You know, I’d go somewhere and protest against that Ninth Circuit Court deal. But I got to work. Get it?
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Good morning. I just wanted to call the Rhino for another great issue. Sorry to hear about Mr. Brooks’ passing. I was reading the column, Street Level, Policing in the Twilight Zone. This is great. This is super. A lot of his situations belong up there with News of the Weird. I’ll tell you that. But, please, keep it up. We appreciate your paper. We appreciate your expertise, and I hope I never get under the Hammer. You take care. Bye.
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You want to talk about discrimination? Did someone say something about discrimination? Let me tell you who is the most discriminated against people are in our country. The people who are discriminated the most against are poor people. I’m not talking about black people. I’m not talking about Hispanic. I’m not talking about whites. I’m talking about poor people. They are the most discriminated against people in America. I’m sorry. You can’t eat in this restaurant because you don’t quite have enough money. I’m sorry, you can’t sit in the front of the airplane, this is for the people with all the money. First class. I’m sorry, you can’t live in this gated community, because you don’t have enough money. I’m sorry, Sir, you can’t drive that car because you don’t have enough money. Poor people are the most discriminated against people in America.
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If you are a conservative Republican and you only get your news on how you may or may not vote from Fox News, Facebook or church, then you only got one side of the story. As to Trump bringing jobs back to America, name one job that he has brought back to America to this date. He has not brought back anything to the US that was in any other country. Not one job.
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This is David the Conservative of Greensboro. I was very surprised to hear about the passing of Geof Brooks today. I always look forward to seeing his cartoons and reading the Under the Hammer article. That was pretty much one of my favorite things to always look at in the Rhino Times. I couldn’t count how many times I’ve seen the wonderful cartoons he’s put out. And, boy, it always tells the truth, exactly how his readers feel some days. And he always did it with a great amount of humor involved. I will greatly miss his cartoons. Hopefully we’ll have another cartoonist come in and do some political cartoons as well. Thank you, John Hammer for the newspaper. It is a wonderful gift to our city. Geof Brooks, again, will be missed. Thank you.
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Berkley, California. None of the protestors on campus were arrested for vandalism and violence. Personal property was damaged. People were injured and taken to the hospital. No one was arrested. These black-hooded, masked people throwing Molotov cocktails, fascism, the same as the 1930s. Fascism at Berkley University. The hypocrisy of the left is a dung heap of values. I hope we kill them in the mid-term elections and we take everything away from them in every election now until the next eight years. The left, absolute fascist.
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After the confirmation of Betsy DeVos as education secretary, a longtime employee of the Department of Education tweeted out a message lionizing a 19th century African-American community organizer. But the Department of Education couldn’t even spell his name correctly. Doesn’t that just say it all about the chronic incompetence of government-run education? But it gets better. The correction, issued nearly four hours later, and presumably by a different employee, contained yet another spelling error. And that is precisely why this country needs Betsy DeVos. Just sign me off as An Independent Thinker.
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Donald Trump is reacting, wanting American companies to bring the jobs back to America. That’s good and well. It should be done. Now what I would like to know, when is he going to bring his jobs he outsourced overseas, bring them back to the country? His vested interests in his companies, where he’s invested his money into everything. When is he going to come out and say, I’m bringing the jobs overseas, I’m bringing them back to America? When is he going to do that? Or is he just requiring certain companies to bring their jobs? When is he going to bring his companies, or his businesses he invested into, and bring those jobs back to America?
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Here we go. Let the terrorists back in the US again. Say everybody is a terrorists. Terrorists always take advantage of kindhearted people and try to destroy everything they possibly can and then some. They’re letting everybody from terrorist countries, they don’t know who’s coming in. It’s time for people to start suing the other countries for their people not turning people in. Just about every terrorist is known by somebody in their neighborhood overseas. Why can’t they turn them in? You know why? Because they don’t give a darn.
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I understand California wants to be a sanctuary state and, hopefully, secede from the Union. I have a better idea that I know has been mentioned by people I associate with for years. California, why not do us all a huge favor and just fall into the Pacific Ocean? The ungodly Bay Area and Tinsel Town, aka the Hollywood crowd, have been disgusting and nauseating to me for many years. From what I have read, and I’ve read a lot, I can’t for the life of me see why any sane person would want to live out there. I hope you will print this because I mean it.
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There have been quite a few comments here lately that if you disagree with Mr. Trump, you should just shut up and get with the program. And if you don’t want to, you should leave. The last time we checked, free speech is still part of the Bill of Rights. So is the right to peacefully assemble and petition the government for redress of grievances, peaceably being an important word there, in the same amendment that protect religious freedom. Look it up. Over half the voters in this last election voted for Mr. Trump’s opponent. It’s our country too. And if you don’t want to hear dissent, why not take your own advice and find somewhere to live where it’s not allowed? We’re hearing Mr. Putin’s not a bad guy after all. How about Russia? Would you rather live there?
