tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384511685152656450.post1862000781609284365..comments2023-09-11T07:03:17.910-05:00Comments on The Serenity of Reason: Will McCain Denounce & Reject Rod Parsley?csmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14196500927690180464noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384511685152656450.post-49048618375903201162008-03-13T20:42:00.000-05:002008-03-13T20:42:00.000-05:00Actually, Ron Paul is the only candidate still run...Actually, Ron Paul is the only candidate still running against McCain, right?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, if the Panama canal Zone was a US territory way back when Grandpa Munster McCain was born, why wouldn't he be allowed to run for president?csmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14196500927690180464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384511685152656450.post-66275786214626636632008-03-12T18:10:00.000-05:002008-03-12T18:10:00.000-05:00I just heard something interesting on NPR. Apparen...I just heard something interesting on NPR. Apparently, there is some question as to McCain's eligibility to run for President. He was born in Panama(when it was an U.S. territory)when his father was serving in the military there. This probably will end up being nothing, but can anyone say Huckabee for President?BAWDYSCOThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07003013789708853085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384511685152656450.post-62445644134096881572008-03-12T16:51:00.000-05:002008-03-12T16:51:00.000-05:00This is going to start out a bit far from the poin...This is going to start out a bit far from the point, but bear with me. Just recently I managed finally to see The Golden Compass. Not bad. Fun action flick with cute girl hero and great visuals. Unfortunately, the author let it get diluted so much (to avoid even more notoriety I think) that the storyline becomes quite muddled and a bit hard to find at times. In fact, the dreaded Magesterium, the organization loosely based on the Catholic church, only gives a few nods to being a religious group in the movie. The way a couple of them dress is suggestive, and the word 'heresy' is tossed out a few times. Anyway..getting back somewhere close to the point, there is a time when the Wicked Church Lady is talking to /trying to seduce the girl hero. The girl is commenting about how the woman hates being told what to do, so why does she put up with the Magesterium? Her rebuttal is that the Magesterium doesn't tell people what to do in a mean or nasty way, but in a nice kindly way, so they don't get themselves hurt or in trouble. The girl doesn't buy it any more than we do. <BR/>Um..I hope I managed to make a point of sorts in there somewhere...Ceroillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756008690996661354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384511685152656450.post-77482551057281104282008-03-12T14:38:00.000-05:002008-03-12T14:38:00.000-05:00Some of that kind of thinking, derF, might have to...Some of that kind of thinking, derF, might have to do with our citizenry having little interest in how things get "done" in our corridors of power. The story is much more interesting if it involves sex or drugs rather than underhanded dealings concerning money and power. I think the light goes off in the brains of most if it doesn't involve some scandalous behavior.<BR/><BR/>As far as Spitzer is concerned, I was listening to Alan Dershowitz on NPR yesterday and his take is that some very important people took him down. Spitzer definately made some enemies on Wall Street and other areas of power concnetration and he thinks somebody followed him or at least tracked his path financially, got the feds on his trail and then leaked it to the press. Makes sense to me. Ultimately, Spitzer did this to himself, but it looks like he might have had some help in his downfall.<BR/><BR/>As far as prostiution is concerned, I am sure no one would be surprised, I find it absolutely ludicrous that it be illegal. This ends up being one more way governments or religions of all stripes use to control individual freedoms. When the few feel they know better than the masses and have the power to do something about it the loser ends up the individual; in this case consenting individuals. I am surprised we haven't waged a "War on Prostitution" lately, but it might just be around the corner(maybe not though because I wouldn't be surprised if the majority of male political actors didn't make use of the services of prostitutes, kinda comes(sorry for the pun) with the territory in other words).BAWDYSCOThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07003013789708853085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384511685152656450.post-14116914263591426032008-03-12T11:04:00.000-05:002008-03-12T11:04:00.000-05:00If prostitution is the second oldest profession an...If prostitution is the second oldest profession and begging is the oldest then pandering must be in the top ten. I ask about the connection because there seems to be a trend in America to subvert issues to personality politics. For instance, when the issue of McCain's relationship with Vicki Iseman was brought up, the main focus of interest rested on whether he, McCain, was a horn-dog. The issue became sexual. This appealed to the prurient interest we all feel (we all have sex and it stimulates our libidos). Yet, concentrating our attention in this fashion allows the greater significance of Iseman's role as a lobbyist for Paxson Communications to be lost. What was key in that story was McCain's letter as chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, on Paxson's behalf, influencing the board of the FCC.derFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18016607004554130752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384511685152656450.post-23888023626744249632008-03-12T10:59:00.000-05:002008-03-12T10:59:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.derFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18016607004554130752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384511685152656450.post-43691638616844401302008-03-12T02:27:00.000-05:002008-03-12T02:27:00.000-05:00I am reminded of the idea that prostitution is the...I am reminded of the idea that prostitution is the second oldest profession. Begging is the oldest: Someone had to ask.Ceroillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756008690996661354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384511685152656450.post-45946538948382429112008-03-12T00:54:00.000-05:002008-03-12T00:54:00.000-05:00By the way, Larry Craig is still in Congress. So I...By the way, Larry Craig is still in Congress. So I wouldn't fault Spitzer one but if he decided not to resign. <BR/><BR/>Of course, both should go, but what is good for the elephant is good for the donkey - knowhwatimean?csmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14196500927690180464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384511685152656450.post-33250033103541225952008-03-12T00:53:00.000-05:002008-03-12T00:53:00.000-05:00I doubt it, derF. And even if there is a connectio...I doubt it, derF. And even if there is a connection, it isn't that relevant because he first had to be going to prostitutes in order to be caught going to prostitutes. <BR/><BR/>In other words, it is usually easier to catch a guilty man than to frame an innocent one.csmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14196500927690180464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384511685152656450.post-39209288726591533152008-03-11T23:32:00.000-05:002008-03-11T23:32:00.000-05:00Do you think there is any connection?