| Thursday, September 29th 2005 - 06:19:13 AM |
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//http://drugtest.move.to/drug-test-in-Fellsmere.html Hello |
| Monday, July 18th 2005 - 12:20:43 PM |
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//kayemess So cute! So chubbsy! |
| Thursday, June 30th 2005 - 04:19:07 PM |
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//shannon //http://shanono.diaryland.com Can you file his nails instead? it would be considerably less painful for both of you, I imagine. And then you can give him a pedicure :) |
| Wednesday, March 9th 2005 - 02:43:37 PM |
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//kayemess //http://kayemess@diaryland.com Wait, NOTHING that interesting has happened in days? Labor? Birth? New motherhood? I love your matter of fact attitude, it rules. |
| Friday, February 25th 2005 - 11:40:50 AM |
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//kayemess It may sound a strange offer from a stranger on Diaryland but I've been knitting baby hats like a fiend and would love to send one to Owen Michael whose uterine state I've been so privy to. If you think that's not too strange, e-mail me an address and I'll send one of. Maybe it will induce labor! Congratulations on making it to your last day of work - that's fortitude! And I hope you don't have to come back. I can't wait to hear about your new Mom days. |
| Thursday, February 17th 2005 - 03:18:11 PM |
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//shannon Apparently, I am the only person who signs your guestbook? Anyway, if you go into labor at work you better CALL AN AMBULANCE you crazy person! What are you talking about driving while in labor? Okay, so ambulances might be expensive, but at least have someone at work drive you. Or, I don't know but NO driving yourself! You DO NOT want Owen's first moments of life to occur on Big Beaver Road and I-75. |
| Friday, December 17th 2004 - 11:19:25 AM |
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//shannon //http://shanono.diaryland.com You MUST call "Problem Solvers!" That is a perfect topic for them, and then I will have known 2 people who were on television this year. That's right, your over-prescription is about me after all ;) Call them right now! |
| Thursday, December 9th 2004 - 02:51:09 PM |
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//Mr. Dante Before you write off redoing the kitchen floor, consider that there is probably no floor at all under the cabinets - meaning that if you tear the old ones out and the new ones are not exactly the same size (or within caulk range), you may end up having to replace the floor as well. Also, you may not be able to move the stove, since you will only have one gas connection (for gas stoves) or one 220V outlet (for electric) in the kitchen. Finally, on the appliance issue in general, you may as well replace those too. Appliances are the fastest-aging parts of a kitchen, and you get a lot more mileage from new appliances in an old kitchen than vice-versa. A new set of serviceable appliances is only something like $2,000. |
| Wednesday, December 1st 2004 - 02:43:38 PM |
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//Mrs. W If your boredom isn't eased by the BAKING of the biscotti, perhaps you could pass a little more time by DELIVERING some of the biscotti to our household, which is in DIRE NEED OF FUN HOLIDAY BISCOTTI. Tis the season. |
| Wednesday, October 13th 2004 - 07:56:35 PM |
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//Katrina //http://katrinap.diaryland.com I'm Ciara's best friend and was referred to your site for some laughs. I love hearing about all your maternity experiences, I just finished my Maternity rotation in nursing school and so I'm loving being able to put it all together. Anyway, you're hilarious and I really enjoy you and thank you for having this site so that I can unwind. :) |
| Friday, October 8th 2004 - 01:48:13 PM |
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//kayemess Congratulations on impending boy parenthood! Is Owen really your name pick? Because I love it. |
| Thursday, October 7th 2004 - 04:47:10 PM |
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//http://ebintel.com/ that's pretty good site |
| Friday, September 24th 2004 - 12:28:53 PM |
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//Mr. Caul //http://www.mothers35plus.co.uk/plac_rec.htm Here is an idea that combines your interests in food and childbirth. |
| Friday, August 20th 2004 - 02:27:14 PM |
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//shannon //http://shanono.diaryland.com I did the same thing with the "W" link. Why doesn't Mrs. W. have a site? And, I just wanted to mention that I hope that your baby resembles the little cartoon baby on the timeline on your site. i.e. happy and diapered just like on a 1950s tv show ;) |
| Thursday, July 22nd 2004 - 11:23:56 AM |
