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Weekend Music Thread – Take Me To The River

Summer breeze,

» Posted By foodchain On July 7, 2012 @ 5:48 pm

Happy Independence Day – 2012!

Kes, so true, but it’s people like Obama (and people here) that demonstrate just why we need to keep “fighting”. I’m on my husband about the “silent majority” that go on every day doing their best without complaint. If only these good men and women would stand up and leave the bleating RW in the dust!

» Posted By foodchain On July 5, 2012 @ 5:00 am

🙂

» Posted By foodchain On July 4, 2012 @ 6:27 pm

I am thankful for freedom from speech—-from all the HP FOX etc. speech that harms us all. And I am thankful for this, for planetpov and it’s quality of information, compassion and kinship!

I’m just busy right noe but appreciate beinghere. KABoom, Starburst, Sparklers!!

» Posted By foodchain On July 4, 2012 @ 6:25 pm

bito,adlib, as a fellow once said,”Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country”. It seems that we have demanders and secessionists, each wantingwhat they want with little concern or regard for another opinion.

» Posted By foodchain On July 4, 2012 @ 6:14 pm

Ad, and as he pointed out the polarities then, we still seem to have some majority that want to abandon thought and reach for a future we idealize or a past still caught in fondness (no matter how evil). How do we move forward when some want a cosmic shift and others want a returto “safety”? It seems our paradox

» Posted By foodchain On July 4, 2012 @ 6:06 pm

bito, all you’ve posted AND a birthday! Well, I will smile on this.

» Posted By foodchain On July 4, 2012 @ 5:57 pm

Weekend Music Thread – Here’s To Your Health!

Hey KT, can’t go wrong with Harry although the monkey garb was a little oh oh 🙂

» Posted By foodchain On July 2, 2012 @ 9:13 am

A little Nillson for the ailing GOP in a kinda funky version

» Posted By foodchain On July 1, 2012 @ 7:39 am

Weekend Music Thread – A Tribute to Fathers

KT, What a find; never heard this before.

» Posted By foodchain On June 16, 2012 @ 3:28 pm

Not a song but “Evolution of Dad Dancing” on Jimmy Fallon

» Posted By foodchain On June 16, 2012 @ 3:25 pm

Eric Clapton, “My Father’s Eyes”

» Posted By foodchain On June 16, 2012 @ 3:05 pm

Here’s my husband’s pick–“Patches” Clarence Carter

» Posted By foodchain On June 16, 2012 @ 2:34 pm

Breaking Down MSNBC

AdLib, I didn’t bring my notepad and every paragraph as a response, so I won’t make a comment on the entirety, but David Frum and David Brooks were conservatives who seem to be—–what? reasonable? learned a thing or two since Bush? How do we even judge rational speech from a GOP? That being said those two, and Steve Schmidt possibly (haven’t heard enough) are potentials.

But the bigger issue, which you +addressed, is that MSNBC is playing a ratings game (and I think Phil Griffen is a piss ant, small brained kinda guy)so truth doesn’t matter, balance is only to develop a viewer base, not to develop a balance of opinion. Imus, as a self-proclaimed GOP let Joe Scarborough in the am spot with his “napppy ho” idiocy. And it worked. I don’t think they care about truth or balance or the voter, the news, or the country. Perhaps some of the hosts do, but the station is business first.

» Posted By foodchain On June 11, 2012 @ 7:07 pm

The Shape of the GOP Win in 2012? I Fear The Coup is Coming

Sally, :oops

» Posted By foodchain On June 5, 2012 @ 3:44 am

Sue, hugs again. Obama can’t (imo) stand state’s rights against federal rights, nor Biden. But the DNC can and I don’t think they have a plan/strategy/strength. I don’t think you get a better Dem candidate than Obama, but they don’t support him in any open, verbal, visible way

» Posted By foodchain On June 4, 2012 @ 8:24 pm

Murph, let me add, the fire dogs, the left liberals hurt us in the 2010, but that does not mitigate the poor leadership.

» Posted By foodchain On June 4, 2012 @ 7:43 pm

Murph, I would say that the Dem leadership has been cautious since 2008; they have not been vocal supporters; their message is mostly muddled. I am staunchly in their corner but if this was a business—they fail marketing. The Dem product line is amazing but their ability to capitalize is profoundly poor. The congressional approval finds the GOP slightly more desirable than the Democrats and why is that? Even though they’re both very low approval, the GOP is STILL more popular than the Dems. That is really bad messaging. This WI has been a fiasco in the last week. Oh it doesn’t matter to come see Clinton? We better get our act together because a LOT of people like us and we should be, should have been winning and here we are. I am frustrated even as I keep supporting.

