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Speak Out 11/17/08Monday, November 17, 2008Racial harmony A RECENT comment said blacks have been waiting for a black president for hundreds of years and that it was God's work that Barack Obama was elected. This is the problem with the America today. God didn't elect Obama. Americans of all races did. Racism will never stop if comments like this keep coming. I wish we could all get along regardless of color. I was offended by the comment. Videotape the meetings I AM encouraging Jay Purcell to continue his efforts to get the Cape Girardeau County Commission meetings videotaped and available to the public. I feel this would bring the much needed transparency of the public's business. The commissioners work for the residents of the county, and they should follow the Open Meetings Act completely. Gerald Jones should start working for the people who live in Cape Girardeau County. Waiting at the light STUPID STOPLIGHT alert: Intersection of Mount Auburn Road and the north mall-Doctors Park entrance. While southbound or northbound on Mount Auburn, you will sit at a red light for a long time with no traffic heading east or west. Why is it new stoplights do not work as well as old stop lights? If we're going to discuss proper tire inflation to get better gas mileage, can we fix these bad traffic lights? Free order ON MONDAY morning I went through the drive-through at Hardee's in Jackson. When it was my turn at the pickup window, the cash¿ier told me my order was paid for. She said the woman in the car ahead of me asked how much my order was and said she would pay for it. I don't know who you are or if you know me, but you made my day, 100 percent better. Thank you for your random act of kindness. What a great idea. I will do the same for someone else. Straight priorities IT SPEAKS volumes about the nature of our nation. History has been made in the United States, and a Speak Out comment expresses concern about "Funky Winkerbean." At least someone has his priorities correct. Just desserts A RECENT comment said that everyone who voted for Barack Obama would get just what they deserved. I sure hope that is the case. We deserve a president who will look out for the interests of the American people, especially the middle class, not the fat cats who have profited from the war on terror. The reality is everybody who voted for George W. Bush got exactly what they deserved, so whatever Obama does has to be better. Bad connection A SPEAK Out comment said the world is rejoicing in Barack Obama's victory, and since the majority of Americans voted for Obama, many of whom do not have a clue of his policies, this caller wondered why everyone is not in step behind Obama. After reading that Obama has aligned himself with a policy change because of a petition made from the ACLU, are you still wondering why some of us are not happy with your selection? It's funny that liberals can be bipartisan as long as things are going their way, but when you disagree, watch out. You're demonized as a person who is out of touch with society. I wish Obama the best, but that doesn't mean I have to like his policies. It means I live in a free nation that gives me the right to my opinions, and my opinion is any president who starts his honey-do list based on a request of the ACLU is not someone I'm going to align myself with. Political yard signs I'M CALLING about the political signs in yards. I'm a poor taxpayer and can't post a yard-sale sign without getting fined. It's time all these political signs are taken out of yards. I'm tired of looking at them. The election's over. Mistreated dogs I DISAGREE with the comment that showing the emaciated dog in the paper gives off mixed signals. What is mixed about a starving, tortured animal? What we also need to see are the consequences these disturbed criminals should -- but don't -- receive for their actions. Those who know about and don't report this abuse should also be accountable. Funeral processions I AM the daughter of a World War II veteran. I had to go to a funeral recently. From now on, if anyone I see interferes with a funeral procession, which is against the law, by passing or honking, your car license will be taken down and I will take it to the police and ask that it be followed up on. Normal slang THANK YOU, Michael Jensen. You said it exactly like it is. Slang has become the norm. I appreciate your column. Working together I AGREE we should have bipartisanship. Our country needs the parties to pull together all the time. But what bipartisanship did the Democrats show for the last four years? President Bush was blamed for every problem. Bipartisanship was a joke to the Democratic Party. I hope the Republicans can hold their nose and help our country and show what real Americans do in a crisis. Lashing out LONG AGO I predicted that if it became clear John McCain was in danger of losing the election, the Republicans would unleash a smear campaign the likes of which has never been witnessed. They would, I suspected, start lashing out wildly in all directions hoping to turn the tide with culture wars and character assassination. McCain and the Missouri Republicans duly proved me correct. They are lashing wildly at anything that they don't like. No censorship THERE HAS been censorship as long as there has been art. Art teaches, inspires, elevates, surprises, depresses, scandalizes, disgusts. The