KayDGee's Comments (111)

“Saw Hair this summer. It truly was a love fest. I was very pleased that tthe producers didn't try to put a modern spin on it. Only the heartless could possibly leave that theatre without a smile -- Better than the original, thanks to Ms Case and the rest of the cast.”

“And that number is from a Fox poll.”

“Absolutely! After all of the attention given to the Congressional race in New York, I was stunned to find the so called left wing media was barely mentioning the outcome this morning. The focused instead on Virginia and New Jersey. The race that actually counts, in terms of participation in the administration's initiatives, was secured by the Democratic candidate. We are all being Fox'd by a media so eager to stir controversy that it has lost site of the facts.”

“HA!! True that -- Great observation.”

“Absolutely! All of the sanctimonious blogs are tantamount to accusing a rape victim of wearing clothing that is too provocative. Where was all of the righteous indignation when, during the Clinton impeachment attempt, when Newt Gingrich and Bob Barr (among others) were outted by Larry Flynt. I have not heard apologies from or investigations of those two.
In the Letterman case, nobody has lodged a complaint - Except the cuckolded boyfriend. It blew up in his face -- It's time to move on. (His show last night was the best in a decade.)”

“And I'm willing to bet, when they start peeling away all the layers, that is exactly what is at the bottom of all this. Timing is just a little bit suspect.”

“The "affairs" predate his March 2009 marriage by quite some time.”

“True that. Picking on David Letterman's, um, sleeping habits under the extortion attempt is like analyzing the provocativeness of the clothes of a woman who has been assaulted. It's unacceptable; but unfortunately extortion points of law just aren't that interesting.
There are just as many women who stand in line to pile on (literally and figuratively) a man whose portfolio is his most attractive aspect, as there are predatory bosses.”

“Almost all of the posts here are one version or another of "all about me." And each of those has a myopic view of how their personally selected initiatives should have been fully accomplished in the whopping 9 months since President Obama was sworn in... All the while claiming to support an administration they are already writing the post mortems for. Everyone expects their own big baby to be produced, while our President hacks away at the shortfalls and abject failings of the last administration - And unsupported suffers the slings and arrows of the right who remained fully mobilized after taking down the last Democrat over marital transgressions, sniffing that Clinton's strikes agains Osama bin Laden were "wag the dog." (Conveniently forgotten by Sept 12, 2001.)
And here we all sit on this website engaging in intellectual self gratification while automatic rifle toting, business attired, thoroughly propagandized Foxites spread the gospel according to Smith and Wesson at Presidential appearances. We have become the silent majority. With civility apparently quashed in this country, is anybody out there with the guts to plan a counter offensive to back the President?”

“Absolutely! Problem is, where do we jump on this moving train. Since the right cherry picked from those who are easily led... and who get their politics from the pulpit; how do we get into this fight? I write emails, donate money, blog, talk it up (to the extent that I can safely do so in my red state); but I feel like a lone voice. On the right, FOX trumpets the cause of the teabagger; but all the other news outlets, in trying to prove themselves truly unbiased, will not talk anything up. The Republicans stick together like geese - The Democrats on the Sen Finance Committee should be drawn and quartered for breaking ranks in something so serious.”

“Red - How is it that the RedRight was so so patient with all of the stumbles and bumbles of W; and kept reading the lips of Bush I while he lowered the withholding from wage earners while keeping the tax owed the same suddenly become so completely immersed beating a cadence for President Obama? Stay tuned - It's not a 60 minute television fix it's the real world.”

“The recitation of facts from HumeSkeptic demonstrates an abundance of leadership by the presidsent. Trying to be a leader to the teabaggers and town hollerers is like herding cats. If Republicans will stop acting like the schoolyard bully who just got socked in the nose; and if Fox starts reporting facts and dispenses with giving urban legends and downright fiction headline status, then the one source news watchers might see what is apparent to the rest of us. The man jumped on a moving, runaway train which he has to correct with all of the single issue types clawing at him.”

“You have to give credit to the Republicans in one respect - They are modern day alchemists. They have so successfully torqued the political dialogue that the heavily taxed middle class are morphed into mobs defending the rich against a 1% tax rollback; and the elderly shout down an improved healthcare system. Bush, Cheney and most notably Rudy Gulliani hardlly spoke a sentence without factoring in 9-11, WTC or Pentagon in somehow. The pundits who endorsed all of this now find fault with the thoughtful idea of a day of service and remembrance, calling it leftist and statist?. How is it different in concept from HW's "thousand points of light" community service initiative.”

“What did you think he was going to do for you personally in this economy and political climate...in seven months?? These kinds of posts reinforce my subscribing to a saying that the French have, "Le plus que je connais les peuples, le plus mieux j'aime mes chiens..." The more I know of people, the better I like my dogs.
Good luck in 2012 - I don't think Superman was born in Hawaii.”

