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• “Jimmy, I've got an appointment with my tax guy this evening, I'll try to run that question by ...”
• “Is the East Boulevard mentioned in the article an actual street? It's not one I'm familiar with; is ...”
• “Some argue the privacy angle, but for me it's cost and the lack of any studies showing that cameras ...”
• “But but but, we have downtown cameras to keep us safe!”
• “"However, numerous studies have documented that any jobs lost are more than compensated by job creation, stimulated by increased purchasing ...”
• “Reaching 1% in a statewide race (current requirements are 2%) seems pretty fair to me. That accounts for people who ...”
• “So Colonel, is it just a speedbump instead of a road block? How about this 1993 law that the legislature ...”
• “To further elaborate on what Mike Mentor said challenging the Colonel's assertion that there are no barriers to create ...”
• “Michael, I have the same thought. I calculated my tax rate a few months ago on several years of previous ...”
• “Zach, how many people do you know raising a family where the primary breadwinner is making minimum wage? The numbers ...”
• “This article sadly doesn't get much right. There is no access to Windsor from College due to the much-maligned ...”
• “Jonathan, are you a parent? I think I asked you before, but I apologize for not remembering the answer. If ...”
• “The old "I don't need to outrun the mountain lion/bear/door to door salesman, I just need to ...”
• “Not when you count the dead (both Americans and Iraqi and other countries) who died during the war that was ...”
• “Jonathan, what a ridiculous comment. Flee in the face of a possibily armed intruder? What about those who can't ...”
• “Corporations are not permitted to influence "an election through unlimited and unregulated funding" There are still some contributions which cannot ...”
• “Jonathan, I think most people that are armed would rather have the chance, however slight, to defend themselves instead of ...”
• “It would be interesting to know if the folks present at the rally thought that unions are people as well ...”
• “Doesn't the Supreme Court decision from ages ago saying that mail order companies cannot be required to collect sales ...”
• “Two thoughts. The first is that any paristan primaries should be paid for by the political parties, not taxpayers. Secondly ...”
• “Jonathan, you claim "Why are we not up in arms arms about this cockamamie government scheme called the US Constitution ...”
• “Let's not forget the snippet below from the end of the last story in your series, or the drama ...”
• “"The Parkade Center right across the street is a successful example," Miller said. "The city should be proactive and create ...”
• “Gee Tim, if Kespohl opposed the plan, why did he vote for it? If the progressive members of the council ...”
• “Shoot, we tore down the old farmhouse that my grandpa was born in since it had gotten to the point ...”
• “To add a data point in case any enterprising Missourian reporter would like to dig into this issue, my brother ...”
• “Hmm, I could see arguments both ways based on the age of the students in attendance and the presence of ...”
• “I imagine if schools had Muslim athletes talking about their faith that the reaction might be just a bit different...”
• “No, but I'll complain about your ridiculous comment.”
• “Mark, I think the back-in parking behind the county building and courthouse are still in effect, or at least I ...”
• “Has anyone determined where the money went? If the full $39 million was bonded and paid out, shouldn't the ...”
• “Tony, I regret to inform you that the below reformatting of a well-known quote is two syllables too long. Darn ...”
• “Corey, I believe it's state law that requires equal number of poll workers from both the Democratic and Republican ...”
• “While Missouri is among the states that license the least occupations, there is room for improvement. For instance, did you ...”
• “Michael, we have about the same sentiment on Social Security. Here's a link to letter to the editor that ...”
• “Jonathan, I'm not saying your parents were "bad" if they used a tax deduction to pay for your college ...”
• “John, I'm not saying government should provide no services. I'm OK with fire, police, roads, grudgingly schools (it ...”
• “Tony, I'm thinking Jonathan should get back to us when he's a bit older and wonder why he ...”
• “Those occupiers Were breaking government laws And yet, you want more?”
• “Oh, so it's OK for you to accuse me of smoking pot (which I do not) because of my ...”
• “Frank, just what do you mean by "is it the smoke?" Are you trying to make a veiled personal attack ...”
• “Frank, Magic Tree is the name given to it by a private individual who has been decorating a tree (formerly ...”
• “I would be curious to hear from Missourian staff or J School students if press passes are still in vogue ...”
• “Willie, you need to read the article again. The 7% figure that David Stokes calculated was the percentage of jobs ...”
• “Rude? Uncivil? Lay off the caffeine, dude.”
• “But send them to a kegger and it's called college kids being college kids...”
• “Can Warren Buffet, George Soros, and Steve Jobs keep their wealth in your eyes?”
• “I think another good idea would be to issue separate awards for grammar corrections and factual corrections, the latter of ...”
• “And according to http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=11161 removal of the Social Security tax cap would only ...”
• “My brother and I own 60ish acres in the county, agriculturally zoned. Sounds like I need to go to the ...”
• “Hi Steven, sales tax when registering a vehicle is dependent upon where one lives and registers the vehicle, not where ...”
• “And yet, none of this hullabaloo arose when the University's contractors used that parking lot as a staging and ...”
• “Apparently this question has been brought up on KFRU but I had missed discussion about it until today. Will people ...”
• “Yes, but should it be? Why did the feds think it necessary to amend the US Constitution to prohibit alcohol ...”
• “I agree that Ellis needs a more current car; although there is much resistance to the Volt in some circles ...”
• “Corey, you could try viewing a cached version of the site via Google, but one page view isn't going ...”
• “Jimmy, my understanding of TDDs is that they cannot pay for parking lots, but can be used for road improvements ...”
• “What's worse in Frank's mind, being a liberal or an SNL watcher?”
• “Frank, contrary to your opinion, I was not slandering Jesus or His teachings, simply pointing out that a sizable portion ...”
• “Frank, please don't be so ridiculous in the future when your examples are proven wrong. Karl Marx? Seriously? I ...”
• “Well Frank, I sure am glad Jesus convinced all those nice Americans in the southern states that slavery was a ...”
• “Ed, I think that CPD has some of the best leadership its had for quite some time. Take a look ...”
• “Hmm, are we talking about the tax cuts that President Obama just extended? Why does Bush get all the blame ...”
• “I'm sure some of the calls for what should happen would be different if these were good ol' boys ...”
• “Sounds like the company and workers came to a resolution without that fictitious bugaboo coming into play, eh?”
• “Sally, what do you think kills more people - drugs or cars?”
• “And your proof of that claim is what?”
• “Terry Juhlin, Officer Sanders did not "restrain/control" the arrestee in the cell, he flung him into a concrete wall ...”
• “Gee Sally, seems like you're approaching the "continually harass threaten and mock and belittle others" standard yourself with a ...”
• “I, like James Krewson, will hold my opinion of these events until I find out if this person may have ...”
• “Gregg speaks an edict, First Amendment only for Those who occupy!”
• “Michael, thanks for the laugh. Will you pay my bail after I plant such a roundabout sign there?”
• “Route VV and Hinton Road will get you close enough.”
• “Corey, I had the same thought about that 50% statistic. I imagine Mark Foecking will be debunking that in the ...”
• “Well Rick, ain't that a kicker? It was late at night and I don't recall the exact contents ...”
• “Hey Corey, thanks for finding some negativity to cloud this great story. Did you donate?”
• “Harold, I was referring to your hold-up dudes comment. I don't believe Matt and company are looking to get ...”
• “Mark, didn't get a chance to watch the video (this computer is a dog), but if it's the ...”
• “Harold, crime rates are holding steady, no matter what some might think with the recent spate of incidents. I believe ...”
• “Personally, I hate people calling for editorial censorship much more than repetitious content. I can ignore Paul's repeated claims ...”
• “Just like soylent green, Corporations are people Just not as tasty.”
• “Frank, what is the 1 in 5 reference to? And please recall that Reagan was President when the Marines barracks ...”
• “Frank, my recollection is that the aspirin factory was in Sudan. My original point still stands that the Colonel was ...”
• “After doing a little refreshing of the memory, the Colonel is also incorrect about this claim: "Nevertheless, it is a ...”
• “Harold, those who pay attention to the news know why the officer was terminated. You might want to poke around ...”
• “Wondering if the Colonel went through an enhanced patdown on his recent excursion? That possibility keeps me from flying with ...”
• “I really wonder when the Missourian staff will print these beauties?”
• “Can we make bosses Pay us fifty bucks an hour? That's a stimulus!”
• “Well let's just bump the minimum wage to $20/hour if it will "stimulate consumer demand and ultimately encourage ...”
• “I WONDER if there is a LAW of CONSERVATION of CAPITALIZATION?”
• “Derrick, not necessarily K2. Dealers have sold fake cocaine and marijuana for years. For instance, the murder on Quail Drive ...”
• “7 of those 9 eyewitnesses recanted their testimony. Eyewitnesses are notoriously unreliable and the police didn't help by dragging ...”
• “I think the reason is that the Wall Street protests are not focused on just the bailouts, but what the ...”
• “Gerald, the back-in parking experiment is over according to what I heard on the radio last week (can't recall ...”
• “Perhaps the Star could also suggest that Freddie and Fannie be gracefully terminated and let ALL mortgages be backed by ...”
• “And what happens when smoking goes down as the article claims? Tax revenue will decline and lawmakers (or the ACS ...”
• “I heard the President on the news this afternoon saying millionaires should pay the same tax rate that plumbers pay ...”
• “Corey, please let us know how the President addressed either of these three price factors mentioned in the article: "the ...”
• “Homes are for living Houses aren't an investment Don't confuse the two”
• “My, some nice language there. Hey Forest, let us know how much you cry when the Missourian whacks your abusive ...”
• “Lots of claims and no links. It's like our very own local Coast to Coast.”
• “Ellis, my grandfather grew up in the Salem/Bunker area and remarked a couple times how he wished he had ...”
• “Paul, here's a response I got from a person at the county this morning: The zoning regulations are online ...”
• “Ah, I missed the bit in the email I quoted (was not me typing there) about all lots in a ...”
• “Derrick, the Trib had a story on the downtown cameras a week or so back when the revelation came out ...”
• “I agree that the arbitrary date is just that. As for the acreage, keep in mind that the 2.5 ...”
• “So Kevin, do you approve of this comment from Robin Acree? “We know corporate America is going to take over ...”
• “Paul, here is what I got back from the county regarding trailers: Doublewide homes (1976 or newer) are treated the ...”
• “Way to go, GRO. Conflate the issue to something that meets your agenda.”
• “Why was CPD testing a silencer?”
• “Most people shouldn't be investing in individual stocks. Too risky and puts all your eggs in one basket. As ...”
• “And all this drama is based upon 150 ads found online. The horror.”
• “Unfortunately I couldn't that information while poking around the county's website over the weekend. Might ping one of ...”
• “Based on my recollection of someone who tried to start up a mobile home park near my neck of the ...”
• “Thanks Ed, I went and dug up the county's zoning regulations and here's what they said: A manufactured ...”
• “No, it's not all lost on me. I just think that forcing people to provide for retirement for someone ...”
• “Paul, I'm not sure about the city, but Boone County does not prevent you from placing mobile homes on ...”
• “I would like to hear Wendy's reasoning for 1500 students possibly not being allowed to vote. Would that be ...”
• “"But we should strive to be a country where those fortunate enough to work give a little back to help ...”
• “Tony, I would gladly buy at least one of those t-shirts, two if you somehow find a way to mock ...”
• “Does Boulder subsidize their bus system as Columbia does (until next year's budget theoretically) or is it self-sustaining for ...”
• “How do you know it was from the BP spill and not from another source?”
• “So Mike, did the courts in St. Louis let those folks off on the murder rap, or did state or ...”
• “I realize this isn't a Missourian-produced article, but it sure would have been better with just an inkling of ...”
• “Well Harold, you would be dead wrong (seems to be a trend, eh?) as I don't indulge in K2 ...”
• “So why were the three presumed students detained and why was a warning issued?”
• “Was Southland Drive built by the city or a private entity? What shape was it in prior to the trucks ...”
• “There's no problem with selling China beef or pork. The problem arises when the state picks winners and losers ...”
• “Yes, yes, let's ban this evil chemical weed and continue to sell alcohol, right Harold?”
• “You can thank the FDA for some shortages: http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/a-hospital-drug-shortage-made-in-washington/”
• “The problem is the proposed legislation doesn't have any tie to actual revenue increases. It's basically corporate welfare ...”
• “Tim, do you have to swallow the venom when you wake up in the morning or are you able to ...”
• “Yep, but plenty of Democrats voted for the bill as well and Jay Nixon signed it.”
• “Has any research been done to determine if the nine (if memory serves me correctly) police beats are of equal ...”
• “What a bunch of crap legislation. Really Claire? I don't care where the call center I'm contacting is ...”
• “Michael, not only is 75% too high, I think the threshold needs to be higher on voters approving amendments to ...”
• “Mike, I agree that the US needs an army, but I don't think the founding fathers you referenced would ...”
• “Ricky, I don't believe he would need a license if those are not exotic guns. The number may seem ...”
• “And the guns were seized for what cause?”
• “To make sure I understand the proposed solution correctly, nothing is being done to reduce the energy usage of the ...”
• “So does the Colonel think we should amend the Missouri constitution to do away with the citizens' right to propose ...”
• “I used to work near that area and was surprised that field was never developed. It's a perfect spot ...”
• “Tim, weren't most of the subsidies for IBM from the state and not Columbia?”
• “Frank, I'm not sure any one person's idea of anti-American should be claimed as the consensus. I think ...”
• “So if the story mentions a picture, shouldn't it have been posted?”
• “Jimmy, I don't think that is correct. Most of the students are not counted as residents in the census ...”
• “How dare Mike Matthes ignore the sage advice of David Rosman. The nerve of some civil servants!”
• “Interesting link Frank, I had not heard that story before. I'm also reminded of the teacher's pension fund ...”
• “Not really, the linked Post-Dispatch story tells most of it. You could also poke around http://www.mofreedom.org for ...”
• “Well, I'm not so sure a 911 call was needed since neither situation sounded like an actual emergency. Maybe ...”
• “David, I highly doubt that the coalition will get much money from the EPA beyond maybe lawyer fees. What I ...”
• “Hey John Johnson, I've got some German ancestry in my blood. If you're going to use German in ...”
• “Hey Bob, got any proof about that Saudi Arabia claim? And your tariff idea will increase costs on American consumers ...”
• “A septic tank will work for a couple years, until your leach field is dumping basically raw sewage on your ...”
• “Well golly gee, I thought Obama's plan to require everyone (not the exempted classes listed above) would result in ...”
• “Or maybe the federal government shouldn't be funding ventures that should be taken care of by the states and ...”
• “Frank, if I gave a rat's tuckus what you thought about my posts, I wouldn't dare to turn ...”
• “Don, thanks for reminding me about Abbas. I had a suspicion I was forgetting one example, but was Al Qaeda ...”
• “Frank, I don't believe there was any proof that Saddam was harboring terrorists. The conventional wisdom I remember hearing ...”
• “Frank, the Iraq war was absolutely not necessary. I'm reminded of that every time I hear of a local ...”
• “Or maybe those countries want to make sure they benefit (i.e. receive money) from those energy sources?”
• “Hmm, a little Googling makes me think Troy has a bit more involvement with ethanol than your average Missourian commenter...”
• “Here's what I take away from that NYT article: About 43 percent of single people and 22 percent of ...”
• “Tony, even the poor could afford to retire rich if the federal government didn't confiscate part of their paycheck ...”
• “So "Dale" I take it you'll be OK with Mr. Matthes even if he doesn't eliminate those pesky ...”
• “Tony, did someone force those minimum wage earners to work for Wal-Mart at that salary? The only time I've ...”
• “What a horribly written article. I'm glad it didn't come from anyone local.”
• “Bret, you might find such a juror in close proximity to the mythical informed voter.”
• “Or he can be shrill and ignored. Choices have consequences.”
• “Oh I see Gregg, it's OK to quote Reagan from 1987 when it suits your purposes, but I'm ...”
• “Gregg, I believe President Obama had some things to say about the debt ceiling when he was a Senator: http ...”
• “Ellis, I knew that because the Missourinet has made that point in several articles about the last shuttle mission!”
• “Harold, why would the folks in wheelchairs buy a ticket when the train's FAQ states this: Is the dinner ...”
• “Harold, look at the last picture on this story and reflect on how utterly vapid your question is.”
• “So if I pony up the $69 for a disabled person in a wheelchair to go on the dinner train ...”
• “Harold, you may not have heard any silly questions, but you sure typed one.”
• “It's so hot, Paul Allaire sent himself to Iraq to cool off.”
• “Gee Sally, I guess we're lucky that quite a bit of opera is subtitled for those of us who ...”
• “And what if they take a collection and have one, just one, person ride the dinner train this coming weekend ...”
• “Frank, quoting what the Trib or Missourian prints as "legal advice" will get you laughed out of the courtroom.”
• “Frank, I would like to see something from someone who actually knows about the ADA - not Mike, not you, or ...”
• “Frank, I would like to see actual proof that the train is exempt from ADA (not that I think they ...”
• “Gotta love those "safety inspections." I'm betting they were in place only on weekends that there were concerts...”
• “Right Harold, because shariah law trumps the Constitution...”
• “I don't think the ACLU is trying to become rich by forcing the government to abide by the Constitution ...”
• “Mona, I think you mean Joplin residents have the right to change the way their own private property looks, and ...”
• “Any proof to that conjecture?”
• “Well as best as I can figure out, LightSquared's proposed satellite network could cause interference with some GPS devices ...”
• “Your numbers are WAY off. $22,407 was the proposed value to run a six-month pilot for a whopping two ...”
• “Yep, I'm sure that low-income people on welfare are significant donors to the ACLU...”
• “Dewey, I doubt you are going to see a response from those officials in a Columbia-based newspaper online comment...”
• “Is that the only winery in St. James? The girlfriend and I made a detour to what I think was ...”
• “I can say with certainty that the Denny's in Rolla was no wowser when we made a recent stop ...”
• “I probably watch less television than the usual American, but I sure haven't seen any Casey Anthony coverage on ...”
• “Paul, I don't believe this is part of the GetAbout Columbia grant, but separate money that MODOT is spending ...”
• “One word: dilution”
• “Frank, my recollection is that the only recent dip in federal spending was 2009-2010. I'm not sure if the ...”
• “Ellis, a lot of people don't realize that federal spending has doubled from 2004 to the projected levels in ...”
• “Please Missourian folks, keep this loon's comments up for a couple days, even if Woodsman One won't cop ...”
• “I am hoping the dinner train can stick around and not become a novelty that peters out in a couple ...”
• “Derrick, have you heard of the handful (at least, I've only heard it from a couple) of politicans who ...”
• “Delcia, I'm not sure about other states, but Missouri does not recognize common law marriages.”
• “Frank, most of the taxes you mentioned don't directly flow into the city coffers so I didn't consider ...”
• “Frank, I think the money is probably correctly termed as slush fun that CVB doles out. I doubt that it ...”
• “Elaine, so do you only buy from non-rapacious corporations, or are they all equally bad in your eyes, in which ...”
• “Frank, and what of the business owner who didn't get subsidized by the CVB? Are you OK with the ...”
• “Does that mean Frank doesn't agree with the CVB giving the dinner train owners taxpayer dollars?”
• “Um no, I imagine that the Odle's will be responsible for demolishing and removing the old buildings.”
• “Oh, and if you want to explain why tax money should be spent on the arts instead of letting folks ...”
• “Glad to see the summer heat is getting to your liberal sensibilities on spending the taxpayer's money, Tim. Do ...”
• “Can anyone explain why the city even has an Office of Cultural Affairs? Doesn't seem like the typical task ...”
• “Well Paul, how would you solve the so-called trade deficit with China? Prohibit free trade between consumers here and producers ...”
• “Seeing as how Mary Ratliff is not on the reapportionment committee, the label won't stick. Perhaps you could recite ...”
• “RomneyCare successful? I guess if you are OK with the cost of health insurance in Massachusetts increasing at a higher ...”
• “Or it could be deluded people thinking they can retire on Social Security...”
• “Ellis, I wonder if the government has some culpability by building the levee in the first place? Would folks have ...”
• “Here's what Reich glossed over or didn't mention in his video: 1. Spending cuts (he sure mentioned taxes ...”
• “Now Tony, don't go getting things complicated by asking people just how much we should tax those rich folks ...”
• “I think that may be the best solution anyone has proposed...”
• “Gregg, are you referring to Hoover's own stimulus program? Funny how a lot of things Dubya and Obama tried ...”
• “I don't have a problem with the government providing some basic services, such as roads. I think bike trails ...”
• “The tax-exempt status doesn't matter one bit. Should I be able to put a trail through Woodcrest's or ...”
• “I don't know to be honest, I assume it would be dependent on if they're a registered non-profit ...”
• “There may be a deed restriction allowing for trails, but that doesn't seem to be the same as granting ...”
• “Is there an ACLU of Western Missouri that the Columbia chapter could affiliate with instead?”
• “Jimmy, please give us an example of Ron Paul not explaining history correctly? I still don't think you know ...”
• “Jimmy, you obviously know jack squat about Ron Paul.”
• “Frank, you mean the pledge written by a socialist?”
• “Jimmy, again I don't think he asked for the garage to be built (at least not publicly, I suppose ...”
• “I believe his reasoning was it would be difficult to build the garage without impacting the hotel's operation in ...”
• “Matt, is this the same bus system that is subsidized by about a million dollars per year in sales tax ...”
• “Jimmy, I don't think the hotelier is pushing the parking garage, but the city is. I'm pretty sure ...”
• “Hank, I think that the article is incorrect when it states that. The council won't really do anything but ...”
