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Glenn Beck: 'African-American Is A Bogus, PC, Made-Up Term... Not A Race'
Commented Jan 08, 2010 at 12:09:33 in Media
“Yep, absolutely. It may be a conversation worth having, but not with Glenn Beck.”
Glenn Beck: 'African-American Is A Bogus, PC, Made-Up Term... Not A Race'
Commented Jan 08, 2010 at 12:08:32 in Media
“Do we really need to be self-righteous and hostile on the subject? It's hard enough. Someone said to me once that they hated to be called "Asian," because they aren't "Asian," they're "Japanese.
jessicadevyn replied on Jan 08, 2010 at 12:18:17
“I actually think Americans have their panties in a bunch less over this than other people. This is a problem that all humans face around the world. Mistaking someone's ethnicity in Europe can be fighting words. Most people who would be identified as "black" from the Western Hemisphere who don't identify as African American would probably just shrug it off. But I don't understand why people are upset if someone corrects them. From my experience with traveling most people on the planet will set one straight on what they are called. That's what humans do.”
Glenn Beck: 'African-American Is A Bogus, PC, Made-Up Term... Not A Race'
Commented Jan 08, 2010 at 12:05:07 in Media
“The real problem is that when we speak of "race," we're basically speaking about BS. There's no "race" per se. There are physical characteristics that are GENERAL typical of people who come from certain areas of the world, but there's just no such thing as a "white race" or a "black race." "Racially correct" is code for racist. I'm not calling you as an individual racist; I'm just suggesting that the very idea of race is something that's socially determined, not biologically. I mean, think about it: we call someone from Spain "Hispanic" and speak of it as being distinct as just plain European. Why? By the same token, Barack Obama is TRULY African-American: his father is African and his mother is American. So is Theresa Heinz Kerry. If you're going to talk about "race," then Barack Obama is technically bi-racial. Mulatto is a world like the infamous N-word: it betrays more social information than biological.
It's all nuts, let's face it, but I basically throw the ball in the other court: whatever a person wants to be called is fine with me. Just give me a heads up.”
It's all nuts, let's face it, but I basically throw the ball in the other court: whatever a person wants to be called is fine with me. Just give me a heads up.”
NYC10107 replied on Jan 08, 2010 at 12:21:29
“I agree with you.
How people want to identify themselves is their business.”
How people want to identify themselves is their business.”
dimplesmile7 replied on Jan 08, 2010 at 12:13:26
“It's all nuts, let's face it, but I basically throw the ball in the other court: whatever a person wants to be called is fine with me. Just give me a heads up.
Thank you! No one should be telling others what to call themselves period.”
Thank you! No one should be telling others what to call themselves period.”
Howard Stern: Artie Lange Suicide Attempt 'Was Too Much to Bear'
Commented Jan 08, 2010 at 11:58:36 in Media
“I agree completely. Howard's great. If nothing else, no one can say that he hasn't been a good friend to Artie. He's been extraordinarily compassionate and supportive. And the thing that's great about Howard's show is that they seduce you into feeling that you're part of a family. I know that my brother (who, as a truck driver, listens daily) and I spend lots of times at family events, discussing the adventures of Howie and Artie and Robin et al. The downside of that is that when something like this happens, you feel like it's happening to a friend.
Artie seems like a very sweet guy who, for some reason,cannot let the love in. I wish him the best.”
Artie seems like a very sweet guy who, for some reason,cannot let the love in. I wish him the best.”
Todd Harris, GOP Strategist, DECIMATED By Chris Matthews (VIDEO)
Commented Jan 08, 2010 at 11:49:16 in Media
“Well, that may be true as far as it goes, but what you've said is purely anecdotal. It would actually be interesting to hear about anyone who HAS been affected by it. But really, it's basically a permission to be incredibly intrusive into the private lives of Americans--which, I would think, would run counter to the values of conservatives AND it is an open door to that intrusion, whether it actually occurs or not. The very existence of such permissions has a chilling effect on people and their behaviors in a way that is essentially anti-democratic.
You know, in an ideal world I'd probably be more libertarian than liberal. Ideally, government should be as small as possible and intrude as little as possible in the lives of Americans. Unfortunately, we cannot depend on (for instance) businesses to behave ethically or individuals to behave charitably. There are also some things, like infrastructure, protecting the environment, defending the nation, which can only be accomplished by a federal government, like it or not.”