purpose of art is to elicit an emotion. Picasso said, "Art is dangerous. Where it is chaste, it is not art." People should not be forced to see what they choose not to, but neither should they attempt to prevent others from seeing what they desire to see. It is entirely acceptable to protest whatever one finds objectionable, but be sure not to attempt to censor what other adults may readily accept. Healthy policies I WORK where my employer is enforcing a smoking policy that is unfair. The policy states that smoking is a hazard to our health. If the company is going to ban employees from smoking, shouldn't it ban desserts on the menu at lunch and take out all of the vending machines and soda machines? Morbid obesity is a disease that can lead to diabetes and other illnesses. Give us all decaffeinated coffee and diet caffeine-free sodas. To our health. Unsanitary carts I'D NEVER thought about it. Grocery carts are more bacteria-infected than toilets. As a result, I urge all area grocery stores to invest in cart-sanitizing machines. They would end the possibility that salmonella and other diseases may be passed along through disease-ridden carts used by many customers. Hand wipes won't cut it. Kingshighway speeding I THINK it's time for the city to start thinking about lowering the speed limit on Kingshighway to 30 or 35 mph. It is almost impossible to get out of places of business along Kingshighway. There have been quite a few accidents. I darn near had one myself, and I like to think that I'm careful. Automaker excesses IF THE federal government is going to help the automakers, the first thing it needs to do is wipe out all the benefits the unions have added to the cost of car production. I'm not saying autoworkers should starve, but when an employee is costing $80-plus an hour to make a car, it's ridiculous. Something's got to be done before we give one penny to any car manufacturer. We can't support that type of ridiculous spending. It won't work. Break for seniors TO THE person who said seniors should pay school taxes: We have worked long, hard years for what we have, and we have paid school taxes for more than 50 years while our children were only in school for 12 years. Look around. There are a lot of senior citizens still working to make ends meet. Just wait. Your time is coming. I do not believe seniors should pay school taxes for all these years. Our senior citizens' money is stretched thin now. Give us a break. Grateful server I WOULD like to say as a server to my guests: Thank you for your generosity and thank you for going out to eat. I may be way behind on my bills because of the economy, but I am thankful I have a job. Love waxes cold IN THE Bible, Jesus tells us that the love of others will wax cold in the end times. Don't you see it around you? Jesus has warned us, and I see it happening. Veterans honored THANK YOU, Gordonville PTO, schoolchildren and staff for honoring our veterans. It is wonderful how you salute the veterans with your school program. What an honor you are to our community. It is nice to the assistant principal being honored for his recent deployments to Iraq. Heavy weapons WHY ON earth would a civilian need a military-style assault rifle? I'm not a hunter, but I support everyone's right to own a gun for hunting. I don't own a pistol, but I support every law-abiding citizen's right to own one for personal protection. When I was in the military, I earned the designation of expert marksman with an M16. This gun, and others like it, is for heavy combat. Anyone who thinks he needs one of these for personal protection is paranoid, and we've seen plenty of examples of what happens when paranoia mixes with heavy weaponry. Academic freedom ACADEMIC FREEDOM at Southeast Missouri State University was dealt a severe blow in 1968 when eight or so teachers were arbitrarily fired for the views they expressed in the classroom. Academic freedom was dealt a death blow recently with the mind-blowingly quick cave-in to some of the public's views as to what should and should not be shown at the theater on the River Campus. Comments  Note: The nature of the Internet makes it impractical for our staff to review every comment. If you feel that a comment is offensive, please Login or Create an account first, and then you will be able to flag a comment as objectionable. Please also note that those who post comments on semissourian.com may do so using a screen name, which may or may not reflect a website user's actual name. Readers should be careful not to assign comments to real people who may have names similar to screen names. Refrain from obscenity in your comments, and to keep discussions civil, don't say anything in a way your grandmother would be ashamed to read.
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racial harmony
We will never have it until folks who are black cease seeing themselves as victims.
Heavy weapons,
Why would anyone want a car that does 160 mph?
Because you just never know.
political yard signs
Just remember all the candidates listed on the signs and don't even consider voting for them in the future.
funeral processions
I think it is a courtesy to stop for the procession and not a matter of illegality.
unsanitary carts
Why don't you just carry a small bottle of liquid sanitizer in your purse or pocket? geez
I gotta comment on Ellen Dillon's letter to the editor.