• “I don't think Speaker Tilley was talking about state dollars, but the very real economic impact (you know, like ...”
• “Oh aren't you the witty one Gregg, with your tiny er URL hiding a lmgtfy link? Now, pray tell ...”
• “I would still love to hear a USDA official state why a citizen needs a license to sell fricking rabbits ...”
• “I wonder if Alex Foss will think those student loans are so reasonable when 10 to 13% of his pre-tax ...”
• “Why not provide information for all bridges in the attached graphic instead of those under construction or coming soon? And ...”
• “Paul, it's not an Obama or Bush thing. It's a photo op for any President to make it ...”
• “Corey, I think the city's explanation was that to not put glass of some kind in would be unsafe ...”
• “Several years back I encountered two or three similar road blocks run by the Highway Patrol on a state road ...”
• “Sounds to me like Koster might be looking for a way to get his name in the paper since this ...”
• “Thanks for the insight Jake, much appreciated.”
• “Corey, I agree with you about the look of the sheds (although not the need to crack down on them ...”
• “So I'll ask this question again, but expect it will get ignored by the Missourian and I'll need ...”
• “What percentage of benefits do employees currently pay for and what are those dollar figures?”
• “Yo Jimmy, maybe you neglected this bit while throwing around adjectives, but Heritage isn't Libertarian as you may have ...”
• “Andrew, thanks for your interest. Here are my broad thoughts on education. The federal government shouldn't be involved. I ...”
• “For someone who doesn't think much of Bush as a conservative, Frank sure spends a lot of time defending ...”
• “Frank, what I'm "complaining about" is that Bush was definitely not a conservative, nor were his actions. In fact ...”
• “And Bush wasn't man enough to stand up for alleged conservative principles and veto the damn bill? He's ...”
• “That's right Frank, the Bush White House since TARP was his baby. Oops.”
• “Stay classy Louis, or we'll let the entirety of Hickman High judge your work product. Seriously, what is it ...”
• “Michael, allow me to interject for Paul. Did you send those four employees to Iraq? Now we'll see what ...”
• “Frank, maybe you can blame the Republican voters who elected McCain in the primaries for his absolute failure against Obama ...”
• “Frank reminds me of Rush trying to defend Dubya's drunken sailor spending. A former coworker and I used to ...”
• “Did the Missourian just post an article directing potential resume clients to David Rosman's buddies? That's what I ...”
• “Joanne, are you even open to the possibility that Breitbart has manipulated the videos enough that you don't even ...”
• “Terry, no one is responsible for their fellow man, but is free to offer charity or assistance as they deem ...”
• “Mark, it is exceedingly clear to me that Steve (whom I know, just pointing that out) is talking about the ...”
• “My SWAG is that the band from Hazelwood has experience playing a New Orleans-style funeral procession, which I believe was ...”
• “Close Terry, but missing a nuance. Libertarianism is the belief I can live my life as I like, so long ...”
• “Tom, I'm going to have to echo Robin's call for documentation of that 140,000 number as well...”
• “Tim, my point is that what the letter writer wrote is indistinguishable from what a conservative, a libertarians, or a ...”
• “We think Terry can't point out any libertarianism in the letter.”
• “Matt, it seems to me that the Audobon Society should decide what happens on their land instead of trail walkers ...”
• “Frank, thanks for the info on Stossel living in Columbia. I had no idea he lived here. For those wanting ...”
• “Andrew, thanks for the compliment, but I would be writing a more libertarian rather than conservative viewpoint, assuming I had ...”
• “Jack, I'm not old enough that I didn't experience some of the rising portion of the college tuition ...”
• “One more thought on student loans. The easy availability of them allows colleges to increase costs without any pushback from ...”
• “Jack, how many students finance their entire education or a sizable portion with student loans? The last number I heard ...”
• “Oops, that should have been directed at Jimmy, not Jack.”
• “Jack, what about doing away with the federal deduction for mortgage interest and student loans? I like getting them, I ...”
• “My word Ellis, you were part of coporate America? That must have been terrible? I'm reminded of a Grassroots ...”
• “Kathy, maybe you should have looked a little harder. I bought health insurance for myself on the private market last ...”
• “That's OK Nancy, it's more food for the rest of Missouri. City folk just don't understand.”
• “Fred, you might want to look into the funding sources of roads in Columbia. Not just the fuel tax pays ...”
• “Maybe your husband should stick to beer until his employer lightens up?”
• “Finally! The inability to make easy lefts at either the Paris or Walnut intersections, particularly in the afternoon, has been ...”
• “Maybe Jay Nixon should ask Kevin Costner for the funds instead of Uncle Sam?”
• “Well Robin, it's not quite done yet since Governor Nixon still needs to sign it...”
• “Yes, and the birth certificate facts end the discussion. Listen people, if there was a shred of evidence that Obama ...”
• “All the more reason to get rid of the federal gas tax and the federal highway programs. Let states increase ...”
• “Why is material relating to the Derek Billups appeal attached to this story? He was not ther person at Starbucks.”
• “I'm sorry Tim, I didn't realize this was your personal thread I was not to comment on, especially ...”
• “Does that include the Republican Party? Why does the federal government pay for their (and the Democratic) political conventions? There ...”
• “Tim, I'll put this in all caps and small words so you comprehend it the third time (maybe): IT ...”
• “OK, let me know when you want to discuss the issue instead of playing YouTube tag. I've got a ...”
• “No Tim, we didn't "pluck" it from an obscure listserv, someone forwarded the email to the Richards campaign. I ...”
• “I also forgot to mention that the 8 days before campaign election reports were available from the Missouri Ethics Commission ...”
• “Christopher, a couple of the false claims in Sturtz's email are that developers paid for Mitch's signs, not ...”
• “Let me try to make it easy for y'all Terry... You linked to what you said was an illegal ...”
• “What kind of crap response is that, the electioneering equivalent of a woman deserved being raped because of the way ...”
• “So you're going to give Paul a pass on his known lies? I guess the left has learned that ...”
• “Um, Terry, the auctions are legal and Jay Nixon is proposing MORE money to inspect breeding facilities, and you go ...”
• “Sure looks like Paul Sturtz learned from Kespohl's campaign, eh? http://www.keepcolumbiafree.com/blog/the-paul-sturtz-email/”
• “The beginning of the video says dog auctions are licensed by the USDA and legal. How does Governor Nixon proposing ...”
• “Frank, go back and read Mark's post again because you totally missed the point. And your post should begin ...”
• “Stay classy!”
• “Well Louis, explain why my insurance purchased on the private market is a third of the best price available in ...”
• “Miranda, I like you attended college during my senior year since my high school offered no math classes past pre-calculus ...”
• “Mike, candidates recently had to file an 8 days before election campaign report and that is presumably what the Missourian ...”
• “I made it through about 10 of the cases in the referenced PDF file and only saw one case where ...”
• “Brandi, maybe when the Christian:Muslim ratio in the US is much closer than the current 13:1 proportion, I ...”
• “Yep, the federal government sure needed to be funding this...”
• “Hmm, so Karl Kruse doesn't think those arguing for smart growth/planned growth/what have you are special interests ...”
• “Tim, which radio goons are you referring to? Mike Ferguson? Renee Hulshof? Simon Rose? They all said it would come ...”
• “I'm pretty sure the Constitution, not Tip O'Neill, requires all spending bills to begin in the House.”
• “Speaking as someone who filed for unemployment in the past couple of years, you would be lucky to pay for ...”
• “I don't think he did Tony, that wouldn't play well with his dogma.”
• “Matt, you might want to view the video at the first link below (just two minutes long) and read the ...”
• “Gregg, are you planning on confiscating the wealth from those 40% to clear the government's trillions of dollars in ...”
• “Frank, are you claiming that Indonesia gave $4 million to Clinton's campaign? I'm pretty sure that's illegal ...”
• “Now Ellis, you know I would never lump you in with folks like George and "Hack" Waters. As an engineer ...”
• “Why should GE have paid tax last year? I got a refund last year? Should it have been confiscated for ...”
• “Dudley isn't saying the $6K would inspire most people to run, but $20K might...”
• “Nah Tim, I'm content with George lumping himself in with "Hack" Waters - old, irrelevant white guys who won't ...”
• “Funny you should mention the street in front of my house Paul, seeing as the previous resident of my house ...”
• “And how much will the government subsidize it since Amtrak loses money everywhere except the Acela line in the NE ...”
• “If no taxpayer money was involved by the boosters, why would the public have a right to know?”
• “Eric, I don't think the blame for the monster mega-garage can be pinned on McDavid. I'm pretty sure ...”
• “My favorite irate biker story was at the internal four-way intersection inside the development at Stadium and Forum (I forgot ...”
• “Oh Terry, you've posted dictionary definitions before. Get thee to one and look up regulate. You're the one ...”
• “Terry, it seems to me that proof should be incumbent upon those who wish to regulate the number of dogs...”
• “Ricky, I shall send out some Facebook messages to get the behind-back-talking lunch arranged.”
• “Shelley, thank you for answering the question that Terry blew off repeatedly. I may not agree with the reasoning 100 ...”
• “Ellis, it's possble that physics and mathematics have been outlawed by initiative petition in Terry's world. Pi is ...”
• “Terry, do you have any evidence that responsible breeders cannot take care of 55, 70, or 100 dogs? Or are ...”
• “Terry demands less huff and puff when discussing Prop B? How droll... My question is clear in the context of ...”
• “Yeah, and Medicare Part D and the Iraq Excursion and on and on. Dubya was no conservative.”
• “Frank, and wasn't George the Younger President for two of those Pelosi years? What was wrong with his veto ...”
• “Terry, it's not my fault that incorrect facts in a letter to the editor doesn't make you question ...”
• “Since the state Senate is a legislative, not judicial body, why should anyone bother listening to the rest of your ...”
• “Somewhat odd that a former city council candidate who had her comments at the Tribune deleted is pointing out the ...”
• “Ellis, I take it you are familiar with the Bimbo brand of bread sold in Mexico (not Missouri, as far ...”
• “Ellis, I've also worked with many Indians (go figure, in the technology field) and the Missourian may not have ...”
• “Jimmy, here's why it's bad to tax the rich more - they'll freaking move, they have the resources ...”
• “Hey Zach, I'm going to guess you don't have much money in the stock market at this stage ...”
• “Uh Robert? Less histrionics and you would see that Mark already told you why the current violations are there with ...”
• “Jimmy, if by "most countries have a higher business tax rate" you mean corporate tax rate, you are very incorrect ...”
• “Perhaps the Arab League should do their own dirty work?”
• “No strollers? Way to accommodate those with little ones...”
• “Gregg, yes, denying unions is illegal to some degree, but only because government said so. Should it be? I don ...”
• “Look out Rick, they're trying to put you in time-out!”
• “I don't know Frank, but can you tell us how that's relevant considering there is no First Amendment ...”
• “Gregg, does the freedom to associate also encompass the freedom to not associate, for a company to tell workers their ...”
• “Tony, I don't comment here to please you, but I would be happy to do so if you want ...”
• “Marina, is this the same Senator Jolie Justus that is trying to make it harder for Missouri citizens to propose ...”
• “Well, maybe stinking is the wrong adjective, so I could have also used flipping or freaking. Wanting Columbia to approximately ...”
• “Linda, do you think the residents want 400K more people here just so we can have stinking Trader Joe's ...”
• “You seem to have keyed on the headline, which I doubt Steve wrote himself, and missed most of the content ...”
• “Terry, I'm still waiting for you to answer my question from 9:41 p.m. last night.”
• “I'm not sure why Tony St. Romaine thinks it's the government's responsibility to build parking garages. I ...”
• “Terry, then please explain why responsible breeders are not allowed 50 dogs, intact females, or whatever the bloody hell Prop ...”
• “Correction: That should be an increase in the individual fare paid by the increased number of users.”
• “To be revenue-neutral, one would have to assume that Columbia Transit would not require any additional subsidization from the transportation ...”
• “I don't often agree with George's pieces, but this is a fine summation of the candidates at the ...”
• “Marina, have you kept that advice with Dubya?”
• “Marina, I highly doubt that a business license will help the matter much. Business licenses are granted by cities or ...”
• “Seems lke Rosman is blowing snow by not calling canidates out by name and with exact quotes...”
• “Hmm, "subverting democracy by destroying the system of checks and balances built into the U.S. and state constitutions." Pretty ...”
• “The Supreme Court decision from several years ago saying that mail order companies could not be required to collect sales ...”
• “Yes, stunning logic, that response.”
• “And if I owned a business, do I have the right to tell those wanting to unionize that they should ...”
• “Frank, and what have the Republicans done to get rid of Carter's Department of Energy and Education. NOTHING! They ...”
• “I guess you're forgetting about the state-built and maintained roads inside Columbia that people in other counties contributed to ...”
• “Yves, the city collects sales tax on the purchases I make in the city, including sales taxes specifically enacted to ...”
• “Boone County doesn't provide electricity or water to Pierpont (or anywhere else, for that matter). I imagine the vendors ...”
• “Frank, I am going to have to invoke an edited version of Sheriff Buford T. Justice on this fine Friday ...”
• “Frank, I would be all for T. Boone making money and solving the energy crisis as long as he does ...”
• “I'm not sure T. Boone was in it for the US as he was for ol' T. Boone. There ...”
• “Ah yes, it all comes down to Republicans voting out Democrats since they are so different at the federal level.”
• “Don, here's an answer to your question, let us know what you find out: http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Council ...”
• “While digging up the source for the sledgehammer comment from Bill Watkins, I ran across this quote from an April ...”
• “Um, what the heck are you talking about? Douglass is still open. They did not construct a new building for ...”
• “Melissa, where is your evidence that the officer was "amongst an angry crowd of cop hater's and drug dealers"?”
• “I would like to know when Bill Watkins said "the review board is an unnecessary and potentially damaging entity" since ...”
• “Well, usually when a shovel and the outdoors is mentioned together, it's a different s-word.”
• “Michael, what was the three S's you (I think?) mentioned before - shoot, shovel, and something else?”
• “The unspoken question is why the state is even holding the primaries for the political parties. Let them hold their ...”
• “Any stats from, you know, this century? I kind of like having current data to draw assumptions from.”
• “Frank, perhaps you could explain how my pointing out that YOUR preferred political party is not doing much to reduce ...”
• “So Frank, are any of the Republican lawmakers in DC going to repeal Medicare Part D now that they are ...”
• “I hope they detained him for his britches as well.”
• “Ellis, check out the link in the article and prepare to be boggled. I guess us white guys just don ...”
• “I find it interesting how McDavid considers the energy cycle local, but isn't considering the federal subsidies that make ...”
• “When I went to school, we called that correcting.”
• “Daniel, to say that Missouri wanted to secede during the Civil War is a bit simplistic and incomplete. You might ...”
• “Jimmy, if you are talking about the Fast Pass system that Wendy Noren put in place for the last election ...”
• “Based on Glenn Martin's username of greaseman, smells like spam to me.”
• “School districts (in Missouri at least) are separate from the schools. Probably for the best in my opinion, makes the ...”
• “Frank, are you saying that the Soviet Union had nukes in Nicaragua?”
• “Corey, I'm not sure the school district's budgeting can be blamed entirely when I think part of the ...”
• “Daniel, it might be said that you have little idea of Constitutional law. If the states successfully amend the Constitution ...”
• “Maybe "The District" can purchase the downtown "safety" cameras with their increased budget, assuming the voters approve it, instead of ...”
• “Alan, if one of the houses is from your father's estate and there was a mortgage on it, you ...”
• “I liked the Bieber/Ozzy, Darth Vader VW, and the Audi prison break ads. The Teleflora commercial got a big ...”
• “I would love to have a skating/hockey rink in Columbia, but if the demand was there, someone would have ...”
• “Most likely those were capital credits that were returned to former customers. Since the cooperative is owned by members, some ...”
• “Frank, I certainly don't tie the citizens of various Arab countries getting their inspiration from what the US did ...”
• “Frank, since you didn't get the creator of Pogo correct (my recollection is that it's Walt somebodyoranother, while ...”
• “Really Frank, trying to tie Egypy and Tunisia with the misbegotten "nation building" and invasion of Iraq? Wow.”
• “My hunch is that those impact fees are negligible in the overall scheme of the city's budget, even considering ...”
• “I highly encourage everyone to check out that Facebook page. Sweet fancy Moses, as a friend of mine occasionally says.”
• “Gee Carla, how many snow plows does the National Guard own?”
• “Why focus on just the volunteer opportunities provided by government? The Voluntary Action Center helps connect volunteers with different non-profits ...”
• “So Rand may have been a hypocrite? Big whoop. She's not my hero. There are several Libertarians I know ...”
• “Timmay! You obviously missed the connection between Jolie Justus' legislation and her fear that mean, evil Montgomery Burns, I mean ...”
• “Tim, show us some Rand worshipers if you will - I've never read a word of her work. Some Libertarian ...”
• “Michael, Tim doesn't let things like facts get in the way of his attempting to tar the R's ...”
• “We can only hope that Ms. Nolen's hoped-for technological blocking of the First Amendment might keep Joe Biden from ...”
• “Gee Corey, skip over this boilerplate in a rush to write your rant? "Each week, the Missourian shows a government ...”
• “I'm going to have to request a clarification of that comment...”
• “Christopher, don't forget that the CBO didn't score the "doc fix" bill in conjunction with the main reform ...”
• “Rose, how much is too much for health insurance? I provide my own health insurance instead of my employer, and ...”
• “Juan, you might want to acquaint yourself with the numbers reported by the Highway Patrol for the crimes in the ...”
• “Derrick, I think the pretty blue windows are still coming but was delayed for some reason. I think there's ...”
• “If memory serves (and a quick search on the city website seems to verify), H3 was hired to perform a ...”
• “Gregg, I wouldn't necessarily disagree with your statement that the marketplace is the wrong tool to deal with poverty ...”
• “Mark, some Libertarian as pro-choice and some are pro-life. They way we work around that issue and agree on others ...”
• “Is there ever a picture taken of Governor Nixon where he doesn't look like a preacher in a pulpit ...”
• “Big claims call for big facts to back them up, Chip.”
• “Ellis, thanks for the correction. I was watching a bit of Band of Brothers over the past couple days and ...”
• “Yo Tim, please do be showing where the Major politicized. This is actually one of his more neutral pieces in ...”
• “Seems to me the headline is pretty spot-on with the details in the story. Why can't farmers be expected ...”
• “Very ironic that Still praises the free market as she tries to interfere with it...”
• “Frank, where's your proof of Obama trying to reinstitute the Fairness Doctrine? I haven't heard anything regarding it ...”
• “Chip, I haven't been called a teagbagger by a liberal, but as part of my political interest, I monitor ...”
• “Jack, I hate to break it to you, but I don't click on just any link that someone posts ...”
• “Are we still believing the stats the city tells us about the red light intersections? How can Hopkins say those ...”
• “Really Jack, assault rifle rallies? Maybe you're talking about the singular citizen who had his AR-15 slung over his ...”
• “I wonder how many of our liberal commenters, much like Keith Olberman and Rachel Maddow, have elegantly sneered at their ...”
• “Jack, you need to let go of your apparent fear of guns for a bit and learn more about them ...”
• “Amen Rick, that's why if we give government the awesome power to put a citizen to death, we'd ...”
• “Bill, you might want to check out this case: http://www.innocenceproject.org/Content/Cameron_Todd_Willingham_An_Innocent_Man_Executed_in_Texas.php Cameron Todd Willingham was ...”
• “That's funny, I would consider SB1 the "Don't Make Me Pay Dues if I'm not a Union ...”
• “Karla, there's this button on your keyboard labeled Caps Lock that you need to press. Just once.”
• “Corey, I believe the top estate tax rate is 35% (should be zero, but...) and the first couple million are ...”
• “Better read your contract, bet you don't have any recourse unless you want to drop Mediacom...”
• “Your comment is going to be deleted PDQ since I'm guessing that's not your given name, but KOMU ...”
• “Colonel Miller, you might rethink your opinion on the red light cameras reducing accidents at the five intersections they are ...”
• “Seriously, this much drama about broadcast TV? I stopped watching broadcast TV ages ago except for the rare hockey game ...”
• “Oh Terry, you're so funny with the bestiality jokes...”
• “The city, county, and Mizzou each have separate permits to discharge storm water. Presumably Mizzou is distinct enough that it ...”
• “Paul, I missed your last comment when they were originally posted, but you nailed it 100%.”
• “Paul, my understanding is that MU, the city, and the county all allegedly have contracts or "understandings" for David Shorr ...”
• “Yves, perhaps you could let us know when the council, doing what they are supposed to do, previously set city ...”
• “While I don't have anything against the council saying the pledge, bringing it up sounds like pandering to me.”
• “Tim, if you think Stossel (although he appears on Fox), Cato, and Reason are necessarily the same as Fox, it ...”
• “At least you're not a drummer!”
• “Shelley, do you have any factual data that a breeder can't handle 50 dogs, but can safely raise 49 ...”
• “What is this "Institute of Policy Studies?" There are four pieces from this group in the Missourian archives, but I ...”
• “I had a bottle of Dom Perignon at my wedding reception that an employer had given me previously. It tasted ...”
• “Andrew, Jack's premise about Social Security reducing senior poverty might be true for the seniors that were around when ...”
• “Sounds like an enterprising reporter could smell a story here...”
• “Jack, can you definitively state that Social Security is the sole reason for the decrease in senior poverty? Could the ...”
• “Dude, you so owe me a dinner for the Dudley comment!”
• “For anyone who is interested in helping out just a little like David mentioned, Columbia is home to a Marines ...”
