Either there are rules regarding the providing of proof or there isn't.  You say it's neither.  I think you're confused.  Maybe the rules exist in your little beanie.  Do you mind sharing it with us or do you prefer to keep them secret?


Muzunga - take note!  You might want to avoid this area for the week after opening.  Wouldn't want you inconvenienced.


Second, TPP was not Liberals’ trade deal. CETA was top priority, then NAFTA. Big concessions in deal where participation was primarily defensive - Canada didn’t want to be out of a deal that included US - never made sense, especially with key strategic goal for participation gone...

...thread from Michael Geist!...


I'm sorry, did I say dead people were voting? Of course I didn't and your feeble attempt at sarcasm sucks. Have a nice evening!
There are individuals who have passed away and moved, that are still  on the voting roles. Before the next election each and everyone will have a ballot sent to their last address. That a fair amount of ballots out there with no one to receive them.


Or a kidnapping, or a mugging etc etc
Dangerous places compared to the US  & Canada .... take appropriate caution when travelling in these countries.
Condolences to the families and friends of the deceased.


beavis elmore has stolen and bastardized b. elmore's screen name to harass him. That is far from civil, and far from smart.

Hackers are being recruited on 4chan and elsewhere. The first hacker to provide the coward's name and address will be rewarded handsomely. Bonus for local hacktivists.


I am baffled by the blatant disregard that some states and local governments have for immigration laws.


For the last couple of weeks, I have gotten the impression that, buoyed by the poll numbers, Djou made a strategic gamble to put his whole plan out on the table for voters to consider in the primary. So, again flipping through the book of Panos, he pulled out the BRT conversion and the transfer to bus option at Middle St. And then he thought that may be enough to get him over the 50%, because in his mind, it was unquestionable at that point that the voters wanted the current Mayor back at this point.

And then the results came in, and surprise, the voters were thinking different.

Now we have a race where the challenger, having expended all of his ideas, needs to come up with new ones, and fast. In my opinion, unless he comes out with a blockbuster idea  - like finding a billion bucks to cover the expenses that is guaranteed money in the bank, Djou has nothing more to move the needle in my opinion.

Meanwhile, the current mayoral occupant is still there, despite this gamble.


Speaking of Easter, I haven't seen much in our Canadian media about Easter celebrations.

Does mention of Good Friday and Easter go counter to the views and ideology of Islam?

If Christians openly celebrate Easter in Canada, would that offend followers of Islam and be considered an affront to Islam and Islamophobic?


If the guns looked real, I don't think anyone would stick around to find out they were pellet guns. The whole purpose for the guards is protection and intimidation. This is the Sinaloa cartel and they think they can operate in the United States the way they do in Mexico.


"Jefferson, Lincoln, Washington, FDR, Teddy R, JFK"  LOL.  Do you really want an essay on each one of these you 'venerate' which exposes their actual feet of clay under modern standards?  Let's start with the fact that half of them were unfaithful in marriage and then go from there?  Teddy Roosevelt's White Man's Burden and gunboat diplomacy including the Great White Fleet would just be a start on him.  JFK:  The Bay of Pigs, the CIA, "Advisors" who got us started in the Vietnam War?  FDR's attempt to Pack the Supreme Court after they kept finding his legislation unconstitutional would just be a start; he had three terms, after all.  Jefferson and slavery?  Lincoln's suspension of the law of habeus corpus and only 'freeing' the slaves in Southern states, not the ones who had slaves but supported his side in the Civil War?  Should we hate Carnegie for his libraries. too?  Or just because he was one of many robber barons?  Was the Vanderbilt who was Governor of Rhode Island evil, too?


The heart which refuses to covet does not fear the absence of that which it does not possess.


Don't worry, Trump has already and will continue to invalidate himself. As for the rest of your gripes, call the whaaambulance. The facts of history are on our side.


What a bizarre claim, given that Paul Heinbecker was formerly Chief Foreign Policy Advisor and speechwriter for Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.


If we refuse to construct natural gas plants in Southern Ontario because it is harmful to the spirit of the community, this makes sense.  If we attach a name to a natural place that is beautiful and powerful, the courts choose to rationalize the situation in purely religious terms.  This imposes Christianity embodiment on the term "spirit."  It goes without saying that God has no penis or testicles.  But he is portrayed as a male - usually Caucasian - due to this incessant need need to rationalize the embodiment of things and dismiss the perceptions of others.  I certainly won't be visiting any resorts in British Columbia.  I consider the province insensitive and disrespectful of culture.  I don't think anyone with any sense of environmental activism can support this development either politically or with their vacation savings.


This Broncos season cannot be blamed on Vance Joseph. It should be blamed on a complete lack of talent in many areas - starting with the quarterback. All of our QB's would be lucky to make the roster of any team in the NFL as a backup. That's what we have - backup quarterbacks. The offensive line is weak - allowing too many sacks, and not opening holes for the running backs. The defense is the Broncos strength, believe it or not after last game, but they're getting worn down by having to be on the field all the time. Vance Joseph may not be the greatest coach out there, but there aren't many coaches, if any, that could coach this team into a playoff team with the current roster. A new QB and a revamped offensive line (again) need to be their priorities.


"KSD student traveling across the border without proper documentation could be detained and not allowed to return"

This makes no sense. You've never been able to leave the US if you're undocumented and expect to be allowed back in through a legal port of entry. This seems to be designed to punish kids who have the misfortune of being legal residents and citizens.


Well Kent, you are from Springfield so your election on Tuesday is for Police and Jails.  Over here in Eugene we will vote for Roads.  Both measures will pass.  Tuesday will be a tough day for all you angry Trumpsters.  So sad!


I love department stores. I remember the first time I went with my mother into Simpson's at Queen and Yonge in Toronto. It was exciting. Looking around at all the beautiful items for sale, I was amazed that we didn't have to pay to get in. When I started working, it was worth a trip to the 7th floor to admire and dream over what was on display in Treasure House.

As for Sears, it's been good to me. Over the years, I got attractive, good quality children's clothes for half price or less at a nearby clearance centre. Currently, a local Sears store has had amazing sales and selection in women's clothing. I'll miss the Tradition and Jessica brands, but judging by the other shoppers you see at the mall, there certainly is a diversity of taste. In many ways, this is a weird and unpleasant time.


Your cartoonishly simplistic idea of what "liberals" think completely ignores the fact that plenty of liberals were not OK with Clinton at all.


Watering your lawn on the wrong day...breaking the law. You're smart like that.


To quote Donald J. Trump/Miller/Baron, "If we have nukes, why can't we use them?"

Welcome to Trumpland, destroying international relationships one country at a time.


What is so funny?


Why can't you edit comments anymore Alaska Dispatch?  Ranger "the whoever" Granger is going to flip out when he sees the extra "I" typo I put in this comment.


Cat:

You wrote:  "....the Globe does not seem to archive old issues."

Who says?  You're not trying hard enough. Oil price going south from over $100. was a story just 2 1/2 years ago. I just sought, and found, a story from 2013......


If I understand the jurisdiction of the property(s).  The Kakaako Waterfront Park is a State Park.  The roadways are City and County or become property of the proposed Kakaako Community Association?  Hold that thought.  If the roadways are to become property of a Kakaako Community Association.  I presume $ support will be Kakaako Community Fee above and beyond their HOA / AOAO fees.  If the surrounding Community strikes out on their own, would they then be responsible for providing Emergency Services or contracted with the City and County for same?  Just saying...


Just tell me how much my premium is going up.


"Caldwell replied that “I think we’ve given very clear numbers, we told them we need about $8.2 billion total to build this project,” and estimated rail will cost as much as $10 billion when financing costs are figured in."

That is HILARIOUS!!

"We clearly told them we need $8.2 billion total and a total of $10 billion when you figure in other things about the project that might cost money.  So we definitely need exactly $8.2 billion or closer to $10 billion... unless something comes up."

Thanks for clearing that up Mayor.


About time, now draw out the National Guard
and put all rabid dems down.


Wow, RD!  That's logic that pretty much explains your long history of posts on this web page.


How could any reader possessing testicles not agree.


You can tell Trudeau  all your woes if you have a million to give to his "charity" and have $1500 for his time.  Its your people at stake. What are they worth to you?


Classical liberal isn't the same thing as Liberal.


Well, she made bad choices, REAL bad choices. I agree, it's sad. I think it's decent of you to have seen her potential. No doubt she was a knockout. Now, she looks like hell, and look at the mugshot of the woman she was hanging out with. Bad choices, indeed.


Typically, you are the one calling people "liar"...

Bishop Paprocki, conservative or not, said nothing that is not Catholic teaching.  Much like Cardinal Tobin.  Do you consider him a "homophobe" also?


No increase to vehicle weight tax!
Way too high already.
Enough!


You think that everyone is equal in North Korea?  You must have failed History and Geography in school.


I'm an atheist but I sure don't think it's "the" solution ( unless you like the solution as implemented by Mao or Stalin). Nor do I think that religion is the problem. I think selfishness is the problem.


If the Republic Party shuts itself down and then comes back under another name, it's that essentially putting the same old rocks in a new bucket? I think the 2-party system is the source of our problems, not the solution.

The Republican Party hasn't represented conservatives for a long time. It represents its elites, who are progressives with more in common with Hillary Clinton than the average American. It should remain to represent its members. Those of us who prefer something else should start voting 3rd party. There are plenty of choose from. I'm voting http://reason.com/blog/2016/06/09/johnson-rising-libertarian-party-candida because I am unwilling to wait for former GOP "leadership" to tell me who I may vote for. I can figure that out for myself.

Can't you?

A healthy multi-party system would give voters an opportunity to vote for candidates who actually represent them. The Libertarian Party  1.5% in 2012) is now polling at 12%. All they need is votes. No Hillary or Trump!


Hate for Trudeau isn't going to get you a win. Mulcair proved that in spades. The CPC has moved too far right and lost the centre values of the old PC party. Raitt hasn't really done anything to earn the leadership and doesn't have the skill set to beat Bernier. And I would think her family needs her more right now.


