Displaying 0 To 0 Of 0 Comments Breaking the Back of the Baggers Thanks, Murph!!! I don’t know if Politico can afford a private jet for me like the Planet. Absolutely Murph, as long as credit and a link are given, you sure can! » Posted By AdLib On October 16, 2013 @ 2:35 pm Fantastic comment, CL! Nullification is of course a rejection of democracy…that and the law are what they seek to nullify. In the end, it is not a solution unto itself. When it has been used, as in court cases like the OJ case, it solves nothing and only increases the resentment of opposing parties. There is a reason tribes formed into societies and built laws and governments, to protect the welfare of the many. Sometimes that included wars and other horrendous things but generally speaking, a function society runs on the concept that what’s best for the many outweighs what’s best for the few. To see nullification used to harm the many to benefit the agenda or income of the few is a travesty and is the antithesis of what is required for a society to work. The small mindedness, the selfishness, the blatant dishonesty that these Repubs have displayed in all it’s ugliness can’t be unseen or forgotten. The majority in this nation has turned a big corner on these destructive people and I am more optimistic than ever that Dems will take back all the reigns of government, including the House, in 2014. As long as we don’t let anyone forget this and work hard at GOTV! » Posted By AdLib On October 16, 2013 @ 2:33 pm Nirek, such people are blinded by their hatred and ideology, they will never see the damage they do because of that nor the destructiveness of their ways. That’s why there’s no reasoning with such people, they have to be removed from power, full stop. » Posted By AdLib On October 16, 2013 @ 2:21 pm “A-Sot’s Fables” By John Boehner: “The Cowardly Fireman” Hey Q! And maybe another famous fairy tale with the line, “John Boehner, John Boehner, let down your tears!” Or The Three Little Pigs with Ted Cruz as the Big Bad Wolf? “I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your House down!” » Posted By AdLib On October 15, 2013 @ 9:46 am The desperate GOP, needing to win elections by any other means other than free and fair elections over actual issues, keeps marrying radical groups that they need to get them elected in unfair elections. And just as the Moral Majority went from Republican rubes to take over the party and make it too distasteful for the majority, the same thing has happened with the Tea Party. The scorpion will kill even it’s only chance for survival because that’s its nature. So goes the GOP, going down for the second and maybe final time. » Posted By AdLib On October 14, 2013 @ 9:27 pm Kalima, is that not the whole GOP/Tea Party story??? » Posted By AdLib On October 14, 2013 @ 7:37 pm Hey Kalima! That is a good one! An you know which fable came to mind when I was reading that? The scorpion and the frog, that one’s perfect for the Repubs and the Tea Party too! » Posted By AdLib On October 14, 2013 @ 6:15 pm Wow, those are fantastic titles, Kes, so funny! More will be on the way! » Posted By AdLib On October 14, 2013 @ 6:13 pm Thanks, pal! Appreciate the props! » Posted By AdLib On October 14, 2013 @ 4:21 pm Weekend Music Thread-Keep On Truckin… Casey Jones – Grateful Dead » Posted By AdLib On October 12, 2013 @ 7:11 pm Drive – The Cars » Posted By AdLib On October 12, 2013 @ 9:00 am Tuff Enuff – The Fabulous Thunderbirds » Posted By AdLib On October 12, 2013 @ 8:58 am Pink Cadillac – Bruce Springsteen » Posted By AdLib On October 12, 2013 @ 8:56 am Little Deuce Coupe – Beach Boys » Posted By AdLib On October 12, 2013 @ 8:54 am Hot Rod Lincoln – Commander Cody » Posted By AdLib On October 12, 2013 @ 8:50 am How to Win a Congressional Election Against Your Republican Opponent – 2014 Well, the GOP does have a lot in common with venereal disease. From Wkipedia on sexually transmitted disease: “An infection is a colonization by a parasitic species, which may not cause any adverse effects. In a disease, the infection leads to impaired or abnormal function.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexually_transmitted_disease » Posted By AdLib On October 10, 2013 @ 5:10 pm Bonus points for you, Sue! Great eye!!! » Posted By AdLib On October 10, 2013 @ 4:12 pm A 10 star post, Funk! Very smart indeed. I am right with you, the campaign by every Dem and every Dem supporting group should express the same two things: 1. “My opponent voted to shutdown government and supported defaulting on our debt which would have sent us into a new Great Depression.” 2. “Whether my opponent is a viable choice for you or not, voting for him/her is voting for Tea Party control of our government, more manufactured and non-stop crises, more shutdowns and other extortion threats and a government that won’t do it’s job or lift a finger to add jobs or help Americans. A vote for my opponent is a vote for bad government.” I wonder if we should bring back a variation of that old anti-sex ad, “When you get into bed with any Republican, you’re getting into bed with all of the sociopathic lunatics they’re in bed with.”