tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5612715837707274617.post6350905119500262312..comments2020-07-17T17:10:23.791+02:00Comments on Spookannie: Vampires Walk Among Usjudygrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11800886346623253551noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5612715837707274617.post-48115448511362585362010-06-26T20:28:15.976+02:002010-06-26T20:28:15.976+02:00Oh, that was good. Can't believe I didn't ...Oh, that was good. Can't believe I didn't see this post when it came out. More people need to call out Westboro Baptist. Something has gone HORRIBLY wrong with that church.Spotsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13313486247952223543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5612715837707274617.post-23348049115180853992010-05-17T20:23:33.872+02:002010-05-17T20:23:33.872+02:00I believe that as well! Great Blog!
http://beastb...I believe that as well! Great Blog!<br /><br />http://beastbaseball.blogspot.com/Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00737057677754616571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5612715837707274617.post-88764598010335710732010-05-12T16:01:01.369+02:002010-05-12T16:01:01.369+02:00xenophobic is a simplificationxenophobic is a simplificationPinkhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18418806397570746297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5612715837707274617.post-73718633227278998622010-05-07T09:52:23.675+02:002010-05-07T09:52:23.675+02:00I believe that
Keith Olbermann is not a demagogu...I believe that <br />Keith Olbermann is not a demagogue because he uses real facts.Infoturnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04026354806138250785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5612715837707274617.post-76563375700786221972010-04-17T09:58:13.802+02:002010-04-17T09:58:13.802+02:00Thanks, Marilyn, for taking time to write a though...Thanks, Marilyn, for taking time to write a thoughtful comment. I agree with you that there are some on both sides that make completely outrageous claims about the others and do not try to understand the others' point of view.<br /><br />On Twitter I see some liberals and conservatives spewing vile comments at each other in gutter language I think is disgusting, as if calling each other foul names is okay because they think their side is right. They let their anger get the better of them.<br /><br />While you see a few token Blacks and Hispanics at Tea Party rallies, the movement is overwhelming White, but calling them Nazis and domestic terrorists, as some liberals have, is absurd. I think most of the Tea Party members just don't have a good grasp on how government works, and are also lousy spellers : )). However, it is also true that there are some people on the fringes of the Tea Party, who are neo-Nazis, overt racists, and/or sympathizers with Timothy McVeigh and the militia movement. <br /><br />Palin, Beck and Limbaugh are demagogues. I have no use for demagogues. They lie to the mob, and they know they lie. I have no use for liars. They appear to be using the Tea Party purely as a means to advance themselves. As for making fun of them, I think characterizing them as vampires is pretty mild. I have not used offensive language or advocated violence against them or anyone. <br /> <br />Keith Olbermann is not a demagogue because he uses real facts, not made-up-stuff, which is what demagogues do. He's colorful and emphatic (sticks the knife in and twists), but he uses the truth as his knife. That is the big difference, and that's what people should look for in deciding where they should place their trust.<br /><br />It's been my experience that anyone who lies to me once will lie to me again. With the huge pile of proven lies put out by the likes of Palin, Beck and Limbaugh, I'm amazed anyone follows them. <br /><br />As for you making fun of Keith O, well, thank goodness it's still a free country. Making fun of public figures is a grand old American tradition. Inciting people to violence against the government and the President or members of Congress, not so much.<br /><br />It would be nice to get back to a time when both sides were at least cordial on the surface, but I don't see it happening any time soon. Thanks again for your comment.<br /><br />Judy Graham, also an Americanjudygrahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800886346623253551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5612715837707274617.post-75923608310284599802010-04-16T23:32:22.905+02:002010-04-16T23:32:22.905+02:00I heartily agree that propoganda in the media must...I heartily agree that propoganda in the media must be addressed; we need to be aware of how 'bandwagon', 'ridicule' and various other tactics seek to disenfranchise those who hold a dissenting viewpoint, or simply one that is different. Labeling without discourse or attempts at understanding is insulting, writing out another opinion is simply not "American." It should remembered that extremes of view, intolerance of others, and following blindly without thought or checking facts is a sin committed at both ends of the socio-political spectrum. You make fun of various individuals such as Palin, Beck,etc. I might make fun of Keith O being so excited shivers ran up his leg as he was - theoretically providing objective news coverage of a presidential nominees speech. Our wise grandmothers told long ago, those in glass houses should not throw stones. There is enough blame, and glass, to go around. <br /><br />Marilyn A. Hudson, An AmericanBlogesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00490126789356356169noreply@blogger.com