Dunelm's Comments (81)

“No! She does NOT get talking points from the White House. If you watched her regularly, you would know that she has issues with the White house from time to time. She and her staff are some of the smartest researchers around, and when she makes a mistake she corrects it as soon as possible. Unlike Fox News that has made mistakes in the past and only very rarely has corrected themselves BUT at Midnight on a different show. Hmm . . . .”

“I'm with you on this one--if Palin wins, I am leaving the country if not the planet!”

“I think we should read Eric Hoffer's "The True Believer"--the extremists who are brainwashed and non-thinking--a la Palin. They and their followers are dangerous--read Paul Krugman's post about the tea partiers, too.”

“Many of my family ar ein England--some in their 80's--the so-called socialized medicine has helped them tremendously, and no death panels or bureaucrats have prevented them from getting help. Think about this--an 85 year old has just been put on brand new chemo-drug! How much would this cost him here? The insurance companies are the ones with death panels here.”

“What I cannot understand is how Republican politicians can be so antigovernment when they are a part of it. If Government is so bad, why don't they leave it? They seem to hate Government­--perhpas, though, they just hate themselves!”

“Actually, it helps a lot to know the background of a speaker--it's called "credibility" or lack of.”

“Please--these people are not dissenting; they are inciting violence! AND, dissent is not hate speech.”

“These people with their signs are surely not patriots; they would be called traitors anywhere else.”

“Every religious and ethnic group will have someone, sometime who goes "over the edge." I hope the "haters" just remember the man who killed all the people and children in Oklahoma City--he was white, had blond hair and blue eyes.”

“I agree! Mega-churches and other religious organizations have brain washed their congregations--they are no longer following the example of Jesus. In fact, if he showed up, I think they would crucify Him all over again.”

“Where are all the "religious righties" on health care? Jesus was a healer, but the conservatives (many of them religious) don't seem to care that so many sick people are denied a chance to heal.”

“I am a tad weary of Ed's rantings. Let's remember that Obama is now the President of ALL Americans--right and left and in-between. Bush always acted as if he had ONE constituency--the Republicans and the far right at that. Obama takes his position seriously and I believe is a lot smarter than most of us--including Ed. Give the president a chance--he has enough detractors without the Democrats going after him.”

“Where are they conservatives getting their money? I'd like to know.”

“And--if Obama had not taken action we would be in a far worse mess. Please remember--Bush and McCain kept saying our economy was strong.”

“Excuse me, but don't you realize that it has taken years for us to get into this mess and yet you want the President to get us out of it immediately? Folk like you probably criticize the President for, in your words, "having a Messiah complex." The fact is, those of you who are expecting miracles are expecting him to be a Messiah. Hmm . . .”

“I am becoming so irritated with the right AND the left wanting ACTION RIGHT NOW when it has taken many years for this country to deteriorate. Where is patience and common sense these days? The left and the right are acting like spoiled children who cannot get their own way. As Michael Moore says, "Get off Obama's Back!"”

“I think a lot of people have become so used to the "bully" presidency that they cannot recognize transformational leadership. Being a good listener and making decisions carefully and thoughtfully are traits of great leadership. Careful deliberation is not weakness. So, give Obama a chance. This country did not get into a mess overnight.”

“Please do not trust anonymous reports. Even if the report is true, we do not know that context and, most often, words taken out of context present distortions. I echo Michael Moore, "Get Off Obama's Back." He has enough to cope with without his so-called supporters having tantrums!”

“I am really bemused by some of the comments coming from the right AND left regarding this award. It seems to me that some people are not only begrudging of it, but are belittling a committee that has recognized a sea change in our country's approach to foreign policy. Like most, I was surprised at the choice but, listening to the committee's chair, I understood the recognition. Many in the world breathed a sigh of relief when Obama was elected and were proud of what his election symbolized. Already, there have been huge changes in his approach to foreign policy, in the banning of torture, and in his willingness to listen. Perhaps Americans just do not realize what it means to other countries to have an American president who REALLY listens. Listening and speaking are acts in their own right, and so I say enough of the criticism--let the President say he doesn't deserve it, but please do not belittle anorther country's gesture!!”

“Thanks for providing some context and fact!”

“"progressivesvote green's" comment lacks graciousness and is almost as belligerent as the right wingers. Let's not become bitter because the President is not moving fast enough. Give him a chance.”

“My goodness! I am not a young person myself, but I think it is time for these old folk to get out of the way. Are their brain cells that deteriorated?”

“The sentaors who voted against the public option do not deserve to be representatives of the people. Where were their concerns about fiscal responsibility and big government during the Bush years? What a bunch of hypocrites!”

“Obama's policies are failing? If anything is failing it is the ability of the GOP to tell the truth about his proposals. I must admit, though, the gross old party certainly knows how to obfuscate, misinform, and play to the "base."”

“It was this kind of warped, misinformed thinking that managed to get Bush re-elected for President (or was it re-selected?)--I lived in Texas for 16 years and it is a fact that the Governor is controlled by the Texas legislature and has little real power. How dare you even compare Bush with Obama--Bush could barely get a sentence out straight. He mangled grammar, words, and policy, and was a laughing stock in other countries. He sent more people to the death chamber in Texas than any one before him and, because of an unjust war he is responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of others. Most of the world sighed a big sigh of relief at the beginning of this year. It is only in the United States that there is such hatred expressed for Obama. This country has lost its soul.”