BobQueuePublic's Comments (158)

“Two topics on display here:
1) a funny clip by SNL
2) comments that go, "Blah blah Palin blah blah."

I chose No. 1. No. 2 bores me.”

“This is not racist. It is merely, patently stupid. I don't want to limit the 1st amendment here -- it's like a bad political cartoon (with no humor). But I can't help wondering if this kind of stupidity breaks some sort of incitement law.”

“An eminently sensible perspective on the political rot in Washington, D.C., that's so simple in its analysis, it could only have come from one who stands outside the system.”

“Why should they care, Matt? Because the once-mighty US of A has an increasingly growing "fringe" of illiterates and imbalanced rednecks who nonetheless have voting rights.”

“Yeah... isn't it GREAT? LOL!!!!

I'm 50 years old and this takes the cake -- a prank among friendly pranksters that will never get old.”

“What a trailblazer: "I was a consumer reporter..­. I kind of invented it on TV." Jinkies!”

“"Man-up" is not a slam against women or gays. Unless you're the sort of person who thinks it's not okay to use like mankind or history anymore. I can see why some would get offended in this crazy society of ours, but really, it's not worth the fumes.”

“You speak well, all-seeing Relacement eye.”

“I'm not impressed with your argument that it's worth picking a VP candidate based on the ability to draw a crowd. If the campaign were going on at present, and McCain were to pick a nut-case du juor like, say, Glenn Beck or a woman like Coulter (technically still a woman), he'd likely get great big crowds and contributions, too.

If you think either of those attention-getters are worthy of being a proverbial heartbeat away, then we've got nothing to talk about. Otherwise you'll see how those criteria are not valid for choosing a veep.”

“Mancoff, actually you characterize just 80% of republican voters. The other 20% are the ones at the top. They have their piles of money and are the true elitists who either don't care about anyone but themselves; or who actively support the dumbing-down of people who believe they can attain the American Dream if they can just get a pair of shoes and get some teeth put in their heads.

These are the people that surround me in Tennessee. Warning to others in the North: Don't move to Tennessee, especially if you have any kids -- the educational system is backwards and many Bible Belters pull strings of power, giving surreal credence to their notion that the Earth is 5,000 years old.”

“Don't worry, 957, at least not on my account! You uptighty righties are fun to have around, too! Poking fun at politicians is ALWAYS good sport, no matter the political party. (Except when it isn't...?) That said, "W" really was incredibly uninformed for a president, and that resulted in incredible incompetence. And worse.

So yeah, you could call me a Lib, although I don't see any difference in political parties except for the "culture wars" piece of the left and right. (I'm a "don't tread on me" kind of guy... as in >>> don't legislate personal choices like a woman's right to choose. And a man's right to harass, so long as there's equal pay and skills in the workplace!) I voted for Obama and still want to think he's going to do us all good despite the appearance that he's just continuing the generations-long tradition of giving too much of an ear to corporations and big-business lobbies.

But these times I think are breaking down the walls between "Libs" and conservatives. But if you are a conservative and know any "tea party" types, please help get the word out that they need to disown the more extreme (and even racist) nuts in their midst if we're ever going to repair the rift.”

“Aside from bashing Fox (too easy & boring), here's a thought on the CONTENT of the piece:

The conservatives have NO PROBLEM letting the federal government preempt state rules when it comes to cutting regulations on the environment or protecting the interests of business over consumers. But here they're claiming that the constitution doesn't allow federal preemption?

That's just illogical.”

“Shep really spanked her - publicly. A rare occurrence for any news outlet. For some reason I have an aversion to his appearance -- too well coiffed or something -- but I PREDICT that Shep will quit Fox or be fired within 6 months. And be picked-up by a more mainstream news outfit. This is a notch in his resume reel for sure.”

“It's not widespread because Hersh evidently isn't a paid pundit of the kind you see on the news and/or cable talk shows. The anchors ould have to pick up a New Yorker to read Hersh.

Also the so-called "MSM" are timid to rock a boat they don't have the research to back-up. This piece would be seen as opinion because while the facts are there, the dots are connected by Hersh and not by some kind of internal memo that explicitly states "We are the Pentagon and we are racists who want to destroy Obama."

I have no idea what Avidbuff is talking about with his "integrated" comment. It seems to come out of left field.”

“On your No.1, you're hallucinating if you think a willingness to talk to people like Iran and every friggin' country surrounding Israel is capitulati­on... ever hear of the rope-apdope? Exactly. Give them a last chance to do the right thing before you pound them... the other shoe hasn't dropped yet.

