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Debates of Feb. 27th, 2012
House of Commons Hansard #84 of the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was agreement.
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5:50 p.m.
Megan Leslie Halifax, NS
Mr. Speaker, I am rising today to speak to Bill C-24 on Canada-Panama trade.
However, earlier today I was up on my feet talking about Bill C-7 on Senate reform. I know we have moved on, but during the debate on Bill C-7 I pointed out that I was hard pressed to name the senators from Nova Scotia and noted that they were politically absent from the scene in Nova Scotia. I received an email from a constituent who was at home watching. He wrote:
Excellent points. Here's a note: since 2008 I have been periodically emailing Nova Scotia Senators...in relation to various political, environmental, or other issues. If memory serves me correctly, in those four years I've never received a response from any of them. I've never met any of them. You're right: they're absent from the Nova Scotia political landscape.
I know it is off topic, but it is the same day and I am hoping for a little latitude on this.
Getting back to Bill C-24, I would love to give a little shout out to Meghan Lawson who is working in my office through the parliamentary internship program. She has helped me greatly in doing research on the bill and for this speech.
I am pleased to rise today to speak to this piece of legislation. As with many other pieces of Conservative legislation, the title of the bill tries to paint a pretty rosy picture of a quite troubling proposal. The bill's long name is an act to implement the free trade agreement between Canada and the Republic of Panama, the agreement on the environment between Canada and the Republic of Panama and the agreement on labour cooperation between Canada and the Republic of Panama, otherwise known as the Canada–Panama economic growth and prosperity act and the protecting Panamanians from childhood predators act. That last part may not be part of the title, but the point is that we have a short title painting a rosy picture of something that just does not exist.
It is a very worrying piece of legislation. I think it jeopardizes Canadian growth and overlooks distressing concerns when it comes to Panama's record on environmental issues and workers' rights. We will hear this as a theme in many NDP speeches, because those are two things that we hold dear to our heart: the planet and the rights of people who are working. It is about the rights of the environment and the rights of people.
We think that Canada's trade policy should be based on the principles of fair, sustainable and equitable trade. Canada should build trading partnerships with other countries that support the principles of social justice and human rights while also expanding our business and economic opportunities.
If we just pursue these NAFTA-style deals, we are adopting legislation with a one-size-fits-all mentality. They overlook the fact that some of these countries we are negotiating with are not on the same footing, which is the situation here: Canada and Panama are not on the same footing.
We are taking the NAFTA template designed to function between large industrialized nations and are applying it to Panama, a global south community or a "developing nation". Instead of helping Panama to grow in a sustainable way, this trade deal is really just about benefiting big multinational corporations. It would actually promote further inequity and inequality within Panama. Instead of these shortsighted bilateral deals, we need multinational trade deals that are going to benefit all trading partners both now and in the future.
As I pointed out, bilateral trade deals usually favour the dominant players. They facilitate a degree of predatory access by large corporations to less powerful domestic economies, in this case Panama, not us. If this legislation passes, we risk failing not only countless Canadian workers but also countless workers and families in Panama. They will be subject to increased inequality, and possibly a decreased quality of life.
According to the UN, a third of Panama's population lives in poverty.
Some of my colleagues discussed testimony that was submitted to committee by witnesses. Teresa Healy, a senior researcher at the Canadian Labour Congress, appeared before the Standing Committee on International Trade this past December and gave some interesting testimony. She stated:
[Panama]...is currently recording relatively high growth rates, but it is the second most unequal society in the region: 40% of the population is poor and 27% is extremely poor, and the rate of extreme poverty is particularly acute in indigenous populations. Although the country has endured extensive structural adjustment, liberalization, and privatization in recent years, this has not translated into economic benefits for the population.
We need trade deals that promote sustainable growth for all partners, not ones that put big business before people. Remember that tag line, "big business before people", because I will shortly talk about a company in Nova Scotia that specifically talks about people and the planet before profits.
The glaring shortfalls of this trade deal do not actually stop there. Although Panama refuses to sign a tax information exchange agreement, the Conservative government is still going ahead with this deal. This is really troubling considering the large amount of money laundering that takes place in Panama, including money from drug trafficking, as we know. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Panama is a major financial conduit for Mexican and Colombian drug traffickers' money laundering activities. Both local and international corruption watchdogs also rank Panama really low in terms of its transparency.
Panama's complete lack of taxation transparency has even led the OECD to label the nation a tax haven. As another parentheses about tax havens, we have recently seen the U.S. trying to crack down on tax havens. It loses about $100 billion a year to offshore tax evasion and avoidance. Canada loses about a tenth of that or $10 billion a year. The U.S. is trying to crack down on these tax havens by making sure that people are tax compliant and introducing new legislation like FATCA, for example. The problem is that they are actually scooping up the wrong people. They are not going after the folks who are tax avoiders or are ferreting off this money and trying to hide it, but are hitting ordinary citizens, like ordinary Canadians.
In my riding of Halifax, there are many people who have immigrated to Canada from the U.S. and are dual citizens, as well as people who are American by accident, whose parents were American citizens and whose offspring are therefore considered American citizens for tax purposes. They did not know they had to file taxes over all these years and are now finding out that they may face tens of thousands of dollars' worth of fines. The phone was ringing off the hook in my constituency office from these folks calling and saying that they were scared, too scared to find out what their rights were and too scared to find out if they are considered U.S. citizens and do not know what to do.
As a result, we held an information session on rights and filing obligations, how the amnesty works, and those kinds of things. Myta Blacklaws in my Halifax office organized this information session. We booked a room for 60 people but when we managed to fit 125 people into that room, we started putting people into a second room. It was unbelievable. It was standing rooms only, as it were. This information session was led by a woman named Blair Hodgman, an immigration lawyer, and some tax accountants were also present.
It is really stressing people. People are scared and under a lot of pressure. Yet the NDP has been asking the Conservative government to take action to start discussions with the U.S. about what is going on, why regular folks are being penalized and that this is not what we are going after with the tax haven legislation, that this is not the intended effect and that we should be reasonable.
We have not seen action from the government on this issue. I know it is the opposite situation that we have in Panama with tax havens, but the track record on tax havens by the government has been pretty appalling, so I cannot imagine that it is going to try to enact anything when it comes to Panama as well.
Anyone who has been in the House for any period of time knows my colleague from Burnaby—New Westminster and his passion for international trade and for fair trade. He has spoken to this many times in the House. He has done a lot of dedicated work on many pieces of international trade legislation and free trade deals, including this one. He actually proposed that the Canada--Panama trade agreement not be implemented until Panama agreed to sign a tax information exchange agreement. That sounds reasonable. We can do that. We can say that Panama only gets this if it does something. We can offer up a good faith piece that we can work with.