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//Dante Um... Clicked on your W! link - thought it was Mrs. W's diaryland page. Turned out to be all political and stuff. So much for leaving politics to the government! |
| Thursday, July 1st 2004 - 11:15:44 AM |
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//Dani Howdy. Husband and I are moving to Detroit (Farmington Hills area) soon; did a search on dland for other diarist in the area; found your site and thought I'd introduce myself before I started skimming too much through a stranger's entries. :) Thought I should say something in case you saw a strange IP address in your logs and thought, "What the hell?" Causing someone to think "what the hell?" without any hope of getting an answer is just very cruel to do when it can be prevented. I try not to be cruel... stress on the try. |
| Thursday, July 1st 2004 - 08:00:31 AM |
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//Davidde Stella i have good friends in dresden -- let me know if you want me to get a hold of them for you. |
| Thursday, April 29th 2004 - 12:53:10 PM |
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//shannon if this new non-materialistic ideal conflicts with our Marshall's shopping sprees in any way, there will be trouble! |
| Monday, April 26th 2004 - 01:56:53 PM |
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//larry //http://lilliams.diaryland.com i started out wanting to give you shit for not calling me about the movie, but it seems that payback was ultimately mine. ldw |
| Tuesday, April 20th 2004 - 05:10:39 PM |
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//pt*:) //http://www.pepperminttina.blogspot.com Aloooha! When the heck are you gonna get a comments system? |
| Monday, April 19th 2004 - 01:03:50 PM |
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//davidde thanks so much for the chocolate tasting. It was really a wonderful afternoon! |
| Tuesday, April 6th 2004 - 09:21:51 AM |
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//wendy Re: Vail I think you can make ana adventure out of anythinng Mrs. Leo. I am glad you were able to skip the teq. due to your plumbing! I wish I was aware of this in my bartending years! ;-} |
| Friday, October 31st 2003 - 11:18:14 AM |
| I love Columbo. We should all try to develop the Columbo in us. I recently bought a raincoat for the sole reason that it made me think of Columbo. http://www.columbo-site.freeuk.com/raincoat.htm |
| Wednesday, October 22nd 2003 - 04:36:07 PM |
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//shannon //http://unknowitalready I think you should tell people that your dad is afraid to fly, and, unfortunately, lives in Madagascar. I think that just sounds intriguing, not lame. And, it shuts people up. |
| Saturday, October 18th 2003 - 10:49:51 AM |
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//mugu abeg go back |
| Monday, October 13th 2003 - 03:47:52 PM |
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//Craig //http://books.dreambook.com/noner/main.html Good site, keep on running ;-) Real nice site, Please visit my GuestBook! |
| Friday, September 26th 2003 - 02:56:47 PM |
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// Christine //http://peckish.diaryland.com I know! |
| Thursday, September 25th 2003 - 11:25:36 AM |
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//Mrs. W i think the expression is, "no rest for the weary" |
| Friday, August 1st 2003 - 12:20:35 PM |
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//shannon //http://shanono.diaryland.com I agree with Mrs. W on the bishop=y invitations. The other ones have too much type, methinks. and, kind of looks like a ransom note--but that's fun too! okay, no more opinions from the un-married. . . *S |
| Thursday, July 17th 2003 - 05:30:19 PM |
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//h.m. //http://gingeryette.diaryland.com Before you make your honeymoon plans. You might want to check and see if French Laundry will be open. I've heard that Thomas keller is closing it for 6 mos as he is opening a French Laundry in NYC. I think its closed from Oct-March. But there are loads of other great places here. Piperade among them. Good luck! |
| Wednesday, July 16th 2003 - 01:46:02 PM |
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//http://skweerell.diaryland.com The fruit in europe is fabulous. I really remember eating oranges in Spain and that they were the best oranges I ever had. Carrots are also twice as orange as american carrots. My neighbor danced in a european ballet company for 10 years and when she came back here the US fruit/veg made her ill. |
| Friday, June 20th 2003 - 11:34:17 AM |
