tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post6151354791999043855..comments2023-10-12T07:16:36.892-04:00Comments on A2eatwrite: Our Greatest FreedomJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02362687820368214420noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-68988623071058685322008-09-10T21:07:00.000-04:002008-09-10T21:07:00.000-04:00Another frequent comment by Miss C. focused on "sm...Another frequent comment by Miss C. focused on "small towns". Between that and the diss against community organizers - couldn't the Republicans just come out and say "we don't like black people"?soccer mom in denialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15779961065417497337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-90133645682137473822008-09-09T13:01:00.000-04:002008-09-09T13:01:00.000-04:00It's true, Busydad, that we're in a very different...It's true, Busydad, that we're in a very different time than we were earlier. We also have to find ways to guard both our freedoms and our borders, in the sense that our Constitution must be shored up, also. I fear there are no simple solutions to life in this day and age.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362687820368214420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-14462246091621647992008-09-09T11:01:00.000-04:002008-09-09T11:01:00.000-04:00Sadly, because we are now in a lot more real dange...Sadly, because we are now in a lot more real danger than in the past because of terrorism, it seems that our government makes a lot more loose interpretations of "for the greater safety of others." In many cases, I actually agree, but extending it into this realm is ludicrous. You cannot spin this into a terrorism related issue.BusyDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09952002627143960250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-3524693215906253202008-09-09T08:55:00.000-04:002008-09-09T08:55:00.000-04:00Mariposa, I love learning about the politics and c...Mariposa, I love learning about the politics and culture of other countries - it's part of the great thing of blogging!<BR/><BR/>Jan, I wonder if we ever did have that kind of election. ;-) If you go back over our history, name-calling and grandstanding have been there almost from the beginning, sadly.<BR/><BR/>Jenn... I think many folks are feeling the way you are. And many probably are on the opposite side, too. I think our country is in desperate need of healing. Our system seems very broken right now.<BR/><BR/>Teri, in what way? <BR/><BR/>Becca - Maybe if we get scared we'll make changes. I think I'm angrier than scared right now. Sigh.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362687820368214420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-34510589986679258582008-09-08T11:13:00.000-04:002008-09-08T11:13:00.000-04:00Excellent! Thank you for all the info here...alth...Excellent! Thank you for all the info here...although it makes me even more fearful than I already am.Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14623887166087444590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-54941888101687852972008-09-07T19:02:00.000-04:002008-09-07T19:02:00.000-04:00It's all downhill from here.It's all downhill from here.cathouse terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02547258612468286876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-82122124435726930402008-09-07T13:57:00.000-04:002008-09-07T13:57:00.000-04:00Great post! I think it is important to understand ...Great post! I think it is important to understand all of what happens leading up to a political event. This is going to be one crazy election. If McCain wins, I have vowed to leave the US. I hope I don't actually have to do that. ;)Thistlemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17898600488153652504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-35260684499412736382008-09-07T09:31:00.000-04:002008-09-07T09:31:00.000-04:00Thanks for the post. It is a sad situation. It's...Thanks for the post. It is a sad situation. It's a shame that we can't have a clean election anymore... without all the backstabbing and name calling. Just present the facts and let us decide our vote. (((HUGS)))Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01415399414529441550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-30563346544328449802008-09-06T23:01:00.000-04:002008-09-06T23:01:00.000-04:00I'm learning a lot here...reading them...all!I'm learning a lot here...reading them...all!Sai Hijara - Ferrarishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05520502217532479038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-57530854448156098032008-09-06T20:59:00.000-04:002008-09-06T20:59:00.000-04:00Thanks so much for your kind comments, Sandy. The...Thanks so much for your kind comments, Sandy. They mean a lot!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362687820368214420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-7856300534389463452008-09-06T20:27:00.000-04:002008-09-06T20:27:00.000-04:00This is why I love coming here. Thank you. THANK Y...This is why I love coming here. Thank you. THANK YOU for presenting this so eloquently. I just made it through most of these links. Quite an eye-opening experience....Off to read more.Momisodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06752015177628948631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-90321329907250752402008-09-06T19:22:00.000-04:002008-09-06T19:22:00.000-04:00Faye, I'll look at your links as soon as I have ti...Faye, I'll look at your links as soon as I have time. Thanks.