tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058711831772256734.post6004959714089727114..comments2024-03-22T08:39:17.629-07:00Comments on Spin Easy Time!: Dangerous Political Timesfred chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10812811681270634366noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058711831772256734.post-28238834078898905022008-11-03T17:05:00.000-08:002008-11-03T17:05:00.000-08:00I enjoyed this more than all the stuff in the bac...I enjoyed this more than all the stuff in the background as my son watches TV within earshot of the computer to which I'M glued.marc aurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03811106443815434007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058711831772256734.post-58443312285376929872008-11-02T15:53:00.000-08:002008-11-02T15:53:00.000-08:00Palin gets prank-called by Canadian DJ's. What a r...Palin gets prank-called by Canadian DJ's. What a riot! What a dumbass!<BR/><BR/>http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/blogs/astral66/2008/11/palin-gets-prank-called-by-the.php<BR/><BR/>-EdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058711831772256734.post-7972772898084193102008-11-01T18:59:00.000-07:002008-11-01T18:59:00.000-07:00This is a post from some time ago:When up a danger...This is a post from some time ago:<BR/><BR/>When up a dangerous faction starts, <BR/>With wrath and vengeance in their hearts; <BR/>By solemn League and Cov'nant bound, <BR/>To ruin, slaughter, and confound; <BR/>To turn religion to a fable, <BR/>And make the government a Babel; <BR/>Pervert the law, disgrace the gown, <BR/>Corrupt the senate, rob the crown; <BR/>To sacrifice [our country’s] glory, <BR/>And make her infamous in story: <BR/>When such a tempest shook the land, <BR/>How could unguarded Virtue stand?<BR/><BR/>From “Verses on the Death of Dr. Swift,” Jonathan Swift, 1700 something. <BR/><BR/>Could anyone better describe the desperate plight of today’s politics?fred chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812811681270634366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058711831772256734.post-57851049511737639882008-11-01T10:15:00.000-07:002008-11-01T10:15:00.000-07:00There is even more just under the surface.The vira...There is even more just under the surface.<BR/><BR/>The viral email I got earlier this week was especially notable for the false witness it contained and for the way it introduced, as is too usual these days, the issue of race.<BR/><BR/>So I wrote a <A HREF="http://www.FairAndUnbalanced.com?http://www.testimoanials.com/blog/blog1.php/2008/10/31/why-some-of-my-best-friends" REL="nofollow">reply posted here</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058711831772256734.post-77190091586031997912008-11-01T08:37:00.000-07:002008-11-01T08:37:00.000-07:00I will even bet you that some far rightwing nutjob...I will even bet you that some far rightwing nutjob will try to assassinate President Obama during his term. And may even succeed in killing him. They won't be able to stand being governed by a (half) black man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com