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//http://skweerell.diaryland.com I'm interested in the 30 day cooking thing too but the recipes I've found are wretched as well and we don't have a giant freezer. I just make a giant pot of soup every weekend to eat on days I'm not up to cooking. Sometimes -- I make a large turkey meat loaf that will last several meals and then saute squash/greens/ or asparagus and make a salad to go with it. The meat loaf freezes well and sauteing veggies is fast and salad is fast. |
| Friday, June 6th 2003 - 02:26:18 PM |
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//phatgrrl //http://phatgrrl.diaryland.com happy happy joy joy it's drive-by guestbook signing week |
| Tuesday, June 3rd 2003 - 07:57:48 AM |
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//shannon //http://meagain Okay, so now I look like some Guestbook stalker. . . Anyway, photo-lady entry--HILARIOUS! where do you find these crazy people? Will she be at the wedding? |
| Saturday, May 24th 2003 - 09:08:02 AM |
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//shannon i totally signed your guestbook yesterday (yes, totally) with a witty comment comparing your false-paranoia to the Fergie-Diana situation, and offered sabotage advice along the lines of Fergie accusing Diana of giving her Plantar's Warts (yes, a true story), but it never posted :( |
| Friday, May 23rd 2003 - 04:37:00 PM |
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//shannon //http://blahblah Sounds like you are having Fergie-Diana or Jackie O.-Ethel Kennedy paranoia. Here is a way to conquer it: Fergie once accused Diana of giving her plantar's warts by lending her a pair of shoes. you just choose which daughter-in-law you want to be and then circulate a similar wart story. That will ruin any favoritism, trust me. And, I'm certain you are paranoid. And, I am not making much sense. |
| Tuesday, May 13th 2003 - 10:46:47 AM |
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//http://skweerell.diaryland.com I don't think we said who was hosting our reception. I think we just said " a reception will be held at blah blah blah... wedding planning requires levity. http://www.goingbridal.com |
| Monday, May 12th 2003 - 01:58:47 PM |
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//Mrs. W Speaking of winter wedding attire, is maroon velvet appropriate attire for a Christmas wedding? |
| Wednesday, May 7th 2003 - 12:10:04 PM |
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//Alex //http://books.dreambook.com/troyzb/xas.html Great place you have here :-) I found your page on google search engine Thank You, Please visit my guestdook! |
| Sunday, May 4th 2003 - 12:50:22 PM |
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//shannon okay, so when is the wedding date? why am i not kept abreast of these issues? I tried to thank you for the books you sent, but your hotmail account bounced it back! what is going on cholderby? |
| Friday, April 18th 2003 - 10:04:19 AM |
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//Jeremy //http://dickandbutch.com I stand by my original suggestion for your catering business: "No Input." Because that's what the client gets. |
| Sunday, April 13th 2003 - 11:14:27 AM |
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//shannon //http://shanono.diaryland.com That is too weird! I kid you not--Daryl and I were just talking about Andy Capp a few nights ago!! I tried to explain how odd it was to be 6 years old and realizing you were reading one of the worst stereotypes of British culture--the drunk husband. I was assured by Daryl that he knows several old men like that, and Andy Capp Lives! He knew nothing about the spicy fries,though. |
| Monday, April 7th 2003 - 12:31:53 PM |
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//shannon i got too hungry and had to stop readiing the article. If you make me any of that food, I will come home tomorrow. Faucon Salad, yay! We should have gone there after New Orleans and continued our food orgy. .. |
| Friday, April 4th 2003 - 03:05:10 PM |
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//Mrs. W I am equally scared. What is "unconventional"? Why can't we go back to the carefree late 90s? |
| Thursday, March 27th 2003 - 05:52:52 AM |
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//L You screwed up my poll. Bear doesn't work. Plus, you failed to specify the type of shark. |
| Tuesday, March 18th 2003 - 06:33:15 AM |
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//L Are you trying to suggest that I am the "next best thing"? |
| Thursday, March 6th 2003 - 08:23:36 AM |
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//cholderby It's Leo, being mean to me as always. I ended up having a daiquiri by the pool, next best thing. |
| Tuesday, March 4th 2003 - 03:39:22 PM |
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//shannon //http://shanno.diaryland.com Who is that?? |
| Tuesday, February 11th 2003 - 03:11:59 AM |
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//L No beaches in Orlando. Where are you going? |
| Friday, February 7th 2003 - 12:59:29 PM |
