tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post5551296770603986160..comments2023-10-19T11:27:25.565-04:00Comments on Nutwood Junction: A more perfect UnionBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05149068921334726430noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-21755046971127815342009-04-20T22:33:00.000-04:002009-04-20T22:33:00.000-04:00Dan - and how exactly would I prove Bob wrong? By ...Dan - and how exactly would I prove Bob wrong? By surveying each and every person opposed to Obama's policies and asking "Are you a racist?" Would that be enough, or would you need more proof? Or should I go about calling people "gurgling, hate filled potatoheads" and pretending that passes for giving anyone 'something to think about'?Slapinionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529719175797428220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-49498061629497333602009-04-20T19:37:00.000-04:002009-04-20T19:37:00.000-04:00Thank you for doing the research and laying it out...Thank you for doing the research and laying it out so plainly here.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08506026496063245730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-58100157311668898782009-04-20T01:12:00.000-04:002009-04-20T01:12:00.000-04:00Hey! I'm all for letting Texas try and survive wi...Hey! I'm all for letting Texas try and survive without any federal funds whatsoever. That place would be a nice addition to Mexico in terms of territory, jobs and a dandy port.<br /><br />Aside from that, I think, with the absence of a functional intellect, a large number of the Obama "protesters" have nothing but some latent racial angst or animosity. I mean, the tea-baggers were protesting tax <I>cuts</I>. CUTS?!? It's really about as sensible as people using the Bible to condemn homosexuality or calling French fries "Freedom Fries" for whatever the hell that reason was. <br /><br />Now, I'm not going to say that people don't have legitimate and valid criticisms of President Obama's policies. However, considering he's only been in office four fucking months and seems to have caused everything from Watergate to the current economic meltdown, I'm thinking most of the criticisms we see bandied about today are nothing more than the already ad nauseum and tedious chest-thumping and parroting of Rush and Fox "News" talking points. Conservatives, these days, rarely seem to think for themselves, and they've become a comical party of authoritarianism and hypocrisy. Indeed, they are caricatures of themselves, and the saddest thing is, they're the other party in this nation, and they're too damn stupid to grasp their failings or learn from their mistakes. <br /><br />Seriously. Texas seceding!?! I mean, somehow that's making sense in this idiotic governor's tattered and incompetent mind, and he's belching his insanity to the gurgling, hate-filled potatoheads of the Lone Star state who are too feeble minded to think for themselves (e.g. Chuck Norris). <br /><br />So, really, Dan? You can whimper and whine about people screaming "racist" when they call someone out on a bullshit criticism, but you've added no valid point yourself, you've not proven Bob wrong, and you've given no one anything to think about other than the fact that you want to just toss out another red herring about how misunderstood today's conservatives supposedly are.Daniel Poehlmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04464025697641476686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-69169289267899393422009-04-19T19:31:00.000-04:002009-04-19T19:31:00.000-04:00I'm impressed. Thirteen comments before someone re...I'm impressed. Thirteen comments before someone resorted to the term 'racist' to slur anyone who opposes Obama's policies. People must finally be mellowing out. :)<br /><br />DanSlapinionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529719175797428220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-58929835279644938732009-04-19T17:28:00.000-04:002009-04-19T17:28:00.000-04:00Well my friend, I'm something of a legal scholar a...Well my friend, I'm something of a legal scholar and I think that your legal analysis is right on target. Secession is a pipe dream smoked by malcontents who believe that they can build their own little nation right smack dab within the borders of the United States. I think that they've watched <I>Escape from New York</I> one time too many. BTW, now I can't get Dolly Parton's song, "Jolene."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04614116686638969278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-55389298613857650742009-04-19T17:20:00.000-04:002009-04-19T17:20:00.000-04:00It may or may not be legal but remember what happe...It may or may not be legal but remember what happened in Rhodesia-they declared UDI. (Universal Declaration of Independance). Rhodesia has now become Zimbabwe, the rest is history! Lets hope that common sense prevails.<br />Andy xAndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08909863530971229124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-73321236829144033482009-04-19T11:23:00.000-04:002009-04-19T11:23:00.000-04:00I do believe more than anything else it's politica...I do believe more than anything else it's political posturing.Estelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14093391384545252774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-37596388583690484352009-04-19T09:27:00.000-04:002009-04-19T09:27:00.000-04:00You know the old saying Beth, sticks and stones ma...You know the old saying Beth, sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me so let them rant. I am back for now but AOL is still a mess. I have got to get that straight. YuckLucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02272388069537746789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-10288910365939062012009-04-19T02:16:00.000-04:002009-04-19T02:16:00.000-04:00Hi Beth,
Hmmm ... with all this talk about secessa...Hi Beth,<br />Hmmm ... with all this talk about secessation, I feel a Sybil War coming on!<br />Best,<br />MartyMartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05696228344180197628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-38683305165267748362009-04-18T23:42:00.000-04:002009-04-18T23:42:00.000-04:00This whole thing is just rediculous. What are tho...This whole thing is just rediculous. What are those people thinking? Do they really want to lose the protections and security of being an American? Give me a break. BTW, I'm with Indigo on the Boo Boo thing... <br />Hugs, JoyceJoycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04868920753749973881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-25241263412840334612009-04-18T23:31:00.000-04:002009-04-18T23:31:00.000-04:00You Rock.
