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Sure she writes a book about Plutocrats and then when she gets into power refuses to remove the ISDS clause that favours these same plutocrats. That is not a leader, it is a hypocrite.

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as theDonald stated, for over a score past US Presidents just turned a blind eye towards the Broken pact on a Nuke Free Korean Peninsula by the North. The US supposedly tried diplomacy all those years. I say supposedly because SQUAT was settled with the so-called diplomacy, I question was there ever REAL ultimatums to quash the Kim's ambitions? NO President of both parties wanted to deal with this CR@P for over 20+ years. What's another few more years, you might say? The North's End Game of reaching it's Nuke ambition goals! Their spokesman has just mentioned to All that there's no more Diplomatic talks until the got the goods to strike the WestCoast. And you can't be that naive what he says is not true, right? It means Kim Jung Un will ask and do what he pleases for ONE KOREA under his Rule! I could live with a ONE Korea under Kim's rule, IF the South Koreans agree to it! I'd put that in the S.K.'s Liberal leaders head.

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I think SA just published this just for media sake because it's been on for two days. I'm sure Coach Rolo is not complaining and he took this job to give back to his alma mater and the people of Hawaii that welcomed him. Although, he's one of the lowest paid NCAAF coach and that seems quite a lot of money compare to other professional jobs, why are people surprised and saying he doesn't deserve it. Football is a form of entertainment and entertainers are well compensated in this country. You can be a clown and get paid more that our educators or professionals. Bottom line, Coach Rolo is not asking for a pay raise or a bonus. Go Warriors!

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Yep.Americans and Israelis are f%%%ing Sudanis women to produce kids.

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I pay $4600 a year as well as state taxes, they can find a way to make due with that.

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Repost Because something tells me you didn't mean it in that way 😝 Perhaps you'll lead by example?

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*proof *read *your

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So then you are anti-salmon.

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swimmerg Moving all the Arabs out of Judea and Samaria will still leave Israel surrounded by Arabs. That has not worked for more than 100 years. Civil war then whatever one calls the current situation. Further Europeans brutalized the Jews and the Arabs are being brutalized.

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This is just Liberal double speak for another embarrassing incident. Canadians don't trust anything that spills out of his head much like Saajan's lies. The Pope told the failed drama teacher the apology was already made years ago and told him to go stuff his request where the sun doesn't shine The Pope is too smart to pander to a flowndering political opportunist who needs to distract the voters with his typical apology du jour that we're all tiring of

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But in those almost two decades post-council, those who left religious life or he priesthood, mostly remained Catholic. Under Pope John Paul II is when many of them left the Church completely, or stopped attending altogether.

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oil is at $50 a barrel and will rise again.. we do not need to touch the permanent fund to be solvent.. we need good fiscal management.. something we will never get from the GOP.. elections should say this...

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Hoot Mon! You should at least learn how the Scots and Canadians spell the spirit of life! It's "whisky", not "whiskey".

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Reality has a liberal bias, pumpkin.

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RIP to drew and heartfelt condolences to family and loved ones. Currently the only way to fight the disease is to not play football and other contact sports that the human brain was not designed for. As somebody who loves football it is the truth. Not sure what other answer there is, unfortunately.

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This useless excuse of a man has done nothing constructive, introduced no legislation of his own, but only has a focus on destroying everything Obama achieved that was good for our nation simply because Trump loathed a popular president. Just wait until the red state folk, and the alt right feel the pain of losing the subsidies, and can no longer afford adequate health care coverage in the individual market. The "lucky" ones will buy junk insurance that covers virtually nothing. And without the subsidies, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), insurers will raise rates in the individual market by about 25 percent. The CBO also projects Trump's actions will increase the federal deficit by $194 billion from 2017 through 2026. Good going Trumpers. You fall for everything this guy says, and you are responsible for every bit of this horrific man's destruction of our country.

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Well who knows. Makes assumptions regarding how much that house will appreciate.

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Your comment is SO true! Commenters such as DD only care about criticizing, criticizing, and criticizing. This platform is supposed to be about informed debate, but I rarely read it. What I do read is ill-informed, poorly stated, and logically bereft Comments from people who wear blinders about the real world. They'd rather stick with being a Trumpeter than learn another viewpoint.

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Not funny Bill. Not at all. Would you be so not funny if this happened to one of your family members? Your just not funny Bill, or witty. Just apathetic.

