Definition of Opinion:  A belief or conclusion held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof.

Please be respectful to others with differing opinions. 

Mike Lorts

Let me attempt to be one more wagon surrounding Dennis to protect his fragile ego. It's really a miracle that he hasn't crumbled due to Katie's onslaught of opposing viewpoints backed by extensive research. 

Frank Wiley

I heard a young woman at the Uof NC Chapel Hill in a speech say if we are Palastinians, we are Hamas.  Then a very loud cheer.  If they are Hamas, they are enemies to America.  But the MAGA Trumpees must be worse?  What a flipping joke!!  Remember, Iran says "Death to America" and Hamas is a Iranian proxy so those cheering believe death to America even though we have let them in.

Bill RIHS

Frank, the UNC woman and crowd make it clear, not that she speaks for all Palestinians. It's like I said. If you not against them you are for them, Hamas.

Frank Wiley

When you are watching the Israelis retaliate and you see the secondary explosions at the bomb sites, those multiple explosions are a site where Hamas has stored weapons and you're watching Hamas weaponry exploding.  The squad is saying that the Israelis are ethnic cleansing the Palestinians.  These people should be shot.  The Israelis have never been involved in ethnic cleansing.  They have been living with trying NOT TO BE ethnic cleansed since before the building of the Pyramids in Egypt.  Muslims in Congress are excused from standing and saying the "Pledge of Allegiance" because of religious beliefs.  No one should be a Member of Congress if they will not Pledge Allegiance to the United States!!!!!!

Michael Kelly

IT IS A UNIVERSAL TRUTH, NOT DEBATABLE, THAT IF YOU WILL ACTUALLY TOLERATE OTHERS YOU BACK, OR YOU YOURSELF WILL CUT A PERSON'S THROAT WHO HAS NEVER SEEN YOU, HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO PROVOKE SUCH AN ATTACK, OR YOU WILL GUN THEM DOWN IN COLD BLOOD, OR BEHEAD A BABY TOO INNOCENT TO EVEN HAVE STARTED TO KNOW LIFE, OR WILL BOMB A WHOLE GROUP OF PEOPLE YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW, OR WILL RAPE AND KILL WOMAN, AND FILM IT FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE, YOU HAVE WILLINGLY TURNED YOUR BACK ON YOUR OWN HUMANITY, YOU HAVE EMBRACED EVIL AND ABANDONED GOOD, OR WILL EXCUSE SUCH CONDUCT, YOU HAVE NO PLACE AT THE TABLE OF CIVILIZATION. YOU ARE HELL BOUND. 

Dennis Moran

Mike Lorts,

A fractured ego and being pissed off are two different things. In your case; I got to hand it to you from grade school to now you improved on being stupid.  I know you will beat the shit out of me. Hold on.. Im not 4'8'' anymore; maybe we can put a red line in the sand (was it Obama or Biden) and see who can piss the furthest. If you prefer  beating the - - - -  out of me.   I got used to bleeding.  I did it in football, millitary and perfected it playing hockey.

Better put a band aid on that paper cut...oh, I call it like I see it and you pissed me off.

Dennis

P.S. I can respect and not like KM; but she doesn't need a lap dog. 

Jim Coats

Good morning.  It's 3:15 this morning, Friday the 13th, in AZ.  Our puppy (Rip) woke me up "saying" he had to go outside.  He was right.  It was a 1 - 2 punch!  I decided to stay up.

Today is the declared worldwide DAY OF JIHAD.  For those who do not know the definition, Jihad is "The struggle or fight against the enemies of Islam."  WE, the United States of America are one of the biggest enemies of radical Islam and are therefore, a Target of Jihad.  For what it's worth, this COULD be a day when the USA suffers terrorist attacks in our country.  We have been notified, so I recommend diligence and situational awareness if you go out for the next few days.  Remember, these animals attack "soft targets" such as schools, churches/synagogues, stores, etc.  Places where we might be caught off guard and not armed.  PLEASE....be careful!

GOD BLESS AMERICA AND ALL AMERICAN PATRIOTS.  YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE.    

P.S.  The $6billion has allegedly been re-frozen in a "quiet deal" between Qatar and the US.  This is subject to verification because I DO NOT trust the Biden administration.  IF it's true, Biden is a little late to the dance again.  Israel is looking more like Afghanistan every minute.  God protect our citizens there who are trying to get out AND God protect Israel.

