tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post7343953216637122874..comments2023-10-31T07:21:09.792-04:00Comments on William L. Anderson: Save Us From Rand Paul! (And Other Nonsense From the New York Times)William L. Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802990642236807359noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-54843041910146879852010-08-30T10:11:16.544-04:002010-08-30T10:11:16.544-04:00kbp, we have plenty in case needed! LOL It's ...kbp, we have plenty in case needed! LOL It's the ammo that's harder to come by & more expensive. Makes trips to the range less fun. <br /><br />Anyway, my main problem is with the terms "progressive" & "liberals" turned into dirty words. I agree with Dan that we have to have change. It goes back to "history repeating itself" if we do not have change. The problem lies in the changes and where they need to be made and the fact that none of the actual "needs" are being changed. It's all just sad & disgusting.<br /><br />I am a Libertarian, but as my husband says, "that just makes you a liberal with a little conservative in you". If you can guess, he's completely "right wing". Now to the word liberal. I've always enjoyed the definition of being of broad mind. Not defining one's being by their social stature, wealth, job, family, etc. In other words, it being a personal belief system & not a dirty word pushed towards being a democrat. I do not vote down any party lines nor will I ever. Even before the glorious internet, I have always researched candidates, even if it meant walking into their campaign headquarters and demanding answers to my questions & concerns. Hopefully we have all learned (since most of us on this blog are, IMO, mid-30's & over), that no political "party" is out for our best interest. It's a game we play where whoever has the most money wins, yet most of us live in the "average" category. I want people to come to my door & talk to me, I don't want to see 5 gazillion political signs littering our roads, I want real debates back, I want to see who can spend the least amount of money & do something for our country and I want CHANGE!!! Stick to the Constitution and work from there. Democrats & Republicans do NOT make up our whole political world in the U.S. & we need to realize that. The love I have for this country is waning & it isn't because of Obama, it's because of everything I've seen happen over the last 40 years. We've been on a downward spiral for a lot longer, but this is just what I've seen. People with no character making our laws & breaking our laws, but are in the power to do so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-13688383588108514332010-08-23T14:27:28.686-04:002010-08-23T14:27:28.686-04:00liberranter speaks words of wisdom.
Buy guns!liberranter speaks words of wisdom.<br /><br />Buy guns!kbphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11814695387546108048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-4356795223300574892010-08-23T11:39:45.404-04:002010-08-23T11:39:45.404-04:00It'll be interesting to see how these mid-term...<i>It'll be interesting to see how these mid-term elections turn out. I firmly believe we may see a turnout of voters who will let their voices be heard and a change may be coming in the wind.</i><br /><br />KC, I hate to be the cynic that rains on your parade, but, history being the reliable guide that it is, the "mid-term elections" will change precisely NOTHING of import (think: Republican Revolution of 1994). Even the most high-minded and sincere of candidates seeking to monkey-wrench the status quo inside the Rome-on-the-Potomac corridors of power will find that, once elected, they either 1) are too few in number to make a significant difference against the entrenched and irreversible rot that has rendered Constitutional, republican (small "r") government terminal, or 2) will be quickly co-opted and ensnared by the very system that they hoped to change, which is exactly what happened to the infamous "Class of '94." And all of this assumes, of course, that these are people of genuine integrity rather than rank opportunists seeking their turn at the public slop trough - a very dubious assumption at best. Bottom line: It should be obvious to all of us by now that the current corrupt system is designed to be self-perpetuating and that anyone seeking to reform it, especially from the inside, will either by chewed up and spewed from its midst or hopelessly marginalized (two words here: Ron Paul). <br /><br />I hope I'm wrong, but again, if history serves as any guide, it will be "deja vu all over again."liberranterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00555275410576294081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-83296564001961030692010-08-23T08:56:16.624-04:002010-08-23T08:56:16.624-04:00Dr Anderson,
This is an interesting essay.
Thank...Dr Anderson,<br /><br />This is an interesting essay.<br /><br />Thank you for writing it.Doc Ellis 124https://www.blogger.com/profile/08543939658083915285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-65924114375877463112010-08-23T06:29:25.630-04:002010-08-23T06:29:25.630-04:00It's very interesting as we approach the small...It's very interesting as we approach the small 'revolution', the elections, in November, we are seeing more and more carefully worded but very inaccurate editorials from the NYT pages. I quit reading that paper a couple of years back as it was very depressing to see their well-slanted stories that took apart everything they didn't agree with. And for Americans to think of them as the voice of sanity is beyond reason. Americans have had almost two years of Progressive behavior that's caused a recession to continue to depths no one ever imagined while listening to promises from a certain party that we would see better times 'in the future'. Well, they're having better times at the cost of taking more and more from our wallets while committing children not yet born to a crushing debt. To even think of electing more professional politicians of either party into this mess is beyond crazy. It'll be interesting to see how these mid-term elections turn out. I firmly believe we may see a turnout of voters who will let their voices be heard and a change may be coming in the wind.KC Sprayberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01090961846554719289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-58532512842923718302010-08-23T01:08:00.364-04:002010-08-23T01:08:00.364-04:00I've always associated the term "progress...I've always associated the term "progressives" to socialism. <br /><br />I'd say it was the result of those that decided to ID themselves that way back in the early 1900's.<br /><br />It is sad we decide who to vote for, if that option is open, by reviewing which candidate has done the least damage to date.kbphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11814695387546108048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-31399329796910204972010-08-23T00:53:46.216-04:002010-08-23T00:53:46.216-04:00Bill,
It is very unfortunate that the term progre...Bill,<br /><br />It is very unfortunate that the term progressivism has been turned from being a definition for advancing our society in positive ways, into a term associated with socialism and the left wing.<br /><br />I consider myself a progressive, in the sense that I believe that change is generally a good thing and without change there can be little measurable progress.<br /><br />Though I may disagree with a specific position and if I do, will oppose their position vigorously, I can still respect an individual, provided they are honest and sincere. <br /><br />We do need a lot of change in this country ... what bothers me most is how our leaders and media pundits (on both sides left and right) marginalize sincerity and integrity.<br /><br />Debates are wagered with half-truth and innuendo; that insults both my intelligence and patriotism. <br /><br />I would vote for a "radical" left or right candidate in an instant, if I truly believed that individual could represent me, my family, my community and my country with integrity.<br /><br />To quote many others... "I get a little more Libertarian every day..."Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08388548192453675209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286599265273958850.post-37416804636695687582010-08-23T00:34:30.436-04:002010-08-23T00:34:30.436-04:00I love Ron Paul, hence I am enthused about Rand...I love Ron Paul, hence I am enthused about Rand's candidacy and hope he will turn out to closely follow his father's footsteps. For anyone who still believes in the mainstream media, if they followed Rand's campaign it would be a real eye-opener about how the press and the establishment collude to give us the politicians and programs they want us to have. <br /><br />They just keep heaping the attacks on Rand since the moment he won the primary. First the civil rights b.s., then the attack on his medical credentials because interestingly he rejected regular board certification when they implemented unfair rules upon new doctors and opted instead to form his own certification organization. Recently they created a hoax in which they dug up some college coed and insinuated from her story that he had engaged in an abduction and coercion to take drugs during a college prank. When she was later contacted she clarified that she was not abducted against her will and was not coerced or forced to take drugs but was involved in a college prank. Yet the msm still continued to present the story in the negative light to smear Rand. <br /><br />It is an interesting race. I sense that the msm won't have as much influence in Kentucky as they do in other areas.Victorianoreply@blogger.com