tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post1210081454585914670..comments2024-03-29T04:57:22.173-04:00Comments on the daily howler: DYING PLANETS: LeBron explains!<b>bob somerby</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02963464534685954436noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-87455270621461053872017-09-30T06:56:49.970-04:002017-09-30T06:56:49.970-04:00Anon -- my people were put in concentrations camps...<em>Anon -- my people were put in concentrations camps and murdered. But, I don't think that gives me the right to sh*t on the flag.</em><br /><br />What flag are you referring to? The German Nazi flag? I think you certainly would have a right to shit on that.<br /><br />I think the American flag stands for the country that freed those in concentration camps, although as we know there were many conservatives in this country who had strong sympathy for the Nazi cause.mmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-88028785541275196402017-09-29T15:52:19.959-04:002017-09-29T15:52:19.959-04:00Let's stipulate, for the sake of argument, tha...Let's stipulate, for the sake of argument, that you're 100% right about all those claims. All that being so, isn't it great that you need never read this blog that is failing you so dramatically ever again--and that would can immediately create your own blog doing everything that Bob does so wrong in new and powerfully right ways? Why just list all the troubles with what Bob does in his blog, when you can show him exactly how it should be done, instead?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13197292277189338349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-74941290833964437592017-09-28T12:15:41.334-04:002017-09-28T12:15:41.334-04:00Nothing says "anti-establishment politician&q...Nothing says "anti-establishment politician" like providing more of the United States Treasury to defense contractors. LOL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-14699289916398884182017-09-28T12:12:18.801-04:002017-09-28T12:12:18.801-04:00If it wasn't for the sweet, sweet sound of Tru...If it wasn't for the sweet, sweet sound of Trump's bigotry, Mao would would be protesting Trump's increase in the military budget, I'm sure. Priorities!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-91953416797879929032017-09-28T12:02:15.734-04:002017-09-28T12:02:15.734-04:00"However much some protesters insist that the..."However much some protesters insist that they are not intending to protest the country or the flag (and certainly that they have no intention to protest the troops who serve for the benefit of the rest of us), this message is inevitably lost on a certain share of the audience."<br /><br />Regarding this protest, it's lost on the share of the audience that is okay with racial injustice and inequality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-39394254583922347042017-09-28T11:14:22.778-04:002017-09-28T11:14:22.778-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-45466845592663355992017-09-28T11:00:35.179-04:002017-09-28T11:00:35.179-04:00So you're a foul-mouthed troll with no sense o...So you're a foul-mouthed troll with no sense of the sacrifice made by military and their families -- that figures since you are either a bot or a comradski. Go away. You don't belong here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-3791925448291528092017-09-28T10:52:02.297-04:002017-09-28T10:52:02.297-04:00David, your cousin being Jewish doesn't make y...David, your cousin being Jewish doesn't make you Jewish and it doesn't make Jews "your people." Your mother would have to be Jewish for that to be true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-51489282177894140972017-09-28T09:22:51.497-04:002017-09-28T09:22:51.497-04:00C. Mike -- My cousin, who is Jewish, married a bla...C. Mike -- My cousin, who is Jewish, married a black woman. She went on to get a Ph.D. in English and later became a medical doctor. David in Calhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068188536758619565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-57936275551131554662017-09-28T08:24:37.225-04:002017-09-28T08:24:37.225-04:00"Men and women who put their lives on the lin..."Men and women who put their lives on the line and suffered horribly as a result"<br /><br />Whoa, so you're a militaristic little fella. Worshiping the military, eh? <br /><br />It figures. Fits well with your retarded style, your paranoia, and your obsession with assholes... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-37593297493936479462017-09-28T06:07:29.136-04:002017-09-28T06:07:29.136-04:00Comrade DinC. You watched the abomination tRump s...Comrade DinC. You watched the abomination tRump shit on US military prisoners of war. Men and women who put their lives on the line and suffered horribly as a result, yet you happily voted for him. And a person who very obviously colluded with Russians to undermine our democratic elections. <br /><br />You want to know how I "perceive" that?mmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-63838244322734354172017-09-28T04:36:49.504-04:002017-09-28T04:36:49.504-04:00Even if a protest is being deliberately misconstru...Even if a protest is being deliberately misconstrued for political gain, as this one is by our president, the protesters have the right to make their statement. It means what they intend, not what some beknighted idiot thinks it means.<br /><br />It is part of the point of this protest that our anthem and what it symbolizes is marred when our country does not live up to its ideals of liberty and justice for ALL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-53936433808286414652017-09-28T04:28:30.331-04:002017-09-28T04:28:30.331-04:00Of course it is a criticism. You think, because th...Of course it is a criticism. You think, because they are black, they were not good enough to be accepted without racial preference. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-58364042897314698792017-09-28T01:43:04.738-04:002017-09-28T01:43:04.738-04:00David in Cal,
