Displaying 0 To 0 Of 0 Comments The Failed History of Conservatism in America Let me play devil’s advocate briefly. Are there any conservative values that are worth keeping? (Not that Liberals don’t hold these values.) And–more importantly–are there any “conservatives” now who actually do? » Posted By kesmarn On November 2, 2009 @ 6:08 am Jon Stewart Takes on the White House/Faux Noose Fight Whhooooooo…through the looking glass…. » Posted By kesmarn On November 6, 2009 @ 6:15 pm Sorry!–the site suddenly came back up and my post was totally OT to the thread! » Posted By kesmarn On November 6, 2009 @ 6:05 pm The Stewart piece was brilliant. I missed that one. The FOX situation is really a difficult one to deal with, for the White House, I would bet. As first glance, you’re tempted to say: “How difficult could it be? It’s simple. They’re a bunch of idiots.” But over the last 8 years, we’ve found out the hard way how much damage idiots can do. And, of course, FOX is only half the problem. The other half is FOX viewers. Unfortunately, they’re voters, too. And it’s probably smart not to alienate them. If Obama and his people actively fight back, does it lend FOX credibility? Maybe Rich has a point. Let people who haven’t bought into FOX’s delusions wander over there and get a look at people like Beck (and my personal un-favorite Megyn Kelly). That might help the President more than anything else. In the mean time, letting Jon Stewart (Colbert, Wanda Sykes, et al) take on the role of pitbull may be the best option. » Posted By kesmarn On November 1, 2009 @ 8:55 am The woman does tend to induce a wee bit o’ paranoia in me. » Posted By kesmarn On November 2, 2009 @ 12:28 pm I was a little worried that The Queen had taken offence at the growing numbers here and ordered one of her minions to do a little hacking. :0) » Posted By kesmarn On November 2, 2009 @ 12:14 pm Oh, God! Poor Monk! » Posted By kesmarn On November 2, 2009 @ 12:12 pm Ain’t it fun to be a grownup? :o) » Posted By kesmarn On November 2, 2009 @ 10:42 am Was always a little uncomfortable with the relatively small circle of apparent “gatekeepers,” but not enough to make an issue of it. LN pretty much completely ignored me (and somehow, I survived), so, as they say: I don’t have a dog in this fight. » Posted By kesmarn On November 2, 2009 @ 10:14 am @BDM Yes. I don’t know if the whole thing has been taken down by now, but apparently a few long time posters bumped heads a bit and hurt feelings resulted. » Posted By kesmarn On November 2, 2009 @ 6:17 am Morning, BDM! » Posted By kesmarn On November 2, 2009 @ 6:10 am Sorry. Got called away last night after asking my “whahappen?” naive question. Later, I did get a chance to go to HP and see what did happen. Looked like an unfortunate misunderstanding. » Posted By kesmarn On November 2, 2009 @ 5:50 am Did I miss something? I haven’t been over there lately. » Posted By kesmarn On November 1, 2009 @ 8:04 pm One hand raised halfway…waaaaay at the back of the room…yes, I believe it is….another vote for a font slightly larger than HuffPo’s! That could be a migraine inducer, at times. » Posted By kesmarn On November 1, 2009 @ 7:05 pm You did all of us a huge favor! » Posted By kesmarn On November 1, 2009 @ 6:57 pm Bye, BDM! Stopped briefly @ Hufflelumpost earlier this a.m. and it was very ho-hum. Getting pretty stale over there. » Posted By kesmarn On November 1, 2009 @ 6:52 pm It must be a consolation that you were on good terms when she left you. Very hard for your husband, I’m sure, to lose two loved ones on the same calendar day. He’s lucky to have you in his life. As for the other stories—keep ’em coming. It’s not the witching hour yet. » Posted By kesmarn On October 31, 2009 @ 8:41 pm “Chasing demons” was the term used to describe that kind of cat behavior in my mom’s family. Great story. » Posted By kesmarn On October 31, 2009 @ 8:36 pm This is a great thread!. I love stories like this, and I’m impressed with the writing talent in this group. You guys know how to spin a yarn! Sweet dreams all… » Posted By kesmarn On October 31, 2009 @ 7:39 pm I stopped in very briefly to fan you as SarahAnnDippity. Hilarious. » Posted By kesmarn On November 1, 2009 @ 6:00 am Agree. The more time I spend here, the more I realize how well set up it is, and how much easier it is to have a real