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Scathing Sundance Film- We're Not Broke- questions corporate tax evasion
Sun Jan 29, 2012
- I am a job creator in my business...
Romney’s Tax Return Nightmare Worsens After Errors Found In Financial Disclosure Statements
Fri Jan 27, 2012
- Mitt Romney... A man so out of touch with the common man that he thinks that 300K is not that much money... who hides his income in foreign banks to avoid paying his fair share. Who is a lackey to the Mormon church.
Obama left out of the State of the Union - Obamacare and matters of life & death!
Tue Jan 24, 2012
- Bill, I have decided not to argue with you on this. Luckily this is America where you will never be able to get the votes to push your ill advised and dangerous agenda. If you want to live in a theocracy please go to Iran...
Republican Dominated Indiana State Senate Committee Votes for Creationism in Schools
Thu Jan 26, 2012
- I totally agree... the Yokut indian theory of creationism has been too long overlooked and should be taught...
Santorum to Rape Victims: 'Make the Best Out of a Bad Situation'
Wed Jan 25, 2012
- As with most "right to lifers" they are actually "right to birthers" because they don't care about the child after it is born... just that it gets born... they don't care that the mother may live a life of poverty and welfare... in fact they want to ensure that they don't get any welfare at all...
Obama left out of the State of the Union - Obamacare and matters of life & death!
Tue Jan 24, 2012
- Why does the GOP focus on MORAL issues instead of focusing on something that can be done in the real world. Get out of the bedroom and back to the boardroom.. if Americans had a living wage and could afford to live in this "great" country then maybe, just maybe they wouldn't abort babies.
Under Obama, Price of Gas Has Jumped 83 Percent, Ground Beef 24 Percent, Bacon 22 Percent
Tue Jan 24, 2012
- Why are we blaming Obama... shouldn't you be blaming the "free market" system that we have in the United states. Do you seriously want government price controls?? Cause that is about all the president can do to control prices... or wait...
Will The Liberal Media Give Us The Same Kind Of Dirt On Obama This Time Around That They Have Been Digging Up On The Republicans?
Tue Jan 24, 2012
- Maybe there is nothing out there on Obama like there is on the right... I mean we are not the party of hypocrites... you know.. say your for old time family values and then divorce your dying wife for a younger model... or maybe the harassment issues of a man that said he was for fairness for all.
Oklahoma Republican Files Bill to Ban Food Containing Aborted Fetuses
Tue Jan 24, 2012
- And this is smaller government and less regulation HOW???? Oh I forgot this is a moral issue so government can be as big as you can get it about moral issues. As long as the poor don't get any food stamps then we are okay.....
Tennessee Tea Party 'Demands' That References To Slavery Be Removed From History Textbooks
Mon Jan 23, 2012
- Revisionist history is the trademark of the Tea Party... I am sure they want to eliminate the fact that Ronnie Regan raised taxes more than any Democrat ever did.... SHHHHH we don't want them to know that

Recent Votes

Scathing Sundance Film- We're Not Broke- questions corporate tax evasion
Source: Raw Story
“There has to be a very strong movement of people demanding ‘We will not stand for this type of financing of candidates,’ and to get the corporate money out of politics and then to be able to take actions and close all these loopholes, that the corporations ar …
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Romney's Tax Return Nightmare Worsens After Errors Found In Financial Disclosure Statements
Source: Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Mitt Romney released his tax returns to put to bed discussions of his wealth and lack of transparency. Instead, they have only spawned more unanswered questions.
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Republican Dominated Indiana State Senate Committee Votes for Creationism in Schools
Source: Little Green Footballs
Creationism, that zombie of the American political scene, rises again — this time in Indiana:
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Santorum to Rape Victims: 'Make the Best Out of a Bad Situation'
Source:
Standing steadfast as the most socially right-wing candidate in the GOP presidential field, Rick Santorum has repeatedly touted his extreme anti-choice position, which dictates that abortion should be uniformly illegal, even in cases of rape or incest.
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Obama left out of the State of the Union - Obamacare and matters of life & death!
Obama left out the most important issue in his State of the Union speech tonight - Obamacare and matters pertaining to life and death! For example, the president failed to mention his new ruling - demand for abortion and contraception support by Catholic hospitals and C …
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Comments & Feedback

cactusflower18 I am so glad to hear that you believe this

Govt was not created to control, regulate and run our lives or businesses

So you are saying that women should have the right to get an abortion and that gays should have the right to get married, and adopt children. Because right now our government is regulating the last two and if the right has its way they will regulate the first thing I talked about. I am not trying to change the subject, I am trying to point out that you can't have your cake and eat it too. If you want government out of our lives for health care, you have to let things like I mentioned alone. Unless you mean to say the you only what the government not to regulate the things that you don't like and screw the rest of us....