Great advice from someone who works with and supports these kids. A great, relevant perspective. Thank you for being their voice.


That bakery is open on Saturdays, and the bible says we shouldn't work on the Sabbath.  Sounds to me like the Christian is just picking things out of the bible that align with his opinion, and he's not really about pleasing his god.


That's basically how it works.


Another criminal Democrat. He is also running Dana Ralph's campaign. She just lost my vote.


Your comments only address your own insecurity.
You are inappropriate.


As a Canadian I am appalled by the oppression and violence of the Spanish state. The EU's silence is deafening and the true colours of the unelected power structure is beginning to show. It is increasingly clear that the super-state will stop at nothing except total control. This situation could spark yet another war in Europe.


The weird thing is that the 81-year-father would have received a longer sentence if he had "groped" his daughter rather than killed her.


.

" I've read from a lot of scientists who do not support the UN IPPC's alarmist opinion. "

--

Links to "a lot of scientists who do not support the UN IPPC's alarmist opinion. "?

I'd love to read their reports.


It's cute that you upvote yourself with both of your accounts. Are you really that desperate?


Go easy on the trolling, tim. You are not making useful comments. You yourself are boring.


Well, the kids played like......kids.  More games to come.


I thought bricks-and-mortar stores were going the way of the dodo, and that everyone shopped online.


All I hear is a lot of whining from a bunch of prospective prison bitches. I suspect they're all lying one way or another; desperately trying to save themselves. No-one forced you guys to work for the devil (but you sure took his money), now you must pay...

By the way I've never heard a real lawyer say "never ever". Sounds like Mashiane, Moodley and Monama may have got their qualifications out of a lucky packet.


How about cutting the "good old boy" cash cows?


"Don't confuse brains with a bull market" - Humphrey B. Neill


right back at ya buckaroo


Did no one tell Trump that one of the checks and balances of government is the judicial power to review the legality of actions by the legislative and executive branches?


Awesome commentary Mr. Life. I live out of state now but drive through the neighborhood at least twice a year and it has been sad to see a lovely neighborhood degraded by what appears to be an investment group that cares little for the people who lived there before they came along.
Archie Buck. Nampa Idaho


Why do you need to nuke civilians when you could negotiate surrender with Japan?

If Japanese men, women, children were prepared to fight and die street to street, house to house for the emperor, why did they surrender?

Is it US war strategy to murder civilians to demoralize enemy military?

Then are you justifying 9/11 as well?


Well...if it's for the kids, than we shouldn't stop at banning smoking in cars when kids are present. We should also propose bans on off colour jokes when kids are present. No, even further, lets ban talk radio from the airwaves because you know, when kids hear opinions, that might be bad for them.

And then let's regulate the comments put out in newspaper forums like this, because we gotta protect the kids.

And so on, and so on.


You are right, we should not try to be friends with you Communists, Marxists and Socialists, you are irredeemable. You didn't sip from the kool-aid  you got greedy and drank the whole thing


Well, I've never noticed you using two "m's" in those words before and you were so self-righteous about the inability of a Trump voter to write a letter, I thought it only appropriate to point out your personal faux pas.  (That's French for "false step", by the way.)


One of the issues here is that beneficent justice does not appear to be of compelling concern until it is a police officer being charged with some offense against a Black person. It is hard not to see a systemic injustice in that disparity, irrespective of the officer's guilt or innocence.  And it's unsurprising that the disparity inspires protest.


This isn't a 'cautious plan' or a 'neutral' plan; this is an example of a gutless, cowardly, politician who is afraid to actually tell us what her position is.

This tax is going to impact the poor, the disabled, those on Social Security and those on food stamps the most and a Governor who is supposedly a 'progressive Democrat' is afraid to have a position because it was sponsored by SEIU 503 and all the other 'public service' unions she needs to back her to be elected governor.


Here's Germany's experience with legalized prostitution.

http://s.telegraph.co.uk/graphics/projects/welcome-to-paradise/

If our laws against coercion worked well, there would not be as much exploitation in this country.  We don't want laws that only serve to punish criminals once a victim has been exploited.  We need to avoid creating incentives that would allow the sex industry to prosper.  I have no problem with someone (unrelated to me) deciding to work in the sex trade.  Just don't dilute our laws for their benefit.

Prostitution will never "work the same way" as other occupations because people will never feel the same way about their relatives working these jobs and most clients will always demand extreme privacy (unless of course we enact laws that would result in Canada becoming a destination for sex tourists - I'm sure people flying in from San Diego won't care as much who sees them entering the safe, legal brothel in Richmond, BC).


Diversification is wonderful in concept if governments could actually could do it.  Look at the Maritimes, they were an economic basket case 40, 30 years ago and are even more so today after the billions sent that way.  What advantage does AB have?  Well it has lots of $ infrastructure , is a nice place to live, well Calgary anyway the rest meh.  But it has a very high cost structure and people are used to $$$ and lots of days off.  I went from a manufacturing company in Ont the exported 90% of our systems to Calgary O&G.  No comparison in money or days off.


Why would I leave? I don't believe any of this is happening.America is getting great again


It only gets tougher - Dallas, Oakland, KC and NE on the horizon, plus the Chargers again next month who I'm sure will want this one back.


Scott, I met a man who had been divorced when he was still a teenager, or early 20's. He took all the blame for what happened. He married again and has been with his wife for over forty years. He couldn't get annulment and married civilly. I did their marriage forty years on. That guy went to Mass every week in those forty years and never took communion. Obviously, he can now.

A forty year sentence for being a stupid young man. He described to me how he felt over all those years. The Eucharist wasn't exactly the core of his being as a teenager. But it's importance grew on him as he faced life's joys and sadnesses. Parents funerals, family weddings, big parish celebrations - no Eucharist. And a big, red arrow pointing at him in the congregation.

No person who actually believes in the Eucharist would be capable of banning another person from receiving it. Burke and his friends really don't believe in Jesus. The difference between him and Trump is that Trump is honest about himself.


pretending you are correct, does it allow NBC to abuse their freedom of the press?


The Police don' get to determine if sexual assaults are "substantiated", nor do they get to "validate' them...the courts do that. The Police have a lot of opinions.....these are just some of them....doesn't make the accusations true....not by a loooooong shot.


so i am an investor and build a condo building and decide to give first chances to sell my units to those who regularly buy etc,, its NONE of the governments business!!!


You could argue that the massive surge since about 2010 wasn't the product of natural forces either. How often do corrections suddenly stop and reverse halfway through?

If anything the present environment finally represents a reversion BACK to a natural market.


Really? Was the gay couple demanding to hold their wedding at the bakery? That seems odd.


How about a RIF?  A reduction in force which works for the Federal why not the State and City?  We see the workers hiding in their truck and often asleep at the docks.  It used to be a joke about 1 person working and 5 watching, it is not, it's reality.  Cut the waste, fraud and abuse is the order of the day.  Auwe!


Don't worry, Ben.  That brain drain is about to reverse now that the legislators are gutting the University...right?


yes


I didn't realize that people secretly grew corn for the purpose of exporting it across state lines for millions of dollars.


As reported on the NP (the Globe is trying their best to bury this story #becauseit's2017) Haitians lose their protected status in the US next year, as do people from El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras. So what does Trudeau expect? As it stands today (look at the historical success rates of Haitian "asylum" seekers) migrants have every incentive to cross the border illegally, they have absolutely nothing to lose and everything to gain. The only question is, why aren't more crossing? Trudeau's plan is effectively: do nothing. If anything, "educating" prospective migrants will only make the situation worse as the Liberals are admitting that migrants can cross the border illegally and will be entitled to all government services, welfare, and the ability to work. And if they cross through official channels? They will be rejected immediately. What is the point of the Safe 3rd Country Act if it's meaningless? Canada's border controls are a joke, we deserve what happens next.


Michael, we have actually written quite a lot about rail costs, including this one looking at long-term costs: http://www.civilbeat.org/2015/06/rail-operating-costs-a-looming-financial-crisis-that-will-cost-taxpayers-billions/


Oh yes - we're much better off giving control to a part-time drama teacher, born with a golden spoon in his mouth, one who has never managed or built anything - the economy will look after itself right


So does Obama... WHOOPSIE!


Perhaps, Mr tRump, the problem is that those with mental health issues have access to guns that are designed to kill people, as many as fast as possible. Perhaps, Mr tRump, taking away health care, including mental health care, is not the right thing for our country.  Perhaps, Mr tRump, guns are the problem.  Perhaps, Mr tRump, you have contributed to, gave permission to and escalated this craziness with your behavior, words and actions.  Perhaps, Mr tRump, YOU are the problem.

 We need to restore some element of sanity but that won't happen while Russian installed tRump occupies the White House. It is just going to get worse.  How much can we take before we break?  All this makes me even more furious at the DNC with their biased support of Hillary AGAINST the will of Democrats.  We had to hold our noses to vote for her.  The DNC also bears responsibility for tRump by putting forth an uninspiring candidate with excessive baggage and who could not have governed. I am now unaffiliated.


Please explain how a BA in History (please correct if incorrect) makes Scheer a business leader?


I am a Trump supporter but must give you props on this comment, it's pretty funny!


Trump supporters outraged at "liberal media" for reporting what #Trumpsterfire said


UGH

Why do so few people understand this?
Political thought is not protected. You do not have to make a cake for a nazi, a democrat or a anarchist. You do jage to make a cake fr an elderly person or a black person.


Did the Koch brothers move their secret weapons from Zug Island?


So glad you are finally in Redmond. Congratulations!
It's also wonderful to see two women putting together this venture. Much progress and good luck to you both.(you will definitely have both) This is really necessary for many patients and consumers.
Again Congrats to the female duo who are making headlines with your Cannabis Establishment.


Return on investment for last year's resourcefulness tour to Davos? Zero, folks, zero.


How about regressive, cartoonish pandering to establishment / special interests at the expense of programs that would benefit more of the average Americans he purports to represent?


Aloha to his family and a profound thank you to Martin Pahinui for two things: for perpetuating Gabby's music and blessing us with his.


