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Re: This Way To Progress - http://michaelkaisershaus.blogspot.com/2009...
"Thanks Mike. We'll chat later about Godzilla style destruction of the interwebs!"
- Michael Kaiser
Redbox: The Enemy of the Entertainment Industry? [STUDY] - http://mashable.com/2009...
Cry me a river, LAEDC.
- Michael Kaiser
Re: This Way To Progress - http://michaelkaisershaus.blogspot.com/2009...
"Yeah! I've been planning this for awhile and now is the opportune time to kick it off. Did I mention no new show until the New Year? If not, I just did. Ha!"
- Michael Kaiser
Re: Les Arondes... And Other Surfer's Delights - http://michaelkaisershaus.blogspot.com/2009...
"Hmm... Posterous didn't resized those pictures in quite the way that I was expecting. I can't see how to edit them, either. Bummer."
- Michael Kaiser
Facebook Slams Twitter: Farmville Is Bigger Than You - http://mashable.com/2009...
I'd rather not have the Farmville folk on Twitter. So I say that this is a win for Twitter!
- Michael Kaiser
Re: Jimmy Hook: The Black Horse - http://michaelkaisershaus.blogspot.com/2009...
"Thanks Miss Martha! Wasn't much, but boy was I honored that ol' Jimmy Hook would allow me to goof up such a killer video! If you get that station on yer radio machine, you better look over your shoulder for Rod Serling, because you just entered you-know-where!"
- Michael Kaiser
An Open Letter to President Obama from Michael Moore | MichaelMoore.com - http://www.michaelmoore.com/words...
Good luck with that, Michael Moore!
- Michael Kaiser
Media Amnesiacs Suddenly Appalled at Hitler Comparisons - http://newsbusters.org/blogs...
I have no regard for either party, but you've got to love hypocrisy, baby!
- Michael Kaiser
It’s Not Easy Being Popular. 77 Percent Of Facebook Fan Pages Have Under 1,000 Fans - http://www.techcrunch.com/2009...
As one of the "little guys", I extend an invitation to join the RadiOblivion page: http://bit.ly/RadiOblivionFB
- Michael Kaiser
Re: RadiOblivion No.44 - Behind The Party Scenes Pt.1 - http://michaelkaisershaus.blogspot.com/2009...
"For the iPod Touch I just use Apple's earbuds with mic and Griffin's iTalk app. It sounds great for on-the-fly audio capture! Also sounds wonderful in conjunction with the Skype App... Phone calls on the Touch. Woo Hoo!"
- Michael Kaiser
Re: Middle-earth Minutes 7 - J.R.R. Tolkien: Secret Agent 007 - http://www.middleearthminutes.com/2009...
"Our pleasure! Thanks for the link; I need that. Hopefully everyone that sees this will check out the Lonely Mountain Band straight a-way! Hey, did I read that you folks are playing an upcoming festival?"
- Michael Kaiser
Live now: This Week In Google, with Jeff Jarvis and Gina Trapani. http://live.twit.tv. Discuss here...
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Believe latest 'Carpool with Robert Llewellyn' had Bowie's son in it.
- Hawklu
every things fine here cant hear the gurl of course
- daveccorey
Google Groups is Dead might be interesting to cover :) http://bit.ly/Q6XmK
- Digitalxero
I like to watch the pre-game show and then turn it off and listen to the podcast when it comes out. Haha! I'm probably in the minority there, huh?
- Michael Kaiser
I'm pretty interested in a netbook running Android. I saw a video of an Asus Eee PC on the snapdragon chipset running Android & I was impressed.
- Jason Hansen
Cell phones that are locked require 3 yr contract in Canada plus additional fees.
- Greg
Well, hashtags make sense when using things like lost or #Lost... :)
- Holger Eilhard
hash tags started from IRC ... all rooms in IRC start with #
- z3cka
hashtag sidebar here gr8t call thanx guys ...as usual
- Pam Gwenzi
Tease: Gina lust over the Droid, Jeff joins Google's Data Liberation Front, and we'll show you how to find all your Google accounts in just one place.
