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Two of the most popular Billboard Signs heading into Salisbury are blank. The economy is shot, unemployment is up and you better tighten your belts now because it's going to get a lot worse before it gets better.
So when will we start seeing light at the end of the tunnel? When our Government finally admits the economy is in a recession and stops playing games with everyone. I guess they want to suck every last dollar out of the false economy before they finally give in.
Perhaps that's why they want to take out the words, "In God We Trust?"
23 comments:
Billboards are a blight on our beautiful state. It will be good to see them gone.
"Who" wants to take out those words? Proof would be nice.
And whether or not those words are there, how does that really affect anything? I am not attacking anyone's religion or beliefs, but in the playgroud of reality, how does that matter?
A better question is why does or it matter, dan. Because IT DOES! And if you don't know why, maybe you should find out.
Atheists, Dan. That's who.
You need to read more.
From today's Daily Times: "'Norm Conway lives in a district where he is consistently criticized," Busch said. 'People like Norm Conway and others deserve a lot of credit.' Conway said his votes for the tax increases will translate into big gains in the future."
Yea, the State, for one, is billiantly executing their "wreck the economy" plan. We can certainly expect "big gains" from O'Govs plan.
Show me where. Show me the legislation. "They" and "the atheists" are not answers, but straw men. Who exactly wants this removed, how close are they to having it happen, and is this really a problem that we face?
If 'In God we Trus' is removed from our currency, is the country really going to be worse?
You get fighting-red-hot mad if agnostics, or atheists, or anyone who believes in something other than you quesions you, but you have no problem in imposing your beliefs on everyone else.
The Pledge of Allegiance did not feature the words "under God" for a long time and the country did just fine. How have things been better off since.
And since you did not seem to read waht I said, Mrs Anonymous, I am not challenging your beliefs or questioning why you believe what you do, I am just asking a question. You hop all over Joe demanding proof for things you do not agree with, so why can you not provide the same.
Thanks!!!
Hey Dan how do you know anynomous is a "Mrs"
I don't. I am guessing. If it is a woman, then I am being accurate and respectful. If it is a guy, then, oops, I guess. Maybe it will annoy them enough to actually use their name or something crazy.
Well, i do believe in God, As a catholic presit stated to an atheists, If i am wrong i have wasted 40 years, if you are wrong you have wasted enterity.
On another note, part of our problem, is big corporations have sold out the us to other countries for cheap labor, in which those countries probably do not have work safety, health, or probably is not even environmentally safe.
People need to look at the BIG picture, lake of morals, lake of faith, goverment wanting tooo much power .... corporations wanting tooo much money
joe you need to find the obit "On Common Sense" I recieved it again today. It summons it all up
ps could you enable spell check, other blog sites do. Since i can not spell to well i do rely on spell check alot.
thanks
dan doesn't know a lot of things. demands proof of cries for change to things upon which this country was founded. I agree he needs to read more. there are no "demands" upon him, but always, he "demands". proof is usually in the news somewhere, everyday. the cries to remove GOD from something. recently in Melfa, Va.
btw, in this forum, how do we know dan is a guy?
(Answers are never found in any legislation to my knowledge. Only more questions?)
The anonymous to whom Dan speaks, has NEVER "hopped all over Joe" for anything.
(And was just trying to answer Dan's ?)
"Who exactly wants this removed, how close are they to having it happen, and is this really a problem that we face?"
And this is but one problem we face.
"You get fighting-red-hot mad if agnostics, or atheists, or anyone who believes in something other than you quesions you, but you have no problem in imposing your beliefs on everyone else."
No one here has tried to impose any belief on anyone.
(The proof you seek is in this thread in it's entirety. Just one example.)
Again, no answers. If "they" are so determined to remove "In God We Trust" (which was the original argument in the posting,) then what have "they" done to make this happen? Peopel can complain and complain all they want, but with no legislation to change it, the words are not going anywhere.
