places like McDonald's at 7:30 in the morning....their every other word is 'Social Security\" or a body part.\n\nMy Dad had a funny sense of humor. After my Mom was run over and killed by a chatty Kathy on her cell phone driving across a parking lot, he decided he wanted to keep their kitchen just as she left it..so he never used it! Maybe for soup when he was sick. \n\nSo he joined the \"McDonald's gang\" in the morning - every morning to talk with other senior citizens...he used to refer to the time as \"the organ recital\" (\"their lives, their kidneys, their hearts....).\n\nSo the \"sameness\" of your comment reminds me of the conversations at McDonald's. Tired, repetitive, empty of vitality.",
"Generally, those of us who \"have no clue who is running for those offices\" are not paying attention. Jim Berrios, Dana Ralph and Elizabeth Albertson have been active in Kent for years, and have all been quite consistent in their approach and priorities, so I doubt I will be much surprised by them at this event. This will be an opportunity for Andrew Swansen to introduce himself to the portion of Kent that pays attention to this sort of thing (a decreasing fraction, I am afraid).",
"Sad but True.\nHow else can you explain the Election of Wynn? \nI cry for Canada.\nPoliticians now basically Pander to the Public Sector or Immigrants, not necessarily in that order.",
"On a list and they get murdered ? Clarify the point you are trying to convey ? In your opinion you stated well respected judges. That is all fine and dandy but where would the accused be in this equation? Are they entitled also to an attorney ? Would they be allowed to state their case also before this panel. Are the judges appointed or elected ?",
"Stacy, could you please send me the \"Gun Owners Rulebook For Thoughts on The Amount of Laws in 'Murica, 2017 Edition\"? I must not have gotten my copy.",
"and yet as with all the 100% wrong predictions during the election, you make yet another one based on your delusions since you have no facts",
"This is third world corruption at its finest. Basically Del Duca is using taxpayers' money to bribe voters in his riding. It's nauseating and doesn't belong in a true democracy. Del Duca should be asked to resign.",
"Sure they did. What was the voter turnout that election----25 percent ? The shame is conservative voters are staying home and in doing so letting liberals ruin this state. How stupid are we that with all the screwed up people we already have , we'd vote yes to allow even more to get screwed up ? Who's side are you on ? Alcohol and drugs are wrecking countless Alaskan's lives. No one should be for that .",
"Unfortunately, you're losing the PR battle with aggressive tax planners and their misinformation campaign, but I wish you well.",
"They are so conflicted, they don't even recognize what confliction is anymore. Just read Meyer's comments. \"Duh, I can't imagine how maybe we could pay our own way. And having face-to-face conversations with people and building a bond with them could in no way influence my vote. That is just inconceivably preposterous.\" Dude has to go. He got us here, and he sure in the hell ain't helping us with solutions. And he is out of touch. He's been an oily lightweight from day one, and now he's a dangerous lightweight, bought and paid for, with power.",
"Either everyone can be uninformed or no one can. Being uninformed is not just a problem for rural but urban voters as well.",
"I think you've got that bit about the \"mob\" backwards.",
"With all the guns out there in the hands of God-knows-who, I think many Americans have this haunting feeling. I mean, we're all sitting ducks, just waiting our turn to be victims of the next guy or terrorist. It's the role we serve in granting a so-called \"freedom\" to some people. If you've got arms, it follows that you've got to have deaths.",
"Your assessment of the situation is 180 degrees off course.\n\nIt is Notley and Wynne who are on their way out of office.\n\nThe Church of Climate Blame is about to be dealt a death blow.",
"That's what I heard today too. Not read on tweets, but listened to live. When Comey goes down, bet he takes a few notable people down with him-pre Trump that is.",
"I love it! Look at all the libtards outraged here. This means life is good for us conservatives. Maybe if Obama truly showed a love for this great country, or had the decency to tell at least one soldier’s family that he was sorry for their loss without disrespectfully making a political spectacle of it wouldn’t be so bad. Again OUR President Trump is correct to question the past idiot in chiefs cowardly misdeeds.",
"\"I could mount a counter-argument that, while I'm critical of the current DNC leadership,\" Gary that would require objective & unabashed honesty two things I'm not convinced you are capable of because of your blind partisanship.\n\nAs I recall you believed my descriptions of Hillary were fanciful. Fortunately America does live in the sickness of the liberal Eugene bubble. I can guarantee you have no worry from the republicans, particularly establishment republicans. It's the 'We the People populist movement' that is will be administering the final death blows to the Democrat Party. Even as current as yesterday 'mainline liberal media' has for days been reading the obituary of the Democrats. Times are changing and it's time to move on from the Democrat Party / Clinton Crime Syndicate.",
"Pride goeth before a fall. Over confidence and arrogance are annoying to me so imagine how I have not enjoyed this campaign. I predict that both of these candidates will fall in the future. This election is about President Pence or President Kaine. I lose my family health care plan on January 1, my 401 plan has been stagnant for the last 8 years prolonging my retirement till at least 65 and then who knows with social security. D.C. has a strangle hold on our country and I don't see that changing much unless the Trumpster can somehow win and rip this thing apart."
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"Truly a catastrophe, now they will do the crap jobs you don't want to do.",
"Agreed. Pretty funny this PM Selfie. What a dolt.\n\nOn the one hand I don't necessary support some of his outlandish views and weird personality quirks...but I must admit he is definitely a man of action and a master of mind coitus. It is a real treat watching this wrecking ball in action. He is a product of our dysfunctional society and political system. So many people fail to see that AND are not MOTIVATED to do something about.\n\nPeople are constantly underestimating him. I believe that's why the Republicans are scared of what he can do to their political support if he rallies his red hat flag waving deplorables into action.\n\nWhat is a total utter failure are the democrats who have majority voted for his cabinet picks so far. It looks like they just rolled over breasts up.\n\nCanada is completely at the mercy of Trump's whims. We don't have Uncle Chang in our corner with his Kung Fu moves. LOL.",
"If you're a rational thinker, and not a hypocrite you do not belong to any religious or cult group that you do not have a common interest. Being 'GAY' isn't comparable to belonging to a religious group, going to a meeting for a specific reasons unrelated to a political party doctrine should not compromise you. Religious groups 'cults' are asking you to accept their dogma, it's 'blind faith' disagreeing is not a choice in religion.",
"No, I'm afraid the voters are stupid. Mind-numbingly stupid. They voted for rail, somehow trusting the inept/dishonest pro-Rail politicians and believing the malarkey about rail only costing 5.2 BILLION. The voters are completely responsible for this mess as they voted for Carlisle, Caldwell, Abercrombie, Muffi et al.",
"Well you replied to it so it must be you stupid, I mean Liberal.",
"This cant be real, can it? You think you have heard and seen it all but then all of a sudden this, just sick peope we have in this country!",
"The poms - well OK, mainly the toffs and so-called aristocrats - still haven't worked out that they screwed my birth country back in 1914 when they went into a hopeless war started by one of Brenda's, sorry, the 'Queen's', relatives, Kaiser Wilhelm. They still haven't worked out there is no more Empire (even though they give out MBEs and OBEs with 'For God and Empire' on them!) and think they can just tell the Johnny Foreigners where to go. It'd be quite funny, actually, if it wasn't so stupid.",
"Hmm. Weird. Posted this below, it showed, and now it's gone...\n\nNo sh1t, Sherlock. Had you served when called upon like a man instead of dodging the draft like a coward, you'd know the military is always at the ready. \n\nSomeone muzzle this idiot Trump.",
"Get rid of the stupid song and problem solved.",
"Disgusting. The victims haven't even been laid to rest, and here are the attention whores in the media and congress, dancing in the blood of the victims, calling for more gun control. Oddly it's always the democrats calling for gun control, because ironically, ALL THE MASS SHOOTINGS HAVE BEEN COMMITTED BY DEMOCRATS!!",
"Are you high? Heterosexuals are known for treating women as property. Homosexual men define their own masculinity. Not your job.",
"Chiefs issue a threat to Trudeau. They know a wuss when they see one.",
"Oh course Trump would admire Saddam Hussain's policy for dealing with terrorists and dissent. Trumps proposals of lots of torture, going after family members, and massive indiscriminate reprisals, are taken straight out of Saddam Hussain's playbook, and have long been the tactics of murderous right-wing dictators, many of whom Trump appears quite publicly to admire. Metaphorically, they are similar to his cut throat business practices, except as President, he could actually torture and murder people. Heady stuff for someone like Trump.",
"When the permanent fund was established, the statute prohibited the legislature from appropriating any of the principle of the fund but \"permits use of the fund’s earnings for general governmental purposes.\" It wasn't originally intended for use as a dividend program, but then if you needed the Zobel decision to get in on it, you wouldn't know that, as you wouldn't have been around when it was established and were just a Johnny - come - lately moving to Alaska to suck on the teat of the oil boom.",
"The antifa thugs are fascists themselves and are twenty times in number more than white racists..",
"Well said. I believe you hit the nail on it's racist head."
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"Elizabeth, I don't think that is a fruitful way to go. There are other ways to choose the life of the mother over the life of her fetus with out down grading the humanity of the fetus. \n\nI say this with caution, 'cause you merely asked a question, and I am reading a whale of a lot into that question. ;-)",
"\"It is the dust which becomes heated and inflamed, the entire galaxies burst in all consuming fire resulting in utter destruction...\"\nI have no difficulty reading this particular piece of nonsense. If you meant something different you should have said it differently. Kaku, in Big Think, confirms what I wrote; not that I needed the confirmation, but you surely did. I'm not saying you are ignorant of actual science as a \"TRAD\" (whatever, in your mind, that may be), but as a practicing scientist. I don't need science-summaries to understand science. Krauss, Kaku, and Tyson are providing a service to the public in their encapsulations of current theories, but those should all be taken for what they are - making difficult topics accessible to a larger audience - not definitive statements. Before pointing the \"dishonest\" finger at anyone, you should probably review how you address replies that point out your manifest errors. Love to hear back on proof of the aliens at Fatima theory.",
"<<If you want to shut up the Archbishop, please don't forget everyone else. No one should have to suffer through a political speech in Church.>>\n\nAssuming you mean partisan politicking -- advocating for or against specific candidates, I agree wholeheartedly. However, the preacher/homilist cannot entirely avoid the issues of the day, nor should s/he try to avoid them. The maxim that the preacher \"must hold the Bible in one hand and the morning newspaper in the other\" has been attributed to Karl Barth. The maxim contains more than a grain of truth, and implicit in it is an expression of how difficult the task of the preacher is.",
"That is precisely the issue, there is no indication that \"vetting\", in the US or Canada, involves any screening for such beliefs, that would most likely be deemed \"against freedom of religion\".",
"guess the high-minded academic hasnt been paying attention to the US news of late - obstruction, collusion has been debunked and even Dems are admitting they have a bag full of nothing ... oh well lots of egg to go around for the many faces that are discredited including this author - Trumpenstien doesnt need a war just a continued investigation that continues to clear him at every turn - even Matthews at MSNC said the dream of impeachment of DT is gone like the wind - but keep spreading false news and keep up with the fear mongering - the left stream media has had to walk back so many stories based on anonymous sources and third-party accounts of events that their credibility is shredded a lot this author's - but hey Trumpenstien is liar.... if we prosecuted every lying pol we would have no room in our jails for violent thugs - but keep it up guy, ur destined to fail and will have no out",
"There are scholarly/credible/etc. sources who say the gay priests, seminarians, bishops, et al. do NOT live celibate lives. Why does it matter?",
"heh, it's TheDonald's norm, history proves the Locker Room talking points. :)\nTheDonald's on the football field tackling/blocking the Liberals lies and deceit, guess you haven't been to football games or on the playing field/bench to hear em. Being PC has no place there, lol, you can take that to the bank",
"The comparison is apt, but not in the way Roy would prefer. He loves cats more than humans. So did Hitler and Goering. He doesn't eat meat. Neither did Hitler nor Goering. They have those things in common.\n\nFortunately Roy doesn't have the means to act out his \"preferences\" on as large a scale.\n\nBe advised that every time the fragile, mewling snowflakes censor this quite CIVIL comment because they DISAGREE with it, I'll put it right back.",
"And WHY is the Toronto elite PC crowd so forgiving of this nonsense? Where are the 200+ comments condemning this arrest and vilifying this as a cultural misogynistic action?",
"I don't often agree with your side of the things you comment on but I do with this assessment and in addition to your final question I have another. Rep. Cathy Munoz of Juneau: What is wrong with you? When are you resigning?",
"Why do you argue with WWeek readers so much? Please...do NOT respond to this comment.",
"I agree with Mr Moreno, but this also goes way beyond student over-sensitivity. There is something deeply creepy about this \"team\" process. One wonders whether the team members are familiar with such teams and such processes in, say, Russia under Stalin, or in China during the cultural revolution, or in Germany under Hitler. If they are, it's hard to imagine their agreeing to sit on such a \"team\" and to engage in the implicit intimidation and threat involved. This kind of intimidation often wears an informal bureaucratic face. That's part of what makes it so unsettling. One never knows exactly where one stands\n\nThe mere existence of such a \"team\" makes people less likely to question what few question, more likely just to say what everyone says.",
"Once again, you cherry-pick parts of the column to try and prove some right-wing point of your own. The media is watchdog-for both the bad and the good that any president does. But Trump can't stand any criticism, so he bans reporters who might report his missteps.",
"Yes, strong words in defense of Bishop Paprocki. Hopefully those giving public scandal to the faithful by living openly in a same-sex marriage will take note and repent.",
"So I take it all of the other 9 of the first ten amendments(Bill of Rights) do not apply to the individual then ??????????",
"Fine piece but it conflates politics with legislation and governing. The latter two require empathy, the first not so much. \n.\nAs Mr. Dooley said, \"Sure, politics ain't bean-bag. 'Tis a man's game, an' women, childer, cripples an' prohybitionists 'd do well to keep out iv it.”",
"For most people, life is a gift not to be turned down, whether your own life or that which you've helped create. \n\nI don't like PP, and I won't go there, but I also don't want to pay for it. It's true that \"many men won't take the responsibility,\" but don't shift it to me or anyone else.\n\nAnd yes, sex is fantastic and all that, but I'm not a wild animal unable to control my urges. Humans are better than that, and those who want to act like wild animals should be treated as such. Wild animals seldom receive government-funded health care.",
"I would comment on this but the Globe would probably delete it. Or maybe they would post it.... but then I would be subjected to a barrage of insults from M-103 supporters, and subsequently pulled before a human rights commission. But that's ok, they are always impartial. Welcome to Canada!!!",
"So again, no one will answer my question. Call me names. Blah blah liberal blah blah. You have no creditability. You say I talk uncivil but you are giving your approval to the words \"Religious Right\". You know what they say about the Baptist Ministers Daughters? Hahah. I knew a few.",
"Actually, the more correct and important inference is that Jesus is with us, in the division that He allows.\n\nIt begins inside us...when we want to be our own god, deciding when life begins and ends, deciding what love is.\n\nIt's seen in abortion, divorce, euthanasia, porn, and lots and lots and lots of interior complaint.",
"It wasn't an anti-diversity memo. He was basically outlining the differences between men and women. And contrary to the current socialist narrative, men and women ARE different. It's based on biology and science that no SJW can undo simply because it make them feel good.\n\nMore succinctly, they can't force others to accept their beliefs under duress.",
"To claim that Church doctrine never changes requires either ignorance of history or dishonesty. Because the fact is that it has changed on any number of subjects.",
"I agree with your thought on that, but evidently Senators Wyden and Merkley have other ideas about wealth, and since no House member gets to approve of Presidential appointments, the discussion has to be about Oregon's two Senators who profess bipartisanship but practice the politics of division and disparagement. They cannot be believed on any issues of wealth since they have acquired theirs while in office. They are judging people who didn't acquire their wealth while in office, and will most likely end up poorer for their experience serving, which is not the case with our two Senators.",
"We're so sensitive today that we're self-pitying. The level of self-focus and of \"taking offense\" is troubling. The death of hardihood. The opposite of a robust people. St Paul would take us to task. \n\nSo many people take offense today that larger and larger sections of the Gospel and St Paul's letters have been \"short formed\" out of the Liturgical readings!",
"When the shrieking liberal protesters went low, he went high. By giving a speech. Then stating he would not vote in favor of the Better Care Reconciliation Act. Then voting for the Better Care Reconciliation Act. \n\nWhat an stunning act of high-minded political principles that was.",
"\"For the most part all of us are on our own in life\"\n\nMarty, glad to see you admit that Jesus is not on your side. Ok Civil Comments, delete this one.",
"And you conflate \"sexual temptation\" with child molestation. You can't accept there's a difference between adultery and molesting children. Which just bolsters my point that you support child molestation.",
"Thanks for these interviews and for the thoughtfulness displayed in highlighting a reading that is troubling to read for many. It always helps to have an idea that life can be so hard- one hurts for those and for ourselves whether because of similarities or thenJohn Donne affect that no person is an island. \nThis should have and could have been done sooner but the world and the RC relegion are what they are.\nThanks for all three!\nI would suggest an article on trauma and how to best cope with the reading response.\nAnd what agency do we have to help?",
"and how does that solve \"votes for access\" or any other consideration for access?\n\nTry to think like you're actually a \"Conservative\" vs some know-nothing who fancies themselves as one.",
"Loren,\n\nThere are times when even a journalist has to forget any pretense of whatever and just write the story that's on your heart. Thank you for doing that.\n\nIt is truly unfortunate that this situation over the ordination of women has escalated to the point of requiring the NAD leadership to resist when they are used to things being done in harmony. To borrow a line from back in my days working with a community anti-drug coalition, I think they need to \"Just say NO!\" If that doesn't settle the issue, they need to be willing to stop remitting any funds to the GC until the coercion is stopped. Then watch and see how quickly the coercion disappears when those African unions that get a portion of their operating funds from North America find their money stream getting reduced.",
"I would be inclined to agree MK, but I think Dr. Milner was comparing the public approval ratings of these three far from wise men--NOT their degrees of apparent psychopathology. \n\nBy this I mean the first comparison is \"apples to apples\", while the second would be more \"apples to oranges\" as you perceived. Aloha!",
"Don't worry Dr. Couillard, anglophones will continue to vote Liberal until the cows comes home (there are no other legitimate federalist options -- and I don't buy that the CAQ is one).....",
"It is not for us mere mortals with our myopic vision to presume to understand the full extent of the Divine Purpose. As Gandalf said to Frodo Baggins, \"even the very wise cannot see all ends.\" But Mother Nature can give us a clue about why gay people exist: built-in population control. We're very effective in that way, and in this age of severe overpopulation and quickly-depleting natural resources (Go see \"Inferno\" later this month) we gay people represent an under-appreciated natural resource that ought to be applauded for not breeding rather than reviled.\n\nAnd for the record, I resent having my gay ontology referred to as \"a departure from the Divine Purpose as a result of the Fall,\" unlike your presumably straight ontology, which in your way of thinking is consonant with God's will. That is deeply offensive and not very Christian of you.",
"All the more interesting, all the more important in a self governed nation of inherited freedoms regifted so often that those freedoms are now viewed by too many as a right of passage not a valued gift of inheritance. The opinion/comment section of a community newspaper is a window into the soul the community it serves. An opinion not expressed is wasted in silence, aids only the folks that choose not to hear.",
"and that is a shame - the msm is the only source of opposition to any government since the political parties deal in slogans and denial. \n\nThe question is NOT about readers willing to pay but the number of people willing to read and be aware and discuss",
"The responses to the article are as interesting as Hadiya’s account. At a moment in time when it appears as though there are no shared realities and where everything is relative-the comments here seem consistent with that state. Certainly, we all bring our unique past experiences, fears and ambitions with us and yes, they shape our perspectives and inform our interactions but I don’t’ believe that mitigates their value. If we are not willingly to listen to how our organizations make individuals feel then where does the change come from?",
"m: Perhaps by your definition but not by others. I stand by my comments. Defeating an incumbent is no small task. Senator Sullivan did it with ease and quite handily.",
"While not condoning if Pillar said what we think he said, are we getting a little over-sensitive? Does the guy deserve to be crucified? Lets say he called the pitcher a b*tch. Would that entitle all females to be hyper offended? What about when a player swears and takes the name of the Christian God in vain? Do Christians raise a big stink? Of course not. So can we just all just take a pill and relax???",
"Straw, straw, straw. Those words have meaning and are only dismissed out of hand by those who deny the existence of bigotry and racism in favor of a mythology of national virtue.",
"What truth, Mr./Mrs. Cryptic? The asserted truth of my comment? I'm confident that my kindergartner grandchild would out-test you in a college criminology course.",
"And supposing in answer to you challenging me for back up I had replied as you just have: \"There is ample backup ... Just look for it\".\n\nYou consider it civil when you dish it out, but anyone who dares to challenge you seems \"uncivil\" to you.\n\nP.S. Check back previous exchanges between us. Which of us ended up having their commentary removed because it failed the civility standards? Here's a clue: it wasn't mine.",
"I do, but you fail to grasp it. It is that your blather that back-alley abortions did not happen is hogwash. Now do you understand.\n\nI see that you do not address my other point that you have zero sympathy for the woman in such cases. \n\nI am going to ask you once again to justify your belief that a dead woman AND a dead fetus is morally preferable to a dead fetus alone, as shown by your opposition to abortion to save the life of the mother. That you have such an attitude reaffirms my opinion that your sympathy for the woman is nil.\n\nI suspect I know why you love The Donald. Could it be that you also are a narcissist?",
"Progressives don't believe that a religion can promote hate even if it is clear in the text; even if suicide bombings happen daily. If you believe the earth is flat then the earth is flat, notwithstanding overwhelming evidence to the contrary.",
"Your not sure as to what he's saying because you have a defect in your ability to comprehend basic skills. You fail to see the analogy and take offense to your socialist thinking. Therefore you dive into to weeds and make stuff up!!",
"Ravel and the law profs. Leave the Internet alone. The readers can judge for themselves without the assistance of Big Sis , that is, Ravel and professors who never met a regulation they did not like,",
"Why would anyone listen to your bilge about universities when your own lack of basic research skill (that or just outright lying which casts doubt on your ethics) is evident when you trot an easily debunked and false statement such as your one claiming no Canadian universities are ranked better than 200 in the world.",
"This story has been updated since it was first posted (which seemed to be from the wire service). \nYet despite all the added text they still have not corrected the erroneous 1-in-10 figure (actually 1-in-8 based on their own figures) or properly defined the nebulous term \"substantiated.\"",
"Fair point, and the fact is we may never the answer. I just want to be careful not to rush to simplistic judgments about what happened in November. This weird election bears close and complex analysis and there is nothing to be gained by jumping to conclusions about what the voters are telling us.",
"Rocky, I think NCR has to look long and hard at its cadre of writers and decide if it wants to be known for off-the-cuff opinion pieces or well-thought-out essays. There are people out there -- Joan Chittister comes to mind, but I'm sure there are many others -- who can analyze an issue without making the essay all about their own views. \nOn that point, I was pleased to see the essay by Sr. Ilia today, although I would have liked an opportunity to comment on her substantive piece. I still don't understand why Global Sisters Report has to be treated separately.",
"No, it comes from an overly strict interpretation of what Jesus said, an interpretation made by the unmarried. (It's always easier to make rules really strict when they don't apply to you. Marty will now blather something along the lines of \"so only rapists should make laws concerning sex crimes\" or something similar. The false analogy is one of his favorite fallacies.)",
"I'm not drunk enough to read/watch Cruz's questioning, but part of what makes this whole ordeal a bit of a head scratch-er is the detail that a healthy chunk of Amy Coney Barrett's scholarship either asserts or assumes that Catholic judges may not be involved in death penalty cases. That's not exactly a part of Catholic identity +Chaput and self-claimed \"orthodox\" Catholics are particularly protective or sensitive of; rather they're completely comfortable, even proud of embracing that facet of the culture of death.",
"Effective laws against fake news are unlikely. I think we need to include mandatory courses on critical thinking in high school and university. If I was in charge every high school student would read Freakonomics and every university student would read Thinking Fast and Slow.",
"Mr. Fennimore, To say that a voter should cast a ballot according to the beliefs and values of a \"privileged religion\" is very insulting to the rest of us. Your preferred theology was indeed thought about by our Founding Fathers, and the 1st clause of the 1st amendment is no accident, and that this provision was so prominent and on their minds then was because they had seen, far too much of it, in Europe, your religion's entanglement with government. In fact, the Inquisition was ongoing at the very time. The best thing for our country is to have our judges to remain non-partisan",
"And yet...another attack. Off-issue and off-point. No reference to what was said, of course. \n\nThank you for proving my point.",
"\"He’s not reading the reviews, not listening to the noise, not reading the comments that flow in by the minute\"\n\nHe also doesn't read defenses or progressions.",
"What silliness!\nYou copied and pasted the ABSTRACT. \nThat would be like judging the Bible from its contents page.\n\nDoes your double negative judgement apply to the ARTICLE?",
"Sessions should never have been approved by the Senate. Pox on Rand Paul and others for not growing a spine and standing for their supposed principles.",
"Funny you suggest the scenario of young children \"armed to say back to a teacher.\" Kid tried that on a (disturbing) TV series we're watching called Ozark. Kid in question: the son of a guy laundering millions for a Mexican drug cartel. Well-spoken, neat kid refuses to sign the classroom pledge to avoid drugs. Off to the Principal's Office! Still refuses. He appears every bit as bright as Noa appears, and wow, the arguments he gives for NOT signing on are absolutely fascinating. And quite convincing. \n\nOf course, you might draw the conclusion that his particular \"home schooling\" is much more persuasive than the public school kind. I mean, if the family doesn't make the grade, it doesn't \"fail.\" It's just wiped out by the cartel.",
"Doubtful, there's no way he could sustain such a prolific practice without a cadre of competent and dedicated assistants. He more than likely pays and treats them well. If he didn't, he'd eventually slip up, his practice would deteriorate and client base would move on. Then perhaps over time his pent up resentment of his betters coupled with his poor social skills would lead him to fill his days trolling the comments section of civil beat where he'd try to pass off his smugness and bigotry as cleverness like our dear friend Richard does ;)",
"No. They live in a social and political bubble where they think anyone that thinks differently than them is an extremist and it is the ADN's responsibility to push their agenda on all of ou, regardless of balance or full truth. Ultimately, they believe anyone who disagrees with them is wrong and any other point of view cannot be expressed. It's not a free forum, but rather propaganda.",
"With such a mind for seeing through the BS and explaining the complex world of politics in a spot-on, succinct manner it is sad to see he has been silenced. \nPerhaps this will serve as a warning to the next brilliant guy to control himself lest he too goes down in flames. \nPeace to any that may have been harassed by him. \nPeace also to the hateful trolls that will be commenting today.",
"Agreeing to disagree is fine. But apparently Civil intends to keep it civil, as they say they do. That is good. (YAY!)",
"His personal history matters little. What does matter is (1) the pope's pastoral experience, and (2) a consistency (even in general terms) in theology and the basic tenets of the Faith. Amoris Laetitia is sound in its message and teaching: it is the four dissenting cardinals and those rigid few who agree with them that are in error due to personal agendas.",
"Somehow Cory Gardner was able to stay on the fence through this whole thing. He could write a book: Survival Skills for an Empty Suit",
"I didn't say that. No one however can be impeached or tried for a criminal charge unless it gets to a court of law. That's how it works. Really simple concept. People will do things that are wrong in your eyes but not in mine and vice versa. That's called opinion. We all have one. We also all follow a rule of law in our respective countries which is quite different. When a law is broken it goes to court and a verdict is had. That's how I decide when crime is committed.",
"Jim, your whole tirade is based upon your interpretation of \"willy nilly\" and actions you project unto others. Actions that just did not happen in this instance.\n.\nThe only appropriate response is: piffle!",
"Your summary describes that of a perfect utopia that does NOT represent reality. Human nature is curious, and will ALWAYS remain curious. Education is our best defense.",
"Academe needs neither free speech nor political correctness. All of you need basic literacy first. Learn to speak and write properly, then we'll talk. Until then, all your preoccupations are equally tiresome.",
"This from the same folks who told us Hillary was innocent of all charges, Bill was a saint, Obama care is working, Bernie had equal support at DNC, Trump said all Mexicans are rapists/criminals and can no way win the election and on and on and on and on. Rather than say they disagree with someone the instant response is RACIST!. \n\nIts Ok, we now know the word means nothing anymore, at least on these pages",
"unfortunately democracy requires me to accept your \"ill-informed\" opinion . . . and the g&m civility standards prevents me from using the \"word\" i really wanted to use . . .",
"Agreed...you cannot reason with me regarding this issue any more than I seem to be able to reason with you. That is what frustrates you so much. I will continue to share facts and Truth with you even if it is not popular. If you choose not to believe the Truth or facts, that is your perogative. Whether you believe it or not, I am trying to help you. I would rather you not have to face the eventual consequences of your beliefs and actions.",
"This gray area is my point. I do not think you \"jut ask\" as somebody has said in response to one of my posts. And I'm no Trump either (despite my first name). I like and respect women. Sometimes you're not sure about her wishes, but are sure about yours, so you try some sort of overture. If it fails, you've got to drop it, but unless you're unnaturally aggressive, the overture ought not in itself to be sexual assault.",
"Oh- but if the nation only could have been blessed with more of the genius and values of the Clintons. She genuinely represented the quality and integrity of those who comprise the progressive set. For her sake and that of her supporters, I personally think the title of her new book should have a question mark at the end...",
"Sarcasm isn't a logical fallacy; I've not satirized your person. However, you trying to smear me as being a narcissist bent on impressing people (the whole \"I'm sure that you are proud that you are the smartest person you ever did meet\") in order to dismiss my direct responses to your questions and comments about eminent domain and Aurora's behavior is yet another one of your ad hominem attacks, like the \"crybaby\" one you attempted earlier.\n\nAnyway, thanks for the logical fallacy refresher and for the banter. If you see me in Aurora formerly Turkmenistan once we get there, I'll buy you a beer. I'll be the person obsessively gazing in the mirror with a proud, impressed look on his face yet oddly crying at the same time.",
"Someone cutting and pasting clips from assorted biased left wing sources is not a letter to the editor. It's your front page. Not getting much real input guys? How about limiting this to real letters. That goes for \"comments \" too eh Nick?",
"\"The same rules, Laws, protocols, behaviors are for YOU...while I am not subject to them.\" Interesting that they almost always are lefties.\" Actually, hypocrisy is \"non-partisan.\" Too often we see the cliche' \"power corrupts, absolutely power corrupts absolutely\" in action.....To me, the actions of those in power show their true character.....any yes, we can all list examples of the abuse of power by leaders and, just as often, wealthy individuals of all political, social and, yes, religious views. Gary Crum",
"Got anything to say based on facts and logic?",
"Thank you, 12th night, for adding this quote. In my comment above, I didn't get to carry my thought out all the way to its conclusion, due to character limits. We have projected all our discomforts about the nature of God and the world we inherited, onto Eve. And therefore, by association, all women are objects of the projection. This quotation is the premier example of a Christian theology that is unwilling to accept mysteries, paradoxes and confusion (remember that is of the devil!) and has to create a scapegoat. The resulting suffering is legion.",
"Indeed, in my initial observations, despite the clear wording of the \"terms,\" one may post the most bigoted statements imaginable but so long as they are just aimed at abstract persons at-large rather than a commenter they breeze right on by. A free for all for white supremacists, misogynists, homophones, etc. \n\nI suspect that DP's efforts to have \"civil\" commentary without the slightest effort on their behalf to discipline clear rule breakers will prove a \"real live experiment\" demonstrating Gresham's Law. If an online publication wants quality commentary, it should focus on quality and worry a tad less about artificial civility. But that takes effort and paid staff.\n\nNot that the matter is entirely of DP's own making. Some people live in a bubble of such routine bigotry that I suspect some of them don't even see it anymore. Sort of like a half-blind old man living alone who no longer sees the dust everywhere and the dirt on everything. It's just part of the landscape.",
"Of course, who wants to be stuck with child support? Not a single enlightened liberal male that I know of!",
"As a critical thinker, I guess you have evidence showing parity, then. \n\n\nIt seems to me that the right balks at fact-checking of any kind, and chooses to propagate nonsense even after being pointed at the link(s) demonstrating their news is fake. I don't tend to see this behavior on the left.",
"I thinks it's obvious he is expressing how he would feel if it were his kid. To be honest 90 days seems a little light, but then I don't know all of the details. What's most concerning is the sentencing disparity between male and female perpetrators of sexual abuse....not even close.",
"amen to that. \n\nButts, Telford and Albagrha are definitely not the Three Wise Men.\n\nMore like Three Horsemen of the Apocalypse",
"Exactly.\nThis ain't hard. But, then again, the press can't keep writing more and more articles about this if we just said, \"use commonsense\".",
"Ah, that is what the flight attendant claims. I have not read the victim's version yet. You accept this story as fact. I do not. Without video or audio it is hard to say. If you ever took testimony from two conflicting parties the versions are frequently different. In a corporate ruled society with a corporate owned press you get the corporate version of events which was properly delivered to you, the reader.",
"This is an emotionally charged issue so it is easy to take what appears to be the moral high ground and weigh this on the charge that these are heinous criminals who deserve no rights because the crime involves children. But there is no differentiation in the label and on that grounds it needs to be revisited. Also, why is there not a \"convicted murderer\" registry - or a \"home invaders\" registry. If I have an accountant, or deal with a bank, should I not be able to access a registry of those who are convicted embezzlers? Anyone who challenges the fairness of this law puts themselves up as a target of \"moral outrage\" and judgment that they are a supporter of pedophiles and rapists. American is now a country in love with judgment, as long as it is happening to someone else.",
"I liked the article's final sentence. There's a tendency among certain women to consider women's rights exclusive to women and among men to consider some human rights exclusive to men. That's the stage we're at for the moment. Eventually both men and women will accept the obvious that rights are human rights and gender is irrelevant where rights are concerned. That ideal might have come closer to realization under Obama, but, given Trump's attitude to gender, is likely to suffer a set back. Women did the right thing to protest against that possibility and I hope they continue as a united front of protesters when other important issues like climate change, free trade and health care are threatened by regressive policies.",
"I would agree with you, especially in regard to leaders and all Christians \"leading by spiritual example.\" That's the bottom line, Shar_M. I was in three countries in Europe the last week and a half. One can't help noticing how secularism has taken over there, especially in northern Europe, despite churches doing all they can to accommodate the population. The Anglican Church in England, for example, has bend over BACKWARDS trying to accommodate their flock -- allowing same sex civil unions among their clerics, openness to contraception, women bishops and priests, etc. -- yet still keeps crashing (hemorrhaging at more rapid rate than any other European nation -- dropping by 50% in just two decades). Even with their 26 unelected bishops sitting in their legislature/Parliament -- at the very top of the power structure -- they haven't been able to stem the drastic decline.\nSo what you say counts: holiness, spiritual example, simplicity, honesty. All the other changes don't seem to work.",
"Something I don't like? Try something with lazy and \"leapy\" logic and that is prejudicial against a whole society. If he held ANY other position at McGill (Biology, Arts, etc), I don't think he would've had to automatically step down, but to be the head of a political science institute that promotes the \"better understanding of Canada\", and to claim that Québec is a morally failed society? Surely that is an untenable position, ESPECIALLY if advanced in a un-rigorous lazy piece of opinion journalism.",
"Hitler may have repented - I personally am a big believer of \"deathbed\" conversions, the end of life is designed to be humbling. As far as judging we are to make judgments with a righteous perspective.\n\nJoh 7:23-24 If on the Sabbath a man receives circumcision, so that the law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with me because on the Sabbath I made a man's whole body well? (24) Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.”",
"U elected him.... The rest of the world is laughing at you... But so what.... I have more to say but will refrain not to hurt 300 million of my southern neighbors.",
"So some cranky PC judge does not like what he says. Is that any reason to muzzle him in general public discourse. The PC army is as bad or worse than any of Stalin's thought police.",
"We the readers are delighted. We have had a fairly peaceful week on the news front this way. No articles full of journalistic dumpster fare dished up for public consumption. Give that reporter a tranquilizer. Since when do we have to take a reporter from Playboy seriously anyway? Give us some dull, factual, unopinionated news instead - sort of like eating whole foods instead of fast foods. Much more nutritious and enlightening.",
"I had not heard of Milo until the Berkley riots that cancelled his appearance. Although I fin his speech vulgar at times,( it seems that is the way university students speak anyway, or anyone under 30), I do find a lot of truth in what he says. He can be thought provoking, articulate, and quite funny. \n\nThe podcast that caused his cancellation at CPAC and the book deal he had was cleverly edited by people who thought he was getting too popular and needed to be shut down. I listened to the whole thing, before the controversy, and although the language again was cringe-worthy, he did NOT endorse pedophilia, nor changing the age of consent for sexual relations. It is clearly said in the last 3 mins of the podcast. \n\nGeorge Takai can joke about child molestation, Lena Dunham about molesting her sister over a 10 year period, women can march with pink hats symbolizing a woman's reproductive parts, but let a conservative gay man speak out and he is shut up by a smear campaign. go figure",
"Victimis - if a Conservative put in a quota system like Trudeau, would you still be lauding that great accomplishment or would you decry the condescending nature of a privileged white male who feels that women can't get a head on their own but only with the help of man?",
"In theory, yes. But do you think this particular essay is likely to change anyone's mind? If it doesn't, you could argue that Trump supporters are so closed-minded that nothing will sway them. An alternative explanation is that this essay was short on empirical data and logic and long on name-calling. Such an admission, however, would require far more self-awareness and introspection than this author appears to have.",
"About right for being too arrogant to believe that the Courts really could take away and sell his toys and 'memorabilia'.\n\nIf he hadn't got the gun nuts in there with him, he would have been out years ago--or maybe even probation.",
"I enjoyed your marvelous satiric shtick on the neo-fascist intolerance of the lunatic left wing fringe until I realized that it also describes what passes for \"Civil Comment\" in these discussion forums.\n\n\"Civil Comment\" here is limited to comments that adhere to current left wing dogma and causes and aberrant comments seen to support conservative points of view or leaders are usually deleted as not meeting the community's civility standards.\n\nFor example, posters are welcome to tell any lies they like about Trump as long as they are negative and vituperative but discouraged from telling any truths about Trudeau if said truths are insufficiently worshipful. (Hilariously, I have had posts deleted as uncivil when they have centered on and cited actual embarrassing quotes by Justin himself. ) \n\nKudos to Margaret Wente, the University of Chicago and all writers and institutions that support free speech in media and on campus.\n\nLets hope its not too little, too late against the SJ mob.",
"Is this \"Science\" the Bible of climate ALARMISM that all must read?\nSorry, I am not in the congregation of the Church of Climate Alarmism",
"I think the staff and followers of CM celebrate the sacraments and try to build up unity in the church.\nI really don't think they have anger toward anyone. \nPerhaps they have some disagreements with some of NCR's writers and readers. Then again I don't \nagree with everything in NCR as well as I don't agree with everything in the Nat'l Catholic Register.",
"I find no difficulty in answering your question or replying to what you said. Your allegation that I evaded what you said is false. But I note that you again evaded a fair question, i.e., \"If you think Jesus did not intend to be taken literally on divorce, what do you think he intended to tell us, and why do you think he intended to say THAT rather than what he actually said? \n\nNow, I'll respond to your remarks, above: You compare Jesus's obvious figurative saying \"If thine eye offend thee\" ---- you DO take that figuratively, don't you? --- with his commandment not to divorce except for adultery. They are as different as night and day. After Jesus told the Pharisees that divorce was permitted only for adultery, the Pharisees (like you) did not accept his answer. and they asked him: \"Why then did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?\" \ncont'd",
"While I agree that \"'Lack of resonance' offers something,\" I suspect we disagree on what that \"something\" represents. If you care to \"reason together\", I'm open.",
"This article is written by someone who likely has never picked up a club, kicked a ball or put on skates. The article means very lttle -just shows any non athlete geek can write about sports without knowig anythig about th e experience - lke bettman with hockey",
"pps, Nothing I'm saying has anything to do with Christians not being \"perfect.\" I'm talking about history and evangelical and fundamentalist Christians being delusional about having the only One True God, and the Word of God. I doubt you have experienced the horrors I'm referring to. But you should be able to honestly look at the violence this \"Christian\" society has inflicted on the whole world for a really, really long time. It's the history that real hate mongers like Richard Dawkins use to denounce religion. I don't do that. I don't hate religion. I love religion; I love Buddhism, too. I would like to see Evangelicals got over worrying about God and everyone else, however, and put all their focus on themselves living up to Christ's example. It's a full-time job.",
"You didn't shut anyone up. Who cares what you think or write. By the way, are you going to change your spots and sign up for the upcoming online subscription? Can we rational thinkers be so lucky and shake a bunch of you off?",
"So the quotes the article cites didn't happen? Please clarify.",
"No, you have to respond to the article that was actually written, not the nonexistent one that allows you to vent abundant outrage, no matter how much you dislike its author. Mr. Saunders' point ought to have been obvious to anyone who read the article. Neither the Scottish nor the Catalonian independence movements would have had as much momentum behind them as is now the case without the ill-advised behaviour of the governments of Spain and the United Kingdom. I do not see him contradicting the points you have made. You, on the other hand, do not even bother to actually respond to Mr. Saunders. It seems to me that he's not the one who fails \"the criteria.\"",
"Precisely. The bureaucratic mind at work. “Not my department, not my problem.” Might destabilize the entire housing finance system, but hey, I’m all right, Jack. \n\nHumphrey Appleby would be proud.",
"A fine piece from Canada's laziest armchair moralizer. \n\nWhat could be a thoughtful assessment of identity politics turns into Wente's usual polemic about fringe groups ruining her vision of a just society. \n\nApart from a massive oversimplification (and biased reading) of what Marxisim and poststructuralism teach, the idea that subversive elements have 'infected' academic and social terrain is more J. Edgar Hoover than a Liberal defence of freedom of expression. \n\nLet's also consider that her facile logic, scapegoating and small-minded rhetoric bears plenty in common with the words and convictions of actual extremists. I'd appreciate [any] facts behind the statements:\n\n\"He’s a white man, and therefore guilty.\" \n\"the steady rise of authoritarian [?] illiberalism on the left\"\n\"power positions have been taken over by the radicals [?]\"\n\nMargaret's alarmism and condescension betray a lack of respect for difference of opinion, however wrong. We need more of that respect, not less.",
"So in saying that we shouldn't hold John A. Macdonald to 2017 values, I guess, following that vein of thinking we shouldn't hold Hitler and the Nazis to 2017 values.",
"Joe,\nADN does ban / monitor the conservative thoughts on this site. It's amazing they believe in the 1st amendment. Only if you believe in what they think...",
"You say that this column stinks.\nA fair enough comment methinks.\nIt’s about as satiric\nAs a funereal lyric\nAnd as funny as the face on the Sphinx.",
"Saullie: As clueless as you can be, as persistent as you are, with this effort you seem to have something there sport. The MLSE board, ever since Punch was fired the first time , always refuse to consolidate the hockey operations to a hockey person. Then after Ballard got did of Red Kelly and the Sittler group he went purely for the entertainment factor in all levels of the organization. He, as you have pointed out went for the sizzle not the substance factor. Players who could keep the media and fans entertained, but with little else to show for it, were preferred. Subsequent management couldn't shake that mystic nor would they dare to. The book is still out there, even for you, since you have some of the song and dance symptoms as Harold and the boys loved to hang onto.",
"What do the formal Stats Can Chief have in common with this gentleman?\nPartisan appointments to replace valuable Civil Servants.",
"Always There: You continue to post based on virtually total ignorance of the circumstances in this case. Take a few minutes and educate yourself on the actual circumstances......gary crum",
"No, Jesus didn't rebuke anyone on the cross. But he did call attention to the unspeakable moral crime that was being committed, the killing of the son of God: 'Father forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.' If they needed forgiveness, then it was because they had done something morally wrong. And now you, as well as I, know what this was.\n\nWhen Jesus rebuked those who wanted to stone the adulterous woman, he neither stated, nor alluded to, those requirements of Mosaic Law. So you have no counter-argument here. His appeal was to something far above this law: the universality of humankind's moral guilt and its lack of authority (divine authority) for punishing anyone in this way.\n\nI'm sorry, but you, like me, couldn't possibly know the sins of those others. Your view is simply a tradition, not necessarily a historical fact, because the Gospel does not specify what Jesus wrote on the ground that day. Besides, this was not the argument Jesus made, but confirmation of it",
"Judah. Thank you! I'm in agreement with you. \n\nI believe that the opinion of the writer is somewhat valid but is stated as if his opinion is proven fact, not just his experience. I would have preferred that he say \"I'm my humble opinion.\". The potential for people that read it and are considering taking medication may change their minds now.\n\n Also, if the guy was taken to Providence he may have just been taken to the Psych ER. I don't remember if he was taken there as an arrestee or not. If he was taken to the PER then they normally have a visit with staff and are then observed. I don't think they are prescribed drugs. He may have gone to DO I to. Don't know.",
"Our \"leader\" drained the swamp in favor of people who are even more swampy than the people they replaced. There is a cure for our president and it does not include debating with people who support him. They will not be moved by any argument based on factual observations. Debate with supporters of this president is futile. Those of us who don't accept the new swamp must OUTVOTE the opposition-early and often. Talking to them, or you, is a dead end..",
"Hugh Segal was most and foremost Bill Davis' factotum. And the mantra of that duo was \"if we don't do anything about this today then maybe we will never have to do anything about it\".\n\nNot 'great' conservative or anything else!",
"If he had morals or ethics he would resign! This should not matter which team you support this position is to important in our country to allow a person to decide HIS legacy is more important than truth."
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"Now you are convincing me you actually are the liberal pundit Russell Sadler because you are just as profoundly ignorant as that deluded fool. He11, this is in print and you still couldn't follow my post, and like Sadler you bring two strawman arguments. I addressed the salmon issue. I never said one word about hydro power. Furthermore, it is your deluded stupidity that mine or any one else post causes others not to post their opinions as it didn't stop you from puking your stupidity, now did it, Junior. Now, had you a crumb of intelligence you would have addressed the facts I stated. Instead you created a different argument deflecting off the issues I addressed. That's taking foolishness to an art form, son.",
"The election didn't magically make Trump something other than an ignoramus.",
"considering the attacks coming on trump its an easy conclusion and accurate,, by the way i am still waiting for you to make even any argument against my points but as usual you are incapable",
"More pandering to special interest groups, minorities and lobbyists......how pathetic of the Liberals to continue to piss our tax dollars away.",
"Seems very odd how much time and effort the left invests in defending Muslim terrorism.",
"\"Yes it's certainly not cool for a son to have sex with his mother, but . . .\"\n\n\nYou missed the point, which was that for unrepentent, recalcitrant mortal sin, Christians eventually have a right protect the Church by saying \"good riddance.\" That time has come. Things have gone from bad to worse to intolerable. It wasn;t enough that gay sex almost destroyed the priesthood. Most of LGBT wants more. To those who do, \"Good riddance.\"",
"Oh you mean the Chump! Got it! At least you recognize who is the violent psychotic!",
"Agreed.\n\nAnyone who proclaims \"two wheels good, four wheels bad\" and actually believes it is an idiot. There are reasons a lot of collisions between cars and non-cars don't result in charges; most of them come down to fault, but it also seems truish that cops favour drivers.",
"Too funny. Palestinian hatred and complete lack of respect for the corrupt Palestinian Authority, along with the violent, bitter dispute between Hamas and the PA are not also why the Palestinians have such a difficult time achieving peace with the Israelis? \n\nCorruption seems to be the Middle East norm. Only Hamas, bless their homicidal maniacal souls, seem not to be corrupt.",
"The turnips are reading from the party manual again . Trump ( Sweden terror attack ) needs to be deposed swiftly He is buying drugs from Eugene's local drug dealers or he is mentally insane or both",
"Who is Sean Fine, and why has he been given this terrible assignment?\n\nMany otherwise-reasonable Canadians are totally exasperated at Prime Minister Trudeau's often dubious choices (based on diversity and inclusiveness) for important government roles. To heck with (choosing my words carefully) the outdated idea of meritocracy ... both in the government and (now) apparently the press.\nThis seems as stupid (and ill-advised) as it is weirdly sadistic.",
"Party before country right Roy? Ridiculous!",
"My late Scottish mother-in-law had to wait one full year before coming to Canada to join her Canadian solider husband...and she had her first born already in tow!! \n\nThat was 1946....which I'm going to suggest we all now refer to as \"the good old days\"...\n\nThink about that...\n\nThis Liberal government and Trudeau in particular are a god damn disgrace...\n\nI miss Steven Harper don't you?",
"RD had a bad sociology class in college, so he dismisses the entire subject of which he is quite ignorant.",
"These are clueless young boys misusing the CBF, which most citizens, like you, haven't a clue about the accurate history of this flag!! Any thoughts on those illegal aliens that flag their different flags, thus rubbing them in our faces, about being here illegally and staying here and how they want to make America Mexico?? Or the hateful, racist Black Panthers, or those that fly the Iranian, ISIS flags, etc. No comments, right!!?? Yes because these are all people of color and liberals haven't the courage to discuss their racism and ignorance.",
"What else can he do but bear that stupid smile. Was it not his own party in government that willfully and deliberately destroyed the economy of their own country?"
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"Of course it also takes time for people to be lured into falsity. The last fifty plus years has proved that. From a homogenous group of believers in the 1950s the Church has not only been drasticallly reduced in numbers but also reduced to a squabbling mass of individuals many of whom reject its teaching and even deny the authority to teach which was bequeathed to it by Christ, Our Lord, Himself.\nYou only have to read the articles and the comments on this website to be aware of the total disparity of belief among people who claim to be Catholic.\nThe grace to convert every sinner comes not from receiving Communion but from repentance and a purpose of amendment made in the Sacrament of Penance. The Eucharist is only medicine for those who have taken the cure, not for those who blithely continue in sin.\nThe differentiation between subjective and objective responsibility disappears altogether when the law of God is clearly explained by one's confessor or spiritual advisor.",
"So you're saying minorities should abandon all vestiges of their cultures. It's like saying the Quebecois should all start speaking English. After all, how do you know that a French-speaking cop will treat you equally if you don't speak his language?",
"Unfortunately, there's a lot of folks out there who value stiggin' it to the libs more than their own economic well being.\n\n\n\"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that \"my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.\"\"\n\nISAAC ASIMOV, \"A Cult of Ignorance\", Newsweek, Jan. 21, 1980",
"...Plain to me he just didn`t pay enough attention to some chapters in his darned old history classes. There are enough monuments around the world Mr. Spicer, even if you missed school that day, to assure any educated person will not forget that a fellow named Hitler used poison gas to murder millions of men, women, and children..",
"And where does pretending to know things that you actually have no clue about fall in that book, Mr \"The Turning machine is another name for the Turing test\"? While you're at it, where does lying about your knowledge come, Mr \"I'm right when I said the Turning machine is another name for the Turing test\"? Or do you prefer to be called Mr \"Nazi Germany allowed conscientious objection to conscription\"?",
"DT has been in the public eye for over thirty years. We have all witnessed his immorality and his vulgarity the entire time. He is a very bad man. I don't think prayers will help. I want his administration to fail because I think it is contrary to what Americans value--things like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, public education, women's rights, voting rights, the air we breathe, the food we consume, etc., etc., etc.",
"One night at dinner in the mid 80's our daughter in elementary school asked if there was going to be a Nuclear war. I responded that from what I had seen on TV and read in the newspapers I had more confidence in Mr Reagan and Mr Gorbachev being able to resolve their differences when they had a disagreement than I had when she or her younger brother were accusing each other of name calling or not sharing the TV or a toy...the short answer No! She didn't disagree while her younger brother smirked.\n\nI certainly hope I'm not presented with the same question from any of our grandchildren with respect to Kimmy and Donny...one has already killed his brother and the other has over and over again been caught changing his story and may have done more than sticking girls pigtails in inkwells!",
"No politics is not the problem here, perception is. You seem eager to ignore that elephant in the room.",
"The response was a disappointment, said the petition signers.\n\"He overlooked it [celibacy] and put his own issues first,\" said Kuta.\n\nOf course he did. Dud bishops like Barres are the reason the church is floundering.",
"I didn't read it that way. Our CIA has certainly done worse things in the last 100 years. But two wrongs don't make a right so I have no qualms about bashing Putin's growing authoritarian regime, even while my own country has unaired dirty laundry.\n\nDo you believe you understand the world of national powers and their underground wars? I don't, but I would far rather live in the U.S. than I would modern Russia. (I have no dislike for Russian citizens, and some compassion knowing many of the own minorities are suffering from political oppression and violence)",
"\"You can call it being thin-skinned if you’d like. Then I’ll call you Adolf, and we’ll see how thin-skinned you are.\"\n\nUsing Godwin's law in debate is never a good way to be taken seriously, Patrick.",
"Anchorage may well be becoming more \"moderate\" than \"conservative\". But I'm not sure it's reasonable to use as proof of that the votes received by President Obama, running against Mitt Romney who was not well liked, to the votes received by Mondale, who was so soundly beaten across the country as to be embarrassing. I think, with the exception of those on the far right and far left, that you're correct to say that people's political leanings depend more on the specific issue and the specific person.",
"I worry that people will get the wrong impression about Canadian universities from columns like this. Certainly there are some persons (a few students as in every generation) with an unearned sense of moral superiority who want to impose extreme views on others. But readers should be careful about overgeneralizing. \n\nIt's a bit like making big claims about soccer after reading a few stories about hooligans. The hooligans haven't really taken over, though they might be more common in some neighborhoods than others. I've attended many meetings of Arts and Humanities faculty and I often come away impressed by the level of thoughtful debate, so unlike the slogans, one-sided exaggeration and abuse in many Globe comments.",
"I went there in 1963. I flunked out that year. But, to their credit, I did not have to open a book in public school. Best education money could buy!",
"\".... A leftish zeitgeist was the outcome of the survey I'm guessing, ...\"\n.\n.\n.\nActually, no. It was the meeting of the extremist Hard Right Association of Anthropology, Sociology and Psychology professors.\n\nBoth members agreed to study it further and present their findings at next years meeting.....",
"Agree. It's starting to make \"The Onion\" redundant.\nBoth parties need to start giving American voters better alternatives than choosing between neurotic toxic tweeters on one hand and lying grifters on the other.\nThe U.S. ending up as a giant nuclear armed Guatemala is not what the world needs.",
"The low expectations are just a function of the certitude of hordes of patronizing social democrats, liberals and socialists who have all convinced themselves that each in his own obscure and unaccomplished way is smarter and more virtuous than the duly elected President of the United States, one Donald Trump.",
"What the author and the liberal machine won't tell you is, immigration term, used as if it comes evenly from many places in the world, when in reality our young and inexperienced PM has personally leaned toward immigrants mostly from a certain troubled and violent part of the world, not tolerant with the western world traditions and values, who mostly do not wish to assimilate and be part of one Canada, as young Trudeau has confirmed by facilitating a 'motion' to specifically protect the religion of peace, soon to be law.",
"I disagree. My children, nephews and nieces, and many of their friends either could not find employment in Canada commiserate with their degrees (but have found suitable employment in the US) or are underemployed, or were underemployed for the first few working years. Look around and ask, how many of the recent graduates that touch your life are employed in jobs that pay them enough. I am tired of the recently retired, or in one case, someone I know has been retired for twelve years and is still doing their old job under contract in a municipal government position. Retire already.Consult if you want. or better still, give of your time and talents and volunteer. Give back.",
"Maybe to you but not to most sentient beings. An independent would not agree to disrespecting elderly women, blacks, and progressives on a regular basis. Pious and condescending, consider letting go of your self-centered-ness and join others in making this a better world for the following generations.",
"This person is upset because he/she must have just realized that there are not as many PC people in this country as they thought. It must be very disappointing to see their lifes work to destroy all the hard work generation's of American's have built fought for and many died for. All their efforts to indoctrinate kids into their socialist utopia are on the verge of failure. Their efforts to overwhelm American's with mass immigration. All their PC bs is about to be dumped in the trash. Bet it is a real shock when they realize more American's still know how to think and hopefully this is the start of the change. In thousands of years humans have not learned to behave and a few years of forced PC will not change that. So what is left to them but name calling but it is not over yet there is still the danger their mind set is so warped they would rather Hillary rule from prison than admitting failure.",
"You seem to be somewhat dyslexic!\n\nYou got US mixed up with Putin's \"Mafia State\" and western with eastern European.",
"Please, Marxism has nothing to do with this racist nonsense you are selling as victimhood. You and your \"uniformed\" beliefs are to be pitied.",
"Firstly, claiming that those among the adherents to my faith seeking to harm non-Muslims constitute 'a great many' falls kinda flat without reliable numbers to to support said claim.\n\nEvery country has a right to defend its borders and to establish criteria for those seeking to enter. If they choose unjust criteria, I likewise have the right to denounce their choices as immoral, and in some cases a violation of human rights.\n\nAn example of the latter was the US refusing admission to El Salvadoran refugees who were demonstrably in real danger of being tortured and killed by their government, for no other reason than that government was a puppet/client of our own.\n\nAnd I've made it clear, I think, that I'm vehemently opposed to both Trumpy the Clown and Hillory the Blood Countess. Without a viable third-party candidate, I won't be voting for president this election.\n\nLike George Carlin said: \"If you vote you have NO right to b*tch--you signed YOUR name to whatever crimes they commit!\"",
"With our track record it's the pot calling the kettle black in my opinion......Argentina.....Rwanda... Bosnia just to name a few, all under some form of guide of \"sanctity'.",
"The \"state of registry\" of aircraft and the implicit jurisdiction in matters of wreckage recovery is rooted in international convention, partly to deter looting and plunder by any parties so inclined. We might stop and think how we in the United States would feel if a Boeing 777 of U.S. registry had gone down in international waters and a couple of years later, after our own search efforts had come to naught and ceased, a private venture or another country such as the Russian Federation or (gasp!) North Korea decided to conduct a search for \"our\" aircraft. Would we just shrug our collective shoulders and say, \"Well, okay mate. We've done our bit. You go right ahead.\"? Would we really? \n\nAs for why Malaysia might be hesitant about Ocean Infinity's offer, perhaps it's due to the as yet undefined amount of the \"reward\" the company has suggested as its due. It's something to think about.",
"My parents survived the camps. most of their family members did not.\n\nTo compare 6,000 loonies that have no support or weapons with the Nazi war machine of 1939 is ridiculous. \n\nFunny, President Trump is standing up to a real threat to Americans in Kim Jong-un. In that case, his words seem to offend you as well. Who is the bigger threat to law abiding Americans? Why do you not condemn Antifa or BLM?",
"Hey Porky - this Hack has a personal twist to it. The U.S. Election. And now that all of us morons are getting it pushed right in our faces your petty retorts are irrelevant. Sorry, I want to believe in our Democracy. So, it's time to Delegitimize. Start over.",
"Yes, well, the great and mighty 'capitalist' enclave known as 'Merica, of course wants to manipulate the markets because the useless US forrest industry can't manage it's own money or resources, properly. NO. NO DEAL. NO WAY. NO HOW. EVER. PERIOD.\n\nGo find some other country to 'shake down', you turds.",
"Thank you for your first hand experiences. Yes, Site C is wrong for many reasons.\n\nMs. Clark wanted to point to employment gains. Very sad she would let her vanity rule instead of scientific and fiscal responsibility. I'm amazed at the vast area of destruction that has already taken place. Huge cost overruns are guaranteed.",
"There's an obvious solution to this problem- increase teachers' salaries and benefits. But, in all seriousness, poor math students equal future Liberal voters. So, perhaps, our government knows what it is doing.",
"And on this side of the fence I meet people who voted for Junior and wouldn't be voting for him again 2019. \nPerhaps there is hope !",
"Yeah, that's like feeling bad about Honor killings. Too bad so sad... Have you ever worked with Ex-Muslims... They reside here in the U.S. and to this day they have to hide in this country just like they were in their home country. Granted they want nothing to do with Christianity, Judaism, Atheism and on and on, but they are looking for a new hook. I turned them onto Nontheism as they like most people have avoided ever hearing of that ism... But I also drew the internal characteristics of an Hydrogen Nuclear System for my Physics Professor back in high \nschool. The first question the Ex-Muslim asked me when we met together for a first time was if Allah avoided creating all of this then where did it come from. I am also an Artist so I drew a picture of the internal dynamics of an atom and when I looked up there were tears coming from his eyes and he was smiling from ear to ear. He said to me that was the first time he'd seen an answer to that question. For me that's what Atheism is.",
"That is partially my point - the home is where the rubber meets the road, many parents are checked out, and while I believe we as a society need to put our best foot forward, we also have to realize not everyone is going to go to college, and it the parents are not going to engage their kids, you cannot expect the school system to do it for them.",
"We have a bizarre small brainwashed country facing off against a bizarre large brainwashed country.\n\nThere are a lot of innocent people between the two potential combatants. Nuclear winter recognizes no borders, nor does radiation. The global social and economic consequences are unthinkable.\n\nAnd what's worrying is that we have two leaders spouting off without thinking.",
"Actually, he did. He was denied his faculty to teach as a Catholic theologian with a certain then Cardinal Ratzinger leading the charge against him. Burke, Meisner, Caffarra, and Brandmuller have gotten off easy for their treachery.",
"And his first name is Un. Perhaps not in N. Korea, but in other Asian countries (Thailand for instance) people are referred to by their given names. \n\nYour point?",
"You're making a big assumption.",
"\"A demoralized person with no healthcare and with no education is easier to control.\"\n.\nAh-ha: now you understand why the governments of Detroit, Baltimore, Chicago, and others have stayed in power for over 60 years and have driven their communities into the ground.\n.\nLiberal Social agenda has done more to destroy the modern black communities than the legacy of slavery ever did.",
"The way our own various governments have sold us out on silly trade agreements and Orwellian Newspeak stories about how giving up our sovereignty for globalization goals will benefit us, I'm inclined to hope that the First Nations are at least able to put the brakes on this train...er, ah, pipeline. They seem to have a better sense of what trade does for a population.",
"That is, it should acknowledge reasonable counterarguments and alternative points of view. Of course there's no need to address flat earth theory or piece of junk science.",
"I submit that we don't know what those marches might have impacted, behind closed Washington doors, or what they might have inspired in others, or what might be different if those marches had never happened.",
"I'm trying to understand where they get the idea that most students are clamoring to speak at graduation or that anyone wants to sit through a dozen speeches. I purposely skipped assignments in a class to bring my grade down so I wouldn't get a speech slot.",
"I have never understood why abandoning your history, and in this case the monarchy, is a good thing and would solve our problems or even a single problem.\n\nWe have built a great country and if you cannot see that Elizabeth I suggest you get out more with average Canadians and abandon the presumably intellectual circuit you are part of?\n\nYes we have made mistakes as a country, just as people do and I know I have and I am betting you have (if you were honest), but if you simply dwell on the bad stuff you will make yourself crazy and is what I see in some as the \"Would of, Could of, Should of Syndrome\"\n\nTry to be more optimistic and enjoy the country so many died to protect!",
"I don't think anyone relishes the thought of being asked or knowing that another traveler is being asked about religious affiliation - likely not often happening but I think it is naive to believe that it is not happening more often to those who dress differently or whose skin is not white. Witness Muhammad Ali's son, and he is a US citizen. Or the student from Montreal with his team. So I would expect that the numbers of those trying to cross will continue to go down and that the rejection rate will follow.",
"Huh. Being conquered makes you on the \"wrong side\" of history? A phobia is an irrational fear. I think C's fear was pretty justified and, therefore, very rational even when accounting for the fact that Spaniards were boastful of mixing with the \"Indios\" thus making us proud Mestizos. Not so sure that made him a xenophobe per se.\n\nAnyhow, interestingly White supremacists use similar logic and language as you. \"'We' won\" so we're on the \"right\" side of history. Assuming there is a coherent 'we' that is to be understood as 'white.' Race is really a spurious notion altogether anyway that really needs to be done away with once and for all - I say we we start with deconstructing the notion of there being a \"white race.\" Then, maybe - just maybe, we can make some headway on the century and a half-old privilege that has come with it. Then and only then can we can start calling ourselves a true meritocracy. \n\nGot anymore bait?",
"Don't try to school me. I've read your snarky, mean spirited posts as well, and not just in here, hypocrite. Your smart-assed \"Step outside the basement\" is exactly what I'm talking about. Pathetic. \n\nMy posts may be \"alarming\" to you but I don't own a gun and never will. I don't kill people or other animals then fake wonder why there's so much violence in the world. I'm honest with myself and others. Whereas you, well, you're a Trump supporter. Says it all. \n\n.",
"My god, you are literally clueless. China - England - Germany, for starters, are just some of the countries he has insulted and angered. Not Russia, of course.\n\nHow's the weather in Siberia these days, AT?",
"I Have, I guess you have not you must be a communist......\n I do not have to have the approval of others to speak my mind but that does not allow me to yell fire in a crowded theater their is a difference civil comments violates my right to free speech by making it so others approve my speech....\nTHAT IS FASCISM AT BEST\nCOMMUNIST AT WORST\n what part of that don't you understand......\ndid you even graduate high school?\n\n And this is not an English test so I don't care about my grammar have a great day TRUMPELTHINSKIN SUPPORTER!",
"Good luck Beth, its about time you realized their putrefied xenophobic ethos. You refused to be pushed around by those blowhard Trump remoras. I just hope you're doing this for the ethical reasons, and NOT some hidden personal agenda. That said, we in Mililani look forward to your advocating our district and local people as a whole, with sane, principled thought.",
"To my knowledge he has never had any moral authority whatsoever...even before he had bone-spurs....\nBut the problem is the folks who elected him.....those people have something seriously wrong...that begins with unaddressed racial issues...",
"Well, you may want to adjust your suspect \"assessment\".....\n\nAs I sad to Caiside....Do you NOT know my opinion on abortion? Fake women priests? Ssm? Marriage? \n\nIf you don't, I think perhaps you ought to read my comments before posting.",
"We could stand to have some common sense in this country. This is the wrong direction to go.",
"\"\"\"From the minute you get in, they teach you that you cannot be successful on your own - it takes a team. \"\"\"\n\nWhat a steaming pantload. In my Military the weak aka (WIMPS) and useless got left behind in boot camp and the Combat Arms School. They were there to weed the undesirables out. Only the driven and fit got to soldier on then you became a team.\nSajjan may have misspoken but he is still one hell of a soldier and is entitled to one mistake.\n\n\"\"\" it was about throwing \"the team\" under the bus.\"\"\" How did you get thrown under the bus. How did it affect you in any way??",
"And all this time I thought it was the Bolivarian collectivist government obliterating property rights and destroying incentive for the productive class. \n\nThanks for clearing that up.",
"\"Meanwhile, Sweden urged its citizens Friday to refrain from unnecessary trips to North Korea.\" You mean there are actually \"necessary\" trips to North Korea?",
"Is it better to live in fear as the N Korean people do everyday as they have no choice. We have a choice as grim as it is, I feel we can do a better job with peace by removing or men from S. Korea and stopping war games totally useless to be there. Maybe its time to include them in the world and not isolate them as they are forced to live in crappy conditions. All in exchange for reducing Nukes . We need a peace agreement to end the war with N. Korea.",
"Nothing to do with it? Now you know why Hillary lost; because you think everyone thinks like you do, slicing and dicing policy and social convention. Few analyze that way. Here's the \"analysis:\" Merry Christmas is no longer allowed; homosexual \"marriage\" is the law. Time to change the President. Yes, it's that simple, and the connection is actually quite clear: Both views are anti-Catholic/Evangelical.\n\nWake up, man. You are out of touch with the non-Liberal world and how they think. You live in an academic bubble.",
"Ironic, since YOU'RE the one refusing to go back and look and see that I was talking about \"got us into\" which you replied to and disagreed with. Making you incorrect, and looking bad here.\n\nBut I'm done wasting my time on it, as this whole exchange has gotten petty and tiresome. Goodbye.",
"How does this ad hominem comment respond to the article's content/opinion/argument? What about it do you take issue with? Is it the concept of equal opportunity, which is a fundamental principle of democracies and our constitution. You don't believe in it or you don't believe it exists? Well, it's true the rich, powerful and famous are more equal than others - take Grace Mugabe and the manner the ANC government speedily granted her immunity to shield her from an assault charge, and Oscar Pistorius' lenient sentence - but that's abuse or undermining of constitutional principles - mostly just politics - and is never right. I may not necessarily agree with Bernstein's opinions, which I only know from these articles - this one I can't fault. But generally if I disagree I try and say why, otherwise I'm merely venting pointlessly, which no-one wants to hear.",
"There isn't really a difference at all really, except socialist programs people like they defend, and then ones they don't like they call Soviet-style communism. Every one of these things I mentioned have been targets of the anti \"big-government\" crowd, and every one of them redistributes wealth in some way. Every one of them could have been left to capitalism, but we had the foresight to know capitalism wouldn't solve the problem. That is how societies work, we realize that we are all better off with public education, research, and infrastructure. Many of us feel we would be better off if everyone could get the medical help they need when they need it. \n\nArticle 1, section 8 of our constitution gives Congress the power to \"lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common defense and general Welfare of the United States.\" General welfare. That means redistribute wealth and invest in the future. Sometimes it works really well.",
"Straw, straw, straw. Those words have meaning and are only dismissed out of hand by those who deny the existence of bigotry and racism in favor of a mythology of national virtue.",
"One can always tell New Canadians as they don't understand sarcasm, humourous insults and take things literally. They also don't understand that attending a university does not always result in a degree. You've been here for decades but still can't fit in.",
"By the way, still waiting to see what qualifies you to comment on, well, anything. Remember you sneeringly demanded to know my qualifications? I provided them. I'll assume that if you don't produce them, you have none, and are just a bitter, self-involved Republican victim.",
"Odumbo was bigot and spent all his time issuing unconstitutional executive orders and gave us the world health system in the world that is now failing everyone EXCEPT himself and Dems who have their own! So lets compare the two honestly!",
"that its koolaid cult shore, you can not refute the facts so its insult the person, typical of the ignorant left when the cant use facts",
"Lazeelink:\n\"So please, waste your condescending lectures to those who don't know better.\"\n\n-\n\nSaid without a hint of irony.",
"Have you alway been this bitter? Maybe a reaction to Begich not getting re-elected? Maybe the realization that the majority of Alaskans disagree with you? Whatever, take a deep breath and chill.",
"Not sure where you conservatives get this Part Time Drama teacher stuff and yet conveniently forget Trudeau was a full time Math and French teacher as well. This is why your party sits most of the time as opposition, you can't be bothered to be truthful and you willing elect people who refer to womens groups as feminazi's and have a rep that supports starting the NRA in Canada. Pretty sad in the big picture of life.",
"I apologize for my error. Somehow I imagined the AFN to be primarily a race based organization that needed no further reference to be recognized as such when talking about them or their interests. After reading that you consider the AFN to include people of different tribes, cultures, and values, I now understand it probably includes me though I have the misfortune of having caucasian parents and light colored skin. I do have the same mistrust of the federal government though - if that counts. Ha!!",
"Just say \"NO\" to the extended TAX as the BOONDOGGLE RUSTING RAIL HAS BEEN TOTALLY MISMANAGED AND WAS BUILT ON A FOUNDATION OF LIES AND DECEPTION",
"Typical article that blames everyone but the instigators for this, and other, atrocities.\n\nYakabuski should explain why immigrants from southern Africa and the Caribbean, who have faced much more discrimination, have not resorted to the mass murder of their fellow citizens in protest.",
"Wrong indeed to the point where, were NCR an ordinary publication, the article would be retracted and an apology issued to the readers.",
"The refusal of the Clintonite/ Obamaite / Media/ FBI/ CIA establishment/ elitist deep state refusal to accept the results of the US Presidential election may well lead to a civil war.",
"[You sound like a child arguing with a parent, you asked why revenue grew in the 1970s and again in the 1990s so I gave it to you.]\nAnd I noted how it proved your original comment \"on Reaganomics\" was a complete farce. What exactly is your problem here other than having your argument refuted?\n\n[Don't pretend to be using critical thinking here]\nAfter the second insult it seems to me that you have abandoned any substantive argument and resorting to trolling. Are you trying to offend me or just not mature enough to being questioned or disagreed with and thinking insulting others online somehow \"wins?\"",
"Seems that what you would have preferred to write is: most voters disagree with me therefore they are wrong and should be disenfranchised.",
"Continued:\n\nThe theological and prophetical rationale was stillborn in a cornfield one hundred forty five years ago. Adventism has nothing particularly helpful to offer the world. And it is embarrassingly padlocked to a virtually illiterate nineteenth century lady whose imagined connection to God cloaks anti-intellectualism in the costume of righteous fervor.\n\nYes, I understand nostalgia, an important component of cultural heritage. But I don’t understand the intellectual compromise one must adopt to pretend to be a member in good standing. Smart people normally want to be on the leading edge of thought, unshackled by vacuous shibboleths. And yet wise and smart people remain.\n\nSo, someone, enlighten me! Could it be the value of established power bases are the real dirty little magnet operating out of sight, the real attraction? Speculation only, of course?",
"On the contrary. I think Republicans who don't think capitalism is evil would create jobs so that ordinary people could aspire to become part of the top 10%. The wealthy among us were not always wealthy. My husband and I started with very little and, by getting ourselves educated and not behaving stupidly, we have moved up the economic ladder. The richest guy I know started out on a farm in Kansas with no running water and an outhouse. If the able-bodied homeless had jobs, we could deal with the homeless mentally ill. Of course, that would mean standing up to the ACLU who will defend the rights of crazy people to run amuck in society unless they are willing to be committed to an institution. Your last sentence is so vile it doesn't deserve further attention. BTW: I was a Hawaii public school educator for over 40 years. Some schools need AC (heat, noise); some only need ceiling fans and only for part of the year. AC for everyone doesn't make sense financially or otherwise.",
"In my case, Ottawacat, I see \"university-colleges/trade schools cranking out tons of newly qualified broadcasters for whom job prospects are dismal.\" And I have been shaking my head about for 25 years. Even when I graduated from BCIT back in the bad ol' days (1968), over HALF my broadcast class went off to do something quite different...",
"Wrong.\n\nWelcome to life under TABOR, our joke of a tax program in the state, that doesn't allow for money to be spent on what we need, even when our economy is the best in the nation.",
"Yes, I don't agree with many of Trumps policies, therefor I am going to put my trust in a brutal dictatorship with an egregious human rights record, that cyber-attacked Canada, because my left wing partisanship tells me I must protect Justin above all else.\n\nNow let's not remember what I was posting about China when Harper was in power, completely different and suddenly irrelevant.\n\nGreat job indeed.",
"My point still stands. Expansion has essentially not been geographic.\n\nBTW Malley is one of the key people who interprets any situation against Israel. People who want to believe that a raucous democracy like Israel, with its own internal, over the top critics, is the aggressor vs. the Palestinians, ruled by corrupt dictators, yearn for this stuff.",
"It would help considerably if they wouldn't come here just to brag about “how real” it is back home and imply or outright state we're just a bunch of passive-aggressive weanies.\n\nMaybe we native Pacific Northwesters have evolved to the point where we don't feel we have to be the center of attention, or to impress anyone, or to punctuate our interpersonal lives with arrogant demeanors or violent gestures and tones. The influx has become a raucous beauty pageant of people who will wear hundreds of dollars of petrochemicals while cutting checks to save the forests, who would scurry past the street kid getting beaten by three of his peers yet be ready to throw down the moment they think you deliberately scratched the paint on their Beemer.\n\nIt's remarkably self-deluded, to be able to respect yourself and feel you are the vanguard for cultural and economic progress and be such a person.",
"cont. \n\n... future needs that I'm likely to have - and if I happen to have a bit of bad luck, won't immediately assume that the State ought to take away Mr. Dalton's property or income in order to bail me out.\n\nThe reference to Norway in my post was a gentle reminder that the Nanny State functions best in rich societies (e.g., in Norway, where 4 million people get to divvy up a sovereign wealth fund of $800 billion or so). Government can't give you or me a \"free\" benefit unless it shifts the costs to someone else - or, like Norway, rules over a lucrative export market. :-/ Any society which fails to produce surplus wealth won't have anything to redistribute, and the end result is only an 'egalitarianism of misery'. (See Venezuela or Cuba.)\n\nQuestion: Do you think that the proper role of government is to relieve us of all adult responsibility for our own upkeep?",
"Blankenyblank, you notice that my comment was removed? Apparently, an opposing viewpoint to the liberal mindset is not allowed. Golly, Stalin would have loved this system, as would Hitler, Pol Pot, Mao, etc. Yeah, censorship under Alice is alive and well at the Dispatch.",
"Thank you Denver Post for giving the bike helmet window lickers a voice. Sure they have a right to believe whatever and say whatever they want, but their right to believe in a flat earth does not supercede my right to laugh at them. \n\nFact is, they grasp at straws with flawed maths and wild conspiracy theory. Quite simply, they are wrong. \n\nAnd dont fall for the poor me they spout here. Watch their videos on YouTube. They are the most arrogant and intellectually dishonest people on the planet. They ridicule just as much as their opponents.",
"\"Hillary lost* in the same way that Trump won.With an asterisk\"\n\nPretending Trump's victory rates the same as a questionable baseball statistic shows your lack of knowledge concerning the U.S. Constitution. It may not be the law of YOUR land but it is the law of OURS. Americans - the ones who actually count - don't agree with you. Sorry.\nIt's also strange hoe Constitutional scholars as yourself claim to know the intent of the 2nd Amendment but have zero knowledge of the 12th and 23rd Amendments.. Oh well - I guess you can't (don't) know everything.",
"One thing the author got right is that this is state sponsored. We have put ourselves in Iraq and Afghanistan while focusing on Israels enemy Iran. If we were really looking out for OUR best interests we would focus instead on Saudi Arabia and Pakistan where money and a porous border give succor and material aid to ISIL and other Islamic radicals.",
"re \"Donnie Dump couldn't get elected either if it weren't for white supremacists, eighth grade dropouts , and gun nuts\" and this? \"Because it's the truth? You have to admit, the Trumpeteers have not acquitted themselves well.\" [Joe end quote]\n\nNot gonna argue, just request a definition of what a 'Gun Nut' is (Theater shooter? Columbine? CC permitted citizens? NRA members? Or?)\n\n2nd, percentage of eighth grade dropouts that voted for Trump please. May well be the majority! Just show us.\n\n3rd, percentage of actual declared white supremacist's who voted for Trump. Again, may well be the majority. I have no idea but I am interested in the data actually.",
"And how exactly do you see it, Artster? Really, how do you see it playing out over time? Kim stops threatening to nuke...pretty much everyone...except China of course? Based on your track record it would appear that you too have drunk deeply from the well of Lefty Kool-aid: Trump - baaaad. Kim - kinda acceptable. Take another swig and dream big dreams while thinking deep thoughts.",
"Proof that education doesn't make you smart right there. Daily fish wrap is really reaching for a President hit piece.",
"Mr. Murphy's OpEd piece exposes today's toxic political environment and suggests the sources of that toxicity. Your response is the all-too-predictable: \"Blame the messenger.\" \n\n OpEd pieces are, by definition, expressions of views and opinions. Sometimes they reflect particular expertise and experience, but often writers address issues \"outside\" their personal arena of expertise. Mr. Murphy may be, by profession, a geographer, but that hardly negates the value of his perceptions regarding other issues. I found his piece quite perceptive. I'm guessing you didn't. \n\nIf you disagree with his views, by all means, publish a rebuttal....perhaps an OpEd piece of your own, or, at least, some substantive rebuttal on this site. If you feel Mr. Limbaugh and Mr. Hannity, for example, don't promote divisiveness, make that case. If you feel Mr. Trump's campaign isn't founded on anger and resentment, make that case. If you feel Mr. Trump will \"make America great again\"...tell us how...",
"It is a standard sophist techniques to distort your opponents position and then refute the distortion. This author has tried to do that; she fails because the distortion is so glaringly obvious.",
"I know! you'd think that someone at CBC would understand real negotiation power and real economics....even the Globe is so blind to what Trumps doing.",
"Give some evidence of the \"phoney degree\" issue that claim. Also some evidence that Canada doesnt vet people. Every report I have ever seen actually claims Canada's immigration requirements are too hard.",
"Obviously, I am not the only one. My main mission is to protect my children from the corruption your generation has foisted on society (which their Grandmother is part of). Perhaps it the protesting hippies had spent a little more time with their kids and less time complaining, \"checking out\" and protesting, they would have a little more respect from the younger generation. Nothing to fear except for fear itself, Gary.",
"You don't really understand these things, do you?",
"Ahh and yet not one of you can offer a sane rebuttal on why you think war crimes are acceptable but having the courage to call them out is not? How typical of low effort thinkers.",
"So 50 states with different academic results is better than expecting all students meet the same academic standards. Perhaps the 50 states with different standards can justify why there is such a vast discrepancy in the existing testing results for basic math, English, science and history. Some states complete ban certain parts of science education while other state continue to reject scientific principles.",
"Id' like to meet some of the 'editorial board' of the DP, what a bunch they must be.\n\nIf it's anything to do with our Good American President, Donald J Trump, they will Always come down on the side of 'he's wrong' he's racist' he's not qualified' he's just bad' for whatever, they really don't care. They manufacture stories to tell, and can't answer questions posed them, they stutter when asked, my gosh, what a horrible bunch.",
"Yikes. So now you don't even bother paraphrasing Trump - you parrot his exact words. Are you totally incapable of critical thought? Nobody knows what Trump even means by that.",
"It's not fair!\n\nWhy can't we just mindlessly support just one side?\n\nI thought there were only winners and losers? Black and white? Even Ronald Reagan told us that the world could be comprehended as a battle between good and evil . . . which was freakin' awesome because not only did he capitalize on the rise of non-relative adventure storytelling movies in the 1980s where there was ALWAYS good vs. evil, Reagan just made the world a simpler place.\n\nPlease put this neverending, historically-rich and vaulting history of the Middle East into easy-to-understand paradigms such as Good vs. Evil.\n\nMoral relativity?\nIntellectualism?\nContext?\nHistory?\n\nPfft! . . . boring! . . . choose a side. The Good Guys. And let's win this thing against the Evil Empire.",
"This article sounded like a \"nothingburger\", exactly like Lil trump Jr transparent and apparent collusion with their bed buddies the Russians. Just like everything else, the trump and his administration will continue to sell out the american people to the highest bidder and the media, the public and those that could hold them(the trump family) accountable have began to normalize any and every questionable, provable, scandalous, lying allegation and horrific thing they do. The only evidence I see of trump making America great again is by condoning ( not condemning) racist, bigoted people and reviving the slave and Massa mentality. Perfect example of this is how trump( massa) is selling off anything this country has or have accomplished and betraying the american people their ethics, morals and real family values(the analogy of american people being pawns and slaves) to the highest country bidding.",
"You start from a position of error, in fact he did not say the people \"over here\" are too violent. He said ISIS, etc has to be defeated. And ISIS, etc has and uses weapons. If not with weapons, how do you propose those people defend themselves against radical extremists?",
"Completely unable to formulate a reasoned coherent response, you begin with \"You're such a ....\" and THAT was the high point of your post, which went downhill from there.",
"Good job Motley for digging up that esoteric bit of my legal history! That was quite a fight overcoming right-wing Zionist Daniel Pipe's lies about me which he'd gleaned from a single extremist student in my class. . However, you are wrong about my \"losing\" at the court level-- that is part of Pipe's continued lies. \nI'm happy to report that contrary to your misunderstanding, Pipes was forced to retract his lies about me and even compensate me. This was because my other Jewish students as well as the leading rabbis of Eugene all backed . my innocence.\nIt's also interesting that when Pipes listed me as being anti-Semitic, our university president was deluged with messages claiming I was some kind of neo-Nazi and should be fired. Nobody took that seriously here, but they were of no help to me either. Our Affirmative Action department immediately dropped the charges against me but didn't care if the stories were true or false, which disappointed me.",
"You are arguing with me about a point I did not make.",
"Proximity does not convey ownership.",
"But it's not fine! That's akin to saying: \"We will never agree that people of all races ought to have equal rights before the law, but that's fine.\" No one would agree with the previous proposition. Why do people think that it's OK to deprive women of equality in the Church?",
"In what way is it a non sequitur? You've denied the hypostatic union and by association the Trinity.\n\nGo ahead, use your \"science\" and explain the Incarnation.",
"I love the guy with the sign...'Education is a human right' he's lived a sheltered life. Most of the world's population doesn't have access to higher learning and the country's that offer state payed education, be ready to fork over 74% of your income in taxes. Education is not a human right but the pursuit of happiness is, so if education makes you happy you might need a second job...or maybe a first one.",
"I will do my best to find the articles I mentioned from the New Yorker to provide them for you. One of them is about a particular prisoner who studied the law while incarcerated, and began - in prison - a service to file an appeal for a new trial based on evidence withheld by prosecutors, or discovered after the crime (such as DNA or the recanting of statements by witnesses) that wasn't allowed to be entered into the court deliberations. That inmate had some real success in doing this work, and once he gained his own freedom using the same studious methods, he joined with an existing legal project doing the same type of work for individuals wrongly convicted. There are so many procedural errors made, so many cases of prosecutors refusing to reconsider the case in view of new evidence, and so very many cases of poor evidence gathering by police, it makes one cringe at the failures of our legal system.",
"Likewise, our unpopulated landscape allows for tactical aviation training, and our climate is conducive to cold weather warfare training. Missile and communications installations are also strategically located here. We're closest to N. Korea and Russia. China too, for that matter.",
"Laura Cooper: \"I can confidently state that American progressives have become so blinded by their own political ideology that they routinely sacrifice fundamental values such as objective truth, equitable justice and the rule of law...\"\nAnd I can confidently state that anyone who begins an essay on law with such extreme hyperbole is not likely to be taken seriously except by the True Believers.",
"Let me guess..... you're originally from Quebec with the engrained belief money grows on trees ....errrr, in other provinces in the form of equalization payments",
"Cassie....it's true that CA is a powerhouse but those other coastal states and major economic centers nationwide that contributed to Clintons popular vote are also helping defray the Trumpies...\n\nIt has been suggested that just maybe we need a huge dose of the Trumpies to appreciate collectively as a nation why they are so undesirable....that in a way we have gotten spoiled thinking that clean air, clean water,environmental concerns worldwide, Medicare and health care for the poor, civil liberties, the needs of the poor, the immigrants et al are values that we can take for granted.....this election clearly proves how wrong that thesis is...(Obama in France recently made the point that we can't just take these issues for granted because things have gone well in the past....)\n\nAnd sadly I think we, as a nation, are going to learn the very hard way....and so many here and worldwide are going to be hurt. As will the environment be terribly impacted....",
"Trump University is a non-issue, those that willfully attended Trump University practically have the same chances of getting a job as those that majored in Libtard Politics at UH and both likely work as bottom feeders at Wal-Mart or the Honolulu ACLU today. LOL",
"No, I'm talking about a 5th grade girl I met a couple years ago who never was able to sleep in the same house for more than a week. \n\nThis was the girl who often went hungry at night because her family didn't get enough food. \n\nThis is the girl who was happy when she left one shelter because she wouldn't have to sleep with bedbugs anymore. \n\nThis was the girl who never lived in a home, and because her parents were really bad in child raising, never learned any social skills and faced bullying in school, the only stable place that she knew.(Needless to say, by people who denied that she was homeless, and that she was lucky to have welfare benefits, and that they would do something if they thought that she did need help)",
"See, you keep on avoiding the whole motivation thing, you have no idea how it works, it's beyond you. Maybe you think you played, but if you can't understand how motivation works in sports, you sucked, no doubt about it. Bet you don't get that either.\n\nCarry that Kool Aid.",
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"Do you think Catholics are Christian? I don't care one way or the other, it's your life. No Christian church has done more good or more harm than the Catholic church has done in its history. \n\nWhen you combine religious 'certainty' with very real human power to control outcomes we all lose our freedom of choice. Christian churches have had periods of murder justified by claiming it was 'God's will'. We're seeing the same arrogance and human self centeredness is some sects of the Muslim religion. If you look at primitive cultures they also had spiritual lives, sometimes very brutal. \n\nChurches have also saved live by providing food/shelter/medical care/amnesty and sanctuary to those who are persecuted or in need. The old testament in particular talks about the proper treatment of immigrants who are fleeing persecution. (Jews out of Egypt for instance)\n\nMy intent is not to judge people by their cover, in this case, religious labels.",
"That might have more to do with nonstop attacks by the press and an avalanche of false stories. The Washington Post, which I stopped reading a week ago, looks like something right out of 1938 Nazi Germany. It's horrible. CNN, ABC, NBC, NYT, aren't any better. And Fox, Breitbart, etc. treat Trump like he can do no wrong. That has more to do with Trump's poll numbers than anything else. In the meantime, the really dangerous thing is that the press has destroyed its credibility with this. You do realize, don't you, that the press is trusted by less than 35% of the country? This is a historic low. Disney and ESPN squandered public attention to football, Hollywood is viewed as a collection of spoil lunatics and narcissistic sex addicts, and the Democratic Part is held in such low esteem that they couldn't get a candidate elected dog catcher in most of the country. The attacks on Mr. Trump have been an unmitigated disaster. Stop it. Pray for the man!",
"He deserved to rot in jail, with his terrorist friends.",
"What about vehicle theft? A person's vehicle is usually their second most valuable possession, after their home. They used to hang horse thieves but I'm hearing that under SB91 the cops can't take car thieves to jail unless they've done it several times. If true that's pathetic.",
"They're all guilty, I wish we had the death penalty.",
"How are people protesting ILLEGAL migrants, racist?\n\nHow are the violent, racist, hate filled antifa, the heroes?\n\nJust another lying left wing propaganda piece!",
"Why don't you give his name so we know who the stupid idiot was. Also who is going to pay for all the damages for rescuing him?",
"The garbage he is spewing on the radio could get someone killed. Of course no one in their right mind in Florida would turn to Limbaugh for advice on hurricanes, but that is another story.",
"Whoops. Recent WH statements imply that those who did not vote for \"him\" should not expect to be represented by \"him\". That \"he\" received a minority of votes cast implies that \"he\" represents only \"them\". Sure sounds like hate to me....and worse, fascist.",
"Donald Trump is a real estate conman. He doesn't have principles.",
"Praising Donald Trump requires true intestinal fortitude.",
"Dude you are really sounding deranged. Are you ok?",
"HP uses a ton of H-1Bs, who are invariably incompetent hacks who got their positions by cheating in Indian schools. The only sport India excels at is cheating, and they are world-class. So, an Indian CV is always filled with lies and exaggerated claims, and Indian IT is always a failure.",
"Well Obama did his job. You have convienantly forgotten that He draged this country from the worst economic recession since the great depression. Well we now have a president that has basically done squat. Enjoy your new job building the wall. Hay have you started the new medical plan that the Donald has started? Second to none? What a joke the Donald is but not as big as a joke as the suckers who actually voted for him. (Putin's suckers)",
"Long on Trump\nWall Streeters like Anthony Scaramucci bet heavy on the would-be president back when that seemed like a pretty dumb investment. \n\n\nNow Scaramucci and Wall Street thinks it's Bonus time!\n\nMaking America Goldman (Sachs) Again.",
"Silly proposition\n\nWhy would the USA trade someone who is bought and paid for by Russian interests for someone bought and paid for by Chinese interests?"
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"m. As I said, wrong again. Sullivan is not an Ohio Senator but keep trolling.",
"Not true, Klastri. I do not think and write about you every day. There was a two or three-week period last November when I did not write about you. It was when you disappeared right after the election to lick your wounds and perhaps seek psychiatric help like for a mental break down like other liberals when the landslide victory you repeatedly predicted for Clinton turned into a route and a Trump Victory.",
"Here's hoping this sellout Republicrat gets primary-ed out of her seat.",
"It comes up now because he is running for THE UNITED STATES SENATE. How you can even wrap your mind around defending this pos is beyond my comprehension. Grown men coming on to teenage girls is wrong. Sometimes the girl isn't sophisticated enough to understand this, but the man should be.",
"It's sad that because you belong to the group that supposedly Trump supporters accused of damaging this country you find a need to attack. So let's look at your group. University liberals. Let's look at Universities. Supposed to be a place of discussion and exchange of ideas and critical thinking now has become a joke. No free speech. If students disagree with your ideas there is no discussion, there is only violence, protest, property damage and the banning of people not agreed with. There is the want of safe space so contrary views are not heard. There is the shouts of being offended by the statement of different ideas. Who created this? Not the \"working people\" but university liberals. Are you proud of this? You site other groups, but many more of these groups supported Trump than previously supported Rep. Candidates. Why? Because people see that following the path of democrat party lead to bankrupt states like Illinois or California. Or worse lead to Venezuela.",
"When JFK was elected, there was a hope that things would be better - all his external rhetoric promised it. However, underneath all the pleasant platitudes and friendly flummery of his administration, a deeply subversive and destructive revolution was inaugurated. It has taken slightly less that 50 years to come to maturity, commencing with the takeover of the Dems by George Soros, the installation of Obama and the prospective installation of Clinton - both predicted by Soros prior to the formal election - which suggests that in 2016, this will be the third frauded (& for Soros, last unnecessary) election America has had to endure. If things go the way that Soros wants, this will be America's last even faintly democratic election. Thereafter, the inconvenience of both Congress and the Supreme Court will be unnecessary as Hillary tries to rule by decree indefinitely thereafter. This will be seen as necessary in the aftermath of WW3 that both Obama and Clinton have planned.",
"Haaaa, haaaa, haaaa, Trump's scared,\nyes sir. You dems are running scared\nand are full of BS. Be thankful that he\ndoesn't declare open season on them.\nKick them all out sir, along with those\nwho love them. They're just illegal\naliens and don't belong. Also cut off\nall welfare. No more free riders on\nthe taxpayers back.\n In Canada even their newspapers \nare welfare and 95% fake.",
"Would like someone here to actually explain how the tax evading Wall Street Billionaire who recently lost the US popular vote with Vladimir Putin's assistance is not an elite and 1 percenter himself.",
"Did you see what Roskell wrote?\n\nYour questions and points are a different issue. Go find someone who cares to debate them with you.",
"we must be fair. The Rep.'s failed just as well as the Liberals dishing out the money till Donald used his EO power as it may be\njust saying there's a SWAMP in Washington. They live in fear of losing their jobs everyday, how can one honestly work \"for\" the people li dat? Be a man of Conviction aka theDonald",
"Sounds like a brothel.",
"Walker Fubar ~ !",
"...and don't let Papadopoulos be overshadowed by Gates. This whole trump campaign is a cesspool of collaboration with Russia dating back to at least the DNC email hack. The Statement of Offense on Papadopoulos is pretty damning.",
"Democracy is incapable of dealing with alcoholics",
"In the election, Oregon went for Hillary, not for Sanders, who was a write-in. Nationally, Hillary got a slim majority of the popular vote, less than 1% but more than .1% advantage. But of course, it's the electoral college that any presidential candidate has to win. When Trump won Florida and then Wisconsin, it was game over for Clinton. \n\nSo in fact, two Republicans in a row have won the office while losing the popular vote, and both did it by winning Florida.",
"Please don't insult the REAL Captain Kirk like that! \nLol.. \nCaldwell needs to be in PRISON with Hillary Clinton!",
"\"the latest incarnation of the ruthless and endlessly greedy entrepreneurs throughout history amassing obscene wealth through monopolistic control of our communication channels\"\n\nYou are like old testament scribe who has stumbled into the digitaless desert to seek a vision and came back converted from an apologist for monopolistic corporate controlled media (NYT, Wapo, CNN) and now see a future many of us out here believe that the medium and the message is suspiciously morphing into being under the complete matrix control of the monied power elite.\nYou are forewarned that those who cherish independence and critical thinking will be persecuted and ridiculed.\nYour first mission, if you are to accept it, is to find out why the Haitian official who was to testify that the Clinton Foundation was engaging in criminal activity was just found dead and not a mention of the death in the mass media. Another case of censorship through silence?\nhttp://yournewswire.com/haiti-exposed-clinton-dead/",
"So are you condoning the actions taken by DNC operatives because the GOP has done bad things too? How about condemning both groups?",
"I disagree. Not doing anything to fulfill his campaign promises is totally unacceptable. We need to hold him accountable for his campaign promises. If he doesn't walk the walk then it was all talk.",
"That's just a dangerous rationalization. There's much more at stake here. Oh, like the survival of humanity for one. Trump's focus on isolationist concerns will impede any progress on all fronts. He's a bad man. Not very intelligent.",
"Mary....I'll take a whack at that ....\n\nNot everyone is called to be a Merton or a Day...though Francis did mention both in his Congressional address as being our american very special folks...\n\nBut I think we are challenged to follow our prayerful conscience relative to dissent...and that could mean meeting up with very painful pushback....everything from IRS audits (punitive) to jail.\n\nI deeply hope it won't come to that....but it has occurred to me from the very beginning that freedom is not easily \"rewon\"",
"More shooting from the hip. It's all the laws passed over the years by the democratic machine that pretty much lets everyone off the hook. In this case, I would expect your next president, honest Hillary to pardon these non violent folks. What goes around comes around.",
"What a vindictive loon.",
"Brian Sweeney Jr: I find your post very offensive. You call skinnerAK a fool, ignorant, no reading comprehension, believes in Fallacies. You sir have a problem with having civil conversation. That tends to make lesteners want to shut you off. By they way in any civics class in America it is taught sales tax is one of the most unfair taxes in existence.",
"So I listened to the program and carefully listened to Roth's reasoning behind his fraud claim on the system. Albiet you can take any of the statements made and actions done on the development of the plan, individualize it and put it into a certain context and of course you can make it look like the city was fraudulent in it's presentation to the people. But that does not necessarily mean that there is a level of criminal activity here that everyone is involved in. What I will say, and what I didn't hear Roth say in this piece, is whether the contractors are taking HART for a ride when putting their bids together, padding their dollar figures. Based on the fact that contractors in this town see our politicians and government as nothing better than a bunch of batcrazy's, it is small wonder why they would want to pad and insure themselves from the radical gyrations this project tone has been.",
"OK, I found the screen shot. 05/27/2016\n\nSome guy JD (who disappeared shortly after) wrote: \"I asked you never to address me again. If you do it again, we're likely to have problems. Do you know what c-hack is? No. Keep antagonizing me and...\"\n\n(I might've conflated the part about \"casuistry\" with something else. Not sure.)\n\nCould forward the screen shot to Civil Comments for anyone who, like Tridentinus, calls me a liar.",
"And he was elected because the working people of American deserted the Democratic Party in droves just like they did when Reagan was elected. Who really cares what this lefty academic says anyway. You know what they say: Those who can't, teach.",
"You imply that your cousin does not trust your capacity for wise judgment. I sometimes watch CNN. But I never take seriously anything they say.",
"Trump is a Politician. Hillary is (or was) a Politician.\n-\nTrump went after one group. Hillary went after another group.\n-\nTo court their respective \"one group,\" both Trump and Hillary \"did not cater\" to another group. That's the way Politics work. Hillary thought she could win if she ignored one group; Trump thought he could win if he catered to one group over another. That's how Politics work. \n-\nSomebody had and has to be \"sacrificed\" in the Political Game of Politics that both Trump and Hillary played. No Politician can please all the people all the time. That's the way Politics works. \n-\nIf you don't like it.....I guess you can always pray for Jesus to come back.....and soon....because God does not play \"political games.\"",
"Classical liberal isn't the same thing as Liberal.",
"You're correct to hold Congressman Young's feet to the fire for this colossal waste of money, but I would hope you'd pen a more extensive piece about the other insulting wastes of taxpayer money, such as the Ambler mine road, the Juneau Road extension, the Susitna Hydroelectric Project, the OTHER bridge (to nowhere), and the Mat-Su ferry catastrophe.",
"In one move Gee has gone from being a \"progressive\" to being racist redneck reactionary. Next he will suggest conservatives may be not the devil's spawn after all? Oh Heaven, forfend.",
"\"most honorable of intentions are forced to prostitute themselves for donations\"\n\nThey were already elected, they do not need to prostitute themselves for donatiions.\n\nAll of the people who were excited about this new \"Dem/Independent\" House majority led by Republicans...this is the bait and switch.\n\nRepublicans rejected them to make it seem like they were the \"good guys\" meanwhile they are taking money from the same lobbyists pushing for the same plan to take our Permanent Fund for government spending.\n\nThey won't fix SB21 or the tax credits, they won't stop the boondoggles or the other wasteful spending. They will just take our PFDs, permanently tap a percentage of the fund, then they will blame it all on Democrats.",
"I don't are which Dan Sullivan this is I know that I don't want what he's selling! If it's ex-mayor you have already cost me enough! If it's Ohio Dan in 22 month's ex-mayor will run against you and will take both of you out. YEA!",
"Equal not even close. However both have made some poor choices, but it is about 3 to 1 in favour of poor choices by the cons. Nice try though. That Rod Zimmer guy sure was questionable though by the Libs.",
"Mr. Zuiker, you are both disillusioned and a democrat. But I repeat myself.",
"Our election process was how the poor puppy got planked.",
"Are you kidding?\nIf a homeless guy shoplifts a $69 radio to buy some food, he's gunna be convicted and he's gunna be going to jail. Period.\n A middle class guy will get suspended sentence or community service work.\n The high and mighty don't want the poor doing any community service work, especially not in their community.\n If you think the political system is rigged or the economy is rigged, the legal system is so rigged it's like the rich and the poor live in two different countries.\n No kidding.",
"You moderate Republicans need to be replaced ASAP. You give illegals more respect you support these Muslims that want to come into our country and literally want to kill us. People wake up, this extremism is moving fast and if we keep people like these yahoo's, our freedom will be gone. Yes you spineless snowflakes, it will be gone and never recovered. We are at a \"Y\" in the road. We better put new people in office. Let's not let the democrats and moderate republicans ruin Alaska. One of the last great states. Please, let's get together and replace these socialists.",
"Well if Kiszla says it must be wrong.",
"That's the first thing that occurred to me as well. If he was in direct physical contact with the child when he made a death threat that would justify a shooting (defense of a third person). No jury in Lane County would ever convict the mother of a crime and I doubt the DA would even charge the mother with an offense.",
"The legacy of that \"liberal\" \"Democrat\" Bill Clinton's triangulation into moderate Republican RINO land -- the relevance is probably wasted on many Republican and Democrat voters this election cycle, but relevant all the same.",
"It's sad that so many believed this liar/politician and put him in office as he is clearly not for what he pretended to be. And this goes for both trump and caldwell.",
"You miss my point. \nI did vote for Bernie, stood in that long line to listen to him, and I get the downward spiral of a lot of lives. \nBut I also watched Eugene and Lane County make a conscious decision not to invest in a public shelter system. It had the money but spent it elsewhere, and instead kind of \"block granted\" its spending. \nWell, now there is a real need for a massive public shelter, and no money. That has little to do with Trump or Sanders.\nAnd as far as Trump not being the status quo candidate, that is incorrect. He is the status quo, living in billionaire style in his golden castle profiting from tax break upon tax break, in fact apparently not paying taxes for decades.\nAnyone who voted for him expecting a miracle in the way of taking from the rich and giving to the poor is delusional.\nHugh",
"Drugs are bad. Tell your friends.",
"Well I must say that is not illuminating, especially considering there was no \"landslide\", unless maybe you were talking about the one that buried Sanders. Even that is debatable as a landslide, since the final popular vote count was Hillary55% Sanders 41%. Sanders did well for a candidate without broad appeal. If there was any manipulation, it was by the popular media which ignored Sanders and even Clinton, in favor of their focus on the drama of the Trump campaign. As far as actual voter fraud, there was none. That is most likely what Bev Harris meant, that, in fact, you can't steal a landslide. But there was no landslide. Your comment makes no sense.",
"Unfortunately, this campaign was never going to be about \"the issues.\" Trump simply could not run on the issues because he does not know enough about them to sustain a substantive discussion, let alone participate in a debate. He was always going to rely on the bombast and bluster that got him through the primaries. Clinton is a policy wonk who won the admiration even of her opponents for her mastery of issues while she was in the Senate. Trump would have drowned in the sea of his ignorance had the campaign been about issues -- and he and everyone around him knew it. A danger for Hillary, a danger for nerds generally, is that she might have bored us with the minutiae of policy and philosophy. It would have been a blessing. Trump has done enormous damage. His campaign was an exercise in bigotry, ignorance and boorishness. That it got him this far is tragic. Pray God, this far and no farther.",
"What do you personally know about either of these attorneys? Could it be that you've been on the losing side? Yeah.",
"Freeland has know chosen to join the Russian anti ban wagon of the disgraced Democrats, why am I not surprised.!!!!\n\nPerhaps she should explain why Obuma blocked Key Stone from being built, was it to appease his largest contributor WARREN BUFFET? a man who owns a rail monopoly that carts oil from Alberta to refineries in Texas?\n\nTruly the woman needs to get a grip,\n\nWant to see her in all her making a fool of herself curtsy of the CANADIAN tax payer???\nView her on the Bill Mayor show?\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeaVBNHf--c",
"Careful with that, the truth can be dangerous. It seems like people only want to believe news that suites their world view. There is more refusal to accept opposing views than I've ever seen and compromise is out the window. This and a lack of fact checking is why \"fake news\" is out of control.\n\nWhile the D's are fishing for excuses atm, had the opposite happened the R's would be doing the whining and the D's would be cocky. For proof look at postings from either Obama election. It's ridiculous imo.\n\nOn election night, I watched on CNN as the events unfolded. On several occasions they spoke of a scenario where Clinton won the electoral vote but Trump won the popular vote. They reminded viewers that the popular vote was meaningless and that the electoral vote was necessary to win. Late in the evening when it started to become clear what was happening, these reminders stopped.\n\nI didn't vote for Trump but he won. I will see what he DOES and fight back based on the issues, not the man.",
"Assange did the Americans a favour exposing the seamy side of Hillary and her gang...... By Obama jumping in with his less than honest spin - the Democratic Party will suffer in the future....",
"We are in the middle of an investigation into Russian intereference in our democracy and elections and it turns out that Donald Trump's campaign chairman is a felon with ties to the Russian government, but that's irrelevant because the specific crimes that Donald Trump's campaign manager has been accused of don't directly relate to Donald Trump's campaign? \n\nThat's some world class level disassembling and denial.",
"They don't really want unity. They fuel on disunity.",
"Ya, this should have been an easy win for the Republicans, but the party base was fed a steady diet of hate from the likes of Faux News, Limbaugh, Hannity, and Breitbart. They nominated the worst possible candidate. The GOP has to change or they will NEVER win another presidential election.",
"Ed is so unappealing which results in bigger problems with the Republican based than the Democrats have with their base. A good Republican candidate could have won this easily. I don't think Ed wins. The base is not going to turn out for him - the only way would to have a Trump rally in some area like Lynchburg but Ed doesn't want Trump anywhere near him.",
"No, she's someone who's willing to cross the aisle and work something out. It's a lot harder than just sitting there and saying NO. It's called Statesmanship, a very lacking qualities in our politicians.",
"Stephen,\n\nYou're focused on one event vs. Hillary's more than 30 years of lying about everything and attacking the character and reputation of all the women he raped or committed adultery with? Give me a break. That's like asking someone why they haven't gotten a flu shot when they're sitting in a car across the railroad tracks with a train speeding toward them.",
"Mr. Tunnel believes someone else should bear his treatment costs.",
"You can always hold your nose and vote for Hillary like many Democrats, who, in so doing, put their stamp of approval on her womanizing husband.",
"I'm reading the comments and I'm seeing Hillary's name but not Manafort's. Hard to stay on topic when your man loves the Russians and tries to defeat Democracy in the Ukraine. I can see why he works for little hands.",
"Both parties chose a lousy candidate. The Dimocrats chose the worst, so they have no one to blame but themselves.",
"I voted against the 'unity ticket' myself. But the performance of the Walker administration has made me sorry, in spite of missteps due to inexperience. At least they are daring to lead in the face of a serious fiscal crisis with responsible policy. Republicans should recapture the statehouse only if they field a positive candidate with even better ideas and far more willingness to cooperate than they have shown in the near past. Important changes are going to require bi-partisan cooperation as well as independent support. Begich sour grapes after losing the election, his history of barely winning when he did win, and his lies in pubic 'town hall meetings' combine with his failure to sponsor significant legislation should combine to make him an easy candidate to beat IF Republicans field a positive candidate with a positive attitude about getting along with the minority. If they don't, they deserve to lose. Tapping the PFD will require both parties on the same page.",
"Interesting how the same campaign finance lawbreakers (Andy George and Michael Fortney, among others) keep popping back up, despite being successfully prosecuted for multiple violations of the law.\nBoth of those shady characters, for example, were involved in the \"Both-Ways Bob\" organization (so-called \"Colorado Pioneer Action\" recently found guilty of breaking Colorado campaign finance laws:\nhttp://campaignintegritywatchdog.org/?p=201\n\nCIW has demonstrated, again and again, that it's not impossible to hold these lawbreakers accountable - but it can take quite a bit of time, talent, and other resources to succeed.",
"Is good to see a Republican admitting that a Clinton win will likely lead to violence by disappointed Trump voters. That is called domestic terrorism and is a more immediate threat to the country than Islam.",
"Motley,\n\nYou're right, I often forget about Jimmy Carter. My guess is, like Jimmy, Bernie would be steam rolled and a one term president. It seems we have come full circle back to Lynn's comment. I wish Bernie and his supporters well. I hope he and they don't suffer the same fate as the Populist Party in the late 19th and very early 20th centuries. Hillary could easily become their William Jennings Bryant. We need people like Bernie and even the Donald in the game bringing in folks with enthusiasm and conviction as agents of change. Whether we agree with them or not we need them, because the status quo is leading us down the road to eventual oblivion. Somehow reform has to take place in the two major parties to break the strangle-hold the entrenched get re-elected at all costs status quo has on them.",
"Mr. Hafner;\nThere is a name for the reality you are denying. It's called \"stochastic terrorism\" (look it up). And NO, I do NOT think ANY of \"old Bernie's rants might have triggered him...\" Your desparation to deflect blame for racism on those who are fighting AGAINST racism, against ethinic violence, against religious enmity, comes across as a thinly disguised defense of racism, ethnic violence and religious enmity. YES, Sarah Palin, and Bill O'Really?, and Donald Trump ARE enablers... dog-whistling \"suggesters\" that \"hint\" at a renewed nod of approval for the primitive, disgusting, ignorant traits of racial, ethnic, and religious, hatred. It is becoming evident that Trump supporters and the right-wing Confederates want, and are working FOR, a divided America in order to advance their form of authoritarian ideology.",
"This neuroscientist does not agree with you Michael...",
"Add \"tough love\" as another strategy that's been tried and continues to fail for much of our homeless population. Makes a lovely plank in the campaign platform but does nothing to solve the underlying problem. \n\nI'm not talking about letting true criminal acts slide, but busting homeless on bike and pet registrations and similar \"quality of life\" violations is simply manini harassment and has been amply demonstrated not to work in city after city.",
"A great emperor in the Ming dynasty sexually abused members of his harem. I think he was a democrat, so there's NO way I'm voting for Clinton..........",
"Obviously you have no desire to engage in a pleasant discussion and your attack has become personal. I raised my child just fine, and because I was lucky enough to have a dad who helped me get an education I'm making enough to go part time. If you don't like Sanders just don't vote for him and let the rest of us do what we want. Do you think you're winning over any converts with your rude banter? I done discussing this with you, Mr Civility",
"Non-ethical because the sequence changed?",
"Really glad to see all of the Hillary lovers are out today, I would much rather vote for an business person who can create jobs, one thing the article didn't mention is the thousands of people who made a lot of money off Trump's entrepreneur's acumen, bankruptcy's laws are created for people who make mistakes or their timing is off or misjudgements in business, most of the time who gets burned is greedy people looking for a big payoff, not the small investors, the fact remains he is still standing and still creating jobs and moving forward, now Hillary makes bad judgements with people's lives and government money and continues to lie, cheat, steal and she is still standing, so who do you vote for, that is the question.",
"Just remember this is a piece by Shannyn M......er, I meant......Charles Wohlforth. What did you expect? As for the Republican party itself, not overly impressed right now. This should have been the perfect opportunity to replace a very mediocre leader (but media star!) with someone more equipped for the job, but somehow Donald Trump has gummed up the works. God help us.",
"He's pissed because he had to try to deflect & cover for trump - yet again.",
"The only thing worse than Leftist's is a Leftist with a pocket full of other people's money!! Don't let them spend them Permanent FUND!! If it takes stone throwing so be it DO NOT LET THEM SPEND THE PERMANENT FUND!! Daniel Seaton will have to go back to figuring out the budget cuts to be made, as certainly as he was asleep for years while the downturn in North Slope production developed as it did not develope overnight!!",
"Another western mercenary in indirect support of a deranged and degenerate hard right-wing ideological cause of enslavement, authoritarianism, fascism, and subversion of liberal democracy? Did you promise to support his family if he did this thing? Guys. We were not born yesterday.",
"So what does this mean? Just trying to salvage the next election? Will Alaskans get the remainder of this years PFD? \n\nThis appears to be a stunt and nothing more.",
"And now, Ms. Cleaver, I would say your life is in danger from low-level, mouth-breathing punks. Free advertising is only good to a point.",
"Time to end this welfare program.",
"Not just democrats, independents are watching too. I voted for Trump with admittedly a bitter taste, he was better for me than Clinton though. Admit it or not, he won by the independents, he will die by them. Independents are watching this fiasco and it's highly concerning. At this point, he would not get my vote again. Independents are not celebrating the dismissal of the Paris Accord, it was in most part pretty important to them. He may not be involved in the investigation, he is interfering with the scope of the investigation that centers on others. If the Republicans want to stay in office, they better right this ship before it hits another iceberg, less they are signing on to a big loss next go round.",
"Alaska government and judges are so corrupt that is not funny anymore. What next? Are they gonna take our Guns away and than the rest of the pfd? \nSomeday bill walker you will pay for taking money from poor and giving them to rich , if not in this life than in hell",
"Don't apologize to klastri, she'll lie through her teeth and would sell her soul to HitLIARy before offering \"FREE LEGAL\" advice! LOL no matter how a shark spins the story.",
"This appears to be about John McCain's feelings and not about what's right for Americans.",
"It is the Taliban mindset which causes irreparable strife and discontent... and it the RC culture hadn't shifted away from imperial/triumphant mode the two might find themselves as strange bedfellows, albeit adversarial ones as both religions use (or have used) violence/coercion/perversion to bind subjects to their respective faith traditions and beliefs... a far cry from the essence of Christ's gospel message, wouldn't you agree?\n\nDo you ever visit the RadTrad sites and observe the tone and tenor of some the commentary? I appreciate that you are for the most part civil but the herd mentality I have seen makes one wonder to what length they might go to be rid of us nasty heretics (i.e., progressives, protestants, etc.)... this is the \"sickness\" which +Francis speaks about, a complete abandonment of gospel principles in favor of their cherished ideology.",
"Oh, man. My buyer's remorse from a couple of years ago keeps growing and growing. So many broken promises, not the least of which was the promise a new approach to politics with transparency as a cornerstone.\n\nShame on him for fooling us in 2015. Shame on us if he does it again in 2019.",
"Both Martin AND Harper used the so called \"EI surplus\" towards the deficit. Of course the big hypocrisy for Harper was that he criticized the practice while in opposition then proceeded to do exactly the same thing when governing.\n\nBut then, hypocrisy and Harper went hand in hand. He's also the guy who campaigned on honesty and \"Accountability\" while the party ran the Nationwide \"In and Out Scam\" to cheat our election spending laws.",
";the guy who will be kicked after one term is in the office now, being the most out of touch delusional pm in our history, a card member of the cult of canada save the world bs,, its people like you that vote one party regardless of damage that is the real problem canada has, SHEEP!! so get some help loser, canada is in real trouble and its liberals in ottawa and ontario doing the damage",
"Has he admited that he lied?",
"You want Sully back after he saddled the city with an out of control SAP software budget that's spiraled into the Millions. And let's not talk about the, yes, ugly rumor that he isn't any better at managing his personal life. Most people knows what that means. You sound like Tammy Wynette, standing by your man. Ha",
"Yes Eugene, but the one party State, the legal Mafia, will never allow it. Too many centipedes under too many rocks.",
"I know you would like to use that as the big excuse...many died-in-the-wool Clinton supporters need to. But it's not true.\n\nWhat \"you\" never admit is that there would be no Comey announcements if Clinton had been honest and accurate. That due to HER actions, close to 60% of voters saw her as basically dishonest.\n\nAn interesting analysis....\nhttps://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2016/11/10/dont-blame-comey-for-clintons-defeat/\n\nIn addition, even Mr. Obama and Bill Clinton warned her about abandoning her traditional blue collar base. Argue with them, but I trust their analysis more than yours.\n\nThe best line? \"Like most other journalists, I missed the depth of Clinton’s weakness with older white Democrats who don’t eat brunch.\" (Jonathon Alter, \"The Daily Beast,\" - hardly a right wing outlet).\n\nShe ran a lousy campaign...she did it to herself.",
"Maybe you don't remember just a year ago when the Access Hollywood tape was released and about a dozen women came out with allegations of groping/assault by tRump. He's been outed as a sexual deviant and harrasser, too, and still accidentally got \"elected\" to the WH. Why are you failing to speak out about that?\ntRump is your guy. You own him. He violates all of the morally superior attitude that conservatives have been falsely hugging for years.",
"If last week's coverage of the crazed Democrat shooting up a baseball field full of innocent Americans is any indication, this story will soon disappear, to be replaced by a story about that one time a Republican spoke badly about muslims.",
"I'm sorry, but if you don't know that \"sitting her next to him at lunch\" was an attempt to pressure her into voting the way he wants, you are not as smart as you think you are. As she said, her team is Alaska not the Republicans. Thank you, Lisa Murkowski, for taking one for your real team.",
"No President in America's history had been demonized as much as trump has. This is a campaign by the Progressive Democrat News Media to over turn the election of Trump!\nTrump has been the subject of a relentless hateful campaign by all the Liberal Democrat Mass Media. It is an assault on this country, the American Voters, and Democracy by the self-centered, mean and hateful Left. Basically this is an attempt to over throw an elected government.\nTrump should stay the course! Decent people, moral people, should boycott all Left Wing Communist News Programs. Read a book!",
"This is what happens when Democrats see a dismal political future for themselves as more and more Americans start voting against them. So, Democrats seek new voters, albeit illegal aliens and legal resident aliens, hoping they would continue their reign of political terror. Democrats do not care for the United States. Democrats only care for power and money. Time to vote for PRO AMERICAN candidates for office. Even GOP elites are our enemy! Time to buck the corrupt system and replace the elites with hard core pro-Americans!!!",
"Eh? Hahaha.. what? \"Dead horse, meet broom!? I'm totally disappointed in you RIC",
"Not fecking yet, Junior.\n\nThe people of canada will have their say before then.\nLike your father who said \" no wage and Price Controls ) and then imposed them as soon as he was elected, you are also an inveterate liar who continues to break almost every promise that you made to get elected.\n\nI will tell you why you wont dare consider proportional representation.............the only democratic option available that will see every vote is represented ..... is because the LPC would never get re-elected.\n\nHere in Atlantic Canada where 52 % voted against you but you won all 39 seats, under PR you would get less than 20.\n\nAnd so on for every district.\n\nThats why you won't offer Canadians a vote on electoral choices..\nFPTP got you elected on just 40 % of the vote.\nNever Again.\n.\n\nThat system has made voters west of Thunderbay and east of Gaspe almost irrelevant to Canada.\n\nNot anymore.\n\nWe shall organize well.\nLiars like you deserve no respect",
"Well I know of someone else who is a rigid ideologue with a narcissistic personality and his name is Barack Hussein Obama. That man never had any business being the president of the United States.",
"Good. And why do they need TWO law firms to represent them? Paying one is not enough? I'm tired of these yahoos playing fast and loose with the People's money, while crying We're Broke! like plates at a second hand store! As long as this sort of spending is going on, coupled with oily subsidies, the People are never going to believe it. Chicken Little is governing Alaska!",
"Wow, surprised to hear that one. Fine by me though. Polis' money may be able to buy himself to the (D) nomination but he's awfully far left to win a statewide race. Particularly at a time when purple Colorado is overdue to swing back to an (R) governor.",
"Both of those are the trump I know .... so sad.",
"Sure, whatever Valleyisle57. Still doesn't change the fact Obama acted like a dictator. No different than Clodwell, Ige and the rest of the (D)onkey goons act here in Hawaii while treating their voter base like the dirt they deserve to be treated like for voting in such corrupt dictators. BTW, how's that $15-billion dollar choo-choo to nowhere coming along? LOL",
"Rummel was supporting the Constitution. In telling Sebelius to avoid Communion for vetoing an abortion bill on constitutioinal grounds, Burke was subverting it. That is a Vatican appointee committing sedition.",
"yeah, arnold backing the far right team, is kind of like having the nazis and KKK backing trump. You really hate both anyways since they are so corrupt.",
"ADN is using the \"TRUMP\" is a meany. While sweat little \"HILliarY\" is being picked on. ADN is slanting the topics in typical Yellow journalistic fashion. Bad reporting.",
"plus also hapaguy savage is an independent if your a republican or even a democrat and your wrong he goes after you with the truth he sometimes blasts trump but one thing which is true and I said it last year like he did if trump gets only 20% of what he promised that would be 120% better than if Hillary was president so he takes no cr_p from any politician democrat or republican. good radio show.",
"The hacking is no more of a threat then the candidate Lillary does. She is the real threat to the US Citizens. She has shown to us that she can't be trusted in the least between her Email scandal, Watergate, Clinton Foundation, & being the BUTCHER of BENGHAZI. She just shrugs off the past wrong doings that chase her & goes on. WHAT DIFFERANCE WOULD IT MAKE, as LILLARY words from her mouth. ALOT LILLARY. THE REAL FACT BEING YOU NOT TRUSTWORTHY & CAN'T BE TRUSTED IN THE LEAST. THAT IS THE FACTS AS THEY ARE. NO LIES HERE LIKE FROM YOUR MOVING LIAR LIPS. JUST THE TRUTH",
"Bannon supported the indisputably bats$!t crazy criminal Roy Moore for the Alabama Senate. Bannon's credibility (already very shaky) is now entirely shot. \n\nWe do not need that kind of crazy in Colorado.",
"Please tell me this is a joke...",
"One is trying to cope, the other has an obvious vested interest.",
"\"that is, close to zero.\" My money says it isn't even 'close\" just ZERO chance! And the much bigger problem is that the elected, particularly in Eugene are no better at running government affairs then if the citizens were to just relay on a cheap Louisiana palm reader for advice.",
"If that was your attempt at humor it missed the mark.",
"We’re supposed to “rally around” the unstable maniac who is exacerbating the situation - and who should be removed under the 25th Amendment? Absolutely not.",
"Ya! Don't let facts get in the way of your politics.",
"His opinion is not based on facts. Not entirely. He provides links to some far out left field articles written by people with his world view. CNN is not credible news anymore. Their reporters have more facial expressions than Jim Carrey in \"The Mask\" Good comedy, not good news. \n\nI don't sling \"mud\". You did though when you inferred people on this forum are racist. I happen to like former President Obama as a person. He was not a good President, but I believe he is a good man. Jimmy Carter was a good man, still is. His party shunned him for years as he was politically bad luck. Both men did more damage to their own party then anyone on the other side did. Under Obama, Democrats lost more seats in Congress, state governorships and state legislative seats, finally culminating in losing the White House. Jimmy Carter had a similar result in 1980 when the Reagan \"earthquake\" shook many long term Democrats from power including our own Warren G. Magnuson.",
"According to feminist doctrine, one always believes the victim. You and Hillary have something in common; she went after the victims and tried to discredit them, and then changed her tune when she was candidate Clinton and affirmed that one must always believe the victim.",
"Had Senator Akaka, Governor David Ige, Shan Tsutsui, etc known they were working with the kids that were born and raised to serve their Guru- (the human individual they take orders from known to them as God's representative on this earth aka Jagad Guru Chris Butler), perhaps they may have taken their business elsewhere. \nHad the constituents of Hawaii been told upfront that Tulsi Gabbard is merely a puppet for Chris Butler's political aspirations to have his disciple be president of the United States one day, would they have voted for her?\nIn the majority of cases Religion plays no part in a persons electability, but in the Gabbards case it most certainly does. They march to the orders of a rabid cult leader, not to the President elect, the constitution or their constituents.\nThis cult believes it is above the laws of the land. To lie, cheat, all in the name of their Guru and God -Krsna is indoctrinated in this group of brainwashed individuals devoid of critical thinking skills.",
"Thank you for making it evident that you are presenting a straw man argument.\nWhich is a shame really. This is a subject with some serious meaning. Specifically how this kind of attitude gives politicians the incentive to lie, cheat and steal from their constituents. If we choose to turn a blind eye to such blatant baloney of course they're going to weigh the risks of openly lying to their constituents over openly flip-flopping over an issue.\nThis is one of the rare occasions which shows the hypocrisy of the electorate. We criticize politicians for flip-flopping or a lack of leadership when we cannot or simply refuse to admit to ourselves at election time that we want politicians to lie to us, to give us the pretty bottles of poison, rather than make sound decisions.",
"Exactly, another barrage of personal attacks written by Dave Pellegrin. You referenced Sam's health as a reason for him to be challenged. Does that mean Congressman Takai and Sate Senator Harimoto should resign immediately or should be booted by an challenger once they were diagnosed with pancreatic cancer? I find it ironic that progressives like you takes advantage of a lawmaker's health to encourage challengers to run yet won't call out on lawmakers from your own party to step aside immediately when their health is on the mend."
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All I hear is a lot of whining from a bunch of prospective prison bitches. I suspect they're all lying one way or another; desperately trying to save themselves. No-one forced you guys to work for the devil (but you sure took his money), now you must pay...
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"\"Surely an idiot knows today that fruit juice is bad for you.\"\n\nNo, fruit juice is not bad for you.\n\nSugar is not evil, you just have to be aware that OJ contains a fair amount, and that you drink a small glass.\n\nNon-sugared cereal, no nutella and a small glass of juice is fine for breakfast.",
"'\nProtesting an illegitimate impostor is quite simply the proper reaction given the reality.\n\nRussia can celebrate it's victory,\n\n..the US interests won't be served by the belligerent and childish buffoon.\n\n.",
"African Americans with blond hair denouncing white teenagers for appropriating hip hop is just plain strange.",
"President Trump would do well taking the advice of Rush Limbaugh:\n\nWhen a caller (or other complainant) is determined to vent and make a total fool of him(her)self, shut up, get out of the way and let him/her do it. It makes the host look good, which is the whole idea.\n\nHave a Nice Day and to Hell with the ankle-biters.",
"Newt is a very bad person. He has cheated on multiple wives, lied, is a hypocrite, and made Congress toxic. Now he defends the indefensible - the Trump. I wish Newt would go to the moon and leave us alone.",
"For some insight into the Chechen warlord that Putin put into power in Chechnya, read this:\n\nhttps://www.hrw.org/news/2016/04/13/dispatches-price-dissent-chechnya\n\nhttps://www.hrw.org/news/2016/01/28/human-rights-violations-russias-north-caucasus\n\nhttp://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/02/08/putins-dragon\n\nRamon Kadyrov is a vicious psychopath, a gangster who sees humans as disposable if their activities run counter to his ambitions and greed.\n.",
"The TDSB has a history of doing stupid things.\n\nAbout 20 years ago it removed all the play equipment from school yards because it did not meet CSA (Canadian Standards Association) standards. \n\nIt did so because of a perceived risk of harm to children despite no reports of injuries from equipment that had been in place for years. It did not have the money at the time to replace the equipment which I recall eventually cost a $million (probably $5 million today).\n\nThis was a complete waste of money and play equipment. The situation arose because the CSA changed its standards, which they occasionally do. However, such changes were minor and intended typically only apply to new installations, not retroactively.\n\nIs it not wonderful how fools can spend other peoples money so easily and without any accountability?",
"Charles Blowhard. Thanks for your faith in the new prez. Like all anti Trumpers, he isnt even sworn in yet and you and your ilk have already sold him down the tubes. The NY Times is such a liberal, biased rag that it couldn't report a damn thing accurately and truthfully, if the editors lives themselves depended on it.",
"When evil Serbian nationalist monsters tried to cleanse peace-loving Muslims from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Canadians were outraged and 100% supportive of the Muslim victims in that part of the world.\n\nMaybe Canadians just don't like murdering bullies in the world, regardless of religion, nationality or association.",
"Syrian refugee calls CNN hypocrits when they try and bait him and praises Trump. Priceless.\n\n\nhttps://youtu.be/s3uaf1NFxXc",
"One would hope that the people of France can understand how corrupt that Russian society is and would want to turn their backs on that kind of life. Even if the Americans are too stupid to realize it. \n\nRussia is one of the most corrupt nations on earth and everybody pays. You think paying taxes is bad how about having to bribe everybody, pay protection money, and still pay taxes. All the money goes to the oligarchs who are all friends of Putin. In Russian society if you go on vacation you have to register with the local government when you arrive so the government can keep track of you at all times. Sounds like a great place to live.",
"This would ALMOST be funny, if there weren't literally tens of MILLIONS of Americans who've COMPLETELY walked away from their principles, & cheered on his ludicrous tweet that ANY news coverage of him that isn't positive, is fake. \nHow do you NOT feel embarrassed jumping on THAT bandwagon?\nThen again, when he said early on that he could shoot someone in the middle of 5th Ave, & not lose a SINGLE supporter, anyone w/even a SHRED of dignity & self respect would've gotten the hell outta Dodge.\nI'm curious how he or his cultists would answer this: At his delusional \"press conference\" today, I counted at LEAST 9 times that he said the only reason they couldn't pass their horrific bill TODAY was because \"one senator\", Thad Cochran, was in the hospital. Was he lying? Or is he really THAT clueless, w/the worst staff in the history of our presidency? How embarrassing would it be to a NORMAL person to have Cochran HIMSELF tweet that he's actually NOT in the hospital, & COULD'VE come & voted?",
"What would have happened if they just let them prance around doing their march? You know what...absolutely nothing. \n\nLetting them march does NOT equal you condone what they stand for. So asinine. Racism has been as long as humans have.",
"You're being ignorant. He was sharing his PAST experience to voice his frustration with a \"news\" outlet and how they handled a PAST situation, very much like they are handling this current situation. He was trying to let people know that this is something he (and others) find to be a consistent problem. The \"news\" outlet just has to play it safe so THEY don't get sued. They don't have concern for other's potential problems, unless they can right a story about it, safely, from the comfort of their office, without getting sued or looking stupid. I get it, but I don't agree with it. It's just a job, right ADN? What's the worst that could happen if you don't share relevant and accurate information about a known criminal that is actively evading arrest?! I mean, it's not like this is a news outlet...oh wait....",
"Omar and the entire Khadr (self-described al Queda) family have made fools of the Canadian government.\nThere is no excuse that rationalizes paying Omar $10.5 million. \nWe must look ridiculous to the rest of the world.",
"Chris in Ottawa...you are obviously not one of those \"happy Canadians\" Ibby is on about.....grumble grumble bitch bitch but I get it, I spent a few winters in Ottawa..."
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"Word is, WP has the contents of the meeting that has not been published yet. Remember how this started? Jr.saying, oh that Lil meeting? Oh, yeah we talked about poor orphans, aawwwhhh..Then WP saying, we have the email string. Then Jr. ,aaahhhh. Then Jr.being transparent. Then WP, ex-russian intelligence in da house. Then Jr. ahhhhhhh...yeah so! Then,manafort and kushner leaving after 1 hr. Now the security tapes,lol. Also the 8 cellphones on \"record\" mode. More popcorn please!",
"Yeah, those lousy employees. Wanting to eat and have a place for their family to sleep. Why can't they think of the poor shareholder before their own interests.",
"I didn't realize that to \"speak truth to power\" was/is on the school's checklist.",
"Doubling up on the lawyers is one more hint in the overriding question that conservatives are asking themselves:\n\"Is a little treason really all that bad?\".\n\"He's new at this. How was he supposed to know that collusion was a bad thing.\".",
"i live in king salmon and have heard people talking about this a lot, what surprises me is the amount of people who say that they like Donna, i never knew her myself,but imagined that they would all be against her but that's not the case it seems, i find it strange that if u hold up a liquor store you would get 10 years but someone could steal a million dollars and there's no charges that i know of, i would say maybe its the color of skin but look at bill cosby, i think its public perception, if u have such a good image for so many years, people just have a mentally and emotionally hard time accepting that they was wrong about u",
"Semantics. A law is not being enforced.",
"God could have picked a better candidate, like Charlie Manson.",
"You do realize that almost all probation in CO is by privately-run for-profit companies, right?",
"Once again the Democrat party of HATE show their true colors. Thank God they are not in power.",
"None of those pertain to robbery, do they?",
"Is Notley on board?",
"I can't believe the sad comments to this thread. What kind of society are we living in?",
"Sounds like an excellent case for permanent incarceration in some contract prison in China or Africa.",
"When will we learn mercy is given freely? It is like grace. we don't earn it.",
"I certainly applaud Douglas Chin and others for using the appropriate legal procedures to defend decency and Aloha. We used to say that children born our of wedlock were \"illegitimate\", even \"bastards\". We do not use those terms now and a baby is a baby, period. Do not call people \"illegal\" in our era.\nSo, to be in this country after overstaying your visa (many undocumented are in this category whether Hispanic, Japanese, Korean, Irish, Filipino ,East European or what have you) is a civil infraction. Arriving without any documentation is a misdemeanor....fine or maximum 6 months in jail for first offense.\n\nHow many of our fellow citizens have committed misdemeanors? Possibly plea bargained down to just an \"infraction\" or otherwise given a fine and a mere slap on the wrist. Describing people as illegal is as ridiculous as calling many of our keiki illegitimate. Meanwhile we can use leniency with the law abiding DACA people as we do with many others in our courts.",
"She's lying through her teeth.",
"So why isn't there a neutering program for natives?\nIf you can't parent them you shouldn't be pregnant.\nOr is the the purpose of this article to say white folks are the cause of foster care???\n\nI'm sure of the answer but I'd like to hear the left and the natives slobber on this one...\n\nIn Nova Scotia the FEDS are paying immigrants $10,000 PER MONTH to settle. My daughter is a real esate agent and all teh houses being built in Bedford West a new subdivision are being bought by immigrants ont hsi 10K a month program. They have no English, no jobs, BMWs and use the FED's money as their source of income.\n\nOf course any logical person knows that these taxpayer dollars are turned into BMWs, Spec houses, etc.\n\nI'd like to let all white taxpaying folks know that not only are you paying for natives, you now pay for immigrants to speculate on housing....\n\nThen of course we can talk about the white folks being extinct in 20-30 years as these groups have 10 kids.....",
"It seems that Mr. Manning and perhaps his closest Conservative friends are trying to ride on the coattails of Pres. Donald Trump. Do they think that if they rant and point fingers at all non-Conservatives they'll get the angry non-political people to jump on their bandwagon? I think they are trying to tap into the disappointment that so many feel and are hoping they'll easily buy into being saved by a political party. It's a dangerous game.\n\nRona Ambrose's comment that a government's role is to serve the people who pay the bills, not the well-heeled interests that talk the loudest is ridiculous. She and many of her Conservative friends are pretty well-heeled and they speak loudly. If hers isn't an attempt to create an \"us and them\" environment, I don't know what is.\n\nI want leadership that cares about every single citizen--the Conservatives don't seem able to comprehend such leadership in their current mindset.",
"The headline is like saying I almost won the lottery.",
"That's precisely the reason Drumpf's Secretary of Commerce was appointed: He doesn't like the minimum wage, doesn't like regulations that maintain the integrity of the service and the environment. My wife was almost killed by \"Yum,\" the billionaire owners of Taco Bell, the ones who pay minimum wage only because they are forced to, the ones who don't give low-paid employees sick leave so they come to work and spread disease, and who buy produce from profiteers who couldn't care less about consumers. That she survived two simultaneous, usually fatal, food-borne diseases after days in an ICU, more still in the hospital, and is disabled for life, is because the greed of unrestrained capitalism doesn't kill quite enough people to make it necessary for the Republicans in power to protect us. The next of the endless lies to fall from his and their lips will be unquestionably accepted by the 36% of American voters who continue to believe him and them at the peril of us all.",
"This was a horrible haul, and you could see it their faces last night during the presser. By the way, how can they never get a real trade done?",
"Yes, they will say almost anything if they feel it will help elect America's first Enabler-in-Chief! I fail to see a downside if the rest of America, indeed the world, experiences what it's like to be an Alaskan under the current regime's war on energy. The fittest will survive unless, of course, the printing presses are run overtime to hand out free money. In that case it's long-term survival that comes into question.",
"Haha! Someone focusing on what they perceive as another person's flaws telling them to focus on their own flaws... That's Rich. & she's gotten quite Rich for being... that Rich. Nice.",
"great, maybe they can start paying livable wages now for their front line workers, so we don't have to subsidize our hard worked tax dollars to them to pay their executives these exorbitant salaries ( as they pretend they are \"worth\" it).",
"That's a different argument. We're talking about nominating a justice.",
"My guess is, a load of stolen items are sitting on that property.",
"Worked directly with Representative Kaniela Ing on Floating Prisons (Unlawful aliens in Port Honolulu). Short and sweet. Simple solutions are the best. If you cannot write it in a single page then it is probably overstated. One e-mail was all he needed. I can understand Karl Rhodes frustration... time is so valuable.",
"I am just posting the actual numbers of members in the 3 different groups. Yeah corrupt as the mob. Creating \"special rules\" to take away our federal, state and Hawaiian Kingdom rights. The courts vacated the rules and those falsely arrested were not charged. Sad in a place where we have to fight to protect our water and sacred places. You know Ige kicked the freedom of the pess off the Mauna to prevent the media seeing his crimes",
"First they slip a whole new level on the building at the last minute\nJust a few million more\nNow these so self important council idiots want special office space along with just a few million more and look behind a locked doors even\nThen they could all take naps in peace discuses their little secret plans and refine their grand monument to them selves\nTax payers should ask why Eugene needs a fancy 100 million dollar building with all the fancy trim add it up 285 million for a new county courthouse what was it 300 million for the federal courthouse 100 million for ltd's scam on west 11th. But those are paid by state and fed money\nBut think it through where does that money come from. It comes from your taxes if you need help figuring it out\n600 million out of peoples pay check so a bunch of self important bureaucrats can impress other self important bureaucrats and win awards\nIt's a place to do a job not a resort\n open building with cubicles is all they need\nTax payer reward pot holes",
"It looks like the pool of intelligent people doesn't include you huh, Boo-Boo?",
"Stop posting then and get to work and earn some money",
"Too bad eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth isn't the law of the land. I sure hope karma catches up with this punk.",
"Ain't nobuddy wrappin' Val Hoyle around their finger.\nBoston Irish, dem's fightin' words dere.",
"I thought they were reviewing these cases to determine why so many women had made false allegations and to consider prosecuting the complainants.",
"No interest in the fat guys in ties who hire these guys, which is why they will continue to cross the the border. You could round them up by going to any Denver mega church on any Sunday. Unfortunately most of them probably aren't brown and have enough cash to pay off any politician or law inforcement phony that they may come into contact with.",
"Agree! We need to start by getting all the Democrats deported to Mexico where they belong and nuke NK and then we'll actually have a peaceful USA, kind of like Japan. You do know the vast majority of the industrial prison population is compromised of Democrats and illegals right boots? Look up the facts of the prison population then do your civil duty as a (D)onkey and move to Mexico ASAP! Go home to your family where your \"good hombres\" need you! Besides Trump is not your president!",
"Historically ... & becoming more blatant & reported these days .... the Legislator's have feathered their own nest handsomely & occasionally use lame excuses for their behavior, but last year Chennault said it best when he told us \"We're the Legislature & we can do whatever we want!\"\nTolerance of abuse & twisted self-serving rationale sets a horrible example for all Americans, especially young people. When our elected leaders play with rules devoid of rational common sense, that tells young people that \"Getting for yourself\" is the main game, & if called on it, throw out a phony excuse and act amazed that common folk don't buy your BS.\nHB44 would put some teeth in the Legislatures ETHICS RULES - I urge everyone to watch this & do everything legal to get it passed - however I confidently forecast that the Legislature will do its best to kill this constraint on their conduct & power.",
"you are not a factor in this type of scenerio",
"It is laughable, but I'm not sure how obstructionist it is; I don't think anyone who counts pays attention to them.",
"..\"And whose head is gonna roll for it?\"\nThere's got to be a republican on these islands somewhere..",
"I find it curious that you focus on two issues (breaking the no tax hike promise and the HST) that are actually among the less serious of their offenses against the province. What they should be wearing is mismanagement of the electricity sector - which has gone from bad under Rae and Harris to abysmal under their watch - and the obstruction of justice over the gas plants (deleting records and then giving the OPP a big raise while being investigated by them - still \"ongoing\", isn't it?).\n\nA couple of piddling tax hikes - one pretty much necessitated by the outgoing government having hid a deficit, and the other insisted on by Saint Jim Flaherty as a condition of sales tax harmonization - are the least of the Libs crimes.",
"lol, you sound like the nutcase with an axe to grind",
"This lady should consider suing the financial advisor that performed this badly.",
"I hope you never accuse someone of nit picking.",
"Mr. Harder is off the mark. Being a sleazeball seems de riguer for being a senator. Like Queen Pamela of Cottage at lac wadena who will never be charged , she and Sen Puffster from the cottage on PEI will remain as Senators, tho their eligibility to be senators for provinces they hadn't lived in for decades strikes everyone as odd ....save for Stephen Harper and former Mulroney accomplice and now Kevin O\"Sleasy cheerleader....come on down Marjorie LeBReton.\n\nAnd sleazoid First Nations attack dog and non convicted rapist and thug who claimed per diems for living where he wasnt really resident Patrick Brazeau. And who can forget secret committee document changers David Tkachuk and Carolyn double hyphen Olsen. And those approx 38 other senators with questionable expense accounts, and Lib and Con party bagmen and others who use their senate offices to conduct political campaigns au contrare to senate rules and common decency.\n\nAdd it up, The largest senate voting bloc ..crooked.",
"I believe Begich is now one of those evil lobbyists!!!",
"You have outdone yourself this time, Richard, the deep disgust you feel for the status quo oozing out onto your pages, and helping us think a little differently. Thank you for that. Thank you also for upping the ante of the peanut gallery. Don't know if you've noticed, but the standard of comments rise dramatically, inspired by none other than your impressive reports. Shows you what \"good examples\" are capable of. Zuma should take note. \n\nOn second thoughts, maybe he shouldn't...\n\nI couldn't agree more - state capture will always be found at the intersect between Business and State. And I agree fully that the snakes should be grabbed by the tail and swung into hostile space 2000 meters above ground. But will it change things? Because the entire congregation of snake-charming invertebrates (read the capitalist world) are singing of the same hymn sheet.",
"There is a strong and bipartisan consensus...where is the bipartisan concensus coming from? That's like saying everyone believes...who is 'EVERYONE\" Who are the \"bipartisan\" folks? It's like the kid that tells the parents, But Dad, EVERYONE is doing it, when they know two other friends who are. Don't believe it!\n\nThe relationship between Chin and the Ige cannot be anything but amicable. Doesn't the A/G serve at the pleasure of the Governor? He is a political appointee. What else would you expect from a political appointee? Ige slipped in a $5M budget item into the A/G's budget for \"security\" that Chin didn't even know about, denied it came from Ige, (WAM hrg) but Tokuda called him on it. Tokuda embarrassed the A/G, and likely Ige. Tokuda gets axed for doing a good job...hmmm That must be what happens when you are too good and not \"political\" enough. \n\nThere is a \"swamp\" (corruption) in Hawaii that needs to be drained as well. I wonder if anyone has the guts to do that.",
"This was my first thought too - who is going to forgo the sympathy and try to take advantage of this. Personally, I think that there is enough love for Mazie to keep all the possible contenders at bay, or at least talking real quiet-like about their intentions.",
"Unfortunately the bishops have lost their moral voice opting for the comfortable gala dinners to raise lots of money from those wealthy successful business types. They have sold out. You can not serve both God and mammon. The bishops have made tried to walk the center, least offensive line possible. It seems to me that the only one they are offending is Jesus. \n\nSure I pray for the bishops, but this article and the many thoughtful comments are provoking in me a self-examination of my own integrity and need to be more courageous.",
"Well Beans, without question, you are incorrect. wtmcc? Still tbd.",
"Every time I hear that there is a problem with only one solution, in this case the Philadelphia solution, my antennae go up. \nEvery time I read the Globe and Mail referencing itself glowingly in follow-up pieces as some sort of heroic journalistic institution for having inspired others to pursue and beat the very same drum, my BS meter hits the red zone.\nAnd every time I see one of these follow-ups on this particular subject, that completely ignores conviction rates as a relevant variable worthy of consideration in the argument being made, despite astute commenters pinpointing this issue every single time, I ask myself if my media money could be better spent elsewhere.\nToday it is not if, it is when.",
"and she voted for Obama ...TWICE! so everyone listen to what she thinks...Not!\n\nThe difference JJ is that Hillary...and her records were under subpoena when she deleted them all and scrubbed her hard drive ...the woman is going to prison and if she is able to steal this election she will be impeached before she is sworn in",
"They're both dishonest. Both New Yorkers. My husband went to high school in Chappaqua. He's friends with some of the Clintons' neighbors. A lot of them hate her with a deep passion made worse when she built a wall around her compound. Some of them are staying home this election. A lot of them are considering 3rd party for the first time in their sheepified lives.\n\nThis election may look like the entire country has gone stupid, but it is waking up a sizable minority to just how stupid they've been in the past. All Johnson needs is a plurality. I don't think he personally is going to perform any miracles, but the signal his win would send to the elites just might. We the people start to put ourselves back into control if we stop playing the game the elites insist we play. It might also help if we sent a sizable group of LIbertarians to the House and Senate. Whatever shakes up the elites' power structure is toward the good of the people and the states.",
"Yeah, most of it was fake or skewed.",
"Hmm, Are you sure all 4,770 employees are corrupt? Then they must all be mindless robots! Dang, maybe you should get a job there to change the corruption from the inside.",
"No headhunt involved, Sparky... I'm harmless. I'm only interested in equality and full disclosure. The RG had no problem destroying two professional careers, why not be inclusive of all who were involved? Why didn't the eavesdropper first confront the administrators personally??? \n\nI'll bet you potty mouthed the Russians for eavesdropping on Hillary emails, am I right?",
"Most of these seem like things that could have been pursued without the recent press clippings. Is it normal at the probation office to ignore whether people are following the terms of their probation?",
"it would be nice if SOMEONE that wasn't part of the process that has ruined this state would step up and run.",
"Well you just tell that \"obstructionism is a false narrative\" thing to Merrick Garland the highly qualified Judge who the POTUS nominated for the vacant seat on the Supreme Court Mr. Switz. Never in our history has the party that controls the Senate refused to hold meetings, hearings and votes on a presidents nominees. Lisa is part of that obstructionist majority even as she had to come up with four completely different justifications for her shaky positions. At first she was okay with going through the normal, traditional process but was reeled back in a day later and had to start coming up with ridiculous justifications for the obstructionism, none of which held water. She has given up her oath to serve the state and country in favor of blind fealty to party. She joined in with 43 other Republicans to filibuster Senator Sanders bill to add funding to the VA but then showed up at the Anch. VA with her \"concerned\" face on when problems with the VA underfunding surfaced in Phoenix.",
"No, I didn't make that point. Please don't twist my words. Since I don't know all of their ideologies and motivations I can't judge their vileness. Maybe some are motivated to provide vaccinations to children in impoverished countries or ensure better healthcare for wounded veterans. I do happen to know what the Kochs' are, and they're vile. \nWhere I suspect we're in agreement is that the ability for the super wealthy to buy our politicians (for whatever reason) is corrosive to our democracy. As soon as you allow the practice for a 'righteous' cause, you start down that slippery slope.",
"The masquerade continues.. only in the new world of media allusion created largely by Obama and soon to followed by more of the Clinton corruption quagmire could a public sector union guy like Beltrami be even remotely considered as an independent in any sense of the word. The only question is whether the voters of Alaska will fall for this nonsense. Guys like Beltrami and Lindbeck run from the DEMOCRAT moniker because they know it's a looser with Alaskans. All the \"do nothing\" legislature did this past session was save us from a Tsunami of \"revenue options\", Slimy Vince's code word for taxes. That alone is enough for me for the time being. Each party can revise history and blame each other all they want but we didn't get into this mess overnight nor will we dig back out that soon. A vote for Beltrami will guarantee a larger and more corrupt state government, count on it. Don't be fooled by this Independent sham.",
"There is no such thing as \"free tuition.\" Expenses need to be paid, and guess who pays for these.",
"I feel they deserve these exodus from USA. Let them suffer, let their crime rates, rape, ghetto go up and let time put their senses back in place.",
"I don't think you would find wisdom in suing, since there is already an applicable case where SCOTUS is poised to establish precedent.",
"I as only one out of tens of thousands do NOT support their buying that monstrosity of opulent corruption when they are forcing the rest of the state to make deep deep cuts that is now and will permanently affect the state agencies negatively in keeping the state running. \nThe legislators do NOT make the show run.......it is the individual agencies that keep it going. The legislators only throw wrenches into everything make things worse every year. \nThey obtained that upgrade to that building and the lease in a corrupted, illegal and underhanded way. They deserve to be booted out on their rear ends ........without their automatic motion detecting trash can to do you know what in .",
"It's definitely \"hell.\"\n\nThe hierarchs spend a lot of money through their media operation to get the favorable press they so crave. That's YOUR money, we talking about.",
"Yeah, don't bother to actually assess the facts.",
"Sounds like you should quit complaining and apply for a state job. It's not a private club you know.",
"She needed a lawyer to suck the remaining blood out of her.",
"Look at all the people who want their free stuff.",
"You gave a far more honest answer than I've gotten from the so-called \"freedom-loving\" crowd.\nThey won't admit that's a logical outcome.",
"The article reads as if it was written by a public relations firm hired by the \"activist\" lawyers to promote their cause.",
"Nice dose of heresy.",
"Mufi, Carlisle, and Caldwell got us into this mess after promising not to raise taxes. Let them pay the price of completing this project without further taxes. We still don't know how much we need to complete this project and we still don't know the annual maintenance costs. Why is that?",
"In my experience a large portion of Black communities, specifically urban ghettos actually do not care about the facts, their political views and beliefs are almost institutionalized and passed down with each generation doing what the last generation said would benefit the community most. IMO it all boils down to the mentality of each individial, I have family members who will live by the DNC and die by the DNC without ever taking the time to self-reflect and ask why? I hate to say it, but the attitude of \"what can I get from the government?\" seems to be rampant, too many individuals truly believe that the Government's job is to help them and I encounter attitudes from certain people who express, \"why should I have to do it, uncle Sam's got me.\" If this is not an institutionalized attitude then apparently I have no clue what is. I try not to steer loved ones and friends towards a certain candidate, I prefer to point out the facts with subtle remarks which lead most people to ask more",
"Real simple and very stunning. A 3-to-1 edge in potential voters -- assuming women, people of color and those under 35 are paying attention and capable of thinking for themselves when presented with a Yosemite Sam for president -- should be enough to beat back any scourge when all it takes is that 80 percent of success known as showing up. They didn't. Couldn't be bothered. Your people. How embarrassing. Your screed, while windy, predictable and borderline entertaining, means nothing. Occam's razor applies. Clinton blew it. Count the ways.\n\nMe? I'm independent. Voted for Obama once but not twice, mostly because celebrity-in-chief wasn't supposed to be the job title. This time, I left it blank. A pox on both parties' houses. Of course, you're free to believe as you wish, He Who Confuses Assumptions with Facts.\n\nBy the way, I already have a dog, so please stop trying to hand me your leash.",
"Accepting such innuendo charitably does not mean accepting it without criticism.",
"What they said about the early Franciscans: Cultish, preys on poor.",
"That's what their doing...........making sure the system is honest.",
"Well, that is because this is a sneaky article, pretending to be about caring for poor and African women, when, in fact, it wants to justify taking their rights away. It is written like the writer is a double agent conservative pro-lifer in disguise.",
"\" ... Jeffrey Lord, KellyAnn Conway and Lazy Eye Huckabee all rolled into one.\"\n\nThe last you named never fails to remind me of the rural Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples.",
"They don't \"fact check\" so they assume that no one else does.",
"true. and apparently a propensity for acting like entitled spoiled brats, as is evident by the vast majority of these comments.",
"And she and her ilk wonder why we do not take them seriously.",
"Exceptions, often make for poor rules.",
"I thought that whine seemed familiar.",
"Proposition 1 isn't intended to change anybody's actual behavior. It's a mere culture war reflex by the usual suspects.",
"This woman made very detailed allegations in a video interview carried on many sources including NBC and CBS. Although he has threatened to sue the 11 or more women who have already come forward with corroborated stories, going back decades, she resisted not only his persistent offer of $10,000 but a flight on his jet back to L.A., where she was working. She had a picture of him with her on the golf course, as she had testified. If he did sue, I expect the other two women with her (he was expecting a post-links \"foursome,\" one assumes) would appear in court on her behalf. His offer, by the way, was criminal. Prostitution is not legal in California. Ask Hugh Grant.",
"Just saying what?? Totally incomprehensible English. You must be an illegal immigrant to spell like that poorly.",
"Well let’s see it’s one side of a story designed only to put the targets (BSA and Marble) in the worst light possible without a chance to defend themselves. \n\nOf course you already knew that and didn’t need it explained to you.",
"Poor Notely, elected by nimrods in hickville.",
"Ha Ha! That's funny. You ran out of arguments and decided to steal mine. Maybe Phil and Penny Knight owe you an apology, too!",
"Not new twist. I've testified about tenant sublet TVU on several occasions for years now. The worst case I've had: tenant gets out of jail on mainland. Rents condo here. Can't afford rent, so makes TVU. Girlfriend visits. Huge fight with her involving police, blood all over, etc. He goes back to jail. Girlfriend goes to hospital. TVU guests are 2 foreign girls scared out of their wits with no place to go. I've had to deal with others, but that's the worst. Not new to me. Maybe it's preserved in LUO zoning hearings or the last go round at city council. So think carefully if that's the kind of thing we want any visitor to be exposed to.",
"Totally agree Katherine and Snarf but with a caveat.\nTalk of fiscal prudence is always popular in polite company but privately, it seems most voters say \"screw the grandkids\" if it means getting goodies today. \nThe Liberals know that and are masters at bribing taxpayers with our own money. \nEven the term \"Fiscal Responsibility\" has been supplanted by \"Austerity\" which is mean-spirited and just awful dontcha know.\nRemains to be seen if the PCs can maneuver around that.",
"It's good to hear from you. We hear very little from your group, and to me it has seemed that the very real needs and challenges and challenges of people born-intersex have been pushed to the side. Whatever legitimate reasons for change the larger movement has, there is a great deal of righteousness and self-absorption. \nAnd the fact that, as you say, 'they couldn't care less about us' is very telling.",
"We've kneeled to many over the last 50 yrs, Ho Chi Min, the terrorist in Mogadishu, the terrorist at Kobar Towers and now the terrorist in N Korea. I know we talk tough but has anything slowed them down.\\? Also the terrorist in Iran, again tough talk. Do any of them act afraid. Tell me when is the last time we won.\n You are an academic who taught in the lower third of universities. Basically you were the guy the community colleges didn't want because you couldn't think for your self.\n It's like my daddy used to say, if you want to build houses be great at it, if you want to dig ditches just work your a$$ off. But if you want to be worthless, go to some 3rd rate institution and teach, but make sure you get tenure so they can't fire you",
"We have a larger population to serve and we postponed some of these projects in the past. We needed this and the voters agreed.\n\nNow we hear the repubs whine about \"wasting\" money. When repubs want to give a YUUUGE tax break to the wealthy trumps of our country, the repubs call that \"reform\".\n\nThat is the repub problem - they refuse to do anything for the public good and they want to GIVE money to billionaires.",
"I pray that the truth comes out, and that justice is served.",
"Since these 'representatives of The People ' are so arrogant that they see themselves as still needing 'special' accommodations, while they devise ways to get reelection funds from their special interest donors. They should all be locked in the Bill Ray Center until they do their job! Food delivered by Sky Chef or a high school kitchen. No per diem because that should be paying for the center. Not a group of business people and lobbyists with their hands out!\n\nWalker should be living there with them!\n\nAs for Sen. Dennis Egan, D-Juneau, his statement represents part of the problem. \"I can guarantee you that when I move, I'm going to start taking the most per diem I can get.\"\n\nNo concern for the State Budget, only getting everything he can get personally in his quest for political notoriety! They are all disgusting examples of politics gone bad!\n\nThey are not there to do \"what Walker asked\", they are there to do their Constitutionally mandated job!",
"Not Russian trolls at all, just people telling the truth. . Freeland needs to be let go.",
"I agree. Naive and delusional would be a better description.",
"What you seem to be overlooking here is that the LEGAL immigrants are being detained.",
"The whole idea that the public has to pay for a fertility treatment - for either homosexuals or heterosexuals - is preposterous and shows what insane society we have become. No wonder \"liberals\" is turning into a swearword.",
"It's sad that someone can't say the simple truth with getting put down by all the libs",
"Remember Loony Thabo the AIDS denier? Not a peep from any of them including Trev. An absolute disgrace, all of them.",
"In a perfect world people, like you, would know what they were talking about before spouting off half truths and innuendo.",
"Sometimes people have a bad day, BeeJay.",
"Do you have any evidence for any of your claims?",
"So many callous comments with utter indifference to human suffering. Sad.",
"You sir, are wrong. Perhaps those who first changed the name to Barrow can foot the bill. Would that suffice your concerns? I think the point that you are trying to make is quite frivolous.",
"Actually, you should be surprised, considering the collusion that lead to this.",
"They upsell dubious services like fluoride varnish! haha",
"All these women are making up false allegations against the orange man? I don't think so! I believe each and every last one of them; and I hope the orange man has to testify about his outright lies!",
"It is a wonderful idea, this resolution. Stay the course, lawmakers - and ignore these fearful commenters who can't be bothered to actually testify, but complain from their anonymous foxholes. They will come around.",
"Don't expect solutions from liberals. It's either all or nothing with them. They'll blame everyone for the actions of a few. They're fresh out of any other ideas..",
"There is so much BS in this article that's it's painful. Why is it so necessary to continue trying to make the \"colonial\" descendants feel guilty for the grossly exaggerated sins of their ancestors and the only way to atone is to give more money (compensation, consultants, etc. but mostly compensation) to the descendants of the victims? \nWill there ever be a reconciliation for the destruction/assimilation of the previous First Nation people by these Mongolian migrants?",
"Apparently no one got the memo that dna ancenstry tests are as far from accurate as you can get.",
"Nothing like discouraging justice with the threat that the fine could increase if one decides to take it to trial.",
"Lashing out at the defense attorney is wrong. Period."
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"\"which drew neo-Nazis, white nationalists and members of the Ku Klux Klan.\"\nNot to mention neo_Marxists who are the alt-left version of the Nazis, and are themselves evil and destructive.",
"this crazy nasty broad and wave maker think that every comment is stalking. they call the adn and whine like overgrown old fat broads. oh wait...",
"Two small (nothing to do with physicality) men in expensive suits having a stupid squabble at the level their intelligence dictates. \nAah, such statesmen they are!",
"ha ha ha ha ha\nhow pathetic and simplistic.\nJustin needs to buck up and do his job to protect Canadians.",
"Probaly a good idea you give up sitting on your derirre every weekend. Time to talk a walk, read a book, learn some history instead of wrapping yourself up in stupidity the rest of your life.",
"\"recycling\" is a major financial loser, anyone with a small amount of common sense can understand this. Kill it now. Is that clear enough ? The only benefit is give society is to assuage the guilt that comes from \"over-consumption\" , especially with affluent Hollywood elitists, they can keep consuming as much as they want as long as they recycle, folks like Al Gore et al...",
"Ho hum, another biased hit piece on Trump. Not like I haven't seen 5 of these histrionic media temper tantrums today. I got to admire the guy, because he has seemed to piss the right people off and gotten their attention. Trump's biography will be called: The Man Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. Nasty nasty people these faux-conservatives at National Review. Sad.",
"\"The dems need to stop being obstructionists. The party of no and whine.\"\n\nWhat was the vote on Merrick Garland? That's right. There was none. The Republicans have done nothing but obstruct and whine. Careful, RD, your hypocrisy is showing.",
"Hypocrisy at its finest. Has been going on for years. Anybody still wonders why the Middle East is so screwed up.",
"If he has the nuts and wants it, I say get a project manager, do the codes, all that apply correctly; ensure - insure - secure, and open the damned doors - the hue and cry will keep it open.",
"Thank you APD. Please get the rest. All have a great deal to think about in jail. They could have killed that employee or a customer with their craziness. Yes criminally crazy that does not belong among society. Can't fix stupid.",
"I find it comforting to know that there are still places where humans are not the apex species and are subject to another species rule. The Arctic and the ocean are two such places. Not so long ago it was the entire planet. Hang in there polar bears the smelly bearded people will soon go home.",
"He who mistakes restraint for fear is surely a fool. \n\nWhy are you so afraid to answer simple questions of substance, such as whether special interests funded your failed lawsuit and whether you have any regrets about driving up the cost of rail to taxpayers now that your chosen political candidate has flip-flopped and agreed that the now more expensive project must be completed as planned?",
"Hey K. the reaction is for other people's comments...not your own. You are one dumb cavfefe.",
"Another sore loser. Yawn...",
"I thought that maybe, just maybe , you would have a concern for the inidividuals Trump has slagged on twitter -just because they disagree. And what happens if a Trump supporter decides to self investigate those people and something untoward happens? Donald doesn't understand he is no longer an individual - rightly or wrongly he is the President and as such his words -even if they are small and only made up of 140 characters carry weight\n\nThe problem with putting a lunatic in charge is he is still a lunatic."
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"Democrats aren't greedy and dont answer to big business?\nYou're delusional",
"Yup, but most voters don't. Elections are annoying, when they go against you, aren't they.",
"This guy is a piece of work for reasons far more disturbing than his use of private emails for government business and his lying about it. Most intelligent observers should understand by now that use of private email accounts means almost nothing to voters - except, of course, if they're being used by someone they already dislike. Then, of course, it's a hanging offence. \n\nThe word hypocrisy hardly does justice to the Bizarro World that has taken over our daily lives thanks to America's new Narcissist-in-Chief. Environmental protection indeed!",
"While emotionally damaged progressives obsess over trans genders in the military, perverts in the girls room, destruction of statues and shutting down free speech, The Donald is systematically dis-mantling little Barry's many screw-ups with or without duplicitous RINO republicans. The ACA is the granddaddy screw-up of them all followed open borders, crippling of the military, enabling Iran to obtain nuclear weapons and racially dividing the country just to name a few. Once he appoints the next supreme court justice the balance will shift significantly for a generation. Bad time to be a progressive democrat so look for increasing immature behavior from that group.",
"Of course it is! They are self-serving and have little regard for egalitarianism.",
"At some point intelligent people should ask themselves a question along the following lines:\n\nWhat role in their country did these mobile-enough, able bodied, enterprising immigrants have?\n\nIsn't the US just skimming off the top, benefiting from these immigrants?\n\nWhat could MOST of them have done FOR THEIR OWN COUNTRYMEN back home?\n\nBuild businesses?\nRaise families, that in turn serve the neighborhood?\nTeach others?\nCare for others?\n\nInstead we encourage \"skimming\" without giving one single thought to what these people could have done back home.\n\nWe're just skimmers, but pontificating ones.",
"Well let’s see it’s one side of a story designed only to put the targets (BSA and Marble) in the worst light possible without a chance to defend themselves. \n\nOf course you already knew that and didn’t need it explained to you.",
"\"You can call it being thin-skinned if you’d like. Then I’ll call you Adolf, and we’ll see how thin-skinned you are.\"\n\nUsing Godwin's law in debate is never a good way to be taken seriously, Patrick.",
"Best to actually read the article before commenting. The moniker 'Little Potato' is irritating coming as it does from a much smaller potato than the leader of the country.",
"This is a difficult time....families, friends etc support a candidate that others find appalling....when it's up close and personal (my husband and I support different candidates) we have found over a 57 year marriage that silence on these matters is golden. As my husband is the only person in the family with his candidate...fortunately there are lots of other folks to talk to...\n\nI find with friends that if we support the same candidate we discuss it..if we don't, we don't.\n\nAs to blocking.....I really liked that Disqus feature....as there was a lot to discuss with folks with whom I shared an issue...",
"I'd rather read a story about a new Canadian who contributes zero in the way of contributions and receives old age security. But hey, it's so much easier to take pot shots at government employees, we're Canadian!!!",
"Political Black Mail ????",
"Exactly! And he has surrounded himself with likeminded ruthless business people who know little to nothing about political science and compromise much less compassion!",
"What Outsider keeps saying and you keep ignoring, is tell us in writing on line right here, some (or all) of your 'solutions' to any of these actual problems instead of spending so much time carping about personalities and other whines about how everything is terrible.\n\nThat requires no face-to-face coffee slurping, just some actual suggestions that can be evaluated on their own merit, if any.",
"Do you have a point? Or is a brutal oil supported monarchy that exports an extreme form of Islam and is supported by the US the standard to which you would have people held?",
"Unlicensed day care facilities operated by unqualified personnel, a police department more concerned with protecting its own than the public and venal politicians more focused on posturing for national attention as supporters of a Sanctuary State than on constituent service.\n.\nIn Hawaii the Laysan albatross is granted more protection than infant children. It is any wonder that the people will support and vote for anyone, no matter how flawed, who even gives a passing mention to addressing their fears and concerns? \n.\nHawaii...apparently so beautiful yet such a fetid sewer beneath the surface.",
"It is plain and evident. You have to present facts to argue. Alt right did not invite KKK or Nazis, or Antifa or BLM for that matter. Those groups showed up separately, and Antifa sprayed people with acid, blinding a man.",
"If only 15% see something out there worth voting for, perhaps the other 85% are in fact \"revolted\". Apathy is not the same as having no valid choice.",
"There is a conversation about this going on over at the Israel thread. People on both sides of the political spectrum are being affected by deleted comments that are civil, as far as regular posters are concerned.\n\nNo one knows whether it is a human moderator or a swarm of posters flagging comments. I have seen a lot of new names here in the past few weeks.",
"Among the unmerited gifts of my life was Gregory's tutelage in Toronto. His weaving the personal and social dimensions of faith together has had a lasting impact.\n\nOnce in conversation he offered an observation that has long helped me understand diverse pulls in the Church. We were reading Johannes Baptist Metz, and he grounded that remarkable thinker's life's work in a personal question, offering a clarifying contrast.\n\nMetz and Ratzinger were roughly the same age, raised in nearby Bavarian villages. Their early social and religious experiences so similar, yet their life work so different. The Holocaust set the question with which Metz has grappled ever since: How was it possible that, in such devout Catholic setting, fervent, believing Catholics offered so little, if any, resistance to the rise of absolute evil in history? Whereas Ratzinger felt deeply the loss of that peasant Catholicism in the face of modernity.\n\nOne of those concernss became Gregory's, too.",
"What I think is happening is that pre-existing racial prejudice, buried and suppressed by pressure to be politically correct, is being exposed. I suspect people of color have sensed the hidden prejudice all along. Now there is the unquestionable proof in the actions and words of those without fully developed frontal lobes...teenagers...who lack the benefit of considering consequences and the benefit of empathy that racial prejudice is still alive and well in our society.\nThis may be a wu li moment in the sense that it could be a disaster or an opportunity. How it actually turns out is up to us. Do we point fingers and blame, which would likely exacerbate the problem, or do we teach (not preach) the brotherhood of man?",
"Dear Margaret,\n\nOf all the problems I face in my life, the rants of a 19 year old are very very low down on the list.\n\nWhy don't you focus on things that are less provocative, and more important to us? Old age care (most of us will need it), housing inflation (shuts the young out of home ownership; it is a far more important issue for them) and so on.\n\nThis kind of fact free mudslinging from journalists is why a majority of Republicans believe that 5 million illegals voted in the US elections. It is squarely the fault of the media.",
"As one of the dispicable few, I was wondering if all of us conservatives fall into the category of......\"coal roller preacher grandkids hoodlums in Homer\". I think you would better serve your point of view, or your perception of reality by following your own advise to us and spend some time in Yemen, Oman, Saudi Arabia, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, for example. I have, and your pie in the sky idea of \"live and let live\" absolutely doesn't exist in those and other Muslim locations. I know.... I've worked and lived there.......",
"You miss my point. We have freedom from religion in this country. If you don't want to take your own life, don't. You aren't free to impose your views on others. Nobody's saying you have to agree with it, only that it isn't up to you to decide.",
"It's racist if someone used his race or gender as even \"a\" criterion, one way or the other, and not his proven ability to do the job.",
"I see you didn't offer any citations to support your miscreant opinion.",
"See how open-minded and magnanimous the orange-coiffed one is? He is actually, maybe, willing to look at facts and listen to experts. His experts! Of course he won't admit that himself. That's what underlings are for. There are important tweets to attend to, action heroes to disparage, boasts to be made.\n\nOh, and the sad, horrible, lying media, still conspiring with Hilary and the Dems to make the Donald look immature and unpresidential. Too bad. Such a shame. But NO WAY, not after the 20th!",
"It was a thoughtless statement by President Obama, very similar tn Romney's own statement on the poor. Both lacked Empathy and were for a specific audience each man was appealing to, not the public\n\nBut why bring past trash? Those thing don't shape Trump today? Have you considered that Trumps seemingly crazy accusations are just his own form of spin? I believe he is smart and calculating, saying what he believes will close the sale. \n\nI think the world of you Motely, but why would you not start with the assumption that Trump is 'selling' you a lemon, not the truth. I can't imagine yup make purchases with your guard that low. Yes Hillary does the same. So let's go to real policy disagreements. I consider Trump to be serious candidate, it's time he makes a serious policy statement",
"Wow Leonard! One person called him a marty! I guess that shows me how wrong I am! (Oh, that's sarcasm, if you missed it) oh, and for all of you who comment thinking that black lives matter means black lives matter more than anybody else's, no! It just means that black lives matter TOO, which is evidently very very difficult for some people to grasp.",
"Your attempt at sarcasm and humor is beyond the scope of most readers. Nice try though.",
"I'm not ignorant of troll farms migrating but the fact is the ADN is a very small pond in a very red state. Why would they bother spending resources on the ADN comments section where maybe a hundred or so people read let alone comment?",
"Bret Stephens is a mainstream Republican and a conservative, and well educated to boot. Of course this essay was highly ironic - we all (many of us anyway) know that our laws forbid banishment of citizens for any reason.\n\nI agree that our nation needs better educated citizens, yet we know that you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. In other words, the student has to be willing to study. Many of our poor students come from generations of uneducated ancestors; their families may not see education as a necessity. The current generation of illiterates probably can't be saved. The road to respect for education may take generations to travel. On the other hand we can quickly get educated willing workers with immigrants, as Stephens points out, and Stephens is also right that immigrants both legal and illegal commit crime at a far lower rate than citizens do. Public works jobs may be needed to help our most afflicted communities in the meantime.",
"hey Justin - Canada is diverse but you only support chinese and muslims. Why is that?",
"This reads more like a personal favor than anything else. I'm not crying any tears for this swamp-dweller. He'll find some other cushy think-tank job to push his crackpot notions.",
"Well said. It is incomprehensible to the rational mind how Canadians give our Clown Prince a pass for expressing admiration for and interest in a trade treaty with the world's largest and most lethal and predatory communist dictatorship while condemning the new president of our second longest ally and friend and our largest trading partner for trying to keep his promise to tighter US security against radical Islamic terrorists and to ultimately defeat ISIS and weaken other exporters of terrorism like Iran.",
"\"...Populism is just another code term for conservative extremism..\"\n.\n.\nIf you want to meet some of the most \"conservative\" i.e. resistant to change people, just hang around unionized workers at a mine, or mill. They do not want ANYTHING to change, until they can stroke off that last day on that calendar the announces their retirement.\n\nAnd if they mostly backers (or used to be) of the \"conservative\" NDP. \n\nThat a paper mill worker who is opposed to say marijuana litigation might support a party that favours it, is similar to the situation in the USA. People who need the programs that the people they elect want to remove get the vote...as long as they feel the person is against abortion, or same-sex marriage, they will allow them to be behind other things that are against.",
"Hillary didn't keep DT out of your so called \"circle\", he opened his mouth and the ugly side of republican's emerged. \"Increasing flow of proof\"? There is no proof of anything except your ongoing misogyny. Enjoy the election.",
"\"The real issue is the relationship of social status to decency. There is no such relationship. It is not elitist to respect Muslims and Mexicans and African Americans and women and immigrants and Jews, and a blue collar is not a moral pass. A college education is not a requirement for, nor a guarantee of, a moral compass: There are educated members of the American elite who spectacularly lack one, such as the man who was elected president Tuesday. And there are “poorly educated” Americans who abundantly express kindness and solidarity for Americans unlike themselves. Neither the elites nor the masses have a monopoly on qualities of character. But Trump’s American vision despises people at the top and people at the bottom. It is an inclusive vision. \" cont. \nLeon Wieseltier\nhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-stay-angry-only-way-uphold-principles-a7416226.html",
"Since \"civil\" beat is allowing the column to continue that is disrespectful and totally uncivil then I have to assume that is what they intend to do in order to form a division among civil minded people. Doesn't Pierre have enough pocket change to support his little blog? This is one of the most disrespectful blogs I have ever seen. The editor needs to submit her resignation for allowing it to go on. Any legitimate credibility that civil beat once had has been destroyed. Can I write a similar column comparing Obama and Hillary to the devil? (It would be easy to do). Did you know that Barrack was the name of Mohammeds black horse? Can't say that.",
"trump is doing a better job then Hillary would, so Schatz you and all your democrats sewer rats should just go back to the sewer where you and the SA and others belong your just another sewer rat that does not know a single thing that would be good for this country.",
"I am not sure why people assume \"links\" prove anything. Links are as susceptible to bias and opinion as we individuals.",
"Even if Trump understood what a \"deliberative process\" is, he would want it not to happen. \nShooting from the hip is the only technique he knows.",
"My understanding is that “intellectuals” should at least be “thinkers”. \nI see no evidence of this in the spoutings of Chigumadzi, Malikane or Mngxitama; only the regurgitation of long disproven, impractical theories, all of which centre on taking from the productive to give to the unproductive, and preferably themselves ;-)",
"NITRO08, please state your views as obviously you disagree with many posters. Maybe you do not because you cannot present an intelligent dialogue? Hence, I hereby excuse you of all your negative reactions because of that and laugh it off.",
"One night of love festing isn't going to help tRump into the White House. I hear the DNC is going to mop him up with all the ugly bigotry and racist hate that he spewed during his campaign. The same Republican fever pitch was made during RNC McCain campaign and America saw fit to turn their backs on the GOPers.",
"How about a racially unified society pursuing\na common goal???? Nah, too simple...",
"I agree that freedom of expression should be protected. However Ms. Khan is attacking a group that is unable to protect itself without violating politically correct standards. That is inherently unfair. Therefore, if \"privileged whites\" are not allowed to defend themselves, Ms. Khan should be restricted from targeting them. Equal rights for all, special privileges for none. Play with the cards you were dealt!",
"\"If people are required to unflinchingly use whatever pronoun you select...\"\n\nI appreciate you were just correcting Rochdale68, but nothing in bill C-16 requires that or even anything close to it.",
"If you truly believe that, then why doesn't the CPC do the same thing?\n\nI never understood that. E.g., if courting unions is the key to winning, why aren't you courting the unions??? To not do so is to literally admit you're running a bad campaign.\n\nThink about it",
"Well, I can't help it. See all the comments you relate stem from taste. You want things done according to your script. I don't particularly care about your script or any script. I don't so much support Trump personally as I support the American process and the need to honor and respect those we disagree with, who follow different scripts. I do have concerns regarding Trump on policy issues. I am not happy with proposed medical care policy. I am not happy with proposed tax policy. I am anti-war and am not happy with new war engagements. Etc. However, I do not see any better policies coming from the democrats. So you can fume about Trump's failure to follow your script. Okay, you are a citizen (I suppose). Use your vote as you see fit. Do not expect me or others to put your script above alternative scripts or above policy.",
"Trump's ban is not a rational policy response to a measured threat; it is a political gambit designed to pander to his political base. It might help to remember that refugees are not some sort of fifth column, or people who identify with any particular agenda; they are people fleeing war, people whose houses have been destroyed, people — women and children —who may have lost family members to industrial scale violence, people who are literally running for their lives. We'll see how you like it when it happens to you.",
"Just because you haven't heard an argument does not mean it is invalid or nonexistent. Perhaps you should remove your fingers from your ears. Trump is so terrible it may be worth voting for Clinton. I would like to hold to the idealist view for supporting Johnson, but if too few do I will not give him my vote.",
"Your non-response says volumes. How can you look in the mirror every morning? Problem is that the majority of the voting public are too busy trying to survive and don't bother seeing what's really happening. This Civil Beat venue (thank you) has a participant base that are intelligent to not fall for the propaganda that certain supporters spew on a regular basis. Only thing, they're in the MINORITY.",
"Wrong. The Church can be persuasive to reasonable people.",
"i'm ok - ..wondering if maybe you had a run in with nitrous.... for such a happy person you support a real sour puss... wouldn't you love to be trumps next door neighbor? the guy that the whole neighborhood wishes would leave...",
"\"A demoralized person with no healthcare and with no education is easier to control.\"\n.\nAh-ha: now you understand why the governments of Detroit, Baltimore, Chicago, and others have stayed in power for over 60 years and have driven their communities into the ground.\n.\nLiberal Social agenda has done more to destroy the modern black communities than the legacy of slavery ever did.",
"Chong can think independently and sensibly which gives him a huge advantage over the rest of the field. Sadly, the CPC base is not into thinking and suggesting anything that isn't socially conservative or that puts a price on carbon.",
"What part of ILLEGAL do they not understand?",
"no you should be ashamed of yourself to support someone hiding hate under the moniker of \"small business\". I fully appreciate Lizzy's reporting because of people like you who are dismissive of hate that doesn't affect you. I find it amusing that you mentioned the reference to American Renaissance (why should Sally agree to an interview from a white supremacist rag if she didn't want their publicity?). So, please stop telling Lizzy to not do her job and ask your friends at the Colonial place to stop being racist.",
"Why Not Comment??? That is what an Open & Free Society is about.. !!\n\nSticking one's head into the ground like an ostrich -- is not what intelligent humans do ..\n\n/..",
"Why on earth would anyone actually want subject themselves to such a thing?",
"\"A lot of U.S. voters came to believe Ms. Clinton represented corruption in politics. The charge was hugely overblown, and relative to Mr. Trump, who loudly celebrates his conflicts of interest, it was absurd. But...\"\nBUT...we're going to talk about it as if it's a real thing anyway, as if it's rational when it's absurd, as if you can plan for the absurd rationally. \nClinton was well respected 6 years ago (remember the meme of her in shades?). A relentless character assassination program run by the Republican party since 2012 (Benghazi! emails!) an absurd misinformation campaign by the tea party right (Murder! Pizzagate! Emails!) and propaganda targeting by the neo-nazi right (Corrupt! Guns! Muslims! Woman! Emails!) defeated Hillary Clinton. \nShe faced a concerted propaganda attack from all sides, including Congress and FBI, and she lost because she couldn't deal with it. Perhaps no one could. But fundraising? If that's what you learned, you didn't learn much I fear.",
"I think you're lost... You seem to be commenting on the wrong story here.",
"It appears that your complaint is that the author did not write the article you wanted written. Other people have different priorities than you have.",
"...the irony! You don't get to \"Critisize\" other people's writing.",
"Come on folks name just one thing that Caldwell has done properly? The wiki bike system will end up in court soon so dont name that. The low IQ control the votes and they dont know or even care. And Caldwell knows this fact well and will continue his schemes without recourse.",
"Freedom of Speech is a right granted under our Constitution. Yes, everyone has consequences for what they say,depending on where, when and what they say. Yes, no one has to listen to me, or like what I say. \nWhen everything I post is \"offensive\" because you disagree with me, it does not mean what I say is actually \"offensive\", or that it is anything less valid then what you say. \n Calling what I post as \"offensive\" is your personal judgement based on your perception of what \"offensive\" is. In this case it seems that anything I say is \"offensive\" to you because you hate what I say. I do not get offended by what you say, not even the personal attacks.\nYou call me names but I don't try to get you blocked or flagged. Just because I do not agree or like what you post I do not try to suppress or silence you. I see it for what it is, \nbigotry. Bigots are intolerant of any ideas, thoughts or beliefs contrary to their own.Bigots are close minded to new or different idea and try to silence them.",
"\"held at the Canada Christian College after introduction of motion M-103 in Parliament. As the camera spans a boisterous, overwhelmingly Caucasian crowd, a middle-aged, bespectacled woman comes into focus. Grinning, she raises her right arm in what appears to be a lingering Nazi-salute. Four Conservative leadership hopefuls appeared at this event.\"\n---\nThere you have it: Christians, Caucasians, Nazis and Conservatives lumped together by the proponents of the motion.",
"Well, as Descartes said, \"Cogito ergo sum\" as being only thing that can actually be known with certainty to any individual. But the lack of proof positive doesn't make it false either. At least in this case the sources are identified as members of Trump's New Jersey Gold Club, not just \"unnamed sources\". And I do seem to recall Trump on the campaign trail saying he wouldn't live in the White House if elected, so the alleged comment would sort of follow. But again, pretty trivial story.",
"\"Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.\"\n\nH. L. Mencken",
"Otherhand, I like how you fulminate against our President presumably for his \"both sides\" remark, as well his abnegation and unwillingness to directly name the alt-right,(he later did) yet in your own missive you do the same. You used three specific names for the right's hate groups(essentially all the same) but only refer to the left's as \"fringe groups\". Your bias is lucid and transparent. \nWords are important and when you fail to use them all you do is give credence to those who should be disemboweled, such as Antifa, BLM and the Islamic society of North America. \nMoreover, your notion the President's right to free speech is no longer a appurtenance provided to him will only serve as the stepping stone to strip all citizens of free speech. So until he takes the right of free press away from those he calls liars, there's no accreditation for your call to \"[defend] the free press\" since words don't prevent anyone from freely reporting. Once again, your biasness has betrayed you.",
"Our \"leader\" drained the swamp in favor of people who are even more swampy than the people they replaced. There is a cure for our president and it does not include debating with people who support him. They will not be moved by any argument based on factual observations. Debate with supporters of this president is futile. Those of us who don't accept the new swamp must OUTVOTE the opposition-early and often. Talking to them, or you, is a dead end..",
"The wording of the new ordinance is more solid then before......it has been upheld In Federal courts....\n\nWhat are people supposed to do, not fight the tyranny of the liberal mob because going to court costs $ ?\n\n\"We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men (people) are created = , they are endowed by their CREATOR w/ certain inalienable rights.......to secure these rights, Governments are instilled among men (people) and derive their power from the consent of the governed....\"\n\nThe people of Kenai gave power to their assembly, and elected assemblypersons, to secure their rights.....and the right they want protected by their elected assembly now is the right to acknowledge their CREATOR at the beginning of assembly meetings.\n\nAlmost ALL our founding fathers were for prayer before Gov. meetings and there are many quotes that show this\n\nHopefully this will hold until the next liberal idealist judge steps on the rights of the people of Kenai that were endowed by their CREATOR",
"It might well be authoritarian, but, again, that does not make it fascism.\n\nTry finding a good definition to understand what I mean, and why you are wrong.",
"If one has to ask that sort of answers it quickly.\n\nShe could easily lead up an NGO and spend herself helping her former voters in various SJW projects.\n\n\nHer bias is way too strong to be considered for the Judiciary.",
"I think you missed my point cuddles. I wasn't talking about posts with opposing viewpoints, I was talking about posts that are uncivil. I have no issue with opposing or alternative viewpoints and I expect that they can be expressed civilly. No doubt we all have different tolerance levels with what we consider to be civil but to claim that this is evidence of some kind of enforced groupthink is unfounded. I'm certainly not complaining about some kind of \"right wing\" conspiracy when my posts get removed.",
"Typical liberal response . If you don't agree with the comment , you accuse the person of being a Klan member . I can't stand the Klan , Nazi's , or any other groups that hate people based on color. So there goes your argument on that. Look , here's the deal---we eagerly invite people from other cultures to move to Anchorage---even though we don't have enough jobs and homes for those already living here. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to notice one glaring fact---look at the names and faces of who's committing the most crime in Anchorage. Maybe you can explain to me why a majority of all the shootings , home invasions , and other crime is committed by certain groups of people. Read the Dispatch every day. Notice the pictures in the paper . You don't hear of roving street gun battles occurring between gangs of white people do you ? Why is that ? Should we just look the other way or turn a blind eye and pretend the common denominator in most of the crime doesn't exist ?",
"You're right. I should have worded it as \"communist\" instead of democrat. Anybody that supports a party that throws an ambassador under the bus along with the Americans that died attempting to get him out of danger, thinks that illegal aliens are \"undocumented immigrants\" and have broken no laws; really should re-examine why they live in the U.S. instead of packing up and moving to Venezuela.",
"Maybe \"a broad, high-quality liberal arts education, one that promotes critical thinking via exposure to the sciences, social sciences, humanities and arts\" was irrelevant to them instead of being \"good and too expensive\". \n\nThe 'critical thinking' seems to me to be more like regimented, politically correct thinking when I glance over at the Duck U side of the world today. \n\nThey, like Berkeley, no longer desire to hear opposing concepts or views. The elites have determined the desired correctness and all others are apostates at best and heathens most often.",
"rosedale71,\nFantastic.\nThe defense of the country, your family, people, come second to the arts, really?!\nNo wonder, with this kind of leftist rethoric, Canada's social and political future is going the european way, look at England, France, Switzerland.",
"RolandX, you're exactly right! \nIn many cases, trying something new means trying something old. \n\nAfter all, true knowledge is indigenous knowledge.\nHealthy food is organic food, existing before food became manufactured. \nLabour policies were never given sufficient time to work. \n\nThe 1970s had a strong middle class. Yes, women were doing different kinds of work back then, and one-third of humanity were under \"communism\", and thus not competing with the West in trade, but that's irrelevant now.",
"Right. It gives the feeling of a lawless society. I'm sure it's a complex issue, and both sides of it have some truth. But the idea of people harming others without consequence just goes against the grain.",
"the reason why there are a lot of people over fifty is because they are veterans of past wars who fought for this country to keep socialism/communism out of America including the democrat machine which is a socialist/communist regime that's what there protesting against and why they back trump up.",
"Fries, feel free to just sit back in your cozy little insulated world and criticize. What have you done lately for your community? And even if you have done something, what gives you the right to criticize those who take a different path? Who are you to determine what is constructive and what is not? You may think Trump is hunky dory, but the majority of the country does not. Why don't you respect that? And don't pretend you do, because it's clear you don't.",
"You're not interested, you're just here to speak up for your hero and king Obama. I'm sorry if the truth hurts but from a guy who once said he would \"unite the country\" he's done the absolute opposite. Come out from the basement and look around a bit Ivan!",
"Except that it's a mistake to tar everyone on the conservative side of the political spectrum as as a \"Nazi\" and that is what's been going on here with the help of an abusively biased news media.",
"Free speech in support of Jeremy Christian.\nJust because you the right do something, doesn't mean you should do it.",
"Another example of the current governing system instigated by the Republican Terrorist Traitor party led by Der Fuehrer Trump and his merry band of billionaire implants: Kakistocracy - Government by the least qualified or most unprincipled citizens. All dedicated to the care and preservation of the billionaire elite at the expense of all other less worthy individuals in the society. No service or benefit is to be allowed for anyone deemed unworthy by the racist bigots of the leaders of the Kakistocracy. Welcome to the return to the 19th Century.",
"Except that most Libertarians I knew were diehard atheists. Their church was their little coffee klatsches wherein they would debate how many Ayn Rand voodoo dolls could fit on the head of a pin. You know, the kind of stuff that would make paint drying appear to be as exciting as an Aerosmith concert in comparison.",
"Grootes is a leftie and its easy to pick on \"right wing\" white politicians in another country. Another article by Grootes just for the sake of writing an article for DM.",
"How insanely disingenuous can you get? So...Trumpian bread and circuses float your boat. Because you are are part of the chattering classes you decry we are supposed to smile and forgive your tongue-in-cheek transgressions while the world goes to hell. You've just signed up for membership among the \"ordinary people\" you sort of sneer at by writing this here column.",
"Until you are willing to say the same thing about the Planned Parenthood shooter, all you are doing is using this horrific act as a bludgeon to club liberals with.",
"By that logic, it is the people you are defending from criticism, i.e. extreme islamists, that are committing mass murder, no wonder you stay anonymous. \n\nHow logical is that?",
"I find it hard to believe you don't know.\n\nThe mainstream news may help you a bit. I would give you links, but you say you don't read them, so it would be a waste of my time.\n\nPerhaps just take a look at today's NYTimes. It may also be nice if you give Guam a casual mention in your prayers.\n\nbtw...I would hope your comment was merely meant as snark, which is what it seems to be.",
"Here is the really sad thing...and it applies to Democrats, Republicans, and everybody in between. Supporting your candidate should not be like loving your wife...who may be cheating on you...who may be lying to you about the reason why the plumber is over so often...Or loving your husband, who calls to say that he needs to stay late at the office, but \"The Office\" is the name of a hostess bar, and you find the receipt for the bar in his pants...along with a selfie of your husband with Billie Kenoi, and you realize that \"Miyako\" isn't the name of a restaurant but the girl sitting in the middle of them...BUT YOU LOVE THIS PERSON SO MUCH YOU ARE BLINDED. So much that you don't even mind being in a passive aggressive relationship because after the yelling and hitting comes the loving...that is what politics is like now in this country. It is our duty to call BS when there is BS...no matter who is in office.",
"It's not the DP's fault that some of its readers remain ignorant of a widely recognized journalistic and political convention for designating party membership. See here, for example:\n\nhttp://www.senate.gov/reference/org_chart.htm",
"Social services like education?\n\nJust because you didn't get one, is no reason to punish the rest of the population.",
"With positive voter ID not required, no study can be inherently accurate enough to determine anything, either way. That's a big problem.",
"Cities can do whatever their citizens agree to let them do. This is called \"democracy,\" not \"socialism.\"",
"The reality is that these \"town halls\" are nothing of the sort. They are one part \"political plants\" from each party demanding that Bennett or Gardner vote their way or ELSE. The remainder are people frustrated with a problem that effects them personally and want the Senators to fix it for them. A reasonable healthcare system or a fix of Obamacare would be good for the vast majority of citizens.....and is certainly doable. But both parties have made campaign promises and are pointing to the next election. Actually doing the job they were elected to do is the farthest thing from their minds.",
"Boots, your post is beyond the pale. Please give the Republican bad, Democrat good a rest; it does not contribute to the discussion. And please, I believe you're the only person on the planet who believes that Democrats want a smaller government. That's really puzzling, because the Democrats basic premise is that they know what's best for everyone, and every social program possible should be expanded, whereas Republicans are for individual responsibility. Enjoy armed forces day!",
"Minnerys and their personality cult don't need no constitooshun",
"That \"small patch of skin\" is disproportionately inflicted on those of lower income.\nAyn Rand would have loved it in her own salad days. But when she was dying of lung cancer, friendless, FDR's (that Commie's), Social Security must have given her pause.\nAs it should you.",
"Your opinion I guess since facts certainly do not back up your statement. but it would seem the partisan loyalist here would be you who seems unable to find fault with any dem. or dem. party policy despite the facts showing massive failures.\nEnjoy your evening Eric, I have worthwhile things to do and great places to be.",
"The difference is that there are not thousands of people dis-placed, murdered, tortured and dis-membered by present day evangelicals. When is the last time evangelicals tossed gay people en masse off of a building, stoned or publically flogged a woman for adultery or cut the hands off of a thief? Or ordered the mass rape and abduction of school girls? Or routinely used female circumcision as a means of keeping their daughters \"pure\" for so-called \"marriages\", usually forced? YOU have a poor understanding of Sharia law. It is a horrible, regressive ideology. \"Conservative groups known as Daesh\"? You would compare conservatism with Daesh? I would respectfully ask that you educate yourself to the horrors of Sharia law. I would also challenge you to name ANY country that has Sharia law that is not repressive to women, religious minorities, or LGTB people....because there isn't one. As I said previously, read \"Infidel\". It will give you broader perspective, if your mind is open...",
"Your 'be respectful' simplistic comment is just what neo-fascists like to hear - that's how you stifle dissent, curb citizen involvement and turn democracy into a soviet-style authoritarian regime. Guess that why Trump says he likes the uneducated. Congrats.",
"Again, further evidence that virtually no one, on either side of the political spectrum has any faith or trust in the establishment and its leadership or its institutions. Electors venturing further and further to the political fringes for representation is not a good sign, its a sign of desperation, its a hail Mary play. Things will get a lot more chaotic, and violent if the establishment continues to ignore or worse insult all of us deplorables. As much as I detest the establishment and its corrupt leadership, the alternative is far worse.",
"another misinformed anti eh.",
"Not big on diversification.",
"That's equivalent to arguing that all black people are oppressed and should be offended by the comment; An inherently racist argument. Some people, regardless of skin pigment, genuinely don't care to clutch pearls at the slightest of slights....they understand nuance and those who declined to sign the petition realized this was not a hill worth dying (or killing) on. Rather low-hanging fruit from a morally righteous perspective. The professor's comments were a relative non-issue but torpedoing his life's work after lamely collecting a few dozen signatures was an easy win. Kudos.",
"Good point, utilitas. Don, your reply lacks a subject and predicate.",
"What an odd thing to say. What's your point?",
"I hope these ladies had a nice social outing, but they are wasting their time if they think they are affecting public policy. They look more like a rump of Democratic Party supporters who have trouble accepting the fact that after 8 years occupying the White House the other political party is now in power. Like, hellooooo........ reality calling..........that's how democracy works. You're in power for a while, then you're out. I don't remember a bunch of Republicans out demonstrating after Barack Obama got elected. I think these ladies need to develop a bit more political maturity and stop behaving like 13 year old girls having a temper tantrum. If they want to influence public policy, they should go back to their districts, figure out why they lost key states, and start organizing for mid-term congressional elections. When they behave like spoiled children, they don't exactly look like a political party deserving support from voters.",
"Yep, the position that is free thinking and did not take a knee do to liberal pressure and indoctrination to do so.",
"Here's the explanation: it was a Democrat president using the power of Executive Order. No checks and balances in sight!",
"And I choose to respond to this one, too....\n\nAs I read the entire thread again, I have to admit I didn't realize two things....\n\n1). That comments concerning me, comments made about me, are supposed to be none of my business;\n\n2). That certain comments made to another are private and not part of open discussion.\n\nGlad to see you have decided to talk about me but not with me. Is that a Christian position or a liberal one?",
"I do, but you fail to grasp it. It is that your blather that back-alley abortions did not happen is hogwash. Now do you understand.\n\nI see that you do not address my other point that you have zero sympathy for the woman in such cases. \n\nI am going to ask you once again to justify your belief that a dead woman AND a dead fetus is morally preferable to a dead fetus alone, as shown by your opposition to abortion to save the life of the mother. That you have such an attitude reaffirms my opinion that your sympathy for the woman is nil.\n\nI suspect I know why you love The Donald. Could it be that you also are a narcissist?",
"Just need to add a minimum number of voters in order to get a seat or a rule like the party must run in all ridings, etc. We can do it smarter. The bigger problem is that Trudeau obviously didn't know what he was talking about when he made the promise or he was late to do the math. He is so incompetent.",
"\"I would like to see the Democrats spend the next four years fighting against anything and everything that the Republican party tries to get done.\" As they should. That is after all our system, and it mostly works.\n\nThe background and history of the individuals should be investigated and publicized in order to understand what life experiences inform the proposed policies. But attacking the individual for being less than perfect is counter productive, as we have all just experienced, and doesn't compliment the process.\n\nIts virtually impossible to \"one up\" your guy over their guy in this day and age. Certainly no one the Left put forward did any better than Trump in that arena. Arguably worse. (ok, I had to say that) But no one is perfect, we're human after all. (well, not Sara Fredricks).\n\nThe end result of that process ends up being simply who can out shout the other, and who can leave the most lasting impression in the last headline of the day.\n\nThen we all end up being ill served.",
"Hi Mike, like you I also pity them who can't think for themselves. Unfortunately your latest post is right out of the GOP playbook we both have. Thinking and repeating aren't the same thing even if you want it to be."