- Leo Laporte
Droid sucks. A lot of people are drinking kool-aid over it.
- Fnord
Driod's lookin pretty cool right now
- Jacob
Have you thought of covering other cloud services? amazon, Microsoft for example?
- USC Trojan
Make sure to vote for best Podcasts from Nov 13th - Nov 30th at - http://podcastawards.com/ Vote for all TWIT.TV shows (TWIT, TWIF, Security now, Daily Giz Wiz, Munchcast, Floss Weekly) also Tekzilla (PatrickNorton & Veronica Belmont) No Agenda & Cranky Geeks (John C. Dvorak) and GDGT.
- echostreamer
GOOD SHOWLEO every things ok way down in georgia yeh i love mw 2itss its got 2be a movie some day
- daveccorey
where's the new twig ep. ? last week's episode is listed here @ http://twit.tv/twig (November 8th, 2009)
- Sudheera R. Fernando
Sudheera, the schedule had to be changed due to travel plans for the hosts and they taped yesterday before twit. - the audio podcast should be released some time today (soon i think) - keep an eye on leo's friendfeed or the twitter.com/twit feed for the announcement of the release
- Chris Heath
Droid is way cool. I had to take the first one back because it kept rebooting. When I signed on to the new one it restored my background and apps. Way cool. Love the Droid.
- Kevin Clark
Re: From Archives: Thumbin Podcast #7 - http://thumbin.blogspot.com/2009...
"Mike, I think we (podcasters, bloggers, etc.) suffer from the same frustration from lack of participation - even when BEGGED for. Only a small percentage of folks will email, leave comments, call in, etc. Look at your favorite forums and social networks and you'll see the same thing: most people won't try to connect or contribute. Its just human nature, I suppose. Really, when considering percentages, you'd have to have many, many thousands of people in the audience to garner that much-sought-after interaction. Read the largest blogs that net 10s of thousands of eyeballs per post and compare the number of comments left. I, and most content creators, are in the same exact boat as you are. So I say keep moving forward! Try a once-a-month schedule and see if that is manageable. If not, then every other month. But, for goodness sakes PRODUCE, brother!!"
- Michael Kaiser
Re: RadiOblivion No.44 - Behind The Party Scenes Pt.1 - http://michaelkaisershaus.blogspot.com/2009...
"Do it, Mike! We really need to try and build a local coalition of sub-culture New Media producers."
- Michael Kaiser
Re: LinkedIn Is Getting a Redesign [Pics] - http://mashable.com/2009...
"I can't wait until they do something positive with the iPhone/Touch app! Actually, I CAN wait. At least that what I have been doing."
- Michael Kaiser
DO NOT WANT.
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There is something quite upsetting about this.
- Michael Kaiser
Matthews Belittles Climate Change Skeptics and Homeschoolers - http://newsbusters.org/blogs...
I am both a Skeptic (of most things, actually) and father of homeschooled kids; and proud of both. Chris Matthews is nothing but a hate-filled human, and pretty useless in any positive capacity.
- Michael Kaiser
Obama Funder Jodie Evans Calls for Kidnapping of George and Laura Bush - http://biggovernment.com/2009...
The women need some serious medication. Perhaps some quiet time in a mental institution. Just say "no" to vigilantism.
- Michael Kaiser
Re: California Uber Alles - http://michaelkaisershaus.blogspot.com/2009...
"Oh, I really don't know. I was under the impression that he tours Europe rather frequently. "Frequently" being a pretty subjective term. You're lucky there in St. Louis; nobody plays the Nashville Area."
- Michael Kaiser
Re: California Uber Alles - http://michaelkaisershaus.blogspot.com/2009...
"Every once in a Blue Moon I step outside of my comfort zone for the greater good of the people. Haha! I'm mucho pleased that I was able to weave the tale together - across two separate mediums - in a way that is almost intelligible, too. But, hey Miss Martha, the part I've left out for just such an occasion as this is: Heidi (of the Vooduo - for those that may also read this and wonder) and I discussed the merits of knowing Miss Martha! Yup, its true. The unanimous consensus? It's awesome!"
- Michael Kaiser
Who 'round here uses Ustream?
