plafayette's Comments (138)

“Brazil also has a completely different history than that of the US. Why is consider in quotation marks?”

“We cannot expect peoples to starve to death in silence and not do anything they can to change their situation. The human drive for survival cannot be denied we will cheat, steal, kill and do whatever it take to survive. The more we have our back against the wall the nastier we get.”

“Thank you plafayette - I meant to say something similar in my comment posted earlier - but didn't say it near as well. You comment does reflect my own frustration and feelings not only toward misery across the world, but here at home as well. - we have lost our way. :(”

“I awoke and looked out upon the world and I saw all that I needed, towards confirmation, that love is more powerful than hate, that hope is different from despair. From there, choices about how to be, how to see, how to act -- abound. If I am able to reflect beauty that is good news. It means that I see beauty I around me. I see beauty in the possibilities we have yet to realize. There is breathtaking beauty inherent in people such as yourself, and indeed, in all people, though we all fall short from time to time. By what degree becomes the assessment. This is why glass houses are bad investments. This is why none of us can bend to pick up the stone as one who is free of error, mistake, or sin. If I reflect darkness and despair, it is only because I seek to talk about light and hope in presenting a contrasting canvas upon which to express the opposing sentiment. There can be no happiness without sadness or beauty without the ugly. I am inspired by the mix of things to bring what I humbly bring to this most important conversation. It is always appreciated when I am told it is beauty that I am reflecting. I have no aim other than to let the water flow unrestricted. Manifesting a waterfall is always a nice thing to here about.

Peace and love beyond platitude to reflect an attitude of genuine concern.”

“"We beat the odds to get Obama elected...now we have to continue to work together to make the change happen. We can do it!"

Can I get an AMEN!!

United we stand.... Divided we fall.”

“Will you please tell us when we meet your level of satisfaction as far as race relations? I'll be waiting and hoping that we can meet your expectation. Meanwhile I'll continue to treat people with the same respect that I would like to be treated. No more - No less. Fighting racism is like fighting a disease. You can't see it but you can see the result and it is real. That does not mean that everybody in the country needs to be vaccinated for the disease unless they need it. And I will not allow someone else to tell me that I need inoculation without reason to believe that I am vulnerable to the disease just because I am white.”

“With neighbors who believe a liberal conspiracy has forced Bush to make all his bad decisions, and who are stocking up on semi-automatics in preparation for the race-war they believe will engulf the nation the day Obama takes office, yes, I can believe that.

The same way you would expect white supremacists to hate blacks...well, hey ANYthing you say about white supremacists is basically true of the GOP members right now, as the two have basically become synonymous. When the core constituency of a party consists merely of those too dumb, ignorant, insular, hateful, egotistic, and detached from reality to comprehend their own closed-minded contributions to our nation's biggest problem, nothing's surprising anymore.”

“bring it ON !!!”

“knowing the GOP, yes”

“Great post!”

“Gross Generalization keep the Republican party. Their theory? That all people fall into different pockets and stay there. A "true American" is a small town hard working white protestant. A "graduate" from Yale or Harvard have an elitist attitude that cannot understand the true American. Women like to vote for women. Especially women that work and care for a family. Jews vote a certain way and come from big cities, therefore they cannot fall into the "true American category. Anyone ethnic is different and have wierd traditions and belong on the fringe of this country's ideas. Can Joe the Plumber decide to give up plumbing and go to Yale or send his son to Yale? Democrats understand that people cross-over. A woman who is a Lesbian and is Jewish and, with her Catholic Partner, owns a restaurant, or a plumbing company, or a Hallmark shop. The 65 year old Grandmother from a small town in Iowa decides to go to University of Iowa to get her bachelors degree, or masters. Or a young man, half African American, half white, graduates from Harvard with high honors and decides to run for President. All these shake the generalities of the Republican ideals.”

“My thoughts exactly! Since when is intellect a bad thing? Since when does a man who graduated from two Ivy League schools BAD for the country... jeez, I'd hope we want someone who is steady, intelligenct, thoughtful, strong, but not arrogant. That 'my friend' is Barack Obama...and certainly not McFalin! Those two are a direct contrast of the very fabric of what America needs right now and the Bushes are shaking in their boots that Barack will get into office and do a great job...No one likes to be showed up!

Obama/Biden...12 days and a wake up!”

“Yeah, but as my kid would say, "Made ya look!"”

“Scared me, too. I clicked on it at my own risk! And with that said, great post. I was accused by my bother the other day that I read "The Huffington Post," that right-wing rag. But it's one of the few places I can read mostly intelligent, well-reasoned comments, unlike AOL.com where intelligent comments are in the minority and redneck commentary rules the day -- really ugly stuff (McCain-Palin thrive there). Yes, I'm not completely split off from my family as a result of this election -- hey, it happens. My brother told me in response to my vote for Obama, "Well, I hope you like your new commi country."

I'll take my chances, thank you. I was thrilled to see an Obama/Biden sign on one of the yards in my neighborhood this morning. Long Island is normally a Republican stronghold.”

“I agree with you about the title, made me shudder. I am so glad I decided to read it though, it was excellent!”