tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post6251275490968792904..comments2023-12-27T16:41:07.438-05:00Comments on Suldog: Sometimes They Buy What You're Selling, Sometimes They Don'tSuldoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-32243813061584771972012-01-16T15:31:24.046-05:002012-01-16T15:31:24.046-05:00Barbara:
I could send it as a letter to the edito...Barbara:<br /><br />I could send it as a letter to the editor, but my pride won't let me, seeing as how I've now been paid for two pieces. I might try another outlet, though (maybe The Boston Globe.)Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-40422155418732569342012-01-16T12:58:57.441-05:002012-01-16T12:58:57.441-05:00I can't comment on this post...I have a diffic...I can't comment on this post...I have a difficult enough time looking intelligent, and I don't want to skew my rep with your followers.<br /><br />So, a different subject! "Dunes II" http://xoxoxocd.blogspot.com/2011/12/giveaway-winner.html<br /> has been shipped, and should arrive within the next few days. I'm tracking it, and it left the Boston facility on Jan 14, so there! <br />Enjoy!Clare Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422392312516321935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-40974854334140762352012-01-16T11:28:31.511-05:002012-01-16T11:28:31.511-05:00They should have printed it, but I'm not surpr...They should have printed it, but I'm not surprised they didn't, considering they obviously have their own agenda to push. It's very sad that the focus is on who can beat Obama rather than on what the candidates stand for.<br />Do they have an (unpaid) area, such as Dear Editor, where you could have this published?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-75344717926797274522012-01-15T12:28:18.916-05:002012-01-15T12:28:18.916-05:00I think the last candidate without any flaws came ...I think the last candidate without any flaws came around about 2000 years ago. Any further discussion would involve mixing politics and religion with the mathematics of the post. That's way too volatile.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-60092578585248504662012-01-15T08:27:22.821-05:002012-01-15T08:27:22.821-05:00Interestins stuff but ALL the candidates seem very...Interestins stuff but ALL the candidates seem very flawed. Frightening!Grumpy Old Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828200865710133059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-9718797856281408032012-01-14T10:18:22.405-05:002012-01-14T10:18:22.405-05:00I personally think they are trying to close the ga...I personally think they are trying to close the gap to get someone to beat the .... in the white house- that is the reason for this pushing forward. This is making Republicans look terribly unsure and we had better be sure- that is a real problem in the WH..i beatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09898046178398533410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-5306701332826079352012-01-14T00:50:14.373-05:002012-01-14T00:50:14.373-05:00Politics make me want to hide. But I have to be in...Politics make me want to hide. But I have to be informed to make a wise choice, so I follow. Right now we are still in the totally stupid phase.silly rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01313221194740196751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-91660136670181891462012-01-13T23:43:23.046-05:002012-01-13T23:43:23.046-05:00Interesting article, really. I learned from it.
B...Interesting article, really. I learned from it.<br /><br />But I truly believe that the elections are rigged and full of fraud and things that I can only describe adequately through the use of profanity.<br /><br />If voting actually changed anything, it would not be legal.Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353667980806676067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-84595535924655514122012-01-13T17:21:07.490-05:002012-01-13T17:21:07.490-05:00Wish I understood American politics..(shrug). I b...Wish I understood American politics..(shrug). I barely grasp our Island elections, and we're a self-governing pop of c. 70,000!<br /><br />But hey, congrats on the paid work - and not before time, either!Shrinkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401403773851253351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-64371040032806618892012-01-13T17:09:24.895-05:002012-01-13T17:09:24.895-05:00I'm a true cynic when it comes to the media .....I'm a true cynic when it comes to the media ... but as they say "it's not over until the fat lady sings ..."Reenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17813380986631007962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-82073716902935097322012-01-13T12:55:47.022-05:002012-01-13T12:55:47.022-05:00I'm with Cricket... on both commentsI'm with Cricket... on both commentsIT (aka Ivan Toblog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07484236901066944983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-65554100600663546522012-01-13T12:48:18.501-05:002012-01-13T12:48:18.501-05:00p.s. - I will make a qualified exception to the ov...p.s. - I will make a qualified exception to the overall d-baggery for Ron Paul, Jon Huntsman, and Buddy Roemer. Of course, none of them are going to win, I think, due to their failure to out-douche the others.<br /><br />And Newt Gingrich, the political equivalent of that moldy slice of meatloaf you left in the back of the fridge and forgot about, counts triple anyway. Who the hell wants to reheat that? Nevermind think about actually eating it?Crickethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584174478393760131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-24534434705378469122012-01-13T12:33:09.686-05:002012-01-13T12:33:09.686-05:00Heh, heh.
