tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post2753382129826318277..comments2024-03-20T12:34:55.100-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: Bring It OnJim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-68635768638618516052015-01-27T06:40:28.688-06:002015-01-27T06:40:28.688-06:00"All you need are looks and a whole lot of mo..."All you need are looks and a whole lot of money!"<br /><br />Seriously, look how far she's gotten on looks, meanness, and money.<br /><br />This really ought to concern us more.Raven Onthillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06634556869209594389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-15742717487797520012014-12-21T15:20:06.612-06:002014-12-21T15:20:06.612-06:00"If in doubt, run in circles and scream and s..."If in doubt, run in circles and scream and shout." <br /><br />I've never heard it put so succinctly. Thank you.Bill Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324284824092325627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-84753773434455198382014-12-03T17:43:19.488-06:002014-12-03T17:43:19.488-06:00Boehner just proves the axiom, whatever conservati...Boehner just proves the axiom, whatever conservatives accuse you of, they are actually guilty of it themselves. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682079942140915483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-41180534047584738892014-12-01T00:45:44.355-06:002014-12-01T00:45:44.355-06:00Joseph Milan, Democratic turnout is low...especial...Joseph Milan, Democratic turnout is low...especially low among democrats because the democrats won't stand up and talk like liberals for fear of loosing their wealthy donors. They young voters are connected enough to see what is going on. They see a Republican and a Republican-lite on the ballot...and walk away.Jeff Cooperhttps://www.facebook.com/jeffrey.cooper.9883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-28264187386889087302014-11-28T13:32:24.099-06:002014-11-28T13:32:24.099-06:00I will always remember the little girl in my class...I will always remember the little girl in my class, 6 years old, who came to me crying one day because her father had been "taken to jail" ---- he was taken in the middle of the night to a detention center to be deported. Her mother had died the year before. The children were taken in by an aunt. By the end of the year, she had still never seen her father again. I don't know what happened to her and her little brother.<br /><br />Thank goodness the president is standing up to the people who always seem to put power and politics before actual human people. And thank you, Jim, for writing so forcefully about what is going on.Two Old Broads and No Estrogenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11778051210687620081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-90570559755822093842014-11-27T21:37:42.866-06:002014-11-27T21:37:42.866-06:00The GOP has made a virtue of not governing - what ...The GOP has made a virtue of not governing - what with their idolized 'small government' , 'cut the red tape', 'too much regulation', 'get the government out of our way' campaign rhetoric.<br />V. ShriverT'Pelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14497973041430354008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-64363973497161878782014-11-27T09:53:49.913-06:002014-11-27T09:53:49.913-06:00Happy Thanksgiving to you, your family and readers...Happy Thanksgiving to you, your family and readers, Mr. Wright! <br /><br />Today I am thankful for your blog and all the commenters, who remind me that not everyone in this country has lost their fucking minds and that while I may be a small blue dot in a sea of red, I am not alone. I am thankful for our President, who gave millions of our legal residents extra reason to be thankful that their family will not be torn apart by a broken immigration system. I am thankful for the *peaceful* protesters all across the country who have taken to the streets to demand justice for Mike Brown, Tamir Rice, Renisha MeBride, and all the others who are needlessly gunned down by a society consumed by fear and a police culture of us vs. them in "the war on crime". And I am thankful for this country, with all it's warts and struggles. For at it's core, we are founded on the most liberating, ennobling, and sometimes terrifying principle of all-- that we are all created equal. And that is reason enough to be thankful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-52782026924726318352014-11-25T12:14:28.066-06:002014-11-25T12:14:28.066-06:00I'm from Ky. and thought it was spot on.I'm from Ky. and thought it was spot on.Teresa Osbornenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-37953276682388436242014-11-25T04:11:46.873-06:002014-11-25T04:11:46.873-06:00Sadly it's bothSadly it's bothAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-9510399069069005612014-11-24T22:37:26.854-06:002014-11-24T22:37:26.854-06:00The GOP is the party of open sedition. Thanks agai...The GOP is the party of open sedition. Thanks again for the unkind (and well-directed) words, Jim.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-2075196896014202722014-11-23T19:52:55.233-06:002014-11-23T19:52:55.233-06:00Beautiful.
a4aliceBeautiful. <br /><br />a4aliceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-1254219532998704342014-11-23T17:25:55.008-06:002014-11-23T17:25:55.008-06:00I know. I still think it's rude and intrusive...I know. I still think it's rude and intrusive.<br /><br />And, as I said, I kind of like the errors. They show the fury and passion with which he writes.<br /><br />AprilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-54926823463093830712014-11-23T13:44:20.182-06:002014-11-23T13:44:20.182-06:00I still can't decide if the Republicans are so...I still can't decide if the Republicans are so blinded by seething hatred of the uppity black man in the White House that they truly believe they're telling the truth OR if they're blatantly lying out of both side of their mouths because they have no conscience.<br /><br />I also haven't decided which is worse.<br /><br />Thanks, Jim. Insightful and passionate writing, as usual.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-53598943234949096702014-11-23T13:32:20.673-06:002014-11-23T13:32:20.673-06:00"If in doubt run in circles scream and shout...."If in doubt run in circles scream and shout." This is all the current crop of republican bozos can do together. No other plan and absolutely nothing for the future. Thanks Jim for voicing my thoughts for me again.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110897345828051616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-45830841727853836232014-11-23T08:58:38.883-06:002014-11-23T08:58:38.883-06:00Thank You..... one more time.
