tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post6381121977339740019..comments2023-09-15T04:27:57.129-04:00Comments on Commentarama: Obama Offers Republicans Key To The Future!AndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-27790425135586206992012-01-18T20:04:11.062-05:002012-01-18T20:04:11.062-05:00Thanks Ben, I do try to look at the big picture be...Thanks Ben, I do try to look at the big picture because I view my role as providing as much thought as possible in the articles rather than just repeating what everyone else is saying.<br /><br />Also, I grew up reading guys like Walter Williams and Thomas Sowell who use their minds and think long and far before they speak. I find that impressive and their results show the value of that kind of discourse.<br /><br />Unfortunately, too many of our public figures/talking heads just aren't that bright or that interested in being that bright -- it pays more to be loud than right, and they have decided to be as loud as they can be no matter what the effect is on conservatism because it helps them personally.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-67833393260682401902012-01-18T19:41:09.392-05:002012-01-18T19:41:09.392-05:00Andrew: Well, given Obamas track record and his wi...Andrew: Well, given Obamas track record and his willingness to ignore our laws and our Constitution to get what he wants, I can't really blame folks for being worried.<br /><br />It would be nice to hear more from conservatives like you who can see the bigger picture though, and perhaps that would help to stem knee jerk reactions (again, I understand why, but we hafta move past that sometimes and now is one of those times).<br /><br />More conservatives need to learn not only to think tactically, but strategically as well.<br /><br />And, of course strategy doesn't forgo tactics, we need them both working harmoniously.<br />And we need to quit parrotting leftist talking points (that are virtually always wrong) like Beaker and Paul did at that last debate.<br /><br />Oh, I can't believe this didn't cross my mind earlier:<br /><br />Dirty Harry for President.<br />I would also take The Outlaw Josey Wales, Big Jake (or any John Wayne character, including John Wayne Himself and Jimmy Stewart as well).USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-84670883846675103382012-01-17T12:30:59.978-05:002012-01-17T12:30:59.978-05:00Andrew, Excellent point, but some people are just ...Andrew, Excellent point, but some people are just too obsessed with "Obamists" to stop.Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-21737866167485428562012-01-17T10:41:48.560-05:002012-01-17T10:41:48.560-05:00Thanks Ben! He really can't use this power to...Thanks Ben! He really can't use this power to increase the size of government or give it more powers. The problem is when you say "we're going to give Obama POWER to..." people freak out.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-68334987999140446702012-01-17T03:31:59.172-05:002012-01-17T03:31:59.172-05:00Excellent post Andrew!
If all a President can do ...Excellent post Andrew!<br /><br />If all a President can do with this power is merge agencies and/or cut them down to smaller size then I'm all for it. :^)USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-62062053808698659022012-01-16T17:45:44.656-05:002012-01-16T17:45:44.656-05:00Indi, If they started acting right now I doubt the...Indi, If they started acting right now I doubt they could get this thing passed until June or so and that would leave Obama 6 months to act, which just isn't enough time for him to do anything.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-22126015482247348972012-01-16T17:43:23.426-05:002012-01-16T17:43:23.426-05:00Thanks Terry! I'm glad you enjoy my articles. ...Thanks Terry! I'm glad you enjoy my articles. :)AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-21590393762899937562012-01-16T17:27:00.618-05:002012-01-16T17:27:00.618-05:00I agree I think
I think we should do it but take ...I agree I think<br /><br />I think we should do it but take a month or two to finalize it and make sure the Senate will accept it. Maybe even put a start date six months or so. This way the law is passed Obama can't complain about not having it but he can't actually implement it until after the election and hopefully as a lame duck.Individualisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11005025873042230314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-18316126619591657432012-01-16T16:56:11.304-05:002012-01-16T16:56:11.304-05:00Andrew, I agree with Ed. I found you through the ...Andrew, I agree with Ed. I found you through the films and I'm glad I did. I think your articles are great.ScyFyterryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12635510395140863437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-27152460613736295352012-01-16T15:20:16.435-05:002012-01-16T15:20:16.435-05:00Thanks Ed! That's high praise!
