KenWest1

@KenWest1 (29)

United States • Age 72

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Is President Obama a Good "Public Servant"?

valentinesdiner @valentinesdiner (1214) • United States 11 Jun 11

In answer to an earlier discussion, President Barack Hussein Obama was considered a good servant of the people. That got me thinking... what do YOU think of THAT? I am not asking if you like his politics or even like him...

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KenWest1 I beleive Obama is a lousy public servant. For two years, he and the democrat congress ignored the American people as well as the rest of congress. They shoved through legislation without debate or even reading the legislation! He has installed czars and...

12 Jun 11

I'll bet you thought an electric car would save you money...

Taskr36 @Taskr36 (13963) • United States 23 Apr 11

In their quest to tax EVERYTHING politicians are now trying to create a new tax for people who buy electric cars. If you think avoiding gasoline is a good way to save money, they want to make sure you're wrong. If you thought you...

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KenWest1 Ssshhh. Dont give them anymore ideas!

25 Apr 11

how do you define a bad writer?

sashakiddo @sashakiddo (1102) • United States 21 Apr 11

I am a fan of any attempt to write, but sometimes I just have to stop and say this is bad writing! I'm not talking about grammar or vocabulary, I'm talking about writing that just wastes the reader's time. My friend always asks me...

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KenWest1 What a shame to restrict yourself to one genre. Why even write this post unless like most autobiographies, it is just an exercise in vanity.

22 Apr 11

Your most recent finished book?

vastari @vastari (331) • Ireland 21 Apr 11

I recently finished reading Arthur C. Clarke's "Rendezvous with Rama", which is probably one of the best Sci-Fi books I have ever read. It was a really enticing read and I literally could not put it down. Managed to finish the...

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KenWest1 If you like Arthur C. Clark try "The Light of Other Days" by Clark and Stephen Baxter.

21 Apr 11

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Do you listen to audio books? Why or why not?

writermom8 @writermom8 (913) • Philippines 18 Apr 11

I'm so busy these days that I don't get to read as much as I want to. But then I discovered audio books and found that it's nice to listen to a story being read by someone else while I am going around the house doing chores. At...

audio books

reading

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KenWest1 I very much love to read regular books. However, when I was a trucker, I got into listening to audio books. They kept me awake and involved on long trips. I still use them on car trips. In the trucker world, you can actually check one out in a Denver truck...

19 Apr 11

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Another Democrat compares GOP to Nazis and says they want to kill women

Taskr36 @Taskr36 (13963) • United States 10 Apr 11

Will this crap never end? Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY)is now claiming that Tea Party republicans were elected to kill women. Yes, that is NOT an exaggeration. She literally said "they are here to kill women". She also said that...

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KenWest1 What happened to the dems screaming about civility and hate speech after the Arizona shootings? It seems it doesnt apply to their side. As to the womans's comments, murder of an estimated 90,000 plus children in the US (CDC numbers. Planned parenthood numbers...

12 Apr 11

Our kids are getting dummmerer

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 11 Apr 11

But our Defense needs cuts? Makes no sense to me. We spend more money currently on education per student than we do the defense. A stronger defense keeps us safer. Does anybody argue with this? But our kids are not getting the...

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KenWest1 Of course Obama wants to give money to education and hence the teachers unions. They have an incestual relationship. Funds are taken from the citizen, go to the schools, then to teachers, then to the unions through involuntary contributions, then to the...

12 Apr 11

Now that Obama has announced his bid for re-election....

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 4 Apr 11

Now that Obama has announced his candidacy for re-election, it is the responsibility of the House of Representative to verify his eligibility. In addition to Congress, each state is required to verify the eligibility of every...

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KenWest1 Trump released his FULL birth certificate. You are worried about a clerical error 60+ years ago?

4 Apr 11

Short stories.

foofermen @foofermen (500) 2 Nov 10

I have an addiction to short stories or collections of short stories. I really like horror and have read The Book Of Blood by Clive Barker and Nightmares and Dreamscapes by Stephen King. Do you enjoy short stories? Do you...

books

short stories

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KenWest1 Try "The Bachman Books". Richard Bachman was an early pen name of Stephen King.