I mean that, seriously.
You get annons...You Rock. <br />I mean that, seriously. <br />You get annons. Which I think is rather swanky. <br />I also second Indigos comment....Boo Boo kicked ass<br />RebeccaRebecca Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14774947689324675399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-84925345952612760692009-04-18T19:52:00.000-04:002009-04-18T19:52:00.000-04:00Boo, boo? It is really cute. After all Yogi Bear's...Boo, boo? It is really cute. After all Yogi Bear's sidekick went by that name. When you think of it he was even the brighter of the two. So in essence by calling you Boo-boo they're saying you're quite intelligent miss. (winks)...<br />(Hugs)IndigoSage Ravenwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17143502548162174269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-16983218586965058502009-04-18T19:13:00.000-04:002009-04-18T19:13:00.000-04:00Can't we all just get along :o)
Anon, Anon, Anon,...Can't we all just get along :o)<br /><br />Anon, Anon, Anon, how silly you are...Ken Richeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425810816600512504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-13040326786980356932009-04-18T18:58:00.000-04:002009-04-18T18:58:00.000-04:00Let me do a very rough estimate ... there are 30 m...Let me do a very rough estimate ... there are 30 million Texans in Texas ... one third of that is 10 million ... a quarter is around 8 million or so. <br /><br />Where I am from, that is a lot.<br /><br />Now, with that many people, many in their right mind thinking that secession is a good idea, you have to figure that a GREAT NUMBER of them are not in their right mind, thinking that somehow seccession is the thing that would speak to their 'swollen itching brain'.<br /><br />Where am I going with this? I am sure there is some think tank, or secret agency that gives lip service to intelligence within the country, like the FBI. I think of myself as 'rational', but there are some 'left field' thoughts that cross my screen. What would it be like for a group of like minded nut cases, who really believe in their cause, who got together and ... oh wait, it happened already, in Oklahoma City.<br /><br />THAT is what is scary about their being anywhere from 7.5 to 10 million American citizens thinking that they need to break away from their country. Get to factoring in those whose experience and pursuits involve the quasi-military, and man ...<br /><br />... you get why a Brother stays nervous, no matter what color the president is!! There is always someone out there, and I know for a fact, their can be at least 10 million cats capable of UT tower shootin', James Byrd brother draggin' folks thinking that they should simply leave the Union.<br /><br />Idiot like the govenor certainly fans the flames of fear ... in a place where the the kindling is already dry, that ain't good. This is SO not the thing to take likely.<br /><br />The national implications, with the right wing rebles already rushing to the guns shops to get the ammunition before the cats serving the country in the military can get what they need. This is a temperature gauge at the nationalist parties all across the country. Won't be surprised if the group that Gov. Palin's husband belongs too doesn't get up and running.<br /><br />Man, this is something that has crossed my mind a time or two ... guess this is the first time I got to let ANY of it out.Big Mark 243https://www.blogger.com/profile/10974573439218884164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-11455249839959517612009-04-18T18:33:00.000-04:002009-04-18T18:33:00.000-04:00You have got to be kidding me....You have got to be kidding me....Holliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02731060504909592779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-6338945215464834132009-04-18T17:27:00.000-04:002009-04-18T17:27:00.000-04:00I personally think the whole thing is silly, and I...I personally think the whole thing is silly, and I also read that the 1869 renders null and void the option for Texas to legally secede. That being said, Texas has as much right as any state to "illegally secede", but that would be SO MUCH STUPIDER for Texas than it would be for many other states. Today, the Texas and US governments together are seriously battling the lawlessness of our neighbor, Mexico, and I really don't think Texas would have the resources to manage that border alone, not to mention defend it's northern border to Oklahoma. The whole thing is stupid, and I think it's totally irresponsible for the Governor of US state to even metion that word, even in jest. If I ever had any respect for him, this would have caused me to lose it. However, 0 from 0 leaves 0, so not much is changed!Miss Ginger Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03494225040016735718noreply@blogger.com