tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post5194748017049936379..comments2023-07-04T06:58:32.627-04:00Comments on View on the News: How should we deal with a dangerous lunatic?Moehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13612323587459830074noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-40763783037194500542009-06-23T12:56:24.236-04:002009-06-23T12:56:24.236-04:00Why do you assume that Cody -- or Cody lackey -- i...Why do you assume that Cody -- or Cody lackey -- is posting opposing viewpoints here? Are you tracing anonymous posters and then outing them? <br /><br />Although he certainly needs spellcheck and reporters who are actually writers, Cody's paper, I think, is a public service by and large.<br /><br />He probably can't afford to hire staff, so he has to rely on freelance writers and people with certain agendas.<br /><br />Still, he has managed to scoop the O-R, along with other daily papers, on some pretty bigtime issues involving local government.<br /><br />He also played a part in exposing John Pettit's questionable behavior, to say the least.<br /><br />I honestly believe that he keeps some politicians in line because they fear exposure by him if they do wrong. He seems to be able to tread in places that larger papers dare not.<br /><br />Officials don't seem to fear the O-R in the same way and that's what's wrong with this paper. <br /><br />I'm not saying that this paper should be like Cody's, but the willingness to placate officials rather than having the bravery to expose them will cost you credibility.<br /><br />At least Cody has the nerve to go after these people. When was the last time the O-R exposed anything important? Oh, that's right, Washington County has no corruption to report. Sorry, I forgot.NEWSLADYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-26339937506130956962009-06-23T12:34:29.033-04:002009-06-23T12:34:29.033-04:00I wish! maybe in another 200 years or so...I wish! maybe in another 200 years or so...Ellipseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061702655686662457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-74937244331521908942009-06-23T12:33:11.616-04:002009-06-23T12:33:11.616-04:00Is atheism our national religion?Is atheism our national religion?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-32317764002885603862009-06-23T12:05:34.720-04:002009-06-23T12:05:34.720-04:00You can't create fear, repression and dependen...You can't create fear, repression and dependency among the populace that way.Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472711158045753698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-81057115142744376632009-06-23T11:40:52.133-04:002009-06-23T11:40:52.133-04:00What kind of god creates a universe, then lets ev...What kind of god creates a universe, then lets evil rule it for thousands of years, planning to "fix" things in the end. Why not just let things be groovy from the get go?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-74329821640787659142009-06-22T18:33:12.426-04:002009-06-22T18:33:12.426-04:00In your opinion.In your opinion.Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472711158045753698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-24480905964252820312009-06-22T17:11:33.046-04:002009-06-22T17:11:33.046-04:00Its God, or god...Whichever you prefer. The mythi...Its God, or god...Whichever you prefer. The mythical being greater than you or the King or our federal government. That God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-10070657023618667942009-06-22T15:25:58.703-04:002009-06-22T15:25:58.703-04:00Ah yes... "God-given"... which is really...Ah yes... "God-given"... which is really a lay-term for "natural"... <br /><br />You can refer to Ben Roethlisberger's God-given talents... meaning that he has physical abilities that he was born with... without it being a religious debate.<br /><br />Besides, "god" is such a vague term... Are we talking about the God that came to earth via the womb of a 13 year old virgin only to live about 33 years and be executed on a rude cross, spend 3 days in a cave and then rise bodily from the dead? Is that the God that gave me the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness? Or are those just natural rights of man?Ellipseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061702655686662457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-78866380862224692232009-06-22T14:58:36.204-04:002009-06-22T14:58:36.204-04:00Hey E,
Our country is built upon the notion th...Hey E, <br /> Our country is built upon the notion that our rights flow from God rather than a king or government. Shhh, don't tell anyone.<br />Tied in a knot?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-77601382538008227812009-06-22T14:10:14.988-04:002009-06-22T14:10:14.988-04:00To anonymous:
The best you can come up with is &q...To anonymous:<br /><br />The best you can come up with is "that's laughable." I think I know the reason: It's that you can't make an intelligent, fact-based counter-argument. C'mon Cody, or Cody's lackey, you can do better than that. Or maybe not.Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472711158045753698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-14373035155533138572009-06-22T13:58:54.863-04:002009-06-22T13:58:54.863-04:00I completely did a 180 on this while going to get ...I completely did a 180 on this while going to get my sammich for lunch... <br /><br />I had incorrectly read an insinuation that "Christian" countries are superior to Muslim countries... but I don't know that that assertion was overtly made... Because the most recent part of the thread involves stoning women... On this point, a secular United States certainly is superior to a muslim country... and is equally superior to a christian country... since a "real" christian country would do a lot more stoning than what the US does currently... <br /><br />Christian countries, Muslim countries... really any country that is foundationally mythological... is a peg lower than a country based on rule of law and a logical and humane crime/punishment system. <br /><br />Whatoh!Ellipseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061702655686662457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-32018132166895375392009-06-22T13:44:00.254-04:002009-06-22T13:44:00.254-04:00Ok, thats laughable.
You've been Knotted.
