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So Sorry! I forgot stream of consciousness was your private preserve.	0	not toxic
"We live in really interesting times," Berkowitz said. "At the national level, politics seems to be driven by fear, and mired in a fear-based campaign right now. It's really inexcusable that in a state with all these resources and all of this beauty, that we can't get our act together as a state to solve a problem." LOL, says some one that cant get the daily murders in our city under control, Welcome to LOS Anchorage Mayor.	0	not toxic
It's a very sad world when people would rather regurgitate legal and political manure.... Than actually do the right thing. Because if any person defending the Khadr payout spend a day in Tabitha Speer's shoes, you would have a very different opinion.	0	not toxic
I am glad Koster is leaving and even more thankful that he never personally represented me. Now, he can go back and finish junior college.	0	not toxic
wow CLean you are a true brain washed sheep of ignorance,, the gulf is just fine, the world didnt come to an end etc.. life is going on there,, maybe you can digest reality, see just like the sound up north , all is moving ahead ,, there will always be risks for society, unless you want us all to go back to burning sticks for heat etc.. no cars, no plastic of medicine etc.. so ok then YOU FIRST!! ha ha ha	1	toxic
Wisdom that works the world over, but somehow not in the US. Have you seen American educational and health stats for the last ten years? Its a record of ongoing failure. They have trended down in high school achievement tests in math and literacy. 16th out of 20(PISA.) They have the highest infant mortality rate in the OECD. South Korean girls will live longer than American ones. (WHO.) All this is directly related to the fact they have a poor public sector support which is continually undermined by private profit seeking interests who buy influence in Washington and feed on the taxpayer carcass. Its a broken model for society. One that is undermined by seriously corrupt campaign financing and an angry but largely passive citizenry.	0	not toxic
I'm quite sure that Comey "perceived" that there was "no intent" for Hillary to commit a crime by setting up a server to keep her governmental communications beyond the reach of any FOIA. You don't need an investigation to "perceive" "no intent" - just like you don't need any actual evidence to "perceive" that Trump "had the intent" to obstruct justice. It is just part of Comey being a superior being, and entirely above the law for little people.	0	not toxic
One cannot fight change. If people want to speak more english, it will happen regardless of what the government wants. Also, if one wants to preserve french usage and culture, there are ways to do it that don't include coercion. Language police are not the answer. Perhaps I over reached using the word "meaningful", because I'm sure you are right that there are some in the province who think this fight has meaning (as futile as it is in reality). I disagree, but each to their own. I also wonder about someone who thinks that spending that much money each year to fight "loss of culture" in this way is more important than using the money in a way that actually accomplishes something.	0	not toxic
The headline suggest Trump made the call to Taiwan.. The call was from the Taiwanese President to Trump to congratulate him on his election victory. The media has used similar headlines in it's reporting of the event and one has to ask why? The media doesn't like Trump and he couldn't care less about them.	0	not toxic
It appears that with BrianB1973 we've discovered yet another Russian troll posting from his cold basement flat in Krasnoyarsk.	0	not toxic
ATF, I think you've explained the problems very well.	0	not toxic
I understand what the writer is saying, but it's too late to save a 40 or 50 year old racist or neo-nazi. Hatred is all they have left and there is nothing left to save. We must be very vigilant with these types and ostracize and shame them as examples to others heading down that dark, menacing path. We can save the kids, but the older haters are well beyond the point of no return. We can only deal with them like any other extremist criminals.	0	not toxic
I 100% promise you, the comments on HeraldNet and Facebook prevented Sullivan from making it to the primary. People didn't know about his DUI, so great job to those who posted. I personally know multiple individuals who read the comments and didn't vote for him. With margins this low, it simply was enough to take him out of the running. Don't drink and drive next time Brian. Oh and to those who think Franklin will win, she won't. She's by far the worst candidate with the lesser evil of the two being Judy Tuohy, so I, along with nearly everyone else who didn't vote for pandering, will likely go to someone who can at least be a leader. Guess Tuohy is our next mayor.	0	not toxic
Why don't we just adopt fully socialized medicine. All DRs become Ontario Govt employees, operating out of Govt owned or leased facilities.	0	not toxic
What a shameful distortion of the truth. It is pretty hard to find work when the economy has literally collapsed, and the US Congress removing all of the federal supports to keep industry there growing created the collapse. PR government bears a good part of the responsibility as well, being quite corrupt and beholding to the wealthy ruling class. But even with that, the island could never survive after what the US government did. Oh - and P.S. - I do believe reading that Obama wanted to reinstate help to PR but was, like everything else, told "No" by the GOP congress. That should drive you a bit more over the edge. My apologies for that, Rogue.	0	not toxic
Why should anyone care that the party opposed to civil liberties opposes a judge who supports civil liberties? They lost for a reason, like being incredibly authoritarian!	0	not toxic
The major problem is, the MSM, DNC, Estlabishment Rinos, education system. And large global industries. Want a one world communist government. The people on the other hand, small business and the Trump administration want our republic back. We are tired of the communist giving our money and country away to anyone who wants it, for votes and power. This very well could be the battle of gog and Magog. Even the vadican and other major religions, has turned communist, and no longer believe in the tenants of the Christian religion.	0	not toxic
Such a sadly predictable comment. (Reminds of the way Trump thinks the only thing to do is to be anti-Obama.)	0	not toxic
His fiancée kneecapped Bud Pierce's gubernatorial campaign by resigning "on principle" when her candidate tripped over his tongue on a women's issue in mid-October. Pierce, you'll recall, apologized several times, to no avail. Now, this guy is a celebrity for helping to get the ultimate Larry the Lounge Lizard elected? Must make for some interesting pillow talk.	0	not toxic
Whats the matter MikeW5? Your an investment advisor?	0	not toxic
SQUAAKKK IM A PARROT, I PARROT BUZZWORDS THAT I THINK MEAN SOMETHING,	0	not toxic
You must not be a homeowner...	0	not toxic
"Justin Trudeau ‏@JustinTrudeau Jan 5 Mine and Sophie's hearts are breaking for the Desmond family, the community and all those affected in this terrible tragedy." What language is this?	0	not toxic
The conservatives only fundraise through personal contribution and membership dues...when a conservative corporate sponsor finances a $50,000.00 selfie statue, a $750,000.00 scholarship fund for the U of C and a $200,000.00 donation to a family non-profit society...you might have some green to work with but they didn't and haven't, so the old liberal moral equivalency deflection technique is now totally obsolete...this stinks to high heaven and the same birds that tossed their cookies over Duffygate (which fizzled like a wet cigar after the election) are now trying to cover up a cheesey activity reminiscent of the sponsorship scandal	0	not toxic
Robin Hood?	0	not toxic
