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alan1tx commented on the blog post It’s All About The Benjamin
Hummmf.
I don’t usually like to agree with you, but…
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alan1tx commented on the blog post Is Gender Discrimination at the Heart of the Marriage Equality Battle?
Maybe a bit off topic, but is Marriage Equality being forced here like Pro-this or that, just to make a stronger statement?
Some people are against gay marriage because there’s gays involved, that’s their problem. But many say gay marriage is fine like common-law marriage. It may not be “equal” in their eyes, but legitimate for those involved.
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alan1tx commented on the diary post Whistleblowers: Seize the Moment by MSPB Watch.
Intgeresting poll.
In all questions asked, the answer with the greatest response was “Do not agree or disagree” meaning “Who?”
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alan1tx commented on the blog post FDL Book Salon Welcomes Phil Tiemeyer, Plane Queer: Labor, Sexuality, and AIDS in the History of Male Flight Attendants
The labor of the male flight attendant was “queer” from the start (irrespective of the sexual preferences of the workers themselves) because white and light-skinned Latino men were hired to perform tasks that were traditionally relegated to women, or men of color: serving food and cleaning up.
Isn’t it true that women gravatate to occupations that don’t require bulk or upper body strength, and men who also choose those jobs are considered “lesser”? Isn’t that part of it?
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alan1tx commented on the blog post Supreme Court Needs to Realize Technology Has Advanced Since the 70′s
The Court doesn’t steam the oral arguments over the Internet
Is this an argument for slowing down to make sure they get it right?
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alan1tx commented on the blog post U.S. To Increase Aid To Al-Qaeda Linked Rebels In Syria
We don’t have to go to Syria to support Islamic extremists. Welfare instead of arms.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_extremism_in_the_United_States
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alan1tx commented on the blog post Poll: More Americans See Snowden As A Patriot Than A Traitor
Not surprisingly 46 percent said they did not know.
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alan1tx commented on the blog post Even If You Trust Obama, Do You Trust Every Possible President for the Next Hundred Years?
As you might expect, “It’s not so bad if our guy does it.”
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alan1tx commented on the blog post Rahm Emanuel Tied To Firm Astroturfing Protests Against Chicago Teachers Union
Maybe I’m thinking of Gov.
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alan1tx commented on the blog post Rahm Emanuel Tied To Firm Astroturfing Protests Against Chicago Teachers Union
Don’t most Chicago Mayors end up in a different place?
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alan1tx commented on the blog post US Media’s Contempt & Inability to Comprehend What It Means to Be a Whistleblower
As you might expect, “It’s not so bad if our guy does it.”
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alan1tx commented on the blog post Big Brother is Watching — and so are Lowly Bureaucrats and Contractors
can you trust every single one of the thousands of government employees and private contractors that work on this program not to abuse it?
See also, IRS.
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alan1tx commented on the blog post Bradley Manning’s Defense Supports Crowd-Funded Stenographers’ Presence at Trial
Access for two stenographers costs over $100,000?
Is there any estimates on how much the trial is costing?
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alan1tx commented on the diary post Robert Samuelson Wants to Abolish Peter Peterson’s and Bill Gates’ Bank Accounts by Dean Baker.
Are you saying that since high wage earners pay in a lot more to Medicare than low wage earners, it’s fair that the lower class has a shorter life span and upper class stays on Medicare longer?
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alan1tx commented on the blog post CIA Often Didn’t Know Who It Killed With Drone Strikes
Intent matters to the definition, although not to the dead person.
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alan1tx commented on the blog post Obama Administration Officials Using Secret Email Accounts
They bring it on themselves. When the government (or company IT department) says “everything on your computer is fair game”, people start to use “work-arounds”.
Everyone in my office under 30 has their own personal computer or smart phone on their desk for keeping their personal business “off-the-record”.
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alan1tx commented on the blog post Disapproval of Affordable Care Act Hits a New High
More like “Single Prayer”.
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alan1tx commented on the blog post Monsanto Thwarted In Europe Will Not Apply For New GMO Approvals
This whole issue doesn’t really concern me much. But I tried to do a little research to be better informed. Came across this site, which shows about a 50/50 split on the issue:
http://www.debate.org/opinions/are-genetically-modified-foods-beneficial
I post it here not because it’s scientific, but because the comments are hilarious (both pro and con).
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alan1tx commented on the blog post Young People Find Homosexual Relationships More Morally Acceptable than Divorce
Technically, Gay Marriage wasn’t polled.
I would assume there’s a difference between “relations” and “marriage”.
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alan1tx commented on the diary post The Keystone XL Shuffle by Tom Weis.
Obama can’t stop the northern leg of Keystone. The only thing Obama can stop is the border crossing. In that case, the oil will be piped to a terminal on the border, shipped across by truck or rail, and then piped to Texas.
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