Jim in KFalls

• Guy Fawkes Day!

  "Remember remember the fifth of November, the gunpowder, treason, and plot. For I see no reason the Gunpowder Treason should ever be forgot." - British Nursery Ryhme
  
  "...Allow me first to apologize for this interruption. I do, like many of you, appreciate the comforts of every day routine- the" [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 9:51am EST
  

• My Opinion On Health Care and Health Services...

  ... and what I think it should and shouldn't be.
  
  Regarding Health Insurance
  - You should also be able to buy into a plan and not have it revoked due to your health situation unless you can no longer make the premiums.
  For example, If I developed' [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 2:58pm EST
  

• Hypothetical...

  First let me say, by no way am I accusing anyone of anything with this post. I'm simply asking a hypothetical question.
  
  Say two pilots were flying a plane from Point A to Point B, and along the way they neglected to land at Point B. Instead, they over' [...]
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  Posted: October 27, 2009, 3:20pm EDT
  

• Knives at School and a larger problem

  Ok, so there have been two stories now (highlighted by foxnews.com) about kids with knives at school 1 2. So there are a whole bunch of problems with the way Schools are handling these situations. First, why is a pocket knife considered a weapon? I can understand a [...]
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  Posted: October 14, 2009, 10:07am EDT
  

• Huh?

  You suppose there will be a conflict of interest if Hillary becomes SOS? [...]
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  Posted: December 18, 2008, 8:54am EST
  

• Political Definitions

  So its been forever since I blogged, so I thought I would pick up again with something light. I'm going to try and do a series based on political buzzwords. The first up is: Budget Cut

  
  Usage: "My employer cut back my hours, thus I'm forced to make some budget" [...]

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  Posted: December 12, 2008, 8:32am EST
  

• Welcome...

  ...To Socialism [...]
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  Posted: October 03, 2008, 10:46am EDT
  

• More Dangers of combining the EPA and Activist Judges

  Read about Lynn Moses, an Idaho man who had a contract to remove debris (Gravel, Sand, Fallen Trees, etc.) from a stream bed to prevent flooding of his town, Driggs Idaho. He was sent to prision today for 18 months.
  
  In 1980 Mr Moses petitioned the city [...]
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  Posted: August 06, 2008, 2:42pm EDT
  

• Change we can believe in

  During the Ohio primary against Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama skewered her for her support of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), calling her out on what many Ohio workers thought was the reason they lost their jobs. Obama promised that if he were president he never would have signed [...]
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  Posted: June 19, 2008, 3:06pm EDT
  

• Pregnant at 9 - gives birth at 10?

  Wow - I hope Guadalupe Gutierrez-Juarez goes to prison for a long long time and is then deported back to where ever he came from... [...]
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  Posted: May 09, 2008, 8:36am EDT
  

• Interesting conundrum...

  This article states that the phone number used to report the Polygamy abuse in Texas belongs (or belonged) to a woman in Colorado who was earlier charged with reporting a fradulent claim but was released. Authorities also found several items suggesting a connection between the woman and the polygamest [...]
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  Posted: April 24, 2008, 8:09am EDT
  

• Whatever...

  According to Politico Barak Obama had this to say:
  
  
  
  

  You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small
  towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing's
  replaced them...And they fell through the Clinton administration,' [...]

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  Posted: April 11, 2008, 1:21pm EDT
  

• Two years later...

  ... and I'm still pissed at OMSI
  
  And for those idiots who think this is science, then please explain to me what is more scientific about having dead babies in jars than having models in an exhibit room designed for children. I still can't figure that one out...especially [...]
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  Posted: March 20, 2008, 10:27pm EDT
  

• Bias in judicial legislation

  This story almost sounds too good to be true. A 17 year old "foster" child who says he has always dreamed of serving the country has been denied the opportunity that non-foster children would be allowed to do.
  
  Shawn Sage tried to enlist in the Marines early [...]
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  Posted: March 07, 2008, 4:21pm EST
  

• Hypocritical...

  Congress wants to mandate drug testing in professional sports (and in Texas for amature High School athletes and all Extra-curricular activities in Tennesse)- but won't mandate drug testing of people in public office(This failed!) or other government workers?
  
  Go figure...
  
  Quit wasting our' [...]
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  Posted: February 28, 2008, 2:39pm EST
  

• Can we build a wall now?

  If the Virtual border fence doesn't work - can we go back to the old idea of building a wall?
  
  While we are at it, how about taking away the incentive for illegal aliens to come here in the first place - prevent employers from deducting the wages' [...]
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  Posted: February 28, 2008, 10:45am EST
  

• What are the two quickest ways...

  ...to make the cost of anything go down?
  
  Increase supply or reduce demand...
  
  DO NOT INCREASE TAXES
  
  Build a refinery or three, tap into our domestic oil deposits, build nuclear power facilities, invest in affordable electric cars that people actually want to drive(Tesla Motors?)
  
  I'm' [...]
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  Posted: February 28, 2008, 10:44am EST
  

• More Useless PC Drivel...

  Sen. Barack Hussein Obama - Sen. Barack Hussein Obama - Sen. Barack Hussein Obama - Sen. Barack Hussein Obama - Sen. Barack Hussein Obama - Sen. Barack Hussein Obama - Sen. Barack Hussein Obama - Sen. Barack Hussein Obama - Sen. Barack Hussein Obama - Sen. Barack Hussein Obama - [...]
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  Posted: February 28, 2008, 10:40am EST
  

• Steroids in Baseball

  I don't follow baseball much anymore, actually much since the strike years ago. However, the list of players that used steroids is out so I thought I would comment.
  
  SO WHAT!
  
