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		<title>By: JimJohnson</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/06/higher-cost-of-higher-ed/#comment-612501</link>
		<dc:creator>JimJohnson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I seem to recall that Bush and the Republican Majority Congress passed:

1.  The Largest Education Budget in History.
2.  The Largest INCREASE in the Education Budget in History.

Ya, Republicans must hate education....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I seem to recall that Bush and the Republican Majority Congress passed:</p>
<p>1.  The Largest Education Budget in History.<br />
2.  The Largest INCREASE in the Education Budget in History.</p>
<p>Ya, Republicans must hate education&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: Raptor</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/06/higher-cost-of-higher-ed/#comment-612071</link>
		<dc:creator>Raptor</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>mh...i seem to have missed your backup to your ridiculous generalization of &#039;cons hate education&#039;. can&#039;t prove it, can you?

of course not...simply because it is not true. But..you claimed it..let&#039;s see some proof.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>mh&#8230;i seem to have missed your backup to your ridiculous generalization of &#8216;cons hate education&#8217;. can&#8217;t prove it, can you?</p>
<p>of course not&#8230;simply because it is not true. But..you claimed it..let&#8217;s see some proof.</p>
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		<title>By: outlander</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/06/higher-cost-of-higher-ed/#comment-612069</link>
		<dc:creator>outlander</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:15:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Monkeyhawk
Posted June 28, 2009 at 4:51 pm &#124; Permalink

“outlander” well, “comes out” with –

“I wouldn’t want one who would deny that bacteria change (evolve) to develop a resistance to antibiotics. That is basic science. But if you mean one who doesn’t believe in common descent, then if you ever had surgery, there is good chance you had one.”

That would involve the tonsillectomy I got when I was 6 years old. No surgery since then. So obviously you have no idea what you’re talking about.

(I’m stunned.)

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Well surprise. You make no sense. Are you having a medical emergency, and can I help?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Monkeyhawk<br />
Posted June 28, 2009 at 4:51 pm | Permalink</p>
<p>“outlander” well, “comes out” with –</p>
<p>“I wouldn’t want one who would deny that bacteria change (evolve) to develop a resistance to antibiotics. That is basic science. But if you mean one who doesn’t believe in common descent, then if you ever had surgery, there is good chance you had one.”</p>
<p>That would involve the tonsillectomy I got when I was 6 years old. No surgery since then. So obviously you have no idea what you’re talking about.</p>
<p>(I’m stunned.)</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;</p>
<p>Well surprise. You make no sense. Are you having a medical emergency, and can I help?</p>
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		<title>By: outlander</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/06/higher-cost-of-higher-ed/#comment-612068</link>
		<dc:creator>outlander</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Next time you visit you physician ask his or her opinion of God creating man by shaping dirt and God-spit. Or how woman was created from Adam’s rib.

Then get back to me.

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Well Monkey, there is quite a span between the Genesis story and the claim that life developed spontaneously from non-organic material then just evolved into higher forms.  But both require a lot of faith and neither can be proven.  And between the extremes, there is ID which I think is a plausible idea compatible with the science and Christianity modified to mesh with scientific speculation on origins, which I think is a cop out.  

Regarding my doc, I don&#039;t have to ask him. He is a man of faith.  And he was Kansas Family Practice Physician of the Year a few years back.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Next time you visit you physician ask his or her opinion of God creating man by shaping dirt and God-spit. Or how woman was created from Adam’s rib.</p>
<p>Then get back to me.</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</p>
<p>Well Monkey, there is quite a span between the Genesis story and the claim that life developed spontaneously from non-organic material then just evolved into higher forms.  But both require a lot of faith and neither can be proven.  And between the extremes, there is ID which I think is a plausible idea compatible with the science and Christianity modified to mesh with scientific speculation on origins, which I think is a cop out.  </p>
<p>Regarding my doc, I don&#8217;t have to ask him. He is a man of faith.  And he was Kansas Family Practice Physician of the Year a few years back.</p>
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		<title>By: Raptor</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/06/higher-cost-of-higher-ed/#comment-612066</link>
		<dc:creator>Raptor</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ooops..got confused. I meant to answer mh&#039;s silly question about beliefs of surgeons. My error, &quot;capn&quot;.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ooops..got confused. I meant to answer mh&#8217;s silly question about beliefs of surgeons. My error, &#8220;capn&#8221;.</p>
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		<title>By: Monkeyhawk</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/06/higher-cost-of-higher-ed/#comment-612064</link>
		<dc:creator>Monkeyhawk</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;outlander&quot; well, &quot;comes out&quot; with --

