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Re: Occupy CSULB aims to ‘give everyone a voice’ - News - Daily 49er - California State University Long Beach

mortygwhiz — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 16:10:45 -0000

Do you not realize that the 1% doesn't have enough money for you to tax that would support education, let alone everything else you want to tax them for? You could tax the 1% 100% of their income and still not have enough money. As for the Oakland protests. OWS in Oakland has been taken over by anarchists and communists. People in support of democracy and giving everyone a "voice" don't riot and destroy property.

Re: Vice president Joe Biden is no stranger to political demagoguery - Opinion - Daily 49er - California State University Long Beach

mortygwhiz — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 16:02:29 -0000

What you have hit on is that the Obama Jobs Bill, is really Stimulus II. Because all of the stimulus money that went to the states to cover up their budget shortcomings is running out, i.e., temporary, the Obama administration is trying another temporary fix that won't increase employment opportunities at all. They only want to save public sector union jobs so that they may receive higher campaign contributions from the public sector unions. The Obama administration doesn't care about increasing jobs in the private sector, at all.

Re: Our View: Players union should settle for 50-50 split in NBA contract - Opinion - Daily 49er - California State University Long Beach

mortygwhiz — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 15:54:12 -0000

I just saw on the crawl across the bottom of ESPN that a group of owners does'nt want to offer the player's union above a 47% split of the revenue. The owner's are meeting today. Who's going to blink first?

Re: Death penalty may not be perfect, but it should still be put to use - Opinion - Daily 49er - California State University Long Beach

mortygwhiz — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 04:27:54 -0000

Does anyone remember Charles Manson? His clan killed at his direction. Does anyone actually belive that he is less dangerous than the actual murderers he sent out to commit the Tate-Labianca Murders?

Re: Daily 49er - U.S. could gain leverage over Israel domestic policy by not helping

mortygwhiz — Wed, 12 May 2010 03:32:21 -0000

I think that if you do a little research you will find that Jerusalem is not included as one of the occupied territories. You will also find that Jerusalem is the capitol of Israel. Sad to see a political science professor get the basic facts wrong.

Re: Daily 49er - Globalization, interdependence need not limit cultural literacy

mortygwhiz — Wed, 12 May 2010 03:09:31 -0000

One question. How does one learn from the "mistakes" of the corrupt actors when the organization will not confront it's corrupt actors and penalize them for their corrupt "mistakes"?

Re: Daily 49er - Values, morals, ethics cannot be legitimately taught by religion

mortygwhiz — Wed, 12 May 2010 03:01:58 -0000

Dear Gerry, I've read the first amendment and cannot find the words "separation of church and state" in it. I have found that Congress shall make no law establishing a religion. That is a distinct difference from what you claim in your opinion piece. You state that values are a personal issue and cannot be legitimately taught by any form of religion. You state from where athiests do not receive their values but you do not state from where their values are received. Do you know? If so, where and what are those values, other than being boorish and derisive about your other planetary inhabitants solemnly held religious beliefs.

From your opinion piece I understand what athiests, or at least you, do not believe in. I suspect, but am not certain, that you believe only in the here and now. If that is the case, what purpose have you found in life? Does life have a purpose for athiests?

One thing I know that most religions of the world do teach is not to place their faith in other people. People generally tend to disapoint, them being human and all. I think all of us, whether athiest or believer, always have some trust issues of one sort or another. You keep trusting your fellow athiests with their values of indeterminent origin and I'll keep trusting those that have values that are similar to mine and are from well known sources. However, it is probably a good idea for both of us not to be completely trusting without using our God given critical thinking skills.

Re: Daily 49er - Our View- Attending a university may not be for everyone

mortygwhiz — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:36:07 -0000

In case you haven't been paying attention, we are in a recession and the unemployment rate is 9.7% and holding, for now. Unemployment has hit hardest in the trades, especially in the building trades. Those jobs in auto repair shops aren't opening up in great numbers, either. You are right in the basic idea of this article, though. Not all individuals belong in the colleges and universities. I do not believe that restricting access to higher learning is the answer. Academic competition seems to winnow out most of those who are not educationally prepared for college level learning. As for financing higher education, the U.S. government has taken over educational lending in the recently passed health care reform legislation. This means all college loans will be from Uncle Sam or this one particular bank in, I believe, Montana. I suspect that those with government loans will also receive beneficial payment plans should they accept government employment at some level.