Rats jumping from a sinking ship. Reminds me of retired general Harward declining the NSA job, calling it a crap sandwich. Poor old HR McMaster, as an active duty general he couldn't say no the the CIC. I'll bet he would have if he could have.	1	toxic
Take a look folks!!! Look at all those people, and the gret reaction they gave President Trump! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNJMbGfkfnM Incredible!!! GO TRUMP!!! #MAGA!!! Yet all the butt-hurt MSM and snowflakes can do is criticize everything he does. One thing I know is that you can't fool a kid. They know right away when you are lying. As this video shows they 100% support Trump!	0	not toxic
He did nothing wrong and had nothing to apologize for. Too bad he did apologize rather than stand his ground, but I suppose that was the price of keeping his job. I fear the direction this country is going and how much control is wielded by these so-called "social justice warriors" who have become so pervasive in government, academia and the news media.	0	not toxic
I didn't like AFDC because it lowered the incentive for having the husband/father in the house....more payout... Catholic DEMOCRAT Moynihan pointed this out in his report...the disincentives to various government reports. My inclination is toward economics/incentives/compensating behaviors/unintended consequences..in the model of Gary Becker from the Univ of Chicago. Some people here at NCR seem to be largely hidden racists of sorts, pretending that the Democrats and their laundry list of half-thought out programs have done great things for blacks. And contrariwise, that Republicans are mean white guys. I didn't know there was anyone left still holding such cartoonish views.	0	not toxic
Many don't read the PDN. Wish they'd have advertised or announced this in places where people would have seen it.	0	not toxic
Trump is concerned about refugees too.	0	not toxic
If you want to talk about the realities of war then the reality is that Japan was losing the war before the bombs were dropped. As I stated above, the blockades were working, Japanese Navy rendered combat ineffective, and Japan was totally isolated. The realities of war are that the U.S. dropped the bombs knowing that there was no threat of retaliation from an already weakened nation. Was it necessary to deliberately kill thousands of non-combatant civilians given the trend of the war? THAT is why the issue will always be debatable. Further - you and others who talk about people with first hand knowledge miss the fact that Thurlow has indisputable first hand knowledge - making her passion about this issue undeniable. She has no agenda seeking reparations and any implication that she does reflects poorly on the person making the accusation.	0	not toxic
You said "I know of NO leftist, and I KNOW many, who has ever supported suppression of free speech." Trying to call Schill anything but a 'leftist' or a 'liberal' is dishonesty on your part.	0	not toxic
Here's a novel idea: instead of focusing on the HOW (ie guns) and demanding additional "safeguards" that are virtually guaranteed to make absolutely no difference in the crime rate, let's focus on WHO is committing the majority of the violent crime in Anchorage. Yes, I know that's a very unpopular suggestion because it will mean acknowledging things that nobody wants to acknowledge. But this ongoing smokescreen of gun control and blaming SB91 is only allowing the problem to grow unchecked.	0	not toxic
Lazy liberals describe everyone who disagrees with them a hater.	0	not toxic
No it did not receive MUPTE. MUPTE is a program to stimulate the development of housing in the urban core, primarily downtown.	0	not toxic
Perhaps if an individual is a non-disabled adult they could be expected to contribute in some way possibly as a school volunteer or such to be eligible for Medicaid rather than simply being cut from the entitlement program.	0	not toxic
You don't need 1st Amendment protection, you need help and an education!	0	not toxic
Goes to show you that we do have patriots in this country that will go to bat for our President.. personally, I hope Cobb does more than just defend Trump.. I would like to see the White House take the Special Counsel down a piece at a time, exposing all the evil that is lurking behind the scenes from Comey's leaking of classified material to Mueller representing Clinton in parts of the the Russian Uranium rip-off..	0	not toxic
"number one destroyer of nature and the environment" We sent over all of our manufacturing to them, and so did the rest of the world. Don't act like we had no role in this. We didn't decrease our pollution, we just moved it somewhere else.	0	not toxic
Di nada, Senor G. Sus ejemplos prueban mi punto una vez más. http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/19/man-stabs-customer-after-getting-wrong-drink-at-starbucks/	0	not toxic
Which happens to triple yours.....	0	not toxic
Here's a navigable flowchart of MOA's organization and payroll: http://alaskapolicyforum.org/resources/municipality-of-anchorage/flowchart13/ Take a look at each subsection. Do all of these branches and subsections seem equally important and necessary? Violent crime is up. Vehicle theft is up 73% from last year. Anchorage is in a region known for snow. Our mayor wants us to believe that events have transpired such that now we can only choose between more crime and innavigable winter roads.	0	not toxic
It appears from reading the story that Boeing has some contracts for some preliminary design and other work but that there is no current contract for the actual comstruction of the planes.	0	not toxic
well that's a relief... I was wondering how intimate people got at an older age. thinking I always want to be engaging in this intimate act even at an older age. so good to hear ;) kudos to the " older people" getting out and getting involved, cause life is funner when shared with a companion	0	not toxic
Hi AnonAJ, I am not holding my breath waiting to see the USCCB come out with anything supporting the "sanctuary" movement. But I do expect that a good number of parishes will become 'sanctuary parishes' [and that their bishops will give tacit permission/blessing for them]. Hopefully, at these sanctuary churches [whatever the denomination], adults will be given training for work, coaching for citizenship, and a lasting place to find community. The children should also have tutoring for school when needed, and also an opportunity to feel accepted an loved. Let's hope that the sanctuary movement grows all over the U.S. There are many good folks who need the help and hopefully Catholic Charities, with good people like you can, once again, be a leader in this movement.	0	not toxic
David Johnston wasn't "Quebec-oriented". He's an Ontarian who was, at the time, serving as the President of the University of Waterloo. He had worked in Quebec in the course of his long and distinguished career. Though living in Quebec certainly helps, in terms of his ability to speak French, which is a prerequisite for the job.	0	not toxic
The "I know you are but what am I?" rational...classic	0	not toxic
"But I think one contributor to this dire predicament is obvious: the size and scope of government." What a bunch of rubbish. There are many countries with more extensive governments that don't have a tiny fraction of the political or other kinds of violence that we do. Or look at a country like Somalia which effectively has no government. By his logic they'd be the safest place on earth. But way to rise above petty partisan finger-pointing on this matter, Rich...oh, right, you didn't. Well, at least you managed to pimp your "blame liberals and the government for all of our problems" book.	0	not toxic