Frank Wiley

Israel has dropped leaflets in Northern Gaza telling non-combatants to move south.  Hamas won't let the non-combatants move because they want to use them as Human Shields.  I heard a Muslim woman at the "day of rage" say that it's a lie that Hamas killed babies.  Do you remember when Ilan Omar said the Holocaust was a hoax.  

Frank Wiley

Today is a day of rage and Lyin Biden is on his way to Philadelphia to give a speech on Bidenomics.  These people are clueless!!

Michael Kelly

Pastor Doug Lorie has a brief Sermon which he Recorded and put on Several Mass Media sites. His bottom line is that we may well be what is the End of Times before the seven years of Tribulation when the Earth will be ruled by a One World Government. This will be the Anti-Christ and Christians and Jews will be Persecuted and Martyred. Martyred means what Hamas has just done to the Jews and others they captured last weekend, and have tortured shot beheaded burned to death raped and otherwise Slaughtered. Pastor Lorie says the Bible instructs to look to the Heavens for our Salvation. Pastor Doug is not into Predictions, or otherwise a person seeking to draw attention to himself. I consider it very significant that he has made this public statement.

There are those on here who insist in calling people like me as being mislead, and I believe that is to make me angry, or to silence me, and overall that is alright, Sticks and Stones etc. it is just words on a Screen that I can choose to read, or disregard. But for me, the singular most important concern is My Own Salvation, and the Salvation of others.

If you have never bothered to read a Bible, and you have been spurred by your own conscience, get out a Bible and read it. I hope that if you don't know the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior, you will decide to Believe he Really Died and Rose Again to Save All of Us from our Sins, past, present, and future. Accept this Gift, just Pray and ask Jesus Christ to come into your Heart, Speak out about your Salvation, He has promised to Save everyone who will come to Him, and Accept Him as their Savior. This offer even includes the perpetrators of the most Vile of Sins committed, it is not too late. 

What we are seeing nowadays is Enraging, it is Evil, I myself would struggle mightily to Forgive anyone who has done such Heinous Acts. But you see, That is why I am Not God, or Jesus Christ. I could never be Equal with God. He's my Boss, not the other Way around. 

Dennis Moran

Another moment in the life of a middle of the road independent. 

Ok, pull out that harpsacord for the poor fast food owners

 Fast food stores experience loses that cut into  profits..Ever ask for salt and pepper and ketchup.  If you  Ask for a handful; good luck , you may need a letter from your mom..they are tight on handing these items out.  What about, stealing from a fast food business.  From what I read its quite common and its not just extra salt and pepper packets.  

Now that I have you feeling sorry for the KFC, McDONALDS, TACO BELL, WENDYS, DUNKIN DONUTS owners.. And yes, these companies would take you to court in a heart beat, and raise prices to protect themselves. 

After all the above, the companies made revenue in 2022:  (rounded) McDonalds $ 23 Billion,  KFC $ 3 Billion, TACO BELL $ 2 Billion, Wendys $ 2 Billion, Dunkin Donuts $ 1 Billion

That was revenue (sales, less operating expenses, less Taxes is good old profit) Oh to run nude through the bank vault of life.

And now you the consumer are paying big time.  Your order is missing items, order wasn't checked prior to bagging and may not what you ordered   All this has been paid for by you; John and Jenny Simpleton.

And they forget to put the damm toy in the unhappy meal and yes the kids will tell you about it... over and over and over. You have to skillfully check the tightly packed bag prior to leaving the fast food window and not piss off the other fast food groupies..

This is also, very common. Who are the offenders well Mickey D is among this band of pirates KFC is the worst 34%, McDONALDS 16%, TACO BELL 16%, WENDYS 13%, DUNKIN DONUTS 11%.  How do you get your money back? sue them .... sorry small claims courts and a big good luck on that one.Stand in line again and tell the pimple spotted face of an 2nd language person who may have english as that second lanuage  Should we hire the Cartels to supervise; they seem to know what their doing. I bet they don't get the Cartels order wrong.

Remember, you already paid so your part of Sales and you are in that revenue.

The industry suggests using the apps and my feeling is double check the bag at the source...I know good luck

Theft can be reduced by removing pockets from the uniforms.

Between now and then i'm working on my model a Bf109G-6 MESSERSCHMITT and German language if i ever get the pronouncing of ... boy ... down.

As Sancho Panza would of said; Don a massive blow job is in process head for the windmills.

Dennis.