I find it ironic that she compliments America on her standing up for the "rights of the individual" by electing Obama immediately after pigeon holing him into the crude, collective "African-American".
As far as gay marriage "rights" are concerned...
Marriage is a contract between two consenting adults. Unfortunately, the government has seen fit to choose winners and losers again by sweetening a marriage with tax loopholes and other incentives. If the government would stop using the Constitution for toilet paper by manipulating legal contracts between consenting parties, nobody else would have a dog in this fight and we could all mind our own buisness.
break for seniors
No, you should be proud to still give to another generation as they are giving to you. Every year it takes more workers to keep social security checks coming to you.
academic freedom
As another poster said so well...."academic freedom is not absolute".
break for seniors
No, you should be proud to still give to another generation as they are giving to you. Every year it takes more workers to keep social security checks coming to you.
-- Posted by BABE on Mon, Nov 17, 2008, 2:35 am CDT
The Generation before you has worked their butts off and has given everything they have in one way or another. And it's those same people that may only be getting $500.00 a month for all of the hard work they had put out over the years some of those same people are now disabled and can't get out and earn an extra dollar, And YOU still think they owe you in some way.
Until YOU have worked the same job for 30+ years and have paid as much into SS as the generation before you, Knowing that you'll never live long enough to get even half of it back. Then maybe your comment might have some merrit until then your comment makes you sound lazy waiting on a hand out........
funeral processions
I think it is a courtesy to stop for the procession and not a matter of illegality.
-- Posted by BABE on Mon, Nov 17, 2008, 2:25 am CDT
http://www.lastrites.com/500_512.htm
This link tells you the law about funeral processions for any one interested.
i agree with BABE , pulling over and stopping is the civil thing to do law or no law...
It often seems to me that our society as a whole feels as though they are "victims".
Huge companies begging for bailouts after years of irresponsible behavior , sink or swim should be the answer given to them.
I don't know the law on funeral processions , just that as the son of a WWII veteran , a veteran myself and a member of the Patriot Guard Riders that it is a small enough thing to pull over for the minute or two it takes to show respect for the deceased veteran and his /her family.
Healthy Policies...
The difference being that everyone is affected by your smoke, but you only affect yourself(and loved ones) by overeating! i.e. your sodas will not put weight on your co-worker, but your second hand smoke may very well kill them.
This is not a choice for your co-worker. it is a choice for you!
()__)________}} bring in lotsa tax money !
NO censorship,
"It is entirely acceptable to protest whatever one finds objectionable, but be sure not to attempt to censor what other adults may readily accept"
Couldn't agree more....remember the congregation at St. Thomas (I think) didn't like J.S. Bach either! Too many strange tones! Imagine where we would be without the forward thinking artists! It is always a matter of choice to attend and/or leave.
Theorist
Sorry, but it's pay or not to pay. giggle
Just to fire the flames - some truisms.
I don't smoke.
Smoking is nasty.
Places that allow smoking stink.
Secondary smoke has never been proven medically harmful.
blogbudsman
Second hand smoke being harmful is a myth, indeed. Long term ( twenty years) real medical studies show no harmful effects vs the hysterical EPA short term studies.
Hmmm...I think I will trust the American Lung Association.
http://www.lungusa.org/site/c.dvLUK9O0E/b.35422/
Plus, know someone who died from second hand smoke...at least that is the only conclusion they could come up with.
Oh...and Babe, those are "real" studies! Just because they are proving something you wish or choose not to believe, does not make them any less real! *giggle*
Free order: Get their name and address and tell them that I'm hungry.
No censorship: It's a PC world. The Right are the ones that have a legitimate right to complain.
Healthy policies: Be fair, it is the employer's place of business. You have the right to look elsewhere for employment.
Automaker excesses: Give them nothing, allow them bankruptcy in which to restructure.
Break for seniors: I'm stretched thin, feed me Seymour.
Veterans honored: Now if we could only get the schools to honor the wealth producers.
Academic freedom: Only if it is PC.
