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Re: Curbing big pharma

pari — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:36:20 -0000

I'm glad to read about this policy at UNM; it's time we get wiser about legit marketing and lousy science.

Re: Curbing big pharma

pari — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:36:20 -0000

I'm glad to read about this policy at UNM; it's time we get wiser about legit marketing and lousy science.

Re: TODAY’S TOP STORIES: Clinton to concede

pari — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:38:32 -0000

I voted this morn at about 8:30 and walked right in, no wait, and when I left only one other person had arrived.

I hope it's heavy turnout. Whether we like what's happening in our country, whether we believe that the voting process has been compromised or is sacrosanct, the right to vote is something we should NEVER take for granted.

Re: TODAY’S TOP STORIES: Clinton to concede

pari — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:38:32 -0000

Re: NM has second-worst graduation rate in nation, new report says

pari — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:08:44 -0000

Does anyone else find this abysmal?

I'm an author and when I travel to other states, I always have the sense that more people read in, say, Illinois than New Mexico. I think this has to do with a basic respect for the written word and IMHO that comes from having a decent education.

What's going on here? I used the tool to find out APS's grad rate and it's 49%. To me, that is so incredibly unacceptable. It just stinks.

Seems to be there are Many Children Left Behind in NM.

We should be ashamed of these numbers.

Re: NM has second-worst graduation rate in nation, new report says

pari — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:08:44 -0000

Re: CD1: Heinrich goes ‘red to blue’

pari — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:22:30 -0000

This is going to be a very interesting race given what incredible name recognition White has. I was watching the news last night and there he was, a mic in front of his mouth, talking about crime.

Heinrich is going to have his work cut out for him to ensure equal visibility without the free ride Bernalillo County Sheriff White has with local media.

Re: CD1: Heinrich goes ‘red to blue’

pari — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:22:30 -0000

Re: Speaking of conservatives

pari — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 14:27:39 -0000

Mr. Alpert is exactly correct. True conservativism is admirable -- no matter what your political persuasion.

What we've witnessed for nearly eight years is anything but.

Re: Speaking of conservatives

pari — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 14:27:39 -0000

Mr. Alpert is exactly correct. True conservativism is admirable -- no matter what your political persuasion.

What we've witnessed for nearly eight years is anything but.

Re: More Republicans question hiring of Udall’s son-in-law

pari — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:59:01 -0000

Hey, I'm a Democrat and this doesn't look proper to me. I'm not saying to put a Republican in the position; party shouldn't matter, but a tangible family tie just begs claims of impropriety.

Re: More Republicans question hiring of Udall’s son-in-law

pari — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:59:01 -0000

Hey, I'm a Democrat and this doesn't look proper to me. I'm not saying to put a Republican in the position; party shouldn't matter, but a tangible family tie just begs claims of impropriety.

Re: McCain picks Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin

pari — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:32:53 -0000

Well, I guess the selection of Gov. Palin will speak volumes to McCain's supporters AND McCain's detractors.

I know I'm very grateful. It crystallizes so many issues and differences between the parties.

However, if Senator McCain is trying to attract disaffected women voters . . . he has done himself no favors with this pick.

Gender isn't the biggest factor for most of these voters. It's a person's record. And in Gov. Palin, these voters will find she's merely a female version of President Bush.

Re: McCain picks Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin

pari — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:32:53 -0000

Re: Scribe, examine your biases

pari — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:38:32 -0000

Wow. The AP used to be the gold standard. And now . . .

I look forward to many papers dropping the AP because of its current and blatant bias.

Here's an interesting link about Fournier and his biases. It's from Media Matters and will provide even more context.

http://mediamatters.org/columns/200807220006

Re: Scribe, examine your biases

pari — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:38:32 -0000

Re: The Sarah Palin I knew

pari — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:19:18 -0000

Thanks for this. I've been looking for people who actually know the person behind all the hype and you've given me a small glimpse.

I think the decision was bone-headed, but I'm not McCain's base. Not by a long shot.

Re: The Sarah Palin I knew

pari — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:19:18 -0000

Re: The Associated Press’ sad, new beat

pari — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:37:03 -0000

I think the new AP approach is indicative of what's happening with the media in general. Fewer and fewer people are turning to the "news" to get information. Instead, they rely on the news with a twist -- it needs to come from their particular bias as consumers -- so that our country will end up being even more polarized and less inclined or able to understand diverse viewpoints.

I know I've lost faith in reporting overall and go to both "liberal" blogs and at least three different newspapers before trying to form an opinion.

Fair, balanced, unbiased -- all of these noble words seem to no longer be the main goal.

Re: The Associated Press’ sad, new beat

pari — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:37:03 -0000

Re: Conservative religious group hopes to rally supporters in Albuquerque

pari — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:34:46 -0000

"The group’s core principles, according to its Web site, are the sanctity of human life, marriage and family; personal decency and moral integrity; and religious liberty."

