I had a feeling the popularity of tattoos was due to the Affordable Care Act. For a while, I thought the desire for outward expression and improved techniques were behind the craze. I shoulda' known it was Obama all along.
"I think these commenters above me are a bunch of prejudiced idiots, who, if put in the same position, would be just as rude and ruthless, but that's just my educated opinion."
Philosopher 3000,
You're not new. You've posted here before. But just in case you forgot, this comment board attracts bigoted plutocrats. They post their comments between courses at Mille Fleurs before hitting the back nine at The Farms.
Grouping homosexuality with bestiality and pedophilia shouldn't go unchallenged. They're not the same thing. I suppose it's some kind of communist plot. I just had a nightmare about a bi-national orchestra of gay Boy Scouts playing Shostakovich and Stravinsky.
There is a slew of solar projects which have already been approved right here in California. There will be a huge solar power station located in Imperial Valley.
Politics aside, there has to be a difference between CO2 emissions before the Industrial Revolution and after. Coal-burning factories and automobiles didn't exist "thousands of years" ago. Logically, we've experienced an increase. Don't confuse methane emissions with carbon ones.
"When your have a majority of the population on some sort of government handouts with voting privileges, they vote for people offering more handouts."
M1,
The wealthy and privileged vote for policies that favor them. It's okay when they vote in their best economic self-interest, but baaaaaad when the underprivileged do it?!?! Would you feel better if voter registration were offered at Mercedes Benz dealerships?
Ouch! I'm still waiting for your explanation about how surf culture is indegenous to California even though it was adapted from Polynesians. And, how surf music is indigenous to Calfornia even though the inventor was Lebanese/American. And, how Mexican culture is devoid of merit.
Your attempt to play "split the kids/liberals" with us was quaint. The burden of proof is on anyone making a racist argument. Yours went from latent to benign to overt. The more inane your comments were, the stronger the responses. Call it a negative feedback loop if you like. By the way, I hate your comments, not you.
California is lots of different things to lots of different people ... even those who don't surf or listen to the Beach Boys. Personally, I prefer the undisputed king of surf music, Dick Dale. Who, by the way, used Lebanese musical scales to CREATE the genre.
What!?!?! The music cited by CA DEF as the backbone of California Culture is an amalgam of Lebanese music, Arabic music and American Rock 'n Roll?!?!
Hide the sheep! Spare the children! What's this world coming to?
All you haters can keep it comin'. With a little help from my friends on this board, your nonsense can be repudiated all day.
NAFTA created a trilateral trade bloc between Canada, Mexico and the U.S. One of the crown jewels of the agreement from the American perspective was allowing corporate agribusiness to penetrate new markets. Inexpensive American corn drove millions of small Mexican farmers out of business. The negative economic consequences of that penetration resulted in millions losing their jobs. Take a guess as to where those millions of Mexicans went.
The trade-off with Mexico was supposed to be millions of manufacturing jobs for small household items and clothing. But nooooooooooo! Instead of using Mexico for those manufacturing jobs, our corporations went even cheaper and sent those jobs to China. Millions of Mexicans lost their jobs because of the downward pressure on manufacturing. Take a guess where those millions of Mexicans went.
What we're living through are the consequences of creating a trading bloc where capital is allowed to cross freely BUT NOT PEOPLE. What we're experiencing is best explained by economics instead of knee-jerk xenophobia. So, instead of saying "Mexicans are coming for our jobs." It's more correct to say "Mexicans are coming for the jobs we promised them."
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Calif. Health Exchange Plans, Rates Announced
Muckapoo1,
I had a feeling the popularity of tattoos was due to the Affordable Care Act. For a while, I thought the desire for outward expression and improved techniques were behind the craze. I shoulda' known it was Obama all along.
May 24, 2013 at 9:20 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Boy Scouts Vote To Admit Openly Gay Members
JM,
Good one, comrade.
May 24, 2013 at 9:07 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
City Considers Taxi Industry Overhaul Amid Reports Of Low Wages And Unsafe Cabs
"I think these commenters above me are a bunch of prejudiced idiots, who, if put in the same position, would be just as rude and ruthless, but that's just my educated opinion."
