tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post5619674830778381673..comments2024-03-28T10:04:26.841-05:00Comments on Althouse: Paul Ryan said: "Looking around at what’s taking place in politics today, it is so easy to get disheartened."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-9835478411319870902016-03-24T22:03:01.830-05:002016-03-24T22:03:01.830-05:00I am not shaking my head.
I am just pondering th...I am not shaking my head. <br /><br />I am just pondering the possibilities of avoiding checkmate.Sammy Finkelmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05105012664741556033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-4365269450621640672016-03-24T08:45:29.362-05:002016-03-24T08:45:29.362-05:00"And at what age has someone who confuses &qu..."And at what age has someone who confuses "character" with "lack of vulgarity" stopped maturing?"<br /><br />Who's confusing the two? The man exhibits both vulgarity and lack of character--the latter being the fact that he devolves into unmerited nastiness towards someone who, as far as he knows, didn't do anything to him. That's poor character in my book. It's as though no one ever taught him to be a decent person, and he parades that fact as a plus. <br /><br />I don't think I really mind his "vulgarity" though--if we mean swear words or talking about sexual exploits--we're all guilty of a little crudeness. The petty nastiness and obsessive insecurity are to me far more troubling.<br /><br />If that makes me batshit, then so be it. And no, the fact that other pols are often just as bad doesn't absolve him.Brandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219319435229314554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-66010120582514728682016-03-24T08:24:14.634-05:002016-03-24T08:24:14.634-05:00Brando: Good lord--that's Trump's respons...Brando: <i>Good lord--that's Trump's response? It's like he stopped maturing at age 10.[...]I guess character is just ballast, eh?</i><br /><br />And at what age has someone who confuses "character" with "lack of vulgarity" stopped maturing? But I'm confident the non-batshit Trump haters around here have plenty of adult reasons for holding Trump's character in lower esteem than they hold that of other pols.<br /> <br />Trump is vulgar. I'd find his vulgarity personally distasteful. The subject of this thread, Paul Ryan, has not, to my knowledge, ever been criticized for vulgarity. Still, I've managed to form a very low opinion of his character.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-71775279252690055332016-03-24T08:23:32.282-05:002016-03-24T08:23:32.282-05:00I'm not sure asking young people to be civil i...I'm not sure asking young people to be civil is a clear swipe at Trump. Anybody who voices political beliefs has been the target of online trolls who go after them personally. Some trolls go so far as to target their family, their livelihood, etc. simply because they have a different opinion than the trolls do. It's vicious on the internet and it makes me fear for our country. I wish we could all get back to disagreeing with each other without making the person who disagrees with us our enemy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03001618518676057256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-76411934668721702522016-03-24T07:20:03.447-05:002016-03-24T07:20:03.447-05:00"Trump followers: your hero is now tweeting p..."Trump followers: your hero is now tweeting pictures of his wife versus an unflattering picture Ted Cruz's wife. Evidently, those are the beans he was going to spill: surprise, Melania is prettier."<br /><br />Good lord--that's Trump's response? It's like he stopped maturing at age 10. He's proud of the fact that he basically bought himself arm candy, while Cruz (who is not a good looking man by any standard) managed to snag a very attractive wife who also is incredibly intelligent (Goldman doesn't hire morons). I'd say points to Cruz on that.<br /><br />Not to mention I highly doubt Cruz personally had anything to do with that silly ad about Trump's wife (I can't imagine why Cruz would think a glamourous picture of Melania would work AGAINST Trump, but of course an insecure weirdo like Trump has no end to his paranoia about everyone and can believe anything that justifies his own nasty childishness).<br /><br />Support this petty thug, Trumpkins--you really seem to tolerate a lot in a candidate. I guess character is just ballast, eh?Brandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219319435229314554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-79241370359151300312016-03-24T06:39:26.635-05:002016-03-24T06:39:26.635-05:00All of us as leaders can hold ourselves to the hig...<i>All of us as leaders can hold ourselves to the highest standards of integrity and decency</i><br /><br />You leaders can begin by insisting that our Government enforce its own immigration laws. Mike Sylwesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987402330015664312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-6092162475950035962016-03-24T04:48:01.329-05:002016-03-24T04:48:01.329-05:00Mrs Cruz got him elected to the Senate. Her employ...Mrs Cruz got him elected to the Senate. Her employer (Goldman Sachs) financed it. Cruz is a Senator today because of his wife.<br /><br />Plus, she still looks good in jeans, and can ride on my motorcycle any time she wants. I'll show her the backroads...