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It's not the length of the runway. It's the winds that keep any aircraft, even sometimes Coast Guard helos, from landing.

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singlespey: Wow.......I hope we don't reach the point when the only answer to hate is, in fact, violence.....and, as you seem to suggest, deadly force. To be sure, there are folks (Dylan Roof as you cite) whose hartred is manifested in extreme violence. I would suggest hatred is on a continuum, with deadly violence, of course, on the far end. I would also suggest it needs to be confronted before it advances to that far end. Gary Crum

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Thanks. That post by the way was eradicated twice by staff monitors in the other similar article in today's globe. There's no way it violates any guidelines and it's one more reason I resist any incursions on free speech - it's restriction is so easily abused.

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Lefties 😀

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Recovery, rehab, treatment, & addiction are important parts of this story. Love to see newspeople do a story/ask questions about why heroin continues to move past a $40.6 billion US Dept. of Homeland Security and on into local communities. Has the Port Angeles Border Patrol been at all relevant in keeping heroin out of Clallam County? https://oakbaystarfish.com/2017/04/04/port-angeles-heroin-homeland-security-vote-of-confidence/

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I love how people state they dont live in the area but have "heard" things. How about reading the actual report?

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How do you know that the testing costs $298 and by what level of laboratory? Do you really believe that the Navy would hire a "fly-by-night" lab to do these analysis? If you do I have a bridge that I would love to sell you. The Navy, in all likely hood did due diligence and contracted with a very well qualified lab to do the analysis with results that can stand up in a court of law or in other words "forensically defensible".

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your post is a little hazy. read before you post next time. thank you

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Not just you Bronson, but I've been amazed at how some people have grabbed the idea of "fake" news – meaning made-up stuff, with no basis at all in fact – and tried to apply it to mainstream media, which definitely has room for improvement, but, generally speaking is nothing but facts. I'd probably argue, in turn, that mainstream media's biggest flaw right now is based on being "first," at any cost, and not being diligent and checking "facts" and putting them into context before reporting them. For example, it is a fact that Reince Priebus claimed Trump had a "landslide" electoral college victory, but underneath that fact is a series of other facts that make the initial fact dubious: http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2016/nov/21/reince-priebus/despite-losing-popular-vote-donald-trump-won-elect/ ... so Priebus making that statement is not "fake" news but an attempt by him to create a false narrative about what happened

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That sucking sound pulling the Alaskan congressional trio into the abyss is the misguided belief that racism is alive and well. First, they ignore the Constitution which is sedition with a small s and then all lock step with a dangerous narcissist. Hoping they get caught up in the grinder that kicks them all out of office.

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Lazeelink: I'll stretch and call it a draw, based on the links. Obama said: “The American people rightly remember what we as a country accomplished in bringing to justice somebody who killed over 3,000 of our citizens,” he said. “And it’s a mark of the excellence of our intelligence teams and our military teams, a political process that worked. And I think for us to use that time for some reflection, to give thanks to those who participated, is entirely appropriate, and that’s what’s been taking place.” Biden and Bill Clinton laud the president. I'm not so naive that I think they did it without Obama's assent, but it's a far more modest approach than Trump would use. I certainly misunderstood your position. You appeared to be standing up for Trump's 'achievement' in appointing someone to the Supreme Court. One thing the links did? Made me wish for the U.S. political climate of just five years ago. The Obamas and the Bushes were adversaries, but respectful.

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Ontario voted these people in, and then did the rest of the country the big favour (not) of voting them in federally.

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I'm not making an accusation, but it's understandable why people are making the connection. Trump was disrespectful to the Khan family after their speech at the DNC convention - non-Caucasian, he was insensitive and unsympathetic to Mrs. Johnson minutes before she was to receive her son's coffin - non-Caucasian, he drew equivalency between African American protesters and white supremacists in Charlottesville, even when a protester - non-Caucasian was killed and several injured, BUT he offered $25,000 of his own money to assuage the father of a fallen Caucasian soldier. Again, no accusation because accusing someone of racism is a pretty damming accusation and you better have incontrovertible proof - I'm not sure the proof here is incontrovertible, but surely you can see the connection points?

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That seems awfully petty. Not the scouts I recall if this sort of thing can happen to a kid.

