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woppy71;1476832 wrote: Yay, I'm back!! But.....

I paid for a six month subscription, but I'm not showing up as green nor are any of the premium features working. Any Ideas people?
Welcome back Woppy!

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FourPart;1476791 wrote: It looks like the start of Sharia Law in USA. Banning Gays.

I think perhaps it will end up being Indiana that is banned.

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LarsMac;1476801 wrote: William F Buckley used to be the unofficial spokesman for the right wing.

Now, it's Sarah Palin.

We really need a 'like' button for some posts.

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Hopefully all these businesses will move to Illinois. More likely, if business withholds campaign contributions from these politicians we may quickly see a 'coming to jesus' moment in Indiana...lol

Businesses: Indiana's gay discrimination is bad for all of us - Mar. 27, 2015

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I agree with the OP. if someone disagrees with what the guy is saying, they should be free to stand on the opposite corner and spew their own opinion. We let crazy churches line funeral processions with their protest signs don't we?

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<t>Mark Aspam;1476784 wrote: More big news, flop! Hitler committed suicide in his bunker and FDR expired in the arms of his lover at Warm Springs. I have no personal emotional attachment to the memory of either of these folks, so it doesn't affect me. Now, if you had mentioned Presi...

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<t>No I'm not late. I came across the article yesterday. That would be when I found out about it. Perhaps you are one of those folks who run across old friends, inquire about the family and don't offer condolences or comment if one of them has passed and it's been more than a week. ...

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<r>This film was one of those life moments for me as a teenager. I felt like I knew him. Sorry to hear he has passed. "Billy Jack" star Tom Laughlin dies at 82 - CBS News <YOUTUBE id="HKx0tdlxMfY"><URL url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKx0tdlxMfY">https://www.yo...

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<r>It's not the start of a slippery slope, IMO. If corporations can do it, why can't state government? <URL url="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/01/us/hobby-lobby-case-supreme-court-contraception.html?_r=0"><LINK_TEXT text="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/01/us/ho ... .html?_r=0...

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<t>They are actually after the gays, it would seem. I suppose if you are a gay atheist, it would be the double smack across the cheek. It seems this bill isn't fuelled by a desire to segregate atheists however but is a thinly-veiled attack on gay marriage. By restricting the issuing of ma...

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<t>What a load of crap. You are seriously putting this guy forward as the face of people of faith? LMAO!!! The guy is a reality show personality(whose ratings are dropping btw) and some folks are entertained listening to him talk. He's an idiot. But we still allow idiots to tal...

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Maybe a sampler packet of various seeds, the bible, koran and other religious artifacts, a light bulb, a bottle of water and an ordinary persons diary.

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Well it can't be worse than the Odd Couple re-make over here now.. lol

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I'm going to have to watch all of the previous episodes in order to get ready for this...lol

X-Files to return with Mulder and Scully - BBC News

Now if they could just bring back Revolution!

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<t>I thought, at the time, that Obama overstepped. That the Justice Dept did not bring any charges, isn't even the issue, IMO. The guy was tried, found not guilty and then had to put up with an attempt to convict him again through a 'civil rights' investigation. Not guilty should have been the end o...

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<t>Mickiel;1476389 wrote: You think it may be mundane to you because your race may not have a history of being hanged? But there are young blacks who think its mundane, because they do not know their history, or don't care about the history. So if we allow young blacks, to be f...

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<t>Silly me didn't even wonder about his Race. I guess we just naturally tend to look at events from our own perspective. He's the right age range for suicide and hanging has grown in popularity over the last few years as the method used. FBI, DOJ probe Mississippi man's hangin...

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<t>FourPart;1476270 wrote: None of us are doctors. When it might be important, but you don't feel it worth bothering the Emergency Services & can't get to see your G.P. for a couple of weeks (which is usually the case), then call the NHS 111 line. They have trained triage teams who will do an in...

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LarsMac;1476236 wrote: The reason turn-out is so low here is that nobody wants to vote for the idiots the parties keep throwing at us.

I agree. The best turnouts appear to be when we are clearly given someone to vote against!

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<t>spot;1476229 wrote: He has a gun, a badge and a lockup. Disputing with a sheriff is an act I would hesitate to attempt. If the guy and two men shot were white, everything will remain calm. If this vet is white and they were African American, expect this to blow up into a racist i...

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<t>This isn't even funny any more. The notion of mandatory voting just turns my stomach. How would they enforce this one? If I go into the polling booth and don't mark the ballot - how do they know? And if they would know, there goes the right to not saying how you voted. We ...

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I think the world needs to get serious about these folks!

ISIS apparently claims responsibility for Tunisia museum attack; 9 arrested - CNN.com

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Pregnant Woman's Baby Cut From Womb at Craigslist Meet in Colorado: Cops - NBC News

I have never bought or sold anything on Craigslist - have any of you?

My son sells old furniture on it and buys stuff, but all I've ever really heard is the police stories.

