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Re: OH, IT'S ON!!

RS — Sun, 15 Feb 2015 00:11:40 -0000

Mass HX is extending the deadline to Feb 23.

Re: randomsubu can haz tumblr!, In non-Stand Your Ground states, whites are 250...

RS — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 14:19:30 -0000

Um, that's why I have the "Link"...? Click it, read the original story, find the study quoted... Easy! But here it is, anyway.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pag...

Re: randomsubu can haz tumblr!, The Anatomy of a Tweet: Or, how I briefly became an internet villain

RS — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 08:05:15 -0000

Naah, labeling tweets takes the fun out of it. Folks need to learn not to respond so fast, without knowing the context. And they should develop a sense of humor :-)

Re: http://straightnochaser.org/2007/12/notes-on-prk-eye-surgery/

RS — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 22:01:34 -0000

Found this blog after PRK over the past month (I did one eye at a time, 3 weeks apart). Still, good to read your and others' experience. The doctor not fully informing the patient appears one common cause for concern. I am glad I went to Duke Eye in Durham, NC, and worked with Dr Preeya Gupta, who is relatively new, but very communicative. Answered all my questions patiently. Duke was also more 50% expensive than a private clinic I checked out... But totally worth it, I think.
This has also inspired me to write up my own experiences on my blog. Cheers!

Re: http://randomsubu.tumblr.com/post/31983101294

RS — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:10:44 -0000

Stupid talking points masquerading as comments will be summarily deleted.
I do not approve of the comment below, but that is just an opinion, and hence, has been un-deleted.

Re: Was the Dissent Originally a Majority Opinion?

RS — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:26:00 -0000

Read Scalia's opinion/dissent again. He refers to Ginsburg's "dissent" while discussing only the individual mandate-under-Commerce Clause-and-Necessary/Proper reasonings - Section I of Scalia's dissent, in which he was in the 5-4 conservative majority.
Section II of Scalia's dissent deals with the penalty-as-tax, which is what carried the day for CJ Roberts.

Re: Which Is Better: Hybrid or Fuel-Efficient Conventional?

RS — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 07:22:15 -0000

I recently leased a 2010 Prius - got a good deal. I liked the VW TurboDiesel, but the new models at 30 mpg city/42 mpg highway are not as fuel efficient as the older models (going by VW's ratings.) I also drive mostly in the city, where the Prius has a decided advantage over any other car. (Yes, I do bike as well.) So far, I've averaged 48-50 mpg including a couple long highway trips. Maybe eventually trade it in for a Plug-in Hybrid (and when Boulder moves completely to renewable energy... Yay!)
But yes, consider the mix of highway and city driving. TDIs may be attractive to your intended purposes, but they often sell for a premium above the Edmunds TMV, and as others point out, the smaller cars (or even a Corolla-sized vehicle) might give you just as much fuel economy on the highway.

Re: Are You Real or Are You Memorex?

RS — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 07:53:42 -0000

I am not a big fan of auto-messages. If one is otherwise occupied, then Just. Don't. Tweet.

Re: On Meet the Press this Sunday- Meet the MESS: Rand Paul

RS — Fri, 21 May 2010 16:41:47 -0000

This reminds of The Candidate... Or, "we are not having another Sarah Palin on our hands!"

Re: VIDEO- Special BLUNT: Do I Look Like a Lesbian?

RS — Wed, 19 May 2010 01:27:31 -0000

Hmmm... I experimented with softball in graduate school. (It's true.)

Re: Facing the question of where we will live while pregnant

RS — Wed, 12 May 2010 14:02:04 -0000

Thanks for sharing that, Misty. Hope things work out! Glad your boys are so understanding.
I am again reminded how pricey Boulder is - I paid ~$160K for my 2BR condo - in Gunbarrel! (It's going back on the market... That's a story for another time.)

Re: Denver Post embraces the Twitter, succombs to ridiculousness

RS — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:09:04 -0000

In addition to the previous comments: It's "succumbs" (heard of spell-check?) It's Tweeting, not Twittering. And as far as I know, folks use "The Twitter" only in jest, like Rachel Maddow or Jon Stewart might say "The Google".

Re: No escaping hate on the news desk

RS — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:56:19 -0000

Bwaa-ha-haaa!

