tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342454496014200176.post6832665083980321522..comments2023-05-05T06:38:34.592-04:00Comments on IMHO: What a difference a day makes...Niceguy Eddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03896896323840121445noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342454496014200176.post-3039190104876896162010-10-17T16:09:55.806-04:002010-10-17T16:09:55.806-04:00@Duta -
I just caught a really bad typo in my re...@Duta - <br /><br />I just caught a really bad typo in my response to you. The 4th Paragraph should read:<br /><br />"As for Sanchez and Thomas...? Hey, you've got a particularly unique perspective on that issue, that I obviously can't share, being on the other side of the world from it. So I'm GOING to HAVE TO show some deference to that perspective."<br /><br />Basically I meant the complete opposite of what it said. Sorry about any confusion. :)Niceguy Eddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03896896323840121445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342454496014200176.post-18910645250270071492010-10-17T16:07:23.935-04:002010-10-17T16:07:23.935-04:00@Christopher Back - I'm with you, man.
I...@Christopher Back - I'm with you, man. <br /><br />I'll say one thing a little bit differently though: It's not so much that respect has to be earned, at least not INITIALLY, but that it can be lost VERY EASILY and is then VERY HARD to earn back. That, to me, is a pretty good fit for both the Criminals Duta mentions, and the Teabaggers that you refer to. After all, I at least waited until Christine O'Donnell actually SPOKE, before she lost all of my respect. (And EARNED my contempt. CONTEMPT is what I think you earn, respect you LOSE. LOL) It may have only taken a few seconds but, unfortuately for her, I WAS in fact listening respectfully when I first heard her. If I hadn't been? My respect may have lasted... a *little* longer. LOL<br /><br />Thanks for your comment.Niceguy Eddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03896896323840121445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342454496014200176.post-56575056829190062792010-10-17T13:52:47.076-04:002010-10-17T13:52:47.076-04:00While I agree with Eddie 1000% on this issue, I wi...While I agree with Eddie 1000% on this issue, I will tell Duta this: IMHO the modern American Conservative ideology being spouted by Tea Party, The GOP, and Fox News is 100% pure evil. <br /><br />That is what I believe with my heart and soul. The Conservative ideology has been corrupted and twisted into something FAR worse than Nazism. God Forbid should those fools who believe that crap get into office then this country will die. <br /><br />I've lost a lot of online "friends" who believe in that crap. It's sad to see when smart people can't see that their being to lied and will vote for people who don't have thier best interests at heart. <br /><br />The Democrats are not that much better but in this case they are the lesser of 2 evils. <br /><br />As too treating people with respect: I believe that respect MUST be earned and so far 98% the Conseratives in this country have yet to do one thing to earn my respect, they have earned my anger and dislike for them.Christopher Backhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488545358326075545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342454496014200176.post-25610933741384153212010-10-16T09:30:31.548-04:002010-10-16T09:30:31.548-04:00@Duta - Hey, welcome back! And You're right. ...@Duta - Hey, welcome back! And You're right. You're right. You're right. You're right. <br /><br />In fact I woke up this morning thinking a lot of the same things: I DEFINITELY use WAY too much foul language, and it's gotten worse recently. Everything reads like an angry rant, and that's not really what I intended when I started doing this. I guess I've just been way too angry about a lot of things lately. I was actually kicking around the idea of forcing myself to avoid any course language, of any kind, for... IDK... a Month, let's say, to break the habit. So it's interesting that you make this point... Tell you what: I'll start today. We'll see how it goes.<br /><br />Also, yes, in some ways I was exaggerating a little bit when I said "every person." At the time, I really just meant it on the basis of Gender, Race, Religion, Sexuality, Appearance, Age, Height, Weight, etc... You know: The traits that define WHAT we are, but do nothing to show WHO we are. But let's consider the examples you bring up: killers, traitors & crooks? (Let just say "criminals.") Now... do I extend teh same amount of respect to a convict that I do to someone else I just met? No, of course not. BUT... Do I still recognize their humanity? Do I respect the fact that they have RIGHTS? Do I respect the fact that they are entitled to due process before their incarceration or execution? Yes. And while I do believe in the death penalty (which is not the usual liberal position) in the meantime, or during ones incarceration, I still believe that prisoners should be treated HUMANELY regardless of their crimes. So it WAS an exaggeration in that I didn't MEAN IT that way, but no, I think the principle stills applies. DIFFERENTLY, but it still applies. Now... "parasites?" LOL... I'm Not sure exactly what you mean by that but I'd venture to say that I'd still recognize their basic humanity. Again, the "respect "may be DIFFERENT, but all people deserve the same rights and protections under the law, and deserve a fair chance from society to build their lives and improve their lot. Now... if they fail? Or worse, if they don't even try? We can certainly criticize them. But they're still human beings. And we should be careful about thinking to highly of ourselves, because you never know when fortunes can change.