tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post1701648825414695318..comments2024-03-24T02:32:42.657-05:00Comments on music ruined my life: Why the Politics?jeffenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05015674620176399988noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-10040344309539780922012-10-23T11:03:02.903-05:002012-10-23T11:03:02.903-05:00"There is no logic or debate possible, there ..."There is no logic or debate possible, there are no facts outside of their agreeable media circle and there is no understanding of a need to compromise. "<br /><br />Your diagnosis is spot-on, IMI.jeffenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05015674620176399988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-32242181728464997222012-10-15T19:50:32.502-05:002012-10-15T19:50:32.502-05:00Brilliant response to trolls.
The political deba...Brilliant response to trolls. <br /><br />The political debate over the last 5 years has not been as "usual". I consider myself an independent so I don't enjoy bashing conservatives, right-wingers, or name calling but they are not "normal". There is no logic or debate possible, there are no facts outside of their agreeable media circle and there is no understanding of a need to compromise. In fact, compromise brings claims they have been "victimized". WTF?<br /><br />I'm tired of it. One more comment about the need for "smaller government" and my response is to "move to Somalia" - which sounds like their ideal to me; free market, no gun laws, no taxes, no healthcare and no services unless someone can pay a private contractor. They have no police or firefighters, no infrastructure ... perfect. <br /><br />I like civilized society and I think government does have a roll to play in it - and that role should be bigger than any private industry. I tend to call "reactionaries" the "American Taliban" since they share similar goals. <br /><br />Since they are 1%, I think they should leave.IMIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181750149322894025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-10402499260058195312012-10-08T08:38:05.463-05:002012-10-08T08:38:05.463-05:00"Hell, I live in SC, famous for our current a..."Hell, I live in SC, famous for our current and last governor, but also the land of Strom Thurmand and the Dixiecrats. We can't get any sports or business events into the state, as the state senate refuses to take the confederate flag off the state grounds. The NAACP boycotts any event (and the very needed dollars that go with it) because of it. "<br /><br />Oxy,<br />You've made a powerful statement where your frustration comes from. While it's easy for me to hope that your great country is changing for the better, it's got to be harder when you're in the thick of some of the most negative things abut your nation.<br />I admire your courage.jeffenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05015674620176399988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-91315712432453002452012-10-07T18:40:08.726-05:002012-10-07T18:40:08.726-05:00Not sure if anyone will read this, but Biff, my co...Not sure if anyone will read this, but Biff, my comment was somewhat tongue in cheek. Sure, there's a little bit of truth to it, but I wasn't painting all right-wingers as racist. I was also referring to the left and their canned response when the right does not cooperate with Obama and any bill he proposes. Still, in my many, many years on the planet, I have never seen such a lack of respect for the presidency. Boggles the mind. As for Byrd, he was a piker. Hell, I live in SC, famous for our current and last governor, but also the land of Strom Thurmand and the Dixiecrats. We can't get any sports or business events into the state, as the state senate refuses to take the confederate flag off the state grounds. The NAACP boycotts any event (and the very needed dollars that go with it) because of it. <br /><br />Here's a good example of the mind-set of this true red state. A lady in Georgetown, SC says she is voting for Romney because he seems nice and kind. She is interviewed a month later, after she finds out Romney and Bain Capital bought and gutted the steel mill in Georgetown, leaving an empty shell and some very peeved residents. She still says she is voting for Romney after she learns this. By the way, if you need any super weed, crack or smack, Georgetown is the place to go. It's the biggest business in the city since Bain sold off all the mill equipment, thus preventing anyone else from coming in to start up the mill again.<br /><br />What's my point? People are idiots. I live among a number of folk who still claim Bush was a very good president. As a nation, we better get our act together and be a bit more vocal about what we think is best for the nation. I will also shake my head in wonder when I find out, after the election, the percentage of registered voters who didn't think it was worth their time to simply cast a vote. I need a drink.<br /><br /><br /><br />Oxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17508091965277602173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-67357213545671476872012-10-07T13:27:29.657-05:002012-10-07T13:27:29.657-05:00 That birther thing is one of the most depressing ... That birther thing is one of the most depressing displays of ignorance in this century.jeffenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05015674620176399988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-83329694048508922772012-10-07T12:19:00.978-05:002012-10-07T12:19:00.978-05:00I gave some bozo the link on Snopes.com for the bi...I gave some bozo the link on Snopes.com for the birth certificate photo, and his reply was some bizarre conspiracy theory involving the doctor! I think these people are just willing to spread lies online in the hopes that other people, who don't bother to do any research, will fall for the negative propaganda. It's very strange the way it just never ends.