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"There's no whining in football.\n\nI'm not arguing the simple point of motivation anymore, this crap is ridiculous.",
"Hypocrite, pretender, dissembler, deceiver, liar, pietist, sanctimonious person, plaster saint;\n-\nsounds like (and I am being kind)\nJustin TRUDEAU and Kathleen WYNNE\ndoes it make them \"social conservatives\" ?",
"Let's be ready for the damned Yanks.",
"Read the article at Politicsweb on the buffoonish windbaggery of fikile mbalula to gain an insight on his limited intellect on bribery and other related FIFA enquiries.",
"Are you daring to suggest that Trudeau's brains are in his Butts? If that is so, perhaps The Clown Prince should have said that we will grow the economy outward from our butts instead of from our hearts. And while I agree that Butts is by far the brainier of this duo, the PM's arrogance, petulance, impatience to get his own way and disdain for others is inherited from Papa Pierre. So Trudeau 2.0 shares the blame and is ultimately responsible for the cynical power grab machinations since he was elected and cannot simply pass the buck to Butts. \n\nBut thanks for reminding me of the popular British sitcom \"Yes, Prime Minister\" in which the chief of staff/permanent secretary Sir Humphrey wears the long pants and the PM is basically a shallow figurehead. \n\nDidn't the LPC recently fund raise by selling life sized cardboard cut outs of Trudeau? \n\nHow appropriate!",
"The percentage of foreign buyers has almost nothing to do with the statistical weight of their effect on prices. Of course, low rates have an effect of the inflation of house prices but all thing being equal the worlds richest can and do invest in homes in Canada; it's a cap. gain exempt investment. My opinion is the foreign buyers have spurred on the hyper inflation of prices in the most desirable areas like Toronto and Vancouver. Canadian's tacitly allow it because home owners do love a price increase in their own homes....... We are for sale folks and one can't \"suck and blow\" at the same time.",
"Clinton won by the popular vote. And she won without any foreign countries intelligence networks hacking into Trump, the GOP or anyone else's emails or other business. She won despite the FBI helping Trump and funneling information to his camp. She won despite that spiteful little weasel, Assange. She won despite being demonized and lied about in fake news 24/7. You say Trump won? Hardly. Trump stole the election. He didn't win anything but his bid to sucker America.",
"Let's see, James......I believe this idiotic concoction is #26 on your list of verbatim copy/paste nonsense...right?\n\nSteven D. Slott, DDS",
"Get rid of this clown! He is not funny anymore !",
"Our former PM is a criminal, who cares about defaming that incompetent and contemptuous fool. The only thing is that Trudeau is just about as bad. Canadians are truly fools.",
"Number of priests who look ridiculous singing a pop-tune \"HALLELUJAH\" during a homily: 1 (An Irish priest, at a wedding.)\n\nNumber of priests who look ridiculous because they want to dress the part: 1000's.",
"Another lefty that wants to 'kill whitey'.",
"Most farmland isn't used for farming. I live on such a patch. Never has been farmed and never will be. Just a governments useless ideology.",
"Yeah, you get to talk.\n\nRacists, Nazis, racist Nazi Trump supporters, and you.",
"“U.K. says White House spying claims are ‘ridiculous’”\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nGiven Trump’s admiration for Putin, and the negative remarks about the UK, Germany, Sweden, and others, the policy of his administration appears to be: “embrace your enemies and alienate your allies.”\n\nIf the US survives 4 more years of Trump’s insanity unscathed, it will a miracle.",
"Prepare to be trickled down upon."
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"He's doing it wrong... Real gangbanger eyelid tats are on the inside of the eyelid. Hope he goes away for a long time.",
"Okay looks like this is a nut case running around. Supposedly under probation to seek treatment under a probation officer. My question is where was his probation officer? Aren't they suppose to keep track with their perps? I'm not sure how it works but one just needs to look at his past record to know that he should not be on the outside looking in but inside looking out.",
"Seriously... In what world is that 10 times worse than bragging about committing sexual assaults?",
"Not a platitude but a fact of the nature of being a compassionate human being. When a person vilifies another it is that person who is filled with anger and hatred and who suffers. Give it a little more thought.",
"This case demonstrates that a well-intentioned majority acting in the name of tolerance and liberalism, can, if unchecked, impose its views on the minority in a manner that is in fact intolerant and illiberal.",
"This whole matter would have been nothing but a tiny blip on the radar were it not for the president, provost, dean of the law school and the particularly vicious law faculty choosing to make incindiary statements to the press in an attempt to turn this into something that it was not. Why each chose to do that only they know, but one thing is clear: they damaged themselves and the the university in the eyes of many with ties to university around the state who really do believe in freedom of speech and expression. The professor was naive; the university was simply vicious.",
"One man's suffering becomes another's gain. Coming to your in-box shortly: a plea from Wayne LaPierre for universal open carry that will circumvent a recurrence of Alexandria.",
"\"With the economy being on the skids the last 8 years, times have been tough in terms of finding and keeping employed long term.\" He seems just as adept as Trumplethinskin at inventing his own facts.",
"To understand Trump is also to understand his appeal as an aspirational brand to the worst people in the United States.\nWhat his intransigent admirers like most about him—the thing they aspire to, in their online cosplay sessions and their desperately thirsty performances for a media they loathe and to which they are so helplessly addicted—is his freedom to be unconcerned with anything but himself.\nhttps://thebaffler.com/latest/the-president-of-blank-sucking-nullity-roth?utm_content=buffer301b0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer",
"\"It is also really, really rich for even the most rabidly partisan of Liberals to accuse Ambrose or anyone else of personal attacks against Justin Trudeau when he ran the most dishonest, disgusting, deceptive and nasty attack campaign - since the 19th century - in federal electoral history\"\n====\n\nThis post/comment is the epitome of \"really, really rich\".\nDishonest, disgusting, deceptive, nasty ..... right out of the Stephen Harper playbook.\n\nhttps://youtu.be/nybXC25u5F8\n\nTeddy, lose the anger my friend. \nIt's all good.",
"'\nIf national policy is right and just, (as it should be),\n\n..and the actions of leaders and officials is right, just and legal,\n\n…why would Chief Justice Roberts be concerned there might be an avenue to challenge such policies?\n\n.\n.\nIf our policy is not just, ...if our leaders actions, ...or the actions of our officials is not legal,\n.\n…why shouldn't they be open to challenge?\n.\nYou can bet if a Canadian Mounted police shot an American that was on US soil, \n\n…John Roberts would expect to be able to seek redress.\n.\n.\nWe are not isolationists. We aren't an island unto ourselves.\n.\nJohn Roberts shouldn't be able to arbitrarily impel the nation to conform only to his wishes.\n.\n\nLegislation can provide a check against the activist judge.\n.",
"When the rabidly liberal WaPo says he's bad, you know he's good.\n\nGet ready for the onslaught of unhinged Progressives in 3...2..1..",
"\"In every other way his criticism of Acosta was reasonable and on point.\"\n\nNo, it was not. Miller created his own argument that wasn't there to begin with, then he ran with it. He very clearly twisted Acosta's words. He did not address the actual questions that Acosta was asking.\n\nI felt deeply embarrassed for Miller as I watched that train wreck. He looked pretty bad.",
"A better analogy would be forcing a whole community to go to the same dentist. The dentist just happens to be over-charging the community and botching many of the dental procedures, but he/she gets paid more every year and can't be fired. Occasionally a much younger dentist shows up who the clients like much more, but he quickly gets laid off or transferred because even though he is much preferred to the older dentist he hasn't been there as long. Get it? \n\nI agree wholeheartedly with all of the other waste you cite.",
"and a note stating why you are not giving more or anything at all. I knew several in KC did that after the revelations of Finn's crimes and failings.",
"The pantloads emanating from todays 'journlists' at the Globe just keep on coming. This man needs help and the subscribers and readers deserve better, much much better.",
"MV has big problem. Diverse cultures with attitudes in small area.",
"This lady will take issue with ANYTHING Trump says. He could offer her a million dollars and she’ll find fault somewhere. This is the kind of person that has an agenda and will do whatever it takes to cause more hate and dissection.",
"Just another dirty old man copping a feel but at least he didn't deny it. \nBetter to ask for forgiveness than permission eh.",
"Buser does this every year. And this strategy has not been working for him. So why does he keep doing it? It's like the \"rabbit\" in a track race where a record is trying to be set. The \"rabbit\" goes out fast, knowing he is sacrificing his chance to win. You'd think Martin would be smarter than this by now.",
"MLK must be spinning in his grave. As our country's demographics change; and they are pretty quickly changing; that will be reflected in all venues. This claim of victimhood is a convenient excuse for any failings of self, real or imagined. How tiring and awful to be filled with this venom. And as for the UH leadership protecting or promoting free speech, that's a sham. Free speech as long as it's in a certain area, at a certain time unless, of course, it's speech that the faculty and leadership agree with.",
"But some are more evil than others.",
"Not a conflict of interest my foot, when I worked at the Klawock Lake Fish Hatchery I was refused a permit to participate in the Herring Impoundment fishery by Ron Sommerville, or get fired. I don't know if some of the locals got his ear, he is from PWI, or what but that was not a high dollar deal, although I did lose 10,000 grand by having to sell my seine and other gear for half price.\nIsn't this Mlyarick some sort of law enforcement? So is he running for AG or wants to be Chief of Police so he can force his ideas on the laid back folks that did't think there were Nazi's on the force.\nRepublicans \"the party of of individual rights\", so much winning.",
"let's see how CIBC blows this one. The egos of the CEOs having to try and outdo each other. Can't leave well enough alone. Wonder how much extra Doig gets for this?",
"Your another prime example of \"sour grapes\"! You along with the other Chumpsters are coming up with all kinds of excuses to back a president, (and I use that term loosely) as well as the republican party that is reeling from arrogance and the lack of knowledge to run a country. It is falling apart in front of all of you or should I say all of this country and the repubs cant handle the fire now that its lit and burning out of control!!!",
"Faith,\nIf your description of the Huffington Post as the \"Huffing Post\", was deliberate and calculated then I have to say you show signs of acerbic wit.\n\nSadly, however, if fear that the word (sic) in brackets should have followed immediately.\n\nQuoting other people's opinions does not necessarily strengthen your argument, it merely indicates an attempt at \"appeal to authority\".",
"How so? He's being sarcastic. \"As any Catholic can tell you, mercy means brutally condemning miscreants\"?",
"Also heard Sierra club endorsing Caldwell unbelievable ! Worst sewer spill in Waikiki he lied about it and we are getting fined from the state but won't show us the fine! Andy anderson Jameson's sewage spilling into hawaiian ponds he did nothing about that !! The list goes on and on !",
"Yes it's horrible, a politician who keeps his promises.\nHmmmmm what lesson could Justin learn ?",
"AK Deplorable, your comment sounds like nothing more than sour grapes.",
"Of course a handful of unelected, unaccountable elites will try to override the will of the people. Absolutely disgusting.",
"It would be very interesting to learn what if anything has been done to ensure this miscarriage of justice is not repeated in the future. Reassigning folks who drop the ball just moves the problem elsewhere. What revised or new procedures have been put in place to preclude other children from suffering the same tragic harm. Sadly the current System is broken. The Valientes are to be commended for trying to force required changes. Thanks to Mr. Hill's efforts to keep light shining on this dismal government of Hawaii performance.",
"Hey Duke Charles Martel, I see you have become your alter ego, El Duque 2. You must be a very lonely person.",
"maybe , since so many in society, even at the highest levels of government, appear to consider Supreme Court picks to be merely shills for whatever political brand of ideologues that appointed them, it might save a lot of time, effort and cost if the Court were to be simply replaced with 9 personalized rubber stamps ..each coloured red or blue.",
"The judge should have had a copy of the constitution in front of him and be able to point to the sentence that gives Walker these extraordinary powers. Wiechiolowski should have had the same in front of him and referencing the written law. Waving hands is indefinitive judicial ruling.",
"\"It’s hard to believe that a Lihue court would even grant bail, and such a low figure, especially to someone with prior prison time for theft.\"\n\nTHIS is what happens when you have judges that are appointed instead of being elected by the people they are supposed to represent/PROTECT. In Vegas, for example, judges GET elected by PROMISING to be \"tough of crime\" and the like. No performance promises need be made here.",
"\"...who runs the Traditionalist Worker Party out of his trailer in Indiana.\"\n\nall the makings of a comedy skit, right there.",
"18 months probation? Does he understand why what he did was wrong ?",
"It is called spamming when you repeat the same statement over and over agsin.",
"\" Yard time in cramped exercise pens \": Boo-Hoo ! These are bad people, convicted by the courts for doing bad things. Should we provide massage therapy and free wine to make them feel better and let them play the occasional game of tennis ?",
"Firing someone isn't free speech!",
"So FUBAR ~ !",
"Aye, Stephen. \"We have met the enemy, and it is us.\" That slice of the illiberati who presume this a solution even as it undermines the largest gift Alaska will ever give the world, let alone destroy such a vision for perceived \"self-sacrifice\" and nobility of intent. That 'ol road to Hell is ever more paved with the further good intentions of the shallow, even as the cynical opportunists rub their hands together in gleeful anticipation of finally, finally FINALLY getting their greasy mitts of self-aggrandizement on the Peoples' treasure so long denied them. \"Precious, oh my Precious\" hisses Gollum from the shadows, as ever, down through human history...",
"John, once again you might see why I never comment on this persons writings because they are composed of partial truths attempting to show something far different than a search of truth would take you. HE/She is a great provider of FACTOIDS that are only an attempt to divide people by using less than truthful observations...",
"Please Mr. Trump when in office, put on\nyour best lead boot ant plant it up Justin\ntrudopes commie backside.\nThank You \nRegards.\nJC",
"This is so wrong in so many ways. I find it completely unacceptable. It is simply mind boggling. This man is now a 10 millionaire on the taxpayers' dime? Not right! I echo Jack Canuck's sentiments. Our veterans deserve that money more than this ..ahem..individual. Shocking.",
"Unconscionable greed is the reason they are having problems",
"Put up or shut up.",
"Surely a sign that somethings not right\nPerhaps a bad cold or a nasty bugs bite,\nbut Trump bashing has become a crazy obsession, \na very unhealthy backwards regression,\nwith no working cure in sight.",
"Guess what - that is exactly what MSW is arguing. It is not either/or - but Gallagher makes his own list and posits that it is either/or - either his list is right and you are wrong or else. True and new *cafeteria catholic*.",
"When the shrieking liberal protesters went low, he went high. By giving a speech. Then stating he would not vote in favor of the Better Care Reconciliation Act. Then voting for the Better Care Reconciliation Act. \n\nWhat an stunning act of high-minded political principles that was.",
"One might ask you the same question with a name like yours. Did you just create that to become a Trump Troll.",
"\"The judge even admitted that the defendant and the other officers that testified gave very credible testimony.\"\n\nSo he was truthful and admitted in his report to attacking the citizen for no good reason. Cause THAT is what the judge found in this case.",
"So ... the Senate ethics committee has decided that Meredith's behaviour has tainted the dignity of the Senate, and allowing him to remain would damage the trust the public has in the Senate? \n\nHee Heeee Heeeeeeeeeeeee ........",
"Ergodan seems like a strange guy.",
"Got under your skin eh, John Kawamoto?",
"ACH: I know what you mean. Kind of like the Democrats labeling everyone who disagreed with them as \"the deplorables\", don't you think?",
"Yeah, just like the Palmer jury let the preacher off some years ago after he cold-bloodedly and with proven premeditation shot two men ho were fleeing from to death in the back. Their bad luck they happened to have records. He's a murderer - but a religious one - so he gets a pass. Same deal with this smug doctor.",
"The Portland Archbishop has indulged in a troublesome misuse of Amoris Laetitia ... and the irony of it appears lost on him.",
"Some call it treason; some call it whistleblowing.",
"When you can't deal in facts, go for the ad hominem, eh Jeff?",
"Quite the response from a person who \"serves\" in local government (then they wonder why they are under so much criticism from the pubic): http://www.hacsa.org/content/hacsa-board-commissioners",
"He may be able to swap those fees for inhome labor.",
"Give it up, I get tired of special interest groups that are sensitive to even a suggestion of a some non politically correct comment. It was done in fun, he felt that Brazeau would be a scrappy opponent and the fact that he's indigenous is a side. If this is newsworthy on the day, be thankful you're not living in the USA.",
"Doh! Don't pull a Bart Simpson. \n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Telltale_Head\n\nOutrageous and illegal conduct in response to the same is usually a bad idea. Rather than stooping to their level go high when they go low.",
"Wheels go the other way....",
"Hanson? The e-mail gate guy? Fudging data, faking numbers? That Hanson?",
"Consider that \"youth activists are now considering \"legal action\" in response to the (governor's) denial.\" With respect, that is absurd. The students are pawns for L48 environmental agitators. I doubt they have a holistic understanding of the issues. They are systematically indoctrinated in these subjects and then become zealots. The governor was stupid for meeting with them in the first place and thereby providing media coverage. In the picture look at the student at the far end of the table using his phone to record or picture the event. It was the governor's meeting and he should not have permitted that.",
"It's just sickening. The legislative session should be renamed the\" B.S. How can we keep swindling the state session\".",
"Yes, Coderre dancing on the grave of Alberta whilst Quebec takes $11Billion/year from it is nauseating. But he is a one time Federal Liberal so it is not surprising he is still doing their dirty work for them.",
"I don't need to explain my actions to you, so I really am high on your target list, huh ? I am getting it now. WOW for you:\n\n1Co 1:18-31 For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. (19) For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.” (20) Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? (25) For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. (25) For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. (26) For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. (27) But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong;",
"You assume he didn't make a carefully considered, thoughtful decision...why do you assume such a thing?",
"Start the excuses . . .",
"and as usual a bs lib troll spewing the usual crap, no lib loser, a peice of toast would be better for ontario over liberals, hence brown is a great alternative",
"So he is as much a reactionary as Muller is.",
"Yet another royal edict via twitter by King Twit. No doubt issued while perched on his porcelain throne, otherwise known as his think tank.",
"about the same time as his Agha Khan vacation conflict of interest case ?",
"I think you present a false dichotomy.\n\nThose who sat in judgement of those they accused of dissent are now guilty of the very \"dissent\" they claimed to abhor.\n\nWhereas those who applied their minds to careful consideration of each particular \"church teaching\", using their God-given faculties (the very ones which cause us to be labelled Homo Sapiens), and came to reasoned conclusions about any given matter ... well, they simply continue to utilize this scientific method with each individual case which presents itself (be it use of artificial contraception as a means of family planning, be it support of married gay couples, be it reception of communion for the divorced and remarried, etc). \n\nThat they might derive a little schadenfreude out of seeing self-proclaimed loyalists engaging in acts that they would under a previous pontificate have labelled as flagrant dissent might count as a mere venial sin, no?",
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPGXkPVw93A\n\nThis is the nerdy guy. This is the guy you are calling evil.",
"Every remark you make suggests this is a tempest in a teapot, and while you are right and Khan does not deserve the attention she is receiving, her visceral style and negatively are unbecoming are offend many moderates.\n\nAs such your glib remarks hurt your cause more than help it.",
"It was easy to see that he was talking to his dad. He was at home by all accounts. Of course he wants his dad to do something. He is in the Cook Inlet Pretrial... he is desperate. They are hardened criminals inside the CIPT. He is amongst the worst of the worst. His life is in danger. If he is innocent then he is in real danger. He has a broken arm? This may mean he is also in pain and in jail that is no joke. They don't let you enjoy pain pills in prison.. trust me.",
"Good for you Chelsea. The amount of corruption and vote stealing and rigging by the DNC is astounding. But having a delegate flipping the bird as a mild protest is going too far! \n\nReminds me of a quote from Apocalypse Now:\n\"We train young men to drop fire on people, but their commanders won't allow them to write \"fuck\" on their airplanes because it's obscene!\" --Col Kurtz",
"Because if it's not the best it must be the worst.\nThat's polarized, black and white, no shades of grey thinking.\nThanks for the example.",
"How is it a double standard? Were not the words of the officer used against him in a court of law by the prosecutors? That is, after all, what you are referencing in your comment, isn't it?",
"Could be he was just a nut-job all jacked up on sugary foods full of preservatives too - we should never go easy on someone with mental issues according to your logic - just put em in a cage and throw away the key - problem solved!! now go give your kids some lolli-pops",
"This Interesting article allows the Globe shape public opinion. I sense a conflict of interest by the Globe. Judges speaking out with personal opinions is a goldmine for the Globe to either agree with the opinion or hang the judge. Judges are people and people have different opinions.\n\nThe two questions that I have for the Globe are: what do you think was lost in the Senate investigation by judges speaking privately; and would more or less opinions be expressed in public hearings. I don’t see the Globe showing judgement in publishing this article.",
"I am replying to myself, as I then realized they are paying homage to the \"Don\", as in Donald! You couldn't make this up by the coincidence and is surrealistically an argument for the \"devil incarnate\"! The \"Don\" is also just another form of dictator, which he apparently aspires to be.",
"Working on Rat Lungworm disease with Governor Ige is like working with a pyromaniac to put out a forest fire !!",
"Fmr. Sen. John Danforth R. today, \"... our party has been corrupted by this hateful man, and it is now in peril.\" I agree it does no good for people to bitterly lash out when having opposing views, but some people need to take a long hard look in the mirror and ask themselves to what extent they are willing to back this individual. I have no problem with an opposing party voicing their opinions and stating long term goals, but Trump has neither the tolerance nor open mindedness when it comes to being an example for us all. You had to realize at some point there were going to be some negative reactions, but did you really think you were making it any easier having a cardboard cutout of Trump at the booth? Divisiveness will get us nowhere, but the poster child is sowing it at an alarming rate.",
"\" ... culturally responsive ..... \"\nA fine - and sadly typical - example of edubabble designed to impress the proletariat .-)",
"Maybe it's the aptly named Peter Boyles under a pseudonym.",
"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy .... with the nuclear weapons codes.\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plZRe1kPWZw",
"Your logic is flawed - If you want an analogy, a Sheriff candidate should be able to advocate for the legalization of marijuana while upholding his statutory duty to arrest those who violate a law he objects to. No one broke any law whatsoever yet you introduce criminal misconduct and fabricate a hypothetical that suits your bias. We all have a bias when it comes to choosing candidates - in this case your bias causes you to single out Val for accepting a campaign contribution without examining the conduct of her opponents. You bemoan the influence of money yet ignore the fact that eliminating it is part of her platform. Maybe you can get the guy using his labor commission as an extortion for endorsement office to join Val on the issue.",
"I wonder why he didn't serve you his special narcissistic nut cake, which he has been well known for since his food truck days. Makes you yearn for a decent bento, doesn't he?",
"Everyone knows what he's saying is true! The 9th Circuit is a crazy left. It's ok when you slam and trash the right but when you are attacked you are screaming it isn't fair. Boo hoo!",
"RD just wants to sneer at Obama.",
"Fikile, don't pretend to care. You have done nothing in your political existence that shows you are the selfless & servant leader our country needs. You merely talk for your political position that is all you care for and hence your efforts that put Zuma in power and allowed this destruction of our country and financial harm mainly to our poor (social grants, PRASA, transnet, arms deal...all stealing from the poor). 58 murders per day under your watch and you refer to 1652...shame on you and your narcissistic behaviour. Go to Singapore and find out how collective and selfless action is louder than words where they truly saved the poor through servant leadership",
"Well, if he is win, win, win, then maybe that will be good - he will persist until he does get a win, because he does not accept failure.\nWhat we have now has some very serious problems, and I think it is rotten at its core.\nMaybe it should be returned to the states.\nThat is how Canada's system was successfully started (starting with the provence of Saskatchewan, and subsequently encouraged by the Conservative government)\nIt is still a system of provincial plans.\nAnd without the individual mandate which I think is pure evil - basically a tax on being alive.",
"What a vile, reprehensible neo prog you have become, Mr. Doyle. (Or is the only way such a description of you only acceptable on your death?)\nRegardless of what you may think of the man, perhaps your vitriol could have waited a day? Typical of the muck modern journalism insists on dragging everyone down into.",
"His ego plays his personality like a rubber band. It depends on what role his ego dictates! He wants to be King, emperor, God, and all seeing, believing that he, and only he, is the greatest gift to mankind. Humble is not saying, its being...",
"Mr Turnip is really trying to pass some legislation that affects him, and in a very favorable way.",
"Surprise, surprise. All those pesky ethics rules get in the way of Republicons. Putrumpskis everywhere: You are responsible for this.",
"Looks like we need a Measure 5 Part II - Revenge of the Taxpayers. These greedy (D) bureaucrats need to have their tail feathers clipped.",
"Whether you like Trump or not, I do not seem to remember a US (or for that matter any other) politician who invoke \"fairness\", or being \"treated unfairly\" as much as he does..\n.\n.\n.\nWhat I do recall, is anytime past lower school, being essentially shut down, anytime I strayed into using being treated \"unfairly\" as a reason/excuse I had for under-performance, a foul-up or whatever, that ultimately was all or partly my fault..(think of all the tv shows were one kid gets the extra scoop of ice cream for being good - \"NO FAIR\" - cries the misbehaving one..oh wait, speaking of an extra scoop of ice cream.....)\n\nIt is a troubling sign of immaturity.....and a lack of willingness to take at least partial ownership for why things are the way they are...",
"Has justice been served with this Slap on the Wrist sentence?",
"Someone named 'Pladimir Vutin' made the call...",
"There's a certain breed, Doughty and ObOOba, that like to stick their ugly head up and make hateful comments. Freedom of speech wasn't meant for this type.",
"Your cultural misappropriation of the term \"snowflake\" is most unfunny. So are the bulk of your hateful, pointless, unproductive, detrimental-to-the-left, and negative comments. \nWhy bother bro?\n\nDo you realize what the \"basket of deplorables\" did for Hill? Why keep at it? It's unhelpful to your cause, even though I'm sure it gives you PERSONAL gratification (but nothing more).",
"There is another choice the Nei is blessed to have. A true man of honor and respect. Truly a man of the people. Has been on the news many times, well known and respected Nei wide.\n\nBuLaia is da man for us at this time of crisis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSKymmS5BVU",
"Oh my goodness! Such petty men you are. You are all twisted into a huge awful knot.\n\nNot many citizens have the privilege of attending city council committee meetings or hearings. \n\nThe more I participated in the process, the more alarmed I became of Mayor Caldwell's disjointed leadership and pay to play games. I deem Mayor Caldwell a grave danger to good government and basic democracy.",
"I am simply alerting people who read your posts that they need to be examined for errors. If AnonAJ is intending to act upon your comments then he can decide if there needs to be some crosschecking based on the ambiguous use of terms that an immigration attorney would go to lengths to use correctly. And nothing you have reported is timely, or anything beyond what is in a superficial scan of the news. If he is looking to contribute $ there are well regarded avenues or legislative actions besides those you've offered in comments section on NCR.\n\nPeace and all good.",
"Like the injustice to Renate Barnard and many others?",
"It is a standard sophist techniques to distort your opponents position and then refute the distortion. This author has tried to do that; she fails because the distortion is so glaringly obvious.",
"I give him next to no credit at all. Winters rarely tackles the substance of arguments but goes in for ad hominem attacks, usually against good, holy bishops like Cardinal Burke - and stirs up hatred against him and other good priests and faithful. I bet he's never even met the Cardinal but sees himself qualified to judge his heart. That isn't Christian by any measure. I say this in all charity: his screeds add absolutely nothing to building up the Church and are (rightly) ignored by practically everyone.",
"I agree, but also his decision to directly address the people via twitter is a way for him to avoid being questioned on-air. He continues to repeat his lies, people start to repeat his lies, and before long many people begin to believe his lies. It is right out of the play book of some of the most dangerous dictators of the world. Expect more of the President of the United States of America. Integrity is a forgotten virtue in modern politicians as evidenced by leaders of both parties.",
"mustbekidding: I'm going to \"flag\" this post of yours. The cruelty of using the developmentally disabled to belittle liberals, IMO, has no place in a civil conversation. Gary Crum",
"Too bad something purporting to be inclusive and justice-driven was so exclusive and judgmental....",
"It's a disgrace to decorated soldiers verterans heros of this country to fabricate stories of valor.\nIf this man had a shred of decency in him he would step down willingly and not continue to disgrace the office of defense or his fellow soldiers.",
"The post of the day.",
"I raised tens of thousands of dollars, ran 2 radio advertising campaigns, organized demonstrations and petitions, canvassed door-to-door in the districts of our elected officials, lobbied members of the city council, testified at meetings of the Land Use Commission, Planning Commission, Zoning Committee and county council. Our attorneys fought the project all the way to the Supreme Court. I even fought for a bill in the Legislature to change the basis on which ag lands could be urbanized. I wrote op-ed articles in the Star-Advertiser and so on. Kioni did even more. Despite all this effort, we failed. We were never able to spark a truly populist movement. There was no popular up-swell of opposition to Ho‘opili. On the contrary there were many ordinary people who were convinced we needed the development and who showed up to testify. On the eve of the LUC hearings in 2012 Civil Beat did a poll in which just 53% of residents said they wanted more land preservation on O‘ahu."
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"I had to say this crap about Obama's birth because I need the racist bumpkins to win. I mean, look at me: I'm standing in the five star hotel I'm opening in Washington. Those rural rednecks are never setting foot in here, any more than those hillbillies are gonna join Mar-a-Lago....
"Some of the smartest people in America fell for Bernie Madoff's scam. Trump knows what every con man knows, telling people what they want to hear...."
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"\"Mike Pence: 'We have no tolerance for hate and violence from white supremacists, neo-Nazis, or the KKK'\"\nBut Antifa and BLM are just fine.",
"If you idiots would realize that this cougar had more right to be there than the stupid feral cats, this wouldn't have happened!!!!",
"Good grief, how can you, Trump supporters, possibly defend this by bringing up Benghazi? What kind of defense is that? This absolute idol worship for this scumbag defies logic. I have a 27 year old son. The sorrow those parents are suffering is unfathomable to me - and what would it feel like to know that your Muslim sons' death as a soldier means nothing to a presidential candidate? That he would even question your heartbroken wife for not speaking! Trump wishes now that his own phony wife would have kept her mouth shut.",
"You wouldn't know a troll if you looked in the mirror.",
"Yes, will put my money on Kevin O'Leary to clean the crap within Federal Conservative Party of Canada, and scrape Gerald Butts, Katie Telford, Ontario’s past staff, wyneedalton and oh ya …..junior from Ottawa,",
"What makes you a liar are lies you've written, like:\n\"The point of atheism is to tear down churches\"\n\"You can't even acknowledge that other people have the right to hold beliefs that differ from your own.\"\n\"In your mind, you know what is true and best for you and all others.\"\n\nAnd muting me just shows that you're an intellectual coward.",
"Yes, he is misunderstood, sniff, sniff so sad. I know liberals are out there going \"Awe, what a poor soul he is. Shame on those nasty victims!\".",
"I would agree with you if those arguments you cite were reasoned. Too often the charlatans that make up the right wing media machine will do a multi-show \"expose\" on some liberal conspiracy, only at the very end say that they found nothing. Unfortunately the rubes that truly believe this idiocy don't hear the short bit that claims the previous week's shows were all just speculation. I listened to it with Beck and the FEMA camps, and it happened again and again through the entire Obama administration. \n\nAs for the idiots on college campuses, that is a whole other bag of poo, the kids there can't seem to understand free speech. Bear in mind, though that just because you have a right to say something doesn't mean that you will find an audience that doesn't think you a fool. The best thing that could be done to folks like Coulter, is when they speak at a college, no protests, but instead, let speak, their foolishness will be enough.",
"There for awhile, I thought all the clowns in Oregon worked for PERS, CoverOregon, EWEB and LTD. Now I see that some work for UO too.",
"I don't know about all that but that was a pretty trashy thing to say. Trash indeed",
"John A ,the dirty bugger even hid the whiskey from the Irish rail workers too",
"Foolish reply. Trump deliberately avoided endorsing Article 5 in order to bring about the response which he has now seen - from Germany and now from Canada. If you really think the Americans are simply going to retreat from the world stage and never be heard from again you are deluded. Trump has the G7 leaders right where he wants them.",
"Awwww poor poor wavemaker. You lost, grow up, accept it and move on. You lost, you are on the losing side of what America wanted. Your childish whining just makes me all the happier!",
"…because wearing your Nazi paraphernalia while waving your Confederate flag really does demonstrate that Confederate flag does not represent any defense of racism and bigotry.\n\n...",
"Because the mental midget is a pervert!",
"Stuff your dictatorial crap."
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"domestikgoddez=linda hamilton=ROTTEN APPLES...................\n\nWHO picked your name? Moe, Curley, or Larry?????? Oh wait, those are White guys.................",
"He has taken a page from Trump's book or should I say webpage from Trump's Twitter account.",
"President Michael \"Blackface\" Schill, good job.",
"KY makes the same mistake as so many other pundits.\n\nPeople did not rise up to embrace Trump as an agent of change -- he got fewer votes than Mitt Romney did.\n\nThe election was decided by Democrat voters who stayed home -- many did so because the media kept saying Clinton couldn't lose.",
"Of course! Winning or losing shouldn't have ANY importance regarding 'Breaking the Law'! This woman has broken all the rules regarding Russia, the uranium deal, the $500,000.00 Bill got paid to give a speech by Russians, the tarmac meeting before the election, the 33,000 emails, the classified documents on Weiners computer, what more do you want. There is NONE of this on Trump, none, but the Dimm's have started this witchhunt, and now it's time to go after the real Criminal!",
"The pots calling the kettle black. Kaaihue's main crime is she isn't smart enough to pretend she's not racist.\nOn the subject of Trump, Hillary's no better.\nColin Powell for President!",
"If there was ever a comment that sounded like a Trump type outlandish, intolerant attack on those he disagreed with it is this.",
"Contracts can always be broken or renegotiated. Ask Donald Trump...",
"Dr. Strangelove, aka one D. Trump, has a grade four level of English, which is plain to see. He's lied about his academic standing at Wharton probably because his term-papers were too difficult to write, so obviously Twitter is just perfect. It is the perfect match for the man and the moment. He has no idea how the Chinese have set him up in order to make him look foolish, which of course, he is. \"All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.\" - The Art of War = Sunzi.",
"And yours is plotting the destruction of Canada on Khan Island with Hillary and Soros. \nAt least with Trump we get all the facts...\nYou slippery slimy Liberals are taking our country by whispers",
"How is this fact a \"nothingburger\"?\n\nManafort DID do these things.",
"What's wrong with this guy? He must come from a wealthy California family with that kind of money. He has more money than brains because he could have gone down to any STRIP Club, picked out a HOT Panuni and for $1,000.00-$2,000.00 taken her home and made some hay while the sun shines, and afterwards, NO Questions asked, NO Drama, NO JAIL TIME...........Dooooooohhhhhhhhh. This guy should have talked to Homer first...................",
"York has no concept of what the presidency is about. Read a book please. Using \"Trump is Trump\"\nas some kind of defense for this embarrassment is sad. Is this what you'll put up with just to get a right winger on the court?",
"More SOCIALIST FAKE NEWS from the Soros ADN! I read Breitbart and I know that my president is never, can never and will never be wrong! Trump says there is nothing to this Russia thing, nothing to see here, time to move on! This is all made up by libs to compensate for the fact that they lost the election (losey losers who lost). Trump must fire the special prosecutor, declare himself emperor for life, outlaw the democratic party and implement tax cuts by fiat before it's too late! Special prosecutor why isn't he focused on the real story which is Hillary Clinton and all her misdeeds. 30 years of feverish talk radio inspired anticipation and she still isn't in jail! What's up with that you guys!\nIf Trump isn't shown the deference and respect he deserves, he may just take his incredible dealmaking abilities and business acumen back to the private sector. Where would America be then? Won't someone think of the 1% and the massive tax cuts they need to make America great again??",
"Being sheltered all your life does have some draw backs. They both seem like intelligent people. so I just don't quite understand what they expected. After the way the Donald has acted all his adult life they should have known they were headed to a snake pit that would try to eat them alive.\n Their daddy made their bed for them now they must lie in it",
"Trump knows he cannot bring manufacturing jobs back to the rust belt for a whole host of reasons like automation and the changing demands of the global economy. But he can certainly give his supporters a target, like immigrants and Muslims, to blame for all their problems and that is what he is doing. It is populist authoritarianism 101. \n\nThe most important thing that we can do is keep protesting and make it uncomfortable as possible for the people who voted for Trump. Don't let them, especially suburbanites who voted because of the Supreme Court or they didn't like Hillary, ignore what is happening. Make sure they are reminded of people like the little refugee children who were harmed by Trump's orders.",
"Oh Rochy give it a rest will ya. First off you have never read Marx or Gramsci and the fact you keep devoting words to a thinker from 150 years ago is tiring. Marx helped usher in a lot of the rights you as a worker enjoy today. And a lot of it is very dated for sure. But what I don't get with you low effort types is the anger and hostility and the child like arguments. \nNow just what did Thomas say that was wrong rochy? Is he increasing military spending? I heard he was, so that increases debt; is he cutting taxes on the wealthy? I heard he was so that is also increasing debt. And the wall rochy the wall.... he says he is going to pay for it up front and bill them later...will that add to the debt rochy? Trump has gone bankrupt 5x and stiffed people for large sums of money and could care less. What are your thoughts on that debt rochy? Is that a good way to do business? You can do it rochy you angry man-child. Where are the cost cuts coming from rochy?",
"Absurd in its adherence to alt.facts.",
"Mmmm-hmmmm, a Trump-led international economic revolution, based on tax cutting, deregulation and climate change Denial. Seems like this guy's been having a bit too much mulled wine.",
"Breaking news. Politician thumbs nose at political machine. Puts people ahead of politics.",
"Depends on your frame of reference and knowledge of reality. To the US left Obama and the Clintons are right wing facilitators of corporate power.",
"White male conciousness is rising, fake news wont stop it.",
"Where do you Trumpkins come up with this stuff? The CBO is non-partisan...sheesh....",
"Come out, come out, and make some news.",
"The comparisons normalize Trump. But the assault on truth - even from an imperfect media - should alarm any thinking human.",
"This lady will take issue with ANYTHING Trump says. He could offer her a million dollars and she’ll find fault somewhere. This is the kind of person that has an agenda and will do whatever it takes to cause more hate and dissection.",
"\"...and elect a President informed by social justice.\"\n\nAn SJW president? LOL!!!! \n\nGod helps us all!",
"Rightontheleft is on crack. Just move on folks nothing to see here.",
"Just so RG readers know, the author of this spiel is a guy named Michael Barbaro -a guy who's been repeatedly called out for dishonesty and bias by FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting) and is well known to shill Republican's like Jeb Bush (who he claims- get this: \" is “bookish,” a “voracious reader” and “self-described nerd” who “flew in Ivy League social scientists for daylong seminars with his staff.\") \n\nAnd also for Paul Ryan, whose outright lies about basic arithmetic apparently make him some sort of maths and economic wizard. To Barbaro, at least.\n\nQuite frankly, given this guy's background and utter disregard ethics on the record- RG readers have a right to ask why his material is being reprinted here.",
"I have never heard anyone - not even the strongest Liberal supporter - call this fool intelligent. Remember the editorial cartoon during the last campaign that featured each of the leaders as a Wizard of Oz character? Captain Crayons was shown as the scarecrow with the thought balloon saying \"If I only had a brain\"",
"You clearly haven't read or don't understand the bill. This is how Trump won the election - uneducated voters.",
"It had nothing whatever to do with uniting anyone. It had everything to do with distracting people from the fact that the father of Mr. Owens snubbed Trump at Dover Air Force Base. Trump went there for a photo op and it didn't work out so well for him.\n\nTrump is a psychotic. His administration is a failed, hot mess.",
"And then its off to the stronghold at Christian Conservative Politics at Colorado Christian University. Seems like this is just a public relations tour to get some photo of happy constituents. Must have learned that from Trump.",
"\"- you began to emasculate men.\"\n\n<looks down my pants> Yup...still there. Been listening to Pat Robertson, I see....\n\n\"- you decided to make our children soft.\"\n\nOh..so if we speak up against bullying, that's making kids soft. I heard Michael Savage spout that line, too...\n\n\"- you attacked our way of life.\"\n\nBut it's OK to attack gays and ethnic minorities...gotcha...\n\n-\"you decided to let our government get out of control.\"\n\nYou mean like Bush & Co. illegally spying on us during his regime...\n\n\" \"You\" created \"us\" - the silent majority.\"\n\nNo...you have always been there. That's a term Tricky Dicky Nixon coined.\n\n\"We became fed up; we pushed back and spoke up.\"\n\nYeah..we saw how at Trump rallies when you physically attacked those who disagreed with Herr Drumpf.\n\nBet you're looking forward to wearing your brown shirts....",
"What does that mean? Other than that some right wing nut job had do spout?",
"As one of the dispicable few, I was wondering if all of us conservatives fall into the category of......\"coal roller preacher grandkids hoodlums in Homer\". I think you would better serve your point of view, or your perception of reality by following your own advise to us and spend some time in Yemen, Oman, Saudi Arabia, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, for example. I have, and your pie in the sky idea of \"live and let live\" absolutely doesn't exist in those and other Muslim locations. I know.... I've worked and lived there.......",
"How about crooked Hillary and her Husband Bill, URANIUM 1 deal, which also included Obama, Mueller (the former head of the FBI, about collusion with Russia. This was before Trump had them on his team and two years earlier than when he actually ran for President and won. Also Loretta Lynch, Susan Rice, Eric Holder, Podesta, Wasserman Schultz, Belize and Jarrett. Did I miss anyone????? Tony Podesta reisigned fromhis own company today??? Ring a bell with you Chimborazo??",
"Informative article that avoids sensationalism.\nAs long as the status-quo Patricians that wield power through the stranglehold of money on the political system - continue in their efforts to thwart change demanded by the working-class plebeians, who have a propensity for voting against their interests, there will be further deterioration into a fractured and balkanized America.\nWhen people become disenfranchised, they then become angry and are not rational and seek refuge in whacky theories and demagogues. Trump is only the beginning. \nAs long as the media portrays those that want change of a corrupted system as \"deplorable\" citizens, to justify their unsustainable security state, the interaction between the government and the people will only get worse.\nConscious and compassionate participants in change is what the future demands of us.",
"Everybody knows what Trump is, even his own children but they've got hundreds of millions in inheritance to consider so allowing his hands to rove around the hips and haunches area I guess must be tolerated. No, Trump bragging about deliberately walking in on the teenage girls involved in his pageants in various states undress, bragging about his habit of sexually assaulting women, no these kinds of things won't be going away. As for right-wing Christians, not Christians--there's a difference, overwhelming support for a candidate who openly admits to such attitudes and actions, well let's just say I have always been a fan of irony. That you state that such claims that anyone can easily find proof to back up bearing no semblance to reality is merely an instance of convenient amnesia.",
"Funny how the StarAdvertiser descibed above how the ENTIRE Hawaii Republican Party was there to greet Trump.",
"You mean like-Hillary's lies and Obama's lies and all the medias lies? I'll take the Trump lies anytime before theirs.",
"Sometimes propaganda and faulty logic has to be confronted with facts.. Layla is doing the uninformed a favor.",
"Please Mr. Trump when in office, put on\nyour best lead boot ant plant it up Justin\ntrudopes commie backside.\nThank You \nRegards.\nJC",
"You could be right but I doubt it. \nIf I was DeSousa my main objective would have been to teach the sleazy, meddling, arrogant Federal Liberals a lesson for BARRING him from running without a valid reason (which eased the pathway for a guaranteed in the bag James victory [which ultimately backfired on them]) and also JAMES BEING SECRETLY IN CAHOOTS AND IN ON IT, thus DeSousa working towards an \"ANYBODY BUT YOLANDE JAMES\" victory. \nHe wouldn't really care if Rizqy or Lambropoulos got in, as long as it was one of them AND NOT YOLANDE JAMES ! \nIt just so happened that Lombropoulos got in because of the voting deal she SECRETLY cut with James before the vote. Lombropoulos is not so innocent and naive as she looks. She obviously knows how to play the game. \nJames thought she was benefiting from cutting the deal but she FATALLY overestimated her 1st ballot support. The deal unexpectedly worked to Lombropoulos advantage and she got in. She even was surprised and shocked to win.",
"China is trying to solve this problem, with or without the US. \nBuffoonery does not help.\n.\nGhosts of Presidents Past:\n.\nDonald Trump seems able to lie more easily, more often, and with fewer qualms than even Richard Nixon.\n.\nDonald Trump seems even more thin-skinned, more insecure, and more vindictive - and to treat staff and cabinet more harshly and contemptuously - than even Lyndon Johnson.\n.\nNeither is an easy achievement.\nWhat a combination.\n.\nDespite their tragic flaws, Nixon and Johnson were both genuinely brilliant, widely-read, knowledgeable men of huge intellectual reach.\n.\nDonald Trump?\n.\nHas he read a book in his life?\never been known for scholarship, like Nixon?\never been known to have the unquenchable appetite for hard work, Machiavellian knowledge of legislative procedure, and nose-counting ability, like Johnson?\n.\nThe honesty of Nixon +\nThe employee relations and thick-skin of Johnson +\nNo known substantive knowledge for the job.\n.\n= Make America great again.\n.\nLOL.",
"LOL, a MoCA test might be in order.",
"No, they didn't want Trump. They wanted anybody but Trump. In the Repub Establishment's eyes, Trump is to the Republican Party what Al Czervik [Rodney Dangerfield] was to Bushwood Country Club in Caddyshack.",
"Yeah, don't fret too much about those hateful postings re: Obama, consider the source - people who voted for the lunatic Grifter in Chief - zero credibility.",
"\"Hottubjoe (nee DiscoJoe), often does not rely on facts when he offers an opinions, and offers many opinions on subjects he knows absolutely nothing about.\"\n\nThe same can be said for most of the Trump backers on here.",
"R.D. has zero proof, of course. He just likes to blame problems on minority groups he doesn't like.",
"Only Lisa had the stones to stand up for Alaska and say NO to Trump and McConnell.\nOhio Dan crumpled like a cheap suit.",
"Brad Sherman must be targeted, just like he and others of the Left are attempting to destroy the Trump presidency.\n\nNothing less will suffice.",
"It's almost as if Crestone expected trouble.",
"Don't be sorry. This is a mess of his own creation. He knew exactly what he was doing and said it several times for his own self-promotion.",
"Gtfo of here trask.",
"Keep your concern over Obama and let Trump deny it happened. That is as logical as a soup sandwich.",
"The mouthpiece for all things unscientific and ideologically insane continue his weekly diatribe of scurrilous effluent devoid of fact or truth. The worst of the many such massively funded sycophants for the Corporate Oligarchs and the Republican party epitomized by the evil one, Trump. Time for a Revolution.",
"I thought this was from The Onion!",
"You wish isis, it was just a disgruntled redneck.",
"It's not about common sense. It's about power and jobs.",
"No woman should be alone in Trumpland.",
"Good old Newt is linking Machado to Benghazi. And if this isn't enough to lead one to the conclusion that these guys are suffering from early onset dementia, I don't know what would. And maybe his supporters are ok with that. Yeah, I want a guy who spends his early morning hours tweeting about \"fat chicks\" etc to be the CinC.",
"It seems that Mr. Manning and perhaps his closest Conservative friends are trying to ride on the coattails of Pres. Donald Trump. Do they think that if they rant and point fingers at all non-Conservatives they'll get the angry non-political people to jump on their bandwagon? I think they are trying to tap into the disappointment that so many feel and are hoping they'll easily buy into being saved by a political party. It's a dangerous game.\n\nRona Ambrose's comment that a government's role is to serve the people who pay the bills, not the well-heeled interests that talk the loudest is ridiculous. She and many of her Conservative friends are pretty well-heeled and they speak loudly. If hers isn't an attempt to create an \"us and them\" environment, I don't know what is.\n\nI want leadership that cares about every single citizen--the Conservatives don't seem able to comprehend such leadership in their current mindset.",
"In fact, you are being both snarky and argumentative. You think you have a clean soapbox when you preface your statement like that? In fact, you, tRump and tRumpytes should just let Hillary get on with her life and stop with your unmitigated and baseless hate of her. You just love to get riled up, huh? You don't know what or why, just that you join the crowd. It is all the mob mentality where any rationality or humanity is lost in the rage of the mob. Think about it. That is your statement and it is unacceptable and, yes, deplorable.",
"<<Trump can go to the devil, for all I care.>>\n\nBut did you vote for him?",
"Maggie...another brilliant commentary on the Trump phenomena",
"You need to develop better argumentation than Nazis and bear analogies.",
"...As opposed to the hard fascism of getting people riled up to lock up your political opponents, or use violence against the media...?\n\nHey, I saw that last Trump advertisement before the election: I heard all the dog-whistles about elites and cosmopolitans. This was a piece that could have been produced by Leni Riefenstahl. If you didn't hear the anti-Semitic messages, you were deliberately not listening.",
"Islamophobia is caused by knowing what they are up to.",
"Here's the problem with that: Melania Trump, Michelle Obama, Nancy Reagan, Eleanor Roosevelt, Dolly Madison ... not one of them is or was a trained and professional rescue worker. Who cares what they do? They are mostly there for a photo op, telling the world that America's got this. Nothing more.\n\nFootwear neither adds to nor takes away from that.\n. \nCriminy, I can't believe this is even a top of discussion. Maybe Mrs. Trump can fire her handler for not heading this off at the door. But it wasn't. Still a nothingburger.",
"I'm not a religious man but I can't help but notice how Bannon's Breitbart and other alt right websites are the false prophets of today. The works that they publish are a mixture of truth and completely ridiculous B.S. and everything in between. Sadly their unsophisticated subscribers most often fail to differentiate between the real and the made up. The false prophets designed it that way.\n\nNow take a look at The Donald. He is in every conceivable way the exact opposite of what the Christian religions have told us about Jesus. Polar opposites. It wouldn't be a stretch to say Trump is the antichrist; in every single way the opposite of Jesus Christ.\n\nIf I was religious I'd be very afraid, but I'm not, so I'm just the normal amount of afraid.",
"It's the economy stupid - Nothing else matters, and this will be a walk in the park for him (or Pence).",
"I'd say someone's catchphrase center was triggered.",
"Thanks, \nI must point out that your examples are but small potatoes compared to sending swarms of MIRVs down upon a nation because POTUS didn't like their Tweet.",
"I don't know why you called Klastri the failed ACLU lawyer. It was the Donald after all who filled bankruptcy on more than one occasion. \n\nI would not be willing to be president. I have no government experience so I would also be like theDonald, a fish out of water.",
"I believe Trump is operating with a Abundance of Caution, with reason. Not bigotry.",
"An interview with a half-wit ;)",
"Kind of like you would take any opportunity to attempt to suggest that Trump supporters are worse than everybody else. Grow up!",
"Good luck finding an actual journalist these days.",
"Fair enough regarding Chicago, but does that mean all of American is in some type of Mad Max post apocalyptic crime battle? Not at all but that is what Trump is still preaching.",
"President Obama's election and eight years in office WAS polarizing. It brought the racists in our country out from under their rocks as they spewed their hatred toward a black man who dared to be elected President of the United States. \"Just who the hell does this N$#$%# think he is?\" \"Doesn't he know his place?\" We have fellow posters on this site who still spew this same disgusting rhetoric of hatred. Those racists are now out in the open, having been motivated by, first, the election of \"one of them\" and, then further encouraged by the hatefilled rhetoric and actions of Donald Trump. \n\nI condemned Hillary Clinton's \"broad stroke\" use of the term \"deplorables.\" Not all Trump supporters are deplorable.....we all know that. However, we also know the ault-right, white supremacist and white nationalist are among the most ardent supporters of Trump and, are indeed, DEPLORABLE. (pardon me for yelling). It would be nice if DT could muster the courage to repudiate them. Gary Crum",
"My guess is that Trump has no interest in negotiation or reconciliation. He's a pure conservative ideologue who's only interest is to do the bidding of his tea party masters. The world is in trouble for sure.",
"Have you even spent any time in Washington politics or any time in the C-suite? This isn't even Hawaiian style, this happens daily across the board. I have spent time in both of the above and drunken rants are par for the course at everything ranging from political fundraisers, lobbyist events and at deal closing parties for pretty much every large deal closing / acquisition. Don't get me started on the executive retreats. \n\nThe level of shock you have that this type of activity occurs shows a complete lack of experience in power or alternatively you were in similar positions but no one invited you to the real after party because they knew you were a buzzkill.\n\nFurther, a white man using Hawaiian pidgin in a mocking tone, mocking the sophistication of the speaker is highly analogous to a white man using in an ebonic dialect to insult the sophistication a black man. Far more people would be willing to put you under the hose for leveling such an insult against an entire group of people.",
"Perhaps the column has been given a rhetorical title. Trump flip flops from day to day. On Monday it might be the madman \"strategy\". On Tuesday it might be the con man \"strategy\". Variety is not always the spice of life.",
"Jeff Sessions also met with these people, and lied about it under oath.",
"Howard Zinn wrote a book called \"The People's History of the United States\". One of his themes is that the upper class has always let enough money flow into the hands of the middle class that the middle class will identify with the upper class rather than the working class.\nI think what has happened in the last 30 years under Democratic and Republican presidents alike is that the upper class has abandoned that strategy, become more avaricious, decided to go for all the gold, and damn the consequences.\nWe are becoming the world's richest third-world country. More and more of the country's wealth is in the hands of a small few who are working to make sure they keep it. The Republicans may finally achieve their dream of abolishing the inheritance tax. Collapsing infrastructure. Few social services. Disdain by those at the top towards everyone else. A ruling elite. Perversion of democratic institutions. Trump's agenda simply is more upfront about it.",
"Something is funny here. i thought intelligence is David Mahlobo's job and hawks is for corruption? are the hawks trying to let us know that they have finally woken up from their slumber? i am sure this guy just wants extra cash after the downgrade to junk status and know the security will be increased on all officials. they are creating jobs. clever",
"There better be some rifts or it was a wasted election!",
"What is most puzzling: how does Trump know that all the dead voters went against him? :)",
"The author didn't mention it but tit-for-tat works best where the opponent gains little from the bullying, while you gain a lot by ending it. That's true in games and trade.\n\nTake a bear survival analogy. If you come face to face with a bear, stay still (co-operate). If it is alone, and makes for you, ready to fight (retaliate). Yell. Throw your backpack. Pull your knife. Grab a branch and fight. Running makes you look like food, and belligerence makes you look like a difficult meal. But Trump is definitely not starving.\n\nHowever, if the bear is with cub this probably won't work. She has more skin in that game and belligerence just makes you look like a bigger threat. Putting distance between you and the cub is your top survival priority. We are not a security threat to the US.",
"Did you pull that statement off the DNC website?",
"Naw Trump is a breath of fresh air compared to the career politicans that seem to hang around!\n\n\"My failures have been errors in judgment, not of intent.\" Ulysses S. Grant",
"It has got to be bad if the Clinton's are grumbling about it.",
"A few years ago we bought a new truck from a local dealership. Young salesman was intelligent and charming. He had a picture of his four year old son on the desk and had tears in his eyes as he spoke of his love for the youngster. Later as we got to know him in the drawn out process of deal making he revealed that he was Sandy Hook truther, i.e. a denier of the carnage wrought on that elementary school that had taken the lives of 26 children his sons age. Another intelligent person afflicted with the poisonous plague of disinformation that is destroying reason in this once great nation. Having never met anyone who questioned what the media was reporting on Sandy Hook I went home and googled. One half of the first page was statements by law enforcement/first responders, the rest was the ugliest, vilest conspiracy theories imaginable. Our young salesman had fallen for the crap. Why? He no doubt voted for trump. Why can so many Americans no longer recognize the truth? Right wing media?",
"Hillary was a tired old hag who wasn't electable - Yes Hollywood NOBODY cares what you have to say, wow big surprise!!!!!\n\nMiddle America needs to stop supporting these entitled out of touch elitist - poor babies just can't handle how meaningless they truly are.\n\nWe should drag these zombies in hand cuffs back to the American border every time one of the slithers its way over to Canada to cry about our energy sector!!!!!!!",
"The \" I want to blow up the white house\" f bomb filled rant by Madonna, the car burnings, the constant warnings about neo nazis and Hitler on MSNBC and by speakers at the March, the constant talk about the now tiny and irrelevant KKK on CNN and no name white supremacists, the lunatics running to be the DNC chair, one of whom said \" my job is get white people to shut their mouths\" ... these things are NOT helping. Not one of the tens of millions of women or men who voted for Trump is going to regret their vote seeing these people on stage.",
"Before joining the Trump administration, Price was in Congress where the judicious use of tax payers' money is a fantasy.",
"I have my reservations about this story but I don't think you know what \"fake news\" actually means.",
"It wasn't very long ago that Tommie Smith and John Carlos were ostracized for doing a black power fist pump during the Olympic ceremonies. I guess it doesn't count when Trump brings this same insult to the national anthem up. Well he's Trump, so he must be wrong, but in this instance he is not.\nThis is what he refers to, when he says \"fake news\". Pretending to be insulted by what he stated is fake/false/B.S.",
"This just confirms to vote for Trump - we have NO chance with Hillary",
"Has anyone ever said NO to this man?",
"And I care why? If you think that makes me feel sad and therefore I will stop exposing the Alt Left for what they are, you be thinking wrong! \n\nDesperation is readily apparent! Really, Hillary backers should just give up. Trump won. \n\nHave a great night! I am :)",
"My, I do love satire....But, wait, perhaps Mr. Gowins is serious. Oh, come on now....he couldn't be....but, after re-reading the letter, I think he is quite serious. \n\nMr. Gowins says \"stand up to bullies.\" I agree. However, we need to recognize Donald J. Trump is the greatest bully on the public stage. Study his history, watch the Billie Bush video where he brags of bullying women with sexually assaultive behavior. Watch the GOP debates where he bullies and belittles everyone on stage. Watch the videos of his bullying the parents of a fallen soldier and belittling a disabled reporter....the list goes one and on. For Mr. Trump, bullying is a way of life.\n\nFake news? Really, KellyAnn Conway defended Mr. Trump by asserting he had a right to his \"alternative facts.\" Read the documentation of the literally hundreds of lies he's told since running for office. The Donald is the KING OF LIARS.\n\nBTW: I'm proud of America....but I'm ashamed of our President. regards, Gary Crum",
"What's the bluffer in chief to do?",
"I think the articles expose a great deal of information regarding your company and your plans. The dot.com reference was yours, not mine. You use the term \"anger\", I would use \"disgust.\" One of the elements of the \"American Dream\" is the willingness to compete in the marketplace. Your business plan involves the creation of a monopoly for your company...the antithesis of competing in the marketplace. You suggest I would be \"impressed\" with your staff...attorneys, judges, real estate leaders and accountants... Actually, I was markedly unimpressed with the key roles of a man guilty of a \"road rage\" incident killing as a \"security consultant\" and a several times convicted illegal drug-peddler as head of sales...Surely the irony of those two individuals' jobs doesn't escape you. \n\nTo ascribe \"anger\" as the motivation of a person's opposition to your plan is to attempt to trivialize that opposition. As I say, I'm not \"angry\".....I'm disgusted. I trust the voters will be too. Gary Crum",
"Perhaps it’s because he is so overtly racist.",
"More fake news that as absolutely no proof provided.",
"Wow, repeated one of Donald Trump's disgusting phrases from the Access Hollywood tape (altered, no less, to soften its blow) and it didn't make \"civility standards\" Yet half the population thought it was fine enough to elect him president of the US. go figure.",
"You seem to describe Keith_moon's comments talking about posting methods and his personal attacks",
"The Russians are back posting\n\nThey don't even believe Trump anymore",
"I think you missed the point.....this was sarcasm.",
"All of us who are not white supremacists should pay close attention. Trump/Bannon has a definite, demented plan to take this country down, and it doesn't look like Congress will grow a backbone in time to rein it in.",
"Tom is just politically motivated. Something I'm trying very hard to get away from.",
"Maybe it's high time that people who believe in common sense and who hold good values and believe in upholding the laws of the land and protecting/restoring our way of life start to get organized and speaking up against these liberal/feminist types? What the heck have they got to protest about? Trump is trying to stop the flow of entries from countries that are dangerous to us until such time as a proper screening mechanism is in place. He's about trying to rectify trade agreements that have resulted in massive numbers of good jobs leaving and the middle class disappearing while at the same time the rich and society/political elites stuff their pockets full. He believes in investing in health care, education and infrastructure so that we can at least try to play catch up to countries that have left us in their dust. And for the first time in a very long time he seems to be providing political leadership that delivers on campaign promises. Wake up people. Trump is a good thing.",
"An oblique way of comparing Trump to Hitler. Interesting tactic.",
"Her family history is relevant because she spun another story.\n\nIt goes to honesty and bias.",
"You sound like Trump, \"This election is rigged and corrupted!!!\"\n...until it isn`t.",
"While this lame attempt at deflection dies, watch Trump fans get more and more desperate to change the subject. And the crowd of people who would be suckered into this faulty line of logic is also shrinking rapidly.",
"Bubba needs some new friends.",
"If all Mr. Trump's statements truly did \"stand on their own\" there would be no need for the media to do anything but dutifully report them. Instead, they pluck them out of context, reinterpret what they \"really\" mean, and spin them for one, two, or three days depending on how long they think they can gain political advantage from it. In Mr. Trump's case, this is being done by the liberal media supporting Mrs. Clinton, as well as by much of the conservative media who support the old guard GOP who fear losing power in their own party. This is not to imply that Mr. Trump does not say some stunningly uninformed things from time to time, but not the steady stream spoon fed to us by the media, and not every comment on every topic as they would lead us to believe. As for unfitness to be president, Hillary lies nonstop, puts our national security at risk, fails to secure our mission in Benghazi, uses inside information to make money, uses her political position to make money...it never stops."
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"Hammer them relentlessly like they do you daily, don't stop until they grow up and stop behaving like children.",
"Playing stupid is NOT an excuse. We need leaders that LEAD by example. How dare you condemn the actions of someone else when at the same time refusing to be accountable for your own??!! \nSaying you will pay now is oops I got caught. Ok, ok, I will \"offer\" to repay it since you caught me. Has anyone ever come forward to repay their per diem BEFORE it came public knowledge in the news??",
"Canadians stranded by Irma are huge whiners, sounds like. At least THEY can go home. How about the Cubans?\n\nEntitled twats.",
"All those pedestrian deaths? It’s the cell phone zombies, stupid",
"The guy's a damn cop, so what do you expect?",
"I hope that they all Take A Knee this weekend, I would much rather see the NFL die by suicide then death by a thousand cuts. I hope it will free up the air space for better programming.",
"Other than an ad hominem attack on his character do you have a single counterpoint to what he's said, consistently, since 2010? Or are you another hypocrite that hated Obama but wants to vote for the EXACT same thing? Face it. People like you are the reason we're $20 TRILLION in debt. You pal. Just vote for Sanders next time. You'll be more honest. OR let the free market work.",
"The King and Queen of Coal Mines, a slap in the face to the GEA, Butts, Telford LOL.",
"Let me get this straight, you are saying that the truth, exposed by the release of dem. e-mails, in your mind, is wrong because you on the left have a very difficult time with truth? You left wing voters are only able to do and say, oh and also to only believe what you are told to and when it is proven you are being treated like useful idiots it is the fault of those who exposed these facts and not the leaders of your corrupt party? You really believe the words of the left, their own words, should not be exposed? Are you in fact saying you are okay with being used? That you are okay with the corruption of the dem. party and instead of looking at what was exposed, we are to fret over maybe someone changed their mind when they allowed their selves to look at facts instead of being a loyal puppet and just listen to what they were told to? What a sad party the dems. have become. I am glad to see such corruption imploding.",
"Indians don't have monuments to glorify the evils of slavery. But Southern whites do. What good comes out of glorifying evil acts.",
"SFDl, no comparison whatsoever. I do not have a problem with the hijab but draw the line with a burka. When it comes to a toque or scarves, I would imagine one usually takes them off when entering a bank for instance seeing one gets too hot. The burka is not a religious symbol but something stupid men as a rule force upon their females. I also object to demonstrators wearing mask, why do they do that? Because they are cowards and know full well they very likely will act contrary to law. The burka does not belong in a western society.",
"Are you seriously suggesting that Trump does not seem clueless? His cluelessness is something that can't even be disputed. He put out four different positions on healthcare in 48 hours last week alone. At some point, people who still support this buffoon are going to have to admit this is a disaster. Not only has he accomplished nothing to date, he doesn't even have any well-thought-out policies that he even wants to accomplish.",
"This proposal by the orange Pillsbury boy to our south is offensive, yes, also so ridiculous as to be unworkable. How, precisely, is any security screening to determine who is Muslim and who is Christian? He's not offering refuge to Jews under persecution? What's with that? It is not possible to tell if someone is Christian or Muslim by simply looking at them. There are many Lebanese Christians (Danny Thomas and Jamie Farr are two of many examples of Christian Lebanese Americans). One can't even tell within North America who is a Christian and who is not. Many sincere Christians do not attend an organized church because they find many to be businesses more interested in securing their financial bottom line than in helping people to connect with God. Perhaps Trump and some of his fellow Republicans in the Senate and in the House consider themselves to be Christians? Actively seeking to withhold access to quality healthcare based on income is NOT consistent with Jesus' teachings.",
"no i know reality bud, the leap manifesto is a sick twisted bunch of bs society is rejecting ..now i know cristy is a crook on raising funds, (as all libs are) but unless you are ready to vote conservative and start a new direction, you have no choice, the ndp will all but ruin the economy",
"What obsession? Dont be a fool. She is admired and noteworthy due to her honest stance amongst the rotten party that is the ANC. She has more value remaining within the ANC that from without.",
"is anyone surprised to learn that Hollywood liberal male actors (Crowe and Damon) are really misogynistic hypocrites? I'm not."
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"\"Some say?\"\nMost of the country says. Has the RG been taking Trump and Fox News lessons in writing headlines?",
"Hey, what about me? If Trump wins can he send a special prosecutor after me too? And all my friends, and their friends (since we all think that Trump is totally lame). \n\nLet's dance!",
"Much rather have a LEADER who is all out and get things done. Ige is NOT a leader a nice guy but NO LEADER. and people wonder why Hawaii is so messed up. Keep voting for those (D)onkeys.",
"Disgusted,\n\nIf you want to know what truly bad columnists look like, just wander over to the National Post site.",
"Well, I would hope that people are brighter than that and that people actually educate themselves. I commented on kids voting. If you want to think Americans vote based on gender, sound bites etc., go ahead. I would like to think that Americans are smarter than that.",
"I think one of your readers said it best as follows;\n“I really enjoy reading the comments accompanying an article and people’s opinions in general. I consider comments to be the ultimate in democratic discourse and, while there are some which are vacuous or offensive, most of the comments are still insightful and thought-provoking. Even the ‘nasty’ ones are part of the spectrum of public opinion and still a useful gauge of public sentiment. I also look at the comment totals as a flag of public interest and engagement.”\nIn this regard, I don't feel that the G&M should engage in too much censorship of comments. I note that the latest effort, so called peer judgement whereby one is judged by judging 3 comments to 3 different articles. I found this very confusing as in my opinion the comments had absolutely no relationship with the the corresponding article. I consider this system too cute and it just is not effective as it doesn't work.",
"So is the language leading up to this kind of shooting which attempts to demonize all who disagree with the left wing agenda---or the right wing agenda. \n\nLook at posts here at the R-G; other than the actual death threats, the Facebook posts by the killer are very similar to what we see here daily.\n\nThe Trumps and the Republicans are the personification of evil.",
"Ok....then how many felons, illegal aliens and others who have had no right to vote or otherwise lost their rights voted statewide? The fact is guys like Stoltze with his \"hearings\" on this issue and others would jump for joy to nullify the primary election. Reason, too many of their \" fellow travelers\" where knocked out of office and off the podium. They want a do over....Forget it!!!! You lost, live with it......",
"I'm not sure, but I'll pretend like you're serious. I've been a liberal all my life and, gosh, didn't realize I was a tool of Satan. Your reasoned argument has really convinced me of the errors of my ways. Actually, I find your comments sadly irrational. We need to learn to have civil exchanges of ideas and opinion and not, quite literally in your case, DEMONIZE the opposition.....Gary Crum",
"Oh Harvey. I don't expect your comment to last long. Cuz whenever anyone points out the Barbary Pirates, or Congolese Warlords, or Paul Kagame's shadow agents assassinating Patrice Lumamba... well, the comment vanishes for some strange reason.",
"I don't know, O77 . . . I kinda doubt that those officers are Bernie voters.\n\nOH! Silly me! I thought you meant the brutal tactics of our men and women in blue. \n\nNevermind.",
"That's funny. I keep getting alerts that dillwinkle replied to my comments, but they get sh1tcanned before I see them. His Clinton Derangement Syndrome isn't playing too well. It's been happening for weeks.",
"Melissa Mar-Viverito is wrong by saying ”We are going to become this administration’s worst nightmare.” She and her anti-law associates already are the country’s worst nightmare.",
"When your just a talking Puppet, the front man so to speak, put the blame where is belongs, Gerald Butts and Katy Telford.",
"Clearly the incredible work Monsef did was to berate the Parliamentary Committee's work on democratic reform without even reading the report (or, at least not understanding it at all). As Lisa Rait said \"This is unbelievable\".",
"Well, it's true, as your failure to provide any \"there\" amply demonstrates. Baghdad Bob fits Sarah Huckabee and Kellyanne. You need to delve into some facts for a change and stop relying on propaganda.",
"Although your assumption about not reading the story is inaccurate, your suggestion to restrict the Constitutional Right to Free Speech based on flawed conditions seems so Unamerican, doesn't it?",
"Love how the old reform/alliance slugs are all over this. Where were you when Yosemite Sam told Canadians that they were with the pedophiles if not in agreement with him? Where were you when the lousy Bev Oda demanded a hotel where she could smoke and ordered a limo to take her there? Lots of lousy politicos littered your time in office, yet not a peep from any of you types.\n\nRead what someone who actually served with Sajjan (his Brigadier General) said about him and he wasn't even a racist like some of you are pretending you're not. Little feet, little boys.",
"Surely as a CHRISTIAN, you agree that we are all created in Gods image,Shisaisama, so you are discriminating against God in your narrow interpretation of a flawed book called the bible. Seems like the Hale Koa should cancel this event at their facility.",
"\"Call a racist like Ann Coulter on the facts and her calls for violence, then you must be against free speech.\"\nNo I think it is more like if you dress up in an identity concealing uniform and attack peaceful meetings and marches by throwing bricks, pop bottles and M80's into the crowd, and gang up on individuals to administer a beating then you are against free speech.",
"Let’s all really enjoy Rthurs unhinged comments here. He’s really losing it. Fun to watch. Typical Rthur post: uh, duh, Hillary, oops, yah, uh, duh, democrats, I know you are, but what am I, you are ,uh, best president ever, um,um, duh, #MAGA, Hillary, democrats. Best new thing is encouraging people to jump off the Pali. Gotta love republican insanity for some morning humor. Go Rth, Go Rth. Really love his writing style for emphasis “diluuuuuuuuusional” - taking his cue from a teenagers textin style. Okay, bring it on, can’t wait to see what you say about this post. I’ll be waiting, but have to work (unlike you) so I probably won’t see it until tomorrow.",
"The world is laughing at JT and the 39.6% of the voters of the last election that bought the media BS about 'bad Harper\" and voted for a person as dumb as a sack of hammers. They're lined up at the door with their hands out and so far they've not been disappointed. Justin writes cheques to buy the country an impotent seat at the UN Security Council, to enshrine his legacy, and the trained seals supporting the LPC get up on their tails and clap their fins. Worse yet, the Chinese oligarchs, like the Ferengis on Deep Space Nine, see weakness and are swarming the moron seeking unfettered opportunity to buy the country like they are in the process of doing all over Africa (I think that was a film?).\n\nCanada elected a high school student council president to run the country. They voted for a Craig Keilburger persona as PM, but they got Ronald McDonald. \n\nThe lowest Liberal common denominator has found a new bottom baseline.",
"The \"unfounded\" series by the Globe is important and well-deserved, but we should be asking questions when this turns into a 300-person pile-on where all kinds of people come out of the woodwork and basically say, \"yeah, this thing, and my issue too.\"",
"What a remarkably absurd comment.",
"Then how about less money spent on the military industrial complex to instead care for its casualties? One per cent or so is all it would take. And little more again, to restore and maintain a decent level of scientific funding.\n\nBut that's not why they're protesting. It's because the Trumpsters are embarking on a village idiot crusade that could lay irretrievable waste to the planet – and the damage goes far beyond America.\n\nIf you think the advances made by science over the last century or so are over your head, I'm inclined to agree.",
"Judith Curry, Richard Lindzen, Freeman Dyson, Bob Carter, and John Christy. I particularly like the idea of a science which entails the presentation of data including the method of collection and allowing open criticism and open debate. I am repulsed by \"the science is settled folks\".",
"I think the strategy of hoping they will go away isn't going to work...it is clear that the last campaign gave legitimacy to extremism and white nationalists, junior KKK, new Nazis, and fomented racism. The little 'd' was at the center of this is also no surprise...he has rested on the fringe for quite a while...\"birtherism and some other stupid stuff. It got him attention, and he found that the more stupid things he said, the more press he got...it may never have occured to him that people actually believed this bs. Of course he too brought out from under the rock Stephen Miller and Bannon, among others, who are on the tail-end of the fridge. Did you hear Miller's silly take on the Statue of Liberty? He dismissed the experience of millions! The prince of Orange broke it, he bought it, but he can't fix it because then his polling will be under 10%.",
"Call such people out if you want. I might do it too, but I'm not aware of such people in my life, and I'm not aware of any in this forum. I realize you need to portray others as bad to make yourself look good, but that works no better than driving the biggest pickup in town and using a suggestive username.",
"We get to comment on death in Trump's America, but the comments about the Islamic terrorist attack in Edmonton is closed. Islamophile politics treats us like children when bad things happen in Canada.",
"They aren't actors and honestly you're glad about that because this is what you voted for: brutal force and power abusing the sick, disabled and dying for the benefit of sociopathic billionaires whom you love more than your own children. Anything less would be a big let down for you.",
"Cruel but hilarious. ;-}",
"That's surely a substantive comment.....\n\nbtw - trolling? You who claim to \"visit\" sooooo many sites have the audacity to accuse others of trolling? *lol*",
"Some like it hot.",
"President Trump is living proof of a divine sense of sarcasm - funny until it's not then everyone is sad, sad, sad - good one God - now help us clean up this mess.",
"Why should a Canadian hockey player wade into American politics? Those in Halifax who are pushing for this are as the polls show, little leftists who take great pleasure in over politicizing and controlling others.",
"And yours is plotting the destruction of Canada on Khan Island with Hillary and Soros. \nAt least with Trump we get all the facts...\nYou slippery slimy Liberals are taking our country by whispers",
"Totally unintended, but funny!",
"I've seen the pictures of the mess left by the 'planned' event for marijuana at Civic Center Park. But now, the DP 'editorial board' wants more 'anything goes' on a serene golf course in South Denver. Can you imagine the damage these people will do there? The DP can't.",
"This is weird....or worse.",
"i'm ok - ..wondering if maybe you had a run in with nitrous.... for such a happy person you support a real sour puss... wouldn't you love to be trumps next door neighbor? the guy that the whole neighborhood wishes would leave...",
"Wow -- a Trumpster calling out another commenter for being \"politically incorrect\" ?!?\n\nDoesn't that really mean, \" I WIIIIIINNNNNNNN \" !",
"I knew the Rams fans would come crying in the masses once the Buffs won.. You were all so confident after that OSU game and now you are all laden in excuses. Funny stuff",
"There are too many people who either don't give a hoot what others think or believe \"the end justifies the means.\"",
"I'm not sure what your point is. The rioters are not really part of a crusade, they like to claim that to justify destruction. It's true we are more comfortable mistreating someone we can think of as 'them'; soon more and more are 'them' and fewer and fewer are 'us'. Then what, we all retreat into our homes with a weapon?",
"Indeed. How many more spitting phlegm-spitting Chinese is McCallum to force onto Canadians?",
"I like Eric's comments a lot. He makes a lot of sense in his postings. I wouldn't know if he was a Norwegian Troll living under a bridge north of Trondheim, but I am pretty sure he is not 13 years old. But Mr. Comrade and Mr. Ronni seemed inclined to think otherwise. I respect that opinion too, but the presentation is a bit juvenile :-) I do see a pattern of insulting and putting people down that offer a differing point of view on many postings - mostly on the Right, but the Left too. Too bad.",
"a worthless punk causing problems. surprise!!",
"You know, Democrats could work constructively with the Republicans to design a replacement for Obamacare to the benefit of Americans.\n\nOn the other hand, they could just sit back on the rears like four-year-olds throwing a tantrum and watch Obamacare implode without even trying to help Americans.",
"Hey, Becket! Would you think it was funny if Bannon made a comment like this about someone who was gay? Didn't think so....",
"Its so cool to hear from the articulately deranged! Trump's a disaster for sure, no question, but the worst part is people like you who support him! Your cancer will last far beyond Trump. And here you are. Thanks for giving me a glimpse into your mind.",
"One has to love the irony Randy, this is exactly what you and TNC did with Pebble - judge, jury & executioner!",
"You mean like they rejected the tactics of the Liberals for 9 years and 4 of those where the Liberals were the RUMP party, it was more like 36% of the electorate wanted a change just like they wanted a change from the Liberal the previous 9 years.",
"Something the boy wonder doesn't think he does .... even though every single comment he makes is one. You know why, because he can't formulate his own sensible comments so he resorts to stalking people which in turn lead to derogatory comments.\n\nThe other day in the story about the Audi R7 the first comment in the story was Edwin and this:\n\n*** Better excuse than kitchen renovation for Master T to downgrade to Passat **\n\nAnd Edwin thinks only other have \"Personal Attacks\"\n\nWhen I read that I thought nobody else could possible put in such a miserable excuse fora comment but the king of Personal Attacks himself.",
"Or, the alternative theory is that investors are profit-taking.\n\nI'm no fan of Trump, but I think financial writers are putting too much emphasis on his inept performance yesterday and the market.",
"Your hilarious Sarge! You have been boasting about \"8 great years\" and now your saying that you hope he can make it to 2018! Come on! Won't you make your mind up!!!",
"I see the poor losers are out in force. Nothing to do but whine. Get over it. Move on with your lives.",
"Why are the anonymous trolls always so negative when it come to climate or tolerance questions. Their post drip with bile.",
"\"Definitely not good judgment.\"\n\nOn whose part?",
"Looks like Avenging Angel is out of touch on this topic, or can you count?",
"\"all Canadians\" when is someone in the media going to tell the shiny pony that all cdns do not support him on anything, only 36% of the people who actually voted support him, he makes false statements about us and people follow him like sheep",
"The funniest part about a deranged man in charge of the GOP is that you have a deranged man in charge of the GOP. Self inflicted wounds make for funny stories.",
"It is a desperation move by a cynical and unscrupulous politician. It is as daft and tone-deaf as Cameron calling the Brexit referendum or Tony Blair allowing votes on loosening the ties between the UK's constituent countries.",
"I just took a look at Breitbart's site.\n\nScary stuff.\n\nIf this is what civilization's up against we're in trouble. \n\nIt is the vilest pile of hate, anger, vitriol and ignorance I have ever seen assembled in one place. It is like someone collected up the drunken bar rants of every ignorant racist, nationalist, red-neck animal and posted them in one place.\n\nI find it hard to believe it's taken seriously by anyone.\n\nI find it immensely dispiriting to discover how many ignorant hate-filled people are out there.\n\nThis ain't gonna end well…",
"you tip your hand when you call them maniacs\n\nof course if they shared your interests and goals - you'd be calling them brave, noble and valiant fighting against the odds\n\nno credibility",
"Everyone knows what he's saying is true! The 9th Circuit is a crazy left. It's ok when you slam and trash the right but when you are attacked you are screaming it isn't fair. Boo hoo!",
"Sour grapes - what kid of an argument is that?",
"Couldn't agree more. The cons have been laying the groundwork for this divisiveness and un-American attitudes for YEARS and YEARS with their fake news platforms, ever since Ronnie Raygun's crew dismantled the Fairness Doctrine. Before that, they were consigned to John Bircher pamphlets and the like.\n\n\nThis president* didn't create this situation; he's the most obvious symptom of the disease, though. He even looks like and acts like the typical Faux consumer - even down to the same age of that demo.",
"Everything about this post is distasteful and reflects poorly on you This sort of rating of women in prominent positions that you think meet or don't meet your standards for \"adult -type fixations\" would hardly have passed muster even decades ago. \nI guess this is the sort of mind set that rules the day in the Conservative/Reform Party..",
"Jared Kushner,no experience advisor, is there to call Ivanka and put the telephone to the Trump ears. \"DAD,STOP!STOP!\" After calming down, Jared tells the politicians, OK you can talk to him now.",
"Get over it, two men took to the ring and one of them knocked the stuffing out of the other. It would be interesting to hear what Trump would have said if he had of been in, Justin's shoes.",
"The 'journalists' just grind out what they are told to. \n'\nWhat we need to ask is why the editors are nurturing this repetitious nonsense. \n'\nIn the Globe's case, they seem to have made a maketing analysis, abandoned the low-information right-wingers as their main target and switched to going after low-information mushy urbanist naifs.",
"As a counterpoint to RVWilliams .... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGMXoWe2ztE",
"You really \"gotta be kidding.\" If Berkowitz had caught a baby that had fallen out of a window, you, Ravin' and Kon Man would be looking for some surreptitious motive.",
"You are assuming these guys are Native. And no, this is NOT a \"reflection\" of the Inupiat culture. You are wrong on that point.",
"Good job for illiterates, people with narcolepsy, schizos who constantly talk to themselves, folks with only high school degrees, prisoners who are bored with solitary confinement, mothers-in-laws, homeless, drug addicts, and illegal immigrants. Take your pick.",
"This is all good stuff! Little Fatty Buz Cut in North Korea has even alienated the Chinese. Can you imagine if they hurl a couple of nukes back and forth? China would flatten them, end of story.",
"\"should I go along with 98% of who the media says will win the election, or Ann Coulter....99% of Leftwing mass media, or Milo Yiannopoulos?\"\" Gonna be a tough choice.",
"Unfortunately, there's a lot of folks out there who value stiggin' it to the libs more than their own economic well being.\n\n\n\"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that \"my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.\"\"\n\nISAAC ASIMOV, \"A Cult of Ignorance\", Newsweek, Jan. 21, 1980",
"\"People\" have been posting about this on this site way before Trump made light of it, seems you're the new guy to the conversation. Experience adds substance to answers, police are responding to calls now with an onslaught of people crowding around yelling racism anytime a minority is involved in any contact. You believe this is safe for anyone? As far as BS stories, I let juries determine the substance of someone's defense, they have.",
"If you actually read any of those, you'd find that they disprove TNR as a plausible solution. That's what you get for just respewing articles from cat-lickers' sites, where even they haven't read them in entirety or only cherry-picked comments that support their psychotic views of the real world.",
"Of course you did, Duke. You often do do. Your dour attitude and denigration of something as basic as human joy puts you far closer to the Islamists than to the rest of us. You deserve pity.",
"Sorry! This is wwwwaaaayyy too rational for a \"Post Truth\" / \"Alternative Facts\" based world.. Sounds too much like liberal elitist talk to me..... (insert sarcasm here)....",
"Of course there are better ones. But who wants to endure the character assassination and groveling for money that getting elected demands?",
"How do you expect to be taken seriously when you whine and throw a tantrum like a 2 year old? Your POUTrage has about as much effectiveness as the Cleveland Browns have a chance of making the playoffs in any given year.",
"Typical \"I know you are but what am I\" response stemming from an emotionally arrested and functionally childish intellectual state.",
"Eight Letter Deb is one of the most hate filled people I've ever seen. It's funny initially then it just is sad. I feel bad for her.",
"This is how the real 1% lives. \nPoliticians and bureaucrats are freaking about revenue to pay for their pigfest and pensions.\nInstead of cutting programs and deadbeats they are hunting normal innocent people......\n\nDid any of you Liberal lovers expect anything different",
"Hahahhaaa....!!!! Chickens....Cluck...Cluck...Cluck!!!!! No doubt the reality is they want a system so they can spy on each other with voice recording devises too....that way Meyers and the rest of the paranoid bunch can find out which legislators are in fact breaking ranks and perhaps beginning to think for themselves....",
"There are two parallel discussions taking place.\n\nOne involves people who have read the document, the footnotes, the dubia, and the various positions taken by prelates and others. They take the topic seriously and are engaged in a serious discussion. Some, like the author of the article Ms. Zagano, wish to man the barricades against the four cardinals. Others wonder aloud why the Holy Father does not do his job and what Footnote 351 means.\n\nThe second discussion is taking place among the folks Shakespeare describes in Julius Caesar: “.... the rabblement hooted and clapped their chapped hands and threw up their sweaty night-caps ....”.\n\nWhile they demonstrate over and over they have not read the document, the footnotes, the dubia, and the various positions taken by prelates and others, they do make a great deal of noise telling “a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.”\n\nPay them no attention.",
"If you ever paid any attention to my posts, you'd see that nearly all of mine are responses to posts like yours.\nThanks, however, for proving previous comments that I've made, saying that people like you can't help but make assumptions based on what you want others to be. The latest: \"Typical angry trump supporter...\" Previous: \"enabler\". Before that: \"trump (sic) and domestic terrorist enabler\". All in one small thread! Gosh, what else do you claim to know about me? It's always something, but based totally on assumptions, all for your agenda.\nBTW, when do you show up to confiscate my guns? I want to make sure I'm ready for you with a warm welcome.",
"Yes, but the Globe's heavy-handed political correctness has some entertainment value. Knowledge value, not so much.",
"you got it.listening to that character in the house is like listening to someone with a head injury.\nJusty and his band of Bobbleheads are kind of comical ,but he will be gone after the next election.",
"Those of you surprised by L.O.'s behavior, form a little line over there to the left.",
"The subsidy from landlord to renter continues.....bragging about 5% YOY you're so funny that's why you're laughing at yourself",
"One doesn't have to be \"alt-right\" to point out the painfully obvious fact that modern and postmodern art are shams perpetrated and perpetuated by people (the very wealthy and powerful among them) who are trying to demonstrate their aesthetic superiority by valorizing the grotesque. A better analysis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNI07egoefc",
"We all thought that about Milo Yiannopoulos after his scandal. And after Mel Gibson's scandal. And Charlie Sheen's scandal.\n\nThere are those who promote the idea that what's going on today will last. It won't. It never does.",
"Kevin O'Leary likes to compare himself to Donald Trump (god knows why) and he's somewhat correct. Both of them are raving narcissists, which explains why Mr. O'Leary is his own favourite topic.",
"At least Italians showed some grit, unlike 53% of Austrians, helped by hysteria from mass media,, financed by the likes of Soros. Austrians prefer to be led by the nose by Merkel and Martin Schulz, who as the President of the European Parliament, had hard time to finish even high school ;)",
"There's a proper response for this sort of obnoxious behavior on your part, but it would absolutely not be \"civil.\" \n\nI was polite and courteous with you. You deliberately wasted my time. No class.",
"Did you read the article? Do those people holding those placards look like rednecks?",
"I worry that people will get the wrong impression about Canadian universities from columns like this. Certainly there are some persons (a few students as in every generation) with an unearned sense of moral superiority who want to impose extreme views on others. But readers should be careful about overgeneralizing. \n\nIt's a bit like making big claims about soccer after reading a few stories about hooligans. The hooligans haven't really taken over, though they might be more common in some neighborhoods than others. I've attended many meetings of Arts and Humanities faculty and I often come away impressed by the level of thoughtful debate, so unlike the slogans, one-sided exaggeration and abuse in many Globe comments.",
"Now, who didn't see this coming? Chenault has no answers? Oilies haven't given you any ideas, Mikey? You are the worst Speaker we have ever had. You are clueless! And any oily tax legislation is a conflict-of-interest to many of you.",
"This question and attendant headline are utterly ridiculous! Has no one ever heard of a virgin Caesar? Gin and tonic without the gin? A Cuba Libre without the rum?\n\nIf this is the level of thinking and ingenuity of this person, perhaps they shouldn't even bother attempting to network.",
"jeez it seems on these threads posters fear of foreigners was 80% what bad advice and wrong headed fear mongering.",
"Uh, nobody's getting 2 minutes for looking too good. \n\nThe team's' owned by a media corp, so don't expect too much in the way of balanced reporting from certain of those what cover this team on certain platforms. The party line will be followed, pay cheques depend on it, after all. So, complaining 'bout what the talking or radio heads have to say, well, whadya expect, eh?\n\nOf course, Your Js are a better team than they've shown so far, true. But how much better? \n\nAlso, this is not a fan base that is going to sit around and just wait, they're a grouchy whiny lot even when their team is competitive and in the hunt. Won't be able to keep the kid on if things go south.\n\nMany are frontrunners, on the bandwagon, there for the party, to be part of all the excitement, they wouldn't know their Mendoza Line from their line drive.",
"Fair point, but seeing as the sky may be falling (with nukes), some of us simply seek solace in the humour of a domestic partisan attack first thing in the morning.",
"Hanson? The e-mail gate guy? Fudging data, faking numbers? That Hanson?",
"...\"who refuse to budge from their irrational “build-at-any cost”\n\nEasy to disregard the prices on the menu when somebody else is paying.",
"No, AnnieO, I think they're meant to DRINK the stout. . . hence, the do-si-do. . . pay attention, Heartbreaker!",
"Indeed.\nWhen the Consistory discussed the Kasper proposal Cardinal Ruini says that at least 85% were against it. Obviously the four Cardinals are just the tip of the iceberg.",
"It is appalling that drsfreud and G S would find stories about such predators, the first with male victims and the second with female victims, to be funny. Shameful.",
"had to bring color into it. otherwise its only an opinion..? I feel like most the people on your short list are .......older white men. you need some more thought put into this one.",
"Alceste,\n\n So, in other words, we're a mere bunch of insignificant layabouts up to no good. \n Right?\n But at least we're not a bunch of corrupt business types working for a rigged economy making the rich richer and the rest of us poorer.\n Right?\n Not only that, about 75% of us are gay. You can tell easily when there's a news story about religion. 90% of us are always against it. (Against religion and against the news story as well).\n Right?",
"\"freedom, democracy, western style.\" is an illusion.\n\nSee how fast your post get deleted when you make comments that don't fit the narrative of the article or the majority.",
"Opportunist really? This man is so concerned and so involved I can't believe you would even say that. This is the same man who started the 'cool schools' initiatve and used his own money to help bring fans to the overheating classrooms. Just goes to show how cruel people like you can be when there are actual good citizens and representatives doing the right thing. Shame on you.",
"It would help considerably if they wouldn't come here just to brag about “how real” it is back home and imply or outright state we're just a bunch of passive-aggressive weanies.\n\nMaybe we native Pacific Northwesters have evolved to the point where we don't feel we have to be the center of attention, or to impress anyone, or to punctuate our interpersonal lives with arrogant demeanors or violent gestures and tones. The influx has become a raucous beauty pageant of people who will wear hundreds of dollars of petrochemicals while cutting checks to save the forests, who would scurry past the street kid getting beaten by three of his peers yet be ready to throw down the moment they think you deliberately scratched the paint on their Beemer.\n\nIt's remarkably self-deluded, to be able to respect yourself and feel you are the vanguard for cultural and economic progress and be such a person.",
"So in your world, only people like Trump have the right to express a thought of an opinion?\n\nSome champion of democracy the likes of you are. How sad that people like you exist. I guess in the past, the war protesters, the women protesters, the labor protesters all who made a difference in our world were just wrong, \n\nThe trouble with people like you Jeff is that people who support brands that represent controversy never want recognized names standing up against their cause, They are fine with no name people who command little attention but as soon as name branded people stand up people like you have a problem . Why is that Jeff.",
"CBS and ABC, caught up in the fake news scandals they helped create, have become untrustworthy and irrelevant. Evidently the talking heads resent being exposed to the public as lying talking heads. They response is to act like spoiled children who have been caught stealing cookies, and blame the other guy.",
"Sure, there are no white Democrats, including many posters here. So you believe we \"hate\" (favorite word of the alt right) ourselves, our own race, as opposed to believing all people are equal while you evidently embrace white supremacists.",
"Another grocery list of the obvious from a cutesy analogy. Sad how many write these trite columns. It really does illustrate bad leadership in the corporate sector with banal bullet points presented as insight."
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"You are bad people.",
"The level of intentional stupidity that flows from our city management team is astoundingly depressing. How do you come to a conclusion of making a TAXPAYER funded program like our parks into a lucrative revenue stream on those very taxpayers? I mean seriously you guys.... really.....? Its time you put your crayons down and cleaned off your raspberry flavored windows and do something for the paychecks your given. Charging fees to take pictures and videos of OUR PARKS. They were and are funded by US as is your positions. Knock it off and get over your selves already. Your just embarrassing yourself now.",
"Any thoughts about the number of black on black killings?? Or black on white attacks?? Or the huge number of Hispanic gangs, most illegal alien felons, that run huge areas of LA, Oakland?? How about the number of honor killings in this country?? Any thoughts on the liberal run cities like Chicago, Detroit, DC, etc. No!! Why?? Because they are all liberal run cities, many for the past 50+ years, and liberals are no going to say a word to challenge minorities to get their act together-FACT!! What about these parents?? Or do you what to blame that on the CBF, Repubs, G. Bush, or G. Washington!! Dishonest, lazy and clueless liberals.",
"I was told that a bunch of dicks surf out there and are territorial. They tell you to leave and not come back.",
"More Hollywood Stupidity....so boring. But the bigger question is ,why is this NEWS worthy?\nI say to Mr. Kawaipunahele aka;Patrick Stewart, Good Luck with that US citizenship application. First Red Flag? Unable to assimilate with the Leader of American people .....It;s as stupid as me saying: I want to be British subject/citizen so that I can Oppose the Queen of England.",
"Your comment is silly. It presumes only partial, and arguably errant, aspects of an anthropologic, sociologic, and subjective view of sexuality. The whole reason the Church persists in her teaching (..yes, she persisted and still persists...) is because she communicates the life of GRACE available to those who follow the gospel of Christ, her founder. Grace helps us in our growth in HOLINESS, our coming to know and see Christ better, that we might one day be able and worthy to see HIM in all His glory. If we strive for grace, them the subjective views, and first hand \"knowledge\" and \"experience\" of the laity can be properly weighed by their true worth and merit. Then we see that the personal arguments and experience of an adulterer, pervert, pornographer, sodomite, fornicator, etc, dont really matter much.",
"Before I get started there is a lot wrong with HPD. Lets hope they clean out their ranks quickly and keep it that way. Rape is a very serious and long lasting crime upon the victims. A person we rescued more than a year ago is still terrified that she doesn't want to testify even though we know who the people involved are and some of them are employed by hint hint. Granted we snagged about 5 people but there are more on this island that need to go.\n\nDeath penalty I believe in it. But there is nothing worse than putting an innocent person to death. I think these people who do these rapes should at least have their *things* removed not sure what to do about females who are involved though. Those who are serial rapists put to death. I've killed a lot of people it doesn't bother me putting scum down. Only one really bothers me but that is because I could see the fear in his eyes. He deserved it. But it left a scar on my soul as a human being.",
"\"The Senate supports wise use of our savings\"\n\nThe Senate supports taking our PFDs to give to oil companies for tax credits.\n\nThe Senate supports taking our PFDs to spend $3.5 million to fix up the new LIO they didn't need \n\n$4 million to fix up the Permanent Fund office\n\n $400,000 for new computers for the legislature\n\ncontinued funding for boondoggle road projects...the list goes on....\n\nThe Senate leadership are delusional hypocrites who think we are morons. \n\n\nThe loss of jobs was made worse by the legislature's cut to our permanent fund dividends. A removal of 700 million from our economy affects local purchases, local businesses, local jobs.\n\nIn the oil industry however, even as thousands of Alaskans were fired, employment from out of state has increased.\n\nNumber of nonresidents working in Alaska oil industry again up slightly\nhttps://www.adn.com/business-economy/2017/02/07/nonresidents-in-oil-and-gas-industry-rose-slightly-in-2015-for-6th-year-straight/",
"\"Cant\" - hypocritical and sanctimonious talk, typically of a moral, religious, or political nature.\nSounds about right",
"Once more. What do we owe Mexico? Why do people keep saying that we need to protect Mexico? What have Mexico done for us that we must bend backward to protect that country that exports to us narcotics and illegal immigrants? Please explain.",
"FIRED! Our Minister of Defence is so immature that he feels the compulsion to completely invent stories about himself and is also dumb enough to think he'll get away with it? FIRED! Did I say that already? FIRED!",
"This guy clearly has mental health issues espousing the merits of Adolf Hitler in one breath and ISIS in another. Most people in their right mind would never draw this much attention to themselves if they truly intended to pass classified information to a terrorist group. This is a cry for help. Sgt. Kang would have already been involuntarily committed under most circumstances. But the military has many uses for expert martial-artists with a violent streak, so they likely let this play out longer than they should have.",
"The subject to hand is fraud and legal discovery. You do display an appalling ignorance of scientific inquiry.",
"Blame the fat failure in the WH. Supposedly we are in Afghanistan to hep and encourage young women escape the heavy hand of the Taliban that holds women down and insists they NOT go to school. Supposedly we are there to help and encourage. Then the fat orange terd does this? WTH are we doing as a nation? No wonder the whole world is laughing at us and shaking their heads in amazement at how stupid and ignorant we are as a country. Trump is taking this nation into the twitter/sh!tter and we are, thanks to the obese orange sexist racist clown, the USA is circlin' the drain. And all his trumpanzee supporters are simply too ignorant and hell-bent on some sort of revenge against the black president to see clearly...color-blinded by our national pastime -- racism!",
"Too funny...Forrest getting tangled in his own deceit. I fully understand he is too stupid to realize the gravity of what he is doing, but one would think the back-room boys in Mtl would understand how poorly this plays with Canadians after Forrest told us he would be different. \n\nLiberal lies....never ending.",
"That story should be quite compelling. She was located by her husband. The airlift photo depicts a perilous ordeal.\nReporters aren't required to be perfect with every keystroke. It's time your silly side accepted that and grew up."
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"Instantly disparaging those you disagree with.",
"says a clear lib left winger basing his so called opinion on his own twisted bias of nonsense, Oleary will take canada huge in majority bud get ready for it, better start building that resume public sector hack",
"Murray is a symbol of a diabolic injustice perpetrator and must be removed in accordance with his own standards.",
"Heh - I know!\n\nThose leftist, nincompoop, tax-hiking, government-expanding, latte-drinking, sushi-eating, Volvo-driving, Walrus-reading, body-piercing, Hollywood-loving, left-wing freaks will NEVER be as good at identity politics as the right.\n\nSnowflakes.\n\n(Uh, those voting this uncivil - please look again at angelo_vancouver's post to which it responds. And consider irony.... and that everyone is apparently fine with the first post.)",
"Typical liberal and probably Liberal drivel. Kingwell sees Trump and even Karl Rove as a threat to rational thought, but Justin Trudeau's endless parade of lies: the Harper government went into defict even before the 2008-09 recession, it only balanced the budget in election years, and most outrageously, it campaigned on a headscarf ban in the 2015 election, don't disturb him at all.",
"The hungry mouth of PERS will never be satisfied.",
"A couple of comments: Trumpettes should be proud; they've been conned again. Remember these are the same people who voted twice for bush/cheney and then for sarah palin. Next, the U.S. has been interfering in other nations' elections for 200 years; I understand the outrage, but it's hypocritical given our nation's history.",
"no its a vote buying scam,,",
"what is missleading is every excuse the liberals make",
"The theoretical insistence by the 'left' to push irrationally hard against whomever dissents against the execution of their social engineering agenda, is precisely how I plan to become a refugee in the USA, even though I was born in Canada and have been here for about 2 generations... I will be facing political persecution for my beliefs...",
"Wow. Doubling down on dumbing down. Sounds like the entire Trump administration so far...",
"Oregon's tax system is broken, broken, broken.",
"Obviously you don't much in taxes. Perhaps you're a net taker.",
"Toronto wanted her. We should sell it off so we don't have to up with her and her Liberal scum. Dolton is her only fan. She made his multi-billion dollar mess look a coffee spill.",
"Sorry Hick. Money talks or Cory walks. He's bought and paid for by big pharma, big health insurance, and big energy. He has zero concern for the people of Colorado.",
"CNN is going down!",
"The day the Liberals spiked the tax rate, cruising past 50% in most provinces without a care, they broke faith with taxpayers. To imagine that they are entitled to confiscate more than half of a person’s rightfully gained income is a clear sign of the arrogance and greed of this government and its leader.\n\nI see in many of these comments, people pointing fingers at some other group, rather than the greedy, bloated government. Stop. There is one group here that is out of control and that is the Liberal government.",
"Meanwhile - while all this goofiness was going on, the eco-crowd were fawning over Obama's Green credentials - and yet is was Obama himself who crowed \"under my administration, we've built enough pipelines to circle the globe - and then some\". We're being played for suckers.........",
"I think it was fuhgeddaboudit money.",
"He can't be allowed to make ridiculous statements. His popularity is 20%. The economy is collapsing. Corruption is blatant. Investors are leaving. Unemployment at records levels and protests daily. Nothing works under this Gupta Government.",
"\"That's something most people outside of the GTA and Montreal learn in their teens.\"\n\nThe re-election of crooked Kathleen proves you wrong.\n\nI'm from Alberta and I can't believe how foolish Ontarians are. \n\nAlbertans would never re-elect a government they viewed as corrupt just because they were scared of the alternative. Look at their last election. The NDP, who have never stood a chance, now run the province. Next election they will likely be turfed, but the message was loud and clear to the Conservatives. Screw us and we toss you out. And amazingly, that was only for a measly $47K Redford racked up.\n\nKathleen and Dolty before her have screwed Ontarians over for literally billions. BILLIONS! You have people dying being denied life-saving medical treatments, people having to choose between the lights or food, people losing their jobs as companies up and head over to the US, and a debt that will take more than 60 years to pay back… and that’s IF interest rates stay the same!\n\n...more",
"Yes it is outrageous isn't it. And Trudeau is the chief cheerleader for those doing it. It may be time for this video of Trudeau to make the rounds again:\n\nhttps://youtu.be/tE4qbMVReTM",
"Thank you, Tim. This, to me, is pure optics and is a typical socialist ploy to be perceived as gauging the nasty, rich business folk whilst helping out the average Joe. For which brownie points for Trudeau but for the average Joe nothing ultimately in it for them.\n\nI currently do a lot of business in the US and it is growing. I have been contemplating moving my business there for a number of reasons (most for practical purposes) but proposals such as this just add motivation for me to get out before I have nothing left. All because I work for myself and risk everything but am buried in red tape and more seems to be coming. The US is just so much more business friendly.",
"Oh please! We're all supposed to believe Brad Keithley, a consultant and former oil industry lawyer, and Senator Dunleavy an industry bought politician?\n\nI'll take Dermot Cole's analysis of the situation over these two any day.",
"Wrong foundation! Read more carefully...",
"Wrong. The Church can be persuasive to reasonable people.",
"The evs are to blame. They are putting money into the hands of the people who are committing these atrocities. Those who advocate for evs are advocating for the atrocities.",
"This will not end until the petro dollars run out.",
"Donna Leong's greatest accomplishments as Corporation Counsel include bullying the ethics director out of office, trampling the rights and personal property of homeless people and needlessly racking up attorney fees for taxpayers.",
"People are poor or sick entirely due to personal moral failings, in short.\n\nUntrue. Very untrue.",
"I suspect they are looking at double taxation.",
"IRT Shannon Wianecki: You have no idea what happened in Gianforte's office. You're repeating drama you've heard on tv, without any first hand knowledge. Your rant outs you as just another Kool-Aid drinker. Stock-up. Word is; boots and wiliki are trying to corner the market.",
"Justice by our liberal court system is a farce...she only gets 1 yr. in jail term and 5 yrs. probation. WHAT A JOKE!!! Did she pay off the judge with some of the monies????",
"No the feeding frenzy will be O'leary feasting on Justin in 2019.\nYes their will be NO NDP vote next time around , NO Kathleen, just high debt, soaring housing cost, lies and broken promises.\nShould make for great media!!!!!\nBye bye status quo, your 39 percent wouldn't happen again.",
"you only need to consider one factor to knock Ontario out of the running - Electricity costs!!\nSmoke and mirrors by Wynne to seem to be doing something, anything to get another term",
"The irony of buying these carbon credits is that it is tantamount to setting Canadian taxpayer money on fire in the town square - but burning anything, according to these bureaucrats, will cause the end of the world as we know it.\n\nThe carbon credit system is corrupt everywhere it has been implemented, has been proven to benefit financial players, and has not reduced green house gases, despite what Trudeau, Gore, and the rest of the eco-Marxists tell us.",
"As I just stated, they are delaying infrastructure spending. As well if your read the report a few weeks ago, it stated very clearly that the bump in the economy was due in large part to the commodities which accounted for over 40%. Nothing that the Liberals did. The child care benefit also helped but that was a one time thing",
"Shapiro is just setting the stage for another of his blistering attacks on government officials, no matter what they do. That's how he makes his living.",
"Mellisme,\n\" His followers are the only people shortchanged, then again, they deserve to be for being so gullible.\"\nlol\nAnd in which way his followers are shortchanged, by Americans making over 100 billions of dollars, and keeping their alliance with the West at the same time.\nWow, double Wow. Only in your gullible mind dear poster, you will never understand in the real world, if they don't sell it to the Arabs, Canada will, or China, Russia.",
"\"Her exit from politics was messy and unseemly, however, and sullied her legacy unnecessarily.\"\n\nHer legacy IS messy and unseemly. She has operated at the low end of the ethics scale since her days at Simon Fraser University, where she was disqualified from Student Council office for cheating in her election to office. The people and her surroundings changed over the years but her ethics didn't improve.",
"My comments about Trudeau most certainly will not meet civility standards.",
"i think m3 was being sarcastic.. (sigh)",
"Could not agree more. Media coverage is feeding this frenzy from both sides. relatively little about the average joe whom Trudeau plans for fleece for more tax.",
"Well, you've just hit the nail - Bingo! That's what Fuhs most desires: \"made [his/a] fortune\". It's the money, honey! and who looks over their shoulder to witness [or acknowledge even partial responsibility for] the train wreck and damage left behind?? Never Fuhs. It's hard to tell if his continual reference to \"yuppies and 'extreme' greenies\" is genuine paranoia or an absurd attempt at fear mongering.",
"The left is finally realizing people are tired of their way of thinking.",
"It is time for the good senator to knuckle under, eat some humble pie, and back off of her high horse. If she does not, and this impasse remains, nobody will like the outcome which will be very very big bucks to stop work......stopping work on this hummer will not be free, and should it be restarted you can kiss an extra billion goodbye. It is best to finish this monstrosity, see how it goes, and if we don't like it we can tear it down, and as somebody said, used the rubble for shoreline protection against sea level rise.",
"Goes to show where Conservative politicians heads are at. Not all politicians are as nasty, corrupt and dishonest as the Conservatives.,\n------\n\nI jolly well would never hang a man by saying this as long as\n\nKathleen Wynne and Dalton McGuinty are still around",
"Wait - I thought you had no connection to SCF. So how do you know what she does all day? (Mostly she is travelling and giving speeches to conference worldwide and spending money.) LMAO.",
"Seems 30 years of immigration did not improve things?",
"if you guys cared about facts at all then you wouldn't have nominated the most corrupt politician in the history of our republic as your standard bearer ...a career criminal who cheated (with your knowledge and acquiescence to obtain the nomination. a woman who will sign away american sovereignty with the TPP, a person who wants to open our borders and turn this country into another socialist ghetto...like Germany and Sweden are now",
"Bubbles,\nHa, ha, ha....oh, that's so precious. You should be careful of that bucket of water...oops!.... too late, Dorothy doused you to save the 'straw man' arguments you attempted to use and now ....your logic is m=e=l=t=I=n=g.....so is your argument doc.",
"You know what they say about people that repeat themselves.",
"[You sound like a child arguing with a parent, you asked why revenue grew in the 1970s and again in the 1990s so I gave it to you.]\nAnd I noted how it proved your original comment \"on Reaganomics\" was a complete farce. What exactly is your problem here other than having your argument refuted?\n\n[Don't pretend to be using critical thinking here]\nAfter the second insult it seems to me that you have abandoned any substantive argument and resorting to trolling. Are you trying to offend me or just not mature enough to being questioned or disagreed with and thinking insulting others online somehow \"wins?\"",
"You're a troll using someone else's registered name.",
"ahh yes, Steve, plying on that old anti American fear/sentiment to pull at the heartstrings. It's a communist system which has no basis in today's modern world and only one politician, Maxime Bernier, has had the cahones to stand up and say it needs to be abolished (and he's practically a dairy farmer too). It's never going to happen here because our politicians are too afraid of the backlash and losing votes/seats. Thanks to the current Potus we may just see this scam downgraded somewhat and some competition opened up in the dairy aisle.",
"AT: ah, yes.....it's all Obama's fault.....Who's stable? Well now...no one I know of has claimed either of these guys are stable. Press releases....How about video clips of comments and actions from both of them. You postulate the \"madman theory\" of diplomacy. ..make everyone think you're nuts and they won't mess with you. Remember, KN does have the ability to launch massive strikes at SK, including nuclear attacks. I think you're \"buying into\" the \"biggest bully on the block\" theory of international relations. Gary Crum",
"Thank you for info. Rather stuns you with amount of mass that moved.",
"Yo Liberals....Begich part 2 is back in the saddle. Backdoor union deals, free housing for miscreants, false promises. Trusssssssssst me said the snake. We want to lower your property taxes. Institute a sales tax. Trussst me said Kaa (from the Jungle Book).\n\nYeah right.",
"How ridiculous. It's a business selling its products to thousands of medicinal patients statewide. How do you expect to run a business without the product demanded? It's simple demand and supply. The officials are showing themselves to be petty and overreaching. They may be trying to teach a lesson, but the truth is, they have no place to do so. They won't be the ones teaching us a lesson, we the people will be teaching THEM a lesson by showing that none of us well be deterred from exercising our rights. The feds are obviously anti business here.",
"It will be YHuuuuuuuge.... Make Miss America Great Again! The $ell-ebrity Industrial Complex now rules. Like the movie, 'Idiocracy', we will all be doomed.",
"Its not the police fault. Its the hand they were dealt.",
"That's not how it works.",
"But again, Congress is so corrupt and incompetent, Congress should be impeached also. We have a pay to play government, just like the ones in countries we destabilized, mounted coups and assassinated, in order to emplace and prop up, bribed regimes, tasked with keeping the Natives under control, as mega corporations move in and steal others resources, minerals and lands.. Hide your heads in the sand and drink your pioneering colonial heads in the sand, but America spends $trillions to invade and occupy as the corporations spends nothing but makes billions off the $trillions the American taxpayers pay for. Afghanistan has trillions in resources the corporations and their political puppets covet and don't care how many people die in order for them to profit. Iraq gave the anglo oil companies their contracts after Saddam was put to death that he had denied them. Any one of the many countries in South America, Africa, Mideast and Asia, that America changed governments, are pay to play.",
"Isn't it strange how that works with the Repubes too?",
"You mean, get this change made among all the Berg bills which got overwhelming support and changed City Hall forever? Surely you jest. And, even though you are merely being snotty, I actually did work on that precise change in the form of a draft Charter Amendment. You'll have to ask Berg what he did with that subsequent to my early departure. But since you're merely being snotty, I doubt that you will get to the bottom of this.",
"Read the message, Troll.",
"No matter the regularity of these security breaches, no matter the banks and other financial firms compromised, no matter the millions of personal accounts violated and details exposed -- we'll still be advised by the usual corporate players to do our business online, and be scolded by them for not getting with program quickly enough. And soon they'll leave us no alternative. So much for consumer choice. What a hoax.",
"Perhaps the term debt spiral is one that you can relate to.",
"Tends to go on doesn't she?",
"If this another piece by dear carien is not just mainly opinionated speculation, then it seems to be just another piece in an ingratiation process: benefiting an entrenchment group(s) obsessive to eliminate any 'opposition', for their corrupt privileges, and so opposing ultimately any creative ideas; by smear, by derision, by manipulations, by media distotion, even, if necessary, by assassinations.. whatever it takes. Whether she or they are proud of their long history in this, who knows? Perhaps dear carien could explore and share some of her light, for us, on that...?",
"In all fairness, I can see your point. However, the 'preoccupation' is a result of this guy's very dangerous and irrational antics that will, at some point, have dire consequences for the US and beyond. The writing is most certainly on the wall.",
"You're killing us smalls.",
"It is worrisome to me that someone can be so unencumbered by facts and still hold so strident a view-point.",
"Hiatt must have been losing the fight.",
"Perhaps Bob Corker has grown \"tired of winning\".",
"The bottom line is the legacy of poor leadership by Lane County...going back to Steve and his manipulation of planning and permits as a profit center. And the current so-called conservatives have ignored this to their political benefit.",
"On the other hand, Caldwell is now in lala-land, blaming others besides himself for the biggest disastrous project in our history.",
"Margaret Wente employs the lowest possible level of data analysis to support her position. There is privilege in even being listened to under these circumstances.",
"R_S2\nHad last 16 years of \"stealing money\", been there seen that.",
"Yes this petty. And yes this undermines the will of the people. But that doesn't make it \"not regulation\". Perhaps we can agree that it is \"bad regulation\". But it is regulation nonetheless. Just remember that regulation is done by politicians and bureaucrats. And now they are just doing what they always do. They use up valuable time and engage in the inevitable free exercise of stupidity (that's the part you're seeing now). I'm just surprised that so many who voted for this are surprised by it. It's fascinating to me and ironic. Be wary of anyone who says, \"I\"m from the government, I'm here to help.\" By the way, I also voted for this. But I'm getting exactly what I expected. A circus.",
"The CBC is nothing but a Liberal Mouthpiece. Pay them no heed.",
"You're kidding of course.",
"Clearly, Uber hasn't been keeping up with their political contributions.",
"You missed the point entirely. No big surprise",
"Ms Wente writes \"progressive left\"....... oxymoron alert !!",
"It just comes pouring out of her and she can never back it up.",
"Someone disagrees. Please correct the facts.",
"Because he BLOCKED a deal?! Logic 101?",
"Schillings have now been \"put on notice\"....... He, he, he, he! \n\nLying for money: Mngxitama has reached the top level in that endeavour with that white dude Carl Niehaus. Slimeballery, it seems, is colourless, slippery and semi-transparent.",
"This is obviously part of the dirty tricks campaign. Suddenly there is this emerging labelling of \"white members\" of the ANC, specifically referring to people some of whom made sacrifices that the Collen Maines and Mosebenzi Zwanes could not even consider. Again we see a ANC that is sacrificing principle for expediency. In short it is no longer a coherent party, but a bunch of individuals pursuing various personal goals. In township contempt we can only say \"sies\".",
"To summarize: progress on houselessness and affordable housing has been diminimis, whereas contracts to political donors like developers and bloated charities has increased. Climate change proclamations are just symbolic without the corresponding action to implement them. And standing up to the Muslim travel ban may have gotten campaign contributions, but appears disingenuous when HPD's blatant racism, sexism, and harassment of the poor and houseless show's itself in the jail population. So much so that the Governor wants to build new unaffordable housing on the taxpayer dollar to jail his disfavored, non-campaign contributing constituents. And AG Chin doesn't seem moved to action either for some reason. And last but not least the public will not forget Carleton Ching, Scott Enright, and Suzanne Case. These nominees speak volumes about the Gov's priorities, ethics, and management style. I think the 57% who want a change figure is a conservative figure,",
"NAFTA was a lousy deal. RayGun's negotiator's kept stringing LBs reps along until Mulroney had invested all his political capital. Then the USA legislature wanted it made even more unbalanced in favor of the USA. Look at the Softwood Lumber chronic headache. We can't even ban cancerous fuel additives such as MTBE that are banned in the USA without threats of being taken to court under NAFTA. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTBE_controversy",
"Its clearly China's falt. Or at the very least these stats are completely false and propagated by them for there own benefit. Just saying. Believe me.......... shoot way to coherent. Hard to unlearn gramer but Ill get it.",
"Keep electing oil company shills -- if not actual employees -- and keep wondering why it has all gone so wrong. What's that line about the definition of insanity? And yet the votes fail to change it, cycle after cycle. Incredible.",
"that its koolaid cult shore, you can not refute the facts so its insult the person, typical of the ignorant left when the cant use facts",
"Saunders fails of course to mention the fact that voters in the West have played along with the \"yes\" forces for the past three decades, leading to a stagnant global economy and growing social inequality. Christine Lagarde of the IMF has noted that globalization hasn't exactly been an economic panacea and others, including Oxford professor and economist Paul Collier, have noted that mass migration hasn't generated the benefits touted by its proponents, with the marginalized and poor, including immigrants already living in Western societies, paying the biggest price. So, if the globalizers can't figure out how to make the \"yes\" agenda work except for a very small group of investors and rentiers, why on earth should voters give it the benefit of the doubt?",
"Wow...sounds familiar, like a Law & Order episode. As much as I dislike her motives/ways, it's still not a crime to be a jerky meany baby. They'll need more evidence of \"collusion\" to convict. Hmmmmm...sounds familiar, again.",
"There is an old joke that the difference between a tax collector and a taxidermist is that at least the taxidermist saves the hide.\n\nThe Trudeau 2.0 Liberals seem bent on making this joke a reality.\n\nThe problem for them is that nobody who has had to make his or her way in the real world and its competitive marketplace is buying and even Liberal and NDP politicians are now joining the opposition to this amateur night policy.\n\nUnless sanity and a review of this cynical political ploy prevail, we shall see a tax policy that promotes class warfare and further divides Canadians and the government revenues from which will actually be significantly less than the cost of compliance and audits and the loss of revenue that comes with the partial destruction of the small business economy that contributes some 70% of the jobs and 50% of the GDP in this country.\n\nThis policy is an economic disaster and won't even be a political winner in the mid to long term.",
"Boy, you know it must be bad when even an advertising executive is choking on the never-ending lies and misinformation.",
"Your comment has no logical reason",
"Rochdale68,\n That's hilarious coming from you. You are quite literally the biggest Conservative shill commenting on the Globe on a regular basis. And as usual you go with a personal attack because you simply can't offer a reasoned argument.",
"Correct Wavy, she it wasting her time until she can show statistics concerning the amount of residents receiving State/ federal social assistance... Anything else is just blather....",
"This sounds more like a fudge-it than a budget.",
"Sad but true. The US is run by money, not compassion or logic.",
"Get a grip life is not fair!",
"And what happened to all the TALK about taxing REITS like Ala Moana (free mega benefit recipient from this fiasco) and \"Public/Private\" skin in the game, Mr. Part-Time Mayor?? State lifetime trough bottom feeders??? Hmmmmm??? Huh????",
"There are a few too many \"possible\"s and \"if\"s to say that \"fraud is a fair description\".",
"Well it would be absurd to pay for something you can't appreciate.",
"Yeah because that trickle down theory has done anything but allowed wealth to gather at the top, but keep on waiting, it will trickle down any minute now. Just any minute. \n\nCross those fingers and pray really hard cause if you are poor it is not failed Reaganomics it is your lack of love for supply side Jesus and the prosperity gospels.\n\nSeriously, this lie that Dems are bad at the economy comes from the party that has not only pushed the clown car economy into the ditch but then lit it on fire, roasted hot dogs, then pissed on the fire, and blamed it all on the other side.\n\nEconomy disparity is at one of the highest rates it has ever been, the next generation is seeing through the smoke screen of the economic bull their parents were sold, and everyone is quickly realizing the American dream is dead unless you luck into being born well off.\n\nP.S. Yes I know there are people out there that scrap and make it. They are the VERY small minority, also most of them are over 50.",
"please specify factual instances of paul manafort's GUILT. your statement is obtuse and vacuous",
"How would you know about university students?\nAs for the rest of your post: it is baloney.",
"Well written. Canadian banks have far too much power and fearless arrogance. They are practically a shadow government and judiciary.\n\nComplexities aside, I was treated like filth by BNS (with whom I'd banked for decades when I was healthy), abused verbally and taunted by their customer service department over a minor complaint at how their \"wealth management\" people consistently mismanaged my portfolio at King and Bay. Clearly, instead of trying to work with me to resolve the issue, they closed my account and sent a sarcastic goon to my front door with a cheque. I was too sick to answer the door, so the goon left a nasty, taunting phone message.\n\nThe bank ignored my disabilities and continued to mock me. When I spoke with BNS again to say I would complaint to the OBSI, they laughed saying, \"good luck with that\". BNS abuses disabled people. The OBSI is a sham.",
"No this is what you get when you elect tyrants.",
"She defended him in the sense that what he had done at the time, sexting with a consenting adult (and different than sexting he did with a minor that got him thrown in jail ) , wasn't any more scandalous that what Republicans routinely do in office : Lets see David Vitter caught with prostitutes, Danny Hastert a former child molester...the list goes on and on. She was saying that Democrats should stop being such wusses and immediately attacking their own.",
"I am really convinced that \"allie\" is made up of different writers that are paid to troll us, and there is nothing wrong with that...the newspaper is a business not a public service. But even for this \"allie\", it is a little mean spirited. I think it is enough that our political arena and by association our society, is getting meaner and meaner...don't you? Come on \"allie\"...you are above this kind of comment.",
"Liberals can't stand her, conservatives can't stand her, populists can't stand her................ you start having a problem with the process of elimination.",
"Another stride in the Liberals' long march to mediocrity.",
"crookwell will go after anybody that cant fight back for his tainted money",
"The real issue is the damage done to the incentive to take risks, to challenge the big players in order to bring better prices and service to consumers. \nBig L Liberals are about big corporate dominance that feeds their need to feel in control. They'd rather funnel money to Bombardier and to Morneau Shepell, than incentivize the small business segment that creates 75% of new jobs and competition for big corporate players.\nThey're talking about incorporated professionals to fuel average voter resentment against above average earners, but what they are doing is building Venezuela.",
"\"Shrinkage... a significant shrinkage\".\n\nThe Liberal's Shrinkage is only second to George Costanza's."
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"Clericals I don't mind. Long black dresses....I mean, cassocks....are another thing. They do look ridiculous.",
"Obviously, Laura Mulligan's statement proves she's an idiot. There should be a policy of letter rejection if the first sentence demonstrates imbecility on the part of the writer.",
"so....Trudeau gets off the hook after lying about the promised level of deficit spending because previous administrations were fiscally prudent...your logic is illogical....probably explains why this oaf got elected..his election pledges were just a load of bull poop.",
"Wow...I can't believe that the Washington Post, from whom tis story is syndicated, is still talking about the \"potty Dossier\". Wow. They are grasping at straws. Bezos is the devil.",
"everyone one knows grady is bankrupt moron",
"Well as long as they do something about the damn rats.",
"John Havelock's selective liberalism is rather laughable and somewhat funny considering that he is listed as an \"university scholar\" at the bottom. He gave American football \"few more years\" but simple fact is, violence in sports, sells and Havelock's view of non violence in sport is only left of the Lord of the Rings. People boxed out their own choice. People played football out of choice. Everyone got a choice. There are many sports and activities that are literally life or death. Now Mr. Havelock want take that away due to chance of long term injuries?? Bit silly. If Mr. Havelock want to put safety bumpers all around, let him do so at his home. By the way, Mr. Havelock, driving a vehicle injured and killed more people each day then boxing and football combined for an entire year. Banning driving will save so much lives......but yet you are too hypocritical to advocate that, eh?",
"There is no evidence to prove your theories. From a scientific, rational point of view, it's a load of rubbish.",
"White liberals are teaching Native American youth to be ashamed of our traditions, just like white Christians used to teach us our gods are evil. It takes a shameless arrogance to lecture to Native American tribes that our mascots of tradition created by Native Americans for Native American's are racist stereotyping of us Injuns. It takes a shameless arrogance to lecture we must do away with our traditions and culture because white liberals find them offensive, just like Christians find our gods offensive. Long before whitey showed up us Red Skins have had mascots but why let facts get in the way when you're teaching a culture we are racist and need to abandon our traditions and culture to adopt the traditions and culture of Political Correct EMOTIONAL CRIPPLES",
"I agree with you as long as I do not know that you are Muslim or Christian, or Jew... Keep your religion inside your house.",
"Why shoot up a job that you only worked at for 4 months? Not that time at a job has anything to do with apples. Just saying he was a time bomb... Freaking loser!",
"So much for the smug progressives who claimed Canadians superior to Americans. Turns out your just as insane.",
"Go home. You're drunk. Either that, or just really, really stupid.\nhttp://himawari8.nict.go.jp/",
"Make so much sense unless you are trying to advertise you silly faith.😜",
"Illegals go back to the garbage dump, buses are all ready.",
"\"Having boys focus on dance isn't a good idea.\" Yes, they might want to jump into leotards and even consider ballet! GASP! We know what THAT means!! You are a freaking idjit."
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"pendejo: domestikgoddez can only understand one thing and that is to be a \"PROFESSIONAL PLAINTIFF\", filing Racial Discrimination suits on a regular basis. \n\nThis \"THING\" will call you all sorts of names, TRY to humiliate you, TRY to Discredit you with Blah, Blah, Blah. Do NOT let it bother you, its the nature of this \"THING\". \n\nI got your back covered..............",
"\"(Exhibit A: Justice Robin “keep your knees together” Camp)\"\nGo read Christie Blatchford's article, from this Fri/Sat's National Post, on this case. You might come away with a different opinion about what went on with the judge and the accuser.",
"This reminds of a friend that worked in the oil patch - was adamant and railed about climate change, yet let his pick up truck idle all night in 30 below so he wouldn't get cold starting it up in the morning..... When I asked him about a few of his contradictions in life style, he said \"you're missing the big picture\"..... Ha ! Reminds me of the do gooders jetting around in various forms air conditioned transport......",
"Something like this happened a few years back in Lake Coeur d'Alene in Idaho, but in that one the person with the boat jumped in to save the one who couldn't reach it instead of motoring over and they both wound up drowning. Here the would-be rescuer went to the boat first, and while I know they'll second guess their actions it could easily have been two of them who perished if they hadn't. It's just too easy to not understand that in a lake a boat has so much less of its tangential surface area under the water than a person does, and wind is going to push a boat along much faster than an individual in the water, perhaps faster than that person can swim. You have to anchor your boat first, or swim from shore. And have on that life jacket.\n\nWe've all failed to take the worst that could happen into account at some time in our lives, and it's sad to see that in this case it cost a man his life. Maybe if someone hears about it and thinks twice before doing the same it will mean something.",
"You are right, but the likelihood of that happening is so small that the investment in a major investigation is ill advised.\n\nIs anyone else reminded of Captain Queeq trying to find out what happened to the strawberries?",
"\"As far as the verbal attacks go\" in my opinion deriding the First Lady because she wore high heel shoes on the plane doesn't fall under fair game. Neither does going after his son Barron.\n\nAs for this--surprised we can write this wording- \"bunch of crooked a**holes\" but that stood when posted by you.",
"Uh, Wyatt? They only exercise that constitutional right when they've been told to do so by a lawyer, for fear of INCRIMINATING THEMSELVES. Believe me- we all like the Constitution- they especially LOVE it, right now.\n\nEvery American who died in Benghazi will always be on Hillary Clinton- you can call it whatever you want.",
"Could it be that a member of a vulnerable community was so terrified of our national social malaise that she tried to take care of herself and her child rather than risk the plausible dire harm of going to the authorities? This is how civilization fails. Because of xenophobic hatreds and bigoted intolerances. Those people collaborated in this harm.",
"Likewise, I would respectfully suggest that you note the context in which the term was used, and that it was in quotation marks. It is not of use when you, as is your style Eliane, go looking for ways to dishonor others when there is no true basis for it.",
"I know someone else who apparently doesn't understand all the words he used in his ridiculous post.",
"There is something basically wrong when you sanitized what is posted here. Two comments have been made on the above article and they were rejected. Any reasons except your corporate sponsors asked you not to entertain them.",
"OMG, sounds a bunch of lib dems with nothing better to do. Hope they look at themselves first before grumbling about someone else. Get a life.",
"Trade the L for a P commonly, or L can be Load. It seems as if garycrum was trying to get around the censors in his/her interminable effort to belittle people and call them names.",
"This is unfortunate but, let's look on the bright side. He is will to fix things and he not disputing this. He knows he broke the law and is doing things to make sure he doesn't break it again.\n\nWe break the law once in our lives, it's what we do after we break the law that defines us.",
"IRT Shannon Wianecki: You have no idea what happened in Gianforte's office. You're repeating drama you've heard on tv, without any first hand knowledge. Your rant outs you as just another Kool-Aid drinker. Stock-up. Word is; boots and wiliki are trying to corner the market.",
"Have lost many friend pilots in Alaska who have displayed less than serious flying abilities! Had the Hell scared out\nof me more than once, flying with these types of pilots!",
"je me souviens darling, you must check yourself. You come to this article to criticize the reporter? It must be easy for you to hide behind a computer screen and be so condescending.",
"What a dain without compensation!",
"Once more, religious or tribal considerations take precedence rather than the interests of all, no matter how much they should have known better after being badly treated themselves. \n\nTribal? How about the Afrikaner Nats here who abused their power once they got it, followed by the Xhosa Nostra and now the Zulu Pulukas. The Shona in Zim after independence, and of course any other Failed A State to the North of us where the 'victors' carry out far worse atrocities than they accuse their colonisers of perpetrating. \n\nReligious? How about the Israelis who seem to have learnt nothing from the holocaust. And now the Buddhists, who of all religions you would have hoped would have had some common sense.\n\nOnce again, I despair.",
"My post implied no such thing, Pete.\n\nBut thanks for predictably (and feebly) trying to play the race card yet again...\n\n... yawn...",
"RangerMC, I don't think you will find a more fervent defender of free speech than me. The antidote to hate speech (or speech you don't agree with) is more speech. ... Onward!",
"Who would react \"funny\" to her own post, especially when it's not funny? Domestikgoddez, I guess. Come back again when you are sober.",
"You sir, are wrong. Perhaps those who first changed the name to Barrow can foot the bill. Would that suffice your concerns? I think the point that you are trying to make is quite frivolous.",
"I thought people went to jail for abetting a crime?",
"Your not sure as to what he's saying because you have a defect in your ability to comprehend basic skills. You fail to see the analogy and take offense to your socialist thinking. Therefore you dive into to weeds and make stuff up!!",
"Wonder if his lawyer could use the Defense that he tried to turn himself in and they would not take him? And that alone will get him off the Death Sentence! Ask any Lawyer. He made the attempt to stop his own mind , followed through by going to the FBI , and now . The Ultimate ball drop. There has to be some kind of standard. Mentioning ISIS and mind control in the same sentence sets off bells to me......and i dont even look for these guys. Especially if he is sitting right in front of me. Does he need a sign around his neck saying I plan on hurting people?",
"Part of it depends on how the incident was articulated to the responding officer. For all we know the man said \"ah, no worry, no harm\" and this was all the officer could come up with due to the male not cooperating.",
"Why on earth would anyone actually want subject themselves to such a thing?",
"Skyline I had agreed with you right up until your last two sentences. When you resorted to attacking the poster personally in a very derogatory manor instead of refuting their debating points you lost me. Perhaps you should look in a mirror to find out who the \"absolute joke\" is.",
"The double standard is that they send out specific expectations on tree thinning, under story and ladder fuels removal that I'm supposed to abide by. But, most of the government land around me is overgrown and would cause my property to burn, no matter what I do. I do have to say that in the last couple of years some logging has been done. But, not on the scale that is needed.",
"oooh, the smug know it all arrogant reply of the fascist beneath the surface neo progressive\ngosh. I guess I've been put in my place, cause that's what its all about with you types, isn't it",
"Better a fickle friend than the alternative.",
"Have you alway been this bitter? Maybe a reaction to Begich not getting re-elected? Maybe the realization that the majority of Alaskans disagree with you? Whatever, take a deep breath and chill.",
"On the one hand, I guess it's a small miracle he got any jail time at all. On the other, this does not even come close to justice. He'll be out just in time to start his next fall term, no big deal. I would like to hear the judge's explanation behind such a light sentence for a depraved act like this.",
"unfortunately democracy requires me to accept your \"ill-informed\" opinion . . . and the g&m civility standards prevents me from using the \"word\" i really wanted to use . . .",
"You only put out these sanctimonious, disingenuous statements after a tragedy happens. Until the next one, you and your dummy dem lords try everything you can to undermine the President which weakens our country. A president legally elected by the people of this country.",
"Anybody can sail a boat when the weather is calm..................now it is about to get very rough!\n\nJunior, my advice is go along to get along.Start learning to play tennis, because you never ever had the serve to begin with., and Trump likes that game,neck you maybe should start learning golf and forget about the doobies.",
"What did the borough think would happen?",
"Clearly a case of Profiling!\n\nThat May 2014 arrest for Convict in Possession and Parole Violation, and those same exact charges and the Assault in the 4th Degree charges again in January of this year and Menacing, Felon in Possession of Restricted Weapon, Possession of Heroin, in December of last year, have clearly prejudiced this defendant's rights! \n\nThese new charges are obviously bogus! \n\n Who could ever believe a taxi video instead of a well-dressed and obviously sincere defense attorney?\n\nHe is obviously the real victim!\n\nThat woman driving the cab is the real culprit! She shouldn't be out that late at night if she isn't ready to accept what might happen to her!",
"Lee Cataluna getting prissy. LOL! Those are fighting words.\n\n2016 can't be over soon enough. We need to turn the page. Its been a really, really bad year. LOL!",
"Maybe you should follow your own advice.",
"HA! Sorry..now you may know a little bit about how the people up north feel by being totally ripped off by RTD. We were promised rail service and paid taxes to get it, and got nada..and never will. RTD is a corrupt business and I'm sick of paying extra on my utility bill for them.",
"You failed in two areas/points of your keyboard, court room, role play. But your alledge facts still remain unproven and irrelevant. But it was a good attempt at pretend-a-D.A.",
"Just curious, how many people over the past 5 years had to be rescued or were seriously injured solely due to their inexperience? No matter how hard you try you just can't fix stupid! While I support the free market initiative, I think in the end they will lose revenue as this may very well drive visitors away...",
"As opposed to the mindless chatter regarding a make-believe magic man in the sky who couldn't find a better way to forgive us for our sins than to torture someone to death?",
"As a US citizen as well, I'm doing everything I can including contacting my US and State Senators, Congressional Reps and US President to publicize what an impulsive and insulting decision PM Trudeau did. NAFTA repercussions for Canada would be appropriate for taking the feelings of Americans and the US for granted.",
"Their attempts to control the 'news' worked so poorly and as a result the polls and the talking heads all were blindsided by what actually happened they are struggling to regain some kind of relevance.\n\nIf Trump keeps on Tweeting they are going to be so outraged!",
"\"The first edition of Friday night lights in Kalihi was spoiled by the private school kids from up the street.\"\n\nAnd we wonder why the ILH and the OIA don't like each other? C'mon, man! That sentence is nothing but inflammatory and only adds to the problem.",
"Gee, could this person be using her Female Privilege to assert the \"Toxic\" word, so that people associate it with Toxic Masculinity, and she then has more weight to her BS..?\n\ntell ya what Leslie, why don't you make a law which you can then have only women enforce...\n\n...where us men should have to apologize everyday to some entitled and spoiled western woman as yourself...would that make your type happy..?\n\nBut even then you would find something to scold people on, wouldn't you...as it puts you above whoever you are criticizing huh \n\nGo have some kids and try being a woman for a change.",
"Paul makes a whole lot more sense than you or the city. It was the city's senseless arrogance that forced Paul and the four neighborhood associations to get tough. What is it going to take to make the city to understand that the community will NOT let the city bully us?",
"That's kind of mean.....\n\n:)",
"You seem like a nice guy. Thanks for your label of me as a liar. First, do the math. Unprecedented? No. And 1 full, 2 part. Enjoy your personal attacks.",
"Absolutely nothing like the legalistic nightmare you produced for the Bill Clinton administration, is it Newt? \n\n'Litigate, litigate, litigate,' ring any bells for you?\n\nWhat a transparent and hypocritical political opportunist, you are, Newt.",
"Ah so you resort to condescension and name calling. I will no longer entreat with you since you want to bring it down to schoolyard bullying. Have a crappy day.",
"And yet he ruled against a trucker who had a choice to leave his truck or freeze to death. The man has no reasoning compassion. That's enough to tell me that he can't be trusted.",
"Conversely, if he had hung out in forums for Antifa and BLM looking for the same signs of ignorance (means lack of knowledge), he would have found you.",
"our resident conservatives predicted an immediate wave of crime and terrorism \n-\nso are you saying take in another 40,000?\never heard of - better safe than sorry?\n-\nwasn't there a case of a Syrian refugee - woman - on trial now - for going in a store and threatening \"infidels\"",
"Exactly! The \"SPIN\" that unless the options get exercised it has no value.....you folks have to do better than that. Not every \"Joe Blow\" has this same opportunity and there's a REASON why he got those options.",
"Usually people exaggerate when a more considered use of facts makes less of an impact. In this case, it seems unneeded. He could have just said, \"Hillary was the Secretary of State and presumably was trained on how to deal with classified information and yet apparently did not and thus is unqualified to be President.\" And then someone else could say, \"Trump's refusal to listen to intelligence briefings on Russia means that he is unqualified to be President\". And then we'd have no candidates! Oh, except for Stein and Aleppo guy.",
"Overall I sympathise with Boyden. He is now the victim of a thousand cheap shots by never-will-be writers and creators. As if his writing can be so easily dismissed as inauthentic. His predicament speaks to the chaos of where we are on identitytheory especially when it is linked to identity based on blood and biology. Allen Mills",
"Explain to the nice people, Kathleen, how this media release is a calculated attack on the Irish community because you are trying to block our local fire chief from preventing illegal, highly toxic burning in the area that could cause strokes, miscarriages and cancer. Tell everyone about your antisemitism agenda while you are at it.",
"I have a hard time believing that, that nuanced a question was posed by the pollster...\nBut I think you miss the point. It wouldn't make our government look bad if this were a principled decision. If so, we should stand proudly as an example to the US. If, as this article suggests, that people are concerned about the optics...maybe it's because they are embarrassed by this decision and the government.",
"That's very judgmental on your part. So you are so smart and they are \"so ignorant\" of such supposed problems! Judgmental and prideful. Maybe more struggle, more examination, more work is needed close to home. \n\nDon't ask others to do you own work...go do some homework on the web...or in libraries. \n\nYou're essentially calling that now deceased former prelate of OD a liar for the statements and the article on that website. \n\nAnd you ignore Romero's own words about his association and friendship with the Prelature and leaders of OD. \n\nYou have a dwindling case.",
"Again she was the only one who switched her vote. The other four were consistent. Taking the project to the 11th hour and then switching the vote not only killed that proposal, but made anyone scared to touch the issue again for 20 years. It also made the feds pissed at us since they had already pledged money based on the prior votes where Rene had voted in favor. If we are assigning the negative impacts of that fateful vote, Rene get 99 percent of the blame and the other 4 can split the remaining one percent. If you believe the story that she did it because Fasi wouldn't give her what she wanted, I guess you can blame him a little for not succumbing to her blackmail.",
"People are targeted. These nut jobs will find someone to target. Americans at WTC, kids at school, nurses, postal workers, politicians. I don't care that the shooter ended up dead, but I'd like to know how his thinking was shaped, warped.",
"Further to my last comment, a subpoena was issued but there was no attempt to serve her with it. She happened to meet some police officers she was friendly with 2 days before the hearing, and she cooperated with them voluntarily from that time until she was jailed. See paragraphs 228 to 238 of the trial judge's ruling:\nhttps://www.canlii.org/en/ab/abqb/doc/2016/2016abqb706/2016abqb706.html?resultIndex=2\n\nAlso note, the defence did argue that the witness's testimony was tainted by the appalling treatment she had suffered during the preliminary hearing and should be dismissed. In this case, the trial judge ruled against dismissing the evidence -- but surely it should worry any reasonable person that such a gross failure to ensure the rights of a witness comes with its own dangers to the integrity of the case and the ability to prosecute.",
"Maybe the plan was about \"appeal and deface\" and we just misunderstood.",
"When does one realize it's you, not everyone else, that's the problem? What's the tipping point for it? And how long do your daughter and Jewish son-in-law just sit there while you justify Nazi ideology before they finally say, \"Sorry, Pops, with all due respect, you gave it a good run, you proved you could do it, with some very minor help of Russian Trolls, massive data manipulation ideas robbed instead of from the headlines like most of your ideas, from the latest season of 'Homeland', and the dissillusioned alt right + other deplorables — people got mad when Hillary called it, but looks like, she was right after all and don't retweet that by mistake — but time to just resign and go quietly back to your day job. No one will blame you. Everyone will understand. Being the President of the US is not a good fit for you. It's actually not a job, it's a calling, and it's just not who you are, no matter what a Simpson's episode predicted.\"",
"Which was repaid, on time and as expected. But don't let those nasty little facts get in the way of your fake news, Trumpoid.",
"But the president & governor had flags lowered to half staff and send their thoughts and prayers to all those that lost loved ones or were injured....isn't that enough. The shallowness of politicians is as incredible as those gestures. They'll never address the issue, how many die every year from guns in this country +20k, if that many died in plane crashes and it was preventable they'd make you take your shoes off every time thru security, oh wait they passed that meaningless reform.",
"I think the problem is too many people ARE doing just that; watching them. Don't get me wrong. The current crop of news avenues in our state all give us the problems. Sound bites aren't long enough for long form discussion/analysis/discussion/resolution process. I get that. But if Fink or Blangiardi or Huffington really wanted to report on the options we have to correct the situations, then THIS media is probably one of the better places to start. However, if it is frontloaded or appears to be frontloaded with a one-sided agenda from the get-go, readers may opt for other avenues for consumption. That's why Bulletin and Advertiser and NY Times et al are struggling...and losing. If da ice cream no moa taste, den nobody going buy, dey going bye.",
"Mon dieu. Another wrath-of-god-er on the page. \n\nYou manage,and only in a few paragraphs, to call an op ed piece inflamatory, outrageous, to call an award winning novelist a fabricator, to refer to the columnist as sickening, etc.\n\nId call your comments a little less than tolerant. Sanctimonious comes to mind.\n\nEver see the play The Crucible? Remember the lead prosecutor. Through whom god spoke? You would do well in that part. But sadly it wouldnt be acting. You would seem perfectly type cast. \n\nGod save us all from those who know best. A little tolerance for the views of others would help. You can disagree...but calling someone a fabrictor...calling someones words sickening. Maybe for Mein Kampf, but hardly for the article we both read. Lighten up a bit.",
"Posted way back in 2015 that trading away all your prospects for a shot @ glory, it rarely works out. Couldn't blame them though, chances like that come along so infrequently, going for it is a natural 1st instinct. \n\nYour Js, with better managing of both games and personnel, I mean, it was there for the taking, but inexperience cost them. \n\nNow, well, apres-moi le deluge. Even getting to 70 wins, which is only 9 more, even that could be a challenge. Nothing stopping this team from just going through the motions. That booing you heard last night, not what ownership wants to hear. Only so much the lapdog media can do to hold back the fans' anger if the team gives up.",
"I don't need to explain my actions to you, so I really am high on your target list, huh ? I am getting it now. WOW for you:\n\n1Co 1:18-31 For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. (19) For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.” (20) Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? (25) For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. (25) For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. (26) For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. (27) But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong;",
"Which has no bearing or relevance to what you or I previously posted. Are you merely posting these things regardless of its irrelevance specifically in an attempt to evoke an emotional response, ie. trolling?",
"Your observation is incorrect. I made no such statement or implication.\nI saw on TV some members of both groups armed and wearing helmets. I made my statement based on this observation. These people came looking for a fight. Those who protested against removal of the statue were exercising a constitutional right as where the counter protestors. I have no idea who started the fight.",
"I'd blame the RCMP for not investigating this guy more thoroughly in 2015 and building a deportation case but the reality is the Liberals would have just kept him around anyway. Officers probably throw their arms up in frustration and move onto something else where they might be able to get something accomplished.",
"O'bamacare was NEVER supposed to be continually subsidized. It was subsidized ONLY to sell people like you on the idea. Have you forgotten that O'bama himself ordered POSTPONEMENT of the last increase until AFTER the election? To HIDE the Democrat cost factor even longer. Did you forget about that?",
"I strongly disagree with the conclusion of this article.\nI wonder who I would have been if I had been born in the time of Deady-Dunn. All about would have been signs and attitudes that said that one belonged if one hated Native Americans and non-whites. Odds are I would have been a Klan member, and would have laughed at the most horrible of racist jokes. \nToday, I am grateful that I live in a culture that doesn't allow public agencies or officials racist behaviors. It has allowed me to think and grow and expand my thinking to include all who are different as fellow humans. Change happens when children aren't bombarded with images and pressures to remain ignorant and racist. \nIt would be better if the names of Deady-Dunn were taken off the buildings, and the names of slaveholders like Washington and Madison were taken off all federal buildings. It has to do with the non-verbal learning that children undergo...they don't need to pick up a hint that racism is ok.\nHugh Massengill, Eugene",
"Just curious...of all you folks that have commented on this issue and expressed your strong feelings and criticisms, have any of you actually listened to Demoski's radio segment or read her blog in questions? Unless you have, then you're simply relying on ADN's interpretation of the events...so much for relying on facts for your opinions. Kinda like what you're accusing Demoski's of doing!",
"Did Mr. Acosta go to J school? If so, does he recall learning anything about the First Amendment? My recollection as to its purpose was to protect folks when they told the truth and somebody in power did not like it. It was never intended to allow -- let alone encourage -- folks to lie and escape the consequences.",
"You missed the point. I'm guessing I'll be seeing that problem again.",
"Regardless of how it played out between Obama and the governor, I'm certain you'll cast Obama in the worst possible light. And your assertion that I think that eight (now 14) deaths does not merit a presidential visit is something you just made up.",
"Gary, What I find interesting is this phrase - \"specifically cautioned\", what the heck does that mean? Basically, for those who are entertained or make their living off of sports, they have something to write and talk about for the next few weeks and the sports admin folks along with Willie have some serious admin/PR busy work to do.",
"Ms. Parker's columns are often insightful, but on this one I must disagree with her analysis. In this case words were lethal. Teenage boys are enormously vulnerable to opinions from their peers, especially females. Whatever her motive for wanting Roy dead, Michelle Carter did know what she was doing. She taunted him, not a momentary whim but repeatedly, and even though she was not physically present at his death, she was virtually present and knew just what to say. The urge to take the final step came not from his own mind, but Michelle Carter's.",
"Joe, you don't get it, do you? Read what Justice Zabel said about his own behaviour:\n\n“I find it very difficult to find the words to express my profound regret for what I did that day,” said Zabel.",
"\"..or the lady who handed out a condom while saying no.\"\n\nActually, Mulcair understood and therefore did not pursue this.\n\nIt was Justin who put the the poor Liberal who was entrapped out of caucus.",
"\"Because the Third Amended Complaints do not contain sufficient facts to state claims for relief that are plausible on their face, the Complaints are dismissed with prejudice\" \n\nOkay, bottom line, McShane placed himself in the position of determiner of fact, a position reserved to a jury of peers. Of course McShane spruced it up to say that facts \"plausible on their face.\" By this he means that facts presented taken as true fail to substantiate claims for relief. But that is just an opinion and interpretation of the facts. Bad judge.",
"Ah, that is what the flight attendant claims. I have not read the victim's version yet. You accept this story as fact. I do not. Without video or audio it is hard to say. If you ever took testimony from two conflicting parties the versions are frequently different. In a corporate ruled society with a corporate owned press you get the corporate version of events which was properly delivered to you, the reader.",
"What this \"smacks of\" is an attempt by people who at least know a bit about China to counteract the flood of anti-China propaganda we have been treated to over the past few years. I personally think any deal with China has to be very carefully drafted and well enforced -- just like any deal with the US -- but popular emotion stoked by China-haters and media half-truths is a very poor guide to action.",
"If an exercise like this gets just a small percentage of the 'leaders' thinking in the right direction, it will be a miracle. And ultimately, beneficial.\n\nYou can't even get a Federal agency to 'practice' something like this in anything approaching 'reality mode'. All the 'important people' have something else that really has to be done instead. I'm confident that this exercise is no different.\n\nAt least the local Army Guard Battalion went to New Orleans so there is some institutional memory of that particular disaster, even if just old anecdotes. \n\nNot doing anything is a bad choice, IMO, however, and that sounds like your recommendation.",
"Ms. Kealoha knows the rules don't apply to her. She's a local kahuna and she makes her own rules. Wait for the appeal. Next time she'll get a Hawaiian judge.",
"Police are also victims of extremely oppressive circumstances. \n\nTheir sworn duty is to uphold and enforce laws up to the moment those laws are changed. They are given neither the authority nor the tools to determine which laws are falling from fashion or gathering legislative support on the road to being passed or revoked. Yet they are castigated for every instance of poor judgement despite serving in stressful and very challenging situations, and maintaining a level of peace and security in Toronto that is truly the pride of the western world. \n\nNow, this insult.\n\nIf Pride and BLM have decided the police have no place in a parade that celebrates relief from oppression, I have no time for either Pride or BLM. \n\nIn sending the NIMP message to the police, Pride richly deserves to see corporate and government sponsorships disappear. I will be sending that message to the bank I deal with, and to the municipal, provincial and federal government politicians that represent me.",
"It isn't \"bigoted\" to call someone out for their behavior - in fact it is one of the reasons we have laws and government to begin with. I don't see you rushing defending the kayaker who put himself (and others) in danger through his behavior, yet you're defending someone who is endangering us all through their unwillingness to admit their ignorance. It's sad, really. But I'm sure you won't bother to try and understand my point, so just go back to name-calling. It's very constructive.",
"Wait, I'm confused. I thought we determined with the Film tax credit program that these type of incentives were a bad thing.",
"Now that's funny. Hilarious in fact. I'm guessing that the \"administrative errors\" consisted of failure to cover tracks sufficiently.",
"Ooooookaaay, good to see how the other side thinks. Read the comments following the Sr. Campbell piece over at RNS and scary stuff, man. Well, *somebody* feels threatened.",
"The state needs to cut their loses and pony up . They signed the agreement . Like it or not , our state reps signed the deal . We might as well pay now , before it's more later. You don't special order a car and months later get to take it back. Same with this building . We ordered all the bells and special paint job . We owe the money . The state will lose in court and be required to pay damages above what we could have settle for. Like it or not , the owners gave us the building we wanted. They shouldn't be left holding our bag.",
"I have bad news for you, the world changes.",
"'\nTrump mocks handicapped, \n\n…mental note to self, \n\n…pretend that didn't happen, \n\n…carry on as if all is just peachy keen in Trumpland.",
"It's one thing to refuse to be confrontational out of respect, it's another to let a charlatan use your own reputation as a journalist as a platform to peddle her facile propaganda. Why are the Hawks and the NPA sitting on their hands in the face of the overwhelming evidence provided by the Gupta emails if they aren't under the complete control of the Zupta entity?",
"Notice how they resigned?\nSee if anybody at Fox or Breitbart is forced to resign when they can't back a story up.\nComet Ping Pong comes to mind...",
"we must be fair. The Rep.'s failed just as well as the Liberals dishing out the money till Donald used his EO power as it may be\njust saying there's a SWAMP in Washington. They live in fear of losing their jobs everyday, how can one honestly work \"for\" the people li dat? Be a man of Conviction aka theDonald",
"Sure, but criticism of the government for taking a day or two longer than you would like seems rather misplaced. First, there was forwarning and time plane seats to leave in advance if the storm if it wasn't left until the day before the storm hit. Second, this is a highly unusual event far from Canada. There should be no reasonable expectation of getting what you want from our government within a few hours.",
"Wrong dummy. What if the fedex guy was on your property and this happened. Your dogs behavior must be restrained on and off your property. Learn the law",
"I'm not familiar with that area but I wondered where they thought they were going to go.\nYears ago a guy escaped and tried to hide out across the Copper River. After a few days he came back and turned himself in because he couldn't stand the mosquitoes.",
"OMG, who needs sex, drugs, and rocknroll? I just have to read the ADN comments for entertainment. I am laughing my self silly. I'm surprised Obama hasn't been blamed for who knows what. These comment forums do a commendable public service...keeping people occupied---off the streets, furiously hacking away at their keyboards, and out of trouble.",
"I think this whole rating system is stupid. What's to stop people from marking something uncivil or flagging it just because they disagree with it? Happens all the time. It's one of the reasons I post so infrequently.",
"And sadly for me, my senator, Gary Stevens, who lost his perspective after his strongly-principled stand against SB 21 cost him the power he once had. An object lesson in human nature. Time to get all of that retirement money, Gary. Time to get Out.Of.The.Way.",
"Assume you saw the \"jk\" - just kidding, but in case others didn't. Of course I'm not suggesting laws prohibiting speech - they'd work about as well as the ones prohibiting exercise of the second amendment.",
"Oh, Anon, I am not a sociologist, or any other type of expert. However, it seems to me that a good first step might be for more white people to listen more closely to the experiences to those who are not white, to really hear what it feels like to live with racism. \nI think that there are way too many white people who, on some level, believe that treating non-white people with equality takes something away from whites. \nWhile I realize that many of the problems that people suffer in our society are caused by lower socio-economic status, racial discrimination crosses s-e lines. I know a black judge who has been unable to hail a cab, a black Colombia graduate on whom police were called, because a neighbor believed that he did not belong in a particular neighborhood. I know of many professional black men who have seen women clutch their purses tighter, because the black man has approached. I could go on... And these are just the people whom I happen to know.\nCont'd.",
"This is weird....or worse.",
"\"If you can't tell what offends some people and what doesn't, you should just stay home.\"\n\nWhat you say offends me. You are holding my \"white\" feet to the fire because some white people did some racists things before I was ever born? That's incredibly insulting. So it's ok for you to insult me but not the other way around? The world doesn't revolve around you.",
"Like our Minister of Defense and a lascivious former Senator, other fine gents in a position of power and influence, Mr. Spence seems to suffer great difficulty with the concepts with truth, honour and humility. He got just what he deserved. The boot. Go away.",
"Oh I can but the risk was seriously prohibiting considering my life. Insomuch even associations could hinder. Lame hu? Tell me about it.",
"Perhaps they can't see it because it's not true.",
"and your name isn't wave maker either, so what was your point again besides being a bigot.",
"This advice to learn from history and stay modern coming from someone with a company website that looks stuck in 1997. If I had a company with the word Innovation in the name I'd make sure I didn't look like a dinosaur in my presentation to the world.\n\nThis is the thin gruel that passes for pro-fluoride support? \"Listen to your betters\", \"do as you're told\", \"father knows best\", etcetera. There is something that accumulates with fluoride, but it's not knowledge.",
"Consider that \"youth activists are now considering \"legal action\" in response to the (governor's) denial.\" With respect, that is absurd. The students are pawns for L48 environmental agitators. I doubt they have a holistic understanding of the issues. They are systematically indoctrinated in these subjects and then become zealots. The governor was stupid for meeting with them in the first place and thereby providing media coverage. In the picture look at the student at the far end of the table using his phone to record or picture the event. It was the governor's meeting and he should not have permitted that.",
"Nasty little \"belittle thy neighbour\" commentary. Isn't it?"
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I think the author of this piece of writing is misdirected.
Closing up borders isn't a hate crime, Austria closed it's borders from the infestation
I for one welcome a leader who understands what's happening with the destabilization of the western system
with a mass influx of undesirables, if these refugees love their country so much why not stay and fight and why not go to muslim country where there won't be a language or religious barrier instead they choose to come to Canada and the US | [
"What you so bitter about, another bitter lamb fan tired of getting their arse kicked by the Buffs?",
"The guy is making a fool of himself every single day so, quite frankly, it's not inappropriate for anyone to call him out on it. Once he starts acting like a decent human being making funny comments will surely stop. Although, I'm afraid there's no hope he will see that light. At 70 years and having been a bully all his life, too late now.",
"First, can you drop the \"Uncle Phil\" please... I know clowns like you aren't very creative, but that horse has been beaten dead long ago. Second, Phil Knight never offered anyone 10 million. That came from a \"reporter\" who said Knight is \"reportedly\" willing to pony up for the right coach. Of course we wouldn't expect an angry misinformed hack to actually research something or state facts, now would we. I'm thinking you probably also believed \"reports\" by CNN or MSNBC suggesting Hillary was up 15 points before the election. Read the sign...Stupid...Stupid.",
"Two bottom feeder loser franchises...especially in Winnipeg!",
"Racism has evolved.\n\nWe’re not talking about the N bomb and the cowards hiding behind the Confederate Flag and hiding their faces. \n\nWe ARE talking about how, in everyday society, there are distinct advantages to having pale skin. This is a privilege. If you don’t think this is the case, then your ignorance puts you in the same category as the aforementioned.\n\nRacism is the toxic intersection of cowardice and ignorance.",
"I disagree that there has to be a cogent alternative. Just plain cease work at this istant and leave it be as-is and forget about it.\nJust the fact that people like you insist for constructive alternatives is the problem. As long as there is discussion (well-intended) on anything that goes awry, with an eye toward \"saving it\" or salvaging what good that can be had, then every bloody politician will know that all they have to do is simply bamboozle you just enough to get you to approve the start of ANY project. Because once it goes off-kilter you will seek a \"solution\". This will beget you more of the same, ad nausea, in perpetuity.\nThe way to STOP this kind of crap fro happening again is to cease work right this instant in its present uusable state. Thenceforth every generation of voter will be wiser about letting pols sell ignorant public on pipe dreams.",
"They will also be benefiting. It's for their future that we invest in. The long term benefits are priceless. Nomu is penny-wise and pound-foolish.",
"People mistake \"less educated\" with stupid. That is a very stupid mistake.",
"Pfeh -- that's thinking like a troll. Half those 30 posts are yours!\n\nAnd why on earth should you and the PABA have any say in what the League does? Start your own competition for their forums, since you're so confident you have their new-school successor tucked up in your brain. \n\nLet the League keep on doing what they've done very well since your grandfather was a pup. People like you, who are bored by civil discourse, can just stay away from their forums.",
"What is the point in asking me moronic questions, troll?",
">> But they didn't kill the Jews by the thousands or millions\n\nThey didn't? What kind of \"Hindustan\" math are you using?",
"This man is a dangerous sociopath. He will continue to be a danger to anyone he is around, animals, children and adults. No one is safe. I am sickened that he served less than 3 years for a triple murder! We are lucky he didn't kill everyone in the house! It wasn't an accident! He didn't like being rejected, left out, not included and not wanted. So he set a fire. 3 years for killing 3 people, which means each person's life is only worth 1 year in jail? Judge, this isn't justice! Good for the tribal leaders banning this guy from their village!! We should banish criminals from Alaska! You commit a crime - you're gone! We need to back the tribal leaders, if they banish someone w/ good reason, then they should be able to do so. We can't blame them for not taking care of their own problems, refuse to give them armed LEO, and then bash them for trying to handle it through tribal law. It doesn't work that way. JUDGE RAY - THIS MAN IS A MONSTER!! When he doesn't get his way he gets violent!",
"horseshit.....I know of many Asians who attended Ivy league and are comfortable in USD 60,000 a year jobs. Culture is critically important and you can't unlearn that.....in particular the Asians.",
"Trolls are so tiresome, even in the relatively frivolous world of sports.",
"He'd have to be shot twice, in the back, by our US allies, to qualify.",
"Why does the very dangerous black supremacist rhetoric we hear every day get a free pass, Melanie?"
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"Hear hear!\n\nHowever, her sentiments are echoed by a growing segment of Canadiana, and I cite as evidence the rise of Harper and how emboldened his leadership made those \"deplorables\" in Canada who tried to defend their attitudes by calling it \"anti-PC\".\n\nVigilance against her views gaining ground in the population is required.",
"How are the media lying about being shut out?",
"Huh. Being conquered makes you on the \"wrong side\" of history? A phobia is an irrational fear. I think C's fear was pretty justified and, therefore, very rational even when accounting for the fact that Spaniards were boastful of mixing with the \"Indios\" thus making us proud Mestizos. Not so sure that made him a xenophobe per se.\n\nAnyhow, interestingly White supremacists use similar logic and language as you. \"'We' won\" so we're on the \"right\" side of history. Assuming there is a coherent 'we' that is to be understood as 'white.' Race is really a spurious notion altogether anyway that really needs to be done away with once and for all - I say we we start with deconstructing the notion of there being a \"white race.\" Then, maybe - just maybe, we can make some headway on the century and a half-old privilege that has come with it. Then and only then can we can start calling ourselves a true meritocracy. \n\nGot anymore bait?",
"Correction: you liked that he was reading a teleprompter.\n\nCorrect, it's good that Trump realized he's in deep swamp after \"messing up\" the Charlottesville thing. As in previous mess-ups, he unheroically went to the teleprompter.\n\nClarification: Trump is not the hero you imagined him to be. As you can see, he's backpedaling just enough to keep his job. If he survives the all this beleaguering, he will NOT be re-elected.\n\nClarity: this \"new\" Afghanistan plan is nothing new, as far as anyone can see. Anyone with a solid correction on this, please share! 🤠",
"Ah yes, an inconvenient aspect of global migration. In the Lib echo chamber such unwelcome information is never heard.",
"If this particular mess can be limited to only diocesan priests, they will be somehow neutralized, whether that means they are laicized, or kept on in a \"different capacity.\"\n\nI think that there are scandals within scandals here. At a higher level. This stuff really suggests a deep and disturbing mindset, one that is so much deeper than just some messed up teachings on human sexuality, or some abuse scandals. There is something really crazy going on here. For every group like this one, I wonder how many others are out there? Why is it that Rome seems SO ADAMANTLY against rethinking some of its teachings on human sexuality, on women, on gays? The pieces of the puzzle just don't fit...\n\nWhen push comes to shove, so many of the bedrock virtues seem to be evaporating. Francis cries for mercy, but has effectively changed very little on the abuse scandal... He talks about compassion, yet Muller can state they won't even answer victim's letters... What's going on in the church?",
"\"But it is disengenuos to abhor other nations and their leaders for what we do and have done.\"\n\nOf course we can abhor them. And our own leaders that conduct actions. It's a slippery slope when we start shrugging it off. Authoritarian dictatorships are also the \"way of the world\", so should we just accept that for America? If Trump announced in a few years that he's declaring a 'state of emergency' and will be postponing elections, should we just roll over for that?",
"\"But this country [Afghanistan] does not represent a geo-strategic risk to the world. It is no longer a source of global terrorism. This is a tremendous accomplishment, one that obviously serves Canadian interests.\"\n\n-Stephen Harper, 22nd Canadian Prime Minister\n\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\"Mission Accomplished,\" eh ?",
"\"The indisputable fact is that prevailing institutions of authority in the West, for decades, have relentlessly and with complete indifference stomped on the economic welfare and social security of hundreds of millions of people. While elite circles gorged themselves on globalism, free trade, Wall Street casino gambling, and endless wars (wars that enriched the perpetrators and sent the poorest and most marginalized to bear all their burdens), they completely ignored the victims of their gluttony, except when those victims piped up a bit too much — when they caused a ruckus — and were then scornfully condemned as troglodytes who were the deserved losers in the glorious, global game of meritocracy. \"\n\nhttp://www.commondreams.org/views/2016/11/09/democrats-trump-and-ongoing-dangerous-refusal-learn-lesson-brexit",
"For the most part, the American media is not the friend of the American people.",
"Wow, that's quite a bit of bigoted, prejudiced, racist sentiment against your fellow Canadians right there. Besides, there are plenty of people with concerns about immigration who live in cities.\n\nLike every other developed country, the Canadian economy has changed drastically from a largely agricultural one, to an urban service economy, and some places have been left behind. Are you a Conservative then, ready to blame everyone who doesn't have the \"entrepreneurial spirt\", the \"get-up-and-go to raise yourself by your own bootstraps, etc., or just when the people are white and rural?\n\nImmigrants historically came here to work the land, they worked on farms, and there was no safety net. Today they all cluster in the same three cities which are already doing well, not going to the hinterland, and they get the full safety net as Canadians almost right off the bat, and those services are better in cities. Attributing the success of large cities to immigrants is simplistic.",
"If I was a refugee, I would be heading for Ontario!",
"It amazes me how many conservative columnists have come out of the closet, so to speak, showing that in spite of the vitriolic right pap they get paid to write most of them are basically liberal as most educated worldly people are. This election has had one unique difference than all the previous ones in most of our lifetimes, Trump is so bad that even Krauthammer came out against him.",
"Since \"civil\" beat is allowing the column to continue that is disrespectful and totally uncivil then I have to assume that is what they intend to do in order to form a division among civil minded people. Doesn't Pierre have enough pocket change to support his little blog? This is one of the most disrespectful blogs I have ever seen. The editor needs to submit her resignation for allowing it to go on. Any legitimate credibility that civil beat once had has been destroyed. Can I write a similar column comparing Obama and Hillary to the devil? (It would be easy to do). Did you know that Barrack was the name of Mohammeds black horse? Can't say that.",
"I just don't get Trudeau's statement that Canada is less of a country because of the passing of Gord Downie. First and foremost Downie was an entertainer, an entertainer whose appeal did not attract all of Canada , despite the over the top accolades. Canada is not the sum of one man or woman or many men and women. Canada as a country is defined by many things and people, it is not defined by one man. Any of the interviews with Downie came across showing a man who loved to perform,nor more nor less. His legacy will be the music, he didn't expect or ask for sainthood.",
"This train wreck has been slowly approaching the station in dire need of repair for many many years. Unfortunately our weak kneed politicians have neither the will power or resolve steer the train on the proper path, however it appears that the salvation will be an economic one. Namely the vault is becoming bare and the debt refinancing that has been so prevalent is not longer the slavation.\nMy great concern is not the current condition of our finances both provincially and fedearlly, but the ignorance of the general population when is concerns the debt, deficit, entitlement to forever benefits ect ect. Basically to get their head out of the sand and face reality. Without this, the current economic situation will deteriorate and that is of my great concern.\nGreece had a debt to GDP ratio a few decades ago that was similar to Ontario. Shall I continue?\nI learned a very importand lesson years ago when I started my business venture. Once you give something away you can NEVER take back",
"This is a no win situation for both sides. He committed a crime in North Korea, we can not state this was not a crime based on our system. I'm not happy about the outcome, I do not nor does anyone else know the full story. You visit foreign countries, you are under their law, to ask the U.S. to step in and save you, is foolish. I've have lived overseas, let me state this, how many of you know that living on a military base overseas, that the base is foreign soil, not U.S., how many know you can get married on that base, but it is not legal, you must go to the foreign embassy which is U.S. soil to make the marriage legal. Naval bases the only place that it is U.S. Soil is a Naval Ship and if your not of age to service aboard it will not help you. So say all you want about these countries, your at fault if you do not know their laws. How would you feel if they broke our laws, you will feel they must serve the time. So best you back off and look at this situation more closely.",
"Historically speaking, being \"willfully morally blind\" when democratic principles are attacked may be a Catholic institutional thing. Examples include Catholic support for Generalissimo Franco in Spain and Mussolini in Italy, and the fact that the Catholic Centre Party in Germany voted in favor of the Enabling Act which allowed Chancellor Adolph Hitler to assume dictatorial powers in Germany. \n\nConnecting the dots from the past and extrapolating to today may help you understand why the majority of white Catholics joined in common cause with neo-nazis to elect Trump.",
"While every other Western country negotiated to have their citizens removed from Guantanamo Stephen Harper allowed a Canadian citizen to be horribly tortured for his own political gain. It's difficult to imagine more despicable conduct from a Prime Minister.",
"In the NYT op-ed by titled \"Confessions of Liberal Intolerance\", Nicholas Kristoll refers to a study by a sociologist at the University of North Texas that shows up to 30 percent of academics said that they would be less likely to support a job seeker if they knew that the person was a Republican. The discrimination becomes worse if the applicant is an evangelical Christian. According to Yancey’s study, 59 percent of anthropologists and 53 percent of English professors would be less likely to hire someone they found out was an evangelical. \n\nAnd now from this article ----- \"They hold all the important positions in the state, from several county mayors to the leaders of the state House and Senate, to all four members of the congressional delegation.... Because of that, Ige argued, Democrats are much easier to work with and to get things done for the people.\"",
"Not sure there's much to be proud of in being welcomed by the king of a hereditary kleptocracy that holds public beheadings, denies civil rights to women, provides clandestine financial support to terrorist organizations, and spends hundreds of billions of dollars exporting its extremist Wahabi form of Islam around the world.",
"heart? (ha!). Not one word of compassion from you about the 40,000 displaced? Or houses burnt down? Or the cattle and horses killed by fire? Nope just a dumb comment about the PM who has sent millions of dollars to help the displaced, sent Canadian troops to help fight the fire, and will now raise more dollars.\nAnd your only comment is about somebody's socks. Sad. Very sad.",
"Analogous to this article would be that Canadian governments need to install safety fencing at every remote cliff because some stupid self indulgent Canadian might lean over too far and fall off. The Boyle's were the sole authors of their misfortune. If they had been holidaying on a beach in Oregon, I would agree with the author however they were extremely recklessly endangering themselves. If we truly expect the Canadian government to be held responsible in these situations, then travellers will need to file \"flight\" plans and have them approved prior and then not stray from those plans.",
"In your mind the only question is appropriate response. But global warming is not just warming as Mr. Watson likes to point out. The more recent claims address violent weather, droughts, and other things that have much less evidence associated with them. Regarding the holocaust, of course the number killed matters. If it was 200, it would be nothing compared to the Democratic President's war crime of killing hundreds of thousands of non-combatant Japanese via nuclear fire or the comparable numbers of non-combatants killed in the saturation bombing of German cities. There are many atrocities Mr. Scott. But the majority cast a blind eye to those outside the popular point of view. I've read that US support for the Syria rebel killers has killed a hundred thousand or more and made refugees out of million more. A democrat liberal (who loves everybody and is good) did that. The number directly killed in Iraq is similar. Who knows how many the American bombs killed in Syria.",
"Rod, Your response was thoughtful and about the only argument for capitulating to Khadr's lawsuit. The problem that I have is the moral question. Omar was attempting to kill Canadians and our allies. My opinion is that we should have ignored the law and immediately changed it. Why? Years ago it was against the law for abortions, yet we defended that moral position. Years ago it was against the law for same ex marriage, yet we defended that moral position. If we have to blindly follow the law, more injustices will be \"allowed\". What if we accept the decision by the SCOC and then charge Khadr with treason. I believe that also falls \"within the law\". I hope he has a miserable life.",
"It's apparent the facts of all these Crimes, Trayvon, Freddy, Micheal, Crystal(Duke lacrosse rape accuser), and many others of color were not concluded to be Racist incidents or the NAACP would have won. Barry, Al, Jesse, Fredericka, etc. all came to their side with false narratives spewed by Racists Hate incited by the Liberal Media. Racial problems still exists today and will forever be with us humans, Do we Americans need the Liberal Media to sensationalize racial colors with FALSE narratives that causes riots, deaths, vandallism, etc.?\nimo, all these people had no respect for John Law, makes you wonder why? Unbelievable people side with Law breakers, liars, deceivers because of the Liberal Media spewing false narratives for readership eyes. Yes, they have to survive but it's crossing the line\nIt is what it is, Racial Hate should not be tolerated but to spew lies, to deceive people for readership eyes is just plain Wrong",
"In typical Amnesty International style, the report cited in this article begins, \"Since the Russian occupation and annexation of Crimea in February-March 2014, the Russian and de facto local authorities, have demanded total submission to this brute fact.\" The language used is designed to provoke an emotional response in the reader. It falsely suggests that security forces in Crimea are going door-to-door and brutalizing the public. Yet despite that lurid lead-in, the report itself offers not a single example. The only genuinely concerning event involved the disappearance of Ervin Ibragimov, a Crimean Tatar, in May 2016 by parties unknown.",
"The facts of life are Conservative. Many governments, including ours, are learning the hard way.",
"It would be interesting to see an in-depth study commissioned on how the \"No Go Zones\" in Europe began. I would guess that there was extreme innocence on the part of those who knew exactly where they wanted to take their rights minus accepted democratic human rights. Of course a study of that magnitude would never get off the ground. Why? Shouts of Islamophobia. Hey, it really works when you want to shut down lines of open communication.",
"It could easily be argued that an Arabic speaking country is trying to conquer Europe, like right now.",
"And another comment by a man who does not get that own guns, hunting, serving in the war zone are not exclusive to \" conservatives\". Your comment is an illogical word salad, nothing more, except it helps to keep this nation divided.",
"Turf this government out on it's ear.\nThere are many people that are hostile with this decision.",
"From the figures I have seen there are about 70 million refugees in the world.\n\nLet's give ourselves a Canada 150 birthday gift and bring them all to Canada in the next 6 months.\n\nIf we mobilize our armed services we can do this. After all we are only talking about a little over 2 million people a week.\n\nBy doing this we will make ourselves the most diverse and, hence, the strongest country in the world.\n\nWhat could possibly go wrong?",
"This will not go over well in Quebec, the only place besides the Maritimes where the Liberals still maintain traction.\n\nIt is one thing to turn a blind eye to the Liberals supporting a family de \"chez nous\" like the Beaudoins or Bombardiers, but another thing entirely if the Quebecois feel that they are being bamboozled by \"les juifs\", with the help of the Liberals.\n\nI am not saying that this is how it should be; it is just how it is.",
"So we begin to see a microcosm of the cost to Canadians of the Liberals indulgence of their own politics of feelings. Extrapolate that over the numbers taken in by Germany, Sweden, etc and its quite easy to see how it becomes such a burden when you drive government policy in accordance with your own western guilt. That sucking sound is your childrens future going a little further down the drain while to improve someone elses.",
"That's not really a fair comment. Not everyone you disagree with is an uneducated meth addict.",
"Really? This revelation from Buzz Feed and the rambling of the hateful left trying to connect Jeremy Christian to Trump reminds me of the old Chinese proverb; When you find yourself in a deep hole a wise man knows when to stop digging. Something tells me by tomorrow the left will be in overdrive trying to spin like tops out of a very deep hole. \nGood luck!",
"That liberal spin is over .Just like BC liberals.",
"Rep Gabbard has the outlier, anomaly viewpoint here. Shame on her for defending a dictator that uses chemical weapons on children. Let this be the vivid event in the memory of voters in the next election. This maverick does not have a clue.",
"i think the dutch have had enough. at what point to you go from being a generous liberal host to having to defend yourself from foreign politicians stirring up immigrants, who are pretending to be dutch? but that is okay because:\na netherlander is a netherlander is a netherlander",
"It is gradually dawning on Europeans that their worst enemies are Muslims (immigrants, legal or illegal, students, refugees) and the American government.\n\nI would also say that America's worst enemy is its near-monopolistic mainstream media. Acting on behalf of what its half dozen closely-related controllers think is dangerous to the wealth and power of those for whom it was created or purchased, it set out to remove the President democratically elected by Americans.\n\nAmericans should disregard the algebraic legal crap, fake analyses and fake experts and see what is happening as what it actually is, which is the removal of the democratically-elected president. They should insist that the ownership/controllership of the American mainstream media to be investigated and set out to have leaks on the people who are providing the \"leaks\"",
"Actually, this is such good news that I think I can take a break from posting and go for a long walk in the country and get some fresh air. \n One can feel very demoralized reading the results on the NCRonline. My comments were intended to be read by NCR staff as well, in the hope they might learn something from what others including everyone here, think. \n The psychologist giving the test said I should have gotten a higher score but I was not concentrating. However, fudging the facts a la Trump is not my style. This is an example of the difference between a fidelity to truth for its own sake and the preference for lies that support vanity and illusion. \n I owe Cassie-O and apology for going on about OCD Catholics. \n This is it. I am on vacation.",
"The Liberal's claim that their ability to screen people wanting to enter Canada is nearly infallible. Why don't they send their screeners to Somalia to help prevent such acts?",
"This whole story stinks of Zionist propoganda",
"Minister Dion must recognize that while the rhetoric of “responsible conviction” regarding human rights abuses and violations may resonate with Canadians, his actions do not. He rejected Bill C-267 which sought to amend the Special Economic Measures Act to bring it into step with the Magnitsky Act. By his attempts to appease Russia in the face of its major incursion in Ukraine, and rejecting important legislation targeting those who engage in human rights abuses and corruption, he sends a message that the government would surrender the very values that all Canadians share – democracy, the rule of law, and basic human rights.",
"You are a dreamer! If our troops were supposed to be in a non-combat situation why arm them. But I have a much bigger question...WHY ARE CANADIANS THERE AT ALL? The entire middle east has been a killing ground for several thousand years. Nothing we do is going to change that. Bring our people home and let the Arabs kill and mutilate each other all they want. To finish off, keep your sick, wounded, poor and destitute over there where they belong, don't send them here for medical treatment, education, and a better life, keep them at home and change the living conditions in their own countries.",
"Do some research. That report was based on stats compiled by a Muslim organization in Canada. They have a site where Muslims can just click to report they've been discriminated against. Hardly a reliable barometer of Islamophobia. Canada doesn't do nearly as many studies as the US as we don't have a highly developed victim/lawyer industry they way you do in the states. We also don't include the value of lawsuits in GDP stats. Did you see the report on the treatment of blacks in the US? Debunks the US.",
"And let's not forget all the undocumented immigrants from Canada, Ireland, England and other predominantly \"white\" nations. Or are we only concerned with immigrants of color?",
"No reason to react to this piece. Hatred of Trump was expected and the expectation was met.\n\nHey Globe, can't you pay a Canadian to write this tripe?",
"One of the few actual FN leaders in Canada who has a positive outlook that his people can be self reliant. He ad the Osoyoos Band have done remarkable things building business and jobs within their community I still would like to know if they have plans of severing all finical aid with the Feds and special tax status to truly become an independent Nation that doesn't rely on us taxpayers.\nNo wonder most of the other FN leaders look down at him and try to browbeat him into their engrained belief they must always rely on the taxpayer..... he's talking sensible stuff that they don't want any part of.",
"Incorrect. Someone who says \"diversity is our weakness\" may be absolutely fine with immigration but be expressing a view that accepting all diversity of traditional cultural expressions over what is acceptable in a modern, gender-egalitarian Canada is our weakness. That by not expecting immigrants to drop certain diverse practices in favour of what's acceptable today in Canada is our weakness. (Again, I'm not saying whether or not I agree.) But because you are a liberal/progressive you jump to censor, will not allow the expression (\"then you shouldn't use that phrase\"), will not consider an exploration of the person's meaning, so you have no option but to lay your own narrow assumptions over the opinion expressed. I hope you know this. And (again incorrect assumption) I'm not \"dude\".",
"Continued 3\n\nHe accepts that he is living in a sinful situation he is looking for a way back. Continue in the link\n\nhttp://www.acireland.ie/eucharist-and-the-mass-teresa-mee/#comment-9869\n\nAny comments on this would be welcome\n\nkevin your brother\nIn Christ",
"He's spinning the story in the hopes that Federal charges are not filed. A politically motivated attack can lead to a conviction on federal charges and severe punishment. My guess is the lawyer knows the truth and is hoping misdirect the investigation.",
"No matter how much the media kicks and screams, Trump's ban is consistent with the actions being taking by other nations. Walls are being put up, and it is their right to protect themselves. Countries without borders are no longer countries.",
"CChild - you need to read the story a little closer. He has no interest in building anything in Canada. It is merely a second choice country from which he is attempting to re-open underground hospitals in Syria.",
"Yes, this country was built by Immigrants, but they were coming here for a better life, and for religion. The immigrants that are coming today, are not coming for a better life and religion. They are coming to destroy America. That is wrong! We want people to come to our country with a sponsor and with the idea that they are going to become American citizens, work for themselves to be able to live by our standards, and to FOLLOW OUR LAWS. Yeah for the Supreme Justice for voting 4-4, so that President Obama cannot have it all his way. I suppose now he will have to take another vacation, because his work is so hard on him!! What a joke!! He does nothing, it is all of the immigrants that he has hired to run the White House for him and his family that make his decisions.",
"No threat, just fact. The survival of the nation, and possibly the world is at stake. I lead with words to gather the human forces to end this traitorous assault on the very foundations of humanity.",
"Omar Khadr was 9-10 when his father dragged him into al Qaeda and war. Bit young to be waving the flag. From my readings, Omar was delighted when he was told actual Canadians were going to visit him (in Guantanamo). So he knew something of this country's reputation and welcomed it, if not its reality under Harper.\n\nRegardless of what you (or I) think \"should\" have happened - Omar is a Canadian citizen and all of us deserve fair treatment by our government. That is where Chretien, Martin and Harper fell down. Harper's role is simply the most egregious because of his blatant defiance of the charter, grandstanding and fundraising on Khadr - which continues to this day. It's simply shameful.\n\nBTW - in scorning the Charter of rights and freedoms - Scheer and Harper display notable contempt for Canadian values as well. If they want to change laws and the charter - fine, but simply spitting on it is not good Canadian character.",
"I would like to examine the liberal/conservative views of whoever complained to the State Bar about Arnold's offer of free representation in the Bundy case. \n\nI don't believe they would reflect an adherence to the US Constitutional principles regarding \"Free Speech\" or \"Representation by Counsel\" but just the opposite. \n\nPersonally, I believe the \"Content Neutrality\" requirement in this case will trump (so to speak) the volume issue.",
"Its a mystery. You let in a couple of million violent, uneducated robots who are trained from birth to hate everything that isn't familiar. Rape statistics increase \nlogarithmically, violence explodes, social services overrun, Jews AND Christians threatened, (Athiests too), parts of cities even the police won't go now. What ever could be the reason for her unpopularity? Its a mystery.",
"Only the incredibly corrupt Schröder has been a worse post WW II chancellor.\n\nMerkel is directly responsible for allowing unvetted Muslims into Germany. Not only do most of these people have no job skills, but they have no interest in learning German or assimilating. All most of them want to do is live off the very generous German welfare system.\n\nMany of the Muslim immigrants have proved to be criminals. For example, on New Year's Eve 2015 thousands of Muslims raped about 1200 German women around the Köln Bahnhof; Merkel's initial reaction was to try to cover up these atrocities.\n\nJust before Christmas 2016 another one of Merkel's unvetted Muslim terrorists murdered 12 and seriously injured scores of people in Berlin.\n\nMerkel's disastrous open borders immigration policy was the main cause of Brexit.\n\nAlso, Merkel has unwisely ditched nuclear power and now Germany must import 2/3 of its energy.\n\nEven Merkel has admitted that her multicultural/openborder/energy policies have failed.",
"Canada should be cautious. It can't set an example that can be used b Quebec separatists.",
"True, but remember Eugene is after all in reality a Sanctuary City in a designate by law Sanctuary State.",
"And you know this how?\n\nActually, Little Potato has probably not had any problems with other leaders. With the 3rd world leaders, he just hands out billions of bucks of our money and poses for selfies and they go along with the charade of a snowboard instructor posing as a world leader. With the 1st world leaders, he kisses butt and he gives them the access to our markets and real estate and oil companies and tech companies and other things they want and they just pat him on the head and say attaboy. \n\nHilariously, everybody points to his bromance with Obama as a big success for Canada but we got nadda, buttkiss, zilch out of it, not even the Keystone pipeline which Harper correctly termed a \"no brainer\".\n\nIts easy to get alone if you give the other party everything they want and ask for nothing in return.\n\nI hope he doesn't negotiate with Trump's team the way he does with the public sector unions and wrestle them to the ceiling which means we will be well and trudeauly shafted.",
"Well, if anyone should know about thinking ahead when confronted with serving your country, it'd be Trumpty Dumpty. That guy avoiding serving his country with all of his effort!",
"Maybe not. Maybe he's thinking of selling Quebec to China and this is just the lead-in.",
"some people have to realize that democracy in canada doesnt mean we just roll over and take what ever the group in power wants, we have the right to continue to stand up.. but we understand you left wingers hate freedom and democracy in the end",
"Here's more reporting about the situation in Aleppo and Syria from an actual journalist who has actually been in Aleppo:\nhttps://youtu.be/p7_wpr_lLLg\nJournalist Vanessa Beeley provides further refutations of the Western media's Syria propaganda as being \"lowest of the low,\" \"obscene,\" and \"a mountain of lies.\" And that is once again coming from an actual journalist who has actually been in Aleppo. Vanessa calls Syria an external and dirty war, rather than a civil war.\nVanessa Beeley also says in the video I linked-to above the same as Canadian journalist Eva Bartlett (who also has been in Aleppo) - that most people in East Aleppo have not even heard of \"White Helmets,\" while one man claimed to Vanessa that White Helmet deliberately killed his daughter. Other people claim that White Helmets didn't help anybody out of rubble, but told people to dig themselves out. Others say that White Helmets stole jewelry off their bodies and left them covered in rubble.",
"One of the nations seems to forget they were conquered.",
"I, for one, Malamute Matt, would happily state unto your face, everything I have ever posted here, which is why I use mine own real name.\n\nAnd should conversation ever actually occur, I would tell you, that within mine own belief system, that Clinton, and their ilk, are much more aligned unto the \"Hitleresque\" ideology than Trump, and his supporters shall ever be.\n\nI am not a Trump supporter, but rather an individualist Libertarian, and voted Libertarian, but I shall tell you this, as I would directly unto you, should we ever actually meet.\n\nThe individual, within this Nation of citizens, matters much more than whatever demographic they belong unto, as assigned by our Government, and that is all the Woodrow Wilson Progressives, and Liberals see, and care about.\n\nAlways the demographic.\n\nNever the individual.\n\nAnd as such, the Woodrow Wilson Progressives, the leftist radicals, and the Marxists, hold no actual power, as individuals are stronger than the demographic they are a part of.",
"If Trudeau is determined to meddle in Africa of all the countries to visit with the least influence it's nondescript Liberia. Surely, larger and more influential South Africa would be better place to visit to discuss how best to help Africa. Maybe SA didn't want him so he settled for what he could get",
"I guess English Canada has found its champion! \n\n\"I like him cause he say's it the way it is\".\n\nWhere have I heard this one before? And all of this whilst your government has just passed a bill limiting free speech in the case of anti-muslim discrimination. I guess anti-québec discrimination is A-Ok, though. The same as it's always been to be perfectly fair.",
"If you read my comment, thinking differently is not the issue.",
"Given the semi-surreptitious release of this “document,” it may have been intended as one of the Trump mis-administration’s trial ballons; they may have wanted to see how bad the pushback is. Or it could just be intended as a sop to their “economically anxious” basket of deplorables, even if many in that group would bitterly reject any of their own kids who betrayed Heartland values by so much as applying to an institution full of soft-handed globalists and probable sexual deviants…",
"And in the 40s we interned Japanese as official policy, and baited people of Germanic origin as an unofficial one. We also treated the Irish abominably as refugees of the potato famine, and used Chinese as slave labour to build the railroad. We robbed First Nations people of their land, wilfully gave them smallpox, and tried to disrupt their society with alcohol. We practiced indentured servitude, a polysyllabic name for slavery.\n\nCanada's past is chock full of shameful deeds. But in my mind, anyhow, we have tried to make amends, and to a large extent we enjoy one of the most tolerant societies in the Western world.\n\nAssuming the guilt that our forefathers should have helps no one. We need to remember the past so it isn't repeated.....but we don't need to beat ourselves up over it.",
"More and more Europeans see the writing on the wall and are fleeing the oncoming armies of (redacted)",
"I saw the Aga Khan speak on pluralism recently. He is an amazing individual who heads a religious organization that has been greatly persecuted but still gives generously to educational and humanitarian causes around the world. I admire him greatly and am happy for Trudeau to spend time with him, as his guest or otherwise.",
"Agreed. Joseph Card. Ratzinger with the approval of then Pope John Paul II wrote and promulgated something quite different. This contemporary position MUST be repudiated. I see the point made so ably by Dennis Galon and agree with the difficult process of change within this beast. The repudiation of the contemporary JPII/Ratzinger literalism of Genesis rationalizes and justifies diminution and exclusion of women. Candy-appealing with cuddly phraseology simply insulates misogyny from confrontation with what it simple is.",
"Regressive Liberalism. Even worse it is more Identity Politics which we have seen destroy this county already.\n|\nSpecial rights for everyone or special rights for NO ONE. Take your pick.\n\n|\nI say no special rights or laws for anyone. \n|\nSilencing freedom of speech is against the Constitution. The rights of Canadians should be unalienable.\n|\n There should be no discussion, it is a waste of time. They are playing identity politics and it hurts us all.\n|\nFreedom of speech is why Canada and the west are great, it part of our success. So these outside groups are destroying our way of life and freedom already.",
"This doctor's frustration is understandable, but there are so many wars going on in the world at the moment ... so many in the Middle East and parts of Africa. No matter how many times other nations respond, the wars continue, and the flood of refugees grows every year.\n\nThe UNHCR (developed in 1951) reported 45.2-million refugees between 2012 and 2013, but that figure was revised upward to 65-million this year. Over-population is obviously a big factor. The five main trouble spots are Afghanistan, Somalia, Iraq, Syria, and Sudan.\n\nAs Jeffrey Simpson once commented, this war is a nasty modern manifestation of an old fight between Sunnis and Shiites, and between different schools of Sunni Islam. In this struggle, the West is hard-pressed to support one side without inflaming the other(s). This war has its roots in fanaticism & fundamentalism ... and over-population. How can 'the world' (meaning Western nations usually) solve that?",
"Good article by MacDougall but why did he shill so long for Stephen Harper if he truly holds the views that he expresses here. The guys at the whacky end of the leadership bunch are Harper wannabes.",
"Boyle is lying. The Liberal government is lying. The news coverage is lying. We all know we are being duped. Omar Khadr and his Islamic Terrorist family, along with this man, and his wife, have the dearest sympathies of Trudeau, and all of them will cheat Canadians with lavish reparations as if Canada owes them it.",
"Wow. There are a lot more of 'them\" than of us. Leaving NATO, World Nations, etc, is a huge mistake. Some other country just might let the next credible threat happen and tell us \"good luck with that\".",
"AT: ah, yes.....it's all Obama's fault.....Who's stable? Well now...no one I know of has claimed either of these guys are stable. Press releases....How about video clips of comments and actions from both of them. You postulate the \"madman theory\" of diplomacy. ..make everyone think you're nuts and they won't mess with you. Remember, KN does have the ability to launch massive strikes at SK, including nuclear attacks. I think you're \"buying into\" the \"biggest bully on the block\" theory of international relations. Gary Crum",
"This story actually highlights people dissatisfaction with open borders and do nothing elite globalist governments.",
"The article points out \" a disturbing level of excuse-making and willful blindness\". I agree, but on the part of whom. \n\n\"Let’s not forget that there are three times as many Indigenous children in foster care today as there were First Nations, Inuit and Métis children in residential schools at their peak.\". This fact is stated as an accusation, but who should it be directed at?\n\nMost of these problems could and should be solved at root causes. With local leadership.",
"The sheriff did not break the law, he was enforcing it. The judges issued partisan judgements.\nProfiling is a great tool. If you have a band of pitbulls illegally loose biting people, are you going to round up leashed, licensed poodles? No You are going to examine every pit bull to see if they are leashed and licensed. Common sense. \nIf the Latinos in that state felt they were unfairly targeted, perhaps they should have helped clean up the mess by telling their illegal relatives and neighbors to go home.",
"Immigrants do not come into the country illegally.",
"For greater clarity. \"Clubbing\", or other such form of cruelty of recreation as was insuated by one commenter was not part of my argument against cruelty. Yes I have hunted and trapped in the arctic (Baffin island) For some it is a quick death. For 1/2 I saw it was not. As for animal rights, there is plenty of evidence of consciousness beyond even those of some commenters for whom I would still advocate more humane treatment. And yes this extends to mass slaughter of beef and pigs but you cannot reform the rules selectively. Indigineous life when subsistence based had balance. When exploitive was not - as the europeans and later the north americans discovered of the fur trade. The indigenous industry in Canada is $5+B annually. Why add seals?",
"I don't believe HAARP is working on mind control or turn people into zombies, but one thing is for sure since they start working on suppose study research the wheater has dramatically change not only here but other parts of U.S.",
"Bloomberg or the NYT had an interview with Trumps 'Art if the deal' co-writer\n\nHe believes things are getting desperate around Trump, as 'he has started to yell at Jarrod' \n\nSounds like this is not good for the Butts/Trudeau government or its strategy",
"How about Alberta, Sask, and Manitoba, as BC is too left and therefore screwed up ?",
"Yeah, it would be like if a small town newspaper wrote an article about Denver's growth then accompanied that article with pictures of homeless people shooting up or whacking off. It is the truth to some of what is going on in the cities but not the entire picture. These pictures just fit in with their already prejudiced ideas of what is rural America.",
"The one who failed to elaborate is you--say clearly what you mean and there's no opportunity to 'put words in your mouth.' I doubt you're honest enough.\n\nThere was no projection--denouncing 'multi-culti' means advocating monoculture. And I dismiss out-of-hand white people's attempts to bolster their arguments by claiming not to be white. Nor are moral people only found in the 'prevailing' culture you seem to prefer, and only someone seeking to exalt themselves above others would take such a position (which is by definition immoral).\n\nThe other fallacy is that ONLY western culture is capable of invention and innovation. You fall victim to the logical fallacy of confusing (and/or conflating) military 'superiority' and the economic largess derived therefrom with cultural, moral, ethical, spiritual and intellectual superiority. You are of course wrong as hell. All your vaunted 'superiority' constitutes is that your society is better at killing. That's always a temporary situation.",
"Hey didn't say \"All\", he said \"Many\". I get that can be taken the wrong as well, implying \"Many\" as the majority.\nBut the Sikh community does very little in making a stance against the several Gurudawara's throughout Canada that proudly display militant and martyr related perihelia. Silence is acceptance. It is the same argument as if when one don't speak up against racism, which simply justifies it as acceptable.",
"Wasn't this pretty much always the situation in the past? Aside from aboriginals, I think all of us descend from immigrants, so we've always made up the greater part of the population. And immigration in fact made this country great, rather than lead to doom. Oh wait, those were \"white\" immigrants -- from England, Scotland, France, Holland, Hungary. White, I guess, means \"you're acceptable, c'mon in, make yourselves at home.\" Change the skin colour, or the primary religion, and it's a whole different ballgame, apparently. Yet people like Dmytro say, \"I'm not xenophobic! How can you say that1\"",
"From the headline \" Merkel STATED the obvious:\" Really doesn't leave a whole lot or room for the 'reading between the lines'contingent . Care to try again? LOL",
"I think if you love your country so much you should capitalize Americans... I'm sure the Trump Regime or your friends at the next friend of Nazi Party meeting will let you slide on that one though..",
"We have already seen a massive spike in Mexican claims,\n\nGood thing we had Justin remove Harper's Mexico visa requirement,\n\nYes we are now spending millions of dollars to process and deport over 90 percent of those claims.\n\nTruly the Liberals priority's are grossly out of step with the needs of Canadians, when will they stop pandering and start making decisions that put CANADIANS IN DESPERATE NEED 1ST????",
"\"rescind the UBC letter\"? What's that got to do with his ancestry?",
"What part of misleading judges isn't contempt.",
"Trudeau's government knows what the majority of Canadians believe about this issue and they need to act immediately (regardless of upsetting their base): \n1) Amend laws to close the safe 3rd country loophole.\n2)Strengthen border controls to turn away illegal migrants at the border (use the military if necessary).\n3)Set up detention facilities for illegal migrants (with no chance of public release until a hearing). 4)Strengthen deportation laws to reduce perpetual appeals and streamline deportations.\nThe cbc and Globe are trying to push a narrative that attempts to legitimize doing nothing under compassionate grounds. That view is completely disconnected from reality. \nThe vast majority of Canadians want the Government to stop illegal crossings immediately. The mandate to act is there. Trudeau needs to act now otherwise this issue will grow exponentially as the word is getting out that anyone can jump the cue with impunity. Europe's policies have failed, Canada still has time to act.",
"Sauri: You're probably correct that most of the unauthorized migrants now crossing the border into Canada who had entered the U.S. on visas will eventually be determined not to be refugees. But that's not the point. While pursuing their refugee claims they will be eligible for costly social programs and services and will strain an already underresourced refugee adjudication system. And even if denied status will they leave Canada? Many probably won't do so on their own and I understand that Canada's removal record isn't stellar.",
"Regrettably Mr. Trudeau seems more of a poser than a man of action in areas important to the more progressive wing of his support: he has proven to be entirely insincere with respect to electoral reform and he seems to be replaying the long ago established pattern of talking a lot about climate change while doing boo-all. The Government of Manitoba looks more real, not that I find they have any charm.",
"Rex,\n\nCanada has generally avoided reactionary pronouncements and actions against the former third world countries and this will serve Canada well as China, India, etc., etc. rise economically and geopolitically in the future.\n\nThe alternative of trying to stand against and exclude the large majority of the world's population and productive capacity is demeaning to our true self-regard, will not impede the rise of those nations in question and is contrary to Canada's long term interests.",
"After muslim killer kills 6 in Quebec, slobbering leftist protesting zombies wobble in self doubt to handlers asking what to do next.\n\n\"We thought you said trump was evil\" they say.\nHandlers shuffle feet and navel gaze......\nTrump looks more right every day mutters zombies\nIn other news aid agencies increase ad campaign with funds from ponzie program dollars donated by last months suckers to capture more sympathy bucks.\nZombies shuffle home to government jobs on buses donated by labour unions\n\nAnd you wonder why Trump won",
"The day I will trust our immigration system is when I truly believe there is a Santa Claus. Trudeau can say what he likes but he is absolutely wrong when he calls people who object to \"illegals\" coming across to our country racist; I resent this big time. But then it is really easy to throw insults at Canadians who do not share what he stands for. He is so \"naïve\"!",
"Democrats and Liberals seem to have more love , tolerance and understanding for terrorists than they do for their own legally elected POTUS.",
"Canada is all about the wealthy, workers or those trying to better themselves; never. \nIf this economist is correct then it illustrates why many Canadians had to migrate to other countries to fulfill their dreams. As well.\nThe many decades of low fecundity rates attest to the incompetence of our 'dear' leadership(s).",
"The way the liberals have gone about this it did not get passed by the majority it was forced through because nobody could stop it. But they better remember the next election will not forget. Canadians better thibk back sharia law has been tried before to get accepted.this tactic is not Canadian and wil make it a thing to be feared. Muslims who live here better realize islam is not a nice religion and there are many countries where there is murder and oppression going on. Muslims either speak up or you are playing a dangerous game.",
"\"Leave Black Catholics out of it.\"\n\nYou are shifting the meaning of the metaphor. That metaphor has nothing to do with the color of one's skin, much less one's religion. \"Brown priests\" of Nazi Germany were black-hearted to compromise the Gospel as are Imams today in the Middle East who exploit the tensions there to attack everything about the West. Nancy is just as black-hearted, making sub-textually the sins and crimes of a few intrinsic to the faith-integrity of everyone in the church. Maybe a better metaphor for Nancy would have been \"white-fanged\" to best express the center and excess of her anger. \nAs for you -- Raymond J. Jirran, Ph.D. -- you need to go back to English 101 and attempt to acquire a literate knowledge of metaphor. A metaphor like an big onion should have successive peelings of meaning. Not one! No doubt when W. Stevens says \"a man and a woman and blackbird are one\" you conjure up images of miscegenation. Or think a black hole is some kind of black ghetto. Sad.",
"Not sure where you conservatives get this Part Time Drama teacher stuff and yet conveniently forget Trudeau was a full time Math and French teacher as well. This is why your party sits most of the time as opposition, you can't be bothered to be truthful and you willing elect people who refer to womens groups as feminazi's and have a rep that supports starting the NRA in Canada. Pretty sad in the big picture of life.",
"Jesus chose (note the word \"chose\") to leave the John the Baptist group, because he came to the realization that to stand on the other side of the Jordan and shout critiques of the High Priesthood and the collaborating Jews was not the way to go. He also chose not to lead an ascetic life, but a life he was criticized for because he mixed with sinners and wore soft clothes (such as sinners might wear). One of the issues he would have to deal with was what should your attitude be towards foreigners, not Jews, not members of the Chosen People. Here is recorded the decision he made. The Gospel writer records it because it is so important. God's Kingdom is for all. And thank God he came to that conclusion. Where would we be without it? Thomas Gumbleton has heard the Good News. And he is repeating it for us. Thank God Almighty. Thank God.",
"As expected, several persons have indicated that they disagree with my comment.\n\nFair enough. However, I would be interested in one or more of them explaining in detail why it was appropriate, even commendable, for\n\n1. the Chretien and Harper Governments to aid the US Government to submit Khadr to a decade of incarceration without due process, including torture. (Would this be appropriate if it were another Canadian minor or adult in similar or other circumstances?)\n\n2. the Justice Department to drag out a lost cause (i.e. liability for damages issue) before the courts given that this (a) would be a misuse of the courts and of the Department's duty to the courts and the Canadian people not to abuse the judicial system, and (b) would waste the resources of the justice system and increase the amount ultimatly awarded Khadr.",
"Although your assumption about not reading the story is inaccurate, your suggestion to restrict the Constitutional Right to Free Speech based on flawed conditions seems so Unamerican, doesn't it?",
"\"We are again importing US problems into Canada. \"\n\nPoor you.\nThe rate of hate crimes in Canada is twice that of hate crimes in the U.S. \nTwice as many Canadians per capita killed themselves with drug overdoses in BC than were murdered in New York.\n\nKeep your rot where it belongs, in Canada under wraps where no one talks about it or even acknowledges it.",
"Very strange that Alceste even when presented with specific sections of code, can't comprehend what he's reading. It's explicitly explained in trespassing and criminal code sections. And yet he still try's to obfuscate in saying that no laws were broken.\n\nIt's apparent that there is no willful attempt at ignorance on his part, there is a total blind spot n comprehension that all laws apply to all Canadians.\n\nIs this caused by liberal nature or liberal nuture?",
"Correction: there is a statistical and logical certainty that Canada is not the problem in the world.",
"I don't believe her. The only thing Canada is a world leader in is producing sanctimonious Liberals who proclaim Canada will become a world leader in something.",
"Maybe mateaki can let us know what sort of illness results in people loving high taxes, hate their country, and want to riot and burn everything. Liberals have all these issues"
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Paul Seaton, you'd do better in Juneau if you took that hat off your head, put it into your mouth, and chewed on it every day. You're an example of why Alaska is in the tough shape that it is in. That you are in office tells everyone just how stupid the people in Homer are. | [
"A+ for the Supreme Court decision!\nOld manHalford, and ambitious man Wielechhowsi need to not obstruct Alaskans' necessary change. The PFD is a loser magnet- time to fund government through the PFD rather than maintain a handout to welfare dependent losers who do not work nor contribute to Alaska! We are the highest unemployed state in all 50 states right now!\n\nThank you Supreme Court justices who made the right ruling to support and sustain Alaskans! All you \"gimme my debidund\" whiners should move to California. California governor and liberal legislature would rather bankrupt their state with freebies for all, just like Halford and Wiegohowski in this stupid lawsuit, thank you for throwing it out, Alaska Supreme Court justices!!! Halford and Wojohowsi hey- move to California!",
"Lynn, don't forget to require that the NRA allow weapons into their meetings. Last year guns weren't allowed. Actions speak louder than words, especially when it comes to wingers. Hypocrites one and all.",
"You know what is not Dope about Germany. The rapidly raising sexual assaults and rape epidemic that they refuse to address.",
"When Gretchen Carlson and Megan Kelly and a dozen others accused Roger Ailes, Bill O'Reilly, and Eric Bolling of sexual harassment, we learned that for decades it was an open secret at Fox News that they were predators. The sanctimonious right kept quiet. Even when these whales were harpooned, they stayed silent. \nWhen an anti-abortion Republican congressman was caught demanding his mistress have an abortion, Caldera was dumb as a post. \nWhen Republican Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert was accused of sexually abusing 3 underage male students, Caldera was dumb as a post.\nWhen Trump was accused by 17 women of sexual harassment during the campaign and bragged that because he was rich, he was entitled to sexual assault any woman he wanted, Caldera was dumb as a post. \nCould it be that Caldera and the right have a double standard on acceptance of sexual harassment?",
"Good Riddance! I'll even give him my \"I'm with stupid\" tee shirt as a parting gift.",
"What about vehicle theft? A person's vehicle is usually their second most valuable possession, after their home. They used to hang horse thieves but I'm hearing that under SB91 the cops can't take car thieves to jail unless they've done it several times. If true that's pathetic.",
"What a joke! So we should blame the not so \"poor\" Indians for this rip off of America and not the pharmaceutical companies - the major financial gainers in this scheme. Give us a break!",
"Disgusting! More so if it was to accommodate the airline's employees.",
"I know some low level individual will be charged with something, that is what happens with these special counsel/special prosecutors situations. These corrupt politicians will have to get their pound of flesh before this nonsense can be put to rest. Hillary is big part of this nonsense, her losing the election is what brought on this false narrative of collusion. Had she won, we wouldn't be hearing anything regarding the Russian hacking, because Russians has been trying to influence our elections for decades.",
"Oh brother...here he goes. Someone needs to muzzle this clown.",
"Well at least you admit it, you're just a liar. And I'll not be goaded into anything by you, Nazi. Your incitement tactics don't work on me. I made a fool of you with logic and facts that you cannot refute, and I'm quite pleased with that. Now go clean your room like your Mommy asked.",
"How do these fools get elected? An impeachable offense must be cited and evidenced, He has not done either of those things.",
"What proportion of Canadian research funding actually ends up in the hand of \"climate scientists\"? Do you count, for example, those who research the impacts of changing climate on fish stocks etc in those \"scammers\"? That the climate is changing is a basic fact. and figuring out how to adapt to it is pretty important. Understanding WHY it's changing is also probably a good idea. That you don't like the conclusions ... does not make them 'scammers\".",
"Are you daring to suggest that Trudeau's brains are in his Butts? If that is so, perhaps The Clown Prince should have said that we will grow the economy outward from our butts instead of from our hearts. And while I agree that Butts is by far the brainier of this duo, the PM's arrogance, petulance, impatience to get his own way and disdain for others is inherited from Papa Pierre. So Trudeau 2.0 shares the blame and is ultimately responsible for the cynical power grab machinations since he was elected and cannot simply pass the buck to Butts. \n\nBut thanks for reminding me of the popular British sitcom \"Yes, Prime Minister\" in which the chief of staff/permanent secretary Sir Humphrey wears the long pants and the PM is basically a shallow figurehead. \n\nDidn't the LPC recently fund raise by selling life sized cardboard cut outs of Trudeau? \n\nHow appropriate!",
"You assume so many things\nfirst - that history will repeat\nsecond that Trump is a politician with something to gain form NAFTA??? Explain that one to us genius. Trump isn't a politician and business person and has nothing to gain from NAFTA>\nThe US economy is the global economy!\nThe US economy is now deeply diversified compared to the 80's,\n\nand you simpletons don't get it.\nYou have nothing to offer the US but burkhas, terrorists, and deadbeats",
"How sad is it that 95% of the population who thinks a \"gendered\" budget is ridiculous have to pretend to think otherwise (It's greeeeaaaattttt!) so as not to offend (i.e be targeted, ridiculed, possibly harm our careers if we are a public figure and speak out against this) our 5% feminist overlords."