» Posted By foodchain On June 4, 2012 @ 7:30 pm

Sally, hugs and kisses my friend!!! It’s difficult to speak your mind and not offend. Crab on–I love that! Thank you

» Posted By foodchain On June 4, 2012 @ 7:20 pm

nabsentia, I agree that the DNC might have selected a better national strategy here but the tactics generally leave something to be desired. They have lost support they never needed to lose. (The GOP is beginning to defend parts of the HC on which the Dems have been meager.)

I haven’t checked back but I thought a lot of the WI revolt was state residents, other union support and other interested groups. In either event, the DNC should not have let words develop across the airwaves that “no money from DNC in final drive” or “WI doesn’t matter in the 2012” whether it true or not. It just settles poorly on an electorate that already is seeing them as weak. The DNC positions are strong but their message abilities frustrate me.

I know I sound a little crabby, but this one hits close to home for me so forgive my emotions on this. And, I do think the perspective on Walker’s legal problems will make his (potential) win look absurd beyond the loss of some GOP senate seats.

» Posted By foodchain On June 4, 2012 @ 8:30 am

Murph, big hugs to you. I’ve contributed as much as I can and wish I could do more. (I shouldn’t even be here :-))

» Posted By foodchain On June 4, 2012 @ 6:17 am

Hi nabsentia, these points are so well taken. Good chance the GOP loses a few senate seats and Walker on trial makes his rising star status look and sound absurd. Can’t say I’m not pretty agitated though at the Dem leadership’s lack of timely support. I agree, that no matter what the results in WI, there is still much more to come.

» Posted By foodchain On June 4, 2012 @ 6:14 am

AdLIb, the perspective on Komen, etc. helps me understand how much the 99% is doing. It IS about the people taking on power. WI has been a second home to my husband’s family since the 1920’s so we are personally involved in this. It is a house divided.

I’ve been angry at our democrat leadership for their lack of spine but the “Oops, I better hop on the bandwagon” has me just plain pissed. Wasserman Shultz saying WI doesn’t influence anything; DNC not sending $$ to WI and looking for all purposes that they had to be shamed into joining the effort–certainly not leading it–indicates to me the worst of the stray cats theory of democratic coalition. And then to send in the big guns in some last minute show? What a bunch of chickens! I can’t help but think that the Dem party has poor leadership, lack of vision, lack of commitment, and use resources very poorly. It it weren’t for the 99% taking the initiative their results would be laughably pathetic.

Whew. I won’t return to reason for few more days.

» Posted By foodchain On June 4, 2012 @ 6:02 am

Mitt Romney, Donald Trump and The Theory of Relativity

Bourne, I think Mitt is smart enough but limited. He’s been successful enough (not my choice but he has done well on Wall St). I think he has always been compromised by his desire to be seen as a good man and his need to get what he wants. This dichotomy could always be managed by “backroom” tactics, but the TP/GOP has changed that. What was backroom before is now raw and in the open and I’d bet he’s not comfortable with some of blatant lies. We see nervousness, dissociated rambling (the trees are all the same height…). And, yeah, somebody has to feed him this info. Mitt has always been in charge and no he isn’t and it shows.

» Posted By foodchain On June 1, 2012 @ 5:13 am

Is Mitt Romney a Sociopath?

Oh shoot, I didn’t read the question closely–I jumped to an answer. ooopsi

» Posted By foodchain On May 22, 2012 @ 7:17 pm

Bito, great point on transparency. Neither! Did I win 🙂 ?

» Posted By foodchain On May 22, 2012 @ 6:41 pm

My mom always said you could find GOd in your own backyard. They were rural farmers without churches nearby. Not bad and much cheaper. No bosses except the big Guy.

» Posted By foodchain On May 22, 2012 @ 6:37 pm

Bito, thank you. Really, I worked hard at this, LOL!

» Posted By foodchain On May 22, 2012 @ 6:30 pm

🙂 🙂

» Posted By foodchain On May 22, 2012 @ 6:12 pm

Bito, witness the Biden family as a comparison. What good people

» Posted By foodchain On May 22, 2012 @ 5:54 pm