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//shannon //http://shanono.diaryland.com At least your boyfriend is over 25. And, I had no idea that I was so design-savvy with my Andy Warhol calendar prints! Wow. |
| Wednesday, February 5th 2003 - 09:30:12 AM |
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//Mrs. W Clearly, you have never had to feed young children. Otherwise you would understand that color is EVERYTHING. However, the desired effect can be achieved by adding a drop of food color to real food (e.g. Look Emma! PINK YOGURT!) Down with processed food for kids and adults alike...it's so gross. |
| Monday, January 27th 2003 - 07:16:39 AM |
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//Serena a good service |
| Friday, January 17th 2003 - 10:30:34 AM |
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//cholderby //http://peckish.diaryland.com My DEPARTMENT is stocked with hordes of Indian programmers. I can tell the difference between them. Once you leave my department, everyone is a heck of a lot less Indian. Besides, the Indians aren't employees, they are contracters. |
| Thursday, January 16th 2003 - 06:57:23 AM |
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//Leo You are so full of it! In addition to identical looking white men, I happen to know for a fact that your workplace is well-stocked with hordes of Indian programmers. |
| Friday, January 10th 2003 - 04:46:14 PM |
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//Mrs. W You get that cutey-suity, Christine! Meow! |
| Tuesday, January 7th 2003 - 09:58:46 AM |
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//shannon //http://shanono.diaryland.com why aren't we in Cairo? I want to ride a horse around the pyramids! i would even pack appropriate shoes! |
| Thursday, January 2nd 2003 - 12:29:28 PM |
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//Ryctor Nice break from the ordinary. Keep up the great work |
| Sunday, December 29th 2002 - 10:03:41 AM |
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//cholderby //http://peckish.diaryland.com a pox upon your house hairless hank! |
| Thursday, December 26th 2002 - 11:25:24 AM |
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//hairless hank I'm utterly dumbfounded due to the lack of attention to detail. I find it profusely interesting that there are mugs like yourself that still continue to try and write, even though it's common knowledge to the general public that your writings are equivalent to a bag of hot garbage. I can ambiguously attest to this mayhem. |
| Thursday, December 26th 2002 - 11:23:58 AM |
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//hairless hank I'm utterly dumbfounded due to the lack of attention to detail. I find it profusely interesting that there are mugs like yourself that still continue to try and write, even though it's common knowledge to the general public that your writings are equivalent to a bag of hot garbage. I can ambiguously attest to this mayhem. |
| Friday, December 20th 2002 - 01:55:37 PM |
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//Davidde //http://www.davidde.com Can we keep the record straight here? Shannon seems to have stolen MY questions after the film. The one she did not include was why does the film stick so closely to character's physical appearances as they appear in the original cartoon? |
| Wednesday, December 18th 2002 - 06:53:43 AM |
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//Leocifer I think I can confirm that you are just as wicked as you were in high school. |
| Wednesday, December 11th 2002 - 09:27:18 AM |
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//Mrs. W I don't think U of D is a joke at all! You are so self-deprecating. It bothers me! |
| Saturday, December 7th 2002 - 05:45:09 PM |
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//Kathy Great place you have here :-) I found your page on google search enginestories pics pictures bondagefree stufffree storiessex storiesfreestories pics taboo sex pornsex picturescrackbondagepicturespicturesmoviesvideosadult anime picsadult comicshentaimangaadult toonsanime hentai manga comicsadultsex pictures videosfree sex pictures videosbondagebdsmfetish pictures |
| Wednesday, December 4th 2002 - 05:40:47 PM |
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//Mrs. W What the hell have you DONE? |
| Wednesday, December 4th 2002 - 03:38:06 PM |
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//Jeremy //http://www.dickandbutch.com Like the new look! |
| Saturday, November 30th 2002 - 07:53:42 PM |
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//Bill Right on! ! |
| Saturday, November 23rd 2002 - 07:04:37 PM |
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//shannon //http://shanono.diaryland.com I've been recently plagued by fears of combusting. I'm not joking. Every night around 3 am. I get unbearably hot. But, I am no SIMS character (not to be confused with the "sensible consumer's" store). |
