Politics & Government - 14 August 2007

Why do people support these?!?! Give us smokers a break!

2007-08-14 16:59:48 · 18 answers · asked by #1 Dunkin' Donuts Fan 2 in Politics

Just some examples, please fill in your own ideas.
2. Debt?
3. Fear?
4. War mongering?
5. Energie consumption
6. Enviromental destruction
7. Corruption

2007-08-14 16:58:37 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

The Boy Who Cried Wolf, also known as The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf, is a fable attributed to Aesop. The protagonist of the fable is a bored shepherd boy who entertained himself by calling out "wolf". Nearby villagers who came to his rescue found that the alarms were false and that they'd wasted their time. When the boy was actually confronted by a wolf, the villagers did not believe his cries for help and his flock perished. In some versions when the villagers ignore him the wolf either kills him, and in other versions the wolf simply mocks the boy saying now no one will help him and that it serves him right for playing tricks. The moral is stated at the end of the fable as:

"Even when liars tell the truth, they are never believed. The liar will lie once, twice, and then perish when he tells the truth."

2007-08-14 16:55:18 · 14 answers · asked by johnfarber2000 6 in Other - Politics & Government

With so many of the Irish people standing up and denouncing Dick Roche (one of the Irish ministers) for demolishing 4000 year old mounds to make way for a freeway (which could be built along several alternate routes with almost no inconvenience or little extra cost), do you think that the government has the right to proceed with the destruction? Are there people who think this is a good thing, destroying the old to make room for the new? Anyone who thinks that the destruction of some of the oldest man made structures in the world is comparable to destroying Stonehenge and should be prevented?

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2007-08-14 16:53:15 · 3 answers · asked by Pip 5 in Civic Participation

I am planning to go and teach English in South Korea in two years or so. Like I said, I have semi-light tanned skin and I'm from south American descent. HOWEVER, I was born in the USA and English is my first language. How easy will it be for me to get a job teaching English in South Korea, including the racism?


Also, say I become a South Korean citizen, will I still be able to teach English, because I was born in the United States?

2007-08-14 16:51:41 · 4 answers · asked by Kevin T 2 in Embassies & Consulates

Reagan Orders Marines out of Beirut, Following Collapse of Lebanese Cabinet.

2007-08-14 16:50:21 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

I personally think they are ridiculous, and see no direct meaning. I can understand a possible drug screen, or a major criminal record, but the credit, and drawn out employment and lien's and bankruptcy bit is unfair. They have agencies that actually do them for companies. I personally appreciate the olden days of taking people at face value untill proven otherwise. I think it's just a ridiculous jump on the bandwagon service, and I don't see it relevant. How do other people feel?

2007-08-14 16:48:47 · 8 answers · asked by cooulguy 1 in Law & Ethics

You don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out the agenda of a Liberal Democrat. If you are a liberal Democrat you are #1 "Mentally Handicapped" or #2 "A Terrorist" or #3 "A Mentally Handicapped Terrorist" Question is which one of these 3 best describes why you are a Liberal Democrat?

2007-08-14 16:48:46 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

last week at work my acting supervisor whom i did not get along with was the only one ther the rest wer on vacation together, i got confronted in the main dining hall of a facility of a center for mentally ill adults where riots are easily broken out, I did what i had been trained to so in a situation like this go to my acting supervisor and let them handle it, but the supervisor ushered me out the side door of the office building aand the woman who was yelling at me was standing there waiting on me and she had back up (other staff member) the supervisor didnt do anything I ask if we could go in the office and discuss this situation but he told me no he had my badge and radio and he accepted that as my resiginitation. the one who started it is still working and didnt even get sent home for the day. now I havaeto wait until next monday when the owner returns to work to know if i have a job or not and my hussband whom i love dearly is treating me differently now that i dont have money

2007-08-14 16:48:43 · 4 answers · asked by ctsgirl 2 in Law & Ethics

2007-08-14 16:45:24 · 3 answers · asked by starone 3 in Military

2007-08-14 16:41:02 · 13 answers · asked by TRAF 4 in Politics

2007-08-14 16:40:29 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

I can think of several examples of Socialism self destructing (The Soviet Union being the best) but not one where it has lasted more than a few decades.