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I've used Ustream a time or two.
- Rob Michael (Atmos Trio)
from iPhone
I use it to stream movies when I watch them on my computer.
- Jason, Incognito
from iPhone
So is there a recommended place to read about all one can do with the service? Besides their "About Us" section, I mean.
- Michael Kaiser
That's about as far as I know.
- Rob Michael (Atmos Trio)
Jimmy Carter Tries to Deny He Said Obama Critics 'Driven' By Race - http://newsbusters.org/blogs...
Happy Birthday President Carter!
- Michael Kaiser
Re: Disqus: The Official Blog - Disqus Comments: Import Your Blogger Comments - http://blog.disqus.com/post...
"So, am I understanding this correctly: I already have Disqus installed on two different Blogger accounts - I need to reinstall it via uploading the template file for a patch, or am I fine the way it is?"
- Michael Kaiser
Re: Google Wave Invites Are Still Coming … In a Few Hours - http://mashable.com/2009...
"Somebody go and wake 'em up! They can't be sleeping that soundly."
- Michael Kaiser
Re: Why I Love Dolly Parton - http://www.davemadethat.com/2009...
"I love that lady! Honestly, I'm not really familiar with her music (though I have been meaning to find her earliest recordings - especially with Porter Waggoner) except her big hits from back in the day when I was a lad - "9 to 5", namely. I can't recall ever seeing any of her movies, either - just early Porter Waggoner TV shows. Yet, I have always known her. Who doesn't?! Further, I've always liked her despite not being all too familiar with her work. But, what she has done to help those in the area of Dollywood, i.e. giving back to her people; her home, is nothing short of amazing. And to top it off - all the millions of books that she has given to children... not only those in need, but ALL in that critical age group is Saint-worthy! My youngest daughter benefited from Dolly's charity when we first moved to Tennessee. And for that I will always love her. Dolly, that is. I automatically love my daughter ;)"
- Michael Kaiser
Carter: Racism plays major role in opposition to Obama - CNN.com - http://www.cnn.com/2009...
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"Former President Jimmy Carter said Tuesday that racial politics played a role in South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst during President Obama's speech to Congress last week and in some of the opposition the president has faced since taking office."
- Atul Arora
from Bookmarklet
sadly, he tells it like it is.
- Tammy Cromer-Campbell
Sounds pretty convenient to me. Any time there's opposition, it's because a majority of people opposed must be racist, not because they have a difference of opinion.
- Garmon Estes
"Honest", funny.
- Carlos Ayala
Joe the Slander Wilson, Joe the Plumner. Who's the next Joe?
- Shane
It's one thing for someone like Sharpton to play the race card, but Carter is a fucking diplomat!
- dthree
What a stupid thing to say!
- Michael Kaiser
Right on, Garmon.
- Kurt Starnes
So typical of Carter. President Obama has some terrific ideas. He also has some that are just bad. I don't agree with a lot of what he has to say. Just because I don't agree with everything he says, does not make me a racist. I have nothing but respect for our President. That was true with the all of them. Even Carter. It's a job most of us are not cut out for and it's one that, no matter what you do, no one is going cut you any slack or give you a break. Former President Carter should know better.
- George Gray
My sentiments exactly, George.
- Kurt Starnes
I think a lot of you are reading what he said and applying it to any and all dissenting opinion when clearly that's not what he's implying. He saying some of the opposition maybe reacting so strongly because of their individual racial bias. It doesn't have to apply to you to be true.
- Jon Gosier
from iPhone
@Joe - I hear you. I guess one would have to define "major role (of racism)" regarding the opposition.
- Kurt Starnes
Yea, like it was racial when you were in office only one term. All colors wanted you out!
- JimmyDee
This is called hey look at the racist over there so we can distract everyone from the fact that we are not moving our issues through like we want. Lets tell everyone it is because of racism not because of the actual issues.
- gfurry
/endorse George Gray's comment
- Mattb4rd
What an embarrassment Carter is.
- You.