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Part 2 Archbishop Lefebvre wrote in Religious Liberty Questioned: all of this is based on the Church's fundamental principles, on the fact that the Church is truth, the only truth. This is the way it is; you either believe it or you don't, of course, but when you believe, then you have to draw the consequences. That is why, personally, I do not believe that the declarations of the Council on liberty of conscience, liberty of thought, and liberty of religion can be compatible with what the popes taught in the past. Therefore we have to choose. Either we choose what the popes have taught for centuries and we choose the Church or we choose what was said by the Council. But we cannot choose both at the same time since they are contradictory. Nope, the schismatic Lefebvre rejected Dignitatis Humanae. He was right about one thing, however: DH flatly contradicts what Pius IX said about freedom of religion.

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SSM was another Court imposition overriding the wishes of the people of this nation by short-circuiting the democratic process.

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When the Apostle Paul found that some believers were offended because others were eating meat that had been used in sacrifices offered to pagan idols, he determined to never eat meat again if it caused anyone to be offended (1 Cor 8:13). He had to work to nurture and recover those whose faith was offended by the behavior of others in the church and I'm having to do the same with people who have pointed me to your postings in this forum as the reason for them no longer wanting to be part of the church. If Paul was willing to give-up eating meat if it prevented someone's faith from being harmed, why are you unwilling to do the same and quit arguing about debatable topics?

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Since my first try was found to be uncivil by someone on here, let me try again. "Uh, that first one you posted."

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Look at the article it is about LEGAL immigration and talks about regulation-- which my post says I support. My point is that it regulation is good, but cutting numbers of immigrants is bad for our country and our economy because of our falling birth rate among non-immigrants. The result is older people with fewer children, and those fewer children are also having fewer children in a trend that cannot be stopped once it is established since so many women are past child bearing age and they are adding to the older population. With fewer women to have children, and smaller percentage of young supporting large percentage of old dependents like Japan. What has saved us from going over the edge like Japan is large numbers of legal immigrants who are having more children than Americans. Without immigrants we end up like Japan, South Korea, Germany and other places in Western Europe-- a nation with a high percentage of elders-- mostly women.

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Unfortunately this will not be the last of these incidents that have plagued this island and our state. Here on Oahu alone this the 3rd in a week or so. Too many people on the streets that are in dire need of mental health services. Our elected officials are too busy worrying about trains and condo's not the homeless and mentally ill that plague our streets and infect our neighborhoods with crime.

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Blown way out of proportion, should never have made the news. You can watch the video in the link, hardy newsworthy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTGJwD38eH8

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Ok as opposed to what? Scrap 70 Million dollars and then start over with another multi-million dollar program? Let me rephrase he completed it, feel better? That is still better than his predecessor correct? Which by the way if it was over budget it was because of Mayor Sullivan.

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Since when has 40% been "most"?

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Thank you Cardinal Wuerl for your support of our Holy Father, Pope Francis. Because of his exhortation I among many feel that we also have a good chance of entering the kingdom of God. I was born with an orientation that is not acceptable to all. But also was given a very precious gift of love that probably started in the womb and God gave me a compassionate heart. I feel blessed that I have this gift. My daily prayers include many Have mercy on me Lord as you have allowed me to have mercy and compassion all those whom I come in contact with. I have not done this without God.

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Sadly, I have. Once a speech by David Duke about five years ago and, decades before that, a number of John Birchers. Most recently, some of the talking heads on KUGN. You're right, they do not acknowledge the concept of debate, even when they pay lip service to it. Unfortunately, in a sense, their intolerance does not give those of us who believe in civil discourse the right to keep them from speaking.

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TABATHA SOUTHEY "A new generation gets a taste of the intoxicating power of protest" I hope the new generation takes their intoxicating power of protest over to the middle east, Tehran, Africa, Saudi Arabia. Please fell free to stage a few hundred thousand women's demonstration in support of the sisterhood of this nations. What would you say to that.

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Indeed. Perhaps the Globe and Mail will realize that individuals create goodness and institutions always have to be looked at with suspicion and mistrust. I look forward to the new editorial direction of the G&M, aligned with my superiour values.