<br /><br />The most hatred I remember is when Ford pardoned Nixon, and that died off after a few months.Jerry Leehttp://jerryleelewis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-84874783265647662012012-10-07T09:17:56.363-05:002012-10-07T09:17:56.363-05:00I do remember the post-Florida anger in 2000, I...I do remember the post-Florida anger in 2000, I'm trying to imagine how the Right would've reacted if Republicans had lost in such a manner (loss of popular vote, ballot unreliability, Supreme Court judgement).<br />Also, yes, the internet has amplified the hate, far more even then cable TV did.<br />But the hatred for Obama (birth certificate et al) has seemed so visceral that it creeps me out.jeffenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05015674620176399988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-24902830191138460922012-10-07T08:25:18.092-05:002012-10-07T08:25:18.092-05:00Everybody's dissatisfied when their guy loses,...Everybody's dissatisfied when their guy loses, but I don't remember this level of hatred after any other Presidential election, except maybe Bush's reelection being tainted with the Florida disaster. Maybe it seems exaggerated because of the rise and easy access to blogs and social media.Jerry Leehttp://jerryleelewis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-70164827509160644432012-10-07T08:18:36.309-05:002012-10-07T08:18:36.309-05:00C'mon Rev, that's just lazy.C'mon Rev, that's just lazy.Jerry Leehttp://jerryleelewis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-12749241143643947992012-10-06T21:58:12.112-05:002012-10-06T21:58:12.112-05:00I can agree that no party has a monopoly on racist...I can agree that no party has a monopoly on racists, but I also know that the modern GOP is more willing to placate racists and Lee Atwater and many more will attest to this.<br />And as for Sen. Byrd he said some terrible things in the 1940's but he not only recanted he did it with a shining grace:<br /><br />"I know now I was wrong. Intolerance had no place in America. I apologized a thousand times ... and I don't mind apologizing over and over again. I can't erase what happened."[10]<br />Robert Byrd, 2005<br /><br />http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/18/AR2005061801105_pf.html<br />jeffenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05015674620176399988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-72925286267191134052012-10-06T21:53:17.901-05:002012-10-06T21:53:17.901-05:00To the day...To the day...jeffenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05015674620176399988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-33155011956787607782012-10-06T21:45:55.824-05:002012-10-06T21:45:55.824-05:00dude, no months. A MONTHdude, no months. A MONTHBiff Spradleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-54589260941329464202012-10-06T21:43:36.413-05:002012-10-06T21:43:36.413-05:00Thats an ignorant thing to say Oxy. Always with th...Thats an ignorant thing to say Oxy. Always with the racism charge. Just because you might happen to be a Republican does not mean you are a racist. The left screams racism if you aren't for Obama. Hmmmm, maybe just maybe it might be his policies. Please, man. Ever hear of Senator Robert Byrd (D?Biff Spradleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-63477605088154407542012-10-06T21:34:55.109-05:002012-10-06T21:34:55.109-05:00yer welcome jeffen.yer welcome jeffen.Biff Spradleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-89844088970060346392012-10-06T18:05:48.178-05:002012-10-06T18:05:48.178-05:00I hope this line of attack on Mitt as a one-term g...I hope this line of attack on Mitt as a one-term governor who ran scared from re-election and will now lose his home state by staggering numbers gets some heavy play in the final months of the campaign.jeffenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05015674620176399988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-53475660171939132492012-10-06T17:46:50.206-05:002012-10-06T17:46:50.206-05:00Yeah The Republicans have a very selective views o...Yeah The Republicans have a very selective views of information that comes from the media; when the jobs numbers were low they saw them as gospel, one move in Obama's direction and they're heresy.<br />jeffenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05015674620176399988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-33245588660106850762012-10-06T17:10:48.652-05:002012-10-06T17:10:48.652-05:00I feel qualified to pre-hate Romney because he use...I feel qualified to pre-hate Romney because he used to be the governor of my state. He was just using the position to simulate qualifications for his current job search. For the last two years of his term he travelled the country trashing the state (if you own a small business that depends on tourism in Ma he's NOT your friend).<br />BTW, I'm a believer in the pendulum between Left and Right but right now it's broken and yes, the Right is to blame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-46592489226112635052012-10-06T11:53:43.536-05:002012-10-06T11:53:43.536-05:00Now that's what I'm hoping for!