Surely this is a typo.  you meant to say at Obama's  farewell speech he said   After 8 years in office the beautiful country the US is divided like never before, once prosperous towns and cities are devastated and  plagued with unemployment,   T he US has become a feeble giant ,  not trusted by its friends,  not respected by its enemies  the Middle East is in flame and hundreds of thousand of civilians have been killed and millions become refugees,, China is taking over the East and Russia with 10% of US's military is dominating the world.   Nothing can be worse under a new President,


Oh, I think that it has to do with the very clever way that certain money and power interests have worked to pit groups against each other.  When manufacturing jobs were lost, it was important to shift the focus of blame from the business interests to other groups who could be scapegoated:  Blacks (code words: crime and welfare fraud), war protestors, uppity women, immigrants...  It's much less uncomfortable to blame what ails one on those who are perceived as being different in one way or another than to place blame on those who one hopes will give one a job.


You theory lacks a pivotal element: the Southern Strategy.


This is a problem. It's certainly a deterrent to me using the mall more frequently.


Not being a gynecologist, and thus having no excuse to examine a female candidate's privates to see if she is actually a female, I tend to rely on what I have learned about them from a variety of sources when I consider what I think about a candidate instead of their (alleged) gender.

Your posts reveal that it is your belief that  all females are superior to all males on all subjects and I take that into consideration when you write something.

Other than that, I don't pigeon-hole very well.


Let me get this straight. We have to use a proper title for Cardinal Sarah and Pope Benedict XVI, but we can call Pope Francis "bogogilo Jesuit?" Hmm.

Your liturgical history in your earlier post is also faulty. Prior to Vatican II, there were multiple usages of the Roman, or Latin, Rite. The Dominicans and Carthusians, for example, had their own. Many dioceses also had their own, especially in France. Although they started to abandon them in the 19th century. Toledo in Spain and Milan continue to use their own rites, although Milan's usage is much more widespread. How could this happen? When he instituted his Missal, Pius V allowed any usage or rite that was 200 years old to continue. Rome didn't have a history of imposing its own rite on other places. So you see, "THE MASS was (NOT necessarily) the SAME in every country." Then there are the various Eastern Catholic churches who use completely different rites than the Roman Rite, and yet are completely Catholic.


You are just proving you know nothing.


Or "The Tw_ t."


"If 69.2 million young people vote with the hope of cheaper college education, higher minimum wage, and that less harm be done to our dying environment, the candidates that stand before us can’t simply ignore these issues and blame it on lack of interest in the country. Well, they could, but the divide between the common people and the elite will only grow."
Good point, keep up the good work Ms Kim.  Mahalo to CB for giving a voice to all gens.


Like the right never rushes to judgement. If he's not guilty of a crime then I hope there will be some soul searching from the left and the media. But let's find out.


Gerrymandering isn't the only thing that has unbalanced the system. The Republicans' complete abandonment of longstanding political decorum in exchange for short-term political gain has as well. As Charles Blow writes in today's NY Times, "Democrats have grown too soft. They are still trying to fight a gentleman’s war in the middle of a guerrilla war. Their efforts to reach across the aisle keep being met by hands wielding machetes; their overwhelming impulse to take the high road ignores the fact that Republicans have already blown up the bridge on the high road." Playing by Marquess of Queensbury rules when your opponent is wielding machetes will get Democrats nowhere but killed. In today's toxic political environment hardball is the only game in town. You either play it or you lose. Everyone gets their hands dirty but one side wins. That careful, measured approach you so admire has gone out the window. It is now just a quaint relic of the past and it's not coming back.


The fact is, the Prime Minister is right. There is increasing pressure on all countries to reduce their emission footprints and evolve to a low-carbon future.

What exactly is a  low-carbon future Gary - Ontario? And you can bet your last dollar that if the oil sands were in Nothern Ontario there wold be no talk of "phasing" them out.


A stranger in paradise? "Somewhere in space, I hang suspended...."


Koae:  Lo Lo at its best, this judge is trying to make a name for himself!  Another example of deplorable selfish behavior!


"I had to say this crap about Obama's birth because I need the racist bumpkins to win.  I mean, look at me:  I'm standing in the five star hotel I'm opening in Washington.  Those rural rednecks are never setting foot in here, any more than those hillbillies are gonna join Mar-a-Lago....

"Some of the smartest people in America fell for Bernie Madoff's scam.  Trump knows what every con man knows, telling people what they want to hear...."

Paul Begala, CNN


"Ms. Clark created some drama late in the afternoon when she emerged from the meeting to say she would not sign a deal unless the Prime Minister agreed on a mechanism to ensure carbon pricing was being done fairly across the country. B.C. already has a $30 carbon tax and the Premier demanded assurances that all the provinces will meet an equivalent price before she commits her province to hiking it to $50 a tonne by 2022, in line with the target set by Ottawa."

Sorry - "carbon tax fairness & equity" will never happen in Canada as long as Ontario (the most indebted non-national entity in the world) and Quebec continue with their "cap & trade" cash grabs that do little or nothing to reduce GHG emmissions.


Illegal game room?


And a nice night to you.


I'm not sure that O'Leary's argument for not running adds up.

Certainly not taking any seats in Quebec would make it tough to win an election, especially with a majority, but Harper won the 2011 election with only 5 seats in Quebec and would still have had a majority (albeit a thin one) without any seats in that Province.

With the extra seats added for the 2015 election it is even more do-able.  If we had a similar kind of seat split in 2015 as we had in 2011 the Conservatives might have ended up with 180 seats outside of Quebec, more than enough for a majority.

Granted the 2011 election might not be a good barometer for any future elections.


Let's see. We have a brainwashed clueless entitlement crowd protesting the lunatic white supremist whackos and then some nut case sympathetic to whom (?) plows into the crowd.  What a mess.  We live in now what is a spoiled rotten culture all the way around, and rather than focus on real issues this crazy stuff is the order of the day.   I do also find it interesting the Dispatch never reports on this genre unless they can somehow pin it on Trump, or conservatives, all with seeming intent to inflame.


Some fruit and particularly some vegetables just don't taste good to children.  As they get older some of these fruits and vegetables actually start to taste good to them.  I know this because my son had to have a "no thank-you" helping (one small taste) of everything that was served.  He has told me often how glad he is that we did the "no thank-you" helpings because a lot of the foods he didn't like early on, he now really likes.  For years when he was a child, he would only eat the vegetable corn.  Now he has a wide variety that he enjoys.  Same with fruit.  I think the key is to not force children to eat things that just don't taste good to them.  The "no thank-you" helping is very, very small and pretty painless so the child doesn't feel the need to rebel against it.


Here  is your primer
https://carleton.ca/cifp/wp-content/uploads/1443-1.pdf


8 people "like" this?  8 idiots.


This action is not unexpected.  Just proves once again that Kathy Wynne is an economic imbecile.  Everything she touches turns to s**t.


No more traffic circles, please.


Hello John Smith,

You claim that my statement is not accurate. How so? I contend that my statement is fully accurate.

The way we have succeeded, regarding massive immigration coming here, is precisely as I outlined.

You point to a period in Canada's history when there were a lot of policies along the lines of what you label as xenophobic (circa 1900 to 1960) and then you point out that we no longer embrace such policies.

That does not rebut what I wrote.

Indeed, what you said there about then versus now policies, you could say the EXACT SAME THING about many countries, such as the USA (for blacks, separate bathrooms, back of the bus, no inter-racial marriage, school segregation) and Great Britain (companies refusing to hire non-whites, Aliens Restriction Act, blind eyes to gang assaults against non-whites) and Germany (where to begin!?).


Sure, but Liberals are not the Canadian "left."

In any case, in the so-called "Free-trade" election, the PCs under Mulroney ran on a neoliberal platform inspired by Reaganism/Thatcherism, which was all the rage at the time. Indeed, traditionally, "free trade" was a Liberal issue, while the then (real) Tories sought to conserve and protect society and tradition from the unfettered operation of markets.


They did, back in August.
https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/cuba-says-it-is-investigating-incidents-concerning-us-diplomats-in-havana/article35934221/


Hillary who?   HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA


Seems to me that the Trudeau liberals and all of its ministers owe Canada $10.5 million dollars.  Demand that the Liberals reimburse Canada for this outrageous payment.


Hmmm. Videos of the protest and counter-protest hardly demonstrated any sort of peaceful counter-protest.

The so-called "peaceful protestors" clearly moved right in on and violently attacked the original protest group, yet the msm mentions nothing of it? Hey, I'm no supporter of white supremacy groups, but they still have the same right to protest as any other group.

In fact, it's better to allow them to raise their ugly heads in public as proof of their senseless hatred and bigotry. If the progressive left denies them the right to protest it starts to render the left no better than the groups that they seek to stop.

And a lot of violent intimidation has been going on by left wing antifa fascist protestors against conservative republican individuals and groups who have zero connection to white supremacists.

Trump is correct when he tweeted "We ALL must be united & condemn all that hate stands for. There is no place for this kind of violence in America. Lets come together as one!”


jack: "effect on THE WORLD economy"

With, or without internet?


Next you'll hear....."And i did not have sexual relashuns with that woman...or that woman...or that woman...or that one over there with the mini dress and high heels.


Thanks for sharing!


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We?
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Speak for yourself.


So you think it's wrong when people call for gun control after a mass shooting, but you don't think it's wrong to blame fellow Americans for a terrorist attack, do I have that right?


You might want to learn some of the things that WECAN folks have said publicly and then let me know what you think. Not pretty. But those who post here like to act high-and-mighty.

-- Paul


The incessant bleating coming from the nincompoops, McGuinty and Wynne, regarding renewable energy, was nothing more than electioneering and had absolutely nothing to do with the reality of energy sufficiency in this province. Manufacturers have their greatest costs where energy is concerned, not labour, or anything else, and we have all been living witness' to the gutting of the industrial base in this province over the timeline of liberal governance. Repeated fiscal malfeasance bordering on the criminal, and many other boondoggles, leave only one desired result, prosecute the miscreants and  put these liberals on the unemployment roles.


