Retired meat cutter who has also worked as; an air traffic control supervisor in the USAF, a concrete finisher, trim carpenter, custom framer,... more
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- What I would Change About the World: Fewer idiots in charge
- Current Gig: Retired
- Current Project: Retired
- Influences/Heroes: Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, David Hackworth, Jimmy Carter, Barrack Obama
- Organizations: AARP, ACLU, SPCA, Amnesty International, Sierra Club
- Political Bent: Bleeding heart liberal and proud of it!
- Favorite Bands: Forget the bands, give me the Berlin Philharmonic
- Favorite Directors: Akira Kurosawa, John Hudson, Otto Preminger
- Favorite Movies: Dances With Wolves, Gandhi, Seven Samurai, A Christmas Story
- Favorite TV Shows: Globe Trekker, Star Trek, Great Performances
- Favorite Track: Anything by Beethoven
- Celebrity Crush: Valintina Lisita, so talented and so good looking, browrrr!
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- charliesommers commented on Take Mitt's 2010 figures and apply Ryan's tax plan. Mitt would have paid 0.82% rate. 9 months ago
"Well, I believe everyone should pay the same amount regardless of your income." So you think the military widow working for minimum wage in the Big Box Store should pay the same amount... more
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- charliesommers commented on Pope Says It's OK to Use Condoms to Reduce Risk of HIV/AIDS 9 months ago
Shouldn't that be, "Don't leave any evidence in his behind?"
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- charliesommers commented on We've Landed On Mars!! 10 months ago
I am waiting for the conspiracy theorists to say this was all faked and Curiosity actually landed in the Mojave Desert. I know people who still claim that man has never walked on the moon.
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- charliesommers commented on Crowds Rally at Chick-Fil-A Stores to Oppose Gay Marriage 10 months ago
Take the word "gay" from all the publicity Chick-Fil-A has had lately and insert black, Jew, Asian, or Puerta Rican and see how it goes over then!
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- charliesommers commented on Crazy old whacko shoots door to door steak salesman 10 months ago
I have found that a simple and polite "no thank you" usually does the trick. Should I have been killing these salesmen?
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- charliesommers commented on Mitt Romney Spokesman Tells Reporters, "Kiss My A$$" at Polish Holy Site 10 months ago
I think that when Gorka said "kiss my ass" he was actually referring to Romney who certainly qualifies as an ass.
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- charliesommers commented on Same Shit, Different Religion! 10 months ago
Exactly! That's why I profess a form of Buddhism as my religion although Buddhism is really about spirituality rather than religion. Religion is an outside source but spirituality, which...
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- charliesommers commented on Same Shit, Different Religion! 10 months ago
Mark Twain said it best when he said, "Faith is believing what you know isn't true." Recently deceased atheist Isaac Asimov made an intelligent statement when he said he... more
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- charliesommers commented on Romney in Shambles as Britain Proclaims Him Worse than Sarah Palin 10 months ago
I hope she saved "Send in the Clowns" that was a good song. :-)
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- charliesommers commented on Dick Armey: Don’t control guns because cars can kill people too 10 months ago
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