| Monday, November 4th 2002 - 08:43:38 PM |
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//Davidde's sister //http://ciarastar.diaryland.com Huh. I guess you posted that a few days ago. Regardless, I am sure the brainwashing thing is still valid. |
| Monday, November 4th 2002 - 08:42:51 PM |
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//Davidde |
| Monday, November 4th 2002 - 08:41:10 PM |
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//Dante's sister //http://ciarastar.diaryland.com What is it about Arby's today? Pretty much EVERYONE I have talked to ate there within the past 24 hours (including myself, and I go there once every 6 months). I think there has to be some sort of curly snack brain washing going on... |
| Tuesday, October 29th 2002 - 08:01:51 PM |
| Tuesday, October 29th 2002 - 08:23:49 AM |
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//Bill //http://none Good guestbook and good site ! |
| Saturday, October 5th 2002 - 11:53:40 AM |
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//Dante //http://www.dantestella.com Um... the complete wager was "50 years... or until you [Leo] choke on one of those Coney Island hot dogs and have a coronary." |
| Saturday, September 28th 2002 - 12:17:36 AM |
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//Ciara //http://ciarastar.diaryland.com If you'd like, I can name some horrible things about college to make you miss it less? Or maybe I could organize some sort of way that you and Leo can live in a big, dirty, overpriced house with all of your friends and eat ramen everyday (or cold Spaghetti-O's straight from the can for Dante)? :) Just let me know if I can help! |
| Tuesday, September 24th 2002 - 09:39:24 AM |
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//davidde //http://www.davidde.com Don't forget that Leo is also a Master Debater, as we learned in high school. |
| Thursday, September 19th 2002 - 11:08:29 AM |
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//shannon //http://shanono.diaryland.com Cow head Barbie???? |
| Wednesday, September 18th 2002 - 02:42:32 PM |
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//cholderby //http://peckish.diaryland.com Leo - FYI: I hate you. |
| Monday, September 16th 2002 - 09:40:51 PM |
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//Leo Why can't I marry a girl who is 22, tan and who weighs 12 pounds? |
| Thursday, September 12th 2002 - 06:12:17 AM |
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//Valarie //http://www.toy-poodle-dogs.com You have a quality site! |
| Tuesday, August 27th 2002 - 01:35:43 PM |
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//davidde + leo //http://www.waterloosucks.com Oh. My. God. Day#2 started innocently enough with Operation "Dutch Treat" after the previous failure on Day 1 of Operation "War Booty" now in Antwerp going to have beers on ocean (yet on the wrong side). We accidentally received minivan as economy rental car, so we be stylin', yo. Peace. L to the D. |
| Friday, August 16th 2002 - 10:03:44 AM |
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//cholderby //http://peckish.diaryland.com It's a wonder that you never went into youth counseling my dear. |
| Tuesday, August 13th 2002 - 12:34:51 PM |
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//Presterjohn There never is closure. Closure is a myth concocted by a bunch of bleeding heart psyco-babblers. We best we can do is pick up the shattered pieces of our soul and get on with life, hoping that our memories don't tear us to pieces. All because the Dearborn Public Schools never apologized. |
| Thursday, August 8th 2002 - 10:51:17 AM |
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//shannon //http://shanono.diaryland.com I see, you're too good for a Guestbook! Think of Richter's as the "Requiem for a Dream" of movies. Nobody listens to me! And, no it wasn't a hair in my salad, but rather a piece of American cheese (the kind that is individually plastic-wrapped that kids love) sliced length-wise and placed on top of my salad. And, if I had even noticed the Rooster with fried chicken leg, I would have run out screaming. |
| Friday, July 26th 2002 - 04:01:49 PM |
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//e i remember that korean lunch! |
| Thursday, July 11th 2002 - 02:36:26 PM |
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//e What's wrong with a little "Dutch treat" every now and again? He he. |
| Monday, July 8th 2002 - 12:47:39 PM |
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//Leo That filthy Dutch bastard is a dead man if I ever get within 50 feet of him, with his blond head and his silly "orky-borky, van-rin-tin-tin" language. Holland ain't nuthin but a speedbump for the Wehrmacht on the way to France. |
| Tuesday, July 2nd 2002 - 08:18:41 AM |
