JerryBaumchen
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Hi Mick, Four yrs ago I had a triple bypass. I now have a scar on my chest & a scar on my lower right leg. I'll take that over dieing any day. Jerry Baumchen
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Hi Ken, I don't get it either. There is the Ignore option; IMO more people should use it. Jerry Baumchen
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Hi John, Me thinks you ask too much. Jerry Baumchen
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Hi folks, I always like to hear what he had to say: PBS NewsHour commentator Mark Shields dies at age 85 : NPR Jerry Baumchen
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Hi folks, Actions have consequences: Controversial doctor sentenced to prison for Jan. 6 actions; reputation ‘utterly shredded’ by aftermath - oregonlive.com Gold founded America’s Frontline Doctors. a group known for purveying COVID-19 misinformation. Jerry Baumchen
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Hi Big, Nor do I. The people complaining today should have been around in the mid-70's when there was a shortage. Today is nothing compared to then. Jerry Baumchen
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Hi folks, Nichols, a Trump appointee, also rejected Bannon’s claim that . . . Judge rejects Bannon’s effort to dismiss criminal case for defying Jan. 6 select committee - POLITICO So much winning. Jerry Baumchen
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Hi folks, I consider myself an optimist; The glass is half full. However, there are times when one needs to be realistic: Confederate flag-toting man, son convicted in Capitol riot - POLITICO They tried it before a judge rather than a jury. That did not work. Next? Jerry Baumchen
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Hi Sky, That is the trouble with facts; they are so factual. Jerry Baumchen
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Hi 13, I applaud your efforts. Jerry Baumchen
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Hi Bill, Facts are such terrible things. Once again: The American electorate is ignorant & prefers to stay that way. Jerry Baumchen
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Hi Joe, Dead on. Last week I was going out to dinner. I had a 5:30 reservation. The traffic was so bad, I worried about getting there on time. As I sat in traffic, I thought that this was just like two days before X-mas. IMO $5/gal is not stopping the movement of people in the country. Should we try for $7/gal and see what happens? Nothing but crocodile tears. Jerry Baumchen
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Hi Phil, I was reading about that policy a day or so ago. I am strong believer that any country has the right to determine who can or cannot enter their country legally. Sometimes that becomes a very uncompassionate reason. If it means that your mother-in-law cannot join you, too bad. On the other hand, almost every person in the world wants to do what they can to improve their station in life; it is why I went to college. In the words of JFK: 'Life isn't fair.' Jerry Baumchen
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Hi Joe, It is the old: 'I want it and I want it now.' Therein lies our problems. Jerry Baumchen
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Hi Nic, Re: post birth abortions Now, I like that. Jerry Baumchen
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Hi Robert, Chris Rock is not someone I pay much attention ( I'm the really old guy here ), but this is more truth than farce. I particularly liked the part where the shooter wanted his bullet back: 'You ain't keeping my property.' Jerry Baumchen
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Hi Phil, Re: high gas prices and inflation Anyone who thinks the GOP can/will lower gas prices & reverse our current inflation is out of their minds. Jerry Baumchen
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Post trump Legal Actions, Including his Enablers
JerryBaumchen replied to Phil1111's topic in Speakers Corner
Hi John, While it has been a couple of lifetimes since I was in high school, I do have some memory of reading about one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence saying something like: 'If we fail, we will all hang.' A couple of public hangings could get people to think about what they might do. Jerry Baumchen -
Hi Doug, In a word: No The US House has just passed a bill to do 'something.' I have read that it has no chance in Hell of the Senate going along with it. Next? Jerry Baumchen PS) Joe Weber has posted about imposing Draconian taxes on bullets. I would be fine with that. Here in Oregon, there is an effort to get a measure on the ballot that would limit the size of the magazine of a gun. I would be fine with that. The probability of either being approved is slim.
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Hi folks, Schrader is a lame-duck CongressCritter who failed to obtain the Demo nomination recently.* I wonder why he even votes on anything at this point. Oregon’s Kurt Schrader votes against gun control bill passed by U.S. House - oregonlive.com Jerry Baumchen * The first time this has happened in Oregon in 40 yrs.
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Hi 2004, The late Jim Lowe used to say that it was OK to patch the aircraft together with bailing wire on a busy weekend. But, on Monday morning, you got it fixed properly. He was talking about Ted Mayfield's dz, where if the bailing wire was working, why change it. Jerry Baumchen
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Hi Doug, Thank you for that well-reasoned reply. Re: are instead isolated angry young men that got to this terrible tipping point over time. I think this is exactly what is going on. And, that is why I say that this is NOT a mental health issue. This whole 'mental health issue' is just another way for both parties to not have to deal with the real issues; one being the easy access to guns. IMO we simply have to take away these guns that, in truth, are weapons of war. Jerry Baumchen
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Hi John, And, I continue to say, 'The American electorate is uninformed & prefers to stay that way.' A damn sorry state of affairs. Jerry Baumchen
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Hi John, While some may disagree, I do not consider these two things to be of the same importance: told his teacher that he was going to commit a murder-suicide who says something stupid to a teacher Jerry Baumchen
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Hi Wendy, Thanks for that; it is interesting reading. My concern is everyone, even Moscow Mitch, is jumping on the bandwagon of mental health. So, I ask: Which of the mass shooters this year would have not passed a mental health exam? From your link: The Buffalo shooter told his teacher that he was going to commit a murder-suicide after he graduated. If the teacher does nothing when she/he learns this, then just what will work? Until my mind is changed, I've given up on 'dealing with mental health issues' being what can stop this carnage. Jerry Baumchen