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"Apparently you haven't been paying attention to what's happening at the Canadian senate these days.",
"Luke, can you not disagree with someone without using such an ugly tone?",
"You wrote your oily minority caucus` excuses for not doing your jobs very well Representative. \nIf you`d done your job Rep. Eastman, there wouldn`t have been a need for four special sessions. And if, your so \"cost-conscious\", answer this;\nDid you and your caucus put in for the high fed perdium rate of three hundred tax-free a day as you milked all those special sessions?? or the lower state one?",
"Not that I give a twit about them, but they should look inward, at those on the team that are more concerned with how to disrespect our country, than do what they are paid to do. I remarked a year ago, 'get rid of Marshall now'. If there are those who think I'm wrong in my thinking, fine, what do you watch the games for? Protesting, or sports?",
"You guys are really hung up on man Butts.",
"Mr. Buck would bring down the quality of leadership in the Attorney General's office by more than 100%.",
"I must now completely agree with a previous commentator....You have no soul. To follow your logic(?) to the end would make our country the same as ancient Rome while it burned. Nero fiddled as he watched it being consumed by the flames. Now that's a great idea, isn't it? By your logic-not, none of us should have fire protection. All property out west used to be federal lands. Nitwit.",
"Marv, I agree with you. I believe this showboating and disrespect is a carry over from the U of O football team.",
"What an odd comment!",
"Gary Mason has painted an accurate picture of the situation and of the disrepute it will wreak upon the operation of the legislature if a speaker, of any party, is allowed to become nothing more than a lackey of the governing party, as opposed to being an impartial referee.\n\nThe Lieutenant Governor has a difficult decision ahead.",
"I wounder if hitler said that. Not all ideologies are good ones and neither are their leaders",
"I posted these exact same sentiments in the lead up to the SB 21 repeal vote, but most people failed to understand that the oil companies and their minions in Juneau will say or do anything to rip the State off. Just look at how many times the a state has sued the Big Three to get our due. Most of the suits were settled for pennies on the dollar and the verdicts sealed. Too bad it's so late in the game and the people of the state remain clueless after 40+ years of rip offs.",
"Another racist comment from you",
"You sound like the person nobody wants at festivals.",
"You're an endless fount of deflection.",
"John Tory is a real turn coat. He is sucking down the cool aid at City Hall. ....... İ hope the 905 boycotts Toronto, as they should.",
"Yes. That would've reflected badly on her boss.",
"It comes down to what more and more people are thinking---- DUMP TRUMP!",
"Not sure how this guy plans on remedying Alaska's financial problems.........",
"Apologizing is a sign of weakness, hence Obamas apology tour.",
"There you go again resorting to abuse and name-calling.",
"McLeod, you are seriously in need of therapy. Another day and the same gibberish. Everyone here knows you have a screw loose.",
"Please walk off of the edge of the flat earth.",
"You mean our Petulant, Man Child, Narcissist President.\n\nOr just President Bone Spurs.",
"Boy our assembly has really lost it. Seriously, we need to start drug testing these people and a mandatory Psychological evaluation prior to taking office. Nuts case.",
"Our leaders are failing us.\n\nhttps://honoluluhomelesscrisis.wordpress.com/",
"Life requires much more learning beyond the 3 Rs. The idea that sports programs should be eradicated to appease such a myopic philosophy contributes nothing to fiscal solutions for the State of Alaska. Sports are a drop in the overflowing bucket of state expenditures created by political dinosaurs yearning for the return to 19th century dogma. This commenter is looking at the wrong end of the telescope of greed and incompetence created by political deadheads. When the huge sucking sound of giant corporation's extracting billions from the natural resources of the state is shut off, the state accounts will be overflowing again. Jettisoning sports and any of the rest of the university components merely removes all possibility of learning for generations to come. All created by a mindset rewarding greed over any social responsibility for current and future generations. Sad.",
"when I first heard trump would be here, I immediately thought how can I thumb my nose at him. I want to show him no respect, I think he is evil (entitled to my opinion) and that he as president is a most ridiculous and dangerous proposition.\n and then I realize - he feeds off that energy...it is fuel to his vile rants..it is an excuse to insult any sub-group of our citizenry that aren't rich old greedy white men like him. to his supporters, he's already demonstrated his dislike for at least 50% of his supporters.. these tough poor working women who support him...if he is willing to slur ver accomplished women, how do you think he's gonna regard you? unless you're eastern European and about 20 yrs old...won't be pretty.\n so I decided the best thing I can do is not go, not feed his rhetoric, not give him a target to rant at, not let him rile the people. what if nobody went to protest? would that not take the wind out of his sails? what would he say? I think he relishes this stop.",
"You need to take a 120 sabbatical and visit the Legislature every day of the session. These days it is a joke where it is common for both the House and Senate to break their own rules to pass......or not pass a bill(s). After 120 days you would realize how impossible your idea would be to implement. A perfect example of the bovine this past session was the amended CORA bill that a group of distinguished business leaders worked on for 6 months previous to the session. Their purpose was to make sure that the information given by the government could be easily disseminated. But once it got into the legislature and amendment was added that took away the misdemeanor charge [read \"teeth\" ]for not complying with the CORA request.So now, there is nothing to stop a Colorado government agency from not responding.Again, the legislature has turned into a Country club where elites wield their power to get what they want.",
"pull your head out of your butt....they've been tone deaf to middle incomers for the most part...they lost seats in the lower mainland ,the 'most prosperous' with over inflated real estate and rents people can't afford...who fear reno-victions .. ...who can't get into the market as the useless bc libs were so in the pockets of RE developers that it was only when the Globe's Kathy Tomlinson (and Kerri Gold, amongst others) did their exposes on shadow flipping, or on greasy New Coast realty's ''sales'' practices, and they (bc libs) were publicly shamed that any measures were enacted....we were all expected to just go for the ride of BC ''prosperity'' here wages and better paying jobs would make us afford a home (lol: sure my wages haven't increased 30-100% over the past 1/2 dozen yr to match the overinflated dumps going for $1.5million...what does that say, all that fat cat tone deafness, and losing seats in the $$$$ golden goose RE of lower mainland? it says a TON..\nhasta la vista!",
"I think that he's already convinced himself to run.\n\nAll that posturing about carbon tax is positioning himself to enter the race as the anti-environment candidate.\n\nAnd by waiting he, like O'Leary, can dodge most of the debates, particularly the forth-coming French-language debate wherein he would have been humiliated.\n\nHe wants out of SK as the excrement is hitting the economy fan there and he doesn't want it to get all over him as the people of SK might clue in to how clueless he really is.\n\nHence the timely exit to the federal job.",
"Never a good idea to use any thing as a weapon against an officer. Sadly, the only true cure for stupidity seems to be a chunk of lead.",
"You have a lot of history with cab drivers being ripped off?",
"Im all for Alaska changing its state product. It is the oil corporations who will be cutting off their nose to spite their face. We have plenty of resources to choose from, which is why we need Canadian corporations to get out along with the foreign oil. We can figure it out, and do not need corruption to help us. Fire them all, liquidate and re appropriate.",
"FYI.. list of 10 Sen. up for election this Nov. and how they voted on Raiding the PF SB128 You could confirm the information via the legislative information office. They can give you the list and they can tell you exactly who voted for SB128\n\n..Stoltz [D Chugiak NO on SB128]\n..Wielechowski [D NO on SB128]\n..Ellis [D NO on SB128 Retiring?]\n..Coghill [R North pole YES on SB128]\n..Giessel [R Anchorage YES on SB128]\n..McGuire [R North pole YES on SB128]\n..Stedman [R Sitka YES on SB128]\n..Stevens [R Kodiak YES on SB128]\n..Huggins [R Wasilla unk was ill SB128]\n\nIf you wanted dividend check you must make sure these people are fired for failing to follow written orders-do not use earnings of the Permanent Fund to run state government--\nThe 2nd reason they have double crossed 83% of the voting population prima facie proof they cannot be trusted with the power of appropriation and taxation.\n3red, if they are reelected-they will see reelection as approval of what they did!",
"Not a bicyclist, but I recall well the throttle of \"purist\" recreational types in Juneau, who shut down snow machine usage and managed to absolutely prevent anyone from riding a four wheeler (atv) anywhere. And other restrictive measures. This \"political activism\" sort of activity has crept insidiously into many spheres of life in the greater USA, and slowly, quietly, measures are passed and life becomes complicated, and more expensive. Unreasonable building codes, restrictions, and more. Governments profits from fees and become bloated, typically with an attitude which is unfriendly.\n There are nicely balanced responses here. The point brought forward is certain lobbyists need to be watched very closely. Strange stuff has been pushed quietly into law and regulation. Responsible recreational folks find themselves spending vast amounts of free time fighting often unreasonable restrictions, while other extremists of both ilk create hard feelings and can denigrate quality of life.",
"Sounds like the racist liberal got what was coming to him. Too bad.",
"Rex, you are the master of pointing out the obvious, and the irrelevant!",
"This is cruel and unusual punishment.",
"Apparently Gattis doesn't get it. If she wasn't good enough for the Legislature, she's most certainly no good for any other office. A public servant like Gattis who had no qualms with telling Alaskan seniors to move out of Alaska if they felt they couldn't afford to live here deserves the Republican Party to dump money down her black hole.",
"The whataboutism fallacy. You are only showing your contempt for life, animals and the environment.",
"maybe if you didn't start your posts with a demeaning comment you would have more credibility GBA ... then again, maybe not",
"Funny considering you named yourself after a flaming racist.",
"\"Bemoans\" is a very belittling headline to use for a serious discussion of race and equity in our city.",
"let me guess,\n\nin the last 7 days you have uttered the phrase \"its Bush's fault\" like a trained parrot?",
"That's not really a fair comment. Not everyone you disagree with is an uneducated meth addict.",
"You should have put \"presidential in quotes.\" A good number of those straw-graspers are Repuglicans.",
"Some people have perfected lying without opening their mouth. See Pence in the VP \"debate\".",
"As that one general stated, \"give me more ammunition\"...in regards to failed diplomacy and the cutting of the state department budget.",
"The decision should have been made last off-season to get rid of Not Very Good Willie..",
"This government has to be breaking some kind of record for not keeping promises. It's almost as it they were just a joke.",
"Hahah...What a bozo...check his smirk...fresh meat for OCCC...pack his schute.",
"Homer again. What a laugh.",
"You sound like someone who's just bitter because you didn't get your feel-good gun control fix.",
"Danno, you are best off ignoring Marty. He's not worth your bother.",
"Kevin O'Leary, he's not here for you.",
"More like time to remove the Senate President. This was so pilau.",
"You're actually bashing people for not blindly believing unsubstantiated accusations.",
"He probably checked the area out prior to the event, just need the camera where he entered...likely took the same path. No one does something like that without having done a dry-run. That and he is dressed in black, so its clear he planned this ahead of time. Either the reflective bag is by chance, or this fellow is an avid night-walker, suspended/revoked license. Definitely lives near-by if on foot. If his motive was anger due to noise because he lives so close, thats why he slashed 80 something tires. An aircraft tire isnt as thin as a car tire neither, so he may have even been employed by someone there as an A&P mechanic. Hope the judge throws the book at him, sick of vagrants and thieves running rampant in Alaska. Then start chain gang on an epic scale, make them mow, pick up garbage, sweep rocks, trim trees, patch asphalt. Send them through anchorage with bags and paint, clean this town with the degenerates (mandatory). Failure to comply = 10 yrs added to sentence.",
"Maybe you should follow your own advice.",
"I call dibs on Old Faithful, plus the lodge! Don't get in my way, I will be heavily armed, so as not to be arrested. That'll cost the taxpayers so much money, they'll howl! Then the jury will find me innocent of all charges, I can go on right wing talk shows and tell everyone how to do it. Yeah! That's the ticket! I will be a True Amurcan Patriot, and get on The Donald Trump News Hour! Yes! I'm going for it! Manager!",
"Ige has bent over to take Caldwells goo. Even copying him now with his Kalihi Kakaako II proclamation that takes advantage of the poor and low iq to build condos and shopping centers that no one wants in Kalihi. The caldwell ponzi scheme continues and Ige is a willful player.",
"Sounds like you aren't one of the smartest guys on the block after all. However, with your ego, you could always join Trump's cabinet....",
"No, it's a dig at the media establishment.",
"Mark Shore's comment was satire. Sheep #5491 is one of yours.",
"You can't be serious.",
"Such humor (or is it cynicism?) may well be appropriate. However it's pretty clear that a radical shakeup at the U of O was long overdue IF the institution is to flourish. Phil Knight did much to facilitate such change on the sports side (though let's not ignore his generous contributions to the library and law school which balance things out a bit). And President Schill (BlackFaces aside) has initiated extraordinary changes (starting with rather visionary aspirations and infusions of promising new leadership) on the academic/research fronts, the results of which are just starting to manifest. Seriously reorienting a complex institutional organism is somewhat akin to shifting the course of a gigantic sea vessel heading toward a fatal crash. It requires time, enormous smart effort, and can only occur incrementally. From Ms Dietz's account, it would appear that Provost-to-be Banavar could be another significant step in a positive re-orientation and, if so, worth every penny",
"Now that was a thumpin of the Nation. A true big time beating. Say what you want, if you want to get anywhere with that team, get rid of best before 73 and get a real smart person in that job. If you can find a very smart person who wants to be in the Nation.",
"Ha ha same old bs. Rave on, your man is going down.",
"Last year I made No Room In Paradise, a documentary about the homeless. Last week, one of the protagonists in the film, a meth addict, reached out to me to ask for help getting into a drug rehab program. I asked her what was her motivation. She said it was the sit/lie bans and the sweeps. She knows her camp near H1 is about to get swept. She's fed-up being shunted around and has decided it's better to try to get clean and put her life back together. In the two years I spent making the film I encountered many such individuals. There are many homeless who are, as Kimo Carvalho says, \"service resistant.\" To the extent that sit/lie bans and sweeps can motivate these people to try to get off the streets, they are useful. However there are simply not enough drug counselling, detox and rehab programs in the state, not enough mental health care and nowhere near enough case workers. A carrot and stick policy is justifiable -necessary, even- but only when you have enough carrots.",
"Apostrophes clearly need more protection than pronouns...",
"Love you Walker! Not always but you have just earned my vote of confidence and it won't be forgotten. Now you incompetent people that voted to buy that illegitimate monstrous shrine, I won't forget your names either and I hope you never get to serve the great people of Alaska ever again.",
"Well, something I learned early in life is to improve anything in this world, be it a car, a house or a city, it takes money, time and effort. Effort and volunteerism can only go so far (especially with a populace which lacks motivation).... so ultimately, if you want to change the way things are, you have to invest and spend money. Sure, it's not perfect, but it's the way the world works. \n\nI'm sure the city could raise taxes to pay for the visitor center and new city administrator.... I'm sure a lot of people would just love that... but in reality, there are a lot of state and federal funds and grants which are dedicated to small towns like ours. Better to use those funds to their fullest extent, and leverage those investments, than immediately resort to raising funds with taxes. \n\nSome of the most successful tourists traps in the Puget Sound are old timber towns. They invested in their community, leveraged outside funding sources... and they've seen incredible success because of it.",
"Raingull: Your logic fails. Just stop. You are showing how clueless you are each and every time.",
"Careers will rise or fall in the native corporations and in both political parties over the attempts to transform the permanent fund into a vehicle for tax avoidance for locals and outsiders. I am thousands of miles away from the Great Land and I can read the tea leaves. Why can't the big wheels in Juneau and in Anchorage?",
"We are doomed as a province as we have given the decision making process to malcontents. We have forgotten in the age of apologies and forgiveness what made us successful. A hint it is not letting special interest groups make bad decisions on behalf of the province. In our hatred of all things past including proper governance we have become an indebted social assistance addicted do nothing jurisdiction.",
"If Alaska's Independents, non-partisans, or undeclared give a hoot about ethics and protecting Alaska's best interest, then you must help remove the lack of leadership that 's going on in our capital. We removed Parnell, now let's finish the job and put ethical Alaskans in our capital.",
"My behavior is never as nasty, threatening, bullying or harrassment as yours. \n\nI told you time and time again, if you continued your bullying, I would contact CC...and I did, merely asking if such behavior was considered \"civil,\" and included a choice few of your many sad remarks. They took it from there, as you know.\n\nI have no idea what happened to Marty...Perhaps he tired of the childish antics so many indulge in here? Or the gang mentality?\n\nI don't know what your problem is with my career...You don't seem to have issue with anyone else who has posted personal info. Your constant referrals make it appear jealousy drives you. I don't know - but all in all, as I have asked you countless times - leave me alone.",
"you are funny. \noh\nyou're serious\nsad",
"\"...criticizing Nate Turner, a well-respected member of the Alaska Board of Game\"\n\nSorry. He can't be respected if he's a member of the BOG.",
"Yikes! We encourage our son, who commutes to UAA from the valley, to fill up in Anchorage. I guess we will be reversing that now.",
"If you're looking for engaged leadership, you're probably going to have to look harder than Chris Birch. The guy barely attended community council meetings when he was on the Assembly and did the bare minimum to get by. And he won't have Bill Starr to actually do the worm required to understand issues and then explain things to him. And I looked on his website...what new ideas does he have? This is just another guy who wants to go soak up a nice salary out of the public eye down in Juneau.",
"You go David Leavitt. I was born in Andersen way back when Alaska was a Territory and whew! Our city sales tax, state income tax and borough school tax of 100 bucks (only from of our first paycheck) every year was a gnarly bugger to hump. Soon after big oil and Juneau started fire-hosing cubic dollars at every community I felt like a cheat to have all 3 taxes nixed. \nI hate ALL taxes, but I love the big 907 Alaska much, much more. So let's put on our big-boy panties and just cut out the tax checks, then go AK dudes: where we \"can't be too fat or too drunk.\" (The Simpsons)\nI now tell my rowdy party animal friends we'll have to trim our respective household budgets. We all won't have to drink less, but our obese children will have to eat less.",
"Fluffernutter. Get off your high horse. Your a card-carrying member of Leafs Nation who goes around on these threads pretending to so oh so above the fray. You're a posturer\n\nEven your name is pretentious, Not politically correct. As if. Give me a break, emperor.\n\nYour Leafs tanked the past few years like nobody's business, a fact you fervently denied all last season. \n\nDon't tell me I don't know what I'm talking about, I'm straight up, you're the phoney baloney.",
"The deflection re: the wrongfully imprisoned is unnecessary. Every program dedicated to addressing wrongful imprisonment I've ever heard of is funded and staffed by liberals. Do a little research and you can confirm this for yourself.\n\nInvasion of another's personal space is a very common way to assert superiority. It may be \"man to man\", but more often it's a man asserting his power over the woman. Kruse, it seems, was perceived by women to be doing so. Ms Gelser requested he cease. He didn't. She took her concern to Senator Cortney who formally demanded Mr. Kruse cease the behavior. It seems he didn't. He's paying the price for his behavior....That is called \"logical consequences\". Mr. Kruse is NOT the victim here. He could have avoided the entire sequence of events by simply doing as he was asked....BTW: that's also true regarding his arrogantly refusing to stop smoking in his office.\n\n I guessing you've heard the phrase \"Pride goeth before the fall\".......Gary Crum",
"100% agree....a disgrace of a leader",
"No, YOUR intolerance reminds ME of the Taliban.",
"Cheers to Obama! Lock it up from paid-off Alaskan politicians. Don is why this happened as he is our senior extremist in DC and has been forever through numerous president from both sides. No one in DC wants to work, talk, or even associate themselves with this cranky guy. At least Lisa gets some level of respect and no one knows or cares about Sullivan The Junior.\n\nBesides no one wants to drill there anyway, so what's the big deal? It's federal land and the state has its own land to develop. The state recently had great success with lease sales for state land. You can't have everything, so you have to make the most of what you have. The state is doing this through it lease program,",
"More ignorant posting on your part. You don't understand how the judicial system in Alaska works so you wave your arms about hysterically and keep typing.",
"How would the Governor know?",
"May I remind you of my many messages - Colorado will not tolerate your support of this mess so I do hope you've some solid new career plans in place.",
"I heard trumpy was going to dial you up to mop the floors.",
"Drumpf is all waha and threw his VP and staff under the bus. Prepare for President Pence or even President Ryan.",
"Another head buried in the sand that can't handle the truth.",
"If we listen to people like Jack Mintz on this issue our children will all be living in caves!",
"I don't remember you being such a butt hole in the past. Is this really you or has someone stolen your name?",
"It's amazing how out of touch is the mainstream media with the reality. Ibbitson you are an elitist loony Lieberal who loves the silver spoon chump, so- called PM.",
"I see that Mayor's Spokesperson Jesse Broder Van Dyke is no longer the front for the Mayor Kirk Caldwell. \n\nIt's now the campaign spokesperson Glenna Wong who doing the damage control for Kirk Caldwell. Playing the \"women\" card is pathetic. There are countless women who have very low opinion of Mayor Caldwell's disjointed leadership and bad behavior at City Hall. \n\nRetaliating against the honorable Ethics Commission Director Charles Totto is only one of many Caldwell's shenanigans at City Hall. Caldwell has done enough damage at Honolulu Hale. Don't vote for him.\n\nhttp://www.civilbeat.org/2016/06/how-caldwell-has-undermined-the-honolulu-ethics-commission/",
"More ineptness under the incumbent mayor who chooses to flaunt his ethically challenged attitude in the faces of the citizens of HNL all while falsely selling himself as a compassionate mayor of the people.\n\nCaldwell needs to be shown the door this November!",
"Exceptions, often make for poor rules.",
"RTH is totally right. You and so many people in the aina just cant see it as we are swamped with the same style of thinking, being from a liberal state with a liberal media lambasts the POTUS on a daily basis. This is evidenced by the Russian probe.\nWe need to be a bit more aware of what goes on in the media nowadays.\nWe cannot be misled by the constant harassment of the media.\nYes, Donald at times can be very childish and would recommend he stay off the tweet, but, that is what has happened to our society. Too many complainers and too many people get offended by the smallest of misspoken words or interpreted incorrectly.",
"Sure, whatever Valleyisle57. Still doesn't change the fact Obama acted like a dictator. No different than Clodwell, Ige and the rest of the (D)onkey goons act here in Hawaii while treating their voter base like the dirt they deserve to be treated like for voting in such corrupt dictators. BTW, how's that $15-billion dollar choo-choo to nowhere coming along? LOL",
"No time to throw rocks... My business dealings are taking up too much of my time. Off and runnin in 14 days or so for a couple weeks, then full pin for 3 months, off to the Orient for 10 days in mid May so far, business dealing, hey, up top on an A380 for the run Singapore to Perth AU...That's going to be special. I'm not getting any younger. But its fun.. As long as its fun, its gettin done.... \nMaybe get together late July, be down your way then. Gotta go visit the big house before they tear it down. A bucket list thing of mine, wanna see where Paullie spent the past 25 or so..... . Stay warm, be safe..",
"Great, you obviously need a break.",
"You need to work on your English, Boris...",
"You have a lot of built up anger in you. It will go away once your Chumpsters gone.... trust me!",
"Insulting people is never just a breath of fresh air, it is abuse.",
"Face the people you have been elected to represent. Democracy 101.",
"Dude probably quit when he realized what a nut-case tRump is.",
"These new best friends of little potato (or as I much prefer, Zoolander) know exactly what they're doing, since swindling, stealing, extortion and buying politicians is how someone goes from zero to a Billionaire in a Communist Country in ??? 20 years. \n\nOur trouble is Justin's to dense to see it. He actually thinks they like and respect him because he's a World Leader of a country with a population equal to an ordinary city in China. \n\nThey're going to eat our lunch. Thanks, Zoolander.",
"Why would he consult with OHA? All it can do is cause trouble and take money.",
"While I reserve the right to express my displeasure with the PM by calling him \"Junior\" or \"The Clown Prince\" I fully agree with your point. Insults, the nature of which your comment addresses, are a reflection of the person who makes them and have no value in diminishing the intended target. I'll insult our Prime Minister without demonstrating social ignorance. I hope others will consider your comment and follow suit.",
"Brian Sweeney Jr: I find your post very offensive. You call skinnerAK a fool, ignorant, no reading comprehension, believes in Fallacies. You sir have a problem with having civil conversation. That tends to make lesteners want to shut you off. By they way in any civics class in America it is taught sales tax is one of the most unfair taxes in existence.",
"Situations like this made the department the laughing stock o the nation. Sad... to think HPD is in such bad shape.",
"\"- you began to emasculate men.\"\n\n<looks down my pants> Yup...still there. Been listening to Pat Robertson, I see....\n\n\"- you decided to make our children soft.\"\n\nOh..so if we speak up against bullying, that's making kids soft. I heard Michael Savage spout that line, too...\n\n\"- you attacked our way of life.\"\n\nBut it's OK to attack gays and ethnic minorities...gotcha...\n\n-\"you decided to let our government get out of control.\"\n\nYou mean like Bush & Co. illegally spying on us during his regime...\n\n\" \"You\" created \"us\" - the silent majority.\"\n\nNo...you have always been there. That's a term Tricky Dicky Nixon coined.\n\n\"We became fed up; we pushed back and spoke up.\"\n\nYeah..we saw how at Trump rallies when you physically attacked those who disagreed with Herr Drumpf.\n\nBet you're looking forward to wearing your brown shirts....",
"The optics are very bad here. It would appear the PM is granting favours to a foreign government is exchange for cash.",
"Kaui - You make a good point!",
"You show your racism by immediately thinking that.",
"a worthless punk causing problems. surprise!!",
"Foreign drivers usually are among the worst."
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So you use a Korean surname but aren't Asian? That's messed up on so many levels! And when are you going to be pointing out my "biases?" Pointing out that cops stop people who match the description when searching for someone... is biased? Or are the cops biased? Should they not be searching based on physical description? Maybe they should just search by asking people their names. If they were looking for Patrick Cho, who do you think they'd stop and question? The irony of your last sentence is astonishing. It would be funny if you weren't quite so sanctimonious in your opinion of yourself. | [
"No, he's not. You're a liar.",
"So Khadr is owed money for spending a few years at club Fed while the widow of the man he MURDERED should suck it up, she is owed nothing? Troll",
"\"Nothing funnier than getting a bunch of hot-headed atheist liberals preaching the Ten Commandments.\"\nIf they were mass-murderers, would their points be any less valid? What's funny about quoting Psalm 137:9 \"Happy is the one who takes your babies and smashes them against the rocks!\"?",
"Hate and bigotry are bad\nso preach the progressives\nunless the target of the hate is \nTrump",
"I hope that lynching won't become popular entertainment again. That was family entertainment for white folks in the good old days. Trump's Supreme Court could bring back race based slavery. We know the GOP base hates black people being considered equals. It is not like we don't have precedents for such policy decisions.",
"I think the author of this piece of writing is misdirected.\nClosing up borders isn't a hate crime, Austria closed it's borders from the infestation \nI for one welcome a leader who understands what's happening with the destabilization of the western system\nwith a mass influx of undesirables, if these refugees love their country so much why not stay and fight and why not go to muslim country where there won't be a language or religious barrier instead they choose to come to Canada and the US",
"Personnally I think it's a stupid attitude from Hilton company, in fact, paying my stay every year 8'000$ for two weeks, taking into account that there are more than 4'000rooms dont tell me that Hilton cannot afford 10K$ per year for it's fireworks?!? For me with or without fireworks it won't change anything to Hawaii, people will continue to come to Oahu, they dont come out in Waikiki just because there is a 5min fireworks.\nDavid (Switzerland)",
"Do you have a rebuttal or are you just attacking the message?\n\nPost some facts to back up that he lies. You are not Trump and people are not going to believe you just because you say so.",
"Here comes the clown. Here comes the clown.",
"There is no question that my good friend Sen. Grassely is lying through his distinguished teeth and is, if I may humbly argue, full of crap.",
"The same office who let Greg gagnon murder Shane Carlson in cold blood with witnesses and did nothing. Doug Harcelroad and Alex I'm a liar and a crook Gardner have blood on there hands and always will. Greg gagnon was a fletcher and smart repairman.",
"This is who he is. Everyone knew it from the beginning, and if you didn't, shame on you. Anyone who thinks he can or will change is a fool.",
"Same thing should have happened with DeVos. Trump is PACKED largely by inexperienced at best, incompetent at worst, people in his inner circle....AND bigots and racists, NOT to mention multi multi millionaires and billionaires. So, he thinks those people are going to help the \"little people\"....dial bank Dodd-Frank, after he excoriated Hillary Clinton for being too cozy with Wall Street, and he \"could stand up to Wall Street\". This whole Presidency is full of lies, deception, bigotry, and silver spoons, being led by a narcissistic megalomaniac; not to mention just plain \"dumb\". Although, he did say, and I quote \" I can comprehend better than ANYONE\".....I would like to introduce him to Stephen Hawking.....maybe he will assist Mr. Hawking in comprehending the Universe..cause Mr. Trump is definitely \"out of this world\".",
"Is there anyone who thinks this boondoggle is only going to cost $10 billion? If the original $4 billion price tag was a complete fantasy, the current $10 billion estimate is a \"polite fiction\" at best. Once they add in all the financing costs, utility impacts and escalating construction overruns, we will be lucky to see it all done for less than $20 billion. And the worst part is that the knuckleheads who green-lit the project knew that from the start. But they also knew the average voter was too gullible to notice.",
"Yes. They all hate women So there. Nyaah .",
"Trump is a man who can never take responsibility for anything that goes wrong. Every failure is the fault of someone else. All of his long list of business failures were the fault of others.\n\nTrump is a psychotic. His supporters should be ashamed of themselves."
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"The question wasn't \"talk about yourself and render judgement on what I do with my money\".\n\nNot everyone is the same.",
"Pat, both I and my immediate family have been heavily touched by crime. Criminals come in all shapes, sizes, occupations and backgrounds whether they're out in bail or in probation. My son was attacked by a guy with a record of violence, almost died and has been left with permanent disabilities. I've had numerous crimes committed against me. I know people that have been destroyed by the authorities. Frankly, I think bring destroyed by the ones who are supposed to uphold the law is worse. And 99.9% of them are free as birds, having suffered zero consequences. But that's me.",
"we've seen false accusations in the past and going forward I believe we will see more - I wonder if this isnt the politics of exaggeration cuz she cant have her own way on something - she wants to do politics differently, until we know the source of the woman's discontent we will not know the whole story..... and about the threatened lawsuits.... could the Globe do some investigative work to find what they may or may not be ..... somehow I doubt it though ..........women good men bad",
"Well, I've never noticed you using two \"m's\" in those words before and you were so self-righteous about the inability of a Trump voter to write a letter, I thought it only appropriate to point out your personal faux pas. (That's French for \"false step\", by the way.)",
"Must be something in the water in DC. Vanita Gupta head of the DOJ civil rights unit is demanding that the police departments hire drug using convicted criminal non-citizens as officers to equally represent the constituency and percentage of that ilk in the US communities. \n\nNext she will demand the cops hire murderers and drug dealers and importers as cops to match their target audience of cartel clientele. Heck why not, many who like to comment here don't agree with current hiring practices for either APD or AST, so maybe gupta has it right\n\n I forgot DOJ already tried this in New Orleans, Lousiana and wound up with a lot of cops killing drug dealers and doing robberies but at least the hire met the DOJ profile forced on the departments.\n\nSeems Ash Carter has the same water system.",
"This is just another example of the unreported, undocumented, and officially denied 'crime problem' that is sweeping through Anchorage and the Mat-Su, fueled by drugs, ignored by lawmakers, aided & abetted by such as SB91, and routinely placed at the bottom of the Response List for higher-income producing responses. Low-level crime is the Base, and if you neglect it, it ratchets up the scale until it does indeed hit the level of Murder. Abandoned houses where the squatters have more rights than the public, Pawn Shops willing to take anything (again with more rights) , catch-and-release 'responding' by Police for serial shoplifters that now have impunity for anything they can get their hands on, homeless encampments here they can't be removed, it escalates until someone gets dead. Then they come pick up the pieces, and who does that help?\n\nBase-level policing is what does the most good, not revenue-generating enforcement. And our so-called representatives have their priorities reversed.",
"I distorted NOTHING. You said that pain isn't too bad, we are afraid of pain, and taking pills for it is a failing. Incidentally, I said nothing about parents and children -- that distortion was entirely from you. Your blather about not medicating children shows, among other things, that you want your children to be in pain. You praise working with your family, but it seems that you really don't care about the wellbeing of your kids. Oh, and ADHD is something real. A genuine parent would know that.\n\nI was wounded by a claymore mine set off by a Vietnamese. If you had bothered looking at that article, you would see that the Chinese made knock-offs of the American claymore mine. And you got an ouchie in Fallujah. I got shot once with a rifle round that grazed the top of my head (and bled like the proverbial stuck pig), and I got a dozen or so claymore pellets in my left leg. I'm lucky I can still walk.",
"This is a long and uninteresting rant about not fitting in. Unfortunately fitting in is a two way street - one has to make an effort to conform. From her article, it seems that Ms Roderique was not comfortable with the expectations of the firm and that she appears to believe that because of her race, she should not be expected to comply.\nThe only interesting thing about the essay is that somehow she manages to blame “White Privilige” for her own attitude problem.",
"You seem to describe Keith_moon's comments talking about posting methods and his personal attacks",
"It is not the psychiatrists who figure out a potential for violence. It is instead staff who spend time with the patient, watch their behavior and document it. It is generally psychologists who do the report writing after participating in a group of mental health professionals of different types giving input. The symptoms Santiago displayed to the FBI are not indicative of PTSD. They would indicate a psychosis, most likely Schizophrenia. Of course any trauma would exacerbate the development and expression of it. New research shows mental illness is most likely secondary to childhood trauma in most cases. We have no mental health information, the state is protecting the facility which let Santiago go after four days. They will protect the APD, probably hiring their exonerator Greg Russell to write a report. I do agree that psych meds are health harming, in most cases the patient should not have to take them. A tiny percentage are a danger to others. Meds vs prison, which is worse.",
"Trying to put your biases into someone else's mouth only demeans you, not him.",
"First, my bad...I will accede to your first and only valid point. As you surmised of course, my comments really pertained to the second paragraph.\n\nYou are relying on the same literary slight of hand that the author did. Neither I nor POTUS said that there were good racists. What we said was that there were good people who were not racists who were among the protesters. \n\nExhibit one: Black Lives Matter protests. Maybe say only 50% of the marchers in the instances I will cite were involved, but consider the march where people were screaming \"What do we want? Dead Cops! When do we want it? Now! Maybe only 20, 30, 40, 50% of the folks in the March were screaming this hateful vitriol. So, do you think it makes the rest of the people in the march \"bad\" people. For that matter, I doubt that you even think that the ones that were spewing THAT hate were \"bad people\". Then there was the \"pigs in a blanket. Fry 'em like bacon\" march. Really fine people, no?",
"Boyden has been suspect but race is a very complicated issue in the FN world. I invite you to read the entire story about Boyden that was in the Globe on Sat.",
"Why don't the police shoot at the legs to disable an armed person? Is it necessary to kill?",
"Doubling down on your racism after it's been factually pointed out.\n\nSeems you can't face the awful truth of your own racism.",
"One might ask you the same question with a name like yours. Did you just create that to become a Trump Troll.",
"Because it was levied against immigrants from developed western civilizations presumably because by being successful, they seemed threatening and untouchable with their superior spirits, culture, and can-do attitudes to the nativist figuratively or literally inbred KKK sort who sought some evil way to take control, divide proud people and traditions of progress, and instead to tilt the civil playing field until it was a preposterously unfair enslaving mess of an artless framework of degradement, one that unduly targeted people for the 'crime' of participating in millennia of honored human culture and tradition.\n\nIt was all sold falsely in faux-moralistic terms, kind of like Nixon's sociopolitical war on minorities, liberals, and folks sympathetic to the expansion of minds and spirits. What, did these worthless dangerous wicked arrogantly good-contempting fascists think we were born yesterday or something?",
"Hello Globe. Your \"highest rated comment on this thread is occupied by some angry neurotic who had his comment removed; likely for a personal attack on Ms. Wente. This is illustrative of a larger issue.\n\nI understand there's a complication with more than just the two categories but surely we can do better than this.\n\nthanks, Bart",
"On the other hand, (ii) above is liable to be found unconstitutional. With admirable restraint, the author describes it as \"curious and troubling.\" In plain language, that means it's an unconscionable violation of human rights and an embarrassment in any mature democracy.\n\nI foresee a day when Mr. Blackmore and Mr. Oler, like many have before them, may 'shack-up' with more than one consenting adult partner. As to those unions being a marriage as recognized by society, that seems highly unlikely. And should any of their sexual relationships involve minors, then they should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.",
"As a survivor of two avalanches and other little oddities that other Alaskans have their own parallel \"shares\" I am about 75% what i use to be. The good ice, bad ice story should be familiar to your elder friends and I am surprised you need a fuller version. The story was for you to remember and not share the details and results with others. As far as \"last laugh\" it is one way \"first people\" dealt with daily tragedies, a list I want subjugate your possible sensitivities with. One must not upset karma of the cabin or we need to start hiding sharp knives.\nNext, \"supporters\"?, to hold up my socks or other things, thank you for the offer but I am not that kind \"share\" person. Maybe you are, happy supporting. \nJay, keep your mucks dry and water out of the gas barrel.\nSee you down river next spring.",
"You're completely out to lunch. This has nothing to do with censorship or free speech or political correctness. It has to do with the difference between fact and fiction. Of course, your quoting Trump places you in the post-truth camp. I doubt you could tell the difference between fact and fiction.\n\nI have no problem with Joseph Boyden writing about indigenous peoples in his novels. But if his author's bio is going to claim he is indigenous I'd like to know if that's true. Biography is supposed to be factual. Unless you're Lemony Snicket.",
"If you're going to make such lambasting accusations you need to back up With facts. Plus what you're saying doesn't even make sense. Typical if a Trump hater.",
"You say social justice like it's a bad thing. How far the cons have fallen, that they now mutter \"social justice warrior\" as an epithet.\n\n\nSad!",
"I probably worded it badly, but I would consider the people that wanted to hold onto the status quo as the \"conservatives\" of the time and place. Also, if you consider the civil rights movement ongoing, conservatives get called racist and worse if they push a color blind society and try to end affirmative action.",
"The so-called \"Civil Comments\" police deemed this to be below \"civility\"\n\nHow do you like American democracy now, boys?",
"Finally a real Police commission meeting. Getting and exposing the root of the problems. Those unqualified others on the commission that don't want real issues brought up and addressed due the citizens a favor and quit now. Sheehan is doing what all of you others should have been doing since being appointed. Need a break to get information so I can be better informed a fair playground really Chief the issues of officers conduct should be at the top of your administrations list until corrected. so shame. Aloha.",
"Just stop. We can all see who you are.",
"To All,\n.\nYesterday I was penalized by Civil. I can only post twice in a 24 hour period.\n.\nAccording to their software, I am guilty of “continued biased voting.” In other words I was not voting down comments “the right way.” What a bunch of nonsense. What some people might view as offensive was OK to me because there were no threats or personal insults. I’m a reasonable and rational 56-year-old man, but I won’t let an a computer censor me.\n.\nI think the problem with Civil is the ability of people to vote negatively toward a comment they merely disagree with. If you say something snide about Trump, his fans might claim you’re not being civil. If you say you like him, others might censor you because of that.\n.\nThe Denver Post has saddled you with subjective punishment. Are you OK with that? I’m not. I’m going to “deposit” this twice a day to rub their noses in it, and I encourage you, the reader, into doing the same. Don’t let them force you into being a spineless clone.\n.\nSpeak up.",
"Kafoury should check with her County HR Director on what directives were given to the Sheriff's Office HR on when overtime can be used during Paid Parental Leave. Sounds like her \"smell tester\" was directed at the wrong area of her building. I thought this was just another non-story Nigel was doing, but maybe it is pointing out that Kafoury doesn't really know what is going on with the people she supervises. Thanks for bringing this to light Nigel!!!",
"Internet monikers aren't identities. I treat them like jerseys.\n\nOdd....\n\none gets a whole lot of grief around here for changing a jersey...but trying to change one's gender....that should be celebrated!",
"Could be investigative grand jury in Mr. Caldwell's future. Possible misuse of federal money will bring regulators and investigators out. Inquiring minds like to know. A rail from nowhere to nowhere will certainly raise eyebrows. The rail may stop at Middle Street, Honolulu, Hawaii but the investigation will begin in Washington D.C. and end at the Federal Court on Ala Moana Blvd. There will be more questions than answers. And that is never a good thing. There will be statements under oath, investigative grand juries and at minimum serious criticism. Some are saying that Mufi, Caldwell and Grabauskas should be ashamed. I fear that it will go beyond shame. It may go to culpability and blame. Money trail is hard to hide. Forensic audit will reveal the questions that no one had the courage to ask. Where's the money?",
"You know that's a lie, and a hateful lie, westelca21. Why do you keep posting it?",
"Cops are not trained at clown college, they are processed",
"\"None of the charges involved are criminal because the borough's authority extends only to borough code. There will be no court appearance in this case unless Seilsopour decides to appeal\". \n\nRidiculous! Take away his PFD's and tax returns until he has paid for all the medical care needed for these animals to recover. We as Americans, have turned our justice system into a million ways to protect the criminals and justice be damned! \n\nWe give out handouts to everyone who wants to work the system and lie, cheat and steal while the rest of us pay for their medical, housing, food, clothing, childcare etc. This is not what our founding fathers intended this country to become. I'm so disgusted and frustrated. I'm over the excuses and bullshit. Hold people accountable for their actions.",
"Heh - I know!\n\nThose leftist, nincompoop, tax-hiking, government-expanding, latte-drinking, sushi-eating, Volvo-driving, Walrus-reading, body-piercing, Hollywood-loving, left-wing freaks will NEVER be as good at identity politics as the right.\n\nSnowflakes.\n\n(Uh, those voting this uncivil - please look again at angelo_vancouver's post to which it responds. And consider irony.... and that everyone is apparently fine with the first post.)",
"2 Be, thank you. \n\nI'm having a real struggle understanding what you are trying to say. Are you disagreeing with me, with Rawls or with Crosby's addended concept of \"sexual apartheid in my church\" and \"equal access in the sanctuary among those called to priesthood\" to his initial theme of justice for the poor under civil law? You've placed opening quotation marks but no closing ones, so I'm unsure if you are quoting something and, if you are, where the quote ends.",
"Which is why ESPN is doing a slow swirl around the toilet bowl. It might as well screamed \"political correctness \" over and over agin into the camera, it would have made more sense than the nonsense they put on last night. Train wreck is saying it lightly",
"Yes, it was a \"bad joke\", and yes it was offensive to not only the students in question, but also to many in society. Those that see his comments as a joke do not fully appreciate how offensive his comments were. For the Globe and Mail to attempt to equate the use of the word master as skillful being the same as a slave owner is plain idiotic. I am not offended by the title of Master for Massey College -- I am deeply offended by the use of the word master as a slave owner, as Marrus did. This is essentially the same situation as the the fellow from Ontario who's name is Grabher, and who had his personal license plate cancelled because someone found it offensive. There is a difference between \"Grabher\" and \"Grab her\", and Master and master. Unfortunately for Prof. Marrus, he found humour in expressing a derogatory comment to a minority who he should have known would find it offensive, just as he would find any derogatory Jewish term aimed at him. He should expect such responses.",
"Groucho, are you sure you've covered all the possibilities: he \"might have, even to skin color?\n\nBut (shocking) I agree that this is definitely against the First Amendment and no state has the to demand transcripts of sermons given in churches. The church doors should be barred to any government intrusion. If the Religious Liberty Dept. doesn't investigate this thoroughly, they are useless.\n\nBTW: Fulcrum has a more thorough assessment of this situation.",
"Whats wrong with the disheveled meth addict look?",
"Okay looks like this is a nut case running around. Supposedly under probation to seek treatment under a probation officer. My question is where was his probation officer? Aren't they suppose to keep track with their perps? I'm not sure how it works but one just needs to look at his past record to know that he should not be on the outside looking in but inside looking out.",
"had to bring color into it. otherwise its only an opinion..? I feel like most the people on your short list are .......older white men. you need some more thought put into this one.",
"suggest maybe you want to check back with who the killer is before you hurt yourself jumping to a conclusion.",
"If you think it is irrelevant as to whether we have an armed drunk wandering about, you have a totally different view of reality than I do!\n\nI don't think that is what you are saying, but the word 'irrelevant' in your response is confusing for me.",
"\"Stop lying about what I say, Mark. What you claim I said and what I actually said are not even remotely similar. There was once a fallen angel in the desert that twisted words exactly as you do. Why do you emulate him?\"\n\nI did not claim that you said what I wrote. What I wrote is the logical conclusion of your reasoning. You wrote that society should emulate the Church's practice. Catholic Church Law orders Bishops to cover up crimes against children unless local laws require them to report such crimes to police. Therefore, if society is to emulate Church's practice, Congress should pass laws to order people in positions of authority to conceal crimes against children.\n\nBy the way, why do you assume that the fallen angel you refer to is male? I know, in the eyes of your God females are inferior to males; my God disagrees with that.",
"Well tks for the info, not sure how these negative comments affect the stories but humans are of all sorts, thought you know that and can live with it, it may never self correct.",
"Now, what does this say about how well positioned these people are to manage client files that they can't get past their superficial biases even just to select an intern? If being a lawyer/advocate in an independent firm is about representing clients, isn't this fundamental?",
"The Inquiry was set up to determine the highest ranking white person preferably male, preferably a conservative and hopefully a law officer to blame. As in the case of Tina Fontaine who was beaten to death by 2 native men, the scandal focused on the RCMP officer who had seen her 2 days earlier in a car with other young native persons but did nothing to save her.",
"Your observation is incorrect. I made no such statement or implication.\nI saw on TV some members of both groups armed and wearing helmets. I made my statement based on this observation. These people came looking for a fight. Those who protested against removal of the statue were exercising a constitutional right as where the counter protestors. I have no idea who started the fight.",
"Curious that my comment, with no insults, simply emotionally disconnected opinion was immediately removed as \"uncivil\" yet, this one remains...\n\nAll I said was that the first gen will have the living memory of war, they will know all too well what they fled. The second gen is at risk, they will likely have romantic notions of a homeland they have never seen. This risk will be compounded if isolated ethnic enclaves, where education is low and poverty is high are allowed to flourish\n\nMaybe one of the resident Censors can tell me where I went wrong?",
"Of course, blame it on the cops. No, they would still be alive if it weren't for someone whose actions you obviously support.\nIt's too bad you weren't there to protect them.",
"You relied on angry Tweets to further your story. But you're right, you probably shouldn't engage anymore. Note my last name. According to WWeek, people like me have a thing for car bombs.",
"I deleted my comment as I felt it was not valid . mr. leslie...as this has played out...in comments of all places, I feel I \"zero'ed\" in on you unfairly. if you are, or are not, the person I believed you to be - my apologies. you, too , are an observer in this very tangled web of mess. I hope zack makes contact with the RG and gets the actual story re-told.",
"your anti-Christian slip is showing",
"Wow that's some interesting social justice warrior logic there. If you followed Justine beyond the selfies and cheap photo ops you should know he prefers to be referred to as a feminist PM. \n\nYour ignorance is appalling , but not surprising given your nick victim it is.",
"If I were to enumerate the problems that your beloved US has (NRA, legal KKK, no universal health care, no maternity leave, a tweeting racist megalomaniac as a president ...) I would run afoul of the character limit for comments on this site.",
"I completely agree, more information is needed to figure out what actually occurred. Unfortunately, my comment was removed merely for calling an allegation, just that, an allegation. I suppose I also expressed the possibility that a disgruntled parent could have ulterior motives. How that is not considered civil discourse is a mystery to me.",
"Oh please. Really? (quoting you) \"Of course, if you are a shill and would not risk standing up for your fellow citizens that may be targeted- then no worries, huh.\" All records can be abused obtw...including SSN's, credit cards, even that paper luggage tag the airlines puts on your checked bag-bar code is Chock o' Block full of personal identifiers-so are your prescription bottles...",
"In the US it stands for 'Questioning', in other parts of the world it can stand for 'Queer'.",
"When you say, \"native-born\", you're not really talking about Native Americans are you? Hardly likely with the racist rant you posted.",
"Just stating the odds. Particularly for savagery like this. Most criminals don't do this stuff for fun, they have motives, however vile to the rest of us. Don't owe them money or rip them off and they have no real reason to interact with normal people at all.",
"Your cultural misappropriation of the term \"snowflake\" is most unfunny. So are the bulk of your hateful, pointless, unproductive, detrimental-to-the-left, and negative comments. \nWhy bother bro?\n\nDo you realize what the \"basket of deplorables\" did for Hill? Why keep at it? It's unhelpful to your cause, even though I'm sure it gives you PERSONAL gratification (but nothing more).",
"I'm concerned those international lawyers may be haters.",
"Actually, his novels have troubled a number of indigenous critics for their perpetuation of racist stereotypes. The mainstream media ignored these, most likely because Boyden was considered indigenous and so they saw it as a quarrel within the culture. If he'd been perceived as White, they'd have had to address the concerns of the indigenous critics.\n\nAnd he really hasn't \"enlightened\" White Canada to First Nations problems. Indeed, he's often contradicted leaders of the indigenous community. And, again, he was given a free pass by the mainstream media because he was considered one of those leaders and therefore entitled to a seat at the table.\n\nI'd compare this scandal to that of James Frey's A Million Little Pieces. Anyone who knows anything about fiction knows the authenticity of voice is crucial. Picaresque novels have always been popular and most pretend to be true stories. Boyden's voice matters to how we perceive his fiction. If he's a con artist, what's he conned us into?",
"This is flying off on a tangent. I'll just say this: that this is the first time in my 27 year career when I've received criticism for asking a demographic question. That's all. Thanks, Tesa, for at least reading the results file.",
"I always thought forced residency was just a money grab. The biggest problem in terms of diversity is that their peers are mostly the same age. People that work or live off campus interact with older people more so they are more mature. A family in the same apartment complex is not going to allow certain type of parties by their college student neighbors. Also conversations with older people are better and encourage more critical thought whereas people of the same age encourage group-think more.",
"kinda off topic here..but if anyone is missing a stolen bike or vehicle...check on 700 block e.11th between hyder and gambell street... or if you need needles or drug's...knock on the door of a gold van sitting there on the street...since APD....code enforcement or the mayor's office won't do anything about it.....the \"islander's\" are stealing vehicles left and right...running a chop shop... the gold van are dealing drugs and running a theft ring...check it out...something there might belong to you...good luck...",
"The first issue is irrelevant. This is a civil suit for a tort, not a criminal proceeding.\n\nOn the first observation, the firm representing the plaintiff is in another practice area than SNAP and the attorneys for the abused, so your conclusion is erroneous.\n\nOn the second observation, two wrongs do not make a right, but in any case the article is about an alleged tort of SNAP's officers, not why SNAP existed in the first place.",
"Your a creepy progressive Eva, nobody wants to stalk you, you probably look like HRC.",
"Remedial English would be suggested after reading that post...:-) yikes!!!",
"The law and truth are often in conflict. You can see Edward Snowden as a case in point.",
"Its against the law for an airline to ask a what a persons medical conditions are...",
"We have laws against the kinds of things we don't want people doing in this country. We have a justice system to enforce those laws. If we missed a law or two, then let's pass a couple more. Meanwhile, asking people who are desperate to come to Canada \"values\" questions and expecting anything but the correct answer is just foolish. It's, as they say, dog-whistle politics and nothing more IMHO.",
"See, I think that's where you miss the point: if you value the tone of an argument over it's content there's not much point in reasoning with you. You value your sensitive FEEEEELINGS over objective facts, which is PRECISELY why dialogue of pretty much ANY KIND is steadily breaking down to the point where our society will eventually fly apart from its internal contradictions. I simply don't CARE about your feeling 'offended' when confronted with truths you'd prefer to ignore. Readjusting those big-boy depens should help with that, if you're capable of embracing logic over emotion. But when a so-called 'political leader' falsely accuses a neighbor, and engages in hate-mongering which could incite some idiot to act against people who have DONE NO HARM to anyone here and have been charged with NO CRIME, I DO care about that.",
"Ms. Fukumoto, your statement \"His success is the result of white nationalism left unchecked within the GOP for years,\" at some point may have called out a particular race as well. What you did was insult those of the Republican party & those of white ancestry. I am White, Hawaiian, and of Asian and find this insulting. I don't subscribe to any one belief, and do believe again that there are good in both parties. If you couldn't make a change while being a Republican then what makes the Democrat any better? It would be safe to say, that either party will say something to get any one race to vote for their side. Another thing is, when thing gets hard and difficult it is easier to quit and join another alliance. Party jumping will never be the answer, but it's nice to know how easy it is to quit, than trying to make your \"original\" party affiliation better.",
"Chatham,since in addition to my boyish good looks,my IQ is near 160,you may rest assured I can use a \"reply\" feature.\"\nSupposedly,Mr.Simpson won't be offered a book deal by a major publisher because of his toxicity,but I believe some less-heralded company looking for publicity may sign him and take their chances that nearly a quarter-century after the Nicole Brown Simpson/Ronald Goldman murders,people will be more interested in Mr. Simpson's after-prison plans than will view him as just a kidnapper,robber and likely double murderer.",
"Or\n\nHow about a follow-on study on who does, and does not get deported because of irregularities on their immigration documents and why?",
"Wow -- a Trumpster calling out another commenter for being \"politically incorrect\" ?!?\n\nDoesn't that really mean, \" I WIIIIIINNNNNNNN \" !",
"It is equivocal. for instance, the term 'hate' with regard to hate speech does not take the broadest possible interpretation of the word 'hate'. He goes on to talk about passionate disagreement and how things can get heated, but this is not significantly relevant to Canadian speech laws which are not criminalizing emotions. The speech statutes deal with, as I've stated, the promotion of genocide, and propaganda which promotes violence or discrimination against -- in this case -- transgender people. And as stated, there is existing court history for what qualifies. \n\nHe talks about how some of the things he teaches may become illegal. Defences against 319 in the criminal code include that the statements made are true, an opinion on or based on a religious opinion, or a statement regarding a matter of public interest believed to be true by the speaker. So what is it he intends to say which fails those defences and violates section 319? Again, there is case history for the threshold.",
"I should add that when business owners make a mistake, they may lose business ... possibly even go bankrupt. I grit my teeth every time I hear about a public servant who makes some major mistake for which he or she is \"suspended with pay\" while the mistake is investigated by other bureaucrats. Governments have become too expensive and arrogant. There are no specific credentials or relevant experience required to become a politician -- just win a popularity contest and act like you own the entire nation. This needs to change.",
"Which point did I concede to? Forgive me but your points are little unclear. Here is the last comment from you that seemed to contain sort of a point: \"Seems to me a \"checkered\" past only \"taints\" a speaker or writer if you disagree with them, which by definition means your agreement or lack thereof is the issue, not said checkered past. And THAT was the point I was trying to make. \"... \n\nTo which I replied, \"Past criminal history is ALWAYS relevant, no matter who it is\", which you then suggested agrees with your \"point\". So it would seem that you and I agreed all along that Ms Moore's past IS relevant to her credibility, and I misunderstood. Sorry for the unneeded argument.",
"Guantanamo Bay is a ridiculously false equivalency. It is a POW camp more than anything else. \n\nSo no presumption of innocence or standard of reasonable doubt for just this one category of criminal charges? I hope others can see the glaringly obvious logical fallacy with your proposal. \n\nWhat you're really proposing is pitching out a key tenet of highly evolved western jurisprudence, one that underpins civil society. So what other offences should the state then lock people up for with a weak threshold of evidence? Ill-considered posting about legal principles perhaps. \nNot inspired by deep thinking.",
"I can just picture the scene, Patrick: Santiago pulls his pistol out of his waistband and starts firing. In response, concealed carry citizen #1 draws his weapon and returns fire. Soon after that, concealed carry citizens 2, 3 and 4, who took cover after hearing the first shots pull their weapons and look for the source of the attack. Some of them zero in on Santiago, others on citizen 1. Moments later the police arrive and see 5 or 6 citizens involved in a gun battle and many dead bystanders on the floor, so they all draw their weapons and begin firing. End result, several dozen dead and wounded, and we all look back nostalgically on the days when most crazed gunmen could only kill a half dozen people in an attack.",
"People that are not very bright might. I bet the EPA knows the difference.",
"Actually, have studied a fair amount of 'case-law' and 'precedence'. Immigration law, too. Not so much since the likes of John Yu started referencing \"precedents\" articulated by Karl Schmidt. Kinda lost my appetite for \"legal\" rationalization of state-sponsored crimes after that. But suffice it to say I'm not a complete stranger to the inside of a law library. Thus we're never gonna get around the impasse between your uncritical acceptance of the utter divorce between \"moral\" and \"legal\" in adversary law and my (albeit cautious) dissatisfaction with it.\n\nI'm kind of like an old friend and mentor who returned to his Lord in '08. Studied Shari'a at Alighar Muslim University to get a Shari'a practitioner (lawyer's) license in India, got his barrister's license in England, and passed the bar in the US. Never practiced law because he hated lawyers.",
"A fine piece from Canada's laziest armchair moralizer. \n\nWhat could be a thoughtful assessment of identity politics turns into Wente's usual polemic about fringe groups ruining her vision of a just society. \n\nApart from a massive oversimplification (and biased reading) of what Marxisim and poststructuralism teach, the idea that subversive elements have 'infected' academic and social terrain is more J. Edgar Hoover than a Liberal defence of freedom of expression. \n\nLet's also consider that her facile logic, scapegoating and small-minded rhetoric bears plenty in common with the words and convictions of actual extremists. I'd appreciate [any] facts behind the statements:\n\n\"He’s a white man, and therefore guilty.\" \n\"the steady rise of authoritarian [?] illiberalism on the left\"\n\"power positions have been taken over by the radicals [?]\"\n\nMargaret's alarmism and condescension betray a lack of respect for difference of opinion, however wrong. We need more of that respect, not less.",
"What evidence do you have that the jury was entirely racist? A jury which, by the way, was vetted by both prosecuting and defense counsels.",
"Seems like a play to stay in the race industry. You should try and make a living based on your character not your blackness.",
"Way to go Gary. While it is true racist \"came out of the shadows\", it is also true that those of us, and I will even say a majority of us who disagreed with the policies were labeled as racist. You dems. and I'll give you this, the repubs. are also guilty but not to the extent the dem. party is, must label everyone who disagrees with their policies with a demeaning title. I have been called a racist by many dems. right here on this site, and I find that to be a very narrow minded person who cannot see beyond a persons skin. I am not a racist, I am tired of the lies. The dem. party has used lies and hate, that you and the rest of the dem. voters have bought into, to try and discourage any and all opposition to their view. The poor in this nation have not, and are not given any hope of getting out of their situation, not just blacks but all people caught in the web the dems. created. Facts are facts Gary, while it makes you feel good to say you care your parties actions prove otherwise.",
"There you go again....This is not Hillary Clinton, so I'll leave the rest of the name-calling to you. Funny thing for a retired federal prosecutor to be into, but seems like a good time for you to retire. Relax while you're at it...",
"It would be very interesting to learn what if anything has been done to ensure this miscarriage of justice is not repeated in the future. Reassigning folks who drop the ball just moves the problem elsewhere. What revised or new procedures have been put in place to preclude other children from suffering the same tragic harm. Sadly the current System is broken. The Valientes are to be commended for trying to force required changes. Thanks to Mr. Hill's efforts to keep light shining on this dismal government of Hawaii performance.",
"I want to correct an error in my post. The T shirt had Malcom X and Castro on it with the quote Like Minds Think Alike. Sorry I usually am better at fact checking. It still doesn't change the hypocrisy of someone protesting police violence wearing a T shirt with Castro on it.",
"While BLM had a valid critique of how Police deal with minorities, they won't win friends and influence people with their draconian measures, their cause will suffer because of their short-sightedness.\n\nPride Toronto will also suffer, they have shown themselves to be weak and indecisive on this issue.",
"Can't even name one? Stop digging😂",
"sounds a bit self righteous to me.",
"Source?\nPlease educate us- and let us know the police force involved. I will certainly contact them and press the case.",
"This is fake news. You have just made this up. \nAmerica is not against people of color (aka black people).\nYou have just put words together without any supporting evidence or facts. Shame on you for stirring the pot.",
"Not too intelligent of a comment.",
"This is not Trump. It is American cultural insensitivity and paranoia. It is this pervasive American attitude that inspires terrorists and has done for decades - long before Trump. Border agents are given more power than their intelligence and training justifies and incidents like this are the result. \n\nThe solution however is as you suggest - leave them alone. \n\nWhen I retired I planned to head south every winter. I did this for one year and decided 6 months of America just to escape Canadian winter weather was just not worth it. When you have a nation that thinks Chop Suey is a Chinese meal and French toast is French then all hope is lost. America has no culture and can't understand countries that do.",
".....and Orlando was certainly a powder keg blow out waiting to happen. seems he had a trigger...or developed one because of the skaters. racist name calling is pretty offensive.",
"Ant-prejudice is not prejudice. But I've already proven you favor racial discrimination, so you have no credibility on this topic.",
"Why is this even in the news?",
"Assuming they're even different people. The regressive leftist echo chamber in these comments makes me wonder if these avatars aren't simply a front for the same anti-democratic apologists for censorship of freedom of speech.",
"Well, Zoolander and company are busy tending to all of the new citizens their bringing into the country. Why would they have time to tend to the ails for the part of the current citizenship? I mean think of the splendid multicultural mix - A new influx of refugee (sarc) groups with immediate specializations in advanced treatment of women (sarc) to help out a demographic already suffering through horrible outcomes of misogyny. What could go wrong?",
"Perhaps not illegal or unethical but very unfair for a journalist to use the prestigious trademark Trump name in order to benefit themselves. Much like the person who published a very rude, crude nasty joke book about Chuck Norris without approval. Mean and very unfair. \nNote: I will also give myself a Gold Star here just to get your attention because I know you just can't resist to read my fair and legitimate thought provoking posts",
"It's not like they would incriminate themselves.",
"Actually, one doesn't need to be on Gottlieb's \"enemies list\" to get an inaccurate story. It seems to be just how he rolls, or how his brain works.\n\nI remember being interviewed by him 15 years ago -- I didn't know him, he didn't know me, and it was a completely neutral story. It was a very odd feeling, knowing from reading his coverage of events I'd attended that he'd probably get half the facts wrong, and hoping they would be the ones that didn't matter. I got lucky -- mostly, they were. \n\nIt's just ironic, and a little sad, that someone with this particular disability chose to become, and stay, a reporter.",
"The killing of Jordan Edwards by a police officer is a clear case of police over-acting that lead to a death. That needs to be addressed for justice for young Mr. Edwards family.\n\nBut there was also another attempted cover-up. All those who participated in the attempted cover-up need to be fired. I don't even know if it is a crime for a person who witnesses a crime to lie to the police about what he/she witnessed. But to any extent a non-police officer is accountable for lying in the same situation, then any other officer present who lied should also be charged.\n\nCovering up wrong doing is endemic to institutional culture - that sense that it is important to \"protect one of our own\" and to protect the reputation of the institution. We see it everywhere - God knows we see it in the Catholic Church. But this cover-up mentality, this lying and evasion that puts others at risk, that has to end.",
"\"Lol. I'm sorry, just LOL. You have the best invented factoids. Lol. Here, let me get a fire extinguisher for those trousers...\"\nOK so you have nothing and are too embarrassed to admit it. I thought as much but not being as self satisfied as you I made allowance for the possibility I was forgetting something. Clearly I wasn't and you were just playing games and got caught out. Otherwise you would have posted what you think you have. Nothing left of that veneer now... your posts show the real you. I pity you.\nPS I know you have an uncontrollable compulsion to have the last word no matter who you're talking too. Can't wait to see what fantasy you post next.",
"as terrible as many - too many aggressions have happened - i can't agree completely. i am a lousy, but try my best christian - you know the reason for THE second coming.. but Christianity has had it's moment with the inquisition and the crusades. torture, the rack, drawn and quartered.....heard a saying - you can convert some people with a bible but you can convert a lot more with a bible and a gun.\n\n there has been ethnic cleansing since humans became. caveman \"you different and me want your woman/food/clothes/cave... it's genocide that we just don't have constant news of ... rivers running red with blood - it happens elsewhere.\n\nislam is a legitimate religion - if i believe that christianity and judaism are legit - i gotta allow for islam. there people who are muslim and think they are being true to it's call - i think they are twisted. \"our\" god doesn't start this stuff... Con't",
"This happens constantly. So many people eager to offer me positions at various firms, offers rescinded as soon as they find out I'm trans. No way to prove discrimination in 99.999% of instances like this, but we all know it's going on. It happens to all minorities and likely always will. People just can't get over their hatred for anyone that isn't exactly like they are.",
"Sexual harassment may have nothing to do with a \"sexual\" act, it is discrimination (preferential treatment) base on \"sex\" or gender. A physical act (i.e grouping) was filed under sexual assault. Worst of all is the filing with the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission (civil rights violation). Also did the article leave out a complaint filed for retaliation against her for filing complaint(s)? I guess it was mention as \"alleged retaliation\" this would be another complaint. This is a tough one for Officer Conte and I wish her the best in resolving this unfortunate chain of events.",
"Wow Leonard! One person called him a marty! I guess that shows me how wrong I am! (Oh, that's sarcasm, if you missed it) oh, and for all of you who comment thinking that black lives matter means black lives matter more than anybody else's, no! It just means that black lives matter TOO, which is evidently very very difficult for some people to grasp.",
"While I am sorry for his family's loss we should keep in perspective the fact that many thought he was a communist mouthpieces as per this GM article https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/chinese-communist-mouthpiece-the-peoples-daily-finds-an-outlet-in-canada/article31396875/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com&\n\nMr Chan famously defended China's civil rights record which is unbelievable in most peoples eyes.\n\nI would take Trudeau's condolences with a grain of salt because he is playing it up for the communist Chinese government.",
"\"Eco-Nazis\" ? \"religious jihad\" ?\nCome on Motley, surely you are capable of making your point without employing such disgusting and inaccurate language. You lose all credibility with such extremist terminology. The Elliott Forest debate deserves better.",
"no, thats not the supreme courts interpretation of a common weapon, please keep up with the facts. mmmmkkk?",
"I don't think that word means, what you think it means.....",
"Your interpretation of \"stalking\" is inconsistent with Guest's interpretation of \"choice to ignore\" a \"run and hide\".\n\n\nLOL. those 2 things have nothing to do with one or the other ... Yet another comment devoid of intelligence",
"I find this new movement of trying to label oneself very interesting. When I was young, I looked almost exactly the same as Nicholas, very androgynous, but I was female. I was so upset when anyone tried to label me (calling me a dyke, fag, queer, tom-boy, etc.). I wanted to avoid labels; I was a woman, and being a woman can mean a lot of different things. Now everyone is straining to come up with as many new labels as there are people. It's kind of sad, really, because I feel like it is trying to separate us rather than unite us. We are all human, we are all born on a continuum of male/female; your clothes, hair, makeup, mannerisms, etc. do not make you male or female. Your DNA, hormones, gene expression, is unique for each person, but it doesn't make each person a new species. A man with long hair and makeup is not a woman, a woman with short hair and jeans is not a man. They are what they are, and that should be OK. It should be enough. I would prefer just one label, \"human.\"",
"That must be sarcasm."
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"Get outta here with your bigotry/racism. Matter of fact, go back and keep adding to your Little Miss Muffet slush fund.",
"conservatives are hypocrites. They cannot cry nepotism cronyism and favoritism from one side of the mouth and from the other defend a system where the title of head of state is handed down from parent to offspring forever.",
"I really, somewhere down deep, think this is taking away my right to feed myself in my home state...and my country's PUBLIC lands. I can see no guides, but the rest is pure D bullshit!",
"It's \"there\". You musta be one stupid haole.",
"Funny that on Twitter Trump called Obama a racist, but I guess that dos not count. Obama had work to do an never mentioned it. Poor Donnie, criticism he cannot take. I guess being such an egotestical idiot, his feelings are hurt when his actions and statements on racism shows him to be a true white supremacist.",
"Christy is such a loser. Obviously power has gone to Christys head and she is proving she is unfit for the job .",
"Exactly. Plus there are the known IDIOTS in Western society to do their best to criticize and stymie the security forces all the while screaming about human rights violations and racism.",
"Burn out their black hearts. Wonderful news.",
"The tragic attack in Dallas is emblematic of, I fear, an escaclating cycle of violence between radical elements of the Black community and the police. Each incident of violence brings more violence. Now, the planned execution of five officers will take this conflict to a whole new level. I fear we’re headed for some very difficult and dangerous times for all of us.\n\nI think, fear is the operative word here. As things escalate, fear increases and trust diminishes, leading to more liklihood of “untended” violence. Then, add planned, intentional attacks on the police as we just saw in Dallas, and, understandably, the level of anger increases among officers. On the “flip side”, each questionable shooting of Black men increases the anger among African Americans. Fear…..distrust…..anger…… a recipe for disaster. Then mix-in our polarized and factionalized politics and beware of a nationwide explosion… IMO, we all need to work together to try to de-escalate things… with hope, Gary Crum",
"It's not moral even if it was legal. The guy is a pedophile.",
"@ PoiDoggy\nAt least you're not being labeled a RACIST, LIAR, IDIOT etc like how your side...including Nancy Pelosi, Valleyisle57, Maxine Waters, Elijah Cummings, Alan Grayson, CNN, CBS, MSNBC, MSM.....calls anyone with an opposing view. Like what Paulh808 said...\"put on your yuuge mama jeans and buck up\"....or something likdat.",
"Stupid AND dishonest. He's ambidextrous.",
"ok time for a reality check, harper was a socially closed leader, no Karisma but over all he managed to keep canada doing pretty good compared to all others after the crash. yes he added a lot of debt which he should of stood up to the minority government on but the economy did pretty good too, lots of jobs. when he obtained a majority he began to cut the deficits down significantly without raising taxes. now that by any measure is not easily done, any fool can raise taxes.",
"ASD needs a complete across the board cleansing of administration/breaucrats.\nrediculous that they receive the salaries they do while hamstringing our actual teachers.\nlettings Carol run things for 20 years was a huge mistake to start with. Then we hired some guy, he bails before contract is finished but we still were obligated to pay him. Time after time those in charge have screwed us the tax paying public and ultimately our children and future. People on the board seriously need to be takin out back the wood shed and receive a good 'ol fashion all day long country ass whoopin",
"1. ...My suggestion to those women who don't approve of abortions is not to have one.'\nYou can replace \"abortion\" with \"beating a child to death\". It's the same result.",
"Tell us again about how America should become one with the world. I especially like the one about how we Americans are so disgustingly greedy b/c we don't want to take care of everybody on the planet. traitor."
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"Cry me an river, Victim_Malcolm.",
"Don Young has a good head on his shoulders, and used it well in this matter. There's more to 9/11 than meets the eye.",
"SAA is a looting station for the top..they will hold on to them for as long as possible",
"Outside council?? Maybe the author means outside counsel? Jeez.",
"I would also like to suggest that if Ms. Doolittle wishes to establish her viewpoint as credible, she make one simple admission; some complainants lie about sexual assaults. While the number may be very small, and the reasons varied, there are false complaints. And, for this reason, investigations have to be thorough, and unbiased.",
"After a secretive 20 minute meeting with Slick Willy Clinton aboard her private jet, AG Loretta Lynch declined to probe the email connection. Slick Willy, as you know, has extensive experience dealing with women and probes.",
"The USA could better be in 3 or 4 pieces.",
"While emotionally damaged progressives obsess over trans genders in the military, perverts in the girls room, destruction of statues and shutting down free speech, The Donald is systematically dis-mantling little Barry's many screw-ups with or without duplicitous RINO republicans. The ACA is the granddaddy screw-up of them all followed open borders, crippling of the military, enabling Iran to obtain nuclear weapons and racially dividing the country just to name a few. Once he appoints the next supreme court justice the balance will shift significantly for a generation. Bad time to be a progressive democrat so look for increasing immature behavior from that group.",
"As long as the practice of selling or better still, bartering women for a few cattle (that is \"LOBOLA\") is condoned and even celebrated, patriarchy and all that goes with it will flourish to the detriment of the female gender.",
"Jeez Jimmy, I can feel your passion but can we not at least commend her for standing up for something albeit a bit late? :-)",
"StewartBrian offers, \"the racism argument is for the intellectually weak\"\n\nWhile Serafim Sarovskii found my earlier post humorous and you gave it a \"like\" wherein I simply compared the similarities of two North American born women of Indian descent, one a Canadian and the subject of this article and the other an American and a member of the Trump administration, it appears with the arrival of the \"intellectually weak\" this morning that my earlier comment has become \"below the civility threshold for publication\".\n\nHmmmmm....",
"bonking someone over the head with a fun noodle isn't exactly playing tough.",
"More Gord Downie, less of thoughtless people.",
"I suppose making alleged crimes like first-degree robbery, kidnapping, burglary, impersonating a law enforcement officer, and sex assault \"go away\" is expecting a bit much for even a SHOPO shirt. Now, receiving a warning instead of a ticket for driving 60 in a 45 zone, well, that's another story. . .",
"\"It is your right to question, challenge and criticize the practice.\"\n\nReally? Thank you! But then why does certain perfectly \"civil\"criticism get censored here? \n\nLet's see if this will pass.\n\nIf a woman proudly claimed she had been convinced by some man, her husband or someone else, that because she was her husband's precious property, \"like a precious jewel\", she should not go out in public unless her face were covered, feminists would be on her like a ton of bricks. They would demonstrate to prevent her from speaking at universities.\n\nBut take out a certain religious card, and feminists will not only defend her right to do so, but praise her courage, and insist this is only \"a piece of clothing\"...nothing to see here!\n\nDouble standard anyone?",
"Take a wander through the \"Crime\" section and you'll see far more crimes being committed by citzens.",
"This analysis is excellent, but it lays out an important point yet does not make the connection. Ss. Augustine and Gregory \"amalgamated her with the repentant woman\" BECAUSE \"the need for penance was felt deeply.\" Describing her as a penitent was a way to honor her, in the same vein as the earlier honors cited.\n\nThere are lots of oddities in the history of The Magdalene. I'm not convinced that it was later authors who amalgamated the different characters as much as it was St Luke who tore one character into two to make a point about repentance. But those are large questions on which we can disagree.\n\nToday is Holy Saturday, a day of quiet listening between the death of Jesus and his Resurrction. Mary Magdalen is the image of this day, always listening to the Lord in the silence, remembering how she saw him die yesterday and preparing herself to visit his body tomorrow.",
". . . comes next. The normal concepts of loyalty, principle, ideology, empathy (especially empaty, not sympathy, empathy) DO NOT APPLY to Trump.\n\nNow he's completely undermining conservatives. Just to get jollies and approval. No loyalty, no principle, no ideological firmness on any level. \n\nHis shift, which is likely to go on awhile and progress (especially after the conservatives being to excoriate him in the brutal and loud fashion they are capable of), serves only one purpose. \n\nWe need to be really vigilant and continue to push Congress toward removing him. He's dangerous. We're all at risk. Even the conservatives and GOP are about to feel that where it counts for them - when he starts doing things sympathetic toward minorites, such as pushing Congressional Republicans to provide DACA-like relief.",
"Yep, executives gaining bonuses while sentencing people to their potential death by declining coverage doesn't sound anything like the 3rd definition of blood money that you listed....",
"Not to mention that she was new in that position and presumably the person who left that position was more experienced and quite possibly started at the same starting salary that she's been offered.",
"Be nice of a Honest Democrat such as Pelosi saying her Father did wrong, she could have denounced her dad to make herself look better. But... and choose not to.\nMaybe a political mistake on Pelosi's part not mentioning that or is it that she's afraid she'd get pummeled by the Left Terrorists? hahahahaha",
"It wasn't the man, it was the physical evidence!",
"Id say it suggests opportunity.",
"I dunno there SpenAK. I've taken a lot of contraband off a little old lady in a wheelchair while working Customs. Same for a pilot.",
"And may I state that I DO have empathy for a pregnant woman. My empathy, however, is not at the expense of another innocent human life. The empathy I have is for BOTH lives--which is why my empathy does not lead me to support abortion. \n\nAs for most Catholics not following Catholic teaching--what else is new? \"Wide is the path that leads to destruction, narrow the path to life\" says Jesus. I will stick with the minority because based on Jesus remark, I am in good company. \n\nI make the mistake of comparing fetuses to adults and there is no comparison!!?? Except age, what is the difference? \n\nAs for pregnancy when the life of the mother is in danger--let me grant that an abortion is justifiable in that case. Would you support restrictions on abortion except when the life of the mother is in danger? If not, why bring up the life of the mother?",
"Good luck finding one that is as contemporary as this story. It never works out for Republicans.",
"Why carry a concealed weapon ?",
"Looks like Jason is brilliantly pulling a switcheroo on the media, who will want to play this out as a condemnation of a male chauvinist wanting to cheat on his wronged, innocent wife then run from his responsibility, only to be given his comeuppance by the mistress. Instead...this.\n\nIt certainly is an unusual and interesting outcome",
"If I read correctly - the tests were initiated by the Councillors and not DA leadership. Still this will be used by the ANC for politically expedient means as is shown by Zizi Kodwa's comment. He should keep his mouth shut given the cesspool of politicians in his party. And I do not think this approach of lie detector tests is a good option - there must surely be a more sensible way of dealing with this issue.",
"This lady will take issue with ANYTHING Trump says. He could offer her a million dollars and she’ll find fault somewhere. This is the kind of person that has an agenda and will do whatever it takes to cause more hate and dissection.",
"Hillary would have sworn in with one hand on \"the book\" (which variation would have depended on what faith paid the most) and the other hand hiding a price gun behind her back. The nation would have been for sale; cash or favors. The reason she's more dangerous than Trump is because she actually has a brain and she USES it. She'd have gotten away with everything.",
"Check out the long trail of tears that comes withthis.",
"Until their son, daughter or significant other is dead for no good reason. Always amusing (and frightening) how citizens make the assumption that you can win a conflict simply because the other fella is commie and has a different complexation. I was given the same message in 1972. We all know how that turned out.",
"How is he going to protect himself if someone attacks him?",
"C'mon people, where's your sense of humor? Sign her up, let's see what she's got. She can't do too much damage. Cooler, smarter, heads will prevail (Staff won't let her) and eventually the shepherd's hook will be dispatched to remove her from the national stage. But oh my what a show it would be. I will add, don't waste too much energy getting tied up in knots over the incoming administration's cabinet choices, business dealings, and midnight hour tweets. This is an unusual administration and people should toss their assumptions about what makes sense or is appropriate. Appropriate, sensible, responsible, ethical, constitutional, etc...are being blasted apart by the tweet. Instead, focus your valuable energy on what you can actually do to mitigate the damage to whatever it is you hold sacred and are concerned about. After all, there will be another election in 4 years.",
"\"Might read\" is not the same as \"does read.\"",
"Ms. Kealoha knows the rules don't apply to her. She's a local kahuna and she makes her own rules. Wait for the appeal. Next time she'll get a Hawaiian judge.",
"Except gangs are not a business. If that is the best example you can use, I feel sorry for you. Why would you use a group of people who conduct illegal activity all the time and are not sanctioned by nearly anyone, as an example of how you as a white male are not treated equally?",
"She is not my candidate unless she can grow up. She was filming a surfing promotional and missed a key meeting related to the VA in Honolulu.....that is self-aggrandizing behavior which is intolerable. She has seemed like a one-issue politician......military affairs. Sorry, that is only one of many issues our second district rep needs to cover. And her posture makes me wonder, will she challenge the military at any time? And, you have to wonder, if she is truly a service-person proponent, how could she miss the important VA meeting, which was surely an important event on behalf of vets and their families. Of serious concern is her unwillingness to work on behalf of the democratic party. She plunked down early for Bernie, got a lot of TV coverage, and may be a darling of the new wave of greenie dems who showed up this weekend. But I did not hear a lot of \"local-values\" talk and I doubt their commitment to long-term social programs and policies here.",
"You'd also have to be ignorant to think that further investigation of 'Trump collusion' is worth the effort. What's really happening is the unmasking of all the underhanded colluding Madame Clinton was involved in with the Clinton Foundation, the bribery accepting, extorting, etc. while she was in office under the libby's favorite guy Barrack. I'm seeing all the CNNs, MSNBCs, Vox's, Huffington Posts change their focus now that the real colluding culprits are being exposed as a result of the fictional dossier. 60,000 feet looking down, President Trump plain didn't have the time or the means available to him to do all the colluding that the Dems and libbies are suspicious of....the physical means just are not there like they are for the Clintons. The foreign meddling here is clearly against the Republicans. I see this investigation going the wrong way for the Dems and the DNC. That's what will end it. Oh...and they'll keep losing elections as a consequence...",
"we must be fair. The Rep.'s failed just as well as the Liberals dishing out the money till Donald used his EO power as it may be\njust saying there's a SWAMP in Washington. They live in fear of losing their jobs everyday, how can one honestly work \"for\" the people li dat? Be a man of Conviction aka theDonald",
"Had Senator Beyak stuck to the subject that she was supposed to speak to...(the increasing over-representation of indigenous women in Canadian prisons) she might have avoided all this press. But she wandered all over the place, talking about residential schools, the Langevin Block, Mohawk Chief Bryant and his slave ownership in the 1800's, and even went overtime with her speech....twice. \n\nShe clearly demonstrated why the old way of appointing senators was wrong....unless we want to see a senate with an average IQ less than flowering plants.",
"Take heart Hillary true believers. Even if she comes in second place, she will still go to a special magical place. I think it's called Leavenworth.",
"...unless their initial hire date was before August, 1976. \n\nFormer Palin/Parnell chief of staff made out like a bandit with this PERS provision when Sean Parnell unwisely enabled Nizich to accrue his Top 3 close to and above $200,000 per year.",
"The US government is not harming the victims. They were put in this position because a parent or parents put them in this position. When sentencing US criminal are their children considered?",
"I want so badly to go look at these murderers n the face just to show them my anger and tosee what young murderers look like. I doubt that they would have the courage to look me n the eyes. I want to go every day to their trial. I want a real presence there n support David and his family anf friends.",
"Finally starting to understand Victim. I'm impressed.",
"No argument....\n\nSeriously Neko....I really believe that to be true to our convictions we really must be very vocal this cycle....this is NOT a normal election, these are NOT normal \"stakes\" and if limits and boundaries are to be set on this cumulative disaster it's going to require a majority of folks who oppose these debacles to speak up and be counted....\n\nElected officials are not noted for their courage and if folks who are opposed to Trump stuff don't speak up loudly and in large numbers...great evil is apt to occur not only to those vulnerable folks impacted, but to our whole system.....\n\nI would far rather hear from Robert Reich on these matters than the bishops....",
"Please remember if your \"God\" is real then it let this horrific incident happen.",
"Oh so you now proclaim ignorance of the law. Consider killing. Pre-meditated murder, manslaughter, negligent homocide, etc. etc. Criminal mischief I, II, III, etc. Most crimes are differentiated in terms of severity and degree. You are the one who says rape is no big deal. You are desperate to put those words in my mouth. Fact is, rape is not a single thing. Sex is not a single thing. The same physical acts (sexual acts) can be pleasurable with a lover or torture under duress. The complexity is profound. Intelligent people must analyze to determine severity. In my world view, murder is the ultimate crime. The ultimate violation. For you, it is apparently rape. \n\nI think you are very much women hating because you reduce them to helpless victim machines preyed upon by the male. Such a characterization is demeaning beyond all understanding. To say that women should not examine actions for likelihood of negative consequence, condemns many to profound injury. Evil you are",
"That a really ugly look at \"public\" education. I went to a private, Catholic high school that treated with more respect.\n\nShe'll win a bundle, but her lawyer needs to change the venue from Western Slope Jesusland to a fair jurisdiction.",
"This from someone with a handle indicating genocide.",
"Real simple and very stunning. A 3-to-1 edge in potential voters -- assuming women, people of color and those under 35 are paying attention and capable of thinking for themselves when presented with a Yosemite Sam for president -- should be enough to beat back any scourge when all it takes is that 80 percent of success known as showing up. They didn't. Couldn't be bothered. Your people. How embarrassing. Your screed, while windy, predictable and borderline entertaining, means nothing. Occam's razor applies. Clinton blew it. Count the ways.\n\nMe? I'm independent. Voted for Obama once but not twice, mostly because celebrity-in-chief wasn't supposed to be the job title. This time, I left it blank. A pox on both parties' houses. Of course, you're free to believe as you wish, He Who Confuses Assumptions with Facts.\n\nBy the way, I already have a dog, so please stop trying to hand me your leash.",
"Christy Clark makes this proposal to our Federal Government knowing full well that it will be ignored because it doesn’t fit within Canada’s well planned broad strategy to navigate productively through the trade litigation and negotiations with the US (and oblivious to the fact that her false bravado works at cross purposes with our Federal Government plans to pick opportune times to strongly assert Canada’s case on all fronts in the US-Mexico-Canada negotiations).\n\nThis is cheap politics intended to make the misleading and essentially false impression with the BC voting public that Ms. Clark is a strong and effective player in the high-stakes international trade negotiations about to begin beginning.",
"Name-calling instead of providing facts. Classic. By the way, do you have insurance ? How about you proving your heritage ? Because, it would be a good thing if you are a white male, with blue eyes, blonde hair and lots of money in your bank account. Otherwise, it is 'screw you' time...",
"hard to believe but now listen. I was next door at 24 hr fitness. It was crazy but I didnt realize it would be this close to me. I had complained to the Thornton police dept,,, ya you cop guys go thru your records , Im the guy that called to complain TO THE SARGENT that shit was out of control and we got robbed, keys * wallett's jacked and managers might be in on it and that guns and gangs are involved , poss hostage, ya that nut job guy who called you guys.\nCops couldnt catch the gang, cpl hombres robbing club members so we caught him, yup, sh*t broke out and he was arrested , so its been retaliation now on this area. They're tagging, spitting gum everywhere, walmart-24 hr fitness-and local biz have been hit last wk. 24 hr gym members been packing pistol and AK in the trunks. \nHow do I know it before it happens, photoshop forensic expert, class is rite here in denver. Go to car race each lap get faster, cars start sliding you know a wreck is about to happen.",
"I hope they remain life long friends. Two class act girls. Now, that could be a teachable act in kindness & the true meaning of sportsman like conduct. Bravo girls.... bravo!",
"White guy killed by cops.\n\nCan't help but wonder when riots start happening in the \"nice\" neighborhoods?",
"Interesting. I found that her concern is for a small subset of the less fortunate, specifically people who have chosen to come to Eugene and live homeless here. She is unconcerned for the many people of limited means who are harassed by these thugs as they try to walk and cycle to their (low-wage) jobs and to do their shopping. She is unconcerned about the people who are burglarized by the drug-dealing and addicted thugs; those victims usually cannot afford to secure their rented homes from intruders. I truly feel that Ms Semple will make things much worse for the majority of Eugene's less fortunate.",
"Since these 'representatives of The People ' are so arrogant that they see themselves as still needing 'special' accommodations, while they devise ways to get reelection funds from their special interest donors. They should all be locked in the Bill Ray Center until they do their job! Food delivered by Sky Chef or a high school kitchen. No per diem because that should be paying for the center. Not a group of business people and lobbyists with their hands out!\n\nWalker should be living there with them!\n\nAs for Sen. Dennis Egan, D-Juneau, his statement represents part of the problem. \"I can guarantee you that when I move, I'm going to start taking the most per diem I can get.\"\n\nNo concern for the State Budget, only getting everything he can get personally in his quest for political notoriety! They are all disgusting examples of politics gone bad!\n\nThey are not there to do \"what Walker asked\", they are there to do their Constitutionally mandated job!",
"Incredible what our judiciary does in these cases. These two should be in prison for life. Period!",
"I'm just preparing the arguments his attorney will make for his reinstatement at LCC after this unfortunate misunderstanding is over. \n\nShe needs him to be employed to pay her fees, after all!",
"Yes...\"disservice\" is a much too polite understatement for the criminal blackmail Krookwell has been pushing",
"Hillary is your next President and there is nothing you can do to stop it, so you better just get used to it.",
"Good investigative journalism on the on-going political corruption of this state. Hopefully, in the near future, an in-depth reporting on the Honolulu rail transit fiasco when it too shall \"rear its ugly head\".\n\nIt is apparent Albert Hee had a \"quid pro quo\" arrangement with corrupt Democratic party members and the only reason funds were donated (kickbacks) to their politically affiliated organizations. It was working like a well-oiled machine. Quite certain if Albert Hee had his druthers he would not have even contributed a plug nickel.\n\nWe live in a filthy saturated rigged state. The characterization of the transactions that occurred is that of a well- established organized crime structure.\n\nDrain the fishpond.",
"The column reminds me of a co-worker, his eyes damaged in the workplace in Toronto when corrosive liquid hit them.\n\nAnd a man I met in Toronto, his hand crushed and bleeding and fingers dangling from tendons, from an industrial machinery accident half an hour earlier.\n\nAnd when I was a student, a high school teacher who held up his bleeding, mis-shapen fingers that had just been pressed in a piece of woodworking equipment.\n\nAnd police hovering around the construction man who fell off the roof, to his death, from an apartment just over from my sister's apartment.\n\nAnd the body I saw of the dead highway worker, his body smashed by a delivery truck.\n\nOff the top of my head I can think of dozens of incidents like that from my life, of men maimed and killed in industrial workplaces, where men are the victims 90 percent of the time.\n\nAnd yet, in this newspaper, opinion columns about men like those are less than five percent the frequency of Weinstein-harassment-type columns.\n\nFascinating...",
"To the PDN: \n\nIf you're going to continue to give big, banner placement, apparently forever, to these two non-local, outdated stories about Donald Trump, don't you think you should park a couple of stories (with photos) about Hillary Clinton on your on-line pages too? \n\nBack in the days when people still cared about fairness in media, this used to be called \"equal time.\"",
"You're confusing \"confident and dynamic\" with arrogance, inexperience, and ignorance.",
"Does your \"ideas and solution to match\" include life in prison if you get caught killing the homeless, Rhyner?",
"You're a much kinder person than I am. I think LW's fiancee is a self-absorbed twit. If she's too immature to understand why LW wants to move quickly to plan the wedding while his mother is still able to attend, she's too immature to be getting married at all.",
"that affluenza must be contagious..",
"She was only reflected because the GCI's spent millions once she lost the primary and their breadwinner was in jeopardy. www.fec.gov. Look her up. Joe too. :). Pretty clear who is paid for.",
"I am appalled by the delusional article in last week’s “Letters to the editor”, by Kay Longhi. In that letter, she equated the suffering and loss of homes, personal property and years of life by the Japanese Americans in 1942 to the inconvenience of not being able to purchase an airline ticket for a few thousand travelers. A lack of empathy that monumental is outlandish. The Japanese were forced from their homes and locked up behind barbed wire until 1946. Does Kay really think that flying across the ocean, watching movies and being served beverages, food and snacks is like losing everything and being relocated to the desert? It is this same sort of oversimplification and overreaction that causes so many people to go crazy over the buffoonery that spews from the mouth of the buffoon in the White House.\nI hope that if any Japanese Americans grace her gathering at Mukai with their presence, that she will offer up her heartfelt and humble apologies.",
"Well said. Virtually all of our liberal posters have them as 'criminals' even as they sit awaiting trial.",
"I heard Millet and her old bo Kevin made up and are traveling together on the state's dime. Good job Charisse! You deserve it!",
"Ridiculing the young woman's name..??\n\nWhat a 'low-brow' cheap shot.",
"If you honestly believe that protest is de facto riot and filled with nasty people, you are deliberately turning away from the truth. I am willing to call myself a \"nasty woman,\" however, based on Trump's use of this phrase as an insult in a debate (who does that?). Property destruction. etc. in some locations has been well-documented and it is not being done by those convening the resistance to policies that are an affront to decency. Bonhoeffer was a man of God and martyred for standing up. If I, my family, my friends, my neighbors gather to speak out with our handmade signs that are showing signs of wear these days, we would be honored to do so in his name. And if our efforts show signs of planning (horrors) or if we get printed signs, that should simply show you that we are not going away.",
"I haven't checked but if past experience is any guide, a very expensive huge law firm has been hired and several of its associates have been appointed as assistant AGs to fight this lawsuit. The regular AGs don't have the expertise. That is typical on stuff like this at least.",
"that is something that I do not get. \nShe does not deserve to be groped. There is NOTHING that she does that makes this right. \nAnd yet, some of the ppl here continue to denigrate her and blame her. Yet, in that pix, you can see that the guy has his arm down towards her bottom and not on her waist or back. Likewise, you can see her skirt clearly lifted on her left side, compared to her right side. \nIt is disgusting that ANYBODY is knocking her for this.",
"The only confirmed fact in this piece is that a lawsuit was filed. Be interested to read about the facts when the trial begins.",
"Lisa need a new job",
"i think that if someone is a menace to the community they should be sent packing. enough is enough. shouldn't matter if the community is black, white, or green. and btw: how much is togiak getting billed for their trooper outpost? understand that we other folks just aren't chipping in enough to support our troopers! what is the issue with girdwood?",
"Another teachable moment for the children: Choosing a violent partner is not at all a wise choice.",
"Good for you Chelsea. The amount of corruption and vote stealing and rigging by the DNC is astounding. But having a delegate flipping the bird as a mild protest is going too far! \n\nReminds me of a quote from Apocalypse Now:\n\"We train young men to drop fire on people, but their commanders won't allow them to write \"fuck\" on their airplanes because it's obscene!\" --Col Kurtz",
"Excellent review. I appreciate the attention Sr. Rose gave to the nuances of the film. What no one has ever dared to speculate on was how much Nancy's hovering was really to cover up Reagan's declining mental capacities. Like doffing the debate prep book as too overwhelming -- it would have also revealed that he could remember a script far better than facts. A film on James Brady! now that would be a gift! Truly, a hero who went on to save countless lives by bearing witness in his own body to the need for legislation to stop the NRA's powerful lobby.",
"Any time you can get Sen Cantwell to agree with provisions that are good for Alaska is a win-win. She hasn't been a good neighbor.",
"Two weeks ago, a violent criminal, inflicting...\" repeated serious injuries\"....was arrested and later somehow released. Anchorage. A criminals paradise. He put a knife in two people. Easiest justification for justified shooting I've seen. Anybody disagree ? No? Then let me throw raise out. How about we even up the murders of the innocents last year. Let's stop wasting taxpayers money with trails, public defenders, housing prisoners for years and years so ADN can print this headline next year....HEADLINE.... \" Fourty five murders in 2017...over half, twenty five, we're shootings of criminals in the act of committing a violent crime\".....Would it still be a criminals paradise ?",
"Sounds like special treatment by the way the article is written. The officer should be treated like any other citizen. But, you can't always go by media reporting for getting the facts.",
"You need to say more to justify your claim. The Democrats are not going to stop it once it's going assuming that they do regain Congress.",
"...paid as much as Clinton accusers were/are being paid. Come on, these women didn't show their aging mugs for nothing. They ran out of Bill Clinton money. Now they're kissing Trump's boots.",
"It must be tough to be a conservative these days...what can they fasten their teeth into..cash for access.. private islands and now sucking up to the citizenry.. no wonder Michelle Rempel has to say \"fart\" and quarrel with Calgary mayor Nenshi to stay in the news. Wait for it Cons; there will be a real scandal soon I'm sure!",
"These crimes were committed well into 2017. Lying is not considered civil.",
"Lex smith is the attorney for hart litigations for rail why wouldnt he like this more trama more work.",
"\"I would like to see the Democrats spend the next four years fighting against anything and everything that the Republican party tries to get done.\" As they should. That is after all our system, and it mostly works.\n\nThe background and history of the individuals should be investigated and publicized in order to understand what life experiences inform the proposed policies. But attacking the individual for being less than perfect is counter productive, as we have all just experienced, and doesn't compliment the process.\n\nIts virtually impossible to \"one up\" your guy over their guy in this day and age. Certainly no one the Left put forward did any better than Trump in that arena. Arguably worse. (ok, I had to say that) But no one is perfect, we're human after all. (well, not Sara Fredricks).\n\nThe end result of that process ends up being simply who can out shout the other, and who can leave the most lasting impression in the last headline of the day.\n\nThen we all end up being ill served.",
"Might as well face facts and move on. Not only blacks are discriminated upon. Make the best of it.",
"I'm an \"old person,\" too and I think you entirely missed Ransom's point. By making it about her age, there is a subtle insinuation that most people this age could't do what she just did. That's nonsense. Ever heard of Norman Vaughan? Most people, in general, couldn't do what she just did. Why single out her age.",
"I'm amazed that anyone could read Elliot's story and the first thing that comes into their head is \"Ugh! Another piece of Cuban-style propaganda from Cooper and Hodge.\"\n\nCharles Liteky's life demonstrated more courage and commitment to his fellow human beings and Christ's teachings than you, me, and all of the people reading this can even imagine. I'm in awe of his life story and he deserves more respect than your SOA apologist comments.",
"Yes, this (white-collar) criminal should be seriously dealt with. \nWhen most Americans talk about the \"crime problem\", they envision images of the violent murders, rapes, assaults, and robberies. The public's fears are not unwarranted. \nThe problem is that these (blood splatter on wall) concerns can eclipse our understanding of other kinds of crime---particularly white-collar offenses that are in many ways much more harmful to society as a whole.",
"I watched the confirmation hearing all day Tuesday on C-SPAN3. Mazie Hirono, having quite low seniority, got her turn to question Gorsuch late in the day. I've always known that Mazie is far-left in her views and rather \"slow\" in her mental abilities. But Tuesday I was terribly embarrassed for myself and for Hawaii, watching my Senator. She kept repeating the well-worn Democrat talking points which Gorsuch had already responded to eloquently and at length. And in the end she rebuked Gorsuch for not answering questions, even though Gorsuch had explained many times why a judge is not allowed to disclose his personal views on cases he might later be called to rule upon. So stooopid \"our\" Mazie. So far left. So sad she is \"my\" Senator. Well, at least she didn't being up her favorite topic -- how her mother fled an abusive husband in Japan and immigrated to Hawaii carrying Mazie in her arms. I kept waiting for it with my barf bowl at the ready.",
"A friend who is in sales for GSK paints quite a different picture.",
"Hard work for the lower classes, a cushy professional desk job for the privileged.\nOh, and have I mentioned the attitude of entitlement of the rich?\n And what about, for example, the huge discrepancy between punishment for a rich guy caught possessing pot, compared to a working class guy? Not democratic.\n Lots of folks here need to have their heads and hearts examined. They need to read a book on the evils of the class system, including white collar crime and the \nfraudulent manipulations of investment bankers.",
"You can't make that claim when you leap to conclusions about cases based on conjecture in the media well before the investigation is over.",
"I lived right in the middle of this when it happened and I can assure you that white zimbos in Matabeleland were not unaffected. It was an extremely dangerous time in the province, perhaps even more so than during the war.",
"Let's see. We have a brainwashed clueless entitlement crowd protesting the lunatic white supremist whackos and then some nut case sympathetic to whom (?) plows into the crowd. What a mess. We live in now what is a spoiled rotten culture all the way around, and rather than focus on real issues this crazy stuff is the order of the day. I do also find it interesting the Dispatch never reports on this genre unless they can somehow pin it on Trump, or conservatives, all with seeming intent to inflame.",
"They need to see jail time. That is the only way they will understand the actions they took. They came looking for trouble and shot someone. They should pay all medical and serve a good time in jail. Only way for these types to learn.",
"the story now it is they don't have enough evidence to make it stick.",
"You're evasive. The example I gave was but one that I could bring forward of your bias. Tellingly, you don't even deny that you're biased against Camp. Which would be pretty tough to sustain given the example I gave, and the other examples I could. So, you attack my credibility instead. It's a common enough tactic, but it doesn't change the reality of your bias. And given that you can't see your own bias when it's pointed out to you, you're not going to see it in the tribunal's decisions either.\n\nYou might want to consider the frank and open way that Brenda Cossman admits her own bias. She freely acknowledges that her opinion is based on the bias that education is better than punishment. I share her view. On this case however, the bias of the tribunal was that punishment is better than education. \n\nHaving a bias is normal. Unfortunately, so is refusing to admit it. Unless you're willing to acknowledge at least your own, I think we're done here.",
"You should pay attention to what Liz Lee said in her comments: \"It is disheartening to attend an action summit and go around the table to find out that you are the only one who has a genuine stake in the neighborhood (something at risk - a business, say), then move to another table to find that you are one of 3 people at that table.\n\n\"Businesses are speaking up. Hopefully someone is listening.\"\n\nThe deck is stacked. The administration sends its lackeys and friends to attend these events so the administration's viewpoints are forced through.",
"If you choose the behaviour, you choose the consequences.",
"Why would such an obviously gifted person want to be a lawyer?",
"Actually, yes, it does.\n.\nIt sounds like someone who exercised bad judgement in the first place; will almost certainly have PTSD for the rest of his life; and may be terrified of ever being held by any kind of captor ever again. His head may not be in a \"normal\" place for a long time, if ever.\n.\nIt is a bit much to expect someone who has gone through this kind of ordeal instantly to have a balanced or measured or reflective view. Someone who set out on that journey five years ago may not necessarily have had a balanced or reflective view to begin with. \n.\nThe time to interview him is five or ten years from now.\n.\nHis wife has gone through an unimaginably horrible ordeal. Other comments might be made on that topic, too.",
"Boyden has been suspect but race is a very complicated issue in the FN world. I invite you to read the entire story about Boyden that was in the Globe on Sat.",
"Looks like my patience served to smoke out your retort to any reply I could make to your hypothetical question. I saw where you were going. My reply now is that carelessness itself, in my limited experience, goes unpunished among underlings unless it results in a leak or breach, or unless someone higher in the chain of command wants the \"careless\" person to be cashiered for some other reason. This would be the case in Clinton vs her enemies in Congress. In this case, Congress (meaning Chuck Grassley) had to go through Comey, who refused to be a tool of partisan pressure, at least to that degree. In that scenario, Comey played his hand well, denying the assassins access to any legal justification for censure or worse.\n\n\"What ifs\" are fine for mind games, but in this circumstance, Hillary Clinton, doing as her predecessors did, likewise suffered no security breach. No harm, no blame. Have a good evening.",
"All that is saving him (and perhaps us) from a disaster is that before inauguration day, those mines aren't as powerful or meaningful as those he is about to face. Unfortunately these new mines are the kind that you cannot choose to avoid, let alone \"gleefully jump on them.\n\nI see General Mattis (Trump's choice for Secretary of Defense) as the \"canary in the coal mine\" who might just not long put up with what Charles Krauthammer (a long time conservative commentator) describes as an Administration guided by \"silly randomness\" .",
"Gonna be tough to build a wall . . .",
"Any article that fails to acknowledge that MacLean's endnotes don't match and that she has played fast and loose with quotations to have people (e.g. Tyler Cowen) mean the opposite of what they actually said--any article that fails to acknowledge that MacLean has engaged in serious misconduct as an academic--is worthless and whatever \"balance\" it shows is not the kind of \"balance\" that can be said to be virtuous.",
"there is nothing that kelly can do until the so-called president acknowledges that there is no role for a 34-year-old shoe saleswoman in making foreign policy, and that the fate of the Middle East can't be left in the hands of a kid whose father turned over a real estate business to him while he was in jail",
"Wait til a loved one dies in an explosion at the Shell or Blaisdale Arena. Might change your mind.",
"Well that aint bad, but you want to talk about impeding, you need to look at Clinton and Comey. His so called \"bragging\" was just shmoozing the Ruskies. But he's several steps ahead of everyone else, so relax, every little thing is gonna be alright.",
"I base my comment, “in all likelihood” guilty, on what evidence was presented in the original story of the encounter. That and the fact that he was, at least in his own mind, a big testosterone filled stud on a sports team. Life displays the all too common scenario. I say so based on real life, not the courtroom. My opinion and nothing more.\n\nAlthough certainly not the whole story I am sure, I have sat on enough grand juries and trials to know that \"all\" evidence is not always presented because of legal challenges outside of the courtroom. But be that as it may, he was acquitted and apparently the PC, feminist police want to 'punish' him. Totally wrong."
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"Micciche is dishonest scum.",
"They hate Hillary Clinton so much they were even willing to work with a foreign government to undermine American elections on behalf of a incompetent imbecile. My God.\nhttps://www.lawfareblog.com/time-i-got-recruited-collude-russians",
"17 agencies point toward a Russian involvement in USA affairs. Trump et al say its fake.\n\nThe CIA would lie even if the truth would serve them better. But Trump ONLY knows lies and disdains educating himself. He says he is \"smart\". He knows more than the generals.\n\nLike the election, I'll choose the one I think is lying the least. In this case I'll go with the 17 intelligence agencies.",
"Either the people were lied to on the cost of the City Hall or the City Council are a bunch of imbeciles. Forgive me for being blunt",
"Do not forget CNN, they broke the silly, false news first... As always ;)",
"America has refused to sign a peace treaty with North Korea ever since a truce between them was declared in 1953. They are still technically at war. The North Koreans are virtually surrounded with overwhelming American firepower just twitching to be used. If the US wanted peace it would have had talks with NK a long time ago. Kim may be a brutal dictator but Donald Trump is a loose cannon controlled by the American war machine.",
"I've written Civil about the \"polite troll\"...\n\nFor example, Tokyo Rose would have never been censored. Unless you trip the switch at Civil for loose use of 4 letter words, it's gonna appear in the comments.\n\nThey leave it up to the community is their (staff at Civil) message in a nutshell. It's a work in progress, but I think I was asking too much of the algorithms. Counting too much on the community to decide the trolls from the non trolls.\n\nYou could simply spread misinformation politely, w/o cussing. The Russians must be thrilled.",
"\"Starting a feud with NFL has nothing to do with politic, it is more like a person vendetta...\"\nThe players have started a feud with all patriotic Americans! \nThe pandered to cry babies know NOTHING of how the average person lives. They have been babied all through High School, College, and now the extremely high paying professional leagues. They can save their silly \"feelings\" for off the field.",
"Might have been celebrating the new DRUGGIE/MARIJUANA legislation Trudeau wants so badly for some reason.......celebrating early? \n\nEasily 25% of drivers on the road are impaired one way or another....whether it be drugs, alcohol, mental health issues or just plain stupidity!",
"Rex stunk like dirty feet.",
"notley is nothing but another left wing hypocritical fascist dictator!\n\nFunny how the left always has no problems attacking every religion except islam!\n\nDoes she know that Islamic schools teach students that homosexuality is evil and it is O.K. to kill homosexuals?\n\nDoes she know Islamic schools train women to be second class citizens?\n\nDoes she know Islamic schools teach regressive misogynistic practices?\n\nYea I forgot notley actually wore a hijab in one of her press releases this year!\n\nI wonder who she is really working for?",
"Bombs and massacres of innocent people by Muslim immigrants don't help people see the bright side of the EU.",
"\" We also have to come up with punishment that's far quicker \"\n\nWe have to make sure he is guilty first. Where are Trumps minders to stop him making a pillock of himself?",
"Roger Ailes, Bill O'Reilly, Eric Bolling, and Donald Trump. What do they have in common? They're all Republicans, sexual abusers and, in some cases, rapists.",
"Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference!\n\nMark Twain",
"Yes putting your company in bankruptcy and not paying all smaller vendors so they also default clearly shows how Trump \"gets it\". He gets it - but his definition of that word is not to give a crap about anyone but himself. His mouth talks but his action speaks......"
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"A Muslim is someone who follows or practices Islam; so if I'm walking down the street how do you know you should ignore me? This whole kerfuffle has nothing to do with race and everything to do with some mis-guided attempt to keep the country safe. It's sad we are so easily distracted from the real problems we face.",
"I agree with both of you. I think I should be able to walk down the street wearing a \"Bong Hits 4 Jesus\" t-shirt, and it should be protected free speech. On the other hand, if anybody told me I was going to be assassinated, I would take that as a threat.",
"So now you're resorting to speculation and innuendo?\n\nPathetic, even for you, Larry.\n\nWith Trump we don't have to speculate. We have it on tape.",
"Yours, too!!\n\nAnd I too hope one day you will not feel it necessary to offer nothing but criticism....\"but obviously not today....\"",
"Respect? Are you effing kidding?",
"There's a tinge of anti-Americanism in this inappropriate judgement. Think of what the implications would have been if Christopher Speer had been Canadian. There's no way the government would have negotiated compensation. But of course, it's the big bad Americans that invaded Afghanistan, started the war on terror and are imperialist war-mongers in general.",
"As a parent, I will reserve and protect my right to instill values in my children. No school or government has a right to impose moral values on my children and I will protest when they presume to do so.",
"They cornered themselves. If you would have taken the time to actually read, you would see that. NK has been getting concessions and breaks including the removal of Nukes from SK since friggin' 85, and look where we are now. You aren't willing to read, so it's a moot point. Talk is talk, long story short, Kim is going to get his People killed, blame that on whoever you want.\n\nFalse equivalence. with NK and the US dude. Again, if you would take the time to read, you would know that. Equate them if you want, but the US isn't going to be the one to start this, they've spent decades, millions of dollars along with the rest of the world to prevent this. I'm not chucking stones, but I'm not ignoring history either. We'll just agree to disagree.",
"\"There were protests. There's a protest almost every week by some liberal group.......\"\n\nAnd I'm glad I live in a country where people are allowed to do so. Apparently you feel differently.\n\nYou must hate America because of its freedom.",
"Liberals, always afraid of any free speech that isn't theirs. Keep trying to destroy our free speech and you'll find out which amendment guaranteed the first amendment.",
"And yet, as has been pointed out, none of the 9/11 terrorists came from countries on Trump's ban list. Kindly explain that one, won't you?",
"Except gangs are not a business. If that is the best example you can use, I feel sorry for you. Why would you use a group of people who conduct illegal activity all the time and are not sanctioned by nearly anyone, as an example of how you as a white male are not treated equally?",
"Notwithstanding they are surrounded by dysfunctional dictatorships and are the only democratic beacon in the middle east, Israel is on the wrong side of this issue. (Wonder if Bibi still thinks that speech at Congress was a good idea.)",
"You don't have a problem with his First Amendment rights? You compared his speech to yelling \"Fire!\" in a theater. To one who understands the First Amendment, it's an inapt comparison.",
"Good point, but still had nothing to do with liberals or liberalism.",
"You've forgotten the two largest instigators and bringers of death and depraved destruction to all these - the US and NATO.\n\nWhy is that?",
"I could not have been sexually derisive, as I do not make such comments. I say derisive things about some women, but the things they say to provoke my derision have nothing to do with their being women, whom I usually like, but rather with their expressing the ridiculous ideas of radical feminism. Don't confuse the two.",
"Yup, totally peaceful. Except for the flaming piece of whatever that was tossed at the police at the 00:12 mark of the video. So what's the protest about? Clean water? We live in AK and have the TAP. How many spills over the last 30 years from TAP? Is this about sovereignty? Why now? Why not when the other pipelines in the area were built? An agenda was picked, a narrative pushed and the reality has nothing to do with the stories being pushed. We see stories about police brutality and militarized police but so far no dead protestors in 7 months of confrontation. Also 7 months and this is allowed to continue which puts the lie to mention of a police state. Just because you want to romanticize, glamorize and empathize with the event does not justify what is going on.",
"If it's a crime then why are there no charges? And what about the NDP and all the union dues deducted that flow to them without members even knowing about it never mind approving it?",
"Agree! We need to start by getting all the Democrats deported to Mexico where they belong and nuke NK and then we'll actually have a peaceful USA, kind of like Japan. You do know the vast majority of the industrial prison population is compromised of Democrats and illegals right boots? Look up the facts of the prison population then do your civil duty as a (D)onkey and move to Mexico ASAP! Go home to your family where your \"good hombres\" need you! Besides Trump is not your president!",
"\"provide for the common defense\", \"declare war\", and other statements are pretty clear. Inferring is a dangerous game. As for the right to privacy, that matter is one that most constitutional scholars, even if they agree with abortion, said was poorly decided. \n\nDid we defeat our enemies with drones? No, they're still out there. Explain why we helped topple the government of Libya. What purpose did that serve? Osama bin Laden ordered & financed an attack on our country. Why would you compare that with toppling the government of Libya? \n\nI've never \"ranted\" about the NY Times. I find it fascinating so many people are outraged at the \"war mongering\" yet even the NYT, which did everything to get Hillary elected besides actually fill in ballots, describes her as a hawk & more militarily aggressive than the GOP frontrunners, Trump & Cruz. \n\nNot sure what you are \"outing\" me as. I asked how a budget is a \"sadistic war-maker\" and I get no answer, just an attempted insult.",
"If that would have been about the previous President he would be labeled a racist, his career over, his movies pulled from Netflix, and if you owned one of his movies or watched one YOU'd be a racist. The DP would be hosting Pirates of the Caribbean DVD burning parties in the parking lot and any attempt at an apology or attempt to categorize it as a joke would be met with score.\n\nBut alas because it is a flaming liberal threatening a Republican the \"I was only joking\" apology is not only accepted but propagated by the liberal media.",
"On the other hand, no prorogations so far.",
"Looks like my patience served to smoke out your retort to any reply I could make to your hypothetical question. I saw where you were going. My reply now is that carelessness itself, in my limited experience, goes unpunished among underlings unless it results in a leak or breach, or unless someone higher in the chain of command wants the \"careless\" person to be cashiered for some other reason. This would be the case in Clinton vs her enemies in Congress. In this case, Congress (meaning Chuck Grassley) had to go through Comey, who refused to be a tool of partisan pressure, at least to that degree. In that scenario, Comey played his hand well, denying the assassins access to any legal justification for censure or worse.\n\n\"What ifs\" are fine for mind games, but in this circumstance, Hillary Clinton, doing as her predecessors did, likewise suffered no security breach. No harm, no blame. Have a good evening.",
"These days I actually have to read a columnist's words to get a sense of whether I agree or not. \nUsed to was, if it was George Will, I just ignored it. But now, with Trump in office, many on the right are standing up and arguing for the little man, or woman.\nIf I use a car to rob a bank, sure take the car. But if I am accused of such a crime, and wasn't even in the state at the time and someone else was convicted, the car should be returned with apologies. \nHugh Massengill, Eugene Oregon",
"You say \"volunteering\", but their prez said \"inviting\".\n\nYour earlier post here certainly would lead one to believe that you are ready for the US to just lie back and let everyone else do the work for us.\n\nYour list is also intriguing. \n\nYou do understand that our \"self-defense\" requires copious amounts of fossil fuel and mineral resources, not to mention a huge chunk of taxpayer dollars.\n\nYou do understand that bringing manufacturing back to the US means either investing in clean energy/practices or wearing gas masks a la the Chinese.\n\nYou do understand that had we stayed on top of our infrastructue in the first place we wouldn't have the daunting project we are looking at today. This is the sort of habitual neglect that tells the tale.\n\nHow about a toileting analogy, because here we agree. \n\n The French are the perfect choice. You see, over there they have something called a bidet. \n\nNo doubt they will do a better job of wiping up after us than we are willing to do for ourselves.",
"'\n…shawn, see that photo attached to Greg's comment?\n\nThe picture is of a guy wrapped in the Confederate flag. \n.\nHe's not interested in reasoned debate.\n\nHis only interest is spreading lies, half-truths and revisionists history.\n\nHe came here, same as all of the others who don't live here, \n\n...who showed up on the ADN comment board,\n\n...in an attempt to dominate and intimidate people who don't share their revisionist unreality.\n\n.\nSome are regulars on white nationalist and/or white supremacy web sites, some promote hate and bigotry on sites they host.\n\nIf you visit those sites, you'll see the same avatars and the same pictures and the same names.\n\nThey don't live here. They saw an opportunity to inject their brand of hate and bigotry into our neighborhood. Most of them have packed up and moved along to promote their 'cause' in some other neighborhood, at some other window of opportunity that was afforded them.\n\n\n\n.",
"\"Message: Muslims are humans just like you.\"\nWhat if we substitute Muslims with Neo-nazis, Klansmen, or white supremacists? Would that work?",
"Right, no sense trying to out-Liberal the Liberals for the minority vote.",
"Whoever wrote this article must of did it while they were sitting on the toilet stoned. Its clear as the day is long their only purpose is to try to smear Trump while ignoring every thing the Crooked Witch did.\nGo smoke another bowl",
"Free speech in support of Jeremy Christian.\nJust because you the right do something, doesn't mean you should do it.",
"the usa is the sane alternative pal, lowering taxes and regulations not increasing them which mean they will prosper and we will go down the toilet while accomplishing nothing for emmissions in the big picture since canada spews all but a hickup of them",
"Indeed! \n\nBut tell me, Elizabeth - do you have no faith in our system of government at all?",
"Some activists have low regard for other opinions or life that disagrees with them. Other activists (most) want to do things without hurting others and change policy or law.",
"Jesus made no such command.",
"Just one more traitorous action by the Republican/Tory party of domestic terrorists occupying governing seats in CONgress, Executive, and Judicial branches of the former Constitutional Republic. Their purpose is to destroy the entire governing system in order to establish a new Amerika fulfilling Hitler's interrupted dreams with a German heir, Der Fuehrer/Il Duce Trump installed as Dictator. All joined with a new Stalin/Putin allegiance just as occurred in 1938 Germany/USSR. No more traitorous cabal of terrorists has ever been formed since WWII to resurrect the Final Solution ruled in a New World Order. Time for a Revolution.",
"Ms. Burke, you trumpet the need for PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY while failing to mention that Ashley N. Bashore, Madison M. Gross and Alexandra Ellis weren't held responsible by our courts for killing HUMAN BEINGS. And you get all weepy over DOGS?",
"Agreed that murder is not in itself madness, but this event was not just murder. It was murder of a group of innocent people praying. The murderer was not threatened or seeking gain or, as far as we know, personally familiar with the victims. We might speculate that he had been filled with hatred or resentment by reference to his web browsing and posting habits, but many of us have strong views without feeling the need to pick up a gun. Madness, or something akin to it, seems very likely to have played a role in his decision making process.",
"You said it, not me...",
"Trudeau speaks out and shows that he is an integral part of the alt-left violent propaganda machine when he labels Canadians who are peacefully protesting illegal immigration and radical Islam, racists.\n\nTrudeau plays Liberal political games with Canadians when he could be blocking these supposed 'refugees' from even entering Canada but doesn't, thereby setting up the very conditions that fuels protest and then criticizes it when it takes place.\n\nHow dare he slander these Canadians. Thank goodness the Quebec police reacted and quashed the alt-left violent illegal counter-protest, many masked of course, and allowed a perfectly legal peaceful protest to proceed.",
"Yea i have kids that are raised right not like some wild animals who dig holes climb trees and howl. But you are not responding to my comments so whatever,",
"formerlyrbfromcalgary writes:\n\n\"Not a hint, not a scintilla of evidence, in your long posting history, of any business or industry acumen.\"\n\n--\n\nYou post that as if you think that I would care what your opinion of me is.\n\nYou're mistaken.\n\nI don't.",
"Is has no bearing on what I wrote but no. In your defense I guess you had to throw such a ridiculous question in since it's all you have",
"So capitulating to some one who openly supports SHARIA LAW would be smart in your world ?\nI think not !!!",
"Oh, I don't know about that. When you think about it, there are actually very few things we've ever discussed. You might be surprised at what we have in common.\n\nThere's more to life than religion and politics, you know! (And even on those things, we do agree now and then.)",
"Please Share with us how the Catholics took The Indigenous peoples rights and freedoms into consideration, and how they respected their religious beliefs. Because I am certain that would be the best example of what you are trying to get across here. \n\nIn other words, you have illustrated through this opinion piece why exactly The GG's words are correct. We have no reason to respect ignorance or any expectation to allow ignorance to spread and take hold. Backlashes of people feeling their religion is more important than wise policies and forward thinking gave America Trump, and they seem to be doing so well with that. It is time for religion to end. Science is the only way forward and the sooner people realise that the better.\n\nJust remember. Religion was scared of the light bulb. I'm sure you did not type this in the dark.",
"The utter rigidity of their refusal to compromise on the matter shows they have made the burqa a power greater than human rights. They have made a false god and idol of the burqa and hijab.",
"That's right, I didn't present a \"god\" argument, I presented a good argument. You just aren't open to reason.",
"This is what I cannot understand. Who cares if this was a crime? This is clearly so wrong and inappropriate I cannot understand how anyone can defend this. Russia is America's great enemy. You do not try to work with your country's largest enemy to defeat your fellow Americans. WTF",
"Unfortunately as long as leaders do not step up appropriately and address this issue head on, it will perpetuate. It was truly disappointing to see Andrew Scheer avoid responding in the House of Commons yesterday and had to be pushed very hard to provide an apology. That guy's a real leader - NOT!!!",
"Last I checked, it was the liberal left burning police cars at anti-Trump rallies, assaulting people with bike locks, shooting up Congressman at softball practice, ignoring federal law in sanctuary cities and encouraging violence against police. Seems like you're confused.",
"The G&M didn't report on the comments made yesterday by the Iranian the head of the Iranian army that Israel only 25 years t exist and if it makes any mistake Iran will raze Haifa and Tel Aviv t the ground!",
"Are you kidding me? If you are a foreign national not currently in our country, you do not have any of our constitutional rights, period. You have NO right to come to this country unless you are an American citizen.",
"It is downright scary how far the left is willing to go to silence dissenting opinion and to try and organize the mob to enforce their edicts. It is why I have always resisted any infringement on free speech - because I am utterly convinced that sooner or later it will always be used to oppress people.",
"Good thing media has no bias and your publication has not attempted (rather clumsily) to shill for Clinton at every turn. Blah ,blah ,blah indeed",
"Its Not religious, its Not telling people how to dress:\nIts about 'identity concealment'. I, you and everyone has the right to identify and be able to recognize with whom one is dealing.\nIF you wear a mask - I don't have to serve you. Full stop.",
"I'm not sure counter protests against racist demonstrations are the best way of shutting them down. They crave attention. Counter protests fuel their hatred. Violence begets more violence unless we refuse to fuel the violence. Gandhi said to fight hate with love. We need more love for all people in our everyday lives.\n I'm inclined to believe ignoring hate demonstrations but being very aware they are happening is the best approach.\n Look what happens when folks demonstrate against war. Nothing happens. People ignore them and their cause. What happens when social justice groups demonstrate for higher minimum wage, affordable housing, higher welfare rates, help for the homeless, help to end child poverty? Essentially nothing. People have no time for them and no care. So they go home, come out again six months or a year later, and nothing happens.\n Willful informed ignorance is the way most cope with injustice, hatred, and suffering. That must change on an everyday marketplace level.",
"My patriotism is shown in the form of working to create \"a more perfect union.\" I wonder where I got that idea? Standing and reciting something we learned to chant before we learned what the words meant has to be the absolute lowest demonstration of patriotism there is.",
"The Fiberals have kept every other promise they've ever made, right? Of course we can all feel confident believing their latest pack of lies, right?\n\nThis party should be declared a criminial organization, because that is precisely what it is.",
"Despite Trudeau and Goodale's assurances that all such people will receive thorough vetting and all efforts are being made to keep bad people out, I remain susceptible. Those crossing the border at 3 AM seem determined to not be caught so as to avoid benign vetted at all. I suspect they have people arranged through mosques and Islamic groups waiting for them at the crossing point using cell phone GPS to locate them. Without their cell phones, the European Muslim invasion would not have been possible.",
"They are not anti Muslim. They are anti special privileges and rights for Muslims that other people don;t have, and in many cases were targeted to forfeit. The nuance of the difference escapes the Globe \n\nBut just wait, they will come for you too, Globe, and when they do who will there be to defend your rights to freely publish your thoughts?",
"You are amazing. You and your buddy Outsider77 would have had a fit if the JUDGE (not the DA or the police) sentenced him to years in prison for those crimes. This is a tragedy, plain and simple, and to place blame on the piloce and the DA lacks both credibility and knowldege. It is easy to criticize from the cheap seats. Funny how we never see you or 77 out in front.",
"I didn't say that. No one however can be impeached or tried for a criminal charge unless it gets to a court of law. That's how it works. Really simple concept. People will do things that are wrong in your eyes but not in mine and vice versa. That's called opinion. We all have one. We also all follow a rule of law in our respective countries which is quite different. When a law is broken it goes to court and a verdict is had. That's how I decide when crime is committed.",
"Right. Invaders always proclaim an \"excuse\" for their butchery. Urban II agitated for the Catholic nations to throw in with the Byzantines in their war with the Turks to gain more slaves and real estate for the un-Holy See. Nor do I have to go back to 1095 to make my argument. Our mass-murdering misleaders were lying about Saddam having \"WMD's\" and how the Islamic Republic of Iran was in league with al-Qa'eda to provide an excuse for THEIR \"crusade\" just 14 years ago.",
"Dowsn't matter, which it is, or which it ain't! The anti-Bergoglio crowd out there on da right wing will NEVER be satisfied, with what he says or with the silence he keeps! Not even the \"perfect\" set-up was perfect!",
"\"Objectively, it's hardly taking sides to be opposed to a foreign nation undermining democracy\"\n\nI look forward to reading your comments the next time the US gets itself involved in the democratic processes of a foreign country, such as Germany (taps on Merkel's phone for example, or the taps on Brazilian politicians during their last election) .",
"You seem to want my approval. Don't vote for white racists. I have had a full rich life without your support. My taxes pay for your public services and you voted for a guy that doesn't pay taxes.",
"Assisted dying and and a Liberal slush fund called an infrastructure bank is what this government celebrates as accomplishment. Congratulating each other on setting the nation on course towards a $trillion federal government debt to be paid off by our yet to be born. High fiving each other in celebration of passing an appalling budget to address the daily operations of the country, and whitewashing this as responsive governance. This is a government of flash and mirrors with little to nil concrete accomplishment. 3 bronx cheers.\n\nAs for the Senate, they had an opportunity to stop in its tracks a threat to the foundation of our democracy. An automatic tax applied without review. A tax increase applied by a computer program in perpetuity without justification or scruitiny. No accountability of how this will be spent. The Senators were right to stop this from happening. They chose to be obedient Liberals instead of defenders of democracy. They are rubber stamps doing nothing.",
"Allahu Akbar! Why would people cry of the ousted Sheriffs? There's no security risks at the Honolulu Intern'l Airport as we welcome ALL migrants, ISIS, Taliban, MS13, \"illegal\" migrants, etc.. Hawaii is the State of Aloha, Hawaii does not ask so don't tell! Hawaii does you no harm, Don't harm Hawaii. Allahu Akbar!\nLiberal Democrats are more afraid of Securitas than terrorists! Allah says Mahalo! Allahu Akbar",
"They are so disrespectful to try and force a lable on a group of people. They are forever trying to indoctrinate Coloured people to forsake their heritage. I am not black and I am proud of it because I know my heritage. I am Coloured and proud of it :)",
"I totally understand. Your job was to insure that our enemies knew that any threat against us or our interests would result in their destruction. They also did not want us to use them. Thanks for protecting us.",
"Michael, sorry nothing personal.With all the negative out there I got caught up with the biases coming from some people! Name calling and intolerants got to me. \n\n“We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.”― Benjamin Franklin",
"Canoutchie I'm not suggesting anything of the kind. What a ridiculous assertion. Facts are facts and whining doesn't make them go away.\n\nYou snowflakes all but assure the truly evil will rise again because your'e not calm enough to learn history, nor assess modern reality and surely you cannot speak truth to power.\n\nBTW are you also Vote4Me and whether or not you are, could you please stop having my posts deleted.",
"\"far/alt right\"?\n\nNo, I'd say that average, everyday Infidel-Canadians are afraid of Motion 103 and the real long-term aspirations behind it.",
"It is impossible to discuss problems of significance to our country with people who always fall back to abortion. All roads do not lead to abortion. This country has problems that are equally as heinous.",
"if a white student or professor had said the exact same words except substituting - muslim - black - palestinian - latino.... you better believe there would have been a human rights trial and conviction and dismissal.\nSo, I call bs on this as the progressive, left wing racist baiting thugs like this woman and the staff who support her pull this hypocritical baloney.\nShe should suffer the same fate as anyone who was white and Christian would for saying these hateful things.",
"Right on Harry, I don't agree with a lot of things and voice my opinion accordingly. I never express violence against people or their property and that's where speech can become hate related to me",
"I love it! Look at all the libtards outraged here. This means life is good for us conservatives. Maybe if Obama truly showed a love for this great country, or had the decency to tell at least one soldier’s family that he was sorry for their loss without disrespectfully making a political spectacle of it wouldn’t be so bad. Again OUR President Trump is correct to question the past idiot in chiefs cowardly misdeeds.",
"Hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese civilians dead, innocent women, elderly, and children--- and you're bragging about your service? If you and your buddies had the guts to say no to the trumped up Vietnamese war, and the Gulf wars, too, this country would be a much saner, less dangerous one. What exactly did you think you were accomplishing in Vietnam? How'd that domino-theory work out for you?\nThe guys that stayed home, did alternative service, and refused to go off and kill people that had done nothing against their country are the real heroes. The others? They watched too many John Wayne films, swallowed propaganda, and went off to serve, themselves.",
"Doing nothing is not an option. This wait and see is not working. Sanctions do little. We got the arsenal. Give em' 24 hours to vacate then blast their missile silos and factories. The heck with diplomacy. That isn't working either.",
"You offer no evidence to substantiate any of the assertions you make. For example you say that the Natural Law is outdated yet you offer no explanation as to why. Why should anyone simply take your word for it?",
"Oh but players disrespecting our country and the people who've fought for it is not divisive?\nIf those players are at work, they need to do their job. They can do all their protesting and extra curricular activities on their off hours like the rest of working America.",
"I guess you don't mind other human beings not having any rights...Cuba is a destroyed country...I would assume it is one of the few places in the world where you can feel important...",
"Im sure your last concern is also your fellow citizens which is precisely the problem.",
"\"But that is no justification for throwing civil liberties and core values out the window.\" Sorry RG, you have no right to say this because you folks have frequently thrown civil liberties out the window with the Shurtz black make-up case a recent reminder.",
"Who would want to? That is why they are coming here.",
"G and M by allowing these comments you are asking the lowest of low to bash anything and anyone with common decency. You just ask the red necks to say BS just to be heard.",
"Except you don't \"agree,\" What is this \"structured division of protests,\" again? Do you actually believe protecting all manner of speech and peaceful assembly is a \"partisan\" thing to say, as you just accused me?\n.\nIf Leftists actually agreed with protecting vigorous and even aggressive debate, they would stop supporting Antifa, book burning, and school administrators who push Leftist idiology.",
"I'm no fan of North Korea, but the abusive treatment of Warmbier is not terrorism. If they do support terrorist activity then the designation is appropriate, but the two should not be linked.",
"The nazi and white supremacy ideology must be condemned. It's the moral thing to do. There should be no discussion on that. Attempting to defend that ideology puts you on the wrong side.",
"Thank you. I've already had one thoroughly innocuous, entirely \"civil\" comment censored. It was absolutely one of the least controversial things I've ever said!",
"Consider that \"youth activists are now considering \"legal action\" in response to the (governor's) denial.\" With respect, that is absurd. The students are pawns for L48 environmental agitators. I doubt they have a holistic understanding of the issues. They are systematically indoctrinated in these subjects and then become zealots. The governor was stupid for meeting with them in the first place and thereby providing media coverage. In the picture look at the student at the far end of the table using his phone to record or picture the event. It was the governor's meeting and he should not have permitted that.",
"The authors, like agenda-driven media, continue to try to shape our opinion by referring to the subject countries as \"predominantly Muslim\". Let's be clear, the order is directed at \"terror-source\" countries. If you read the Executive Order, and I did, that's its underlying objective.\n\nTo continue down the \"predominantly Muslim\" path erodes the authors credibility.\n\nThoughts?",
"As a Christian, I am speaking up. Congratulations to the Government of Quebec for this long awaited bold move to remove public displays of Islam.",
"I, for one, Malamute Matt, would happily state unto your face, everything I have ever posted here, which is why I use mine own real name.\n\nAnd should conversation ever actually occur, I would tell you, that within mine own belief system, that Clinton, and their ilk, are much more aligned unto the \"Hitleresque\" ideology than Trump, and his supporters shall ever be.\n\nI am not a Trump supporter, but rather an individualist Libertarian, and voted Libertarian, but I shall tell you this, as I would directly unto you, should we ever actually meet.\n\nThe individual, within this Nation of citizens, matters much more than whatever demographic they belong unto, as assigned by our Government, and that is all the Woodrow Wilson Progressives, and Liberals see, and care about.\n\nAlways the demographic.\n\nNever the individual.\n\nAnd as such, the Woodrow Wilson Progressives, the leftist radicals, and the Marxists, hold no actual power, as individuals are stronger than the demographic they are a part of.",
"Because the terrorist in Edmonton had told a fellow worker that he wanted to kill pagans and he was in possession of an Isis flag.\nAmazing how you lobs refuse to admit the obvious when it comes to people acting in the name of a certain ideology.",
"Lame, Marty. In order to make this claim you must deny the entire communicative universe of symbolic and interpretive language. It happens to exist regardless of your opinion.",
"\"Peaceful Dissent\" Don't you guys go around burning down libraries and then complain about the lack of books after?",
"I noticed that there were people who disagreed with my argument, but nobody who bothered to offer any kind of rational, logical, counter-argument. Why is that?\n\nI'll tell you why. In our society, in the realm of politics, it is perfectly acceptable to say \"I disagree\" without offering any kind of explanation or argument.\n\nBut think about this for a moment. If I were to say \"white is the supreme race, that is my opinion,\" wouldn't you question that? Wouldn't you demand an explanation? Would you be okay with just leaving that as \"my opinion?\" Of course not. You would challenge it. You would say \"that's wrong, here is why.\"\n\nThat hasn't happened. Why?",
"I have a hard time believing that, that nuanced a question was posed by the pollster...\nBut I think you miss the point. It wouldn't make our government look bad if this were a principled decision. If so, we should stand proudly as an example to the US. If, as this article suggests, that people are concerned about the optics...maybe it's because they are embarrassed by this decision and the government.",
"\"Lets see where did this behaviour start. Oh YA at the TEA Party rallies.\" Like I said, the behavior is inappropriate whoever does it. I don't care when or where it started.\n\n\"The old adage of politics is use the reasoning that those who do not show up are satisfied. Which of course is a myth.\" Not so in the case of Don Young. The guy is reelected over and over, usually by a wide margin. 22 times in fact. To hear the vocal minority you wouldn't think he had a chance.\n\n\"Now Republicans fail to make any public meeting because the might have some unhappy voters in attendance. I thought politicians were suppose to listen to voters not ignore them.\" Why bother, to get spit on by a vocal minority? No thanks, I don't blame anyone for avoiding a public stoning in the guise of a \"town hall meeting\". If you want to talk to him, write a letter, an email, make a phone call, or request a meeting to talk in person. Forget this mob-mentality slobbering, self-righteous fervor.",
"1. Sorry, sisters. There is nothing in the Catholic faith against the building of national infrastructure or the transport of natural gas, no matter how much you disagree with it. It's not a religious freedom issue. You'd probably have been better served by taking a different legal tack.\n2. Painting the blocking of travel from certain Muslim-majority nations and others that are Catholic or atheist majority is not a Muslim ban... it is a travel ban. As a consultant I see any number of Muslims from various countries (Pakistan, UK, Saudi, UAE, Indonesia) at meetings on a regular basis in the US. These have no trouble entering the country multiple times.\n3. I do hope that Mr. Perez and others are able to find a way to remain in the country. While I'm against citizenship if your first act is to break the law, I am for finding a way to allow those who have otherwise been model residents a means of remaining.\n4. Why is the Occupy movement against science? Do they reject AGW as well?",
"and you sat there with your arms crossed, saying no, but wait until election time and your seat kisses you good bye!!!",
"weren't known? they wrote a bloody book about it and a movie - True Colors -\n\n the press chose to not make a big deal of it until he was going to be impeached\n\nyes the same press that casts Trump in a negative light",
"\"Attack, pause, mourn, carry on: The cycle of terror has become routine\".\n\nNo, that is not how it goes.\n\nIn the Globe and Mail it goes like this:\n\nAttack, \npause,\nput \"comments closed\" labels on all the first news reports,\nget a set of Muslim writers to write the first opinion columns, \neventually open up the boards to comments,\nhope that the prominent posts are along the lines of \"all religions are evil and dangerous, but let me list out and emphasize the awful things Christians have done\",\ncensor away posts that go beyond that pan-religion all-religions-are-evil line,\ndraw attention to the need for better mental health care in society,\nfind and publicize some reports of anti-Muslim hate attacks in Canada, the West, anywhere,\nprint a couple more article about \"The Handmaid's Tale\" with imagery of Trump leading a fundamentalist Christian war on women,\nmourn, \ncarry on.",
"Can you at least understand that 10.5 is a rediculous sum for a terrorist? 10.5 wasn't inevitable. It's a joke.",
"They seem to have zero capacity for enough awareness for shame, at least from what I can tell. These are the people that let the likes of Rush and Faux take a dump in their skulls on the daily. They barely seem to know what \"principles\" they were bleating about the day before when their thought leaders require them to flip-flop on the next day.",
"If the founding fathers of our country had insisted that their religious (or atheistic) beliefs be followed, there would be no United States of America. Instead, they agreed on the idea of respect for each other's beliefs, in other words, freedom for all. \n\nAmazing that, after a Civil War and nearly 250 years later, we are still learning this lesson.",
"In Yemen, we are backing Saudi Arabia against the Iranian-supported side of the conflict by using drone attacks on their enemies and on the US citizens and other jihadists there who Obama has 'declared' to be subject to the death penalty for attacks by the 'shoe bomber' and the FedEx bomb attempts. Some of the drone attacks are run by the CIA and some by the military. Any 'troops on the ground' in Yemen would likely be laser designators for 'smart' weapons attacks. \n\nNone are subject to any oversight by anyone except by specified congressional committees who are not permitted to reveal 'sources and methods'.",
"\"We love this country, and we want to be accepted.\"\n\nI could say the same thing. But I am accepted, because I follow the law. I speak English, rather than speak another language and expect everybody to cater to my language. I don't hold an Xavier rights march and see if I can be a bigger victim than everybody else.",
"\"is that neocons are so determined to tell all the rest of us how to live\"\n-----------------\nit is usually the Puritans of the Left, Marxists, NDP ...that tell people how to live\n\nThou shalt worship in the church of climate change\nThou shalt spend thy money (not mine) on social programs and be compassionate even if thou go into deficit and debt\nThou shalt be politically correct, diverse, inclusive and not marginalize",
"So, is all dissent calculated disrespect?\nWhy can't people who engage in a peaceful protest also love their country?",
"They are most certainly not my choices, but the ones your fellow conservatives have made for themselves. Freedom is a funny thing isn't it? No guarantee your ideological brethren will agree with your choice, but you are the one that started your argument with your implied biopic \"you vote Liberal.\" But now you don't want to be pigeonholed with your ideological comrades. Very interesting. I guess it is OK for you to do it, but not others.",
"\"Antidemocratic\" is precisely the right word to describe them. Forget labels for a second; call them what you will, they fundamentally object to what they call \"the tyranny of the majority\" and want nothing so much as to slash government powers to enable them to do what they wish.",
"Hi, Disconcerted. Well, your reasons for \"staying the course\" are more reasoned and pragmatic than the reasons given to us (second-hand) by the man who made the original election promise (see Gould's letter.) You mean Trudeau DIDN'T realize \"the realities concerning this proposal\" when he was on the campaign trail? Gimme a break. If true, he didn't deserve my vote. \n\nThe Swiss managed to hold 13 referendums in 2016 alone, including a critical one on basic income. Only 4 passed. Win, lose, isn't the point. Participation in Direct Democracy is the point. Government must work \"on behalf of us all\" not for itself. \n\nRe: the opposition parties. If they made a habit of \"working together [with the government] on behalf of all,\" they wouldn't be doing their jobs. They DO work on behalf of us all--every day. Critical, not only when the world \"facing other very serious challenges,\" but our own country, too. A leader who abandons this promise is just the latest \"challenge\" we face.",
"You really don't understand the term \"white supremacist\"? Or are you just being coy and intellectually dishonest, which is the typical M.O. for right wing commenters?",
"Just FYI, when I participate in forums or com boxes, I do not report or flag comments unless they are over the top threatening or vulgar or spamming from a Nigerian Prince. So whoever reported your response to me, it was not me.",
"As I said:\n \"LOL LOL LOL you can't deal with a few facts eh Alceste so now you try to deflect and distract. I expected as much. \"\nand you haven't disappointed - again - LOL. \nBut ahhhh, the sign of the truly beaten, your ad hominem attack - thank you for conceding your defeat in such an obvious and satisfying manner Alceste. So predictable it's hardly even sporting.",
"Political people and civil servants do not build an ark, they need Canada First people with strong negotiation leadership skills; like myself. I have volunteered for this job, but was not asked to join the team, even though I said I was not interested in any salary. our team will be slaughtered by the Americans for one reason, they want to loss everything Canada has and come out on top as individuals. Look at Hon. Brian, he lives next door to the Donald.",
"You can't expect to tar an entire race of people as racist no matter what they do and not expect a backlash at some point.\n\nSo now some truth bombs start being dropped and surprise surprise, the PC police no likey."
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"\"Listen, this is where the White House has landed.\nThey have landed on the stupidity defense.\n.\n\"He just didn't understand that the FBI is an independent law enforcement agency and was doing what you just described.\nThis is where they have landed.\nThis is where they have landed on foreign policy.\nHe just didn't understand that you don't blow the cover of undercover agents. So he didn't get the intel.\nHe didn't understand it was inappropriate to ask for the FBI to be the arms of your press operation and rapidly respond to stories you don't understand.\n\"If this is where they have landed, this is where they are going to have problems over and over again.\"",
"I thought he had some brains,\nOur PM is a complete naïve idiot , or , he thinks we Canadians are dumb.\nwell , Justin, we are NOT Dumb. and we can not believe you are , therefore only one conclusion\nyou are CORRUPT , and you are being corrupted Chinese style",
"This is the corrupt government that permeates every level of government in the United States. If the government(s) of this country worked for the people, we would be way better off. Problem is massive corruption, which in this election cycle has never been more obvious. Just look at the Alaska legislature for example. We pay the oil companies to take our oil now, no wonder we are broke!\nStupidity only a government could implement!",
"We applied for a family member. We had a year to complete everything...and they keep throwing more forms and more $$$ charges at you. If it wasn't granted in that year's time, then you had to start all over...same paperwork, more $$$ charges...ridiculous. It's a money-making scheme.",
"They should shoot this monster right between the eyes and Morneau should resign.\n\nWhat a scam! What a gd rip off!",
"Emily Jashinsky is a moron",
"It may be true that cars kill way more people than guns but so what? Guns main purpose is to kill, kill, killl... Main purpose of cars is to move people around but you do have a point. Why did government pass all those laws regarding safety? Hell, we didn't need any stinking seat belts. Let the blood flow. We need ways to keep the population down. lol",
"'Not careless'.\nDoes that mean that the idiot driving ahead of me on I70 who slammed on his breaks at 75mph last Sunday because 'he needed to pick up the phone' could get a ticket?\nWill that ticket pay for my funeral?\nI am glad that I have the golden rule that everybody but me on the road is an idiot so I always keep plenty of distance between vehicles.\nI surely wish it was legal to shoot bastards like that.",
"Democrats are organized crime. There is no difference in stealing and voting for a fellow Democrat to steal for you en masse.",
"Another check in your daily \"snowflake\" box!\n\n\"The US no longer even grows much food here anymore except some organic farmers!\" Yes, of course. Tell that to the thousands of farmers in every state that grow our food. Good grief ... are you just incapable of learning?",
"The US is an international bully and needs its physical threat. Of course, the US will not seriously consider disarming. We are more concerned in making sure that other nations do not acquire our abilities to kill.",
"cont/...\n\nDamn these character limits.\n\nAs I've said, while I don't agree with the veil I have to agree with the woman's choice to wear one. I can see how you feel this is a way to subjugate woman and reinforce the \"property\" aspect of a male/female relationship but isn't it better to allow the woman the opportunity to remove the veil in her own time rather than forcing her not to wear one? Isn't that just a different form of forcing an external viewpoint on her?\n\nAs for \"numbers\" whatever you meant was somewhat unclear. The wearing of a veil is still rare in Canada and terms like \"mass immigration\" are meaningless. What quantity is \"mass\"? What reduction in the current immigration levels would mena that it is no longer \"mass\". And frankly even with our current immigration levels, the number of women wearing a veil is very, very low.\n\nYes you, and we, should always be concerned about our freedoms but I don't see that there is much evidence that Muslims in Canada are to be feared.",
"How's that \"pig smooching\" working for you today, Paul?",
"If it is not Scottish - IT'S CRAP!\n\nBTW, US can't have it both ways!",
"The same guy who laid out all the evidence of Killary's serial felonies and claimed no prosecutor would try the case. The same guy who told Trump three times he was not under investigation, but refused to say that to the public. Comey is a careerist weasel.",
"Clinton’s presence aboard Jeffrey Epstein’s Boeing 727 on 11 occasions has been reported, but flight logs show the number is more than double that, and trips between 2001 and 2003 included extended junkets around the world with Epstein and fellow passengers identified on manifests by their initials. Bill even apparently ditched his Secret Service detail for at least five of the flights, according to records. Bill Clinton has been long friends with Trump and Jeffery. Birds of a feather sure do flock together....btw Clinton does have rape allegations against him. Three women in particular drew national attention when they accused of Clinton of aggressively pursuing or forcing sexual activity without consent. Both Trump and Bill need to be in jail...along with Hillary."
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"See you there!!! 😁",
"Wish you had more compassion. You seem to have only hate towards people who have a different opinion. May peace be with you.",
"Ah yes, those eeeeeeeeevil humans. Get rid of 'em all. They're a plague on the earth. And of course you're going to lead by example and take yourself out. The world will be a better place. So will these comments sections.",
"Fyi... who cares about syria.... and I only read your headline",
"Where did you read that?",
"You mean like when you advocated for Thomas Mulcair to be assassinated two years ago, in a comment that was quickly deleted by the Globe and Mail moderator?\n\nThat kind of free speech, Glenn?",
"You're making too much whine out of your sour grapes.",
"You are WRONG! Laughably wrong. Please, show your work.",
"Shirley, one has a right to defend oneself when attacked? And there is often displayed a mentality here of attacking posters rather than addressing arguments...but I will not allow myself and my defense of the One True Church to be stifled by those who condemn me for posting....sigh....disappointing....",
"If you go up thread and read the comments in order you will find that the insulting remarks and questioning of my intellect was initiated by Icon666 not by me and that my response to it was the riposte silverhorn making SD's comment a simple 'retort' or 'sally' or 'comeback' for it to have been a riposte my insult would have had to be directed at SD not Icon666 with SD chiming in unsolicited",
"In the words of Star Wars...\n\n\"Let the hate flow through you.\"\n\nYou should get a stress ball or do some yoga, you seem to be very tense.",
"But Fikile, you do spew emptily. \nUsing big words and, as you do, talking \"loud\", is no substitute for considered statesmanship and reflective comment. \nMilquetoast, solipsism, purveyor, titillated, bloviated, nihilism, obscurantism, mis-characterization and, finally your fall back victimhood statement; \"Africans in particular are often referred to as “empty” headed\" all point to a deep seated (inferiority) complex. \n\nGeorge Orwell penned 5 rules for good writing, the second is quoted below:\n\n\"Long words don’t make you sound intelligent unless used skillfully. In the wrong situation they’ll have the opposite effect, making you sound pretentious and arrogant\". \n\nHe is right; you prove it every time you spew forth, emptily.",
"Apparantly I have voted positively for too many posts. Sorry folks the vote Nazis require me to vote unfavorably. This censorship blows.",
"\"It means confronting our history ...\"\n\nAnd when your term is done we'll be confronting your history too.",
"Hey, maybe before you rip on someone for their spelling errors, you should probably first learn the difference between \"then\" and \"than\" and how to use them correctly. Otherwise, you just come off as a pompous douche.",
"Rachael your comments are perpetual wedges, meant to separate and distract. I'm trying to see how you, personally, answer for the extreme level of corruption we are witnessing from within the highest ranks of this administration. I don't need a petty anti-liberal jab, I want to know how this impacts you as a citizen.",
"Btw, it was nigelnigel who spoke of this--> peace loving right ---\n\nNot me.",
"I know, and it doesn't make that right, either.",
"Can you be any more obtuse?",
"Unfortunately, everything that you just wrote is demagoguery. Why do you write such things?\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Ghraib_torture_and_prisoner_abuse\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guantanamo_Bay_detention_camp\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_641A\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Snowden#Global_surveillance_disclosures\nhttps://wikileaks.org/\n\nAs for me, friend, I say \"The pen is mightier than the sword.\" Thank goodness, as you say, free speech is not paid for in consequence nor in any other currency.",
"ericnorstog - well put!",
"I agree. I doubt some posters here would accept a Muslim refugee fleeing ISIS violence saying the same thing about ISIS and Islam.",
"I'll wait till isis, is killing you off.\nthen ask if you would like us men \non the right to help. seeing as how\nmen on the left, think a hug will stop\nthat stuff.",
"Let’s all really enjoy Rthurs unhinged comments here. He’s really losing it. Fun to watch. Typical Rthur post: uh, duh, Hillary, oops, yah, uh, duh, democrats, I know you are, but what am I, you are ,uh, best president ever, um,um, duh, #MAGA, Hillary, democrats. Best new thing is encouraging people to jump off the Pali. Gotta love republican insanity for some morning humor. Go Rth, Go Rth. Really love his writing style for emphasis “diluuuuuuuuusional” - taking his cue from a teenagers textin style. Okay, bring it on, can’t wait to see what you say about this post. I’ll be waiting, but have to work (unlike you) so I probably won’t see it until tomorrow.",
"Deleting your posts again boy or is your schtick getting old. Your out of touch with reality boy, here's the real story,\n.\nhttp://www.hillarybeattrump.org",
"Me too Mr. Hodges. Just got the warning and cannot for the life of me figure how I could have voted any other way on the civility of the comments. This commenting system needs a good tune up.",
"Did you learn some big words recently?",
"Are you implying it's some sort of conspiracy?\nIf so, what exactly do you mean?\nSpell it out.",
"Rambutan, would you please provide links to prove your first and second claims?",
"Thank you for pointing out a mistake. I should have written something like:\nHere we have another conservative Catholic revealing what he thinks, which seems consistent with what the Vatican is doing to the Commission regarding whether or not having survivors.",
"Hi AAJ. I don't recall addressing the issues you raise in your reply, so you have me a bit confused here. But if I venture a guess, I would only say that I always appreciate even small efforts made to do what is right and long overdue. I fully expect now that our bishops will do more of this. A letter is better then nothing, yes?",
"History will show you, the Natzis attempted what you are suggesting, only targeting a different sector of society. Your thinking is deranged!",
"\"Too much sometimes...\"\n\nExactly. Don't turn away from your gluttony or excuse it with hackneyed phrases.",
"G and M by allowing these comments you are asking the lowest of low to bash anything and anyone with common decency. You just ask the red necks to say BS just to be heard.",
"You forgot to make a snarky remark about Denver.",
"My pronoun is oogliboogly.",
"When you tweet and someone who disagrees with you replies with a Breitbart link to prove their point, that's called Klansplaining.\n\n@OhNoSheTwitnt",
"Copying or attempting to mimic other people's accounts should be grounds for banning.",
"I feel for ya bro. It must be hard to be you. Permanent victim status puts you on the moral high ground though, doesn't it? It's amazing how you can be such a victim and be as arrogant as you are. Don't waste my time anymore, I know you don't love America and won't blame slavery on Africa. And won't accept racial responsibility for being a member of the 3.5%of Americas population that commits 52% of the Homicides. Not Fake News, like you listen to, look it up. And you're welcome for my race freeing your race. Something you don't get in Africa.",
"Lie and deny, Lazeethink...",
"Ooops....didn't see that you asked the same question!",
"You said it all. Thanks.",
"And again, another brilliantly incorrect assumption about me.",
"Excellent column. This is spot on.",
"Everyone so related their. \"Come on cuz, I no li arrest u, we one party tonite at yo uncle house.\" \"He gone scold me yeah?\"",
"This is not a new problem, it's a chronic issue.",
"If that's all you got out of my comment, then further discussion is likely pointless. But I'll try anyway. My point is that conflict is part of the human condition. Man will always be fighting over something. I realize it's politically correct and fashionable to blame white American males for everything that's wrong with the world, but that's just not the case. It's in every culture throughout history. Not excusing anything, just pointing out the facts.",
"You put in time and effort to respond to my boring comment and twit-ishness to reach the wrong conclusion resulting in you contradicting yourself, and you present as a Canada hating Putin loving troll. You may want to work on that or sweeten your disposition.",
"Didn't support the narrative, Man: bad, Woman: victim\n\nAlso, I was warned too many times for my leniency to what I felt were civil comments (no insults albeit some heated rhetoric on a sensitive topic), so now I am forced to just say every comment is not civil or risk being banned. Too many people of a similar ideological bent \"brigading\" the vote will \"silence\" inconvenient facts and opinions that certain people just don't want to read, or don't want others to read. Me? Sunlight is the best disinfectant, let's see everyone's opinion, no matter how \"batsh** Crazy\"",
"Do you have any rational basis for this claim?",
"I would believe a former diplomat before believing any of the posters here. Experience counts.",
"You should be more concened with those who treated her with judgemental cruelty.",
"No, Kim, reflecting on yours.",
"And what explains your lack of civility?",
"Bad grammar and race baiting are a horrible combination.",
"I think you are right.",
"Maybe before you start making yourselves the laughing stock of where ever it might be you coke from you might just want to do a teeny bit of investigation into that which is housing hope. I know for a fact that they have stringent guide lines and YES rule to be followed AND brace yourself now adequate surveillance (big word I know) to insure that these are resected. And like they said this is there 60th yes 60th project; so not only are they more than likely a success there a welcome sight to those a litte more informed than the average ameaba, and shouldn't be that hard to find even for those such as yourselves that obviously are not. Like the one let's say just a tad north of this sight maybe ten minutes from your front door Mr Martin which you obviously haven't heard anything let alone negatime a report about. LOL",
"You're so delusional. Thanks for the entertainment.",
"How strange that you comment on your comment. Have you ever disagreed with yourself?",
"Right. Same buncha KKKlowns that don their white sheet party-dresses to dance around burning crosses at night after the NASCAR rallies. Your point?",
"But , you sound militant smart! LOL",
"Why do you care about my little emotie guys?",
"How so? Explain how you believe this will happen.",
"Just as we laugh at you, you are in good company. We will have nothing to do with your historical revisionism on this blog, Gary, but nice try though.",
"I thought it was right on, actually. Now your posting name - that's childish. Work for the spooks, do you?",
"go back to where you came from we wont miss you",
"So what you're saying is, we should ignore him and he'll go away?",
"\"That's just simplistic naiveté.\"\n\nA number of alternative options/programs for treatment were listed. \n\nAnother of your serial posts containing more slur than substance.",
"Read the article; the Prime Minister's message is quoted in it.",
"Thanks, \nI must point out that your examples are but small potatoes compared to sending swarms of MIRVs down upon a nation because POTUS didn't like their Tweet.",
"I prefer to be Asad (a lion) rather than a sheep as well. That's why I don't follow the shrieking and flailing of fear- and hate-mongers who would attribute individual crimes to all the followers of the faith said criminals falsely claim to share, or the tenets of that faith. To do so would be to act like a sheep. So which are you again--a sheep or a lion? I'll let you answer, because what emanates from your post above sounds much more like \"baaaah!\" than \"roar\". I can help you with that if you want.\n\nSpeaking of which Hobbes is stuffed tiger that, although only alive in a fictional six year-old's imagination, nonetheless expressed considerably more truth than you have. MaSalaam.",
"I had a more comprehensive reply, but it was censored.\n\nAnyway, see the Financial Time's headline today:\n\n\"London Bridge Attacker Known Member of Extremist Network, Khuram filmed praying to black Islamist flag in Regent's Park.\"\n\nThe point here is that radical Islamists like Khuram need to be dealt with before they commit atrocities.\n\nKhan's strategy is to deal with terrorists after they have committed atrocities.\n\nIf Khan had advocated an effective strategy for dealing with terrorists like Khuram, then the latest tragedy might have been prevented.\n\nKhan's failed policy of complacency and lack of prevention is unacceptable.\n\nSince this post is criticizing a globalist like Khan, perhaps the censors will eliminate it as well.\n\nRes ipso loquitur.",
"thanks Exedus, there does seem like a high concentration of ruble-fueled comments. Its amazing to me how critically important a minister's grandfather becomes these days and the number of approaches to discredit her. \n\nThere is the, \"she learned everything from her Nazi family\" approach; the \"moderate in crazy times\" approach of \"she owes us full disclosure on this\". And the sly, \"biased mainstream news media must disclose this\" approach. \n\nThe important thing is that all of this is being championed by the same folks who championed \"The Protocols of the Elders of Zion\". (an epic originating from 2nd Empire France) Who'd a thought we'd miss the boring heavy-handed creations of the Soviet era. We now enjoy Tsarist propaganda and agitation from the original source. Long live Tsar Vladimir.",
"I'll try to post my comment in a more civil manner for those that found it too much....\n\nThank you Tabatha for the strong and nutty column addressing important issues.....the alt-right is trying to work its way into modern conservatism in my opinion.\n\n\"Where you goin' guys?\"",
"This is another: don't bother to read the article, but say something negative post.",
"Ahhh the racist thing. Of course",
"Your comments just smack of petty retribution against a constitutionally protected protest move by Pride and BLM. \n\nAre you a police offier by chance?",
"Reminds me of the METH and HEROIN users that are EVERYWHERE...........",
"I believe the talking point phrase you're looking for is, \"You're either with us or against us.\"\nScandalous when first used to suppress accountability in a democratic country.\nAnd ridiculous now knowing how it was used the first time.\nWhat next, attacks on those who mention root causes for today's events?",
"Please show us the section of the Instruction where it speaks about polygamists.",
"Sure, OK, whatever you say, you must have some sort of insight into how I glean and interpret my news and such....Huh?",
"Another diatribe from a political hack.",
"Thanks Smoothie. Join the RESISTANCE. Your voice is welcome and needed. We can't allow our great country to suffer under Trumpomania.",
"Since when is Islam a race?",
"Just for you, Jaxi...... http://zpub.com/un/un-bc9b.html",
"I would likely imagine that we also have such a tactic already in place. In fact one of NK's recently failed missile launch attempts was said to have been attributed to such a tactic. We're covering all bases (which is a good thing).",
"mine you must be jesting",
"Come out, come out, and make some news.",
"As one of the dispicable few, I was wondering if all of us conservatives fall into the category of......\"coal roller preacher grandkids hoodlums in Homer\". I think you would better serve your point of view, or your perception of reality by following your own advise to us and spend some time in Yemen, Oman, Saudi Arabia, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, for example. I have, and your pie in the sky idea of \"live and let live\" absolutely doesn't exist in those and other Muslim locations. I know.... I've worked and lived there.......",
"You seem to be focused on grammatical errors. You realize there was a 6-page list of complaints, right?",
"I know it!!!!!! I feel it!!!!!!!",
"You have been well and truly outed as a CPC troll. Cover blown go away.",
"No. This does gets to pass civility standards after many attempts? He gets to call me a Nazi supporter, attempt to twist my words, and I don't get to reply? I am reposting my response.\nWow...this FINALLY got published????\nHard to believe.....\nYour accusations are despicable, wrong (as usual), and beneath contempt. They are also flagged.\nYou should be ashamed of yourself...but I no longer think you have that decency in you.",
"I'll never deny the possibility of being wrong. Inshaa Allah (God Willing) I retain enough of a conscience to refrain from sliding into the 'evil' category.\n\nBut I still maintain that Mr. Pitts (with whom I disagree as often as not), wasn't taking the position in his article that you've ascribed to him, per your above post. I believe he was arguing that those who decry injustice usually serve \"truth, justice and the American way\" better than those who denounce them for doing so. I agree with that.\n\nThere are too many knee-jerk attempts to drown-out dissenting voices by reviling rather than refuting said voices' arguments. Such as shrieking \"RACIST!\" when someone has the temerity to question police-actions against black folks OR express criticism of a particular political leader 'of color', \"ANTI-SEMITE!\" when someone criticizes \"Israel's\" mistreatment of Palestinians (who are Semites, BTW) or \"HOMOPHOBE!\" when mentioning that some gay-rights activists' claims lack scientific basis.",
"And you would know the difference? :)) LOL\n\nFunny, how quickly you forgot to address the fact that you know nothing about diplomatic telegrams, and their use. :))) Instead you lounged into a personal attack. Typical, I would say for those loudly proclaiming their \"progressiveness,\" whatever that means. :)))",
"Prayers, oh my god",
"This is the most truthful and accurate response I have ever seen on this matter.",
"I think you've got that bit about the \"mob\" backwards.",
"How did this comment get through the thought police ? So are you writing your MP letting your views be know? cause obviously the same thing is happening in the here and now.",
"What a load of Crapola, you can't be serious",
"Thanks for helping me make more sense of my recollections Dermot!",
"You have no foundation on which to make such a statement other than your own prejudice.",
"If it's been \"proven,\" then please provide the link.\nShould be a \"slam dunk.\"",
"You nailed it, Mark.",
"Why is terrorist attack in quotes in your headline?",
"My question wasn't intended to be confrontational toward you. It was inteneded to be informational to me. I see that in my absence Lynn has presented you with some information. I hope you take it under consideration.\nThe reason I asked about your experience with homelessness is because you seem to be taking this personally. This is an ongoing crisis that is expanding in direct proportion to technological progress. Asking me to knock that chip off your shoulder with some kind of proof that one particular method of addressing the issue is superior to another isn't very productive. But giving up a cigerette habit isn't prevention.\nThose of us who are old enough have heard it all before. The corporate lobbyist who petitioned the government to allow the MNCs to ship our jobs to blahblahblah. The CEOs did it. The government did it. \nBut aren't WE the government? We are well beyond the point of placing blame.\nIf housing the homeless is the least we can do, let's do it.\nShelter for all.",
"Your post consists of a 'little hands' attack and then you call Trump 'immature'? You just have no sense of things, do you?",
"I see. Thank you for taking the time to respond.",
"Ironic, since YOU'RE the one refusing to go back and look and see that I was talking about \"got us into\" which you replied to and disagreed with. Making you incorrect, and looking bad here.\n\nBut I'm done wasting my time on it, as this whole exchange has gotten petty and tiresome. Goodbye.",
"Nothing was missed, what we see is your attempt to deflect a conversation as always ED. You spread mostly disinformation rather than seriously discuss or even reflect on what others who do not agree with you say.",
"Yes sky, what it tells me is that even though, as you admit, the article isn't about Islam, you will take any opportunity to spin the narrative and make this about Islam. No I'm not bothering to defend mainstream Christianity, it's doing pretty well on it's own. Have you ever defended mainstream Islam?",
"So this is the message of care, thoughts and prayer you want me to send the victims of a mass murderer in Las Vegas?\n\nSent with 'love' from Coloradans?\n\nOkay. \n\nWill do.",
"I was about to make the same point.\n\nKPMG- detailed answers, please.\n\nDitto the transferring bank in South Africa.",
"mustbekidding: I'm going to \"flag\" this post of yours. The cruelty of using the developmentally disabled to belittle liberals, IMO, has no place in a civil conversation. Gary Crum",
"Great point! I stand corrected and I have a new exit strategy as well. Lol!",
"Why, Sha... you just opened your mouth. Thanks.",
"probably another sock puppet of one of them. they always sound alike.",
"You might have abetter time over at the Trump and Germs article?",
"I think its funny you posted a serious reply to my obvious tongue-in-cheek list of \"Conservative solutions\". You suggest im \"under the impression\" of something when im not. You also suggest that I got my \"solutions\" based on information listed in the article, which again, I didnt. The \"solutions\" I listed are pretty large \"talking points\" for Conservatives on many issues and if you are unable to see how they relate to the article even in a somewhat jokingly manner, then you might need to play a little catch-up on current events.\n\nBut, since you seem unaware, you might want to look into this:\nhttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/texas-adoption-jews-gays-muslims",
"I am printing this one out, very interesting and informative. Thanks for posting this."
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"\"...The \"Russian Dossier\" is a garbage document and should have never been shown to the President...\"\n\n Bob Woodward\n\n And it was this \"document\" that the FBI's James Comey based his investigation of President Trump on. This transcript needs to be released to the public as soon as humanly possible...",
"Truly a parasitic relationship...",
"Once again trudeau shows himself to be the hypocritical, spineless coward that he really is!\n\nDuring the last election he turned this same issue into an election issue. But now that it his electoral base in Quebec doing the same thing, he says the government has no business telling people what to wear!",
"So we're supposed to respect murderous racists?",
"brad12> You're a typical (D)onkey dyslexic/hypocrite! You voted (D)onkey and here you are confused and complaining about the jack-a$$es you voted in! LOL",
"Carl Pawliker of Trumputin's boots. Your candidate will be impeached and all you Trumputin lovers will be stigmatized as allies of a foreign dictator and enemies of American democracy. Fakes, traitors, quislings.",
"Go jump off a cliff - no one will miss you. Stop stalking and harassing Canadians in BC for your fraud projects that have court records for lying.",
"Try talking to someone that's gay. Every one of the ones I've talked to said they knew as young as 5 that they were different. You honestly believe it's a choice? Yes, sign me up because I want to be treated like a second class citizen. I love being told I'm an abomination and will rot in hell. I love being beaten up because of who I am. Again, when did you decide to be hetero?",
"Again, far too little, too late for the government to intervene now. Idiots - the damage is done. Most middle class workers have ALREADY been priced out of the TO and Vancouver markets and that's now spreading to surrounding communities. At this point, the only thing taxing more of the capital gains on the sale of a house will do is generate more revenue for the government to squander. We need a serious housing price correction to put an end to this wild speculation activity. Bring on the crash. RE in general has become ridiculously expensive with no justification vis-a-vis middle class incomes.",
"Will this be filed under the section of Hawaii State Statutes heading of \"We've decided you're too stupid....\"",
"Finally a Republican President showing some back bone. Get some tough ass lawyers who like to smack you in the face when you get in theirs. Love this guy.",
"Better stick to licking boots.",
"Yup he is no man, he is a pedophile predator",
"He was not asked the question in that context - And why would he attempt to conceal something that is so easily impeached and known. Frankenfreak was asking him about that ridiculous Russian report, and you might be surprised how I would react. I am 10000% in favor of investigations - it is the lies in the media I cannot stand.",
"Slaves, heavy lifting for a small portion of the country. Since Black races invented Slavery, we know that slavery was much worse in Africa. Wage slavery is rampant in the world today and negates any guilt you propagandize for Americans. I think you may be a slave to leftist rhetoric though.",
"Oh oh. We may be doomed. When the time comes I'll be ready to bend over and kiss my arse goodbye. Well if I can reach it. I sure as heck don't want to survive in an environment where I can watch my skin melt."
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"You keep saying we.\n\nBut you're all alone in that fantasy you spin.\n\nThere's no 'we' that goes along with that nonsense.\n\nThat's all in your head and nowhere else.",
"Life can be that cheap in Toronto for what amounted to negligent manslaughter ?\n\nJust goes to show that innocence and justice has no value in our canadian society..",
"Sorry, Wyatt --- I was not challenging you, merely asking a rhetorical question.",
"\"You can call it being thin-skinned if you’d like. Then I’ll call you Adolf, and we’ll see how thin-skinned you are.\"\n\nUsing Godwin's law in debate is never a good way to be taken seriously, Patrick.",
"That's complete nonsense, your perception is the vetting is insufficient, because Trump said so. Facts don't matter anymore.",
"I'm glad you don't go then. I have a hard time understanding the waste of money and time and fascination with religion; but I don't generally comment on it. Again, I'm glad you don't go.",
"Yes, indeed, we are laughing at you whazzy. :-D",
"Hahaha stopped TMT lol using your court system",
"'ae, 'oia mau no...but only in my dreams, nuff.",
"wow, does that mean that bill I pay every month to cmpa is imaginary?",
"On a good day it is \"healthy skepticism.\" And the rest of the time ........ the word \"disgust\" comes to mind.",
"Little, if any, of this has been substantiated Mr. Pitts. But I guess you won't see this comment as this is but one more imported-from-outside America-hating article that ADN feels compelled to publish.",
"Obviously not. These comments prove otherwise.",
"Hi TransparentCourts, thanks for not having a point, ever.",
"And a man did it and it DID work. How odd, right? But certainly that double standard is just coincidental, right?",
"[I think you are just trolling]\nIf you are just going to ignore what other writes and make up your own reasons why did you ask in the first place?",
"Yeah, do whatever is pragmatic and the hell with ethics and morality. Governing with principle is so old fashioned, and inconvenient.",
"I dont know (re 'bad form'); every now and then I think I had such a great thought or a funny comeback I WANT to like myself! Ok, so I usually resist but still, I'm tempted.",
"This story's photo of Mr. Khan's outrage seems especially silly now, given the 2 major Muslim terrorist attacks today and Trump's electoral victory confirmation.",
"I tried voting. It didn't work. \n\nAny other suggestions, Mr./Ms. Profound?? (\"Democracy isn't a spectator sport\" - very original)",
"What law was that? I didn't think so...",
"Trying to figure out where you get \"free\" from this. \"Covered\" does not equal \"free.\"",
"Maybe it's because you're humourless!. I fly AC almost every week and their Reps do, in fact, make me laugh... \n\nLike everything else we take for granted in Canada, we don't know how good we have it.",
"I'm not sure, but I'll pretend like you're serious. I've been a liberal all my life and, gosh, didn't realize I was a tool of Satan. Your reasoned argument has really convinced me of the errors of my ways. Actually, I find your comments sadly irrational. We need to learn to have civil exchanges of ideas and opinion and not, quite literally in your case, DEMONIZE the opposition.....Gary Crum",
"Being \"terrific\" has nothing to do with anything here. It's the natural logic of the colonizee and of course, the natural put-off by the colonizor. Your inapposite comparison, professor, is that blacks were not indigenous to the continent and so, were not \"colonized\" as in my comparative context. But you are on the correct professorially expected articulation re female sexual mutilation in Muslim countries. While repugnant to the likes of you and me as well -- acts of which we'd surely punish severely in our own hometowns with LAWS enacted by the norms of our respective societies -- it would be professorially inane for you, as example, to presume codification of a foreign country's culture and/or acts under the US Code Annotated and then publish a book accordingly concluding your value judgments.",
"Oh look, the G&M is pretending to care about free speech. Thats cute but isn't any reference to it meant to read \"free speech\"? Maybe the Globe should try testing some of the limits on speech being imposed on Canadians.",
"You are displaying the typical unfounded superiority complex of a typical insular uninformed American. Your brag list is outstanding, and I don't mean that in a good way. To call it a joke is an understatement.\nOh, and tell your fellow countrymen and women to stop wearing the Canadian flag pin when travelling abroad. Not so brave, right? Now, why would that be? I could tell you, but it's an open secret!",
"Yes, a mental one.",
"Sorry you didn't like it, and sorry you didn't like my cursory effort (smart phone on bouncing bus) to locate some irrelevant and failed bills to prove common knowledge.",
"Can you say JELL-O, The Donster has no firm opinion on anything, let alone anything conservative and the unwashed masses LAP UP everything he says..................",
"I really hope you're wrong.......however, this could happen.",
"We the readers are delighted. We have had a fairly peaceful week on the news front this way. No articles full of journalistic dumpster fare dished up for public consumption. Give that reporter a tranquilizer. Since when do we have to take a reporter from Playboy seriously anyway? Give us some dull, factual, unopinionated news instead - sort of like eating whole foods instead of fast foods. Much more nutritious and enlightening.",
"Seems the wrong person resigned.",
"What are your sources, not named, did not happen as you said.",
"Expecting anything resembling moral courage out of the University of Oregon is delusional, and we were the silly ones to think they would handle this or any public news matter in a non-imperious, non-gutless way. \nLording information over people is a nasty form of bullying from a pissy, little outfit that claims great concern about bullying. Snide cowardice has been their only way since the Olum sacking.",
"I know where I stand.\nYou keep changing faces and sing this fanciful song about bipartisanship.\nI'm just saying that you will be disappointed because what you call \"bipartisanship\"\nwill be seen as \"capitulation\" by everyone else.\nYou'll pretend to be disappointed that \"bipartisanship\" never happened on your terms and\nyou will point fingers and lay blame ... at guess who?\nSpare us the drama.",
"Or maybe because thinking through things is really very hard work. The lazy way to do it is put a label like \"socialism\" and hope it explains everything.",
"Your last sentence leaves me speechless. Calling for excommunication isn't enough, you want a heavy dose of lysol as well?",
"Why Not Comment??? That is what an Open & Free Society is about.. !!\n\nSticking one's head into the ground like an ostrich -- is not what intelligent humans do ..\n\n/..",
"Indeed, the poorly educated rule!",
"Thatnk God we don't have that here! Look what happened to Kory Teneycke and SUN TV News when they couldn't force the carriers to include their junk in basic cable - there was not enough viewer interest to support it and it died a natural death in the free market.",
"How is he wrong??",
"hahahahaha, oh, they have no idea what's coming their way.",
"Sorry only a hyper partisan blows something out of proportion without a single bit of proof or evidence other than accusations. \n\nI make no bones about being partisan. Hyper partisan though is quite the stretch.",
"What nonsense .............. Powerless Cruz and Rubio were the first to be laughed out of the nomination.",
"Wow. With some people there is never any accountability and anything goes...as long as it fits your agenda.",
"\"You mean like you did? And encouraged others to on your behalf?\"\n\n\nThese things are not truthful.",
"HiloPuna, I'm always open to readers helping me to do a better job. ... You, though, apparently are more interested in a different type of agenda. As I said earlier, if you can provide a factual error, I'll correct it. All you have here is a syntax argument that isn't even correct. That is, as you note, fatiguing. ...",
"Evidence-based fact is the pinnacle of neutrality and those that attempt to criticize and obfuscate this truth, like John Ibbitson and Andrew Scheer, deserve unrelenting scorn.",
"that was quite the stream of conciousness comment",
"Indeed, other than confusion, ambiguity, and heterodoxy, Vatican II \"had nothing to offer\".",
"If there isn't a law that has any meaningful consequences, why not apply to the court for an order lifting the publication ban on their names? Name and shame.",
"Without a fair treatment of his subject, his argument's validity is suspect, making his intentions clear and his column irrelevant. Yet it gets printed and reprinted, and swallowed whole by a segment of readers.",
"\"If it feels good, do it.\" Whatever this belief is, it isn't Catholic. Nothing about picking up your cross and following Him. \n\nWhy should you tell someone risk eternal hell fire for momentary pleasure in the grand scheme of things?",
"The Portland Archbishop has indulged in a troublesome misuse of Amoris Laetitia ... and the irony of it appears lost on him.",
"I'm going to assume (no insincere protestation please) that you are being heavily ironic here Motley! At least, I hope so!",
"Quelle surprise, eh? I mention the level of outrage in the opposition also.",
"Really? Do you classify every flirtatious or crass comment as sexually predatory? Wow.",
"What a waste of time. But then again, we voted these lolos in.",
"The Morneau issue is a joke. He followed the law, then when beyond it, then provided any gains to charity, and yet still this is not enough. Let me guess, nothing short of bending the knee to Scheer would suffice, right?",
"That's funny, just another one of those that want all of handouts for free huh? If the PFD ends, will you leave the State?",
"Well, I've never noticed you using two \"m's\" in those words before and you were so self-righteous about the inability of a Trump voter to write a letter, I thought it only appropriate to point out your personal faux pas. (That's French for \"false step\", by the way.)",
"That is, it should acknowledge reasonable counterarguments and alternative points of view. Of course there's no need to address flat earth theory or piece of junk science.",
"It is very avant-garde for the Globe and Mail to give us Doug Saunders' comedic fantasies right there beside the serious commentary week after week. It makes me wonder what lucky UCC dropout will eventually be able to fill his shoes.",
"Oh come now, we all know you didn't read anything beyond the headline. Conservatives by and large suck at humour so I certainly wouldn't want you picking out anything for the Globe.",
"Does framing a sarcastic comment as a question shield the comment from rejection on civility grounds?",
"As an agnostic, I don't involve myself in prolonged (or even brief) debates over God's (or god's, or gods') sovereignty. I don't have the foggiest notion of the metric by which to measure yours, mine or anyone's qualification to engage in such a debate either. \n\nAs I look around at the world, however, I can't help but feel that if there's a god or gods \"in charge\" of things, he, she, it or they must have a really warped sense of humor.",
"Good for you. That means nothing.",
"As usual, Shapiro is clueless. It's the Feds that are on the hook. And they will make the call on all aspects of the project. All these know nothing's calling for a halt at middle street, running will sat grade through downtown or most ludicrous of all converting now to mag lev are simply ignorant of the process. the Feds will approve only the original proposal to run to Ala Moans with steel wheel on steel technology on an elevated system. Give it up.",
"Shouldn't this how business be conducted? Why the news?",
"I find it interesting that every time statements with racial overtones comes out from the Kealoha's, the reaction is not one of defending the Kealoha's positions, but for the large \"they\" reading this to shake their collective heads and state that it's better for them to shut up than to continue to protest. \n\nAnd that is the funny thing about the Kealoha's. I am now convinced that they are only advising themselves on actions and letters like this. They must think their weather vain of where public popularity is with them to be calibrated and accurate. This most recent example just piles on the proof that they are tone deaf to how they are perceived. \n\nMight want to bring in a engineer to adjust the weather vain there Mr. & Mrs Kealoha.",
"Sarcasm isn't a logical fallacy; I've not satirized your person. However, you trying to smear me as being a narcissist bent on impressing people (the whole \"I'm sure that you are proud that you are the smartest person you ever did meet\") in order to dismiss my direct responses to your questions and comments about eminent domain and Aurora's behavior is yet another one of your ad hominem attacks, like the \"crybaby\" one you attempted earlier.\n\nAnyway, thanks for the logical fallacy refresher and for the banter. If you see me in Aurora formerly Turkmenistan once we get there, I'll buy you a beer. I'll be the person obsessively gazing in the mirror with a proud, impressed look on his face yet oddly crying at the same time.",
"Gary Crum has never referred to anyone posting on this site as an \"idiot\". He is a voice of reason among the handful here who find polite debate too kind and end up censored or banned. Some call it the 420 shuffle.",
"Agree. Lots of fake news out there. Hard to find the cure that actually works. Maybe that is their plan. Mass confusion. I could save everyone the trouble and just say what the cure is for the number one killer but that would be against the law.",
"So excited they don't know a slow roll from an Immelmann turn and wind up cratering.",
"Oh, I don't know about that. When you think about it, there are actually very few things we've ever discussed. You might be surprised at what we have in common.\n\nThere's more to life than religion and politics, you know! (And even on those things, we do agree now and then.)",
"I actually find the explanation less intelligible than the word itself.",
"Better a fickle friend than the alternative.",
"Strange Love,\n\nI am sincerely sorry you choose to act like the hall monitor. It's not a good look.\n\nSincerely,\nThe sincerest guy on the block",
"No one cares about crazy ~ http://www.noonecaresaboutcrazypeople.com/2016/12/07/something-is-misbegotten-in-the-state-of-oregon/",
"No dang way. Ever.",
"\"Most likely\" gets us nothing. Lots of reasons not to stop, none of them good for a law abiding citizen.",
"got any proof of that? No? Just here to cry and emote? That's fine.",
"And I see you have no comeback for Knauff -v- Shaughnessy (1950).\n\nAnd still.....what is your plan?",
"It's a humorous way for overly sensitive types on the right to criticize overly sensitive types on the left. I think the term snowflake is perfectly applicable to the poster in question, being as snowflakes are devoid of intelligence.",
"Head scratcher for sure.",
"Yet you still misrepresented M103. Funny that. \n\nOr is it that people us M103 as an excuse to try and absolve themselves or others of responsibility for their posts?\n\nAnd I said \"likely\" didn't I? The comment was already gone by the time I posted. I also never claimed that the system was perfect. There are certainly plenty of objectionable commments that get through and seemingly civil ones that get deleted. And no, I'm not talked by about ones I disagree with. I'm talking about ones that are truly contrary to the G&M rules.",
"You may extrapolate whatever you wish, it's an overused defensive response , but the fact remains that the subsidies have been judged illegal.",
"No, I am neither Bob Rennie nor Stockwell Day. Try to be civil in future when you reply.",
"That's funny. I'll bet three fourths of those reading the comment section don't even know who she is.",
"I know someone else who apparently doesn't understand all the words he used in his ridiculous post.",
"That is, quite simply, not true. I have had many discussions/dialogue with posters here - reasonable posters who know how to exchange ideas with respect and conviction. Not, of course, with those determined to go for the quick put-down, snark, sarcasm - you know. The ones who post laughing faces on so many posts, or simply disagree for the sake of disagreeing with me and others.....\n\nTo your request to provide you with a comment that has altered the way I view things? Altered? Not really - but considered and respected views from other commenters? Rock, John David, some others....even Bro on occasion.... \n :-) I have even found myself agreeing with Elagabalus recently and remarked on it.\n\nTypically, these posters do not go for the silly put-down, and although I may disagree with their position, I can respect them. When you go for the cheap shot? \"Lady Paprocki\"? Not so much - it just proves to me that there is nothing there in your argument worth considering.",
"The whole process is irrelevant. Any such plan, \"any\", would require approval by the \"United States\" congress; being that it violates the U.S. Constitution, some sort of constitutional covention would have to be held to approve a deviation from Article 4.",
"Do you really not know? Or are you just pretending? Or do you just not want to acknowledge what it it is like to be on the receiving end of Pope Francis' humility?",
"Dont make me giggle. Ah ok im giggling",
"What nonsense. It's an emotional moment on the world stage and he got carried away, big deal. Seriously, every little harm and foul is now cause for hashtags and public flogging. Give it a break.",
"'get real' is your response, then you invent a term 'outsourcing rate', implying that our prisoners are subhuman. You wanna send drunk drivers to the worst country you can find, because our jails aren't punishment enough or cheap enough.\n\nThen you invent a new word for prisoner.\n\nSon, it is you who needs to get real.",
"HAHAHA you have a point!",
"It it does not make it The Centre of The Universe aka Toronto, it is not a progress. :-)",
"I'm still laughing that the right suddenly is pretending only cons can pay for oppo research. \n\n\nOnly the lowest of low-info can fall for such garbage. No wonder Faux ratings are down 17%.",
"This is even more odd... Even though that comment shows as \"Rejected\" on my dashboard, it remains in the thread. Curiouser and curiouser.",
"With respect, why not make it zero?",
"That's a forecast. Not what HAS happened.",
"We publish allegations all the time. All we have to do suspend belief until further evidence comes along. And this is not a proposition from Wittgenstein.",
"What does that have to do with this?",
"Another crazy use of quotes - when you're quoting someone!\n\nOff the hook or what?",
"Which is why ESPN is doing a slow swirl around the toilet bowl. It might as well screamed \"political correctness \" over and over agin into the camera, it would have made more sense than the nonsense they put on last night. Train wreck is saying it lightly",
"Legal or not, this is extremely insensitive and an sheer exhibition of selfishness. The only purpose that I can see is for personal gain.",
"No fly = Shoo Fly! Looking porous! OZ... no surprise here! Joseph... still looks confused! So many penalties. What an embarrassment!",
"Thank you for that meaningless blather. Now, how about a cogent -- or, at least, coherent -- response?",
"George Box, is that you? Your assertion is a reflexive talking point that is completely unsupported.\n\nhttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoYiOVQWYAA3K0d.jpg\nhttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/C8GbMlTXQAASBnX.jpg:large",
"Homolka's not a biggie to Angry Tom.\nBut an 'elbow'? ..... OMG!",
"Brison is a joke, has been and still is, probably Liberal doctrine where they think they are above reproach. Trudeau better get his act together, the pail has so many holes in it now that it will take a miracle to keep it going",
"One of your guys has been caught lying? Accuse the 'other side' of serious misconduct - truth is not a concern.\n\nIt's all so Doug Ford-ish.",
"No need to read beyond the part where the promoters of this bill are trying to dodge facts by avoiding the scrutiny of the Congressional Budget Office. This bill is garbage, put forth in bad faith by people who wish to bilk the American people.",
"I posted \"funny\", but then I had a thought. OMG, I think you may be serious! Get help, please.",
"Corker is wrong. There's nothing adult about it.",
"Proof, please. Simply saying so doesn't make it true.",
"\"...seeing the opposite, over, and over again...\" When and where? No such occurrence exists.",
"Voiding your bladder into the wind.... Another giant AK pork barrel project... Shan't we ever learn???"
