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Posted: Sunday, January 6, 2013 12:03 pm | Updated: 4:28 pm, Mon Jan 14, 2013.

“What happened to global warming?”

“Clinton has been released from the hospital. So will she now finally testify before Congress? Has she run out of excuses yet? It has only been four months. What is she hiding?”

“How ironic is it that the same administration that is trying to take semi-automatic weapons from Americans is the same ones that gave weapons to criminals in Mexico!”

“A report from the Arizona Board of Regents found that the average 2012 college graduate in Arizona left campus with $22,178 of debt, a 26 percent increase from 2007. The average postgraduate student finished with a $47,803 debt burden, a stunning 40 percent increase from five years earlier. Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee earned $1.9 million last year making him the highest-paid public-university president in the U.S. He also submitted $1.7 million in expenses.”

“The Republicans wanted cuts in spending and the Democrats wanted more taxes to help balance the budget. The deal the Senate came up with consisted of approximately $41 of new taxes for every dollar of spending cuts? That’s the Democrats’ vision of compromise? Welcome to the Liberal New Year, America!”

“I survived the end of the world, and narrowly escaped being held hostage over the fiscal cliff. Now the victims of Hurricane Sandy have been taken hostage because their governor hugged President Obama. Now we are threatened to be taken hostage over the debt ceiling. When it comes to taking hostages and extortion, these boys in Congress make the Taliban look like a bunch of rookies.”

“To the brainchild thanking Obama for lowering the gas prices to $3 a gallon, I guess you conveniently forgot that when he took office gas was $1.839 a gallon, but this should be expected from a low information voter. Listen up, dummy! With all the money your hero has been printing and borrowing so he can buy votes, our money is not worth what it was when he was elected. Probably by the time this guy is evicted from the White House you will need a wheelbarrow full of dollar bills to buy a loaf of bread.”

“With the air quality alerts I’ve seen issued here since arriving in late October, maybe thought should be given to taking little steps to solve this problem. For instance the New Year’s Eve fireworks lasting for hours is quite ridiculous, not to mention the smell. A waste of money to be sure and doesn’t help the air quality.”

“Why is it that every Christmas and New Years are No Burn Days. These days should be an exception to the no burn rule. After all no one says anything about the fireworks that are set off on New Years Eve and all the smoke that they cause. How about the blow and go landscapers that blow dust into the air all year long. Give the people a break on Christmas and New Years.”

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  • truth posted at 2:53 pm on Sun, Jan 6, 2013.

    truth Posts: 766

    There has been a lot of talk pertaining to our national debt.

    1. Bush's tax cut cost the U.S. $229 billion dollars, costoftaxcuts.com/

    2.When George W. Bush ignored 6 CIA warnings of the pending 911 attack, this ended up costing the U.S. $4 trillion dollars, this debt will be increasing for atleast another 50 years, and 300,000 lives. WWW.Boston.com/news/local/rhode-island/.../09/11...cost...story.htm...still counting.

    3. 2003 When a Republican president, George W. Bush a Republican Senate and a Republican House of Representatives, voted to not appoint a overseer on Fannie Mae Freddie Mac the cost $141 billion so far. WWW.onsnews.com>news

     
  • truth posted at 2:59 pm on Sun, Jan 6, 2013.

    truth Posts: 766

    4. When George W. Bush went to war against Afghanistan ignoring military leaders and lied to the American people about weapons of mass destruction, the cost $1,410,203,294,000 and counting. www.costofwar.com/ www.csis.org/publication/us-cost-afghan-war-fy2002-fy2013

     
  • Irons1 posted at 6:46 am on Mon, Jan 7, 2013.

    Irons1 Posts: 162

    Leon, move to Somalia, that's the only place you would be welcome

     
  • Accuracy posted at 8:20 am on Mon, Jan 7, 2013.

    Accuracy Posts: 1909

    VENT #2: “How ironic is it that the same administration that is trying to take semi-automatic weapons from Americans is the same ones that gave weapons to criminals in Mexico!”

    ---------------------------------------------

    Under the Letter: “‘God, Guns and Guts’ built America
    Updated” – published January 01, 2013, onerebel posted the same above comment.

    Meaning, the U.S. Justice Department’s gun-trafficking and launching operation along the U.S. – Mexican border will continue under the Obama administration.

     
  • Accuracy posted at 12:30 pm on Mon, Jan 7, 2013.

    Accuracy Posts: 1909

    VENT # 5: “Welcome to the Liberal New Year, America!”

