tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post8925165363108460289..comments2023-10-16T08:25:47.205-05:00Comments on PARSLEY'S PICS: How the Far-Left Mirrors the Far-RightLeslie Parsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-41314143848804790562011-01-08T20:03:57.615-06:002011-01-08T20:03:57.615-06:00Darlene: I cannot tell you how sorry I am. Having ...Darlene: I cannot tell you how sorry I am. Having lived through the Columbine shooting when I was in Denver I do know exactly how you feel. And you are so right in everything you say. I'm going to put up a post and will use part of your comment here. It is so damn awful.Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-57474789263916859802011-01-08T19:36:27.459-06:002011-01-08T19:36:27.459-06:00I am late to this discussion because I have taken ...I am late to this discussion because I have taken a break from blogging, but I am glad that I finally joined you.<br /><br />Vicious rhetoric had the predictable result today in my adopted state, Arizona, with the shooting of 18 people (nine have died) including the best Senator Arizona ever had. Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head, but has survived surgery and the prognosis is good. The Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-91301645424874009502010-12-25T12:13:07.837-06:002010-12-25T12:13:07.837-06:00K: "Oso, for the record, I don't like No ...K: "Oso, for the record, I don't like No Child Left Behind because I think the basing education policy on standardized testing is wrongheaded"<br /><br />I like it it because it is an excellent idea to hold schools (and teachers) which are shirking their duty and doing a lousy job accountable.<br /><br />It's time to put the students first. There's no excuse for doing a dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-50816087285450450362010-12-25T12:08:17.269-06:002010-12-25T12:08:17.269-06:00Oso: I'd probably support Obama over Ron Paul ...Oso: I'd probably support Obama over Ron Paul if a vote ever came to that. Paul is rather racist and xenophobic. Have you ever read Paul's rants about how it is good to fear black men? It's enlightening.<br /><br />I'm glad that Obama knows what is going on and continues the quite legal retaliation against the terrorists (who are white, not brown), and doesn't give in to callsdmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-88952886112589494722010-12-23T15:36:45.431-06:002010-12-23T15:36:45.431-06:00BB: Yeah, I'd like to see a little more spine ...BB: Yeah, I'd like to see a little more spine but we really don't see what he does. I think he likes to work behind the scenes as opposed to having all those before the camera PR sessions.Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-61814011339566805472010-12-23T11:47:04.273-06:002010-12-23T11:47:04.273-06:00Feel pretty much the same way, things are getting ...Feel pretty much the same way, things are getting too intense and personal at times. For South Carolina I'm damn near a Marxist but I realize that with the rules Obama has to work with his hands are often tied.<br /><br />On the other hand, the POTUS dude does need to buy a better and stronger spine. At times I swear he only seems half-interested in the job he campaigned for so hard.Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-1691157744629168432010-12-23T09:32:16.796-06:002010-12-23T09:32:16.796-06:00JR: Either you don't get it or you don't w...JR: Either you don't get it or you don't want to get it. I've made my point so damn clear a three-year-old chimpanzee should be able to get it by now - or maybe even the first time around.Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-91593560654608416782010-12-23T08:30:45.983-06:002010-12-23T08:30:45.983-06:00S.W is exactly right in his assessment; we had a h...S.W is exactly right in his assessment; we had a huge mandate, and we allowed that mandate to be co-opted, and then killed, by a 40% minority. There is nothing at all wrong with comparing the behavior of the Obama Administration with that of LBJ, or FDR, or even Harry S. Truman. The President is feeling the raindrops from a storm he largely formed up himself. <br /><br />The cave-in on the wealthJolly Rogerhttp://reconstitution.us/rcnewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-49619483278687502712010-12-23T08:24:51.970-06:002010-12-23T08:24:51.970-06:00SW: LOL. Nit-picky you're not. If you want to ...SW: LOL. Nit-picky you're not. If you want to see nit-picking, go over to Swash Zone and read some of the comments there!<br /><br />I appreciate the insight into dKos. I wasn't aware of any of that. FDL does have the occasional good story but, imo, it isn't worth the time to sift through all the rot. I know you (me and others) have been critical of Obama but it's usually calm, Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-63513065582372496272010-12-22T22:12:09.659-06:002010-12-22T22:12:09.659-06:00This is an excellent post, tnlib, and I greatly re...This is an excellent post, tnlib, and I greatly respect your position. That said, I'll proceed to some nit picking. :)<br /><br />I long ago felt uneasy in a raucous crowd reading DailyKos, and gave it up. If I understand that blog correctly, its contributors are in a constant competition for followers. Those who don't win followers get voted off the island, so to speak. That setup tends S.W. Andersonhttp://wpblog.ohpinion.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-76121325839536801762010-12-22T20:32:22.327-06:002010-12-22T20:32:22.327-06:00Nance: Have missed seeing you around. I have to ad...Nance: Have missed seeing you around. I have to admit that my mouth sort of shrivels up when I think of SZ. Not fun. Anyway, thanks for stopping by. I'm kind of in the same position you're in but just look what's been done within the last few days - unheard of in a lame duck session. Of course, when those newbies come in, it will be a whole new ball game. But I really think most Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-15686528528788289022010-12-22T19:37:29.329-06:002010-12-22T19:37:29.329-06:00tnlib,
I've been out of the loop for a few day...tnlib,<br />I've been out of the loop for a few days, but I want to commend you on this good post. With BJ, I note the civility of tone (in contrast to SZ)and I've appreciated the comments.<br /><br />While it sometimes sticks in my craw, I support Mr. Obama's efforts to be America's president. I, too, was a Clinton worker and did not take to Mr. Obama immediately. I've since Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166865250789996825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-61989198423889010862010-12-22T10:55:00.165-06:002010-12-22T10:55:00.165-06:00JC? Instrument?JC? Instrument?Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-59657280924209615132010-12-22T10:23:13.272-06:002010-12-22T10:23:13.272-06:00Leslie, your feeling is correct. He was a musicia...Leslie, your feeling is correct. He was a musician, big bands in the 30's and 40's, radio, TV, and hotels after that.Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-39140960422103213222010-12-22T07:16:33.380-06:002010-12-22T07:16:33.380-06:00JC, luv: You have never been petty, irreverant may...JC, luv: You have never been petty, irreverant maybe, but not petty. ; ) I used to be pretty rigid about staying on topic back in the early days - verbal conversations tend to drift from one subject to another afterall. But this was relentless and there was a lot of academic snobbery. Having grown up with that kind of thing I have a pretty short fuse when I come across it.<br /><br />My dastardlyLeslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-23703599046651411282010-12-22T06:51:54.391-06:002010-12-22T06:51:54.391-06:00Red-faced. No offense to TAO, but that should have...Red-faced. No offense to TAO, but that should have read: “Tiny & Octopus:” two great comments. Thanks! :-b BJB.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12004309077511856506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-68168428744677874942010-12-22T06:42:54.985-06:002010-12-22T06:42:54.985-06:00Tiny & TAO: Two great comments. Thanks!