I'm confused. When Bush was president and the Libs were calling him a lier, and worse, and our brave soldiers murderers from the House and Senate floors, dissent was the "highest form of patriotism." Now, it seems dissent has become the highest form of racism. Which is it, Libs? Seems to me it's YOU who always play the race card when you start losing the argument. It's a mechanism to shut down debate. "You're a racist! Argument over!" Such a shame.
- Don Smith
@Don - show me the posters with Mr. Bush made up as Hitler, or a Monkey. The Liberals, as you stated, disagreed but did it in a respectful manner letting Mr. Bush state his side without interruption. The Conservative attitude seems to be I will yell as loud as I want to drown you out, as your point of view is "hogwash."
- Stephen Christian
@Stephen: http://www.history.ucsb.edu/faculty... It's not hard to find this sort of thing if you actually look for it. Just because you don't remember it doesn't mean that it didn't happen. Also see: http://semiskimmed.net/bushhit...
- Otto
Typical response. Play the race card whenever someone agrees with Obama.
- Spencer
@Otto - Thanks, you're right (Hitler comes up too often). As a non-American, looking at it from the outside your country has become VERY polarized and fightening to watch. It appears people don't respect other people's option any longer but go for the yelling over each other.
- Stephen Christian
@Stephen: Keep in mind that only those shouting the loudest get into the press. Especially outside the US; I've noticed that other countries media tends to be biased in this respect, only focusing on the extremists, and ignoring the rest. Those of us actually in the US find that sort of extremism amusing, at best. Also remember that most of those people doing the shouting are idiots, and often don't vote.
- Otto
A hit dog will holler, I guess. You guys act like Carter pointed a finger at you. Also, it's Obama's detractors playing the race card more than anyone else. None of you can deny that there are some who are racially motivated against Obama. It's obvious. How come any time anyone states this fact, you guys come running with your comments about the "race card"?
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
@Rasheen The only people playing race is the Obama side. How come anytime someone disagrees with Obama they are labeled a "racist"? Seriously, it's getting pretty old and sad.
- Spencer
Well, look.. Carter has a point, and no doubt some of the opposition is obviously racist. However, at the same time, when somebody *says* that sort of thing, then it creates a grouping in the minds of his supporters. The notion becomes "disagreeing with Obama = racist" which is, of course, not true in the slightest. This is why Carter should choose his words more carefully. If you want...
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- Otto
@Otto: Well, yes the North American Press (which is a part of an enteratinment company) is all about ratings and therefore shocking to get people to not flip channels / buy our paper / visit our web page. So how is Mrs. Jane Average suppose to get the facts and information to make an informed choice? My memory maybe failing me but the right has always seemed to want to out yell the left and I wonder if you cannot get an information - just yell does anyone even listen any more?
- Stephen Christian
@Stephen: Yes, the press sucks. We are aware of this. But I wouldn't say that the right is more vocal. Whoever is not in charge is the most vocal. The left was just as extreme and vocal when Dubya was in office. It's unfair to paint this as one side being more extreme, because that's simply not true.
- Otto
Oh please. The only ones that keep bringing up race are those against him. I have seen no Obama supporters disregarding all rational discussion against him, using race. Look at how this thread developed as an example. Some agreed with the obvious fact of what Carter said while others randomly lashed out against his sentiment as if it's false.
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
Someone disagrees with Obama, someone from their side comes out and labels them racist. That's coming from their side, not the people against Obama. Wilson called Obama a "liar", which is based more in truth than race. This started even before Obama was elected, and is just getting worse.
- Spencer
Are us folks who now question Carter racists via proxy?
- Kurt Starnes
The point is, just because some of his opponents are racist, does not mean all are, so threads like this just make no sense to me. You can't deny some of his opponents are racist. I think we can agree on that. No one is calling ALL of his opponents racist. That would be stupid. So I don't see why we keep having these fruitless discussions every time someone points out the race factor.
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
Here's what Carter said: "I think an overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward President Barack Obama is based on the fact that he is a black man, that he's African-American," Carter told NBC News.
- Kurt Starnes
Rahsheen - no doubt "some" of Obama's opponents are racist.