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His skin color has everything to do with it. When he was elected for his first term ,all of the racist came storming out of the closet and haven't turned back. If you can't see that, then you are one of them. Obama didn't fail at anything, it was all hate from day one. He kept his cool, so he'd not be labeled the angry black man, and the I told you so crowd, couldn't say 'see what I mean'. Like AKJammer first instinct was to blame Obama for something he had nothing to do with. If it wasn't for all the hate, Obama would be labeled the G.O.A.T. POTUS! | [
"The article makes several very good points. The hypocrisy was laughable.",
"If Trump doesn't know the basics of running the government he shouldn''t be in his position. As long as everyone continues to enable his behaviors he will continue to be a lying bully. Is that what we really want from our sociopathic president?",
"So can I up in my neck of the woods. But, that was heterosexual men on girls which is of course, a very different more 'natural' kind of pederasty. \n\nI will give MY this much credit, he has certainly put a big spot light on the hypocrisy of the religious right. He has them defending a flaming gay man who espoused the NAMBLA philosophy.",
"\"Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my \"wires tapped\" in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism!\"\n\nTrump's tweet was sent at 3:35 am. Let us attempt to peel our way through the layers of crazy this single tweet reveals. \"Terrible!\" Trump is the Grand Poobah of simplistic adjectives. Great, very, hugely bigly, terrible, sad, failing, crooked. The man expresses himself like a ten year old. \"Just found out...\" - Someone informed Trump of this in the middle of the night? And his reaction was to instantly tweet about it at 3:30 am? Because that's all, you know, crazy. and finally, \"This is McCarthyism!\" McCarthyism? Could Trump even describe what that word represents? \n\nThis man is so transparently out of his depth and unsuitable for the presidency that supporting him is akin to cheering for a cartoon character president. This mass delusion cannot possibly hold. Snap out of it, Trump supporters, your guy is a charlatan.",
"Why does the very dangerous black supremacist rhetoric we hear every day get a free pass, Melanie?",
"But he is, Blanche! He is a racist!",
"Comparing today's FakeNews.com to a time when mainstream media had credibility? I can't wait to 2018 as well. The Dummy Dems haven't figured out why they lost and they continue to be stuck on stupid like the mainstream media. They will have another rude awakening. You think there is a lot of weeping and gnashing of teeth now, wait till 2018!",
"Your wording suggests you may not be as COLOR BLIND as you claim. When you are with your many educated black friends, do you refer to individual ones as \"a black?\" What if \"a black\" does not get educated or talk like everyone else, what then?",
"During his prosecution of the BNL Scandal Robert \"Truesdale\" Mueller found his family's patron David Rockefeller, and pederast Henry Kissinger, on Italy's largest bank's board of directors - making a U.S. Taxpayer-guaranteed loan to Saddam Hussein - and let them go free: pinning the rap on a yuppie, a Belgian-American dual citizen working at BNL's Atlanta branch, sent to an early grave.\n\nDirty Mueller is a stooge of \"the real Anti-Christ\" \"engine for enslaving mankind\" satanic JFK-assassinating, 9/11-committing Organized Crime ruling false-elite Fifth Column faction: a traitor to God, our named Sovereign; to The Constitution; and, to the sovereign American People.\n\nHe is without Honor: no man and no American.\n\nHis Bronze Star is likely as legitimate as LBJ's Silver.",
"Except this charge is so out to lunch, its pathetic. The Donald should keep his mouth shut as just garbage comes out of it.",
"Every time I see his beady little eyes and rat smile on these pages, I want to vomit....",
"Hmm. Weird. Posted this below, it showed, and now it's gone...\n\nNo sh1t, Sherlock. Had you served when called upon like a man instead of dodging the draft like a coward, you'd know the military is always at the ready. \n\nSomeone muzzle this idiot Trump.",
"You lost the election Hillary, send your witch coven home.",
"A while ago there was a feeble joke that went... \"doesn't matter who shot John, John be dead\".\nWhen Trump brings out maps of his electoral college wins in the middle of joint press conference with China... he looks as ridiculous as wasting time replaying the election. It is a distraction to the clear and present danger in the moment. Our children will die in the next war... manufactured in a twitter tantrum.",
"What a grossly pathetic charade this entire brouhaha about political fund raising is: in BC, Ontario and at the federal level. Change the rules six ways from Sunday and it won't make the slightest bit of difference to the morality of those involved.\n\nThose who want to acquire influence over government will find a way to do it, regardless of any rule. It has ever been thus, since the first clans held meetings in caves.\n\nThe hoi polloi are never, ever going to get a straight count. Forget about it.",
"Disgusting. The victims haven't even been laid to rest, and here are the attention whores in the media and congress, dancing in the blood of the victims, calling for more gun control. Oddly it's always the democrats calling for gun control, because ironically, ALL THE MASS SHOOTINGS HAVE BEEN COMMITTED BY DEMOCRATS!!"
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"Only in Trumps world would someone losing close to a billion dollars be considered a genius.",
"'\n…shawn, see that photo attached to Greg's comment?\n\nThe picture is of a guy wrapped in the Confederate flag. \n.\nHe's not interested in reasoned debate.\n\nHis only interest is spreading lies, half-truths and revisionists history.\n\nHe came here, same as all of the others who don't live here, \n\n...who showed up on the ADN comment board,\n\n...in an attempt to dominate and intimidate people who don't share their revisionist unreality.\n\n.\nSome are regulars on white nationalist and/or white supremacy web sites, some promote hate and bigotry on sites they host.\n\nIf you visit those sites, you'll see the same avatars and the same pictures and the same names.\n\nThey don't live here. They saw an opportunity to inject their brand of hate and bigotry into our neighborhood. Most of them have packed up and moved along to promote their 'cause' in some other neighborhood, at some other window of opportunity that was afforded them.\n\n\n\n.",
"We knew all that and gave him a majority. So who's \"ethically challenged\"? Who's not competent?",
"The DNC certainly earned it's share of blame.\n\nBut let's not forget about the millions of voters who enabled the know-nothing egomaniac in the White House.",
"You should have put \"presidential in quotes.\" A good number of those straw-graspers are Repuglicans.",
"No one gets bombed, simply for being different. The word racism has been so overused and incorrectly used it has virtually lost all of it's thunder and is completely ignored by a large number of individuals. White guilt just isn't working anymore, time of new insult.",
". . . comes next. The normal concepts of loyalty, principle, ideology, empathy (especially empaty, not sympathy, empathy) DO NOT APPLY to Trump.\n\nNow he's completely undermining conservatives. Just to get jollies and approval. No loyalty, no principle, no ideological firmness on any level. \n\nHis shift, which is likely to go on awhile and progress (especially after the conservatives being to excoriate him in the brutal and loud fashion they are capable of), serves only one purpose. \n\nWe need to be really vigilant and continue to push Congress toward removing him. He's dangerous. We're all at risk. Even the conservatives and GOP are about to feel that where it counts for them - when he starts doing things sympathetic toward minorites, such as pushing Congressional Republicans to provide DACA-like relief.",
"He's just following the example of George W. Bush",
"Typical of those in the melanistically-challenged section of the bleachers (I'm being 'PC' here): those least affected by ongoing white supremacist social, political, economic, legal and educational institutions are the first to scream \"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY-cist!\" when ever anyone else talks back to 'em. Sorry, can't take that seriously.",
"Give ol Donnie Teabags some credit. He hasn't even been at it nine months. Even so, he's already managed to inflame white supremacists into murdering Heather Heyer and maiming numerous other peaceful protesters. All pretty impressive if you consider that, unlike KJU, DJ Butt Trumpet is not supreme dictator of an entire nation and - at least for now - he has to opperate around those other weak, low-energy branches government and their looser statutes against homocide. Point being, our comb-over-in-chief is an amazing super-classy guy who is tremendously creative and super-high energy and always wins at all things. He won't let a baffoon like Kimmy JJ outdo him at anything, especially the murdering of people he dislikes. Stop being such a touchy snowflake and give Trump a chance, he'll top Kim in good time!",
"It depends on which month he said it. A fair number of campaign claims have been reversed or ignored. (Which is not necessarily a bad thing)",
"ADN, why do you allow these racist comments?",
"Don't forget a couple of weeks ago veterans had visited the WH.....Meanwhile....The previous admin had tea and crumpets with BLM THUGS....",
"Don't forget Bloomberg who was mayor of a city who proudly bears the title of Sanctuary City.",
"This is not Trump. It is American cultural insensitivity and paranoia. It is this pervasive American attitude that inspires terrorists and has done for decades - long before Trump. Border agents are given more power than their intelligence and training justifies and incidents like this are the result. \n\nThe solution however is as you suggest - leave them alone. \n\nWhen I retired I planned to head south every winter. I did this for one year and decided 6 months of America just to escape Canadian winter weather was just not worth it. When you have a nation that thinks Chop Suey is a Chinese meal and French toast is French then all hope is lost. America has no culture and can't understand countries that do.",
"Kelleyann, her boss and others like her who profit from lying, fear mongering, intimidation, bullying and the negative rhetoric that they sspew should really consider if they are PUBLIC Servants or TRUMP servants. \nTo support or defend a lie is telling that lie. No one should convert word's into violence. When Trump speaks, he mostly speaks of hatred of groups of people. Then the Kelleyanns and Spicers support or defend that rhetoric. That in itself stirs up fear or validation in people. Your hope that a person's reaction to their fears or validations will not directly affect you will not play out that way all of the time, just because you believe that you are protected. I will never advocate violence. Yet, even the most experienced arsonists get burned eventually. Do the job as it was intended, not how Trump wants to shape it. It's \"Of the People, For the People and By the People\". It's not of, for, by or about Trump. Your loyalties should be to the nation, not Trump! #foodforthought",
"The way the left is going after the first amendment lately, nothing would surprise me. \n\nThe lack of coherence in your post does surprise me a bit, though.",
"democrats have to learn how to play hardball and forget about the past, i.e. Hillary, Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schummer are all past their do date. Time to get some street fighters like Elliot Spitzer and start playing hardball. Fight gerrymandering, vote suppresssion ,etc, and start touring the country. The GOP have their infighting with Drump and it should be an easy win in the mid terms but they need new blood and a new message.",
"Very clearly - \"America first\" - means everyone else second.",
"I learned early in life that up is down, wrong is right, freedom is slavery, men are women.... You realize at this point you sound just like an Orwellian parody? It would be funny if you big government people weren't so violent and aggressive.",
"Accusing Obama of not being an American citizen and demanding the American public see his birth certificate, now that was a witch hunt. What's happening to Trump, on the other hand, is a turkey shoot.",
"Lou Ann, there are not too many Natives voting for Donald Trump, maybe the ones voting for Trump probably were going to vote for McCain/Palin before they fizzled out. I know some are voting for Trump, but not enough to recall the leadership in most Native entities.\nChuck, I would take Leonard Pitts word over Trumps any day of the week. Pitts makes sense, Trump laughs about sexual assault and has a history of stiffing hardworking people as well as making fun of other races and people less fortunate than he.\nSteve, there are too few instances of police going out of their way to help others less fortunate then others. We have the pictures of people of color being tazed and shot, on account of their color. We have Natives protesting against a company trying to put a pipeline across a clean river, who just spilled 55,000 gallons of fuel elsewhere destroying, Native sacred sites in the process, and the companies hired mercenaries are siccing attack dogs against Native women and children",
"It's interesting to read all the comments critical of Trump's decision to take a strategic action against Assad. It was a remarkable pin point strike, with minimal loss of life. Even Senator Schumer strongly supported the strike, along with many Democrats (except for the usual pro Muslim characters). Ms. Gabbard's position is curious at the very least. We cannot turn back the clock, but if President Trump was elected 8 years ago, do you believe a half million deaths would have occurred in the middle east? Do you believe ISIS would exist today, be about the same, or be stronger and a larger presence throughout the world? Clearly Trump wanted to send a firm message to all evil regimes, that we're not going to \"lead from behind\". Trump is not going to criticize the U.S. He's not going to weaken the U.S. by promoting the export of jobs. So all of you who are critical of Trump, all the time, on this issue, you might listen to the leaders of your own party (except maybe for Ms. Gabbard)",
"My prediction was that \"Hitlery\" would win by a hair,\n\nin this upset, where GOP also controls the congress, it appears that the \"powers that be\" viewed D. Trump as a greater threat to their levies if he had lost and began foaming at the mouth to incite turmoil and unrest among his followers.\n\nHappy to share how I voted:\nI crossed out both Dem & Rep names, and drew in a third (checked) box titled: \"Neither, try again !\"\n\n...makes me wonder if Citizens had been given that neutral choice, what our dialog would be this day?\n\nSure hope I'm wrong about my next prediction:\nFormal declaration of war against a foreign power on US soil within the next 3 yrs, and the infiltration of UN forces within our Borders. (Trump backs Keystone, tooth & nail; a bad day for DAPL who will likely be swept aside like chaff) \nThis planet is crazysauce, when is the next shuttle leaving for Mars ?",
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinesh_D%27Souza You could not have found a better media lapdog of the far right to quote. He even has a criminal record, clearly a prospective Trump press secretary.\n\nWe had a much better description of Lee's behavior of abuse yesterday, to the slaves he bought and sold - a surprise for an opponent of slavery. He was also apparently the best military mind in the service, Lincoln was no dummy.\n\nYou've tapped into conservative media and their myopic view of all events. I'm sure that fits you well.",
"The UN has more credibility than you and your weak attempt at apologizing for the racists.",
"Funny how all these brilliant nationally syndicated talking heads have 20 20 hind sight. To trust or respect their current opinion you have to look at their past articles. Not a one of them recognized that the white working man has being screwed and over looked since union busting, gonna stop illegal immigration as soon as we legalized these 20 million illegal immigrants,Ronald Reagan. Anytime the white man stood up he was called racist, sexist, selfish and mostly ignored. These talking heads completely missed the modern recession. Completely missed the actual results of the trade deals. Completely missed and still fail to report the utter failure of trickle down economics. They bad mouth Obama care while they fail to address the utter failure of the complete US health care system. Even though many civilized countries have much better systems. We, the customer, spend more and get less. They run their mouth and pens for money and are never held accountable or reminded of failures.",
"Of course I blame a party for this. Have you forgotten that republicans promised to keep us safe? And then the republican president, like someone today, decided to ignore his intelligence briefings because he already knows everything. Now the Donald is following in the same footprints. You really think he will have a different outcome? Why?",
"Cuz that's what Trump would do.",
"Protecting OUR President, whether you voted for him or not, is our duty - PERIOD !!!",
"There are people here who actually believe what you said, word for word. 4:20 for instance. Sarcasm might suit you and Mr. Trump, it also feeds the bigots.",
"Trump needs no help undermining Trump.",
"Perhaps Mr Mason should explore the rampant and out of control racism in Toronto and Vancouver, with both of those cities having much larger non-white populations, percentage wise and in raw numbers, while having white mayors.\n\nNenshi played the race card and he knows it, and now he has to continue to play the hand out. By playing the race card, he cowed the media into refusing to look into his record on taxes and spending, and neatly dodged issues such as questions regarding how a $1/2 Billion airport runway underpass to nowhere could be approved, after first calling it ridiculous (which by the way, it is). \n\nA brilliant diversionary tactic, one that I have no doubt will soon be tried out on a larger political stage.\n\nWell played Mr. Nenshi, well played.",
"Given that almost all population growth is \"non-white\" and the narrow margin of Trump's victory the President will have to run better with either \"non-white\" or \"white\" voters or be turned out.",
"Trying to put your biases into someone else's mouth only demeans you, not him.",
"A plethora of excuses? Try the current occupant who cannot abide even the most glancing of criticisms without striking back with personal attacks, irrelevancies, and his personal fairy tales.\nAnd as for the words of Hillary coming back with a vengeance, if that wasn't a 'basket of deplorables' marching in Charlottesville, do you have a better description?\nHillary was turned into a target of opportunity a generation ago, a long term strategy of constant abuse that ranged from genuine criticism to vituperative allegations at all levels. Her major 'crime': a lack of charisma, in part due to her personal integrity.\nI'm not saying she was perfect, nor do I agree with all her political positions. But she had honest positions in the first place. The current occupant has one principal position. Himself.\nSooner or later Mr. Jenkins you'll have to get off the Hillary express with the rest of the world and address a real topic.",
"Anyone, who has done a bit more than casual reading on Trump, will laugh at that statement.",
"Ryanism is \"killed\" and what has replaced it is a toxic mix of racism and anger that is worse than Ryanism. Rob Portman isn't going to be POTUS, Donald Trump is. (And Portman is a Heritage/ balanced budget guy/ establishment type BTW.) The hatred he unleashed is really bad. Please don't say that Trump's appeal is based on \"economic populism.\" A large portion of it is hatred of the \"Other,\" especially those with different ethnicities, religions, and races. This is a bad thing for both the GOP and those who believe in reform conservatism, which Frum does. It is going to be really hard to start a genuine reform con movement now that it is wrapped up in racial grievances and associated with Trump.",
"People pointing out the racist double standard are the REAL racists, amirite, Chugiak??",
"No Bob, both you and the ADN, Wapo, etc. can and do say anything you want no matter how out of touch, wrong, poorly informed or off topic. It's just tiring, Give the new prez a chance. He won for a reason.",
"No people like you are the reason why America is in the state it is now! I'm so sick of you liberal people, trying to shove your agenda down my throat, and so are other people. That's why Trump won. Republican politicians can't even go out with their families, without being harrassed by so called open minded people.Trump supporters are being beaten on the streets, but the media wants to flip it, like it's liberals being bullied. Bullcrap! I really don't give two cents what you think of me! Parents are abusing their kids and filming it, just because their kids voted Trump in a mock election at school, but my kind is what's wrong with America! Good one.",
"If you think all donald has done is \"hurt some feelings\", you've raised obliviousness to an art form.",
"Seems those disagreeing with your comment think police brutality and blue coverups are a good thing.",
"At least Obama NEVER claimed there was a terrorist attack in Sweden. \n\nRemember the Bowling Green Massacre. LOL!!!",
"\"all the facts coming out of this are unrelated to the campaign\"?? True enough, but an unregistered agent of a foreign government was campaign chairman for the fellow that got elected President of the United States of America. Is there seriously nothing wrong with that?",
"The left are the only ones allowed to coin phrases and make up words like homophobia, micro aggression, trigger, etc. When anyone on the right does the same, they ask why (eye roll). They are the Ministry of Information and will control what we see, hear, say and believe. Welcome to 1984.",
"Speaking of labels it sure appears you labeled all liberals with the same attributes. Perhaps you are the labeler!",
"You are 100% incorrect. And they weren't protesting the \"removal of American History.\"",
"Opposing Obamacare worked for the Republicans",
"What you are seeing in the GOP today, generally, is what I consider to be the final stand of the Tea Party, Birthers and everyone else who has taken the party so far right, and kicked out those moderate \"Ford\" Republicans that still stuck around after they got decimated by the Reagan wave. \n\nLiterally, this election cycle is their Waterloo, as they now have a candidate that espouses their views and down-ticket candidates that are all on the same page - and they are all going to war with the liberals and moderates. What the Tea Party is about to find out is, upon the defeat of Trump, Ms. Stenger and others who espouse a racist, sexist, bigoted philosophy is that it will be an absolute defeat. That will, in turn, give more moderate voices in the Republican Party enough power to truly oust the Tea Party/Freedom Caucus/Sean Hannity/Breitbart pols from the mainstream and relegate their entire movement to the trash heap of political history.",
"Did you read and understand Xavier's post?",
"No, not true at all. He had been kneeling for at least one game before anybody even noticed. if he was trying to upset people he would've called more attention to himself. He definitely was not trying to upset anyone.",
"This DACA issue is a case in point why I voted for Trump.\nObama's executive overreach created this problem for these illegal immigrants.\nHe gave them a false sense of security--- that they would be considered legal if they came here illegally.\nHe told us that he couldn't change the law willy-nilly before then.Remember?\nWhere is the outrage about this reckless, hurtful behavior?\nObama and the Progressive Predators use these people to build up their voting base and when things don't go as planned, it's the Republicans or the Christians fault?\nTrump is working hard to restore lawfulness to government so that innocent people will\nunderstand the law of the land.They will then be in the best situation possible to evaluate \nthe risks involved if they decide to violate the law. \nUnambiguous, non-contradictory law avoids the exploitation that the Left is notorious for, and respects everyone including taxpaying Americans and immigrants who follow the law.\nThat's Christian respect and empathy.",
"LOL at the commie pointing at Zuma and saying 'those that visited this abomination on us' like he wasn't one of the architects and layers of groundwork for the wannabe dictator to happen. Did we not point to Zim hard enough and shouted out the similarities every step of the relentless decline? Kinda ironic too that he claims on his blog to be an analyst examining threats to South African democracy, when he was so blind to this one. Most of all though, and totally predictable that, as many others he only really started to develop real-world goggles and some semblance of conscience once he's left the cult, and (somewhat like Frankenstein) now does battle with the very same monster he was instrumental in creating..",
"Yes, I listened to his entire speech.",
"Respectfully BORME73, I understand Mr. Tillman may have felt that Iraq was an illegal war, many including myself have problems with the Iraqi War; but where might I ask did you find that Mr. Tillman supported protesting during the flag and national anthem? The assertion \"...he'd likely side with the kneelers...\" is way too big a leap to assert in my opinion. I find nothing that would indicate he would support such, especially noting his love of country. Might you point out anything to support that assumption? \n\n\nSecondly, Mr. Obama refused to wear the American Flag on his lapel for other reasons, none being because of where it was made. He flip-flopped on that reasoning and later donned the flag, as well as disassociating himself from his pastor, but only once public opinion was found to oppose him. He flip-flopped on a lot issues to get elected. He made many great sound bites, but his words were mere posturing and lacked merit, he was a very weak president on the world stage!",
"True, but ONLY in regards to the saddling of people, regardless of race, with criminal records.",
"Sure he did...he's the CIC...she secState.\n\nthey own it. They lost it.\n\nDo you know anything about the protocol/Naval Message traffic that occurs when we receive indications of an extremis situation with flag rank officer or an ambassador?\n\nObama couldn't be reached that night for 6 hours.",
"Obviously not, and there just wasn't one judge that The Donald is having problems with. The Donald is learning that this is not a dictatorship.",
"George Boosh was pilloried by the left and by the media for doing the same thing Obama did.",
"I think you completely misread my post, Rich Mole. What I said is that the KKK, the white supremacists and other alt right groups overwhelmingly voted for Trump. Without their votes he would not be POTUS and he would not stand a chance for re-election. Are you surprised that he is not prepared to lose their support by condemning them by name? I am not.\n.\nThe problem is that Trump is tacitly endorsing those groups' actions by refusing to publicly and explicitly condemn them.\n.\nSince you like Google so much, check first what the alt-right is about\n.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt-right\n.\nAfterward, kindly try to explain what in h**l is Steve Bannon doing as White House Chief Strategist!\n.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Bannon",
"Then they are happy to not let their vote count.",
"I posted here few hours ago with unacceptable words, sorry. But I think you (Tom Rogan and others) are worthy of these words. \"Brutality or violence \" are the attributes Washington's policy. It is you who stick your nose with your interests, and your interests are everywhere in the world, but if there are anybody with own interests then he have ask permission in Washington. BUT THIS TIMES ARE ENDED, it's very sad news for you, but it's REAL. We are very loving you so much, and will be love next !!!!",
"Hey! You submitted an entire comment that, while still way off topic, did not mention Trump a single time! Good job! Are you starting to grow up?",
"The head guy this time isn't a RINO phony and maybe not even a Republican. The left is now completely out of power except for seven large city metros. Obama destroyed and eviscerated the Democrat Party. The Bush/RINO Republican establishment is gone or in full retreat with many throwing in the towel early based on impossible poll numbers against their new Trump backed challengers. The news says the Clintons paid for the phony Fusion Dossier. FBI gathered evidence of Clinton being as corrupt as her worst critics ever said. The entire Obama Administration knowing about it and obstructing justice.",
"You forgot to mention your Mayor Gregor. He has been leading the charge.",
"The only people disrespecting our country are racists, slave owners, modern day Republicans, dirty cops, and those who are so indoctrinated as to think not saluting a flag is disrespecting the country. And the only people confused are you and your ilk.",
"They went thru due process unlike Trumps 1 pardon. Sorry there is a difference and a big difference at that.",
"I am not suggesting in any way that we forget or minimize what was done to Africans who were ripped out of their lives and brought to this continent in chains under the most horrible and inhumane conditions; or that we forget or minimize what was done to their progeny. We must never forget so that if and when the monstrous, atrocious side of humanity ever raises its head, we can recognize it for what it is, call it out, and denounce it with words and with deeds.\nBut we must move forward. This nation cannot atone for the unatonable other than by assuring to greatest extent possible, the equality of opportunity for all our people regardless of the color of their skin.",
"Geez,\nhe's a Democrat/Liberal friend. If he ever voted in the elections he'd had voted for a Democrat. A Trojan Horse entering the US via Chucky's Lottery system migration. \nIge/Chin/Watson fights for terrorists/bad operatives to travel to the US and invites ALL unknown's to Hawaii with open arms and Aloha.\nDon't tell, Hawaii won't ask.",
"Only a liberal would say such hateful rhetoric",
"It astonishes me that Donald Trump thinks he can do the job of president with such a fragile ego---Especially after being Birther-in-Chief for the last president!\n\nPretty easy to poke the guy---It's going to be an entertaining three years...",
"Question.....how can we ever come together when Republicans disagree with Democratic policies and the Libs automatic response is \"your racist\"? That isnt debate, that isnt understandin....its name calling and nobody will ever responde after being humiliated",
"Obese gov't has been spending our money w/out regard for a long time, ad naseum. \n\nI would be lying if I didn't have at least a sliver of skepticism regarding what will happen vis a vis gov't spending under a Trump admin--he doesn't exactly strike me as a \"small gov't\" type.\n\nBut I'll give him the benefit of the doubt until he acts otherwise. If he acts on the rhetoric he's promoted throughout his campaign, he'll get some spending room. If he backpedals on his promises, he will be roundly excoriated, have no doubt.\n\nThe last thing Trump needs to do is promote \"yes men\", as you say. What he does need is individuals with the experience he lacks, BUT who still support the same ideological goals as he. That means keeping out the Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld types and vaporizing any chance of their neocon aspirations to take hold.\n\nI agree, it will not take long to see the impact of a Trump presidency. I am hopeful the promises will be delivered. And yes, we will be more divisive than ever. :-)",
"The guy was a lose cannon, given to flakey, impulsive decisions that reflected badly on the FBI and on the AG of two administrations.\n\nTrump was right to listen to AG Sessions and Sessions was right to advocate jettisoning this needless ballast early in Trump’s first term.",
"Actually, as Jade corrected, they were \"fine\" people according to Mr. Trump. I will contend, however, that just as \"good\" people don't march for white supremacy, \"fine\" people don't either. BTW: I didn't \"make that up\".........Donald J. Trump did. Gary Crum",
"Just re-elected and the RINO is showing its horns.",
"Civil Comments does not seem to be responding well to their first real test.",
"rule no. 1\n\n if you are a creature of the swamp being drained your op eds will be critical of the president\n\nthis op ed is a case in point\n\nmembers of the elite with long time connections to the establishment inside the belt way\n\nho hum so predictable\nso lacking in insight",
"the press squandered any credibility with the false accusations that have amounted to nothing on Russia collusion and obstruction - Trumpenstien is playing the media like a second-hand guitar and they bite on everything - he has sidestepped the big shooters with Twitter and demonstrated their inherent bias when covering someone who doesnt represent their values - all u lefties dont seem to understand that a great many people dont take ur word as gospel and they disagree with you on many points - how do think Trumpenstien got elected he ran against all of u and that and got him the big chair - hardest part of eating crow is getting past the feathers for all u lefties lemme know how ur personal journey goes - eating feathers that is",
"I see a few of the comments here miss the point. Some insist that in an equal world women should be able to take insults just like men. Maybe they should. \n\nBut that's like saying al-Qaeda's problem is they use too much oil in their hummus. Maybe they do. But that's not my problem with them. Trump's problem is that he is he is going after social programs that will undermine people's well being. The Republican Congress was on the verge of passing the misnamed Better Care Reconciliation Act until the CBO pointed out that it will cause premiums to skyrocket and remove health insurance for 20 million people.\n\nYes, he is a nasty human being who takes pleasure in demeaning people and is a snob while pretending to be some man of the people. That makes him all the more cringe worthy. But what he is doing to the country is worse.\n\nHe avoids the politics for the petty insults because that's all he's got folks. He brings nothing to the table otherwise.",
"Your words are poison Duarte. They always have been. The capture speak and defensive nature of your column I am afraid carries no water. When you authors explain the millions your direct family has earned, and you explain your own bank statements and subject yourselves to a lifestyle audit I'll consider believing you. To state that NDZ is the only woman around capable of being president I find insulting to women, and if this book aggrieved you so much you have the perfectly legal right to sue, sue and then sue some more. So why don't you? And just FYI, KPMG did renege on their report as you put it. Sadly unlike you, they can be held accountable and will be made to pay the price. \n\nI'm curious to know though, based on your rants about strong woman being picked on, just where do you stand on Bathabile Dlamini? If she's the best you can come up with, you've served the cause of woman about as poorly as it is possible to. Which makes you part of the problem, if you pause to think.",
"Then if Obama deserves credit for the success of the markets, so does Trump. And if the markets indicate how America feels about the administration, then that applies to this administration too.",
"trump was minority elected.\nHillary won the popular vote by a historic margin.",
"It's completely apparent to me that either Obama or Hillary is behind this....",
"The Holocaust is a cautionary tale about social engineering based on race. In a multicultural society care should be taken to not elevate or denigrate based on race. Where possible we should correct mistakes but emphasis today and tomorrow ought to be on equality and opportunity. If we see ourselves as JFK said \"Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal.\" To focus on the \"struggle against the common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty, disease and war itself.\"",
"Watching Mr. Trump \"on stage\" in Phoenix was actually a little frightening. IMO, I was watching an American President who seemed to be \"channeling\" Benito Mussolini....the strutting; the primping; the upthrust chin as he absorbed the roar of his crowd of sycophantic supporters. Watch some of the films of Mussolini, I think you will see what I mean. Trump's performance....and, it was a performance,....was about him and was designed and orchestrated to \"feed\" his ego. Watch it for yourself; listen to his bragging and his appeals for adulation. Then, ask yourself: Does this man seem focused on the welfare of our country or on his own ego gratification? Is this man really emotionally fit to be our President? and finally, do you really want such a man to continue as our President? Gary Crum",
"I have to say when researching this new pope who had been projected as almost walking on water, I can see very well why he embraced Charismatics and Evangelicals et al.\nNot once during their form of worship [for those familiar], had there been any condemnation of the role of the church during the dictatorship and the unfolding aftermath still being felt today. \nThe Jewish community, after experiencing the final solution and release of the Nostra Aetate Jews fell victim to another terror during that period barely a decade later.",
"One of the main reasons I voted for Trump. The SC was the most important issue for me and I knew Hillary would pander to the identity politics crowd. (She was a horrible candidate to boot)",
"At what point did it become cool to defend white supremacists? And why is it that only white people (mostly men) do it?",
"It's because they understand nothing other than authoritarianism.",
"I'm again convinced. Trump wanted to win the election. He didn't want the job.",
"I don't feel his preachings are religious, therefore I don't feel it was a bigoted comment. Maybe you should publish a book so everyone that lives here can know what has a place in our society!",
"Find it funny that people \"turn their lives around\" while out on bond. Only way to know if they did, is if they still are sober and law abiding after sentences are completed. Also going sober from marijuana is funny. It doesn't affect you the same as drugs like meth, coke, heroin. Pharmacies ills. No withdrawals when you quit smoking. So a Mexican national grows weed and gets a year and people call for hin to be deported. He was a 20 year old old but these are American adult citizens and I see no of the hate on this topic and people like I did the Hispanic gentleman. Trump is dividing this country and its sad. Hitler persecuted the Jewish people and Trump is trying to do it to Hispanic people. I know a few people from Mexico here in this country and they are hard working productive people. Crimes are committed by all races and gender. Yet most of the hate goes towards foreign people. This country was built by immigrants and most Americans come from immigrants somewhere down the line",
"Jemele Hill revisited the Trump family history. Fred Trump had Donald seek ways to remove blacks from his apartment building. Anyone watching Donald placing blame \"on both sides\" in the Charlottesville mayhem would reach the conclusion Trump is bigoted.",
"I think Donald Dumb is a perfect leader for you.",
"Get over trying to point fingers at the Democrats, Hillary and Obama. Dillwinkle, unknowmright, palatable and other right wing trolls, I am talking about you. THIS has been the problem. Get up to speed with current events. You people are trying to lay blame and tear us apart. The GOP encourages you and gives you safe harbor and encourages this since they can't actually lead or work across the aisle for the common good so they try to blame the past. You people should be ashamed of yourselves.",
"This despicable act is not isolated and it is directly related to how adults have been representing themselves in society today, The \"pack mentality\" preys on the perceived weaker one out of fear that if they break from the pack they could be the next weaker one and the roots can be traced right back to a sickening mix of politics and religion, We had a similar murder here 13 youths involved in the beating death of one young man at a local boat ramp during the trials it was repeatably brought up that all the defendants parents were of the same political party and tied to the Tea Party and all the defendants belonged to the Baptist faith with 11 of the 13 attending the same church, This is not to condemn anyone but it should give us ( adults ) pause to step back and reevaluate what our children are gleaning from our stewardship. My heart goes out to these parents may they somehow find peace in their lives : (",
"Who allowed THAT knucklehead in our country?",
"Actually, all presidents keep their title for life and are always referred to as President $Name$",
"There is an inverse relationship between the size of Trump's brain and his ego.",
"When voting one's conscience and voting for Trump align, that voter admits to supporting the worst attributes of America. We are more divided than any time since the civil war. I blame it on the wee orange spark of Trump that lit a fire under the butts of his easily conned, low-wattage, uneducated weaklings. Somehow Asri fell for it. She should be ashamed.",
"oh more hate bs trump stuff, what rubbish, it is called democracy and the system has worked again. you want a different outcome, maybe the entrenched elitist class of selfish politicians will start to listen and work for people rather than they're pocket books first. The politicians on both sides have failed the us people and trump comes along with a new direction, method, attitude and they said ok lets give it a shot! There is nothing dangerous in that! Get over it!",
"\"One man on a loudspeaker said the largely Latino protesters belong in the kitchen.\"\n\nThose who support Trump really want to align themselves with a racist like this? Shame.",
"He opened the door for Reagan, but he also condemned the people like Trump and his minions. I knew the Senator from my time on the Hill. Fate often put us on the same Capital Subway car. Both he and Kennedy always had a smile for me. Interesting that such an act of personal humility comes from two men who already ran for POTUS and thus had nothing to prove. Jesse Helms, on the other hand, was a horse's you know what.",
"The only real hate groups I see right now are the organized extremists on the left who hate President Trump.",
"Boy.... being voted out of office by a nobody did not hamper his MoJo did it? We voted you out because we DON'T care what you think you Global Elitist bottom feeder!",
"Congressman Charles Djou voted to repeal \" Don't ask don't tell\" discrimination against gays in the military. He did this while serving as an officer in the military. He did this against Republican leadership, and I believe he was the only Republican to do so .\nThis is non-partisan leadership. I believe he will be just as fair as Mayor and as consistent to his values.\nP.S. there are more issues than rail like an out of control police department that our mayor washes his hands of responsibility. And than Carlisle believes we need to crack down on homeless people; because as a former prosecutor he sees evil among the poor and expects them to behave as criminals.",
"Provide a list of all the Trump policies that led to this.",
"The point that is totally being missed. I do not care that she was giving him the finger. I care that this was a serious breach of security. Still remember the Obama motorcades, streets were cleared and police kept the roads totally clear until it passed. If there ever were a target for assassination, he would be it. Never mind his politics, which left much to be desired.",
"His predecessor was too ashamed to show his face in public.\nAs he should be.",
"You can go back thru history and find some 'stellar' liberals who you probably hold in very high esteem, yet practiced much worse racism, sexism and other 'isms' than 40 year old stories about Trump could turn up. The great liberal Democrat, FDR, evicted 'citizens' of Japanese decent from their homes and threw them into concentration camps in the 1940's, depriving them of their constitutional rights. Did his dad teach him to do that?",
"\"History is always written by the victors\"\nThat may have been true back before everyone had cameras on their smartphone but Trump, like police departments around the US, discovered that saying lacks any truth.\n\n\"The campaign didn't end for [Obama] until 2014 when he finally gave up trying to do anything good.\"\nSource? I don't recall Obama running except for the year before his election and re-election. Unless you are including his campaigning for other Democrats which is clearly a different situation from Trump who only campaigns for himself.",
"Racist shoehorning his personal beef in unrelated story...",
"He actually testified under oath that nothing like that happened.\n\nWatching liberals grind their gears trying to find dirt where none exists is becoming sport at this point. The Democratic Party is quickly becoming a thing kids will only read about in history books, like the Whigs.",
"Well, at least we now know for sure that our PP is at best incompetent with a whiff of grandeur, at worst as captured and more as we all expected.\nAs for Zwane, another example that the race card exists...",
"Trump won the election because the alternative was so much worse. Trump may well end up being a one term president. If he earns that than so be it. We are headed to an unknown destination but the election was about Obama's policies and whether to continue them or change directions. This came from Obama himself. The country decided it wanted a new direction.\n\nI for one am hoping that Trump does so well that he is indeed re-elected in 4 years. Because that would take \"real\" accomplishments to convince the people to continue with his policies. He is so disliked by so many that the only way for him to make it 8 years is to do good things for the country. I am not going to condemn him before he has a chance to show what he is going to do. I do like most of his appointees though and look forward to seeing whom he appoints to the courts.",
"\"Selling to Trump\" as the columnist concludes---is putting it rather simplistically --This is the time for much more nimble diplomacy and avoidance of what would be surely perceived as personal insults. Don't forget the\nsaying ---flattery will get you far---seems to work with some \"actors\" on the geo political arena.\n\n Was it not Pierre Elliot Trudeau who said that we are like a mouse sleeping next to elephant. At least the moves of the past elephants were predictable. Much is at stake. This is the time to emphasize our values at every opportunity--Tolerance, humanity, open arms---- minds and hearts at home and abroad to those in distress ----This is consistent with our national interest and \"Canada First\" approach. Lead by example. Avoid\nthe personal insults.",
"When you spend decades stoking peoples insecurities, resentment and outrage, etc. ? I was thinking the article was about the republican party and how Trump was caused by them and instead, he begins talking about the democratic party. Granted, not everyone in the democratic party, just almost every democrat in power at the present time. The republican party is still the grand old party of Lincoln. The problem is that as democrats have moved further and further to the left, republicans have told us that they will stop the creep to the left and after every election, our leaders do nothing to actually stop this leftward creep. In 2014, almost every senator and representative ran on stopping Obama and repealing the ACA. When they did not even try, many of us got angry, and now they will be dealing with Trump. That is the plain and simple truth. No journey to the dark side, unlike the democrats with their choice of Hillary. Now that is the dark side.",
"There are actual Nazis marching in the streets of America proudly showing off their Swastika tattoos and a president making excuses for them.\nScrew my blood pressure. \n\nI would rather die raging against them than live with the guilt of condoning them by silence.\n\nIn 1928 the original Nazis were also a joke, too small to be politically worth caring about. Couldn't win a single seat in parliament in the last election. Nazis have a way of going from a joke to murdering rampage sweeping the world very, very rapidly if they are not actively opposed at every step.\nIt's the kind of movement that needs to run into a brick wall of resistance every time it rears it's ugly head - because if you give it an inch, it will burn the world."
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"If you are too stupid to understand the meanings of words you shouldnt be putting up snot-nosed comments",
"Trump is a very ill man. During those periods when he is appearing to be engaged, his complexion is florid and and puffy. Then there are occasions where he is not animated and which he is pale and appears lost. At the G20, at one point he started to wander off and had to be redirected by security, or when he had left Air Force I and wandered past his limo to God knows where. The White House has been turned into a care home.",
"Just hurry up and die, Songbird.",
"Yep. It seems the alt-right, with their attention span of goldfish, seems to want to declare this thing is \"over\" before it even began. \n\n\nRidiculous.",
"There is no question that my good friend Sen. Grassely is lying through his distinguished teeth and is, if I may humbly argue, full of crap.",
"Donnie takes a whopping 48 hours to condemn the bigotry and hate spewed by the KKK, Neo-Nazis and white supremacists but a mere hour to blast the Merck CEO that resigned from the management council.\nAnd of course he couldn't even do the former correctly. He treated it like an after thought by, once again, ravishing praise on his favorite person - HIMSELF. \"Unemployment is down, a million jobs created and the economy is great, thanks to ME. Oh yeah, and before I forget, the KKK, Neo-Nazis and white supremacists are bad.\"\nAnd then a few hours later, he blasts the Merck CEO AGAIN!\nWhat a pathetic buffoon.",
"Hypocrisy!.\nDitto for Morneau and his many financial tentacles.\nHypocrites!",
"Now we're saying that Trump used his fame to force himself on women? How did we extrapolate that out of what he said. Seems to me his fame is what made women WILLING. So the women's morals are just as questionable as his. But wait, what is immoral about consensual sex or groping? And if you're going to say adultery is immoral, well, last statistics I read 66% of married men are unfaithful. So let's all just calm down a bit, why don't we. Ridiculous.",
"Tens of Billions spent on the monarchy in England.\nNot enough day-care spaces in BC by a long shot.\n\nTake your pick, either we look after the next generation or you admit your unwarranted addiction to an antique form of domination, AKA monarchy.\n\nYou royal lovers are just like Forest Gump said, stupid is as stupid does!\n.",
"Yes JT, just plow ahead with the same insane policies that destroyed Ontario's economy...the stupidity of this man knows no bounds.",
"\"Encouraging a child to engage in sexual activity for the purpose of recording it is a Class A felony, punishable by up to 20 years’ imprisonment and a fine of up to $375,000. The mandatory minimum sentence for this crime is 70 months in prison.\"\n\nIf they take your advice, you should have to serve half of their sentence.\n\nThat would be half of each sentence for each teen who takes your advice. \n\nYour ignorance makes you dangerous.",
"Statists are so stupidly narrow-minded that their only solution to anything is always another law.",
"Oh, okay, genius. Killed? You might be a moron. So anyone who has a drink or a beer a day or a few a week has an addiction?",
"Stupid AND dishonest. He's ambidextrous.",
"Thank you Rep. Seaton, Rep. Stutes, and Rep. LeDoux for your extraordinary integrity and courage. \n\nAs for the Alaska GOP, what a lot of oafs, cowards, and hypocrites.",
"The only \"easy\" answer is whats been done? Mr. Gara, what planet are you from? Humbly, I must ask. I have lived here since the fall of 1964, I went through growing, the pipeline, the fall in the '80s, gains and losses, the stupid government plans, farming, ports and we could go on, that were only a way for people, politicians to line their pockets, along with special interests, not for the people, that would be \"us\" I apologize and do not wish to offend you, or any other \"Career Politicians\" yet that is what you folks are. The system that was established, folks in your position were a volunteer, quit their income jobs and did not stay over a few years and then someone else replaced them, it is not, a CAREER. You, along with many others, in my, again, humble opinion have been there too long. You folks, between perks, per-diums and associated, give up nothing, sorry, can't and won't put up with your rhetoric. Go Retire, Please. Of the People, for the People, by the People, US."
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"Bubbles,\nHa, ha, ha....oh, that's so precious. You should be careful of that bucket of water...oops!.... too late, Dorothy doused you to save the 'straw man' arguments you attempted to use and now ....your logic is m=e=l=t=I=n=g.....so is your argument doc.",
"Are you responding to my response, Ms. Ann? I do not recall claiming that it was, only that the hypothetical Mr. Falsey presented is a reasonable interpretation of the, \"Provide nondiscrimination law exemptions for religious organizations when it comes to employment decisions and adoption services\" part of the application. A Catholic run hospital would be a \"religious organization\" for which such \"an exemption to employment decisions\" could apply and it is a reasonable interpretation that the discrimination being exempted would include being a member of a different religion such as a \"Lutheran janitor.\"",
"Maybe because it would invite some examination and comparisons.",
"Ya right, so I guess you also think that is someone is a racist conservative that it's ok?",
"Different person, different school bus",
"\"Commemorated\" would be a better word.",
"The columnist writes about Washington DC: \"So what happens to the self-styled boardroom Lotharios who are still at the height of their professional powers? Well, look no further than the Oval Office, where a chief executive who has been caught on tape admitting that he used his position as a television celebrity to assault women can apparently just ignore a string of similar accusations because he's the dude who got himself elected to the presidency.\"\n\nWow, what a BIZARRELY PARTISAN choice of selection for harassment in the White House!\n\nHello, columnist, Mr. Trump's talking about his actions occurred on a bus in Hollywood many years before he ran for office.\n\nCompare that to the historical fact that Bill Clinton and John F. Kennedy both coerced female underlings to perform sex acts IN the White House WHILE working there!\n\nDrop your partisanship, columnist, and pick the two shoes (as in heels) that really best fit your argument.",
"I've been to the emergency room at McKenzie Willamette a time or two. I don't consider\nmyself racist or bigoted or anything like that. I was surprised at the number of (mostly) women with kids in tow, waiting to see a doctor. No blood or broken bones, just kids with runny noses. What struck me was the number of them who are very over weight and by the volume and content of conversation, under-educated. And the number of times they would step outside for a cigarette. None were Hispanic. \nKids who need medical care need medical care. It's no fault of their own that their parents are welfare parasites or hardworking immigrants.",
"And that is a problem?",
"I thought it was right on, actually. Now your posting name - that's childish. Work for the spooks, do you?",
"I wouldn't shed a tear if someone throw acid at this c**ts face or took a straight razor to it. Granted those things are illegal, and can result in serious prison, though the prosecution wouldn't want me on that jury.",
"Sorry! This is wwwwaaaayyy too rational for a \"Post Truth\" / \"Alternative Facts\" based world.. Sounds too much like liberal elitist talk to me..... (insert sarcasm here)....",
"\"didn't like the optics\"\nYeah, looks pretty much like that necropsy being held at Kincaid.",
"Cant empathize with people in flip flops and a tank top. When i suggested they consider weather changes and water needs they told me to gfms. Ok, empathy done.",
"I agree, this was the equivalent of stacking 220 on a flat bench to a kid who can only do 165. Forcing the body to do something one time by force is not gaining anything. That coach is lucky he didn't rip the groin muscles out of some of those girls. I can see mild force to cause a mild stretch, that was forcing someone flat who had no ability to do so. Pathetic.",
"\"Cleanup\" needs to \"Lighten up\". I swear I picture Dana Carvey as the \"Church Lady\" on SNL with every post CleanupEugene does.",
"Isn't it considered fashionable to wait until somebody asks?",
"Correction. Caucasus Mountains. And 9 times out of 10 I'll put my T shirt on backwards if I don't check the tag first, regardless of T shirt diversity.",
"Quite an illuminating comment, to say the least.\n\nWhite dude?? What if a non-white, and made my comment? Would that make it more acceptable? What if I was Hispanic, would the city NOT rezone my property?\n\nIs \"Bree\" too cute for you to be objective about? You sound like you may sit there in the meetings thinking more about how to shelter her, then the work at hand, \"middle-aged white dude.\"",
"Well said. Cue the hashtags about diversity from Trudeau and like-minded champions of #progressive naivety who prefer short-sighted idealism instead of addressing issues staring everyone in the face on a daily basis. We can't talk about the double standard that affords different religions more \"sensitivity\" because political correctness and #becauseit's2017 demands as much as if certain religions are beyond reproach in terms of critical analysis or even satire and comedy. \nLet's hope for a speedy recovery to those injured, especially the officer. Let's hope the accused is held within the general population of the jail so he can get properly acquainted with his fellow inmates.",
"Since you obviously don't live here, it might be a good idea to stop now, before you embarrass yourself further.",
"The column reminds me of a co-worker, his eyes damaged in the workplace in Toronto when corrosive liquid hit them.\n\nAnd a man I met in Toronto, his hand crushed and bleeding and fingers dangling from tendons, from an industrial machinery accident half an hour earlier.\n\nAnd when I was a student, a high school teacher who held up his bleeding, mis-shapen fingers that had just been pressed in a piece of woodworking equipment.\n\nAnd police hovering around the construction man who fell off the roof, to his death, from an apartment just over from my sister's apartment.\n\nAnd the body I saw of the dead highway worker, his body smashed by a delivery truck.\n\nOff the top of my head I can think of dozens of incidents like that from my life, of men maimed and killed in industrial workplaces, where men are the victims 90 percent of the time.\n\nAnd yet, in this newspaper, opinion columns about men like those are less than five percent the frequency of Weinstein-harassment-type columns.\n\nFascinating...",
"This woman is using the WH and her kids to soften her image and increase sales for her brand. Don't forget this is a woman that abuse low pay worker to produce her clothes. She even refuses to pay mat leaves for her American workers. A lefty close to Canada? What the heck are you talking about? I am a Canadian and this train wreck cannot be further from Canadian values. Please stop copying her PR team memo!",
"So, if a homosexual appears before a straight judge, should they be able to do the same?",
"Does anyone else watching feel that certain cultures are over represented at these ceremonies?",
"Freedom is like that. You get to make whatever mistake you want. I would never choose yours willingly either.",
"So, BSc Hon, female, of colour, disabled............that should narrow down the field to 1 or 2 applicants.",
"How do you know they are white? I'll bet the majority of them are not white.",
"That really isn't very nice CDNBB.",
"\"Stop lying about what I say, Mark. What you claim I said and what I actually said are not even remotely similar. There was once a fallen angel in the desert that twisted words exactly as you do. Why do you emulate him?\"\n\nI did not claim that you said what I wrote. What I wrote is the logical conclusion of your reasoning. You wrote that society should emulate the Church's practice. Catholic Church Law orders Bishops to cover up crimes against children unless local laws require them to report such crimes to police. Therefore, if society is to emulate Church's practice, Congress should pass laws to order people in positions of authority to conceal crimes against children.\n\nBy the way, why do you assume that the fallen angel you refer to is male? I know, in the eyes of your God females are inferior to males; my God disagrees with that.",
"Criticizing elected leaders is fair game in a multiple-party system. I only mention \"special privileges\" as a counter to the constant demands for new rights, be it the right to abortion or the right for a man to use my daughter's bathroom. Stop dividing us by making demands on behalf of the latest group at the expense of others, and you won't hear any divisive remarks in reply.",
"Agree. I'd rather run around in a dependable 15 year old car and invest the 50K saved than try to impress my neighbors. Comes down to how important appearance is to you but be careful. The guy you make fun of may be a millionaire.",
"Had Senator Beyak stuck to the subject that she was supposed to speak to...(the increasing over-representation of indigenous women in Canadian prisons) she might have avoided all this press. But she wandered all over the place, talking about residential schools, the Langevin Block, Mohawk Chief Bryant and his slave ownership in the 1800's, and even went overtime with her speech....twice. \n\nShe clearly demonstrated why the old way of appointing senators was wrong....unless we want to see a senate with an average IQ less than flowering plants.",
"Sometimes courts decide to judge minors as adults depending on the heinousness of the crime but in this case the Omar is getting the full benefit of being fifteen. There has been no attempt to determine what his actual state of mind was when this happened. Did anyone talk to his friends in Canada? Was he resisting his participation or was he looking forward to it? I would have preferred this go to trial.",
"Really, RD? On the article on the Catholic Theological Society of America, you attacked the article because it had a picture of a group of women. Now you are attacking this article about men. Would you prefer an article on transgendered Catholics?",
"I would also like to suggest that if Ms. Doolittle wishes to establish her viewpoint as credible, she make one simple admission; some complainants lie about sexual assaults. While the number may be very small, and the reasons varied, there are false complaints. And, for this reason, investigations have to be thorough, and unbiased.",
"I don't know. Ask progressive \"Don From Kansas\" and all the others here who use the ridicule emojis on every post from a non-progressive poster.",
"In court, the veil was being pitted against an actual right held by someone else, i.e., the right of the accused to a fair trial, and the court still held that veils must at least he considered for allowance unless it was unduly compromising.\n\nThere is no equivalent in daily life. Nobody has a constitutional right to see the faces of others in the street, and public services must be provided in a non-discriminatory fashion.",
"If a man and a women applicant have equal qualifications, and women are the minority in that particular workforce, then I would fight for the women to be chosen. But quotas are the wrong approach. Who do they think they are, the NDP?",
"It will be a breath of Fresh Aire",
"So it's fashionable to be critical of and attack middle aged white males but now the govt wants to be critical and attack 20 something white guys. \n\nI understand the disability assistance but the others? Seriously it's 2017 why don't we let merit sway peoples hiring decisions.",
"Don't use big words like risible.",
"Sometimes an interview isn't needed.\nhttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/DHADHL3UwAAXXzS.jpg",
"Guess it's time for him to keep his room a little cleaner (odor attractant) :-) Glad everyone is okay.",
"It is not a question of it 'becoming commonplace'. It has always been commonplace.\nI'm not sure what 'penance' via the 'internal forum' might mean. But I don't need to know, so no need to explain.\nI've already touched on the difference between 'reversing' teaching, and 'developing' or (thank you, ME) 'building' on teaching. This is how our Church has always worked, how it has always moved forward.\nStick with 'FC' if you wish. It sounds as if you're happy, then? You have what you need. So why all the comments here?\nOdd that your earlier comment should be judged uncivil, and then 'not uncivil' one hour later. Equally odd that you should feel the need to copy and re-post deleted comments.",
"It's the Mark 1 Eyeballs inside that it effects.",
"What name does it go by?",
"Interesting Green Jeans. \nYour comment asked people to \" stick with the program\" but you are using another \"program\" from JD Power to argue with a \"program\" about survival rates.",
"any chicken would look normal gyrating between one extreme to the next, carrying on what would appear to be a normal erratic life of running in any which direction with a determined purpose except this particular chicken is doing all this with its head lopped off. the chicken is doing such a wonderful job of seeming to carry on normally that one wonders what the purpose its head served to begin with. and this folks is the state of america and its current president.",
"SJW is a modern McCarthyism, if you get on the wrong list they will stop at nothing. It is ironic to see \"why\" from this wretched editorial team, who actively participates in SJW via opinion articles from notable illeberal progressive \"thinkers\".",
"You obviously don't understand this situation very well. I would agree that her passing up other employment is a stretch, however, there is merit to these lawsuits. They (SB Nation) were exploiting their workforce. Maybe read the Deadspin piece before making comments like this?",
"Wow. With some people there is never any accountability and anything goes...as long as it fits your agenda.",
"Totally vapid, just like all your other, endless pejoratives. All you do is insult and denigrate, to the best of your limited mental function. Snowflakes are extraordinarily beautiful, and no two are alike. You are an unreconstructed philistine. Eugene must have committed some horrible affront to ancient gods, to be stuck with you endlessly posting your witlessisms on a public forum intended for polite folks.",
"What is described here isn't 'ancillary' care. It's typical care of a person with CF.",
"Which my guess is the majority of Canadians would like to see abolished. I used to favour multiculturalism now I favour the melting pot. My belief is, if they were so gung ho about their backward countries (ex. Nigeria, Pakistan) why did they not do the honourable thing and stick around to make those countries something to be proud of. No, they wanted the easy way out and move to a country made successful by white people and then bring their demands with them. I'm done with that personally (you have no demands but to be grateful; do not seek to change our schools etc.). \n\nAnd btw, I am speaking generally as the author of this piece sounds like a nice guy and nothing wrong with being proud of your name. But just once I would like to hear complaints about where they came from instead of here, because you are always welcome to go back. And just curious how would my hot wife be treated if she travelled alone in Nigeria?",
"You sound like a BC LIEberal to me.",
"True enough, I am 35 pounds overweight as a male and I feel slightly gross everyday with my belly; it truly is bad for the confidence. And I would be considered obese by most standards, not overweight (which is say 10-20 pounds) so I can only imagine 80 pounds and on a smaller female (I am 6'). Having said that he does seem shallow for not including all the good things about her that he should love. But he is not wrong to expect some effort on her part (with the exception if there are health issues etc.). Now I better work harder for mine. :)",
"Yes. Some have returned since, but that doesn't have a great overall impact on the diversity.",
"Viagra can help biological males who are Transitioning/Gay etc.",
"Early abortions are not major medical procedures, normally.",
"Steal my porta-potty, you're gonna be in a world of s- (whoops, can't say that here)!",
"Article doesn't mention the Grinich that processed this case to the underemployed curia for this laicization process.\nThe local bishop? Especially in an area where the RCC is small.\nThat an 89 year old would be willing to trudge around should be praised, not punished.\nProbably only 89 yr old deacon in the world still shuffling around.\nAt 89, that he would be willing to do things priests will avoid, is inexplicable!\nThe rationalization of the deacons who support the manmade law is typical of RC mindset, sadly.\nThe shallow reasoning they spouted, \"...to understand his ministerial obligations. Often, he said, \"it is not fair to throw her into something like that.\" There is an attempt to sound like a deacon has a heavy work load. Not! Many are simply ceremonial. Love to dress up but don't see them after they pontificate at one mass.\nDispensations are the candy of pontiffs throughout history, doling them out to favorites.\nIt's all a subjective game.",
"Republicans are stunned that anyone with a pulse could actually believe that the Women's march was anything other than a progressive hate event cloaked in the garb of Women's Rights. Knowing that the event had over 400 sponsors, of which 56 were George Soros related groups speaks for itself. Seriously, knowing that the movement was to give the speaker's platform to Donna Hylton the murderer of a gay man, and to Angela Davis the Back Panther, and Linda Sarsour, the rampant anti-Semite, sent shivers down my spine. The icing on the cake was the collective wisdom of Madonna and Ashley Judd. If Fukumoto and Thielen honestly believed that they were engaged in something noble, then they are either naive, stupid, or bought and paid for. In any case, it is irresponsible, and a betrayal of traditional values to walk in step with a counter culture event which embraced hate, anti-semitism and violence. In my opinion, it would be best for the Hawaii Republican Party if they both left.",
"I wonder if this passenger was \"selected\" because he was not white. \nClearly he has a good case for a lawsuit.",
"It is the \"Fascist\" segment of voters in Quebec who resent the women covering up there faces. Very interesting that Quebec passed this legislation to appease their Fascist support. France did the same thing. French for the French. Australia is even tougher on Muslims.",
"Typical of those in the melanistically-challenged section of the bleachers (I'm being 'PC' here): those least affected by ongoing white supremacist social, political, economic, legal and educational institutions are the first to scream \"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY-cist!\" when ever anyone else talks back to 'em. Sorry, can't take that seriously.",
"You are making a mistake -\nJudging History or people from 300 years ago by today's standards is well silly - and a mistake. \nWith the left there is never an end to revising history - \"whitewashing\" (pun intended) -\nYou may think a certain monument is wrong - the alt-left wants to write their own history and change the USA - They want to destroy Mt Rushmnore -(yes)\nGet rid of references to Washington, Jefferson etc...\nSo they can then get rid of the Constitution - after all it was written by white slave owners -\nThen they can create the Socialist Utopia - they dream of - ie... Venezuela-\nThat way they make the rules and you must obey -\nA very sad future awaits us when Pelosi/Warren/Sanders/Schumer - etal take over.\nSad indeed.\n\nout",
"G Wellington,\n I disagree. The subway is also subsidized by multiple state levels and was built with public money so you are using a public service. And that said, anyone who contributes to the tax base should have access to public services whether they are wearing a veil or not. Judge people on their actual conduct not their clothes.",
"Men don't wear condoms for the fun of it, but because they are entering someone else's body and that person demands it. Their body, their right. The Pill was a milestone because it allowed women to have sex even when their partners would disregard their wishes on condom use, which today would be considered a form of rape. This is one of those reasons why men in dresses making these decisions on the morality of contraception is beyond the pale. Start ordaining women and we might get a rational teaching on birth control. If you can't see that making decisions on their sexuality and denying them priesthood is both connected and sexist, then the problem is you, not women or sex.",
"Disagree. It is making real Jesus drinking the wine on the cross, thus marking our entrance into the Father's kingdom.",
"if this is awareness month then a big discussion about the gaping lack of help for the mentally ill or those with other hidden disabilities needs work, desperately. it's much easier dealing with a physical handicap.. help with a prosthesis, wheelchair, cane, etc. but that one person who is kind of a pain to be around, that is different or weird - that alienates people due to whatever..how do you help them? how do you prevent john and jane doe from disrespecting the disabled person with intentional slights, snide remarks.etc? my sister has a personality disorder and anxiety. being in public - very agitated, it's very stressful for her - we try to get her to engage with people -. i've watched her work up her nerve to try to converse with someone out and about and the reactions she gets are amazing - they would never literally turn their back on , or ignore a blind person who stumbles. \n the fix must be education...it's won't be easy. not cut and dried and that's the real problem.",
"Good for Bennet.\nHe got it right.\nRs need to learn how to chew gum and walk at the same time.\nInvestigate the election hack to its conclusion (find the blue dress) and act on the evidence.\nmeanwhile, the country needs leadership and action on the issues that were obstructed for so long by regressives.\nRs need to learn how to govern for the people now that they've caught the bus.",
"It's the right to privacy.",
"In this case it's not just blind, it's insane.",
"Apparently Pride and humiliation go hand-in-hand in the identity politics game.",
"Unless you propose a department of political correctness to police language, language tends to morph and change. \n\n\nAnd even if you were to try to enact that here via authoritarians like Trump, it still wouldn't matter on the world stage, or for the longer view. \n\n\nWords like \"gay\" will be repurposed with or without your permission. It was likely this way since the dawn of languages. \n\n\nYou would do well to get over it. The cons do a great job of reframing things - like trying to make the real meaning of \"fake news\" go down Orwell's memory hole. But they don't own the language and normal people will push back on their nonsense.",
"Overall I sympathise with Boyden. He is now the victim of a thousand cheap shots by never-will-be writers and creators. As if his writing can be so easily dismissed as inauthentic. His predicament speaks to the chaos of where we are on identitytheory especially when it is linked to identity based on blood and biology. Allen Mills",
"This is an outrage, but not surprising. I assume the G and M feels otherwise.",
"The next thing you know, the SJWs will insist that Scarborough cover up its Paul Bernardo statute. We need to push back against political correctness. Bernardo and Cornwallis are part of Canadian history, and should be embraced as such.",
"That's too facile a response. Ebes gave a reasonable answer to the question. I don't agree with him, and I would believe that the number of \"confused or former Catholics who may visit this site looking for guidance or information\" is minimal. But he has a reason for being here, unlike some of the traditionalists who seem to be here merely to troll.",
"It really is not that simple, no matter how badly you wish it were.",
"Well let's see.....he's a Liberal, a visible minority, and he had his own knee-pads.",
"Chances are that the suspect is not a law abiding citizen who went thru all the hoops to get a firearm.",
"I'm not really seeing Orwellian newspeak or political correctness here despite the hand-wringing from both sides. \n\nThe true problem with alt-right isn't that it glosses over racism or xenophobia; the problem is that it is a catch-all for right wingers that are outside of the traditional Republican fold. I wouldn't put Sarah Palin or Micelle Bachmann in the same camp as Richard Spencer yet they both fall into the “name-that-shall-not-be-spoken” camp.\n\nBetter we come right out and say it. Spencer is a neo-nazi; Bachmann and Palin are know-nothing opportunists.",
"RangerMC, You are babbling. You better go to Sandy's and become one with the ocean. Relax your mind for a while, then come back when you can make some sense.",
"Most of the anonymous writers here, that so forcefully proclaim you to be wrong..do so because they can hide from the responsibility that facts require....it's easy for them to spout off and say anything most self respecting people would never say. It's a;lso easy from them to change their screen name, I think it's kind of cowardly to call a man a liar ,,,while hiding behind a mask...\nMost self respecting people try and not to pass on deception..they feel fine with the truth...\nI have watched your posts and and the attacks that come from that...\nI have also watched the denial of reality that these same anonymous characters show by the responses they make...\nThanks Johann and others for standing your ground and refuting their claims with the facts of the matter..",
"Interesting view but false.",
"This is obviously part of the dirty tricks campaign. Suddenly there is this emerging labelling of \"white members\" of the ANC, specifically referring to people some of whom made sacrifices that the Collen Maines and Mosebenzi Zwanes could not even consider. Again we see a ANC that is sacrificing principle for expediency. In short it is no longer a coherent party, but a bunch of individuals pursuing various personal goals. In township contempt we can only say \"sies\".",
"Dress up like his daughter.",
"I'd say this struck a nerve with some.",
"It is painting two (2) people as seeing a chance to make some quick money by selling a specific woman to the people who stole her.",
"Can't say I'm suprised. How insecure can a self-proclaimed \"billionaire-genius\" be to have a fake Time cover made propping himself up? Sad!",
"Strange dynamic in the comics, here. People express preferences, decisions are made... but when someone cries \"lack of diversity\", everything changes immediately.\n\nBaldo is fine, if sometimes a little too heavy-handed. JumpStart is just plain dumb and occasionally offensive. Whatever makes people feel good, I guess.",
"This letter is not about you, it is about renaming Deady Hall. Your little problem is of your own making, and anyway, who cares?\n\nStop posting your selfish little problem all over the place. I pay good money to read good commentary, not to listen to the whining of some little person who has broken the rules and finds himself cut off.",
"I didn't know there was a dress code for coaches when it came to dressing up for a game at U.H., it almost seems sexist for a woman to wear a dress when she coaches a team, look at Laura Beeman, why doesn't she wear a dress when she is on the court coaching the Wahine Basketball team.",
"You can't be serious. Self-doubt from any of the far-right wingnuts on this board?",
"Well, now there's a coherent post. I don't agree with anything but the 'laughing' part, but at least it made some sense. You must've put the ole pipe aside for a bit",
"Whats with the nane calling and labeling. Good Grief",
"Ms Leitch is an MD, practised at Sick Children's Hospital, has an outstanding record as a Medical Academic\nand was Minister of the Status of Women in the Conservative Government..\n\nI really don't care a fig if she wins the Conservative Leadership Role or not but I'm incensed at the gratuitous ,\nbig easy, racist smear campaign conducted to discredit her.\n\nPeople throwing those Poo Balls couldn't hold a candle to her accomplishments.",
"As someone who has been riding for 20 years, I cant say I agree. I wear full face - but if someone wants to donate organs with one of those retarded Harley wannabe helmets, be my guest. The need for more organs is great. Also I only ride with jacket, but in this weather I can tell you that you will die in city traffic in all that gear. Road rash is not a safety question- it's just how stupid a motorcyclist feels like being. Let people ride how they want, but give us the HOV's so we're not stuck with the 1.03 drivers per lane hogging car pls",
"Sorry but you sound like a tipical advisor.\nWhat’s wrong with having a cash contingent?",
"LOL...wow that's f'ed up...",
"little by little we are coming like the mainland with all these sicko crimes. is this a case of legal or illegal immigrants. how sick can you be to do what he did! he should be passed around at halawa every single day and night for the rest of his life. but i have a feeling he will plead insanity and placed at kaneohe and will be out in 5 yrs.",
"See, \"After the Ball,\" (Madsen), \"The Overhauling of Straight America,\" (Kirk), and \"Gay Revolutionary,\" (Swift) for starters.\n\nI don't purport to know the cause of same-sex attraction. But I do know from friends who have chosen the homosexual identity that to call themselves \"gay\" was a decided choice, a decision to embrace their same-sex attraction and the acts associated with that attraction. \n\nAs I say over and over again here, there is same-sex attraction, and then there are homosexual acts. Conflating the former (which seems to have an element of involuntary predisposition) with the latter (which is totally a choice) under the banner \"gay\" is an attempt to bury the sin under the sinless. \n\nWhat could be wrong with someone who is \"gay?\" It psychological manipulation and selective messaging towards people who are conflict averse and just want to get along. You know what they say about the road to Hell....",
"This is a bad idea. CITY OFFICIALS - PLEASE SAY NO! DAY and DIA officials have convinced too many that the Main Terminal is broken. It's not. We can tweak any security issue a little more and pay A LOT less. I don't want to have to traverse an obstacle course of furniture, marketing, retailers, and people to get to ANOTHER escalator TO GET TO my concourse! That area will be jammed a lot! Just like it is in the bad-designed Concourse C expansion. It's ridiculous how packed the end of Concourse C gets because DIA had to put their precious concession bar and retailers in the middle of the small concourse. This design will also be outdated with that wood (any wood variety gets outdated quickly). Arriving folks will also be jammed and will trample on each other trying to get out. The planned security screening areas don't really allow MORE screening lanes. I travel all the time and never want to go far from my connecting gate, and neither will others. CITY OFFICIALS have been duped - SAY NO",
"Come on Jon Shimamoto, it can't be all THAT BAD??\n\nhttps://nyti.ms/2rytQRy",
"The 6,000-pound elephant in the room is Mina Morita's lawsuit questioning the legality of Tom Gorak's appointment. Ironic since she is the very one who recruited Gorak to the PUC in the first place.",
"Or play it safe, never speak about people who opt out of cis-centric terminology.",
"I know someone else who apparently doesn't understand all the words he used in his ridiculous post.",
"break out the hip boots",
"It does not fit the narrative. Quick run and hide.",
"A bunch of celibate guys oddly attired probably should not be calling other people \"intrinsically disordered\".",
"I find it hilarious when a Djou-ite comes out, blasts the mayor and his \"interesting friends\" but will not even bat an eye about what \"interesting friends\" Djou has surrounding him in this campaign. \n\nMaybe that should be also something worth investigating, Chad. I predict that on both sides of the campaign, both on Caldwell and Djou, one can easily pick out \"nefarious\" individuals who are creating and putting out some pretty slick pieces blasting the other candidate. \n\nAnd I am not talking about the union bosses that have already come out for Djou and Caldwell. I am talking about the others, the men (or women) behind the man.",
"It's no wonder that your physical condition is as it became.",
"Did you mean \"intellectually disabled\"? Because the way you said it makes no sense.",
"Not really. If you were a guy it would be obvious.",
"You really should see someone about your anger, its ruining your life, not that that is a bad thing in your case.",
"Seems like a rather silly assertion. Unclear how something like this could be scientifically researched.",
"Okay, they sign a \"nominal\" statement. Then, only teachers that hold a specific belief and that are described as Christian teachers lead the discussions. Nah, nothing to worry about there, right? Students wouldn't be intimidated at all to disagree with their teachers who, one must assume, grade them? I hardly would expect those in the business of indoctrination openly to admit it. \nWell, if the rather obvious sexual organ question never occurred to you, I can understand your beliefs. Either man is in the image or not. So your god must have sexual and excretory organs. Or is the sacred text wrong about the design? How about that weekly creation time table? Until science a very few centuries ago rebutted it, unquestionably, penalties for doubting it were severe. \nYes, actually, I'd have to agree with you about Islam, to some extent, though they don't have services where they worship a man nailed to a cross and have services where they eat the body and drink the blood of their savior.",
"you are full of yourself and beans. Use of Paki is inappropriate."
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"A liar is a liar is a liar.",
"No kidding just look at the premise. Its the responsibility of the FBI to protect the DNC servers? Uh no its not. They didn't pay for good security and paid for it. And podesta used pa$$word as his password. \n\nTalk about nanny state thinking. She thinks the FBI's job is to protect he DNC from being stupid.",
"This site really needs a \"what the f@ck?\" reaction/icon for posts like these.",
"Good. Now that the House and Senate are done high fiving their idiotic legislation, flood Governor Walker's mailboxes with letters of protest. It aint over until the gov. signs the bill.",
"Must be a drag not having any intellectual honesty.\nWere you wearing your super cool antifa mask when you wrote that?\nLmaoooo",
"If you don’t see something wrong with that then your a fucking idiot. misandry Shouldn’t be any more tolerated then misogyny...",
"Why not? I believe it's a perfectly good analogy, except maybe to people that think The Chump isn't a total idiot.",
"If women didn't act like a tease and didn't dress like wh*res that would also help. just saying.",
"Good ridence in spite of his numbers he does not relate to fans or players well. I stopped going 2 yrs after he got here after 41 seasons he is a jerk and was the 7th candidate for the job.",
"Can't believe the limited knowledge of this Article and the Comments. Unbelievable, not even going to attempt to argue with stupid.",
"There's no \"good\" words for this tragedy. In my time of far less traffic and cars, I missiled my muscle car everywhere, even to church. H-2 was our dragstrip; the Likelike our funstrip to Wendy's drive in; the Pali Hwy curve the darestrip toward Andy's drive in; and Ala Wai the popped headers burn-rubber strip for a final Waikiki shaka. This same circuit each weekend and every other weeknight. Stupid, stupid, stupid. Were you to call me a good kid back then, you would have to similarly put those two words, \"good\" and \"kid,\" between quotation marks. We each have a human story and are good. It's just that we might not be good enough to keep innocent love ones from misery for the rest of their longer lives. I was \"good\" like that, and so lucky to be alive today. You lower the Acuras. Mag rim the Civics. But why torque and horsepower up the engines? What for?,.. except to die.",
"People have a right to self-definition, as do gender groups. There is no Bro Code (and the actor whose role invented it is gay).",
"A fool and their money are soon parted, and I'm no fool. Budget, live within your means, grow to enjoy things that don't cost much (try a hike in nature for instance). Best book I ever read was the millionaire next door, all about spending wisely(like ensuring your kids have an education that leads to a career).",
"Ko coerner......keep in mind, this is how the democrats lie to sway uneducated people down the wrong path. Such ignorant and foolish children they are and, display it very well. Phony people and phony accusations. One lie after another. Sad, our country has gone that way.",
"No, M.r Cool, I am pointing out the hypocrisy. Read again WHY the orange- glazed Stay Puft man is putting this 4-month ban in place. He wants to ENSURE that NO TERRORISTS can come into the States.",
"We shall see how powerless Schaltz and the democrats are. Frankly they just need to sit back and watch the republicans destroy themselves. All this might just change next year. Republicans have a tendency to really blow it because they only care about the rich and no one else. Why anyone would vote for such a bankrupt party is beyond me. \n\nJust remember it has been over 50 years since a republican president submitted a balanced budget to congress. The real pathetic thing is that today's repblicans would never chose this president today. How sad."
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"You're not interested in \"outrage and calls for immediate action\" against the Vegas shooter (which should have been 'what,' by the way?) -- No, you're much more interested in evidence-free attacks against the President and those who rightfully want to end the vile and Leftist-created program that let this monster into our country in the first place. If they had made such \"calls for action,\" (\"action\" which again you don't even articulate) against the Vegas shooter-- you would STILL attack the President on his reaction to this terrorist, so stop lying and being so disingenuous.",
"Michael, this is the first I've read that Trump's performance yesterday was masterful. The editorial in the L.A. Times reads: \"Trump's Long-awaited News Conference was Spectacularly Un-presidential.\" The NY Times writes: \"If anyone still held out hope that the awesome responsibilities and dignity of the presidency might temper or even humble Donald Trump, there was a shock from his first news conference as president-elect, on Wednesday. Bombastic, vain and slippery, Mr. Trump played the same small-screen character he has offered the viewing public for years.\" The Washington Post ran an editorial about \"Obama's Moving Farewell, Trump's Terrifying Hello.\"\n\nWhere have you read that Trump was anything near masterful?",
"Careful there! Disclose too much personal data and \"pono (jonnie austen) keali'i\" and has ohana will be on your lawn chanting and lighting tiki torches to protest your denial of the Kingdom's existence.",
"Here is the really sad thing...and it applies to Democrats, Republicans, and everybody in between. Supporting your candidate should not be like loving your wife...who may be cheating on you...who may be lying to you about the reason why the plumber is over so often...Or loving your husband, who calls to say that he needs to stay late at the office, but \"The Office\" is the name of a hostess bar, and you find the receipt for the bar in his pants...along with a selfie of your husband with Billie Kenoi, and you realize that \"Miyako\" isn't the name of a restaurant but the girl sitting in the middle of them...BUT YOU LOVE THIS PERSON SO MUCH YOU ARE BLINDED. So much that you don't even mind being in a passive aggressive relationship because after the yelling and hitting comes the loving...that is what politics is like now in this country. It is our duty to call BS when there is BS...no matter who is in office.",
"Maybe on the 446th time, fact-free moron Trump sheep like you will read it.",
"In the case of Hillary Clinton the hatred is completely irrational. It is the cumulative effect of twenty years of Fox News and right-wing radio vilifying her 24 hours a day seven days a week. It all started because she was perceived as uppity simply by virtue of the fact that she wanted to be a productive First Lady who didn't simply stay home and bake cookies all day. That enraged both men and women on the right for whom such a declaration was a step too far. The right found their villainess and they haven't let up on her ever since Roger Ailes took the helm of Fox in '96.\n\nHatred of Trump, however, is completely rational based on the very real possibility that he could single-handedly bring on Armageddon, which maybe is why evangelicals like him - they're ready to be raptured and Trump's their man to make it happen. Trump's very instability would instantly tank the stock market and it would never recover from the crash he would cause. Then there are the wars. God help us all.",
"Donald Trump is trying to run the US government like he ran his business which doesn't work. In business, a CEO or small business owner is the boss. You do what the boss wants within the law or else you're fired. In government, there is the Opposition, bureaucrats and other stakeholders.\n\nDonald Trump seems genuinely puzzled that his executive orders can be blocked or overturned. This shows his lack of inexperience in how government actually works.\n\nTrump also foolishly attacks the judiciary system. Judges may be independent but they also read the newspapers and watch TV. Annoyed judges will likely rule against Trump if he keeps attacking them.\n\nThen there his tweets and comments about Muslims. There is talk about subpoenaing Trump and his associates to find out if his Immigration ban is really about keeping Muslims out. We might see Ivanka Trump and Steve Bannon being forced to testify as to what Trump said on what day.",
"While emotionally damaged progressives obsess over trans genders in the military, perverts in the girls room, destruction of statues and shutting down free speech, The Donald is systematically dis-mantling little Barry's many screw-ups with or without duplicitous RINO republicans. The ACA is the granddaddy screw-up of them all followed open borders, crippling of the military, enabling Iran to obtain nuclear weapons and racially dividing the country just to name a few. Once he appoints the next supreme court justice the balance will shift significantly for a generation. Bad time to be a progressive democrat so look for increasing immature behavior from that group.",
"You know that, and I know that, but does Trump. After all, he's been taking credit for the recent rise, so he should take his lumps when it goes down as well.",
"duckduckgo 'mogilevich trump' for a free education.\nyes, it really IS about money and blackmail.",
"The press, the mainstream the media, and non-Trump supporters are all SO mean to President Trump..... SOOO, soooooooo mean. \n\nPresident Trump has to wipe away his tears from the screen of his cellphone before he can tweet.\n\nYou would have to go back to Jesus to find another leader as persecuted as Trump - and even that one is a toss-up.",
"See how open-minded and magnanimous the orange-coiffed one is? He is actually, maybe, willing to look at facts and listen to experts. His experts! Of course he won't admit that himself. That's what underlings are for. There are important tweets to attend to, action heroes to disparage, boasts to be made.\n\nOh, and the sad, horrible, lying media, still conspiring with Hilary and the Dems to make the Donald look immature and unpresidential. Too bad. Such a shame. But NO WAY, not after the 20th!",
"Trump is very much \"beholden to the Constitution.\" That's what the Inauguration is about - swearing to uphold the Constitution. \n\nIf he fails to act in accordance with the highest law of the land (as determined by the Courts, not him) that's ample grounds for impeachment.",
"Emboldened by Trump not respecting the law, Bibi and his gang are only too happy to follow suit in the hopes that Trump will back them unconditionally. Maybe, but this boldness could also seriously backfire and the consequences would be dire.",
"I posted here few hours ago with unacceptable words, sorry. But I think you (Tom Rogan and others) are worthy of these words. \"Brutality or violence \" are the attributes Washington's policy. It is you who stick your nose with your interests, and your interests are everywhere in the world, but if there are anybody with own interests then he have ask permission in Washington. BUT THIS TIMES ARE ENDED, it's very sad news for you, but it's REAL. We are very loving you so much, and will be love next !!!!",
"It appears from your comments, that Trump and Obama are in your head.\nTwo strikes for you.\nOr are YOU, the only one allowed to comment on them, without being subjected to smug and conceited condescension?",
"The next effect is that the Trump family is disrespecting Islam.\n\nMeanwhile, why is Trump, who is not Jewish, praying at the Western Wall?",
"'till his dying breath as President Obama continued doing what he has done for the past eight years, sow the seeds of divisiveness and hatred, all in the name of tolerance and inclusiveness, of course.",
"While Trump is admittedly one of our most peculiar Presidents, he did get nominated by the Republican Party and won within our Constitutional electoral process. Having a public temper tantrum because your candidate lost is every one's right. but it is a shame more of the pink-hatted women didn't show up at the polls in battleground states where it counted. The many anti-Trump marches looked like British \"buyers' regret\" after their Brexit vote. It's a little late to get all pumped and proclaim \"I'm with Her !\"",
"Yes, it may have seemed a difficult feat to make Bush look like the Golden Child, but Trump has done it.\nI think if you want to trace the current infestation back to its roots, you have to go back to Reagan. Not sure why so many Americans idolize the guy, but it started with him.",
"Whataboutism is a disease. Chelsea Manning served real time. Trump didn't even consider DOJ recs. Much worse than Rich.",
"The one and only unifying element that binds Trump supporters is their seething hatred of liberals, which pretty much describes Trump's political identification for most of his adult life. Of course that pesky fact matters little to Trump's base because they now see him as their champion against the evils of encroaching liberalism, and his sordid past is something they can easily look beyond as long as he's got their back, which they foolishly believe he does. David French of the National Review had a good article in yesterday's New York Times about how the Mueller investigation will do little to deter Trump's base. He goes deep into the heart of Trump country to talk with True Believers. He asks one old woman what she thinks about Trump's lying. Her response: \"Trump lies?\" Eventually she trotted out the True Believers' old standby when confronted with the uncomfortable truth about Trump: \"Well,\" she said, \"the Democrats are worse,\" which she believes because Fox News told her so.",
"\"According to his butler, Anthony Senecal, Trump once said the tiles in a nursery at the West Palm Beach club had been made by Walt Disney himself; when Senecal protested, Trump had a single response: “Who cares?”\n\nBefore the election when Reince Priebus was asked how so many people could support this vulgarian (my word) he said: \"They don't care.\" Yesterday Kellyanne Conway told us: \"The White House response is that he's not going to release his tax returns. We litigated this all through the election. People didn't care. They voted for him.\"",
"No it isn't. We know what it means, it's not watered down at all, and what Trump just did to transgender people is hateful by definition. Get used to it. It's what motivates everything he does - hatred. For minorities, immigrants, women, LGBTQ, Muslims, the poor, the old, and the sick.",
"Equally as bad as the photo stunt was that shameful press conference. Griffin's lawyer turned it into an irrelevant political rant, while Griffin blamed Trump for breaking her. Intolerant, delusional, and desperate is how I would describe this very unfunny \"comedienne\". \n\nGood riddance, Kathy.",
"You equated BXVI accusing the Irish hierarchs of \"betraying\" the Irish and accusing them of an \"inadequate response\" with this Pope accusing prelates who differ with cowardice in “burying their heads in the sand,’ “a nasty spirit in order to sow division,” and psychologically “born from something missing, from trying to hide one’s own sad dissatisfaction behind a kind of armor\" and warning that they are a “cancer of the Church” in pursuit of glory rooted in “the logic of ambition and power.”\nYou stated JPII and BXVI \"used such language [as Pope Francis] constantly\" with no citations or examples yet I'm the one who \"rewriting history\"?",
"Trump loves to talk out of both sides of his mouth. \"strengthen and expand its nuclear capability.\" But at the same time reduce arms \"very substantially.\" Or maybe it's coming from another orifice?",
"This guy is not the voice of my generation.",
"Remove this piece of feces and and his ideology from anything resembling political power or influence. They are not legitimate, their ideology is not of The United States or our Constitution or the Enlightenment principles upon which they are based. This orange-haired man is treason, embodied. This is an attack upon The United States of America by its enemies. Wake up and defend yourselves as if your very lives depend upon it, because they do.",
"\"Trump urges Muslim leaders to combat extremism in Saudi speech\"\nI guess the usual anti Trump Globe and Star posters will be taking this opportunity to ask 'impeach the manly President', he can't go around saying -combat islam extremism-",
"Georgia An says:\n\"If he had obtained any advice from the immigration department, ......The President ddn't give this any thought.\"\n\nAnd you know he didn't - how? That's the trouble with political partisanship, It causes one to fabricate information to fit their narrative and nonchalantly pass it off as factual.",
"Scaremuch is just like his boss, egotistical and self serving run amok. He will get rid of anyone that stands in his way on the rise to power. This has nothing to do with cleaning out the leakers, but only his own agenda. But, he will self-destruct someday not to far into the future, as he will tie Trump into more knots with his thug antics (if that is even possible).",
"Republicans made life difficult for Obama by opposing him every step of the way. It's part of politics. Trump is not exempt from this and needs to realize that a leader with too many enemies can't get anything done.",
"The fact you thought Sedonamize had an intelligent comment sums up enough for me. Typical of the far right fringe crowd. Let me guess, you believe Trump is smart?",
"What has he done?",
"With FBI finally admitting they have been surveilling candidate trump and his family for over 2 years, and now this, Trump must be feeling really proud about the platform he is laying down for the American people.",
"All that is saving him (and perhaps us) from a disaster is that before inauguration day, those mines aren't as powerful or meaningful as those he is about to face. Unfortunately these new mines are the kind that you cannot choose to avoid, let alone \"gleefully jump on them.\n\nI see General Mattis (Trump's choice for Secretary of Defense) as the \"canary in the coal mine\" who might just not long put up with what Charles Krauthammer (a long time conservative commentator) describes as an Administration guided by \"silly randomness\" .",
"Wow, Obama was one POS!",
"Not cool with corruption, as I've written many times (about many issues, http://www.civilbeat.org/author/brett-oppegaard/) ... The argument here isn't about who is more corrupt. This president is in charge now; judge him solely on his actions, not in comparison to some ever-lingering boogeyman. If you like what he's doing so much, I suggest using your real name here and standing by his actions. Then, history will judge you accordingly. If you are right, you can use this post as evidence of your marvelous insights; if you are wrong, remember that your great-great-grandchildren will be reading this ...",
"These posts are so unsupportive of our PM. We are dealing with a reckless, thoughtless, greedy and intrinsically mean American president. Our country is dependent on the decisions coming out of this meeting and future ones. For god's sake, at least pretend to be supportive. Most of you sound like your rooting for Trudeau's failure. It's discouraging and does not reflect well on you.",
"\"... we need to be more thoughtful, and less emotional, in assessing how best to minimize harm and maintain our country in a way that will enable us, when the time comes, to recover from a serious threat.\"\nI think this, too, is a caution we must heed. We are only two weeks into this presidency, and we must be aware that the outrage we feel now will be hard to sustain without a commitment to long-term attentiveness and coherent strategies for resistance and political action. The worst case scenario in the Trump presidency is not legitimization but normalization. He is uniquely unqualified for the office that he holds, and we must never think that his holding it can be regarded as normal.",
"Boots, I highly recommend you fly to Thailand and get yourself the \"Caitlyn Peter Jenner\" VIP procedure and enlist in the US military when you return to show Trump you're not gonna take it! LOL",
"YUP. I agree!!\nThere is a reason for trying/straining to see what's in front of one's nose. It is because Trump is using Cognitive Dissonance. Look it up. Those who have had Psychology or Linguistics already understand this concept. However, in today's United States EVERYONE MUST understand Cognitive Dissonance as a technique for confusing, shaking up and re-framing what oone is or wants to attack.\nThis technique is very widely used by the Right AND by the RRs(Religious Right).\nPope John Paul II used it to great success when he used abortions as the reason why every Catholic voter MUST vote for Ronald Reagan and the GOP. He USED this technique to force voters into putting the Republicans in power. THEN he could use GOP hate and venom to go after what he really wanted -- his real true goal. The goal of getting Communism out of his native country of Poland. Then he spread his anti-communism wars into Central America and into South America then into the U.S.",
"This is a language that Trump understands.",
"And what about this point of view?\n\nhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/nov/23/donald-trump-climate-change-war",
"They knew or should have known it was going to happen when they invited him. But it doesn't seem they made any efforts to minimize Trump's offensiveness. It probably would have been wasted effort to ask Trump to stay on message or at least keep the self-backpats to a minimum but at least it would have provided some rhetorical CYA. Nor do I give them a pass for their appeal to tradition. If there is one defining characteristic that can be said about Trump's administration is that it breaks from traditional norms.",
"They might get mistaken for a whiney crybaby .",
"You mean people like Donald Trump?",
"Worth noting, after Trump finally made his waffling false equivalency response that David Duke (who was also in Charlottesville) publicly told Trump to \"look in the mirror, we put you in the White House\". That tells us all we need to know about why the alt-right, neo-Nazi groups have become so brazen... they believe their man is in the White House and the tide is turning in their favor.",
"Well you are right. The Donald is not my president, he is Putin's plant. Your link was basically a lot of noise. \n\nThat is a good question. I wonder if the Donald will move to Russia after he leaves office? He will certainly be disgraced here. Poor Donald, probably close to bankruptcy. again!",
"Perhaps it’s because he is so overtly racist.",
"sounds like a spoiled brat.",
"Never, it is who he is. I have never considered him a suitable candidate for public office. We may have pushed political correctness too far, but there are very good reason for a public figure to hold their cards close to their vest. Words will ALWAYS be taken out of context by opponents and twisted to hang the speaker. It's stupid and can only be seen by a narcissist as 'good' for them.\n\nYou don't mess up alliances by being stupid with what you say. Trumps EQ is as low as I've ever seen in a public figure. He's not honest, he makes huge factual errors all the time, and being emotionally out of control has never been a standard for wisdom.",
"You clearly just don't get it.",
"Because the US is full of people like you.\nIt works like this...you elect Donald as President, Donald is so egregiously awful at everything that even mediocre comedians like Kimmel can't miss with political commentary and then the politicians are too inept to brush him off.\n\nYou'd think the GOP would be better liars by now, they practice constantly.",
"Donal J. Trump is the very definition of all show, and no go, but some people are entranced by him nonetheless; probably for the same reason some people like professional wrestling.",
"That's the way the Big Lie technique always works: those who fall for it can't retract under any circumstances because the shame factor is too big. If they admitted they fell like rubes for the grossest, most obvious con in American history, their self-esteem wouldn't recover. They'd wonder how they could have been so wrong; and if they were wrong about Trump, what else were they wrong about? \"Pretty much everything,\" whispers the tempter. So they slam the door. Easier to knock back another shot of Fox than to pay attention to their own insight.\n\nBrave and intelligent people go through such internal crises knowing they'll be stronger, maybe even wiser, for them. But your average bloke (or blokess) can't handle it. Once they check into in Trump's Hotel California, they can never leave. Is anybody surprised that a preponderance of Trump's worshipful fans grew up on the Left Behind books?",
"Beginning to think you're nothing but bot. Trump fires the guy in charge of investigating alleged links between Trump's campaign an the Russian government and it raises no red flags in your mind?",
"When the White House claims that Trump's campaign chairman played a very limited role in the campaign, you know that they probably have good reasons for trying to create as much distance as possible between Manafort and Trump. It's a desperate and transparent tactic that shows how afraid they are that Russian collusion will be (or has already been) uncovered.",
"I call dibs on Old Faithful, plus the lodge! Don't get in my way, I will be heavily armed, so as not to be arrested. That'll cost the taxpayers so much money, they'll howl! Then the jury will find me innocent of all charges, I can go on right wing talk shows and tell everyone how to do it. Yeah! That's the ticket! I will be a True Amurcan Patriot, and get on The Donald Trump News Hour! Yes! I'm going for it! Manager!",
"yes, because everyone is tired of hearing Trump did this and Trump did that, and Caldwell said gimme and then said gimme more.",
"This American isn't \"...thrilled with our President.\". I know many others who aren't either. Polls indicate currently 2/3rds of Americans disagree with Trump's performance.",
"Once again, millionaires and billionaires filling key positions...THIS is the way he was going to \"clean up\" Wall Street....the Wall Street he said Hillary was too close to? Fraud, and phony, is what this \"so called\" President is.",
"I have never, not even thru Nixon and Reagan, been embarrassed to be an American. I am now. Putin must be peeing down his leg from laffing! Europeans must be aghast at what \"we\" have spawned. Are Trumpites contrite yet?",
"Trump wanted to show Putin how things are done, the American Way; and the only thing Trump will show Putin is how American's will throw crooks and liars into the slammer. Putin must be laughing at his subordinate greenhorn right now.",
"Good Lord!! What has happened to America. Watch the Olympics, every country proudly plays their Anthem as their gold medalist receives their medals(with honor).. Americans.. it seems OK to spit on our flag.. Disrepect it.. I get it, you hate our President, at least he respects our flag and what it means.. Alot of you have lost that.. You hide under \"well.. I've got free speech\". Well, that's crud!! The very foundation that we were built on is being undermined by people who are using our rights to tear us down!! If we continue to allow this to happen???? We are turning into a lazy country, expecting the Government to bail us out, do you not see that, if you don't, just go down the street to the local gas station. I have the utmost respect for them!! But continue to let it happen!! This weekend was a prime example of how We have gone off the charts when it comes to patriotism!!",
"This is amusing. Trump used the power of the No vote, with his question of \"What have you got to lose\", to put his billionaire friends into power. So the voters didn't figure it out in time, and have put the \"investors and rentiers\" in power.",
"I'm reposting this for fourth time, since some Trumpeteer must have repeatedly flagged my previous posts to be deleted. I guess they find easier to silence any opposition to their views than having a civil debate. Not sure on where my post was not civil, though....\n\nWhen the SCOTUS overturns decisions made by several lower courts, that tells me that justice is not blind. And when Trump declares Qatar a terrorist country and a few days later sells them $12 billion in weapons, that tells me that his ban is NOT about terrorism either, but rather about something way more politically incorrect.\n\nOh, and let's not forget that Mexicans are rapists and bad hombres, your idol Trump said so. They will be the next ones he will be picking on.",
"Not saying it is a good strategy in either case; just pointing out the there is an equivalence. To me, and speaking only for myself, the GOP is the party proclaiming government doesn't work and then elect folks like Gardner and trump to prove it.",
"strange how theres no Wikileaks about trump huh. now that Assange in in bed with the russians its all about clinton. well what would it matter, how could any information on trump get any worse than when he opens his mouth.",
"Keep the hate on for Trump. Globe is doing a great job!\nRemember after the Third debate Trump and his family look defeated and they know they will lose big time.\nThat was the Globe and the rest of the fake media.\nRadio station 1010 reported one week before election that Trump is dropping out because he will lose in a landslide. More fake news. You guys and gals are worse then Pravda from 1939!!! \nKeep the fake news coming Stalins work is not finished.....................",
"Why, you ask? Because Justin Trudeau doesn't know his rear end from first base. His only interest is his personal aggrandizement on the world stage. Looking at him preening for the press beside Ivanka Trump in NYC this week provided an opportunity for comparison on substance. A professional, accomplished, highly-educated and successful business woman sitting beside what can be best described as puppet.",
"I swear, that's practically a scene in one of the star wars movies right before someone says something like \"and this is how democracy dies\". Trump is going to ensure security and a lawful society? How? Seriously, how??!! THAT is scary to contemplate.",
"Petty and obnoxious even for you.",
"Yes, what,13 days post election--during which time Trump has walked back every promise he ever made--all of a sudden, you were all \"in on it.\" Total BS. Why that sounds like Trump taking credit for \"keeping Ford from moving to Mexico\" when it never meant to in the first place. I can't blame you for trying to keep at least the shreds of your dignity, but this not the way to do it. Speaking of suckers, you're definitely it. And everybody knows it. Everybody.",
"\"practically endless\" was frustration in not being able to continue my post because of the chars limit. \nI am not a Trump supporter and I think he is a catastrophe for the country and the world, not only based on many of his policies but the fact that the opposition, be it Democrats, enemies and anti-Americans for valid and bogus reasons are not going to let him govern. They have made him a pariah no matter what he does. \nI can't believe that this hysteria over controlling America's borders is genuine concern. The person in your parliament who called Trump a fascist or some similar incident.... What does he think he's referring to? Why didn't someone say \"How so?\". How would he answer? I don't think I have read a post or an article that condemns the U.S. for this that actually articulates what it is that's so upsetting. These frantic people are losing support in the U.S. now. They are in the minority now by a few polling points. People realize it's not rational.",
"you don't make sense..",
"He did, and it was hilarious. Someone inside the TrumpTrain spent months looking for something... ANYthing... that would seem remotely favorable. They finally found one page (out of thousands) that would make it appear as if Trump wasn't a scam artist. The Trumpies have been jumping for joy over this bit of misinformation, as they do with all of the misinformation that spews out of this administration, because they love the ability to say, \"nieener nieener told you so!\" whenever they can, even though they've had to invent facts out of thin air every time they've been able to do so.",
"I don't know. \nDonald Trump Encourages Violence At His Rallies. His Fans Are Listening.\nhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-violence_us_56e1f16fe4b0b25c91815913",
"The author didn't mention it but tit-for-tat works best where the opponent gains little from the bullying, while you gain a lot by ending it. That's true in games and trade.\n\nTake a bear survival analogy. If you come face to face with a bear, stay still (co-operate). If it is alone, and makes for you, ready to fight (retaliate). Yell. Throw your backpack. Pull your knife. Grab a branch and fight. Running makes you look like food, and belligerence makes you look like a difficult meal. But Trump is definitely not starving.\n\nHowever, if the bear is with cub this probably won't work. She has more skin in that game and belligerence just makes you look like a bigger threat. Putting distance between you and the cub is your top survival priority. We are not a security threat to the US.",
"No one \"threw open our borders\". In fact, illegal immigration was way down under Obama. I know things like facts and reality don't matter to you, because they hurt your feelings, but I hate to break it to you. Trump is the swamp. Putting goldman sachs executives and lobbyists in charge of things is the swamp. \n\nJust because something hurts your feelings doesn't make it part of the swamp.",
"As a professional editor and writer I get annoyed at the typos in ADN. Today they overdid themselves. In the above article they refer to Trump as \"the Republican president\" rather than the Republican presidential candidate. Please try to do a better job.",
"Instead of avoiding the question, you launch uncivil personal attacks. That is s very typical of the emotionally-driven right wing. Look, can you explain your initial remark or not? If not, just say so. I already know you can't because it was utter nonsense.",
"The president is making a big show of condemning violence in our streets and colleges after hiring the biggest and baddest racist bigots he could find - like Bannon and Sessions - and putting out rhetoric and policies that foment it.",
"We are making note of the facist people like you.",
"Oh Rochy give it a rest will ya. First off you have never read Marx or Gramsci and the fact you keep devoting words to a thinker from 150 years ago is tiring. Marx helped usher in a lot of the rights you as a worker enjoy today. And a lot of it is very dated for sure. But what I don't get with you low effort types is the anger and hostility and the child like arguments. \nNow just what did Thomas say that was wrong rochy? Is he increasing military spending? I heard he was, so that increases debt; is he cutting taxes on the wealthy? I heard he was so that is also increasing debt. And the wall rochy the wall.... he says he is going to pay for it up front and bill them later...will that add to the debt rochy? Trump has gone bankrupt 5x and stiffed people for large sums of money and could care less. What are your thoughts on that debt rochy? Is that a good way to do business? You can do it rochy you angry man-child. Where are the cost cuts coming from rochy?",
"ABC, you need to read chapter 2 and 3 as well, since you will find far more Republican family value hypocrites that don't know or know how to practice their monogamy ABCs, including tRUMPtyDUMPty.",
"But he was shown to be discriminating in a court of law: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/28/us/politics/donald-trump-housing-race.html?mcubz=0",
"The difference is the I can't do anything to change the actions of the Past (I never supported the Iraq war. I did my best to humiliate Democratic candidatesn- who 'authorized' Pres Bush to conduct the war - during the Iowa primaries). I can vote for the Future of our nation. Trump has neither the personal values or the professional skills that I would expect in the President of the United States.\n\nEach may vote as they please. I will not vote for Trump. I've not hidden that fact from anybody.",
"Trump tactics: go ballistic when found at fault. Exampled at the top, justifies mimicry. Gomes is out of order, especially when claiming he's picking up trash.",
"You're missing what wasn't written. They were laundering money through the Trump organization with shady real estate deals, implying complicity. Your house of cards is crumbling faster than you're letting on to.",
"You gotta admit, Trump sets himself up as a target. Even a more organized less gaff prone republican (John McCain?) wouldn't face this much controversy.",
"This is a very valuable comment. We need to stop dismissing Trump supporters as racists and xenophobes if we want to understand what drives them, and how they could be brought back into the mainstream fold. My perspective is that they are fed up with being branded as racists if they say something politically incorrect or express legitimate concerns about immigration levels or other controversial topics. They voted for a guy who they thought could cut through the BS and \"tell it like it is\", even if he is in fact the most dishonest Presidential candidate ever. \n\nDon't get me wrong; I think Trump as President is extremely worrying. But those of us in the centre or left need to honestly confront the motivations of Trump supporters and understand why the alternatives fell short.",
"For some time the U.S. has been a sinking ship.\n \nMany people didn't really notice until the Trump came along, and it started going down a lot faster.\n\nStephen J. Remington",
"\"As for Obamas' legacy, he will be forever known as the President who caused more division and strife in the U.S, particularly more racial division then any other president in modern history.\"\nHold the phone! I am certain that if you'll evaluate your statement honestly in six months you will note that Trump will indeed be the champion of division. Other than making that point, I find your statement to be unfounded. Republican leaders dropped their responsibility for moving the country forward and opposed Obama at every turn, no matter how small the policy question-and that was the plan from the start: make the Nations first black President a failure. For shame. And please, quit with this tired statement that he is half white-will you allow him to tell us how he identifies in the world? Should I tell you how I see you or should I respect your right to your own life identity?",
"BTW, it's very apropos that the clown-in-chief, and typical Faux viewer (AKA, lover of fake news), Drumpf, was involved not JUST in fake television as a game show host for a \"reality TV show, he ALSO was involved in fake wrestling.",
"This is not Trump. It is American cultural insensitivity and paranoia. It is this pervasive American attitude that inspires terrorists and has done for decades - long before Trump. Border agents are given more power than their intelligence and training justifies and incidents like this are the result. \n\nThe solution however is as you suggest - leave them alone. \n\nWhen I retired I planned to head south every winter. I did this for one year and decided 6 months of America just to escape Canadian winter weather was just not worth it. When you have a nation that thinks Chop Suey is a Chinese meal and French toast is French then all hope is lost. America has no culture and can't understand countries that do.",
"EFC Its a pity that neither you nor those at Mr Trump's rallies ever asked what you were to \" take \"our country back FROM\". A meaningless phrase....or one with a million interpretations.\nIt is important to clarify open statements like that. He never did....nor did you.\nBe careful what you wish to REGRESS to.",
"Because any news you don't want to believe is fake.\nNo wonder you like Trump.\nWe know the drill: Only good news about Trump is real, right?\nDa, komrade!",
"YAWN !!!\nOne more anti Trump article from the globe, what a surprises !!\nPerhaps the establishment will get off it Ivory towers one day and recognize this administration was voted in by through a democratic process that is honoring its campaign pledges, something Justin has not !!!!!",
"This is not a comment!",
"I already explained this, the Press was pretty friendly with Obama, in the whole of the press, there's only one that doesn't follow the same bent as the rest, and that would be Fox.\n\nObama has done the exact same damn thing Trump is doing, but only to the one entity that he disagreed with, but people are freaking out now? Shows you what a joke it is out there. \n\nIt's all the same.",
"all of it. I just pick up one example. \"Dov Zakheim was an undersecretary of defence in the first administration of George W. Bush\" . That guy were able to convince Bush on WMD. This fact should disqualify him from any opinion he expresses. and he is talking about Trump.",
"First, \"Henry Gibson\" Sesssions says he was \"not criticizing the judge or the island.\" Now, he admits it was \"dig\" at both, saying \"no one has a sense of humor.\" Too late, Henry, we knew what you meant the first time. Easily, Trump's worst appointee.",
"\"holding breath and stamping feet\"...video please.\nTrump's tantrum (IMO) would have been magnitudes greater.\nI was all in on Hillary in 2008, and again 2016.",
"Good post. I'd also point out that humour is a weapon in the fight against the \"progressive\" weenies who oppose Trump without even giving him a chance to govern.",
"Those who are interested in reading actual comments on actual letters are being overwhelmed with \"spam\" comments by anti-Trump people (with whom I happen to agree, but that's not the point). Comments here should be clearly related to Letters published above (such as my own about the Charlie Gard story, there's the connection).",
"That may be all you heard about, but not the rest of us. There were well-reported incidents of a women who alleged to have been physically assaulted by Trump on an airplane, a female reporter who says she was assaulted at Mar-a-Lago, and a woman who claimed that Trump groped her under the table at a formal dinner. And those are just the ones I recall off the top of my head.\n\nThe reason they lack \"legs\" is that each of these incidents came down to a \"he said/she said,\" which shouldn't surprise anybody. Sexual predators usually go to great lengths to make sure their actions aren't witnessed. But the preponderance of claims, when combined with the Access Hollywood tape and Trump's well-documented marital infidelities, should convince any objective person that Trump is (how shall I put this?) a swine.",
"I owe Abernathy an apology. In a recent post I sneered at him as apparently dimwitted. In that column, he was dimwitted. In this column, he presents a coherent and useful point of view. Though I reach it starting from a different place, I agree with his implied conclusion that it's not now possible to have an honest conversation about race in America. The Swastika Right and the Infantile Left, armed with the worst thing that ever happened to the human race, the internet, have both dumped so much poison--magnified many times over by President-Manque Trump--into our public discourse that any sincere effort to discuss race would spend most of its time trying to steer the discussion away from the fringes. (You could, of course, cherry-pick your discussants and get any result you wanted.)",
"A voice of reason in an ocean of mendacity as the Republican Nazis roll out the maximum tear-jerking performance to stain the memory of a fallen soldier in a botched operation. An operation which should have never happened in the ongoing illegal violation of international borders by military actions without war declarations. The never ending worldwide war economy to sustain the Military Industrial Complex led by the Oil Monopoly. Aiding and abetting Saudi Arabia as it carries out its religous war with arms supplied by the U.S. despite the fact its citizens carried out the worst terrorist acts against this nation. Public display of grief manipulating the wife of the fallen soldier for political theater is one more disgusting performance by the current Republican Nazis pushing military idolatry to counter all dissent. Fits right in with the perjurors and racists occupying the majority of Der Fuehrer/Il Duce Trump's cabal of criminals.",
"Trump under investigation, Justin under multiple investigations....both running and hiding and ducking accountability...the similarities between these 2 incompetents grows everyday.",
"So much failure. Trump should throw in the towel, like that time with the casinos, and that resort development, and...",
"Michael Gerson is a nationally syndicated opinion columnist for the Washington Post. He obviously has been drinking his own brand of Kool-Aid. \n\nPresident Trump has been in office less than 30 days but yet the left wing nut jobs and the entrenched establishment talking heads from both corrupt parties, which over the past 100 years have put this country in a hole, talk like he was either supposed to wave a magic wand or fall back in lockstep with them. He was elected because the American Voters are tired of all of the 'establishment' policies which benefit only a few elite and the destruction of Constitutional Law.\n\nGersons opinion is just that, his and perhaps he should find a different brand of vodka for a mixer.",
"Trump was 'talking Hollywood talk' while in Hollywood and describing some very sad Hollywood realities with Billy Bush. Trump has since apologized for that comment at one of last years debates. I heard him. That's good enough for me. Bad comments don't make the whole person bad. In the past that used to be called \"throwing the baby out with the bathwater\" In Trump, I see as good a man as anyone can be in this world, who is flawed, but his deeds have shown where his heart is. That's why I continue to support him. Like King David in ancient Israel, he'll never be able to build any temples, but he still remained a \"man after God's own heart\".",
"Deleting your posts again boy or is your schtick getting old. Your out of touch with reality boy, here's the real story,\n.\nhttp://www.hillarybeattrump.org",
"The huuuuge difference is that I have never posted the kind of support for bill clinton that you do for trump. So, my question again, do you consider someone who has done the things trump has done a \"good guy\"? It's sad if you don't think character matters. But then, I guess that explains your willingness to completely overlook trump's indecencies.",
"Jim, your passion and will to distort the truth is commendable. Unfortunately, Trump fumbled what was probably an easy at bat for most humans. \n\nHere is his full comments from Aug. 12, the day the deplorables killed a protestor:\n\n\"We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence on many sides—on many sides. So we want to get the situation straightened out in Charlottesville and we want to study it and we want to see what we're doing wrong as a country, where things like this can happen.\"\n\nTHEN and only then, after fury from his own party (whom como Estas is trying to distance himself from) and every other sector of America, did Trump denounce the violence from those deplorables by name.",
". . . dangerously, I think, at significant international accords. Paris, NATO, NAFTA, TPP, and now, the Iran Nuclear deal. \n\nKim Jong Un is viewed as dangerous because he has a relatively small number of nascently developed nuclear weapons.\n\nBut, how is Trump viewed, when he thumbs his nose so blatantly at the rest of the world, demanding that the US get all the goodies, while the real or perceived interests of the rest of the world are openly insisted to be subordinated?\n\nHow long before all the people in the room come to consensus to send the US a stern message (perhaps about the wisdom of putting Trump into the POTUS seat)?\n\nHow many countries can Trump \"destroy\" in response?\n\nWhat are Putin and Xi doing right now? Theyre not at the UN. Who are they talking to? What deals may they be cutting?\n\nHow do you deal with a bully?\n\nWe need to worry when the World starts talking ABOUT us, rather than with us.",
"Is it possible that the Globe could possibly....maybe....pretty please...end you infatuation with Trump and maybe report on our own \"leader\".\n\nYou remind me of an old girlfriend who couldn't shut up about her old boyfriend. blah blah blah. Here's 20 bucks take a cab!",
"Wow Doug, 7 years later and you finally woke up to the fact that 'Ford Nation' was more than angry white men and was well rooted in the city's ethnically and racially diverse suburbs of the economically excluded. Better late than never I guess.\n\nBut a few clarifications: “'Despite his personal wealth, he gave the impression that he spoke the language of the marginalized.' Sound familiar?\"\n\nThe comparison between Ford and Trump is weak. Trump grew up in a privileged world and lived much of his life above others in Trump Tower. Rob Ford, although from a wealthy family, lived just blocks away from the towers of the inner suburbs. He continued to live in the area. He went to public school in the area. He socialized with kids from the towers (and continued to socialize with them). Ford spoke their language because, wealth aside, he was one of them. It is why he smoke some crack in a bungalow basement. It was not just an impression, he was the real deal."
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"Angler Bob --> Cui Bono? Your comment is ambiguous. Where do live? Do you cycle? Are you affected by errant and wayward cyclists? We are, on a daily basis and if there are trouble makers, which there, we need a way to identify them, such as a description of a license plate. Not all cyclists are law abiding, accountable, or even nice for that matter, some are even rabid in behaviour. Do you live in a city? Where was this approach tested? I personally think you are full of kaka.",
"Disagree with the right, get stabbed, shot, or ran over.",
"Funny that on Twitter Trump called Obama a racist, but I guess that dos not count. Obama had work to do an never mentioned it. Poor Donnie, criticism he cannot take. I guess being such an egotestical idiot, his feelings are hurt when his actions and statements on racism shows him to be a true white supremacist.",
"To those arguing \"fascism\" is an \"right\" wing conservative phenomenon. You have no case, no evidence, no synapses firing. You are historically ignorant and dead solid wrong. Or you know this and are just dishonest.",
"Agree with most of your comment; however, I don't believe Trump will be forgotten, but remembered as our country's most incompetent, corrupt president to date.",
"SAYS THE OLD WHITE LADY HER SELF outsider77 have to make it about so called oppressed niggers. and old people waiting to die? come the fuck on your're a moron",
"Geez, I thought only 0bama was stupid enough to announce his military strategy to the world.",
"You live in Thurston, home to meth heads, drop out zombies, poachers, ID thieves,\nburglars, sex offenders, and domestic violence. It's all there in the crime maps. I used to go there but no more. It's full of \"nasty, obscene, violent slimeballs\". \nSo this is your hood and you complain about Eugene? Thurston used to be so pleasant too.",
"Be as mean as you can to all God' creatures.",
"Let me get this straight, you are saying that the truth, exposed by the release of dem. e-mails, in your mind, is wrong because you on the left have a very difficult time with truth? You left wing voters are only able to do and say, oh and also to only believe what you are told to and when it is proven you are being treated like useful idiots it is the fault of those who exposed these facts and not the leaders of your corrupt party? You really believe the words of the left, their own words, should not be exposed? Are you in fact saying you are okay with being used? That you are okay with the corruption of the dem. party and instead of looking at what was exposed, we are to fret over maybe someone changed their mind when they allowed their selves to look at facts instead of being a loyal puppet and just listen to what they were told to? What a sad party the dems. have become. I am glad to see such corruption imploding.",
"I can imagine you right now in a corner of your house rocking back and forth, clutching your pearls, holding yourself and chanting, \"racists, bigots, flame throwers, sexists...\" Anyone who doesn't love the homeless and want to cuddle them like human teddy bears is obviously just scum!",
"As disgusting and immoral as President's Trump attack this morning was, I can't help but NOT feel bad for people in the press like Mika and Joe. They aggressively courted him. They gave him hours and hours of free airtime, all he had to do was call in! The crazier he got during the election, the more these media fools courted and promoted him. They made this FrankenTrump monster.",
"In other words, there are a lot of really dumb Americans!",
"How do you spot an anti-tax moron? They want everyone to pay for their free ride.",
"\"What utter rubbish\"\nYAAWWWNNN. Oh I forgot - Obama DID something. Obviously you are appeased by the phony, hollow words that accomplished absolutely nothing. The resulting Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 flopped and even 5 Dems voted against it. \nYour hatred is showing.",
"So Khadr is owed money for spending a few years at club Fed while the widow of the man he MURDERED should suck it up, she is owed nothing? Troll"
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"Then don't end up in prison.",
"Notice how they resigned?\nSee if anybody at Fox or Breitbart is forced to resign when they can't back a story up.\nComet Ping Pong comes to mind...",
"Believe it or not I think you're partly right. If you'd left out \"And black privilege is very evident in UO athletics, is it not?\" you'd have been all right. But with your last baiting of your ideological opponents you push things so far that you lose all validity.",
"funny Riel Canadian but I thought you must be the troll as I noticed you laughed at every comment no matter how much factual information was provided. All to follow up with this child like retort. Anti-climactic to say the least but I am not surprised. And by the nature of your beliefs (that I am left to infer) you know nothing about Louis Riel so you should change your name. He also was a victim of propaganda from those in power; considering you are a follower and believer in MSM and Washington perhaps you can change your name...",
"chrissyb001, stop trying to silence others. One of the joys of America is that we are free to speak as we please. And you do realize this is an *advice* column, right?",
"In my trawling I keep coming across this 'silly' post. Heaven help us!\nYou have truly adopted an excellent non de plume.",
"You sound like a BC LIEberal to me.",
"i'm ok - ..wondering if maybe you had a run in with nitrous.... for such a happy person you support a real sour puss... wouldn't you love to be trumps next door neighbor? the guy that the whole neighborhood wishes would leave...",
"You're the one hiding, not me.",
"I think some of the commenters here should take off the Trump caps and don white hoods in his honor...This is not a SPORTS issue. These are real American citizens trying to survive in a new Trump America. Sooooo sad. Great article!!",
"\"Don't trust anyone\" isn't the same as \"be dishonest.\" You can be honest yourself while still being very cautious about trusting others that you don't know.",
"Your post consists of a 'little hands' attack and then you call Trump 'immature'? You just have no sense of things, do you?",
"Good post and thank you for educating us Poog. There is a poster on this forum that attempts to represent himself as a lawyer (Alceste) and says really dumb and incorrect things. You always write very well on the law, keep it up.",
"Don't you think we should wait for the specials counsel's opinion before we decide there is something there there. I see some stupidity and some naivety but I have yet to see any proof of any laws being broken. I may think that my neighbor's profanity with his children is wrong but that does not mean it is illegal.",
"Yes, and no hubris whatsoever in your perspective is there? You can't be wrong, not in any way whatsoever. Like so many today, you can't even admit you exaggerate to hype issues to make them worse then they were. But then I need to remind myself I am arguing with a simpleton instead of an equal. Or perhaps that is even giving too much credit in a way; perhaps I should take pity and see it as a matter of age. The elderly are stubborn and have a hard time keeping their thoughts in order when their pre-conceived notions are challenged after all, as I've observed watching my own parents who are around the same age.\n\nI was done but you seem to keep going, so here I am, back again, responding to your latest post. If its so critical you have the last word I'll give it to you in respect and deference to your age and apparent \"great wisdom\" (I say, dripping with sarcasm). Here you go, have at it...",
"Larsy,\nI don't HAVE to refute anything. All I have to do, according to the rules YOU made up, is post a quote that I \"think\" I \"might be able to find,\" and you'll \"find 10 quotes from our founding fathers all supporting the notion that they made us a Christian nation under the Judeo Christian paradigm.\" You were bluffing and everybody can see it.",
"The MOB might become self-satire....unintentionally of course.",
"Or Trump could be a real patriot and is draining the establishment swamp, while the minions are faithfully rallying for the status quo... Are you comfortable fighting for big government?",
"If you're so sure of your facts, maybe you should start the law-suit yourself? Just be aware, you need facts, and breitbart articles do not come under that heading.",
"Who are you to decide who is or is not legitimate?",
"I don't often agree with your side of the things you comment on but I do with this assessment and in addition to your final question I have another. Rep. Cathy Munoz of Juneau: What is wrong with you? When are you resigning?",
"Considering that 17 of the 112 comments on this article are from you, it seems that (like Mrs Higgins) you feel that only your opinion matters and that others must listen to it, no matter how rudely you word it.",
"Sometimes, privileged people should realise they don't actually understand those without privilege and talk about something else.\n\nRule of thumb - if you haven't lived it, don't assume you know anything.",
"Oh no Ward, you are totally misunderstanding. I like George and his wife Melissa very, very much. I have the highest regard for George. I did read how he and Betty (another of my fav's) voted against. Their voting records are to be admired.\n\nThat said, I meant as a friend looking out for George. Maybe that sounds stupid but I couldn't imagine being w/and hearing those 'others' in their wild dreams and not for one moment do I think the whole bunch of them are altruistic to the ideals that benefit ALL Eugenians. Our will? Hah! they say to us thru their actions over and over.\n\nI accept responsibility for not taking the time to articulate effectively for you. Thank you for questioning my comment. I just care ......been going to the Kiva for over 40 years. Good people. l2g\n\nps I know quite often I don't spend the time needed to engage so much here. I really don't like this forum any longer. Don't miss the rudeness but I think Disqus is much easier to use, have gone elsewhere",
"You have got to be kidding, it is now more \"En Vogue\" and acceptable for media attack on anything labeled \"Trump\" than to denounce Terrorists and/or Terrorism. And that folks is why this democrat will fully support Trump because I am getting tired of the obvious one-sided reporting of the news media.",
"I don’t disagree that there are falsehoods and self-interest on both sides. But if I were forced to choose between the lesser of two evils, I do not believe I would side with Trump.",
"I suppose that is true if one is in high school, knows nothing about Russia, believes anything, entertains her or himself writing limericks on bathroom walls, and reads and writes at a 4th grade level.\n\nFor adults it's an insult to one's intelligence regardless of whether one hates or admires the president-elect.",
"Didn't come in for a story? Then why try to make one? I am really lost here as to Mr. Moon's intention in \"stopping by\"? I attended the LWV forum where Mr. Moon along with his group of supporters had ample opportunity to make his case as a Mayoral Candidate for Poulsbo and to address anything from his past both good and bad. Mr. Moon is not a victim of anything \"politically dirty\" and to imply so continues to indicate a lack of understanding on his part as to what the Mayor position and the local civic process is really set up to provide to the community.",
"Small minded of you...",
"Kendzior needs to run for President and show us all how its done. Clearly she thinks she knows better than everyone else. Calling Trump \"anti-American\"? This kind of extreme Liberal arrogance is what got them into trouble in the first place.",
"I know, Pence;\nbut the American people -- or at least a near-plurality of them -- didn't vote for Barebones Feargod;\nmost of them find small-smiling Mother-wived Bible creeps like him as repulsive as you do;\nif they didn't, they'd have nominated Ted Cruz.\nNo, they voted for something juicier, the Smart Bidnessman from The TV Whut Hates P'lit'cal Keereckniss an' Sticks It To Messicans.\nThe idea was that he'd be the fun WWF heel\n-- you know, just like David French's American Hero was back in his wrestling days\n- and after four years of hammerlocks and heart punches all the white people would have good jobs again, hurrah!",
"Yeah, the comparison was \"deep-ended,\" but the false equivalence was so, from the get-go.\nHow about Deady to some notorious Nazi sympathizer who otherwise was a stellar character--- France, Italy, and Germany had many such.\nIt's not like slavery was some deep secret--- as some claim the Holocaust was (and since been absolutely refuted). Slavery went on for centuries before Deady, the Civil War (partly) was fought over it. And Oregon, being the last place in the US to have had an active KKK group, wasn't exactly a leader in opposition to it, even long after the fact.\nAnyhow, I'm willing to bow to the concerns of kids of color who strongly have objected to it. It's not like this is a local issue, really. I wonder how many oppose this and also feel the Washington Redskins need to change their name? \nThere's a saying in Portuguese: \"Hot pepper on someone else's rump doesn't burn you.\"",
"Who do you respect? Anyone in politics or any pundits?",
"I don't like to make fun of mentally challenged people but you're testing my resolve. \nSeriously. I may go on a rampage if you don't stop. Don't make me go there. It's not pretty. 👀👂🏻\n 👃🏻\n 👅",
"Blessings. It's very much been a pleasure joining in pointing out things to certain others, as well as to those who might put too much faith in rampant lies.\nI looked up sophistry, and its root Sophist, to make sure I knew what it meant. Others should as well. Some words, while they evoke the correct feeling, are best researched for the full effect.\nYou know what the word means, so, for others:\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophist\nThere are both blatant and subtle practitioners among commenters here.\nI thought myself done a few months ago too, but was brought back, though one wouldn't think for here only.\nAnd, your characterization of the \"first casualty is truth\" in \"our\" state rings true from every mountaintop, and shouts from the hilltops, our current DA exemplifying that in his temporary power buttressed up by others desire to make him governor, or more. Some people think that pursuit afflicts only those they hate.\nBest wishes with your better use of time as those things go.",
"Disagreeing with you is not a sign a mental illness.",
"A comment crystallizing the view of an extremist as in I am absolutely right and the other side is absolutely wrong. Perhaps you are an opinion racist.",
"Who is \"we\" please talk for yourself.",
"Eddy, would Jarred Kushner be destroyed if he were not a Jew....would Donald have been elected, could you imagine Donald and Jared putting on a towel on their heads and going to mecca why doesn't Canada publish stats on black crime and Natives and drinking; how many Canadian Jews sign up for the Canadian military and go over to the front row, and how many of them have supported and chearleaded for our lower middle class Christian boys and a few girls to go over there and get killed and maimed, that is the ones hiding out in McGill and York....I could go on for ever about a dozen subjects like homosexuals and the spread of aids and the billions that it cost the health care system and these drug users tying up the emergency wards....but the press is too terrified to go there, like Eugene Melynk the owner of Senators, a Carribean tax avoider and a jump in front of the line liver transplant, but yet the city of Ottawa depends upon tax revenue....why does no one talk about those things.",
"Oh dear, I do wish this discussion of idears had not reached this point. How often it seems you simply resort to demanding that others grow up and making accusations. In any event, I do hope that the idears that have been discussed will benefit you in assessing your statements on this site and do indeed believe that we have fleshed out many of the issues that have lead to misunderstandings in the past. Certainly you have given a good example of what one would expect from a True Catholic who takes the teachings of the USCCB to heart. God bless!",
"Ovomit? \n\nI don't speak Gibberish.",
"I see the new opinion page and the comments from the register guard showing comments from other papers and am concerned that all of the comments are from the liberal point of view. I thought you were supposed to print the news not a one sided view. Some of us want to read all the news not just liberal diatribe. Excuse me for disagreeing with there misinformation.",
"I lost the argument, but you quiver in fear with showing the evidence thereof? Pure trump type fake news + comedy.",
"Dear NCR and CIVIL operatives. It seems to me that civility cannot be defined solely by vocabulary, phrases and/or single posts. We seem to be experiencing a significant increase in seemingly concerted hijacking by coteries of disrupters, and individuals of persistent evidence of either ill will or obdurate attempts to exclude legitimate discussion. Many of the posts themselves might warrant a \"sort of\" by those of us who are sort of tolerant and, be given the benefit of the doubt as \"civil\" individually. Taken in their successive, persistent and even strategic context they are an attempt to further an agenda that seems clearly antithetical to minimum standards of civil discourse. Something more is required.",
"Come on, fess up. This comments was a miserably failed attempt at satire, right? I mean, no one could miss the point this widely without trying to do so.",
"I see the photo of Senator Murkowski speaking with reporters. I do not see any of her comments. I see nothing from Senator Sullivan. Ditto for Representative Young. Perhaps those comments would be of interest to dispatch readers?",
"The way the left is going after the first amendment lately, nothing would surprise me. \n\nThe lack of coherence in your post does surprise me a bit, though.",
"Onlylosers like their own comments....you must be one of the bottom fishing slimy RE agents",
"Jim, your whole tirade is based upon your interpretation of \"willy nilly\" and actions you project unto others. Actions that just did not happen in this instance.\n.\nThe only appropriate response is: piffle!",
"Had that factoid been in the article, my comments would have been reconsidered.",
"Interesting that you then must logically regard your average armed law enforcement officer and beat cop, as well as all the men and women of the U.S. armed forces, not to mention the vast majority of U.N. peacekeepers protecting refugees, as people who \"live in fear.\" I would also insist on regarding anyone who cannot recognize and properly use a common tool as both pathetic AND ignorant. \n\nAnd pray tell, just what does your past employment as a paperboy have to do with the price of tea in China? Why should we know or care?",
"It wasn't on purpose and I know by facts not assumptions! There were more than just the two of them in the car that night whose lives hve been changes! As a community we need to help these young men rebuild their lives! Believe me I wish my nephew had the choice of rebuilding his life but I did know my nephew well enough that this young man was his friend and it's not just an excuse that it was an avoidant because it was! Gun violence is ramped in our community and ha changes our family forever all I ask from him is that he do the most to make better choices moving forward and those other young men in the car that night because that night changes the fiber of each one of them! I am just thankful to know the truth about what happened to him and that helps me move forward because many families rarely know the truth! So please as a community let's help the youth and not demonized them when it truest was a horrible mistake that night!",
"No, you don't mean enough to me to offend me; merely irritated by insults and illiterate blathering.",
"My behavior is never as nasty, threatening, bullying or harrassment as yours. \n\nI told you time and time again, if you continued your bullying, I would contact CC...and I did, merely asking if such behavior was considered \"civil,\" and included a choice few of your many sad remarks. They took it from there, as you know.\n\nI have no idea what happened to Marty...Perhaps he tired of the childish antics so many indulge in here? Or the gang mentality?\n\nI don't know what your problem is with my career...You don't seem to have issue with anyone else who has posted personal info. Your constant referrals make it appear jealousy drives you. I don't know - but all in all, as I have asked you countless times - leave me alone.",
"If it was deemed inappropriate it was due to other commenters voting no on it, not \"the ADN.\"",
"Why does it seem that it's now OK to voice lies, disinformation and hate?\nOh, right, nostalgia for the bad old days when people were things.\nAnd justice depended on your social class.",
"How do we know you are not an agent of Hydra?",
"FS28: Read Flyguy's comment. I couldn't say it better myself. PS: I don't know where you live, nor care. You were the one that said you are not a resident.",
"You know what really stifles the discussion on this topic? The Globe's ridiculous \"Civility\" joke for vetting reader comments.\n< this comment did not meet civility standards > \nAnd yet here's the tally for those comments so far:\nLike 32\nDisagree 6\n\nThe Globe needs look no further than these reader forums to realize how a minority has sway over the majority.\n\nThe Globe's own little contribution to terrorism. Diktat by the minority of less than 20%.",
"Well, if I am wrong about this \"imaginary entity,\" I will have been a better person for it. If you are wrong about this \"imaginary entity,\" you will have a desperately rude awakening when you die. Please be careful...there is a God. Let me know if you ever change your mind and choose to seek Him. You are bolder than I to deny and degrade God. Denying God is one big, nasty risk. I know I would rather cross a beam hundreds of feet in the air than deny God...and I hate heights. Roy, God has some great plans for that passion of yours if you would just channel it in the right direction. Here's to an insane life and an awesome eternity in Heaven!!",
"Could you be more of a DPRK apologist?",
"It was YOU that made the original assertion, not me. Of course what they do reflects subjectivity. But YOUR assertion that Politifact is \"extremely biased\" and part of the \"Alt-Left\" reflects a willingness to buy into name-calling and blame-casting. Then again, when you control the government from top to bottom and can't get much done, you need to find or create enemies somehow. \nMy last word here.",
"I wouldn't know about that - apparently, you do. I know I have seen you adamantly post the same thing over and over and over.\n\nI guess we all do, when people refuse to acknowledge a post. But I don't see one bit of relevance in this particular discussion with Neko.",
"You should be a little more, er, grateful for the right to speak out and whine about the sound of security to speak out. But that's one Joe's opinion.",
"Is this a newspaper or a propaganda machine? This writer is a \"reporter\" for a newspaper? With this kind of opinion-mongering parading as \"news,\" I'm not likely to shed a tear if this paper folds.",
"Ya right, so I guess you also think that is someone is a racist conservative that it's ok?",
"It's a joke. Maybe a bad joke. But don't start censoring humor.",
"Yep. No system is perfect, and this one has flaws that probably allow a motivated, agenda-driven person or group to get acceptable comments removed that they don't agree with. \n\nI noticed yesterday, while going through the posting process, an earlier comment of mine appeared for review. A few seconds later, I got a notification that someone had just replied to the same comment. So I assume the poster flagged the comment prior to replying. If that's the case, the flagging was done just because the replier disagreed with the anti-Trump comment, which had already been adjudicated as meeting civility standards.",
"The one who failed to elaborate is you--say clearly what you mean and there's no opportunity to 'put words in your mouth.' I doubt you're honest enough.\n\nThere was no projection--denouncing 'multi-culti' means advocating monoculture. And I dismiss out-of-hand white people's attempts to bolster their arguments by claiming not to be white. Nor are moral people only found in the 'prevailing' culture you seem to prefer, and only someone seeking to exalt themselves above others would take such a position (which is by definition immoral).\n\nThe other fallacy is that ONLY western culture is capable of invention and innovation. You fall victim to the logical fallacy of confusing (and/or conflating) military 'superiority' and the economic largess derived therefrom with cultural, moral, ethical, spiritual and intellectual superiority. You are of course wrong as hell. All your vaunted 'superiority' constitutes is that your society is better at killing. That's always a temporary situation.",
"Mr. Moisi, someone probably did not warn you. But by offering your insights on the current political climate in Europe you have stepped through Lewis Carroll's Looking Glass into an alternative reality.\nIn this universe, the fact that you studied at the Sorbonne and Harvard.; that you are a senior adviser at the Institut Montaigne in Paris, a visiting professor at Harvard and the chairholder for Geopolitics at the College of Europe, the oldest educational institution in European affairs, and have studied these issues all your life-- all this means nothing. In fact, it is a back mark against your, Sir.\nIn the universe of G&M comments, reason, logic, knowledge, fact, discussion is set aside in favour of vituperation, simplification, name calling.\nNuuance or historical knowledge is especially verbotten and ridiculed.\nOne-liners, trash talk and the default cry of \"fake news\" are the coin of this realm.\nSo, apologies Sir, but you must taken have taken a wrong turn.",
"Call em yourself. Carl Davaz or John Easely. You wouldn't believe me no matter what they say.",
"Sarah: Your picture needs a more positive make-over, if I may humbly suggest. At least, this will give you a fighting chance with this lot.",
"Your comment doesn't hold together.",
"And to tell you the truth, I'm not even sure what \"uniting\" means. If the man proposes something that I can support -- even partly, I will support it. I cannot support his proposals merely because he is president. There were things that Obama said and did that I did not like and there was MUCH that happened during Clinton's administration that I did not like or support. \nI think that the initiatives of this administration have so far been horrific, and we can talk about specifics, if you like. I cannot support the Health Care proposal, or the proposed budget, or the sudden bombing of Syria (which made no difference anyway, except for using up fuel and ordinance), or any of the other things that his administration has proposed or done. If he were to propose what I consider to be rational immigration law reform, I would support it in a heartbeat.",
"Methinks that no one of any particular political or social ilk should cast aspersions about amorality...a term only clearly defined by the person casting the aspersions.",
"I've recognized the difference between \"your\" (a possessive pronoun) and \"you're\" ( a contraction of \"you are\") since the third grade, and my education is the result of public schools. It's a common error resulting from ignorance that a spell checker can't pick up, since either spelling is correct in context and spell checkers don't recognize context to choose the correct homophone.\n\nI see why you call yourself \"always there\". You are an obsessive troll who picks someone to hate (without even knowing the person) and focuses all your misdirected anger on that person. My post was two days ago. I could keep replying to you as long as this thread is up, and you would continue to blast me with your stupid pointless tirades. You can't help it. Here's what you can do: when you see my actual name (not some cowardly alias behind which you can be a complete jerk), don't read it. You can pick out someone else to hate, it's all the same to you.",
"By intention? Be honest.",
"I sympathise, bigtime, with Bendheim. I grew up next door to Jews who fled the holocaust. So I understand his concern that this is, yet again, reverting to a racist issue. However, in order to finally, sort this country, we are going to have to change the mindsets of Africans, who are so immersed in their ancient traditions, of 'Leader takes all'. But, how, do we do that?",
"Reading comprehension is clearly not one of your gifts. Continue on friend, there's no story here. At least not one that you are willing to consider or discuss with respect for dissenting views. Again, what does this topic have to do with Christianity? You are like a broken record, using every chance you can to bash Christians or Christian influenced thought with insult laden comments, but you are the only one bringing the bible or Christians into the discussion. If your hatred defines you, then I am sorry for you.",
"This totally ignores the fact that it is the columnists who rely on identity politics that get the most emotional responses, because that is what identity politics does, provoke emotional responses.\n\nPoliticians and writers who pit one group against another should expect the group being attacked will respond in kind.",
"My original posting that I unintentionally deleted: \"Hillary drew boos too. Plus, while she had an opportunity, she never apologized for her campaign's anti-Catholic remarks that leaked out a few days earlier.\"",
"ha. cmd: i was writing reply to ms chelsea re her too amusing story. it's hour later where i am and just finished supper and saw this. showed the story to couple friends here in jackson wy. it's a real chuckle. so just saw your post. and yep, smoking gun entrant for sure.",
"This is a tempest in a teapot. He was one of the architects of the operation, just not THE architect. I will forgive him his embellishment - just as I would forgive any of the men that participated in the fighting.\nAs a Sik - I would guess he was just taking a jab as the anti-Sik folks that still exist in India. I will give him that.",
"And excellent column, Tabatha. I love all the pop culture references. Alas, I suspect most of your critics won't catch them as I doubt they follow culture, pop or otherwise.\n\nIslamophobia is real. And, as we are now seeing in the USA, it was mostly cover for the racism and antisemitism now in the open. Jewish cemeteries, synagogues and cultural centres all over the USA are being targeted for hate crimes.\n\nThe fear that Sharia Law is coming to my neighbourhood is on a par with fear that the Protocols of the Elders of Zion is a real plot against the West. And remember, the Protocols was written by Russians to justify their pogroms.\n\nRussians, you say? I hear they've been up to funny business lately. Publishing other fake news items and pulling strings behind the scenes. Shouldn't we be afraid of them? No, no. I'm told. Fear Muslms, Jews, feminists, and people of colour. Those nice Russians are our friends. LOL.\n\nWAR IS PEACE. FREEDOM IS SLAVERY. IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH.",
"If there is a comment that is not civil yours takes the cake, these people are not \"stupid\". Often desperate, or wanting to improve their or their family lives. It amazes me how your type can point and castigate the poor, the ones without power but completely absolve those that actually have power and exploit these people.\nWe as citizens do bear responsibility because we have not worked out fair and workable immigration laws.",
"Bill: I find motivation extremely important. My favorite example comes from Own Wister's \"The Virginian\" when the Virginian wins a poker hand from the antagonist and the guy calles him a \"Son of a B$#%%\" (think of what Trump called the players). The Virginian responds \"Smile when you sad that.\" The point is simple: If you are kidding and mean no insult....no big deal. If, on the other hand, an insult is intended, it IS a big deal. \n\nThe \"take a knee\" players made it very clear no insult to our nation was intended. To me that is very, very important. To me, the real meaning behind a person's action is extremely important. Gary Crum",
"He didn't prove me wrong and you may like approving of bad behavior by pointing out other bad behavior, but I find all bad behavior from either side wrong.",
"A have had a statement blocked because I used ‘shill’ when referring to those who post false and misleading information in these posts. Note that shill usually implies pay but motivation may come from owning stock, working in the area, or other connections but I think is a proper definition and not derogatory name calling.\ndbsb3233’s comments here are reasonable that may overly pessimistic and incomplete but should form part of a conversation. \nI have contacted the Civil people who do post guidelines and asked for a rating scale from 0 to 10. There are many comments that are only partially civil but contain ideas that should be part of the conversation. I have concerns about the quality of the algorithm that cannot use the additional rating information.",
"I tend to agree with your comment. However, Martineau is a polemist and doesn't have much credibility. I think if a french speaking high profile professor had written the same thing in the Canadian or international press, it would have raised indignation as well.",
"At least you and some others got a HC commentary to post to? I'd like to think that if the GOP had found someone better to carry their torch... Nah, I'm too stuck on imagining what happens if trump gets in the drivers seat. Yikes.",
"Hogwash - You have no idea what my motives are. And being prepared for something that has a reasonable probability of happening is not adolescent. Your premise of knowing what is in other peoples minds is just plain weird, and that is the truth.",
"Thanks Tim you picked a specific set of circumstances for marketing, told half truths and played on mythical stereotypes. Consider having some respect for yourself and your credibility.",
"https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/03/nyregion/jewish-centers-bomb-threats-arrest.html?_r=0\n\nWell this doesn't fit the narrative. How inconvenient for the cause.",
"Not nationalistic enough or perhaps too many big words?",
"'Land of the brave...' so long as your words don't frighten us... and the 'home of the free'.. so long as you say what we want to hear and you don't disagree with us... The differences between the administration about to take office, and the foreign administrations the US has historically opposed, are narrowing daily.\n \nThe truth is somewhat painful and those that support(ed) Trump have now come to realise that their veneer is thin and showing them to be made of the same xenophobic and misogynistic material. Incredibly, many of them are women. And I really don't care for Meryl Streep. Has another President or President Elect been so patently insecure ?",
"They actually do but that is also suspect.",
"Jo, you like to come on and piously deride others yet never offering any fixes, wha'cha got that is worth the air you breathe to our community?",
"Buster, your charges would be laughable if this issue were not so serious. You have done nothing for resolution. Like a certain person in the White House, you divert blame to cover-up that you don't know what you are talking about.",
"Wrong on both counts.",
"I don't doubt it's your intention to be impartial. But when you are being paid by Civil Beat it inevitably triggers skepticism about the choices you make when you critique their competitors as opposed to CB. I would have the same concerns if the New York Times ombudsman started critiquing Washington Post reporters and stories. It's often more the perception of conflict that is the tricky part.",
"Jeez, just admit it. You don't like HC so trump can do no wrong, right? What exactly would trump have to do or say to cross whatever line you don't seem to have?",
"Trid, that may be true in England where it is usually very \"low Church, and people are suspicious of things like bells and incense because it might indicate \"leanings toward Rome.\" So I think they tend AWAY from such things.\nBut in the U.S. it is very different. I have been to Episcopal Church masses here where one could barely tell the difference. In my old town, until about 10 years ago, they even said mass with the altar facing the wall. Except that the liturgy was in English (the OLD rite I from the BCP , even, thank you Thomas Cranmer!) Smells, bells, whole nine yards. The Episcopal Church where I am now, from what I can tell, is also very like the RCC in its liturgy. \nObviously some of the beliefs are different, as they are not under the pope.\n\nI meant to add, on another subject, you CAN change your email settings so you don't get notified every time someone \"likes\" your comment. At the bottom of the email, click on the \"unsubscribe\" link. You'll see choices there.",
"Dan and Cents, you probably have the most friendly administration, to your concerns that you have witnessed in Alaska.If you don't know and don't act on it, you will lose out. Unless you are already lost out because you are over the hill and just want to whine about the past and and apply it to the present. Im over the hill so to speak, but I am inviting\n you to the fight for the future.",
"U elected him.... The rest of the world is laughing at you... But so what.... I have more to say but will refrain not to hurt 300 million of my southern neighbors.",
"I agree...however...with my unfortunate unconscious compulsion for editing (others') writing, I find similar errors even in the NY Times. There's no such thing as error-free postings online, no matter their origin. It is to weep!",
"Gee Craig, you sure glossed over your own admitted misdeeds. I'm thinking you're using McCandless to chastise your own young self. What do they call that? Projecting? Could explain why you're so angry all the time.",
"Some articles are carefully crafted as to take the media readers attention away from the real issues. Trolling and hate, favorite word, xenophobia, will cause some readers no to express their concerns for what they're are seeing is happening in Canada. We need to remain vigilant.",
"Way to create a situation from a position of zero knowledge. \nPerhaps you missed or chose to ignore the 2nd paragraph?\n\"It doesn't appear to be related to anti Trump demonstration...\"\nJust an inconvenient statement or are you too impatient to let the facts develop before passing judgement?",
":) Thanks for your mistake, though. It, and the responses, cracked me up this morning.\n\nI'm not casting stones - any of us could have made a similar mistake. But that doesn't mean we can't get a kick out of them.",
"Thanks for the information. I supposed that the Rev. Ms Schaper was not Catholic but I didn't want to comment and set off the usual ordination for women types who write so often. The article is classic click bait in any case (liturgical dance, remove the altar rails, female ministers, no reference or relevance to Catholicism, etc) - I'm surprised the comments column has been so quiet.",
"Good column. \n.\nBut it's not just art criticism that uses such obfuscatory bafflegab. 'Cultural studies' of various kinds is equally drivellous (e.g. 'interrogating the heterogeneity of racialized archetypes').\n.\nI once had a professor who taught me one of the most valuables lessons in university. It was in sociology and he assigned a reading full of that kind of stuff and when class time came he asked numerous people to talk about what they understood from it. Several responded with various efforts to elucidate it until one student admitted he didn't understand it he even said it didn't make sense. \n\"Eactly!\" the prof shouted. \"It doesn't say anything! Just because it's in a book doesn't make it good. Trust your own minds. If it seems like nonsense, there's a good chance it IS nonsense.\"",
"I don't think heavy petting means what the author thinks it means...",
"Now I wonder if this comment will be deleted for pointing out an error, as a few others have been. Whose responsibility was it to publish these \"damned statistics,\" or in modern parlance, \"fake news\"? Does Ibbitson really have such a poor understanding of the issue, the numbers? Does anyone take responsibility for effectively lying to Globe readers?",
"As for that low \"child molester\" remark? That really was not necessary to get your point across.",
"Dear Don227\nI see no insults in lukecanada's post except for the word \"liberals\"\nwhich i suppose is kind of an insult",
"Depending on the situation, you don't have to be mean and rude all the time. Actually, Trump should learn from Clinton or Obama, keep a smiling face while stabbing you at the back. LOL!",
"Just so you know who writes these pieces: the author is the communication director of National Council of Canadian Muslims. That's the new name, they used to be CAIR-CAN - the Canadian arm of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a organization found (by FBI) to have funded Hamas.\nMrs. Sheema Khan was the chair of CAIR-CAN.\n\nYesterday's two pieces are not \"post truth\" opinions but post-acts of terror perpetrated by jihadists (Berlin, Instanbul) meant to \"sanitize\" the image and pull a wool over your eyes. Innocent people get run over, shot or blow to bits NCCM says \"look....Trump\" or \"blame islamophobia\".",
"Kurgan, the frightening thing is, no matter how hard you try to be a Burkite, you come nowhere near the scariness of the real ones on here.",
"You are correct. When I wrote my comment everything seemed good. It was only recently that I saw that the Left was drowning out the voices of the Right which is wrong. Frederick Douglass, who fought Dems supported slavery, said it best: \"To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the speaker.\"",
"1) So.......who'd you vote for?\n2) I get accused of being a Hillary supporter, leftist, etc. by the Trump supporters when I criticize Trump. So, it seems to go both ways. Get over it."
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From Lisa Bloom. Lisa Bloom is a Legal analyst for NBC News and Avvo, attorney and bestselling author.
"In our nation’s history, so many of the sickest most appalling crimes have been committed by whites. Yet no matter how sadistic the crime, no matter how young the victims, no matter how much fear is engendered in a community, no matter how much media attention and public discussion the crimes of whites engender, the race itself is never sullied."
Lisa Bloom also says white men are at the top of the list for gaining foreign visas to have sex with children. 85-percent in Latin America, she says.
Lisa Bloom also adds the most prolific serial killers in this country (America) are white men. And last, white women are known for killing their children.
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"Again with the whining. It's always about him and the perceived American victimhood. They signed a deal and continued to break its rules. Got called on it and continued to break them anyway. Now it's all about the big bad Mexico and Canada out to get the poor white working class. Meanwhile it's the Republican party and ultra wealthy oligarch like Trump that have been taking advantage of the resentment they themselves fostered. Trump is just pandering to racists, idiots and cowards.",
"maybe it was my use of the word imbeciles regarding this group of haters that was deemed unacceptable, but I'll say it again, CB, and see if you delete my comment a 2nd time re this article...\n\nthere are likely many in this bunch who would pack the 'closet' of secrets and hypocrisy.",
"This article proves that our government would sooner look good on the world stage ( U.N. ) by bring in refugees than looking after our own first !\nI see our government giving huge amounts of our tax dollars to everybody but us !\nIf you,re public service you don't have to worry - but if you're trying to make it on your own you're screwed !\nLet's see more of Canadians First !",
"m: Those statues do not celebrate white supremacy and treason to most reasonable people.",
"\"That's ridiculous.\"\nReally? Why is that?",
"One may wonder that, but not one who has much intelligence. Sullivan is the US Senator for Alaska. He was voted into office by Alaskans so he could do the work Alaskans want done. ACA repeal is one of those things. Now, as to documented liar. If you was a good example of that, look at your post. I understand that you don't like Sully, but it is hard to take someone seriously when you say things that are so far from accurate while calling someone else a liar.",
"is anyone surprised to learn that Hollywood liberal male actors (Crowe and Damon) are really misogynistic hypocrites? I'm not.",
"is it really a surprise that idiots like Drsfreud are also idiots about climate change and every other lunatic bs left wing cause!!,, they live in a delusional world of hate",
"When you have NO evidence that in these days, whites in general do NOT believe that black lives don;t matter, and there is ample evidence that in general whites believe that black lives DO matter, it is a vicious racist lie. More than 150 years ago, scores of thousands of white boys died to end slavery. Jim Crow followed in some places, yes, but it was whites who ruled those laws unconstitutional. Then there was busing, and \"race norming\" (giving an applicant for a federal job more points on a test merely for being black), and affirmative action in college entrance and private sector jobs. And you still say that whites in general believe black lives don't matter. Where is the everyday killing of blacks by whites? Where is the everyday wanton maiming of blacks by whites? Your statements reveal the utter moral bankruptcy. I will continue to treat blacks as equals, as human beings, with respect and courtesy, despite your best efforts to make me hate. You failed miserably.",
"They are people too. You should be ashamed of yourself. Someday I hope you become homeless so you can see how hard it is. I will never read the Register Guard again.",
"... he lied to get votes and fake prayed his butt off ... it paid off steak n ketchup for Cheetolini next 3 years 1 year down almost ...",
"Except that he did not say one thing about the clergy sex abuses of children in nearly three years while getting paid handsomely!\nNow all of sudden, he is speaking out like he really cared! He sounds royally hypocritical to me!!! Not to you?",
"Hate and bigotry are bad\nso preach the progressives\nunless the target of the hate is \nTrump",
"Well; at least you are a consistent jerk. I think i will just mute you.",
"See what happens when Democras are elected. So incompetent.",
"Ok, you prefer I use your favorite word, imbecile? LOL"
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"In the end I believe she has shown what was revealed in some of the Wikileaks email documents that Clinton wasn't sure who exactly we were funding. Just because she met with Assad does not mean endorsing him. \n\nIn using terms like \"mass murderers\" you too are engaging in spreading propaganda. Of course it is our own government's so it must be accurate.\n\nWe should not be aiding in any country's civil war. I support Tulsi Gabbard's position and her taking the lead on this important topic. We as a nation need to stop killing people in the name of \"freedom\". Gabbard's voice is one of reason and concern. Her actions speak louder than your words.",
"Christian extremists are people like Mother Theresa.",
"The only things “enormously destructive” and “terrifying”, as the lame duck to the south says, are the western leaders who think that they are saving the world by taxing their own citizens to death. I think we'll find out well before 2030 that the whole thing is an elaborate scam, that the CO2 reductions claimed by countries are unauditable, and everyone is cheating (except Canada, of course). Kind of like OPEC promising to cut oil production.",
"Mr. Keillor has written one of the best comments on this tragedy and Trump's rise. Pay attention to his analysis, especially the final two sentences. How can Trump, or any normal person who has children and pretends to an iota of tolerance for others, celebrate the death of a group of people simply going about their lives as human beings?",
"Laura Cooper: \"I can confidently state that American progressives have become so blinded by their own political ideology that they routinely sacrifice fundamental values such as objective truth, equitable justice and the rule of law...\"\nAnd I can confidently state that anyone who begins an essay on law with such extreme hyperbole is not likely to be taken seriously except by the True Believers.",
"Did you read and understand Xavier's post?",
"I heard there's a job opening for Amy in Macedonia.",
"had to bring color into it. otherwise its only an opinion..? I feel like most the people on your short list are .......older white men. you need some more thought put into this one.",
"It isn't an allegation, it's a criminal conviction. Anyone that stomps an animal should not be near children. It's a proven fact that those who abuse animals seldom stop there.",
"Oh, but they are that simple. The left's negative coverage of Trump's remarks and soft coverage of Hillary is typical and expected of a media that is primarily leftist. Look at CNN admitting, \"we've done what we can to help Hillary\"e\n\nThe coverage of Trump's remarks about Trump and how it was an \"attack on goldstar mom's....\" Which it clearly wasn't and while supposedly defending the attack on a gold star mother they go on the offensive to attack Patricia Smith.\n\nSleazy? yeah not seeing the swift boat ads as sleazy, How about Bush's awol? Which was a complete lie and crock. He didn't go to a medial appointment, SO WHAT??!! . Kerry ran on his record which clearly wasn't what he said it was. So the swiftboat ads were fair",
"Nice try, no cigar.. You know as well as i that Killary and her foundation has accepted millions from Middle East countries that are as I described... Facts are facts..",
"There's a difference between right and wrong. Conservatives know what that difference is. Liberals choose the side of wrong most of the time. Conservatives know the KKK is wrong---they are the bad guys.They also know Black Lives Matters are the bad guys because they march and chanted they wanted dead cops dead . They wanted them dead now. Liberals demand tolerance on issues , yet have absolutely none for anyone who dares to disagree with them. Your head democrat Hillary Clinton , instead of accepting millions simply disagreed with her position on issues , called them deploribles .Even now you attack anyone who voted for Trump. Here we have our nation rallying around Texas and you sick people complain about Trump showing he's our nations leader by going to Texas and the shoe's his wife wears there. You always hope and pray Trump does something wrong , instead of hoping he does the right thing . And no matter what he does , you scream it's wrong and you should resist him. That's sick.",
"Btw, I don't watch Fox News. I watch Morning Joe, MSNBC, and CNN. Seriously. Because I know that they would be presenting the evidence of there were any. Maddow is the biggest joke of all, which is a shame because she is such a smart person and is obviously just doing what her producers demand of her. That whole tax thing she did must have made her sick to her stomach before she launched into it; she knew there was nothing there.",
"The one group she left out is teenage Filipinas marrying old white men for citizenship. Legal, yes. Moral? Hardly.",
"A few years ago, I was told that an autopsy showed that a close personal friend of mine had died of natural causes and was in fact, not murdered as was suspected earlier in the investigation.I took this as good news, since being murdered is undoubtedly the worst way to die. I'm pretty sure that if much evidence showed that millions of my relatives were not murdered, I would weep with joy and celebrate into the early hours.But whenever anyone even so much as questions the official Holocaust Narrative, people pretty much go nuts with anger and type things like \"____ you\" from their little pulpit. Such questions are a criminal offense in every Western country except that place called America, where freedom of speech has not been gutted, or \"filtered.\" What \"truth\" needs protection from the state and media ?",
"Right. Security for the sake of liberty. Creating enemies out of the people who see America as a beacon of hope and refuge. All good ideas. We're going to be so safe after this I'm sure. This will surely do nothing to play into the hands of those who would seek to do us harm. I feel so safe.\n\nYou know, I'd agree with you if we did nothing similar to \"extreme vetting\" already when deciding who gets to immigrate here. But we already do. This is blatant religious profiling. Temporary ban aside, he also told numerous Christians, women, and children who were hoping to seek refuge from the Syrian civil war that America doesn't want them. An awful and disgraceful precedence to set.",
"You have to admire the extreme level of hate in leftists.",
"Not a big history buff are you? It's not even a debatable issue, after the USSR fell top KGB members released all their old dirt in the Verona papers and the top advisor to FDR (along with hundreds more in government) was later outed thru investigation and verified in the Verona papers. I gotta quit saying \"how stupid can you be?\" You guys take it as a challenge.",
"Funny how Pence and Trump hidout and were scared to address the Millions of women marching across the world. Doesn't fit the pillaging of America sgenda, so the keep their heads buried in the sand.",
"I agree the church needs a new morality which needs to be based on solid foundations. To give an example. Two hundred years ago the world population was approximately 1 Billion. At that time Malthus warned us prophetically and provided us with an explanation of exponential population growth (2 x 2= 4, 4 x4 = 16; 16 x 16 = 256; 256 x 256 = etc. ) and warned us of the prophecy in Rev. of the 4 horses of the Apocalypse. In 1930 the world population had doubled. In the 1970s the world population had tripled. At that time an ecologist--Garrett Hardin again warned us of the CARRYING CAPACITY OF THE EARTH and that we were nearing the tipping point at which the population growth would no longer be sustainable. The world population is now over 7 Billion--and increase of over 5 Billion in 80 years. He provided us with a PARABLE FROM NATURE--the Parable of St. Matthew Island. One symptom of overpopulation is environmental degradation...no more words left here except..birth control.",
"The one and only unifying element that binds Trump supporters is their seething hatred of liberals, which pretty much describes Trump's political identification for most of his adult life. Of course that pesky fact matters little to Trump's base because they now see him as their champion against the evils of encroaching liberalism, and his sordid past is something they can easily look beyond as long as he's got their back, which they foolishly believe he does. David French of the National Review had a good article in yesterday's New York Times about how the Mueller investigation will do little to deter Trump's base. He goes deep into the heart of Trump country to talk with True Believers. He asks one old woman what she thinks about Trump's lying. Her response: \"Trump lies?\" Eventually she trotted out the True Believers' old standby when confronted with the uncomfortable truth about Trump: \"Well,\" she said, \"the Democrats are worse,\" which she believes because Fox News told her so.",
"the last time i've seen this many Liberals posting was in support of a BDS article.",
"All Americans enjoy violence. I wouldn't limit your fun to any one political ideology or group. Two wrongs often make a right. Depends on who wins the fight.",
"Sometime the message will get through to Western leaders that if you attack Muslims, or any other group, you can expect retaliation. For example the West set up Israel with the best of intents except it meant taking land from Arabs/Muslims. The Arabs retaliated against embassies in Africa, a US Naval ship, the US responded attacking a factory in Khartoum and caves in Afghanistan. Then the Arabs responded with 9/11. It is very clear that if the west attacks Arabs, the Arabs will respond. Immigration control will do little until the west stops attacking Muslims.",
"I guess it was when HRC began harassing women, when she herself was quite young, with sexual innuendo and then actual physical imposition. And why she supports women's rights, just so she can be close to them and put her hands on them. Yeah - that's how much Hillary has done the same things as Trump. P.S. Was that poster serious?",
"What does that mean? Other than that some right wing nut job had do spout?",
"The anti-gun nuts always seem to chime in with ideas when they don't actually know what they're talking about.",
"Read \"Why Orwell matters\", by Christopher Hitchens.",
"Different times, different circumstances, different century...every aspect of your Hitler and KKK analogy is different.\n\nIt is not a ban, it does not put people in gas chambers, it does not send people back to Africa...what it does is make sure anyone...anyone...from those specific countries are sincere, truthful, and legally able to enter the USA without being a threat to our country.\n\nMaybe what you want is to open Honolulu International Arport and invite all those to refugees Hawaii? 'Come to Hawaii's paradise...L.A., NYC, Seattle, SFO and other port of entries are are arm pits...Hawaii is the best!\" is your calling card?\n\nOr is your thinking that as long as these undocumented refugees do NOT move into the house or camp in the yard next to your home, it is OK by you? \n\nWhat does Hitler's and the KKK have to do with this?\n\nMaybe you are reading the wrong story?",
"Blocked first round by uncivil comments.\n.\n\"If you literally threaten to take away American citizens rights.\"\n.\nThis is the antifa groups mantra. Look at Berkeley. There are videos of them (antifa) smashing store windows, looting and rioting. Racism is an excuse to assemble and wreak havoc in an area, they don't even limit themselves to JUST racists. These groups are deciding for themselves who is allowed to speak. They have also threatened to break any devices they catch recording them, including the media.\n.\n\"If you slap someone in the face, do you really expect not to be slapped back?\"\n.\nWhat do you think these racist hate groups will do? Stupid groups like this will always exist. When you oppress them, you make them grow. I believe the best way to handle them is to deny them the thing they want most... attention.\n.\nWhen they break the law, they should go to jail regardless.\n.\nhttp://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/pelosi-condemns-antifa-after-berkeley-clashes/ar-AAqXs5l?li=BBnbcA1",
"Maybe Pax Christi could spend just a few minutes considering the feckless approach of the previous administration, which - AS PREDICTED - despite assurances from key players, (most notably, then Secretary of State John Kerry, and Susan Rice that \"100% of Syria's chemical weapons stockpile had been confiscated by Russia\" as part of our 2013 agreement) merely emboldened Syria to use chemical weapons again and again, killing far more innocent lives than any action by US Armed forces.\n\nIf our Syrian agreement went so predictably bad, does anyone have any faith in the nuclear agreement with Iran?",
"Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, Youtube, Reddit, Instagram, Craigslist, even RG comments = well, truth be told, every word your type in an email or say on your phone, (I've personally tested and can verify this) is meta-data collected through PRISM for the EKS (Enterprise Knowledge System) in amounts you cannot fathom. All recorded and stored ...ALL OF IT!\n\nthe fact that they call it \"Enterprise\" is an insult to all Star Trek fans :(\n\nA lesson to be learned Mr. Roos, that if you're planning to kill someone of influence, you don't go spouting off about it prior. At 62 yrs of age, you are probably just as angry at the rest of us at our own Government, and under our illustrious Nazi Regime Enabling Act (cough*) I mean our 'Patriot Act' (which is far worse) anyone can be arrested without charges and held indefinitely ...thus, if he was a true-blood dissident, he wouldn't have allowed himself to be apprehended.\n\nHe won't be sewing dissent behind bars, were he will die of old age.",
"If his own language isn't English, isn't it ironic he's kvetching about immigration? LOL\nVictimitis\n-\nhe is not kvetching about immigrants but TOO MANY immigrants\nwhere supply of housing cannot keep up with demand for housing\n-\na subtle point that evades \nno LOL",
"Pretty sure that comment could be made of most countries including the Dutch. In fact, not mentioned much is that the Dutch were here when the French and British were during colonization and they were raping a killing First Nations. In fact according to the FN it was only the French that acted with a modicum of civility. More recently American raping and pillaging in Vietnam. Lots of bad to go around and war always turns people into less compassionate people.",
"A Time article from '81 says that Rother was told he was on a right-wing death list.",
"Canoutchie I'm not suggesting anything of the kind. What a ridiculous assertion. Facts are facts and whining doesn't make them go away.\n\nYou snowflakes all but assure the truly evil will rise again because your'e not calm enough to learn history, nor assess modern reality and surely you cannot speak truth to power.\n\nBTW are you also Vote4Me and whether or not you are, could you please stop having my posts deleted.",
"\"held at the Canada Christian College after introduction of motion M-103 in Parliament. As the camera spans a boisterous, overwhelmingly Caucasian crowd, a middle-aged, bespectacled woman comes into focus. Grinning, she raises her right arm in what appears to be a lingering Nazi-salute. Four Conservative leadership hopefuls appeared at this event.\"\n---\nThere you have it: Christians, Caucasians, Nazis and Conservatives lumped together by the proponents of the motion.",
"Why do career politicians like Chin always begin with the God-like presumption Americans must prove a right to preserve our identity as the world's first People to be defined by our common principles? Unlike the Liberal's Mosaic that defines a People by their bloodline?\nIn this case, Chin presumes it's his right to demand America prove to him why there's a need to control our borders. But isn't it his obligation to prove to us why we don't? Seriously, America isn't short of people or talent, is it? And, aside from 1%-ers who lust for the profit desperately cheap (especially illegal) immigrant labor offers, most agree a smaller population would solve many problems\nSo seriously Mr. Chin. How do you defend your claim our borders should remain open to people from Islamic Theocracies whose clerics clearly declare that State only exists to enforce Church Law? When a fundamental pillar of Western Civilization, and America, is the belief that a Separation of Church and State is necessary?",
"\"There are many reasons that Mr. Trump should be removed from power – violation of the emoluments clause, suspected collusion with a hostile state – but his ability to destabilize the world in 140-character increments ranks high.\"\n\nWow- where to start.This lady is no journalist. I'll bet she even writes with her left hand she detests the right so much.\n\nNot a Trump supporter, but this writer has no limit to her histrionics. Every article she writes is so full of vitriol that it lacks any sense of objectivity. That's why it is an \"opinion piece\". So accepting that, if this is her best piece of logic as to why Trump should be removed from office ( her central thesis in every article since November) then somebody should take the pen gently from her hand and hand her a valium. Her logic, which is stunning only for the utter lack of it, and for the Globe to continue to publish her weekly tantrums and give credence to the detritus she spews is sad.",
"you do realize I'll assume that there are plenty of articles not written by Ms Wente noting the increase in Monarch populations over the last 4 years ...my questions to you then would be, is it the writer who makes a point that makes you disregard what they say, or is it the points they make that make you disagree with the writer....\n\nif you disagree with X because Y said it but actually agree with X...then you're an ideologue...if you disagree with X no matter who says it..you may be wrong, but at least you've only got one problem.",
"Getting up this fine '150 Morning', I suggested to my wife we go to an afternoon.early evening event put on by a local microbrewery in Sorrento - just outside Salmon Arm BC.\n\nCalled \" Unsettling Canada 150 \", it will feature some of Canada's finest dark beer - 'Back Hand of God'\n\nDOA is heading a fundraiser to protest colonization/assimilation/genocide of whomever got in the way of them pesky Europeans when they stumbled around North America?\n\nAfter ten years working for the Feds in an attempt to run small BC First Nations Schools - one native janitor educated me with the observation that I was every bit as much a Native as he: he says I was born here so that made me a Native - I left more confused than ever, as to the complex, yet simple issues facing our First Nation's 'brother and sisters'?\n\nMany elders told me they could not understand all the whining about Rez schools.....said that without, they would have re-entered the 'Whiteman's' world less prepared.....go figure.",
"She does have a point. If Americans were better educated perhaps not so many of them would have fallen for the Amway scam that helped make her a billionaire.\n\nTalk about elite. Do you think this lady has EVER gone through the TSA body grope at an airport? No. She gets whisked right through security to her private jet. Has she ever personally done a load of laundry? Of course not. Worked till midnight at some crappy job on her feet dealing with rude customers? Dream on. Education? Her kids, if she has any, went to the finest private schools out there - never rubbed elbows with kids like yours. And they'll grow up to be billionaires themselves without ever having earn it.\n\nWelcome to the new America, little fella. Did you dream for one instant that Trump was going to change that? Sucker.",
"I like Ms. Patkotak's articles as a rule, and I am politically sympathetic with her, but I am older, also. There was nuclear grandstanding, there was the development of MIRV nukes, neutron bombs, of course there was the Cuban missile crisis. As Vietnam heated up there was the international image of a Buddhist monk setting himself on fire, of a young Vietnamese girl running from napalm with all her clothes burned off. On the terrorism front there was the red army faction shooting up airports, the PLO and Black September movement blowing up planes, attacking cruise ships, and killing Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics. Oh, we had a lot of fun in the 60s, 70s, and 80s.\nThere may well be LESS violence now than in days of yore. The difference being that courtesy of the internet and sites such as youtube we have no time delay and no distance from events that occur anywhere on the planet. We have more exposure and less sense of proportion.\nAs time goes by we will learn to parse the news.",
"So was the Fugitive Slave Act.",
"I wonder if this passenger was \"selected\" because he was not white. \nClearly he has a good case for a lawsuit.",
"Exactly. Start with Filipinos and mokes. Then check out the statistics on Hispanics. Should do this scientifically rather than ban Muslims en mass from middle Eastern countries just because of a few. Start collecting data for the State and National records so intelligent bans can be implemented.",
"I take the author's point about repugnance to the suspension of our democratic freedoms through such measures as internment and how that can be expected to increase radicalization rather than reduce it.\n\nHowever, what he fails to do, and what most MSM fails to do, is to call out all of the members of the organization that worships from precisely the same foundation document as the terrorists, and which expressly legitimizes their actions. Nay, it exhorts them to engage in those horrific actions.\n\nAre you with us or agin us? You can't be both. Then publicly repudiate the scripture passages in question.",
"To answer your claim that Hillzilla wasn't fired I will agree from the Snopes link you provided that appears to be the case. It would seem \nJerry Zeiman, another democrat member of the Judiciary committee who later claimed he fired her, appears to have the same revisionist memory problems that Hillzilla did when she remembered coming under fire in Bosina. It's a good illustration of situational ethics at work... that she must defend the facts in her favor in one case while mis-remembering the facts to curry favor in another. \n\nFocus on one and hammer it because you don't want to address the rest then? I'm intensely interested, please document the inaccuracy of the rest of the laundry list of dangerously egregious (at worst, embarrassingly pedestrian at best) acts of corruption and manipulation this oh so outstanding candidate has following her around...Travelgate, PayforPlay, Looting WH, Whitewater, IRS Gestapo, Emailgate, Filegate, Chinagate, Pardongate, Tysongate etc etc ad nauseam.",
"I'm reposting this for fourth time, since some Trumpeteer must have repeatedly flagged my previous posts to be deleted. I guess they find easier to silence any opposition to their views than having a civil debate. Not sure on where my post was not civil, though....\n\nWhen the SCOTUS overturns decisions made by several lower courts, that tells me that justice is not blind. And when Trump declares Qatar a terrorist country and a few days later sells them $12 billion in weapons, that tells me that his ban is NOT about terrorism either, but rather about something way more politically incorrect.\n\nOh, and let's not forget that Mexicans are rapists and bad hombres, your idol Trump said so. They will be the next ones he will be picking on.",
"Do you even know what bigotry is? Look it up",
"I like to remind people of the letter, signed by 150 professional wildlife biologists and wildlife managers from Alaska and around North America, which was sent to Gov. Palin. All those years back they told her predator control was a poor method for management and urged her to end it as the voters had already said they wished to happen. Shortly thereafter a dozen former members of the Board of Game sent her a similar letter which went on to say the BOG needed to be made up of professional wildlife scientists rather than by people who profit from wildlife.\nThe voters voted against predator control but a small group of \"wildlife users\" hijacked the system a decade ago with the help and support of elected officials. And the peoples will was ignored. When it comes to our wildlife the majority does not rule and that should not be the case in a democracy.",
"Elise Patkotak had a chance to write about something important but in the end, her article reflects what really is wrong with Alaska politics and why its so mess up. Elise is neck deep in party politics. Politicians in Juneau are bloodsuckers to the people of Alaska. It doesn't matter if they are Republicans or Democrats. If the power were reverse, we would still have this set of anthropomorphic mosquitos sucking up the overtime money for their own financial gain. Elise's effort to blame this just on one party reflects why people like her and her ink in Juneau, are the real problem to our state.",
"Given that almost all population growth is \"non-white\" and the narrow margin of Trump's victory the President will have to run better with either \"non-white\" or \"white\" voters or be turned out.",
"What do you mean? Do you not know the kind of man Finicum was? He and his wife primarily made their living by being foster parents to 11 children, who they then exploited by using them as free labor to work their ranch. You support a man who engaged in child abuse?? My goodness!\n\nAnd just look at what he did to his poor wife, leaving her all alone to now manage their ranch. Catholic Charities took all of their foster children away from them after the occupation at the refuge started. So she lost her primary source of income, and all the free labor they had for the ranch, all because of his insanity. Obviously, he cared nothing about her welfare. You support a man who abused and mistreated his wife? His forced his poor wife to have 11 children, telling her that it was immoral to use birth control.\n\nThese are very dangerous, mentally ill people, who pose a significant threat. Our government needs to put all of those who supported the Malheur occupation under surveillance.",
"Graduated in 2004; so not too long ago as I'd like to think that my experience is still relevant. I'm rather critical of your statement that what I said was \"dumb\" when let's see... if your daughters came along, say in the 1970s, that putting them now around 40 years of age they'd know a thing or two themselves and *might* just agree that many Alaskans have their heads in the sand about these types of crimes. Bear attacks and moose tramplings make headlines for days every time one happens. Yet hundreds of rapes a year don't get enough coverage to make it clear to this generation that the risk factors are real and people get horribly hurt and traumatized, it's beyond sad. Just saying!",
"Information is sorely lacking in this \"blurb\" about stalking. This is a real issue for Alaskans and it's not limited to just women. Men are stalked as much as women. Its generational, our children are repeating what they see. If stalking is going to be featured in ADN online or offline, it merits more than one mention or brief smattering here and there. Alaskan residents know just how real this issue is and integrity vs. drama. For the sake of journalistic integrity as well as accurate informative presentation, it should be an ADN feature for a determined amount of time with real victims and case documentation presented. Don't \"hit and miss\" this one.",
"This article shows a milestone in a special policy adopted in 80s , which recently started gaining more and more momentum. It started with TV shows, movies, books, reality shows, where men are depicted and irresponsible, selfish, childish persons. Look at pretty much every TV commercial, how goofy husbands are, and how balanced, smart, intelligent the wives are. This propaganda got into people's minds. Both men and women took these ideas as the truth about the reality. People internalize ideas they perceive to be true. \n\nThis article very precisely shows where we are with implementing this policy. I would call it SUCCESS. Society is degraded. Congratulations political strategists. \n\nThis is a good example on how people's perceptions can be manipulated and how targeted moral values be imposed on people.",
"Excellent article. Are you sure Steve Bannon's hand is not stirring the pot?",
"Someone mentioned Hillary is facing three different criminal investigations but besides that, many in media also ignore the book that a high ranking Democrat, Donna Brazile has recently written. Brazile also has many interesting stories about Hillary's corruption.....",
"Nice to have a top cop in our community that has prior experience working with a large and diverse community such as Westminister.",
"equal access to justice, health care and other public services and equal protection under the law. We look forward to working with the community at large and engage in much needed dialogue about this topic, which most people avoid and have a lot of hard feelings about it. And we want to ensure the meaningful participation of sex workers in the discussion and creation of law and policies that impacts their safety, human rights and lives. We welcome community participation also. \n\nTo learn more about AI global campaign to decriminalize adult, consensual sex work, please visit: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2016/05/amnesty-international-publishes-policy-and-research-on-protection-of-sex-workers-rights/\n\nand to learn more about AI's current policy report, please visit: https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/pol30/4062/2016/en/\n\nIn kindness and solidarity, we all thrive. \nBeatriz Cantelmo\nChair\nAI- Honolulu Chapter",
"Do some research. That report was based on stats compiled by a Muslim organization in Canada. They have a site where Muslims can just click to report they've been discriminated against. Hardly a reliable barometer of Islamophobia. Canada doesn't do nearly as many studies as the US as we don't have a highly developed victim/lawyer industry they way you do in the states. We also don't include the value of lawsuits in GDP stats. Did you see the report on the treatment of blacks in the US? Debunks the US.",
"Typical article that blames everyone but the instigators for this, and other, atrocities.\n\nYakabuski should explain why immigrants from southern Africa and the Caribbean, who have faced much more discrimination, have not resorted to the mass murder of their fellow citizens in protest.",
"Newsflash: Conservative women ARE misogynists.",
"Didn't know about Darren Carrington and a whiteface incident. Kind of a minor parallel to the \"hate white people\" serial killer in Kansas City. That has not been hushed up, but it is not exactly being publicized.",
"how can it be that we are sitting here comfortably worrying about football and cleaning up the garden before winter and 6000 Americans are writing their last will and testaments and finishing those painful letters to be delivered in case they don't come back again? This is just not right; we have no reason to send our sons and daughters to fight in a black hole that has been destroying white people since the 19th century. the British lost hundreds of thousands of troops here during Victoria's reign, the Russians hundreds of thousands more..\" He who does not learn from history is condemned to repeat it.\" Let's not sacrifice any more of our best and brightest in the quagmire that is the Hindu Kush. Bring them home and close the book.",
"President Snowflake's most ardent support clusters among (badly aging) Baby Boomers like himself, and the Me Generation has always possessed a certain remarkable talent, statistically, for embracing rhetoric over reality and living up to the truism that there are none so blind as those who will not see.",
"The media regularly reports ( and columnists offer opinions) on matters being investigated, where charges have been laid and while the case is being heard (unless there is a publication ban in place).\n\nFor example see the case of Michael Dennis \"Mike\" Duffy.",
"The law does not say that - that is what DOJ counsel are claiming but Judge Robart disagrees.\n\nWhen Robart asked the DOJ's Michelle Bennett how many foreign nationals of the seven countries targeted by the ban had been arrested on domestic terrorism charges since 9/11, Bennett told the court she didn't know. Robart informed her that the answer was none.\n\n\"You're here arguing on behalf of someone who says we have to protect the US from these individuals coming from these countries, and there's no support for that,\" Robart said.\n\nBennett replied that it was the president's duty to make that call, and that \"the court doesn't get to look behind those determinations.\"\n\nRobart said that he did have to find if the executive order was rationally based. \"And rationally based to me implies that to some extent I have to find it grounded in facts as opposed to fiction.\"",
"As an avid hunter and guide, I agree with you keira. WTF are people thinking!",
"\"We are again importing US problems into Canada. \"\n\nPoor you.\nThe rate of hate crimes in Canada is twice that of hate crimes in the U.S. \nTwice as many Canadians per capita killed themselves with drug overdoses in BC than were murdered in New York.\n\nKeep your rot where it belongs, in Canada under wraps where no one talks about it or even acknowledges it.",
"If you went after the over-representation by males then you would also have tackled the over-representation of FN people.",
"Oh, Chad, you are a naughty boy, this thread is definitely designed as emotional click bait.\n\nThink tanks are perverters of individual discriminative thinking. Thanks for illustrating this for us here in Hawaii.",
"We already aren't free. Some of us are simply more comfortable in our velvet chains.\n\nWe are increasingly told which thoughts, speech and actions are allowed and which will result in some form of persecution.\n\nOur carefully crafted propaganda encourages our compliance and even directs us how to hate.\n\nHow we react when we learn our decisions are based on lies indicates our relationship with virtue. Do we accept our velvet chains, or do we reject all lies and modify our behaviour accordingly?\n\nThe Muslim travel restrictions have exposed the conflict, hatred, between those who think allowing refugees represents an acceptable risk of terrorism, and those who don't. Both cannot be correct so one or both positions is based on a lie.\n\nOur propagandists welcome our conflict and debate over acceptable risk until replaced by the next issue. We are not encouraged to discuss why we are at risk in the first place.",
"Nicolas,you bring up some very interesting & plausible thoughts. Uncontradicted evidence at trial showed that Rudy was continually extremely abusive to Della & a police recording of Della at the hospital (also at trial) just prior to her death demonstrated that she said if she was ever found dead that \"Rudy killed me\". Lets not forget about that serial rapist Greg Poindexter that was preying & raping Alaska Native females immediately around that timeframe. He was eventually convicted & shown to have homicidal ideations by trained professionals. May I add that he attacked & beat a DOC guard while in custody shortly after they arrested him, & the guard couldn't return to work due to extensive injuries. Poindexter lived on the next block over from where Della's body was discovered. Both were considered alternative suspects at trial after extensive evidence was presented showing their propensity of committing the murder. These other \"petty criminals\" were in fact very dangerous people!",
"I recall when Bush was seen as too slow off the mark during Katrina and New Orleans native and once DNC chair Donna Brazile (the one who later leaked debate questions to Hillary before her 2nd debate with Trump) went ballistic castigating Bush for every conceivable and inconceivable problem connected with the relief and reconstruction of New Orleans.\n\nThe usual left wing suspects were happy to pile on. Some like Puff Daddy went so far as to accuse Bush of racism and not caring about New Orleans because it was majority black. (How Puff Daddy squared this with Bush's billions in aid for Africa was never revealed.)\n\nYears later, after Bush was out of office and Obama was in office, Donna Brazile apologized profusely to W. saying nobody was a stronger and more generous supporter of the reconstruction of New Orleans than George W. who \"kept every promise he made to us\".\n\nBrazile, you see, already had her political advantage from Katrina so it was now OK to actually tell the truth.",
"Wow, this is terrible reporting. WW continues to nibble at crumbs of misinformation, fills in the blanks with their raging bias, and calls it news. Also, to all those who are hiding behind pseudonyms, making lavish claims about what they think is truly going on and blanket assumptions regarding the \"competency\" of the leadership in the Native community (don't even get me started on how racist that sounds), grow a backbone and put your name to your comments and then maybe we can have a real discussion.",
"Haven't you read all the falsehoods in the elite's progressive MSM, no reality involved - that's why she won! \nDuh!",
"You know, the only references [DNM quoting Whitehorn] I can find refers to **A** single complaint. Obviously Whitehorn had a pre-set opinion prior to any hearing of their actual content [again, her own statement]. She was already loaded and ready to fire. Ditto for Seekins, who backed her rude, un-informed action.",
"So many tears being shed by conservatives over a liberal man's criminal ways.\nBut when President Trump was accused, it was all a liberal conspiracy.\nWhen Fox News big honchos were accused, it was, again, just a liberal conspiracy.\nNo different than when Bill Clinton got caught having an affair, conservatives and Republicans were outraged that anyone would treat women that way -- until Republican Senator Vitter was accused of impropriety. Then they shut up.\nThe women who had affairs with Bill Clinton are only brought up by Republicans and conservatives when it's convenient. Otherwise, they are stored back on the shelf.\nAll women should be armed with the knowledge and the legal means to fight back if they are subjected to workplace sexual harassment, regardless of the workplace and regardless of the man's wealth, power, or political connections.\nPeriod.\nIt shouldn't take years for a woman to have her voice heard on this issue, whether it's Fox or the Harvey Weinstein company.",
"I've been to the emergency room at McKenzie Willamette a time or two. I don't consider\nmyself racist or bigoted or anything like that. I was surprised at the number of (mostly) women with kids in tow, waiting to see a doctor. No blood or broken bones, just kids with runny noses. What struck me was the number of them who are very over weight and by the volume and content of conversation, under-educated. And the number of times they would step outside for a cigarette. None were Hispanic. \nKids who need medical care need medical care. It's no fault of their own that their parents are welfare parasites or hardworking immigrants.",
"It is crazy, and that is their reality. House rich, cash poor in many cases.",
"The AP uses the term \"Muslim Majority countries\" because the greatest percentage of citizens in the countries are Muslim. Your source is discussing not the percentages, but the absolute number of people in the world who are Muslim. For example, China has more Muslims than Syria although most people in China are not Muslims. See http://www.pewforum.org/2009/10/07/mapping-the-global-muslim-population/ ,\nI believe the AP term is still misleading because the seven countries in the original order were chosen during the Obama administration for enhanced security measures. It is unlikely the Obama administration selected the seven countries because they were majority Muslim countries. The new Executive Order ( https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/03/06/executive-order-protecting-nation-foreign-terrorist-entry-united-states ) provides the history of the countries being put on the list, including the Obama Administration's reasons for each individual country.",
"No, not an isolated incident. You need to read about the violence in Berkeley and elsewhere, where Leftist think their political opinions give them the right to use violence. You need to check out what Kathy Griffin did in the name of \"comedy.\" and the reports of death threats against Trump and those who support his party.\n\nthe above comment was rated uncivil. This is what I mean by the fingers in the ears reaction of the progressive Catholic. \n\nWell, I posted it again anyway. Trigger warning!",
"_\" a wide variety of people who know her, have worked with her, prayed with her, experienced her leadership, and they all said, “she is warm, funny and truth worthy.” So the impact of this was….wait for it…nothing.\"_ -- RyanC\n\nAs evidenced by the same old false narrative continued without pause by the same old hate-Hillary posters here.\n\nLFS2 took offense because I chided him for not learning about Clinton's true bio ... and not having any interest in learning.\n\nBut, if she's so evil, who and what are all these people -- even many Republicans, and not just other politicians -- who have gained such admiration for her through actual experience working with her?\n\nOf course, she's made mistakes; and some of them were big. Some were honest mistakes any of us could have made, and some came from a political calculation that I disagree with. (I think DeFazio is a terrific congressman, but wrong by not supporting more effective gun regulations.)\n\nShe'll be an excellent President,\n\nTrump? Crazy!",
"Allan Ross, i would like you to provide evidence that Goober's comment is \"partisan attack\"\n\nas for evidence \"\"Thousands of Somalians and other Africans crossing our borders illegally\".\n\ndo you want visual evidence - did you not watch it on TV and media - they were not blonde and blue eyed",
"guess the high-minded academic hasnt been paying attention to the US news of late - obstruction, collusion has been debunked and even Dems are admitting they have a bag full of nothing ... oh well lots of egg to go around for the many faces that are discredited including this author - Trumpenstien doesnt need a war just a continued investigation that continues to clear him at every turn - even Matthews at MSNC said the dream of impeachment of DT is gone like the wind - but keep spreading false news and keep up with the fear mongering - the left stream media has had to walk back so many stories based on anonymous sources and third-party accounts of events that their credibility is shredded a lot this author's - but hey Trumpenstien is liar.... if we prosecuted every lying pol we would have no room in our jails for violent thugs - but keep it up guy, ur destined to fail and will have no out",
"You are back Mr. Minshall. I've missed your commenting. I have stopped commenting as much. I actually thought of you the other day and wondered how you are doing. I inadvertantly lost track of the last response you gave me and was disappointed too.\n\nI agree with what you have said about the right not knowing what the left is doing. One argument against that practice is sometimes by announcing that someone has donated may encourage someone else to do the same. I have had that experience telling someone I donate toilet paper to Bean's and so they now donate toilet paper. I do disagree with your last comment to amylou though. People need to be careful of making black and white statement. Saying that white people don't turn in theirs is a false statement. Some do and some don't. I didn't get the sense that she was being self-righteous.",
"\"Ironic that the very same groups who complain about SJWs and free speech are lodging a complaint about this girl saying things they don't like.\"\nThat isn't the point for me. The SJW's, correctly labeled as peacocks by Scott Adams, are hyper-sensitive. They want to be given trigger warnings, safe spaces etc. But when it comes to their own speech then racism, sexism etc etc is just A-OK. The problem is the hypocrisy. People here are just judging her be the standards she and her pals claim to live by.",
"Great. The problem described with clarity. However, if ACATs actions and activities were a bit less duplicitous they would be easier to believe. Their documents look deceivingly like they come from the State of Alaska Epidemiology Center and Department of Health. They gain audience with fear tactics in communities who have lesser understanding than a Harvard graduate. All I'm saying is that although her motivation may be pure, this group has used some pretty slimy tactics to gain entrance into mainstream. Kind of like Greenpeace. Be wary.",
"A disturbing number of posts have shown a willingness to restrict one of our most cherished rights, the First Amendment.",
"I know you would like to use that as the big excuse...many died-in-the-wool Clinton supporters need to. But it's not true.\n\nWhat \"you\" never admit is that there would be no Comey announcements if Clinton had been honest and accurate. That due to HER actions, close to 60% of voters saw her as basically dishonest.\n\nAn interesting analysis....\nhttps://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2016/11/10/dont-blame-comey-for-clintons-defeat/\n\nIn addition, even Mr. Obama and Bill Clinton warned her about abandoning her traditional blue collar base. Argue with them, but I trust their analysis more than yours.\n\nThe best line? \"Like most other journalists, I missed the depth of Clinton’s weakness with older white Democrats who don’t eat brunch.\" (Jonathon Alter, \"The Daily Beast,\" - hardly a right wing outlet).\n\nShe ran a lousy campaign...she did it to herself.",
"What's especially sad about this insight is that it's about those in college, supposedly the best and brightest in America. If this \"selfie\" generation takes ideological narcissism to its logical conclusion, it will only want to hear its own opinions endlessly repeated via some type of echo-chamber.\n\nVoltaire supposedly said something like the following: \"I do not agree with what you have to say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.\" History teaches lessons that are sometimes ugly, but still true.",
"This is where the bishops ought to be focused: the cause of immigration.\n\nbut instead they look for more bandages. \n\nHang this mess around Hillary and Obama....8 years of incompetent dabblings.",
"In the early days of Western development, with long distances between settlements and limited facilities, there was the traveling salesman who promoted the elixir guaranteed to solve all ills. It became known, and the historical record shows it was/is the Democrat Party. All across the land from near broke Seattle, to bankrupt Vallejo, and Stockton Calif., violence ravaged Oakland, and Chicago, broke and violence ravaged Detroit, these Democrat managed cities after cities not just years, but in many cases for decades, have been sold snake oil. \n\"This\" (the Democrat Party) has been the elixir, the snake oil of choice for many, year after year, decade after decade, and it has been to their own demise. \nI think it's \"at least\" time for a new brand of snake oil",
"Sorry, S. Jaquith, but you misread the article. It's tricky reading alright, but Chenault was being quoted and he did say that his press secretary called him and told him that he was going to be arrested. I'd like to know if the press secretary was arrested on the spot, and if not why not. Most people that are causing a domestic violence disturbance are arrested on the spot. And yeah, you're right. I too questioned why online readers weren't allowed to comment on the article. I levied a complaint that if ADN sees fit to keep posting news articles on the homeless population and Alaska Natives, which 99.9% of the time draws bigot or racists comments, why should Chenault's press secretary receive special protected privilege backlash from the public.",
"If people didn't want, or have to know why they (or someone else..say a criminal) act the way they do, there wouldn't BE any shrinks. They serve a legitimate purpose, and many of our laws are based on criminalizing aberrant behavior that is unacceptable in society. Do the mores of society change? Sure, and obvious aberrant behavior sometimes is \"legitimized\", if not as \"normal\", then \"acceptable\" to a society on a downward spiral. What is \"normal\" is based on many factors, biology, culture, religion, etc. among them. Usually, it's just a matter of common sense. \nBut, I think I'll go with a \"court accepted\" expert with decades of experience in dealing with those who aren't. If someone else comes up with a more plausible reason for people who seek to destroy our Constitution, Rights, rule of law, family, etc. I'll entertain their view as well!",
"I know, it is hard to figure out this mentality.\n\nIf CHRIST were here HE would might quote from Scripture in \"for it is written\". HE might quote Genesis 3, Genesis 18, Numbers 30, Psalms 45, Proverbs 31, Ecclesiastes 7 or the many other related Scriptures. Then HE might say something like \"But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.\". \n\nThen HE might say there is nothing holding them back in their service, except their desire and humility to serve. HE might say \"deny yourself, take up your cross and follow me\". HE might say follow the words of my friends, not your friends and teach the children as stated in Titus 2, before expecting blessings.\n\nThe power-hungry money changers is a very good example also.",
"I probably don't know enough people to have heard Trump's kind of repulsive boorish talk all that much. Trump's implication that most men (all \"real\" men?) act this way is among the worst insults I can imagine. Having taught middle school, when I would hear a nasty or derogatory comment about Mexicans or girls or gay people or Asians or even some other student, we'd stop the class and talk. And talk, and talk. About civil rights. About each other. About how we are all different and we need to protect how we treat each other. It has to be very clear that this is not acceptable in our school and society. One point is that getting this straight is more important than covering the class material. Similarly, among adults, when this kind of talk happens, you have to say that's not acceptable, that's an ugly way to think and talk, and then leave the group. This is standing up for what is right.",
"We can and definitely should be anti immigration, just look at Europe. A total fiasco and they thought they could handle it.",
"Could surely enjoy more from this author.\n\"Having been involved in some struggles against injustice, I have become more aware of how we can become like what we fight against. \"\n\nThis IS a question Americans should engage with as we spread war among the world.\n\nAnd again, \"I finished my graduate studies with the conviction of the importance of recognizing the significant questions in life, in faith, even when the answers were not clear.\n\n'The important thing,' said Fackenheim in one of his lectures, 'is to deepen the question.'\"\n\nI guess I would like sermons in my church that would force me to \"deepen the questions.\"",
"What country do you live in. \nIt is the hallmark of corrupt government to point fingers at minorities and say But even more; all at once the Jew also becomes liberal and begins to rave about the neccasary progress of mankind. Look it up. A wealth of knowledge and you put on blinders.",
"Much of London follows the moon cult so no surprise in those numbers!",
"Who created the controversy? The mother? Crazy!",
"It is downright scary how far the left is willing to go to silence dissenting opinion and to try and organize the mob to enforce their edicts. It is why I have always resisted any infringement on free speech - because I am utterly convinced that sooner or later it will always be used to oppress people.",
"I share your outrage. But remember when BXVI lifted the excommunication on the Lefebvreist Bishops, but some one failed to inform him that one of them was a holocaust denier? Terrible things do happen, even in the most august of institutions.",
"Any democrat's arguments are suspect or deliberate lies? \n\nInteresting hypothesis. Any data to support it?",
"You are quite correct. These laws, primarily put into law by the Ku Klux Klan around the country do exist. \n\nAnd SCOTUS is aware of them. Perhaps you prefer to support religious bigotry to protect teachers' jobs and income, I'm going to hope for a modification by a court which does not rely on the hate which tinges your post. \n\n\"Supreme Court’s Mitchell v. Helms decision in 2000, the four-Justice plurality explicitly recognized that use of the term “pervasively sectarian” in law was a “doctrine born of bigotry [that] should be buried now.” Justice Breyer’s dissent in Zelman v. Simmons-Harris further acknowledges this tainted history. After Locke v. Davey in 2004, the court made clear that since Blaine Amendments “have been linked with anti-Catholicism” they are unique creatures that merit especially close examination,\"\n\nTrinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Pauley is before SCOTUS this term. I am hoping that the Blaine bigotry will go down in flames when it is decided.",
"Comparing capital felony crimes to smoking is quite illuminating, on your part.",
"The lack of 'critical thinking' skills is one of the reasons for the rise of both sides.",
"For the belief system, would you be referring to Islam? As far as demeaning a white European, you do it similarly as you do anybody else. You accuse them falsely of any manner of crimes and misdemeanors. You spit on them. You promote other races ahead of them.",
"Yup, people in mobs will occasionally do stupid things. There's only one national movement for which it's a constant hallmark though, which is the same movement that lionizes criminals who are killed during the course of criminal activity.\n\nI won't give the example you cited a pass, can you say the same?",
"The science on this stuff is pretty new and far from settled. Even Dr. Soh hedges by writing \"research _suggests_\" -- and then, bafflingly, makes strong claims about human male behavior based on the conclusions of a review on _rodent_ studies (see her link):\n\n\"Available data from rats, mice, and ferrets point to the importance of perinatal exposure to steroid hormones in the development of partner preferences, as well as the importance of activational effects in adulthood.\"\n\n\"Additional paradigms that address these questions are needed for better understanding of partner preferences in rodents.\"\n\nBy all means, let's continue the research .. but in the meantime, if the G&M is going to have Dr. Soh making strident claims on the basis of her expertise in the field, she should be able to provide better citations than these.",
"It is not about color or race.\n\nIt is about dangerous ideologies that are incompatible with anyone or anything that does not follow said ideologies.",
"What an informative post. I especially liked the Kamalei portion.",
"Careful there! Disclose too much personal data and \"pono (jonnie austen) keali'i\" and has ohana will be on your lawn chanting and lighting tiki torches to protest your denial of the Kingdom's existence.",
"Well as I said it's terrible terrible problem, but that's different than having a very large problem (from the perspective of having a large % of the priesthood as abusers, which we thankfully don't!). \n\nPublic schools face a \"larger volume\" of teachers problem.\n\nThere are clear 'pattern' differences that shouldn't be swept under the rug (or deleted by NCR censors). As I pointed out the USCCB just released a report showing that more than 80% of the cases are priests abusing same-sex victims (that's not so in public schools) and more than 90% of the victims are post-pubescent (this is in the case of public schools the same). \n\nSo there are differences in the comparisons.\n\nThese differences are crucial for us to know about and study if we're going to make headway in solving the problem.\n\nScientists don't sweep details under the rug...or engage in selective censorship.\n\nCheers.",
"My thought exactly. Soon, we will be reading all about how women are hard done by in divorce courts.",
"I don't like Trump as you know, but I'm not comparing him to Jim Jones. My friend Gary went too far. \n\nThat being said, there are many things that would scare the heck out of me if I allowed myself to pick the worst of all possible outcomes. It's not hard to draw links between loosely related people/events with that fall in love with conspiracy theory. \n\nThe ill Glen Beck loved to draw lines., often wildly filling his show's stage. So did Russell Crowe in \"A Beautiful Mind\" portraying schizphrenic John Nash. I was a bit surprised the more people didn't see the Beck/Nash comparison. Yet both men had very succesfull careers at points of their life. \n\nI'm not willing to let Trump off the hook by implying mental illness. He's a big boy, he can take full responsibility for his statements. (Often taken out of context, such as the event with the crying baby, he was goofin' on that one),",
"\". . . the president lit the White House in the colors of the rainbow flag when the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage and I can’t recall him doing anything similar for working class white folk. \"\n\nReally? As I recall, and correct me if I am wrong, the White House is lit up in white pretty much all the time.\n\nThat was a pretty clear expression of the \"zero sum\" game the neo-conservatives have been selling to \"working class white folk\" for quite some time to get working class whites to vote against their own economic interests.\n\nTo wit -- Any degree of \"equality\" in anything that is earned by a minority after years of activism must come at the expense of a privileged majority."
