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Go ask your candidate, the Donald. Faux Noise is more appropriate.

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But who are you to judge, eh? I remembered to add the "Funny" emoticon.

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Yeah, I suspect that union politics may play a part here. Any truth to the rumour that firefighters make more money than paramedics?

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I love it how more people are concerned about a dog than when a person gets shot. This is exactly what is wrong with society. For what it is worth I would of shot the dog with hesitation because it is just a dog.

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This is from an on-line comment by Peter from Cambridge, MA on a NYT editorial "Jeff Sessions had no choice". "Look at criminal indictments and convictions of executive branch officers, since 1968, by party: Democratic administrations 20 years 3 indictments, 1 conviction, 1 imprisoned Republican administrations 28 years 120 indictments, 89 convictions, 34 imprisoned" The numbers are striking. I wonder if they are correct?

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Au contraire. Since Mr. Khadr is contesting his so-called "confession" in U.S. court you may actually hear what he has to say about the matter - in a real court, with a real judge, and with a real defense lawyer.

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he has been one of the games most prolific hitters for the past 6-7 years. He had unfortunate injuries last year. My bet is that he rejoins the team with a new found maturity and regains some of his old form. 22 home runs in 116 games: pretty darn good. I be if he stays healthy he hits more than 30. He is a very intelligent person and has been the team leader for several years. Wish him best of luck (and us too!)

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Well Los Vegas could not have occurred if the shooter was limited to a handgun, or a rifle that did not have large capacity magazine and able to be modified to simulate full auto.

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A settler is a person who has migrated to an area and established a permanent residence there, often to colonize the area. I did not migrate to an area but was born there making me a native Canadian.

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Maybe Dear Leader should have contacted the London terrorists and shared his wisdom with them about "If we kill the enemy, they win". Perhaps this kind of profound Churchillian comment might have prompted the terrorists to look differently at things and at least four people would still be alive and over twenty would be uninjured. Or perhaps not.

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You are always 100 percent capable of crafting your own reality, Rhyner. How do you feel about me open carrying as a bicyclist?

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This is the FINAL NAIL in trump's TINY ORANGE COFFIN.

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Great, headed to the Zoo. When do we get Mr. Sealife McCabe, sent to the zoo? McCabe in a telephone booth with 5 Full Grown "WILD" Male Otters, would save the species. http://alaskareport.com/news/z46472_seward_scandal.htm

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Raqqa is about to fall and more ISIS fighter return to Europe every week with non-existent border controls, Islamists filled with a new sense of purpose after a Syrian secondment of rape and murder. They are allowed to return unimpeded while authorities watch and hope for the best as the EU waffles with political impotence, border controls are non-existent, #becauseit's2017. Nothing changes except empty rhetoric and trending hashtags, the transplanted preachers pushing fundamentalist views are still treated with deference by authorities eager to "accommodate". The radical mosques pushing wahabi/salafi extremism are still open and the growing tide of cultural segregation is only getting worse but the political reaction is what Einstein called insanity - doing the same thing (nothing) and expecting different results. When is enough actually enough? Sweden, Finland, Germany, France, Denmark, Belgium, the UK, Spain - the situation is going to get worse before (if) it ever gets better.

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sure. let this fatty charge you from 30' away and what would you do? a stick like that can kill. wise up.

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@ CharlieSteele: So you arguably disagree, good for you! If the CFL is not considered major league in north america (despite its age and tradition) MLS isn't either. While I agree with you about soccer's international significance, your comparative and the origins of St. Andrews, is equally silly. Yes, MLS, to me, is comparable to Triple A baseball and lacrosse. Besides, the number of kids who actually play a specific game in North America is insignificant to the success of a professional sport.

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No, no, no. Impossible, I say! Nobody tells the truth like Donald Trump! A font of honesty, the likes of which has never existed before... one of the reasons his innaguration crowd was so much bigger than anyone else's, in the history of ever!

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the Jewish lobby is out in force!

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Good move: -going through diplomatic channels with Chinese Foreign Office officials was described in Navarro's book as a waste of time, as the Chinese Foreign Service is not held in great regard by the 'business' movers and shakers. In other words, no one listens to them.