Well, you know where I stand on things ...Heh, heh.<br /><br />Well, you know where I stand on things political. Myself, since <i>Citizens United</i> and all, I think politicians, and maybe even parties and primaries, should start accepting overt corporate sponsorship. I mean, everything is now the TDBanknorthFleetCenter or whateverthehell? Let's see who's paying the bills right up front.<br /><br />For this Republican primary, I suggest Massengill, 'cos you won't find a bigger bunch of douchebags outside of the feminine hygiene aisle.<br /><br /><i>"Good evening and welcome to the Massengill Republican primary coverage..."</i><br /><br />Has a ring to it.Crickethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584174478393760131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-45582707746289448762012-01-13T10:55:18.128-05:002012-01-13T10:55:18.128-05:00It's too bad the wolf has left our county. Now...It's too bad the wolf has left our county. Now politics will grab the headlines here again... except on my blog. I don't have a clue about what to post. <br />I think I'll call this comment Herman (IYKWIM)(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-30937726682166562292012-01-13T09:17:57.645-05:002012-01-13T09:17:57.645-05:00I learned my lesson at the last election's pri...I learned my lesson at the last election's primaries -- I never thought Obama had a chance. "It's not over till the fat lady sings" as a wise man in Boston once said...The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-38789031257199728082012-01-13T05:57:48.901-05:002012-01-13T05:57:48.901-05:00Actually I really don't care who is ahead...be...Actually I really don't care who is ahead...because our choices are lame! Seriously!<br />Just saying<br />Hugs<br />SUeAnnSueannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299288406218968621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-24675830470354562752012-01-13T01:06:30.669-05:002012-01-13T01:06:30.669-05:00Ah, sweet freedom of the press. Its their loss.Ah, sweet freedom of the press. Its their loss.Charhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13721202924711744684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-57552382699553280242012-01-12T22:55:17.044-05:002012-01-12T22:55:17.044-05:00I look at these primaries like a horse race and yo...I look at these primaries like a horse race and you just know that lead horse rarely keeps the pace the entire race. However it falls, I just hope there is a better VP candidate than the last one.Just Stuff From a Boomerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13440903695801765867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-39221564196532049552012-01-12T22:35:11.430-05:002012-01-12T22:35:11.430-05:00I echo what Lime said. You both make good points. ...I echo what Lime said. You both make good points. I don't have much taste for politics and I don't have a head for figures. It's interesting to see the numbers in print, rather than listening to the talking heads.<br /><br />Keep sending stuff out there. I think eventually you will get picked up as a regular columnist somewhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-74846371870577477482012-01-12T20:43:21.198-05:002012-01-12T20:43:21.198-05:00it's a shame they passed since you're real...it's a shame they passed since you're really just pointing out mathematical fact and suggesting that voters engage their brains.<br /><br />now please excuse me a brief rant regarding more brainless sheep behavior in media coverage and voting...<br /><br />1. i can't stand listening to the media about how the GOP is only concerned with finding a candidate capable of beating obama. call me a crazy idealist but shouldn't any party be fielding a candidate who is a competent leader of this nation? the whole question is framed entirely incorrectly if the question is who can merely win. it highlights what i find broken beyond repair about our system...2 parties who only care about control, not about the welfare of the nation and her people.<br /><br />2. it's absurd that primaries are on all different days. it feeds that whole media circus about who is ahead and people voting for the perceived winner. just like the general election have all the primaries on the same day when it comes to a presidential election.<br /><br />3. no coverage of polls returns until the last poll in hawaii closes. (and yes, i know THAT has a snowball's chance in hell of ever being considered)<br /><br />ok, maybe it wasn't brief but there ya have it.limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-47689960007352264062012-01-12T20:09:01.901-05:002012-01-12T20:09:01.901-05:00Excellently put.Excellently put.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-43590423763969174972012-01-12T15:55:01.114-05:002012-01-12T15:55:01.114-05:00The way we choose presidential candidates in this ...The way we choose presidential candidates in this country is just frickin' absurd. Or at least it is THIS year, where the GOP is concerned.<br /><br /><i>Jim Sullivan is a former state chair of the Massachusetts Libertarian Party.<br />To his credit, he now is not...</i><br /><br />Heh. Double-Heh.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-77756049451774438602012-01-12T15:11:07.770-05:002012-01-12T15:11:07.770-05:00This was like a sports post, I think I'll leav...This was like a sports post, I think I'll leave the clever quippery to the others .. me, I just want to ask America: when will you find your short term (no pun intended)memory and remember how we got into this mess?Darylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-59720558522213993522012-01-12T13:48:19.574-05:002012-01-12T13:48:19.574-05:00Most of them; Romney, Paul, Gingrich and Perry hav...Most of them; Romney, Paul, Gingrich and Perry have too many glaring flaws/vulnerabilities to win in a general election. I didn't think Obama would get a second term until I saw the pack of stiffs looking to unseat him.notactuallygodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08012309932420090710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-70769249642994026942012-01-12T13:48:14.074-05:002012-01-12T13:48:14.074-05:00It used to be if you couldn't get your stuff (...It used to be if you couldn't get your stuff (not exactly YOUR stuff, but anybody's stuff) published, you'd just go start your own newspaper.<br />Now anyone can publish if they have access to the innerwebs. Some are pretty good and others are named Blogs of Note (I couldn't resist)IT (aka Ivan Toblog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07484236901066944983noreply@blogger.com