This is what peace looks like

Posted Wednesday, February 26, 2014, at 8:13 AM
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  • I'm really surprised that you would identity radicals and moderates and attribute ways of thinking to them. I don't think that you can, accurately, make those kinds of broad statements.

    Good luck on getting Idaho to defend it's own pork barrel as opposed to other state's pork barrels. I personally think that we need to get rid of all pork barrels and budget wisely. I know that's a long shot too, but I think it's a better goal.

    -- Posted by Sam_1776 on Wed, Feb 26, 2014, at 12:17 PM
  • weborg, it sounds like your son can't afford to be sick then. If he is out of work and has no income there are other options. You should dig a little more deeply into this.

    -- Posted by Sam_1776 on Sat, Mar 1, 2014, at 9:08 AM
  • Well the joy of it all.......OBAMA IS CUTTING THE MILITARY.....HELLO!!!!! I THINK SOME HERE HAVE FORGOTTEN JUST WHAT THIS CONGRESS HAS BEEN DEMANDING,MAYBE YOU SHOULD GO BACK AND CHECK THAT OUT......There is no reason to keep the numbers of people under arms that we have, none what so ever.We have made major cuts to our military after every conflict so there is nothing new here.

    to mr Werborg it would be nice if people told the whole story about seeking health care,is your son under 26,has he sought out the options on subsidies and remember we are under Idaho's VERSION OF THE AFCA NOT THE FEDERAL SO PLEASE TAKE YOUR ARGUMENT UP WITH OUR GOVENOR.If you think the senate flipping will help, your in for a shock.let's see the GOP doesn't want SSI,UNEMPLOYMENT.HEALTHCARE.NO MINEMUM WAGE,MEDICARE OR MEDICAID,VETERANS SHOULD RELY ON CHARITY'S,DICRIMINATION SHOULD BE ALLOWED AND OH YEAH THEY DO WANT A GUN IN EVERY HOUSESOLD JUST IN CASE?????? in case of what??????

    COOLBREEZE......the base has been far more threatened than what's coming up.WE have postioned ourselves pretty well for 21st century war.We do more than just drop bombs at our range and we were a real part of the training for the wars in the Mideast.Wether we like it or not the SAUDIES ARE COMMING......we have the ideal training situation.Gowen field is another story,There operations should be transferred here to save money,that includes the army.The A-10 IS A GREAT AIRPLANE BUT IT IS 28YRS OLD (1975),WHICH PARTS ARE HARD TO GET,ENGINES ARE NOT BEING BUILT,AIRFRAMES ARE GETTING WORN OUT...CRACKS SUPPORTS ETC IT.S BEST DAY'S ARE BEHIND IT.PLUS THE COST OF MAINTENECE IN MAN HRS IS SKY HIGH.I do believe the cost of the F-35 IS TO HIGH WHICH WILL LIMIT IT'S BUY BUT WE WILL SAVE BASED ON INTERSERVICE COMPATABILITY.

    It would be nice to look at the whole picture before we start blasting things.When we decided to go to war we were in the process of down sizing that changed as the mission changed,if the wars had went like we so arrogantly thought they would we would have never built to the size we are so that is how we got here.As far as helping the country MR WERBORG....THE STOCK MARKET BEGS TO DIFFER WITH YOU.AS FAR AS JOBS AND THE WAGE IS CONCERNED YOU NEED TO READ THE WHOLE CBO REPORT AND NOT JUST LISTEN TO WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR.

    YOU CAN HATE OBAMAMA BUT DO IT FAIRLY........IF YOU CAN.

    -- Posted by lamont on Sat, Mar 1, 2014, at 10:49 AM
  • I am sorry the A-10 is 38 yrs old......capable but vunerable

    -- Posted by lamont on Sat, Mar 1, 2014, at 10:55 AM
  • Well said Lamont! I also think if Werborg son is over the age of 26 and cannot be placed on his parents medical insurance, he might qualify for a medicaid card.

    I don't think coolbreeze is well informed, possibly he gets his information from Homer Simpson. :)

    -- Posted by MsMarylin on Sat, Mar 1, 2014, at 12:21 PM
  • As the longest period of war this country has ever experienced comes to an end and we try to move towards a peaceful era, the Republican say; "This is what the destruction of our country looks like".

    Please explain why anyone would vote for a Republican ever again. We're baffled but sure our conservative crowd will sound the war cry and demand sending our soldiers to the Ukraine.

    Do your research, give Peace a try and jump off that crazy train the Republicans are running down the track. See ya on the Paranoia Wayne Train Boys. Choo choo.

    -- Posted by sara-connor on Sat, Mar 1, 2014, at 2:31 PM
  • COOLBREEZE YOU ARE LOOKING TO PROVOKE.....NOT GOING THERE.....DONT KNOW HOW YOU GOT ANYTHING RACIAL FROM MY POST........BUT I AM SURE YOU CAN JUSTIFY YOUR RACE BAITING RANT.........My post will stand on it's own and what I SAID ABOUT THE MILITARY IS REAL.I served in those positions were I can make and informed statement.MY statement within the CONTEXT of what was posted is valid.Welfare programs increase and decrease based on the economy.IT would be interesting if you could make a valid point without attempting to use GOP talking points that already have been proven not to hold water.

    I AM NOT GOING TO DEFEND WHAT I said I will state that you sure are personal and when you speak of childish look in the mirror and do the same when you speak of race.

