tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post2052139996073605815..comments2024-02-22T13:53:00.516-05:00Comments on Elizabeth Spiegel's blog: funnier than Sarah Palin?!Elizabeth Vicaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04880561980096775673noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-51713288088244520332009-05-30T15:07:35.592-04:002009-05-30T15:07:35.592-04:00I like the US President's name. Now when some blas...I like the US President's name. Now when some blasphemous terrorist attempts falsely justify their actions as attacks against deserving infidels, we can say .. "Oh yeah, well our President is Barack HUSSEIN Obama, and his are bigger than yours. Do you hear that drone buzzing over head ????"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-67496312587764754542009-05-30T14:51:36.580-04:002009-05-30T14:51:36.580-04:00It's really sad. Michael Steele has promised to wi...It's really sad. Michael Steele has promised to widen the appeal of the Republican party, because he is hip and get's it, and can translate Republican (meaning conservative) concepts effectively to the younger generations. Several problems... 1. Michael Steele is not hip! He is a middle aged politico, who spouts stereotypical cliches that only sound hip to the clueless. 2. The base of the Republican Party (meaning social conservatives) don't care about broadening their appeal. The are fanatical about their ideology. 3. Mr Steele has found out that he must first get permission to speak from the talking heads who currently drive Republican philosophy (meaning fundraising).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-9173802585450426742009-05-29T18:03:14.851-04:002009-05-29T18:03:14.851-04:00His left hand is enormous.His left hand is enormous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-70791195074298006322009-05-28T23:11:19.911-04:002009-05-28T23:11:19.911-04:00first postfirst postAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-43960526549066845982009-05-28T20:21:22.790-04:002009-05-28T20:21:22.790-04:00Steele's small business argument is an argument ag...Steele's small business argument is an argument against ALL marriage.<br /><br /> That's it! The GOP is against marriage, period. Heh heh.Micah Hugheyhttp://www.edchess.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-14993623518302963152009-05-28T18:37:51.038-04:002009-05-28T18:37:51.038-04:00"...any anonymous poster who disagrees with her is..."...any anonymous poster who disagrees with her is labeled as 'chicken shit'." -Anon 9:16<br />I think <A HREF="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dMCVCOEiZoE/Shs_d861xLI/AAAAAAAADxo/avQLO4NbXks/S240/1793.jpg" REL="nofollow">Elizabeth</A>'s only use of the word 'chickenshit' was in response to an anon poster claiming to be an <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Master" REL="nofollow">IM</A> in a <A HREF="http://lizzyknowsall.blogspot.com/2009/05/i-fail-to-win-knight-ending.html" REL="nofollow">chess related discussion.</A> <br />"it does tell us something about her thinking process (or lack thereof)." -Anon 9:16<br />What the incident told me about her thinking process is that she'd prefer that posters have <B>verifiable</B> credentials when they claim to have significant relevant credentials.<br />"If you are an IM and you think otherwise, then sign your name." is a reasonable challenge to someone claiming to be an IM on a chess blog. OTOH, maybe he was just sending an instant message <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant_messaging" REL="nofollow">(IM)</A> at the time.ATH2044https://www.blogger.com/profile/17280456328464770493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-74960968074086029182009-05-28T18:29:43.362-04:002009-05-28T18:29:43.362-04:00In that photo, Steele looks like a Muppet.
No, se...In that photo, Steele looks like a Muppet.<br /><br />No, seriously. He's like one of the Everything People from <I>Sesame Street</I>.<br /><br />I want to remove his nose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-54312892114148180562009-05-28T15:05:35.512-04:002009-05-28T15:05:35.512-04:00I abhor the practices and policies of the Bush adm...I abhor the practices and policies of the Bush administration and its use and sanction of torture. However, people forget the palpable sense of fear that existed immediately post 9-11. Not saying for a minute that this justified the ensuing policies of the administration, but it teaches a very valuable lesson that fear is the greatest solvent for human liberty. Fear has been behind almost every gross human rights violation that seems to implicate otherwise law abiding people. We are too easily scared in this country. Hence the vitriol of our political discourse, our fear of religion and religious zealots, and our fear of Republican's who espouse conservative ideals geared to force conformity to a norm defined by the most abnormal. To add a little controversy--had a democrat been in the White House at the time of 9-11 I'm not at all sure that we wouldn't have walked down the same pathway of abuse, even if we didn't go full steam into Iraq. After all Nancy Pelosi (who personally revolts me) was more than comfortable with the torture. Noone back then had the political courage to stand out against torture on the heals of 9-11. Sadly, most of our politicians are afraid themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-42234552742206160312009-05-28T14:48:06.523-04:002009-05-28T14:48:06.523-04:00"ahistorical accountability"
I'd rather say: fuck..."ahistorical accountability"<br /><br />I'd rather say: fuck what others did 70 years ago... but lets EXAMINE CLOSER WHAT WE TODAY ARE DOING/ RESPONSIBLE FOR !!!<br /><br />Show the Torture pictures by US Forces THE SAME WAY AS PHOTOS ON CONCENTRATION CAMPS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-79502069431367460522009-05-28T13:11:53.283-04:002009-05-28T13:11:53.283-04:00Well, yeah.