I apologize for not getting back to you. I did not see your request until today, heck, I did not know this part existed. Newsvine is my first blog experience.

My answer (& I did go back and post it on the blog) is that I don't think govt has any business regulating any of the 3 things you mention and many more you didn't mention.

I have a question: Did I say something in a difference comment to make you think

Unless you mean to say the you only what the government not to regulate the things that you don't like and screw the rest of us

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— Cactusflower18

Thank you,
I didn't think that anyone was all that interested. I will fix that pronto. I appreciate the feedback.
— whatthetruth52

Hello Whatthe, I see you are another newbie with no comments in your comment section......................I will do yours like I do others, make your Bio.
Someone reads your comments, wants to know more about you, so they come here and............No Info. Let us know who you are. :-)
— G. H.

Congress pushes back on healthier school lunches

Seeded on Fri Nov 18, 2011 10:04 AM EST (Google)

The bill also would allow tomato paste on pizzas to be counted as a vegetable, as it is now.

politics, house-republicans, allow-usda, require-usda

New liquor laws retard business growth | The Salt Lake Tribune

Seeded on Fri Sep 23, 2011 10:54 AM EDT (Salt Lake Tribune)

When combined, SB 314 and SB 2002 bring back the much-mocked and oft-maligned Zion Curtain to beer-only eateries, impose a 60/40 food to alcohol ratio if a customer wishes to have an alcoholic beverage in a restaurant, and tie the already limited number of liquor licenses to no …

business

Huntsman pitches wholesale tax overhaul | The Salt Lake Tribune

Seeded on Thu Sep 1, 2011 10:34 AM EDT (Salt Lake Tribune)

As Utah’s governor, Jon Huntsman overhauled the state’s tax code — leading to the biggest tax cut in state history — and now says if elected president, he’d like to do the same with the federal government.Huntsman unveiled plans Wednesday for wholes …

politics

Theocracy is alive and well in Utah

Seeded on Thu Sep 1, 2011 10:06 AM EDT (Salt Lake Tribune)

Liquor-serving restaurants licensed after January 2010 must, by Utah law, conceal their bartenders behind a screen that has come to be dubbed the Zion Curtain.

business

Air Force discharging sergeant who doubts Obama - Yahoo! News

Seeded on Thu Aug 18, 2011 9:41 AM EDT (Yahoo! News)

Moran said he started doing research online about Obama after he was put on leave and after two airmen were killed in March in a shooting in Frankfurt, Germany.Moran's father, Howard Moran, said he's proud of his son for taking a stand, and the information his son found online a …

politics

Republicans charging Voters to ask questions ?????

Seeded on Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:33 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

*** Pay-per-view representatives? If members of Congress’ approval ratings weren’t low enough, how’s this going to go over? Several members of Congress are charging constituents to ask questions, Politico reports.

Rev. Billy: High priest of frugality - consumer spending - MSN Money

Seeded on Mon Aug 15, 2011 10:32 AM EDT (MSN)

It's consumerism, according to the Rev.

business

Michele Bachmann Newsweek cover: Is it sexist?

Seeded on Tue Aug 9, 2011 9:38 AM EDT (Slate)

The Newsweek cover was unnecessarily unflattering. I doubt Newsweek would portray a male candidate with such a lunatic expression on his face. As much as it pains me to admit it Bachmann is a legitimate candidate and major magazines should treat her like one.

politics

Did Newsweek choose Michele Bachmann cover photo to make her 'look crazy'?