    Have a good day.......

    -- Posted by lamont on Sat, Mar 1, 2014, at 5:23 PM
  • SARA .....they go everywhere but the subject matter especially when there argument makes no sense.There seems to be and attitude of lets have some more wars,we cant seem to be happy without our countrymen dying in a forgien land.I don't think they appreciate there deaths and the why for.I consider the destruction of our way of life and a sign of it the desire of some to have guns on school campuses.........for what?????well need to go.............SARA.....have a great day

    -- Posted by lamont on Sat, Mar 1, 2014, at 5:46 PM
  • The 32 percent that CoolBreeze mentioned was true but of course he failed to mention the cause of it, in his jump to blame the Obama administration. Try a little research CoolBreeze.

    http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/oct/18/welfare-spending-jumps-32-percen...

    Once again CB is either too lazy or too dishonest to provide complete information.

    -- Posted by Sam_1776 on Sat, Mar 1, 2014, at 7:37 PM
  • THANKS.....SAM.......MOST people think about cause and affect,they even read articles in there totality and they reason.THEY even take time to read between the lines.I READ YOUR ARTICLE,it was a good summary but to be real that info has been out there in various forms for awhile.We could read it get it from tv to include FOX.YES talk about it but talk about all of it fairly.

    The same goes for the defense information.There is nothing new there,you just have to read a lot of things no one article will give it all to you EX....F-35=156 MILLION PER UNIT NOT COUNTING SPARE PARTS. the cost is high to say the least.....what is hard to find is the savings because all branches will use it.Everyone agrees there is one but there are no firm estimates of how much.

    LIKE you SAM I read a lot, and I read everything to includes things I don't like.smile.........YOU TAKE CARE AND HAVE A GOOD ONE

    -- Posted by lamont on Sat, Mar 1, 2014, at 8:54 PM
  • Werborg you clearly have another agenda outside of your false claims about your sons insurance. The give away is calling the president of the Unite States "dictator in chief".

    You are all over the map: insurance falsehoods, dictator in chief, Putin laughing at the POTUS. Your agenda is clear, and it's not about truth. Just the last tool of the extreme right, name calling.

    -- Posted by Sam_1776 on Sat, Mar 1, 2014, at 9:38 PM
  • MR WERBORG....I Could go into a long disortation about what's been done but you wouldn't listen so I CANT BE SO BOTHERED.I do have to agree with sam you have a hidden agenda and you want me to jump,well wrong, I don't have to defend the president.THE MERE FACT THAT HE GOT ELECTED NOT ONCE BUT TWICE SAY'S ALL THAT NEEDS TO BE SAID. I might add by the majority of the VOTING AMERICAN PEOPLE.I will say this the GOP OBSTRUCTION TO THIS PRESIDENT started the day he won the election.So if the country is in the shape you say it's in....... thank the GOP.IF he had not followed the constitution the GOP would have attempted impeachment a long time ago.Blame attitudes which are the same as yours for the failings of this government.Exanple;;; THE GOVENOR BUTCH OTTER.....DIDNT WANT GOVERNMENT EXCHANGES BUT YOUR BLAMING THE PRESIDENT ,Like someone else you need to get it straight......oh by the way, how old is your son???? YOU NEVER DID SAY.........THE GOP SAYS CONSTITTIONAL VIOLATIONS BUT THEY HAVN'T NAMED ANY.........WONDER WHY???????

    -- Posted by lamont on Sat, Mar 1, 2014, at 10:47 PM
  • Well said, lamont. werborg wants to provide accusations without facts but wants others to jump to provide facts. I think that he should stop watching Fox News and do some research.

    He mentions the pen and the phone comment. This is what Obama REALLY said. This was back in January before the convening of Congress for 2014. In context this was after the do-nothing Congress of 2013.

    "We are not just going to be waiting for legislation in order to make sure that we're providing Americans the kind of help that they need. I've got a pen, and I've got a phone. And I can use that pen to sign executive orders and take executive actions and administrative actions that move the ball forward in helping to make sure our kids are getting the best education possible, making sure that our businesses are getting the kind of support and help they need to grow and advance, to make sure that people are getting the skills that they need to get those jobs that our businesses are creating," the president said.

    "I've got a phone that allows me to convene Americans from every walk of life, nonprofits, businesses, the private sector, universities to try to bring more and more Americans together around what I think is a unifying theme: making sure that this is a country where, if you work hard, you can make it," he added.

    http://www.cbsnews.com/news/obama-i-will-use-my-pen-and-phone-to-take-on-congres...

    -- Posted by Sam_1776 on Sun, Mar 2, 2014, at 1:31 AM
  • I should add that "the pen" signing of Executive Orders have been used since George Washington. They have to not conflict with the constitution or any federal laws in the United States.

    -- Posted by Sam_1776 on Sun, Mar 2, 2014, at 1:42 AM
  • CoolBreeze, you got your jelly fish comment, word, for word from a web sites, with no attribution to the actual writer. You just substituted "stupid people" with "Obama supporters". And the plagiarism continues. Do you every have an original thought?

    http://www.demotivation.us/the-fact-that-jellyfish-have-survived-for-650-1284999...

    weborg, it looks to me like you just admitted that Otter's version of Obamacare does not expand Medicaid for single people.

