tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25168606.post1033789474117489464..comments2023-10-19T04:46:10.308-05:00Comments on Griper Blade: The Sideshow Becomes the Center RingWiscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12013881728915462943noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25168606.post-1273784141405230062009-09-11T20:09:51.002-05:002009-09-11T20:09:51.002-05:00Realjimbo -- You sack of douche.
You have NO IDE...Realjimbo -- You sack of douche. <br /><br />You have NO IDEA what the founders envisioned you hack.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25168606.post-2661852174224317042009-09-11T00:42:33.775-05:002009-09-11T00:42:33.775-05:00http://pergelator.blogspot.com/2009/09/health-insu...http://pergelator.blogspot.com/2009/09/health-insurance-debate.htmlChuck Pergielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473338620167201696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25168606.post-10801128895515964842009-09-10T22:58:42.923-05:002009-09-10T22:58:42.923-05:00You must be kidding (lying). Obama lies every tim...You must be kidding (lying). Obama lies every time he looks into the teleprompter and moves his lips. Who really believes that a $9 trillion plan can be paid for by savings from Medicare and that Medicare won't be cut?<br /><br />Turn out every last Democrat and Republican for the next three election cycles. That way we can get back to what our founding fathers envisioned.Realjimbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245178592650989821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25168606.post-45740452509605453662009-09-10T20:53:04.585-05:002009-09-10T20:53:04.585-05:00If the story is Wilson, it's only going to emb...If the story is Wilson, it's only going to embolden the kooks and maybe even some politically aloof Independents. This is the heart of what drives TV media. <br /><br />Here's a guy that called the president a liar during a joint session of congress, in front of the country and the world, as if he's some sort of patriot for not being fearful in <i>"calling the president out for all his lies!"</i><br /><br />It doesn't matter that Wilson is the one lying about the president lying-- to an il-informed audience. What matters is the <i>appearance</i> of the "little guy" standing up to the radical-communist-illegal alien who may or may not be trying to indoctrinate the kids and take over the economy by killing old people. <br /><br />This is it for the GOP. Whether it's Ricci Vs. Sotomayor, or the President Vs. Confederate Joe, the GOP is simplifying their role to that of "fighting underdogs" of, for, and by, stupid white people.<br /><br />For some people, hearing Joe Wilson(R-SC) yell, <i>"Lie!"</i> in a setting like a joint session of congress can only carry more credibility-- because if a republican congressman isn't stupid, wrong, disrespectful, or a lying liar....he's "got a point," says the TV media because as they like to say, <br /><br />"some are saying....": Joe Wilson is courageous and has proven he's willing to risk it all standing up and speaking out calling the "liars, liars" while fighting for what he believes is right and civility be damned!<br /><br />The impression doesn't even really need that much "both sides= equal argument" play to swing it back to the idea that the president's plan is a "tough sell" for the public or "unpopular with some lawmakers."<br /><br />The GOP can only be more emoldened by this. This time it's, "You Lie!" Next time what? One of those Southern Strom Thurmond Confederates gonna go all John Wilkes Booth?<br /><br />I saw it as an open disgrace to the country on a subject that <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Remarks-by-the-President-to-a-Joint-Session-of-Congress-on-Health-Care/" rel="nofollow">boils down to</a>: <b><i>..."he was able to imagine what it must be like for those without insurance, what it would be like to have to say to a wife or a child or an aging parent, there is something that could make you better, but I just can't afford it.</i></b> <br /><br /> I see no real difference between calling the president a "liar" or a "traitor" here. And for what? To make access to healthcare easier and more affordable? <br /><br />You're a real fucking hero, Joe Wislon. <br /><br />Joe Wilson should be censured and removed.<br /><br />Vet makes an excellent point.Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25168606.post-43286667049376802012009-09-10T20:05:10.331-05:002009-09-10T20:05:10.331-05:00I'm quite pleased about this myself. We're...I'm quite pleased about this myself. We're on the eve of something crucial and the GOP is happily shooting itself in the foot over and over again. The "indoctrination in schools" nontroversy turned out to be a week's worth of nothing and now this. Let's hope they can top this off with something more ridiculous.<br /><br />The HOC in Canada has rules too, such as not directly engaging the person you want to talk to. "You lie!" would be a breach; in order to call someone a liar you'd have to get permission to speak and then tell the speaker that "The honourable representative from such-and-such is..." and then go from there. Not sure about using the word lie though.Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15083766178887686304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25168606.post-22884547808374203302009-09-10T16:00:15.936-05:002009-09-10T16:00:15.936-05:00In your second piece on this, you draw a compariso...In your second piece on this, you draw a comparison with the UK's House of Commons. It's not a bad comparison, but as one who's spent three decades monitoring that forum, I'd like to point out one thing:<br /><br />The House of Commons has rules.<br /><br />In Britain, Mr Wilson's language would have seen him kicked out of the House, probably for the best part of a week. There's a rigidly-enforced list of things you just can't say, and "lie" is very high on that list.vethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13376500106064052491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25168606.post-83038791245932901452009-09-10T13:53:13.607-05:002009-09-10T13:53:13.607-05:00I agree that Wilson is a distraction. We shouldn&#...I agree that Wilson is a distraction. We shouldn't let his ridiculous display distract us from the real issue: Getting Health Care Reform Passed NOW. No more delays.Marvinhttp://www.musicbyday.comnoreply@blogger.com