The message I get from this discussion as well as many others is this: Without publicly funded elections, we will continue to see good people go into politics with the best of intentions only to...

Three for who?

Three things that have no relevance to environmental issues in the fifth district for the next four years. Ask your Mr. Carrillo about "The Preservation Ranch",The Best Family...

How much respect should be given to someone who promises to listen to the West County residents, work hard for them, then goes and does nothing of the sort?

Can you name one time where big...

I don't think I said any such thing. Please take care with attributions.



Actually, you are saying otherwise. You are telling another adult that what they think must be because they are ...

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"Some women report no difference between an intact and...

Somehow my original reply got lost in the ether. Any one who knows me knows I relish conversation so if you are making your assumption about me, you are not dealing with facts.

"Some women report no difference between an intact and circumcised lover. Lots of women DO find a significant difference, and most of these women prefer the intact version. "
I could just as well...

From: https://www.democraticunderground.com/1002722085
Patrick Fitzgerald resigns suddenly. Why?


there is this note about activists:
Maybe because of the case he had against Peace Activists...

Aren't you people tired of this topic yet? It seems like it's been going on forever. I am going to state my very politically incorrect view: I love the look and feel of a circumcised penis. I...

I am feeling better 'heard'. Thank you.

I can see now why you made the assumption that I underwent the procedure as an adult. You subscribe to the idea that minors (persons under 18) are not...

Oh dear! That sounds awful. And traumatic. And rare. I am sorry it happened to you. My anesthesia worked, my penis was mildly sore and ouchy for only a few days after the procedure.

A...

WHEN TO START SWEARING

A 6 year old and a 4 year old are upstairs in their bedroom. The
6 year old asks, "you know what? I think it's about time we
started swearing." the 4 year old nods his...

Of The Empire


We will be known as the culture that feared death
and adored power, that tried to vanquish insecurity
for the few and cared little for the penury of the
many. We will be known...

hey, I'm the last one to claim that anyone fully understands what makes them feel or believe as they do. That doesn't imply that a chain of reasoning that starts with "hey, let's assume that xxx is...

good point...<br><br>Actually, this touches on one of my concerns with all privacy protection laws these days. It seems likely to me that there will be legislation preventing such benign uses of our...

Now that's a great answer. I don't have any skunks around but boy, that's my kind of solution, Like, hit the tv on the bottom left if the picture is fuzzy.

Congratulations to Paula Downing and all the farmers and craftspeo[le who staged a coup in presenting a vital and thriving farmer's market last Saturday, May 19 at Luther Burbank Center for the Arts....

I find that pretty easy to believe, but also pretty harmless. I see a lot of groups guilty of that (and participate in some, I guess). Not necessarily the 'futurism' part, but it's easy for groups...

If you think there are skunks under the house or getting into your basement, there is an easy fix: Skunks are nocturnal (and right now settling in to nest) and hide from the light. Either put a...

While we're on the topic of TED, here's more about the censored talk and a critique of TED in general, including video well worth watching despite the criticism of it below. - Barry


MONDAY,...

I am fortunate in that my parents did not circumcise me at birth. I agree that parents should not make that decision for their children.

But, as a person who CHOSE to be circumcised, and is...

If you want four more years of a corrupt Supervisor, than vote for Carrillo. If you have a business and want to distroy the environment, than vote for Carrillo. If you have money to waste, then...

good point. So if Trevon had also had a gun, and been the one left standing, could he have also avoided arrest by saying he was standing his ground against someone coming after him as he was walking...

Hi Rebeka,

I think you are right--it is a serious invitation from Efren Carrillo, to a serious campaign event. I'm not assuming that the hosts of the fundraiser are bad people just because they...

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From wikipedia:



There have been cases that not only that has the would-be plaintif (the person supposedly under attack) pursued the attacker and then killed them, and then claimed they were...

Fighting Words

Long the rich have been protected
By the walls that can’t endure;
By the walls that they erected
To divide them from the poor.
Crumbling now, they should not trust them,
For...

uh, yeah - as I understand it, the new law says if you're threatened you have to curl up in a ball and whimper.<br><br>I don't think there's any middle ground between shoot-at-will and that, is there?

exactly. It is very difficult; it takes great care to express ideas like this exactly because otherwise you can find yourself using the same language as those with far less noble motives. And just...

I completely agree with the bill that the Democrats have introduced.
The Stand Your Ground laws are just a license to murder, sponsored by the NRA.
The Inforwars.com website seem to a rather far...

There will soon be a glut of wine grapes in CA like never before. You'd think by now that business people would be leary of investing in additional vineyards, and this remote area likely comes with a...

Here we go ...

Artesa is the precedent setting runup to Preservation Ranch. Now that Artesa (a neighbor to Preservation Ranch in the coastal hills of NW Sonoma County) has been "certified" (AKA...

for any who are interested in the research on Morgellon's, here's a site that's not associated with any particular group - neither a conspiracy-oriented one nor one that exists to debunk...

A crusty old Marine Sergeant Major found himself at a gala event hosted by a local liberal arts college.

There was no shortage of extremely young idealistic ladies in attendance, one of whom...

please don't think that's a rational statement either. "Rational" logic is based on proposed causal mechanisms (colloquially known as "reasons"). Unless you have some proposed mechanism for tiny...

Is anything truly what it was meant to be?

I looked through the 990 quickly and it didn't look out of line to me. Ron makes about $93k, but I think most directors of anything are overpaid and it doesn't seem out of line with what directors...

for some reason that evoked "Winnie ther Pooh"...

Looks like diatomaceous earth is a mechanical insecticide. Intestinal critters are lacerated by the sharp edges of the DE and the body will absorb it. Is can be used in the fur, but as you pointed...

I think you mean to say "A sign whose grammatical error changed its meaning entirely...". Respectfully submitted.

Thinking and arguing in dichotomies is a pretty good way to remove yourself from civilized discussion.

You seem to say either the movie is true in some sense or we do not respect your right to...

I had been wanting to add something to this thread for days but have been super busy w/ work etc., but I don't want this to be left to the way side, like so many would probably love to see it just...

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TELL YOUR SENATORS--AND PRESIDENT OBAMA--TO OPPOSE RE-NOMINATION OF KRISTINE...

Sadly, in some cases I think I am seeing the same reaction to disconfirming facts among some who are not right wingers as has become so common on so much of the political right. (FOX even won a...

I guess you won't see this, nanseegee, but how's this for a more gentle restatement:
It's patronizing and offensive when you refuse to accept people's statements at face value. I don't like it...

now that's a nice way to kiss off their objections. They didn't really mean what they said, it's just a transparent ploy to avoid taking a controversial position. I know I love it when people...

[This long article by John Robbins is well worth a read, especially for any of you who have embraced this film - Barry]

John Robbins further elaborates on his issues with Thrive:


Standing...

"seems obvious" isn't enough. Sorry, but it's in fact quite material if a conspiracy can be proven - not necessarily to the same standards as in a court of law or scientific research might require as...

Thanks for pointing that out, Miles; I see his name is in there, just not under the heading "Real Name" where I looked for it (and where it would show in the "hover box" that appears when you hover...

From the number of times in your post that you tell us about the Union of Concerned Scientists and their 52 Nobel laureates, 63 National Medal of Science recipients, and 195 members of the National...