Frank Wiley

Dennis--you left Burger King out.  I go there so I can have it my way, and I Rule.  By the way, how are you going to get that Messerschmitt out of your back yard?

Frank Wiley

Ehud Barak, who was the peace advocate who signed the peace agreement with Yassar Arafat when Clinton was president just very angrily said the Israelis are only focused now on killing Hamas and that there cannot be peace with Hamas.  Israel needs to put the pictures from the Hamas attack on all social media (with warnings) no matter how gruesome they are.  The Sunni Muslims need to see the pictures because they are denying the War Crimes.  

Jim Coats

Frank.  100% agree with your 11165.  Get the unvarnished pictures out for the world to see (with warnings) and let's see if the "protestors" can continue to deny the truth.  Hamas, Hezbollah and all the radical Muslims are animals and should...MUST be exterminated.  You CANNOT negotiate with rabid animals.  They MUST be put down.

Additionally, I am sick and tired of the left pointing a finger solely at the House Republicans because they can't get their head and ass wired together.  YES....the Republicans have some dissension in their ranks.  That's pretty normal.  But this "ousting of the Speaker crap" is over the line and needs to be reeled back in.  It is NOT just the Republicans who are causing this "Chinese Fire Drill" (sorry...no offense...it's just a saying for God's sake!  Take a joke!) in the House.  You may have noticed that the entire cadre of democrats have voted in unanimity against anyone the Republicans have brought forward.  There must be a few democrats who do not inexplicably HATE ALL Republicans who can find their way clear to vote for a good candidate...a good person... for Speaker, EVEN if there is an "R" after the name.  Step up to the plate, democrats.  Maybe you/they could help for once and represent WE THE PEOPLE and NOT THEM, THE DEMOCRAT PARTY.

SECURE THE BORDER....FOR THE LOVE OF GOD....SECURE THE BORDER!!  ENFORCE THE LAW!!  AMERICA FIRST!!  PARENTS RIGHTS!!  FOLLOW THE MONEY!!

P.S.  Dennis re: your 11163.   The Dutchess and I go to Taco Bell a couple of times a month and order the same thing and I ask for ONE (1) Hot Sauce.  That's all The Dutchess wants.  Know how many I usually get??  About 5 to 7.  I have tried to help the profit line but the snowflakes taking the order don't listen.  I also have to remind them twice about my senior discount.  Oops!  There's where the profits went!

P.P.S.  Dennis.  I loved your obscure reference to Sancho Panza!  I really like sidekicks and he was a good one for Don Quixote.

Katie Baribeau (Moore)

Misinformation by Jim.     "You may have noticed that the entire cadre of democrats have voted in unanimity against anyone the Republicans have brought forward to replace McCarthy."

The Democrats haven't yet been able to vote on any new candidate for Speaker of the House, this is all in Republican hands so far.  I would be very disappointed in any Democrat who would vote for Jim Jordan, the current pick of the Republicans.  In my opinion he has done NOTHING in the House since being elected other than being a flame thrower and back anything trump wants.  Jordan has introduced the fewest bills and cosponsored the fewest bills of any Ohio Representative.  He is 19th in the least bipartisan cosponsors and was 30th in the most days absent from votes for those serving 10 years or more. Jordan has introduced 0 bills that became law.  He is one of the most vocal partisans and totally pushes the idea of the deep state.  He advances revenge politics. I hope Jim Jordan doesn't get anywhere near the gavel, however, with the head of the Republican party being into revenge politics it wouldn't surprise me.  Jordan has a special ability in that area,

Katie Baribeau (Moore)

It runs in the family!

Jim Coats

The Republicans "brought forward" McCarthy after/during the "one-man" fiasco and voted against him.  I didn't word it perfectly.  Thank you for allowing me to clarify.  Very embarassing.  I guess I'm just tired.  I believe the House vote was 216 to 210....McCarthy was ousted.  Not ONE democrat voted for McCarthy.  Amazing, right?  Not ONE democrat thought McCarthy was/is a decent man who worked FOR the country under extreme adverse conditions.  The democrats voted unanimously against him.  This just underlines the rabid partisanship in politics.  I cannot imagine the pressure of working in the biggest swamp in the world.

I won't go back and modify my post #11166.  Let this post serve that purpose.