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"Count me OUT !!\nI loved La Loma. Now you want to take La Loma and turn it into a CIA Hyde Park crap 5 star.\nWe are your customers, we loved La Loma, now you got your dough and you want to be the Hudson Valley of I-25. Go for it, you are making a big mistake. If we wanted a Route 9 New York CIA joint, we have several to choose from. We know food, we travel, we have money! But we don't want New York crap food! All we wanted was La Loma. You want to Re-invent yourself into some crap NY junk!\nBy the way, the CIA takes anyone with a GED!",
"\"...The \"Russian Dossier\" is a garbage document and should have never been shown to the President...\"\n\n Bob Woodward\n\n And it was this \"document\" that the FBI's James Comey based his investigation of President Trump on. This transcript needs to be released to the public as soon as humanly possible...",
"Sorry you can't handle being exposed to a differing opinion, Snowflake. If you do someday find yourself confronted by a jerk who is \"trying to ram his values down your throat\" tell him to get stuffed.\n\nProblem solved.",
"You said \"Canada's in for a world of hurt\" and that you love that. I find that distressing, not to mention, the other comments and 'likes' displaying the same attitude. It's called cutting off your nose to spite your face.",
"Understatement of the year. The Browns should be thankful that they are too stupid to file in time to make a deadline. They were offering a 2 and 3 for McCarron. Apparently they forgot that they are 0-8 for the year and have no hope, so trading for McCarron for this year made no sense. They are going to be in position to grab one of the top QBs in the draft instead. They can get a QB in the first then use that 2 and 3 for weapons, protection or defense.",
"It is a hypothetical question, but I will indulge your idiocy.\nOf they passed such a law me and my conservative friends would gather all of our weapons and violently over throwing the government. We would create a new government which would allow me to lock you into a cell for asking dumb hypothetical questions. Then I would install our Constitution back into place and let the politicians re-ruin America.\n\nI am not afraid of your really dumb and loaded question, I just do not take it seriously. Why would I ?\nIf you want to believe I have a closed mind because I will not entertain a hypothetical, loaded and really dumb question super! \n\nBelieve what you want, this is America, not Stupidistan or where ever political thought is a protected class.\n\nHave a great night, go Broncos!",
"The utter madness of Rump and the clear and present danger he presents to this country have moved way beyond party politics. This not a democrat vs. Republican thing: it is imperative that all thinking Americans, regardless of political affiliation, realize an unhinged monster is about to take over and destroy this country.",
"You obviously have a dog in this fight and it is Hillary and even though Trump crossed a line and was a complete idiot, especially at the end of his speech. In your first sentence you start making your case with your opinion, but I beg to differ (I want to be fair so I will fight opinion with opinion), what he said was not even close to being as viscous, condescending and judgemental as what the Podesta emails revealed. Then you go on to state Clinton is wrong on abortion but....... There is no but, her stance and that of the DNC are wrong and it really is that simple. You are the worst case scenario of what you accuse others of being, and you use gov't and supreme court decisions as a crutch to justify moral decisions instead of using your free will, your brain and your faith. \n\nDo changes need to be made in the Catholic Church? Many say they do and I can be counted as one of those but those changes should come from within the church and not forced on us from outside, \n \nRick W",
"So now you call it sarcasm. I don't buy your attempt at a cheap out as you \"yawn\". You're a liar and there is NOTHING funny or sarcastic about murdering millions of Korean people with nuclear weapons. That is a very dark and disgusting comment.",
"Trump is a disgusting human being , and I question the sanity of his supporters. Hillary is no saint, either. This election is indeed about the lesser of two evils. But in this particular case, Trump's evil outweighs Hillary's by several million metric tons.",
"Honestly, you spend all that time explaining that we only get one vote each inside a ballot box? Any idiot knows that. You don't have to explain it 10 times. No one, and I mean no one, is arguing that fact. The story is about why Senator Gardner doesn't care about 22 million people losing their coverage. Instead, he is quoted about having talked to CEOs. Honest, I believe you that rich people only get one vote in the box. You win if that is your point.",
"As opposed from hearing it from the horses ass which describes most of the \"official\" denials.",
"Post that picture of the repulsive Trudeau on the inside of a toilet seat lid or over a toilet,-- and those who've had too much to eat or drink will suddenly find it easier to let go.\n\nTrudeau's is the face that could launch Gravol sales into the stratosphere.\n\nThe sad part is that taking a Gravol won't make him go away.\n\n\"Trudeau vows...\"\n ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀\nA great joke, but sad for anyone who still would be taken in by this sleazy serial liar\n.",
"What strange, bizarre creatures. I would even say stubborn. Clearly irrational, no question. Almost as if these creatures have no brain, humans.",
"It seems that honesty is the most important issue for you, so I'm confused as to your support for Trump, since Trump is an even bigger liar than Clinton.",
"That’s the great thing about Trump having tiny hands. It’s easier to pull nonsense right out of his back end."
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"Dan has alternative facts.",
"Agree. Is this his idea of a \"cliffhanger\"? Fine if you want to play games with your own life and company but when you are elected president you represent 320 million people. Stop dicking around.",
"his act is getting so tiresome - you need to vomit after it",
"Aint that the truth.",
"MV has big problem. Diverse cultures with attitudes in small area.",
"This from someone with a handle indicating genocide.",
"You just attempted to murder the English language with that post of yours.\nThose Trumpsters, they try to hurt you in so many ways....",
"Indeed, the poorly educated rule!",
"Khizr Khan is an Islamist who brings terrorist sympathizers to the US. He should have his travel privileges reviewed and revoked.",
"please specify factual instances of paul manafort's GUILT. your statement is obtuse and vacuous",
"You've already told me? Yeah, you've been trying to rationalize your selective outrage.",
"Chuck, your post is ideological, tribal ranting demonstrating that you are incurious about those who you perceive as different than you.",
"Your shouting fire analogy is inapt. We have freedom of speech in this country, which also includes speaking with actions both privately and publicly. Get over it.",
"I don't want his/her opinion,\nI only want the facts. I'll form\nmy own opinion.",
"lol, this is strickly a republican problem. Shows the danger of voting for a party that no longer believes in its founding principles.",
"Yikes!\n\nYou should be careful admiting to that kind of behavior. Your surperior degree and all......",
"merely telling the truth is now the new ugly and bigoted?",
"On a almost daily basis we read of example after example of Republican legislators demonstrating incompetence, stupidity, or contempt for the public.\n\nJust a few recent examples:\n\n1. The repeated illegal attempts to pay $32.5 million for the TajMahawer, to a Republican party insider.\n\n2. The Kevin Meyer fisaco where lobbyists bought him a fancy dinner- ahead of his vote to buy the TajMahawker.\n\n3. The Senate official who drove drunk, and left the scene of an accident.\n\n4. Lesil McGuire blowing $40,000 on travel last year.\n\n5. All the legislators who are collecting per diem way, way beyond their actual expenses.\n\n6. The $4 billion dollar deficit these bafoons created.\n\n7. The $1 billion in corporate welfare for Big Oil they refuse to end.\n\n8. The refusal of the legislature to pass a budget in either their 90 day, or 120 day session.\n\nGood grief. We must replace as many of these clowns as we possibly can this year- before they destroy our state.",
"and he can't even competently \"deal\" with that issue.",
"save the lib talking points martin, one year in and a shuffle means FAILURE,,",
"yes, because everyone is tired of hearing Trump did this and Trump did that, and Caldwell said gimme and then said gimme more.",
"It's ridiculous. People are afraid of their own shadows.",
"“In fact when I decided to just do it, I said to myself, I said you know, this Russia thing with Trump and Russia is a made-up story, it’s an excuse by the Democrats for having lost an election that they should have won.”\n\nIs this not Trump basically admitting that he did something underhanded to thwart the will of the US electorate?",
"far out roy, even for you, thats far out. equating elephants to humans. farrrrr out",
"I bet there are some alternative facts available for those who don't like the looks of that distribution of death. Like the Faux News that the Portland white-supremacist who stabbed and killed the good samaritans was a Sanders supporter.",
"Not true at all.",
"This is simply a lie, unless you are referring to WWII.",
"Do you have any rational basis for this claim?",
"As a mature country growth by immigration doesn't make a lot of sense, and not necessary a good thing.",
"I wonder how huckster Huckabee Sanders is going to spin this. I mean, do you stand up in front of reporters and knowingly lie about this, or fess up and say Trump is full of malarkey, and we (the White House staff) have no idea what Donnie Two Scoops is talking about.",
"A very professional comment by Pete Kelly. \n\nAs he loots the state treasury by claiming thousands of dollars for \"reimbursement\" of losing and meals expenses in excess of his actual costs. \n\nWhile he wants to cut PFD's in half to give $775,000,000 to the oil companies, and slaughtered the university budget.\n\nI suspect he has only one pair of underwear.",
"please don't confuse poor Chris with facts it gets in the way of his agenda",
"An archbishop denouncing elitism? Am I the only one whose irony meter just pinged?",
"I bet this story doesn't pull trump's hate brigade out of the woodwork. So sad how enabled racism is under twittler's rule.",
"Oh wow, your senseless wave of words really serves as a strong economic argument against my comment.",
"And Condescension is a MAJOR bummer. The rest of your post is nothing but your pious opinion.",
"It's curious, the way certain Canadian leftists are OH SO VOCAL in the wake of terrorist attacks against the USA...\n\n.. yet we do not hear similar outbursts from THEM in the wake of terrorist attacks in Canada.\n\nHere is Naomi Klein right after airplanes hit New York's World Trade Center:\n\n\"... here's a different question that must be asked: Did U.S. foreign policy create the conditions...\" blah blah blah?\n\nAh yes, American foreign policy! They had it coming!\n\nWhy so quiet tonight, Ms. Klein? Why not lob your pungently pointed \"question that must be asked\" about CANADIAN foreign policy whilst EDMONTONIANS are bleeding in hospital?\n\nAnd where's UBC's Professor Sunera Thobani? Why's she not out on camera yelling about how Canadian foreign policy is \"soaked in blood\", and stringing together sentences about \"the Canadian people\" that include the phrase \"a people which is bloodthirsty, vengeful, and calling for blood\"?\n\nAnd what, Michelle Landsberg, no accusations of media conspiracy tonight",
"The sad thing about this comment mocking the author's hyphenated name and calling him an \"eastern latte sipping elitist\" is that (so far) 3 people liked it.\n\nIt goes some distance to answering whether the Trump phenomenon could happen here.",
"This is awful prayers for his family",
"Why do you keep returning here, again and again, reading pseudo-intellectual clap-trap after pseudo-intellectual clap-trap?\n\nThat says a lot more about you than it does about the authors of \"pseudo-intellectual clap-trap\".",
"For the most part, the American media is not the friend of the American people.",
"Watch out, they hate it when you speak\nabout the elephant in the room. Makes\nthem mad you know the truth.",
"I don't recall him commenting on those sets of lies...*shocker*.",
"My replies to you are predicated on your post of 19 hours ago (and its sequels): \"So you want a legal battle to take place in hopes of taking over the property of someone who you disagree with in order to establish an Islamic educational center? Sounds familiar, watered down but familiar.\"\n\nI stand by my previous objections to what you stated in that post, nor do my criticisms strengthen or validate said post or its arguments (such as they are). What I advocated is not any different than the highly effective strategy the Southern Poverty Law Center deployed against KKK groups, who like OJ (and I realize the irony in lumping the two) usually through anonymity managed to avoid criminal prosecution for the harm they inflicted, but were found liable for damages to their victims/victims' survivors in civil court.\n\nI'll close with this--if you wanna come correct, I have no problem whatsoever in engaging in mutually respectful exchange of ideas. But you want respect, you gotta give it.",
"Your writing is terrible, yet you claim to have attended university. I'm experiencing cognitive dissonance right now.",
"You're off topic again, Grizzly. The conversation we were having is about your incessant whining about how you live paycheck to paycheck despite your bloated state employee wages and benefit package. And because you can't live within your means, and budget your money, you think it's Obama's fault. Typical Trumpeter, always a victim.",
"One does not \"respect\" a heretic.",
"Isn't it sad when he needs help to determine his action was inappropriate.\n\nWhat is terrifying is that he ignores them or fires them or threatens them or...\n\nHow anyone can justify Drumpfs actions at this point is flat dangerous. I do mean a clear and present danger to the people. The people anywhere. It's not just the USA where racial violence is an ugly part of daily life. War perpetuated by people who disagree with the others religion. Political power grabbers bent on eliminating competition. Just like Roman times!\n\nDrumpf = \"sad\"",
"\"Obviously he cares more about possible immigrants than our own mothers, sisters, aunties, wives and daughters. It is time for a new attorney general.\"\n\nTruth hurts.",
"\"I'm not the one using motherjones as a primary source. So, I have that going for me.\"--Translation: \"I can't refute the figures in any of the links, so I'll lazily deflect instead by attacking the source.\"",
"Except that the right whingers go on and on (and on and on) about the gravy train whenever a politician or civil servant goes to these places to investigate and glean expertise.\n\n(Funny how it's not the gravy train if it's a Con politician going to promote \"business\".)",
"agree. this was offensive.",
"One lunatic on a suicidal attack does not a terrorist make. Half a dozen co-ordinated attack targeting dozens or hundreds of fatalities, such as the underground bombings ~10 years ago do.\n\nEnough with the scaring the populace and treat these individual, isolated incidents as functions of mental illness and/or delusional individuals.",
"It is always amazing to me how many conclusions and recommendations uninformed and uninvolved persons can make without any facts or critical inquiry. Anti-intelletualism rules and the past seems attractive to only a few.",
"That statement is categorically false and you know it.",
"Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, Youtube, Reddit, Instagram, Craigslist, even RG comments = well, truth be told, every word your type in an email or say on your phone, (I've personally tested and can verify this) is meta-data collected through PRISM for the EKS (Enterprise Knowledge System) in amounts you cannot fathom. All recorded and stored ...ALL OF IT!\n\nthe fact that they call it \"Enterprise\" is an insult to all Star Trek fans :(\n\nA lesson to be learned Mr. Roos, that if you're planning to kill someone of influence, you don't go spouting off about it prior. At 62 yrs of age, you are probably just as angry at the rest of us at our own Government, and under our illustrious Nazi Regime Enabling Act (cough*) I mean our 'Patriot Act' (which is far worse) anyone can be arrested without charges and held indefinitely ...thus, if he was a true-blood dissident, he wouldn't have allowed himself to be apprehended.\n\nHe won't be sewing dissent behind bars, were he will die of old age.",
"Oh that HIRA is the absolute worst. Those people actually expect Republican politicians to be different from Democrat politicians. Auwe!",
"So, the left has several solid solutions to deal with the problem of terrorism, both in the USA and Europe;\nComplain about anything Trump does or says.\nImport more individuals or their offspring from countries most likely to become ISIS sympathizers, or agents of.\nHand US (or Euro country) constitutional rights and citizenship to foreign citizens from hostile countries in the name of political correctness, and the continued globalization efforts. That way it's easy to claim that US, Brit or French citizen did the attack, because perception is important and over-glosses the reality that these terrorist attacks were done mostly by individuals with Middle-Eastern background.\nAdvise everyone to just live with it, and duck when it happens.",
"I hate when people over exaggerate or try to manipulate the facts. Makes me want to support the other side regardless of the situation.",
"You seem to have missed all the \"alleged\" qualifications in the bits you chose to post.\n\nAlso the fact that the last item comes from a tweet war in which Broaddrick trolled Chelsea Clinton on twitter. Nice.\n\nI was interested in this bit though:\n\n\"Last year, when confronted with the allegations against her husband, Hillary Clinton said all accusers should be taken at their word \"until they are disbelieved based on evidence.\"\n\nKind of a far cry away from the Trumpeters insisting Hilary attacked the women alleging rape by her husband.",
"Most of the anonymous writers here, that so forcefully proclaim you to be wrong..do so because they can hide from the responsibility that facts require....it's easy for them to spout off and say anything most self respecting people would never say. It's a;lso easy from them to change their screen name, I think it's kind of cowardly to call a man a liar ,,,while hiding behind a mask...\nMost self respecting people try and not to pass on deception..they feel fine with the truth...\nI have watched your posts and and the attacks that come from that...\nI have also watched the denial of reality that these same anonymous characters show by the responses they make...\nThanks Johann and others for standing your ground and refuting their claims with the facts of the matter..",
"Trudeau is out of control.",
"Just goes to show that Trump has no respect for anything that does affect him personally or his party.",
"Ha Kalmia, personal insults are disrespectful, my response was not discussing dumbing down the editorial, but actually going for higher ground, 4HS",
"Agreed. He's paid to lie and try to put a better spin on Two Scoop's awful actions, and you could open the telephone book at random and find someone more articulate than Donnie, and apparently Miller met that low barrier of entry to the job.\n\n\nI'm not sure that makes him someone that \"thinking persons\" should admire...",
"Your another prime example of \"sour grapes\"! You along with the other Chumpsters are coming up with all kinds of excuses to back a president, (and I use that term loosely) as well as the republican party that is reeling from arrogance and the lack of knowledge to run a country. It is falling apart in front of all of you or should I say all of this country and the repubs cant handle the fire now that its lit and burning out of control!!!",
"Sir Karl Popper (CH, FRS, FBA) might not agree with you.",
"Chump said \"ACA will implode by its own weight\" Lol, it's imploding right in his face like a hot load of GOO barf! Enjoy pootus. Throwing more money at Collins and Murkowski didn't work. GOP actually trying to bribe it's members. Sound about right.",
"You shouldn't use the 'Q' word. Not nice.",
"If that was your attempt at humor it missed the mark.",
"At least our resident persistent troll no longer claims to be a Latino voting for Trump. Maybe he realized there is no such thing?",
"Because you are wrong.",
"I view the attempt to force us into the ditch as some giagantic game of chicken - with 'King Louie' there all set no matter what comes out ... \nhe ought to be aware that there are many 'real live families' on both sides of the line which may find themselves in danger of collapse as this blowhard (having neither ability nor kind manner) continues to strut about the stage / \napparently, that dear dear man is not",
"I submit we have learned next to nothing from our mistakes other than to lie better, hide the evidence better, etc.\nThere is no 'outsider' coming to save us. We are allowing the security apparatus to spy on us domestically without reason. We have a president intent on dividing us on social, religious and economic status. All that matter is to be allowed to pretend to be part of his in crowd.\nQuite honestly, I'm not looking forward to the next few years.\nAnd yes, I wish fellow americans, right and left, and made it the biggest issue against Obama that he continued what Bush put in place and forced it's shuttering. NSA letters my butt.",
"Really, you obviously didn't get it.",
"Once again the so-called leader of the free world started his day with a twitter rant.\n\n He began with a slam against any Republican senator who dares to vote against the latest attempt to take away health care for millions of Americans, and then moved on to the other lunatic with nuclear codes:\n\nNext up, more whining about the “Russia hoax”—you know, the one that the CIA, FBI, NSA and his own secretary of state agree happened—being all in the imagination of “Crooked Hillary” and the “dishonest Media,”\n\n\nHe finished his morning of presidenting with a reminder that he is holding a rally tonight in Alabama … and then he went golfing. Again.\n\nGod bless America.",
"I didn't give them an honorable mention at all. My point was simple: that Trump is so outrageous lately that EVEN Fox News has things to say that aren't in favor of him.\n\nWhere did I suggest, even remotely, that I believe that 2/3 of Americans are racist? Are you just making stuff up to get angry about?",
"Of course, it's a false equivalency, you make the rules. Pathological lying is a tough diagnosis to make, even for trained psychologist like yourself but since it’s your opinion, it must be true. As for Conway, she's using your rules as well with her alternative facts comment. Did more people watch the Trumpster inauguration (in person, on TV, streaming, radio, DVR) in history? Maybe, maybe not, there is NO WAY to prove it true or false. It is just a blowhard confident statement made by the Trumpster team to jack the main stream media. He's playing the main stream media like a finely tuned piano and they don't know what to chase. There is some kicking and screaming going on by some ill minded people but it ain't the Trumpster. What the media should do? Here's a novel idea, quit playing games and go all Walter Cronkite and become an unbiased news reporter. And that's the way it is.",
"You're probably right. As long as the yokels keep gulping down the swill he pours in their trough he keeps his advertisers and hence the millions he makes lying to Trump's base. He's cut of the same cloth as Limbaugh, Ailes, and O'Reilly and eventually it will unravel for him, too.",
"That would require an apology to himself...",
"most have, but Trump and his rhetoric have brought it out from the dark again. Shameful.",
"I thought about penning a response, however I realised, this particular individual hears but doesn't listen, so why bother. Much like reading articles about Andile from Gupta First, Fikile is deserves to be ignored.",
"Oh, the US edumacation system be lettin' you down.\n\nWithout googling and just recently -- Iraq, Nicaragua, Panama, Iran, Chile, Honduras, Libya, Vietnam, Somalia, Lebanon ...and Donald Trump just bragged about bombing Syria between bites of his beautiful chocolate cake. \n\n I know it's hard to keep track, but it's illegal to invade other countries, kill their leaders and set up puppet dictators - even one's as useful to the us as the shah of Iran, or Saddam, or Noriega, etc.",
"Demonstrations of that 'diminished power of critical thinking' which afflicts the nation.",
"That's absurd to think they are adults. How about trying the parents?",
"yes because being GG is embarrassing enough",
"\"Trump must to a good part of the racists blame that he unleashed from start to finish of his fraud-elect campaign.\" This line makes no sense at all.",
"another dishonest comment from their king",
"I'd laugh at this story if it weren't so PATHETIC and INDICATIVE of the type of \"leadership\" we have in this state.",
"Kealohapu, a personal attack is the best you can do? I cite my comments. Perhaps it is you that has a lack of historical knowledge.😄",
"No matter how many times this is explained to people like you you don't get it.",
"If you don't understand what I have said, perhaps you may take to heart the following:\n\n“We have two ears and only one tongue, in order that we may hear more and speak less.\" (Diogenes Laertius)\n\nOr....perhaps you may wish to spend some time with Hurly yourself - for what you are spewing is neither logic nor argument - simply intentional misdirection and harassment. The only thing I don't understand is why this type of behavior amuses you, but so be it.....\n\nThe FACT is, I posted no opinion. The FACT is, I made no contention. The FACT is I see no communication from you asking kag to support her statement - the accusations that actually need substantiation. Therefore, the logical conclusion is that your comments to me are merely bullying and harassment. \n\nThis series of posts is now over.",
"interesting, maybe the imam will fire Chinp as his immigration attorney now?",
"Fake news begets fake views.",
"Inference isn't fact.\nEnquiringly minds want to confirm.",
"\"To make America part of Russia!\" Come on guys wake up and stop this nonsense. Our democracy is in danger.",
"The concept of free speech has reasonable limits. Yelling \"fire\" in a crowded theatre is one such limit. \n\nAnother reasonable limit applies to foreign nationals seeking to whip up political dander among an expatriate population. \n\nUnless we want immigration to be capable of being confused with some form of aggressive invasion (which is being redefined by the moment), and thereby invite even more legitimate fears that would hinder the flow of legitimate immigration, we have to accept that foreign agitators have absolutely no right to address a gathering of their compatriots in another jurisdiction.\n\nThis is where we need a good-fences-make-good-neighbours policy. The fact that a soaring megalomaniac like Erdogan is the instigator in this case should provide an extra alert that this is not a legitimate free speech issue.",
"No, argyle5663, I rather enjoy debate - one reason why it's frustrating to see the 'emoji only people' who lack the intellectual courage to put their actual views on record. (I note you haven't actually done so either, choosing to rely on Neil MacDonald instead.)\n\nMy comments about ignorance and the weak-minded was aimed at people who started out believing M-103 actually did create new crimes - and there were many then and remain lamentably many today. You may have noted that the original post I replied to had claimed \"Bill M103 only protects one faith.\" That's ignorance.\n\nI don't have time to go through each point in MacDonald's column, but he seems to have neglected Ezra Levant's malice, ill-will, and reckless disregard for the truth - and those are the words of the judge who ruled against Levant in his last defamation suit.\n\nMacDonald's chicken-little column also ignores the strict limits placed on hate speech legislation - criminal and human rights - by the SCC.",
"Why the sad sad comments from obamma and Hillary supporters??? Complaints about costs, you didn't complain when Bill launched hundreds and hundreds of them to deflect against his infadelity.",
"What a sleazebag. Kent's lunacy has transformed to active harmful treachery.",
"The theoretical insistence by the 'left' to push irrationally hard against whomever dissents against the execution of their social engineering agenda, is precisely how I plan to become a refugee in the USA, even though I was born in Canada and have been here for about 2 generations... I will be facing political persecution for my beliefs...",
"ADN, why do you allow these racist comments?",
"This guy is a piece of work for reasons far more disturbing than his use of private emails for government business and his lying about it. Most intelligent observers should understand by now that use of private email accounts means almost nothing to voters - except, of course, if they're being used by someone they already dislike. Then, of course, it's a hanging offence. \n\nThe word hypocrisy hardly does justice to the Bizarro World that has taken over our daily lives thanks to America's new Narcissist-in-Chief. Environmental protection indeed!",
"Lol, sorry \"Tim,\" Phil Hutchinson is an engineer; I'm a lawyer. Your understanding of law is less-sophisticated than an LA Law view. As for \"trolling,\" Mr. Hutchinson took public records and posted them. None of them were private. All of them reflected the truth. That's why what Mr. Hutchinson did is exactly what investigative reporters do. And since you actually appear to have no firsthand knowledge of these circumstances, and don't live here, perhaps it would be more productive for your to direct your attention to matters about which you have knowledge.",
"Poor Tad. Another example of the distorted view from Ivory Towers. The \"Russia Investigation\" ? Really ? Not surprised the G&M didn't cover the Veritas story...",
"You sound like a racist to me. Foreigners'? You are probably one yourself.",
"Give it up, I get tired of special interest groups that are sensitive to even a suggestion of a some non politically correct comment. It was done in fun, he felt that Brazeau would be a scrappy opponent and the fact that he's indigenous is a side. If this is newsworthy on the day, be thankful you're not living in the USA.",
"You have a fanciful imagination and you are a purveyor of FAKE NEWS.\nLOL!!!",
"Today's conservative hat trick trick...\"Netenyahu\", \"growing left wing fascism\" and \"an unscientific survey\"...all combined to say what, exactly?",
"it is not a muslim ban period. try to live in facts and reality. it is what is in the order that counts not some speech, That order is an immigration temporary suspension, based on countries there governments do not function, have been infiltrated by terrorist and thus items like passports and other docs can not be trusted. get over it bud",
"Great point, maybe right wing media can also better represent the exact percentage of Muslims that are dangerous to America instead of misrepresenting their figures...#MAGA",
"McKenna makes no sense. If the lack of data makes what the province is doing a shot in the dark, then McKenna himself presumably can't say anything either. He has no basis to either criticize or for any alternative.\n\nInstead of sitting and watching like McKenna while the bubble keeps blowing up and pricing Canadians out of their own cities, at least the province is doing something. And if unaffordability and asset bubbles are the result of having decent places to live in a globalized economy, then I'd rather keep the decent places to live and shut the door on globalization.",
"Of course the author is right. But this absurd state of affairs is steam rolling ahead and anyone who dares offer a contrarian word is immediately shouted down.\n\nAs someone noted earlier, the native segment of the population is only 4 percent, but you can't open a paper or turn on the radio without this agenda being promoted without question. I know the cbc is much maligned around these parts, but I used to really enjoy several of their radio programs. Now it's practically unbearable. Some of the guests are promoting undemocratic seditious ideas, suggesting for example that the 4 percent should hold government decision making power over everyone else. The radio hosts don't even bat an eye. They just nod and agree.",
"No, it's pointing out a blatant double standard.",
"Isn't the so-called \"nuclear option,\" the same exact tactic the Refublicans used to elect the orange fake hair Twitter Inferno guy? These guys never stop.",
"The steady drumbeat of the anti Trumper's never stops. \n\nWhen they feel compelled to write such things as this \"But critics of the president said Trump’s comments have a lot to do with race\" it is called grasping at straws. (Desperation at its finest hour.)",
"Rather than call you a liar, I'll just post a link to HART's helicopter footage of this \"most densely populated\" ag land. \n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opJzRWWVDdw\n\nAnd if you've been following a little closer, you'd know about the luxury towers and boutique hotels that developers are planning on fulfilling their TOD requirement with \"cash gifts\" to the city instead of actual affordable TOD.",
"What like Trudeau dropping a economic bomb on us called the carbon tax on us?\n30 Billion i n debt first year?\n\nI'll take Oleary any day over this camp clown who let in 30,000 terrorists",
"I'm assuming that Worth proclaimed \"Eureka!\" in place of \"I do\".",
"The articles may be cherry picked but it doesn't take away from the truth of them. Instead of refuting the truth, you turn back to Trump and ignore the elephant in the room. Nice deflection."
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oh this is rich, an far lunatic left wing hillary nutter trying to lecture the GOP!! HA HA HA,, we are going to laugh at this nonsense and enjoy trump's success as he fixes the usa from the lunatic socialism attemtp party DEMS | [
"$26 million isn't enough to educate the ignorant and bigoted folks who stand in the way of civil rights. Ignorance and bigotry are very persistent opponents.",
"Oh wow, you've moved on from exclamation points to question marks. I guess that was from your third grade lesson. You can't hide from the fact that you remain a highly uneducated, whiney, white male who screams at the world for having no accomplishments. White males like you are a total embarrassment to the county. Given everything to be successful and you squander it by quitting school, joining nazi and racist groups, standing behind Trump in West Virginia, carrying torches in Virginia and all the while complaining about your plight. Real Americans don't whine, the achieve. Didn't the military instill you with any pride or guts? Or do you still blame mommy and daddy for not giving you enough. You hate that I know exactly who you are. Of course you want me to be nice, but I'm not nice to racists and nazis like you. White males who complain about the world being unfair are really pathetic losers. So keep on complaining and I'll keep pointing out to the world who you are.",
"Why would you be \"staggered\" at the behavior of the galactically stupid and their fantastical \"ideas\"?",
"Quite possibly the most stupid title to an article ever. Is Obama going to be president again? No. So by back to power, what do you mean? You might be smoking too much of that medicinal marijuana some of those \"libs\" have.",
"We can both agree that it is all about what you like and do not like. You don't like the teaching against artificial birth control but you do like a triune God. Voila! One is rejected, one is endorsed.\n\nTo that we can add an extreme tendency towards name-calling.\n\nThe author of \"You were as self-righteous, insulting, pompous and ignorant there as you show yourself to be here.\" has zero standing for impugning anyone else’s civility.\n\nYou sow what you reap now as you did then.",
"Just racist. All societal problems are the result of him being black.",
"The state needs to quit pussy-footing around and shut the company down until they remove the debris from the water.",
"Seeing as how we can't comment on the radical islamic terrorist in Edmonton article (which is closed, for \"legal reasons\" which is code for \"we don't want people to be able to express their opinion and say something against Islam because then we wouldn't be multicultural\") I decided to comment here.\n\nYes, Sheema, we did think it would happen here; it was just a matter of time. And yes, we will be calm and carry on. But we also need to be vigilant and look out for radical islamic terrorism, the forced marriages, the forced genital mutilation, the misogamy, and if you are gay watch out as you will be thrown off a building.",
"They're welcome to have their opinions of what the flag represent. They can do what they want with it, too. But, to me, I listen to what the person says and not some generalized opinion from someone else.\n\nKaepernick? The guy's a fool, in my opinion. He can kneel all he wants, but I won't respect his cause because I've seen nothing more than a personal beef and no sacrifice of his own life towards that cause. I think I've read that he's starting to do positive things, but I'm unsure of that. If I see it, my opinion will likely change. A guy like Brandon Marshall is different, to me.\n\nI, like some (many? most?), hitch my wagon based on hearing what the person standing up (or kneeling down) has to say, not some impression I make up about them. \n\nAppearance matters only to the audience demographic. One will be offended by Kaepernick, side with the President even though our own President worked his tail off NOT to serve in the military. To me, that's disrespectful.",
"Don't forget 10 years ago r's had Boy George and both houses. Two years later it all went D. Don't be so naive. Those that can't admit Trump is a wreck have their eyes and ears closed.",
"For one thing, the red states are too dependent on the federal spigot to get very far with their silly threats.",
"I know right its not like the people there know more than you. They probably are saying they told the people to leave them alone sarcastically whereas we know you are both credible and straight... I mean you are commenting online not like those shmucks who show up and stand around in the cold like l0sers!",
"I suggested you research it but clearly I wasted my breath. I even provided a link that explains how it was brought up numerous times before Reid ever got to the Senate in '87. How is it possible for Reid to \"resurrect it\" if it was used regularly before he came along? If you weren't such a partisan hack you would have avoided looking like a willful idiot. All it would have taken is maybe a minute to read through the facts you were just provided but that would require you to exercise even the smallest mote of skepticism in your own self-righteousness.",
"Got it. You're a wankerish troll.",
"If the first part of your post is correct (the stipend is for a free will donation) then why the hell not just give a free will donation to a priest or parish??????\n\nThere is no way to disentangle the \"giving of a donation\" and the \"getting of a mass said for your specified intention\" in the stipend system. The honest assessment of the system is an exchange of money for something of value, and that is bloody well wrong headed. An alternative assessment of the system is bribery--the pretense of giving a gift with the full knowledge that something desired, but nominally unconnected, will happen in return; and that is also blood well wrong headed. \n\nThere is no way to construe this practice as anything other that simony, no matter what \"alternate facts\" canon law or established practice may pretend to be the case.",
"LAUGHING THEIR ASSES OFF."
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"You can go back thru history and find some 'stellar' liberals who you probably hold in very high esteem, yet practiced much worse racism, sexism and other 'isms' than 40 year old stories about Trump could turn up. The great liberal Democrat, FDR, evicted 'citizens' of Japanese decent from their homes and threw them into concentration camps in the 1940's, depriving them of their constitutional rights. Did his dad teach him to do that?",
"From what I have been able to find out about this 'pizzagate' thing, it seems completely scurrilous for alt-right media to allege Hillary Clinton being involved in child abuse. On the other hand it sure seems like the Podestas are into some weird chit.",
"It will be YHuuuuuuuge.... Make Miss America Great Again! The $ell-ebrity Industrial Complex now rules. Like the movie, 'Idiocracy', we will all be doomed.",
"Wrong, sweetie, Trump and his love and support of all things Russia are making this Amerussia. I love my country, but hate what he's trying to do with it.",
"There's a difference between right and wrong. Conservatives know what that difference is. Liberals choose the side of wrong most of the time. Conservatives know the KKK is wrong---they are the bad guys.They also know Black Lives Matters are the bad guys because they march and chanted they wanted dead cops dead . They wanted them dead now. Liberals demand tolerance on issues , yet have absolutely none for anyone who dares to disagree with them. Your head democrat Hillary Clinton , instead of accepting millions simply disagreed with her position on issues , called them deploribles .Even now you attack anyone who voted for Trump. Here we have our nation rallying around Texas and you sick people complain about Trump showing he's our nations leader by going to Texas and the shoe's his wife wears there. You always hope and pray Trump does something wrong , instead of hoping he does the right thing . And no matter what he does , you scream it's wrong and you should resist him. That's sick.",
"I really am me. I don't have to admire or even like or approve of Putin to acknowledge his success in his system. Nor does Trump. I don't have to admire or even like o approve of Trump to acknowledge his success in our system. \n\nConfusing morality and success is a waste of time. The Clintons have gone from \"dead broke\" to multimillionaire net worth sand I certainly do not ascribe that to 'morality'.",
"Oh it's easy to pay off politicians, Lockheed-Martin has been doing it for years. How do you think that the US Government didn't scrap this thing the second they saw the white elephant it was turning into? You give someone enough money, they'll tell their constituents that the sky is red and that anyone who says it's blue is a conspiracy theorist.",
"Agreed. I listened to him on the TV this morning as he announced his candidacy .. his voice gradually got louder and louder as he tried to talk over the interviewer, getting more and more excited about \"the mess\" Canada was and how he could straighten it all out. Despite his denials... he sounds just like Trump; leave it to me, Im so clever I can fix anything! Duh",
"Hey, what about me? If Trump wins can he send a special prosecutor after me too? And all my friends, and their friends (since we all think that Trump is totally lame). \n\nLet's dance!",
"Republicans are not satisfied with repeatedly shooting themselves in the foot. They are now taking aim at their vital parts. Hawaii's Democratic Party may not be the greatest, but Hawaii's Republican Party is just plain wacky.",
"\"We came, we saw, he died.. [haha]\" (Hillary Clinton)\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmIRYvJQeHM",
"Judging from the comments coming from my Republican friends, Donald Trump surely meant to say that they'd whine so much that they'd get tired of whining.",
"\"What hateful rhetoric has Trump engaged in.\"\n\nFFS",
"It is in the DNA of liberals to demand a certain way of thinking, to be the opposite of \"inclusive\". And it is just as axiomatic to liberals that they not only deny it, they accuse their opponents of precisely that intolerance. Ms Payette was hired to further Mr Trudeau's progressive revolution, a revolution that demands we all adhere to the acceptable groupthink. So these expressions are precisely the kind I expected from Ms Payette.",
"Is poor little trumpster sad?",
"Donald Trump is not just a bad president.\nHe’s an existential danger to the US and the world — and he is allowed to be so by a Republican Party that is wholly complicit in his failure, his corruption, and in accepting his embrace of evil.\nAs we do our best not just to resist but to overcome, we must aim not just for Trump’s fall, but for salt to rain on the fields of the entire, and thoroughly misnamed Grand Grotesque Old Party.",
"Ms Tesa Ann, so how do you feel about the rash of attacks across the country on Muslim people, gay people, non-white people, female people -- by people who are using Trump's \"victory\" as an excuse to bring their hate out into the open? I am assuming, of course, that you haven't cloistered yourself and are aware (by accessing non-right wing media) that this is taking place. Do you think that Trump supporters like you are okay with painting swastikas on cars and churches, chanting \"build the wall\" in a mixed-race middle school cafeteria, yelling at women \"we own your pussy now\", ripping the hijab off of Muslim womens' heads, screaming at Hispanic people to \"get back to your own country\" is okay? This is what you have unleashed. Deal with it, honey.",
"Hillary didn't keep DT out of your so called \"circle\", he opened his mouth and the ugly side of republican's emerged. \"Increasing flow of proof\"? There is no proof of anything except your ongoing misogyny. Enjoy the election.",
"You can be sure he had some corrupt help from the DNC and the Clintons!",
"Ah yes...the Globe and Mail's latest \"Trump Attack du Jour\".\n\nMeanwhile, Trudeau is bankrupting Canada and Wynne HAS bankrupted Ontario.\n\nBut on those two politicians.....crickets.",
"Mr Trumps daughters and wife speak highly of him. Which speaks volumes to me. (Maybe he is secretly beating them at night to force them to say these things.) Until the time he threw his hat in the ring, few had issues with him on the left or the right. He was known to buy both sides equally. (Yes you can now attack that I said that.) If one believes the emails released by the hackers. The DNC were fairly racist, and pretty corrupt. As well as pointing directly at links to at least some in the media. Which justs adds fuel to the idea that the main stream media is in owned by the same people who own \"The Hillary and Friends Show\".\n\nThis is an OPINION. There will be NO links provided. Have a nice day.",
"And while trump and his band of merry mendacious miscreants, once again lead the media and the population down the rabbit hole, no one is paying attention to the fact that for all intents and purposes he still running his business, is likely at this moment in numerous conflicts of interests, etc. etc. What has his daughter done with her businesses, is it enough that his son in law has simply given his business over to his mother?\n\nThese are same people who railed against HRC and was insisting that her husband had to close down his foundation if she won the election. When is the media going to get a grip? smdh.",
"There's charity and then there's naivete. Sorry, but this falls closer to the latter. The \"Trump is Inciting Violence\" meme is calculated, cynical and dishonest. The problem with the leftist press isn't one of perspective, it's one of integrity, meaning the lack of it.",
"That wasn't me since I have full confidence in the mental debility of Republicans. Trump is a perfect fit for the Republican party in my opinion. He's the best thing to happen to the Republican party since Sarah Palin. I only wish Donny had had the foresight (or prepuce) to chose her as his running mate. She's so much more entertaining than the that evangelical Hoosier pasty and a bit more attractive too. \nOh well, maybe the next election cycle will see desperate Republicans drag ol' Sarah out of drug rehab to inspire the Republican faithful. With the Republican party you just never know. Hey, they may not be qualified to run the country anymore but they do deliver a spectacle for those with a stomach strong enough to watch. God bless 'em.",
"Sorry Floy, but you're wrong. You're showing your typical left-wing brainwashing...",
"Yep, we've already seen how the left treats Trump supporters.",
"\"Mostly, the insane, ungrounded opposition from the likes of Wyden and Merkley, now, is making Trump and Republicans stronger. Sad for Oregon. Not at the table.\"\n\nAbsolutely the truth, right on the mark with yor points!",
"On the \"bright side,\" pretty soon things like this will most likely start occurring more in earnest here in these United States, once Trump and Trumpism are allowed to consolidate just a little more dark power. Despotic authoritarianism hates liberal democracy and its institutions, particularly investigative journalism. We've already seen it creeping in from the edges in Montana, at public FCC hearings, Health and Human services press conferences, Trumpist rallies, and so forth. We wait with baited breath to see what follows, next.",
"The vitriol against Hillary ought to be difficult to explain, but it isn't. It is yet another proof of the bloody effectiveness of negative advertising. Madison Avenue taught us how to persuade people to buy stuff, and the politicians have proved that it is just as easy to sell us a huge wad of slander.",
"Perfect illustration of what's wrong with politics/politicians, on both sides. Schumer's display of disingenuous behavior would be laughable except for the fact that guys like him run our country. They let party loyalty take precedence over what's best for the country.",
"I would like to know the amount of the check the Democratic Party sends to this newspaper to reprint the drivel of this sellout, Mr. Pitts. As an American who happens to have dark skin I can attest that a lot of people such as myself are pulling for Donald Trump to win this election over the Biblical lawlessness of the Clintons and their consistent chicanery and skullduggery. \n\nThe future picks of our Supreme Court, common core only teaching our history back to 1870 and allowing Sharia Law to flourish in this country unchecked far out weigh any minor mistake the citizen politician Donald Trump will ever make....",
"duckduckgo 'mogilevich trump' for a free education.\nyes, it really IS about money and blackmail.",
"You miss my point. \nI did vote for Bernie, stood in that long line to listen to him, and I get the downward spiral of a lot of lives. \nBut I also watched Eugene and Lane County make a conscious decision not to invest in a public shelter system. It had the money but spent it elsewhere, and instead kind of \"block granted\" its spending. \nWell, now there is a real need for a massive public shelter, and no money. That has little to do with Trump or Sanders.\nAnd as far as Trump not being the status quo candidate, that is incorrect. He is the status quo, living in billionaire style in his golden castle profiting from tax break upon tax break, in fact apparently not paying taxes for decades.\nAnyone who voted for him expecting a miracle in the way of taking from the rich and giving to the poor is delusional.\nHugh",
"No more than the satirical performance art of Trudeau, Obama and Clinton as they pretend to be \"leaders\".",
"The Trumpster isn't fooling anyone, especially anyone at Langley, but the folks there deserve special recognition for not bursting out in laughter every time the Trumpster opened his mouth.\n\nDuring the Trumpster's visit with the CIA he commented, \"This is my first stop officially, there is nobody that feels stronger about the intelligence community and the CIA than Donald Trump, there is nobody\".\n\nEveryone knows there's something wrong with people who talk about themselves in the third person. Seriously, everyone at Langley who had to listen the Trumpster deserves a medal for having the self control not to laugh the Trumpster off the premises.",
"May is shameful. She basks in the orange glow of Trump the Magnificent when it suits her. And then she distances herself when the baying left applies some pressure. If you want to play the role of junior partner (e.g., Mussolini), you need to show some loyalty to the senior partner. Trump may need to look elsewhere for a decent sidekick. I hear that Putin would make a good dance partner. And cozying up to Putin would have the added advantage of keeping under wraps Trump's cameo in \"On Golden Pond\".",
"Yes, standing up and speaking one's mind is the essence of democracy, which we are doing. Trump and the GOP want to hear only those who revere them.",
"People who demand freebies are Trump's base.\n\n\"Four key Rust Belt states that flipped from Barack Obama to Trump, large percentages of those who benefit from food stamps and Social Security Disability Insurance — both of which would get slashed by Trump — are non-college whites, a core Trump constituency. Those states are Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. A large percentages of those who stand to lose health coverage under the GOP health plan in those states are also blue-collar whites. Many of them are likely on Medicaid, and this toll will undoubtedly be made worse by the Trump budget.\"\n\nThey are just now finding out they've been had.\n\nHow about that?",
"Actually, her views are a LOT like former Klansman and high-ranking Senate Democrat Robert Byrd, a longtime mentor to the Clinton's. But that's none of my business.",
"so: boosted trump, undermined the ec? silly article.",
"Looking forward to the convoluted rationalizations and deflections put forward by the diehard Trumpeters for today's revelations. These Trumpeters are exactly the kind of people the Trump family likes to do business with.",
"He also did us the favor of revealing that the \"nature\" of Mr Trump was not limited to the campaign nor to the inner recesses of his \"self\". \nMs. Clinton shone.",
"The only ones who look weak and confused are the Trumpsters..",
"Absolutely nothing like the legalistic nightmare you produced for the Bill Clinton administration, is it Newt? \n\n'Litigate, litigate, litigate,' ring any bells for you?\n\nWhat a transparent and hypocritical political opportunist, you are, Newt.",
"It amazes me that there are still so many right-wingers supporting Trump. \nYou have to wonder if Trump was right when he said he could shoot someone in the street and not lose any supporters. \nThe wilfully blind people who still support him really were accurately described by Hillary.",
"My point was about how some people continually try to redirect every story to Trump.",
"And the Democrats are FOR it!!?? Wow. I am talking about shutting down NPRA which Hillary can do, or arctic offshore which Democrats have effectively done.",
"You have Trump, Putin, Bibi, Erdogan and Justin on a desert island together.\nTrump would be walking and talking that he's the smartest and the greatest deal breaker.\nNobody can beat his marks at school his grade average was 99.9%. Putin would be walking around the beach with no shirt on showing off his body and flexing his muscles.\nBibi would be accusing everyone of anti-semitism. Erdogan would shouting that Turks discovered America, invented the Jet engine and that he's the new Sultan of Turkey.\nJustin taking selfies of himself and others and explaining the beauty of diversity.\nJustin would offer a rolling course at 4:20 in his hut.",
"This was not a policy speech\nIt was Trump the entertainer fulfilling the wet dreams of his supporters.",
"StewartBrian offers, \"the racism argument is for the intellectually weak\"\n\nWhile Serafim Sarovskii found my earlier post humorous and you gave it a \"like\" wherein I simply compared the similarities of two North American born women of Indian descent, one a Canadian and the subject of this article and the other an American and a member of the Trump administration, it appears with the arrival of the \"intellectually weak\" this morning that my earlier comment has become \"below the civility threshold for publication\".\n\nHmmmmm....",
"Your post betrays an ignorance of the fundamental facts. The \"candidate\" was a Liberal.",
"it's hard when you live under the tax happy Libs.",
"The low income with the exception of seniors and the disabled have never had it so good. The income group living here would be considered \"rich\" in Venezuela, Mexico, Cuba or other heaven-on-earth progressive socialist societies. Big screen TV's with free cable, free public school, Obamaphones, rent and food subsidies with abortion on demand. No wonder the borders are flooded with illegal and legal immigrants. This will continue until politicians run out of other people's money confiscated by high taxation and then redistributed in exchange for votes. Better enjoy it while you can.",
"I'm not trying to take the ground, I'm already there. You're a Trump supporter. Here's a clue that old school Republicans used to get, having a good looking wife doesn't make you moral.",
"This is an attack by a Demofascist. Just as Las Vegas was.",
"The party of Obstruction will not work with the Republican's, they are still raving mad that Hillery Lost. Lisa is part of the problem. As a Conservative Independent Voter, I would hope they could get along and do what's good for you, I and America. The Country seems to be falling apart, neighbor against neighbor, so much Hate and Fake news. You don't know what to believe.",
"Obese gov't has been spending our money w/out regard for a long time, ad naseum. \n\nI would be lying if I didn't have at least a sliver of skepticism regarding what will happen vis a vis gov't spending under a Trump admin--he doesn't exactly strike me as a \"small gov't\" type.\n\nBut I'll give him the benefit of the doubt until he acts otherwise. If he acts on the rhetoric he's promoted throughout his campaign, he'll get some spending room. If he backpedals on his promises, he will be roundly excoriated, have no doubt.\n\nThe last thing Trump needs to do is promote \"yes men\", as you say. What he does need is individuals with the experience he lacks, BUT who still support the same ideological goals as he. That means keeping out the Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld types and vaporizing any chance of their neocon aspirations to take hold.\n\nI agree, it will not take long to see the impact of a Trump presidency. I am hopeful the promises will be delivered. And yes, we will be more divisive than ever. :-)",
"So Liberal.....and then these clowns refuse to listen to the outrage over taxing small business and Drs and Lawyers more..........zero empathy, zero regard.........and then they turn around and funnel that money into Khadr and baloney like this. People should be in the street rioting already.",
"Julie Maier, yep, I can't wait for the socialist conservative plan to come out that will pay for everyone's schooling in Harvard or Yale prep school and of course at Harvard or Yale.\n\nOr is it going to be Trump University?",
"I think Donald Dumb is a perfect leader for you.",
"The first \"shift to the left\" the democrats have had since LBJ was Bernie Sanders's influence on the platform last year - and even if Bernie had won the democrat platform would STILL be to the right, economically, of where it was under Wilson or FDR - that was the party of The Trustbusters.\n\nThat party is long gone. In the past 40 years through 3 democrat presidents only ONE company was ever prosecuted for antitrust violations and they got off with a slap on the wrist. Clinton wrote a welfare reform act that singlehandledly increased extreme poverty in the USA by 30%. The democrats were a lot of things in the past 30 years -but they weren't leftwing, not even slightly.\n\nThey were rightwing, just SANE rightwing- while the republicans responded by going to CRAZY rightwing.\nIt's only now, in 2017 that, for the first time in decades, the progressive voters of the democratic party has actual policy influence.",
"Ah, the good old days, when the rich and wealthy decide which places to send the poor and middle class to fight these battles...#MAGA",
"Let me see. \"The incoming Senate president, Fairbanks Sen. Pete Kelly, is a fiscal- and social-conservative Republican who warns the state is drifting toward socialism, and who last year vowed to stay away from the \"tax business.\" So, is the permanent fund some sort of religious \"manna from Heaven\"? He doesn't think a PFD check is the \"ultimate\" socialistic grant ? Yet he is against decreasing this \"socialistic\" largesse to easily solve this calamity... Just one of many illogical and duplicitous examples from OUR fiscal and social-conservative scoundrels in Juneau.",
"GOP corruption knows no bounds.",
"Also AGAINST THE GRAIN, there have been times I voted for a Democrat, Mr. Clinton on his second run is one. He was a scoundrel with women, but he also signed several pieces of conservative legislation, and reached across the political divide. A tough crime bill, the Defense Of Marriage Act, a law cleaning up welfare, but today, to find a Democrat like Mr. Clinton who could unite us as a nation, or a Republican like Mr. Reagan, is very rare.\nYour point on both parties being corrupted is well taken, they are. They are the goose and the gander , birds of the same feather in many ways, Both owned by money, both serve big money corporate and individual, money is their key to power, not the common man who their only need for is a vote. I truly loved seeing Mr. Sanders and Mr. Trump both turn away the Koch brothers, Wall Street, and big money, today that is most refreshing. Although I voted for Mr. Trump, (supreme court), Mr. Sanders was the most honest of the 3, but I don't vote socialist",
"AMEN! I have always voted for republicans, sometimes holding my nose, but I will never vote for Trump. If Sanders wins, despite disagreeing with him on nearly every policy issue, he will get my vote because he is honest, has not been bought and paid for, and has a warm heart and smile too (these things matter in politics). I think one could make an agreement with Bernie, shake hands, and sleep well knowing that you had a deal. This is not true of Hillary. But if the Dems push Bernie aside and choose the preordained Hillary then I will vote for any reasonable third party candidate and if there is none then I have agreed to write in my neighbors dog.",
"Wente is the \"Scourge of the Left\" and \"progressives\" of the left\n\nas Oliver Twist said \"Please sir, can i have more?\"",
"That's what I did when I voted for Trump.",
"No. The Swamp is under assault, and it's fighting back like crazy, with every crooked trick and media manipulation it can find. \n\nHonestly, right now I prefer Donald to Clapper/Clinton/Comey.",
"Trump is a self absorbed kook. \n\nIts sad to think that the rank and file republican voters think he cares one iota for them.",
"Another Islamic Republic, the Sunni version like the Kingdom. I know how Ataturk would see this, a return to the dark ages they covet so much, like turnip trump supporters.",
"Learn to spell \"Trump. \" He is going to be the next president whether you like it or not. Grow up and quit calling names.",
"I'm basically a liberal except on immigration.\n\nBut, no matter if Trump moves to the far left or not, I say we still need to have him removed from office.\n\nHe's really dangerous. Maybe even more so right now than ever before. He's actually playing his last hand. The GOP won't trust him after this, and the Dems simply will not embrace him unless he's giving them clear wins.\n\nHe can't give ANYONE a clear win for too long. It's not about \"winning\" as he so dishonestly and ironically coined during his campaign. Except, to the extent \"winning\" means his Narcissistic impulses and needs are fulfilled.\n\nWhat he does today could turn on a dime. Just like what he was doing, literally yesterday, did.\n\nWhat that means, for all of us, liberal or conservative or in the middle, is that we are at grave risk due to the guy's condition caused instabiity.\n\nCongress needs to act. Mueller needs to hurry. Pence needs to learn lessons about bipartisanship in the meanwhile.\n\nWe need to come together..",
"I don't see the problem with this. The Billionaires are the only people that the Liberals can't just steal money from so they have to entertain and beg. How else will they make make ends meet other than stealing and wasting even MORE of our money.",
"Thanks. Maybe we will, but we might also go the civilian way also. You are also proving a point of mine because the same thing has happened to presidents. That is why I chuckle at the thought of impeaching Trump. It is hard to get 2/3rd of the Senate. It might be different with Hillary, I suspect even some of the Democrats are mad at her because of the the dirty tricks she pulled during the election.",
"And the Trump circus continues.",
"Really skyline, you feel the left engages in more name calling then you far right types. Objectively was trump or hillary more into the name calling? Is jackbauer or retireefinally heavier on the name calling then say, The workfarce or Chris in Ottawa? BTW Merkel does not belong to a left wing party, nor did Obama and Hillary...nor does Trudeau. You just detest the centre as well so like to 'label them as left wing. As a person who is left wing I find that labeling old. You know me skyline I believe that finance capitalists like yourself are the root of the problem despite your deflections that it is the government and everyone else...",
"This board is hilarious. The usual Democrat mouthpieces on the DP boards are trying to pretend that Clinton did nothing wrong and claiming much of the data is not verified, yet pretend to know for certain Trump is a \"Russian Puppet\" even though Mueller has found nothing that directly links Trump to anything illegal. It's time for Democrats to realize the fact that both parties do some illegal things, but only their side is dumb enough to record their crimes and leave a paper trail",
"Hilarious article by one of my favorite novelists.",
"The pots calling the kettle black. Kaaihue's main crime is she isn't smart enough to pretend she's not racist.\nOn the subject of Trump, Hillary's no better.\nColin Powell for President!",
"What struck me from this and other articles (one example: http://money.cnn.com/interactive/media/the-macedonia-story/) I have read pointed to a similar trend. Those fake news mostly are pro-Trump. Aside from the Kremlin preference of Trump for political purpose, the other fake news machines like those coming out from Macedonia wouldn’t care less about who won, their eyes are only on the money they made by the viewers clicking the advertisements and sharing their fake and sensational news. They found the pro-Trump ones, no matter how absurd, always earned them far more money than pro-Hillary or pro-Sanders ‘news’. It said a lot about at least some of the Trump supporters - gullible, reactionary, ignorant and total lack of critical thinking and they are encouraged by this administration. When fact is treated as just a matter of opinion, we all lose because at the end of the day, a banana is still a banana not an apple and you know it when you bite the ‘apple’.",
"Except for the fact that the most virulent anti-trump hosts are the ones who are rising to the top of the late night Heap.",
"Trump will make it very easy for his next presidential adversary to campaign using the slogan 'Make America Great *Again*' in 2020 after all that Trump has wrecked.\n\nWhat a disaster.",
"Icon: You can bet there are millions of Republicans across the nation shaking their heads and asking themselves \"how could we be so damn stupid?? \n\nThey should have remembered the story of the frog and the scorpion. For years everyone who could read or watch a little TV should have known what kind of man Donald Trump is. He made NO effort to hide it...he regaled in it. He boasted of it. He paraded it for all to see. He made millions being himself on Reality TV. The Real Donald Trump is and has been \"right there\" for all to see. \n\nIt seems that, indeed, the scorpion has stung the frog...... More and more GOP leaders are running away from Trump as far and as fast as they can... Down-ballot candidates are cancelling any joint appearances and withdrawing even \"lukewarm\" support of Trump. VP Candidate Pence, looking forward to 2020, has condemned Trump's comments and is \"praying for his family.\" ...that's not a good omen. \n\nThe GOP is trying to say \"Hey, HE'S NOT REALLY US!!\"",
"tis the season for republican tax reform. Oh no you didn't vote for democrats! Oh what will paul ryan do now? maintain that smirk on his face until trump gets impeached?",
"She defended him in the sense that what he had done at the time, sexting with a consenting adult (and different than sexting he did with a minor that got him thrown in jail ) , wasn't any more scandalous that what Republicans routinely do in office : Lets see David Vitter caught with prostitutes, Danny Hastert a former child molester...the list goes on and on. She was saying that Democrats should stop being such wusses and immediately attacking their own.",
"Let's work our way up. If I admire Trump, why did I start my comments talking about his inadequacies. You never criticized Obama, ever. The Alt-Right resembles the left if you break down its methods and ideology and don't just believe what you read. Obama would have used autocrats if he could have. About the only thing you got right is that Trump is his own worse enemy. You are right ,duh, that Democrats are the minority party, that's why I mentioned the Republicans who are breaking ranks.",
"I am curious, what do you think mainstream Republican women who are offended by Trump will do if he and Hillary are the main choices? Will they simply stay home, or vote third party, or hold their noses and vote for Trimp, or hold their noses and vote for Hillary?",
"Sarcasm isn't a logical fallacy; I've not satirized your person. However, you trying to smear me as being a narcissist bent on impressing people (the whole \"I'm sure that you are proud that you are the smartest person you ever did meet\") in order to dismiss my direct responses to your questions and comments about eminent domain and Aurora's behavior is yet another one of your ad hominem attacks, like the \"crybaby\" one you attempted earlier.\n\nAnyway, thanks for the logical fallacy refresher and for the banter. If you see me in Aurora formerly Turkmenistan once we get there, I'll buy you a beer. I'll be the person obsessively gazing in the mirror with a proud, impressed look on his face yet oddly crying at the same time.",
"I guess it was when HRC began harassing women, when she herself was quite young, with sexual innuendo and then actual physical imposition. And why she supports women's rights, just so she can be close to them and put her hands on them. Yeah - that's how much Hillary has done the same things as Trump. P.S. Was that poster serious?",
"The Republican Party has met its Armageddon. The end is here.",
"Wow I though Sarah Palin gave a hateful, blood, guts and gore speech but the dim bulb that's Trump was beyond the pale! He is a terrorist maker, the kind on Imam that riles his flock to action. He only has one tone, spitting, and his plan is to take down our president Ms. Clinton. Why? Because there is not plan, no reality, no there there. He is ill prepared to lead a diverse country, he has no real skills, as he demonstrated over the last four days, and he leads from the example of some of the worst tyrants this world has ever seen...a little gas, my God! Did you hear this quote, he throws a little gas and people overreact. Throws a little gas was the largest civilian murder by chemical weapons since like ever. 5000 die in the marshes of Iraq, more children maimed...a little gas. This one statement makes him unqualified for anything, ever, anywhere!",
"There are at least thirty statements on video that would have disqualified any other candidate. And the hate of Hillary was created largely through the millions spent by Rupert Murdock and Fox News. When you look at her fibs versus his outright lies, again you have to wonder. When you have so called conservative Christians who have thrown in the towel as they will need to have quite a conversation with St. Peter when they are asked about their commitment to their values. And the leadership of the GoP has been exposed as they are only concerned about power, not the United States, not their constituents, not really to anything but raw desire for power.",
"Thanks a lot Trump!",
"Mr Doyle thinks it’s America falling apart when it’s more like the American Left having a conniption fit over Donald Trump and the fact that they have little to no actual power outside academia and the media. All they can do at this point is disrupt. Oh, and exactly no one outside the media bubble thinks a late night talk show host is the ‘conscience of America.’ Jeez...",
"If Trump doesn't get us WW3 and a quick ending, he will give us decades of misery with a Supreme Court that is loaded with ultra-conservatives who will promote corporations and the rich, over the rest of us.",
"Yea really Jay I agree. Who cares if the fascist obamas hand picked girl is coming to town? And 55 bucks to listen to her speak? And dont forget to pay your 600 dollar fine for not having the fascist mandated health insurance.",
"when I first heard trump would be here, I immediately thought how can I thumb my nose at him. I want to show him no respect, I think he is evil (entitled to my opinion) and that he as president is a most ridiculous and dangerous proposition.\n and then I realize - he feeds off that energy...it is fuel to his vile rants..it is an excuse to insult any sub-group of our citizenry that aren't rich old greedy white men like him. to his supporters, he's already demonstrated his dislike for at least 50% of his supporters.. these tough poor working women who support him...if he is willing to slur ver accomplished women, how do you think he's gonna regard you? unless you're eastern European and about 20 yrs old...won't be pretty.\n so I decided the best thing I can do is not go, not feed his rhetoric, not give him a target to rant at, not let him rile the people. what if nobody went to protest? would that not take the wind out of his sails? what would he say? I think he relishes this stop.",
"Comrade Trumpikov says nyet nyet to you Koolaidcat",
"\"Deplorables.\" \nThe undoing of Hillary.",
"No more than Hillary, the Democratic Party, and CNN did.",
"We are in a war, jusris. It is being waged at us to make us cave. Don't cave! \nTump is us, he has God on his side, so does Hannity. Hollywood is going down, and Hannity's movie is going straight UP! Everybody else is gone. Think about that. The left is imploding, the MSM has imploded, Hollywood is over, Hillary is going down everyday, and we need to stand together. \"We need to stand together, or we will surely hang separately\", just as Benjamin Franklin said!",
"You have to admire the extreme level of hate in leftists.",
"Those weren't Clinton's emails. Did you bother to read Dionne's column? Obviously you prefer innuendo to any careful reading of actual text. Dionne is trying to help you out. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink, if the horse has come to prefer RNC propaganda Kool-Ade.",
"I think someone needs to invent a 'Trumplator' - a machine to tell us when to take him literally and when to take him seriously, and then to interpret 'Just what in hell is coming out of his mouth, anyway?'.\n\nUsed to be if you couldn't take a man at his word, you would never take him seriously.\n\nT-rump has the best \"words\". (He keeps saying so, so it must be true.) They just don't make any sense in the order they come out of his mouth. Maybe he has dysphasia.",
"And she's a hawk, favored by the party establishment and promoted by the corporate news media, so that sort of fits with Will's history lesson.",
"When the history of the nighrmare that is the \"Trump Presidency\" is written, Ryan will be judged appropriately as the ultimate of enablers.\n\nBut it's Ryan who'd sacrifice any semblance of decency and loyalty to principle to accomplish his long held goals: Destroy Medicaid and shred the balance of the \"safety net\" to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy.\n\nRyan would leave the country a fiscal wreck, let loose a crazed megalomaniac on the military, and destroy America's role as a beacon of freedom, just to enact his vile and despicable legislative agenda.",
"So sad...With Trump you'll really get \"Doing things over and over\" when he gets us into a war with Iran, just like Bush got us into Iraq.",
"The Catholic Bitchup klavern that supported Trumplethinskin and Tuppence will now have the chance top step up and put their money where their mouths were.\n\nAh, but will the sheeple pony up to these boyos? Don't hold your breath, but do hold your wallet.",
"I am thinking of introducing a new line of menswear (sorry, still thinking about the distaff offering)-it will consist of a tie with a bright red background (to go with the MAGA ball cap), with the good ole hammer-and-sickle prominently displayed in a tasteful yellow, repeating pattern. These adornments can then be worn by all male members of the Trump administration, so when they are asked by Democrats (or their surrogates, the media) if they have 'Russian ties', they can grin mischievously and retort \"Why, yes we do\"....",
".\n\"U.S. Senate Republicans plan to unveil the text of their draft health-care bill on Thursday'\n\nWell, that should be \"fun'.......\n\nI guess we'll have to judge by how many 100's of billions in tax cuts will be served up for the wealthiest 1% Americans to be able to understand how badly Trump is screwing the poor and the middle class.\n\nNot that Trump or the Tea Part Republicans would care. They were elected with the $$$$ from the 1% , and at the end of the day, that is all that matters Ladies and Gentlemen.\n\nWhat a country.................\n\n.",
"You must be very, VERY upset with the divisive public policies The Donald has proposed. VERRRRRY upset.",
"Incoming posts of \"I'm happy with my child's education\" from the Left.",
"On the contrary. I think Republicans who don't think capitalism is evil would create jobs so that ordinary people could aspire to become part of the top 10%. The wealthy among us were not always wealthy. My husband and I started with very little and, by getting ourselves educated and not behaving stupidly, we have moved up the economic ladder. The richest guy I know started out on a farm in Kansas with no running water and an outhouse. If the able-bodied homeless had jobs, we could deal with the homeless mentally ill. Of course, that would mean standing up to the ACLU who will defend the rights of crazy people to run amuck in society unless they are willing to be committed to an institution. Your last sentence is so vile it doesn't deserve further attention. BTW: I was a Hawaii public school educator for over 40 years. Some schools need AC (heat, noise); some only need ceiling fans and only for part of the year. AC for everyone doesn't make sense financially or otherwise.",
"Yes. Kasich or Rubio would probably be pretty far ahead right now. The GOP base wasted a winnable election so they could have a tantrum.",
"yes, if you like chaos . And since you have probably had your knickers in a knot since a black guy got elected, you haven't noticed the increase in employment, the bailout of auto jobs (which Trump did not support) and so on. Willfully blind my friend?",
"So our diplomats got it wrong on Trump, how surprising. Maybe they think he is unpredictable (meaning that he did not agree with them) but they with their left bent ideals are very predictable.",
"President Trump is playing the mainstream media ( who are no longer a service...but a money making industry)...like he did in his lead up to getting the nomination..,,like a 4 pound fish on a 20 pound line.\n\nHe gets free press every half hour.....from same sources that got him elected....via bank shot !!\n\n...and then winning the numbers to beat Ms Clinton....(very much like Obama did..in his nomination run to become Democratic Nominee)\n\nNumbers don't lie....Obama beat Clinton....and won...and beat down two of the 'best' splintered Republican party could field...Obama got two terms...\n\nThere was some showmanship.....\nYES WE CAN.....and an almost Evangelical manner to unite the crowd........\n\nHard work got Obama nominated and elected President of the United States of America....twice.............SO FAR....TRUMP HAS DONE THE SAME",
"274!!!! TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP\nMAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!",
"Clinton's ability to stay vertical, engaged and energetic might bear a little watching too eh?"
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"Anyone else notice how his staff and supporters look like corpses? Initially i thought they looked reptilian, but the smell of death seems to follow in their wake.",
"\"Russian aggression in the Ukraine and Baltic states\"\nwait. what? Russian aggression in the Baltic states? This is a lie and out right fabrication.\nThe Globe should clarify what is meant by this \"alternative fact\"\nAre they referring to the Russian people living there who might be a fifth column? In what way has Russia been \"aggressive\" towards the Baltic states?\nwhat rubbish\nGawd journalism is dead.",
"How convenient these lies are. Judge Moore has been in higher office for decades and won a primary runoff and a month before the election and after all the recent hollyweird pedophile crap anyone with a brain can see this smear campaign for what it is, a vile demonrat and rino smear tactic.",
"Good point. White Supremacists, Nazis, and the White Nationalist and Supremacist branch of the Alt Right (not all of the Alt Right is racist) support Trump, but not every Trump supporter supports the racist views of these groups. A similar point applies to Black LIves Matter-- there may be members or supporters of that group who have racist views of whites, but not every supporter of Black Lives Matter is racist (for that matter, you see a lot of whites in the Black Lives Matter parade). Also, judging from the comments from politicians, not only liberals are opposed to racism-- conservatives are as well. The Nazi's, KKK, and numerous white supremacist groups at the parade-- including some who attend these parades just to beat up protestors (like the \"White Fight Club\") are groups that very few people in the country support but events like this get them a lot of media exposure.",
"As per usual.......every solution includes raiding the PFD or taxes......but damned if they will regulate their own spending.",
"There is not doubt that Trump is an A1 AH, SOB, economically clueless scumbag, but, unlike Obama, he didn't stab Canada in the back.",
"Now that the real psychos have arrived, watch the police wet themselves and stand down - just like the federal agents who ran like cowards at the Bundy ranch. There's something about armed white people that the police appear to respect and fear.",
"Deep-pockets are like carrion to Vultures such as these 2 'men of the cloth'. Liars and thieves the both of them.",
"But we rescue refugees on our dime bring them to Canadian soil and pay for everything...... no complaints or whining from the left /socialists elites but..... let our Canadian born get stranded and the arrows come out, crazy Canadians travelling blah, blah , blah............. Sad😕",
"Que the anti-gun , anti-USA ,Canadian whining .",
"sasa poor liberal lefty troll hack chris, cant ever understand when you have the security and millitary run by those who know how to fight is a great thing, over sending blankets like you lib idiots do..",
"We kill Muslims and they kill Christians and Jews. Imagine that.",
"Kizla saying someone has a big, goofy face? Have any mirrors in casa de la Kizla?",
"\"Means: we are nowhere near a deal.\"\n\nOr that like literally every other contract negotiation they need to agree on a number.\n\n\"Means: Maybe we can get even more players NOBODY wants.\"\n\nI suppose you've never seen a team put a player on waivers knowing that another team will claim him because he's a good player they just don't have room for. I suppose nobody in the league would have wanted Nieto or Barberio last season.\n\n\"Matt ain't goin anywhere cause I want WAAAY too much in return.\"\n\nI'd rather that than trading him for less than he's worth.\n\n\"DUH. Like you're not supposed to do just that?\"\n\nSo he should say something else when asked stupid questions?\n\n\"NOT EVEN ONE QUOTE FROM JOE WORTH PRINTING!! NOT ONE!!!!!!!!!!!\"\n\nDid you forget his nickname from his playing days? It was Quoteless Joe.\n\nI don't think he's even a very good GM, but this criticism was ridiculous.",
"Indians don't have monuments to glorify the evils of slavery. But Southern whites do. What good comes out of glorifying evil acts.",
"I don't know if you knew this, Pepe, but YOU are an animal. A primate, just like the apes. :)"
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"The lies continue. Another Trump who the FAKE NEWS claims is engaged in shady dealings and blatant lies. And now he's being forced to hire a lawyer who represents organized crime gangsters - that demeans the great Trump name. The next thing you know he'll be cutting business deals with cell mates with romantic intentions. \n\nHow can we Make America Great Again if we unfairly force our best and brightest to be prosecuted under the same laws that criminals violate? It's simply not right. We should be showing proper respect and obedience.",
"Sadly, Djou is looking to waste billions on the same 34-mile transit system as Caldwell. So, other than rhetoric, voters are being presented with a false choice in November. Now, if Djou came out strongly against wasting billions on public transportation when what Oahu needs are solutions which deliver traffic congestion relief, then we'd have a choice. But at this point, Djou and Caldwell are both servants of the Democrat Transit Cartel.",
"The law was applied in his case and ignored for various reasons by both established parties for various reasons like cheap labor , future voting blocks etc. Once the economy went into a depression from 1995 and more so from 2008 the Tea partiers woke up to this. Which is one of the reasons Trump is in.",
"And just what would you accept as evidence? Would you accept Trump's non disclosed tax returns showing he was financed for years by Russian oligarchs because US banks refused to finance another major bankruptcy like his three casinos in Atlantic City? I'm curious, because it doesn't seem like anything he says or has been shown to do changes die hard Trump supporters opinions of his competency. (Oh wow, I almost wrote papacy.)",
"It's high time to let the voters decide with a bond measure on the ballot. Leave the general fund alone, it is for services and day-to-day operations, not a capital project. \n\nEither way, it will INCREASE the working stiff's housing costs. Syrett, Zelenka, and Pryor are all spewing their usual BS to somehow renationalize blowing more taxpayer money without a public vote.",
"To All,\n.\nYesterday I was penalized by Civil. I can only post twice in a 24 hour period.\n.\nAccording to their software, I am guilty of “continued biased voting.” In other words I was not voting down comments “the right way.” What a bunch of nonsense. What some people might view as offensive was OK to me because there were no threats or personal insults. I’m a reasonable and rational 56-year-old man, but I won’t let an a computer censor me.\n.\nI think the problem with Civil is the ability of people to vote negatively toward a comment they merely disagree with. If you say something snide about Trump, his fans might claim you’re not being civil. If you say you like him, others might censor you because of that.\n.\nThe Denver Post has saddled you with subjective punishment. Are you OK with that? I’m not. I’m going to “deposit” this twice a day to rub their noses in it, and I encourage you, the reader, into doing the same. Don’t let them force you into being a spineless clone.\n.\nSpeak up.",
"Ya gotta be jealous of those Yanks.\n\nThey get an achiever like Trump and we get a dope head like Justin.\nTheir executive branch don't get paid while our cabinet is taking us to the cleaners .\nThey have an elected and representative Senate and we get a politicians retirement home.\nThey have symetrical federalism and we have 9 Provinces as second class citizens .\n\nThey are a nation under one flag and we are the Balkans under 12 flags.\nThey have hope.\nWe have despair..\nThey have Publicly funded CBS and we have a propaganda organ funded by the State .\n\nYou get the idea",
"The Governor has a role to play regardless of what the legislature does or does not do. Stop the kindergartner blame game. The Governor could have cut so much more including all the money for the gas line and all the advisors he thinks he needs. He has proven he is ignorant of basic economics so maybe he should listen for once. He should stop hiring people and start cutting the budget.",
"Thanks! I am just coping what I write on a post on the Juneau Empire and try to post it on the ADN HB 247 article. I am still confused! \n\nHere is a funny clip for those that support the HB 247, this \" Cat\" driving the state of Alaska off the cliff, see this funny clip of Toonces the driving cat!\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n1cqbvCpDg&ebc=ANyPxKrVp5Vbw0bmXfouF74NnPJYepw2qcz9QyWDyxk2FTFJTlXfC28qai251XUg0A8XqIRJ5EMNOhyT09L1s3YaSlSpaZHHTA",
"first of, i feel people are missing the common sense part off this whole matter. 1) if a law enforcement places in custody and order u to stop. you stop. 2) if you to evade and resist arrest police have the right to use force. 3) if person did manage to get away and hit some one or something else and hurt others in the progress the public would ask? why didn't you stop him before he got away? people who make dumb discussions get dumb rewards. No one is even thinking that the person broke the law, and their for made them self's be put in the situation.",
"The funniest part of Drumpf in Paris, his reason for pulling out of the Accord:\nTrump: \"I was elected to represent people of Pittsburgh, not Paris\"\nPittsburgh Mayor: \" I can assure you that we will follow the guidelines of the Paris Agreement for our people, our economy & future. \"\nThis is similar to a few weeks ago, when he told the press he had bombed Iraq, when it was actually Syria.\n A crotchety old man who has little idea of what it going on around him.",
"If Siemian Is your best option you have no viable options. If Lynch is physically able to perform, play him. You paid big time to obtain him, let him sink or swim, but at least learn what you do or do not have. This orginazation under Trump-admiring Elway (and I am a long time Elway fan) starts more and more to resemble the Browns. If The Brockster gets a start, or even meaningful time, I'm done with this mess. You offer him more money than he's worth, he walks to take slightly more money from Houston, Houston realizes that he is awful and practically pays Cleveland to take him off their hands, and Cleveland cuts him. Is this not Keystone Cops / Monty Python material? And Our Dear Lord John Elway welcomes him back to Denver. This is an awful joke in search of a punchline. But maybe none is necessary. I'm starting to think that the biggest problem with the Broncos is their defied GM.",
"Since I got into the stock market full time, I've come to realize that the overall market is in a giant bubble. When it tanks, it will take the rest of the PF's investments down with it. Our PF will be toast.\nThe managers don't have the authority to bail, and protect the corpus. It will be up to our do-nothing legislators, to dither, forever.\nThen there is that massive slow-motion avalanche threatening the pipeline above the haul road. If it surges forward, then how long until the pipeline is repaired? More important, how long will it take to restart, when all that crude gets cold and moves like molasses?\nAt todays prices, will the oilies even have incentive to restart it? Would it be to their advantage to have an excuse to \"take their time\". It's already to their advantage to \"slow-play\" production.\nSince statehood, Alaska's elected officials (with a few exemptions) have consistently failed to make provision for disaster. The voters have allowed it, and someday we will pay the piper.",
"We already failed when the Donald was elected. Not smart to go to the town butcher for brain surgery. Hopefully the country will survive without too much collapse. Already, it appears we are abandoning our leadership position to just be a non entity. It remains to be seen if this is the best course of action.",
"Justice by our liberal court system is a farce...she only gets 1 yr. in jail term and 5 yrs. probation. WHAT A JOKE!!! Did she pay off the judge with some of the monies????",
"It could be OK as long as he premier, the ministry of education, and the teachers have nothing to do with it. (But this might be rather difficult.)\n\nWhat they really need to focus on first is teaching kids basic arithmetic, because after all, money is just a bunch of numbers...",
"You really believe this, or are just a fear monger? Who will take care of our Kapuna? Our working families will be homeless! Without a $20 billion archaic single route train, that takes it's riders to a high end shopping mall, our entire island economy will come crashing down. The farther we keep building this monstrosity, the greater the debt load, the more difficult to hear voices of reason.",
"It was his publisher who canceled his book. It was CPAC who uninvited him to their conference. It was Breitbart who fired him. It was conservatives who savaged him. And he didn't admit he's against pedophilia; he just redefined the word to allow him to abuse boys as soon as they're sexually \"mature\". From the ashes will come nothing but fertilizer. That's what ashes are good for.",
"We kicked Mulroony out of Canada... you can have him but don't call him Canadian! He took a lot of money from us.... he's something like Melania and Donald.... ME FIRST!",
"As Ronaldus Magnus often advised, “never say ‘never’ “.\n\nJust because Felony-Shrillary has made a career of being a scoff law does not mean that the wheels of Justice - - which grind fine and slow - - will not at some point snatch her up and deposit her in what Mark Twain once described as “strong lodgings”.\n\nOr are you by chance operating under the delusion that she did not commit some very serious crimes in violation of national security? (and oh how I hope you will answer in the affirmative)\n\nIn any event this spastic, incompetent tin eared, arrogant shrew finally ground her own political aspirations into dust when Donald Trump won an electoral majority last November. He did not win. She booted it.\n\n// more to follow //",
"Find it funny that people \"turn their lives around\" while out on bond. Only way to know if they did, is if they still are sober and law abiding after sentences are completed. Also going sober from marijuana is funny. It doesn't affect you the same as drugs like meth, coke, heroin. Pharmacies ills. No withdrawals when you quit smoking. So a Mexican national grows weed and gets a year and people call for hin to be deported. He was a 20 year old old but these are American adult citizens and I see no of the hate on this topic and people like I did the Hispanic gentleman. Trump is dividing this country and its sad. Hitler persecuted the Jewish people and Trump is trying to do it to Hispanic people. I know a few people from Mexico here in this country and they are hard working productive people. Crimes are committed by all races and gender. Yet most of the hate goes towards foreign people. This country was built by immigrants and most Americans come from immigrants somewhere down the line",
"Have you not learned the law works two ways ?\nStop crying in the news and start playing hard ball.\nThey have stolen our jobs that went south,\nSo start looking to what one can do,\nThe news media needs to stop playing one sided as this article is, every time they hear something, Instead of blabbering off at some loose mouth piece, start to think,\nCut off ALL soft wood shipping south and don't allow prefabbed homes into Canada that were at one time being built here., Don't allow Americans to work in Canada they do that ever time they want to build some thing or sell something here, \nOh but lover boy can'tr see past the end of his nose !\nJust do it now before the pig squeals !",
"First, \"Henry Gibson\" Sesssions says he was \"not criticizing the judge or the island.\" Now, he admits it was \"dig\" at both, saying \"no one has a sense of humor.\" Too late, Henry, we knew what you meant the first time. Easily, Trump's worst appointee.",
"It's punitive for many people, especially owners of existing older buildings who will be forced to spend a huge amount of money either retrofitting their buildings for the additional load on their roofs, or paying an equivalent exorbitant extortionate fee to the city for a \"waiver.\"",
"Why the sad sad comments from obamma and Hillary supporters??? Complaints about costs, you didn't complain when Bill launched hundreds and hundreds of them to deflect against his infadelity.",
"Wherever you look, Trump’s policies are upside down and backwards. \n\nWhile he adopts policies that make life harder for vulnerable populations – and does so for absolutely no good reason – he’s worsening every one of the really big problems the nation faces. \n\n\nHe’s been at it for less than eight months. \n\nWe will be paying the price for years to come.",
"Daz what HI cannot win--highest cost of living--a rail system that is too expensive--out of control housing prices (just wait for the ptax bill) - junk streets + hot classrooms --AG off on witch hunt and not minding what is really important--you better hope that Trump succeeds--b/c like him or not when IS or NKorea starts their fireworks--and Hi is only 20 min from NKorea by ICBM--CA is about 40min--you better hope that DT can do something",
"Fmr. Sen. John Danforth R. today, \"... our party has been corrupted by this hateful man, and it is now in peril.\" I agree it does no good for people to bitterly lash out when having opposing views, but some people need to take a long hard look in the mirror and ask themselves to what extent they are willing to back this individual. I have no problem with an opposing party voicing their opinions and stating long term goals, but Trump has neither the tolerance nor open mindedness when it comes to being an example for us all. You had to realize at some point there were going to be some negative reactions, but did you really think you were making it any easier having a cardboard cutout of Trump at the booth? Divisiveness will get us nowhere, but the poster child is sowing it at an alarming rate.",
"Hopefully the driver will get caught and punished (hopefully severely). More important however are prayers of recovery for the injured serviceman. Danger in Afghanistan he signed up for, idiots in Alaska are not in his employment contract!",
"Exactly right! Most of the rules breakers are the losers in this last election. They have come unhinged. That is what you are seeing....they lost so now they are not going to follow any rules! They are acting like spoiled brats. They would rather take down our society than follow the rules. Our parent's generation would have never tolerated this. They would have punched them in the nose like some John Wayne movie! Can't say I can blame them when you see the way some of them are acting. The comment about Trump was uncalled for in this article by the way. He is doing a great job considering what he has to deal with. Hawaii is acting like a baby when it comes to Trump, and that includes the city council and Lee Cataluna. Man-up Hawaii, suck it up and show some respect yourselves!",
"Maybe he can cry himself to sleep on his 200k salary. Or maybe retire with his gold plated pension and sleep beside a pine tree.\n\nThis was one of the most pathetic things I have ever read.",
"I voted against the 'unity ticket' myself. But the performance of the Walker administration has made me sorry, in spite of missteps due to inexperience. At least they are daring to lead in the face of a serious fiscal crisis with responsible policy. Republicans should recapture the statehouse only if they field a positive candidate with even better ideas and far more willingness to cooperate than they have shown in the near past. Important changes are going to require bi-partisan cooperation as well as independent support. Begich sour grapes after losing the election, his history of barely winning when he did win, and his lies in pubic 'town hall meetings' combine with his failure to sponsor significant legislation should combine to make him an easy candidate to beat IF Republicans field a positive candidate with a positive attitude about getting along with the minority. If they don't, they deserve to lose. Tapping the PFD will require both parties on the same page.",
"Hammer and axes to test the wall? How about gernades and drills! And I thought the Mexicans were supposed to pay for this? At least that what Trump promised us among many other empty promises like repealing Obama care and putting Hillary in prison. What a waha fake haired dude!!! The Russians probably got the contract to build the wall now.",
"Possibly it's a matter of the current consequences in Alaska being, well, essentially non-existent and the DA is pissed as well. So the Feds were asked along for the ride in hopes of actually punishing the criminals. Just a thought...",
"This has to be a sunset article for Konrad Yakubuski. That any sane, objective correspondent could rationalize Khadr's innocence and justification for this outrageous payment is beyond credibility. Yakubuski is done , in my estimation, and bears little or no credibility beyond this issue. Further, the payment to Khadr is an insult to those Canadian veterans who sacrificed their lives in Afghaniztan. Should we now open the coffers to hear the complaints of German veterans who felt they were victimized as prisoners in WW1 ?",
"If you're going to speculate a figure, then yes, it could've cost $40 million. Taking everything into account, the $20 million the plaintiff was asking for was probably a shoe-in. Fortunately, the plaintiff and the state were able to agree to half that amount.\n\nI commend both parties for finding a middle ground. By any reasonable standard, Mr. Khadr has fully paid his debt to society. Now society has paid its debt to him for egregiously abusing his rights along the way.",
"yup, a FEW countries like China are lending the US money so that they can buy their products. And one of the reasons China has a $347 BILLION trade surplus with the US. But then Nobel Economist Laureate Dr. Krugman told Obama not to worry about the debt. Depending on how you measure GDP the world's largest economy is either China or the US. And yet Obama thought it was fine that China could receive funding under the Paris Climate Accord and could increase CO2 until 2030. Makes you wonder!!!!!!!\nWhat I didn't say earlier, if world interest rates rise or foreigners no longer fund the US debt (just 2 possibilities) there will be a serious financial crisis in the US. And it will not be Trump, Obama, Meryle Streep, Tom Steyer etc who will not be able to afford health care or struggle to put food on the table. In my opinion the risk of another financial meltdown is a lot greater than what Dr. Krugman believes. But then he is an academic with little real life experience.",
"Trump had it backwards. Mexico won't pay for it. Instead, we'll be paying Mexicans to build it since they work a lot cheaper than Americans do.",
"If the GOP raises money, Trump will use it to repay his loans first. He is for himself first, money second, and the people and US interests last.",
"I'll have to come down on both sides. Yes, both parties' rules are being flagrantly broken. And these are internal matters. But Pine and Djou are fake Republicans (indeed, former tea partiers) who support wasteful spending and high taxes. So maybe it's time for the local GOP to raise its standards and do some housecleaning.",
"\" Still to the right of all four left-leaning justices\".\nTranslation, he will slow wall our slide toward slavery to the tyrannical nanny-state, as opposed to the fast track Hussein Obama, & Hillary Clinton would prefer.\n\" Give me liberty, or give me death\".",
"Any incumbent legislators who voted for this Tajmahawker originally should not be re-elected, as they didn`t even acquaint themselves (we have to assume) with the details of THIS scam. \nHow are they going to wade through the details of things like oil taxes and balancing budgets? \n Please don`t give your vote away. Make it say something. Any Leg council member who supported Hawker`s sweet deal for a buddy who donated to the republicans, should get das boot. \nIt`s time to rotate some \"citizen legislators\" back to real life of NO PER DIUM, and to find a real job. \nYour vote matters. When illegally gerrymandered oil friendly candidates get their skids greased into office with oil money, they are asked to return the favor. \nAnd they did. ----------------------------------------https://www.adn.com/economy/article/parnell-makes-pitch-lower-oil-taxes/2011/01/18/",
"Moral of this story. The government can't do anything right.",
"Yeah, but it is not a big deal. \nBasically, as you said, unless promised to do more heavily subsidized (and it is already heavily subsidized) for 30 years, no way a utility is going to add coal. \nAnd by first of the year, it will be obvious that ICE cars are done for. \n\nHeck, look at what he has done WRT illegals, China, and H1Bs. \nHas he pushed to stop China from cheating and dumping on America like he promised? NO. Now, CHina is his best friend since they paid off his FAMILY (amazing that nobody called it the direct bribe that it was).\nDid he push for e-verify to be phased in so that illegals go home? \nNO, instead, he hires a few more ICE that will accomplish NOTHING.\nDid he kill the H1B and perhaps re-do visas geared for America and not for foreign businesses and gov? \nNO. He just IGNORES IT. \n\nSo, all in all, he is doing nothing other than stroking a bunch of far righties egos, and they go along with it. Amazing.",
"Another nail in the coffin of his re-election bid.",
"It's going to be much much harder than Suttner thinks. For a start, the corruption goes far further back than the Zuma presidency. The theft proved by the A-G - which I have seen others claim to be two or three times as big - is around a trillion rand from 20 plus years in power. This therefore suggests a lot more of his ANC chommies are complicit. The fish rots from the head. Of far further consequence is the damage to a generation of poor youngsters who would be unemployable even if there were any jobs thx to a useless education. That money was stolen from them, and should be recovered from those trough-snouting mates of his. Some suggestions:\n\n1. The constitution must be changed to remove or reduce the nepotistic effects of the Proportional Representation system that Zuma et al have abused. \n\n2. Treason trials should be held to punish the thieves (and anti-white racists) who have stolen. \n\n3. Create a government of national unity for as long as it takes to clear the Zupta mess.",
"Why should we taxpayers get stuck with $500,000 in damages caused by the homeless? Also, why did the State wait till such extensive damages were done to close the park? Getting tired of paying taxes when those funds are poorly used.",
"We'll also be sanctioned for protests, the right to assemble peacefully, not paying enough taxes to support the corporate overlords, possession of guns, and refusal to learn Russian.",
"“That gets us further down the track,”\nThough money we do lack,\nRail held up by tax payer's back,\nEstimates and budgets lacking fact,\nPoliticians and contractors in the sack,\nSpending money is their aphrodisiac,\nMonument to debt is their knack,\nOn a track to a financial heart attack,",
"Seems to me you missed the point - which is that the current president, intentionally or not, is threatening that with his poorly thought out words. Every strong government in history thought they were so special that no threat could ever topple them - but it can and does. \nYour criticism of the Canadian constitution may well be valid, but this was not a piece on whether we are \"better than them,\" it was about a growing threat.",
"I'm dismayed, but not surprised, at some of the comments. Rather than making a case against uncertainty, the New Dinosaur Party supporters bark \"They shouldn't say that! Silence!\"\n\nWhy? Because everyone knows that an NDP gov't would mean chaos and disruption in economies, communities and households. They cannot even manage their own piddly constituency offices, let alone a $48billion province. They accumulated so much debt from the failed 2013 election, that they had to go to a militant, corrupt, pro-American union in Pennsylavania to fund them. \n\nWhy? Because businesses, employers, agencies and citizens don't trust the Dinosaurs with money and do not donate.\n\nMy wife had one of the best comments of this campaign. Three Dip supporters knocked on our door, asking for our votes so that magically, overnight, an NDP gov't would bring sunshine and roses across the land. Wife said \"Oh don't vote for NDP, that'll just encourage them.\" Bye.",
"I know this hurts but Trump is under Grand Jury criminal investigation for collusion, obstruction and treason.\n\nAnd most Americans think he's deranged. Screaming Obama this, and Clinton that, isn't considered a defense in a court of law. Sorry.",
"So Liberal.....and then these clowns refuse to listen to the outrage over taxing small business and Drs and Lawyers more..........zero empathy, zero regard.........and then they turn around and funnel that money into Khadr and baloney like this. People should be in the street rioting already.",
"oh more hate bs trump stuff, what rubbish, it is called democracy and the system has worked again. you want a different outcome, maybe the entrenched elitist class of selfish politicians will start to listen and work for people rather than they're pocket books first. The politicians on both sides have failed the us people and trump comes along with a new direction, method, attitude and they said ok lets give it a shot! There is nothing dangerous in that! Get over it!",
"\"Ontario government grant of about $120,000 is going toward a giant rubber duck for Canada 150 celebrations\"\n\"$212,234 was spent on the 2017 Federal Budget cover\" \nAn admitted and convicted terrorist got $10M. \nHow about it Liberals? \nSince it's obvious that lack of finances is not an issue is there anyone left in Ottawa or Queen's Park that has any idea of what \"do the right thing means\" when it comes to our Canadian history and what one man was willing to do for this country?",
"Now, I've always considered myself a rational thinker and it is my opinion that this Governor even considering some kind of ordering of this Juneau Access is not rational. First, not even Juneau is totally behind this project and I can't even imagine the flak that would come from Southcentral Alaska should something like this occur. \n\nSecond, the cost alone would eat up so much of State's Transportation budget that, to occur, those folks around Anchorage would come unglued at seeing their own highway plans being put on hold to accommodate such a project. \n\nAnd third, frankly nobody is interested in driving from Anchorage to Juneau in winter to access our capital.",
"\"It's too late baby now it's too late.\" Kinda like trying to re-play a game after a loss isn't it guys? It doesn't work. American's work entirely too hard to scrimp and save to pay cable to watch a game or go to one and pay outrageously for parking, tickets and a beer. You cannot treat your fans this way and expect to keep them. You should have picked a better forum to express your dissent. We don't like getting spit in our faces when our flag is raised and our anthem is being played.",
"I don't. Cut mega projects, road to mines, private dining room, Knik bridge, tax credits, gas pipeline. All dropped for 5 years or untill Juneau understands budgeting.. Many other slush funds can be cut.",
"Tim, you don't know what you are talking about. You are making wild charges about Lane without any historical evidence. Yes, he made some terrific mistakes in his sympathy for the South and slavery but he was not a traitor. \nAnd your use of such phrases as \"I wonder why you snowflakes get your panties in a wad\" suggests you are looking for a fight rather than a dialogue.\nBTW- I wonder where you picked up your nonsense about Lane-- I hope it wasn't a class at the UO! (I doubt it was a history class.)\nTime for you to get back to real issues and drop these red herrings.",
"Mason completely misses the fact that Wall and his minions had the unmitigated gall to lower income taxes on the rich and corporations and raise them on everyone else, including taxing children's clothing, and taking away essential transportation services for cancer patients and seniors in rural areas and cutting libraries.\n\nIt is simply astonishing that Wall could even contemplate such a callous and brutal course of action. Even Harper never went that far. \n\nThis budget is in the spirit of the GTH scandal: Wall is quite happy to shovel buckets of money at the wealthy and the well-connected without even bothering to conceal it.\n\nYou can be sure, Mr. Wall. This time people won't forgive or forget. \n\nWall and his cronies just proved that they are completely lacking in heart and soul. From here on in many many people will consider them no more than a cruel and incompetent caretaker government.",
"The two terms are not mutually exclusive. Trump is egregious in both modes. In fact, he rarely says anything true, and never, to my knowledge has admitted being wrong. Never saying you're sorry is the prerogative of gods. There's even an amusing and scholarly discussion of the topic of lies vs BS: https://www.stoa.org.uk/topics/bullshit/pdf/on-bullshit.pdf\n\nYou may peruse the astonishing list of the Mad King's falsehoods I previously supplied, but please don't bother offering in response the worn-out deflection of badmouthing Obama and the Clintons. Those sins shrink to insignificance by comparison with Trump's heroic efforts, and it's time you boys tried to live in the present. As for the cynical promises Repuglicans, and Trump, the faux-Repuglican, have made, they are destructive and wrong-headed promises that may yet be their undoing. I did get a hoot out of \"energy liberation,\" though.",
"The rational solution is to STOP! Given a choice between a known and fixed cost of cancelling HART's blunder @ $3 Billion, or an unknown or unknowable cost of continuing the rail through what would be the most expensive section to Ala Moana Center should be simple. Would it be better to put one or two more generations of Oahu taxpayers in debt to pay off and end this debacle, or to put unknown number of future generations to pay, perhaps in perpetuity for this train to penury? The choice should be obvious.",
"Citizens died in this tragic fire and you are saying Mr. Lee is nit picking? I say he's trying to expose the situation for what it is and that is we have a staff of incompetent administrators at HFD and the buck stops with the Chief.",
"\"Better a Witty Fool than a Foolish Wit.\"\tWilliam Shakespeare\n\nAnd you sir are the latter with comments like that! I hope you were making these comments when the Democrats put Obamacare in place in the first place?\n\nNancy Pelosi did warn us that we wouldn’t find out what was in ObamaCare until Congress passed it into law.",
"These posts are so unsupportive of our PM. We are dealing with a reckless, thoughtless, greedy and intrinsically mean American president. Our country is dependent on the decisions coming out of this meeting and future ones. For god's sake, at least pretend to be supportive. Most of you sound like your rooting for Trudeau's failure. It's discouraging and does not reflect well on you.",
"He's upset that he didn't win the popular vote, so he's trying to show that he should have won that too.",
"Corruption comes in many forms. \n\nWhat Caldwell is doing is not traditional stealing but rather in-your-face, unethical actions which he's spun and his supporters are covering for. \n\nSeriously...could he (or anyone else on this rock) have gotten this too sweet gig were he NOT the mayor??? Is he useful to the bank as an \"average Joe\"? Does he and the bank think we're all so blatantly stupid? They must or they wouldn't have done it right?\n\nIn some other regions (Singapore is first to come to mind) they pay government officials along the lines of corporate executives in order to keep the temptation of corruption at bay. Is the salary Caldwell receives not enough for full time, dedicated work??? I'd rather think anything six figures in Hawaii is not unreasonable...especially if one has saved thousands over the years in property taxes with an \"historic home\".\n\nThis needs to be a frontline issue alongside the fiasco choo choo.",
"The only problem with your assertion is that your \"leader\" is anything but. He's a skirmisher who's good at anarchistic disruption of established rules and conventions, but he's absolutely incapable of leading anything. His single successful accomplishment, the Supreme Court appointment, was as much the work of Congress as of the president, and in any event was much less radical than Trump promised. Right now, he's pretty well irrelevant as far as implementing any coherent agenda.",
"A very professional comment by Pete Kelly. \n\nAs he loots the state treasury by claiming thousands of dollars for \"reimbursement\" of losing and meals expenses in excess of his actual costs. \n\nWhile he wants to cut PFD's in half to give $775,000,000 to the oil companies, and slaughtered the university budget.\n\nI suspect he has only one pair of underwear.",
"when I first heard trump would be here, I immediately thought how can I thumb my nose at him. I want to show him no respect, I think he is evil (entitled to my opinion) and that he as president is a most ridiculous and dangerous proposition.\n and then I realize - he feeds off that energy...it is fuel to his vile rants..it is an excuse to insult any sub-group of our citizenry that aren't rich old greedy white men like him. to his supporters, he's already demonstrated his dislike for at least 50% of his supporters.. these tough poor working women who support him...if he is willing to slur ver accomplished women, how do you think he's gonna regard you? unless you're eastern European and about 20 yrs old...won't be pretty.\n so I decided the best thing I can do is not go, not feed his rhetoric, not give him a target to rant at, not let him rile the people. what if nobody went to protest? would that not take the wind out of his sails? what would he say? I think he relishes this stop.",
"\"....(which vastly favors the rich who dont receive income via paycheck but rather from investments).....\" \nWhy is this such thorn in the side of the liberals? investing in the future with venture capital is the live blood of the country. Especially with cost imposed from the government's rule and regulation of opening new businesses and expanding old ones.\nIn my opinion we need to rid ourselves of this convoluted and corrupted tax system that currently exist. A simplified flat tax system that doesn't allow it to be used as punishment and reward tool based on the political leaning of the individuals being taxed.",
"I agree with you, ChrisB., but Republicans brought this problem on their own by denying medical insurance coverage that could get people healthy again. It happens on the streets, and it happens in prisons. Whereas people could be working and have employer-sponsored coverage, Republicans keep them in prison for extra long, which costs extra money (I thought Republicans didn't like government spending) and keeps tax revenues lower (unable to work while in prison, so no taxes where there's no income), where the inmates are eventually released unable to work, due to medical neglect. Then Republicans keep those with criminal records from working, by allowing employers to discriminate against them. This happens to the tune of an estimated $65 billion annually in lost GDP. And, as pointed out, this loss of tax revenue is compounded by the added expense of welfare, more crime, and higher criminal justice costs.",
"Whether you like Trump or not, I do not seem to remember a US (or for that matter any other) politician who invoke \"fairness\", or being \"treated unfairly\" as much as he does..\n.\n.\n.\nWhat I do recall, is anytime past lower school, being essentially shut down, anytime I strayed into using being treated \"unfairly\" as a reason/excuse I had for under-performance, a foul-up or whatever, that ultimately was all or partly my fault..(think of all the tv shows were one kid gets the extra scoop of ice cream for being good - \"NO FAIR\" - cries the misbehaving one..oh wait, speaking of an extra scoop of ice cream.....)\n\nIt is a troubling sign of immaturity.....and a lack of willingness to take at least partial ownership for why things are the way they are...",
"He has praise for Reince Priebus now, but just wait a few months and he'll be yet another whipping boy for this administration's failures. At some point 45 is going to run out of people to blame for his own incompetence.",
"His point , are you kidding me ? Look at your property tax bill in Anchorage and explain how we aren't already giving education the biggest slice of the pie. It's stunning how much we property tax payers and the state give the ASD and yet they still cry poverty .",
"The US President, as Commander in Chief couldn't lead a boy scout troop to safety...let alone handle the Russians...who have out maneuvered him at every turn. The man is vapid of intelligence, lacking education, nuance of Government and diplomacy, and in summary unfit to be a janitor let alone President of the US...which brings me to his electorate.....sad that a man of his limited success has managed to convince the working class that he is \"their\" man...he is no more their man than he was \"man\" to his wives...a cheater and liar in his personal life , no different as an elected official....but his followers don't seem to care...YET. This is a train wreck Presidency, which will end very poorly.",
"And just to keep development affordable, the President killed an Obama era regulation that said when we rebuild Houston (or any storm damaged area) we do not have to worry about doing anything to try and prevent damage in the future. Lets just rebuild to the old standard so we can rebuild it again and again and again just as long as development does have to pay for any preventative measures.",
"One more misstep in over 49 years of missteps as the continual expropriation of land continues, executed by Israel to fulfill a bizarre and immoral religious imperative from a barbaric book - with sanction provided by the US.\n\nHitchens was right - Religion poisons everything..",
"You see this as a record setting applause prop. I see it as giving homage where homage is due.\nWhat information do you have that a majority of voters knew that President Trump failed as CIC?\nYour post, in my opinion, is just another example of your progressive screeching.",
"Even this QE was rejected by the EU / Merkel until nations burdened the majority of risk.\nFurthermore, this so called stimulus is for booming banks and not the poor people they enslave.\n\nThis is not the kind of stimulus the EU needs.\n\nThe EU's failed experiment, with an old foe dictating European policy, is on the way out amid the rise of populism with Britain, Trump, and now Italy after they closed banks to influence democracy before Greece's landslide referendum after they stole deposits and ran these pretend and extend unsustainable loans to feed rich banks on the backs of the poor. Stern adherence with all stick and no carrot (let alone with contradictions or intensifying failed policies) simply does not work. \n\nIt was banks who stated this mess, who got bailed by those they ripped off, to embolden this undemocratic and nontransparent EU holding nations hostage on the other side of the Atlantic.",
"Justin will welcome them all. There is no fiscal reality in his world...none! Trump needs to step up in the name of North American security and start forcing junior to stop selling sensitive technology to China, stop allowing Syrian refugees in North America with little or no screening.",
"That was the first site I looked at, and I still don't see it...care to provide a link?\n\nAlso, it's irrelevant whether Mr. Ballot was at fault (you have no information about this, of course). Hitting someone and failure to render aid is a far bigger crime than jaywalking.",
"MA: You mean old \"One Term\" Begich the guy who voted for the ACA because he was told to and didn't even read it before voting?",
"We once prided ourselves and were prolific in proclaiming how \"democratic\" and all empowering our constitution was. Yet none off us could have foreseen the possibility that we would awaken a \"leader\" that would have the power to alter and ignore the very institution put in place to protect our beautiful nation. Even here there are loop holes. And Jacob Zuma has perfected the art off working those loop holes. One can say we should have seen the warning signs. We gave a man hell bent on gaining absolute power to rule us. To call him the elephant in the room is the biggest understatement if ever there was one. Those that placed him there and still hero worship him must in some way be held accountable. Maybe the time has come to revisit our constitution. The loop holes need to be closed. Jacob Zuma must be held accountable.",
"Kalaheo, I have a bad feeling too. I think Luke and Tokuda will be intimidated, coerced, bullied or threatened to change their stance. Definitely the TAT proposal will not pass. That leaves the surcharge extension. I hope those two gals will not be threatened by the property tax increase as it is a bluff by our mayor. Our legislators must say Enough Already and end rail now.",
"It's a whole new ball game Mark. Time to be smart. Frugal. Efficient. Blind statements about investing in Alaska's future are, in my opinion, absolutely worthless. I interpret them as lets continue with big government and more regulations. The first thing we should be doing to invest in our future is to fix the fiscal disaster we are facing. That is the biggest and most important investment we can make.",
"I think what Dimbulb Donnie also doesn't realize is that when he \"ran\" his \"businesses\", he could act pretty much as tyrant, firing people at will, and just because he had the money. \n\n\nIt doesn't work like that in government. I think Donnie will find the metaphorical knives will be out from those in his own party that he has constantly humiliated and bullied. \n\n\nDonnie may never have gotten his comeuppance in his little playland of \"running\" his \"businesses\" that he only had because of Daddy's money, but he may finally get a lesson in the school of hard knocks out here in the real world.",
"Nasty. He should go to jail.",
"Vey true, rocky, and the same PSPP that Fred is using as comparison was raided by Paul Martin to pay down the debt, so there is a precedent there.\n\nI would expect more OAS tinkering, but the fact that CPP is self funding means a cash grab would be 3rd rail politics -- particularly considering our booming senior population and the fact that older people are more likely to vote.",
"Good Lord!! What has happened to America. Watch the Olympics, every country proudly plays their Anthem as their gold medalist receives their medals(with honor).. Americans.. it seems OK to spit on our flag.. Disrepect it.. I get it, you hate our President, at least he respects our flag and what it means.. Alot of you have lost that.. You hide under \"well.. I've got free speech\". Well, that's crud!! The very foundation that we were built on is being undermined by people who are using our rights to tear us down!! If we continue to allow this to happen???? We are turning into a lazy country, expecting the Government to bail us out, do you not see that, if you don't, just go down the street to the local gas station. I have the utmost respect for them!! But continue to let it happen!! This weekend was a prime example of how We have gone off the charts when it comes to patriotism!!",
"Wavey: You should be thankful that we did not go ahead with the project in 2002. Just think where the state would be financially if we had! It would make the current 4 billion deficit look like pocket change.",
"I seriously doubt that you can point to our human rights abuses as being worse than your, carding is being eliminated, the people seeking to get out of the US and find sanctuary are being arrested and will have their claims adjudicated, (they are not immigrants), and our \"genocidal historical figure\" was our George Washington. He certainly had his warts- but he did unite the country and keep us from becoming Americans. And he didn't own any slaves....",
"My personal assessment, since his election, is that Trump will have a nervous breakdown by the end f his third month in office. The breakdown will manifest as his losing the ability to lose use of one hand, then one leg, etc. etc. The man is too personally dishonest to face that he got himself into a situation very foolishly. He will choose to blame his own body. Doing so may also spare his administration by leaving Pence and Trump's appointees in place, before enough proof is found of Russian collaboration with the Trump campaign to invalidate the election on the basis of fraud and treason. I suspect Ivanka moved into the White House because he is already showing signs of coming apart. She probably helps him hold it together. He seems to be in the early stages of dementia.",
"Ok I got a question for all you people here protesting the ban !\n\nExplain to me how is trumps ban diffrent from Kirk Caldwells ban and wall against our own homeless people from waikiki! He tells them their not allowed in a area like the ban! On top of that he sent crews to destroy their houses? This was found Uncostitutional! Explain to me how this is diffrent ! We dont even treat our own people with dignity and respect!!! We treat foreigners better then our homeless!\nAre we not discriminating ? Then we do bills to send people back to california why not invite all the homeless to hawaii their dying from cold in the mainland? Should we do this!!!\n\nPlease someone explain to ? Dont you think if you were a homeless women you sleep in waikiki for protection instead of the bushes in waianae arent they fleeing for help too?",
"That wasn't his post: he knows he and anyone can \"look it up.\" He wanted a synopsis of some kind- the kind you can bet we'll get when Trump is about to leave office- on the list of criminals pardoned and given reduced sentencing, in order to assess whether that was a prudent decision or not. Stop playing oblivious: you're smarter than that.",
"This has nothing to do with protecting the British taxpayer. The Gard’s have raised the US equivalent of nearly $2 million. They could take their baby to America at their own expense. The state refuses to release their own chid to their care thus denying the family the ability to leave the country. It is about forcing all subjects to submit to the power of the State. This should not surprise us. What do people think happens to a child when it traverses the 7 or so inches down the birth canal to be born? When it becomes permissible to kill the child in the womb, it will become also permissible to kill the child outside the womb.",
"And he should be criminally prosecuted for perjury. He signed his SF-86 knowing he was committing perjury. Kushner should be getting as much as five years in prison for each act of perjury.",
"Krookwell better get the clowns at HART to factor THIS into their so called projections, regardless of how \"trivial\" or small this amount is. \n\nKrookwell. Rail Fail. Lies. Deception. Corruption.",
"You permanently give up your right to vote in state and federal governmental affairs, than you can keep your dividend. I think it is rude and presumptuous to expect someone else to subsidize another person's way of life. \n\nThe government doesn't belong subsidizing individuals through welfare and it doesn't belong subsidizing corporate risk through corporate welfare.\n\nThe math just doesn't work, to fix our problem, without capping the dividend at a level of less than 1/2 of what it is today. EVEN WITH AN INCOME TAX!!!!!\n\nFinally...... \"Who is John Gault?\"",
"No Trump isn't TRUTHFUL about everything, Parnell. Quit being brain dead. Why did he settle his $25 million fraud Trump University case? Didn't want to be dragged kicking and screaming after faking his oath of office in January.",
"I'm so pleased that the fat cats who spent $92 million on behalf of Jeb Bush got exactly what they deserved; nothing. This weekend, the fat cats spent another $15 million in anti-Trump attack ads. \n\nResult: Rubio lost miserably and Kasich barely won the State where he is a sitting Governor.\n\nMedia buys are not working this year for the Republican fat cats. That's the other reason the national media hate Trump; not only they can't effect him by complaining about his lack of political correctness; they are demonstrating that spending money with the media is ineffectual this year. Now that's important stuff right there! What if they had an election and nobody bought TV ads?",
"Reagan dealt with double digit unemployment, double digit inflation, and double digit interest rates to combat runaway inflation. Obama dealt with single digit unemployment, inflation is non-existent, and historic low interest rates. To lay claim our economy has recovered is laughable at best. Raise the Prime rate to a mere 2% and this smoke and mirror economy collapses overnight. Once Obama is out of office and Obamacare is fully enacted, Obama is going down in history as the worst president failure in post WW2. Oh, that's right, he's already polled as the worst.",
"The only thing that will reverse the progress of unconstitutional governance is an Article V convention of states proposing amendments to the Constitution. Obviously, a seriously undereducated and under-informed electorate will not. Conservatives (Tea Partiers) are responsible for making gains upon this subject, regardless of an ill-informed press.",
"Why would gov. interfere with this,\nthey would lose the bribe money.",
"The impending doom of Hurricane Irma (not the last catastrophic hurricane of the 2017 season I fear) is sobering Trump up.\n\nCannot lead in the face of abject misery caused by weather, through bombast and jerkishness.\n\nThe bombast and jerkishness was totally backfiring on him anyway.\n\nModerating himself makes eminent sense politically. He becomes a more effective President, and history treats him kinder. \n\nThe problem is that he's still a Narcissist. So, whatever progress he makes as a leader by this current move, which will increase and last for the short-term foreseeable future, is always at risk of just imploding.\n\nAmerica's big mistake, and specifically the mistake of liberals/progressives/Democrats, would be to get too far into bed with Trump. He's a pretty ill individual. His decisions are governed by that illness. \n\nHe still needs to be removed by Congress, even if he starts acting moderate. The focus has to be on the danger of him having the nuclear football.",
"I guess you didn't read your own citation. First, you wrote there were six prosecuted in Denver a few years ago, then you changed it to four. Actually, there were NONE prosecuted in Denver. The four were in Arapahoe County, and Brachler dropped two of the cases entirely, and won only one conviction. This was after Scott Gessler had initially claimed 15,000 illegally voted, and was proven outrageously wrong.\n\nThere have been more Republicans convicted of vote fraud in Colorado than that.",
"Oh it's easy to pay off politicians, Lockheed-Martin has been doing it for years. How do you think that the US Government didn't scrap this thing the second they saw the white elephant it was turning into? You give someone enough money, they'll tell their constituents that the sky is red and that anyone who says it's blue is a conspiracy theorist.",
"This is the perfect example of \"old thinking!\" Government is the leg we need to regrow into the economy. Infrastructure banks, government bond issuance at below market rates... check out how China is growing.. we are too wedded to the idea of the supremacy of the private sector. We need to work together to get ahead, debt is out least problem.",
"Guy owes Dan Clowes some money.",
"Gee Joe, first you say no one was advocating imprisoning Notley and then you repeat the \"lock her up\" chant. With about faces like that, I'm guessing you may be one of the Con candidates for leadership.\n\nThere are serious petitions around the world to send George W Bush to the international criminal court in the Hague for lying nations into the invasion of Iraq (a war crime in itself) as well as torture and various other offences against the Geneva convention, including the existence of Guantanamo.\n\nInternational law used to be taken seriously before the \"right\" started their mindless chantsed against the UN. It's one reason Henry Kissinger cannot travel freely outside the US. Some felt Harper had broken similar international laws.\n\nNow tell us on what grounds you want to/not to lock up Notley without trial.",
"Appears enough of the brown bags of appreciation have been delivered to the appropriate legislators and\na \"deal\" has been reached. The Kabuki play or dog and pony show can be put on to fool you all out there.\nIt is sad that good sense and financial sanity will be thrown out the window along with the future of\nour vaunted Republica Bananera. Next stop: Puerto Rico.",
"If you go to many towns and cities, they say the same thing: We're known as too lenient. Too many freebies. That is why we see all the drunks and homeless. The only exceptions are very wealthy towns like Carmel. \nI rode my bike on the path that goes under the freeways and out Springwater park. The problem there is much worse. The city declared a state of emergency regarding lack of housing.\nThis is America's problem. And I'll suggest it partly represents the distribution of wealth.",
"Jay, Yep, and they already wring money out of us with unfair trade deals and 'blank check' foreign aid. 'Alarmists' is absolutely right. With a 'breathless' media alarming us daily you'd think by now we'd all be under 20 feet of water, or ice, depending on the nature of the 'alarm'.",
"That ill conceived Juneau Road, like the Susanna Dam, the railroad to no place, the Ambler Road & other mega projects benefit only the big construction companies & BigLabor - & should never have begun.\n\nRobin Brena laid it all our in simple terms. We MUST return to an ACES-like tax system to receive appropriate compensation for our oil. Google, then read his stuff.\n\nThe Obscene Pipe Dream is no more than an expensive nightmare & should be defunded immediately. When the market is right, BigOil will build the LNG plants at tidewater in the Arctic, build the tankers & take the LNG to the Orient markets - when the market is right. Alaska should make good deals to maximize our take on all natural resources at minimum risk. We sure don't need an environmentally destructive pipe line. \n\nWe don't need to encumber the PFDs, let alone the PF. And we should demand full restoration of our PFDs. Otherwise, we're allowing BigGubmut to rob us in order to pay others.",
"Our senators should be embarrassed to be suckling up to Tillerson after bad mouthin they gave too his boss, two of the biggest freaking rhinos I've ever seen. There probably busy getting a free lunch and a little butt kissing . I'm so ashamed of my senators.",
"So much for the polls.......I guess you all still don't get it. My suggestion - keep doing what your doing. Maybe your inability to face reality will eventually come around. How about report the news honestly and try to come up with a message that helps everyone instead of just pandering to your base. The voters understand that your present message of take from one group of people and give to another doesnt work out so well for them. Until then the RNC will keep raking in the dough and the only DNC donor will be George Soros. You know the guy who wants open borders, socialism, and the destruction of American values. Kind of tough to square that with us average citizens trying to make a better life for our children.",
"The AG is pandering to the Trump base that has no idea what the First Amendment is or what it does. Free speech does not mean that anyone can say what they want without others reacting or counter protesting. It only means that in most cases, the speaker cannot be arrested. The restraint provided only applies to the government - not any individual or group of individuals.\n\nRepublicans have been relentless at dumbing down their constituents, and this is one of the results. They criticize and discourage higher education by lying that it's some kind of \"liberal\" (whatever that means in their small minds) indoctrination.",
"Well of course I was responding to the simple statement of the letter writer that Trump lies more or less constantly, about things both big and small. For instance he lied about Hillary's big win of the popular vote, inventing a story that the three million votes were fraudulent. That was a lie and an unnessary one, showing Trump has very thin skin. The same with his insistence, despite photographic evidence, that his inaugural crowd was the biggest ever. Why? More serious is his accusation that Obama wiretapped his campaign offices. So yes, Trump cares very much what people think and say about him.\n\nWhat the polls say is that a huge majority of Americans think Trump is doing a bad job. If Trump doesn't score some successes (getting Gorsuch approved would be one, but how many Americans even know what the Supremes do?) then he will be judged a dud. AHCA was an awful bill. Ryan tax reform and the Ryan budget will hurt a lot of average people. Let's see what Trump gets from Xi this week.",
"Been to many third world countries - tourism doesn't really count? I didn't think so. Shame really - the crime, disease rates, lack of clean water, safe food, difficulties in getting basic education and healthcare, lack of public infrastructure like roads and power, corruption, and in many case, number of crazy somewhat organized and well-armed characters wandering about, sometimes with bad intent, really does give one an appreciation for an organized society with social programs to benefit public welfare and safety. You certainly benefit from these more than you likely realize.\n\nI can't help but point out several inconvenient facts. The oil companies didn't complain at all when SB22 came along -- they promoted it; that we are subsidizing private firms with state money with no guarantee of return; and that the oil belongs to us -- would you sell your house in a down market providing a substantial interest-free loan while assuming almost all risk? Why do it with our resources?",
"I'm too young to have lived through that draft and Vietnam, but it doesn't take being old to be angry at the way Trump mocked McCain's service. So yes, I realize many people had deferments. My anger with Trump on this is the fact that he had deferments AND he mocked those who had the guts to serve and sacrifice. Combined, it shows how hypocritical and morally bankrupt Trump is. I don't know how veterans can support him - he's all talk and lacks respect and humility."
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"They're not in it for the long haul...most will be dead or in jail soon...",
"The only dummy is you and all your fellow dummies posting similar posts here. You're morons, true idiots and you show it with your petty, simple minded childish posts day after day.",
"you are absolutely correct. I keep wondering WHEN the MSM and the DNC is going to wake up and realize they are ALL BOUGHT AND PAID FOR by Hillary and her criminal cronies. And that NO ONE believes ANYTHING that they say. In fact, every thinking citizen knows that WHATEVER they say, it is simply to COVER UP WORSE crimes. Kenneth Starr has now ADMITTED to being paid off to distract us with \"blowjobs\" so we would not demand answers and prosecution of the Travel Office firings, Whitewater property development embezzlement and the Clintons Cocaine Traffic of Arkansas.",
"\"And I have been entirely consistent in my desire not to be perceived as bending or breaking any rules,\" Mr. Trudeau said.\n\nJustin- we all understand how you have a desire not to be perceived, but unfortunately, our perception and not your desire about our perception is what matters.\n\nAnd moreover,\n\n \"Obviously, we follow all the rules and I am assured that the folks who are managing my personal finances are following all the rules.\"\n\nHow would he know either of these two things he is asserting as truths if he has in fact devolved all of the asset administration into a blind trust situation. Maybe blind, but not deaf regarding the administration of his assets?\n\n\nLiberal- thy name is hypocrisy.",
"Funny that on Twitter Trump called Obama a racist, but I guess that dos not count. Obama had work to do an never mentioned it. Poor Donnie, criticism he cannot take. I guess being such an egotestical idiot, his feelings are hurt when his actions and statements on racism shows him to be a true white supremacist.",
"Dysphoria is \"a state of unease or generalized dissatisfaction with life.\" You are ignorant. Most people experience dysphoria at one time or another. The military accepts a lot of people who have one mental problem or another, such as a desire to kill people. The desire to kill people you don't know is inculcated into military men in their earliest training. I went through it, but it didn't work on me, I enlisted for a noncombatant MOS that I got based on my test scores. I didn't want to get into any firefights, that seemed pathetically stupid and evil to me. And I know I'm not the only one. The military is intrinsically mentally ill.",
"'\n…how quaint. …and naive.\n\nThe rule of law is something Trump has plans to subvert.\n\nRepublicans hold a majority and show little or no responsibility to tamp down even the worst of Trump's fascist impulses.\n\nI know exactly what fascism is.\n\nYou, however, might not see it until it's too late for you revise your firm belief that 'it can't happen here'.\n\n...good luck with that.\n.\n\nMe, I'm going to speak up now, and keep standing against even the barest hint from those who would bring total fascism to fruition if given the chance.\n\nMake no mistake, Trump styles himself as a glorified, (in his eyes), tin pot dictator.\n\nAnd his white nationalist neoNazi minder has worse plans in store.\n\n.",
"Did they \"capitulate\" or did the good old white guys of the 40+ \"sign-back-into\" the \"make America great again like is was when we could burn and hang\"?",
"The Alaska Legislature doesn't need anymore new or old oil soaked clowns. Birch is a wannabe oil soaked clown. No thanks, Mr. Birch.",
"Carter was feckless. His embargo of Iranian oil in response to the kidnapping and imprisonment of the entire US Iranian diplomatic corps resulted in hording, which drove up gas prices and caused shortages. His rescue by helicopter of the embassy staff ran into a sandstorm, grounding the helicopters. The stagflation, a structural problem, was solved by Fed chairman Paul Volcker, but didn't kick in until Reagan took office, after Reagan had promised to sell Ayatollah Komeini banned missiles, the profit from which went to the Nicaraguan Contras from Ollie North's office in the White House basement. Remember that?\n\nCarter was the most decent man in the White House in the last 100 years. As The Donald would say, Nice people are losers. I guess that's the way you feel, Motley, when you're not thinking about how common criminals are losers. So, who's NOT a loser?",
"Damn your stupid and gullible. When has he not changed his mind with the way the political winds are blowing. But you just keep believing, right through no border wall, a pass for DACA, and tax cut's for the rich. God you folks are stupid",
"Crucify one of the varmints and leave him there by the box nailed to a cross with the warning \"Mischievous Persons Will be Punished\"",
"Agree. His lying and shibai was easy to see through. And no, he is not at all remorseful. He wants a generous deal to say where the body is. This clown is playing the system.",
"Abrahams will never be thought otherwise than these last few years, a miserable and corrupt person .....there is no redemption for his sort!",
"I don't consider the Washington Post to be a reliable source for any information. No need to read anything in that rag. What I wrote is not a diatribe. Nothing at all bitter about my answer. Haven't attacked anyone. Just rebutted your responses. And I am not homophobic. I am definitely not \"afraid\" of homosexuals. Just very sad for them for being so terribly misled.",
"It has been often observed that politicians never learn, and the cover-up always leads to worse problems than their original misdeeds. \n\nThe Trump and his fellow thugs are demonstrating that non-politicians follow the same mindless, knee-jerk trajectory of denial and obfuscation. \n\nPerhaps merely being elected is all it takes to turn off that part of the brain (if it was ever on).\n\nStephen J. Remington"
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"..but I did not miss the irony of your post exposing yet another hurt snowflake Al.",
"manufactured outrage, LOL? Better hold your fire there friend, you are talking about every plank of the political left in case you havent noticed.",
"Causing a politician grief might be a good way to get him to cooperate if the Chinese are privy to more secrets.\n\nI'm thinking that \"over the barrel\" is the explanation.",
"It is called the \"Tea Party\".",
"That doesn't preclude sanctions when another state gets caught doing it. Politicians in general present political machinations as moral positions and Obama has done nothing unusual or wrong.",
"FF: That \"who was the right choice\" question is at the heart of democracy. The term \"right\" can be objective as What is 2 plus 2 is answered 4. However, in democracy its very subjective and since we only see one set of \"possible\" results, we don't even have a real comparison. We look at candidates, at their histories, at their statements, at the campaign \"sales pitch\" and, in effect, end-up \"rolling the dice\" in as informed a fashion as possible. Sometimes it works out fine, sometimes it doesn't....but, hey, that's subjective too. \n\nIn retrospect I'm guessing the DNC members wish they hadn't screwed Bernie.....I know I do. But that was yesterday. How about tomorrow......that's what worries me, and, with his every Cabinet selection and his every tweet, President-elect Trump worries me even more. \n\nI wonder...could we ask for a \"mulligan\" and give Bernie another shot at it......regards, Gary",
"ha. cmd: i was writing reply to ms chelsea re her too amusing story. it's hour later where i am and just finished supper and saw this. showed the story to couple friends here in jackson wy. it's a real chuckle. so just saw your post. and yep, smoking gun entrant for sure.",
"Brilliant article. I support you.",
"very generous to see her in that light. \n\nHave you heard talk of tulsi having opposition in the coming primary; Lee and Ing? Any substance to this ?",
"Be fair and honest, Patrick....would you have accepted, \"Is this Guy kidding...\" from a woman who had just read \"Humanae Vitae\"?",
"That's right, 214Montreal, I often post as an abusive right-wing crank. \n\n<rolls eyes> That's as bright as the guy who claimed I was actually NADDAWAY.",
"I bet you say the same thing about Canadian Politics.",
"So you're comfortable voting for a politician who knew she had been given questions at least twice from Donna Brazile (who at the time both worked for CNN and the DNC)?\n\nMarvelous view into a conscience.",
"Gee funny how sullivan got everything done. Dang did i say that? That sullivan did a helluva good job the more i ponder it.",
"This is hilarious. I thought the snowflakes were starting to accept they lost. Seriously dude you are making yourself look all wet from the meltdown. But to call YOUR President of the United States \"a deformed personality and a defective intellect\" is hateful, mean, biased, prejudiced and typical of the way you snowflakes think. You couldn't be more wrong. Why does he have THREE great adult children? His \"personality is deformed?\" Why is he richer than over 7 billion people? His \"defective intellect?\" You are so messed up, I'm sure you'll find a way to spin this. That's what you do!",
"Thanks, Allan. We are getting very accustomed to puerile insults as the go-to response from bitter Clintonites.",
"I can listen to these stories all day,,,,,,Sir you are a hero to me.",
"You really don't see how your example of a double standard ALSO applies to you??? You sound like the same Libs that you are attempting to poke fun at...#MAGA",
"You mean people like Donald Trump?",
"Helping the liberals, turn coat of the highest order, loves to-be in the limelight. Stay retired Brian, then every-one wins.",
"Funny how we have \"detailed accounts\" of the patently \"good guy\" behaviors but accounts of everything else that day are fuzzy, were altered after the fact, or don't exist/are redacted...\n\nCall me a conspiracy theorist but that doesn't smell fishy? really??",
"Good for our Alaskan Senators. The Democrats are so sneaky. The new rules they propose would not have stopped the Orlando shooter and they know it. The Democrats use these shootings to push irrevelant legislation every time. They are so underhanded and deceitful. Obama's soft approach to Muslims is why this shooter slipped through the cracks. If the FBI could operate without being hamstrung by Obama's rules to protect Muslims Mateen would have been under their surveillance.",
"Paul, you should know by now that the truth doesn't matter to Sara. Her strategy is to lob dumb bombs at us like the terrorists in Aleppo.",
"That was a profound statement. (Or a joke perhaps?!) LOL!!!",
"The wavering glow from the burning of gas emanating out of the clown beast's rear orifice casts an dark illumination that confuses and misleads. You want to lower our tax burden, and the deplorably wrongful excesses, abuses, and affronts of the military-industrial complex and systemic electoral corruption? You're not credible. You were never credible, and you reputation is not salvageable. Giving a man water to distract them while poisoning the well itself is a longhand form of piracy. It's not legitimate. You're not legitimate. Your ideology isn't legitimate now, and it was not legitimate in 1917. Your day is over. Your cause is lost. Stop making things harder for yourself and everyone. This emperor wears no clothes!",
"Btw, I don't watch Fox News. I watch Morning Joe, MSNBC, and CNN. Seriously. Because I know that they would be presenting the evidence of there were any. Maddow is the biggest joke of all, which is a shame because she is such a smart person and is obviously just doing what her producers demand of her. That whole tax thing she did must have made her sick to her stomach before she launched into it; she knew there was nothing there.",
"It does not stop the fact that it happened. You can add as many caveats as you like but the truth is the truth.",
"Only if you LIE -about it...would you be called that!",
"Smiled at your post in conjunction with your Civil name. Makes complete sense. \n\nGood for ICE btw.",
"How is the new dicktator working out for you?",
"Clinton 1996 and Bush 1988. Have another look.",
"If you paid attention to what she has done in the past, especially to Bill's old girlfriends and others (secret service) she didn't like. Her treatment of classified emails (she didn't understand because she slept through the briefings) then totally lied about. What has she ever done to make us trust her? She and our failed race baiting president were the ones talking about nuking things as if it were something THEY were likely to promote.. Trump isn't stupid why would he blow up a zillion dollar enterprise??",
"Prove it. If you can state, unabashedly, in full and without qualification or preselection, as I can, that you love your country, I will gracefully bow out and say I may have been wrong about you. Herein lies the truth.",
"It was a nine and a half minute Sun-Sentinel video. And Kelly was NOT talking about Wilson's preamble and post speech posturing. He was talking about her speech. He said \"a congresswoman stood up...,\" and then the lies start coming out of Kelly's mouth. And he ends the litany of lies by saying \"And she sat down, and we were stunned. Stunned that she had done it. Even for someone that is that empty a barrel, we were stunned.\" \n\nOnly now, after the video has outed him as a complete liar, all of sudden it is the things that she said off camera and \"there were witnesses\" according to Sara Huckabee Sanders. \n\nOh, how convenient.\n\nNo, I didn't think Kelly would lie about this or anything else up until two days ago. He seemed to be a sane, steadying influence. Today, we know differently. And it wasn't just one lie or small lies. They were big lies used for an attempted vicious character assassination.\n\nAnd that disturbs me to the core. And it should disturb you to the core as well.",
"There is a strong and bipartisan consensus...where is the bipartisan concensus coming from? That's like saying everyone believes...who is 'EVERYONE\" Who are the \"bipartisan\" folks? It's like the kid that tells the parents, But Dad, EVERYONE is doing it, when they know two other friends who are. Don't believe it!\n\nThe relationship between Chin and the Ige cannot be anything but amicable. Doesn't the A/G serve at the pleasure of the Governor? He is a political appointee. What else would you expect from a political appointee? Ige slipped in a $5M budget item into the A/G's budget for \"security\" that Chin didn't even know about, denied it came from Ige, (WAM hrg) but Tokuda called him on it. Tokuda embarrassed the A/G, and likely Ige. Tokuda gets axed for doing a good job...hmmm That must be what happens when you are too good and not \"political\" enough. \n\nThere is a \"swamp\" (corruption) in Hawaii that needs to be drained as well. I wonder if anyone has the guts to do that.",
"The most adamant statements come from the most ill informed.",
"You are suggesting that you are laughing at deleted comments of Jimmee & Green Jeans.\nIt's funny since you are Green Jeans.",
"Same with you and Trump I take it?",
"No, she did not. Stop lying, if you can.",
"I think it is funny. But then , I don't live on Oahu , I just get to watch the squirming. \n\nMakes all the politicos on Oahu look like air heads.",
"Great point that you make.\n\nIndeed, it is shameful that they could run a story about Trudeau's appearance with Kelly and Ryan, while ignoring the Normandy landing.",
"You know that's a lie, and a hateful lie, westelca21. Why do you keep posting it?",
"If the media is upset then it's the right thing to do.",
"Ms Conway is the master of spin, double speak and alt truth. That is what is offensive about her. How she sits on a couch is irrelevant. \nPerhaps more airtime should be spent on the actual repercussions of her role in this undemocratic regime and not on the minutiae of etiquette.",
"If you choose the behaviour, you choose the consequences.",
"Mann made climate change. Far too funny.",
"Thanks for this story. When I was in China I was surprised, pleasantly, by how positive people were to Canada and that was largely through being taught about Bethune in their schools. Some propaganda no doubt as Bethune assisted the Communist military, but whatever.\n\nWas startled by The Harper Government's hostile (but ultimately obsequious) approach. \nMuch better to have Trudeau's friendly stance although, of course, caution is necessary too.\nWith America being led as it is, China is becoming ever more important on the world stage.",
"Love how the old reform/alliance slugs are all over this. Where were you when Yosemite Sam told Canadians that they were with the pedophiles if not in agreement with him? Where were you when the lousy Bev Oda demanded a hotel where she could smoke and ordered a limo to take her there? Lots of lousy politicos littered your time in office, yet not a peep from any of you types.\n\nRead what someone who actually served with Sajjan (his Brigadier General) said about him and he wasn't even a racist like some of you are pretending you're not. Little feet, little boys.",
"Repubes should be more than ashamed.",
"AT: ah, yes.....it's all Obama's fault.....Who's stable? Well now...no one I know of has claimed either of these guys are stable. Press releases....How about video clips of comments and actions from both of them. You postulate the \"madman theory\" of diplomacy. ..make everyone think you're nuts and they won't mess with you. Remember, KN does have the ability to launch massive strikes at SK, including nuclear attacks. I think you're \"buying into\" the \"biggest bully on the block\" theory of international relations. Gary Crum",
"You're a Quisling Richard. As long as the work product of foreign espionage benefits your guy it's cool. \n\nCongrats.",
"Seriously. I simply don't get this part. It's super duper simple. HC lied. Yep. She did. Now, let's stack up how many times she liked about how many issues vs how many times trump lied....and continues to do so.\nThere's no comparison. Ditto on the comment that I haven't seen a more problematic POTUS since nixon. And that's saying a lot for Reagan (i don't recall) and Bush Jr (the list is too long).",
"Not that I'm a big Donald Trump fan, but do remember that 8 years of Obama created a \"Donald Trump\". The Hillary Clinton Gang forgot about the 'masses' of the \"working class\" (you know, those people who do not sit behind a computer everyday and can't afford the ½ caff, decaff, frappacino with soy, no foam latté, extra hot) and concentrated on their concept of middle class and richer, including your millennial generation. I would say you're are a bit premature on your judgement of the Trump White House that was elected by the US rules of democracy. By the way, and as an aside, please re-read your first paragraph and submit the word 'Cuba' for 'Uzbekistan', and then tell us why the Democrats and the US left, have this current love affair with the Castro regime. Look forward to your follow up note in 4 years.",
"Bavius, I think you would call Politico.com part of the MSM, and certainly it's often quoted there.\n\nThey compared Clinton to Trump during the presidential campaign.\n\nClinton scored 50% of her claims as True or Mostly True, and the rest Half True, Mostly False, False or \"Pants on Fire.\" Not great.\n\nBut compare to Trump at 17% True or Mostly True, and the rest Half True, Mostly False, False or \"Pants on Fire.\" A full 48% were in the last two categories.\n\nhttp://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/lists/people/comparing-hillary-clinton-donald-trump-truth-o-met/\n\nSo, you were saying...?",
"Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! keep eating allie! \"Morals and Honesty\" Really?",
"OMG, sounds a bunch of lib dems with nothing better to do. Hope they look at themselves first before grumbling about someone else. Get a life.",
"Angry comments from the Antifa/alt left Marxists proves that we have the right President in place.",
"You seem to have missed all the \"alleged\" qualifications in the bits you chose to post.\n\nAlso the fact that the last item comes from a tweet war in which Broaddrick trolled Chelsea Clinton on twitter. Nice.\n\nI was interested in this bit though:\n\n\"Last year, when confronted with the allegations against her husband, Hillary Clinton said all accusers should be taken at their word \"until they are disbelieved based on evidence.\"\n\nKind of a far cry away from the Trumpeters insisting Hilary attacked the women alleging rape by her husband.",
"No one delivers a speech with as much dignity and passion as Obama. He is certainly the most articulate American president in my lifetime since Kennedy.",
"And you seem to think Chump has EVERY RIGHT to go after and have his way with whoever he wishes?????",
"Womanizers and sexists are not necessary the same thing.",
"The buzz word here is \"critics.\" Who the flip cares what Hillary critics think. I know Hillary doesn't. LOL",
"I believe Trump is operating with a Abundance of Caution, with reason. Not bigotry.",
"Steve writes:\n\n\" Why do you like the immoral liar?\"\n\n-\n\nI have no use for Trump.\n\nJustin Trudeau is exactly the antidote to the Trump sickness.",
"It's a job for everyone to take on. The allegations are not of the \"my feelings were hurt\" variety.",
"\"Believe me,\" she says.",
"Re: that \"obvious agenda\"?\n\nIt's called publishing the truth. That's a pretty good agenda if you ask me.",
"I am really convinced that \"allie\" is made up of different writers that are paid to troll us, and there is nothing wrong with that...the newspaper is a business not a public service. But even for this \"allie\", it is a little mean spirited. I think it is enough that our political arena and by association our society, is getting meaner and meaner...don't you? Come on \"allie\"...you are above this kind of comment.",
"They deserve each other.",
"That's cause They're Grrrrreat!",
"If that was your attempt at humor it missed the mark.",
"I don't understand people like you. People are fleeing their towns and possible losing their homes and you can say are funny little things to make yourself look good.",
"Margaret, another great article. Well said!",
"\"Seeing Hillary Clinton live was my mother’s Woodstock.\"\n\n Speaking of Woodstock, the legendary Santana, who stole the show, had a prophetic message for all the Hillarys of the world: \"You got to change your evil ways.\"",
"Yes, let's definitely speak some truth about Faye Stewart's career. There are negatives which should be remembered.",
"How can an \"Alaskan\" support Hillary? What does that say about yourself?",
"What's especially sad about this insight is that it's about those in college, supposedly the best and brightest in America. If this \"selfie\" generation takes ideological narcissism to its logical conclusion, it will only want to hear its own opinions endlessly repeated via some type of echo-chamber.\n\nVoltaire supposedly said something like the following: \"I do not agree with what you have to say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.\" History teaches lessons that are sometimes ugly, but still true.",
"Shiftless2......I doubt it remains to be seen as you stated. From day one of Trump's entry into the \"candidate\" race - responsible media throughout the US ran daily accounts of his pomposity, his outright lies, the phenom known as \"truthful hyperbole\", his sanctimonious claims of his business prowess and his inane claims regarding national security. Those responsible media outlets and reporters will in all likelihood continue to prominently expose and inform yet the legions of the hard core Trump indoctrinates will profess the fake news from the left concept and the idea that it is only the voices of the \"losers\" whining about the election result. This is where the counter claims need to be made - to expose those who decry the truth as being as dishonest at DJT himself.",
"While it's true both sides are being divisive, I suspect Mountain Peaks picked a couple of right-wing names because it's easier to twist RW rhetoric into something negative than it is LW positions.\nWith just a few words, you can make the Right sound heartless or that they're sucking up to the rich or that they don't care about the environment, and so on. If I were a Russian troll intent on tearing Americans apart, I would do it from the right side, just because it's so much easier (unless it's about gun control; then the left is easier to pick on).\nYou can pick out the real right-wing people here because they're responses sound sane. Posters like Sylvia Wyss and Obama-Sin-Laden sound like their main purpose is to piss off lefties. And while there are lefties that piss off righties, it's harder to do because lefties say things like, \"Save the children or the deer or the rivers.\" Hard to twist that sort of thing into something negative.",
"The pay off using other people's money in exchange for votes is well underway.",
"What struck me from this and other articles (one example: http://money.cnn.com/interactive/media/the-macedonia-story/) I have read pointed to a similar trend. Those fake news mostly are pro-Trump. Aside from the Kremlin preference of Trump for political purpose, the other fake news machines like those coming out from Macedonia wouldn’t care less about who won, their eyes are only on the money they made by the viewers clicking the advertisements and sharing their fake and sensational news. They found the pro-Trump ones, no matter how absurd, always earned them far more money than pro-Hillary or pro-Sanders ‘news’. It said a lot about at least some of the Trump supporters - gullible, reactionary, ignorant and total lack of critical thinking and they are encouraged by this administration. When fact is treated as just a matter of opinion, we all lose because at the end of the day, a banana is still a banana not an apple and you know it when you bite the ‘apple’.",
"Is that your litmus test for presidents, whether we can 'survive' them?",
"(repost - because it is my right to answer such nasty and uncivil comments).....\n\nNot I...more misdirection on your part - but as I said, you feel entitled and emboldened.\n\nI am not the one who stalks comments, placing smiley faces on each. That would be you (and one other). A not so subtle form of bullying.\n\nI am not the one who calls people names. That would be you.\n\nI am not the one who makes false accusations. That would be you.\n\nShall I continue? Nah...it's not worth it. \n\nBy the way - I don't lie.",
"It's not my job to disprove your \"facts.\" It your job to prove them.\n\nNow go cry to mommy!",
"I don't think it was a slur - more of a fantasy....",
"And you take your orders from the left so obediently it's kind of funny you saying that!",
"Sometimes delusional people invite it. First with a smarmy alias, then with a post.",
"The Trumpster isn't fooling anyone, especially anyone at Langley, but the folks there deserve special recognition for not bursting out in laughter every time the Trumpster opened his mouth.\n\nDuring the Trumpster's visit with the CIA he commented, \"This is my first stop officially, there is nobody that feels stronger about the intelligence community and the CIA than Donald Trump, there is nobody\".\n\nEveryone knows there's something wrong with people who talk about themselves in the third person. Seriously, everyone at Langley who had to listen the Trumpster deserves a medal for having the self control not to laugh the Trumpster off the premises.",
"The epitome of this manipulations in Hawaii government, media and special interest is the rail project. With 100% certainty it will be total failure with incredible negative financial ramifications yet media and elected leaders all turn a blind eye or justify its existence by at least getting a piece of the rail action in terms or money, power or whatever. The most honest moment that reflects the Hillary manipulations in Hawaii is in 2016 when a Big Island women at the Demo presidential nominee convention stuck her middle finger right behind Schatz, Hirono and Waihee on national TV when they announced that the Hawaii Demo delegation was supporting Clinton.",
"Hacking,deceit, borderline criminality ......Yep, the 21st century right wing politik is at it again!",
"Totally unintended, but funny!",
"huh? is there something flimsier than a tin foil hat wearer? Maybe tissue hat wearer? \n\nHillary was the owner the \"russian reset button\" fiasco, and the deal she approved for the sale of US uranium to russia worked very well for some Clinton Foundation donors.",
"And just like that, it is as if the goon Obama was just a temporary nightmare and we are back to normal business.",
"That's what democracy is TLT.",
"Good to see your standard defence for Trudeau is deflecting back to the Conservative, that must be stock Butts answers.",
"And that's a complement....",
"No they have to be honest and somewhat impartial to be \"Real\" news, and admit when they're wrong.",
"But my ' premiere ' is a lieberal too, drinking the same kool-aid that Trudope is drinking.",
"Carolyn you have made some good points that deserve attention however your case has been weakened by trying to jump on the left's bandwagon and denigrate Trump. I doubt that you have ever met the man. You may be working from a political narrative that has been promoted by the Clinton campaign and the media in order to smear him. \"Innocent until proven guilty\"?\n\nOnly God knows the full truth. Trump is an imperfect sinner in need of God's Grace just like the rest of us. However there sure are a lot of people willing to throw stones just before the election!\n\nI am reminded of Naboth's vineyard and Ahab and Jezebel. It is not that hard for kings and queens like the Clintons to get people to come forward and make accusations - e.g. does anyone remember what happened to Clarence Thomas?\n\nI am very troubled that AT, which is a publication that I have gladly supported since its inception has now repeatedly taken such a partisan position.",
"Dear America, \nYour eyes are Liberals and are not to be trusted. Before you believe anything you see, please check with the Alternative Facts Department. \n\nDonald Trumper\nWorld's Most Honest Human Being Ever - True Fact",
"Another G&M \"phenom\", so they told us",
"They're referred to as the haves and have-mores.",
"Trump is an \"impatient genius?\" Ahahahahahahahaha! God, that's a good one! My cheeks hurt.",
"Indubitably. Credibility is key in the courtroom.",
"This is indeed good news. Thank goodness among the Republican Senators sit a few souls unwilling to blindly follow an ever-increasingly unreliable Mr. Trump and his frightened followers.",
"Be careful what you wish for.\n\nYou may get it, good and hard.",
"Nice article Lisa. Kudos to you.",
"I hope your crystal ball is correct less you suffer the embarrassment of being blatantly wrong.",
"Obama was elected twice by large margins (popular and electoral votes) and left office with very high approval ratings. The fact that you don't like him is just your tough luck. Changing the subject always works for you, right?\n\nNo apology needed.",
"The more attention you give these people the more they want.",
"Yep, another twist the truth Trump hit piece.",
"The TDS-addled seem to always enjoy having their affliction echoed back to them...",
"Well past Presidents reactions to North Korea sure worked well.",
"those fact checkers looked at one stump speech of hers to determine that she was the picture of honesty ...unfortunately the rest of us have seen how this woman operates for decades now and claims that she is the honest person in any room just isnt so",
"Hahaha! This is a good observation. Sure. Gordhan's in full mood to do that to the country.",
"LOL. You're a one trick pony buddy. Laughable as always. Enjoy Bergevin's Habs!!!",
"Everything you said is absolutely true, but Dems don't want to hear it.\nSadly, if Dems keep this up, then they are destined to lose yet another round of elections.",
"Amazing,\nComments keep despairing, mine included.\nI believe you need to adhere to the Obama's and Justine narrative after some explosive attack, \"Islam has nothing to do with it\"\nWould they let it be then?",
"If anyone is guilty of spreading misinformation, it is Monsef herself. The woman lied like a rug, and she got caught.\n\nHow Trudeau - or anyone - can defend a proven liar is beyond me.\n\nOh wait - they're Fiberals. They're not capable of telling the truth!!!",
"I think Hillary sponsored 10 bills that got passed and successfully amended 67 others. Either you're misinformed or lying. You need to better check your sources and/or moderate your behavior."
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"It is a complete disgrace for Canada to be involved in training the neo-fascist forces of Kiev.\nI want my vote back from the shameful, misbegotten government of liar sham Trudeau.",
"\"My boy Trump\"?! Wow! They really ARE selling marijuana now in Alaska!\n\nBut more to the point: Sorry, but Richard Nixon lit this fire, and Jimmy Carter threw gas on it. Bill Clinton stoked it by allowing \"Most Favored Nation\" trade status to become permanent, removing one of the last - if feeble - restraints to encourage China to behave responsibly on the world stage. And the Congress, greedy for trade above all else, heartily approved of all of this.\n\nThe best way to encourage a bully is to refrain from challenging his behavior. That's prudent and long-sighted, rather than belligerent and foolish. Curiously, I would characterize China's behavior in this incident as \"belligerent and foolish\". But perhaps it seems reasonable to you.\n\nFortunately, I can pen these belligerent and foolish remarks, in this country, without being jailed for my thoughts.",
"Trump: \"I don't believe it.\" Based on what? Gut feeling or just denial that something might just be there? Something could have truely happen without his knowing. That would be actually believable but to just say \"I don't believe it\" leads a reasonable person to think you are covering up. Buffoon. What till a real crisis comes up that requires critical thinking skills without just pushing the button!",
"You have a point. Although Congress mandated in 1992 that the files be released to the public within 25 years, the President does have the authority to refuse or restrict such release on national security concerns. The press always slants the story in a way that makes the President look bad. He could jump in the water to save a drowning child and the story would be: \"The President Puts Himself and the Country at Risk Trying to Save Child.\" What a bunch of dimwits.",
"Did the person who gave you the tip demand to be called \"deepthroat\"?",
"He will be dead in less than 6 months.",
"This incredibly disgusting, repugnant example of a malignant narcissist and mentally deranged sociopath is no leader. The fool will never be anything but an empty, shell of a wannabe president and monumental national embarrassment. His fans must be very pleased at his latest ugly, mindless outburst.",
"0bama was way to much of a weak chickens**t to do anything, thus the problem we are facing now.",
"you cant be this stupid! the anti tax increase realist are out in force cause unlike you idiots we understand what makes an economy work and this does real harm to it while accoumplishing nothing for the environment since canada spews all but nothing in emmission of the worlds !<, what is relevant is the future trump world where the usa who is cutting taxes and such will be enjoying all the businesses and jobs that leave canada for there!,, canada needs to wake up to reality,, not be brain washed stupid like you",
"Kerry's a hack....in a few months the UN will be history, as will the Palestinians.",
"this sounds kind of crazy but Elway should trade for Eli Manning before tomorrows trade deadline is over. Hell what does he have to lose. the Giants season is over and the Giants want to start over I believe. Hell I would rather have him as the starting qb that the crap qbs we have now. Hell it worked out great for Peyton",
"The problem is that there is no equivalent to a PATRIOTIC party, that TRULY would FIGHT for this Country. It is sold, owned by scavengers, rotten corrupted politicians who only think in their shit-soiled pockets. It is the same all over the world. This world is dominated by EVIL.",
"\"First prove your contention that a baker has to make a kkk cake.\"\nYour reply does it for me. In my state of California gay marriage bills have been defeated on every occasion (although I have voted in favor of them). It was made legal by a Federal judge not the will of the people. Therefore the argument can be made that gay marriage is offensive to most people. Therefore the contention that the KKK are offensive to most people becomes irrelevant. Therefore if the ACLU is successful in this case, all someone would have to do when the go to this black baker (just to be evil to him) is order a cake with the Grand Cyclops of the KKK on it...claim they were gay and therefore protected and watch with incredible glee as this black business owner has to submit...under the law...to decorate this Alt-Right guys cake with this heinous image on it. It's a virtual civil rights kick right in the teeth.\nThe Little Guy",
"As an agnostic, your Christianity cant does nothing for me. Try that hook on someone else.\n\nWizards in expensive robes paid for by the gullible who turn crackers into flesh and wine into blood are for other people. It is total nonsense as far as I'm concerned.\n\nYour people, on the other hand, were selling each other to Arabs long before those Europeans even managed to find West Africa!",
"Trump is proof that the criminal justice system is broken and favors white men of privilege who commit sex crimes at will. He should be in jail facing charges. And not surprisingly, 73-percent of Evangelicals are for Trump. Go figure.",
"This Russia bullsh*t is just that, bullsh*t!"
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"U elected him.... The rest of the world is laughing at you... But so what.... I have more to say but will refrain not to hurt 300 million of my southern neighbors.",
"Luke, can you not disagree with someone without using such an ugly tone?",
"I would because I don't need or trust your Nanny Big Governments with labeling people for me. Or keeping my family fake \"safe\" from them.",
"That was a disgraceful reMark.",
"Don't give them any ideas. We need to fight this step to avoid those type of actions down the road.",
"Dang, Twy. You keep reinforcing the worst stereotypes I have about Trumpeters.\n\nKnock it off.",
"Like your post very much, but more inclined to say Criminal Behavior seems to be the norm, politics be dammed.",
"These guys better be careful. Hinting that there is something wrong with obesity will get you in deep trouble in these times.",
"To Buck and Lamborn: WWJD?\n\nNot what you did.",
"Poor TDM, must be keeping you up a night trying to figure out a way to excuse the inexcusable.",
"Wavemaker, that's where they play the Satannnnnuh card.",
"Get over trying to point fingers at the Democrats, Hillary and Obama. Dillwinkle, unknowmright, palatable and other right wing trolls, I am talking about you. THIS has been the problem. Get up to speed with current events. You people are trying to lay blame and tear us apart. The GOP encourages you and gives you safe harbor and encourages this since they can't actually lead or work across the aisle for the common good so they try to blame the past. You people should be ashamed of yourselves.",
"I address what passes for your \"thoughts\" with all the ridicule they deserve, and nothing more. Said arguments were little more than tantrums at having someone challenge you or not telling you what you wanted to hear.\n\nAs for your \"experience\" in the middle east, am I talking to a Chris Kyle wannabe here? Take the word of this old \"grunt\" Corpsman: sniping at fleeing Arab children doesn't prepare you for suddenly coming nose-to-navel with big Brownie on a narrow trail. Good luck, \"hero\".",
"whatever dude, you lefty's got your blood",
"And your parents missed the boat when they failed to teach you the meaning of civility.",
"Anti gun nuts like yourself you mean?",
"Member of terrorist fighting group. Maker of IEDs designed to kill and maim. End of rights.",
"It's not news at all, it's satire. Here's your sign and a couple more for the two who liked your post.",
"\"But the narrative that racism is a pervasive scourge just won't let go. Too many people have too much invested in it. The narrative is mercilessly flogged by the progressive left\"\n\nshe was referring to people like you",
"We've gone from having to hunt and kill our own food, to purchasing it at the grocery, to having people bring it out to our cars, to having people bring it to our house..\nThis cannot be healthy for a civilization full of omnivores..",
"Last full paragraph in this story is the mention I am referring to. When they express hatred of the group, yes.",
"It's a way for the evangelical Christian extremists who worship the Bible to pretend to be martyrs.",
"Please show me exactly where I did this:\n\n\"and you're siding with KJU as the \"aggrieved party\"?\"\n\nI don't think reading comprehension is your strong suit.",
"Sorry Paul. When we choose to ignore; not pay attention or questions things that just are not right such as blatant lies, we the people lose.",
"\"Millions carry dread to the voting booth\"\n\nminus 1.",
"Go ahead an keep crying. I'll join you but for a different reason.",
"No you aren't,\nand,\nNo they don't.",
"Oh, so your point is--that you post fake news. We ALREADY knew that. LOL!\n\nPray for Sweden...LOL! Fake president...fake news...\nOh, and remember \"the Bowling Green Massacre\"...mo' fake news...LOL!",
"When your just a talking Puppet, the front man so to speak, put the blame where is belongs, Gerald Butts and Katy Telford.",
"Ah, well. \n\nMaybe you sneer at the word \"motorvatin'\", too...",
"You’re a Breitbart Operative aren’t you?",
"\"Today our left-wing politicians in particular are constantly insisting that their craven-hearted and obsequious foreign policy necessarily results from the disarmament of Germany, whereas the truth is that this is the policy of traitors...\" (Mein Kampf)",
"This is a good point. The guy is a thief; he just targeted the least sympathetic group of individuals as his target so that other sociopaths would see him as some sort of Robin Hood figure.",
"Just flag it as 'abuse'... which passing on a deliberate, inflammatory lie certainly is.",
"Right. It gives the feeling of a lawless society. I'm sure it's a complex issue, and both sides of it have some truth. But the idea of people harming others without consequence just goes against the grain.",
"Yes it's horrible, a politician who keeps his promises.\nHmmmmm what lesson could Justin learn ?",
"My party? I didn't realize that it was the independents that gathered up all those Japanese Americans and put them in internment camps. I thought that was you guys. \n\nYou just keep proving my point, at every turn you label those in opposition as evil. Good work supporting the DNC and their march toward oblivion. You can only run on hate for so long. I mean, you guys have done it for a very long time but everything comes to an end.",
"Frankly, I find your characterization of the morality involved here to be a completely non-credible one. The principles affronted here matter far more than any sophistry they might try to wrap themselves in as armor.\n\nYou can disagree, but you can't tell me this view isn't the right one in moral terms, and I'll stand on this high ground and look down upon the people who violate basic humanist morality, most of all those who choose to do it predatorially in the name of making an artless buck or two carved out of human dignity on the side.",
"When did anyone hand anything to me? \n\nNo - my point was an obviously failed attempt to highlight the irony of someone like you lecturing me about keeping my opinions to myself ...",
"No, I sound just like Killer Clinton. Seems your having trouble following along but fear not, I will continue to guide you along my little friend.",
"You can spout all the fake history you want but you are no more persuasive than the Northerners that were spouting nonsense about slavery propaganda the other way.",
"For me, the tragedy comes first, then disbelief at the unbelievably self-centered, heartless comments.",
"Nothing in your post is true, starting with your belief that Palestinians are Arabs - they are not, they are Semites (just like the Jews).",
"Hey look at the react buttons that have been made against your post. It is a landslide! You are cuckoo.",
"Wrong on both counts.",
"This is why you don't hang your fortunes on religious folks. They are not to be trusted to exercise logical thought.",
"It is not dead. It's just morphed into a hateful monster that doesn't care about its fellow Americans.",
"You mock this issue. Not funny. This is a very serious and dangerous movement toward a massive lack of freedom in the workforce and in one's personal life. God speaks of this occurring...and so it begins.",
"CE reminds us once again how ugly racism is, especially when it has nothing to do with the subject. He sees in black and white and his comments are that of a sociopath in heat.",
"Macron is just as bad as Trudeau in his appeasement of anything certain religions of peace want to inflict on their countries!",
"Co-Pierre, every good point you make is overshadowed by the fact that you see students as a lingering horde of barbarians. Surely you could have made the same points without that last paragraph. It's astounding that you believe you can say that. First that it's acceptable, second, that you are so cock-sure that no one will challenge you on it and third, that it enhances argument. What is wrong with you?",
"another clueless bs post based on hate over facts",
"@ PoiDoggy\nThat is your interpretation of which I disagree.",
"You are so right. Right now, it's just the old \"blame the other side\" partisianship that's in play. Arguing when not all the facts are in.",
"another B.S. scare story by this rag.",
"Angry liberal partisan supporters misguided ranting's about it all being someone else's fault. \n\nMore signs supporting the obvious position that this government is in shambles.",
"Never start a fight with the wrong weapon.\nOr, never start a fight you cannot win.\nMust be awful for the tourists to face these daily attempts on the infideles.",
"Sadly, the post of the day, folks.",
"Bad idea. Here is a good example why.\nHttp://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2017/01/18093/",
"It's not about the subs....about bribery and illegal fundraising",
"time for people like you to get a life",
"You're kidding, right? Who told you that?",
"LOL...wow that's f'ed up...",
"Busy attacking posters rather than have a Frank discussion on facts.",
"Imagine my disappointment for failing your test. Myself, and everyone else, should certainly strive to pass your tests and be deemed worthy.\n\nDo you wish to explain how you determined fact, avoided personal attacks and engaged in a civil, rational, to the point conversation when you repeatedly referred to me as \"evil\", \"deranged\"...when you compared me to the Orlando mass murderer, when you said to me \"you are rape.\"\nThere are inferences to be made about those that engage in this type of behavior and then turn everything around to where they insist it is others who are uncivil, not rational etc.",
"Good riddance. You weren't on the Council to pursue your own racial/social agenda!",
"In answer to your reply, Farce, dead people and plenty of them, mass arrests, and torture. That is a start.",
"Well said. Virtually all of our liberal posters have them as 'criminals' even as they sit awaiting trial.",
"'\n…you're projecting again.",
"It is downright scary how far the left is willing to go to silence dissenting opinion and to try and organize the mob to enforce their edicts. It is why I have always resisted any infringement on free speech - because I am utterly convinced that sooner or later it will always be used to oppress people.",
"Already looking, thank you. Can't live in an area where people think crime is okay.",
"When oh when will we ever come together and make lobbying illegal? It is such a vile, unethical, corrupt way to conduct business.",
"Our so called leaders are milking us all for every buck the can, byte my axx",
"Dad Longworth: factory farming is indeed horrible and unethical.",
"So basically what you're saying is that nothing should be done?",
"In fact, you are being both snarky and argumentative. You think you have a clean soapbox when you preface your statement like that? In fact, you, tRump and tRumpytes should just let Hillary get on with her life and stop with your unmitigated and baseless hate of her. You just love to get riled up, huh? You don't know what or why, just that you join the crowd. It is all the mob mentality where any rationality or humanity is lost in the rage of the mob. Think about it. That is your statement and it is unacceptable and, yes, deplorable.",
"Is that what they teach you in your farm school? Inbreeding good, foreigner bad?",
"Go Rogoff!! You media people are so disgusting. We understand you love this amoral lifetime politician, we just want to know why??",
"Is this suppose to be a bad thing?",
"Ok... In your opinion, what should we say when something horrible like this happens?",
"No most are Demoncratic party shills",
"but, you're not cool... with personal freedoms and rights?",
"The word \"denier\" as you use it is an abusive slur and constitutes hate speech.",
"HaHa, Well this isn't Burger King and you can't have it your way any more than anyone else. Your blatant bigotry and intolerance of others who aren't like you is very evident.\n\nWhy don't you call out Old Soul, icon66, Dejain and all the other anonymous liberals to use their real name? Huh? Huh?\n\n\n\"fear free speech\"? You gotta be kidding me. How about some \"fear free speech\" from all the trumphobes in this country?",
"Stereotype much there Mr. or Mrs. Bigot/racist?",
"There's a difference between being prejudiced and grievance based on bitter experience. Just sayin'.",
"Another misleading head line brought to you by the RG tabloid.",
"Look at who they elected to lead them. They've allowed their anger and resentment to overtake them and they've given up on any ideal of respect or patriotism or honor. At least I don't have to listen to anymore sanctimonious BS about their ethics or morality.",
"Sounds like Neo-Nazis playing games.\nKnow who did it?",
"Ah well, feelings for the down side, is it?",
"A truly crooked headline there!",
"Where were all you people when Hillary and her entire private server IT team made a completee mockery of the process ten times worse than Sessions.",
"Unfortunately, you may be right......",
"I've known people to trap them with fishing line and poison them. It's a sociopathy issue, not a gun issue. \n\nKeep trying, Neil; eventually that second brain cell will bump into the other one.",
"Lie and deny, Lazeethink...",
"Apparantly I have voted positively for too many posts. Sorry folks the vote Nazis require me to vote unfavorably. This censorship blows.",
"So... you're saying deport him?",
"A gun and person are to blame. But we don't generally \"get rid\" of people, but extremely low utility inanimate objects that make society worse should be up for discussion by intelligent and responsible Americans.",
"You made your bed! Now lie in it, legislators. Bold move, Gov! You da boss!",
"You got that backwards Bubba!",
"Who knew two egotists would be the destruction of our world? Are we so starved for leadership, this is what we've wrought? If we get thru this one, time to drain the WH swamp. Immediately!",
"\"The victim was actually responsible.\" wtf? WTF??!!??",
"The Grand Old Party is in self destruct mode, State wide, and Nationally. They pretty much do it to themselves.",
"Glad I was not there, it sounded painful. The bitterness this campaign has generated has been so ugly, it is hard to see where healing will start.",
"\"Articles on certain subjects unfortunately attract a high number of offensive and abusive behaviour.\" \n\nYour instructions are expressed in very poor grammar. Your mistake is self-evident. Please correct it.",
"I see you are speaking from experience again diverdave... funny you came from that EXACT system you accuse the Hawaiian Immersion School system... you are definitely a product of your flawed educational system as you exude \"Racism towards \"others\", anger, and a hyper sense of self, a super ego, acting out regardless of age\".",
"Can they do this to my neighbors constantly screaming brat?",
"I had to flag your comment as you referred to \"backwoods\" of Quebec pejoratively. I find it part of the Orwellian reality of today that people can constantly denigrate the people who live here peacefully but not those who come with books and a recent past literally screaming of war and a warrior god. Media has made you hate your own culture. How sad.",
"Oh, we get it alright, another disturbed, dysfunctional lib that hates normal people and their straight sex life.",
"well she certainly would have continued to demonize and attack all us evil deplorable people who she and you view as the enemy in this world....which of course would have made you happier",
"It's easy for bitter people to be haters and small minded and cry \"Loans\" and \"Taxes\" and not have the insight to see or understand that the taxes we pay actually go to good things here in the U.S.",
"If you and the people who erected those monuments to bigotry are so concerned about preserving our history, you should put up statues of the victims - enslaved human beings. Instead, you glorify those who were willing to kill their fellow American citizens in defense of slavery.",
"Our leaders are failing us.\n\nhttps://honoluluhomelesscrisis.wordpress.com/",
"Are Jewish kids learning to play the violin or going to an art museum signs of radicalization? That pretty much is as bad as it gets for them.",
"ISIS this, Illegals that.\nEnough already.\n\nSorry you are tired of the topic. We are tried of some others too.",
"You're always talking about how you predicted the outcome. You predicted nothing. You said they'd lost a long time ago. Sad that you are so narcissistic that you always have to be right and won't admit when you're wrong. Actually you just troll here looking for reaction so I obliged you. You're an ignorant, sheltered, little girl that has no idea how to relate to the outside world and cover up your insecurities by constantly writing to tear down those that are far superior to you and have achieved more than you ever will in your lifetime. That's a sad life, but it's the path you choose for yourself. Grow up.",
"Very poor quality column. Globe, heal thyself!",
"You mean they have a set of values? What a shock, hey? Evil only prospers when good people do nothing. At least the citizens who participate in SumofUs are acting to offset the expression of evil.",
"Flagged? Personal attack? Look at some of your own past posts.\n\nGet over yourself.",
"Don't flatter yourself. I'm not accusing you of being Trump. I'm pointing out that you have the same pathology as Trump. An affinity for conflict and vindictiveness. And speaking of being childish, your compulsive need to follow me around to feebly attempt rebutting my comments makes you about as infantile as it gets."
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sucks they missed this awful strain of fly in the vaccine!! I get the vaccine in Oct every year .. and this year I got the bad flu over the holidays, obviously a strain not included in the vaccine. 6 days laid up, lost 18 lbs ... hey it wasn't all bad. I hear in the US you can get quadrivalent vaccine covering 4 strains instead of 3 - I got the 'Canadian socialized medicine vaccine' of only 3 strain coverage - sucks! | [
"Perhaps 'barking dog' is more diplomatic than 'braying ass.'",
"Curious....if someone walks up to you and kicks you in the nards, do you tell them next time to use the other foot? 'Cause that's what these big-party supporters did electing Trump and voting for Clinton.\n\nWith or without his stupid comments, the guy is still a train wreck.",
"The Leftnut media, NYT, WaPo, CNN, MessNBC, are all liars, traitors and crooks. They have only one agenda: hate and kill Republicans. They have no other function in life. Sad, pathetic, but criminally liable. Jail them all!",
"Trump got 40 minutes of microphone time; Hillary got 39. He got more time than she did but he is still crying over being moderated, just like a loser.",
"This article proves that our government would sooner look good on the world stage ( U.N. ) by bring in refugees than looking after our own first !\nI see our government giving huge amounts of our tax dollars to everybody but us !\nIf you,re public service you don't have to worry - but if you're trying to make it on your own you're screwed !\nLet's see more of Canadians First !",
"Well, If Trudeau thought giving Khadr 10.5 million could affect NAFTA talks he shouldn't have done it . Trudeau proves once again that he is every bit as addle minded as we thought .",
"I have been an Aeroplan member since it's launch, and have launched a significant number of loyalty programs in Canada (Royal Rewards, CIBC 5% CashBack, various TD Credit Card programs, Scotiabank 5% CashBack and ScotiaGold Rewards, etc). Bravo! Air Canada should take an approach of key travel-related benefits such as lounge access, preferred check-in, etc. and most importantly, unrestricted access to availability....\"Travel Anywhere, Anytime & Anyway You Want\" (if available, not just allocated) on any Air Canada or Strategic Alliance partner. Leave Aeroplan to non-travel, replacing the pathetic performance of AirMiles.",
"Stop feeding the troll. Let him drink himself to death if it makes him feel better.",
"What a joke. Democrats and Hillary made a statement about sexual predators when they voted in favor of Billy being elected even though the knowledge of the mans sexual deviance was laid out to the entire country. Democrats make a statement in favor of gross sexual perversion when they support and defend gays and lesbians. They make a statement about sexual perversion when they agree that a sexually deviant woman should be allowed to kill her own baby. They made a statement to the entire world when a transgender spoke at the democratic convention setting the example for all of our children that law and order does not matter and your feelings trump anything. Pot calling the kettle black for sure. The manipulation and hypocrisy coming from the democrats is mind boggling to say the least. But we must understand they are drinking a kool aid that distorts the mind. Its called free lovism and situational ethics. Hail Hillary!!!!",
"Yip, turn the other cheek.... then pop a cap in his @ss!",
"Drumpf says the alt Tpubs \"won't own it, we won't own it I can tell you that\" and scapegoat the left for the failure of the right. They had 8 years to get a plan in place if they win. The altrightpubs were in on the Obamacare discussion and got over 100 amendments in the bill that became the law.\nThe Altrightpubs control the White House, Senate and the house. They don't need the left to pass their garbage and cram it through the process till it becomes law. They could just do a smash and grab and repeat. Transfer wealth from the poor to the very wealthy. 50K a year if you earn 1M\nYet the right blames the left for not helping kill Obamacare. If the left met the right halfway, Obamacare would be dead. Therefore, according to the altrightpub scream machine, the Democrats are guilty of obstruction. Because the 8 years since Obamacare was born and full altrightpub control of the government today are fake outraged at Obama and friends (Dems/Indy) for not killing his/their signature law.",
"The \"ontologically changed\" Father Gil Gustafson is so convinced that public accountability helps the pedophile recover, that he refuses to tell us how many children he abused. Legal considerations.\n\nThere is within Buddhist teaching a difference between compassion and what is known as idiot compassion. If Father Gustafson is recovering nicely from acting upon his temptation to sexually assault children perhaps he can take his recovery to a monastery cell to pray for all his unnamed struggling victims, their struggling families and the countless child victims of his countless colleagues who engage in his level of ontological narcissism. \n\nNext, will there will be discussions of recovering ontologically changed serial killers grateful for their graced recoveries? \n\nAW",
"The flight attendants might now know his name, but it'll change soon enough- to his prisoner number. Good freakin' luck buddy. To the flight attendant and passenger, hope you have speedy recoveries and are able to show up at at this jerk's hearing and trial.",
"If it is not Scottish - IT'S CRAP!\n\nBTW, US can't have it both ways!",
"10 years ago or so I had given up on Hockey Night in Canada because it didn't matter what important things were happening, the cbc was going to \"bless\" all of Canada by shoving the laffs down our throat. So, like many I just stopped watching. Except, 45 minutes after the puck dropped I would religiously turn on coaches corner. It was both entertaining and often profound. \n\nThese days, I'm glued to the screen on Saturday nights as thankfully the control of who sees which games has been yanked from cbc. Now, as often as not I don't bother with coaches corner as there is never anything worth listening to. The saddest thing in the world are old fools who don't know when to quit. Dollars to doughnuts if cops were shooting old drunk Irishmen with poofy last names for sport cherry would be on his knee but fast.\n\nSave what little is left of your dignity and retire Don and please take bob cole with you. The minimum we should expect is an announcer who can remember the players names.",
"White inbreeds? Are you a member of Rev. Wrights church in Chicago. Or a brown or black, Cool, Cluck, Clan movement? BLM?"