4 Apr 11

What is your Favorite Fantasy book??

PurpleOrchids @PurpleOrchids (79) • United States 15 Nov 10

Wow I have sooo many fantasy books that are my favorite,but I would say mine would be Vampire Diaries but ay the show is good too :) ...so what is your favorite fantasy book?

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KenWest1 Absolutely Lord of the Rings!

4 Apr 11

Harry Potter a children's book?

shattered @shattered (1728) • Philippines 6 Dec 10

Someone once told me that the Harry Potter series was supposed to be a book for children, I haven't read the book but I've watched the movies. Judging on the movies alone, I find it hard to believe that it was really meant for...

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KenWest1 I read the first one and it was simplistic and definately geared towards children. After reading Tolkien, Rowling was plumb silly.

4 Apr 11

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Books or movies?

glamgirldoll @glamgirldoll (313) • Philippines 14 Dec 10

In our time now, books are being made into movies because a lot of people are not interested with reading book which the book came from. There are a lot of books that is made to a movie, for example some books of Nicholas Sparks....

books

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KenWest1 Generally speaking, for me, the movie is a disappointment after reading the book. There are exceptions, but rarely.

4 Apr 11

Re-Writing Classics?-Huckleberry Finn

ErrollLeVant @ErrollLeVant (4353) • United States 6 Jan 11

A new version of Mark Twain's classic, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is being published that has changed the original words--"N-Word" and "Injun"--to less racially offensive words. How do you react to that development?

political correctness

racial slurs

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KenWest1 PC is killing our country.(US) Changing a classic is absurd!

4 Apr 11

I want to read some writers similar to Edgar Allan Poe

ricextreme @ricextreme (964) • Ecuador 30 Jan 11

I'm a fan of Edgar Allan Poe, and I enjoy reading his mystery/horror tales. This next week I have vacations from school, and I want to read something, and I already read most of Edgar A. Poe's tales, so I need you to...

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KenWest1 I too recommend H.P.Lovecraft. Try "Mysteries of the Worm" or "The Cuthulthu Cult".

4 Apr 11

I'd be nice if this book would mention that this was "X" in a series.

megamatt @megamatt (14291) • United States 10 Feb 11

There are a few times where I read a book and I am confused. Upon further investigation, it appears to be a book that is a bit along in a series. You would think that would be obvious on the front cover and to be fair, there are...

books

sequel

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KenWest1 Yes I have been caught by this. It is very frustrating to find out you have to take a trip back to the library to find the first one, and it is not in that library. There should be something on the front cover like "book two of three".

4 Apr 11

Reading never killed anyone.

megamatt @megamatt (14291) • United States 10 Mar 11

I find it rather sad when people tend to act like it is some great horror to pick up a book. Then again, a lot of these people hated reading since they were in school, and it has really not proven to improve when they were older....

love of reading

reading

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KenWest1 I was and still am the only member of my immediate family who reads for pleasure or learning. I had an schoolteacher aunt who encouraged me to read, and always gave me books for christmas and birthdays. Luckily I developed a love for reading at an early age....

4 Apr 11

Snuggle Up

p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 15 Mar 11

Are you a reader? Do you have a favorite place to read? I love to snuggle up in bed and settle into my book. Where's your favorite reading place?

reading

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KenWest1 When the weather is nice my favorite place is my covered front deck. I have a patio set that includes a couch and the house is surrounded by trees. A gentle breeze, a warm summer evening, surrounded by my dogs, is perfection! I also read in bed every night....

4 Apr 11

Can someone read two or more books at once?

albto_568 @albto_568 (1268) • Costa Rica 28 Mar 11

I love reading, every evening, once I have finished my daily tasks, I sit in my room and read, an hour at least, althought time is not a barrier, once I sit to read, time just vanishes, but a close friend told me that she likes to...

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KenWest1 I typically read 2 to 3 books at a time. Which book I read depends my mood at the time. If I put one down for a couple of weeks I might have to backtrack a few pages to get back into it but it works for me. When Im reading a good one I really hate to get to...

4 Apr 11