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• What About Facebook’s New ‘Home’ Feature for Phones Is Concerning? It ‘Erodes Any Idea of Privacy’

  April 5, 2013 at 1:17pm

  In reply to loveyouall.

  The use of the word ‘concerning’ to mean to cause distress is not a new definition:

  1741 RICHARDSON Pamela II. 159, I cannot bear anything that is the least concerning to you.

  The use of the word concerning in this context is also gaining popularity which then follows the thought that as words are more frequently used in a particular way they become adopted into the language.

  Finally it would be better to argue that to grammatically use the word correctly it should be written in this way: “What About Facebook’s New ‘Home’ Feature for Phones is of Concern?’ since an accepted definition of concern is to trouble or worry.

• Gunfire Interrupts Live Local News Video…and Wait Until You See the Reporter’s Reaction

  March 5, 2013 at 10:34pm

  In reply to KelVarnson.

  I looked it up and “Fazed” is more accurate than “Phased” as fazed refers to discomfort while phased refers to a change of stages.

  You can make the deduction through the definitions or find several articles discussing the difference between the two terms.

• War on Words: CAIR Asks Journalists to Stop Using the Term ‘Islamist’

  January 6, 2013 at 9:03am

  So we should just refer to them as Muslims rather than Islamist? While Christianity, Judaism and Hinduism may not have an “ist” they are still referred to using their denominations. I heard plenty about the Mormon candidate, the Catholic candidate as well as the stories covering the concept of the USA not being lead as a religious nation and so those were meant to be negative descriptions of the candidates.

  This goes to show that progressive ideology is a worldwide phenomena- change the language once something starts to sound bad.

• Calif. Teachers Union Releases Cartoon Video Featuring ‘The Rich’ Urinating on the Poor

  December 6, 2012 at 8:37pm

  Kind of amusing that they made the video that’s embedded here private and then reuploaded it as a new link.

• Video Shows Enraged Man Attacking U.S. Flag-Bearer During Obamacare Protest

  July 24, 2012 at 8:34pm

  So some people brought up the point that it’s a little odd that they started yelling “aggressor” like some awkward staged setting… however if you look around you can find this apparently isn’t the first time the group has dealt with being attacked. TFP probably has a policy of yelling “aggressor” under this kind of situation

  I found at least one story where they again were yelling aggressor:
  http://americansfortruth.com/issues/censorship-issues/

• Was a ‘Church-Going Daddy’s Girl’ Arrested Because She Likes to Blow Up Toilets on Her Property?

  June 2, 2012 at 3:02pm

  You know this story shows that the reaction was probably a bit excessive and costly(safety may be a concern but what’s the limit). However, if there was an honest belief she was making pipe bombs (which is against the law) that she later admitted to then there was a legitimate cause for arrest. I think laws against bombs and bomb making without proper licensing are generally good ones. The fact that she’s claiming to be an anarchist does suggest she wouldn’t have any respect for laws but other than the quotes about violence it doesn’t mean she’s making a call for violent acts against the government.

  Was it excessive? Probably. Was she threatening any person or body? Doesn’t sound like it. Should she still be arrested for breaking the law? Yes.

  If you don’t like the laws against explosives then petition to have them changed, until they are changed abide by them.

• Can You Translate What Jay Carney Just Said While Trying to Defend Obama on Solyndra?

  May 30, 2012 at 11:35am

  “It’s different because we provide the foodstamps and the unemployment benefits to the people that got laid off. Enabling them to search for other jobs.” So because they provide the relief part of it, then it’s OKAY for them to be laid off.. Brilliant.