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Kirk Caldwell and lex smith has stooped to a new low! Calling seniors phone banking and telling them charles djou will cut their social security and Medicare benefits !! Wow preying on seniors .. is their nothing you guys will do to bet elected!! Well tell your family's beware of kirks new phone call lieing to seniors !! Kirks entire campaign and ads has nothing to do with city issues all federal lies .. so sad but I guess the Aja voters and asians see thru this his polls are dropping !! No wonder he doesn't want to debate people will call him on his record ..

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Literalists are no fun at all, at all. Thanks Hooded and R&R I finally figured out what LMAO means.

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But it's always bad to force unaffordable mandates on people.

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I see "man pestered for sex" in the link. I've been pestered for sex by men since I was about 9 years old. Unwanted advances, unwanted touching, unwanted, uninvited advances. I guarantee you that most women, particularly if they have the curse of being the slightest bit "attractive" get pestered for sex. So what was your point?

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I've used my chip cards both ways. There are also dollar amounts involved. Larger amounts apparently need chip read and a signature at some places.

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Free and independent people, listening to various ideas and perspectives, choose through a secret ballot which they prefer, and the majority choice is accepted and implemented.....what is the alternative to that again? I find it odd that progressives like democracy when they win, but not so much when they don't.....

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She claims the pills are for medical purposes, not contraception. Which was it? They should be treated differently. And I agree we shouldn't be paying for other people's Viagra.

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The lowest current number that is generally accepted by historians is 12 million. The highest number claimed by various people is 60 million. I use 16 million because that is the number that George Catlin arrived at in his extensive journeys among tribes in the early 19th century. He had access to both the Native American oral histories, which were quite accurate and he made a point of studying everywhere he went, and also EuroAmerican historical records. I believe there were more people here, upwards of 18 million. I've lived with the stupidity and racism toward Native Americans for almost 70 years, and it never gets more original. I've heard everything you've written dozens and dozens of times before. It never gets more intelligent, more informed, or displays more consideration of moral truths or human decency..

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The Law of Karma. Such dipodal leadership in America. In Obama, we saw the better nature of these people; Obama cared for OTHERS. Under dufus (rhymes with POTUS) we see America it its worst: arrogant, ignorant and selfish.

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George Soros is now part of the conspiracy? When was he promoted and does he know? And who, or what, is "MIC"?

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Jim Bakker's been out of jail for 23 years...

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It is a relative term, but in the current context, it simply means affordable vis-a-vis the normal rents that are being charged. In the governmental definition, it means that only persons who earn below a certain median are eligible for that type of housing.

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False perceptions? Quite often it's just common sense. Islamophobia happens when you actually do understand Islam. If you aren't frightened by what is inside Islam, the Koran and happening in mosques across Canada you are not thinking clearly.

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Ugly extreme partisanship American politics don't belong in Canada . If the Conservatives wanted to say something important to the USA, how about closing the internationally regarded illegal torture prison? That would be a constructive lesson learned for all Cdn parties.

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Excellent article in Commonweal on this topic. https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/blog/american-hooey

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15% tax on overseas buyers only applies when the home is registered . Brand new condo offerings are sold online to overseas buyers who are not subject to the tax until the unit is registered. Once the building is finished the overseas buyer sells the condo at a profit and the second buyer registers the property and takes up residence. If the second buyer is a Canadian resident there is no 15% overseas buyer tax at the time of registration.

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Mike Pence, the man with the brains and personality of a crash test dummy. Yay. Can't wait.

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not new, but excellent nonetheless.

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While I am not in Representative Thielen's district, I have been most impressed with her dedication in her role as a local leader, her common sense, and her well thought out and realistic answers to the questions posed by Civil Beat. Once again Civil Beat has done us all a fine service in conducting these interviews with candidates for local election.

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wow, go read your history books.

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Neo-feudalists hate populism. Nothing remarkable.

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RangerMC, That's the mysterious thing about it. A smart guy like you can hang out with whomever he wants, and he is hanging out with creationists and global warming deniers. A man is known by the company he keeps.

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The American voters already weighed in on Bill Clinton's womanizing and gave him one of the highest presidential percentages over any other president; even over Reagan's low percentage during his last term. Why is that? Because the American people loath Republican hypocrisy! As much as wrong-wingers are wringing their hands and hoping that the same voters will give p___y grabbing tRump a free pass, bet me they won't. Women, blacks and Hispanics will be the cleanup voters. Dump tRump.