Trump raised the armrest between their seats and proceeded to grope her breasts and attempt to put his hand up her skirt. “He was like an octopus,” Leeds said. “His hands were everywhere.” . She told the Times that she introduced herself to Trump and shook his hand, he would not let her go and instead proceeded to kiss her on the cheeks and on her mouth. “It was so inappropriate,” Crooks told the Times. . Natasha Stoynoff said Trump forcibly kissed her during an interview at the real estate mogul’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida . Mindy McGillivray told the Palm Beach Post that Trump had groped her butt at Mar-a-Lago, where she was assisting a photographer friend of hers, in 2003. . Miss Washington 2013 Cassandra Searles “He probably doesn't want me telling the story about that time he continually grabbed my ass and invited me to his hotel room." . Temple Taggart Trump kissed her on the lips twice, once when they were introduced and another time in Trump Tower.	0	not toxic
Mexico saying they won't pay for the wall is a joke. With the right US immigration and welfare reforms there won't even be a need for a wall. All we really need to do is remove the incentive to be here illegally and the problem will fix itself. No job without proof of citizenship or work visa, no welfare and no benefits of any kind. Do that and they will self-deport by the millions.	0	not toxic
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What we are seeing with polls is how easily they can't be manipulated. Look at last years election polls. The election shock to the Democrats was ALL the polls said Hillary was going to win in a landslide. Now we have polls that say Trump supports are abandoning him, FAKE NEWS. Or this poll that now says 62% think the federal government is responsible for health care. Based on this logic is the federal government responsible to make sure every household has a flat screen TV, two cars in every garage, despite climate change, and cable TV. And we are told the rich isn't paying their "fair" share and are selfish. These 62% are the selfish ones. GIMME, GIMME, GIMME, GIMME ......	0	not toxic
I grew up in Florida. Everyone was from someplace else (Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan, and Ohio). Blacks lived in the old houses on the other side of the tracks, where my father had lived as a boy when the houses were new.	0	not toxic
Spinmeister or hair splitter... hmm hmm hmm. Do you think the letter writer has a hard limit of multiple federal investigations but is fine with investigations of child rape and tax fraud because they are state investigations? That is hair splitting and hard to justify. I acknowledge Hillary is under investigation. I just have to wonder at the thought process of someone deciding to throw stones over this issue when their own candidate hardly has a clean slate in that regard.	0	not toxic
I don't think any of you "just cut the government" crowd really understand the math behind the budget and it's funding. At the level at which it's in the red it would be impossible to just cut our way out. We're talking over half of the budget is unfunded. Just think about that, how would you could cut half of expenditures and not completely crater the state? The real problem is our legislature just really sucks. We are right back to the where we were 10 years when they threw Klott, Anderson, Kohring in jail.	0	not toxic
But would they dare to say it to his face? Of course not. Their excuse? -- "I only said it to please them Donald". Their lucrative positions would come to an end. Lucre doesn't get more filthy than this. And if Trump continues to not 'correct' his appointees, he becomes a spectator, not a president. Who's boss in his house anyway? Like one reporter who tried to get a question, he said to Trump "You're a fake" Exactly. Trump didn't deny it. He retorted "And you're a fake". Love it. The only truth he ever didn't utter.	0	not toxic
Hey at least this high binder admits he's on the take....Glad he left Alaska. How about taking a bus load from Juneau with you Fink-L-Stein when you leave again.	0	not toxic
Hello underground economy. Don't stop working, just stop declaring you work.	0	not toxic
Hey Trump haters ….do you hate Trump as much as I hate Trudeau/Wynne/Morneau just wondering??	0	not toxic
I've got a meeting (actually I'm already late but the client isn't here yet) so I cannot wait for the ADN to report it. Today Trump asked, "What about the alt-left?" Good gods, the man keeps using the same old, tired, and by now pathetic whataboutistic tactic trying to distract from a damaging question or point. Most politicians learn many ways how to not answer a question but, as Trump demonstrates time and time again, he has no abilities as a politician or a leader. Sad!	0	not toxic
B S. An absolute LIE.	0	not toxic
I'm always amazed at how easily and cheaply sellouts give away any sense of "duty", "honor" and "self respect" they may have had at one point in their lives in return for whatever gains they'll receive in their Faustian bargain. Max Sword...Jeff Sessions....Sean Spicer... Although the part-time, ethically ambiguous, purported HNL mayor appointed you Chair, you are technically supposed to represent what's best for the People of Honolulu, Maxie. If you can't handle it or grasp the bigger picture, you should resign with honor and integrity intact. Unfortunately you're just dissolving any vestiges of integrity and honor the more you behave like an indecisive, puppet lapdog.	0	not toxic
They were probably getting stoned on their own?	0	not toxic
Your last proposal is not radical at all - it is eminently sensible and achievable, and has ben done in countries like Bolivia, Chile and Bangladesh much to the benefit of the poor about whom our political leaders claim to care. Hernando De Soto has done a lot of work in this field.	0	not toxic
You mean the same Scientists that said the artic would be free of ice by 2013. You mean the same Scientists and their super computer climate model predictions have been wrong. You mean Bill Nye(&Al Gore) that had to fake their own simple science experiment.	0	not toxic
Elotro Martinez: you're already calling opening Monday Night Football boring? I've seen you post some insightful stuff in the past but it seems like you're heading in the Troll direction.	0	not toxic
I was in a discussion with dbsb who had referred to Germany as "more liberal/socialist", so I was using terms in context with that discussion. Glad you are somewhat educated though. Kudos	0	not toxic
The problem with healthcare in Canada is it's overly bureaucratic and cumbersome. Policy, process and procedure seems to trump everything else, often at the expense of someones life. Instead of throwing more money at a broken system, how about reforming it. In Canada people die waiting for essential scans to detect cancer and the treatment. I needed an MRI on my shoulder. In Canada I would need 3 or 4 appointments, then I would have to wait for months if not years before the appointment to come in for the scan. Here in Mexico I walked into a MRI clinic, was examined by a doctor and within 20 minutes I had the MRI. What a difference...	0	not toxic
Very excited!!!	0	not toxic
Before anyone gets up in arms about whether Freeland's grandfather was a Nazi collaborator or not, think about how little or how much you define yourself based on what your grandparents did. For me it's close to zero. I refuse to judge anyone based on what their ancestors did.	0	not toxic
So imagine a white man making these racists comments about Muslims on campus. Would these same professors put it all on the line in defence of that white guy? The answer is no.	0	not toxic
Trump had his politically expedient "conversion" because the voters he was playing to are of a different stripe than those making up Giuliani's support base or Schwarzenegger's, which is just my point. Pro-business Republicans have little in common with the social conservatives, but both are welcome in the Republican tent. The Democrats, on the other hand, for forty years, sneered at their traditional voters, the working class, and now whine that they've defected either to the Republicans or to third parties. I don't doubt that many of those who fell for Trump's empty promises will deeply regret it, but the limousine liberals own "President" Trump as much as those who voted for him.	0	not toxic
Morneau is lost.	0	not toxic