Re: Daily 49er - Our View- Wealthy have moral obligation to support poor

mortygwhiz — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:22:56 -0000

You make no analysis in this article. It is clear that you are parroting mass media sources and have done no investigation into the meat of this issue. The CBO has admitted that the figures it came up with are an estimate based solely on what they were told by the sponsors of the bill and not the final bill as passed. Government enforced morality is tyranny.

Re: Daily 49er - 49ers fall short of Big Dance

mortygwhiz — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:23:18 -0000

As an old Alum I was glad I got to see the game. I no longer live in California and rarely get to see the 49ers play. I was proud of the effort that the team gave even though I was disappointed with the final result. I also got to see the team play earlier games during the season against Texas and Kentucky. They were in tough during those games but never quit. With most of the key players returning next year, I think hard work and the maturation process will hold out for greater expectations. Go Beach.

Re: Daily 49er - CSULB professor 9th on Rate My Professors list

mortygwhiz — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:14:01 -0000

Being "hot" is not all that it's cracked up to be. Congratulations on your rating. It appears that you are not among the unappreciated.

Re: Daily 49er - Our View- Calif. calls out 187 low-performing schools

mortygwhiz — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:08:27 -0000

Please don't blame the victims. I would suggest that the students in a low performing school would have little ability to contribute to the solution process in improving their school because, by definition, their school has failed to provide them with the wherewithall to enable such capability. Claiming that an underperforming school can have overachieving students is ludicrous, and I'm not talking about the rapper. Low performing schools forever damage the students forced to attend them. The teachers and administrators are primarily responsible for assuring that levels of student achievement are reached in the schools under their guidance. If they can't or won't correct the deficiencies identified in their schools, they must be held accountable and necessary action taken. An underperforming school is indefensible.

Re: Daily 49er - Our View- Virgnia Tech robs students of freedom to err

mortygwhiz — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:45:52 -0000

Whether one is old enough to go to war is not the point. Since there is no draft, going to war is a personal decision, not one enforced by government without the citizen's consent. Additionally, if one is arrested for underage drinking, it usually occurs off campus. If one is jailed overnight on a first offense of drunken driving, the least of one's worries is whether or not mommy and daddy find out about it. Besides, if an 18 year old needs bail, believe me, the school doesn't have to notify the parents.

If one is caught on campus for underage drinking, I believe that the school has a responsibility to take whatever action is necessary to protect the child from any harm that might reasonably be expected to follow from such behavior. What good is it if the only action taken by an institution of higher learning is notifying the parents of a student that their child has died from alcohol poisoning or some other alcohol related mishap? If you think that making mistakes that have life and death consequences is a right that may not be infringed upon, you don't have the intellect necessary for higher learning.

Re: Daily 49er - Our Proposal- Swiftian proposal will solve American problems

mortygwhiz — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:28:17 -0000

An easier solution is to have Congress pass a requirement that all persons must use tobacco by the age of 4 years. Over the course of approximately 35 years of tobacco use, sufficient tax revenues would enable the government to pay for all entitlement programs, including health care and saving the social security and medicare programs from going bankrupt. Very few would live long enough to become eligible to receive social security or medicare and healthcare bureaucrats could deny treatments for smoking related illnesses. The taxes filling the government coffers would easily pay forr the few who survived to become eligible for government entitlement programs. Addicting Americans to nicotine would solve many of the problems we face today and in the future.

Re: Daily 49er - Our View-Obama should 'AIM' at pardoning Peltier

mortygwhiz — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:30:49 -0000

Your account of the facts is incorrect. Go back to the original reports of the agents' shootings, not some revisionist recounting of what happened that are presented to you by people with an agenda to push.