conversation without the trolls swarming like irritating mosquitoes. One thing I like–and I know it’s a detail, but here it is–is the chance to edit a post after you’ve composed it. I don’t know how many times on Huffie I would spot a typo or something in what I had written, right after I had pushed the button, and there wasn’t a thing I could do about it, except post a reply to my own comment with the correction. Here, you have the edit option and you can fix stuff before it hits the page. Great! » Posted By kesmarn On October 31, 2009 @ 7:47 pm A New Way To Fight Right Wing Trolls on HP Once, Flossy asked for “just one” example of anything that Ann Coulter had ever said that was not true. So I posted her comment about never having seen widows “enjoy their husband’s deaths more that the 9/11 widows.” His/her response was: “That’s hardly the most important thing she’s ever said.” (Which, of course, was NOT what he/she had asked.) He/she totally, unabashedly changed the entire basis of the argument in a split second. Aggravating. » Posted By kesmarn On October 31, 2009 @ 8:10 pm Welcome, Johnie! » Posted By kesmarn On October 31, 2009 @ 8:03 pm Welcome, javaz! » Posted By kesmarn On October 31, 2009 @ 1:32 pm Good to see you, Seek! It’s easy to navigate here. Pretty simple once you play with it a bit. Like lots of others, I went to gravatar and they walk you right through the avatar process. Welcome. » Posted By kesmarn On October 31, 2009 @ 1:30 pm You’re too kind. Have to admit, though, now that it’s almost 3AM, I…am…losing…altitude… Good night, friends. » Posted By kesmarn On October 30, 2009 @ 11:55 pm I love hearing stuff on period instruments. You get to hear it the way Mozart heard it. » Posted By kesmarn On October 30, 2009 @ 11:51 pm This guy, Magnus LaDue is also a math prodigy. I’ll admit it: I’m jealous of a 9 year old.
» Posted By kesmarn On October 30, 2009 @ 11:42 pm Wow! I’m amazed at the talent that’s coming from Asia these days. » Posted By kesmarn On October 30, 2009 @ 11:41 pm #$&@%!& Swine flu! But I’m home now after driving 20 miles through a pelting, windy rainstorm…and it’s great to relax to this eclectic music thread. » Posted By kesmarn On October 30, 2009 @ 11:28 pmComments Posted By kesmarn
Making changes at a deliberate pace?
Balancing budgets?
Saving for a rainy day?
Taking responsibility for oneself?
Valuing hard work?
Sobriety?
If you’re the White House, how to do say that FOX is idiotic while avoiding the obvious conclusion that the people who watch are idiots?
On the other hand, if he ignores the whole situation, does he look like the guy who’ll do almost anything to avoid a fight?
Like you, I’m hoping there’s good strong “firewall” between any conflicts there and here. But anyone who wants to leave all that behind is welcome @ PPOV,
as I know AdLib will agree!
I’ve used FireFox for a while and am very happy with it. Hope it works out for you.
But, my feeling is that what’s done is done.
PlanetPOV seems like a great place for fresh starts, new beginnings and a real commitment to kind, civil, candid discussion. And I have a strong feeling we’ll all be able to keep it that way. YES WE CAN.
Sorry that just when I get home, you’re leaving. But have a great evening.
This has become the first place I log on to now, and it’s looks as though today the joint has been jumping! It’s exciting to watch the growth of PlanetPOV just over the last week.
I must be too scientific or skeptical or something because this interesting stuff never seems to happen to me. But my Mom did have a few experiences of the unexplainable.
Her own Dad had died when she was 12, so I never met him. But I felt almost as though I knew him because she told so many vivid stories. She was very attached to him and his loss was the most traumatic event of her childhood.
He worked on the railroad on the “graveyard” shift as a roundhouse foreman. So what would have been his “lunch hour” was actually around midnight, and he would walk the short distance home to eat.
Since the family was all in bed at that point, he would amuse himself with trying to see what stations he could pull in on the radio as he had his meal. After his death, my Mom reported that there were several nights on which the radio came on spontaneously–all by itself–at midnight.
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