    -- Posted by Sam_1776 on Sun, Mar 2, 2014, at 8:38 AM
  • MR WERBORG......IF you took the time to really read what you say and what is said you might find your contridictions quite stunning,

    COOLBREEZE......don't know were anyone called you a liar or said anything racial.I can say you attempted to imply the racial overtones but I ignored it and so did SAM.fOR ME I find it to be a diversion from the real points so I let it go I did not miss it.

    Both you and WERBORG ARE ENTITLED TO YOUR POSITIONS........BUT THE FACTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.

    As FOR THE WARS.....I am tired of our children getting maimed and killed for nothing, bring them home .If you like war so much put on a uniform and go fight.

    gET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT ABOUT THE PAY RAISE ETC.

    -- Posted by lamont on Sun, Mar 2, 2014, at 12:21 PM
  • Werborg where have you been? Do you not realize that Obama has kept us out of wars, unlike the Previous President?

    -- Posted by MsMarylin on Sun, Mar 2, 2014, at 1:18 PM
  • Werborg, we were attacked by some terrorists led by Bin Laden, not the countries that we attacked.

    Let me put this in story format so that you don't have to read too much.

    -- Revenge, The Story --

    In a little grade school classroom, little Dougie got punched by Willie. The teacher got mad and blew up two other classrooms. Willie was happy and Dougie was confused. -- The End

    -- Posted by Sam_1776 on Sun, Mar 2, 2014, at 4:05 PM
  • WERBORG ......GET THIS we attacked a sovereign nation who did not attack us.Terrorist are not a nation, they are a group of people ideologically connected..wE LIED OUR WAY INTO THAT WAR and that has been proven.YOU don't know what the president would do so don't assume as you would like to say.HE by executive order raised the min wage for government workers that is not a blanket pay raise.i WOULD LIKE ANSWER'S TO THE TORTURE CHAMBERS AND I DIDNT GET ANY.......AND FOR YOUR INFO THAT MADE YOU SUBJECT TO THEM.

    I will NOT apologize to what should be a soldier who should have stated he was one........are you ashamed of that????? ill put my 28yrs and 4.5 yrs combat time up against anyone's.AND I AM PROUD OF IT !!!!!!!!!.

    I TOLD YOU I DONT HAVE TO DEFEND THE PRESIDENT.HIS ACTIONS SPEAK FOR THEMSELFES.YOU CAN SEE THEM ANYWAY YOU WANT AND IF YOU ARE CLOSED MINDED AND DONT SEE THE WHOLE PICTURE THAT IS YOUR FAULT.I AM NOT SAYING HE IS WITHOUT FAULT,BUT HE IS NOT AT FAULT FOR EVERYTHING,SO GIVE CREDIT WERE CREDIT IS DUE.CONG ISSA.......HAS ENOUGH FOLLOWERS WHO CANT TELL THE TRUTH.

    The cuts in the military happen after every conflict it's nothing new,and your congress insisted on the cuts you mentioned that's were it's at.They just don't want cut's in there districts you need to get in touch with the polotics of America....

    SEND your son to college and he can stay on your mil insurance till the age of 23.Unless something has changed, the reason he is paying is because he cant be on your military insurance unless he is in school,so he needs an independent health care policy.Which means you didn't tell us the whole story.They should have briefed you when you retired.

    -- Posted by lamont on Sun, Mar 2, 2014, at 4:22 PM
  • WERBORG .........I have not disrespected you to this point,I would suggest that you consider that.

    I would also say that if you stop telling parts of things there would be no misunderstandings there also would be clear rebuttals.

    How you see things is up to you,perception is in the eye's of the beholder.

    You danced around the insurance issue by telling half the story your status as a vet was a pertinent fact in that insurance business.

    Try to remember the sequester,recession brings about a rise in poverty in all it's forms and he didn't create that.He just kept us from having a depression and there is a difference.

    Your son could pay the fine and the tax payers will pick up the tab.The taxpayers have been paying the medical bills for millions for years don't you think it's time to stop????? I DO

    LAST BUT NOT LEAST.............you tried to provoke with capitalizing your pot calling the kettle black remark.......I am Black and proud of that also.

    -- Posted by lamont on Sun, Mar 2, 2014, at 8:13 PM
  • It certainly appears to us the Republican idea of peace on earth is a permanent era of our brothers, sisters, mothers and fathers heading to distant lands to shoot, bomb and kill foreigners. At the same time the Republican view of taking care of our own citizens is making sure we take away health insurance from millions of people. While doing this, Republicans insist on getting us one step closer to war with Iran by shutting down the ongoing diplomatic process.

    Is this is what you think peace looks like; do your research and if you still agree with any part of this Republican plan, support them. If you would like to get off the crazy train, do the research, follow the facts and step off that moving train wreck. Choo choo Boys.

    -- Posted by sara-connor on Mon, Mar 3, 2014, at 8:09 AM
  • WEBORG....I can be wrong but I THINK the fact that you are like me Tricare for life he can only be placed on your insurance if he is in school,that's one of those...... nobody thought of that for Tricare people.Now I am not sure but there is a way for your son to get insurance but you nor I would like what it takes,and I AM NOT SURE IT CAN BE DONE WITH STATE INSURANCE EXCHANGES.

    I WANT TO SAY THIS....IF every poletician was held accountable for every literall thing said this would probally be a great world.OBAMA IS NO BIGGER OR SMALLER LIER THAN THE REST HE IS JUST BEING HELD TO A DIFFERENT STANDARD.I KNOW THE FEELING WELL.

