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 Petition: Remove Hate Radio from our Armed Forces Radio 7 months ago
It is true that the upper echelons of the military tilt right, about two-thirds of majors and higher-ranking officers identify as conservative, as previous studies found. But that tilt becomes... more
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- charliesommers commented on Arkansas Republican: Slavery was a blessing for blacks because it allowed them to eventually become U.S. citizens 7 months ago
Now I'm bummed out that I am a Caucasian, live is so unfair!
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- charliesommers commented on UFO Battle Brewing in the Pacific Ocean? 8 months ago
Crop circles. A very advanced civilization, capable of crossing distances inconceivable to the average human, comes here and stomps peculiar patterns into our corn and wheat just as a prank. I...
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- charliesommers commented on UFO Battle Brewing in the Pacific Ocean? 8 months ago
If the US and China were actually "mortal enemies" I doubt that they would be our second biggest trading partner. LOL
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- charliesommers commented on Todd Akin's Female Army: We Want to Stand With Him 8 months ago
I was walking past a chicken coop just yesterday and saw a group of hens with their beaks surgically removed, each standing in an area of less than one square foot, cackling loudly and waving... more
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- charliesommers commented on Pakistan floods kill 371 affect 4.47 million 8 months ago
Exactly Jan, war is always a bad idea, especially when we have bridges falling in the Mississippi river. Despite billions of dollars in annual federal, state and local funds directed toward the... more
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- charliesommers commented on Pakistan floods kill 371 affect 4.47 million 8 months ago
Even with the infrastructure fixed we still had a flood in Nashville two years ago that caused several drownings of passengers in their cars on the interstate. It's really hard, or... more
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- charliesommers commented on Popular Christian Book Warns of Mormon Presidency 8 months ago
Arguing about what will happen in the afterlife is moot. No one has ever come back and enlightened us as to what happens. Personally I think that when that electro-chemical process we call life... more
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- charliesommers commented on Popular Christian Book Warns of Mormon Presidency 8 months ago
I am actually encouraged that he found some worth in Democrats and gays but, I think I'll punch the button for Obama and Biden in November anyway.
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- charliesommers commented on Rush Limbaugh blames feminists for his tiny penis | Scholars and Rogues 8 months ago
A melon baller or grapefruit spoon will do equally as well.
