tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post6195451792369061453..comments2024-03-29T03:05:05.850-05:00Comments on Althouse: "Boy, I can't think of a better Christmas present than to read about these vile unpleasant asocial deluded individuals suffering..."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-54721812979482531502012-12-27T01:16:38.087-06:002012-12-27T01:16:38.087-06:00It's entertaining watching people jump through...It's entertaining watching people jump through all these mental hoops to justify thier opinions about any lifestyle different from what they consider normal. I've personally been in a polyamorous relationship much life the people in the video for years and know quite a few older poly families that have been together happily for decades with no more our different problems than any other relationship, and perfectly normal adult children too. The thing is most poly families don't feel the need to advertise.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13677993509517591450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-68885524740326592722012-12-26T21:55:16.783-06:002012-12-26T21:55:16.783-06:00@Mitch H.
To the contrary, I'm civil more oft...@Mitch H.<br /><br />To the contrary, I'm civil more often than not (and certainly more often than many reg'lars here) and rarely coarse.<br /><br />As to whether Obama, et al. are "conservatives" or not, he and the other politicians in Washington who work not in the interests of the American citizenry but in the interests of the financiers, militarists and war profiteers, (which is to say, nearly all of them in both parties), are certainly not "progressives," "liberals," "leftists" or whatever label they may claim or may be applied to them, either pejoratively or in acclamation. Rather, their purported "politics" are mere contrivances to aid in their swindle of the American people, as they are simply lackeys in service to the aforementioned thieves who are looting the country's wealth for themselves.Robert Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06951286299515983901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-42946179584061769452012-12-26T20:07:23.615-06:002012-12-26T20:07:23.615-06:00Damn, that was a funny article. Thank you for shar...Damn, that was a funny article. Thank you for sharing it (or rather linking to the piece that linked to the article). Voyage of the damned, indeed.<br /><br />But I'm surprised the people on that boat think that Obama actually won the election. All the smart kids know he stole it! Or so I've heard. somefellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15013403004665789644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-87347322655766273822012-12-26T18:31:16.908-06:002012-12-26T18:31:16.908-06:00There's hardly a waste of civility; rather, th...<i>There's hardly a waste of civility; rather, there's a scarcity of it.</i><br /><br />And yet, Mr. Cook, you do nothing to increase our common fund of civility, preferring rather to coarsely and repetitively proselytize to the conservative heathen in the most repellent and ill-educated manner possible under the given conditions. Even garage mahal occasionally shows flashes of consciousness of the humanity of other commenters. You, on the other hand, have little to offer other than the bromides of someone so far to the left that any actual working politician (IE, Obama et al) must needs appear to be a "conservative".<br /><br />As for the article, anyone who goes onto a boat full of National Review types and decides to beat up on Lileks, of all people, is hardly someone worth listening to.<br /><br />Why did it take him a month to publish? When the subject of your bile manages to get a riposte into print weeks ahead of your actual insult, you might want to think about your editorial turnaround.Mitch H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01630047498946143646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-86008711052606756872012-12-26T18:05:05.002-06:002012-12-26T18:05:05.002-06:00Metafilter, the land of sociopathic fuckheads.Metafilter, the land of sociopathic fuckheads.Methadrashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07828014989470539375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-85544392354715490052012-12-26T17:54:41.717-06:002012-12-26T17:54:41.717-06:00Our grandchildren have a bright future because the...Our grandchildren have a bright future because they're bright.<br />It will be brighter if they have a place to live where they have their freedoms secured by the constitution. That's why we don't give up. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12418832032663751497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-67185315470988618932012-12-26T17:53:29.330-06:002012-12-26T17:53:29.330-06:00OK Hombre, but don't forget Wyo Sis is a conse...OK Hombre, but don't forget Wyo Sis is a conservative, apparently we are both from the same planet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-46609324237060014812012-12-26T17:20:14.371-06:002012-12-26T17:20:14.371-06:00Robert Cook said...There's hardly a waste of c...Robert Cook said...<i>There's hardly a waste of civility; rather, there's a scarcity of it.</i><br /><br />It's not possible to waste something that's not scarce.<br /><br />Your lack of understanding of the principle of scarcity explains a lot about your politics, RC.Chip S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13210586187250159751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-2014988445027479692012-12-26T17:03:23.682-06:002012-12-26T17:03:23.682-06:00"Wyo Sis, of course our grandchildren have a ..."Wyo Sis, of course our grandchildren have a bright future..... "<br /><br />Gawd almighty, Inga, you really are from another planet. There are no indicators, economic or otherwise, supporting this assertion.hombrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670099074010641958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-64251036142124600762012-12-26T16:54:32.312-06:002012-12-26T16:54:32.312-06:00Inga wrote: "Why do some folks think it's...Inga wrote: "Why do some folks think it's the end of the world as we know it when their party doesn't win the Presidency?"<br /><br />It's always difficult to get lefties to understand that it's not really all about winning elections. It's about governing, economics, freedom, debt, competence and other trivial shit like that.hombrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670099074010641958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-40621466072797428332012-12-26T16:19:38.609-06:002012-12-26T16:19:38.609-06:00"Why should we waste civility...?"
