morefromLA's Comments (57)

“Of course it does. Why was his presence white-washed? Why when we now know who is the primary hero, is he a name without an image? In part it is because he's not a woman and there's something very attractive because it is so new of a woman stopping the bad guy in the midst of mass murder. I guess a black man doing it, not so much.”

“Why is it that I can go to Google and see that Officer Mark Todd is a black man and not see a trace of that here?”

“Of course Biden should not resign. His opinion is known, there will be no need for a later mea culpa. He should remain to do what he should do, speak the truth to power from a position no other American has. Obama is no dummy, if he goes another route and Joe is proven right, he will listen to him a little closer next time. But remember, Joe is not 100% right on these wars. He was after all in favor of the 2nd Iraq war. He is in an invaluable position. To resign because the President chooses a different way to prosecute the war, only weakens the President and weakens our nation. Biden should speak his mind and always be at the President's side to provide an independent point of view.”

“Social Security, Medicare and unemployment insurance are not individual rights. They do require contributions of others who may or may not directly benefit to the same degree but assist in the overall good of the nation. There's zero chance even this Supreme Court would find Social Security, Medicare or unemployment insurance are unconstitutional.”

“Jane Harmon is a lock for re-election with this vote.”

“Democrats let the blue dogs in the house. Republicans know they aren't house broken and play with them outside.”

“I like to think of it as clear and heartwarming.”

“It is quite different. The good health of every American depends on it. Cookies and toothpaste are one category, our nation's medical well-being is quite another. I like the military public option we have as opposed to Black Water.”

“Unconstitutional? In what alternative universe? A woman's right to chose, a woman's right to vote, a slave's right to freedom (without economic redress to his/her 'owner'), social security, Medicare? Are these also unconstitutional?”

“I have two Kindles (the K2 and the DX). Love the DX (K2 is for emergency backup). Every month or so I have a small discussion with my wife about getting rid of some of my 1000+ books (I usually go Charleton Heston, "From my cold dead hands."). Right now there are 180 books on my DX and repeated on the K2. A lot are of the reference type: Complete Works of Shakespeare, Collected Poetry of Yeats, Rhyming Dictionary, etc. And then there are the newspapers and blogs, pounds and pounds of non-digitized materials digitiized in a 2 pound package (counting cover). Amazing. When my next "book" is published, I will ask the publisher to make it available in both hard and E format even though royalties on e-format delivered "books" are about 10% of their hard cover fraternal twin. That's a fight for another day. The future calls. We can either answer/contribute or be run over. As to what's a book? When writing went from tablet to scroll to page to e-format, are we not still reading? If I'm reading a tablet or a page I'm still mentally embracing a writer's gift. A gift that in all liklihood was conceived as a "book."”

“No shock. No shock. The more you see Carly, the clearer it is that she is California's answer to Minnesota's Michele Bachmann.”

“There is so much wrong with this man's 'joke.' First, we have this benign, idealic armed occupancy (it's called colonialism, sir) much like slavery on the ole plantation where everyone is happy and knows their place except for the monkeys who just want to mess everything up because that's their nature and there's nothing decent folks can do about it but accept their childishness and go on about the adult business of occupation. I'd like to say I'm shocked, but after all this is a Republican from a border state (the home of the Klan). I guess I'm just grateful Grand Wizard Blunt left his robes at home.”

“Forgot the alphabet? That's making the very generous assumption that she knew the alphabet.”

“After a hot summer in the sand box, adult supervision was required. Passionate, intelligent adult supervision was given. Eight months in and we are seeing a young President measuring greatness.”

“Not an intellectual George Forman among all those right-wing dopes. He has them where he wants them and now the knockouts begin.”

“There's only one question: When did Lou Dobbs resign from the Communist Party?”

“What madness? You're clearly not qualified to run for President. Tea, anyone? LOL!”

“Are you seriously trying to compare a person who was out of her depth as the Mayor of a village of 6,000 to the current Vice President of the United States and previously United States Senator for over 30 years?”

“Sarah Palin has put the 'q' in quitbull.”

“She learned her lesson from the McCain campaign. You don't suspend your campaign to help 'solve' an economic crisis. You suspend your governorship, in a time of economic crisis, to run your campaign.”

“The joke is that you believe she has character to be a s s a s s i n a t e d.”

“May the PC gods forgive me but I would pay to see the Playboy spread.”

“The good woman has learned her lesson from the McCain campaign and what not to do. So instead of suspending her campaign to help 'solve' the economic crisis, she's suspending her governorship, in a time of economic crisis, to run her campaign. Ladies and gentlemen, the leadership of the Republican Party never ceases to amaze.”

“Yawn. I thought it was an open Florida secret that their Governor is gay.”

“Welcome back.”