Tag: government
member name: Elmo A.
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August 22, 2008 12:43 PM EDT --
The truth may not be as bad as the title suggests. You’re probably not an embarrassed “I cheated on my spouse” liar. Nor are you likely a “nobody told me about that stock and now I have to go . . .
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September 22, 2008 02:28 PM EDT --
Bi Partisan Bailout Thought
We are all aware that last week we witnessed a rare and catastrophic financial event. I have given a good deal of thought to the matter, but it is still mostly beyond understanding . . .
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October 09, 2008 04:21 PM EDT --
CNN reports today an 83 year old man living in a big Condo Complex in South Florida has been told he can no longer ride his Segway around the complex. One destination is to visit his girlfriend.
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December 30, 2008 01:50 PM EST --
Agnostic prayer
Someone said there were no atheists in fox holes. I don’t believe that just as I rarely believe sentences that contain “all,” never,” “every” and such words. . . .
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August 29, 2008 06:31 PM EDT --
This week I read a book, Leisureville , by Andy Blechman that raises an issue that will engage the majority on Gather. The focus of the book is The Villages, arguably the premiere “over 55” community . . .
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December 19, 2008 04:33 PM EST --
TIme to put “Liberal Media” label away
The post election period is a good time for intelligent folks to revisit the well worn topic of the “liberal media.” Now that name calling is . . .
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October 05, 2008 11:20 PM EDT --
Any fan of the History Channel knows that a true devotee of the verse of Nostradamus can go in, look around, and find a reference to most anything from Napoleon to Hitler, Pearl Harbor to 9-11. Only a . . .
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December 24, 2008 06:33 PM EST --
I don’t know what got me interested in collecting these little phrases and snippets. I do find it interesting and an economical hobby for these lean time. Stamp or coin collecting and golf would all cost . . .
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January 13, 2009 12:37 PM EST --
A couple weeks ago I wrote a post expressing my surprise that local gas prices had dropped from almost 4 dollars a gallon to 1.66 in my area. (Right now the price is 1.79) I never expected to see these . . .
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October 19, 2008 05:12 PM EDT --
Joe the Plumber
After swatting at Gotchas since his convention, John McCain had a Gotcha of his own in his back pocket and he slid his palms together in anticipation of opening the . . .
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December 31, 2008 07:50 PM EST --
Some critics of Caroline say she is not qualified to be a senator and that all she is doing is trading on a famous name. Does this point to my disappointment? No. I am armed with at least a couple of . . .
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August 16, 2008 05:54 PM EDT --
While listening to the radio, I heard that the U. S. government had paid $36,000 dollars to an airline to broadcast a commercial on its flights for one month. The commercial was about joining the armed . . .
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October 03, 2008 03:17 PM EDT --
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A POT OF PORK
This bailout was a bipartisan Pork Fest so I cannot cast stones at either party. And as I have stated before I am not smart enough to know if this bailout will work. I don't think . . .
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December 06, 2008 03:36 PM EST --
Car Talks
I have been watching the congressional hearings the last couple days. Looks like something will be done to help the auto industry. Only time will tell how it does. I just . . .
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December 07, 2008 08:54 PM EST --
Each state has two senators. Wyoming has a population of about 1 million I think. Florida where I live, has a population of about 15 million. They both have 2 senators. Is Wyoming over represented. Am . . .
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December 22, 2008 01:58 PM EST --
Since a few months on Gather, I have seem most every kind of person I could imagine when it comes to politics, religion, sexual orientation and most anything else.
If you say it is up, someone will . . .
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September 05, 2008 10:37 PM EDT --
For some of us, this partial lyric recalls Broadway's tribute to "Romeo and Juliet," "West Side Story." For the rest, pick or imagine what suits you.
My subject matter . . .
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September 09, 2008 05:55 PM EDT --
Compared to most of the world, we in the U S are well off. We do like to complain. Some say we whine. High prices and low wages gives us ample fodder for the aforementioned complaints/whines. But at the . . .
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December 16, 2008 11:35 AM EST --
Many of us have been "upside down." That means you owe more on your car than it is worth.
A new term (to me) is "underwater." What with all the foreclosures and housing problems, . . .
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December 23, 2008 08:08 PM EST --
A few days ago, I wrote a post about my lack of understanding when it comes to the current price of gasoline. That understanding has not expanded, but I hear and see other things that seem out of the . . .
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