tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post4032323661707549354..comments2023-10-19T11:27:25.565-04:00Comments on Nutwood Junction: I’d like to phone a friend, RegisBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05149068921334726430noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-2347569296628938122009-09-19T23:46:13.821-04:002009-09-19T23:46:13.821-04:00I agree with your assessment of former President C...I agree with your assessment of former President Carter's insightful comments. I also agree that not all of those who disagree with President Obama's politics are racist either, but I do think their is, as Carter said, "a fringe element" that cannot or will not accept an African-American as president. While this has not been a hot summer (temperature-wise), it sure has been one of hot tempers, ugly placards and hateful words. I have to wonder what is going on in this country of ours.dmappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17020497724406404667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-5691974507400849352009-09-17T15:38:59.287-04:002009-09-17T15:38:59.287-04:00Hi Beth,
There's no question that some of the ...Hi Beth,<br />There's no question that some of the opposition against Obama is racist ... but I also have the feeling (or hope) that we're talking about a very vocal and not-all-that credible minority. I think most people want to see our healthcare system reformed and the insurance companies brought under control ... it's just a question of how we do it.<br />Best,<br />MartyMartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05696228344180197628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-38217252413725452292009-09-17T12:37:42.270-04:002009-09-17T12:37:42.270-04:00You go girl! Great Post!
All these Protestors ne...You go girl! Great Post!<br /><br />All these Protestors need to gain more knowledge about the health care reform. They are just blocking their ears and refuse to even listen to understand it better.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04718940729278446028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-17387141581701891292009-09-17T11:50:44.681-04:002009-09-17T11:50:44.681-04:00... I ain't talkin' to you, but I am talki...... I ain't talkin' to you, but I am talkin' to Beth!<br /><br />But damn, corvedecosta must either be high or huffin'. Joe Wilson by affliation and by PRIOR acts, is a racist as they come. Ooh, he makes me want to curse! It is hard for me to believe that corvedecosta don't have issues with ethnic groups himself. That is the kind of thinking that has led to the ascension of the Beck's, Bauchmann's and Palin's, not just of this country but the world. They are bringing back Stalin in the old USSR. <br /><br />I want to hear Jimmy Carter's words, but with all the feed back, I am sure that he took a strong, principled stand on the topic.<br /><br />A term that was already buzzing in my mind that I read in you journal, is going to get a working over soon! Oh, and kudos for putting your money where your mouth is!!Big Mark 243https://www.blogger.com/profile/10974573439218884164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-35283012766267089082009-09-17T11:41:27.593-04:002009-09-17T11:41:27.593-04:00Grr....lost another comment.
Ok, short version. I...Grr....lost another comment. <br />Ok, short version. I'm dying to know what you think of Pres calling Kayne a jackass. I for one am most proud and was smiling ear to ear to watch the video. The man is keeping it real, keeping it honest and I admire that. <br />I didn't watch the Carter interview so I can't comment, but as always, I appreciate your view and perspective of the world around us.Rebecca Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14774947689324675399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-63526958624092304682009-09-17T11:22:07.817-04:002009-09-17T11:22:07.817-04:00You and I are on the same page about this nonsense...You and I are on the same page about this nonsense. It's okay to call the man a communist or socialist or any -ist, so they use those words as a mask for what they really want to say.<br />And they're idiots, those who hide their racism behind an -ist. I talked with one such man in downtown Smallville the other day who says, with a straight face, that the debt were in now as a country began the day Obama took office.<br />He actually believes that.<br />Sad little man.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302478126147924237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-86861994754387197472009-09-17T00:17:39.509-04:002009-09-17T00:17:39.509-04:00Yikes! Not sure how that last 'half post' ...Yikes! Not sure how that last 'half post' instantly went live....<br /><br />All I was trying to say was thanks for a clearly worded version of my own muddled post. Unlike "corvedacosta" above, I do agree that race is underneath some of the more unreasonable/illogical opposition to Obama (as opposed to genuine policy differences). BUT I do agree that the speaker may not be doing so intentionally. I think this is DEEP stuff, medulla oblongata material for many people, especially white Southerners like myself, and that some people who have convinced themselves that they distrust Obama because "he isn't really an American", truly at their core don't feel that a black man should be their President.jack-of-all-thumbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02890408896745938386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-76454314160310212712009-09-17T00:08:51.538-04:002009-09-17T00:08:51.538-04:00Beth,