My colleague brought this up I think at committee. His motion was defeated by the Conservatives and the Liberals who argued that the double taxation agreement that Panama agreed to was satisfactory. The problem with the double taxation agreement is it only tracks legal income. We heard that Panama has some pretty big issues when it comes to non-legal or illegal income. What my colleague proposed would actually track all income, including income made through illegal means. As the OECD has noted, having a trade agreement without first tackling Panama's financial secrecy practices could incentivize even more tax dodging. We could be making things worse by having this agreement in place. Why would we not try to avoid making it worse, but also mitigate the problem in the first place? I think he came up with a really good solution. Considering Panama's history and reputation on these matters, it is pretty clear why this kind of agreement is absolutely necessary before signing a trade deal.
This deal also fails to take real action on addressing Panama's record on the environment and workers' rights.
First, let us look at the environment. I am the environment critic. While this deal includes an agreement on the environment, as we saw with the free trade agreement with Colombia which has a separate agreement on the environment, it actually provides no enhanced environmental protection or resources for affected communities. Given Panama's lax environmental regulations especially when it comes to mining, this oversight is extremely worrying. Let me illustrate.
One current proposal from the Canadian mining corporation, Inmet Mining, includes plans for an open pit copper project west of Panama City. This plan would see 5,900 hectares of mostly primary rainforest deforested. According to media reports, the controversial presence of another Canadian mining corporation, Corriente Resources, on indigenous lands has spurred protests from civil society groups and indigenous nations in Panama. Earlier this month reports surfaced of protesters being killed in violent clashes with police.
We know full well the devastating impact of deforestation, especially in that area of the world. Instead of taking real action to address the current and impending threats to Panama's precious natural resources, the Canada--Panama trade agreement risks encouraging a race to the bottom on environmental protection.
Why is the government so willing to ignore huge threats to Panama's environment? All trade agreements, including this one, should respect sustainable development and the integrity of all ecosystems. That is another carrot and stick idea. We could say we are not going to enter into this agreement until we see action, but we are not seeing any action on that.
Lack of concern for labour rights in this trade agreement is also deeply troubling. As Teresa Healy pointed out in her testimony before the Standing Committee on International Trade, this agreement is weaker than previous agreements when it comes to workers' rights.
This agreement does not include specific protection for the right to organize and the right to strike. It provides instead for the "effective" recognition of the right to collective bargaining. The Conservatives appear to assume that the free flow of trade and investment automatically leads to better wages and working conditions, but we know that is not the case, whether it is in Panama, Canada, or wherever.
The fact of the matter is that the agreement fails to ensure that labour rights are not denied to Panamanian workers as they have been in the past. In effect, this agreement creates a free trade zone that belittles the rights of labour. This is a serious problem that already is prevalent in Panama.
I have heard some comments from the other side that the NDP is at it again, that we are against trade. That is not the case. The reality is that fair trade should be the overarching principle, not just an afterthought, of any trade negotiation. It is possible. We see these winning examples in our local communities.
For example, in Nova Scotia there is a company called Just Us!, which in 1997 became the first certified fair trade licensed coffee roaster in North America. It is actually in the riding of Kings—Hants but it does have a coffee shop in my riding. It was the first in 1997 which was not too long ago. Now there are 250 licensed fair trade companies just in Canada. They are in communities all over Canada. They recognize the need for sustainable development, the need for relationships with communities in the global south, and the need for fair trade.
The motto of Just Us! is "People and Planet Before Profits", but mark my words, it is a profitable company. It is doing very well. It has expanded. It has a museum of fair trade in its coffee shop in Wolfville. It has two coffee shops in Halifax. The company keeps getting bigger and bigger. It is all based on the principle of fair trade. This is an idea that came from our local communities and it is working.
I also note that behind the chamber's curtains there is a little area where we can have a cup of coffee or a glass of water. I note that the coffee there is fair trade. It is good enough for parliamentarians, but somehow it is not good enough for Canada, not good enough for Canadians, not good enough for our trade agreements. I do not understand how that works.
Canadians need an agreement that supports our sovereignty and the freedom to chart our own policy, an agreement that supports our ability to be a competitive force on the world stage. We need an agreement that upholds the principles of a multilateral fair trade system, but instead we have an agreement that shows complete disregard for corruption and money laundering practices that are rampant in Panama, not to mention the country's glaring environmental and labour rights records.
We need an agreement that puts people before big business.
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6:05 p.m.
Chris Alexander Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence
Mr. Speaker, the member opposite mentioned a number of companies that embrace fair trade. She seemed to embrace that concept across the board. Many of us on this side have successful, profitable companies in our ridings that pursue fair trade.
Would the member not agree though that often these companies have grown out of a local initiative, often making profits, in a country that trades on the basis of a huge number of free trade agreements? There is a lot of skepticism in my riding about her party's position on this point. Would she be prepared to point out which trade agreements that Canada now has and which, if any, that we are now negotiating her party would support for the benefit of companies in her riding and mine that pursue fair trade on the basis of the trading relationships we have or are pursuing around the world, one of the most liberalized trading relationships that any major advanced industrialized country has?
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6:10 p.m.
Megan Leslie Halifax, NS
Mr. Speaker, I would be hard pressed right now to find anything that we support because of the problem with the template that is being used. As I said at the beginning of my speech, it is a NAFTA-style template which is really a template for negotiations between two countries with essentially the same power level. That is not the case here. I stood up in the House in the last Parliament and spoke against the Canada-Colombia free trade agreement as well, which used NAFTA as the template as well, which neglected to consider workers' rights as well, which neglected to consider environmental issues as well.
The local companies in Canada are successful working in fair trade in a country that has free trade, but they are doing it in spite of that. They are actually going to communities in the global south and developing fair trade relationships as a model despite what our government is doing.
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6:10 p.m.
John McKay Scarborough—Guildwood, ON
Mr. Speaker, in the hon. member's speech, I picked up on the issue of this being fair trade. The condition precedent for fair trade is access to a fair justice system, a system which actually balances the rights of parties in a fair and transparent manner.
I wonder if the hon. member would be able to tell me if this particular treaty allows an aggrieved person in Panama to actually pursue judicial remedy in Canada.
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6:10 p.m.
Megan Leslie Halifax, NS
Mr. Speaker, I do not know that I am able to answer that question. It is a good question.
