en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/119553 Comments by Mary http://www.exposeobama.com/2012/07/26/obama-indirectly-tied-to-the-colorado-massacre/#IDComment410834974 Upaces88, I do fear the worst, but it could be that Congress rather than working for him is simply paralyzed by the logistics of doing something to combat Obama's plans for socializing the country. At its best the democratic process runs slowly. The whole problem could be solved by impeachment, for which more than ample grounds exist; but that would have to occur before the election, before he has a chance to suspend the election according to the power he gave himself through that Executive Order. Another disturbing thought about the possible failure of the elections to rescue us is the fact that Obama has contracted a Spanish company of reputedly questionable reliability to count the votes, or so I read! Time is running out. We need to spread the word and contact our representatives, I think. Sun, 29 Jul 2012 01:48:39 +0000 http://www.exposeobama.com/2012/07/26/obama-indirectly-tied-to-the-colorado-massacre/#IDComment410834974 http://www.exposeobama.com/2012/07/26/obama-indirectly-tied-to-the-colorado-massacre/#IDComment410437032 Thanks, Upaces88. I just really hope I'm wrong. But the elements of a Marxist plot seem to be present and are intensified by the attempted secrecy of Obama's recent Executive Orders. He signed the first one on Dec. 31, 2011, on News Years Eve when most Americans are partying and not focusing on the activity of a wayward president. The second was signed on July 6, 2012, during the long holiday weekend when many Americans were again preoccupied with vacation and not thinking about possible imminent destruction of the freedom they were celebrating. I think it's more than coincidence that he chose these particular times for signing because he figured his blatant preparations for tyrannical presidential control would be less noticeable by many Americans. Sat, 28 Jul 2012 10:29:14 +0000 http://www.exposeobama.com/2012/07/26/obama-indirectly-tied-to-the-colorado-massacre/#IDComment410437032 http://www.exposeobama.com/2012/07/21/10-reasons-not-to-vote-for-mitt-romney/#IDComment409786466 Sorry! I guess posting was just delayed, not removed. Mary Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:03:14 +0000 http://www.exposeobama.com/2012/07/21/10-reasons-not-to-vote-for-mitt-romney/#IDComment409786466 http://www.exposeobama.com/2012/07/21/10-reasons-not-to-vote-for-mitt-romney/#IDComment409785891 A charter school for Islam? As I understand it, charter schools are public schools, and as such could not be religious in nature. Wouldn't an Islamic, state supported school be a violation of the church and state separation rule? Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:02:06 +0000 http://www.exposeobama.com/2012/07/21/10-reasons-not-to-vote-for-mitt-romney/#IDComment409785891 http://www.exposeobama.com/2012/07/26/obama-indirectly-tied-to-the-colorado-massacre/#IDComment409606341 The Colorado shooting could be a manifestation of classical Marxism and a classical Marxist at work, with organized, government-instigated conflict between "thesis" (American social order) and "antithesis" (the Occupy group), if it indeed is tied to the Obama administration and the Occupy movement. According to Marxist theory, the struggle between thesis and antithesis will result in "synthesis" of a new communistic society, called "utopia" by Marx. (Thesis, antithesis, and synthesis are Marxist terms to describe the process of creating a Communist regime.) All the ingredients of a Marxist revolution are present. Consider these facts along with Obama's recent executive orders, allowing him to establish martial law, to take control of basic needs like energy and food, to restrict all means of citizen communication, and to suspend the coming election for six months without the right of Congress to intervene. The conclusion may be that a Communist takeover of America is being orchestrated from within the government. Fri, 27 Jul 2012 04:02:30 +0000 http://www.exposeobama.com/2012/07/26/obama-indirectly-tied-to-the-colorado-massacre/#IDComment409606341 http://www.exposeobama.com/2012/07/21/10-reasons-not-to-vote-for-mitt-romney/#IDComment407585660 Why are my messages mentioning difficulty in posting to this site removed by the moderator(s)? I'll spend my time on sites more friendly to open expression. Tue, 24 Jul 2012 02:52:07 +0000 http://www.exposeobama.com/2012/07/21/10-reasons-not-to-vote-for-mitt-romney/#IDComment407585660 http://www.exposeobama.com/2012/07/21/10-reasons-not-to-vote-for-mitt-romney/#IDComment407553619 I can't believe that sentence, "I would vote for West" finally posted! I have been trying to post a much longer message containing that sentence for two days, and the site seemed to go down each time, with messages to the effect that the site was having problems. Are sites like this that run counter to the mainstream media subject to politically connected hacking, I wonder? I had much more to say about what I have learned about Romney from reading his book, _No Apology_ and what I learned about Obama before the 2008 election from reading his books, _The Audacity of Hope_ and _Dreams from My Father_. But I've already spent too much time trying to post this simple message, so I'll just say that I don't