&lt;i&gt;&quot;I wouldn’t want one who would deny that bacteria change (evolve) to develop a resistance to antibiotics. That is basic science. But if you mean one who doesn’t believe in common descent, then if you ever had surgery, there is good chance you had one.&quot;&lt;/i&gt;

That would involve the tonsillectomy I got when I was 6 years old.  No surgery since then.  So obviously you have no idea what you&#039;re talking about.  

(I&#039;m stunned.)

Next time you visit you physician ask his or her opinion of God creating man by shaping dirt and God-spit.  Or how woman was created from Adam&#039;s rib.  

Then get back to me.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;outlander&#8221; well, &#8220;comes out&#8221; with &#8211;</p>
<p><i>&#8220;I wouldn’t want one who would deny that bacteria change (evolve) to develop a resistance to antibiotics. That is basic science. But if you mean one who doesn’t believe in common descent, then if you ever had surgery, there is good chance you had one.&#8221;</i></p>
<p>That would involve the tonsillectomy I got when I was 6 years old.  No surgery since then.  So obviously you have no idea what you&#8217;re talking about.  </p>
<p>(I&#8217;m stunned.)</p>
<p>Next time you visit you physician ask his or her opinion of God creating man by shaping dirt and God-spit.  Or how woman was created from Adam&#8217;s rib.  </p>
<p>Then get back to me.</p>
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		<title>By: Raptor</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/06/higher-cost-of-higher-ed/#comment-612061</link>
		<dc:creator>Raptor</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:49:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>btw, &quot;capn&quot;...in answer to your earlier question, I have had surgery more than once, and never bothered to wonder about the beliefs/background of the surgeon. You see, unlike you, I don&#039;t pigeonhole people based on one or two beliefs.  Normally, I like to think that everyone has a few redeeming qualities.

Of course, in your case, I will make an exception.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>btw, &#8220;capn&#8221;&#8230;in answer to your earlier question, I have had surgery more than once, and never bothered to wonder about the beliefs/background of the surgeon. You see, unlike you, I don&#8217;t pigeonhole people based on one or two beliefs.  Normally, I like to think that everyone has a few redeeming qualities.</p>
<p>Of course, in your case, I will make an exception.</p>
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		<title>By: outlander</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/06/higher-cost-of-higher-ed/#comment-612060</link>
		<dc:creator>outlander</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:43:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Monkeyhawk
Posted June 28, 2009 at 3:26 pm &#124; Permalink

I can’t think of a better investment of taxpayers’ 

money than education.

But CONs hate education.

They grow up bullying the nerds, demeaning academic achievement, and resenting the boss and blame all that book-learnin’. 

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Monkey, if you have a college degree, it just has to be a BS.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Monkeyhawk<br />
Posted June 28, 2009 at 3:26 pm | Permalink</p>
<p>I can’t think of a better investment of taxpayers’ </p>
<p>money than education.</p>
<p>But CONs hate education.</p>
<p>They grow up bullying the nerds, demeaning academic achievement, and resenting the boss and blame all that book-learnin’. </p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;</p>
<p>Monkey, if you have a college degree, it just has to be a BS.</p>
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		<title>By: Raptor</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/06/higher-cost-of-higher-ed/#comment-612057</link>
		<dc:creator>Raptor</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;He hopes they stay near 60 percent where they are now.&quot;

and yet capn upthread claims:

