chrystalia

@chrystalia (1208)

Tucson, Arizona • Age 59

Joined myLot 17 years ago

Conservative and a writer by trade, who enjoys all the old fashioned arts and crafts, and mother earth news

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chrystalia liked this • 16 Dec 12

Laid-Off Because I Stand Up For Myself

ivan88 @ivan88 (193) • Canada 16 Dec 12

I have recently graduated form a university. it has been hard finding a job in my field, so I completed my post-grad certification, in order for myself to get a specialty. However, due to the recent recession, it has been hard...

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chrystalia liked this • 15 Dec 12

Conspiracy Theory of the Left?

debrakcarey @debrakcarey (19887) • United States 13 Dec 12

What do you know about Agenda 21? http://www.video.theblaze.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=25496521&source=THEBLAZE http://www.democratsagainstunagenda21.com/ http://www.green-agenda.com/agenda21.html "The concept of...

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chrystalia liked this • 15 Dec 12

Why So Much Gun Violence

bestboy19 @bestboy19 (5478) • United States 14 Dec 12

By now I suppose most people have heard about the shooting at a Connecticut elementary school. I’m not going to talk about that shooting but rather why there seems to be so many shootings. We can blame guns or gun regulations for...

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chrystalia liked this • 15 Dec 12

Bank launders money, and no one goes to jail.

thegreatdebater @thegreatdebater (7316) • United States 12 Dec 12

In another example of the joke our judicial system has become, a British bank that operates in the United States was fined $1.9 BILLION for laundering money for Mexican drug lords, and foreign countries that have sanctions placed...

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chrystalia liked this • 15 Dec 12

susan Rice drops her bid for Secretary of State......

mehale @mehale (2200) • United States 14 Dec 12

Thanks to the complaints and nonsense about the way she handled the Libya attacks back in September from the GOP she has decided that it would be in the best interest of the country if she withdraws from consideration....

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chrystalia liked this • 15 Dec 12

Where am I going for Christmas?

ctryhnny @ctryhnny (3460) • United States 14 Dec 12

I spent Thanksgiving day with my son and his family and had a great day. My daughter isn't speaking to me over something that didn't happen but she's standing her ground and thinking she is right. I usually have Christmas with her...

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chrystalia liked this • 15 Dec 12

The Little Things That Make You Glad to Work From Home

aireanna18 @aireanna18 (1914) • United States 14 Dec 12

Well seeing as I am currently unemployed, I have been work from home on the internet in an effort to make some extra money. Tonight, I find myself pondering a new benefit of working from home, that being I will not have to deal...

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chrystalia liked this • 15 Dec 12

I am going to make it a goal to have a book written....

trisha27 @trisha27 (3494) • United States 15 Dec 12

I have so many ideas and actually I have already an idea on what I want my first book to be about. Its just a story from personal experience of something I am going through in my life right now. So I am going to make it a goal to...

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chrystalia liked this • 15 Dec 12

Why Aren't Food-Pyramids More-Specific about WHY You Need the Different Foods?

Uncle Jay, Finding More Value in Your Machine @mythociate (21432) • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 14 Dec 12

You know the old one, it only included 'the number of servings it takes to build that part of the pyramid.' The new one--more a 'colored plate' than a 'pyramid'--just gives you an idea of "how much of a plate to fill with each...

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chrystalia liked this • 13 Dec 12

Giving the best response to a member that doesn't agree with your view

JenInTN @JenInTN (27514) • United States 12 Dec 12

The best response may not always be what we expect it to be when we start the discussion. It is great when you start a discussion and everyone agrees with your view but it is even better when the there is a fresh perspective...

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chrystalia liked this • 13 Dec 12

The aroma of this season

Always smiling @allknowing (137771) • India 13 Dec 12

Our Cinnamon Tree is in full bloom, spreading its aroma, bringing in the season. I associate this aroma with Christmas and all that is connected with it. Is there anything that happens in your part of the world that gets you ready...

