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Reply to I want the word "liberal" BACK! in Politics JoeUser Forums

Was that just a blog in the middle of a series of responses to Gideon's blog? Oi vei iz meir! I have to agree with BakerStreet here... our ancestors (historical if not blood) did dress like Natives and dump tea in the bay because the Brits were selling it for CHEAPER than they (smugglers) could. Reminicent of protests in the 60s and now, eh? They did a lot of really "liberal" things. They knew even then that slavery was a problem --

Reply to ...you might be a communist. in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Little Whip said it all -- When cities take on "urban renewal" projects, it all sounds dandy to everyone but those whom it displaces. Parks, fountains, and artisticly-welded scrap metal sculptures where homes were. Dr. Bailey -- not sure how your Bush/Gitmo comment comes into play on this one... I didn't see anything as remotely kind as Gitmo in the Communist Manifesto. But I'll keep looking. Did you know there were prisons in South America w

Reply to No One's Property is Theirs in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Absolutely brilliant!

Reply to For Christians and Muslims and All in Current Events JoeUser Forums

And therein lies the need for pales of orthodoxy, learned theologists and scholars, and -- even in religion -- a sort of free market place of ideas. Bad ideas being rejected, of course. I think that's how it's always worked in the past, anyway. Excellent point, though Phil. Very Tounge in cheek -- Alexander Pope would have liked it!

Reply to ...you might be a communist. in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Anyone know why the ACLU didn't say anything about it??? Or the NAACP??? I mean, this ruling does tend to affect poor minorities more than anyone else!

Reply to The Death of America, rots from within, in Politics JoeUser Forums

"I hope one of the first homes to be "eminent domained" belongs to a supreme court justice, or a liberal senator, then we will see if equal protection under the law, falls to the wayside too." All animals are equal; some are just more equal than others. good article... cried tears all the way home from work today. What else is there to do but to petition our leaders, holding them accountable, and to PRAY????

I've always wanted to learn to spell Connecticut in Politics JoeUser Forums

New London, Connecticut is attempting damage control resulting from public outrage at the recent Supreme Court decision. But here's a snippet from their website: “The most notable result of these efforts is the recent completion of Pfizer, Inc.'s $300 million dollar Global Research and Development Headquarters on the City's waterfront. This is what New Lon

...you might be a communist. in Current Events JoeUser Forums

If you think property owned by industry is more important than property owned by private citizens, you might be a communist. "The distinguishing feature of communism is not the abolition of property generally, but the abolition of bourgeois property." -- Communist Manifesto. If people have become angry with your opinion that people sh

Reply to So the Axis of Evil has nukes... in Politics JoeUser Forums

Indeed: praise God for your freedoms and ours... That's who they really come from anyway. I'm not so sure about the satellite mineral-tracking sci-fi stuff... I mean, were that possible, wouldn't the whole problem of "does Iraq/Iran have WMD?" be a non-issue? We'd already know and where they are. We'd not need weapons inspectors, either. Besides, the limited geology I have (only a mere 6 hours, I admit) doesn't really lead me to believe a min

Reply to So the Axis of Evil has nukes... in Politics JoeUser Forums

"And North Korea is a joke. Few borders are better protected than those ringing North Korea. How exactly do you smuggle nukes past the world's most heavily defended borders?" This is why human slavery smuggling across these borders is so tremendous a problem, right?

Reply to Here are some Cuts for You, Mr. Bush in Politics JoeUser Forums

Thought this was stellar... nada mas a decir, so once again gotta say "you rock!" Too bad all that politicking interferes with such blatant common sense! (You scratch my back I'll scratch yours; riders, et cetera...) How can we clean up THIS system? I mean, even the blasted food pyramid is created through much political mire.

Reply to What makes Reagan so great, anyway? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Okay... maybe from a different angle. I'm reading Ronnie's love letters to Nancy right now. I don't think there's a hint of insanity or alzheimers in them. He wrote her the most beautiful, thoughtful, poetic love letters throughout his political career. I won't accept insanity charges after reading the man's own thoughts and writings. I think this goes back to "perception is reality." When Allison began this thread, her mind was made up and w

Cough Medicine and Eyedrops in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

I pay a LOT of money for health insurance with a prescription benefit. My daughter is sick, needed some medicine so I went to the pharmacy after her doc had called it in. They were 60 dollars! Ack. I'd not bugeted for such extravagance. Eye drops and a bottle of cough medicine. On the up and up... cough medicine is coming in very interesting shade

Reply to American High Schoolers: in Misc JoeUser Forums

Marcie... some days I truly believe it would be easier to teach in a developing country.... I might eventually do just that you know.

