tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post3581971325398693033..comments2023-10-24T03:46:41.971-07:00Comments on Contingencies: Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-14386612432606966712009-06-30T08:52:49.634-07:002009-06-30T08:52:49.634-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-85628943091446112422009-06-29T07:52:31.386-07:002009-06-29T07:52:31.386-07:00Really, I'm opposed to moderation, and OK with...Really, I'm opposed to moderation, and OK with most trolls, even some obscenity, or right-wing rants. But in the particular case, we're dealing with a 260 lbs, steroids-and crack-binging, schizo queer-mormon businessman--sort of Ahhhnold Schwarzenegger meets Brigham Young. So extra precautions are called for. <br /><br />Counterpunchers provide an interesting spin on the daily news. Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-15561472181169214872009-06-29T07:33:19.104-07:002009-06-29T07:33:19.104-07:00I thought my comment had disappeared into the ethe...I thought my comment had disappeared into the ether. But I understand caution. This is why I blog pseudonymously:<br /><br />http://jazzbumpa.tumblr.com/post/54147818/who-is-this-obama-person-anyway<br /><br />I haven't read Counterpunch, and don't know Frank.<br /><br />Cheers!Jazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-54535569485233293442009-06-28T09:54:53.192-07:002009-06-28T09:54:53.192-07:00And of course, Joshua Frank wrote the essay for Co...And of course, Joshua Frank wrote the essay for Counterpunch, and was operating the hypocrisy-meter. Most liberals --even DNC I have heard--don't care for Cockburn's gang. Really, I find much Counterpunch writing too leftist, even radically marxist, but there are a few writers at CP who I respect, Frank being one (Fidel Castro, not so much)---he understands to some degree that effective Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-65297800933778830032009-06-28T09:42:18.393-07:002009-06-28T09:42:18.393-07:00Lo siento for delay, j-b, and BDK. I have had to i...Lo siento for delay, j-b, and BDK. I have had to implement moderation due to regular threats from a psychotic mormon-nazi (and Google and authori-tays have been informed).<br /><br />That said, I agree it's not that surprising that Obama has affirmed centrist policies. The Bailout was a good indication of his affiliations--as was Hillary, Biden as well. Let's not forget that David Brooks,Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-24727792524163713552009-06-25T20:25:07.449-07:002009-06-25T20:25:07.449-07:00I'm not sure what your point is.
Obama was a ...I'm not sure what your point is.<br /><br />Obama was a centrist conservative, and has moved right since the election. I'm shocked, but not surprised. <br /><br />Anyone who ever thought Obama was a liberal was listening to McCain.<br /><br />Irrespective of who is president or what party is in power, the great arc of American history, at least since WW 1, has been drawn by American Jazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-54215177516135873582009-06-24T12:11:43.979-07:002009-06-24T12:11:43.979-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.com