Comments by coltslarry1

Written on LETTER: Benghazi far from being 'nonissue':

in response to donttreadonme:

It will be kept alive! Hillary's running and she played a major part in the lie/coverup!


Written on LETTER: Benghazi far from being 'nonissue':

This horse is dead.

Written on UPDATE: Coal miners, supporters rally again in St. Louis; 12 arrested:

in response to olddoggie:

You are the liar. Candidate Obama did not say he would destroy the coal industry. He said that NEW coal fired plants that were not built to meet EPA guidelines would be bankrupt from cap and trade penalties. Of course cap and trade was never approved, so there are no cap and trade penalties. By the way cap and trade was a republican idea and back in those days many republicans actually agreed on global warming. Obama has changed too. He has advocated for clean coal projects(with government loans). The Rockport project included government loans, however it may never come to be.

Obviously, Obama's intent was to infer that it would be to the advantage of the coal industry to reduce pollutants instead of paying fines. The coal companies own congress, so it doesn't appear they are in trouble from Obama. Their biggest problem is cheap, cleaner natural gas.

You are right on the mark here. Every word you wrote is the truth. To bad you will be completely ignored even bye some coalminers. They're struggle is great, as it has always been. We owe them our respect and support. A lot of the workers rights we have today came from their struggles. Union or Non-union.

Written on 2012 a violent year for Evansville :

in response to nefsigh:

Got proof that they "need" investigating? Or do you only have your sour attitude as your guide?

I am really sick and tired of those of you who live by innuendo and have such a dissatisfying life that you MUST find the fault with others, instead of the mirror.

If our politicians have been so corrupt, why haven't you gone to them with the evidence?

I didn't think you would.

Good post, I'm sure a lot of people are tired of it.

Written on At Respect For Law Camp, kids learn cops are people, too:

This is a great project. We need a lot more of this.

Written on Government has history of secrecy, spying, leaks :

in response to Fireyourmd2day:

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And that is the rest of the story.

Written on LETTER: GOP's viewpoints got Obama elected:

in response to Alittlecommonsenseplease:

Obama got elected because instead of doing any research on him the media chose to spend their time sniffing his throne.

This comment says it all. You still blame everyone else, but the party base is still the problem, its not the republican party it used to be. There is way to much " throne sniffing " crap instead working on real issues that voters actually care about. These kind of comments are not making the people "like" you or your party. The People are the voters. Get it! I know, I know, the democrats name call to. But its not working for you.

Written on SCHRAM: Nagging scandals are blocking more important news:

in response to mykfridley#7972:

I have to argue the falling healthcare costs. Falling for whom? My premiums have nearly doubled since last year and I don't make all that much.

What company do you use? I don't know of any healthcare insurer that has doubled their premiums even over the last 3 or 4 years. Just name the company.


in response to Panopticon:

Treason cannot be committed against the State; it can only be committed against the people. Mr. Snowden, and other courageous whistleblowers like Mr. Manning, have merely exposed the treason against the people that continues to be committed by the State. For this they deserve our respect and our thanks.

Really? This high school dropout, unfit to serve in the military clown is hiding in China. Hero? I think not. We should have thought about this stuff when they passed the patriot act, if you don't like this kind of thing, tell your representative to repeal it.

Written on Howey: Repealing Obamacare remains a pipe dream :

in response to midnightrambler:

Americans getting better care? Ask the little 10yr old girl the death panel of 1 Sebilous (sp)@HHS refused to help. That is the future of healthcare in this country.

How about asking the thousands of people that the insurance company death panels turn away everyday. That's ok?

Written on NSA contractor risks steep jail time for data leak | POLL:

in response to royrogers:

A Patriot is what the man is.

Wonder what Al Gore's Al-Jazeera network take is on this issue

You mite want to let this cake bake a little longer before you eat too much.

Written on Indiana University board approves tuition increase :

$10,200 lol Yep! that's a start. you can double that,there's books, housing, meals. You mite need a loan. Hey, I know lets raise the student loan interest rates.

Written on Gas prices spike to more than $4 per gallon at some Evansville retailers:

Funny thing I just came from Knoxville TN and gas is 3.17. Indiana gas tax is 8 cents a gallon more than Tennessee.

Written on AMBROSE: Apple unfairly blasted for following the law:

in response to DefenseOfLiberty:

Government has no incentive to be tax efficient. Until they are constrained to live within a budget, there can be no serious debate on spending, taxation, or waste.

