Comments for Telling it like I see it

Comment on Stop bringing up differences by Dani

Dani — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:51:43 +0000

It’s still a white (man’s) world. Blacks are still minorities. Hispanics are still minorities. It’s still a struggle, and it still isn’t equal. That is why you have to continue to bring these things up, rather than stay silent. Obama is our first black President. Out of 44. That is a big deal. I honestly thought in this country a woman would make it before a black man.

In movies and on tv, it’s a whitewash. Any color you see usually gets arrested or killed. Hell, they even put white actors in to play roles that should clearly go to Asian actors, like in The Last Airbender.

To not point out differences (in my opinion, of course) is ignoring the problem that is still there. I’m not saying it’s not getting better. Yes, you should treat everyone equally, but it’s not the pointing out of differences that causes inequality. If you don’t draw attention to an inequality problem, it’s not just going to correct itself.

Comment on Hate it, hate it, hate it! by Eileen

Eileen — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:54:43 +0000

Yeah, I’d prefer the scuba-type suit. And wouldn’t you know it that swim suits that cover adequately are marketed by & for the religious: http://www.swimmodest.com/. I guess us heathens are exhibitionists, too…

Comment on Hate it, hate it, hate it! by Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:18:26 +0000

there really should be more options. I buy swimsuits ALL THE TIME because I keep thinking maybe they will look cute. someday. or if I wear them the right way. and they never do.

Comment on Hate it, hate it, hate it! by Tyler Hurst

Tyler Hurst — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:04:49 +0000

I’m just going to buy a lot of saran wrap this year. Maybe rotate colors.

Comment on What is Heaven? by kath

kath — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:18:31 +0000

I think anyone who believes that heaven is a place for immortal bliss for the individual AS an individual is deluding themselves. If we do have an immortal soul that continues to exist, why ever should it live like we do now?

I see it as not so much of a place, but rather a state of being where everything good about you, all that love and compassion and strength and humility, is complete in itself and becomes one with god (or whatever) and spends the rest of eternity delighting in the wonder of creation.

A bit like my life now really, but with more god and less television. And a lot less sex and bitching…

So what’s the point of heaven? I think it CAN be a reward, can give a purpose to a good life, can show that even a life lived in the worst of circumstances has non-tangible post-death benefits. And I don’t think one needs to be religious or spiritual at all to recognise that being a good person without hope or expectation of reward or recognition is worthwhile in and of itself. Moral atheists come out way, way ahead there.

Comment on Dear Arizona Legislature, by Len C

Len C — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:52:26 +0000

A company should have the right to set the terms and conditions of employment. If someone doesn’t like them, they don’t have to work there. If they work there knowing what the terms and conditions are, they accept them.
If you’re paying ALL of your insurance plan, you’re right that your employer has no business picking and choosing. However, if they’re paying the majority, then they do. Don’t like it? Go buy a plan elsewhere.
The whole plan is to have the government be the sugar-daddy that’s providing all healthcare. That’s not the job of government.
Not sure where that line about the doctor came in. Did I miss something?
All morality is legislated, one direction or another. If laws allow something to happen, or if laws prohibit something from happening. Society set’s morals. Morals are not an “individual” concept. If that were the case, there would be no crime because whomever was committing an act would be within the bounds of their own morals.

Comment on Dear Arizona Legislature, by spellwight

spellwight — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:36:08 +0000

The point is if a woman works and pays for an insurance plan through her work, that company should not have a right to exclude birth control. Most insurance companies cover birth control because of the cost benefit. The Obama plan says insurance plans should cover the entire cost (no deductible) for birth control. Nobody is saying everyone should get it free. But if you’re playing into your insurance plan, you have a right to everything IT covers not what your employer picks and chooses. It doesn’t cost the employer any more or less so it’s not a business decision, it’s strictly moral. So how do his morals outweigh hers when she’s paying for her own coverage?

And and and you should be able to trust your doctor to give you the entire truth about ANY condition.

Comment on Dear Arizona Legislature, by Len C

Len C — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:11:40 +0000

Sure, married people have unwanted/accidental pregnancies. But that’s a failure of contraceptives. The same contraceptives that I believe you are saying people have a ‘right’ to, if I’m reading you correctly.
And, you may have a point about insurance companies. Maybe they SHOULD provide contraceptives as preventative care. And, in that case, perhaps they shouldn’t pay for anything if someone has a baby, eh? Oh, but I expect you would want to eat your cake and have it, too.
What I’m saying is that if an insurance company, or employer, doesn’t want to provide contraceptives to employees, the government has no right telling them to do otherwise. No one holds a gun to someone’s head (in the USA, anyway) to make them work for an employer, yet. If an employee doesn’t like the employer’s terms and conditions of employment, let them find work elsewhere, or start their OWN business.

Comment on Dear Ann Romney, by Len C

Len C — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:05:49 +0000

When a person agrees to do a job for a wage, it’s a trade. They know what they’re trading. Businesses are in business to make profit. But, that’s an agreed upon trade-off between employee and employer.

When that which the employee has worked for is taken from them without their express consent to be given to someone less deserving (i.e., they didn’t work for it), that’s not a trade-off. That’s theft (legalized or otherwise).

Private property is NOT a function of government. People had private property LONG before there was any organized means of taking it from them.

It’s not the most brutal that prevail, but those who can adapt quickly enough.

Ok, so we decide, together, what the rules will be. But that would suggest that the majority rules. We all know better that, now, don’t we?

Ending government welfare would improve society. It would force society to care for those who need it (which is what we had before “a chicken in every pot” socialism, and it worked out pretty well).

I’m not naive at all. I just don’t agree with your opinion, and that’s ok.

Comment on Dear Arizona Legislature, by Coop

Coop — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 21:23:19 +0000

What? So married people don’t have unwanted or accidental pregnancies? Only whores? That’s interesting. And as an “adult” I should pay for my own birth control, but it’s okay to let my employer paid insurance pay for pap smears and breast exams, eye glasses and what not. All things that help curb the cost of additional medical care that my employer will incur. It’s called preventative medicine and care for a reason. Makes no sense to pay for me to have a baby, which the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality shows that “the charge for an uncomplicated cesarean section is approximately $15,800, while an uncomplicated vaginal birth runs about $9,600.” That doesn’t even include prenatal care which can average around $2000, ALL covered by insurance. Birth control can costs as little as $100 per year. I’m not a math major, but even I can see this isn’t about saving money. It’s about legislators trying to legislate morality.