Comments on: First Amendment Fatwa

By: Digital Publius

Digital Publius — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:59:53 +0000

That would be Publius not Publis

By: ddland45

ddland45 — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:28:01 +0000

Hahahahaha! Jeannie, if you took the time to read my response, instead of “spouting off”, you would have noticed that the quotes I used came from Mr. Publis’s website where I DID read his post. I am pleased to engage in discussion of the issues of our times with educated and, yes Jeannie, intelligent people like yourself. I promise not to resort to name calling and unecessary insults if treated with equal decorum and respect.
Have a glorious day!

By: MARY

MARY — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:43:35 +0000

JEANNIE,
YOU, MY FRIEND, ARE NOT PARANOID!!!
BOY, DID I ENJOY READING ALL THAT!!

By: jeannieology

jeannieology — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:49:51 +0000

Hey, ddland you’re so busy spouting off that you missed the post that was dedicated to you! You inspired a great blogger to address your comments directly!

http://web.me.com/toddgroup/digital_publius/Blog/Entries/2009/7/6_Pure_Imagination.html

By: ddland45

ddland45 — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:52:35 +0000

I’m actually amused!!!! I would love to know if your “baloney meter” was being over-hauled when the Bush Administration was trumping up his excuses for going to war against Iraq. You assume that my views concerning the war on terror “is not fueled by an understanding of the Islamic mindset”. Which is what? That ALL Muslims hate the West? That “true” Islam is a religion of hate and violence?
Who among those who have similar “mindsets” as you do view the Middle East and the war on terror with an opinion not skewed by the classic Western World view rooted in the Dark Ages? “Most open-minded people have no problem discussing issues with people of opposing viewpoints” Then you say, “Orthodox Muslims don’t have an open mind.” There are plenty of people in this country who could testify that many “Orthodox Christians” are just as resistant to differing opinions and lifestyles. History has proven the hard-core believers from both ends of the spectrum have more in common than they would admit when it comes to dealing with “the non-believers”.
Anyone who has studied economics without a pre-conceived ideology understands the role government has ALWAYS played in regulating “free enterprise” in this country; sometimes dragging big business kicking and screaming into a world where employees aren’t enslaved, consumers aren’t victimised by dangerous food or products and our communities aren’t destroyed by corporate indifference to the environment and our future generations.
You would have us trust big business and the free market to do the right thing, but again, history proves this idea to be false. Corporate interests serve only the bottlom line and God and country are a distant second. Consumers aren’t even in the race.
You state that you are “stunned by the level of mean spiritedness prevalent on leftist blogs”, yet you make no mention of the equally vile and corrosive environment found on right wing websites like FAUXNATION, which frequently post inflammatory headlines that all too often have more to do with inciting “emotional” repsonses from the flock than actually initiating rational discussion. The fact that you obviously know what “teabagging” is demonstrates that both sides have spent too much time rolling in the gutter and not enough time researching their views and positions.
“If you can’t see the difference in the spirit of my article and the mean spiritedness of liberal rants, then I certainly don’t have the words…” Sir, I don’t see ANY difference between intractable extremes. And all the name calling you resort to doesn’t further your cause or convince anyone who is not already a dyed-in-the-wool hard core right-winger to listen to you.
I will continue the dialog with Jeannie, as FAUXNATION has become unreliable when it comes to posting. I hope that the level of “civility” improves since the only thing gained by using “emotional” and violent outbursts to make a point is “emotional” and violent responses.
I would say the terrorists are finding that out….

By: Digital Publius

Digital Publius — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:07:52 +0000

I hope ddland reads this http://tinyurl.com/n4o8zh

By: jeannieology

jeannieology — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:35:28 +0000

Now that ddland has given his evaluation of my intelligence as being “relative” (compared to what and who) I feel so much better. Now if he’s comparing my intelligence to some of his compadres on the left…I guess I should be highly insulted.

But then again…he/she did intimate my close minded nature because I refuse to spend time reading comics and schizophrenic rantings at jeanniegarofalo.com –so I guess that cancels out the anemic compliment.

So ddland you are welcome here at the not so intelligent, closeminded, enemy website and always welcome to share your insights — and until Obama hands out the patent leather lace up boots, the brown shirts and the little yellow acorns to be sewed on the right-wingers lapels I guess we’re ok…

Oh by the way…your discernment about my paranoia is totally off base…I’m the most un-paranoid person I know and I’m sure if you knew me or my family they would attest to that truth.

Following around your enemies is certainly more paranoid than staying in your own backyard having a glass of wine and a stogie — wouldn’t you say?

By: Cindy

Cindy — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:09:05 +0000

I was speaking of a methodology. There are a tremendous number of strategic steps taken in order to gain power such as playing on racial unrest and economic dysfunction. Have you read the book? The similarities are astounding!

By: ddland45

ddland45 — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:21:55 +0000

Most open-minded people have no problem discussing issues with people of opposing viewpoints Jeannie. That’s why I listen to FAUXNEWS and visit your site. You seem to be studious and relatively intelligent, though a tad bit paranoid. And like Vito Corleone said, “keep your friends close, and your enemies closer”.
I don’t view you as an enemy, Jeannie, but I am intrigued by the mindset of those who think like you do. Illegal wire taps and unfunded war spending went unnoticed on your “outrage meter”, but temporary stewardship of collapsing car companies and new emmission standards have you in an indignant uproar.
I engage people with opposing views because I would never think myself so aggrogant that my opinion was the only one. I don’t participate with sites like Huffington or Kos because there is nothing to be gained from being surrounded by people who are of like minds. To avoid discussions or even viewing such sites, IMO, Jeannie, shows a bit of arrogance on your part.
And to Cindy, regarding her response to my comments; there is a documentary about free speech airing on HBO this month showing people peacefully attempting to protest during the convention being rounded up and arrested. There were no threats of violence or name-calling from the protesters.
And it is not productive or accurate to compare the current Administration with the Third Reich. Such comments ring of more right-wing pitchfork fearspeak that there is too much of already. Did you see the loon on Glenn Beck yesterday wishing for a terrorist attack on the U.S. just to prove how Obama isn’t protecting us? How far are such people willing to go?

By: jeannieology

jeannieology — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:15:33 +0000

Comment by: SELJO
“The leader of the free world’s smarmy description appeared to be an attempt to demean the power of the right to assemble in peaceful protest, an odd reaction from the one who swore to uphold the Constitution that gives Americans those rights.”

Just one thing. The Constitution does not “give” use our rights. It guarantees those rights, which were given by “The Creator.” I am sure that the current POTUS DOES think in the term in which you wrote (the State gives rights to the people out of graciousness). I know, you probably didn’t even think about the language you used, but it is important. The Statists have been winning the language war for decades now, and we MUST fight back with truth that will cut through their nonsensical, obfuscating language tricks.

This commenter was 100% correct so I changed the word from GIVES to GUARANTEES…the language war must be won with words that encompass TRUTH — Thanks SELJO for the gentle nudge in the right direction!!!