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Comment on Someone is Pulling My Arm to the Left by Sha

Sha — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:30:54 +0000

Isn’t it scary? Isn’t it absolutely scary to watch all of this unfold slowly?

It’s like watching weathermen chart and describe the slow, destructive course of a hurricane. Everyone’s left waiting for what to do next: start cooking everything in the freezer, or buy extra batteries and bottled water, or evacuate…or stay.

Same with the economy, the election, and the perfect storm of isolation (at best) from the international community, a questionable war, gas prices, a weak dollar, the mortgage crisis, and now this proposed $700 BILLION buy-out.

Where’s this $700 Billion coming from, anyway? Why is there money for Wall Street after Wall Street squandered and swindled people worldwide, and then took a golden parachute to float away? My neighbor asked a broker to invest $12500 ten years ago. Tomorrow, she’s getting back $6500.

Wow. Good job. Here’s $700 Billion more.

Comment on Someone is Pulling My Arm to the Left by Crystal

Crystal — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:50:53 +0000

Nice post. You may find Andy’s latest blog post interesting. Check it out: http://connectedreflections.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=28&Itemid=74

I’ve already contacted my representatives, senators, the US senate committee on banking, housing and urban affairs, and other elected officials about the urgency to run as far as you can from this one-sided, unconstitutional, poor excuse for legislation. Please join with me in fighting against this legislation by contacting your elected officials and voicing your opinion. How will they know what to vote for if they don’t know how we feel? They are our representatives, our voice. Please help our voices to be heard.

Comment on Thirteen Days by maxskybarger

maxskybarger — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:43:43 +0000

Leslie,

That is precisely my point and why you should run for President. Why is it that we (the USA) and its leaders can only acknowledge certain things which we can or feel we can fix. I would love to hear President Bush say “we unconstitutionally tortured people, ruined families, and deported people out of the USA with no proof of them being terrorists and me and my administration is to blame.” That doesn’t change that it happened and it doesn’t allow those people to have normal lives again, but it is honest and a humanly thing to do. I can’t remember (maybe Lincoln was the last) a president that was willing to stand up for what was right when it wasn’t easy. I would love to hear a president say we have to deal with our national debt and poverty and do something about it, even if they don’t know what it is. I know we hear every candidate say this stuff, but it is always to get elected and they never mean any of it. No one would ever pay any taxes if every candidate kept their word. I guess I am just really disappointed that McCain and Obama are the best that this country can come up with.

Leslie 2008!

Comment on Thirteen Days by Leslie

Leslie — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:59:45 +0000

I acknowledge things like poverty, AIDs, torture, healthcare, and education. But I don’t know what to do about any of them. I guess I won’t run for president.

Comment on The Eucharist by Spoon

Spoon — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 03:04:00 +0000

“No one receives any special blessing” from the Eucharist? Really? I find that a little shocking. Is there no blessing in observing the sacrament? None at all in the fellowship and unification of the communal meal? Perhaps the speaker meant “blessing” in a very specific way that differs from my meaning. At the very least, I’m tempted to argue the contrary from experience.

Comment on Settling Sucks by maxskybarger

maxskybarger — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:17:51 +0000

Spoon, you are missing the point. It is not as customizable as you or the folks at Facebook want me to think, sure I can add or delete anything I want off my page (thanks for the Heroes removal tip), but I am still forced to filter everyone else’s crap and I have no control over this. I encourage you to use your imagination and come with me to a place where we can network socially without actually having to talk in a place that both looks good and just works.

Comment on Settling Sucks by Spoon

Spoon — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:57:11 +0000

“Settle” for Facebook? But Facebook is clean, tidy, highly customizable, as spare or cluttered as you want it to be. (Click “edit” in the left-hand Applications list and then “remove” that Heroes crap.)

Comment on Obama v. Dobson by bleek

bleek — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:03:10 +0000

preach.

Comment on Settling Sucks by Matthew Slay

Matthew Slay — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:46:45 +0000

Here’s what’s cool about Twitter: no ads. They survive on venture capitalism alone…selling an idea with no real “product” is GENIUS. But, I heard Amazon just invested, so we’ll see where it goes.