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For future reference, when you need to renew your license, make an appointment and skip the line. Still only about 15-20 minutes.

A bad day of golf is better than no golf at all. Enjoy!

I was offered an opportunity to try Haggis by my high school english teacher. It’ definitely a delicacy. I’m glad you enjoy it.

This has been the case with Egypt and Palestine since the beginning of time. Egypt has either dominated or tolerated Palestine. I believe Palestinians were like today’s hippies. Early in their history, they never desired power or dominance over others. They simply wanted to exist. That decision caused them to always be dominated by outsiders. I can’t express enough how saddened I am about what happened in Israel. No one deserves that. Just when you think the world can’t get any worse, another crisis says “hold my beer.” As I keep stating, Israel and Palestine deserve better.

You know people said the same things about the Irish, Italians and others when they immigrated to this country? You were right when you told chucktshoes that weren’t wearing a mask. I remember saying as much when you first joined TGO. You came right in with similar opinions and the comfort of someone who lives in the same manner. You’ve never worn a mask. That’s for certain. It’s rare to see such hatred boldly on display. It’s truly sad! One last thing, when you mentioned killing domestic terrorist, does that include the people who attacked the capitol?

I believe many Americans are afraid that immigrants from across the southern border will eventually (decades) take over the country or at least change the country to something less comfortable than the America of the 1950’s that so many seem to still yearn for. Anyway, I’m out. I’ll continue to enjoy this thread silently. IMAGINE PEACE!

Touché

We can use any map you choose. The fact remains, prior to being occupied by other nations. Palestine existed. It wasn’t organized, but it existed. Because of it’s weakness, Palestine fell under heavy Egyptian influence/control. The earliest recordings of the ancestors of modern day Jews appearing in Palestine was during the late 1200s and early 1300s bce. The forefathers of the Israelites were driven to northern Palestine by Egypt where they thrived, because of the terrain and their ability to adapt, innovate and use Egyptian culture for their benefit. I’ll concede Palestine has been occupied by many different empires, due to being weak and content. But at the end of the day, the Palestinians possessed the dirt first. As for the rest of the story, we know that after the war, America wasn’t going to place a Jewish state in the mid-western United States or on any of America’s coast. Europe wasn’t going to cede Central Europe or any of its coast for a Jewish state. So it was agreed, to use a popular American phrase to “send them back where they came from.” What we have today is a Jewish apartheid state supported by the U.S. and Europe. The original inhabitants of that land have every right to have grievances, especially with all that’s occurred since the British decided to wipe their hands of the territory. It was inevitable that Israel would continue to expand and dominate Palestine due to having benefactors providing military and financial support. Modern day Israel also greatly benefits from from Christian beliefs. Without the benefit of American Christian culture and a strategic military presence, Americans wouldn’t be so up in arms over what transpired last weekend. I agree with one member that what’s happening in Israel/Palestine correlates to what’s happening on our southern border. As I stated earlier, those affected Americans are concerned that immigrants will do to them what Israel has done to Palestine All of this being said, there is no justification for the murder of innocent civilians anywhere in the world. Israel and Palestine both deserve better futures.

Using this logic, people on the southern border should stop complaining about the migrants seeking to become their neighbors? Look at a map of 1947 to see how much land the Jews populated and how much land they possess today, then make an informed decision on who should be forced to leave. Israel has stolen Palestinian land with the blessings and financing of the United States.

I can see the U.S. intelligence has knowledge of something suspicious occurring, but my intuition points the finger at Netanyahu’s corruption scandals and the troubles of his far right government. What better way to tap down protest and unrest in Israel than to allow an attack on Israel? Israeli intelligence is far too proficient not to have had an inkling that Hamas was planning an attack.

I try not to post anymore, because arguing everyday is not my idea of a peaceful retirement. That being said, I think you summed up the situation very well. When it comes to Israel, I’ve always had an issue with the formation and expansion of a nation on someone else’s land. Pretty much how I feel about the formation of our country, and the treatment of natives. I don’t have any answers, but I’ll pose this question to everyone who has an opinion about the Israeli/Palestinian and Ukraine/Russia conflicts. How would you feel if in order to settle these conflicts, the powers that be decide they would like to carve out and give the southeastern United States to the Ukrainians or Palestinians to form a new nation? Also, I’m confused by the Americans who have no problem with Israeli expansion on Palestinian soil, while at the same time screaming for border walls in our country, and being ok with people being killed or maimed by floating razor buoys while attempting to migrate here. Are Americans afraid immigrants coming from the southern border are going to do to the United States what Israel has done and the world has allowed to occur in Palestine? Finally, my very basic understanding of American support for Israel is twofold. The first is biblical. I don’t have to expound on that, because those who believe already know. Secondly, it’s a necessary strategic military alliance. This is a conflict that will go until either Israel or Palestine is destroyed.

That’s a blessing! Happy for your family.

Same

She had a great body of work and a beautiful spirit. This is one of my favorite collaborations.

Shooter on video

What does this post have to do with banning guns? It’s a post about another active shooter, but keep overreacting.

It’s just pandering. They’ve pretty much admitted that it would violate state law. These proposals are just playing to the masses.

The good old days of dial up. Lol I still maintain an aol email. Very few get my gmail account.

That thing always irritated me in the movie. I always thought your avatar was a blown up Wile E Coyote.

Picked up Links while playing golf with friends. Added the 2k as the year 2000 approached. The only links style course I’ve ever played was River Bend in Mississippi.

Sounds good, but how many Americans are going to pick produce for the wages farms are paying immigrants? There is a farm worker shortage. If farmers were able to pay the wages necessary to get Americans to work on a farm all day, that cost would certainly be translated to higher food costs for all. I don’t have any answers. I simply know that our government and society needs immigrants to continue doing the work they’ve done for ages to sustain our economy and keep America fed. Outside of small family operations, very few medium and large operations can or desire to function without an immigrant work force. It’s like another member mentioned, the government knows, but the government also knows the migrant worker is a necessary evil, so we look the other way.

There’s still a few in the city that I know of. Bellevue, Mt. Moriah and Highland locations for certain, maybe one more. Usually stop on Mt. Moriah whenever I’m going home from the airport.