tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342454496014200176.post3054452447702945399..comments2023-05-05T06:38:34.592-04:00Comments on IMHO: Juan Live the Queen!Niceguy Eddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03896896323840121445noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342454496014200176.post-18392448736970206812010-10-23T00:02:39.398-04:002010-10-23T00:02:39.398-04:00@Metal Matt - DONE. And yes, definitely let me kn...@Metal Matt - DONE. And yes, definitely let me know if you come across anything else like that.<br /><br />@Dolly & okie - That IS a great link, but yeah, sadly if you can't put it on a bumper sticker, or into a 5-second sound-bite it just won't travel very well.<br /><br />For me it comes down to this: What will have more impact on the economy: $1000 to someone who would otherwise have nothing, or an extra $10 Grand to a Multi-Millionaire. Which one is going to change their purchasing decision more, and thus have a greater benefit for other people and the buisinesses around them? The rich dude? Socks it away. That's his right, he can do what he wants with his money, but the economy ain't gonna benefit from that. At at the end of the day? What's better for the economy is every bit as godd for that rich guy, and his stock portfolio anyway. (The difference is, the rich guy just can't stand the fact that someone else might have a little bit more for THEMselves at teh same time.) Now... if you can find a way to fit [Keynsian Economics] onto a bumper sticker?<br /><br />Shoot, that would solve half the world's problems all by itself.<br /><br />Thanks for all of your comments.Niceguy Eddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03896896323840121445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342454496014200176.post-54154729356679683012010-10-22T21:07:05.313-04:002010-10-22T21:07:05.313-04:00That's a great link DellDolly, but like many p...That's a great link DellDolly, but like many posters on that site pointed out, too long. The 'leadership' and movers-and-shakers (read: media spin doctors) for what passes as the Repubs have perfected the 'bumper-sticker' debate form - tailored for today's infotainment consumer, who has the attention-span of a goldfish. If a point can't be made in a 15 sec. spot, with waving flags and patriotic music, you've lost some of your audience.<br /><br />Of course, if that tactic fails, you can always fall-back to the 'fling poo at your opponent' strategy - what have ya got to lose?<br /><br />okiepoliAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342454496014200176.post-64541098786465353992010-10-22T14:53:23.789-04:002010-10-22T14:53:23.789-04:00Here's a link to what I thought was a great di...Here's a link to what I thought was a great diary on DailyKos about economic issues. It discusses spending and the effect of spending and saving on our economy. I think it's the kind of argument that will shoot RightON out of the water any day.<br /><br />http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/10/22/912528/-My-response-to-my-affluent-Republican-brother...DellDollynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342454496014200176.post-79366613617441551132010-10-22T14:16:07.735-04:002010-10-22T14:16:07.735-04:00This is highly relevant, and very important. Appar...This is highly relevant, and very important. Apparently right-wingers such as Palin have called on Congress to reduce funding for NPR over this little situation. Basically the whole right-wing scene is throwing a hissy fit that people are angry that FOX allows bigoted idiots to say whatever they want on their network.<br /><br />Here's a petition urging Congress not to cave to the stupidity of the right, and to keep funding for NPR where it is. NPR is one of the last bastions of unbiased, fair news, and true reporting skills. I hope everyone that reads this will sign. Maybe you could even repost it, Eddie!<br /><br />http://www.credoaction.com/campaign/stand_up_for_npr/?rc=homepageMetal Matthttp://www.facebook.com/the2ndheartbeatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342454496014200176.post-7293457607226511642010-10-22T10:39:17.738-04:002010-10-22T10:39:17.738-04:00Yeah, I hear you as far as the context goes. And ...Yeah, I hear you as far as the context goes. And you're right. Shoot, I've had posts like THAT, here. But you're also dead-on in saying that the O'Rielly Factor is not exactly the best forum to on which to be working out those kinds of issues. If he didn't have a long history of being the token liberal, while constantly arguing from the conservtaive perspectve, [IOW: If he didn't constantly embarass NPR by being Fox's Stooge,] I probably would have considered calling shenanigans on it. Because this isn't REALLY any better a reason to fire him that so many other things that NPR has given him a pass on, it'll just play play better in the media. Of course... the story will be "PC Polics strike again" but I don't really care at this point. NPR can't do quality, objective reporting in the middle east if they endorse this kind of a message. And he didn't really go further, and acknowledge that he knows those kinds of feelings are WRONG. Which would have gone a long way towards establishing that context. So... Good riddance.Niceguy Eddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03896896323840121445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342454496014200176.post-58204526991688095032010-10-22T07:32:27.114-04:002010-10-22T07:32:27.114-04:00I don't like Williams. He's one of the &qu...I don't like Williams. He's one of the "mainstream" media's many phony "liberals," which is to say he's a conservative who is, on a daily basis, pawned off as a liberal and matched up against some reactionary bomb-thrower in what passes for a "debate" on those shows. He used to be the only sort of "liberal" allowed on such programs. He has willingly participated in that charade for literally decades, so, while things have improved and liberals are sometimes allowed on such shows now, it doesn't make me like him any more.<br /><br />I don't know about firing him, though. Context is important, obviously. If Williams said this sort of thing just to suck up to O'Reilly and the usual Fox crowd, then to hell with him, but from what you've quoted, it sounds like it could be a case of someone struggling with a personal prejudice he seems to realize is wrong. If that's the case, that's something that <i>should</i> be discussed, and that discussion <i>never</i> discouraged. Of course, there isn't going to be any sort of reasoned discussion of such a thing on O'Reilly, so it's probably just a case of sucking up.classicliberal2http://lefthooktheblog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com