Displaying 1,321 To 1,350 Of 2,270 Comments I just wrote an apology letter to Wolf Blitzer. » Posted By funksands On September 25, 2011 @ 3:15 pm Madison had a million or so protesters and couldn’t get much coverage until it went on for so long with so many people that the MSM grudgingly had to at least report on it. This is simply large entertainment corporations deciding that it isn’t in their best interest to cover protests that question the status quo. I think that’s why tea party protests are so popular. They FEEL like protests against the status quo, but are really protests FOR even more status quo. Perfect fodder for the MSM. » Posted By funksands On September 25, 2011 @ 11:59 am For $35,800 I would expect at least a back rub…. » Posted By funksands On September 25, 2011 @ 11:53 am “The first event is an exclusive brunch at the home of former Microsoft executive Jon Shirley, where an estimated 100 donors are paying $35,800 per couple to meet with the president.” If only I had known…. » Posted By funksands On September 25, 2011 @ 11:25 am Huh. President Obama a mile from my house today and I didn’t even know it. Sheesh. » Posted By funksands On September 25, 2011 @ 11:23 am It’s 900 people. » Posted By funksands On September 24, 2011 @ 8:52 pm That’s a really good site. Thanks. Here’s another good one. http://www.ctj.org/pdf/taxday2009.pdf » Posted By funksands On September 24, 2011 @ 8:51 pm Hi javaz, my oldest and I went for a grand tour of S. Utah. Arches, 4 corners, Monument Valley, stayed in Moab for the week. » Posted By funksands On September 24, 2011 @ 12:55 pm Adonai, this one is for you. Best dating profile ever. http://www.happyplace.com/3482/okcupid-dating-profile-i-wont-murder-you » Posted By funksands On September 24, 2011 @ 11:45 am http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg736/scaled.php?tn=0&server=736&filename=ofecq.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640 » Posted By funksands On September 24, 2011 @ 11:44 am Hey peeps, just made it back from vacation. What an adventure. I’ll post about it soon, but it is good to be home. Rested and refreshed. » Posted By funksands On September 24, 2011 @ 11:42 am Do it, I’ve been meaning to for 20 years. » Posted By funksands On September 19, 2011 @ 5:55 pm Po-stcard? What is this po-stcard you speak of? » Posted By funksands On September 19, 2011 @ 5:53 pm Keep an eye out for me. I’ll be the stick figure walking it’s earth pet…. » Posted By funksands On September 19, 2011 @ 9:52 am I like it. Can you play circus music when you show the GOPers? » Posted By funksands On September 18, 2011 @ 8:54 pm After two weeks of hell at work, my oldest son and I are taking a much needed vacation: For the next week, we’ll be here: [img]http://www.wildnatureimages.com/images%202/051013-139..jpg[/img][img]http://www.bugbog.com/images/galleries/usa-pictures/monument-valley-photos/monument-valley-usa-2.jpg[/img][img]http://www.leavinglasvegascampervans.com/images/uploads/bryce2.jpg[/img] » Posted By funksands On September 18, 2011 @ 8:29 pm More Conservative Conventional Wisdom Debunked: “The size of the federal govt. is out of control!!!” Number of civilian federal employees in 1966? 2.77 million Number of civilian federal employees in 2010? 2.77 million Total US population 1966: 196 million Total US population 2010: 308 million Total size of US economy 1966: $806 billion Total US GDP 2010: $14.2 trillion So the US population has increase by roughly 40%, and the size of the economy has grown by roughly 15 times, but the size of the employee pool that collects the taxes, mans the courts, lands the planes, delivers the mail has stayed the same? Maybe that’s why government has the perception of not working. They aren’t staffed enough. http://www.opm.gov/feddata/HistoricalTables/TotalGovernmentSince1962.asp » Posted By funksands On September 18, 2011 @ 8:19 pm Way cool PT. » Posted By funksands On September 11, 2011 @ 11:12 pm Boy does this article capture some of the prevailing currents in our nation right now. Good read McClellan: Some of us are too big to fail, some not » Posted By funksands On September 5, 2011 @ 10:34 pm 6. You know I really DON’T like oysters after all » Posted By funksands On September 2, 2011 @ 6:09 pm Two items: 1) Heard on Ed Schultz’s radio show yesterday: “Our sources tell us that the jobs speech is going to be BIG, like WPA big”. We shall see. 2) A client of mine brought me 5 lbs of Alaskan King salmon he caught two days ago. Guess what I’m eating? 