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<t>spot;1476189 wrote: I have no intention of diverting the thread - by all means discuss the OP as well - but your use of "Veteran" leaves me with a question. Where you say "an experienced member" you match English-English usage very well, since here a veteran is someone with long experience of an ...

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<t>Bruv;1476184 wrote: How F*&%i8G dramatic do you want it ? Life and death is as dramatic as it can get...............get your arse down there quickly. Said by a stiff upper lipped Brit to an understated Swede I have to agree with this... 'they' say you have 12 hours ...

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<t>High Threshold;1476180 wrote: Thanks Gill and Flopstock. Some source on the internet said the symtoms were a sign that I am about to have a stroke. I've been trying to see a doctor since early this morning, left my number but 6 hours later ........ nothing. I just rang again. Still nothing. I cou...

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Oh, I call my Veterinarian a Vet also.

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Listen to how calm and polite this guy is on the 911 call.

Disabled Vet Saves Pregnant Woman - NBC News

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my medical knowledge is limited to when something new is wrong with me, but better to get a quick check then to wait for it to happen again, IMO.

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If left alone, this father would probably have never had to even threaten to tie her to the bike again.

BBC News - Indian man takes daughter to school roped to motorcycle

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<t>Have I missed something or are these folks a quiet little nation just minding their own business and trying to make improvements?. They appear to rely heavily on tourism, so this seems to be well thought out IMO. BBC News - Tunis attack: Gunmen kill tourists in ...

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People are just such idiots. I don't listen to Taylor's music and if these are the kind of folks who follow her, I'm glad I don't listen to her.

Taylor Swift's $50K donation to NYC schools sparks backlash | MSNBC

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Lenn;1476130 wrote: To my ear these are two different songs.
It was not the recording we are all seeing and hearing, but rather the sheet music that was challenged.

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<t>The lawyer part of this story is not what has me concerned. I wonder if they didn't stop to consider that the folks would quit trusting groups trying to help (once this was made public)or if they just didn't care? Ex-lawyer for doctor who helped CIA in bin Laden hunt killed ...

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Oh, I'm not disagreeing with you. I just wonder if he was perhaps in genuine denial for all these years and finally worked through it.

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Perhaps he has just come to believe it.

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<r>spot;1476090 wrote: He specified his place of burial himself, in his will. The bit about his reduced dental inventory is from what he wrote about himself three years before he died, in the Preface to his Exemplary Novels..."This person whom you see here, with an oval visage, chestnut hair, smooth...

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1616: Cervantes dies aged 68, with six teeth remaining. Buried at Convent of Barefoot Trinitarians

Where does this information come from?

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Nice article.

We see that same attack attitude right here on this site from time to time. It's as if folks are offended that someone dare to believe differently then they. And it isn't just about religion, we get like that about politics, guns, any topic really.

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<t>LarsMac;1476016 wrote: So, to really understand what happened in Ferguson, Missouri, and is happening around the US, I believe that an historical perspective is needed. These articlea are about another thread in the history of America. One Lawyer's Fight For Young Blacks An...

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Can't wait to see all the outrage that is sure to be expressed about this thug.. can you?:sneaky:

Ferguson Police: Public info led to arrest of man in shootings of two officers - CNN.com

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<t>So far as I'm concerned this should have been a story about a man who was willing to do what it took to take care of his family. That is nothing to be embarrassed about. That is something he and his family should be proud of. Former NBA Player David Harrison Admits He Worked at McDonal...

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<t>Saint_;1475839 wrote: You guys do know that that "news" article is from Foxnews, right? So it has no relation to reality at all, and is probably even completely made up. Leonard Pitts, "But why shouldnâ€™t Fox be sanguine? People who mistake it for a news outlet will never hold it acco...

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LarsMac;1475826 wrote: Contrary to your belief, most of us never play with our guns.
That's true. Until I started talking about taking concealed carry classes I had no idea how many folks I work with have already taken classes and had their permit.

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<t>Bruv;1475818 wrote: I have no need to see the amputations or the beheadings to believe they are happening. I have said I think the practice is barbaric, I was comparing it with the practice in America in particular where they condemn to death, but spend years 'torturing' the convicted ...

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Is the Sun the opposition party or do they just favor the opposition like fox does republicans over here against anyone democratic? Have any of their leaders stepped out and called this foul?

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I suggest that you edit the title... I almost didn't open because I though it was about seasonal change...lol

I'll be back to comment in a moment..

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LarsMac;1475785 wrote: Shouldn't there be a residency requirement involved, there?
Around here you have to live where you would represent, don't you? Didn't Hillary move to New York so that she could run a few years ago?

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I expect that every cop in the street of Ferguson feels it is open season on them. It's time for the protestors to move on the the next event they can exploit, IMO.

AG Holder calls officer shootings a 'heinous assault' | MSNBC

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I'm so tired of politicians trying to score points off each other that I really hope this hurts him in the election.

Netanyahu's fortunes fall following GOP partnership | MSNBC

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