Re: Daily 49er - Our View-War comes natural; peace takes practice

mortygwhiz — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:17:40 -0000

No one here seems to have any idea of what the definition of peace is. Understand this, it is not the absence of war. I am not aware of any peace existing in the world's history that was not imposed by the threat of unimaginable violence. There are evil people in the world who will take whatever they want by force. Unless those people are faced with a peril they are not willing to undergo, they will annihilate whomever they have to for whatever reason in order to get what they want. Slinking away from those who would visit violence on you does not guarantee peace. It guarantees that you will lose your freedom. This is not an argument in defense of war but an argument of what logically extends from the naivete of those who do not understand what the true nature of the world is.

Re: Daily 49er - Our View-Hunger becomes national security issue

mortygwhiz — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:51 -0000

Has no one heard of WIC? Do you go to bed so early that you do not see the informercials for what used to be called "Feed the Children"? Will you not be volunteering in Long Beach over the holidays to serve food to those less fortunate? The food is available. If there are those facing hunger, there is a disconnect because the food is not getting to where it is intended for some reason other than a lack off food or hunger programs. Get the word out so people know where to go.

Re: Daily 49er - Our View- Immigration change can be good and bad

mortygwhiz — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:22:23 -0000

Great propaganda technique in defining patriotism to suit your purpose.

Re: Daily 49er - Our View-Moratorium needed on immigration cops

mortygwhiz — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:21:13 -0000

You wonder why California's state budget is a disaster? You keep voting for the same politicians and expect different results. That's the definition of insanity. You and your ideas are the problem, definitely not the solution.

Re: Daily 49er - Our View-Minutemen shouldn’t last another minute

mortygwhiz — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:07:18 -0000

I hadn't heard about this story so I looked it up and read about it. One of the stories I read stated the following:

"Pima County sheriff's Lt. Michael O'Connor told reporters in Arizona that Raul Flores had connections to Mexican drug cartels and his involvement was known to the Drug Enforcement Agency.

People in the Minuteman movement reacted to news of the arrests with sadness -- and some contempt for Forde.

Jim Gilchrist, president of the California-based Minuteman Project and a longtime Forde ally, said his group is separate and "we disassociate any affiliation between her, her organization and ours." On Friday he posted a message of condolence to the victims' families.

Jeff Schwilk, founder of the San Diego Minutemen and an outspoken critic of Gilchrist, said he and others long ago recognized that Forde was unstable and dangerous. He said Gilchrist should have done the same.

"The warning had been out in Arizona to stay away from this woman," he said. "Unfortunately, this conclusion was very tragic."

This Shawna Forde person appears to be a criminal opportunist and nothing more. My condolences to the Flores family.

Re: Daily 49er - Frustration over health care debate turning into call for action

mortygwhiz — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:36:59 -0000

What are you trying to say?

Re: Daily 49er - Our View-Governor slapped around by high court

mortygwhiz — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:21:19 -0000

Just a quick question--what does one do about former inmates who do not pay back the cost of their "rehabilitation"? Put them back in prison?

Re: Daily 49er - U.S. indebted to Afghanistan

mortygwhiz — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:37:56 -0000

Ranked in the top 5 militarily? There are not enough people in the small state of Israel to form a military that would be ranked that high. The reason that Israel does not participate in U.S. military operations in which conflict is with Muslim nations is to maintain less strained relations between the U.S. and other nations in the region. Other Muslim nations would not accept Israel in any conflict with another Muslim nation.

Re: Daily 49er - U.S. indebted to Afghanistan

mortygwhiz — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:06:44 -0000

Israel is operating within peace agreements it has mutually signed with Egypt and Jordan. When Hamas constantly fires missiles into Israel from Gaza, which Israel moved out of, their responsibility to their citizens is to use whatever means is necessary to get Hamas to stop. It is clear that the land for peace strategy has not worked to bring peace to the region. When Israel is taught that the big new strategy for bringin peace to the region causes casualties in Israel, I can't blame them for not bending over and asking for an harder swat on the rear. I'm actually amazed at the restraint Israel has shown. I doubt that I could have shown such restraint.

Re: Daily 49er - Our View- U.S. high court should hear Prop ’H8’

mortygwhiz — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:51:51 -0000

It doesn't appear anyone is capable of discussing this issue dispassionately from either side of the argument.