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"I was only a PFC then, so I could only pick cig butts, paper and plastic bags. Sorry. DU projectiles, etc. was not in my MOS.\n\nYou talk like you're above my rank. Why don't you give Mazie a call? I'm sure she'll listen to you, and prevail on Obama to act on your concerns.",
"I have been driving the 401 for 200 miles everyday for 32 years. The biggest problem is the Transport Trucks sitting in the middle lane and refuse to move over. This creates a one lane highway instead of three. The invention of \"just in time parts\" or \"lean manufacturing\" has put 1000 of trucks on the roads as rolling warehouses. Our infrastructure has not kept up with the transport industry.",
"Spicer has a foot in mouth disease!",
"There have been previous media reports that shooting down an ICBM is extremely difficult because of the speed. If it has multiple warheads, then one of those will hit the USA.",
"A chance? LMFAO\nEach day reveals yet another blatant lie from this petulant orange pig - the most heinous excuse for a man-child in history to date!\nITMFA\nITMFA\nITMFA",
"I'm actually screaming just as loudly about the child benefit. While I do think taxpayers should fund investment in children (childcare, education, preventative healthcare in the form of subsidized community sports and exercise facilities), I think the Federal Liberals' Canada Child Benefit is a shameless bribe to low and middle-income families. It's even more ridiculous than Harper's vote-grabbing Universal Child Care Benefit and fitness & arts tax credits. Even though I received some cash under Harper's boutique credits, they were one of the reasons I didn't vote Conservative in the last election, after having voted so in the past.",
"Now let's do some meaningful Big Oil tax credit cuts - or at least sun-setting suspensions - and bring back a 1.5% State income tax - deductible on the federal tax - Before cutting the State budget AGAIN - and causing additional contractor and employee layoffs that will tip us into a VERY deep recession, similar to the one we experienced late '80's and early '90's- perhaps even worse, with more business closing, job losses, foreclosures, bankruptcies, bond rating declines, etc. PFD interest revenues, small taxes, and cuts to unwarranted tax credits can probably sustain us as a healthy State economy for a long, long time - oil price fluctuations aside. They might also chop the millions set aside for the totally unneeded Legislative Office building, if that would make any of us feel better (I know that would comfort me!)",
"Bah...what a word salad.\nLet me restate/explain it.\nScenario #1\nIf the Fed is aggressive in its wording,and \"telegraphs\" this...then the economy will still grow...and obviously the $US will rise....as will rates\nInflation will be less of a risk....(cause Mama Fed has your back) ...so gold will not flourish\nScenario #2\nIf the Fed \"telegraphs\" that it is still \"accommodative\"....and talks about \"room for wage growth and gradual hikes\" etc etc etc...(today)\nWell...Gold will get a bid. (like today) but the $US will not do as well as in scenario #1 (like today)\n.\nWhat earthly part of this obvious scenario are you not getting ?\nIt just played out in front of yr eyeballs at 2 PM\n.\nI think mostly you are just (as usual) following me around.... nagging me...telling me/readers how bad I am (\"outright liar\")\netc etc \nI know I tease you a lot but really....how tiresome this is...can you blame me ??\n.\nAll this because I do not love your ridiculous pipelines...",
"Thanks for the reply. I realize this is a PR move, and you can argue that it's not something the police should be doing. I'm sure some of the officers even shake their heads and roll their eyes when told this is part of their duties. I just don't get the \"intimidation\" and \"harassment\" terms when describing it. Then you introduce the word \"predator\". And again, you can argue that maybe EPD shouldn't be handing out candy because that's what some predators do before they do bad things to kids, and we don't want to condition our kids. But to say that EPD is intimidating, harassing, and preying upon the community because they are handing out candy?? Those are some pretty serious accusations. Or maybe I'm misreading what you are saying.\nAnd I agree with your moniker - America is dying. At least the America built on trust, respect, common sense,cooperation and sacrifice -- the America I used to believe in and would like to believe in again.",
"Confusing SJSJ5 with documented facts could have dire consequences e.g. he could mull them over, take a day or two to absorb, then take the rest of six weeks — like Trump — to announce \"it's all a conspiracy\" i.e. back to square one. ;)",
"I would remind you that Governor Walker submitted a well balanced plan to the legislature back in January that called for wise spending cuts along with revenue enhancements that included cutting the subsidies and tax cuts of SB21, an income/sales tax and increased taxes on mining/fishing/oil along with the PFD cut. The legislature ignored his plan and instead focused on meaningless social issues as the state burned through the savings only in the CBR because of ACES. The legislature is totally AWOL on the budget and couldn't even find the courage to take a vote to over ride the PFD marker thrown down by the Governor. We need a new legislature come November but don't have that option with the Governor so please get out with your friends and neighbors and vote for the changes we all know need to happen in the legislature. Geisel is one of the prime sponsors of SB21 so if you are in her district you know what to do.",
"If you were \"horrified\" by this, then you are indeed, a snowflake.\n\nMildly off-put, OK. Even embarrassed I might accept. But horrified? Get real.\n\nNow, swear on a stack of Bibles or Korans or UN Declarations of Human Rights that you have never thought of, or used, a racial epithet and never chuckled at an ethnic joke. Ever. Or else it is you that should be sanctioned. Ouch.\n\nsimply too sanctimoniously funny.",
"In case you haven't noticed there have been several thousand forced lay-offs, relocations and retirements in the private sector. We get it, the education folks could care less. \nAnd what about that first year UAF engineering student looking for a part time summer job in the private sector, that isn't successful because there are none. But let's tax everything under the sun because we don't want them education folks to suffer one iota. We get it, it's all about greed and an absence of compassion with you folks. The children are nothing but a smokescreen attempt to hide this fact. Alaskans are tired of your old selfish arguments.",
"People are poor or sick entirely due to personal moral failings, in short.\n\nUntrue. Very untrue.",
"it is insane, but it is Ontario Liberals. You should be happy because the subsidy is not 28000 for a Testla.",
"Hi Unknown Commenter--\nTo clarify Pro-life terrorism is not limited to murder. \nAccording to statistics gathered by the National Abortion Federation (NAF), an organization of abortion providers, since 1977 in the United States and Canada, there have been 17 attempted murders, 383 death threats, 153 incidents of assault or battery, 13 wounded, 100 butyric acid attacks, 373 physical invasions, 41 bombings, 655 anthrax threats, and 3 kidnappings committed against abortion providers.Between 1997 and 1990 77 death threats were made with 250 made between 1991 and 1999 .Attempted murders in the U.S. included: In 1985 45% of clinics reported bomb threats, decreasing to 15% in 2000. One fifth of clinics in 2000 experienced some form of extreme activity. \nWikipedia\nNo one is \"looking the other way or making excuses.\" Abortion is a private medical decision and as such a basic right. Medical decisions are private--by law. Pretending otherwise is a form of extremism.",
"Is this suppose to be a bad thing?",
"“Hillary would not be under investigation so quickly.”\n\nNice try, Skippy, but no sale.\n\nThe very thing that holed her campaign at the waterline - - her blasé attitude toward national security lapses for which the Rosenbergs were transferred to Sing Sing so they could ride old sparky - - would have been investigated to a fare thee well, the evidence of which would have provided the House to the wherewithal to pass articles of impeachment and the Senate the grounds for conviction.\n\nIt has long been thought that “God takes care of fools, drunks and the United States of America.” Never more so than on 8 November last year. Trump’s unlikely triumph is evidence that the hand of Providence is at work.\n\nAlleluia !\nAlleluia !\nAlleluia !\n\nAmen",
"Georgia An says:\n\"If he had obtained any advice from the immigration department, ......The President ddn't give this any thought.\"\n\nAnd you know he didn't - how? That's the trouble with political partisanship, It causes one to fabricate information to fit their narrative and nonchalantly pass it off as factual.",
"So who told you that Toronto was under a couple of kilometres of ice? It was science! So do you only use science when it fits your cause? And it’s not man made climate change but man is certainly effecting the world in a very unhealthy way and we should do better. Any intelligent beings would certainly try to keep their only home healthy and clean. It is insane not too.",
"President Trump said he issued the travel ban to protect our country from terrorism.\nHowever, Judge Watson found that the latest version of the travel ban contains \"internal incoherencies” that undermine its rationale for protecting national security. Some countries appeared to fall below the security criteria that were used to evaluate countries, but these countries weren't included in the travel ban. The incoherencies make sense when you understand that the real purpose of the travel ban is to pander to white supremacists and other racists.",
"Yes he was alone on the top of a truck but as I came closer he jumped down and came right over to me. I fed him kibbles in a cupcake which he snarfed right down. The other two kits peered suspiciously out the cat door until a barking down scattered them throughout the house. I left my name and phone # on a note that said call me and I'll bring cat food to you so you can feed them.\n\nI am concerned about him being outside with the loose dogs in the streets. He does seem to have some street smarts so that is good. If Animal Control doesn't feel ok with them being there they may want to move them to the ASPCA shelter until Mr Nelson makes it home again. \n\nACAT will be checking in on the kits daily. Thanks for your concern for Mr. Nelson's cats. You are very kind!",
"Pretty sure \"covfefe\" was a simple typo that libs find very important.",
"RY did almost nothing from 1984 to 1995. Are you sure you did what you thought you did?\n\nSame with TCP... Did terribly through the 80s and most of the 90s...",
"Oops, my stats are for $15, not $12, thanks.\n\nMy own workplace doesn't have many immigrants, but most of the jobs were outsourced to Asia a few years ago, and the workers who were left had their pay cut. I think our tax laws encourage that sort of thing more than they used to.\n\nAs for owing, I do think that employers owe their workers a living. Not wealth, but a basic living. It seems like that used to be assumed.",
"\"Someone is giving the PM bad advice.\"\n\nYou dont need anyones advice not to praise a brutal dictator like Castor.\n\nYou dont need anyones advice to sneak off for a holiday on a private island owned by someone who receives millions in donations from the canadian Govt.\n\nThese are simply choices made by someone who is both naive, unperceptive, and indifferent to ethics or appearances.\n\nIn short, he lacks the necessary common sense to conduct himself properly as out PM.\n\nThat was evident all along but is now painstakingly obvious.\n\n He will be ignored in international arena .\n\nI can even deal with that.\n\nWhat I can't deal with is the mess he is making of our economy and the increasingly diminished chances that my family will have to reach a decent living standard in their lifetime.",
"Lets have a Drinking game paleface, Town Square Park tomorrow, ill be sitting under the tree by Kobuk.\n\nI have a bottle of Listerine Gold Label, shot for shot bruh lets go!\n\nYou hate my boy Trump cause I am yellower due to the Jaundice, boy I still drink you under the tree and into the dirt.\n\nIf im asleep please wake me up!",
"What weaknesses? There have been zero Americans killed since 911 by immigrants from the seven countries affected. Why does the ban not include Saudi Arabia?",
"What a deceptive survey! The questions elicit the response the Liberals want or are misleading or elicit ambiguous results that they can manipulate.\nMonsef claimed in the House of Commons that it would be anonymous which is NOT TRUE. If you don't fill out the 'OPTIONAL' Profile, your results are not counted (see Privacy). If you fill it out, you have to give your postal code, year of birth, and gender. Those 3 things identify you.\nRespondents submit the survey several times, so how does that not skew the results.\nI refuse to do it, but my MP will get a letter criticizing the Liberals deceitful ploy.",
"Trump has passed some bills in addition to many executive orders. However we must keep in mind that only one of them was new policy (S. 1094: \"Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017\") and none of them would be considered major legislation.",
"\"Recognizing, however, the plurality of religious and other convictions among its employees, it will not interfere with the provision of contraceptives that will be administered and funded independently of the University.\"\n\nSo they will graciously now allow what the ACA required them to do and they sued the government about? and won! Now, it is okay? \n\nExcuse me if I find this two faced because guess what: that \"plurality of religious and other convictions\" existed when they sued the government. \n\nAnd now that they have helped crash the most inclusive health insurance program this nation has ever tried, one that brought access to health care tens of millions formerly didn't have, now they will take the issue they fought against and allow it because they want to recognize a \"plurality of religious and other convictions.\" \n\nAs if the plurality did not exist until today, as if their prior actions did not deny what they are now claiming.\n\nWe have all been hornswoggled, them included.",
"Wow, what terrible coverage. What is the constitutional issue all about?",
"I agree. This wasn't Diaz at all. This season has been a ton of fun so far, but we still get to worry. And what's been bothering me a bit all along is the situational hitting when they're behind or tied. The RISP stats might look good, but these are inflated by run padding. Sure, they've faced some tough pitchers, but this isn't an ordinary lineup. Heck, Wolters has the highest OBP on the team! \n\nAs for Chatty, not that Black needs my sage advice, but I think he needs to be on a shorter leash until Gray gets going or Hoffman gets pulled in. With Marquez and the toddler twins, they seem to thrive on pitching to the point of extinction and then quietly getting out of it. Chatwood goes into a mental tailspin.",
"Steven, I give you the proper terminology and can list for you 154 peer reviewed studies dating back to 1942. You obfuscate and refer to 154 peer reviewed studies as an \"irrelevant mess\" . Your cognitive dissonance is extremely strong or you simply choose to lie. Typical lobbyist attempt to discredit every thing opposing your talking points. \n\nAll synthetic fluorides are toxic, and naturally occurring calcium fluoride is benign in comparison (in trace amounts of course, since too much of a good thing is no longer a good thing). Sodium fluoride is the most expensive synthetic fluoride, and is used the least in U.S. water supplies. The other two more toxic types are used the most in the U.S. water, which should not surprise anyone that they are also the cheapest. Even though sodium fluoride is the least toxic synthetic fluoride, this type has been studied extensively, and associated with many adverse health problems. \n\nRemember Steven, 154 peer reviewed studies, 154 since 1942.",
"If this is supposed to be some kind of 'gotcha' moment to offset what the Liberals did, it is feeble and a complete failure. The comparison is laughable.",
"This contraceptive rollback is all about the church having the say, not at all about preventive medicine (covered by most insurance plans, i.e. mamogram, colonoscopy, dental exams...) for women. Advocate for the separation of church and state and for preventing religion from dictating women's health care options. Krista you totally miss the point and yeah, certainly don't get it!",
"Was is past tense. So exactly when did we have \"Trumpcare\"? And, what was in it that was worse?",
"I wonder why McDonald's went with \"Chicken McNuggets\" instead of \"Carcass Bitz\" for their product? I feel like they missed an opportunity there.",
"I hope this welcome ruling will not be appealed by the government .\n\nThe vast majority who lost citizenship were just ordinary Canadians who lived, worked, and contributed to Canada. My family learned ours was stripped in late 2003, after 58 years in Canada with no notice, hearing or way to appeal. Some groups lost for being a War Bride , child of a War Bride, out of the country more than 5 years prior to 1947 (my father, with the Royal Canadian Artillery in WWII), born prior to marriage(common in WWII due to military orders) failing to reaffirm citizenship before 28th birthday(who knew?) etc.\n\nIt may be too late for my brother and I to get our citizenship back(nothing worked so far) Our children, all good citizens of Canada, are entitled to British citizenship due to having a parent born in WWII Britain and grandparents serving in Canadian forces. Due to Bill C-24 they are Second Class,, vulnerable to revocation. At least they will get a judicial process before it is taken.",
"Restore the Free market. The Free market doesn't care if people are sick and can't afford to pay America's runaway costs for health insurance, medical care, and prescription drugs. People in the US pay 40% more for drugs than Canadians! The ACA has saved lives! People are alive because Obama cared more about people than politics. Now that the GOP is in power they can't wait to destroy the ACA because they could care less about people dying. They only care about the money and support they receive from the filthy rich and the Corporations that now run our sick democracy! And as usual, the lame idiot politicians are doing nothing to solve the real problem. Health care costs are out of control. What are we as a country going to do about it? Because denying health care to the poor is not a solution! Greedy Capitalism is not a solution! Everyone should have access to preventive screening, eye care, dental care, and good basic health care. We can solve this problem together!",
"It pains me greatly that the Trumpeters are currently not all over this board, claiming all this is fake news.To paraphrase Hannah Arendt in Totalitarianism, the truth changes to whatever the Leader may say on any given day",
"But the president & governor had flags lowered to half staff and send their thoughts and prayers to all those that lost loved ones or were injured....isn't that enough. The shallowness of politicians is as incredible as those gestures. They'll never address the issue, how many die every year from guns in this country +20k, if that many died in plane crashes and it was preventable they'd make you take your shoes off every time thru security, oh wait they passed that meaningless reform.",
"Rmoney only vetoed eight line items in the entire bill.\nYes, it is appropriately named RmoneyCare.\nDo you see how clueless you are?",
"Hi Andrew from Toronto. You point is well taken and, I have more questions. Please keep this conversation going. Let's suppose that the mortgage originated by HC are more or less solid and ignore these faulty applications by those 45 mortgage brokers. These mortgages are backed by GIC certificate. ( I understand these guys at HC are leverage 30/1). Another fact is that Canadians paying an arm and leg for shelters' services, left with nothing to save for rainy days. In fact most are swimming into debts(-ve saving rate) Could this be a case of where the reality is starting to creep up and that there will be less and less savings to back up these mortgages? Could this be that people are withdrawing their savings to cover for life expenses or try to protect the little they have? Boy, we have a bigger problem then. Never mind the fraud. Let's not forget, Canada has been flagged all over the world for being over leveraged. So international savers will come to save us.",
"Hey guess what we have the RIGHT TO PROTEST LADY.. ITS CALLED FREEDOM OF SPEECH... what your doing is brainwashing your poor kids to an AGENDA.. Good job bad mom of the year",
"There is something basically wrong when you sanitized what is posted here. Two comments have been made on the above article and they were rejected. Any reasons except your corporate sponsors asked you not to entertain them.",
"And to think, last fall this state voted to give all these slugs a pay raise. These same kids go out and apply for jobs and think they get to show up when they want, not when their employer schedules them. And next year businesses are going to be forced to give them sick pay when the kids have \"something better\" to do. Who in their right mind would hire any school kid knowing there is at least a one in seven chance that the kid will have zero work ethic?",
"Actually, it is not a uniform Canadian health system anymore. The new different money agreements with Ottawa, has changed a solid system to a new splintered Balkan style. Our government appears to love this divide and conquer style. If the Netherland's and the Norwegian systems are so superior, how much does it take to copy some of their systems for Canada's improvements ?",
"Now, starts the pre-election displacement of responsibility dance. Perhaps a little self-reflection on the part of Hawker et.al. is in order. They charged ahead with this half-baked AKLNG scheme in 2014 with SB 138 strictly for political gain prior to a statewide election. They had already spent $540 million on their last half-baked scheme (AGIA) which had become unviable; however, they were obligated to bring along TransCanada on AKLNG or risk paying them \"treble damages\" because they couldn't clarify when the project was unviable (they wound up paying Transcanada $67 million hush money last fall anyway). Amazingly both AGIA and AKLNG were funded even though they didn't have state approval from the AOGCC to sell that volume of gas from the Slope. Please understand didn't get that conditional authorization from the AOGCC to have access to the gas until October 2015. You know a good reason to stop hitting yourself on the head is that it feels so good when you stop.",
"The CRTC, unbeknownst to virtually every Canadian, has for close to two decades required every broadcast distributor, be it cable, satellite or telephone company, to add a hidden tax of 5% to every bill with the proceeds going to fund Canadian content. Unlike the issue of Canadian commercials in Super Bowl broadcasts, which every Canadian can see and complain about if they so desire, the CRTC deliberately forced the broadcasters to hide the 5% tax so Canadians wouldn't know about it.",
"I have been involved with these groups and I think the follow up organization after the approximately 4 million women march nationwide...and we are talking about groups in the many many thousands in many many cities...was the healthcare issue.\n\nWomen are passionate about protecting healthcare for those 22,000,000 to 32,000,000 poor and elderly who were proposed to be thrown off Obamacare....without a doubt it was a key issue.\n\nFolks toook a dim view of Trumps airport shanigans hence the rush to the airports, folks objected to abandoning the Paris Accords, hence the marches for the environment and it goes on and on.\n\nFolks also learned from the Indivisible Guide...just how to get the attention of their legislators (it was written by staffers).\n\nPlease note the NYTime piece on this movement...\n\nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/05/opinion/the-new-democratic-party.html?smprod=nytcore-ipad&smid=nytcore-ipad-share",
"I was really surprised that this hiker has died. I thought that deaths from rattlesnake bites in Colorado and Utah are extremely rare. Am I wrong thinking that?",
"I've always thought that especially younger, healthier government workers should have the option of a HSA. (This is not even an option for some employees from what I understand.) Could you imagine the savings to the system and the healthy employee who socked away their allotment every month? It's not a good fit for everyone, but a younger employee would stand to benefit. \n\nLet's assume that this employee gets less than the average, say $10,000 per year, dumped into their own HSA. In a few short years he/she would have enough to cover most health care expenditures while reducing the overall cost to the taxpayer. \n\nAgain, not for everyone, but some would take advantage, likely to everyone's benefit.",
"We do not. One cardinal did.",
"Thank you, Cardinal Coccapalmiero--I can now write a new exegetical story that might even help me to get tenure in the contemporary Catholic university--it's fresh, original, AND rejects received Church Tradition! \"JOHN 4:39 -- The Samaritan Woman Was Barren!\" Clearly, since Jesus told her that the guy she was living with was not her husband AND to stop doing it, under the Frankie-Cocco Theology of Accompaniment, He could only say that IF she did not have responsibility towards children--otherwise, the \"Merciful\" Lord would have sent her back to her \"non-\"husband. And since she was barren, she was probably using contraceptives, because she had determined in conscience she didn't even HAVE to mention that to the Teacher at the well, who also didn't raise it, which means Humanae Vitae is wrong! Yes, this should be a 10-pointer to get me tenure at any reputable Jesuit university.",
"I think diabetes comes from that we eat the wrong food an way to much food\nand exercise to little,\nif you want to read about how to reverse diabetes, go to this\nwebsite>>>http://diabetesxperts.blogspot.com",
"You are confusing \"news\" items with \"op ed \" items.",
"What questionable deals?\nYou Liberals must be crapping your pants about now.\n\nThat twit you have won;t last another election.\nOnce we audit that slush fund Trudeau Foundation I'm sure Khan will have made a few 100 million in donations then all will become clear.",
"just get used to the fact that the ACA is here to stay. Yes, you are forced to buy GOOD insurance. What is wrong with that? It is nice to have when you need it, cause' even the healthiest person can easily be hospitalized.\n\nYes there are a few freeloaders. I don't mind though, knowing that my taxes are helping those that need it. Then again I get more joy helping others than helping myself.",
"That's great and all, but this feel good story loses a bit of it's lustre when the average Canadian goes home at the end of the day. They may be reading this story on their tablet in their living room. They periodically look up to glance at the television that is on in the background while the children play nearby, below the Christmas tree. Then it dawns on the Canadian that the tablet, the tv, the Christmas tree with its lights and decorations, the presents under the tree and just about all of the consumer goods in their home came from a cargo container from India or East Asia... \nThis Christmas season, I hope that people realize that Christmas Town is really a factory in East Asia in a country with lax labour laws and environmental policies. Elves refer to the exploited child labour used by the manufacturers to produce our wonderful, inexpensive, disposable goods. Oh, and Santa's sleigh, a container ship...",
"Absolutely not! The Canadian dollars value is a powerful lever through which we can encourage economic growth in downturns. Just as has been seen in Europe, the common Euro has impeded many nations ability to adapt to economic downturns. If we had no duties, Canadians could avoid paying HST by purchasing items from the US and it would hurt Canadian business tremendously and Government coffers. If we eliminated borders, guns from the US would easily get into Canada and other criminal issues would abound. In other words, your suggestion would make thinks simpler, simply a disaster for Canada.",
"How is this problem the result of a \"bad deal\" when the product in question isn't even covered by the deal?",
"Late breaking news! Here's the 'delectable treat'! https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2017/09/24/gop-health-bill-in-major-peril-as-resistance-hardens-among-key-senators/\n\nThe Repubs promise to shove a pile of money into Lisa's lap, taken from the OTHER states that are considered In-The-Bag already! What could POSSIBLY go wrong! Look for Murkie to take the free lunch, paid for by the already-bought-and-pillaged States, and put more spin on it than a GE Turbine in an effort to convince Alaskans she is 'working for them, hard at it, oorah!\"\n\nLooks like an ADN front-page won't be on my dinner plate any time soon :)",
"Just in case you yahoo's think that Canada is going to follow in the footsteps of the failed American experiment by electing Trump Lite in Canada, I'm here to tell you that you can forget it. America, Canada, and the rest of the world are in this situation because first Mulroney (conservative) and then Harper (conservative) told us that we 'had to have a deal'. So, it turns out that the deal absolutely gutted our economy and left an entire generation with very few options.\n\nI do not support Bill Morneau's idea of running 35 years of deficits and accumulating another 1.5 Trillion in debt, HOWEVER, that does not mean that I intend to let the cons elect another ranting, raving, fiscal lunatic business failure to run the country either.\n\nLet's just wait and see, shall we. I have already figured out how Trump will fund his spending plans without increasing their deficit, and I believe Canada stands to benefit from his actions.",
"\"Vaccines have never been proven safe and effective in a Court of Law\"\n\nIt is not, and never has been, the duty of a court of law to determine if a vaccine is either \"safe\" or \"effective'.\n\nInstead we have a separate legal entity that determines both the safety and efficacy of all medicine, and that separate legal entity *HAS* determined that vaccines are both safe and effective.\n\nIf this ever came up in court (and it probably has) it would be a dead-simple case to simply open up the file and confirm that YES, the vaccines are both safe and effective.",
"He considered not having a Mass but in the end decided to have one. Be happy with the result. Your comment strikes me at nitpicking.",
"the usa our largest trading partner, connected directly to 40% of our total GDP will not ratify squat, they will not create any such tax, they will support thier economy and we will lose! \n\nas for your sheep of brain washed ignorance that will say so what, we need to do our part, here an education for you on why carbon isnt causing GW\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Smhn1gL6Xg",
"Interesting that your reporter goes to the trouble of mentioning that Diabetes Canada receives funding from manufacturers of nonnutritive sweeteners, but does not appear to have bothered asking whether the University of Manitoba’s George and Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation or the individual researchers who conducted the study received direct or indirect funding from the powerful international sugar lobby.",
"That \"small patch of skin\" is disproportionately inflicted on those of lower income.\nAyn Rand would have loved it in her own salad days. But when she was dying of lung cancer, friendless, FDR's (that Commie's), Social Security must have given her pause.\nAs it should you.",
"The excuse that they're taking our jobs is for losers. Period.\nThe unemployment rate for the US in May 2017 was 4.3%. 4% is incredibly low. What jobs exactly are the dreamers taking from you? What, low paid gardeners? Nannies? If you are losing out on job competitions, its not because you went up against a dreamer, its because YOU WEREN'T QUALIFIED!!!\nI'd wager that the vast majority of these people are hard working and honest. They pay taxes and contribute in a positive way to our country, yet we would send them back to a country they probably cant even remember and have zero bonds with. We would take away there lives. Why? Because a bunch of losers who cant be bothered to become either adequately educated or trained to meet the requirements of a new employment era have decided that, as per Trump, THEY are the reasons things aren't working out so well. \nIf the above reasons aren't enough, we'll need every tax payer we can get to help dig us out of our debt.",
"\"It was a lot of talking past each other,\" Reuben Loewens said. \"There were lectures about smallpox. There were bigger issues for some of these people.\"\n\n Sorry the legacy of colonization of Alaska was hard for you to hear about, but it sounds like MAYBE, the folks you were talking to--I mean, being 'lectured' by--have a history of being trampled on by colonists, and they are pointing out how now might be a good time to make that right.",
"Yes I was around when they hit Bligh reef, which is one of the stupidest accident that can happen at least in PWS. I actually have a large life ring from that tug. Overall Crowley had a better safety accident/safety record than others in the industry and they have the added benefit on speaking English not Cajun.",
"You are amazing. You and your buddy Outsider77 would have had a fit if the JUDGE (not the DA or the police) sentenced him to years in prison for those crimes. This is a tragedy, plain and simple, and to place blame on the piloce and the DA lacks both credibility and knowldege. It is easy to criticize from the cheap seats. Funny how we never see you or 77 out in front.",
"Alceste,\n\n So, in other words, we're a mere bunch of insignificant layabouts up to no good. \n Right?\n But at least we're not a bunch of corrupt business types working for a rigged economy making the rich richer and the rest of us poorer.\n Right?\n Not only that, about 75% of us are gay. You can tell easily when there's a news story about religion. 90% of us are always against it. (Against religion and against the news story as well).\n Right?",
"I thought they'd already made Fridays a Liberal holiday. What's gone wrong? Someone strayed from the compulsory talking points?",
"\"Public service journalism\" is a huge misnomer -- a euphemism. This is simply a new way to get the general public to help pay for leftwing propaganda. People like Pierre Omidyar and Civil Beat are going to inundate us with their opinions hoping to persuade us. They will do that as a hobby, which they have every right to do. But now they reincorporate as a tax exempt charity, meaning that they and their \"donors\" can write off from their taxes every penny they spend to spew their propaganda. Taxpayers must make up the difference to pay for the welfare state which Omidyar et. al. are pushing us to approve of.\n\nThe tycoons of do-gooder big government think they know what's good for us, and they want to make us agree with them, and now they make us pay taxes which they no longer must pay so that we can have the privilege of being bombarded with their propaganda. Now these tycoons all over America are getting together to cut costs and share their propaganda. How wonderful is that!",
"Apparently, Shelley Moore Capito has got the message in WV, Rob Portman in Ohio, Heller in Nevada - there are others in the Senate. The Washington Post is reporting that McConnell could only be sure of the votes of five of the Repugnant conference, so he pulled the tax-cut bill from consideration - for now. \n\nNone of this would have happened without intense pressure from constituents who have paraded their family members' health emergencies in front of the public. Of course, the evil and corrupt McConnell will try to bring this p.o.s. tax-cut bill back, but it is up to us, the People, to make sure we hang this albatross around the necks of every Repugnant running for re-election.\n\nYou want to put a dagger through the heart of this attack upon the healthcare of millions of Americans: VOTE! Don't look for heroes to rescue us: VOTE!",
"Obo, you are always good for a laugh! It is you that are uninformed. Rural preference subsistence, in areas, is the law. You have no excuse, except, perhaps for low-watt intelligence, to distribute your personal yo-yo myth.",
"Well you guys had 7+ years to do something. Anything. And then you asked the Senate to take away health insurance from millions while we consider a replacement plan. So nothing after 7 years but they'll get something thrown together in the next 2 years. Yea, uh, no thanks.",
"I encourage congress to kill Obamacare and replace it with nothing. Let 18 million go uninsured. Let insurance companies go back to dumping you when you get sick and refuse to cover you because of some past condition. Bring back the number one cause of home foreclosures - medical bankruptcies. Allow our emergency rooms to turn away people they don't want to care for. If you can't afford healthcare because you don't have enough money, it's your own fault.\n\nAhh, back to the good old days, before the government ruined all that.",
"Someone should follow up on the comment DOC Commissioner Dean Williams made about Medicaid paying for Vivitrol treatments after addicts are released from DOC custody back in January at the town hall meeting in Eagle River. Backroom deal, hmm?",
"CMD: Slice of pizza.....bake a cake...(not catered,BTW)...are both services/accomodations provided. Both are subject to statutes regarding refusal of services to protected classes. Perhaps you don't think LGBTs should be a protected class. That's fine. Perhaps the bakers didn't feel lesbians ordering a cake for a wedding should be a protected class. That's fine too. I think 55 mph is too \"slow\" a speed limit on highway 99 north of Eugene. That's also fine. However, I'm well-served by obeying that speed limit. I guessing you see the point I'm making. regards, Gary Crum BTW: I'm not sure mentioning that it's primarily \"right-wing fundamentalist Christians\" who wish to use First Amendment Religious Freedom as a justification to discriminate against homosexuals is quite the same as \"using the N-word.\" again, regards, Gary Crum",
"I think the public deserves to know what the original tax bill was. \n\nIn other words, how many PFD checks worth in tax liability was forgiven for a Rasmuson as the Rasmuson Foundation openly campaigns to reduce PFD checks for low income Alaskans? \n\nThe CBC will never stop until the beneficiaries of their organized crime network are dead or in jail.",
"Oh dear!\n\nDon't forget gluten, trans fats, sodium and calories per serving.",
"A few years ago, in the small city (~55,000) of North Bay, ON, a young person came up to a pair of street cops & \"You guys have to do something--this stuff is killing all my friends.\" And he was right.\n\nSo the police officers, & the chair of our local Community Drug Strategy Committee, got together & developed a P4P (Patch For Patch) protocol\n\nThey consulted with the physicians & the pharmacists in the area, & the protocol was voluntarily adopted within a month or so.\n\nAnd then they advised the over forty other communities in Ontario who adopted, & adapted, the protocol to their local situations.\n\nThen they lobbied the local MPP, who submitted a Private Member's bill to the legislature. It received all party support, & was given royal assent in December 2015. And then the wheels fell off. Subsequent to 'public consultation' the Ministry implemented regulations that have no teeth, at least as far as prescribers are concerned.\n\nSo the problem is.............who, for patches and pills?",
"The reason he is owed compensation is that Canada failed to protect his rights as a citizen — despite being warned by the Supreme Court, the government acquiesced and allowed the US to illegally detain and torture Khadr. \n\nThe award is actually good news, in the sense that it reminds our government that they can't just pick and choose which citizens they want to protect.",
"I'm constantly amazed that people don't understand the benefits of our publicly funded health care and pension systems have for private business.\nAs in less demand for employers to provide the same benefits out of their pockets.\nPlus the whole thing is managed and back stopped by someone other than the employer.\nThen there's EI to support seasonal businesses find workers who can afford to take a McJob.",
"Not Joe........I don't understand the cheap shot at Alberta and the oil patch workers who are not having such a great Christmas.\nI hope your Christmas was a good one.\nI think most producers would be quite happy with $60 US prices and it would be also very helpful to the Canadian economy. We are all better off when Alberta can be a net contributor to equalization.",
"And I bet most New Zealanders meet only healthy Canadians, because sick ones don't travel very much",
"Of course my above comment is just a philosophical gripe. Taxation is a balance between not enough, and too much. However, the argument of the legislature being bought and paid for is a tired diatribe. If you are an expert in the economics of lift cost specific to the arctic environment, perhaps you should testify before the group you disparage. With a plentiful resource, the producers can manage an immorally high tax rate, grudgingly. What they cannot withstand is uncertainty and an entitled state government spending beyond reason. \nDrilling budgets alone account for close to a billion dollars per year, in greater prudhoe. That is, until the commodity crashed. Then drilling was slashed, thousands of jobs were lost. Their profits are still paltry, de-insentivising drilling, increasing production, and creating jobs for Americans.",
"This selective meme is BS...they have always had enforcement for most non-profits, including those 'conservative thinkers' who entered into political advocacy...and they through a hissy fit on a Faux, sort of their war on Christmas, and don't listen when it was pointed out that it wasn't true so Doug you need to relax, there are plenty of dark money sites for conservatives that allow your tribe to do anything they please. But you like the false controversies...of course that's a Faux news' business model...gin'er up!\nIn truth no church is harassed enough...walk into you typical radical right church and you will find voting guides. Enough said.",
"Well - environmental toxins are at the bottom of a lot of it. It's true there are different genes that can be involved and so the way in which it is expressed differs, however, I know people who have kids who were hyper, distracted, too intensely mono-focused or always anxious, and the approach I outlined above worked for them. MTHFR genetic defects seem to underlie some of it. Heat shock protein defects are also a big issue.\n\nWith autism, there are similar issues in many (not all) cases, however, they tend to be far more extensive and more digging into the root causes needs to be done to make major breakthroughs.",
"Is it only me, or does anyone else find it ironic that Equifax is trying to make up for their boo-boo by offering identity theft protection?\n\nIf it weren't for their lax security, nearly 145M people would have little to worry about!\n\nGiven that we have no say in whether our personal information is collected by such firms, I think a class action lawsuit would be appropriate if they aren't forthcoming with quick and generous restitution to anyone who is victimized through their carelessness.",
";the guy who will be kicked after one term is in the office now, being the most out of touch delusional pm in our history, a card member of the cult of canada save the world bs,, its people like you that vote one party regardless of damage that is the real problem canada has, SHEEP!! so get some help loser, canada is in real trouble and its liberals in ottawa and ontario doing the damage",
"Unfortunately Ambassador - Canada will likely be throwing Mexico under the Agent Orange bus in order to consolidate a lasting economic and prosperous relationship with the USA. If NAFTA is revised it will be to ensure that the USA can strike a better deal with both our countries.\n\nBut deep down you know that Orange Crush really only has a problem with Mexico not us.\n\n The world may be well moving to improved bilateral trade deals where trust is maximized and away from multilateral trade arrangements that are too easily exploited eg dumping, IP violations, currency wars etc.\n\nThat is where we have an advantage. Canada and the USA work together in some many different ways that the USA and Mexico do not- through border security, through NORAD, through NATO and through immigration and trade.\n\nVia Con Dios Amigo",
"\"So what have you done to fix the problem - nothing, I bet. Nice distraction\"--Nice special pleading. It's telling that you think the bigger societal problem is something that empirically causes fewer deaths every year. If you're willing to live with 88,000 people dying of alcohol-related causes, then your hysteria over a number that's less than half that is telling.",
"Maybe, maybe not. Washington won't let me have a look at their books. LOL. But..millions of people from the baby boomers and older paid IRS because it was a requirement to pay it forward. When Washington passed SS they subtracted from every paycheck. I wasn't asked and being young it didn't matter but I worked and paid in because Pres. Johnson told us that it would be there drawing interest to be an aid in our old age. Interest would be a buffer for low input. Would have worked if interest was left in tact. But, it was a good plan to pull in trillions. New revenue to use untill each person retired. Back then you had to pay in to get any payout. Now you don't so goes the mess. But we did our part. Now we don't matter to government. Time to raid the principal. Sort of like the PFD restructuring. It's doomed.",
"Inconvenient facts are considered uncivil around here. \n\nTouch on hard facts like relative reproduction rates, absence of tolerance reciprocity, gender marginalization, genital mutilation, the practice of taqiyya, the dominant faith in 9 of the 11 areas in the world identified as 'high conflict zones', or scriptural authority for acts of genocide, and the Globe will censor your comment. Speculating that the Globe's actions confirm exactly what its columnists ridicule, that'll get you bounced too. The Scandinavian cartoon reaction seems to have spooked what was once called Canada's National Newspaper.\n\nHugh Segal is using his traditional red tory eloquence to overlook an important turning point in Canadian political history, and we can't even discuss it here. It's been a bad year for political elites and the MSM, yet they don't seem to be getting it. It's time for a principled bit of spine, and they are jellyfish attacking what they purport to uphold..",
"SD - Good thing for you that your mother didn't think of that one.",
"Last year I took redundancy as the director of a small finance business, and was really taking some time to consider what my next move was. Over winter the market was slow, and although I had interviews and coffee-meets lined up, I was crawling the walls with boredom and although I wasn't willing to jump into the first offer that came in, I had had enough of being at home.\n\nAn old friend who manages a pub was desperate for staff so I responded to her Facebook post, and we agreed that I would pour pints for her two days a week.\n\nI can identify with a lot of the author's sentiments, but this is in London (UK), so there was also the added dimension of the shameful British class system. Management were paid well below a living wage, and had to work 50-60 hours to pay the rent. Customers spoke to the staff as if they were trash, and the concept of tipping was treated as if it were vulgar.\n\nI'm back at work in my industry now, but with a broader appreciation of how to be a good customer.",
"I was replying to another post not the article.",
"I am old and mostly liberal. I subscribed to the Anchorage Daily News my entire adult life until last fall. The new ADN had some time earlier instituted the robotic censorship that has the arrogance to restrict comments. I wrote and told them that if they didn't rectify that I wouldn't continue subscribing.They didn't so they can thank this \"Civil Comments\" effort to prescribe political correctness and conformity. I am not so liberal as to be correct in my remarks for Rogoff or any other reader and certainly not for a computer.",
"In the meanwhile, lying behind the radical left media's Russian witch-hunt, and the sorry sniveling Dem's (who still can't believe they lost the election) is a big, fat nothingburger.\n\nComey earned his firing. The only thing that could have been executed better is the timing, and that's ALL.",
"Insurance coverage might be a killer.",
"Well, I laughed out loud at the review. Love it when a critic gets 'loco' with indignance...hilarious stuff.\n\nAnd now I have to see it...cannot possibly be worse than Event Horizon. I tried to get my money back after 5 minutes. When that didn't work, I loudly stabbed myself in the eyes with the plastic fork that came with the nachos, also the worst nachos I have ever had, until the usher agreed to give me my money back.\n\nBrutal.",
"Exercise of any kind is therapudic for any disease!! I have MS and if I didn't get on my treadmill and train, I would probably be in a wheel chair!! I know that it is nothing like the big \"C\" and I contribute to fund momograms for people who can't afford them and do mine every 365 days!! Thanks for sharing.. Dee Dee is awesome to share her experience😍.",
"You have a fanciful imagination and you are a purveyor of FAKE NEWS.\nLOL!!!",
"The last time a president (G.W.Bush-R) lowered taxes to repatriate money 21,000 thousand American jobs went to robots.\n#45 every time he opens his mouth, or signs an E.O. Canada just looks better and better.",
"No, I didn't make that point. Please don't twist my words. Since I don't know all of their ideologies and motivations I can't judge their vileness. Maybe some are motivated to provide vaccinations to children in impoverished countries or ensure better healthcare for wounded veterans. I do happen to know what the Kochs' are, and they're vile. \nWhere I suspect we're in agreement is that the ability for the super wealthy to buy our politicians (for whatever reason) is corrosive to our democracy. As soon as you allow the practice for a 'righteous' cause, you start down that slippery slope.",
"Oh Rochy give it a rest will ya. First off you have never read Marx or Gramsci and the fact you keep devoting words to a thinker from 150 years ago is tiring. Marx helped usher in a lot of the rights you as a worker enjoy today. And a lot of it is very dated for sure. But what I don't get with you low effort types is the anger and hostility and the child like arguments. \nNow just what did Thomas say that was wrong rochy? Is he increasing military spending? I heard he was, so that increases debt; is he cutting taxes on the wealthy? I heard he was so that is also increasing debt. And the wall rochy the wall.... he says he is going to pay for it up front and bill them later...will that add to the debt rochy? Trump has gone bankrupt 5x and stiffed people for large sums of money and could care less. What are your thoughts on that debt rochy? Is that a good way to do business? You can do it rochy you angry man-child. Where are the cost cuts coming from rochy?",
"I get it...its easier for you to write long and content-rich NEGATIVE articles, than positive ones. I wonder if its easier for a restaurant to put poo in your burrito than rich, spicy beef and beans?",
"\"Yep, alternative medicine around $34 billion, Pharma around $15,000 billion, good comparison!\"\n\nAnd yet it is the Wakefield's and others chasing the $34 Billion that are falsifying the data.",
"I have spent too much time in little aircraft flying in the bush. I had to have an operation to remove all the impacted PenAir seat cushion I sucked up my you-know-what over the years. We have to wait for the report, of course, but I'm here to tell you some of these outfits don't follow the rules all the time. Once I flew all the way from Atka to Dutch at 250' and then, landed in a complete white out in Margaret Bay. I didn't even know we were landing until we touched down - all by GPS. Three weeks later that plane, pilot and a marine pilot from Homer were lost in Makushin Bay, all they found was a seat cushion -true story. \n\nBUT, even the great ones meet untoward circumstances. Tommy Madsen, for example, a guy I flew with and would have chosen to fly with over any other. \n\nCondolences to all who are affected.",
"This article was not clear that it was a private individual, not associated with Mountain Trip. Both the NPS news release and the Mountain Trip (June 2 team) report state that this was an unroped individual, not part of their group. Being a mom of one of the guides, I am confident Mountain Trip takes all safety precautions advised by the Park Service.",
"The difference being - Ignatieff was a private citizen living in the U.S. at the time. Harper and Day were on the taxpayer's dime, opposition MP's to a majority Govt - yet they went on foreign soil and misrepresented themselves as speaking for the majority of Canadians (what they said as the \"silent majority\"). Delusional at best.",
"LW2, I have COPD and am on oxygen 24/7, and cough a lot. If I had to get up & leave, I'd never sit down during most outings. While I do cover my mouth, I often get \"stares,\" not only in restaurants, but grocery stores, as well. I just simply explain to those close to me, who look concerned, that the COPD makes me cough--my lungs have to be cleared out in order for me to breathe and live. And I am not contagious. That usually \"clears the air\" for the other diners/shoppers.",
"Same here. I am saddened by each event but not sympathetic. We should of course make sure that this cultural aberration is not exported to our country.\nI now avoid travelling to the US and only go there when obliged to for work. They seem happier when isolated. Eventually I hope that they will learn that tolerating the slaughter of innocents is not the ‘price of freedom’.",
"We the readers are delighted. We have had a fairly peaceful week on the news front this way. No articles full of journalistic dumpster fare dished up for public consumption. Give that reporter a tranquilizer. Since when do we have to take a reporter from Playboy seriously anyway? Give us some dull, factual, unopinionated news instead - sort of like eating whole foods instead of fast foods. Much more nutritious and enlightening.",
"No the feeding frenzy will be O'leary feasting on Justin in 2019.\nYes their will be NO NDP vote next time around , NO Kathleen, just high debt, soaring housing cost, lies and broken promises.\nShould make for great media!!!!!\nBye bye status quo, your 39 percent wouldn't happen again.",
"A few years ago the BC civil service had developed a serious employee morale problem - the result of constant cuts and a ruling class made up of political hacks and bullies. So the deputy ministers came up with a way to improve morale - they authorized directors and senior managers to give employees small gifts such as ball caps and sweater vests (purchased from the public service \"store\") as rewards for demonstrating good morale.\n\nAfter an announcement about the big \"roll out\" of this amazing program the same brain trust sent out a notice to inform everyone who received this largess that they would need to claim a taxable benefit. Since doing the paperwork to claim a $7 ball cap as a taxable benefit is more hassle than the ball cap is worth the \"rewards program\" was viewed as punishment by anyone singled out as a recipient.\n\nNeedless to say, when the ruling class decide to tax the petty benefits given to small earners it can backfire badly. Let them eat cake?"
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lol...I know better than to vote for a fool or someone I don't trust...but I'd vote for someone I don't trust, before that fool Trump. I do trust me. Ask about me.. you would trust me too. you should have wrote me in.. T....... .....n | [
"The transition team knew that Flynn had been acting as a foreign agent for Turkey during the campaign. The transition team knew Flynn had contact with Kislyak before the infamous call. Today we learned the transition team knew Flynn was under federal investigation for that Turkey work during the campaign. \n\nThe transition team allowed Flynn to become Natl. Sec. Advisor.\n\nThe folks on the transition team have some 'splainin' to do. \n\nGuess who was the head of the transition team. \n\nIf this goes where it could, Pence should be toast along with Trump. And hopefully Ryan loses his post when the Freedom Caucus and the Alt-Right throws a shit fit over all this.",
"The Russian troll farms have cooked up the appropriate line of propaganda for their bots to reintroduce and echo.\n\nAnd Bitebart was first in line to start the ball rolling again.\nThe line of propaganda is crafted to appeal to those who have no view grounded in reality, those who are easily led to believe the exact opposite of any evident reality.\nTrump/Putin can tell their followers up is down and they'll all chime in that anything else is fake news.\nTruly wondrous, …the extent of the indoctrination.\nTrump can murder America in the street, (…and he's hard at it.), and yet his followers won't lift an eyebrow.\nThey're too busy listening to Sebastion Gorka, or Alex Jones or some other equally crazy loon.",
"FINALLY COMING OUT WHAT A PERVERT THE SON OF A BITCH IS!",
"Do we question why white judges in the South for years threw black men in jail with no evidence or sense of equitable punishment?\n\nI do AGREE that we all carry bias and that includes judges. And if bias is inescapable, and it is, then maybe we just have to work from the assumption that bias is going to show up in human behavior regardless. \n\nI also see positive bias (which matches mine of course lol). A bias to love children is not common to all. A bias for financial safety is a reaction to our more primitive instinct for self preservation* *cavemen didn't build up IRA's. \n\nIn a diverse society that requires cooperation, is a bias to one's own tribe going to damage the social structure and potential strength of the community? \n\n If religious bias leads to charity, empathy, compassion, I'm OK. If religious bias is toward killing non believers, I have a problem\n\nMaybe the best we can do is recognize our bias consciously and deal with it.",
"wow you need serious help with your hate harper stupidity",
"Looks that way. This is what it's come to; if you don't agree with their politics, you must be beaten, imprisoned or lynched. How American! Yay, Constitution! Yay, reasoned debate! No free press! No voters we don't like! No dissent!",
"We continue to buy oil every day from Saudi Arabia why the left wing nut jobs in this country are against pipe lines transporting our OWN oil to the rest of Canada.\nSo we just continue to prop up Saudi Arabia to the detriment of Canada.\nTHAT is hypocrisy.",
"Eff the America hating Donkeys!",
"Here’s one example of why accepting face coverings in public is not a great idea:\nhttps://youtu.be/yB9J51MA8uw\nIt’s a Toronto Police press conference. Two individuals walked into a jewelry store wearing burkas and cleaned it out at gunpoint. They were not muslim women, but allowing a segment of society to normalize such clothing created a situation where the criminal’s “disguise” raised little notice or suspicion as they travelled to and from their mark and made them near impossible to identify. I believe the violent crime remains unsolved.",
"Well I am convinced. \n\nHanoi Jane get yourself checked for dementia.",
"I have to laugh at Mr. Eastburn's saying the civilian assault rifles look \"little different\" then a semi-auto hunting rifle. They look a lot different, in fact, what they look like are military assault rifles and carbines, and their purpose isn't for hunting, it is for \"big boys\" to \"play war\" with. The AR-15 was the progenitor of the M-16 and M-4, and they are identical in operation except for selective fire, they have similar high-capacity quick replace magazines, the same deadly power and accuracy, and the same capability to kill many people in a very short time.\n\nSemi-auto hunting rifles in most states are limited to 5 shots before reloading, and seldom are more needed.\n\nWe call those Cabela's military style rifles \"civilian assault rifles\" because they are primarily owned by civilians, and they are the weapon of choice for assaults upon multiple civilians. If it looks like a duck and it shoots like a duck, it probably is a duck.",
"And your \"Anti Muslim \" rhetoric is clearly on display here. The person is clearly asking advice and is open about their history. All they want is a little advice and not a mouthful or crap from people like you. Without \"Social Justice\" there are many things in your tiny life that wouldn't have happened that you take for granted. Get over your self worth",
"“sportsman-like”???? The guy goes up against a meat eating predator with a sharp stick and its not “sportsman-like” enough to suite YOU? You are a liar and a fraud James Dickey. You use “sportsman-like” conduct as a ruse to cover your Anti-Hunting bias. Look below at Roy Anthony, there you see honesty.",
"I'll give it to you straight motely - as a racist, white supremacist, neo-nazi, etc., you don't have the cojones to stand up and admit it. It's quite clear to the forum that your claim of \"independent\" is phony. You're an ongoing insult to humanity and deserve the labels of a hateful, cheap shot jerk. Using my daughter in your creepy sexist posts is disgusting and that abuse I will never forget.",
"Kiszla,\nYou are fishing from the bottom of the barrel to print that non story. That was the dumbest \"sports narrative\" of the year. Perhaps you should win the \"Goodell Liar\" award for most contrived, meaningless, blown out of proportion, story about Tom Brady.",
"I will have to check the latest when they publish, but given the brackets earlier posted and changes in deductions, I fall in the group mentioned and my taxes would have gone up. This bitch be playing for the Republican team since she is talking about those brackets and rules as this mornings changes have not been specified."
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"I know you but what am I",
"I had been against recall in the past thinking controversial but the right decisions would then never get made(eg GST was needed to replace manufacturer's sales tax) . However, I have changed over the years to your point of view.",
"You should read Shakespeare instead of quoting him out of context.",
"Don't expect others to do your research for you.\nYou're the one making the claim. The burden of proof is on you.",
"Please set me straight on the \"falsehoods\" I am posting. I certainly don't want to become the CNN of posters.",
"They could save a lot more money and resources by having Donald Trump fix it, trust him, he'll get it done all by himself. ;)",
"Typical hair-splitting baffle gab by a politically connected, legal personage. We in the trenches like to call a shovel a shovel. And there seems to be a lot of the brown stuff on good 'ol JT's.\n\nOur Fearless leader is careening down a slope of his own making into the big brown pit of political promises. Stand back folks -- you might get splashed.",
"my point was that Russia was doing the voting and Trump KNEW.",
"I don't want my \"Like\" to be construed as an endorsement of the Yankees ... but otherwise, \"Like\" it is!",
"I am a conservative voter as well. Smith had no substance. It was the Flames that broke the camels back for me. I do not agree with bending over to their demands.",
"Yet people bought them. And were good with them, otherwise they wouldn’t have.\n\nThen our elected betters decided they know better. The height of patrician arrogance.",
"I don't recall ever rooting for Hillary. You remember the investigation that was announced the last weekend before an election that got Bill elected the first time? And the charges against Bush1 that were dropped right after the election? I have never been for HRC so maybe you are the ones that just woke up.",
"I don't have to provide proof, the Repubicans have already done that.\n\nSome of them have made a career out of it.\n\nTom Price.\n\nPaul Ryan.\n\nAnd Social Security isn't heading for any fiscal cliff.\n\nLike I said, peddle your fantasies and lies to someone more gullible than you.",
"You say\"don't go where you're not wanted\". Good advice, you should follow it.",
"And you're sure the people you want to replace them with are truthful, or do they just tell lies you're OK with hearing?",
"On May 9 I'll be good with whoever wins...as long as it is not Christy Clark.",
"Lets' not get carried away- \"Ashamed to be an American\" is too much.\nYes, Trump is pretty awful, likely the worst president-elect since Buchanan, but there is ever so much more to America than him. Millions and millions of good decent people, and remember, more of these Americans voted for her than him.",
"m: Proof? None. Nothing but fake news and delusional thinking. PS: Like it or not he is your President too. But you already knew that.",
"Trump's an actor. You think HE'S neat.",
"Pandering to Putin, Assad and Trump is not what I consider brave.",
"Trump is also possibly signaling to those that may roll on him that he'll pardon them if they don't. \n\n\nMafia Don, behaving sooooo prez-uh-den-shul and so obviously not guilty, while getting all butthurt with Yertle about Yertle not protecting Don from investigations.",
"I understand the sentiment behind your column but Trudeau played it the only way he could. Found common ground, included Ivanka and didn't embarrass Trump. Yes we'd all have loved to see him land one on his nose but not the time or place.",
"Remember we live in a world where lying and honesty don,t matter see trump",
"There's the post of the day, folks.\n\nThis past election should be known as the election of false equivalence. Yes Bernie would have been better than Hillary, but Hillary would have been WAY better than this chaotic kleptocracy.",
"I wouldn't say all politicians are crooks but.... as you mention, when the pool is shallow, well.....\n\nI do wish all the best to Mr Gravelle though.",
"Protecting OUR President, whether you voted for him or not, is our duty - PERIOD !!!",
"I wonder why you take the time to respond to me if I am not effective at communicating through an account",
"I was listening to NPR last night, and heard someone talking about some area of policy or other in reference to the upcoming Trump regime. (I hesitate to use the term \"administration\" in regard to them, as that seems to be one thing they have no interest in at all.) He said \"I have no reason to believe\" that Trump would not be reasonable in some area of policy. However, I don't think that we have \"reason to believe\" anything of the sort. \n\n The unspoken assumption of this column, along with so much blathering right now, that we are looking at \"four bad years\" but then the next election could fix things. What in the world would give you \"reason to believe\" that many people supporting Trump have any interest in their ever being truly free elections ever again? The Republican Party has been promoting one scheme after another since the late 60's to make sure that the votes of the \"right people\" count more. Actually winning a majority seems to be out of their playbook at this point.",
"Walker using a child to deflect negative attention on himself. Obvious questions prepared in advance. Typical political coward. Not that the legislature is any better.",
"Mr. B Scrambled,\n\nCalling people \"sore losers\" is a great way to make friends on the otherside, do it much?\nYou try and make yourself sound reasonable and start with a sore loser comment. You don't even being to understand what a Trump Presidency means to some people. Good people that he demonized and ridiculed. Obviously you don't know any of those people or you would understand why he deserves all those labels. Maybe you do know \"various minorities,\" so eloquently described, and you just don't care. Don't know you well enough to make that call.\n\nSky isn't falling down, true. Doesn't mean we should lay down and take it from a guy who admires the way Putin operates his country. Yeah, that would be un-American.",
"I'm not sure, why do you?",
"I watched about a minute of it before I started laughing out loud. It's not worth the time, believe me. When colorless Don Richey writes over and over\nlike a stuck record (16rpm) about _______, I'm once again reminded of those words of wisdom penned by Jerry Jeff Walker, \"You're just p****'n in the wind, bettin' on a loser friend\". C'mon Don, you must have something going on instead of hovering over the RG's CC. Turn off the monitor, head out of the house and down to the 7-11 for a Snickers bar, a big gulp, and biscuits and gravy. That oughta hold you over for a while until alt-ambidextrous comes calling.",
"Look at our \"Congressman\". All puffed up like he had something to do with keeping his constituents insured. \nWell, he didn't. He could never make up his mind how to vote. \nAnd now he's very quick to point out how clever he is and how the Dems are to blame.\nWhat a fraud. But, that's no news bulletin, either.",
"Is there any falsehood that could be uttered about the Trumps that would be materially worse than the reality?",
"So you won't be staying at Trump hotels.",
"That's because you are so well educated allie. Maybe the reason you can see through him so easily is because you are so much smarter then President Trump. He has only been running a hugely successful business for 50 years, and found his way into the White House. You on the other hand, are a brilliant backseat driver that makes insightful comments that entertain the masses at our local newspaper.",
"-over again, for years, physically invading the privacy even of young girls. To get such a monster elected to the highest office in the land, propagandists had to convince the gullible that Hillary was a monster. Who would have thought that a plurality of voting citizens could be so easily deceived? Who could think that even now, with Trump's promises of retaliation and revenge against the perceived enemies of White America tossed without ceremony into the post-election trash bin, that those who voted for such a man still trust him to act on their behalf?\n\nIt is truly funny in the way of dark humor that a bunch of ignorant, bigoted crackers were fooled into electing a New York billionaire who lives in a golden palace on Fifth Avenue on the premise that he would act in their interest. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Those of us in a position to benefit from tax breaks and corrupt mingling of public office with Tammany Hall handouts may prosper, but the majority of you - cont'd",
".\n.\ntrump being asked to step down by his OWN PARTY:\n\n\"Virginia Congresswoman Barbara Comstock (R), however, had no qualms about urging Trump to drop out of the race.\n\n\"Donald Trump should step aside and allow our party to replace him,\" Comstock tweeted. \"I cannot in good conscience vote for Trump.\"\n.\n.",
"Unlike democrats like Bill Clinton \"It depends upon what the meaning of the word 'is' is.",
"So you don't feel that Trump's enemies should stop trying to claim his presidency isn't legitimate. Did you have the same response when the \"Birther Movement\" was questioning Obama's legitimacy?\n\nWhen you deny the legitimacy of an election (on the eve of the inauguration, no less) you are indicting the whole political process. It was an unworthy tactic when the Republicans used it, and it's no more worthy when the Democrats do the same. \n\nYour bias against Trump is understandable, but it appears to make you say false things. Trump did not offer a personal or political insult. Nor did Trump say anything about Lewis' record on helping blacks in America. He said only that Lewis should pay more attention to the needs of his own constituency.\n\nIf Trump comported himself as you would like to see, he wouldn't be president today.",
"'Land of the brave...' so long as your words don't frighten us... and the 'home of the free'.. so long as you say what we want to hear and you don't disagree with us... The differences between the administration about to take office, and the foreign administrations the US has historically opposed, are narrowing daily.\n \nThe truth is somewhat painful and those that support(ed) Trump have now come to realise that their veneer is thin and showing them to be made of the same xenophobic and misogynistic material. Incredibly, many of them are women. And I really don't care for Meryl Streep. Has another President or President Elect been so patently insecure ?",
"That is, quite simply, not true. I have had many discussions/dialogue with posters here - reasonable posters who know how to exchange ideas with respect and conviction. Not, of course, with those determined to go for the quick put-down, snark, sarcasm - you know. The ones who post laughing faces on so many posts, or simply disagree for the sake of disagreeing with me and others.....\n\nTo your request to provide you with a comment that has altered the way I view things? Altered? Not really - but considered and respected views from other commenters? Rock, John David, some others....even Bro on occasion.... \n :-) I have even found myself agreeing with Elagabalus recently and remarked on it.\n\nTypically, these posters do not go for the silly put-down, and although I may disagree with their position, I can respect them. When you go for the cheap shot? \"Lady Paprocki\"? Not so much - it just proves to me that there is nothing there in your argument worth considering.",
"If animals could vote, they would tell us humans to but out, you have no idea what life is about.",
"So he doesn't trust the Canadian Voter?\nThis guy is worse than Hillary Clinton and her deplorable comment.",
"Perhaps, some Americans need to see how bad things can get before they realize how good they had it before.",
"I don't think we need to overly worry about the folks Trump picks as his advisors. Remember he said, \"I consult with myself\" and \"I watch lots of shows\"? Finally, \"Only I can do it.\"",
"For the latter, my apologies; I misunderstood you (and retract!).\n\nFor the former, my assertion has nothing to do with my \"beliefs.\" I never said the data \"assumes\" all Trump voters are racist or uneducated. I said it suggests level of education and racial views are strong indicators of support for Trump.",
"You're a non sequitur.",
"Well it is good that they are speaking. I just hope the Donald doesn't try to shove his weight around. Suspect it would backfire almost immediately.",
"\"Btw, it wasnt Trump but Obama...\"\n\nThank you.",
"Sydney, I suspect that he got most of his information from the above stated Palin. And that scares me.",
"Would it be more bedda if I did da kine pidgeon English.",
"Hey Buddy \nTake a breath\nIt must be very difficult to think straight with your head shoved up tRump’s @$$",
"Just think we could have elected Ben Cayetano and had NO RAIL AND NO NEW TAXES!!!!! for those of you who voted for Cladwell Bachi to you",
"You seem. Confused, that was Obama..",
"What you don't know won't hurt you, right? The only thing consistent about trump...he's living proof human beings can devolve when there's money and power at stake.",
"No, you do not. Read the Constitution.",
"Excellent, but as you say in the opening paragraph, a different Party would have to be in power.",
"What should be used instead?",
"Actually, you should be surprised, considering the collusion that lead to this.",
"You are actually more concerned about a presidential candidate's tax returns over the overall health of the candidate? Are your priorities inspired by the Alaska state legislature?",
"Political Black Mail ????",
"I agree. But criminals like this POS has more rights than his victims and potential victims.",
"_\" a wide variety of people who know her, have worked with her, prayed with her, experienced her leadership, and they all said, “she is warm, funny and truth worthy.” So the impact of this was….wait for it…nothing.\"_ -- RyanC\n\nAs evidenced by the same old false narrative continued without pause by the same old hate-Hillary posters here.\n\nLFS2 took offense because I chided him for not learning about Clinton's true bio ... and not having any interest in learning.\n\nBut, if she's so evil, who and what are all these people -- even many Republicans, and not just other politicians -- who have gained such admiration for her through actual experience working with her?\n\nOf course, she's made mistakes; and some of them were big. Some were honest mistakes any of us could have made, and some came from a political calculation that I disagree with. (I think DeFazio is a terrific congressman, but wrong by not supporting more effective gun regulations.)\n\nShe'll be an excellent President,\n\nTrump? Crazy!",
"I saw that quote and my first thought was that Sen Sasse was correct except to say that it isn't \"Trump's\" office, its ours...",
"In almost every thread I've read the entire election year, I was being told how \"Republicans\" were the \"Dangerous\" ones. \n And here we have Republicans getting ready to play a \"Charity\" game to raise money for a certain Cause, when a Sorry No Good POS Left Wing Bernie Boy Socialist tried to gun them down and was successful on 3 of them. \n Since 2008 Obama has been doing his Dead Level best at dividing this Country up and way too many Idiots have bought into it. It's time this Country has the wool taken off of their Eyes and see the Truth standing before them. \n Socialism Is Not Good for America. In fact, it's VERY Dangerous.",
"I have a question for the senators. What line has to be crossed by president Trump that would lose him your support?",
"BTW, you're wrong that a large majority of the Democrats are so disillusioned and disgusted with Clinton and, in fact, favor of Sanders. Clinton won so you guys are in the minority. \n\nThe thing is, Sanders was my first choice...but he didn't win...so I'm supporting Clinton. If your contention is that, since Bernie didn't win, the \"principled\" thing to do is to attack Clinton and (as a lot of Bernie supporters are saying) vote for Trump in order to put Clinton in \"her place\"...well then I just don't understand it. \n\nExplain to me, Paul, how someone who supported Sanders until it was clear he lost ends up as the target of the \"feel the Bern\" firing squad? And that is just what the disgruntled Sanders supporters sound like...a firing squad hell bent on purifying the party...much in the same way the lunatic right is doing to their party.",
"I don't know why you called Klastri the failed ACLU lawyer. It was the Donald after all who filled bankruptcy on more than one occasion. \n\nI would not be willing to be president. I have no government experience so I would also be like theDonald, a fish out of water.",
"\"Honest\", as in made up... because, as anyone can see, my name is different from theirs, Sara. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that it is not my account. I notice that this is the first post of \"mine\" that you have ever replied to... Kind of telling.;) I await them changing their name again to match mine, like the coward they are, instead of conversing with me, man to man/woman/child that they are. Also, their writing style is no where near mine. You bullies and trolls can keep trying to get me to leave, but like Trump, you'll find I am a lot harder to get rid of than you think. I have no issues changing my name over and over.",
"he got a lot more votes for president than the so-called pos in the white house",
"Since you seem to have a handle on Mr. Dalton's bias, perhaps you can elaborate on yours.",
"If you are a woman and you can't envision a woman in a particular role , then you won't vote for a woman in that role. Germany and America are two completely different cultures. Think cheerleaders vs a country that really gets hate speech. I love Ms Merkel but she wouldn't even get on the ballot in the US. I am an MD, I have dealt with sexual harassment, I have been groped on a Toronto street and I have encountered more misogynistic doctors than I care to enumerate. Many of my wonderful patients have dealt with far worse. Yes Margaret, there really is a different life experience for men and women. Secretary Clinton was hit with wave after wave of extrinsic forces that were far outside outside the normal electoral process. James Comey's behaviour was appalling. He berated Clinton on and on and then said we are not charging her with anything.Who gets to do that? Which man would get treated like that? Not Trump. He was only being investigated for collusion with the enemy. No big deal.",
"As intelligent and educated as Burke is, he seems to have little knowledge of human beings. Trump and Clinton are equally untrustworthy albeit in different ways!",
"Yeah I don't want to look at these losers either although it could be quite possible that I will end up in just the same position. Clean them up a little, put a suit on them and they could make the same phony living like the rest of society does. The key is that you have to be able to constantly talk all the time and tell your employer what a great guy you are. (Or current president appears to be good role model) Or you could be a policeman.",
"Mark, in other words, why not forget about being a politician! Don't you have any other skills?",
"What do you personally know about either of these attorneys? Could it be that you've been on the losing side? Yeah.",
"Is this the same Mark Levin who opposed the President and thought Clinton would be a better choice than Trump?",
"No people like you are the reason why America is in the state it is now! I'm so sick of you liberal people, trying to shove your agenda down my throat, and so are other people. That's why Trump won. Republican politicians can't even go out with their families, without being harrassed by so called open minded people.Trump supporters are being beaten on the streets, but the media wants to flip it, like it's liberals being bullied. Bullcrap! I really don't give two cents what you think of me! Parents are abusing their kids and filming it, just because their kids voted Trump in a mock election at school, but my kind is what's wrong with America! Good one.",
"Keep yout hands off the Permanent Fund. It belomg to 'We the People'.",
"My only additional traits would be Respect and Dignity.",
"By the way, still waiting to see what qualifies you to comment on, well, anything. Remember you sneeringly demanded to know my qualifications? I provided them. I'll assume that if you don't produce them, you have none, and are just a bitter, self-involved Republican victim.",
"and you sat there with your arms crossed, saying no, but wait until election time and your seat kisses you good bye!!!",
"Don T. Care sounds much better than Don Key Care.",
"Just another anti Trump piece of drivel. Give it a rest please. He is a democratically elected president and there is nothing you can invent that will get rid of him before the next election.",
"If those rules existed Hillary probably would have been elected.",
"There, there, no need to fight: It was my fault. I should concluded my original post by saying \"Canadian political voting mechanisms at all levels are laughably easy to monkey with.\"\n\nThat would have made it easier to understand for some of the more challenged readers.",
"To quote LBJ (who was referring to J. Edgar Hoover) I think the Republicans feel when it comes to Donald: \"It's probably better to have him inside the tent p!ssing out, than outside the tent p!ssing in.”",
"puts her own interests ahead of the public's\n\nawful leader",
"If I were Trump, after watching the Comey debacle during the election, the FBI certainly wouldn't be very high on my 'trusted advisors' list.\n\nIf I were Trump (and the majority of Democrats who denied every CIA report of WMD pre-Iraq War) looking back over 50 years of CIA assassination attempts, regime changes, 9/11 failures, etc. etc. I don't find them on my 'trusted advisors' list either.\n\nIn both cases, I see professional bureaucrats trying to protect their own rice bowls and those of their associates in the other 12? 14? 15? intelligence organizations who we have 'no need to know' about, but just need to send money to support.",
"You apparently didn't read the mayor's statement. It might help if you start with that.",
"If comparing the Donald to a seven year old makes you feel better, I'm happy for you but, the guy \"WON\" the election so please try and get over yourself already!",
"Hah I was about to say the same thing.",
"Interesting, I've spoken to people on both ends of the discussion.",
"You forget that Trump is the master at whipping up feelings - often based in lies and manipulation, the antithesis of reason and objectivity - for his own personal and political gain.",
"Get informed on Levin. He was definitely a Cruz guy but he has grown to appreciate Trump. If I were in charge of US public schools I'd have his books as mandatory reading.",
"No, no....not quite fair, dear peers.....\nAnnie does not get to make her insinuations and offer her judgments without me being allowed to defend myself. THAT would be uncivil....\n\ntherefore - repost.\n\nReally! You are in some sort of position to judge that?\n\nPoint out to me the lies I have told that give him the right to call me a liar.\n\nGo ahead. I dare you.\n\nWhat you mean to say, I think, is that his liberal leanings are more in accord with yours....and that, apparently, gives him the right to make judgments and call others names.\n\nWell. As I said...I dare you. Or I, for one, will accept your apology.",
"If there is anyone who should be worried about recordings, it's Trump.\nBut he's stoppid enough do have done himself in this way too.",
"Somehow I doubt you've ever been hurt by a fact.",
"Including nascent fascists who want to throw Americans like me in cattle-cars. And I will defend myself and mine against them, inshaa Allah (God Willing).",
"Boots> I'm sure you're referring to the DEMs also, right????",
"Rather you're hoping to deflect from the reality you hope to conceal.\n\nYou do frequently call for the elimination of whole classes of people, that kind of thing is a regular feature of your comments, I'd say that makes you a kindred spirit to those who have been installed in the White House.\n\nWhat? Not so proud of it when it makes your heroes look bad?",
"Don't count on that.",
"come on it wasn't Me...... post more information, sitting right next to phone. You want someone else to call me? chicken chicken.......\nyou have to be a cry baby lefty with no friends.",
"Oh, please !\n\nThe G&M wouldn't even recognize many of these people as Canadian before Trump got elected.\n\nThe Thomsons' silliness continues....",
"Mussolini know it's common on both sides, but when is it OK to have bad behavior just because somebody else did it? We're talking common sense conservatism here Motley. \"Would you jump off a cliff just because Johnny did it?\"\n\nAre you seriously trying to tell us that Putin's interference in our election process is OK? I don't want to believe that's what you meant. \n\nNow if you mean that Russian release of selected documents did not decide the election, that there were plenty of people that would not have voted for Hillary under any circumstance, then I will agree with you on that. I think Clinton and the Democrats lost the election for many reasons.\n\nBesides, if Trump would be removed, (the most extreme possibility), another conservative Republican would rise to the office anyway and the Democrats would face the same minority position that they have today.",
"lol...Right! I'm sorry if you can't handle the truth Dick.",
"I'm no alt-lefter. I'm a man. I don't like Justin Trudeau in any way, shape or form (forum too). BUT, he is far less of a threat to his country and the world than Donald Trump. The mind-set and tone of Trump's speech last night was politically suicidal. I had thought that he would try to \"reach out\" to more Americans than simply his most rabid supporters. Nope. None of that. I'm starting to think that he knows he is \"going down\" and wants to be as defiant as he possibly can so that he becomes a legendary icon for the 25% or so of Americans who view him to be already the greatest American leader ever.",
"You should listen to people rather than parrot grieveance narratives.",
"No, they like the idea of getting rid of Trump, same as many of us who aren't a lefty or righty. Duh.",
"And you, of course, were all ready-teddy in support of our last REAL president, no?",
"You really should see someone about your anger, its ruining your life, not that that is a bad thing in your case.",
"That's usually what a political party says when it knows it's no one's second choice.",
"If Pence was a real man of faith and conviction he would immediately step down from being Donald Trump's second. In fact, he never should have accepted the offer in the first place. It's not like he didn't know what Trump was at the outset. Rather, he trotted around behind Trump denying and making excuses for his behavior.",
"As someone who has had access to some of Piercy's e-mails, I can attest that she has been actively involved in subverting the rightful role of city councilors (e.g., George Brown and Betty Taylor) who have dared to challenge what she and Ruiz want to do.\n \nA vote for Vinis is a vote for Piercy's puppet.\n \n-- Paul",
"I know most of you liberals don't pray but you really need to pray for President Trump's safety.. Pray as if your life depended on it.",
"I think that is what he said. He is not excusing his choice. He is exprssing his regret for not doing something at the time. That doesnt fix it, but the more people that accept and share his current view, then better i think.",
"You know, Garrison, maybe the folks he spoke to in Houston WERE happy ---to be alive! Stop trying to find negatives in everything Trump says. Haven't you ever heard that it is best to give one the benefit of the doubt??? We do that for you and your ilk, regularly!",
"I suppose that could be a connection. But Russia has smart folks who can do research, (if this is a state sponsored attach this is a certainty). I'll wait for evidence of such shared information before assuming it's true. If it is, that's a very damning piece of evidence that would show collusion\n\nLets let the investigator figure out if this a real lead.\n\nIt seems obvious to me that the Trump clan had a serious financial interest in conducting business with the Russian state, (this is not a free market for investment in any way, it requires friend in high places in most athoritarian nations.) This is a fact we know and without minimum financial disclosure by Trump, it's very hard to measure look for influence. \n\nWhy this isn't seen by Trump supporters as a real problem and conflict of interest is surprising to me. I think of conservatives as 'realist', not insisting of financial disclosure seem idealistic. Yes politics can be corrupt, buy so can private profit seeking.",
"Why didn't you vote for May then?"
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Wow double d, what an amazingly revealing thing to say..."better to be thought a fool then open one's mouth and remove all doubt." Oh well, one down... | [
"The same old rubbish just a different Zuma. The Zumas either think that we are all stupid or they Simpy don't care. Accountability does not apply to the Nkandla clan. They all are a curse on South Africa and are still busy wringing out the very lost drops to fill their gigantic piggy banks.",
"Ko coerner......keep in mind, this is how the democrats lie to sway uneducated people down the wrong path. Such ignorant and foolish children they are and, display it very well. Phony people and phony accusations. One lie after another. Sad, our country has gone that way.",
"It's just really hard to find an Indigenous Asian Female who's transgendered lol",
"After a respectful amount of time is given to grieve, family members who may wish to speak about this should be given the chance.\n\nUnfortunately the world will most likely not hear their voice. The media will view this through the same scope as Merkle would view an outright apology. \n\nMerkle's dead. Trump's wing of protection. You progressive jerks out there tell me who is the dangerous one.",
"Poor corporal 11 enjoy the bloody Mary's double shot. Wait awhile before you down the aspirins.",
"Tomorrow's Globe Editorial: Trump Still Not Assassinated. Only 1,361 days to go. Sad.",
"hey goddess, watch out out for that pile of #$%^, ohhhhh, sorry, too late.",
"I work at fred meyers currently at this exact location. I have had one interaction with Henry Johnson and he is every bit of an asshole that this article makes it out to be. They will write you up, and fire you for ANY perceived slight. Some of the other managers are just down right liars and will back stab you and write you up on your day off. They say they are a company about employee culture and family but its all a lie. They dont even pay a living wage. If you can pass a mouth swab drug test (easiest one) and you like being treated like shit for shit pay, fred meyers is the place for you. Nothing fabulous about working their either.",
"While the rest of the world is seeing a rise in shark attacks, Schatz throws blood in the water. What an idiot!",
"Hey - in case you have not noticed, the Democrats don't have to do anything, the first graders is himself working his way out of office. Even tillerson thinks he's a moron & he works for him. When will his supporters finally get a clue?",
"don't blame Kerry\n\nhe is just the lap dog of Obama\n\nblame the dog owner",
"You lost. Did the right act this way 8 and 4 years ago? Suck it up and move on. Be productive in society, we will mail you your participation ribbon.",
"Another non sequitur emanating from the \"Adult Day Care\", To equate IQ with ability to lead the United States is a totally erroneous conclusion. Another famous showman PT Barnum (of Barnum and Bailey Circus fame) was also very intelligent. In fact he was intelligent enough to keep his circus with it's clowns out of the White House. Not so with \"The Donald\"",
"Well, your being presumptuous about what I feel or think Charles. You've never heard me question white privalage. I'n sure how you twisted \nthat into my denying it. \n\nYou don't know what I have done or not done to influence my sphere of friends and family. In short your provided a negetive stereotype for all white men that gave zero regard for me as a person. That's just being a jerk.",
"And the fools in BC voted for them.Guess they forgot about Bob Rae.",
"Why do racists always bring up \"black on black\" crime to excuse black people being killed by police?"
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"Time to take Fat Boy out.",
"More like a \"pout\" Layla me thinks",
"I did. \n\nApparently you did not. Please read it, and tell me where I ever said what you claim I did.",
"Well, you know what they say: \"jump in bed with Caesar and you're bound to get screwed - only not in a good way.\"",
"If you were \"horrified\" by this, then you are indeed, a snowflake.\n\nMildly off-put, OK. Even embarrassed I might accept. But horrified? Get real.\n\nNow, swear on a stack of Bibles or Korans or UN Declarations of Human Rights that you have never thought of, or used, a racial epithet and never chuckled at an ethnic joke. Ever. Or else it is you that should be sanctioned. Ouch.\n\nsimply too sanctimoniously funny.",
"\"Couldn't care less.\" Times two.",
"You are correct. When I wrote my comment everything seemed good. It was only recently that I saw that the Left was drowning out the voices of the Right which is wrong. Frederick Douglass, who fought Dems supported slavery, said it best: \"To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the speaker.\"",
"That must have removed a burden from the minds of Lee and Davis.",
"Weird story. Makes no sense. Pass.",
"unfortunately democracy requires me to accept your \"ill-informed\" opinion . . . and the g&m civility standards prevents me from using the \"word\" i really wanted to use . . .",
"Don't know how to take your comment. Its either funny or hilarious. Sorry about the boat, plane and horse. Thats really beyond the pale.",
"I was going through those numbers the other day ad thought they were really interesting",
"More common than you think...",
"Good for you Chelsea. The amount of corruption and vote stealing and rigging by the DNC is astounding. But having a delegate flipping the bird as a mild protest is going too far! \n\nReminds me of a quote from Apocalypse Now:\n\"We train young men to drop fire on people, but their commanders won't allow them to write \"fuck\" on their airplanes because it's obscene!\" --Col Kurtz",
"JesusChrist, Julia O'Malley, step up your game. After what just happened to Hillary Clinton, what are you thinking or where have you been? This is such old news. Women speak up please!",
"I find it amusing, and very telling, when liberals use McCarthy-like tactics against their enemies.\n\"Have you no shame?\"\nLOL",
"Personally PNG, I try to refrain from commenting on things about which I know absolutely nothing. It works for me.",
"Money pit and passe`.",
"\".... lifts the veil of secrecy from these political events, requiring them to be transparent, open to public scrutiny and reported to Canadian...\"\n\n.\n.\n\nSounds like something that should be implemented for all the grants for fn's, so the members of the tribe can find out where their money is going and why their services are falling apart..\n\noh, wait.....",
"Thank you got clarifying that...but how would anyone have known that? \n\nYou responded to my post about Maximilian Kolbe by using the word \"he.\"",
"The headline is like saying I almost won the lottery.",
"I'd be curious to know if your \"black and white truth\" is in fact actually \"rational, intelligent\".",
"Good comment, but I think you are very naive. The G&M has settled upon this narrative, and will not rest until the rest of us have wearied of the fight and given in.",
"Boy, you got that right. The floodgates are opening.",
"That's right, I didn't present a \"god\" argument, I presented a good argument. You just aren't open to reason.",
"not when you can make up your own as you've done here.",
"\"Even if YOU see them as liars . . . .\" you say. Chim, there are none so blind as they who\nwont see.",
"So much for going down with the ship...",
"It's great that someone took Khan to task for her comments. You go to university to get educated not indoctrinated.",
"Rachael your comments are perpetual wedges, meant to separate and distract. I'm trying to see how you, personally, answer for the extreme level of corruption we are witnessing from within the highest ranks of this administration. I don't need a petty anti-liberal jab, I want to know how this impacts you as a citizen.",
"Me? I'm not the one making excuses for a blatant lie - or the one qualifying how big a lie must be before it is considered a lie. \n\nSpin or deflection - whatever you want to call it, I think you are very proficient.",
"Quite able, thank you. It is not all that difficult.\n\nI can also recognize insult, put down, snark, and your intent. It is ridiculously easy. 😁",
"It used to be, in the past, that this decision making on what race to get into was done in the backrooms, privately without much fanfare. Must be that the world of political campaigns has changed in which a person who wants to run for office needs to make their choice(s) public so that they can see where the support money will go to. \n\nMaybe it's forced transparency by the members of the parties, sick and tired of having their candidates dictated to them by faceless, nameless individual advisers who sit \"behind the curtain\".",
"This reads more like a personal favor than anything else. I'm not crying any tears for this swamp-dweller. He'll find some other cushy think-tank job to push his crackpot notions.",
", M3: \"...while Trump spoke in private to one other Man, ....\" unfortunately that's not really the case, is it? when you're spending the day with a microphone on for a big time production house...you must assume your mic is always \"hot\".\n i'd not be happy my 19 yr old shows up with hef. she shows up with trump..i get worried.",
"Right back at you.",
"\"I have heard Trump speak and compared to his predecessor its absolutely scholarly.\"\n\nThanks - you made me laugh, Harry!",
"Of all the names you could have chosen, you picked that.\nAre you trying to mislead people?",
"Weights always could do this, I guess it's positive the realization is becoming more public.",
"If it were $2000 it would sell itself, since I can casually pull it out in public and show I have money to burn. Remember Blackberry's Porsche branded phones? Features don't even need to work. In the primitive brain, money=status.",
"Yes like the speaking engagement fees dirty bill got after the sale of uranium to the Russians. Funny how the Clinton foundation taps have dried up with no play to access. \nTruly entering the mind of the left is an exercise in madness, thank God for TRUMP.",
"Nice one. That cut deep - and you stayed on topic too. Oh wait. 😂",
"Well, that certainly went right over your head. I tried, next time I'll dumb it down a little more.",
"Can you go into detail?",
"Are you really naive enough to believe that no charges equals no corruption? But I could settle for \"lying\" and \"self-serving\".",
"Uh huh. Can you post a quote from the article to that effect?",
"Well it is good that they are speaking. I just hope the Donald doesn't try to shove his weight around. Suspect it would backfire almost immediately.",
"That's the way the Big Lie technique always works: those who fall for it can't retract under any circumstances because the shame factor is too big. If they admitted they fell like rubes for the grossest, most obvious con in American history, their self-esteem wouldn't recover. They'd wonder how they could have been so wrong; and if they were wrong about Trump, what else were they wrong about? \"Pretty much everything,\" whispers the tempter. So they slam the door. Easier to knock back another shot of Fox than to pay attention to their own insight.\n\nBrave and intelligent people go through such internal crises knowing they'll be stronger, maybe even wiser, for them. But your average bloke (or blokess) can't handle it. Once they check into in Trump's Hotel California, they can never leave. Is anybody surprised that a preponderance of Trump's worshipful fans grew up on the Left Behind books?",
"I didn't write the comment your replying to. That would be Ken Woods.",
"Which is why ESPN is doing a slow swirl around the toilet bowl. It might as well screamed \"political correctness \" over and over agin into the camera, it would have made more sense than the nonsense they put on last night. Train wreck is saying it lightly",
"The real question is... will it be BETTER?",
"Thank you Brett. Following the \"I'M VAIN\" check off list needs to become the practice for all of us in this day and age when anything can and will be said. Repeating un-truths, mis-truths, and outright lies only spreads confusion and dissension. And yes, a critical thinking class incorporating this subject should be a mandatory core class in high school and universities.",
"well if it as me I just would have jumped out of the way.",
"RD, you are to be commended for your very skillful weaseling. Peace and blessings to you.",
"Oh quit spouting facts... lol\nfunny how they only quote one stat to suit their purposes.",
"I think you meant to write \"YUGE\".",
"There are 11 words in the first sentence of my comment. Read them and make a attempt to understand fully before you spew your negativity. Now Consider yourself educated. But please note that what you do with that education is strictly a example of your morals and values as a human.",
"Maureen Dowd's mind is like a witches cauldron with magical things floating in the bubbling brew - you can pull out a sprig of truth, but you have to be careful of the poison toad floating along side it.\n\nHer final sentence is Delphic cypher. I say balderdash to her cooked frogs!",
"Thanks so much! \nSo much better than deep Deep DEEP gut wrenching resentment.",
"Nope, just confidence that the owner has a modicum of knowledge.",
"Thanks.... it was my first censored comment.",
"\"Congratulations\" in \"con-land\" means the opposite.",
"I'm not sure what you're talking about, since I all that I said was this one thing wasn't credible. I didn't propose turning owners of \"novelty items\" into criminals, that seems rather to be your contribution of an idea. I'm not sure that's really a good one, however. Seems a bit facile and disingenuous.",
"I wonder if it would work to say something flagrant that would catch Civil Comments' attention -- and also include a \"Hey, editors! Your subhead and second paragraph are messed up!\" message.",
"You said it, not me...",
"You are naming one single event. My comment applies to dozens over the years, including 9/11 where plenty of Canadian elites focused on the \"blowback\" narrative, on the \"had it coming\" narrative.",
"Reporters are not supposed to be stars, but conduits to facts.",
"Really? Do you know what \" at risk\" means? Give me a break!",
"After reading this piece of .... article, I have lost all respect for the author.",
"If you are a male better forget it....\n:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjB83vcWhCY",
"little weird and overly dramatic there phil.........",
"That is what democrats do,",
"Be careful what you wish for.\n\nYou may get it, good and hard.",
"DT: Fun fact: What does your comment have to do with this article?",
"Better under it cause there's a hot mic on it ;)",
"was there ever any doubt......Wynne touched it afterall.",
"If you read my comment, thinking differently is not the issue.",
"And I think you've missed the point. \n\nThe above advice is a good way to ensure you get to say what you want to say. For the most part people listen to other people who sound like they have something to say. And I dare say I (and other 'males') have listened politely and respectfully to women who do that. \n\nAnd you shouldn't belittle yourself by saying, \"I haven't seen it . . . but it sure must happen\". It's a good way to get yourself not-listened-to.",
"I can't help but notice that you ignored the more difficult substantive questions to offer a throwaway response to the rhetorical one that I posed. Please do continue..",
"That would make more sense",
"well I'd like to know your B.A.R.# because your legal advising is right on par with what one would expect to be prejudiced with from the looks of the dump trucks rolling around the register guard. and if you aren't a naive crony trying to be part of the law society and their Malarkey, your as insignificant, but now more on a Big Brother type of gig. maybe your aware of it, but highly unlikely, you've become a well trained corporate cheerleader. A TOOL. And didn't even know it.",
"Taipan, You would be more believable if you revealed your real name. Otherwise, you can make fake claims with impunity.",
"guess that's one way to build up the democrat voter base.",
"Even without the reference to the MP your comment would be nixed.",
"Nice hit piece. Maybe we should dig into all the people who have ever expressed praise for you and judge you by the worst of them.",
"\"Copying my comments and using them is nothing but tacit acknowledgement of their truth.\"",
"OK, I found the screen shot. 05/27/2016\n\nSome guy JD (who disappeared shortly after) wrote: \"I asked you never to address me again. If you do it again, we're likely to have problems. Do you know what c-hack is? No. Keep antagonizing me and...\"\n\n(I might've conflated the part about \"casuistry\" with something else. Not sure.)\n\nCould forward the screen shot to Civil Comments for anyone who, like Tridentinus, calls me a liar.",
"It's an idea, but I also have to put it up against the idea of ignoring people--which I have some objection to since I've been in some communication with Pan for a long time already. I have been in several unpleasant situations where people found ignoring other people was acceptable while I found it ugly, like shunning. I tend to live in hope that there must surely be ways of communicating with anyone; that is foolishness, I know, but I will likely die trying because I value attending to others a lot. It does, also, allow other people to carry on conversations at times while I distract the distractor. I've also walked away from a few lately.\n\n\nI also don't always like letting comments stand unanswered when a response--while irritating to some--also lets the infrequent reader know that there is likely to be a response to the gibberish some people post. I am currently settled on the solution that a couple of people have mentioned, which is to give a few tries before calling it good.",
"Want to understand the establishment and 'Deep State\", read,\n\"None dare Call It Conspiracy\"",
"Curious that my comment, with no insults, simply emotionally disconnected opinion was immediately removed as \"uncivil\" yet, this one remains...\n\nAll I said was that the first gen will have the living memory of war, they will know all too well what they fled. The second gen is at risk, they will likely have romantic notions of a homeland they have never seen. This risk will be compounded if isolated ethnic enclaves, where education is low and poverty is high are allowed to flourish\n\nMaybe one of the resident Censors can tell me where I went wrong?",
"I am sorry but don't really know what you are talking about.",
"Another G&M \"phenom\", so they told us",
"A rare victory for Righteousness against prevailing powers that be.",
"Sounds like the typical leftist deflection to me. The priority here is to get honest debate out, not find out who is saying it. What does that really matter. I could give you a hundred examples of how a person can be harmed in their personal and professional relationships by simply stating their opinions in a mass media environment. I'm sure you can conjure up a few, yourself if you try.\n\"Comments tend to be less civil, carry less weight, and are less worthy of dialogue.\" According to who; you? I certainly draw my share of responses from your side and way too often those responses are nothing more than a bunch of childish name calling, stereotypes and, oh yes projection. But it gives us all a window into the liberal mind. So I say get yourself a handle and go for it.\nDo you want to know what people are actually thinking or do you want to make them the issue so you can label them then attempt to marginalize them; as liberals are prone to do?",
"in reading these comments, it's quite clear the internet has created a whole lot of \"legal experts\".\n\njust confirms what I already knew.\n\nthe double standards displayed here is staggering.",
"Where did you read \"everything\" in the original comment?",
"Your comment is not even in context, mh. Not unusual for you, of course. Maybe take a nap?",
"He who says the least often has the most truth to share. I agree with you George.",
"Heaven forbid it follow evidence and context!",
"If they stood their ground- somebody would be hurt. I would call it wise, not a wuss-",
"Sorry to say but I apparently missed that. Care to enlighten us?",
"Good gawd, don't give them any ideas...",
"The integral word is won!",
"And supposing in answer to you challenging me for back up I had replied as you just have: \"There is ample backup ... Just look for it\".\n\nYou consider it civil when you dish it out, but anyone who dares to challenge you seems \"uncivil\" to you.\n\nP.S. Check back previous exchanges between us. Which of us ended up having their commentary removed because it failed the civility standards? Here's a clue: it wasn't mine.",
"It's a joke. Maybe a bad joke. But don't start censoring humor.",
"Appears enough of the brown bags of appreciation have been delivered to the appropriate legislators and\na \"deal\" has been reached. The Kabuki play or dog and pony show can be put on to fool you all out there.\nIt is sad that good sense and financial sanity will be thrown out the window along with the future of\nour vaunted Republica Bananera. Next stop: Puerto Rico.",
"I'm not sure how anyone can disagree with that....",
"People who block the comments of others are not interested in debate or discussion only in what they have to say and to hear what they want to hear.",
"I’m glad you realized your deflection failed. Don’t quit your day job for a comedy career though.",
"I have never heard anyone - not even the strongest Liberal supporter - call this fool intelligent. Remember the editorial cartoon during the last campaign that featured each of the leaders as a Wizard of Oz character? Captain Crayons was shown as the scarecrow with the thought balloon saying \"If I only had a brain\"",
"Thanks for your fictions.",
"There's a reason this article is buried in the back..",
"A few other designations I thing should be available:\n? - Who knows?\nD- Depends on the day\nB - Both\nN - Neither\nG - Guess\nC - I'm so confused\nR - I don't remember any more",
"This is the second post of yours that left me speechless. You believe in an interesting God. You can keep him.",
"You meet the nicest people a Conservative function. I surprised you are surprised.",
"And the facts he apparently twice warranted FBI curiosity yet continued to be a \"law-abiding\" security officer with access to everything a citizen has speaks to how easy a psyco can pull off such a crime-if we continue to defer to PC rather than common sense. Has everyone forget San Bernadino and how the people that could and should have spoke up said nothing?",
"How about \"that\" person, is that more appropriate?",
"was there a point to be made in this post?",
"Really, R.D? Do you have any actual evidence to back up your assertion or is it something you read at Breitbart.com?",
"And you would know the difference? :)) LOL\n\nFunny, how quickly you forgot to address the fact that you know nothing about diplomatic telegrams, and their use. :))) Instead you lounged into a personal attack. Typical, I would say for those loudly proclaiming their \"progressiveness,\" whatever that means. :)))"
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"Kellyannne is the new face of evil in America. Washed-up peroxide blonde liar... I mean Lawyer.",
"Our system is a JOKE!! Disgusting!!",
"If it's government screwing you, like the Republicans say Obamacare did, that's socialism. If it's a corporation screwing you, and profiting in the process, well that's 'Freedom.'\n\nRepublican politicians are nothing more than hacks who are paid to keep the money flowing uphill while they clutter up the minds of gullible voters with empty promises of fixing the American dream.",
"It's oh so \"progressive\" (and not the least bit hypocritical) to enact gender quotes and discriminate on the basis of gender - as long as the discrimination is directed towards men, correct?",
"Anti gun? Yes I am. The insanity spewed by gun nuts in this thread proves my point. I went from \"some people can handle guns\" to \"you know, NO ONE needs to have a flippin' handgun, ever, for any reason\" quite quickly reading the aggressive, posturing nonsense posted by you people.",
"Ludmilla, Ludmilla, I would love to continue this conversation with you but your preoccupation with \"catechism\" rather than \"religious education\" suggests that it is actually fruitless.",
"no there is no 'world of difference,' war is war - young men fight, young men die\nbut please continue to defend ur Librano friends and know that 71 per cent of us think ur a loon",
"Jack, Really?, why the heck did they have their money in our banks to begin with? Don't they have banks over there? It all sounds rather sordid and paying it off \"clandestinely\" in cash is really suspicious. It reminds me of a massive drug deal. How did Trump scam anyone of his creditors? Bankruptcy maybe? You know that is legal and its actually loosely based on the Bible. The Israelites forgave all debts after 7 years. What a concept. Millions of Americans take advantage of our bankruptcy laws and thrive afterwards. A good thing!",
"The Rogers clan can sell their four properties up on Lake Rosseau for approx 25 mllion and give Tulo a raise....then he might raise his batting average up to 250\n\nSerioulsy folks how daft are the Jays fans. Leading in attendance with their pathetic team. Do they really have nothing better than to root for overpaid immigrant athletes, some that cannot even speak English....ghees. Common fans, learn a sport, take up water activities ride a bike as I do. completing 95 kilomters up in the Forks of the Credit. Much better that sitting on plastic seats in a concrete tomb. \nRemember the Participaction AD.......need I say more.\n\nGet out and off your butt and quit idiolizig these guys who dont give a rats a.....s about Toronto or you.\n\nI know the truth hurts, but they ONLY care about their paycheck.\n\nBTW not charge for this free bit on advice.",
"Even attempting to use the word 'factual' in a theological discussion is ludicrous!\n\nThe Catholics will be surprised to discover that they are not Christians. You would think that the guy buried in the Vatican would have some slight claim to be a follower of Christ, at least. Not to mention the one supposedly buried in St. Mark's in Venice. \n\nAll the \"Pieces of the True Cross\" and most of the other Saints' relics scattered about Europe are most likely bogus, but there seems to be at least some contemporary history for those two.\n\nWhether Catholics are Christian illustrates the problem. \n\nTheology and doctrine define a 'Christian'. Then you kill eight million people in the Thirty Years War to make sure that your definition is followed.\n\n380 years later, you want to reopen those wounds and kill off the Catholics because they are not Christians, I guess.",
"\"Anybody who can kiss that many asses, that quickly, is so primed for success in the American workplace that they don't need your crappy restaurant job.\" \n\n^This.\n\nAlso, having been both the chatty person and the languishing-in-line-behind-the-chatty-person person, I think the best thing to do is smile and get over it.",
"Sorry dude, a guy who assaults women is the dregs of society. A woman who rubs you the wrong way is just a woman who is smarter and more successful than you.",
"Get out of the tub Joe. Your brain is getting waterlogged. Your fascists lefty buddies in black masks are not Republican nor Christian. I haven't seen anyone beating up people with a cross lately. Republicans respect private property and don't throw burning trash cans through windows.",
"There is nobody who'd like to see the loathsome Trump out of the White House more than me, but being an incompetent, narcissistic bigot isn't a \"high crime or misdemeanor.\"\n\nI wouldn't be surprised if Trump has indeed committed impeachable offenses, and if so I hope they come to light sooner rather than later. (When the Russia investigation is finally concluded, I expect there to plenty of \"there\" there.) But, until that happens, we have to wait. \n\nRemoving people from office because they're offensive is a very slippery slope and would be a disastrous precedent for the nation. Sorry, Mario. I agree that Trump's \"lack of moral leadership and his own racism and hatred disqualify him from being president.\" Sadly, that isn't a sound Constitutional argument for impeachment.",
"many standards need to be flexible, and trump is a cave dweller.",
"Amen. Plus, I have had to \"approve\" as many as five comments — sometimes twice — to get my own posted. It's a dumb system."
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"The liberal elite impose their will. There are serious issues with Obama's \"program\" which acutely limits the rights of the accused. CU is oblivious and defiant in keeping Obama's policy in place. This is just another example of how far Left even our public, taxpayer supported universities have plunged.",
"Civility was so overrated it would be better to get a full diet of nothing but niagra. Gaurenteed to be boring, statistically disingenuous, and insulting to ones intelligence and moral ethic. Much better if not psychiatrically journalized",
"Libertarians&disabilityrights discern that covertOregonmodel assistedsuicide bills empower the medical industrial complex over our choice. Our choice is not assured by these non transparent laws even as they are deceptively sold that way",
"And why is it so difficult to stop what is clearly a form of insanity, lazee? Instead of attacking me, offer us some of your wisdom. Or do you think these regular eruptions of mass killing are somehow a normal part of civic life?",
"The Mayor and his Chief did not arrest the illegal counter protestors that had no permit.\n\nWhile KKK and neo-NAZI fools at least had a permit and even defeated the Mayors legal moves to alter the permitted location.\n\nThe Dumbs want to erase the Civil War they started from the pages of history.\n\nThose are Southern Democrat statues.\n\n\"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. ”\n George Santayana, Life of Reason, Reason in Common Sense,\n Scribner's, 1905, page 284",
"That's a real complex argument you got there, buddy.",
"yes it is crazy what the G&M is doing to force mass immigration and backwards religious dogma down our throats, very disturbing editorial policies here.",
"Just can't resist adding the derogatory expressions, can you?",
"\"Soon everyone will be guilty.\"\nThat is EXACTLY the objective; if no one says anything for fear that it is illegal, no one will speak out against the Lefties' speech--which is what they want! You don't really think this law would apply against Lefties, do you? Only Lefties will enjoy free speech; the rest of us will be prosecuted if we say anything in public.\n\nIf this Liberal wet dream becomes law, it'll be time to sharpen the pitchforks . . .",
"This guy can't be reason with diplomacy or any other means of civility. The focus on our President and his presidency are distractions and North Korea's ace in the hole to overcome our country. These people are intelligent and united to destroy and or overcome our placid attitudes to conquer us. It's easy especially when there are dissensions within our \" United States! \"",
"Actually, Summers, quite the opposite is true. This is the environment that the extreme right IS creating.",
"\"left wing biased indoctrinators\" - you appear to have a problem with educated people. Your knee jerk reaction to education will result in a less educated society. Perhaps we will get to pick doctors like we pick our presidents, we will choose them based on whether they are a person we would like to have a beer with rather than whether they have been educated well in medicine.",
"Hey, Bubba: the results are staring all of us right in the face and right now.\nTalk is cheap, actions are actions. We're living the results of what Parnell, Hawker, Chenault, Meyer and Micciche, McGuire, Fairclough/Mackinnon and the rest of the right wing zealots and their enablers have visited upon this state and its people. \nAnd you call yourself \"Koncerned?\"\nMore like, \"What, me worry? - I got mine.\"\nThat's downright prosperity gospel Christian of you, \"Koncerned\"...",
"But your idea of having two systems is looney.",
"LOL...so, It's OK that democrats do it as well...but you're now sniveling because you're losing at THAT as well? What can I say.....you have my condolences?",
"Divide and conquer, right? Grow up.",
"I'd say someone's catchphrase center was triggered.",
"we're supposed to turn everything over to them just because they have bogus polls.",
"I don't hate anyone . As for my intolerance---if that were my case I'd be out on the sidewalk protesting this lady's wedding. You must have me confused with the Bernie and Hillary supporters out there beating up and throwing bottles and eggs at Trump supporters. My mind isn't closed . It's wide open . I can clearly tell the difference between right and wrong. Conservatives choose right , liberals choose and celebrate wrong. It's a sad turned upside down world . Stories like this show us it's getting worse every day.",
"They are clueless and continually embarrass themselves about immigration law.",
"Always: These types of people have NO HONOR. MORAL COLLAPSE at its finest...............\n\nIts come down to it that we the good people just have to take matters into our own hands............",
"The Progressive Politicians allow this to happen. and the sheep keep re-electing them.",
"Someone sent in the wit squad. Spot on.",
"I think you've got that bit about the \"mob\" backwards.",
"Is this supposed to be a surprise? It's typical conservative behavior.",
"In which conservatives are unable to appreciate the problem with equivocating between Nazis and KKK and the people who protest them.",
"Oh give it a rest, it's not about women. It's about a class of people the public want to see the back of.\n\nThere was a similar collective groan in the UK this week when Tony Blair announced he wanted to stick his nose back into things. These people are poison and represent much of what is cancerous about politics.",
"It's comical how desperate you are to find an \"actual comment from a Trump supporter\" that suits your anti-Trump agenda--and how desperate your mindless followers are to give it a \"Like\".",
"I think you meant, \"...the media have a left-wing bias....\"",
"You just destroyed your own argument.",
"Maybe because \"Censors disourage (sic) original thought.\"",
"\"Haha, you should have put a trigger warning before your comment. All the libs can't handle it.\"\n\n...or maybe rational people simply blasted her inane comment out of the water with facts. But continue on and call everyone who disagrees with you names. Most of us have moved beyond grade school.",
"I have no use for Trump, but assuming that his followers are \"pathological\" is a neat way of ignoring the working-class discontent that is fueling his campaign, and was a big part of the force behind the Sanders campaign. It's a wonder how the liberals manage to avoid getting the message. I guess they're too wrapped up in their comfortable middle-class lives to see the writing on the wall.",
"This is the same thing as the last one they voted on, but adding Trump's new plan to destroy the Affordable Care Act. They are disguising the poison bullet that they are inserting. \n\nTotally a sleazy liar move.",
"I'm beginning to think that noisy opponents of anyth8ing should be forcibly injected with it to just above the toxic point.",
"They have taken our constitution and skewed it's meaning to allow them to do this. The evil little racist bigot Jeff Sessions is not fit to work for the government let alone AG. He want's to increase the use of private prisons. He's a Nazi. His comments about pot and the KKK says it all. Somebody sue him out of existence!",
"Unions are a contagious disease constanting looking for new businesses to infect and destroy.",
"Liberals in Government encourage people to stop trying and live off the govt. Then they become and stay Democrat voters. Problem is it's back firing on them and they liberal politicians are lost in space.",
"You have a fanciful imagination and you are a purveyor of FAKE NEWS.\nLOL!!!",
"True, that's always what happens, it becomes a competition to prove who is the most ideologically pure and extreme, the \"pur et dur\", they turn on each other, everyone becomes paranoid and terrified, and chaos ensues...",
"Both groups that you mentioned have similar youth organizations. Your ICE comment was out of line.",
"Injecting politics after a mass shooting and while the wounded are attempting to heal is insensitive and horrible. \nShame on you Denver Post.",
"One of the greatest liberal authorities of our time is testimony to a lifetime of probity in the face of assumed political loyalty courageously attacked. Conflating blatant bias in in the service of anger and hate is an attack on the constitutional values that lie at the heart of our great democracy.",
"You like liberals, so if blacks, however well educated and qualified, espouse anything other than liberal dogma, they're automatically \"tokens\" being trotted out \"for show?\"\n\nNice flaming, yourself, Peter.",
"I agree but it is clear that they either don't understand the Church's teaching on this matter, or they are willfully rejecting it because it doesn't fit their secularized view of life. The post Vatican II Church has failed to catechize the flock properly and the result is many pseudo catholics running around picking and choosing what they want to believe. Their errors, it seems, have been bolstered by a protestantised clergy. It is a sad time for the Church and I weep for Her.",
"Your post consists of a 'little hands' attack and then you call Trump 'immature'? You just have no sense of things, do you?",
"Listen to yiyrself. is there is no sewer of rationalization into which Liberal boot kickers will not crawl?",
"They done did that to themselves, I suspect.",
"I wounder if hitler said that. Not all ideologies are good ones and neither are their leaders",
"LOL. So you want to double-team me with liberal indoctrination? ;-) As far as the amount of typing, there is voice recognition software. Beginning late 50's, here. As far as meeting, why not? I survived a hard core Dem for a boss.",
"Just to be clear....\n\n\"We can all agree the rhetoric is over the top.\" Okay - now. Tell me how helpful it is to refer to people as \"ignoramuses\"? and excusing bad behavior and hurting and killing people because of disagreement with ideology. \n\nAnd I suspect it is not only the Republicans that could \"use a little more introspection to figure out what they are doing to create the volatile situation which gives rise to these incidents.\"",
"Lots of censorship on the Globe forums today.",
"The article didn't mention his religion. Why are you assuming he's Christian? The left is quick to label and attack unless it's someone who shoots up a gay nightclub in the name of ISIS and Islam....then even when his own admission states his allegiance to Islam y'all claim he's just \"mentally\" ill and doesn't represent Muslims...LOL. Threatening to blow people up is crazy but the left I this country takes the cake on hypocrisy and crazy",
"Its remarkable that the Jewish/Israeli special interest camps pay so much attention to Roger and try to denounce him. This is yet another example of liberalism gone off the rails. Let the man speak his mind. If you disagree, then get your own audience and promote your own world view. Roger is entitled to do whatever he wants with his popularity. Why are people so afraid of hearing views contrary to their own?",
"\"Ad hominem is his default position\". Yes you are, but what am I? I point out lies, but more often I argue a positive position on matters of policy.\n\nAs far as gratuitous insults, that's what your post is. You're a sorehead, Motley. I respond calmly to your lawyerly and twisted obfuscation which isn't so complex to untwist, once one learns the rules - red herrings, diversions from the topic at hand, complete refusal to discus the topic - you have perfected all the tricks. And we see daily that you aren't above personal attacks, as this post of yours amplifies.\n\nHere is the outline to happiness in America: liberalism has given this nation everything that makes it not Russia. Liberals are better educated and smarter than Trump voters, who generally are racist bigots. Republican budgets since Reagan have been basically borrow and spend, and give the wealthy every dollar that floats to the top. The only thing that trickles down is the contempt of Republicans for the masses.",
"Let's take it a step further:\n- Let's ban the ownership of pets (makes the pet sale issues go away)\n- Let's ban the ownership of private property (pets should not be owned as property - in fact we shouldn't own anything - it should be shared communally)\n- Let's ban the right of freedom of choice (if you don't own anything there is no purpose in having choices)\n- Let's ban the right of freedom of speech (if you don't need to make choices, you don't need to talk about them)\nThere see - we have achieved Socialist Nirvana! The government will tell you what to do, think and say. All you have to do is live your life... according to their rules. Enjoy. We are slowly but surely trending toward a 1984 revolution and our society is too apathetic to care.",
"Being hypocrites is not a compliment. Somebody really needs to tell these far left Dems that.\n\nAs for slanted news sites, they are only slanted if they do not write what the Left mandates they write. \n\n The good news for Americans is, try as the Dems might, they cannot change facts and rewrite history.",
"Maybe \"a broad, high-quality liberal arts education, one that promotes critical thinking via exposure to the sciences, social sciences, humanities and arts\" was irrelevant to them instead of being \"good and too expensive\". \n\nThe 'critical thinking' seems to me to be more like regimented, politically correct thinking when I glance over at the Duck U side of the world today. \n\nThey, like Berkeley, no longer desire to hear opposing concepts or views. The elites have determined the desired correctness and all others are apostates at best and heathens most often.",
"One must also confront the perverted sense of equality peddled by the \"left\". Equality of opportunity has been rejected in favour of equality of conditions. All men are fundamentally equal because we are created in the image and likeness of God. We are all spiritually equal but do not possess the various human attributes in the same degree and we are not called to be the same. \n\nFor some, liberty to pursue happiness and property contradicts equality. They reject individualism that stresses difference in favour of egalitarian collectivism that eliminates differences. Using the state to redistribute resources to the “deprived” - women, minorities, the poor and elderly - and imposing feminist, environmental, homeless, gay, and transgender agendas by regulatory and judicial fiat. In the name of equality, they discriminate in favor of designated groups.\n\nOpponents of these ideological constructs are condemned as bigoted or depraved.",
"Soooo true. Poor CE is a little brainwashed. Needs to put down the tin foil hat.",
"True on-line trolling (in the proper sense) is very much serious antisocial conduct.",
"Unconstitutional? How about criminal?",
"Pandering to Putin, Assad and Trump is not what I consider brave.",
"it is called trickle down....and leftists don't believe in it.....LOL",
"Cry me a river about rationality and morality, ye disordered.",
"I, for one, Malamute Matt, would happily state unto your face, everything I have ever posted here, which is why I use mine own real name.\n\nAnd should conversation ever actually occur, I would tell you, that within mine own belief system, that Clinton, and their ilk, are much more aligned unto the \"Hitleresque\" ideology than Trump, and his supporters shall ever be.\n\nI am not a Trump supporter, but rather an individualist Libertarian, and voted Libertarian, but I shall tell you this, as I would directly unto you, should we ever actually meet.\n\nThe individual, within this Nation of citizens, matters much more than whatever demographic they belong unto, as assigned by our Government, and that is all the Woodrow Wilson Progressives, and Liberals see, and care about.\n\nAlways the demographic.\n\nNever the individual.\n\nAnd as such, the Woodrow Wilson Progressives, the leftist radicals, and the Marxists, hold no actual power, as individuals are stronger than the demographic they are a part of.",
"Its disgraceful to allow the federal government to control our healthcare.",
"Yeah, the conservaformers really like to misuse helicopters, don't they?",
"isn't it funny how those who piously flout the sanctity of law do so while typically voting for history's worst lawbreakers...?",
"Deeds speak. Words are mere propaganda",
"Stephen Colbert should have received the same treatment for his obscene rants.",
"Catholic Gulag? Seriously? Your comments are very weird. Almost like a Scientology apologist run amok. \n\nReach out, there is help.",
"Those on the right have been looking for a \"Just War\" for years. They are desperate for one that they can claim.",
"Sadly, that is how come we have so much fake news from the far right. They do not care about facts, but about BSing their way.",
"only left wingers who love terrorist found such comments distastefull",
"This is simply not science and I shall now ignore you because I think you are an impostor trying to provoke a reaction.",
"Look up the definition of alt-right",
"Unfortunately it is the undereducated unprepared egomaniacal man-child that has the nuclear codes.",
"haha hahaha .see this is called the roosters coming home to roost. the president and his president son have both become endearing to liberals..or so they thought. .now they see you can't be friends with these people. if this lady had a problem. .why didn't she say it 4 years ago?",
"Several things are severely bent in this country. Thanks for pointing a few of them out.",
"It's not about common sense. It's about power and jobs.",
"Two words: Corporal punishment.",
"If something is going to lead to the realisation of Atwood's ideological nightmare, it is certainly not the Christian tradition, but its absence. \n\nThis (Atwood's) brave new world is well represented and anticipated by the ideological hegemony, straitjacket and control mechanisms of the ever so popular, powerful and rootless phenomenon of political correctness.",
"What a sleazebag. Kent's lunacy has transformed to active harmful treachery.",
"Unbelievable! The Obama Administration should be held accountable!\n\nBack when I was a pup, fires respected limits placed on when they could burn. It's called \"fire season\" for a reason, people!! This kind of un-American behavior is just further proof of the total erosion of traditional family values. What's next, allowing a man to lay with a man!!??\n\n Wake up, liberals, and see what you've done to our once-great nation!",
"And now the rant against Popery begins! Spare me the United Empire Loyalist nonsense.",
"Walks like a duck, quacks like a duck...it's a duck..and that's all this skanky government has done since taking the helm. Liberals can't seem to help themselves going back decades. Where's the oversight, where's the outrage, where's the ethical and moral integrity. 2019 cannot come soon enough.",
"So now it's appropriate to ridicule an opponents physical disabilities? Classy.",
"Excuse me John, your racism is showing...",
"Why does your evidence-free claim make you so upset?",
"Everyone should be careful when they hurl labels at people. And that includes when they label Muslims as \"misogynist.\" Simplistically categorizing people is an attempt to diminish them and their views. It's dehumanizing.\n\nThe proposed motion is intended to heal public wounds. We should set aside our personal feelings, at least temporarily, and support it.",
"Regressive Liberalism. Even worse it is more Identity Politics which we have seen destroy this county already.\n|\nSpecial rights for everyone or special rights for NO ONE. Take your pick.\n\n|\nI say no special rights or laws for anyone. \n|\nSilencing freedom of speech is against the Constitution. The rights of Canadians should be unalienable.\n|\n There should be no discussion, it is a waste of time. They are playing identity politics and it hurts us all.\n|\nFreedom of speech is why Canada and the west are great, it part of our success. So these outside groups are destroying our way of life and freedom already.",
"\"redefining the presidency\".\n\nLOL.",
"Not unlike the \"liberals have taken over the country and are oppressing god-fearing white folk\" movie some people play over and over in their heads.",
"Biased and incomplete? You mean like the eco shilling that comes non-stop on the left from biased, well-funded activist groups intent on destroying the fossil fuel industry in Canada that is one of the most highly regulated, safe and clean systems in the world.? Ya, like that.",
"I am called a liberal all the time, and I consider myself more of a progressive but here we have a case that reaffirms my belief that I am neither and should not accept a label. I do not know what has happened to those on the left with free speech. Free speech is free speech, not just when I agree with you, goes both ways. I completely disagree with Ann Coulter and Milo, but guess what, Berkeley need them, they need opposing view points they need ideas they may not agree with. How else do you check your self? Beside if you don't want to listen don't go, right?",
"While this lame attempt at deflection dies, watch Trump fans get more and more desperate to change the subject. And the crowd of people who would be suckered into this faulty line of logic is also shrinking rapidly.",
"Lol! Ruffle the politically correct establishment in every way to bring real issues to the forefront. If politically correct is correct than why so many in disagreement? People from all walks of life having different opinions shows that politically correct is a myth. This is the greatest show on earth since PT Barnum.",
"Sometimes delusional people invite it. First with a smarmy alias, then with a post.",
"False is your statement and incredibly unchristian.",
"Opioids have their place. To ban them entirely is every bit as foolish as overprescibing.",
"Actually Joel, you ran afoul of separation of Church and State promoting your religion of manmade global warming due to CO2 emissions. Next time you might want to practice your religion on your own dime rather than the public one. Cheers -",
"Lots of paranoid ppl living in America these days.",
"Rochdale68,\n That's hilarious coming from you. You are quite literally the biggest Conservative shill commenting on the Globe on a regular basis. And as usual you go with a personal attack because you simply can't offer a reasoned argument.",
"When you live in a society where the social-media lynch mob can cause you to lose your job for publicly stating things like \"I'm against any further immigration\" (note: not my view, it's just an example), etc, then the only place to voice these views becomes these radical parties. A liberal society that allows no dissent from the prevailing narrative, that does not consider the merit of views aside from the current canon, I think is actually the cause of the coming rise of the far-right.",
"Just like Robert Dear used the pro-life movement's playbook of words when he shot up a Planned Parenthood clinic. But you overlook that.",
"People are hounding the P uppet M aster on on Social Media, this is his way of trying to \"appear IRREGULARY\" that he has a handle on it. It's illegal PERIOD!",
"\"Academia\" is no longer apropos. The correct term is now \"Liberal Indoctrination Centers\".",
"They don't really want unity. They fuel on disunity.",
"If that was your attempt at humor it missed the mark.",
"They are not all Christians Mark and neither are WE.",
"This is an example of liberal totalitarianism . California also wants to pass a law making climate skeptics subject to imprisonment. \nGive California back to Mexico - they can be a \"sanctuary state\"",
"The height of hypocrisy but surely our dutiful leftist leader is unable to appreciate the inferences of his own statements. He talks of the anger of citizens in Western nations and for us who are Canadians it targets right here as well . Governments bent on trying to create an artificial nation of ethnic identities each establishing their own ethnic enclaves to carry on their customs, culture and often their original historical languages of the \"old country\" while allegedly being Canadian. Disparate groups, who in the real world are often intolerant of one another or irrelevant to one another. His talk of low wages and part-time work is the scenario of future Canada. Globalism, which is one of his mantras has evaporated much of the middle class in this country. Part-time and low wage employment is fast growing and real wages have been stagnant for decades. Mass immigration and never ending surpluses of job seekers is a deliberate policy to maintain this reality.",
"Another way of deflecting current failures by this administration.",
"When Trump and the Republicans want to take health insurance away from millions of Americans to fund a massive tax cut for the rich, when Trump allows global warming to continue apace so that the Koch Brothers can become even richer, when Trump tries to obstruct criminal investigations, when he indulges in blatant conflicts of interest, when he flat-out lies, then it is proper to protest it. You want to call this \"hateful rhetoric\", as if you conservatives didn't display hateful rhetoric against Obama.",
"You're wrong on all counts.",
"That's quite a pompous response. So, anyone who doesn't agree with you is a \"poorly-educated wing-nut\" to use your exact words?? Ha !",
"Globalists wanting to destroy all political orders of all nations so that Israel can build their third temple as the majority of Rabbi's state that the messiah can not return if there is no new world order. So yes this is operated by the end time evangelical cults and along with the help of George Soros and when we saw the leaks that Rothschilds and George Soros was emailing Mrs. Clinton then of course you know is for and against America.",
"You're confusing \"confident and dynamic\" with arrogance, inexperience, and ignorance.",
"The effort to pass discriminatory laws in the name of religious freedom and free speech is an effort by the far right to cram their version of religion down everyone else's throat. No freedom there!"
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He was forced out of his own country . As opposed to the tens of thousands who want to flee to other countries because they are too coward to stay and fight for they're own homelands. I'm not talking about the women and children---but those over 18 years old who are cowards . Thank goodness American's aren't cowards or the German flag could be standing tall on our homeland. | [
"No, Pence is the Republican sanctimonious hypocrite we know. Trump is bats##t crazy, the devil we don't know. Plus, Pence isn't too bright and not popular even in his own state.",
"Mr. Photo Op is just to dumb to know when he should be concerned.",
"We'd be a lot better off if most of human life dropped dead tomorrow.",
"God, the pettiness of this man sinks lower every day. How degrading it is for the country to be led by someone so small of mind and heart.",
"So it wasn't racists and bigots assembling in Charlottesville chanting Nazi slogans? Wow! Who knew? Thanks for explaining that to me.",
"nothing worse than a black delusional monkey",
"hey idiot, this is about Ontario not harper, get over it, save the deflection trolling bs",
"Time to give Puerto Rico ..Independence...Its embarrassing,,,typical Hispanic chithole",
"Are you out of your mind?",
"Ladies and gentleman of Canada. While it SEEMS we have a Parliamentary democracy: we have a plutocracy. Justin Trudeau can do whatever he wants. Live with it. THAT IS: until you make your Next stupid decision maybe, choose a guy with sex appeal, wants to make everybody happy, and the whole world will just become a happy place ...\n\"I represent the Party that will just make Canada a better place ... \"\nDoes that sound like sound External and Defence policy? Not sure ...",
"What a sad and pathetic post.\n\nYour 'hope' should be on the Trumpster to not mess this up too badly - like he did with the 'replacement' part of destroying America's healthcare process, and with his Muslim ban, and his picks for AG and Education Secretary and Commerce and Health and Secretary of Russi ... er, I mean \"State\".. Et cetera.",
"As opposed from hearing it from the horses ass which describes most of the \"official\" denials.",
"Right the fuck on. I couldn't agree more! All you piece of shit out of towers DEFINITELY need to go back were you came from and give us our hometown back! This doesn't even feel like like Portland no more, it just feels like a \"Snobby/Yuppiesville\" now. So GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE, YOU SORRY ASS OUT OF TOWNERS!!!",
"And you think it is alright for women to be allowed to kill their babies so you want the government to allow people to do what YOU think is right.",
"Get outta here with your bigotry/racism. Matter of fact, go back and keep adding to your Little Miss Muffet slush fund.",
"Hillary is so far removed from the Real World. She is still living in the past. I would never DARE to tell my magnificent wife HOW to vote or WHO to vote for any office. Geez, Hillary just because you married Bill and put up with his indiscretions (to keep moving up the political ladder) tells a lot of ladies, that you are not too bright. I mean, I do not know any woman in her right mind who would put up with his crap. So no respect for you."
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"Mr. Khadr was not a child soldier, 15 years old in Afghanistan is not the same as 15 years old in Canada, that's a fact. Khadr was filmed building IED's, the same IED's used to kill Canadian troops - Khadr and his family are treasonous cowards, they are owed nothing and to sympathize with Khadr is an exclamation of moral cowardice.",
"They need to use them to protect both themselves as well as citizens.\n\nIn te former case, wll save a lot of tax dollars paid out to avoid the costs of a trial, even tough it is unfounded.\n\nIn the latters case, it will stop abuse and worse by some-not most, but absolutely some.",
"I'd be willing to bet plenty of dishwarshers have felony convictions. If they don't it's because they haven't been in the country long enough.",
"Everybody wants to be the next social justice warrior, people need to learn to mind their own business. As a person of Mexican heritage whose family came here the legal way, the illegals need to leave. This is a society of laws, don't come illegally and claim it's your right, it's not.",
"Khadr committed treason when he took up arms against Canada and fought with the terrorist cowards of the Taliban. He forfeited his rights and in any event, was treated more than fairly. Khadr is a convicted terrorist, any sympathy for his \"rights\" is grounded in moral cowardice.",
"Having worked in both environments, it's from the employer the worker has to be worried about being intimidated.",
"You obviously are not a home owner. Otherwise, you would be more concerned with your home and protecting it from thieves.",
"Another Islamic Republic, the Sunni version like the Kingdom. I know how Ataturk would see this, a return to the dark ages they covet so much, like turnip trump supporters.",
"Heard on the radio yesterday that this person missed his hearing in San Diego because he was stuck in traffic. Now that Trump issued his order he was scared. So in other words he would rather walk in temps of -30 to reach Canada but could not show up a few hours early for his hearing that may have allowed him access to the United States? We are being had and the Liberals are complicit.",
"In Germany they don't put up statues of Hitler, Himmler, and Göring and celebrate them as heros of a glorious lost cause.\n\nThe concentration camps are left up as a reminder of what evil hate can produce, and a warning to future generations to never let it happen again.",
"Also the China stories. But for Russia and China we are talking about a handful of people, whereas the stories of the last few days brought out dozens.",
"It has to start somewhere...The USA is a bankrupt country",
"Illegitimate President, Illegitimate Justice.",
"Agree, especially your suggestion that a majority of Syrian refugees will one day return to Syria -with a Canadian passport of course. Much like Lebanon. If it costs too much to live here, and jobs are scarce, why stay.",
"Another important bit of context, (supplied by NY Times, Nov., 2015): 2015 was the year the US recorded that there were more Mexicans LEAVING than US than entering the country--legally or illegally. Over a period of a few years, the \"leaving\" tally was 140,000 over the \"arriving\" tally. \n\nNow, many would jump to the conclusion that, \"Aha! See? life in the US wasn't so good after all!\" Well, that may have been the case for some, but the more important reason that out-migration was bigger than in-migration was...beefed up border patrols by legitimate US services and vigilante groups. It was simply tougher to get in. \n\nAnd--wow--all this long before the Presidential election! Why spend a ton of money building a \"wall\"? Could it be...politics? Just like \"top of the pack\" military build-up. Pointless, when you already have close to 7,000 nukes at your disposal. Smacks of JFK's \"Missile Gap\" (1958) Pure politics, and even Saint Kennedy wasn't above doing it to win an election.",
"It is NK and US problem, not much to do with Chinese. American as a back stabber need to ask themselves why no one wants to get involved.",
"No it's not, most don't wait until he/she is sick to give up the throne. It's called being swell- head.",
"China can go F itself",
"Listening to Trump talk about sovereign nations is quite a joke considering that in the last 70 years the US has attempted to overthrow 40 foreign governments and crush more than 30 populist movements against repressive regimes. The US has been the cause of millions of deaths and million more suffering under dictatorships all since the end of WW2. If any nation on this planet is in need of learning how to respect other nations sovereign rights then it's America. No other nation has caused this much chaos on the planet.",
"I think you are mistaken on the willingness to help. What I don't like is those who choose to not even try and better their situation and expect to be given everything for free. I am more then willing to help give a hand up, and I understand there are those who cannot better their situation and yes we should help them but I do not at all want to help those who are quite capable and refuse to help themselves.",
"Do some research instead of taking the talking points that are being fed to you.",
"Not worth \"A Hill of Beans\" egomaniac who has the nerve to run against an American like Trump, better try another outfit besides a baggy pantsuit. How about a outfit with horizontal stripes and a straightjacket. She will need the later after a huge defeat!",
"Turns out you don't have to go all the way to Afghanistan to find the Taliban. We could have saved a lot of blood and treasure if George Bush had just invaded Mr. McCarthy's and Roy Moore's houses instead.",
"Boots, you're becoming the ukublu of Democratic supporters. What I find is most most disturbing, and you should as well, is how the protests at Republican meetings are being organized by groups like Move on or George Soros. You're being duped to criticize your own government. Do you agree with George Soros? Do you agree with Hillary? Both stated they wanted open borders, yet people like yourself parrot their comments criticizing Republicans. Just take that one issue, open borders. Do you believe Hawaii would be better off with open borders? Do you believe an open border would effect Hawaii in a positive way? I've watched Honolulu struggle for many years with the \"homeless\" issue. Are you hoping that a Democratic administration would \"bail out\" Hawaii?",
"Japan tried that a few years ago and it didn't turn out to well in the long run for Japan. This time however the USA is more than prepared.",
"\"I thought Texans were supposed to be independent minded, self sufficient peeps. You don’t need no stinkin’ SWAT teams. :^)\" It's not Texans complaining for the most part. Too many Yankees and their offspring migrated here when their own economies collapsed.",
"Be aware because this time will be pretty hard.",
"Apparently that is a good fraction of the American public that believe they would be better off when America becomes a third world country. This is just another indicator of what they believe the American dream is - if you are poor and get sick you should go away and die. They don't believe that decent health care is right (like clean air, clear water) and that the wealthiest country in the world should spend taxes on helping anyone but the very rich. The rest of us are trying to figure out how they took over the government and what to do about it.",
"There are many dead people in Britain who would probably have wished their own government was as concerned about public safety as Trump is. it is easy to say there is no urgency when you are alive and only other people die. It's like the Romans watching people get eaten by lions in the Coliseum: it's nothing to get upset about because it's them and not you.",
"\"“We hope to get to be respected as people, because we are not animals, we are human beings,” said Martinez, who moved to Los Angeles 14 years ago fleeing violence in his country.\"\n\nYou want respect? How about entering the U.S. through the front door, not sneak across the border and then demand YOUR rights.\nIt's interesting to note this is a lengthy article about \"immigrants\", and the word \"illegal\" not mentioned once. The effort is in full swing attempting once again to make us believe the \"immigrant\" of today is simply taking the same path as our fathers and grand-fathers. Sorry -they're not.",
"Donald Trump claims he is trying to \"Make America Safe Again\". Actually you are more likely to commit a crime, it's a fact. Of the 4,367 shootings in Chicago in 2016 how many were committed by undocumented immigrants? Of all the mass killings in the past 2 decades how many were committed by undocumented immigrants? Even those involved in 911 all were legally here in the USA. It isn't undocumented immigrants who are laying in the streets, breaking into your homes or autos those are US Citizens. \n\nMean spirited? When children, US Citizens, come home from school to find there mother and father are not home but have been arrested, that is Mean Spirited. When a family has lived in the US for decades, paying taxes, committed no crimes, but when the wife comes home to find her husband has been arrested, that is Mean Spirited. \n\nThe majority of undocumented people want to stay under the radar, they don't make waves, they want exactly what you want, a home and a safe place to raise their kids.",
"That's it exactly! I think Americans are so accustomed to cookie-cutter presidents, it's difficult to imagine someone like Berlusconi or Gaddafi or Trump, and we naturally assume the worst. At any given moment, there are usually dozens of very strange people running countries somewhere on earth. And they usually manage to survive.",
"I've started an Abrahamic search for 10 just men to save Sodom & G. This case, 11 US priests in solidarity w. the German priests. Harder for hierarchy to crush numbers. Wouldn't work well in days of the \"New Evangelization.\"\nI've started sending out feelers. If you know any priest who might sign an American ltr of solidarity w. the Germans, let me know.",
"I have a young friend who is an observant Muslin. She wears an hijab,doesn't shake hands with men including me. She and her family came to Canada as refugees from Afghanistan some years ago.The reason they were refugees is because her father and uncle helped other displaced victims of the Taliban in Pakistan,and for doing this the Taliban shot and killed her uncle and wounded her father in front of her.My friend and her family are decent,, hardworking, peace loving people,but as a result of a rise in both verbal and physical attacks in Toronto on hijab wearing women, she is now afraid to take transit in Toronto.That is just for dressing as a Muslim she risks personal verbal and or physical attacks.That is Islamophobia. To be clear ,I am a 69 year old white male who comes from a British heritage and my ancestors came to Canada around the the time of ConfederationI am also an Athiest.The opposition to this motion because of free speech concerns is just a cover for bigotry. Shame",
"The same way people justified it voting for the half white POS we had in office before.",
"True it is funny watching that bonehead run the country while jetsetting and praising other countries. Sadly though it will bring truth to the laugh now cry later saying. We will all be crying when we get the bill for this bozo.",
"This is a self-limiting problem.",
"Most people do. If you can't that's too bad but it's not my problem, it's yours.",
"He was a law abiding citizen until he started shooting. You also over estimate how much of a deterrent people packing weapons is in these types of situation. There were armed cops in the airport that were unable to respond to the shooter before he ran out of ammo. In Alaska people tend to think in Alaska size problems where there are a very small population, there was more people in that part of Florida than in the entire state of Alaska.",
"I'm not the least bit surprised to see who voted your comment down. Those two vote down everything, but are too cowardly to post anything themselves.",
"Time to ban or deport drunk drivers.",
"Do you remember when the US wanted to sell De Russey for millions, to pay down on the national debt? And do you remember the State of Hawaii said that that land was taken for reason of defense...and since it was no longer needed for that purpose, it should be returned to the State of Hawaii? It still, however, remains in some capacity as military, and there stands Hale Koa...the place for R&R of our warworn troops and their families. So it remains military property? \nSo what is the citizens protesting...it gets blurred with the who, what, or why of citizen chatter!",
"The United States defeated two murderous ideologies in the 20th century. So we should all be repulsed by the sight of our fellow Americans carrying the banners of either movement, whether they are waving the red flags of communism or black flags of Nazism. Yet we are not, because the Leftwing media would have you falsely think otherwise; ergo your Leftist links to say the same.",
"Perilous and unstable times reflect in a very volatile economy.",
"Go to one of the NO-GO zones that used to be your home...\n\nThen you'll understand.....",
"Look. It's really simple. If you think you are one of the great achievers in life, and that every penny of what you earn should stay in your pocket, then move to the US or even better, go to a third world country where you can wear a crown and have your own goon squad to protect you.",
"I agree with you, some have been living in the lap of luxury. I alo think that some have made money and reputation on fake news. I consider the fake news of some serious hate crimes. Crimes thta should be investigated and dealt with. I know that I myself was called out, insulted by some who had not been in Beijing. I also risked death after someone shot at soldiers in the area I was. I also saw a journalist do something that was more than improper, and that I can not in this format discuss it, may I say in goodwill. The journalsit knows who he is and how he has benefited. I hope to see justice one day in goodwill.",
"I may be a white male, but I am also a member of at least three other groups, by birth, whom Nazis slaughtered when they had power - and whenever they have had opportunity ever since.\n\nSo since I am on their hit-list, I feel no qualms whatsoever about putting them on mine.\n\nI see a Swastika - I see a credible threat of an imminent attempt on my life - and that gives me the right to defend myself with lethal force.",
"It's not a \"need\". It's a want that the person believes is a \"need\".",
"It appears you'd feel more comfortable in a more socialistic country. However, you don't have to wait much longer because we're headed that way. Just be patient.",
"I have some doubts re Pence's rationality. But that is another conversation. :-)\nBut you're right. They, at least, behave like adults, whereas our current esteemed President does not.",
"Catastrophe for whom? The people abusing human rights? Because it's not welcome here.",
"its all good and well for the Concourt to have a made that judgement, ostensibly to protect the rights of \"tenants\". But it certainly has not helped with the bigger picture.\n\nFirstly they are not tenants, they are squatters. They are also not homeless, because they have occupied a building, outside of the law. But they will be homeless if evicted, in spite of the initial action of squatting being against the law. \n\nThe owners have abandoned their buildings because it is more profitable to do so, or it incurs less spending. Whatever.\n\nOne has to feel some sympathy for the city, who has to take action, because the CBD needs to be reinvented, which needs investment, which requires at least some measure of gentrification, which requires evictions, which requires building or providing alternatives, etc etc.\n\nAnd all the while, the National Governmnent, who is primarily to blame for creating the economic circumstances forcing the migration in the first place, is nowhere to be seen or heard.",
"The American public can either buy Donald's figures last night when he said, \"Tonight, as I outline the next steps we must take as a country, we must honestly acknowledge the circumstances we inherited. Ninety-four million Americans are out of the labor force,\"\n\nOr they can accept CNN \"fake news\" explaining the 94 million are the 44.1 million who are retired, 15.4 million disabled, 12.9 million taking care of a family member and another 15.5 million are in college or job training.\n\nI know as a Canadian who retired at 53 almost 17 years ago and joined by my wife 5 years later when she turned 55, that neither of us been looking for work beyond the yard cleanup I did Monday and Tuesday and the two hour emergency \"kid-sitting\" call we got earlier today, for we are blessed that both of our children and all of our grandchildren are only minutes away and that we are free to help when we are around!\n\nDonald should be enjoying Melania & Barron, not ignoring them at a distance while tweeting!",
"Since you obviously don't live here, it might be a good idea to stop now, before you embarrass yourself further.",
"Despite the fact that there isn't great demand to move there, the little there is is discouraged by laws and regulations, just as in many other countries. That's the point.\n\nMost countries recognize that a country is a community, and has the right to determine who is a member and who isn't, and under what conditions it will accept someone as a member.",
"I detect a number of potentially \"distraught\" individuals commenting on this story.",
"Is that your litmus test for presidents, whether we can 'survive' them?",
"Not just yet. There are some world leaders clearly in need of killing. I can name 3 or 10 pretty quick.",
"As they are wont to do, people will believe the words over the actions.",
"testosterone running high in america. nothing like war to help the hungry distract them from their hunger. conservative answers to all lifes retched ills can be found in armaments. needless unaccounted trillions continue to be spent on the military while the conditions in which people live in some parts of american inner cities is worse than third world.",
"Actually the problem remains the obstructionist swamp dwellers. If they would support the President for 6 months and then if things don't work out they can yell. It is almost impossible for him to fix things when he has this much opposition and it is not necessarily sane opposition, it is purely partisan.",
"people schmeople who cares about them\n\na weak and divided Syria is less of a threat to Israel than a strong one\n\njust as a decade ago a weak and divided Iraq was less of a threat to Israel\n\nso it is written so it shall be done",
"kinda agree there...don't see how that justifies the uber wealthy, gold bathroom fixtures trump to be any more just. he despises soooo many groups of americans.",
"America needs to know there is also a price for friendship. It seems to be one way, we want to be their friends more than they want to be ours. They have very few friends left. Time for us to stop responding to their requests for support when they need us politically.\n\nAnd buy Canadian first.",
"Yeah, I think that Mexico, that used to be dominated by a corrupt regime dating from the Mexican revolution is now dominated by the cartels. I think it's a struggle to keep your kids away from gangs and violence in poor communities here and it's even worse in Mexico. I think that children who were born and lived their whole lives in the US aren't accepted by the native kids in Mexico or if they are it is a long and difficult transition. And I think this would make for fertile ground for recruitment by the cartels and along with US citizenship, cultural and language skills these children hold will make them excellent fodder for expanding the cartels up here. \nOh and my family felt it was offensive, which I guess is something like offensove, back a couple of generations when we were referred to as Wops as means to keep us as the other and not real Americans. You know, back when a significant number of Italian Americans were involved in organized crime.",
"That's the way the Big Lie technique always works: those who fall for it can't retract under any circumstances because the shame factor is too big. If they admitted they fell like rubes for the grossest, most obvious con in American history, their self-esteem wouldn't recover. They'd wonder how they could have been so wrong; and if they were wrong about Trump, what else were they wrong about? \"Pretty much everything,\" whispers the tempter. So they slam the door. Easier to knock back another shot of Fox than to pay attention to their own insight.\n\nBrave and intelligent people go through such internal crises knowing they'll be stronger, maybe even wiser, for them. But your average bloke (or blokess) can't handle it. Once they check into in Trump's Hotel California, they can never leave. Is anybody surprised that a preponderance of Trump's worshipful fans grew up on the Left Behind books?",
"One does not need to go to a country or speak the language to be able to tell that country is heading in the wrong direction (politically). Some examples: Stalin's Soviet Union, Pol Pot's Cambodia, Kim dynasty's N Korea, Pinochet's Chile.\n\nIt's been proven time and again dictatorships don't work. China won't be an exception.",
"Gawd. The war in Afghanistan has been going on for 16 years, and there is absolutely nothing to show for. Mattis' strategy will be exactly as successful as were those divised by the other supposed super-humans McChrystal, Petraeus and Rumsfeld himself. It is all about holding on to bargaining chips now; the country and its people be damned. Who in their right mind would want any part of that? All these think-tankers (or is it tank-thinkers?) should just sign up for a tour as privates or corporals and see how they like it.",
"Yes but the Americans really only traded one Establishment for another Estsblishment. The Pence Ryan Republicans with the Trump Bannon newbies.",
"Really........... if you think so, by all means, please move to one of these countries you like. Don't like guns don't buy one. Don't like the 2nd amendment you are free to leave.",
"He'll leave sooner than that and I doubt it will be by choice.",
"When I see National Football League players kneeling in protest at football games while \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" plays, a searing image flashes through my mind.\n\nA skinny black kid of maybe 18 is on his knees, hands in the air. There's a cop standing behind him. The kid is complying with all the cops instructions. The cop is scared. He fires at the base of the kids skill in a fit of rage. Screaming. Blood everywhere. \n\nAnd I want to scream.",
"The inability to spell \"since\" might have something to do with low wages.",
"Fmr. Sen. John Danforth R. today, \"... our party has been corrupted by this hateful man, and it is now in peril.\" I agree it does no good for people to bitterly lash out when having opposing views, but some people need to take a long hard look in the mirror and ask themselves to what extent they are willing to back this individual. I have no problem with an opposing party voicing their opinions and stating long term goals, but Trump has neither the tolerance nor open mindedness when it comes to being an example for us all. You had to realize at some point there were going to be some negative reactions, but did you really think you were making it any easier having a cardboard cutout of Trump at the booth? Divisiveness will get us nowhere, but the poster child is sowing it at an alarming rate.",
"This is obviously part of the dirty tricks campaign. Suddenly there is this emerging labelling of \"white members\" of the ANC, specifically referring to people some of whom made sacrifices that the Collen Maines and Mosebenzi Zwanes could not even consider. Again we see a ANC that is sacrificing principle for expediency. In short it is no longer a coherent party, but a bunch of individuals pursuing various personal goals. In township contempt we can only say \"sies\".",
"If he had morals or ethics he would resign! This should not matter which team you support this position is to important in our country to allow a person to decide HIS legacy is more important than truth.",
"So he is as much a reactionary as Muller is.",
"We are making note of the facist people like you.",
"You're thinking of your closet warrior",
"Regarding polling, the flip side could be people who vote for Trump who are too ashamed to admit to be voting for such a character, even to a pollster. We will find out on \"the poll that matters\".",
"Steve Heimel - It is very sad when ignorance is allowed to rule the conversations we have in this country. Thank you for trying to educate some people. As a northerner who doesn't believe in forcing others to cowtow to my opinions, I appreciate the effort to at least insert some reality into the discussion. The South lost that war, but in many ways the entire country lost it because a part of what motivated the Revolutionary War -- that yearning for freedom -- was stomped into the mud and we've never really gotten it back.",
"The blame belongs on the inadequacy of the system which allowed her to overstay her visa. She also gets blame for breaking the law which is a given but none of that changes the fact that these are American children. The decision should be in the best interest for these children which is letting her stay. How hard is that for you to understand? And btw your perspective is very anti American , you want to send American children to other countries get a grip and protect American children that's what matters more than your predudice opinion.",
"Perps? Stereotyping doesn't help. Either does blanket profiling. It just makes the pool of their 'suspects' so unmanageable they need funding to look inside a baby's diaper just in case. Aren't we against gvmt waste? The data results they deem suitable for public consumption show they have accomplished little for all the theatre. We aren't doing it smart, have little to show for it except a massive loss of civil rights. And that's not even talking about domestic surveillance. I guess KK would have blamed that all on the current administration as well. But as we all know now that's all hidden patriot act post 9/11. If the false flag theories hold any water then we've been conned into as massive redirection of resources in lives, resources and public faith in our gvmt as pearl harbor.",
"So much for the freedom of speech, eh?",
"President Snowflake's most ardent support clusters among (badly aging) Baby Boomers like himself, and the Me Generation has always possessed a certain remarkable talent, statistically, for embracing rhetoric over reality and living up to the truism that there are none so blind as those who will not see.",
"Right, get 3 million more votes and lose its the Murican way. Now if this were reversed, I'm sure fairminded far right kneejerkers would be so accepting...",
"Agreed. But leftists in this country (Trudeau and his disgusting ilk) care only about this facade of multiculturalism. \nI feel for these folks and feel they must assimilate to prevent what we are seeing in Europe.",
"Old Soul has an old mind.",
"Sure, sure. You have trump speaking about Blumenthal's record, really? Let us instead talk about trump and his draft deferment: Bone spurs? Bone spurs, now. Funny how similar the symptoms for that are to “Pu$$y Running Away from Vietnam Because It's Scary When People Shoot at You Syndrome.”",
"For what it's worth, he's obviously an outsider and not an Alaskan.",
"So... you're saying deport him?",
"You just described how and why Canada is being over-populated with people who have more than one passport while the people born and raised here do not have those options and are run over by bulldozers of people who feel entitled to every country and to give Canada away just because they landed here.",
"I'll say it again, if an 18-year-old can go off to Iraq and die in vain, then 18-year-olds are old enough to purchase tobacco products. If Oregon has a problem with tobacco then ban it.",
"Or some just choose to ignore those insults ....",
"\"Should those who have (and have worked hard all their lives) be required to pay for these have-nots,\"\n\nYou're making a lot of assumptions here. First, you don't think that the people who are coming here are typically among the most motivated and hardest working? I've had the pleasure to meet a number of recent latino refugees and from my experience this is absolutely true. Their motives for coming here are no different than those of our ancestors - in search of a better life for them and their families, a life with security and opportunity. \n\nYou assume that immigrants and refugees come here for the express purpose of \"taking\" from us in perpetuity? Any assistance they receive is short lived and I can tell you that those refugees I've met received no more than a month's worth of housing (at a local YMCA) before they went out on their own, started learning English and French and got jobs and paying taxes.",
"Well in honesty who really wants to live in Manitoba anyways? Especially in winter. Its the armpit of Canada as they say. \nPallister is at the age where he should be thinking of retiring and slowing it down rather than trying to have it both ways.",
"Why does it need to be judged differently than the massacre of pigs, cows, chickens and many other animals.",
"Legitimate Mexican refugees?\n\nNow there is a true oxymoron!",
"Bret Stephens is a mainstream Republican and a conservative, and well educated to boot. Of course this essay was highly ironic - we all (many of us anyway) know that our laws forbid banishment of citizens for any reason.\n\nI agree that our nation needs better educated citizens, yet we know that you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. In other words, the student has to be willing to study. Many of our poor students come from generations of uneducated ancestors; their families may not see education as a necessity. The current generation of illiterates probably can't be saved. The road to respect for education may take generations to travel. On the other hand we can quickly get educated willing workers with immigrants, as Stephens points out, and Stephens is also right that immigrants both legal and illegal commit crime at a far lower rate than citizens do. Public works jobs may be needed to help our most afflicted communities in the meantime.",
"It is all about saving face. The guy has spent his whole life trying to make up for some early humiliation. What people do to children have consequences.",
"Whatever the intentions of the assssin, one expects that the outcome will be the exact opposite to what he intended.",
"There is an an enormous difference between helping to build a house and breaking into one that is already built.\n\nAnd there is an enormous difference between immigrating to an undeveloped country and immigrating to a prosperous superpower.",
"The real irony is the American left were strong advocates of free speech in the 60s and now anti-First Amendment (ANTIFA) American leftists want to shred the First Amendment and censor speech they don't agree with. A real failure of the American education system to teach young people about how precious the American constitutional right to freedom of speech, even for unpopular thoughts and topics. \n\nIf you really want government approved and controlled speech, move to North Korea or China.",
"Nice article. The U.S. citizen should focus on removing \" their own insane leader\". Korea has suffered enough! Let N. & S. Korea work on its reunification. And US work on reducing its nuclear arsenal!",
"It'd be hard for him to do stand-up again after having fallen-down so badly.",
"It's all just street theater to distract the proles from their \ndiminishing prospects under the failed government in the \nfailing economy of a failing country.\n\nSTOOR",
"Alaska is too small a place to hide!",
"Very unprofessional of the current admin. They lost the election as voted by the american people. They have the right to disagree, but they should make the transition as seamless as possible.",
"Eight daughters, one son, and 32 grandchildren (http://dennisrichardson.com/about-dennis/).\nIn this overcrowded world, that is enough reason to vote against him.",
"The Trump's only rise in countries where free speech is allowed. Take this brand new court ruling for instance. There is plenty debate on public safety which is allowed to occur in places other than Canada. We know beheadings have taken place. The judges feel absolutely confident it's citizens will be safe. They are making a moral point but there is much debate and not everyone is on board this bus. \nWhen passengers, err citizens witness first hand the the severing of justice, bad things happen-PTSD or even worse. This is not always reported in the real news but it does happen. \nSo, I ask you reader....how do you like being told what Justice really is in Canada err, the U.S.. I mean. And have it echoed by the Saunder's who have risen or would you like to discuss what it means in Canada err, the U.S..? \nReally, if there is a chance it could affect your life, wouldn't you feel it's democratic to talk about it?",
"Exactly! The Russians had just left Afghanistan (after being there over a decade) when we went marching in. When will we ever learn, indeed!",
"One down isn't enough. Hopefully it's the end of this guy and his extremist politics.",
"I was with you up until you said he doesn’t represent the values of this country. Call me defeatist but this *is* our country now.",
"If they didn't have the right somebody would have taken them to court.",
"Wait a minute, its clearly more unpleasant surviving a 100 days of Trump than 100 days of The Boy Blunder and Orville Redenbacher Lite.\n\nI mean those 80% of Americans not buried nose deep in the government trough are frantic at the prospect of a huge tax cut in the next 100 days and a freeze on hiring more uncivil non-servants and a reduction already of 60% in Latinos illegally crossing the southern border into the US and the US reasserting its leadership in the world and jobs staying in and/or returning to the US and big increases in economic growth and the markets and other changes we don't get the space to list here. \n\nIts torture I tell you and as the lunatic left wing fringe that have taken control of the Democratic Party will \"explain\" Trump is as bad as if not worse than the North Korean dictator.\n\nThe only good thing about Trump's presidency is that it gives brain washed, intellectually lazy, untalented left wing hacks something to write about.\n\nLike right here.",
"Perhaps that explains a tiny band of haoles could overthrow the Monarchy.",
"You keep up with who is dodging the draft in Slovenia?",
"As a senior citizen in a high-rise apartment located next to a 4-lane main road with a few schools in the area, I believe, from endless observation (\"Get a life\" comments noted) that education of 'we-know-it-all' teenagers, whose heads are buried in their phone screens, are the most dangerous pedestrians. Those on the crossing deliberately slow down and those approaching the crossing run to establish their rights. Schools need to take some responsibility.",
"I love this comment by the dealership bc it will prove that all these so-called patriots offended by the 'disrespect' shown to military service men and woman are fakes. Little money, time or interest will be shown in their Mount Carmel Veteran's Service Center that is actually trying to address the true disrespect to our military - the physical, mental, behavioral, and financial toll they endure daily, which is largely ignored by the government and these so-called 'patriots'. \n\nTruly respecting those who have, are currently and will serve is to treat them with dignity which extends to much more than simply standing for a song!!!"
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You're a T R O L L
You faked someone else's name and you've been trying to make them look bad.
What you did on those articles about those unfortunate deaths was unforgivably bad.
Get your own name or just go away.
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"FINALLY COMING OUT WHAT A PERVERT THE SON OF A BITCH IS!",
"Build a wall, they will build a tunnel.\nSounds like the Berlin Wall,shoot those who try to climb over it.",
"Who is this Lady? She has to work for GCI.. Read this https://www.adn.com/business-economy/2016/09/04/how-a-fiber-optic-cable-could-forever-change-life-in-arctic-alaska/\n\nThey are already laying the subsea cable and stringing it in the communities. Don't let her asinine comments fool you.",
"go read what's he's having problems with. if you're a parent, and you have a whiny child that is on your last nerve? donald's behaving like that child . and why would anyone expect anything different? that would be the definition of insanity... he's a spoiled pouty brat bully. has been , is and will be",
"Sitting on your ignorant butt watching conjecture on the internet isn't proof of murder. Your intellectual bar is set dangerously low.",
"Bwahaha! This is satire right? This guy is as big a numbskull as Ted Nugent!....",
"Another tantrum by an undisciplined man who is supposed to be leading this country. An embarrassment to this nation and its laws that make this nation a free democracy.",
"I'm white so there's no soup or Cadillac for me\nI'm gonna sue the feds for 1 billion bucks I think.\nYup having to pay for winning the war against the natives 200 years ago is triggering me and giving me PTSD.\nAlso, I visited Ottawa last week and realized after an eagle &hit on me an told me I owned it that I really did own it after working 40 years and paying 50% of y salary to some douche who spent it on Cadillac for natives programs\n\nI want it Ottawa back\n\nMy god\nThe only losers not on the take are the stupid taxpayers.\nI guess the \"WE OWN NEWFOUNDLAND BS IS NOT FAR BEHIND\"",
"\"I'd rather have \"an idiot\" there with a gun\"\n\nThen move. I suggest Somalia - no gov't, lots of guns, religious nuts run everything. You'd be happy. (And less likely to blow my head off with your gunplay!)",
"I've been poisoned by a liberal Gom Jabbar! \"Using violence to subdue criminality is wrong......so you should die!\"\nNo one can survive that.",
"But you were ready to rally behind HRC? If you despise them both equally, great. If you think Hillary is any ess of a liar, then you are just another partisan hypocrite.",
"I took you up on your dare and checked the website you cited. Nothing in the story indicates that the three young men, aged 16-19 had anything in mind other than burglary. The weapons you describe were never used. Instead three stupid teenagers were killed by another young man with a semi-automatic rifle.\n\nI dare you to look the families of those dumb kids in the eye and tell them that their sons deserved to die for an attempted burglary.",
"To be fair, most peope that talk like that are imbeciles, so there is a rationale to it. It keeps you from shooting your own feet off to stop a runny nose.",
"The coward let the real men of this country do the heavy lifting in WWII while he galavanted the Globe. \nTruly I have NO respect for him or his offspring, shame !!!!",
"He sure did. The TSX is the only market around the globe that's non performing. What's the next move? Raise interests rates some more? These clowns at the helm ate some piece of work... gawd. Meanwhile, as someone else pointed out in another post, the billionnaires keep getting richer at our expense. Bye, bye middle class.",
"I feel like this ended too soon, Charles! It doesn't instill any more faith I have in the system than I do now. I'm holding out like that last blade of green grass in a massive lawn of disappointments in American governance. Bernie Sanders is that tiny glance of green before smoldering ruins cloud my remaining vision of my state and country. Damn you, Charles! You didn't finish this one."
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"Wow u people make like its Kelly fault.",
"He has apparently outwitted you.\n\nYou’re portraying a bullying pathology as “humor”.",
"Hey Jenny Talia, is your funny face a symbol of pro-life? I hope when and if the day comes that you lose someone close to you that no one mocks or laughs at your loss.",
"that its koolaid cult shore, you can not refute the facts so its insult the person, typical of the ignorant left when the cant use facts",
"Why does your evidence-free claim make you so upset?",
"Uh, Wyatt? They only exercise that constitutional right when they've been told to do so by a lawyer, for fear of INCRIMINATING THEMSELVES. Believe me- we all like the Constitution- they especially LOVE it, right now.\n\nEvery American who died in Benghazi will always be on Hillary Clinton- you can call it whatever you want.",
"Why did you spoil an otherwise excellent comment with a selfie up vote? Cred shred.",
"More fake news that as absolutely no proof provided.",
"Reminds me of poor old German VG Gruber who became the scapegoat for another to take them out of the firing line.........",
"It's become a little too convenient to deflect someone's personal dislike of someone else into the category of racism - just because color differences exist. Pitt's has become sour and sad in his writing because he can't distinguish between racism and disagreement. In addition of course to believing whatever opinion writer suits his taste.",
"Go tell Alice and quit reading it.",
"David Cheezem- nobody has the right to be paid for speech. If you miss them so much get a real job and start a newspaper and try to make a living. But, for you, it is so much easier to criticize.",
"For the record, she was NOT \"caught in another lie\" she was just slandered, once again, by you.",
"Please, Marxism has nothing to do with this racist nonsense you are selling as victimhood. You and your \"uniformed\" beliefs are to be pitied.",
"Roy, you *do* realize that things aren't *real* just because *you* declare them to be, yes?\n\nSort of like, \"if I '*like*' my own comment, that's the same thing as a real person liking it and agreeing with me!\"\n\nOh wait, you do that, as well. How awkward....",
"ANOTHER fake news story spiked. Will the lying media slime ever learn?",
"It's just clickbait, Rage.\n\nBesides, you seem to enjoy using Trump threads to discuss Trudeau.. How upset are you really?",
"Yep what and ugly sob.",
"2017 America, where suggesting that people are respectful of others IS THE WORST MOST EVIL THING ON THE PLANET.\n\nOf course if anyone really wanted to get the snowflakes out and angry they'd just name a beer \"Happy Holidays Ale.\"",
"Point taken Motley - I was too busy being sarcastic with my first post.",
"\"Ragging??\" I think Bonner is merely pointing out that Trump is not taking responsibility for his actions/decisions, and that that is not a very admirable quality. And to date, I think the facts bear that out. You don't have to do something illegal or sleazy to lack character.\nAnd why do you keep bringing up Clinton? He compares him to Truman, not Clinton. Maybe he feels the same way about Clinton. I know I do. Bill Clinton should have resigned the presidency. Period! It was shameful that he didn't and it hurt the country that he didn't. \nIt doesn't have to be a Dem vs. Rep., liberal vs. conservative thing. We all need to raise our standards in this country, regardless of party. If someone is being dishonest, manipulative, selling out, etc., they need to be called on it, change their ways or be sent packing. We need to stop looking the other way just because \"he's my guy\". \n\"Us against them\" thinking is what is poisoning and killing this country. We're being played for suckers.",
"Meanwhile, in another discussion to the target of relentless harassment you post:\n\n“You're a lot like Trump. Can't ignore anything. Everything is of equal value and must be responded to. Tweet Tweet.”\n\nYour sense of outrage is somewhat selective.",
"No, you are not Marty and you are not R&R, but you most certainly have been Ed Hu. What some minds seem to obsess over is maintaining a presence on this board no matter how many name changes that takes. I just wonder why.",
"BS. Cry me a river.",
"That's surely a substantive comment.....\n\nbtw - trolling? You who claim to \"visit\" sooooo many sites have the audacity to accuse others of trolling? *lol*",
"Paging \"John Barron\"... your fake President in disguise.\n\nLike most true neocons, say or stand for one thing and do the other. \n\nI'm sure you did read it though, because those statistics cited can not be refuted. They are scientifically gathered and extrapolated...cause & effect. Like you say, street people and begging for alcohol money go together.\n\nJust in time for the \"Silencer Bill\"... head back in the sand.",
"So I listened to the program and carefully listened to Roth's reasoning behind his fraud claim on the system. Albiet you can take any of the statements made and actions done on the development of the plan, individualize it and put it into a certain context and of course you can make it look like the city was fraudulent in it's presentation to the people. But that does not necessarily mean that there is a level of criminal activity here that everyone is involved in. What I will say, and what I didn't hear Roth say in this piece, is whether the contractors are taking HART for a ride when putting their bids together, padding their dollar figures. Based on the fact that contractors in this town see our politicians and government as nothing better than a bunch of batcrazy's, it is small wonder why they would want to pad and insure themselves from the radical gyrations this project tone has been.",
"You are right. My mistake. I withdraw my comments I made towards you regarding what you've correctly pointed out as those coming from Dylan Jones 368.",
"Are you implying one of those may be you, Schmelter?\n\nBecause -- no.",
"When you loose the humanity with in yourself, there really is no use to have people like you either.",
"We shouldn't have to feel thrilled when we are let off the hook from getting ripped off.",
"Don't look now, Michael, but the article said that Treadway has a history of criminal behavior. A slap on the wrist is certainly a platform for bad behavior.",
"Your comment doesn't make sense.",
"His \"personal\" attorney during the campaign. So what? This doesn't even suggest impropriety! Liberal media just trying to stir up controversy and sell news meant to mislead.",
"Well if you have a way of avoiding death then please do share it. In the meantime the issue at hand is giving people some measure of control over their own inevitable end. It's called honoring personal freedom. Limiting the freedom of individuals( when their action causes no one else harm ) is the dangerous slope too many in this country ( and the world ) are setting us on.",
"No, it's supposed entertainment, not unlike Donald Trump. Little substance, and we're all worse off for it. If Bieber had local connections, OK. And the only reason I'm giving it \"engagement time\" is to comment on how silly it is to be so prominently featured, or even covered at all.",
"agree. Much of the material is likely phony.",
"When does one realize it's you, not everyone else, that's the problem? What's the tipping point for it? And how long do your daughter and Jewish son-in-law just sit there while you justify Nazi ideology before they finally say, \"Sorry, Pops, with all due respect, you gave it a good run, you proved you could do it, with some very minor help of Russian Trolls, massive data manipulation ideas robbed instead of from the headlines like most of your ideas, from the latest season of 'Homeland', and the dissillusioned alt right + other deplorables — people got mad when Hillary called it, but looks like, she was right after all and don't retweet that by mistake — but time to just resign and go quietly back to your day job. No one will blame you. Everyone will understand. Being the President of the US is not a good fit for you. It's actually not a job, it's a calling, and it's just not who you are, no matter what a Simpson's episode predicted.\"",
"You imply that your cousin does not trust your capacity for wise judgment. I sometimes watch CNN. But I never take seriously anything they say.",
"Here is joyce's response:-\n\nFake news! Fake news!",
"Please dont bring the kook Djou in this for everyones sake. He blew it last time.",
"They should lose their badges and are criminals because of an unsubstantiated allegation.\n\nYour commitment to the United States Constitution is duly noted.",
"I posted here few hours ago with unacceptable words, sorry. But I think you (Tom Rogan and others) are worthy of these words. \"Brutality or violence \" are the attributes Washington's policy. It is you who stick your nose with your interests, and your interests are everywhere in the world, but if there are anybody with own interests then he have ask permission in Washington. BUT THIS TIMES ARE ENDED, it's very sad news for you, but it's REAL. We are very loving you so much, and will be love next !!!!",
"So you sneer at others and blame them for your lack of civility.",
"Yes, but not if its really 'I disapprove of your hate, but I will defend to the death your right to do it.'",
"I have regularly done so and you know it. When I do so, you either ignore it or blow it off. Please be honest about this.",
"LOL. First, your suggestion that calling out BOTH SIDES really means it's only calling out ONE SIDE is laughable.\n\nSecond, violence wantonly perpetrated by ANYONE (and make no mistake -- BOTH sides had many that did just that here) should absolutely be called out and condemned.",
"I think you missed the point.....this was sarcasm.",
"Oh Elsie, as usual your tone deaf commentary is so revealing of your persuasion it's actually funny. Please go back to your roots and talk local issues and if-and only if-political commentary is chosen keep it Alaskan.",
"Awww, still trying to spin it any way you can! It's fun to watch you guys meltdown! Please, keep it coming! 2018 will be so hard for you, you \"big scary Liberal\", you!",
"That really got stuck in your craw. I get your bitterness. I would be bitter also to have to live a compromised lifestyle like that.",
"jackcbv do you get off at Lying?",
"Michael, sorry nothing personal.With all the negative out there I got caught up with the biases coming from some people! Name calling and intolerants got to me. \n\n“We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.”― Benjamin Franklin",
"I agree with those who say there is something wrong with Donald, and I don't mean simply narcissism. He seems to be living in his own bubble, like someone with early dementia, and he only seems to want to interact with those who are in on the secret that he is kind of an actor in his own play, that his history is all that is happening in the world. He gets angry at those who refuse to play along, like the leader of a foreign country or press secretary. I remember Reagan in his second term, clearly led by hidden actors.\nBut I am no expert on anything but my own dysfunction. \nI have lived long enough to be encased in cynicism, and am sure the Congressional Republicans are willing to risk all to get their favorite programs and people in place. Maybe in a year Donald is eased out. If America is bankrupted, if we get enmeshed in a terrible war that kills hundreds of thousands...\nIn the meantime, it will be a mean time.\nHugh Massengill, Eugene Oregon",
"Exactly. \n\nIt's one thing to read someone else's propaganda paid for by third parties. \n\nIt's quite another to read someone else's propaganda that you are forced to pay for yourself!",
"Ah, you don't know them, haven't been there, and yet you know enough about them to form an opinion on their character. I've been there, talked to them, and claim that they are bigoted, and you discredit my opinion. And you seem bitter about what I said to someone even after I explained the context and was willing to apologize because you've also made an opinon of my character already. With such a breakdown of basic logic, I see no point in continuing further conversation with you.",
"Don't believe everything you read on social media",
"...or ISIS you know, made that bit up. LOL",
"Cool your jets, punk.",
"Sullied by a barby....",
"OS, you remind me of the withered Japanese soldier wandering out of the Philippines jungle ready to keep fighting World War II, with one glaring exception: His side lost, but he didn't know it, and your side won, but that's not enough. Instead, here you are like some stubborn old coot who just doesn't know when, or how, to quit picking fights. It's sad to watch.\nIt's great that you got your pain \"meds\" managed, because the quality of your posts have reflected that in their lucidity. Maybe now work on the anger issues and letting go.",
"Pretty poor response to the issue I bring up.",
"JPZ, you're exactly right. Choose respect WAS a ploy and a fraud. Parnell had THAT general at one of those rallies at the same time he was covering up the sexual assaults in the National Guard. What they did helped to make Alaska a predator friendly state. I'm glad you are speaking up. Silence is dangerous.",
"Stalking me again, Kurgie? I think that's about 6 comments in the last half hour - all with the same sarcastic drip and bullying overtones.\n\nLeave me alone. Please. Unless you want to indulge in real conversation.\n\nPS - I did not make the false accusations above. Hooded Claw has to answer for them - not me.",
"Boo-effn-hoo. Libtard poor sensitive wittle feewings. Can’t have Lemon blubbering all over the cable again now can we ?",
"If Trump did it, it has to be bad.",
"John, once again you might see why I never comment on this persons writings because they are composed of partial truths attempting to show something far different than a search of truth would take you. HE/She is a great provider of FACTOIDS that are only an attempt to divide people by using less than truthful observations...",
"When did anyone hand anything to me? \n\nNo - my point was an obviously failed attempt to highlight the irony of someone like you lecturing me about keeping my opinions to myself ...",
"You say \"meaner,\" I say \"Less repressed by political correctness.\" I, personally, am tired of having to be careful in the words I use when I speak. I was starting to sound like Obama, searching for just the right word so to come off as non-opinionated as possible so as not to offend anyone. He learned a big lesson from the politically correct tyrants early in his term when he mentioned \"Jerry's Kids\" during an interview.\n\nMany people who voted for Trump were tired of being told how to think, how to speak, and who to like or dislike. Talk about a lack of freedom.",
"Sadly, that is how come we have so much fake news from the far right. They do not care about facts, but about BSing their way.",
"Then shame on us. If our skin wasn't so thin, then some of these uncivil comments would fall on their own and discredit the commenter. In the meantime we can dialog and build this article up into one of the \"most commented\".",
"Oh, great come back. Guess you don't have an intelligent response you u resort to your usual hate comments. Sad",
"LOL you are off your rocker or off your meds. I thought you were all about 'protecting those who were falsely accused of crimes'. Usually you have to have actual proof to be guilty and this falls far far short of 'proven guilt' Lets say we reversed a few facts in the story. It was a black man and a black woman involved or a black man and a black man. Or maybe just a anyone not as despised as a 'rich white girl' with a lawyer for a daddy. \n\nAs I have said repeatedly its possible that she is in the wrong but I would like to see some REAL proof not lynch mob NONSENSE. You have bought one possible story and are defending it without facts against other stories that could just as easily be accurate.",
"It hurts my feelings, that’s what!!! How am I supposed to show everyone how manly I am by Rollin coal????",
"I think it's possible, being he said there was a connection to wikileaks, that he now does not want to end up, as those associated with the Clinton's in the past, ie. in the morgue. He is desperate although there is proof he said what he now denies. Give the guy a break, as he is trying to save his life.",
"If this is true, and I have no reason to believe it's not, the perpetrator is a very dangerous person, just as dangerous as a murder IMO. Probably not the first time they did this either and if not stopped not the last. I'm hoping for a very harsh punishment but I don't have my hopes up. Death sounds appropriate, though I know not possible, unless the cons administer their own form of justice.",
"On another occasion, I attended a book signing for the science fiction writer David Weber. After he gave his (very interesting) talk, I asked him to do me a favor. In some of his Honor Harrington books, he has a major character named \"Rob S. Pierre,\" and I asked him not to do anything like that again. He said that he thought it was clever when he did it, but agreed it was a bad joke and promised he wouldn't do it again. A young woman asked, \"What was the joke?\"\n\nWeber said, \"It's a play on the name 'Robespierre'.\"\n\n\"Who's Robespierre?\"\n\n\"One of the movers and shakers of the French Revolution.\"\n\n\"What's the French Revolution?\" Everyone else there just looked at her, and we all apparently decided it wasn't worth trying to explain one of the major events of history to her.",
"I watched about a minute of it before I started laughing out loud. It's not worth the time, believe me. When colorless Don Richey writes over and over\nlike a stuck record (16rpm) about _______, I'm once again reminded of those words of wisdom penned by Jerry Jeff Walker, \"You're just p****'n in the wind, bettin' on a loser friend\". C'mon Don, you must have something going on instead of hovering over the RG's CC. Turn off the monitor, head out of the house and down to the 7-11 for a Snickers bar, a big gulp, and biscuits and gravy. That oughta hold you over for a while until alt-ambidextrous comes calling.",
"I speak to the charectar of the other two people in this article, but Bauer is not someone anyone needs to feel sorry for. Oh, and you still owe me $1500 Chris.\n\n-skittles",
"I question the wisdom of the Globe's editorial team with respect to publishing this article. It violates Mr. Khadr's privacy when he is in a vulnerable state and incites the craziest form of trolling. 300+ comments for this article? Really.",
"Sorry, didn't happen like that.",
"Baloney.\n\nImpossible for you to admit a mistake and apologize, I see. Go back and look at your highly offensive comment...And still you continue with your false accusations concerning reading it. It is obvious I did.\n\nAnd then tell us. Since you did write the comment to me, are not that comment, this comment, and the one where you said you admit your mistakes.....All LIES?",
"Sometimes I wonder whether this newspaper should be lumped along with the likes of Fox News and Infowars. The obsession with launching cannonballs over the political aisles is as strong with the G&M as it is with those 2.\n\nTake this op-ed section and its endless fusillade of dressed-up low-grade gibe against the US. It's not much different than Faux's or Infowars' constant bashing of Obama when he was prez.\n\nAnd every time it shows insularity to news that would inconvenience its agenda, I figure this paper belongs with Breitbart, they'd be two peas in a pod.",
"That needs to stop, how disgraceful",
"Lynn, you (and Hank) seem to be firmly resistant to the dozen facts you've been provided. I'll mark you off as one who is happy to quit, and surrender our resource to the whims of multi- national corporations.",
"So now the real cat is out of the bag. You've got a huge vested interest! And a bloody cheek accusing the Scientific American of 'errors' when you're obviously biased. So maybe a bit of realism and objectivity on your part might be useful? But I certainly won't hold my breath on that.",
"Logical fallacy in your argument on this as you are implying that If fake slurs happened once then all future slurs must also be fake",
"As I said:\n \"LOL LOL LOL you can't deal with a few facts eh Alceste so now you try to deflect and distract. I expected as much. \"\nand you haven't disappointed - again - LOL. \nBut ahhhh, the sign of the truly beaten, your ad hominem attack - thank you for conceding your defeat in such an obvious and satisfying manner Alceste. So predictable it's hardly even sporting.",
"You must be part of media, you seem to have inside information or just guessing... like the media.",
"Aside from your messiah complex - \"saving the world by being ... annoying\", no less, - do you have the capacity to follow your own \"logic\"?",
"Thanks Vic! It's such a crock I'm surprised they aren't ashamed of themselves, but I guess I shouldn't be.",
"There you go, making assumptions and accusing others of being Pharisees.",
"You have a very morbid sense of humor.",
"Nor are there any \"good guys\" in this, gray---at least, not on the national stage. It's interesting that Obama didn't immediately act to scale back the largely unchecked executive powers built up by his predecessors, but he didn't. The War on an emotion continues, and the casualties include American privacy, many of our freedoms, and the right to confront one's accusers, to name just a few.\n\nIn that light people like Assange are providing a public service, part of which was in revealing that, under Clinton, the State Department used its diplomats as spies and intelligence gatherers---As if they weren't compromised already!\n\nIf what Assange reveals somehow throws the election to the circus freaks, well, that's the price you pay for deceiving the American people.",
"Its not the word, its the use of the word.",
"This is false, as proved by fact-checking organizations. The worst that Hillary said is when she called Monica Lewinski a narcissistic loony toon in a private conservation with a friend. The only reason we know about it is that the friend wrote it down and then her husband donated her papers to a university. Someone mined the papers to get this quote. If you can't criticize people who have hurt your family to your friends in a private conversation without getting attacked or outed later on, we are all in trouble.\n\nhttp://www.cnn.com/2016/10/11/politics/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-bill-clinton-accusers/",
"I will bet that you don't actually know any Muslims. You remind me of those who call for shutting up Jews in ghettos -- and later, in concentration camps.\n\nThere is a vast difference between Lot shutting his door to keep a mob out, and keeping out all members of a religion because they are members of that religion.",
"Again, AP and SA? \"Could be...\"? Why not \"will be\" or \"will not be\"? Printing and spreading Fake News. Auwe.",
"Another crazy use of quotes - when you're quoting someone!\n\nOff the hook or what?",
"Hey Duke Charles Martel, I see you have become your alter ego, El Duque 2. You must be a very lonely person.",
"Then don't do it.",
"It's all in how you say it, Joe.\n\nYou say asylum claimants should follow legal processes, that's fine. You say they're the first wave of a movement to undermine our culture, that's kind of suspect. I think most of us are well opposed to the radical tenets of Islam, but if you say that all Moslems follow those, well, that's kind of suspect again.\n\nBelieving in free speech that doesn't have the reasonable limits of avoiding hate speech, that's not knowing our laws. Opposed to M-103 (or, again, seeing it as the thin edge of undermining our culture), that's kind of not knowing what a Parliamentary motion can do (hint: not much).\n\nThinking Catherine McKenna isn't good at her job; sure. Calling her Climate Change Barbie -- yes, that's offensively misogynistic.\n\nAnd you know, by definition, if you have inherent biases and prejudices based on race, that's racism. Doesn't matter if \"but all my friends are x\" (or even, \"my former girlfriend was x\") -- still racism.",
"What is wrong with you posters who spew hate for people that believe that the history of our country needs to be preserved. This world is upside down, really the extreme left and the media has lost its mind.",
"Guess ya better stick with the SEA Times, then. Editing someone's quote is not to quote them.",
"\"Definitely not good judgment.\"\n\nOn whose part?",
"Jim, revealing public information like that is unacceptable! I'm sorry that happened to you. \n\nWe've actually been discussing adding something about this issue to that first tutorial/explanation you see when you sign up. Hopefully, your fellow commenters would rate a comment containing personal information as \"uncivil\". If not, it could be flagged after the fact, which would bring it to the attention of an administrator.\n\nThis is a big problem on the internet in general; I hope that Civil Comments can at least help in preventing this kind of behavior.",
"jeez it seems on these threads posters fear of foreigners was 80% what bad advice and wrong headed fear mongering.",
"No. You didn't make a point. You interjected politics into a story with NOTHING to do with politics. Cannot alt-lefties like you turn it off for even 60 seconds and just enjoy a good story?",
"Not buying it ☺",
"Who pays for your lies?",
"So they should be penalized because they are successful and people like you and Allie are not? That's a crock. It's called jealousy.",
"Sad. For the greed and ignorance of a few so called subsistence hunters a majority of true and law abiding subsistence hunters must pay the price for bad publicity.",
"At the Indian fuel stop last weekend a big rig driver took grievous offense at the \"Veterans for Obama\" bumper sticker on my truck. He spewed out a series of comedic ideas that he held about President Obama. When I asked him where in the name of dog he got such crazy ideas he said, \"I listen to both stations\". Limbaugh on one and Hannity on the other no doubt. Right wing media has introduced a pathological epidemic of ignorance into this countries psyche that feeds on fear and hatred of the \"Other\". Everyday a new thing, person, group to hate and fear. As FDR told us in the midst of the darkest days of WW2, \"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself\".",
"You won't think it's funny when one of them beat you up.",
"so NOW if one does Not deny all lies and fake news.....you are automatically guilty!\nGreat new standards of guilt in America",
"Be that the case, there's no reason for your persistent ad hominem attacks. \n\nCheck this thread of comments. Analyze your attacks and, perhaps, try to understand your own nastiness and anger. I've come to expect such attacks from you and it doesn't particularly bother me. However, it's sad that you have the inner anger which you vent in your posts. Again, check this thread of comments, I think it clearly demonstrates that venting of anger. I wish you the best dealing with those inner demons. If it helps to vent them with ad hominem attacks on me, that's fine. However, in the long run, you probably should seek help. best wishes, Gary",
"As Sally Field famously said: \"you like me! You really like me!\" Either that or you think about me way too much, too-afraid-to-use-your-real-name, anonymous poster. @chickenlittle#Trumplovesthepoorlyeducuated.",
"You mean like when you advocated for Thomas Mulcair to be assassinated two years ago, in a comment that was quickly deleted by the Globe and Mail moderator?\n\nThat kind of free speech, Glenn?",
"Using a both sides are bad argument, well we are racists but so what they are muslim.\n\nAre you kidding me. This is weak logic. This is calling out your brother because you both stole cookies from the cookie jar and you got caught.\n\nGrow up and attempt to post something of some actual meaning and not just a defense of racism. Yes we know racism is a world wide problem, but still haven't figure out how you talking down Islam with your both sides are bad argument, is going to fix anything. If anything you are simply propagating the hate by attempting to rationalize the hate of the racists.\n\nThe nazis that marched and killed someone are christians. Do you really want us to start painting all christians by the atrocities that have been committed in that name or the current small band of followers? Because unless you do, you should probably stop trying to shift blame onto muslims.",
"Boots; everything you say is all based on your own assumptions with no substance to back it up. No sense in rebuttal because you don't make sense and you based it on your emotions like all the agitators that protest against Trump. That's what you remind me of. I'll stop here so you can vent again like you always do. You need to do some research and find the facts, to open your eyes. You'll find it very different from what you think. You have a good day Boots. lol"
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Who is this Lady? She has to work for GCI.. Read this https://www.adn.com/business-economy/2016/09/04/how-a-fiber-optic-cable-could-forever-change-life-in-arctic-alaska/
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"The White House is playing silly games. Canada should call their bluff.",
"You're correct that much of the press information is heavily \"America\" biased. There isn't a lot of info presenting the \"other side\" of the situation, because that largely goes against the grain of the flag waving here. After talking to several people who have close ties to Iran, I discovered that their government is accepted largely to protect them from us. Considering what we've done over there, I can easily see why they feel that way. Most Americans think it's some religious ideology as the basis for their dislike of America, when in reality it's a response to our behavior there.\n\nBut, the info does exist, especially nowadays. And, stepping back and going through history while piecing that together with our behavior and the situation, the truth will be apparent. Trouble is, to truly understand the truth, one has to drop their guard and be willing to be wrong. Many here refuse to do that...hence the partisan garbage when both sides do basically the same thing.",
"If these idiots did as they're told, they'd\nstill be alive. Same as the idiot that was\ntold not to touch his weapon. But no, I'm\nblack so I don't have to. He's dead also.",
"another zupta scumbag exposed. This bint is not fit to lick Adv. Madonsela's shoes.",
"The ANC seems to live in a world where the voters are stupid voting cattle who do not understand or care about the fact that they are being robbed blind by these criminals.",
"This comment is bizarrely idiotic.",
"it was, but at least insurance was affordable. $1,600 per month, !3,500 deductible, 16,500 OOP for a family of 3. Obama did nothing but make things worse for any American not getting a government handout. Pre-existing? Covered under Colorado Care in the old days. ACA needs to die, a quick death.",
"There's no icon for \"you write like you're stoned\" and he felt like he had to click something. I appreciate the challenge of trying to figure out what he's talking about, it's sort of like a crossword puzzle, so maybe later I'll like it. Or maybe not. The best I can gather is that he wants to give the airport land to homeless people.",
"I agree with Trump. People don't watch sports to be told how to think and feel. They watch it to get away from everything and have a good time. \n\nThe more the MSM praises BLM violent protest and universities decide students are too stupid to determine what white supremacy is a flawed ideology by stripping away the 1st amendment, the more you'll hear \"lowlife\" Trump run his mouth. \n\nI'm looking forward to the players causing their own demise, lol.",
"\"Normal\" racist & white supremacist values ...sounds weird but that's what this Beyak woman really is - nothing nice or christian about her just your plain ol' garden variety deplorable white supremacist racist. Definitely not someone to whom we should be paying a senator's salary to be present in our chamber of sober second thought...maybe she should have some sober second thoughts about being such a horrible person.",
"Here is an idea Reality. The US Government releases you to the Saudi Arabian government and the Saudi's decide what to do with your \"reality.\" You little piece of sh_t. You don't have a right to anything and you most certainly are not patriotic. I don't care how \"bad\" Trump is. You had your education and job rolled out for you by the US Air Force and you just crapped on it. All your snowflake friends are running to defend you a-hole actions. You know the rest of us get Court Martialed and Federal prison for pulling the small minded stunts you pulled. I don't give a rip that you know 100 languages from your gifted stint at Monterrey. I can't tell you how much you deserve to go see the Saudi government. I am offended by you and your treasonous conduct. Oh and thanks for exposing the Russian sources on the election hacking. They just got shot you piece of crap.",
"what bs,, its taxpayer money used for PRIVATE business, thus a scam and not what its for,, let the market decide not alt left lunatics",
"That’s it jerk, glorify the lowest elements of our society, the gang culture. I hope you’re using that $135 million of your net worth to change your black culture for the better and to end the drug/gang/fatherless families that it appears to do nothing itself to cure other than whine “poor me”",
"It is not the people who are out of touch, but this clown crew. People need to stand up and kick them out as they did in the U.S.",
"Would you white folks please use your real names? What do you have to fear? hodad, GFN55, Tell the Truth, recovering homeroid, watching alaska die,Woozer11, Geezerly, jabbers, cheechako, nativegal, come on. Be truthful.",
"Yep. Keep showing the world you are a ginormous, thin-skinned, man-baby."
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"No, kidding. That's what my neighbor does. :)",
"If you paid attention to what she has done in the past, especially to Bill's old girlfriends and others (secret service) she didn't like. Her treatment of classified emails (she didn't understand because she slept through the briefings) then totally lied about. What has she ever done to make us trust her? She and our failed race baiting president were the ones talking about nuking things as if it were something THEY were likely to promote.. Trump isn't stupid why would he blow up a zillion dollar enterprise??",
"No matter how Alaska education is packaged, it is simply the easiest money to take and repurpose in order to satisfy the oil industry's appetite.\n\nThe funds are being taken from more than education. Moneys are taken from all facets of the Alaska community equaling more than $1 billion of tax programs, subsidies and state credits payable to the richest industry in the world — even if the oil industry fails to produce or if the market isn't buying.\n\nThe Alaska Legislature needs to pass a plan prioritizing our community and our students above oil industry subsidies and tax credits. This can be done by thinking about ways to create revenue and other industries that would benefit the state's earning potential.\n\nWith that, the Alaska Legislature's uncertainty, missed deadlines, and lack of proactive planning should not be rewarded with overtime and additional per diem. This responsibility should be fulfilled as part of the job they agreed to, at no additional cost to the citizens of Alaska.",
"Lynn, You are right and that is the \"Gordian knot\". If one believes in a free society, society can't just \"do something with them.\" It seems the best that anyone can come up with is to make \"here more unpleasant than there\" causing \"them to move there\".",
"We have some new, hopefully hard working & honest blood in the Leg., but too many of the old bought-&-paid-for clowns are still there, & like mud on our boots, they sully any effort toward cleaning house & setting things straight.\nI agree with Michael Albertson, I'd like to see Mr. Cole's take on the clear presentation of Robin Brena.",
"Listen Folks, I’ve been a criminal defense attorney for 33 years in the State of Alaska. I’ve usually lost a client to drugs every year or so for the past 12 years. Mixing drugs will eventually kill you... I am all in favor of any drug that helps a person get off heroin or similar drugs. If you were the addicts parents, spouse or children, you constantly are in fear that your family member will die every day. Once a person is stable and is able to titrate off opiates with the help of their physician or if they are in jail and off narcotics for at least 7 days, they should start Vivitrol. I’ve represented many clients who agreed to start Vivitrol and after their first 30 days, their lives take a turn for the best and they have their lives back... I have worked with Michael Eldrige and his company is very open to helping people get the medication they need. Medicaid or insurance will currently pay for the drug unless Trump takes that away too.",
"That's a good idea, one which I have advanced many times. Also, many times I have pointed out a project by Los Angeles County Employment Office to hire local citizens at twice the minimum wage, to work in agricultural jobs mostly done by documented and undocumented Mexicans and Central Americans. The hires would also get transportation daily to and from the fields. There were few takers and a lot of dropouts, and the program was closed.\n\nTo improve wages and working conditions would require the political will to enforce employment regulations now on the books regarding legal immigrant labor, and to document all such labor in order to tax them and insure they are payed a legal wage. Corporate agriculture is powerful and has resisted inspection at every level. They want illegal immigrant labor, because they can mistreat the workers knowing the workers won't complain (they would be deported).",
"I call dibs on Old Faithful, plus the lodge! Don't get in my way, I will be heavily armed, so as not to be arrested. That'll cost the taxpayers so much money, they'll howl! Then the jury will find me innocent of all charges, I can go on right wing talk shows and tell everyone how to do it. Yeah! That's the ticket! I will be a True Amurcan Patriot, and get on The Donald Trump News Hour! Yes! I'm going for it! Manager!",
"Are the Feds going to start a criminal investigation? Someone made out with some big money on this whole scheme.",
"the usa our largest trading partner, connected directly to 40% of our total GDP will not ratify squat, they will not create any such tax, they will support thier economy and we will lose! \n\nas for your sheep of brain washed ignorance that will say so what, we need to do our part, here an education for you on why carbon isnt causing GW\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Smhn1gL6Xg",
"The usual Alaska Policy Forum dog whistle pablum.",
"Maybe if we had some roads, we might be able \"highlight Arctic connections\" to the rest of Alaska and even the \"lower 48\", but alas, all they want to do is lock us up and then bitch about how much money Alaska gets.....",
"Thank you to Debra Soh. A brave soul and a voice of reason. It is refreshing to see these respected academics with some intellectual integrity and the courage to speak out on contentious issues. Especially when questioning the science on trans issues presents such real and great risks to career potentials and reputations. And even more so when, in these times, it is so much easier to just go along to get along, show political reliability and keep your head down. I have no interest in teaching my kids the puritanical, ultra religious views on sex and sexuality but the Lefts ideological indoctrinations aren't any better.",
"An income tax, old Alaskan style, would be intrusion enough but the paperwork required was (yes, I remember doing it) was minimal and there was no need for anyone of even average intelligence to pay an expensive \"preparer\". But what we see now is incredibly intrusive, exceedingly complicated and most people will have to pay a professional to figure out what they owe. So, in that sense, it's a \"jobs\" bill. Whoopie! We get to pay an unnecessary tax AND pay someone to figure out how much we have to fork over. But, wait, it's so complicated that a gigantic state bureaucracy with lots of political plum jobs to be doled out. Last estimate I heard was at least 80. Of course there'll have to be a budget for those new cronies so perhaps the percentage amount being bandied about will have to be doubled to pay their wages, health insurance, overtime, training and, of course a lot of travel expenses to attend courses and seminars on how to shake people down efficiently.",
"This isn't a blunder, it's good politics . The public are already convinced that Wynne and her government are dishonest so this will just add to it and give Brown the benefit of the doubt even if he loses in court.",
"Clinton and her smug fan club did lots of laughing at unemployed and hurting working class people in the U.S. rust belt states. (\"LOL!!! . . . \"old white men, racists, hillbillies, deplorables, coal miners, who needs them??? hahahahahaha\" ). \n\nTrump hired a brilliant pollster named Kellyanne Conway to run his campaign. Ms. Conway realized that the these rust belt people, who had voted twice for Obama, did not appreciate having their legitimate concerns dismissed while being mocked. And they voted..\n\nKeep laughing Ms. Renzetti.",
"It was easy to see that he was talking to his dad. He was at home by all accounts. Of course he wants his dad to do something. He is in the Cook Inlet Pretrial... he is desperate. They are hardened criminals inside the CIPT. He is amongst the worst of the worst. His life is in danger. If he is innocent then he is in real danger. He has a broken arm? This may mean he is also in pain and in jail that is no joke. They don't let you enjoy pain pills in prison.. trust me.",
"New owners... Below is not uncivil. This is censorship. I stand by my \"deleted\" statement.\n\nThe sad part is that the current owner is going to get away with not paying her debt. I look forward to seeing what the new owners are going to do with the paper. Go ahead and keep the liberal commenters you have but put equal conservative commenters in as well. Quit eliminating dissenting opinion and be as critical of your own political leaning as you are of the other side. Do that and I would be willing to pay to read the news. Until then, you'll never see a dime from me.",
"The last time Alaskan's were sold a Rosy \"Economic Report Summary\", it was called SB 21! BUT, BUT, the supporters explain: There were VARIABLES outside of our CONTROL! \nI do note for the record that the commercial boys in Bristol Bay wont leave a big hole in the ground,and an acid filled lake in perpetuity! Cheers-",
"Are these people delusional or just trying to paint the pig a different colour? AI is not going to limit itself to killing blue collar jobs. The world of bonus billing is not exempt. Once a techie smells the opportunity to eliminate the cost factor from legal proceedings, the lawyer and his firm, you will be using Amazon Legal Services. Could be a good thing.",
"seems there are many commie sympathizers in alaska. all those who defend antifa are defending communism.",
"I think that he's already convinced himself to run.\n\nAll that posturing about carbon tax is positioning himself to enter the race as the anti-environment candidate.\n\nAnd by waiting he, like O'Leary, can dodge most of the debates, particularly the forth-coming French-language debate wherein he would have been humiliated.\n\nHe wants out of SK as the excrement is hitting the economy fan there and he doesn't want it to get all over him as the people of SK might clue in to how clueless he really is.\n\nHence the timely exit to the federal job.",
"Give it a rest Joe Miller. You didn't win 6 years againstMurkowski when she won in a WRITE IN campaign. Save the Alaskan people from seeing your ads for the next two months.",
"The Trickle Down Economics of Straus/Freedman paired with the evil of people like Henry Kissinger and Dick Cheney have helped to bring America, with a $17T debt, to where it is today. After G W Bush was of no further use Dick Cheney must have thought Donald Trump was heaven sent. We can only hope that Bernie Sanders rationale and Donald Trumps fear will influence Hillary Clinton's presidency. It is for Americans to hold her feet to the fire. I for one am exhaling now.",
"I wonder why a business would want to rent flooded land, in a floodplain, and possibly a wetland as well. Perhaps Mapunapuna could be the poster-person, for innovation, which is an early response to sea level rise. Surely innovation is not mere reductions in rents or leases? Would not innovation be a physical project to actually prevent this flooding? Holland has done it, we will need to be doing it. Mapunapuna is a great place to start because the area is confined, not impacted by irregular ocean wave patterns, and is not nearly as valuable as, say, Waikiki. Why not build walls around Mapunpuna to keep water out, add some solar powered pumps to pump out any water which creeps in, and construct modest bridges from Nimitz and possibly other streets to cross the flood walls? Rents might actually be increased in such a scenario. Downing is right on the money, by a mere lowering of rents, the risks to public health and safety will increase and not abide. Please, think big and long term.",
"At Soviet time in Russia we had a joke: In the TRUTH (main Communist newspaper, called PRAVDA, translation from Russian - \"truth\") there are no news, and in a NEWS (another major Communist newspaper, called IZVESTIA, translated from Russian as a \"news\") - there are no truth. \nSince that time nothing was changed. There are no independent journalists at all! In any country - Russia or US or Canada. Who pays money - those order a music. \nAbout Ms. Freeland grandfather.... I do not know, but where there's smoke, there's fire. A lot of Ukrainians most likely from western Ukraine collaborate with Nazi during Second World War and it is very well known, that a lot of those who did this, immigrate to USA and Canada when war was finished. Think again about smoke and fire.....",
"Can you see that the government has separated itself from the Alaska citizens?",
"Having no liabilities is a definite plus.\n\nI'd like to know more about her business trading account.",
"JM: I'm assuming that by getting \"80 million from those folks ALONE\" you mean via an income tax. That works out to $20,000 per worker. I don't think they make enough to pay that much state income tax. So you are willing to collect a small amount from non-resident oil slope employees and also tax the 200,000 Alaskan wage earners who would also pay an income tax. And yes I think 4000 non-residents are \"insignificant\" to 200,000 Alaskans. Further, most non-resident employees are seasonal and work mainly in the seafood processing and hospitality industries and do not make enough to pay an income tax. What about the million tourists who pay nothing for the state services they benefit from? Who do you think utilizes more state services, 4000 non-resident slope workers or 1 million tourists?",
"Of course they do. That's why the ones you probably read do the same thing. Even CB does it. Which is a good teaching lesson for the young'uns. I just had to tell the 7 yr old borrowing my laptop that the flying thing in the sky is probably fake and she shouldn't believe everything she sees on the internet or in periodicals. It was a dragon or something resembling it. Yellow jounalism is rampant among the Democrat supporters and the left.\n\nSo Florence Thomas, in this example, is or is not a pro-abortionist?",
"I have to say that this has been my deepest fear, out of all the fearful stands he takes. OK, he starts WWIII, we're all toast, over and out. He crashes the economy, well, we'll suffer, but it's not the end of the world. He destroys our Soc. Sec. and Medicare, he'll have a lot of explaining to do, not that it will help the seniors who die in the gutter. But on the environment, the clock has been ticking for some time (anyone notice that, for the first time, Greenland is actually GREEN?) and how do we explain a dying planet to our grandchildren and what? Hope that the mea culpas of the climate change deniers who come out of their coma at last will somehow turn back the clock? Beware of so-called pro-lifers who weep and wail over a fetus and care not one whit about the born. They are SOME scary dudes!",
"This will solve nothing.....just a scheme for someone to make money.....",
"I so sick and tired of hearing people like you bitch about state employee salaries and specifically lumping all of us into one category. My Division has cut cut and then been cut more and most of us are doing the work of 3 FTE's for the salary we earn. How about researching the salaries of the appointed positions vs those of us in the classified service that DONT make triple figures. That's where the cuts should come from! ..and please stop treating your middle class fellow Alaskans like we don't deserve the job we competed for and were hired for and are providing a service to our fellow residents - and then turn around and whine bcuz your PFD might get cut...! Remember we are all in this together - start acting like it!",
"That all she knows, it's what she does.",
"The only troll is Amira herself, trolling for Islam and for western civilization's submission to the Koran. Her hijab is the sign she handed her fate to Allah. Giving up free will is just one thing Muslims ar expected to sacrifice for their religion. Inshallah . \n8",
"Oh, yet another one of those ever so politically correct items! Not forgotten should be the fact that this is mostly about \"marketing\" where her \"handlers\" made a big business out of her misfortune and are cashing in handily. As worthwhile a cause I certainly would not support this type of \"charity\".",
"Ice conditions are improving for shipping. The criers and whiners on the nanny state left can whimper as they may. Our north is becoming more habitable. Bring it on I say.",
"You seriously don't realize that he works 24/7 for them? You do know that the Globe and Mail is deeper blue than Lake Ontario, right?",
"As and employee of three companies that have been acquired, I got use to hearing, \"Don't change a thing, we bought the company because we like the way it is run.\" Then changes came that turned the companies upside down, inside out, and in two case, shut the company down. - - - If I hear that statement again, I think I would hold on for one wild ride and I advise GCI employees to do likewise.",
"I'm guessing you also remember those \"kick sand in your face\", Charles Atlas ads on the backs of comics...how about stamps sent \"on approval\", and those little \"mermaids (shrimp) you could grow... We were kids..easy targets for such scams. We're now adults and, apparently, crooks feel we're still easy targets. But, always remember, \"they will double the order for just the price of the extra handling and mailing\" I think this means you'll not get a \"free lunch\", but \"two free lunches\"\n\nCynicism...realism. I agree, it's the old \"just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you.\" \n\nHowever, let me try to change your outlook. Give me a call sometime and I'll buy your lunch.\n\nregards, Gary",
"Duh, Steven. Yes, the governor will certainly garner support for doing the right thing by the people of Alaska.",
"ericnorstog - well put!",
"The conference needs a new name. The redundancy is stunning. But they could begin fruitful investigation of \"biofouling Pacific waters, climate change and community-based natural resource management\" right here in Honolulu where such issues are apparently trivial to local leadership. Perhaps a field trip to the new International Market Place where they can photograph the immured Banyan tree.",
"like help - to sue you? People are already working on that.",
"The author line failed to reveal the original source of this column: The Washington Post. The ADN posting looks like a direct to ADN letter or essay. The fact is this column was distributed throughout the nation through the Washington Post connections. A carefully contrived, insidious creation by the patriarch of a family determined to destroy the Constitutional Republic and all human and civil rights contained therein. First on the agenda was support of the Trump tax gifts to his fellow billionaires, i.e., Koch family, etc. Couched in soft tones well edited by professional wordsmiths, the entire essay is a pack of lies. The Koch family and their Oil Monopoly billionaires have hijacked the entire electoral system of the country, one state legislature at a time, through ALEC, the most traitorous organization ever created. They gamed the election system in key states with Republican governors and legislatures denying voting rights. The worst family plaguing the nation in history.",
"OMG-and I've NEVER typed that before! This is the FUNNIEST thing I've read in years:\n\n\"After all, governments – if they are truly democratic – must listen to the views of their citizenry. Various levels of government often say they aspire to consultative models of governance.\"\n\n I didn't read anything after that because its so preposterous. Gosh yes, heaven forbid our citizenry make decisions (which they never do, in fact are never even seriously 'consulted') about say, muslims. Because some woman made a comment so outlandish that its used in meetings! Meanwhile, the feds bring in thousands of refugees during an economic downturn who now will be on provincial welfare rolls. Oh, the 'post truth'!",
"I guess those \"decent Canadians\" just happen to be Brian Lilley co founder of the Rebel and Michelle Rempel and Peter Kent, CPC MP's as those who are the ones who went to the US to bad mouth Canada, the government and the courts.\n \nStephen, Ben and Laureen Harper and Andrew Scheer also made a drama of emailing the Rebel site for fundraising for the Speer \"kids\". \n.\nIt is unlikely that most Canadians are happy with the Conservatives use of this issue for partisan purposes-not to mention fundraising and adding names to their data base- and airing a domestic issue in Canada to a US audience . The Conservatives seemed to be trying hard to rile up the Fox watching Trump base against Canada just as we are entering delicate negotiations for NAFTA.\n\nAndrew Scheer and the CPC have certainly shown their true colours with their questionable antics on this file.",
"So the President quits and pouts. Who in recent Alaska history is also a faux conservative populist who demonstrated that when the going got tough, she got out? And now the \"Twitter Quitter\" is apparently satisfied that a perverse form of \"mass punishment\" of Americans is a solution to the health care problem.",
"Well Cassandra, your posts are always interesting reads, I love fiction.\nOh, and Trudeau who called the LAVs jeeps when the exports were approved.",
"IF you happened to listen to Brett Baier's interview with Debbie Wasserman Schultz, head of the DNC last night you may wonder how such a poorly speaking head ever got her job. She must have repeated the phrase \"at the end of the day\" at least 6 times, What a disgrace.",
"Must be something in the water in DC. Vanita Gupta head of the DOJ civil rights unit is demanding that the police departments hire drug using convicted criminal non-citizens as officers to equally represent the constituency and percentage of that ilk in the US communities. \n\nNext she will demand the cops hire murderers and drug dealers and importers as cops to match their target audience of cartel clientele. Heck why not, many who like to comment here don't agree with current hiring practices for either APD or AST, so maybe gupta has it right\n\n I forgot DOJ already tried this in New Orleans, Lousiana and wound up with a lot of cops killing drug dealers and doing robberies but at least the hire met the DOJ profile forced on the departments.\n\nSeems Ash Carter has the same water system.",
"I think the Career Counselor has a challenging job.",
"That's precisely the reason Drumpf's Secretary of Commerce was appointed: He doesn't like the minimum wage, doesn't like regulations that maintain the integrity of the service and the environment. My wife was almost killed by \"Yum,\" the billionaire owners of Taco Bell, the ones who pay minimum wage only because they are forced to, the ones who don't give low-paid employees sick leave so they come to work and spread disease, and who buy produce from profiteers who couldn't care less about consumers. That she survived two simultaneous, usually fatal, food-borne diseases after days in an ICU, more still in the hospital, and is disabled for life, is because the greed of unrestrained capitalism doesn't kill quite enough people to make it necessary for the Republicans in power to protect us. The next of the endless lies to fall from his and their lips will be unquestionably accepted by the 36% of American voters who continue to believe him and them at the peril of us all.",
"Well, folks, you read it here first, as some members of the MSM used to say: some news outlets really have the best interests aof the future of mankind at heart. Why, as we speak, I suspect Rupert Murdock and his colleagues are meeting in some out-of-the-way boardroom plotting yet more decisive moves in their strategy to \"cut earth population by half...by spreading rumours to create a pretext for huge war.\"\n\nNaw, that won't fly. I mean, revenues are based on viewers, readers, listeners. Why chop the potential audiences in half? \n\nI mean, see how DUMB things can get on this page? Perception comes easy when all you need is a good grounding in profit and loss.\n\nYou're welcome.",
"...and while they're at it, mandate glass (net floats) in the Pacific...more eco-friendly than plastic...makes better kitsch around the house.",
"Alaska has always been about money though. It started with furs, then went to gold, then fishing, copper (the Carnegie fortune was made at Kennicott), then logging, then massive influx of federal defense dollars for the cold war build up, then came oil (which eclipsed them all). My family came here in the late 1940 's and from what I've been told from great aunts , uncles, etc, they cam here for economic opportunity, not to \"live at one with nature\".",
"Picture the NDP's Finance Minister on budget day doing up the laces on a brand new pair of clown shoes to highlight the direction of BC under an NDP/Green coalition. The valley at Site C is already completely transformed (google it)- stopping now would make the NDP's fast ferries fiasco seem like a walk in the park. Horgan made a pact with a group of career activists who are siding with US-funded protesters threatening \"direct action\" against BC's infrastructure - it's pathetic. The greens are a joke and the NDP is the same party that was reduced to an impressive two seats 16 years ago - it won't take long to find out why. Look at all the free stuff, raises for unions, no tolls, more welfare, cheaper ferries, $10/day childcare, $15/hr minimum wage, and higher taxes and red tape for the private sector... all economic winners! What comes next shouldn't surprise anyone.",
"I had to read this a few times. I really have no idea what the author is talking about. I do not think he does either. Maybe he could elaborate on the tenfold increase in vehicle traffic. What revenues is he talking about? Is this going to be a toll road? 75% reduction in state subsidy. What does that mean. I am not a banker but do ok with my own finances. You still have a ferry to subsidize. Now you are adding a road to maintain. Also adding another ferry terminal to build maintain and operate. How can this be cheaper than the existing ferry? Are ten times more Juneau people going to drive and ride to the fair? Must be unless the state is planning on building some other large ferries to bring people up from Washington.",
"Bravo ! Excellent assessment of the situation . The only thing missing is showing how Walker is so obsessed with the gas line , and has been for many years , his judgement is clouded. If he is going to make all these cuts , why on earth isn't the biggest current drain on the state budget stopped or frozen as well ? Walker claims the state can't survive without our PFD yet months ago he wrote a check to Canada for 65 million . Now he wants to put us on the hook for billions for this gas line pie in the sky that doesn't pencil out. The fact of the matter is all the polling showed Walker would lose again in the primary to Parnell---that's why he turned independent. The polling showed the democrats had zero chance of winning---that's why they quit . Simply put---Alaskan's didn't want Walker . They just didn't want Parnell after the media's constant attacks on him. We got a poor quality governor and that explains why he's doing a pathetic job now. He needs to be recalled. Now !",
"Is that you Angela Merkel?",
"Stop kidding with silly non-financial \"ALASKA-CENTRIC THIMKING\"!\n \n XOM, COP, and BP are under no obligation to finance or build a RCA/FERC-regulated public utility trunk NG pipeline and LNG plant. XOM, COP, BP operate with far different corporate business models. The last time EL PASO and ARCTIC GAS CONSORTIUM appeared before FPC, now called FERC, with a project net national economic benefit (NNEB) analysis done on projects similar to 2016 AKLNG was decades ago. Times and NG/LNG markets have changed greatly!\n Today that kind of NATIONAL INTEREST analysis (when shown to FERC, DOE, or the U.S. Congress) would end the risky AKLNG project. From NNEB, INPUT/OUTPUT, or COST BENEFIT perspectives, AKLNG fails. Don't blame XOM, COP, and BP for having project investment after tax ROI concerns. The U.S. and world markets have cheaper, safer current and FUTURE supply alternatives for NG or LNG. \n\n AK POLS need to find another revenue source for Alaskan FREE GIFTING.",
"I thought Hollis French was running for Governor?\n\n Can he save Alaska's smaller oil companies, will he price everyone out and give the majors more power like SB 21 did, is he for a big oil monopoly. \n\nHollis French has a long record how can he save Alaska from it's decline?",
"I thought Hollis French was running for Governor?\nCan he save Alaska's smaller oil companies, will he price everyone out and give the majors more power like SB 21 did, is he for a big oil monopoly.\nHollis French has a long record how can he save Alaska from it's decline?",
"Not eliminated - the term is 'deferred'. So they will have to paid, period. Unless someone with some spine and a willingness to do right by the People of Alaska takes on the oil-soaked, bought-out, so called representatives we have in Lobbyist Land, aka Juneau.",
"Christy's trademarks are arrogance, shoot from the hip mistakes, and the inability to speak with regular people who are not scripted, so this incident alone should highlight her main faults to anyone listening.\n\nBut these faults are well known, and the election really comes down to her policies which alienate all but the foreign corporate elite. In the case of the softwood lumber dispute; Christy has taken close to $1,000,000 from the very American corporations that are fighting Canada; so I doubt that anyone is just learning about her offensive behaviour at this stage.\n\nBC must unite to remove this woman from politics.",
"It was directly related and substantiated but there is HIPPA for a reason.",
"The fix is in by the old men's network. The new Chief will be another old local man. Nothing changes.",
"How's this now becoming a \"mumpdemic\"? Who's bringing it into the Community? Perhaps the State should add another tourist surcharge and have the cost of implementing a state wide vaccination program per the aforementioned. Running parallel to this are we properly screening the incoming? I would not be surprised that with the influx of off shore visitors that there will be a pandemic situation on the horizon. In my opinion, we won't be proactive and have to go thru a fire drill to address by asking for Federal Funds to address. In addition to standing at the trough for The Rail funding, Medicaid overspend $, etc.",
"Oh boy, what does anyone think a member of the Broadbent Institute would say. Their entire premise is take from those who work hard and give to those that either choose not to work (and yes, there are many that choose not to work as they get free money, benefits, and no responsibility). The other fun one is to try and equal out incomes for those who don't work as hard, or take risks with those who bust their butts to get ahead. This country is going to hell, and I'm glad I've only got 30 or so more years to keep paying huge sums of money to the thieves in Ottawa to give out to the largest next lobby group. It is insane to pound success as if it's a sin, or comes easily. Without people like me, this country won't have any taxes to steal.",
"Even though these tirades deserve to be ignored...\n\nThe book Ring of Hell by Matthew Randazzo does make reference of sort to possible mob ties on the part of the McMahons. I wouldn't call it out of the realm of possibility simply on account of their historical base in the Northeast United States and the prevalance of the mob in many facets of business in that region.\n\nMajor media scrutiny of Linda McMahon's Senate campaigns shone light on her experiences working in the field of copyright law in the years before her husband started Titan Sports in the early 1980s. Perhaps more than anything else, this is the key to their success. They were able to navigate a changing landscape in the industry by pursuing that route while their competitors were still going after bread-and-butter business. Sure, a lot of what they did was sleazy and possibly downright illegal, but most of the competitors they supposedly forced out of business would have fallen on their own accord.",
"Good luck with that....",
"You must be part of media, you seem to have inside information or just guessing... like the media.",
"It would be even better if those workers continued to live in Alaska!",
"Proof they were hired to generate revenue?",
"Malama Chun is right on both counts, which may be obvious to most people in Hawaii. Less obvious is a destructive pattern, whereby commercial fishing gets special dispensation. OF NOTE: the Hawaii AG is not elected but appointed, part of the Executive Branch. Gov Ige made great pomp over Hawaii's support for the Paris Climate Accord but his AG ducks behind a technicality with ocean health at stake. The AG showed media courage standing up to Trump, but defers here to \"the powers that be.\" What's the betting line in Vegas that someone affilliated with WESPAC weighed in with someone in Hawaii state government? Technicality and sleight of hand bear down on Hawaii marine species and habitat, in the best interests of WESPAC and The Nature Conservancy, where \"eco-based management\" should read MAXIMUM COMMERCIAL EXTRACTION BEHIND GREEN SMOKE. The paddle is broken, and so is the rudder. Enough of technical humbug. It's time for pono management, for leadership and political will.",
"Is it any surprise that Morneau and his crony capitalist friends would be cooking up a plan to sell Canada's infrastructure to rentier capitalists so they can literally profit off every move that a Canadian makes?",
"Everybody benefits from economic activity and value creation. Everybody loses when loudmouted ignoramuses step in and shut it down. We have engineers that can design for things like earthquakes and crashing 747s. Unfortunately, we can't engineer against every contemplated disaster that any chicken-little can imagine, or those extremists that will use imminent catastrophe as a pretext to their agenda.\n\nWhere were you when the natural gas pipeline was brought in to Coos Bay ten years ago? Hunkering down for that imminent catastrophe?",
"As pointed out on Stephen Quinn's CBC show yesterday afternoon, the discussion so far resembles that surrounding the construction of the dual diagnosis treatment centre at 37th/Fraser ten years ago. Excessive public outrage? Plenty. Impact? Nil.\nSimilarly, I was initially sceptical about the conversion of the Biltmore Hotel to transitional housing but this is seemingly working out.\nThe key is the provision of support services and the screening of potential residents to avoid future negative impacts.",
"Really Richard? Are you still trying to sell that debunked tale about a quid pro quo uranium deal with the Clinton Foundation.\nhttp://www.snopes.com/hillary-clinton-uranium-russia-deal/",
"Everyone has options in life....some have to work harder is all. Waiting for the government to bail you out because your ancestors were treated poorly is a cowards way out.",
"Arms length from the Beijing CP please--we can sell oil and gas and stuff but we should not sell our industries out- they are not our friends and we should not be their patsies. One day the people of China might wake up from their stupor and realize consumerism is not enough and freedom is more important- if not shame on them. The Communist Party fears this more than anything.",
"\"Check out who is behind it....\"\n\nI did, and all I found is (D)onkey brainwashed sheeple like you are making me lots of money by posting all your data on FB to be mined, analyzed and sold! Keep posting on FB allie, you're funding my retirement, I'm already up 385% in FB's stock! LOL",
"Coffee . Kirk Caldwell got us in this position. They first start a project in the middle of nowhere so we can't stop it. Then they mismanage it so we have to get a ge! Kirk said middle street then flipped .. The news continues to lie .. Where did Djou say he was going to raise taxes that's the dishonest Hawaii news now putting words into people's mouth was that a Djou quote! Coffee where is kirks financial plan? Where is his recovery plan the FTA still waiting he is delaying this project ..",
"'\n…yeah, no, \n\nI'm not inclined to just accept the oil company's line about drug testing.\n\nThey need an excuse to justify breaking their promise to Alaskans.\n\nOh, here's a handy little phrase, …let's just tell them Alaskans are too drugged up for the job.\n\nThe unwitting drones are sure to believe that with no questions asked.\n.",
"Like it or not Canada's major export is energy, not lounge chairs made in either Quebec or Ontario, thus it makes sense for Alberta to continue with its hydrocarbon extraction. Of course the East likes to think that the sun both rises and sets there and as a result we have Bombardier, a private company, continually being propped up by us nasty Westerners, being hailed as the greatest thing since sliced bread. We do what we do best, Notley notwithstanding and the East does what it does best, which is ripping the West off. What a great country we live in.",
"Excellent choice. I remember my daughter doing research on Ms. Payette for a school project a few years ago, and being absolutely gobsmacked when she ran through this woman's accomplishments. We need more folks like Ms. Payette in public service roles.",
"Our long time focus on efficiency, which has brought us to globalized trade and 'competitive' national economies, used to deliver better living standards for the vast majority of people in Canada and other advanced countries. This is no longer true, and has gone into reverse, as you can observe by looking at median wages and the problems people face moving upward with their working lives. The answer is to embrace inefficiency as a social value, but it will be a cold day in *ell before economists and leaders even consider it. However, if you think about it, that is what wealth redistribution, protectionism or perhaps a guaranteed income along with continued or expanded global trade amount to. Even Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, has proposed a tax on robots and other artificial intelligence machines as a way of slowing the process. Millenials, are you listening?",
"Open Letter to Daily Maverick editors, and a challenge to highlight it where you highlight your anti Trump gumpf every morning.\nDear DM Editors, Please get over this Russia thing, it has taken CNN from number one watched news channel in the US to, as some say, behind Yogi Bear reruns in popularity. They, the Clinton's, the Democratic Party and CNN, have been trying to prove collusion between Trump and the Russians that got him elected. What got him elected was Hilary, she lost, nothing else. \nDo you think the US is not trying to interfere in the domestic policy of just about every country they think matters? Russia does the same, China does the same, a piddling $250,000 ad campaign on Twitter is not going to change the way the people think.\nDem. Sen. Mark Warner says it is \"Deeply disappointing and inadequate\", yes it is, because they didn't find anything to incriminate Trump.\nSo please DM stick to uncovering local corruption and stop repeating CNN BS.\nThanks.",
"Who are these people and what are they doing to Alaska!!??? They will be paying $825MM in oil credits and want to take $50MM from the university! This is just wrong!!!!",
"Many people posting would benefit greatly from course work in writing, logic and manners.",
"Agree, it's important for the public to know the truth behind the madness. Cronies have a tendency to \"jump ship\" when they know it is sinking. And this ship has a big hole in it.",
"Hello Neil\nTolls from future Infrastructure players may be excessive. How do you know? Many Provinces , municipalities and States say they have reduced their blue and white collar forces to save money as internal government costs are much higher than outside contractors. \nAs to their future profits will they go to hedge funds? Our finance minister said that\nSovereign and Pension funds will be the main actors",
"Sure Doc., and I'd say the same thing if the story was focused on Alberta. The bottom line however is that if you power a 'green' car by fossil fueled electricity plants all that you end up with is a really long tail-pipe.",
"Peter M. Roddy, \n\nTPP would have eliminated the tariff. Para. 4 says, \"Existing tariffs cost on red salmon imported to Chili, Japan, Mexico, would have been removed according to United Nations Conference.\" This means third-world countries are still paying a tariff. Trump is right. These countries have polluted their waters and have horrible human rights records. Globalization should be stopped. They left their own countries because they needed work. I quote, 'Give us your poor, tired and huddled masses....\" Now, lets get everyone back to work and can the idea for supporting communist countries. Great Pacific Seafood pulled out of here because fish prices were being leveled. Globalize Alaska's fishing industry for the sake of the fishermen at the micro-level, for the peoples' livelihood, not a state run incorporated fishing industry, who wasted and spilled a belly dump of fish this summer! Was that 10 totes? Also, consolidate departments. Fishing should be grouped with Dept. of Agric..",
"Okay have council members take a 15% cut in pay and not raise fees. Then stop the overhead rail at Pearl and use available funding to have the rest of the line at grade level to Town. This non stop spending and cost will hurt the city. 10 bill could pay for a new Aircraft Carrier. Should have double decked Nimitz from Middle St to Kakaako. Pay with tolls. Reduce traffic not grow Rail. Not a solution it causes. Misdirection of resources and continuation of bad idea. See Roth",
"I’m glad we have people like Susan in this community. She is always working at trying to make people’s life better, no matter how difficult it can be. The homeless population can be a difficult task to deal with and even more so when you add all the negative comments and mindsets.\n\nI’m glad we have her and SEVERAL other people in our community to recognize that we have a problem and getting angry, complaining, and name calling doesn’t help the situation.",
"Vectum....LoL!!!\n\nAlways trolling rail fail stories.... are you Krooky incognito???",
"I wouldn't go near anyone like you. Some of your recommendations are flat out junk science. In Canadian terms we call it naturopathic voodoo. The employees in Cuba are experiencing hearing loss/ impairment because the Cubans are sabotaging their working spaces with a sonic device that cannot be detected by the human ear. In a society like Cuba people like you would be very welcome. Until they figure you out and realize you're pedalling junk.",
"I was raised in this area and I have \"insider\" information on who is corrupting this part of Colorado. Western Colorado Free Thinkers, is the NGO destroying this area. They did a SATANIC invocation at Grand Junction, Colorado's city hall and they actively perform Saul Alinsky style attacks on Christianity and western civilization. They even put SATANIC coloring books in SCHOOLS around here. They are behind the Satanic corruption in this area and if they aren't stopped more children will die. Dylan Redwine was the last one in the area. There will be MORE. You know who these people are. I wonder if George Soro funds them?\n\nhttp://westerncoloradoatheists.org",
"The adults backed the pipeline.",
"Bangladesh suffers from grotesque over population and life is cheap. Corruption is merely a means to survival. \"We\" support this industry by purchasing its inexpensive products. If we don't then there is no work in Bangladesh - with the usual consequences ....\nAlso let it be said that the ( old / 1960s ) Canadian garment industry was not exactly innocent of abuse. The Toronto district, by way of example, was noted for little sweat shops employing immigrant women on piece work stuffed into spaces between fabric bales with barely enough room to breathe. It is a cut throat business under the best of circumstances.",
"We know exactly how it is done. We know that it is illegal. We know that it is institutionalized and involves the government. Beside the illegal trafficking and the hardships that the trafficked individual must endure we have a situation that is ripe for corruption. Corrupting the CPB/ICE officer, paying harbor official to allow trafficked people to live on vessels that they cannot step foot off of, political contributions, clerks and bureaucrats that issue permits, harbor police, NOAA inspectors. All these people that work for the government are put in a place where they are subject to corrupting influences. These state federal regulator or law enforcement personnel are put in these situations by the industry's greed. When a gang of criminal do illegal things (smuggling dope or guns) we call that organized crime, they are criminal. When the government or its employees are involved we call it \"corruption\". Entirely different matter. One that eats at away at our democracy.",
"Ending corporate welfare is important. The $700 million paid to Big Oil this year was one of the single biggest items in the state budget. \n\nGreater disclosure will also reveal welfare subsdies that make no finanical sense- and reporters will be better able to describe the cost of the boondoggle known as SB-21. For example, Dermot writes about $7 billion in cash welfare in a small project- but misses the muich bigger cost to Alaska. The welfare is not specific to the cost of the project, but to a time duration. In the case of \"new oil\" the production welfare runs for seven years. So Alaska is on the hook to pay $8 per barrel for seven years. Any rational company will exploit this bad law and accelerate production to collect larger welfare payments from Alaska. For example- pulling 200,000 barrels per day from the new development will cost Alaska $1.6 million per day- or $584 million per year- or $4 billion over 7 years- for $25 billion worth of oil. ($50 bbl).",
"Typical hair-splitting baffle gab by a politically connected, legal personage. We in the trenches like to call a shovel a shovel. And there seems to be a lot of the brown stuff on good 'ol JT's.\n\nOur Fearless leader is careening down a slope of his own making into the big brown pit of political promises. Stand back folks -- you might get splashed.",
"Ut extra sic intra..",
"If this article had been written on the first of April I might have had more respect for it. Instead I find a mismash of the usual and tired refrain that \"all things indigenous good\" \"all things non-indigenous bad\". The author needs to get out more. Has he never heard of Galileo, Werner Heisenberg, Isaac Newton, Claude Monet, Leonhard Euler, or Molière? (and that only includes a few of the geniuses from my own European heritage.) Aboriginal \"leaders\" in this country have a small window now to figure out how they will join modern Canada and benefit from the opportunities it offers to all its citizens, irrespective of race and cultural background. As immigration changes the ethnic make-up of this country at an accelerating pace, how does the author with this naive narrative think his future will cope with hundreds of thousands of mandarin-speaking immigrants from mainland China? To quote just one example of the forces molding Canada going forward.",
"All of Alaska is Indian Country, and now your receive an annual PFD thanks to the state and federal government stealing Alaska Native lands to build that 800 mile pipeline.",
"I spent 22 years in the Alaska Army Guard including two years in Bethel. In this area I served with some very fine soldiers yet I was also forced to serve with dregs who were there only because of the undue political influence of those who saw (and apparently continue to see) the purpose of the National Guard in rural Alaska to be nothing more than a \"jobs program\" intended to inject cash in to rural Alaska. This article demonstrates again exactly why the Commanding General of the Alaska National Guard should not also be a State Commissioner. This is the National Guard not AIDEA. While a General Officer would seriously question the military benefit of this ill-defined program that same State Commissioner can think of no better idea. Creating jobs is not a primary military mission yet it is to politicians. A person in uniform should not be advocating on either side of this purely political effort primarily intended to inject cash into Alaska communities.",
"Hmm, Tabatha... can you comment on things Canadian please.\n.\nLike our hardworking President (or PM was it...):\n.\nA thorough analysis of his \"Look Delta Airlines had me posing for their magazine .... how could I resists a cool sleeves-rolled -up-man-spread on a rustic chair fronting a Maple Leaf background drop. \"",
"JHC, Hank. Paul has been a shill for Big Oil for decades. Any project like this starts with a MOU. Is this project more competitive that the projects from the Gulf Of Mexico? You bet. We have conventional, wet gas. They have limited shale gas. They have the Panama Canal to deal with- and the extortion that must be paid to the Government of Panama. They have very hot conditions, we have much colder weather- ideal for making LNG more competitively. We have shorter sailing distances. Can a Gulf Coast project offer any of that? Hell no.\n\nAlaska's problem are the cheap, Republican politicians that do everything in their power to screw Alaskans and make sure our resources are controlled by Multi-national corporations.",
"I work in tourism David, not oil. Yes I supported SB21 and don't regret.\n\nAnd the PF? It's nice to have isn't it? The very reason it was created was so that it can be \"raided\". No? \n\nGood to see you back on the threads. Your posts are amusing.",
"Time for the doping half senile bag lady to be brought up on treason and inciting hatred charges. Vile, dithering cow ,of the pantsuit cabal that can't get her panties unknoted from all the hatred. Putrid Clinton legacy and no one should let their kids get near these freaks never mind your country!",
"until we rely on natural gas more,..and the earnings of the corpus, and an income and sales tax. Time for subsidies to end.\nAlaskans could have made more investing that subsidy money in the stock market.\nWelcome to the real world of SB21.",
"I can understand your frustration. What perplexes me is that just a few short years ago, Gara and others in the Democrat party used to tout the very generous credits offered in the previous tax structure. They used to praise how profits were incentivized to be re-invested in Alaska instead of being shipped off to London or Houston. Like today, they had to spend a lot of money within to earn the credits.",
"Not so much fun when the shoe is on the other foot, is it Dan? I hope the Democrats stand in the way of putting a climate change denier at the head of the EPA. It's like putting the fox in charge of the hen house. If you cared about Alaska, you'd be concerned with the way climate change is affecting our environment, fisheries and wildlife. Wake up Dan! You're supposed to be representing us!",
"The world needs more selfless people like Jill. She is an inspiration to us all, and an example of how we can all individually contribute to a better world. I know her; before anyone questions her financial net worth and how donations are dispersed, I would ask that they first audit their local, state, and U.S. politicians as a priority. I'm sure Dr. Seaman's integrity is in tact. Carry on Dr.!",
"Tend to your knitting.",
"The ones Lobbying the hardest are the Contractors that the DOT will employ. If the Federal Funding were not available, and limited to roads for commerce, we would have no project to be discussing. A Project like this puts an Appointed Official, in charge of the DOT in control of very Large sums of money. There are far better uses for our funds than employing Contractors to build a road that no more than a dozen people will benefit from. The DOT employs a lot of Engineers, but they Contract out the actual construction. They hold the money,and then award contracts to cronies.\n The cost would far outweigh any benefit to the state. Contractors from out of state bid Federal projects, and can easily utilize an out of state workforce. This is a beefed up loser for the state. There will be very little benefit from this road, the one to King Cove is a far better investment. This plays into the Lawsuit filed against taking half of the PFD, arbitrarily.",
"It's too bad there are obsessive bullies who won't allow people to live their lives. It's a disease that seems to be catching. These people disrupt legal consultations, medical procedures, other professional relationships, personal relationships and so on.\n\nI don't care if you're CSIS or RCMP or whatever,.... you are breaking the law. You are destroying at least one life and I suspect have done this to others.\n\nDevelop some mantra (like what your Landmark Forum buddies advocate) that you say at least a thousand times a day that goes something like this: \n\n\"I enjoy my serene life minding my own business. I love allowing people to lead their own lives and I celebrate both their successes as well as my own.\"\n\nThen go to your little buddies in your \"worldwide networks\" do a mass e-mail, and send them the same message. \n\nMind your own business, or take the litigation and/or law enforcement consequences -- you, your buddies and this newspaper.",
"\" The well-funded think tank ($10.7-million in revenue in 2015) relentlessly pushes its message—whether overtly, through its dozens of annual research reports, or covertly, as in a libertarian recruitment tool marketed to families as “The Game of Canada.” The Institute’s fellows and alumni (Tom Flanagan, Danielle Smith, Ezra Levant etc.) are frequent pundits. The think tank has placed columnists across the Postmedia newspaper chain; currently three at my hometown Calgary Herald alone.\" - http://albertaviews.ca/no-free-lunch/ March, 2017"
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"tRump knows diddly about domestic or foreign policies. How could there have been sparing? I hope when and if tRump debates Hillary he'll again repeat that he knows more about ISIS than our military generals. tRump arrogantly makes this comment based on his disdain for President Obama and Hillary's experience as secretary of state. tRump's comment is laughable especially given the fact that the world knows that it was President Obama that gave the order to kill Bin Ladin and has since killed many of ISIS leaders and troops.",
"The guy is making a fool of himself every single day so, quite frankly, it's not inappropriate for anyone to call him out on it. Once he starts acting like a decent human being making funny comments will surely stop. Although, I'm afraid there's no hope he will see that light. At 70 years and having been a bully all his life, too late now.",
"Ashton Sayeth: \"No, you do not. You're not an independently wealthy jet setter, and you're not a pilot. You're a retired garbage man.\" - I wish I had Mr. Rhyner's benefits. I wish our Palmer Trash truck driver - Dave Sutton gets them.",
"This is what you get when you elect Republicans\nhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2017/07/28/this-is-what-you-get-when-you-elect-republicans/?wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1\nIt goes much further than their repugnant and disastrous effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, but all the contemporary GOP’s pathologies could be seen there: their outright malice toward ordinary people, their indifference to the suffering of their fellow citizens, their blazing incompetence, their contempt for democratic norms, their shameless hypocrisy, their gleeful ignorance about policy, their utter dishonesty and bad faith, their pure cynicism, and their complete inability to perform anything that resembles governing. It was the perfect Republican spectacle.",
"he’s a bigot and a racist. Blinded by hate? You won’t see me marching around in KKK gear, but I agree with you and trump there are some “fine people” in that group too, lol",
"You speak with forked tongue. Voted Conservative, LMAO",
"Abrahams will never be thought otherwise than these last few years, a miserable and corrupt person .....there is no redemption for his sort!",
"Africa will always be 200 years behind the rest of the world.",
"Since they stole MY money they are criminals. Since they stole YOUR money they are also criminals. They have zero right to make any financial decisions for Alaskans because they have stolen from every single Alaskan whether they chose to apply for their PFD or not. They are thieves.",
"\"\"The proposal would “limit our ability to pursue good jobs in a clean industry for Cascade Locks,” the company says.\"\n\n\nWhat a load of nonsense, two hundred heavy trucks hauling water daily is hardly \"clean\". And Nestle's objective isn't to improve conditions for the working man, it's profit full stop. Bottled water is just another tax on the stupid.",
"What strange, bizarre creatures. I would even say stubborn. Clearly irrational, no question. Almost as if these creatures have no brain, humans.",
"Ha ! \"Islamphobia\" sounds like some type of disease......!! The only problem with that word is that it's so absurd.... It sounds stupid and once again Muslims are being partitioned out....",
"Read the Bible nitwit. Religion is defined. This columnist is an embarrassment. \nEnough said. Your total ignorance is on display.",
"Try to say something that makes sense ONCE. Seriously, simple mathematics should mean that ONE TIME in all your hypocritical, misguided and just stupid comments you'd actually make sense. You promote staying home to watch the games on GCI while decrying that not enough people attend. When they diagnosed your lunacy at the doctor's office did they give you a level on the 1-5 scale? Did they run out of clues at WalMart when you were trying to buy one?",
"More like an idiot's folly....",
"\"To his credit, Wildrose Leader Brian Jean denounced the bigoted slurs and the people behind them.\"\n\nWell, not really.\n\nMr. Jean for all intents and purposes spent the week hiding from the press/media, leaving through back-doors ad cancelling minor appearances. Anyway, the far right lunatic fringe within the Wildrose Party will not be satisfied until the Conservative \"movement\" in Alberta crashes completely at which point these specimens hope to pick up the pieces and make Alberta into a far-right living hell the United States has become.\n\nOne would hope Ms. Notley and the NDP will benefit from the lunatic fringe self-inflicted crash and burn policy. One would hope...........\n\n."
