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Wed 04/04/12 06:45 PM
this is not proof of absence of racism

any more than killing some 'suspicious' black kid is proof of racism


the racism question is fairly insignificant in the shooting death of an unarmed 17 year old


interesting though, that in a fight involving two people, where one was injured,,,,it seemed clearer that the one who did the injuring was responsible

I think most people want someone held similarly responsible in this teenagers death,,,

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Wed 04/04/12 06:41 PM
so,,,give me the privilege of an individual


while you maintain the responsibility of providing as if I am your dependent...?

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Wed 04/04/12 06:41 PM
so,,,give me the privilege of an individual


while you maintain the responsibility of providing as if I am your dependent...?

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Wed 04/04/12 06:37 PM

Think "factions"....

Even people of the same religion have different beliefs, and while still calling themselves one religion or another, split off to practice their varying beliefs, under the same religious title, in another location to avoid conflict.

The civil war was a war for control because some people just can't let others live in peace.... it has never ended!


so perhaps, the 'Factions of North America' would be a better title for us,,,

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Wed 04/04/12 06:35 PM
its the internet age,, shop on line for the best rates,,,

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Wed 04/04/12 06:32 PM
Edited by msharmony on Wed 04/04/12 06:33 PM

I went out on a few dates with one lady. About the third date, she informed me that she had had an affair on her ex husband. Now, as soon as she told me this, she quickly went into how her ex had cheated on her first, and therefore she didn't feel "bad" about cheating on him. I found this interesting in that she was justifying the act of cheating. I mean the words "justifying" and "cheating" just don't seem to go hand in hand to me. Lol. But, to each their own. Anyways, I didn't judge her for what she did. I actually found more fault in how she wanted to make cheating seem "ok". I don't buy into the theory of "once a cheater, always a cheater", because I believe more in that people can learn from their mistakes. I forgive easily. Forgetting may take some time. I believe that forgiving is just being human. Why hold a grudge?



amen,,, I think one of the gravest injustices to our culture was the sweeping philosophy that people 'dont' or 'cant' change,,,

if they hit you once,,
if they cheat on you once,,,
if they commit one crime,,,
I was 'born this way'


I believe people are capable of changing ANYTHING they want to change, but that some changes take more will and effort than others and take a strong motivation to undertake


my husband hit me, he sent me to the hospital,, EXACTLY ONCE,

we went through a time of seperation, while he got counseling and we came back better than ever without EVER having another incident

but thats because he was MOTIVATED to change, it can and does happen

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Wed 04/04/12 06:27 PM

I think in religions, the followers rarely ask why, they just flow with it and are perfectly happy like that.

Maybe ask those people WHY they think they believe what they say they believe.

The most common replies that I've heard:

-- it's in the bible so I believe it
-- It's what my family believes
-- I believe because I have faith ((?)
-- I believe it because it just feels right in my heart
-- I'd rather be safe than sorry

I have heard some very compelling arguments as well, but most just go to the bible to explain why.
I cannot tell you how flawed I think that reasoning is.

Thanks for this forum....JMO (just my opinion)



there is not a way to explain everything all the time

some things just 'make sense' to us and other don't


I believe what I believe because it makes sense to me, it fits in with what I have experienced and observed for myself about life in general



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Wed 04/04/12 06:24 PM

I don't think they really had any idea when this nation was formed. And I believe they still don't. They are making it up as they go along.

And it shows...



now, this, I can agree on.....



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Wed 04/04/12 06:13 PM
What do you think the founders had in mind when they chose this name?

In what way were the states supposed to be 'united' as ooposed to 'seperate and individual'?


Whenever I hear opposition to federal government, I ponder the question why we need to be one entity if we really wish to be fifty seperate and individual ones?

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Wed 04/04/12 05:52 PM
perhaps he should run for supreme court then


lol

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Wed 04/04/12 05:47 PM


this is something that puzzles me about Mr Pauls fanfare

is he actually anti government?

or is he just anti FEDERAL government?

Does he want smaller FEDERAL interference and more STATE rights?

or just less government all around?


Less federal government interference in our daily lives and to shrink the federal government that has ballooned out of control.


so anti fed,, but not necessarily anti government


kind of a let each state do what they want kind of guy

as opposed to an overlook the states kind,,,,,,

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Wed 04/04/12 05:45 PM




Stars usually don't share the last name unless they're cousinslaugh

I don't know much about her or Blake so I couldn't tell ya if she was offended by Brown's return or not.



yeah, I guess their stage names never change regardless of marital status,,,its like their trademark


I researched and found Ms Lambert DOES actually have her husbands last name,, but she just continued to be known in country as Lambert,,,

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Wed 04/04/12 05:38 PM



I didn't read the whole thing so I don't know if it covered this but once your found guilty and sentenced you ARE subject to strip searches.


I dont think thats true everywhere, I think its a state law thing that not all states follow. IT also depends, I think, upon whether we are speaking about JAILS or prisons.

Where I llved, you didnt get strip searched, for instance,,,if you were being held for court (Which is usually what they do for more minor offenses)and were placed in holding cells, but not in 'general population'

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Wed 04/04/12 05:36 PM
this is something that puzzles me about Mr Pauls fanfare

is he actually anti government?

or is he just anti FEDERAL government?

Does he want smaller FEDERAL interference and more STATE rights?

or just less government all around?

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Wed 04/04/12 05:33 PM
Edited by msharmony on Wed 04/04/12 05:34 PM
initially, offensive

until I re read

"Every detainee who will be admitted to the general population may be required to undergo a close visual inspection while undressed,” wrote Justice Anthony Kennedy for the Republican majority. "



I understand that precaution due to the GENERAL population being full of so many types of offenders

Now, that a non violent PROTESTOR, would be admitted into such a diverse prison population of offenders,,,,,

scars me much more than a strip search......