You know, in an ideal world I'd probably be more libertarian than liberal. Ideally, government should be as small as possible and intrude as little as possible in the lives of Americans. Unfortunately, we cannot depend on (for instance) businesses to behave ethically or individuals to behave charitably. There are also some things, like infrastructure, protecting the environment, defending the nation, which can only be accomplished by a federal government, like it or not.”
Watch, As This Snarky Pool Report Outrages Precisely No One
Commented Jan 08, 2010 at 10:15:51 in Media
“I can't get over people who seem to think that "firing someone" is going to solve a systemic problem. It's so--I don't know what the word for it is. "Juvenile" isn't quite right, but it reminds me of how little kids can't get the concept "three" unless you show them three objects and count them. And this whole conversation between the president and the Republicans does have the tone of an adult talking to children. He's talking about systemic problems and long term solutions and continual learning to meet the ever-changing tactics of the enemies, and the Republicans screech back, "Fire someone!" "Say terrorism more!"”
Todd Harris, GOP Strategist, DECIMATED By Chris Matthews (VIDEO)
Commented Jan 08, 2010 at 09:59:22 in Media
“I agree that he wasn't caught in a lie so much as ambushed, although the fact that he couldn't come up with ANYTHING was pretty telling. And while "Republicans believe that the best government is the least intrusive" is indeed, a Republican "belief" or at least "talking point," it's not something they actually practice. Witness the Patriot Act as a small example of major government intrusiveness instigated by the Republicans. And given the Republicans' financial gains in the past years, I think it's fair to say that Republicans believe that government should ONLY intrude on behalf of their friends in big business.
But that guy is smarmy anyway. Even though I'm not at all crazy for Chris, I was glad to see him slice the guy up.”
But that guy is smarmy anyway. Even though I'm not at all crazy for Chris, I was glad to see him slice the guy up.”
kobrock1 replied on Jan 08, 2010 at 10:17:26
“Wendy, you're making more sense than I'm comfortable with. However, I just so happen to have many close friends from the Middle East, and none of even them, claim to have been adversely affected by The Patriot Act. Elliot Spitzer is its only casualty that I can think of.”
Todd Harris, GOP Strategist, DECIMATED By Chris Matthews (VIDEO)
Commented Jan 08, 2010 at 09:47:45 in Media
“Never mind THAT, Rudy Guliani apparently said that the shoe bomber attack happened BEFORE 9/11, which explains a lot, I suppose. I mean, I guess.”
Tea Party Leader: 'We Are Turning Our Guns On' Moderate Republicans
Commented Jan 07, 2010 at 14:19:28 in Politics
“I agree. Why not allow people to see who this guy is? You don't even have to editorialize: the picture speaks for itself.”
Walrus Oral Sex: Pleasures Self In Sex Act At Aquarium (VIDEO) (NSFW)
Commented Jan 07, 2010 at 14:12:55 in Green
“You wouldn't have to, because they'd have no idea what's going on.”
Walrus Oral Sex: Pleasures Self In Sex Act At Aquarium (VIDEO) (NSFW)
Commented Jan 07, 2010 at 14:11:46 in Green
“Well, what does it say about YOU that you "enjoy" the political back and forth? Masochist?”
Obamas Return To Freezing Cold Washington (PHOTOS)
Commented Jan 05, 2010 at 09:25:07 in Style
“"Maybe Hannity was right." Right away we know where your head is. Get it out of there!
I don't understand people who say he should have rushed home. No one died. Crisis averted. Why should he make it look like all that Al Qaeda has to do is snap their fingers and he jumps? What was he going to do in Washington that he couldn't do in Hawaii, except "look good"?
The terrorist "lawyered up"? Where did you get that wording, exactly? Got a copy of the talking points, did you? The terrorist is being treated as a criminal--which he is--and is being granted the rights given to all criminals BY OUR CONSTITUTION, NOT OUR PRESIDENT. The only thing that differentiates us from most of the criminal organizations in the world, including Al Qaeda, is the rule of law.
I don't understand this distinction between terrorist and criminal, and I suspect that you don't, either. The guy who walked into the Unitarian church and killed a bunch of people because they were "liberals" was a terrorist, if by terrorist you mean someone who kills innocent people in order to forward a political agenda and strike fear into the hearts of the community at large. But I don't hear anyone yelling about how he should be treated like a terrorist. Or are terrorists just who Dick Cheney says they are?