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"Amen to that. How can anyone condone the behavior of trump, his tweets, and how he acts with other world leaders?",
"Most responses on here show how desperate liberals are to blame Trump for this guy's actions instead of the guy. \nIt's comical that an article about hate brings out the liberals haters.",
"No, it's not \"senseless.\"\n\nDon't have to support either Clinton or Trump.\n\nYou know why ?\n\nBecause both stink !!!\n\nYou, Muricans, haven't really had a decent President since FDR",
"It is still my contention that had Bush and Cheney been charged with \"war crimes\" Trump would have never run for President! Maybe a few of those clingons would resign and the swamp would cleaned! But Trump's efforts have turned to swamp into a cesspool!",
"The ball is in Trump's court now. His first effort was clearly a failure. Will his efforts fare better second time around? Will there be a second time around?\n\nTime will tell.",
"Trump's a constant train wreck but the more important point is what legislation or executive orders are being put into place that the President's antics are distracting from.",
"Note to our \"president\"; get a mental evaluation. You're not fit to run our country and a psychiatric evaluation would confirm this. Step down and let's try to Make America Great Again. This will never happen under Donald Trump, and everyone knows it.",
"This guy works just like Obama - \"we have to come up with an agreement... My agreement.. and if you don't agree I'll take the rest of your Constituents PFD.\" There is no compromise with this guy! He's a thug trying to spend as much money that isn't his as possible..",
"I've been from St. John's to Victoria and this American has never encountered a whole Canadian province as \"brain dead\" as our Alabama. First, Trump appoints Jefferson Beauregard Sessions to be Attorney General. Look at how that's turning out. Then the Governor of Alabama gets thrown out of office for, may I use old American slang, a \"roll in the hay\" with a campaign worker he'd appointed to a government job. The then about to be axed governor appoints \"Big Luther\" Strange, you can't make this up, to Sessions seat until a primary election is held.\n\nPresto, the great \"white hoard\" disregards the national party and sends Strange packing for an impeached judge who is a certified \"fruitcake\" constantly citing the Bible and damning \"Queers\", \"Democrats\" and everyone not of his way of thinking. Now the \"Family Values\" poster boy is accused of \"sex education\" with minor girls. \n\nBottom line is the GOP has a problem. That Republican seat may end up with a Democrat until 2020.",
"If nothing else, Trump has made an enormous contribution to the US by exposing the people to the truth about their country. He has rubbed their faces in the realities of economic decline, out of control debt, massive unemployment, military weakning, loss of international leadership, political corruption and more. The people don't want to hear this, but their country is in crisis and they have difficult choices ahead.",
"Give ol Donnie Teabags some credit. He hasn't even been at it nine months. Even so, he's already managed to inflame white supremacists into murdering Heather Heyer and maiming numerous other peaceful protesters. All pretty impressive if you consider that, unlike KJU, DJ Butt Trumpet is not supreme dictator of an entire nation and - at least for now - he has to opperate around those other weak, low-energy branches government and their looser statutes against homocide. Point being, our comb-over-in-chief is an amazing super-classy guy who is tremendously creative and super-high energy and always wins at all things. He won't let a baffoon like Kimmy JJ outdo him at anything, especially the murdering of people he dislikes. Stop being such a touchy snowflake and give Trump a chance, he'll top Kim in good time!",
"Both did not denounce Trump until after many letters and opinion stories from liberals demanded they do so. Trumps words from years ago didn't stop voters who saw him as the much better choice than Clinton who was beyond any doubt to most dishonest and untrustworthy major party person to ever run for president . If they continue to disrespect him as Alaska liberals want them to do , it will hurt our state. It's time for liberals to face the fact that they ran a poor quality candidate and lost. Just as Alaska liberals do every two years against Don Young and can't figure out for the life of them why they lose. At least Trump wants to bring American's together , unlike Obama who worked to divide us based on color and how much we earn. Under Trump the sky is the limit and American's will come first .",
"Once again, note that the Trump defenders are behaving more like fans than supporters - fans follow blindly; supporters view with a critical eye. He is turning the presidency into a mockery; I can only hope that it's a short period of time before his colleagues tell him to either grow up, stop blaming, and lead or he should resign and head back to tv.",
".\n\n\"‘We must fight' Republican Freedom Caucus, Democrats: Trump\"\n\n--\n\nTrump is running out of friends.\n\n.",
"This president has a sense of reality that emotionally healthy people find strange. When advisors leave it is his decision to disband it. When his people disagree with him he fires them. When he says dumb things he justifies them and never ever ever says he's wrong or sorry. He holds himself to bizarre standards that reflect an underlying character disorder. He cannot change. He cannot listen to his advisors. And he cannot govern effectively. This should be of no surprise to anyone as he couldn't manage his businesses effectively having declared bankruptcy four times, at least. That he has supporters is beyond me.",
"Trump wanted the title and power, but not the job.\n\nIt's all about him. His grievances and perceived enemies. Blaming everyone and anyone for the failures of his presidency. \n\nHe never had the skills or temperament for the job. The scary thing is, I am not sure he realizes how in over his head he is, and will just continue to isolate himself and lash out.",
"Somehow I doubt \"the generals\" pushed this policy reversal. This is purely a political decision to appease Trump's alt-right white nationalist base.",
"What a dain without compensation!",
"Trump needs to say it himself. On camera. And admit he was wrong for trying to delegitimize the country's first African American President",
"Can't answer that question without seeming disloyal, can you? But, you know, trump is not deserving of your loyalty.",
"More proof that the obama administration and progressive democrats , in general are really criminals and enemies of the US Constitution. I really do hope that the left starts the civil war that they have been trying to foment, because it will finally rid this nation of its most insidious enemies.",
"Another day, another tantrum. In the meantime, republican congressmen sit on their hands and do nothing about the public embarrassment that the white house has become. Sad!",
"And yet this is the state of American politics today, regardless of party.\nAmerican's have allowed the bar, no matter the party, to be set so low, that we now have the reality of Donald Trump as President. \n Both houses and soon the Supreme Court solidly on the right side of the isle.\nThe majority of state governorships leaning right, as well as state legislations. \nCitizens so intrenched in their respective parties, that they squander all objectivity pointing out the others shortcomings, while ignoring their chosen parties own.\n A political structure that no longer seeks what is best for a majority of citizens, but how might we take control by catering to the most politicly active group currently on the fringe, take your pick from the far right evangelicals, to the left wing social anarchists. Party politics has increasingly become a huge food fight, and the mess it is going to leave behind for those that follow, will last for decades.",
"It is a deep, deep mystery how the Shippens could be so confused. \n\nHow could they have missed the Party of No's eight years of solid opposition to every one of Obama proposals, their complete refusal to negotiate despite many entreaties to do so, and that everything Obama did manage to accomplish is now due to be dismantled.\n\nStephen J. Remington",
"Trump's temper tantrums are getting very old. We don't tolerate bullying in the schools or workplace and we should not tolerate it here! We are very fortunate that Senators McCain, Murkowski and Collins were thinking of the citizens of this country! I feel like we are caught in a gang war. No logic or common sense--just one party vs. the other!",
"as soon as you insult with the name clown you are proven to be a bias one with no facts. trump with the gop are right on economics and are going to send the economy skyrocketing, its already started.",
"While Trump is admittedly one of our most peculiar Presidents, he did get nominated by the Republican Party and won within our Constitutional electoral process. Having a public temper tantrum because your candidate lost is every one's right. but it is a shame more of the pink-hatted women didn't show up at the polls in battleground states where it counted. The many anti-Trump marches looked like British \"buyers' regret\" after their Brexit vote. It's a little late to get all pumped and proclaim \"I'm with Her !\"",
"Yeah - let's throw out nearly 250 years of history because the unindicted felon lost the election. Brilliant!",
"You really think the marks will never wise up, don't you? So far, the Lump administration has done next to nothing, but all of it beneficial to the party's rich donors and detrimental to the people who actually voted for the Mad King. Smash 'n' grabs can't really go on too long once the alarms start going off.",
"That would require an apology to himself...",
"Again Kiszla misses the point to attack Trump and make a political point. This is not the time or the place. It is a game, they are employees protesting on their employers time. Yes, Trump should have stayed out of it. Why can't we just have a football game? I support the players right to protest, to do something positive, to make a difference but they should do it on their own time. Besides, it is counterproductive. It only alienates most of the fans, drops the popularity and, therefore, revenue of the sport which will hurt their own paychecks in the long run. It is nothing more than well intentioned stupidity (by players and Trump). As to \"A real leader tackles a problem head-on, face-to-face, seeking compromise that at least partially serves the end goal of both combative parties.\" that is one of those statement which sound superficially good but is really nonsense. A real leader does what is right regardless of what the political outcome is.",
"An invaluable opportunity for serious introspection is minimized every time a comment attempts to paint with broad strokes a picture of all Trump voters as alt right racists. The media fueled rise of extremism has provided a statistically insignificant yet increasingly fowl segment of America's demographic with an undeserved public stage, overshadowing many legitimate concerns that contributed far more to Trump's political success. While total rejection of racism's ugly message is not only warranted but demanded from all of us, unless we begin to really listen to ourselves, we are destined to propel into power simply another demigod of the disenfranchised.",
"When the rabidly liberal WaPo says he's bad, you know he's good.\n\nGet ready for the onslaught of unhinged Progressives in 3...2..1..",
"Obscure television news anchors like the Global morning anchor, yesterday morning, are sneering at President Trump, arrogating onto themselves the same fictional power that our pretentious Prime Minister believes he yields over world opinion.",
"And with his own party wanting similar action our new \"Commander in Tweet\" now finds himself in a bit of a political bind.",
"That's my thought. He's looking for an out. And when he's forced to resign, he'll proclaim he accomplished everything he said he would and that he was the BEST president ever!",
"My first sentence is a question and not a declaration of fact.\n\nI notice that you weren't able to respond that Butts was not receiving any favours.\n\nIf you didn't think that he was, you might have actually stated as much instead of talking about Donald Trump, who is irrelevant to an editorial about sales of Canadian security systems to China.",
"Yep. Same thing happened in the US. Trump's landslide electoral victory over Hillary was unexpected in part because thousands of citizens hid their true voting intentions from pollsters, or in many cases actively deceived them by claiming to vote for Clinton. The media made the mistake of portraying Trump as a socially unacceptable choice. It backfired on them big time.",
"Lee Cataluna getting prissy. LOL! Those are fighting words.\n\n2016 can't be over soon enough. We need to turn the page. Its been a really, really bad year. LOL!",
"If I cared about what you thought, Gary, I'd certainly consider your suggestion. \n\nUnfortunately for you, I am not in a position where you wield any sort of power over me. You don't get to grade my writing. \n\nMr. Massengill's original post was (IN MY OPINION) a pompous, and false appeal to his own authority. By setting himself up as a legitimate authority on history and politics, he declared himself a speaker of truth, not opinion. Science was invoked to back up his claim to truth. \n\nRather than waste time pointing out his fallacy, I chose to let the air out of his screed by pointing out an error he made not once, but twice. It gave truth to his lie of superiority. \n\nI enjoy ruthlessly pricking the odd gonfalon bubble, Gary. And, f I can do it with wit, and an economy of words, I'll continue to do so. \n\nTry to get out more. Read something new today. Throw a ball for your dog. Google Dave Berry's year in review. Tickle a baby. A life with no laughter is not one worth living. Lighten up",
"Yeah, I already got that. When \"civil commenting\" starting listing all of its posts as \"Roy Anthony AKA Trumphile Dysfunction\" until the system finally approved his nym-change and dropped the \"Roy Anthony AKA\" prefix. Deceptive and manipulative VEGAN cat-licking TROLLS use every trick in the book to avoid being exposed for what they truly are. (Screen-grabs available for 100% proof. :-) )",
"Well, that's one week under his belt. Call senators Murkowski and Sullivan. Call Rep. Young. It really does make a difference. And, while we're not quite there yet, research the 25th amendment. It appears this man may be unfit to hold the office of President.",
"Due to his cheating.",
"We have spent months trying to gain favour with the Trump administration in the hopes that they will go easy on us when the talks on NAFTA begin. Now the Liberals effectively thumb their nose at the States and enter into a disastrous deal with the Chinese, that will cost us far more then we will ever gain. This government deserves everything that happens to it, unfortunately we all get to pay for the Liberal mistakes.",
"Boots> I do remember Ronald Rewald, he was a big scam artist. The REPs are terrible legislators, that I agree. They have failed the people in keeping their promise to provide for the people a better healthcare program. They should all quit. But being that the situation is as it is, can only hope for the best, to include the NK situation. Trump is the President, here and now and the nation faces a multitude of precarious international issues. 'I feel that it is necessary for all Americans to pull together for our country's survival. There are so many troublemakers disrupting our nation's peace and serenity. The government needs to crackdown on these groups, now!!!!",
"The phrase \"better angels\" echoes \"sunny ways\".\nWhereas Justin has a naturally sunny disposition, the Donald is more like the prince of darkness.\nThis whole thing is going to end badly for the US.\nLet's hope the rest of the world can escape most of the fallout.",
"Shapiro is just setting the stage for another of his blistering attacks on government officials, no matter what they do. That's how he makes his living.",
"I do think America has become too dependent on our presidents to resolve racial issues and give speeches where everyone shakes hands. It was never going to be that easy, Trump has forced each of us to have the discussion in our own world and show our own hearts, express our own ideology and philosophy to racial conciliation, and that is where the solution was always going to be found.",
"Guess what, he won't admit to a mistake either. \nWhat's left in the Liberal Democrat arsenal? none other than the ... . \"smh\"",
"He'll be replaced by a Democrat. It's a wave sweeping the nation, thankfully! Thank you Donald, for turning the tables in our country.",
"Really pisses you off that a classy black man served eight years in the White House and he happen to be a Democrat. Yuk, yuk, yuk.",
"And oddly enough the journalist of this media outlet was on kitv-news the day before critiquing the CEO but when asked about the claims from the Chair and other trustees about misspending and questionable hiring practices he went right around it. Clearly his side is the old guard protecting there asses in this time of change.",
"ahh, precisely what happens to one's mind when buoyed by a singlarity of one topic...all focus on issues is lost and gone....beyond amazing that the crowd cheered on Trump, fully not knowing the man of whom they applaud...alas such sorrow to those of but one book.\n\nhttps://www.facebook.com/FrJamesMartin/posts/10154138639896496",
"I just can't resist. I think I found Pres Trumps previous life .. or maybe it is his next life. I had written that so much of the time Pres Trump is just getting 'puffed up' for the media.\n\n\nhttp://search.myway.com/search/AJimage.jhtml?&n=783a3587&p2=%5EBYY%5Esfr000%5ETTAB02&pg=AJimage&pn=1&ptb=8F2F9F49-0F41-45D0-A08C-A60BD8A03A3E&qs=&searchfor=picture+of+puffer+fish&si=&ss=sub&st=tab&tpr=sbt&trs=wtt&imgs=1p&filter=on&imgDetail=true",
"You're confusing Trump with Clinton and the DNC who did what you're claiming Trump did, only they did it to Bernie Sanders last summer. Some polls were purged of dead people, etc. So what? That's how it should always be done. The only Facists we've seen lately voted blue, physically attack people who disagree with them, vandalize public and private property, and riot. Emotional retardation at its finest.",
"so NOW if one does Not deny all lies and fake news.....you are automatically guilty!\nGreat new standards of guilt in America",
"\" ... deplored by and vanquishing any and all establishment factions.\"\n\nActually he's stuck up to his neck in these \"establishment factions\" that you speak of. \n\nHe wanted to drain the swamp and now he's bogged down in it.",
"President Trump's attacks on the judiciary show a lack of respect for the constitutional checks and balances that define our democracy. It is a tactic unworthy of our president and is more in keeping with an authoritarian regime.",
"He added $180 billion in new debt and $110 billion was unnecessary debt....don't rewrite history and he finally balanced a budget thanks to selling shares and assets ...hardly a bragging point.... and yeah, the Libs bite too. Radawanski is right.",
"Papa Smurf is under the gun. Hope he spills his guts brings the Chumps circus down. This country needs some real leadership pronto!",
"Somewhere along the line Trump might realize he was not elected King, although some of his Base wish he was. The US President position is packaged with too much pomp for an elected official.",
"If Pence was a real man of faith and conviction he would immediately step down from being Donald Trump's second. In fact, he never should have accepted the offer in the first place. It's not like he didn't know what Trump was at the outset. Rather, he trotted around behind Trump denying and making excuses for his behavior.",
"Trump is the raw, uncut national stage persona of what the right wing bloggers and media bloviators and the Republican party have been promoting, even if under the table with dog whistles, for going on thirty years or more. What was somewhat concealed in the agenda of the GOP has been unleashed for America and the world to see. The Trumpian maladroit will not go gentling into the darkness to the point that the Republican party will be split into two dysfunctional factions for the foreseeable future. With Trumps new TV network further disinforming his already dazed and confused supporters look for the schism to worsen before it heals if it ever does.",
"A single desertion doesn't mean much to me, but the growing total does. If and when that total includes GOP leadership then we are mostly insulated from major damage in the remainder of his term. 2020 will then be the stage for a reset with citizens/voters more aware, informed, active.",
"Its easy to explain the result of the said election. The populace is not fooled by the constant drumbeat of hate for Mr. Trump that he Liberal leftist media and the Canadian me- too press has continued daily since the President's convincing and well earned election.",
"It is really tragic that the author and everyone except one mouths nothing and everything that's of little value to the fate of this USA of ours. Such as US (1) economy (2) National Security (3) Immigration (4) Budget and Trade Deficits (5)The stature of the US whereby (a) the US president gets a welcome not fitting a US president visiting China (b) forced to kneel to Iran (c) US Navy taunted by China and a small nation\n\nAnd much much more issues important to the fate of this nation.",
"This historic Election is a direct repudiation of the Obama presidency, and will now be set in stone in the history books.\nHe finally has his legacy now,",
"Mr. Garcia, your call for \"bodies in the streets\" sound rather violent, rather antifa. Oh, that's right, they have done massive damage to their communities and visited violence on those with whom they \"disagree\".\n\nPlease enumerate the high crimes and misdemeanors that you think President Trump has committed.\n\nOh, BTW, President Obama had NO problem issuing executive orders. The only difference is that your ox was not getting gored.\n\nThis article just sounds like someone who did not get his way on November 8, 2016. Your reprehensible candidate lost to the other reprehensible candidate. Get over it.",
"Don't forget Faux. They had trump loosing. Rigged I tell you!",
"When Justin wings it he crashes and when he stays to his speech writers script he is just a far left liberal out of touch, an elitist hanging on to daddy's old policies.",
"Dilapidated equipment, drunken sailors canceling multi-national exercises, procurement corruption, a military budget among the world's lowest, regular reports of sex harassment scandals, shopping for a peacekeeping mission and coming up empty handed except for the headlines and now this guy.\nThere is no valid reason to not sack him since he's lost the confidence of many of the people he leads as well as his counterparts around the world and to justify keeping him because he 'apologized' is laughable.\nHis biggest asset is his diversity.",
"Give it a rest Rex./Bannon. Paid Trump flunky.",
"Seriously. I simply don't get this part. It's super duper simple. HC lied. Yep. She did. Now, let's stack up how many times she liked about how many issues vs how many times trump lied....and continues to do so.\nThere's no comparison. Ditto on the comment that I haven't seen a more problematic POTUS since nixon. And that's saying a lot for Reagan (i don't recall) and Bush Jr (the list is too long).",
"so after MONTHS of negative articles about Trump, he reaches across the aisle and strikes a deal with democrats to fund both hurricane relief and raise the debt ceiling (without the usual brinksmanship) and ........ crickets ....\n.\nthis is a major move and there is no mention let alone analysis .... G&M you are giving credence to those who accuse you of having TDS",
"See, I think that's where you miss the point: if you value the tone of an argument over it's content there's not much point in reasoning with you. You value your sensitive FEEEEELINGS over objective facts, which is PRECISELY why dialogue of pretty much ANY KIND is steadily breaking down to the point where our society will eventually fly apart from its internal contradictions. I simply don't CARE about your feeling 'offended' when confronted with truths you'd prefer to ignore. Readjusting those big-boy depens should help with that, if you're capable of embracing logic over emotion. But when a so-called 'political leader' falsely accuses a neighbor, and engages in hate-mongering which could incite some idiot to act against people who have DONE NO HARM to anyone here and have been charged with NO CRIME, I DO care about that.",
"Richard is Trump fighting back? No matter what you tink he's doing he's certainly fighting back the false narratives, lies, etc.. TheDonald has no fear fighting back even if the Rep.'s are dissing him too, the elections exposed the Democratic PartyNo worries as I know I won't change your mind\nWell, I don't condone the Liberal Media leading readers astray with false misleading assumptions. I held News agencies as a source of accurate news, no more as I now understand how politics plays in their pieces of fake news.\nDemocrats/Liberals are drumming up lies, deceit because Hillary lost and don't want to accept he won the elections or his agenda. Disagree with Trump and point it out, but to LIE? There is a difference",
"You're using debunked points. You realize that, right? Get off the fox train and read someone reputable. Oh wait, that won't align with your views, will it? Do you know that the Texan elector was threatened after he said he could not vote for t-rump? That wasn't on fox, breitbart or drudge? Go figure. Please enlighten me on how Obama's presidency was a regime? I'll wait. Meanwhile, billionaires are in t-rump's cabinet. They'll surely look out for the common man.",
"You deserve lambasting. Trump fan?",
"Bush fought the military industrial complex who was generating mega millions with providing things like armored vehicles on long term contracts. Then every time Obama even hinted at leaving Afghanistan Congress went crazy, the war mongers cried over leaving, the contractors went back to lobby more in Congress and overall anything but leave was the result. Now Trump needs a win and Don the OHIO CON see this as a way to get him one.",
"At least you and some others got a HC commentary to post to? I'd like to think that if the GOP had found someone better to carry their torch... Nah, I'm too stuck on imagining what happens if trump gets in the drivers seat. Yikes.",
"Oh, man. My buyer's remorse from a couple of years ago keeps growing and growing. So many broken promises, not the least of which was the promise a new approach to politics with transparency as a cornerstone.\n\nShame on him for fooling us in 2015. Shame on us if he does it again in 2019.",
"Mr Chin either has a lack of real work to do or is looking for publicity by doing this. Do we really have a significant number of folks impacted by this, i cannot imagine how many come from these six nations. This is being done for national security.\nAlso the Trump folks will remember Hawaii when we go begging for federal monies. Be smart and stop wasting taxpayer monies pursuing this.",
"Trump deliberately positions himself such that the story is Trump vs. Everyone else. \n\nObviously, everyone else will always win that, but the failures are probably more politically productive for Trump than successes anyway. The Base loves the vague conspiracies in which everyone else is responsible for your failures, whereas had Trump actually succeeded, they'd be the ones most impacted by eg losing their healthcare. \n\nIt's all a very deliberate act.",
"I see that the arms sales to Saudi Arabia, which was initiated under President Obama, is now a \"bad thing\" because President Trump is the one actually doing it.\n\nPresident Trump was awarded the same Gold Chain and Medal given to President Obama, as well. \n\n\"Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Saturday slammed the $110 billion defense deal President Trump signed with Saudi Arabia, saying the U.S. is relying on a country with \"the worst human rights record in the region\" to bring peace and security to the Middle East.\"",
"you got it.listening to that character in the house is like listening to someone with a head injury.\nJusty and his band of Bobbleheads are kind of comical ,but he will be gone after the next election.",
"I love it! Look at all the libtards outraged here. This means life is good for us conservatives. Maybe if Obama truly showed a love for this great country, or had the decency to tell at least one soldier’s family that he was sorry for their loss without disrespectfully making a political spectacle of it wouldn’t be so bad. Again OUR President Trump is correct to question the past idiot in chiefs cowardly misdeeds.",
"Absolutely nothing like the legalistic nightmare you produced for the Bill Clinton administration, is it Newt? \n\n'Litigate, litigate, litigate,' ring any bells for you?\n\nWhat a transparent and hypocritical political opportunist, you are, Newt.",
"Walker using a child to deflect negative attention on himself. Obvious questions prepared in advance. Typical political coward. Not that the legislature is any better.",
"OMG, who needs sex, drugs, and rocknroll? I just have to read the ADN comments for entertainment. I am laughing my self silly. I'm surprised Obama hasn't been blamed for who knows what. These comment forums do a commendable public service...keeping people occupied---off the streets, furiously hacking away at their keyboards, and out of trouble.",
"That is true. And I voted for Bill and met Hillary during his stump for re-election here in 1996. But you see no similarity to the Democrat witch hunt of Trump on every platform available to them? Your previous comment about why Hillary lost was simply another tone-deaf temper tantrum that doubles down on the mistake Hillary and Democrats made before the election You cannot promise to punish success to give to failure as policy and then vilify those who you intend to punish and win elections. Hillary's history, behavior, and platform- along with the sneering of her followers- were the reasons for her stunning and well deserved defeat. Regardless of what President Trump does or does not do, did or did not do, that attitude will keep people in his corner who are educated and successful as well as those who are not educated but who work hard for what they have and who are sick and tired of being told they are beneath contempt by people who gain from creating problems, not solving them.",
"It's not a matter of keeping all his promises; it's a matter of doing the EXACT OPPOSITE of the promises he ran on.",
"I disagree that Trump's task is to \"reassemble\" America. There is no chance of liberals ever accepting reality. He needs to honor his campaign promises. And as Obama would say, \"Period\".",
"I totally got played by that scam. Lost a lot. Still losing a lot, actually. Got a call from him, even saw him on TV. Very persuasive. I wanted to do what he thought was best. \n\nI wish to hell I hadn't voted for him; Donald Trump.",
"Why is it always republicans and rich people that tell us we must ALL share the pain. I'm a senior and I'm feeling it, you two-timing posers!",
"You paraphrased an old Abe Lincoln line! Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak up and remove all doubt... I wonder what Honest Abe would have thought of fellow Republican Donald Trump!",
"I was talking about the mindset Gudagook displays that led to our current political situation, not debating him so there is no misdirection. I presented no opinion on any candidate. But, here's some fact.\nIraq SOFA, not so clear-cut: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S.%E2%80%93Iraq_Status_of_Forces_Agreement\nSoviet Union demise engineered by tough guy Reagan, military buildup (massive debt, broken economy), not so much: http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/2732\nObama inherited and presides over conservative economic disaster and in spite of obstructionist Congress it's slowly improving.\nChina: American corporations closed American factories and moved them to China or bought from Chinese factories. China has moved away from economic Communism but not the social controls. Americans, once again, get shafted.\nVenezuela: Chavez used petro profits to prop up his regime with popular programs, global capitalism, not Socialism, killed oil prices, Venezuelan economy collapsed.",
"Way to go. Bring in politics with a rude label for liberals after someone saying how civil we are. Please stop.",
"And that need not happen, if he does his homework and has the right people doing the work that needs to be done. Personally, I'm happier with him in the position than his predecessor because he is more of a team player generally. We'd be okay with Harper too, but the country is going to have to pull together on this one, and stop the non-substantive name calling and constant bickering.",
"WAIT A MINUTE!! Donald Trump is just a big blowhard who lies a lot?? Why is this the first time we've heard that?",
"After he's done apologizing to Japan- Obama should apologize to Normandy for all those Nazis we killed....\n\nThe Iran Deal, the \"Red Line\" on Syria, and now this: seriously, has any modern President been so eager to demonstrate what a disgraceful bunch of weaklings we are? Why do we stand this? The only thing more confusing is which bathroom to use.",
"I agree with you...he is losing his edge.....but I blame his protege's,and the crazy Trump rally.\nWhat do they say about \"generational wealth\" ? \nVIX at record lows....its August 1929 again\n\nBrubaker;\n\"Your still losing fuel....tighten your harness straps...get out fast Cag....there's an irrigation ditch off to the left\"\n:):)",
"The prospect of him imploding from his warring ego and thin skinned pettiness is too good to miss.",
"You lefties won't let it die. The election is over. Get over it. You lost because of the lying thugs in your party; namely: Hillary, John Podesta, Debbie Wasserman, Loretta Lynch, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. \n\nWhat does a Democrat like Brennan know about honor when Democrats are the least honorable people you can meet. Try to think honorable while you're thinking of Wolf Blitzer, Rachel Maddow, Lois Lerner, and Chris Mathews. Honor won't fit in your brain at the same time with these slugs.You can't have contradictory thoughts in your head at the same time.",
"Gee, Leroy, if only all of those anonymous sources in the WHITE HOUSE had been wrong, then maybe your whine would have some legs. But of course, the sources are telling the public the truth, while Trump and the fools with which he surrounds himself continue to lie to us. \n\nAs for the hate part of your rant, including \"throwing mud pies\" and \"distract, delay and destroy;\" you've just described Trump to perfection. \n\nThe majority of Anericans do \"see through\" the controversy machine that Trump has created and that's now his problem. Ever read \"The Boy Who Called Wolf?\" It's about a little boy who lies so much people eventually ignore him, even on the one occasion he tries to tell the truth. Unfortunately for America, Trump has yet to tell the truth & when he does (if ever), I doubt we'll recognize it. \n\nHe created the circus you accuse of mocking him. And his devoted Trump Chumps are some of his best customers. You want to point a finger? Look in the mirror and point away.",
"Ya,\" ‘What difference, at this point, does it make?'\" Everyone should just shut up and let her become president. So everyone, quit talking about the emails......and Benghazi.....and her illegally using a private server....oh hell, the list is so long of things we need to forget so Hillary can be president, maybe they are things we should focus on!",
"I totally agree with the irony impaired son of President Trump.\n\nIt's outrageous that anyone should try and hold a US President to account. Let alone that his family, elevated to positions of power beyond their competence, should likewise be held to account.\n\nAnd I further agree that any and all critical remarks are NOTHING to do with the group of narcissistic incompetents installed at the White House, selling billions in arms to terrorist state Saudi Arabia OR taking health care from millions. \n\nNo, it's all an attack on wee 11 year old son of President Trump and the exemplar of white women's Christian purity, the daughter/wife of President Trump.\n\nSHAME on the inhuman NOT humans.\nBurn them, they're witches*! \n\n(*Actual witch burning to be organized by a competent Trumpian, when and if one is found.)",
"First of all, he did not give his company away. He is still in chargee. I will keep harping on this as republicans always harped on sweet Hillary. Welll tables have turned. Now is the time for everyone who believes in honesty and freedom to demand that the fraud in chief release his tax returns. Now the Bum is going to make it so he will never have to pay taxes again. Guess who will be paying instead?",
"Trump moves toward the middle. Narcissistic capitulation to find new enablers.\n\nWill this ultimately lead to his impeachment? As he moves further and further left, do the Dems protect him?\n\nIn the coming days, he learns that his narcissistic needs in the short run (adulation) and long run (avoiding total ruin and isolation) fare better by appeasing Democrats.\n\nHe went to the edge of the abyss trying \"meltdown\". Now he's moving to the left as his secondary survival instinct.\n\nMy view is that he was damned if he did, damned if he didn't. \n\nVERY interesting times.",
"What a bunch of nonsense. These juvenile attacks on Trump are poor form, especially when there is so much substance that could be criticized instead.",
"IMHO, you are SO wrong in your rant. Every one of those qualities you say Trump lacks is EXACTLY the qualities he used to win in a landslide in electoral votes, and he also won the popular vote. He worked tirelessly visiting inner cities and stops Hillary's team smirked as ridiculous, and in every venue he had massive crowds and delivered the same message of hope and change. If you LISTENED at all to Trump's speeches (which I did) you would have heard a RATIONAL message of understanding, hope and change for the millions who felt left out. Hilliary delivered ZILCH. She even snubbed the Amish, which might h ave sealed her fate in Pennsylvania. The “hook or crook” DNC will be history after the 2018 mid-term elections, especially if Ellison leads. Since Obama came to power until today he is responsible for the HUGE disparity in lost congressional seats. TRUDAT.",
"Yes, I don't agree with many of Trumps policies, therefor I am going to put my trust in a brutal dictatorship with an egregious human rights record, that cyber-attacked Canada, because my left wing partisanship tells me I must protect Justin above all else.\n\nNow let's not remember what I was posting about China when Harper was in power, completely different and suddenly irrelevant.\n\nGreat job indeed.",
"NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. The Republicans stole a seat and Trump may well have \"won\" as the result of treasonous collusion with Russia. NO, NO, NO, NO -- do everything possible to block him!",
"The working class will be hurt by either Clinton or Trump. This is about a lot more than the color of the drapes. Of course the RG and the rest of the corporate media won't tell you that. They treat the presidential campaigns as a horse race, so they don't have to talk about issues. Their coverage has been so blatantly slanted as to be propaganda. On the other hand, if Clinton loses, as she may well do, that should send a message to the Democrats that they have to change.",
"Interesting theory. However, we do know what Trump's reaction would have been had he lost don't we ?\n\nSomething about 'rigged' elections ? Remember ?",
"This is exactly what Trump wants. Media and protesters on both sides are playing right into Trump's hands. His approach is to be intentionally divisive and gets people to pit against each other. He does this with the public, with the media, and he does it with his own staff. This distracts everyone away from focusing on his lies and abuse. Classic business negotiating tactic.",
"Wow. Doubling down on dumbing down. Sounds like the entire Trump administration so far...",
"I feel for ya bro. It must be hard to be you. Permanent victim status puts you on the moral high ground though, doesn't it? It's amazing how you can be such a victim and be as arrogant as you are. Don't waste my time anymore, I know you don't love America and won't blame slavery on Africa. And won't accept racial responsibility for being a member of the 3.5%of Americas population that commits 52% of the Homicides. Not Fake News, like you listen to, look it up. And you're welcome for my race freeing your race. Something you don't get in Africa.",
"and it begins, the very people that voted for trump are going to get exactly what trump promised thus re-electing him in a land slide in 4 years!.. no one is going to loose coverage lefty, this is preliminary pieces of a program. .. but you keep living in the lies and spin of the dems and stay on the sidelines as the usa moves forward",
"Strange to see Canadians actually cheering for the Mango Mussolini. We, like all other former friends and allies of Americans, are now the enemy. Nothing in his world vision is positive, not even for Americans, and especially not for Canada. \nAmerica will not be first as he claims. Under Trump it will be last in every measurable thing that actually counts.",
"Judith P. , why do you make up so many things and then accuse Trump of everything, trying to inflame the situation?"
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"The MSM like all Religious leaders hate criticism and support anything that can reduce criticism of themselves.\nThis is a ridiculous editorial calling for censorship - WHERE IS THE EDITORIAL DEMANDING MUSLIMS STOP HATING JEWS, CHRISTIANS, ZOROASTRIANS, ATHEISTS, WOMEN, GAYS?\nIt is just crazy what is going on here, a total tyranny is being put nto place and we must fight it to the death!",
"So what? The meme you and other here are circulating is that the Communist Party endorsed Hillary. Hence snopes's disclaimer that \"The Communist Party of the USA did not endorse Hillary Clinton, but did encourage members to vote against her rival, Donald Trump.\"\n\nI actually did watch the video and concluded the KKK guy was nodding out on heroin.\n\nI grasp your point. Unfortunately, it's ridiculous, as has been demonstrated several times over in this thread alone. Meanwhile, you're a nasty piece of work, and I've nothing more to say to you.",
"`…as if that was a thing anywhere but in your own small mind.\n\nYou only invented that false supposition.",
"My sympathy goes to their kids and the kids' grandparent - but NOT to the couple of two selfish and foolish people",
"Death to all pumpkin spice!",
"garycrum - Satoshi Kanazawa is a low IQ leftwing nutjob and racist. That fully explains why you suckered for his biased research, thereby quantifying my hypothesis regarding Democrats. \n\nYour man Satoshi also publicly proclaimed that Black women are the least attractive group among all humans. As a result, the largest student organization in London (representing 120,000 students) unanimously called for Kanazawa's dismissal from your London school. His work has been roundly criticized and soundly debunked by his peers.\n\nYou got any rooms available for him to board at your place? - regards, 420.\n\n\nhttp://www.blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/the-data-are-in-regarding-satoshi-kanazawa/",
"Easy for silver spooned Trudeau to lash out at people working for a living.\n\nOur PM was born into fame and great wealth, and never had to hold down a real job his entire life.\n\nPathetic hypocrite.",
"And the best part is Obama and Bush carried out basically the same foreign policy of disastrous misadventures in the Middle East. Obama spent more and racked up more debt than all previous presidents combined. Race relations are worse than they were since the 1960's. His only legacy other than destruction of our influence and stature is a failed healthcare law which no one likes save a few true believers. All propped up by a dishonest and complicit media who can't criticize the first \"black\" president. These guys are still blaming Bush, who was also a nightmare.",
"It is amazing how people who want to regress call themselves \"progressive\" People who want to ruin BC, a Canadian province for China and the USA are regressive and ignorant.",
"Wiliki, you are full of baloney. Prove your claim or admit you are lying.",
"He's not crazy, he is a millennial. Entitled brat raised without a conscience.",
"Don't tell the Demo rats! Let them keep running him!",
"Nothing more then the political correct sensitivity culture of cupcakes having a tantrum. I noticed at least one uneducated moron had to use the racist card to describe Faye Stewart.",
"He is anything but dumb or unhinged, and he's too rational to get fast and loose, because he knows he would be exterminated. He has no death wish. I think he would be content to get the US presence out of the south. China would also appreciate that, too, and may well reward him for doing so.",
"That old grey mare named Hillary needs more flogging.",
"That's probably the biggest criticism against democratic centralism, if the core is rotten like in the ANC, the whole organization becomes rotten, and the only hope those that are aware & object have of changing the organization, is to reject the central policy binding on members by going against the flow. \n\nSuch a stupid concept really; willingly subjecting yourself to the whims of some public servant god-king, capitalism FTW!"
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"She is no different from her ex-husband. Same ideas, same words, same actions only different ways.\nHere comes a free JZ. It is part of cultural behaviour.",
"Elise's flawed, sophomoric opinion flies in the face of our Nation, our Constitution, and liberty-loving peoples everywhere.\n\nAmericans will never roll over and have their rights stripped the way Australia did, and I thank God our laws and rights stand in the way of individuals like you from taking them.",
"Have you alway been this bitter? Maybe a reaction to Begich not getting re-elected? Maybe the realization that the majority of Alaskans disagree with you? Whatever, take a deep breath and chill.",
"Now you're flailing, bavius.",
"This serious situation is becoming comical here. Comments are being deleted for not meeting \"civility standards\" (civil = polite, obliging, not rude) while we're being asked to accept the migrants barging into the country by avoiding legal entry points. Most uncivil, but so is a lot of the behaviour progress has brought us.",
"Why not discuss taking a trip that's been on the back burner. Either an R&R or a tour depending on her tastes.\nBroach the negativity subject when you get home. Ask how she's adjusting to her retirement and what to substitute for her career challenge. Never use the word 'negativity'. Never use the word 'happy'. Saying she doesn't 'seem like herself' with a few gentle examples will communicate your point. Don't say, imply or suggest that you want to help her 'fix' her problem. Women hate men who want to lunge in and fix things. Offer your services by saying, \"Is there something I am doing that I need to change?\" Or \"something you want to talk about?\" Has she taken over all the drudgery now that she is retired? Are you going out at least once a week. Do you want her company in the home? Do you have movie night? Hors d'oeuvres? Getaway weekends?",
"These are often the same people that think (or use the accusation as a weapon) stating opinions that they don't like is being violent towards them, that mere words - absent of any kind of incitement is the same as getting punched in the face.",
"So he doesn't trust the Canadian Voter?\nThis guy is worse than Hillary Clinton and her deplorable comment.",
"So they should be penalized because they are successful and people like you and Allie are not? That's a crock. It's called jealousy.",
"If president Dump wasn't such a child and trying to get back at Chin for blocking his travel ban he might consider traveling during non-rush hour traffic but unfortunately for us he's not mature enough.",
"this jerkoff is going to cause a real and deadly foreign crisis and he will be removed by the GOP establishment",
"We kicked Mulroony out of Canada... you can have him but don't call him Canadian! He took a lot of money from us.... he's something like Melania and Donald.... ME FIRST!",
"Ottawa? drain the swamp..",
"Flagging the posts by the sterotypical fairy.",
"They have to start throwing out these frivolous lawsuits, seems to be becoming an epidemic, and a goldmine for lawyers and the families who should really be hanging their heads in shame, not acting like victims.",
"Don't worry, Richard, you need not defend Assad. Russia is doing that in every possible way.\n\nHave no fear, your guy will never be brought to justice.",
"Civility was so overrated it would be better to get a full diet of nothing but niagra. Gaurenteed to be boring, statistically disingenuous, and insulting to ones intelligence and moral ethic. Much better if not psychiatrically journalized",
"Indeed it has....And I look forward to you ceasing it.\n\nCC is well aware of your antics, as you know, and I am assured by and comfortable with their responses.",
"Thank you Fred. It's time to get after COER!",
"What's your point in posting here? Your recent attitude isn't the least bit helpful if your intent is to convert the fallen away.",
"Oh ... dear ..now you call me 'Honey\"? :)) How sweet ...\nBut, I think it is you who, needs to re-read the article.\n\nWhen some people on this blog advocate for the removal of tax exemption from the RC Church for \"interfering\" in political life, that is considered acceptable. But when Le Pen tells the pope that he should keep out of political fights in another country, then she is the nasty, hate-filled populist. :) I Just love this double standard. \n\nBTW, where in the article is any reference to \"kicking out all the dark skinned people and Muslims\"? :))) Just a quick quote will do ... :)))",
"The experience of purchasing our last vehicle was so awful that we not only vowed never to purchase there again, we refused to service the car there as well.\n\nThe whole \"consulting my manager shtick\" was demeaning. The sales rep would tell us \"shouldn't be a problem\" only to retract or revise after \"consulting\" his manager. The attitude was, they were doing us a favour.\n\nIf Amazon can make this sales model go away, all the better. Lousy car dealerships will only have themselves to blame.",
"This is not an industrial area, this is just feet area from a drug free school zone and just across the street is a residential area. They better throw the book at this business, if they already are violating the law, how can we trust they will not do it again in more serious ways. I am so tired of people thinking that because it is only \"minor\" or a technicality it is ok to break the law or rules.",
"its crazy to me how you have absolutely no heart for people who have a difficult time making ends meet. When you go through rough times, remember the comments you made, because they will come back to haunt you.",
"Ahhhh, but three to your zero do so far.\n\n I have to re-post this comment because someone was so fragile and threatened by it they marked it as un-civil. It just goes to show that the previous comments I made about the so called enlightened left are true, they do not like anyone with a differing opinion having any voice.",
"\"It is your right to question, challenge and criticize the practice.\"\n\nReally? Thank you! But then why does certain perfectly \"civil\"criticism get censored here? \n\nLet's see if this will pass.\n\nIf a woman proudly claimed she had been convinced by some man, her husband or someone else, that because she was her husband's precious property, \"like a precious jewel\", she should not go out in public unless her face were covered, feminists would be on her like a ton of bricks. They would demonstrate to prevent her from speaking at universities.\n\nBut take out a certain religious card, and feminists will not only defend her right to do so, but praise her courage, and insist this is only \"a piece of clothing\"...nothing to see here!\n\nDouble standard anyone?",
"Listen to yiyrself. is there is no sewer of rationalization into which Liberal boot kickers will not crawl?",
"Again, read the Julia Yong piece -- the \"allegation against him\" is not only not \"proven beyond any reasonable, or unreasonable, doubt\" but looks like a classic witch hunt. The victim here is Pell, so let's not join in the frenzy.",
"20, outspoken, and angry? Absolutely. \n\nBut, reasonable?",
"You really have no respect for boys, do you? Or that the values of the Boy Scouts teaches boys to treat women with respect? Or that a girl can reasonably defend herself?",
"STOP IT. IF you felt the need to ASK, you already KNEW! Listen, I'm 63, I was married to the same man for 33 years and HE decided to talk to an old girl friend \"privately\" which made me VERY uncomfortable and I over heard one of those conversations where he referred to her as Darlin. Oh no. Not doing that. I put my foot down. Don't do this anymore! You are asking for trouble and the ruination of your wonderful marriage! STOP IT!",
"Rosie \"Goo Goo for Gomer\" Barton is not holding up well against Greenspon. Her attempts to verbally brutalize him are going nowhere. Competence rules.",
"My sincere wish, Mr. Meyer, is that the voters remove you at their earliest opportunity. You are part of what's wrong in our government.",
"come on it wasn't Me...... post more information, sitting right next to phone. You want someone else to call me? chicken chicken.......\nyou have to be a cry baby lefty with no friends.",
"This girl had a load of felonies from such a young age. Her last Facebook post was angry. Real upset. \n\nWhy didn't her family step up years ago to guide her? Not only was her life lost but their is anot her life, the person who hit her forever altered.\n\nI wager a GoFundMe goes up in 3,2,1.",
"PR: Just because you can't think or analyse critically is not my fault. Your ad hominem comments are nothing but childish. Grow up or let your kid reply.",
"Accidentally clicked on an article about reality TV.\n\nStopped reading at the beginning of the second paragraph, when the author started writing as if she was texting her BFF.\n\nADN, I'm regretting my 99¢ investment already.",
"The buzz word here is \"critics.\" Who the flip cares what Hillary critics think. I know Hillary doesn't. LOL",
"Excuse me John, your racism is showing...",
"Then the Premier simply orders the gas stations not to collect it, and people being so fed up with you easterners will listen and tell Trudeau to get stuffed.",
"Terrible way to go. So sorry to hear this.",
"I have a new respect for her. I wish every woman would sue every drunken creep who feels entitled to put their hands on them, whether they are \"famous\" or not. I guess the women who run in trump's circles think it's okay, as he said, but self-respecting women don't.",
"Follow the money, who benefits the most\nfrom this. Those who are pushing for this\nlie to be believed.\nDump this CHUMP.",
"No, Kim, reflecting on yours.",
"She could have waited in accepting the position until the kid is away from home. Now she will think twice before proceeding further. Sad. PM must beg the current giant to stay on for another term. Harper had made a good judgment.",
"I thought about penning a response, however I realised, this particular individual hears but doesn't listen, so why bother. Much like reading articles about Andile from Gupta First, Fikile is deserves to be ignored.",
"Well, he's dead, s saying it to his face is no longer an option. Also, how was this insulting in any way or form?",
"That's just your Dorian Gray side showing again. It's actually a public service cleaning up after such an incontinent mutt.",
"But as far as you consider her sexually, you see her has nothing more than an object for your lust.",
"Hope you did not let the door hit you on the way out. And please do not send your kids to a Canadian university for the lower, tax supported tuition.",
"Good grief ! Wouldn't you think all those college educated smart people hired by Delta Airlines knew that bumping Ann from her seat that SHE PAID FOR would be noticed ? Oh, yeah, the GLOBALISTS that run Delta don't think conservative women that think for themselves should GET WHAT THEY PAY FOR. Conservatvie women are 2nd class citizens in the New America.",
"Yes, it is hilariously ironic you would immediately continue the same behavior that got you suspended in the first place.\n\nEspecially considering you just got done complaining about it.\n\nYou know what they say about people who continue to do the same thing expecting different results.",
"When Ms Gingrich testifies in court that she carried on a multi-year affair with a married man, I'd call that sinning blatantly. Wouldn't you?",
"WTH if your a liberal and dont like the laws you change them to fit your agenda all pee on Canadians bow and kiss my feet I am justin hear me roar I am your dic TATOR",
"\"I'm not going away,\" she said.\n\nThat's just depressing....",
"Amy, You lost me at the first mention of Fox News. Now please just go away.\n\nMake Alaska Great Again",
"Keep on name calling, its served your ilk so well. I'm getting that Chris Matthews warm feeling just thinking how miserable you out of touch lefties must be today.",
"'\nMurkowski voted against adequate funding for the VA.\n.\nShe's no friend to the vet.\n.\nShe only uses them as props. Her self-proclaimed 'support' is a disgusting sham.",
"I appreciate them having a debate but the time to debate this subject is past. Enough already - stop the spraying!",
"So, basically you're going to defy Pope Francis??",
"No Richard, papers authorizing her to speak with the enemy. Papers of introduction and permission. You know vey well that it is illegal to cavort with the enemy. You are being a little foolish on this one. I suggest that you take a page from DiverDaves playbook. Gabbard is wrong as are you.",
"A tragic loss. Eighty eight is - well - odds are that one shouldn't be driving.",
"Mischief? Eco-terrorism more like it. Time for very, very, stiff penalties for that crowd.",
"What a crock! This falls at Trudeau's feet and not the Minister.\nYour claims are far fetched",
"And how does that make you feel, Alfred, that Republicans just used you and then threw you in the trash like an old sock?",
"This is a disgusting indictment of the arrogance of the C&C as the enforcer of the thugs and insiders who run Hawaii now.",
"Re. your second paragraph: Better walk that back, don't ya think?",
"A vote for Hillary \"I'm calling you out without evidence, Russia\" Clinton should be much more worrisome!",
"I think she tweeted in defense of the legging \"culprits\". I still won't vote for her, though.",
"Yeah, but in Houston, they hate them dern regulations and want to build whatever, wherever. Now we all get to bail them out.",
"So far ten readers agree, and one, Want2bfree doesn't. You've got to admit, she's consistent. Consistently wrong.",
"Tulsi Gabbard is trying to help achieve an end to war and suffering in Syria. That's why she is excoriated by war-mongers in the mainstream media and Congress.",
"\"You've slagged the province before.\"\n\nReally? Please share.",
"Of course having been well and truly outed the past few weeks will not deter this faithful little foot soldier. He will continue spewing his racist bile and vacuous ranting as commanded by the puppeteers, now minus the input of Bell Pottinger. This guy and his paymasters are despicable and it's long overdue that charges are laid, any charges in any court or forum, against all of them. It doesn't matter if they stick or not. Why should they not be tied up in legal knots? It's just a pity the cheerleader Andile is given so much airtime by the media.",
"Well for starters if you would get off your self righteous high horse you would notice that I was not replying to your comment. You are not the only Bob in this string. Apology accepted.",
"Did you feel that way in the Arar case? Or is this just selective fake outrage?",
"Too funny. Sarge - the failed general - can't hold his own with a woman.",
"It's been obvious for some time that Kellie Leitch's unfortunate campaign has been the product of Mr. Kouvalis' nasty mind and his penchant for lowering the bar below zero if he thinks it might win an election. It's good to see him go.",
"Oh wow, your senseless wave of words really serves as a strong economic argument against my comment.",
"Resistance is futile! You will be EMX'd! Join the Collective.",
"The sooner we drain the swamp in Ontario, Alberta and federally the sooner we can recover the disaster of progressive ideology that Wynne, Notley, and Turdough have condemned Canadians to.\n\nCanada has had enough of this progressive madness.",
"You put in time and effort to respond to my boring comment and twit-ishness to reach the wrong conclusion resulting in you contradicting yourself, and you present as a Canada hating Putin loving troll. You may want to work on that or sweeten your disposition.",
"Dam* that is the worst advice I have read in this deteriorating column or in any advice column. Period.",
"Good thing that it is soon to be become the subject of scorn as it so righteously deserves.",
"Sorry BuckSaver you are reading too much into this - I just don't like her columns. Some do, and that's fine by me, but if there are some of us that don't, then we are free to express our opinions - that has nothing to do with bullying.",
"ok then arrest, and clear the way",
"You mean like the dozen women who came forward and publicly stated how tRump groped them without consent? And you're correct, tRump is outside the scope of reality.",
"Ms. Brown would know what she was in for here, just as Ms. Renzetti knows what she's in for. The online dinosaurs are predictable, if little else -- they tend to have problems with modern women.",
"Ignore the negative comments and follow your instincts Leah. I dare anyone of your critics \nto visit a factory farm and not understand your hesitation to eating meat.",
"And you went to all the trouble to come here for a mindless diss. How petty. Certain soi disant intellectuals love to quote Orwell these days, though his dystopian predictions were about as completely wrong as it's possible to be.",
"Chenault really knows how to pick 'em. An alleged serial batterer. Really ugly allegations. \n\nLet hope this young woman gets far away from Vandergriff. Normal men would never, ever, ever hit or abuse a woman.",
"It's one thing to refuse to be confrontational out of respect, it's another to let a charlatan use your own reputation as a journalist as a platform to peddle her facile propaganda. Why are the Hawks and the NPA sitting on their hands in the face of the overwhelming evidence provided by the Gupta emails if they aren't under the complete control of the Zupta entity?",
"OK, so now I'm confused. Is it or is it not OK to mock a reporter's physical handicap? Call a Latina beauty queen \"Miss Housekeeping\"? Post a mock video showing yourself clocking a woman you don't like with a hard-hit golf ball?",
"Saying it's discriminatory to have a rule threatening married students with expulsion if they have sex with their spouse over a three-year period may be \"a rigid interpretation of equality rights\" in your world, Richard - but not, I suspect, in most people's.",
"Reading reflexive comments like this makes Elsie's point rather nicely. We now live in an Idiocracy. I fear it's too late to recover.",
"You are an echo chamber without substance or proof of anything. All you want to do is flip my words and act superior. Why even bother posting?",
"Why hypothesize? It does no good. But everyone knows he's rolling over in his grave.",
"Why are we reading this. This is slander not news. Shame on you Chad Blair.",
"Considering that 17 of the 112 comments on this article are from you, it seems that (like Mrs Higgins) you feel that only your opinion matters and that others must listen to it, no matter how rudely you word it.",
"Really? Are the suspects not in custody? Have you seen any liberals state that they should be released?\n\nOr do you co-sign the Como's xenophobic propaganda that the killers' Haitian heritage caused them to commit lethal child abuse?",
"TSE and TCOU hunchos will try to move CAE to Southern Ontario! Quebec does no deserve such a successful firm eh...",
"Send them all back to their country of origin, and let them sort it out with rocks and sticks. Barbaric Cultural Practices.",
"I have no power to issue threats...nor do I want to.\n\nIf you enjoy making false accusations and offering unfounded character assassination there is nothing I can do - except point it out. Sad, really.",
"That is correct who let the dogs out... She did. She claimed to be a woman for at least a year using that ridiculous avatar of dim bulb Paul Krugman. That's real creepy",
"Who SEZ two wrongs don't make a right? I've practiced this philosophy throughout my life, and boy it works. It gets people to apologize and stop their bad behavior. But ignoring them outright or not giving them consequences, teaches them it's okay to continue being a bully. It's not about hostility. It's about doing what is necessary to stop mean or abusive behavior. When bullies know you'll fire back, they retreat. You can bet that if the commenter didn't \"get back\" at her mother, her mother saw this as the green light to continue mistreating her. Had she \"gotten back\" at her, this surely would have made the mother think twice before going on her next tirade towards her daughter.",
"i think that if someone is a menace to the community they should be sent packing. enough is enough. shouldn't matter if the community is black, white, or green. and btw: how much is togiak getting billed for their trooper outpost? understand that we other folks just aren't chipping in enough to support our troopers! what is the issue with girdwood?",
"Before we pile on the kid we should realize his father is taking a lot of abuse (albeit deservedly so) and that must be hard to hear day in and day out...when you realize your father who never should have been president, is despised to such a degree by billions of intelligent people while only being defended by less than bright bulbs. Tough and I will let him have this one.",
"And there you go.\nYou don't deserve, nor could you accept, unbiased news.",
"Really? You don't think there's any difference between a wife whose husband cheated on her--an intensely private matter--and whose private and public life has been under attack by wackadoos for her entire life of public service commenting on women coming out of the woodwork (for publicity) and claiming to have slept with her husband; and a misogynistic slime who has cheated on his wives, made extremely inappropriate sexual comments about his biological daughter (ugh) and has for years tweeted, written about and spoken in public an extremely derogatory manner.",
"Well it seems the makers of this so called \"documentary\" lost all credibility by selecting Mrs. Palin to be their spokesperson. I suppose it could be entertaining to watch the nonsense but giving money to do so only feeds the beast.",
"Demanding things from us and crying racist if we don't fork them over.",
"\"Whining is such a demeaning quality in a man.\"\nSuch a sexist comment. Oh right, you're male bashing so it's ok (by you).",
"waaaaaaaahhhhh! Really Nana. Want some poke wit dat whine. Typical westside lip. \"uneducated\"....riiigghhhtttt.",
"This charter member of \"Alaskan's For Global Warming\" will now go out to burn a pile of tires...",
"Now they're attacking Betsy DeVos.",
"So you acknowledge that this motion against islamophobia will lead to legislation.\nYou are the only supporter to do so.\n\nAll the other supporters say that \"it is just a motion and has no force in law\"",
"I'm tired of hearing about \"sexually violent predators\" being released on our streets. Lifetime supervision doesn't sound like a bad idea to me. The only problem with this law is people who refuse to implement it.",
"That's because she already left.",
"Or just take Molinar's life. I'm good with his mom going too.",
"The height of revenge based narcissistic passive aggression. I hope she works in hospice with those dying of cancer, and sees how she insulted them all with her lies and fakery. Then again, would it be wise to allow her to be around such patients, and would they want her in their presence?"
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In the words of Randall Monroe: If you're yelled at, boycotted, have your show canceled, or get banned, your free speech rights aren't being violated. It's just that the people listening think you're an asshole, and they're showing you the door.
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"The point is that Iraq was a stupid war and so was taking out Quadaffi. Now we have a real mess over there that Trump is going to have to clean up. We wasted trillions of dollars and what do we have to show for it? ISIS.",
"Kick that sack of crap to the curb.",
"Funny that they should dare brazenly mention an \"unconstitutional exercise of authority by the executive branch.\" The irony is strong with this one. What will do they when they discover that their wrongful illiberal anti-democratic fever dreams of power are illegitimate and that they always lacked The People's consent to rule much less abuse Federal government structures to culpably attempt to subvert our democracy, lives, and our destinies to their depraved evil illiberal anti-democratic anti-humanist regressive sociopathic-theocratic pathological ideologies. These subhuman clown-beasts dance and gyre disturbingly. They fart and belch our their raucous sounds of contempt for all that is decent, true, holy, progressive, or good, and we are not amused.",
"Now he's 'Bob' and not 'The old guy'? Get off your horse, Powers. You sound like a fool. OK, you already know I'm an old guy and this old guy has never shot at or in anyway disturbed HEA when the come a ONTO MY LAND while doing work that they are legally able to do. In my dotty old age, I rather prefer the power remaining on during storms.",
"The very same people that applauded Comey's handling of Clinton are now the very same people attacking Comey for doing exactly what he did with Clinton. The only difference is it is now about Trump.\n\nThis just shows that certain members of the USA care more about their team winning than finding the actual truth. They need their side to win so badly that they are willing to swallow whatever poison pill they need to just to stick it to the libs.\n\nTrump and his ilk supported and loved Comey until Comey started to investigate Russia. Now they act like he is a serial liar and a terrible person. Just like Trump his followers have a consistency problem. They can't keep their stories straight because they have to adjust them every few hours to stick it to the libs in a new way.\n\nThey are okay with serial liars, as long as the liar's name is Trump.\n\nIt is the purest form of Party Before Country I have ever heard.",
"You set up your straw men. You knock down your straw men. What a bunch of ideological hogwash. Nobody is impressed.",
"When you have those stupid thoughts----think first! Alaska lost money by not expanding Medicaid. Gov. Walker had a responsibility to use his EO power and our own lawyers said \"don't litigate this--we will loss\". Instead we shipped $500K off to DC lawyers.\nNow you support spending more money for an appeal?",
"His solution is more lies.",
"I agree killing 6 of your own teams from State tourney participation just to keep out the second ILH team in the open does not make sense. Like you mentioned, too bad for all those players and fans.\nWow Dave, you learned a lot from Miss Tsugawa's class at PC, I must have been sleeping during that session.",
"I think 'deliberate' and 'Trump' are two mutually exclusive words, but I see where you're going with this! Maybe beneath that ridiculous hairstyle, his two remaining brain cells have finally worked out what a lot of us realised the first time we heard him speak - he's absolutely and utterly not qualified to be the POTUS. The sooner he goes the better - despite what Trevor Noah might think, and all the other comedy show hosts and writers who've had a field day with The Chump writing their scripts - but I suppose we have to be careful what we wish for, because Pence his V-P sounds like a neocon religious right freak who could be even worse! With his finger on the nuclear button the Rupture could be closer than we think.....",
"MSW's column is on par with the GOP blaming everything on the Clinton's and Obama while taking zero responsibility for the way they governed this country. For all the blather about how the Dems have failed the white working class, it was the GOP that had both houses for the last six years and did nothing, absolutely nothing. \n\nI actually feel bad for those who voted with 'bald faced stupidity' because they will certainly reap the consequences of that stupidity. Trump will turn on them because even his blinded ego is beginning to process the fact he is not liked at all by over half the country. He now gets to deal with a whole bunch of anger directed at him and his insecure self will do whatever it takes to make that feeling go away....including betraying his base.",
"\" We also have to come up with punishment that's far quicker \"\n\nWe have to make sure he is guilty first. Where are Trumps minders to stop him making a pillock of himself?",
"That is exactly my point. He ministered to Mary Magdalene, a prostitute. And, if He's in the basket of deplorables as you claim, he's no doubt ministering to the prostitutes contained therein (e.g. you and Richard Spencer). Less attractive prostitutes no doubt, but prostitutes nonetheless. A true testament to His infinite grace and unending love. Amen.",
"Liberal Progressives are a threat the to American way of life that the Majority of America believes in. Country, Flag, Borders, Language, Culture, Military, Guns, God, Morals, Economy.",
"I would take Pitts more seriously if, just once in a while, he would pontificate on something other than the poor downtrodden black gangster...er sorry I meant black victims. Unfortunately that is something he cannot do.",
"Fascists exist on both sides. Antifa has resorted to fascist tactics. Supported by socialist organizations whose purpose is to destroy our beliefs in family, God and country, to put the state above all else. No thanks."
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"RTH is totally right. You and so many people in the aina just cant see it as we are swamped with the same style of thinking, being from a liberal state with a liberal media lambasts the POTUS on a daily basis. This is evidenced by the Russian probe.\nWe need to be a bit more aware of what goes on in the media nowadays.\nWe cannot be misled by the constant harassment of the media.\nYes, Donald at times can be very childish and would recommend he stay off the tweet, but, that is what has happened to our society. Too many complainers and too many people get offended by the smallest of misspoken words or interpreted incorrectly.",
"I'm just returning from a welcome news and internet black-out of 7 weeks, so yes, fortunately I missed the woman who lost her son in Benghazi. I can certainly understand bereaved parents wanting to honor their lost childrens' sacrifices, and standing up for their ethnic backgrounds in the face of attacks---I can even see some of the logic of choosing those venues over others less likely to get that kind of media coverage, even at the cost of being made into political pawns. What I don't understand is why so many Americans continue to buy into the circus and pro-wrestling match of two deeply flawed candidates, and their bought parties, when a well-informed public could easily, and cheaply, vote for people like Jill Stein or Gary Johnson, to name two others. Sure, the crook or the clown will probably win---But do you really think either one will alter our trajectory, after the object lesson known as Barack Obama?",
"Yea really Jay I agree. Who cares if the fascist obamas hand picked girl is coming to town? And 55 bucks to listen to her speak? And dont forget to pay your 600 dollar fine for not having the fascist mandated health insurance.",
"I agree, WW. Religious extremists and white nationalists have no respect for my views, indeed care nothing for me and mine except to further their own agendas. I doubt very much that my willingness to listen with compassion will do anything to make them change.",
"The time is past when you can shush people for making political jokes. We are led by a political joke.",
"Your reasoning is, \"people who are hated by some bigots shouldn't be allowed to serve\"? Seriously?",
"In light of all of the negative press that the citizens of North Carolina have been receiving for having the nerve to pass a law so that pervs like this man would be required to use the restroom that matched their anatomy... regardless of how gender fluid they professed to be I would say that making fun of of those left wing nuts is mandatory under the circumstances. Anyone who thinks we should integrate our public restrooms to accommodate a few mentally ill by pretending that they are normal has jumped the shark and their opinion of who is and who isn't a bigot is worthless and unreliable. You do know how to spot the bigot in the crowd don't you Ward 1?",
"The RG should always publish letters from all sides, even from people who hold views completely invalidated by history and human nature. It's called \"know thine enemy\".\n\nOutsider77 is right. No nation has the right to interfere in the internal affairs of another no matter how altruistic the justifications officially given by the nation interfering or how horrid the conditions within the nation being interfered with. The excuses are usually lies as a little follow the money research often shows.\n\nThat I hold this view does not mean that I approve of murderous, thieving dictators. It's why I oppose corporate oligarchy in America, for example, and right-wing Christian theocracy.\n\nHaving interfered in Syria and the Middle East in general which has prolonged and intensified the brutality Western nations including the U.S. are obligated to take in the refugees from those conflicts even if we risk importing terrorists. The lesson of non-interference must be learned the hard way.",
"This latest eposode in this long, painful saga is reminding me of the Iran Contra hearings when Sen. Dan Inouye was grilling Oliver North and John Poindexter about who was holding the smoking gun in the whole matter. My Pop always told the story of when he saw the hearings, with emphasis on the moment Poindexter told Inouye that the buck stopped with him. \n\nInouye couldn't nail then President Reagan, and the men who were assigned to receive the kill shot to protect the president, stood there and took it. they knew that the punishment for any of this would never reach the level of truly impeding their life. I am sure at this point, as mentioned below, if Don Jr. is the bullet taker for his dad, and that the buck stopped with him on this, and that the bloodthirsty politicians who want \"someone to pay\" make him pay, all the better for this country because frankly we got to get back to work from this.",
"Leave your hate and delusions out of this conversation and get some help. \"Paranoia will destroy ya\" :/",
"\"... a man whose congressional sanction once was defined by all 100 salons answering “yeah” in the vote over his extension in the FBI job.\"\nI wasn't aware beauticians had that much control over our government. Did you mean \"solons?\"",
"Wow, read this part of Clinton's speech in today's setting and think about it. She saw it the whole time. \n\"I know there are only 60 days left to make our case -- and don't get complacent, don't see the latest outrageous, offensive, inappropriate comment and think, well, he's done this time. We are living in a volatile political environment. You know, to just be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump's supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables. Right? The racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic -- you name it. And unfortunately there are people like that. And he has lifted them up. He has given voice to their websites that used to only have 11,000 people -- now 11 million. He tweets and retweets their offensive hateful mean-spirited rhetoric. Now, some of those folks -- they are irredeemable, but thankfully they are not America.\"",
"Hold your breath, stand on your head, sign a petition, wave a Bible, wear a sandwich board, recall the school board, run for the school board, burn the lady in effigy for that matter. Makes no nevermind to me at all. I'll take her alleged sexual hijinks over your moral sermonizing any day of the week. Oh my goodness, I've just exhausted my hard limit on words for this subject. Toodaloo.",
"It depends on which month he said it. A fair number of campaign claims have been reversed or ignored. (Which is not necessarily a bad thing)",
"\" I'll enjoy the changes without them.\" There you go.\nAt times, I too have been very critical of the way downtown has been handled. Used to work down there helping to maintain the place. Would like to see more leadership on the part of the City stating that you are NOT welcome downtown if you are going to trash the place, engage in selfish, obnoxious behavior, and not respect others rights to be there. Cops have a tough job.\nSome of the homeless often get a bad rap by being lumped into the crowd who are harassing others and making it unpleasant to be there. Too bad. I think that is one thing that is impeding more progress on the part of the community toward the \"genuine\" homeless.\nGood luck with your efforts.",
"Looks like Avenging Angel is out of touch on this topic, or can you count?",
"I in no way projected on you a mean character, Eric, and if you somehow experienced that I am sorry. I don't think you are mean from anything that you said in your original response. And for what it is worth, your reply to me reveals even more and with most of your reply I can agree. Particularly when you say \"....one thing I attribute to others, as a default situation, is conscious volition. Maybe I shouldn't do that?\" If you really believe that you shouldn't, I heartily agree! I do wonder how you can hold that as your \"default\" position while simultaneously stating that \"Most drivers on interstates are courteous and cooperative, more or less.\" Which is really your \"default\" position?",
"Sorry, S. Jaquith, but you misread the article. It's tricky reading alright, but Chenault was being quoted and he did say that his press secretary called him and told him that he was going to be arrested. I'd like to know if the press secretary was arrested on the spot, and if not why not. Most people that are causing a domestic violence disturbance are arrested on the spot. And yeah, you're right. I too questioned why online readers weren't allowed to comment on the article. I levied a complaint that if ADN sees fit to keep posting news articles on the homeless population and Alaska Natives, which 99.9% of the time draws bigot or racists comments, why should Chenault's press secretary receive special protected privilege backlash from the public.",
"Judging from my experience, both sides get comments deleted (or never make it.) Only one side whines about it.",
"your first mistake is believing what a politician says because generally it has nothing to do with what they do.\n\nThe Libs will be happy to let this die because Monsef is now a very poor salesman given her own immigration dishonesty. That said if the election prospects sour significantly for the Libs I have no doubts that PM Butts will ram through Ranked Ballot",
"Sorry, that was in response to a mass-shooting of Muslims at a Quebec masjid, not at internet whiners wanting me deported, which was the topic under discussion. So not only do you seem childishly addicted to sophistry for its own sake, you're intellectually dishonest. Besides, considering that just a month ago Assemblywoman Amy Dunbitchsky tried to whip up a pogrom against a member of my faith who lived near her, caution is common sense, not paranoia.\n\nAs for the actual discussion, I'll try to dumb it down for you: I'm a US-born citizen who has never held citizenship in any other country. That means that I don't have to take seriously nitwits that shrilly advocate for my deportation whenever they disagree with what I write and therefore don't feel threatened by them. First they'd have to find a country that would TAKE me. I've lived here continuously for 62 years, including six years of honorable service in the US Navy, and have no criminal record. Not even a misdemeanor.",
"You are right of course....but I think of impeachment of Trump especially in terms of conviction....\n\nHave missed your comments....personally don't like this blocking system .....",
"Not quite sure what you're talking about....However, I really can't think of much more of an insult than to be told you're like Mr. Trump. \n\n Personal information? Well, yes, I do post under my own name....that's personal information I provide because I think it's important to take \"ownership\" of one's comments. While others may choose to use screen names and post anonymously, I choose to use my name. I don't apologize for this practice. any, yes, I've met personally with about a dozen different individuals from this site. I've very much enjoyed meeting them and having face-to-face conversations. Some of them are folks who have very different views than I have. We've been able to have interesting and enjoyable visits. I make no apologies for reaching out to others to encourage such personal interactions, and I thank those persons who were willing , in turn, to reach out to me for our discussions. \n\nAgain, I'm always open to such a face-to-face discussion with you. Gary Crum",
"Except you don't \"agree,\" What is this \"structured division of protests,\" again? Do you actually believe protecting all manner of speech and peaceful assembly is a \"partisan\" thing to say, as you just accused me?\n.\nIf Leftists actually agreed with protecting vigorous and even aggressive debate, they would stop supporting Antifa, book burning, and school administrators who push Leftist idiology.",
"I owe Abernathy an apology. In a recent post I sneered at him as apparently dimwitted. In that column, he was dimwitted. In this column, he presents a coherent and useful point of view. Though I reach it starting from a different place, I agree with his implied conclusion that it's not now possible to have an honest conversation about race in America. The Swastika Right and the Infantile Left, armed with the worst thing that ever happened to the human race, the internet, have both dumped so much poison--magnified many times over by President-Manque Trump--into our public discourse that any sincere effort to discuss race would spend most of its time trying to steer the discussion away from the fringes. (You could, of course, cherry-pick your discussants and get any result you wanted.)",
"If you're going to make such lambasting accusations you need to back up With facts. Plus what you're saying doesn't even make sense. Typical if a Trump hater.",
"After reading through some of these comments, I'm grateful that people care enough to respond. However, there's been several comments about human safety that are very important. In addition to the complete cowardice this man showed (you definitely missed your calling as a special ops soldier) you could have easily harmed another person! Even your own son that you claim to have been protecting. Multiple shots? Really? You have a lethal weapon and you needed more than one shot to take down an old dog? Go to the shooting range and learn how to use your weapon! Obviously, this an irresponsible use of a lethal weapon. It's people like this individual that give responsible gun owners a bad rap. It's exactly these kinds of unstable behaviors that strip decent citizens of the right to bear arms. I pray you stay out of our neighborhood, we don't want you.",
"What you describe are political positions. Apparently you just happen to personally dislike them.",
"maybe throw in a good huff and a puff, a stern finger wagging and a no nonsense \" this is unacceptable\" to boot....\n\nthe world of arms dealing is ethically challenging.....I await Mr Trudeau's response",
"I'm just asking for proof before crucifying anyone. Is that bad?",
"I agree. One problem with circumventing the legal system is that the \"accused\" never have their day in court. In the court of public opinion, however, they might be forever considered guilty even if they're not.",
"Unfortunately, everything that you just wrote is demagoguery. Why do you write such things?\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Ghraib_torture_and_prisoner_abuse\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guantanamo_Bay_detention_camp\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_641A\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Snowden#Global_surveillance_disclosures\nhttps://wikileaks.org/\n\nAs for me, friend, I say \"The pen is mightier than the sword.\" Thank goodness, as you say, free speech is not paid for in consequence nor in any other currency.",
"I'm sure you weren't listing me in your criticism of the 'many' or suggesting that I wasn't willing to understand.",
"Frankly, I find your characterization of the morality involved here to be a completely non-credible one. The principles affronted here matter far more than any sophistry they might try to wrap themselves in as armor.\n\nYou can disagree, but you can't tell me this view isn't the right one in moral terms, and I'll stand on this high ground and look down upon the people who violate basic humanist morality, most of all those who choose to do it predatorially in the name of making an artless buck or two carved out of human dignity on the side.",
"You're taking oranges and apples here. \n\nTo a degree you are correct if you are saying the government cannot force you what to do or say, or what not to do or say to express yourself. You need only to look at NK, to see why our constitution forbids the government to dictate how an individual can express themself. \n\nHowever in the work environment outside the government, your employer/organization can dictate your behavior and what you say.",
"let us tell these armed goons their time of unlimited power to hassle is ending -like Barry O said -elections have consequences. Having human rites abuser Billi \"beat 'em up\" Blair continues to impress.",
"Well, we've each sketched out our concerns and general perspectives, and here we are. \n\nI appreciate that this whole scenario stands for you as a worthy example of doing good, and avoiding evil. \n\nTo me, it looks like malice, grasping at straws. \n\nThat difference notwithstanding, I'm sure we'll agree whole-heartedly that a marriage between us would be an error.",
"How, in any way, can this be construed as a good thing?",
"I am going to my safe space now.",
"Groucho, are you sure you've covered all the possibilities: he \"might have, even to skin color?\n\nBut (shocking) I agree that this is definitely against the First Amendment and no state has the to demand transcripts of sermons given in churches. The church doors should be barred to any government intrusion. If the Religious Liberty Dept. doesn't investigate this thoroughly, they are useless.\n\nBTW: Fulcrum has a more thorough assessment of this situation.",
"if a white student or professor had said the exact same words except substituting - muslim - black - palestinian - latino.... you better believe there would have been a human rights trial and conviction and dismissal.\nSo, I call bs on this as the progressive, left wing racist baiting thugs like this woman and the staff who support her pull this hypocritical baloney.\nShe should suffer the same fate as anyone who was white and Christian would for saying these hateful things.",
"Ironically, the self-styled activists who continue to persecute Mr. Furlong are guilty (no pun intended) of having the same type of mentality as Donald Trump, someone with whom I doubt they have much in common, given his \"grabbing\" comments, etc. People with this mentality argue that legal processes and decisions are only legitimate and should be respected if they are decisions they agree with. Like Trump, these people choose to regard unfavorable court processes or decisions are as rigged, biased, or racially motivated (e.g. Trump didn't trust a Judge of Mexican ancestry to give him a fair hearing). This degrades respect for the courts and replaces it with mob rule, where justice is whatever the mob says it is. Whether you are a social activist or an intellectually challenged American politician, the presumption of someone's innocence until PROVEN guilty in a court of law, is fundamental to a free and democratic society and should always prevail.",
"Sorry, Wyatt --- I was not challenging you, merely asking a rhetorical question.",
"Little Tommy Tantrum Tancredo, the one-trick pony of the hot-head savage white-man savage. Those folks is difference from us, they must go.",
"not disputing your previous point - in fact i agree! my point until now, our meddling has been colored erroneously as benevolence when we should not even be there, in the first place...!",
"When I called Don Young's office to request assistance with a VA matter that was stagnating, Burton was the guy who took my call near the end of his business day and hung up on me at 5:00 sharp. He is not a good representative of Young or Alaskans. When I told Young what had happened with Burton, at a time I stood next to Young at the luggage carousel at the Juneau Airport, Young just walked away. I say both men should find work that does not involve representing Alaskans.",
"Wow. I can tell you hate the President, you don't have to bite my head off because I have an opinion.",
"Not everything has to be political, but 4 years with the RG has given me a better understanding of why conservatives would feel they are running uphill.\n\nThe RG seems to be acting with intention to publish more reports on free speech. We've seen a couple covering campus complaints at various colleges around the nation. It's not local, they don't have to print it, but they have been. They've also been publishing more conservative politcal cartoons. I wouldn't expect a total flip in their editorial slant, but you might look for signs of better balance. \n\nLiberals are good at feeling guilt, appeals to fairness will work with some, personal insults will work with very few. I'm not sure why you bite the hand that gives you so much access to be heard?\n\nTrump is hurting with seriously inexperienced people. I'm sure he's see them as a new path, but so far they just look lost- it should improve.",
"It is OK to be critical of Republicans once in a while (if that is what you want to call Trump and his brood). You have to realize he is a farce and incompetent at some point, right? He and his administration are making it very difficult for those on the right to keep defending him. Not your fault, just the reality.",
"Well said Sirencall. And it wasn't 3 hours of Trump bashing at all. Maybe 15 minutes in total.",
"and as usual a bs lib troll spewing the usual crap, no lib loser, a peice of toast would be better for ontario over liberals, hence brown is a great alternative",
"Many people believe the right of a woman to chose what she does with her body is fundamental. Even more important than any rights of an unborn child within her. For these people, they would want to elect highly obstructionist politicians to prevent laws being passed invading.this right of choice. For many of these people, there is no room for negotiation. To not obstruct such laws is political failure.\n\n Many people believe that if the government is ordered to stand down or doesn't have the resources or ability to assist in the protection of life and property, then people will be left to fend for themselves. For these people, the right of self defense is fundamental. These people want the proper tools and training to meet their adversary. Confiscation will never be acceptable. For many of these people, there is no room for negotiation. To not obstruct such laws is political failure.\n\nIn the examples above, obstructionists are working diligently for their causes.",
"Billy,\nI think neglecting to vote is at your peril.\nNo vote, no complain \n... should make for a quieter more informed public.",
"\"he chips away at the constitution and thwarts the laws and precedents of this country. He is setting up an autocratic situation slowly but surely\"\nThe remarkably ironic thing, at least in my nonpartisan perspective, is that Republicans for years complained about exactly the same thing about Obama based upon his position and policy, ie. his thoughts on the matter, even though his conduct pretty much strictly adhered to legal and constitutional doctrines. In other words, Republicans claimed such on purely ideological disagreement. Now the Republicans are silent when Trump's conduct, not just his position or policy, is in violation of the Constitution (providing preferential treatment for Christians on the amnesty ban) or law (placing Bannon on the NSC). Actually, I shouldn't say \"silent.\" It seems their response is for Democrats and the media noting such actions should \"stop whining.\"",
"a_r: Setting aside your righteous indignation, when Frank appointed her was that illegal? You know it was not so what's your beef? If you really cared you would push for legislation to change how a senator who does not complete their term of office is appointed. But that would take action not just whining.",
"your focus on only one word of what he posted speaks volumes.",
"Good riddance - don't let the door hit Kurtz in the *** as you leave. He had reached his *use by date* before he was elected. And DiNardo would be more of the same.\n\nTalk about re-arranging the chairs on the Titanic OR USCCB is exhausted and morally bankrupt",
"Semantics. A law is not being enforced.",
"I don't remember you being such a butt hole in the past. Is this really you or has someone stolen your name?",
"I'm with you when it comes to constructive discourse, but there's a big difference between that and bizarre, stream-of-consciousness rambling!! \n(though I was entertained by the article, in the same way as, say, I would be entertained by a clown car crashing into a mime in slow-motion - it was weird, unbelievable and something you wouldn't expect to experience unless you were taking some serious mind-altering drugs!) :-)\n\nStill, five times.... that's some serious hallucinations right there, I'm just sayin'!!",
"Well tks for the info, not sure how these negative comments affect the stories but humans are of all sorts, thought you know that and can live with it, it may never self correct.",
"Words don't matter. Action is what we should be judged on.",
"ACLU says 'We'll see Trump in court'.\n\nhttps://www.aclu.org/blog/speak-freely/well-see-you-court-20-once-muslim-ban-still-muslim-ban\nBut it’s still religious discrimination in the pretextual guise of national security. And it’s still unconstitutional.\n\nSo the new executive order is, like the old executive order, intended to target Muslims. That intent violates the first principle of the Establishment Clause, which forbids the government from singling out particular religions for favor or disfavor. \n\nThe fact that the government has repackaged the ban does not alter its intent or effect\nThe executive order has other flaws as well.\n\nIt maintains the first executive order’s unilateral reduction of the annual limit on refugee admissions from 110,000 to 50,000. That reduction, imposed unilaterally by the president without consultation with Congress, is unauthorized",
"LittleBear, it is more of that ugly innuendo and guilt by association and the incredible fear that causes people to throw stones to stop the wind. \n\nI am really sad to see another bishop giving in to fear mongers and tattle tales and those who refuse to see the good that is also there with Girl Scouts, LGBT people, those who disagree with them but still love God and neighbor. \n\nWhen will there be a bishop who tells one of these people to tend to their own hearts and souls - and maybe get a little psychological help? What the bishops do in heeding this kind of hatefulness is assure the divisiveness grows, building walls that divide rather than paths that unite. \n\nBishops who think \"The Christian believer is a simple person\" treat grownups like children, don't challenge them to grow up, and so what they get is childish adults. Go throw stones at the wind along with the children, bish; see if you can stop it.\n\nNot preaching at you, LittleBear, just took the opportunity you provided.",
"I agree! \n\nI posted this link initially in another NCR article on autism....\n\nI rather agree with Michael's comment that this type of budget proposal is not unusual by rep presidents....\n\nBUT what is unusual is the toxicity of THIS president! I think it's absolutely imperative to keep the pressure on republican Congresspersons...relative to health issues et al that Trump is up to...and I think the Indivisible folks are definitely on the right track...\n\nThe Spring recess is coming up and I deeply hope that folks are visiting their reps in their district offices, and at those home town meetings and calling a lot at both the district and D.C. Level as well as sending written messages...I am seriously considering a sizable billboard contribution as a group is now organizing such...and I want these guys very very aware of just what a lousy set of priorities this gross president has!\n\nI note that NETWORK is now providing phone numbers and talking points as are many other groups.",
"I'm not complaining about you posting anonymously. I'm pointing out your lack of intestinal fortitude for doing so while attacking others who have the courage to use their own names.",
"You're using debunked points. You realize that, right? Get off the fox train and read someone reputable. Oh wait, that won't align with your views, will it? Do you know that the Texan elector was threatened after he said he could not vote for t-rump? That wasn't on fox, breitbart or drudge? Go figure. Please enlighten me on how Obama's presidency was a regime? I'll wait. Meanwhile, billionaires are in t-rump's cabinet. They'll surely look out for the common man.",
"he said he probably had, perhaps you were looking for a reason to be outathere",
"I guess it depends whether you're talking about the comic strip or using it to insult our elected leaders.",
"Old news - ban lifted.",
"What I said they should have done is crystal clear - just as it's crystal clear you're a terrorist apologist.",
"I cannot imagine a worse insult to the citizens of a riding who elected the Mayor- the leader of their community. A terse dismissal without providing the reasons why. This is not democracy. The fix is in. The behaviour of a Party that takes for granted their choice as being the defacto MP awaiting an election process that is nothing more than a ceremonial occasion. I cannot fathom what the candidates of the opposing Parties must think of being treated like potted plants. To call the Liberal functionaries arrogant would be complimentary.\n\nI think this is a clumsy attempt to scare off a qualified candidate based on his gender. Or this is a hint they have something on the Mayor. Or the innuendo for the local Liberal riding association being spoon fed the need for immediate obedience to this decree. Come to think of it, this must be Trudeau's interpretation of what he meant by ranked balloting in a taking democracy for granted kind of way.",
"This could definitely backfire. Congratulations Donald, you got elected against all odds. Now, don't touch anything.",
"I note that in your response in Gary's post regarding Obama's observation that there is 'no shortage of racism in America\" get an out-of-hand dismissal by you.\n\nYour \"few jerks out of 320 million\" shows a lack of understanding or callous disregard for the fact that it only takes one bigoted employer or shady company policy to make it very difficult for anyone they deem to be undeserving.",
"Once again, you cherry-pick parts of the column to try and prove some right-wing point of your own. The media is watchdog-for both the bad and the good that any president does. But Trump can't stand any criticism, so he bans reporters who might report his missteps.",
"I must of hurt your feelings you had my post removed. It's funny how rude you can be but your posts are still here.",
"just to let you know how right you are as i had obtained evidence of the police coverup and then i who was acting as my own attorney in this case when i submitted evidence in this regard then they bared me from this hearing the facts in this coverup places everyone at risk! I will soon be demanding a new real hearing!",
"If you read my comment, thinking differently is not the issue.",
"another misinformed anti eh.",
"You must be speaking of a conversation you were having with yourself, because every example in the entire discussion has involved “gay” people engaging in some behavior, and our discussion was specifically about a refusal to provide goods or services in furtherance of a same sex marriage to which the vendor had religious objections.\n\nI don’t bully people. Nor do I picket people, boycott people, prescribe or proscribe others’ religious convictions, or call people who don’t see things the way I do “homophobes”.",
"Steve, I think you have a good point. Probably, as seems to have already begun, there will be some intelligent and respectful sharing of opinions, but there no doubt will also be some nastiness.",
"I am not happy with everything Trump has done so far ...but I'm very happy with most of it ...you guys exist in an echo chamber of outrage that you think that everyone agrees and is equally outraged...we aren't. You gave us 8 years of an empty suit who couldn't tell the truth to save his life and then were complicit in kinking your own primary to try to stuff Hillary Clinton up us all ... with your track record of picking losers over and over again where do you get off questioning anything? In the minds of most of the american people your opinions are meaningless",
"Remaining anonymous allows people to say anything they want about anybody without any personal accountability for what they say. That is where most of the vile trolls are at. I use my real name and say what I want in the open. As far as being critical of women without being vile - there are many who deserve it in spades, particularly radical leftist feminists whose favorite pastimes are pretending to be victims and bashing men. \n\nMs Buchels tends to engage in what is called vicious psychologizing and has her own term for the dark side for: the Dark Tetrad whose traits drive an awful lot of criminal behaviour – and also a fair amount of male success, as demonstrated by the current occupant of the White House.\"\nOh my, the Trump Derangement Syndrome comes out in full!\n\nHillary Clinton and Barack Obama, apprentices to Saul Alinksy the patron saint of community organizers - an admirer of Herbert Marcuse the New Left's patron saint of repressive tolerance. They get a pass.",
"I've never seen such socialist, anti-American drivel with the exception, I guess, of the flag burning radicals in the 1960's. But its much more widespread and institutionalized now days. Back then almost any member of the NFL, more than likely, would have kicked another team members rear-end for doing something so disrespectful. They would have been ashamed of that member and not praising him to the high hills. Just another 'sign' of the times and how far we've 'fallen'. And we're still falling... \n.\nYes, they have the right to disrespect our flag and stomp on everything it stands for. NFL football 'players' have that right unlike at Berkeley, where free speech is only for those who have similar leftist viewpoints. If the rest of America decided to 'act' with the same manner of 'tolerance' as some students at Berkeley do, those football players would be in jail right now. They really would.",
"Yep. A good example was after Charles fumbled, Joseph was giving him a speech and it was clear Charles wasn't listening. Charles had an expression that said \"I'm pissed I fumbled. Take your college rah-rah speech and get out of my face\"",
"Eugene,\n\nYes. As I related here recently, one morning as I was entering Marine Corps Base Hawaii (K-Bay) the marine at the guard shack, for whatever reason, ordered me to keep my hands placed on the steering wheel and in the next instant said, \"Your ID, license and registration please.\" Now, far from lacking a somewhat evil sense of humor, it did (but only for an instant) occur to me to utter a comeback like, \"Well, sure Lance Corporal. So which foot would you like for me to use?\"\n\nBut I heeded the better angels of my nature and so merely asked, \"May I remove my hands from the steering wheel to get them?\" The young marine did drop me a slightly abashed expression for a second, but the end of this story is that I was allowed to proceed onto the base and there was no harm done.\n\nThere's a difference between being assertive when necessary and being needlessly provocative.",
"It seems that the man asked legitimate questions. Not sure of personal attacks or small mindedness.",
"In fact, deconstructing the 'disgust' opinion is very easily done. Just as the disgust can be deconstructed.\nThat erroneous 'opinion' does not alter the survey findings and the survey findings quoted aren't affected by, nor are they reliant on some of the other questions asked on the survey.\nIt’s also worth noting that Drum provides stats about mental illness and substance abuse rates for the homeless, but the statistic to back up his claim that they are potentially dangerous never appears.\nHe is attempting to rationalize the irrational and that means taking as many logical fallacies as possible out for a spin.\nBut so be it. If someone's refusal to assume all homeless people are dangerous and suffer from untreated illnesses, or to being disgusted by them for being sick means they are crazy, then to hell with Kevin Drum.",
"It is clear to see that complexity is beyond your grasp. Simple black and white appears to be all that you can see - and you will degrade all comments into this one-bit perception that you purposely foster and cultivate to justify your beliefs.\n\nNone of my comments \"blamed\" anyone - and if your mind was less clouded and rigid you could see this - along with those of us that can. Interestingly enough, any student of language could point out to you, that defending a misinterpreted point in a discussion, is often a classic indirect acknowledgement of your own acceptance and believe in that point.\n\nYour comment would be unintentionally hilarious, if it wasn't just so tragically sad.",
"“You’re not the boss of me!”",
"I can't tell if you're kidding or not, but no, racists and neo--Nazis and klansmen do not deserve or get any respect or courtesy from decent Americans. They must be protested.",
"Well, folks, you read it here first, as some members of the MSM used to say: some news outlets really have the best interests aof the future of mankind at heart. Why, as we speak, I suspect Rupert Murdock and his colleagues are meeting in some out-of-the-way boardroom plotting yet more decisive moves in their strategy to \"cut earth population by half...by spreading rumours to create a pretext for huge war.\"\n\nNaw, that won't fly. I mean, revenues are based on viewers, readers, listeners. Why chop the potential audiences in half? \n\nI mean, see how DUMB things can get on this page? Perception comes easy when all you need is a good grounding in profit and loss.\n\nYou're welcome.",
"\"Ad hominem is his default position\". Yes you are, but what am I? I point out lies, but more often I argue a positive position on matters of policy.\n\nAs far as gratuitous insults, that's what your post is. You're a sorehead, Motley. I respond calmly to your lawyerly and twisted obfuscation which isn't so complex to untwist, once one learns the rules - red herrings, diversions from the topic at hand, complete refusal to discus the topic - you have perfected all the tricks. And we see daily that you aren't above personal attacks, as this post of yours amplifies.\n\nHere is the outline to happiness in America: liberalism has given this nation everything that makes it not Russia. Liberals are better educated and smarter than Trump voters, who generally are racist bigots. Republican budgets since Reagan have been basically borrow and spend, and give the wealthy every dollar that floats to the top. The only thing that trickles down is the contempt of Republicans for the masses.",
"I strongly disagree with the conclusion of this article.\nI wonder who I would have been if I had been born in the time of Deady-Dunn. All about would have been signs and attitudes that said that one belonged if one hated Native Americans and non-whites. Odds are I would have been a Klan member, and would have laughed at the most horrible of racist jokes. \nToday, I am grateful that I live in a culture that doesn't allow public agencies or officials racist behaviors. It has allowed me to think and grow and expand my thinking to include all who are different as fellow humans. Change happens when children aren't bombarded with images and pressures to remain ignorant and racist. \nIt would be better if the names of Deady-Dunn were taken off the buildings, and the names of slaveholders like Washington and Madison were taken off all federal buildings. It has to do with the non-verbal learning that children undergo...they don't need to pick up a hint that racism is ok.\nHugh Massengill, Eugene",
"Wrong time to let your ego out front Mr. Mc Cain. In case you hadn't heard much of Texas \nis in big trouble. Cane you curtail your hatred of Trump for a month or two?",
"\"What bothers me about many of you is your absurd ignorance of the most fundamental of American principles.\"\n\nSadly, you have done nothing whatsoever to educate any of us with your word salad.\n\nI'm a lawyer, and I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. Did you copy and paste this from some sort of Freeper forum?",
"You sir, are wrong. Perhaps those who first changed the name to Barrow can foot the bill. Would that suffice your concerns? I think the point that you are trying to make is quite frivolous.",
"Typical of those in the melanistically-challenged section of the bleachers (I'm being 'PC' here): those least affected by ongoing white supremacist social, political, economic, legal and educational institutions are the first to scream \"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY-cist!\" when ever anyone else talks back to 'em. Sorry, can't take that seriously.",
"you assume that the 1 example she shared is the sum of her whole experience of racism and discrimination in Canada. this isn't about her \"feeling\" discriminated \"in the past\" by \"one individual\". it's about actual discrimination that happens daily - from individuals and systems and industries (including much of the music industry). we should all be thankful that she used her time to speak openly about this. we should be thankful for the work she is doing and sharing with us. the world does owe her something for that work - at the very least some respect and compassion. As for the sound issue, she carried on performing like a pro. Her job was to make sure she was delivering the best performance possible, and the techs jobs were to support in that by providing professional sound - they failed at that, she didn't. \"Celebrity-status\" is irrelevant, she is entitled to have the same expectations on the sound crew as any other artist. She called it out appropriately.",
"Good for you Chelsea. The amount of corruption and vote stealing and rigging by the DNC is astounding. But having a delegate flipping the bird as a mild protest is going too far! \n\nReminds me of a quote from Apocalypse Now:\n\"We train young men to drop fire on people, but their commanders won't allow them to write \"fuck\" on their airplanes because it's obscene!\" --Col Kurtz",
"I am not a Trump fan. In my view he ranges from properly characterized as a bad joke to an abomination. Nevertheless, I hope the new leaders of the Daily Dispatch dispense with type of opinion piece. Frankly, even if I largely agree with her, I don't care what Jennifer Rubin thinks. The only people I want to hear from are Alaskans. I care naught what Cal Thomas, or Christine Flowers or Leonard Pitts or Michael Gerson have to say. Or any of the rest of them. I like to read Paul Jenkins and Shannyn Moore and all manner of local folks.",
"Its not the word, its the use of the word.",
"\"Ignoring others questions is an old debating tactic which provides little of value.\" And you are very good at it motely and just as unimpressive.",
"lol w/e As though that gets you out of the problem you have justifying biker thugs' assault on our communities",
"Dermot to some degree has dropped the \"outhouse\" approach of other columnist this week by pointing out the obvious. Everyone has the proverbial \"gun\" to the head of the other like a stand off in the \"Treasure of the Sierra Madre.\" However, our Governor and legislature are not as good a group of actors like Huston's cast in that movie. In fact they \"stink\" at it.",
"Well, he said it. Even if he went into Time Square and started shooting people and you saw the video you would make excuses for it. I take that back - even if you witnessed it first hand you would ask what they did to provoke it.",
"Well that's a nice attempted deflection but it has nothing to do with what I said.",
"The optics of enforcing the new EO are not going to be pleasant. If America was my home and I was willing to defend it with my own blood, then I would shed the blood of others on my way out. \nThis could get ugly, quick, for a whole lot of people.",
"ADN, this is a repost of one written earlier and was deleted for no other reason than it went against your liberal agenda. I challenge you to delete it again.\n\nHillary was given a meaningless verbal by a republican appointed justice department employee later appointed by Obama to the Fbi. You see, it is important for two reasons. One, there is no difference between the two parties at the establisment core, they are one and the same. Bush appointed rhinos and Obama will have too after he's out of office and we see the true color. Secondly the best rats are hidden in plain sight, turn an appointee into a sleeper tucked where you need it. We see the accepted incompetence daily, the VA, the IRS, even HLS. And that's not mentioning some other depts. So yes the fix is in with contributions from both parties. \nThe rules and laws are to control us, the people. They do not and will not apply to the top and those that make them. We are sheep, thrown crumbs.",
"This is such a clear case of presumed guilty but found innocent! I am sure his detractors would not want the same to happen to them!",
"Don't give them any more ideas!",
"I am not a con - maybe check yourself. You even insinuating what people are while advocating for wife beaters makes you the lowest denominator on this planet.",
"I hate to break it to you, Arlene, but an isolated incident of racial intolerance is not tantamount to vast swaths of our country being \"hateful,\" and sure as heck doesn't mean President Trump has anything to do with it. But congratulations on doing exactly what the Leftist mainstream media wanted you to think by publishing this article. Do you know how many altercations happen in this country every day because of clashes over racial/cultural/sports team rivalries? Now why do you think the Alaska Dispatch picked this one from a small part in Kansas? You have to start thinking for yourself on this one. The 4th Estate doesn't control how you view our American society, Arlene- you do.",
"Glad I was not there, it sounded painful. The bitterness this campaign has generated has been so ugly, it is hard to see where healing will start.",
"But we get to help censure the comments now, and what you see, is what we allow ... which looks to me, to be a reasonable compromise. Not too hot. Not too cold. But just right.",
"Sambo, \n\nThis is going to sound snarkier that I really intend it to be, but your worldview is pretty Pollyannish.\n\nAnd it just ain't the real world, unless you live in a beehive, and we are not bees.",
"When does one realize it's you, not everyone else, that's the problem? What's the tipping point for it? And how long do your daughter and Jewish son-in-law just sit there while you justify Nazi ideology before they finally say, \"Sorry, Pops, with all due respect, you gave it a good run, you proved you could do it, with some very minor help of Russian Trolls, massive data manipulation ideas robbed instead of from the headlines like most of your ideas, from the latest season of 'Homeland', and the dissillusioned alt right + other deplorables — people got mad when Hillary called it, but looks like, she was right after all and don't retweet that by mistake — but time to just resign and go quietly back to your day job. No one will blame you. Everyone will understand. Being the President of the US is not a good fit for you. It's actually not a job, it's a calling, and it's just not who you are, no matter what a Simpson's episode predicted.\"",
"I have received one stern reprimand for failing to grade as \"uncivil\" a comment that \"violates community standards\". The comment in question stated some outrageously sexist views, but did so in non-abusive language, so I graded it as \"not a good comment\" but \"civil\". The powers that be did not agree.",
"Simple answer: none of your business.",
"That's complete nonsense, your perception is the vetting is insufficient, because Trump said so. Facts don't matter anymore."
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To get a good idea of disaster situation is like, turnoff your iPhones for a month if you can last that long. And for an actual disaster situation go live with the homeless for 4 months leaving everything behind. that is in a tent. I don't know where they take a shit so I can't tell you. Look around and what ever the homeless do of find water is what you going have to do too. Be prepared for no fresh water for about a month or more since homeless going be in a disaster situation where even no more supermarkets to shop at much less no more money. yes no toilet paper. So live with the homeless should give a lifetime of actual situation we live in today. and oh yeah. store some blue tarps, buy one honda generator now. | [
"“Thank you for using both official languages,” Mr. Trudeau told Judy Ross, “but we’re in Quebec, so I’m going to answer in French.”\n\nWow.\n\nWell, thank you for your attempt at being Prime Minister, Mister drama teacher, but in a few years we're going to answer you at the ballot box. And don't let the porte hit your derriere on the way out...",
"and you and your family can drown in a hurricane or crap out with asthma",
"Denver already does a crap job running section 8. So much so that landlords that accept Section 8 for other counties don't want to deal with \"Denver\" Section 8. They have a high employee turner over, poor training, terrible organizational skills, terrible people skills, and no service skills. Maybe this program sounds great but it is doomed to fail and waste new if they have the same group of folks running it.",
"Now isn't the time for platitudes. It's time to buy a gun if you aren't white and male. Trump won because of white people, including college educated whites (by 1 point). They voted for him, he's their macho man gonna make America safe for the white male pussy grabbers and Christian rapos. \nUltimately it was all that pent up rage at having an educated black man for president for 8 years. It's literally jealousy. Jealousy that some black people have moved up the economic ladder. The ignorant undereducated whites just popped their pills and drank themselves into a stupor while non-whites got competitive. \nTrump is the president for white people. The white supremacist heartland (and rustbelt) have spoken. The whites have fallen into line and are ready to do the bidding of the 1% even against their own self-interest because they are first and foremost racist.",
"So, an American amasses a huge arsenal, including automatic weapons, kills 58 people and wounds hundreds in Las Vegas and Trump does… absolutely nothing. One immigrant of Islamic background, who was radicalized WHILE IN THE US, kills 8 people in New York and Trump swings into action immediately to attack immigration and immigrants in general. Such sickening hypocrisy and ultimately useless other than to cynically stir up his racist base.",
"If you think our P*ss*y Grabber in Chief is interested in preventing honor killings, I have some beach-front property in Montana you might want to buy.",
"There are many examples of NDP incompetence. Here is a more recent one: the NDP announced that they were looking at breaking the PPA agreements made 15 years ago. Business confidence in Alberta was already near an all-time low and this announcement made it even clearer that Alberta was a risky place to invest. Even Nenshi pointed out the stupidity of the NDP government.",
"Another fool who wants live 24/7 coverage of every move the police make during an investigation. Surely none of those being looked for would ever think of checking that information to aide in alluding capture.",
"Trump chaos? Unemployment down; stock market up; ISIS losing; illegal immigration down; tax cuts are next...is this your idea of chaos? Sounds like a pretty darn good 8 months so far.",
"Did they \"capitulate\" or did the good old white guys of the 40+ \"sign-back-into\" the \"make America great again like is was when we could burn and hang\"?",
"Modi hugged Trump just to see/heard if President Trump had a heartbeat..........he found one all be it a faint one?\n\nOn that third hug, Modi picked Trumps wallet\n\nOn another note....can we send our Homeless and Mentally ill to India and give them a 2nd chance? India speaks English and the cost of living is alot cheaper?....we can make a trade, ....1 Indians for four of our people?",
"He is only nasty and mean-spirited to those who believe that the governments stash of other people's money is their own personal slush fund.\n\nAnd rightfully he should be.",
"What is wrong with the media? Every person in the comments section of every article on this story expresses horror that parents would voluntarily expose their children to rape, murder and torture in a war zone in Afghanistan, yet not a single journalist challenges their narrative. At the very least they are incompetent parents who have willingly put their children in mortal danger. At worst they are fundamentalist traitors who have spun a story in a failed attempt to extort millions of dollars in ransom from the West. \nLet's have some critical journalism here. Please.",
"would someone please call this woman what she is. An entitled black racist. Were she not entitled she would be out of a job. The racist part speaks for itself.",
"Apartheid is apartheid any way you spell it. We never asked for your comfortable life. White washing",
"So bizarre that there are so many Americans who will go out of their way to protect those who have violated our immigration laws.\nLiberals are basically traitors IMO."
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"Always: These types of people have NO HONOR. MORAL COLLAPSE at its finest...............\n\nIts come down to it that we the good people just have to take matters into our own hands............",
"Read The American Holocaust.",
"They need to see jail time. That is the only way they will understand the actions they took. They came looking for trouble and shot someone. They should pay all medical and serve a good time in jail. Only way for these types to learn.",
"Agree.\n\nAnd \"the Church\" could - each on their own - ask that a Mass be offered for the president's conversion, offer their own work well done for the victims of his administration, offer a skipped meal quietly for the staff that has to work for him. They could offer their \"pizza\" not ordered and send the money to some Church in the Philippines. \n\nThere are hundreds of things \"the Church\" can do to help the people of the Philipines. \n\nAnd most of it isn't the too easily \"called for\" bully pulpit that so many people here seem to like to point to, without lifting up so much as a Memorare on their own, 7 days in row, or some other slightly more arduous prayer offering. \n\nMake pronouncements for others to act...forgetting the prayer is the more powerful instrument of action.",
"Not only do i not know the answer for these unfortunate people, I don't even know the questions. What I DO know is spending dollars to revamp the city's logo, massive bike lanes and cordoning off Pt Grey Road, and millions of dollars for art work around the city for vandals to tag and kids to play on, does not seem to be a good allocation of the city's resources, when this is costing hundreds of millions of dollars. Spend the $ on treatment BEFORE they O/D, not after.",
"What about all the people that don't own 'powered' vehicles?",
"So Canada with all this land and a relatively stable population outside of immigration will continue to go up in price. I hate my country. Any country that sells out its future from the kids, holds them hostage to it. Why not food and water? We live in the greediest country in the world - so much for any progressive reputation whatsoever. Our houses cost no more to build today than 20 years ago, so this is all orchestrated. It's not any better living here than 20 years ago, in any way. It just costs three times as much to get a house.\n\nThe government should be liable for damages. It costs hundreds of thousands to move to a different province. I moved out to a distant suburb because I couldn't afford to get in closer. I rent to find home. Now it's ridiculous. I can't keep up. Will the US except refugees? \n\nAll this quantitative easing. All this money printing. It's ended up in houses in Canada. I'm suppose to borrow to keep up with it? Debt ceilings won't affect foreign mortgages.",
"doesnt sound like PATH is transitioning anyone. Homeless population increases monthly (as do unfilled entry level jobs - majority of the new homeless is able bodied people aged 20 to 35 wanting everything for nothing). \nWhere does all this money the government gives these programs go (im confidant that with the progressive leadership its not someones slush fund - buying ferraris and swimming pools)",
"Drumpf lied about calling \"Gold Star\" families and had to scramble to actually make the calls. It was politically driven as is everything Drumpf does.\n\n\"Puerto Rico, etc. -- he doesn't help himself....\"\n\nHe complained that Puerto Rico was already run down and therefore only deserves a fraction of the resources available to the 50 states. That translates into death and despair. Is it the childrens fault Puerto Rico infrastructure has completely deteriorated? \n\nDuring the Louisiana floods , Red team cried about them receiving FEMA resources. Yet New Jersey has a little damage and suddenly Christie was on the phone to Obama and got ridiculed for riding on AF1 with the POTUS. Then it really got nasty, why? Because Christie lost his mind and hugged Obama! I assure you, young eyes were being covered all over the Confederacy.\n\nTed Cruz came hat in hand as well. Florida, all the red states basically take more tax money than they contribute. The blue states make up the difference to help them.",
"Bill, I believe Clinton has a 100% rating from both PP and NARAL. Nothing else can be inferred from that. We have sex ed out the wazoo at our government schools. Folks cannot claim ignorance, but they will claim convenience in order to justify aborting a life.\n\nWe on the Conservative spectrum don't believe government has most of the answers. In fact, we believe they have very few. Yes, it is necessary to help those who CAN\"T help themselves, but not those who WON\"T help themselves. All the things you enumerate are not the purview of our Federal Government. It's not a checkered record - It's a different way how we expect people to act to do as much for themselves as possible and not depending on a crutch from BIG GOV\"T.",
"Another example of \"take no responsibility\" for my actions, and people growing older without growing up.",
"Because you never were allowed to return to your home? Pretty simple I think.",
"mahalo Teresa for your mana'o. may I offer my own mana'o as a Hawaiian and a cultural practitioner.\n\nfirst of all, it seems obvious that if dead bats and birds are being found regularly in specific close proximity to the turbines then its reasonable to assume that the turbines may be having a negative effect on the normal activity of these animals. in light of this, perhaps spending $4 million dollars on research is not the wisest course of action.\n\nWouldn't the impact of the turbines on wildlife have been a necessary part of the original EIS ? if not, why not ?\n\nperhaps the $4million would be better spent studying the necessity of a power utility which employs a dangerous, unreliable, expensive to maintain and prone to catastrophic failure energy grid system that's very costly to consumers when much cheaper, safer, more reliable alternatives (hydrogen fuel cells and photovoltaic) already exist which do not rely on an energy grid which only feeds the greed of the energy utility.",
"it should be deferred and thrown away, isolated incident, learn from the mistakes, don't shove this down our throats............",
"Great post!\n\nLet's give em old tanks since drones have made em obs. Remember : the tank is never to blame!!!",
"Ack! Way too much fresh water.",
"There should be no assumption at all my friend. The same could be said of those who assume all victims are criminals deserving of an on the spot death penalty. \n\nSo how may people living in Eugene, who criticize the Black Lives Matter say, really have any sense of regret about black deaths in Chicago? Serious, one tear shed for the black lives lost daily to violence. One ounce of compassion or even consideration that GOOD people live in these neighborhoods,\n\nThat nation should be ashamed of these death rates and the racial imbalance in terms or risk for those that live in those neighborhoods. \n\nI'm stopping there, I'm getting very angry. I know for a fact that several writers care nothing about the welfare of the innocent in these neighborhoods. How many little black girls have been murdered or kidnapped, die in gun fight, die of preventable illness. \n\nI'm most definitely NOT talking about you Motley, but the room has a few pointy hats.",
"This not about TSA. It is Homeland Security's Customs Agency that are the arresters in this story. They have immunity from prosecution and can violate your 4th Amendment rights for any stupid immature or illogical reasons all just because they are protecting us from terrorism. And they don't have to explain themselves or apologize. Now we are reading her side of the story. But WHAT is the reason she was detained? Was there something sinister or a \"threat\" to national security? Did someone send a deaf person thinking no one will screen her? We need to know the details of her arrest and why she was culled from the passenger list. Was she a lesbian, a bomb maker, a sex anime cartoonist, a former terrorist in Japan who poisoned a subway with sarin gas, too ugly or sexy to be a tourist, a Yakuza queen missing her pinkie finger, what, what, what? Did she have tattoos all over her body? She applied to visit Honolulu through the Electronic System for Travel Authorization Visa Waiver Program. W",
"All the lost souls.",
"From three to 434 oocysts per square foot, that remain viable and infectious in the environment for from 1.5 to 4.5 years is not \"minuscule.\"\n\nAnd your hyperbole and deflection tips over into the absurd. Incinerating toxo-infected feline carcasses and feces to at least 157 F destroys the oocysts. Not necessary to destroy big cats in the zoo, which unless they've been exposed to free-roaming house cats probably don't have it anyway.\n\nNor is it unrealistic or unreasonable to OUTLAW possession of invasive felines from the Islands. HI already does this for snakes, many species of which are valued PETS, BTW. Just as mongooses are outlawed from the mainland because of their potential destructiveness should they become invasive. When I was a kid US zoos couldn't even have them.\n\nSo your absurd objections are so much bakwa'as--that's Urdu for the steaming, squishy odoriferous nitrogenous material that intermittently plops from the south end of a northbound male bovine mammal.",
"Big bummer. Gonna watch The Postman again. The words \"you don't have to live like a refugee\" spurred me on during a major life crisis in 2015. Love Tom Petty. Great guitar riffs!",
"Sure, why not add insult to injury. First they allow a plutonium-leaking weapons lab upwind at Rocky Flats, then they consider putting drinking water at risk by considering fracking.",
"LOL, a MoCA test might be in order.",
"Cool your jets, punk.",
"Forgot to take your meds?",
"This is the cleaning up of the mess. Of course it's going to \"look bad\", because finally someone is doing something about it.\n\nIt's just like the debt: it's all fun and games until you start paying it off like a responsible adult.",
"Are you talking about Barrack Obama?",
"Gosh Sarah, you sound like you're about to be layed-off. Maybe you should apply at the city, they may have an open position for you.",
"Mr S G thanks for the link. This state is insolvent and it seams that the people that know that are trying to grab all they can before the fall.\nHow are we the small people to make it through it with the inability to save money . \nMy bank will not let me have a budget that doesn't balance. When I don't have the money for prime rib, I have hamburger when i don't have the money for hamburger I have mac-n-cheese, when i don't have the money for mac-n-chese I have top roman. How is it that the people that are in power don't get that ? \n/\nSorry I unloaded on your post .\n/\nPeace to all that get my outrage. V.",
"Possibly, you are young enough to see the yield of the present trajectory we are on. Your petty analogy of living without fossil fuel does not account for life 167 years ago - a mere 167. But, either we change or your future is dim. If you are older, your kids or grandkids will bite the bullet. This is a closed system, planet earth, your space ship. And you promote the destruction of the life support. Truly ignorant of YOUR dependence.",
"“$1.4-billion to B.C. over the next decade for home care and mental-health programs... a new five-year, $65-million federal program to respond to the ongoing opioid crisis.”\n\nWhat a smart and efficient way to disburse taxpayers' money. Productive Canadians don't even have access to a primary care physician and have to crowd ERs (the most expensive way to dispense medicine) to get much needed diagnosis ad care.\n\nThat's what free stuff gives you: a ticket on a waitlist to nowhere. The probability to experience a health glitch in life is very high. Don't count on your country or province to be there for you if the glitch is severe. You will be left to fend for yourself and if you don't have the financial resources to get care in the US, you'll end up dead on the street... I guess next to the addicted folks who will get care instead of you.\n\nBravo Mr Lake and Dr Philpott (Dr? Really? She has a PhD?). What an amazing way to get the healthcare priorities inorder.",
"Decker said in an interview Wednesday. \"These people have nowhere to go.\"\n\nSince they clearly find a liquor store no problem there is always someplace to go. Some are just choosing Brown Jug over an apartment to spend their cash. Booze isn't free. Leave them alone to live or die by their choices.\n\nACLU could provide budget seminars if they really are sincere about helping.",
"How about last summer when the goodpasture island location sent out a child around 2 yrs old without shoes or socks on to play on blacktop in the middle of a heatwave with 100+ degree temps and he burnt his feet so badly he had to be taken to the hospital? I believe he sustained 2nd and or 3rd degree burns. The staff sent him outside without shoes in which he arrived to daycare with that day. Contact the River Road second hand store for more details... it was their grandson this happened to!",
"jgd777 says that once people get hooked \"on the government teat it is almost impossible to take it back.\" (The key word here is \"almost\".)\nMoreover, at some point in our lives, just about all of us will need a teat to suck on (e.g., Puerto Rico and Houston, as well as for police and fire protection, national defense, etc.). After all, isn't that why we have a government?\nSay 'Yes'.\n\nBest,\n\nRTD",
"It easy an easy feat, just do what Australia does and lock them up in offshore detention centres. The Europeans have failed on this issue, and failed dismally. As the Indonesian president once said to the Australian PM ''You have take the sugar off the table''--sounds like Canada's sanctuary city offerings, are a big dose of sugar. Harden up, boot them out and don't give them visa's. The people smugglers will no longer have anything to sell--they'll soon stop coming.",
"heart? (ha!). Not one word of compassion from you about the 40,000 displaced? Or houses burnt down? Or the cattle and horses killed by fire? Nope just a dumb comment about the PM who has sent millions of dollars to help the displaced, sent Canadian troops to help fight the fire, and will now raise more dollars.\nAnd your only comment is about somebody's socks. Sad. Very sad.",
"Scalise was damaged to the point that if it hadn't been for immediate 1st aide rendered in the field and the skills of Medical 1st responders and MD's, he would have bought the farm that day. Odd of his survival are against him, and if he does manage to survive this wound, it'll be a borderline miracle.",
"Mr. Trudeau said that while Canada is always welcoming to vulnerable people, the government needs to make sure it’s doing so the “right way.”\n.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................\nIt is high time that Justin Trudeau get out of his egotistic competition with Pope Francis for Best Humanitarian, and, for the sake of Canadian civilisation, act on the wisdom that the \"right way\" in response to all these refugees is to address the domestic factors that have caused the refugee flows. In the case of Syria there is vicious Islamic sectarianism, which prevents the stubborn Syrians from reconciliation and openness to diversity in their homeland in the example of South Africans after apartheid and Rwandans after the 1990s genocide. In the case of Africans, government corruption is the evil dynamic.",
"Well, if anyone should know about thinking ahead when confronted with serving your country, it'd be Trumpty Dumpty. That guy avoiding serving his country with all of his effort!",
"Gtfo of here trask.",
"Yes definitely a blueprint for the world. A blueprint for what not to do.",
"Mr. Lind nailed it with the hammer of intelligent reasoning.\n\nThe US has poured it's largess from prosperity into full spectrum weapons of mass destruction, and has demanded obeisance, through threats, embargoes, and bombs from the rest of the world. That nail has been so hammered, that the military industrial complex is profiting while the real economy is faltering, increasing debt, infrastructure crumbling, and health care is an expensive mess.\nHawaii is addicted to military money & Pearl Harbor brings tourists.\nThe #1 entertainment in this country is gratuitous violence, from movies to video games. Generations are brought up on this stimuli and they are psychologically trained to expect Uncle Sam to violently hammer any problems.\nN. Korea - if bombed, S. Korea would suffer catastrophic losses. If S. Korea/US invaded the North, China and Russia would not accept the US to have THAAD on their borders.\nSwinging Hammer will not solve N. Korean problem.\nDo we have any other tools?",
"And you know this for an absolute fact ? That he was extremely intoxicated ? More like extremely hungover - it was before noon and I saw him sleeping on the way over to the mall at 9:30 am on my way to watch the Lego Batman move with my wife and sons. And in the future if I want your advice I will gladly offer to pay for it, otherwise feel free to give it to someone one else on my behalf....Several single ladies that live in my neighborhood have been harassed by these guys, enough is enough...",
"A few years back while visiting friends in Palmer we saw one of the homes on the Matanuska that was teetering at that time on the very edge. I hope the people were able to safe their precious belongings and rebuild somewhere a bit less precarious.\n\nThese folks' stories remind me so much of where we lived for 50+ years.... in a land that like Alaska is filled with mighty waters (Missouri, near STL). People would build lovely homes near or on the banks of one of the rivers, building them high enough to be \"safe.\" Nature makes nothing safe. So the placid waters would rise and become angry and homes would be destroyed. The people would rebuild, and want the rest of us to pay for their current and future losses. I understand the longing to live next to the beauty of a body of water.... but that comes with risks that only you should pay for.... not fair to want the rest of us to save you.",
"This probably made mainland news media which means a big influx of new homeless. Welcome to Hawaii.",
"Now you got your termite problems solved. Use your homeowner's insurance to buy yourself a new house and new furniture, clothes, appliances, electronics, and everything else. Nothing like a fresh start. Don't go moaning about what you lost. Whaddaya going to do with all that stuff after you die? Give 'em to the Salvation Army, right?",
"Are you speaking from experience?",
"In actual fact, he seems to be remembering that his Trust Fund is the result of his Grandfathers oil business.\n\nIn response to your comment; yes, war is inevitable and people will be hurt. That's why they call it war. But seriously, do you think the army can be everywhere? Do you think that putting the Army in Burnaby is going to stop the sabotage that will occur in Kamloops? Or Victoria? Or Nelson? The economy of the province can be brought to a near standstill with only a dozen people, none of them in Burnaby.",
"My strategy is plan A and B. \nPlan A is noise.\nPlan B is my .44 with 320 grain wadcutters.\n\nPractice, practice, practice.\n\n#bearsprayisforkooks",
"Give away money to third world countries with dictators, let seniors eat cat food to survive, have service groups feed poor kids breakfast, screw over the indigenous people, and overtax anyone over 100,000 (they make too muck money) to pay for the LIberal fiscal mismanagement of government.\nI hate politics and Morneau and the Disney clown. Bring on 2019, I can't wait to throw the little B****** out!!!",
"Yes we need a 6 month \"Buyers\" remorse clause.For gawd sake the boy can't even get into a kayak",
"No, it's only bums.",
"I totally agree. So when do we begin rounding up people and sending them to camps? Lets start with the people that disagree with our political views.",
"Ya know... I reads lot of comments... And it's like there are two different languages....which is really kind of sad.... And it does seem to be the right that's pushing the wedge.....\n\nWe have a lot of folks who will confuse their opinion with a fact.... and describe things in exaggerated terms....with a lot boogie man.... People are already babbling about the demise of America if Hillary wins...emotion over reason type stuff....\n\nMaybe the Internet has caused people to think they're smarter and better informed then they really are... Look at any discussion of climate science and they come out in droves....\n\nI think what some call infringement of their free speech... Usually the left is doing it... Is actually them getting called on their statements and claims.... My ignorance or misinformation is not equal to another's knowledge and experience.....and things that are wrong should be discarded... Today they take on a life of their own....",
"What a load of useless tripe SARAH KENDZIOR. The guy has barely been in power a few hours and the sky is falling with your predictions of your physic powers. You lost, get over it.",
"But what about our artificial economic health- our number one and number two sole economic sources of the majority of our entire well-being are inextricably dependent on... The Tourist Industry, and Military funding and spending. \n\nSerously. And don’t depend on Melanieanuses. I’ve only met one who can change a tire. The others try to use a YouTube video and still didn’t succeed. Seriously.\n\nOur whole survival- monies, lands, natural resources- are dependent and contrived\nto be largely and directly effected by the whims of murder and war and taking entitled privileged and luxury vacations from murder and war.\n\nDiversify our economic portfolio, make subsistence not just a “fuck it-fake ideal” but REALITY.\n\nBecause right now we are setting ourselves up for starvation and death. Its not if but when as history proves over over again here in Hawaii.",
"I would ask, \"What sort of nuance does the author expect?\" \nN.Korea is already a pariah in the international community. Repeated sanctions have had little effect except to punish the common people; the ruling class continues to live well. After more than half a century of poverty does the author expect the people to rise up for regime change; not likely. Embargos have had little effect on stalling their missle & nuclear programs.\nThe only nuance I can see is to convince China to curb their dog. But China have become such an economic power that sanctions against them would also cause international chaos, and not likely to be honored. \nSo the only option I see is to convince the international community that regime change is in order for the sake of international peace. Thus the threat of \"fire and fury\" is for consumption of the international community, not N.Korea.",
"If we didn't waste billions on the rail, we could have built luxury condos for all the homeless.",
"So Quebec is rising and Pacific Islands are being flooded - better get Mark Shore here to help us better understand.",
"This is a desperate attempt to find fire, where there is no smoke.\nThere are all kinds of disturbed individuals everywhere, including Russia.\nTrying to politicise a non-event reeks of desperation.\nMy respect for the Globe and Mail just sunk another iota.",
"And if you knew what reality is, you probably wouldn’t understand that either, so keep praying, lol",
"The President has been on the job for 40 days. Give the guy a chance, he will get a lot down for ALL Americans.",
"I agree, Tools made in USA, gone. Refrigerators that only last 5 years, present. Popcorn/snack counter within the store, and shopping carts to tote kids and purchased clothes around, while happily enjoying food, gone. What do you see and enjoy on outings for clothing, etc? A 2 mission in one trip, and what do we see at Walmart or Costco? Food nearby, lunch on the fly, those places are full of people.",
"Good point. The proverbial Catch-22!",
"You make a good point. \n\nIt is interesting how Alaskans are so willing to use federal subsidies for any project no matter how wasteful, as though they aren't being subsidized by the rest of the country, while resenting every penny they must pay toward any collective good. It's also interesting the state was populated by Outside citizens through instruments of socialism, still using them in order to receive an annual PFD dividend as an entitlement, and in Anchorage at least, everyone pays the same for water regardless of household size and use, yet decry any moves to benefit the collective good.",
"It's not after this election...Pres. Obama has faced the same toxicity...the senate hasn't voted on the Supreme Court nominee. The birth movement was not just DONALD! Sarah P was horrible...Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell had a scorched earth plan...how many votes on the affordable care act, 60 plus? There is not real equilivency, the radical right is 90+% to blame...rant radio, Faux news, even the editorial page of the WSJ is in on this...add the 800 channels and blogs and general stupidity. Climate change is real, facts based reality..sure there are different models for what will happen and most have turned out to be too conservative...yes science is conservative. There is no liberal media...most reporters I have meet are educated on some issues, aware and a bit libertarian. Cynical or of like the police as they see so much supidity. But we need a common reality. Hillary is a terrible campaigner but will be a good, even great, president if you let her.",
"Could it be that a member of a vulnerable community was so terrified of our national social malaise that she tried to take care of herself and her child rather than risk the plausible dire harm of going to the authorities? This is how civilization fails. Because of xenophobic hatreds and bigoted intolerances. Those people collaborated in this harm.",
"If only they will stop crying and exaggerating every small incident!!!!!!! I read this news article the other day about Quebec Muslims crying that they have never felt this unsafe before, yea right, maybe you should move back to where you came from if you find this unsafe!",
"\"Should those who have (and have worked hard all their lives) be required to pay for these have-nots,\"\n\nYou're making a lot of assumptions here. First, you don't think that the people who are coming here are typically among the most motivated and hardest working? I've had the pleasure to meet a number of recent latino refugees and from my experience this is absolutely true. Their motives for coming here are no different than those of our ancestors - in search of a better life for them and their families, a life with security and opportunity. \n\nYou assume that immigrants and refugees come here for the express purpose of \"taking\" from us in perpetuity? Any assistance they receive is short lived and I can tell you that those refugees I've met received no more than a month's worth of housing (at a local YMCA) before they went out on their own, started learning English and French and got jobs and paying taxes.",
"You might need a hose instead of a squirt gun to get that done.",
"Agreed! Those poor folks who share a name with a hurricane must be sooooo traumatized! Jeeeez...get a grip, John!!",
"Like Burnt you have not idea where the market is headed. While you may think you somehow know more, you don't. You don't know if things will bounce back as they did in Vancouver, rise to the rate of inflation, stagnate, or correct further. If you listened to Burnt when he first started babbling on what he had no clue of you would have missed a huge run, have been well into a paid off home, and easily able to weather a correction. Not once has he been able to accept these facts and now is babbling how he knows how it will end, priceless.",
"I don't think you are being realistic -- adjacent regions. Ten Million Syrians are homeless, how in the world are countries like Jordan, Iraq and Turkey going to absorb 10 million people into their countries. And the same with other areas. I thought it was obvious -- remove the despot dictator, (UN but probably NATO), have UN govern until fair elections can be held.",
"Fear the god fearing person.",
"I didn't know that 'cooks' are dangerous.....well, learn something every day....",
"If it is, he is taking a very long time working up the courage to die.",
"Thank you Bree Kessler for taking the time to research the issue of homelessness in Anchorage. We are fortunate that some people look beyond the stereotype presented in the media. \n\nUnfortunately, Anchorage has a ways to go. Irrespective of the mayor's attention on this issue, some veteran reporters and editors in the media continue to use disparaging terms like 'drunks' when they highlight the problem of homelessness and one public official even dehumanized the issue by disparagingly describing homelessness as a 'cancer' on Downtown Anchorage. \n\nWith that kind of cultural thinking, we need more reasoned and rational voices to address the underlying factors that lead to homelessness. These considerations include lack of housing and resources. The organizations whose missions are to address the physiological components of homelessness, such as mental health issues and substance abuse, need to be supported and their programs held to account with oversight for many dollars spent.",
"Maybe because NO ONE KNEW WHERE THE BULLETS WERE COMING FROM??????? Until too late????\n\nCouple thousand untrained but packing people laying \"suppressing fire\"? That's rich. You've been watching too much \"Band of Brothers\" mate.",
"Well, I beg to differ, create a forward presence of always on station Aegis equipped ships with the eventual upgraded SM missile that can take out ICBMs in the Sea of Japan off NK. next ask the Japanese with their eventual Aegis on-shore batteries to help if the trajectory is Hawaii, then base the same Aegis and SM equipped ships off of Hawaii, install new tracking and prosecuting radars in Hawaii, activate the on-shore Aegis and SM site at Barking Sands, then beef-up the GBI sites in Alaska and California with more missiles to protect Hawaii, so they can take multiple ripple shots at any in-bound missile or warheads. If that is not enough to reduce the threat of leak-through to an impossibly low percentage, then rinse and repeat, by beefing up more of the same. Spending a couple billion dollars to do this to protect just the irreplaceable military infrastructure of at least equal value, makes sense. If we shoot down every attempt, Kim Jong Un will look impotent and stop.",
"Amazing story of survival and the tenacity of the will to live! As Winston Churchill said \"If you're going through hell, keep going.\"\nI am glad these folks made it through the fire. When there is life, there is hope. They may have lost the things that they loved but they survived and are with the people they love. They can create new memories, they already have a start with this story.",
"Good grief!!!! We have been playing Russian Roulette with only one chamber loaded and nothing happened, so let's load two.\n\nWhat you're saying, in effect, is that we'll know when we have pushed things beyond the limit when we have an actual maritime catastrophe to deal with, for which the existing cleanup and remediation technology is either non-existent or woefully inadequate.",
"We'd be better off using all the Climate change cash to better learn to adapt to these changes rather than spinning the hamster wheel tying to change the earths course. In North Pole there are Petrified Sequoia Trees... Sooooooo. California weather was here at some point... Just don't tell anyone....",
"If they managed the Sahara , they'd run out of sand.",
"They are not worried about being tossed out? Why? Do they intend to pay the rent that was determined illegal? Can the pay it legally? If so, for how long?",
"Emergency clauses and magic don't stop you from assessing the \"instructions\".\nYou choose to.",
"The tiny houses have toilets, showers and places to sleep (many floor plans). What would be gained by turning the property into an RV park? The neighborhood would prevent it (zoning change would be required, and would be blocked). The Whiteaker neighborhood has 20% homeless owing to suggestions like yours. Put some trailer parks in the south hills if you like, but we want code-compliant housing, which EVE is.",
"http://www.bluedotdaily.com/heres-how-much-exxon-paid-22-gop-senators-who-pushed-to-leave-paris-agreement/\n\nPut your 'faith' in money Don. That's what drives most political decisions in this nation now dependent on two corrupted politcal parties. Of course what you or I see as corruption is just business as usual in DC.\n\nGary is right, what we know are scientific facts. That doesn't mean we know everything about climate, but it also doesn't mean we need to lean on 'faith' alone or stick our heads in the sand hoping everything will be fine. Look how much civilization has changed in just the last 150 years versus 1500 year before that. \n\nNew challenges means new solutions.",
"\"The victim was actually responsible.\" wtf? WTF??!!??",
"Rockchalk\nIn reading (and rereading) his article, there's something really troubling to me. In the article, Gustafson talks about the \"four significant dimensions to recovery.\" They are External Accountability (conviction, in his case), Internal Responsibility (it's not the victim's fault), Therapy, and finally internalizing all this to change oneself.\n\nNote that the entire focus here is on the abuser's recovery. Note also that this \"conclusion\" by Gustafson comes from the help provided him, presumably with significant church guidance and funding. \n\nThe missing part here is doing anything for the victim. Is that not a basic tenet of AA, or other similar programs? I can't get this thought out of my mind: this guy has been rehabbed, and has a story to tell, likely with episcopal support. \n\nWhere is the commitment to a life to support victims? \n\nI may well be missing some obvious stuff here, but as I read that article, the words sterile or \"packaged\" come to mind.",
"The Secretary of State may take care of the oil companies but it looks like he is going to have to work on his stamina after leaving meetings in S. Korea early because of fatigue. Seems like I heard some orange hued cretin disparaging former Secretary of State Clintons \"stamina\" not too long ago. And didja see where the so called presidents ten trips to the golf courses in Florida in just his first eight weeks have already cost more than all eight years of the Obama vacations? Or that the lovely but obviously much worked on Mel staying in NYC costs more every six days than fully funding Meals on Wheels? Strange and sad new world we are living in now folks. Let's just hope we make it out of this mistake alive.",
"Or we can save jobs and destroy the planet. Of course, we'll be long dead by then so what do we care?",
"I hope it takes people 2 days to get home........",
"Gee, what could possibly go wrong with that plan?",
"I am sure that the people at the Christmas party in San Bernardino or the people at that nightclub in Orlando felt the exact same way. However, if some had been prepared with the tools necessary to shoot back, we would probably never heard of these places.",
"Dr. Reich seems far more sanguine about Trump's likely long-term impact on our world than I am! \nI think our defense department leadership can keep us from an atomic holocaust; I'm crossing my fingers the Federal Reserve and Congress - while they may not get us to a sustainable, wealth-sharing path of sensible growth, I do think they can keep us from another crash so closely following the last one. Troubled health care & health policy, faltering education, an ever-increasing social crudity, and expanded violence are fates we are likely to be stuck with - with or without Trump. We may still have opportunities to address those things in the future if we decide they merit attention. \nNo, My major worry is that we don't really have that kind of time to waste on addressing the rapidly growing impacts of global warming: 4 to 8 years of Trumpian denial & regressive policies seems more than we can really afford! If Reich were an Alaskan he might better appreciate the priblem's immediacy!",
"Note to self: stick to facts. \"The 'suite' was a shed. They kicked us out early. They did not return the deposit. I would not recommend this place for any event\"",
"If the EPA wants to fine people they should go to the Kalapana Lava fields in Puna on the Big Island. There are now over 170 illegal unpermited structures all pooping in the ground out their.",
"Will you still be thankful when they leave Settle?",
"I really don't think he'll last four years in office.",
"I tried to find a motel last year, that was in the totality path, and found they had already been completely booked. When the state campgrounds with cabins opened for reservations, I found that those also were taken almost immediately. Remaining accommodations in or near the totality path, were exercising \"whatever the traffic would bear\" policies, with double and triple rates. I then went to plan B to consider not overnighting, but going where? I considered Mary's Peak, which would be excellent, although not in the mid-path it is still in the totality path. I then learned there is an organized group going there. So much for that. Like you, I have a spot in mind and I won't say where. My concern now is the traffic in getting there that morning. There will be tens, if not hundreds of thousands of vehicles going to the totality path and I may find myself viewing it from the side of the road. I have seen one other total and I can testify, the effort is worth it.",
"And make you stop growing corn. It seems like I read a story about a couple who were made to stop building a house or tear one down because part of the land it was on was a seasonal wet area.",
"Start the excuses . . .",
"Daz what HI cannot win--highest cost of living--a rail system that is too expensive--out of control housing prices (just wait for the ptax bill) - junk streets + hot classrooms --AG off on witch hunt and not minding what is really important--you better hope that Trump succeeds--b/c like him or not when IS or NKorea starts their fireworks--and Hi is only 20 min from NKorea by ICBM--CA is about 40min--you better hope that DT can do something",
"this \"Punk\" know what he was doing even if he didn't start..he still helped kill the poor incident birds and their eggs...45 days..is a slap in the face.. one year at least behind bars...this is why our Judge's need to be elected and not appointed...shame on the judge...plus the \"ambulance chaser attorney\"...",
"You've just hit bottom. Thanks for taking us along for the ride.",
"Refugees from Obama's wars living off the poor of Greece. \n\nWar's ending, you can go home now!",
"Dear Bob... many among my near and dears would put me to Left of Mother Teresa. I don't even think in such terms. Its not even in my vocabulary. I can learn from everyone. Its the reasoning in the comment -- too many years as a trained debater. Debating one side of the question and then having to switch sides on the same topic, has deep roots in me.\n\n If you line up with those who would believe that what we need is another \"Noah-esque\" solution then it is playing at, playing at God -- When you line up with that attitude then ! then it is game over in your own heart. No matter what banner the advocate waves...it is playing at God. That's way out of my pay grade.\n\nAlso, I am not into shooting the messenger when its the facts of the message that call for amending. It was Sunday's readings that had me dashing to send you an email. If you have any thing amiss \"leave your gift at the altar!\" sort it out, and then come back. And so compelled I asked your forgiveness and Alexandra's too.",
"You would have to read the article, VCifuentes. Immunization for many communicable diseases does not effectively exist if the immunized person lives in an un-immunized population. Very high numbers - 70% to 95% of the population (the \"herd\") - must be immunized.\n\nIt seems likely to me, a layperson in the matter, that urban and suburban population densities are not possible without immunization and other public health programs like water treatment. Ants seem to be able to live in very high population densities, but humans and other large mammals and birds cannot. Ask any farmer about farm animals, and what a risk it is to bring a non-immunized animal into the herd. If the herd is not nearly completely immunized, and the new animal is carrying a communicable disease, the herd could all be gone in a month.\n\n300 people on an airplane or in a seniors long term care home, a hundred children in a school, a few thousand wandering a mall, tourist site, or religious convention, are all herds.",
"What about the rough track ahead for the people who will be forced to pay for the thing.",
"Please America doesn't want the problems Europe is now facing. Wait till Trump ends sanctuary cities and takes he lead with the help of Russia to exterminate ISIS. \nThe protesters are going to be bouncing off each other runing from one protest to the next! \nYes vetting people from Iran and Syrah, the horror of it all, what joke!!!! \nThe left wing media still lives in deep denial and desperately needs to context with the American voters outside of its ivory towers. \nOne has to muse at the fact that Clinton didn't win the popular vote on either of his terms but it's the Trump administration that is being described as illegitimate!!!!\nOne thing is certain, it's going to make for great media.",
"Of course \"We know that climate change has been going on some 4+B years, without human help.\" But it is the RATE of climate change (temperature) and RATE of decrease in ocean pH, correlated to the RATE of increase of CO2 in the atmosphere, that is new, different, and very alarming for the future. \n\nChem.E.'s are taught to pay very close attention to the rate of changes in chemical reactions which if not controlled can lead to an uncontrollable outcome - BOOM! The continuous rate of change of temperature and CO2 in the atmosphere is clear evidence that photosynthesis from Earth's biota cannot keep up with the rate of introduction of greenhouse gasses to the atmosphere. We are morally obliged to respond to these observations in accordance with the precautionary principle -\"if there is a strong suspicion that a certain activity may have environmentally harmful consequences, it is better to control that activity now rather than to wait for incontrovertible scientific evidence.\"",
"Yeah because that trickle down theory has done anything but allowed wealth to gather at the top, but keep on waiting, it will trickle down any minute now. Just any minute. \n\nCross those fingers and pray really hard cause if you are poor it is not failed Reaganomics it is your lack of love for supply side Jesus and the prosperity gospels.\n\nSeriously, this lie that Dems are bad at the economy comes from the party that has not only pushed the clown car economy into the ditch but then lit it on fire, roasted hot dogs, then pissed on the fire, and blamed it all on the other side.\n\nEconomy disparity is at one of the highest rates it has ever been, the next generation is seeing through the smoke screen of the economic bull their parents were sold, and everyone is quickly realizing the American dream is dead unless you luck into being born well off.\n\nP.S. Yes I know there are people out there that scrap and make it. They are the VERY small minority, also most of them are over 50.",
"It's not really a valley, there is slight terrain that does shelter the calving area just barely enough to make a difference. \n\nI'm going off memory from the Duhbya attempts to exploit ANWR 12 some years ago. I read about the proposal and sent letters to my representative, I can't remember who. Look at the track record, reckless fracking has ruined ranches in Colorado and everywhere. The Deepwater Horizon debacle and the Exxon Valdez spill indicates a bleak outlook for the caribou and the Gwich'in.\n\nThe primary issue is ANWR was supposed to be in perpetuity, Trump's rampage through every liberal sacred cow is the issue. Global warming and the essential tact of leaving this huge carbon sink intact is part of the issue whether the LTE writer brings them up or not. \n\nTrashing one of the very last pristine and vital areas for gasoline is irresponsible, shortsighted, greedy, and proud. The very idea that our convenience and habits take precedence over this last wild place is obscene.",
"That's exactly what it was woman did not deserve to die she will be missed and loved, plus the guy that shot the woman is crazy when on meth I have been told by friends so yes I can say drugs but how did this guy rent in a nice neighborhood and no one even knew thinking they were safe in there expansive neighborhood no blame just action and more help for these kinds of people or guess what it's going to be your kid your brother or even your mom on these sickle addicting drugs but that's my opioon and everyone's untitled and I don't see why they can't be prevented better maybe if they would have just took action and went in she would still be alive maybe not but guess what same outcome",
"Just to clear a couple of things can't really go into much since the courts are still involved and although I support the 2nd amendment I myself do not carry I have been a professional security guard In Alaska for 15 years protecting complete strangers with my life if need be that because that's who I am. yes my neighborhood has had a lot of thefts prostitution robbery's break ins and on this day I had just finished a 20 hour shift went home to get a couple of hours sleep cause I was going to send my disabled mother some money via Western union which closes at 8pm so as I was leaving to do so I turned right beside my carport where are dumpster is and there was a guy blocking the road I kindly asked him to move so I could get by and he looked at me like he was lost so when he finally moved I rolled down my window and asked if he needed any help to which he replied my beef ain't with you its with Cody which I have no idea who that is so I then told him no one lived here by that name and",
"Monika - I am going to agree 95% with you. I wasn't intending to be accusing anyone. Power of the typed word!!! Your math makes sense. I looked at the website before typing this. Personally I wouldn't waste my time or pay money to see any of that line up. Those shows will only attract a small group of people, who will likely have the money to afford the ticket. I will add that FW has a historical society building over by Steel Lake, and many of the unused acreage could have been upgraded to include a new structure (for your idea), and not ripped down to make a sidewalk (that was already there).......it boggles my mind to think that the city built a park (Town Square), it didn't get used as much as it was destroyed, so the city decided to reinvent it, and not used now like it was hoped. Big waste of city dollars. How about adding a chain link fence where we can all go and add a lock!!!!! Or a wall for gum.",
"The Climate is in Gods hands , and no amount of money can buy it from him , maybe they are just God denier s ?",
"The tragedy is that many homeless youth are forced into prostitution in order to survive. The public doesn't seem to get indignant about that, they just don't want to see these kids in public places.\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f6u_3RI3Hk",
"your \"argument\" would have much more relevance if it was based on actual fact rather than fantasy.",
"Those are a whole lot of \"IFS\"...collectively try finding solutions to the homeless problem which has fallen by the wayside because of this rail fiasco sucking up every available loose dollar...What is the first thing that our bread-and-butter tourists see? Homeless enclaves EVERYWHERE...it continues to grow because so many have given up trying to keep up with the rising cost of living here, and yet they keep coming to Hawaii by the droves, moving out of their apartments to the streets, tents or in their vehicles, moving ever closer to the million+ dollar just-built Kakaako hi-rise communities. Coming soon to a neighborhood near you..."
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I don't believe that Charles Dalton has ever posted that no black person can be successful or ever has been because of white privilege. If fact I am 98% certain he has not. It seems you have to lie in order to make your dubious point. In fact, I find you more of a racist than Charles, since you yourself have implied that Charles's success was the result of affirmative action, rather than his own talent. | [
"Sounding very much like someone who has never played goaltender in a Beer League, sport.\n\nGuessing from your comment that you have also never once played hockey or are the dreaded \"red helmet guy\" whom just about every Beer League goaltender loathes, goatie.",
"I FOUND HIM. The only person or thing this whining bitch has not blamed is the man in the moon.",
"Does this buffoon Trump not understand that pulling the invitation from someone who's said he doesn't want to visit you looks rather silly? He wasn't coming, Trump, understand? Probably not.",
"Better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool, than open it and be proven one.",
"Not, he is a terrible golfer.",
"Scandals - yes\nTreason - no\nDT Jr would sell the nuclear codes for a shot at killing any endangered species",
"\"Steals\" ..... So you earned that oil check you get every year huh???? Every move walker makes is not harmful to Alaska it just means you don't get more \"free\" money from our state. I don't agree with everything he does. Yes yes, I can hear the \"more cuts to government\" and oil tax credit comments. I can also hear the comments regarding a dead gas line project.... I agree it's going nowhere. But... People like you that moan about your PFD getting \"stolen\" make yourself look sad and ignorant. Get a better job if you really need the few hundred bucks... You did not earn it, are not owed it, and the state does not owe it to you. Uggg I wish people like you would move.",
"This article is so far from reality it is silly. In business, or trade, or treaties; you only get what you negotiate at best. China does not support free trade on imports into China at all, just demands no restrictions on their exports to the west. Got it?",
"Sorry, but U.S. credibility was shot once our voters elected a clueless, racist, sexist, incompetent, narcissistic reality show host as our president. Nice job Trump voters.",
"No kidding just look at the premise. Its the responsibility of the FBI to protect the DNC servers? Uh no its not. They didn't pay for good security and paid for it. And podesta used pa$$word as his password. \n\nTalk about nanny state thinking. She thinks the FBI's job is to protect he DNC from being stupid.",
"That's pretty silly, isn't it? Just so everyone's clear, what's your definition of \"address the issue?\" Sort of hard to take your approach seriously when you don't offer a single, specific idea that would be more effective than government following the rules they should already be following (i.e., what would have stopped this killer from getting a firearm).",
"Your comment is not just vacuous, it is completely asinine, not to forget, ultimately exceeding cruel and unnecessary. I can only conclude that you are without consciousness.",
"In prison, they'll be the ***** and will be disrespected on a daily basis.",
"You had a chance, but you fella's decided you wanted the ***** grabber as your leader. Don't blame anybody for the foolish choices that you made. I didn't vote for the liar",
"Party before country right Roy? Ridiculous!",
"It's the only place to get 100LL north of the Brooks ,south of Deadhorse and east of the Haul Road. Hope she still can run the camp. Anyone who's watched any of these Alaska Realty shows more than 10 min.knows they're fake garbage. Mindless drama for suburbanites with empty heads and meaningless lives."
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"What?! Nooooooo...Say it ain't so Joe",
"Shanny...Gabriel LaDoux was at one time a Kodiak rep as some may not know. Her \"roady dawg\" is Rep Louis Stutes-R Kodiak....ah-ha! She and her 'hubby\" own a bar in Kodiak. ta-da! Stutes proudly proclaims on her web site that she is after all a member of the DAR. (the dear daughters of the American Revolution. Pretty cool huh? This group is dedicated to \"preserving their heritage\" such as keeping Marion Anderson the opera singer out of their \"Constitution Hall\" in D.C. years ago because she was Afro-American. (Elenore Roosevelt turned in her ID card over that one) Opps. Preserving I guess what they thought was their American way of life. Uh-Huh. Yet, this group dares not speak out on any political issues facing this country for \"fear\" of losing their non-profit status. Huh? I don't blame the fore fathers for being folks of their time. Except giving us Stutes. Using birth control is always a good idea.",
"Consider yourself enlightened.....my motive in commenting on the civil beat article was and is because I am native Hawaiian and it's an important election, like the motive of everyone else! I hadn't heard the \"chosen one\", be enlightened again - it's not true. And finally, the fact that you know the difference between which candidate leads with aloha and which one leads with hate, is great! I didn't have to name either one!",
"Scott Adams, the Dilbert cartoonist, made the observation that repeatedly comparing Trump to Hitler creates an environment where the use of violence to remove Trump from office is not only condoned, it's a moral imperative. I think you should consider that before making inflammatory statements.",
"You made a point - who knew.",
"Awesome.\nI thought i recognized that argument, attitude and arrogance. You appear to be using multiple aliases on here huh Richard Johnson Esq.? Seems you posted that exact comment only a few minutes before and then quickly deleted it, and then re posted it as \"RS\" At least now i understand why the person i have been talking to appears to be so thick. We had this conversation multiple times and you flatly ignored all of the information, data and statistics i posted for you over and over. I see nothing has changed with you, Oh, that is except your new alias. \nYou go ahead and call me what you want, i don't need to HIDE behind multiple aliases so people don't recognize me.\nI love it when people like you screw up.\nNow i have to go back and review your other attacks on me. Now things are making sense. I was wondering why there are so many people on here that use the same tired arguments and refuse to acknowledge factual data. Hmm, Wonder how many of those \"people\" are really just you ?",
"It's not \"bullyism\" (?) just because you can't compete and you're getting your clock cleaned. CBC and school taught you everybody gets a ribbon, but it's a lie.",
"IMHO, you are SO wrong in your rant. Every one of those qualities you say Trump lacks is EXACTLY the qualities he used to win in a landslide in electoral votes, and he also won the popular vote. He worked tirelessly visiting inner cities and stops Hillary's team smirked as ridiculous, and in every venue he had massive crowds and delivered the same message of hope and change. If you LISTENED at all to Trump's speeches (which I did) you would have heard a RATIONAL message of understanding, hope and change for the millions who felt left out. Hilliary delivered ZILCH. She even snubbed the Amish, which might h ave sealed her fate in Pennsylvania. The “hook or crook” DNC will be history after the 2018 mid-term elections, especially if Ellison leads. Since Obama came to power until today he is responsible for the HUGE disparity in lost congressional seats. TRUDAT.",
"What precisely did Burke say here that is objectionable?",
"It pains me greatly that the Trumpeters are currently not all over this board, claiming all this is fake news.To paraphrase Hannah Arendt in Totalitarianism, the truth changes to whatever the Leader may say on any given day",
"Alberta's lack of economic diversity doesn't appear to be building confidence.",
"i would like an answer Chris instead of a thumbs down.",
"You see this is what I mean, there is nothing factual in your accusation. Not a single stitch of evidence to support your accusation. It might have been Russia who might have hacked voter rolls and nothing was even mentioned about voting machines and most definitely, nothing has linked Trump to any of these, might have beens. But here you are accusing Trump of something you couldn't even hope to support with any real evidence.",
"All Deb said was about the news. No example of what Trump said that was racist. I see you can't give an example either. Nothing like the imagination of a liberal then continue to lie to justify it. Did you hear GH County voted for Trump? Hahaha get back to me when you have an answer for me. Only the facts mam.",
"I think there are few people in the world who don't know that, kaganovitch. \n\nAll his life he would have been treated as black by most people meeting him for the first time, so yes, in time he came to see himself that way, too.\n\nStill don't see what your point is, but now you can tell us why you focused on 'Jewish' donors.",
"The most adamant statements come from the most ill informed.",
"Need a citation, not what your small mind perceives.",
"Doesnʻt AG Chin get it, he was wrong, the POTUS has the right to ban travel. Give up the fight.\nWhat ever your real political agenda is, I would never vote for you.",
"https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_Ham\n\nPeople make incorrect statements. The statement itself doesn' give their arguments any credence.",
"Lol He's \"racist\" too, so says someone who told someone who told someone else who just happened to hear, first hand, bits and pieces of a sentence Trump said.",
"I am not suggesting in any way that we forget or minimize what was done to Africans who were ripped out of their lives and brought to this continent in chains under the most horrible and inhumane conditions; or that we forget or minimize what was done to their progeny. We must never forget so that if and when the monstrous, atrocious side of humanity ever raises its head, we can recognize it for what it is, call it out, and denounce it with words and with deeds.\nBut we must move forward. This nation cannot atone for the unatonable other than by assuring to greatest extent possible, the equality of opportunity for all our people regardless of the color of their skin.",
"I would like to bet that if the recipients in this story were the initiators , that the story would be closed to comments like yours.",
"Oh Harvey. I don't expect your comment to last long. Cuz whenever anyone points out the Barbary Pirates, or Congolese Warlords, or Paul Kagame's shadow agents assassinating Patrice Lumamba... well, the comment vanishes for some strange reason.",
"app, \nNope, but I am quite knowledgeable in the area of ideology and belief and if one thing is for certain, all ideological frameworks and belief systems, including my own, have discriminatory practices and tend to be exclusive in one way or another. Since I included my own ideology and beliefs into this point, I'm not really sure why this point makes you feel like you or others need to bow to me, but I don't want to exclude you from things that you enjoy, so feel free.",
"I agree with you 100% that most of South Africans just want a prosperous country that provide opportunities to all South Africans.\n\nBut just remember that South Africans still vote along the racial lines and both blacks and whites are equally guilty of this. So the shift to voting the opposition will always be marginal, even if Zuma is working overtime to destroy the ANC.",
"You're another one of those unintelligent people who can't comment without insulting. Whatever. BTW, I have an AA, BBA, and MBA, in case you were wondering whether or not I \"even graduated.\" In other words, I'm a lot more educated than you, a$$wipe.",
"... a man's word is his contract in an honorable world. Cheetolini voters keep blathering on about their reasoning for electing this rat is his 'business skills'. Cheetolini's word ain't worth boodiddleySQUAT, proof of this is slapping y'all in the face over and over again. Thousands of lawsuits have been settled, and continue to be settled. A tiger doesn't lose his stripes. Cheetolini is 'leading' his country into the same deceit, double talk, lying as he has done in the past with his own businesses. If Cheetolini really wants this wall, he should pay for it himself along with all his supporters that claim to want this, THEY can pony up for this bill. Let it 'trickle down' from the cash rich Republican party, THEY can put it all on THEIR shoulders and pocketbooks!!",
"I don't know. Ask progressive \"Don From Kansas\" and all the others here who use the ridicule emojis on every post from a non-progressive poster.",
"And Steve, I did like your letter, there are too few recorded instances of police helping others in their line of work. There are many, but we get inundated with racially motivated justice, like the Fairbanks Four, or the militarized police protecting the NDPL against Native protesters, lying about the Natives in order to justify the harsh justice dispensed for Natives",
"Actually, this is such good news that I think I can take a break from posting and go for a long walk in the country and get some fresh air. \n One can feel very demoralized reading the results on the NCRonline. My comments were intended to be read by NCR staff as well, in the hope they might learn something from what others including everyone here, think. \n The psychologist giving the test said I should have gotten a higher score but I was not concentrating. However, fudging the facts a la Trump is not my style. This is an example of the difference between a fidelity to truth for its own sake and the preference for lies that support vanity and illusion. \n I owe Cassie-O and apology for going on about OCD Catholics. \n This is it. I am on vacation.",
"Don't worry.\nTrudeau, like Trump, is a certified member of the uber establishment, doing the bidding of the world-wide 1% corporatist oligarch billionaires.\n If anyone thinks Trudeau is a \"left wing progressive\" about to challenge Donald Trump on anything substantial, they must think Thomas Mulcair is actually Che Guevara.\n A bit of a disagreement about refugees and maybe a difference in tweaking NAFTA that amounts to little but fodder for mainstream media and a distraction for would-be Canadian \"progressives\". That's all the international oligarchs will allow little Trudeau. He will be the smiley face that squeaked.\n If anyone is hoping Justin \"stands up\" to Trump's fascism, Justin has given them three strong reasons to think again: Trudeau's sale of access to the PMO, his hobnobbing with international celebrity, the Aga Khan, and most significantly, Trudeau's betrayal of his promise to reform the electoral system.",
"You should stop posting your inappropriate comments. You shouldn't speak for all students from your left-wing extreme view point.",
"Maybe Melania has more influence than we assume.",
"I had to speak up. We all know the truth. We all want to help but there is a difference between helping and being taken advantage of. I am not cold hearted but when I am struggling and my PM (can't stand him) puts me last always and he gets away with murder with his personal useless agenda and I see so much tax payer waste, I seriously think that I should go on welfare - is that what we are teaching our kids? Seriously these refugees should not receive preferential treatment over tax payers. NEVER.",
"Whatever you want to call it, it is a lack of true priorities. You ignore the difference in culture as one would ignore the slavery issue and make it legitimate today. It reminds me of Jesus and His disciples being scolded for eating grain from a field they went through when hungry, and David eating from the temple table. And Jesus healing on the Sabbath day. You can know all the hermeneutics possible and still lack love for people in one's context and sphere of influence. Read the love chapter. A desire for what you say is perfect hermeneutics does not come near doing what is right and glorifying God.",
"he has more money in his pocket than you have in investments,",
"Give it up, I get tired of special interest groups that are sensitive to even a suggestion of a some non politically correct comment. It was done in fun, he felt that Brazeau would be a scrappy opponent and the fact that he's indigenous is a side. If this is newsworthy on the day, be thankful you're not living in the USA.",
"Well, I've never noticed you using two \"m's\" in those words before and you were so self-righteous about the inability of a Trump voter to write a letter, I thought it only appropriate to point out your personal faux pas. (That's French for \"false step\", by the way.)",
"No you aren't,\nand,\nNo they don't.",
"And all that may be close to the centerline of truth or not, yet it would be premature for someone to conclude on the basis of your captious comments here that you weren't' at some point an otherwise agreeable guy, and in fact perhaps even a good friend of mine, no?",
"so the whole direction of this story has been sanitized from Justin celebrating Trump's abandonment of climate change and the economic opportunities it might bring for Canada to the \"Little Potato\" standing in defense of climate change \n\nwhat the heck is going on here, do I have to get the real news from \"The Rebel\" now",
"To OldBanister\n\nif you read nuance\n\nvery subtle\n\nit is referring to Justin's legendary inability to deal with terrorism\n\nso very relevant comment",
"See, but you said \"determined by judges\". The law is the law. Interpreted by judges, not determined. To read into a law more than what is written, as towards intent, is supposition to me. Da judge was supposed to compare what the EO said as written, then compare w/ the current statute, as written. He didn't do that. He brought in outside language in the form of hearsay and added that to the mix. That is not judging. It is activism. Then he used conjecture to rule that even though a harm did not occur to anyone, U.S. citizen or no, because (in his opinion) it possibly COULD that that rose to a level of standing. At least to him. Surely, you can agree. Therefore, his \"ruling\" was faulty to begin with. Probably politically driven. Oops! Conjecture your honor!",
"Is that why you up-voted the guy who said it would be funny to see whites getting beaten down?",
"The opening paragraph of this letter is interesting. The letter writer opens by making a claim to special status due to age and state residency then makes an obviously false claim that \"there is no difference among people of different races, genders and religions,\"--the very statement is a contradiction. I would hope Mr. Granas was trying to say that despite differences among people everyone should be equal before the law. But that's not what he said. Worse yet, he makes the ridiculous claim that every person could choose to be themselves (untrue, ask any gay person over the age of 65) and then implies that someone has \"shoved something in his face\" although he doesn't say who or what. \"We all got along fine\" he claims which I translate as we all got along fine so long as minorities stayed in their place. Your tranquility is going to be disturbed Mr. Granas because the youth aren't going to stay in their racially designated places any longer.",
"Do you get exhausted crying about racism? Probably not, since you get paid by your number of posts.",
"Wig....Why do you never rate anyone else's post?",
"I am always amazed that people continue not to grasp the idea that unpopular and, yes, even hate speech or \"racist\" rhetoric are exempt from criminal prosecution by a government entity. That does not mean people have to like it. That does not mean private industry or consumers can choose to go elsewhere for goods and services. We are not really \"free\" to engage in offensive speech. Rather, the government is enjoined from prohibiting it.",
"Okay, do you have anything other than your tired mantra of \"you're a racist\"? Something that might support your accusation perhaps? Or is it enough for you to simply accuse?",
"Lars: maybe you aren't as relevant as you think you are.",
"Not quite sure what you're talking about....However, I really can't think of much more of an insult than to be told you're like Mr. Trump. \n\n Personal information? Well, yes, I do post under my own name....that's personal information I provide because I think it's important to take \"ownership\" of one's comments. While others may choose to use screen names and post anonymously, I choose to use my name. I don't apologize for this practice. any, yes, I've met personally with about a dozen different individuals from this site. I've very much enjoyed meeting them and having face-to-face conversations. Some of them are folks who have very different views than I have. We've been able to have interesting and enjoyable visits. I make no apologies for reaching out to others to encourage such personal interactions, and I thank those persons who were willing , in turn, to reach out to me for our discussions. \n\nAgain, I'm always open to such a face-to-face discussion with you. Gary Crum",
"The agencies gave opinions without providing their evidence. \nWhen people claim to have evidence but refuse to provide it, it's safe to assume they are lying.",
"\" you know who is the cause of that problem\"\n\nbased on the colour of their skin?",
"Don't forget the endless native stories, that only ever give the native perspective as unquestionable truth....and the comments are not allowed on any native story.......blatant social engineering and agenda....that is the CBC.",
"I don't doubt it's your intention to be impartial. But when you are being paid by Civil Beat it inevitably triggers skepticism about the choices you make when you critique their competitors as opposed to CB. I would have the same concerns if the New York Times ombudsman started critiquing Washington Post reporters and stories. It's often more the perception of conflict that is the tricky part.",
"The \"bad\" actor with the \"Oscar\"?!\n\nAre you saying that the elite's MSM lies?",
"As Ronaldus Magnus often advised, “never say ‘never’ “.\n\nJust because Felony-Shrillary has made a career of being a scoff law does not mean that the wheels of Justice - - which grind fine and slow - - will not at some point snatch her up and deposit her in what Mark Twain once described as “strong lodgings”.\n\nOr are you by chance operating under the delusion that she did not commit some very serious crimes in violation of national security? (and oh how I hope you will answer in the affirmative)\n\nIn any event this spastic, incompetent tin eared, arrogant shrew finally ground her own political aspirations into dust when Donald Trump won an electoral majority last November. He did not win. She booted it.\n\n// more to follow //",
"My point was meant to be that the writer is basically calling Trump a liar and then using logic that an EPA job is the same as as a production job that produces energy to heat homes., etc. Faulty logic used to call him a liar. Even if the extreme where you would try to argue they are of similar value, a reasonable person could see the logic rather than to demonize him for\n\"Rhetoric\" rather than \"facts\". A job that produces energy far outweighs one that does not. The regulator lives off of a percentage of the producer's efforts. Thereby, like a leech, sucking the lifeblood from its host, who eventually turns from healthy to unhealthy as more and more leeches pile on to the feeding trough.",
"Never, it is who he is. I have never considered him a suitable candidate for public office. We may have pushed political correctness too far, but there are very good reason for a public figure to hold their cards close to their vest. Words will ALWAYS be taken out of context by opponents and twisted to hang the speaker. It's stupid and can only be seen by a narcissist as 'good' for them.\n\nYou don't mess up alliances by being stupid with what you say. Trumps EQ is as low as I've ever seen in a public figure. He's not honest, he makes huge factual errors all the time, and being emotionally out of control has never been a standard for wisdom.",
"True. The use of \"intelligence\" is completely inappropriate.",
"Boyden has been suspect but race is a very complicated issue in the FN world. I invite you to read the entire story about Boyden that was in the Globe on Sat.",
"After two generations of progressive education starting with Daddy Trudeau in Canada, it appears that most Canadians are indoctrinates of the left and incapable of linear thinking and the ability to apply valid epistemology criteria to determine what is factual and what is opinion. Now mind you, all of you are entitled to your own opinions but not your own facts. Now some facts. \n\nThe Congressional Oversight Committee demanded two days ago that the CIA and other agencies who claim that the Russians cyber-interfered in the Presidential election brief them on the validity and proof of this allegation. The CIA and the other agencies refused saying the White House told them not to. The FBI alone stated there is zero evidence of anyone, the Russians, the Chinese, or Joe the Geek in his pajamas cyber- interfering with the Presidential election. No single incident is offered as proof nor a source named. One must conclude this is leftist propaganda to legitimize President Elect Trump.",
"Yes, this seems to be pattern:\n\nDenial/OK, it happened, but he was just joking.\n\nVariation: He gave alternative facts.",
"Your \"guess\" is wrong (again), since I had indeed read Jon82's comment. \nNo, it's not really a \"simple question\" for you to ask whether I \"agree\" with his comment. It was a long comment, containing some good points; others less good. At any event, I didn't agree with it sufficiently to 'Like' it - as you could have seen for yourself easily enough.\nBut whether I agree with it or not, is irrelevant here.\nI replied to your comment (i.e., the one which has been deleted, by CC, as 'not meeting civility standards'), because it called for fraternal correction. For you had accused him of sanctimoniousness, but had then proceeded to use a very great deal of the same against him (hence the deletion, I suppose).\nYour odd reaction to my fraternal correction, was to accuse me of the same thing, which made no sense in the context. Just a feeble attempt to deflect.\nBTW, your latest reply took a few hours to 'come through', presumably it needed many reviews and/or rewriting. Lesson unlearned, sadly.",
"it was a joke based on another posters reply.",
"Ya know... I reads lot of comments... And it's like there are two different languages....which is really kind of sad.... And it does seem to be the right that's pushing the wedge.....\n\nWe have a lot of folks who will confuse their opinion with a fact.... and describe things in exaggerated terms....with a lot boogie man.... People are already babbling about the demise of America if Hillary wins...emotion over reason type stuff....\n\nMaybe the Internet has caused people to think they're smarter and better informed then they really are... Look at any discussion of climate science and they come out in droves....\n\nI think what some call infringement of their free speech... Usually the left is doing it... Is actually them getting called on their statements and claims.... My ignorance or misinformation is not equal to another's knowledge and experience.....and things that are wrong should be discarded... Today they take on a life of their own....",
"If you read my comment, thinking differently is not the issue.",
"A religious case can be made for just about any sort of inhumanity to man. In the distant past, the Confederacy used biblical passages to support slavery. Their motto was \"with God our vindicator\". Up until very recently there were laws on the books in most states against \"race mixing\" placed into effect by Christians who had been informed by the bible. This particular matter adds credence to the argument put forth by Christopher Hitchens that \"religion poisons everything\" even cakes.",
"Just so RG readers know, the author of this spiel is a guy named Michael Barbaro -a guy who's been repeatedly called out for dishonesty and bias by FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting) and is well known to shill Republican's like Jeb Bush (who he claims- get this: \" is “bookish,” a “voracious reader” and “self-described nerd” who “flew in Ivy League social scientists for daylong seminars with his staff.\") \n\nAnd also for Paul Ryan, whose outright lies about basic arithmetic apparently make him some sort of maths and economic wizard. To Barbaro, at least.\n\nQuite frankly, given this guy's background and utter disregard ethics on the record- RG readers have a right to ask why his material is being reprinted here.",
"I feel that you are making rampant generalizations about hiring & promotions, and it makes me wonder how much experience you have had in the hiring process..?\nPersonally, I have been at many hiring and promotion meetings, and the only time that this type of criteria comes up is when someone at the table has a political agenda to hire people based upon their skin color or gender. Otherwise it is always best person for the job, based upon the applicant pool.\n\nOn the other hand, I work closely with 2 marketing firms who have 90%+ female staff, which is clearly based upon a biased hiring practice... But guess what--> It doesn't matter because their lack of gender diversity harms no one. If I don't want to do business with them I don't have to.",
"The only problem with your assertion is that your \"leader\" is anything but. He's a skirmisher who's good at anarchistic disruption of established rules and conventions, but he's absolutely incapable of leading anything. His single successful accomplishment, the Supreme Court appointment, was as much the work of Congress as of the president, and in any event was much less radical than Trump promised. Right now, he's pretty well irrelevant as far as implementing any coherent agenda.",
"For a president that is plunging in the opinion polls you'd think he would keep a lower profile and restrain from tweeting unsubstantiated comments. But, I guess The Donald wouldn't be the man he is today if all along he'd simply told the truth and pursued honest business practices. It's all of America and the world that is held hostage to this outrageous character.",
"If you find drugs and abusing animals fun, you apparently don't get it. Your comparisons are extremely lacking.",
"Americans seem to be paralyzed by fuzzy concepts of \"intergenerational guilt.\" I have no responsibility for any acts committed by others, especially for acts committed by past generations. Agonizing over past real or perceived injustices done to American Indians, Negroes, etc. is wasted emotion which serves primarily to confuse people & divert attention from valid current issues.",
"As someone with Jewish heritage (though not matrilineal) is multi-racial and bisexual, this man offends me on multiple fronts. I will not stand by as though there is nothing wrong with him. Although it has been years since I have taken part in anything with the intention of confronting nazi ideology, I remember the years that the ARA confronted the HF in Toronto.\nConfronting such a person in a family-friendly environment need not be in your face but it can be within earshot, especially if I was there with my children. I would say in a voice loud enough to be heard that the tattoos that man wears (with pride?) are symbols of people who wish me and my family harm and that my children should remember that those symbols are an attempt to cower us into submission - I will tell my children to be wary of such people and be grateful that they show their ignorance and hatred so publicly so that we can recognize the enemy without the dog-whistle politics of those who use 'alt-right' as disguise",
"People have asked him to come clean. That means he needs to say why he believes he has indigenous ancestry. Who told him? When was he told? What exactly did they tell them? He's always been vague about these questions. But they should be easy to answer. Unless he's the source of all the family stories.\n\nHis claims varied. True. But how was it a narrow range? If I told you my mother's family was from Sudbury and my father's was from Montreal, then a year later I told you my mother's family was from Thunder Bay and my father's was from Kingston, you wouldn't say I had erred in a narrow range because those cities were vaguely in the same areas. Heck, no. You'd say I had a problem knowing where my family came from and that I'd better check with my family to see what the truth was.\n\nBoyden writes fiction. That I don't object to. He can write anything he wants when he calls it fiction. What I object to is when what he says is fact turns out to be fiction. Can you see what the sin is now?",
"My first thought was to not vote for a guy with turban. However, I realized that that is racism - to judge a person based on ethnic or religious background. It is not fair for him to be judged by someone just because of his religious or ethnic origins. He is much more than just a guy with turban.\n\nThat being said, I will not vote for him because I don't agree with his policies regarding decriminalizing all drugs as well as $15/hr min wage.",
"Yes, Mike, it's a BFD, especially considering Oregon's long and less than admirable history in race relations. Please, not another pusher of the silly \"I'm colorblind-ness from the conservative race-debate menu. Platitudes like \"Can't we all just get along\" are actually demeaning, and have something to say about racial attitudes, IMO.",
"contrary to author's opinion - here are a couple of other points of view - and nice work at the buck passing Ibbitson - never a red's fault is it \nhttp://www.torontosun.com/2017/07/06/under-islamic-beliefs-omar-khadr-was-no-child\nhttp://nationalpost.com/opinion/howard-anglin-trudeau-is-making-omar-khadr-rich-and-he-still-hasnt-told-us-why/wcm/fad82c8c-2a8a-4bb3-a0eb-d0ed5475d784",
"Mr. Kristof evidently couldn't think of any reasons to support his headline?",
"Perhaps you weren't aware that the attack on a Thomas, a black conservative (and Catholic) was much bigger than a he said/she said with Anita Hill.",
"\"I'll repeat my rebuttal\"\n\nI wouldn't bother - you are just feeding the beast. \n\nHe isn't interested in facts.",
"If my thoughts and beliefs are not accepted as valid by another reader, it`s their right to say as much isn`t it?..and without them being penalized for having \"passion\" about a subject, and without their risk of being stifled from speech, or worse being blacklisted. I`m more offended by the lies allowed to be told in the media about a \"million barrels a day\" if we just fork over a billion in cash to Exxon every year under SB21. THAT \"free speech\" (some would say propaganda) offended me far more as an Alaskan and American than anything I have ever seen in the previous Dispatch comments system.",
"He hasn't and he doesn't.",
"master, not right hand man.",
"not sure how you came to whatever conclusion about my stance on this but....don't think it is what you think it is... i'm kinda thinking the guy is getting a raw deal",
"Peter Armstrong interviewed the American who signaled serious problems at Home Capital literally years ago. To me he was a very credible individual with a good track record and he felt regulators here really dropped the ball and the entire company board should be turfed. Mickey Mouse enforcement is so Canadian. Conrad Black gets caught on camera defying an Ontario Court Order and the only court that calls him to account on it is in the US - as evidence supporting the credibility of other charges on which he was convicted.",
"I am reading your report and the glaring omission is the failure of the family unit. Why was that over looked? You base your assumptions on far reaching assumptions. Anglo teachers are afraid of male students of color and that is why they are kicked out of class. Never asking what they did to be kicked out of class?\n\nIt is full of conjecture and not based on fact. I am so happy I pulled my kids out of DPS's failing schools if there was a single tax payer penny used to fund this there should be a recall of the administrators. \n\nThe writing is done by someone who clearly was motivated by a political objective and slanting the \"findings\" to support it. If this is how they make decisions in DPS these students are doomed.",
"I have no sympathy for all the whiners on this board.",
"ah thank you for that now I know exactly where you are coming from .. you are a breed racist..you have rescued nothing if you only rescue what you choose to rescue and not what needs to be rescued .. ok to kill those based on their looks is what you say..breed bigot and breed racist and probably a bigot and racist in other parts of your life as well.. meanwhile there are pit bull doing search and rescue, therapy work much more .. helping mankind much more than you ever will",
"Yes, it has been proven so false that you were unable to contest anything whatsoever in your post.\n\nPrecious.",
"I'm thinking he can speak well enough for himself without need of your spin or interpretation.",
"Stereotypical ad hominem uncivil attempt at a reply by a progressive who has no rebuttal whatsoever.",
"He didn't prove me wrong and you may like approving of bad behavior by pointing out other bad behavior, but I find all bad behavior from either side wrong.",
"Thank you, Mr. Cooper. People of color ARE oppressed, and all the statistics in the US support that statement. This country was founded in racism, theft, genocide and slavery, every square inch of it. Emmett Till, a child, wasn't viciously tortured and murdered before The Civil War, it was in my lifetime, a lifetime where the southern states still saw a lynching of some African American person every single week. Soon after that time, Martin Luther King Jr. led a civil rights movement to end the ongoing post-Civil War economic slavery that continued into the 1960s, as well as the legal segregation that affected and degraded and diminished every part of life for African American people. He was murdered for doing it, too.\n\nPeople think that this crap that started the minute that old Christopher Columbus first got here, and continued well into the 1960s, that is for 350 years, just stopped? The ongoing bigotry toward people of color is well displayed in comments here on ADN.",
"Erosion of social graces for the sake of useless forms of success.",
"Yes, it was a \"bad joke\", and yes it was offensive to not only the students in question, but also to many in society. Those that see his comments as a joke do not fully appreciate how offensive his comments were. For the Globe and Mail to attempt to equate the use of the word master as skillful being the same as a slave owner is plain idiotic. I am not offended by the title of Master for Massey College -- I am deeply offended by the use of the word master as a slave owner, as Marrus did. This is essentially the same situation as the the fellow from Ontario who's name is Grabher, and who had his personal license plate cancelled because someone found it offensive. There is a difference between \"Grabher\" and \"Grab her\", and Master and master. Unfortunately for Prof. Marrus, he found humour in expressing a derogatory comment to a minority who he should have known would find it offensive, just as he would find any derogatory Jewish term aimed at him. He should expect such responses.",
"Id' like to meet some of the 'editorial board' of the DP, what a bunch they must be.\n\nIf it's anything to do with our Good American President, Donald J Trump, they will Always come down on the side of 'he's wrong' he's racist' he's not qualified' he's just bad' for whatever, they really don't care. They manufacture stories to tell, and can't answer questions posed them, they stutter when asked, my gosh, what a horrible bunch.",
"Right, because he was black man who became president",
"Belief is just that, a belief. I made a conscious choice in believing, and in Whom I believe. The next step for you is to accept that what you believe, is just your belief, nothing more, and certainly not superior in any way to anyone else's.\nLife is full of risks, often necessitating that we make choices to turn this way or that way. To chose to believe in any Superior Being is a risky venture. To chose to not believe in any Superior Being is also a risky venture.\nIt takes courage to make that choice, because if we chose wrong, the outcome may prove to be costly. Even if there is no after-life, our choice could cost us dearly in this life.\nAnd if, in the long run, it doesn't really matter, that we live an ultimately futile existence, just as any other critter, then our present choices serve to make us take stock of matters greater than ourselves ... it makes us human. Perhaps a small step, but definitely a step above \"mud-puppies\".",
"I would disagree but in reality, the voters will decide.\n\nYou do understand that the original complaint against Christy was that she was taking a percentage of all the money raised by her private pay to play functions. When that became untenable, her \"cut\" merely became a \"direct payment\", and when that became untenable, her direct payment simply became \"covering my expenses\".\n\nContrary to your opinion, I myself am not allowed to take a second job in the same industry in which I am employed, out of caution for the perceived conflict of interests that are sure to arise, and I have to doubt that any politician should be even more wary of such perceived conflict of interests; real or not. \n\nChristy, more than anyone, seems to be acting the part of the guilty politician as her handlers try a variety of damage control manoeuvres designed to remove her from her obvious conflicts yet while still paying her.\n\nSimply, Christy doesn't pass the smell test.",
"And to tell you the truth, I'm not even sure what \"uniting\" means. If the man proposes something that I can support -- even partly, I will support it. I cannot support his proposals merely because he is president. There were things that Obama said and did that I did not like and there was MUCH that happened during Clinton's administration that I did not like or support. \nI think that the initiatives of this administration have so far been horrific, and we can talk about specifics, if you like. I cannot support the Health Care proposal, or the proposed budget, or the sudden bombing of Syria (which made no difference anyway, except for using up fuel and ordinance), or any of the other things that his administration has proposed or done. If he were to propose what I consider to be rational immigration law reform, I would support it in a heartbeat.",
"I recall when Bush was seen as too slow off the mark during Katrina and New Orleans native and once DNC chair Donna Brazile (the one who later leaked debate questions to Hillary before her 2nd debate with Trump) went ballistic castigating Bush for every conceivable and inconceivable problem connected with the relief and reconstruction of New Orleans.\n\nThe usual left wing suspects were happy to pile on. Some like Puff Daddy went so far as to accuse Bush of racism and not caring about New Orleans because it was majority black. (How Puff Daddy squared this with Bush's billions in aid for Africa was never revealed.)\n\nYears later, after Bush was out of office and Obama was in office, Donna Brazile apologized profusely to W. saying nobody was a stronger and more generous supporter of the reconstruction of New Orleans than George W. who \"kept every promise he made to us\".\n\nBrazile, you see, already had her political advantage from Katrina so it was now OK to actually tell the truth.",
"Ya! Don't let facts get in the way of your politics.",
"What the starry eyed southpaws didn't know that the rest of us who had to discover who Obama was by ourselves all knew is that he was raised a communist ...was endorsed by the communists and that this country wasn't founded upon a communist or even socialist ideology. He was unqualified, inexperienced, not a natural born citizen of this country and not fit to lead the free world. 8 years later it's so clear that Ray Charles can see it that all of our concerns were correct. Apples to Cheetos? is that a skin color joke from the party of racism? \n\nRepublicans haven't had it out for Obama since day one ...,they have had to diligently protect this country from grifters and pretenders like Barry Soetoro ...they weren't against Obama ...they are against every thing he really stands for (which is usually exactly the opposite of what he says he's all about) Oppose Trump all you want ...are you afraid you might accidentally end up on the same side as the United States?",
"Let me reiterate. You feel the need to boost your ego on these forums by pretending to be an expert, but you go and cut/paste from legitimate websites and pass that information off as though it was your own. That's so dishonest. You clearly do not know what you are talking about, but you compound your mistake with more bad judgment. You should have ended your commentary with your modestly ludicrous comment about having solar panels on the roof of your house being a meaningful response to climate change. Or, you could have given a more honest, albeit non-technical, answers to my questions about other areas where fossil fuels and products are used everyday, but you chose not to. I was testing your range of knowledge and commitment to the issue of climate change and this country's dependence on fossil fuels, but instead you chose to engage in deceit. Change your tactics or I will continue to call you out on it.",
"I don't fault children for the misdeeds of parents. But to him who is given much, much is expected. And in that I concur with Denise: Harry is indistinguishable from the rest of British royalty in terms of his contributions to the betterment of humanity. Whether their impact on tourism and the economy justifies the riches heaped on them by taxpayers is for economists to sort out.\n\nThey are nothing if not a contradiction - an anachronism that continues to defy the egalitarian instincts of modern society. At worst, the embodiment of a condescending, indifferent if not arrogant culture of privilege. If the one-percent were a hive, royalty would be their queen. At best, as much victims of that entrenched culture as the great unwashed who crane their necks for a glimpse. Birds in a gilded cage lacking the sense to leave when the door is left open. \n\nNot an environment in which free-spirited Diana could - or would be allowed to - survive. Hence Harry's anger and the empathy perhaps due.",
"\" Curious that you avoid the question of why the girls weren't told the reason for their denial.\"\nI did? You think my statement \"The U.S. is not obligated to issue visas nor do you have special privileges for entry\" implies the U.S. is obligated to give them a reason? Oh brother.\n\"The question then is whether your lack of civil behaviour is a result of bad manners, a bad upbringing, or unresolved anger issues. \"\nLOL. You just get in deeper and deeper. This has to do with your whine concerning entry into the U.S. , nothing more. Maybe you were never taught to obey laws you like and whine about those you don't, especially when the U.S. is involved? \nYou're stumbling big time, again blabbering about visits Canadian to websites. The answer is obvious, isn't it? Correcting your myths and taking you and your ilk to task is a favorite past time. Feeble \"defenses\" that say little are always the reply. And by the looks of it, seems to me you may be the one in need of a less stressful hobby.",
".\n\nTeddyballgame 9writes:\n\n\"Based on your prior posts indicative of an advanced case of HDS, educating you on Mr. Harper's many achievements for this country would be like trying to grow grass on concrete.\n\nBut you are right that space limitations here make it almost as hard to comprehensively list Harper's successes \"\n\n--\n\nUnable to meet my challenge to share his list of the \"many accomplishments of Harper\", Teddy is reduced instead to juvenile insults.\n\nThank you for conceding, Teddy.\n\nThe insults don't bother me.\n\nThey say a lot more about you than they do about me.\n\n.",
"Why are we reading this. This is slander not news. Shame on you Chad Blair.",
"Would love to see a copy of the playbook. I guess you can't face the fact that he is exploiting your white racial anxiety.",
"I plain don't understand what he's trying to say.",
"All this may be true, but WigAndFakeNose is correct that the Globe is oblivious to its own bias regarding the US. Your post is an ad hominem deflection.",
"In order to understand how obvious it is that--in terms of senses of humor--there simply is no comparison, you would have to force yourself to regularly expose yourself to aversion therapy, i.e. to actually seek out and experience the entire universe of political comedy, rather than simply retreating to the safety of your handful of identical sources of information that protect your fragile psyche from too much cognitive dissonance. \n\nBut if you ever get tired of playing with yourself in the kiddy pool, and think you are ready to actually engage with others in the deep end--and with full understanding they won't always tell you only what you want to hear--then feel free to return any time. All I ask is that you complete your homework assignment first ;)",
"I've seen a few but not the worst. The ones I've seen are enough to make the argument. Not enough for you? Read the stats on domestic violence, suicide rates and drug addiction for first nations on reserves or in urban communities. Strictly a third world performance by Canada over decades. We have no right to tell other countries what human rights are.\n\nIt is like us lecturing the world on carbon emission reductions when we have very close to the worst record in the developed world. I'll say it again - all done for the cameras to influence the gullible.\n\nCheers,\nJohn Meyer",
"\"You mean like you did? And encouraged others to on your behalf?\"\n\n\nThese things are not truthful.",
"Nope, just confidence that the owner has a modicum of knowledge.",
"At least I'm not oblivious to reality.",
"It sounds like you are defending him Chris. What would Justin say?",
"Rep Gabbard has the outlier, anomaly viewpoint here. Shame on her for defending a dictator that uses chemical weapons on children. Let this be the vivid event in the memory of voters in the next election. This maverick does not have a clue."