    No body ever thought we would get to sequester well it is upoun us and the cuts are not all bad.Organizations should think before they spend.The civilian world should be held feet to the fire just as you were and I WAS...we were always tasked with do more with less.One time my UDL for Phase was 105 people when we got down to 39 and asked for help we were told go to 12hr shifts 6 days a week, that only helps for so long and then it starts to take a toll, one that is usually costly.

    later !!!!!!!!!

    -- Posted by lamont on Mon, Mar 3, 2014, at 1:33 PM
  • HEY JUNKYARD WERE HAVE YOU BEEN???????

    -- Posted by lamont on Mon, Mar 3, 2014, at 1:34 PM
  • Oh yes, we know that Cool Breeze knows how to copy word for word other ideas from extreme right wing web sites. He isn't capable of independent thought.

    And what a surprise, but he is going after a woman and a Democrat. She isn't from Idaho, and is among hundreds of representatives in Congress but what the hey! Let's bad mouth her for awhile after all she has committed three sins.

    1. She is a woman holding elective office

    2. She is a Democrat.

    3. She appears to be black.

    I have to ask. What has CoolBreeze's comments to do with the topic of this blog?

    -- Posted by Sam_1776 on Tue, Mar 4, 2014, at 10:55 PM
  • I'm sure that Ms. Lee would consider being referred to as having "the mentality of a potted fern" as not a bit disrespectful.

    Let's talk about CoolBreeze constantly being out of touch.

    Bob Ellis on July 16, 2010 said.

    "Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee (D-TX) is clueless on so many fronts, it's hard to take it all in. She not only thinks the Tea Party movement is akin to the Ku Klux Klan (sorry, Rep. Lee, you should have checked with Senator Robert "KKK" Byrd on that one before he died), she also seems to think there are still free people living in South Vietnam (ah, no, Rep. Lee, your fellow Marxist Democrats took care of that little "freedom" problem the South Vietnamese had about 35 years ago)".

    CoolBreeze said yesterday almost 4 years later apparently referencing a right wing viral e-mail, or an extreme right wing web site.

    "Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee (D-TX) is clueless on so many fronts, it's hard to take it all in. She not only thinks the Tea Party movement is akin to the Ku Klux Klan (sorry, Rep. Lee, you should have checked with Senator Robert "KKK" Byrd (D-WV) on that one before he died in 2010.) She also seems to think there are still free people living in South Vietnam (ah, no, Rep. Lee, your fellow Marxist Democrats took care of that little "freedom" problem the South Vietnamese had about 35 years ago.)"

    CoolBreeze you need to get some newer material to cut and paste.

    -- Posted by Sam_1776 on Wed, Mar 5, 2014, at 4:15 PM
  • SAM.....I thought it was kinda funny he jumped on who he did seeing how there are many in congress WHO speak daily of facts that arnt facts......EXAMPLE;REP BACHMAN,REP GUTHRIE FROM TEXAS,AND FEW OTHERS BUT DIDNT MENTION THOSE WONDER WHY?????? I am sorry you didn't mention .....show us why......you did show us why .

    FREE is what you think it is.The tea party shows us that everyday.I might add that some people do consider the tea party to be akin to the KKK....AND THEY ARE ENTITLED TO THERE THOUGHTS, JUST AS YOU COOL BREEZE ARE ENTITLED TO YOURS.I AM sure if I said PANTHERS YOU WOULD CONSIDER THEM A CAUSE FOR EVIL WHEN IN SOME CIRCLES THEY ARE CONSIDERED A CAUSE FOR GOOD,It probally depends a lot on which side of the fence your on.

    HOW long do you think we should have stayed in the NAMM???? Wasn't just democrats who said enough so you need to get that straight.And as a NAMM VET 50,000 of us dead and the dying to this day that doesn't get compensated for there wounds etc I WOULD SAY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH FOR SOMEONES DOMINO THEORY.......I BET THEY DIDNT WEAR A UNIFORM,STAYED HOME AND CRIED THAT THE ECONOMY WASN'T BOOMING ENOUGH OR AS VICE PRESIDENT CHANEY SAID......HE HAD BETTER THINGS TO DO.......THE GLORY IN SOMEONE ELSES BLOOD.This is a bad subject for me I NEED TO GO............LATER

    -- Posted by lamont on Wed, Mar 5, 2014, at 7:44 PM
  • I agree Lamont, the Tea Party is a less obvious version of the KKK. Everybody can have different opinions but I just don't see the point of posting something from 2010 about a Congresswoman from another state. I mean how far does he have to look to find something that he thinks is stupid from a Democrat.

    Lots of people say things that people disagree with and sometimes they appear to be saying something stupid. Here are some quotes from the conservatives.

    "When the President does it, that means that it's not illegal." ~ Richard M. Nixon

    "The only way to reduce the number of nuclear weapons is to use them." ~ Rush Limbaugh

    "The ACLU is to Christians what the American Nazi party is to Jews." ~ Jerry Falwell

    "Feminism was established so as to allow unattractive women easier access to the mainstream of society. ~ Rush Limbaugh

    -- Posted by Sam_1776 on Wed, Mar 5, 2014, at 10:14 PM
  • ALL I CAN DO IS LAUGH.....BUT I AM SURE THESE ARE NOTWORTHY TO SOME.........HAVE A GOOD ONE....... SAM

    -- Posted by lamont on Wed, Mar 5, 2014, at 10:18 PM
  • A political party that wants to disavow and disassociate itself from Grover Norquist for being married to a Muslim is what we have come to expect from that all inclusive Tea Party organization. Choo Choo Boys. The Paranoia Wayne Train is pulling up to the station.