Katie Baribeau (Moore)

McCarthy gave the Democrats a great number of reasons not to vote for him.  1. He is a total trumper.  2.  He just lauched an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, which isn't going well BTW.  3.  He opposed the January 6th investigations.  4.  He couldn't be trusted to stand by agreements, even with Republicans.  5.  After the Democrats were instrumental in helping to avoid a shutdown of government, he went on Sunday talk shows to blame the Democrats for the near-shutdown.  The Republicans are totally responsible for his demise as Speaker, no matter how much misinfromation they put out there.  They really know how to play the blame game well, howerer, it just doesn't work for anyone who does the least bit of listening to the facts.  Why should they expect the Democrats to support this man who sold his soul to get the Speakership then couldn't keep all his promises to his own Republicans.  For what reason won't the Republicans work with the Domocrats to find a centrist Speaker, or vote for Hakim Jeffries, who has proven his leadership already.  It might just be easier to blame this mess on the Democrats than for the Republicans to do their jobs!

Michael Kelly

Baribeau  How many Cats do you own, anyway?

Frank Wiley

The Impeachment Inquiry is going very well!!  To get the Lyin Biden bank records and to "follow the money" (Thanks Jim Coats), and after 150+- "Bank reported" Suspicious Activity Reports, to get access to these transactions the Republicans had no other option because the Lyin Biden's wouldn't authorize the banks to release the information.  I guess the democrats don't care if the Vice President of the U.S. is using his office to extract money from citizens of foreign countries including our two biggest enemies, Russia and China.  Lyin Biden is innocent until proven guilty but I would bet a bunch of money he will be proven guilty.  While I also think the Republicans seem disfunctional right now they will get it worked out.  The big fight is over the National Debt.  Janet Yellen, testifying before the Senate said the National Debt was no big problem and we could handle a 50 trillion dollar debt.  You can google it and watch and listen to her saying it.  The Democrats actually believe this!  Talk about disfunctional!!  Do you know Lyin Biden has never delivered a budget for approval??   N.S.--Lyin Biden Announced yesterday that he made a deal with Egypt to let Americans go through their checkpoint on the Gaza Strip.  Apparently he forgot to tell Egypt because they haven't let anyone through.  Thanks Lyin Biden for another screw up!!

Jim Coats

Damn Your Eyes, Dennis (Obscure reference to Young Frankenstein)!  Now you've got me on a Don Quixote jag.

Because of your delightful, obscure ref. to Don Quixote, I decide to Google the crap out of 'ol Don and listened to two renditions of one of my Top 10 EVER songs, The Impossible Dream.   I listened to Frank Sinatra and Robert Goulet's version because I feel closer to them than some of the magnificent opera-like singers of late....who probably do it better, but these are "our guys."

If you don't know by now, I'm kind of an emotional guy and there was one "line" of the song that really hit me as applicable today....and it is "To be willing to march into hell for a heavenly cause."

OK, here's where I am going.  I will apply those lyrics to Israel.  They are on an almost impossible mission, but they WILL move forward.  They will suffer horrific criticism from many sides....not the least of which, I predict, will be the toothless, worthless United Nations.  I will not specifically name others, but rest assured, Israel will also be villified by many in the United States...particularly from the left.  It has already started.  I pray that the USA will be their superpower Sancho Panza.

SECURE THE BORDER!!  ENFORCE THE LAW!!  AMERICA FIRST!!  PARENTS RIGHTS!!  FOLLOW THE MONEY!!  GOD PROTECT ISRAEL!!

Michael Kelly

Thanks Frank Wiley for bringing us up to date on the Biden Family's cooperation with Congress about all those pesky millions of dollars received from our "Brothers from another Mother" China and Russia, Iran, et. al. and how they must obtain the information via Subpoena Land since the Biden would like to say such information is immune from discovery except they enthusiastically favored getting such information from Donald J. Trump a few months ago. How the Sands Shift with the blowing of Mideastern and Far Eastern Winds Kudos for #11173,

It seems to me that some Republicans certainly like internal strife over the orderly proceeding of business because now they cannot seem to tolerate Jim Jordan who is in my opinion one of the most matter of fact Conservatives in the US House. Perhaps they really do want Hakeem Jeffries as the House Leader, although he could not truly be called a "Majority Leader" in the true sense of the word.