&quot;Telling me what I want when I don’t want that doesn’t help your argument any.&quot;

capn...do you even READ what you write? 

you are a cosmic joke, capn...you know that?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;He hopes they stay near 60 percent where they are now.&#8221;</p>
<p>and yet capn upthread claims:</p>
<p>&#8220;Telling me what I want when I don’t want that doesn’t help your argument any.&#8221;</p>
<p>capn&#8230;do you even READ what you write? </p>
<p>you are a cosmic joke, capn&#8230;you know that?</p>
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		<title>By: CapnAmerica</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/06/higher-cost-of-higher-ed/#comment-612056</link>
		<dc:creator>CapnAmerica</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Correction--Raptor doesn&#039;t wish that Obama&#039;s approval ratings go as low as Bush&#039;s.

He hopes they stay near 60 percent where they are now.

Thank you for your support, Raptor.

I apologize for the error.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Correction&#8211;Raptor doesn&#8217;t wish that Obama&#8217;s approval ratings go as low as Bush&#8217;s.</p>
<p>He hopes they stay near 60 percent where they are now.</p>
<p>Thank you for your support, Raptor.</p>
<p>I apologize for the error.</p>
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		<title>By: outlander</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/06/higher-cost-of-higher-ed/#comment-612055</link>
		<dc:creator>outlander</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Do you want a surgeon who doesn’t believe in evolution, “Raptor?”

I don’t. 

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Depends on what you mean by &quot;evolution&quot; Monkey. For instance, I wouldn&#039;t want one who would deny that bacteria change (evolve) to develop a resistance to antibiotics. That is basic science. But if you mean one who doesn&#039;t believe in common descent, then if you ever had surgery, there is good chance you had one.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do you want a surgeon who doesn’t believe in evolution, “Raptor?”</p>
<p>I don’t. </p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</p>
<p>Depends on what you mean by &#8220;evolution&#8221; Monkey. For instance, I wouldn&#8217;t want one who would deny that bacteria change (evolve) to develop a resistance to antibiotics. That is basic science. But if you mean one who doesn&#8217;t believe in common descent, then if you ever had surgery, there is good chance you had one.</p>
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		<title>By: Raptor</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/06/higher-cost-of-higher-ed/#comment-612054</link>
		<dc:creator>Raptor</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:19:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>uh..capn...care to do some more mind reading today and tell me what I wish for today?  go for it....your mind reading attempt on Friday was way off, care to try again?

you and your ridiculous comments are becomming hilarious...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>uh..capn&#8230;care to do some more mind reading today and tell me what I wish for today?  go for it&#8230;.your mind reading attempt on Friday was way off, care to try again?</p>
<p>you and your ridiculous comments are becomming hilarious&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Raptor</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/06/higher-cost-of-higher-ed/#comment-612052</link>
		<dc:creator>Raptor</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>uh...mh....don&#039;t flatter yourself. I couldn&#039;t care what you do, where or how.  I am just looking for some kind of backup on your ridiculous comment..

&quot;cons hate education&quot;.  Simple request...prove it. You made a universal accusation...prove it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>uh&#8230;mh&#8230;.don&#8217;t flatter yourself. I couldn&#8217;t care what you do, where or how.  I am just looking for some kind of backup on your ridiculous comment..</p>
<p>&#8220;cons hate education&#8221;.  Simple request&#8230;prove it. You made a universal accusation&#8230;prove it.</p>
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		<title>By: CapnAmerica</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/06/higher-cost-of-higher-ed/#comment-612049</link>
		<dc:creator>CapnAmerica</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>School vouchers.

