tkyrchncs

50's man. social liberal, fiscal conservative, gay, widowed. Love my family with all my heart. Catholic. Flower child. Well traveled and well read, degrees in art and biology. Work at VA Tech, Appalachian Virginian by birth, upbringing, and choice. Veteran. Firmly Democrat. for 35 yrs. Member NAACP, ACLU, ERC, NRA, National Academy of Sciences. Argumentative.

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4 female bombers strike in Iraq, killing 57 »

• Wonder what they get in Heaven instead of 72 virgins? Or maybe they were lesbians?

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Why is Habeas Corpus Such a Threat to those in Power? »

• Terror is an emotion. If you want to have a war on terror look in your mirror. Terrorism is an idea. If you want to ...

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• "We're talking about people who kill people by setting of bombs in crowded schools, malls and markets. We're talking about folks who believe if you're ...

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• But the courts have constitutional jurisdiction over the act! LOL

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• These 9 individuals are nominated by various administrations, vetted by the bar association, and approved by the Senate. They do not determine our rights, which ...

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Obama Camp Pins Scrubbed Troop Visit on Pentagon »

• The man in question is a UNITED STATES SENATOR. The Pentagon oversteps its authority in judging or labeling his actions in any way. My current ...

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• No Con response to this, i notice.

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• Amazing to me that many of our deceased Republican presidents have not drilled out of their graves with the rpms inspired by the antics of ...

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• I agree completely, and would tell anybody so. It is not the place of any military official to do so in his capacity as a ...

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• He should have said, "i am a member of the United States Senate, and my plane is coming in a at 3:30. Have a runway ...

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• It is completely inappropriate for the Pentagon to question or label the actions of United States Senators, of to even have any guidelines about how ...

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• Who gives a flip what Pentagon guidelines are? Obama is a United States Senator, and our military is ENTIRELY answerable to our civilian government and ...

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Bill Moyers: Torture on Trial »

• No "squad" has any authority to act as judge or jury. They are required to fight "hot" fights. but once the firing stops they are ...

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• Has it occurred to you that perhaps our unjust actions toward captives have been an added MOTIVATION for suicide bombings? All prisoners held by the ...

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• I am greatly relieved to have some concrete evidence that senior members of the administration, the military establishment, and law enforcement opposed the torture of ...

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• I would choose "criminally liable" as opposed to "suspect", jordan.

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Hate Crimes Against Gays Rise in L.A. »

• Is it possible that this is due to an increase in reporting or in classifying crimes as hate crimes? An actual 28% increase in crimes ...

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McCain Caves To Right Wing On Gay Adoption, Says Orphans Shouldn’t Have Gay Parents »

• This is not 1850. It will be a terrible mistake to elect this man president. A child that has a gay couple for parents HAS ...

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McCain Questions Obama's Foreign Speech, Forgets His Own »

• How do you figure OPEC is controlling us? Or maybe YOU? They certainly are not controlling ME. Drilling, and even pumping will not help us. ...

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• perhaps someone would like to describe what victory in Iraq might be? If anyone thinks that we can turn Iraq into a western democracy before ...

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• Well, well. It finally happened. I agree. To hell with Osama. However, you need to be prepared for the Presidency of Senator Barack Hussein Obama.

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Russian Bombers Could Be Deployed to Cuba »

• Why do we want the missiles and radar in Eastern Europe? Are we just poking the Bear? Whatever. No European, Asian, or African strike capabilities ...

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• Russia is not the Soviet Union, by a long shot.

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Propeller Gets a Major Overhaul, But is It All Good? »

• Pretty awful. I use my laptop outside a LOT, and the whole design is too light and lacking in contrast, as well as clumsy.
  "One ...

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