I know that in the appendices concerning environmental rights and workers' rights, there is recourse, but I also know that we have had the same type of appendices in other free trade agreements and we have seen absolutely nothing come of it. Canada is not willing to actually pursue this.
That is a good question. I will do my research.
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6:10 p.m.
Elizabeth May Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC
Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my friend, the hon. member for Halifax West, for identifying the systemic problems in the NAFTA model. Certainly there are trade agreements for blocs around the world that were premised differently. Members might look at the way the European Union was organized. All countries within the European Union were called upon to raise themselves up to the highest standards of environmental regulation. The poorer nations within the EU received some funding assistance from the wealthier nations.
The NAFTA model, as the hon. member for Halifax West said, is a race to the bottom.
I wonder if the hon. member has any comments on the investor state provisions within the Panama-Canada trade deal.
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6:10 p.m.
Megan Leslie Halifax, NS
Mr. Speaker, I am getting some very technical questions today. There is nothing wrong with that. I welcome them. That is great. I like being on my feet.
My colleague raised the EU issue. All nations were called upon to reach an agreement together and to develop some sort of consensus around how to move forward with the EU. In stark contrast here, this trade deal was negotiated in record time. There was no consultation with trade unions, with environmental groups, with civil society organizations, nor with citizens.
That is not what we should expect, a fast, quick trade deal where people are not consulted. However, we do see time and time again here in Canada that is exactly what the Conservatives are doing on pretty much every subject, especially when we consider things like the pipeline with the minister saying there are too many people who want to testify. I guess it is in keeping with the Conservatives' general theme.
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6:15 p.m.
François Lapointe Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, QC
Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for Halifax for her comments.
The members opposite always talk about the right of workers to reach a fair agreement that deals with their education and status. That is a problem for the free market.
If trade does not make for real progress, then we are preventing these countries from one day developing an actual market. People who have gone to school and who have decent jobs create a market. The position of the members opposite is inconsistent, as though standing up for fundamental rights does not lead to a better quality of life and the development of markets. I would like to hear the hon. member's comments on this issue.
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6:15 p.m.
Megan Leslie Halifax, NS
Mr. Speaker, my colleague's point makes me think a lot about the idea of using a carrot.
We can say to countries with a bad record on workers' rights that we want to do trade with them, that we want to engage in these kinds of relationships but not until they clean things up, not until they actually respect workers' rights and put in place legislation and we see there is a real commitment.
We could tell them that they have a terrible environmental track record, but that would be the pot calling the kettle black. We could tell them to clean up their act, and once we see that we will engage in trade negotiations.
Canada should be taking that kind of position where we offer an exchange for securing workers' rights, where we offer an exchange for securing environmental protection in other countries. That is the way Canada should act on the international stage.
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6:15 p.m.
Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe Pierrefonds—Dollard, QC
Mr. Speaker, I very much appreciated the hon. member's speech because he clarified the NDP's position on trade agreements.
A little earlier, I heard a Conservative member ask why the NDP did not want to export Canadian products abroad. That is a completely ridiculous blanket statement. It makes me think of when the Conservatives said that, if we did not support the lawful access legislation, then we supported pedophiles. In fact, I would like to give the hon. member time to clarify our position further. An agreement like the one proposed here can serve to increase inequality. We know that there are always winners and losers when it comes to this type of agreement.
According to the hon. member, what conditions must be included in a trade agreement such as this one in order to ensure that the most vulnerable are protected and do not end up the losers?
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6:15 p.m.
Megan Leslie Halifax, NS
Mr. Speaker, I want to share something with my colleague from Just Us!. In its mandate it says:
Most importantly as small-producers organize, they gain collective power and a collective voice. In many areas they have traditionally been exploited by colonialism, oppressive regimes and large corporate commodity traders. Cooperative organization increasingly allows farmers to control their economic and social activities and to make the decisions and investments that impact their own communities. We see their choice to farm...in the Fair Trade market, as a statement to work towards a healthier existence....
Would that not be nice?
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6:15 p.m.
The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton
Before recognizing the hon. member for Honoré-Mercier, I must inform her that I will have to interrupt her at 6:30 p.m. at the conclusion of government business. I will let her know when she has one minute left.
The hon. member for Honoré-Mercier.
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6:20 p.m.
Paulina Ayala Honoré-Mercier, QC
Mr. Speaker, I believe that Canada can play a positive role in taking up the challenges faced by Panama, a country that has to carve out a place for itself with a population of barely three million people in an ever-changing America. These three million people, for the most part, deserve to participate in and contribute to the growth being enjoyed by Latin America.
There are, however, facts that cannot be ignored if we wish to enter into a free trade agreement with Panama. Panama is one of the most active tax havens. The main economic activity in Panama is the provision of financial services. The G20 met in London in 2009 and stressed the importance of dealing with the problems caused by tax havens and now, Canada is working in the opposite direction and opening up a new front to facilitate tax leakage. An agreement with Panama will promote tax evasion, which involves depriving the taxman of huge sums of money. Canadians will not benefit from the agreement any more than Panamanians.
One aim is to significantly reduce tariffs. However these reductions in a poor country such as Panama could have serious consequences. For example, Panamanian products will end up in competition with Canadian products when, in fact, Panamanians will have little chance of exporting their own goods unless it is produced in conditions of poverty.
We know that the Conservative government has calculated the potential gains for Canada. Nobody is denying that Panama has a lot to offer. Nor is anyone denying that Panamanians are every bit the equals of their Latin American neighbours when it comes to their talent and their determination to provide a rich and honest life for their families.
An outstretched hand between two nations has tremendous potential. Today, I would say that such gestures are necessary. Canadians have extended a hand to welcome, dialogue and co-operate. Obviously, this co-operation benefits Canadians, who in turn create coveted wealth with their partners: jobs, good jobs, a peaceful youth, well-being, and even some money under the mattress. Canadians have a hand extended, but we are not sure that the government really understands why.
Canadians are afraid the government will use this outstretched hand to take without giving back. Canadians are afraid the government will flout Canadian values in its trade with other nations. The many oversights in this free trade agreement only fuel this fear. We need to ask ourselves if they are in fact oversights or if they are deliberate omissions. As it has done regarding the environment and in other areas, is the government limiting itself to developing international agreements based on what it can get out of them? Is it forgetting to include what it has to offer and should offer because it has run out of steam or run out of ink, or is it doing so deliberately? Are these omissions an invitation to Canadian companies to simply take what they like, without giving anything back, an invitation to traffickers of all kinds to continue to plunder?
I am certain that Canadian values are dear to the Conservative members. I have travelled with some of them and, together, we have seen how Canada can help meet certain challenges faced by these countries.
