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stanley seigler May 28, 2013 at 05:16 pm
@PATCH the below sent several time...not posted...reason???
THE BELOW:
certainly the feelings NRA…Read More mentioned arise in all of us...just someone else had published them...
today's NRA aint my daddy's NRA...they hide their greedy, profit motivated, gun lobbying behind pseudo patriotism and purposeful mis-interpretation of the constitution...especially the 2nd...
a person or organization that advocates for crazies to own WMD (ak47's whatever) which allows them to murder 20 children in minutes is without morals...
that said, hope all remembers those who made the ultimate sacrifice for america...regardless whether they believed in a war are not...
eg;
"'those' who fought because they were ordered to! they were lied to and led to believe there was a threat coming... 'they' were ordered to'..." [5vw]
there should be a day dishonering reprehensible actions...to dishonor of those who mis-lead our youth into war...
at least mcnamara cried over nam...cheney is still trying justify iraq...
memorial day is a time to reflect on the stupidity of war (should be done every day)...in addition to remembering those who gave all...
Brett Rudloff-Schindledecker May 20, 2013 at 11:25 pm
Welcome to our team,Judy! I look forward to getting to know and work with you-Brett ;)
stanley seigler May 9, 2013 at 05:21 pm
re: 'I'm [michael large] tired of reading negative comments about conservatives'
ME TOO...wish…Read More they would do something positive we could read about...BLOCK BO and SAY NO are NOT positives...
we need a strong, rational, visionary, GOP...current GOPs are not my daddy's grand old party...
michael large May 10, 2013 at 02:30 am
Sorry guys, tired of playing. I was just refering to all of the posts, a lot of which seemed to be…Read More from folks that don't even live in SC. I read a lot of the posts on the Patch and I can't help but wonder if a lot of people commenting with such personal comments might have been picked on or bulied as kids or in high school and now they feel as though they are getting even, behind their computer and keyboard. Maybe I'm wrong, wouldn't be the first time. But, some folks on here (patch) just seem to be a little, off, politics aside.
Katana May 7, 2013 at 11:51 am
The child is not a prop but thank God that she had the child and did not abort it. She is for life.…Read More The unborn are not property to be disposed of because for convenience. Most unborn babies are healthy and NOT a product of rape or incest. Yet it is okay to end their life because the mother does not think they are human.
Ex-Navy May 4, 2013 at 07:42 pm
I'm helping a friend of mine clear land they just bought. Lots of log splitting.
5 War Veteran May 4, 2013 at 09:42 pm
Yep he rides me like his favorite toy, makes all sorts of comments about what he calls conspiracies…Read More and rarely follows the links provided to see the evidence for himself. A true sheeple suffering from cognitive dissonance. Of course he apparently knows everything and the world is greater for it. I am so lucky to have such an admirer.
Kind of reminds me of a 13 going on 30 adolescent. Telling dad how to dress. How to think and what to do.
DrJan May 11, 2013 at 03:33 pm
It was a total pleasure and honor to be invited to speak to so many dedicated young women . They…Read More were all there to receive awards and recognition for complex community service projects they worked on for several months.
I am very proud of each and every Girl Scout and all of the adults who mentor them. Theses young women are our future.
Girl Scouts offer all girls the opportunity to dream of a better world, a better future and gives them the tools they need to make those dreams come true !!! CONGRATULATIONS TO all of the award winners!!
Dr. Jan Sallas Crowe
JDVEHORN April 25, 2013 at 07:32 pm
I bet his mother didnt think it was too damn funny! <---- mother of all boys
Cheryll Woods-Flowers April 24, 2013 at 01:47 pm
I'll tell you what it says...You should be buying if you can! With 3.5% down, a seller can pay your…Read More closing costs. If your credit needs work, there are lenders who can give you advice so that you can be in a position to buy in no time!
Lee Anderson April 28, 2013 at 01:47 pm
For Elizabeth Colbert-Busch: I sat through the three hour House Oversight Committee Hearing in North…Read More Charleston when the NLRB sued Boeing. Keeping in mind that the local Vought workers (pre-Boeing) voted *out* the IAM when they were incommunicado once voted in and failed to deliver on multiple promises, do you plan to return any of the campaign contribution you've received from them? If not, why not?
Lady Godiva May 3, 2013 at 12:28 pm
If this were a competition for who is the most morally and ethically unblemished, ECB would win. If…Read More this were an election for who has the best qualifications to help reduce spending and restore this nation fiscally, Sanford would win. Hold your nose and vote for Sanford. The economy our children inherit matters most.
justthinking May 6, 2013 at 12:32 pm
This is true. No matter what the courts say. After a father gives up his rights; he should never…Read More be allowed to get the child under any circumstances. It seems to me that he should think more of the child than remove her from the only home she has ever known. He is not good father material as he only thinks of himself. He is no more than a dog.
5 War Veteran June 5, 2013 at 01:05 pm
I would like to know why hgquin's message is not displayed here?
