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Re: “The Chief of the Australian Army is Done Putting Up With Sexual Degradation — What About Our Military?”
I wish Obama would fire the current heads of our military branches, and appoint officers of General Morrison's character to take over!
Re: “10 Questions You Need to Ask TUSD Super Finalist H.T. Sanchez at Tonight's Q&A Forum”
Jamie, one of the worst decisions ever made in TUSD was to centralize the control of heating and cooling. In other words it can't be controlled by the individual schools. It has resulted in schools with rooms that are freezing cold right next to rooms that will blister your skin with heat. In order to shut down the AC at a school it must be done from a central location and someone must order that to happen. Hopefully that someone will realize that in order to begin saving money those school systems must be shut down. Of course if it was controlled in the individuals schools the custodian could have done it when he left on the last Friday, assuming of course he was one of those custodians who was willing to help because he knew what his fate was in the future of TUSD.
Re: “Anniversary of Arizona Republic Reporter Don Bolles' Death”
Who needs the mob these days when ruling bureaucracies help the wealthy get their way by gaming the system instead of setting off car bombs:
Arizona Election Fraud: Extreme Measures Taken by Pima County Suggest the RTA Election Was Rigged
http://sweetremedy.tv/theintercept/?p=5971
Re: “Defending Congressman Trent Franks' Comments About Rape and Pregnancy”
It is absolutely astonishing that this Guy could be so utterly Stupid.
Re: “10 Questions You Need to Ask TUSD Super Finalist H.T. Sanchez at Tonight's Q&A Forum”
Jamie: That sounds bad. I have passed your comment on to the superintendent.
Re: “The Chief of the Australian Army is Done Putting Up With Sexual Degradation — What About Our Military?”
Yes, they are 'way ahead of us in civilization. Someone explained it recently: In the beginning, Canada got the French and we got the religious zealots, but Australia got the convicts. Looks like they won.
Re: “The Chief of the Australian Army is Done Putting Up With Sexual Degradation — What About Our Military?”
Australia seems to put the U.S.A. to shame on a continuous basis.
Re: “Anniversary of Arizona Republic Reporter Don Bolles' Death”
They don't make them like that anymore. He was a hero. There's a building at UA named after Marley. Disgrace.
Re: “The Tucson Tea Party Are Getting Together Again, If That's Your Thing”
This has always been a magnet for the clueless.
Re: “Anniversary of Arizona Republic Reporter Don Bolles' Death”
The only names anyone needs to know concerning this case: Raul Castro and Kemper Marley. Mr. Bolles stepped on some very powerful toes and was blown up for his trouble.
Re: “T Q&A”
yes, closed June-July, supposed to open back up in August.
Also, Paul and Nadia are saints for the sacrifices they endure for All Souls.
Re: “Recent Proposal To Remove Protection For Wolves A Bad Move”
Wtf y can't u just leave them alone I know of a lot of people that should die 4what they do but they have rights and so do our wolfs help them don't kill them what is this world comming to everyone just want to kill when things go wrong
Re: “Brewer: "I Thank the Arizona Legislature for Joining Me in Putting the People of Arizona First"”
Wow
Re: “The Skinny”
When will Zimmerman BE prepared to discuss the fact that nobody will be paying into the system while current retirees continue to draw pensions. He has no problem stating "Everybody wins on this thing" and "...it will save taxpayer money in the long run" but yet he isn't prepared to explain it?
Re: “Recent Proposal To Remove Protection For Wolves A Bad Move”
Put a bounty on humans not animals.
Re: “The Skinny”
"But there's a fundamental problem with the proposal that Zimmerman wasn't prepared to discuss last week: If current employees are no longer contributing to the underfunded pension plan, there won't be enough money in the long run to make payments to the people who are receiving pensions." Tens of millions of dollars worth of tax money in fact. The Council has a legal duty to properly fund the retirement system. Right now the City payment to the retirement fund is about $23 million. It would increase exponentially if future employees weren't contributing. And how much is the Council paying into the public safety (ie-police and fire)? $46 million a year! Why not go after that? Its hypocrisy writ large.
Re: “Grant Road Rage”
"If the City had not wasted all the money on the stupid "light Rail"..ah "Modern Street car"... or.."Neighborhood Trolley"... what ever it's called this week, there would be money to actually help people." The City had no say in this decision. It was approved by the voters back in 2006 when the RTA was approved by the voters along with a $.05 sales tax to fund that project along with others. Plus, most of the money is a federal TIGER grant.
Re: “Defending Congressman Trent Franks' Comments About Rape and Pregnancy”
Thanks for posting this compilation of efforts, Jim. I also looked at Rep. Franks' comment from many angles yesterday and today. In fact, I posted the video of the entire Judiciary Committee meeting yesterday (bit.ly/AZp545), and then re-visited it today and found (and posted) the transcript of the hearing (bit.ly/AZ547). I tried to post lots of context with little editorial content.
I think besides your discussion of "incidence" (or "incidents"), you need to look at the other part of Franks' comments and explanation - his attempts to explain the (most-desired) timing of reporting a rape vs. the timing of abortions which would be prohibited by this bill, and to try to get in a dig at Democrats for focusing on the rape and incest exceptions (to his bills). (If you want to dig really deep, add in that Chabot had brought up the pregnancy-by-rape issue in the subcommittee the week before, and that Franks might have been trying to distill that into his ripostes.)
Taking all that into account, as Weigel sort of stated above, it would seem that Franks was not making a very cohesive argument for his case. The Democrats are attempting to blow it out of proportion, and his inability to articulate a coherent and plausible explanation makes it easier for people to accept the Democrats' hyperbole. (I did a Fact Check on the Franks vs. EMILYs List claims on this bill a couple of weeks ago, and it is still playing out: bit.ly/AZp524.)
Re: “Immigration Reform Reax: DREAM Act Kids Freak Out Congressman Steve King”
oh hush Grijalva. Last I checked, 20+ people of any race aren't just let into a DC office. Why were they in there if he wasn't even there? And how about you talk to the non-latino/hispanic non-illegal folks. You'll something about the United States from them.
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Re: “Immigration Reform Reax: DREAM Act Kids Freak Out Congressman Steve King”
They're only being themselves. Criminals are supposed to threaten, ransack, and harass Citizens. That's why they're called criminals. Duh