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Wed 04/04/12 05:30 PM

Attorney General Eric Holder, in response to a court order to explain whether the administration thinks judges can overturn federal laws following Obama's warning to the Supreme Court over the health law case, says: 'We respect the decisions made by the courts since Marbury v. Madison... Courts have final say.'


a court order to explain whether the administration thinks?

can an administration think? or is that something INDIVIDUALS do?

since when are their court orders that can demand a person share their thoughts?

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Wed 04/04/12 05:28 PM

Ashton Kutcher did a good job at the ACM country music awards on Sunday night, if by doing a good job, one means making enemies of the people who invited him onto the show.

Let us explain.

Kutcher, 34, presented the female vocalist of the year award dressed to the nines in classic country attire (big hat, big boots, etc.) and even sang a bit of George Strait's hit "I Cross My Heart" after doing some fake tuning up with his similarly attired, onstage buddies, one of whom was swigging a big mug of beer.

While that all may sound well and good, to some of the biggest stars at the event, it looked as if Kutcher was making fun of, not honoring, country music with his antics.

Blake Shelton wants to get 'wasted' again.

"Was Ashton Kutcher making fun of country or is it just me?” tweeted Miranda Lambert, to whom Kutcher presented the female vocalist of the year award.

Lambert's husband Blake Shelton, who stars on NBC's "The Voice," told Access Hollywood that he was "too busy to give a crap what Ashton Kutcher does."

MORE: Miranda Lambert news, pics, videos.

Justin Moore went so far as to call the "Two and a Half Men" star "a douche."

"I don't care for people making a mockery of the way country artists' dress," he added.

Ouch.

Kutcher was quick to respond on his favorite social network, tweeting "I Am One Of The biggest country Music fans you’ve ever met. Wasn’t making fun at all.”

What do you think: Was it an homage, or mockery?

I'm offended by all of these hacks who call themselves country, they're shittty pop stars is who they are.



Im imagining if he was there to introduce at a country show, he wasnt making fun of country

I think lambert and shelton (why do they use two different last names) are a bit sensitive,,,,isnt she the one who was also 'offended' that Chris Brown was finally allowed to perform again at the grammys (after a two year ban,,,,)?

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Wed 04/04/12 12:44 PM
time will tell,,,,


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Wed 04/04/12 07:54 AM












A federal appeals court fired back today "You think we can't overturn laws?"

This guy if given the chance would become a dictator.



I think that was EXACTLY the sentiment OBAma was making regarding judges

"I am confident the Supreme Court will not take what would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically-elected congress"


the supreme court doesn't care whether or not elected officials voted for this, but whether it is constitutional! Forcing people to buy health insurance is a crock.



forcing them to pay for service entitlements is not...how do you think we pay for the raods, even though not EVERYONE drives on them?

:wink:

this was just a way to TRY to support a 'free market' option,, as opposed to adding a healthcare tax on everyone,,,


People ride bikes and buses! What they should have done was prevent insurance companies from refusing you for pre-existing conditions and limiting amount of the monthly premiums (capping them).



not everyone rides a bike or uses transit,, some stick to sidewalks and walking

the caps and pre existing was in the bill too...


Not enough people don't use the roads to matter so your point is moot. If these are in the law then we don't need it to be mandatory. Explain to me why I should pay for someone who is not a friend or relative?


this is the same argument they try to use against taxes from single people going towards paying for schools,,,

its called an investment in COMMUNITY so you have the OPTION to use it without worry


It is hard to believe that a constitutional lawyer didn't know that a federal court has the power to strike down any law they deem unconstitutional..

He must have been out community organizing when they taught that at Harvard Law.








who says he doesnt know

saying they shouldnt is not the same as saying they cant


I am sure he knows and I am also sure he knew what he said was a misrepresentation of the facts.

He implied that it was some extraordinary action that a law passed by congress would be rebuked..

It is petty politics..


its a common go to whenever the courts question a law,,

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Wed 04/04/12 07:34 AM










A federal appeals court fired back today "You think we can't overturn laws?"

This guy if given the chance would become a dictator.



I think that was EXACTLY the sentiment OBAma was making regarding judges

"I am confident the Supreme Court will not take what would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically-elected congress"


the supreme court doesn't care whether or not elected officials voted for this, but whether it is constitutional! Forcing people to buy health insurance is a crock.



forcing them to pay for service entitlements is not...how do you think we pay for the raods, even though not EVERYONE drives on them?

:wink:

this was just a way to TRY to support a 'free market' option,, as opposed to adding a healthcare tax on everyone,,,


People ride bikes and buses! What they should have done was prevent insurance companies from refusing you for pre-existing conditions and limiting amount of the monthly premiums (capping them).



not everyone rides a bike or uses transit,, some stick to sidewalks and walking

the caps and pre existing was in the bill too...


Not enough people don't use the roads to matter so your point is moot. If these are in the law then we don't need it to be mandatory. Explain to me why I should pay for someone who is not a friend or relative?


this is the same argument they try to use against taxes from single people going towards paying for schools,,,

its called an investment in COMMUNITY so you have the OPTION to use it without worry


It is hard to believe that a constitutional lawyer didn't know that a federal court has the power to strike down any law they deem unconstitutional..

He must have been out community organizing when they taught that at Harvard Law.








who says he doesnt know

saying they shouldnt is not the same as saying they cant

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