? » Posted By AdLib On October 10, 2013 @ 11:30 am Our 200,000th Comment! We’re Celebrating With a Comment Contest! Cheers Assumed! Good to see you! » Posted By AdLib On October 9, 2013 @ 4:36 pm Thanks agrippa for the kind words and being on The Planet! » Posted By AdLib On October 8, 2013 @ 8:47 am It is kind of a stunner, Kalima. And that doesn’t count all the troll comments we had to pull! So…maybe it’s really 250,000? 😉 » Posted By AdLib On October 7, 2013 @ 9:04 pm Thanks so much TakeInAPlay! I do feel so fortunate to have come together with Kalima and KQuark to start up PlanetPOV, at a moment like this it’s quite inspiring. The way you describe The Planet is humbling and something we could only hope for when we launched this site. We believed in the proposition that independently minded people can freely express their opinions with each other without all the hostility we see elsewhere as long as there was a consensus that we’re all entitled to respect whether we agree or disagree. Always great to see you and looking forward to seeing you here on our next Live Blog but always feel free to join us Friday night for our weekly live chats on Vox Populi! » Posted By AdLib On October 7, 2013 @ 4:53 pm Kalima, I don’t know what fairy dust you embed in those Morning Blog mugs but having a sip as I read Morning Blog always gets my day off to a great start! With you on that, very proud of The Planet and all the folks who’ve contributed so much! » Posted By AdLib On October 7, 2013 @ 4:31 pm Sue, great list of posts and comments (and The Big Guy thanks you for the props on his posts)! What seems self-evident is that when you respect others and feel respected, you feel freer to genuinely express your opinions no matter how unpopular they may be with some folks. With the concern of being flamed or attacked non-existent, the debates here seem more substantial than I see just about anywhere else. So glad you’re here on The Planet and thanks for contributing in a such big way to these 200,000 (and growing) comments! » Posted By AdLib On October 7, 2013 @ 4:25 pm Thank you CL for your wonderful tribute to PlanetPOV! As I always say, the Planet is what the people here make it. A place for really thoughtful discussions with very informed people who really make truth and respect top priorities. What I find interesting is that the sites that encourage bloggers from both sides to engage in conflict actually seem to leave people more locked down in their views than sites like The Planet where members don’t resort to personal conflict to discuss and debate. Due to that, you see people here exploring and questioning both sides when warranted (though admittedly, most insanity takes place in the GOP). HP wears you down, the folks and discussions at The Planet inspire and energize. And it’s thanks to you and everyone else it is what it is and we’ve come so far. Congrats CL on posting our 200,000th comment! Only 800,000 to go until we throw a party! » Posted By AdLib On October 7, 2013 @ 4:10 pm Weekend Music Thread–What the World Needs Now….. You said it, pal! Many younger folks are involved and active but too many aren’t. When there’s not a war threatening to draft you, it makes a difference. It was youth that changed America in the 60’s and 70’s but nowadays it’s the old farts with billions that pay for astroturf groups like the Baggers that do. Time to turn that around… » Posted By AdLib On October 5, 2013 @ 5:21 pm Perfect pick, KT! Which reminded me of this one… Joy to the World – Three Dog Night » Posted By AdLib On October 5, 2013 @ 5:18 pm Thought I’d go all Summer of Love-ish in this set: Stardust – CSNY Age of Aquarius – The Fifth Dimension Something – Beatles » Posted By AdLib On October 5, 2013 @ 2:11 pm Tea Party Republicans To Offer PR Services To Serial Killers Nirek, being a Tea Party politician is like a serial killer deciding to go into politics. There’s that old adage from the bank robber Willie Sutton who when asked about why he robbed banks, replied, “Because that’s where the money is.” Kind of explains why sociopaths want to be politicians, that’s where you can harm the most people without having to be a super villain (though they’re not mutually exclusive). » Posted By AdLib On October 10, 2013 @ 7:48 am Kalima, I’m with you on that. What’s the difference between a serial killer and the Tea Party? One is sociopathic and shows no conscience about destroying the lives of many people and the other…er…I’ll have to get back to you on that. » Posted By AdLib On October 10, 2013 @ 7:44 amComments Posted By AdLib
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