We were all touched by the difficulties being experienced by a number of our neighbours in the Americas. We discussed some promising solutions.
For that reason, I find it difficult to understand the lack of ambition in the bills they are introducing today. Having seen what we are capable of and what contributions we can make, I am surprised by the silence of the proposed agreements. The Conservatives could use the opportunity afforded by this new relationship to provide more education for young Panamanians, and more training for workers and upgrading for those who persevere.
However, they are taking the laissez-faire approach. They are choosing to let others promote Canadian values, and to let corporations make the decisions on trade reciprocity.
In its bill, the government claims to want to "protect, enhance and enforce basic workers' rights". If the government were as serious about this aspect as it is about eliminating trade barriers, there would be more substance in these agreements. There might be a little more for Panamanians. If the government were serious, it would not merely list the areas of co-operation that are likely to be developed in the future.
The Conservatives could immediately guarantee adequate working conditions, whether by ensuring a minimum wage or labour standards that meet Canadian standards. Instead, they adopt a laissez-faire attitude. They could immediately protect children by offering them education and ensuring they are not put to work. This does not only mean eliminating the worst forms of child labour, but also asking businesses to reinvest 1% of their payroll in training, or promoting local hiring and co-operation with training programs. But the Conservatives adopt a laissez-faire attitude.
Yet, these would be winning conditions for all in an international relationship. He who extends his hand to grab is protecting his own pocket first and foremost. If the government's intention is to simply ensure a secure environment for Canadian investments, then it will confirm Canadians' fear and betray their values. On the other hand, if the government is serious in its desire to develop the potential of the Canada—Panama relationship, then it must be ambitious.
Canadian businesses must bring in as much as they take out. That is a principle of fairness essential to trade. If, in exchange for opening up the Panamanian market we only get a few fruits and vegetables at a discount, while also allowing tax evasion on a bigger scale, then there will be no gain for Canadians. Panama does not deserve to be isolated. On the contrary, that is the worse thing that could happen, including to us. Such isolation would give even more freedom to profiteers. Panama also does not deserve to open its frontiers to speculation and to investment without restrictions.
As for Canadians, they do not deserve to see their confidence and values betrayed by their government's negligence. They do not deserve to see agreements signed on their behalf promote abuse instead of combating it. We have all a duty here to ensure that this free trade agreement between Canada and the Republic of Panama is balanced and ambitious. Therefore, let us work together to ensure that it is indeed the case.
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February 27th, 2012 / 6:30 p.m.
The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton
The hon. member for Honoré-Mercier will have 10 minutes remaining for her speech and another 10 minutes for questions and comments when debate resumes on this motion.
The House resumed from February 16 consideration of the motion.


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Pre-Trial Begins For Man Accused Of Beating Child To Death
Pre-trial hearings started today for a Sunnyside man accused of beating a toddler to death in August of 2010.
Juan Balverde Lopez is charged with second degree murder after allegedly beating his girlfriend's two-year-old son to death while he was babysitting him.
Police say Lopez took the boy to a Toppenish hospital, but the child had already died.
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Volatile Adele Oxford
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Flat in height but high in style, the Volatile Adele oxford flat is the perfect casual shoe to give your look a retro vibe.
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Location: St. Louis, WI
December 09, 2012
Cute but not what I expected
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Location: Utah
December 02, 2012
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Location: bowker
November 13, 2012
cute but ...
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We'll admit it: we squealed a bit when we came across this little Latina beauty's Instagram. At just four years old, Haileigh has the style of a little lady. Her mom, Zulay, admits it isn't just in front of the cameras: "Haileigh is very, very girly. She loves dressing up," she told us.
The mom and daughter duo shops often, at "many different places," but Haileigh (or "Hails" as her mom calls her) loves J.Crew Kids and Zara, while Gap, Marc Jacobs, Ralph Lauren also make the little one's fashion cut. But is she spoiled? Not at all. "She's not one of these little spoiled rude kids. She's far from it. She's a sweet little girl."
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NEW YORK, NEVADA -- On July 11, 2016 I prepaid a car rental to the Irish Company owned by Dollar Rental Services reservation number **. I prepaid it because I knew I was going to need it and by prepaying I saved a few dollars. When I arrived at La Guardia New York airport on July 19 at about 10:15 PM I went to the shuttle area and waited for the Dollar shuttle. It never showed up and I called the number on my reservations confirmation but there was no answer so at 11:45 PM I hailed the Budget Shuttle and went to their location and rented a car for 2 days which I thought would be enough time to correct the Dollar error. It wasn't.
Dollar was very arrogant about the issue and seemed to care very little about what had happened. It is now 1 month later, I have called Dollar 4 times and each time I have been handed a load of BS about the situation is under investigation. Nothing is happening and they are giving me the runaround. Refund my money.
ST LOUIS AIRPORT, MISSOURI -- We reserved our Dollar rental car on the internet. It said unlimited mileage. When we arrived to pick up the car, the woman said, "Where will you be driving to?" We said we didn't know, just traveling around for 2 weeks, several states and maybe Canada. She said, "Well then you can't rent a car from us and nobody else will rent to you either." We assumed she meant because of Canada so we said that our plans were not firm, we didn't need to go to Canada if that would be a problem. She said we could only travel to Missouri's four contiguous states (???) in their car, and not to Canada.
We had read their "terms and conditions" on the internet and certainly saw nothing about 4 states only. Not going to Canada was not a problem for us, but we did want to go to several states. She was adamant (and very rude) so we took the shuttle back to the airport to talk to other car rental companies. The shuttle driver was extremely helpful and kind.
We related our story to the people at Enterprise, who seemed as surprised at this as we were. With Enterprise we could go wherever in the US we wanted. We rented from Enterprise, had no problems, did not go to Canada. However, all the fussing around had cost us almost two hours and a lot of stress. Will never use Dollar again.
PUERTO VALLARTA, ALASKA -- I recently made a reservation for a compact car through Dollar in Puerto Vallarta for $84.06. The advertised price stated that the car would be rented in the airport. However, when we arrived in Puerto Vallarta, we were taken on a shuttle down a random Mexican backstreet to Dollar's rental center, well away from both the airport and any reasonable competition. There, after a long day of travel, with a tired baby and a sick mother, we were told that we needed to pay $42 per day for basic insurance. I explained to them that I had already made my reservation and agreed on a price, but they did not seem to care about our original agreement.