- Kurt Starnes
"demonstrated animosity" does not mean those who just don't agree with him. It means those who are being blatantly disrespectful and perpetuating blatant lies about him. I'm not sure that covers anyone here.
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
Heck, I had demonstrated animosity against Bush and Clinton (and I'm a white guy)! :->
- Kurt Starnes
@Otto: As I'm not in the U.S. - What was the Loud Left groups / people during the Bush era? I got the impression you're either support us or your a terrorist lover / american solder hater had pretty much killed the left outspoke groups / people.
- Stephen Christian
@Stephen: The problem with that view is that the right never explicitly stated anything along the lines of "us or them", sort of thing. Several off-the-cuff remarks by Bush were along those lines, and the left took it and ran with it to produce that sort of image. It wasn't true, because quite frankly the right was firmly in power at the time and had no need to make that sort of a fuss. All that impression you got came from the left, not the right.
- Otto
I love President Carter. Very smart! In fact Pres Carter did not name names. He just said that a lot the the criticism of President Obama looks like racism. He explained being an old man from the South he believes he's seen racism and reconizes it.
- MarK
Obviously, some of you never watch and read the "main stream" liberal media. The main topic has been that America is full of "racist" Obama haters ever since the TEA Parties and Town Hall Meetings. It's a lie, typically used by Liberals when they're losing the debate. Those of you who have your shorts in a knot about all the yelling, it's only because it seems to be the only way to get...
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- Don Smith
Bill Maher brought it up as well last night. Bill suggested that it's old southern racism bubbling up in subtle ways. No member of Congress would ever do that to a white president. Similar to why parents wouldn't want their kids listening to an Obama speech about something as simple as a message to stay in school; they're subconsciously afraid of a black man speaking to their kids (This is Bill's words, not mine).
- Fleagle
Oh please. Democrats boo'd Bush, did all kinds of things when he was speaking.
- Spencer
Maher should be reminded of the treatment Bush #2 received during a State of the Union address, IMO. Was it because he was white? 2¢ *Edit - Spencer beat me to it.
- Kurt Starnes
Oh please, Bill Maher? He's the biggest idiot on the planet for Pete's sake! Carter should just thank God for Obama. He finally has a chance not to be the worst President in history.
- Don Smith
+++++Rahsheen But I think you're talking into the wind. These people revel in their victimhood. It makes them feel special...or something.
- Admiral Anika
Don, pretty sure GW Bush has the worst president title locked up for the foreseeable future. A record of failure unblemished by success.
- Kevin Pedraja
Anika, I think you're right. This is actually one of like 3 threads I've been involved with on the same general topic and the result is the same.
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
From now on, anyone that disagrees with anything I say is hereby labeled a racist. I'm married to a Mexican-American, and it's a well known fact that racists don't like 'mixed race marriages,' and would do anything to discredit my assertions based on their dislike for me and who I'm married to. I don't care what the topic is, I can recognize racism when I see it. I dare you to disagree with anything I say from here on out now. :)
- Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
Anika, Rasheen - I think some here are making a reasonable case that dissent against Obama is sometimes labelled as racist. Sure, some of it is racist, but not to the extreme that Carter professes. All IMHO, of course.
- Kurt Starnes
It seems he's talking about the overt and ridiculous protests against Obama featuring various racist caricatures and statements on their signs. Not people who just disagree with his policies or whatever. Someone correct me if he said different and I didn't catch it.
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
If that's what he's saying, then I have no problem with his statements.
- Kurt Starnes
Wow. There's a banquet of stupid on this thread. How did I end up on Digg?
- Fleagle
If that's what he said, I'd be ok with it. He's not alone in saying what he's saying, and what he says characterizes all dissent as racially motivated.
- Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
He is Rahsheen and it's clear that most people participating in this thread didn't bother to read beyond the headline. And then there's the fact that they love to play the victim.
- Admiral Anika
I read the article and don't consider myself a victim.
- Kurt Starnes
Who's playing the victim here? Carter and many democrats are calling people racists, a term that means by definition that they've been victims of racist acts.
- Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
Anika: I did read the article, and he makes it very clear: "I think an overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward President Barack Obama is based on the fact that he is a black man, that he's African-American," Carter told "NBC Nightly News." ---- I fail to see how you could read that in any other way than the most straightforward one. While he is talking about "demonstrators" there, those are not the only people opposed to some of Obama's plans.
- Otto
I also agree with this statement of Carter: "The president is not only the head of government, he is the head of state. And no matter who he is or how much we disagree with his policies, the president should be treated with respect." This applies to all Presidents, IMO.
- Kurt Starnes
Now I'm confused. His statement is not absolute. He's not calling ALL of Obama's opponents racist. I don't even think most of you are included. What's the problem here? I don't even think "overwhelming portion of intensely demonstrated animosity" applies to any of you.
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
"intensely demonstrated animosity" can refer to the passionate response to what many people see as an erosion of core American values that the democrats are trying to legislate right now, and the president is championing right now. Because I do have a guttural reaction to much of that by definition makes me a target of his statement.
- Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
It's a broad set of terms that he put out there, like many others, as a stake in the ground so as to say "be careful how passionately you disagree with the president, because you could get the scarlet letter "R" knitted to your shirt." That's trying to intimidate me from disagreeing with the president and his policies, and I resent that.
- Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
Honestly, it isn't much different from what the Republicans did during Iraq, saying "be careful how passionately you disagree with the policies of the president, or you'll be branded 'unpatriotic.'" Except being labeled by consensus as a racist carries much more weight with activists than being unpatriotic. Witness Imus, Loren Feldman, that guy who drew the cartoon about the monkey...
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- Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
It *can* refer to a passionate response, but I think his statement is more clear by including "demonstrated." Just because you openly disagree doesn't mean you're carrying around signs with the president dressed as a witch doctor. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but it seems clear to me who he is talking about. A lot of people on FF disagree with Obama, but I've never thought them racist for doing so. The people I see protesting on TV, however...well, that's a different story.
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
I just don't like anybody's opinion being dismissed, and I absolutely hate when people classify other people into groups and then dismiss them as a class based on that. It's entirely too easy to label people into categories and then ignore what they say based on that category, and Carter is not helping by saying this sort of thing. Many of these "racists" as he's labeled them might have genuine and valid opinions that will not get heard. That's not the right way to run a democracy.
- Otto
Interesting, you're upset about people being grouped into a class and dismissed, what about a black class? What about the differentiators are race? Is that then fair?
- anna sauce
@anna: I'm not following you. Are you suggesting that black people's opinions don't count or something? Or what? I'm saying that labeling people is a bad thing, regardless of what the label is.
- Otto
Why is it that, despite recognizing that things like this are in fact racist, some people feel more solidarity with the guy holding up the sign of Obama dressed as a witch doctor than with people who think this is pretty disrespectful and not in anyway a rational argument? Because that's what it feels like when someone points out that things like this are racist, and someone else dismisses it as playing the race card, or accusing everyone who opposes Obama as being a racist.
- Victor Ganata
Kevin - I lived through the Carter years as a married man with three kids. Believe me, things were far, far worse during those four dark years than during Bush's eight years, and Carter didn't have to deal with the worst attack on American soil in history. Bush wasn't perfect, but no other president in history has been tested with such a tragedy so early in his term, and had to send our...
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- Don Smith
I remember reading an article a while back that said when it comes to dealing with issues in America, the majority of whites rarely see race as a factor whereas people of color almost always saw the implications of things being racial. I find that compelling. EDIT: And if that is indeed the case, how the hell are we ever going to deal with this huge chasm between people (throw class in there as well), if no one wants to drop the pretense and talk about this cultural plague?
- Derrick
@Victor: Not entirely sure what you mean by "solidarity" there, but you can agree with somebody's position without agreeing with, or even liking, their tactics.
- Otto
Otto, even if the position is "I hate Obama mostly because he's black?"
- Victor Ganata
@Victor: That's not a position, that's a reason for a position. A position must be on a subject that is in contention, like the health care plan. Somebody might hate the plan because they don't like blacks, I grant you. I don't like the plan because I think it's a bad plan.