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//prindable This is the worst color combination I have ever seen. |
| Friday, June 28th 2002 - 02:21:59 PM |
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//cholderby I used to have fun, carefree friends. Those were good days. |
| Friday, June 28th 2002 - 02:00:57 PM |
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//cholderby //http://peckish.diaryland.com Are you people following me?? |
| Friday, June 28th 2002 - 12:29:20 PM |
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//Leo Although I, too, am anxious to end this discussion, I would like to take this opportunity to mend some bridges and clarify a couple of ambiguities that I am happy to admit were present in my previous argument. About the "sarcasm": I think that hyperbole is an appropriate rhetorical technique when it is not used to challenge the integrity of the beliefs and character of another. I found it upsetting and a bit patronizing that you arrogated to yourself the determination of that which is truly "right wing" and that which is not. Such an arrogation is not useful. Challenge the ideas, don't play word games from a position of implied superiority to try to discredit your opponent. If you felt that I was showing you any disrespect, I am sorry for the misunderstanding; I can assure you that no disrespect was intended…if anything, I used the hyperbole to call to your attention the disrespect that you showed me by reserving to yourself the decision about what set of beliefs are truly "right-wing". Am I for big government? No. But the GOP and the right wing traditionally has been. Moreover, in a democratic Republic the will of the majority should be given expression, even if sometimes the majority wants things that we don't like and think are bad ideas (i.e. school prayer, or antitrust law, or Social Security). Our system involves government "of, for, and by the people", not government "of, for, and by" the elites. I suppose that this is the populist streak that tempers my free-market, limited government orientation; a streak that leads you to classify my beliefs as "non-right-wing". Black "take over": While I will grant that my wording was imprecise, since the New Deal and the Great Society/desegregation the Dems, though led by white males, have pandered to blacks with freebies from the feds to sew up this voting block. This block, along with the other special interests that they have stitched together, gives them a built-in head start in any national election. Have blacks, strictly speaking, "taken over" the Dems? Of course not. But they do drive the agenda. Why do the words "under God" need to be there? Because our duly elected representatives in Congress, acting at the behest of the people, and with the president's authorization, said that those words should be there. We should have government by the people, not government by unelected and unaccountable federal judges making untenable and revolting constructions of easily understandable Constitutional provision. If you want to remove those words from the pledge, get a congressman to do it, not some unelected, bleeding heart, activist, intrusive FEDERAL judges. Apart from this formalistic concern, however, I happen to think they should be there. But I would respect the decision of our Congress and our President if they chose to strike those words. Most of all, I am sorry that the tone of this discussion turned rancorous. Often, we are more harsh with our friends than with our enemies. Best Regards, Leo |
| Friday, June 28th 2002 - 11:04:47 AM |
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//e Oops! Entry below is from me, e. Sorry. |
| Friday, June 28th 2002 - 09:39:45 AM |
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//Leo Not sure how to respond point by point except by doing the following... YOU SAY: Spare me, oh great diviner and arbiter of the true heart and soul of the Republican Party. I kneel before your all-knowing and all-seeing wisdom, and hereby re-classify myself as "non-right wing". So let it be written, so let it be done. I SAY: Your sarcasm really doesn't add any value to our discussion in my eyes. If it's fun for you to mock me, that's fine, I suppose, but I prefer to be treated respectfully. (Perhaps your friends read this page and you wish to make them laugh?) I'm sorry if my comments seemed pedantic, I only sought to make a point of distinction. YOU SAY: P.S. Traditionally, the Federalists/Republicans have sought the most activist, intrusive federal government allowable under the political circumstances of the day. Look at some of Lincoln's speeches on socio-economic issues (he sounds like a Socialist), or Teddy Roosevelt acts in office (it was he and not his crippled cousin who laid the foundation for the welfare state and the multiplication of federal regulatory agencies, and who began using federal power to bust the trusts), or even Nixon's domestic policy (with the