You call this a foreign affairs 'success' ? China won't keep this up - it happened before with Obama and oil shipments. It's a brief 2/3 month show. America owes China lots of cash and they are worried about it but if it goes to aggressive military action as Trump threatens, China will whistle a different tune very quickly.	0	not toxic
Facts, knowledge, and critical thinking.	0	not toxic
Funny how the waffling kind of stopped and more conviction was apparent after the Lac St. Jean by-election. He's not as dumb as the vitriol often suggests.	0	not toxic
When justifying censorship the first step is label an opinion dangerous, the danger however is not allowing a debate to shed light on the quality or lack of quality of diverse opinions.	0	not toxic
Ignoring electric may be the smartest thing that Toyota has ever done.	0	not toxic
A. "Intelligence Agencies have proven that they cannot be trusted not to abuse their ability to collect confidential information about political opponents on behalf of President Trump. It is obviously time to curtail the unrestrained mass surveillance capabilities of these agencies." B. "Intelligence Agencies have proven that they cannot be trusted not to abuse their ability to collect confidential information about political opponents on behalf of President Obama. It is obviously time to curtail the unrestrained mass surveillance capabilities of these agencies." C. "Intelligence Agencies have proven that they cannot be trusted not to abuse their ability to collect confidential information about political opponents on behalf of President Putin. It is obviously time to curtail the unrestrained mass surveillance capabilities of these agencies." A, B, or C. Choose one.	0	not toxic
RA: As usual you are blinded by your anger. I hear what he is saying and there is nothing to dislike about that is there? Let's see what happens. I'm all for tax cuts for the middle class and I thought you would be too but apparently not.	0	not toxic
Can't wait for Trump to tell our drama teacher, "You're Fired"	0	not toxic
And yours are not? You are hilarious. Sort of like Hillary WAS. BTW . . . it this a "civil" comment? You do not have to explain yourself. Get back to surfing the net.	0	not toxic
Lol 1% over 6 years would only take 600 years to rid 100% of illegals. It was a total of 1% over 6 years not year over year. Realistically about 550 years but still lol. This doesn't even include the last 2 years where obama went rather soft on deportations. I get that the illegals would have died off but that later stage to death may be the most expensive in health care etc. They will only become more expensive as they grow old.	0	not toxic
"The widening gap between rich and poor is a serious concern in the United States, and should be addressed." And the RG can be counted on to oppose any effort to do so. Any proposal reformers come up with, in their view, is not workable. That's how middle-class liberals suppress social and political change, anything that would reduce their privileged position in society.	0	not toxic
The DP couldn't resist to get their little dig in at TABOR since we all know that TABOR, not mis-management of existing money, is the reason for all the shortages in this state.	0	not toxic
"Cooper said the United States is drowning in debt and should only welcome immigrants the nation can afford. “Can’t everybody in the world live in America,” he said. “We’re putting ourselves into the poorhouse.”" Agreed. That's why it's important to filter immigrants by level of education, motivation to self-support and willingness to assimilate and appreciate our laws and values. If not, then eventually larger parts of our country will morph into areas with the same problems the immigrants escaped from, including high crime rates, poverty and increased demand on government resources.	0	not toxic
If I were you I would hate nor ostracize neither but be especially proud of the one who fought for the Union and against slavery. In no other state was neighbor on neighbor violence so terrible as in Missouri; I know, my family was involved. Had Deady prevailed on slavery Oregon could have been like that-- the Knights of the Golden Circle were ready to kill their Union neighbors on the Long Tom. Thank God cooler heads prevailed..	0	not toxic
No, she just wasn't paying for all the other "give me free stuff" people.	0	not toxic
Perhaps Fidel Junior. Raul is getting on in years. But Fidel Jr. has a job...i think he is a top bureaucrat i think with Atomic Engergy Cuba. The rest of the family have senior positions with the party and government. Amazing these communist dictatorships, give them a few years in power,and they start to think of themselves as rulers, with children and cousins and etc all in top positions in government. Margaret Honecker, Mdme Caucescu, the Kim Jong Ils et al in Korea, and the Castros. Milovan Djilas, former buddy of Tito, turned dissident and thrown into jail for daring to suggest more freedom, artistic freedom etc, wrote about this in The New Class, his analysis of why Communism never works...why it always leads to more repression as time goes, and how the economy fails and then collapses. The king is dead, long live the communist king...er...woops...long live the friend of the worker.	0	not toxic
Yes, I see that...you had no quote marks, so I didn't recognize it at first. When I did? I realized that you still seem to be attempting to claim the higher moral ground of "tolerance" while writing about lunatics and making accusations of "white supremacy." That led to my question if you could write such things with a straight face. OK?	0	not toxic
I entirely agree regarding education. We are lacking significantly in the world arena when it comes to education.	0	not toxic
>>The engines used in operating systems are Oracle. . You do not know much about programming languages or IT, do you? You prefer display of petulance over knowledge . Not true? Go back and read what you posted earlier. Not a single coherent statement on the subject - attitude to spare, however.	0	not toxic
Maybe we should go back to the wealth requirements common when the Constitution was ratified. Voting was limited in many States to those who had sufficient wealth to have some 'skin in the game' to use a modern phrase. "At the time of ratification of the Constitution in the late 18th century, most states had property qualifications which restricted the franchise; the exact amount varied by state, but by some estimates, more than half of white men were disenfranchised."	0	not toxic
Who needs LNG and exports? Our PM is on the cover of the Rolling Stone.	0	not toxic
NY Times, which wrote about the Alt Knights/Proud Boys yesterday simply calls the far left counterprotestors this: "the black-clad left-wing militants" Read more under "Fringe Groups Revel as Protests Turn Violent"	0	not toxic
Airbus is putting up their Alabama facility, which allows Bombardier to bypass US import duties. Among other things, of course.	0	not toxic
I have no doubt that the answer to your question might be yes.	0	not toxic
The release of these particular tax returns actually make Trump look completely normal. He made some money. took advantage of the tax laws and paid what he owed. What I'm curious to see are Trump's conflicts with countries around the world where he was complicit with rogue countries such as the piece that appeared this week in the New Yorker. The Trump organisation was involved in a hotel project in Azerbaijan that really was a money laundering scheme for the then corrupt Azerbaijan politicians. I'm confident that this was not the first project where the Trump brand was used to help a corrupt country. This is why Trump has to release all of his tax returns showing his conflicts of interest where the United States has sanctions. I'm also confident that Trump has massive conflicts in Russia with Putin. This is why politicians have to divest themselves of their businesses while in power. Trump has not done this whatsoever. Trump has fooled no one.	0	not toxic
Thanks for the encouragement. Maybe again in the future, and go with people who can show me the ropes.	0	not toxic