White Supremacy now the law of the land displacing that irrelevant U.S. Constitution with all of its unnecessary human and civil rights.  Will Bannon wear his white robes and pointy hat in National Security Council meetings as the Grand Dragon of the New Confederate States of America?


When the next president is reworking the first amendment, I sure hope they eliminate the need for news sites to spew "alledged" and "allegedly."


Pick a firm where you can name two people -- 1 man, 1 woman -- both doing long hours with same results where the guy is paid +20% more than the other.  Because there have been 1000s of articles like this saying the same thing, over and over and over again, yet you never get to see anyone get named.  Seriously, anyone?  Telus? Suncor? Bombardier? Loblaws?  TD?  Brookfield?  Blackberry?  Taggart?  Apple?  Shoppers?


Yea now that weed is legal the prisons are going to fill to capacity. Sure. And the sky is falling. The prisons will fill up but not because of pot. Jesus gonna make it all right? Sounds like you been smokin some good stuff. Sad day for Alaska? Its a sad day for all the narrow minded people who think that marijuana is going to destroy us. Good grief dont you dramatists think it would have done that by now? Stop whining about pot and focus on the scourge of heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine and start trying to figure out how we are going to get rid of the truly dangerous stuff.


Young, Murkowski and Sullivan. ACA is important to tens of thousands of Alaskans. Don't take their health insurance. Improve and support ACA!


Notice the narcissistic focus: Nurture us.  Feed us.  Attend to us.

How about seeking a closer unity to the "Sacraments which make us more able to love and serve others in the image of Jesus Christ".

More focus on serving others, on real love, costly at times love, rather than being "nurtured".

I remember a marvelous priest saying in response to the question: "what are we going to do when we get to heaven...?"...."Well, we're not likely going to be 'tucked-in!!".


Please show me exactly where I did this:

"and you're siding with KJU as the "aggrieved party"?"

I don't think reading comprehension is your strong suit.


Sorry, was not in the IPCC report.


Actually that's computer code for a keystroke, most likely the foward slash key option. Just a coding error most likely and it shouldn't make you lose any sleep over it. Let's test my theory though.... Next I'll type a foward slash / then I'll type a backwards slash \ and now I'll type the code for the return function on the keyboard <br>. If the period I typed at the end of the last sentence is below the actual sentence then the code worked as programmed. If the glitch is still affecting keystrokes then my foward and back slashes should look like the "amp" garble.

On a side note, I say send there ass back to their country if they really are a refugee. That or let them got for a walkabout in our fine backcountry...say 50 miles from the nearest inhabited space...and we'll see if they cause any more trouble for "society".


In my two posts I suggested that this could be a root cause and one way to solve it is not to interfere to the ME, seal the Western borders and let Muslims to fight in their sectarian wars as long as they like. The West just need to protect Israel. You know, my post was rejected twice.


oh suck it up.  Just don't buy a new iphone.  lol


Yet another post from allie letting everyone know she's clueless.


How many of the commentators in this article employees of Mr. Putin & Associates?


No Canadian foreign minister has set foot in Russia in something like 10 years.  Harper was pretty firm on that.

And why do we need to go to Russia again?  We have no formal ties to them and they have once again demonstrated they are our ENEMY by messing with the US.  (Plus there trolls are here in Canada too - easy to spot on these boards).

Besides, Russia already hinting they will unban her.


Buurrrrp.


"It takes extraordinary events like the I-25 truck inferno to remind us that government is essential and can be a positive good."

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Government can be essential, to certain essential things. To unessential things, not so much.

Props where it's deserved. They got the job done in this case, although we'll never know if a contractor could have done it as well, better, or cheaper.


I can just picture the scene, Patrick:  Santiago pulls his pistol out of his waistband and starts firing.  In response, concealed carry citizen #1 draws his weapon and returns fire.  Soon after that, concealed carry citizens 2, 3 and 4, who took cover after hearing the first shots pull their weapons and look for the source of the attack.  Some of them zero in on Santiago, others on citizen 1.  Moments later the police arrive and see 5 or 6 citizens involved in a gun battle and many dead bystanders on the floor, so they all draw their weapons and begin firing.  End result, several dozen dead and wounded, and we all look back nostalgically on the days when most crazed gunmen could only kill a half dozen people in an attack.


Really?
What, specifically, are the "changes they wanted were designed to DESTROY our public schools"?
More spastic hyperbole from the left.


clown


People that are not very bright might. I bet the EPA knows the difference.


I can attest to the beauty of visiting/hiking zion in the winter.  No crowds at all.  Cold, but you warm up quickly while hiking.  When I was there in december 2015, the lower emerald pools trail was icy, but passable with care.  The angel's landing hike was hairy (upper part) but gorgeous and well worth the effort.  Less restaurants being open can be alleviated somewhat by buying frozen food at a walmart on the way.  Most hotel rooms in springdale have fridges and microwaves.


If you take the test(s) they 'train you' initially on one combo, and then switch it to the opposite

All it is measuring is how poorly we react to a change in association, not the inherent association itself


I lived in Vancouver in 1980 ish and I did not like to see tankers in the harbor then, so I am not in favor of more. But the real reason, I think the KM line should be closed (not expanded) is that it feeds our Canada Oil into the US and this is wrong. Junior Trudeau et all want the pipeline to put our highly discounted Canada Oil into the US for what ever reason. Father Trudeau (remember NEP, I lived in Edmonton then) must be turning over in his grave as we continue to give our country over to the US. He wanted it all for Quebec clearly, but every politician since then sees Quebec interest linked to the US. Sad really that we have nobody who speaks for Canada.


Correct. In America you are innocent until proven guilty. One does not need to prove their innocence. I thought this was common knowledge.


Who would think that someone could actually defend the GOP controlled legislature?

Very impressive, Ms. Downing. Preposterous, but impressive.


To Sher Hindustan

according to MARGARET WENTE  Sweden does not look too rich

Swedish welfare ghettos - social strains - $4-billion a year on settling new refugees

"Sweden’s fantasy is that if you socialize the children of immigrants and refugees correctly, they’ll grow up to be just like native Swedes. But it hasn’t worked out that way. Much of the second generation lives in nice Swedish welfare ghettos. "

"The social strains – white flight, a general decline in trust – are growing worse. The immigrant-heavy city of Malmo ... is an economic and social basket case."

"Sweden’s generosity costs a fortune, at a time when economic growth is stagnant. The country now spends about $4-billion a year on settling new refugees – up from $1-billion a few years ago, Mr. Sanandaji (himself an immigrant, a Kurdish-Swedish economist) said.

"Sweden’s ugly immigration problem" - Margaret Wente - Globe and Mail - Sept 1, 2015


By wealth, I assume you mean borrowed money and the overtaxed working people?


Officially the Catholic Church does not recognise the validity of Anglican ordinations - male or female - considering them to be "absolutely null and utterly void" and, for this reason, does not consider the Church of England to be a "Church" because it lacks a priesthood and therefore the Eucharist.


plus also hapaguy savage is an independent if your a republican or even a democrat and your wrong he goes after you with the truth he sometimes blasts trump but one thing which is true and I said it last year like he did if trump gets only 20% of what he promised that would be 120% better than if Hillary was president so he takes no cr_p from any politician democrat or republican. good radio show.


Jerry Dias.


Not sure what game you were watching or how much pot you smoked during it but the Buffs looked awful. Montez was bad. The defense was bad The running game was bad. The refs won the game for CU.


Then let her live it in a prison.


I bet getting warned unfairly sucked. What's a frickin' person to do?


Gee, believe Grover, who in the world would do that?  The drown it in a bathtub guy, the purveyor of the Aristocracy truth, such a towering figure.  His idea of freedom is death to the little guy, always has been, always will be.  It must be getting harder and harder, he doesn't like to come out into the light very often.


A nationwide cluster!@*k


Now we know why Jules got the police union endorsement.


I wasn't sure about adding this. But it comes under the title "something funny that requires further investigation." I looked into this price differential. And the appropriate comparison should be with WTC, Southeast Asia oil and What HECO pays for oil. When I compared the price differential between the benchmark price West Texas Crude and SE Asian crude there was no noticeable effect on prices. Japan does not have to buy crude from SE Asia. It's actually easier to transport it from the West Coast of Canada, but it can also come from lots of other places, like Russia. So the real question is why does Hawaiian electric pay so much more for refined oil from local refineries. When I was working on the merger I formally requested the contract but was ignored. I suspect, from the behavior of the HECO price series, that these contracts contain some formula that is a multiple of the crude price. Which makes me all the more suspicious of governor Ige's decision to abandon LNG.


A lot of adjectives can be employed to describe Trump.  Mesmerizing is not one of them.  If you mean that a person derives Schadenfeude from watching the spectacle then yes, because you see the spectacular train wreck and know what will happen.  The particular crash and pileup is of curious delight.

I prefer to leave mesmerizing for phenomenon like the Northern Lights, Alaska's birds and the return of the salmon each year.


Is " Indigenous" supposed to be capitalized? Isn't it an adjective?


That is precisely what this argues. People should make their own choices, based on individual preferences, which are distributed differently.

Which may not align with a 50-50 distribution which makes the generalisation that unless there is 50-50 distribution, something is wrong.

Everybody agrees there are many women who will be interested and exceptionally qualified, just not as many as men, but that they should be encouraged, just like men.


We're coming to investigate.  Do ya hear?  We'll be there in six months.  Did ya hear that?  We better not find anything out in the open.  Do ya hear?  We'll be "triple checking".  Know what we mean?  Wink, wink, nudge, nudge.


