emstrem's Comments (350)

“Hole in the ozone, the Communists are coming, avian flu, Y2K, HPV (human papillomavirus), swine flu, Global Warming. All of these things are nothing but a long line of scare tactics to put the general population on edge and have them buy whatever the government is selling. Only the sheep drink the Kool-Aid & are not skeptical.

As for Al Gore, he made his billions of dollars off of the worlds fear of Global Warming, so now since those emails were exposed he may just retire quietly to some island somewhere. I mean come on, something as important to these global warmists as Copenhagen is, I'm sure you are not going to have a scheduling conflict. It's just one more thing in a long litany of shady things for these crackpots.”

“One thing is for certain, their actions are not the actions of innocent people. The things that they have done would definitely lose a case in a court of law, and you all know it....tamp­ering with evidence, changing data, lying about it, etc.

I just love this quote....& it's hardly the information of an innocent bunch. "The numbers matter. Under pressure in 2007, NASA recalculated its data and found that 1934, not 1998, was the hottest year in its records for the contiguous 48 states. NASA later changed that data again, and now 1998 and 2006 are tied for first, with 1934 slightly cooler."”

“It is kind of ironic that over the past decade or so we have had snow over Thanksgiving, (some years up to 6-7"), and the lakes have frozen over solid enough to go ice fishing over the Christmas Holidays near my house in Metro Detroit. These things didn't happen back in the 80's, ever. East Anglia emails be damned, it's the things I have witnessed with my own eyes that have me very skeptical. This past summer was the coolest I can remember in a long time (if ever) and these past winters have been the coldest I remember.

I've haven't believed in this global warming fiasco since long before I learned Al Gore (and numerous others) was making billions of dollars on his *green* companies (all the while burning more fossil fuels than hundreds of Americans).”

“I could care less, that being said, it's pretty sad when EVERYBODY in the world has come down on his girlfriends side in this. They are kids, they had a fight, not one person to my knowledge said maybe they should get a counselor and try to work out some of their problems..­.namely with fame & fortune and the media pressure they are under. It doesn't matter to me if he beat her up, if she beat him up, or if one of them shot the other, it will not affect whether or not I put food on my table tomorrow. Who gives a s**t, it sounds to me like she wanted equal rights & he gave them to her.”

“I agree that the middle class is dead (I'm one of them), but I would not pin this all on the government or Wall Street. I have always put money in my 401(k) and Roth IRA. I also was smart enough to open up a brokerage account when I was 25 years old (14 years ago) and to buy stocks with my left over money. The thing is, anybody in America can do this if they want to instead of socking their money in a savings account. That's my 1st point.
The reason I believe the middle class is no more is because of through our greed & trying to save a buck, we found that we could buy cheap ass products from Taiwan, China, & Japan. This all but killed our manufacturing base. IDIOTS started buying Japanese cars, clothes from overseas, & now you'll have a hard time buying any electronics MADE IN THE USA. This wasn't the way it was. Thanks to people shopping at Wal-Mart and buying their made in *insert country here, not America though* products millions of people were put out of work, factories shuttered, & the junk shipped in from overseas.

I always look for the MADE IN THE USA label when I go shopping, sure some things cost more, but if it keeps one person working it is worth it. Did the Govt make it easy for companies to make things overseas? Sure, but have some common sense people, you can make the”

“What concerning 9-11 has Mr. Ventura ever said that was false? From most of what I've heard him say, he has only asked questions about the horse-s**t reports that our government has came out with. So far nobody has answered his questions.”

“Pretty sweet. A friend of mine lives about 30 miles west of Ann Arbor Michigan, and in this little farm town you can still see two fake oak trees coming out of the ground that served as ventilators for the underground speakeasy that resides directly underneath it. The plaque on the place tells of how Al Capone & his cronies used to frequent the place since its close proximity to Chicago (about 45 minutes - 1 hour away)”

“Cows here on Earth produce methane gas, & they are a helluva lot closer & cheaper to study.”

“This is just one more thing in a litany of Obama's "Vote for Change" things that prove he is beholden to others and another full of s**t politician who will say whatever it takes in order to become elected, but once that is accomplished all bets are off. He has time and again proven that the democrats are no different than the republicans. It's all about cronyism and moneymaking in DC.

