Displaying 2,581 To 2,610 Of 3,348 Comments Hello GirlOutWest! Thanks for your input and welcome to the Planet. I am sure you will like it here. It’s a cool place to be. » Posted By boomer1949 On January 20, 2010 @ 5:36 pm Morning Kalima, I won’t have to worry about a ride — my little car will be released from the local Mechanic’s Hospital on Friday. 🙂 How are you and your furry ones? » Posted By boomer1949 On January 20, 2010 @ 5:29 pm nellie, I know you did and I understand. I find it offensive too. » Posted By boomer1949 On January 20, 2010 @ 1:05 pm I’ve been working for 20+ years and this is one thing that’s always puzzled me. Why the Hell have rules, policies, codes, behavior expectations, and then when somebody gets busted, why does management and HR bury their heads in the sand, not wanting to deal with it? » Posted By boomer1949 On January 20, 2010 @ 1:02 pm That’s the old Catholic School philosphy of punishing everyone for the behavior of a few, and your manager was behaving like a high school principal. I hated the policy when my own kids were in Catholic School. I tried not to meddle and only spoke up when I thought the teachers or principals were exploiting a situation and being heavy-handed. Must be the Convert in me. 😆 » Posted By boomer1949 On January 20, 2010 @ 12:58 pm Our company is all over the United States. Although she is a Sr. Mgr. and lives here, her team is in a different city and state. Her manager is also in a different city and state. Fortunately, I do not report to her. I will share this with everyone, several years ago a manager, who is no longer with the company, called a woman of color “Aunt Jemima” — jokingly of course — which was his defence. This guy had been walking a fine line to begin with because of other stupid actions & comments; this one did him in and after an investigation to make sure everything was legally in order, he was escorted out the door. » Posted By boomer1949 On January 20, 2010 @ 12:50 pm I do believe the tricky part is absolutely true, so it’s a sticky wicket. Something I can’t figure out though…we have people of color in our office…and she socializes with them. » Posted By boomer1949 On January 20, 2010 @ 12:41 pm BDM, I’m not sure what I’m going to do. I do know that if our President was white, she probably would never have made the comment. I also know that anyone with an ounce of education can put two and two together. Lynchings or a suggestion thereof is historically connected to racism. What started out to be a snippet I was going to add to Speaker’s Corner, turned into something else and I decided it should be an “in your face” (not you or anyone) kind of post. Nevertheless, and thank goodness my boss is traveling all week, I ended up spending the entire day on this. Of course it’s not a three-parter like marion’s, but I did want to make sure what I wrote was worthy of reading. 🙂 » Posted By boomer1949 On January 20, 2010 @ 12:38 pm Sounds plausible, but on the other hand, I know what would happen. I’d show her the postcards, then she’d turn me in. Oh, and I think most of you have heard my stories about my family when I was a kid; Sunday supper was always colorful and the N-word was tossed around like a football. Well, Annie reminds me of many members of my family. » Posted By boomer1949 On January 20, 2010 @ 12:09 pm Guess what? The link was blocked by IT security and that rarely happens. Something in the address must’ve sent up a red flag. » Posted By boomer1949 On January 20, 2010 @ 12:05 pm I agree about the lack of fairness and objectivity. Absolutely. » Posted By boomer1949 On January 20, 2010 @ 12:02 pm Can We Prosecute Huffington for Sedition? marion, I don’t know, but I do know I sent her an email. I posted a copy in Timeout for O/T. Take a look. 🙂 » Posted By boomer1949 On January 20, 2010 @ 8:28 pm There’s a shot with NPR and PBS, plus don’t forget all the other progressive blogs… » Posted By boomer1949 On January 20, 2010 @ 3:10 am Matt Taibbi Calls Out David Brooks Mightwoof, I made another entry so it would come to the top, besides after reading many of the comments after my initial post, I had follow-up. Don’t worry about “being late to the party” — there’s so much to read and comment on here, I don’t think anyone is caught up — with the exception of AdLib. Sometime I think he knows what we’re typing before we hit Submit, eh? 