Seeded on Mon Aug 8, 2011 4:21 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

Brown is drawing the ire of the tea party for selecting a photo of Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) for Newsweek's cover that makes the 2012 Republican hopeful look, well, crazy. If the shoe fits......

politics

Dow falls more than 300; 2011 gains are wiped out- MSN Money

Seeded on Thu Aug 4, 2011 12:53 PM EDT (MSN)

Why isn't this all over the vine... the republicans with their Debt Deal hostage taking has tanked the economy.. all the gains from 2011 wiped out... GONE. Now we see what the republicans want for our country...

business

A Rant

Tue Aug 2, 2011 11:54 AM EDT

My sister received this email. Don't know where it came from. I haven't checked the math. I do like the sentiment of the rant though...Why are we, the middle class, the only ones asked to "share the sacrifice". Charity begins at home... Now I am sure there …

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Mormon official challenges 'cult' designation | Deseret News

Seeded on Thu Jul 21, 2011 11:42 AM EDT ()

"Once labeled as a cult," Otterson continues, "there is not much need to explain all of the baggage that comes with it - the implicit ideas of extremism, mind control, authoritarianism and secrecy that play perfectly into the kind of rigid stereotypes beloved of the ignorant and …

religion

Two never-used Navy "ghost ships" sent for scrap

Seeded on Thu Jul 21, 2011 10:09 AM EDT (Yahoo! News)

Now the "ghost ships" are headed from their dock on the James River in Virginia to a Texas scrap yard to be dismantled, Harrop writes.

politics

Allen West calls Wasserman Schultz 'vile' and 'not a lady'

Seeded on Wed Jul 20, 2011 4:45 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

The Florida Democrat gave no indication she plans to backtrack on her comments.

politics

Budget stupor | The Salt Lake Tribune

Seeded on Tue Jun 7, 2011 9:04 AM EDT (Salt Lake Tribune)

Over the years, much has been made of the fact that liquor laws, and liquor taxes, in Utah are set by a body composed mostly of people whose professed faith eschews the use of liquor.

business

Medicare overhaul proposal causing GOP stress - Yahoo! News

Seeded on Wed May 25, 2011 10:25 AM EDT (Yahoo! News)

With Congress just back from a week's vacation, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., indicated Monday that Republicans want to change the subject.

politics

Want to pass a bill? Repeal one first | Deseret News

Seeded on Fri May 20, 2011 10:08 AM EDT ()

Numerous examples of silly laws or violations of liberty permeate the code's 5.5 million words; these few simple examples are but the tip of the proverbial iceberg.

politics, utah, state-government

What if you had to buy American? - 2 - retail & imports - MSN Money

Seeded on Fri May 13, 2011 12:12 PM EDT (MSN)

This person is saying that buying American is bad for the economy. He says that we should buy the cheapest item without sacraficing quality even if it is made somewhere else. In essence he is advocating slave labor that they practice in other countries versus what we …

business

First Read - The GOP's big gamble

Seeded on Fri Apr 15, 2011 8:46 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

"They are going to demagogue us, and it's that demagoguery that has always prevented political leaders in the past from actually trying to fix the problem. We can't keep kicking this can down the road," Ryan said on FOX News earlier this month. "The president has punted.

politics

The data they don't want you to see - product safety - MSN Money

Seeded on Wed Apr 13, 2011 2:50 PM EDT (MSN)

once again we see that republicans are against public safety

politics, safety, republicans

UNEMPLOYMENT: Utah refuses federal unemployment assistance - KSTU

Seeded on Sun Apr 3, 2011 7:57 PM EDT ()

The offer for support from the federal government ran out Saturday, and Utah joins eight other states in their not taking the offer. Governor Gary Herbert says the federal money would require the state to spend more money, which he opposes in a tight budget year.

politics, unemployment, gary-herbert

With DABC closures, Utahns headed across border to buy booze - ABC 4.com - Salt Lake City, Utah News

Seeded on Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:16 AM EDT ()

In exactly one month, the DABC will make the final decision about which stores will close. Right now, it's slated to close stores which profited nearly ten million dollars. This in order to save 2.2 million.

business, profit, liquor, state-run-stores

I-95 cameras snap speeders, spark controversy - Yahoo! News

Seeded on Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:56 AM EDT (Yahoo! News)

"I just don't think it's right," said James Gain of Kissimmee, Fla., one of the lawsuit plaintiffs who got a ticket last year while driving between his home and Greensboro, N.C.

politics, assisted-speed-enforcement