KSMullins's Comments (47)

“A Harvard education...give me a break...we have the Ivy League folks in office before and in general they don't have a great track record. And where did Lincoln get his degree... The only thing an Ivy League degree really says...is that you paid a ridiculous amount for your education.”

“The apology was made a long time ago...in blood. Arlington Cemetery and a host of National Cemeteries across this nation hold the bodies of those Americans who gave their lives to make men free. The apology of a bunch of useless Washington hacks, who have more important business to attend to does not begin to be equivalent to the apology that has already been given to African Americans. You would know this is if your community spent any time really learning the history of the American Civil War and your place in that history.

The apology you should seek is for this nation's failure to provide your community with the Equal Rights and Opportunities that were won for you on the battlefields of the 1860's. Apologizing for the sins of previous generations is a hollow gesture and you should be smart enough to understand that.”

“Nicely stated.”

“Spot on...”

“This nonsensical desire to let the world know we support Democracy is getting tired. They know us by now and they also know that we haven't walked the talk for decades.

So get it off your chest...speak your mind and then sit down. YOU are not the President. Obama is the President and let's let him steer the ship.”

“Good insights. As a parent, I'm troubled by Hollywood's version of the world. Certainly having a child at 18 is rough...but that movie wouldn't sell tickets. But the reality of teen pregnancy is all to real in small towns here in Oklahoma and across this country from Pennsylvania to Texas.

Not surprisingly, the Bible Belt seems to suffer disproportionately from teen pregnancy. Apparently abstinence, promise rings, and no sex ed does little to curb the God-given biology we all possess.

There are actually billboards here in Tulsa that claim Birth Control is harmful to your health. The ignorance of such statements is breath taking...but those same people who approve of that message probably really enjoyed 17 Again. Ignorance is bliss until it isn't.”

“Having been born '65...I'm at the front end of the X'rs and truly we are generation that will probably be lost to history. We have lived in the shadows of the boomers...who even today still control the world we live in.

The Boomers have like locusts cleaned the field before them and finally left it completely barren. We X'rs will likely suffer in our Elder years as the backlash against the Elderly sets in following the Boomers who will have it their way until they die.

So like Prince Charles who will never hold the crown his mother refuses to reliquinsh...we X'rs will have to hope that you of the Y generation can remake the world in a way that is beyond our grasp.

And don't fret the narcissism stuff. The Boomers have done it for decades now...you now Happy Days and anything associated with the ridiculous 1950's High School experience. Were they still talking about the great 1850's in 1900...seems doubtful.

All well good luck Y Generation.”

“Hope you feel better now. Good grief. This girl has the same opinions as a whole lot of other Americans. And that's ok. We live in America, where we are tolerant and respective of each other's opinions...right...you believe that don't you.

So get your rant out of the way and move on. Don't let the small minded religious views of another human being get you down.

Life's too good for that and all that angst just weighs you down.”

“Good grief...you didn't really listen to what Biden said...did you. Actually what Biden said is what the CDC should be saying. And in the context of the question he was asked, his answer was frank and honest. That's the stuff that courage is made of. I love a politician who says what he means and what he thinks. He's smart enough to know that if this Swine Flu is a deadly pandemic...than hell yes you should stay off planes and trains...if you can.

Your outrage and that of others is that his frank comments spark fear. But just what will this nation do if a "real" pandemic like the Spanish Flu hits this country. Will we not take action because it will cost the travel industry money or will we do what is necessary to stop it??

Sadly, people like yourself don't seem prepared to accept that what Joe Biden is saying is actually a rational response to a pandemic.

You may not like a VP that speaks his mind honestly...but I do and since I voted for him...he can stay.”

“Verdict...you seek a verdict...but you seem to think that it's only a few. Sadly the verdict is against every one us. Our government is of, by and for the people. In our own frightened and wholly seflish desire to for unattainable security we "allowed" the Bush Administration to violate everything that once made us Americans.

The indictment is against us all. And so must the final verdict be as well.”

“What's amazing is that Republicans so rarely extol the ideas of Teddy Roosevelt. Perhaps this is because Teddy understood that people always act in their own interests and rarely in the interest of their neighbors, their communities or ultimately their country. "Country First" is the most hollow battle cry we have yet seen from the radical right. Teddy, personally held the captains of industry and banking accountable and understood that government has exactly that responsibility to its citizens to protect them not only from physical foreign or domestic threat, but also from the uncurbed greed of their neighbors.

Perhaps today we need protection from the seditious hatred spewed by the Glen Becks around us.”

“I like your comments. Sadly, Ann is the wrong messenger for a message that does not to get out. Kids do need a mom and a dad. Both enrich the life of a child. I learned a great many things from my liberal mother and my conservative, work-aholic father. I'm a better person for the lessons and examples they set for me.

I remember watching Toy Story for the first time and being very troubled by the lack of a father. No wonder this boy's attachment to Buzz was so strong. He had no other male role model in his life. And I wonder why the writers chose to leave a father out. Was it provide more reality to a movie about talking toys...a commentary on the state of American families?? We dads have value that is every bit as important as that provided by mothers. It takes both of us to make the child...isn't is reasonable to suggest that it takes both of us to raise it was well?”