😉 The link worked and I signed. » Posted By boomer1949 On January 21, 2010 @ 9:48 am The reason behind my posting of the Taibbi/Brooks commentary was to bring attention to Brooks’ insensitivity to a natural disaster for which the Hatian people had absolutely no control. For Brooks to admonish Haiti and its citizens for his perception of what did, did not, could have, should have, would have, or whatever-the-hell other haves he had or has spinning in his holier-than-thou head was nothing short of arrogance and condescension. Brooks is a snob; he is a snob. Could Matt Taibbi have written a more “professional” piece? Sure, if a “professional” piece was what he was going for. I agree he probably wrote it in anger — or at least a slow burn — so what? The point is at least he had the balls to write it, and with a dash of sarcasm no less. All too often the likes of Brooks, O’Reilly, Scarborough, Hannity, Huffington, Rumballs, and other pundit-types are ever called out for some of the crap they spew; they do it all day, every day, seven days a week! Even God took a day off for cripes sake, so I’ve been told. At any rate, Matt Taibbi has not been the only one having Brooks in his crosshairs. There are others who have since taken Brooks to task: From workersworld.org: Racist U.S. commentators slander Haiti From blogs.ssrc.org: David Brooks outdoes Pat Robertson From fair.org: Heartless, Patronizing Haiti Pundits From christmyrighteousness9587.wordpress.com: From truthout.org: An Open Letter to David Brooks on Haiti » Posted By boomer1949 On January 21, 2010 @ 8:19 am bito, Isn’t that called blowin’ in the wind? 😆 » Posted By boomer1949 On January 19, 2010 @ 3:32 pm btw – Thanks Editor on Duty! 🙂 » Posted By boomer1949 On January 19, 2010 @ 1:36 pm kesmarn, No, I don’t believe Taibbi was too hard on him, he probably wasn’t hard enough. Have you ever seen him on “The PBS Newshour?” He and his counterpoint, Mark Shields are on a couple of times a week, and I’ve also read his commentary in my local paper. As I told Sue, I was perusing the “other place” this morning and fhound it there. However, rather than give them points by using their link, I went straight to the original post. Oh, and you’re absolutely correct. He deserved it, and it should happen more often. Now, if we could only nail the rest of them! » Posted By boomer1949 On January 19, 2010 @ 12:44 pm Actually, and I must confess, I was perusing the “other place” this morning and found it by accident. Rather than give the “other place” points by using their link, I went to the original post and took it from there. Unfortunately, it took me awhile to figure out the quote box, and I finally got frustrated trying to link “Full Article Here” to the actual post. » Posted By boomer1949 On January 19, 2010 @ 12:36 pm Democratic Navel-Gazing, or The Circular Firing Squad – Part III marion, I throughly enjoyed all of it, Parts I, II, and III. Positively excellent and would make a fantastic OPED piece! Thank you so much. » Posted By boomer1949 On January 19, 2010 @ 1:34 pm What Martin Luther King Jr. Day means to me Very powerful Pepe…thank you so much. » Posted By boomer1949 On January 18, 2010 @ 2:58 pm WTS, Another stellar article and illustration! Way to go O-H-I-O guy. 😉 Although it isn’t sports related, Cleveland does have another claim to fame — Ralphie and his family in “A Christmas Story.” They lived on Cleveland Street somewhere in Indiana, but the movie was shot in Cleveland…thus the museum. Oh my goodness – the guy who came up with the museum idea? Pretty much set for life. http://www.achristmasstoryhouse.com/ Go Bucks!! » Posted By boomer1949 On January 18, 2010 @ 3:28 am kesmarn and choicelady — I’m not saying I had a miserable experience because as the years went by, we belonged to a progressive-way-before-it’s-time- parish. I volunteered, was a Eucharistic Minister, played flute in the folk group, ironed altar cloths, taught CCD and Children’s Liturgy of the Word, went to nursing homes to give Communion. Our daughters attended and graduated from Parochial Schools; the youngest graduated from Xavier University in Cincinnati. So it’s not as if I sat at home and felt sorry for myself — far from it. I could continue with a litany of things, but don’t want to plead a case based on activities. Besides it was never about the activities. It was about a community, giving, being with good people, being accepted as a person before being judged by my looks or personality. It was a nice place to be in my life. It truly was. But, as most of us have learned, life isn’t one continuous “warm & fuzzy” ride. Shit happens. It did then, it does now, and will undoubtedly continue to do so in the future. What’s the saying? “Same shit, different day” — spot on. That said, this is what I neglected to include in my first comment… We were members of the same parish for almost 25 years, nurturing some very solid friendships (10-15 couples I would guess). Our kids grew up together. As