tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post1818586502187526658..comments2023-10-17T08:04:08.714-04:00Comments on The Examined Life: The Tea Party: Full of Insignificant Sound and FuryAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04614116686638969278noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post-79256117107745495712010-10-21T10:36:38.107-04:002010-10-21T10:36:38.107-04:00You do a better job of educating on this subject a...You do a better job of educating on this subject and articulating the Left's frustrations with its own (our frustrations with the tea party goes without saying) than anyone, anywhere!<br /><br />A rote memorization of the Constitution and Amendments will not serve us in these complicated times; that approach is more than simplistic, it is disastrous. We need intelligence, sophistication, compassion, ethics...so much more than most of the grass roots populists on the right can bring to an unprecedented world full of long memories.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166865250789996825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post-20364492787210138002010-10-20T21:14:01.981-04:002010-10-20T21:14:01.981-04:00The lack of intelligence was so hard to watch.The lack of intelligence was so hard to watch.Ken Richeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425810816600512504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post-62421762343730950812010-10-20T14:19:50.148-04:002010-10-20T14:19:50.148-04:00I did have to laugh at your reaction to Lassie. Al...I did have to laugh at your reaction to Lassie. Although I did understand why your mother got a little concerned. I remember feeling so sad over Red Wull turning into a sheep killer in a book about him.<br />As usual I very much enjoyed your discussion of the constitution and what is there and not there. It has always seemed to me that citizens have not paid any attention to what was actually in the constitution when it did not serve their purposes, for example slavery. But if it does serve their purpose then they make a huge fuss over it. <br />I have not worried about the possible ignorance of candidates further away since we always have plenty of candidates in Arizona who don't seem too bright. This as I prepare to drop my ballot in the box. <br />Democrats with some of the causes they defend probably seem just as hard hearted to their political opponents. Tea party to me represents a lot of republican attitudes, some I find repugnant and some I don't. Same as in the democratic platforms. I just decide at the polls which set of attitudes I can live with best. Guess that is essentially what voting is all about.Gerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771917880182186281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post-931011043205580112010-10-20T14:13:58.927-04:002010-10-20T14:13:58.927-04:00I so agree. O'donnells supporters will double...I so agree. O'donnells supporters will double down on the fact that she is right--that exact phrase is not in there.<br />Coon does a good job of advocating that the Constitution be looked at in its progressive entirety, but he should also ask: "Christine, can you tell me how blacks were counted in 1792? And when did women get the vote? Which amendment was that?" <br />Keep it simple and direct, Coons. We have to fight fire with fire.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173711110500689117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post-37985490492705582382010-10-20T10:10:28.236-04:002010-10-20T10:10:28.236-04:00Sheria,
I can't watch the news anymore. I get...Sheria,<br />I can't watch the news anymore. I get too worked up. I'm afraid it will give me a damn heart attack.<br /><br />I don't even give the tea partiers any credence at all, but the sad fact is, many less intelligent Americans do. I have a neighbor with a pro-tea party sign in his yard. I am just tired of being polite. The other night, I walked by his house, looked at the sign, and declared him a "damn moron" loudly. I really am convinced that the majority of my countrymen are morons. I don't know what the answer is, because people of this mental caliber are not going to change, even in the face of good solid information. It's a waste of time and energy, and frankly, it's exasperating as hell.<br /><br />Love,<br /><br />SBSarcastic Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116577711704241625noreply@blogger.com