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Comment on Tijuana Flats restaurants never disappoint, never. by לוח חינם

לוח חינם — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:41:16 +0000

פוסט טוב מסכימה איתך (-:

Comment on The absurdity of the Rabid Right’s hatred of the President by jimstillman

jimstillman — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:43:18 +0000

I am in doubt as to your specific objection or disagreement. I cannot respond otherwise!

Comment on The absurdity of the Rabid Right’s hatred of the President by Mark

Mark — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:36:55 +0000

please, please for the sake of our country, take your blinders off

Comment on President reaches out to boors by tlcorbin

tlcorbin — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:44:16 +0000

Interesting post; I’d love personal access to members of congress as well, voicing my opinion doesn’t capture their attention and threatening them with the loss of my confidence along with my vote doesn’t impact or concern them either.

And it, their collective indifference and disconnect from the desires of their constituents, applies to both parties from my perspective.

Comment on Seasonal employment and unemployment compensation by Lizzy Cork

Lizzy Cork — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:34:44 +0000

People need more jobs.

Visit: http://www.bigjobsboard.com

Thank You!

Comment on Summer reading — for fun! by tl

tl — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:09:58 +0000

Hiya Jim, great to see you posting. The luxury of summer reading, ah, what a theme. It’s near and dear to my heart.

tlcorbin

Comment on Manipulation of the Right: money and ratings by Natalina

Natalina — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:53:32 +0000

I wrote a post about these lunatics shortly after the election. I never thought it would remain an issue this long! I can’t believe it. It is the same old story of the manipulation of people with latent or blatant racist tendencies. It sickens me. I was watching the news this afternoon, and they had someone on defending the birther’s stance, and he vehemently denied there was anything racist about it. But you know what? John McCain wasn’t born on American soil as a fact, and no one was challenging his eligibility to be president! Hmmmm. Wonder why….

Comment on My problem with President Obama by jimstillman

jimstillman — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:14:42 +0000

And what, specifically, are the Right’s counter-proposals? Blind opposition and threats of socialism are easy. Making genuine new proposals that show innovation and creativity is tough.

Comment on When work is no longer fun. by jimstillman

jimstillman — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:13:44 +0000

Often the procedures followed by a company when the economy was strong, competition fragmented and expansion permitted must be modified in bad times. In the case of the franchise that employed me, the owner had had great success in the past and was unwilling to re-examine the formula for conducting the operation.

Comment on My problem with President Obama by randyinman

randyinman — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 11:22:27 +0000

You forgot to mention all the money he is giving ACORN or whatever their name is this week. Also the fact that he will put insurance companies out of business and force us all on Obamacare which will kill thousands of Americans per year who are forced to wait on subpar medical treatment.

Comment on The unfortunate direct drug advertisements to the consumer by Cheryl

Cheryl — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:45:58 +0000

I’m surprised that they are allowed to advertise prescription medication direct to the public. To the best of my knowledge this does not happen in Australia. I would think the practice to be somewhat dangerous.

I know millions (possibly billions) are spent on advertising and promotion to medical practitioners but they are trained to know the specifics of the drugs and the illnesses they are used to treat. I don’t agree with the incentives they use to lure doctors into promoting their products as once again, it may not be in the best interest of the patient, just the profit making machine of the pharmaceutical industry.

As someone that relies heavily on various drugs to control a medical condition I would be wary of anything advertised directly to me – a member of the public – as they couldn’t possibly know of the intricacies of my condition.

Comment on Tea Parties – The gathering of protesters searching for something to protest. by Cheryl

Cheryl — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:36:59 +0000

It’s all well and good for such people to say what they are against but they never seem to be able to follow through with anything at all in the way of alternatives. Unless they do then what is the point of all of the bitching and moaning?

Anyone can criticize but there is little point unless they can back it up with a way to do things better.

Comment on “No school today” Religious holidays and fairness by Cheryl

Cheryl — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:38:57 +0000

It is a tough one because there are so many various religious groups. But I do feel that it is discriminatory to exclude the Muslim holidays. Of course not every group can be recognised or, as you said, there would be more holidays than school days. But in fairness, if you look at the statistics, the largest religious groups in the world are Christianity which is estimated at 2.2 billion people, Islam 1.5 billion with Judaism ranked much further down the scale at approximately 14 million. When looked at in that light, it does seem unfair.

Once again, a post to give one something to ponder.

Comment on “No school today” Religious holidays and fairness by Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:37:46 +0000

The demand for state funded Muslim school is in accordance with the law of the land. Muslim community is not asking for any favour. There are only ten state funded Muslim schools and the British Establishment are ready to fund all Muslim schools. Only less than five percent of Muslim children attend Muslim schools and at the same time, there are hundreds of state and church schools where Muslim children are in majority. In my opinion, all such schools may be designated as Muslim community schools.