I think the author of this piece of writing is misdirected.
Closing up borders isn't a hate crime, Austria closed it's borders from the infestation
I for one welcome a leader who understands what's happening with the destabilization of the western system
with a mass influx of undesirables, if these refugees love their country so much why not stay and fight and why not go to muslim country where there  won't be  a language or religious barrier instead they choose to come to Canada and the US


Justin's Priority people

First nations
LGBT
Muslims
anyone of diversity
not necessarily in that order

bottom of the list is
Anglo Saxon and other white men


I find it sad that an "educator" and KITV / NPR "political analyst" would take such a backward position that flies in the face of a well educated Hawaii and the rule of law. Perhaps just typical of the dim witted approach that seems to be making many far reaching and consequential decisions of late? And not just here but all over the world.


[What is the US interest here?]
There are two big considerations that I can think of off the top of my head.  The first is the defense treaty with the Republic of Korea.  The second is nuclear proliferation.  Then, of course, there are more ancillary concerns like trade (Samsung, Kia, etc.) and military bases.


Thank you for taking a sensible stand on this issue.


As an adoptee, I have only an "amended" birth certif, with my adoptive parents' names on it. I'm not permitted my original certif. Please, everyone, be outraged so that if I live long enough, my state will no longer treat me as a second-class adult protected from my rightful certificate.


http://circa.com/politics/barack-obamas-team-secretly-disclosed-years-of-illegal-nsa-searches-spying-on-americans

Mr O., I know this is off topic but kinda sorta is on topic. Here you have a story that clearly shows that the former admin were consistently breaking some of our oldest and most stringent (up until they got into office) processes/procedures that were promulgated in order to ensure our citizens rights. Specifically, our 1st & 4th. As you can see, if this story is even 50% accurate, the infection went to the bone. So much so that anyone 35 - 30 years old working in our intel comm. might only conclude that this egregious, impeachable, felonious activity had become "the norm" and "well...that's how it's always been done since I got here." Lotta blame to go around. I first blame Congress & GAO. They are the orgs that are responsible for oversight in this matter. They weren't doing their job. Having been on the pointy tip of the spear seeing this stuff, I know that jail isn't..


Actually Thomas I used to read them, but I stopped because all they do is print lies all day long.


Do you really have any idea what that would entail, or whether it is even feasible? Seriously. Do you?


you might want to give some rationale for all those thoughts? Because there seems to be zero hard data around right now.


Yeah, I got the impression that someone was trying to send us a message about the budget and taxes. Kind of a big "f-u" to anyone opposed to taxation. "What's that you say, peasants? You don't want to give up your PFD? Okay, then. NO PLOWS FOR YOU!"


Good on the Supreme Court and down with Stowers. Teens don't choose to avoid talking to their parents about these problems unless they don't feel safe doing so. Respect that.


The level of greed that abounds in Toronto is staggering! Not surprised at those realtors, landlords, and homeowners who lack ethics. The housing crash is coming, and it will be just desserts for these types of people.


Paul Seaton, you'd do better in Juneau if you took that hat off your head, put it into your mouth, and chewed on it every day.  You're an example of why Alaska is in the tough shape that it is in.  That you are in office tells everyone just how stupid the people in Homer are.


”When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. The stranger who resides with you shall be to you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt; I am the LORD your God.”
Lev 19:33-34

We need more events that promote Judaeo-Christian values.


Your said her choices were "excellent." Unless you are a cop, the real cops know who these 2 are and know their work ethic.  You may consider real cops "termites" but I guarantee the minute you are in a bind, you will be calling the termites to bail you out.   And these termites risk their lives every day for you and me so I consider them much more than termites


"The way they funded it is not sustainable," Pitney said in an interview, referring to the Senate's budget."

What is there about that statement from a very competent administration budget director, that Hoffman McKinnon and Kelly and Micciche don`t want to discuss?
Why is Hoffman avoiding the debate or even the discussion of his plan`s failure to be SUSTAINABLE?


The back and forth, wobbly serves and indecisive direction reminds me of a badmitton game with a bird that has only one quill. It's anybody's guess. Possibly the truth lies somewhere in this "game."


only good site i have seen is payza https://secure.payza.com/?r2xN%2bKL90Z26tKxkzOHUQEstVCKM9O4DsMYw%2b6D7I88%3d


It won't be a total replacement and here's why - they'll need to keep it if for no other reason than they'll be giving up a whole bunch of tax revenue from out of staters driving in our state.  That'll be the excuse anyways.  We, the ever suffering taxpayers, are in for a ton of rationalizations from our benevolent masters, all of which will be ridiculous, none of which will make any sense except to those who roll over whenever the benevolent masters say the words "we all have to pay our "fair share"".


My brother in law asked the other day if Donald Trump was a liberal. Sigh, better have a few kids so that the smartest one can take the lead on the inheritance.


Why should anyone be grateful to you?


The judge should have had a copy of the constitution in front of him and be able to point to the sentence that gives Walker these extraordinary powers.  Wiechiolowski should have had the same in front of him and referencing the written law.  Waving hands is indefinitive judicial ruling.


You seem to have been brainwashed.

Snowden is a hero.

The NSA's bulk surveillance programs that Snowden revealed have been deemed illegal by a US federal appeals court

Extra-judicial killings are also illegal.

History will vindicate Snowden.


FYI, John Lam, here is her response, (article didn't pick it up).  No "for shame", she addressed the question: (*From her Facebook page)

Mililani Trask Aloha FB friends, this is Mililani. Zachary, just for the record I am not supporting, endorsing or running on a slate with Keli'i Akina or anybody. I was asked to be interviewed on his show on OHA. Two years ago, I had to rail and educate Dr. Akina that if he was elected, he would be in violation of his trust and fiduciary responsibility if he attempted to share our resources with any non Hawaiian. That as an elected Trustee, he would need to uphold the law and mandate of OHA I'm not yelling I am simply stating I HAVE NOT AND WILL NOT ENDORSE Dr. Akina or any other candidate. I hope this answers your question!


Save taxpayer money! Close down ALL public schools, & home school every kid, instead! It would reduce racial incidents, bullying, dope dealing, and risk of dreaded school shootings! Hunker down at home, boys & girls!


What strikes home for me is in Shurtz's statement that tells a lot re this error in judgement was, "This has been a remarkable learning experience for me." I'll just bet this mistake will be used like a case study citing, possibly in her own classroom!  Not saying this incident isn't important BUT we have SO much more on our plates these days. Let's put our energy towards healing matters & learn from this... all of us.


I chose and choose to use my sex organ in the way it was intended: with women, and now, with just my wife.  Sorry that your biological variant hypothesis is apparently wrong.

And, of course, we've known that people choose who to have sex with for a long time.  Remember sexual preference?  Yes, it's a choice.


What a tremendous opportunity for these students. And what a generous and useful internship. It sounds more like a year-long fellowship than anything. How lucky. I wish I had something like this program while I was growing up.


Why people do what they do often makes no sense to me. I suppose its the need to provoke a reaction from others. Sometimes its even for a real cause that actually exists.  More often though I think its just to say "look at me, look at me". I stand during the National anthem to show my overwhelming Honor and Respect for those who gave me the right to not stand. I stand whether at home, in a bar or on a ball field because I believe in my heart that it is the right thing to do.


It is not surprising that Mr. Martin, an ardent left-wing progressive, calls Canada's NAFTA demands "mostly reasonable".  By contrast, Andrew Coyne views them very differently. His opinion is that the prime minister has outlined demands that are akin to "a feminist-aboriginal rights manifesto against global warming", which can easily be seen as completely unacceptable to the Trump administration and therefore are being made because "Justin Trudeau and his advisers have concluded the talks have no chance of succeeding, and are already preparing for their demise".
I agree with Mr. Coyne's assessment.


And why did this Russian lawyer Veselnitskaya feel it was important she talk to Trump about adoptions, but not Clinton? Did she know Donald would be President even though Hillary was ahead in all polls?
And why haven't the Trump team revealed this Russian-American lobbyist until now?
What else are you hiding Donnie Jr?


It doesn't when we are talking about the relative economic contribution of Republican and Democratic voters. The GDP referred to is the national figure.


Agreed.  Bernier seems to me the clear frontrunner, as he is less polarizing than O'Leary (and thus will pick up at lot of #2 - 5 rankings from the voters), but I have a really difficult time seeing how his libertarian message and platform will appeal to the soft Liberals that we'll need to bring back into the fold in 2019.  Bernier's math not adding up is a problem, and he is proposing some pretty drastic changes to our federal tax structure that I foresee him having some difficulty selling.  Getting punted from cabinet 10 years ago is also a big negative (assuming that voters have that long of a memory).

Bernier will assuredly lock up the Conservative base in a general election, but I truly feel a Chong, O'Toole or Raitt is necessary to broaden the tent, appeal to swing voters, and have any sort of chance of forming a government.


Well, the Armor of God passages are clearly not meant as literal armor.    At no point in Jesus teaching can I find a passage that encourages anyone to pick up weapons to reach the goal of unity with God.   That is VERY different from the old testament that suggest a vengeful and vindictive God that punishes those that do not follow what Jewish leaders have constructed as religious myths over hundreds of years.   These myth's clearly include cultural influence of the Egyptian mythology.

No part of the ancient bible would include modern weapons, which leaves me to try to understand the heart/mind of Jesus as expressed through the Spirit.   (Spirit pays an active roll in my faith practice.)    IMO Jesus minimized the priorities of wealth, personal ego, power, social human constructs, in favor of a life that looks for love and unity with an eternal spirit.


So you use a Korean surname but aren't Asian? That's messed up on so many levels! And when are you going to be pointing out my "biases?" Pointing out that cops stop people who match the description when searching for someone... is biased? Or are the cops biased? Should they not be searching based on physical description? Maybe they should just search by asking people their names. If they were looking for Patrick Cho, who do you think they'd stop and question? The irony of your last sentence is astonishing. It would be funny if you weren't quite so sanctimonious in your opinion of yourself.


Why if it isn't one of the members of the self-absorbed purity patrol. Clinton isn't president so you got what you wanted... so no whining about Trump now.

Apologies for the personal shot but I just don't understand how someone with whom I align politically on most issues could conclude that Clinton was no better than Trump. But f guess if you exclude Supreme Court nominees, cabinet selections, mental stability, experience, temperament, racism, misogyny, competency and basic intelligence...well...then yea Clinton and Trump are the same.