Reply to Welcome Everyone in Welcome JoeUser Forums

Mr. T-man, can I sharpen my pencil? haha... you have a wonderful class here and you do a great job. Just thought you should know on the instructions part of the "write a blog" form, the word "grammar" is mispelled: HTML Markup - It is recommended that you use an editor, such as MS-FrontPage when creating your content. This will help to decrease errors, such as spelling and grammer and ensure reliable code creation when copying to

Reply to You and Your Grammar in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Wow. Glad I'm not the only one out there reading grammar books for fun. I love Eats, Shoots, & Leaves by the British lady whose name escapes me. It's been good so far. But you know, your wild rant simply echoes into the cavernous void of apathy. There will still be "prolly," "2" substituted for to, two, and too interchangably, and "cuz" written on IM screens, blogs, and high school English papers all over the country. And a

Reply to Palestine/Israel in Politics JoeUser Forums

Shadesofgrey -- I think I edited the blog to more accurately reflect what I was saying. Sorry if there was a confusion. I'll try to be more clear in the future... let me know if the edit does it or not.

American High Schoolers: in Misc JoeUser Forums

First and foremost, I need to state that I teach what you would call "mainstream" kids. The ones who are "high achievers" are sectioned off into "AP" classes for college prep. So my mainstreamers are those who are anywhere from gifted (but don't want the AP pressure/work) to those who need serious education modifications. These kids are often precious. Som

Reply to Palestine/Israel in Politics JoeUser Forums

Shadesofgrey: This is exactly why I posted this article. I'm trying to bring a better understanding to the Palestinian cause and yes, even sympathy. When one doesn't thoroughly understand both sides of the issue, one cannot very well discern what is going on or what should happen. I pray for the peace of Jerusalem, which in turn means Israel (but also the many groups who lay claim to the holy city) ... and I do pray the country makes wise dec

Reply to String Theory in Pure Technology JoeUser Forums

I really liked this article, Jill. I don't have a lot more to say than just "I really liked it" and I think I need to learn more about this theory. Thanks.

Spanish in the Classroom in Misc JoeUser Forums

I'm including as many of the Spanish phrases and idioms I can think of that have been a Godsend to me this year with my students. Also some of the words I hear a lot. I'm going to include some of the curse words I've learned just because you're likely to hear these words and you won't find them in a dictionary; doubtful if a kid will tell you what they mean. I won't

Reply to I don't speak Spanish. in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

Buenos Suerte, Jamie. My pair of "brothers" students who've just been here a semester are now making some of my HIGHEST grades in the class. In fact on of them made THE highest grade on the semester exam out of ALL my 9th grade students -- the exam was in all English. His brother made the second highest by only one point lower. They study like crazy. They have unparalelled devotion to education and studying. They are not overwhelmed with sports or te

Reply to I'm a teacher again! in Misc JoeUser Forums

Teachers rock! Kudos on the new job... wonder what this gift horse's mouth really looks like.... heheheheheh From one teacher to another -- you never know which star will shine most brilliantly, so you have to polish them all!

Reply to What, exactly, does God want? in Misc JoeUser Forums

This was a fantastic article. I, too, have never thought about the phrase in such a way, though I use it. I usually mean "barring some disaster." I mean disaster. In the South, we say, "Lord willing and the Creek don't rise." Sounds grammatically wrong, but it's a reference to the Creek Native Americans. We're a lot slower about things in the South, I think, than in other parts of the States, but not incredibly so and not as a rule. I liked

Palestine/Israel in Politics JoeUser Forums

I'm not what you would call strictly a Palestinian sympathizer. I am one of those who remember Jerusalem in prayer regularly -- as well as all those affected by this war. I pray Israel makes right decisions with its power. I am including in my blog some political cartoons from a Palestinian site: http://rafah.virtualactivism.net/details/cartoons.htm. I think these