tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post1372353313313896526..comments2023-07-06T08:47:49.421-05:00Comments on Leavenworth Street - the talk of Nebraska politics: Why they did itStreet Sweeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04829434036913451764noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-28216836958032078982010-12-15T13:28:58.136-06:002010-12-15T13:28:58.136-06:00The OWH no doubt got lots of hits on it's inte...The OWH no doubt got lots of hits on it's internet page however I know of two subscribers (former) who have now cancelled their subscriptions because it posted the online database. Now granted that's just two however that's just among my small circle of friends who have shared that with me and I'm sure they are indicative of many others. The World Herald may have exchanged short Political Novicenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-40316905401204718872010-12-15T12:56:29.416-06:002010-12-15T12:56:29.416-06:00The fact that a self-proclaimed "conservative...The fact that a self-proclaimed "conservative" writes on here that tax cuts don't cost anything shows just how deep our problems lie in the United States.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-78227339762398628322010-12-15T10:33:08.872-06:002010-12-15T10:33:08.872-06:00So GK, I guess it's meritorious of Wall Street...So GK, I guess it's meritorious of Wall Street hedge fund managers to pay themselves through capital gains which are only taxed at 15%. What most people on this blog don't seem to realize is that many of the very rich got there using an insider's game or inherited it. With money comes power and the ability to pay for lobbyists which push for legislation that further increases the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-46792731552649453702010-12-15T09:53:30.366-06:002010-12-15T09:53:30.366-06:00Anon 8:46 uses an interesting term..."fair&qu...Anon 8:46 uses an interesting term..."fair".<br /><br />Now the word, in and of itself, is not all that interesting. Indeed, fairness is a great virtue. We'd all love to believe that we receive fair compensation for the work we do, and for the benefits we provide to our society.<br /><br />The problem comes when 'fair' is no longer defined based on merit. For Anon 8:46, &Grundle Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10748007604078024036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-53971138789618075962010-12-15T09:51:21.816-06:002010-12-15T09:51:21.816-06:00I'll.....write.....more....slowly....for....yo...I'll.....write.....more....slowly....for....you, 9:33. The point was the Democrats passed a bill that would have decreased the deficit by NOT giving tax cuts on income > $250k. Republicans couldn't stand this, so they blocked the bill in the Senate. Rs also blocked the bill to extend unemployment benefits (it's Christmas and the vast majority of these folks are not unemployed by Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-8326672475203427412010-12-15T09:33:06.360-06:002010-12-15T09:33:06.360-06:009:31,
Tax cuts don't "cost" anythin...9:31,<br /><br />Tax cuts don't "cost" anything.<br />Spending taxpayers' money costs us.<br /><br />You liberals and your distorted view of government amaze me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-42277181328851082732010-12-15T09:31:08.206-06:002010-12-15T09:31:08.206-06:00Get real, 8:55! You must get your news from that &...Get real, 8:55! You must get your news from that "fair and balanced" network. The House passed a bill to only renew tax cuts for those making < $250k. Republicans blocked this in the Senate. Extending tax cuts for everyone will cost an extra $700 billion over 10 years. And Republicans have been campaigning against deficits?#!@#&!*? There is a serious mental disorder going on withAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-42245259723416297972010-12-15T08:55:00.482-06:002010-12-15T08:55:00.482-06:00Hey, Bud (posting anonymously at 7:24) who is tryi...Hey, Bud (posting anonymously at 7:24) who is trying to add over a trillion dollars to the deficit? Hint: It's not the Tea Party, it's the guys in YOUR party trying to go on one last taxpayer-funded spending spree before their butts are out on the street and the GOP takes over the house.<br /><br />Give the outrage some time, numbnuts. When was the bill made public? Yesterday? Kinda Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-37546451876047904112010-12-15T08:46:45.800-06:002010-12-15T08:46:45.800-06:00I don't know about anon 7:46. But I doubt if h...I don't know about anon 7:46. But I doubt if he or she hates America and or capitalism. But if he is like most people he believes in fair play and the real American way. You know truth and justice and Freedom, It is time for All Americas to make a sacrifice. We got boys in the Middle East who are doing that. At home we got people barely making it. Then you read about Wall Street having Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-72428231122369412572010-12-15T08:39:06.976-06:002010-12-15T08:39:06.976-06:008:25,
Why do you hate capitalism and America?8:25,<br />Why do you hate capitalism and America?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-30594668826124145362010-12-15T08:25:03.348-06:002010-12-15T08:25:03.348-06:00anon 7;46 how does it feel to be a tool of the sup...anon 7;46 how does it feel to be a tool of the super rich? They get your vote they get your bucks. You get the shaft. You need to stop cutting your own throats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-52327187480491712952010-12-15T08:09:43.020-06:002010-12-15T08:09:43.020-06:00So Anonymous at 801pm are you saying Gary was not ...So Anonymous at 801pm are you saying Gary was not let go from his county job for what was on his computer screen?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-28857174073572364092010-12-15T07:46:23.797-06:002010-12-15T07:46:23.797-06:00Yeah, all those people out at the rally at Zorinsk...Yeah, all those people out at the rally at Zorinsky lake were pulling up in BMWs, pulling their boats...no...YACHTs. That's your traditional Tea Partier all right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-89261044853303897312010-12-15T07:24:25.898-06:002010-12-15T07:24:25.898-06:00Tea baggers why no out rage over almost a trillion...Tea baggers why no out rage over almost a trillion more dollars in debt being added to our budget? Is is because you got what you wanted? An extension of the top 2% tax cuts . How many more BMW's and boats do you have to buy? Or do you just put the money in over seas banks? I know you won't use it to hire Americans to go back to work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-55212610912290721312010-12-15T07:10:52.322-06:002010-12-15T07:10:52.322-06:00@8pm Anonymous aka Omaha Independent...