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"NASA has studied this extensively" More BS nonsense. They "study" it with computer models. The are NOT evidence. Besides, assume it is true, a cooler cycle is a bad cycle. Crops fail. People starve, So if that is true, we saved humanity by pumping CO2 and warming the planet. But of course it is not true. Short of going back in time, removing humans, and watching what the planet "should have done" can they possibly know what should have happened. BTW, the IPCC says the first half of the 21st century warming was natural. Read the last paragraph. http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg1/en/ch9s9-4-1-5.html

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If past motions are anything to go by, it will lead nowhere specific. Traditionally, there has seen to be value in having a Parliamentary debate on the issue to raise public consciousness. Sadly, this one got more topical when the Quebec City mosque murders happened just before it was first debated. Also sadly, the debate got hijacked by hysterical claims that the motion would create new hate crimes and introduce Sharia law.

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And which 'foreigners' would that be? I was born here, as were my parents, grandparents, and all but one of my great-grandparents. Pretty sure Ms. Saied is American-born too. How about you (whether this or any other country would claim you is another question entirely) ?

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Do you suppose they track the police who kill citizens? http://www.killedbypolice.net/5200.jpg

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How do you know what they had up three days prior to my posting this? Were you taking notes on Nigerian coverage of the UK attack mid-week? My point is, you visit the site two days after the attack and it's like it never happened. What I was trying to point out is, what constitutes news is different to different audiences, depending on where they are and who they are. It's not the mystery the writer suggests it is and their is nothing biased about it. We are interested in the stories we are interested in, and the ones we tend to be more interested in are dictated by the criteria I listed. Anyone who was paying attention in journalism school knows this.

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"Mexicans cross the border illegally because they want a better life. Illegal Mexicans contribute to American life paying taxes, providing cheap labour. " Great. Then open your borders, let 11M cross into Canada illegally so they can "contribute" to Canadian life. When can they expect an invitation? But then again, waiting to be asked is not one of their strong attributes.

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Not a great parallel, DD. Over the years there have been hundreds of changes made to make automobiles safer. Many of them specifically designed to make children safer as they ride in automobiles. Seatbelts, airbags, requirements regarding "child seats", crumple zone frame designs, and scores of other design/safety improvements. Children are safer in autos today than they have ever been in the past. I would suggest the exact opposite is the case with firearms. First, by their very design, many (virtually all which have been used in mass shootings) are built to kill other people. They are not hunting weapons. They are weapons of war. Additionally, high-capacity magazines are readily available, enabling mass shooters to kill far more victims before "reloading." Guns are, by their very purpose, deadly. We register automobiles...but not firearms. We license all drivers.....not firearm owners. If you like your comparison, great, let's up the ante on gun control...

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He's probably taking a selfie....of himself.

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Excellent article. You offered a specific example of where wise cuts can be made. There are probably dozens more. People who dismiss this probably just want taxes to maintain the size of government.

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And that's a really poor joke on the people of the United States and around the world people are wondering what has become of the America they knew.

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Again another show of ignorance and apathy by the Hawaii voters. Some voters I believe just ticked the box right by the current Prosecuting Attorney at the last elections rather than try to understand his track record (going after sweepstakes game machines, this). The current leadership in this city keeps on throwing good money on bad.

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the result of foreign money influencing the election

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They'd smoke all they grow .

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He was selling commercial real estate not insurance. SRS might take him.

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Not sure about this article, it's what you would hear when discussing what band's decided to sell out. This is a big cafeteria for people that are on lunch, nothing more, nothing less. If you don't like the place the beautiful part is the food cart's across the street provide additional choices and that's also where you would find some really good hot-dogs (Beez Neez Gourmet Sausages)

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Travesty: Kealohas got/get any time, attention or money. Blame rests on those who n system which supported their hire in the 1st place.

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Yes, it's very important that people who haven't lived here for over five years and don't pay taxes get to help choose who our government should be and what taxes are spent on...

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Not only was the fix in to dismiss the case against guilty Hillary, Comey didn't even conduct a proper investigation nor interview. Since when does the investigated person get to dictate whether or not the interview will be recorded? When does the investigated person get to decide that one of his/her close associates (Cheryl Mills) involved in the investigation can sit in on the party-being-investigated's interview and therefore make that associate's testimony worthless? COMEY DESERVED TO BE FIRED !!! He was/is an incompetent p.o.s.

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Did you mother have any children that lived?

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He seems like a wonderful and honest man. God Bless him going forward! Thank you Pope Francis for your very wise choices for America.

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I really don't understand Murkowski's attachment to this. There are hundreds of communities in Alaska off the road system. Why does this one, and this one only, need a road? Is she trying to set a precedent and secretly wants to crisscross the whole state with roads? I am mystified.