• “Yo Missourian staffers, it's not OK for me to tell Terry to be courteous in her remarks and that ...”
• “Hey David, what about all those Republicans who voted for Medicare Part D and Bush the Younger who signed it ...”
• “If I'm reading the data I received from the city correctly (need to confirm with CPD), it looks like ...”
• “Jack, zero risk in Social Security also means zero reward. George Kennedy's op-ed in favor of Social Security that ...”
• “Where is the raw data? Was it provided in a press release by the city (I see no such release ...”
• “That's right Tim, darn those pesky libertarians for telling people to save their own money for their own retirement ...”
• “Rep. Talboy gets it all wrong on regulation. We don't license who takes our trash or cuts or hair ...”
• “Derrick, I'm not so concerned with corporations or individuals having control of the economy as I do the government ...”
• “Well Ricky, apparently hard-working sons of guns like us just don't realize how lucky we are! And imagine, it ...”
• “Terry and Shelley, your attempts to impugn Rep. Kelly's reputation by tieing him to unspecified "special interests" is ludicrous ...”
• “If someone can summarize that series on Slate into, say, three sentences on why income equality is bad and why ...”
• “Whoa Jack! That's some crazy talk going on. I "owe" the government money based on how we'll I ...”
• “Seems to me that Dresner's affair caused him and his family much more pain that the media's reporting ...”
• “While I certainly believe Kahler committed the murders, we have to let the court system perform its work. For those ...”
• “Ellis, I don't know that I've ever seen a cheerful column from Rose, but then I usually can ...”
• “So did the EPA or Corp sue THF for remediation/repair?”
• “Paul Allaire (gee, too many Pauls!), I think I saw you make that claim before but thought you were misinterpreting ...”
• “Chrissy, maybe she was too shaken to go to the hospital? Maybe the EMTs checked her out at the scene ...”
• “True, but most people don't have enough assets to safely invest in individual stocks without assuming a larger risk ...”
• “Sorry, guess I wasn't clear. I'm aware of socially-responsible funds; I meant the terrorism-supporting-free-maybe funds that Steelman said ...”
• “Paul, I'm sure she's all ears. Heck, so am I if you want to post it up.”
• “Gregg, my understanding is that Steelman issued a call for Missouri's money to not be invested in funds that ...”
• “Uh Tim, mutual funds send out a prospectus, at best, once a year, so you might think you were in ...”
• “Yes, because there is such a plethora of unauthorized mall entering in Columbia...”
• “Tony, please excuse my error, I was going off George Kennedy's statement of 700 housing units in the article ...”
• “Let me fetch some popcorn, this could get good...”
• “Gee George, how about the people who buy those new houses? The construction companies and their employees who build them ...”
• “Paul, I didn't say nor did I imply I think that Officer Haden's reassignment was due to her ...”
• “After saying that people concerned by the data stored by the new automated license plate readers were "conspiracy theorists" in ...”
• “Mark, Terry seems to want to agitate without communicating. I don't understand why he's hanging around here if ...”
• “Permanently would be great. Fund the SS balances for those over a certain age (45, 50, etc.) and let the ...”
• “Henry, where are you located? Gas was $2.74 last night in Columbia, Missouri. Can you point me to a ...”
• “Bill, I don't believe it's been a retirement home for a few years now. I think the owners ...”
• “That's funny, I thought the Tiger Hotel was supposed to be the downtown boutique hotel?”
• “Glad to see that Mr. Schneider has adopted the "Nothing to see here" mantra, that's great customer service. Luckily ...”
• “Yes, water privatization by a corporation funded by the World Bank is directly equivalent to Columbia selling its utilities. If ...”
• “Really Hank, puppeteer? You progressives are so witty! Perhaps if President Obama led like you and other local liberals do ...”
• “Privatization of Columbia's trash and recycling would be a good test case. The start of Columbia's adventure into ...”
• “I have a feeling he didn't want to register under his real name because he thinks it might hurt ...”
• “"Dale", as was pointed out to you by another commenter previously, ONS was a reorganization of existing employees already employed ...”
• “Might be interesting to know how many units are already up to snuff already when they are inspected...”
• “But would the average quality of the comment increase as well? I'm not so sure.”
• “Hmm, so hicks don't matter in your eyes Louis? I'm continually amazed at the attitude of some of ...”
• “I know that telling US companies and citizens that they can't trade with China, or any other country or ...”
• “Quite a bit of subsidy-protecting going on in this article. Shawn McClaren could lobby their employer to shoot more films ...”
• “Louis, is your solution to ban free trade with China?”
• “Oh Louis, you are such the sweet-tongued progressive.”
• “Should we also subsidize users of the city's utilities as well, or make people pay the costs of the ...”
• “Here's a thought Louis, maybe the city transit system should charge a price that covers its costs instead of ...”
• “I would ask Ms. Acree the same question I asked of David Rosman. How long should unemployment benefits last? Three ...”
• “Polly, take a look at the agenda for Monday's city council meeting and let us know how quickly you ...”
• “"Although the increase in ridership has certainly increased transit revenue, bus fares are only 10 percent of Columbia Transit’s ...”
• “Yo Nelson, don't the Democrats still control the Senate and President Obama can still veto legislation, right? And about ...”
• “I find it highly amusing that an eminent journalist such as George Kennedy praises Chris Kelly (a fellow who I ...”
• “Louis, that was Arkansas. They are free to waste their tax dollars if they wish. I would prefer Missouri raise ...”
• “Seriously Kevin, informed voters in the United States? I would wager that over 90% of voters never read the actual ...”
• “David, at what point do you think the feds should cut off unemployment benefits? If not two years, three? Five ...”
• “Ellis, seems to me that in these economic times, the Department of Conservation should be saving money and not engaging ...”
• “And just what have been Oregon's and Mississippi's experiences after their laws were enacted? I would expect this ...”
• “I don't know what right-wing types Jane has heard these complaints from. Most Republican types seem to think this ...”
• “I'm sorry, but this op-ed is frankly a piece of tepid crap if Ms. Nolen isn't willing to ...”
• “I haven't seen this mentioned in the various media stories, but are the occupants listed in the story the ...”
• “Oh Henry! Don't much like the candy bar, nor the Fair Tax (it does nothing to reduce the size ...”
• “Hmm, this comment seems a bit suspect: "According to the Economic Policy Institute, every dollar increase in wages for a ...”
• “As a long-time beard wearer, all you newbies should just give up. I wasn't called Grizzly Adams at a ...”
• “To be nitpicky, birth announcements have been gone from local papers for several years now.”
• “God bless you, Almeta.”
• “Robert, if you would pay closer attention to the news, you would already know that Laura Nauser is not seeking ...”
• “Justin, third-hand smoke is a bunch of hooey, but in case you're not scared enough already, some "researchers" are ...”
• “Nice to see Dr. Tompson again, I was in one of his physics classes back in the early 90s. One ...”
• “I live in a county subdivision and several of my neighbors (luckily not me) had substandard septic tanks that were ...”
• “Don, I would like to see actual links to those stories before I render an opinion. For all I know ...”
• “I'm guessing a nurse practitioner or a similar individual was doing the exams.”
• “And why, pray tell, do I need to register to view public documents and what are the requirements? I envision ...”
• “The appearance of jury shopping and the foreman's comments are troubling (but I would like to see links to ...”
• “Don, please review the allegations about DeLay's various activities and not just the case you cited at this Wikipedia ...”
• “Not a mechanic, but maybe a stuck brake caliper, wonky steering rack, or something wrong with the front suspension. If ...”
• “Mike, yep that's the report I was thinking of. Your first question of "Did the city promise bondholders that ...”
• “Mike, it seems to me that the report for the last council meeting answered some of the questions you asked.”
• “MSNBC has no equivalent to Glenn Beck? Maybe, only because Rachel Maddow and Olberman are worse. A pox on all ...”
• “Oh Don, you think conservatives aren't corrupt? Let's start with Tom DeLay, for one. Corruption is a bipartisan ...”
• “$600 billion divided by 700,000 "jobs" equals a bit over $850,000 per job. Where do I apply?”
• “BoCoMoBoogy has been banned here under his real name for some time, snuck back under another name, and got the ...”
• “If there are any parents out there who have problems denying Happy Meals when they take their tykes to McDonald ...”
• “Rand Paul isn't a Libertarian or a libertarian, and is less so than his dad: http://motherjones.com/mojo ...”
• “Hmm, claims of a bigoted tea party, but no links? Republicans backtracking from their supposed fiscal conservatism, but no links?”
• “David, which journal and study are you referring to? If it is Michael Pakko's analysis of the city sales ...”
• “Jason, nice guess, but incorrect. Ray is a different poster on the Tribune than the one you claim, and has ...”
• “For those clamoring for Ray, how many of you are local to Columbia and were commenting here well before Prop ...”
• “Carla, promise to remove the Caps Lock key from your keyboard and I'll think about it.”
• “And the reason for the picture ID is ??? I can drop off hazardous waste by the power plant without showing ...”
• “Now that's some attractive spam.”
• “And there's compassionate liberalism in a nutshell.”
• “Michelle just got pwned, as the kids say nowadays.”
• “The sad fact is that it isn't your Social Security. The Supreme Court has ruled several times that you ...”
• “I'll see if I can sneak this in the comments seeing the Prop B tsunami continues... Social Security is ...”
• “Good, take Social Security away and make people actually invest for retirement with dignity instead of heaping it upon the ...”
• “Sarah, is it your contention that all dog breeders operate "puppy mills?"”
• “Shelley, you might want to do some more reading on the rights that were covered by the 14th Amendment (as ...”
• “The DISCLOSE Act exempted unions from having to follow the new disclosure rules that the Democrats were trying to impose ...”
• “Leave it to George to "forget" as Columbo might claim, but Libertarian Christopher Dwyer is also in the Congressional race.”
• “If they want a barn, maybe my brother and I should sell them the spare barn on the family farm ...”
• “Seems to me this is the wrong time to be spending over $400K on a feel-good project when the state ...”
• “I realize this is an AP story, but the "candidates from the other parties" for the auditor's race is ...”
• “For anyone who watched the debate and felt the two major party candidates offered nothing more than platitudes and sound ...”
• “So George Kennedy thinks he knows better than Rex Sinquefield. Did he even read the short paper he criticizes by ...”
• “David, I believe the United Nations reference is to a small arms treaty that Hillary Clinton has signed on to ...”
• “Harold, what was the pitch being made to those 190,000 signers? Was it skewed in the even the teeniest ...”
• “Obama will get it right in 2012? He can't get much more wrong I suppose.”
• “James Browning, please do cite where the poll trumpeting 89% approval for Prop B came from. The only reference I ...”
• “James, when you say "most large-scale breeding facilities continue to operate in ways that mock these laws" it seems to ...”
• “Leticia, you might want to scroll up the thread and search for the first mention of Oprah (hint, it ain ...”
• “Not to mention that Muriel Battle, if the school was to be named after her, passed away several years ago ...”
• “Juanita, and calling Ray a buffoon is any better than what he says? Ray and I have had our disagreements ...”
• “Is this the same Robin Carnahan that invited third party candidates to the Senate debates, then reneged on that promise ...”
• “Great article!”
• “Mark, click Report Comment and let the Missourian figure it out. If Planet Schmanet Janet can't debate without personal ...”
• “Begging your pardon Sha-NeQua Jackson, but please highlight which specific phrase from Ray is offensive and utterly despicable? Logic, not ...”
• “LOL at John Mancini, telling Ray to get a hobby because he's a frequent commenter, then squirts out four ...”
• “Eric Dearmont should have been identified as a member of the Columbia Police Officers Association (not sure of his position ...”
• “Now you done did Terry, obviously knowing nothing of libertarian beliefs. If person A is not harming someone or that ...”
• “Seems to me that a site plan is only required when development is nigh, not rezoning. If the neighbors don ...”
• “What about the excessive capitalization? OR WAS THAT SOMETHING IMPORTANT???????”
• “Mark, the better question might be who is Tammy Miller when it sounds like Mike Griggs personally responded to Ray ...”
• “James, the mosque/community center/whatever is not on the footprint of the World Trade Center. If you think it ...”
• “As a graduate of Mizzou's Engineering College, I'm judging the University much more critically based on the shenanigans ...”
• “"Compulsory service" has no place in a free society. People should not be forced to give of themselves just because ...”
• “Ellis, much the same reaction I had to the "Do you think Missouri is a football or basketball school?" question ...”
• “Dave, ending earmarks won't make hardly a dent in the federal budget. Defense and entitlement programs are a far ...”
• “Does Anthem have 68% of the market because the offer a better product, because they can better manage the regulatory ...”
• “Ray, good idea, I'll pass that along to Jonathan. I know he was ordering some stickers and signs recently ...”
• “You don't have to hold your nose to vote for Libertarian Jonathan Dine...”
• “Sounds like a commission trying to desperately be relevant.”
• “Colonel, and just who is failing to lead, as you state in the last paragraph?”
• “Mark, how many of those were named while the President was in office, or still living even? Seems just a ...”
• “"Careful scientific studies - based upon both highly accurate mathematical modeling techniques as well as actual real-life measurements - have shown that ...”
• “Ray, unfortunately that link is to a story about a study and not the actual study itself, so it doesn ...”
• “So if the ZooToo contest offered up to a million dollars in renovations, why weren't the shed or stray ...”
• “I see lots of moaning about corporations being able to spend in elections, but zero about unions. I wonder why ...”
• “Looks like the Department of Conservation just offered some suggestions for budget reductions for the next fiscal year. Seriously? So ...”
• “Renee, it is more than possible for child porn to be placed upon your computer, whether by a virus, malware ...”
• “One has to wonder why Democrats decided to exempt unions from the DISCLOSE Act that was recently considered by Congress ...”
• “Is Bridget Canaday going to eliminate sweet snacks and sodas from the library kiosk if the library is supposed to ...”
• “Yeesh, where to start with this? Do governments own jobs, the public, or the employers? If ABC Company wants to ...”
• “Yep, you can't prove your claims when called on it, and have to back down. Have a nice weekend ...”
• “Gee Ray, so no human remains were ever found on the dump of a building? You might want to check ...”
• “You're one to talk, aren't you? Show where I've been less classy than you in this thread ...”
• “You have "educational back round" eh? That says more about you than you possibly realize. Nuff said!”
• “Ellis, glad I could be of service. I also now have to wonder if Saint Ann has ever made an ...”
• “Carlos, if education is the solution, how do you explain the DARE program being a massive failure? For several years ...”
• “Do you still have a bobblehead of Richard Nixon on your nightstand that tells you the War on Some Drugs ...”
• “Oh yes, because the War on Drugs is going so swimmingly that its very existence will be threatened if we ...”
• “Carlos, you can easily email the principal at Hickman and challenge the claims about the cafeteria being too small to ...”
• “Didn't the Ronald McDonald house recently move from the intersection of Monk (I think?) and Stadium, due to construction ...”
• “How much does the city put in during "good" times? Do firefighters and police officers get a certain percentage of ...”
• “While I don't think it applies to this case, I have heard of other people in Columbia who take ...”
• “And what good is ownership if one cannot defend themselves? Vote no on this silly ordinance.”
• “Carlos, I believe that either parents or CPS employees in previous commentary have said that there is no room at ...”
• “Carlos, are you ready for your property taxes to go up to pay for expanded cafeteria space at Hickman? My ...”
• “Nuff said?”
• “Oh yes, of course. Your attitude never enters into the discussion here or elsewhere, correct? I humbly apologize for asking ...”
• “So if the CCW isn't the holy grail, why propose it? Is that all ya brought? You're the ...”
• “No Carlos, I am not against self-defense. I'm trying to get you to realize that a CCW isn't ...”
• “So if the majority of thefts are inside-related as the article claims, and owners are not stupid as you suggest ...”
• “I suggest that government criminalization of some drugs is causing a black market opportunity for criminals. The article states that ...”
• “And the proof that these three dogs all died because they came from "puppy mills" is documented where exactly?”
• “Yep, that sure seemed to work well in the case cited in the article.”
• “Is it truly illegal for a minor to be in a bar? Is Quinton's considered as such by the ...”
• “The elimination of council dinners is but a tiny drop in the budget sea. I would expect something a bit ...”
• “Have you read the rules and guidelines? Don't ask me to do the homework if you haven't yourself ...”
• “So Carlos, are you declaring the person who became inebriated and injured herself is completely not to blame in this ...”
• “Carlos, Libertarians believe that morality is something people choose for themselves, not something forced upon the people by the government ...”
• “Carlos, you seem to have a peculiar idea of fence sitting when I have explained the libertarian position on property ...”
• “Good God, do you have a problem comprehending simple language? Read the comment I left above your babble; your question ...”
• “Kudos to him as long as he stays out of murder investigations.”
• “Seems to me that the Zodiac letters ended in the 70s and the suspect you mentioned was just that. Other ...”
• “Carlos, what are you talking about? Libertarians believe that you should be able to do what you want on your ...”
• “Yes, I realize this is an AP story, but the Show-Me Institute is a free-market think tank, not a conservative ...”
• “Duh Carlos, what side do you think the "Constitutionalists" stand on? Principles, not pandering. Pandering is for Republicans.”
• “Lacinda, one of us has a full-time job and two kids, but still finds time to educate himself on issues ...”
• “Go away or I shall taunt you a second time.”
• “No, it is not a new appeal. It is a further appeal of their original complaint to Chief Burton. The ...”
• “At least I don't go around lieing about what other people say online and not backing up my claims ...”
• “Their motives may not be completely in line with the local groups seeking reform, but they are still following the ...”
• “Thank you for conceding defeat and not being able to back up your claims, as usual. I'll also point ...”
• “Carlos, please do find me such a situation where I have argued against following the Constitution because I didn't ...”
• “Are you? Are any of us?”
• “Vincent, if you are a conservative as I surmise from your comments, do you feel it is conservative behavior to ...”
• “And here we have Carlos upholding the Second while disparaging the First last week and several other times in recent ...”
• “Would be interesting if the author of the article had dug into past predictions from the almanac and determined if ...”
• “Yo Vince! I've gathered signatures (and will do so again, after the elections in November) to put some real ...”
• “So we're going to spend $102K of our grandkids' money to reduce 39 crashes to 25 or so in ...”
• “Gregg, I wonder how many people would carp about that 70% figure if it was public opposition to a house ...”
• “Vincent, are you one of those conservatives who talks about private property rights until it's not convenient for you ...”
• “That doesn't seem a good enough reason to me to limit someone's First Amendment rights on public property ...”
• “Can words ever invade your personal space if you're on a public sidewalk on Ninth Street? I'm not ...”
• “Here's the relevant state statute that you couldn't be bothered looking up: http://moga.mo.gov/statutes/C500-599 ...”
• “Seems there were some details in the linked press release regarding the process and state law that would have been ...”
• “How about you post the language of the state ordinance and let's see how relevant it is to the ...”
• “And just what charges other than maybe disturbing the peace may the police charge me with if I decided to ...”
• “So is Brett a local citizen or someone from afar, maybe with ties to the petitioners? Is HSUS backing the ...”
• “Extraordinary claims require a couple links at the least, don't you think?”
• “The board is just starting off and there's some growing pains figuring out processes and such, so I say ...”
• “Michael, I've never seen a petitioner not have a copy of the proposed law being pushed by the petition ...”
• “Holly, I don't think Aimee is a reporter, looks like just an op-ed to me.”
• “Gregg, I think the mention of Texas is unnecessary and not helpful at all. Chief Burton is probably the best ...”
• “Assuming Hillary does come back though, what specific actions or conditions outlawed by the act on the ballot are not ...”
• “Allan, what are the odds Hillary never comes back to debate the issue? I'm smelling hit and run.”
• “I'm of the opinion that permits shouldn't be requested. If it's public property and I've got ...”
• “Ray, thank you for asking that and keeping me honest. He absolutely will!”
• “If protesters are on public property, then darned right they should have a right to protest (First Amendment, anyone?) and ...”
• “Roy Blunt, defender of the realm and destroyer of private property rights! Typical big-government Republican. Did he seriously say this ...”
• “Russell, it may not have been the case of him getting the gun from his parents or them having unsecured ...”
• “So how did those tow charges amount to the $65 of parking tickets you racked up or the $5 or ...”
• “Why ICE find this guy? Is that a normal function for them?”
• “Carlos, I've probably got more volunteer hours working with a local military charity than you do, so you can ...”
• “Carlos, respect for the dead doesn't outweigh our rights to free speech, even disgusting speech, under the First Amendment ...”
• “Do you mean the Constitution to our legislators? In that case, no, nothing is sacred.”
• “Um, because people deserve a fair trial before sentencing, no matter the crime? The Fifth Amendment kind of demands that.”
• “Ellis, to be fair this article was from 2008 I believe when Obama was still running for president and I ...”
• “Tom, if that means taxing "the wealthy" to increase the longevity of Social Security, then it won't work for ...”
• “It seems to me that good term life insurance, on the order of $10-$30 per month, could do a ...”
• “Oh, I've got questions, but not for you Dan. Thanks for the followup.”
• “Paging "Dale Jones" please pick up the white discourtesy phone and tell us when your predicted chicken apocalypse will occur.”
• “What we have here is an over-reliance on government programs, with a bit of union help I reckon.”
• “Ellis, I have a friend who used to go to Haiti each year for a mission trip. On what I ...”
• “I'm still trying to figure out the national security goals we have by putting our armed forces in Afghanistan ...”
• “Joe, if you want to rail on someone online, might be best to get their name. And if the state ...”
• “Let's see if Get About Columbia forgets again about the Stephens College Children's School and tries to block ...”
