tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post1492441936541828938..comments2023-12-27T08:47:46.468-05:00Comments on Irish Gumbo: Weapons Grade StupidityIrish Gumbohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07386134334156997186noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-87803422127878602011-01-13T20:20:31.386-05:002011-01-13T20:20:31.386-05:00Oh Gumbo, I love you so..but I have to disagree.
...Oh Gumbo, I love you so..but I have to disagree.<br /><br />I am a Republican, always have been, likely always will be. The thing that is wrong here is that BOTH sides are using this to jockey for position. <br /><br />That being said, I am not a huge Sarah Palin fan and when she put those "surveyor marks" up, or whatever they are, I thought she was extreme. <br /><br />But...BUT...I never thought she meant "kill" those people. Nor do I think the shooter was in his right mind enough to interpret it as such. He is a sick man who hated government in general. He was into drugs (at least in his past) and "mind control". He needed help, or at the very least, more restraint than the college disciplinary action he received. He is a sick man and as a society we (Republicans and Democrats) failed to stop him. <br /><br />Again, I'm no Palin fan, but what she did, while not the smartest thing I've seen in my life, does not need to be brought into the conversation for political gain.<br /><br />Still love me? BC I still love you a ton. Let's agree to disagree. Mmmmkay?The Stiletto Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10206822797293852486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-39279191981399323152011-01-13T16:56:02.563-05:002011-01-13T16:56:02.563-05:00oh, she tried tho, didn't she Syd? Did you see...oh, she tried tho, didn't she Syd? Did you see her "fire side chat" yesterday, calling in BLOOD LIBEL? You don't have to have a 1st grade education to know that when you talk about takin' down people, and settin' 'em in yer sites, to know what they were talking about. The ugly rants of those in the Media (particularly but not limited to FAUX news) egg it on, fan the flames of anger and discontent and mistrust. Then along comes a crazy man, who should have been looked after months ago but was probably neglected because our country doesn't take care of the poor or sick, and he goes nutso in public with a gun he should not have been permitted to BUY, let alone carry. The pall over Tucson is as palpable as the one that hung over NYC in September 2001...I hate that I have been there for both of these tragedies.SSPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01358246374080080885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-89267283874593065112011-01-13T10:03:02.888-05:002011-01-13T10:03:02.888-05:00Half-Governor Palin and her ilk are followed by th...Half-Governor Palin and her ilk are followed by the lemmings who neither read nor think for themselves. They depend on being spoon fed by talk show entertainers. Sorry for my rant. But it is just how I feel. I cannot imagine Half-Governor Palin delivering such a speech as I heard last night from Mr. Obama at the Tucson Memorial. No way, no how.Sydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642843245634635843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-83515409964595680852011-01-12T21:40:29.518-05:002011-01-12T21:40:29.518-05:00And then Palin took it up a notch.
Here here.And then Palin took it up a notch.<br /><br />Here here.Ann Imighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383249597505013239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-82131584067635144772011-01-12T21:15:01.452-05:002011-01-12T21:15:01.452-05:00I went over and saw that, but was confused about i...I went over and saw that, but was confused about it...I hesitate to say anymore, but I feel too many people on fb this past weekend seemed like they were ready to go on a witch hunt, pick up torches and pitch forks to run someone into a barn and set it on fire...<br /><br />'Like kidney stones and bad dreams...' gave me a chuckle, but you are right about having dinner with some of these people...I'd rather eat alone...Chef Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198603107302675448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-58928508241655831522011-01-12T15:57:14.085-05:002011-01-12T15:57:14.085-05:00They took down the map with the "surveryor...They took down the map with the "surveryor's marks."<br /><br />Which I interpret as an admission of guilt.Jeanne Estridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13096521122802823385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-28213247810170137162011-01-12T15:20:20.988-05:002011-01-12T15:20:20.988-05:00Ha ha! Nice. That IS weapons-grade stupid.
Gott...Ha ha! Nice. That IS weapons-grade stupid.<br /><br />Gotta go rearrange the luggage in the minivan...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-87853971425962121072011-01-12T10:06:58.830-05:002011-01-12T10:06:58.830-05:00Up here in Canada-ville, we've always thought ...Up here in Canada-ville, we've always thought Sarah Palin was completely laughable--like a walking talking joke. And then we couldn't believe that all of our "neighbours" don't feel the same way. The world is a scary place.karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-72891350433184177012011-01-12T09:13:36.555-05:002011-01-12T09:13:36.555-05:00Do you include Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik...Do you include Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik in the above category of people not to have dinner with? Because, without investigation, without facts to cite, without any statement from Loughner (the shooter), proclaimed the reason that Loughner attacked Giffords and the crowd was due to the atmosphere presented by those on the Right, especially talk radio.<br /><br />I saw a replay of a political ad the other day, it was a candidate for Congress using a rifle to shoot a target that had "Cap and Trade" printed on it. the candidate said he would "take aim at" the bill and (I think) "kill" it.<br /><br />He was a Democrat.<br /><br />I don't think hyperbole belongs to just one faction. That's how Congress changed hands in 2006 and, again, in 2010.<br /><br />Yet it is the politicians who counsel the rest of us to "tone down" the debate. <br /><br />There is a lot of anger at government these days. But it's been there for as long as I can remember. It's a part of the political reality of this country. The tone has been ratcheting up in the past few decades... after a brief lull following the turbulence of the 60's and early 70's.<br /><br />I see the incident in Tucson as a repeat of the attack on Reagan in 1981. A madman with a gun shoots a politician for irrational reasons. I do not recall that incident triggering this kind of debate about an atmosphere of fear and hate.<br /><br />The return to civility must come from the top, from those in office and from those who design campaigns. The political pundits, party hacks and strategists, and the politicians themselves must stop running campaigns which paint their opponents as dishonorable and dangerous. That is, if they really want the political discourse to calm down.<br /><br />We, the people, cannot do it. We don't set the tone... we follow it.Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-79478506578426301292011-01-12T08:20:58.294-05:002011-01-12T08:20:58.294-05:00clap. clap. clap.
I shake my head in confus...clap. clap. clap. <br /><br />I shake my head in confusion when I hear people like that. Honestly.Vodka Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04734323418017847775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-34293519954760935142011-01-12T08:19:20.193-05:002011-01-12T08:19:20.193-05:00Thank you IG, and I won't be having dinner wit...Thank you IG, and I won't be having dinner with them anytime soon. And you should never apologize for pointing out idiocy.<br /><br />Where the hell is common sense anymore?<br />It's so rare it's a goddamn superpower.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05088944123595868347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5446070095733469795.post-23410485175925154662011-01-12T03:14:53.556-05:002011-01-12T03:14:53.556-05:00Bravo Gumbo, very well said! I'm not going to...Bravo Gumbo, very well said! I'm not going to say too much however, as coming from the U.K. we have plenty of oxygen thieves of our own. I'll just say that the kind of imagery Sarah Palin used is, and has proved to be, extremely dangerous and Rebecca Mansour's 'explanation' was ridiculous.Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908084484202064053noreply@blogger.com