emcd's Comments (258)

“Extremists from any persuasion are suspect in my book.”

“There is no "selectively use parts of it" here. This is even beyond pervert the word. This is a plain fundamental action taking "God's own Word" and applying not to his enemies but to your own! To suggest that they know about whom the Psalmist is speaking is a form of Taking on the Prerogatives of God to your self.”

“Completely agree. Now I know how all the peaceful Muslims feel...fru­strated and angry. I've been upset all day today after seeing this on Maddow., but grateful to him for laying it out there in plain language. Combine this with the story on CNN today about the "Oath Keepers" movement and you have really scary stuff.”

“Excellent post!!!”

“Well said.”

“People like Wesley (nose in the air), write drivel to belittle the President's heritage instead of just writing the truth which is "what you said".”

“or when he'll be looking for other work...”

“When one is briefed on the classified documents pertaining to these invasions, the reality changes dramatically. As those out of the "circle" we are wandering in the dark of incomplete and misleading information regarding these wars. We Was Duped!”

“Since you mentioned that about Iraq, have our troops come home? It seems as though we are status quo there. We’re in a holding pattern. Continuous conflicts and wars has no time line, my friend. Another fact, first, we really can’t finish the hunt for Osama Bin Laden that was not really initiated, it was put on the back burner. The last administration had other glorious things on its mind. Their eyes were on a bigger prize (Iraq).

So now, they want to make sure that Pakistan’s nuclear weapons are secure. How do they propose doing that? I guess the use of more bombing and killing of innocent people. Tomorrow what’s on the agenda, I guess we will find bigger and better things to do, like invading some other nation. We should take care of business at home, which is in shambles, before we gallivant off on some other flawed crusade.”

“That is my main concern, the nukes in Pakistan. Why don't we just guard the nukes in Pakistan? If anyone without the proper authority comes within a certain number of miles of the nukes we shoot, no questions. Do you think the Pakistanies would let us do that?”

“He IS doing something about it. DId you miss the part where he's giving this speech to precisely the type of thinkers who are supposed to figure these problems out? Or did you think that every good suggestion to improve everything in the country is supposed to come from Biden himself?”

“There's been three decades of income redistribution - upwards! Is it only "righteous" if it's a one way street?

So called "trickle down", tossing a few crumbs at ya while vacuuming up the wealth & holding down wages....

Time for getting it going the other direction.”

“Under Bush, the country suffered a net loss of private sector jobs of a little over 2 million.

What does that mean?

Just to keep up with population growth the economy has to create 200,000 new jobs each month, so if you create 0 jobs one month you are already 200k in the hole. Bush lost 2 million jobs when needed to create about 10 million.

So Obama has to not only create jobs for his time in office, but he has to make up all the ground Bush lost. The media has given Obama 6 months, and are blaming him for all the problems with economy Bush left him. No wonder Cheney didn't want to run for President.”

“So everyone has the same opportunity, but one person takes advantage of it while the other decides they would rather watch tv all day and work part time at McD's.

Now, you want the one who took advantage of the opportunity to pay for that person to sit on their butt all day.”

“As usual they look absolutely ridiculous and anti-American, waving around pictures of holocaust victims. Disgusting. Michelle Bachmann is a danger to this country and she's giving insane people a really bad name.”

“Vote is scheduled for Saturday. It will pass.”

“An ad tailor made for the Rushpublican base. You know that they will catch that hint.”

“Because senators cannot be recalled or impeached. There is no mechanism in law for either remedy.

Unfortunately.”

“So it turns out that even if they wanted to, they can't recall him for anything! It appears the only way to oust him would be by a 2/3 vote and if he was guilty of treason or "high crimes and misdemeanors" ???

Reminds me of the line from GROUNDHOG DAY where Bill Murray Is driving on the railroad tracks and realizes he can't die: "We could do WHATEVER WE WANT!!!" Except unlike in the movie, it's us voter citizens who have the live the same thing over and over and over again!

Lieberman is useless in the caucus and useless to the Dems. Strip his chairmanship NOW and let him go caucus with the Repubs!”

“"The moves Wednesday signaled a growing determination by Democrats to punish the insurance industry for its criticism of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul agenda."

Punish??? This anti-trust exemption should have been blasted away years ago!!!! Ka-boom and I bid you good day sirs. Fingers crossed this gets done.”

“More like it - than a Tucker Carlson sounding, whiney paragraph.”

“Ahh, I think it's all about the timing.”

“You're hired. Show up on Monday morning, at 9 AM.”

“Interesting, I noticed that too. I consider the Health insurance companies poker cheats whining that they can't keep playing with their marked deck. Too effin bad!”

“Don't forget the lobbiest and their paid for politicians.”

“Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee said their choice could be seen as an early vote of confidence in Obama intended to build global support for his policies. They lauded the change in global mood wrought by Obama's calls for peace and cooperation, and praised his pledges to reduce the world stock of nuclear arms, ease American conflicts with Muslim nations and strengthen the U.S. role in combating climate change.

"He got the prize because he has been able to change the international climate," Nobel Committee chairman Thorbjoern Jagland said. "Some people say, and I understand it, isn't it premature? Too early? Well, I'd say then that it could be too late to respond three years from now. It is now that we have the opportunity to respond – all of us."

After the prize was announced, Jagland compared the decision to give it to Obama to the prize was given to German Chancellor Willy Brandt in 1971 for his "Ostpolitik" policy of trying to find common ground with Eastern Europe, which was under Communist sway.

He said the same thing was true when then-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev got the prize in 1990 after he had launched perestroika and glasnost, and allowed Eastern Europe to emerge from Kremlin control.”

“I totally agree. I worked my tail off to get him elected, but I don't think he should have accepted.

And all of the people celebrating it as a partisan victory just belittle would the actual PEACE prize stands for.”

“Did you even read the announcement by the Nobel committee? They explained quite clearly why they awarded him the prize. And they covered the whole "actual achievements should occur before a prize of this magnitude is given" argument that you put up. Reading is good. You should try it sometime.”

“What's really bothering you? The 1.4 millions? Or that other countries see a true vision in this President can bring inspiration to others. A true hater.”

“This is a silly & thoughtless comment. I don't think you understand the focus of the Nobel committee and the point of the award. The reason they stated for awarding the prize to Obama was this:

"The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 is to be awarded to President Barack Obama for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples. The Committee has attached special importance to Obama's vision of and work for a world without nuclear weapons."

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This alone is a significant undertaking for Obama or anyone for that matter, especially given the geopolitical climate following the Bush administration. Al Gore has not reversed the effects of climate change yet his vision and his work thus far indicates that he's deserving of the prize. No one else sought and made significant strides in the direction of ridding the world of nuclear weapons Anyone who takes this on is more than deserving of a Nobel Peace Prize.”

“Re-read why they say they gave it too him. It's for creating a new climate for peace and cooperation and global responsibility.”

“Apparently not. It's their perogative, of course, to give the award to anyone, based on whatever criteria they choose.

They obviously are using the award to encourage the direction.”

“Thank god you arent him !!!”

“I'm in the publishing biz. I've seen this a thousand times. You are right as rain! 90% will be sent back to the warehouse and shredded after Christmas. They pull this trick with one fake best-seller every Holiday season.”