Since neither ** or ** could tolerate any more traveling in the heat, and the neighborhood did not feel safe enough to try to hail a cab, we were forced to pay the exorbitant rates - nine times the original price we were quoted. We were also told we would be given a free upgrade to a larger car, which we were instead later charged for. I have spent months traveling in Latin American countries, and have never been robbed so severely - to my surprise by a supposedly reputable American company.
PHOENIX, ARIZONA -- I ordered a car through Orbitz and purchased insurance. When I arrived at Dollar Rental Car, I had to wait 1/2 hour to be served. Then the representative charged me triple the price! I asked why, he said Orbitz was only charging to hold a spot. He also charged me for unnecessary insurance, even after I explained that I purchased insurance. After being there for 1 hour, I had to take the car to get to my appointments. My vacation consisted of me arguing on the phone with Dollar Rental Car every day and getting the run around! Don't deal with Dollar Rental Car or Orbitz!!!
SAN DIEGO, OREGON -- I have rented cars from Hertz, Enterprise and Dollar for local needs lasting a day or two and trips lasting 7 days or more. In each instance, hands down, Dollar outshines them all. Flying into a strange airport, not knowing where to go next... no problem. The driver was right there to help with luggage. Fast, friendly! And those long lines...? Hah, with Dollar, make sure you sign up for their express service. I was waved right on through past all those people, contract ready, car ready... it was amazing. Car rental heaven.
They just pointed to the area where the size of car I had reserved and said pick one out. Unfortunately I had back issues with that car, so I had to arrange for an exchange. And that experience was terrific as well. Everyone... and I do mean every person I talked to and dealt with in San Diego at the airport and LAX, were so helpful and polite. Until they give me a reason to do otherwise, I will never rent from anyone else again!
DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, COLORADO -- We rented a mid-size SUV through Priceline.com for our trip to Denver. When we arrived at the rental car office we had to wait in line for 45 minutes before being served. When we finally got served we were pressured to get an SUV 4 wheel drive instead of our original reservation, at 3 times the original quoted price.
The agent told us that the mid-size SUV we reserved had no 4-wheel drive and that the police may not permit us to drive up to Breckenridge without a four-wheel drive in the mountain. Just before packing our gear in the car, we noticed that the car delivered just before ours, to another family, was a mid-size SUV 4-wheel drive exactly as we should have got.
I asked the driver how much he paid and when did he reserve and he paid $300 or $1,200 less despite booking online at the same time as us. Worse still, the attendant told us that over 3/4 of their fleet of mid-sized SUVs was 4-wheel drive. The staff does hard sell, trying to make you change your original reservation so they can actually make more money!!!! Never again.
WINDSOR LOCKS, CONNECTICUT -- San Diego, CA 11/5/2010. My review got kind of long so if you don't read anything else know this, car rental reservations are not set in stone so it is not too late to book with a better car rental agency and just cancel or no show for your dollar reservation. I wish someone would have told me!
Renting with Dollar was the worst experience of my life! The shuttle took forever to arrive. We saw several better shuttles pass by while we waited. Then the lady at the counter set a new low in rude service. She barks at people and isn't helpful in the least. I had a reservation for a Toyota Camry but they put me in a Kia Spectra. Our luggage didn't even fit in the trunk. I would have complained but I just didn't want to deal with the rude lady so I accepted it.
They charged us $15 a day for GPS rental (it would have been cheaper to buy one) and it didn't work. It was like 7 years old, the kind with a fat back and no touch screen. When the GPS crashed for the third time before we left the parking lot I took it back in and they quickly swapped it out for a slightly newer one. If they know it's a piece of junk why do they give it to people?
Upon returning the car we pulled to the door to unload our luggage in the pouring rain. The lady came out and instead of helping unload, she barked at us to move the car. We parked the car around back and my more patient wife went inside to deal with the rude agent while I unloaded our bags by myself in the rain.
After I unloaded the bags I went inside to find my wife losing her zen-like patience with the counter lady. We were returning the car with a full tank of gas but we didn't have a receipt so they still wanted to charge us a penalty. I was about to lose my temper so I went out and started loading my bags on the shuttle, it could have been hours until the next shuttle came.
When the shuttle driver came on board he reminded passengers to check for cell phones and chargers because they frequently find them and they have a whole box full of them in the back. One passenger joking asked if they had iPhone chargers and the driver said "let me look."The shuttle driver brought two boxes full of lost and found and let the passengers go through them and take what they liked!!
My wife asked for the manager's name to file a complaint and the lady said she did not know it. Before this experience I thought that all car rental companies were pretty much the same, but this experience taught me that is not true. Stay away from Dollar car rental like the plague. I plan on posting negative reviews as much as possible if only to warn fellow passengers to stay away!
CANCUN -- I was on a four day vacation with my wife for which I rented a car from the airport location. On the second day of my trip (Friday, August 16th), I had filled up the gas tank and on the way, I had a flat tire while driving from Cancun to Tulum, near Playa Del Carmen. I was waiting in the heavy rain for any passer-by to assist me in changing the tire as the airport location wasn't helpful at all in calling someone to help me out.
After an hour and a half of waiting, a cab driver finally agreed to change the tire for US $30. Then, I called the airport location again and was told to return the car at the Playa Del Carmen location in exchange for a new car. When I reached this location, I was told that there are NO new cars available and that they will need to fix this spare tire and so I need to wait.
From here on, our vacation plans went downhill. It took the staff at this location TWO hours to have an update for my car. After the long wait, I was told that the car couldn't be fixed and that they will NOW find me a new car. I thought this was ridiculous since they had firmly told me earlier that no new cars are available. So I was lied to and made to wait without any reason. This is UNACCEPTABLE and UNETHICAL. We were simply taken advantage of as tourists by this unprofessional, discourteous and useless staff.
As it was almost the end of the day approaching with your unplanned and unequipped staff trying to find us a car, we could not go to Tulum and had to turn back and drive to Cancun. The next day (Saturday), we decided to return the car to a nearby location to our hotel (Live Aqua). This location is next to Fiesta Americana and we were told about this location by the airport location staff when we were renting the car. We were told that we could return the car to this location in case we didn't need the car.
There comes our next shock, almost unbelievable for an established rental company such as Dollar. The one person sitting at this location heard our story and I told him that I want to return this car and should not be charged for the previous day as that was a waste just waiting on an unreliable staff to help me. This person simply told me he can do NOTHING. Not only could he do NOTHING, he said he doesn't have a way to reach his supervisor. He said his landline doesn't work and his cell phone doesn't have any balance.
Then as we were leaving, he tells us that he is talking to his supervisor via Yahoo messenger and the supervisor cannot do anything to help including waiving off a day's charge on the rental, or compensating us for the gas we filled or the $30 we gave to the cab driver to get the car fixed. So we wasting another couple hours with this lazy, half-asleep, so called Dollar-employee!
