TalkBack for Nov. 15 11/14/2009 8:57 PM Obama's support
I see where people think that Obama inherited his low support numbers from Bush. So that means he also inherited the Noble Peace prize from Bush. His lack of support is coming from the wrong things he stands for and is doing to this country as a whole. So here is the change he promised.
Flu shot denied
I went to the health department for a swine flu shot and was denied. I am 70 and have lung disease. The CDC and health department are killing old folks.
Enforcing the law
I am very impressed with the sheriff's office's handling of a recent loud music complaint. The offenders were advised of a potential $1,000 fine if they continue. I also had a similar experience in which the sheriff's office woke a neighbor up at midnight to put the barking dog inside. It would seem that the deputies are much better trained in county ordinances than Public Safety officers are in City ordinances because the City seems to let each officer interpret the ordinances their way and not as written. This is very disturbing because there is no consistency. And why doesn't the City give out $1,000 fines for loud music?
Quality
In response to the comment on the use of the word "quality" as an adjective, my dictionary shows that it can, indeed, be used as an adjective (as in "quality time"). My pet peeve, though, is the use of the word "healthy" as an adverb (for example, "eat healthy"). "Healthy" is an adjective. You may eat a healthy diet, but then you would be eating healthily or healthfully.
Quality is an adjective according to Webster's Dictionary.
ACP donations
People should donate vintage clothing and accessories to the ACP. The playhouse works very hard to provide entertainment, and it is difficult for them to costume a large cast, especially when it is set in another time.
Design training
What is the exact training and certification of Aiken's Design Review Board. What formal training do they have to decided whether or not buildings are built.
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Comment Title: Imagine not shaking someone's hand when greeting a Western leader.
It's sad, some Americans have no manners or home training at all.
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Posted by: Bruce On: 11/16/2009
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I think not JW the deep bow is not only a sign of respect to the emperor, but also his age, in Japan this is still a customary gesture of respect.But don't worry tomorrow the pundits on the right will give you a viable rebuttal.
Posted by: On: 11/16/2009
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Just for the record the nurse who died recently(R.I.P.) DID have underlying health problems, and worked with those already contagious, so she was at risk. Read the letter that her husband wrote in the newspaper a few days ago.
Posted by: On: 11/16/2009
Comment Title: Re: STUPID
No, YOU do your research. The swine flu is killing children. It is also affecting 25-49 year-olds hardest--not people in their 70s. People over 65 are not at risk, which is why they are not only vaccinating people under that age. If you want to know who is the stupid one, it's who you see in the mirror.
Posted by: JW On: 11/16/2009
Comment Title: Bruce
If you know anything about culture, the lesser bows to the greater. As the leader of the greatest Country on earth the prime minister should have initiated the bow.
We won the war and Japan was subject to us, not the other way around. Get an education.
Posted by: Bruce On: 11/16/2009
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JW don't you realize that bowing in Japan is a sign of respect, and to not do it is a great sign of disrespect and shame.Oh wait I get it when a man shows a world leader respect to his or her custom or culture, he is selling out his country. Only in a warped mind does that concept make sense.
Posted by: On: 11/16/2009
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The current recommended priority groups for H1N1 vaccine do not include people over 64...even if you have a medical complication. This information is widely available so I don't know why the 70 year old would waste his time trying to get one. Save the limited amount of vaccine for those groups who ARE at the most risk for this type of flu.
Posted by: On: 11/15/2009
Comment Title: STUPID
OK, so the nurse who died in Aiken a few weeks ago was young? NO! Do your research, it is young kids and people with other health issues which is who the Health Dept said they would give the shots to. Now whos the stupid one?
Posted by: On: 11/15/2009
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I went to the health department and complained because everyone there was sick...What a bad name, it should be the Unhealth Department
Posted by: On: 11/15/2009
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I had a pet named Peeved once, he ran off to the circus and now I have not pet peeve
Posted by: On: 11/15/2009
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Republicans may misspell nobel but democrats misspell 3 letter body parts
Posted by: On: 11/15/2009
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I think the 70 year old just met Obama's Death Panel...thank you Obama care.
Posted by: On: 11/15/2009
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Obama received the Nobel Piece prize because he is a prime piece of something
Posted by: On: 11/15/2009
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I wish these 'english word snobs' would take their words, I could use several adjectives here but I do not like typing.
Posted by: JW On: 11/15/2009
Comment Title: Re: Obama -Stuff it.
What an idiot. Don't you know that the foreclosure of thousands of homes were due to decisions of the Clinton admin. concerning Fannie-mae and the like? I did not care for Bush but if I could I would beg him back in office instead of this idiot hussein who just bowed to the emperor of Japan just like he bowed to the Saudi leader. This guy is on his knees more than on his feet. Vote him out next election!
Posted by: On: 11/15/2009
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Training for the DRB is who or what backside you kiss..usually some uptight yankee or old fart
Posted by: On: 11/15/2009
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Obama should be handled by the law for noise Pollution
Posted by: On: 11/15/2009
Comment Title: ACP
ARE THOSE FREE SHOWS?
Posted by: On: 11/15/2009
Comment Title: Swine Flu
Why did the 70 year not go to their doctor for the swine flu shot?
Posted by: noneya On: 11/15/2009
Comment Title: ranter nbr 1
that would be NOBEL peace prize you dumb azz republicant.
Posted by: On: 11/15/2009
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If you call 10.2 % unemployment up from 9.5% an improvement then you are mentally challenged. Obama is quickly on his way to being called rthe worst president since Jimmy Carter. Obama ran on a platform pointing out the problems of Bush. I don't know about you but I think the economic numbers under Bush were much better. I seem to remember one of the democrats saying the 4.5 % unemployment under Bush was unacceptable. The stock market was up to cloase to 16 000 under GW...but I guess the parasite class isn't impressed with such a strong economy.
Posted by: On: 11/15/2009
Comment Title: Swine flu shots
Do people just not know how to listen anymore? Swine flu vaccines are not being given to the elderly because they are not susceptible to this strain, while children and young people are dying from it. That information has been out for MONTHS. To the poster below, no, I cannot believe how stupid some people are.
Posted by: On: 11/15/2009
Comment Title: Obama
I thought unemployment just topped 10%? How is that "improving"? Aiken never really saw much economic troubles, so hopefully you're not basing your answer on Aiken's economy. The rest of the nation isn't doing so well.
Posted by: On: 11/15/2009
Comment Title: flu shot
If you are 70, you should have already had your seasonal flu shot by now. If not, go to your Dr. they will have it. If you were not given the H1N1 shot, you don't even need it, only young people have been dying, so, you are in the clear.
Posted by: On: 11/15/2009
Comment Title: Obama
Stuff it. The economy is improving dramatically. Employment and housing figures are improving!!! Obviously you are THAT ignorant that you don't understand what would have happened to the global economy if Bush or a fiscal conservative took office. You don't honestly think McCain is in a position to handle this situation. We would have had a global meltdown. Can't believe how dumb some people are!!!
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