Unlike the VP, I have faith in the American judicial system AND the American criminal justice system.”
I don't understand people who say he should have rushed home. No one died. Crisis averted. Why should he make it look like all that Al Qaeda has to do is snap their fingers and he jumps? What was he going to do in Washington that he couldn't do in Hawaii, except "look good"?
The terrorist "lawyered up"? Where did you get that wording, exactly? Got a copy of the talking points, did you? The terrorist is being treated as a criminal--which he is--and is being granted the rights given to all criminals BY OUR CONSTITUTION, NOT OUR PRESIDENT. The only thing that differentiates us from most of the criminal organizations in the world, including Al Qaeda, is the rule of law.
I don't understand this distinction between terrorist and criminal, and I suspect that you don't, either. The guy who walked into the Unitarian church and killed a bunch of people because they were "liberals" was a terrorist, if by terrorist you mean someone who kills innocent people in order to forward a political agenda and strike fear into the hearts of the community at large. But I don't hear anyone yelling about how he should be treated like a terrorist. Or are terrorists just who Dick Cheney says they are?
Unlike the VP, I have faith in the American judicial system AND the American criminal justice system.”
Obamas Return To Freezing Cold Washington (PHOTOS)
Commented Jan 05, 2010 at 09:18:17 in Style
“You do not have a First Amendment right to post on a bulletin board, unless it's the government that's preventing you. As long as Yahoo is a private company, not a government agency, you're on your own.”
KIVPossum replied on Jan 07, 2010 at 04:03:50
“People don't seem to understand that. You do have freedom of speech ON YOUR OWN WEBSITE.”
Sabreen60 replied on Jan 05, 2010 at 15:05:37
“Don't you wish @mericans would at least know what "freedom of speech"means? It only takes a couple of seconds to G00gle and read the the First Amendment. There is absolutely no excuse for this continued ig0rance.”
Michael Steele Book Tour: Not Sure GOP Ready To Win Or Lead (VIDEO)
Commented Jan 05, 2010 at 09:11:51 in Politics
“Any discussion of civil rights that starts with the phrase "the public doesn't want it" should be nipped in the bud. As you have so rightly pointed out, if civil rights were a matter of public opinion, Michael Steele STILL wouldn't be able to move into my middle class, white neighborhood. Or vote. Or marry a white woman, if he so chose. The Constitution affirms the will of the majority, KEEPING IN MIND THE RIGHTS OF THE MINORITY. Furthermore, a lot of Americans oppose key elements of the Constitution, for which Americans have fought and died. It's disgusting.
The evening of 9/11, I thought about what happened and wondered if there was anything (other than the safety of my children) that I'd be willing to die for. It occurred to me that I'd fight for the Constitution, because without it, the USA is just a big piece of real estate. I remember the 50's, when we heard stories of Russians who were whisked away by the Secret Police in the middle of the night, simply for voicing an opinion that was counter to the government's ideology. I remember thinking how unbearable it would be to live like that. The only thing that stands between us and that world is the Constitution. And the Constitution allows due process for criminals, as well as civil rights. If we can't survive a terrorist being tried as a criminal, then I don't think we're worthy of the rights granted by our Constitution.”
The evening of 9/11, I thought about what happened and wondered if there was anything (other than the safety of my children) that I'd be willing to die for. It occurred to me that I'd fight for the Constitution, because without it, the USA is just a big piece of real estate. I remember the 50's, when we heard stories of Russians who were whisked away by the Secret Police in the middle of the night, simply for voicing an opinion that was counter to the government's ideology. I remember thinking how unbearable it would be to live like that. The only thing that stands between us and that world is the Constitution. And the Constitution allows due process for criminals, as well as civil rights. If we can't survive a terrorist being tried as a criminal, then I don't think we're worthy of the rights granted by our Constitution.”
GOP, Warning Of A 'New EPA', Oppose Independent CFPA
Commented Jan 05, 2010 at 09:05:26 in Politics
“Seriously? Seriously??? Why aren't we marching on Washington with pitchforks and torches?”
ThunderclapNewman replied on Jan 05, 2010 at 09:05:57
“Too cold.”
