tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post8087440815261534684..comments2024-02-11T03:50:53.613-05:00Comments on Counterlight's Peculiars: Counterlight's Peculiars Endorses...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-17792908094621809382010-01-20T13:53:06.488-05:002010-01-20T13:53:06.488-05:00Why do progs like you always assume its just dandy...Why do progs like you always assume its just dandy to force every little idea you get down everybody's throats? At least the right-wing reactionary Bible-thumpers are predictable, and if you just don't flaunt your every perversion in their faces they leave you alone. You progs are another story. You guys have no qualms using the Gubmint (the guys with the guns) to implement your do-gooderism despite mass opposition. Gee, just lay off it already.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118602673809691691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-4896607332485790192008-09-03T19:31:00.000-04:002008-09-03T19:31:00.000-04:00Most of this year I was a lukewarm Clinton support...Most of this year I was a lukewarm Clinton supporter (OK, I made a contribution); my personal bottom line is "If the Dems nominate a yellow dawg, vote fer it anyway; it's still better than a Republican).<BR/><BR/>The only exception was my first vote for Governor, in 1966; the Republican candidate was an Eastern elitist (Winthrop Rockefeller), the dems had been seized by a racist state supreme court justice: a Wallace wannabe. A lot of good Dems swallowed their primary defeat and elected a governor (R-Arkansas). As to Presidents, never a Republican nor a third-party candidate, though I've been sorely tempted a time or two to vote third-party. I may have voted Nader in '00, 'cause CT was a Dem lock, and I wanted to say we can get a LOT further left than this.<BR/><BR/>Can we defeat this Republican plague? Yes, we can!johniebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11635403219973766022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-21222023594422354602008-09-01T22:55:00.000-04:002008-09-01T22:55:00.000-04:00I'm not so certain Obama will win. We could easil...I'm not so certain Obama will win. We could easily end up with 4 to 8 more years of Republican rule. I thought Kerry had it all locked up in 2004.<BR/><BR/>With all due respect to George Carlin ("The only choice Americans really have is between paper and plastic"), voting does matter. See post below.Counterlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345956180434795401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-76012727802449900342008-09-01T21:24:00.000-04:002008-09-01T21:24:00.000-04:00Dear Defeated.You think? I really think that Obama...<I>Dear Defeated.</I><BR/><BR/>You think? I really think that Obama is going to win. Of course, I thought that Hillary had it locked up, too... But now that McCain has chosen someone who makes Obama's limited experience look like a lifetime in Washington, I think it's all up for him.<BR/><BR/>I still think the posters are creepy, though.The Religious Pícarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03620636294081499041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-72816466763561827302008-09-01T20:55:00.001-04:002008-09-01T20:55:00.001-04:00Dear PointlessDear PointlessCounterlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345956180434795401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-41014697728714580512008-09-01T20:55:00.000-04:002008-09-01T20:55:00.000-04:00Dear PowerlessDear PowerlessCounterlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345956180434795401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-54823025463423818372008-09-01T20:54:00.000-04:002008-09-01T20:54:00.000-04:00Dear MarginalizedDear MarginalizedCounterlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345956180434795401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-45851756138612078992008-09-01T20:53:00.000-04:002008-09-01T20:53:00.000-04:00Dear Defeated.Dear Defeated.Counterlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345956180434795401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-29419212207406697422008-09-01T15:38:00.000-04:002008-09-01T15:38:00.000-04:00Dear Leader!Dear Leader!The Religious Pícarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03620636294081499041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-89844172414044207112008-09-01T08:24:00.000-04:002008-09-01T08:24:00.000-04:00Just to be clear here;I apologize if anyone takes ...Just to be clear here;<BR/>I apologize if anyone takes offense at the off hand remark that Obama's being black is a disadvantage. It is only such in an attempt to win public office in a white majority country where racism still plays a large role in public and private life.<BR/>Of course there is no inherent disadvantage to being of African descent.<BR/>I'm a little puzzled by the lack of enthusiasm among some African American intellectuals for his stadium speech (including Dr. Cornell West). Yes, I did notice that he failed to mention the anniversary of Dr. King's speech and I agree with their complaint about that. While this is indeed a momentous event for African America, it's also momentous for the whole country, not simply because we may get a black president, but because the US may be going through a transformation of the political landscape as profound as that of 1980, 1960, or maybe even 1932. In that respect, I thought the speech was a major accomplishment.Counterlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345956180434795401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-31118481154105212822008-08-31T23:17:00.000-04:002008-08-31T23:17:00.000-04:00Thanks. I've been struggling about whether I can p...Thanks. I've been struggling about whether I can post it, too. I can't. There's an IRS thing that must be considered, even though my blog is a personal blog. Nevertheless, I sure would if I could, and for just about the same reasons.<BR/><BR/>Blessings...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com