Ther...<i>"Why should we waste civility...?"</i><br /><br />There's hardly a <i>waste</i> of civility; rather, there's a scarcity of it.Robert Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06951286299515983901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-15698368330140078252012-12-26T16:17:52.390-06:002012-12-26T16:17:52.390-06:00"It really is funny that so many liberals thi...<i>"It really is funny that so many liberals think conservatives are miserable."</i><br /><br />I think there's been a misunderstanding.<br /><br />Conservatives, on the whole, are miserable <i>bastards</i>.<br /><br />That's a wholly different thing.Robert Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06951286299515983901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-57093740468466148492012-12-26T15:50:06.989-06:002012-12-26T15:50:06.989-06:00Tyrone, we take turns winning, chances are (and hi...Tyrone, we take turns winning, chances are (and history shows) that Republicans will probably win the Presidency in 2016. Wyo sis and I can be silly optimists if we want.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-86577173111167662232012-12-26T15:49:16.919-06:002012-12-26T15:49:16.919-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-51234258338347297622012-12-26T15:40:33.693-06:002012-12-26T15:40:33.693-06:00Inga said...
Chip Ahoy needs to beat the hell...<b>Inga said...<br /><br /> Chip Ahoy needs to beat the hell out of those egg whites, and make something delicious to eat and drop the political anger, too much anger, not healthy.</b><br /><br />Maybe you could lay some of that sunshine and unicorn crap on the commenters over at Metafilter. Nobody likes a poor winner.Tyrone Slothrophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12304508836038921013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-53677218618975812872012-12-26T15:31:18.658-06:002012-12-26T15:31:18.658-06:00Wyo Sis, of course our grandchildren have a bright...Wyo Sis, of course our grandchildren have a bright future. Presidents can only serve 8 years total, statistics show that Democratic and Republican presidents have served pretty much the same amount of time since the advent of political parties. Why do some folks think it's the end of the world as we know it when their pary doesn't win the Presidency?<br /><br />Chip Ahoy needs to beat the hell out of those egg whites, and make something delicious to eat and drop the political anger, too much anger, not healthy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-67762988678414828872012-12-26T15:24:22.324-06:002012-12-26T15:24:22.324-06:00<>>
Well, I did have the lowest priced... <>><br /><br /> Well, I did have the lowest priced, interior cabin, and $2000 is ballpark figure. But an honestly written article and fair comment section would not presume that cruising--that most middle class of pastimes--is undertaken only by the stinking rich.<br /> RigelDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09823965089023308064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-73500191423159958362012-12-26T15:19:45.164-06:002012-12-26T15:19:45.164-06:00Loafingoaf,
You make little effort to understand....Loafingoaf,<br /><br />You make little effort to understand. And your example doesn't work.<br /><br />Shorter me, hate from the left is structural. It's baked in the cake.<br /><br />OTOH, hate from the right is by and large optional as Chip demonstrates. There's nothing in conservatism or more so libertarianism that requires anyone to despise or look down on political opponents. Since confiscation/control morally requires that those affected somehow deserve it, American collectivism/statism surely requires the opposition to be demonized/condescended to, not just disagreed with.CWJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03598487232861475833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-53625458441582834202012-12-26T15:14:47.453-06:002012-12-26T15:14:47.453-06:00wyo sis said...
It really is funny that so many...<b>wyo sis said...<br /><br /> It really is funny that so many liberals think conservatives are miserable.</b><br /><br /><br />And of course, the <a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=BABCDEA5-D180-499B-094168CBE5442468" rel="nofollow">liberals are wrong,</a> as usual.<br /><br />We've got the science behind us on this one.Tyrone Slothrophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12304508836038921013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-22579164630768131482012-12-26T15:08:49.075-06:002012-12-26T15:08:49.075-06:00Palladian- I know you well enough to know that is ...Palladian- I know you well enough to know that is how you would answer! :)I'm Full of Souphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241724007440718575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-41512559266866268352012-12-26T14:59:12.795-06:002012-12-26T14:59:12.795-06:00The post certainly deserves a "liberals are a...The post certainly deserves a "liberals are asssholes" tag.Tyrone Slothrophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12304508836038921013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-86999808473581209512012-12-26T13:44:06.372-06:002012-12-26T13:44:06.372-06:00Garage wrote: "Oh. Sorry. Was that impolite, ...Garage wrote: <i>"Oh. Sorry. Was that impolite, or just accurate?"<br /><br />You're rarely, if ever, accurate. So go with the former.</i><br /><br />Pretty good riposte, garage. Nevertheless, I think I'll go with both.hombrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670099074010641958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-46042508353719569272012-12-26T13:39:40.109-06:002012-12-26T13:39:40.109-06:00I was going to say this made me laugh until I read...I was going to say this made me laugh until I read Chip Ahoy's comment. It really is funny that so many liberals think conservatives are miserable. But, on the other hand, it's tragic that progressives have the power to make the narrative Chip talks about feel real to so many people. When the bottom inevitably does fall out conservatives will be blamed again and it will work again.<br /><br />And yet, here I am laughing and feeling optimistic about my future and the futures of my darling grandchildren. They are amazing and bright and I think they have the ability to make a positive difference in the world. And, further, I think most of the kids I work with every day have the same ability and promise.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12418832032663751497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-44025001715364135262012-12-26T13:36:51.224-06:002012-12-26T13:36:51.224-06:00If that cruise cost only $2000, it shows what has ...If that cruise cost only $2000, it shows what has happened to the cruise business since 2008 when we went. That was also post a losing election but there was no whining or depression. It was more a learning opportunity. This time I think depression would be more appropriate but, if you like cruises, and I do, it's hard to be too upset when you are having a good time. I think I would be bored if the cruise did not include any learning but those are the sort I choose.Michael Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18127450762129879267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-21739914542641071392012-12-26T13:33:22.095-06:002012-12-26T13:33:22.095-06:00Lefty tolerance and compassion on parade.
I wonde...Lefty tolerance and compassion on parade.<br /><br />I wonder how long it's going to be before the organizers turn their communities into lynch mobs.edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.com