The next day as we went to the airport to fly back to USA, at the car rental office, I was given the same cold, unhelpful, useless attitude and was INSULTED by being asked by the staff manager "So if you don't want to pay one day's car rental, do you only want to pay a dollar?!" I was shocked at his guts talking to a customer in this tone. What an ill-mannered, uneducated staff!
He did not help out or understand our plight one bit. Instead of feeling bad for our ruined vacation, he talked to us in this airy and condescending tone. I have spent a good amount of money on my vacation and am not frugal in any way. I was asking for only what is fair and ethical, and what a company like Dollar is beholden to do for its customers. Instead, I had to deal with a bunch of morons who not only are pathetic at their jobs, but also lack basic common sense and ethics. I hope after reading this, you can better plan your car rentals and can actually enjoy your vacations.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA -- Consumer Warning to any travelers renting from Dollar Rental Car at the Indianapolis Airport. Questionable practices! First of all, our trip to Indianapolis was a wonderful experience as we moved our daughter from Casa Grande Arizona to Butler University, except for our rental car nightmare.
We rented on Friday when we flew in and drove straight to the hotel. However, the next morning was a nightmare. As we were all loaded up and ready for the exciting trip to Butler, the battery was dead. Of course our daughter was upset over the thought of missing her move-in time along with orientation meetings. We called Dollar Rental Car and asked for a new vehicle (as we knew we had not done anything to drain the battery).
Additionally, my husband, who is a mechanic, even noticed that the battery terminals had been recently cleaned indicating that this vehicle had probably had previous problems with the battery. We thought Dollar Rental Car would be happy to help us out. However, we were told that because we did not buy their roadside coverage they would not replace the vehicle nor send help to fix the problem (we had AAA and did not need their coverage). We were told we would have to contact our own roadside service.
I was amazed at their lack of customer service or willingness to help stranded customers because of a faulty vehicle. We called AAA and they were there to save the day in minutes. Interestingly, AAA attempted to test the battery, but the battery was completely bad. We were told it could not even be tested, let alone charged. We had to replace the battery in order to use the vehicle to get our daughter moved in and to orientation at Butler. AAA filled out a receipt indicating that the battery was bad and the replacement charge.
When we returned the vehicle on Monday and again explained what happened and that we had to purchase a battery. Dollar Rental Car made copies of all documents so we were encouraged that Dollar Rental Car would step up and take care of their customers. We were told that ** (manager) would call us back. However, when ** called us back, she was very defensive and told us that we should have called them about the battery and that they would have given us a new vehicle; therefore they were not going to pay for the battery.
We told her that Dollar Rental Car was the first place we called, but we're told we had to call our own road side service. She then became even more defensive and told us that they would only pay for half of the battery replacement charge because we should have had the battery change authorized first, and because we did not they would not pay for the entire charge. Really?! Again we reiterated we tried to get help from Dollar Rental Car as soon as we had the faulty battery problem, but were told we had to use our own roadside service.
We explained that we tried to get them to initially fix the problem, but they refused. We also explained that we did not and still do not see any mention of pre-authorization of replacing a faulty battery in our contract. We have spoken with numerous people from Dollar Rental Car including the owners of the Indianapolis Airport location. They were rude, and resistive to taking responsibility for renting a defective vehicle. They have even stopped returning our calls.
We are appalled at the way we were treated and want to warn other travelers to avoid using this company for their rental vehicle needs. I think we will stick with AVIS and Hertz as we have always used in the past with excellent service.
DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA, FLORIDA -- Public BEWARE! If you're thinking of renting a car you should know the facts. The rental companies especially Dollar Thrifty are in business to trick you into spending your money. This starts from the time you book your car reservation till you arrive to pick your rental up. The sole role of the person at the rental car counter is to attempt to up-sell you a different car, small to large, etc. You will be told that some smaller cars don't have certain equipment, this is not true.
Should you reserve or rent from the Dollar Thrifty at the Daytona Beach Airport you will be subjected to harsh and continuous sales tactics. You must understand that these Rental Sales Agents are motivated by the fact that they must meet certain sales quotas or face being written up and then fire. The management of Dollar Thrifty based in Orlando FL has a financial part in this factor. When you book online with this company you are sent a random survey asking you to respond with your rental experience.
Most people figure that if they turn in a bad review they will be sent coupons that will save them on their next rental. These survey reviews are sent to the Rental agents for their review and they see what the customers are saying about their rental experience. I'm sorry to say that most of these reviews are lies from the consumers. Just remember "YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR" and "YOU MUST PAY TO PLAY". You will never get the deal you're looking for from this company due to the ruthless people running the company.
Also, a special note to all you local people renting in Daytona Beach and surrounding areas - smarten up and get your own car as you are getting ripped of by Dollar Thrifty every time your rent at the counter at the Daytona Airport. THIS COMPANY IS A RIP OFF for everyone.


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Well, we did it, girls. We made it through another brutal winter holed up alone in our apartments with our DVR, our cat and a case of Snickers. And unless we all get raptured this weekend, summer is right around the corner. Of course, nice warm weather also means exposed arms, buckets of back sweat, humidity-induced frizz and… bathing suits. Every year we're forced to decide if we want to stuff the meat into a sausage casing or hang it out in the sun to fry. One-piece or bikini? Give me a burqini, amirightladies? It's almost impossible to enjoy the canned strawberry daiquiris I snuck into the pool knowing that I look like something that should be thrown in the rejected pile at a butcher shop. Beached whale? Maybe in my 20s!!
And all the bikini ads don't help. Attention clothing retailers: Seeing sexy, wet women in bikinis striking poses I couldn't dream of being able to do even as a teenager doesn't make me want to buy swimwear from you, it makes me run (okay, powerwalk… okay, walk) for the hills with at least three months' worth of Xanax.
Or, I can confront my demons. I can look at each picture and say "No, demon cloth trying to shame me into thinking you could make me sexy. You can't. And you can't hurt me anymore." I've heard canned strawberry daiquiris help the healing process get started.


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The overall mission of the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) is to provide the highest-quality clinical care, teaching, and research in the best academic tradition. The division consists of over 40 full-time and part-time affiliated and adjunct faculty members who individually have a broad range of interests but who work collectively to achieve this goal.
The division is responsible for general infectious disease consultations, the transplant infectious diseases service, the inpatient infectious disease service (a unit dedicated to the care of patients with HIV and tuberculosis), hospital epidemiology, and infection control and prevention at the NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital, CUMC. The HIV/AIDS program also provides multidisciplinary, comprehensive outpatient care for over 2,000 ambulatory individuals living with HIV/AIDS.