If as some Cat owners assert here, that oil production in the good ole USA has reached an all time high, then why haven't the prices per gallon of gasoline come down precipitously??  Are we giving the new production away to other countries at lower prices? Are the prices here just subject to the world wide Market aa has been asserted before whenever we have had some inexplicable Mystery of high prices/glut of supply situations, OR SHOULD WE JUST BLAME THE OIL COMPANIES, AND TURN THE OPERATION OF THE OIL INDUSTRY OVER TO A SOCIALIZED SYSTEM SUCH AS IS THE CASE IN MEXICO, WHERE PEMEX OWNS THE TRUCKS, THE STATIONS, THE ASPHALT ON THE ROADS, AND THE PUENTE ANGUSTO (NARROW BRIDGE) S IN MEXICO. 

There are a lot of Burros in Mexico, because fewer families can own wehicles, and the Burros are good for carrying Groceries from the Quaint open air markets, where huge bunches of bananas hang, and quarter sides of Pork and Beef hang aging in the Sun, covered with Flies, for 3 days until the appropriate amount of aging causes the proper amount of bacteria to build up in the raw meat so that it has more "Flavor' this luxury we have forgotten because our raw meats are refrigerated, due to the ingenuity of the OIL INDUSTRY, who market the by product of oil exploration, natural gas, which powers our Freezers. So lets get rid of those gasoline powered wehicles, and bring back the burros Senors and Senoritas  Viva Le Poverty

Jim Coats

Mike Kelly.  BURROS = RENEWABLE ENERGY.  Boom!  Done!!

Dennis Moran

Sorry, I missed my favorite day.  Friday the 13th and the time I like cats the most.  My story dates back to going to Phoenix College.  I had two accounting tests; Intermediate, and Tax and I passed both with grades I normaly prayed for.  Yes, are you sitting down; BBBBBBB 's.  Did I study for them....hell no.  In the prayer method of study I used the workable Dear Lord please help me pass.   And by pass anything and I do mean anything I could pass by the skin by my teeth.  On that Friday two black cats passed in front of me. A very blessed day.

What type of student was I ? lazy, and that started when I was going to college.  I found out that people go to college to get grades; and they will do any and everything to get a good grade.   Well, I went to school  to learn and was very disappointed.  In college I studied people and the pecking order in a class room.   The teacher would verify that order by passing out test papers, under the higher grade method witht the best first and then the rest. I told a teacher once he should post the grades on a billboard so the best could be bowed down too. My roomate and I would fight for the honor of being given the last test paper.(he became an executive at UPS)

Funny as the above makes sense ,I really did learn quite alot and realized shame was not who got their papers first but, who could use their learnings to make life easyier for the future..

For some reason I learned the skill of being a brown noser; the ability to win people over by showing others that I was no harm.  You could infiltrate the droves of A AAAAA 'S and with their access I could move mountains.  Or for that matter windmills.

A parochial school education is unlike anything one will ever experience.  It has suspense which leads to wonder.  As in, will I ever survive this crap..  Well, I did survive and found great pleasure in prayer..its the only time a nun will let you alone.  Nuns thrived in the 50's and probably got off when punishing poor boys and girls..well maybe not girls; they were perfect in every way.. The only nun I really liked dressed in White.  Yes, she will probabl'y be IN Marvel Comics after she comes out of the bathroom...yea they pea too. 

The white nun showed love, and caring to all gods creatures; even dirty little boys

The white nuns were few and far between almost like a deer in a clearing..  With that picture, just like Bambie just before the forest fire.  

The black nuns specialized in trainng kids....not through love.  Picture Nazi SS men only female dressed so if they had a specific sex it wasn't really understood.. probably why many people grow up become trans women and men. Not sure if they had hair; I only got as close as her hand around my neck would allow.

The nuns I new were imported from Minnesota...I think they breed them their in covents.

Rest assured I am always on patrol, so you can go to sleep and not worry and fear the reaper.

Dennis

Frank Wiley

Hi Dennis--your Tab-Collar Mind strikes again!  Keep it up--I enjoy!!  N.S.  My 2024 Presidential Election prediction---Money wins elections!  The Oil Companies are loaded and they despise Lyin Biden because he wants to put them out of business.  (His words) The Saudis are loaded and they hate Biden--rightfully so--remember when he called them a pariah?  Every E.V. That replaces a gas vehicle costs them money.  Yes, I know there is not supposed to be any foreign money in our elections, but if anyone believes there isn't any---they are an idiot!!  American Vehicle Companies despise Lyin Biden!  The Companies have a lot more money than the Unions.  I know, when the Republicans settle on a candidate, I'll be sending whoever it is money.  I don't like  Trump but if he's the nominee, he will be FAR superior even with his deficiencies!!!!!!!