agree with Romney on every point, but he seems to be a moral, intelligent, and giving person who loves America, or at least the America we have known, as I do. Tue, 24 Jul 2012 01:37:48 +0000 http://www.exposeobama.com/2012/07/21/10-reasons-not-to-vote-for-mitt-romney/#IDComment407553619 http://www.exposeobama.com/2012/07/21/10-reasons-not-to-vote-for-mitt-romney/#IDComment407551030 Of those you mentioned, I would vote for West. Tue, 24 Jul 2012 01:30:55 +0000 http://www.exposeobama.com/2012/07/21/10-reasons-not-to-vote-for-mitt-romney/#IDComment407551030 http://www.exposeobama.com/2012/07/21/10-reasons-not-to-vote-for-mitt-romney/#IDComment407540821 This is true. And I find it incredible that Obama is slamming Romney for not revealing every last line of his tax returns when Obama works at keeping much of his past a secret, notably his student records. Tue, 24 Jul 2012 01:06:16 +0000 http://www.exposeobama.com/2012/07/21/10-reasons-not-to-vote-for-mitt-romney/#IDComment407540821 http://www.exposeobama.com/2012/07/21/was-colorado-shooting-staged-by-the-government/#IDComment406871972 Thanks for the information, Les. A specific acronym for government mind-control experiments is helpful. Another possibility occurred to me. Since some of the suspect's acquaintances say his criminal behavior was really out of character for him, I wonder about the possibility of a mind altering drug which temporarily affects normal consciousness and induces temporary amnesia, like Versed, which is commonly used for surgery. The "patient" remains conscious but in an altered state that does not encourage normal, rational thinking while allowing seemingly normal behavior. When the effect of the drug wears off, the patient has "amnesia" or forgetfuness about what occurred while under the drug's influence. It seems that a drug like Versed could have played a role in the perpetrator's strange and inconsistent behavior. Sun, 22 Jul 2012 21:11:15 +0000 http://www.exposeobama.com/2012/07/21/was-colorado-shooting-staged-by-the-government/#IDComment406871972 http://www.exposeobama.com/2012/07/21/was-colorado-shooting-staged-by-the-government/#IDComment406867472 The name-calling really adds an aura of adolescent insight but no distinction to your post, Youarerealcrazy. Perhaps you have heard the old cliche: "Just because you are paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you." At this time there may be no grounds for proof of government involvement in this crime. But the point many are making here is that there is a _possibility_ of government involvement since such nefarious plots are not unprecedented in American history. In my previous post, I gave a most recent example in the "fast and furious" arming of members of Mexico's drug cartel. I believe such past governmental action validates my belief that this most recent travesty _could be_ government-initiated. It's not beyond the realm of possibility. I hope I'm wrong. However, your allegation that Holmes used student loan money to buy weapons and military gear is very questionable since student loan money is loaned for _tuition_ with tight controls and provisions for accountability. Students do not just receive $20000 carte blanche checks to used at the town gun shop. Sun, 22 Jul 2012 20:58:50 +0000 http://www.exposeobama.com/2012/07/21/was-colorado-shooting-staged-by-the-government/#IDComment406867472 http://www.exposeobama.com/2012/07/21/10-reasons-not-to-vote-for-mitt-romney/#IDComment406860525 This is truly the #1 reason to vote for Mitt Romney in addition to all of the reasons given here: He _isn't_ Obama! America may not survive four more years of Obama. Sun, 22 Jul 2012 20:41:35 +0000 http://www.exposeobama.com/2012/07/21/10-reasons-not-to-vote-for-mitt-romney/#IDComment406860525 http://www.exposeobama.com/2012/07/21/was-colorado-shooting-staged-by-the-government/#IDComment406644296 When I first heard of the Colorado shooting, I immediately thought that it might have been staged by the government to support efforts to abolish the Second Amendment and disarm Americans since a precedent had already been set by the "fast and furious" government-initiated killing. I had already wondered if the escalation of shooting incidents in some American cities might be part of a campaign for the civilian disarmament goal, since the U.N. global arms treaty is pending. It occurred to me that a government that would sponsor the "fast and furious" debacle unfortunately would seem to be perfectly capable of sponsoring a similarly horrific criminal event like the shocking Colorado shooting. After all, both crimes had the same unconscionable outcome: the murder of many innocent people. Thoughts of Hitler and genocide come to mind. Sun, 22 Jul 2012 10:13:27 +0000 http://www.exposeobama.com/2012/07/21/was-colorado-shooting-staged-by-the-government/#IDComment406644296 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Some-Good-to-Go-users-being-charged-extra-fee-161633715.html#IDComment397567847 If we stop "whining" or complaining, government agencies will feel even less concern about citizen opinion and more license to increase totalitarian government. But you are right about the extent of this problem in Seattle and King County. I also own properties in Eastern Washington and am amazed by the excellent work by Kittitas County in constructing and maintaining roads. Roads in the