The Columbia University Center for HIV Prevention and Treatment Research supports research in several areas: new drug development and translational research, optimization of antiretroviral therapy, and HIV vaccine clinical trials. The division also supports active clinical and basic science research in HIV, bacterial pathogenesis, transplant immunology, health care epidemiology, and antimicrobial resistance. The division maintains strong links and collaborations with other divisions, departments, and schools within CUMC in order to facilitate research and training opportunities both domestically and internationally.
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Posted Friday, February 17, 2017 by Hearts Like Lions
Hearts Like Lions Release "If I Never Speak Again"
Posted Tuesday, July 26, 2016 by Artifex Pereo
Artifex Pereo Launch New Album Pre-Order
Artifex Pereo will release their sophomore Tooth & Nail Records album Passengers on September 9th, 2016! You can pre-order the album on CD, Vinyl LP (Milky Clear), or in bundle form at the Tooth & Nail Online Store, with an iTunes and Amazon pre-order to follow in the next few weeks.
http://artifexpereo.merchnow.com/... Read on...
Posted Monday, July 18, 2016 by Aaron Gillespie
Aaron Gillespie iTunes Pre-Order Acoustic Tour
Aaron Gillespie will embark on a North American co-headlining tour alongside Ace Enders and Vinnie Caruana, in support of his forthcoming new album Out of the Badlands, due out August 19th on Tooth & Nail. The two-month tour will kick off on September 19th in Boston, MA and wrap on October 29th in Seattle,... Read on...
Posted Thursday, July 7, 2016 by Aaron Gillespie
Aaron Gillespie Premieres Single/Cover of Bonnie Raitt's "I Can't Make You Love Me"
Aaron Gillespie has released his brand new single, a cover of the Bonnie Raitt's classic, "I Can't Make You Love Me", which is premiering exclusively on Alternative Press. Listen to his raw, stripped down take of the song, at Alternative Press. "I Can't Make You Love Me" is the first official single... Read on...
Posted Wednesday, June 22, 2016 by Aaron Gillespie
Aaron Gillespie Announces Solo Acoustic Album
Aaron Gillespie's new solo acoustic album Out of the Badlands will be out on August 19th! Recorded and produced by Gillespie in his own recording studio in Salt Lake City, Out of the Badlands is comprised of reworked songs from Underoath and The Almost, two cover songs and three original tracks. The... Read on...
Posted Thursday, April 28, 2016 by Starflyer 59
Starflyer 59 Announces New Album "SLOW" and New Song
Tooth & Nail Records is excited to announce Starflyer 59's fourteenth studio album, SLOW. This release marks a return to the label after the band self-released their album, IAMACEO, in 2013. Before then, Tooth & Nail was Starflyer 59's original label home since 1993. "I like consistency,"... Read on...
Posted Friday, April 8, 2016 by Various Artists
Discover New Music on Spotify
If you don't already, you should check out our Spotify account and give us a follow!
We have several playlists we maintain, and we're always thinking up new ones. Check out our Discover It! - New Music Playlist, which features music from new Tooth & Nail artists.
Check out our Spotify profile... Read on...
Posted Tuesday, March 8, 2016 by Various Artists
$5.99 iTunes Alternative Sale
Check out these amazing Alternative albums for sale on iTunes for just $5.99! Grab them now before the sale ends this Friday, March 11th.
We Are The City's Above Club – http://smarturl.it/WATCiTunes
Anchor & Braille's Songs for the Late Night Drive Home – http://smarturl.it/Anchor1
Anberlin's... Read on...
Posted Friday, March 4, 2016 by Tyson Motsenbocker
Tyson Motsenbocker Releases "Letters to Lost Loves"
Tyson Motsenbocker's album Letters to Lost Loves has been released today! Get the album at one of the links below and check out his appearance on the BadChristian Podcast.
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/LettersToLostLoves
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Before I forget anything, I just want to list everything that I go to relax my mind at night. You know, after a super stressful day at work, sometimes, I just want to stare at the computer and think of nothing. There's nothing more relaxing for me than browsing through online shopping sites! It's just like window shopping but online. Looking at new, cool and unique stuff really gives me a high. But lately, NO shopping for me still. Yes, being the frugal me.
There are the sites that I check out every now and then. These are Philippine sites.
- Deal Grocer
- Groupon Philippines
- Cash Cash Pinoy
- Ensogo
- Metrodeal
- Deal Dozen
- Taste Central
- Ava.ph
- TheMall.ph
- iGrab.ph
- Chicify
- Beanstalk.ph
International Sites
- The Outnet
- La Senza
- Revolve Clothing
- Bath and Body Works
- Victoria's Secret
- Singer22
- Shopstyle
- Asos
- ShopBop
- My Habit
- Zulily
- Hautelook
- Beyond the Rack
- Fab.com
- One Kings Lane
- StealNetwork.com
- Modnique Kids
- Gilt
- Ideeli
- Rue La La
- Plum District
- The Mini Social
- Daily Candy Deals
This post is "to be continued…" I'm sleepy already therefore, I shall sleep. Goodnight everyone! 🙂


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Skip to comments.Pope Benedict Joins Twitter; Greeted by Profane, Hateful Tweets
Posted on 12/03/2012 2:31:40 PM PST by NYer
Pope Benedict joined Twitter today and was greeted by hateful tweets from Catholic bashers laced with profanity. Pope Benedict XVI s new Twitter account has been revealed, @Pontifex, and it already has more than 100,000 followers and is expected to be eventually followed by millions.
The Vatican revealed the new personal Twitter account for Pope Benedict XVI, and said the leader of the Catholic Church would answer one question about his faith every week — with the first coming next Wednesday. Users of Twitter can send questions using the hashtag #askpontifex or #B16 and church officials said the first tweets from the account would come this week.
"The Pope's presence on Twitter is a concrete expression of his conviction that the Church must be present in the digital arena, the Vatican said. The Pope's involvement in the popular social media outlet can be seen as the 'tip of the iceberg' that is the Church's presence in the world of new media.
Pope Benedict himself will hit the button to send the first tweet from the account, but others will send tweets on his behalf frequently. The term @Pontifex means "bridge builder" in Latin.
Immediately after the announcement, the account was hit with a rash of vile tweets.
Roseanne Barr said, "the pope is just another man in a dress telling women what to do."
"Hahaha The Pope Has Twitter Accounts Now Let's Hit This Bitch Up With Some Hate Tweets," another user tweeted.
