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Posted on November 21 at 3:16 p.m.
So even if guns were made illegal, people could still steal them so the crooks could get them anyway while those who merely want to protect themselves would be like declawed cats.
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Posted on November 21 at 5:51 a.m.
Hmm, I got a "thumbs down" for saying people shouldn't drink and drive. Maybe the person who disagrees with me could explain why? (And you wouldn't even have to sign your real name if you do)
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Posted on November 20 at 8:21 p.m.
OK, so yet again another wake up call but people still don't get it! This is why I don't serve booze at my house.
When people serve alcohol to their guests who are driving home, they are contributing to drinking and driving. This applies to fundraisers, groundbreaking ceremonies, company parties, or any other social function where alcohol is served to people who are driving after attending the event in question.
It's simple: Don't drink and drive.
Posted on November 20 at 3:33 p.m.
"You talk trash on George Bush and don't realize that Obama is doing all of the same things that Bush did" -Loonpt- So true, so true.
Loonpt: I noticed (as I write this) you got a "thumbs down" on your comment. I wonder who you offended: The Republicrats or the Demicans?
Let me also add to the offensive comments of Loonpt by adding that "hope and change" Obama also voted for the re authorization of the Patriot Act in 2006.
Oh yes, I give Loonpt a thumbs up click for pointing out what a few of us have known for a long time.
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Posted on November 20 at 3:23 p.m.
Several things come to mind here: Binky's comment alone pretty much sums it up--especially that this is a cautionary tale. Our culture is fixated on alcohol: Just about any fundraiser, groundbreaking ceremony, company party, gathering of literati and so forth includes the requisite serving of alcohol to people who will get behind the wheel. With such an attitude afloat, is it any wonder why people don't get it that drinking and driving (yes, even a slight amount of booze can render one dangerous) don't mix?
So here we are...yet again...a young woman who lacked the common sense to not do an incredibly foolish thing because in part her behavior is reinforced by the booze culture in which she grew up, and a woman is dead because of it.
As for the accusations of being racist, I can't say yes or no on that one, but I agree with those who say our system is inconsistent in it's policies. As proof of this, I submit the following link to The Independent's coverage of the Heather Hulsey case: This is the woman who was spared any jail time by judge Frank Ochoa (who remains in power) because after hitting and killing a man while she was drunk Ochoa felt sorry for her because she got pregnant.
The bloggers who already know this will hopefully bear with me on this but I have to remind everyone that even when one is under the legal limit of 0.08 one can still be dangerous and held legally responsible if they cause an accident. This was the case where a man with a 0.069 blood alcohol reading ran into my dad a few years ago. The court determined that alcohol was a factor in the crash.
It's real simple: Don't drink and drive.
Here is the story of how drunk driver Heather Hulsey avoided jail time:
Posted on November 20 at 5:02 a.m.
“I don’t lie. I don’t cheat. I won 40 academy awards. I have five children,” he said. “I’ve got a temper. I get angry - I punch people - but I don’t lie.”
So his academy award to kid ratio is eight to one...not bad. Meanwhile, he's just another rich Prima Donna while his judgment day comes.
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Posted on November 19 at 8:02 p.m.
"anti-war palaver"
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Posted on November 19 at 8 p.m.
Don McDermott: I have heard many critics of the Republican party bring up the issue of their support of the Religious Right (I'm assuming that is what you are referring to) but I would say that in reality the Republican Party simply dangles the carrot of their putative theology in order to get votes the same way the Democrats manipulate people with their anti-war palave while a cursory look at the way things are in this country suggests the the ideals of the Prince of Peace are nowhere near being realized.
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