"Since Veronica's adoption was…Read More not legally finalized and the birth father was unaware of the adoption. Veronica belongs with the father. Let's hope he is a good father. As a member of the Navajo tribe and being adopted at birth. Childhood was rough. Adopted native kids are treated badly from day 1. You grow up being reminded by famiy members that you were not good enough and not really part of the family. I have my own family and I'm very protective of them and keep them away from my native family members. We are better off that way even though it is sad."
Barneybay April 24, 2013 at 10:01 am
FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program was over $20 billion in debt to the national treasury; the…Read More program was conceived as a self-supporting insurance program and it mostly was until Katrina and Rita hurricanes. Efforts to get Congress to forgive the loan from the treasury failed, and the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 requires that this debt.
This program affects all states, including South Carolina. Please refer to this website for a summary of the contents.
http://www.floods.org/ace-files/documentlibrary/2012_NFIP_Reform/2012_NFIP_Reform_Act_ASFPM_Summary_of_Contents.pdf
The Government has a monopoly for flood insurance and the Biggert-Waters Act
removed subsidized rates and allows rates to
increase by 25% per year until actuarial rates are achieved and
requires FEMA to update Base Flood Elevations.
FEMA says that after spending $30,000 to raise my house it will "only" cost $3,500 per year for Flood Insurance. If I do NOT raise my house the Flood Insurance premium will "only" be $31,500 (not a typo) per year. How are most people going to afford this?
Page 2 of the following website shows FEMA’s new insurance costs.
Rebuilding After Hurricane Sandy: Building Safer and Stronger Pays Off
JoSCh April 24, 2013 at 05:11 pm
So how are you going to build stronger and more resilient with a more realistic approach?
The…Read More maps aren't making people make harsh decisions, the rising flood waters are. You have somewhere to turn if you can't afford to live on the coast; inland.
And there is NOTHING wrong with mapmakers making flood maps by only taking flood data into consideration.
Kathy April 17, 2013 at 03:55 pm
I agree with JoSCh, 11 year old's are very capable of causing a lot of harm. But this is a perfect…Read More example of what does need to be investigated now not after he does something. At the same time there have probably been signs that have been ignored already. It is better to investigate now then after someone has died.
JoSCh April 17, 2013 at 04:10 pm
That someone like you considers children drawing murder fantasy normal behavior is not the least bit…Read More surprising.
Violent video games aren't "available to children" anymore than cigarettes are. And nobody has ever been killed by a person armed with a video game. Are you against the glorification of killing for a head to hang on the wall? A medal to wear on your chest?
Justice Prudence April 20, 2013 at 05:37 pm
If the kid is an artist and expressing their art in a macabre way because they're talented - that's…Read More acceptable. If the kid is drawing disturbing pics that possess no artistic whathaveyou's - just disturbing imagery, then perhaps a school counselor and child psychologist should meet with the parents and child to see what's what. If the kid has a history of violence and then draws pics depicting future events or past violent actions, then HELL yes all folks need to be involved and get that little basterd some much needed help! If the kid draws some pics and shows his teacher and the teacher is disturbed, a conversation is absolutely necessary. If the teacher is noseying around some kids' drawing pad and assumes things based upon nothing, then she can either have a conversation with her supervisors/the school counselor and if decided by those educators, then the parents should be involved at that point. Otherwise, let the kid draw and just keep an eye on their activity and the other students.
Ambassador April 12, 2013 at 06:53 pm
Those of you who find this to be a problem should try a commute in NYC, Atlanta, DC, Houston and LA.…Read More We have a walk in the park compared to others. Personally, I am retired and really could not care less about your commute. Once you give me back MY Money and stop calling it an Entitlement, maybe I will find some sympathy. Once you give me back this country the way it once was and not this current asylum run by its inmates,maybe I will find some sympathy. Traffic is the least of my problems. Keep building, keep giving into the Beach Company and others who keep building and no amount of roads will ever make a difference. "BUILD AND THEY WILL COME". All those cities mentioned above have been there already and we will just follow their idiocy and greed..
stanley seigler April 12, 2013 at 08:42 pm
re: '...try a commute in NYC, Atlanta, DC, Houston and LA. We have a walk in the park compared to…Read More others...'
no longer personally affected by commuter traffic either...but not sure SC is a 'walk in the park' compared to say LA...my experience is LA handles traffic better than sville...
have no idea what metrics would be comparable...only easily comparable data found, DEATHS PER 100,000: SC 17.47; CA 7.27
for miles traveled, say during rush hours, bet time spent in traffic per capita mile (whatever) is less in LA...know i feel safer driving in LA than sville...
ohand...safer driving in blue states...
http://openchannel.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/20/15224677-red-state-blue-state-divide-reflected-in-grim-statistic-fatal-traffic-accidents?lite
reg April 12, 2013 at 09:55 pm
It isn't interstate traffic that gets me; it's small road traffic.
In a lot of Dorchester County,…Read More developers came and built thousands of homes, the county built new schools ---- and they all rely on the same two-lane/two-direction streets that were there before any of that development. Takes me 15 minutes to move less than one mile away from the neighborhood in the morning.
