Comments on: No Thank You, Dear Leader

By: Trey Garrison

Trey Garrison — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:38:03 +0000

Thank you, Star Archer. You are most kind.

By: Star Archer

Star Archer — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:23:25 +0000

I read your article in the DMN. I thought what
you had to say was the best worded comment on the subject. I agree w/what
you said about not letting a child feel like anyone is such a “leader” over all. Like
your referance to the “Wizard of Oz”. You got a lot of neg. comments on there, but
you also got a lot of positive feedback. I used to be liberal all the way, but I’m
changing in my old age! I hate to think I’m turning into my parents! I have just had
a bad, uneasy feeling about Obama ever since he started to run for POTUS. In the past, if I heard the basics about him, I would have thought “He’s for me!”. I
just can’t get past this feeling I have about him, & as time goes by, I trust him way less, now not at all. It isn’t because I am racist. I thought a black, or any really different kind of POTUS would be great. Not his kind of different! I have even wondered if he’s the anti-christ. Any way-I wanted to let you know I thought your comments made the most sense & put a lot of people’s feelings into words that made the most sense. Thanks-I plan to read a lot more of your work and tell others about you.

By: keith johnson

keith johnson — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:09:41 +0000

“Uh, Keith, to answer your first question: Yes, it WAS George W, Bush and his Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson that brought you TARP in order to save the butts of Mr. Paulsen’s buddies, the big bad bankers of Wall Street.” Chuck Bloom

Chuck it was conservatives that held Bushs feet to the fire over his amnesty scheme,it was conservatives who fought his attempt to place Harriet Meirs on the SCOTUS, it was conservatives who rejected his plan to turn over port security to the UAE.
Conservatives rejected Bushs big spending just as they reject Obama doubling the debt, except now the difference is we’re “racist” for opposing the half white president.
As I understand it, the government now owns 60% of GM; if thats not nationalization it’ll do until nationalization gets here.
I never said Obama wanted to nationalize 1/6th of the health care industry, I said health care is 1/6th of the national economy. If Obama gets his way as people change jobs, their only option would be government health care.
WW2 bomber pilots had a saying-”if you’re receiving flak it’s because you’re over the target”-you’re birthers, Birchers and accusations indicate a nerve’s been struck.

By: Jack E. Jett

Jack E. Jett — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:19:01 +0000

Love the rational, calm, on topic comments from the right side of the aisle.

Just, typical.

By: Trey Garrison

Trey Garrison — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:02:31 +0000

Love the rational, calm, on topic comments from the left side of the aisle.

Just, awesome.

By: keith johnson

keith johnson — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:59:41 +0000

“Now the Republican party is eating itself. Failure doesn’t do them well.” JEJ

Actually Jack, it’s the Democratic party thats imploding, blue dogs vs the communist wing.

By: keith johnson

keith johnson — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:54:22 +0000

Jack was that country Iraq per chance? The Iraq that invaded Kuwait, was handily ejected and then given specific terms to live by following their defeat?
The Iraq that ignored UN sanctions, shot at our aircraft enforcing the no fly zones and attempted to have a former US president murdered?
The country that, if they really didn’t ship WMDs to Syria, certainly had the chemists and scientists on the payroll to rebuild their WMD arsenal once Saddam successfully paid off the UN?
Iraq was an open sore, and while the timing of finishing the job that was started in ‘91 is debatable, like post WW1 Germany it was inevitable that eventually US forces would have to go back in.

By: Jack E. Jett

Jack E. Jett — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:24:15 +0000

No ..Bush destroyed the economy by going to war with a country that had nothing to do with 9 11.

He left the country in the biggest mess it has ever been in.

Now the Republican party is eating itself. Failure doesn’t do them well.

By: Chuck Bloom

Chuck Bloom — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:09:24 +0000

Uh, Keith, to answer your first question: Yes, it WAS George W, Bush and his Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson that brought you TARP in order to save the butts of Mr. Paulsen’s buddies, the big bad bankers of Wall Street.
Second, a “loan” is not a nationalization. Chrysler is now OWNED by Fiat, not the government, and GM is still owned by its shareholders, whose stock is now worth MORE after the guided bankruptcy and loans given to it.
And exactly WHAT was Bush? Other than incompetent? Conservative? Hardly! Liberal? No, but more moderate than Cheney and others.
And if nationalizing 1/6 of the health care industry is true (which means nothing since there is NO definitive bill yet), that means 5/6th is still private enterprise. Ooh, MORE than 80% is private. That sounds like alot. Of course, there’s that pesky Medicare that SOOOOO many people cling to and it’s … oh my GOD! it’s government run! And people WANT IT!
Explain THAT!
You bitchy birthers Birchers would NOT know a real socialist if he bit you on the ass! And Obama ain’t one! They’ve got them in Italy and France and we are SOOO far from that, it isn’t even the same political game we’re discussing.
Of course, y’all are the same people who don’t know shit from Shinola when it comes to history and facts (I forgot, who is Hitler AGAIN?!?!) Do everyone a favor and turn off Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity (these are entertainers for ratings, not the truth) and turn on your brains … for once!
You “blame Obama and hate him because … HE’S BLACK!” folks are pathetic.

By: keith johnson

keith johnson — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:38:43 +0000

“Bush had 8 years to produce this gigantic mess. Obama has had 8 months to begin (remember the word in BEGIN) to reverse the tide. His enemies have been expecting the miracles – not the people.” chuck bloom

Did Bush nationalize the banking industry?
Did Bush nationalize the auto industry?
Did Bush advance nationalizing 1/6 of a private industry with health care “reform?”
Did Bush push for Cap & Trade?
Did Bush appoint unrepetent communists as Czars?
Was Bush an unabashed socialist?
You “blame Bushers” are really pathetic.