Good thing none of those traits matter, eh Mr. Minshall? But at least your purity in intact.


Wow, you must be an accountant.  I would not notice that amount deposited into my account until I looked at my monthly statement.  Ms. Reinbold just became aware of it and has done the right thing.  She has been a good rep and I think all of you that "liked" this comment zi'm responding to need to examine yourselves.


I'm expecting to get back less than 25% of the amount I contribute over my working lifetime. I would have been better off to put the money in mason jars and bury them in my yard. That, is a failure.


Yep!  There has been a ton of recruiting for psychologists for the past year by the state.  Interesting to see after all that how they are still so understaffed.  Something is wrong with that picture.


I agree that Robert Rotenberg takes too long between books, especially given how many he anticipates in the series, but they are surely worth the wait.  Good review of an excellent book.


Once upon a time I got involved in a community organization. There were politics involved; the good kind where people come together to seek and celebrate common ground, define an agenda and move forward. It was a lot of work for a handful of volunteers and at one point I expressed some frustration to a mentor of mine who was an old time Democrat politician. And he laughed, as he told  me that is nothing unusual; in any organization five to ten percent of the people do ninety percent of the work, seventy percent are happy with that and the other twenty five percent complain. That's how it goes. What is happening here in Hawaii is reflected at the highest levels of our government - in law enforcement no less, FBI Director, Department of Justice etc. As such, we might want to reflect on the values and morals that our culture is churning out and spend a little less time on name calling. Though I wait to see if the Mayor has any clue what to do.


What's on the line?  Bigger deficits?  Joly hasn't found a nickel she doesn't want to spend.  Half a billion for Canada 150 - really?  And she wouldn't care, as Morneau and Butts are engineering new taxes in the background.


At a campaign event in Virginia on Tuesday, Trump accepted a Purple Heart from a veteran in the audience.

“Something very nice just happened to me. A man came up to me and he handed me his Purple Heart,” Trump said. “I said to him, is that the real one, or is that a copy? He said, ‘That’s my real Purple Heart. I have such confidence in you.’ And I said, ‘Man, that’s big stuff.’”

“I always wanted to get the Purple Heart,” Trump continued. “This was much easier.”

Another day, another Donald. Breathe, lie, breathe.

By this point, the verdict is in—Trump is the most disastrous major party candidate in modern history. There are serious concerns being expressed about his mental state; this is unprecedented in my lifetime.

To those who continue to try to mask the stench of this vile blowhard by equating him in any way with his opponent: phone a friend, buy a vowel. You lack the ability to distinguish between politics and pathology. This isn’t a referendum on Trump anymore, but on you.


You know what's crazy Shannyn? You felt that Senator Clinton was such a corporatist that even a throwaway vote for Johnson or Stein was better than casting your ballot for the most qualified person this country has ever had run for POTUS. Now because Lisa casts one principled vote after a series of party before country votes including one to confirm a racist judge you are all gaga over her. But, but Hillary had emails and gave speeches right? You've crossed a bridge too far here young lady. We could have had a woman POTUS but you and your Bernie cohorts were so corrupted by the Facebook circle jerk of false information and character assassination that you either stayed home or voted third party. Because of that we have this lunatic tweeting insults and threats. Too many fell for the disinformation  directed at Senator/Secretary of State Clinton and your man Bernie stuck with the campaign for far too long after he had been obviously defeated. We don't get perfection girl.


The African American community cannot bring itself to admit THEY have failed their youth.  Don't wait for society to fix your issues......this time, it is not "whitey's "fault.


"Manzama" on the headline graphic, innocent typo or nefarious casual sexism...?


My Sens deserve a chance to be in the cup final because they put themselves in a position to do so.  They put themselves in that position by winning rounds 1 and 2 of the playoffs and managed to win enough games to make round 3 a one game series.

There is no denying that ''Kessel'' draws ''attention internationally''.

Since you don't like the 1-3-1, I suggest that you stop watching NHL hockey now because that's the system you will be looking at in the cup final, regardless if Ottawa makes it or not.


Stick to the topic... Who's leading their division?????    Read, Understand, Respond.


Most of the objections to short term home rentals seem thinly veiled expressions of anger and envy that some people can not only afford a second home, they have figured out how to defray some of the home's costs.  Prohibiting short term rentals wouldn't make a blip in the housing markets here or elsewhere.

If we want more affordable housing, then our permitting and land use regulations need to encourage its construction.  If we make investment in, say, an affordable fourplex project more attractive than building one, seven-figure single family home, those fourplexes will get built.

And I sure wish Senators Feinstein and Warren could find something more important to complain about than people who choose to occasionally rent a home.  If I had a second home (and I don't), it would be nice to be able to consider renting it once in a while without having senators sic the FTC on me for doing so.


But he stated under oath to Congress that he would never do that. Or are you suggesting that he lied under oath to Congress, like James Clapper, John Brennan, Hillary Clinton...


Make it harder for foreigners to own property in Canada? Why, that's, you know, populist. Xenophobic even. Gasp!


I am actually bored. This has got to be the least interesting "political" article I've ever read. I kept reading, just to figure out if there was an actual point. Nope. One legislator goes to birthday party out of state, another legislator wishes they were there. Okay....??? What am I missing?!


(2) I am sure you are aware the Taxpayers have soundly defeated every tax measure and increase this City and County have put forth in the last 10 years, and this latest statement is not going to help your cause. The private/homeschooling movement is clearly gaining momentum (our private school has a waiting list of at least 100 kids) and with the incoming Secretary of Education that is surely to be confirmed this momentum is only going increase.

Being a local homeowner, property taxpayer, and having three home/private schooled young boys who are getting ready enter high school has sparked my interest in 4J policies and philosophies.

I would plead with you to strongly reconsider this issue.


Now that was a thumpin of the Nation.   A true big time beating.   Say what you want,  if you want to get anywhere with that team,  get rid of best before 73 and get a real smart person in that job.   If you can find a very smart person who wants to be in the Nation.


@TDM.. The obvious point is that there is no politically neutral media these days, particularly in the USA. Not that you are capable of acquiring knowledge outside of your self-imposed trusted media cocoon.


Obama lowered the bar on killing US citizens without trial by attacking them with drones.

He also lowered the bar by trying to rule by Federal Regulations when Congress stonewalled him on his agenda.

Presidents have seized more and more power ever since FDR.  It's the nature of the beast.


why do you hate America?


You'll probably call me heartless.  Maybe I shouldn't personalize this, but that's what you have done bigtime in your essay.

You are saying that I and all other taxpayers should have money taken out of our pockets to pay for your husband's needs.  Why?  Because you don't want yourself and your own family to have to spend all your own money for that purpose nor to feel you must sacrifice your own career to personally provide the needed care.

Let me say that more strongly.  You want to forcibly (tax) take my money and put it into your pocket.  That's immoral, and should be illegal.  You will not shame me by calling me stingy, heartless, having a "dark heart" etc.  You certainly have every right to ASK for help from family, friends, neighbors, church, etc.  Or start a gofundme account.  But you have no right to make a law to FORCE anyone to give you money, especially to enable yourself to keep your own money and inheritance.


He's too busy re-reading the Art of the Deal.

Besides, reading too much makes his lips sore.


Your boy harpo is to blame for this fiasco.


(cont.)  The HUGE MISTAKE  the parents made was that they wanted to be Kips BEST FRIEND, instead of PARENTS.  As a parent there are many times that your children will DISAGREE with you and you have to say NO to certain things.  Kips parents did NOT want  to say NO to Kip.  Knowing his Mental issues, they should have said  "NO" to the purchase of a gun.  Their decision to NOT say NO,  cost them their LIVES  as well as some students at Thurston High School......................


You probably don't even do your own taxes so what's looking at his going to do for you? Rachel Maddow already opened that Capone Vault of a file and surprise! Nothing there...with the desperate left doing everything they can to undermine Trump, do you really think there's any dirt out there they haven't already uncovered?


While some have said the Dem Party bench is weak, I'm more optimistic. Sens Booker, Brown, Gilliand (sp?), Warner & Warren are capable, tough campaigners. Govs. + Congress may show changes in '18. And, at some point the Trumpster is going to have to have a solid economic record; the 2017 first quarter result was .7%, the worst since 2014. Can you say "TRump Recession"?


And I eat Wendy's twice a week and have a pro-grade cardiovascular system.

Genetics, circumstance, and moderation all matter, but by all means keep body-shaming people, hand-waving, and equating it somehow to the existence of fast food.


I was born, raised, and continue to live in Alberta today - almost 60 years.  I've never voted NDP before, but will in the next election if Notley keeps up her good work.  She is practical and developed policy that speaks for a vast majority of Albertans.  There is still no recognition by the Cons/Wildrose that the world has changed.


Regarding: "There have been recent reports that some may have sought to interfere in the internal life of the Church for short-term political gain." [from Archb. Joseph's statement]
- This could be read as evidence that Archb. Joseph has not read the emails in question but is working from a set of talking points.
- It is a threshold to an abyss that an Archbishop would consider catholics talking about the internal life of the church as 'interference'.


Probably the worst two choices in presidential history.


You got to be a young white female....not young black female to get DA's sweetheart deal!! Her victim may yet live but he will face hard time ahead. I bet she will do far heavier time then the previous two cases where the victims died but the female white preps literally walked!!


I still think an income tax is the way to go, any income made in the state. We had an interesting conversation with the flagger at the new railroad overpass just north of Wasilla the other day. She proceeded to tell us that the majority of the workers for the construction company were from out of state and were looking forward to wrapping up the project and heading home! Hmmm, I'll bet thats the situation with many of the projects here.


So nine, unelected, unaccountable, non-fireable, lifetime appointees will create new laws for a nation, regardless of the will of the people or what the constitution says? Oh goodie. What could possibly go wrong with that judicial concept?  Why do we even need a House Of Commons then?  Just give nine unelected people all the power and save hundreds millions of dollars on the legislative branch of government.


