tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11135300.post111710044916768603..comments2023-10-14T05:31:56.095-04:00Comments on The Cuspidor: In Case You Missed Itgirlspithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06287678188346828792noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11135300.post-1117682004401332032005-06-01T23:13:00.000-04:002005-06-01T23:13:00.000-04:00You're probably right, Cate, because the more peop...You're probably right, Cate, because the more people think about what politicians are saying, the more they realize that politicians are generally full of crap.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, it seems like passionate, if not honest, politicians are hard to find.girlspithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287678188346828792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11135300.post-1117555254103051492005-05-31T12:00:00.000-04:002005-05-31T12:00:00.000-04:00Your dad is cool. My dad is cool, too. But not n...Your dad is cool. My dad is cool, too. But not necessarily in that thoughtful brainy way.<BR/><BR/>And I heartily agree with G-Lo. People are complicated and so are their personal politics - I hate this reduction of everything to mere "trigger" words. Everything and everyone is all "my way or no way" and the lack of reasonable debate makes me insane. I think most politicos would prefer that nobody actually <I>think</I> about anything.Sarah Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14562998523909516045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11135300.post-1117321863918829102005-05-28T19:11:00.000-04:002005-05-28T19:11:00.000-04:00I am listening to Amy Grant's cheesy song "That's ...I am listening to Amy Grant's cheesy song "That's what Love Is For" as I read this and I actually got some tears in my eyes. You and your dad should write copy for pro-whatever ads.<BR/><BR/>I like what Dad said here about the "trigger" words. I think George Bush won on trigger words - American values, way of life, and safety (to be specific). For some reason, we can't get Americans past the trigger word and into the actual issue. (Not an anti-Bush statement, he was a smart campaigner).<BR/><BR/>Isn't everyone about "American values"? It's such a non-term. <BR/><BR/>I am a democrat, but I don't hate Bush, I'm not a mad abortionist, and I occasionally believe it's okay to throw something out without recycling it - I also believe in traditional values like abstinence, family, and a strong military. So, if I am so complicated, how can we simply use trigger words to define a party line and all its members? It doesn't make any sense to me. <BR/><BR/>Moderation is the only hope we have.glohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06777237737581745765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11135300.post-1117312967782116032005-05-28T16:42:00.000-04:002005-05-28T16:42:00.000-04:00P.S. I like that, like it very much: "Balance, lik...P.S. I like that, like it very much: "Balance, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder."neena maiya (guyana gyal)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01358313821005038118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11135300.post-1117312394392770222005-05-28T16:33:00.000-04:002005-05-28T16:33:00.000-04:00Words make 'things' a reality. If it's not said, t...Words make 'things' a reality. If it's not said, then it never happened. <BR/><BR/>We can deny events in history this way, too. I'm thinking of events in my own country, when I say this. But I guess it can apply to families, communities.neena maiya (guyana gyal)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01358313821005038118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11135300.post-1117257083100173182005-05-28T01:11:00.000-04:002005-05-28T01:11:00.000-04:00there has to be some truth to that, gs' dad. some ...there has to be some truth to that, gs' dad. some right-wingers freak out at those words without even listening to the argument. granted, a few left wingers freak out as soon as they hear words like 'family values.' <BR/><BR/>it might be better if all those people took a minute to listen. sometimes they're making very similar points, just using different catchphrases.cadiz12https://www.blogger.com/profile/03739358553844884552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11135300.post-1117218171835140522005-05-27T14:22:00.000-04:002005-05-27T14:22:00.000-04:00I am working on a hypothesis. It helps me to writ...I am working on a hypothesis. It helps me to write things out so that I can look at the words and see whether they make sense.<BR/><BR/>Here's my idea. Could it be that the conservatives think that you're a liberal if you say the words, "Gay", "civil union" or "abortion" or "safe sex" or "global warming" or "environment". Could it be that they perceive a left-leaning bias simply from the fact that those words are actually spoken?<BR/><BR/>I know in my rather strait-laced upbringing, certain words and topics simply were not mentioned. Maybe the conservatives think that if the words are said, then the speaker must be "not one of our own, because we don't use those words"<BR/><BR/>Whaddya think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11135300.post-1117201152802230842005-05-27T09:39:00.000-04:002005-05-27T09:39:00.000-04:00You're absolutely right, GS. Unfortunately, there'...You're absolutely right, GS. Unfortunately, there's a movement in this country to try and get everyone to think exactly the same way, and if you don't, then, well, you're not being patriotic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com