tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34286346.post8908166208433223793..comments2023-05-05T06:35:54.350-04:00Comments on The Best Way to Have a Good Idea is to Have Lots: Political Nonsense of the DayJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07540465146418344229noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34286346.post-77648248558953979762008-04-15T11:12:00.000-04:002008-04-15T11:12:00.000-04:00If you really want your head to asplode, try liste...If you really want your head to asplode, try listening to Rush over the next week or so. I listen to him for a couple minutes here or there on my way to meetings mid-day and it schtick is so predictable. It's remarkable that he gets away with boldface lies like the way he now describes Obama telling Pennsylvanians they are "hicks, inbred, etc" none of which he really said. I remember Rush talking a while ago about how Obama had said how much he hated his grandmother for being racist. You wonder where this soundbite fury comes from and then you see how much worse it could be if people like Rush had a larger voice.<BR/><BR/>Not that I think the whole guns-and-religion "debate" is a good thing, but I'm astounded by how awful things are at either end of the spectrum of political discussion.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07204837796513081351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34286346.post-2824422162236337852008-04-15T11:11:00.000-04:002008-04-15T11:11:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07204837796513081351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34286346.post-89193938091505858192008-04-14T16:11:00.000-04:002008-04-14T16:11:00.000-04:00Why don't you just change your name to Mr. Marxine...Why don't you just change your name to Mr. Marxinest!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34286346.post-15217653633909619252008-04-14T15:57:00.000-04:002008-04-14T15:57:00.000-04:00Oh shoot... I said your bitterness was well warran...Oh shoot... I said your bitterness was well warranted... I must be a commie!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540465146418344229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34286346.post-91722898277495573622008-04-14T15:55:00.000-04:002008-04-14T15:55:00.000-04:00I think the bitterness is well warranted... and we...I think the bitterness is well warranted... and welcome to posting, my friend!<BR/><BR/>The triviality and surface level of so much political debate often seems really troubling. I think often of your remarks around McCain and public financing, and about how often I see the financing issue discussed but rarely with the sort of analysis you offered. I see a lot of people saying McCain is breaking the laws he helped write. Still, I think your analysis is correct, that if he's held accountable for this it will signal the end of any possibility that presidential candidates even consider using public funding as it's currently designed in the future.<BR/><BR/>As for the bitterness question, it's yet another in a strange parade of non-issue issues. Still, if you scroll down a bit to what I posted on Saturday, you'll see at least (I hope) a glimmer of hope. I was amazed at how handily and uniformly the CNN panel said, basically, "this attack is crap"<BR/><BR/>Now, clearly, the rest of the talking heads out there haven't exactly agreed with the 4 on CNN in the clip... but there appear to be at least 3 somewhat sane people out there covering this mess... not sure I'd call Wolf Blitzer "sane!"Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540465146418344229noreply@blogger.com