Someone fr...Now that's what I'm hoping for!<br />Someone from the other side that reads the post and THEN offers criticism.<br />I think you're right that Americans have always criticized their presidents and their presidential aspirants from the get-go.<br />I also think your point that I'm criticizing Romney BEFORE he even hopes to take office is worht making.<br />Of course, I am willing to defend myself as not being an anonymous bomb-thrower but one who publicly offers specific criticisms of the candidate (and his cohorts) and then makes adjustments as I go.<br />As I've said above, I think there is significant difference between being a partisan and offering your considered viewpoint (whatever your ideology) and blind followers shouting insults and talking points without ever LISTENING to the other side.<br />Thank you for your time.<br /><br />jeffenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05015674620176399988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-54498634457524773812012-10-06T11:15:27.516-05:002012-10-06T11:15:27.516-05:00Good post, However, you forgot to add that Liberal...Good post, However, you forgot to add that Liberals have also been called Socialists as well. What I find amazing (and also ironic) is that when right-wingers see an article that doesn't support their position, they say the press has always been a group of bleeding heart Liberals, yet they get all their information from media as well. Personally, I would also add that over the last four years, right-wingers have confirmed my suspicion that they are racists as well, but that would be insulting the 0.01% of right-wingers that aren't.<br /><br />Peace.Oxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17508091965277602173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-44374389878067899642012-10-06T11:14:07.859-05:002012-10-06T11:14:07.859-05:00Hatred for Obama before he took office.
Hatred for...Hatred for Obama before he took office.<br />Hatred for Bush before he took office.<br />Hatred for Clinton before he took office.<br />Hatred for Bush senior before he took office<br />and for Reagan and for Carter, etc. <br /><br />It really never ends, does it? <br /><br />Just like the level of hatred from the left and jeffen before Romney takes the office.Biff Spradleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-72000674369314108692012-10-06T10:38:42.829-05:002012-10-06T10:38:42.829-05:00Thanks for reading the post and...
Oh wait, you d...Thanks for reading the post and...<br /><br />Oh wait, you didn't read the post you just cut n' pasted your own words from a previous comment, words I'm sure you cut n' pasted from some reactionary, right-wing hate site in the first place.<br /><br />Trollers, gonna troll...jeffenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05015674620176399988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-86218989488069107652012-10-06T10:34:31.925-05:002012-10-06T10:34:31.925-05:00Wow, scaring off right-wingers and Coldplay fans ...Wow, scaring off right-wingers and Coldplay fans - that's a two-fer.jeffenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05015674620176399988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-20056357388489306802012-10-06T10:33:35.975-05:002012-10-06T10:33:35.975-05:00Yeah I don't do these political posts just to...Yeah I don't do these political posts just to piss people off, so I'm always glad when regular readers speak up for them.<br />Thanks.jeffenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05015674620176399988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-32366180166659048692012-10-06T10:32:13.767-05:002012-10-06T10:32:13.767-05:00Hey, the political posts rarely get a flat-out ...Hey, the political posts rarely get a flat-out 'thank you' - cool!jeffenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05015674620176399988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-61872937598576374522012-10-06T10:29:58.423-05:002012-10-06T10:29:58.423-05:00Liberals are the most hateful, bigoted & intol...Liberals are the most hateful, bigoted & intolerant people on the planet. Not to mention narcissistic.Evil Revnoreply@blogger.com