tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701428701324474258.post6340361655058350504..comments2023-04-02T16:19:42.880-07:00Comments on Tara At Random: R.I.P. Due ProcessAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14997540452876291649noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701428701324474258.post-69813780459613517642011-12-09T08:18:37.384-08:002011-12-09T08:18:37.384-08:00It does bother me that the things that (and I hate...It does bother me that the things that (and I hate to Godwin myself so quickly) the things we promoted about our country as being unique and separate from he great monsters of history, the Nazi's and the Commies, are becoming less protected and weakened in the name of Freedom? I am afraid that the character of Col. Jessup from A Few Good Men may have been a glimpse into the mentality of today. Scarey.Edgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04765975911255785926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701428701324474258.post-13914031450154468382011-12-02T17:49:01.382-08:002011-12-02T17:49:01.382-08:00Oh I have no problem with the Snuggie, Tara....jus...Oh I have no problem with the Snuggie, Tara....just the idea of calling something a Freedom Blanket.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701428701324474258.post-62939363982119701192011-12-02T17:12:41.378-08:002011-12-02T17:12:41.378-08:00Definitely with you on term limits, Tara, but agai...Definitely with you on term limits, Tara, but again I think that a key is breaking free of the two-party stranglehold. Both the Republicans and the Democrats have shown that they don't mind trampling over our rights for the sake of staying in power (and yes, that includes Obama.)Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11439396562879158519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701428701324474258.post-76095755044920396562011-12-02T17:03:31.511-08:002011-12-02T17:03:31.511-08:00Hey now. I own a Snuggie. My mom bought it for m...Hey now. I own a Snuggie. My mom bought it for me. And I scoffed until I realized that I could be warm while simultaneously not ruining a fresh manicure. That made me a believer!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14997540452876291649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701428701324474258.post-60518644560172191642011-12-02T16:35:13.918-08:002011-12-02T16:35:13.918-08:00Ah, dear old Smokin' Joe Lieberman, a man who ...Ah, dear old Smokin' Joe Lieberman, a man who only exists so that Rupert Murdoch looks less creepy and venal by comparison.matt_bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03843687606699112077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701428701324474258.post-30614263996848522442011-12-02T16:32:28.863-08:002011-12-02T16:32:28.863-08:00As I try to comment for the FOURTH time...
All of...As I try to comment for the FOURTH time...<br /><br />All of them need term limits. Even Supreme Court Justices. This should never have even come up for a vote, regardless of whether or not Obama has said he will veto it. I guess David Bowie and the Norwegians do have the right idea...<br /><br />As for the terrorists winning: I think they won a few years back when we started calling a certain food "Freedom Fries" and when the "Freedom Blanket" (a forerunner of the Snuggie) was released.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701428701324474258.post-12252625320748244292011-12-02T16:28:54.934-08:002011-12-02T16:28:54.934-08:00Also, both of my state senators (one Democrat and ...Also, both of my state senators (one Democrat and one sell-out Independent who plays for whatever team is winning at the time) voted "nay" on maintaining due process. That infuriates me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14997540452876291649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701428701324474258.post-56459263611827051292011-12-02T16:27:34.171-08:002011-12-02T16:27:34.171-08:00The really weird part about the "party lines&...The really weird part about the "party lines" things is that the Republicans are the ones usually shouting to the heavens about LESS government power and regulation. But in practice they only mean that where money is concerned because they'd really like to legislate who can marry who and what you should do with your uterus and where all the non-white/rich people can go to wither. <br /><br />But yes, our political system is so gridlocked that it is close to useless at this point. Nothing gets done. Every issue becomes a circus of media coverage and bluster until it reaches its inevitable impasse, and moss keeps growing on the sedentary stone. <br /><br />The Norwegian PM definitely has the right idea, and I wish he could come and teach our politicians a thing or two.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14997540452876291649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701428701324474258.post-12568228200322878982011-12-02T16:22:32.074-08:002011-12-02T16:22:32.074-08:00Damn, that is depressing. In fact, it's even m...Damn, that is depressing. In fact, it's even more depressing than it looks on first glance. <br /><br />For one thing, the vote was mostly along party lines. How in the hell is due process and the right to a fair trial a party political issue? Surely we all stand behind these rights, no matter if we're right-wing or left-wing? But for a lot of Republicans, it seems that if some goddamn Demmycrat votes that the world is round, they're going to damn well vote that it's flat. And, of course, vice versa. Four Republicans broke ranks with their party - but twice as many Democrats voted against the motion, so they can't exactly take the moral high ground.<br /><br />As a goddamn foreigner, I probably don't have much right to comment on American politics, but it does seem bizarre that the Senate can debate this matter at some length, and finally decide to do absolutely nothing. The whole debate has the look of a cheap political point-scoring exercise - nothing was achieved, nothing was changed, but some speeches were made, and the President was reminded, however briefly, that the Senate actually exists. Is that all that Congress is these days, this empty talking shop? If so, maybe it's time to think about getting rid of it and replacing it with a chamber that can actually, you know, do stuff.<br /><br />It does seem as though some people in America can justify anything, no matter how blatantly wrong, by just shouting the word 'terrorism'. But there are plenty of Americans fighting for the liberties you used to take for granted, and history shows that, in the end, the good guys usually win. It just takes a long time, is all.<br /><br />I won't quote Ben Franklin, but instead the Prime Minister of Norway, after the recent attack on his country. He said the answer to terrorism was 'more democracy, more openness, but not naivety'. As a foreigner who wants to look up to America in the way I once did, I just wish they had more politicians with that kind of courage.<br /><br />Keep fighting, Tara. Eventually sanity will win out. I hope.matt_bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03843687606699112077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701428701324474258.post-46412327838247820332011-12-02T15:56:05.519-08:002011-12-02T15:56:05.519-08:00I feel like Congress needs term limits. Too many ...I feel like Congress needs term limits. Too many of these guys are lifetime politicians who have lost touch with reality. There needs to be a more regular turnover.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14997540452876291649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2701428701324474258.post-51053081856642662602011-12-02T15:51:34.469-08:002011-12-02T15:51:34.469-08:00Let me just say this, if we want to see improvemen...Let me just say this, if we want to see improvements in this country, we need to kick the current crop of assholes in the federal government out of office and vote in Independents, Libertarians, and Third Party candidates who actually care about our civil liberties.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11439396562879158519noreply@blogger.com