• “Or the state can pay more to hire additional attorneys. Seems the courts have ruled that one has a right ...”
• “ALL sidewalks in Columbia ADA-compliant in two years? Seems a tad bit ambitious to me, especially if they're talking ...”
• “Thank you Dan. Below is a link to the plan the council approved at the October 5, 2009 meeting, which ...”
• “When did this awful plan get even worse? When it was before the city council several months ago, northbound College ...”
• “Ah, the return of "Dale Jones." Can the chicken diatribes of people enjoying their own property be far behind?”
• “Section 21-47, subsection e of the Columbia ordinances forming the review board state: Board members shall follow the National Association ...”
• “Tom, were the second set of pictures with jurors published somewhere, or was it just the act itself that made ...”
• “Great news, but were you an informed voter on all the primary candidates?”
• “Ray, one has to wonder what is worse from this ordinance's point of view, four unrelated people living in ...”
• “Inevitable that one might get a couple parking tickets? Only if one doesn't feed the meter. I've been ...”
• “Ray, Gary does have a Saturday show on the Eagle from 8 AM to 10 AM, starting about a month ...”
• “763 is a four-lane road, so there's no crime in passing vehicles. Is there more to the story?”
• “Joe, the real question is if you've taught the kids the sweet, sweet baby hook?”
• “How is it a huge slap in the face to every American voter when it's a California law that ...”
• “The courts does not validate their decisions based on how many people it makes happy or the number of people ...”
• “Is this video available somehow to those who were unable to attend the meeting?”
• “She certainly doesn't have an open mind if she didn't want to allow Ed Rosenthal to speak before ...”
• “Except the police themselves made that video, not any of the activists who are unhappy with the raid (other than ...”
• “And here I thought the last paragraph of Daniel's statement was about the unsustainable future of Social Security and ...”
• “Then they'll have to rewrite that ordinance since they didn't put any restrictions on who can file an ...”
• “My guess is the video is what brought about the outrage since you didn't hear hardly a peep out ...”
• “We follow the laws of thermodynamics, I mean the Tenth Amendment, in this house. If the Supreme Court eventually decides ...”
• “Link it up Carlos!”
• “At no point did the officers claim he was under arrest, although he was more than likely lawfully detained. If ...”
• “If I'm understanding the legalese correctly, appellate jurisdiction would mean that the Supreme Court is the final arbiter of ...”
• “Ellis, check out the utter fail in the photo caption as well. At least the article itself got it right!”
• “Neal, try looking at the private market. I recently made a job switch, was not happy with the indemnity plan ...”
• “Very classy Tim, as I've come to expect from you. Do you have a snide and derisive term similar ...”
• “Another thing I forgot to mention is that in my most recent statement of project benefits from the SSA the ...”
• “Social Security taxes mean people are able to save less for their retirement privately and able to pass less money ...”
• “Maybe you should have spoken up when the review board ordinance was before the council and pointed that out? I ...”
• “Gregg, good point, I should have put free in quotes as it obviously wouldn't be so, although the recipient ...”
• “Tim, if the voters want themselves some free healthcare, where will it stop next? Retirement? Food? Housing? A government-provided card ...”
• “Well Gregg, should we expect Congress to provide our housing and food for free as well if they are to ...”
• “So the League thinks that the federal government can mandate purchase of a good or service? Anyone asked them where ...”
• “Looks to me like the officers told him to move his car somewhere other than sitting in Providence Road, he ...”
• “Were Washington D.C.'s and Chicago's regulations infringing upon the rights of their citizens to keep and bear ...”
• “If you want to ask the city for permission to speak your mind, be my guest. The one protest I ...”
• “If the intent is to get people to stop running red lights, I think they could have chosen a more ...”
• “You haven't lived until you've seen a roadkill cow butchered hanging from a backhoe bucket, eh Mark?”
• “I wonder what Ms. Berg would think if I proposed that a little press control would be good for America?”
• “A news clipping service I receive each weekday has a news story almost everyday about private citizens defending themselves, their ...”
• “If the bit about "legislative tea party" is a subtle dig at Tea Party types, have you forgotten the party ...”
• “Seems to me, the big-name Democrats are more afraid of Blaine's ability to self-fund his race than being limited ...”
• “Gregg, it seems if you think the Second Amendment prohibits lawful possession of firearms for self-defense, then you must also ...”
• “Maybe because that guy's "science" is being savaged in the comments and a wholesale retraction-by-omission of the tsunami scenario ...”
• “If you believe that Prop C will not be upheld by courts, how will the passage of it and similar ...”
• “Even if your assertion is correct (and I don't necessarily believe that), at least he's not more interested ...”
• “Perhaps you can find someone ideologically opposite of Cato (not CATO, which seems to be a common mistake of people ...”
• “The headline seems a bit misleading...”
• “Shall we also outlaw "TV shows, where the humor is degrading and vulgar" since you don't like them either?”
• “Ellis, do you mean Libertarian Cisse Spragins? http://www.spraginsforsenate.com/”
• “Great article, exposing in a roundabout matter how Republicans in Missouri can talk about private property rights, local control, and ...”
• “I'm going to go out on a limb and guesstimate that you would need to increase the police force ...”
• “Mr. Rosman writes: With responsibility comes the interests of society to ensure that guns are used safely and are used ...”
• “Oh good Lord Tim, nice job protecting the man at the top. So if cap and trade sends utility prices ...”
• “Did President Obama's various promises to not raise taxes on people making less than $250,000 include that disclaimer ...”
• “What was that campaign promise again? "If you make less than $250,000, your taxes will not raise one penny ...”
• “Other things that I'm guessing would be law in Rose Nolen's ideal world: Kids no longer climbing trees ...”
• “OK then Tim, why don't you tell me where the line is between luxuries that people should buy with ...”
• “You mean like the REA's demand that there be at least three customers per mile in order to loan ...”
• “Typical, people saying they "need" broadband and expect the government (aka my tax dollars and yours) to fund it. Genachowski ...”
• “A laudable goal, but too many in the electorate don't bother to read the paper, watch the news, or ...”
• “The better solution is to adjust one's tax withholding and not give the federal or state government a year-long ...”
• “How many more riders does the transit system need before it is self-sustaining and doesn't have to rely on ...”
• “Gee Tim, maybe you should go to the national Libertarian Party convention in St. Louis this weekend and see just ...”
• “Tim, I'm not particularly enamoured of the city buying the building, nor the state providing the various tax breaks ...”
• “Uh Tim, some Libertarians aren't opposed to cities providing basic services, such as roads and police services to provide ...”
• “Tim, my recollection is that the bridge will be repaid from a TDD that was formed by Bob Lemone (I ...”
• “Carl, it seems to me that the ordinance does nothing to prevent CPD from enforcing marijuana laws, nor penalize them ...”
• “Jeff Whitworth? I thought his first name was Jonathan? I haven't had a chance to read all of the ...”
• “Mr. Smith, I do not feel I owe the Colonel an apology. The last paragraph of his opinion piece gives ...”
• “Deborah, it isn't the schooling as much as the person and their employer. At the company that first got ...”
• “Ack, missed my edit, that should be Colonel Miller of course.”
• “Mr. Miller, you are absolutely incorrect when you say that the CPRB is not involved in policy. From the city ...”
• “Gregg, how is it exploitation if the employee willingly comes to the job place each morning for the agreed-upon wage?”
• “I have not read the bill itself, but it is not a bill until Governor Nixon signs it, of course ...”
• “Carla, it is absolutely a false statement that the national Humane Society can arrest someone. They are not a law ...”
• “Carla, the claim that the dogs were crated appears to be innacurate and the national Humane Society (and simiilar organizations ...”
• “Dr. Maddox might wish to contact the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (http://www.thefire.org/) if he wishes ...”
• “"Dale" my five-year old shows more class when winning than you do. Go ponder that a bit.”
• “Well spoken, Mike. As if politicization of council races weren't bad enough, it seems "Dale" wants to start influencing ...”
• “Gloria, why in the world you are talking about 3 AM? The linked CPD press release says the warrant was ...”
• “I would be interested in hearing why the city used stimulus money to fix the sidewalks on Walnut, both east ...”
• “Thank you for the anecdotal evidence that proves nothing. I'm sure similar instances can be found for every political ...”
• “Mark, congratulations on outing yourself as one of those tools who feels like using sexual slang to debase their opponents ...”
• “William, the Constitution does not call up the federal government to provide for the general happiness, although many politicians seem ...”
• “Just what we need, someone telling the public to be even less interested in matters that affect them. Sit down ...”
• “Back when I was in college, I thought it was awesome that I qualified for the Bright Flight scholarship and ...”
• “Being able to purchase insurance across state lines and ala carte insurance without all services mandated by the state would ...”
• “It sure seems like the last three paragraphs of Mr. Nuelle's don't follow the advice he gave in ...”
• “Not lowering it to 60 like on I-70? I'm thinking the 5 MPH reduction won't do much to ...”
• “I would seriously like to meet someone who was "confused" about what the green ball on a left-turn lane means...”
• “Well "Dale," I mean citizenL, I mean LarryBO, aka Mr. Realtor Dude, why don't you say just what Bill ...”
• “Well "Dale" maybe the Special Business District should have spent the $25,000 they allocated previously and put in their ...”
• “Interestingly, the Missourian's election results map shows that Prop 1 failed in all of the downtown wards: http://www ...”
• “Making voting compulsory would do nothing to fix the real problem - voters not making themselves informed on the issues and ...”
• “Frank, if the cameras are so great, why haven't the other two attackers been arrested? I don't buy ...”
• “Over 90% of assaults in Columbia occur outside the downtown area and surrounding property. The number of cameras that would ...”
• “Wait a second, so no actual police officers are reviewing the alleged red light camera violators that are forwarded to ...”
• “Yes Dale, it's such a darn shame that Karl and most of the council decided it was OK for ...”
• “Here's another statistic involving nineties - over 90% of assaults in Columbia occur outside the downtown area.”
• “Were any exclamation points harmed in the making of this comment?”
• “It seems a bit odd to me to have a letter endorsing a candidate as the featured story for the ...”
• “Mr. Benedict is incorrect about the cost of the cameras to the city. He is quoting the figures from the ...”
• “Rob, previously the link in this story was pointing to another Missourian article on the downtown cameras instead of the ...”
• “Seems like a side-effect of this effort, if successful, would be making the LGBT community more dependent on the government ...”
• “Good question Ray, but unfortunately it seems broken at the moment. I've emailed our webmaster, should be up early ...”
• “"In my current position, we make arrests on at least a weekly basis off evidence we gather from security cameras ...”
• “I think the ad was pretty disgusting, and know at least one person who made a campaign contribution to Skala ...”
• “I'm not a lawyer (thankfully, as I often point out), but the Supremacy Clause doesn't seem to be ...”
• “Patti, you might want to read the preceding bits of Article 1, Section 8 and let us know which of ...”
• “Disgusting, but not surprising, that this baseless accusation from Kespohl supporters surfaces again. Got any proof of that allegation, "Michael ...”
• “Two points for you Molly. First, get off the sexual innuendo with the teabagger term. It makes you look like ...”
• “The minutes from the 12/7/09 where Proposition 1 was discussed and sent to the voters: http://www.gocolumbiamo ...”
• “Really, no one deserves a fair trial? Based only on evidence from the police and no presentation from the defense ...”
• “And Dale, I am very curious about what dog you have in the hunt when you don't appear to ...”
• “Golly gee Dale, the Missourian reports news and the Chamber endorsing candidates for the first time in its 100+ year ...”
• “Susie, you might want to check the date on this story. It's almost a year old...”
• “Dale, I don't know Mr. Dudley's opinion on urban chickens off the top of my head, but any ...”
• “Maybe downtown business owners should be more like John Ott, who purchased his own private surveillance cameras for the alley ...”
• “Some numbers from the 12/7/09 council meeting where this was discussed (available at http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Council ...”
• “Dale, it seems to me that any cameras on city hall are protecting the city's property. I have no ...”
• “You thought the government would reduce the fee you pay to drive on the roads your tax dollars pay for ...”
• “Dale, if chickens are the biggest campaign issue or complaint you can register against the current council, that's some ...”
• “Does this "compromise in an informal meeting" amount to a violation of Missouri's Sunshine Law?”
• “Tim, democracy is also about voting, but you're not registered to vote in Boone County according to the county ...”
• “Mark, his spam does get deleted. For example, when I clicked on "his" profile last night, only "his" comment to ...”
• “Perhaps the Missourian should give "John Smith" the nuclear option instead of just nuking his/her spam?”
• “Hmm, quite a short and odd story to make the paper. No quotes from the Brady Campaign? No response from ...”
• “Travis, did anyone force you to work at this bar or were you free to find another workplace to avoid ...”
• “Hmm, so she believes that one must make a mandatory contribution of private property (chicken eggs) to allow enjoyment of ...”
• “So every single candidate at the forum - Third Ward, Fourth Ward, and mayor - are all in favor of spending taxpayer ...”
• “Mr. Kennedy, as usual, seems to throw in the occasional slight or perhaps bias. Paul Love "hasn't done anything ...”
• “I'm not a lawyer (thankfully, as I often say) but I don't think a covenant just goes away ...”
• “Ray, try this link, looks like some extra stuff got appended or was inserted by the site: thewatchword.wordpress.com”
• “But Sal is also missing the free media that comes from getting out to those forums, and not just the ...”
• “Ray, good to see you, sorry we didn't get a chance to chat after the forum was over.”
• “Isn't this covered by existing state law? From http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/2008primary/2008offices.asp § 115.348 ...”
• “Well Dale, that's solid electoral advice right there. Don't vote for the spouse of someone who says something ...”
• “If you don't hear the chickens while you're indoors or smell them while you're outdoors?”
• “I think we're all characters.”
• “That's right Ray, but you also have no right to tell your neighbor how to live their life as ...”
• “Ellis, of course "Ayn Rand" or any other banned user could show up with a plausible-sounding "real" name and no ...”
• “If I remember the State of the Union speech correctly, Obama called for temporarily eliminating capital gains taxes on small ...”
• “Glenn, even if voters pass this ordinance, the council would have to pass a separate ordinance to approve a contract ...”
• “I think I'm gonna have to ask you to back up that assumption with some facts, Charlie.”
• “I'm guessing this organization doesn't care about the crimes that are prevented or defended against every day by ...”
• “What are you ranting about? CenturyLink can't block cell phones and they have physical plant competitors, right here in ...”
• “Maybe you should be upset at the government for offering (and in some cases, forcing on companies that did not ...”
• “Um, you do realize the session just started less than two weeks ago? And I think you're estimate of ...”
• “Maybe the real solution would be to do away with Sunday licenses and let those establishments that already have a ...”
• “Bad decision for Sal, in my opinion.”
• “The Chamber could put their (and their members) pocketbook to the cause. What is so special about downtown that it ...”
• “Very classy Charlie. I've been working on Dems to not use teabagger as a snide insult for their opponents ...”
• “Layton, how do even know that is your name? I can guess that Ayn is not who she is (and ...”
• “David, HJR53 also takes away the ability for a city (like Columbia attempted) to use blight, which is not well-defined ...”
• “So nice to see that Clay County used a portion of their use tax to pay for a 23-mile trail ...”
• “And Mike, I do want to thank you for setting up and running the forum for the time you chose ...”
• “Mike, I can understand you not wanting to have a beer with Rick now, but I and other posters in ...”
• “Dave, if smoking is so bad and nasty, why don't you argue for the prohibition on the sale, possession ...”
• “Mike, I said no such thing about ignoring volunteer help! I had one person who did a partial redesign, but ...”
• “Tim, I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that you've never been to one of ...”
• “Gee Mike, if sure seems awful weird of you to bash on a lil ol' county party website. It is ...”
• “Well Mike, if you are volunteering to help spiff up the website or put me in contact with a volunteer ...”
• “Let's construct a little back story for those not familiar with it. You banned Rick from your forum due ...”
• “Oh Mike, you and Rick should go have a beer and discuss things.”
• “Chuck had his forum standing by, but there were some people not comfortable posting there (I never registered an account ...”
• “He got the ban-hammer for something he said, I don't recall what exactly.”
• “Whatever you do, don't ask Chuck Dudley what he thinks of margarine.”
• “Joe, I would also point out that some schools (at least when I was preparing to enter college) don't ...”
• “I believe the headline to be incorrect as the "urban chicken" ordinance was on the council's agenda as a ...”
• “Kip, I'm not sure that unelected state employees take an oath of any sort. I would presume that would ...”
• “Kip, this ridiculous law (almost on par with the ban of non-styrofoam on some rivers) should be repealed immediately, rather ...”
• “If the smoking ban was about public health, where is your call for the city to outlaw the sale, possession ...”
• “Tax credits and similar incentives are a way for politicians to choose winners and losers by deciding who gets credits ...”
• “Eric, I'm having troubles finding the exact pricing on the cameras. Here's a Tribune story saying $50K will ...”
• “What council meeting did George watch, because I think sentiment was split about 50-50 on the camera discussion?”
• “Eric, you do realize these cameras are not monitored but footage is only viewed after the fact if someone reports ...”
• “Eric, now you're getting silly. People expect police officers to be well-equipped by the city. You're not extending ...”
• “Eric, the numbers that Laura Nauser presented during the council meeting showed that downtown is not as crime-ridden as people ...”
• “Maybe government isn't the solution?”
• “Golly gee Dave, that sure sounds like a self-selected poll to me. Do you think that just maybe the majority ...”
• “I asked city manager Bill Watkins at last night's hearing and he confirmed - if the city's voters pass ...”
• “A tough rant to read, but who passed Medicare Part D, the massively-unfunded prescription bill? Republicans! Why? They wanted senior ...”
• “Good ol' Tim Dance and his anti-Libertarian boogeyman stories. Too bad my kids are asleep and I can't scare ...”
• “If the "market is effectively captured" then why does the city need to establish a moratorium or place further limits ...”
• “Verrrry classy, Angie.”
• “Allan, it wasn't even that long unless maybe you count his state senate years as well.”
• “What's up with the hibbity-doo-wah in the URL?”
• “A couple numbers to insert in this conversation: I believe Bryan is incorrect when he talks about a $1000 loan ...”
• “What a ridiculous plan. Part of the reason the financial sector went to pot is government involvement in the lending ...”
• “Obama didn't "inherit" any problems from Bush, he actively sought out the mantle of president. If he didn't ...”
• “"Zeik Heil"? OK...”
• “Amen Ray, I had much the same thought when I read that portion of the article. If you want to ...”
• “Has the city received approval from MODOT for the work to perform in the median? I'm guessing not, as ...”
• “From what I've read, the proposed spending under the plan doesn't kick in until 2012 and ramps up ...”
• “Ray, I find it interesting that those in favor of the public option say it will increase competition when federal ...”
• “Jane, I'm referring to the first sentence of the letter, which is clearly incorrect as written.”
• “Bipartisan majority? Um, one whole Republican voted for the bill after its passage was assured. Missourians want reform, this bill ...”
• “Pretty surprising how government involvement equals government restrictions, huh?”
• “If the state collects a use tax, I would suspect that the county and city know from the state how ...”
• “Why did the marshals not allow the mom to leave the courtroom? I'm pretty sure I've read local ...”
• “Why is there all this cry about "imminent danger" when the PERF standards, as published on the Missourian website in ...”
• “Considering the city charges $30 or $45 to turn on your utilities if your bill is delinquent, the theoretical $25 ...”
• “Kudos to Laura Nauser for showing sense about this matter.”
• “Patrick, you get what some of the folks in this coalition don't get. TASERs were not intended for "imminent ...”
• “I find it odd that Rep. Still "has a lot of questions about how payday loans operate" (the Missourian's ...”
• “My understanding of the situation is that Zelaya called for an action expressly forbidden by the Honduran constitution (I think ...”
• “Mike, some of the bills discussed in Washington D.C. do include individual and business insurance mandates. There has also ...”
• “Harry Williams was the defendant's lawyer, not the defendant.”
• “Thanks for the clarification Roseann!”
• “Dang it, I guess I'll need to move her up on the list to be assimilated now...”
• “Ray, I hope you'll continue the kind words once I've replaced my fellow board members with Folgers Crystals ...”
• “My political party likes what I do Chuck, I'm the man!”
• “And I should believe this coming from an anonymous blowhard why?”
• “Chuck should have applied if he wanted to be on the board. The Missourian ran the ad to apply to ...”
• “Seems a bit odd for the Senator to found this when he was one of the biggest proponents of ethanol ...”
• “Will Congressman Leutkemeyer support DownsizeDC.org's Read the Bills Act that calls for such a provision (well, actually seven ...”
• “And how will this mystery forum be any better than the League of Women Voters' forum? Just having a forum ...”
• “Way to ignore the rest of my comments (as usual), Chuck. Maybe if you owned a house you would be ...”
• “I'm sure Chuck, but for a simple country boy I read pretty well and don't see you answering ...”
• “Well, I'm just a simple-minded Boone County boy Chuck, so please do kindly paste your previous answers to these ...”
• “Maybe the property owners weren't aware the trees or bushes were an issue for the bus drivers? Maybe the ...”
• “And can you answer those questions?”
• “Chuck, I don't want people using drugs, but as you have shown yourself, addicts don't care about laws ...”
• “Well gee Chuck, let's let Sal speak for himself (more than Jerry Wade has done thus far in the ...”
• “Maybe the school district and/or county should have informed the residents ahead of time, assuming the bus company's ...”
• “Clinch certainly killed him, and if he placed himself there he should bear some responsibility in the death.”
• “The seven items at the link below are not being considered by Democrats at all and barely mentioned by Republicans ...”
