tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post2918051366997785879..comments2023-10-30T19:03:59.225+01:00Comments on David Seaton's News Links: Failing to rewindDavid Seaton's Newslinkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00269813419598042699noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-3028333880922521772008-08-21T17:53:00.000+02:002008-08-21T17:53:00.000+02:00It's sad to see otherwise intelligent people falli...It's sad to see otherwise intelligent people falling under the wheels of McCain's Rovian smear machine. So you support the man who voted with Bush on Iraq every step of the way, was wrong on every single talking point, wants to continue to wage war indefinitely, and apparently wants to reignite the Cold War. He's the arms makers' wet dream.<BR/><BR/>It will give you something to complain about for the next four years, I guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-44850603341242467612008-07-31T10:57:00.000+02:002008-07-31T10:57:00.000+02:00I Confess that 'twas I that coined the "Mussolini...I Confess that 'twas I that coined the "Mussolini macchiato" bit, but I prefer my other version, "The Nerd's Mussolini".David Seaton's Newslinkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00269813419598042699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-10740479366212208072008-07-31T09:00:00.000+02:002008-07-31T09:00:00.000+02:00Stephanie,I think the phenomenon of Obama (in more...Stephanie,<BR/>I think the phenomenon of Obama (in more generic sense) has been examined thoroughly by people who analyzed the rise of totalitarian regimes in 20-th century Europe (who was that who called Obama Mussolini macchiato?) It is just that we don't make rather obvious parallels, being stopped by various taboos, or shouted down by the crowd looking for racists under every bed. <BR/><BR/>This will all end in tears however this coming election without a good choice will end.<BR/><BR/>P.S. BTW David, the fact that Hillary Clinton is Bill's wife doesn't IMHO mean that she is not a good politician, and a much better choice for President than either of the two remaining contenders. <BR/><BR/>--AnatolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-35848464563028761862008-07-31T00:43:00.000+02:002008-07-31T00:43:00.000+02:00If wondering about Obama qualifies as an unhealthy...If wondering about Obama qualifies as an unhealthy obsession than I confess to sharing it. The phenomenon of Obama is worth closer and harder examination, which it’s not really getting. <BR/><BR/>(I read an article in the London Review of Books recently that was simply astounding in its credulity. No wonder the Europeans are so nuts about him.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-65192393240158493862008-07-30T09:45:00.000+02:002008-07-30T09:45:00.000+02:00So, McCain seems real meaning I guess that Obama s...So, McCain seems real meaning I guess that Obama seems fake. And on that basis, a vote is cast. Well, there's no accounting for gut feelings and you're as entitled to yours as I am to mine. Time will tell. I wonder what Al Gore's gut tells him. Or Chuck Hagel's.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06611426691857172533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-91126943460556688822008-07-30T02:55:00.000+02:002008-07-30T02:55:00.000+02:00David - your stuff is good. I'm not American, but ...David - your stuff is good. I'm not American, but I do have to give a shit about what happens in this election because when America farts, everyone else on this small planet gets the stink, and a small proportion (in the left hand neglected back corner of the elevator) die.<BR/><BR/>I've never understood American elections, but the obvious fact is that 50% of American voters have below average IQs, which explains a lot.<BR/><BR/>See TomDispatch at:<BR/>http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/174961/ira_chernus_will_culture_war_overshadow_real_war_in_2008_<BR/><BR/>for a good view of what's happening on the 'culture vs reason' front.<BR/><BR/>Also, I think you might like Michael Balter's Blog:<BR/>http://michael-balter.blogspot.com<BR/><BR/>He likes yours.Richard Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726482358889849398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-6597514211907990262008-07-30T00:57:00.000+02:002008-07-30T00:57:00.000+02:00Sheesh, David, we get it already. You don't like O...Sheesh, David, we get it already. You don't like Obama. You've made some good points, but maybe it's time to get over it already.<BR/><BR/>There's an obsessive quality to this that doesn't fit in (at least to my fevered brain) with your otherwise well-sculpted reasonings.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps it may be time for n inward glance?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-13171271953500401462008-07-29T23:27:00.000+02:002008-07-29T23:27:00.000+02:00Had anyone been able to construct a coherent argum...Had anyone been able to construct a coherent argument in opposition to yours, I might not have to spend my circling-the-drain years in gloom and despair. Being approximately of McCain's age, I can't conceive of anything that might tempt me into any presidency except the possibility of repudiating everything Republican since at least 1980. To be plainer than that, it must be that the man's insane, and that double-down, take it or leave it is all he's got. Given that you're probably right, it's despair for me.oldfatherwilliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772846617790858976noreply@blogger.com