KSMullins's Comments (29)

“I bet most folks watch Beck because of his overall "batsh**crazy" behavior. It's entertaining to some.”

“Your post just reminded me of an short article in AARP magazine which referred to a condition (whose name I forget) wherein people who hold particular views, after listening to or watching those whose views match theirs, reinforce those views. So if crazies listen to other crazies, they're gonna get more crazy.

I would like to think that the vast majority of us have a "wait a minute" pause button that prevents our blindly going down the yellow brick road of our choice. But I know that a percentage of us will merely chant "yeah yeah" upon hearing certain buzzwords without bothering to think about hidden agendas or possible manipulation. How sad for us all.”

“It may seem that Limbaugh, Hannity, Coulter, etc., and others are profitting off of their hatred spewing, but look who is funding them. The same folks funding the TeaBaggers, HealthAntiNuts, and TownMeeting Assault Squads. Follow the money. Start with Limbaugh's bank account and work backward to see where it all comes from.

Brick”

“Virgin operates trains in the west of England. Nice ones built in France, if I remember correctly.”

“KSMullins! Slap me 5 homey!

Thas what i'm talkin''bout!”

“The point also is not that it is cost effective but that it is being purchased with taxpyer money: or at least at the same time as Citi is being given taxpayer money because they are apparently in dire straits. If you are holding one hand out to receive free money, you cannot under any morality, spend large sums on frivolities. Do you upgrade your car just to support people employed by car manufacturers at a time when you are receiving welfare payments, if your existing vehicle runs perfectly adequately?”

“You are right, and good, Please keep working at your jobs.
They, Citigroup did NOT need the new Corporate jet, they already have two (2) of them.”

“dude, every heard of wipro? the indian software giant? their CEO - one of the world's richest men - aseem premji - flies economy on commercial aircraft.”

“It shows an astonishing lack of understanding and/or sensitivity to how the public is perceiving things right now. The point is not if the money was well spent, but that these are supposed to be upper level executives, the best and the brightest. That's some sad best and brightest and these bozo's wouldn't fast 5 more minutes in my company. First fire these incompetents”

“No, just clarifies some unexplained behaviors and/or attitudes in him. I do not care either way. The story of the Lincolns is a compelling one, converging as it does on such a pivotal and dramatic era of American history.

By the way, even Carl Sandburg, who was fascinated with Lincoln, suggested the idea years ago, so don't blame me.”

“I agree, that is an important question because we just don't hear too much about that.
IMO, I thought that these two were reconciling in a way, even though they did not know each other. They were on the same side, yet they were in different camps, it seems.
I think that the people involved in these events during those years have alot to talk about,
when Ayers said that they should maybe have a commission to reconcile that time period it seemed like a step in the right direciton. How much tension between the parties today is due to fallout from that time?”

“stole it”

“OH GOODY .. another redneck who disdains Education ... what a clodhopper you are!


I bet you are in debt and can't balance your own checkbook!”

“Exactly right, sir. We need a national registry whereby people can register their "official" opinion on things. Then, in five years, when they are proven wrong, they can be called forward for public humiliation. Kind of like the PERPETUAL PATHETIC LOSER NEWT GINGRICH.”

“Acting insulted doesn't change anything. Krugman didn't say he thinks the U.S. auto industry should disappear, he was predicting that it will disappear. I hope he's wrong, but cocoon or no cocoon, a lot of his predictions have been correct.”

“But really, it seems the only reason for the bailout is to save miserable jobs to make a product nobody wants. Its all about the jobs that, really, does anyone actually WANT to be an autoworker?. Really, what has GM done for humanity? People are not going to die if they cannot buy Chevrolet.

The reason I bring this up is that when Chrysler was bailed out one question that was asked and never answered is what has the company done but build ugly, expensive, polluting, unreliable, gas guzzlers through its whole history. Now I ask the same question of all 3 of them.”

“It's not that I don't have sympathy for the auto workers, can't see the arguments for the bailout, can't see that having 1.5 million workers out of work...

but the thing is, many people have already had to deal with this. M hometown is Leominster, Ma, which used to be the plastics capital of the world. Then all the plastics companies went down, most noticably the Foster Grant plant. It was really hard for awhile there, and i can remember neighbors in my middle class neighborhood going door to door looking for odd jobs. But we eventually recovered, and are now a pretty vibrant community. But the thing is, we didn't ask anyone to bail out the plastics industry, and no one would have if we had asked. The plants closed for a reason. They were no longer competitive. They were outdated. Inefficient industries die, and it's very hard, but my community came back from this, during the recession back during George Bush Sr.

So while the story you tell is sad...it's kind of like, welcome to the club.

Of course, I definitly understand that the big three going under is very different because of the number of workers involved. It's just that sob stories about hitting the pavement aren't your best line of argument. Many of us have already been there, and no one came to our rescue.”

“It is the auto worker who has lived in a cocoon. Welcome to the world the rest of us already know, and have had to fend for ourselves. Your scare stories aren't going to work. And by not bailing out the Big 3, it won't mean the end of the line. Chapter 11 will hold off the creditors and force the management to open up its books. They're building auto plants in China and Russia; that doesn't sound like companies in dire straits, only in THIS country.”

“Yup! I admit it. I'm full of baloney up to my eyes, but it won't shut me up.Gather up 5 like myself, with "Look at me! Look at me!" personalities, put us in front of a camera, and we could sell serious quantities of sanitary napkins.”

“Shame on you for defending the wholesale slaughter of animals. It has certainly had an affect on the fur trade. Your probably just to young to remember when EVERYONE had a fur coat, not just celebrities with fur cuffs and collars.

What Lindsy does influences an entire generation of young women, so she carries a burden of responsibility for all the money she gets for play acting!

If I saw someone with a fur on, I would definitely want them to feel uncomfortable in it. Even you!”

“Yes, and remembering that cost hopefully makes us look into the future and, when faced with similar circumstances, ask if we are willing to pay that cost again, if its really worth it, or if we can find a better way to resolve a conflict.

That's the whole point, that's why we MUST remember how terrible war is, and how much it costs us, both in lives and dollars. We must be able to look back on the lessons of the past to try to find a better way to live in the future.”

“Yes, but she's not old enough to understand that, and was probably not raised to understand any of these holidays that saddly, alot of people don't care about anymore..v­ery sad.”

“Absolutely right! Good call.”

“Those were my thoughts exactly!

Bring on the Bud and the Ted Drewes Frozen Custard! What a great day in one of my favorite towns!!!”

“I didnt know that! Thanks for the history lesson!”