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TAPS
Yes, I realize it's frustrating, but that doesn't mean one should remain silent...I think adnohr has the right attitude - one voice can make a difference...
posted by
Nautikos
on December 23, 2012 at 12:10 PM
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TAPS
Politics just keep me in a turmoil our's in Canada and your's in the U.S.A. luv.
posted by
WileyJohn
on December 21, 2012 at 1:59 PM
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Re: UtahJay
I notice that the opinions of Son #1 (who was in the Navy) and my nephews (who were in the Marines & Coast Guard) and grandson Peter (who is a Marine) all seem to travel in the same vein as yours. That's probably not solely due to happenstance.
posted by
TAPS.
on December 20, 2012 at 6:34 PM
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I think the founding fathers wanted it that way, slow and sure. They knew moving too fast was never the right answer. We all have workable salutations, yours may be different than mine, and Annacitas may be different than both of ours. The answer is always in the mix, but when we do not talk, when we run away, when we don't even bother to look is when we get lost...Its why we are in the fix we are in. We must all come together, both right and left and understand we are a nation in the middle, or we must go back to the 1860's and start again. And yes, there will be tempers, there was in 1776 and in 1786, but after much hair pulling and name calling, we worked it out.
posted by
UtahJay
on December 20, 2012 at 5:55 PM
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I don't read, watch or listen to the news....there is so much talk around me about it i dont find it necessary to do so....
I used to do that and found that the news was so depressing and scary...now I look for the bright side in things and forget what the media sponsors "feel" is important for me to know
posted by
Annicita
on December 20, 2012 at 4:09 PM
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I know it's easy to simply say "Don't let it get to you," but unfortunately, that's all I have to offer. The people who really let this stuff eventually get to them are usually the ones who end up on a roof somewhere with a sniper's rifle! You've got to focus on the "positive" and do your best to disregard the "negative." 
posted by
JimmyA
on December 20, 2012 at 2:18 PM
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Re: Ciel
What a beautiful thing to say. Thank you very much.
Merry Christmas to you and your family (and Davy)
posted by
TAPS.
on December 20, 2012 at 11:59 AM
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TAPS,
Every day, your loving spirit adds to the light of the world. In my opinion, humble or not, you are doing your part.
posted by
Ciel
on December 20, 2012 at 11:54 AM
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It is indeed a very divided world.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on December 20, 2012 at 10:21 AM
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so I have disappeared into the realm of the Gnome because the rest is up to
God!!
posted by
Kabu
on December 20, 2012 at 9:59 AM
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I agree with you. They agreed not to agree.
posted by
Chuck_E_Ibrahim
on December 20, 2012 at 6:23 AM
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TAPS
We have waited too long to stand and speak now! I am saying nothing, I have said all I could. It is in God's hands now. Don't let it upset you. You can'tchange it now!
posted by
Justi
on December 20, 2012 at 6:09 AM
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It is exhausting, isn't it TAPS? We should, however, never underestimate the power of one. If a solution comes to mind, display it. You never know who will maybe read it and be in the position to take it further...or it just may sway more than one reader....
posted by
adnohr
on December 20, 2012 at 4:18 AM
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TAPS
PIn example what President Obama will do about the gun control in the headlines love. BC-A, Bill’s R®st
posted by
BC-A
on December 19, 2012 at 11:50 PM
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Well I am sure you could wield a rolling pin Taps, but after seeing your photo, I think I would rely on Son no 1.
posted by
C_C_T
on December 19, 2012 at 11:36 PM
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