• “If the car entered the intersection on a green or yellow, I don't believe the camera would trigger. I ...”
• “I'm thinking you're right about that. Why was Clinch even at the McDonald's? He arrived well before ...”
• “Why should I answer your questions when you can't even yourself? "My question is what is their basis for ...”
• “You're doing a pretty good job of making that "attacking anybody" and "closed minded" descriptions accurate, huh?”
• “Chuckles, will you also require prescriptions or government permission to buy ether, lithium batteries, grow lights, Ziplock bags, scales, and ...”
• “Here's where you said it: "John Schultz the only reason the war on Meth itself has been a failure ...”
• “How do I divert from the issue when I ask you to back up the statements in your original comment ...”
• “What the heck are you talking about Chuck? I've run for office and spread my views in that manner ...”
• “Chuck, you're the numero uno person here for pulling conjectures out of their back pocket and other areas close ...”
• “So are you calling for the outright ban of Sudafed across the country? I don't think the anti-smurfing laws ...”
• “And what have all of those laws and all of those arrests done for the county Chuck? The War on ...”
• “You're a funny guy Chuck. If I came up with a graph chart showing that posting to the Missourian ...”
• “No Chuck, I ran for state rep a few years back, presenting and defending libertarian ideas in front of groups ...”
• “And if YOU listen to Obama's words, you would have heard him essentially say he wasn't worthy of ...”
• “Maybe gay soldiers can do just as well defending America as straight soldiers? What a shocking concept, Chuck.”
• “Oh heck yes Allan, I would be willing to throw a little money in the kitty and even collect a ...”
• “Chuck, the facts are that Obama did 19 or so days of work before he was nominated. He didn't ...”
• “Chuck, one does not need a graph with pretty colors if one reads and comprehends the link Mark posted. It ...”
• “Chuck, I'm pretty sure Mark and Ellis have done their fair share of graphing. Your inability to communicate does ...”
• “Chuck, let me tell you what I learned but not necessarily from Mizzou: When you type coarse, you mean course ...”
• “I believe you are correct.”
• “Amen that that, Mike. I always chose the 10% ethanol at BreakTime before the state mandate. They offered it at ...”
• “So what I'm getting from this piece is that competition is good, especially if it comes from government regulation ...”
• “Chuck, voters did not vote down the new parking garage as that was never put to a vote. You're ...”
• “Good point Allan, that's why I would always wait for election day and go to my relatively uncrowded polling ...”
• “Do you mean all of Europe, or the liberal Norwegian parliament that essentially decides the winner? Can you tell me ...”
• “Developers are under no obligation to fill their buildings if they don't desire to do so. Don't forget ...”
• “Including a link to the approved petition might help people review the proposal and answer this question a bit easier.”
• “Seeing Columbia grow up would require that existing property owners want to demolish and rebuild, or sell to those who ...”
• “Because President Obama did oh so much in those 11 days (nominations had to be made January 30th of this ...”
• “It might help if you spell your insults correctly, lest you become what you call others.”
• “Chuck, he shouldn't have to follow your esteemed commentary. Tell your story again or post the links for him.”
• “So Chuck, please do tell us how your growing up how you did and where you did makes you an ...”
• “Chris, maybe you should do that boasting on a Nebraska paper's website? I can't stand the Huskers, Jayhawks ...”
• “Yo Jerry, Mizzou should never be mentioned in the same breath as Nebraska? Please do remind us where your team ...”
• “Chuck, I am terribly sorry that your schooling and life endeavors leave you unwilling to learn more about freedom and ...”
• “At least I don't write funny (not haha) in an effort to make people think I'm Moses...”
• “Chuck, I'm going to have to ask you to stop the preacher speaking until the Missourian starts printing comments ...”
• “Chuck, the process does not involve the council and is not dependent on them in anyway other than the council ...”
• “And doctors shouldn't make money why?”
• “Careful Big Stuff, Chuck is the real big stuff because he was in an article...”
• “From the city charter at http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Council/Columbia_Code_of_Ordinances/Chapter_99/01.html Section 162. Amending the Charter. Amendments ...”
• “Chuck as usual is assuming. If doctors can't make money or are engulfed in red tape (as many have ...”
• “Chuck, I don't have time to double check myself right now, but go take a look at the city ...”
• “The common link in this piece? Relying on the government to keep you safe.”
• “Chuck, the voters can amend the city charter, they don't need any buy-in or assistance from the council or ...”
• “Chuck, I would be quite happy if MODOT was involved in all state roads, not just the building portion of ...”
• “Here's a thought, make users pay the actual cost of the system...”
• “Chuck, you seem to have a problem with mandated vs. enumerated powers, there's a difference. Check out article 1 ...”
• “I'm curious, is Mr. Wallstin writing with an agenda, or is that OK because he's of a liberal ...”
• “I'm sorry, could you point to the specific case that makes you think the ACLU is responsible for this ...”
• “"The agreement would create a tax increment financing district at The Tiger Hotel property, and any increase in property tax ...”
• “And if you support it with a massive subsidy!”
• “Think how much tax dollars could be returned to citizens if the federal government didn't wastefully spend billions of ...”
• “Little surprise that Chuck Schumer is continuing the double whammy of federal nannyism and punishing states via the withholding of ...”
• “Chuck, I don't get my electricity from the government, I get it from a rural electric cooperative and I ...”
• “Chuck, maybe you would feel differently about "utopia" if you weren't dependent on the forced confiscation of others' tax ...”
• “If government gets smaller, that means it requires less taxes from people and corporations to operate. People with more money ...”
• “Maybe you can start by giving us about some examples of how you personally have been abused by private enterprise?”
• “"Private enterprise kills and steals all the time. What is organized crime if not a private capitalist enterprise?" Hmm, what ...”
• “The problem with demanding a county-wide reassessment is that my understanding is the school districts and other taxing entities are ...”
• “So sorry that I have more principle in my pinky finger than most of the people you have been exposed ...”
• “Oh now you have to put a precondition on any withdrawals? I don't care if "we" look like fools ...”
• “No, if Obama wanted to get out of Afganistan, he could pull the plug pretty quickly. There was division amongst ...”
• “Does it look as silly as your continual protesting?”
• “Chuck, let them old-school Baptist preachers deal with those suffixes, it only looks silly when you do it.”
• “No, I'm trying to tell you how wrong you are, but you don't seem to understand that. If ...”
• “Chuck, I'm really not concerned how I appear online to people, like you, who practice psychiatry without a degree.”
• “Chuck, as in the past, your attempt at online diagnosis continues to be a failure. Perhaps if you and CPD ...”
• “Arcon, I agree that the state already has the information I have provided them regarding my licensed vehicles. The problem ...”
• “I don't think Don said what you claim exactly. I do believe that someone should be able to develop ...”
• “Chuck, I'm a married man, so your flirtations will get you nowhere.”
• “Chuck, is classy street slang for calling you on your assumptions? In that case, my good sir, please pass me ...”
• “How do you know they didn't card the underage folks? It could be they had someone else's ID ...”
• “The problem is relying on Uncle Sugar to fix our local problems.”
• “There are more important things to stand one's ground over than smelly smokers. You have the right to speak ...”
• “Chuck, if I am "entitled to a personal space zone" as you claim, why should I have to ask you ...”
• “I don't like people who can't read the Constitution, figure out who it applies to, and to whom ...”
• “So if I am standing on the sidewalk and you come up to me and start talking, I am entitled ...”
• “Out on the sidewalk, the park, or on someone's (other than yourself) private property, you would be incorrect.”
• “Chuck, let me know if I need to get you a pocket Constitution (I have two, one of which is ...”
• “Chuck, the First Amendment and enjoyment of religion under it only applies when government tries to restrict that right. It ...”
• “Chuck, as usual, your inferences are 180 degrees from the truth. Quite amusing from someone who was hollering and screaming ...”
• “Links please, or it didn't happen.”
• “Doubful, as the location is never publicized.”
• “It's not about feeling paranoid, it's about living in a society where the police are properly restrained by ...”
• “Hey, no skin off my nose if you don't care about the private individuals raising money to help out ...”
• “You forgot the big part of that picture Chuck, the free will of private charity. How's that CARE@Paquin ...”
• “That's not what I asked. With the key word capitalized this time: "Consider this corollary then Chuck, would it ...”
• “And what about those Democrats who booed Bush in 2005, Chuck? Don't blame some for bad behavior and let ...”
• “Chuck, way to not answer my question.”
• “Consider this corollary then Chuck, would it be OK for a CPD foot patrol to stop everyone walking down a ...”
• “Chuck, your scenario would not require CPD to keep scanned license plate data in database. Once a suspect plate is ...”
• “What I was saying Chuck is that it those various sales taxes are a while away from being up for ...”
• “Eh, better they solved a perceived problem in this matter than going to the council and whining to them to ...”
• “What a lousy comment by Hank Ottinger: "How it grows is really the issue," Ottinger said. "Do we want it ...”
• “Why should anyone at the Missourian answer your demands about ACORN? Maybe you should traipse down there and ask them ...”
• “Chuck, please do explain in detail how you feel saving the data from the automatic license plate readers "has the ...”
• “You're a few months, if not years, ahead of yourself Chuck.”
• “Chuck, can you express any good reasons for the police to keep this information after the fact? The only possible ...”
• “Ray, did you see the hysterical MSNBC segment when the first "guy with a gun" showed up outside an Obama ...”
• “Ray, check out Media Matters for the clip I think you are looking for. It was probably Joe Bastardi (chuckle ...”
• “And how much do you want to jack your tuition to switch MU's power plant to clean fuel? Or ...”
• “If your premise is correct, why is PhRMA in favor of so-called reform? http://www.phrma.org/platform_for_a_healthy_america/ Every think ...”
• “At least it's a slight improvement from teabaggers in his inaugural letter, I think. Of course, Mr. Wallstin doesn ...”
• “And I don't think a single thing in Obama's speech (or rather HR 3200, which he has STILL ...”
• “Then you better get your tailfeathers to the council when it comes up there.”
• “Will, what evidence is there that this might increase ridership? I don't see this claim made in the article.”
• “Four chickens, the limit in the ordinance if my memory serves me, is far from a "barn yard freak show."”
• “That's right Chuck, let's keep people from doing something on their private property that isn't going to ...”
• “If you take your own advice Chuck, then you shouldn't have worried about the Adaptive Recreation program funding and ...”
• “And Chuck pulls the race card, yet again...”
• “Chuck, Jimmy said: "No, but I do go to work five days a week." and you responded with: "Jimmy Bearfield ...”
• “While not a bad speech, I dare say that a good chunk of kids couldn't tell you one hour ...”
• “The fact is that pets are animals. At some point, one has to realize that the cost to save an ...”
• “Chuck, are you claiming you put in 40+ hours of paid work per week, in addition to your various volunteer ...”
• “Chuck, maybe you should go read what Whole Foods CEO John Mackey posited in a Wall Street Journal op-ed a ...”
• “I would be more inclined to read this piece if the author did not get sanctimonious toward Colonel Miller's ...”
• “Chuck, Daisy has a good point if the city shortened yellow lights, especially if they were lights that had the ...”
• “So it's not the swine flu, but the Missourian will still call it that in the body of a ...”
• “Lori, I haven't seen any indication that Obama is bringing politics to the classroom unless you think just the ...”
• “Ray, I think she's barking at me but missing the point I made. Seems she is wanting health care ...”
• “John, the city's ordinance authorizing the red light cameras state that there must be a sign prior to the ...”
• “James, I haven't had a chance to investigate the claims as I'm heads-down on some work this week ...”
• “Why should the state show racial or gender preference when bidding contracts? I want the state hiring competent contractors who ...”
• “In case your listening skills aren't up to snuff, Obama has been calling for health insurance reform, not healthcare ...”
• “So the obvious solution is for all of us to drop our health insurance to keep these greedy companies from ...”
• “Funny, I wasn't aware the "liberal press" set health policies for the state prisons.”
• “I don't have a problem with the current ER rule/law/guideline, but I think people saying that prenatal ...”
• “Do you think that applies to a non-emergency situation as well? Telling someone that they must give their time and ...”
• “If health care is a right, does that mean you can demand a physician or nurse treat you?”
• “I'm not certain that the officer didn't issue a warning before using the Taser (been a while since ...”
• “Tracy, my understanding is that the CID would have the same boundaries as the current Special Business District. There had ...”
• “I'm not sure which video you were watching as the arresting officer did not use his Taser, thus the ...”
• “Then please do enlighten me, oh Chuck the Great. How does Obama save the nation without repealing some of those ...”
• “If Obama can't overturn eight years of Bush legislation with Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, and the control of both ...”
• “Isn't it amazing how Chad Slates and Zach Boots know more about the salvage business than Obama and our ...”
• “FYI, the link in this and the other related article does not work.”
• “One has to wonder why this particular checkpoint would be checking for licenses and insurance if the stated reason is ...”
• “If we want to follow the logic of this letter to its obvious conclusion, we should invest every single last ...”
• “Oh, and if we go back to your original (wrong) comment, I guess you are saying you want Obama to ...”
• “Chuckles, you admit you were wrong first about your allegations regarding Bush's non-existent outsourcing tax breaks and maybe I ...”
• “Well that is just perfect logic, Robert. No wonder our country is in the shape it is. Sounds like the ...”
• “No Chuckles, you explain why you claim Bush outsourced jobs when that legislation was passed prior to his term. You ...”
• “What I learned in school Chuck, is to call people when they claim facts not in existence, or who have ...”
• “Chuck, why don't you point us to a specific article rather than a Google search with 4.5 million ...”
• “Chuck, just how can you pin the blame on Bush? Is the secretly the CEO of 3M? Do you think ...”
• “Sure looks to me like one can't get a big picture feel for the entire county with one swell ...”
• “You mean the tool that doesn't list addresses, only block numbers? The tool that only appears to be showing ...”
• “In case you haven't figured it out yet InsaniDea, Mike Martin started most of the local Yahoo Groups that ...”
• “I would wonder if the existing careless and imprudent law would cover such activity already.”
• “Hmm, I ask for evidence of linkage to a particlar organization, question said report, and that makes me an idealogue ...”
• “Ah, the MacGuffie memo. This is the link, correct? http://current.com/1sdqm4c A little Googling led me to MacGuffie ...”
• “Roy, can you please show some evidence that Freedom Works (Dick Armey's group) has said what you claimed? I ...”
• “Funny, my black neighbors don't seem to have bought into those various messages, Ray. If you want to get ...”
• “Chuck, the ACLU is not supposed to "stand up against crime" like you think. It exists to protect people's ...”
• “Chuck, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is from the Declaration of Independence. While an important document, it is ...”
• “My guess is Chuck has never listened to Dan Viets' weekly show on KOPN, otherwise he would know that we ...”
• “Right Chuck, there are other law enforcement personnel patrolling the city and county. I'm just curious how this checkpoint ...”
• “Are you talking about the nine arrested for DWI, the other drunk drivers these cops couldn't patrol for, or ...”
• “I wonder how much money the various departments spent on thie effort and how many people (more or less) might ...”
• “If the Missourian staff read all the comments, why do you need to harp on people? Is it because they ...”
• “Chuck, I didn't miss your point in whining about "tina fey." Maybe you should investigate pseudonyms (you do know ...”
• “You missed my point, but got it unconsciously with your last sentence. If you don't like "tina fey"'s ...”
• “Lay off the Wild Irish Rose, Chuck.”
• “Funny how private property doesn't seem so private when people consider it historic...”
• “How do we or the Missourian know you are really Charles Dudley, Jr? Get over it and let the Missourian ...”
• “Chuckles, it matters not one whit that I live in the county vs. the city. I still pay city sales ...”
• “Chuck, there are approximately five zillion other parks they can walk their dogs in. If they want to let them ...”
• “Just how much is in those vaunted funds vs. how much the CFD spends on the average dog rescue?”
• “Just why should the ACLU be up in arms over this particular case?”
• “How about people not take their dogs to that park if they are not under strict voice control? I never ...”
• “Ray, I don't think bikers are considered any of the protected classes that you listed.”
• “Chuck, out of all of the duplicated and irrelevant (don't just link a Trib story and say look at ...”
• “I believe it was me that asked you first to provide a case of skaters in the road (not on ...”
• “Chuck, please quit dodging and post the state law YOU claim makes this ordinance irrelevant. I'm sure a civic ...”
• “Chuck and Rick, my understanding is that Chief Burton disagreed with your claim that the contents of the ordinance do ...”
• “Oh, to answer your question about why it should be repealed. I'm not 100% convinced skaters should be allowed ...”
• “Chuckles, please show me in detail what I dodged. As for the anecdotal comment to the Tribune story that you ...”
• “Chuck, would you please show us a news account of someone being injured by a skater on the road prior ...”
• “Chuck, it shows how you don't understand even a lick about libertarianism, of which one of the chief tenets ...”
• “But it's funny how you continually claim your way is the best and put down all other solutions, don ...”
• “Chuck, are you being exclusive and not inclusive as you demand everyone else be? Shocker!”
• “And Tim, in the private market, those businesses bleeding money will fail or change their business model and thrive. The ...”
• “Chuck, go watch Evan's comments at the council meeting because you and him agree on something (does that make ...”
• “Hey Tim, if the proof is out there, why don't you post it up? Get all Fox Mulder on ...”
• “I'm pretty sure there are far more irresponsible drivers (and bikers) than there are skaters in Columbia. Shall we ...”
• “Chuck, Evan was skating on the street not the sidewalks. Thus, pedestrians were not in any danger unless they crossed ...”
• “Allan, funny how Tim trusts Uncle Sugar when he says that competition is good, just like the government-subsidized (how many ...”
• “Ricky, take a look toward the end of Daniel's comments from August 13, 2009 | 2:49 p.m about ...”
• “Oh yay, here's Tim with his platitudes again. David says past government regulation and laws were the problem so ...”
• “David, where did those onerous HMO laws come from? GOVERNMENT! Thank you sir, may I have another?”
• “"High-speed Internet is available to fewer than 80 percent of Missouri residents. The proposal would extend access to more than ...”
• “Where are you pulling these alleged quotes from? Don't forget that it is the amperage and not the voltage ...”
• “Rick, if they are committed to getting the reports and not making names for (some of) themselves, they could pony ...”
• “I'm more concerned about the plan itself than the temporary task force.”
• “I would have to go back to the minutes of the council meeting where this task force was approved, but ...”
• “Tim, if was scared of powerful left leaning activists, would I and other local Libertarians have fought the smoking ban ...”
• “Tim, did you even read what I said? I said that HSAs were ideal for people who have good health ...”
• “And your evidence for this claim is what exactly, considering the council didn't even come close to putting Don ...”
• “Tim, I can direct you to another porch if you can't hang with the big dogs. Have a government-approved ...”
• “Did the no-shows previously confirm their attendance to this meeting or did the organizers just assume they would show up?”
• “David, claim #1 is absolutely correct, no matter what you wish. If the federal government mandates a public option that ...”
• “If you desire a balanced story, you might be waiting until the Proffesional Standards Unit or the about-to-form citizens review ...”
• “Stuart, I'm pretty sure I could get a knee replacement a lot sooner than they year it took your ...”
• “I wasn't referring to who you want to blame for those old land barges, rather that the CARS program ...”
• “So let's see, Chuck dodged the alleged problem with 70s and 80s cars and the tax implications of the ...”
• “Well Chuckles, us rubes in the county with our private trash service have no troubles with people on my road ...”
• “Oh my God Chuck, you could write some incredible screenplays based on that last rant. Any facts to back up ...”
• “One more thing Chuck, if this government program that you are so enamoured of was really all that and a ...”
• “Chuck, you are certainly the grumpy old curmudgeon who has to gripe at the world. As people become more cost-conscious ...”
• “Chuck, the government setting a floor of $4500 for any car will price the poor out of cheaper vehicles that ...”
• “Pretty sure it is complaint-driven Chuck, call in a report to their hotline if you are grumpy enough to do ...”
• “What an utterly ridiculous program and a waste of our tax dollars. Thank you, Washington D.C.”
• “Maybe we will legislate that anyone on public assistance gets their showers Rambo-style with a firehose? That non-complacent enough for ...”
• “While you were in Australia, did you also experience the Internet censorship (http://www.efa.org.au/category/censorship/mandatory-isp-filtering ...”
• “According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (link at http://www.ukcia.org/research/CausesOfDeath.html), there were 139,434 ...”
• “Ray, if you say PrideFest is "laughable and dangerous to procreation and elevates/glorifies an "alternative lifestyle" beyond equality" I ...”
• “Chuck, cut it with the dipstick posts or I hope the Missourian wipes your posts clean. You can disagree with ...”
• “Bill, are you even a Missouri or Columbia resident? If so, maybe next year you should go to PrideFest and ...”
• “Mosey over to http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2009/07/31/city-budget-glance/”
• “I hope most chefs are pretty good about hygiene and keeping their hands clean, but why no gloves in the ...”
• “Tim, go back and look at my comments from July 25, 2009 | 7:44 p.m. as I told you ...”
• “Tim, my pointing out to you that there has been no free market in health care insurance for decades after ...”
• “Well Tim, unless you want to get to the point and/or address my July 25, 2009 | 7:44 p ...”
• “Just because most Libertarians are familiar with Rand's philosophy means they follow it in lockstep. We have Libertarians who ...”
• “Tim, if you think all Libertarians are Rand-following cultists, you would be very wrong.”
• “Tim, I know it may shock you, but arguing using stereotypes doesn't work very well when the person you ...”
• “Seems like that happens a lot Ray. I'll occasionally see a news story for a particular gathering, group, what ...”
• “And looking toward the government for a solution is insanity.”
