Fairweather

Maybe it was that NRA Life Member bumper sticker on your car?

Shit, I didn't look at the dates of Dwayner's post. He's still gone. Re-enstate Dwayner NOW!

Welcome back Dwayner! Was your release unconditional, or are you still on probation? (Hopefully, the former!)

How about this..... Friday, October 24, 2003 What's a good teacher really worth? How about $100,000 a year? Click to learn more... Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (search), a Republican, wants to create a new educational job titled, "super teacher" for educators interested in making $100,000 in salary and bonuses -- but there's a catch. Teachers would have to give up certain union protections like tenure (search) and job security. "They're willing to waive tenure and seniority rights," said Pawlenty. "So we can hire who we want, fire who we want and assign them when we want and how we want to assign them." The "super teacher" bonuses would kick in when students improved their scores on standardized tests. Pawlenty is proposing that these "super teachers" replace the entire teaching staff at selected schools where students are under-achieving. And teachers have expressed a willingness to work with the governor on new possibilities for revamping the education system. "We have said to him and we have said to the people, that we are willing to talk about alternative kinds of compensation models," said Judy Schaubach, president of Education Minnesota (search). Click here to watch Fox News Channel’s full fair and balanced report. Hey Mattp, would I have found this story in the mainstream media?

Shit! That skit was the funniest in Saturday Night Live history! Christopher Walken is the master of comedy.

JoshK Scrambler Scot'eryx

I'm afraid to click on j_b's links. You never know where you might end up.....and who might be out there takin' names. PP's and Trask's links are OK, and I would be proud to have my cookies associated with them.

In addition to introducing my son to climbing, my brother and I also managed to get our dad up The Chilkoot Trail. He hadn't hiked in 40 years! We had planned this trip for some time when, out of the blue, dad announced that he was coming along too! He pretty much kicked ass. No blisters or complaints. Sorry about another boring picture, but I really love this thread! That's dad and I just a few hundred yards south of the pass....1996. ps: Don't say anything about the mountie attire. I am not, nor have I ever been a mountie.

I support the freedom of the individual to choose the media and entertainment that he/she likes, regardless of whether or not I perceive it to be socially unredeeming. (Child pornography, etc excluded!) I believe this freedom is not for citizens of this nation alone. Why are "liberals" here so concerned with the (read) conservative idea of cultural preservation elsewhere?

True, that.

Ehmmic, Face it, they don't want you. Your mind is too old and contaminated by the ideals of this free market society. (Not to mention Rush!) They want a young mind that requires only a moderate amount of scrubbing. An individual which they can mold into a rabid liberal PC animal. Can't you read the writing on the wall? Must you make them say it?

It's kinda like a phonograph, only more newfangeled.

My son and I on "Donohoe Peak" in the Wrangell Mountains a few years ago. (That's Blackburn in the distance.) He's 14 now, and goes on a few trips with me each year. For me, these trips are the pinnacle of my mountain life.

Enslave the Heel! Tele sucks!

She has been a big surprise to me as well, Peter. Certainly she is more in tune with the issues than Ms. Murray. Who knows, Cantwell might turn out to be another Scoop Jackson!

Fairweather, why don't you save yourself time (and us reading) and just start posting a right wing babble form letter. I know, Josh. That was probably a lot of reading for a guy like you. I'll try to keep your reading assignments to more manageable levels in the future.

Good post PP! Liberals and leftists: Wrong about the Red Scare. Wrong about pre WWII isolationism. Wrong about Cold War pacifism. Wrong about the communist threat in Latin America. Wrong about Cuba policy. Wrong about unilateral nuclear disarmament. Wrong about the B1 and B2 bombers. Wrong about the 600 ship navy. Wrong about Reagan. Wrong about the "Great Society". ....When will they finally get it?

Sorry Ehmmic, The misspelling was unintentional. Seriously. As for the personal attack, how do you figure?

Another of my favorite NPR tactics.... "Palestinian sources said"..... "Israeli sources then claimed".... also, Democrats have "colleagues".... Republicans have "lieutenants".... this one was made famous during the Newt Gingrich era.

Rush Limbaugh has been off the air since last Friday. (In rehab, ya know.) Could you explain how you were able to hear him on Tuesday? I've never heard anyone refer to Tim Russert as a conservative. Or a liberal, for that matter. Basically, he is the quintessential moderator. Rush may be in a cushy rehab center, but the show must go on. I would imagine that the producers and Rush chose someone to stand in that had views consistent with the show and the listeners. I guess Tim was "moderating" the show then and was sticking to the conservative line... And the WTO...if you're refering to the Seattle incidents from a few years ago, I find that hard to call recent given all the events in the past year. Wrong, Enmenic! You clearly stated that you listened to Rush Limbaugh on Tuesday. He has not been on the radio. Neither has Russert filled in for him. (Nor can I imagine he ever would!)

Mattp, as usual, you have conveniently forgotten how you constantly compare the mainstream media to talk radio. Have you addressed my comparison; entertainment versus news? Have you replied to the statement I put forth about talk radio's admitted bias vs NPR's claim of neutrality? No. Instead you take a quick hop back to the FOX argument, which I have already admitted is biased to the right. Before you accuse me of singular/convenient replies, you had better check your own practices. You are a master at this. Now regarding the idea that FOX doesn't treat its liberal leaning guests with respect, I disagree. If you watch their news analysis, such as Brit Hume's show (I forget what it's called) the panel includes all sides of the political spectrum, including NPR anchors! If you are referring to the entertainment wing of FOX, such as Bill ORielly or Hannity/Colmes, I see no difference in the level of angst vs CNN Crossfire, or Cudlow/Cramer. I will agree however, that ALL cable news' mixture of hard news/entertainment can be confusing to the uninformed. (And yes, there are a lot of uninformed out there.) The real issue is not the content of the reporting in the national media, but rather the inclusion/ommission factor. When I go to FOX's web-site I will see stories that are of interest to me as a conservative, not just the gloom and doom of the rest. I will see the successes and failures in Iraq, not just the grim "tally" of dead American soldiers, and then on to how promising unemployment numbers are actually bad. As you probably have figured out, I am somewhat of a news junkie. (Drives my wife nuts!) I watch/listen to/read pretty much all sides. And the side I like best is the side that presents the stories that I find interesting, including NPR. Frankly Matt, I think you don't like FOX news, because it doesn't fit your view of how the world should be.

KING 5 news just reported that Hwy 20 is closed by a mudslide and will remain closed for the winter. This is the earliest the hwy has ever been closed. Seems kinda strange to me.

Dori Monson is my personal favorite! You're correct, he's right-of-center. And getting farther right every year. Dave Ross is very left of center IMHO. The two balance each other nicely though. I've never listened to KJR. (Do you mean KVI?)