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LilacDragon

<t>Whether she wanted one or eight - the fact of the matter is she already had 6 that she couldn't afford to take care of on her own. Generally speaking - the American public is pretty understanding when couples who really want children but can not have them without the help of invitro ha...

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<t>Nomad;1136364 wrote: I notice that you dont acknowledge that smokers are a burden to society in general. That you dont call in sick to work is great for your employer but it means nothing to the rest of us that are paying for smoking related illnesses. So instead you deflect to illegal...

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<t>Nomad;1136172 wrote: Taxpayers subsidize health care. Smokers and their illnesses are one of the biggest drains on the system. Non smokers would probably rather not have to pay for your lung cancer. When you make this statement it is NOT a deflection of the conversatio...

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Interesting.

Would LOVE to see the numbers for money spent on illegals in this country.

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<t>Nomad;1136172 wrote: Taxpayers subsidize health care. Smokers and their illnesses are one of the biggest drains on the system. Non smokers would probably rather not have to pay for your lung cancer. Thanks for that Nomad. Do you happen to have some figures t...

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<r>Nomad;1134427 wrote: Theres a very special and sacred bond between a woman and her eggs. I think we can all appreciate that cant we ? Why bring the eggs into it ? <E>:(</E> Hmmm. I think not so much. As a woman, I can tell you that there really is...

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Maybe next time he will just save himself the trouble and shoot them!

I am all for people immigrating to the U.S. LEGALLY but have a hard time feeling any sympathy for people coming here illegally and running into "problems".

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<t>I find it interesting (well - infuriating might be a better word) that as my rights as a smoker decrease, I am expected to pay for programs that my children and I will probably never use. Do you really need to add another .62 to every pack of cigarettes? Seems to me that a .01 or .02 t...

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<t>JAB;1122866 wrote: If you read the explanations that are being given today on these bonuses for bank employees, they say it is going to those like you and me that depend on the bonuses to make their mortgages, pay their rent etc. These are folks whose regular salaries are much like a salesperson'...

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<t>qsducks;1122707 wrote: I agree Pam...I voted for Obama and it gets on my nerves when peeps here constantly bash him...like Bush did nothing wrong! At least he's not a criminal. I have never, ever voted for anyone named Bush and there is very little that went on in his administrat...

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<t>Without getting all mired up in the morality of it all - smart lawyers are just doing their job. What it really boils down to is crappy prosecutors. If a smart prosecutor presents a good case to the jury, with enough evidence to eliminate reasonable doubt, then more criminals would go ...

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<t>My thoughts and prayers are with the Travolta family. While we never know how things really are with the Rich and Famous, by all accounts John and Kelly are devoted parents and John was very close to his son. I was just furious when I heard that questions were being asked about why it ...

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<r>I don't moderate here - but I do on another board. On said other board, I can tell you how things are run. And they are a bit different then they are here. I have a different mod name then I use when I post. This way, when I feel the need to moderate something, people who as...

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<t>I live in Michigan and while I don't work for an auto company, I really don't want to see them go belly up. I work for a small company and I get a crappy paycheck, but a paycheck non the less. I don't have health insurance because it would cost me more then one third of what I make in ...

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<t>spot;1046114 wrote: You know what? Black-majority public schools in the US are still worse than white-majority public schools. Even on that fundamental a measure there's still no level playing field. I wonder why that is? Look at the problems in those schools and the s...

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<t>spot;1046074 wrote: Call it payback. There's a lot of that hitting the USA from outside its borders as well. Putting up with a bit of internal prejudice is far less worrying for you than international opinion, I'd have thought. Honestly, I could give a rat's hiney about internati...

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<t>There is no country on the planet that has not treated some of it's citizens poorly at one time or another. At what point does the current generation get off the hook? My family never owned a slave and yet because I am white I am supposed to owe something to those who are descendants o...

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<t>As I sit here and listen to the news reports, I just want to cry. As a white American, if I said that I voted for a candidate because of the color of their skin, I would be vilified and cursed as a racist. Yet I listen to person after person go on about what a great day it is for African American...

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<t>shelbell;1025952 wrote: He had intelligence that gave him the bad info. Then he should have read a newspaper!! From the end of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, there were inspection teams in Iraq looking for WMD's and not one was found. With over 4,000 U.S. soldiers kill...

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<t>I guess it is much easier to decide who to endorse when you wait until 16 days before the election and go with who is highest in the polls. Sorry - the endorsement would have meant more if he had made it a year ago. One really must wonder, at this late date, if he would have backed McC...

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Hey. If you are going to get a bruise, it might as well be a beauty!

Hope that knee feels better soon.

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What makes me shudder is the fact that this has become all about the "bad" plumber and the message of the issue is forgotten.

So, I guess a citizen can't ask a question of a candidate or politician unless they live a perfect life. That is truly sad.

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<t>RedGlitter;1024987 wrote: Concurred. Especially when neither of them bothered to check him out. I'm embarrassed for them both. So, if you went to a candidates rally and wanted to ask them a question - you would expect them to go and investigate everything about your past before t...

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<t>Hmmm. What a sad state of affairs. An American citizen asks a Presidential candidate a question and suddenly he is a liar and a thief. Plumbing companies don't just employ plumbers. Now, I haven't read everything about the story but I don't remember reading that Joe said he was a plumb...

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FYI - Big Brown will not be attending the races. He was injured in training and while the injury is not life threatening, he won't be ready in time to run. He is being put out to stud early.

