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Weekly News 03/07-09/07 by Vitruvius July 9, 2011 11:52 pm

One comment on the minimum wage article. It ends like this: The bottom line: Dropping the minimum wage could reduce unemployment among ... by TB 2011-07-10 09:45:22
- One word about doing away with minimum wage: Bullshit. Just one more example of the Republican fat cats trying ... by Eri 2011-07-10 17:46:42
- I smell a rat, too. by ER 2011-07-10 09:50:30
  - Call it "interning" or "volunteering", so they don't have to paid at all. And it will look good on their resumes. ... by ER 2011-07-10 09:55:21
    - That's what a lot of young people are doing now. Including college graduates. Is this an improvement over getting paid ... by TB 2011-07-10 10:20:47
      - I think you missed my point. Maybe the Zone needs a font for sarcasm. by ER 2011-07-10 10:53:37
        
        A sarcasm font!!! I have been bitchin' about that for Facebook ER!!. Man you should see the misunderstanding that transpires over ... by Jody 2011-07-10 10:56:21
      - Ah yes, the Glories of the Gilded Age. They even wrote poems about it. The Golf Links Sarah N. Cleghorn (1876-1959) The ... by ER 2011-07-10 10:48:59
        
        And this has exactly what to do with the minimum wage? by TB 2011-07-10 11:09:50
        
        Everything. Republicans are also proposing raising the number of hours children can legally work. Next they'll push lowering ... by ER 2011-07-10 11:26:32
        
        My son got his first job this summer. He's 20. The unemployment rate for 16 to 19 year-olds ... by TB 2011-07-10 11:36:06
        
        ....We really need that sarcasm font. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-10 13:04:31
        
        Too Shay! by ER 2011-07-10 15:30:53

For Christ's sake by mcfly July 9, 2011 6:23 pm

Speaking as most likely the only Agnostic/Atheist here, I have to say I agree with all the religious types here. ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-09 23:57:53
- Scientology wasn't always a religion, it originally started out as a pseudoscience, a self-help fad based on the popularity of ... by ER 2011-07-10 07:10:45
  - .....Hmmm. What are the chances that, if the US balkanised, that Utah would become a mormon republic of sorts? ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-10 13:06:29
    - They probably wouldn't have one. Few groups are as isolationist (historically) as the Mormons. Heck, one of the ... by TB 2011-07-10 14:13:20
  - Let that religion that was not perceived as a "cult" in its early days, cast the first stone. by TB 2011-07-10 09:07:57
I am about to walk my talk. I am going to my hometown in two weeks to witness my best ... by Jody 2011-07-09 22:35:38
- Our church had a funeral service for one member of a married lesbian couple. I don't know where they ... by TB 2011-07-10 09:33:12
  - "Seems to me if someone wants to get married, the laws aren’t really much of an obstacle. Just needs more ... by Jody 2011-07-10 10:53:18
- So why are they "closed minded"? All because they view this issue differently than you? by Lee 2011-07-10 07:42:13
  - Yes. However I have had many years to reflect on this. Closed minded means a state of being that ... by Jody 2011-07-10 08:16:42
    - That's where "people like you", and I use that term in jest, miss the boat. Fear has nothing ... by Lee 2011-07-11 16:29:27
- Good for you! I pray everything goes well. by Eri 2011-07-10 07:01:38
My idea of morality is based on the golden rule, I won't do anything to people I wouldn't want them ... by ER 2011-07-09 19:05:46
- Can I hear an "Amen ? " by podrock 2011-07-09 19:38:37

Watch out for E15 gasoline by TB July 9, 2011 1:08 pm

And now for the news you all really want... by TB July 9, 2011 9:55 am

Must be a Canadian or British site because that pic is no longer available. by Eri 2011-07-09 22:40:55
- I've still got it too. In fact, I bookmarked it. by ER 2011-07-10 10:56:21
- Still comes up for me. Somebody stick a censor on your computer? by TB 2011-07-10 09:34:09
  - Censor? You mean like bum recognition software? I love it. Seriously, I can see how you could reference a ... by ER 2011-07-10 11:02:51
We are not amused. (n/t) by Elizabeth, Rex 2011-07-09 21:06:42
- But we are captivated! by The World 2011-07-09 21:07:54
TB, you should join me in making my Weekly News. It would be pure awesomeness (and I'd finally have ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-09 14:03:50
- We don't want a conservative side. We already get too much of that. by Eri 2011-07-09 22:42:06
- If I had to meet a schedule, this would become a "job." Ick. This way, I post as ... by TB 2011-07-09 14:39:41
  - Besides, you're doing great on your own. by TB 2011-07-09 15:23:10
    - Yeah. Another point of order: Helllloooooooooo new desktop background! (for my local church's computers) by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-10 00:00:17
She wears anal floss! by Jody 2011-07-09 11:34:36
I want to see that second photograph before I pass judgment. It DOES seem to run in the family. Pippa Passes by ER 2011-07-09 10:46:10