    -- Posted by sara-connor on Thu, Mar 6, 2014, at 8:33 AM
  • CoolBreeze likes Wayne so much, that he hopes to conjure him up by calling others Wayne.

    Away from the topic of an obscure Congresswoman from Texas that offended someone in 2010, and back to the topic of the blog and the current year, Obama through Executive Order froze assets and U.S. Visas for people from the Ukraine and Russia contributing "to violence or engaged in corruption in Ukraine."

    Much better than going to war.

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/obama-orders-freeze-on-assets-of-peop...

    -- Posted by Sam_1776 on Thu, Mar 6, 2014, at 9:12 AM
  • YOU NEED TO LEARN TO READ for comprehension.....COolbreeze.I did not say I thought the tea party was the KKK I said SOME people consider the tea party akin to the KKK.IF I DID think that I would say so.I WOULD NOT CARE HOW MANY BLACKS WERE MEMBERS OF THE TEA PARTY THAT IS THERE BUSINESS, IT DOES NOT MAKE THE PERCEPTION OF THAT ORGANIZATION AS ONE THAT IS ALL INCLUSIVE.There rehetoric speaks for itself.

    You are so busy trying to show us how non racist you are that you constantly show us threw your partisan innuendo attacks how your thought process works.IT goes so far as to be in what you choose to cut and paste. NO ONE HERE IS A FOOL WE CAN ALL SEE IT.The next time you want to call someone IGNORANT go look in the mirror, I try to refrain from those kind of words they become incendarie and detract from the conversation,however I am capable and will use them in there right context.I would suggest to you that you re read your post as it is full of race baiting innuendo.s we just don't care to addresse them.For me it's a waste of time but don't think for a minute that I NOR ANYONE ELSE HERE IS NOT AWARE OF THEM.

    If YOU ARE TRYING TO MAKE A POINT OF IGNORANT POLETICIANS DARE I SAY YOU NEED TO MENTION A MORE WELL ROUNDED GROUP AND INCLUDE DARREL ISSA,AND REP BACHMAN THINK YOU CAN DO THAT??????

    -- Posted by lamont on Thu, Mar 6, 2014, at 12:15 PM
  • I read a news article about the Issa incident. It said "bipartisan - one side objects and the other side turns off the microphone."

    Issa is a cantankerous fool that likes to call people to testify over and over again so that they can again plead the 5th. That's kind of like voting over and over to repeal a law that has no chance of repeal. His activities waste taxpayer's money.

    -- Posted by Sam_1776 on Thu, Mar 6, 2014, at 6:38 PM
  • THAT POINT WAS MADE TODAY sam BY a congress woman SHE QUOTED THE COST OF CONGRESS OPERATING WEEKLY AND DAILY AND THEN TALKED ABOUT NONSENSE VOTES WAS, INTERESTING.The protocol for Issa's actions are unprecedented but BOHENOR tabled the vote for his removal.I am sure the GOP made no friends toward there election hopes from this incident.

    COOL BREEZE I AM SO GLAD YOU KNOW WHAT I WOULD SAY.I don't make innuendo's if I WANTED TO CALL THE TEA PARTY THE KKK I WOULD WITH NO HESITATION.So deal with what has been said not what you want to be said.YOU would be better served if you knew the parliamentary procedures used in the congress.The BLACK CONGRESSMAN IS ELLISA CUMMINGS THE RANKING MEMBER ON THE COMITTEE AND THEY DO MAKE OPENING STATEMENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SESSION.

    POINTS WELL TAKEN SAM......LATER

    -- Posted by lamont on Thu, Mar 6, 2014, at 7:05 PM
  • The hearing was a joke. We can all agree on that. Lerner has a right to invoke the 5th amendment. Issa knew that she would and probably hopped that she would so that he could get the headlines.

    A leading democratic Congressmen objected to ending the hearing without both sides being heard and Issa with a gesture to his throat ordered the microphones turned off. Issa is a fool that does his party no good.

    -- Posted by Sam_1776 on Thu, Mar 6, 2014, at 8:56 PM
  • EMOTIONAL RANTS?????? NOT LATELY,BUT THAT IS YOUR WAY OF ATTEMPTING TO NEGATE WHAT I SAY.Wether you like it or not I speak English, I am educated,I have and opinion like you do. I speak to you with respect.I don't go off with garbage like you just did about and emotional rant ,which I might add is far from the truth. That is one of those race baiting things that you say that we all get.......after all we know blacks are emotional and any time they speak they rant.COOLBREEZE YOUR TESTING THE WATERS. With that I am going to try and ignore your garbage,I DONT like being called a liar ,or being sterotyped,or being told that I have half fiction or some other crap you have to say.I AM the ONLY one you do that to, so I am aware of were YOUR coming from.

    NOW SO WE ARE CLEAR. THIS IS NOT A RANT........IT IS A VERY CONCISE STATMENT DIRECTED SQUARLY AT YOU, IN OTHER WORDS I HAVE HAD ENOUGH. I DONT QUITE AND I DONT RUN. COWARD I AM NOT, SO IF YOU CARE TO CONTINUE YOUR FORM OF pathetic REHETORIC FEEL FREE BUT I WILL CALL IT WHAT IT IS FROM THIS POINT ON. BUT IT WILL NOT BE A RANT IN ANY FORM.......HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

    -- Posted by lamont on Thu, Mar 6, 2014, at 9:16 PM
  • Keep protesting Issa's innocence CoolBreeze. Meanwhile Issa apologized for his behavior to keep his committee chairmanship. If as you claim that behavior has happened before, cite your facts that back that up or as usual are you just blowing smoke?

