Comments on: Tom Osborne running for governor

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 22:45:46 +0000

http://www.governordave.com

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 03:47:48 +0000

The very best thing any Democrat in the State of Nebraska can do is change your voter registration to Republican so YOU can vote for Hineman in the primary. Then, change back AFTER the primary.

By: John OR

John OR — Tue, 10 May 2005 00:29:59 +0000

believe it or not mr “anoymous,” various religions disgree about when life “begins.” Moreover, so do different philosphical schools, and scientific inquiries.

It can’t be a life or death issue until we figure out where life and death begin and end. If life begins at conception (as in when we first think of the child as a person) then life can begin before the sex even happens. There is no doubt that if I went out and raped a girl, and then she had a baby because she wasn’t on birth control, then that child 10 years from now would probablyu be glad for what I did. He could then have a bumper sticker that says “rape creates lives” or “pro rape, pro life.” He would have a real tangible life that I am not letting happen by not having promiscuous or dangerous sex.

But that’s not how we define life. You can start by defining life in the womb, but most people reject that because it would mean millions of children die because their mom’s got too stressed out during the early parts of the pregnancy. It would also make abortion, a pretty old part of society, murder. I respect thinking that this is the case, but it’s just not a good way to do it. In reality, the oldest, safest, and currently only legal definition for when life starts is when the a baby takes its first breath.

So wake up and realize that there are legitimate arguments on both sides.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 09 May 2005 02:42:34 +0000

^^ to the post above ^^ …kinda like how “Healthy Forests” = clearing timber… or “Clear Skies” means relaxed air-quality standards…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 07 May 2005 22:19:43 +0000

HA! The one thing I absolutely hate about the abortion issue is how you people twist the truth about what is actually at stake: There is a reason people are called either “Pro-life” or “Pro-choice.” You guys are absolutely ridiculous if you actually think that simply renaming what a person stands for changes the heart of the issue. Let’s be honest with ourselves; it is a life or death issue, just as much as the death penalty issue. Here’s something else for you to consider: Abraham Lincoln once said “If you call a tail a leg, how many legs has a dog? Five? No, calling a tail a leg don’t make it a leg.” So let’s be honest and fair. Afterall, we’re all Democrats, not Republicans.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 07 May 2005 17:27:56 +0000

Oh come now “Omaha Voter,” he opposes stem-cell research, he’s anti-choice, anti-gay (0% by the Human Rights Campaign,) likes disclosure arrangments for birth control, doesn’t like spending much on post-secondary education institutions, doesn’t want to increase medicare spending, likes alcohol consumption controls (and probably supports an exceptionally early last call,) supports government funding of religious institutions, etc. etc….

And BTW, he has yet to comment on conceal-and-carry (where you conjured up the “gun control” arguement, I haven’t a clue.)

By: John O-R

John O-R — Wed, 04 May 2005 08:20:44 +0000

He’s right of Heinaman because he won’t give as much money to the U of Nebraska system, he will cut social spending, he will fight medicare increases, he will fight increasing money for headstart type programs. He is to the right of heinaman because he thinks nebraska should be able to give more money to relgious organizations. He is in favor of racial profiling. He thinks we should give harsher sentances to nonviolant offenders.

he is to the left of heinaman on gun control and death penatly.

f them both i guess. they’re both pretty conservative guys.

By: Diane Hayes

Diane Hayes — Wed, 04 May 2005 04:47:24 +0000

Omaha Voter: regarding women’s issues – T.O. is extreme right. Against fetal tissue studies, against choice, pro Gag issues regarding birth control. Not the kind of guy I feel comfortable with.

By: Omaha Voter

Omaha Voter — Wed, 04 May 2005 01:31:55 +0000

I never said he was a Democrat, I just stated that it is absurd to claim that he is to the right of Dave Heineman.

By: Abbey

Abbey — Tue, 03 May 2005 22:53:23 +0000

The issues of gun control and the death penalty are not the only issues that define someone as a Democrat… Democrats are more diverse than that.