tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post8608316540035944386..comments2023-10-16T08:25:47.205-05:00Comments on PARSLEY'S PICS: Retracing Steinbecks Footsteps: America's Homeless Middle-ClassLeslie Parsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-31204716526422282212011-08-27T18:04:50.931-05:002011-08-27T18:04:50.931-05:00Let me clarify a few things in Mr. Mason's art...Let me clarify a few things in Mr. Mason's article:"is dominated by the Air Force, naval weaponry, big oil and private healthcare."-Bakersfield's main economy is driven by oil and agriculture. The AF and naval weaponry is a long way up and over the Tehachapi Mt range and down into the valley..so there aren't too many folks willing to make that drive from Bako. <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06698117410778232102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-53143445143317996482011-08-17T16:46:23.805-05:002011-08-17T16:46:23.805-05:00@John: I don't know. I've always had a lit...@John: I don't know. I've always had a little problem with saying something is fantastic when I don't agree with it or think it's mostly bunk. ; ) But since I've already indicated why I didn't care for the article, with the exception of a few details, I'm not going to rehash. <br /><br />However, I do appreciate the tip re the NY Times as it is my paper of preference, Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-61696658615532881592011-08-16T22:19:49.165-05:002011-08-16T22:19:49.165-05:00One more thing, people, regarding the article: &qu...One more thing, people, regarding the article: "What Happened to Obama." <br /><br />Don't wear out your welcome or it will force you to log in with the log in you probably don't have. <br /><br />The NY Times recently decided that the online publication is only partially free, which is a huge problem for me, as it was one of my favorite free publications, so I tended to wear John Mystehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16263634313238599515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-44573949722906236032011-08-16T22:12:34.208-05:002011-08-16T22:12:34.208-05:00Matthews then said Obama should show pictures of t...<i>Matthews then said Obama should show pictures of the crumbling infrastructure on television and defy the republicans to oppose it. </i> <br /><br />Beach, it wouldn't work. The Republicans would laugh, tell us how stupid we are and explain how if we would only let them McDonalds or our neighborhood barber would fix them.John Mystehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16263634313238599515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-66714193131860238222011-08-16T22:09:21.003-05:002011-08-16T22:09:21.003-05:00Damn it, I hate to do it. If everyone scrolls up, ...Damn it, I hate to do it. If everyone scrolls up, buried somewhere in the middle of the comments, Mr. Anderson recommends reading an article.<br /><br />That article is fantastic, whether you agree with it or not. <br /><br />Why? Is it because the author unravels a mystery before us? Is it because the author has made a discovery we didn't know was available or answers a question that we did John Mystehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16263634313238599515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-2951436531737788912011-08-14T08:00:52.297-05:002011-08-14T08:00:52.297-05:00Sue: I understand what you mean but in cases of so...Sue: I understand what you mean but in cases of something like high BP these tests, as tiresome as they are, are necessary because BP is so volatile and can indicate something going on that wasn't there before. It's hard to tell when to draw the line and say no more. But, in general, there are a lot of tests and procedures that are unnecessary. I can say this from personal experience.Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-79458496025615291582011-08-13T20:31:07.598-05:002011-08-13T20:31:07.598-05:00I hate how the left is giving in to hard left rant...I hate how the left is giving in to hard left rantings about SS, Medicare, and Medicaid! There is not a shred of evidence stating Pres. Obama will touch them to the point it hurts seniors and disabled. He said the cuts will be to the providers and that makes perfect sense. For the Dems to continually misquote Obama and put words in his mouth is very disheartening. We are supposed to fact check Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18303260031729868857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-10884340315410481462011-08-13T08:51:59.486-05:002011-08-13T08:51:59.486-05:00SW: "Probably more telling at that time than ...SW: "Probably more telling at that time than the number of Republican votes was the critical support LBJ won from Deep South Democrats."<br /><br />I don't see where you're getting this, at least on these two bills. The Southern Congressmen did not support Johnson; they voted against him and did so on many other bills. In fact, because of Johnson, many left the Democratic Party Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-69249318438017078252011-08-12T20:05:24.028-05:002011-08-12T20:05:24.028-05:00L.P. that's an excellent and informative rundo...L.P. that's an excellent and informative rundown. I've seen the voting statistics before, but it's been awhile. Probably more telling at that time than the number of Republican votes was the critical support LBJ won from Deep South Democrats. That was nothing short of miraculous because he was calling on them to put their career on the line.<br /><br />I have maintained all along thatS.W. Andersonhttp://ohpblog.ohpinion.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-29205335987180894902011-08-12T18:15:03.792-05:002011-08-12T18:15:03.792-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18303260031729868857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-37953311676795259982011-08-12T18:14:30.057-05:002011-08-12T18:14:30.057-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18303260031729868857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-9287554847017940972011-08-12T17:00:29.574-05:002011-08-12T17:00:29.574-05:00Thanks to Sue for trying to help me out. Maybe I&#...Thanks to Sue for trying to help me out. Maybe I'm too long winded.Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-33034591849774626702011-08-12T16:59:13.868-05:002011-08-12T16:59:13.868-05:00Part 2