    Where America has got $16.4 trillion debt – and where Liberal and Conservative lawmakers in Washington are worlds apart on solving fiscal crisis.

    Liberals will just refuse to take notice of debt talks during Obamas’ presidency – while to Conservatives it is the biggest problem confronting our country and our future.

     
  • Bluepoet posted at 12:35 pm on Mon, Jan 7, 2013.

    Bluepoet Posts: 438

    Vent#!--What happened to global warming? You speak as if it's the same thing as a season. Actually, your one-sentence question doesn't really say much at all, now does it?

    Vent#2--Yes, she's out of the hospital, and your concern for her near-death experience is overwhelming. As to her testifying--do you really think you're going to hear the whole story, like, ever? Whether from dodging responsibility, as I'm sure you've already determined to believe, or for actual reasons of national security and ongoing investigation, don't hold your breath...

    Vent#3--Irony is lost on you, if you think this an example of such. Anyway, it's an example of a "sting" operation gone bad. What's so ironic about that? It didn't turn out like a movie script, so it's a liberal conspiracy? Now, that's where the irony comes in...along with the slanted assumption that the administration is trying to take guns away...I don't see anyone doing that, much less an administration that is actually right-of-center on almost any issue.

    Vent#7--President influencing gas prices=possibly the dumbest psuedo-debate out there...and, inflation? That is not a function of the office of the President, either...it's Congress that controls the money...and it doesn't seem to matter which party is in control, either...

     
  • Masterrogue666 posted at 2:15 pm on Mon, Jan 7, 2013.

    Masterrogue666 Posts: 1797

    "truth" is keen on stating that Bush is responsibile for the current debt. Here's some interesting information:

    http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57400369-503544/national-debt-has-increased-more-under-obama-than-under-bush/

    and

    http://abcnews.go.com/Business/national-debt/story?id=17159803#

    Also, please note that MY LINKS actually WORK, or lead to a SPECIFIC ARTICLE, not to a search engine page that's cluttered with MISDIRECTION.

    [beam]

     
  • bubba posted at 3:15 pm on Mon, Jan 7, 2013.

    bubba Posts: 313

    Masterrogue666...Forbes: Who Is The Smallest Government Spender Since Eisenhower? Would You Believe It's Barack Obama?.. http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2012/05/24/who-is-the-smallest-government-spender-since-eisenhower-would-you-believe-its-barack-obama

     
  • PatrioticPerson posted at 9:02 pm on Mon, Jan 7, 2013.

    PatrioticPerson Posts: 99

    It's Obama's fault...No it's Bush's fault.......It's all due to the Republicans ....no it is due to the Democrats.....it's really the fault of the left liberals.....no it's not it the fault of the right conservatives. IT COULD BE MICKEY MOUSES FAULT BUT POINTING FINGERS WILL NOT FIND A SOLUTION. Until the blame game ends there will not be a viable solution by our "elected" officials. The longer they delay the worse things will get the deeper the hole will be we have to crawl out of.

     
  • DonMey posted at 11:08 am on Tue, Jan 8, 2013.

    DonMey Posts: 265

    Bubba - That article blames the entire first year Obama budget on Bush, conveniently ignoring the fact that Obama tacked on nearly a trillion dollars to that budget when he took office. It is also ignoring the future costs of ObamaCare.

     
  • Masterrogue666 posted at 2:10 pm on Tue, Jan 8, 2013.

    Masterrogue666 Posts: 1797

    PatrioticPerson: I'm with you. I'm a GDI. My point was to prove that about every President has addeded to the debt, NOT JUST ONE. America needs to tighten it's belt a few notches, and address the problem before it indeed gets to be impossible to deal with. Other great government/civilizations of man have fallen, if we are not careful, the USA may join them.

     
  • Masterrogue666 posted at 2:11 pm on Tue, Jan 8, 2013.

    Masterrogue666 Posts: 1797

    Bubba: DonMey beat me to it. What's your response?

     
  • Dale Whiting posted at 2:56 pm on Tue, Jan 8, 2013.

    Dale Whiting Posts: 3705

    Venter #1 asks where global warming is.

    Try "http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/australia-weather-heats-colors-added-weather-map-195717230.html"

     
  • Dale Whiting posted at 2:57 pm on Tue, Jan 8, 2013.

    Dale Whiting Posts: 3705

    It's a story reporting that it's so hot in Australia that the temperature maps had to get more colors on the hot end.