you said ...@8pm Anonymous aka Omaha Independent...<br /><br />you said that no other contribution, vote, public speech, or petition signature should be secret...yet you published your comment anonymously...what gives?<br /><br />unless your name really is Omaha Independent. if that's the case, my apologies, Mr. Independent.theunicycleguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16313915483075503802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-57926146309587293972010-12-14T23:26:16.756-06:002010-12-14T23:26:16.756-06:00Boo Hoo on the false outrage there, whiners. Guess...Boo Hoo on the false outrage there, whiners. Guess what. Go Google "Political contributions by zip code". There are several sites that you can go to, enter a name or zip code, and it tells you every donation made in your area, all your neighbors, etc. This include they donated to, and their occupation. Any time there are documents to either file for office, or petitions to be recalled, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-81254848782778847082010-12-14T20:57:36.930-06:002010-12-14T20:57:36.930-06:00And the obsession continues at 8:16 p.m.And the obsession continues at 8:16 p.m.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-36707593823803058402010-12-14T20:16:00.312-06:002010-12-14T20:16:00.312-06:00Nobody on here is obsessed with Gerard Harbison. ...Nobody on here is obsessed with Gerard Harbison. We are all sick of his deranged personality and want him to leave us alone. Why is it everytime Jane Kleeb, Kyle Michaelis, Lisa Hannah, or Brian Osborn they get attacked by several people anonymously? Gerard is no different, except this is his only social outlet. "I've got no place else to go" - Gerard Harbison.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-67359354326209737342010-12-14T20:01:42.322-06:002010-12-14T20:01:42.322-06:00The more you attack Gary the more you show your de...The more you attack Gary the more you show your desperation and the type of sleazy characeter assasination tactics that only you use to win political advantage. <br /><br />Nice try Denna, Sheriff, G. Mills, Hal, etc....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-52891896411647382882010-12-14T20:00:53.673-06:002010-12-14T20:00:53.673-06:00Unicycleguy,
Your ballot should be secret. No oth...Unicycleguy,<br />Your ballot should be secret. No other contribution, vote, public speech, or petition signature should be. If I *had* signed the petition, I wouldn't have had a problem having my name published. <br /><br />Omaha IndependentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-14042120194977387712010-12-14T19:51:20.444-06:002010-12-14T19:51:20.444-06:00Anon 7:10 - Reilly said he was an independent.
A...Anon 7:10 - Reilly said he was an independent. <br /><br />Anon. Coward - Yeah, you really are becoming very creepy.<br /><br />NE Voter - I think you probably know Gary. Can you ask him what was on it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-86135668787098973492010-12-14T19:41:19.356-06:002010-12-14T19:41:19.356-06:00I give. What was on Gary's computer screen?I give. What was on Gary's computer screen?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-11740340730556074252010-12-14T19:10:50.185-06:002010-12-14T19:10:50.185-06:00Well, there are 3 Michael Reillys in the Omaha vot...Well, there are 3 Michael Reillys in the Omaha voter rolls. Two of them are registered Dumbocrats. The third is a registered non-partisan.<br /><br />Is this World Herald editor one of the Dumbocrats or is he the non-partisan? Depends on his middle initial. If his middle initial is something other than "P" then he's a registered Dumbocrat. (Or he's not registered to vote, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-69503650760627673872010-12-14T19:08:12.198-06:002010-12-14T19:08:12.198-06:00So, information on people who report crimes is a m...So, information on people who report crimes is a matter of public record. Is the Omaha Weird Harold going to start publishing the names of women who bring rape allegations?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-10794020242207186872010-12-14T18:58:24.376-06:002010-12-14T18:58:24.376-06:00Anonymous Coward at 5:59, why are you so obsesses...Anonymous Coward at 5:59, why are you so obsesses with this Gerard Harbison guy? You really, REALLY need to get a life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com