The Last Stand
Comments by Matthew Stoddard
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On John F. Russell: Not your dad’s video games
November 30, 2008 at 9:18 a.m.
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Still haven't gotten a Wii. My XBox 360 keeps me going, especially with Fable II and GTA4 still not finished! I spent many a quarter at The Games Room way back when (and at Go-Fers, before Cal made that area his photo processing shop) and I've owned at least 1 console per generation since the first Playstation. (Too young & drunk to afford the earlier Nintendos when they came out, but I played them at friends' houses!)
I'm already anticipating the next generation of consoles!!
On Wall, county spar over fees
November 30, 2008 at 9:13 a.m.
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“He's done plenty in two years. More effective than ACET, much more community service centered than Warner, and I don't hear anybody complaining about crime increasing, more kids taking drugs, etc., than under Warner.”
Plenty? I remember 2 positive things: the Cisneros standoff and the big pot bust. I give props to the RCSO for both those- definitely due. Anything else? Not that I recall or can find. ACET may not have had big motherlode find like Wall, who only got a call- there was no previous investigation since it was the propety owner who called. Notice how nothing else has been heard on this so far, too. I, personally, haven't heard where this is or where it's going. Had gramnet still been functioning (but isn't since our community-minded Sheriff got rid of those funds…and evidently spent it somewhere else that I can only guess, considering most of the budget seems to be legal defense) they'd have most likely been on the scene. ACET has had more busts than Wall when it comes to that kind of stuff, though. Unless you can provide the numbers to say otherwise, # of bust compared to $ total, I'll put my money on ACET.
And where have you seen the RCSO helping people out of ditches? Could have sworn I haven't seen tow cables attached yet. Anyone else seen them?
“Waiting for other people to bail you out or pay your bills or give you a house just makes you someone without any power over your own fate.”
Would that statement, then, also pertain to going over-budget (What exactly is causing the budget to be blown???) and asking the RC Commissioners for even more money? Sounds like “bailout” again. (Does Wall work for GM???) If he's community-minded, maybe he should have a car wash or bake sale to help raise money from the community, for the community. ***Actually, I think that's a pretty good idea!***
“When did liberals stop being about personal freedom, and become anti-conservatives? Shouldn't a real liberal be willing to let you be conservative if that's what you choose?”
Nobody forces anyone to be liberal or conservative until one or the other puts judges on the bench. (A Conservative would also “force” women to not be allowed an abortion in basically any circumcstance. Ask Palin about that one.)
So…back to point- what else has Wall done for the Community? You said since he took away DARE & ElderWatch: now there's community-minded for you- give up on kids and seniors just to pull people out of ditches…whenever the winches come in.
(And who besides possibly Wall was suing Warner? Would that be id04sp? He's the one who always seemed to have a beef with Warner. ***Hi id!! LOL!***
On Wall, county spar over fees
November 29, 2008 at 8:07 a.m.
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Walls had 2yrs. When is it enough time? ***aich is for a Liberal Sheriff??? Egads!! LOL!***
On October real estate sales up in Vail Valley
November 28, 2008 at 7:44 a.m.
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So…what about Steamboat's October real estate numbers? Why are they tauting Vail's?
On Brent Boyer: Leaning to the left, then to the right
November 14, 2008 at 8:51 a.m.
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On a side note, thanks for being at the show, Brent! Sorry I didn't get a chance to say “Hi” in person. Jenn told me you were there. Hope you got a laugh out of it!
And is Helen Thomas even still alive??? I mean, even when her column was running, the picture of her made it look like it was taken beyond the grave.
On Local Democrats celebrate Obama win, voter turnout
November 7, 2008 at 12:45 p.m.
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Actually, if I remember correct, the “scuttling” of the military started in 1989 under GHW Bush. I was in from 1987-1991 and before Desert Shield started up, the Army was offering early “buyouts” for enlistees to leave service before their ETS date.
And if you are going to blame Clinton for letting Bin Laden go, you can pass that blame onto GW Bush for not concentrating on Afghanistan and heading into Iraq- the country that Bin Laden wasn't hiding in. At this rate, Bin Laden dies by natural causes before we “get'im dead'r'alive.”
And it wasn't the lack of conscription that overtaxed a volunteer miltary- it was invading Iraq when it wasn't quite necessary while already in Afghanistan. People saw Iraq as a deterrent to enlisting. And it's not left-wing propaganda about Iraq. It was an idiotic call. Sure- we might have had to go in later, but it would have given us a few years to resolve finding Bin Laden. Just because your car has 70,000 miles doesn't mean it's ready for the scrap heap. Odds are, it'll still last you at least another 30,000 to 80,000 miles with preventative maintenance.
Also, our forces are so strung out due to GW Bush not listening to our old Allies when it came to Iraq. Had he been able to convince them to help out instead of “either you're with us or against us”, our forces would be sharing duties instead of going it almost alone. As you must have heard by now, the Global Community cheered Obama's win. We might actually start having some fences mended, which might allow for more Allied forces to help out. And that might not happen, but it's off to a better start than we had these last 8yrs.
And the markets on the rise again, and Obama's still Pres-Elect, so there goes that argument you had after he won.
Even Iran gave (for the 1st time since 1979) a concillitory congratulations to Obama in hopes of actual dialogue instead of just being “talked at.”
On Steamboat’s water fund dips ‘dangerously low’; rate hike likely
November 6, 2008 at 3:44 p.m.
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Smart65- for summer, possible landscape sprinklers can cause a significant increase. That's how my bills go: Winter- High Gas, Low Water; Summer- Low Gas, High Water.
On Local Democrats celebrate Obama win, voter turnout
November 6, 2008 at 8:14 a.m.
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Wow! Aich sound as bad as Michelle Obama's “proud of my country for the 1st time,” but in direct opposition. Wasn't that a point of contention about Obama before? Sounds pretty un-American and definitely not patriotic. LOL!
On Local Democrats celebrate Obama win, voter turnout
November 5, 2008 at 3:29 p.m.
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Well said, Robert! Had the 2000 McCain been running this time, he would have had my vote in a second. Either way, my vote went Indie this year.
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On Wall, county spar over fees
December 1, 2008 at 8:12 a.m.
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So? I called the RCSO when Warner was sheriff and never had a problem getting help before. That's nothing new or spectacularly different.
And I sure don't recall seeing drug traffickers getting locked up thanks to just the RCSO. The 1 bust is the only one I recall except for the occassional stop where a person had the equivalent of a couple joints (or as usually, legally stated in the paper as “Less than 1 ounce.”).
The RCSO will always have my support even if it wavers for the management for that office.