Don’t...Tiny & TAO: Two great comments. Thanks!<br /><br />Don’t want to get too far off topic, BUT in response to K.’s FDR comments, the South for ages hated Republicans, because they were the administrators of Reconstruction (Carpetbaggers & Scalawags included). It took Lee Atwater’s brilliant “Southern Strategy” to turn the South in favor of Richard M. Nixon, and isn’t it interesting that the B.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12004309077511856506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-1972869936587210482010-12-22T02:11:05.059-06:002010-12-22T02:11:05.059-06:00Labels are interesting, Kay. We both grew up in &...Labels are interesting, Kay. We both grew up in "union families" and my Dad was active in his local also. But it was not blue collar. He was an entertainer, but also a strong supporter of the union movement and an Adlai Stevenson supporter when everyone else was on the Eisenhower bandwagon. As a musician he always worked in an integrated business. In fact, he was often the minorityJerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-56930779657457509482010-12-22T02:07:33.200-06:002010-12-22T02:07:33.200-06:00Re Senate makeup, the Senate was created in large ...Re Senate makeup, the Senate was created in large part to protect the interests of small states. But (I believe) at the time the smallest state was 1/12 the size of the largest state. Now it's something like 1/60.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10222703055177237209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-20423209094699488422010-12-22T02:05:44.661-06:002010-12-22T02:05:44.661-06:00Re FDR comparisons: I get tired of them because th...Re FDR comparisons: I get tired of them because the people making them either don't know or won't say that most New Deal programs were segregated or whites-only. They had to be or the southern part of Roosevelt's coalition wouldn't have supported them, in which case they wouldn't have happened at all. <br /><br />Similarly, one reason why FDR didn't pursue national health K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10222703055177237209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-19151272279105420462010-12-22T02:03:28.840-06:002010-12-22T02:03:28.840-06:00I think it's a fine line, Jerry, and I get tir...I think it's a fine line, Jerry, and I get tired of people who use either with the inflection that implies that either is an dirty word.<br /><br />I worked on my now ex-congressman's campaign this fall (huge sad sigh) and one of his interns said, "You're not a liberal! You're a raving liberal!" Whatever that means. If it means I'm an unrepentant and vocal liberal, Kay Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-3383028148287959392010-12-22T02:01:08.481-06:002010-12-22T02:01:08.481-06:00Leslie,
It is late (later for you than for me) and...Leslie,<br />It is late (later for you than for me) and we both should be in bed. I have a lot of respect for your opinion. I have found that as the number of comments expands, the content tends to drift and often does become "petty". I apologize if I have contributed to that pettiness.<br /><br />I have taken a quick look at Swash Zone and scanned the comments. Unfortunately, when Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-79815820864087926472010-12-22T01:50:35.583-06:002010-12-22T01:50:35.583-06:00JC: In my very humble opinion, there was too much ...JC: In my very humble opinion, there was too much ado about nothing - I mean blown way out of proportion and it went on and on. And it had absolutely nothing to do with the content. And then someone else chastised me because I didn't provide links when I quoted those epithets from the left - not from the right, mind you - and I hadn't substantiated my thesis.<br /><br />So, maybe you guysLeslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-31133869120396306692010-12-22T01:34:52.168-06:002010-12-22T01:34:52.168-06:00Is it petty because you don't agree? I looked...Is it petty because you don't agree? I looked back through today's(12/21) comments. I'm not sure why you are feeling unclean -- at least from your own site. I haven't looked at Swash Zone.Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-85791430910332463172010-12-22T01:32:50.815-06:002010-12-22T01:32:50.815-06:00Oso: It's okay to be angry and it's certai...Oso: It's okay to be angry and it's certainly okay for you to disagree and have your own interpretations of things, but it is not okay to insult people on my blog. I'm sorry, but I have decided to delete your comment. You are most welcome to post it again but without that last paragraph.Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.com