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Democratic policies seem to be intentionally designed to hurt Americans. Dems push for an arbitrary $15/hr minimum wage, even though it's been proven to hurt the very people it's supposed to help. Dems lose their minds trying to protect illegal aliens, but couldn't care less about the poor Americans that will have to compete with them for jobs. They're willing to put Americans at risk of terrorism rather than protect our borders to keep potential terrorists out. They want to punish corporations for being successful, oblivious to the fact that many Americans derive their livelihoods from those corporations. They do everthing they can to stifle speech they don't agree with, all in the name of free speech. Heck, we can't even agree on how many genders there are anymore. I think a 3rd, centrist party might be advised. Let the wacko socialists and social justice warriors go off on their own and start acting like you care about normal Americans again.

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Yes Great news kill rail now. Let's use the elevated expressway for buses to middle Street. It's insane how you counsel people and elected leaders knew the price was too high but kept pushing for this for years and years. You should've made this tough Decision years ago but it's never too late

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Nice job boys.

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The irony of BFLF aligning themselves with an apparent or alleged Hitler and Nazi supporting individual or grouping is breathtaking, although I guess they are both fascists. Does Andile Mngxitana and his motley melanin endowed crew not realise that Nazis view black people as "Untermenschen" - sub-human vermin worthy of extermination?

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How much of the increase of state GDP was "contributed" by us tax payers covering interest payments on construction bonds? Suze Orman: "Interest payments by you NOTHING"!

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Thanks for being truly civil and sapping some of the vitriol out of the situation. We are going to join the #emptythestadium movement this week, have sent a note to the Broncos and will see where it goes from there. This Sunday will find us hiking in Staunton State Park, a nice change really.

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Doc, how is your campaign going to have Nova Scotia become an independent country? If successful you could then request foreign aid just like Haiti.

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Oh citizen of America. What have you unleashed on us?? And we are only days into a 4 year term! God help us!

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Oh I see, it's ok if you call your opponents dimwits. It's ok if you call our POTUS a Tangerine Orangutan. But let anyone dare throw shade on the honorable Master Eric Norstog, off with their head! Ha! Don't get hot Ericsnot!

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...." if it isn't documented in writing, it doesn't exist".... Putting that concept in writing makes it clear how ridculous it is!

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Sadly the Liberals best campaign strategy is still Andrew Sheer.

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They have to authenticate it and in this case, they redacted material that would be harmful. Every news organization times the release of their stories for maximum coverage. There's nothing wrong with that, especially with a story like this that deserves a lot of attention.

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I recall when girls had to have their skirts not more than three inches above the knee and pants were out of the question. Then came miniskirts, blue jeans and cutoffs. The lack of dress code has a negative impact IMO - in that students don't start with that "get ready for school" mindset - and are fine with showing up for school in sloppy, baggy - or very little - clothing. No pride.

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"The 18th amendment was repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution. So one amendment is repealed by a second amendment. Amendments to the US Constitution can't be removed, they can only be "repealed" through the process of passing an additional amendment declaring them so." Amendments to the Constitution, including those included in the Bll of Rights, are subject to the same actions which led to the repeal of prohibition. " There's little sense in debating the "democracy"/Constitutional Republic issue. We are a republic (defined as a representive democracy), with representatives chosen by a democratic (rule by the people) process making the bulk of legislative/executive and judicial decisions for governance. Your position, including accusing Mr. Quirk of treason, is not supported by any legitimate Constitutional authorities, judges or scholars. It's highly unlikely the Second Amendment would ever be repealed, but proposing it is not treason.....

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You did know a man by the name of Obama, who became President and the Republicans attacked him from the first day in office, you do know this man?

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Cities with more ‘robust’ transportation systems......blah blah blah. Great to follow the narrative. Fact is, Greater Denver lacks a sufficient number and suitably paved roads for the size of the city, hence more wrecks than comparibly-sized cities. Spend more money on roads.

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What a shock. The fix is in and the investigation quashed. Has Justin ever actually directly answered a question during question period? Ever?

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A corrective to Ms. Soh's article yesterday. The biological explanation is just plain wrong. Social conditioning is the cause of differences between the sexes (except the biological differences, of course). When I visited the Soviet Union in 1973, I noticed that women did hard physical labour, which they hardly ever do in the West. The same is still true in Africa today.