That is as plain as I can write. I was making an observation -- "(seriously)"
Do you disagree with my observation. Do you have an observation of your own that you would like to share with all of us.
Let me just say again what I said before -- Trump ends up with better looking women than Bubba.
Do you have a point (seriously)?


They feel threatened. I think most of users understand that, even they don't say it openly.

Every Chinese basher understands that as well, too well.


Also not up for election for another four years, so a safe move.


The four races that won had "funding advantages," ChopperBob?  Like the four losers didn't have equal opportunity to fundraise and win their elections?  Apparently you choose not to exercise reading comprehension skills.  The news story is a no brainer my friend.  Sorry your candidates lost; not really.


It's an important part of our democratic system to have 3 vibrant and competitive parties. We all suffer when there is an imbalance and the governing party doesnt fear losing. Inevitably, they make poor decisions and become corrupt - Ontario has felt this pain twice (once under Conservatives and now under Liberals).


We don't protest so we have nothing to apologize for.
You are terrorists


This new format to get through "politically correct" narratives makes me think ADN has some form of caste system going on here. I get a green face because I am a good boy and answer the stupid questions correctly. On the other hand, my friend Eddie Burke has a purple face and Jon Corbett is way down the pecking order with a red face. I think there should be a rainbow face too so we can be politically correct on LGBT issues!! WE ARE POSITIVE


And not one word about the people who are outraged by the US conduct in the Middle East and adjacent areas. Look at the situation through Arab eyes. Not US or NATO eyes.

 For anyone following happenings in that area, they would have seen a continuum of battles between Arabs/Muslims and the US. It started with the US financing the takeover of land in Palestine. What fair minded person would not have been appalled at that action? However Israel was involved and the holocaust was not ancient history. That kept the media diverted.

Then there were retaliation attacks on embassies in Africa. The US continued financing the taking over land in Palestine. Arab response against US navy vessel, a US attack on a factory in Khartoum and caves in Afghanistan.

So some people  were no doubt recruited into attacks on the US because the US had attacked their friends. 9/11 followed.  And the US response was to attack, in the eyes of any Arab  involved, a defenseless innocent country.   To any Arab.


You left out this one....https://www.adn.com/politics/2017/04/02/alaskas-lawmakers-talk-about-their-votes-to-repeal-internet-privacy-regulation/

Alaska politicians may need a reminder of the 2014 vote totals...here it is.

Young 51%, Sullivan 48%, Marijuana 53+%


How much does the insurance cost on a new Tesla? I heard a media report that when a Tesla  gets in accident, and not that large of a accident, the whole car may have to be written off as they are rather unrepairable. The report said some insurance companies were dropping coverage or thinking of dropping insurance coverage.


“That’s why businesses across Canada have said to put a price on [carbon] pollution".
So we as humans are exhaling pollution? The NDP in Alberta love this statement as well.


While i don't know anyone who requires the wheelchair service, I had no idea that tips were part of their expected compensation... Good information to have and will keep it in mind if I am ever in need of it.


Don't think they can read, not scripted. She's no actress more a stalker, and they are, sadly, for real, that's what makes it so alarming!


"A more boring spectacle than having PM Trudeau refusing to answer questions for thirty minutes a week would be difficult to imagine."
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Hard to imagine?
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Your memory must be exceedingly short.
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Stephen Harper did it for ten years.  It was taken to the extreme of "allowing" only five questions, would only take them from reporters that had been vetted, and wanted the questions submitted in writing beforehand.


Right.  Remember your post here.  This is PRECISELY what I'm gonna say the next time you sniffle and snot about something us eeeeevil 'ol Muslims have done.  Khalas.


I'm not one to normally jump on the blame the parents band wagon, but this kids mother clearly has some serious parenting fails she need to answer to. She posed smiling in several pictures with this group of teens while they all threw up gang signs like it was funny, public pictures that your child put on social media saying he was a "gang banger" and didn't see it as a warning sign nor made him take them down, allowed teens to drink in her home, the same home David was initially attacked in. Then her son is "missing" for two days directly after one of his possible friends is missing and his truck burnt and she didn't report her son missing nor knew where he was? Either you didn't know where your kid was for several days and didn't report it to police or you knew something...both failures at parenting. Makes me sick. If you're desperate and need self validation learn how to get it in a socially appropriate way, by seeking it from friends your own age and not teenagers.


When the pope says something good..as he did the other day..I applaud him.  And I did.

He just sort of has a rambling vague puffy fuzzy language way that suits some people, but quite often not me and many others.  Just too meandering and double-talking.

He's kind of a feeler type; he's not a theologian, not a philosopher, not an intellectual, not a scholar, nor a scientist.

Early on I thought he might be sort of a mystic, but that charitable hypothesis ran aground after a couple of months of listening to inconsistencies.

He would have made a great pastor of a parish church.   I would have loved to have gone to Confession to him.

There is a tiresome and lazy trend to declare anyone who presents other than "corporate/party line" hosannas to the pope to be labeled Pharisees, as you did.

And many professional writers have taken this lazy approach apart bit by bit, but it continues because it flows off the fingers easily now.


No. quite silly actually


I don't care where the violence is coming from -- it's wrong.  The violence is not coming from those of us on the left or right that want peaceful demonstrations.  These violent groups spoil it for us that voice our opinions in a non-violent manner.

Interviews with Antifa sympathizer's are the only ones I have found.  The members wearing those black masks seem to disappear until their next violent outburst at the next gathering.  These people are as yet unnamed and have not been interviewed after being arrested and released.  I'd like the media to verify their identity and interview them.


But not this time, Layla.

You seem disappointed.


Well Richard,

His skin color has everything to do with it. When he was elected for his first term ,all of the racist came storming out of the closet and haven't turned back. If you can't see that, then you are one of them. Obama didn't fail at anything, it was all hate from day one. He kept his cool, so he'd not be labeled the angry black man, and the I told you so crowd, couldn't say 'see what I mean'. Like AKJammer first instinct was to blame Obama for something he had nothing to do with. If it wasn't for all the hate, Obama would be labeled the G.O.A.T. POTUS!


Very cool. Good job.


Are you kidding me ? You need to reread the article . The state is repaying some of the money. On top of that , Walker is blowing 500 thousand a year paying a friend to work on this project , in addition to paying his former law partner as well.


Your last paragraph perfectly encapsulates the effect on OTHERS from Muslims and the Koran...the whole world is topsy turvy.  M103 should never have been.  My Ukrainian grandparents were treated with prejudice.  They persevered and helped build this country.


Trump said it best, an act of pure evil. Possibly the islamic state, one and the same.


Trump didn't pick Mittens or Giuliani Sen. Bob Corker, or general  David Petraeus, because they all take a hard line against Russia. Tillerson is cozy with Putin, just like Trump.

Maybe some good will come of this. The Senate hearings will shine a light on Trump's ties to Putin and his business dealings in Russia.


They are attempting to build a narrative.  Critical thinking and a truth based approach are not what it is about.


So where, then, do you think a guy like "Chemical" Ali got his name from?


So you would rather have Killery in charge?


I'm glad I bought my home in 2008.


When you house is on fire or your wife has been murdered....do you shop around at fire stations and police departments for the best prices to get some help?


And youre basing this accusation on the litany of evidence presented against him by the outrageously biased assembly of investigators and attorneys tasked to find any piece of dirt they can? Please oh please wise one, enlighten us with your legendary gumshoe prowess


If someone has had surgery to alter their gender, then I think its fine that they use the washroom of their new gender.

But a person with a 5 o'clock shadow sporting a twig and berries walking in a woman's washroom or pool locker room because they feel like a woman is patently ridiculous.


An employee contributes 8%. But the employer contributes, defending on the model or number you use, 15-20%. Wow.


It's far easier to control the masses who are led to believe they are victims.


From several I am well acquainted with, they like to golf in Hawaii, have  huge motorhomes and vacation cabins. All for themselves. Which is fine but don't get on a soapbox and worry about the poor and homeless. Walk the talk.


Doug Sanders will be asking if we have the population density to spread innovation so thinly across the country. I think we must though. All parts of the country need to become part of the innovation economy or fall into stagnation. This is not going to be easy.


I recently lived in Virginia and I frequently traveled into DC.  Cardinal Wuerl is a very engaging pastor of the archdiocese.  It was an honor to use one of his books Teaching of Christ as a theology text in college.  Wuerl knew he was not being pastoral in the Curia.  Overall he's a good guy and he has been good FOR ALL the people of the Archdiocese of Washington.  He constantly invites all people to be members of the church and would never put up with the horrible actions as what recently happened in Madison, WI.


Super Spin Doctors !   Take bad news and say, "Better than expected", and voila, its now good news.


What exactly was bogus about afghanistan?


It's President Trump. Your lack of respect tells us much about you, rooster breath.


Be sure and attend the mayor's forum on September 19th, and oppose rezoning of R1 neighborhoods.  The city has said that they intend on using any rezoning of the S. Willamette area as a "pilot program" to rezone other parts of Eugene.  Look on page #5 of the city's Investment Tool Scenario:  https://www.eugene-or.gov/documentcenter/view/14407   (Copy and paste this link in your browser.)


Yes, just one:  Mr. Moniz is a specialist in nuclear energy, which comprises a mere 20% of energy produced in the US;  No new nuclear powerplants have been built in the US since December 2014.  Four plants were recently closed.  22 more are not expected to have their operating permits renewed.  Mr. Moniz also was a part of the disastrous nuclear agreement with Iran that will allow then unfettered access for that terrorist state to becoming a nuclear power.
     He has absolutely no other experience in the field of energy, no business experience, and no diplomatic experience.
     Rick Perry ran the state of Texas for 15 years, and is the longest-serving governor in Texas history.
     Who is more qualified, an academic with only one field of expertise, or a governor of an energy-producing state who understands that the Iranians are NOT our friends, and that automobiles, aircraft, and trains do NOT run on nuclear energy?


Notice he only singles out one side.  How about BLM, ANTIFA, CAIR and even. yes even, the NAACP needs a serious house cleaning.


Unfortunate that no one else in library had a gun.