Also, Horowitz&#039;s group that harasses professors for simply telling students what their field believes.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>School vouchers.</p>
<p>Also, Horowitz&#8217;s group that harasses professors for simply telling students what their field believes.</p>
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		<title>By: Monkeyhawk</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/06/higher-cost-of-higher-ed/#comment-612048</link>
		<dc:creator>Monkeyhawk</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>While I&#039;m sure you&#039;re offended I don&#039;t hang on every word you post in this forums, &quot;Raptor,&quot; I was off on another thread.

I pretty much presented my case in the post you responded to.

Perhaps you should go back and read it.

Do you want a surgeon who doesn&#039;t believe in evolution, &quot;Raptor?&quot;  

I don&#039;t. 

Do you want your kids to learn the concept of &lt;i&gt;Pi&lt;/i&gt; from First Kings 7:23 which tells us  the alter font of Solomon&#039;s Temple was ten cubits across and thirty cubits in diameter?

I don&#039;t.

Then again, bible literalists such as &quot;Nathaniel&quot; tell us, &lt;i&gt;&quot;Taking the Bible literally doesn&#039;t mean literally taking ever word literally.&quot;&lt;/i&gt;

Hell, that&#039;s not rejecting education, that&#039;s full-tilt-boogie embracing ignorance.  

That happens a lot with you CONs.  

How old is the universe, &quot;Raptor?&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>While I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;re offended I don&#8217;t hang on every word you post in this forums, &#8220;Raptor,&#8221; I was off on another thread.</p>
<p>I pretty much presented my case in the post you responded to.</p>
<p>Perhaps you should go back and read it.</p>
<p>Do you want a surgeon who doesn&#8217;t believe in evolution, &#8220;Raptor?&#8221;  </p>
<p>I don&#8217;t. </p>
<p>Do you want your kids to learn the concept of <i>Pi</i> from First Kings 7:23 which tells us  the alter font of Solomon&#8217;s Temple was ten cubits across and thirty cubits in diameter?</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t.</p>
<p>Then again, bible literalists such as &#8220;Nathaniel&#8221; tell us, <i>&#8220;Taking the Bible literally doesn&#8217;t mean literally taking ever word literally.&#8221;</i></p>
<p>Hell, that&#8217;s not rejecting education, that&#8217;s full-tilt-boogie embracing ignorance.  </p>
<p>That happens a lot with you CONs.  </p>
<p>How old is the universe, &#8220;Raptor?&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: Raptor</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/06/higher-cost-of-higher-ed/#comment-612043</link>
		<dc:creator>Raptor</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>crickets chirping as we wait for some kind of actual proof of that asinine comment, mh.  care to try?  Or are you just admitting you make things up for the fun of it, throw it out there and run away?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>crickets chirping as we wait for some kind of actual proof of that asinine comment, mh.  care to try?  Or are you just admitting you make things up for the fun of it, throw it out there and run away?</p>
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		<title>By: Raptor</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/06/higher-cost-of-higher-ed/#comment-612038</link>
		<dc:creator>Raptor</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>cons hate education?  oh puhleeeeze.  give it a try to prove that outrageous ridiculous lie, will you?  

i would love to see some actual backup of that stupid comment, mh.  c&#039;mon..back it up with something other than your misguided opinion.  c&#039;mon...we are waiting.  you put it out there, back it up...with something concrete.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>cons hate education?  oh puhleeeeze.  give it a try to prove that outrageous ridiculous lie, will you?  </p>
<p>i would love to see some actual backup of that stupid comment, mh.  c&#8217;mon..back it up with something other than your misguided opinion.  c&#8217;mon&#8230;we are waiting.  you put it out there, back it up&#8230;with something concrete.</p>
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		<title>By: Monkeyhawk</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/06/higher-cost-of-higher-ed/#comment-612037</link>
		<dc:creator>Monkeyhawk</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I can&#039;t think of a better investment of taxpayers&#039; money than education.

But CONs hate education.

They grow up bullying the nerds, demeaning academic achievement, and resenting the boss and blame all that book-learnin&#039;.  

How many times have you heard the twice-born say stuff like, &quot;&lt;i&gt;All I need to know is in the Bible!&lt;/i&gt;&quot;?  