Bilingual Muslim children need bilingual Muslim teachers as role models during their developmental periods. At higher levels, there is no need for a Muslim teacher.

The medium of instruction in a Muslim school is English and all of them follow the National curriculum. Muslim children need to learn and be well versed in standard English to follow the National Curriculum and go for higher studies and research to serve humanity. At the same time Muslim children need to learn and be well versed in Arabic language for their spiritual and religious development. Muslim children need to learn and be well versed in Urdu and other community languages to keep in touch with their cultural roots and enjoy the beauty of their literature and poetry.

Bilingual Muslim children in British schooling has led to a predictable response from the tabloids, which present these children as a problem for “others” children and teachers.This is both racist and wrong. British society must recognise that over 50% of the world now routinely use more than one language in their daily lives and some 85% are able to function at least two. In a global economy these “problem” children are infact, the norm, and in a global sense they are potentially an asset, not a drain. British society should be thankful that the highest achieving students are bilinguals.
Iftikhar Ahmad
http://www.londonschoolofislamics.org

Comment on “No school today” Religious holidays and fairness by Max Zimmerman

Max Zimmerman — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:08:09 +0000

A very well-written, balanced and thoughtful piece.

Comment on “No school today” Religious holidays and fairness by Natalina

Natalina — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:58:16 +0000

Goodness…it’s a toughy, isn’t it? Because where does it end? When do you NOT close school?

I don’t know what the answer to this one is. I’m usually the person that would err on the side of fairness to all, but how is this situation remedied? If you take away Christmas break, people will hit the ceiling. But, if you give all religious holidays of all religions off…where would it end?

Maybe the best way to do it is just work it into the curriculum some how that kids declare at the beginning of the school year which religious holidays they’ll be taking off, and everyone else continues to go to school during that time. The kids who missed will be allowed to catch up later, or simply not penalized for the school that they missed.

Comment on Further debate on abortion by Cheryl

Cheryl — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:23:25 +0000

Once again Jim, very eloquently stated. Life is very rarely black and white but myriad shades of grey. Not everyone’s morals or values systems are the same dependent on various reasons including religious and cultural beliefs so it is very difficult to put everything under one “moral” umbrella.

Comment on An exchange of views: Abortion (Conclusion) by Cheryl

Cheryl — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:46:28 +0000

Hi Jim. I have read all three parts of this and I applaud you for such a well written piece and for keeping, at least your side of the debate, completely rational and based on facts not resorting to spurious personal anecdotes like those of SLB.

I have to say I was honestly very surprised you agreed to the debate. Every time I’ve read anything written by SLB on this subject all rationality goes out the window and she loses all credibility by peppering what she writes with insults and stories which in all honesty, sound completely fabricated. Unfortunately she very rarely provides anything to substantiate any of her ‘facts’.

This is, and will always be, an emotive and divisive issue. My stance is that it must be the individual’s right to choose and it frightens me that society could take a step back and take that right away. It is horrible that a very small percentage of women use abortion as a form of contraception. For most women abortion would be the hardest decision they would ever have to make.

I agree with you completely that we should be attempting to make a world where less abortions are necessary. Education and easy access to birth control are major steps toward this end and incredibly easy to provide so it is unfathomable to me that there are people that do not want to provide either. Teaching abstinence does not work but we have also allowed a society to develop where everything is sexualised and seemingly acceptable. There is a middle ground but we seem to have lost it.

Religion should never be part of legislating. I agree with your quote above completely.

“The ultimate decision of control of a woman’s body is made by the woman. Not by the government, not by someone else’s church.”

I’m sorry this is such a long comment but you obviously put a great deal of thought into the points you made and I think they most certainly deserved a thoughtful response.

Comment on An exchange of views: Abortion (Conclusion) by jimstillman

jimstillman — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:15:11 +0000

Natalina, do you write for other sites?

Comment on An exchange of views: Abortion (Conclusion) by natalina

natalina — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:36:10 +0000

Jim, I was positively seething as I was reading that debate. Civil seemed to sneak out the window the moment SL appeared on the scene. That’s my opinion. You handled yourself and your arguments with respect and insight. But she just can’t seem to help herself. Reading her comments is no different than listening to Hannity or Rush or O’Reilly. Sarcasm and snark are used as substitutes for substance, and when all else fails, claim to be the victim of personal attacks.

Regarding the issue of abortion, it is so tricky for me, because like you, it makes me very uneasy. For me, it is the wrong choice. But that’s the key. My Choice. As there is no moral consensus regarding abortion, it would be wrong to legislate against it.

Well, done Jim. I doubt you changed SL’s way of thinking, however, it provided a great platform for your rational thoughts, and a viewing place for the debate stylings of one who is, as you say, an idealogue.