2007-08-14 16:38:11 · 20 answers · asked by Ethan M 5 in Politics

I see it often stipulated by that side that people on my side (those in favor of gun regulations) are simply "anti-2nd Amendment." But since the Second Amendment does not preclude gun control laws, and since most crimes committed with guns are committed NOT by responsible, trained gun owners but by psychotic criminals who have no business owning dangerous weapons... what, exactly, is the opposition to things like background checks?

2007-08-14 16:38:11 · 25 answers · asked by Bush Invented the Google 6 in Politics

2007-08-14 16:35:18 · 18 answers · asked by Chi Guy 5 in Politics

Guatemalan man who is in the United States illegally was arrested early Tuesday on hit-and-run charges after a traffic accident that killed two Baltimore-area men and injured three other highway construction workers on the side of U.S. 29 in Montgomery County, police said.

The crash just over the Howard County line was the latest in a series of fatal traffic accidents involving illegal immigrant drivers in Maryland. It also added two names to the list of highway workers killed in on-the-job crashes recently.

James Cronin, 37, of the 7200 block of Judy Road in Glen Burnie, was flown to Maryland Shock Trauma Center on Monday in critical condition and died late Tuesday morning, according to Officer Melanie Hadley, a spokeswoman for the Montgomery County Police Department.

The previous day, Martin Ruffin, 30, of the 1800 block of Moreland Ave. in West Baltimore, was pronounced dead at the scene of the 1 p.m. crash. Three others were taken to hospitals with injuries.

Montgomery police said the driver of a white Ford Econoline fled on foot after plowing into a construction truck and hitting the workers, who were sitting on a guardrail taking a break.

Manuel De Jesus Gonzalez-Geronimo, 31, of Hyattsville turned himself in to Prince George's County police about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, authorities said.

Gonzalez-Geronimo was turned over to Montgomery County police and charged with failure to remain at the scene of a collision involving death and bodily injury and with driving without a license, police said. At a hearing Tuesday, he was ordered held without bond at the Montgomery Detention Center.

Lucille Baur[CQ], another Montgomery police spokeswoman, said that Gonzalez-Geronimo said during the hearing that he is an undocumented worker from Guatemala.

The crash was one of several recent fatalities in Maryland for which illegal immigrants face charges.The crash was one of several recent fatalities in Maryland for which illegal immigrants face charges.

In May, 20-year-old Mark Watson, a University of Maryland sophomore from Ellicott City, was killed in a hit-and-run crash in College Park. Police charged Never L. Navar ro-Montoya, 24, an illegal Mexican immigrant who had no driver's license, with driving under the influence of alcohol, fleeing the scene of an accident and possessing a false government identification.

In November, Eduardo Raul Morales-Soriano, an illegal Mexican immigrant who lived in Laurel, was indicted on charges of manslaughter and negligent homicide while under the influence after a Thanksgiving night crash at Routes 175 and 108, records show. Jennifer Bower, 24, of Montgomery County and Marine Cpl. Brian Mathews, 21, of Columbia were killed. The trial is set for Sept. 18.

Monday's accident also provided a grim reminder of the dangers of working on Maryland's highways.

The issue of drivers' licenses for illegal immigrants has become a flash point in many states, including Maryland, where the General Assembly regularly debates legislation that would close the doors of the Motor Vehicle Administration to those who can't prove their legal status. Maryland is one of eight states that issue driver's licenses to foreign-born residents regardless of their immigration status.

Immigrants' rights advocates contend that issuing licenses to illegal immigrants encourages safer driving because it subjects immigrants to testing. But critics of immigration contend that border security comes first.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-crash0814,0,2798315.story

2007-08-14 16:34:26 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

and conservatives say something nice about liberals

Ill start

Liberals I like the way you fight for patients in pain on the medical marijuana issue. My mom is one of those patients so thank you

NOTE do not add anything else but a nice compliment to your opposition you can do it

2007-08-14 16:33:11 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

and then they go to other countries and demand that people there speak English as well? American tourists make very little attempt to learn other languages, they just assume that someone or another will speak English. Most international business around the world is conducted in English, the UN works in English, English is spoken at almost every international airport in the world, etc. So if Americans feel entitled to being spoken to in English wherever they go, why do they get upset when they hear other languages spoken in their home country?

