http://people.bakersfield.com/home/RecentBlogComments Recent Blog Comments on Bakersfield.com en-us http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ReasonRulesUs/29542/#c_268601  nooneisabovethelaw Why should I be punished for someone else's failure to be responsible?                                          Is it fair to punish all of the people who are... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/bakosphere/29548/#c_268600 we certainly did, but that was before the "schoolyard shove" http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/robinislost/29486/#c_268599 robin, you silly wabbit. I am trying to become a kinder, more understanding person. Just don't get on my sh** list. :) http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ReasonRulesUs/29542/#c_268598 Curtdalton                        Exactly!  The specifics of fireworks regulations are of far less importance then the principals invoked.  But, in all seriousness, if losing a freedom used on the 4th of July doesn't provoke outrage, what has a chance to? http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/bakosphere/29548/#c_268597 bakosphere, don't you think this horse is DEAD? http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/fotoliz/19350/#c_268594 Thanks for posting this. With the loss in tax revenue, I wonder how many medical marijuana users stopped using it after the clubs got shut down? Probably not very many. Now instead of getting tax revenues, it just all stays in the dealer's pocket. Great job DEA. You've accomplished nothing to stop drug use and cost the state millions. Now go away. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/robinislost/1830/#c_268593 I have never been to Philly, but have been to Washington DC and Williamsburg, VA, on a Rosedale Middle School trip after my 8th grade year in 1997.  Both places were really cool.  It is so different back there than it is here. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ReasonRulesUs/29542/#c_268592 Anti -- Only outside city limits and, for God's sake, do it before 2 am http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/locators/29519/#c_268591 <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/smlrSYiYd_o"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/smlrSYiYd_o" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object> Just trying to figure out how to get this... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/robinislost/29486/#c_268590 Where is OldBlue when you need him? I was in such a rush to shower and get to the farmers market yesterday that I made a hideous misspelling at the end of my blog post and he didn't even harass me for it. He must not have cared for my blog post at all. Random, I'm not quite following on the suggestion. I don't get it. I have heard about the fox urine suggestion. May be expensive, which is... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/locators/29519/#c_268589 Snidley Whiplash could do a better job of running America than Bush. So even McCain or Obama will be an improvement. But even I'm getting tired of bashing Bush, so to be positive, please Bush supporters, feel free to list in detail all the postive accomplishments this man has made.. Enter accomplishments between the parenthesis please..... () http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/locators/29519/#c_268586 This is a powerful parody of involvement in Kosovo since someone brought up the UN and Kosovo. I keep it on my Bebo profile page and listen to it often. http://bebo.com/watch/1112226632  http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ReasonRulesUs/29542/#c_268585 There is a broad gray area where someones right to do something conflicts with someone else's right not to be affected by it.  There is no "right" answer, everyone loses something in these situations.  Making loud noises late at night, whether by construction, speaker, or explosive,  is generally illegal.  There are some (I think) reasonable exceptions for... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ReasonRulesUs/29542/#c_268583 If I'm really responsible, can I set off a small nuclear device? Just asking. I got one cheap on my vacation to North Korea last year. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/locators/29519/#c_268581 Wow Nancy, you're good at reading things that aren't there. I didn't say that it was "all Bush's fault" at all. I did say that he certainly didn't help matters. Of course before Bush, the US just sort of refused to pay it's dues and almost lost status because of it. I think the UN generally makes it harder for the US (or any nation really) to just do whatever the heck it wants in the... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/SuperSerge76/4440/#c_268580 Speaking as an "Anglo American" I think it is just a matter of respect to the country you are living in to at least try to acclimate to it. Also, I think what really bugs most american's is that we have to learn another language to speak to people in our country.  But there are so many jobs out there that average people can't get because they don't speak spanish.  It's... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/locators/29519/#c_268578 Again, the UN wasn't so worthless in Kosovo.  But then, the US had a competent President back then to take advantage of it. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/bakosphere/29543/#c_268577   It's so hot.......Bakersfield dairy farmers are getting evaporated milk straight from the cow.  http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/29538/#c_268574 And folks are always saying they wish they could live up there..it's so beeyooteeful.  Heh..I lived there for 15 years and couldn't beat it back down the mountain quick enough when I got the chance. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/fotoliz/19350/#c_268573 Who is Addison? Im actually surprised at this Addison Demoura is a complete and total phony. Firstly his real name is Andrew DeMoura and he is originally from Newton MA he attended Newton North High School and was thrown out for stealing equipment from the school and selling illegal narcotics. He didnt stop there he has a long history of theft and has been on a long crime spree for many... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/murphyslaw/29547/#c_268572 Too damn funny.... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ReasonRulesUs/29542/#c_268571 If I haven't learned anything in my considerable years, I've learned that the term "rights" is subjective.  The thumpers paid a hefty amount for their stereo equipment right?  (no pun intended)  But you have to get up and go to work and need your sleep, right?  You paid a bundle for those fireworks right?   I hate the smell, the smoke, the noise, and... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/aroundtheweb/29522/#c_268570 My goodness, I have never heard of something so lame in my life.  I'm not slighting God here folks, but praying for cheaper gas?  Try sending letters to your congressmen or electing some new ones that will actually have the heart to do something about it.  http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/29538/#c_268568 They don't call it Meth Mountain for no reason.... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/Jburger/29532/#c_268567 I think it is a good move.  Why should the taxpayers have to pay for this luxary?  Drive to work like everyone else and spend your own gas to get there.  If all departments did this, the could drastically cut down on the number of cars they have, because everyone wouldn't need thier own and they could share more.  Just another perfect example of how government can be so bloated by useless... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/locators/29519/#c_268565 The business of the UN being worthless started before Bush.  That's just another excuse ..and a handy one it seems.  If something isn't working it must be Bush's fault.  He's made a lot of mistakes and I doubt anyone anywhere would disagree with that,  but contrary to the lefts posturing on the subject, he ISN'T responsible for everything that happens.  You're making... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/CurtDalton/20753/#c_268559 Ray Harwick responds:  1.  Occupation: Retired sports writer/columnist (College softball) 2. What color are your socks right now? I wore black socks on my wedding day but otherwise I'm an Okie. No socks, no shoes. 3. What are you listening to right now? I've been deaf in both ears most of my adult life so I only have the ramblings of my brain to listen to. I still... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ReasonRulesUs/29542/#c_268551 Curt, do you really expect the government to do something about an idiot driving with his 2-12" subs cranked at full blast by your house at 2am? By the time you hang up the phone, they are long gone. They can do something about the grafitti ... paint over it. Of course that would take tax money, and we have a lot of people in this town that are very anti-tax. Nothing is free, especially... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/locators/29519/#c_268547 Especially when our recent representative despises the organization and only tried to undermine everything they want to accomplish. The organization shouldn't be a joke, it should be taken seriously by the US. Maybe it's because they didn't believe Bush and Co. when they were crying wolf with Iraq. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soxford/29525/#c_268544 Audrey...I agree with you on many points. It doesn't matter how well you raise your kids, they ALL go through that selfish, rude stage in life. When your kids go through their teen years, you ask yourself, "God, where did I go wrong?" Then as they enter adulthood, that sweet version slowly reappears. Yes, we all know the good, wonderful, and helpful side of our children, but the point of this... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soxford/29525/#c_268543 Audrey, because I defended the kids, you're assuming I'm being smug about it.  And there in lies the problem.  You don't know me or my heart.  I don't often see rude youngsters, because when I'm approached by them, I offer a smile rather than a scowl.  Kids respond in kind.  My daughter was 5' 10" in the 5th grade.  And no, she wasn't held back.  By the... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/editorials/29539/#c_268540 PS.  Heck, I'd even be willing to vote for Kevin McCarthy.  http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/editorials/29539/#c_268539 Memo to Californian editorial board: we ain't gonna be building any new roads. Won't need 'em in a ghost town. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/editorials/29539/#c_268538 I'll make you a deal, your editorial board not support a candidate who has made his pledge to  "veto all earmark, as president" which is now a major issue in his presidential campaign.  Earmarked moneies such as the "$630 million in federal transportation funding" which was 'earmarked' into law by Bill Thomas, and I'll not only vote for, but will work hard on the... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/TomW/29507/#c_268537 Looks like I may be playing chauffeur to a family member tonight, so my attendance is iffy. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ReasonRulesUs/29542/#c_268536 My point was not that despite the inherent dangers of using small-scale explosives I don't oppose fireworks, either. Some fireworks have been banned due to the danger, not only of physical harm to individuals, but also due to risk of fire. I don't believe for one minute that most people using fireworks (illegally) mean any harm to anyone. But...and here's the rub: you wrote, "Unless... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/TheDirt/29498/#c_268535 The European version of the Smart car gets much better mileage and is designed to be parked perpendicular to a curb so two Smart cars can fit into a standard (parallel-style) parking space. Each European Smart car is as long as most standard cars are wide. That was the appeal of the European version. However, the American version has a different engine, is a bit longer and has other minor... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soxford/29525/#c_268534  Nancy - That may not be the link you thought, but it was hilarious!!! ;0} http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soxford/29525/#c_268533 Lana If you mean me then, yes, I've had enough of the [edit.] on this Webblog. I'm about done http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ReasonRulesUs/29542/#c_268532 While I personally don't really care about the fireworks one way or the other I absolutely respect the underlying theme of her dissertation and couldn't agree more. We ARE losing rights and liberty under the guise of protecting ourselves from ourselves.  Sad to say in our modern society about the only right we have left is the one guaranteeing we WILL be offended: From the... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/TomW/29507/#c_268531 I'll try to make it as well. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/locators/29519/#c_268530 The UN is and has been a joke for a long time. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soxford/29525/#c_268528 Dg It's not how you raisned your children I'm questioning, it's the smug way assume their superiority over eveyone else's kids. You could have left the last line off of your original post and made your point.  It was the dig at the end that earns the WHY. Yeah, kids are rude.  But they are a product of their raisin'. And this from you latest post:  I grow so tired of people... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/editorials/29539/#c_268527 Why not make everyone pay for it through increased sales taxes?   Oh, riiiiiiiight......... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soxford/29525/#c_268525 Interesting video.  If you haven't seen is before take a look.  Even if you have, it's worth seeing again.  Kids see..kids do http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFQ8QymKBeM (edit..that was a whooopsie..lol.  Jade brought to my attention that I put the wron glink up.  I changed it but here's the one that was hilarious just in case.  Is it Monday?  lol) ... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/TheDirt/29498/#c_268523 Relax jer72, I am kidding. Until our son was born a few months ago, we had a big truck too. And, my husband is not little. LOL. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soxford/29525/#c_268522  Someones in a bad mood! http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ReasonRulesUs/29542/#c_268521 Killing innocents, particularly children, is not an act of patriotism for any type of just society.  Unless they're brown and don't speak English, and live in a foreign country. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soxford/29525/#c_268519 Since part of the problem is being a caretaker for a mentally ill elder, you might mention the family support group at NAMI to your daughter. If that stress is indeed part of what is stressing your relationship, having a support group might help. Their website is www.namikerncounty.com/ http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ReasonRulesUs/29542/#c_268518 nooneisabovethelaw                          People can call things just about anything they want, but its the actions which occur that matter.  Killing innocents, particularly children, is not an act of patriotism for any type of just society.  http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/locators/29519/#c_268516 Nancy, the last time the UN got involved in a local country's crisis it turned out pretty well.  Of course, Bush wasn't in office then. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/locators/29519/#c_268514 Nancy Obama---the Uniter----version 2 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soxford/29525/#c_268511 AUDREY:  ok. Guess I'm outta the loop! I don't deal well with phony anybodys!  Since I don't know DG on a personal level I'll just stay out of it! I give people equal opportunity to mess with me but when they do with no reasonable explaination, we're done. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ReasonRulesUs/29542/#c_268509 As it says in the post, Liberty and Responsibility go hand in hand.  If someone causes harm, particularly by recklessness, then a price must be payed.  Unless someone is causing you relatively direct harm, their rights generaly should be respected.    You cannot have the "right" to not be offended in a free society.    http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/locators/29519/#c_268508 jbs so that rules Satan out as my "mystery" caller.  Darn I thought I had it narrowed down. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/locators/29519/#c_268506 Reading something from Obamasolonga's website is like reading a Mothers Goose story.  You don't really believe he will immediately start pulling out of Iraq do you? United Nation involvement.  ROFLMAO. Oh..I can't go on.  This is too funny. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soxford/29525/#c_268505 Audrey, I'm so glad you know me well enough to assess me as a phony Christian.   You wouldn't know me if I said, "God Bless You" when you sneezed.  I'm reminded of a few days ago when there was an attack on Robin, a sweet 19 year old girl, whom I know.  I grow so tired of people focusing on the faults of today's youth.  Could it be, that's the problem. ... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ReasonRulesUs/29542/#c_268504 It's a sad statement that when I asked a friend what he was doing for the holiday, he mentioned in passing that he was going out of town and then stressed out about if his house would burn down while he was gone due to the illegal fireworks. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/locators/29519/#c_268503 Audrey, I don't know if it will ever happen as it doesn't allow room for the very thing that PP brought up. One can only hope though since it would stop a lot of shenanigans on both sides. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/locators/29519/#c_268501 These are taken from the Obama '08 website: http://www.barackobama.com/issues/foreignpolicy/ Bring Our Troops Home: Obama will immediately begin to remove our troops from Iraq. He will remove one to two combat brigades each month, and have all of our combat brigades out of Iraq within 16 months. Obama will make it clear that we will not build any permanent bases in Iraq. He will keep some... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/Tiffanilynn/29535/#c_268500 lol i thought these were pretty funny :) http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/locators/29519/#c_268499 Nancy I loved your post.   I'm still of the mind that each candidate should be given a set amount of money and not a dollar more.  They should never be allowed to take donations from special interest groups or even the common man.  If they can't run a campaign on what they get, that's on them. Someday this will be the rule. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ReasonRulesUs/29542/#c_268498 I just want to keep my shake roof intact until I can replace it next month. . Of course, if the insurance could pay for it.... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/TheDirt/29498/#c_268496 What's the big deal about this car? I have Toyota Echo that is bigger and get 40 mpg, that 9 mpg better than this tiny car. Now about that comment about "small men" and their big trucks. Some people actually need and use trucks for what they are made for. I for one can't exactly pull my trailer, take trash to the dump, or haul materials in my Echo. So don't group people into one lump when some... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ReasonRulesUs/29542/#c_268495 RF..ditto.  I was out in the front yard with the pooch and heard the boom before I saw the burst.    Oh how I dread these few days. For those who still think we need personal fireworks I say ...Your liberty tromps all over mine.  So whose liberty do we embrace? http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/locators/29519/#c_268493 There are, indeed, ways to skirt it.  They should be prosecutable, and should be prosecuted.   http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soxford/29525/#c_268492 RE: Catpaws post.  There seems to be that age old rivalry between members of the family who are also of the same sex.  Once when my daughter was a teen she took it upon herself to rearrange my entire kitchen.  I told her to put it back the way it was and when she got her own home she would be free to put things wherever she chose.  Until then, leave it be.  I think that... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/montfred/28969/#c_268491 Me bad, they are not collecting the money yet, I made a "moral "pledge" to make the donation in my son's name.   They "..are not asking you to give us your money. We only want you to make a moral "pledge" to our informal "escrow" fund. The money remains entirely yours, and we want you to contribute directly to Obama after he takes actions that you... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/locators/29519/#c_268490 RF, I think it's also important that the money that is coming from individuals actually come from the individual donating. I heard a recent story about a primary candidate (that shall remain nameless) that got quite large donations from people that had minimum wage incomes with no reasonable way to earn such large amounts. It's too easy to use surrogate donations to skirt the rules. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ReasonRulesUs/29542/#c_268489 Yeah, screw the kids who lose their fingers and eyes. Screw the neighbor's house that caught fire. My way of dealing with these Nazis is to shoot my glock randomly in the air ala Saddam. But then I'm a responsible rocket launcher, just like everyone else in Kern County. There are no people here that would use illegal fireworks without regard for safety. My right to go "Ooooooooooo" far... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/locators/29519/#c_268488 Allred Ron, you take the terms 'denial' and 'delusion' to new heights. I'd trade the Clinton years for the Bush-league/Bush-whacked years any day. And Audrey, if Hillary were the nominee, I'd vote for her. Vote for anybody but McCain, please. I don't want the election to be even close. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ReasonRulesUs/29542/#c_268485 I've already seen my first illegal skyburst firework.  Two days ago. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/locators/29519/#c_268484   Lets see who is truly fiscally concious when it comes to cutting back on spending. Let's see who supports spending a billion dollars every three days in Iraq with no end. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/locators/29519/#c_268483  Why?  To what purpose?  To match or if possible exceed the money the lobbyists are giving McBush and the RNC, as well as the 527's trying to skirt the campaign financing law...what was the name of that law again?  Mc-something/Feingold.  McCain/Feingold, that's it. They should never be allowed to take donations from special interest groups or even the common... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/locators/29519/#c_268482  I'm still of the mind that each candidate should be given a set amount of money and not a dollar more"  I've never understood why taxpayer money should be spent on anyones campaign, I've always felt that "If they can't run a campaign on what they get, that's on them." http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soxford/29525/#c_268481 Because, Witters, I have a problem with phony christians. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/montfred/28969/#c_268478 I've been holding back a $50 contribution over FISA; I think I'll send it to the escrow fund instead. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/locators/29519/#c_268477 Just a 'figure of speech' JBS, just a 'figure of speech', in a metaphorical sense, (I was implying that he has benefited from that group of lobbyist), I was not implying that he ever 'had sex with that women'.     http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ReasonRulesUs/29542/#c_268476 "...some fool used some fertilizer and some motor oil to blow up a building in Oklahoma City." And yet, that fool called himself...a patriot...who was protesting his supposedly-usurped rights and a corrupt government. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soxford/29525/#c_268475 AUDREY: Why do you think that what DG had to say would make someone feel bad? If anything, after my bit** post I read DG's post and realized hey, there are a great deal of wonderful things my daughter did and does. Actually brought out the "positive". Her post did not make me feel bad just reflective. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/bakosphere/29453/#c_268474 OB - I have to wonder about  "the other guy" as well http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ReasonRulesUs/29542/#c_268473 "And now it's gotten to where the streets are eerily quiet in our neighborhood on the 4th of July." You must not live in Silver Creek. It ain't eerily quiet, and the lovely (not) sound of illegal fireworks goes on for days prior to and following Independence Day, at all hours. Frankly, it's the folks who do that--who won't follow the rules, and burn down houses, and injure... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/locators/29519/#c_268472 With all the money Obamalama has raised and you folks STILL want to donate to him?  Why?  To what purpose?  To prove your loyatly?  Your support?  He'll laugh all the way to the bank with your hard earned dollars and won't even know your name. I'm still of the mind that each candidate should be given a set amount of money and not a dollar more.  They should never... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soxford/29525/#c_268470 SOX:  anyway you could take your daughter to dinner or lunch and just talk? Let her know there will be no confrontations, no rudeness, just talk about what is bothering each of you without interruption.  Each of you get 5 min to, politely, ask what is wrong, tell how you feel, what direction you would like the relationship to take. Then keep quiet while the other gives answers. Then... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/locators/29519/#c_268469 But why Vote for Obama   you will be getting another Clinton and our Army will be weaken again and our Nation  Clinton's army did a pretty good job in Afghanistan and Iraq until Bush screwed it up. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/locators/29519/#c_268467 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctVI5baftFo     http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/locators/29519/#c_268466 Montfred, what did that telecoms lobbyist look like? http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soxford/29525/#c_268465 Well, here is the other side of the coin of my daughter: Other then her mouth, she was never in or of any trouble in school; She helped me take care of my mom when needed, Dr's office, groceries, etc.; she got A's & B's in school; went to college; graduated with an AA & a BS later got her RN; has been here for me whenever I have had surgery; flew in from Virginia when her aunt... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soxford/29525/#c_268464 I have no trouble with my grandkids as far as rudeness goes.  They are very loving and considerate of me.  Their Dad is very kind too.  They went to Cold Stone for ice cream and he insisted on taking me along.  He also refused to take my money.  whenever i go to dinner or movie shows, he always pays my way in.  Of course their kind of movies is not exactly what I... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/Bakersfieldbubble/29505/#c_268463 My ex just got laid off from there (we still are friends :) ) and he said alot more are going to be too.  He told me this awhile ago, so I knew it was coming. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soxford/29525/#c_268462 Dgrealish.  How do I break this to you?  We ALL get those picayune gestures of respect and love.  It doesn't prove a thing. Case in point, my son in law just paid a bundle for a travel trailer because he knew I wouldn't go camping in a tent.  He did it for me.  I was touched, but I knew beforehand that he and my daughter hold me in high regard. My... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/locators/29519/#c_268461 I just got off the phone with Satan, and he told me that he never calls Audrey. Those deviled eggs sound good. Food tempts me; I went to hear Kathleen Brown speak in San Diego in 1994 at Democrat headquarters. Man, did I scarf down the doughnuts. Great coffee, too! http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soxford/29525/#c_268460  Everyone is born with a free will. Sometimes children from the best homes make the choice to reject what they've been taught and sometimes children from the worst of backgrounds choose to rise above their circumstances. As parents we have to be honest about our contribution to our children's choices and balance that with our children's choices of behavior. With that said, there is no... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/locators/29519/#c_268459 Locator thank you for that But why Vote for Obama   you will be getting another Clinton and our Army will be weaken again and our Nation Ron Ps what happens if your Hubby is still in the service and Obama is elected and he has no equipment to do his job ? Or they are all called home and the World is taken over by those your Hubby is fighting now ? Ron http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/montfred/28969/#c_268458 I have been supporting Obama, since the California primaries. Now, the presumptive Democratic nominee for President of the United States, has changed his mind on granting wiretapping immunity for the phone companies So (at least on this pending legislation) he is in agreement with President Bush, that the president can unilaterally decide that if the "security interests of the... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/locators/29519/#c_268457  None of our military is being shafted by their government. Sorry, but that's not true.  They were sent under false pretenses to fight the wrong war.  They were not supported properly (e.g., up-armored vehicles).  They were vicims of a lack of post-invasion strategy.  They've been killed by faulty electrical wiring in *SHOWERS*, for crying out loud, done by overpaid,... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/locators/29519/#c_268455 I will be voting for Obama (at least Obama isn't in bed with telecoms lobbyist), but I have suspended donations pending Obamas vote on the telecoms immunity provision of FISA, so I'll have to skip the BBQ, have a good time.   Allred, you embarrass me, as a Christian, when you make your baseless claims while invoking God's name, just who would Jesus kill and torture, to control  oil... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/locators/29519/#c_268454 I don't know one person in this country that can't leave if they wish   I know alot that want in    and I know alot that said they would leave if Bush Won   guess what they didn't   http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/locators/29519/#c_268453 My husband is in the military by choice. None of our military is being shafted by their government. Freedom is never free. Sounds like a simple caveat without consideration of all the ramifications of that thinking, but its true. It's o.k. My husband is willing to die so you can say whatever you want about whatever you want. And I am willing to sacrifice him for the cause. America is and... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/soxford/29525/#c_268452 My oldest boy has a huge, lifted 4x4 truck also, and he actually picks me up and puts me in the truck! I love it. Every once in a while he asks me to go 4-wheeling with him, and we have such a great time. I am very lucky. My kids are not rude, and most of the time will go out of their way to help someone out. When my elderly neighbor was ill, my son went to the store for her and picked up her...