tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post7529482848612201780..comments2024-03-29T14:03:27.321+02:00Comments on Dispatches from Vilnius: Don't Know Much about Geography ...James Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-44561398399363566202012-11-05T05:24:15.969+02:002012-11-05T05:24:15.969+02:00http://www.tomkerrigan.net/cartoon.MittSpray.jpg
...http://www.tomkerrigan.net/cartoon.MittSpray.jpg<br /><br /><br />Liar, liar!Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-43816484061482237802012-11-04T10:35:40.169+02:002012-11-04T10:35:40.169+02:00It was purely an attempt to make a mountain out of...It was purely an attempt to make a mountain out of a mole hill in the last month of the election. I sympathize with those close to the Americans who were killed, but even the mother of the killed Navy Seal, Glen Doherty, told Romney to back off,<br /><br />http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/10/10/986301/romney-navy-seal-mother-libya/James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-62809772819468008782012-11-03T22:28:03.114+02:002012-11-03T22:28:03.114+02:00I heard an interesting discussion on NPR today -- ...I heard an interesting discussion on NPR today -- the Benghazi outpost was really a CIA operating base, and not technically an embassy, so they have totally different rules for protection. And there wouldn't be a military presence there for obvious reasons. <br /><br />One of the speakers (one was David Sanger and a couple others) noted that the ambassador was probably there because it was avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-33865320336652482062012-11-03T19:59:05.105+02:002012-11-03T19:59:05.105+02:00Republican are vainly trying to make an issue of w...Republican are vainly trying to make an issue of what they call Benghazigate. They even say Obama should be impeached and put on trial for negligent murder of 4 Americans.<br /><br />But if that is the case, bearing in mind that 31 Americans were killed in embassy attacks under Bush and that there is no statute of limitations on murder, this would put Bush into deep trouble:<br /><br />https://Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-65872910012027469382012-11-01T14:30:47.659+02:002012-11-01T14:30:47.659+02:00I had heard the Bunyon story, too, but had long ag...I had heard the Bunyon story, too, but had long ago forgotten it. Maybe from DeVoto as you say. But I love the whole American aspect of the story. And the comments are fascinating as well.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-69596972238873764302012-11-01T14:20:49.412+02:002012-11-01T14:20:49.412+02:00It is interesting the depth to which people will g...It is interesting the depth to which people will go (sometimes literally) to "prove" their religion.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-35643958882010371782012-11-01T12:54:43.335+02:002012-11-01T12:54:43.335+02:00Thanks for that link - very interesting article an...Thanks for that link - very interesting article and commentary which follow.<br /><br />While I have no expertise on the subject, there are some claims made by Mormons apologists which make absolutely no sense. One claim which often appears in You Tube is that those Israelite refugees from 600BC became the Olmecs. But history clearly shows that their origins can be traced to many hundreds of Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-18812400822682896582012-11-01T11:18:09.947+02:002012-11-01T11:18:09.947+02:00I think De Voto drew the analogy between Bunyan an...I think De Voto drew the analogy between Bunyan and Joseph Smith as well, but can't be sure. Anyway, I had heard of this connection.<br /><br />I heard an interesting new term (atleast for me)- "Paleo Evangelists,"<br /><br />http://www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiousbench/2012/10/paleo-evangelicals-as-reluctant-republicans/<br /><br />at first I thought this was some kind of Christian James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-76833423322476205472012-10-31T15:40:41.912+02:002012-10-31T15:40:41.912+02:00Heres an interesting article on the origins of the...Heres an interesting article on the origins of the Book of Mormon:<br /><br />http://lareviewofbooks.org/article.php?id=1135avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-81095930077662100792012-10-31T04:46:32.944+02:002012-10-31T04:46:32.944+02:00Ditto on why we have government agencies. I want ...Ditto on why we have government agencies. I want to know that the food and drug supply is safe. Republicans on the other hand assume that with enough deaths, the market will sort itself out.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-9807635633967043952012-10-31T01:48:12.292+02:002012-10-31T01:48:12.292+02:00Republican governor Christie of New Jersey was Oba...Republican governor Christie of New Jersey was Obama's biggest critic (biggest in more ways than one) is now his pal:<br /><br /><br />http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/21795_10151319714031457_1494151824_n.jpgTripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-59276526998325852762012-10-31T01:46:37.961+02:002012-10-31T01:46:37.961+02:00Romney's deregulations and the meningitis outb...Romney's deregulations and the meningitis outbreak:<br /><br /><br />The fatal meningitis epidemic sweeping the United States can now be traced to the failure of then-Gov. Mitt Romney to adequately regulate the Massachusetts pharmaceutical company that is being blamed for the deaths.