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Good gosh, Keyshawn Johnson. Who do you think you are? I’m watching SportsCenter Coast-to-Coast on ESPN Monday after the Super Bowl, and you come out with your tie undone like you’re playing sax after hours at a jazz club? I’ve never seen that stunt before, and I hope ESPN never allows that again. I remember your book called, Just Give Me the Damn Ball. Why don’t you write another book called, Give Me Some Damn Class? This is Logic.
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Wake up, America. Why did we elect President Trump? Connect the dots. Remember the shooting of Pope Paul II, the World Trade Center bombing in 1984, the attacks on the Cole, the 9/11 World Trade Center and Pentagon, Fort Hood massacre, Boston Marathon bombing, the Chattanooga and Ohio State attacks, San Bernardino, Orlando massacre and countless others all over the world? Where is national security? The religion of peace and hate is responsible for death and destruction all over the world. President Trump is right about limiting immigration to protect our country.
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Yes, there is voter fraud. It comes from the Motor Voter Act. I just went and got my license. I haven’t had a license in 11 years because I’ve been in federal prison. And I told the nice motor vehicle clerk that, and she still asked me if I wanted to register to vote. Now I’m a hardcore Southern Trump supporter. But guess what? Ninety-nine percent of felons are black Democrats. That’s where the voter fraud is, and nobody wants to mention it. Repeal the Motor Voter Act.
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Yes, this is about the recent Super Bowl Sunday. It was a very well-played game. Too bad that one team had to lose. Atlanta Falcons are really good. And New England came back and got the breaks to win the game. But the best thing was the sportsmanship seemed to be really good. Very few penalties. But the best thing I would really liked to have seen, I wish it had been New England beating our Carolina Panthers. I hate to say it. I’d liked to seen old Cam Newton bow his head after getting beat, after having a 25-point lead like Atlanta had. But Atlanta showed class, a really classy act there. They’ll be back in a few. But the other thing I got to cover is this Carolina basketball. Roy Williams said after the game he didn’t like this HB2 thing, and all the trouble it was bringing to the sports. But it was the ACC commission and all this NCAA that’s brought all this turmoil.
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Seventy years ago in 1947, when I was 11 years old and my brother was 10, our dad ran a big automobile theft ring and was sent to the penitentiary. It made all the newspapers on the front page in the news for a long time. We went to school every day, and the teachers, or our classmates, or the neighbors, never said anything to my brother or me what was going on with my dad and what was in the papers all the time. Now, in 2017, 70 years later, when we’re all smart and enlightened, great big department stores are treating a woman badly with her work because they don’t like the rules that her dad mentions, or what he says in the news. He’s president. So they can’t do anything to him. So they will punish the daughter for what they call the sins of the father. What kind of people are they?
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The most useless words in the English language: I’m from the federal government and here to help you.
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Hi. I’m calling in regards to the Democrat Party. I have never in all my life seen such a mess as the Democrat Party is displaying on national television. And they think people are going to vote for them in 2018? I think it’s a shame that the American people that are busting their behinds daily, going to work, paying their taxes, are having to work two to three jobs just to make ends meet and put food on the table and pay these high bills, that these people up there in Washington, DC, these Democrats that are in the Senate up there that are saying they’re working 24 hours, they’re up there displaying this mess, this is ridiculous. And we’re watching this. And our children are listening to this. Elizabeth Warren, she needs to resign.
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When Obama was president, he added $10 trillion to the national debt. This is $3.4 billion per day for eight years.
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Yeah, the more I read, and the more I think about it, the more I read people saying these votes count differently, and not all votes are counted the same way, and all this. It sounds like Animal Farm. I mean, I don’t know if anybody remembers Animal Farm. But it was a pretty funny book, actually. You know? This country is turning into Animal Farm. I’m sorry. It just is. And we’ll make a reason to get around the rule. All right. Bye.
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First, I want to mention my concern for the police officer that was shot and wish for a speedy recovery. My other question is, I contacted the City Council, and especially the mayor, to ask her to comment on the situation where the citizen that was recently rearrested. One for assault, and now for assault on his pregnant girlfriend, and how the city was so adamant in supporting the alleged victims and dropped the support of the police officer. No one wants to discuss it, or return my calls, or make a statement. I thought maybe you could contact them and see. I was really impressed with our councilmember that said it had no relevance to the latest charge on the gentleman. So, again, I would appreciate it if you tried contacting them and get someone to respond.