Thanks for an articulate expansion of what ...Beth,<br /><br />Thanks for an articulate expansion of what I wasjack-of-all-thumbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02890408896745938386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-49222326904582607862009-09-16T23:21:53.050-04:002009-09-16T23:21:53.050-04:00Beth, while we may differ in some of our political...Beth, while we may differ in some of our political beliefs, I always respect your views.<br /><br />BTW, have you ever heard of the "nitch years'?<br />just curious.Charhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13721202924711744684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-37223428470899535422009-09-16T23:18:41.347-04:002009-09-16T23:18:41.347-04:00I do not agree with you that Joe Wilson's comm...I do not agree with you that Joe Wilson's comment had racial connotations. I think Wilson is passionate about this debate and thought it was okay for him to say that. Who wouldn't? Look at how the citizens behaved in the town hall meetings. <br /><br />Jimmy Carter is making situations worse for the president. Sooner than later Obama will be pressed to make comments on race yet again. When will we learn?<br /><br />Personally, I believe that race will always exist, some people because of their own issues will always have problems with the color of people's skin. People who disagree with Obama are not for the most part racist they are upset because they have fundamental differences on issues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-50236365304075103822009-09-16T22:23:39.379-04:002009-09-16T22:23:39.379-04:00We need more voices and more effort.
Thank you, Be...We need more voices and more effort.<br />Thank you, Beth!<br />:)MilwaukeeDan1https://www.blogger.com/profile/02811564318181814548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-45669985865370364432009-09-16T21:02:19.666-04:002009-09-16T21:02:19.666-04:00as i have said before, if those who do not support...as i have said before, if those who do not support health care reform had went hungry because of no insurance or being under insured or had someone die due to not being approved to have medical procedures done since they were NOT on Medicaid or their insurance said no,well, they'd change their mind. I find it sickening that they stand in judgment but few of them have been touched personally.<br /><br />i have told you before that i know many people who openly do not support the President due to his race. I said it during the election. You can not change the minds of these people either. Some educated and some not. Some Republicans, some Democrats and some have never voted in their lives. I also believe Pres. Carter is correct though i was shocked he said it. Wilson is a disgrace. Beck is a disgrace. Shame on both of them. <br />Loved your entry. Glad you went and did something today that meant something to you.lisa https://www.blogger.com/profile/07625835751678075313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-23047544285542210762009-09-16T19:45:48.347-04:002009-09-16T19:45:48.347-04:00im kind if curious-if he's half white, half bl...im kind if curious-if he's half white, half black, why is he always referred to as black? Not that it matters either way, but that's always made me curious...Mr.Mischiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558542439592299078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-82941445790699974292009-09-16T18:51:16.449-04:002009-09-16T18:51:16.449-04:00Black Pres or otherwise, Wilson is an ass and was ...Black Pres or otherwise, Wilson is an ass and was wayyyyy out of line. But I do think there is truth in Pres. Carter's take. <br /><br />You rock Beth... way to go - getting out there and walking the walk.<br /><br />Whatever your cause or political leanings, it rocks when someone does more than armchair QB~!<br /><br />be well...Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11894596355489850355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-42109873896868156452009-09-16T18:21:07.310-04:002009-09-16T18:21:07.310-04:00I have not heard President Carter's comments, ...I have not heard President Carter's comments, but I look forward to it. As someone who has had black friends all my life, I dispise what how some people are acting toward our president.Ken Richeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425810816600512504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-34978374615303577052009-09-16T18:10:44.963-04:002009-09-16T18:10:44.963-04:00President Jimmy Carter was courageous enough to sa...President Jimmy Carter was courageous enough to say what so many of us have been thinking. Carter has always been my hero because of his plain speaking and intelligent thought, and once again he hasn't disappointed me. <br />Thank you for your day of phone calling. You, and others like you, are getting the word out, and we appreciate it.Laurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03664721949113509873noreply@blogger.com