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Not to this guy.

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I have no issue with your analysis of "the media", whatever media that is (I suspect it's media that tends to disagree with your assessment). But it is just a different issue. Tommy guns are virtually non-existent because government (The People) decided to do put a heavy tax on them after children were killed in 1930's gang warfare like Bonnie and Clyde. There was no "slippery slope" leading to further bans, people can still buy all sorts of guns and bullets. I've seen Dr. Gina interview a promoter of the AK 47, saying it is just really a hunting rifle that can fire a clip of bullets because, heck, that bear may keep charging. And, since criminals could have this weapon, any home needs one to engage the assailant in a hail of bullets to protect their family. So sure, crazies use them. Stop the crazies. Unfortunately, if we start turning in crazies, any person who wants to get back at their neighbor who pissed them off can call the police and report them as crazy. I'm no buying it.

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LOL on the Obama part. And DUH on the up and down part. It has down cycles, always followed by much higher up cycles. That's why short-term ins and outs are a pretty dumb idea unless you're a true expert. 401(k)'s are for retirement, meaning they're not intended to be short-term investments. They're intended to be decades-long investments. And I challenge you to find ANY point in the market history where the market didn't produce solid gains over a decades-long horizon.

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Does this include his own staff appointments? What about temporary jobs in places like National Parks? The Post Office?

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>>Mark Krikorian, a well-known advocate for reducing immigration to the U.S., said their situation reflects the fact that many people who come to the country lack the skills to earn enough money here. “It is an attempted moral blackmail to say ‘If you Americans don’t give me your money, I can’t stay here and feed my children,'” he said. “Well, it’s your choice. No one made you sneak into the United States.”<< Reminds me of that scene in "Blazing Saddles" when the black guy points his own gun at his own head and holds himself hostage to keep the townsfolk from turning on him.

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This was a bipartisan event. By all reports, both "parties" enjoy it and actually get along better than we think. Better than indicated by this board. Can't we pause the partisanship and judgment for just a bit? It is a SAD situation if not.

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Canada is a federation. There are lots of nice centrally governed unitary countries out there for those who despise the Canadian system.

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Trump went off script during a speech in Japan admitted he did not know how many countries there are in the world before taking the oath of office. " And after I had won, everybody was calling me from all over the world. I never knew we had so many countries." Exactly no one is surprised to hear Trump confirm that he was entirely unfamiliar with the details of international political geography as a candidate. After all, his campaign's improvised foreign policy advisory group was a mess that brought Carter Page, George Papadopoulis, Sam Clovis, and their attendant Russian collusion scandals into the White House.

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Unbiased commentary is lost. It seems steadfast adherence to dogma reigns. Thinking people of all sexes are I hope disparaged at the level of dialog, it is beneath us all. I am an electrical engineer by education with a thirty year career in my rear view mirror. I have and continue to work with brilliant women. The community I experienced is no bros club, it is open to all willing and capable participants...there are no separate entrances last time I checked.

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You don't even need to be all that tall to show up as overweight as far as BMI is concerned. 5' 9" 175 lbs, weight lifter, body fat around 15%, my BMI shows me a overweight. Just barely over the line, but over the line never the less.

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Newspeople, Please consider doing a report/asking questions about the US Dept. of Homeland Security & what they are doing to keep heroin out of the Puget Sound area. Are passports/enhanced/Real IDs effective in keeping heroin out of local communities? Standard driver’s licenses have not been accepted at the border since 2009. https://oakbaystarfish.com/2016/12/17/the-role-of-the-press-in-a-free-society/

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The fact that a terrorist is loyal to his terrorist brothers and resisting arrest might impress you. It doesn't impress me. I guess you were also impressed by Dzhokhar Tsarnaev putting up a fight before being arrested and after killing and injuring hundreds of innocents. There was no valour in Khadr fighting the attacking yanks - he did so to survive: there was no way out. Look up valour in the dictionary. Child or not at that time he is a murderer.

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Is anyone remembering that Trump cut funding for implementation of the ACA by 90%? That was only like a month ago. Geez, we have short memories. That was his way of making sure it fails, which will not help Americans one iota.

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How exactly are we being prevented from using our resources?

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Most militaries have some sort of minimum medical requirements. If a soldier has a "transgender" situation going on, I would have to think that that is going to put them < minimum. It's a sad statement on the state of the US military that Trump should have to state this publicly.

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