What do you m...Thanks Ed! That's high praise!<br /><br />What do you mean you don't always agree? Don't you know that if you don't agree, it will be the end of America and the end of the constitution as we know it?! What are you, a commie? Just kidding. ;)<br /><br />Much of what we talk about does eventually come down to opinion -- do you prefer one candidate or another, do you think one possibility is more likely to happen or another, etc. There's nothing wrong with genuine disagreement.<br /><br />And you're right about Obama. The truth is that he doesn't hate America and doesn't "not understand America." He just has a different take on it -- a take shared by about 40% of the public. I vehemently disagree with his take and his methods, but much of the criticism of him is just overblown and becomes counter-productive. Too often it's so blind that it misses opportunities and it makes it impossible to discuss finding a better way when all you have to offer is "Obama is a jerk." Indeed, why trust anyone who can't see the forest because they're obsessed with a bush they think is a tree?AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-52943841947920921412012-01-16T14:56:36.777-05:002012-01-16T14:56:36.777-05:00Andrew, That is something I really do appreciate i...Andrew, That is something I really do appreciate in your articles. You always look at things fairly. I know you get funny and tongue in cheek sometimes, but you've been very fair about pointing out that people can have different opinions without being evil and you've been more than fair in pointing out when Obama and his people actually have a point. That's why I like reading your stuff because I don't find that elsewhere on the net. It seems like everyone else is spewing talking points.<br /><br />The closest I find to you is Thomas Sowell or Walter Williams, who also are very fair in their assessments. I don't always agree with them as I don't always agree with your opinions, but I can't argue with any of your on your analysis.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122308626703654554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-52158745789255783282012-01-16T14:56:07.588-05:002012-01-16T14:56:07.588-05:00tryanmax, Let me add, I think there is a lot more ...tryanmax, Let me add, I think there is a lot more cynicism in all of this than people realize. One thing talk radio hosts and many bloggers have learned is that outrage sells. People who are upset tune in more often, listen longer and (on the web) comment more than other people. Radio talkers and bloggers know this.<br /><br />So they very cynically set out to upset people and to stir up the crazies because they know it means ratings/readers. They don't actually care about the things they talk about, nor do they care about being accurate -- all they want is to be upsetting.<br /><br />Hence, the obsessions with various Democrats/Republicans and the blowing them up into near-mythical figures of evil, the promotion of rumor as fact, the "it's the end of America" tone, the broad-broad "they all believe this!" attacks. This is all cynically by design to stir up the people who are mostly like to respond emotionally.<br /><br />And I'll bet you that if you could actually hear these people in their day to day lives, you would discover that they don't believe the garbage they spew, but they do it solely because it gets them attention.<br /><br />I personally have no desire to engage in that. I would much rather have a rational discussion with people who are interesting in discussing the truth rather than obsessing about comment counts and hits. And I'm glad that you've all responded to that. I think we've had some great discussions.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-49721455861175333672012-01-16T14:31:02.082-05:002012-01-16T14:31:02.082-05:00T-Rav, She was out of the office so I stole some l...T-Rav, She was out of the office so I stole some letterhead. ;)AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-14835936879479338462012-01-16T14:30:35.076-05:002012-01-16T14:30:35.076-05:00tryanmax, I share your concerns about the doubling...tryanmax, I share your concerns about the doubling down of acronyms. Once we have two layers, what's next? Three layers? Where will it end? Think of the children!!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-82263796210208674522012-01-16T14:29:07.770-05:002012-01-16T14:29:07.770-05:00tryanmax, I've found that too -- many of the p...tryanmax, I've found that too -- many of the people who claim the most love for the Constitution really don't trust it. (Or understand it.)<br /><br />I've also found a lot of idiocy, especially on the net. You see this all the time where people just assume the worst case, usually without a clue what they are talking about. They never stop to ask what is really going on and they jump right into inflammatory rhetoric.