tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post7890516672572974109..comments2023-09-15T04:27:57.129-04:00Comments on Commentarama: A Falling-Out Among ThievesAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-79843226997938714642011-01-03T18:24:31.512-05:002011-01-03T18:24:31.512-05:00rlaWTX: Anyone who doesn't suffer a grumpy da...rlaWTX: Anyone who doesn't suffer a grumpy day now and then is probably brain-dead. All things considered, I probably have more than most. Perhaps my advantage is that my German genes produce an endorphin of some kind that generates "galgenhumor," otherwise known as "gallows humor." I'm going to need a lot of it over the next year. LOLLawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-42377438106747876552011-01-03T18:20:34.594-05:002011-01-03T18:20:34.594-05:00T_Rav: It all started with the political-correctn...T_Rav: It all started with the political-correctness movement of the 70s. Once the leftists in government figured out they could translate "give no offense" into hate speech statutes and hate crimes, it became a clarion call for more government, more government. Once the government controls the speech, it can determine who can and cannot be offended. You can shout "Jew" in a crowded theater, but don't shout "Muslim" at Ground Zero.<br /><br />The only difference between Chavez and Obama on the issue is that Chavez is better at it.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-74937824537617871092011-01-03T17:14:51.317-05:002011-01-03T17:14:51.317-05:00Lawhawk, thanks for the optimism re-boot!
But I m...Lawhawk, thanks for the optimism re-boot! <br />But I must admit that my grumpiness is personal rather than political... I have a job where each month starts the same and each week has a similar make-up. Except for the details (of which there is a plethora) time tends to "feel" repetitive. A new year just brings more AARG to the regular monthly tasks (close out the year instead of just the month, etc)... And then add that today's details include everyone being out sick... harumph.<br />;)<br />(I like my job. Love the people I work with, but today is just harumphy.)rlaWTXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319344164726195144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-35034923372954113142011-01-03T17:12:09.943-05:002011-01-03T17:12:09.943-05:00LawHawk, that last paragraph of yours, mentioning ...LawHawk, that last paragraph of yours, mentioning the crackdown on Internet criticism of government officials, brought to mind what I hate most about the Left: in cases such as this, they suppress a basic freedom, that of speech and/or the press, and manage to sanctimoniously assert that they're making sure everyone plays nice and stays civil! At what point did we decide that not hurting other people's feelings (as long as they're not white male Christians) is more important than having a truthful debate and preserving our liberties? I'm sorry, I thought I'd left the campus dormitory and its weekly garbage about "tolerance" and "diversity." <br /><br />Obviously, this isn't what Chavez is after; it's a power grab pure and simple. It's the ones who are so willing to swallow this justification hook, line, and sinker who have me so irked.T_Ravnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-41026548966536825372011-01-03T16:51:42.709-05:002011-01-03T16:51:42.709-05:00rlaWTX: Bolton is one of my favorite "demoni...rlaWTX: Bolton is one of my favorite "demonized others" for the left. I would have to say that I am at best cautiously optimistic about the new year. In my lifetime I have never seen so much go so wrong so quickly, and it won't be an easy task even if we had won both houses of Congress with substantial conservative majorities in each. It's going to be a very tough year. I still have my faith in America and Americans, but it's really going to get tested in the coming months.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-50053157322704376912011-01-03T16:48:29.830-05:002011-01-03T16:48:29.830-05:00Tennessee: I miss them both. Particularly John B...Tennessee: I miss them both. Particularly John Bolton. The left hated everything about him, right down to the fact that he "didn't look like all the previous ambassadors." That alone made him eminently qualified to take on the bad guys. He looks like a graying Wyatt Earp, and the UN was the OK Corral.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-14053544755881092812011-01-03T16:40:26.000-05:002011-01-03T16:40:26.000-05:00"We believe it's in our national interest..."We believe it's in our national interest to have an ambassador in Caracas so that we can candidly express our views and engage with the government of Venezuela." "There are tensions in the relationship, and it's precisely because of that that we feel it's important to have appropriate diplomatic relations."<br /><br />There are buckets of sarcasm and irony-alerts flashing in these 2 lines alone. And that's without any commentary!<br /><br />I read the article about Bolton on NRO this morning... he's such a breath of fresh air. If he runs for Pres, it'll start some conversations at least...<br /><br />Happy new year to all - although it's feeling a lot like last year to me...rlaWTXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319344164726195144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-46970138803663945242011-01-03T16:28:32.618-05:002011-01-03T16:28:32.618-05:00Happy New Year, Hawk. Reading your post reminds me...Happy New Year, Hawk. Reading your post reminds me that I much prefer Condoleeza Rice and John Bolton than the Bamster when it comes to dealing with rogue regimes. I bet that Richard Dreyfus is one happy camper, though.Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.com