tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post5401269054450922173..comments2023-07-06T08:47:49.421-05:00Comments on Leavenworth Street - the talk of Nebraska politics: What I saw at the Dem conventionStreet Sweeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04829434036913451764noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-31177991623449670982010-08-03T10:31:13.949-05:002010-08-03T10:31:13.949-05:00@7:37 I dont think I have heard come backs like th...@7:37 I dont think I have heard come backs like that for about 20 years... kudos on the vintage insults...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-10929669371827725982010-08-02T21:38:22.719-05:002010-08-02T21:38:22.719-05:00Oh, great. Vile Kyle wants to know what being call...Oh, great. Vile Kyle wants to know what being called a "goober" has to do with living in western Nebraska. Coming from an eastern Nebraskan that has never lived west of West O Street in Lincoln, that really says a lot. Not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-53530794748089078662010-08-02T19:37:35.961-05:002010-08-02T19:37:35.961-05:00And A 5:38 wins the internet nitpicking award for ...And A 5:38 wins the internet nitpicking award for August 2nd, 2010. Congratulations! Now go back to picking your nose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-51056716748203215052010-08-02T17:38:55.322-05:002010-08-02T17:38:55.322-05:00Im sure I said "you guys" not "we g...Im sure I said "you guys" not "we guys"... you seem to have some tense issues...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-74393918160508541062010-08-02T17:16:16.486-05:002010-08-02T17:16:16.486-05:00Some of "we guys" are Democrats.Some of "we guys" are Democrats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-12544403242611709092010-08-01T11:27:00.530-05:002010-08-01T11:27:00.530-05:00So wait wait wait, you guys can go to the Dem conv...So wait wait wait, you guys can go to the Dem convention take pictures and blog but its a travesty when someone from the other side does the same thing????? hmmm.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-54392907950373595332010-07-31T12:26:06.343-05:002010-07-31T12:26:06.343-05:00Same story for me as far as being Catholic and Cat...Same story for me as far as being Catholic and Catholic schools. Getting divorced then remarried (Lincoln diocese) turned me into "one of them" as a nun at my son's school so directly put it. So I switched to the United Church of Christ. Best move I ever made, especially since the Catholic Church is nothing like the one I grew up with in the 60's. They've let abortion take TedKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-80093696718050032072010-07-31T09:49:23.033-05:002010-07-31T09:49:23.033-05:00Apparently my mind was moving faster than my finge...Apparently my mind was moving faster than my fingers, this is how I wanted that 5th sentence to read.<br /><br />We are better for the fact that we have public schools and that people long ago realized we as a whole and individually are better when everyone receives an education.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14742349729655291225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-73187759901692335982010-07-31T09:46:39.778-05:002010-07-31T09:46:39.778-05:00Tedk,
I was born and raised Catholic and went to C...Tedk,<br />I was born and raised Catholic and went to Catholic schools until I went to college (Catholic college tuition is ridiculous), so Ive been around it for awhile. I believe religion has many redeeming qualities and can teach people great morals and how the should live their lives. Indeed I think the world would be a better place if we all practiced most of the morals laid out in the bibleNathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14742349729655291225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-19015914883638932752010-07-31T09:19:35.515-05:002010-07-31T09:19:35.515-05:00Always thought it ironic that atheists have more C...Always thought it ironic that atheists have more Christian attributes than the "Christians" who post here.TedKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-20985755188265479342010-07-31T09:04:23.842-05:002010-07-31T09:04:23.842-05:00Geo
We all bear a responsibility for the well bein...Geo<br />We all bear a responsibility for the well being of our citizens, that is what makes us Americans. We are a better country and a better state because of the fact that we dont let disabled people die on street corners. We are better people for the fact that we feed the hungry. We are better for the fact that we have after school programs for kids who else would turn to gangs. We are betterNathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14742349729655291225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-23931390907891416182010-07-30T10:46:45.770-05:002010-07-30T10:46:45.770-05:0010:07, you either don't want to or can't u...10:07, you either don't want to or can't understand my post. It's in ALL of our best interests to not have an underclass, or too large a gap between the upper and lower incomes. In the late 20's before the Great Depression the top 1% had 23% of the income, virtually the same as now. In 1979 it was only around 9%. I guess you could say that maybe these top 1%'ers have gotten a TedKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-89798264607158243362010-07-30T10:07:03.107-05:002010-07-30T10:07:03.107-05:00TedK, you and your ilk are the shortsighted ones. ...TedK, you and your ilk are the shortsighted ones. The more government decides to do for people, the more the people will let the government do and the less they'll do for themselves. Conversely, the less the government does for people, the more they'll do on their own. When people don't expect the government to bail them out, they tend to behave a little more prudenty.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-81745317588302502352010-07-29T14:32:57.720-05:002010-07-29T14:32:57.720-05:00GeosUserer - I don't claim to be a very religi...GeosUserer - I don't claim to be a very religious person, but a lot of conservative Nebraskans are, and I think they would find your philosophy pretty darned abhorrent. The only thing you understand is greed. You aren't by chance the CEO of a major corporation or a banker are you?