I wonder if a smoker would find it offensive if someone sprayed a strong room freshener in their direction (maybe one that smelled like crap to them) and the scent clung to their hair and clothing for hours after. The room freshener hadn't yet been proven to be harmful of course. Wonder what it'd be like if everyone decided to do that?
suelynn
..ya mean like hair spray , perfume , cologne , etc ?
gotta smell that junk all day already ...
Theorist - pretty impressive website. Impressive statements, with an impressive list of footnotes. What it lacks is an impressive list of scientifically sound studies. Most are contrived statistical analysis based on meta studies - which are a statistical compilations of results from selected previously existing studies. 'Real' enough, but the fact remains....
Blog...
The fact remains that the correlation is there! The numbers are there, the health issues are there! Can I prove that "this person" wouldn't have died anyway? No....can you?
Fact is....smokers have rights, they have the right to play roulette and it is their choice.
I personally believe that once you are risking the health of another, your smoking rights end. Kind of like driving while intoxicated. If you want to risk your own life, so be it. But you do not have the right to risk someone elses.
Babe, Sorry I had to jet out early Friday so I didn't get your question about the Bayou until this morning. I have no idea where they get their product from, but I can tell you I used to catch crawdads when I was little and living in TX. I 'd take them to my great aunt and she would cook them up with whatever we caught outta Lake Palestine that day, and I cant tell much difference in the two. They are very good
Rick*Scaggs - nope - I smell men's aftershave and cologne all day long as well. I'm talking about a room freshener that would linger in your hair and clothes - long after the encounter. Reminder - not yet proven harmful - just a bad smell.
C-Babe (re - "The Fix..."):
Ya still out there? Ya still interested in "the fix" issue? I'm not gonna be around much today, but had an interesting, uh, 'experience', last Fri. which suggested to me that the saga of said "fix" might best be put on ice, or just filed into the memory banks, without further ado. I don't wanna say much more about it, let alone make a lot of noise over this. So if you're still interested, say so.
Herr
Yes, I am still interested in "the fix".
RE: “Assault Weapons” (Not Again)
Firstly, an “Assault Weapon” is a select-fire weapon capable of fully automatic or semi-automatic functioning and as such is not readily available to the general public. What are often referred to as Assault Weapons are no different mechanically than any other semi automatic sporting firearm.
My wife went deer hunting this weekend with a Remington 742 in .308 Winchester. This is a gas operated, semi-automatic rifle with a detachable box magazine. The .308 is interchangeable with the 7.52X51 NATO round as is the .223 is with the 5.56 which is the round fired by the caller’s M16 example. I also own a civilian copy of the M16 which is a gas operated, semi-automatic rifle with a detachable box magazine just as my wife’s deer rifle.
The muzzle velocity of the .308/7.62X51 with a 168 grain bullet is 2,700 feet per second with muzzle energy of 2,671 foot pounds while the .223/5.56 with a 55 grain bullet has a muzzle velocity of 3,240 with muzzle energy of 1,282 foot pounds.
Clearly my wife’s deer rifle is much more powerful than my “Assault Rifle” and will fire as many rounds and as fast. Her rifle is made of wood and steel and the rifle I have is made of steel and black plastic which makes it an EBR (Evil Black Rifle). The differences in these firearms are only cosmetic as is evidenced by the caller’s comment of “military style”. By this logic, my wife should not “need” or be able to own her deer rifle.
Again, the Department of Justice conducted a long term study of the “Clinton Assault Weapons Ban” and found that it had no effect on crime.
Red...
I truly hesitate to bring this up, for I am always outnumbered by some passionate posters, who also are rational and well informed....
Children...
Almost 4,200 youths ages 15 to 19 were killed by guns in 1990, or about 11 every day. Lois Fingerhut, an epidemiologist for the National Center for Health Statistics: "These are just the deaths. We're not talking about the kids who are shot and don't die." (Scanlan, PHILA. INQUIRER)
Way to many! What can be done?
There has been a marked increase in firearms-related deaths in this country over the past several decades. Especially in urban areas this increase has been correlated with a greater availability of handguns. Children have become more common victims of gunfire. Both accidental and homicidal shooting deaths have increased in the lower age groups. (http://journalsip.astm.org/JOURNALS/FORENSIC/PAGES/2387.htm)
Not trying to debate, not wanting to start an argument...just something to consider....
