tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post1839547176465271314..comments2024-03-18T23:40:21.985-04:00Comments on the daily howler: GREETINGS FROM BABEL: The demonization that never ends!<b>bob somerby</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02963464534685954436noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-56968971534988596742016-03-11T00:54:42.173-05:002016-03-11T00:54:42.173-05:00Ah yes, the war on Christmas.Ah yes, the war on Christmas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-37910301280054197842016-03-10T18:00:14.197-05:002016-03-10T18:00:14.197-05:00No empathy for those who won't and would rathe...No empathy for those who won't and would rather wear victimhood to excuse them from work and social responsibility. FIFYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-598562034047732022016-03-10T11:36:37.706-05:002016-03-10T11:36:37.706-05:00I got a job offer from another state after 4 month...I got a job offer from another state after 4 months of our marriage, the job offer was too great that I can’t turn down, even though it’s 5 hours’ drive from our house. I asked my husband for his opinion, it was welcoming, he understood and accepted my decision. Despite all the odds, I still drive back home every weekend because I don’t want distanced marriage.<br />It was October 2015 that my husband started acting strange, he will never let me read his email or text, I keep wondering if he has an affair outside our marriage, I keep investigating for evidence until one morning I did laundry and found used condom, I was broken and asked him, he admitted and promised to change. But he can’t leave her even though I have already quit my job to resolve my crashing marriage. We keep fighting and he keep falling deep to her.<br />I was hurt because all my effort to be a good wife was in vein. I almost lost hope until I found Dr. Wakina via (dr.wakinalovetemple@gmail.com). The spiritual father showed me compassion after doing some reading with the info I provided. Story short; Dr. Wakina cast the love spell and changed my husband, he made him a better man and distanced all his secret lovers. Dr. Wakina also cast a spell that gave me job in my area, I was paid double compared to the previous job. I am happy to have a united family, it couldn’t be possible without the effort of Dr. Wakina.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408874282742608858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-56686933988837793312016-03-09T20:45:31.319-05:002016-03-09T20:45:31.319-05:00A conservative is a person who got theirs, and has...A conservative is a person who got theirs, and has no empathy for those who haven't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-88463868274771177932016-03-09T20:08:45.992-05:002016-03-09T20:08:45.992-05:00@ 12:11, it looks like @ 12:02 ignored you. Is th...@ 12:11, it looks like @ 12:02 ignored you. Is that sexist nonverbal behavior?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-28343239196465972622016-03-09T20:06:52.996-05:002016-03-09T20:06:52.996-05:00I certainly hope Hillary never tries to win over a...I certainly hope Hillary never tries to win over any of those Trump voters. The minute she does I am voting for Nader or simply staying home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-75649919109242156792016-03-09T19:45:10.761-05:002016-03-09T19:45:10.761-05:00Progressive elitists keep their children in neighb...Progressive elitists keep their children in neighborhoods and schools tucked away safely from super-predators while patting themselves on the back for criticizing others for using the apt phrase. A conservative is a progressive who has been mugged by a super-predator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-36362379977549647712016-03-09T18:47:58.318-05:002016-03-09T18:47:58.318-05:00Sorry for my imprecise memory. I didn't make ...Sorry for my imprecise memory. I didn't make it up. And Bernie has most definitely been trying to win Trump voters.mmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-17051339807608516912016-03-09T17:39:57.121-05:002016-03-09T17:39:57.121-05:00No, sorry. it was: "up to 20% or more."
...No, sorry. it was: "up to 20% or more."<br /><br />You should sell stuff for a living...<br /><br />Up to 20%!<br /><br />Or more!!!!Nona Nymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10311052324455523247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-27358605802250668132016-03-09T17:38:26.929-05:002016-03-09T17:38:26.929-05:00"his supporters will become Trump voters"..."his supporters will become Trump voters"<br /><br />Or, 20% of them will, polls tell us.<br /><br />Polls also told you Sanders will do better against Trump than Clinton will.<br /><br />So how do you choose which polls you like?<br /><br />Wait, wait. Don't tell me.Nona Nymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10311052324455523247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-21430473780444690552016-03-09T16:01:19.153-05:002016-03-09T16:01:19.153-05:00Somerby told me.