Outstanding!Thank You..... one more time.<br />Outstanding!Elderladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02268520056042293783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-57921216182921006882014-11-23T01:40:42.105-06:002014-11-23T01:40:42.105-06:00Great piece! I totally agree. Today's GOP is...Great piece! I totally agree. Today's GOP is a white collar lynch mob.PhoenixLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13570537652161805573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-5868194991632967022014-11-22T21:36:39.135-06:002014-11-22T21:36:39.135-06:00April, all publishing houses and all great writers...April, all publishing houses and all great writers have editors. It does not diminish their writing as our little helps don't diminish Jim's. We all bow to his wordsmithery par excellence. Jim would put us properly in our place and we would willingly go there if it really bothered him. <br /><br />RAinNCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-4139832276550599792014-11-22T20:34:17.387-06:002014-11-22T20:34:17.387-06:00Beautiful, just beautiful.Beautiful, just beautiful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05478568105047423367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-81655339988697094262014-11-22T18:17:55.044-06:002014-11-22T18:17:55.044-06:00My skin is plenty thick, thank you. Obviously, I k...My skin is plenty thick, thank you. Obviously, I know Jim doesn't write the comments. And one of the great pleasures of this site, aside from Jim's great essays, is that trolls AREN'T allowed, and most of the commenters ARE insightful, and interesting and contribute positively to the original essay. I've learned a lot from the comments and commentators here. Which is why, when someone - HOWEVER POLITELY - writes (usually after making an intelligent and thoughtful point) "oh, and you misspelled that word." I think "you're kind of a prat, there, writer. With all of that great content, how did you even NOTICE that tiny error?"<br />Secondly, reading Jim's essays is NEVER a "smooth and relaxed" experience, nor would I want it to be. I read his writings like the anonymous writer who started this thread; "I read the words like a starving person eats a meal. I don't mind if the bread is a day old, or if the entree' didn't get heated all the way through in the middle. My God! it's the "content" that matters and the "content" is perfect."<br />And finally, do you really believe that if every "i" isn't dotted and every word isn't perfectly spelled the the essay isn't "worthy"?<br />Oh, one more thing....it's an EXTREMELY RARE person who can write like Jim does. About anything. Now it may be that all you people who spot his tiny errors can actually write better than he, but I doubt it. This is probably the main reason I really dislike these corrections. It's similar to when one watches a lot of oh, say, gymnastics at the Olympics. After a while, these armchair commenters will start saying things like "Well, you know, she was a little off balance on that fourteen-point double triple back forward aerial high bar beam flip..." when none of those commentators could stand for 5 seconds on a 6 inch wide plank one foot off the floor. That Jim accepts these corrections graciously is a great testament to his character; that you people correct him is a testament to yours.<br /><br />AprilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-77625557007146078482014-11-22T17:48:01.529-06:002014-11-22T17:48:01.529-06:00Awesome as usual You write what i think and feel a...Awesome as usual You write what i think and feel and it's to the point ThanksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02569273094460697653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-6715739735366760832014-11-22T17:23:06.805-06:002014-11-22T17:23:06.805-06:00I think it is rich that the (R)'s huffed and p...I think it is rich that the (R)'s huffed and puffed about the action, then quickly left town early for Thanksgiving. Couldn't stick around to do anything, 'cause they are stuck in the mode of doing nothing. I think that is what they'll do - lots of nothing, with plenty of face time on Sunday TV complaining about the President.Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09680604981092904582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-65559234297852175862014-11-22T16:10:57.953-06:002014-11-22T16:10:57.953-06:00Ah, but remember that to Republicans, Cubans (with...Ah, but remember that to Republicans, Cubans (with the exception of some Marielitos) are righteous (and conservative) anti-Communist refugees, not subversives sneaking over the Mexican border. *sigh*ebrkenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-85633646984162643582014-11-22T15:40:34.654-06:002014-11-22T15:40:34.654-06:00Well said sir, I've been ruminating on this bu...Well said sir, I've been ruminating on this but you beat me to the punch. You stole my blog but at least you wrote the shit out of it :).Michael Douglasshttp://brainspank.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-34892760691049161152014-11-22T15:11:20.885-06:002014-11-22T15:11:20.885-06:00Oh, I know. Just having a bit of electoral histor...Oh, I know. Just having a bit of electoral history fun.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06939468809703630844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-9249022426319155992014-11-22T14:58:07.710-06:002014-11-22T14:58:07.710-06:00I could scratch that itch, and I am in NYC. /snark...I could scratch that itch, and I am in NYC. /snarkrnegronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11579800450825886946noreply@blogger.com