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• Afghan medical mission ends in death for 6 Americans

  Sat Aug 7, 2010
  • Being willing to get killed shouldn't be a prerequisite for providing humanitarian aid in Afghanistan. It's ok to want to stay alive while helping others, unless you consider yourself a great martyr.

• Would you ditch your pet for your partner?

  Thu Apr 1, 2010
  • I'd give my life for my cat. ..the reason being, she's been there for me thru lots of crisis. She is my emotional support when people let me down.

• Do you agree with the Southwest flight crew's decision to kick a mother and cranky 2-year-old off the flight?

  Fri Oct 30, 2009
  • Maybe there should be sections of the plane reserved for people with children, with soundproofing. The people who believe kids should be able to scream in any setting, those people could reserve their seat in that section and listen to their hearts content.

• Do you agree with the Southwest flight crew's decision to kick a mother and cranky 2-year-old off the flight?

  Fri Oct 30, 2009
  • That one kid might have been saved to scream another day, by being thrown off the plane.

• Do you agree with the Southwest flight crew's decision to kick a mother and cranky 2-year-old off the flight?

  Fri Oct 30, 2009
  • A two year old can be a trial at any time, and can't be reasoned with or cojoled into silence.  Being thrown off a plane is just a part of being a parent these days, and you have to accept that when you sign up for parenthood. 

• Should President Obama apologize for saying Cambridge police officers “acted stupidly” when they arrested Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr.?

  Fri Jul 24, 2009
  • When you look at the facts, it WAS stupidly done.  So this old black man who uses a cane is yelling & shouting at an officer who came to his door to suspiciously accuse him of breaking & entering, & asked what appeared to be nosy questions ("who else is …

• What do you think of the Miss California controversy?

  Tue Apr 21, 2009
  • Prejean outclassed Hilton, but she had more to begin with. He's a liability to his cause. She's an asset to hers.

• Lehman sought millions for execs while seeking aid

  Mon Oct 6, 2008
  • That's fine with me.  Congress whores can continue to serve their bosses on Alcatraz.  Problem:  who -- in a Republican "Justice Dept" -- is going to go after these rich thieves and make them pay restitution?  We need a Special Prosecutor. 

• Lehman sought millions for execs while seeking aid

  Mon Oct 6, 2008
  • (article quote):  "Waxman quoted George H. Walker, President Bush's cousin and a Lehman executive who oversaw some Neuberger Berman employees, as responding with a dismissive tone to the idea of going without bonuses.

• Was Ifill a smart choice to moderate?

  Wed Oct 1, 2008
  • I watch Washington Week on PBS quite a bit.  It was evident to me during his race with Clinton, that Ifill was for Obama, and that she was happy with his eventual win.   In that format, it's difficult for a person not to show a bias at …