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Re: Neil deGrasse Tyson on the New Cosmos

HANK4 — Mon, 09 Jun 2014 23:38:34 -0000

AGW is not fact but is an output of limited, adjusted models by the IPCC. Tell me how 96% CO2 on Venus is the same as 0.039% CO2 on earth or how CO2 on earth at that trace amount actually accomplishes GW.

97% of those talking about GW haven't a clue!
Some will include me in the 97% but at least I have considered both sides-that is critical thinking!

Science requires the testing of hypothesis not the validation of them with only supportive data.

Re: Why Jesus is God: A Response to Bart Ehrman | Catholic World Report - Global Church news and views

HANK4 — Sun, 20 Apr 2014 19:51:32 -0000

Fr. Robert Barron

Thank you for actually reading "The Passover
Plot". I read it over 30 years ago and have been advised many times to
not read it or that it was dangerous and not a book that i should read
or consider. This advise came from evangelical Christian ministers and
Catholic priests who admitted that they never read the book.

I enjoyed the book and found that it did not shake my faith in Jesus Christ.

I accepted "the Passover Plot" as a theoretical exercise which provided
tremendous exposure to scripture. This theoretical position of a very
learned man ( Hugh Schonfield) who was raised as a Jew, converted to
Catholicism, became an ordained priest and finally left the priesthood
to become a religious historian was presented as a theory throughout and
he did not proselytize for agnosticism or atheism. My take away was
to think critically about the bible as with all other things in life and
try to extract as much truth as possible from every text.

I have not read yet "How Jesus became God" so I can not comment on the
intent of this author but i did not ever feel that "The Passover Plot"
was meant to shake my faith. I wonder if you might benefit from a re
read of it and consider that the author seems to be asking you to
consider his postulated theory of "son of man" vise "son of God" as a
vehicle to explore Judaism of the first century AD, the unnamed disciple
and much more in the scriptures. I never considered that I was being
asked to believe the theory as fact but only as a vehicle for scriptural
exploration. Mr Schonfield, as I recall, halfway through the book
states that he is "not trying to persuade you to give up any of your
believe in the greatest man who ever lived in 2000 years".

So my objection seems to be that you included "The Passover Plot" in with
what might be screeds from virulent agnostics and atheists.

Re: Does the Generosity of Black Americans Explain the Racial Wealth Gap?

HANK4 — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:59:43 -0000

I am offended by the comparisons in this article. "Blacks" compared to "whites". I must assume that "whites" refers to caucasians. Why not compare "blacks" to "Hispanics" and "Asians" as provided in the Pew report? Why not consider the predominant resident locals of blacks in comparison to other ethnicity s to try to understand if that had an impact (Detroit?) I would bet that a broader comparison would help answer some of the questions and/or raise other questions in this field.

The comparisons imply racism and baiting on the authors part.

Re: http://today.yougov.com/news/2012/10/10/only-25-americans-think-they-are-47/

HANK4 — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 20:39:22 -0000

And this week the new unemployment applications magically dropped to the lowest number in 4 years. That was the main stream media headline. They count on the public being uninformed and gullible.

SEEMS THAT CALIFORNIA DID NOT GET THEIR NUMBERS IN TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR YET!

But the DOL and the MSM didn't provide any asterisk explaining the number.

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Re: http://today.yougov.com/news/2012/10/10/only-25-americans-think-they-are-47/

HANK4 — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 20:30:35 -0000

Please reflect on the enormous increase in free cell phones under Obama and the fact that those that pay cell phone bills are paying for the free ones (check out the charge on your bill) as well as the practice that if you recruit new persons for free cell phones you get an increase in free monthly minutes over and above the 250 supplied. Also seems that one of the suppliers of free cell phones is a billionaire and is a big Obama supporter.
The video of the Cleveland women screaming about free cell phones calls them "Obama phones" and the web site for these phones had Obama's picture prominent on it's home page until the picture was removed right after the Cleveland screaming women video went viral.

Re: http://today.yougov.com/news/2012/10/10/only-25-americans-think-they-are-47/

HANK4 — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 10:17:46 -0000

Point is johnny, Romney did not say that he does not care about the welfare of those in the 47% but that many of their votes have been bought and paid for and his efforts at persuading voters in this group would not be very rewarding. Did you ever hear of the use of "walk around money" as practiced in south Chicago and parts of Philadelphia or the increase in the number of free Obama cell phones to 15 million and the 20 million increase in food stamp recipiants?

True that there are some in the 47% that want to improve themselves but the effort of the Obama administration is to lock them in, intentionally or not, with "walk around money". It would not be productive to chase those votes unless you can pass out "walk around money". It didn't work with the President Johnson war on poverty- great society and it has not worked for Obama. They need jobs not 99 weeks of unemployment payments to "pursue their dreams of being artists and poets"- Nancy Pelosi

I assume that you can not respond with similar Obama examples of the anecdotes that I presented showing Mitt Romney's compassion for his fellow man. (not spin and I will be glad to post newspaper article links if you can not get them from Google).

Re: http://today.yougov.com/news/2012/10/10/only-25-americans-think-they-are-47/

HANK4 — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 03:56:50 -0000

This author can't get his percentages straight from the beginning. Mitt Romney said that 47% of employees DO NOT pay any federal income tax (true) but the author states in the beginning that "47% of households DO pay federal income tax". Later, the author states that about "54% of households pay federal income tax" . I do not believe that Mitt Romney was referring to "households" but individuals and the percentages add up to 101% which is criminal in an article referencing so many mathematical arguments .