So Sorry! I forgot stream of consciousness was your private preserve.

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"We live in really interesting times," Berkowitz said. "At the national level, politics seems to be driven by fear, and mired in a fear-based campaign right now. It's really inexcusable that in a state with all these resources and all of this beauty, that we can't get our act together as a state to solve a problem." LOL, says some one that cant get the daily murders in our city under control, Welcome to LOS Anchorage Mayor.

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It's a very sad world when people would rather regurgitate legal and political manure.... Than actually do the right thing. Because if any person defending the Khadr payout spend a day in Tabitha Speer's shoes, you would have a very different opinion.

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I am glad Koster is leaving and even more thankful that he never personally represented me. Now, he can go back and finish junior college.

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wow CLean you are a true brain washed sheep of ignorance,, the gulf is just fine, the world didnt come to an end etc.. life is going on there,, maybe you can digest reality, see just like the sound up north , all is moving ahead ,, there will always be risks for society, unless you want us all to go back to burning sticks for heat etc.. no cars, no plastic of medicine etc.. so ok then YOU FIRST!! ha ha ha

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Wisdom that works the world over, but somehow not in the US. Have you seen American educational and health stats for the last ten years? Its a record of ongoing failure. They have trended down in high school achievement tests in math and literacy. 16th out of 20(PISA.) They have the highest infant mortality rate in the OECD. South Korean girls will live longer than American ones. (WHO.) All this is directly related to the fact they have a poor public sector support which is continually undermined by private profit seeking interests who buy influence in Washington and feed on the taxpayer carcass. Its a broken model for society. One that is undermined by seriously corrupt campaign financing and an angry but largely passive citizenry.

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I'm quite sure that Comey "perceived" that there was "no intent" for Hillary to commit a crime by setting up a server to keep her governmental communications beyond the reach of any FOIA. You don't need an investigation to "perceive" "no intent" - just like you don't need any actual evidence to "perceive" that Trump "had the intent" to obstruct justice. It is just part of Comey being a superior being, and entirely above the law for little people.

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One cannot fight change. If people want to speak more english, it will happen regardless of what the government wants. Also, if one wants to preserve french usage and culture, there are ways to do it that don't include coercion. Language police are not the answer. Perhaps I over reached using the word "meaningful", because I'm sure you are right that there are some in the province who think this fight has meaning (as futile as it is in reality). I disagree, but each to their own. I also wonder about someone who thinks that spending that much money each year to fight "loss of culture" in this way is more important than using the money in a way that actually accomplishes something.

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The headline suggest Trump made the call to Taiwan.. The call was from the Taiwanese President to Trump to congratulate him on his election victory. The media has used similar headlines in it's reporting of the event and one has to ask why? The media doesn't like Trump and he couldn't care less about them.

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It appears that with BrianB1973 we've discovered yet another Russian troll posting from his cold basement flat in Krasnoyarsk.

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ATF, I think you've explained the problems very well.

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I understand what the writer is saying, but it's too late to save a 40 or 50 year old racist or neo-nazi. Hatred is all they have left and there is nothing left to save. We must be very vigilant with these types and ostracize and shame them as examples to others heading down that dark, menacing path. We can save the kids, but the older haters are well beyond the point of no return. We can only deal with them like any other extremist criminals.

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I 100% promise you, the comments on HeraldNet and Facebook prevented Sullivan from making it to the primary. People didn't know about his DUI, so great job to those who posted. I personally know multiple individuals who read the comments and didn't vote for him. With margins this low, it simply was enough to take him out of the running. Don't drink and drive next time Brian. Oh and to those who think Franklin will win, she won't. She's by far the worst candidate with the lesser evil of the two being Judy Tuohy, so I, along with nearly everyone else who didn't vote for pandering, will likely go to someone who can at least be a leader. Guess Tuohy is our next mayor.

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Why don't we just adopt fully socialized medicine. All DRs become Ontario Govt employees, operating out of Govt owned or leased facilities.

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What a shameful distortion of the truth. It is pretty hard to find work when the economy has literally collapsed, and the US Congress removing all of the federal supports to keep industry there growing created the collapse. PR government bears a good part of the responsibility as well, being quite corrupt and beholding to the wealthy ruling class. But even with that, the island could never survive after what the US government did. Oh - and P.S. - I do believe reading that Obama wanted to reinstate help to PR but was, like everything else, told "No" by the GOP congress. That should drive you a bit more over the edge. My apologies for that, Rogue.

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Why should anyone care that the party opposed to civil liberties opposes a judge who supports civil liberties? They lost for a reason, like being incredibly authoritarian!

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The major problem is, the MSM, DNC, Estlabishment Rinos, education system. And large global industries. Want a one world communist government. The people on the other hand, small business and the Trump administration want our republic back. We are tired of the communist giving our money and country away to anyone who wants it, for votes and power. This very well could be the battle of gog and Magog. Even the vadican and other major religions, has turned communist, and no longer believe in the tenants of the Christian religion.

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Such a sadly predictable comment. (Reminds of the way Trump thinks the only thing to do is to be anti-Obama.)

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His fiancée kneecapped Bud Pierce's gubernatorial campaign by resigning "on principle" when her candidate tripped over his tongue on a women's issue in mid-October. Pierce, you'll recall, apologized several times, to no avail. Now, this guy is a celebrity for helping to get the ultimate Larry the Lounge Lizard elected? Must make for some interesting pillow talk.

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Whats the matter MikeW5? Your an investment advisor?

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SQUAAKKK IM A PARROT, I PARROT BUZZWORDS THAT I THINK MEAN SOMETHING,

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You must not be a homeowner...

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"Justin Trudeau ‏@JustinTrudeau Jan 5 Mine and Sophie's hearts are breaking for the Desmond family, the community and all those affected in this terrible tragedy." What language is this?