Keep that in mind next time you&#039;re wheeled into surgery.  Consider how you&#039;d feel about your vacation flight to Wally World on a plane that&#039;s been designed from someone who relies on knowledge imparted in Genesis.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I can&#8217;t think of a better investment of taxpayers&#8217; money than education.</p>
<p>But CONs hate education.</p>
<p>They grow up bullying the nerds, demeaning academic achievement, and resenting the boss and blame all that book-learnin&#8217;.  </p>
<p>How many times have you heard the twice-born say stuff like, &#8220;<i>All I need to know is in the Bible!</i>&#8220;?  </p>
<p>Keep that in mind next time you&#8217;re wheeled into surgery.  Consider how you&#8217;d feel about your vacation flight to Wally World on a plane that&#8217;s been designed from someone who relies on knowledge imparted in Genesis.</p>
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		<title>By: Raptor</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/06/higher-cost-of-higher-ed/#comment-612034</link>
		<dc:creator>Raptor</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:17:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Talk about hypocrisy with a capital H.  capn writes:

Telling me what I want when I don’t want that doesn’t help your argument any.  

That was in response to my asking a QUESTION about if he was in favor of something.  And, two days ago, he writes:

&quot;CapnAmerica
Posted June 27, 2009 at 7:27 pm &#124; Permalink
Raptor wishes that Obama’s ratings looked like Bush’s

Sooo...it is ok for capn to tell people what they are thinking, but objects when someone asks what he is in favor of, and gets offended. What a maroon.

capn..you need to put down the hate blinders for a while, they are affecting your ability to read and reason.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Talk about hypocrisy with a capital H.  capn writes:</p>
<p>Telling me what I want when I don’t want that doesn’t help your argument any.  </p>
<p>That was in response to my asking a QUESTION about if he was in favor of something.  And, two days ago, he writes:</p>
<p>&#8220;CapnAmerica<br />
Posted June 27, 2009 at 7:27 pm | Permalink<br />
Raptor wishes that Obama’s ratings looked like Bush’s</p>
<p>Sooo&#8230;it is ok for capn to tell people what they are thinking, but objects when someone asks what he is in favor of, and gets offended. What a maroon.</p>
<p>capn..you need to put down the hate blinders for a while, they are affecting your ability to read and reason.</p>
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		<title>By: CapnAmerica</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/06/higher-cost-of-higher-ed/#comment-612030</link>
		<dc:creator>CapnAmerica</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:48:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Selling stock on bad news before anybody else knows is what George W. Bush did when he was on a company&#039;s Board of Directors.

He made a quick 88,000 dollars which he would have lost had he held the stock.

The SEC didn&#039;t really investigate because his father was the effing President of the United States at the time.

But you can&#039;t blame GW for ignoring insider trading laws, he was very busy kissing up to influential Saudis like the Bin Laden family at the time . . .</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Selling stock on bad news before anybody else knows is what George W. Bush did when he was on a company&#8217;s Board of Directors.</p>
<p>He made a quick 88,000 dollars which he would have lost had he held the stock.</p>
<p>The SEC didn&#8217;t really investigate because his father was the effing President of the United States at the time.</p>
<p>But you can&#8217;t blame GW for ignoring insider trading laws, he was very busy kissing up to influential Saudis like the Bin Laden family at the time . . .</p>
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		<title>By: CapnAmerica</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/06/higher-cost-of-higher-ed/#comment-612027</link>
		<dc:creator>CapnAmerica</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:44:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>….so you are in favor of bho taking over all companies and regulating salaries?

****

No, I&#039;m not in favor of that.  Telling me what I want when I don&#039;t want that doesn&#039;t help your argument any.

http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/28/news/economy/ceo_pay_workers/index.htm

However, up until the 70&#039;s, American companies did very well with CEO&#039;s earning only 25 times the amount of workers.  In 1989, CEO&#039;s earned only 71 times the amount of a full-time worker.