"Sorry, Charlie! For all th...Somerby told me.<br /><br />"Sorry, Charlie! For all the many faults in [my comment, I] didn't say that [his readers] are mainly [white]. [I] said those [readers] are largely [white} a claim which is so wonderfully imprecise that it's almost certainly true." <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-88734414553227805022016-03-09T15:54:31.046-05:002016-03-09T15:54:31.046-05:00Myself: I am not lazy, dumb, and dishonest, Bob S...Myself: I am not lazy, dumb, and dishonest, Bob Somerby.Humble Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17962379333762215386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-28689597890591475832016-03-09T15:52:36.703-05:002016-03-09T15:52:36.703-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Humble Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17962379333762215386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-46809725550469667502016-03-09T15:02:26.198-05:002016-03-09T15:02:26.198-05:00On the video Williams is seen saying to Clinton:
...On the video Williams is seen saying to Clinton:<br /><br />"Williams: “I’m not a super predator, Hillary Clinton.”"<br /><br />Earlier Blow describes their efforts to decide which words to confront Clinton with from her previous speech.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-42235854070691029342016-03-09T14:53:52.275-05:002016-03-09T14:53:52.275-05:00How on earth would you know what color Somerby'...How on earth would you know what color Somerby's readers are?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-48648369335975561072016-03-09T14:50:24.880-05:002016-03-09T14:50:24.880-05:00Why does Bob Somerby, age 68(?) seem to think and ...Why does Bob Somerby, age 68(?) seem to think and thus repeatedly say "Ashley Williams, age 23, seem(s) to think that Hillary Clinton called her a super-predator in 1996?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-69227364991449661762016-03-09T14:28:40.292-05:002016-03-09T14:28:40.292-05:00If there was ever a better example of white missio...If there was ever a better example of white missionarly liberal imperialism than Josh Marshall and Bob Somerby's equally erroneous reaction to Blow, I have not seen it.<br /><br />Of course the comment boxes following the many times Somerby has posted about (and totally missed the point of) Blow's column are pretty blatant examples of cultural shorthsightedness among his largely white readers as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-64596327324214381122016-03-09T14:17:08.195-05:002016-03-09T14:17:08.195-05:00That water in Flint looks pretty drinkable to a bl...That water in Flint looks pretty drinkable to a blogger from California as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-83494963406783942972016-03-09T14:13:28.386-05:002016-03-09T14:13:28.386-05:00Bill Clinton more recently (last two years) has sa...Bill Clinton more recently (last two years) has said that he was opposed to repeal of Glass-Steagall at the time. Hillary has continued to say that reinstating Glass-Steagall isn't the solution because it doesn't address shadow banking, so I think his statement that the world is different is essentially correct and better regulation is needed, not a return to past forms of regulation.<br /><br />Hillary Clinton has a large amount of experience in her own right that can be used to determine her positions on issues. Plus she has issued many, very specific statements about policy. This is the legitimate source of information about what she has done and what she proposes to do as president.<br /><br />It is unusual that she was First Lady before running for office herself, but that is little different than when a VP runs for the presidency. You don't hold that VP responsible for the actions of the president and you don't argue that he must not have been persuasive if he couldn't sway the president to adopt his preferred policy position.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-86531806778055889462016-03-09T14:06:29.594-05:002016-03-09T14:06:29.594-05:00Thanks @ 1:50. Attacking Bob this way at a time l...Thanks @ 1:50. Attacking Bob this way at a time like this makes me think of noble Nestor addressing the Argives near the walls of Ilium: “ Tonight's the night that rips our ranks to shreds or pulls us through.”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-66995777976638484032016-03-09T14:01:51.448-05:002016-03-09T14:01:51.448-05:00http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2016/03/was-...http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2016/03/was-trade-secret-sauce-bernie-sanders-michigan-winAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-31428213071234751112016-03-09T13:53:52.816-05:002016-03-09T13:53:52.816-05:00These defenses of HRC, where she can't even sw...These defenses of HRC, where she can't even sway her husband, really fly in the face of "she's the one who can work with a GOP-controlled Congress".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-60116781058035033172016-03-09T13:50:50.917-05:002016-03-09T13:50:50.917-05:00“It is true that the Glass-Steagall law is no long...“It is true that the Glass-Steagall law is no longer appropriate to the economy in which we lived. It worked pretty well for the industrial economy, which was highly organized, much more centralized and much more nationalized than the one in which we operate today. But the world is very different.”<br /><br />Bill Clinton, at Financial Modernization bill signing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-81275791913323566702016-03-09T13:50:48.442-05:002016-03-09T13:50:48.442-05:00You saw a movie once -- so what? This wasn't f...You saw a movie once -- so what? This wasn't funny the last time you posted it either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-80476422541024325242016-03-09T13:45:11.890-05:002016-03-09T13:45:11.890-05:00Clinton has made several very specific statements ...Clinton has made several very specific statements about the need to correct problems with NAFTA. She wasn't in office when NAFTA was enacted. <br /><br />Are you aware of any of the bills she enacted while a Senator that actually did strengthen families and help children? Do you know what she did to that end while First Lady and also while Secretary of State? It doesn't sound like it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com