<br />Etiennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02463542962653770911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-35508946079243762252016-03-24T01:22:22.939-05:002016-03-24T01:22:22.939-05:00Trump followers: your hero is now tweeting picture...Trump followers: your hero is now tweeting pictures of his wife versus an unflattering picture Ted Cruz's wife. Evidently, those are the beans he was going to spill: surprise, Melania is prettier. <br /><br />His Twitter followers all seem to think it's great. <br /><br />What a "real man" . Let's give him the nuclear codes. <br /><br />He'll have to win without me. <br /><br />#neverTrump<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420814640432924016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-25315752947916646332016-03-24T00:06:51.612-05:002016-03-24T00:06:51.612-05:00I still do not understand why you foulmouths who a...I still do not understand why you foulmouths who all proudly proclaim your hatred for the Republican Party and Republican leadership, are all so worked up about the Republican Party and its nominees.<br /><br />Go get your own party, if you are serious about all of your populist/nationalist/independence. Good luck, winning 50 Senate seats and 218 House seats. And good luck, displacing our 23 "Trifecta" states, with the governorship and both houses (1 house, in Nebraska's case) of the state legislature Republican-controlled.<br /><br />But you all just seem so miserable, when it comes to Republicans; do yourselves and the Republicans a favor and just back off. Don't get so upset about a political party that apparently causes you so much heartburn.Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07676108366725199186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-38538324787764366962016-03-23T23:25:38.603-05:002016-03-23T23:25:38.603-05:00Jeez, talk about civility bullshit.
Somehow Trump...Jeez, talk about civility bullshit.<br /><br />Somehow Trump has driven these GOPe weaklings to out themselves. Regardless if Trump wins or loses, these mokes are damaged goods.The Cracker Emcee Refulgenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092601135276316645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-83896495626382947382016-03-23T22:33:21.299-05:002016-03-23T22:33:21.299-05:00If Ryan were a great statesman, he would have been...If Ryan were a great statesman, he would have been defending his peers, his politics, and his country against the pernicious defamations and calumnies of the democrats through crafted speeches, on-air interviews, timely press releases, and newspaper editorials. Instead, he sat mute while Obama and the rest of the democrats gave him the finger. But now that someone outside the beltway is threatening to take the biggest prize of all, it's time to speak up. It's time for all good politicians to unite together to defeat their common enemy, the outsider. Michael Fitzgeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02359671665534774344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-31700157265694923422016-03-23T22:06:33.355-05:002016-03-23T22:06:33.355-05:00I think Ryan worked in the Imperial City in a govt...I think Ryan worked in the Imperial City in a govt job for 6-7 years before he was elected to Congress so he has been there for 25 years or more. He has no clue as to how the rest of the country functions. I'm Full of Souphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241724007440718575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-85831287087126921052016-03-23T22:01:37.339-05:002016-03-23T22:01:37.339-05:00Chuck said...
"mccullough said...
Ryan has be...Chuck said...<br />"mccullough said...<br />Ryan has been around too long.<br />? ! ?<br />Even as I write this, I am still not sure if you are being serious. But if you were joking, you've done it in a such a witless way, it is no better than if you attempted some seriousness."<br /><br />Chuck, Paul Ryan was Mitt Romney's running mate. They lost. But they were very polite about it. Now he is Speaker of the House. And what he has been able to accomplish, with the Republican majority he inherited, is to rubber-stamp the Democrats' agenda. I will say, in defense of the supposed integrity of Paul Ryan, that if he sucked Barack Obama's dick, which seems pretty likely, he at least had the decency not to make a sex tape. Or at least, it hasn't been released yet. <br /><br />Paul Ryan has been around *way* too long. <br />Jupiterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13008508862847561845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-15001755346853955652016-03-23T21:55:31.242-05:002016-03-23T21:55:31.242-05:00I am proud to have Paul Ryan as the Speaker of the...I am proud to have Paul Ryan as the Speaker of the House and as a voice of reason for our party. I truly consider him a true public servant, who still understands the meaning of that phrase. His speech mirrored my own thoughts on this political season. Civility is not a dirty word. We should be debating ideas and developing concrete plans for turning ideas into actions, not competing to see who can get the most free air time by saying the most outrageous things and crafting the most colorful insults. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-65335990972387640712016-03-23T21:55:14.519-05:002016-03-23T21:55:14.519-05:00I shake my head at Ryan and more than that actuall...I shake my head at Ryan and more than that actually.<br /><br />Geez, he's clueless even now.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144929561213653406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-4900842189744443842016-03-23T21:44:58.215-05:002016-03-23T21:44:58.215-05:00Chuck loves career politicians. Chuck loves career politicians. mcculloughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03168402889404727565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-68091984484253243942016-03-23T21:43:55.665-05:002016-03-23T21:43:55.665-05:00Chuck,
Ryan is finishing up his 18th year in Cong...Chuck,<br /><br />Ryan is finishing up his 18th year in Congress. Career politician.mcculloughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03168402889404727565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-86040621475944764682016-03-23T21:40:45.277-05:002016-03-23T21:40:45.277-05:00...as he writes another IOU to China.