a group we followed our favorite pastor around the city as the Bishop moved him around. We were tight and close-knit. This was why it hurt so much, quite deeply actually, when my divorce was finalized. My friends (our friends) dropped both of us like hot potatoes. Stopped communicating, stopped sitting with either of us at Mass, stopped calling, stopped including, began excluding. And we were in a progressive parish for God’s sake. I can’t begin to imagine how either of us would have been treated had we been in a traditional parish. Perhaps like Lepers in a Leper Colony? I’m no theologian. I never could quote scripture, recite the Litany of the Hours, the Rosary, the Stations of the Cross, the Act of Contrition or any other prayer strictly from memory. Okay, I must confess, I did have the Lord’s Prayer and Profession of Faith down pat. 😆 I’ve done my best to be a good person, to live a good life, to do the right thing — simply because it was and is the right thing to do, to put others before myself, to be charitable. So when the shit hit the fan, I hit it too. Maybe my name should be cynic1949, not boomer1949. Regardless, I’m not saying I don’t believe, because I do. I believe there is a higher power somewhere and when I scream “why me, why me” at the top of my lungs, I am heard. I just don’t believe that being heard needs to be confined to the insides of a church, synagogue, or mosque or for the ears of a Minister, Priest, Rabbi, or Imam. As Gwen Ifill says in her promo for The PBS Newshour: We don’t tell you what to think, we give you the facts so you can decide for yourself . » Posted By boomer1949 On January 18, 2010 @ 12:56 pm choicelady, I’m a long-time, divorced, and, as Kalima stated earlier “lapsed” Catholic; however, as a Convert, I am considered a slippery slope as it were. Back in the early ’70s, and as a requirement to marry, I signed my life and soul away to the Holy Catholic Church. Oh, and did I mention the Church demanded all my future children too? Everything had to be “approved” by the Vatican back then — sent to the Vatican for review and “official” signatures. Jeeze, wasn’t I good enough? I had been “good enough” as a Protestant for at least 20 years, why did the Church want my kids too? I came to the conclusion the kids were collateral — in case I screwed up. It wasn’t until I realized the “not good enough” had far less to do with God, the Angels, and the Saint Xs, but far more to do with a bunch of out-of-touch, old farts, trying to run my life by pretending to BE God, did I come to my senses. Telling me how to function in my marriage, telling me how to plan for babies, telling me how to live my life. What did that bunch of unmarried, celibate (HA!), out-of-touch, old farts, know or understand about my life (or anyone elses for that matter)? Nothing, zip, nada, zero…no clue. Because of the divorce, I’ve been on the “no fly” list since 1995. It bothered me at first, but everything coming to light about The Church in the last 14 years? I have no regrets. » Posted By boomer1949 On January 18, 2010 @ 9:09 am I was raised a “perpetual caregiver,” and trained to put the needs (real or imagined)of others above my own. Then when a time came that I really did need help, not only was I embarrassed to ask, but I also didn’t know how. » Posted By boomer1949 On January 18, 2010 @ 5:46 am I was going for the substance of the dialogue, particularly “God’s.” Who ever wrote it surely had a message. » Posted By boomer1949 On January 18, 2010 @ 3:53 am choicelady, At one point or another, I think many of us “get sick and tired of being sick and tired.” One person’s share may be a chronic burden (as with dear Kalima), while another’s may be a fleeting nuisance and all one needs is a fly swatter to make it go away. And, you are absolutely correct. Whatever ones beliefs, we all have a right to ask for relief and some need to ask more often than the rest of us. Me? I just whine a lot. » Posted By boomer1949 On January 18, 2010 @ 3:49 am The Interview
» Posted By boomer1949 On January 17, 2010 @ 4:00 pm Which comes first? The chicken or the egg? E’cat, I was going for the “Queenie on a Throne” analogy. AH been referred to as “The Queen Bee,” I’ve called her “The Mother Ship,” and Khirad just referred to her as “The Mirror Queen,” from Snow White. Regardless of her real name or her nickname, she has written a terrible screenplay, and her acting is Oh, and her opinions suck! » Posted By boomer1949 On January 17, 2010 @ 6:29 pm 😆 » Posted By boomer1949 On January 17, 2010 @ 6:18 pmComments Posted By boomer1949
An Open Letter to David Brooks on Haiti
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