Those who excused Odor for his BS simply showed how much they disliked Bautista.
I know which side I am on. Odor is a punk and that was a punk move.


I'm not the one posting Anti-Semitic hate speech under some spineless pseudonym. You might rethink who's a coward here, and who's not.


You seem to be putting Ann Coulter on the same level as the Black Bloc.  Seems reasonable.


The more Trump speaks out against it, the more they do it. Lol.


Without any commitment for this audit,  how can our State Legislators approve any HART financing?   Does the Federal (FTA) mandate any financial audits?


I'd like to know if Eric and Regina are married and if those kids are his. If so, Eric was about 15 when the boy was born. Subtract 9 months for pregnancy, and mom might be guilty of statutory rape.
Maybe Eric will man up and take care of his mess in S Carolina.
Hopefully this won't end in tragedy.


I agree  with most of Martin's column.

Yes, the entire leadership contest and process seems guaranteed to result in a low key, tower of babble  affair that will barely register among the general public and not give the party the bounce leadership races usually provide.   A  Liberal 5th Columnist couldn't have crafted the process better.   (Fortunately, the continuing erosion  of the PM's credibility and the  Liberals' support will enable the new leader to get off to a competitive start anyway.)

The major networks should carry (perhaps on a rotating basis) the remaining  leadership debates to help ensure an informed electorate for 2019.

I agree with 2/3 of  Martin's handicapping -- Bernier and Scheer top 3 along with Lisa Rait (the likeable, electable compromise candidate among the moderates).  Sanity will prevail and O'Leary the ShamWow Guy will fade in the stretch.  KO is just not ready. If voters want someone not ready, they'll  stick with JT.  That way, at least they get hair.


You summed up your own argument quite well. Thanks.


Your another prime example of "sour grapes"! You along with the other Chumpsters are coming up with all kinds of excuses to back a president, (and I use that term loosely) as well as the republican party that is reeling from arrogance and the lack of knowledge to run a country. It is falling apart in front of all of you or should I say all of this country and the repubs cant handle the fire now that its lit and burning out of control!!!


If university professors were muzzled by convention from producing widely-consumed commentaries on areas outside of their own university-funded areas...

... then we would be in a world that had never heard of Noam Chomsky (stick to the grammar of linguistics, dude) or David Suzuki (stick to fruit fly genetics, dude) or JRR Tolkien (stick to translating old English poems, dude) or W.E.B. Du Bois (stick to writing about the history of abolitionism, dude).

I think that all of this can be taken too far in multiple dimensions, not just in the dimension described by today's column writer...


We believe in the power of The People over the power of The State and The Church and even over the power of The Oligarchs and The Corporations, therefore, we are full-bred US citizens and freemen. We are not slaves, nor are we tools. If you come to help us battle systemic inequity and bolster ailing civil liberty and equality, then come and fight among us for The Good.


So Trump is pro-government buying cheaper medicines from foreign countries instead buying US made drugs?


You've just blew up the brains of a million regressive leftists with this fact.

The alt left hate facts.


So Sad to hear about  another preventable loss.  Yeah well the couple who ran the house ought to be charged as accessories.  This story goes to show; religion isn't enough.  Addition requires highly trained help.


"...state of the art factories, dedicated work force..." Yes, Herr Commandant!  Lancaster bombers? Hey "Dieter", never mind. Does the name 'Coventry' mean anything to you? How about "Nazi"?


Carbon taxes will just bring more misery to average hardworking Canadians' lives and do nothing to the climate.  You've all been had.  Oh, by the way, it's snowing tomorrow.


“(P)eople who fail to understanding the articulation of the theology of Vatican II” = people who disagree with you.

Thus, anyone who disagrees with you is “bullying”.


Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Sunday on Fox News that President Donald Trump's values should be considered separate from America's values when it comes to race.

Is there any precedent for a Secretary of State calling the President he serves an un-American racist?


You demanded facts:
From Lisa Bloom. Lisa Bloom is a Legal analyst for NBC News and Avvo, attorney and bestselling author.

"In our nation’s history, so many of the sickest most appalling crimes have been committed by whites. Yet no matter how sadistic the crime, no matter how young the victims, no matter how much fear is engendered in a community, no matter how much media attention and public discussion the crimes of whites engender, the race itself is never sullied."

Lisa Bloom also says white men are at the top of the list for gaining foreign visas to have sex with children. 85-percent in Latin America, she says.

Lisa Bloom also adds the most prolific serial killers in this country (America) are white men. And last, white women are known for killing their children.

Wait, there's more. Cheers.


Surely this whole mess would have been avoided if the drafters of the Constitution had slipped in a clause stipulating a timeframe within which the Board should be appointed.


Borrowing this from Phillip Howell:
Not all Trump supporters are racist, misogynist, xenophobes. All Trump supporters saw a racist, misogynist, xenophobe and said "this is an acceptable person to lead our country."
You may not have racist, misogynist, xenophobic intent, but you have had racist, misogynist, xenophobic impact.
Impact > intent.
So when you get called racist, misogynist, and xenophobic -- understand that your actions have enabled racism, misogyny, and xenophobia in the highest halls of our federal government, regardless of why you voted for him.
You have to own this. You don't get to escape it because your feelings are hurt that people are calling you names. You may have felt like you had no other choice; you may have felt like he was genuinely the best choice for reasons that had nothing to do with hate.
But you have to own what you have done: you have enabled racism, misogyny, and xenophobia.
Impact > intent. Always.


You sure about that?


Joseph would have kept Wade.  Wade went to be with his son and grandchildren.


IMO Mr Gross is one very savvy guy....
You can't spend 30 years in the bond markets (successfully) without basically getting about 4 PhD's in economics.


I am confused.

There were many treaties that were invoked in July and August 1914 leading to war for four years.

In 1939, it was Hitler's unjustified invasion of Poland after Britain had guaranteed Poland's sovereignty that lead to the state of war between the United Kingdom and the Third Reich.  Canada declared war on Germany one week later, notably after the Montreal-bound liner Athenia was torpedoed.

Interestingly,  Germany declared war on the United States in December 1941, not the other way around.


Illegitimate US Citizens aka anchor babies are nothing but a Trojan horse, I don't consider them US Citizens. Like the old saying, the nut doesn't fall far from the tree!


Do you think the Yazidis who were about to be massacred on Mt. Sinjar in 2014 would agree with you?  Will Sunnis and Shias suddenly sing Kumbaya together around a campfire?


Start working at home with Google! It’s by-far the best job I’ve had. Last Wednesday I got a brand new BMW since getting a check for $6474 this - 4 weeks past. I began this 8-months ago and immediately was bringing home at least $77 per hour. I work through this link, go to tech tab for work detail. +++++++++ http://www.22moneybay.com


Thanks for the out of context history lesson.  In the end, it's about the motivations within our popular culture.  Americans have been manipulated and brainwashed by the automotive industry for over a century.  In the general population's mind, public transportation is a non starter.


You mean I can't just tweet and make policy??? But I'm the President! I won big! They love me! I won Wisconsin! Coal miners dig me!


Trump is desperate for a few "good" distractions.


How do you know he's a liar when clearly no one has seen the returns?


Point taken Motley - I was too busy being sarcastic with my first post.


"Balance" might have been possible on the vast industrial forests of Oregon back when I first went to work in the woods in the late 60s.
There were still unlogged coastal streams full of salmon. Industry lands were still stocked with mature timber and harvest age was closer to 80 instead of 40. Too late for "balance". Time to protect what little remains!


In a time when most headlines about judges' activities in court have to do with their astounding ignorance of social issues, and their blatant obliviousness to basic humanity, how refreshing, and encouraging to hear about one judge who recognized the utter cruelty and iniquity of a particular piece of legislation, and stood up for intelligence, integrity, and justice.

Thank you Judge Westman, and all your colleagues who took the same action of conscience


Quit defending the Orange Cheetos Sweeney. It' embarrassing enough that he makes up his own stats but then to have someone try and echo his stupidity is just crazy. Next YOU will telling us about the mass terror attacks in Sweden as a result of immigration.


You need to concentrate on the migrant crisis in your own country Sauerkraut !


Free preschool for needy kids. Studies show that investing in these kids will pay for itself.

https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ed366433

"Study findings at age 27 as reported in these chapters indicate that the preschool participants have significantly higher earnings, rates of home ownership, and levels of schooling, as well as significantly fewer arrests and social service interventions, than a control group of non-preschool participants. Cost-benefit analysis revealed that, over the lifetimes of the participants, the preschool program returned to the public an estimated $7.16 for every dollar spent."

Even at age 40 (2005) in a 2010 report.

https://highscope.org/perrypreschoolstudy

"The study found that adults at age 40 who underwent the preschool program had higher earnings, committed fewer crimes; were more likely to hold a job, and were more likely to have graduated from high school than adults who did not have a preschool education."


You can go back thru history and find some 'stellar' liberals who you probably hold in very high esteem, yet practiced much worse racism, sexism and other 'isms' than 40 year old stories about Trump could turn up.  The great liberal Democrat, FDR,  evicted 'citizens' of Japanese decent from their homes and threw them into concentration camps in the 1940's, depriving them of their constitutional rights.  Did his dad teach him to do that?


And by your comment you really mean government-financed contraception.  Contraception is cheap and readily available to everyone, though there are plenty that require the government to pay for everything in their lives.


DB, you're right on. The camps are already established. Any more expression is a waste of effort. Now all that is needed is the vote to be counted. So for the benefit of civility, everyone just stop the BS. We all get to live with whatever the result. The deal is one citizen, one vote. It's a secret ballot. So all, please, just keep you secret, secret. It'll be a better place to live.


There is so much BS in this article that's it's painful. Why is it so necessary to continue trying to make the "colonial" descendants feel guilty for the grossly exaggerated sins of their ancestors and the only way to atone is to give more money (compensation, consultants, etc. but mostly compensation) to the descendants of the victims?
Will there ever be a reconciliation for the destruction/assimilation of the previous First Nation people by these Mongolian migrants?