Displaying 91 To 120 Of 142 Comments LIVE BLOG: GOP Debate in Las Vegas Heh! I came in late on the Fox debate and missed that. » Posted By Weirdwriter On October 18, 2011 @ 8:50 pm Does it bug anyone else that the setting was so much like a TV show? Celebrity singer of the national anthem, over-the-top glitzy set, introductions of the candidates as if they were game-show contestants. Ugh. » Posted By Weirdwriter On October 18, 2011 @ 8:01 pm LIVE BLOG: GOP Debate Tonight on Bloomberg TV I’m surprised Jon Huntsman didn’t get asked more questions. » Posted By Weirdwriter On October 11, 2011 @ 7:07 pm It’s a good example of how to behave, in case there was any doubt. » Posted By Weirdwriter On October 11, 2011 @ 7:05 pm Gee, Mitt, aren’t we already the strongest nation on Earth? Did some other country pass us by and I missed it? » Posted By Weirdwriter On October 11, 2011 @ 6:50 pm Bizarro guy looks smarter… » Posted By Weirdwriter On October 11, 2011 @ 6:45 pm So, Mitt, the reason the big banks aren’t lending to small businesses is because it can deal just fine with new regulations…? » Posted By Weirdwriter On October 11, 2011 @ 6:33 pm I’m really enjoying this kind of candidate debate — sittin’ around, interrogating each other with hard questions, quite refreshing. » Posted By Weirdwriter On October 11, 2011 @ 6:18 pm The Federal Reserve creates our recessions and depressions?? Who’da thunk it! » Posted By Weirdwriter On October 11, 2011 @ 6:12 pm Mitt: “The poor have the safety net; they’re taken care of.” Oh, yeah, that generous food stamp plan… » Posted By Weirdwriter On October 11, 2011 @ 6:10 pm Occupy Wall Street Came West… Why? Amen to that, KT. So long as the man was even halfway sober there was no one who could skewer like he could. » Posted By Weirdwriter On October 10, 2011 @ 12:48 pm Heh, for the same reasons we need to bring the Occupation to places like Beverly Hills and Aspen. Power to da people! » Posted By Weirdwriter On October 10, 2011 @ 12:39 pm CAUGHT ON VIDEO: MSM Police Meet Occupy Wall Street Heh!Good one. I believe he was also the same frat pledge boy who uttered the immortal words, “Thank you, sir. May I please have another!” » Posted By Weirdwriter On October 9, 2011 @ 1:03 pm Isn’t that a very young Kevin Bacon? » Posted By Weirdwriter On October 8, 2011 @ 9:34 pm I always hope that I’m bringing something new, but perhaps repeating it is a good thing! » Posted By Weirdwriter On November 19, 2011 @ 11:32 am Highly interesting report from MSNBC — commentator Chris Hayes got hold of a lobbying firm’s memo to the American Bankers Association outlining a plan to undermine Occupy Wall Street. Quelle surprise! » Posted By Weirdwriter On November 19, 2011 @ 10:57 am Raw Story had an interesting article about the reaction to the Occupied movement from religious groups: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/11/15/religious-overtones-in-occupy-protests-but-some-faith-leaders-are-wary/ I remember the Vietnam War protests when Buddhist monks in saffron and Catholic nuns in traditional habits would demonstrate with the hippies. It seemed to me the political tide really started to change when the conventional folks and the religious-ministry members joined in with the young people derided as “commies.” » Posted By Weirdwriter On November 15, 2011 @ 10:29 am Occupy Wall Street from your mailbox! A nifty idea reported by Think Progress: http://thinkprogress.org/special/2011/10/31/356965/one-easy-way-anyone-with-a-mailbox-can-occupy-wall-street/ Finally, something useful I can do with all the damn credit card come-ons, besides recycle the paper. » Posted By Weirdwriter On November 3, 2011 @ 10:07 pm The lighter side — Awwwccupy Wall Street: http://awwccupywallstreet.tumblr.com/ » Posted By Weirdwriter On October 21, 2011 @ 3:28 pm Yep, you right, bito. May be something more recent but this is the latest thing I found: http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/07/judge_sherrod_defamation_suit_against_breitbart_ca.php » Posted By Weirdwriter On October 19, 2011 @ 4:05 pm Interesting article. Rolling Stone writer Matt Taibbi talks about stolen emails being used by Andrew Breitbart to “prove” that the Occupied movement is being controlled by the “liberal media”: » Posted By Weirdwriter On October 19, 2011 @ 2:47 pm AdLib, I