Trittydi's Comments (535)

“I'm very happy for you that everything is hunky-dory in your little corner of the world.
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“We've been looking at the list for our area. We'll move our accounts in the new year. Plus, I have custody of a large sum for a family member that is mentally ill -- I'll move that as well.
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“Very good point.
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“Loved "Wall-E" -- liked it better than "Up"
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“I want to see "Precious.:"
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“We need a LOT more women in public office - preferably democrats.
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“I want both.
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“If, ultimately, the bill that passes is complete and utter garbage (likely) - the American people need to make sure Obama does NOT sign it into law. And if he does - then he really WILL be toast.
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“Good point.
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“He simply never cared.
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“I do believe he's actually worse than Clinton was.
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“Even the public option was only ever an illusion. It was hardly worth the paper the policy was written on.

They never had any intention of giving us anything. From the very beginning the health care debate has focused on what they could do to make the insurance moguls fatter, happier and richer.
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“Probably.
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“We don't watch television, but I used to find and listen to the speeches on the internet. It's been about 3 months since I cared at all about anything Obama has to say. My aversion is only reinforced when I hear excerpts on the radio afterward. I just don't waste my time anymore - I know it's just words and doesn't mean a thing. If I don't listen - I'm not tempted to imagine he means what he says.
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“Amazing article Professor Westen - you have completely nailed it.

Your critique is a stunning indictment of Obama's failed leadership - unfortunately. He has failed the American People - he has failed the country.

There is not one word here that I don't agree with, and which doesn't perfectly articulate my pain, disappointment and sense of betrayal by this president.

I have three twenty-something children - they all have a personal commitment to the importance of voting. That didn't happen by accident - we nurtured those feelings of obligation. My son worked for Obama's campaign - going door to door. That's quite a commitment for a 22 year old college student.

I know that my children understand that Obama appears to be a "dud" -and I worry that this will affect their commitment to the political process.

Obama was swept into office on a powerful wave of the hope of a desperate nation. These kids were very much a part of that. Obama has betrayed us all.
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“Exactly. Right now - we have no reason to care about the next election.
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“Barack McFly.
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“And for the first time - insurance companies will be able to charge their obscene rates for those in company plans with pre-existing conditions.
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“I like the way the English do it -- you hear the gun - guy's lying dead on the ground - no blood. There's so much that is simply an "obscene" assault on the senses. And for what? Nothing.
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“We never even saw the OJ white Bronco freeway chase. We never saw the Rodney King beating. No regrets.

But I can relate to your comments on the timing. I remember that we never saw these things because EVERYONE ELSE DID.

And it WAS all that anyone talked about for days. The beginning of the end?

More people need to turn their sets off. I don't know if there is a way to change the established pattern now - too many stupid people to make it profitable for them to change.
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“My children were fine with our choice. They were young when we started. We also had no Nintendo or anything like it. Another aspect of this is that two of my children are AD/HD (as is their father, his mother, and her father) -- we knew that the television/games would become a daily battle.

I was especially worried about my two girls self-esteem; the potential for negative self-image brought on by a ceaseless barrage of sexist advertising.

My children did very well in school and are avid and voracious readers. They're intelligent and articulate. They won prizes in writing, spelling and math at local and state level. They did academic team and Math/Science teams.

We let them have a few years to goof-off at community college. With AD/HD we knew they would take longer to become serious. Our oldest is at DePaul and wants to be an actuary. Her brother is in Washington state for a Game Design degree. The youngest lives with her sister in Chicago and is still doing some CC and will then switch to DePaul for writing. Their grades are stellar.

My son put a short essay on his face-book page talking about growing up without TV - bragging basically. I've asked them all about it. They all feel it was an advantage.

They certainly had their problems - but we do know not having television a part of their daily lives made a difference for us all.
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“We missed all these images because we simply don't watch television at all.
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“We turned our television off - forever - over 16 years ago now. Our oldest child was 8 or 9 at the time. We didn't even watch the evening programming at that point - just some of the public television children's programming.

However - we wanted to be sure that our children would not be subjected to the ceaseless and mindless barrage of advertising. We didn't want them owned by corporate America.

Now - as you discuss - the television issue is even more complex and obscene. Not only that - you can see it in high resolution on a screen that gives you larger than life images.

It is a true assault on our senses and our sensibilities. If you want soulless children - television is the way to go.
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“I have no idea - she was pretty pointless - so self-important she didn't even know it.
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“This bill IS a sloppy wet kiss for the health Insurance companies.

For that reason alone it should be killed.

Thoughtless lemmings incapable of independent thinking need not reply to my post.
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