JoSCh April 8, 2013 at 07:04 pm
Your logic is about as sound as PETA's stance on breeders. Fight fire with fire I guess...
Jono Brunson May 21, 2013 at 01:40 pm
Am i happy this show is highlighting parts of Charleston that i don't particularly think should…Read More represent the city? No i am not. With that being said, I am happy that producers want to do something in Charleston besides "Honey Boo boo" and "Myrtle Manor". If we cannot highlight the parts of the city that we all think should be represented, id at least rather the nation view the low country as an untouchable crown jewel that they know nothing about.... then "po white trash rednecks." The south has enough publicity of the latter.
Jono Brunson May 21, 2013 at 01:44 pm
wow, if this is how you feel about charleston, i'd hate to hear what you think of South Carolina in…Read More general. And just so you know, yes i firmly believe that Bravo folks would love to sit around and watch a show filled with gossip, demeaning people and unmoral trash. Have you ever seen a show on bravo?
Rough man April 10, 2013 at 05:36 pm
Coming from a Federal Agents point of view...all this was necessary. Here's why...1. The initial in…Read More incident was a violation of the law, which, in the state of SC, is high beams to on coming traffic. Lets think about the dangers that occurred by doing so. 2. After running the license plate, the officer was alerted of a stolen plate. Let me remind you that two laws have been broken at this point. 3.After turning on his lights to signal the vehicle to yield, a suspicious activity occurred. The vehicle stopped, passenger door came ajar and less the 5 seconds, the door shut. The fourth offense occurred, evading police and the fifth offense, failure to yield for blue lights, as it's call in SC law. 5 infractions of the laws occurred within a matter of 1 min. I was taught and always preach never put yourself in a predicament where you risk your life, others lives, and/or property. Also, with your judgement, which is always based off experience, never second guess yourself. It could be the matter of life and death. In this case, it truly was, but not on the cop's terms-it was the suspect's terms. To those nay Sayers out there. Don't be judgmental. It could be your property.
JoSCh April 11, 2013 at 06:23 pm
all this was unnecessary. Here's why
1) high beams aren't worth the potential for damage to the…Read More innocent public or the cost of two lives, even if they are thieves.
2) a stolen vehicle isn't worth the potential for damage to the innocent public or the cost of two lives, even if they are thieves.
3) being suspicious, evading police and failing to pull over aren't worth the potential for damage to the innocent public or the cost of two lives, even if they are thieves.
You say you were taught and always preach never put yourself in a predicament where you risk your life, others lives, and/or property. That is what a high speed chase does, wouldn't you agree?
I'd rather have a thief go unpunished for stealing my car than for them to die. I mean, ideally the police would catch them without a high speed chase, and even if they don't I carry insurance and have for decades so I kinda paid for my cars replacement already, but if my only choices are lose my car or someone loses their life, I lose my car. Everytime.
JDVEHORN March 30, 2013 at 07:07 pm
Nope, they are too darn sweet, they make me sick! I also Do Not like green eggs & ham! :)
reg March 27, 2013 at 05:21 pm
In other words, it's rather common to remove images that have had negative association, to end…Read More connotation between that image/symbol and a nation, and to move on from there. Not every German or member of hte Nazi Party was a jew-killing psychopath, right? But that doesn't mean every Jewish person doesn't have the right to be grossly offended by its display. If the symbol is associated with that part of it, then the symbol should be tabled.
Wounded Warrior March 28, 2013 at 02:43 pm
Tom,
I agree. I am offended that hate groups chose this flag as their symbol of what they stand for.…Read More
Does this also go for the Gadsden Flag? Inappropriate?
I personally love our southern history and what Charleston has meant to the history of our country.
stanley seigler March 26, 2013 at 10:26 pm
re: Neigh-eigh-eigh
my mom could fix 'mr ed' (or silver) so yo would think it was roast…Read More beef...growing up, we ate venison cause we couldn't afford beef...and i would give my left whatever for a venison roast today...but cant afford it...
just running off at the mouth...not advocating eating horse or mule...and
hope my chinese friends and enemies will forgive me for recalling a racist childhood saying:
'china man, china man, eat dead rat dont save none for the po old cat'...
we all should be vegetarians...
Tom Durfee March 27, 2013 at 05:26 pm
Here is the first warning to a horse killer from the FDA for falsified EID and the horse was…Read More positive for bute.
http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/EnforcementActions/WarningLetters/2012/ucm313462.htm
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs - prohibited as well Phenylbutazone, known as "bute," is a veterinary drug only label-approved by the Food & Drug Administration for use by veterinarians in dogs and horses. It has been associated with debilitating conditions in humans and it is absolutely not permitted for use in food-producing animals. USDA/FSIS has conducted a special project to for this drug in selected bovine slaughter plants under federal inspection. An earlier pilot project by FSIS found traces less than 3% of the livestock selected for testing, sufficient cause for this special project. There is no tolerance for this drug in food-producing livestock, and they and their by-products are condemned when it is detected. Dairy producers must not use this drug in food-producing livestock and if it is found, those producers will be subject to FDA investigation and possible prosecution.