<BR/><BR/>Patti, maybe we can discuss this some time? See where you diverge on policies? Were there any candidates that you found exciting this cycle?<BR/><BR/>Lilac, I hope that whomever our next president is, that our constitutional rights will be restored and respected.<BR/><BR/>Nuria, thanks so much for your comments! I just wish the U.S. *weren't* so influential; I think balancing power, whether nationally or globally, is always a safer bet.<BR/><BR/>Meg, it's nice to have folks who agree with your views! It's also nice to be able to debate when you disagree. ;-) I'm angry about the war, too, needless to say.<BR/><BR/>Sassy, I wish I'd heard that - do you have a link?<BR/><BR/>Maryann - thanks!<BR/><BR/>Virtual - nice to hear from a journalist on this, too!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362687820368214420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-89075230741534590632008-09-06T18:53:00.000-04:002008-09-06T18:53:00.000-04:00CJ - it appears to me that you looked at the butto...CJ - it appears to me that you looked at the button on my site and didn't read my post carefully enough. If you see my comments back to the responders, I think that you might find that a. I in no way, shape or form was criticizing the police and b. that the gist of my post was that people need to be informed about whom they're voting for. If they ARE informed, and their convictions, morals, etc., match those of their candidate - that's the way our process is supposed to work. As for your comment about the Tuesday arrests, most of my links were about raids that took place the Thursday and Friday and Saturday of the week before those arrests. I'm not sure what group of anarchists you're referring to, but if you send me a link where you found your information, I will certainly look at it.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362687820368214420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-72971537375079100372008-09-06T18:48:00.000-04:002008-09-06T18:48:00.000-04:00Marianne - I understand your position. As you kno...Marianne - I understand your position. As you know. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Greg - I guess I've just found over the years that folks listen better when you speak quietly. OTOH, sometimes it's hard to keep emotions in check.<BR/><BR/>Hotmama - as someone who reads, reads, reads that's my biggest fear, as well. My greatest hope is for a truly informed electorate. I think that's a big problem that we have as a nation these days - we pick a "team" rather than choosing leaders whose policies truly match our convictions.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362687820368214420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-65642149598767457732008-09-06T18:45:00.000-04:002008-09-06T18:45:00.000-04:00Jami - there's certainly room for parody in all of...Jami - there's certainly room for parody in all of this.<BR/><BR/>Charity - again, thanks for the link. I consider both you and Karen to be very circumspect folks, so that gives even more weight to those posts. I dipped into mudflats and it's very enlightening. I'm still working my way through final prep for teaching on Monday, so I want to finish that first.<BR/><BR/>FC - that's why we HAVE that right. We can say what we wish. It was very interesting to have that perspective when I had the teaching exchange to Soviet Russia in the late '80s. It was a relief to come home.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362687820368214420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-78860337387568657472008-09-06T18:40:00.000-04:002008-09-06T18:40:00.000-04:00Mae, that's a point that worries me tremendously.T...Mae, that's a point that worries me tremendously.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link, Karen. I still have a lot of reading to do. <BR/><BR/>NYC, I'm really tired of the quips and jokes - I wish folks would focus on policy. Also, her insulting community organizers really upset me.<BR/><BR/>Anno and April - thanks.<BR/><BR/>Chani - I feel for the police - when people are doing their job, they're doing their job. I learned that in the academy last spring. Our police force were stuck PROTECTING the KKK when they obtained a permit to march, and our city council felt they had to uphold the First Amendment. Which they do. Protesters came out in droves and threw bottles, etc. Friends of mine on the police force found that to be the worst working days of their lives. There are times when I've had to do things that are part of school district policy that I find repugnant. I've usually ended up quitting that position, but I won't abandon the students I have for that year because I don't agree with policy. <BR/><BR/>Glamah, I think that's why a reader e-mailed me and asked me to post on this.