This line is what finely wore me out as an Eisenhower republican Here we sit with a defense budget 13 times the rest of the world, a good place to start cutting. Reagan, Bush and Bush again all supposed republicans never cut anything. Where are the fiscal republicans ? I'm not voting for any nuts so ill have to be a liberal, they have the least amount of crazies and they do have plenty of them, they're just not running the party.

Written on AMBROSE: Apple unfairly blasted for following the law:

You know I mite buy this " just doing what the tax laws allow " thing if these big cooperations didn't play such a big role in writing the laws. You let me write my on laws and I would have no problem following them. Get the money out of politics.

Written on COMMUNITY COMMENT: Environmental, economic concerns must be balanced:

in response to de_oppresso_liber:

Wow. A union man who refuses to drink the kool-aid. But still, I wonder if he supported the Bamster per union rules in 2012... Great letter Tim.

No one demands union members to vote for anyone. this kind of rip is what makes your post irrelevant. Its a lie! Also the only Kool-Aid is what you are making. "drink up" its yours.


in response to shurm374:

Dear Mr. Blair,

Would you be so kind as to provide a list of projects you supported in this area? I am only aware of the one you oppose including Toyota in Princeton and AK steel in Rockport. While you are putting together this list please tell me how many projects add up to the $5 billion that was lost by the Governor's nixing of the Rockport SNG and Fatima projects.

Unless you are pedaling a bicycle with a built in generator right now I assume you are using electricity even as you wrote your last comment. Would you be so kind as to tell me where you think this electricity comes from. Could you please provide me with a totally safe and clean energy source. Thank you I eagerly await your comment. Taking a hard line is easy, finding solutions is not.

Slam the door!! Good post, We are waiting for the reply. Come on John.
People need jobs to live in todays world.

Written on LETTER: Protest doesn't need to be raucous:

in response to john4757:

I hate to hurt your feelings, but the Tea Party doesn't have all of the countries patriots. I am a Vietnam Veteran, I have attended several protests from the liberals and from the right and I found the liberals to be just as patriotic as the right and none were as you try to describe them to be. As a matter of fact there were a couple of Tea Party members who showed up to one of our protests and they were the ones who were obnoxious. So your side is just as guilty as the left. If you really lived what you believed, you'd be protesting the Republican's actions too. Where was the Tea Party when Bush and Cheney lied us into Iraq, or Reagan lied about selling arms to Iran? Bush and Cheney should be in prison. You rant and rave about the bailout under Obama that was mostly paid back, but never said a word about the bailout Bush gave the banks, that he said would never have to be paid back. The Tea Party is just the ultra right wing of the Republican Party. The Constitution states that Congress appropriates spending, not the President, but the Tea Party blames the President anyway. The Constitution wasn't written as an anti-Obama document. The Republicans are just as guilty of abusing it as the Democrats, so if you are truly as patriotic as you claim and worried about the Constitution as you claim, then be a true patriot and demand the same from your party.

Same Same GI, Im with you John. You wont see any rice paddy stains on most of these people. Cheney and Bush never served anything but themselves. Thanks Brother you are spot on.

Written on MAY: White House chose not to see threats:

in response to LoganFive:

Here's another explanation for Bengazhi -- stuff happens.

Why didn't FDR see the Pearl Harbor attacks coming? Why didn't Ronald Reagan see the Beirut barracks bombings coming in 1983 (which killed 220 United States Marines)? Why didn't Clinton see the first World Trade Center bombing coming in 1993? Why didn't Bush see 9/11 coming -- even after having a Presidential daily brief with the title "Bin Laden Determined To Strike Inside U.S."?

These were four Americans assigned to dangerous duty in a dangerous part of the world. Their loss is a terrible tragedy, and I'm all for analyzing what happened and seeing what we can do in terms of physical security, personal security, budgets, intelligence collection, etc to minimize the chance of this happening again.

But the attempts to turn this into another Watergate are just crazy. My goodness, the GOP is more angry at Obama and Clinton than they are are the terrorists who actually pulled the trigger and killed these Americans.

How about supporting your Commander-in-Chief -- just like you told me to do for eight years?

Great post, Stuff will always happen and YES support your Commander-in-Chief no madder what party he is from.

Written on EDITORIAL: Immigration bill OK shows system can work :

in response to Rick1911:

The immigration bill is still months away from being passed. It just got out of committee.

Hide and watch.