GOP, Warning Of A 'New EPA', Oppose Independent CFPA
Commented Jan 05, 2010 at 09:04:32 in Politics
“And this is why it is referred to as "climate change" -- because people like you think that because it snows at your house, nothing is happening. You obviously weren't anywhere near Massachusetts, USA last winter, when one day it was 60 degrees and the next day, 15. THAT'S not supposed to happen. But more importantly, the permafrost is melting in Alaska and whole towns are disappearing. So I don't know if they're clearing snow off their door step, but they're not going to have a door step for long.”
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads
Commented Jan 04, 2010 at 09:26:45 in Media
“I saw it differently. The judge was saying that his court was not the venue for the discussion of war. It was for dealing with criminal offenses. He neither affirmed nor denied Reid's assertions. He simply said that Reid was a criminal, not a warrior, so his speech had no bearing on the case. That's completely fair and appropriate. If anything, Reid undermined the validity (if there is any) of his argument by attempting to murder a plane full of innocent people. That's called self-justification.”
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads
Commented Jan 04, 2010 at 09:23:17 in Media
“Why should he offer policy alternatives? He's not mocking policy--he's mocking the idiots who make a living pontificating about the actions of the people who are doing the actual heavy lifting. Your indignation should be directed at Hume, Kristol, Gregory, Brooks, et al.”
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads
Commented Jan 04, 2010 at 09:21:46 in Media
“Underoo Terrorists.
Never stop writing about the talking heads, ever. You have shown them for the babbling boobs they are. We need to mock them relentlessly until they shut up and read an occasional book. They actually do think that they have their "finger on the pulse of the American people," but they are such a daisy chain of Washington blabbermouths, it's incredible.”
Never stop writing about the talking heads, ever. You have shown them for the babbling boobs they are. We need to mock them relentlessly until they shut up and read an occasional book. They actually do think that they have their "finger on the pulse of the American people," but they are such a daisy chain of Washington blabbermouths, it's incredible.”
Blackwater Shooting Charges All Dismissed By Judge
Commented Jan 01, 2010 at 15:18:20 in Politics
“The fact that we are using mercenaries to fight our wars is one of the most disturbing elements of our political life today. It baffles me that there isn't more outrage about the whole thing. For one thing, these guys are getting what, 100K a pop, while our enlisted men and women are getting dog poo for pay. But more importantly, the very notion of an army in our midst that is not under government control should be infinitely more important to people than it seems to be. We seem to have just accepted their presence in our country. I think they should not only not be used by our government, they should actually be outlawed. How is it legal that there is basically a standing private army in our midst? Am I missing something here?”
Chopin replied on Jan 01, 2010 at 18:47:22
“Other institutions, like private mercenary militias/armies, when one puts everything together, you begin to ask big questions, like are they protecting or undermining and destroying democracy in USA, the independent democratic republic that was bequeathed by founding fathers 200years ago? Are they promoting public interests of the American people, or private interests against the people?
When people gain a firm understanding of the fundamental big questions, the millions of details would all start to make sense. Otherwise people would be forever lost in the dense forest.
Take for instance, what difference does it really make whether the US government maintains a "public army" for public appearance, and a "private army" for private profits, if people don't comprehend the purpose of a global military force is to promote global perpetual wars + conflicts? What real meaningful difference does it make to the best interests of the American people, whether there's a porous interchangeable pipeline between public + private armies? Is it in American people's best interests to maintain a bankrupt global empire?
What difference who or what party candidates are elected to Congress + Presidency, if there's a completely porous interchangeable pipeline between public government + private corporations to promote private corporate interests and deprive at expense of people's public interests? The pipeline conduit through lobbies merely makes the process more efficient. The lobby conduit itself does not change the nature and purpose of privatization of public wealth and public interests. That's the big question. The rest are details like trees”
When people gain a firm understanding of the fundamental big questions, the millions of details would all start to make sense. Otherwise people would be forever lost in the dense forest.
Take for instance, what difference does it really make whether the US government maintains a "public army" for public appearance, and a "private army" for private profits, if people don't comprehend the purpose of a global military force is to promote global perpetual wars + conflicts? What real meaningful difference does it make to the best interests of the American people, whether there's a porous interchangeable pipeline between public + private armies? Is it in American people's best interests to maintain a bankrupt global empire?