     
  • Dale Whiting posted at 2:57 pm on Tue, Jan 8, 2013.

    Dale Whiting Posts: 3705

    Global Warming is real. The question is "how much is natural and how much is man made?" The problem is, we are likely to reach the tipping point before we really know the answers.

     
  • Dale Whiting posted at 2:59 pm on Tue, Jan 8, 2013.

    Dale Whiting Posts: 3705

    And the tipping point occurs when methane production from melting methane-hydrate in the shallower oceans - -

     
  • Dale Whiting posted at 2:59 pm on Tue, Jan 8, 2013.

    Dale Whiting Posts: 3705

    and the carbon dioxide production when tundra thaws reach a point where any more green house emissions only speeds up the process.

     
  • Dale Whiting posted at 2:59 pm on Tue, Jan 8, 2013.

    Dale Whiting Posts: 3705

    Stopping man caused emissions will not make a difference. So Arizona, get ready for hotter, drier summers.

     
  • Dale Whiting posted at 3:00 pm on Tue, Jan 8, 2013.

    Dale Whiting Posts: 3705

    Editors, your spam guard sucks big time. Fix the darned thing!

     
  • Dale Whiting posted at 3:01 pm on Tue, Jan 8, 2013.

    Dale Whiting Posts: 3705

    Editors [sad][sad][sad][sad][sad] You are a sad lot!

     
  • DonMey posted at 4:54 pm on Tue, Jan 8, 2013.

    DonMey Posts: 265

    Master - Bubba won't respond, but he will continue to post the obviously incorrect claims.

     
  • Masterrogue666 posted at 6:27 pm on Wed, Jan 9, 2013.

    Masterrogue666 Posts: 1797

    Dale likes to have the highest "post count", and it shows....


    [beam]

     
  • bubba posted at 9:40 am on Thu, Jan 10, 2013.

    bubba Posts: 313

    DonMey & Masterrogue666....The article I referenced was from Forbes, a conservative leaning publication. If you have issue with thier facts please feel free to contact them.

     
  • Masterrogue666 posted at 8:03 pm on Thu, Jan 10, 2013.

    Masterrogue666 Posts: 1797

    bubba: That's NOT an answer. YOU made the statement. "Forbes" isn't an answer. Which periodical? Can't you provide a weblink?

    Until you do, you infomation is only "opinion", face it!

     
  • bubba posted at 10:29 pm on Thu, Jan 10, 2013.

    bubba Posts: 313

    Masterrogue666..This is the comment copied and pasted from above, once again since you can't seem to find it: ."Forbes: Who Is The Smallest Government Spender Since Eisenhower? Would You Believe It's Barack Obama?".. http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2012/05/24/who-is-the-smallest-government-spender-since-eisenhower-would-you-believe-its-barack-obama

     
  • bubba posted at 10:32 pm on Thu, Jan 10, 2013.

    bubba Posts: 313

    Masterrogue666..Again, incase you missed the article refered to twice above...Here....is....the....link:...http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2012/05/24/who-is-the-smallest-government-spender-since-eisenhower-would-you-believe-its-barack-obama

    Got it now?????

     
  • DonMey posted at 1:29 pm on Fri, Jan 11, 2013.

    DonMey Posts: 265

    Bubba - Not sure why you think Forbes is a right leaning publication. It may or not be, I don't read it.

    However, the article was written by Rick Ungar, who self-describes himself as a liberal, "writing from the left". Al Sharpton contributes to Fox News. Would you say that anything Sharpton does is therefore right-leaning?

     
  • bubba posted at 3:13 pm on Fri, Jan 11, 2013.

    bubba Posts: 313

    DonMey....I said:.."Forbes, a conservative leaning publication.".....Show me where I claimed the author was conservative....Irregardless, the numbers in the article are accurate. Also note that Bush's 2009 stimulus was re-assigned to Obama. And as I said earlier,If you have issue with thier facts please feel free to contact them.

     
  • bubba posted at 3:46 pm on Fri, Jan 11, 2013.

    bubba Posts: 313

    DonMey.."Master - Bubba won't respond, but he will continue to post the obviously incorrect claims."...... I do respond when I have time, and i think a comment merits a response. As to the "incorrect claims" ..... again feel free to contact Forbes and refute their stats.

     
  • bubba posted at 4:24 pm on Fri, Jan 11, 2013.

    bubba Posts: 313

    DonMey...BTW you don't have to call me " Master Bubba" just Bubba is fine.....

     

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