- Otto
Sorry, I guess I elided too much there. The position I'm referring to is "I dislike Obama." There are lots of reasons to hold this position, many of which are quite rational. Is it right that people who have this position endorse other people who share the same position, even if they employ detestable and irrational tactics? Is pointing out that these specific tactics are detestable and irrational necessarily "playing the race card" or tarring everyone who opposes Obama with the same brush?
- Victor Ganata
Although I guess I can see the other side of the argument: it's possible to be racist AND still have rational arguments against Obama's policies. But it's really hard to separate that out. Especially when a lot of Obama's policies are continuations of Bush's policies, and these same people weren't very vocal last year.
- Victor Ganata
@Victor - good points. I also agree that many of Obama's policies are continuations of Bush's policies and wonder why there doesn't appear to more outrage from the left - extending warrantless wiretapping and bombings by drones which kill innocents are two such issues which come to mind. I think it's just simple cognitive dissonance on both sides - humans tend to overlook the...
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- Kurt Starnes
Kurt, I think there is a lot of disappointment on the left, but you don't hear about it for probably the same reasons: some people would rather defend the guy who is closer to their own beliefs, even if they find some of the things he does or allows are actually detestable and/or irrational. And it doesn't help that the mainstream media finds the incoherent shouting on the far right much more worthy of coverage than the grumblings of the left OR the intelligent discourse of the more moderate right.
- Victor Ganata
What a dumb shit..He needs to just stay out of the front of a camera.
- tony
Stay classy!
- Derrick
tony- nice way to add to the conversation.
- anna sauce
otto- way back you were saying that democracy supports racists as well as non-racists, and what I'm saying is that racism is undemocratic- it's saying that one kind of people's opinions are not worth merit.
- anna sauce
I am shocked, simply shocked, that someone would insinuate the presence of racism in the party that has opposed every advance of civil rights in recent history.
- Patrick
Racism and the suppression of civil rights goes hand in hand, and I can't see how the suppression of civil rights could possibly be democratic in any way.
- Victor Ganata
Patrick++
- Andrew C
Patrick, FWIW, before around 1960, the history of Democrats and race is not exceptionally favorable. Again, another case where neither Party has clean hands. *Edit - I just noted you said "recent history."
- Kurt Starnes
Oh for sure. I mean, they still let Byrd be a senator. That's crazy.
- Patrick
Name a few civil rights advances that the party has opposed in recent history Patrick. Please be specific.
- Mattb4rd
@Mattb4rd: Someone might need to define what a "civil right" is before anyone can answered? Maybe I think it should be a civil right to drink and drive.
- Stephen Christian
@Stephen Life, Liberty and the P U R S U I T of happiness.
- Mattb4rd
At least in California, the Republicans have spearheaded a lot of legislation that many racial and ethnic minorities have felt were specifically targeted against them: Proposition 187, 209, 227.
- Victor Ganata
The voters decided those issues, Victor.
- Mattb4rd
It doesn't change the fact that they've had deleterious effects on minorities.
- Victor Ganata
Wrong again Jimmy Carter!!
- Rod Cadenhead
Re: I Am A Lemming or, Why The Drive To Find What's Popular Is Just Plain Silly - http://michaelkaisershaus.blogspot.com/2009...
"Agreed. But that is exactly the kind of mentality that I don't understand. I've never had that *drive* to do the same things as everyone else. I guess to quote Domingo Samudio would be most apropos - "I'm in with the Out Crowd". I've grown comfortable with that over my many years; no regrets. And the very fact that you were pulling to the vastly superior Trashmen speaks volumes, brother!!"
- Michael Kaiser
Re: Michael Kaiser is Tumblin' - INVASION OF THE SAUCER-MEN POSTER POSTCARD 1957... - http://michaelkaiser.tumblr.com/post...
"That why its so Boss that I can say "Yeah man, I know Steve Terrell"!"
- Michael Kaiser
Camping on the Duck River in Bedford County http://www.christiangrantham.com/2009...
You should have stopped by for a visit!
- Michael Kaiser
Which font are you most scared of? - http://cleeseblog.com/Vanilla...
Alls quiet on the Western Font!
- Michael Kaiser
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