What difference who or what party candidates are elected to Congress + Presidency, if there's a completely porous interchangeable pipeline between public government + private corporations to promote private corporate interests and deprive at expense of people's public interests? The pipeline conduit through lobbies merely makes the process more efficient. The lobby conduit itself does not change the nature and purpose of privatization of public wealth and public interests. That's the big question. The rest are details like trees”
Chopin replied on Jan 01, 2010 at 18:20:14
“Most of us are missing the big picture network interconnections that keep this ensnarement of the institutions and entrapment of the people by them so tightly wound that there's little hope of disentangling them one at a time. It's like the "Gordian knot" with a million little threads, all interwoven with no beginning and no end to unravel. The American people is like Gulliver that has been tranquilized and strapped down in the land of Lilliput.
When anyone questions any of the big institutions with big questions they're supposed to handle, they invariably show the dumbness of an armadillo. The CIA is billed as the premium spy agency to spy + protect national security. It failed to understand + anticipate collapse of SovietUnion, biggest historic trend + event of past 2decades. But it's extremely proficient in the Murd Inc. business, with stealth microdarts that liquidate without trace.”
When anyone questions any of the big institutions with big questions they're supposed to handle, they invariably show the dumbness of an armadillo. The CIA is billed as the premium spy agency to spy + protect national security. It failed to understand + anticipate collapse of SovietUnion, biggest historic trend + event of past 2decades. But it's extremely proficient in the Murd Inc. business, with stealth microdarts that liquidate without trace.”
gsmp replied on Jan 01, 2010 at 15:33:59
“I preferred it when Merc meant a mercedes.”
blueskybigstar replied on Jan 01, 2010 at 15:25:43
“The last thirty years.”
White House Responds To Cheney: Your 'Bellicose Rhetoric' Did Nothing
Commented Dec 31, 2009 at 12:11:28 in Politics
“"The War on Terrorism" is an utterly empty, stupid catch-phrase that attracts passive, thoughtless people like you but means absolutely nothing. You can't have a war on a tactic. That's just stupid. If we are in "a war," then we are, AS PRESIDENT OBAMA SAID, in a war with Al Qaeda, and the Taliban.”
White House Responds To Cheney: Your 'Bellicose Rhetoric' Did Nothing
Commented Dec 31, 2009 at 12:09:16 in Politics
“You're confused. The WH didn't give "terrorists" civil rights. The Constitution did. There is no such thing as a "war on terrorism"--you can't have a war on a tactic. As the WH said, they're fighting a war against Al Qaeda. But it is essentially an undeclared war, legally, and so for all that, there is no other way--LEGALLY--to prosecute people like the bomber except in court.
And what's wrong with that? I don't share your lack of faith in the American legal system. Defending oneself in court is not being given a "platform to spew" -- it is one of our Constitutionally given and protected rights, one of the things that makes us different from other countries in the world, one of the things that makes us morally superior to groups like Al Qaeda. We turn our backs on our system of laws and government, and we're playing in the same muddy moral field as the terrorists. THAT'S where Cheney and Bush left us--in the moral mud. Obama's doing his best to pull us out of there.”
And what's wrong with that? I don't share your lack of faith in the American legal system. Defending oneself in court is not being given a "platform to spew" -- it is one of our Constitutionally given and protected rights, one of the things that makes us different from other countries in the world, one of the things that makes us morally superior to groups like Al Qaeda. We turn our backs on our system of laws and government, and we're playing in the same muddy moral field as the terrorists. THAT'S where Cheney and Bush left us--in the moral mud. Obama's doing his best to pull us out of there.”
gabemill replied on Dec 31, 2009 at 12:19:42
“Nice, Wendy...
Fanned!”
Fanned!”
Rick Warren's Saddleback Church Asks For Urgent $900,000
Commented Dec 31, 2009 at 11:55:31 in Politics
“Well, let's just see how well all this private charitable giving works--getting government out of it and all. See if they actually do step up.”
Lieberman: The United States Must Pre-Emptively Act In Yemen
Commented Dec 27, 2009 at 22:49:33 in Politics
“Sigh. True....sa
Lieberman: The United States Must Pre-Emptively Act In Yemen
Commented Dec 27, 2009 at 22:44:49 in Politics
“Perfectly put. Despite what Rep. Hoekstra says, I think that President Obama DOES understand what's going on, much better than the previous administration. This is not a problem that's going to be solved by slapping the "War on Terror" title on it and bringing in some planes. Grandstanding and name calling is going to get us about as far in Yemen as it has in Iraq and Afghanistan. Make it decidedly more useful for the government to work with us rather than bombing them into oblivion.”
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