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362687820368214420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-62614515670087812782008-09-06T18:06:00.000-04:002008-09-06T18:06:00.000-04:00As a journalist, I have been called a lot of names...As a journalist, I have been called a lot of names. Really bad ones. I've been hung up on and swore at and denied entrance into facilities because I had a camera. <BR/><BR/>It appalls me to see free speech threatened, for whatever reason. I have a little card that I carry with me that has the first amendment on it... it's always a good reminder for people.Virtualspritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906165073300321977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-16782166057328694172008-09-06T16:58:00.000-04:002008-09-06T16:58:00.000-04:00Always a good reminder. Come back soon :)Always a good reminder.<BR/> Come back soon :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-1468196139922165802008-09-06T14:50:00.000-04:002008-09-06T14:50:00.000-04:00I know, right?! I listened to Democracy Now! the ...I know, right?! I listened to Democracy Now! the day after Amy was arrested. She got to grill the police chief about her arrest and also decribed what was happening on the street.<BR/><BR/>really great post!Sister Sassyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15579850974867756364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-57482118856882856372008-09-06T08:54:00.000-04:002008-09-06T08:54:00.000-04:00I'm happy there are so many liberal bloggers out t...I'm happy there are so many liberal bloggers out there.<BR/><BR/>Hope your week goes well. ;)Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16253518897502046799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-35231430024738024682008-09-06T08:53:00.000-04:002008-09-06T08:53:00.000-04:00I'm still fuming about the Republicans starting a ...I'm still fuming about the Republicans starting a war based on BS (seems impeachable to me).<BR/><BR/>And then Miss--I'm sure she's never use Ms.--Congeniality harps on about the brave young service people defending our freedom. Even her son will go off next week to defend our freedom.<BR/><BR/>Maybe he should save his life and stand up for the librarian instead.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16253518897502046799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-51751417202975611852008-09-06T03:49:00.000-04:002008-09-06T03:49:00.000-04:00Hola Guapa! Hope next week is better for you!We ar...Hola Guapa! Hope next week is better for you!<BR/><BR/>We are following the USA elections with interest from here! The winner, not only leads the States but also the whole world. Sometimes I think we should get the right to vote for the American president because his/her power goes beyond USA's frontiers.<BR/><BR/>If I were an American cityzen I would vote for the democrats!Núriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022880640891451797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-73367581796665378772008-09-06T03:47:00.000-04:002008-09-06T03:47:00.000-04:00I'm sorry to hear that the Republicans are continu...I'm sorry to hear that the Republicans are continuing and even escalating their opression of the American people. People called me crazy when I made the remark that no one realized the 3rd Reich had taken over until it was too late. Apparently and unfortunately it seems half of America is still living in denial. I hope, for all of you over there, including my family, that when election time rolls around the citizens of the United States will collectively choose a president who allows them their constitutional rights.Koriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16265288130563481920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-50277193241575614512008-09-05T19:58:00.000-04:002008-09-05T19:58:00.000-04:00I'm committed to voting against McCain.I just wish...I'm committed to voting against McCain.<BR/><BR/>I just wish I could get excited about Obama.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810163108481683709.post-48815489776546205142008-09-05T19:39:00.000-04:002008-09-05T19:39:00.000-04:00Thanks for posting this, Jen.From this link and po...Thanks for posting this, Jen.<BR/><BR/>From this link and possibly others:<BR/>http://aeconomics.blogspot.com/2008/09/police-raid-and-detainment-of-i-witness.html<BR/><BR/>If you go to about 9:21 in this video of 11:18 minutes, you will hear from one of the 'detainees' while they are being detained in handcuffs, prior to any violence at any convention. And keep listening to catch what is said at about 10:46 min. <BR/><BR/>I've also been trying to figure out what I can do....during times when individuals who firmly believe in "good, clean, and fair" are challenged what action is there to be had? <BR/><BR/>Thank you, Jen, for advocating education - knowledge is empowering - and as long as I can think, feel, and believe there is a higher truth, I won't be defeated by this. I also try to spend some time thinking good thoughts - I know this may sound simplistic and polyanna....but words and thoughts have energy and energy can and does take form:<BR/><BR/>http://jarlsays.blogspot.com/2006/11/radical-responsibility.html<BR/><BR/>http://creationthoughts.com/2008/03/18/hooponopono-basics/<BR/><BR/>If we could all do this 24/7 we would surely be enlightened...being who I am that isn't likely....but every bit helps, and I do feel better after spending quiet time, focused on this. I hope it helps others.Fayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17175445996164833575noreply@blogger.com