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The conservatives only fundraise through personal contribution and membership dues...when a conservative corporate sponsor finances a $50,000.00 selfie statue, a $750,000.00 scholarship fund for the U of C and a $200,000.00 donation to a family non-profit society...you might have some green to work with but they didn't and haven't, so the old liberal moral equivalency deflection technique is now totally obsolete...this stinks to high heaven and the same birds that tossed their cookies over Duffygate (which fizzled like a wet cigar after the election) are now trying to cover up a cheesey activity reminiscent of the sponsorship scandal

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Robin Hood?

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Rats jumping from a sinking ship. Reminds me of retired general Harward declining the NSA job, calling it a crap sandwich. Poor old HR McMaster, as an active duty general he couldn't say no the the CIC. I'll bet he would have if he could have.

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Take a look folks!!! Look at all those people, and the gret reaction they gave President Trump! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNJMbGfkfnM Incredible!!! GO TRUMP!!! #MAGA!!! Yet all the butt-hurt MSM and snowflakes can do is criticize everything he does. One thing I know is that you can't fool a kid. They know right away when you are lying. As this video shows they 100% support Trump!

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He did nothing wrong and had nothing to apologize for. Too bad he did apologize rather than stand his ground, but I suppose that was the price of keeping his job. I fear the direction this country is going and how much control is wielded by these so-called "social justice warriors" who have become so pervasive in government, academia and the news media.

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I didn't like AFDC because it lowered the incentive for having the husband/father in the house....more payout... Catholic DEMOCRAT Moynihan pointed this out in his report...the disincentives to various government reports. My inclination is toward economics/incentives/compensating behaviors/unintended consequences..in the model of Gary Becker from the Univ of Chicago. Some people here at NCR seem to be largely hidden racists of sorts, pretending that the Democrats and their laundry list of half-thought out programs have done great things for blacks. And contrariwise, that Republicans are mean white guys. I didn't know there was anyone left still holding such cartoonish views.

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Many don't read the PDN. Wish they'd have advertised or announced this in places where people would have seen it.

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Trump is concerned about refugees too.

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If you want to talk about the realities of war then the reality is that Japan was losing the war before the bombs were dropped. As I stated above, the blockades were working, Japanese Navy rendered combat ineffective, and Japan was totally isolated. The realities of war are that the U.S. dropped the bombs knowing that there was no threat of retaliation from an already weakened nation. Was it necessary to deliberately kill thousands of non-combatant civilians given the trend of the war? THAT is why the issue will always be debatable. Further - you and others who talk about people with first hand knowledge miss the fact that Thurlow has indisputable first hand knowledge - making her passion about this issue undeniable. She has no agenda seeking reparations and any implication that she does reflects poorly on the person making the accusation.

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You said "I know of NO leftist, and I KNOW many, who has ever supported suppression of free speech." Trying to call Schill anything but a 'leftist' or a 'liberal' is dishonesty on your part.

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Here's a novel idea: instead of focusing on the HOW (ie guns) and demanding additional "safeguards" that are virtually guaranteed to make absolutely no difference in the crime rate, let's focus on WHO is committing the majority of the violent crime in Anchorage. Yes, I know that's a very unpopular suggestion because it will mean acknowledging things that nobody wants to acknowledge. But this ongoing smokescreen of gun control and blaming SB91 is only allowing the problem to grow unchecked.

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Lazy liberals describe everyone who disagrees with them a hater.

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No it did not receive MUPTE. MUPTE is a program to stimulate the development of housing in the urban core, primarily downtown.

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Perhaps if an individual is a non-disabled adult they could be expected to contribute in some way possibly as a school volunteer or such to be eligible for Medicaid rather than simply being cut from the entitlement program.

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You don't need 1st Amendment protection, you need help and an education!

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Goes to show you that we do have patriots in this country that will go to bat for our President.. personally, I hope Cobb does more than just defend Trump.. I would like to see the White House take the Special Counsel down a piece at a time, exposing all the evil that is lurking behind the scenes from Comey's leaking of classified material to Mueller representing Clinton in parts of the the Russian Uranium rip-off..

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"number one destroyer of nature and the environment" We sent over all of our manufacturing to them, and so did the rest of the world. Don't act like we had no role in this. We didn't decrease our pollution, we just moved it somewhere else.

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Di nada, Senor G. Sus ejemplos prueban mi punto una vez más. http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/19/man-stabs-customer-after-getting-wrong-drink-at-starbucks/

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Which happens to triple yours.....

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Here's a navigable flowchart of MOA's organization and payroll: http://alaskapolicyforum.org/resources/municipality-of-anchorage/flowchart13/ Take a look at each subsection. Do all of these branches and subsections seem equally important and necessary? Violent crime is up. Vehicle theft is up 73% from last year. Anchorage is in a region known for snow. Our mayor wants us to believe that events have transpired such that now we can only choose between more crime and innavigable winter roads.

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It appears from reading the story that Boeing has some contracts for some preliminary design and other work but that there is no current contract for the actual comstruction of the planes.

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well that's a relief... I was wondering how intimate people got at an older age. thinking I always want to be engaging in this intimate act even at an older age. so good to hear ;) kudos to the " older people" getting out and getting involved, cause life is funner when shared with a companion

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Hi AnonAJ, I am not holding my breath waiting to see the USCCB come out with anything supporting the "sanctuary" movement. But I do expect that a good number of parishes will become 'sanctuary parishes' [and that their bishops will give tacit permission/blessing for them]. Hopefully, at these sanctuary churches [whatever the denomination], adults will be given training for work, coaching for citizenship, and a lasting place to find community. The children should also have tutoring for school when needed, and also an opportunity to feel accepted an loved. Let's hope that the sanctuary movement grows all over the U.S. There are many good folks who need the help and hopefully Catholic Charities, with good people like you can, once again, be a leader in this movement.

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David Johnston wasn't "Quebec-oriented". He's an Ontarian who was, at the time, serving as the President of the University of Waterloo. He had worked in Quebec in the course of his long and distinguished career. Though living in Quebec certainly helps, in terms of his ability to speak French, which is a prerequisite for the job.

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The "I know you are but what am I?" rational...classic

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"But I think one contributor to this dire predicament is obvious: the size and scope of government." What a bunch of rubbish. There are many countries with more extensive governments that don't have a tiny fraction of the political or other kinds of violence that we do. Or look at a country like Somalia which effectively has no government. By his logic they'd be the safest place on earth. But way to rise above petty partisan finger-pointing on this matter, Rich...oh, right, you didn't. Well, at least you managed to pimp your "blame liberals and the government for all of our problems" book.

