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Politics, News & Issues > Police & Prisons Funny stories about local police: 1 of 19
When a young man or woman graduates the police academy, completes their probationary year and begin to ride by themselves on patrol, every single one of them believe that they are going to save the world. By the time they get to my current stage, us old guys are content to save our house but the "Rookies" are going to set the... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Leaders (Other) How effective are public safety measures in protecting our children?: 1 of 10
LAW ENFORCEMENT BELIEVES YOUR CHILD IS NOT AS IMPORTANT AS YOUR CAR OR YOUR DOG!As a retired law enforcement officer it is hard for me to make such a statement and in this first paragraph let me be clear that individual officers and departments care more about the safety of your children than any other person or thing they ar... More..
Entertainment > Movie Analysis Movie analysis: Controversey of The Tomb of Christ documentary: 6 of 29
The Death of Christianity is not new. Christianity and other world religions began to fail a long time before the announcement that the tomb of Christ, with his bones, was found in Jerusalem. Science and religious dogma began to clash in earnest at the close of WWII. It is not that anything new was learned about Biblical teac... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq Reactions to President Bush's speech on adding 20,000+ more troops in Iraq: 14 of 63
Afghanistan not Iraq is and has since 9-11-2001 been the key to controlling the Taliban and Al Queda specifically and the turbulent region in general. Saddam Husein was contained to Central Iraq by United Nation "No Fly Zones", unable to threaten the Kurds in the North of his Country or the Shias in the South, much less the U... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Presidential Elections 2008 Will Americans vote for a black man or white woman?: 22 of 77
"SKIN COLOR AND SEX . . . ONLY IN AMERICA!"Americans have elected many black and female candidates to public office but, "WILL AMERICANS ELECT A BLACK OR FEMALE TO THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT?" is another question.That question is a little trickier since it has never happened before. Now the question becomes "Why?" would American... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Bush Administration Why Bush should be impeached: Adding up the costs in Iraq: 17 of 54
Abusus non tollit usum (Wrong use does not preclude proper use) - Oversight of the Government is the patriotic duty of every citizen of the Republic. Whether President William Jefferson Clinton "lied under oath" (the favorite talking heads point) or not, has not one iota of relevance as to the conduct in office of President G... More..
Other Readers share jokes: 31 of 88
The Police Department, suffering from a rash of bad publicity incidents, takes a lesson from a local radio station and decides to sponsor a cash giveaway each morning rush hour in the form of a $5,000.00 cash voucher for the "Safest Driver Of The Morning." Funded by local businesses the department instituted the program one b... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Republican Leaders When it matters if a political figure has affairs while in the office: 7 of 19
Amazed is not too strong a word to use regarding the Right Wing Republicans who have the temerity to continue to complain in writing and on every electronic media source available about President William Jefferson Clinton lying about his affair with Monica Lewinsky while George W. Bush has lied about everything from his use o... More..
Politics, News & Issues > News (Other) Judging the ignorance of US citizens in world issues: 16 of 36
It all depends on what your definition of "We" is. Just as radical Islamists have left a bad taste in the mouths of many citizens of the West, radical Christians with their unenlightened, superstitious witch hunts of every discipline in science and philosophy that disagrees with their narrow interpretation of a crude compilat... More..
Law & Legal Information > Lawyers & Legal Advice How to find a lawyer to prosecute your asbestos case: 1 of 2
Finding a lawyer to prosecute your Asbestos or any other case is relatively simple if you live in a large Metropolitan area. Simply post yourself along a busy stretch of highway on a Friday or Saturday night and wait for the first major collision between drunks. Shortly thereafter emergency services personnel from the Police ... More..