Sanctity of human life? Tell me how the Iraq War respects life. How is a war that murders non-Christians -- "a mission from God" as Sarah Palin also asserts -- honoring the sanctity of life?
Marriage and family? Are only Republican adulterers such as John McCain and Cindy McCain forgiven and praised?
Personal decency/moral integrity? Explain to me how John McCain's latest ads mirror these values in any shape or form.
Religious liberty? For whom? I see very little respect for anyone who isn't a Christian in this group.

All this hypocrisy in the name of God. Wow.

Re: Conservative religious group hopes to rally supporters in Albuquerque

pari — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:34:46 -0000

Re: Stephen Baldwin and religious right put on a show of strength in Albuquerque

pari — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:56:49 -0000

I'm very glad to read amphikalein comment. It seems to me that any Christian who values the teachings of Jesus would pretty darn mortified right now.

Generosity, love, compassion, charity . . . where are these evident in the current "Christian Right?"

Re: Stephen Baldwin and religious right put on a show of strength in Albuquerque

pari — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:56:49 -0000

Re: McCain campaign’s volley of untruths

pari — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:17:48 -0000

"Untruth?"

There's a more accurate word, Heath: "Lies."

McCain and Palin have been rewriting provable history. They're lying. If it's on purpose, shame on them.

If every one of their lies is a mistake, SHAME ON US and the news media for allowing it to continue.

Re: McCain campaign’s volley of untruths

pari — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:17:48 -0000

Re: Stephen Baldwin and religious right put on a show of strength in Albuquerque

pari — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 08:33:32 -0000

I watch the evangelical television stations from time to time and, lately, there's an incredible upsurge of "celebrities" who've found this version of God.

To me, it's kind of like the form of Buddhism that focuses on chanting for what you want. How can you be detached and still want anything?

How can you be a "good Christian" and spend your time denigrating those who don't agree with you?

I just don't get it.

Re: Stephen Baldwin and religious right put on a show of strength in Albuquerque

pari — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 08:33:32 -0000

Re: CD1: White hits Heinrich again on ‘lobbyist’ issue

pari — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:28:01 -0000

Oh, heaven's to Betsy. Can we please stay on topic? What are the major issues facing our state? What do Heinrich and White propose -- tangibly -- to do about them?

White's attacks smell like they come from the Rove playbook.

Does the local/state media really want to play into this or do you want to be leaders in the country for reporting and focusing on what really matters?

I bet there's enough skulduggery and skeletons in everyone's closets if we dig deep enough.

I am SO sick of name calling rather than issue discussing.

Re: TODAY’S TOP STORIES: APS super blasts federal education goals as unrealistic

pari — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:30:31 -0000

I agree that APS has low standards, but I don't think that the standards set by NCLB are either appropriate or productive.

What's the solution? I don't know.

I do know that when people think they can get away with some kind of minimum, that's what most of them are going to strive for.

Re: Palin pick helps change attitudes toward women

pari — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 05:40:59 -0000

Actually, Sarah Palin's pick does have the potential to do some good.

I'm no Palin supporter, BUT now that she and the Republican party are screaming "sexism" every time someone asks a legit question, we're finally seeing that the double standard doesn't work if you're the ones who pushed it in the first place.

Has everyone forgotten all the truly snarky -- and dare I say it? "Sexist" -- attacks on Hillary Clinton?

Now the tables are turned and many people can't help but notice the hypocrisy of those who cast the first stones . . .

Re: Wilson: Conservative group may cost GOP the NM senate seat

pari — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:29:55 -0000

I'm not sure Wilson is totally correct, but no matter what, I guess those of us who support Udall should write thank-you notes to the "Club for Growth."

As an aside, doesn't that org's name strike you as odd? I thought Republicans, true conservative (in the former meaning before the Religious Right hijacked it) wanted small government?

Re: Pearce to Udall: You are ‘breathtakingly liberal’

pari — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:33:42 -0000

Well, thank goodness Udall is so "breathtakingly liberal."

When it comes to governance and an agenda to benefit an entire state and country, I'd rather have the person who's most concerned for the greater good than for the good of just a few.

Re: http://blog.bitsexam.com/2009/02/attempt-extra-12-questions-bitsat.html

pari — Fri, 01 May 2009 03:42:00 -0000

what is the method of skipping in order to attempt the extra questions

Re: http://blog.bitsexam.com/2009/02/attempt-extra-12-questions-bitsat.html

pari — Fri, 01 May 2009 03:37:00 -0000

how can i attempt those 12 extra questions,if i don't know the ans of few questions,will leaving the question blank would do...and proceed to next question