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I believe that at a

jollyroger — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 06:18:33 +0000

In reply to "True combat power is arms

I believe that at a reasonable premium you can get McCain 's old room, now designated "The Admiral's Suite"...the wall hooks have been refashioned into a cunning slinglike device which is deployed when it doubles as the honeymoon suite.

Your point is well taken

Resistance — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 04:25:03 +0000

In reply to Your Charitable Donations Are Not A Tax

Your point is well taken Destor.

A very wealthy man who gave something back. (I wonder, if he too was an iconoclast?)

The Andrew Carnegie Foundation has done a lot of things to help the people.

"True combat power is arms

NCD — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 23:57:36 +0000

In reply to Only two "young guns" short

"True combat power is arms multiplied by fighting spirit. If one of them is infinitely strong, you will succeed."-Asahi Shimbun

It was undoubtedly a crushing blow to that war that these young Republicans, whose fighting spirit was, and still is, infinite were not there on the battlefield.

I am glad to hear Mr. Hilton has refurbished the Hanoi Hilton, former residence of John McCain.

Only two "young guns" short

jollyroger — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 22:55:51 +0000

In reply to John McCain has said we could

Only two "young guns" short of a magnificent seven. Why, if only we had deployed these super secret weapons, today we'd be buying sneakers made Viet Nam and there would be a real Hilton in Hanoi..wait, what?

John McCain has said we could

NCD — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 22:35:15 +0000

In reply to Your remarks about his Viet

John McCain has said we could have won in Vietnam if we took 'the gloves' off.

I'm thinking if Mitt, George W., Cheney, Newt and Limbaugh had chosen to go to Nam, hell, the VC might have turned tail and run. Imagine the unmatched passionate patriotism of these great Americans put into action in a combat zone. It might truly have been that light at the end of the tunnel, a brilliant flame of victory, that always faded, and receded from view.

Correction: Cash donations,

jollyroger — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 21:49:34 +0000

In reply to This might be a good time to

Correction: Cash donations, of course, have precise valuation. We will, however, place a high value on your artwork, including those refrigerator mounted examples from your children's school projects.

This might be a good time to

jollyroger — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 21:40:01 +0000

In reply to Your Charitable Donations Are Not A Tax

This might be a good time to cite an important distinction between a 501c3 and a church. Viz., the first involves asking for permission in advance, the second merely the avoidance of occasion for apology. A church enjoys the perks of tax exemption ipso facto, as it were. Gratuitously, as Autarch of The Church of the Gnosis of the New Paradigm (dba ) The Church of Christos Appolonari ("just say 'no' to Yahweh, and 'yes' to Jesus"), hence a competitor to those superstition. ridden. Yahweh cults, I will take this opportunity to alert any daggers seeking a home for their excess cash that tax deductibility is available at generous valuations pace Double A.

Joanna Brooks, a columnist at

Aunt Sam — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 18:09:19 +0000

In reply to My comments above were not

Joanna Brooks, a columnist at Religion Dispatches, told The Slatest that most Mormons tithe with a monthly check, but "it is not uncommon for high net worth members of the Church to donate stock in lieu of cash." Tithing, she adds, is a "benchmark of orthodoxy" in the Mormon faith and required in order to attend services in the Temple.

http://slatest.slate.com/posts/2012/01/18/mitt_romney_stock_donations_to...

The Mormon Church like other religious groups pays no real estate property taxes, even if they are earning revenue as commercial properties. The church pays no taxes on donations, or holdings such as stocks or bonds or any other assets.

Read more: http://www.politicolnews.com/the-mormon-church-owns-bain-stocks-and-billion-dollar-businesses/#ixzz23vFYTeh6

My comments above were not

Aunt Sam — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 17:52:27 +0000

In reply to Yeah, but you might notice

My comments above were not directed at the Mormon religion, but rather at the 'terms and conditions' of their tithing requirements that I am not aware are mandated by any other church entity. For the sake of the charitable tax deduction issue, I was attempting to note that since their tithing is a mandate in order to have full church membership and therefore be 'allowed' to participate in all church programs, it seems to perhaps not truly be a charitable 'donation' per se. I reiterate that I am not aware of any other church with the same 'rules'.

I would assert and want to discuss this no matter the religion.

As for the Mormon church not being exactly apolitical, neither are the Catholic, evangelicals and most other of the 'mainstream' churches. Many organized religion entities, IMO, continue to cross the line and engage in political activities and therefore, are in violation of the requirements set forth in eligibility to achieve their tax exemption status under these laws.

However, the politicians being aware of the political power these churches now possess will not review and enact needed actions to ensure there truly is separation of church and state.

I agree about 'looking at his taxes', and hope that there are many more blogs and published media reports about this matter. It's troubling and again I ask, if there's nothing in his filings that are irregular then why not release them?

Your remarks about his Viet

Michael Maiello — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 17:30:57 +0000

In reply to To clear the air around here,

Your remarks about his Viet Nam hypocrisy are particularly devastating.