• “Tim, please remind me, are you talking about: The "private solution" where each individual state mandates which services must be ...”
• “Obama's plan won't even insure everyone with its public option by 2019 - the CBO says seventeen million nonelderly ...”
• “Nope, not all night long, only until 10 PM and it was communicated (and run) poorly from what I heard ...”
• “The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office says that there will still be 17 million nonelderly people (roughly half illegal immigrants) not ...”
• “Oh my Lord, the pain of the aggrieved non-skater is quite thick here today...”
• “True, the copy was just enforcing the law, but I think you telling Evan he should take a hike from ...”
• “Chuck, sounds like you are telling Evan to be complacent. The love it or leave refrain is icing on the ...”
• “Another case where people expect the government to protect something of value when private ownership by individuals, conservation organizations, and ...”
• “Amen Ray, the only time I have seen the garages full was during Twilight Festival, Roots 'n Blues, Earth Day ...”
• “Dagnabbit, that should be charity care, of course.”
• “Related to your comment, one thing I think people forget about is charity car that those evil, greedy doctors perform ...”
• “I haven't come up with many, but I've heard some I prefer over the Democrat plan. Some of ...”
• “Why was essentially the same letter from July 12th run again?”
• “Did you also feel the same thing about Obama when you voted for him? How's that working for you ...”
• “So it would appear this letter is a thinly-veiled call for government subsidies of green energy? Why should government support ...”
• “Hmm, after a little further thought, I guess we can put Tim in the Roy Blunt bucket as also wishing ...”
• “Now that's a funny one, the state actually being in charge of the Guard deployment.”
• “Tim, you are the one whining about the failure of the free market, that is why I made the point ...”
• “You can ping Gary, his email address is on the Eagle's website. Myself, I would rather see the university ...”
• “Maybe you could endow such a chair Ray?”
• “I believe I saw the pastor out riding his bike this afternoon, far away from any nattering nabobs of negativsm ...”
• “Chuck, aren't you the one railing about complacency all the time? What is wrong about possibly moving to a ...”
• “A younger child I would teach to stay away from alcohol, an older child I would talk about responsible usage ...”
• “Your ignoring my comment about lower income taxes providing people more money to donate to chairty (as well as being ...”
• “Libertarians believe in private charity instead of government healthcare. Reduce the waste and number of government programs (especially those at ...”
• “If you keep the drinking age at 21, most kids will be out of their parents' houses and running around ...”
• “Why isn't the UAW picking up the slack for its members?”
• “Maybe I should wait for my caffeine to kick in, but I'm not sure what you are saying Chuck ...”
• “So the government won't tell you that there is a possible danger, nor (I presume) are they doing anything ...”
• “Tim, I know a few people that have diabetes who are covered by private insurance. Has this personally happened to ...”
• “Just because it is public property doesn't mean we need to turn Columbia into some semblance of a police ...”
• “How many people do you know that have been denied major procedures by their health insurance provider? Personally, I don ...”
• “I know of people who ran off the road due to fiddling with the radio, trying to catch a tipping ...”
• “If profit is so bad, should the government also offer public options for auto and home insurance?”
• “Amber, I think the most recent study I had seen showed there wasn't much of a difference between "regular ...”
• “Well all I can say is that you are interpreting my comments incorrectly as I do not think it wise ...”
• “Is your idea of "real healthcare reform" getting the government more involved?”
• “What it says Chuck is that I think 18 year olds should be able to drink responsibly if they are ...”
• “OK Chuck, show my specific comments that say, or you think say, I supported or tolerated underage drinking. You can ...”
• “Chuck, please show me where I have supported underage drinking in the past or retract that statement. Please also show ...”
• “Some people just can't handle greater freedom and personal responsibilty.”
• “Not snobbishness Chuck, I just don't tolerate fools very happily. And I really doubt you have had much interaction ...”
• “Chuck, if there is underage drinking going on, the court system and police should handle it with the bar owner ...”
• “Chuck, sounds like you don't have any logic left to argue, so I'll gladly accept your surrender on ...”
• “Chuck, why should the landlord suffer for the sins of the bar? That is your position that I am disputing ...”
• “As someone who attended the second MSA (1986 I think), it was a good experience but there's no way ...”
• “Hmm, another case of Chuck Dudley agitating against private property rights...”
• “Chuck, quit running your mouth and sue the Tribune if you think you have a case. Otherwise, man up and ...”
• “One more thing Rick, Chuck isn't antagonizing me (he probably thinks he is), I just have this thing about ...”
• “Rick, you might try giving Chuckles the old honey and vinegar talk next time you see him. Doesn't seem ...”
• “A lawyer would only be able to collect their costs and a percentage of any damages claimed by the plaintiff ...”
• “Chuck, if you think that you are in any position to make money off the Tribune banning your accounts, then ...”
• “Keep playing the victim Chuck instead of realizing how lucky you have it. If you think Mark and I are ...”
• “"Paying for health insurance shouldn’t force companies to go out of business, and it shouldn’t position working individuals ...”
• “Nope Chuck, I can't say I've been called a dipstick lately. Maybe not since my brother used that ...”
• “Did this group ask to drop something off, or did they ask for a meeting? Seems like they are claiming ...”
• “Because Chuck Dudley Jr. is a hard-headed Don Quixote wannabe who always has to have the last word, especially when ...”
• “Perhaps if people were more responsible with their credit card spending and studied more the offers they received, less people ...”
• “Put in on YouTube already.”
• “Yep, seems like Chuck doesn't want to have a grown-up discussion with the rest of the commenters here, it ...”
• “No Chuck, I am supporting private property whereas you are apparently arguing for communism and public ownership of private property ...”
• “I don't believe the Tribune has ever claimed to be such an outlet, maybe the paper of record or ...”
• “Chuck, if I posted something blatantly outrageous on your forum or one of your blogs, do you have the right ...”
• “Freedom of speech does not give you the right to post what you wish on the Tribune's website and ...”
• “Bump up the fares to cover a higher percentage of the actual cost of providing service?”
• “Chuck, cyclists pay sales tax on purchases, just like motorists, which is the major portion fo road funding in Columbia ...”
• “Thanks Tim, I'm aware of that, but the rest of the comment was not making much sense and needs ...”
• “Um, say what?”
• “Well Ray, if you drive around Columbia any length of time, you'll soon see that making motorized drivers less ...”
• “Leave Broadway (and Ash and Worley) alone. To hear people crying about a rush quarter-hour twice a day is ridiculous ...”
• “Why release it upon request? Put it on YouTube.”
• “If we continue the line of Ray's thinking, we better hire a lot more police officers to verbally question ...”
• “Maybe the city should make past energy usage of rental units available to potential renters. Let the renters decide if ...”
• “And that's why I live in Free Boone County (trademark pending)!”
• “My guess is that the person you talked to was someone who worked for the Buttonwood Building and not on ...”
• “Frankly, I couldn't care less what the summary says. People should ALWAYS read the full text of the proposition ...”
• “Perhaps government regulation led to investors being more lax in checking out their investments? If the government is looking into ...”
• “Well Chuck, I saw no need to waste my time educating you if it was going to go in ear ...”
• “Chuck, maybe I'll explain it to you at lunch if you're not too afraid to listen.”
• “I don't know Mark, the newness (for lack of a better word) of the cottages might make them sell ...”
• “Not an attack Chuck, you are a known pedestrian and a supposed friend of Ray. Take a chill pill.”
• “Ray, by that logic Chuck or anyone else walking around downtown is at fault if a distracted driver jumps the ...”
• “Chuck, does that mean you aren't representing your own agenda? Can you point to anyone here that doesn't ...”
• “Chuck, if you don't want your voice heard, why do you post here, on your blogs, the Tribune blog ...”
• “Chuck, I'm not sticking up for Mark - I am calling you out for being a jerk online. For instance ...”
• “Chuckles, invite anyone you want, but don't think you that you are the only person the local media might ...”
• “Chuck, remind me to tell you what I think of your online crap at the Beat Board lunch on Tuesday ...”
• “And why should anyone believe what you say when you can't or won't prove Mark wrong? Perhaps you ...”
• “Well Chuck, if you want to use that logic, why shouldn't the government pay for my car, feed my ...”
• “Perhaps you could have Matthew Lesko get you some of that free government money and PROVE Mark's assertions wrong ...”
• “I would love for President Obama and others in favor of government-run health care to show me where that, along ...”
• “I would imagine that Mark's exercise far outweighs any minimal pollution he might inhale while biking around town.”
• “Hmm, seems like Chuck might be jealous Mark's accomplishments? Re-snark!”
• “Give 'em hell Mark, I can't wait to see what excuse they come up with next.”
• “To paraphrase Lightning McQueen once again "Oh whatever, Chuck." Sheesh!”
• “There you go again, into Chuckles mode. Remind me again why anyone should help out the Adaptive Recreation Program with ...”
• “Either way, mandating that the developer put a park in costs someone money - either the buyers of the home or ...”
• “Hmm, not sure what the difference between plans and solutions might be Chuck, nor which Libertarian solutions you may have ...”
• “Nope, what bothers me most is people who think they are always right and won't listen to input from ...”
• “Have you contacted Breaktime or other local vendors for fuel donations? Art houses and studios for supplies? Faculty and students ...”
• “Sorry, I don't follow your or Ray's YouTube links unless you want to expand on the content and ...”
• “You just did. Nyah nyah nyah.”
• “Chuck, the issue is not just privatization, but also government regulation and interference. Where is the federal government derive the ...”
• “Ray, do any insurance companies even offer bike insurance? I thought this had been discussed on the old Trib Forum ...”
• “Sounds like capitalism to me, giving the consumer what they want.”
• “Chuck, you don't think people consider it just a bit hypocritical to demand that the city continue to fund ...”
• “Then should we also privatize the Adapted Recreation Program as I once suggested so that Paquin Tower residents aren't ...”
• “I believe the city and county P&Z are working together on the urban fringe to some degree, but such ...”
• “Maybe if Ray was a bit less antagonistic and relied less on odd humor and YouTube links, people would think ...”
• “Chuck, the city has absolutely no say on development outside of the city. It's ludicrous to think the city ...”
• “Well Chuck, if you think there is some deep dark conspiracy, file your Sunshine Request and let us know what ...”
• “There is no longer a lake after the dam failed.”
• “By your logic, the existing sales tax (state, county, city) should not be collected if paid using post-tax (IRA or ...”
• “Ray, the city would likely get sued if they did not issue a building permit for a structure that was ...”
• “If the concern is that a developer or their staff could profit based on an agenda item, then have them ...”
• “Amen Mark, a lot of unfounded hysteria about this issue both here and over at the Tribune.”
• “Charlie Brown would surely say "Good grief!" at this thread.”
• “If the royal we don't want developers on P&Z and other boards and commissions, shouldn't we also ...”
• “Ray, according to my handy-dandy pocket constitution, the First Amendment mentions "the right (not a privilege granted by the government ...”
• “Not surprising that Ray wishes to prevent minors from enjoying their Constitutional rights, as seen in the sidebar listing overturned ...”
• “Too bad some car drivers are not exercising "the highest degree of care to avoid colliding with ... any person propelling ...”
• “Almost everyone lives some distance from the nearest fire station (I am probably a good six minute drive from mine ...”
• “Why should they have? Perhaps they are old enough that sprinklers were not required by whatever building code may be ...”
• “If someone is harassing bikers (and I don't doubt that it occurs at some frequency), then let the police ...”
• “The proposed language of the ordinance is below (unknown to me at this time if council amended it in any ...”
• “I wonder how many people mocking the ordinance and posing various what-ifs have even read the language? I'm not ...”
• “Terry, I thought the same thing as well, particularly the stretch between Big Bear and Blue Ridge. Very odd.”
• “What's stopping your African-American friends from doing something on their own or taking back the local NAACP if they ...”
• “And how does this policy serve the public interest? What if a citizen had seen someone matching the description Greg ...”
• “Bit of a correction if what I just read is correct, the proposed increase would be from 3% to 5 ...”
• “The city does not collect nor spend (much) money on the schools. The schools collect their tax money via property ...”
• “Maybe the government shouldn't have taken ANY role in the transition?”
• “At the White House, just blocks away from the museum, President Barack Obama said: "This outrageous act reminds us that ...”
• “City expenditures have no bearing on how much is spent (or not spent) by the school district.”
• “Just for S&G's, I took a look at what the wife-unit and I paid into the state for ...”
• “Here's hoping MODOT controls the timing on those signals and the city or its vendor cannot "tweak" them as ...”
• “"The (evil, nasty, brutish) rich" don't just save more money than they spend, they also lend it as capital ...”
• “Maybe that will encourage people to recyle to reduce their trash bill. My family of four does that and our ...”
• “The Libertarian position would probably be to privatize the city hauling, and absent that pay based on usage. Most Libertarians ...”
• “I doubt the city pays by tonnage since it is their landfill, correct?”
• “If the city is so gung-ho on "trash reform" perhaps it should investigate allowing private haulers to service the city ...”
• “This bill does absolutely nothing if it doesn't ban cigarettes. If that is your wish, just come out and ...”
• “Chuck, how do you propose the students dig deeper without you being able to prove your premise that crime is ...”
• “Chuck, no one has a right to a job except maybe if they are an entrepeneur and own their own ...”
• “Nice assumption there, Chuck.”
• “People typing in all uppercase could be a terrible form of human cruelty as well!”
• “Well Chuck, the bill did pass as the article mentioned and is only waiting Nixon's signature. However, as also ...”
• “Credit card companies don't force one to accept their product, nor do payday lenders or auto companies with high-interest ...”
• “Yet another council proposal criminalizing an activity that is almost never seen by the police "in time" - such as the ...”
• “If the proposed bill mirrors the national effort, there is a monthly "prebate" check that covers all expenditures up to ...”
• “Ditto the comments above. While I do not necessarily agree with the message of those who wished to protest at ...”
• “Why should Eric's rebuttal be any less credible due to you not knowing his last name? Did you send ...”
• “Perhaps the name of the car wash should have been included in the story?”
• “There you go again Chuck, saying "The African American Community" disparaged Bill Cosby. There were some folks who did, but ...”
• “Pits are not 'gangsta hounds' Ray, at least not if they are raised properly.”
• “Holy over-reaction, Batman! Frankly, I'm happy that the Missourian did this piece on local TDDs and plan to dig ...”
• “I would be curious to know how many people that this bill is supposed to "help" were in bad financial ...”
• “Great news, especially for those who don't have time to make it to a council meeting and are curious ...”
• “Ray, what's your proof that the flu is being transmitted by illegal aliens? How did they hop flights to ...”
• “Good lord, panic by press release. Way to go, Jay!”
• “Mark, about the most convincing argument I have seen from Chuck, and Ray to a lesser degree, is that some ...”
• “With all due respect to Mr. Goddard, I find it hard to believe that a person with a concealed weapon ...”
• “A little Googling (more legal and less risky than noodling) found this number you should call: (573) 356-7482”
• “Portugal's decriminalization of personal drug usage in 2001 also saw significant declines in drug use, deaths due to overdose ...”
• “Wow Chuck, I'm invoking Godwin's Law now.”
• “If Columbia was doing this for free, certain commenters would be complaining about the waste of city resources in fulfilling ...”
• “Instead of hoping Chief Dresner is reading your comments, take your concerns directly to the police department.”
• “I guess that makes it OK for other groups and states to meddle in Missouri's affairs by your logic ...”
• “Get back to me if the new site becomes a bad neighbor like Athena. Until then, seems like quite the ...”
• “Ray and Chuck, you're always free to raise some money, buy the location from the new owners, and set ...”
• “So much fretting by two straight dudes in Missouri. Let Iowans do as they will and you can rest comfortable ...”
• “I understand that the program will be rebroadcast at least twice this weekend on the Fox Business Network for those ...”
• “Chuck, Drew getting married to whom he wishes should be all about him him him and not us us us ...”
• “What would be the advantage of keeping the individual wards instead of doing away with them and voting for all ...”
• “So you two want to do away with the concept of wards and have at-large councilpersons for the entire city?”
• “I do hope the council turns down a four-lane Broadway as it is only needed about 30 minutes a day ...”
• “I saw a recent graphic that showed all neighboring states except for Oklahoma having a higer state sales tax than ...”
• “Tim, I'm not talking about Stan Kroenke, I am referring to the more local landlords who have smaller leaseholds ...”
• “Tim, why should government be competing with private landlords for downtown retail? What if the city can't rent that ...”
• “Interesting that Hoppe thinks this garage will take care of all future parking while Wade thinks it will fill up ...”
• “Chuck, you might be surprised to know that there are some Libertarians one would consider disabled who seem to be ...”
• “Ray, neither militant gay activists or militant straight activists have the power to make my marriage one iota less valid ...”
• “Are "militant gays" any worse than "militant straights"?”
• “Well, I certainly was not expecting humor, nor am I finding it in his comment above. Must need more caffeine ...”
• “If you're trying to slyly slam me Chuck, take a look again at what I said (hint, look at ...”
• “What's an "evangalist"?”
• “Katy, how does the House resolution "undermine the argument that it's worth having guns around simply for the sake ...”
• “Rick, one possible thing to remember is that Microsoft might be cutting Mizzou a sweetheart of a deal to get ...”
• “Art, you sure are asking for specific information when it was you who started with the vague open source link ...”
• “Art, I am speaking in reference to various Linux distros and alternate browsers such as Opera (which I use), Firefox ...”
• “Mr. Rosman, do you own a car that can exceed the 70 MPH speed limits? Is that reasonable to possess ...”
• “Speaking as a software tester, all software has bugs. Microsoft's track record has been improving of late when compared ...”
• “Are we in feudal Europe where restaurant employees are serfs forbidden to leave their lords' lands, or can they take ...”
• “The Missouri Ethics Commission has all contribution information for legislators, search away there. My guess is you would not find ...”
• “Another quote by Madison: "If Congress can employ money indefinitely to the general welfare, and are the sole and supreme ...”
• “I think Ms. Nolen would be wise to consult a Constitutional lawyer about her "domestic tranquility" argument. I would be ...”
• “The store with a fake robbery was a Break Time.”
• “Maybe GRO could tell us (and Rep. Leutkemeyer) where providing medical care is listed as one of the enumerated powers ...”
• “Hey Ernest, did the killer there have a concealed carry permit? I'm betting not.”
• “The shame is not with CMHS management, but more the local media that did not dig into the contest details ...”
• “If we're going to go all anecdotal like the ABC link that cwh51 posted, I can tell you that ...”
• “Got a link for that story? Was concealed carry even involved? Was the shooter breaking already-existing laws or school rules ...”
• “Gotta convince the CVB to do it Ray, it's not city money that is being used here.”
• “Chuckles, how do you know these various agencies aren't working with CMHS behind the scenes on contingency plans, or ...”
• “There is no need for people to donate " items,supplies,time,materials" if there are negotiations afoot and no signed ...”
• “Chuck, if there are negotiations ongoing, what purpose does opening that to the public before having a contract serve? See ...”
• “Chuck, once you learn what keeping it classy means and start living it, you can expect the same courtesy from ...”
• “Chuck, when are you going to release your book "How to Influence Policy and Earn Respect by Insulting People?"”
• “And you shouldn't hear back until the negotiations are completed, why would you expect otherwise?”
• “Joe, there was no legal weight intended from this registry. If a company or organization wishes to make use of ...”
• “Tim, retirees should not have all of their nest egg in the stock market, something that has been beaten into ...”
• “Ray, go re-read what I said. If gay marriage was legalized in Missouri and the hypothetical gay couple down the ...”
• “Wow Chuck, when logic escapes you (as usual), the spittle, venom, and clueless attacks begin. I would really like to ...”
• “Even though she voted for that evil nasty registry that you and Ray don't like?”
• “Ray, short of someone putting a gun to my head and telling me to divorce my wife "or else", there ...”
• “It's OK Mysti, Ray's single straight agenda is threatening my marriage somehow. No one is safe!”
• “Hmm, seems Mark agrees with my statements Chuck, which means I was right earlier and you were wrong. QED!”
• “Well Laura, that's all nice and well, but the Iowa Supreme Court did not make laws, it judged that ...”
• “As usual Chuck, you see things that don't exist and don't understanding my reasoning. I agree with Ray ...”
• “How about straight adults who are in a relationship but not married, Ray. Shall we kick them out as well ...”
• “Ayn, with the way Chuck rants at times, attending events at Paquin could put one at-risk perhaps. I inadvertently skipped ...”
• “Ayn, the registry is a voluntary one that employers are free to use or not use with their employees. If ...”
• “Chuck, if society collapses, what will the rich and famous have that will still be worth anything? HD TVs? DVDs ...”
• “More doom and gloom from Dudleyland. Chuck, if this fabled collapse of society came down, the disabled would be the ...”
• “Some of the comments to this story, just as with the Tribune's various articles, show a big problem with ...”
• “Ray, if this is such a bad thing in your view, why weren't you are at the council arguing ...”
• “Ray, I think John is asking for the Missourian to include a little thing called the truth in their reporting ...”
• “Regarding the comment from the article: "Finally, in the fall of 2006, Janku was among four council members who voted ...”
• “Chuck, you should pitch that script to Hollywood, it would make a heck of a lot more sense in their ...”
• “cwh51, I have run for office already, thank you very much. Any other snide (and uninformed) comments you would like ...”
• “Chuck, if things get as bad as you claim, Ayn will have her own house and weapon to defend herself ...”
• “Well Rick, I told my wife about Chuck's diagnosis over dinner (she has Chuckled over past Chuckles statements). As ...”