<br /><br />I can assume from your writings that you are obvously a very lonely, angry and delusional person. Brian T. Osbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04384414832064812064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-77930282586550130382010-07-29T11:25:50.610-05:002010-07-29T11:25:50.610-05:00Pretty short-sighted thinking, GU. Maybe you need ...Pretty short-sighted thinking, GU. Maybe you need to study history. Ever hear of the French Revolution? That's what happens when an underclass gets too big because those in power are only concerned with enriching themselves. Obviously you only care about yourself and "your immediate family". But in the long run it will be in your interest to ensure that the "least among us"TedKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-84774591112812170262010-07-29T11:07:38.231-05:002010-07-29T11:07:38.231-05:00it stinks when a long post just doesn't make t...it stinks when a long post just doesn't make to the board.<br /><br />anyway the short of it is <br /><br />The Gov will be re-elected in 2010 and true to his word he won't run for the Senate seat in 2012, no he will be running for either the POTUS or VPOTUS.<br /><br />Stenberg will run for the Senate seat. Bet there are more than a few voters who wish he had been successful in his firstAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-90353189784851074312010-07-29T10:31:32.175-05:002010-07-29T10:31:32.175-05:00BOBrian,
Pull your head out of your ass for a mome...BOBrian,<br />Pull your head out of your ass for a moment...I know that would be a major effort and would make a strong statewide news item...and think about the real world implications of your philosophy for a change. Do I bear any actual responsibility for "the least among us" that are not members of my own immediate family? No. You and I may both have been raised to think there is GeosUserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04798608315703154829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-68690492257912576212010-07-28T23:11:55.049-05:002010-07-28T23:11:55.049-05:00TA: You have answered my query. Sounds though like...TA: You have answered my query. Sounds though like the years didn't treat you so badly if you now have 22 acres in TX and you're retired. A lot of folks who similarly labor in NE all their lives will never achieve that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-16816960734386465812010-07-28T21:57:05.204-05:002010-07-28T21:57:05.204-05:00...and I did not mean to record my explanation thr......and I did not mean to record my explanation three times. I still have difficulty getting comments to post. Does anyone else experience this phenomena? Using the 'Anonymous' option is much easier, huh?TexasAnnienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-2679228813880277332010-07-28T21:51:47.537-05:002010-07-28T21:51:47.537-05:00One might think we could have stayed here in fabul...One might think we could have stayed here in fabulous Texas. But when your employer says jobs have moved there, there are no longer any jobs here, you move. Interestingly, the "raise" was just enough to cover what was then a very significantly progressive income tax there (as compared to no income tax here). It was sixteen l-o-n-g years of servitude. During all that time I watched TexasAnnienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-68179376568982834962010-07-28T21:49:35.276-05:002010-07-28T21:49:35.276-05:00One might think we could have stayed here in fabul...One might think we could have stayed here in fabulous Texas. But when your employer says jobs have moved there, there are no longer any jobs here, you move. Interestingly, the "raise" was just enough to cover what was then a very significantly progressive income tax there (as compared to no income tax here). It was sixteen l-o-n-g years of servitude. During all that time I watched TexasAnnienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-61233106170959674872010-07-28T21:43:13.730-05:002010-07-28T21:43:13.730-05:00One might think we could have stayed here in fabul...One might think we could have stayed here in fabulous Texas. But when your employer says jobs have moved there, there are no longer any jobs here, you move. Interestingly, the "raise" was just enough to cover what was then a very significantly progressive income tax there (as compared to no income tax here). It was sixteen l-o-n-g years of servitude. During all that time I watched TexasAnnienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-3646252023719410712010-07-28T20:36:43.238-05:002010-07-28T20:36:43.238-05:00TexasAnnie: You have said several times that your ...TexasAnnie: You have said several times that your family was brought to Nebraska to pay taxes under LB 775. So you were an indentured servant to the State of Nebraska? There was no pay raise involved to have you or your spouse up and move to Nebraska at the behest of the evil economic incentives for corporations bill? And you were forced to remain in Nebraska how many years under this servitudeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-38626482094146856312010-07-28T19:04:48.768-05:002010-07-28T19:04:48.768-05:00Thank-you Brian T. Osborn, TedK and RCLNK for your...Thank-you Brian T. Osborn, TedK and RCLNK for your input, which, I took to mean you care about the developmentally disabled and others in need of public support. Often while I lived there, I perceived and believed that almost no one did care! It was a very isolating and depressing living circumstance for me, and all the worse because our family was literally brought there to pay taxes under oneTexasAnnienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-10266217346632260622010-07-28T17:43:44.099-05:002010-07-28T17:43:44.099-05:00You can't get a Freedom of Information Request...You can't get a Freedom of Information Request on Tom White and Ian Russell<br /><br />Tom White voted to keep all records of his time in the Nebraska Legislature away from the prying public's eyes.<br /><br />I wonder what he's hiding in all those private, unattainable records in his publicly funded office?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com