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Trump raised the armrest between their seats and proceeded to grope her breasts and attempt to put his hand up her skirt. “He was like an octopus,” Leeds said. “His hands were everywhere.” . She told the Times that she introduced herself to Trump and shook his hand, he would not let her go and instead proceeded to kiss her on the cheeks and on her mouth. “It was so inappropriate,” Crooks told the Times. . Natasha Stoynoff said Trump forcibly kissed her during an interview at the real estate mogul’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida . Mindy McGillivray told the Palm Beach Post that Trump had groped her butt at Mar-a-Lago, where she was assisting a photographer friend of hers, in 2003. . Miss Washington 2013 Cassandra Searles “He probably doesn't want me telling the story about that time he continually grabbed my ass and invited me to his hotel room." . Temple Taggart Trump kissed her on the lips twice, once when they were introduced and another time in Trump Tower.

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Mexico saying they won't pay for the wall is a joke. With the right US immigration and welfare reforms there won't even be a need for a wall. All we really need to do is remove the incentive to be here illegally and the problem will fix itself. No job without proof of citizenship or work visa, no welfare and no benefits of any kind. Do that and they will self-deport by the millions.

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What we are seeing with polls is how easily they can't be manipulated. Look at last years election polls. The election shock to the Democrats was ALL the polls said Hillary was going to win in a landslide. Now we have polls that say Trump supports are abandoning him, FAKE NEWS. Or this poll that now says 62% think the federal government is responsible for health care. Based on this logic is the federal government responsible to make sure every household has a flat screen TV, two cars in every garage, despite climate change, and cable TV. And we are told the rich isn't paying their "fair" share and are selfish. These 62% are the selfish ones. GIMME, GIMME, GIMME, GIMME ......

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I grew up in Florida. Everyone was from someplace else (Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan, and Ohio). Blacks lived in the old houses on the other side of the tracks, where my father had lived as a boy when the houses were new.

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Spinmeister or hair splitter... hmm hmm hmm. Do you think the letter writer has a hard limit of multiple federal investigations but is fine with investigations of child rape and tax fraud because they are state investigations? That is hair splitting and hard to justify. I acknowledge Hillary is under investigation. I just have to wonder at the thought process of someone deciding to throw stones over this issue when their own candidate hardly has a clean slate in that regard.

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I don't think any of you "just cut the government" crowd really understand the math behind the budget and it's funding. At the level at which it's in the red it would be impossible to just cut our way out. We're talking over half of the budget is unfunded. Just think about that, how would you could cut half of expenditures and not completely crater the state? The real problem is our legislature just really sucks. We are right back to the where we were 10 years when they threw Klott, Anderson, Kohring in jail.

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But would they dare to say it to his face? Of course not. Their excuse? -- "I only said it to please them Donald". Their lucrative positions would come to an end. Lucre doesn't get more filthy than this. And if Trump continues to not 'correct' his appointees, he becomes a spectator, not a president. Who's boss in his house anyway? Like one reporter who tried to get a question, he said to Trump "You're a fake" Exactly. Trump didn't deny it. He retorted "And you're a fake". Love it. The only truth he ever didn't utter.

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Hey at least this high binder admits he's on the take....Glad he left Alaska. How about taking a bus load from Juneau with you Fink-L-Stein when you leave again.

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Hello underground economy. Don't stop working, just stop declaring you work.

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Hey Trump haters ….do you hate Trump as much as I hate Trudeau/Wynne/Morneau just wondering??

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I've got a meeting (actually I'm already late but the client isn't here yet) so I cannot wait for the ADN to report it. Today Trump asked, "What about the alt-left?" Good gods, the man keeps using the same old, tired, and by now pathetic whataboutistic tactic trying to distract from a damaging question or point. Most politicians learn many ways how to not answer a question but, as Trump demonstrates time and time again, he has no abilities as a politician or a leader. Sad!

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B S. An absolute LIE.

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I'm always amazed at how easily and cheaply sellouts give away any sense of "duty", "honor" and "self respect" they may have had at one point in their lives in return for whatever gains they'll receive in their Faustian bargain. Max Sword...Jeff Sessions....Sean Spicer... Although the part-time, ethically ambiguous, purported HNL mayor appointed you Chair, you are technically supposed to represent what's best for the People of Honolulu, Maxie. If you can't handle it or grasp the bigger picture, you should resign with honor and integrity intact. Unfortunately you're just dissolving any vestiges of integrity and honor the more you behave like an indecisive, puppet lapdog.

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They were probably getting stoned on their own?

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Your last proposal is not radical at all - it is eminently sensible and achievable, and has ben done in countries like Bolivia, Chile and Bangladesh much to the benefit of the poor about whom our political leaders claim to care. Hernando De Soto has done a lot of work in this field.

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You mean the same Scientists that said the artic would be free of ice by 2013. You mean the same Scientists and their super computer climate model predictions have been wrong. You mean Bill Nye(&Al Gore) that had to fake their own simple science experiment.

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Elotro Martinez: you're already calling opening Monday Night Football boring? I've seen you post some insightful stuff in the past but it seems like you're heading in the Troll direction.

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I was in a discussion with dbsb who had referred to Germany as "more liberal/socialist", so I was using terms in context with that discussion. Glad you are somewhat educated though. Kudos

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The problem with healthcare in Canada is it's overly bureaucratic and cumbersome. Policy, process and procedure seems to trump everything else, often at the expense of someones life. Instead of throwing more money at a broken system, how about reforming it. In Canada people die waiting for essential scans to detect cancer and the treatment. I needed an MRI on my shoulder. In Canada I would need 3 or 4 appointments, then I would have to wait for months if not years before the appointment to come in for the scan. Here in Mexico I walked into a MRI clinic, was examined by a doctor and within 20 minutes I had the MRI. What a difference...

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Very excited!!!

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Before anyone gets up in arms about whether Freeland's grandfather was a Nazi collaborator or not, think about how little or how much you define yourself based on what your grandparents did. For me it's close to zero. I refuse to judge anyone based on what their ancestors did.

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So imagine a white man making these racists comments about Muslims on campus. Would these same professors put it all on the line in defence of that white guy? The answer is no.

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Trump had his politically expedient "conversion" because the voters he was playing to are of a different stripe than those making up Giuliani's support base or Schwarzenegger's, which is just my point. Pro-business Republicans have little in common with the social conservatives, but both are welcome in the Republican tent. The Democrats, on the other hand, for forty years, sneered at their traditional voters, the working class, and now whine that they've defected either to the Republicans or to third parties. I don't doubt that many of those who fell for Trump's empty promises will deeply regret it, but the limousine liberals own "President" Trump as much as those who voted for him.