    In regards to Issa's actions and why he is doing them, the Washington Post said this.

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/clash-between-issa-cummings-latest-partis...

    On Thursday, several House Democrats alleged that, instead of truly seeking answers, Issa and other Republicans are using the hearings as a way to keep voters talking about the IRS investigation as the midterm elections approach.

    "The Republicans are determined to keep this issue of the IRS alive," said Rep. Sander M. Levin (Mich.), the ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee. "What happened yesterday was the political strategy of the Republicans: going berserk."

    -- Posted by Sam_1776 on Fri, Mar 7, 2014, at 7:42 AM
  • CoolBreeze83647; we saw you promised to quit posting forever on this webpage way, way, way back in November 2013. To us that sounded a lot like quitting or running away. But you're back. Does this mean you are backing down?

    Tell us again how you will take issue with things posted that are simply not true. The Paranoia Wayne Train is leaving the station soon. Choo, Choo boys.

    -- Posted by sara-connor on Fri, Mar 7, 2014, at 7:55 AM
  • SO WE GET IT STRAIGHT......the race baiting is in your words and how you use them.example;;;you refer to the whites in congress by there name......you find something else to use when speaking of a black.You constantly refer to those people etc. who????? LIKE WE DONT KNOW WHO YOU ARE REFERING TO BUT THE DISRESPECT IS THERE.MRS LERNER took the 5 th and we all are entitled to do that or is that reserved for the right wing.And yes it was unprecedented wether you want to believe it or not.

    OBVIOUS crimes....if they were obvious we wouldn't need hearings,and by the way what happened to innocent till proven guilty.IF I thought she was guilty I would say so.Besides all that, they HAVE investigated liberal groups, libertarian groups UNDER THE SAME RULE...... heck IV BEEN AUDITED SO WHATS THE BIG DEAL .(3 TIMES)

    FUNNY CONG ISSA WAS INDITED FOR BURNING DOWN A BUILDING HE OWNED AND CAME UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE LAW INNOCENT TILL PROVEN GUILTY.

    I don't care what you refute, what I CARE ABOUT IS YOUR RACE BAITING DISRESPECT THAT'S WHAT I CARE ABOUT.PROVE ME WRONG....I AM NOT PERFECT.

    WHen you speak of hypocrisy are you referring to GOV ROMMNEY,CONG.PAUL,GOV PALIN,CONG ISSA,I think those are some outstanding hypocrites they can be placed in the barrel with CONG.LEE AND SEVERAL OTHER DEMS I KNOW.

    I HAVE NEVER TOLD ANYONE I was a democrate so until I DO YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I AM.THE EMOTIONS YOU PERCIEVE ARE SIMPLY NOT THERE YOU JUST DONT FEEL THAT A BLACK MAN SHOULD SPEAK TO YOU WITHOUT KISSING YOUR BUTT.I can be respectfull but that's IT especially with you.THAT IS MORE THAN YOU ARE WITH ME AND YOU KNOW IT.

    LAST BUT NOT LEAST......CONG.ISSA IS NOT DOING A DARN THING TO HELP THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AS A WHOLE.If you think he is that is your perception not the perception of the majority of Americans.He is playing a political game.so who is putting party ahead of people.??? Your right wing talking points hold no water,and the use of projection both personal and political is very old

    -- Posted by lamont on Fri, Mar 7, 2014, at 11:46 AM
  • CoolBreeze, I do notice that Issa has a name but the Cummings doesn't have a name in your statement below.

    "I have zero problem with Issa. He's done absolutely nothing wrong, and did NOT breach protocol one bit by denying the Black Caucus person an opening statement....because the time for opening statements had long since PASSED!"

    The turning off the microphone is unprecedented according to CNN. However in 1856 a Congressman went over to the Senate and nearly beat to death Senator Charles Sumner. The good old days, right CoolBreeze?

    -- Posted by Sam_1776 on Fri, Mar 7, 2014, at 1:50 PM
  • YOUR RIGHT OF COURSE COOLBREEZE........MARCHING NEXT TO DR KING IN SELMA WAS A CRIME......AFTER ALL THEY DID NOT HAVE A PERMIT........FOR THAT WE WILL TURN THE DOGS ON YOU BEAT YOU HALF TO DEATH AND LOCK YOU UP.CONG CUMMINGS SPENT SOME TIME IN THE HOSPITAL FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE.I'm sure he deserved it.

    UNEMPLOYMENT GOING DOWN 6.7......STOCK MARKET the highest it's ever been over 1600,intrest rates rising, MANUFACTURING JOBS INCREASING,largest producers of oil in the world I would dare say the indicators say we are getting better.Those are real numbers.But it makes no difference some would never be right under this president that's known, so let the numbers speak for themselves.........

    -- Posted by lamont on Fri, Mar 7, 2014, at 8:09 PM
  • According to CNN, the economy is recovering slowly. Some economists feel that the extreme winter weather this year has slowed down hiring. But guess what? The weather is getting better now.

