This shows mind-boggling poor judgement on the part of the state police. What a stupid and unjustified waste of resources that could be spent in a hundred other ways to benefit the residents of this state. These police policies and practices are antithetical to a free society and democracy. Disgusting. (Friday Jul 18 | post #3)
Obama flaunts dreaded 'r' word
To accept or reject a message based on who delivered it is a logical error, an ad hominem; it's a pernicious type of irrational thinking, and Kane is right to mock it. No leader is infallible, and their analyses need to be critically considered, not simply swallowed wholesale because the listener happens to be in the same ideological camp as the speaker. Accepting what we hear without thinking isn't "trust," it's mental laziness. (Wednesday Jul 16 | post #9)
Former N.C. senator, vocal conservative
No, he represented only the bigoted element of his constituency. (Saturday Jul 5 | post #4)
"This is a national problem that demands a comprehensive federal solution." Immigration--legal and illegal--is actually an *international* issue that demands a comprehensive international solution. But the United States has never been very good at cooperative approaches. Those who believe illegal immigration is primarily a matter of local or even federal law enforcement are living in Fantasy Land. The issue is far more complex than that, and so is the solution. And, friendly reminder: immigrants are people. I'd ask some of you to stop spouting ideology just long enough to consider the circumstances under which *you* would risk your lives or leave everything you know and love behind in order to try to survive in another country. It's not a decision most human beings make lightly. (Thursday Jul 3 | post #9)
Suicide left out of landmark ruling on guns
"The CDC used to be a primary funder of research on guns and gun-related injuries. But the agency cut back research on the subject after Congress in 1996 ordered that none of its appropriations be used to promote gun control." We certainly can't have science casting doubt on ideology. (Tuesday Jul 1 | post #1)
$40,000 painting left at Goodwill
Thank you! That's what struck me, too. What an ignorant, classist paragraph Woestendiek wrote, as if fine art does not belong in certain homes or cannot be appreciated by people living in trailers. (Wednesday Jun 25 | post #6)
Ending the war of black on black
Rebuking patriarchy is hardly "radical, " and it's not solely the business of "white feminist." It affects every race and gender, and I'm glad some black leaders aren't afraid to acknowledge it. (Jun 19, 2008 | post #15)
"She didn't grow up to be a junkie or a homeless person or something like that," said the Dunbar Middle School eighth-grader. "She grew up to be an actual nice person and very successful." This is the lesson girls are taking from her public presentations? Are you kidding me? She's undereducated and unemployed. Is our standard for black girls so pathetically low that they can be considered a "success " if they are not junkies or homeless? She's successful only to the degree she can dramatize and capitalize on her criminal past. There's only room for so many reformed criminals on the talk circuit. Thank goodness. (Jun 18, 2008 | post #2)
ACLU sues Maryland State Police over surveillance
The victims are the Quakers. Opening files on people committed to nonviolence: another mind-boggling waste of taxpayer money. (Jun 12, 2008 | post #10)
Unite area to fight the drug trade
I actually agree with you and Kdogg in spirit, but I'm not sure how legalizing drugs (which is what you imply is the solution) is going to end the violence. It certainly won't end the devastation of addiction. (Jun 10, 2008 | post #6)
Unite area to fight the drug trade
As someone who lives in Cole's drug- and prostitution-infested district, I support his idea and the sentiments behind it. The drug users and addicts could consider it an kind of import tax, not unlike when they bring goods from foreign countries through customs to consume at home. If they don't want to pay the fee, then they can shop locally. Let them deal with drug-dealer turf wars in their own damn streets. I'm tired of the shootings. (Jun 10, 2008 | post #5)
This argument would make sense if there were anything remotely resembling a level playing field in this country, but there isn't. You're espousing pure fantasy. Some of the wealthiest people in this country inherited their wealth; they didn't earn it because they were "smart or motivated." Our Moron in Chief is a fine example of how one can possess security and status merely by having the brains and foresight to be born into a wealthy family. (Jun 10, 2008 | post #7)
Lesbian kiss at Seattle ballpark stirs up gay-friendly town
Indeed! For a long time, it was #1 on the Gay Agenda to *not* have civil rights, just to be different from straights! Now, it's trying to get kicked out of ballgames for kissing, just to set themselves apart as special. What I can't figure out is why straight people keep falling for that trick and continue to treat gays differently, which is exactly what they want! (Jun 5, 2008 | post #360)
Lesbian kiss at Seattle ballpark stirs up gay-friendly town
LMAO! (Jun 5, 2008 | post #358)
Lesbian kiss at Seattle ballpark stirs up gay-friendly town
You don't have to agree. Not everyone agrees with the self-righteous bigotry stuff either, but we don't make you leave ballgames when you display it. (Jun 5, 2008 | post #352)
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