Written on EDITORIAL: Immigration bill OK shows system can work :

Hey! look over here, look what they are doing at the IRS, look what they are doing to the AP. Oh" we passed the immigration bill yesterday. Did you miss it?

Written on LETTER: Canada, America should merge:

in response to Lemuel:

Canadians are smarter than Americans, they would never elected Obama once.

Totally agree, they are smarter. They have had national health care for years. I don't know about the "president" Obama thing. The people up there do a lot of thinking on their on, not much fox and msnbc.

Written on What are your plans for Memorial Day today?:

in response to gbnf3812:

I know you're being sarcastic, but sadly that premise is true for some of our citizens. They failt to even acknowledge the ultimate sacrifice paid by those who served to ensure the freedoms they take for granted.

Im not being sarcastic. Im stating a fact! 42% that's the score. Its a sorry statement for the American people, Its all about me.

Written on What are your plans for Memorial Day today?:

Kind of like Christmas, Easter, Labor Day, and Independence day. Just a day off to Barbecue.

Written on LETTER: Immigration plan will hurt U.S. workers:

People wake up! The GOP is creating smoke and mirrors with IRS and AP scandals while they sell out their base on immigration. Wake up! you know its true.

Written on Tuesday is deadline for Indiana's Do Not Call list :

in response to twowheels:

Worked fine for me, I registered 5 phone numbers.

I just added 2 more numbers to my list. Yes, you can still sign up.

Written on Phone assistance program leaves many exposed to identity theft:

in response to avontbone:

Just so there is no did not get a free CELL phone when the program started. This was originally a landline program. Now these freeloaders get calls on their landlines soliciting free cell phones! Not the same.

You are right, They did not get cell phones until 2005 under the administration.

Written on Phone assistance program leaves many exposed to identity theft:

Just so there is no misunderstanding, The free phone service was started under president Reagan in 1984, expanded by President Clinton and a Republican Congress. In 2010 legislation to control fraud.

Written on Gallows used to hang Illinois gangster Charlie Birger found in old barn | POLL:

Time to move on with the Chicago gangster thing, Al Capone was 80 years ago. Chicago is no more dirty than Evansville, just bigger, and a lot more fun I mite add. Politicians are Politicians.

Written on LETTER: Big oil profits killing American consumer:

in response to shoe:

You've never been to Europe have you?

Yes, I have and people don't drive 20 or 30 miles or more to and from work every day, That's common here. Oh and bye the way I've been to Japan also when I was in the Military, and a few more countries.

Written on LETTER: Big oil profits killing American consumer:

in response to JohnT:

Who owns the oil companies? The average American does. I've owned stocks in oil and oil exploration companies for as long as I've been investing, but they don't make nearly as much money as companies like Microsoft or Apple.

The US has some of the lowest fuel prices in the world. Most developed companies outside the Middle East pay close to $6 a gallon for gasoline.

Right* If we were in Europe or Japan we would be spending 6 dollars a week for gas instead of 60 dollars. The oil companies are making their money off of us. I think you are putting companies in place of countries. Don't get mad, just a little fun.

Written on John Boehner wants to know who's going to jail over the IRS 'scandal':

in response to independence:

This is all a distraction so they don't have to do real work, like jobs for the American People.

Bingo!! Perfect

Written on Obama slams GOP focus on Benghazi as politics:

in response to HowISeeIt:

So what can we do? Bow your head and pray to God, asking for forgiveness and spiritual awakening. Call 1-888-NEEDHIM for someone to talk to. We all have to look inside and see how ugly our soul is and ask ourselves if we would be able to stand in front of God without being ashamed for our sins. None of us can do that! Some say Christianity is foolish, but when our turn comes up and God asks why should I let you into my home, what are you going to say? I tried to be good? Now is the time you can change; not when you die, when it's too late! Privately seek God if you don't believe, give Him a chance one-on-one with you, and see where it leads you. Do you really think you're a valedictorian of life? If you see yourself in a big ole' mudpit of humanity while God is looking down, all He might see is mud-covered bumps in the pit. But someone confessing their sins, asking for forgiveness provided by Jesus' death on the cross as a substitute of His righteousness for our unholiness (the GREAT SWAP), and then asking Him to come into their heart, will make him/her blazing white and acceptable to sit at the feet of Jesus; you won't be overlooked like the rest of the unbelievers in the mudpit of life. God desires a personal relationship with you. He didn't create the universe and earth for himself. He place Adam and Eve in the garden of His creation where everything was perfect, until satan tricked them into sin. And satan is still crawling on this earth looking for victims. But God offers you salvation, a free and everlasting gift, the best present you will ever receive. You need only apply !!

