tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post1679999192143562479..comments2023-08-10T18:06:06.024+10:00Comments on Philippines Phil: "For the first time... I am proud of my country..."PhilippinesPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-33544031362613696922008-02-29T15:36:00.000+11:002008-02-29T15:36:00.000+11:00Phewwww! Relief! You had me worried there. I thoug...Phewwww! Relief! You had me worried there. I thought you'd completely fallen off the left side of the horse into the "dark side!" ...grin...PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-7818738924710800312008-02-29T13:51:00.000+11:002008-02-29T13:51:00.000+11:00... i think the guy is nuts. Like... beyond nuts. ...... i think the guy is nuts. Like... beyond nuts. Fella made me angry, and I felt like sharing my righteous indignation.KAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03090582170365523716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-23015111605881975062008-02-29T12:34:00.000+11:002008-02-29T12:34:00.000+11:00I don't understand what you're saying here Kat. Th...I don't understand what you're saying here Kat. Those people were all punished for their criminality. We corrected that situation. Give me some more context here please. As I said already, if you want to find reasons to hate your country THAT is always very easy to do. To continue to beat the Abu Gahraid horse after we've already buried it is just morbid. Maybe you can explain your intentions PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-56718964308476515432008-02-29T10:40:00.000+11:002008-02-29T10:40:00.000+11:00hey. found you an example of one our your educated...hey. found you an example of one our your educated lefties:<BR/><BR/>http://garlinggauge.com/2008/02/28/new-abu-ghraib-torture-photos/#comment-3263KAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03090582170365523716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-73276390735231895012008-02-28T02:28:00.000+11:002008-02-28T02:28:00.000+11:00What I mean by social liberalism is not funding ev...What I mean by social liberalism is not funding every crackpot social program but letting people live their lives. People's definitions of morality is not the business of the government. I am with Phil that I don't want the government to spend more than it gets, and I don't want the government supporting people who refuse to work or idiot research on cow farts.<BR/><BR/>And I think less bombs is Diggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03856750834804127824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-4994993574781896252008-02-28T01:45:00.001+11:002008-02-28T01:45:00.001+11:00Circular and intriguing!I hadn't heard that an Oba...Circular and intriguing!<BR/><BR/>I hadn't heard that an Obama election office had a Che poster up. Now that's REALLY telling! You can't get any more left than THAT.<BR/><BR/>Fiscal conservatism to me means spending ONLY the money you collect in taxes THAT year, and NOT spending the money your great grandchildren will pay in taxes 30 years from now. The main reason the Republicans lost congress PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-59611698910690231292008-02-28T01:45:00.000+11:002008-02-28T01:45:00.000+11:00Circular and intriguing!I hadn't heard that an Oba...Circular and intriguing!<BR/><BR/>I hadn't heard that an Obama election office had a Che poster up. Now that's REALLY telling! You can't get any more left than THAT.<BR/><BR/>Fiscal conservatism to me means spending ONLY the money you collect in taxes THAT year, and NOT spending the money your great grandchildren will pay in taxes 30 years from now. The main reason the Republicans lost congress PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-48886599697087953862008-02-28T01:31:00.000+11:002008-02-28T01:31:00.000+11:00Hey! hey! Hey!Back to the original point. Why is ...Hey! hey! Hey!<BR/><BR/>Back to the original point. <BR/><BR/>Why is it only conservative “cranks” who think it’s relevant that Obama’s campaign headquarters in Houston had a Che Guevara-emblazoned Cuban flag hanging on the wall? Indeed, why is love of Che still radically chic at all? A murderer who believed that “the U.S. is the great enemy of mankind” shouldn’t be anyone’s hero, never mind a Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395213867250164505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-15030418854555362732008-02-28T00:31:00.000+11:002008-02-28T00:31:00.000+11:00My buddy Alec sent me this article. I lifted a pas...My buddy <A HREF="http://opass.wordpress.com/" REL="nofollow">Alec </A>sent me this article. I lifted a passage from it because it perfectly highlights and reinforces what I said about many American liberals and liberals-in-training.<BR/><BR/><EM>"Only one student actually invoked the NIU shooting--Major Ryan Clark, a graduate student in international relations and an active-duty member of the PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-41337023014477795072008-02-27T17:03:00.000+11:002008-02-27T17:03:00.000+11:00Lefty? No way! You and I are almost spot on the sa...Lefty? No way! You and I are almost spot on the same platform. You sound like a McCain modcon like me Digger.PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-7599531535261400052008-02-27T14:25:00.000+11:002008-02-27T14:25:00.000+11:00Hmmm...since I am making my moderate party, here's...Hmmm...since I am making my moderate party, here's my platform. Strong on defense, strong on traditional conservative values (small government, low taxes...). Left on social issues (except killing people....don't kill unborn babies or criminals) and let's be good stewards of the environment. And civil unions for everyone...get married in your church but get the government out of the business of Diggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03856750834804127824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-63606117700708045162008-02-27T12:41:00.000+11:002008-02-27T12:41:00.000+11:00Geez, what did I do?Amadeo, Nader has gone on reco...Geez, what did I do?