2007-08-14 16:30:11 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

I want to be a navy seal...but i also want to get a large tatoo across my chest...won't be visable through a regular t-shirt....but will be somewhat large....will it be counted negatively before i enter BUD/S

2007-08-14 16:29:41 · 9 answers · asked by anticrombi4life 2 in Military

do you think the government will use it as an excuse to convince us to switch to the " Amero " currency ? we can be just like the police state over in the EU..............

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3jdQxDC7pA

2007-08-14 16:29:10 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Australia will be visited by George Bush for the upcoming APEC conference and John Howard wants to ban a school Rock Eisteddfod performance because it might offend the President.
We are supposed to be a country with Freedom of speech so why shouldnt our youth express their feelings are polititains really so thin skinned?

2007-08-14 16:27:33 · 13 answers · asked by molly 7 in Politics

2007-08-14 16:26:49 · 2 answers · asked by mokhkw 2 in Law Enforcement & Police

Thank you all that responded, here's why I asked. I took my kids on vacation, and one child got sick. When I called my ex-wife for the insurance information, she said she had Tricare insurance through her boyfriend who is a sgt. in the army. When I went to the pharmacy to get the childs prescription filled, I gave them the ID# my ex had given me over the phone. The pharmacist had to call Tricare to get approval to fill the prescription, and he asked me for the sponsors (my ex's boyfriend's) full name and birth date. I called the ex back and got the info about her boyfriend, and it was approved, and the prescription was filled. How can my kids possibly be in Tricare since my ex, at least to my knowledge has not married this man, and there is no way he could have adopted them. Something doesn't seem right here. Or did she marry him and kep it hush hush. Still doesn't explain the kid's eligibility though. Any ideas?

2007-08-14 16:26:41 · 13 answers · asked by productofsociety 2 in Military

Was Dr Ruth Really a Sniper?

2007-08-14 16:25:49 · 7 answers · asked by dr strangelove 6 in Military

Army A has excellent deception plans, excellent strategies off the battlefields, good at luring enemies and setting dead traps,good at tricking enemies... but has inferior armour,weapons, sucks at battle formation and tactics and face to face combats...

Army B has superior precision,battle tactics,battle formations,armour and weapons but they never use any deceptions plans or dont have any long-term strategies or strategies off the battlefield.... If both armies are having a war...whos going to win?????

2007-08-14 16:23:20 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

I am just wondering why some of you join? like for ur freedom, a better life or maybe to make a difference. Right?! Well i read this guys myspace and it kind of made me wonder what guys really think of joining!!www.myspace.com/boardong4now, his name is Toomey, u should read it, just want some info on why people join!!Please dont sound so negative!!

2007-08-14 16:23:04 · 6 answers · asked by johnny's girl 1 in Military

2007-08-14 16:21:19 · 23 answers · asked by Chi Guy 5 in Politics

People seem to plug their ears and go, "Blaah Blaah Blaah I still don't like guns." Is there any real reason why someone would have a problem with a responsible individual carrying a gun? Who wouldn't want a trained law abiding citizen carrying some heat next to you on the street? Most concealed carriers are retired cops or soldiers. Would they really increase the crime rate? If my next door neighbor is in trouble, I can be to her house, with a gun in hand in 1 min. The cops take 10-20 min. People who are FOR gun control, seem to be the most ignorant about guns or crime statistics or anything to do with the topic. And if you try to educate someone, they do exactly like I said, "....I still don't like guns." No reason needed. I wish people would educate themselves, and stop spewing ignorance.

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2007-08-14 16:18:47 · 28 answers · asked by The GMC 6 in Politics

I have been in the same place since June 2006.
I have brought it to the attention of the complex that I am missing a screen on my window (which I noted on my initial walk thru checklist when I first signed my lease), here it is over a year later and I still have not got it.
I have mentioned numerous times that I have some electrical outlets that don't work. The first time I mentioned it I left out of town there after only to find when I got home a week later that my place stunk because they forgot to turn the breaker back on and all my food went bad. They replaced my fridge and payed for the food but I still have outlets that don't work.
Now I'm having the problem of someone from the complex entering my apt while I'm at work and not leaving a notice they had been there, I know because things are out of place. Now I've gone without one of my sinks for over 2 months. I complain and nothing happens. I was 2 busy 2 move and now I'm signed for another year here... what can I do????

2007-08-14 16:13:48 · 6 answers · asked by peacharc 2 in Law & Ethics

2007-08-14 16:13:45 · 18 answers · asked by pot roast 1 in Politics