Politics and religion.

[cassiesmom]

I have been hearing on the news that people who are here illegally and do not pay any taxes can file and get an income tax refund!!! How can the government justify this for any reason??? They should give us citizens a refund first if they want to throw money around. I'm living below the poverty level on disability and would love to have some extra money I did not earn!!!

I have a really stupid question: How can you get a refund if you didn't pay taxes in the first place? That means that the taxes I pay as a middle-class citizen could potentially go to someone who is not in the country legally and may or may not even need the money? *banging head on table*

[momoffuzzyfaces]

I'm not real sure how it works, It has something to do with a special tax credit they are able to get for the next 3 years or something.

[RICHARD]

In 2001 I remember watching a short news clip of some IDIOTS blowing up a pair of giant statues because it went against their religion.

A bit later two airplanes hit two buildings in NY, another crashed into the Pentagon and the fourth crashed into a field in Pennsylvania.

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Fast forward 14 years and again, the news reports of some IDIOTS sledgehammering statues and burning some antiquities because they are viewed as false idols.


When I was growing up I loved to go to the LA County Museum and walk around the exhibits. The smell of the area where they kept the mummies, the fiberglass Aztec calendar.........life sized and bigger than me at the time. moon rocks, the button to fire off the jet engine. I learned about how an astronaut was able to use the stars to find out where he was in the universe. There was a saber tooth tiger skeleton, trilobites, the insect exhibit.

Have you ever seen a real Goliath beetle? The gems and stone exhibit......

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I can't really say just how MAD I got seeing the clip back in 2001.

Would 14 years make me any less sensitive to the what I saw yesterday?

Nope.

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The saddest thing on the planet is the stupidity of people and their 'religious zealotry'. My god probably isn't bigger or could kick your god's arse in a fight? The 'gods' and books/manuscripts that they have destroyed haven't been relevant for years......so why would the have any impact to your religion today?

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I wonder what the people who wrote and built those monuments and books would think of the animals that destroyed their work? Imagine carving out a figure in stone, something that you probably didn't expect to last a few thousand years, just to have it smashed up in an afternoon of stupidity?

incredible........

[Lady's Human]

Just heard a piece of an interview with Donald Trump on Hannity.

Good lord the man is an idiot.

He was talking about foreign policy, and what should be done in the middle east. He stated that "For centuries, Iraq has counterbalanced Iran, and when we invaded Iraq we took away the counterbalance".

First, Iraq as a political entity has not existed for centuries. It has, with the exception of the Babylonian empire, been a piece of someone else's empire for most of history.

Second, "Iran" has not existed as a political entity for centuries. It is the core remnant of the Persian empire, until recent times named Persia, not Iran. The Persian and Turkish empires did fight over the territory of Iraq, as it's the geographical meeting place of their borders.

He started talking about the G5+1 talks going on with Iran, and stated "Those people are always good negotiators". "Those people?" Which "those" are you referring to?

He's a bumbling idiot.

[Karen]

Just heard a piece of an interview with Donald Trump on Hannity.

Good lord the man is an idiot.
He started talking about the G5+1 talks going on with Iran, and stated "Those people are always good negotiators". "Those people?" Which "those" are you referring to?

He's a bumbling idiot.

Thank heavens all his runs for President have been for naught! Being good at one thing does not make you an expert in everything, no matter what he thinks!

[Lady's Human]

Thank heavens all his runs for President have been for naught! Being good at one thing does not make you an expert in everything, no matter what he thinks!

I left out what would be a diplomatically damning comment. He stated that the Iraqis are no good, they just drop their weapons and run in the face of ISIL...

Idiot, the Kurds are Iraqis as well, as are many Iraqis who didn't cut and run in the face of ISIL's onslaught. Nothing like condemning a country for the actions of a comparatively few.


As an aside, teh interwebz iz aflame with commentary and comments on Phil Robertson's appearance at CPAC. Guys, he's a "reality" show star who's about as real as naugahyde. I'm not worried about what a reality show persona says about ANYTHING! I'm far more concerned about what the candidates themselves are saying, hence my post about The Trump Chump's interview. (apologies to Burke Breathed)

[RICHARD]

Phil Robertson is a 'reality' star who may make controversial statements.....It's the 'reality' politicians who make controversial statements that get me to guffaw with gusto.....NOT only that?

I have stopped listening to the buzz on ANY 'reality news' program or channels - The news/political talk shows have turned into a forum/gathering/round table of buffoons, liars and chicken little types who herald the "end of all mankind" due to the stupidity of the people in charge.


Call me skeptical, but I really believe all politicians are morons? Stop with the posturing and phony "I care for my constituents" blathering. On second thought, Keep talking. That way you can get 150,000 dollars a speech after you leave office.....

The only two places you get paid BEFORE you show up and work is the sporting arena and political office. Imagine getting paid to be a loser?

[RICHARD]

Just heard a piece of an interview with Donald Trump on Hannity.

Good lord the man is an idiot.

To quote a favorite radio show of mine?

"well you have wasted another perfectly good (hour) listening......."