Comments on: Letters to the editor: Oct. 4, 2012 http://www.pomeradonews.com/2012/10/03/letters-to-the-editor-oct-4-2012/ Serving Poway, Rancho Bernardo and 4S Ranch Wed, 22 May 2013 04:11:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: DrewJ http://www.pomeradonews.com/2012/10/03/letters-to-the-editor-oct-4-2012/#comment-680537 DrewJ Fri, 05 Oct 2012 01:03:52 +0000 http://www.pomeradonews.com/?p=29131#comment-680537 DogMa, that's not a logical conclusion, that's an assumption with no proof to back it up. I still believe that NO candidate would condone defacing an opposing candidate's sign. Furthermore, unless you spend all day, every day driving every street in Poway, how can you say that Mangum's signs have not been defaced or removed? You don't know. And here's a thought...perhaps there are people who are either: 1. Immature and destroy signs for fun or 2. Are completely not associated with Mangum, but for their own reasons, dislike Vaus. There are people who dislike Mangum but aren't associated with Vaus, after all. DogMa, that's not a logical conclusion, that's an assumption with no proof to back it up. I still believe that NO candidate would condone defacing an opposing candidate's sign. Furthermore, unless you spend all day, every day driving every street in Poway, how can you say that Mangum's signs have not been defaced or removed? You don't know.

And here's a thought…perhaps there are people who are either:
1. Immature and destroy signs for fun
or
2. Are completely not associated with Mangum, but for their own reasons, dislike Vaus. There are people who dislike Mangum but aren't associated with Vaus, after all.

]]> By: Grain of salt http://www.pomeradonews.com/2012/10/03/letters-to-the-editor-oct-4-2012/#comment-680456 Grain of salt Fri, 05 Oct 2012 00:00:18 +0000 http://www.pomeradonews.com/?p=29131#comment-680456 Drew, you hit the nail right on the head. Drew, you hit the nail right on the head.

]]> By: DogMa http://www.pomeradonews.com/2012/10/03/letters-to-the-editor-oct-4-2012/#comment-680228 DogMa Thu, 04 Oct 2012 20:58:30 +0000 http://www.pomeradonews.com/?p=29131#comment-680228 She didn't say Mangum did it. But a logical conclusion is that Mangum's supporters or their kids are doing the damage. And I have yet to see any of Mangum's signs defaced. Although my dog did take a poop under a Mangum sign the other day. Of course I picked it up but I was afraid someone would think I was defacing one of his signs. She didn't say Mangum did it. But a logical conclusion is that Mangum's supporters or their kids are doing the damage. And I have yet to see any of Mangum's signs defaced. Although my dog did take a poop under a Mangum sign the other day. Of course I picked it up but I was afraid someone would think I was defacing one of his signs.

]]> By: DrewJ http://www.pomeradonews.com/2012/10/03/letters-to-the-editor-oct-4-2012/#comment-680132 DrewJ Thu, 04 Oct 2012 19:41:24 +0000 http://www.pomeradonews.com/?p=29131#comment-680132 Well, if YOU haven't seen any Mangum signs defaced, then there must not be any, right? Wrong. Both candidates have had signs removed and defaced. This isn't the only election this kind of thing happens in. It's wrong, no matter who you support, and I am guessing that all candidates would agree. That being said, Christie's letter doubles as a Vaus support letter and takes a very cheap shot at Mangum. Well, if YOU haven't seen any Mangum signs defaced, then there must not be any, right? Wrong. Both candidates have had signs removed and defaced. This isn't the only election this kind of thing happens in. It's wrong, no matter who you support, and I am guessing that all candidates would agree. That being said, Christie's letter doubles as a Vaus support letter and takes a very cheap shot at Mangum.

]]> By: Joe St. Lucas http://www.pomeradonews.com/2012/10/03/letters-to-the-editor-oct-4-2012/#comment-679917 Joe St. Lucas Thu, 04 Oct 2012 16:56:35 +0000 http://www.pomeradonews.com/?p=29131#comment-679917 They don't have money for a street fair but manage to find money to sponsor a new december ice skating festival? Ask the city why they added a new event that isn't paying its way yet instead of sponsoring the Poway Days events. No, the city, and the poway chamber of commerce who used to co-sponsor this have managed to shift all this to VOLUNTEERS to handle it. Now that there are volunteers doing this, neither the city nor chamber will spend a buck to support it, although in looking at the street fair ads, you'd have thought that the chamber was sponsoring the entire poway days events. Talk w. Sabrina Butler about volunteer opportunities for 2013 and why they didn't have booths this year. I missed the "Pig in a pit" bbq that the Community Church used to have, don't remember there being one last year either. They don't have money for a street fair but manage to find money to sponsor a new december ice skating festival? Ask the city why they added a new event that isn't paying its way yet instead of sponsoring the Poway Days events.
No, the city, and the poway chamber of commerce who used to co-sponsor this have managed to shift all this to VOLUNTEERS to handle it. Now that there are volunteers doing this, neither the city nor chamber will spend a buck to support it, although in looking at the street fair ads, you'd have thought that the chamber was sponsoring the entire poway days events. Talk w. Sabrina Butler about volunteer opportunities for 2013 and why they didn't have booths this year.
I missed the "Pig in a pit" bbq that the Community Church used to have, don't remember there being one last year either.