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As the saying goes. Those can, do. Those who can't, teach.

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If the accumulation of wealth is what mattes most....

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MAGA!

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What makes AKLNG the most risky is that this project requires the sovereign not to just support the endeavor (with loans, limited funding, grants of access, tax incentives, etc) but to actually become an equity partner in the enterprise itself with an open ended liability. I don't think any of these other projects in the "pipeline graveyard" had this dangerous parameter as does AKLNG. Of course many of these projects (certainly AGIA, Denali, and AKLNG) are another variant of the ruse used by the governments and their supporters when they find themselves on the losing side in war . They then attempt to bolster the morale of the people (and to delude themselves) by promising a new "wonder weapon" that will turn the tide. Sorry, but the tide is very hard to hold back and impossible to reverse.

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Alaska sure has a lot of antisocial killer dogs named Bristol who desperately needs a muzzling.

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Nah. I like our President. I am staying put :)

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After they're weaned they're on their own. Until then, get between mom and baby at your peril. It's certainly not as simple as "no loyalty".

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When evaluating the airport, I believe we need to keep it within the context of who were are comparing it too. If we were to establish categories, Division 1, 2 and 3 we would perhaps be in Division 2 and within that Division...Average. Division 1 would consist of airports like Haneda (Tokyo International Airport) which for those who have passed thru will probably understand.

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Not that I blame them, but we obviously won't be able to rely upon industry to uphold democratic principles. Let's hope our other institutions are better able to stand up to autocratic bullying.

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Wow...ANOTHER racist neeee--gro gives a speech supporting the lying, murderous neee--gro group...that, from the very beginning was founded on a lie...that openly promotes the murder of all police officers, and others who do not summit to their violent, racist ideology...and, of course, nothing is ever done about such racist dishonesty.

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Kindly don't presume to 'inform' me about the tenets of my faith. I know considerably more about that than do you. The egregious dishonesty of denying your repeatedly-posted 'inferences' concerning who you think I am is only matched by your thoughtlessness in assuming my children didn't have a curfew (when they were young enough for me to enforce one), that they weren't raised to respect their elders (my 35 year-old daughter frequently chooses to address me as 'sir'), or your inability to recognize I'd be no less devastated and enraged if a cop informed me one of them wouldn't be coming home to their spouses and children today--Allah Forbid. Pretty typical inability of many arrogant 'white' Americans to put themselves in the place of those they presume look down on. I think we're done here, sir. Find someone else to whom to display hubris, sense of entitlement, willfully ignorant assumptions and--yes--"bigotry". I'm busy now. Khalas (that's Arabic for StFU).

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We already live in a socialistic country. You may not realize it but the US military is the largest socialistic organization around. You may not have noticed it but I have constantly been against this. Its a real shame that this country ignored Eisenhower, the last republican president who actually balanced the budget. So what have you done to stop this growth of socialism? Anything?

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Since your three points do not address her first sentence, or any part of her letter, I'm left to assume you only wanted to share your baseless assertions as a way of complimenting the baseless assertions of the first three letters.

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Its what they do best!

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Where are all the pointy heads from the previous Seward bear discussion? A sow and cubs in a residential area is simply a recipe for disaster as this unfortunate incident illustrates. That airport is about a urban as any and having spent years in Seward really is surprising to hear of this. I wonder if the super poor salmon returns in Resurrection this year might be having a ripple effect with bears roaming more for food prior to den-up.

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Lol. It has EVERYTHING to do with freedom. (Webster's can help with that word too) Somehow, despite your ad nauseum insistence that an indefensible federal law must be changed, there is a cannabis store opening in your town. ..you spelled 'winning' wrong.

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I have a family member who has stretched out the amortization on their condo, so their mortgage, in combination with strata and property taxes, is less than the market rent for a two bedroom here in metro Vancouver. (And the vacancy rate in their area is well under one percent). Of course should there be any large repair assessment, then that will throw the whole rent vs own equation out of whack. They would much rather have a house, or even a townhouse, but the affordability ship has sailed here. Sometimes there is no choice between rent and own, if rentals are scarce and rents are high.

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The Immigration and refugee policy deserves praise? Perhaps the government also deserves praise for our housing crisis, caused by issuing 1 million ten year visitor visas to China, 305,000 immigrants a year, 500,000 TFWs, student visas, investor visas along with hundreds of thousands of provincial nominees and work permit holders. Praise - no, unless selling out Canada from under the feet of Canadians is now considered praiseworthy.