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<t>Jester;1017960 wrote: ahahahah on your son I woudlnt doubt it for a second, well done. Lilac, seriously? Aniumals are not humans, animals dont 'sin'. Dogs that, male or female will 'hump' legs, its instinctual. Animals have lots of instincts that humans cannot copy in a soc...

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<t>along-for-the-ride;1017464 wrote: I have to go into "the cost of chicken" here. I work at a Poultry plant. My boss explained to me that the cost of grain to feed the chickens has gone up, and ofcourse, the cost of gas (truckers)and oil (machinery)had risen as well. Our company employs around 2,00...

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<r>If God creates all life and thinks that same sex pairings are a sin - how would you explain documented cases of same sex pairings of different species of animals that mate for life? Humans are the only species that use sex not only to procreate but as, shall we say, recreation. Following this lin...

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<t>I am, albiet temporarily, a single mother and there is absolutely nothing that I can not teach my son. I can also assure you that he does not spend his time seeking my approval. He is also not afraid of pissing me off. I see absolutely no indication in his 10 year old behaviour that he will not m...

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<t>Jester;1017775 wrote: Me? I'm sorry Lilac what was your question? I must have missed it. Roles: Men become fathers, women become mothers, in the raising of chidlren they have differnt rols they are gender roles, they are created in humans, they are a bias specifically put there by God ...

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<t>Flamethrower;1017512 wrote: As far as votes counting: The Electoral College was useful when America was a largely agricultural country with large expanses separating individuals residences and a lack of rapid transportation and mass communication. The principal was that a re...

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<t>Jester;1017607 wrote: Of course Ted thats why men have a penis and women have a vagina, right. No assigned roles there huh? That just defys all human reasoning eh?:-3 That is one hell of a statement. So far as I can tell, the biggest difference between men and women (besides the ...

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<t>QUINNSCOMMENTARY;1016754 wrote: The cost of things related to oil and there are many, will come down or at the very least not continue to increase. Why do you think the price of a gallon of gas came down, if we follow your logic there would be no reason for the gas companies to lower the price of...

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<t>QUINNSCOMMENTARY;1016642 wrote: There you go, gas is coming down, inflation will ease a bit for related items to oil and prices will come down in many areas as retailers scramble for customers. Do you honestly think that the cost of everything else will go down just because the c...

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<t>Accountable;1016656 wrote: Don't not vote. They need to know people are angry, not apathetic. Honey - if I really thought they gave a rat's ass about my opinion - I would be first in line at the poll booth! As was shown to me at the Michigan Primary, my vote is the least importan...

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<t>Sorry, but it was proven months ago that my vote DOESN'T count. And at this point, while I may have an opinion on a Presidential candidate, I don't trust a soul running for office. It really must be part of the DNA make-up of a political candidate to lie like a rug to get into office. ...

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<t>Because my money doesn't go as far now as it did a year ago. I paid almost $4 for a gallon of milk last weekend that would have cost me $2 a year ago. And we won't even go into the cost of chicken. I am profoundly grateful that the price of gas has dropped below $3 a gallon ...

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<t>Quin, I guess the question that I have is when you came to the conclusion that Bush is the worst President in the history of the country? Wasn't it obvious in his first term? I have no loyalty to either party but vote for the candidate that represents (or seems to) what I be...

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So.

Is it safe to assume that the opinions of those who feel that it is a sin because it is so stated in the Bible also believe that God creates each one of us?

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<t>Hoss;1012083 wrote: . The worst thing we can do for them is to bring their deviant behavior into normalcy. No. The worse thing that we can do is label someone who thinks or feels differently then we do as "deviant". I find it ironic that as society changes, ...

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<t>Hmmm. Pretty interesting. So - according to some of what I have read in the last 8 pages, it is alright to abuse your spouse or kill someone so long as you have sex with the opposite sex. I need to teach my child to be tolerant of other religions that might believe that kill...

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<t>What if you got in touch with a local rescue or shelter and volunteered to foster an older dog? I know around here, foster homes are desperately difficult to find and older dogs are next to impossible to place. If you foster, you are helping out a rescue and if you find a dog that you ...

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ZOTS!!

I love zots! Next to impossible to find anymore though.

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spot;963657 wrote: One step up from a Biatch presumably. You live a very protected life.

Spot - your reply made me laugh so hard!

An HOH is a group that sets the rules for a subdivision and make sure that said rules are followed.

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<t>She will be at Cape Canaveral. And she will be there for a launch, which makes it even more exciting! I still have no idea what she will be doing but she will be going. My mom will be driving her down with my son along for the ride. How many 10 year olds can say they have been to NASA?...

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Pinky;963511 wrote: Is this Bean we're talking about Sandi?

How wonderful!!! She must be so thrilled!!!:-4

Bean is the "other" daughter. LOL!

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She starts in 2 weeks and will be done before Christmas. I doubt I will get to visit but I will get tons and tons of pictures!

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flopstock;963473 wrote: can she get us discounts on tshirts?

:D

I will ask!

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<r>flopstock;963469 wrote: OMG what oldest daughter?:-6 Not the one you met when you were here - the other one - LOL!! She is 22 and she has been going to Lawrence Tech for the last 4 years. She looks very much like her mom (me <E>:D</E>). southern yankee;963471 wrote: wo...

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I know I haven't been around much lately and that I rarely post about personal things but I am just soo excited and felt a need to tell the whole wide world....

My oldest daughter has been offered (and accepted!) an internship at the Kennedy Space Center!

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