tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post5399669112589138932..comments2024-03-20T12:34:55.100-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: Welcome To The RevolutionJim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-13366303175502629062014-10-15T18:51:08.320-05:002014-10-15T18:51:08.320-05:00Thanks for the most enjoyable read...and saying wh...Thanks for the most enjoyable read...and saying what I've been thinking, except in my head, there's a lot more profanity. <br />Thanks again, and keep it up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-37884486222526580942013-10-04T16:56:34.409-05:002013-10-04T16:56:34.409-05:00I will have to wisper Jim, coming to you from Pens...I will have to wisper Jim, coming to you from Pensacola and you know how they are here. I LOL at the Lee Greenwood line. <br />thanks JIM<br />RAWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-78140943139957315042013-10-04T07:10:02.537-05:002013-10-04T07:10:02.537-05:00other than that the 'witches' convicted at...other than that the 'witches' convicted at Salem were hanged, not burned at the stake, another excellent article .... (and I sure hope Obama doesn't turn me into a Newt like that other commenter ... newts are amphibian, Newt is amphifacial)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04968143738643842167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-87009238919935591022013-10-03T19:38:35.665-05:002013-10-03T19:38:35.665-05:00Oh, my! "True Libertarians ...don't put p...Oh, my! "True Libertarians ...don't put people in groups...because groups don't exist for us". The comedy is almost too subtle. Blink and you could miss it. <br /><br />Because "us" are not a group.<br /><br />Hey, Jim, maybe that's why " nobody else is a "real" libertarian". They just don't see groups! (Well, except for the military, and HUD, and government employees in general)<br /><br />Bruce<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-20268569959995851332013-10-03T16:32:49.662-05:002013-10-03T16:32:49.662-05:00Now that was entertaining Jim. I haven't yet m...Now that was entertaining Jim. I haven't yet met a self-proclaimed "libertarian" who, when asked to give details, didn't base his entire economic ideology on theft of public property by individuals and corporations. Modern libertarianism is the other side of the coin as communism. In communism, the economy exists by the state forcibly seizing control of already existing private assets for the personal profit of those in authority. In modern libertarianism, the economy exists by individuals and businesses forcibly seizing control of existing public assets for the personal profit of those in authority. Both are rigidly totalitarian in practice. Modern libertarians simply cannot exist without seizing an already existing infrastructure that they neither built nor owned. We know this because if they had either the intellectual, technical or moral capacity to build and own an infrastructure they would have already done so. But they have not, not because they're not motivated, not because they're not dedicated but because they're not competent. Magister Calverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07419280590588842652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-53375979773377903582013-10-03T16:31:43.925-05:002013-10-03T16:31:43.925-05:00Jim,
Enjoy your commentary and handling of assha...Jim, <br /><br />Enjoy your commentary and handling of asshats in extremeis with much exuberance!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-38251588864571949662013-10-03T16:19:19.945-05:002013-10-03T16:19:19.945-05:00Jim,
He's mad at the Navy because he offered...Jim, <br /><br />He's mad at the Navy because he offered his sexual services and was declined... now hes mad at the wasted Tax Dollars.. he didn't get any as a overpaid contractor that he's been dreaming about. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-41451496678975740262013-10-03T16:07:54.194-05:002013-10-03T16:07:54.194-05:00My first laugh-out-loud moment of the day. Thank ...My first laugh-out-loud moment of the day. Thank you to all three of you!<br />Janenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-10347786674509422972013-10-03T15:01:15.286-05:002013-10-03T15:01:15.286-05:00Actually, we're from Kenya.