For the record I could care less about these jails around the world. I don't care if we are torturing people (or by what method we are doing it). I don't care how long we hold people in these ranches either. I do however wish that these politicians would quit saying they are doing these things for National Security. America is in about as much danger of being attacked by the Taliban (or Al-Queda, which is probably made up) as the Huffinton Post is of becoming more like FOX NEWS.”

“I'm sorry but NASA is nothing but one big money sink. We don't need any manned missions to outer space (let alone upper earth atmosphere). If some private investors want to fund these things then be my guest, but the waste of our taxpayer $$ on these flights is just ridiculous.”

“Okay so there will be no more lobbyists on the Federal Advisory Boards, but that still doesn't change the fact that there are (on average) a total of 6 lobbyists for every Congressman in DC fighting health-care. How in the f**k can we expect Congress to look out for us when the lobbyists have spent MILLIONS at fundraisers.
Here's a quote "The largest contribution, totaling close to $1.5m, has gone to the chairman of the senate committee drafting the new law." Now do you think that this bill is good for us, or better for the HC industry?

Obama said he would kick the lobbyists out of DC, but so far they are still running the show & heavily influencing which laws are enacted and which ones are not, and so far there is not a lobbyist for the common man, and until there is, Washington DC will keep on being a city of backroom deals and "Pay me & I'll get you a favorable law enacted" town.

Here is the website about the 6 lobbyists per congressman.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/01/lobbyists-millions-obama-healthcare-reform”

“Nice little peta barb in there at the end. I would also like to extend my thanks & appreciation to everyone who will be eating a turkey this year, & to every meat eater out there. The way you (as I) eat your bacon, steaks, chicken, pork chops, veal, hamburgers, etc. keeps the nations farmers, butchers, truck-drivers, chophouses, steakhouses, slaughterhouses, & restaurants working, while a lot of people are out of work. I'm also tipping my hat to all of the fisherman & all of the deer, bear, moose, pheasant, partridge, rabbit, squirrel, woodcock, caribou, & elk hunters out there. Kudos to the trappers too, so my wife can wear her mink coat & ermine stole. These people (myself included) infuse billions into my states economy every year, & supply jobs for millions of people & if they are good, get a meal included in the deal. :)”

“Because global warming was found out to be a hoax & they need to fill up space :)”

“here here!!”

“Wow, fine job Nobama012. Whatever happened to "elect me & I'll bring our boys home!!"???

Oh, I forgot, That doesn't count, things he said while campaigning do not count.”

“I have not once felt bad about eating turkey, yard-bird, veal, or any other animal put on this earth for me to nosh on. There is a food chain & I sit on top of it. I go deer hunting (along with pheasants, rabbits, squirrels, partridge), & if that isn't enough to pack my freezer (along with the fish I catch), I buy the high quality I don't care how it got on my BBQ pork, chicken, turkey, etc.

The only thing that commercial did for me was make me hungry (so now I'm gonna fry up some bacon (sucks to be that pig).

I don't care if people wear a mink coat, or a rabbit stole, it doesn't bother me in the least (hell wear some Inuit model baby seal gloves for all I care).

The irony of it all is that I'm a member of....
P.-eople
E.- ating
T.- asty
A.- nimals”

“Why do you hate 0 bama!

universal health care- ridiculous. The USA is $Trillions in debt, so lets fire up the most expensive undertaking the US has ever seen. Now it's not even universal, & people who don't have it will be fined (I'm sure they're worried more about losing their homes, jobs, & buying groceries each week.
end the war in Iraq - He did this right away now didn't he. The money saved from not fighting TWO wars would offset Health-Care
close Git-mo - Still open
stop all the partisan politics - FAIL on this one too. This has been a problem since Clinton's admin (if not longer), now the divide is deeper than ever.

The lobbyists still run DC, his appointees (especially Geithner) have been horrendous, his party controls all 3 branches of gov't & yet they cannot get anything accomplished (unless your one of the bailout recipients).

Those are just a few reasons on why I hate Obama. It's been almost a year now, quit blaming GW & show us how your going to fix it. That story has been played out.”

“Ask those same questions to an Obama fan at his book signing & the response would probably be the same. Now I hate Palin about as much as I hate Obama, but get real.”

