Tag: news
member name: mark b.
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January 22, 2009 12:07 PM EST --
One side says this law in important to protect women's freedom of choice. The other side says this will eliminate all restrictions on abortion, from allowing partial birth abortions to be done right . . .
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November 29, 2008 09:20 AM EST --
What in the world is wrong with people today??? I just read where some poor schmuck got trampled by over 200 people stampeding into a Wal-Mart for the Black Friday sales. He didn't even work for Wal-Mart, . . .
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January 02, 2009 11:05 AM EST --
The current label for when a television program takes a sharp downhill turn, is the episode where they jumped the shark. Of course referring to the episode of Happy Day's where Fonzie jumps . . .
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March 12, 2008 11:12 AM EDT --
I heard a news report last night that said that gas prices have hit an all time high, while at the same time supplies have reached a record high level. What part of that makes any sense at all. I understand . . .
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November 13, 2008 10:36 AM EST --
YAY I broke the 500 point mark. I know it's my fault for not posting and commenting more, but I'm just happy I hit the big 500.
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January 27, 2009 12:08 PM EST --
I've noticed it here on Gather and it seems to be an epidemic spreading across the world. The labeling of people as being one side or another. If you state an opinion on a subject you are labled . . .
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December 10, 2008 02:15 PM EST --
I was watching the CBS news last night and they closed the newscast with a filler piece about adults playing video games. Katie Couric acted really surprised that adults play almost as many video games . . .
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May 28, 2009 10:21 AM EDT --
First let me say it is my firm belief that all people should have equal opportunity to rise as far as their talents can take them. It's wrong to make any decision based on a person's race, sex, religion, . . .
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March 06, 2008 09:28 AM EST --
With the latest announcement that Ms. Clinton is considering Obama as a possible running mate, a long running trend of hypocrisy continues. After every primary the winner will usually pick the 2nd runner . . .
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May 02, 2008 11:21 AM EDT --
Looking at last nights local paper, the front page proclaims "Lawmakers in line for another pay raise". Reading the article I find that the state legislators here in Illinois voted themselves . . .
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December 09, 2008 02:23 PM EST --
Since I first saw Guitar Hero, I have refused to play it as my way of taking a stand on a matter of principle. I see Guitar Hero/ Rock Band, as being a metaphor of the biggest problem with the younger . . .
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January 02, 2009 10:38 AM EST --
I have never based whether or not I see a movie on what the critics have to say. Usually the movies the critics hate most, are some of my favorites. But I saw a review the other day, and after reading . . .
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October 02, 2008 11:57 AM EDT --
I would like to announce that I am hereby putting my vote up for sale to the highest bidder. Why shouldn't I, politicians have been doing it for years, and for every bill that comes along. They make . . .
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May 21, 2009 01:33 PM EDT --
Let me preface this by saying that I believe George W. Bush was possibly the worst, most inneffective, president, we have had, ever.
Now after hearing that Democrats are blocking the closing . . .
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May 26, 2009 09:31 AM EDT --
I live in south central Illinois, and consider WCIA channel 3 out of Champaign, IL, to be the best source of "local news" on TV. With Champaign being the home to Illinois State University, of course there . . .
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July 13, 2009 03:12 PM EDT --
Where has the obsession with death and pictures of blood and gore come from. Every time a star or celebrity of some sort passes away, it's a race between the news networks and the tabloids to see who . . .
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October 09, 2008 01:08 PM EDT --
My wife just talked to a friend of hers that lives in Canada. She told my wife that they are considering charging people $1.25 to cast their vote. This Voter's tax is supposed to go into a fund that . . .
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April 29, 2009 11:21 AM EDT --
I just read the story on Yahoo news that Egypt is ordered the slaughter of all the pigs in the country to help avoid an out break of swine flu in the country. They are killing all the pigs and allowing . . .
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April 22, 2008 02:05 PM EDT --
I just saw a Wal-Mart ad telling us how if every W-M customer bought their new line of green friendly cleaners, we could eliminate thousands of gallons of petroleum based cleaning products. So now I take . . .
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November 13, 2008 09:56 AM EST --
The annual ritual know as deer season is upon us. Where I live in central Illinois, the season is very short. Only a couple of months for bow hunters, and 1 weekend in November and 1 weekend in . . .
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