Democrat "secret plan" by TB July 9, 2011 9:31 am

The trouble with spending cuts is that they're nonbinding. Another Congress will come along in a couple of years ... by Lee 2011-07-09 14:14:38

What is the sound of one hand clapping? by Eri July 9, 2011 2:51 am

Betty Ford dead at 93 by TB July 8, 2011 9:12 pm

Minnesota governor rewrites a bit of history by TB July 8, 2011 9:52 am

9.2 percent by TB July 8, 2011 9:21 am

More here. Apparently next year the Democratic slogan will be "It's not the economy, stupid." by TB 2011-07-09 09:13:58

Burning coal causes global warming...unless the Chicoms do it. by Lee July 7, 2011 5:01 pm

Debt Ceiling by TB July 7, 2011 2:33 pm

Math, chemistry, engineering? by Lee July 7, 2011 9:48 am

comment withdrawn by podrock 2011-07-09 20:41:01
First off, I am a gay rights activist. THAT being said...it should not be mandatory in the sense where everyone ... by Jody 2011-07-07 14:18:57
- I asked this of one of my Mom of three school age children friends: "Ok so I took sometime to think ... by Jody 2011-07-07 17:34:06
  - You know, you can have a lot of conversations with kids about relationships without getting into sex. It's not ... by TB 2011-07-07 19:46:37
    - "I do kind of wish there was some cultural space in between putting a minority group in the dog house ... by ER 2011-07-09 07:44:02
      - One of America's unique strengths has been many years of absorbing people from all over the world, filtering out most ... by TB 2011-07-09 08:44:13
    - "I do kind of wish there was some cultural space in between putting a minority group in the dog house ... by Jody 2011-07-08 07:22:58
  - Well, as long as parent's are okay with their kid's sexuality, everything's good and fine by me. I guess ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-07 18:50:50
  - BTW...my Mom of three friend is gay. by Jody 2011-07-07 17:40:03
The lady doth protest too much, methinks. by mcfly 2011-07-07 09:57:03
- Learning about gays and their problems is more important than football, cheerleading, the prom, or any of the rest of ... by ER 2011-07-07 11:12:58
  - I prefer Morlock to Trog but you make a very unlikely Eloi ER One wonders sometimes if opinions sort out based ... by FrankC 2011-07-07 13:55:14
    - As I recall, (I only saw the 1st movie, never read the book)the Eloi were sort of wimpy pathetic victims, ... by ER 2011-07-07 15:01:32
      - Stereotyping: For conservatives you got John Wayne, Tom Selleck, and Bruce Willis. For Liberals there is Al Franken, Billy Crystal ... by FrankC 2011-07-07 18:20:09
        
        I'm a southern liberal, Frank. Did I say something to piss you off? I'm sorry if I did, I meant no disrespect. by ER 2011-07-07 18:53:23
        
        LOL, of course not ER, I don't lump all southern liberals together and I hardly think of you as an ... by FrankC 2011-07-07 20:09:11
        
        Thanks for the reassurance. Just for the record. I really don't believe there is any such thing as a ... by ER 2011-07-08 04:28:47
        
        That is exactly how I feel. Personally, I believe that in spite of the way we all use the terminology, anyone ... by FrankC 2011-07-08 12:40:17
        
        Well, they both did pretty well as cowboys. by TB 2011-07-08 12:44:04
        
        I assume you vote write-ins in national elections? by TB 2011-07-08 09:05:46
        
        I really don't understand what you're getting at. I vote for the individual whose victory I assess to be in the ... by ER 2011-07-08 11:37:51
  - No, it isn't. Those other things are what normal people do. They actually bring money into the school ... by Lee 2011-07-07 13:10:56
    - Let's not drift off into the ether, here. Extracurricular activities aren't exactly big income producers for most high schools, and are ... by TB 2011-07-07 13:30:57
      - Hell, let them go. California will continue to deteriorate as it rots from within. Those people who are ... by Lee 2011-07-07 13:39:43
  - Are those the only choices we get in public education? by TB 2011-07-07 11:13:46
    - Of course not. But I suspect that the choices are being framed that way for us. "Either we ... by ER 2011-07-07 11:40:24
      - The "good old days" in education seemed to work pretty well. I don't know what the real function of ... by TB 2011-07-07 12:00:29
        
        You're always going on about the Good 'Ol Days, as if the past were lined with gold leaf and the ... by mcfly 2011-07-07 13:03:33
        
        There are hard numbers behind much of what I say about schools and costs. I've posted them before. ... by TB 2011-07-07 13:15:45
        
        I'm not defending modern education. Personally, I think it sucks. My own high school had its problems, but I ... by ER 2011-07-07 12:12:31
        
        What happened was that the education system became more about the power and preservation of the education system than it ... by TB 2011-07-07 12:21:07
        
        You won't get any argument from me. As for the cultural part, I think my cousin from Cuba (he ... by ER 2011-07-07 13:10:16
        
        Just out of my own observation, if you want to see someone who gives a rip about their kids' education, ... by TB 2011-07-07 13:22:43
        
        It's not that immigrants care more about their kids' educations than Americans, its that Americans are more complacent and ambivalent ... by ER 2011-07-08 04:50:29
- Don't you mean drag queen? Schools should be about education, not re-education. by Lee 2011-07-07 10:01:08
  - Sure. Makes it a lot more difficult to round up the people you don't like when the public understands them as ... by mcfly 2011-07-07 10:10:00
    - Everyone's Human. What the hell does that have to do with anything? Teaching about and proselytizing for a deviant sexual ... by Lee 2011-07-07 13:09:15
      - So homosexuality's a mental disorder now? Or should I say, again? You were born way after your time. You could have ... by mcfly 2011-07-07 13:50:08
        
        You better hope it is a life style choice or behaviour disorder. If it's ever shown to be genetically ... by Lee 2011-07-07 14:33:05
        
        The modern Nazi, raging against human diversity in all its forms. How many 'Zoners know someone who's lived with physical ... by mcfly 2011-07-08 06:33:30
        
        Some polling on this kind of thing is discussed in this article. That's a lot of Nazis. by TB 2011-07-08 09:00:04
        
        The author sounds like she's full of it. She's absolutely mental. "While some may see this as progress, others recognize ... by Lee 2011-07-08 16:10:38
        
        That's a good article. Did you actually read it, or just scan for numbers? Consider passing it along to any ... by mcfly 2011-07-08 10:22:54
        
        The point was the poll numbers. 55 percent of Americans think abortion should be legal if the child will ... by TB 2011-07-08 12:28:12
        
        I worry about you sometimes, TB, I really do. If an issue hasn't been quantified, charted and graphed, you have ... by mcfly 2011-07-08 18:00:35
        
        You make a very good point that there's a big difference between the State commanding these actions and people choosing ... by TB 2011-07-08 18:45:00
        
        Free will has always been my view. I've said many times that the eugenic revolution will not be driven ... by Lee 2011-07-08 19:29:57
        
        And you don't want to remake society? I keep hearing liberals spout off about how America's population is changing, ... by Lee 2011-07-08 18:11:18
        
        If homosexuality is genetic, I'd think twice about messing with it. Any genetic code that is so obviously biased ... by TB 2011-07-07 14:37:31
        
        That could be said about any abnormality. by Lee 2011-07-07 15:11:29
California's leadership does have its priorities. My kids didn't get a decent look at American history until high school. by TB 2011-07-07 09:54:35
- I believe high school is the right time to teach American History. You need a certain degree of maturity ... by ER 2011-07-07 11:30:57
  - PS. I wrote my memoirs between February and April of 2001. It was one of the first things I ... by ER 2011-07-07 11:47:50
  - No American History until high school, and yet middle-school kids can apparently easily handle issues of homosexuality and transgenderism without ... by TB 2011-07-07 11:46:25
    - Perhaps transgender issues should be postponed til later, but there is also a practical side to be considered, too. ... by ER 2011-07-07 12:01:33

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