Theorist,
I have read more studies and studies of studies than I can even recall since I began researching this issue over forty years ago. As a result, I have come to my point of views and beliefs. The study you presented is fourteen years old having been done in 1994 and I know many have been done since then and many with a pre determined outcome. CDC commissioned some and got in a little bit of a sling and no longer does them.
It would take pages to even come close to having an intelligent debate on this subject and in the end probably neither of us would be swayed one way or the other, so I will leave it at that and not try to bring you over to the dark side.
The most profound change I noticed over the years was not accessibility to guns, but rather the willingness of young people to use them or to kill by other means. I have interviewed individuals fifteen up who have killed girlfriends, parents, grandparents and just people they met. The last murderer I interviewed was a young man who shot and killed another young man because of the way he “looked at me”. “He should have known better than to look at me like that.” I taped the interview and played it for my Officers and when I retired, I left it at work for my replacement. It has been my experience that the callous indifference to life is the reason for the uptick in deaths among young people and not the availability of guns. But like I said, it would take pages to explain, so I won’t bother. My original post was restricted to the “Assault Weapons” post.
I guess we are both stuck with our own opinions.
Theorist
Everytime you post those stats I am reminded of what Archie Bunker told Gloria when she quoted the same. He said "would it make you feel any better, little girl, if they had been thrown out the window?"
RE: germy carts
why aren't the wipes good enough? schnucks has the hand wipes next to the carts -- i grab one and always clean off the cart and then get one on my way out to cleanse my hands.
if someone's going to worry so much about the carts, they probably should not go out in public at all. every thing at the store or anywhere else is a potential harborer of germs.
C-Babe:
Regarding "The Fix..." issue, forgive my attempts to be rather cryptic on this matter; hopefully you'll understand if I describe it appropriately enough. I've re-read a detailed and long CYA memo for record (MFR) I wrote right after I received a certain call, so I hope I can clearly synopsize it for you here, as I trust it will have an impact on folks of any political persuasion.
I was rushing out of the house last Fri. when the phone rang. The caller I.D. said something about Columbia, so I thought it might be a solicitor. I answered it anyway so I could yell at 'em; however, the call turned out to be direct from the District of Columbia (Wash., D.C.), by someone who only identified himself by a single name (nickname?) vice a full name...and it behooves me not to mention who's behalf he was calling on.
The caller was quite polite, but very brief and firm in his demeanor. In short, he stated that the "inquiries" I initiated on 3 Nov 08, the day before the elections (I trust you recall some of the issues of interest), were considered by them to be "sensitive in nature"...therefore, I should not expect any further communication regarding the matters other than this verbal talking to, whether via e-mail or certainly not written on any government letterhead. He insisted I acknowledge the terms of the phone call, which I'm sure was being recorded...meaning, DO NOT press-to-test any further.
Summary of the discussion: This was clearly an example of the "need to know" function of government, even though what I was inquiring about was not classified in nature, albeit critical for the wellbeing of the American people, IMO-DLISI! In other words, certain processes of the government are now >>> none of the general public's (read, constituents) business, and we should be duly satisfied that "those processes" are accomplished as "they", your government, sees fit. So much for a "representative republic", per what once was our U.S. Constitution.
Although I got a little testy with the caller, and did some verbal tap-dancing with him (knowing I was being recorded), since this was all I was going to get for answers, I think I clearly "got my marching orders". Again, this guy was polite, even respectful, knowing I was also a veteran, and his subtle suggestions, if not veiled warnings were unmistakable. His bottom line was that I may be considered "out of order" should I insisted on pursuing certain lines of questioning to my government. OK...got it. I immediately thought of some of the fun "Joe the Plumber" went through for asking a mere candidate some rather hard but justified questions. But at least I just got this "friendly" call instead of having my front door knocked on, or worse...for now.
Well, Babe. That's about it for the story, and the nice suggestion that I don't chase the donkey any further. Personally, I kinda like my comfy government retirement, and see no need to put it at risk. Know what I mean? I've received warnings from the govt/military before, as long as 20-some years ago, so I should sense some of the limits, and when I should not press any further.
Again, sorry this is so cryptic, but I hope you can get the basics of what I'm trying to say here. I think everyone in the "We, the people" department, despite their politics, may not be particularly pleased with some of the "CHANGES" they've been clamouring for, and which are about to come down on us all. Babe, I don't know if you or anyone else will agree with any of the above, but this is my take on what I should "understand" about what went down last Friday.