<br /><br />As for Sanchez and Thomas...? Hey, you've got a particularly unique perspective on that issue, that I obviously can't share, being on the otehr side of the world from it. So I'm not going to show some deference to that perspective. <br /><br />I think Thomas made a point that is fair to DEBATE, but made it in a blunt manner at an inopportune time and place. Sanchez... He was wallowing in stereotypes, and so his point had less merit for DEBATE, although Thomas' was arguably far more anti-Israel. Personally? I think that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a complicated issue that can't be boiled down to a blunt, one-sentence solution. And it's also pretty easy for AMERICANS to throw out stuff like that, being on the other side of the world, as opposed to in the middle of it. That being said, there IS a contingent of Americans that question our country's continued support of Israel. And right or wrong, agree or disagree, I still think it's a point worth talking about. Just not in the manner that Thomas and Sanchez chose to.<br /><br />Thanks for your comment, I've missed you!Niceguy Eddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03896896323840121445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342454496014200176.post-43121846366503262182010-10-16T09:27:36.707-04:002010-10-16T09:27:36.707-04:00@Classic - Agreed, 100%. And I have NO IDEA.
They...@Classic - Agreed, 100%. And I have NO IDEA.<br /><br />They really do need to get back to that part of their mission that's about showing how it's not just Fox and Talk Radio, and that there really IS NO "liberal media" in this country.<br /><br />Thanks for your comment.Niceguy Eddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03896896323840121445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342454496014200176.post-56927980213878710672010-10-16T07:46:47.775-04:002010-10-16T07:46:47.775-04:00I see in the use of the word "whore", ju...I see in the use of the word "whore", just use of bad, unacceptable language - in any context,under any circumstances. Period.<br />This is not the same as the toxic remarks conveying hate messages, made by Helen Thomas and Rick Sanchez.<br /><br />As a matter of fact, you also use bad language on your posts: asshole, bitch, idiots, fucking, shit, white-trash etc.. There's really no need for such epiteths when coming to elaborate your liberal views, unless you believe it makes the post more colorful and attractive.<br /><br />In your previous post you wrote:"ALL HUMAN BEINGS<br />deserve equal treatment and respect" - aren't you exaggerating a little bit? ALL? Among us human beings there are killers, traitors, crooks, parasites. I don't think these people should be treated with respect.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342454496014200176.post-8891674821441660822010-10-15T21:01:21.540-04:002010-10-15T21:01:21.540-04:00Now: I love MMFA. But you can take this as proof t...<i>Now: I love MMFA. But you can take this as proof that I don’t find them to be above critique; and not only for the rare time that they're “not liberal enough.” LOL</i><br /><br />My main criticism of MMFA mirrors that of "papajohn"; they are far too focused on the far right. Every day, it's half a dozen items about Limbaugh, Beck, Fox, etc.--always the same few targets.<br /><br />Not that those targets aren't worthy of that much (and plenty more) criticism. It's just that the main conduit through which right-wing nonsense gets to the public isn't any of these sources--it's through the "mainstream" corporate press.<br /><br />When, to cite but one example, Jake Tapper offers up one of his poisonous "reports" on ABC's World News Tonight, echoing whatever right-wing garbage is floating around that day, it has a bigger audience in that one airing than all of the Fox News shows combined.<br /><br />When the Obama began raising the issue of the Chamber of Commerce running attack ads, the press--the "mainstream" corporate press, not the far right press--pooh pooh'd it. Made it sound as if it was some last-minute desperation tactic that had no possible substance or even relevance. MMFA, meanwhile, documented that outside groups have created over 60,000 attack ads on behalf of conservative candidates since August 1. These groups are actually spending more on this election than are the two parties! Who is providing all this money? The donors are mostly undisclosed. That's incredible! Why isn't the press all over this every hour on the hour? Why is it that, instead, the issue, when raised, is treated by that press as some sort of stupid, irrelevant desperation tactic? And, more to the point, why isn't MMFA spending all day slamming the press for refusing to touch get into it?classicliberal2http://lefthooktheblog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com