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Greg Kapphahn

Alexandria, MN
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2 years 49 weeks

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Posted on 05/09/13 at 09:08 am in response to The real heroes of the gay marriage debate

But I suspect, just as GLBT folks are the heroes in this account,...

some of them, the self-loathing, deeply closeted,...

and in deep denial, often even to themselves,...

homophobic gay people,...

have been the chief villains, as well, as they lead the ANTI-gay rights, ANTI-gay marriage movements.

Of course those who taught some of God's own beloved children to hate themselves so completely that they can't bear to realize who they are,...

and who...

Posted on 05/09/13 at 09:37 am in response to Union files grievance over Minnesota State Mankato coach's firing

profit mongers continue to spend millions to protect their ability to destroy our planets ecosystem and damage our collective future.

How is it, exactly, that they will explain to their grandchildren that they decided to severely damage if not destroy our planet's ability to support life as we currently know it,...

just because they could make a lot money doing it?

How will they explain to their descendants "We destroyed your life because we wanted to be rich."?

...

Posted on 05/08/13 at 07:53 pm in response to Dayton weighs in on budget plans, minimum wage, legislative pay raises, the stadium — and even Kluwe

and his lack of political double speak.

(I never miss the chip Tim Pawlenty wore on his shoulder in favor of the Minnesota's poor, beleaguered, richest of the rich citizens, nor his clear resentment directed at the kind of people he grew up with - those few working Minnesotans who still happened to be members of labor unions.)

Unfortunately, as I see in the e-mail communications from my two local Republican legislators, our Republican friends are going to continue to throw...

Posted on 05/08/13 at 12:11 pm in response to Delaware legalizes same-sex marriage

Delware!

Posted on 05/08/13 at 07:59 pm in response to Chris Kluwe’s farewell musical moment turns into a tribal, cathartic event

Although I have high hopes that this time of transition will be far easier and far better than he yet realizes.

Whether an NFL player or not, Mr. Kluwe has a great deal to offer the world. I have every confidence that he will soon find a truly excellent venue from which to offer it.

May God bless you in your endeavors, Chris,...

a thousand times over for each blessing you have offered so many others in these past few months.

Posted on 05/08/13 at 12:17 pm in response to Kline becomes top booster for GOP labor bill

Proves more and more each day that he solidly represents,...

the "I've got mine (and the rest of you can go to perdition)" wing of the Republican Party.

Why Mr. Kline is so resentful of working people,...

and so determined to destroy his fellow citizens,...

by moving us,...

step-by-step,...

to economic feudalism,...

and the worker/owner situation described in the old song "Sixteen Ton" is beyond me.

What's even MORE disturbing is that...

Posted on 05/08/13 at 01:53 pm in response to Kline becomes top booster for GOP labor bill

But it only works well for them because they're in unionized jobs where the union keeps the employer on the up and up and the terms of the comp time are in the contract.

THAT's why I'm so opposed to using it with the general public: there are precious few unionized work situations, anymore, so comp time just becomes one more way for employers to cheat their workers out of wages.

Posted on 05/08/13 at 12:40 pm in response to Metro-area ice-out 42 days later than 2012

On how Republican cuts in State Department funding have endangered American ambassadors worldwide,...

as well as the move away from having military personnel provide embassy and consulate security to having it handled (at much higher prices) by private contractors provided by firms owned by very-highly-paid cronies of those same Republicans,...

and hold each and every "drown government in a bathtub" (and enrich our buddies by contracting with them to run high-priced, "...

Posted on 05/08/13 at 12:06 pm in response to Senate income tax increase doesn’t hit the middle class

Logical, fact filled, straightforward.

I'll have to forward a link to the legislators who represent me.

(Ingebrigston and Franson),...

although I'm sure it will fall on closed minds and deaf ears,...

violating as it does the "voddoo" economic perspectives in which they are such true believers,...

economic perspectives which hurt each and every employer and employee here in their home districts.

Posted on 05/08/13 at 02:03 pm in response to Senate income tax increase doesn’t hit the middle class

Then it's not profit, it's not counted as part of your income; it's business expense.

If you're doing your own taxes, counting your gross receipts as profit, and not subtracting your expenses,...

you need to find someone else to help you do your accounting and tax preparation.

Even the small business version of TurboTax or a similar program would save you a ton of money.

Even if you're running your business as a "sole proprietorship" for tax purposes, you should...