Ellensburg and Cle Elum area are great and far surpass Seattle and King County roads despite the much smaller population and far lower tax base. Driving Seattle streets with the potholes and bumps is strangely reminiscent of driving off-road in Eastern WA in my 4 wheel drive Jeep. And there are no tolls in Eastern WA, even on the Columbia River bridges! Sat, 7 Jul 2012 22:41:58 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Some-Good-to-Go-users-being-charged-extra-fee-161633715.html#IDComment397567847 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Some-Good-to-Go-users-being-charged-extra-fee-161633715.html#IDComment397560442 You raise some good questions, based on my hastily written post. :-) I should have just said that the $9.00 + toll fees that I owed included extra amounts that had been added with each bill. In addition there was a larger late fee of something like $45 to $50, and I figure that 50 + 20 = 70. This is all approximate and probably off by three to five dollars because it isn't worth taking the time to unfile the receipt and look at the exact figures. I just know that my total final payment in the DOT office amounted to around $70, rather excessive for one bridge crossing. My bank does not provide canceled checks. (Do any banks still do that?) I didn't consider trying to prove I paid because I just wanted to get the DOT, which I trust not at all, off my back without futher hassle. I have zero trust in our increasingly totalitarian government which is slapping on tolls and building multi-billion dollar stadiums and tunnels, all without voter approval. Sat, 7 Jul 2012 22:19:51 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Some-Good-to-Go-users-being-charged-extra-fee-161633715.html#IDComment397560442 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Some-Good-to-Go-users-being-charged-extra-fee-161633715.html#IDComment397302521 In the DOT office I noticed a life-size poster reproduction of Bill Nye, "the science guy," a sometime Seattle inhabitant who now may spend considerable time in California as CEO for the Planetary Society. A bit of research yielded the information that he had been hired by the DOT at a rate of $4000 (!) a day to extol the wondrous merits of the DOT's newly tolled 520 bridge. Outraged, I considered that I had just contributed my $70 for one bridge trip to a state agency that can afford to squander money on such superfluous and idiotic commercials. I resolved never to set a tire on that 520 Bridge again! If they can afford to hire a Bill Nye at a rate of $4000 per day, why are citizens being forced to fund such a waste with that toll? Oh! I forgot! The toll is probably necessary to buy the beer for the DOT employees who are drinking on the job. The DOT is in need of serious examination and auditing! Sat, 7 Jul 2012 10:53:26 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Some-Good-to-Go-users-being-charged-extra-fee-161633715.html#IDComment397302521 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Some-Good-to-Go-users-being-charged-extra-fee-161633715.html#IDComment397298565 I would strongly recommend that anyone experiencing excessive, erroneous charges for 520 bridge tolls should go directly to the DOT local office to get a receipt for payment. I had monumental difficulty in paying the $3+ toll by mail. After each of two payments I made by mail, I received yet another bill. Fearing that this could go on forever, I went to the DOT office in the University District. Apparently they are accustomed to dealing with very unhappy people because I was escorted inside by a security guard. When I paid my toll there for the third time, I was informed that I must pay a late fee since my first two payments had not been recorded. I ended up paying $70 for one bridge trip, including $21+ for three payments of the toll plus the late fee. They finally complied with my demand for a printed receipt. Sat, 7 Jul 2012 10:42:02 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Some-Good-to-Go-users-being-charged-extra-fee-161633715.html#IDComment397298565 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/26900669.html#IDComment4584183 Saving these 68 trees is an issue involving far greater concerns than the trees' aesthetic value or the district's convenience in locating the new facility. Cutting down 68 trees may not in itself have planetary significance but is representative of the defoliation which is cumulatively having an influence on global climate change. Trees are natural carbon filters. It seems that the school district and other officials have no understanding of that fact. Mayor Nickels and the Council are taking away our plastic bags and hampering free operation of vehicles while blithely allowing the destruction of Seattle's tree canopy, the carbon filter that could help to counteract the carbon from all those cars. (Trees convert carbon to oxygen.) The movement to remove trees is pervasive in Seattle. Where and when does it stop? The canopy has been decreased by about 50 percent in the past 30 years; at that rate by about 2040 Seattle trees will be a memory along with the temperate weather of Seattle. Strong laws to immediately prevent further decimation of the city's canopy are needed now! Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:02:26 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/26900669.html#IDComment4584183