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Trumps: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/photoshop-battle-trump-family-cruz_us_5791bcd9e4b0bdddc4d3fd24?section=

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Gaaaaaa! You're driving me crazy! Do some research before you embarrass yourself further!

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Who did BLM run over again? Was it Antifa who murdered praying Muslims in Quebec?

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wasted effort. trump ignores more facts before sunrise than most people do in a lifetime

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You should have stayed around for Law 102. In that class they begin to teach you that only fools are quick to use labels like racist and bigoted.

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EXCUSE ME?? This was caused by the last NDP Government who made these promises to the BCTF before it was booted out soundly. This whole mess was because the last NDP government was trying to buy more union votes with this ridiculous contract. What other profession does the employee tell the employer (Tax Payers) how much money we are going to give them? And the sad sad courts couldn't bring themselves to garbage the contract for what it was.......so here we are.......the Teacher smiles must be miles wide, they have even more power in numbers and money to spend on it. Do not for one second try to place blame for this on the Liberals.

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It's not about Trump, Trump is a clown. But he's cagey enough to touch on the issues other candidates have avoided. There's a lot of resentment and rage in America. A lot of people understand the political elites are doing evil things to make America conform to their view of the world. The election of Hillary will sharpen the resentment and force us even farther apart. Trump will fade away but the issues which have made him the candidate won't.

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"landmark musicians"?

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I respectfully disagree.

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Let us not mistake "the good ones" for "the ones dennism likes". The transition from a series of blocked private conversations parasitically parked at NCR by a handful to an actual open discussion group will take awhile, weeks, perhaps a few months. On the other hand we haven't had a post whooping it up about a cardinal's dresses for a week or two, and occasionally we're getting an actual discussion with two or more sides that lasts for awhile without "traddies", "orthodox Catholics", or "heretics" being hurled. Read the archives in Disqus. Being disagreed with is not "civility by ruse" except for people that are used to no rules and no disagreement.

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Now he has committed treason. I recommend the firing squad.

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Clapper flip flops. So which version is true, Crooked Jimmy?

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The new comment section is terrible.The font is very hard to even see,what a joke

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But our comments (skinut and I) weren't about that side of the coin until you changed it...Then you decided to judge our comments based off a conversation that nobody but you were having...#MAGA

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Check out the resume of our current minister of education.

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Very nice historical article. It brings into perspective many things we take for granted today. How would these early immigrants respond to modern day thoughts such as "You didn't build that!" or "gender identity" or "micro-aggression?" What would they have done if someone suggested it would be safer for everyone in the long run if no one had firearms? How many of us would be here now if those who rescued the wagon train had believed it was the government's responsibility to provide for these people, and had not provided generously for their needs themselves? Think about these things before you vote in November, and honor the memory of those who came before us by choosing candidates who understand what made this country great and will be a servant to those ideals.

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The assumption that most women are lying (about sexual violence), which seems to be a common thread in many of this posts is simply wrong. It is really sad to see this happening.

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Go Leafs Go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I keep thinking I have woken up after a bad, bad dream of watching a parody of an episode of the Apprentice.

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You seem to be proposing a Vichy France and Marshal Philippe Pétain approach. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vichy_France "Following the Allied landings in French North Africa in November 1942, southern France was also militarily occupied by Germany and Italy. The Vichy government remained in existence, but as a de facto client state of Nazi Germany."

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He may have been watching another game on his tablet.

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Hey Ken this was the quote that I was looking for when I reached out to you that time.

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What does the owner "get to write off" when he pays his kids a wage for not working? I have never heard of wages being a write off. Please tell us more.

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Coerced sexism. Nice, that will solve everything.

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I think the key is 'major western democracy'. Canada's status as a major anything on the world stage is dubious. Justin won't help Canada regain stature any time soon.

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Anyone who knows law should be an improvement.

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And they stood for the Anthem that tells him he is right.

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An (unnamed) "friend".... and another (unnamed) source.... Yawn!

