Comments on: Sarah Palin: A phony populist for a phony movement

By: Kent Shaw

Kent Shaw — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:25:33 +0000

Concur.

By: Kent Shaw

Kent Shaw — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:21:58 +0000

Very helpful commentary.
Suppose you point out examples of my hate.
I’ll confess to hating war, and therefore hating the actions of George Bush and Barack Obama who started and continue those illegal and unconstitutional activities. I confess to hating the actions of the big bankers that were allowed by the Bush Administration to nearly destroy the world economy, and I hate the actions of Barack Obama in continuing same. Do you perhaps think that anyone who isn’t with you is against you, and therefore hates you by your own definition?

By: Kent Shaw

Kent Shaw — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:16:49 +0000

Spot on analysis. Thank you.

By: Almandine

Almandine — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:29:34 +0000

Well Carl, for my part it wasn’t worth going back to the original (RP) quotes, recreating context and intent, discussing the semantic analysesdone that suggest multiple authors, etc., that had already been brought to bear years ago. It’s a new time with a more suave approach to casting arguments against the govt leviathan.

On the other hand, I think political erudition is a term you’ve chosen well, because the rule of thumb for any good politician is that when the squeeze of reality sets in the best way to persevere is to change the subject. :-!

By: griff

griff — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 09:59:58 +0000

What I find interesting in all this is how many times I’ve seen Doug himself suggest that nothing short of a revolution will change any thing in this country. How many times we’ve lamented the collective American Apathy and couch-potato laziness of the masses. We excoriate the superficial, celebrity-driven culture while we formulate our political reality based on personalities and punditry, propaganda and pablum. We choose our representatives like we pick out our breakfast cereal.

New and Improved! Political campaigns are nothing more than glitzy brand promotions. Call in the next ten minutes and get free shipping on that shiny new bureaucracy. Yours for life. Never needs batteries, just feed it new taxes every year and watch it grow! Like magic!

But wait – there’s more! For a limited time only, you can have your livelihood shipped overseas at no extra cost! That’s right – call now and you too can become a beneficiary of government welfare! But act now – supplies are limited.*
* length of offer based on an inversely proportional ratio of working stiifs to formerly working stiffs. When supplies run out, you’re on your own.

We find every reason to find the smallest fault in any thing that doesn’t quite fit into the tight confines of partisan politics, all the while complaining that nothing ever changes. And of course, we believe every thing we see on television.

We proclaim we want better but always settle for the lesser of two evils. We wish for a third party (even though plenty exist right now) but find every reason not to support them when the rubber hits the road. And when you boil it down, it’s the so-called independent voters that keep us here; independent only in that they vote for one or the other major party as the winds change.

People are taking to the streets to protest an out of control government, and frankly I’m damned glad to finally see it. There are plenty of angles and certainly a share of bad actors, provocateurs and posuers, but John Q Public is tired of getting screwed. If a few politicians wet themselves in the process, so be it.

By: Carl Nemo

Carl Nemo — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 05:18:34 +0000

For me, this has been one of the most enjoyable threads that I’ve read on this site, especially one without me adding my two cents worth.

The most enjoyable aspect was that our site host jumped in and for a change pitched out his political erudition concerning D.C. based orgs, their origins and links to the present.

On this one, I’d rule in the gunfighter’s favor; ie., Doug Thompson armed with his Colt 45 and the rest with water pistols and no water to fill them… : ))

Carl Nemo **==

By: Almandine

Almandine — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 01:50:19 +0000

It seems the difference between you and Ron is that he gave up talkin trash about 15 years ago.

By: b mcclellan

b mcclellan — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 21:47:09 +0000

Got some real indignation goinst on round here Doug, Yee, Dee, Hay Haw.

By: Kent Shaw

Kent Shaw — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:51:38 +0000

Do you know if the teabaggers want to cut military spending, or do they just want to cut their own throats by cutting Social Security and Medicare? They are against socialism, so surely they must be willing to cut or terminate these social programs in order to help balance the budget. I wonder if unemployed teabaggers are in favor of unemployment insurance extensions. I’m pretty sure the employed ones would be against it. More socialism, you know. Unemployment insurance should probably be completely terminated. One of the largest social programs in existence is the WAR ON DRUGS to the tune of some $40 billion a year. What else could you call it? The government owns or leases all the capital involved – buildings, vehicles, weapons, etc., otherwise known as the means of production and all the employees work for the government. Now that I think of it, the War on Drugs is more representative of a communist organization than a socialist one. Whatever. I just wonder if the teabaggers are thinking everything through before they act. Well, at any rate, I hope the government keeps its damn hands off their medicare!

By: Kent Shaw

Kent Shaw — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:41:59 +0000

Oh I agree. There should never be a need to dig into a subject in any depth. A couple paragraphs on the internet should suffice. A simple summary is always preferable to in depth knowledge, no matter what the subject.