(pi...Ok, thats laughable.<br />You've been Knotted.<br />(picture Brant receiveing noogies)<br />Heehee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-38593911808290438712009-06-22T13:22:17.463-04:002009-06-22T13:22:17.463-04:00Ask and ye shall receive. I never equated women...Ask and ye shall receive. I never equated women's treatment in the Catholic Church with stoning. I simply stated that women are still not on equal footing with men in the Catholic Church. If you can't serve as a minister, or priest, in your chosen religion, you're not equal. And, yes, if you oppose equal rights (marriage rights) for gay people, you ARE anti-gay.Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472711158045753698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-38674538906725988592009-06-22T13:13:31.503-04:002009-06-22T13:13:31.503-04:00Why are women second class citizens in the Catholi...Why are women second class citizens in the Catholic Church? <br />Laughable. Are you trying to equate not being able to be a priest to the stoning of rape victims? Now tell us that being against gay marriage is being anti gay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-62691266620976213452009-06-22T10:09:30.398-04:002009-06-22T10:09:30.398-04:00By the way, Cody, we all got a tremendous kick out...By the way, Cody, we all got a tremendous kick out of your column last week, particularly the assertion that "the problem is that America for 220 years before the coming of Obama was just fine."<br /><br />First of all, did you mean 233 years? As of July 4, that's how many years it's been since the signing of the Declaration of Independence.<br /><br />But I think Native Americans and African Americans would vigorously disagree with the idea that everything was "fine" in America during the last couple hundred years. And what about that minor unpleasantness that was the War Between the States? Or the Depression?<br /><br />--Brad HundtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-55201647717674352902009-06-22T06:53:48.905-04:002009-06-22T06:53:48.905-04:00History is littered with the corpses of those who ...History is littered with the corpses of those who failed to agree with the superiority of Christianity. The faith was spread, or imposed, at the point of a sword. Sounds much like today's radical Muslims. You might consider that ancient history, anonymous, but we still have people who use their 2,000-year-old religious texts - written by people who were comparatively ignorant - as a pretext to discriminate against gay people, and it wasn't that long ago (within my lifetime) that you had some so-called Christians using the Bible as evidence that black people should be subservient. And even today, despite centuries of "progress," women are still second-class citizens in the Catholic Church. They might not have to wear veils, but they sure aren't treated as equals. If you want to talk about moral standing, I'd say that based on the people I've come in contact with over the past few decades, atheists are decidedly morally superior to Christians, especially those who like to call themselves "conservative."Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472711158045753698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-74622145436293252582009-06-21T22:22:09.717-04:002009-06-21T22:22:09.717-04:00What does "brief case wonder" mean?
Her...What does "brief case wonder" mean?<br /><br />Here are the top 10 countries in terms of their christian populations:<br /><br />1 United States 189,983,000<br />2 Brazil 170,405,000<br />3 Mexico 96,614,000<br />4 China 86,801,000<br />5 Philipines 72,225,000<br />6 Germany 60,712,000<br />7 Nigeria 54,012,000<br />8 Italy 47,704,000<br />9 France 45,505,000<br />10 Congo 42,283,000Ellipseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061702655686662457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-89470959017130225542009-06-21T21:44:55.580-04:002009-06-21T21:44:55.580-04:00If you honestly believe Brant that the United Stat...If you honestly believe Brant that the United States and western tradition is not superior to Muslim tradition as evident in the state of human rights in most Muslim states, then you and briefcase wonder Ellispes need to experience the treatment of the press, women and general rights in the middle east. <br />The moral equivalincy that has developed from left wing thought is an unfortunate outgrowth of American pecularism as those in the baby boomer (and some later individuals) could not deal with the unfairness of the world as it is. <br />The result was the outgrowth of pacifist movement that becomes intersestingly enough angry, abrasive and violent in their words if not action, when anyone challenges their world view.<br />Also of interest is the fact that most publications mirror their communities, but under the leadership of Park and the gang, the OR has gradually (not so gradual anymore) moved more and more away from the region it represents. A long term recipe for disaster, but one that many of us have awaited for years due to their failure to investigate the mess that Washington County has become under their watch.<br /><br />Keep up the left wing rant.. Some of us love watching itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-53214374544571906882009-06-20T16:35:56.612-04:002009-06-20T16:35:56.612-04:00"Just to satisfy everyone, I guess we have to..."Just to satisfy everyone, I guess we have to have a transgender president whose name is Billy Bob Adolf Boris Mohammed Grace Ghandi Buddha Joseph Smith Jesus Juan Pryszblyawiczski."