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This may sound cruel to some people but what happened to kids?

Posted: March 12, 2010 by datechguy in opinion/news
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There were no shortage of bullies when I was a kid, particularly when you were a fat kid like I was, but we didn’t kill ourselves over it or need the state to pass laws to protest us.

If these kids can’t be taught how to deal with this stuff without litigation when they are young how strong are they going to be when they have to deal with real life which is much more unforgiving?

There are laws against assault, if people are assaulting others the assault laws can be used.

There are laws against libel, if people are being libeled those laws can be used.

What kind of generation are we raising? No wonder we can’t convince people to stand up to Jihadists. If we need legislation to stand up to bullies in school we are going to just wilt when real threats come up.

That’s why Marc Thiessen is a published author and I’m not

Posted: March 12, 2010 by datechguy in opinion/news, war
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He wrote the op-ed demolishing the fallacious John Adams analogy that the left has been using concerning Gitmo etc when I just thinking about writing about it:

For starters, Adams was a British subject at the time he took up their representation. The Declaration of Independence had not yet been signed, and there was no United States of America. The British soldiers were Adams’ fellow countrymen — not foreign enemies of the state at war with his country.

as for the 6th amendment argument

the Sixth Amendment “guarantees the accused — that means somebody who has been indicted or otherwise charged with a crime — a right to counsel. But that right only exists if you are accused, which means you are someone the government has brought into the civilian criminal justice system (emphasis mine) and lodged charges against.”

Or to put it another way, during the war when not in formal negotiation with England John Adams actions when in the presence of officers of the crown consisted of shooting his musket at them and convincing others to do the same. It doesn’t surprise me that the left twists Adams to their own ends, then again I suspect John Adams would not recognize the contortions that the Massachusetts supreme court has put the Constitution he wrote for our state through either.

Let hope Lawrence O’Donnell was not near any sharp objects when he read Marc’s piece.

A tale of two Pizzas…

Posted: March 12, 2010 by datechguy in local stuff, opinion/news
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This is Sal’s Pizza in Fitchburg, part of the Sal’s pizza franchise. It is owned by two local guys Frank and Ken.

This is Sal’s Pizza in Leominster, the city next to Fitchburg, part of the same franchise and owned by the same local men.

These is a Pizza from Sal’s in Fitchburg. Looks good

This is Pizza from Sal’s Pizza in Leominster. Looks just as good.

The pizza is cooked the same way using the same ingredients and sells for the same price in both Cities. Here is how you make a Sal’s Pizza from the Start…

What is the difference?

In Leominster the electric bill comes from National Grid. When the bill comes in Frank & Ken pay it as part of his cost of doing business.

In Fitchburg the electric bill comes from Unitil. Although there is less machinery in Fitchburg and the leave less lights on at night, the bill is on average $800 higher a month. Since the pizza price is the same they eat the price difference so you don’t have to pay it.

This is a house in sight of Sal’s in Fitchburg right over the city line. If Frank and Ken close their Fitchburg Location and move their business next door to that house, they will instantly save $10,000 a year.

Not even 100 yards away

I would be very interested in having any person in Fitchburg’s city government or at Unitil explain to me why any sane person would consider opening on the Fitchburg side of the line when this is true. I would also like to know why back when Fitchburg Gas and Electric was our utility, this was not the case.

I’m all ears guys.

The power to tax is the power to destroy…

Posted: March 12, 2010 by datechguy in opinion/news
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…as glenn reports just ask former Amazon affiliates in Colorado.

Remember the same type of tax in Rhode Island and North Carolina has in dollars raised…nearly one.

Nothing like taking money out of the pockets of people in your state when they are hurting for jobs.

What dopes.

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