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On the article Somebody Hit the Biggest Powerball Jackpot Ever Last Night
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On the Blog Post IRS Bullying Political Opponents?
Jonathan Allen
2:39 am on Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Despite its influence over the legislative branch, the NRA is not an agency of the federal government (yet at least), so no it does not have permission to "target" anti-gun proponents in the sense that I infer you are implying with the clever use of quotation marks.
I agree that our tax code is overly complicated and bloated with special interest loopholes, some of which I'm sure I would agree with, others I'm equally sure I would consider highly objectionable and bordering on imbecilic if not outright pants-on-head stupid.
I'm not defending the IRS or excusing the behaviour, simply saying that it shouldn't surprise anyone. The FBI has a long history of paying extra special attention to left-wing groups, perhaps the feds just didn't want conservatives to feel left out any more? -
On the Blog Post IRS Bullying Political Opponents?
Jonathan Allen
2:18 pm on Monday, May 13, 2013
ReplyI am shocked, SHOCKED I tell you, that groups who rail against paying taxes, some even going so far as the question the legitimacy of the IRS itself, would find themselves under greater scrutiny of the agency charged with collecting taxes. By the way did you know that the sky is blue.
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On the article Speak Out: How Do You Say 'Pin'?
Jonathan Allen
11:29 am on Monday, May 13, 2013
Replyyou can always tell if someone is from the Lowcountry by the way they pronounce Beaufort (even in the Upstate most of them say it wrong - speaking from personal experience). Also the CVB should provide street maps with phonetic pronunciations of downtown street names for the tourists.
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On the article SC1 Outcome Has Stephen Colbert Feeling 'Betrayed'
Jonathan Allen
12:12 pm on Friday, May 10, 2013
If you're referring to former Gov. Jim Hodges, I think the fiasco of the Hurricane Floyd evacuation was a bigger reason he wasn't re-elected as opposed to any campaign ads (none of which I can remember).
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On the article Results, Reaction: Mark Sanford Returns To Congress with SC1 Victory
Jonathan Allen
5:09 pm on Tuesday, May 7, 2013
ann,
I believe your logic is flawed in that assessment. If Sanford wins the P&C and countless other news outlets can count on headlines with his name in them for at least another 18 months driving clicks and user comments - just look at all the comments generated by this election coverage. I could be mistaken, but I seriously doubt that if Colbert Busch wins articles mentioning her doings in Congress over the remainder of this session will have anywhere near the drawing power of Sanford headlines. If the P&C only cared about selling newspapers Sanford is the better pick for an endorsement - there is a certain amount of schadenfreude built into his name recognition at this point. Controversial figures always draw more eyeballs, ECB doesn't have anywhere near the notoriety that Sanford does because of the events surrounding the end of his tenure as governor. -
On the article Speak Out: If Bill Clinton Can be Forgiven, Why Not Sanford?
Jonathan Allen
1:36 pm on Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Joe, your YouTube link goes to an episode of the Andy Griffith show, what's the punchline here?
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On the article Elizabeth Colbert Busch and Mark Sanford Come Out Swinging in Debate
Jonathan Allen
3:56 pm on Tuesday, April 30, 2013
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On the Blog Post Charleston Central Labor Council Contests Sanford Ads
Jonathan Allen
1:31 pm on Monday, April 22, 2013
Good luck trying to get a court to enforce a verbal contract made during a political campaign though.
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On the article Speak Out: Is Brad Paisley's 'Accidental Racist' Racist?
Jonathan Allen
6:08 pm on Thursday, April 18, 2013
That's an interesting position to take regarding slavery, since the people leading the states that formed the Confederacy were extremely concerned with the continued existence of "that peculiar institution." How concerned were they you ask? Well they were so concerned that protection of the institution of slavery figures prominently in the official Declaration of Secession from South Carolina (http://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/csa_scarsec.asp), Mississippi (http://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/csa_missec.asp), Texas (http://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/csa_texsec.asp) and Georgia (http://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/csa_geosec.asp), and I'd be willing to bet in the other Confederate states as well, but those were the only four I found on a reputable source (Yale University Law School) with a quick Google search.
Trying to deny reality seldom works out in the long run.
Jonathan Allen
6:10 pm on Monday, May 20, 2013
Mary, I believe we refer to those as 1st World problems, and they would be wonderful problems to have.
The first lottery ticket I bought I won $2 on, haven't won a penny since though, grumble, grumble, grumble.