tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post7715334448564184121..comments2024-03-28T00:02:35.850-05:00Comments on driftglass: The Mercy Ruledriftglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09379167083253389153noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-36678582187193759892016-07-29T16:24:25.193-05:002016-07-29T16:24:25.193-05:00Your title made a neuron fire:
https://www.youtub...Your title made a neuron fire:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFMoFz4EWmYBlue Girl, Red Statehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890972740723070652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-74321935685455721582016-07-29T12:34:00.561-05:002016-07-29T12:34:00.561-05:00Widely read already, but I can't help but enjo...Widely read already, but I can't help but enjoy watching Rich Lowry squirm as the knife is twisted: https://twitter.com/RichLowry/status/758502853304545280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<br /><br />The GoP has abandoned the center. Time to punish them harshly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13190550390894019841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-17843476126363590962016-07-29T11:45:41.981-05:002016-07-29T11:45:41.981-05:00From the very first time I went on your website I ...From the very first time I went on your website I have been impressed at your biting, heartfelt, incisive and humorous writing. You almost always hit the nail square on it's head and you make me laugh as well as think. I am a Bernie supporter who has reluctantly come to view Hillary Clinton in a much better light than that in which I previously saw her. Not to mention the fact that we must face down this arrogant, facist, foulmouthed bully! God damn how I detest bullies!. I say fuck Trump and all that he (stands?) for and let us all take him and his supporters down to the depths of Hades and leave them there. <br /><br />p.s. There is nothing worse than those in the media who are both siderists. They, like the gutless, spineless Republicans who kiss The Donald's ring, are beneath contempt. They have a great expression in Spanish which characterizes these folks "sin verguenza" ......without shame!jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10201263418617984164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-88378784206223928482016-07-29T10:09:12.081-05:002016-07-29T10:09:12.081-05:00I note that Driftglass wrote great. Comprehensive,...I note that Driftglass wrote great. Comprehensive, conclusive, and accurate in his facts, which latterest is more than Pierce does. Who's column is where I was reminded Driftglass still exists; I used to come here years ago. Reading here today in this '97 theses' nailing it, and sticking the landing, I kept being interrupted by the thought, 'this is the charmed feeling I get reading Pierce, even better.' Just: Big Up, DG. Word. Righteous. major upworthyMeremarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09625496335637333544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-309883609231325562016-07-29T09:28:16.423-05:002016-07-29T09:28:16.423-05:00Allow me to join the chorus in saying, bravo! Let...Allow me to join the chorus in saying, bravo! Let's all get to work now, each in our own way, to ensure the beat- down that needs to happen in November.W. Hackwhackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12578895052115475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-78974826415097335932016-07-29T08:37:47.253-05:002016-07-29T08:37:47.253-05:00Some of your best writing that I have read, at lea...Some of your best writing that I have read, at least. But, by far the hardest part will be GOTV, as always.Jimbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13891331049535299222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-88184580375639836312016-07-29T05:22:21.708-05:002016-07-29T05:22:21.708-05:00This was brilliantly written and deserves to be sh...This was brilliantly written and deserves to be shared far and wide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-54609448565170526212016-07-29T02:38:03.551-05:002016-07-29T02:38:03.551-05:00Well said and your choice of sharing the feisty sh...Well said and your choice of sharing the feisty sharon Belkofer. One snapshot in time of what is assumed "the average American" Because if she is average, average is keenly inspiring. Entirely different than the guy who called malarkey. The First Lady was so average in her humble offering that BillO of FOX was incensed that she could be so compellingly exceptionally average . He felt less superior and the pain he imagined cause him to strike out.<br /><br />Does Sharon Belkofer reflect Trump's view that America is a divided crime scene?<br /><br />Reading this cause me to consider the debates. The verbal food fights, denigrating of others, lack of substance, the absence of the presence of mind for the very American voter they seek to govern as President. Juxtaposed to the issues and concerns pertaining to the General welfare of the people and how to get there. <br /><br />Now over, the conventions provided a basis with which to access. I can tell you this, If I was invited to a party convention style Christmas gathering by the GOP and the DNC that happened to be on the same day. To spend a special time together. <br />I would choose the gathering with the DNC.<br /><br />I do have a bit of a disagreement with "it" being over when DG states.<br />This is laying the foundation to build the campaign upon. And a very well formed and strong foundation this house will have. In my opinion.<br /><br />Keeping in ind, Hillary is the first female to accept a political party nomination in history. In my lifetime. This is progress. Following the first Kenyan usurper President. <br />So, The big question for me with Hillary and the Dems.<br />Between Clinton;s machine and her Dress tails carry enough to make a difference in Congress?