en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/648815 Comments by Gene http://www.dailycamera.com/columnists/ci_28877230/leonard-pitts-jr-justice-denied-66-years-and#IDComment997043633 I couldn't be more different. While I do not deny terrible atrocities on both sides of black and white, I have forgiven and nearly forgotten any slights I may have suffered at the hands of a person who happened to be black. I am close friends with several black folks. What in the world do I have in common with Pitts? Mon, 28 Sep 2015 17:02:13 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/columnists/ci_28877230/leonard-pitts-jr-justice-denied-66-years-and#IDComment997043633 http://www.dailycamera.com/columnists/ci_28877230/leonard-pitts-jr-justice-denied-66-years-and#IDComment997043064 I agree 100%. Pitts will keep them open. Mon, 28 Sep 2015 16:56:19 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/columnists/ci_28877230/leonard-pitts-jr-justice-denied-66-years-and#IDComment997043064 http://www.dailycamera.com/columnists/ci_28877230/leonard-pitts-jr-justice-denied-66-years-and#IDComment997023591 Pitts is a one-subject, mean, bitter, angry man with no appreciation for very good men (like MLK and the Charleston church leaders) who have been trying healing instead of opening wounds. He enjoys the same following as Al Sharpton and Jeremiah Wright. If he is looking for pity, he has found it from me - but not for the reason he wants. Mon, 28 Sep 2015 13:31:34 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/columnists/ci_28877230/leonard-pitts-jr-justice-denied-66-years-and#IDComment997023591 http://www.dailycamera.com/editorials/ci_28878254/from-editorial-advisory-board-student-safety#IDComment996943465 When I was a boy, my teachers had plenty to do with my discipline, but I don't remember in all my elementary, grade and high school years any parents bringing suit against any school or teacher or volunteer member of the school board. Life is tough for a teacher. Life is tough for a member of the school board. It's even tougher when parents (naturally, and we might all react the same way) defend their kids' actions by casting blame everywhere but on themselves and their kids. But will we go even to the point of litigation? The result of this action is a pall on anyone considering making the necessary sacrifices to become a teacher. No wonder teachers demand more pay. The profession ain't the same as when I was much younger. Thank God for the good ones who survive. Sun, 27 Sep 2015 23:47:24 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/editorials/ci_28878254/from-editorial-advisory-board-student-safety#IDComment996943465 http://www.dailycamera.com/cu-news/ci_28879339/outcry-from-cu-boulder-students-about-limited-seating#IDComment996835429 Not at all. Blaming the GOP is changing the truth. Sun, 27 Sep 2015 00:29:37 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/cu-news/ci_28879339/outcry-from-cu-boulder-students-about-limited-seating#IDComment996835429 http://www.dailycamera.com/cu-news/ci_28879339/outcry-from-cu-boulder-students-about-limited-seating#IDComment996827877 The letter suggests the decision as to the number in the audience is limited by CNBC. This is a very good example of media and C.U. bias to the point where they will change the truth in order to build a position. "We understand that this is primarily a television event and CNBC has limited the audience of the 11,000-seat Coors Events Center to about one-tenth of capacity due to the set-up of the stage, lighting, camera equipment, etc." Sat, 26 Sep 2015 22:53:00 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/cu-news/ci_28879339/outcry-from-cu-boulder-students-about-limited-seating#IDComment996827877 http://www.dailycamera.com/cu-news/ci_28879339/outcry-from-cu-boulder-students-about-limited-seating#IDComment996827419 Re the liberal arts college, it's past time for that. They've already earned that label. And it makes absolutely no sense to hold the debate at C.U. Who decided that? If CNBC was looking for a liberal university campus, there are thousands which qualify. May I suggest Berkeley or Madison? Don't they have an area which could host a small crowd at such an event? It can't be the local Boulder folks who have chosen this town - there are hardly any Republicans left here. Sat, 26 Sep 2015 22:47:07 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/cu-news/ci_28879339/outcry-from-cu-boulder-students-about-limited-seating#IDComment996827419 http://www.dailycamera.com/letters/ci_28878691/diana-wright-where-is-concern-over-antibiotics-overuse#IDComment996778781 Ms. Wright will get more support if she includes the other side of her argument. How many people will get sick from animals who are slaughtered while ill because they did not get antibiotics? And did she speak with farmers about her proposal? Where is their side of this debate presented? How much would her proposal add