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Charles Riley


Last Updated: 11/17/2009

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Gender: Male
Status: Married
Age: 62
Sign: Aquarius

City: Jacksonville
State: Florida
Country: US
Signup Date: 10/18/2005

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Monday, July 20, 2009 
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Monday, July 13, 2009 
Internal Combustion Engine Regression


This weekend, I purchased a moped. Now, when I was very young, in high school, I used to ride my friend's 350 Honda. He gave me a key so that we could play a game. If either of us wanted to skip school, first one to the bike took it.

I purchased a 50cc 1978 Sears FreeSpirit. Cost $400; but looks brand new. No rust no dings etc. The guy that I bought it from said that his Father owned it up north and kept it in his basement. Total of 2000 miles.

I have joined the moped world at age 62 1/2. I told you I'm regressing. Those 1/2 years count now.

To wear a helmet or not wear a helmet. Ah, the thin line between freedom and death wish. Stupid, I know; but I grew up in the time when seat belts weren't even on cars. Rode motorcycles without a helmet. Just not comfortable with them.

Just riding around the neighborhood to familiarize myself with the bike. Will branch out to other areas of the city later. One emotion needed is patience as acceleration is not fast with just one gear.

Next, I need to get my knuckles tattooed.

I can't wait until I'm seventy so I can get a motorized pedal car.

Charlie
5:26 PM 
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Monday, July 06, 2009 
Screwed up priorities and "hero worship"

I really don't like Rep. King's politics; but I do agree with his assessment of the media on Michael Jackson. I even feel the same towards Woody Allen. - Charlie


9:24 PM 
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Sunday, July 05, 2009 
Yes, Virginia, it was about the oil.

Bush was looking for war with Iraq all along, way prior to 911.

Check out this link



http://www.truthout.org/070309J?n
3:53 PM 
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Wednesday, July 01, 2009 
Drill Baby Drill- Mark Sanford




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Saturday, June 27, 2009 
Health Care and Colbert

The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
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Colbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorMark Sanford
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Friday, June 26, 2009 
Media Accuracy????

In case you start trusting Corporate mass media and it's self avowed accuracy, please remember this.



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Wednesday, June 24, 2009 
Healthy Americans Against Reforming Medicine


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Tuesday, June 23, 2009 
10 busted myths about Canadian Health Care
clink link for article


http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2009/06/10-busted-myths-about-canadian.html


Funny, most Americans rarely think about total cost.  Even many Americans that have coverage like my Daughter have poor coverage.  A 1200 dollar deductible, a small maximum coverage, and a considerable co-payment.  True she has a medical savings account contributed by her employer but this would not adequately cover a serious illness. At that her employer is generous. Many small businesses cannot afford even such minimum coverage. She is 26 and that may seem fine now but what happens to people who have similar coverages when they get older?

When a serious illness strikes, they will become uninsured.

In addition to the 47 million people without insurance, there are millions more with this kind of coverage.

This year, health care is supposed to rise by 9% while salary's drop or remain static.

Over the last 8 years, health coverage costs have risen an average of 6% per year even when inflation was less than 3%.

The U.S people spend more per person on health care than any other industrialized country.  This country is ranked 37th in the world for care.

Single payer public health insurance is the only sane reform.  Charlie

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Tuesday, June 23, 2009 
Innocent Man

Is Abd al Rahim Abdul Rassak a familiar name? No, not to me either. But, it is an important name.

Mr. Rassak has been a detainee at Guantanamo. according to AP:

"The discovery of suicide martyr videos seemed certain proof that Abd al Rahim Abdul Rassak was part of al-Qaida. A closer look at his video, though, showed he was actually being tortured by al-Qaida."

This man has been imprisoned for years by our country.  He was a victim of Al- Qaida not a terrorist.  It appears that our government still maintains that he was a member even though he was conscripted by the Taliban and later tortured by Al-Qaida.

"U.S. District Judge Richard Leon emphatically rejected the government's claims against Rassak, even going so far as to add punctuation to get his point across.

I disagree!" wrote the judge, adding that U.S. officials are "taking a position that defies common sense.

Not only does it defy common sense, it shows a clear unwillingness to admit terrible mistakes.  The message is: better to keep an innocent man imprisoned than let the people know grave injustices have been committed by our government.

Once again, one sees little coverage of such mistakes by our television news.  Sure the AP has covered it; but thats pretty much a back story.  We hear a lot about Lindsey Lohan.  Injustice at Guantanamo, not so much. - Charlie
10:08 AM 
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