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I have been feeling that, while it is in quite poor taste and insensitive for Muslims to build a place of worship there, it is their right as citizens of the US to do it. When people decide that it is all right for the government or a mob (I'll allow that the government may be a mob) to take away that right in any circumstance it is the start of a ride down a slippery slope. I think that the Jewish mayor of NYC knows that, and, given his heritage, knows how important it is to protect that right. The Jewish people know only too well what can happen when religious intolerance spreads. We are losing our rights in this country. Most people believe the Bill of Rights is too radical of a document. I have to change my mind on this issue in favor of religious freedom, though an interfaith prayer center would certainly stem the tide of current criticism. So, kudos to you Lilly for standing tall in the face of that avalanche of criticism, if you still feel the same way...

Well, there is a way to kill bed bugs without chemicals. Intense heat. Whoops, I guess that comes with the news that there is a bed bug epidemic. News stories about this problem always show people of color who have bed bugs, thus enforcing the stereotype that it is "a colored problem", that 'colored people are dirty and don't clean their homes". All mattresses, by law, are returnable for at least 90 days. Beware what you buy in clearance or "discount" stores.

to the new world this is not a drill. hey hey........jerry joseff

will look for some good and humorous news to post when I get back from the grocery store!Hang in there for a bit! ********************************** By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity -- another man's I mean. Mark Twain

more news from our combined govt here in the uk they are constantly looking for ways too take money off those that need it most.Any addict/alcoholic receiving benefits will lose there benefits if they refuse treatment.Will this not increase crime,fill the prisons and cost a fortune anyway.Bite me Mr cameron.

does anyone have any good positive news a little humour would not go a miss.Somebody throw me a life line. Gimme a little light.

For all the folks out there who have been arguing about mosques or no mosques in NYC-using the argument that no one in the Muslim World spoke out against 9/11, here is a list that proves that argument to be false. http://www.muhajabah.com/otherscondemn.php Am not arguing for or against building anything right now-am just refuting one incorrect argument that I have been reading lately. ********************************** By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity -- another man's I mean. Mark Twain

It's hard to declare victory when the government isn't formed and the US is STILL training Iraqis to do traffic control. The fact is Iraq is a large, stinking mess and 50,000 of our troops are still there. What was accomplished? We got rid of Hussein and destabilized the entire region. We drove thousands to become suicide bombers. In another post in this thread I detailed how it was necessary to split the Muslim world in the era of post-peak oil. The offal being fed to the masses as a rationale for our fighting the war is pathetic. The people who decide policy are smiling smugly. What a waste of blood and treasure on... ~ that shining ball of blue that we call our home ~

am saddened and sickened. Have even had rash thoughts about sending back my passport, saying "I don't want it anymore" after this latest mania of loud mass fascist insanity spewed by "fab foxoids" (love that phrase) and believed by so many. And thanks for the support about how fascism does NOT equal German by default!! Fascism comes in many nationalities!!! As a matter of fact, I wish that the US media would take as strong of an anti-fascist stance as the German media does!! HA! is ironic that I am so on a soap box for defending Germany, but on this issue I feel I must speak up on their behalf. ********************************** By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity -- another man's I mean. Mark Twain

...increasingly. The fact that Beck drew 300,000 people to DC for a rally shows just how much. I find it sad that people actually believe people like Palin and Beck and other fab foxoids.