    CoolBreeze, sane people don't really believe that there is a conspiracy to "artificially inflate" the stock market. You should stop reading only extreme right viral e-mails for your information and do some real investigation.

    http://money.cnn.com/2014/03/05/news/economy/february-jobs-report-preview/index....

    -- Posted by Sam_1776 on Sat, Mar 8, 2014, at 8:42 AM
  • SAM.... I DONT FEEL THAT COOLBREEZE wants to read anything but right wing stuff.I LIKE YOU READ THEM BOTH.I would think that knowing the GOP's feelings about private ownership that that would be a good thing. It IS APPARENT THAT THE ECONOMY IS RECOVERING.We will NEVER RETURN TO A BOOM TOWN our economy is intertwine with the rest of the worlds,plus the recovery is slower than some would like.The depths to which the economy was taken to was a lot deeper than most economist thought.The fact that our monetary institutions had lied and in some cases stole to create a money making situation for some was pretty deep.BUT of course to some that is a lie it's THE PRESIDENTS FAULT........if THE GOP WOULD GO TO WORK RATHER THAN LOOKING FOR MORE INSULTS TO HURDLE WE MIGHT GET OUT OF THIS FASTER.

    -- Posted by lamont on Sat, Mar 8, 2014, at 11:33 AM
  • I agree lamont.

    -- Posted by Sam_1776 on Sat, Mar 8, 2014, at 2:05 PM
  • That doesn't frighten me or most sane people CoolBreeze. Both parties are playing politics right now and it's hard to say who will come out ahead.

    For Idaho, the interesting thing to watch is if the Republican Senators and Congress start to read the writing on the wall which is that the Republican party will not survive as a national party unless the Republicans clean up their act.

    "So, dear GOP: If you keep this madness up, magazine editors and late-night comedians will be forever in your debt. But we may well be the only loyal constituency you have left. Up to you."

    http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/04/gop-war-on-women

    -- Posted by Sam_1776 on Sat, Mar 8, 2014, at 9:23 PM
  • COOLBREEZE I DID NOT INSULT YOU,THREATEN YOU,MAKE FUN OF YOU.OR ANY OF THOSE THINGS BUT IF YOU SEE IT THAT WAY IT'S OK.I know I didn't and so do the people here.I THINK WHAT I SAID EARLIER HOLDS WATER....YOU JUST SHOWED YOUR BUTT....IF ANYONE WENT AFTER YOU IT WAS SAM ......BUT YOU ATTACKED ME......THAT'S FUNNY.......JUST goes to show were your biases lye.I REALLY DONT CARE COOLBREEZE IF THAT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD PLEASE CONTINUE, EVRYTIME YOU DO YOU JUST SOLIDIFY YOUR OUTLOOK.I worked for people like you they were in the business of firing before hiring.......because.......eventually they paid a price.They only needed one credential.

    SORRY to disappoint you but you don't have a real clue about were I am coming from.The sacrifices I made in an attempt to change attitudes in this country black and white. I told you before the mere fact that a black would talk back to you ****** you off.

    SAM......I apologize that you had to be the brunt of this.I'll let WAYNE know he is in good company.

    coolbreeze I don't have a double standard and anyone who knows me knows that,but I wouldn't think you would think anything else.BUT you know so much about folks that anything that doesn't fit your scenario has got to be wrong.......it's ok.....people like you remind me of how far we have to go because we sure havn't got there yet.........have a great day

    -- Posted by lamont on Sat, Mar 8, 2014, at 10:52 PM
  • Absolutely not a problem on anything lamont. I just wish that CoolBreeze could stick to the facts so that a real discussion could occur.

    I ignore his insults, which are substituted for actual information.

    -- Posted by Sam_1776 on Sat, Mar 8, 2014, at 11:14 PM
  • And give Wayne my regards. :-)

    -- Posted by Sam_1776 on Sun, Mar 9, 2014, at 1:49 AM
  • CoolBreeze you crack me up. When you said that you were done with lamont and his "bully pulpit" you thought that you were insulting him but that is not really an insult.

    A bully pulpit is a position in life that a person has that allows him or her to speak on an issue and be listened to. Lamont has that because lamont has earned some respect on the MHN blog.

    -- Posted by Sam_1776 on Sun, Mar 9, 2014, at 11:38 AM
  • I am only pointing out that if the real Wayne was on here he would of imploded or exploded by now, and been kicked off the blogs.

    I do however see some resemblance of past bloggers on here under other fictitious names.

    OK carry on!

    -- Posted by MsMarylin on Sun, Mar 9, 2014, at 12:42 PM
  • NOT BY MEDIA SITES,CHEERLEADERS,ETC AND THE COLOR OF MY SKIN DOESNT MEAN ANYTHING.......HELLO........YOU NEED TO GO BACK AND READ YOUR POSTS ,,,,,,,,,YOU HAVE GOT TO E JOKING......YOU DONT EVEN KNOW INSULTS WHEN YOU THROW THEM CONG ISSA VRS THAT BLACK CAUCUSE GUY ,YOUR A JOKE.HE'S A CONG.JUST LIKE CONG ISSA THE RANKING MEMBER AT THAT.