“Yup. I think the President saw that coming, too. He repeatedly said he would need help and support in order to be proactive while the Republicans run in reverse, clinging to some magic they remember from the 1950's.
If everyone would put their crystal balls away and do something to back up their November votes, healthcare would sail through.
As for Stephanopoulos, he showed what he was made of when he bailed on Clinton when the waters got choppy. He's the leader of the "It's All About Me" crowd.”

“Yes... The My Pet Goat persona -- Looks more like flatulence to me. I had the audacity to hope that when observing the seated president who does possess those characteristics, some might raise themselves up and try acting like adults.”

“Are you kidding? That is the precise reason why the US has begun to get back some of the respect that we lost during the Bush years. It was part of his platform - and he has carried through with it. He is at once accused of too much fact finding and not enough.”

“Why is it that Republicans go for those who only read a script - such as actors or newsreaders? Didn't the vacuous wink responses and snarls produced by the Palin pick prove anything? Don't intellect, intuitiveness, or calm under pressure count for anything? We could have another one shouting 'tear down this wall' when it has been half dismantled by the people. It would seem that the ability to be proactive is what scares them.”

“Does the smile mean you're kidding? There is no provision in the healtcare bill for government taking over. In fact, there are specific tax incentives to companies to keep what they have in place for their employees. Look back at some of the changes that the insurance companies made since the Clinton health initiative - They threw a bone, but it was a pared down version of what was described in the bill that everyone was so afraid of. But we are at the end of the perspective now - Without competition, the insurers are offering less an charging more.”

“Obama has flatly stated that he will not sign a bill that raises taxes for the middle class - certainly not on the very health benefits in the plan. He has reiterated that the 1% of income earners who captured 66% of the income growth in the last 8 years would see their tax bracket upped 1% to what they were paying pre-George. The taxation on the full value health plans was the cornerstone of McCain's health care initiative. Funny there was no public outcry from his supporters - Those same placard carrying folks now in attendance at Town Hall meetings.”

“I agree in principle - as did George Carlin in one of his more famous rants about the True Owners of the Country (or the world). Given how entrenched and funded is the scenario Mr. Flynt describes, I believe that the President cannot fight on all fronts all at once as Bill Clinton tried to do.(BTW - I still smile when I think about Mr. Flynt's bounty on philanderers in Congress... Excellent! And it worked.) As a candidate Obama said he couldn't do everything at once and also said he would need help. What I see are huge impediments from the 'royalists' and even larger blockades from those who supported hs election and purport to stand behind this administration. I'm not naieve - But this rush to judgement is counter productive and fuels the rockets being launched (and funded by their corporate buddies) by the right wing Torys. If they do bring about a "Waterloo" on the health bill, and get the single issue voters moving right again- Then the state of the world will revert and entrench at the level we have seen it for the last 8 years. Think all the way through an issue to its conclusion- Don't stop when you get to the provocative part that you like.”

“Yup - Does sort of leave you speechless. I think she should read her policy - Bluecross and all other policies coordinate with Medicare as the secondary payer once you're over 65.”

“The Boomer generation's young men were conscripted to fight an illegal war and in turn fought so that their children could choose if they wanted to serve. With Boomers at the helm there have been unheralded advances in civil and womens rights (yes, actually landed those deals), medicine, communications, and a computer/electronics explosion that revolutionized information access.
USE it to do something besides find the next round of Ecstasy. We have gone from 'We Shall Overcome' to 'We are the World' to 'We are the Waiting'. Taking over is something Gen-X is going to have to do by getting off the couch - without using paunchy old caught-in-the past Daddy's credit card. I admit one failure - the education system. Your generation has been left without the ability to think through a plan, just stopping when you get to a part that you like... And then the collective whine. Boomers were encouraged to stand behind what we believed was right. Difference was one had to support one's argument - Not just holler. Even with the internet, young people are governed by the soundbite. They migrate from one logical fallacy to another. Everyone piles on to embrace a cause that lasts an average of 72 hours. Facts and follow-up have gone the way of the newspapers and "think pieces." You’re not learning from the past... either good or bad; but you are savoring rancor and making no attempt at improvement. And that defines pitiful.”

“Well if you want to develop both sides of your brain - Read the first two posts below... Yin and Yang, Pete ane Repeat, Right and Left. They are typical of what has happened to America in the last 40 years. The polarization that started during the Vietnam war has never really gone away. Problem is that it has been exploited by the professional preachers; and those who capitalize on controversy; and good ole American horse trading. All have all swooped down to claim their prey. Woodstock, like today, was not the best of times and it was not the worst of times. It was just proof that people could come together, even if stoned, for a weekend of music. What we might try to rekindle in America is a coming togther - if only for a weekend to actually talk - face to face and find some common ground. Even detente would be an improvement. Somewhere between then and now a chasm has grown that will be our undoing if we don't learn - and learn quickly - how to reach across it.”

“The negotiations haven't even been launched in full force yet, and the nay sayers (tragically, on the Dem side) are out in full force. The public option will be in the final bill in some form - That has always been the baseline for Obama. Contact your Senators and Reps... Common sense has to prevail over nonsense.”