Comments on: US Postal Service Fires Santa’s Helpers, Thanks to Sex Offender http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/21/postal-service-fires-santas-helpers-thanks-to-sex-offender/ General interest observations and true web-log. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:53:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: clancys_daddy http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/21/postal-service-fires-santas-helpers-thanks-to-sex-offender/comment-page-1/#comment-1603887 clancys_daddy Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:54:04 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63438#comment-1603887 #7 Noting wrong with kids believing in imaginary things when they are young. It's the one who still believe in them when they are old enough to know better that scare me. #10 True but that's another debate. #7 Noting wrong with kids believing in imaginary things when they are young. It’s the one who still believe in them when they are old enough to know better that scare me.

#10 True but that’s another debate.

]]> By: Uncle Patso http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/21/postal-service-fires-santas-helpers-thanks-to-sex-offender/comment-page-1/#comment-1603824 Uncle Patso Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:42:18 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63438#comment-1603824 Here's the full text of a brief news story in my local Saturday newspaper: <b>[From Wire Dispatches] Anchorage, Alaska Senator says Postal Service to resume Santa letters An Alaska senator says the U.S. Postal Service is resuming a program allowing volunteers to respond to letters sent to Santa Claus in care of the North Pole, Alaska, post office. Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday that Deputy Postmaster General Pat Donahoe told her in a phone call the agency has reconsidered its decision to not allow volunteers to answer the letters. The program was suspended over privacy concerns. Murkowski said Donahoe told her the program would resume in North Pole, but with some new security measures in place to protect the identities of children.</b> = = = = = # 6 clancys_daddy: "Guess I know who gets coal in their stockings this year." Tiny Tim probably would have LOVED getting a big lump of coal for Christmas! Heck, if the warming deniers are right and we're headed for another ice age, we _all_ might! Here’s the full text of a brief news story in my local Saturday newspaper:

[From Wire Dispatches]

Anchorage, Alaska

Senator says Postal Service to resume Santa letters

An Alaska senator says the U.S. Postal Service is resuming a program allowing volunteers to respond to letters sent to Santa Claus in care of the North Pole, Alaska, post office.

Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday that Deputy Postmaster General Pat Donahoe told her in a phone call the agency has reconsidered its decision to not allow volunteers to answer the letters.

The program was suspended over privacy concerns.

Murkowski said Donahoe told her the program would resume in North Pole, but with some new security measures in place to protect the identities of children.

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# 6 clancys_daddy:
“Guess I know who gets coal in their stockings this year.”

Tiny Tim probably would have LOVED getting a big lump of coal for Christmas! Heck, if the warming deniers are right and we’re headed for another ice age, we _all_ might!

]]> By: Santa in a Box http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/21/postal-service-fires-santas-helpers-thanks-to-sex-offender/comment-page-1/#comment-1603671 Santa in a Box Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:15:58 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63438#comment-1603671 This news is so old already. That program was revived. Once again FOX NEWS broke the story before anyone. Why are you putting up such old worn out stuff? I am guessing that those who dropped it realized that if they were going to do so for "safety" reasons they would also have to drop ALL CORRESPONDENCE. This news is so old already. That program was revived. Once again FOX NEWS broke the story before anyone. Why are you putting up such old worn out stuff? I am guessing that those who dropped it realized that if they were going to do so for “safety” reasons they would also have to drop ALL CORRESPONDENCE.

]]> By: Faxon http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/21/postal-service-fires-santas-helpers-thanks-to-sex-offender/comment-page-1/#comment-1603656 Faxon Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:08:48 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63438#comment-1603656 This is the state of America. Santa Claus letters viewed as a threat to children because some child molestor MIGHT get a child's address. Gee. Like it's so fucking tough for find out where some kids live. What is WRONG with people? Try taking a picture of a kid in public nowadays. Good luck. Thanks, Oprah Winfrey and all of her bonehead fans. This is the state of America. Santa Claus letters viewed as a threat to children because some child molestor MIGHT get a child’s address. Gee. Like it’s so fucking tough for find out where some kids live. What is WRONG with people?
Try taking a picture of a kid in public nowadays. Good luck.
Thanks, Oprah Winfrey and all of her bonehead fans.