appreciate your taking the time to explain your view more fully. I don’t think as badly of Ratigan, and I thought of the petition as a start to campaign finance reform, not likely to go very far but making a point. Yes, I’m wary of anything that seems to imply a purity test for progressives. There are always people who are quick to judge others for not being on their same level of enlightenment. I’m glad you’re not one of them — and I hope that sounds as conciliatory as it is meant to be! » Posted By Weirdwriter On October 18, 2011 @ 5:42 pm In the end, it’s about a bigger tent that neither of us acts as gatekeeper for. These folks are coming, attracted by a sense of common ground and eager to share their political views. Neither of us have any control over that. If they behave themselves and yet are rebuffed, they may become an actual problem, instead of a hypothetical one. Which is why I favor treating ’em with respect and inviting them to listen, as much as to talk. » Posted By Weirdwriter On October 18, 2011 @ 5:25 pm Well, it’s always about “shrink the government parts I don’t like,” innit? At least the Oath Keepers aren’t responding with “Why don’t those people picket the White House where the blame really belongs?” They do see common ground, more so in some ways than, say, some of the die-hard anarchists who want to dump everything and commit violence to achieve it. On that score alone I’d say welcome the Oath Keepers, show respect, and encourage ’em to have civil discussions — they’d be less likely to turn against friends who happen not to share all their views. » Posted By Weirdwriter On October 18, 2011 @ 3:23 pm It is, indeed. I have a few Republican friends who have felt pretty much drowned out and intimidated by the more clamorous extremists in their party. I think they could finally find their voice among the 99 Percenters. » Posted By Weirdwriter On October 18, 2011 @ 3:07 pm Add to the list of conservatives finding common ground with the Occupied movement — Oath Keepers, “a non-partisan association of currently serving military, reserves, National Guard, veterans, Peace Officers, and Fire Fighters”: “Oath Keepers sees good reason to stand in the streets with these awakening souls and protect their right to free speech, to peacefully assemble, and to redress their grievances to their government, as the Constitution prescribes for all Americans. That is one thing. Another facet of our initiative is to use these public gatherings to reach and teach many who now hunger for the truth – we can show them how the Constitution will protect them better than an oversized, bloated Federal behemoth hell-bent on controlling every aspect of each citizen’s life.” More at the supportive Republican Broadcasting Network http://republicbroadcasting.org/?p=17396 No, not exactly on board with progressive interests, per se, but interesting. » Posted By Weirdwriter On October 18, 2011 @ 2:38 pm I signed it, and not at all sorry. There should be room for progressives to support people who do the right thing, even when those people don’t always do what one wants all the time. I strive for purity in my relationship with God — that’s hard enough without having to deal with the concept of purity in politics. » Posted By Weirdwriter On October 18, 2011 @ 1:23 pm Remember, the original tea partiers were kind of like the OWS protesters now — they had a lot of different issues and many were as angry with the Republican Party as with anything else regarding the economic recession. Some of them today realize that the OWS protesters are not protesting capitalism, per se, but a rigged system run for the benefit of a few at the expense of the many. » Posted By Weirdwriter On October 15, 2011 @ 4:21 pm I had heard that a few tea partiers were starting to show up at the OWS rallies, and that makes sense to me — of the tea party types who weren’t fixated on just hating Obama there are at least some who seem to realize they have common ground with OWS. » Posted By Weirdwriter On October 15, 2011 @ 3:40 pm LOVE this! It’s incredible how many so-called conservatives claim to be Christian but, if anything, favor the Puritan model rather than the original. » Posted By Weirdwriter On October 15, 2011 @ 3:30 pmComments Posted By Weirdwriter
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