On No. 2, you're delusional because the economy's been on a downward spiral since the Reagan years, and finally fella apart under Bush. Obama has continued the bailouts but let's give him a chance to see if his stimulus, etc., will work. He's doing a lot of things right now that deserve credit.

On No. 3, you sound like one of those climate change deniers. I've researched this stuff more than the average hick and we need to do something to preserve the planet for our children. It doesn't matter whether Mother Nature of Man caused global warming, it's real and we can mitigate it if we reduce our pollution. And hopefully our children will breathe more easily for our efforts today. We needed to sign Montreal and Kyoto, and didn't. We NEED to sign Copenhagen. It's not a global government - duh -- it's a global cooperation agreement on an issue to save my kids.”

“If Jim Hightower's in it, it's worth a read. Hightower's 2003 book, "Thieves in High Places: They've Stolen Our Country--And It's Time to Take It Back" is still a favorite of mine.

He carries the torch for the "real Texas" for me since Molly Ivins left "town." (I miss Molly and think of her often.)”

“Fret not; Apple is soon to introduce a mind-controlled mouse. (Yesterday's Magic Mouse was just the beginning.­) I'm SURE it's not just a rumor (LOL)!”

“I have written about it -- the aquaculture industry -- from all angles. Fish is farmed in conditions roughly similar to poultry and all the other foods we have a hard time swallowing sometimes. One useless tip: If you have two pieces of salmon to choose from, one brightly colored and one pale, choose the pale one.”

“This story is incomplete. It hinges on a Cornucopia Institute quote that "...corpor­ate agribusiness and major retailers have been accused of blurring the line between "natural" products and food that has been grown, processed and properly certified organic under tight federal standards.­" Let me help.

1) GIVE US THE EVIDENCE! Okay, Target, like others, have been ACCUSED of something. The story goes no further... where is a shred of support on either side? No follow-up is asked of Cornucopia or any qualified source. That would be a sin for a news reporter. Sadly, a blog like this lacks the staff or budget for "old fashioned" news journalism. Dang!

2) "TIGHT" STANDARDS" NEVER EXISTED: Cornucopia mentions "tight federal standards" that never existed. Years ago, organic growers -- the real entrepreneurs and innovators -- sought federal standards to keep Big Agrifood from watering-down the term. So rules were put up for comment, and Big Agrifood lobbyists drowned-out the organic farmers' standards before the rule was finalized. There's nothing tight about the resulting standard. The rule was made, leading organic producers were acquired and many of those who weren't bought (and sold) the farm. Michael Moore could have made this a compelling scene for "Capitalism - A Love Story." Farmers seek justice from the Feds, who let Big Money screw the little guys.

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Personal disclaimer: I'm a writer with decades in the B2B world of food production, processing, marketing, fast-food and Washington chicanery.”

“Oh yeah, of course, phoenix!

It's amazing how this country appeared to reach new heights with the election of Obama, and yet the white-trash underbelly of the citizenry has managed to gain prominence thanks to the cynical exploitation of their low IQ by Fox and that tool Beck.”

“I agree with you, Red. Although ceefee's reply is definitely worth noting. And I still agree with you.

I had trouble thinking this through because the judge is so out-there, my head was spinning.”

“Typos above owe to a flaky HuffPo iPhone App... it wouldn't show the cahracters as I typed!

What I meant to say is that Rob's been a drug waste-oid for decades. I was interested in Rob's situation in the 90s especially after reading a Royko biography. Turns out a friend of mine had a full-time drug-abusing brother who hung out with him all the time... and claimed he was a little scared of Rob's still-more-wasted ways.

And I do believe Rob's lack of usefulness to society was among the North Shore's worst-kept social secrets.”

“he'll-loop­... Rob'sbeen a waste of a Liffey for decades. Common knowledge among North Shore brats.”

“From this story, I can't make any judgment at all, because all I know is that Grady was in a yelling match for three hours. The only wrongdoing I can get from this is that Grady gave a student reporter more time than necessary. And he has a loud voice.

I also get the feeling that the anger may be better directed at silly laws rather than Grady's conduct. (I mean, we all put up with Da Coach, Mike Ditka, and loved him when Da Bears won. So Grady's personal demeanor can't be an issue. Rather, we all hate it when cops are given the priority of issuing revenue-generating tickets (for snow shoveling?!) instead of fighting more serious crimes.

If that's the problem, it's time to change the law, or get Grady's boss to change his enforcement priorities. As an enforcer, Grady seems ethical and vigilant. All he needs is to chill-out and let his spokes-person do the talking more.

At least That's what I get from this story, as it's written.”

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