What? Too soon?Actually, we're from Kenya.<br /><br />What? Too soon?Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-76367157046816271562013-10-03T14:09:23.275-05:002013-10-03T14:09:23.275-05:00You people cannot be from this world. You are in o...You people cannot be from this world. You are in outer space.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-344173741869185532013-10-03T13:12:52.396-05:002013-10-03T13:12:52.396-05:00I doubt most bulletin board software would normall...I doubt most bulletin board software would normally do that- they'd have to sort by individual IP addresses and and trolls can easily avoid that by changing their PC's IP or just using another computer. Once they've made themselves annoying enough to ban, Jim can block those IP's from comment, but the board itself likely won't presort by IP, nice tho that would be.Eric the Ice Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07955660824570112652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-71827456436949150152013-10-03T12:32:32.918-05:002013-10-03T12:32:32.918-05:00I knew it! I knew they were after my Pop Tarts!I knew it! I knew they were after my Pop Tarts!Mangaka2170https://www.blogger.com/profile/11121197759732970557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-75671923764810396032013-10-03T11:59:49.764-05:002013-10-03T11:59:49.764-05:00These days Elsie ol' Rush is starting to look ...These days Elsie ol' Rush is starting to look tame. There are far more extreme people for the media to feature as the Big Bowl O' Crazy du jour.<br /><br />Carmen TCarmen Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01689708927145672128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-64255876336014962642013-10-03T10:58:03.149-05:002013-10-03T10:58:03.149-05:001863 - Lincoln delivers his address in Gettysburg;...1863 - Lincoln delivers his address in Gettysburg; "4 score & 7 years..."<br /> 1919 - US Senate rejects (55-39) Treaty of Versailles & League of Nations <br />1932 - Shaft & Thyssen demand Hitler become German chancellor<br />1951 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site <br />1965 - Kellogg's Pop Tarts pastries created <br />1970 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site <br /><br />Life as we know it....<br />Lady-Crackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847059948420463767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-46709080558306657252013-10-03T10:43:18.508-05:002013-10-03T10:43:18.508-05:00Oh Sean, what a wonderful idea. I love that Manga...Oh Sean, what a wonderful idea. I love that Mangaka2170 has volunteered, he has a sharp style, if not as loopy as Bloom County or Underworld. I can picture the "citizen's court" Bloom County style.<br />Lady-Crackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847059948420463767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-44850606881853089202013-10-03T07:01:56.830-05:002013-10-03T07:01:56.830-05:00Gunner Goz, on the Gerrymandering no Constitutiona...Gunner Goz, on the Gerrymandering no Constitutional Amendment is needed, it is already explicitly there, no current Congress has used it.<br /><br />Art I Sec 4<br /><br />"The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Place of Chusing Senators."<br /><br />I would put Campaign Contributions under the Commerce Clause, but I don't get to parade in fancy black robes.Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16588657943011198242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-7727144667456006152013-10-03T02:04:32.734-05:002013-10-03T02:04:32.734-05:00I doubt that the blog software supports this, but ...I doubt that the blog software supports this, but it would be nice for those of us over here eating popcorn if the anonymice were differentiated from one another in some way. I would like to be able to distinguish at a glance the difference between AnonymouseFrothyLibertarian666 and AnonymouseReasonablePerson420. A simple numbering system would suffice, just to tell the Anonymooses apart.<br /><br />-AliciaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-66342518439272172942013-10-03T00:36:52.937-05:002013-10-03T00:36:52.937-05:00Unfortunately, if they were arrested by the govern...Unfortunately, if they were arrested by the government, it would absolutely prove to the rest of these nutters that the government really was out to get them. Then you'd get the violence that the original nutter was going for in the first place. <br /><br />They <i>want</i> to be arrested. They <i>want</i> to be martyrs. They think that a few martyrs will stir up the populace against the government and start la revolucion for which they've been longing.duquesne_pdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10741121985491756399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-21743218845427507292013-10-02T22:40:02.033-05:002013-10-02T22:40:02.033-05:00Oh for fuck's sake, you really are deluded san...Oh for fuck's sake, you really are deluded sanctimonious ass, aren't you? <br /><br />You really have no idea what you're talking about do you? You know absolutely nothing about me, nothing at all, and you didn't bother to find out. You claim to have read my "blog entries" but you're lying. You read this one, nothing else, otherwise you'd maybe know something about me. <br /><br />Not everybody who disagrees with me is a nutjob, but you damned sure are. <br /><br />You're done here. Don't comment again. Anything further from you will be removed without comment. Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-11421544742827263872013-10-02T22:33:32.282-05:002013-10-02T22:33:32.282-05:00Redirection?
