Comments on: Pressless Paper Printing Problem

By: Stephen C. Fischer

Stephen C. Fischer — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 15:35:42 +0000

To conclude on topic, Easterner, the Idaho Statesman and most of the other media in America is just right for you — shielding you in your superiority from the opinions of deplorable commoners like me — that are vague and ignorant, based on fear, weak and wrong.

EDITOR NOTE–Much of this comment dealing with the issue of abortion was deleted. Another comment, obviously posted tongue-in-cheek by a different writer about men vs women was simply deleted. PLEASE stay on topic and don’t bait one another!

By: Easterner

Easterner — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 23:45:37 +0000

“the common man”.
ha! I’m interested in that description.

LOL. Especially funny posted on the same day as the Women’s March…the “common woman” is usually left out of such rhetoric.

The two above comments sound much like the real Stephen K. Bannon and Richard B. Spencer (middle initial type of people) of the altright community. Vague. Ignorant. Based on fear.

In the spirit of Freedom of Press (on topic) I simply offer the rebuttal that those opinions are weak and wrong.

By: Stephen C. Fischer

Stephen C. Fischer — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 03:09:52 +0000

Sad to say, Story Idea, the common man in America has been largely forsaken not only by many of our leaders in government and business and entertainment and the media, but in religion. Those of us with traditional faith and morals are truly considered to be deplorables, while the secularists are supposedly the cool kids of power and popularity.
As for me, I’m glad to be among the lowly traditionalists of Bedford Falls, rather than the elitist secularists of Pottersville — with their garish greed and sleazy lust.
While I am not always in agreement with President Trump, I am very much with him in putting America first, as opposed to the secularists of internationalism and pseudo-sophistication. It seems that somehow Trump has become a rallying point for traditional America based on the values of traditional Christianity. If he continues to rise to the occasion and support us, I will continue to support him with increasing enthusiasm.
It’s a hard struggle to be so despised and disregarded, but I am hopeful for the eventual triumph of the common man in America with common sense and common decency and common kindness. I am hopeful that, with humble prayer, simple goodness will win the day.

By: Story Idea

Story Idea — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 06:27:26 +0000

Mr. Fischer,

“secular sexualists” vs. religion?

Although I understand and even empathize with your complaints, I’d like to point out the organized religions in the USA have also become dangerously liberalized and anti-American. The Catholic Church for example is the number one importer and supporter of impoverished uneducated illegals (because they ask fewer questions about perverted priests). Nearly all of the religions, especially the wealthy ones, have big programs to help imports to get settled, get pregnant, and receive the government dole. It’s why the pope loves the obama and hates the trump. You may have noticed nearly all US religious leaders condemn the trump. Point is the religions have also aligned with the secular sexualists because it’s big money and membership for them. It’s much bigger than the media. It’s yuge. Nearly half the population of this country is willing to flush what we have down the toilet for economic theories that have repeatedly failed. Like Mike Savage says, it’s a mass self loathing metal illness. It’s a race to the bottom. Brace yourself. The trump is an anomaly that the GOP wants gone as bad as the Dems, as soon as he leaves both parties will quickly return to the business of destroying the middle class.

Look and listen into Davos this week as the uber rich and powerful condemn you and me for having built a higher standard of living than those s-hole countries. They are plotting our destruction and the propping up of global socialism.

By: Flyhead

Flyhead — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 00:25:46 +0000

I could not help but focus on the total press run for the Statesman at 30,000 daily papers. That number says a lot about what influence newspapers have. The Press Tribune is something around 20,000 papers and they killed off their Monday copy of the paper. The real deal is newspapers have become an antiquated way to find out daily news. They do a decent job of the obituaries but as far as news goes they can’t compete with their online competition. I take 3 newspapers and only 1 does me a newsworth service.. that is the Wall Street Journal.

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 00:16:08 +0000

A few things come to mind:

Oh no, where am I going to get my dose of daily tripe?

Good riddance to this liberal rag!

So many fish – so few Daily Mistakens to wrap them in!

By: Jason Robinson

Jason Robinson — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 21:34:49 +0000

May be their circulation is zeroing in on their one remaining demographic. If they had remotely unbiased coverage and bothered to cover anything outside of Bieter’s precious downtown corridor then may be the rest of the valley would have more reason to care and read / subscribe?

The journalism ethic died quite a while ago, and with it their subscribers.

By: bikeboy

bikeboy — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 15:56:39 +0000

It’s probably fair to assume that the area’s Weekly “alternative” paper is also struggling. Recently they announced significant cutbacks in their (free) delivery points.

(If Mr. Fischer’s perception of the DAILY paper is that it’s secular and devoid of Judeo/Christian morality, imagine what he must think of the WEEKLY paper! Perhaps both publications have marginalized their content, and alienated a significant percentage of their potential customer base.)

By: Stephen C. Fischer

Stephen C. Fischer — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 22:05:09 +0000

Actually, it’s the secularist sexualists who make a big deal of sex. They’re the ones who parade their sexuality down Main Street; who force conscientious objectors to bake cakes for their so-called marriages, at the price of fierce persecution; and who want to inundate grade-schoolers with their propaganda that anything goes all the time.
These are the same people who want to restrict any religious discussion to the shadows. However, there is no mention of a separation of Church and State anywhere in our founding documents — it’s a scam! Why don’t religious people have as much of a right to participate in the public discussion as anti-religious people?
Actually, much of Christian morality is based on human reason and an understanding of the natural law — and any sex that does not allow the possibility of conceiving children is unnatural and inauthentic. Until very recently in America, that was a matter of common sense and common decency — although I’m not aware of anyone ever being persecuted for their sexual practices.
Having an attraction of some kind doesn’t make it natural or normal. There are all kinds of disorders, and they are only healed if they are treated as such. Our prisons would be empty if it was allowable to say that I just acted on my natural attractions and inclinations.
This all relates to the original post by the Guardian about the decline of newspapers, because just about all of them have become tools for secular propaganda rather than objective reporters of society. This seems a big part of their downfall.
As Chesterton said, if sex ceases to be a slave, it becomes a tyrant. It’s like an opioid. For society, it really does come down to Bedford Falls or Pottersville. Where do you want to live?

By: sharryn clark

sharryn clark — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 20:13:17 +0000

Mr. Fischer…
What a story you tell..Interesting!
‘Statesman”.. Boise does need a decent paper..all can agree on that..but ‘Cost benefit analysis’ shows that a ‘decent’ paper cannot happen…paying a decent reporter a decent wage to gather and report all necessary local information would not pay, advertising is scant which was always the financial base in publishing, attention span..TV..internet grabing what little there is…
Welcome to the modern world traditional guy…
As for “traditional values” and what America was…interesting concept.. Civil War, Klan, Jim crow, insider dealing with business has always been, if you have any concept of history you don’t want that back…We in the south call your concept..’Moonlight and Magnolias’