to the price of food? This is, I think, the third letter recently published here which is in favor of new restrictions on the use of antibiotics. Has anyone noticed the effect of the plethora of new government reg's and rulings? (Red tape can only be affordable by companies big enough to have accountants and lawyers on board - small businessmen (and farmers) can't cope.) Sat, 26 Sep 2015 12:39:17 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/letters/ci_28878691/diana-wright-where-is-concern-over-antibiotics-overuse#IDComment996778781 http://www.dailycamera.com/editorials/ci_28874198/editorial-republicans-have-had-good-year-shouldnt-blow#IDComment996719165 I see. You expect them to abandon their principles in favor of populist notions. No, that's the Democrats' job. Sat, 26 Sep 2015 01:03:25 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/editorials/ci_28874198/editorial-republicans-have-had-good-year-shouldnt-blow#IDComment996719165 http://www.dailycamera.com/editorials/ci_28874198/editorial-republicans-have-had-good-year-shouldnt-blow#IDComment996718781 No, there's WSJ plus many much smaller news sources. It's not that the right has no news sources. Fox news readership and T.V. news audience is huge, enough to counter any two of the competition, and I think WSJ may be the greatest in circulation. But yes, the majority of the rest are, as you say, liberal news distorters. Their commentators are graduates of places like C.U., having a great deal of liberal arts education and no practical life experience, pushing a socialist agenda in the belief it's good for mankind. They don't understand the difference between their editorial comments and factual news reporting. A great example is one of the leads in this evening's news here at the D.C. The writer can't report Boehner's resignation as news without adding in the headline a comment (pretending it's fact) that the right wing of the party (Tea Party) forced the resignation. While it may be true, Fox headline limits to a few words - "Boehner unexpectedly resigns." I feel a little silly pointing this out to you, because I know this is not news to you - you already know what I'm saying - but you like to argue. Sat, 26 Sep 2015 00:58:33 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/editorials/ci_28874198/editorial-republicans-have-had-good-year-shouldnt-blow#IDComment996718781 http://www.dailycamera.com/editorials/ci_28874198/editorial-republicans-have-had-good-year-shouldnt-blow#IDComment996700869 O.K. oryoki, Without any comment about your beautiful cartoons, Fox News is the source of political news from the conservative point of view. All other relatively large news reporting stations are left of them, including, but not limited to: NBC, CBS, ABC, and MSNBC. The NYT is a liberal rag. WSJ has some neutral points of view. NPR is way left of center. If you haven't noticed the above, it's because you've spent too much time on the river, which, by the way, I highly recommend, to avoid running into clips written by biased commentators. This country has never been more divided politically, and it's no accident. I could show you five articles in the NYT as compared to issues reported by Fox this morning where the reporting is so far apart one wonders if they're about the same person or subject. One of the reasons is not despite, but because of, the control of media in a few hands. Fri, 25 Sep 2015 21:27:44 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/editorials/ci_28874198/editorial-republicans-have-had-good-year-shouldnt-blow#IDComment996700869 http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_28876733#IDComment996695781 Please count me. I'm a Tea Party person. Embarrassed about what? Please share your knowledge as to who is from "different parts of the country." Fri, 25 Sep 2015 20:37:59 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_28876733#IDComment996695781 http://www.dailycamera.com/editorials/ci_28874198/editorial-republicans-have-had-good-year-shouldnt-blow#IDComment996675925 Forgive me for this negative comment, but I believe our media will find a way to blame the Repub's whether it's obvious it takes two to tango or not. Fri, 25 Sep 2015 17:22:31 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/editorials/ci_28874198/editorial-republicans-have-had-good-year-shouldnt-blow#IDComment996675925 http://www.dailycamera.com/columnists/ci_28866762/kathleen-parker-charity-toward-some#IDComment996561067 Where do you get your idea folks are posting "from all over the country?" I know a few fellow locals who participate. Can you name who might not be a resident? Outside of Boulder, who cares about Boulder enough to write opinions here? As for my Tea Party credentials, I believe in less government, less taxes, more freedom and liberty for individuals, decrease in our government's deficit, and a strong military. I resent government trying to tell me I can't practice my Christian beliefs, e.g. I