    THANKS SAM......but I am ok........he really doesn't bother me I dealt with PEOPLE LIKE THAT IN A classrrom for 13 yrs with at leasT 3-4 of them out of 20.......oh the fun of it all.JUST like ROMMNEY didn't realize he insulted HALF the people in AMERICA AND HE THOUGHT HE SHOULD BE PRESIDENT.RAND PAUL IS ANOTHER ONE......HIS MONETARY IDEA'S MAY BE OK BUT HIS SOCIAL IDEAS REEK OF BIGOTRY.SO tell me why I should vote for someone who would like to return to discrimination and segregation I am listening and I am sure everyone else is also.COME on make your points so we can get it over with, the floor is all yours......laugh.!!!!!!!!!!!!

    -- Posted by lamont on Sun, Mar 9, 2014, at 2:03 PM
  • Who used to talk about straw men? I remember now. It was Free Thinker.

    -- Posted by Sam_1776 on Sun, Mar 9, 2014, at 7:53 PM
  • SEN.RAND PAUL.........YOU SHOULD GO BACK AND SEE WHAT HE HAS SAID......BUT I KNOW YOU WONT.Makes no difference I am not the only one who knows of his statements. DO I think?????????? OH YEAH EVERYDAY SOMEONE REMINDS ME OF SOME THINGS THAT HAVE NOT CHANGED IN THIS COUNTRY.

    When you cant refer to all elected officials by the titles and only certain ones get disrespected that way, you have said what you wanted to, you just werent' straight forward with it.THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DENY IT'S REAL MEANING.IT'S LIKE CALLING A GROWN MAN A BOY AND SAYING YOU WERE JUST JOKING.........HELLO !!!!!!!!!

    YOU DIDNT ANSWER THE QUESTION.........wHY WOULD I WANT TO VOTE FOR THEM???????

    -- Posted by lamont on Sun, Mar 9, 2014, at 8:37 PM
  • COOLBREEZE........... DUCKED THE QUESTION AS USUAL........IT DOESNT MATTER THE WORLD KNOWS WHAT IT HEARD.WE know what we hear in your post also. I would guess others hear the same they are just intimadated,or don't want to waste there time telling you.MY age hasn't got a darn thing to do with this so stop trying to find other way's to insult.Children without manners speak to people the way that you do, so again look in the mirror.

    SAM there was an article in the statestman about education you might find it interesting.has to do with cost and who is getting to pay......there were some surprises there.I know I am not worrying about my grans here going to bsu or any school here I will not help finance them going to a school that allows guns on campus.....no way. well got to run..........

    -- Posted by lamont on Mon, Mar 10, 2014, at 2:42 PM
  • Are you talking about the 35 million back to the Operational budget? That would be good news if it passes.

    I have friends that work at BSU and we know students that go there. There is some debate about this at BSU but for the most part the administration thinks that an 18-22 year old student with a gun on campus is a very, very bad idea.

    One person said, if the legislature wants to allow concealed weapons to flex people's second amendment right then they should allow it at the capital in their work place, as opposed to the BSU work place. She has said that she has observed emotional outbursts over just paying their tuition and sometimes not having the money.

    In our family, we send our kids, for the most part, to BSU because it is close (less than an hour) and we are Bronco Fans. Our kids won't be carrying.

    -- Posted by Sam_1776 on Mon, Mar 10, 2014, at 4:03 PM
  • I would love for my GRAN daughter to go there,but not with weapons on campus.That is a personal thing.I AGREE LET THEM TAKE THEM TO THE CAPITAL BUILDING.I equate this to the chicken hawks,they never shot anyone,they have never seen what a nuke does to people and things.,they never attented a military funeral and there never seems to be enough soldiers dieing for them.I think PALIN FITS THAT VERY WELL.

    I was talkings about the article titled.. poorest students see rising costs.The title is misleading in a way.It is a very broard article covering a very wide depth of cost.MORE than that it talks about who is doing the paying and why.

    I didn't see the one on 35mil, Ill have to go back and look for that.WILL DO AND SEE WHAT IT DOES.......I am very interested in the k-12.

    -- Posted by lamont on Mon, Mar 10, 2014, at 6:01 PM
  • I found the article. Unfortunately, colleges and universities, even public ones are a business and they want to make the most that they can.

    On the concealed weapon thing, the legislature has played pretty fast and loose with the universities and colleges. Just a few years ago it was the law, or at least a rule, that Boise State had to play the U of I every year.

    -- Posted by Sam_1776 on Mon, Mar 10, 2014, at 6:49 PM
  • SAM....I think someone is going to take it to court.....they wouldn't let key people who had the responsibilty for public safety testify.They shut down public comment without listening to aquarter of them.I hate to see the money wasted but I THINK THAT IS WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

    I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS INTRESTING HOW THEY PAST THE COST DOWN TO WHO CAN LEAST AFFORD IT,That whole thing sounded familiar on so many fronts.MIddle class doesn't have the money to check out all the loop holes we go along with what we are told.I think maybe we need to go back to reading rather than relying on the TV......smile.Let me tell you I have 17 grans 1 has graduated and teaches in Beijing,2 are going to be early graduates 1 this yr 1 next and 1 at Dartmouth now,then we get a break and it starts all over again.1 would have been here but not now, she is a smart girl.....she called me today to say she didn't want to go to a school that allows weapons.......she's 16 will graduate next January.She's a new years baby, turns 17 has a birthday and graduates.NEVER SAID A WORD TO HER.BUT THAT'S MY BABY.....well I am glad you got those articles, got to go for now........catch you later.

    -- Posted by lamont on Mon, Mar 10, 2014, at 7:55 PM
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