Comments on: Crazy Talk

By: moose

moose — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:07:07 +0000

If i was old enough to vote, I wouldn’t. I agree with those quotes at the beginning, and no candidates really fit that.

By: southernmaledemocrat

southernmaledemocrat — Fri, 09 May 2008 18:28:48 +0000

^Really?? You would call for McCain to drop out in a reverse situation?? Wow. I wouldn’t. Yeah, the partisan politico in me would cackle with glee because it would hurt his campaign. But I would never really think he should drop out.

Again, my point is this - NONE of us are in a position to accurately judge Rev. Wright or Obama’s relationship to him. We have not sat in those pews for years, we don’t know about the other programs and ministries of the church.

Tell you what - go take some time and read through as many of Rev. Wright’s sermons as possible. Read through the entire sermons that were blasted all over the Net but edited down as soundbites. Then, take some time to talk to members of the church who have gone there for a long time. Find out about various ministry programs.

After all that, you MIGHT be in a little better position to judge Rev. Wright. But unless you are a member of the Obama family, you are still going to have no accurate judgement of what their relationship is or how the Rev. may have influenced Barack.

This “gotcha” journalism is designed to goad us into making judgements that no one is qualified to make.

By: Undecided

Undecided — Fri, 09 May 2008 01:19:11 +0000

I can not honestly say that it wouldn’t effect my view of a caucasian candidate if the situation were reversed. The record is important, but so is the company they keep. It is all part of the full picture.

I think many readers of this blog (possibly myself included) would be calling for McCain to drop out and railing against him if the situation were reversed. In the interest of doing my best to have an open mind I have to consider that.

By: southernmaledemocrat

southernmaledemocrat — Thu, 08 May 2008 15:48:29 +0000

^Offense over such remarks is fine. I was offended by what Rev. Wright said.

The real question is - how much does that matter, and how much should it effect our view of a given candidate, as opposed to their record, votes, etc.

By: Undecided

Undecided — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:06:46 +0000

I truly am still undecided and I *try* to look at every issue with an open mind. All I keep coming back to is how I would react and how offended I would be if Dubya or McCain’s pastor said similarly incendiary remarks about African-Americans.

By: packpigskinfan25

packpigskinfan25 — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:26:08 +0000

^just a website

By: southernmaledemocrat

southernmaledemocrat — Wed, 07 May 2008 15:58:31 +0000

^I don’t exactly know. I think it has something to do with your WordPress login. Are you prompted for any more information when you login to post?

By: packpigskinfan25

packpigskinfan25 — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:36:56 +0000

ok… how do I change that avatar? I am really not a fan of that pink tribal thing!

By: packpigskinfan25

packpigskinfan25 — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:37:00 +0000

A gimmick it certainly is. People hear about it and think “OH! What a GOOD idea!”
Yeah- if you drive the #18 M&M car at Daytona!! Why not get to the root of all of it, and fix the damn problem starting with the oil companies, and ending with an efficant car that runs off of humane waste or something?! We could do away with a bit of that, right?

I have actually eaten at Skylight before, great Q! I guess I am a Wilbers fan through and through though. Its not the most consistant stuff(bad managment, and an owner who is getting to old to care), but is great when its on. Plus, you know those delicious pieces of skin they put in at the Skylight? If your REAL nice, they will do it at Wilbers too!

By: southernmaledemocrat

southernmaledemocrat — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:04:55 +0000

Thanks for the comments everyone.

Anne - Just because someone has a perogative, doesn’t make it the right or smart thing to do. It could be my perogative to eat barbecue all day!! Then where would I be? (besides 300 lbs?)

Packpigskin - Many thanks on the compliments.
Obama is dead on about the gas tax. It’s a gimmick designed to win elections rather than solve the problem. That’s unfortunately what our system is set up to do - give is short term, feel good solutions over long term, proactive ones that require a little sacrifice from everyone.

You’ll note though - I didn’t say Wilber’s was bad. In fact - I ate at Wilber’s the night before I ate at Skylight. That’s good stuff. I would urge you to try Skylight and see if you agree with me.