“Well...makes you wonder how many of these criminally inept investment banker types were raised by single moms...”

“I think the socio-economic element is worth looking at. Particularly the fact that Northern Markets sold cheap "slave labor" cotton to the hungry European markets.

And really, has Wall Street changed much since that time...as we see companies pressed continually to move manufacturing to the next "low cost region" of the world to ensure share holder value.”

“Well first, let's hope his grasp of history is a bit better.

"Despite his efforts to placate the South, rebels interpreted the Inaugural as a declaration of war, and the upper slaveholding states of Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas soon seceded."

C'mon...you know better. Lincoln's call for 75,000 men to put down the Rebellion is the act that drives Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina from the Union. Oh and it just so happens that these three states provide more than half of the troops for the Confederate forces. Unwilling to raise their hands against their fellow Southern States they took up arms against a Federal Government they felt was acting in opposition to the Constitution.

And of course, we can only wonder how much better off Haiti would be today had Douglas acted on his previous idea.”

“Absolutely correct. We are a nation on the cusp of becoming something far less than we were. At the end of World War II, the average German man or woman found themselves forced to acknowledge that their nation had engaged in horrible atrocities. Many sought solace in the knowledge that "I didn't know...I wasn't part of it."

Well we all know that none of us bought that argument. And folks that applies even so to Americans whose access to information is light years ahead of the average German living in 1940's Germany. And of course we glamourized our "national sin" on 24 each Sunday evening.

Well now it's game time and Americans have to do what Americans have always done...acknowledge our wrongs and set them right. This is what has always set us apart from other nations. Let's hope it always does.”

“Sorry dude...comparing Somalis to Robert Drake, Morgan, Blackbeard, etc. just doesn't work for me. And there are some contradictions to your story. Why dump nuclear and other wastes off-shore and then go after the fishing stocks in the same region?? Not sure I'm buying that one.

And you know...if these Somali "Robin Hoods" had any character worthy of note...wouldn't they be asking for something other than millions of dollars...of course they would...but they are a far cry from modern day "Robin Hoods". No these pirates whom you seem to want to praise are preying on shipping in order to secure money for the warlords whom they serve.

These are the same men who steal UN Aid Food Stuffs from their own starving people. These are men completely and wholly without honor and they do need to be eradicated for the benefit of the region and they own nation.

So let the Union Jack flap proudly in the wind and bring these curs to justice.”

“The Wall Street "shareholder" virus plagues this industry as it does every industry. Companies don't manufacture or service stock value...yet that seems to be all that they or Wall Street care about. But do shareholders actually purchase the products and services provided by the companies whose stock they own...my guess is rarely if at all.

Companies need to stop worrying about Wall Street and Shareholders and worry about their paying customers...the reason they are in business in the first place.”

“Even if we accept the notion that WWII helped end the Depression...doesn't it validate Federal Intervention. After all 16 million Americans became government employees accepting their paychecks from Uncle Sam.

Talk about a stimulus package.”

“Thanks for being a voice for reason. And don't sit this one out. We need more voices like yours to bridge the considerable gap between us.

Sometimes you have to grab onto the hand of someone that you would rather not in order to be brought across the river.

This may be one of those times.”

“OK. Now what is your plan to provide oversight and regulation?? Anyone can point out what's obviously broken. How do you propose to fix it?”

“Thank you for continuing to put your voice out there. This country has suffered mightily from the greed of the few. For far too long money has trumped everything else of real value in our society.

Why are there people who are so willing to destroy something of lasting value to the American nation for short-term profit?? I cannot nor will I ever understand these people and W's legacy to his nation will also be an oil slick on our history.”

“Well said. Obama's choice is a good political move and gives some folks on the right some Inauguration Day cheese.”

“This is an important movie, much like Uprising, which depicted the Warsaw Ghetto uprising of 1943. Why is it important? Mainly because history has done a poor job in teaching us that the Jewish peoples throughout Europe did in fact resist.

I myself was unaware of this until I saw the book, Atlas of the Holocaust, which detailed the locations and activities of resistance groups much like the one depicted in Defiance. And I was further surprised to discover how local Poles, Russians, Ukrainians. Balts, etc. would often turn these groups in to the Nazi authorities. Far too often, the German people alone wear the guilt of the Holocaust. The truth is that the Germans had far too many helpers.”

“I have to agree with Jan on this issue. I am a 40's business professional who enjoys Linked-in and Facebook. It has allowed me to reconnect with friends, co-workers, and family that I otherwise would not have the opportunity to interact with. I live in a state far from family and friends and am certainly not unique is this, as many Americans are increasingly mobile as they move with the job market.

And google, Flickr, and YouTube...well honestly, they are almost my library into the world. It's better than TV, better than books and allows me to explore the world in much the same way I used to spend hours wandering in the Valparaiso Library so many years ago. And the best part is that I am in control of the content that I want to see with the limited free time that I as a working American have to do such things. When traveling overseas on business these sites keep me connected to home and the English language...particularly useful if you have ever had to watch Italian TV...(and I don't wish that on anyone).

These sites are supplying a need that many of us want filled in addition to the "real" world physical contacts we have. Besides I can't travel 1000 miles nightly to visit my brother...but on Facebook...it's like he's next door.”