It would be refreshing if this author, and many other notably uniformed would take the time to research Mitt Romney's statement. He did not originate it. I refer you to page 287 of his 2010 published book "No Apology" and quote:
"First, however, there are people who correctly presume that they will get more money from the government if it is run by Democrats. I understand these kinds of Democrats very well. Adam Lerrick of The American Enterprise Institute calculated for The Wall Street Journal that under candidate Obama's tax plan, 49 percent of all Americans will pay no income tax. Added to that number are another 11 percent who would pay federal income tax of less than 5 percent of their income. So for 60 percent of Americans, spending restraint and and lower taxes championed by Republicans may not mean a great deal to them personally--at least in the short term, even though lower taxes promote economic growth, good jobs and higher incomes in the long term."

Here is the essence of the infamous 47% statement that was so maligned by a media that does not take the time to research anything. All, including most at Fox, jumped on the 47% as a gaff. Romney was pointing out to donors that he felt that he could not focus on the 47% who do not pay any federal income tax because many of them will not vote and are already persuaded by the Democrat largess. Romney is saying that he has to focus on capturing most of the remaining 53% (or 40% who pay more than 5% federal income tax). He was speaking to donors about how he would apply their donations to his campaign in a rational way not how he would treat American citizens if elected. Yet everyone in the media and many citizens have fallen for the distortion because it lines up with the Obama campaign effort to paint Romney as an uncaring rich guy. Sorry, but an uncaring rich guy does not close down Bain Capital in Boston and move it's employees to New York city to search successfully for the abducted 14 year old daughter of the NYC Bain Capital manager or spend days with a terminally ill 14 year old boy to help him write his will. I challenge anyone to provide an anecdote from Barack Obama's background that comes close to the empathy shown by Mitt Romney above.

This author seems to like to conflate payroll taxes and federal income taxes as do so many liberals. Social Security and Medicare payroll deductions are not taxes in that they are premiums paid into these programs with the promise of services/payments when sick or retired. They are not a tax any more then an annuity or an health insurance plan payment is a tax. I am not on the government dole by virtue of collecting these payments from the government. I paid into these programs and would gladly (considering the mismanagement) retrieve my payments back with interest and take care of myself but I did not get a say about that. The old saw that you get all your money out of Social Security in the first few years is false in that it ignores the interest which would accumulate if I kept it myself in the bank and it would be considerable. But then, maybe we should refer the question of if Payroll deductions are taxes to Justice Roberts.

Re: Obama campaign files suit over ‘voter-foreclosure’ plans

HANK4 — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:40:10 -0000

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Re: Obama campaign files suit over ‘voter-foreclosure’ plans

HANK4 — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:21:23 -0000

Rayne1
It seems that most of my post got lost in the ether. I try again.
HANK4

Rayne1
> You read it: "Messenger rejects GOP plea for retraction."
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> Neither Michigan Messenger nor its parent organization, the Center for Independent Media, have received a formal request for retraction from the MIGOP, RNC, or James Carabelli as of today.
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I note that your link is dated 9/12/08 and only refers to one of two issues in my link. My link and the below article from your site, I believe, addresses the first issue which was retracted by Michigan Messenger's parent and are dated a week later.
Further, your article providing the credentials of your reporter and her long history of unbiased professionalism seems overtaken by the articles she has written as seen on your home page and the fact that she got at least half of the foreclosure caging apparently wrong.

Messenger clarifies Ohio official’s remark
By Jefferson Morley 9/19/08 5:48 PM

Michigan Messenger received a letter yesterday from Douglas J. Preisse, chairman of the Franklin County Republican Party in Columbus Ohio, disputing Eartha Melzer’s summary of remarks he made to a local newspaper about voter challenges.
Citing an article in the Columbus Dispatch, Melzer had reported in her story “Lose your house, lose your vote” that Priesse [...]

Why could I not get this whole article on your web site?

Don't you think that you should update your bloggers on your parent companies position?
> If you are unable to type in mixed case, please use lower case instead of upper case as upper case denotes shouting. If you are indeed shouting, this is not in compliance with our site's comment policy; future shouting risks being deleted without notice.

I apologize for the caps as I thought it was acceptable as seen in other posts to this thread.
I assume that you corrected those posters as well.

HANK4

Re: Obama campaign files suit over ‘voter-foreclosure’ plans

HANK4 — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:54:48 -0000

http://blog.mlive.com/chron...

MI MSSG RETRACTS-READ IT!!

I BET YOU WILL NOT APOLOGIZE BUT WILL WIGGLE ALONG WITH "THE ONE"!

SOCIALISM IS COMING. WRIGHT/PFLAGER/REZKO/AYERS/DORNE SLEEPING IN THE WHITE HOUSE??

Re: Obama campaign files suit over ‘voter-foreclosure’ plans

HANK4 — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:49:41 -0000

http://blog.mlive.com/chron...

MI MSSG RETRACTS-READ IT!

Re: Obama campaign files suit over ‘voter-foreclosure’ plans

HANK4 — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:46:58 -0000

http://blog.mlive.com/chron...

MI Mssg retracts!!!!
Read it!