tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179218854791150253.post5820132361807407051..comments2023-10-06T02:46:33.420-07:00Comments on A Serious Attempt at Fun: PULEEEEEZE!Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10125420842365426738noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179218854791150253.post-23997616427118813752008-08-31T14:33:00.000-07:002008-08-31T14:33:00.000-07:00Beth - thanks for your thoughts. As always you are...Beth - thanks for your thoughts. As always you are thoughtful and thorough.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10125420842365426738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179218854791150253.post-4263064202434852972008-08-31T06:56:00.000-07:002008-08-31T06:56:00.000-07:00HiI listened to Obama's speech and even read it. A...Hi<BR/>I listened to Obama's speech and even read it. Also read Hillary's, Gore's and Bill's. What I found they all had in common is that they are good at listing problems and then leaping to the assumption that more government intervention is the answer: more laws, more regulation, more wealth transfer. I am not expecting anything significantly different from the Republicans.<BR/><BR/>This listing of problems is simply an appeal to emotions unaccompanied by any attempt to seriously discuss, explain or increase understanding of the underlying issues. It makes me long for the days of the Lincoln-Douglass debates when people came and listened to arguments for a whole day. For a refreshing look at what political debates could be like, check out the debates: http://www.nps.gov/archive/liho/debates.htm<BR/><BR/>So only part of the problem is the candidates. They can't be any better than what the process allows to float to the top. Between the general state of the culture and the power granted to special interests ever since private property rights were usurped by the expanded interpretation of ”the General Welfare,” it’s the best we can expect.<BR/><BR/>The solution? Change the culture, one mind at a time. It’s slow. It’s frustrating. But, I can’t think of any other way to proceed that doesn’t compromise the very values I am trying to promote.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Hang in there!!<BR/><BR/>BethHaynesBEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11263223513305886233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179218854791150253.post-85767253049149407002008-08-30T07:02:00.000-07:002008-08-30T07:02:00.000-07:00Mike: do they actually think people fall for this ...Mike: do they actually think people fall for this stuff?<BR/><BR/>Ciara: I'm glad McCain picked a woman only because it might make things more interesting. Plus, she's only 4 years older than I am! Hmmmm.....<BR/><BR/>Meg: Give your daughter my condolences about having to take notes on the convention. But the Colbert Report? Woo hoo!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10125420842365426738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179218854791150253.post-57786711665235435912008-08-30T00:41:00.000-07:002008-08-30T00:41:00.000-07:00It's not like it matters who we vote for anyway. ...It's not like it matters who we vote for anyway. Someone concedes like four seconds after CA polls close. Our votes don't count at the national level anyway. I can't get all in a dither about it. I haven't missed an election since I was 18, and I always take my girls along to show how important it is, but sometimes I don't think anything I do makes a difference.<BR/><BR/>My senior in high school has to watch and take notes on an hour of each convention every night. Good news is she also gets credit for taking notes on the Colbert Report. Also spanish news... which is very similar to english news, not suprising. My husband runs the debates here in CA so I end up watching waaaay to much news and political tv and not enough Big Love or Mythbusters.<BR/><BR/>megNutmeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10690109684941229455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179218854791150253.post-4094976386179399902008-08-29T23:21:00.000-07:002008-08-29T23:21:00.000-07:00everyone knows that politics/politicians are all j...everyone knows that politics/politicians are all just bs anyways. they always say what you wanna hear, then when voted in, they have their own agenda with maybe ONE actual campaign promise. it doesn't matter whether it's democrat, republican, or any other party involved in politics.<BR/><BR/>i missed the obama speech, but i've seen lots of ppl say it was great. some say, not so, simply cuz they don't like him. everyone says that mccain choosing the young female running mate was going to help him a lot. who really knows? <BR/><BR/>my thing is, when it comes to voting, people should vote for the person that they personally feel would do a good job no matter what party they be in.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365631315923740004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179218854791150253.post-7372400091908880422008-08-29T18:47:00.000-07:002008-08-29T18:47:00.000-07:00I couldn't agree with you more about the uselessne...I couldn't agree with you more about the uselessness of the conventions. It's a big back-slapping masturbation-fest. Obama will get his little bump in the polls from the Dem convention and then miraculously McCain will get his during the Repub convention. Gripping drama.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02233465085998331063noreply@blogger.com