  So they used a substance to help them hit the ball, pitch faster, run harder, get in' [...]
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  Posted: December 13, 2007, 2:44pm EST
  

• NO Guns in Klamath Falls Public School System

  This is according to Klamath Falls City Schools Superintendant - Cec Amuchastegui. She thinks it would be a good idea to prevent teachers and other employees from carying guns at school. This in direct violation of Oregon Constitutional Law.
  
  So my opinion on this is we should abide [...]
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  Posted: December 13, 2007, 2:36pm EST
  

• Huck Chuck & Fred

  Okay so you have heard that Mike Huckabee has been endorsed by Chuck Norris (you know the guy who doesn't sleep, only lurks). Well it appears they have done a commercial together:
  
  
  
  Now if only they could get Fred Thompson on board...' [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2007, 4:04pm EST
  

• Keep your eyes on this case...

  UPDATE: According to Michelle Malkin, the SCOTUS has pushed this case off for at least a few weeks...
  
  But wouldn't it be shocking if they re-examined the Constitution and found 2 missing letters from the Second Amendment:
  
  “The right of the people to keep panda bear arms' [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2007, 4:23pm EST
  

• Carbon Tax

  2 days after passing Measure 49 (Government's right to take, manipulate the price of, or otherwise restrict your use of - property) - The wack jobs running Portland have decided to tax builders who build new homes that do not "EXCEED BY 45%" the city's current greenhouse gas regulations.
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  Posted: November 08, 2007, 5:01pm EST
  

• Ditto...

  This is the stupidest thing I've ever heard.
  - Hunted Ed, Liverpool' [...]
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  Posted: October 26, 2007, 7:04pm EDT
  

• Witch Fire

  For those not following there is a very large fire racing across the hillsides/mountains outside of San Diego. It is titled the Witch fire after Witch Creek where it started.
  
  You can view the affected areas here: Map
  
  This issue is fairly personal in nature as two [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2007, 10:57am EDT
  

• Atlanta's Quest for Water

  With the water crisis we had in the Klamath Basin several years ago, I thought I would comment on the situation happening in the South right now. In case you have missed it, check out this article.
  
  A couple of things first off - the comment: "We're'" [...]
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  Posted: October 19, 2007, 4:29pm EDT
  

• 75% of Fake bombs get through airport screenings?

  So you read this and you think, okay this is pretty bad 60-75% of "Fake" bombs get past airport screeners at our nations busiest airports (Chicago, LAX, San Francisco, etc.). Then you have to wonder, how many "Real" bombs get past airport screeners?
  
  Imagine Khalid and 3 [...]
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  Posted: October 18, 2007, 4:16pm EDT
  

• Bullets

  Measure 49 - When you read the words "It fixes the problems with measure 37" - you need to first ask yourself: "What are the problems with Measure 37?" Then remind yourself that there aren't any problems with Measure 37. People forget that Measure 37 doesn't prohibit government from preventing [...]
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  Posted: October 18, 2007, 3:35pm EDT
  

• The Proposed Iranian Oil Bourse

  I posted on this well over a year ago...
  
  So now it begins...
  
  The question is, will Japan break ranks and pay a foreign currency for Oil or will it continue to pay US Dollars?
  
  [...]
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  Posted: July 13, 2007, 7:20am EDT
  by Jim in KFalls

• Nothing to see here, move along, move along...

  "It is not amnesty. This will restore the rule of law." - Senator Arlen Spector (R-PA)
  
  To quote Penn & Teller: BULLSHIT!
  
  This is amnesty, and this will erode the "rule of law". Passing this legislation will give the finger to the millions of immigrants who abided [...]
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  Posted: May 17, 2007, 8:42pm EDT
  by Jim in KFalls

• Saxton to work for JELD-WEN

  I've known about this for a couple of days now, but beings it is in the local Herald and News - I felt it was safe to report it. Ron Saxton - republican nominee for Oregon Governor - has taken a position with JELD-WEN here in Klamath Falls.
  
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  Posted: May 09, 2007, 11:38am EDT
  by Jim in KFalls

• Thoughts on Imus

  I just have to ring in on the whole "Nappy-Headed Ho's" statement. This whole incident has been blown out of proportion. Yeah Imus said some incredibly stupid things. He was even suspended for such comments, but now he has been fired over the whole thing.
  
  Okay maybe he [...]
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  Posted: April 12, 2007, 5:05pm EDT
  by Jim in KFalls

• It's so easy a caveman could do it...

  CNN tells me that ABC is going to produce a pilot show staring the Geico Cavemen. The show will be set in Atlanta (Wonder if Foxworthy or Cableman Larry will make guest appearances) and be centered around 30 something-cavemen trying to fight the prejudice of being cavemen.
  
  I [...]
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  Posted: March 05, 2007, 11:14am EST
  by Jim in KFalls

• Now everyone can be Green

  A friend of mine turned me onto this website. It is basically a lobby group that is selling decals and stickers let you feel good about doing something to save the environment.
  
  The company is called TerraPass, and they have calculators that will allow you to determine [...]
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  Posted: March 05, 2007, 9:50am EST
  by Jim in KFalls

• Devil's Advocate

  I find it funny that on Pelosi's website only 34:05 hours have passed since the house conviened. I know, I know, only 34:05 hours have been spent in session and dealing with the 6 issues she promised would be passed in the first 100 hours of her sitting on the [...]
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  Posted: January 18, 2007, 9:38pm EST
  by Jim in KFalls

• Update on one of my earlier posts

  I wrote about this subject way back in October, Fox News just picked up where the last article left off. It seems the two Border Patrol agents convicted of shooting an Illegal alien while he fled have not received a presidential pardon and will begin serving their prision [...]
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  Posted: January 17, 2007, 1:53pm EST
  by Jim in KFalls