guaranteed minimum income). I SAY: Are you using this to argue for big goverment, and necessarily, higher taxes? If so, why? I don't know anything about you, but I am always interested in learning about why people hold views different than mine. YOU SAY: The GOP has only been the party of limited government since the rednecks fled the Democratic Party after the blacks took it over. I SAY: Your assertion that black took over the Democratic Party is truly bizarre. Of course the fact that black people cast their votes for Democrats in overwhelming majorities is a matter of common knowledge. But the party leadership of both our political parties is dominated by whites. Check your congressional directory. I do not mean to deem this either good or bad, but am merely stating fact. YOU SAY: P.P.S. I don't see how allowing schoolkids to say "God" in the Pledge of Allegiance expands the role of the federal government. The way I see it, having some "know-it-all" federal judges tell 30 kids they can't SAY God because it offends the parents of 1 kid who must HEAR that awful word seems to be an egregiously intrusive and meddlesome act by the judicial branch of the federal government. I SAY: I have not problem with children, or anyone, saying "God" whenever they choose to do so. If you remember, my original remarks simply expressed my opinion that removing the phrase "Under God" is an appropriate action, and that it is not a NECESSARY addition to the official government pledge. You never did answer my question: why does it need to be there? YOU SAY: P.P.P.S. If the Republicans are going to to win, we need Reagan Democrats. We win them with God and guns, since the Dems offer the goodies. I SAY: I am not sure why you tacked on this thought. I understand the political process well. Everybody knows how Republicans win, again, a matter of conventional wisdom. But talking about an issue in terms of *politics* and *policy* are completely different converstaions. Leo, thank you for engaging with me, but I would prefer to end our discussion here. I will give you the last word, and will read your response if you choose to make one, but I can't commit any more of my time to this. Have a good day. e |
| Thursday, June 27th 2002 - 06:16:30 PM |
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//Leo Spare me, oh great diviner and arbiter of the true heart and soul of the Republican Party. I kneel before your all-knowing and all-seeing wisdom, and hereby re-classify myself as "non-right wing". So let it be written, so let it be done. P.S. Traditionally, the Federalists/Republicans have sought the most activist, intrusive federal government allowable under the political circumstances of the day. Look at some of Lincoln's speeches on socio-economic issues (he sounds like a Socialist), or Teddy Roosevelt acts in office (it was he and not his crippled cousin who laid the foundation for the welfare state and the multiplication of federal regulatory agencies, and who began using federal power to bust the trusts), or even Nixon's domestic policy (with the guaranteed minimum income). The GOP has only been the party of limited government since the rednecks fled the Democratic Party after the blacks took it over. P.P.S. I don't see how allowing schoolkids to say "God" in the Pledge of Allegiance expands the role of the federal government. The way I see it, having some "know-it-all" federal judges tell 30 kids they can't SAY God because it offends the parents of 1 kid who must HEAR that awful word seems to be an egregiously intrusive and meddlesome act by the judicial branch of the federal government. P.P.P.S. If the Republicans are going to to win, we need Reagan Democrats. We win them with God and guns, since the Dems offer the goodies. |
| Thursday, June 27th 2002 - 05:46:53 PM |
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//e I'm sorry, Leo, but I have to say your rants were not really truly right wing. At the heart of the GOP lies a quest for smaller, less intrusive government, one that provides basic services such as roads and police, and leaves citizens free to live their lives without being told how to do so by the government. Your rants were in the rhetorical style of the FAR right wing, an important distinction. It's interesting to note that the further into the extremities people go in their beliefs, either to the left or to the right, how strikingly similar they become to the opposing side. Both the far right wing and the far left wing are chraracterized by histrionics and a persistent, whining demand that others conform to their belief system or go to hell. "Right wing" should refer to the mainstream GOP, a group that prefers a moderate style in which people are left to live their lives in peace. |
| Thursday, June 27th 2002 - 05:02:53 PM |
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//Leo This sucks. What happened to my right wing rants and my pleas to Sarah? |