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This insistence on referring to those who are in loving same-sex unions as sinners is truly bizarre. In the times of Jesus, lepers were considered to be such. Thankfully, we have evolved past that. Is it not high time that we evolve past this idiocy of considering persons who are in same-sex relationships as being sinners? | [
"Trust the parents to deal with this? They're too busy playing with their smart phones to bother with trivial issues like raising their children....really. Go to a restaurant and watch. Oh, wait, you can't, you'll be too busy......playing with your smart phone. \nIf it were up to me, they'd call them dumb phones.... ;)",
"Fire all the useless deployed cadres...simple!",
"\" legislators got a per diem raise from $213 to $275 when the U.S. Defense Department increased its expense rate\"\n\nThey aren't the DOD. They didn't 'get' a raise, they used this as an excuse to give themselves a raise. Is this even legal?\n\nIs there a lawyer here that can file a class action lawsuit against the legislature?\nFirst of all they are violating the constitution with SB21. \n\nCan we audit how the legislature spent all those billions when the revenue was rolling in?\nWE need to follow the money trail and catch the corrupt bastards that looted the state.\n\nIt seems pretty clear they work for oil companies(and themselves) not the people of Alaska. Can we put together a case to deliver to the FBI?\n\nWe have to do something, arrogance and hypocrisy have no meaning to these corrupt bastards. It is an insult to our intelligence and an insult to the great (wo)men who built this state. \n\nThey will tax us, take our PFD and still keep spending on what they want unless we stop them.",
"This man is truly disgusting. Miserable immoral cretin.",
"I've never been a cat lover, after reading this article it's pretty simple what needs to be done,\nshoot, shovel, and shut up.",
"You can keep dissing my posts, troll, but you can't hide. Chump lover.",
"Those who deserve to die, die the death that they deserve. Clearly, this guy deserved to die.\n\nSo why be so upset? He earned this kind of death. It was simply his own Karma coming back at him.\n\nYou should celebrate death. It comes at the end of everyone's life. Death is the natural way of life on this planet.",
"They tied winners and losers but those terms were outlawed years ago by equally irrational and nonsensical people as yourself. You see terminology that talks of winners and losers is upsetting to the special snowflakes among us.",
"Laura was a 17 year old girl, not a married drunk US Senator who was fooling around.",
"A fool and his money are soon parted. If you're going to pay 750 for a 55 ticket, you deserve to be fleeced all the way back to wherever you transplanted from.",
"trump is just plain nuts.......",
"None of this is about Hillary Clinton. There is no ongoing investigation of her, and the previous investigation of he private server, though very thorough, revealed nothing that merited prosecution. That is, in fact, the end of that story, and your attempted diversion of the discussion is a red herring.\n\nEugene Robinson is a genius next to you. The main investigation is of the Russian interference in the last election. Comey said that it s a fact, and that it \"went all the way to the top\", meaning Putin. Trumps connections and transactions with Russia, which we know are many, will be investigated by special counsel Robert Mueller, and neither you knor anyone can tell at this point what they will reveal, so the \"crap\" is coming from you. At this point we and the world know that Trump lied to us and then lied about lying. That's no surprise. It now seems likely that we will see Trump's books for the first time since 2008. I suspect Trump owes more than he owns, which cont'd....",
"Anecdotal is what idiots use to reason.",
"I hope Trump speeds these deportations along. I want these people's illegal fingers off of the fruit and vegetables that I eat, I want their illegal feet off of the manicured lawns that I drive by, I don't want to sleep in a hotel bed that has had sheets changed by one of these despicable criminals. \nI hope the Trump is successful in rounding up every brown-skinned laborer - I mean criminal - from Mexico, Guatemala, Ecuador - every country south of the border - and I hope it's at a record breaking speed.\nThose illegals can rot in detention centers while America's harvest rots in the field. \nMake America Great Again!!",
"Competitive patriotism idiots who wrap themselves in the flag are loathsome and despicable. I would personally prefer that the national anthem was left completely alone, but the bell can't be unrung- so here we are. FIRE NFL players who kneel, stay in the locker room, or lock arms? I'm with the players on this one. And yes, jerks, I'll be happy to back it up. Leave your gun at home and take your thrashing like the real man you pretend to be. IN the 425 area code.",
"try calling HPD or state sheriff when you see homeless tents etc etc. nothing gets done! NOTHING, fricken homeless setting up tents right in front of them guys drinking their coffee. i seen it with my own eyes, at ala moana park, these park workers and don't do nothing. they just pick up rubbish around these losers. if all our parks are closed at night, thank how come these bums can sleep in the parks, because no one is doing their jobs. \nround um all up with a homeless team and take drop them off at sand island. the reason they don't want to go is they don't like listening or following rules/laws. many are druggies who are hiding and love to break the laws and give others a hard time. round um up, all mainland bums, send them back, locals bums send them to sand island. make them work, if they refuse then send to kahoolawe with water and leftover foods from fast food or restaurants. they remind me of rats!!! yuck, we all work too hard to waste our money on lazy bums."
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"You mean these RCI (Roman Catholic Institution) clergies put a finite sinful men’s organization before the living children who are “the temple of God and that the spirit of God dwells in them”?\n“Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person: for the temple of God, which you are, is holy.” (1 Cor 3:16-17) \n \nThat is what I call a sick, sick, SICK group EGO! Don’t you know spiritual journey 101?\nLearn about your EGO & get hold of your beast (EGO) to train to cooperate in your spiritual study and work. Eventually let go your EGO to be united to God.\nNo wonder why clergies have an attitude!",
"A student of the law quotes something out of context to bolster their case? I'm so shocked! I am sure this doesn't happen regularly.",
"Truth is not subject to a majority vote. \n\nAnd no Christian believed contraception to be moral until the 1930s when then Anglicans made an allowance for it in hard cases. If you were to poll that most obscure class, our ancestors in the faith who have come before us, what would they tell us?",
"There's just too many crazies in that party, the recent literally anti-knowledge, anti-fact statements on cannabis in the House shows they are ascendant and even though I joined party for vote, there's no way I'm supporting stupidity, fanaticism, and hysteria.\nWe need a new Conservatism, one that is based on intelligence, patriotism not hysterical fanatics whether they are religious, greedy or partisan. No more lunatics but for now the lunatics have too much influence on that party. \nFirst steps are in my recommendations at end of this booklet, a sorta sordid self-exposure of what's wrong in BC, the tyranny of the Bc Liberals who are in fact Harper Cons: \ngoo.gl/wNaR8l",
"Not at all Rodney - I am suggesting that these so called priests, exactly became priests, because it will afford them the freedom and luxury to be paedophiles at will or use and abuse women. They certainly did not do this IN the name of Christ - but they used it to commit their crimes. Does that make God evil or man evil? It is disgusting what has happened throughout the centuries under the banner of religion (mainly under RC rule) But please lets be fair, what about Communism (an atheist ideology) who wiped out MILLIONS of people, imprisoned, tortured because of their religion & non-compliance to(atheist) ideology. But this is always conveniently forgotten! Do you even know what is happening in places like North Korea, India and many other Muslim & secular countries right now? CHRISTIANS & other non-compliants are being persecuted, killed, jailed & tortured daily! Read the Red Holocaust - 60M+ people killed by Marxism, that exclude the rapes and other atrocities!",
"Please look up the meaning of the word \"inferred\" - you meant \"implied.\"",
"How can we be ashamed of our history when such a staggeringly small percentage of our population know anything about it?\n\nAnd how can expect people to learn it when on one side we have laughably sanitized versions that ignore events and graft imaginary 21st century values retroactively and on the other side we have people insisting that nobody in the past did anything wrong ever and that it's heresy to suggest it.\n\nWe need healthy does of objectivity.",
"That is precisely what is annoying people....the singling out of Islam, above all other religions, for protection. What that swipe at the Rebel was, I don't know, I guess they don't agree with you, and consequently are bigots!",
"So, would you be for banning speech that promotes family values if there is any insinuation against gay people. Is it hate speech, and who decides when it rises to the level of censorship?",
"I'm judging my sister's divorce. It was a decision like any other in her life, weighing the pluses and the minuses. But if she took her marriage and her faith more seriously, she and her husband would be working it out. I'm pretty sure that's how most divorces go these days, and I have witnessed others.\n\nNow ask me how many times I would have left my wife had I not taken seriously my vow to love her in the presence of God. There were times that it seemed irreparable, yet here we are over 20 years together. I know my grandparents (50+ years wed) and my parents (50+ years wed) had their issues, as well.\n\nMy brother's wife is bi-polar, manic depressive: married 25 years. My sister used to show up with unexplained bruises in the earlier years of her marriage (married 30 years, happy, and the bruises stopped).\n\nA 20-page booklet is too much to bear? No wonder that marriage didn't last; I'd go for the lack of capacity annulment.",
"Why do you always mention documents and people pre-1960? Did the Church stop existing after that?",
"You are comparing walking out on Pence to walking out on Jesus? Really?! More like *because* they are followers of Jesus they have the integrity to walk out on Pence.",
"uuummm, ya. I see you prefer not to let science or facts get in the way of your opinion or \"faith\" as you like to call it. The bottom line is that in this reality facts rule. Supply some facts to prove your point and I will personally drive us both to mass on Sunday for the rest of my life.",
"Her thesis is silly then, restricting the movements and ways of the Holy Spirit. \n\nVery pharasaical. Rigorist even. \n\nThe Holy Spirit is working all the time, often in very quiet ways.\n\nThe spur we get to apologize to someone comes from the Holy Spirit, no one else needs to be around.\n\nThe movement we get to return to a state of grace by going to Confession is a private action.\n\nThe movement we receive to drive more calmly and attentively...\n\nIt sounds like Mary's trying to \"put God in a box\" and limit His actions. \"here's the only way the Holy Spirit acts, I've decided\". \n\nIt's really a preposterous thesis.",
"Your hyper-partisanship has reached a clinical level. Seek professional help. Sooner would be better.",
"MSW says that the Bishop's decree is \"so completely at odds with the direction Pope Francis is trying to take the church\" - \nCan anyone tell me when Pope Francis changed Church teaching?\n\nAll persons in a state of sin - including those that Fr. Martin delineates- are supposed to refrain from presenting themselves for Communion...UNLESS they have sought reconciliation. That has NOT changed, has it? And that was mentioned by the Bishop - despite MSW's inference to the contrary.",
"Alright. But you need to provide the examples you mentioned, about right to life.\n\nMatthew 5: 44\n\nLuke 6:27\n\nLuke 6:29\n\nAnd, of course, that perennial favourite, Matthew 26:52. (It's about living by the sword and dying by it.)\n\nAs I said, Jesus is not silent about love and calls for love of all, even of enemies. Is it an act of love towards an enemy to kill him against his will? I don't think so. Nor does Jesus. (See those verses I listed.)\n\nNothing contrary to love about defending yourself? Well, there is if, by defending yourself, you take the other guy's life. At least, that's Jesus' view.\n\nWhat?!!!!! Jesus' death was the sole purpose of his incarnation? You are kidding me, aren't you? The sole purpose of Jesus' mission was to love his Father, in our name, and for which he died. The Father isn't some loony-toon sadist!\n\nThat story, of the woman, is proof that not everything in the L and Ps met with Jesus' approval. His reaction proves my point.\n\nNot obeying JC proves that.",
"Not 'delusional'. It is exactly what happened. Have you not been following the developments in this matter over the past couple of months, 'orientstar'?\nWhile you are right that ex-Grand Master Festing served with honour and is worthy of respect and thanks (which, by the way, he has been given), he also seems to have made some serious blunders in recent years. Including, of course, his final and recent blunder, of taking the Order into collision course with the Papacy. There was only going to be one outcome for him, from that mistake.",
"How intolerant of you.",
"With the number of other legislative initiatives that the government is working on (and no, enacting this change does not mean it's a top priority for the government), I don't see that the government is focusing just on sexual orienation in any way, shape, or form. But individuals such as yourself are more than welcome to stop concentrating on it.",
"God's infinite love and mercy and grace are a free gift. Jesus invited sinners as they were. The Pharisees. who separated themselves, were rejected. I'd rather join Jesus and the sinners than your excluded club. Jesus called us to the Kingdom of God where mercy and forgiveness are are unconditional. Restorative justice is about love not gaining grace which is a free Divine gift.",
"Franky. this \"Barrabas\" story sounds like a WHOLE lot of guesswork, speculations,and theorizing,and has such I wondering at its practical application,if any. I thought you Catholics had stopped manufacturing so-called\"saints\"...?",
"Who John says that? Not St John the Evangelist. That's a unique and erroneous interpretation.",
"\"... does not prevent the community to enforce those laws through community pressure ... a law that does not recognize a separation of church and state ... prone to create a parallel society ... their stated intention to transform the majority society's laws and culture ...\"\n\nDo you not recognize the irony? Every single one of those statements was also made about Catholicism, even by some of the Founding Fathers. Fortunately, rationality prevailed. I trust it will again.\n\nAt the end of the day, you can dislike and fear Islam all you want. That's your prerogative. But what isn't your prerogative is to codify that dislike and fear into law. Rational people will resist that if for no other reason than that protecting the rights of one group protects all. Once we give up that principle, the America we inherited from the founders will cease to exist.\n\nI've said all I have to say so I'm moving on. Have the last word if you like. Peace.",
"So was the Fugitive Slave Act.",
"if a white student or professor had said the exact same words except substituting - muslim - black - palestinian - latino.... you better believe there would have been a human rights trial and conviction and dismissal.\nSo, I call bs on this as the progressive, left wing racist baiting thugs like this woman and the staff who support her pull this hypocritical baloney.\nShe should suffer the same fate as anyone who was white and Christian would for saying these hateful things.",
"\"It is the dust which becomes heated and inflamed, the entire galaxies burst in all consuming fire resulting in utter destruction...\"\nI have no difficulty reading this particular piece of nonsense. If you meant something different you should have said it differently. Kaku, in Big Think, confirms what I wrote; not that I needed the confirmation, but you surely did. I'm not saying you are ignorant of actual science as a \"TRAD\" (whatever, in your mind, that may be), but as a practicing scientist. I don't need science-summaries to understand science. Krauss, Kaku, and Tyson are providing a service to the public in their encapsulations of current theories, but those should all be taken for what they are - making difficult topics accessible to a larger audience - not definitive statements. Before pointing the \"dishonest\" finger at anyone, you should probably review how you address replies that point out your manifest errors. Love to hear back on proof of the aliens at Fatima theory.",
"On the upside, it is good to see that Jesus is very much alive in the lives and actions of people like Sr. Sally Butler, even though the RC hierarchy and the institutional Church have abandoned Him.",
"Let's see... according to your past posts, you were born into a Jewish family but now you are a converted evangelical Christian who out-Christians every other Christian on the forum. But more, you have jeered at Elizabeth Warren for claiming a drop of American Indian blood, but now you are claiming to be an Evangelical Christian Jew who is also American Indian! It boggles the mind! No wonder you are such a mucked-up mess.\n\nI suppose now you will be claiming you're a better lesbian than any of the others? Enough, Jack, for one day. and \"jack\" is spelled with a j in front and a k at the end, but r and e in between. Have a nice trump today, jack!",
"I hesitate to disagree, as an outsider, and take your comment as accurate (sadly). Much of this I'd argue is lack of understanding/knowledge. How many RC have a deep understanding of their own dogmas/theology/history, much less another those of another church. Then there is the destructive soul-crushing temptation to turn faith into a cult, particularly a cult of exclusivity. Shouting \"one true church; we're in, you're out for eternity\" is intoxicating for some. The human need to be \"better\" than another in some way, any way.",
"—Dan Stockman reporting on comments about the Charlottesville debacle as of midday August 18 . . . none from Raymond Arroyo, EWTN, or the USCCB . . . or from religious orders primarily in the Black Apostolate. “Remember us, O Lord, as you favor your people” (Psalm 106:4a) who really know how to mess things up. “But when the judge died, they would relapse and do worse than their ancestors, following other gods in service and worship, relinquishing none of their evil practices or stubborn conduct” (Judges 2:19). “When the young man heard this statement (about giving up White privilege), he went way sad, for he had many possessions” (Matthew 19:22). Liturgy of the Word, Reading 419, Monday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time I.",
"For some people, facts are \"liberal talking points\", but it's the height of independent thinking to end a comment with: \"not just fostering class warfare not only economically but also socially. Sunny ways my friends. Sunny ways.\"\n\nLol.",
"Im gussing progressive is a Catholic board employee desperatly trying to salvage a dying career?",
"In my trawling I keep coming across this 'silly' post. Heaven help us!\nYou have truly adopted an excellent non de plume.",
"\"The monsignor, Francis said, \"with a quip of healthy humor said, 'And some people say the church won't ordain women!'\"\n\"healthy\" humor\"?\nYes, human foibles can be humorous. If the Church really did ordain women, that would be one thing, but the fact that it doesn't makes it quite another.\nI guess that takes the humor out of the comment for me.",
"You can't be serious.",
"Isn't soft porn an oxymoron?",
"Unity is not achieved by clobbering those whose life situations do not fit into the neat little boxes that the hierarchy think everyone's should. \n\nIt seems to me that some bloggers are always looking at other people's lives and try to measure whether or not these folk fit within the parameters of \"moral law\"[as the bloggers interpret it]. What a bunch of Catholic Pharasees!",
"One that you say you have. And it can change from time to time. It has nothing to do with what Jesus actually said or did.",
"To me it was a valid question, knowing full well the power and political influence of the ABC in comparison to Australia at least.\nI recall now Archbishop Anthony Fisher's delight when bragging how many Catholics were in positions of power running the country [including a high court judge], on either side of the two main political parties, allowing the sex-abuse cover-up for so long. \nIt was only when an atheist, childless and living in sin first woman prime minister who came to their rescue calling for a Royal Commission, voted out of her position, for her audacity and suffered dismally as the hands of in particular, one prominent foul mouthed ex seminarian Catholic politician, who in turn dumped now crowing from the back seat seeking re-election God forbid.",
"The time is past when you can shush people for making political jokes. We are led by a political joke.",
"It's a joke. Maybe a bad joke. But don't start censoring humor.",
"I have to only generally agree. Facts \"should\" matter. They unfortunately matter far, too, little today, generally supplanted by opinions more closely tethered to myths. Americans, and most of the world, has more access to facts than any other time in the history of the world -- and that, ironically, has mainly just given us more to ignore than understand. But, then, understanding requires thinking, and that, too, seems on the decline...at least about things other than sports, entertainment and whatever \"celebrity\" is.\n\nBeyond the moral and traditional reasons you cite, this action just creates a bigger market from which to recruit terrorists. It's a 90 day strategy for fostering a larger problem long-term. I suspect it's not making Christians in those countries any safer either. This is just to go foolishly and boldly into the future.",
"IMHO they are not worse than Sinnott and his ilk.",
"This is where the Liberal apoplogists (either the bought and paid for or the gullible amateurs) have to earn their bread and butter. It reminds me of the scene in the Big Chill where the ex-hippie lawyer says to her \"progressive\" friends: I never thought my clients whould be so ... guilty!\"",
"Actually, what Jesus said here (John 10: 26) is: \"You do not believe because you are not my sheep.\" Besides inverting the phraseology, you have also inverted the meaning of the message, the better to fit your polemic. But your polemic does not fit this passage, and is also at odds with Jesus' Bread of Life discourse (see John 6:36-39).",
"I agree with you.\nToo often it's the \"strings\" that pollute the religion.\nChurches should be wary of the strings attached to the money.",
"We all enter the Church through baptism just like all the cardinals, bishops, priests, deacons, religious, laity, sinners and saints, liberals and conservatives, everyone - we all come in through the same door, so to speak. No one can \"un-baptize\" us. I am saddened and scandalized by the presumption of people who suggest others remove themselves from the Body of Christ (or that the Church should remove them) as though this were even possible. As a priest and bishop, does he understands the gravity of what he is suggesting? Not only for the injury directed at the those to whom he is suggesting this, but to us all? Would the church he envisions be the Church of Jesus Christ? Very sad.",
"2.\nd) that the reality of mankind- in the belief that we are in the (pale as it is) image of God - that humanity it self and in relationship is as valid a source for God's meaning and teaching as is what we know in our Book(s) (the ordinary person, the Peter, is the rock upon which church, whatever that is, is built).\ne) that our mission is to meet in sacred space, in communities of good will, intelligence, discernment, in respect of our body of tradition, to re-search what a, b, and c mean and to evolve a renewal of Christ in community in creation.\n\"Magisterium\" and \"hierarchy\" are to be guide, mentor, consolidator, recorder, consensus finder, enabler.",
"You need to distinguish here between the church, the institution, and the Church, the entire People of God. In many cases (a few were listed above) the Church has progressed far beyond the church.",
"This is different this time.\nThey know better than to pull that one.\n\nThere would be revolution.",
"A friend way back in the day had some very good advice for society. It should be very hard to marry and very easy to divorce instead of vice versa.",
"1/2\n\"...the politics that Christianity requires\"?\nMy first impulse was to suggest \"resistance\", standing for and with people of good will against Trump and what he represents - the movement of vitriol, revisionism, winning by diminution, exclusion and pandering. And yes there is an urgency because the consequences of Trump are immanent. \nThen I think of the danger of adopting the very weapons of Trump and the trumpists. Is that not the very lesson he inadvertantly warns us of - e.g., \"defeating radical Islamic fundamentalism by becoming radical disenchanted/white evangelical/anarchistic/hate-filled/god-wants-me-to-be-rich/exceptionalist USofA fundamentalists? (ps I bet there are fewer radical fundamentalist Muslims than the hard-core, radical fundamentalist USofA'ers who stand with Trump ). Think of the anarchy that would ensue in a USofTrump. The only solution would be Stalinism.\nThen I return to the question \"...the politics that Christianity requires\".",
"It's \"inappropriate\" when improper architectural facts are publicly displayed.",
"We clearly know a different cohort of priests...",
"Continued....\nCardinal Mueller has diplomatically refused to butt in and clarify what the Pope intends in AL Yet he has already concurred with the interpretation of Arcbishop Chaput and Bishop Conley quoting the 1994 Declaration of the CDF and Pope St John Paul's Encyclical, Familiaris Consortio. He can hardly now espouse Kasper's and Schoenborn's interpretation.\nI imagine that his resignation, forced or voluntary, would damage Francis far more than it would himself.",
"I guess our discussion was too much for some to handle as my previous comments were removed for civility standards, I suppose being censored is the least of my worries if Canada's version of the Cairo Declaration becomes law but it's nonetheless disconcerting as we were engaged in a spirited debate that was hardly uncivilized. Perhaps I should have known better, it's 2017...",
"having lived on the streets for 2 years I know this all too well. This is why I differentiate, and do not lump everyone into one generalization, as liberals do, to deflect from the issue of criminal vagrancy. The mentally and physically handicapped are completely different issues than criminal vagrancy.",
"This'll upset his disciples.",
"Wow, that sounds like what happened to Merrick Garland.",
"It is ok to disagree and to have different perspectives. Upbringing and the environments we live in influence thought. Consideration of wholes (not pieces of pie) pervades Kanaka maoli thought. Thinking differently is related to culture. Rather than a pie and slices think poi bowl and family eating together from one bowl. That is representative of indigenous thought/thinking.\n\nNo racism, here and my intention is not to convince you otherwise. I will say that dumpster diving, Dan promotes the racism that many find deplorable, and prevents civil discourse.",
"It just seems that the White Nationalists / Alt-right / Christian Nationalists / American Theocrats, call them what you will and lump them together as you wish, are essentially medieval in their outlook (and my saying that does a disservice to the culturally rich, cosmopolitan Middle Ages). \n\nThey'd like to roll the West back culturally to some imagined pure form circa perhaps 1200 AD (plus or minus the Protestant Reformation some centuries later, which the Evangelicals among them presumably would like to continue to enjoy, despite its unleashing of individualism and, eventually, liberalism).\n\nIn this outlook, these Western Chauvinists (more accurately, Chauvinsts-simpliciter) - modern Tertullians they are - seem to resemble the fanatical idol-and-art-and-freedom destroying Wahhabist-types they profess to detest and from whom they claim that Western 'civilization' (whatever stunted idea of society that may mean to them) needs to be saved.",
"\" I long for a church and theology that is pushing the limits, calling us to think, challenging us. \"\nYou're a day late and a dollar short.\nThat boat left the dock and sank by the ever increasing weight of its irrelevance.\nFortunately, the millennials will bury you.",
"I couldn't agree more. \nCatholics (regardless of the time they have spent as Catholic) are free to level well-founded criticisms at the pope, whoever he is. It seems that MSW wants it to be that only American Cradle Catholics can level criticism about the Petrine Office, in the person of the pope, and that only against a more conservative pope or on very specific issues. Do converts have no conscience to obey, as well? And if those well-founded criticisms are echoed by many Catholics who have been so from their infancy? I guess Hizhoner Spadaro already addressed that dilemma.\nAll that aside, I do appreciate the humility evinced in the final three-or-so paragraphs.",
"Please grow up and accept the fact your side lost.",
"Kag - that's okay....EWTN is offensive",
"I too puzzle. Hadn't known anything about the \"warning system\". I may have only noted two posts as \"uncivil\" - and they really were. It is my suspicion that when our resident fundamentalists happen upon your comments they auto. tag it. There are enough, I suspect, to manage that. \nI for one do NOT want you gone, any more than I would a Steven Colbert or John Stuart. \nIf you are excluded and \"they\" stay, then CIVIL is not a friend to any of us.",
"Heck no, I am all for locking up offenders. I am against \"which hunts.\" There should be strong minimum incarcerations for \"rapists\" and dangerous offenders need to be kept off of the streets.\nSince the Globe started reporting this nobody has answered how the unfounded rate of assault compares to the unfounded rate of sexual assault. Also, what kind of sexual assault is unfounded? Are they aggravated or bum pinching. I don't mean to say anyone should put up with that behavior but that is pretty hard to build a case around and would be best dealt with by education rather than piling a sexual assault charge on an 18 year old boy whose brain is not fully developed. \nI am neither a hugger nor a kisser but a lot of people are and to be honest I feel assaulted when somebody wants to give me a hug. For me, not a pleasant experience at all.",
"If you get rid of Scripture and Tradition then the bridge might well hold. Otherwise not.",
"Personally, all I see is a lot of contorted logic, anger, and weird excuses for holding what is a totally unnecessary and vindictive recall. The people who won the inclusivity vote are now the victims of those who were defeated at the city council meeting? That is downright bizarre. Persecution because of political differences is all it is. Now we get to see if Homer residents are the type to live and let live or if they have become a knot of self righteous silliness.\"Cover ups\" are you talking about my Grundens?",
"It is clear to see that complexity is beyond your grasp. Simple black and white appears to be all that you can see - and you will degrade all comments into this one-bit perception that you purposely foster and cultivate to justify your beliefs.\n\nNone of my comments \"blamed\" anyone - and if your mind was less clouded and rigid you could see this - along with those of us that can. Interestingly enough, any student of language could point out to you, that defending a misinterpreted point in a discussion, is often a classic indirect acknowledgement of your own acceptance and believe in that point.\n\nYour comment would be unintentionally hilarious, if it wasn't just so tragically sad.",
"Danno,\nThe fact that you are alive means that you are surviving. Surviving is a process. I don't know you, so I will not offer you advice. I expect that you have access to mental health care professionals. That is critical. \nA few little things in which I wish that you could find hope include most of the posts here. There are many, many people who care about what has happened and many people who oppose the way that victims have been treated and continue to be treated. Unfortunately, and sadly, the institutional church appears to be incapable of dealing appropriately with this issue. I don't know why. Perhaps the poster who says that the bishops don't really believe in God got it right.",
"I fear you are indulging in sola scriptura, an unfortunate heresy. The bible may say all kinds of things, but we are taught by the One True Church to call many men on Earth \"father,\" all priests, and of course the popes a/k/a Our Holy Father. So, you see, tradition replaces scripture. That's how it works. Many things in the bible have been tossed because Holy Mother church no longer teaches those things. It's all tied up with the infallibility of the Magisterium, tradition, and so forth.",
"In my profession — medical emergency trauma — I treat all sorts of folks, male and female, gay and straight, law-abiding citizens and convicted criminals, all religions and all races... and yes, even some KKK members. If I were not willing to treat each person competently, compassionately and without discrimination, then I would need to find another line of work. My job description does not include being the morality police. Treating people fairly does not de facto mean that I agree with, endorse or enable, whatever they do in their private lives. That's not my business, nor should it be.\n\nA baker bakes a cake as a capitalistic endeavor... to make money. In a pluralistic, non-theocratic democracy we don't get to crouch defensively in our religious ghetto denying to others the same freedoms we claim for ourselves. Given the tragedy & danger of our world, this cake controversy is, in my view, silly. The baker needs to get over himself/herself.",
"I remember getting a sex ed class from Planned Parenthood. It was really weird. They said we should discourage the term STD's because it was too stigmatizing and instead say sexual transmitted infections (STIs). That was an attempt to indoctrinate rather than educate. \n\nHowever, they did actually provide some actual value to abstinence education. They talked about the different levels of intimate contact and a stopping point well short of \"petting\" so that things didn't get out of control. That was actually solid advice to provide a different stopping point so that kids don't get to the \"can I just put in the tip\" thinking that can't result in STDs or pregnancy.",
"Interesting interpretation. Meaning of comments should not be affected by the sequence.",
"The fundamental misconception is that popularity is an important metric in determining the Church's success. The more popular the Church is the more souls it attracts, but if that popularity is at the expense of offering a fraudulent Christianity it diminishes its ability to reveal God truthfully. Mainline protestantism that embraces contraception and female clergy has demonstrated that these things do nothing to prevent shrinking. People embrace religion in a quest to be connected to an eternal constant, something certain and reliable. The more a religion changes it tells people that it does not possess a connection to that eternal constant and they will do just as well without it. Fidelity and constancy have served us well. Change and innovation are on every corner. The local country club can change its rules and reinvent itself as much as it want, we cannot. You hit the nail on the head: we are not a secular organization.",
"Totally vapid, just like all your other, endless pejoratives. All you do is insult and denigrate, to the best of your limited mental function. Snowflakes are extraordinarily beautiful, and no two are alike. You are an unreconstructed philistine. Eugene must have committed some horrible affront to ancient gods, to be stuck with you endlessly posting your witlessisms on a public forum intended for polite folks.",
"If Franken is involved, it can be nothing serious.",
"That canonical state needs to be done away with. Let them become a regular religious community like others or put them back under their local bishop.",
"Man-slaying conquest of a kingdom bequeaths legitimacy when it is acknowledgeand affirmed by foreign powers. A bloodless coup acquiesced to by the last of the line ended it, also when acknowledged and affirmed by foreign powers. The big dogs of the world are those the other dogs recognize, and that's about it. What's new on earth is popular sovereignty of federated states under self-imposed written constitutions. Thought madness, and considered doomed to fail by the world's man-slayer-descendent monarchs, our United States has become one of the longest-surviving continuous governments on earth. We may sing of Kamehemeha defended by spears, and may also sing of the banner so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming. Let's pray that the two lines continue in peace and prosperity with the leisure and knowledge to enjoy anachronistic arcana like this throughout our and our descendents' lives.",
"Any guesses as to why \"Civil\" has a limit on characters?",
"I couldn't agree more. The world has changed for the worse. I have fond memories of waking up early on weekend mornings to run down and dive into the local pit of broken glass and rattlesnakes. I would spend hours in that pit, playing snake tag with neighborhood kids. I loved that pit so much, you couldn't drag me out of it with a pole coated with barbed wire, but that didn't stop Ma from trying! Had my first kiss in that pit, I did. The pit became so popular, our graduating class held their prom there. Sadly, during my most recent trip to my hometown, I found the government had shut the pit down, and it had been replaced with an Applebee's. I got myself a table there and sat down. I looked around the restaurant and teared up when thinking about the kids in my hometown growing up, skin unbitten and scar-free. Then as my food arrived, I looked out the window and to my horror, saw a child spit. This is not my America anymore. \n\nGod help us.",
"Belief is just that, a belief. I made a conscious choice in believing, and in Whom I believe. The next step for you is to accept that what you believe, is just your belief, nothing more, and certainly not superior in any way to anyone else's.\nLife is full of risks, often necessitating that we make choices to turn this way or that way. To chose to believe in any Superior Being is a risky venture. To chose to not believe in any Superior Being is also a risky venture.\nIt takes courage to make that choice, because if we chose wrong, the outcome may prove to be costly. Even if there is no after-life, our choice could cost us dearly in this life.\nAnd if, in the long run, it doesn't really matter, that we live an ultimately futile existence, just as any other critter, then our present choices serve to make us take stock of matters greater than ourselves ... it makes us human. Perhaps a small step, but definitely a step above \"mud-puppies\".",
"It amazes me how many conservative columnists have come out of the closet, so to speak, showing that in spite of the vitriolic right pap they get paid to write most of them are basically liberal as most educated worldly people are. This election has had one unique difference than all the previous ones in most of our lifetimes, Trump is so bad that even Krauthammer came out against him.",
"Shar,\nYour first thought is my final conclusion. The simple truth is that if bishops still need to be told that the sexual abuse of minors is heinously wrong, or told how to \"handle\" such cases, or need \"education\" in these matters, the problems in the church go much deeper than \"just\" this scandal. \n\nHow could a man possibly rise to the level of bishop, archbishop or even Cardinal WITHOUT knowing, in the deepest fiber of his being, that abuse is wrong? How could such a think happen even once in the church, much less so often that the church spends years developing training for them? There is something so backwards here, so intrinsically terrifying, as to call to question the very nature of the church itself, as currently defined by the bishops. They STILL seem to want it both ways: a recognition of the problem (along with plenty of \"wink-wink, nudge-nudge\" responses), coupled with absolute moral, ecclesiastical powers over the laity. Accountability - \"nah.\"",
"I would say more: \"CC's\" are a source of constant self-censorship and the three questions about the weather in Mars or the funny heavy rain in the desert infuriating. BUT, PLEASE, DON'T GO AWAY! I beg, also: NEKO, please, stay!",
"In 2 words, Hawker has shown his arrogance of the peons of the State. \"Lower Court\", while technically correct, his reference to the Superior Court is arrogant and unbefitting an elected official. \n\nThe lease is illegal. Therefore those in the building are technically trespassing and regardless of the CYA actions of Stevens, there is little left for the Council to decide or vote on, if any of them are interested in reelection. Those who agreed to the lease broke the State law. So just what do they have to vote on? To buy the building with money they don't have? To put a legal request for bid out? To spend money they don't have to take it to the Supreme Court?\n\nRepresenting the best interests of the People of the State? Hardly! This entire issue has not been about party, regardless of how badly some want to make it. It is about electing and reelecting career politicians who have arrogant, elite attitudes and who do not represent the people unless they donate big money.",
"What corruption and injustice would those be?",
"When the shrieking liberal protesters went low, he went high. By giving a speech. Then stating he would not vote in favor of the Better Care Reconciliation Act. Then voting for the Better Care Reconciliation Act. \n\nWhat an stunning act of high-minded political principles that was.",
"The men who signed the Decleration of Independence are far from the only \"founding fathers\" of our country.\n\nSexuality isn't something for our schools to \"teach\" to kids. If one tried with mine, I'd put the school or teacher back in their place.",
"If that's true, then it's precisely the sort of thing that makes the RCC more and more irrelevant to anyone who in all sincerity wishes to live a moral, virtuous life, full of peace, justice, and love.",
"... 'christian' sheeples gotta be sheep ...",
"As long as that person's gender identity is not his/her _only_ qualification!",
"I believe the talking point phrase you're looking for is, \"You're either with us or against us.\"\nScandalous when first used to suppress accountability in a democratic country.\nAnd ridiculous now knowing how it was used the first time.\nWhat next, attacks on those who mention root causes for today's events?",
"One of the greatest liberal authorities of our time is testimony to a lifetime of probity in the face of assumed political loyalty courageously attacked. Conflating blatant bias in in the service of anger and hate is an attack on the constitutional values that lie at the heart of our great democracy.",
"Such an enlightened comment, backed by so much evidence that the statement must be true. Let's forget that it was Christians that embarked on pogroms, or that massacred other Christians, Jews, Muslims in this part of the world. (The latest episodes being Iraq, Syria, Libya)\n\nStill a working synagogue in Afghanistan, and throughout the Arab and non European Christian world (India, Ethiopia, etc..). \n\nThis conflict is not religiously motivated, no matter how many articles are written this way. In fact Hanan Ashrawi, who is quoted in this article is a Christian! It's about justice, which is pretty universally understood.",
"Did you learn some big words recently?",
"Wow, you are too kind! Thank you. I greatly appreciate your appeal on my behalf, but I don't think I should be given a special dispensation (so to speak). It seems CC's latest measures would be exasperating for anyone. The moderation system remains a crude instrument. It can't detect good faith, or honesty, or factor in accumulated experience with posters over time. Clearly a few antagonists have managed to game the system and gain wide latitude. While it's annoying, that's the internet. But to have to negotiate an increasingly heavy-handed medium that is not all that effective in discouraging serial disruptors is both frustrating and a cramp on free expression. Not to overstate the case!",
"Look at you, Serafim, going full post-modernist here. But this record is obviously broken, since it's being pointlessly repeated again and again.",
"Blue sky--you fail to answer my fundamental question--no surprise. How is calling people out on their disguised prejudices and biases a bad thing?\n\nHiding behind a puerile response of \"thanks for making my point\" is a nice deflection that thrills the trolls and allows you to kid yourself that your point was made, but actually makes MY point. If you had a valid point to make, you could of easily answered my question. But you clearly did not.\n\nAnd changing your original argument \" For the last few decades it has been leftists \"outing\" those they consider \"racist, sexist, islamophobic\", etc....\" and then adding on to it with \"and hounding them, stigmatising them, and trying to make them lose their jobs, and therefor institution a regime of terror in academia and society at large.\" So you moved your goalposts.\n\nSo you ignore my original question, and then change your original statement. How very telling.\n\nWhen you are ready to debate like an adult, give us a call.\n;~)",
"The idea of a universal court is terrifying. The idea that everyone else should be coerced into being like us is fundamentally self-grandiose and arrogant and is just the latest Western attempt to dominate every corner of the globe.\n\nWe have no problem embracing the importance of diversity when it comes to race and sex, but apparently ideological diversity with regard to what it means to be human is something to be eradicated. We now look back at hundreds of years of Western imperialism with disdain, but today we send 'human rights NGOs' to 'developing countries' instead of 'Christian missionaries' to 'pagans' -- nothing has changed; we still think we know best and we still demand submission to our vision.\n\nI am glad to live in a Western society, but there are billions who are glad they do not live in a Western society. It is time that we stop trying to bully them into submitting to our 'leadership', and shaming those societies for opting out of the ICC is completely unacceptable.",
"Jeff, Jeff, Jeff, do you think that for one moment that the G&M will ever deign to deal with a subject like that? Their m. o. is to sensationalize the twisted outcome, and act as a shill for Dr. Bennett and the 'higher purpose' people. No one wants to even acknowledge the abuse of aboriginal kids by their parents and community members.",
"Why not leave your kids with Ben Levin (when he gets out of jail), or 'professor' mary Bryson, (Among the pornography Bryson showed, the woman says, was “Butch/Femme in Paradise,” a short video that contains graphic “fisting.” Bryson agreed the film was screened, but said it is “an art film” and that the activities in it were “entirely consensual.”)\n\nI'm sure they along with Kathleen Wynne will fix your child up real good.",
"What circumstances? I suggest you ask Pope Francis. I agree with everything else you say, just keep in mind that the Church is in the \"already, but not yet\" time window between the resurrection and the end times. See Matthew 13:52 and \"Depositum Fidei\" 2. Compare the 1994 catechism with older catechisms, and you may find some surprising discontinuities which, nevertheless, do not compromise perfect continuity with the Sacred Scriptures and Sacred Tradition. For instance, go looking for the old stuff about women not being \"proper matter\" for the sacrament of Holy Orders. Can you find it? What else can you find instead? Hint: CCC 1566",
"I agree that we should abandon the W-G White House office and depend on Law (Civil Rights Commission, or HUD or ?) to measure whether there is parity twixt the sexes in government and determine what structural impediments still exist for either biological sex or class. At this juncture, the sex equality pendulum she has traveled too far, and now it's time for him to come back to some sort of equilibrium. Look at the precipitously falling US marriage and birth rates, the latter of which, I am told, we Americans require the \"active and affirmative\" cooperation of several sexes (as opposed to some parts of the world where that cooperation is overly active but not affirmative). Look at the equality of pay (apples to apples so subtract voluntary \"family leave\") and look at college attendance which is now 60% or so female. We have gone too far and men and boys are checking out of society. That does not bode well. Well, except for the brewers and drug lords.",
"Yet another unthinking, cruel human overreach in rule making, very sad. Blessings to you Deacon Weigel, your response is perfect. We would all do well to emulate your steadfast character.",
"It's sorta like a \"triage\" metaphor. Who is the more salvageable, who is the less \"contagious\", who is less likely to \"throw me under the bus\", who is the lesser liar; who is less likely to harm my daughter; who is a better influence on my son; who would you more trust with \"the codes\"; who seems to know what they are talking about; who has been recorded as having and being proud of sexual abuse; who knows the date of the election?",
"This infringement on religious freedom is appalling. The Church should not be required to pay fees as if it were subject to secular authority any more than its clergy should live in fear of prosecution for violations of the law. This is exactly the kind of violation of the first amendment that led our Courageous Bishops to endorse the current president during the election. At least we can count on this Bishop to fight for the Church!",
"Good points.\nEven Pasteur was drummed out of the French Academy of Science for suggesting the germ theory.",
"1. Yep, and this isn't a new law. It's a parliamentary motion.\n2. It doesn't single any one religion out for special treatment.\n\nI'm really tired of saying this: READ IT!!!",
"It's a turned upside down world. Women used to love being shown extra attention . It was considered by them to be flattering and they liked being told how well they looked and smelled . Now if you do it you can be sued . What's next---opening a door for a woman will be considered a sexual invitation and grounds for a lawsuit ?",
"It's funny except for the obvious misogyny. That got old about twenty years ago.",
"Yeah, just like the Palmer jury let the preacher off some years ago after he cold-bloodedly and with proven premeditation shot two men ho were fleeing from to death in the back. Their bad luck they happened to have records. He's a murderer - but a religious one - so he gets a pass. Same deal with this smug doctor.",
"This is not funny.",
"So, all you politically correct and enlightened chefs (who were carefully selected by this \"reporter,\" I suspect), you'd have no problem with a baker whose father died in Auschwitz making a cake honoring a Nazi? You latent totalitarians sure do enjoy making others grovel and submit to the prevailing dogmas sweeping the land, don't you? How about telling the offended customer to go find a gay baker down the street? Surely one of the PC chefs would be delighted to bake his cake. But no, you want total and absolute control over what other people do and think. So much for being a tolerant liberal.",
"Ah, well, I am a great and sublime fool. But then I am God's fool, and all His works must be contemplated with respect.\n\nMARK TWAIN, letter to W. D. Howells, 1877",
"We Liberals are so abysmally tolerant that you might say we are beyond absurd! We buy into the need for deficits, you know, to ramp up the middle class whom we are continuing to outsource and export like there is no tomorrow. That's what globalism is all about. We can understand the error of our \"Dear Leader\" when he forecast $10billion per year borrowing for three years followed by a year of balanced budgets. And bango right after the election he told us ever so nicely that we will be borrowing $130billion over three years with no balanced budget. And since then the Department of Finance says we will have a two trillion dollar deficit by 2055, the largest ever by a multiple for a nation of our population size. And to add to that, our economy is not really in good shape and prospects are dim. But we are Liberals, ever so dutiful to our leader no matter how arrogant and godawful incompetent he and his finance Minister truly are. Absurd to believe that any informed person would be OK!",
"I am tired of this LGBT stuff. I am tired of Black Lives Matter.\nI have gay friends both men and women and I myself am a mix of Indian, Black and White.\nMaybe now the heterosexuals should decide to have their own parade and simulate sex acts as those in the Pride parade do in public view.",
"Methinks you doth protest too much."
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"The Fascist Left controls the FAKEStream media.",
"wow you need serious help with your hate harper stupidity",
"Another hack writer. Making this article about ludicrous but not mentioning that Canada will not give permission to enter Canada if you have ever had a pot conviction. Ever. So put that in you pipe and smoke it Christopher Ingraham.. its called \"ludicrous\"...",
"I wouldn't go so far as to say 'criminal'; incompetent, egotistic, and arrogant all work for me, though!",
"Then the man is a pig as well!",
"White inbreeds? Are you a member of Rev. Wrights church in Chicago. Or a brown or black, Cool, Cluck, Clan movement? BLM?",
"We had decades to protect our grid and harden our infrastructure for an EMP attack, and no one in power did anything other than insure their own survival. The sad fact is this....Our globalist leaders want the majority of people to die so they can re-emerge at some future date on a planet devoid of most people. They want us dead!!! That is the reality....",
"So far Trump is all angry talk and old ideas. Grumble grumble grumble softwood - push this old button. Grumble grumble grumble send a fleet. Grumble grumble grumble - build a useless wall.",
"Poor economy = fewer jobs = more time on one's hands = more sex = more STDs",
"Some parents are just losers that raise losers and society hopes that they don't run into them at the wrong time.",
"the usual stupidity since our economy was growing fine under harper , not so much under justin!",
"I'm not sure that I would call this clown makeup. Maybe just demonic makeup.",
"Those darn hurricanes are coming at the right time for some politicians, while coming at the wrong time for other politicians. Where are the statesmen?",
"Sounded like a wisecrack gone wrong...getting hung , drawn and quartered for it is absurd ....but, in this snowflake era, it likely will.\n\nIt seems that the younger generation has no ear for humour...it reminds one of of that poor ESPN character who used the word \"guerrilla\" in describing Venus Williams tactic of charging at the net but which was interpreted as \" gorilla\" by listeners who complained to ESPN with the sports commentator losing his job.",
"Garbage rag... garbage commentators.\n\nBreitbart North\n\nNot even a word about the 60 or so beautiful covered bridges in New Brunswick :\n\nhttp://www.cbc.ca/nb/interactives/coveredbridges/",
"What makes you think Trump didn't know what he was doing? More likely you are just repeating rubbish you read or listened to without a thought of your own."
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"Hmmmm, a problem that politicians can't fix........ what is new about that??",
"Another candidate for one of those jobs at CNN as a fake news natterer!\nhttp://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/2012/08/22/canada-doesnt-want-khadr-back-poll",
"Sad right wing hater discourages the golden goose that is actually representative of self-starter capitalism.",
"I still think an income tax is the way to go, any income made in the state. We had an interesting conversation with the flagger at the new railroad overpass just north of Wasilla the other day. She proceeded to tell us that the majority of the workers for the construction company were from out of state and were looking forward to wrapping up the project and heading home! Hmmm, I'll bet thats the situation with many of the projects here.",
"It's a total disincentive. Love the losers on these posts that think we need to fund their free ride. The top 20% already contribute most of the tax revenue, so these comments that we should pay more because we work hard and earn more are ridiculous.",
"Clearly Trump does not speak for US government policy so why is he there?",
"Is there anything here that surprises you. It shouldn't. Everyone, and I include those who call for radical wealth redistribution, try and pay as few taxes as possible. The wealthy amongst us have the means to be more 'sophisticated' in their approach. Such as it is, such as it will always be.",
"This is a emotional story and anyone who has seen the man and his family on television must feel as I do - very sad. But we must follow the rule of law - or be lawless. I feel for this man - and especially for his family. I'm confident that because he has a wife and kids in Kona - he'll be back in no time at all. I'm also aware of the hardship endured by all those around the world who are trying to follow our laws and immigrate to our country the right way - who have watch others cut in line by simply walking across our border. Sir, I hope you come back soon......legally.",
"He cannot keep a cork blocking his own social conservative opinions (he has just jumped in to support his Catholic faith in ignoring provincial education law), let alone those of all the WRA guys who are a big component of the UCP's institutional makeup. The UCP will try to market itself as middle of the road as the CPC did but as well as the even more pronounced social conservative tilt to the UCP, it has to deal with the fact that the CPC was unmasked and defeated just two short years ago.",
"So now all Kenai Peninsula Borough taxes go up to pay for the lawsuits because the Assembly is so misguided? This is going to cost the Borough more money than we have and for what? So that only \"christian\" or the \"right kind\" of people can give a prayer that has no place in public office to begin with. Good lord what odd priorities the six members of the Assembly have. Religion over official duty will be their downfall but once again it will cost tax payers plenty.",
"\"I’m saying that it’s not my place to say how or when he should be able to express himself. Nor is it yours. Nor is it the NFL’s.\" \n\nI wonder if professor Crisp said the same thing about Tim Tebow.",
"Sure Trump is also going to lower the rents, arrange for free utilities and provide free coffee. \nYou post without any reality that Congress will have to change the tax rates; Trump can not.",
"And having been here since before there was a PFD, I'd say the people don't spend it any better than the government, especially when it comes to wasting the childern's money. How much of it do you think gets spent of booze, cigarettes and pot? Go out and buy a new four wheeler and then at tax time they don't even have enough left to pay the income taxes on the PFD. Does everyone do that? No, but the peoples record is no better than the governmet's.",
"No, no \"but first's\". My concern was: Will sanctuary cities indirectly lead to higher taxes (?), if so, SC would face the same demise as Measure 88. That's a no-brainer, no matter how much you hate Trump.",
"Okay, I'm still waiting for these supposed impeachment hearings that liberals are hoping and praying for! Maybe Trump should hire some young intern to crawl under his desk...think that'll help?",
"I voted for Nenshi in the first two elections and I didn't in the last one. Did I become a racist over the past few years? \n\nI don't think so - I just got tired of a mayor who wants everyone to know he is the smartest guy in the room in every meeting and yet has no answers to Calgary's issues (except raising taxes).\n\nA little humility would go along way, but unfortunately you'll never get it from Mayor Nenshi.",
"The arguments on the part of the Left, the usual suspects, are made over and over again, as if this is a 'civil rights' issue. It is not.\nThis is about power and privilege.\nI note that none of you have gone to the local Imam to ask his support or advice . . .",
"Both republicans and democrats hide behind these taxes and fees. Ripping off citizens and residents is non- partisan.",
"What rights has he denied? Name them. You cannot. Your are the intolerant one not respecting differences of opinion.",
"Isn't it ironic, and very sad, that the vast majority of those commenting here who say that they \"served their Country\" haven't got the FIRST clue what Constitutional Rights and Freedom of Speech are all about? Does \"serving your county\" make you a Fascist?",
"Not much on marketing, are you? You'll forever be hidden in back rooms -- unable to sell products and ideas. Some people's gimmicks are someone else's panacea.....",
"In effect, this is a tax on the least well educated (and likely poorest) Alaskans. Bishop certainly is aware of that. If he wants to impose tax to fund education, then call it what it is and impose it fairly.",
"How is tRump the rapist going to \"make America great again,\" when he can't even tell a Pinocchio lie with a straight face? Murkowski doesn't need your vote!",
"The party of Obstruction will not work with the Republican's, they are still raving mad that Hillery Lost. Lisa is part of the problem. As a Conservative Independent Voter, I would hope they could get along and do what's good for you, I and America. The Country seems to be falling apart, neighbor against neighbor, so much Hate and Fake news. You don't know what to believe.",
"And now we know that these divisive tidbits that keep getting thrown out are pushed by Russian troll farms. It is intended to divide us and setting us to tearing at each other rather than focusing on the real, existential threats we face as Americans.\n\nIt begs some existential questions for the DP message boards, to wit:\n\n1) Which of the right-wing posters here are actual Coloradoans/Americans vs. which are paid Russian trolls?\n\n2) Why does it matter when they both occupy common ground in spreading the same lies, memes, and falsehoods?",
"It appears that scheer definitely doesn't speak for Canadians. The opposite - he sends MPs to badmouth us.\nAnd all the rest of your post is wrong too, m.",
"Futhermore, I suppose the recent tax credit by Wynne is going to offset pressures on 1st time LOCAL home buyers? What a joke....",
"\"What a country — where even the vacuous have a voice.\"",
"May I please have the right to my own self-protection from thugs like this?\n\nNot in Colorado.",
"Another mindless diatribe out of the Il Duce Trump follower attacking the messenger for revealing truth.",
"And still, none of this filth will be held to account, and the Game of Capture will continue.",
"I have zero respect for some of the old order Republicans who are kow towing to Mr Trump, John McCain in particular comes to mind.",
"Most developers would cut down the last tree in a neighbourhood if it allowed them to build another house to pad their pockets and you know it. The government most certainly needs to be involved. Just because immigrants come here does not mean we need to rip down the green-spaces to accommodate them despite your rightie rhetoric.",
"Will be interesting how long this presidency can keep making it up as they go...there really does not seem to be any coherent strategy behind their decisions...other than attempting to appease their unappeasable base.",
"The U.S. is he only modern, industrialized county which allows people to di simply because thy cannot afford to buy heat care.\nIs that something you ar proud of?\nI'm no.",
"Check closely and I'll bet a disgruntled NDP member leaked half backed claims to the police and press. More Trump style alternative facts and it's going to cost all tax payers in BC while making lawyers wealthy yet again.",
"I think the strategy of hoping they will go away isn't going to work...it is clear that the last campaign gave legitimacy to extremism and white nationalists, junior KKK, new Nazis, and fomented racism. The little 'd' was at the center of this is also no surprise...he has rested on the fringe for quite a while...\"birtherism and some other stupid stuff. It got him attention, and he found that the more stupid things he said, the more press he got...it may never have occured to him that people actually believed this bs. Of course he too brought out from under the rock Stephen Miller and Bannon, among others, who are on the tail-end of the fridge. Did you hear Miller's silly take on the Statue of Liberty? He dismissed the experience of millions! The prince of Orange broke it, he bought it, but he can't fix it because then his polling will be under 10%.",
"Yes, bring back \"We do not need a stinking police force,\" Dan! Dan is an example of just how \"easy\" it is to run a city. Absolutely clueless.",
"The laws seem to be forcing expansion on people who may not want it. \n\nHow do places like Detroit handle these growth laws...or do they just apply to areas in states such as Oregon that haven't been as damaged and over-populated yet?",
"Amen, Poly, they keep propping up that same straw man, as if they're fooling anybody -- though I must give Junkie some credit for introducing yet another stalling tactic: humility.",
"Oh please, this was just more snake oil sold by the carnival barker/ snake oil salesman in chief. How many Hoosiers will suffer with everything that was given away in tax relief to supposedly save a few jobs temporarily before being taken over by automation? You've got to study the details, because President Trump to this day, has proven that he does not sweat or even glance over them.",
"I don't have to provide proof, the Repubicans have already done that.\n\nSome of them have made a career out of it.\n\nTom Price.\n\nPaul Ryan.\n\nAnd Social Security isn't heading for any fiscal cliff.\n\nLike I said, peddle your fantasies and lies to someone more gullible than you.",
"Who Dis??? New phone...This can't be GONEGOLFIN, he's still at home doing his Bill Maher homework and setting a good example for his grandson, run and hide, run and hide...#MAGA",
"If the Globe won't report this then I will.\nhttp://www.rawstory.com/2017/03/gops-health-care-vote-will-test-koch-brothers-influence-vs-trump/\nIt seems The Globe is afraid of the Kochs as well.",
"Of course he wont, because his lawyers know he will commit perjury. Once his lawyers explain this to him in infantile terms he will find an excuse not to. Just like he said he would release his taxes.",
"Now the CRA will have to determine whether Bronfman and other Canadians did anything illegal when they moved money offshore to avoid paying taxes.\n\nI wonder why the rich don't want to pay the taxes needed to help their governments operate and provide the services and programs Canadians want and need.\n\nBy the way, I wonder how the investigative journalists got the information in the Paradise Papers. \n\nIf they could get it, why didn't the CRA and other tax authorities know? How come the tax authorities couldn't get it?\n\nAnd if the rich like the Bronfmans and others have so much influence on our governments, I wonder why the rich let our governments run huge annual deficits and carry huge government debts so people have to pay more taxes to pay off those deficits and debts and so the rich have to find ways to avoid paying more taxes.",
"This guy confused socialism with communism.\nI doubt he has one bad word to say of the outsourcing and greed that is the root of our current economic state of affairs",
"\"Lets see where did this behaviour start. Oh YA at the TEA Party rallies.\" Like I said, the behavior is inappropriate whoever does it. I don't care when or where it started.\n\n\"The old adage of politics is use the reasoning that those who do not show up are satisfied. Which of course is a myth.\" Not so in the case of Don Young. The guy is reelected over and over, usually by a wide margin. 22 times in fact. To hear the vocal minority you wouldn't think he had a chance.\n\n\"Now Republicans fail to make any public meeting because the might have some unhappy voters in attendance. I thought politicians were suppose to listen to voters not ignore them.\" Why bother, to get spit on by a vocal minority? No thanks, I don't blame anyone for avoiding a public stoning in the guise of a \"town hall meeting\". If you want to talk to him, write a letter, an email, make a phone call, or request a meeting to talk in person. Forget this mob-mentality slobbering, self-righteous fervor.",
"I have been a long-time supporter of the current administration, but the continued, obsessive pursuit of this gas line project baffles me to no end. The state is just as broke and in debt as the feds are, yet the story goes on and on about the \"need for the project\" in spite of the economic reality that it's not viable. There are so very many alternative sources of LNG worldwide that have a lower delivered price than anything from our state could approach. Even if the $$$ were there, it'll take 50 years to get the permits and approvals! Good thing we're not trying to build TAPS in 2016 ... it'd never happen in our lifetimes!",
"Hard to imagine a person less committed to Canada than this fellow. Let him stay in Boston and wreck a few more companies there.",
"\"Zimbabweans such as Ms. Magaya hoard their U.S. dollars at home, unwilling to use them for daily spending.\"\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gresham%27s_law",
"\" ... Jeffrey Lord, KellyAnn Conway and Lazy Eye Huckabee all rolled into one.\"\n\nThe last you named never fails to remind me of the rural Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples.",
"Unless its Reds that have those types of agents or thugs waiting out of dissatisfaction",
"But who will volunteer to pay more money for less utility like that.",
"Not so funny for those of us who live in Ottawa! Remember that it is not just \"lefty\" politicians living here, 99% of the population are not politicians.",
"It's high time to let the voters decide with a bond measure on the ballot. Leave the general fund alone, it is for services and day-to-day operations, not a capital project. \n\nEither way, it will INCREASE the working stiff's housing costs. Syrett, Zelenka, and Pryor are all spewing their usual BS to somehow renationalize blowing more taxpayer money without a public vote.",
"This is obviously part of the dirty tricks campaign. Suddenly there is this emerging labelling of \"white members\" of the ANC, specifically referring to people some of whom made sacrifices that the Collen Maines and Mosebenzi Zwanes could not even consider. Again we see a ANC that is sacrificing principle for expediency. In short it is no longer a coherent party, but a bunch of individuals pursuing various personal goals. In township contempt we can only say \"sies\".",
"The BOD of Commissioners should NOT have this power to tell the voters what they think is good for them (or not). This is sucking up to the timber et al faction that give big bucks to elect some of the conservatives currently sitting on the Board. Highly unethical like that hugely expensive gerry-mandering done by Bozievich to make sure that conservatives populate the Board. (Isn't it interesting Jay finds funds for pet projects but not for other things)? I find it fascinating they think someone died and left them God(s). (Excluding Pete, of course. He's the only honest and ethical Commissioner).\n\nThis clearly is depriving everyone (other than those that cozy up financially) of due process. Clearly unethical and probably Unconstitutional.",
"If I were to enumerate the problems that your beloved US has (NRA, legal KKK, no universal health care, no maternity leave, a tweeting racist megalomaniac as a president ...) I would run afoul of the character limit for comments on this site.",
"The most succinct summary of why the GOP keeps trying to pass this abysmal, harmful, deeply unpopular bill is that Republican members of Congress are more afraid of their donors than their constituents.",
"No, they are not as American as you or I. At the Trump protest downtown a few months ago, we sat at my office window and watched them wave Mexican flags and hold signs that said \"make America Mexico again.\" They make tax-free money and mail it home to Mexico, a total loss for our economy. Stop virtue signaling as if you know who and what you're talking about.",
"'White Supremacists'??? What has that got to do with anything? You have something to back up your statement? Since when has Americans not been at 'severe risks' from our enemies? You must exist in an isolated environment .",
"Surely the serial bailouts of SAA are a series of \"irrational decisions\"? Is there no legal recourse here; can't the courts strike down a decision if it is irrational? If such a challenge to the rationality of Gigaba's decision could be - and were - made, Gigaba et al. would have to convince the court that we actually need a state owned national carrier. And they wouldn't succeed, because we don't.",
"More of the same from you, Bill - sad. By the way - why do you continue to bring up Mr. Trump? He has less than nothing to do with this article and you have mentioned him demeaningly several times.",
"May I remind you of my many messages - Colorado will not tolerate your support of this mess so I do hope you've some solid new career plans in place.",
"They're both dishonest. Both New Yorkers. My husband went to high school in Chappaqua. He's friends with some of the Clintons' neighbors. A lot of them hate her with a deep passion made worse when she built a wall around her compound. Some of them are staying home this election. A lot of them are considering 3rd party for the first time in their sheepified lives.\n\nThis election may look like the entire country has gone stupid, but it is waking up a sizable minority to just how stupid they've been in the past. All Johnson needs is a plurality. I don't think he personally is going to perform any miracles, but the signal his win would send to the elites just might. We the people start to put ourselves back into control if we stop playing the game the elites insist we play. It might also help if we sent a sizable group of LIbertarians to the House and Senate. Whatever shakes up the elites' power structure is toward the good of the people and the states.",
"So anxious to see Trudeau fail they can't even root for our country. \n\nAs their Dear Leader Harper used to say; Sad, really.",
"Part 11 of 12\nF. Panders to the loudest voice of the mob.\nJules Bailey heard a very small group of disruptive know-nothing attention seekers who noisily demanded rent control. Unable to resist the call to pander, Jules Bailey, who had never as a legislator nor county commissioner sponsored or publicly called for a bill to change Oregon law to allow rent control, had a miraculous epiphany revealing his newly found belief in rent control. Again, no facts nor data nor research nor defensible reasoned arguments nor public debate were used in the commission of this craven capitulation.\n\nBailey said he would lobby legislators for rent control. Not a single member of the Oregon Legislature has come forward to support Bailey’s pandering proposal for Rent Control.\n\n\nRichard Ellmyer\nPortland voter and citizen activist since 1975",
"But y'all want us to help y'all to pay for your choo-choo...a choo-choo where almost 3/4 of Oahu has no use for. get real",
"Every Provence from Ontario west will have a conservative Priemier by 2019. Their will be NO flashing of a dead boy on the beach face down or a \" anything but Harper \" campaign funded as \" union negotiation fees \" \n\nOne must muse how desperate the raging left is becoming with the looming presidency of Trump. \n\nPsssst Justin, Trump isn't a globalist - now what little potato?",
"Just crazy! I'm glad some realize they will b out when their election comes..most don't seem to care in the senate..glad my rep hears us!! WeThePPL will remember this issue come NOV! Refusal to cut spending but give run around excuses for taking the PFD..smh",
"I'm sorry to hear of this drug mixed in with the normal stuff that the people in this situation are used to.\n\nThese are the front line runners, warriors, survivalists, chance takers. Its their mission that we can't afford to support. Its like a James Bond movie. If you can get in and get out great. But we have know knowledge of this and we can't help you.\n\nI'd suggest that we send out flyers like dropping leaflets in north Korea. We'd like to help you but your on a path that is of self destruction. The fact is we can't win this war by saving all the kamikazes. You've been warned just like the warning on smoke packs. \n\nSure I'd like you to raise property taxes to give me a new set of lungs after all the smoking I've done over the years and the warning you've given me. But that isn't going to happen.\n\nI'd suggest to the government that they do their best to inform the people in the drug problems of the situation but the last decision is one who is willing to gamble with death.",
"Kendzior needs to run for President and show us all how its done. Clearly she thinks she knows better than everyone else. Calling Trump \"anti-American\"? This kind of extreme Liberal arrogance is what got them into trouble in the first place.",
"Doyle seriously think a guy like Trump... With his billions and thirty years in the spotlight is actually some sort of \"outsider\"... He's as much a part of the system you decry as anyone else....",
"OMG elksheriff6, you one heartless buggah",
"This is amusing. Trump used the power of the No vote, with his question of \"What have you got to lose\", to put his billionaire friends into power. So the voters didn't figure it out in time, and have put the \"investors and rentiers\" in power.",
"Her promises seem so desperate. Anything to keep your job hey Crusty? Oh by the way we had a better than expected surplus? I can barely afford to live in this city. Bridge tolls are crippling. Gas, food, and home pricing is outrageous. So don't try to dazzle me with your so called \"Wind fall of cash\" Your services are no longer required. Take your free cars and pay top ups and go away. Call for another election and you will be defeated like no one ever before in Provincial Elections. I vote. No confidents.",
"Ken Buck for anything?? He has selected the wrong path as a die-hard supporter of Donald Trump, and with that failure, he now looks to escape national politics. He is at high risk and won't be re-elected to the House, even in a conservative district...If you wonder re his effectiveness, check out his website. He is a career politician and a very small voice in the grand scheme. Who needs extremists on either end of the spectrum??? Get rid of them and elect moderates of both parties and even new parties who can play with others in the DC sandbox...",
"It's time to admit that the green energy jobs, just like unicorns, did not magically appear in Ontario. \n\nWith crippling sub-sovereign debt overhang, some of the highest electricity rates in North America, increasing taxes (see cap & trade), and an economy partially held up by a housing bubble, there is little reason for optimism. \n\nOne of the principal architects of this failed plan in Ontario, Gerald Butts, is now a key adviser to our inexperienced figurehead PM, and we seem poised for similar wasted time and money at the federal level with limited economic benefits to show for it.",
"I'm sure a lot of over-tax citizens of this State want to know what happened to \"Mufi Hannemann\" who originally push for the rail system. He is no where to be found in the news.\n Now the greedy Democrats, with close to a billion dollar in surplus, cannot satisfy another greedy Democrat Mayor Caldwell in paying for this mis-management funds Rail system. \n With all the TAX money these greedy Democrats took from our hard earn dollars, having problems to fund the rail completely. \n Why does the people of Hawaii continue to keep these tax-addicted Democrats in power is beyond me. My guess is when election comes around only the State/union government workers go to the poll to retain these Democrat legislatures.\n If there is no change at the election poll, families here are going to continue to struggle and survive in this State. More locals will move to the mainland, while others will take the homeless route. \n Wake up Hawaii!!",
"'\nTrump mocks handicapped, \n\n…mental note to self, \n\n…pretend that didn't happen, \n\n…carry on as if all is just peachy keen in Trumpland.",
"Not complaining about \"corporate interests\" sir. If they can make a fair profit without subsidies then fine. I`m pretty specific who I am concerned with. I`m an old retired Alaskan voter concerned with corruption in the peoples house, enabled through illegal gerrymandering and conflicted legislators who have in the past and still are in positions to steer billions in revenue away from the owners of the oil (us) to their employers.. Or are you one of the republicans who believes the cartel owns the oil just because they leased the rights to share the benefit with the state from it`s production? \nI never said Alaska was Kansas. You can dismiss your Kansas corporate socialist brethren`s wise realization that your trickle down economics doesn`t work. It speaks volumes. Your a shameful pandering shill.\n 62% of the public testimony on HB115 was supportive of a broad based progressive tax or a sales tax. Try to keep up Hawkins. Do you still put oil on your pancakes in the mornings?",
"On behalf of the roadkill rights association of America I object and express my heartfelt offense at you equating our sadly deceased members with that yellowish mouldy growth under Trump's hat.",
"So what does this mean? Just trying to salvage the next election? Will Alaskans get the remainder of this years PFD? \n\nThis appears to be a stunt and nothing more.",
"Couldn't address the question in my post, Poopeypants ?\n\nTroll elsewhere.",
"with Hawaii's minimum wage who can afford anything here in Hawaii anymore. Unless your a politician taking money from tax payers and continuously robbing from hard working folks",
"OS: You state you live on a slice of heaven out in the country. You have critters roaming about. \n\nYour problem with motley is not with CRITTERS, its that he is RIGHT and YOU are WRONG..............",
"If all that happens is that political donations become restricted that will have been worth the effort.\nBTW people over 45 looking to make life here long term don't count with you?",
"How incredibly tacky. The owner might have money but definitely has no education or taste.\n\nI am reminded of the glitzy and faux French indulgence of the Loathsome trump.",
"Thank you.\nLike the deeply flawed ruling from that idiot judge in Seattle, this will not stand.\nFrom the piece \" Trump's plan will likely evolve during congressional negotiations before it becomes law.\"",
"But Denver has a low quality voter pool, so here we are.",
"If saving a few extra couple of bucks or buying a stereo whatever are more important than standing behind your own country, well, I guess, follow your \"heart\" ....May I respectfully ask why you don't move to Trumpland if this is where your heart is?",
"The realestate agents pulling in that kind of money are virtually non-existent! By and large they live from pay cheque to pay cheque ... that are few and far between. They like most other small businesses need the tax breaks just to survive let alone plan for a future.",
"I' guessing the US Securty agencies will have a thing or two to say about how \"Loose Cannon\" Trump functions. These people are not fools. \nGo ahead Mr Trump, keep trashing them, we'll see how well that will work for you in the long haul",
"Exactly! They admit they don't even know how much money the GET surcharge will raise if extended. Not the lawmakers, not HART, not the Mayor. Bozos all of them, IMO. But, \"just give me the money\" is the only refrain they know. \n\nThe FTA report later this week is going to be the best piece of fiction since Moby Dick.",
"42 or so people sold their properties to this guy. How is it his fault or blame? Don't want change, do not sell.",
"Are you implying one of those may be you, Schmelter?\n\nBecause -- no.",
"I don't know why you called Klastri the failed ACLU lawyer. It was the Donald after all who filled bankruptcy on more than one occasion. \n\nI would not be willing to be president. I have no government experience so I would also be like theDonald, a fish out of water.",
"\"It will be a tiny church, but a convinced church, and it will be willing to suffer,\" he added.\n\nThis guy sounds exactly like Chaput. They believe the church is for a chosen few and everyone else can go to you know where.",
"So it is all those evil Republicans over at the U of O who are responsible for the ever-increasing tuition and fees! I was curious about who it was. The liberal professors sure don't seem to be turning their increased salaries down, though.\n\nI look forward to Ryan and Joanne's letter to the editor when the new sales tax being sponsored by SEIU hits the poor here in Oregon. It won't even have the exemptions traditional sales taxes have on food, medicine and necessities.",
"You could be right, to some degree anyway when it comes to our partisan ways being encouraged.\n\nI strongly disagree with your seeming admiration of Pres.-Elect Donald Trump though. If he follows through in his present manner, we will have a dictator of a major power on our hands. He is already threatening major corporations as he lives in his lavish tower and refuses to reveal his tax information. He's hiring like-minded people to help him rule. God know how the US will put themselves back together when the fiasco is over--I hope it's short-lived.\n\nHis wish to control every single aspect of the country shows more of an inclination towards communism that capitalism and I wonder sometimes if companies may decide to take their head-offices elsewhere.",
"Amazing that we got practically nothing we hoped for from this president in terms of holding banks, corporations and insurance companies accountable, and he's still the most hated liberal around. I'd love to have seen the squealing if he'd taken advantage of our historic opportunity. Oh well, maybe NEXT time the Republicans run the car into the ditch we'll not waste any time compromising with them.",
"Trudeau made a big deal of going to the UN and railing against the politics of division.\n\nYet here at home, he is trying to pit francophones against anglophones for his own partisan purposes, at a time when the linguistic wars in Quebec were dormant.",
"the chinese don't pay taxes yet we let them in by the millions and they demand medical care and attention. I am sick of it. i pay into the system and I have no access while refugees and tax avoidance chinese are lapping it up.",
"Ahhhh... Action, not words my friends. I don't agree with what he did but he did do what he felt was in his conscience. \n\nI pose the question to many out there condemning him. How many are you willing to sacrifice watching Monday Night Football? Purchasing NFL merchandise? Refusing to frequent businesses that advertise during NFL games? Write letters to the school board? Boycott sporting events and supporters of the events? Start a grass roots movement based on your beliefs to let these people know that you do not approve by hitting them in the pocket book and in ballot box? Not many... As long as your cell phone, internet, social media is not screwed with, all of you will continue to be sheep or play the keyboard commando and complain but not act.\n\nJFK said it best and it should be the mantra of these difficult times for America:\n\n \"And so, my fellow Americans: Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.\"",
"I hate these things, but here we go again. Where is Al Gore and his Carbon Credits that you had to buy from his company? I wonder if the people that want 732 will tax themselves every time they use a baggie, garbage bag, toothbrush, shoes and anything else that is a fossil fuel product??? AND, the We have NO time to waste, do it now, it's an emergency, or we're all going to die tomorrow.... I really enjoy statements like, \"The initiative is designed to be revenue neutral, meaning the tax revenue increase from fossil fuels would be mostly offset by decreases in other taxes.\" When has that ever happened? I SAY NO TO 732!!!!",
"Why the sad sad comments from obamma and Hillary supporters??? Complaints about costs, you didn't complain when Bill launched hundreds and hundreds of them to deflect against his infadelity.",
"You clearly are not reading this story. It is about a federal congressman not a state one. So if you pay Federal income tax you would be effected by those that think we should give tax payer money to everyone with their handout. $15 for some 16 year old kid flipping a burger, give me a break.",
"Again, McLeod, everyone on the planet now knows that you hate Walker. You never have anything worth reading to post, it's just more of the same. You and Art Chance should get together and have a contest; see who can post the most negative comments about our governor and Democrats. And then try to figure out if there is anyone that takes either of you seriously. Good luck with that one.",
"I find it sad that an \"educator\" and KITV / NPR \"political analyst\" would take such a backward position that flies in the face of a well educated Hawaii and the rule of law. Perhaps just typical of the dim witted approach that seems to be making many far reaching and consequential decisions of late? And not just here but all over the world.",
"To kill our economy in order to meet the goals of a non-binding treating being ignored by the biggest polluters is madness.",
"Wynne is offloading the astronomical costs of this reduction onto generations who were not old enough or more than likely not even born to vote for her incompetence.................how cowardly is that.\n\nOk Ontario voters................you helped make this mess, are you going to compound the problem by letting your kids and grand kids become economic slaves to this THEFT?",
"And why exactly do we want to embrace a country with no human rights laws in place, they are communists and devious conniving criminals. We will only lose jobs and end up buying inferior products at high prices. I say ignore them altogether. If we can't make it here we don't need it.",
"Punishing you and many others, that worked the work, and sometimes not to their liking as far as some jobs, but one had to do what they had to in order to keep their heads above water, raise a family, educate the children,paying their taxes, now because of being responsible for our lives we are being told well ya have to pay your share....\nNot much of an incentive for anyone I am starting to think . Having said that I believe that being taxed should be done in a fair for the folks caught in the middle,just do not want to everything that I worked going to a high flying bunch of politicians their waste and lacked of management and of no budgets or even an attempt to balance one.",
"If anything is \"sad\" it's your regular attempts to portray yourself as the arbiter of what others say, when your comments rarely make any sense. Introducing 19th century farmers into the discussion of contemporary elections in Virginia is a sophomoric attempt to draw attention to yourself instead of contributing to the discussion.",
"Ah, too bad your Donald guy doesn't receive praise. Sometimes you just need to do some good to be worthy.",
"Who wants to go to the White House with Lying-Don-The-Con there? It's a 'Dump' anyways right?",
"And yours is plotting the destruction of Canada on Khan Island with Hillary and Soros. \nAt least with Trump we get all the facts...\nYou slippery slimy Liberals are taking our country by whispers",
"Brett Oppegaard: why don't you ask the Syrian \"opposition\", i.e. al-Qaeda and ISIS to escort you on your trip since that's who you think should rule Syria? I'm sure they'd be happy to foot your bill.",
"Sadly, Trump, et al, will be the last one(s) on the planet to figure that out.\n\nHow did/do you punish your child(ren)?"
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"Clearly, ISIS has nothing on angry, white gunmericans.",
"Oh give us a break! Can't you lefties do anything else but prattle on about race?",
"The corrupt media are still race baiting. \nI'm going to say it again.........for a Trump win it had to be part of many races voting for him, the demographics prove NYT to be lying racist bigots who use race to divide people. To the corrupt media idiots, it couldn't have been the dissatisfaction of the mainstream population of bolder parts of all races in this country with the Clinton/ Obama policies.",
"Prove it. lol The coward in chief is too afraid to release his tax returns like sweet Hillary, and all past presidents and challenges have done for decades. Face it we have a corrupt coward as president.",
"Right on Comrade! Burn it down! Burn it ALL down!!! No more Press! No more voting! Then we can rebuild a new swamp from scratch using straw..and sticks...and bricks! One deplorable nation governed by deplorable leaders....wait...what?",
"BlackAcre, This is the rantings of someone who can not control what his brain is doing. Idiotic comparisons are usually only found in immature persons. I guess loincloth and war bonnets are the sign of sane people in your mind. Read what intelligent people think about the issue of religious behaviour.",
"Doesn't AR sound like a little smug Mr. Know-it-all ?",
"C. Dolan wants to prevent that Catholics will not donate money in fear that donation will be used to pay for the clergy sex abuse victims compensations. He is spinning his little brain. \nYou would think a Cardinal would be a men of God, pray for the Holy Spirit's guidance instead spinning his little brain. \nIn light of C. D's tract record, who will trust this clergy 'conmen'?",
"So is it still a source of great entertainment watching America trying to deal with illegals and are Americans still racists because of it? \n\nEven for Canada the hypocrisy is stunning, possibly surpassing the display of selling 25 billion dollars of arms to the worst human rights violator in the world.",
"That's the lamest excuse that someone like Hillary can come up with after her defeat. Democrats (and a lot of the Liberal media around the world) just underestimated Trump. Plain and simple. \n\nNothing more pitiful than a sore loser.",
"What a sad and pathetic post.\n\nYour 'hope' should be on the Trumpster to not mess this up too badly - like he did with the 'replacement' part of destroying America's healthcare process, and with his Muslim ban, and his picks for AG and Education Secretary and Commerce and Health and Secretary of Russi ... er, I mean \"State\".. Et cetera.",
"Duncan is a crook, he always has been.",
"[It never ceases to amaze me how conservatives and idiots like Eastman can call for smaller and less intrusive government]\nIt takes a certain kind of mindset to call for less intrusive government \"except when it comes to my issues\" as it functions upon an unquestionable belief of righteousness. Strangely enough, it's has a striking similarity to those claiming to be deeply religious.",
"Your headlights went straight up cause that is called ICEFOG.. you should see when ice fog moves into ANC and all streetlights go straight up. Uhh, do some of you live out of state? Or idiots or something, I'm confused suddenly with your lack of environmental knowledge.",
"We are falling into the rhetoric of the US left / right dichotomy and the press does nothing to discourage this. Foolishness.",
"If nobody is hurt, push it off the damn road and send them a bill."
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"They're of no value or use.",
"Rightontheleft is on crack. Just move on folks nothing to see here.",
"It will never be \"cleaned up\" until the citizenry are willing to acknowledge the uncomfortable truth of the situation.",
"Social license is a crock!!",
"From looking at the maps, the buffer to any of the Wallace Falls park trails is quite generous. I have zero recreational concerns about this sale. Stop wasting effort here and look for matters of actual concern.\n\n\"They want to void the sale, force the state to perform a full environmental impact statement *and recoup any legal expenses.*\"\n\nBy which they mean: bill above actual rates for Equal Access to Justice Act reimbursements.\n\nWhen a law was proposed to limit legal reimbursements for EAJA claims to no more than $200 per hour, it was environmental groups who sunk the bill, because it hurt their business model of paying recent grads and a paralegals normal wages to produce mountains of paperwork more than the state lawyers have the time to disprove, win a suit based not on its merits but on uncontested claims, and file for reimbursements at the rates they claim as their standard, not necessarily what they actually paid, with the difference funding perks for their principals.",
"aint it great. a bunch of desperados trying to find a crime out of thin air. and they can't make it happen so they scream louder n louder. the space trump takes up in their heads is astounding.",
"I don't live in Thornton, so this isn't really my fight, though, I live and use that intersection almost daily. Have the people who are pushing for Top Golf been down to the one in Centennial? What an eyesore! That one is in the middle of an office park, where is belongs. Yes, there is I-25 and a Wal-Mart there, but the rest of the area is homes. I'm not sure people realize just how ugly and distracting this thing will be. Good on Thornton for adding a few hundred minimum wage jobs and some tax revenue, I guess.",
"Anyone who has never been an actual responder to any real emergency situation, whether at the headquarters section level or where the rubber actually meets the road, is too ignorant to do much more than whine about their own personal situation.\n\nWe see that regularly nationwide.",
"No, he is using them to make himself and his buddies richer. Try reading what is really going on before it is too late. Read about Trump's Washington Hotel, nicknamed the DC Swamp. He is a con-man, albeit a good one, and has fooled a great many Americans.",
"If that custom cabinetry is costing that much you are getting screwed.",
"Looks like potential white-out conditions in the area, by the picture.",
"I reckon any attempt to demolish the iconic Robert E Lee in Hazard County, would have dire consequences.",
"Change the headline and recycle the trash. Put lipstick on the pig and try selling it again. I hope that Saunders doesn't think that he is selling a piece of investigative journalism here. He is just another one of the many war drummers the the Globe uses in this ongoing pro war propaganda bought and paid for by those who seem exempt from being held responsible for the death and destruction that they inflict around the world.",
"Not nearly as \"convenient\" as it is for the shooter.",
"Rolling blackouts \nElevators not operating in Waikiki and downtown \nAir conditioning not working for hours",
"Lee should give up....",
"if this guy doesn't like it, why doesn't he go after his peers for creating this situation in the first place? Cry me a river!",
"And again, as I said earlier, likely none of your suppositions is true. This guy wasn't calculating the odds of Colorado executing him, or whether anyone in Walmart would shoot back. People who get as messed up as him simply don't care.",
"N U T S !",
"Based on the interim budget negotiated by both parties in Congress over the weekend, which looks more like an Obama budget (where Trump gets nothing, not a penny for his wall) I prefer to wait for actual negotiations, actual proposals, actual counter proposals to decide whether the US is sticking it to us over NAFTA. There is very little he's done that the Courts, Congress and even his own cabinet members haven't struck down, watered down or walked back. And we know he claims even tiny gains, or bad legislation, as victories. So he may well do so in trade, because he's a transactional president who lives for things he can claim as victories, even if they aren't.",
"And the tarsand boys head off to work as the price heads towards the 30s level.\n\nOn BNN they mentioned the possibily of the gooey sands being controlled by SUncor CNQ and possiby Cenovus....lol on the last one. Fort Mac has a growing problem....well DUH...in a one horse province a forever growth pattern is insane, dumb, weird, unreasoneble, unsustainable..ect. Go back to ag and tourisn Alta and let the environmnet heal.....but not before the gooey tarsand boys pay up for the atrocities that is being assaulted there as we speak.\n\nMy Tesla 3 is on order.",
"The rail was to to alleviate traffic, that doesn't work so it was to create jobs, now you say it is to create slums.",
"One interesting side note is that some builders are advertising their properties on TV already as being \"close to rail transit stations\", when NO station downtown or Ala Moana is paid for or confirmed!",
"Hewa is the word: this project, military build up by US in illegally occupied Hawai'i, Imperialist US foreign policy, & negligent US domestic policy.\n\nPEOPLE - low frequency & infrasonic sound waves pose threat to *already stressed* human health. Osprey are known to be very dangerous (that's why no one wants them. DoD needs to scrap 'em). \nWILDLIFE - status critical & *endangered* plants & animals at > risk, game migration due to displacement & fleeing noise/vibrations\nEROSION - serous threat to infrastructure harm from wind & LF vibrations, dust, landslides, etc. Kaua'i geology is crumbly & ancient.\nVISITOR INDUSTRY - 1 million visitors per year come seeking to experience the Kaua'i's natural beauty by land & sea - West Kaua'i would be most impacted for loss of business. \nQUIET ENJOYMENT - kiss it goodbye (day AND night) Kaua'i & Niihau\nHOST CULTURE - recognize FREE HAWAII\n\nIf this plan gets pushed thru, as usual, we can expect community resistance like those in Okinawa & Mauna Kea.",
"\"Definitely not good judgment.\"\n\nOn whose part?",
"For retireefinally anything he doesn't like is \"lefty\". That includes the driver of the silver Hyundai that cut him off last week, the trees out back that scrape his roof, and his long suffering wife.\n\nBut don't expect anything involving political theory or logical reasoning.",
"Seeing the user name \"watchingalaskadie\" would cause me to wince every time. After reading these comments my wincing days may be over. I commented earlier that seniors and the disabled should have been exempted from the cut. Beyond that I really don't see a problem with all Alaskans getting over a $1000 in their bank accounts from the state we live in. I personally could care less about enriching the box stores next month. My TV is working fine as is my washer and dryer and if they stopped working, I'd replace them with the money I earn from my JOB. The PFD has long been a magnet for outsiders to bring their families and cash in. In addition they tap in to our other resources - mainly subsidized housing and Denali Kid Care. \n\n If the Governor can cut it in half, with little notice and without the vote of the people, you know it's going away anyway. Perhaps this could be more palatable to many of you if the State offered that one time payout. just end it.",
"HA! Sorry..now you may know a little bit about how the people up north feel by being totally ripped off by RTD. We were promised rail service and paid taxes to get it, and got nada..and never will. RTD is a corrupt business and I'm sick of paying extra on my utility bill for them.",
"This Bozo aside we better climb out of our dream world and quickly realize that we would be in real trouble if the Americans began to take economic action against us, which may well happen in Junior continues down the route he has been going the last year. To start with I am sure we will have to spend money, and proper money on Defense and curb our immigration policies for a start.",
"\"\"slams Mayor Kirk Caldwell and his administration for lacking benchmarks and mismanaging programs aimed at sheltering people.\"\"\n\nAre we surprised at the homeless programs inefficiency, or the rail for that matter?",
"The Lease was illegal. It was more like industry and the state conspired, with a large amount of incompetence on the State level thrown in.",
"It's a 'harsh reality'show.",
"Yeah, because that won't fail. No one will be allowed to build the needed apartments with our NIMBY attitude in this city.",
"With amusement, I note the phrase \"experts on Alaska's economy who know what the stakes are...\" Guess that rules out me, and other non-elites. We, the people, are clearly confused. We equate the 10,000 jobs lost from the governor's veto of your dividends, and the poverty that it caused, more noteworthy than the 10,000 jobs \"at risk\" from cuts to government overspending. Mr. Cole, like most \"experts\" confines his discussion of cuts to \"roads\", schools, police, airports--(all \"Agency Operations) and equates them to what \"free people\" want. Yet he conveniently forgets that the walled off \"Formula Programs\" and \"Statewide Programs\" total over $5 billion--and far exceed what Alaskans want. To Mr Cole, this part of the budget is off limits. \n\nHe equates \"good schools\" with more money. No! Good schools come from innovation, high standards, elements of choice (freedom to choose) and accountability for results.\n\nCan we trust promises to cut? At least it's moving in the right direction.",
"Sounds to me like Langley has a problem of their own making.",
"I'm curious about the notion \"The citizens of Springfield overwhelmingly do not want these businesses in town\"\nIf someone is opening a business - assumably to be profitable - doesn't it stand to reason that people do want these businesses in town? That whole supply and demand thingy....",
"Since Mayor Ethan and company found a way to get this tax in place outside the Tax cap there is no way property owners will see a dime in property tax reduction. Wish I owned the gas station just on the other side of the Hayflats. Commuters will gas up there and the Muni won't sees any of that revenue.\n\nThe Muni, like the State has a spending, not a revenue problem. Their SAP program still doesn't work, so they will be paying more consultants and adding more staff to feed that monster. So much for seeing ypur $131!! We continue to add programs to enable and attract more homelessness in Anchorage. Seems like last week they were lamenting how many times EMS was responding to emergency calls down by Beans Cafe (non-paying customers) ... this week they are raising fees because the have too many calls. Seems like we just keep feeding the problem.",
"I wanted to buy a condo in downtown Toronto-a building in the start of construction had a \"presentation centre\" just down the street and when I inquired about a unit was told \"that it sold out in a matter of days\"--I was told Chinese (non Canadian residents) were buying up all the units for their children attending university---this really angers me---there should be a law on the books that unless you have resided in this country for at least a few years these units should be offered to Canadian citizens--those having resided here >5 years---this is grossly unfair and needs to STOP",
"Untreated TDS strikes again....",
"Nothing but bad things happen when your leader makes Bozo the Clown look like a genius. \ntRump will be a disaster for the USA's present and future, since he has no clue what he is supposed to be doing.",
"They should clawback from the board members like the crooked mayor.",
"Agreed. Freeland has never created a job, met a payroll, or been in a job long enough to face the consequences of her actions. She's a skipping stone.",
"Another head buried in the sand that can't handle the truth.",
"At least Lenny Bruce is not afraid.",
"James,\nWrong on all guesses. It's the apparently able-bodied people on our street corners, holding up signs, begging for handouts. I will allow that there are some of them who are down on their luck and will bounce back eventually. I will also allow that there are some who have adopted begging as a way of life; perhaps due to mental illness, maybe abusive relationships, or just plain laziness. It really doesn't matter.\nMy point is that if the number of non-contributing citizens, indigents or otherwise, increases, it's possible that our present economic/social structure will become unstable and collapse. Under those circumstances disaster will be visited upon us indiscriminately. If you think the wealthy are immune, some probably are. But those whose wealth is essentially returns on investments or cash in the wall safe, will have lost everything.",
"NankuliBoo needs to go back under his rock as he must have missed the fact that it is not funded and probably (hopefully) will not be",
"so the whole direction of this story has been sanitized from Justin celebrating Trump's abandonment of climate change and the economic opportunities it might bring for Canada to the \"Little Potato\" standing in defense of climate change \n\nwhat the heck is going on here, do I have to get the real news from \"The Rebel\" now",
"I really don't know! Cant trust the politicians, can't trust anyone!",
"Same thing, just different name...both of these so called Mayors plus Mufi is leaving the next generation of Hawaii residents in debt and probably a lower standard of living because of the taxes that will be extended far beyond the current law with a possible increase of property taxes just to pay for rail. Add the national debt that many generations of Americans must carry leaves very little reason to be happy in Hawaii.\n\nSeeing the names that has surfaced in this Blair piece leaves little to rejoice as all are willing liberals to give money away for their pet projects without concern for the national debt and the debt placed on Hawaii.\n\nWhen these \"politicians\" reach term limits, they merely seek another office that essential extends their terms in their previous office as they still maintain the same \"connections\" as in their previous office.\n\nHawaii politics and politics in general is a complete farce and will carry us on the same path as Rome...",
"There is no proof the company found anything. Could just be part of a fight to influence tax credit legislation.",
"Money talks and bull $hit walks. No conviction....I don't think so!",
"I believe that Justin actually is a cardboard cutout. 2D and no depth.\n\nAnd perhaps Mr Butts is behind this after all. $10.5 million will buy a lot of votes from a certain community in Canada.",
"Similar, but different. Nobody out there in the inlet to bite the bubbles.",
"Oh, and why is that boat taking on water? A: Because it was a really bad law foisted on the American taxpayer.",
"Same old denial from Joe.",
"more insanity from our legislature in Juneau! Seriously don't they have anything better to do with their time?",
"When my neighbor(s) charges for guest to be there I call that a business not a social gathering. When \"guest\" have to pay an annual membership fee of $ 60 to use the facility it is no longer a house on the block; it is a business. It is the looks like a duck, walks like a duck, quacks like a duck.....its a duck.",
"Once this gets out, people that have the means will shun Hawaii. The business climate already is in the tank as the worst in the nation, now this. Add to that the incompetence, massive fraud of the rail disaster, and politicians that do nothing but hang their foolish debt around our necks and there you have it. Not to mention the traffic. Soon Oahu will come to a standstill, and businesses will leave. Then every problem we have now will be far worse. The smart folks that can see 5-10 years out will start to look at the other islands, especially the Big Island where land and opportunity are in abundance.",
"I think it is more precise to say we have an allergy to resource development done traditionally - where the government incentivises multinational companies like crazy with tax and royalty breaks even as myriad social and environmental impacts are isolated from the project as externalities - thereby disenfranchising the locals as it is they who unavoidably pay those costs, generally with limited to non-existent compensation or acknowledgement. It is about time we developed that allergy- we need a better way of doing things and one that includes spreading the wealth and the costs more effectively, not one that continues enriching those who already have more than they need- or in many cases deserve. Even the US electorate has declared support for that- just in case you have not been paying attention.",
"ahh yes, Steve, plying on that old anti American fear/sentiment to pull at the heartstrings. It's a communist system which has no basis in today's modern world and only one politician, Maxime Bernier, has had the cahones to stand up and say it needs to be abolished (and he's practically a dairy farmer too). It's never going to happen here because our politicians are too afraid of the backlash and losing votes/seats. Thanks to the current Potus we may just see this scam downgraded somewhat and some competition opened up in the dairy aisle.",
"One of the most pervasive myths about Trump is that he's a brilliant businessman. He isn't. It's a man that started at third base while the real estate market hit a homer, convinced himself it was his brilliance, and STILL barely managed to escape financial ruin many times, only by the deft of his bankruptcy attorneys. \n\nFour massive bankruptcies, hundreds of lawsuits by unpaid contractors, creditors, and labor groups, his real liquid income hidden under an abyss of real estate vehicles. Strip away his daddy's cash and his army of attorneys, and you have just an angry old white man that would probably be buying up gold bullion and gold-plated commemorative coins if not for his east coast pedigree. \n\nThe only thing that stands out more than Trump's poor temperament, is his astonishing business stupidity. Especially given he started with $200 million from his old man in the 1970s (which today would be closer to $700 or $800 million), which he still managed to lose several times over.",
"Something tells me there is some financial \"lobbying\" going on. Its not going to go our way until we end the corruption folks.",
"Like many others I have no faith in this government to get this right. \n\nThe only thing going well in Ontario is real estate and if this blows up it will have negative consequences on the whole economy.",
"Is the show going to cover Jack's dad's pivotal role in shutting down a legal native Hawaiian trading post across the street from his house? The dad made the statement he was going to drive the bulldozer himself when he succeeded in shutting it down using the city and pull he had with the neighborhood board. the story of sixies cali surfer drug dealers and the north shore is a story waiting to be told more widely. maybe it should be a pbs series also.",
"Balderdash, those contrails were the reason for the assembly's vote last night to raise gas taxes, costing the poor in this city vital money to pay for necessities. There has to be some sort of dangerous chemical in there somewhere.",
"He’s always claiming to be a victim. Through three platforms he is always a victim. Good for calling it out. But it won’t change a thing.",
"It's all situational and indefensibly anecdotal based on your whims at the moment. The McDougals have found a way to profit from a patch of land that you and others have deemed untouchable. They'll probably do it again, and everyone in your leftist camp will respond accordingly. It's a position devoid of value. It's priceless that you believe otherwise.\nYou don't scratch below the surface concerning those whose business practices you respect because that would involve thought and effort. To your credit, you've been remarkably consistent on that score.",
"That's what I want from a Community Centre, corners of shag carpet coated with lice, scabies, ticks, fleas, dried urine sediment and drool, plus, bonus, the odd splatter of cheap liquor, and the chance to get yelled at by groups of disheveled persons off their meds.\n\nYum yum, brilliant idea there, Parks Board.\n\nPlease return sanity, and have Community Centers stop being the sleep-nannies of society's street people.\n\nI am all for providing housing for them, through my tax money, but no, not in Community Centers where six year old kids play...",
"Sarcasm is ill-becoming a City councilperson. \n\nPlace yourself on paid administrative leave while we investigate further.",
"We shouldn't have to feel thrilled when we are let off the hook from getting ripped off.",
"Today City Manager Brad Miyake declined to engage Bellevue's independent electrical analyst to validate our better solution (the same one PSE installed to provide reliable power to downtown Bellevue). In his refusal, Mr. Miyake gave several technical explanations of why PSE's solution would serve the community better.\n\nHowever, Mr. Miyake erred on several important points, according to two experts who were employed as transmission and distribution engineers by PSE for more than 20 years each.\n\nThe City refuses to expend any funds to get the answers we seek. CENSE is now considering raising our own funds to answer these important questions. If our solution is cheaper, produces better reliability, and preserves this beautiful urban boulevard in East Bellevue, it should be validated before destruction of these trees begins.\n\nMany thanks to the tribal leaders who helped us understand the importance of saving trees for their environmental and spiritual benefits.",
"sounds like 2 season tickets being dumped",
"Yes, of course they would like to make a quick exit. Ideally before the facility opens, and everyone realizes it can't do what its promised and that it was nothing more than a bailout of Ian McGregor by his good friends in the Government of Alberta.\n\nAnother white whale paid for by taxpayers to bail out a failed business venture.",
"Seriously you want President Trump to agree to a blind sale of all his companies because a company is using one of his properties/resorts to hold their annual convention. This is nuts, no sane person would do that even if they are President of the USA. Yes he will make money but did he force that company to use his resort, no. Is he doing something illegal for that company, no. So you want him to just sell off all his owns, not because he is doing something illegal but because it looks bad. That's crazy and you're nuts and should be barred from writing anymore articles for the Examiner.",
"He was also part of the black market ohia trade operating out of Puna, around Pohoiki road. Look around in Kona and see all the ohia log lanai's and other uses of ohia logs for their decorative appearance. These Mosha cult groups around Pahoa are also into smuggling different vegetation in, from places like Australia. It might have been something as innocent as bringing in some potted eucalyptus trees but Rapid Ohia Death started in a 1-mile radius of Pohoiki road over 3 years ago. It could have been contained but DLNR decided to just observe. It was funny/sad to see Ohia Rapid Death start showing up in Kona and nobody seemed to notice it was being spread by transport from Pahoa to Captain Cook via Highway 11. Ellis was cutting down ohia from State land to use for things like horse corrals, jungalows, fences, lanai posts, etc. It is easy to figure out who the partners were, just look up Hardwood businesses in Pahoa, there are at least 3. Where is there hardwood in Pahoa? Oh, well.",
"Mr. Spicer is the mouthpiece for a racist bigot, who is drowning in conflicts and incompetence. He needs to expect being accosted. It's going to get worse for him, so he needs to man up soon.",
"It is laughable, but I'm not sure how obstructionist it is; I don't think anyone who counts pays attention to them.",
"This is third world corruption at its finest. Basically Del Duca is using taxpayers' money to bribe voters in his riding. It's nauseating and doesn't belong in a true democracy. Del Duca should be asked to resign.",
"Yes, and a very bad one too.",
"One deranged leader calling out another.",
"Offloading a measly $2 Billion of real estate debt ??\nThis is like throwing a few deck chairs off the Titanic to \"lighten her up\".\n.\nMeanwhile the question is, are they doing this at a loss or a profit...?\nHuge difference.....and I suspect its not for profit\nDetails please.",
"People are pronouncing it various ways. Even the Natives can't seem to agree on the pronunciation. :)",
"we need a new mayer.......he said that he was going to help the homeless .....but he has not......",
"You seem to forget that 'many' of these homeless are living a chosen lifestyle. Witness the picture of 'Crash Anarchy\" in a corresponding article.\nMoney for bong, MJ and cigarettes. Not worth sympathy.\nOr, how about a work camp where they are fed, housed and given a wage?\nYou wouldn't get ANY takers.",
"When I lived in Damon Tract, we camped there as part of summer fun from Kaloaloa Park/school. I think It was more of a marine conservation district then, than it is now. We were taught to respect both the Aina and kai....we even picked up opala (anybody’s) and cleaned the lua before we left.",
"Um, it's Fairbanks. I can't even believe that they care about a derelict building given what the rest of the village looks like.",
"After the 'you go Amy' part kinda went downhill from there. So please provide us with a 'proscribed list' of folks you think shouldn't be allowed in Alaska because \"you\" don't want 'em here.",
"Mr \"Sugar\" Hancock needs to be locked up with his illegal alien buddies.\nDenver = Sanctuary city no matter how many times they claim it is not.",
"Part #1: The way the city manages the tax money it collects is really quite maddening. First, remember past tax increase initiatives.\n\nThe city INCOME tax initiative several years ago was suppositively for the schools. It was defeated in a landslide.\nThe city service FEE measure, suppositively for services (pools, libraries, Choots, etc.) was also defeated in a landslide. This was after the city threatened deep service cuts if it didn't pass. The threatened cuts never happened.\n\nThen, after the latest shellacking at the ballot box, the city held several budget meetings, and swore up-and-down that the city would find a way to fund all the services. This never happened.\n\nThe library hours were cut, park maintenance was deferred, and some of the fulltime park employees were moved to the storm water fee, which was increased. These cuts were made because the city manager felt depleting the general fund, and relabeling these funds as \"one time\" dollars for the city hall...",
"Let's see. We have a brainwashed clueless entitlement crowd protesting the lunatic white supremist whackos and then some nut case sympathetic to whom (?) plows into the crowd. What a mess. We live in now what is a spoiled rotten culture all the way around, and rather than focus on real issues this crazy stuff is the order of the day. I do also find it interesting the Dispatch never reports on this genre unless they can somehow pin it on Trump, or conservatives, all with seeming intent to inflame.",
"Poor thinking.\nNot in my Canada.",
"Well THAT'S disappointing. Isn't that a violation of some kind of law prohibiting introduction of non-native pests or something?",
"So your pizza isn't guaranteed to be freshly baked.",
"Whiteaker has been dealing with this for the past three years. Most of the streetside group boxes have been broken into so many times it's a wonder they even close any longer. At least one apartment complex owner spent a lot of money buying beefier boxes that have stood up so far. EPD claims they put a detective on it, but there has been no sign of any progress or effort on his part.\n\nJefferson Westside has also been dealing with this for the past year and a half. Apparently River Road area is also having issues.\n\nBasic things that civilized places have, like mail service and parks without human feces, are simply not priorities for Eugene's city manager. I guess the mail thieves aren't in his neighborhood. Apparently the burglars and car-jackers aren't either, and he's not exactly known as a man with any empathy.",
"Need a Demolition Derby track out there in Waianae for dem meatheads. Too bad Jimmy Phleugger already passed away.",
"Cassie....it's true that CA is a powerhouse but those other coastal states and major economic centers nationwide that contributed to Clintons popular vote are also helping defray the Trumpies...\n\nIt has been suggested that just maybe we need a huge dose of the Trumpies to appreciate collectively as a nation why they are so undesirable....that in a way we have gotten spoiled thinking that clean air, clean water,environmental concerns worldwide, Medicare and health care for the poor, civil liberties, the needs of the poor, the immigrants et al are values that we can take for granted.....this election clearly proves how wrong that thesis is...(Obama in France recently made the point that we can't just take these issues for granted because things have gone well in the past....)\n\nAnd sadly I think we, as a nation, are going to learn the very hard way....and so many here and worldwide are going to be hurt. As will the environment be terribly impacted....",
"Who didn't see this coming ? After the downtown train got hit and the story was in the paper , it was the call out to others vandals to tarnish Anchorage . Police need to start using the working end of they're sticks when they catch these punks as a way to tell other wanna be painters what's ahead for them if they get caught. Otherwise liberals will celebrate every one of these paint jobs.",
"A LOT of people angry with removing Tokuda who was defending the views of her district and the tax-payers of Oahu.\n.\nDelaCruz is seen as an easy to buy former pusher of PLDC - Public Land Development Corporation which went down in flames. No one likes DelaCruz as chair of WAM. Time to remove the Senate President.\n.\nAlso time to Impeach and ReCall Caldwell and some of the City Council. Malfeasance, Misfeasance and non-feasance. Only takes a few thousand registered Oahu voters.\n.\nTime also for a full Federal investigation into the Rail Mafia. This is a classic RICO case which should involve the US DOT Inspector General, US DOJ, Government Accountability Office and House Oversight Committee, just to name a few.",
"The planning commission decision was on whether this particular mega-development should move forward and basically consume all of the county's planning time and resources for the next 3-5 years. The commission rightly said no. The vote was NOT about authorizing studies; it was about authorizing the process that would lead to this mega-development's approval.\nNow, you can look at the offer by the developers to pay for the studies needed to permit their development in several ways:\n1. Nonsensical. These sorts of studies must be performed; of course the developers should pay for them. They benefit no one else.\n2. A clever attempt by the developers, once they saw the massive public opposition and read the writing on the wall, to change the subject.\n3. A clever attempt to hijack the County's planning process. This is a common ploy by large developers. They pay (at least partially) for the studies. The consultants must be acceptable to the developers. He who pays the piper calls the tune.",
"I raised tens of thousands of dollars, ran 2 radio advertising campaigns, organized demonstrations and petitions, canvassed door-to-door in the districts of our elected officials, lobbied members of the city council, testified at meetings of the Land Use Commission, Planning Commission, Zoning Committee and county council. Our attorneys fought the project all the way to the Supreme Court. I even fought for a bill in the Legislature to change the basis on which ag lands could be urbanized. I wrote op-ed articles in the Star-Advertiser and so on. Kioni did even more. Despite all this effort, we failed. We were never able to spark a truly populist movement. There was no popular up-swell of opposition to Ho‘opili. On the contrary there were many ordinary people who were convinced we needed the development and who showed up to testify. On the eve of the LUC hearings in 2012 Civil Beat did a poll in which just 53% of residents said they wanted more land preservation on O‘ahu.",
"skier9: I do forecast though that there are just too many people now crammed in this sardine can ... thanks to our developers who are stacking ugly buildings one on top of others to accommodate foreign buyers and become rich overnight . Actually, whatever green belt we are seeing now is at stake. There is no end of greed for easy money.",
"If you think the persons who work \"downtown\" live there, then you can never have heard of GoTrain.",
"Hello Mark Shore,\n\nCity mayors have the option of taking their prioritized concern quickly to higher levels of government, such as the Provincial government and the Federal government, the option of screaming from the rooftop and seeking help.\n\nCity mayors also have to option, on the same file, of sitting on their hands for years and years.\n\nIn case you hadn't noticed, the second approach is the one that was taken by Vancouver's city hall on high house prices over many years.\n\nIt is unclear why you are so keen to defend and enable their failure in this arena.",
"Arguably he isn't, but they have to go through the motions before writing off that waste of a contract he got.",
"Follow the money, who benefits the most\nfrom this. Those who are pushing for this\nlie to be believed.\nDump this CHUMP.",
"This brazen act of hypocrisy can't be called a \"first\".",
"Does a Hawaii taxpayer have standing to bring a civil suit against Chin for wasting taxpayer funds on this witch hunt?",
"It is a city of social housing and empty shady investor properties...very little in between.",
"The most ironic thing about \"affordable\" housing is that only working taxpayers pay for it - the foreign nationals living in mansions and collecting social benefits are not paying a dime (or maybe a dime if the municipality steps in). So not only are the middle class forced out of housing in their own country and community, they have to pay higher costs to commute and live in higher pollution further down the valley, and they get to pay for the socio economic impact of the foreign nationals through such schemes as affordable housing which they will never have and are not eligible for. Why people are not demonstrating every day boggles the mind: this has been a full scale economic war on Canadians with the tacit approval of our governments. Yes, the tax should be much much higher for all the lower mainland and Vancouver Island.",
"One of the main reasons HOAs are un-American is they fail to allow legal recourse when they violate the rights of the property owner. If they foreclose on a home as a result of fining homeowners for constitutionally protected activities (i.e. hanging a flag in a window that requires trespassing to view the \"violation\"), the homeowner doesn't have the ability to hold the HOA accountable for violating their rights. No other government body in the US has the same kind of protections from legal recourse.",
"Extremely unfortunate. Council members pushing some of these changes were promoting fear, uncertainty and doubt to get this passed. I wish they would focus on _helping_ and lifting people's income up instead of pushing people's income down and _hurting_ city residents. Completely the wrong focus which will depress the community (tourism, income, etc), not help it.",
"For the most part, the American media is not the friend of the American people.",
"Burn the province/city down and move on to another. The man is consistent. I'll give him that.",
"By doing nothing (option 1) and delaying the inevitable, Mr. Polozi maintains the burden of a lower dollar (higher costs of basic household goods and all imported goods) on the large majority of Canadians who do not live in the GTA or Vancouver. Quite frankly, I'm tired of it. Polozi should exercise option 2. Doing nothing right now will just make it twice as painful for debt-laden Canadians by doing it later.",
"Contempt... That sounds like a charge for the trespassers and their attorney.",
"More meaningless prattle from the boy non-wonder.\n\nHopefully someone with more sense will give him some, so that even he can recognize the unfairness of these 1500$ love-ins.\n\n100$ a pop, max, and give everyone (almost) a kick at the can.",
"We hang loose, Hawaii........what is the hurry?...........maybe the owner knows somebody?",
"These people can only make so many excuses for the dufus trump, so the only card they can play is deflection. I personally think it is durn funny how desperate they are.",
"the only place left on the island with fish",
"It sounds like playing whack-a-mole."
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Sounds like the words "legal immigration" still have no place in your vocabulary. And 20 other countries built walls are now trying to stem the invasion from the Middle East by Islamic hordes who never even consider assimilation. The refugees of war and military age with no wives or children continue to invade, as has the onslaught by Islam on Christian lands, for the last 1,400 years. I am thankful for my relatives who fought these Islamic animals for over 250 year in the land of the Dragon. | [
"The guy is making a fool of himself every single day so, quite frankly, it's not inappropriate for anyone to call him out on it. Once he starts acting like a decent human being making funny comments will surely stop. Although, I'm afraid there's no hope he will see that light. At 70 years and having been a bully all his life, too late now.",
"Some guy who was too important to stop. \"Just a dog\" Where do these scummy people from? Probably the same guy who shot the lab at Campbell Lake.",
"Frontier is a sham. Their published \"discounted\" fares are only for a middle seat, and includes no carry-on or checked bags. You literally have to pay for a non-middle seat, and pay to bring any luggage. Southwest has it figured out, and will continue to get my business. \nToo bad, I used to love Frontier back in the early 2000s and gave them plenty of support. They have chosen profits first over customers. If they did it the other way around they most likely would still be profitable.",
"They need to arrest Obama for treason against the US, for allowing illegals into this country, and to allow them to stay. He is a Muslim scum and a traitor!!!! Hang him high!!!",
"What will you do if it looks like it's over for his presidency? Wish he would start a war, incite a constitutional crisis, start a presidential smear campaign against his perceived enemies, provoke street violence? It's what you are hoping for so you can hate him all the more.",
"The Holy Spirit moves through that God given intelligence. Apostles are not just the the Twelve, but every witness to the resurrection. When the last of these died, Pastors inherited their role of witnessing the resurrection of Christ. As for natural law, it is the province of everyone who uses reason. It does not depend on authority, indeed when authority is used to overrule the results of reason, it is only because it has lost the argument. \n\nIn pre-Vatican II days, there was a large infrastructure of censorship to keep all teaching in line, with scholars required to seek Imprimater and Nihil Obstat from their local ordinaries and the Holy Office overseeing it all and the Index used to condemn anyone who resisted. Vatican II and the papal decrees implementing it destroyed most of this nonsense. Now condemnation by CDF is a badge of honor and a way to sell more books.",
"That's probably the biggest criticism against democratic centralism, if the core is rotten like in the ANC, the whole organization becomes rotten, and the only hope those that are aware & object have of changing the organization, is to reject the central policy binding on members by going against the flow. \n\nSuch a stupid concept really; willingly subjecting yourself to the whims of some public servant god-king, capitalism FTW!",
"This is another ignorant fool who is a legend only in his own mind, a pompous a hole in my mind",
"What part of public land do idiots like you not understand?",
"So let's recap your position, \n\nRobert Byrd renounces his Klan past so he's okay.\n\nDavid Duke renounces his Klan past but he's still bad.\n\nI have denounced both Byrd and Duke, yet you still refuse to denounce Byrd.\n\nYour stance is dripping with hypocrisy, while mine is consistent.\n\nLike I said, if you didnt have double standards, you wouldnt have any standards at all.\n\nPathetic.",
"Because he's a moron and a bigot. It's not any more complicated than that.",
"Encouraged by the likes of Cal Thomas, the fuel that has driven for decades the modern republican party is the rage drunk, unhinged conspiracy mongering of right wing talk radio and Fox news. Tune into any right-wing radio talk show of the last 25 years and you've heard an endless stream of vile, hate-filled, rage-drunk driven venom directed at the liberal boogeyman of the day. But it's not just callers \"Bob\" from Mobile or \"Chuck\" from Tallahassee; this vile, hate-filled, rage-drunk driven venom is coming directly from the leaders of the modern conservative movement: the Limbaughs, Hannitys, Becks, Hewitts, Coulters Medveds and Ingrahams.\n\nBut Thomas has false equivalency to push so he appoints Kathy Griffin and Saul Alinsky as the Left's equal to the frauds and liars of right wing talk radio. Cal could have done better by choosing people that the \"Left\" listens to or actually heard of ...but whatever.\n\nCal Thomas is what a stupid person thinks a smart person sounds like.",
"One would hope that the people of France can understand how corrupt that Russian society is and would want to turn their backs on that kind of life. Even if the Americans are too stupid to realize it. \n\nRussia is one of the most corrupt nations on earth and everybody pays. You think paying taxes is bad how about having to bribe everybody, pay protection money, and still pay taxes. All the money goes to the oligarchs who are all friends of Putin. In Russian society if you go on vacation you have to register with the local government when you arrive so the government can keep track of you at all times. Sounds like a great place to live.",
"Look all they are talking about is letting the troops off the confines of the area they are in to blow off a little steam. But really they should not even be there, get them back to Canada and we can let them enjoy the summer then send them to our north to learn some winter camping skills. It is stupid to think our troops need to be there at all, JT is stupid to think he is making a difference, the liberal et all are stupid to think they make a difference, and the troops they know the whole mission is stupid. It makes me sick to think we have any troops in this area, let alone thinking of more training as reported I yesterday in the globe. There must be a way for Canadian citizens to get rid of a government.",
"Mayor Murray is too stupid to know the difference between an immigrant an illegal alien. He's been confused his entire life.",
"You don't have to live in New Mexico to have stupid people. Look at all of our politicians."
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"Excepting the native population we all moved here from somewhere else. You seem to be cranky in all your posts, and obviously you would rather be elsewhere, so why don't you leave? I believe Oklahoma or Texas would welcome you.",
"In Matthew 25:31-46, Christ tells us what we need do for salvation. One of these is \"welcome the stranger\". See also:\n\nExodus 22:21, \"You must not mistreat or oppress foreigners in any way. Remember, you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt.\"\n\nExodus 23:9, \"Do not oppress a foreigner; you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners, because you were foreigners in Egypt.\"\n\nDeuteronomy 10:19, \"You shall also love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.\"\n\nIn the Talmud, a repeated admonition is deemed particularly important. The Torah repeats it three times.\n\nJeremiah 22:3, \"Thus says the Lord: Act with justice and righteousness, and deliver from the hand of the oppressor anyone who has been robbed. And do no wrong or violence to the alien, the orphan, and the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place.\"\n\nRunning into the character limit, so I shall just mention that Ezekiel 47:21-23 tells Israel to treat foreigners as if they were native Israelites",
"Very balanced, and very well put, re our current situation. But, I have something else to say. The amaBantu, have become so accustomed to blaming everyone else, for their own failings, their own inabilities, their own failure to move forward and to acquire survival skills, which every other tribe in the world has had to learn to acquire, that until they understand that they have themselves to blame, as well, for the mistakes they have made, including the abuse of resources, colossal birthrates, the horrific crimes committed, they will never, go forward. It is always so easy to blame, but when, one has to look inward???",
"Yes, people are laughing at you, nomad. Best give up your Canadian citizenship and move to a country where there are no checks and balances on what the govt can do to its citizens.",
"Saunders fails of course to mention the fact that voters in the West have played along with the \"yes\" forces for the past three decades, leading to a stagnant global economy and growing social inequality. Christine Lagarde of the IMF has noted that globalization hasn't exactly been an economic panacea and others, including Oxford professor and economist Paul Collier, have noted that mass migration hasn't generated the benefits touted by its proponents, with the marginalized and poor, including immigrants already living in Western societies, paying the biggest price. So, if the globalizers can't figure out how to make the \"yes\" agenda work except for a very small group of investors and rentiers, why on earth should voters give it the benefit of the doubt?",
"\"Give me your tired, your poor,/Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,/The wretched refuse of your teeming shore...''\n\n Has anybody noticed that America's amazing awesome time-honoured true blue values have reversed course from those young heady days of generous democracy?\n Now it's \"Give me your educated, your middle class,/Your doctors, nurses, engineers yearning to be rich/ The best and brightest professionals of your teeming shore/So they can become taxi drivers and janitors/ Clashing with our American wretched refuse/On our own scheming shore...\"\n Sowing chaos in the working class is what immigration has been doing for decades.\n So don't blame Trump so much. Blame that lying b**ch, The Statue of Liberty.",
"This is a desperate attempt to find fire, where there is no smoke.\nThere are all kinds of disturbed individuals everywhere, including Russia.\nTrying to politicise a non-event reeks of desperation.\nMy respect for the Globe and Mail just sunk another iota.",
"Nothing in your post is true, starting with your belief that Palestinians are Arabs - they are not, they are Semites (just like the Jews).",
"Retire old man.. your kind are nothing but troublemakers....",
"Perps? Stereotyping doesn't help. Either does blanket profiling. It just makes the pool of their 'suspects' so unmanageable they need funding to look inside a baby's diaper just in case. Aren't we against gvmt waste? The data results they deem suitable for public consumption show they have accomplished little for all the theatre. We aren't doing it smart, have little to show for it except a massive loss of civil rights. And that's not even talking about domestic surveillance. I guess KK would have blamed that all on the current administration as well. But as we all know now that's all hidden patriot act post 9/11. If the false flag theories hold any water then we've been conned into as massive redirection of resources in lives, resources and public faith in our gvmt as pearl harbor.",
"Are you honestly claiming that there have never been \"terrorist\" attacks by non-Muslims? If so, you need to get out of your trailer park a bit more and see what happens in the rest of the world every day.",
"why could they not fight on the \"front lines\"?",
"Lots of censorship on the Globe forums today.",
"Shame on us all for allowing this to happen. There is no denying that the Saudi Arabian government is, was, ---and with our help--- will continue to be. an unspeakably barbaric dictatorship. It is not a Liberal or Conservative issue. It is *all* of us who must shoulder some of the guilt now. For we have, in our small part, failed the mostly innocent civilians who happen to live nearby. \nWe should be boycotting and divesting, not shipping them tools of their brutal craft.",
"Once more, religious or tribal considerations take precedence rather than the interests of all, no matter how much they should have known better after being badly treated themselves. \n\nTribal? How about the Afrikaner Nats here who abused their power once they got it, followed by the Xhosa Nostra and now the Zulu Pulukas. The Shona in Zim after independence, and of course any other Failed A State to the North of us where the 'victors' carry out far worse atrocities than they accuse their colonisers of perpetrating. \n\nReligious? How about the Israelis who seem to have learnt nothing from the holocaust. And now the Buddhists, who of all religions you would have hoped would have had some common sense.\n\nOnce again, I despair.",
"Good point. \nPerhaps Trudeau could define \"Islamophobia\". The history of the term \"Islamophobia\" is not a secret, it was made popular by the Muslim Brotherhood in the 1990's - they engaged in a successful campaign to label any criticism (or satire) of Islam as religious discrimination (the Muslim Brotherhood is a political movement who's ultimate goal is society governed by Islamic law). The term found sympathy among the western campus left and self-titled social justice warriors in an ironic case of useful ignorance (given the sad state of civil society and lack of individual rights in countries governed by Islamism). The fact that women are forced to submit to male authority under the guise of religious piety and the fact that LGBTQ rights are non-existent seems to be lost among so-called \"progressives\". But we can't talk about individual freedoms in countries governed by Islamic law, #becauseit's2017\nI don't see how this comment was \"uncivil\" but it likely won't last long.",
"15 years in Calgary now-\n-\ntwo passports and homes on both sides of the border........\n-\nfor what its worth\n-\n-\nand the furthest thing for a \"liberal\" you will find",
"Unless the \"trend\" of YOUR life has been a sin-free existence, please don't insult God and presume you know how He wants one of his beloved children to be received into eternity. That is the sin of presumptive hubris magnified a million times. And you find it OK to hurt a grieving family in the process!\n\nAnd don't show up here claiming to be pro-family, although I think you have a warped belief system that, like the solider in Vietnam said about torching homes, \"We have to destroy the family to save it.\" \n\nYou are against gay weddings. But you go beyond reason, compassion, empathy, support, and charity when you come out against gay funerals. Of course, I believe you and Life of the Lay think Christian values of compassion, understanding,intimacy, empathy, and caring are \"trendy emotions.\" \n\nI would say about you and Bishop Morlino what Daniel Patrick Moynihan said on the day of Robert Novak's baptism: \"Well, we've made Bob a Catholic. Now to make him a Christian.\" \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n.",
"While Alberta families suffer indefinitely ?",
"It's hard to believe that it's only been a couple of weeks since Trump was sworn in. The Muslim ban , and the Mexican wall are two of the biggest guns in Trump's arsenal and nothing is left now but to deal with the fallout. It simply is impossible and exhausting to think that this is going to go on for four years.",
"The author is dreaming. There has been plenty of provocation over the last 60 years to put an end to the Norks. The USA could have defeated China in 1953, but instead we turned wimp all of a sudden. China! A bunch of savages with guns that couldn't shoot straight! The UN could have completely isolated Nork but, no, we all sold our souls to the oodles of cheap Chinese slave labor, to which we are still hopelessly addicted today. And the Chi-coms absolutely forbid messing with Nork. Hell, we are even too afraid of China to recognize Taiwan as its own nation! \n\nSo, no, there will be zero attacks on Nork unless the Chi-coms allow it, and I can see no good reason, yet, why they would. Trump could probably figure out an incentive, but then we trade fear of Nork to increased fear of China. This is why no deal has ever been struck. \n\nWe ought to say screw it and call China's bluff; but our leaders are even bigger weanies today than they were in 1953.",
"You won't think it's funny when one of them beat you up.",
"If there's one thing I admire about the British, it's their stoicism in the face of adversity. On this side of the Atlantic, every time they so much as HEAR about somebody dying somewhere I see people wail and whine and moan about terrorism and Muslims and immigrants... and they demand pointless new laws, endless committees and studies, and they act like the world is coming to an end.\nThe British just clean up and get on with it. No complaining. No predictions of doom. No hiding in their houses like limp-wristed cowards. No matter what gets thrown at them they just brush it off and move on.\nIn Canada and the US, the terrorists have already won because half of our population are cowering in their homes, crying about immigrants and Muslims. In Britain, terrorism gets a big middle finger and not much else. Gotta love it.",
"I find it curious that there are no sanctions on Turkey for doing much the same things.\nDouble standards can be revealing.",
"Actually, DACA recipients come from several different countries, but I can tell by your posts, educating yourself before speaking is not your strong suit.",
"This could be the bankers/speculators attempt to assert control over immigration, it won't work. What Trump did was fine, everything else is media fantasy created to try to discredit him and these policies. Markets are manipulated, its public knowledge so who cares, if you are still in the casino its your fault if you lose your money. Borders have to be secured for economic purposes and globalist companies like Apple are going to lose money in the long run since they will have to pay actual wages.",
"_KgT\n\nHow uninformed and brainwashed of you to think it has been. Poor, Canadian victim, eh?",
"This is what happens when people don't hire a lawyer to get sound legal advice.",
"Attaching the word \"science\" to the vast majority of output of transgender, critical race theory and feminism is an insult to real scientists. These are at best justifications for utopian ideologies. All these departments are not seeking truth. Their starting points are ideological points and their rationale for existence is to support them. It is not science, it is a religious cult. They would not last a month with their ideologies served as a political program for election campaigns. Instead they infiltrated academia and now sheltered by public money and prestige of \"scholarship\" they are trying to impose their false ideas through back doors.",
"You're confusing \"confident and dynamic\" with arrogance, inexperience, and ignorance.",
"Thjey cant apply for ctizenship (pre-DACA) because they were illegal. Didnt need to after, they thought.",
"Is that why the mainstream media have taken to calling Islamic terrorist attacks using trucks to kill the maximum number of innocent civilians simply \"truck attacks\"? You wouldn't want to tell the truth when the truth could be called a \"weapon\" and lead to \"repression\", would you? Better to have ordinary citizens protected from the truth when the truth contradicts the party line of the elite. Do you know that Stalin and Hitler did that too?",
"The headline is really misleading. This man had plenty of evidence on his computer to show that he was a part of the muslim organization that has clearly stated OVER AND OVER that their goal is to kill everyone who refuses to submit to their rules in their koran and they will not kill who they consider infidels quickly. They state that they will make it a long and painful death drawn out to cause as much pain and heartache as possible. Santiago did not slip through any crack miss boots he was pushed through a crack because for some reason Alaska's law enforcement does not want to admit that this jihadist organization is alive and well in our state. Santiago lived within walking distance of the mosque in south anchorage. The mosque is funded by CAIR, and several other organizations that are tied to the jihadist's that want us dead. This is not a religion but is in fact a military organization that is being allowed to infiltrate our state. They are just doing what they said they would.",
"I'm not ignorant of troll farms migrating but the fact is the ADN is a very small pond in a very red state. Why would they bother spending resources on the ADN comments section where maybe a hundred or so people read let alone comment?",
"We shouldn't be taking in a single refugee until every veteran has a home.",
"Putin is using migrants to get back at western Europe. He is allowing migrants from Africa and Asia to enter Finland from Russia. There is over 30 million refugees in the world and over 100 million people that want to leave. The west has an extremely low birth rate but they do have lots of dogs and cats. \nWest will collapse in another 25 years..",
"8 years, you mean. :)",
"You're just engaging in oh-so-right-wing whataboutism.",
"You have to wonder about Rump supporters.",
"\"President Donald Trump promised that the plan he announced Aug. 21 would dramatically change the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and South Asia. But experts in peacebuilding say he is continuing an approach that has failed miserably for more than 15 years while ignoring alternatives that are backed by research and evidence.\"\n\nAgreed. George W. Bush's original invasion and occupation was a failure since, like Iraq, it was based on false assumptions. Bush told us Jeffersonian democracy would magically appear if we invaded. That showed no understanding of societies where loyalty to tribe is more important than loyalty to a nation state.",
"Not much chance of that, Rex! With a toehold in Iraq and a weak, Shi'ite led government in Baghdad, the Iranians aren't going anywhere. What will you do about it?",
"guess the high-minded academic hasnt been paying attention to the US news of late - obstruction, collusion has been debunked and even Dems are admitting they have a bag full of nothing ... oh well lots of egg to go around for the many faces that are discredited including this author - Trumpenstien doesnt need a war just a continued investigation that continues to clear him at every turn - even Matthews at MSNC said the dream of impeachment of DT is gone like the wind - but keep spreading false news and keep up with the fear mongering - the left stream media has had to walk back so many stories based on anonymous sources and third-party accounts of events that their credibility is shredded a lot this author's - but hey Trumpenstien is liar.... if we prosecuted every lying pol we would have no room in our jails for violent thugs - but keep it up guy, ur destined to fail and will have no out",
"Iran, Saudi Arabia, China, will Justin be making friends with the PRNK next?\n\nLiberals believe the military industrial complex is more important then human rights and democracy.\n\nSickening.",
"“Amerikkka” was first invaded by terrorists around 1492. They conducted a genocide against the Indigenous Peoples here.\nThese same terrorists then invaded Africa and brought slaves here to make themselves rich.\n\nSorry, what was your point again?",
"Thank you AG Chin for helping grow our Hawaii economy. Can you imagine how many tourist will be visiting now from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. Hotels in waikiki will be overbooked.",
"You've asked this question 3 or 4 times and haven't offered your own proposal. Thus, can we assume your posts are meaningless? How about making anyone point of entry into Canada a point of entry where the law does apply. Right now as I understand it, refugees can be claim asylum by entering not an official border point. Easy fix...make setting foot in Canada regardless of how or where an official entry point and thus they would be turned back to the US.",
"In typical Amnesty International style, the report cited in this article begins, \"Since the Russian occupation and annexation of Crimea in February-March 2014, the Russian and de facto local authorities, have demanded total submission to this brute fact.\" The language used is designed to provoke an emotional response in the reader. It falsely suggests that security forces in Crimea are going door-to-door and brutalizing the public. Yet despite that lurid lead-in, the report itself offers not a single example. The only genuinely concerning event involved the disappearance of Ervin Ibragimov, a Crimean Tatar, in May 2016 by parties unknown.",
"another clueless bs post based on hate over facts",
"Canada has been trying for decades to diversify. Look when you are next door to the largest consumer base in the world...well think about it. Right next door! Think finding new markets and rejigging will be overnight. Heck we can't even build a pipeline to sell oil to China out ourselves. Go on lamont, this is Canada.",
"Would someone, somewhere, (anywhere), please direct me to a unbiased/neutral book or any literature which explains in simple English, what it is precisely that the radical elements of the muslim faith want from this world exactly? Please. \nAll this shiite/sunni/bad-western world stuff is just so beyond me. AND, can we not just give whatever it is IT is to these blood-thirsty individuals on condition that they just stay where they are, and get on with their lives, and preferably leave us to get on with ours? Heck, this is all just so tiresome!!",
"1st 100 days continued from Pg 1.\n===\nConstruction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines. approximately 48,000 jobs.\nStricken “job-killing regulation” on the auto industry\nCreated a new rule requiring two regulations be eliminated for every new one to be imposed.\n29 bills he has already signed into law, a record level\nExpanded Veterans Choice by 42 percent\n5-year ban on federal officials becoming lobbyists after they leave government service\nIssued a lifetime ban on federal officials becoming a lobbyist for a foreign government.“drain the swamp.”\n73 percent reduction in illegal crossings the border\nNew office VOICE, Victims of Illegal Immigration Crime Engagement Office, \nEgypt’s release of American aid worker Aya Hijazi from an Egyptian \nBombed Syrian air base \nStrong position on North Korea \nRidiculed establishment media for their continued biased, dishonest coverage \n===\n\n Truly social justice mobsters should stick to what they are good at, playing the victim !!!",
"Perilous and unstable times reflect in a very volatile economy.",
"I don't for one second believe we will be any less likely to be attacked if we pull out now\n\nIf nothing else they won't forget we've been there for years, we participated in Afghanistan, etc. For your tactic to work we'd have to be out for 10+ years. But even then, I suspect the terrorists would still lump us in with the US since I doubt they have a grasp of geopolitics.",
"A faith is not sacrosanct if it's core doctrine which formed it's subsequent legal system contains in it commands that are abhorrent to modern day society. There are reasons that countries have tried to ban the Quran. Some of us don't want to a parallel court system operating within our borders (as is presently the case with some parts of Europe). The end goal of this is to establish Sharia Law in Canada and some of us have the wherewithal to stand against the potential subversion of our laws. I suppose you would like to live in a Muslim country and gladly pay the Jizya??",
"It is hard to believe that this stuff goes on in this day and age. I hope the poor kid sees justice for this assault and succeeds in his quest for citizenship in the UK. Is the slightest assault against a migrant in the UK international news now? The media is feeding intolerance with this industrial 24hr a day news machine.",
"Seems Whyne has learned a lot from the potentates of Indonesia who perfected the practice of vexatious litigation to silence politial opponents. I suppose it is taxpayers who are compelled to fund this exercise.",
"I disagree. I think multiculturalism is just the interim, temporary stage between the old dominant group and the new one. History has almost no examples of different tribes living in harmony without a dominant group or groups except for in interim periods, as far as I can tell.",
"If there is a comment that is not civil yours takes the cake, these people are not \"stupid\". Often desperate, or wanting to improve their or their family lives. It amazes me how your type can point and castigate the poor, the ones without power but completely absolve those that actually have power and exploit these people.\nWe as citizens do bear responsibility because we have not worked out fair and workable immigration laws.",
"Bad grammar and race baiting are a horrible combination.",
"Looks like Trump is setting the groundwork for the invasion of Iran and Syria. The old testament predictions may just happen. We may get global warming and it won't be caused by carbon.",
"USA has 11 million illegal immigrants from Mexico\n\nTrudeau with naive sentimental feel-good touchy feely \"compassion\"\n\ndeclares Canada will welcome refugees (also economic migrants?)\n\nTrump says to teary-eyed Bambi Justin \"You can have all 11 million\"\n\nJust don't call them \"illegal\", call them \"undocumented\"\nand give them \"sanctuary\"\n\nProblem solved",
"How come these job creation articles never reference immigration and the increase in general population?",
"Can anything be done to prevent vehicle attacks? In a word, NO.",
"Something is VERY wrong here.",
"After researching the figures you listed, they aren't close to being accurate.",
"Lets focus on Detroit and Chicago first where thousands are dying every year by Merikans themselves. Half the cities look like Beirut and we want war with another country again? Even if he shot a missile to half our cities, they already looked bombed out.",
"ADN, why do you allow these racist comments?",
"You just described how and why Canada is being over-populated with people who have more than one passport while the people born and raised here do not have those options and are run over by bulldozers of people who feel entitled to every country and to give Canada away just because they landed here.",
"So why doesn't Trump take a page from the playbook used by Canadian politicians? Do all your work in secret back rooms. Then if something needs to be made public, your hired media representatives put the proper words into the news release: For example: \"It's for the children. The new restrictions on foreign travel are to protect our people from the type of mass slaughter that we see in the Middle East. There will be no walking human bombs wearing suicide vests blowing away innocent people in our shopping malls. We can't raise a generation of young people afraid to go out into public places.\" --- How's that example sound???",
"Straw, straw, straw. Those words have meaning and are only dismissed out of hand by those who deny the existence of bigotry and racism in favor of a mythology of national virtue.",
"Social terrotism? Do you even know what the definition of terrorism is?",
"\"Every government traffics in weapons. Ours is no different\"\n\nNow you're getting it. Next address your love for immigration, the more the merrier.",
"What has that got to do with Ukraine?",
"How many were visible minorities Chris?",
"I agree, sir. When does the madness stop at renaming or reconciling at every turn?",
"free trade with 3rd world counties like mexico that have seen the high paying jobs move there becoming about 5 dollar an hour robs has not done anything good for the usa people's growth to claim that things can never come back is nonsense",
"I see the poor losers are out in force. Nothing to do but whine. Get over it. Move on with your lives.",
"OK, now I get it. We go to war because the Bushes and others like them enjoy killing people. Are you telling me that the World Trade Centers were never blown up? That the 19 hijackers were actors and that western civilization and the Judeo / Christian ethic aren't under attack?",
"Anyone who has lived in the country understands the brutality of nature. Animals kill to survive and fight to the death. A cornered animal experiences a surge of sudden ferocity. During its final minutes, when the animal knows it’s going to die, it will emit a specific sound, a warning to others of the same species. That sound is known as a death cry. I believe we are hearing the death cry of the G.O.P. in its current incarnation: racist obstructionists who welcomed the squalid alt-right into their midst and failed to produce a credible nominee for president. They had their chance, and blew it. They dismantled unions, systematically attacked education, and ignored the separation of church and state. They gave corporations the same rights as people while trampling the rights of actual human beings. Unlike other animals, which know the death cry as a warning, too many Americans are responding with a sense of outraged empowerment. —Chris Offutt",
"Forget it! It is time to follow Jesus and ignore the USCCB. They are not interested.",
"I'm late to this opinion piece (got waylaid by all the O'Leary stuff. Good stuff it was, too. Anyway...)\n\nIt sounds so good when somebody like Jane Fonda sez this stuff. \"I've been accused of parroting half-truths and misinformation.\" Well, okay. I have an accusation of my own. Not a \"half-truth\" really--although its arguable--nor disinformation, either. More like, simply, \"misleading.\" Here's the statement...\n\n\"More than 120 first nations and tribes on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border have signed the Treaty Alliance Against Tar Sands Expansion...\" Wow. Sounds serious. Moreover, true fact, as they say. However, here's another fact: there are just over 600 First Nations in this country alone. As this sign-up campaign happened a couple of months ago, they've all had a chance to jump on board. \n\nDoncha love getting a perspective?",
"Jeepers, is Japan a country of hate, letting in all of 27 refugees in 2015?",
"Hi Larry you raise 100% legitimate points. But I suspect a similar question was originally raised of Messianic Jews. The first step was to try and divorce biblical Judaism of the Torah from later Judaism of the Talmud. Then Messianic Jews could distinguish what was is really a religious issue and what is a cultural one.\n\nThe same with Islam. Many things we associate with \"Islamic\" are actually manifestations of Arabian culture, or the later Haddith, and not the religion of the Qu'ran. So a Messianic-Muslim shouldn't, for example, feel obliged to where a Burkha. \n\nAnd funny you mentioned head dress. The only religion with explicit commands about wearing head dresses is Christianity, in 1 Cor 11. Yet we explain those texts away today don't we? \n\nMuhammed was a deeply flawed person - but any more than OT prophets? His fundamental message was for Arabians to abandon paganism and worship the God of Abraham. Judge him by his time and place, not ours.",
"The Nazis and Klansmen must exist; otherwise Hillary would have been elected President! \n\nWell that and Putin's minions going into the voting booths singing \"The Internationale\"!\n\nThey are sort of like the Jews in Hitler's Germany; the scapegoats de jure! \n\n\"Stand up all victims of oppression\nFor the tyrants fear your might\nDon't cling so hard to your possessions\nFor you have nothing if you have no rights\"",
"A phobia is an irrational fear. Fear of Islam's violent adherents is utterly rational. Ergo Islamophobia does not exist.",
"But both Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have functioning governments. Part of the issue is document security, document reliability and access, etc. and in states where there isn't that central body, you have no reasonably assurance documents are accurate. There's a reason ISIS is using refugees as cover in Europe.",
"That criminals don't obey laws dummy.",
"More slow-balls pitched to the fascist wannabe's...\n\nLemme see, what's more threatening to this \"liberal democracy\" of yours---Out-and-out corporate stooges wielding government like a howdy-doody puppet while they ruthlessly bomb the hell out of third world countries---Or supposed \"liberal\" democrats acting like the good guys while doing basically the same thing?\n\nPolitics, like religion, has debased itself to being merely a set of lies for people to hide behind.\n\nOur problem is that we're too comfortable with being lied to, as long as the liars are \"keeping us safe\" or \"working to provide jobs\"---We've been taught over the last few generations not to hold our government accountable for its actions in our name, and not to inquire too closely about WHAT those actions really are: We're at war, you know, and those are state secrets.\n\nThat's where our \"liberal democracy\" went---Straight into the coffers of weapons dealers. It exists now as a bedtime story democrats tell their children.",
"continued from above\n\nBut we can ask all of those people to pay for a ridiculous 30 foot wall along the Mexican border that everyone with more than two brain cells to rub together agrees will be completely ineffective.\n\nMulvaney's vision is one of utter contempt for Americans.",
"Many of us simply dont believe in your god. Is your god sooo weak that he cant stick up for himself?",
"Saudi Arabia ... despite their protected status, still aren't on the list. In order for this to be taken seriously, they have to be included.",
"Does anyone else watching feel that certain cultures are over represented at these ceremonies?",
"It's a good practice to not participate in illegal invasions or attacks on sovereign countries. Too bad we effed up on Libya.",
"Please look up the meaning of the word \"inferred\" - you meant \"implied.\"",
"According to a 2011 survey by Islamic groups, there are now more than 2,000 mosques in the United States, an increase of nearly 100 percent since 2000.\nAnti-jihad scholars estimate that 80 percent of U.S. mosques are funded by Saudi money.\nThe Saudis, however, viewed the release of 28 pages as vindication because the U.S. never proved that the government knew of or supported the plot.\nForeign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, a press aide under Prince Bandar when he was U.S. ambassador, sent out a number of statements on Twitter.\n“Now that the declassification is complete, we hope to continue our close cooperation with the U.S. in the fight against terrorism,” he said. “Since 9/11, the Kingdom has embarked on a series of major steps to confront the men, money and mind-set that foments terrorism.”\nWhere there is smoke.........",
"==================\nOur Civil Society:\n==================\n\nUNICEF\nOxfam\nWorld vision\nCARE International\nSave the Children\nRed Cross\nFeed the Children\nShriners\nChristian Children's Fund\nDoctors Without Borders\nThe United Way\nHabitat for Humanity\n\n=======\nTheirs:\n=======\n\nISIS/ISIL\nal-Qaeda\nCAIR\nIslamic Jihad\nHezbollah\nal-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades\nTaliban\nHamas\nMuslim Brotherhood\nIzz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades\nChechen terrorist bombers\nBoko Haram\nAl-Shabaab\nHaqqani network\nAbdullah Azzam Brigades\nJabhat al-Nusra\nAnsar Dine\nJemaah Islamiya\nLashkar-e-Taiba\nHussein Bin Ali cell\nAbu Sayyaf",
"You are not going to get away with this one as your original point is meaningless. Rich people of any color don't have to bother with immigration. But to answer your meaningless point, I would absolutely prefer rich people of any color had to immigrate in order to participate in the American economy because as it is now Murdoch can pollute the American politic from Australia because he owns Fox News and the Saudi Royal Family can become one of the biggest property owners in the US. I actually find this situation a big threat to our National Security, and that is not meaningless.",
"You seem to be implying that African-Americans are not rational, civilized people who understand the concepts of free speech and rule of law. If so, don't be coy. Spit it out.\n\nBy the way, the Jewish Defense League seems to have not gotten the memo about how they're supposed to eschew violence. I'm sure they'd welcome some guidance on the matter.",
"Perhaps, Trump could tweet a solution while in Asia. Perhaps, he could send in Troops and then join them as a rifeleman to make up for the evasion of the draft in the Vietnam years. I agree with Gloria Steinam, he didn’t win the election!",
"Right, I think, but not absolutely. Your juxtaposition of \"revolution\" with humility is curiously inviting. Revolution seems 'defending' and 'overthrowing' at the same time, adamant. \nA novel idea needs protection, it needs time to contemplate, to become itself, to challenge and be challenged. But like so much of science a particular methodology that has led to significant discovery inevitably hits a wall of its own inadequacy to solve questions that its very progress poses. It needs the \"leap\" to a new configuration a new new that incorporates maybe even has to reconfigure, redefine its old terms to fit the new reality. Resistance?\nOr,independent, even competitive movements might become \"elements\" catalyzed into a new compound that may or may not resemble the composing bits. Pragmatically, that might be the beauty and limitation of the very USofA?\nWe are so attached to ideological \"identity\", so immature, so faithless, afraid, that we can't see its inadequacy before God. Resistance?",
"As always, people saying all they want to do is defend against tyranny are actually the people wishing to impose it.",
"Irresponsible Fear mongering journalism.",
"\"Hysterical\" seems a bit uncharitable. I can't imagine what it would be like to escape a war only to flee into a country who president is actively discriminating against you. Can you?",
"Continued:\n\nThe theological and prophetical rationale was stillborn in a cornfield one hundred forty five years ago. Adventism has nothing particularly helpful to offer the world. And it is embarrassingly padlocked to a virtually illiterate nineteenth century lady whose imagined connection to God cloaks anti-intellectualism in the costume of righteous fervor.\n\nYes, I understand nostalgia, an important component of cultural heritage. But I don’t understand the intellectual compromise one must adopt to pretend to be a member in good standing. Smart people normally want to be on the leading edge of thought, unshackled by vacuous shibboleths. And yet wise and smart people remain.\n\nSo, someone, enlighten me! Could it be the value of established power bases are the real dirty little magnet operating out of sight, the real attraction? Speculation only, of course?",
"The whining of highly privileged women, while others in places like Saudi Arabia and Korea, live under harsh (real) discrimination, is a poor reflection. They should be embarrassed.",
"This type of support used to be called 'family'.\nA concept long since dead in many of our western so called 'civilisations'!",
"And not one word about the people who are outraged by the US conduct in the Middle East and adjacent areas. Look at the situation through Arab eyes. Not US or NATO eyes.\n\n For anyone following happenings in that area, they would have seen a continuum of battles between Arabs/Muslims and the US. It started with the US financing the takeover of land in Palestine. What fair minded person would not have been appalled at that action? However Israel was involved and the holocaust was not ancient history. That kept the media diverted.\n\nThen there were retaliation attacks on embassies in Africa. The US continued financing the taking over land in Palestine. Arab response against US navy vessel, a US attack on a factory in Khartoum and caves in Afghanistan. \n\nSo some people were no doubt recruited into attacks on the US because the US had attacked their friends. 9/11 followed. And the US response was to attack, in the eyes of any Arab involved, a defenseless innocent country. To any Arab.",
"Abused once in 1999 then had 3 more kids thereafter. That sounds like manipulation of the system again, to produce American citizen children to help in not getting deported. Take them back to Mexico with you, or have baby daddy take them to visit you back there, since he is the primary caregiver anyways. Buh-bye.",
"This doesn't even make sense.",
"All trump is doing is closing up the ability to enter the US without having been looked at by officials. Illegal entry is a crime in all countries and I'll bet 1/4 of you can't get into Canada.",
"Deflect? I don't think you know the meaning of the word. The original poster stated that past immigration had never brought as much crime as present immigration. That is an outright lie - and easily proven by statistics.\n\nThere were around 15,000 homicides in the US last year. How many do you think were done by Muslim immigrants?",
"This is simply a lie, unless you are referring to WWII.",
"Republicans have, and will continue to, resist EVERY effort at immigration reform. It is THEIR constituency that benefits from illegal immigration. Instead, they blame the immigrants, the Dreamers, Liberals, and anyone else they can think of. Republicans are responsible for the immigration \"mess\" we have today.",
"I have been radically sensitized to racism. Paranoid, in fact. But every time we try to explain the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii by haole business men from America, Germany, and other European countries, we get trump-ed (forgive the pun) with the \"race\" argument. And the illegal act by U.S. supported troops get shouted down as racist. So, am I being overly sensitive to your remark, yes. It was not so once upon a time in Hawaii. I mean no disrespect to you, personally.",
"For 10 years I and countless others have railed against the I-drones dropping I-crap in the garbage every 5 months for a new one polluting the environment and now its mainstream when a Globalist Liberal prof goes at it?\n\nOr brought up the children chained to posts making the cases......\n\nMan there is something really wrong with this world.",
"You need to bone up on your archeology and history.",
"Marraige is off to a great start, you need some good battles. Those battles teach you things about each other and how to work it out. If you give up, that is where the trouble starts. Listen to each other and be flexible. Relax...next time try an all inclusive!",
"You have interpreted what Jesus said, just as the Church did. It took them 1000 years to come to the conclusion that there should be a \"sacrament\" of marriage - before that, it was more a legal arrangement. Perhaps it is time, after another 1000 years, for further \"development\". Take a look at what the Orthodox Catholic churches do, what Protestant churches do. They are interpreting the same thing as you and have found/are finding different answers.",
"Nothing new there. I havr been held at borders all of the world for hours if not days deoensing on the country. Even the usa, specifically attending a co ference as a speaker, they were trying to determine if i was entering the usa to gain employment. What is the issue, my anecsote is as valid as theirs! Besides regardless od what we all think, it is the us border agency's right to question you and if you are not a citizen deny you entry; If you feel hard done by appeal- there is actually a process. But sitting in Canada and complaining about what-ifs just sounds like enititement and hyperbole to me.",
"Its a mystery. You let in a couple of million violent, uneducated robots who are trained from birth to hate everything that isn't familiar. Rape statistics increase \nlogarithmically, violence explodes, social services overrun, Jews AND Christians threatened, (Athiests too), parts of cities even the police won't go now. What ever could be the reason for her unpopularity? Its a mystery."
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Does he even know the definition of "oath"??? He's a narcissist. They are in their own world and will never believe or listen to anything or anyone about anything. Lying is a way of life. It's a mental illness. Perhaps this country needs to be educated on what constitutes mental illness. Definition: Donald Trump. | [
"Sorry to hear about McCain. He is one of the few current Republicans who have spoken calmly, while the rest are lugging around flaming faggots* and pitchforks, claiming to be for law and order.\n* faggot - a bundle of sticks or twigs, esp when bound together and used as fuel\nwww.thefreedictionary.com/faggot\nThink Frankenstein.",
"I like the brisk and happy appearing walk, and holding hands, and all that giggly stuff.\nShe looks happy to be home. Who wouldn't be tense where they were.\nThis, because of the fools who went after Trump for the \"hand-hold\" incident.\nKinda puts 'em in their place, ya know?",
"I agree - why buy a GM piece of junk corvette when you can buy a real car for half the price - in addition to all the GM junk you listed is any chrysler fiat you care to list - they're all garbage",
"Shannon is absolutely right in her statement by using the examples she gave. Thank God there are no stupid people on the left. Liberals are our only hope of saving the planet. \n\n\nBah-ha-ha-ha... I crack myself up sometimes!",
"No, newsreader. You have failed yet again. Trump and his followers are the ones spreading ignorance. They are just too ignorant to know it.",
"WTF ??? \n\nWe have a million other important issues to discuss and resolve than to argue over who gets to say what before the damn meeting can begin!! \n\nHow about, \"Thank you for being here. The time is now 4 pm August 4, 2016 and we will begin to address the issues\". \n\nFor the love of God people! Pull your head out of your ass and do your jobs!! If you can't figure that out, then find obviously this is not the job for you!!",
"Dark people have earned bias against them. I do not like people who cannot tolerate LGBTQ, infidels etc. Most dark people are prejudice. Most dark people are narcissistic, most dark people complain all the time etc. These are annoying traits and I do not like them or people who display them.",
"Trumps has no class.",
"the other shoe is about to drop in the hollyweird sex for play.\n.\nremember the two coreys that were passed around like pupu pups at all the pool side orgies?\n.\nit's cutthroat time in la la land.",
"You're a jerk with nothing useful to add to the conversation.",
"Here you go troll: \n\nhttp://www.adn.com/crime-justice/article/iser-alaskas-repeat-child-maltreatment-worse-grim-statistics-already-suggest/2015/12/16/",
"Yet another silly article by the Globe's worst sports writer! Subjectivity is one thing, but making assinine comments such as claiming Federer is 80% as good as he was in 2006 is sheer nonesense.",
"If you remember the reason Iran hates us so much is we kept The Shah of Iran in power a long time even though he was a bad guy. We had a plan to put explosives into Castro's cigars. The Bay of Pigs. I remember we screwed with a lot of countries leaders to keep big companies of USA oppressing the little guy. We got our start overthrowing tyranny but for big business we exported tyranny. Drugs for guns Contra scandal. The list is endless. During the Viet Nam war we bought all the opium crop one year to keep the drug lords on our side. That opium still made it to market. In Afghanistan the Taliban stopped opium production for a year but when we went in we supported the drug lords to get them on our side. Afghanistan then became the world biggest producer of opium again. That opium makes it to market also. To me, opium is a weapon of mass destruction. The Russians leaked what was in the emails, they didn't make them up. In the world of hardball politics, that was a softball.",
"No thos you don't get it. The idiot is in over his head with problems home here and he's giving advice to our British cousins.? OMG we need a calm, cool and confident leader who people can rely on and trust. Not a twitter happy fool who always seems to be in a state of emotional distress. You need to look at the reactions because you re definitely in the minority and more of a joke.",
"The Trump Camp must be fuming after watching that show,,,too bad they give the Cast of SNL so much stuff to work with,,,enjoyed every second of it. Maybe in the weeks to come TRump s Team will grow up and stop looking so stupid.",
"If you can not trust family who can you trust, it is definitely not the career politician. Look what Hawaii has got , a bunch of lying, deceitful money hungry self absorbed incompetent officials who serve them selves instead of the people and govern on personal agenda. \nDrain the Swamp. American People and Country first."
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"It is OK to be critical of Republicans once in a while (if that is what you want to call Trump and his brood). You have to realize he is a farce and incompetent at some point, right? He and his administration are making it very difficult for those on the right to keep defending him. Not your fault, just the reality.",
"Oh stop. That's just crazy talk. And by the way I didn't vote for Trump either.",
"It is incongruous to associate the US Catholic Bishops so intimately with the agenda of Donald Trump. The Church has \"bedded\" with evil over the centuries to achieve or preserve its institutional advantage. We blithely think that those days were over or, at least, greatly diminished and modified. Modified to suit the age, yes. Diminished? Not at all.",
"ahhh Teddy there you go again at it. Say something critical of the right wing and of Trump teddy so we know you have some balance in your thinking.\n\nRight now the Star keeps a running total (300-400) with full info on all of Trumps lies. Would you agree these are lies by the President? Or is the leftist Star lying? \n\nAlso, feel free to ask me anything. Maybe instead of both of us (no I am not the hangman) bloviating we can ask questions in an effort to get to the bottom of the issues. You are up, my question is above. Try not to deviate.",
"Your post consists of a 'little hands' attack and then you call Trump 'immature'? You just have no sense of things, do you?",
"Once again, you cherry-pick parts of the column to try and prove some right-wing point of your own. The media is watchdog-for both the bad and the good that any president does. But Trump can't stand any criticism, so he bans reporters who might report his missteps.",
"Well if you understood the 3 names portion of the comment you know my feelings on Trump. In Canada I am a PC member. Trump however is not a political party affiliate from what I gather he is a money man...although he has pissed away a lot of his inheritance and filed for several bankruptcies.",
"Don't attribute your own juvenile cynicism and moral relativism to others. Pretending to look down from a great height and pronouncing \"they're all the same\" is just another kind of cheap self-aggrandizement of the kind in which the Ignoramus-In-Chief is currently indulging. Being able to draw meaningful distinctions is quite the opposite of a \"blind eye.\"",
"It is nothing more than politics. Trump chose a person who is not a bureaucrat to head the DOE. Paper pushing bureaucrats are filled with ideas made obsolete with the passing times.",
"No, what he is saying is that common courtesy and social decency is basically gone \nnow...yes, welcome to Trumplandia!",
"A woman who fights to keep a marriage together with an adulterous husband is manipulative, ambitious and cannot be trusted?\n\nI bet sexism had nothing to do with your support for Trump did it?",
"The US Department of Justice should take a close look at tRump's former Apprentice, Summer (what's her last name), when she publicly claimed that during a so-called job interview in tRump's bungalow he encouraged her to file bankruptcy on her home loan and assured her it was ok to do so. To suggest that someone deliberately fraud a bank is criminal thinking. Time to bring down tRump and lock him up for frauding the taxpayers.",
"The Liberals are out of touch with public opinion. So were the US Democrats, and they learned it the hard way when Trump was elected President. The Left consistently deludes itself into believing it has more support than it actually does.",
"Please Leave President Obama out of this. President Trump is the Biggest lair I have ever seen!",
"Let's see, the news is that his children are out of control...selling all the time as they learned well from their father. Then there's the most bizarre picks for his cabinet...drain the swamp was a joke he used to get votes rather than anything meaningful. And then there's the serious issues of a tweeter in chief...has not had a news conference since a July. You'd think as the Pres. elect he'd like to connect with the country who may only know his from the toxic spewing of his campaign...but no. Now his advisor is calling for Obama's death. Basically what we see is a sickness reveled that had been somewhat hidden and now is given a full-throated, orange crested voice. This is news! And he's all yours! Good luck with that...fortunately we had an intelligent, competent president whose legacy will assure we can run on fumes for a while...pray for a soft landing, pilot.",
"BS. You know DA disgression.",
"Actually, it is most often the right-wingers here who don't want facts to confuse them. How else to explain all the excuses for the Trump team? I wonder if you googled GPS Fusion. How about Magnitsky? I found the sites and connected articles very informative and disquieting.",
"With the debt upwards of USD 20 trillion and counting, the press and the public are focusing on trivia, and missing out on the big picture. That is the fact that the Federal Reserve is buying the bonds, which means increasing the money supply, and this is not going to end well. Mr. Trump did not create this situation; previous administrations did. In some cases, such as George W. Bush, taxes were reduced whilst a war in Iraq was started, but George got re-elected because the public like the tax cuts. Clinton had balanced the budget before George took over. Obama couldn't stop the outflow of cash expended on medicare and medicaid programs, and then set up an onerous health care system which Trump will revise, but the costs of free drugs to the 65 and over cannot be supported and will lead to the government expenditure exceeding the GNP. Trump's big test will be on the economics file, not on Ivanka's line of nice clothes and dumb judges.",
"I was listening to NPR last night, and heard someone talking about some area of policy or other in reference to the upcoming Trump regime. (I hesitate to use the term \"administration\" in regard to them, as that seems to be one thing they have no interest in at all.) He said \"I have no reason to believe\" that Trump would not be reasonable in some area of policy. However, I don't think that we have \"reason to believe\" anything of the sort. \n\n The unspoken assumption of this column, along with so much blathering right now, that we are looking at \"four bad years\" but then the next election could fix things. What in the world would give you \"reason to believe\" that many people supporting Trump have any interest in their ever being truly free elections ever again? The Republican Party has been promoting one scheme after another since the late 60's to make sure that the votes of the \"right people\" count more. Actually winning a majority seems to be out of their playbook at this point.",
"Your skepticism is well-founded: there's no reason to believe that Trump has a position on abortion or that he cares about it even a little bit. More important, we know that the rate and number of abortions will increase on his watch as he and the Republican Congress enact social and economic policies that strip health insurance from millions of people who now have it, many of them as a direct result of the Affordable Care Act. Voting for Trump on \"pro-life\" (read: anti-abortion) grounds was an act rooted either in ignorance or hypocrisy. A well-informed voter who cared about life issues could not have voted for Donald Trump.",
"me too! At least he hasn't made the marines bow to him. What I see, is a 4F swollen ankled, ***** grabbin liar. What an American hero and leader, lol",
"I didn't give them an honorable mention at all. My point was simple: that Trump is so outrageous lately that EVEN Fox News has things to say that aren't in favor of him.\n\nWhere did I suggest, even remotely, that I believe that 2/3 of Americans are racist? Are you just making stuff up to get angry about?",
"Cannot tell if this is a Poe or a victim of fake news.",
"Trump delivers stern message to nation's journalists.\nTrump bans media outlets who do not condone his views and policies.\nTrump employs fascist tactic of silencing media and governing in secrecy.\n\nWhich \"slant\" is correct? When are situations so dire, that reporting requires emotion? Is \"Pearl Harbour experiences big fire\" better, or \"Japs Butcher Americans\"? (Which was published.) News is emotional and it requires an opinion as well as an insight into how you fit into the world. It's always best to find a news source that matches your view of the world.",
"Wow, Blizz - a thorough mental diagnosis of a throwaway post on the Weinstein matter. How did you become so aware of the mental state of the poster by reading his/her short and probably sarcastic or cynical comment? Amazing! Kreskin!",
"a self-proclaimed billionaire with an obviously massive chip-on-his-shoulder who wallows in shallow pools of spite and pettiness and seems to have found a demographic that thinks that is acceptable. very sad times.",
"So the racist Attorney General Sessions has added his 2 cents on behalf of his corporate masters. My thoughts about these neo Nazis in power is they hate the color of Obamas skin and his intellect, charisma, calmness, and thoughtful clarity when he speaks, so much, that they will undo every single thing Obama accomplished while in office, to give themselves comfort that they have wiped out every thing that uppity black man had accomplished. Like George W said, Presidenting is hard work, so it must be why Trump has cost the taxpayers more since he took office, to vacation and play golf at his resorts that taxpayers pay to, more than Obama played or vacationed in his 8 years, and cost more than Obamas 8 years thus far. At over $365 million a year for Trumps protection, if he survives impeachment or disgruntled Trump voters, he will be on par to get over a $billion dollars worth of security, plus what Putin is kicking in",
"I just take Trump at his word. Or is he just a liar?",
"You must be very, VERY upset with the divisive public policies The Donald has proposed. VERRRRRY upset.",
"Seems Trump has a WH full of his own hires that are leaking like crazy. It's a reflection of Trump's utter lack of leadership qualifications and management skills.",
"Exactly. Reince is just another deep-state Obummer holdover willing to do anything to stop the #MAGA train. Go get 'em Mooch! <sarcasm>",
"trump is doing a better job then Hillary would, so Schatz you and all your democrats sewer rats should just go back to the sewer where you and the SA and others belong your just another sewer rat that does not know a single thing that would be good for this country.",
"Oh, com'on Motely. Why not list/rate every president, world leader, politician, etc. over the last 250 years? They/we all have character flaws. \nAnd it's not as simple as saying \"I don't like Trump\". In my lifetime, there have been any number of presidents/politicians that I didn't like. But that has usually been based upon policy. None come to mind that have even come close to personally behaving in the immature, irresponsible manner in which Trump has, particularly given his short time in office. And yes, behavior does matter. It goes with the job. (Which is why B. Clinton should have resigned after lying about Lewinski.)\nBut based upon the support Trump continues to receive in this country, it doesn't matter to many. Much to my dismay and, in my opinion, much to the detriment of this country.",
"This kind of ultimatum has no place in world politics. Putin is a lot more knowledgeable about the situation in Syria than Tillerson and won't fall for the usual propaganda. And how about Trump making 180 turns at every .. turn? How can somebody like that issue an ultimatum (to side with them)?",
"I'm fed up about hearing about poor old tRump and his really bad investments. If you try to invest in a business and make a mockery of it, why should taxpayers have to come behind and clean up one's financial mess? Nothing tRump does financially is LEGAL! tRump belongs in jail.",
"\"He is being reckless with the people's money\".\n\nHe explained how he'd do it before he was elected. As Trump said himself ... \n\n\"It's called OPM. I do it all the time in business. It's called other people's money. There's nothing like doing things with other people's money because it takes the risk -- you get a good chunk out of it and it takes the risk.\n\nHence the multiple bankruptcies and billion dollar losses he was able to claim for.\n\nNo doubt the same scenario will apply to the taxpayer's money.",
"I'm baffled why the MSM isn't referring to the \"new\" healthcare bill (Trump's destruction of Obamacare) as Trumpcare.",
"Maybe you might consider the possibility that we Trump-voters wanted nothing more than a good Supreme Court Justice, and to stop further Democrat-caused damage to our country. Anything else positive that Trump might accomplish would be 'icing on the cake' (which I'm still waiting for).\n\nYou have to admit, Trump isn't actually getting anything accomplished, mainly due to opposition within his own party - which I am totally fine with. Gridlock is better than more regressivism, I mean progressivism.",
"I'm not an \"Unlimited\" subscriber but I'm intrigued by the headline about Wilbur Ross being pushed out of the way by the American NAFTA chief negotiator. I can find no reference to this anywhere else! For all Trump's posturing on NAFTA, the real work will be done by the professional negotiators for the parties and they will only accept general guidelines from the politicians, not micro-managing and political interference. That is why Trudeau is only making general remarks and not ludicrous claims as Trump does.",
"les, don't forget the biggest and latest nothing: Donald J Trump. Or did I miss something in these articles?",
"Bannon wasn't the Chief of Staff. Nor is he \"strong\" and \"capable\".\n\nAnd Trump's presidency is the farthest thing from \"success[ful]\" as it's possible to get. Nor does he have a \"top notch team\" or a \"top notch cabinet\".\n\nYour delusions are very entertaining, but they're not based in any observable reality.\n\nOdd that you ignore Trump's own \"temperament and [lack of] talent\".",
"Not the point. It's what trump is saying NOW in response to direct questions from\na well respected editorial board. Trump has no \"experience\" in foreign policies and President Obama has worked out quite well. But I'm sure you could do better.",
"Just remember this during the unending ethics probes of Democrats over the years. Do unto others my backside. I know what the GOP is made of. The GOP lies and cheats and gets away with it because they side with bullies. One day it ends, good or bad. We all know what happens when you repent and don't mean it.",
"Even if Trump were to leave the White House tomorrow, he wouldn’t take the hate he has whipped up over the past several years with him. Trump, arguably more so than any post-Eisenhower Republican President who came before him, has erected a form of psychological Jim Crow in this country, making it virtually impossible for Americans to coexist across the barriers of identity and ideology.",
"You respected the opinion of a racist segregationist enough to elect him to lead the \"free\" world. I put \"free\" in quotes because Trump didn't think black Americans should be free to live where they want. This is the stuff of leadership? This is what we want representing our citizenry and our country abroad? A guy who was busted for ILLEGAL housing discrimination and racial discrimination?\n\nI wish more people would be a little less tolerant of racism today. At least when segregationist George Wallace ran for national office he didn't even earn his party's nomination. Fast forward to 2016 and Republicans not only nominated Trump, they elected the segregationist to lead us. Tells me a lot about the values of the modern Segregationist Southern Strategy... I mean Republican Party.",
"Trump was the one whom said how much he could accomplish in the 1st 100 days.He hasn't gotten squat done,as to what he said he was gonna do,COME ON.The one thing he has done is cause hate and discontent.That I think we can ALL agree with.Remember this chant?LOCK HER UP,LOCK HER UP.,look whose gonna be on the hot seat now.And remember,,I'm gonna build a wall,and whose gonna PAY FOR IT...MEXICO.WELL WELL WELL,HOW THINGS CHANGE,now he wants the US to pay for it,oh but we\"ll get paid back...yea right.Just like a true carnival barker.I don't believe anything he says.Remember the old saying,don't believe anything you hear,and only half of what you see.",
"Keep deluding yourself, because that's what you're doing. In case you haven't noticed, they've moved on from the Russian collusion allegation. Yep, they found nothing, so the newest charge is now \"obstruction of justice.\" Present the evidence of Trump's wrong doing. Go ahead, lay it all out here. And by the way, which statute is he accused of violating regarding his alleged collusion? I'll help you with that...There's none. Alan Dershowitz, a DEMOCRAT constitutional scholar and educator, said himself that Trump has done nothing wrong and that the Russian collusion charges are false. But you know far more than an Ivy league Harvard law professor right?",
"If I were the democrats, I would be careful to take a measured response to this until they know what flynn is going to say. It might be nothing new and he simply wants immunity to ensure he does not get into trouble for lying. The nunes fiasco suggests this white house belongs in an episode of inspector gadget but one never knows, this could be another attempt to derail the investigation.",
"If Trump denies anything, \n\nthat only confirms he did do what he denies.\n\nIt's a surety.",
"Lazeelink writes:\n\n\"Thanks for agreeing the only platform and item on the Dem agenda is to get rid of Trump\"\n\n--\n\nDidn't say that, though it should certainly be their top priority considering the risk that he brings to his country and the world.\n\n\"Common Sense 101\"?\n\nAnd you're advocating that a political party release a platform a year and a half before the election?\n\n\"Political Suicide 101\".\n\nWhich, based on his current death spiral, appears to have been Donald Milhous Trump's major.",
"\"I can't recall even one statement that is favorable to anything that has happened under the Trump administration.\"\n\nSomething favorable has happened under the Trump administration? That's news to me.",
"Republicans also work hard to make American's \"poorly educated\"\nWhere is is calling Trump's TV show \"reality\" TV or destroying public education.\n\nThey even attack educational TV ............",
"I'm too young to have lived through that draft and Vietnam, but it doesn't take being old to be angry at the way Trump mocked McCain's service. So yes, I realize many people had deferments. My anger with Trump on this is the fact that he had deferments AND he mocked those who had the guts to serve and sacrifice. Combined, it shows how hypocritical and morally bankrupt Trump is. I don't know how veterans can support him - he's all talk and lacks respect and humility.",
"Sorry honey.\n\nWe in the rest of the world are enjoying the show. Americans earned it and deserved it for their behaviour. Yes, the Trump Train is destined for disaster, but the world wants it to crash at full speed, not slow down and realize that the crash is imminent.\n\nIn just a few years, the beginning of the downfall of the American empire will be fully realised, but America's 1% will be immensely more wealthy, which has been Trumps singular goal all along.\n\nNothing if not good entertainment.",
"Yeah Mr. Dalton, motleycrew has forgotten all about segregation and how he benefitted from it as a white American. The least African-Americans could do is pretend that American society isn't racist. Can't you just make white racist American feel better about who and what they are? You know, like Trump has.",
"What I find most alarming is the way the media portrays Trump. \nBy so doing, the media is slowly destroying the respect and perception of the office of POTUS because of their own personal vendetta against Trump.\nGranted that Trump is impulsive and has several obvious flaws, a little bit of restraint is needed by the media.\nI can imagine if Trump released 150 billion to the Russians like Obama \"gave away\" to the Iranians. The media people would all be in psychiatric units. Yet very few media organisations reported it then.\nMy point is that restraint is required on the part of the media. Report the facts and not spin a narrative otherwise the only losers are Americans and the only winners are the Russians/North Koreans who will be happy to deal with a weakened, severely divided and paranoid left leaning/right leaning USA.",
"I suspect Mark Shore lives nowhere, because he really is a bot. All he does is react to keywords by classifying the writer as either \"right-wing\" or \"anti-science\" - about as sophisticated as the software in my dishwasher. It seems IT is replacing not just regular jobs but even nut jobs.",
"Justin Trudeau will get along with anyone, for a price. And since there is no reward to get along with Russia, in his mind, we have this new bizarre realpolitiks being played. I just hope that Justin Trudeau's sense of values has nausea because he has to be a \"friend\" to a mysogist, anti-gay, etc..... man like Donald Trump. I hope when he is old, he will have regrets about doing that..... Narcissism has it's price M. Trudeau. I guess you are ready to do anything to feed it.",
"It had nothing whatever to do with uniting anyone. It had everything to do with distracting people from the fact that the father of Mr. Owens snubbed Trump at Dover Air Force Base. Trump went there for a photo op and it didn't work out so well for him.\n\nTrump is a psychotic. His administration is a failed, hot mess.",
"As long as Bannon and Gorka occupy the White House, and as long as Trump remains evasive about white supremacy and biogtry, he remains the visible tool of fringe nationalism. Couple that with his consistent adoration for Putin...all normal Americans appropriately deduce that he has a severe lean toward fascism. \n\"Where there is an action, there is always a reaction\". The real patriots are the increasing number of young people who aren't afraid to take on the kkk and nazis on the streets, even if doing so means personal distress and possibly death. God bless them, one and all, for they understand the risks to their futures if white nationalists go unchallenged.",
"You wrote:\n\n<< The left doesn't want to engage in discussion; they want to silence opposing points of view.>>\n\nThis from a supporter of President Trump, who wants to suspend broadcast licenses for media that doesn't fawn over him.",
"\"You've clearly never had the task of being a negotiator.\"\nYou need to match negotiating technique to the opponent. If you only use a single technique, intimidation for example, your opponents will adapt. Insult and intimidate seems to be Trump's go to, I hope he has more tricks up his sleeve than this.\n.\nIn my experience, posturing with Russians only leads to more posturing. There are times when this technique can be useful but not when nuclear weapons are on the table imo.",
"Is trump a comedian or just a joke?",
"Grady get a grip on reality. You're nothing but uneducated. Cry and whine but never an actual solution. You take huge complicated issues and arm chair 1 line solutions. All you spew is regurgitated false statements without a single shred of proof behind your idiocy. $6,000 of you tax dollars goes toward corporate welfare and never hear you whine about that. Rightwingers would love nothing better than an uneducated populace. People like you are why we need a better education system. \nOn a side note if Obama ran against Trump in an election tomorrow Obama would crush the orange Cheeto and his tiny little hands.",
"More evidence for team Mueller to digest for his investigation. Trump, Jr. would have been better off just keeping quiet about the whole thing instead of blabbing. He might have been in panic mode since he is digging himself deeper.",
"We need some creative diplomacy. Alas, Trump is so weak he is just not capable of anything except the usual phony \"let us get tough\" rhetoric.",
"Ask him or look up his past columns to check. But you really need to remember that Trump won the presidency, HRC is now a private citizen, and it is Trump who will be scrutinized from this past Friday forward. I mean, you forgot Mitt Romney's lies fast enough and were relentless in your demeaning, and even fabricated, commentary about Obama. So now you complain, Martin Nichols? Get real.",
"January 20th can't get here fast enough. I am so sick of the childish bickering and temper tantrums from the same people who said it would be Trump supporters acting this way when they thought their candidate would win the election.\n\nPlease people, Once he is sworn in, will you just accept that you are stuck with him for a least 4 years and get on with your lives? There are either 5 or 7 stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance) Let's just go with 5 and try to get to acceptance as soon as possible!",
"Lord... what an embarrassment. Impeach this imposter before he gets us nuked!",
"Trump lashes out . . . with all the sophistication of a four-year-old.\n. \n\"WAH! The mean, old Merck man rejected me, Mommy! I'll show him by ripping him in a Tweet!\"\n.\nDonnie once again has embarrassed himself and this country with his infantile tweeting. He needs to resign and go play golf and let some adults run this country.",
"I find Hillary Clinton matching each and every element, as well. D\n\nDisregard of feelings of others: See Jennifer Flowers, Monica Lewinski attacks.\nLack of remorse or shame: See above and Benghazi.\nManipulative behavior: Her entire political career has been devoted to that.\nUnchecked egocentricity: Hillary 1st, last and always.\nLie to achieve one's goals: FBI Director is only the latest example. \n\nThese are the two best Presidential candidates in the United States of America.",
"The embedded traitors obfuscate their way into outright lying to justify their fellow Republican Terrorist Traitors now ruling the nation in violation of every humand and civil right under the former U.S. Constitution. All eliminated by the establishment of the Republican Terrorist Traitors overthrow of all of the governing system of the United States of America; Now changed to the United Corporations of Amerika. Scalia and his band of 5 traitors certified the process; Der Fuehrer Trump and Republican CONgress just \"nuked\" it into full legality. Scalia's clone, Gorsuch ends all judicial restraints on the 4th Reich.",
"Don't flatter yourself. I'm not accusing you of being Trump. I'm pointing out that you have the same pathology as Trump. An affinity for conflict and vindictiveness. And speaking of being childish, your compulsive need to follow me around to feebly attempt rebutting my comments makes you about as infantile as it gets.",
"Don't even try to tell anyone what I think.\n\nIn another era, the US House wouldn't have seated Gianforte.\n\nThat's not to say what you imply.\n\nI make no claim that racism began with Trump.\n\nNor will it end with Trump.\n\nBut Trump does promote hate. He's an avowed white supremacist.\n\nAnd he espouses hate and promotes hate within his supporters.\n\nHe's lower than pond scum.\n\nHe's a traitor to this nation.",
"What, no cheap China steel for the wall, I already knew there would be no wall, no blocking of immigration, no muslim ban, no jail for Clinton. Since Trump lied and has no idea how to run government, Ryan and McConnell will be able to cut or eliminate medicare and turn social security over to their buddies.\n Dark days are coming for the working people who need social security and medicare, the gop will turn the US into Kansas on steroids, and if you follow what is happening in Kansas, it is classic Reganomics that is destroying the state.",
"Wavemaker, as I am an Individualist Libertarian, how exactly am I labeling anyone?\n\nMine own proposition is to be inclusive of all Americans of legal status so as to work unto a common goal, and a common cause if you will.\n\nHow within the HELL is it, within your own ideology, that said belief is a bad thing?\n\nTell me, Wavemaker, how exactly am I labeling you?\n\nI do not label you, Wavemaker.\n\nI simply respond unto your own words, and so within that sense, you have labeled yourself, and so many others, as you support them, as one who follows within the path of Woodrow Wilson, the most racist, bigoted, misogynistic that we, as a Nation, has ever had.\n\nYou, Wavemaker, do not respect nor honour the individual, but the hive mind set, as you have shown over and over again.\n\nAnd you accuse me of labeling?\n\nYou label any and all that disagree with you, or support a stance, or candidate that are outside of your support racists, bigots, misogynists, etc.\n\nJust like the rest of the Marxist idiots.",
"He's a politician who is being accused constantly of not winning the election fairly. I think other people need to move on first. He is responding to the non stop whining of the sore losers. Not sure where exactly he is not doing his job.",
"\"Oh twaddle!\nThere is no evidence whatsoever that Trump can't be trusted.\"\nPlease google \"fact checking in the days of Trump\" and see what comes up....also there's this small issue of Russian interference and the last US election.\n..There's lots of \"twaddle\" to consider.",
"Lousy President but great speech maker so perfect for politics ! Trump on the other hand knows how to get things done and will pass any legacy in a nanosecond. Obama was globalist, Trump a nationalist. Trudeau and his puppet masters Butts and McKenna are globalists too, sorry Canada but that's what you voted in.",
"That is someone who is full of himself.",
"Is this what you really meant to say? \n\n\"The Party is Trump. But Trump is America, just as America is Trump!!!....... Trump!!!!!!! Sieg Heil!\"",
"--------------------\n\nWhat is happening with Civil Beat or is it the program?\n \nWhy did my remark not meet civility standards? I never swear or use foul language.\n\nCan the public question public officials like Mayor Kirk Caldwell any more?\n\nMy remarks were that it was nefarious for Mayor Caldwell to act like an altar boy, pretending that he did not know anything about the blatantly deceitful advertisements - \"Mayor Caldwell supports Social Security and Medicare\". Those nefarious advertisements exploited and engaged in fear-mongering on the elderly and low-information voters.\n\nObviously, the office of the Mayor DOES NOT have anything to do with the federal government that takes care of Social Security.\n\nI further opined that it has been Caldwell's modus operandi - to hide behind political stage -crafting through contained propaganda and run away from educated audience or questions.\n\nWhat's so \"uncivil\" about this?",
"Ho, Ho, Hey, Hey, Donald Trump is here to stay.\nMexico's pres is just another selfie boy like trodeau.\nGo ahead you whinning lefties say that's not civil.",
"I'd have a lot less of a problem with Trump's attitude if he either was an intelligence analyst himself or employed fewer partisan nutcase conspiracy whackjobs to advise him about intelligence and how it's collected.\n\nSenators McCain and Graham's judgment has been wrong in the past, but they do have the backgrounds to deal with these kinds of issues.\n\nTrump does not.",
"I don't care if Trump murders his own grandmother as Trump is the only answer to the worst American president in history. Barry Sorento! A totally unprepared leftist community and country disorganizer who has never in his life been for Majority America. By God, he can't even throw a baseball!",
"This is a very valuable comment. We need to stop dismissing Trump supporters as racists and xenophobes if we want to understand what drives them, and how they could be brought back into the mainstream fold. My perspective is that they are fed up with being branded as racists if they say something politically incorrect or express legitimate concerns about immigration levels or other controversial topics. They voted for a guy who they thought could cut through the BS and \"tell it like it is\", even if he is in fact the most dishonest Presidential candidate ever. \n\nDon't get me wrong; I think Trump as President is extremely worrying. But those of us in the centre or left need to honestly confront the motivations of Trump supporters and understand why the alternatives fell short.",
"Beyond that, Trump's constant attacks on the free press might have something to do with why they seem to be out to get him. He declared them an enemy of the people, so I am not too surprised that the press has decided to fight back.",
"The Trump administration is spiralling out of control. Here are a few links worth checking out:\n\nhttp://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/cia-denies-top-flynn-aide-clearance\n\nhttp://www.politicususa.com/2017/02/11/trump-administration-spiraling-war-roses-flynn-pence.html\n\nhttp://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/02/cnn-us-intelligence-confirms-parts-trump-russia-report\n\nhttp://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/01/donald-trump-russia-sergei-millian",
"Mr. Schwab creates a focus on his own personal miseries and projects them upon others, in this case upon the President. He dose not base his assertions on facts but on what he wants to believe he can convince you to believe. Our President is not guilty of any of the charges that Mr. Schwab alleges however if you want a twisted projection of what the future might provide, he is your man. Mr. Schwab has no faith in the American people or their role in ensuring their government can provide what is best for them.",
"They just don't get it.\nBut wait until the day when Trump is impeached and ousted either with overwhelming evidence against him or after a major scandal. I'll bet my boots that once he is out of the WH NONE of his current defenders will ever admit voting for him or supporting him. C'est la vie.",
"Well you just tell that \"obstructionism is a false narrative\" thing to Merrick Garland the highly qualified Judge who the POTUS nominated for the vacant seat on the Supreme Court Mr. Switz. Never in our history has the party that controls the Senate refused to hold meetings, hearings and votes on a presidents nominees. Lisa is part of that obstructionist majority even as she had to come up with four completely different justifications for her shaky positions. At first she was okay with going through the normal, traditional process but was reeled back in a day later and had to start coming up with ridiculous justifications for the obstructionism, none of which held water. She has given up her oath to serve the state and country in favor of blind fealty to party. She joined in with 43 other Republicans to filibuster Senator Sanders bill to add funding to the VA but then showed up at the Anch. VA with her \"concerned\" face on when problems with the VA underfunding surfaced in Phoenix.",
"A year? It's going to get longer. I'm not sure what it will produce honestly, I've tried to say out of impeachment talk. I don't like the man or his policies. I most certainly now carry a strong bias against the President, a bias I think he's earned to never trust what the man say's. He's a salesman selling what people want to hear, but he's delivered nothing of significance in terms of legislation, while alienating more of the developed world with his personal arrogance, and apparent disinterest in facts.\n\nDoesn't matter what I think of the man, the question at this point is if he has created a crime and would that rise to the level of impeachment.\n\nPeople can dream all they want to, but the law and evidence will be the final jury. Best outcome I've seen so far is at least people are watching our government a closer. I that continue's and grows during non-elections seasons....... oh wait, does that exist?",
"A dense naracisstic leader who puts his own interests and agenda ahead of the wants and needs of the people he is supposed to be serving? I fail to see the comparison lol. \nThe reality is Caldwell won the same trump did. A lack of viable options otherwise. So you can try to blame the voters which they you should but don't forget it is not like they had good options to pick from.",
"And the day trump announces he's tired of the national debt issue and declares bankruptcy we become a banana republic. Think those previous gvmt shutdown created havoc?",
"Yes, Trump is indeed the perfect metaphor for the GOP's soul. Shallow, belligerent, and with a fondness for empty platitudes over fact, your post highlights exactly the GOPs problem. \n\nBy the way, more people voted for \"crooked Hillary\" than Trump.",
"With the firing of the FBI Director this afternoon, we've turned a corner. It's now time to appoint an Independent Counsel (or special prosecutor) to pursue the investigation of Donald Trump.\nTrump: cuff him, stuff him, lock him up.",
"I predicted 6 months before the first bomb or missile fell into someone else's business....he was guilty of premature evacuation. Now he is playing the \"god\" card. His statement was \"no child of god should die this way\".....what god is he making reference to exactly? Since there is in fact no real god he was sparking interest and support from all the bible belt rednecks now ready to jump on his already crowded redneck hay wagon. Somebody please summon the guys with three names.",
"You assume a lot thinking Trump will be there 8yrs...the teleprompter is the only way to keep Trump on message and allows him to speak in coherent cogent sentences...and come the mid terms in 2018 they better not underestimate the dems..they are relentless and not to be taken lightly",
"You say \"meaner,\" I say \"Less repressed by political correctness.\" I, personally, am tired of having to be careful in the words I use when I speak. I was starting to sound like Obama, searching for just the right word so to come off as non-opinionated as possible so as not to offend anyone. He learned a big lesson from the politically correct tyrants early in his term when he mentioned \"Jerry's Kids\" during an interview.\n\nMany people who voted for Trump were tired of being told how to think, how to speak, and who to like or dislike. Talk about a lack of freedom.",
"Now I get...You're upset because he got to say it in public and Trumpers have to hide and say it...If it helps, I give you permission to say it in public too...#MAGA",
"Indefensible. \"He's not your typical politician\" does not apply. He's an uncaring opportunist. Anyone have actual evidence to refute that?",
"I have no interest in tRump's wife's toes or shoes, but do realize that the public has a craving for such trivial info, which is why the press gives it to them. They do the same trivial reporting about the clothes of all FLOTUS. \"Someone has to do something about North Korea.\" What should that be? What words of wisdom can you offer on that, and what superior experience do you have to back it up? Avoiding war is the most responsible thing to do and the most difficult. Provoking nuclear war when it isn't necessary to do so is juvenile and dangerous. Which is your boy doing? ISIS wouldn't be where it is today without an illegal war being forced in the region by Bush/Cheney. What answers do you have for that war, too? What should Obama have done differently? What about the domestic, angry white guy terrorists we have here at home that everyone has ignored and tRump thinks are \"fine people?\" \"When you are a young woman like that, you would do anything the President of the USA wanted.\" Sure",
"They have taken our constitution and skewed it's meaning to allow them to do this. The evil little racist bigot Jeff Sessions is not fit to work for the government let alone AG. He want's to increase the use of private prisons. He's a Nazi. His comments about pot and the KKK says it all. Somebody sue him out of existence!",
"Eating from the dish of political schizophrenia as countless anonymous sources are coming forth with information and the media is in frothing feeding frenzy while Hollywood insiders direct the swarming. \nIn psychoanalysis this would be termed tantrum due to not winning as expected.",
"Greetings DGL46,\n\nI thought that I was very clear about being very anti-scumbags, like THE DICK Cheney, DUMBYA Bush, Tony BLIAR, et al, who very deliberately lied to the world about non-existent WMD, then proceeded to illegally invade a non-threatening sovereign country, and mass murder over 1 Million defenceless innocents, men, women and children, in cold blood, and destroy the lives of millions more.\n\nIs that reasonable to you?\n\nHappy holidays!",
"OT: \". If he starts behaving like a mature, honest, thoughtful person who stops lashing out at anyone who criticizes him, and who puts the best interest of the country and all its people ahead of a narrow, ego gratifying agenda - that's all I ask.\" I fear you're asking for far too much. You're asking Donald Trump to totally change his values, his morals and the persona he's developed over 71 years. ....think of Popeye....\"I yam what I yam.\" That's the Donald....past, present, and barring a genuine miracle, future. Gary crum",
"Considering Justins record of lies and broken electoral promises, he is actually in line to break the \"Most Broken Election Promises by a Western Democracy.\" Guinness World Record.\n\nIsn't that something to be proud of Canadians? \n\nTrans Mountain is dead.",
"You're talking personality and I'm talking politics. Have you read River of Doubt? You'll see trump isn't half the man of Teddy.\nImagine trump trying to lock up developable land into a Nation Park today. Laughable.",
"Oh man, it must be another very slow news day. \nWith a huckster like Trump it's easier to just stick to the guano that he scatters by Twitter everyday. There's so much to shovel, that should keep the press busy and if things get too boring just follow the proceedings of the different committees.",
"It was an EXCELLENT UN Speech ever! EVER! You know it just cracks me up to see the \"Unfavorable\" numbers. Of course Libs will see this as an unfavorable,everything Trump dose or says is Unfavorable in their eyes. They forget why we are here today dealing w/NOKO and IRAN ,it's because of them the Dems & ,the Obama administration, who allowed the NOKO and Iran to scale up their nukes..... We were Bribed to pay them millions and Iran? Billions! And they took the Money and ran,with no intention of fulfilling their promise.\n\nBut you know ,irt this poll, It's all fake news. You can tell these unfavorables are lying because,they cannot stomach or even watch President Trump for two minutes without their heads exploding. So I say; if you did not see President Trumps UN speech,your vote here is irrelevant!\n\n I xx dare the libs to watch it in it's entirety(Youtube).There was nothing negative about,it was about putting America and all Sovereign countries all over the world first! IMUA! MAGA!",
"You mean like-Hillary's lies and Obama's lies and all the medias lies? I'll take the Trump lies anytime before theirs.",
"I'm pretty sure that Trump and Republican party politicians' collusion with Russia to influence the 2016 elections need not rise to the level of treason for criminal charges to be levied. What I think is great is that legal charges of treason need not be involved for Trump and the Republicans who are involved in or who attempt to cover up evidence because it's politically damaging to be viewed as un-American or \"traitors\" to American democracy in the minds of citizens. What's really great about the disgusting mess Republicans are making of the nation is that Republicans are on the wrong side of history, the wrong side of the rule of law. This is the party that brought us Pro-life terrorism, stole healthcare from Americans and who put a filthy, genital grabbing tv celebrity in the White House who is now using the office to enrich his already disgustingly-rich family at the expense of all Americans. \nhttp://www.cnn.com/2017/04/21/politics/russian-bombers-tensions-trump/",
"First, let's clean up the swamp in Washington. They are hurting us more than any foreign country. The opposition to Trump and what he represents, the people of this country, has shown us every double dealing side of both Democrat and Republican politicians. They are snarky, mean and out of touch, in love with power, and forgetting their public trust. Oh, by the way Republicans, repeal Obama care. Entirely. You won't lose by doing that but you will lose keeping it or something similar.",
"Trump's press secretary just admitted or at least inferred that he has no \"proof\" of his version of the phone call. \n\nMy take is that, being a paranoid type, he probably does tape his conversations but belatedly has realized that it's now a double-edged sword. After claiming he had \"tapes\" of his conversations with Comey, he then said he really didn't - likely because they proved Comey's presentation of events. Now, even if he is right about how events transpired in his phone call to the parents of a dead soldier, he can't produce tapes because then his denial about the Comey tapes will be exposed as yet another spectacular lie. \n\nWhen one lives their life by lying as Trump does reflexively, eventually one finds themselves floundering in the deep quicksand of bs one has created.",
"Mark Cuban said recently that Trump is interested in only two things and I believe him: His image and his bank account. By 'image' he needs to be adored or you are his enemy and by bank account, I mean he's after ours.\nHe cares a whit about running a government, it's just an inconvenient means to his ends.",
"I've been from St. John's to Victoria and this American has never encountered a whole Canadian province as \"brain dead\" as our Alabama. First, Trump appoints Jefferson Beauregard Sessions to be Attorney General. Look at how that's turning out. Then the Governor of Alabama gets thrown out of office for, may I use old American slang, a \"roll in the hay\" with a campaign worker he'd appointed to a government job. The then about to be axed governor appoints \"Big Luther\" Strange, you can't make this up, to Sessions seat until a primary election is held.\n\nPresto, the great \"white hoard\" disregards the national party and sends Strange packing for an impeached judge who is a certified \"fruitcake\" constantly citing the Bible and damning \"Queers\", \"Democrats\" and everyone not of his way of thinking. Now the \"Family Values\" poster boy is accused of \"sex education\" with minor girls. \n\nBottom line is the GOP has a problem. That Republican seat may end up with a Democrat until 2020.",
"'\n...if anyone is keeping track, this is one more addition to the hysterical mythological repetition of meaningless talking points.\n\n.\n…the really hilarious part is the belief that Trump and the Republicans are going to come up with anything better.\n\nDecades of failure from the Republicans and some folks still believe in their own exposed false \nmythology.\n\n.",
"Well, just stamp your little foot Lisa and tell that old Mitch McConnell that he's not playing nice.\n\nOr..... and this is a stretch... grow a backbone and demand an end to this secrecy. This is not good for democracy, this not good for the country. Go and read your oath of office and do you job.",
"Poor, poor Donald! Things have been rigged in his favor since birth. Encountering an even playing field surely must feel unfair to him.",
"Yep - a clue that his own egocentricity may surpass even Donald Trump."
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