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Being manipulative is not a woman thing or a man thing; bad behavior is found in both sexes.I read your article "In defense of Alec Baldwin." I am sure that some divorced dads are jerked around and become very frustrated. However, without having a lot more information, one could not know whether or not Alec Baldwin's rampage was in any way justifiable,In writing on this topic, it would be helpful to note that being "jerked around" is a two-way street. Many divorced moms and their children suffer greatly from "dads" whoThe following has been making the email rounds, and I thought I would share.1. You have to be against capital punishment, but support abortion on demand.2. You have to believe that businesses create oppression and governments create prosperity.3. You have to believe that guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens are more of a threat than U.S. nuclear weapons technology in the hands of Iran or Chinese and North Korean communists.4. You have to believe that there was no art before federal funding.5. You have to believe that global temperatures are less affected by cyclical changes in the earth's climate and more affected by soccer moms driving SUV's.6. You have to believe that gender roles are artificial, but being homosexual is natural.7. You have to believe that the AIDS virus is spread by a lack of federal funding.8. You have to believe that the same teacher who can't teach 4th- graders how to read is somehow qualified to teach those same kids about sex.9. You have to believe that hunters don't care about nature, but PETA activists do.10. You have to believe that self-esteem is more important than actually doing something to earn it.11. You have to believe that Mel Gibson spent $25 million of his own money to make "The Passion of the Christ" for financial gain only.12. You have to believe the NRA is bad because it supports certain parts of the Constitution, while the ACLU is good because it supports certain parts of the Constitution.13. You have to believe that taxes are too low, but ATM fees are too high.14. You have to believe that Margaret Sanger and Gloria Steinem are more important to American history than Thomas Jefferson, Gen. Robert E. Lee, and Thomas Edison.15. You have to believe that standardized tests are racist, but racial quotas and set-asides are not.16. You have to believe that the only reason socialism hasn't worked anywhere it's been tried is because the right people haven't been in charge.17. You have to believe that homosexual parades displaying drag queens and transvestites should be constitutionally protected, and manger scenes at Christmas should be illegal.18. You have to believe that this message is a part of a vast, right- wing conspiracy.The American Tort Reform Association has surveyed West Virginians in regard to transparency and the state Attorney General's office, finding that an overwhelming majority of respondents want more accountability."The organization already ranks the entire state as the No. 1 Judicial Hellhole in the country, and, according to the survey's results released Monday, the state's citizens are looking for change," according to the Legal Newsline.A large majority of respondents say the AG's office should be more accountable in its spending, in its hiring of outside lawyers, and would support an AG National Code of Ethics."With so much of West Virginia's civil enforcement authority being delegated to private sector lawyers...it's critical that these relationships be more fully monitored through public disclosure and appropriate oversight," ATRA President Tiger Joyce said.The Republican Gazette welcomes Emails to the Editor and press releases. All submitted items must include the name and contact information for the author of the article, and all articles will only be published with the author's name included. Thank you for reading and participating in The Republican Gazette, another of West Virginia's most biased publications.