Herr
OMG
C-Babe:
Yup...OMG! And notice I'm not in my standard clowning around mode. I'm deadly serious about this.
Well, I think I've bloviated more than enough for one day. If you have any further questions, I'm not really sure I'm at liberty to clarify any further.
Herr, Big Brother is really coming down hard.
Herr,
I am sure some will have trouble understanding the potential seriousness of all of this if they have no frame of reference. From reading your posts, I have been better able to understand why I know no more about my brother’s military service and subsequent employment and retirement from DOD or whatever governmental entity for whom he worked. No cloak and dagger stuff, just nuclear reactors and related such.
He just recently explained a couple of things and he has been out twelve years now.
Herr, if you come back in later, maybe you could tell me what the 'diagnosis' was on your demon-possessed van? A son seems to have a similar problem with his car ...! It went dead on him, and the suggestion was to get it started, then take the negative battery connection off (apparently to check the alterntor). When he removed the negative connection, the car kept running, BUT ... the radio came on and kept scrolling through the stations, the wipers and lights went on and off, etc.
Red:
Yeah, I hear ya. I also find it interesting, if not troubling, when I hear folks mouthing off about their "perceived" absolute 1st Amendment rights to say or do anything they damn well please. Not so, in some respects. You can only "say" what our benevolent rulers approve of you saying.
I still possess, albeit hidden, and official intelligence report about some of the creepy things that were going on in a nuclear ops environment throughout NATO. I was ordered to produce it (and I kept the original, as a sort of CYA action!), and when I complied with what they asked, "they" dealt with me as they deemed appropriate to shut me up.
Over the years, I've been tempted to publish that report in novel form, since it has some pretty nasty info in it...names, units, places, etc. I even tried to contact Tom Clancy to see if he could guide me on how to write it without getting in any more trouble than I already was; I had no intention of causing unnecessary trouble for anyone in particular. Even so, any time I would get such an urge to write a book, those subtle warnings would come up again. So I've just buried the thing, and probably will never write it.
So, Red, I can truly appreciate why your brother has been so, well, guarded in what he shares of the past with even a trusted person such as yourself. First Amendment rights? OK...when the government deems fit for you to exercise them! Only then.
G-Mom:
Well, since I've not yet escaped the plantation, but I'll be glad to explain what I can about my possessed van. The mech/techs finally diagnosed the demonic troubles to a failing alternator which, in it's death throws fried a fairly new battery, then sent goofy electronic code signals throughout all systems. So, bottom line in that nightmare, the alternator.
Since Mule hit me with a couple of surprises this past weekend, like still having her job (but no resolve to retire from yet...while she can) and a real, live, Saturday off, we decided to make a joint suicide run to the St. L area. It was cold but, considering what went down Friday, we had fun and I could get my mind off other things. Anyway, the van ran fine, with most demons duly subdued...except for that evil red airbag warning right that keeps staring at me out of the dashboard. But that's a whole other demon to be "exorcised"! I think I'll just put a piece of black electric tape over it.
Sounds like your son has some of the same symptoms, so I hope this helps with some of your questions.
Herr,
I wrote a long reply, but on second thought deleted it as I could not write it without revealing too much about someone and not me, but suffice it to say, I sure know what you mean.
Red:
I can appreciate your caution about deleting what you wrote. Perhaps I should be at least as cautious about some of the things I say or do! Geeze, I'm finding that my proofreading efforts are pretty much dog-squeeze today; mind's racing ahead of my eyeballs. So, speakin' of doing something, I'd best get going. Talk to ya later.
Healthy policies
A person who is obese is only harming his or herself a cigarette smoker is harming everyone around him with the smoke.
Suelynn
if they want to wear stinky perfume that's on them kinda the same as the smoking deal. I pity the person who wants to wear something that smells like it came out of a cow's rear end but I won't tell someone not to wear it. To each their own ya know
NickeyB63780
NickeyB63780 - I think you misread my 1st post.
After this recent election, I bet Just Me already thinks hell froze over. giggle -
BTW - I have no facts to support that.
...i have a moral obligation to smoke..