]]> By: AshleyN http://www.pomeradonews.com/2012/10/03/letters-to-the-editor-oct-4-2012/#comment-679825 AshleyN Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:51:58 +0000 http://www.pomeradonews.com/?p=29131#comment-679825 Because those are the only signs being ripped and tossed around. I have yet to see a Mangum sign defaced. Because those are the only signs being ripped and tossed around. I have yet to see a Mangum sign defaced.

]]> By: Educated Thinker http://www.pomeradonews.com/2012/10/03/letters-to-the-editor-oct-4-2012/#comment-679709 Educated Thinker Thu, 04 Oct 2012 14:03:05 +0000 http://www.pomeradonews.com/?p=29131#comment-679709 Part 2: As for Governor Romney, it doesn't just "seem" that he thinks 47% of Americans "are dependent on government," "believe they are victims," "believe the government has a responsibility to care for them," and therefore his job is "not to worry about them" because he will "never convince them to take personal responsibility and care for their lives." Governor Romney actually said exactly that, as caught on video available all over the internet. And FYI, the almost half of our citizens he thinks lack personal responsibility are primarily made up of seniors on social security, those disabled in foreign wars or in the line of duty, and those who work hard but make too little to pay income tax because of exemptions and deductions even though they typically do pay payroll taxes, sales taxes, property taxes and other taxes, making your statement that that they "do not pay any taxes" patently false. Do you agree with Governor Romney that seniors on social security and our disabled veterans and safety personnel lack personal responsibility? Part 2:

As for Governor Romney, it doesn't just "seem" that he thinks 47% of Americans "are dependent on government," "believe they are victims," "believe the government has a responsibility to care for them," and therefore his job is "not to worry about them" because he will "never convince them to take personal responsibility and care for their lives." Governor Romney actually said exactly that, as caught on video available all over the internet.

And FYI, the almost half of our citizens he thinks lack personal responsibility are primarily made up of seniors on social security, those disabled in foreign wars or in the line of duty, and those who work hard but make too little to pay income tax because of exemptions and deductions even though they typically do pay payroll taxes, sales taxes, property taxes and other taxes, making your statement that that they "do not pay any taxes" patently false. Do you agree with Governor Romney that seniors on social security and our disabled veterans and safety personnel lack personal responsibility?

]]> By: Educated Thinker http://www.pomeradonews.com/2012/10/03/letters-to-the-editor-oct-4-2012/#comment-679694 Educated Thinker Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:53:48 +0000 http://www.pomeradonews.com/?p=29131#comment-679694 Ms. Pitman: I have two comments, provided in two parts. Part 1: Your letter states that "it seems" our president has done nothing but apologize to other countries, among other things which "it seems" to you. To an inhabitant of earth lacking knowledge of our solar system, it seems like the sun revolves around the earth, and to the subjects of Plato's Allegory of the Cave it seemed like the shadows on the wall were evil giants. So here's my challenge - please quote President Obama (like I quote Governor Romney in Part 2) making at least one such apology, with supporting citation(s). If, as "it seems" to you, in the almost 4 years "since taking office Mr. Obama has done nothing but apologize to other countries for the arrogance of Americans," quoting at least one such apology with supporting proof shouldn't be difficult. Ms. Pitman:

I have two comments, provided in two parts.

Part 1: Your letter states that "it seems" our president has done nothing but apologize to other countries, among other things which "it seems" to you. To an inhabitant of earth lacking knowledge of our solar system, it seems like the sun revolves around the earth, and to the subjects of Plato's Allegory of the Cave it seemed like the shadows on the wall were evil giants.

So here's my challenge – please quote President Obama (like I quote Governor Romney in Part 2) making at least one such apology, with supporting citation(s). If, as "it seems" to you, in the almost 4 years "since taking office Mr. Obama has done nothing but apologize to other countries for the arrogance of Americans," quoting at least one such apology with supporting proof shouldn't be difficult.

]]> By: Grain of salt http://www.pomeradonews.com/2012/10/03/letters-to-the-editor-oct-4-2012/#comment-678935 Grain of salt Thu, 04 Oct 2012 01:10:15 +0000 http://www.pomeradonews.com/?p=29131#comment-678935 Christie, How come you only mentioned the Vaus signs you supposedly found in the gutter? Nice tongue in cheek job. I'm not buying it. You just showed everyone how much of a huge Vaus supporter you are. You could've been a little more discreet. Christie, How come you only mentioned the Vaus signs you supposedly found in the gutter? Nice tongue in cheek job. I'm not buying it. You just showed everyone how much of a huge Vaus supporter you are. You could've been a little more discreet.

]]> By: No more money http://www.pomeradonews.com/2012/10/03/letters-to-the-editor-oct-4-2012/#comment-678924 No more money Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:59:08 +0000 http://www.pomeradonews.com/?p=29131#comment-678924 Noreen, With all due respect, one of the reasons they stopped doing the Community Park activities after the parade was a lack of funds. Perhaps you could spearhead the fund raising events so we can enjoy the after parade events again. Beer garden and all. Good luck! Noreen, With all due respect, one of the reasons they stopped doing the Community Park activities after the parade was a lack of funds. Perhaps you could spearhead the fund raising events so we can enjoy the after parade events again. Beer garden and all. Good luck!

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