Philosopher 3000,
You're not new. You've posted here before. But just in case you forgot, this comment board attracts bigoted plutocrats. They post their comments between courses at Mille Fleurs before hitting the back nine at The Farms.
May 24, 2013 at 8:20 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Boy Scouts Vote To Admit Openly Gay Members
Grouping homosexuality with bestiality and pedophilia shouldn't go unchallenged. They're not the same thing. I suppose it's some kind of communist plot. I just had a nightmare about a bi-national orchestra of gay Boy Scouts playing Shostakovich and Stravinsky.
May 24, 2013 at 8:09 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Survey Shows Majority Of Experts Agree Humans Are Cause Of Climate Change
There is a slew of solar projects which have already been approved right here in California. There will be a huge solar power station located in Imperial Valley.
http://www.energy.ca.gov/siting/solar/
Funny how some think something as simple as a bi-national orchestra is impossible yet believe mining helium-3 on the moon is a practical idea.
May 22, 2013 at 10:47 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Obama Urges San Diegans To 'Call Out' Rep. Duncan Hunter On Climate Change Denial
Politics aside, there has to be a difference between CO2 emissions before the Industrial Revolution and after. Coal-burning factories and automobiles didn't exist "thousands of years" ago. Logically, we've experienced an increase. Don't confuse methane emissions with carbon ones.
May 21, 2013 at 1:47 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
California To Offer Voter Registration Through Health Insurance Marketplace
"When your have a majority of the population on some sort of government handouts with voting privileges, they vote for people offering more handouts."
M1,
The wealthy and privileged vote for policies that favor them. It's okay when they vote in their best economic self-interest, but baaaaaad when the underprivileged do it?!?! Would you feel better if voter registration were offered at Mercedes Benz dealerships?
May 19, 2013 at 8:39 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Olympic Rules May Disallow San Diego-Tijuana Bid
CA DEF,
Ouch! I'm still waiting for your explanation about how surf culture is indegenous to California even though it was adapted from Polynesians. And, how surf music is indigenous to Calfornia even though the inventor was Lebanese/American. And, how Mexican culture is devoid of merit.
Your attempt to play "split the kids/liberals" with us was quaint. The burden of proof is on anyone making a racist argument. Yours went from latent to benign to overt. The more inane your comments were, the stronger the responses. Call it a negative feedback loop if you like. By the way, I hate your comments, not you.
May 18, 2013 at 8:59 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Olympic Rules May Disallow San Diego-Tijuana Bid
Bravo IIk!!!
California is lots of different things to lots of different people ... even those who don't surf or listen to the Beach Boys. Personally, I prefer the undisputed king of surf music, Dick Dale. Who, by the way, used Lebanese musical scales to CREATE the genre.
What!?!?! The music cited by CA DEF as the backbone of California Culture is an amalgam of Lebanese music, Arabic music and American Rock 'n Roll?!?!
Hide the sheep! Spare the children! What's this world coming to?
All you haters can keep it comin'. With a little help from my friends on this board, your nonsense can be repudiated all day.
May 17, 2013 at 11:08 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
11 Million Immigrants: What's In A Number?
Dizzy,
NAFTA created a trilateral trade bloc between Canada, Mexico and the U.S. One of the crown jewels of the agreement from the American perspective was allowing corporate agribusiness to penetrate new markets. Inexpensive American corn drove millions of small Mexican farmers out of business. The negative economic consequences of that penetration resulted in millions losing their jobs. Take a guess as to where those millions of Mexicans went.
The trade-off with Mexico was supposed to be millions of manufacturing jobs for small household items and clothing. But nooooooooooo! Instead of using Mexico for those manufacturing jobs, our corporations went even cheaper and sent those jobs to China. Millions of Mexicans lost their jobs because of the downward pressure on manufacturing. Take a guess where those millions of Mexicans went.
What we're living through are the consequences of creating a trading bloc where capital is allowed to cross freely BUT NOT PEOPLE. What we're experiencing is best explained by economics instead of knee-jerk xenophobia. So, instead of saying "Mexicans are coming for our jobs." It's more correct to say "Mexicans are coming for the jobs we promised them."
May 10, 2013 at 12:11 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )