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It couldn't happen to a more deserving guy. by Eri July 12, 2011 7:06 pm

It's an absolutely breathtaking invasion of privacy. And it's hard to see how hacking into someone's voicemail and deleting messages (from ... by mcfly 2011-07-12 19:35:26
- The furor is about to cross the Atlantic. If it is found that 9/11 victims were hacked, Murdoch may find ... by Eri 2011-07-13 05:58:43
- They're prosecuting them, tracking them hard. The public is outraged. A high up police official is getting hit ... by Eri 2011-07-12 23:58:24
  - I think once that Sky deal is dead, you're going to see this calm down pretty quickly. Just a ... by TB 2011-07-13 07:07:19
    - I hope you're wrong. Murdoch is someone who has abused his position and corrupted the news reporting process. ... by Eri 2011-07-13 14:31:50
      - In Britain, it looks like some citizens are now calling for the break up of Murdoch's empire. We should ... by Eri 2011-07-13 23:03:40
        
        Who's "them?" by TB 2011-07-14 07:06:00
        
        Sorry. Should read "him" as in Murdoch. by Eri 2011-07-14 07:22:51
        
        If you're really worried about media control, how come nobody's going after General Electric? by TB 2011-07-14 08:33:49
        
        Is GE engaged in illegal or unethical behavior? If so, there's always room on the dance card. by mcfly 2011-07-14 11:08:25
Well the Labour party was a tool of the KGB for decades. I'm sure they have many hackers which ... by Lee 2011-07-12 19:32:21
- That's too stupid to even respond to. Jesus. by Eri 2011-07-12 23:54:15
  - Read some history. The Labour party were stooges of the Polit Bureau. Many of their high ranking members ... by Lee 2011-07-13 00:34:13

Obama to attend La Raza conference. by Lee July 12, 2011 2:19 pm

You'll know electric cars have arrived... by TB July 12, 2011 10:17 am

It is getting ugly out there folks by Jody July 11, 2011 10:05 am

Jeebus...you ALL have it wrong!!!! NUKE the HOA!!! by Jody 2011-07-12 10:45:16
- Why? What did she ever do to you? by TB 2011-07-12 10:47:48
  - LMAO! TOM!!!!!!!!! by Jody 2011-07-12 14:35:41
- ooops...; by Jody 2011-07-12 10:45:39
We've been over this. People who "can't pay" deserve the kick in the teeth that they've got coming. Bunch of ... by mcfly 2011-07-11 19:46:52
- Yes, but it looks like the whole thing has gotten out of control. I.E., for an $87,000 home, a ... by Eri 2011-07-12 05:11:03
  - You know I was being fascetious, Eri. (Is that how you spell fascecious? fah-she-shus. You know what I mean.) I'm with ... by mcfly 2011-07-12 08:53:29
    - PS. the second part of my post above ("...for some others...") is untrue and just deliberately cruel. Retracted. by mcfly 2011-07-12 10:19:24
    - Oh heck, I should have recognized it as facetiousness because of who posted it. I think I need more ... by Eri 2011-07-12 08:56:41
      - I need to start using the Facetious Face more often in my posts. BTW, you wouldn't happen to know how to ... by mcfly 2011-07-12 10:07:53
        
        I just do a wink ;) semicolon, parenthethis. by Eri 2011-07-12 19:10:03
        
        Okay we have a legitimate concern/complaint/ and general neediness for a sarcasm font and a smart ass aka facetious font. I ... by Jody 2011-07-12 10:43:30
        
        That's good. I think. ;-) If you could also come up with a "horse's butt" symbol, I could get a ... by mcfly 2011-07-12 11:05:04
        
        )- would make a horse's butt, or near enough. The butt and the tail. by Eri 2011-07-13 14:34:05
        
        Try 3- by TB 2011-07-13 15:03:45
        
        OK. Everybody, TB's the perfect horse's butt! but, but... ;) by Eri 2011-07-14 21:12:06
- Nah, I think the owners who have more money than the rest should pay for all of them, and just ... by TB 2011-07-11 20:28:01
  - You damn socialist. by mcfly 2011-07-12 08:45:52
    - Tear him a new one, McFly! We gotta get them socialists! by Eri 2011-07-12 19:11:03
      - You know what the worst thing about creeping socialism is? Creeping socialists! by mcfly 2011-07-12 19:20:12

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

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