🙂 #worldsmostperfectfood » Posted By funksands On September 2, 2011 @ 6:03 pm Cher, in the long run, this issue is just not that important. However what this does do that pisses me off is that it gives further credence to bullshit right-wing fantasy about what it is going to take to turn the economy around. Delaying air quality regs isn’t going to help or harm unemployment one bit. Delaying implementation of these regs simply makes appear that that argument has validity. » Posted By funksands On September 2, 2011 @ 5:58 pm JOIN THE LIVE BLOG TONIGHT: Pres. Obama’s Jobs Speech As usual, the man sure know how thread a needle. Managing to sound bold and visionary while outlining a plan that could pass through Congress isn’t easy. » Posted By funksands On September 8, 2011 @ 4:49 pm Laziest House Ever thinks this sounds like too much work. They’ll pass…. » Posted By funksands On September 8, 2011 @ 4:44 pm Can we talk? What do you say when the person asking is a right-winger? The fact that she replied and said that she valued this is a good thing, right? 🙂 » Posted By funksands On September 5, 2011 @ 2:11 pm Kes, if I may engage in some editing? “Here are my thoughts to your reply: Jesus did say to help the poor, but sadly my heart isn’t as kind as yours”. That’s what I got out of it. Much more concise. » Posted By funksands On September 5, 2011 @ 2:09 pm Kes, I think any friend or former friend that gets such a thought-out reply like this should treasure it, whether or not they agree with it. If your old friend does appreciate the effort, then perhaps you’ve found someone worth re-connecting with. » Posted By funksands On September 2, 2011 @ 8:30 am Kes, I really enjoyed reading this. This is something I wrestle with a lot because 99.9% of my in-laws are right-wing luna…conservatives. In retrospect how do feel about what you wrote? Something that has helped me in the past has been to preface my smackd….opinion with a “Please don’t take my passion for this subject in any way except for what it is…..” I honestly feel that deep down we are all very much alike. There is a thin but very powerful veneer that makes it difficult to communicate sometimes. One example is the different perspective about the world itself and how we all got here. Many conservatives seemingly have convinced themselves that the world had once been an orderly, predictable place full of God’s splendor. First came the garden of eden, then man logically and effortlessly moved through Plato and Aristotle then a side trip through the Holy Land to write down the mysteries of the Universe, and then ever since then things are falling apart at the seams Many liberals I think feel and see the world from the other side of the telescope in reverse. Slowly and painfully cobbling together bits of humanity and civilization in the middle of pain, struggle, hunger, war, terror, and hardship until we got enough of a toehold to build communities, and then learning, and then a society. We know how fragile it is and cherish it. We empathize with those of us who struggle to “make it” and survive because we know how hard it is, and we are only several generations removed from a far more brutal and cold world. Why do some of us see the world through one end of the telescope, and some through the other? Not sure. I think because we think the way we do, and see through the telescope like we do we will always be plagued by all sorts of complicated emotions and thoughts when we deal with others in this realm of conversation. Conservatives don’t seem troubled by this issue, and I think have an unfair advantage. » Posted By funksands On September 1, 2011 @ 9:16 pm 9/11 10th Anniversary Coverage – Rememberence or Terror Porn? For a perceptive man like Mr. Robinson, no doubt that will be the case. » Posted By funksands On September 2, 2011 @ 12:24 pm Ad, this was a thought-provoking article. I wrote several responses only to erase them and think some more. At this point I’m not sure how to respond to the titular question. I guess it would depend if we had learned something from this tragedy and then applied that new knowledge to do things differently. I’m not really sure we have. » Posted By funksands On September 2, 2011 @ 8:36 amComments Posted By funksands
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