tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12901178.post6198010567772569574..comments2024-01-31T11:37:10.331-06:00Comments on Born-Again Hippies: Bloody SundayRandy Haspelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15371114789022032381noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12901178.post-24476399837826628052007-03-08T10:04:00.000-06:002007-03-08T10:04:00.000-06:00"You'll NEVER need more than 64k"...Bill Gates, 19..."You'll NEVER need more than 64k"...Bill Gates, 1970's<BR/><BR/>"Women will never be allowed to vote"....lots of guys for over a century.<BR/><BR/>"the world is flat"....a bunch of guys for a few thousand years.<BR/><BR/>"the south will never vote for a black man"...jimbob, 2007<BR/><BR/>I don't know, Jimbob. Funnier things have happened. "Never" is a big word. It's one of those words that keeps on moving. Watch what happens in states that would "never" do this or that as we get closer to Feb, 08 and have some primaries in the south. I don't know what's going to happen, but you don't have to be a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. Been blowing from the south to the north for a whle now, but why did I feel all that chill on the back of my neck standing in New Britain, CT, watching as a 16 term Republican lost to a first try Dem....and I believe I was facing south. I do believe I was facing south.<BR/>We shall see, Jimbob. Lots can happen on the way to wherever it is we are going.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12901178.post-75815582241913279542007-03-08T01:34:00.000-06:002007-03-08T01:34:00.000-06:00southern whites will never vote for a black man. n...southern whites will never vote for a black man. never have, never will.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12901178.post-60099559019620904512007-03-06T23:15:00.000-06:002007-03-06T23:15:00.000-06:00I saw that Obama and Hillary were both in Selma. ...I saw that Obama and Hillary were both in Selma. Didn't know that Hillary was uninvited. I do know that I agree that she was showing the beginnings of what I believe will be her undoing. I think she'll start to get desperate and it will begin to show more and more. Obama is too strong and stable for her (at least that's my take so far on him). As the polls begin to show him creeping up she'll start to show her fear of losing. I don't know if she'll get surly, or angry, or try being "softer", but she'll implode. <BR/><BR/>It's interesting that as I write this and being an early and ardent fan of Obama's I pause realizing that when I was age 45 I still had a lot to learn. Honestly I don't know what to do with that bit of almost 60 year old wisdom. It does allow me to understand what people actually mean when they say that they are looking for someone with more experience, an older maybe wiser person. But, it may be that this "kid" who will be 47 on election day is really our best hope. What do I mean by "hope"? What I mean is why I think he'll be our next President. <BR/><BR/>I think a majority of us wants more than anything to have something we can feel good about and there is nothing more elevating politically than to feel that we have a President we can be proud of. Our pride has taken a huge hit over the past 6 years. It becomes way more than a sense of "political" loss, it becomes an emotionally draining loss of sense of esteem for who we are as a country, as a "people". There's no way around it, even for conservatives, Republicans, many on the religious right, that Bush is not up to it intellectually, and that it's really a tough job to be a "good" leader of the Free World, and that we've lost our moral authority, and that the group that tells him which way to pee are a bunch of hard core cold idealogues who don't know much about really helping anybody but themselves. They're nasty. We don't llke that. That it was becoming distasteful in a more widespread sense became apparent in Nov 06. The majority of the voters are embarrassed by the mess we're in as a country. We want it to stop. We want our country back. We used to like being respected. We don't like being disrepected.....worse, disrespected if we believe it the disrespect is warranted.<BR/><BR/>Obama's youth is the key here. It's his youth that will appeal to the desire for the unsullied. We want clean!! We'll cross old boundaries for it. We're sick to death of dirty... wore, dirty and stupid. This administration has burned any Republican's chances for at least 8 years unless the Democrats end up doing something as vile and stupid and as poorly planned and as long lasting and tasting as Iraq. The idea of "Republican" now has Cheney's and Rumsfeld's and Wolfowitz's and Rove's! stains all over it, and it smells bad. Real bad to Americans who want to be proud again. <BR/><BR/>Once the political pendulum has started to swing in one direction the momentum is more important than the message, fortunately or unfortunately for whatever we're going to be getting as it sweeps our way. <BR/><BR/>A Democrat will win in 08. There will be a greater majority in both houses of Congress. The Democrat who will win the nomination and then the Presidency will appeal to us (and to the Democrats voting in the primaries) as the person that seems capable of making the voters the most proud. It sounds funny but I think that that is at the core of what will move people. The issue is not an issue, it's what we want to feel about the person who will address the various issues.<BR/><BR/>That is the "Audacity of Hope". Audacity, indeed.<BR/>We shall see.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12901178.post-29805807699515826192007-03-06T12:17:00.000-06:002007-03-06T12:17:00.000-06:00Hey, Randy....good job, man. As usual, I agree wi...Hey, Randy....good job, man. As usual, I agree with you entirely. I wish your articles were printed in the CA. Keep up the good work.<BR/><BR/>JoelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12901178.post-70477199794769223962007-03-06T09:42:00.000-06:002007-03-06T09:42:00.000-06:00Just a note to let you know "I'm listening" . . . ...Just a note to let you know "I'm listening" . . . who knew 20 years ago there was such a liberal democrat in there? I enjoy reading your point of view, we are siblings from different mothers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12901178.post-69648037215553259082007-03-06T09:04:00.000-06:002007-03-06T09:04:00.000-06:00Randy,As much as I distrust Obama, You are absoulu...Randy,<BR/><BR/>As much as I distrust Obama, You are absoulutely correct about the Clintons. I'm waiting for the Democrats to bring someone that has integrity and is an American first. A trustworthy opponent.<BR/><BR/>I think they are coming because 'you' show me that there is hope.<BR/><BR/>Pat TAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12901178.post-60264887171144421902007-03-06T08:56:00.000-06:002007-03-06T08:56:00.000-06:00I am "no ways tired" of the Born Again Hippie. Hi...I am "no ways tired" of the Born Again Hippie. Hillary provided a sound bite to embarrass her forever. Jon Stewart was heard to shout "Yes, Lord!" However, as bad as she might seem, she is merely calculating. The republicans are "evil". I am also not crazy about Obama. He is way too green and that usually results in a "deer in the headlights" moment. Also, Dude lay off the cigarettes. That's all he needs to ruin his credibility is a Utube of him blowing smoke rings with a Salem Menthol. If it was up to me, I would run Randy 4 President. Let's start a "grassroots" movement! Shake it like a "bowl of soup"!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12901178.post-41459834928053673122007-03-06T08:30:00.000-06:002007-03-06T08:30:00.000-06:00randy,much as i love bill i agree that this was a ...randy,<BR/><BR/>much as i love bill i agree that this was a seriously tacky moment.will reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789536852266658131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12901178.post-20592113247771010952007-03-06T06:26:00.000-06:002007-03-06T06:26:00.000-06:00again you filtered thru the b/s and hit the nail r...again you filtered thru the b/s and hit the nail right on the head. You go.<BR/>d in 10 a c.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com