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Anybody that thinks refugees are coming here to freeload off the way we live doesn’t understand their situation. They’re running away from a place where some dangerous and truly insane people made their lives a living hell. And they got caught in the middle. If you don’t believe it, go look at what’s left. It’s a miracle they’re even still alive, and some of them are leaving dead families behind. They’re not coming here because they think this is Disney Land. They’ll go to any country where they can draw a breath without worrying if their next breath is their last. If the situation were reversed, you’d be praying somebody would be there to take you in. America’s got a big enough heart that we can help some of them at least.
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First thing I do when I pick up a Rhino Times is look at the back page and open it up and see what the cartoon is. I was really disappointed this week. I’m sorry to hear that Geof is gone. We’re going to miss him. I know you are, too. I hope you find another one as good. Thank you.
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I heard on the news today, the State of Illinois was wanting to make Obama’s birthday a national holiday for that state. I think that would be an excellent idea. And another thing they need to add. They need to add what all he done. And they also need to make Bill Ayers, same thing, and Jeremiah Wright, and what all he said and done. All three of them ought to get the same thing, or they could all be on Obama’s birthday because they are two of his friends, and especially what Bill Ayers done in his life.
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Last time I checked, we elected Donald Trump to the presidency, not the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. If that court, and if any federal court, can abrogate the power of the president, then what is the power of the president?
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I see where these fools down in Raleigh are trying to pass a bill to repeal HB2, along with that bill they’re going to have a bill about assaults committed in changing rooms. Does that not tell you the whole story right there? They know what’s going to happen. So they’re going to place a law in effect to put tougher penalties on assaults in changing rooms. If I was a woman, I’d be mad as heck about that. This is absolutely outrageous to let half of 1 percent, because they run to the media, and they run to the NAACP, dictate what the American people and the citizens of North Carolina are doing in their own bathrooms and changing rooms, and their school facilities. We don’t need these people in our women’s bathrooms, our girls, our children, our grandchildren. These are 9- and 10-year-olds who are going to have a fit when they see some big 6-foot, 7-inch character with a beard walking in there.
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Hey, thank you, Rhino Times, for a wonderful paper. I just opened the newest edition to page 6 about the big price tag, what the illegals are costing us in the county. Tell like it is, because that’s the truth. And I’m sick to death of it. I go to the grocery store. I pinch pennies. I use coupons. But I stand in line and watch someone else buy groceries with food stamps. It’s just not right. So please keep doing the great job by telling it like it is. And maybe one day this country will get straightened out. Thank you.
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To the Beep caller, Feb. 9 issue, talking about describing Trump supporters as ignorant and gullible. Well, you forgot about deplorable. Just wanted to add that. But, you know, I’m saying the same thing about you, Hillary Clinton and any Democrat on earth. They’re ignorant and gullible and deplorable. No, they’re not deplorable. We’re deplorable, and we’re proud of it.
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Well, the way it looks now with the current city is that it could be just a matter of time before they vote to make this city also a sanctuary city. We’ve already got five in this state. I won’t name them. The way I look at it now, the way it looks like after the next election, they might go ahead and do it anyway. It’s going to be an interesting year. Bye.
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Scott Yost, this is for you and your story on illegal aliens. Remember what happened when Arizona tried that trick and was forced to stop the illegal immigrant problem they were having, what California did? Remember all of that. This problem is easy. Those that’s legal have a green card, don’t they? Check the ones that don’t have the green card. And require them to get one legally. Problem solved. Thank you.
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Hello, Beep. This is to our very popular – unpopular to me – police chief. I’m sitting here at Bessemer Avenue, broke down at Lindsay. I counted 13 people in a matter of about 45 minutes that’s run that red light. And I come through there yesterday, and it had a real bad wreck where somebody ran a red light. I wish somebody would give him a copy of this. Like I say, I’m waiting for someone to come pick me up, because I broke down in my truck. But I’m going to count and see how many more. Thirteen people run this red light in like 45 minutes. Now, plus they have wrecks. Looks like he would do something about it. It’s about time.
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For the people calling into the Rhino Times complaining about our great President Obama playing golf a lot during his presidency. I have a feeling that Donald Trump is going to be on the golf course a lot more than Obama ever was. So, let’s start hearing y’all complaining about the grand Mr. Trump playing golf all the time like you did about President Obama. Let’s make it go both ways. You can’t have it one way and not the other. If your guy is doing something that you didn’t like the previous president doing, then you should say something about it.
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Editor’s Note: There is a difference between President Trump playing golf with the prime minister of Japan and former President Obama playing golf with mid-level White House employees.
