LoveLifeLightLaughter's Comments (14)

“Isn't that prohibited by the ADA? Methinks a lawsuit cometh...”

“Listening to this is the equivalent of what Arianna called the Marie Antoinette syndrome. I think when enough people see this clip and others like it we'll be hearing the torches lighting up and the pitchforks being sharpened. Americans have forgotten (or been made to forget, more like) that they came from the roots of revolution. I have a feeling that with every passing day of drivel and moaning from the rich elites who have to give up three of their eleven houses and might have to curtail that month-long trip to Europe this year, we're going to see some REAL anger.

When enough people realize that the middle class is all but GONE and we are left with the gazillionaires crying foul when the "socialists" in government try to help the other 95% of the country with "their" money (incidentally calling us "losers" in the bargain), there just might be a few folks angry enough to do more than complain. It wouldn't surprise me a bit to start hearing about violent acts perpetrated against some of these "titans of commerce" (in fact, it's a bit surprising to me that there haven't been some already). I hope it doesn't come to that, and that they start waking up and admitting their own culpability in the mess we're in and lend a hand to fixing it, but it sure doesn't look like they're headed that way anytime soon, and people will eventually say "ENOUGH!!!"”

“I have the original of the article below posted on my office wall at home... and whenever I hear Republicans and other so-called "conservatives" blather on, I give it a good read to remind myself what it means to be a liberal.

"Credo of a conservative"
http://www.apj.us/sc200402conservative.html”

“Yah, interesting, eh? Michelle Malkin invents the term one day, and BOTH Boehner and McCain mouth it the next. And just what do you call a three-trillion-dollar war that never should have been fought, on top of tax cuts so our deficit grows astronomically, on top of spending cuts so our roads and bridges and levees and schools collapse around us?

I guess the Repugs know a thing or two about generational theft. They're just sorry to see all their hard work be undone.”

“Ummm... the Mayor seems to have missed the part about "the taxpayer's dime". So, what, he's afraid that tourists from Small Town America aren't going to spend their money to take a trip to LV this year, so he wants to just take their TAX MONEY and have the BigFatCats spend it instead? Nice move, Mayor. Why not just announce that you'd like the bailout money to just bypass the bankers and come straight to City Hall?”

“As much as I hate seeing ANY leader or representative of our country treated this way, I have to say...

Mr. Iraqi Reporter Dude, you're not alone. A large majority of folks in this country wish they could be tossing their size 10's (and 5's through 13's) in his direction now, too. And Cheney's. And Rumsfeld's. And Rice's. And... oh, heck, there aren't that many shoes in the world.”

“Did I hear right at 0:39 in the video???? When Palin paused a fraction of a second, did someone in the crowd yell "kill the n****r!"???? It seems like she heard it too, because she seemed to stumble and then keep plowing on with the rest of her tripe. Can anyone else confirm this?”

“Interesting... the link no longer works... not even http://wikileaks.org itself. Do I really need a tinfoil hat for thinking there might be a coincidence here?”

“Now THAT'S journalism!!!!!! Send all the so-called Mainstream Meda reporters back to whatever school of journalism this guy came from! AT LAST someone asking McSame questions and hammering at him for real answers like they've done to Obama for the last 20 months!!! Pray God this happens more often from here on! Woo hoo!”

“некультурный варвар Путин

Putin is an uncultured barbarian. He wants Russia to be taken seriously, yet he runs things like a thug (and speaks like one as well). Ghengis Khan had better manners and was more civilized.

He won't be happy until his precious long-lost Soviet Empire is restored with him as Putin the Terrible.”

“Well, I know that any day of the week, I'd love to take a good poke at Inhofe... he's one seriously messed-up crazy person disguised as a politician (wait, is that an oxymoron?)... however, I have to agree with part of what Karela said here (not the "as good a person" part, however... pure evil or just really blindingly ignorant, maybe) and say that this was a totally made-up issue. Anyone who actually reads the text scrolling by on the screen (which includes Bosnia too, not just Iraq), and listens to the pause after "front", knows that it's talking about him having travelled to "where the action is", not that he's got a geography problem.

