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  2. Where's the "Move to Canada" option?

    Actually I am a huge Wesley Clark fan being ex-military and all. I would love to see him win the Democratic ticket and win even though I feel Bush is doing an outstanding job.



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  5. The financially-obligated, vertically-challenged Angels of Death were nestled all snug in their over-priced, made-in-China wooden structures for partaking in deep thoughts

    While visions of sugar-coated garbage that makes children bounce off the walls danced in their head



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  6. Thousands of professions have jobs where they are in charge of other's lives. Most of those don't list all the times they saved the lives of those by doing their job. Me and many other people, even people on these forums could list all the times they did something heroric. I never felt the need to list accalades of that nature.

    DiverDriver, there's a book you should read. It's called 93 confirmed kills. It is an auto-biography of Carlos Hathcock. He was a marine sniper in the Viet-nam era. Towards the end hos tour, the vehicle they were on hit a land mine and caught the vehicle on fire. He dragged seven men to safety, each time walking into the fire. By the time he dragged the seventh man to safety, the skin on his arms sagged down almost 8 inches. It was like tar. He eventually had to go through 13 skin grafts and massive amounts of rehabilitation.

    His superior officers were going to nominate him for the Medal of Honor, but Carlos Hathcock outright refused, stating, "It's part of my job. I did nothing any of those 7 men would have done for me."

    That's a man's man. A true hero. He never onced talked about the lives he saved, accomplishments, etc... He just did his job, just like many of my other military brothers and sisters...and just like all the other people who hold one of the thousands of professions that hold lives in their hands.

    In conclusion, and just my humble opinion, teachers should make the high salaries because it is more important to me than airline pilots and most other jobs in this country. This country owes it to the teachers and everyone else to pay these great people what they deserve.



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  7. It's always been an issue with me. We need to quit paying these meaningless professions outrageous amounts of salaries and put the $$$ where it belongs...to those who educate our children/future. If you pay teachers the big $$$ you will have the ability to pick the cream of the crop. In a way you still have outstanding people in teachers...they certainly aren't doing it for the money. It's all about dedication.



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  9. I agree. Airline pilots are grossly overpaid. I think the professions on that list should flip-flop with teachers as far as pay goes. It takes real brain-work and dedication to teach...not to mention the job is light-years more important than airline pilots.



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  11. Three schools of thought here.

    1. Don't eat in Mafia restaurants.

    2. If you do decide you must dine with the mob, try to refrain from insulting the musical talent.

    3. And when a patron tells you to watch your mouth after you do insult a guest, try not telling him to go fuck himself.

    Who pays your bill when you are gunned down in a restaurant? Does your next of kin have to come do dishes for a week?



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