Over 1000 words of sanctimonious trip and bs with no base is exactly what the problem is. Oh and yes I am a valedictorian of life, so hear this " Jesus did not give you the sermon you gave here".

Written on Obama slams GOP focus on Benghazi as politics:

What the heck ever happened to JOBS, JOBS, JOBS??? We the people get nothing. I for one am tired of hearing all this crap, Lets get on with fixing the real problems. I know you care about the 4 people that died, Well a lot of people have died in the last 10 or 12 years for this country. move on WE'RE NOT PERFECT.

Written on Senate bill lets states tax Internet purchases :

in response to RonNesler:

Here is ANOTHER bill that is working its way through the US Senate. It is sponsored by our own pro veteran US Senator Joe Donnelly.

Good ol' US Senator Joe Donnelly of Indiana is sponsoring Senate bill S - 632 in order to force the VA to provided health care for the agent Orange birth defect children of Vietnam war vets. This includes my daughter Honey Sue. You can help this legislation pass into law by using POP VOX to tell the Congress to pass S 832. Please help NOW! And, share WIDELY!

Got it done, Thanks Ron, A great bill that will help pay a debt we all owe.

Written on U.S. employers add 165,000 jobs; rate falls to 7.5 percent:

in response to Dottie17:

Posts like this may be what makes Evansville a "miserable" place in some people's eyes. Every piece of good news is a lie fed to us by the "liberal media." Good lord, would you have that reaction if there were a republican in office? Would all positive reports about jobs or life in general be lies then, too? Just curious... I will be looking forward to your posts when the next republican is in charge. **Disclaimer** No I'm not a "brainwashed" liberal/democrat. Just a simple independent voter who appreciates the positive things in life and news. Try to have a nice day, Sir.

Great post Dottie 17. Thanks, that was refreshing.

Written on New conservative lobbying push for gay marriage :

Its going to take a lot more bucks to get this done. They mite be bought, but they're not cheap. Not in Indiana.


in response to cdincluded:

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OK, the guy likes Disney World?


in response to bob_pathy:

Another thing is also abundantly clear; people like yourself cannot get over your hate and bitterness for even one minute to stand with President Obama in a time of crisis.


Written on To surprise of some, Little Sisters of Poor still operating home for aged:

We love the little sisters, please give a little,we do. If you dont have money prayers are good.

Written on March the best month for auto sales in at least six years:

in response to retsnapdel:

That really is good news. It should help the 47.8 million people on food stamps.

Half of that 47 million work for Walmart.

Written on State Senate leader wants review of Rockport deal:

in response to dll57:

This republican (job creator?) would love to build it in Ft. Wayne!

Bing!!! You got it.

Written on Son of U.S. Sen. Rand Paul arrested at North Carolina airport :

Man! This nut sure didnt fall far from the other nut. Grandpaw! get a gripp on this two.

Written on LETTER: GOP again falls for Demo tricks:

Free, On here for 12 hours and said nothing of value to anyone. Jan 5, 8:45 am to Jan 5, 8:47 pm check it out. My God get a life.

Written on Indiana sees record number of job commitments during 2012:

They could have named some of these jobs in south west Indiana. How meny are short time construction jobs? $21 to $ 22 sounds high for Indiana.

Written on Pot votes in Colorado, Washington raise specter of weed tourism :

in response to don_glover:

The apathy apparent on this site sickens me. Once a few people overdose because of this law the states will overturn it. Marijuana is illegal for a reason: If you do too much you die. Please stop spreading lies that this drug is harmless. This is how Hendrix died.

Really??? Oh my! lol

Written on Abdul Hakim-Shabazz: Coats lesson lost on Mourdock:

in response to 2CentsFromWes:

I guess I'm a #1. I've voted for Lugar at every opportunity. Lugar was one of the last GREAT leaders. I'm a independent and I could never vote for Mourdock, who in my view has done Indiana a grave disservice.


Written on Reitz withstands rally to beat Mater Dei:

in response to public:

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You need to get out more. You cant fell the energy from your " Lazy Boy"

Written on Integration of Lincoln School marked victory for those who sought social justice, equality | POLL:

in response to IndianaEnoch:

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Amen, sorry about your friend.