I'm not arguing against accountabilit...Well, yeah.<br /><br />I'm not arguing against accountability. I'm arguing against false, profoundly ahistorical equivalences.Bill Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14550157556545540714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-70165438881248459572009-05-28T12:41:03.349-04:002009-05-28T12:41:03.349-04:00An American rapist is as bad as a German rapist.
...An American rapist is as bad as a German rapist.<br /><br />Killing innocent civilians doesn't get better when done by US forces either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-8467892507301475022009-05-28T12:17:24.877-04:002009-05-28T12:17:24.877-04:00Godwin's law comment:
Yes, Cheney almost cert...Godwin's law comment:<br /><br />Yes, Cheney almost certainly committed war crimes. But to me, that statement is not that far away from saying "Yes, Patton shouldn't have slapped that PTSD soldier." The end does not justify the means, but the end may be a mitigating circumstance. (But what possible mitigating circumstance could there be for Abu Ghraib?)<br /><br />I don't think much of Cheney or his judgement, then or now, but context is a useful thing. When there are wars, there will be war crimes. To mention Cheney's in the same breath as the Nuremberg Trials is histrionic. (Again, OTOH, to ignore Cheney's contempt for the US Constitution, international law, and simple human decency is willful blindness.) <br /><br />As for poor Mr. Steele, in over his head, he has a difficult job. The Republican party is a bit confused now because of the competing interests of the economic conservatives & social conservatives. It's in the nation's interest for the GOP to get its act together (or even become two separate parties)--it's easier for an Obama administration to succeed when a vibrant (and rational) opposition party keeps the governing party's excesses in check. (The recently-floated national sales tax is a HORRIBLE idea--extremely regressive.)<br /><br />"I am ready to die out of nature, and be born again into this new yet unapproachable America I have found in the West." - EmersonBill Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14550157556545540714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-56228960326452630402009-05-28T09:19:42.302-04:002009-05-28T09:19:42.302-04:00We need a Nuremberg trial for US war crimes!We need a Nuremberg trial for US war crimes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-5091228419329953732009-05-28T09:16:37.280-04:002009-05-28T09:16:37.280-04:00I can't help but notice how many of the posts are ...I can't help but notice how many of the posts are anonymous. I also can't help but notice that EV seems to have no problem with the anonymous posts which are in agreement with her own viewpoints, while at the same time any anonymous poster who disagrees with her is labeled as 'chicken shit'. Her blog, her rules, but still, it does tell us something about her thinking process (or lack thereof).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-76476599743705531302009-05-28T08:57:04.489-04:002009-05-28T08:57:04.489-04:00..actually, I'd like to talk with some Republicans.....actually, I'd like to talk with some Republicans/Texans/Rednecks about the torture employed by US forces, including rape and all this other really necessary stuff "to save American lives"...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-70427012598908198422009-05-28T08:26:29.529-04:002009-05-28T08:26:29.529-04:00Couldn't agree more with 'Anon' at
6:23 am , May ...Couldn't agree more with 'Anon' at<br /> 6:23 am , May 28th. I, too, don't<br /> watch SNL, but anyone listening to<br /> Palin's interviews, particularly the<br /> ones with Katie Couric, couldn't<br /> help but be aghast at how ignorant<br /> and sophomoric she sounded. <br /> After all, she's not just someone<br /> completely new to the press - she's<br /> the sitting Governor of the State<br /> of Alaska and she was ignorant and<br /> foolish sounding on the most basic of questions. For example - 'what papers or magazines do you read ?'.<br />Boy, now there's a tough one :).<br />That people even would think of<br />comparing her to Hilary Clinton,<br />an exceedingly bright and informed<br />person, just boggles the mind.<br /><br />--VBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-56930658597566454012009-05-28T06:23:30.028-04:002009-05-28T06:23:30.028-04:00i don't watch SNL. i've seen many of her interview...i don't watch SNL. i've seen many of her interviews. she doesn't know what she's talking about. she's an idiot. i don't need tina fey or anyone else to tell me that.<br /><br />and there's a difference between "substantive debate" and regurgitating the same right wing talking points i hear from every right wing nut.