However, having a battle of wits with "Anonymous" is pointless, and again speaks volumes towards why Anon comments are pointless and a waste of time anyway.
Proof is "all over the news." What does that mean?
I am not trying to impose my beliefs on anyone either. My belief in God is mine alone, and I won't know whether I am right or wrong until long after I can do anything about it. (Same goes with all of you.)
Either way, once again, there is no room for debate on anything anywhere, and most of the time this blog (which I like) is no better a forum for discussion tahn Duvall and Worcester Right and all the others. "We are right, you are wrong, go away."
Lovely.
BTW:
Anon 4:18, what are you trying to say? If you are going to write in a clever manner, throw us a verb or a proper noun from time to time. Lots of "somethings" and "somewheres" but no real argument. I want proof, facts, details, typical ingredients in a adult debate. Too much to ask?
Anon 4:31 - How is anyone supposed to know that one Anon is different from any other Anon? It is much easier to treat all Anons as the same person, then no one has to keep track of Anon 2:12, Anon 4:23, Anon 6:30 and so on. (As evidenced in this message.)
Wouldn't it be easier to say "Roy" or "Skip" or "Jennie?"
I want to note, this blog made me mad. So mad, I did what Joe probably should have done- I contacted Clear Channel Outdoor. Their response was the board is not empty for the reasons Joe assumed.
"Actually, the board is still contracted. The current customer had a dated advertisement and wanted it removed. They are shipping us a replacement, it just hasn’t come in yet."
Can we leave the US motto out of such silly things as blank Salisbury billboards?
Andy in Dover, DE
ROTFLMAO! Did I say the following, or what? "Two of the most popular Billboard Signs heading into Salisbury are blank." Well, ARE THEY BLANK? Hellooooo!
You IMPLIED someone wasn't paying for them, that's why they're blank. Someone IS paying for them to be blank, as they don't want to lose the placement- but they didn't want to advertise a sale/event that has passed. Someone is paying for them to be blank. What does that say about the economy?
Andy.
Those look good compared to some-alongside Route 13 in Princess Anne,at the crossover of Stewart Neck Rd,there is one on the Northbound side that is literally caving in and falling off its support posts.What an eysore!
To those of you whacking on Dan, I like Dan. Well, I like what Dan writes. I don't know "Dan."
But I've always found him to be pretty even-handed in expressing himself. There was nothing unread or accusatory in his questions.
There are many things to the "In God We Trust" motto, and Dan's right about the pledge. It didn't have "under God" until the mid-20th century, I think.
Bottom line is, if folks aren't teaching their kids about God in their home, will having God's name on coins (or on billboards or bumper stickers, etc.) make any big difference in a kid's relationship with God?
"Wouldn't it be easier to say "Roy" or "Skip" or "Jennie?", "
dan,
WTF difference does it make?
Could you ever stick to an issue?
Or do you need proof that you never do?
Soooooooo sorry there isn't more for you to do at work. Your comments are always criticism of other bloggers, NEVER about the thread.
Fran, Jan & Manolo
Fran, Jan, and Monalo,
If you want to be technical:
Posting a comment on here does not mean you are a blogger, so by definition I am not criticizing bloggers. I point out inconsistencies in what some commenters write, as you apparently do, in some repscts, with me.
Time at work: It is called a lunch break. Soooooooooooo sorry you do not have one.
My first comment spoke SPECIFICALLY about Joe's original post, re: "In God we Trust." If he puts that in a post on his blog, it is part of the thread. With that, I asked question to which, at this point, NO ONE has answered. I have been responded to, but not answered. The comments about me have been more schoolyard, "yeah, well you're ugly" types of comments, and not close to approaching adult, sober discourse. Not helpful.
If any of the three of you are up for a healty debate, I've been waiting. Sorry you get so worked up when asked simple questions.
Anon 10:10 (whoever you are,) thanks! At least someone gets it.
Sorry about the misspelling Manolo. Completely unintentional.
what does "it" mean?
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