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Morneau is lost.

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You call this a foreign affairs 'success' ? China won't keep this up - it happened before with Obama and oil shipments. It's a brief 2/3 month show. America owes China lots of cash and they are worried about it but if it goes to aggressive military action as Trump threatens, China will whistle a different tune very quickly.

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Facts, knowledge, and critical thinking.

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Funny how the waffling kind of stopped and more conviction was apparent after the Lac St. Jean by-election. He's not as dumb as the vitriol often suggests.

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When justifying censorship the first step is label an opinion dangerous, the danger however is not allowing a debate to shed light on the quality or lack of quality of diverse opinions.

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Ignoring electric may be the smartest thing that Toyota has ever done.

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A. "Intelligence Agencies have proven that they cannot be trusted not to abuse their ability to collect confidential information about political opponents on behalf of President Trump. It is obviously time to curtail the unrestrained mass surveillance capabilities of these agencies." B. "Intelligence Agencies have proven that they cannot be trusted not to abuse their ability to collect confidential information about political opponents on behalf of President Obama. It is obviously time to curtail the unrestrained mass surveillance capabilities of these agencies." C. "Intelligence Agencies have proven that they cannot be trusted not to abuse their ability to collect confidential information about political opponents on behalf of President Putin. It is obviously time to curtail the unrestrained mass surveillance capabilities of these agencies." A, B, or C. Choose one.

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RA: As usual you are blinded by your anger. I hear what he is saying and there is nothing to dislike about that is there? Let's see what happens. I'm all for tax cuts for the middle class and I thought you would be too but apparently not.

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Can't wait for Trump to tell our drama teacher, "You're Fired"

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And yours are not? You are hilarious. Sort of like Hillary WAS. BTW . . . it this a "civil" comment? You do not have to explain yourself. Get back to surfing the net.

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Lol 1% over 6 years would only take 600 years to rid 100% of illegals. It was a total of 1% over 6 years not year over year. Realistically about 550 years but still lol. This doesn't even include the last 2 years where obama went rather soft on deportations. I get that the illegals would have died off but that later stage to death may be the most expensive in health care etc. They will only become more expensive as they grow old.

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"The widening gap between rich and poor is a serious concern in the United States, and should be addressed." And the RG can be counted on to oppose any effort to do so. Any proposal reformers come up with, in their view, is not workable. That's how middle-class liberals suppress social and political change, anything that would reduce their privileged position in society.

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The DP couldn't resist to get their little dig in at TABOR since we all know that TABOR, not mis-management of existing money, is the reason for all the shortages in this state.

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"Cooper said the United States is drowning in debt and should only welcome immigrants the nation can afford. “Can’t everybody in the world live in America,” he said. “We’re putting ourselves into the poorhouse.”" Agreed. That's why it's important to filter immigrants by level of education, motivation to self-support and willingness to assimilate and appreciate our laws and values. If not, then eventually larger parts of our country will morph into areas with the same problems the immigrants escaped from, including high crime rates, poverty and increased demand on government resources.

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If I were you I would hate nor ostracize neither but be especially proud of the one who fought for the Union and against slavery. In no other state was neighbor on neighbor violence so terrible as in Missouri; I know, my family was involved. Had Deady prevailed on slavery Oregon could have been like that-- the Knights of the Golden Circle were ready to kill their Union neighbors on the Long Tom. Thank God cooler heads prevailed..

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No, she just wasn't paying for all the other "give me free stuff" people.

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Perhaps Fidel Junior. Raul is getting on in years. But Fidel Jr. has a job...i think he is a top bureaucrat i think with Atomic Engergy Cuba. The rest of the family have senior positions with the party and government. Amazing these communist dictatorships, give them a few years in power,and they start to think of themselves as rulers, with children and cousins and etc all in top positions in government. Margaret Honecker, Mdme Caucescu, the Kim Jong Ils et al in Korea, and the Castros. Milovan Djilas, former buddy of Tito, turned dissident and thrown into jail for daring to suggest more freedom, artistic freedom etc, wrote about this in The New Class, his analysis of why Communism never works...why it always leads to more repression as time goes, and how the economy fails and then collapses. The king is dead, long live the communist king...er...woops...long live the friend of the worker.

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Yes, I see that...you had no quote marks, so I didn't recognize it at first. When I did? I realized that you still seem to be attempting to claim the higher moral ground of "tolerance" while writing about lunatics and making accusations of "white supremacy." That led to my question if you could write such things with a straight face. OK?

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I entirely agree regarding education. We are lacking significantly in the world arena when it comes to education.

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>>The engines used in operating systems are Oracle. . You do not know much about programming languages or IT, do you? You prefer display of petulance over knowledge . Not true? Go back and read what you posted earlier. Not a single coherent statement on the subject - attitude to spare, however.

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Maybe we should go back to the wealth requirements common when the Constitution was ratified. Voting was limited in many States to those who had sufficient wealth to have some 'skin in the game' to use a modern phrase. "At the time of ratification of the Constitution in the late 18th century, most states had property qualifications which restricted the franchise; the exact amount varied by state, but by some estimates, more than half of white men were disenfranchised."

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Who needs LNG and exports? Our PM is on the cover of the Rolling Stone.

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NY Times, which wrote about the Alt Knights/Proud Boys yesterday simply calls the far left counterprotestors this: "the black-clad left-wing militants" Read more under "Fringe Groups Revel as Protests Turn Violent"

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Airbus is putting up their Alabama facility, which allows Bombardier to bypass US import duties. Among other things, of course.

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I have no doubt that the answer to your question might be yes.

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The release of these particular tax returns actually make Trump look completely normal. He made some money. took advantage of the tax laws and paid what he owed. What I'm curious to see are Trump's conflicts with countries around the world where he was complicit with rogue countries such as the piece that appeared this week in the New Yorker. The Trump organisation was involved in a hotel project in Azerbaijan that really was a money laundering scheme for the then corrupt Azerbaijan politicians. I'm confident that this was not the first project where the Trump brand was used to help a corrupt country. This is why Trump has to release all of his tax returns showing his conflicts of interest where the United States has sanctions. I'm also confident that Trump has massive conflicts in Russia with Putin. This is why politicians have to divest themselves of their businesses while in power. Trump has not done this whatsoever. Trump has fooled no one.

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Thanks for the encouragement. Maybe again in the future, and go with people who can show me the ropes.

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