<br /><br />Could you imagine the size of the bumper stickers for that campaign? Would have to stretch across the entire back bumper!BAAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15341305575754885956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-40002156599183443362009-06-20T12:37:41.801-04:002009-06-20T12:37:41.801-04:00Yes, our culture is morally superior. We have adv...Yes, our culture is morally superior. We have advanced to treating women and other cultures equally. Because they are treated equalby us doesn't mean they treat us equal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-44926748608430235732009-06-20T11:46:21.225-04:002009-06-20T11:46:21.225-04:00Yeah,Jews and Christians allow their women to show...Yeah,Jews and Christians allow their women to show their faces because they subjugate them in other ways. They allow their women to go get blown up in war, too. That's morally superior, all right. Some of the early Christians directed women to stay silent and obey their husbands. Sound suspiciously Muslim to me. Just to satisfy everyone, I guess we have to have a transgender president whose name is Billy Bob Adolf Boris Mohammed Grace Ghandi Buddha Joseph Smith Jesus Juan Pryszblyawiczski.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-26241403514533745572009-06-20T09:35:57.511-04:002009-06-20T09:35:57.511-04:00Sadly, Bridget, there are millions of people in ou...Sadly, Bridget, there are millions of people in our country who wouldn't vote for someone who was not a member of a "mainstream" Christian religion. Heck, the Republican Party was wary of Mitt Romney because he's a Mormon. Granted, the Mormon church got its start as a very strange cult, and it still has some "interesting" practices, but if I thought Romney was the best guy to lead the country, I wouldn't be worried about how he spends his Sunday mornings.Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472711158045753698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-55219088685504417262009-06-20T09:22:35.537-04:002009-06-20T09:22:35.537-04:00I apologize ahead for steering this somewhat off t...I apologize ahead for steering this somewhat off topic, but I get steamed everytime I see or hear about Obama's so called "Muslim roots". I'm not quite sure why that is such a concern. It really shouldn't matter if he were a practicing Muslim, or a Jew, Mormon, Buddhist, Hare Krishna (spelling?), or Atheist. Religion shouldn't come in to the equation at all. I don't vote for somebody based on their religious beliefs and they shouldn't make decisions based on them either. I hope that in my lifetime I am able to see that happen, but I'm not holding my breath.BAAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15341305575754885956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-60527363863746456182009-06-20T08:53:27.424-04:002009-06-20T08:53:27.424-04:00To The Anonymous One:
1) I'm an Army veteran ...To The Anonymous One:<br /><br />1) I'm an Army veteran (peacetime), have a nephew who did two tours in Iraq and I am highly supportive of our military men and women.<br /><br />2) I agree with you about the need for a strong third party. The Libertarian Party has a great opportunity to gain ground, but only if it stays true to its belief in staying out of people's private lives. If it allows itself to be controlled by the Christian right, as the Republican Party has done, it will fail.<br /><br />3) Offhand, I don't know of any U.S. politician who has dual American/Israeli citizenship. If you have a list, do share it with us.<br /><br />4) Obama's Muslim roots? Just because Obama was exposed to the Muslim religion as a child doesn't mean he holds Muslim beliefs now. My parents exposed me to Christianity, and those "roots" failed to gain any purchase.<br /><br />5) The "veterans are terrorists" claim: The report, which I believe was initially undertaken by the previous administration, merely says that ex-military people might have an inclination to attach themselves to certain extremist groups. It's pretty clear that the militia movements in this country and groups such as that seem to draw a lot of people with military backgrounds. No one ever said that all ex-military people are terrorists, but they might be more inclined that the average person to buy into the "they're coming to take our guns" claptrap.<br /><br />6) As far as government involvement in the private sector, would you have preferred the collapse of the banking and finance industry, along with the immediate demise of Chrysler and General Motors, developments which would have put millions out of work and potentially created an economic armageddon that would have made the Great Depression look like good times?<br /><br />7) Why would I be inclined to spit on my grandfather's grave? I do, however, pee off my back porch with regularity.<br /><br />8) It's good that you read more than the O-R. So do I. But one has to be selective and also understand that a lot of what one reads on the Internet is hogwash.<br /><br />9) Your fixation with the Black Panther incident and the HUSSEIN in President Obama's name does suggest to me that you have problems with people of color and those with non-Christian religious beliefs.<br /><br />10) I'm a spook? You mean like Casper the Friendly Ghost?<br /><br />11) I'm a chicken hawk? No. You see, chicken hawks are people with no military background who like to send others into war. You know, like Cheney and Rumsfeld.<br /><br />12) I didn't call you an idiot. I said only that your statement made you sound like one.<br /><br />13) I'm not trying to be harsh, and unlike you, I'm not angry. But I'm also not going to let patently ridiculous, false statements go unchallenged.<br /><br />14) I'm not sure how you're going to use freedom of the press to run me out of town, but if you have visions of starting your own newspaper, I'd advise you that that's not a wise business move in these times.<br /><br />15) I thank you and your wife, sincerely, for your service to our country.<br /><br />16) Have a great weekend.Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472711158045753698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-53361455538002636732009-06-20T05:36:57.433-04:002009-06-20T05:36:57.433-04:00HAMAS IS A JUST A POLITICAL PARTY JUST LIKE ISLAM ...HAMAS IS A JUST A POLITICAL PARTY JUST LIKE ISLAM IS JUST A RELIGION. HAHA HOW FUNNY. ISLAM IS A JUSTICE SYSTEM, ECONOMIC SYSTEM UNDER THE CLOAK OF RELIGION. JEWS AND CHRISTIANS ARE MORALLY SUPERIOR BECAUSE THEY LET WOMAN SHOW THEIR FACES AND DON'T STOME RAPE VICTIMS. IS THE SUPERIOR ENOUGH FOR YOU?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com