]]> By: KMFIX http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/21/postal-service-fires-santas-helpers-thanks-to-sex-offender/comment-page-1/#comment-1603654 KMFIX Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:02:11 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63438#comment-1603654 It would probably be best that programs that encourage children to believe in imaginary things go away.. It would probably be best that programs that encourage children to believe in imaginary things go away..

]]> By: clancys_daddy http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/21/postal-service-fires-santas-helpers-thanks-to-sex-offender/comment-page-1/#comment-1603653 clancys_daddy Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:00:35 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63438#comment-1603653 Guess I know who gets coal in their stockings this year. Guess I know who gets coal in their stockings this year.

]]> By: t0llyb0ng http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/21/postal-service-fires-santas-helpers-thanks-to-sex-offender/comment-page-1/#comment-1603646 t0llyb0ng Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:39:43 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63438#comment-1603646 We can't afford the Santa's Helpers program anyway. We're broke. Thanks to Cheney's bonehead war. The entire federal government should be shrinking down as the recession dictates. Don't see that happening though. We'll just print up more o' them greenbacks & keep the charade chugging along. We can’t afford the Santa’s Helpers program anyway. We’re broke. Thanks to Cheney’s bonehead war.

The entire federal government should be shrinking down as the recession dictates. Don’t see that happening though. We’ll just print up more o’ them greenbacks & keep the charade chugging along.

]]> By: sargasso http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/21/postal-service-fires-santas-helpers-thanks-to-sex-offender/comment-page-1/#comment-1603641 sargasso Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:34:17 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63438#comment-1603641 Three year olds who scrawl, To SAnTA on a beef jerky filled brown envelope with a wax crayon, had it coming. Three year olds who scrawl, To SAnTA on a beef jerky filled brown envelope with a wax crayon, had it coming.

]]> By: clancys_daddy http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/21/postal-service-fires-santas-helpers-thanks-to-sex-offender/comment-page-1/#comment-1603640 clancys_daddy Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:33:57 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63438#comment-1603640 Actually the program is back. Send letters to Santa with the help of an adult to. NORTH POLE HOLIDAY POSTMARK POSTMASTER 4141 POSTMARK DR ANCHORAGE AK 99530-9998 The letters from Santa need to be received in Anchorage before December 15, 2009. Actually the program is back. Send letters to Santa with the help of an adult to.

NORTH POLE HOLIDAY POSTMARK
POSTMASTER
4141 POSTMARK DR
ANCHORAGE AK 99530-9998

The letters from Santa need to be received in Anchorage before December 15, 2009.

]]> By: Thomas http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/21/postal-service-fires-santas-helpers-thanks-to-sex-offender/comment-page-1/#comment-1603630 Thomas Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:57:58 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63438#comment-1603630 Are we really that surprised? How often have we heard of one knucklehead (or a small group of them) screwing the rest of us because of an overreaction by authority? The shoe bomber comes to mind. Are we really that surprised? How often have we heard of one knucklehead (or a small group of them) screwing the rest of us because of an overreaction by authority? The shoe bomber comes to mind.

]]> By: roastedpeanuts http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/11/21/postal-service-fires-santas-helpers-thanks-to-sex-offender/comment-page-1/#comment-1603628 roastedpeanuts Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:41:11 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=63438#comment-1603628 Seriously? The article doesn't even explain what the sex offender was doing.. Was he/she writing a long pervy letter to some poor kid or is he/she just one of those people on the sex offender list for peeing in a public place? Good journalism there "Rachel D'oro ASSOCIATED PRESS", I hope you didn't pay too much for those journalism classes. Why don't background checks work? How did the sex offender get the volunteer job in the first place? How did the other postal worker "recognize" the person was a sex offender (face stamp?!)? Hint, these are missing key facts. Seriously?

The article doesn’t even explain what the sex offender was doing.. Was he/she writing a long pervy letter to some poor kid or is he/she just one of those people on the sex offender list for peeing in a public place? Good journalism there “Rachel D’oro ASSOCIATED PRESS”, I hope you didn’t pay too much for those journalism classes.

Why don’t background checks work? How did the sex offender get the volunteer job in the first place? How did the other postal worker “recognize” the person was a sex offender (face stamp?!)?

Hint, these are missing key facts.

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