Displaying 271 To 300 Of 3,237 Comments It is hard to imagine that he could have made blackmail such an lucrative enterprise. Of course, Donald Trump is President…something I still cannot believe…..so all sorts of nightmares are indeed possible. You make an interesting connection with the point that both are blackmailers – one dealing in sex and the other in power. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On July 23, 2019 @ 10:29 pm Given his letter of instruction to Mueller…your position is supported on several fronts. I hope the careerists are as strong of heart as you hope. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On July 23, 2019 @ 3:54 pm Yes. The precedents be set by this admin on so many fronts are truly frightening. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On July 23, 2019 @ 8:29 am Insights in your first paragraph are particularly noteworthy. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On July 22, 2019 @ 8:23 am Clearly this is so but how constrained will the Feds be by their boss? » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On July 22, 2019 @ 8:22 am What continues to disturb me the most about this and other scandals that are dancing around the Oval Office is how willing the GOP’s Elected Officials are to whistle on past the graveyard…..and of course, there is the rank and file Trumpsters who join in a chorus of “presidential persecution”, “fake newsery” and “the Prez has made it clearisms”……. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On July 22, 2019 @ 8:21 am It is the crowd he ran with and continues to run with. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On July 22, 2019 @ 8:21 am What continues to disturb me the most about this and other scandals that are dancing around the Oval Office is how willing the GOP’s Elected Officials are to whistle on past the graveyard…..and of course, there is the rank and file Trumpsters who join in a chorus of “presidential persecution”, “fake newsery” and “the Prez has made it clearisms”……. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On July 22, 2019 @ 8:20 am Mr. Trump This is What the 4th is REALLY About I think that you left out the most important thing about the novel, and the character. Harry discovers, through a series of chance encounters, that life, in our modern world, is the “Theatre of the Absurd.” He learns to cope, and be comfortable (as comfortable as he can ever be) being what he is. He can’t accept that the absurd is reality, but he realizes that he has connections to it, no matter how bizarre, and that he isn’t alone. That is good writing. Stick to that and we have something to talk about. I am not insulting you. I am challenging you and will continue to do so. Several of the question you ask and points you raise I have already responded to. However what follows is interesting….which of these do you want me to respond to first? The Declaration was a “grito,” a shout of freedom. The Constitution was a framework that the Founders were certain would be ammended, improved, and expanded, depending on the need. It is often vague and imprecise (“high crimes and misdemeanors”)? It fails to name responsible parties and available remedies. It is incredibly short-sighted (militias). And, as high sounding as the language seems, it is incomplete (never mentioning women, for instance). It is a statement of principles more than a guide. Many of the timeless principles enshrined were never fully legally defined, or developed into working law (life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness).Now, it is highly debatable whether we would be capable of completion of the unfinished work. The Declaration was certainly for the privileged, as has been said. But, I believe that it was a mockery; because only a fool would proclaim freedom from tyranny and keep slaves, indentured servants, and women and children in virtual servitude. It was a boast that was never delivered upon. A few gained freedom – a very few. As to your last point … the “fold” is as described by Kalima and AdLib….a place where dialogue is encouraged and respect is expected. You are welcome to join in. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On July 6, 2019 @ 3:40 pm And there you go…..hope it brings him into the fold. Herman Hesse’s novel is my primary association. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On July 6, 2019 @ 6:27 am Clearly I am in full agreement. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On July 5, 2019 @ 8:54 pm Yes I have a doctorate. You have demonstrated that you either lack the capacity to engage substantively or choose not too. In any case, your efforts here are argumentative rather than the presentation of arguments. You have yet to provide a cogent counter point to case I have presented. I doubt you are able to do so. I will leave it at that. When (if) you decide to engage in a real conversation, I will participate. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On July 5, 2019 @ 8:51 pm Interesting image…..yes..provocative. That the Declaration has been lost, and found, and lost and found again and again is not surprising. On July 2, 1777, not a single member of Congress remembered the anniversary of the independence resolution until a day too late. Celebrations were scheduled for a day later, on July 4, 1776. While various preachers and individual towns hosted Fourth of July celebrations throughout the remainder of the 18th century, it all seemed to left to local leadership. The holiday became more widespread after the U.S. stood its ground against the British during the War of 1812. “The declaration’s practical purposes were served,” Fitz said. “The United States’ independence had been declared and secured by 1815.” The threat posed by foreign seizure of American lands had, for all practical purposes been ended for good….but the dangers posed by internal dissension were far from defused. A variety of issues ushered in a new era for the declaration as anti-slavery activists began using the rhetoric of its second sentence, “that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,” to advocate for true equality. Women suffragettes, immigrant leaders, and crusaders for the under-privileged would cite the Declaration as their touchstone. In a July 5, 1852, address commemorating the 76th anniversary of the declaration’s public release, Frederick Douglass reflected on the July 2 resolution, “Citizens, your fathers made good that resolution. They succeeded; and today you reap the fruits of their success.” He asked, “What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? I answer: a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim.” “Gradually,” Fitz said, the newer reading of the declaration as a document for equality “became the primary meaning that we remember today.” The virtues of the declaration, the debated definitions and practices of freedom, prosperity and fair government, shared internationally on July 4, have taken on new life thanks to the independence declared July 2. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On July 5, 2019 @ 8:24 pm I am a doctorally prepared American Political Historian. What I report is easily verified if you want to do so. It is pretty clear that you are trying to provoke a childish squabble. I am not interested. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On July 5, 2019 @ 7:32 pm The carousel at the top of the front page is an auto function….there are 10 stories in it and the selection is based on several criteria including length. Have you anything substantive to say? » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On July 5, 2019 @ 7:30 pm I will be interested in what you have to offer by way of your own ideas. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On July 5, 2019 @ 10:27 am You put this into a very sharp context….until ‘1/17″ steady progress (not that there were not moments when backsliding took place, but as a whole…yes). Since then we have seen widespread regression at the federal, state, and local levels in the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government which has sought to turn back the clock in matters related to core American values. And its Drum Major is Donald Trump. Yep! » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On July 5, 2019 @ 10:26 am Hmmmm…..I, in fact, do know that ALL were, in fact, educated men. They represented the prosperous classes and each had received an education. Some attended colleges, some “grammar schools” (the equivalent of high schools), some divinity schools, some had learned complex trades including business. All could read and write- not that unusual- but were had an awareness of the literature of the day, of correspondence and of the press. They had each been appointment by colonial legislatures which in turn represented the leadership of each colony. Your personal comments about me are out of place. Respond to the arguments in play. Clearly your goal is to complain. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On July 5, 2019 @ 10:20 am 1) Passed by the Constitutional Convention of 1776 as an instrument of declaration……the separation of the 13 colonies from Britain. The text ends with these words: “That these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States, that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. The Convention Members, three from each Colony (referred to as “States” as that was the common term for a political entity) which acted in the name of each of them. Thus the unanimous agreement is binding. 2) ALL CAPS WRITING FOR AN ENTIRE MESSAGE IS SHOUTING. Used for occasional EMPHASIS is not.” » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On July 5, 2019 @ 10:13 am What Does It Mean That Trump Is An Illegitimate President? Well – haven’t you become the master of The Planet! Nice job here. I will read it with more care and look at some of the material you posted a bit later but for now….there is so much about this man that is illegitimate. I.E. Not authorized by the law; Not in accordance with accepted standards or rules. Carter emphasizes the first part of that definition. I emphasize the second part. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On July 3, 2019 @ 2:58 pm If you were to suggest that homosexual persons not be permitted to adopt then I would suggest that you “anti-gay” as, in my mind, you would be seeking to deprive those persons of the option to apply to adopt based upon sexual orientation. Would a couple who are sterile (neither being capable of reproduction) also be banned as well since they cannot create a human life? Is sexual behavior a prerequisite for parental behavior? These are the questions that come to my mind. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On July 5, 2019 @ 10:42 am The Greatest Of Don’s Cons Could Be the Most Deadly To The US And The Wider World. He has a lot to answer for….and he is trying to multiply the damage he has inflicted…. the butcher’s bill higher and higher. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On July 6, 2019 @ 3:33 pm That he does and the motivation of those who follow him makes of them co-conspirators and responsible for the long line of reprehensible behavior. Opie…drop me a line please at my e mail….important. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On July 6, 2019 @ 3:31 pm Don is Invincibly Ignorant and Overwhelmingly Arrogant. A fatal combination. And as you say…..the end result of this is chaos….and crisis….and quite possibly catastrophe. You focus on Iran, and properly so…..I also look to the environment, to the emerging dominance of China, the growing divisions in our own nation and so much more. Yes, in his earlier life his failures were contained (and often taken advantage of to the profit of others) but now…..well, to date no meltdown……but we cannot be done with him and his court of fools, sycophants and shysters too soon. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On July 6, 2019 @ 3:29 pm For the Planet’s Transgender Columnist: A First Post ZAP, BANG, BING… » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On May 29, 2019 @ 12:11 pm A Hardy Hidey-Ho to All Yabberzis and Welcome to the Planet Zombies is a good comparison….. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On May 31, 2019 @ 1:24 am Once you are registered with us and have a password it is one stop shopping. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On May 30, 2019 @ 3:42 pm Is this how Stan Lee got his start? By hand, of course. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On May 30, 2019 @ 1:59 pm Man, have you got a way with words…..actually your statement here is quite inspirational. » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On May 30, 2019 @ 1:57 pm Diversity is good and they will bring it…….and hopefully we all play nice! » Posted By MurphTheSurf3 On May 30, 2019 @ 1:56 pmComments Posted By MurphTheSurf3
What continues to disturb me the most about this and other scandals that are dancing around the Oval Office is how willing the GOP’s Elected Officials are to whistle on past the graveyard…..and of course, there is the rank and file Trumpsters who join in a chorus of “presidential persecution”, “fake newsery” and “the Prez has made it clearisms”…….
That’s what America is, and was, about: freedom for a few, who jealously hoard it, and servitude for the rest.
Interesting name choice though…although Steppenwolf is a reference to numerous subjects…..
Synopsis: Harry Haller, a middle-aged intellectual, moves into a lodging house in a medium-sized, generic town, which is never named. Despairing and melancholy, Harry feels himself to be “a wolf of the Steppes,” or “Steppenwolf,” adrift, alone, and angry in a world that is incomprehensible to him and offers him no joy. Thus he “stalks” through each day…..a psychoanalytic drama.
Do only heterosexuals make appropriate parents?
Are homosexuals intrinsically incapable of appropriate parenting?
Are homosexuals opposed to procreation/the continuance of human life?
Are heterosexuals innately disposed to promoting the continuance of human life?
Laying it on the line and making it clear. This is what we were looking for. The audience will build across time. Right now I am continuing to recruit. I suspect you are doing the same.
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