tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077075252525438159.post1716652620709676992..comments2023-10-22T02:35:41.216-07:00Comments on Citizen K.: Those Poor, Persecuted ConservativesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077075252525438159.post-25528634618264096202009-06-19T11:29:05.378-07:002009-06-19T11:29:05.378-07:00The whole issue with Letterman's joke about Br...The whole issue with Letterman's joke about Bristol Palin is ridiculous to begin with. Like it or not she became a public figure and potentially subject to ridicule as any other figure when her mother decided to parade her on stage for political reasons.<br /><br />One could argue that at the end of the campaign she was no longer a fair target, but since then she has become a "teen ambassador" for The Candie's Foundation, a group that fights for abstinence only education in public schools.<br /><br />As long as she is in the spotlight (and making a fool out of herself to boot) she's a fair target.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07705727820213149832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077075252525438159.post-47465810091285393172009-06-19T07:06:11.221-07:002009-06-19T07:06:11.221-07:00We have to really push this Health Care or we risk...We have to really push this Health Care or we risk losing this. It is dire right now. The Senators have been bought and paid for by the Insurance Companies and they are trying very hard to stop this public option. If we can't have the single payer, and there is no way it looks like we are getting that, then public option is our best bet, we are going to have to work hard for it. Thanks for pushing it.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16344077085109588258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077075252525438159.post-62658190860558882632009-06-18T17:19:41.599-07:002009-06-18T17:19:41.599-07:00Way to go, Robin! I've written both her and Ma...Way to go, Robin! I've written both her and Maria Cantwell.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10222703055177237209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077075252525438159.post-67080468057122845602009-06-18T14:42:19.984-07:002009-06-18T14:42:19.984-07:00Hi K--Great post--just got off the phone with Patt...Hi K--Great post--just got off the phone with Patty's office in response to your urgent plea re: healthcare. Thanks so much for the headsup. Hope it helps!RobinBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01657536986181234467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077075252525438159.post-69620049847255728902009-06-18T11:29:34.396-07:002009-06-18T11:29:34.396-07:00The religious right influence on the Republican pa...The religious right influence on the Republican party is part-and-parcel of conservative victimization. <br /><br />As for the misplaced fears about freedom of religion, this is the most religious country in the western world. If that's a measuring stick, the wall between church and state has been a spectacular success.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10222703055177237209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077075252525438159.post-29736893356265362902009-06-18T11:12:27.550-07:002009-06-18T11:12:27.550-07:00The right wing of Christianity (evangelicals and p...The right wing of Christianity (evangelicals and pentecostals) is like this, too. If anybody complains about their non-stop attempts to impose their belief system on non-believers, they assume the fetal position and start screaming "Victim!" For some reason I've never quite grasped, they seem to believe that saying "no" to their proselytizing is somehow a violation of their First Amendment rights. I wrote an article on Gather.com about <a href="http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977438606" rel="nofollow">RI's long tradition of freedom of religion</a>, going right back to its colonial charter, and i was immediately inundated in comments by angry evangelicals who seemed to think that religious pluralism is somehow a violation of their rights as both a citizen and a Christian. Weird people!Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648670975466222140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077075252525438159.post-50970188799256291062009-06-18T10:40:08.727-07:002009-06-18T10:40:08.727-07:00Oh, RIGHT ON!! indeed! I'm sooooo sick of thei...Oh, RIGHT ON!! indeed! I'm sooooo sick of their whining and the hypocrisy! When is this country going to wake up!!! Hurray for the blogosphere indeed!Sylvia Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484577678585907669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077075252525438159.post-27023480083592175072009-06-18T10:20:44.499-07:002009-06-18T10:20:44.499-07:00RIGHT ON!RIGHT ON!Ima Wizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03433038947071428711noreply@blogger.com