It's like you just can't he...Redirection? <br /><br />It's like you just can't help yourself, isn't it? It's like you're determined to hit every single logical fallacy in the book. <br /><br />Just for the record, Anonymous, let's walk line by line through your comments and count the number of times you've moved the goal posts. Redirection, you're the master of it.<br /><br />Honestly, you what? Expect me to take you seriously? You've been reduced to insinuating that I'm part of some vast conspiracy, hell you even managed to work in the standard "kool-aid" accusation. <br /><br />You're right on track, running right down the middle of the conspiracy nutter rut with your "heard from a friend of a friend of a friend" rumor mongering is somehow just as valid, knowledge wise as <i>actual</i> military service. What's next? You gonna tell me how you play paintball on the weekends, so you know what real combat is like? <br /><br />Your amusement value is running thin, Anonymous, so let's wrap this up. There's absolutely nothing I could say that would change your mind, is there? Your sad little conspiracy theories keep you warm at night and make you feel important. You're welcome to them, but you're done here. Don't comment again. Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-85976113479345343002013-10-02T22:30:24.560-05:002013-10-02T22:30:24.560-05:00Better yet, you put your money where your mouth is...Better yet, you put your money where your mouth is, get a civilian job where you make something useful to someone else, and let the goat herders kill each other until they get tired of it. They are going to anyway. My service to my nation is vastly superior to yours. I create. You destroy. I work closely with an ex-soldier who was stationed in both the Middle East and South Korea. Enjoyed his time there. Says it was a complete waste of resources.<br /><br />You used the F word first, so I win! I'm okay that you don't care what I think, but I do appreciate you taking the time to engage in the debate. Your blog entries, though completely misguided, are a useful service, as are your willingness to engage detractors. For that, you have my respect. I hope you will grant that not everyone who disagrees with you is a nut job. Libertarians can be rational and, I think, persuasive. Last word to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-24613970513765234272013-10-02T22:17:29.679-05:002013-10-02T22:17:29.679-05:00Nice attempt at redirection. Have you witnessed ex...Nice attempt at redirection. Have you witnessed extensive fraud and abuse in your military career? Useless unneeded hardware and weapons systems? Civilian contractors who show up with no apparent work to do? Permanent bases where no threat exists? Soldiers paying warlords and jihadists in c-notes not to kill each other? Navy vessels rushing to some third world backward nation to show them we mean business? We all know military people, so you aren't going to fool anybody. Fess up sailor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-11998960709736895292013-10-02T22:05:42.601-05:002013-10-02T22:05:42.601-05:00Do I expect Americans to revere me personally? No....Do I expect Americans to revere me personally? No. Do I demand respect? No. Do I expect you to kiss my ass because I served? No.<br /><br />And nowhere have I ever said or implied otherwise. In fact, I've been quite specific about it. <br /><br />Don't flatter yourself, Anonymous, you're just some random jackass from the internet. It should be glaringly self evident that I don't, in fact, give much of a fuck one way or the other <i>what</i> you think of my military service. Your contempt amuses me, as does the fact that your opinion in this matter and the ones you've expressed above are all based on third-hand friend of a friend accounts. You want to have an opinion that I'll respect on this subject? Put your money where your mouth is, join up, serve a couple of years, earn your rank and the respect of your peers, go overseas into the meat grinder, then get back to me. Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-84459161779540022062013-10-02T21:59:59.455-05:002013-10-02T21:59:59.455-05:00Oh? You don't blame us, do you? You just think...Oh? You don't blame us, do you? You just think we're all deluded fools, and only you have the inside scoop. <br /><br />That's mighty white of you, Anonymous. Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-53841592228322802342013-10-02T21:56:39.285-05:002013-10-02T21:56:39.285-05:00I don't blame soldiers. I believe you join the...I don't blame soldiers. I believe you join the military honorably and with the best intent. And the military offers what appears to be attractive career paths as well. I believe people go to work for the HUD, EPA, Fannie Mae, the park service and the innumerable other government entities honorably as well. Most of these entities shouldn't exist at all or bloated far beyond their usefulness. You drank the cool aid long ago, so I don't expect you see yourself as extraneous, but if you are honest, from your insider perspective, you could tick off a laundry list of abuses and waste you have observed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com