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Leigh says

HA, how do you figure that Conservatives give more than Liberals?

Leigh,

I think that you're forgetting a greater point here. Abe is conservative, and therefore donates more than liberals do to charitable causes. He also pays more in taxes because he's conservative and makes more money than you & I do, lowly little medical workers. However, he's paying more toward our salaries than stupid, lazy, shiftless welfare recipient liberals who are sitting on their couches eating bonbons and watcing soaps, Jerry Springer, Oprah & Dr. Phil all day. We should embrace altruistic conservatives - maybe even send them thank you cards.

I do have a question: if going to church makes you a Christian, does going to the garage make you a car?

Elliemae,

Does HAbe mean that donations to The Heritage Foundation, the NRA, The Tea Party Patriots, the Family Research Council, the RNC, and the Westboro Baptist Church count as "charitable giving?" Perhaps HAbe means that we Liberals who give to Mercy Corps, Heifer International, and UNICEF etc. or that we Jews who give to Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger don't count since this isn't considered as "charitable giving" because he doesn't consider these to be "real" charitable organizations.

If going to church makes you a Christian and going to the garage makes you a car, then does attending Gay Pride make you gay and proud?

Of course attending Gay Pride makes you both gay & proud. What a silly question. If it's just called "Pride," you are proud but you're probably not sure why. But for some reason, it reminds me of a story that a gay friend once told me about how he came out to his mother:

He was having a relationship with a priest - and his mother saw the two of them standing fairly close to each other. He figured it was time (he was in his 20's) to tell her he was gay, so he sat her down and said, "there's something I have to tell you..." and she started bawling. He went on to tell her that he was gay, and she looked relieved. She finally said, "I thought you were gonna tell me you were Catholic!"

It amazes me when church-going conservatives like to point out publicly and proudly how they think they are more giving to charity. I thought the point of charity was helping people, not bragging about it.

I agree. I think that, when they say that conservatives donate more than liberals, but they're donating to causes that champion their beliefs. I'd be more impressed if they were to give their money into a blind trust account and the money was spread out amongst different organizations that actually helped people.

It also amazes me when celebrities set up foundations and crow about it on their tv shows, making it all about them.

I also have people call and ask advice from me professionally - on my own time - and then not understand when I tell them that they can call me at work, or pay me. I prefer to donate my time on my own schedule. I donate my time when I wish - and the same with my money. I also don't brag about it (nor would I discuss it in a poll - which is where the "conservatives donate more..." issue eminates from, I suspect.

elliemae says

Of course attending Gay Pride makes you both gay & proud. What a silly question. If it’s just called “Pride,” you are proud but you’re probably not sure why. But for some reason, it reminds me of a story that a gay friend once told me about how he came out to his mother:
He was having a relationship with a priest - and his mother saw the two of them standing fairly close to each other. He figured it was time (he was in his 20’s) to tell her he was gay, so he sat her down and said, “there’s something I have to tell you…” and she started bawling. He went on to tell her that he was gay, and she looked relieved. She finally said, “I thought you were gonna tell me you were Catholic!”

omg, my sides hurt from laughing. thank you:O)

btw, my name is Leigh, it's been 20 years since my last mass...

and as far I know my three altar boy brothers were not molested.

Honest Abe says

Hahaha, another schizophrenic post by a liberal. Quote ” When people call me on my time, I tell them to call me at work, or pay me. I prefer to donate my time on my own schedule. I donate my time when I wish - and the same with my money”.
Looks to me like you subscribe to the “EVIL PROFIT MOTIVE” after all, you UGLY CAPITALIST PIG. Furthermore, you shout one thing yet do the exact opposite. Thats clearly brain damage.

We all have to take time off sometime. I have no problem with my ethical and moral structure, as I'm sure you wouldn't if you had one.

Lifetime cap on welfare is still 5 years

That doesn't include state and local welfare payments which can extend well beyond the 5 year federal limit.. which I'll bet has loopholes.

tatupu70 says

elliemae says

Yes, folks, in part she blames the fact that she killed a person because of the car he drove. She drove a huge-ass car, was well aware that the country road wasn’t well-lit, the intersection didn’t have the best of design (consistent with many country roads), and was talking with her friend rather than paying attention in spite of the conditions - but it’s the fault of the corvair he drove.

You forgot the part about the stop sign being too small…

...now that was silly of her. I thought the standard size stop sign would be enough for all but maybe Laura is on to something here. We can save millions of lives by increasing the size of the stop sign from 3 feet in diameter to 10 feet. LOL

ZippyDDoodah says

Lifetime cap on welfare is still 5 years

That doesn’t include state and local welfare payments which can extend well beyond the 5 year federal limit.. which I’ll bet has loopholes.

This is from 2002 but the site has a link to current stats though not as detailed.

http://www.mdrc.org/publications/51/overview.html

States have broad flexibility in designing time-limit policies, in large part because the federal time limit does not apply to state-funded benefits. Currently, 40 states have time limits that can result in the termination of families’ welfare benefits; 17 of those states have limits of fewer than 60 months. However, nearly half the national welfare caseload is in states that either have no time limit (2 states) or a time limit that reduces or modifies benefits when the limit is reached (8 states and the District of Columbia).