don't want to pay for abortions. I think if I wanted to destroy America, I would adopt most of the same choices made by Obama, who has almost single-handedly and significantly reduced our position of world leadership. I am taught not to hate anyone, but I confess fears that Obama represents what I think is the dark side of this world. And while I may be wrong about everything I believe, I am not ignorant and, unlike justMe, try to avoid name-calling. Thu, 24 Sep 2015 22:37:29 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/columnists/ci_28866762/kathleen-parker-charity-toward-some#IDComment996561067 http://www.dailycamera.com/guest-opinions/ci_28870022/jim-sawyer-george-will-and-jesuits#IDComment996557625 I think your position is well-reasoned, but I'm a businessman and have fought government reg's for decades. That drug pricing deal is noteworthy, but hardly common to many industries and has a somewhat reasonable basis if the funds were all plowed back into research for even better drugs. I know it will be used to represent greed and malpractice, but truth is the practice was found out and somewhat ameliorated - without government interference. Price-fixing was tried by the Nixon administration and was a colossal failure. Thu, 24 Sep 2015 22:02:27 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/guest-opinions/ci_28870022/jim-sawyer-george-will-and-jesuits#IDComment996557625 http://www.dailycamera.com/guest-opinions/ci_28870022/jim-sawyer-george-will-and-jesuits#IDComment996548367 Dunk, You're right about some flawed people running some businesses. But how do you warn about that without noting all the screw-ups, bribes, kickbacks, and outright incompetence of government and its flawed employees? There are thousands of unnecessary and harmful regulations passed every week with a goal of making businesses better or fairer but only end up being poorly implemented, unenforced, and costly. And government agencies, once formed, almost always grow far beyond their original purpose. While I know some businesses are not always operated ethically, they do have an incentive to do the right thing in order to attract and retain customers, e.g. V.W.'s emissions scandal will hurt their business a great deal. On the other hand, government agencies are not penalized for their failures, usually begging for more money to correct any problems, hardly ever firing poor employees. Thu, 24 Sep 2015 20:37:20 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/guest-opinions/ci_28870022/jim-sawyer-george-will-and-jesuits#IDComment996548367 http://www.dailycamera.com/guest-opinions/ci_28870022/jim-sawyer-george-will-and-jesuits#IDComment996535597 I wish Congress would get rid of the tax break given hedge fund traders re carried interest. I agree that's an unfair loophole, but it won't change the U.S. Treasury much if it is corrected. The gain in revenue won't amount to much in relation to an almost $19 trillion deficit. But then it would be a little more difficult for writers like Prof Sawyer to make what they think are major points. Maybe he would then note U.S. Corporations pay the highest taxes in the world. Maybe then he would note that the huge expansion of government involvement via regulations, rulings, and social welfare of the past several years has only exacerbated the spread between the wealthy and those in poverty. The fact conservatives do not approve of Prof Sawyer's methods should not be interpreted to mean they care less about curing poverty. We just disagree as to approaches; if our ideas are old-fashioned, that does not make them any less valid. Thu, 24 Sep 2015 18:42:26 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/guest-opinions/ci_28870022/jim-sawyer-george-will-and-jesuits#IDComment996535597 http://www.dailycamera.com/letters/ci_28853580/ann-h-smith-fraudulent-attack-planned-parenthood#IDComment996364096 If that were the case, you would be correct. But you either know better or you win the annual gullibility award. Wed, 23 Sep 2015 16:12:15 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/letters/ci_28853580/ann-h-smith-fraudulent-attack-planned-parenthood#IDComment996364096 http://www.dailycamera.com/letters/ci_28853580/ann-h-smith-fraudulent-attack-planned-parenthood#IDComment996344211 No. I wouldn't stop abortions. I'd stop government funding of abortions. Wow, you may be getting to the point now. Wed, 23 Sep 2015 12:35:11 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/letters/ci_28853580/ann-h-smith-fraudulent-attack-planned-parenthood#IDComment996344211 http://www.dailycamera.com/letters/ci_28853580/ann-h-smith-fraudulent-attack-planned-parenthood#IDComment996272717 Yes. Truth in funding. And you know better. Why do you deny the obvious choice available - stop abortions in the PP menu? Wed, 23 Sep 2015 00:05:21 +0000 http://www.dailycamera.com/letters/ci_28853580/ann-h-smith-fraudulent-attack-planned-parenthood#IDComment996272717