Now, as to LBJ. Quite simply, he never wou...Part 2<br /><br />Now, as to LBJ. Quite simply, he never would have gotten the voter and civil rights legislation passed had it not been for Republican support - a luxury that Obama doesn't have. Remember that the stimulus bill passed with only one vote even with a House majority of Dems.<br /><br />The Civil Rights Act of 1964 as voted for and against by party, and only after 54 hours of &Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-6202694294767385002011-08-12T16:57:15.682-05:002011-08-12T16:57:15.682-05:00SW: I agree that Obama's "messaging,"...SW: I agree that Obama's "messaging," as opposed to "story telling," could use some work, but here's another thought from Ron Chusid at Liberal Values. Please overlook the misspelling of Westen - the good doc goes in 6 directions at once.<br /><br />"There might be room for improvement in the manner by which Obama gets his message out, but we must also keep in Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-54332800091478279332011-08-12T16:43:47.680-05:002011-08-12T16:43:47.680-05:00I'm having a hell of time with Blogger. Hang i...I'm having a hell of time with Blogger. Hang in there.Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-80476656810797886552011-08-11T21:35:11.759-05:002011-08-11T21:35:11.759-05:00L.P. I read Chait and Serwer's pieces. Each ma...L.P. I read Chait and Serwer's pieces. Each makes valid points and criticisms of Westen's op-ed. However, neither won me over to the idea Westen perpetrated pure nonsense.<br /><br />Of the Chait and Serwer critiques, I find the latter makes a better case. But I have to comment on this, which IMO kind of undermines the sense Serwer made elsewhere:<br /><br /><i> "But on most domesticS.W. Andersonhttp://ohpblog.ohpinion.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-64973670373890822172011-08-10T11:51:50.043-05:002011-08-10T11:51:50.043-05:00This is the very first, and I hope only, time that...This is the very first, and I hope only, time that I haven't seen eye-to-eye with SW. My response in no way diminishes the respect and admiration I have for him, personally and "professionally" and I am pleased to count him among one of my favorite blogging buddies.<br /><br />However, what has been diminished is what this post is about, so I've done some deleting, which I Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-41590052457116388532011-08-10T09:27:36.388-05:002011-08-10T09:27:36.388-05:00I just knocked Tom off my roll and he is not welco...I just knocked Tom off my roll and he is not welcome here. It is okay to criticize the President of the United States but it is not okay to tell him "to get off his fat ass."Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-11542208860706581502011-08-09T10:35:53.894-05:002011-08-09T10:35:53.894-05:00Leslie:
Leave it to you to call our attention to ...Leslie:<br /><br />Leave it to you to call our attention to the stories we don’t need to miss. You put a lot of hard work into this post, and it’s appreciated. When the comments are all in I will copy all of it to save.<br /><br />I am listening to all of John Grisham’s books in chronological order and, while they are fiction, two of them give exceptional coverage of the plight of both the B.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12004309077511856506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-63651057731339706842011-08-08T22:03:57.020-05:002011-08-08T22:03:57.020-05:00Leslie, you don't need my help or anyone's...Leslie, you don't need my help or anyone's in making your points. Girlfriend, you are doing just fine on your own. I am totally in accord on your assessment of the President and his courses of action that you discuss in your comments to your post.<br /><br />Btw, this is an exquisitely written post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04614116686638969278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-47265684732526965842011-08-08T21:10:39.142-05:002011-08-08T21:10:39.142-05:00Sue, I thought it was an excellent post. The criti...Sue, I thought it was an excellent post. The criticism in and of itself only bothers me to a certain extent and most of the time I just ignore it anyway. It is this petty, snippy, nonconstructive, same-ole, same-ole, 24/7 criticism that has been going on since the election - and the absolute refusal to recognize the obstructionism of the right and the media's help in playing up the right. It&Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-25122658698172737332011-08-08T18:09:15.346-05:002011-08-08T18:09:15.346-05:00My last post, which came from Facebook and is terr...My last post, which came from Facebook and is terribly long, is an excellent piece delving into the presidents mind. It states why he made the choices he made and why ordinary citizens like myself can't see the intelligence in his long term planning. But I can read and I can comprehend, and I know President Obama is doing everything IN HIS LIMITED power to be the best president, for the Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18303260031729868857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-68975794668165795452011-08-08T17:56:22.762-05:002011-08-08T17:56:22.762-05:00Ezra Klein has written quite a few pieces critical...Ezra Klein has written quite a few pieces critical of Westen's article. Here's the latest.<br /><br />"One other point on Drew Westen’s Sunday op-ed: Insofar as it has much in the way of policy prescriptions, they boil down to more stimulus. A lot more.<br /><br />The truly decisive move that broke the arc of history was his handling of the stimulus. The public was desperate for a Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-8974188102367457532011-08-08T15:59:53.069-05:002011-08-08T15:59:53.069-05:00First of all, I rank Westen right up, or down, the...First of all, I rank Westen right up, or down, there with Greenwald and Hamsher. I'm not enamored with his writings on AlterNet, a site - along with Truth.org. They constitute nothing but a long list of Obama-bashing type negativity. Never ever do any of these critics say anything at all remotely positive about Obama nor do they ever give him an ounce of credit for doing anything right. Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-2223670045706232142011-08-07T21:22:46.391-05:002011-08-07T21:22:46.391-05:00I'll read it again - in the morning when I'...I'll read it again - in the morning when I'm not so tired and can be more objective.<br /><br />Here's another. The original author was blocked on FB???<br /><br />https://www.facebook.com/notes/ron-demattio/obama-is-smarter-this-needs-to-be-read/229728883736535<br /><br />Frodo. I have to confess that I'm a bit confused about the turtle thingy.Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.com