tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post9042271182954267707..comments2024-03-28T14:52:13.218-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: If This Goes OnJim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-62379181750370074402014-06-08T14:10:58.049-05:002014-06-08T14:10:58.049-05:00If Anonymous is referring to the kind of socialism...If Anonymous is referring to the kind of socialism they still have (albeit in weaker form than it once was) in much of northern Europe, I seriously doubt that it will be anything but really quite good for my children. <br /><br />Also, Jim, your third paragraph is exactly why libertarian utopians could benefit greatly from observing the example of Somalia. They don't have answers to those questions.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09924923380068331724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-8439276754920137322014-06-04T11:43:54.840-05:002014-06-04T11:43:54.840-05:00As I sat here reading this (I work from home and h...As I sat here reading this (I work from home and had some downtime for a moment), the mailman pulled up to deliver mail. His window was open, and Christian scripture reading was blasting as loud as possible from his radio. I couldn't help but enjoy\be terrified by that perfect blending of Church and State, right in the middle of reading this topic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-56845447528943428022014-06-03T17:15:43.616-05:002014-06-03T17:15:43.616-05:00WELL! I am speechless and if you knew me at all y...WELL! I am speechless and if you knew me at all you would understand that something must have really impacted me. you used all my words up. I would like to say sir that you did so in a remarkably honest, engaging intelligent, factual, albeit wordy fashion. our nation should stand up and salute you but of course they would never. I am standing and saluting you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06995106137847760698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-56512829709528803202014-05-23T21:37:30.203-05:002014-05-23T21:37:30.203-05:00Thanks so much for responding, Jim! IM is back up...Thanks so much for responding, Jim! IM is back up, and it would be very interesting to find out why it ever was down. I suspect you're right, and it was Sarah and/or her minions trying to cause trouble.<br /><br />FrecklesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-78426079382211629992014-05-23T14:03:17.245-05:002014-05-23T14:03:17.245-05:00Reportedly, the blog author, Gryphen, says that he...Reportedly, the blog author, Gryphen, says that he doesn't know why the site is down. He's looking into it, but supposedly it's related to a Terms of Service violation.<br /><br />Because Gryphen spends much of his bandwidth in counter to Sarah Palin, his readers suspect that the site was interdicted by the malicious machinations of her fanclub - likely an organized campaign of complaints to The Immoral Minority's host which is Google's Blogger Platform. Likely they are lodging copyright infringement complaints based on a quotes and/or pictures Gryphen has put up on his site. This is a known tactic used to silence blogs via automated takedown software. <br /><br />I'd say that this is the most likely reason for Immoral Minority going dark, but could be something entirely different. <br /><br />Based on my own experience with attackers and Google, I wouldn't be in the least bit surprised, this is how they roll. They hate laws and rules, but they love to abuse them for their own goals and to silence their critics.<br /><br />My experience with Blogger is that the support staff is reasonably responsive, once you figure out how to contact them. Gryphen should have this resolved in a day or so. Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-17923818377925623402014-05-23T13:38:21.667-05:002014-05-23T13:38:21.667-05:00Jim, this is completely off topic. Do you have an...Jim, this is completely off topic. Do you have any idea why the immoral minority blogspot is no longer available to readers (aka non-authors) like me? <br /><br />Thanks for putting up with a non-topic question.<br /><br />FrecklesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-24659766962419381822014-05-23T07:34:36.144-05:002014-05-23T07:34:36.144-05:00Excellent, as usual.Excellent, as usual.Long Ben Averyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382408372788942193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-41975700766888939802014-05-19T03:23:52.922-05:002014-05-19T03:23:52.922-05:00Jesus Haploid Christ. Just read this newest piece ...Jesus Haploid Christ. Just read this newest piece and the only reaction I'm capable of summing up is this: my head will not stop spinning. Jim, are you sure Darryl Trigg isn't secretly a comedian of sorts, because the guy's platform almost seems like satire.Christopher Bonhamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-51365324681952452872014-05-17T22:29:50.925-05:002014-05-17T22:29:50.925-05:00I just found you . . . because 3 (now 4) of my fri...I just found you . . . because 3 (now 4) of my friends on fb are 'friends' w you on fb. And this was the first thing I read from you. And I cant think of the last author who made me laugh this much other than Dave Barry. I'm so glad I found you . . . Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01014864396443244564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-90937567542380889732014-05-16T00:25:50.610-05:002014-05-16T00:25:50.610-05:00Just want to point out, as a self identified Chris...Just want to point out, as a self identified Christian, that the version of "Christianity" they espouse is un-Biblical and warped.RevDeannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160775239997247538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-84636156630851049252014-05-15T11:42:44.433-05:002014-05-15T11:42:44.433-05:00This must be where Sarah Palin got her youngest ch...This must be where Sarah Palin got her youngest child's name, Trigg. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-30013525519168529312014-05-15T06:00:54.967-05:002014-05-15T06:00:54.967-05:00I think that was it... finally!!I think that was it... finally!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-9955553464905981642014-05-15T06:00:21.819-05:002014-05-15T06:00:21.819-05:00Maybe a body has to enable third party cookies alw...Maybe a body has to enable third party cookies always to post on this blog? <br />BBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-19851975210225566042014-05-14T11:36:09.928-05:002014-05-14T11:36:09.928-05:00The religious freedom guaranteed in the Bill of Ri...The religious freedom guaranteed in the Bill of Rights is the freedom to worship (or not worship) according to individual conscience.