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IT’S ONLY MY OPINION: Stan’s questions don’t need answers

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By Stanley P. Gershbein

Brooklyn Daily

Questions are usually asked to gather information. Often the question itself makes a statement. Either way, any of the following can be used to stimulate conversation when it slows down to a boring halt at your next cocktail party.

Do women deserve the same salary as men? Absolutely, but only if they do the same job. As the former owner of several businesses I always started my employees off at the same pay.

Unfortunately it never stayed that way. Would anyone care to know why?

Whatever happened to the “www” that was necessary for looking up various internet sites?

Why do people say, “to make a long story short” and then continue to ramble on and on and on? Why do some people open a conversation with “I have news for you,” when they usually don’t?

Did President Obama stir the Trayvon pot to distract us from the scandals? There are many who say yes and are ready to argue their point.

Why does Billy Joel always look like he needs a shave? Could it be because he always needs a shave?

The city commissioners of Wildwood New Jersey passed a new law prohibiting overly saggy pants on the boardwalk exposing an inch of tuckus cleavage. An inch or two of female chest cleavage is OK, but baring some tushy can cost the offender a fine as high as a hundred bucks an inch. Do you consider that fair?

Why did the Department of Homeland Security buy 2 billion rounds of ammunition, 2,700 armored personnel carriers, and s7,000 fully automatic assault rifles? Was Janet Napolitano planning to declare war on us?

I hold with those homeless advocates who say we should donate generously to programs for the hungry, but give nothing directly to panhandlers. I agree, but if those programs are not listed on CharityNavigator.Org, how do I know they’re legitimate?

How about that judge who instructed the jury to disregard something that was already said? How is one supposed to un-hear something that she already heard? How do you un-ring a bell?

Did Malia Obama take an expensive Spring Break in 2013 like she did in 2012 at taxpayer’s expense? The rumor is that she did and the White House attempted to squash any news so that my President wouldn’t look like he’s squandering our money. Either way, true or not, it wouldn’t help. He does squander our money. He is a real big spender with taxpayer’s money. One hundred million dollars to visit Africa?

I am StanGershbein@Bellsouth.net asking, how many of you think the Internal Revenue Service, NSA, and Benghazi are really “phony scandals”?

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