<br /><br />At least 344 people in 18 states have been infected by the growing public health crisis and 25 haveTripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-82943565144054821232012-10-29T17:20:35.430+02:002012-10-29T17:20:35.430+02:00" The Republicans always put together a rogue..." The Republicans always put together a rogues' morgue of celebrity endorsement "<br /><br /><br />Voter fraud alert:<br /><br /><br />https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/527356_462675207118346_544748910_n.jpg<br /><br /><br /><br />Meatloaf isn't even registered in his own state. That's a fine endorsement for Romney. ;)Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-4031911942181574892012-10-27T15:52:42.302+03:002012-10-27T15:52:42.302+03:00Oh, yeah, just one of the guys! That is hysterica...Oh, yeah, just one of the guys! That is hysterical. avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-56434923424226177152012-10-27T10:36:26.458+03:002012-10-27T10:36:26.458+03:00I guess I should have said gallery, but these guys...I guess I should have said gallery, but these guys look like zombies.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-52407726926615945292012-10-27T08:49:41.179+03:002012-10-27T08:49:41.179+03:00Freeland would be interesting. I was also intrigu...Freeland would be interesting. I was also intrigued by these two books put out by Verso books,<br /><br />http://www.versobooks.com/books/1151-the-communist-horizon<br /><br />http://www.versobooks.com/books/1145-the-making-of-global-capitalism<br /><br />Looks like a truly "liberal" press.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-7678093801928537782012-10-27T08:46:07.490+03:002012-10-27T08:46:07.490+03:00I don't think Obama was counting on Meatloaf. ...I don't think Obama was counting on Meatloaf. The Republicans always put together a rogues' morgue of celebrity endorsement. Meatloaf was sharing the stage with two guys from the country group, Alabama, who I think only play at Mullet festivals and Myrtle Beach these days.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-8544015241959866072012-10-26T18:05:16.551+03:002012-10-26T18:05:16.551+03:00Well, at least Romney can count on Meat Loaf's...Well, at least Romney can count on Meat Loaf's endorsement:<br /><br />http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/meat-loaf-backs-romney-citing-candidate-backbone-024350047--election.html<br /><br /><br />Meat Loaf has a long history of drug addiction and alcoholism. He "offered a meandering and sometimes slurred endorsement of the GOP nominee" who, like him, dodged the draft in the 1960s.Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-13126294403892109862012-10-26T16:52:02.563+03:002012-10-26T16:52:02.563+03:00Also saw Colin Powell's very measured, very wi...Also saw Colin Powell's very measured, very wise endorsement of Obama on the news last night. And Carolyn Kennedy is going out to campaign. I think people are feeling the tightness of the race and wondering what in the world America is thinking.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-43785217801200063312012-10-26T16:48:48.813+03:002012-10-26T16:48:48.813+03:00I couldn't find where this was first mentioned...I couldn't find where this was first mentioned, so will slip it in here since Romney represents the 1% so well. <br /><br />I heard most of the Bill Moyers show on the radio en route to a meeting on Wednesday. Both Taibbi and and Freeland were great. I think of her as a member of the financial press which sort of explains her access I guess -- or maybe former access. They both really got avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-65477723271552237202012-10-25T16:05:54.145+03:002012-10-25T16:05:54.145+03:00I like the intro -- if you don't feel like cli...I like the intro -- if you don't feel like clicking on this ... I don't.<br /><br />I always assumed he was looking for the born in Africa application letter, but the assumption apparently is that Obama got in because of affirmative action. Otherwise, unlike someone like George Jr. (who got into Yale through white people's affirmative action), Obama is not smart enough to have gainedavrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-20816225109392018972012-10-25T07:22:12.151+03:002012-10-25T07:22:12.151+03:00Trump must truly be desperate for attention, if th...Trump must truly be desperate for attention, if this is his "octsurprise,"<br /><br />http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/24/donald-trump-announcement_n_2009914.htmlJames Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-88951970892329849672012-10-25T00:13:39.274+03:002012-10-25T00:13:39.274+03:00Agreed, but these are the arguments that have conv...Agreed, but these are the arguments that have convinced half America (alas).avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-26382895637974242382012-10-24T18:40:44.131+03:002012-10-24T18:40:44.131+03:00I assume they know the issues, but the endorsement...I assume they know the issues, but the endorsements are a reflection of the editorial boards and the newspaper syndicates they represent. Salt Lake City appears to be a fairly liberal place, unlike the rest of Utah. I remember Obama doing well in SLC the first time around, and probably will do well again. James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-79525367383143986812012-10-24T18:36:33.445+03:002012-10-24T18:36:33.445+03:00Trump goes for the white guy from America -- what ...Trump goes for the white guy from America -- what do you think?<br /><br />I actually thought this one in particular was interesting because as they write, Utah is in a position to know Romney, and like him. <br /><br />http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/opinion/55019844-82/romney-obama-state-president.html<br /><br />But it is interesting to read some of the endorsements for the other side. We can&#avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.com