<BR/><BR/>Amadeo, Nader has gone on record as anti-war; and I mean no war, EVER, regardless. He wants to eliminate defense. THAT is left left left. Even smart libertarians like you wouldn't go for that Ed.<BR/><BR/>Kat, I already said I'm a mod-con, probably a lot like T-Greer. Anyone with half a brain knows that we can't jam ourselves into perfect little political boxes. The PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-84491056464465620162008-02-27T12:20:00.000+11:002008-02-27T12:20:00.000+11:00@Digger: And what would you put into this 'moderat...@Digger: And what would you put into this 'moderate' party? I consider myself a moderate Republican- Right on social issues (mostly), hawksish in general, left on economic issues, and left on the environment. Now I can think of another moderate who believes in the exact opposite of everything I do. How would you choose what moderate is right?<BR/><BR/>P.S. Nice post PP- you have gained a new T. Greerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621529800248145193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-26736117417044518072008-02-27T06:17:00.000+11:002008-02-27T06:17:00.000+11:00Oh, Ralphie. You should have stopped when you wer...Oh, Ralphie. You should have stopped when you were ahead.<BR/><BR/>When Nader took on giant GM with his Unsafe At Any Speed book, he was a boyhood hero.<BR/><BR/>Now, still frugal Ralph, who lived with his mom most of his life, has crossed the line again.<BR/><BR/>But true, his candidacy offers another option other than, Neither of the Above.Amadeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00040096079637569742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-17811034429161724132008-02-27T06:08:00.000+11:002008-02-27T06:08:00.000+11:00Amen Kat. I don't think Nader will hurt anyone thi...Amen Kat. <BR/><BR/>I don't think Nader will hurt anyone this time. He isn't really an additional choice, and this time around he just seems more pathetic than anything.<BR/><BR/>I'd love to start a third party called the Moderate Party. Because I really don't think most Americans are far-right or far-left.Diggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03856750834804127824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-28083985894089463812008-02-27T05:39:00.000+11:002008-02-27T05:39:00.000+11:00I kind of figured that Nader would hurt McCain's c...I kind of figured that Nader would hurt McCain's chances more than Obama just because I think McCain is more towards the middle than Obama. But I guess I'll have to see. I'm excited to see him run just because I want more choices. I have ruled out voting for either Clinton or Obama but still don't know if can vote for McCain or not. I'm still hoping for a sane third party candidate to run whoEdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-51676220161813913802008-02-27T04:14:00.000+11:002008-02-27T04:14:00.000+11:00Digger, you sound like a McCain man to me buddy. I...Digger, you sound like a McCain man to me buddy. <BR/><BR/>I call myself a tree-hugging moderate-conservative, or a mod-con. I'm pro-life, which means I'm against the death penalty AND I'm against abortion or ANY other kind of senseless murder. <BR/><BR/>I've served with both homosexuals and heterosexuals in the military and never wanted to know who was what. They didn't tell coz I didn't ask. IPhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-45578837183072746482008-02-27T03:54:00.000+11:002008-02-27T03:54:00.000+11:00I'm going to join in on Kat's side of the argument...I'm going to join in on Kat's side of the argument. In the interest of full disclosure, I am educated, and you can decide if you think I am a leftie. I would call myself a moderate, but many would call me a leftie. (While I AM left handed, I am fairly conservative fiscally but liberal socially.) <BR/><BR/>That said, I did not assume Michelle O misspoke when I heard the comment...I was horrified. Diggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03856750834804127824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-60750544919989849232008-02-27T02:48:00.000+11:002008-02-27T02:48:00.000+11:00Sure, or at least a "pony ride!"Sure, or at least a "pony ride!"PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-77696488090795781662008-02-27T02:19:00.000+11:002008-02-27T02:19:00.000+11:00lol, in that case, can I have a pony?lol, in that case, can I have a pony?KAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03090582170365523716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-66488274596366591812008-02-27T02:08:00.000+11:002008-02-27T02:08:00.000+11:00Yup, exactly how I deal with my 4 year old daughte...Yup, exactly how I deal with my 4 year old daughter too...PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-44772773831657648662008-02-27T02:05:00.000+11:002008-02-27T02:05:00.000+11:00WOOHOO!!! *happy dance*You see how much easier lif...WOOHOO!!! <BR/><BR/>*happy dance*<BR/><BR/>You see how much easier life is when everyone just lets me have my way?KAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03090582170365523716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-25024842235615053562008-02-27T01:53:00.000+11:002008-02-27T01:53:00.000+11:00Ehhh! I give up!Ehhh! I give up!PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-37562924449742122052008-02-27T01:51:00.000+11:002008-02-27T01:51:00.000+11:00so... what you're saying is.... i never get in tro...so... what you're saying is.... i never get in trouble?KAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03090582170365523716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-5003002470993150512008-02-27T01:42:00.000+11:002008-02-27T01:42:00.000+11:00Of course not, the "divorce thing."Of course not, the "divorce thing."PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.com