<br /><br />These same people are also obsessed with Obama and his people. They always assume evil motives. They hypocritically whine like children about things they thought were great when Bush did them and pretend these are somehow some amazing new outrage. They repeat rumor as fact and then even stretch the rumor to make it sound more evil. And they are constantly wrong, but when you point out to them that they are wrong, they respond with a ridiculous evasion like: "Sure, but try explaining that to an Obamaist." (The irony in that kind of idiocy is so rich you could deposit it in a Swiss bank.) This is obsessive behavior and it's identical to Bush Derangement Syndrome.<br /><br />Sadly, much of talk radio and the net caters to this.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-56305946831816047312012-01-16T14:28:35.669-05:002012-01-16T14:28:35.669-05:00Wait, I thought Bev was the Management?Wait, I thought Bev was the Management?T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-52020118156593911972012-01-16T14:23:33.130-05:002012-01-16T14:23:33.130-05:00I would object to PIPA even if it had nothing to d...I would object to PIPA even if it had nothing to do with the internet because I object to any acronyms that contain further acronyms. Protect actually stands for "Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft," and IP stands for "of Intellectual Property," rather than "Internet Protocol" as I had originally supposed.tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-5876576576006335002012-01-16T14:13:48.352-05:002012-01-16T14:13:48.352-05:00The purely oppositional nature of right-wing radio...The purely oppositional nature of right-wing radio only serves to underscore the thesis that conservatism is the center in this country. The wishy-washy moderate segment that the political parties are so eager to curry favor with seem just to represent the liberals that got left behind as the left kept going leftward. (I have my own personal distinction between “center” “moderate” and “independent”.)<br /><br />Still, the radio talkers remain more relevant than the legacy media only in that they continue to report stories that the other does not. Insofar as the right is developing its own echo chamber, I find myself listening to fewer and fewer hosts. <br /><br />Sadly, the “end of America” rhetoric is effective. I see more of that regurgitated on message boards than anything else (e.g. facts). I’ve been accused of being everything from a bent-necked pacifist to a clock-tower-perched militant just for saying “don’t be so pessimistic” which is what all the end of America talk amounts to. It amazes me that those who claim to love the Constitution most have the least faith in it.tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-2916815774317920822012-01-16T14:07:20.291-05:002012-01-16T14:07:20.291-05:00Yeah Lamar, that's Darrell all right. Has it ...Yeah Lamar, that's Darrell all right. Has it occurred you that when the people you should have faith in are on the other side and you find yourself doing the bidding of people who hate you. . . you just might be on the wrong side?AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-41145258884723814342012-01-16T14:04:44.369-05:002012-01-16T14:04:44.369-05:00rlaWTX, Talk about a choice between the evil of tw...rlaWTX, Talk about a choice between the evil of two lessors!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-10563843937590308482012-01-16T14:01:27.299-05:002012-01-16T14:01:27.299-05:00Darrell Issa is a communist!Darrell Issa is a communist!Lamar Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-4554653448695151082012-01-16T14:01:24.467-05:002012-01-16T14:01:24.467-05:00totally OT: NRO's poll is "Between Gingri...totally OT: NRO's poll is "Between Gingrich and Santorum, you favor:" <br />< shudder ><br /><br />I think that I am glad that Santorum is up 71% to 29%...rlaWTXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319344164726195144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-22498685831172888902012-01-16T13:55:42.216-05:002012-01-16T13:55:42.216-05:00UPDATE: Apparently, they've canceled the vote ...<b>UPDATE:</b> Apparently, they've canceled the vote on SOPA indefinitely. That's good. But PIPA (aka SOPA-lite) is still out there and it sounds like they are trying to sell PIPA as "not as bad as SOPA". SOPA opponents are apparently planning to black out websites in protest of the attempts to shift to PIPA.<br /><br /><br /><br />Here's a statement from Darrell Issa -- a big SOPA opponent:<br /><br /><i>“While I remain concerned about Senate action on the Protect IP Act, I am confident that flawed legislation will not be taken up by this House. Majority Leader Cantor has assured me that we will continue to work to address outstanding concerns and work to build consensus prior to any anti-piracy legislation coming before the House for a vote.”</i>AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-39267103213842770352012-01-16T13:50:37.957-05:002012-01-16T13:50:37.957-05:00Ed, He gave us smugness... RINO-grade, high qualit...Ed, He gave us smugness... RINO-grade, high quality smugness.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-11016306188289804482012-01-16T13:48:05.932-05:002012-01-16T13:48:05.932-05:00Good riddance to Huntmans too. He didn't add ...Good riddance to Huntmans too. He didn't add anything to the debates.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122308626703654554noreply@blogger.com