Your Jewish cousin married a black ...David in Cal,<br /><br />Your Jewish cousin married a black with a Ph.D. in English and is Jewish? Funny that didn't make it harder for all of them to get into those schools. Or your mother is Jewish but your father is not, nor is his nephew. Is that the cousin of yours who married someone who is black, not Jewish, has attended med school, and has a Ph.D. in English? Or are you Romani?CMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481861530761114492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-59323611345913399702017-09-28T01:38:41.592-04:002017-09-28T01:38:41.592-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.CMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481861530761114492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-87359752117237918202017-09-28T01:11:25.268-04:002017-09-28T01:11:25.268-04:00Anon 12:27 Jonathan Adler explained in WaPo
Howev...Anon 12:27 Jonathan Adler explained in WaPo<br /><br /><i>However well-intentioned or justified a given protest may be, when political protests occur during the national anthem, many Americans see a defacement of something sacred — and this message completely overshadows the intended content of the protests. As experienced and understood by many, the protesters were not merely seeking to advance their own cause; they were advancing their cause at the expense of something of transcendent importance to many others.<br /><br />To be clear, my claim is neither that this is what anthem protesters intend nor that this is the “best” interpretation of their acts. (Indeed, I share many of the protesters’ concerns about persistent racial inequality and the problem of police misconduct.) I am merely making a claim about how these protests are perceived and understood by a sizable share of their audience. The protests occur during the anthem and therefore, in the eyes of many viewers, detract or distract from the anthem and the message it is meant to convey.<br /><br />However much some protesters insist that they are not intending to protest the country or the flag (and certainly that they have no intention to protest the troops who serve for the benefit of the rest of us), this message is inevitably lost on a certain share of the audience.</i><br />https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2017/09/27/why-political-protests-during-the-national-anthem-are-so-offensive-to-so-many/?utm_term=.82a272928b00David in Calhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068188536758619565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-77912027806449023922017-09-28T00:30:00.375-04:002017-09-28T00:30:00.375-04:00Anon -- evidently your moral sense is different fr...Anon -- evidently your moral sense is different from mine. If race helped someone get accepted by a college, I don't see that as any sort of criticism of that person. David in Calhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068188536758619565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-67171597642954647442017-09-28T00:27:14.865-04:002017-09-28T00:27:14.865-04:00The people taking a knee during the anthem are tak...The people taking a knee during the anthem are taking a moral stand against racial discrimination. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-17717251814776950802017-09-28T00:23:40.476-04:002017-09-28T00:23:40.476-04:00Yes, you don't know because you weren't on...Yes, you don't know because you weren't on those admission committees but you state they got in by skin color. You shithead. These are supposedly people you care about. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-58147935247167671142017-09-28T00:18:08.144-04:002017-09-28T00:18:08.144-04:00Accuse?Accuse?David in Calhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068188536758619565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-19121469149899346742017-09-28T00:05:11.696-04:002017-09-28T00:05:11.696-04:00And you respect her so much that you accuse her an...And you respect her so much that you accuse her and her kids of getting in by preference. You are a piece if work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-75351902064688790102017-09-27T23:42:56.485-04:002017-09-27T23:42:56.485-04:00AnonymousSeptember 27, 2017 at 9:05 PM there are l...AnonymousSeptember 27, 2017 at 9:05 PM there are legal rights and moral rights. You have a legal right to shout "Fuck the N-----s" in public, but you have no moral right to do so.David in Calhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068188536758619565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-68292292125514123902017-09-27T23:41:16.372-04:002017-09-27T23:41:16.372-04:00Anon 10:55 My cousin Blanche is a remarkable perso...Anon 10:55 My cousin Blanche is a remarkable person. She wrote a couple of textbooks as an English Professor. When she decided to become a doctor, she managed to take the necessary science courses at night while teaching English at the college level and maintaining a suburban home and raising three children. Through it all, she remained good-natured and modest.David in Calhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068188536758619565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-75229293083861570602017-09-27T23:33:08.753-04:002017-09-27T23:33:08.753-04:00Clinton did the best he could under the circumstan...Clinton did the best he could under the circumstances and he gave us 8 years of peace, prosperity and improvements on all measures. That includes reductions in poverty, lower unemployment, higher wages, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-88092880553697058102017-09-27T22:56:57.082-04:002017-09-27T22:56:57.082-04:00without high test scores -- typo
without high test scores -- typo<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com