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I think I am a bit more liberal than most in the Catholic community. I do ask questions and by the questions they seem to understand that I see things differently. They are not as confrontational as some commentators here. I ask people of other faiths and of no faith. I learn from other people. It is informal. There are not many people interested in discussing Einstein. On the Daily Catholic Mass, you may have seen Father Dan Donovan. He is very thoughtful and kind. He is a Professor Emeritus of Theology at the University of Toronto.

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The Church structure has been patriarchal thus far, but it is now that patriarchy is passing away as the prevailing culture; so it is now that adherence to an obsolete culture of male domination and female subordination is becoming a cause of the vocations crisis. The signs of the times are very clear. All the alternative hypothesis you mention are symptoms that patriarchal ways of articulating and teaching morality are becoming ineffective as cultural evolution unfolds. Humanae Vitae is good doctrine, but the patriarchal tone of the document needs to be refreshed. Likewise, the patriarchal priesthood of the Old Law may have seem reasonable until recently, but it is no longer sustainable. It has never been dogmatically defined to be a matter of faith under the New Law, so there is no dogmatic impediment, and the Holy Spirit will continue to guide the Church going forward. See the Catechism (1577, 1598) , the Theology of the Body on "analogies," and Amoris Laetitia (54, 156).

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The polls said Trump wouldn't win the election. I'd be careful relying on them to gauge the political climate. If more people would have ignored the polls the last presidential election we probably wouldn't have Trump in Office. What looked like an easy win for Hillary turn into an embarrassing loss that she still won't stop complaining about. Just yesterday she blamed Bernie.

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FYI, prior to 2009 North Korea had 5 missile tests, all of the SCUD type. i.e. very short range. In just over 8 years NK has developed the ability to target North America. Actually a very weak argument, that talking has prevented NK from launching & killing millions when NK never had the capability before this year. But NK has the capability today to kill millions and the groundwork i.e. research to develop that capability was done before Jan 20.

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"...land-exchange with Cook Inlet Region Inc., a regional Alaska Native corporation. That will accelerate efforts to upgrade the Sterling Highway in the Cooper Landing area..." Being willing to consider trading ancient tribal lands ... traditional hunting/fishing/berry picking, wild herbs gathering areas ... to facilitate the needs of all Alaskans, is no small thing. There may be historical burial grounds, dwellings, seasonal camps and stuff along the new route being sacrificed for the good of all. Times are tough right now, but many of us (Natives) are willing to do our part, to help Alaska get through it. "All for one, and one for all" may be a trite saying, but still necessary, if we are to pull through the bad times.

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Thank you.

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Bravo!

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Horgan seems like a class act compared to Memo Forging Dix and "Let the MC Gang have a Casino Licence" Farnworth, but that bar is set very low. Horgan will need your vote. The NDP and BC Liberals are 3% and 5%behind the Green Party on Vancouver Island, where Horgan is running for re-election. http://vancouversun.com/news/politics/latest-poll-shows-greens-gain-support-on-vancouver-island "For the first time, the Greens surpass both the Liberals at 20 per cent and the NDP at 22 per cent on Vancouver Island."

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WCH, These idiots have no idea what is about to hit them with a trump Presidency. They will go from lower middle class to the working poor and they have no idea it's coming for them like a freight train. That's what being uneducated means - it means you have no idea about the depth of the issues at hand.

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These guys can,t figure out PRESTO CARDS without going over budget and now they,re working on a billion dollar project.

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Ivan, I mentioned the other day, that I am not a fan. Truth is, I like these polls and the debate that ensues. Perhaps through debate, we can all learn a little something. I still don't agree with your politics. But, I am becoming a fan. :)

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After last weeks '2 point' debacle, we were given an opportunity to win the game in the dying moments of the game. It was a game of two halves, Colorado owned the first, and for the first 5 minutes of the third period, looked like they would also own the second half. Then came the interception. Suddenly, from being a potential 23 points down (if the interception did not happen, and Colorado adding another 7 points), we suddenly came alive. 21 unanswered points and we were ahead. The game became more unpredictable. We then surrendered the lead, but had more than enough time to win it at the end. 7 yards from a touchdown, and with enough time (1 min 43 sec) on the clock to try and run the ball into the end zone. Time for three attempts to get the 7 points to seal victory. Fail? Then we kick an easy field goal and tie the game. What do the Ducks do? Pass the ball, get intercepted, and lose. The goose laid a golden egg. The Ducks, confused by such a gift, gave it to the Buffaloes. End of!

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