Who was this “local dignitary/city executive board member”? I have not heard of a city executive board, do they mean the city council or the chamber of commerce or ? The writer did not identify them, but I want to know who this clown is, they ought to explain why they did that and probably apologize.

Let’s work together on this and find out who this person was.

The railroad’s promise account is overdrawn. It is past time for them to do the work.

If the crossing is not fixed by October, we should file an eminent domain lawsuit to take back that property for the public good.

I don’t text, and most of my friends do not text. I also know of several people who do not have cell phones — either by choice or because of the cost. I’m not too sure how this will work, but what about those people who do not have cell phones? Will there still be a notification system for them?

I’m also confused as to why it is the city’s responsibility to notify baseball players of changes.

So, let me get this straight….if people think Michelle Obama hates America they are racist? It has nothing to do with race, it has to do with her views on America being a “mean country” (her words) and being proud of her country for the first time in recent memory. She invited scrutiny by injecting them into the campaign.

Yes. Anyone sending around emails saying “Obama is a Muslim” and “Michelle hates America” is covering for racism. They choose to accept counterfactual beliefs and plainly idiotic conclusions to justify their opposition to Obama. If they just opposed Obama on his positions, that’s what they would argue.

I don’t know what polls you are citing, but Congressional Quarterly has many of the states you cited as a statistical dead heat.

That’s my point. Those states were easily won by Bush in 2004. Now they are in play.

I can’t believe you can call Obama a centrist! Do you call gun control, needle exchange, abortion on demand, raising taxes (including gasoline taxes and social security) by returning income taxes to the Clinton rate of 39%, talking to Iran

Yes. These are all centrist positions, supported by 60-75% of the American public. The American public is very liberal on issues, actually, and Obama is centrist.

The National Journal (which by the way is NOT a republican leaning publication and is well respected by both sides) said the following about Obama:

Their methodology is widely recognized as flawed. Read this.

McCain has never supported torture.

McCain voted to allow the CIA to pursue interrogation techniques beyond what is allowed by the Army Field Manual. He has never ruled out waterboarding for that purpose, and has said that he leaves it up to Bush to decide (which means that he allows for torture, as we all know that Bush authorized waterboarding and other torture methods).

It is amazing that the facts don’t seem to matter much here to certain folks. It is also amazing that Idahoagie can blatantly label McCain supporters racist and stupid.

I agree. It is amazing. Now you’ve repeated your initial mistake (I’ll be generous on that one) that I “blatantly label McCain supporters racist and stupid.” This time it’s an out-and-out lie. I’ll repeat it again for you, slowly:

Anyone sending around emails saying “Obama is a Muslim” and “Michelle hates America” is covering for racism.

Perhaps you can start getting it right from now on. Or you can leave everyone with the impression that you can’t read, or that you are a liar. Your choice.

On his upcoming overseas trip, Barack Obama will be met along the way by the anchors of the three network evening newscasts. About 200 other journalists have also asked to join Obama during his trip.

But Howard Kurtz of The Washington Post (that Republican Rag…..not!) reports that John McCain has taken three foreign trips in the past four months — all unaccompanied by a single network anchor and with little fanfare.
The Tyndall Report, which monitors news coverage, says that since June the nightly newscasts on the three networks spent a combined 114 minutes covering Obama while devoting just 48 minutes to McCain. So, do we count the cover of the New Yorker Times as part of the 48 minutes!!!!

I don’t know what polls you are citing, but Congressional Quarterly has many of the states you cited as a statistical dead heat.

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/polltracker/2008/07/latest-statebystate-general-el-18.html#more

I can’t believe you can call Obama a centrist! Do you call gun control, needle exchange, abortion on demand, raising taxes (including gasoline taxes and social security) by returning income taxes to the Clinton rate of 39%, talking to Iran, having a second economic stimulus, corportate welfare for Fanny Mae and Freddy Mac……oh man, The National Journal (which by the way is NOT a republican leaning publication and is well respected by both sides) said the following about Obama:

“Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., was the most liberal senator in 2007, according to National Journal’s 27th annual vote ratings. The insurgent presidential candidate shifted further to the left last year in the run-up to the primaries, after ranking as the 16th- and 10th-most-liberal during his first two years in the Senate.

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., the other front-runner in the Democratic presidential race, also shifted to the left last year. She ranked as the 16th-most-liberal senator in the 2007 ratings, a computer-assisted analysis that used 99 key Senate votes, selected by NJ reporters and editors, to place every senator on a liberal-to-conservative scale in each of three issue categories. In 2006, Clinton was the 32nd-most-liberal senator.”

http://nj.nationaljournal.com/voteratings/

It is amazing that the real talking points (which IMO are bogus) aren’t even correct:

McCain has never supported torture. He stood on principle and recognized this was not a postion America should have to be involved in. Read the Washington Post below to confirm his vote. The Post is not a Republican mouth piece either.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/05/AR2005100502062.html

It is amazing that the facts don’t seem to matter much here to certain folks. It is also amazing that Idahoagie can blatantly label McCain supporters racist and stupid. When the best a candidate’s supporters have got is to label opponents racist and stupid, perhaps they should look at themselves in the mirror and realize that perhaps they are describing their own behavior and beliefs more accurately than that of their opponents.

Texting is very handy. The only thing I object to is when people try to hold conversations with it. But if used right, I think the city could save a lot of time and money with it.

If this can be used as intended and expanded as needed I’m sure it will suit the younger generation much better than us old fogies.

I guess the info would be nice for those involved with ball games but I’m expecting a serious expansion into other areas, to justify the money spent.

Maybe there’s a loophole, though. Atheism isn’t a religion. But you’d probably have to mention the wafer, so it probably wouldn’t work.

In any event, we may just discuss that topic at our Drinking Liberally meeting tonight - if we can get past the Great New Yorker Cover Controversy.