Now they earn 250 to 400 times (depending on the year, it fluctuates) with no concurrent improvement in performance.

The gov&#039;t should help unions to strengthen so that this imbalance is re-balanced for starters.  It also could look into stock options which are clear violations of &quot;insider trading&quot; laws.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>….so you are in favor of bho taking over all companies and regulating salaries?</p>
<p>****</p>
<p>No, I&#8217;m not in favor of that.  Telling me what I want when I don&#8217;t want that doesn&#8217;t help your argument any.</p>
<p><a href="http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/28/news/economy/ceo_pay_workers/index.htm" rel="nofollow">http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/28/news/economy/ceo_pay_workers/index.htm</a></p>
<p>However, up until the 70&#8217;s, American companies did very well with CEO&#8217;s earning only 25 times the amount of workers.  In 1989, CEO&#8217;s earned only 71 times the amount of a full-time worker.</p>
<p>Now they earn 250 to 400 times (depending on the year, it fluctuates) with no concurrent improvement in performance.</p>
<p>The gov&#8217;t should help unions to strengthen so that this imbalance is re-balanced for starters.  It also could look into stock options which are clear violations of &#8220;insider trading&#8221; laws.</p>
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		<title>By: outlander</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/06/higher-cost-of-higher-ed/#comment-612025</link>
		<dc:creator>outlander</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well Capn, somebody&#039;s got to do it. And you guys make it so darn easy. 

Be sure to keep that material coming.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well Capn, somebody&#8217;s got to do it. And you guys make it so darn easy. </p>
<p>Be sure to keep that material coming.</p>
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		<title>By: CapnAmerica</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/06/higher-cost-of-higher-ed/#comment-612023</link>
		<dc:creator>CapnAmerica</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:35:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Some day, outlander will make an interesting post on his own without simply ridiculing a LIB post.

That day is not today however . . . 

(Or yesterday or the day before or the day before that, heigh ho.)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Some day, outlander will make an interesting post on his own without simply ridiculing a LIB post.</p>
<p>That day is not today however . . . </p>
<p>(Or yesterday or the day before or the day before that, heigh ho.)</p>
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		<title>By: Raptor</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/06/higher-cost-of-higher-ed/#comment-612022</link>
		<dc:creator>Raptor</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:34:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ahhhh....so you are in favor of bho taking over all companies and regulating salaries? Is that your answer to all the county&#039;s problems?  perfect...just about what i would expect from you.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ahhhh&#8230;.so you are in favor of bho taking over all companies and regulating salaries? Is that your answer to all the county&#8217;s problems?  perfect&#8230;just about what i would expect from you.</p>
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		<title>By: outlander</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/06/higher-cost-of-higher-ed/#comment-612021</link>
		<dc:creator>outlander</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:33:07 +0000</pubDate>
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CapnAmerica
Posted June 28, 2009 at 2:20 pm &#124; Permalink
Oops, fell way behind. This is the CapnA rant my last post was referring to. 

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Yeah, I guess I am blinded by my hatred for business.

Because you’re right, I don’t see any difference between giving poor people food stamps to buy food or giving CON Agra a huge tax break to sell pork cheaper than family farmers can raise pigs.

Except that the latter rewards a filthy rich company at the expense of the small farmer while the former gets the money directly to the people who need it. - CapnA</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#<br />
CapnAmerica<br />
Posted June 28, 2009 at 2:20 pm | Permalink<br />
Oops, fell way behind. This is the CapnA rant my last post was referring to. </p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br />
Yeah, I guess I am blinded by my hatred for business.</p>
<p>Because you’re right, I don’t see any difference between giving poor people food stamps to buy food or giving CON Agra a huge tax break to sell pork cheaper than family farmers can raise pigs.</p>
<p>Except that the latter rewards a filthy rich company at the expense of the small farmer while the former gets the money directly to the people who need it. &#8211; CapnA</p>
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