<A HREF="http://www.democracynow.org/2008/3/10/new_york_bill_to_declare_abortion" REL="nofollow">Do you think there is any connection?</A>derFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18016607004554130752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384511685152656450.post-42593432326845510232008-03-11T23:29:00.000-05:002008-03-11T23:29:00.000-05:00Chris? Do you know what the word "xenophobia" mean...Chris? Do you know what the word "xenophobia" means? Look it up, please.csmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14196500927690180464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384511685152656450.post-19118583384451175192008-03-11T23:28:00.000-05:002008-03-11T23:28:00.000-05:00Spitzer is a hypocrite and should be impeached if ...Spitzer is a hypocrite and should be impeached if he does not resign. Anyone who trumpets loudly about ethics and then gets caught frequenting prostitutes deserves his fate. <BR/><BR/>That said, I think we'll see Spitzer resign, probably soon. Also, I'd like to add that I find it ridiculous that prostitution is illegal. Name something else you can give away for free that you can not sell? Of course, it is illegal today and a governor caught doing something illegal should be removed from office. <BR/><BR/>To me, the bigger problem is the hypocrisy.csmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14196500927690180464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384511685152656450.post-73835489659291214082008-03-10T16:05:00.000-05:002008-03-10T16:05:00.000-05:00Hey, csm, how about some equal time. Let's see som...Hey, csm, how about some equal time. Let's see something about Elliot Spitzer.BAWDYSCOThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07003013789708853085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384511685152656450.post-1349895808226805952008-03-10T14:50:00.000-05:002008-03-10T14:50:00.000-05:00This xenophobia you guys are talking about reminds...This xenophobia you guys are talking about reminds me that I have agreed with Geraldo Rivera for maybe the first time that I can remember. He has just written a book about the Latin immigrant experience and he traces the current situation and compares it with all the other immigrant movements to this country in the past. America has always had problems with newcomers, the Irish, the southern Europeans, it doesn't matter. I don't know about you guys, but I get e-mails from time to time talking about how immigrants did it in the "good ol' days" and I have to laugh at the reconstruction of history. These bigots don't realize immigration keeps this country dynamic and keep us out of the demographic potholes most other industrialized countries now find themselves in. And they find themselves in these problems just because of xenophobia. Cutting off their respective noses in spite of their faces.BAWDYSCOThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07003013789708853085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384511685152656450.post-77241969165562598512008-03-10T14:41:00.000-05:002008-03-10T14:41:00.000-05:00McCain is in trouble and he is acting like it. He ...McCain is in trouble and he is acting like it. He lost me when he let GWB railroad him without a fight in 2000. But as you know, I don't find the answer in the other camp either. Just waiting for the Libertarians to pick their candidate or Ron Paul to declare as an independent.BAWDYSCOThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07003013789708853085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384511685152656450.post-36765134759064396542008-03-10T14:38:00.000-05:002008-03-10T14:38:00.000-05:00Wait a minute, aren't Catholics and Mormons Christ...Wait a minute, aren't Catholics and Mormons Christians? Isn't a Christian just a person who takes Jesus Christ as their personal saviour? Talking about bigotry....BAWDYSCOThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07003013789708853085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384511685152656450.post-89605190102563304382008-03-10T10:36:00.000-05:002008-03-10T10:36:00.000-05:00"Xenophobia is rampant, especially toward people w..."Xenophobia is rampant, especially toward people with brown skin (middle east, Mexicans, etc.)"<BR/><BR/>White skin Christians, Mormons & Catholics, etc...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384511685152656450.post-1155793836632622922008-03-09T21:26:00.000-05:002008-03-09T21:26:00.000-05:00Heck, it's a tried and true political/religious ta...Heck, it's a tried and true political/religious tactic in this country since even before it was America per se. Have you read about what happened to the first batch of Quakers that William Penn brought over?Ceroillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756008690996661354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384511685152656450.post-54323697293224401682008-03-09T17:10:00.000-05:002008-03-09T17:10:00.000-05:00You are probably correct that many folks in the US...You are probably correct that many folks in the USA feel that way. Xenophobia is rampant, especially toward people with brown skin (middle east, Mexicans, etc.)csmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14196500927690180464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384511685152656450.post-52573813469369866282008-03-08T22:05:00.000-06:002008-03-08T22:05:00.000-06:00True, I'd agree that he's the far fringe. But I su...True, I'd agree that he's the far fringe. But I suspect a fairly large proportion of the population has general feelings that fall into that area: Islam is evil, etc.Ceroillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756008690996661354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384511685152656450.post-49780213337625118402008-03-08T18:20:00.000-06:002008-03-08T18:20:00.000-06:00I'm sure you're correct Bob, but I think Parsley i...I'm sure you're correct Bob, but I think Parsley is a bit "out there" even in terms of the religious right.csmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14196500927690180464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384511685152656450.post-40636968389724061902008-03-08T14:35:00.000-06:002008-03-08T14:35:00.000-06:00I think another reason is McCain still courting th...I think another reason is McCain still courting the 'religious right', many of whom seem to share Parsley's outlook on things.Ceroillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756008690996661354noreply@blogger.com