CarlKnittel

@CarlKnittel (692)

United States • Age 54

Joined myLot 16 years ago

"Republicans believe every day is 4th of July, but Democrats believe every day is April 15."

CarlKnittel's Discussions

What's your favorite toy

CarlKnittel @CarlKnittel (692) • United States 11 Feb 09

I answered a request on Hub pages that got me thinking about the simplicity of my favorite toys. You can look it up yourself if you need more info but, the basics was this. My top 5 toys were boxes, sticks, blankets, army men...

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Learning to Earn

CarlKnittel @CarlKnittel (692) • United States 11 Feb 09

I answered a request on Hub Pages to give suggestions for helping a child with learning disabilities. The woman has a child with sever ADHD problems and was concerned with finding a way to ensure the child would grow to be a...

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Missionaries as Criminals

CarlKnittel @CarlKnittel (692) • United States 9 Feb 09

I'm more than a little hot under the collar. Last night I caught another news story where the media tried to paint missionaries as criminals for spreading the gospel. In fact I was mad enough to write an...

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What is so important about the 2nd Amendment

CarlKnittel @CarlKnittel (692) • United States 23 Jan 09

A young lady on hub pages brought up the subject of gun rights on a hub that had nothing to do with it. I tried a short response but that got more questions. I gave up and wrote this hub...

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What would you do with a pay raise

CarlKnittel @CarlKnittel (692) • United States 5 Dec 08

The amount of money being spent on the bailout is enough to give every working American an average 50% pay raise for 2 months by eliminating federal taxes for 2 months. Federal withholding and FICA(Medicare/SSI) taxes amount to an...

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The Next 9-11

CarlKnittel @CarlKnittel (692) • United States 5 Dec 08

The attacks in Mumbai gave us a clear view of what the terrorists are capable of. It should also be an example of how unprepared we really are. Within weeks of this nations founding the Barbary Pirates provided us with our first...

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Public Prayer

CarlKnittel @CarlKnittel (692) • United States 4 Dec 08

Here is a guy with a unique Idea. The first amendment guarantees freedom of expression that allows almost anything to be called art and be protected. It also guarantees the right to free exercise of religion which is routinely...

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Tearing Down the First Amendment

CarlKnittel @CarlKnittel (692) • United States 3 Dec 08

McKinley v. eHarmony is yet another attack on the free exercise clause of the constitution. This decision forces a company founded by Christians on Christian principles to provide services that many Christians will see as immoral,...

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Pardon Ramos and Compean

CarlKnittel @CarlKnittel (692) • United States 3 Dec 08

Border agents Ramos and Compean have been in jail since 2007 for shooting a fleeing drug smuggler on the border with Mexico. I can't think of anybody on either side of the political isle, with the exception of those involved in...

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Innocent until proven guilty

CarlKnittel @CarlKnittel (692) • United States 2 Dec 08

Is it wrong to continue accusing a person of a crime after they have been found "not guilty" in court? Would you trust an elected official who insisted someone was guilty after they were found "not guilty"? How would you feel if...

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Church Attacked

CarlKnittel @CarlKnittel (692) • United States 13 Nov 08

I got an e-mail forward I just couldn't believe. I did some research and found out it was true. I'm adding a link to the news story at the bottom of this post so you can see why I am so outraged. When a black church burns down we...

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palin for senate

CarlKnittel @CarlKnittel (692) • United States 13 Nov 08

I'm listening to the Rush Limbaugh show with guest host MARK DAVIS. He seems to think that Sarah Palin should replace the convicted senator from Alaska who seems to be getting elected. The idea is, he's crooked and needs to be...

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Best response time

CarlKnittel @CarlKnittel (692) • United States 10 Nov 08

The unresolved folder was into 2 pages and a lot of discussions hadn't seen activity in a long time. I decided to go through and mark some best responses. A couple were easy with some comments standing out above the crowd. Most...

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good friends

rating comments

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Understanding Our Nation

CarlKnittel @CarlKnittel (692) • United States 10 Nov 08

It is most distressing to see the number of people who do not know what Our Founding Documents say let alone why or what it means. I've started a new series of Articles to try and correct that. The first is on the preamble to our...

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Cyber Terror alert

CarlKnittel @CarlKnittel (692) • United States 8 Nov 08

An e-mail forward led me to research what may be a case of state sponsored cyber terrorism coming from Russia. My article on the subject is at: http://ww.hubpages.com/hub/Hallmark-Greeting-from-the-Dark-Side and includes a link...

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A real Stimulus package

CarlKnittel @CarlKnittel (692) • United States 8 Nov 08

The politicians are proposing yet another stimulus package as well as more bailouts. Ford is demanding bailout money from the US and several other countries. the markets ore on a roller coaster no one wants to ride. it's about...

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The Batman Utility Belt

CarlKnittel @CarlKnittel (692) • United States 6 Nov 08

Ever notice the increase in police equipment. Watch a cop show from the late 80's and cops wear a gun, hand cuffs and nightstick. Modern cops carry everything but the kitchen sink. I just wrote an article on police technology you...

batman

police equipment

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Can I believe in Christ

CarlKnittel @CarlKnittel (692) • United States 6 Nov 08

I recently posted an answer to this question for another MyLotter. I felt the subject was important enough to expand on and so I wrote an article on hub pages. http://hubpages.com/hub/Can-I-Believe-in-Jesus-Christ I hope the...

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Ever make a mistake and not realize it 'til much later?

CarlKnittel @CarlKnittel (692) • United States 29 Oct 08

i started this idea because I noticed several friends i hadn't marked "notify on" I just thought they hadn't made a new post in a while. i fixed the problem and started to write this thread only to realize I had not added any...

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Firefox 2

CarlKnittel @CarlKnittel (692) • United States 20 Oct 08

Does any one know where I can download firefox 2.0.0.14 forwindows instead of the portable version for U3? I'm in windows 98 which isn't supported by firefox 3 and my U# drive won't run in it either so I'm stuck with IE6 shich is...

firefox 2

older versions of firefox

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