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chrystalia liked this • 9 Dec 12

The Pledge of Allegiance

chrystalia @chrystalia (1208) • Tucson, Arizona 7 Dec 12

Apparently, they still read the Pledge of Allegiance at public schools in the morning. This is a good thing. Of course, the Supreme Court ruled back in the 1940's--1943 to be exact--that no one can be forced to stand up for it, or...

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deebomb to start with I would like to correct what you said about Seventh Day Adventist. We do believe and say the Pledge of Allegiance. There is a youth program equivalent to the boy and girl scouts called Pathfinders. When they do special ceremonies the pledge to...

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chrystalia liked this • 9 Dec 12

The Pledge of Allegiance

chrystalia @chrystalia (1208) • Tucson, Arizona 7 Dec 12

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themdno I wouldn't force my kid to sit while it was recited, but I don't think he should be required to stand during it,especially if 'under god' is included. I think if the script were flipped, and the pledge said 'one nation, under no god whatsoever...' and...

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chrystalia liked this • 9 Dec 12

The Pledge of Allegiance

chrystalia @chrystalia (1208) • Tucson, Arizona 7 Dec 12

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Uncle Jay, Finding More Value in Your Machine There is the quote "The only action necessary for evil to win is for good men to do nothing," related to the quote I put under my picture (on my profile), "Fear Tolerated is Faith Contaminated" ... But the Pledge is not so-much stating 'your belief in what...

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chrystalia liked this • 9 Dec 12

The Pledge of Allegiance

chrystalia @chrystalia (1208) • Tucson, Arizona 7 Dec 12

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debrakcarey And of course there is the hypocrisy of their stand, they demand respect, expect respect, but do not respect anything but what they deem 'respect' worthy. In my mind, America has given them a choice, and protects their right to make that choice, that alone...

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chrystalia liked this • 7 Dec 12

Where Am "I" (Disabled, Unemployable Nobody) Supposed to Meet Somebody?

Uncle Jay, Finding More Value in Your Machine @mythociate (21432) • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 7 Dec 12

Oh boy ... you're gettin` ready to reply with one o` those 'After-School Special'-answers like "Oh You're somebody special ohh yesSooARE!" To which I MIGHT respond, 'Really! Are you going to marry me?'...

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chrystalia liked this • 7 Dec 12

Michigan republicans pull out all stops to pass right to work laws.

thegreatdebater @thegreatdebater (7316) • United States 6 Dec 12

Today, Michigan republicans in a lame duct session had to call in police, and violated the Michigan constitution in a succesful attempt to pass a right to work law. When word came that republicans were going to try to bully this...

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debrakcarey March 11, 2010 -- In a letter to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader Harry Reid says Democrats will use "reconciliation," needing only 51 votes, to pass the health care bill. Put simply, reconciliation is a special procedure that would...

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chrystalia liked this • 7 Dec 12

Do Unions Need To Pay Their Share Of Taxes

Fatcat44 @Fatcat44 (1141) • United States 7 Dec 12

I found out today that the AFL-CIO is classified as a non-profit organization and does not pay any taxes. The California Teachers Association Union is also a non-profit. They both rake in millions of dollars in dues, but the pay...

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chrystalia liked this • 7 Dec 12

Pearl Harbour Day

Adoniah @Adoniah (7513) • United States 7 Dec 12

Today is Pearl Harbour Day. The beginning of the last war that our country ever won. The war that was supposed to end all wars, the final war to end communism and socialism. The two great "isms" that were meant to end...

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chrystalia liked this • 7 Dec 12

Ten Reasons Conservatism Helps Middle Class

debrakcarey @debrakcarey (19887) • United States 7 Dec 12

http://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2012/12/07/10_explanations_of_how_conservatism_helps_the_middle_class/page/2 1. Supporting 2nd Amendment: why should only the elite be protected by bodyguards carrying guns?...

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