Re: Frank talk on ACORN and news decisions

RS — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:54:09 -0000

I haven't seen the CBS4 news segments in question, but that approach seems about right. Besides, apparently there were other such "sting" operations which, as you point out, didn't produce the "desired" results. There was the story of the ACORN employee who fed the undercover "reporters" a story about how she killed one of her ex-husbands... Or one where the employee reported the incident to a local cop.
And you are right about the Internet video - when you don't have the original, you don't know how the tape was edited. Out of context...

Re: Admitting the GOP only wants to kill health care, Democratic Senator Kent Conrad still demands bipartisanship.

RS — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:00:30 -0000

I wonder if Conrad means Kennedy and (or at least) Byrd won't make it to the Senate for a vote, leaving Dems 1 vote shy of cloture. I believe if Senate has a vote for universal healthcare, Ted would even wake up out of a coma in to vote yes.

Re: I knew I'd find the downside of using SM at some point

RS — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:19:59 -0000

Hey Misty:
You can't please all the people all of the time... you know that from handling the phone calls!
Personally, I am frustrated from time to time with members of the media - CNN in general comes to mind (national Fox hardly qualifies as journalism, sorry Shawn.) There are certain members of the media - I won't name them - that I stopped following because they didn't know how to use Twitter.
But as far as I am concerned - you are doing a pretty good job. Just keep doing what you always do!

Re: Palin on Earmarks: ‘We Did Well!!!’

RS — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:27:15 -0000

Mike: You did well!!!

Re: The Reform Candidate?

RS — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:05:22 -0000

Ab/Use of power is absolutely as critical as temperament and judgment. See Cheney, Dick.

Re: The Reform Candidate?

RS — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:00:59 -0000

Thanks!

Re: The Reform Candidate?

RS — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:16:15 -0000

The original point from Wes Cain was about the "Trig was Bristol's baby" ("pregnancy misdirection") rumors - not the breaking *news* today.
Today's news - that Bristol's pregnant - might allow you to question Palin's "abstinence-only" stand, sure... I'd still leave that aside, but I wouldn't stop you.
The pregnancy misdirection - that's just not on.

Re: The Reform Candidate?

RS — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:58:48 -0000

That's a dangerous road (particularly as it involves a minor). Let's leave that to the National Enquirer, shall we?

Re: The Reform Candidate?

RS — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:56:21 -0000

Laura:
Do you have any leads on the finances of Wasilla, pre- and post-Palin? According to a Politico story citing Democratic sources (I think), Palin left Wasilla $20 million in the hole... Though I guess that makes her a success in Republican circles ;-)

Re: From almost unwatchable to somewhat entertaining

RS — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:11:06 -0000

Hey Jed:
Did you see this bit, pitting Blakeman against HuffPo's Roy Sekoff over the CPMA report on a "liberal" media?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id...

I love Blakeman's saying the Rasmussen poll showing "49% of Americans believe the press is in the bag for Obama" is more reliable and important than any non-partisan study showing the facts are otherwise!
In this bit, Abrams also says (toward the end) the McCain ad on Landstuhl was false... Joining Jonathan Alter and Andrea Mitchell as people telling the truth on the McCain ad. Maybe you should put together a video with these quotes :-)

Re: She will never be president

RS — Sat, 24 May 2008 09:47:42 -0000

Senator Obama's taking the high road is one of the main reasons I support him over Senator Clinton. This sort of parsing-the-words scandal is just typical of DC, and something that needs to be changed. But it's a free country, and you and others like you are free to screw up Obama's image all on your own.

Here's a practical reason not to pile on to Senator Clinton - such piling on does not further the cause of Party unity. And much as you might think otherwise, any increase in independent/young voter/African-American support is not going to make up for a loss of Clinton supporters, who make up 50% or more of the Democratic party base. Sorry. It just won't.

Re: She will never be president

RS — Fri, 23 May 2008 19:26:24 -0000

I second Maggie's reading. It's only after reading these comments that I figured some were interpreting her examples to mean that she's waiting for something to happen to Senator Obama. I am a firm Obama supporter, and I disagree with these uncharitable interpretations.
As Senator Obama repeatedly points out, we have to take the high road - how else do we raise the level of political discourse?