Some other hateful tweets include:
"Hey @Pontifex hahaha f— off pope go back to middle ages n take ur backwards mind set w/ u."
"The pope is on Twitter! Yay now I can let him know how much I hate him!"
"Hey Pope piss up a rope you old bastard"
"Ask him when the Church is going to change their prohibition on condoms, which is causing millions to die in the Third World."
Catholic ping!
As my husband always says: "It's not my world." And it isn't.
Well, the honored Pope just visited an e-sewer. Who's surprised? I hope he wasn't.
Agree totally. Thanks for reinforcing that notion.
This was a poor idea, for a multitude of reasons.
This would have shown itself, had they entered the medium gradually. As it is, it is like taking a shortcut across a plowed, muddy field.
My wife & I had a Christmas party for our staff last night, most of whom are twenty or so years younger than we.
We hired a DJ and there was dancing.
Your husband is right.
Good post. I like the word e-sewer. That's what they and others like them are.
At least a sewer carries away effluence. The internet has become a fever swamp for this sort of thing.
Aw...I hate that so many people agree with me. I don't know what to do with the remainder of my life!
I am not Catholic so please don't take offense to my ignorance of Church leadership structure, but its my guess is that you don't get to the Vatican level of the Church, much less be selected Pope, without having been through a persecution for your faith a time or two. His response to these attacks may just might get through to someone - maybe not the attacker but someone else watching.
And the haters will have to 'follow' the Pope to keep up with what he's saying, right? God can use that exposure for His good.
Well said!
How idiotic.
Do millions of people slavishly obey the condom prohibition while completely ignoring the prohibition on sex outside of marriage?
You are trying to respond to someone who also believes that abolishing the 2nd A. will cause unicorns to rise up from Mother Earth, eat all the bad guns and poop Skittles.
The same Skittles that Trayvon used to make Purple Drank.
How stupid. 3rd world guys don't use condoms because they are uncomfortable and probably believe it's the woman's job to use birth control. Of course, I don't think 3rd world guys even THINK.
One would hope those who are taking pot shots at the pope (without even a competing theology that they could express in a form that held water for five minutes) would stop and listen. It's so much liberal sloganeering though. Alinsky and his disciples never included "listen to your opponents" in their rule book. To do that, would be to risk all.
Oh, and I am not a Roman Catholic either, I disagree with some Roman Catholic theology. But cheap pot shots are cheap pot shots.
Thanks, HiTech. Thanks to you I googled this and found out just what this creepy kid was doing. Wow.
Our beloved Pope Benedict is graced with all the God-given intellect and compassion that he needs to respond to these attacks. God bless him.
Your reaction and response reflects catholic theology. Thank you!
The Trayvon thing was yacked about much earlier this year. Recently it got brought back to mind by a recently released photo that showed that George Zimmerman really got bloodily pasted by the little angel (who was punching his head into the sidewalk). And the race baiters came back out in force to scream "Goody Goody."
Maybe you can write a Broadway tragedy about this. Heaven knows they have enough comedies.
Welcome to the universe of the Obama constituency, your Holiness.
Wading through that nonsense needs the patience of a saint (and the discretion of one, too).
I have no doubt that at least some of these tweeters have just taken the first step in the change of their lives.
The very coldest ones might not even bother stopping to mock, for all it means personally to them. They might mock, however, if they believed that mocking advances an agenda they want advanced.
I meant the "drank" thing. Wow. How many people knew - as soon as they read - skittles and iced tea - what the kid was about? And then kept their mouth shut. Obviously, the lily white media knew nothing about this drug concoction.
"Pope Benedict joined Twitter today and was greeted by hateful tweets..."
Picking up any newspaper on any day of the week and reading for three minutes will reveal that the world's population includes an astounding percentage of ghouls.
Hey you might wax lyrical about purple drank.
Yeah, the poor little pickaninny. (I hope I spelled that right. My spell checker wants to use picnicking.) Now nobody but the devil was hoping he'd get himself into trouble — certainly George Zimmerman didn't — but get himself into trouble he did. The excess of dextromethorphan, then a goodly toke of mary jane. And through those altered eyes, our little angel sees some suspicious questions about what the heck he is up to, as some scheme to track him down and kill him, and it seems half of black America is ready to say "Amen bro" to that notion. And still, George didn't physically do or even threaten squat to him until starting to get his head beaten on the sidewalk.
OK, now we return to our same-ole-same-ole.
Agreed. I had my concerns about who our next Pope would be after the passing of Pope John Paul II, but wept tears of joy when Pope Benedict was chosen. He has exceeded all my expectations.
I have no doubt that at least some of these tweeters have just taken the first step in the change of their lives.
You may very well be right. I hope so.
I don't believe your pope or anyone is the vicar of Christ any more than Osama Obama is...Jesus Christ doesn't have a 'vicar' other than the Holy Spirit...
I can easily see why some would react the way they do on twitter...
Oh my, how sad. You are missing out on SO MUCH HISTORY.
Try reading.
Somehow I doubt he's the one actually maintaining the account. Of course, I could be wrong. I'm sure he's aware of the evil hostility to the Church, though.
That's right! The unicorns pee Arizona Tea, too ! :-)
Those 3rd world guys also pay premiums to prostitutes for 'dry sex', i.e. no condoms and no foreplay, because they like the friction. Sorry for the gross post, but now we can see why Africa has so many devastating STD'S.
Only some of the people you easily understand posting profane and hateful tweets agree with your specific issue against the Pope.
The vast majority of them would be tweeting the same profane and hateful tweets against you for being a Christian(?).
You don't save souls preaching to the choir.
When you go out to minister, you go to where the sinners are.
May God bless him for trying to reach out to some of the people who need it the most: those who fill the holes in their souls with technology and social media and politics.
He will cast his bread upon the water and see what happens.
Yep, you got it right:
Way down in Missouri where I heard this melody,
When I was a Pickaninny on ma Mammy's knee;
It would be a rare Tweeter who is even aware of theological disputes at THAT level.
These aren't browned-off, educated Protestants. These are ignoramuses who could hardly care about Jesus in any manner.
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Tri-county schools director Paul Rilla says students on the autism spectrum often have behavioral, emotional, and cognitive challenges that make it hard for them to get jobs. And many public vocational schools won't take them. That's why he'soffering these students training in a profession for which he says they're well suited: auto-repair and detailing. Rilla says it wasn't easy to get the school's board to approve the program — given the cost and difficulty of setting up a special needs classroom that meets state standards… within an auto-repair shop.
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