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-52020439740583598222009-05-28T06:13:42.885-04:002009-05-28T06:13:42.885-04:00QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"It was needless hugging — t...QUOTATION OF THE DAY<br /><br />"It was needless hugging — they are in the hallways before they go to class. It wasn’t a greeting. It was happening all day."<br /><br />NOREEN HAJINLIAN, the principal of George G. White School in Hillsdale, N.J., where hugging is banned.Elizabeth Vicaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04880561980096775673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-57195603136519450212009-05-28T06:12:53.634-04:002009-05-28T06:12:53.634-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Elizabeth Vicaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04880561980096775673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-76879594979060453402009-05-28T01:26:10.474-04:002009-05-28T01:26:10.474-04:00BTW, regards Palin, the average American knew very...BTW, regards Palin, the average American knew very little about her record except the SNL parody. In fact, polling data actually showed that many folks attributed statements made by *Tina Fey* to Palin, that did not even EXIST.<br /><br />Worse, her much maligned Supreme Court comments in the Couric interview were portrayed as incompetence by the media,(which voted for Obama overwehlmingly) and they were too intellectually lazy to review her involvement in the SCOTUS Baker v Exxon decision/case just a few months prior to the more famous interview quips, where she commented at length! She sang like a bird.<br /><br />It never occured to them that her team on the ticket she came aboard had prescripted her "acceptable" answers, no, she was just *dumb*. <br /><br />Funny how those other interviews were on tape, posted on Utube, and ignored. Palin sure is funny...<br /><br />How many folks reading these comments were aware of these facts before I listed them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-83961553136662244742009-05-28T01:00:20.251-04:002009-05-28T01:00:20.251-04:00Really, what is Barack Hussein Obama's name? Have ...Really, what is Barack Hussein Obama's name? Have I missed something? Oh, yeah, I forgot, we must never mention his middle name, for that be insensitive or even worse, and of course, we must refuse to engage in substantive debate and instead answer every sane comment with the usual hypocritcal false outrage or other ad hominem attacks. Sure glad you cleared that up for me...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-7602976883114398652009-05-28T00:45:39.030-04:002009-05-28T00:45:39.030-04:00when you start your comment with Barack "Hussein" ...when you start your comment with Barack "Hussein" Obama, you're a bit hard to take seriously. above, i see one reasonable comment about conservatism, and one right-wing nut job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-21626181241997554212009-05-28T00:35:24.554-04:002009-05-28T00:35:24.554-04:00In other funny comments by appointees of Barack Hu...In other funny comments by appointees of Barack Hussein Obama...<br /><br />Sotomayor had this to say: <br /><br />“I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life.” <br /><br />“Whether born from experience or inherent physiological or cultural differences,” she said later, regarding non-white, female judges, “our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging.” <br /><br />Also, there is a 2005 video of Sotomayor, speaking with potential law clerks, saying that a *****“court of appeals is where policy is made.”***** She added: “And I know — I know this is on tape, and I should never say that because we don’t make law. I know. O.K. I know. I’m not promoting it. I’m not advocating it ...” <br /><br />Funny how humor is not just about Sarah Palin, Eh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8556305125957341024.post-46872450191283717652009-05-28T00:20:32.902-04:002009-05-28T00:20:32.902-04:00The GOP has to return back to its roots - it is on...The GOP has to return back to its roots - it is only recently that it is a Western/Southern religious based party - in the past, it was actually progressive - more Northeastern. More Thurston Howell III and C. Montgomery Burns (Yalie) and less Texas Millionaire Guy. After the fall of the USSR, and the fading away of guys like Nelson Rockefeller, Bush senior, and Bill Buckley, things sort of withered on their intellectual wing. Contrast the English parties, where the conservatives realized that they couldn't win by running ex-majors of the Guards whose only sure constituency were the over 60 year old widows who thought miniskirts were horrid.<br /><br />Luckily things in the US are cyclic. They'll go through a bad patch like the Democrats did after McGovern. It is after all a two party system, you have to vote for Kang or Kodos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com