Jason, usually I like your posts and think you're on-target most of the time... but you blew it with this one... major time and brain-cell waster! Care to dredge up some actual material, like maybe his ties to Big Oil being a major reason why this guy gibbers on about "the greatest hoax" that global climate change represents?”

“Guess what I just found out... go to any other Microsoft product on your computer. At least in Microsoft Office 2007 (Word, Outlook, Excel, etc.) every time you type in Obama it is underscored with that little squiggly line meaning a misspelled word is suspected, and then when you right-click it to see options, Osama is the top of the list. They all share the same "dictionary" on your computer. If you add it to your Custom dictionary list, it of course goes away, but geez!!!

Just curious... didn't I read somewhere that a majority of Microsoft management voted for Bush & Co in 2000 and 2004? May be wrong here, have to look it up again. If so, could the overly-paranoid draw some potentially scary conclusions from that?”

“The closer the gets to the election, the more you can see the "Oh, what I wouldn't give for a clocktower and a 30-06" eyes... scary.”

“I grew up an Episcopalian, and as such will always have the Church deeply embedded in my heart and mind. That said, after reading so many different viewpoints about what the Church should or shouldn't do in regards to Jefferts, her views and the affect on the congregation as a whole, I believe it's time to get past the rhetoric and look at the most basic beliefs of all involved.

On the one side, you have conservatives who rail against having homosexuals, women, and anything else they regard as deviant to the underlying beliefs of the Church. On another side, you have the liberals who rail against any taint of non-inclusiveness, and argue that the Episcopalian Church should be able to adjust to the "times".

The underlying issue here isn't whether the Church should allow homosexuality or permit women to lead them. From my perspective, at least, it boils down to whether the Church should be a lighthouse, or a guiding light.

What I mean is this... the venerable image of a lighthouse is one that invokes a sense of safety and security during even the most stormy seas. Many a sailor has thanked God for the blink of a light far off in the distance, assuring them of their safe passage in their journey. Through storm and hail and dark night's fears, the lighthouse stands tall and firm, unmovable and stalwart, guiding all to safety and security.

The only problem with a lighthouse is, no matter how firmly rooted or how long it's stood guard, eventually the sea will claim it. Erosion of the shore, a tsunami, even simple neglect will bring it down, or perhaps a changing shoreline will simply render it irrelavent.

A guiding light, however, cooresponds to the light burning within us all. It is not the institution, the firmly-fixed and rooted lighthouse that is the Church, but is instead the welcoming, loving and flexible guidance of the spirit of Christ which attracts us all to a new and better understanding of what He taught us all.

A guiding light does not fear storms... they simply vent their fury and make the light brighter by contrast. A guiding light does not fear change... this only serves to bring about new understandings and opportunities. A guiding light does not exclude and shun... those who would be excluded may be the key to Christ's wisdom. A guiding light does not shine only for those it chooses... its light is there for anyone and everyone to find and follow.

No matter which "side" of the issue you fall, or even if you're of mixed feelings, the real question becomes very simple. Would Jesus be a lighthouse, standing firm to every belief the Church has pronounced and declared "immutable", or would Jesus encourage us to be guiding lights, welcoming as He did the poor, the outcast, the sinners and the lame? Would Jesus extoll us to reach out, judge not, love one another as He loves us, and know that all are welcome into the Kingdom of Heaven who come to know His teachings?

Jesus was not willing to compromise His beliefs in order to exclude those whom even his disciples wished to exclude. Jesus made it clear throughout his teachings that we are all called to be messengers of God, sharing His love with our fellow human beings. He showed us by example who we ought to be, and CAN be, if we only follow the guiding light He keeps perpetually lit for us.

What kind of Church will it be that follows the fears and insecurities of man and ignores the will of Christ? Not a Church for long... the storms of dissent and divisiveness will wash that Church away, leaving only those who choose to act as guiding lights, teaching the deepest and truest message of Christ, to carry on.

And His deepest message? In my opinion, it was only this: Love One Another. This leaves no room for exclusion, dissent, or divisiveness... it means EVERYONE.”