<br /><br />The religious freedom Darrell Trig wants to force on us all is his own freedom to be free from all religions or religious ideas (including uninterest and disinterest in religion) different from his own. It's an old idea, Mr Trigg's. As old as those first religious refugees who sailed to the Plymouth Bay to live in a world where, they hoped and intended, to live free from everyone else's religion and religious ideas for the rest of time. Happily they didn't get their way, but their ideological descendants never seem to give up trying.<br /><br />BBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-86152066805159661462014-05-14T02:23:54.994-05:002014-05-14T02:23:54.994-05:00Kerry, you and I (also a widow with kid at home) ...Kerry, you and I (also a widow with kid at home) would be forced to marry a "good Christian man". If he happens to beat us or rape our children, well tough. <br />Chandra in MO Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-54889787908663210142014-05-13T14:32:07.085-05:002014-05-13T14:32:07.085-05:00You're not that subtle. I got it on the first ...You're not that subtle. I got it on the first try.<br /><br />Funny thing, as supposedly lousy as my argument is, it sure keeps you coming back, doesn't it? <br /><br />Anonymous, I gave you the opportunity to justify your accusation, and as is predictable habit with you, you moved the goal posts. You might want to take another look at those logical fallacies, just saying.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-61704111119071370752014-05-13T14:18:44.364-05:002014-05-13T14:18:44.364-05:00The demonstration was on your part. I'm sorry ...The demonstration was on your part. I'm sorry if I didn't make that clear. You employ logical fallacies to convince others that your opinions have merit. That fallacious reasoning weakens your argument.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-75006396276920278882014-05-13T11:32:42.739-05:002014-05-13T11:32:42.739-05:00Pretty easy to demonstrate and not very convincing...<i>Pretty easy to demonstrate and not very convincing</i><br /><br />Then you should have no trouble demonstrating it in a convincing manner. By all means, go right ahead.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-40723515342469101742014-05-13T07:51:36.533-05:002014-05-13T07:51:36.533-05:00"The simple truth of the matter is this, when..."The simple truth of the matter is this, when these people talk about religious freedom, they’re not talking about the religious freedoms enumerated in the Bill of Rights, they’re talking about the kind of religious “freedom” described by Darrell Trig."<br /><br />The fallacy of composition. Pretty easy to demonstrate and not very convincing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-64785416208196997222014-05-12T11:22:34.227-05:002014-05-12T11:22:34.227-05:00They are also among us, Buford. Many armed, unfort...They are also among us, Buford. Many armed, unfortunately.<br /><br />bdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-12350862061140924822014-05-11T17:42:25.129-05:002014-05-11T17:42:25.129-05:00America is not a true democracy. Great,we have the...America is not a true democracy. Great,we have the right to vote. However, we vote for party members. Therefore, the United States is a representive government. Hence, once elected, it is a government for the party and by the party. As a result, America gets party members John Boehner and Mitch McConnell. In order to get party policy enacted members will filibuster, block appointments and shut down the government. This strategy is put in place by party lines despite the majority of Americans who are against it. Consequently, based on the people's vote we get a government that cannot lead and is seemingly useless.<br /><br />As a result, if Trigg or Cruz or Palin get elected to the presidency because of the diatribe of people like Beck or Limbaugh then America deserves it. Some people love to create conflicts for personal gain. Yet, chaos creates change. If fundamentalism takes over then change there will be.<br /><br />As 2016 approaches America should be concerned about the ignorant that believe everything they're told. After all, "ignorance is the curse." Therefore, the thing that comes out of the mouth of the perverse person that purposely stirs up conflict will be swarmed upon by the dung beatles that follow. Hopefully, the wiser population will carefully consider the situation and the reasonests will prevail.<br /><br />When Martin Luther banged the 95 Thesis to the door of the Catholic Church he was challenging religious beliefs. Ultimately, he created change which caused people to think for themselves instead living in fear of blasphemy. Waving the Bible from the 7 mountains will certainly be a return to darker times.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-44639317255204584762014-05-11T16:27:06.913-05:002014-05-11T16:27:06.913-05:00You say the Christian Party I'd comprised of &...You say the Christian Party I'd comprised of "Darrell and his wife". Darrell is divorced. She left many years ago, so please correct that error as I prefer to not be associated with his name.<br />That's right, I'm the ex-wife, and I am horrified. Please remove the reference to "wife".Tiredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07562933149898457428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-83003822008927119662014-05-11T00:07:53.173-05:002014-05-11T00:07:53.173-05:00One nation,indivisible with liberty and justice fo...One nation,indivisible with liberty and justice for all! Those who insisted that verse needed to be revised was because certain groups don't really want a united country. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-27303848528781741422014-05-10T12:57:21.365-05:002014-05-10T12:57:21.365-05:00Great post as always.
I'd like to know who is ...Great post as always.<br />I'd like to know who is in charge of hunting down those illegal immigration laws, though. Those things get loose and, bob's your uncle, all hell breaks loose.bonefishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-2351868716052450502014-05-10T12:12:19.085-05:002014-05-10T12:12:19.085-05:00You know what will be the eventual result of the d...<i>You know what will be the eventual result of the direction our country is going: a form of socialism and state control that will be harmful to your children.</i><br /><br />Ah, it's the monster hiding under your bed. Socialism! Statists! Oh noes!<br /><br /> Be more specific, Anonymous, how does a religious theocracy give you <i>less</i> state control? Also, please describe the "form of socialism" you're talking about and exactly how it will "harm" my children. Please be specific, enumerate each "harm" including cause and effect.<br /><br />More, how do three hundred and fifty million Americans live together on top of each other without <i>some</i> form of social compact? Without killing each other? Without leaving the poor and unfortunate to starve and die. Without a handful of rich bastards taking it all and leaving the rest of us to live off the scraps. <br /><br />Go ahead, Anonymous, enlighten me. Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.com