• “Chuck, just admit you were wrong and this thread will die. I first said "Another fact: Bus fares should be ...”
• “For those candidates who favor in-fill growth, I hope they will listen to some of the developers and the pains ...”
• “Chuck, as they say in your precious underground forums, you got pwned. Looks like you are the only person in ...”
• “Hey Chuck, did Sean ever show you the below link? http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Finance/Services/Financial_Reports/FY2009_Budget/documents/13_other_funds ...”
• “Not everyone believes in your Almighty, Ray. If liberal Jews don't believe in gay marriage, then don't allow ...”
• “And how does your lactose intolerance affect the regulation of raw milk?”
• “Well Chuck, perhaps if the city collected the true costs of the bus service (and I'll even let them ...”
• “Sheesh, safe not same in that first sentence...”
• “Another fact: Bus fares should be raised to cover the true costs of the service instead of being subsidized by ...”
• “But Chuck, did you really contribute anything by posting this? Because at the end of the article it reads: "To ...”
• “And being active (or inactive) in policy making should not be a reason to write off a candidate, nor to ...”
• “Caveat emptor. If you don't feel raw milk is same (and I'm not necessarily convinced it is, nor ...”
• “While I don't necessarily agree that the projects were necessary, I don't foresee any maintenance expenses that the ...”
• “Chuck, you should know by now that I don't bother to watch your or Ray's little YouTube "snippets ...”
• “Wouldn't we also need to enact a health tax on McD's and KFC and other fast-food restaurants for ...”
• “I'm sorry Dan, but as someone who ran for office on a slim resume, that logic doesn't fly ...”
• “Yet another inspirational post from Chuck, keeping it real (but not classy) from Paquin Tower!”
• “"Under the current secret ballot mechanism for organizing unions, companies have numerous mechanisms to delay and thwart a union election ...”
• “I believe this is only the second time I have posted on EFCA here, but yes, I am well aware ...”
• “If one goes to the link to the EFCA bill provided above, you can see that Rep. George Miller of ...”
• “The good Colonel is not a columnist presenting news, but an op-ed writer essentially - "op" being his opinion of course ...”
• “What "kind of people" are you referring to Craig? Those who use guns to commit crimes? I certainly agree with ...”
• “Now that's ironic.”
• “Because we Libertarians acted like big boys and girls and worked the problem instead of whining about it. We also ...”
• “They must certainly can cut spending Ray, it's called setting funding levels in the next fiscal year.”
• “Chris (assuming you read this), is there anything that keeps the hospital association from unilaterally revoking this tax increase in ...”
• “The tea party was an opportunity to find more libertarian-leaning people in the area using the quiz, and we received ...”
• “OK, I lied, one more thing I forgot to mention for you to consider. I also spent Saturday morning helping ...”
• “One more comment, how many of the typical (yes, I'm stereotyping a bit) peace protesters are at the top ...”
• “Well Tim, I spent Friday night at the ACLU networking event and had kid-watching duty Saturday. Suffice it to say ...”
• “Tim, if Hoppe votes to take Bengals using eminent domain, why should any other business owners in downtown put one ...”
• “Tim, if you are claiming that Hoppe is more pro-business than Robison, how do you reconcile her tacit approval of ...”
• “One correction, the eminent domain reforms passed by the Missouri legislature a couple years back did nothing to protect private ...”
• “The University has the Heinkel parking lot slotted for new Anthropology and Art & Archaeology museums.”
• “Mary, just how many officers have sued Taser over being under power during training? Wasn't Pete Herring's injuries ...”
• “Ayn, you speak a strong word of caution to council members. Sunset Hills saw a complete removal of their board ...”
• “Why can't YOU go down there and show them how to clean in a manner that you say none ...”
• “Chuck, you have absolutely no clue about what I said or what that statement means. It does not "reak (sic ...”
• “"Think about it. Do not shoot the messengers but instead work towards solutions to fix the problems. Then you will ...”
• “Chuck, self-professed hater of Libertarians, it's pretty darn clear you don't have a clue about the party. Let ...”
• “Does that include your posts as well, Chuck, or are you the only smart person posting here?”
• “Coming from someone who passed along a "Why I hate Libertarians" rant from a blogger he doesn't know, that ...”
• “Chuck, I will stop propping them up the instant you stop dragging them down. Deal?”
• “No Ray, I don't enjoy attacking Chuck. I choose to point out when he (and just about anybody really ...”
• “Chuck, go read my comment about whiners and delegators vs. doers and let me know which bucket you think you ...”
• “Until you say otherwise, I'll assume you don't want to go on the record for whatever reason. Prove ...”
• “So Chuck, you aren't against banning Tasers after all (since you won't go on the record one way ...”
• “Hey Chuckles! I wasn't in the military, I just help out at MarineParents.com because I feel it's ...”
• “Kevin, not everyone who is opposed to the stimulus plan are Republicans. Disaffected independents, Libertarians, and other third-party candidates have ...”
• “Maybe you should hustle yourself down there if you are that concerned about the funk? Maybe call George Clinton and ...”
• “Since you don't want to put it on the record in this thread, should I just make something up ...”
• “Oh but Chuck, I did answer your question: "No one knows the true number of who has died solely due ...”
• “Chuck, the content from the Trib Board still lives on in Google's cache. Please present some evidence about "how ...”
• “Just as I thought Chuck, you have no evidence of the claims you said I had expressed regarding Tasers and ...”
• “What, no attempt to earn yourself a free steak dinner at CC's by proving my stance on Tasers is ...”
• “Tim Dance, Libertarians have been vocal on gay marriage, and I have spoken a few times on this thread up ...”
• “"You would just let the officers have free rein to run rip shod over any suspect being you are for ...”
• “Ray, that study shocked pigs 18 times, far more than CPD allows their officers to do I believe. Chuck, how ...”
• “If the coalition is not truly wanting to ban Tasers, why have they displayed posters reading (paraphrased from memory) "Tasers ...”
• “Here's another city document talking about the parking needs: http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Council/Bills/2007/may7bills/ReportD.pdf ...”
• “Chuck, sounds to me like the 300 additional spaces you highlighted in the middle of the spaces listing is the ...”
• “I went digging through the Trib Board's archive via Google's cache, and all I could dig up was ...”
• “Chuck, if that Missourian article was truly relevant, I think you would have explained why to put me in my ...”
• “Chuck, how is the Missourian story you linked to relevant to this particular garage? I don't see any explicit ...”
• “If you read such a statement Chuck, feel free to correct us with the truth (and a link).”
• “I couldn't find any such claims in the Missourian archives, all I found was this statement: The council said ...”
• “Ayn, I think the city was estimating some portion of the parking slots would be used by city employees, but ...”
• “Hoppe's challenger's name is Rod Robison. Seeing as how the city currently subsidizes the transit system by over ...”
• “Chuck, I'm fairly certain only the county prosecutor can bring cases before a grand jury, but please correct me ...”
• “Wait, so my private trash hauler in the county is working better for me than the city-mandated trash service is ...”
• “Have it your way, I gave you a nugget of information there...”
• “Republicans are not the only legislators calling for the shell games that you decry. I can name at least one ...”
• “Ayn, my understanding is that I-70 Drive SE already has a precarious future based on the six-lane widening that is ...”
• “Gee Chuck, seeing as there are only two females on P&Z, you've pretty much outed the commisioner 90 ...”
• “Ray, the exact address for the property isn't listed, but is approximately two miles from Route B and I ...”
• “What specific economic policies have marginzalized young minorities but not white guys like us, Nate? I think the War on ...”
• “Rick, part of it I think is the spousal rights that government has conferred on married partners. Some of that ...”
• “Spoken like a couple guys who probably haven't spent much time in Hallsville...”
• “Chuck, if you are as good as you say and want Ayn to pay you what you think you are ...”
• “Chuck, marriage isn't just about being able to pass possessions to the person of your choice. Hospital visits is ...”
• “Matt Y, sadly I am fairly sure Chuck is real and means every word he says, no matter the counter-arguments ...”
• “Chuck, if you come and "take a dump" on my front lawn, prepare to be arrested for trespassing or worse ...”
• “Chuck, people have a right to express themselves in public. If you or someone else does not like it, and ...”
• “I would appreciate it if Mr. Pape could point me to some credible studies showing an actual harm from secondhand ...”
• “Ms. Steinmetz should take a look at the massacre in a Texas Luby's in 1991 before saying there is ...”
• “The problem is not with CMHS, it is with owners who don't spay/neuter their pets, don't raise ...”
• “Well put, Mark. Private enterprise and the government taxes it, and its employees pay, take care of Chuck and let ...”
• “Chuck, my former employer (Datastorm Technologies) had what I assumed was a sheltered workshop to some degree. I worked in ...”
• “If sheltered workshops save companies money, let them them set those up and leave the state out of it...”
• “Before people get in too much of a rage here, this bill hasn't even passed the House yet, let ...”
• “Ayn, that is similar to reports I have seen (from the Cato Institute perhaps) that six in ten SCHIP enrollees ...”
• “Chuck, we regularly get over 75 volunteers during the MarineParents.com packing days, some from states away, so I certainly ...”
• “Rob, if the Missourian stays with the current system, expanding the list of comments that appears on the left side ...”
• “Chuck, you are a piece of work. If you don't think the shelter is being run properly, get down ...”
• “A school board will follow the wishes of the public it serves, otherwise they will be voted out of office ...”
• “Jim, look at Chuck's rant at the beginning of this thread, that is what he is trying to say ...”
• “From my earlier comment that Chuck dodged: "So is a lobbyist a legislator if they provide language to a "real ...”
• “Nice of you to assume how I lean on this manner, Chuck. You'll note that I did not say ...”
• “Chuck, where did you go to school at? "The total number of annual instruction hours would stay the same."”
• “No Chuck, my wife like others is saying you are wrong and twisting words to defend your wrongness. Be happy ...”
• “Chuck, my wife is an English major, knows the words better than you I dare say, and told me to ...”
• “The funny thing Chuck, is that Rick and Mark agreed with what I was trying to get through your thick ...”
• “Appreciate the backup Mark and Rick, but once Chuck has spoken you know he can't dare change his stance!”
• “And your definitions will still not apply to Watkins and Beck, but I give up, you win this pointless argument ...”
• “Uh-huh. So is a lobbyist a legislator if they provide language to a "real" legislator for inclusion into a bill ...”
• “That link sure doesn't seem to apply to Ray Beck or Bill Watkins, now does it?”
• “Better read a little closer Chuck, the ordinance you are saying needs to pass is a repeal of the law ...”
• “Bill Watkins and Ray Beck did not vote on ordinances, therefore they are not legislators. They wield some power behind ...”
• “Ray Beck and Bill Watkins did/do not hold legislative offices.”
• “Chuck, it's the community saying "These are our laws and zoning ordinances that EVERYBODY plays by." I think some ...”
• “I understand quite well where the prebate is coming from. Making each household dependent on a monthly check from Uncle ...”
• “As a Libertarian and not an anarchist (would one even argue for a tax as David claims?), the Fair Tax ...”
• “Thank you Chuck for posting the same thing in about the third different thread. Now how about some solutions?”
• “Why advocate for something that you can choose not to purchase instead? It's much easier to teach someone to ...”
• “How does this story from February 11th grab ya, Chuck? http://mymissourian.com/2009/02/11/attention-first-ward-community-leaders/ I know that ...”
• “Chuck and Ray, how do you know those who support biking are not also urging better nutrition? Sounds like you ...”
• “I find it highly hypocritical that 11 Democrat Congressmen sent a letter to a Mexican state to ensure private ballots ...”
• “The dangers of democracy (not that we live in one like most people think).”
• “I'm not a lawyer, but I can't see how allowing a late applicant is a violation of labor ...”
• “"You wish to surrender to me? Very well, I accept."”
• “Physician, heal thyself, then point me to some examples.”
• “Is that because my advice is better than yours?”
• “Chuck, when someone claims I said something I obviously didn't, I will defend myself. If you don't like ...”
• “Get a grip Chuck, and learn to read until the end of the sentence. Keep acting like this and more ...”
• “Chuck, get your reading glasses on and look at the full sentence (which you chopped) again: Are they any more ...”
• “Is that all potheads Ray, or just a few that you encountered once upon a time? Seems to be I ...”
• “As a private organization, the NAACP can allow or not allow anyone they like. If they start taking government money ...”
• “If you see pot come out at the Blue Note and don't like, go talk Richard King or someone ...”
• “Matt Y, good points. Other victims of the War on Some Drugs that Ray and Chuck likely don't care ...”
• “Chuck, I didn't say you were a separatist, I said you and Ray believed the NAACP was one. Maybe ...”
• “I wonder if medical marijuana has some of the side effects/precautions listed at the URL you posted: Before taking ...”
• “The top of the ADL website reads "To stop the defamation of the Jewish people... to secure justice and fair ...”
• “All well and good Ray, but my understanding is that the federal government has essentially put the kibosh on marijuana ...”
• “Maybe no students of those racial backgrounds joined the NAACP? Why haven't you joined yet, Chuck? You and Ray ...”
• “Someone should tell Midland (and the Missourian) that there will be a Moser's very close that location in the ...”
• “Yes, Ayn is talking about the same CBO report I read about a couple days ago. Maybe that is why ...”
• “The Congressional Budget Office has also done a study that says the recession will reverse course by the middle of ...”
• “The money you would save by making Congress work for peanuts is a fraction of a drop in the bucket ...”
• “The 435 Representatives make $169,300 apiece, the Speaker of the House earns $212,100, and the majority and minority ...”
• “If the city wants new buses, then they should charge a fee that covers the actual costs and not subsidize ...”
• “I sure would love to see some justification for an armored vehicle for Columbia...”
• “What specific Libertarian proposal or idea would cause more people to live in poverty than they do now? With smaller ...”
• “For people over a certain age, guarantee them the retirement benefits and maybe health benefits that the government promised them ...”
• “This might get a bit rambling... In my ideal world, there would be no Social Security, at least not for ...”
• “The problem I have is the worship of Lincoln. The picture we were painted as school children is quite different ...”
• “As usual Chuck, I wonder why I even try to get it through your head. I suppose some people, especially ...”
• “I gave you some examples Chuckles, you're just too busy spitting invective to understand. For example, less governmental licensing ...”
• “Geez Louise Chuck, I gave you some examples where big government was bad and you don't like it? After ...”
• “One more thing Chuck, how do you account for the SEC when they couldn't even find Bernie Madoff's ...”
• “I'm going to guess that the folks proposing this development have a wee bit better estimation.”
• “Chuck Dudley, great forum disturber, why am I not surprised to see you defending big government? Big government that requires ...”
• “The current regulation in the financial sector didn't keep Bernie Madoff from bilking tens of thousands of people. What ...”
• “Did you ever consider that I felt anything tied to the Obama campaign is obviously partisan? I'm more than ...”
• “Chuck, if your only point wasn't the one on top of your head, you would comprehend what Ayn was ...”
• “Chuck, if you think I seriously care what you think about myself or my posts, then you are deluding yourself ...”
• “Chuck Dudley, sergeant at virtual arms in the Columbia Change Coalition, it's a good thing you are judgement-proof, otherwise ...”
• “Unless you have some proof that Rush is hitting the meds again, best be careful what you allege Chuck.”
• “Speaking as one who has collected signatures for initiative petitions, HB228 and SB115 have some definite flaws in my opinion ...”
• “I doubt the Missourian left the name of the attorney out of the story seeing as this is an AP ...”
• “How about just stop delivering mail on Saturday? A good chunk of businesses are closed that day and I personally ...”
• “Then why should Ayn march right down to the Missourian offices when he/she has comments on Missourian coverage? Or ...”
• “The boxes cost about $10 after the converter coupons, so cost isn't really an issue. I live just fine ...”
• “If there are "less expensive ways to meet our energy needs (that) can come quicker" as claimed by the letter ...”
• “The funny thing is I'm sure this here comment box is around for people to comment on how stories ...”
• “I see in today's Tribune story that the employee contributions would bring in an estimated $13.5 million and ...”
• “Anyone know the average employee salary and the number of employees in the system? For a person making $50K, this ...”
• “Sounds like short-term thinking to me. I don't really care what the value of my house is, as long ...”
• “Chuck, so sorry that I forgot about my little bit of humor, doesn't seem to be such a problem ...”
• “Where to start with you jokers? If you want to keep identifying me as the county chair, I have no ...”
• “Ray, your crass renaming of people you disagree with is really pissing me off, makes me think Chuck is the ...”
• “Well it wasn't clear what type of "education" you were talking about in your previous message.”
• “What specifically was CPD asked to cut back on? I seem to remember something along those lines, but not the ...”
• “They also don't test all year long, only when there are competitions for the most part. I couldn't ...”
• “Chuck, how do you know that? Maybe CPD is having problems finding an officer that is qualified to be a ...”
• “Chuck, do you mean the State Historical Society? I don't think they are involved in renovation/preservation type of ...”
• “Chuck, P&Z is not there to offer help to Mr. Sallee in his endeavor; they are there to ensure ...”
• “I think the next mayoral election is a year away. How do you see the council's authority to remove ...”
• “I liked the analysis of President Obama's annual benefits that one organization did (sorry, no link at the moment ...”
• “Let me know how that works in court for you Ray. I was out and about driving and saw a ...”
• “Um, Bloom County has been done for ages, long enough that the Outlands comic strip Berke Breathed started shortly afterwards ...”
• “Here are the minutes from the meeting preceding the one reported in this story, I think: http://www.bcfdmo.com ...”
• “I don't think internal candidates have been barred from applying. Do you have information to the contrary?”
• “Some government construction is OK, especially where it is warranted and needed, although it should be mostly at the state ...”
• “I would say that Mr. Rosman's claim that "tax relief makes no sense when 8 to 10 percent of ...”
• “Will you have the nerve to go speak in favor of it? I have raised questions about some of the ...”
• “Just how was Columbia being greedy by not scheduling on a football weekend and not asking hotels to give rooms ...”
• “If the proposal even makes it out of committee, I will be surprised. State legislators seem to have a little ...”
• “Chuck, this will be my last post on this topic. If you don't like what I say in response ...”
• “Until the Missourian or the Tribune tell me to pack it up, or someone takes me to court, I can ...”
• “Chuck, please re-read your Constitution and let me know how my "putting my beliefs out there openly" and allegedly "bashing ...”
• “Chuck, your digging at my political beliefs is pretty tiring and cliche, but I accept that you have no other ...”
• “Oooh, a legal threat from Chuck because he's getting owned on the Trib Board...”
• “Chuck, you have no Constitutional rights to not be offended by someone else's behaviors, conduct, or beliefs, so don ...”
• “I'm all for the government donating those computers to organizations, indviduals, etc. that can refurbish them and pass them ...”
• “Nice points Ray, but I'm not a smoker. I just don't see outdoor secondhand smoke as much of ...”
• “Can anyone show me studies that actually show secondhand smoke is a real health hazard while walking about outdoors? I ...”
• “Oh, so what you really want is a government handout of computers, as opposed to people freely putting together systems ...”
• “And the free market and individual citizens and their groups can do it, no need to get a government program ...”
• “Yes, kudos to those who build computers and hand them out, but there's no reason for Bush, Obama, or ...”
• “After the wet 2008 (third-wettest in recorded history I think?), I don't think low water tables are a major ...”
• “So let us know about some of your run-ins with militant gays in Columbia.”
• “Golly gee Ray, you should come to the next Columbia Pridefest, probably around May I would guess. I've run ...”
• “The society wants to be right next to campus for student and staff access. My hunch is that the distance ...”
• “The Society apparently thinks they need a whole block and couldn't share the parking lot with the other two ...”
• “Ayn, do you mean the parking lot that is on the same block with the Heinkel Building? Apparently that is ...”
• “Ayn, Gary Kremer said at the council hearing that they needed the full block. Barb Hoppe and one or two ...”
• “But what if I leave my son in that private institution instead of moving him to CPS when he would ...”
• “Golly gee whiz Ray, uberorganizer for the Barack Obama Collective Campaigning Collective or whatever, feel the need to post this ...”
• “I'm glad I'm not running for school board as Mr. Rosman would find me an unworthy candidate. My ...”
• “I get my jollies pointing out curmudgeons.”
• “Hmm, Chuck and Ray doing their usual "Woe is complacent Columbia" rant when I see no indication that the volunteer ...”
• “Chuck, you have never once presented the side of the police in this issue, so don't go preaching to ...”
• “Chuck, I'm about as elitist as chocolate pudding and firewood, so give that tired canard a rest. So sorry ...”
• “Chuck, you might want to retract your claim about there being no Taser policy before I do a little digging ...”
• “If Skip Elkin, county commissioner and former Marine, hadn't helped out and guided Mr. Sallee during the rezoning process ...”
• “Nice slap at our current police force there Chuck when what the chief candidates were quoted as saying in the ...”
• “Oops, looks like I should have read the Tribune's story first: "Gebhardt reviewed all evidence collected by Missouri State ...”
• “Chuck, any word on if Mason Gebhardt based his decision on the Missouri Highway Patrol investigation and maybe his recommendation ...”
• “Professor Allan says "Who is going to explain this complicated puzzle of science, politics, economics and society as climate change ...”
• “Sorry Ray, I've got more important things to do (such as make up a funny name for you if ...”
• “James, just about. The Missourian had a story shortly after the smoking ban passed that featured a graphic of a ...”
• “Stay classy Chuck and Ray...”
• “Seems like Tracy has a little catching up to do; the smoking ban prior to the recently-passed one already mandated ...”
• “Ray, what does it matter that this it was an unannounced protest? I'm of the opinion that the CPD ...”