...as he writes another IOU to China.<br />Etiennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02463542962653770911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-8560274715983157712016-03-23T21:31:51.935-05:002016-03-23T21:31:51.935-05:00mccullough said...
Ryan has been around too long.
...<i>mccullough said...<br />Ryan has been around too long.<br /></i><br /><br />? ! ?<br /><br />Even as I write this, I am still not sure if you are being serious. But if you were joking, you've done it in a such a witless way, it is no better than if you attempted some seriousness.<br /><br /><b>Paul Ryan has been the Speaker of the House for less than six months. Six Months! </b>He's the youngest Speaker of the House since James G. Blaine, in 1875. He had no ambition for the job before being drafted to accept the election. He's been a Congressman from the Wisconsin First Congressional District since 1999. (17 years, but that is routine in the House of Representatives, and is due in large part to the fact that Ryan was so young -- 29 -- when he was elected to the House.)<br /><br />This is a person who you think "has been around too long" ?!?Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07676108366725199186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-13785317046615393562016-03-23T20:56:33.391-05:002016-03-23T20:56:33.391-05:00I have a crick in my neck, almost decapitating me,...I have a crick in my neck, almost decapitating me, at the GOP Congress behavior that past six years.<br /><br />"I think Carly Fiorina is the only politician who has actually raised her reputation in this campaign season - of either party."<br /><br />She had a great opportunity to be the Trump/not_trump but she weaseled out on immigration and Muslims.<br /><br />Too bad. I liked her and sent her money.<br />Michael Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18127450762129879267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-68967778758784925112016-03-23T20:32:02.575-05:002016-03-23T20:32:02.575-05:00He did implore his young audience to be thoughtful...<i>He did implore his young audience to be thoughtful and civil, a clear swipe at Donald J. Trump, the front-runner for his party’s presidential nomination.</i><br /><br />Does Ryan have sufficient introspection to grasp his own role in the rise of Donald Trump? Probably not.<br /><br />As Lem said, a malaise speech.Big Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831645119853118904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-71870049110977318902016-03-23T20:26:02.901-05:002016-03-23T20:26:02.901-05:00Wasn't Ryan the goon who crapped the bed in 20...Wasn't Ryan the goon who crapped the bed in 2012 as VP? Where has he been in the years and years of anti-Bush and anti-Tea Party and anti-republican hate-rhetoric being puked out by democrats from harry reid, barney frank, chuck schumer, barry obama, joe biden, alan grayson, hillary clinton and all the rest of the vile bomb-throwers of the left? <br /><br />Answer: Absolutely silent. <br /><br />Fuck Paul Ryan and the rest of the republican establishment lackeys. Michael Fitzgeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02359671665534774344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-18963239215276345282016-03-23T20:24:42.440-05:002016-03-23T20:24:42.440-05:00"How come GOP leaders never viciously and reg..."How come GOP leaders never viciously and regularly bash Dem leaders?" <br /><br /><br />for realz?machinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15770538128023770615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-75051266887767188672016-03-23T20:20:17.601-05:002016-03-23T20:20:17.601-05:00They now have Mitt Romney making low jokes in publ...They now have Mitt Romney making low jokes in public about Trump's wives.<br /><br />I think Carly Fiorina is the only politician who has actually raised her reputation in this campaign season - of either party.Hagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05011701168912339784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-48760241454621279942016-03-23T19:55:19.286-05:002016-03-23T19:55:19.286-05:00Roughcoat: I mean, seriously people. Ryan gives t...Roughcoat: <i>I mean, seriously people. Ryan gives this weepy "disheartened" speech. What a crock. What a pussy.</i><br /><br />I admire your charitable restraint.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com