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Poor Gary! That was SO

Laura — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:12:18 +0000

Poor Gary! That was SO funny. I was laughing out loud.

Apolyptic predictions make

Robin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:24:40 +0000

In reply to 2020 Visions:

Apolyptic predictions make news and money in certain situations. Doomsday is around the corner. Look up the program list for the history channel. Next big apolyptic crisis is going to be the end of the Mayan calendar on 12/21/12. I predict :) this one will be huge, but also false.

Dire predictions may not come

Jonathan — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:55:02 +0000

In reply to 2020 Visions:

Dire predictions may not come true because the underlying assumptions were faulty, or they may not come true because actions are taken to prevent them. The latter is often the case.

This is what I lived through

Robin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:04:37 +0000

In reply to 2020 Visions:

This is what I lived through in the 70's. I'm still here in 2010.
http://www.prisonplanet.com/predictions-of-the-overpopulation-alarmists-...

Imagine if we had a process

tony lovell — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:52:51 +0000

In reply to 2020 Visions:

Imagine if we had a process to remove billions of tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere safely, quickly and cost-effectively - while at the same time building soil, reversing desertification, boosting biodiversity, enhancing global food security and improving the lives of hundreds of millions of people in rural and regional areas around our planet?

And all this without artificial fertilisers...

We do - it's called changed grazing management and soil carbon.

Please take a look at the presentations on http://www.soilcarbon.com.au/ to learn more.

Sorry to hear. Glad you all

Laura — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:25:53 +0000

In reply to I Guess We're Not Going to Knoxville After All:

Sorry to hear. Glad you all are safe.

Lisa said purple finch.

Jonathan — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:11:54 +0000

In reply to More Photos from Lisa’s Bird Feeder:

Lisa said purple finch.

What's the bird with a little

Laura — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:45:11 +0000

In reply to More Photos from Lisa’s Bird Feeder:

What's the bird with a little red on his head and chest called? I've seen some of those at our feeder.

If they had put a white bag

Robin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:21:11 +0000

In reply to How Not to Defend Your City's Reputation:

If they had put a white bag over his head it would have been interpreted as a KKK person. They should be more offended that Saginaw is a dangerous place and figure out how to make it better.

I agree those are good

Jon — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:29:36 +0000

In reply to Teleprompter Derangement Syndrome:

I agree those are good qualities in a leader. I don't think too many people would find this quality as being dangerous or untrustworthy.

Looking for and finding

birdmoore — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:04:31 +0000

In reply to Teleprompter Derangement Syndrome:

Looking for and finding common ground between groups with opposing views is a quality that I appreciate in a leader. It baffles me that this quality can be seen as dangerous and untrustworthy.

Some of the ones I know (and

Jonathan — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:44:10 +0000

In reply to Teleprompter Derangement Syndrome:

Some of the ones I know (and even am related to) do.

Oh, and it's never a good

Jon — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:19:38 +0000

In reply to Teleprompter Derangement Syndrome:

Oh, and it's never a good sign when you have to point to someone's academic record in their defense.

I realize you're not implying

Jon — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:12:35 +0000

In reply to Teleprompter Derangement Syndrome:

I realize you're not implying that. But you did assert that his detractors who comment on the teleprompter are implying -
* he's not really much of a speaker
* doesn't really believe what he says
* he's not actually all that bright
* whatever it is that you think makes it worthy of ridicule
My point is that you seem to be addressing a paper tiger. The core of teleprompter commentary is simple humor. I just don't think the more sinister explanations you propose are truly at the heart of why people write and post commentary about the teleprompter. We get it. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law. But the teleprompter stuff is still funny.

I know a lot of people strongly oppose the current administration, it's policies and it's direction. But none of the ones I know (personally at least) question the President's speaking ability, sincerity, or intelligence.

I'm not implying that

Jonathan — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:56:24 +0000

In reply to Teleprompter Derangement Syndrome:

I'm not implying that teleprompter use is at the heart of opposition to Obama.

Is this really worthy of a

Jon — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:21:19 +0000

In reply to Teleprompter Derangement Syndrome:

Is this really worthy of a post on your most admirable blog? It's like you've hunted down the left cornerback and blocked him off the field. But the play is a sweep around the right side. Do you really think questions about his intelligence are at the core of the opposition to his adminstration? That by somehow pointing this out, that his critics will fall silent or look foolish? I have found attention given to the teleprompter to be humerous, but never at the heart of why many are concerned. Sure, you might find a YouTube video by Rush or Beck where they've tried to make a point about the teleprompter. But I can assure you that's not at the heart of why many of us do not trust this man. One of the most common themes I've seen in comments about his speaking ability is that he has a way speaking that leads people from quite opposing viewpoints think that he agrees with them. He is quite an eloquent speaker with or without the teleprompter. But that has never been a reliable indicator on whether or not people should follow someone. Quite the contrary. He has a silver tongue which makes him all the more dangerous in my mind. And I really don't care how intelligent he is. There are some very highly educated people whom I wouldn't entrust to chair a planning committee for the bingo game at the senior citizens center. High intelligence in and of itself is not dangerous. In fact, it's quite necessary in many situations. But in too many cases in public service it's accompanied by a hubris that down right dangerous.

I would love to see people

P&C — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 03:52:08 +0000

In reply to Stewart Skewers Olbermann and Colbert Discusses Adolf Carter:

I would love to see people like Jim Wallis and Mike Cope publicly criticize what Olberman said. But they only seem to be interested in condemning conservatives.

hopefully those in office

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:00:48 +0000

In reply to From the Tumblelog December 20-26, 2009:

hopefully those in office will consider the effects of a social healthcare with regards to issues such as the right to life and not making individuals pay for abortion who do not believe in it.