• “Chuck, funding the Adaptive Recreation Program at Paquin Towers does not accomplish any of the failed goals you listed either.”
• “Chuck, to add on to what Ayn Rand said, how many people do you think earned minimum wage in Missouri ...”
• “I'll also add that the only time I earned minimum wage was the warehouse job I worked part-time during ...”
• “Well Chuck, according to the Tribune story below that I had not yet read due to the holidays, it's ...”
• “Another side-effect of the minimum-wage increase - higher prices for diners (no surprise there) and possible layoffs: http://www.connectmidmissouri.com ...”
• “Chuck, I'm not sure that people haven't done their homework regarding the legislation assuming the article is accurate ...”
• “Chuck, no matter what the subdivisions of Columbia residents shows, Ayn's comments that Columbia's population has increased over ...”
• “3M's location may be available soon as well if continued downsizing eventually closes that location. Ther is also likely ...”
• “Ayn, I believe that Leigh Lockhart, owner of Main Squeeze downtown, also addressed the increase in the minimum wage as ...”
• “If taxpayers are already "footing the bill" and some want in for free, why should I have to pay for ...”
• “Lasercraft selected the Worley and Providence intersection, not the city. When Tony St. Romaine was on KFRU a few weeks ...”
• “I'll echo what Mark said about easier to build new than renovate old houses. You never know what you ...”
• “Springfield used the same company for their red light cameras and chose to pay on annual contract basis instead of ...”
• “Chuck, video of Captain Dresner's Taser presentation this past summer may be available for your viewing from the city ...”
• “Sorry Ray, got better things to do than click on who-knows-what YouTube links.”
• “Ray, I have not heard of any such taser oversight committee coming about. I don't know that the city ...”
• “Well Chuck, some of their recommendations are good and some are not going to fly. For instance, "Children, or anyone ...”
• “Chuck, you seem pretty sure of yourself that I'm a "non beliver" - too bad you are wrong again.”
• “Well Chuck, here's hoping you and Ray speak against this proposal before the council if our very civilization is ...”
• “Ray, what's stopping you from chatting up one of these folks and buying the requisite sack lunch and one-way ...”
• “Geez Louise Chuck, if someone has to have walked the walk to be respected in your eyes, then you better ...”
• “Is it nitpicking to ask you to back up a claim you make? No, I do not think so, nor ...”
• “Chuck, how do you know the paint you claim was used on the bike symbols was the "bad" paint? Have ...”
• “Chuck, where is your evidence that they are using a leser paint? I would hope they are using a better ...”
• “Interesting, I thought that would be concrete all the way across the I-70 corridor.”
• “Chuck, it's too windy outside for additional bluster. If you want to make the Taser "the very last means ...”
• “I don't believe that Mr. McDuffy fell onto grass, I think he landed on concrete.”
• “If you try to equate the Taser with a firearm, then the police will stop using a Taser and instead ...”
• “No Chuck, the first question the public should be asking is what beef the shooter had with the victim, followed ...”
• “Chuck, as usual, you don't want to answer the simple question laid to you. I'll let the readers ...”
• “Yes Chuck, I understand straight speak. Now explain why you brought religion in the context of the Kwanzaa article. I ...”
• “"One thing I do not like in our society is these issues of school teachers only teaching about only one ...”
• “Thank you for once again dodging the issue there.”
• “I don't disagree with that statement for the most part, but are you still claiming that Kwanzaa has a ...”
• “So Chuck, if you can't show me the religious aspect of Kwanzaa that you were griping about, it must ...”
• “Chuck, I don't believe there is any religious aspect to Kwanzaa, so what are you talking about regarding this ...”
• “Maybe you and the other citizens of Columbia dropped the ball by not bringing this matter up earlier? The ball ...”
• “I missed part of the opening comments from the first two speakers, but stayed until the end and sounds like ...”
• “Whoops! I misread Ray's post and thought he was talking about the old Wally World and not the Nowell ...”
• “Ray, you need to take a visit around town - the Rock Bridge Wal-Mart came down just before or after Thanksgiving ...”
• “For all we know, Ayn Rand is a big fan of the author and changed their name to match and ...”
• “I can't stand it any longer, I am entering Spelling Police mode. Chuck, it is background, not back round ...”
• “I don't know where you pulled that quote from, but it's a bunch of goose poop and not ...”
• “So Mayor Hindman is concerned that someone might die before the two test cameras are up (assuming the new vendor ...”
• “Ray, jumping from Mary Ratliff's actions, the handful of black citizens who protested Officer Brotemarkle in front of the ...”
• “I'm sure someone in favor of this would be happy to point us to peer-reviewed studies showing the danger ...”
• “Seems like an even better solution would be to require residents to buy their own refuse bags and reduce rates ...”
• “And the Crisis Intervention Team members cannot be everywhere at once. There will be circumstances where a non-CIT officer will ...”
• “How will "changes in policy,training of officers and better procedures in the field" make a "50/50 gamble with ...”
• “Chuck, in a previous Taser discussion on here you said, when I mentioned that GRO and the other related groups ...”
• “Maybe we should ban batons from police officers as well, since you never know when one will be used to ...”
• “To answer Jake Sherlock's question, I think he (or rather his summation of Tom Bradley's comments) is correct ...”
• “Parks and Rec gets all that money because voters approved a half-cent sales tax, and its extension five years after ...”
• “Do you mean nobody wants AIDS? OK, I can agree with that, but I don't see where gay behavior ...”
• “How in the world is a Van Halen song appropriate for this story?”
• “I think the Tribune does a pretty decent job of updating their news page. As an example, I noticed three ...”
• “The reason MODOT isn't paying for the construction is that it is the city's railroad that is causing ...”
• “So to clarify, you think there should be a separate civilian review board that would review all Taser deployments?”
• “The general review board that the council is about to take up or something specific for Taser usage?”
• “I'm not 100% sure the bylaws are invalid. Since the board voted to expand the board and the voters ...”
• “So let's review... You wanted the county commission to through the current district out. Doesn't look like that ...”
• “And what changes do you propose CPD make with their Taser policy?”
• “If you read what GRO and other local groups say, they are not wanting to ban the use of Tasers.”
• “Chuck, there are five board members (the board was expanded about two years ago). It's possible the bylaws on ...”
• “Here are the bylaws for the district: http://www.bcfdmo.com/aboutbcfpd/bylaws/bylaws.pdf And if Missouri and our ...”
• “Chuck, the county commissioners have no say over the members of the fire district's board, just as they have ...”
• “Instead those allegations appear to have been deleted.”
• “This Libertarian would like to disagree, from Bob Barr on down, Libertarians spoke against the bailout. Can't blame this ...”
• “A quote from that same article (on a creationist site for full disclosure of where they are coming from): "Evan ...”
• “If anyone thinks Harry Reid or Nancy Pelosi will let impeachment proceedings begin, they are fooling themselves. If Democrats (and ...”
• “No matter what legal documents are drawn up, there are some government services and benefits that do not transfer from ...”
• “Also witness this quote from the article - not all officers will be trained in this program, so it's not ...”
• “As a side note, why don't you and Ray Shapiro post with your real names on the Tribune's ...”
• “Well Chuck, I will dare to disagree with you. If the Missourian lets "Ayn Rand" post here as that name ...”
• “I'm not surprised that Bill Watkins doesn't hold office hours on Saturday since he is not an elected ...”
• “Not that it makes much of a matter to me since I didn't vote for him, but I wonder ...”
• “Jerry Wade has them as well, so that's four of the seven. I have never heard of Hindman, Nauser ...”
• “Don't blame only Paulson, don't forget that McCain and Obama both voted for this sorry excuse for a ...”
• “I wish to second David's commendation of Wendy's office and the rest of the staff involved in the ...”
• “A fair chunk of the council members have office hours on the weekend now, I would pin them there and ...”
• “Why don't you forward it to the council instead of asking the Missourian to do so? All council members ...”
• “Or prison.”
• “Correction Chuck, CMHS has been paid by the city in the past for its services, they are just requesting more ...”
• “Forgot to include the link, is this what you filled out and who told you it was necessary, if so ...”
• “Do you have a copy of the ordninance or your permit request? The customers of Warren Funeral Home protested across ...”
• “I don't think there is any protest permit required by the city. The only thing I could find in ...”
• “Chuckles, I get my work done, put in more than my time (weekends and work from home), and just received ...”
• “PS, I bet Chuck is thinking of Clint Zweifel's candidacy...”
• “Careful Mike, Chuck will tag you with the civic leader label as he has me for my Libertarian involvement, then ...”
• “Not to bag on the youth of the country, but Sarah Palin was not the first woman to run for ...”
• “And yet, Phil Steinhaus of CHA says that a very small number of Section 8 residents commit crimes, and that ...”
• “Wrong, McCain has proposed cutting taxes across the board. According the graphic I saw, it was as deep of cuts ...”
• “Why in the world does the Conservation Department receive federal funding based on the number of tags sold? Such linkage ...”
• “HSAs coupled with a high-deductible (and not catastrophic as claimed) plan can save the consumer money. My employer offers both ...”
• “The Missourian can say Chambrot ran a red light when the facts of the case have been decided by the ...”
• “Gregory, you would be taxed a percentage of your health care coverage, not the full amount. Also, the $5000 is ...”
• “In case you haven't noticed, both McCain and Obama (and their running mates) are all socialists to a degree ...”
• “If Obama is a Constitutional scholar, why did he switch his stance on FISA renewal? Does he not believe in ...”
• “How can we know that the current number is all the market will bear? It's possible that smaller casinos ...”
• “No one has a right to not be offended or subjected to behavior they don't like. I know at ...”
• “Chuck, drawing up papers between gay partners does not engender the same rights that a marriage license does, especially at ...”
• “I think the rationale is that it is cheaper to the rate-payers to float the bonds every five years instead ...”
• “I believe there is already a state law that is essentially identical to this constitutional amendment. I am getting tired ...”
• “Don't bother calling and wasting their time, check online at http://www.showmeboone.com/CLERK”
• “Joe, looks like this issue was split into two separate articles, the rate information is here: http://www.columbiamissourian.com ...”
• “Not everyone in this country is Christian, nor were all of the founders Christian. I don't believe any of ...”
• “Until someone can show me an actual Missouri government meeting or hearing held in a language other than English, I ...”
• “Chuck, you have no idea how I'm wired. Bet you didn't know I'll be helping a local ...”
• “Chuck, the only one with anger issues appears to be you when someone dares to criticize your ideas. I bring ...”
• “Use existing personnel? Have you not heard, and even spoken, of how the schools and police department are already strapped ...”
• “Chuck, your attitude is getting pretty tiring, but the personal attacks are nothing new with you. I am not a ...”
• “Thanks for the update Mark, didn't realize we had two Marlon Jordans in the paper.”
• “That was privately-donated money sent by donors to the RNC. They might have a beef on how the party spent ...”
• “Chuck, you moan and whine about no one saying anything about the parents, so I gave you a mile-high soapbox ...”
• “If you both Google Marlon's name, you'll find out your assumptions are a bit off. I'm not ...”
• “A 1% rate cap means that anything above and beyond the cost of providing the "clean" energy would hit the ...”
• “How would you solve the parental problem Chuck? Let's hear it.”
• “Ray's repeated comments of Diamond "in the rough" Thrower "me into any good old fight" make him sound like ...”
• “Nice name-calling Ray, stay classy there.”
• “Dan Claxton is gone as well. I'll give Simon and his new host (unclear to me if it will ...”
• “Jeff, you are incorrect about several points of the McCain proposal. See my numbers above about the tax credit and ...”
• “John McCain's healthcare proposal will not end employer-provided healthcare. The $5000 tax credit will actually be a tax savings ...”
• “Gareth, that would be laissez-faire. What do you say about stories of Canadians coming to American hospitals for procedures they ...”
• “Regarding the claims that health care is a right, consider the below statement by Neal Boortz: "You may think, for ...”
• “Chuck, I am not trying to discredit the numbers, but will point out first that those numbers are from 1990 ...”
• “Except McCain didn't hold a rally in Columbia...”
• “Chuck, can you point us to a link of a study saying that 3/4 of the US population is ...”
• “Wikipedia has Missouri's population at 5,878,415, so one 1 in 6 people (not even voters) are considered ...”
• “John, the quote that Ayn had in the first comment was from Rose's article.”
• “So let's presume the city does go through this training and still employs Tasers and still uses them occasionally ...”
• “Timm, you apparently do not understand the tax system. There is no income limit at which the government stops collecting ...”
• “When the market has the government implicitly backing the loans of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and artificially depressing the ...”
• “Obama's tax plan is socialist. He wants to spread the wealth around and stated as such to Joe the ...”
• “Chuck, I have pointed you to minutes of the city council meeting where the CPD is proposing such training. That ...”
• “I support the CPD taking whatever measures are necessary in resolving situations. That may be a Taser in some situations ...”
• “Chuck, do you think the CPD should be carrying Tasers at all? Quit beating around the bush and let us ...”
• “Video has been removed, but probably irrelevant to this discussion. If the Taser is the only type of weapon the ...”
• “Nathan, when you helped subdue that person, did they have a butcher knife in their hand? CPD has a matrix ...”
• “How about just not voting for any politician, regardless of party affiliation, who has committed a crime? This is not ...”
• “Here's an unintended consequence of national forests. If this stand was privately-owned, either by an individual or a conservation-minded ...”
• “Ray, let me know about some netting that could have been quickly deployed such that the interstate was fully protected ...”
• “If Wal-Mart is found to have treated their employees unlawfully, that will be taken care of in court and those ...”
• “Davey Crockett understood the message after it was explained to him, below is one link I found to the story ...”
• “Bozo? Idiot? Nice choice of words coming from you, Chuck. I'll go take a Taser shot if you'll ...”
• “Pepper spray does not cause the temporary loss of muscle control that a Taser does. This woman could be sprayed ...”
• “Correct, privatization does not ensure security, but prudently investing over decades of employment and showing the proper risk aversion (i ...”
• “Good points on Social Security privatization and some of the bogus arguments against it. Below is a recent article that ...”
• “If ethanol is such a great product, why does it require mandates and subsidies to survive in the free market ...”
• “Chuck, the answers to the Moberly case will come out. The report will be released. This is an ongoing investigation ...”
• “Mr. Harlan died on August 28th. According to a September 16th article in the Moberly Monitor-Index "An official cause of ...”
• “What would be the purpose in releasing the initial findings without the complete details? If the initial report said that ...”
• “I would disagree with Col. Miller's statement that "With that in mind, the requirement that each candidate be on ...”
• “Way to once again put words in my mouth, Chuck. I am not against the public's right to know ...”
• “It doesn't look like the county clerk's website has a simple list of which candidates are on the ...”
• “Chuck, I'm not getting mad at you, I'm just trying to understand why you think the MSHP would ...”
• “One other option GRO has that I forgot to mention - discuss partnering with one or more of the media outlets ...”
• “I agree that CPD should release the records, but if they do not, GRO and their members have other options ...”
• “The Libertarian Party will have candidates for Governor, Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, Ninth District U.S. Congress, and 19th ...”
• “Were the Libertarian Party or Constitution Party candidates sent invitations?”
• “The law states that charges can be requested to offset activities required to collect the information. The federal FOIA law ...”
• “What's keeping the Missourian from joining the request, and the Tribune or other media outlets for that matter? And ...”
• “Chuck, I'm 30 years from retirement and I don't expect to see a dime of Social Security. Many ...”
• “I don't know Chuck, are you calling the police liars? Copied from the article we've been commenting on ...”
• “Chuck, Barr is pushing several ideas that neither McCain or Obama want to touch or are out of touch with ...”
• “Could CPD release the information without GRO paying? Perhaps, but that takes away time and money from other activities they ...”
• “And here's another option for the three undecided voters in the article (and others reading this) - Bob Barr, the ...”
• “Chuck, you've talked several times about "squeaky budgets" - should GRO pony up the requested fees and get the information ...”
• “Quite amusing how this article doesn't mention any of the Obama/Biden inaccuracies mentioned on the front page of ...”
• “Some information for the writer of the five questions. First, the city sales taxes already subsidizes both the transit system ...”
• “How many of those students could cite the Bush Doctrine prior to the Gibson interview? I know I would not ...”
• “City charter's right here, look it up if you like: http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Council/Columbia_Code_of_Ordinances/Chapter_99/01.html ...”
• “This seems like an odd location for red light cameras. The north and south approaches likely have far more traffic ...”
• “I can find no such language in the city charter that requires the building of two parks per year: ARTICLE ...”
• “The Grasslands is an old subdivision (it is catty corner from Faurot) and someone (I presume the residents) made $13000 ...”
• “No Chuck, I didn't miss your point. You asked about maintenance - the city's voters have passed and reauthorized ...”
• “From the parks and rec sales tax I presume”
• “Interesting, do you have a link for the permit? The only thing I saw on the CPD's page was ...”
• “Chuck, moi - a radical leftist liberal Republican? Does such a beast exist? I am a Libertarian, and go use your ...”
• “Chuck, doesn't forcing NSM to the fair grounds only create a free speech zone (sarcasm intended of course) and ...”
• “If a report on KFRU this morning is correct, Libertarian Andrew Finkenstadt will also be in the debate. No word ...”
• “The $25 million was a grant from the federal government and the city did not have to pony up any ...”
• “It is ridiculous that these organizations were allowed to join the lawsuit as defendants, but I guess I shouldn't ...”
• “And did the MPA invite the Libertarian and Consitution Party candidates as well?”
• “Chuck, you seem to be on a little tear after your precious program almost got the axe. I think you ...”
• “Chuck, you have no idea of what Sarah Palin and her husband may or may not have taught their kids ...”
• “How do you know that the grant money wasn't already budgeted, or rebudgeted from another purpose, in the Parks ...”
• “Dr. Marini, you are very incorrect when you say "The United States is a democracy. That means the majority rules ...”
• “Anyone looking for a "real" convention should check out third parties. The Libertarian convention in Denver over the Memorial Day ...”
• “Some comments: 1. Oil companies are working the leases they currently have - it takes time and money to determine if ...”
• “Some corrections: I don't believe Ralph Nader is officially on the ballot yet, but his campaign has submitted petitions ...”
• “Regarding the last quote in the article, it could have to do with how past NAACP forums have been held ...”
• “This wouldn't be an issue if MODOT or its contractor performed the work in a more sensible manner. The ...”
• “I'd rather drink a Budweiser than Stella Artois; I was most disappointed after hearing Simon Rose talk it up ...”
• “No, Teddy Fleck is running as a Libertarian.”
• “The best deterrent for running red lights is to up the fines drastically and increase enforcement efforts, probably with motorcycle ...”
• “The government should not be subsidizing any type of energy, whether that is giving tax breaks to oil companies, underwriting ...”
• “Marine Parents also accepts volunteers to help sort donations and other similar tasks on Thursday afternoons. See the below link ...”
• “To be "far from second-class" the CPD should also have third-party candidates that have a mathematical chance of winning the ...”
• “Here is the response I received from the district: Like the other projects on the CIP, use of general revenues ...”
• “No, the error is not with your article. The Sunrise Estates lagoon is not affected by the two-mile mandate according ...”
• “While I agree with the need for the county sewer district's need to meet federal regulations, including $2 million ...”
• “One failure of the "new media" is that the text in the April ballot issues story was not selectable (I ...”
• “Having helped collect signatures for Missouri Citizens for Property Rights' two eminent domain petitions, I have some concerns with a ...”
• “First, thank you for writing this article. I apologize for missing your phone call as I was part of an ...”
• “If this particular site is such a gateway, those opposed to the development should have purchased it years ago and ...”
• “The claim "In Boone County, where voter fraud is nearly nonexistent" seems to need clarification to me. Is the county ...”
• “All the more reason to get government out of marriage, other than setting minimum ages for the participants.”
• “Politicians absolutely should not factor in voters' opinion when making their decisions. Think if of the issue most important to ...”
• “It is my understanding that Ron Paul has an office at the Parkade Plaza, but I do not know if ...”
• “I'm sure it makes students happy seeing their suggestions proposed by a state legislator, but it is a waste ...”
• “It probably should have been reported that Kevin Everett is not just an "alliance member" but is listed as the ...”
• “David, was your restaurant smoking or not when the ban took effect in Denver? You don't find it a ...”
• “For those locally wanting to help out Marines, you can visit MarineParents.com for more information on their Care Package ...”
• “Here's hoping that my comments don't disappear like my rebuttal to another Missourian article on the smoking ban ...”
• “If Ken Midkiff and others don't like the new development in Columbia, the easy option is to buy the ...”
• “No description of the vehicle or a license plate number?”
• “No, let's lay the blame on the city council for altering the business models of existing establishments. They sought ...”
• “What happened to the comments previously posted when this story was at a different URL?”
• “The next few issues in his op-ed make me again question where Cowger received his information. Was it fed to ...”
• “The title of the article says "Economist clarifies source of funding on ban report" but the text of the story ...”
• “Mr. Skala, how does restaurant competition factor into the discussion at all when Mr. Pakko's report looked at the ...”
• “Brian, Michael Pakko has done a couple previous economic studies on smoking bans, probably available at the same link. One ...”
• “Or you can buy a Christmas tree, rootball and all, and plant that in the the spring instead of tossing ...”
• “The "inflated" sales tax, if I understand correctly, will only be applied to businesses in a transportation development district (TDD ...”
• “I sure would love to see the legal reason you would use to sue someone following the options granted to ...”
• “Scalping of non-sporting events was legal before the recent change in the law, yet Ticketmaster did not profit (above their ...”
• “To clarify my position, I am not worried about the privacy implications since the cameras are monitoring a public roadway ...”