Bigbrog

Many positive vibes being sent your way Rasta!!!

Agreed...doesn't make sense

LOL...you say you didn't do something and then turn around and do the very same thing again!! Have some freaking self reflection and awareness. And it kills me that you say "We have a difficult time checking our privilege." What a crock of crap. I'd love to know what "privilege" I need to check? And if your statement even made sense, so what?? What are people supposed to do, apologize for where they got to in life?? Is that somehow going to make someone who grew up in a different situation then them feel better?? Is that going to fix all the ill wills of our society, current and past?? Again, to me that is offensive that a person like you can preach about something you know absolutely nothing about and try and chastise people who do.

Seriously, this is such crazy talk. First off, you ASSume things about mspart and his family and try and downgrade what he and his kids have accomplished because somehow someone else was born, potentially, into different circumstances. You want to know what is funny, you listing off a bunch of things that his kids may have not had to deal with you pretty much summed up my upbringing, and it is very offensive that you use it as a way to discourage other people and to somehow make it an excuse for not working hard to better themselves, like I did as well as my brothers and sisters did. Do you think I sit here and use my upbringing as an excuse when someone else who worked harder than me has more than me?? NO!!! But you clearly do, and it is laughable. You try and preach to everyone how you are so inclusive and all-knowing of everything and everyone's situation that you actually offend the people you think you are speaking for. And then claim the people who did in fact work hard for where they got are somehow scared of people like me who may have come from different life circumstances taking what they earned...dude, you are a joke.

I don't think anyone meant to infer getting rid of the IRS totally, but as Ionel said, get rid of the bloat and waste, like there is in a lot of governement agencies. I would love to have full power to go into some of our governmental areas and get rid of all the waste so there is more money to spend on the things that are important to the american people.

At least jross "get's" UB's posts because I and others sure do not. Anyway, as for Muslims being "bad", I don't believe that...just as when other people try to paint people of other faith's as "bad". The religion isn't the problem...PEOPLE are the problem. When people are evil and want to rationalize their evil behavior, they TRY and use religion to do so. People want to bash the religion as being "bad" when in fact no religion is bad (well maybe some of the fringe crap like devil worshiping, etc.) it is the people that are bad. I also understand the scrutiny of the Muslim faith, and if I was a Muslim I would be absolutely appalled that some terrorist organizations use that as a backdrop for their evil behavior. Point for all this is I believe people are either good, or bad, or on that spectrum, regardless of their religion.

I think people forget about the critical thing of doctor's getting to know their patients and their history in order to better treat their patients. I'll take my luck with the private healthcare facilities. I am all for improving things and making things better, but to use other countries as examples of a great health care system is laughable. My question, what as American's are you willing to give up for a government healthcare system?? Roads? How about the over-bloated welfare system? The IRS? I like the private healthcare system, but if people want to have a public "free" heath care system in addition to the private, have at it. And how about those that support it and want to use it are the ones who pay for it?

Hopefully that is all true, but what about the constant rhetoric that Israel is partaking in "ethnic cleansing"?? Which is propaganda Humas spews. He constantly attacks Israel while brushing off the atrocities of Humas. He manipulates "facts" in order to make the point that Israel is bad. I am not buying he is condemning anyone other than Israel.

Wow....

Can't believe I am saying this but GWN is spot on. UB just wants to keep spewing the same rhetoric over and over in order to somehow make it true...and I am not sure why, other than he supports one side over the other...and the side he supports isn't Israel.

So what part of the youtube do you disagree with or is factually wrong?

Yes. Except "Be motivated by profit for investors over quantity and quality of service?" as this is completely a made-up statement that for some reason you want to be true. Every healthcare facility and hospital (all private) I have ever worked for or had to be a patient at were motivated first by the care of the patient....hands down!! Why??? Because that is what drives profit!!! Are prices souring up and up for healthcare...absolutely....but the reasons why have nothing to do with those greedy people running the hospital and clinics like the story you make up in your head.

A stunt? Why? What don't you like about it? Wait I know...it is an "R" bill so instantly bad!!

So now this is how we base people's character nowadays!?!? Social media is truly the downfall of our society....or is the people who let what they read on social media determine what they think of people they never have ever met??

There is a guy (retired B52 pilot) staying at my house right now who has been good friends with Mike Johnson for years (their kids have been friends since kindergarten) and said he is a super guy. Guess he is absolutely brilliant in terms of constitutional law. I don't know a ton about his politics but learning a lot this week while the guy is here...not sure I agree with his stance on some of the stuff but overall, he sounds like a stand-up dude. And like always, he sure doesn't sound like what some media outlets make him out to be.

I'm doing a pre-thanksgiving turkey breast on the smoker today. Going simple...no brine and a basic salt and pepper rub.

Just when you think UB stance couldn't get any worse he goes and proves me wrong..."The released hostages have said they were treated well in captivity. The ones dying right now are due to Israeli strikes."

Oh I am not the one saying it...

Can't believe people continue to argue with a terrorist sympathizer....

Oh the irony of saying "feigning your victimized position" and then turn around with that doozy of a third paragraph...LOL But keep on calling people bigots and using words like "implicit bias" and then claim others do not know how to use critical thinking....those are copout words because your feelings got hurt for some reason and you can't see the viewpoint of others because of your hate for all things religion... and who is playing the victim by the way?? I, nor jross once has played the victim but rather tried to express viewpoints, which your responses have resorted to name calling and lecturing (LOL). You hate religion...got it. I personally am not religious but feel people have every right to be. Just as I support anyone who wants to get married. I support anyone who chooses to fall in love with someone of the same sex. I support people that want to be a different sex then which they are biologically. I support everybody equally and support equal rights for all!

Thanks for the suggestions on how to think and what to think about.

I hope it is live! Takes SOME of the stupidity away from social media and the idiots out there.

By the way...this guy in Maine is as big of a coward and human trash as there can be...to chicken s@#$ to live and face the consequences for what he did. However, he met the fate he ultimately deserved and hopefully would have gotten from the justice system.

Again, my overall point was missed, my apologies if it wasn't clear...what I meant is that OVERALL, not just on here, why are we not spending more time talking about mental health? The annoyance on here is that people do in fact bring it up and then the conversation get's bogged down because people have no idea what an AR actually is or the difference between that gun and let's say my dad's 280 semi-auto rifle, which he has a 30 round clip for but rarely useses, and would do A LOT more damage than an AR would. I blame some of this on the media and most on ignorant people. Anyway, again my point is why isn't the media blasting everyone about mental health instead of AR's? Why do people on here only talk about AR's? I can tell you, because it is easy and somehow makes people think it is a quick fix. Gun violence in this country isn't a quick fix and banning an AR will do NOTHING to stop it or curb it. The biggest problem with gun violence is in the inner cities and gang related activities...why not spend time flooding the media about that? Why not figure out how to stop the cycle of underprivileged youth feeling they need to join a gang? Why not change that culture versus the "gun culture" which this country was founded on? My opinion, because those things are hard and people don't like hard....they like to blame objects, then ban them, and then sit back in their safe spaces until the next tragedy happens and then play the R v D game again, and again, and again.

And yet, just like on here, time and effort is wasted arguing back and forth about AR's because they look scary and yet no time and effort is spent on addressing mental health issues and all the associated gun ownership legislation. Typical emotional responses...."blame the AR!!!!" "It's a weapon of war!!!" And people sure love to argue semantics as well as claim people say things and mean things they didn't say.