<br />The implications of a Trump SCOTUS vs a Hillary SCOTUS is dramatic. Would you prefer a Ruth Bader Ginsberg or a Louie Gohmert for the next 10 to 20 years?? Robthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15736678459663803707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-58898529062540593802016-07-28T23:57:21.852-05:002016-07-28T23:57:21.852-05:00Well said, sir. Kudos for the brilliant take down ...Well said, sir. Kudos for the brilliant take down of the naysayers and cynics who know nothing and believe less.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08518422364541895186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-404061203275930152016-07-28T23:28:12.981-05:002016-07-28T23:28:12.981-05:00There have been some good signs that the Both Side...There have been some good signs that the Both Siderists might do the right thing in the face of the Trumpocalypse. Even Ron (I almost used my now-tasteless nickname out of habit) Fournier is mostly heaping praise on the DNC and being a little more forthright that this shit is too serious to vomit BothSiderist crap all over it like he usually does. <br /><br />But we'll see. The pundits tend to say "oooh good convention" and then go back to business as usual once the balloons and confetti are all swept up.<br /><br />In a sane country, Michelle Obama would have been worth a 10 point bounce by herself, and President Obama's unique brilliance on display yesterday would have put the election permanently out of reach and begun an epic Hillary rout. But it's not at all clear this is a sane country right now. So we'll see.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15368238520998130967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-67374252309517267382016-07-28T18:05:05.570-05:002016-07-28T18:05:05.570-05:00"Don't boo, vote" ~ Barack Obama
Te..."Don't boo, vote" ~ Barack Obama<br /><br />Tell your friends and maybe an enemy or two.moemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07714585748102791365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-71807368215074724462016-07-28T17:57:44.699-05:002016-07-28T17:57:44.699-05:00a Battle for the (how it hurts me to say this) Sen...<i>a Battle for the (how it hurts me to say this) Sensible Center.</i><br /><br />I can understand it hurting, given what a bitter joke those two words have become, but this time, it shouldn't. The <i>real</i> sensible center is still where it's been, way to the left of where the Both Siderist children, moral cowards and professional jellyfish have set up Camp Very Serious People. The people who live there just needed a reminder of how much they matter, and how much their opting out of the process has mattered. Donald J. Trump, Millionaire, who owns a mansion and a yacht, has been a reminder. "He, Trump" (as Brother Charles calls him) has awakened the sleeping giant and filled it with the sort of resolve that's terrible when you're in its crosshairs and magnificent when you're aligned with it.Neo Tuxedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455041641080873400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-46129773133180836182016-07-28T17:14:48.010-05:002016-07-28T17:14:48.010-05:00May I lift that beer high to toast you, kind sir.....May I lift that beer high to toast you, kind sir...for a slam dunk of HOOUGE proportions. Time to lift ourselves out of our comfy chairs and do the work, knock on the doors, get the people registered, and drag their ass to the polls. <br />Cause if this blithering idiot gets anywhere near the White House, Canada is not nearly far enough away folks, and the rockets aren't ready to colonize Mars yetNicckihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16470366506933820703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-4741363310294801292016-07-28T16:48:44.786-05:002016-07-28T16:48:44.786-05:00I shared Charlie Pierce's column this morning ...I shared Charlie Pierce's column this morning on Facebook, declaring it his best work ever. This afternoon, you have surpassed him with this. Bravo!Sandmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00234681315035379874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-29913785155247354822016-07-28T16:47:16.274-05:002016-07-28T16:47:16.274-05:00It is worth pointing out that on Monday the media ...It is worth pointing out that on Monday the media tried the "Look the DNC is JUST AS BAD!" talking point and it flopped, badly. <br /><br />Last night the Democratic Party challenged Trump to an electoral fight. Trump doesn't have the campaign infrastructure to punch back in a meaningful way and the election is passed the part where calling in to cable news shows to spout crap will have any positive effect in November. <br /><br />Now Trump will have to debate Clinton after calling on another nation to conduct a cyber attack on the U.S. That 40% may never vote anything but Republican, but it doesn't like being made to look ridiculous by their candidate in front of liberals (ex. President George W. Bush). Still early, but Trump still has time to make it so embarrassing to support him that the Bush Off machine may get retooled and fired up before November. trgahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04718897286384990852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-91478315717422370402016-07-28T16:08:15.495-05:002016-07-28T16:08:15.495-05:00The soaring rhetoric of the DNC has brought our pu...The soaring rhetoric of the DNC has brought our pundit class to echoing peals of poetic analysis. Ladies and gentlemen, I say ye, Driftglass. Brad in Dallashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06823123535800923865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-90790001486240081022016-07-28T16:06:52.105-05:002016-07-28T16:06:52.105-05:00We have to make sure that the much-vaunted 40% num...We have to make sure that the much-vaunted 40% number is forty percent OF THE VOTES CASTDave McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13620276267940058699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-45796142917289549832016-07-28T15:49:56.665-05:002016-07-28T15:49:56.665-05:00Like Molly Ivins would surely have said: Remember ... Like Molly Ivins would surely have said: Remember to have fun while you're freedom fighting!<br /><br /> -Doug in Oakland dinthebeasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941071534250216503noreply@blogger.com