“Wow. This pretty much proves how far left & off the radar this site & its readers really are. You doorknobs all are so quick to judge that all Sarah Palin fans are moronic idiots, & yet none of you realize that had Obama been doing a book tour & some ass-hat "reporter" was to ask his fans the same questions you more than likely would have gotten the same responses.

Not many people would fare well in a pop quiz when just trying to buy a book, I don't care if they're Barrack fans or Sarah fans. The sad thing is, is that at the rate Obama is going, the Republicans are going to have a serious chance in 012, against Palin or anybody else who steps up to the challenge.

If there was ever a time for an Independent to make serious noise, this next presidential election may be the time. I for one am hoping for a strong Independent in 012. I'm hoping that this will be the time for a big shakeup in DC. It is high time to take back DC, & I (once again) will not be voting for 1 incumbent. Just look at how inept these fools actually are (& have been), broken campaign promises, keeping the asinine wars going full bore, wasting countless days, weeks, or longer on a BS health-care plan (while seemingly doing nothing else). Dems, Repubs, there is no difference, vote all the incumbents out.”

“I'm sorry but $1.85 million is a drop in the bucket to this Stupid Ass US Government (they spend more on this in the war that we were supposed to be out of every single day). Her argument holds no water, while hers is a sad story, our country is not financially stable enough right now to pass an IDIOTIC half-ass health care bill.

People always point to Canada & Great Britain as countries we should emulate in health care....bu­t the USA is not a lightly populated country as are these two nations. We have a lot of other issues that are a helluva lot more important right now. Maybe if Obama would get out of these two dumb ass wars we are in right now it would free up some cash for a HC plan. Until we are financial solvent (or at least close to it) Obama should worry about fixing the budget & the deficit.”

“Are you nutz? I really don't give 2 shias if you like my NoBama012 moniker for the pres or not. I've been around here long enough to realize that if you say anything that goes against the pres, or dems for that matter, you will have 35 comments blasting you (as opposed to 3 agreeing w/ you).

You say you still call Bush Bush....Go­od for you, I really don't care what you call him. This is just another in a long line of biased "news" sites. If you don't like what I'm calling NoBama012, maybe you should dial his hot-line & tell him to straighten things out....”

“NoBama012 may not even get the Democratic nomination the way he's sliding downhill. His 1st 10 or so months have just proven that it does NOT matter which party your on, both are beholden to Wall Street.

The country is TRILLIONS of dollars in debt, unemployment is in double digits, people cannot pay for their homes, utilities, or food. States like California are folding up shop, & many more are behind Cali. Yet NoBama012 is now going to force people w/o jobs to buy health-care insurance? Give me a break.”

“NoBama012 is mired in a horrid economic mess, 2 wars (for some reason), & broken campaign promise on top broken campaign promise, & sh*tty appointees (Geitner at the top of this list), etc. After nearly 1 year in office he is doing his damnedest to become the most inept president in history.

I'm sick of the "I inherited this mess" excuse. So what, it is what it is, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!! You can talk about how GW was a terrible president (and I agree, I cannot stand him, never could, & never will), but at least he got things done. Obama hasn't got anything meaningful done(that will help the country in the near term anyways). Forcing people without having a job to buy health-care is a frickin' joke. People are losing their homes, cannot pay for utilities, or food, & I think buying health-care is the last thing on their mind.

I predicted that whomever became president after GW would be on his heels as one of the worst ever, just because of the state of things.

CHANGE!!! It is all we're going to have left.”

“What a joke. Just because they are cute when they are alive? In the US we have the mullet toss EVERY year, but because that is a dead fish it is no big deal? People need to get a grip, & worry about things that actually matter, because this one absolutely does not.”

“Has anybody here noticed that the only dissenters seem to liberal minded people who abhor FOX NEWS (like most of the people on this website)?

It was a show of network solidarity saying enough is enough already. They don't want to be in the position later on down the road where one of their reporters pisses off the President & gets blackballed, especially with an unending war going on, no economic recovery in sight, & just a plethora of negative things that when reported may offend the potus.

Arsenio Hall said it best when Leno asked him what Obama's Vote for Change really meant, when he replied "After all the bailouts I'm giving out, etc. CHANGE is all your gonna have left"!!”