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Forum: Current Events Topic: Supreme Court says Americans have right to guns |
robmik43 |
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:09 pm
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The folly of placing excessive faith and reliability in statistics was summarized well by Benjamin Disraeli. Those of you who smugly believe we are "better" in terms of murder rate need to remember that an analysis of demographicaly identifiable areas will demonstrate murder rates very sim... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Obama says Supreme Court wrong to ban death penalty for chil |
robmik43 |
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:00 pm
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Same as in Canada..Supreme Court is able to
overrule the Constitution and the wishes of
elected politicians and the citizenry. |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Police halt 'brothel-on-wheels |
robmik43 |
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:47 pm
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Unlimited booze was $40 ....BJ for $100. This was surely The Magic Bus... damn law always ruins peoples fun...  |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: City seeks compromise to allow Sportsmen's Show |
robmik43 |
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 6:12 pm
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Replies: 14 Views: 186
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The Mayor and all his council lackeys are NDP. |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Tim Hortons employee keeping job after sharing $105,000 lott |
robmik43 |
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 5:59 pm
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Replies: 28 Views: 359
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Tim Horton's franchises run from $430,000 to $480,000. WDHIII : Your hundred grand wouldn't even qualify you for a bank loan for the rest...not if you tell them you'll be giving stuff away....  |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: U.S. mayors call for boycott of Alberta oilsands |
robmik43 |
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 7:24 am
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They're just mayors...with too much to say. And when they say stuff it's mostly crap. Check out Toronto and Ottawa's mayors sometime. Verbal diarrhea. |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Who's better for Canada? Obama or McCain? |
robmik43 |
Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:27 am
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Replies: 46 Views: 739
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Over the long haul, Republicans tend to be better for us than Democrats. BTW...Republicans have won 7 of the past 10 elections in the USA...so they know how to appeal to the average voter better than OUR right-of-centre party. |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Federal Court upholds farmer control of CWB |
robmik43 |
Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 4:40 am
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The family farm has all but disappeared. The huge Agri-Business model now runs most farms. So is there still a place for price-fixing, such as the CWB and all of the other marketing boards provide ? People in places such as Windsor and Sarnia still routinely cross the border for milk, eggs, cheese, ... |
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