Comments on: I Don’t Get It. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/07/02/i-dont-get-it/ by Hemant Mehta Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Maria http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/07/02/i-dont-get-it/#comment-51385 Maria Wed, 04 Jul 2007 01:21:35 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/07/02/i-dont-get-it/#comment-51385 <blockquote>I saw Sicko over the weekend and Moore makes the point that the American public is largely uneducated and completely frightened. Which is exactly what the current government wants, in order to control things and stay in power. Excellent film, despite Moore’s penchant for grandstanding and some obvious holes he leaves wide open that I feel would’ve only strengthened his argument had he acknowledged them. </blockquote> That's a good assesment of the movie. I agree. <blockquote>He passed an executive order a while back giving the sitting president authority not to hand over power if, in the president’s opinion with no oversight by anyone else, there was a possibility of a terrorist attack somewhere in the world sometime in the indefinite future. The scary thing is how little press coverage it got. </blockquote> Really? Oh, no. If that happens, I'm going to Canada!

I saw Sicko over the weekend and Moore makes the point that the American public is largely uneducated and completely frightened. Which is exactly what the current government wants, in order to control things and stay in power.

Excellent film, despite Moore’s penchant for grandstanding and some obvious holes he leaves wide open that I feel would’ve only strengthened his argument had he acknowledged them.

That’s a good assesment of the movie. I agree.

He passed an executive order a while back giving the sitting president authority not to hand over power if, in the president’s opinion with no oversight by anyone else, there was a possibility of a terrorist attack somewhere in the world sometime in the indefinite future. The scary thing is how little press coverage it got.

Really? Oh, no. If that happens, I’m going to Canada!

]]> By: Darryl http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/07/02/i-dont-get-it/#comment-51343 Darryl Tue, 03 Jul 2007 22:39:44 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/07/02/i-dont-get-it/#comment-51343 I don't know how uneducated and frightened Americans are these days. In my view, what they are, or have been, is unengaged in politics. They have made the mistake of leaving politics to the professionals. I’m hoping that our latest national woes will be this generation’s reminder that our form of government does not operate automatically; it requires our attendance. Unfortunately, the majority of Americans don’t come to this realisation until their situation is dire. We’ll get real about the state of our affairs eventually. I just hope there’ll be enough of a union left to reform. I don’t know how uneducated and frightened Americans are these days. In my view, what they are, or have been, is unengaged in politics. They have made the mistake of leaving politics to the professionals. I’m hoping that our latest national woes will be this generation’s reminder that our form of government does not operate automatically; it requires our attendance. Unfortunately, the majority of Americans don’t come to this realisation until their situation is dire. We’ll get real about the state of our affairs eventually. I just hope there’ll be enough of a union left to reform.

]]> By: Miko http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/07/02/i-dont-get-it/#comment-51213 Miko Tue, 03 Jul 2007 15:51:16 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/07/02/i-dont-get-it/#comment-51213 <blockquote>I’m going to get increasingly nervous as we approach Inauguration Day because I think George the Usurper is completely capable of declaring himself President for life because of whatever the “Evil Doers” will be cooking up. Think I’m paranoid? I hope you’re right. Complacency preceeds catastrophe.</blockquote> He passed an executive order a while back giving the sitting president authority not to hand over power if, in the president's opinion with no oversight by anyone else, there was a possibility of a terrorist attack somewhere in the world sometime in the indefinite future. The scary thing is how little press coverage it got.

I’m going to get increasingly nervous as we approach Inauguration Day because I think George the Usurper is completely capable of declaring himself President for life because of whatever the “Evil Doers” will be cooking up. Think I’m paranoid? I hope you’re right. Complacency preceeds catastrophe.

He passed an executive order a while back giving the sitting president authority not to hand over power if, in the president’s opinion with no oversight by anyone else, there was a possibility of a terrorist attack somewhere in the world sometime in the indefinite future. The scary thing is how little press coverage it got.

]]> By: Karen http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/07/02/i-dont-get-it/#comment-51210 Karen Tue, 03 Jul 2007 15:38:14 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/07/02/i-dont-get-it/#comment-51210 <blockquote>Our people are stalemated–no matter what they say to the pollsters. We’re not going to impeach anyone. If there was true justice in our land, we’d pardon our pathetic Idiot in Chief, and we’d impeach ourselves.</blockquote> I saw Sicko over the weekend and Moore makes the point that the American public is largely uneducated and completely frightened. Which is exactly what the current government wants, in order to control things and stay in power. Excellent film, despite Moore's penchant for grandstanding and some obvious holes he leaves wide open that I feel would've only strengthened his argument had he acknowledged them.

Our people are stalemated–no matter what they say to the pollsters. We’re not going to impeach anyone. If there was true justice in our land, we’d pardon our pathetic Idiot in Chief, and we’d impeach ourselves.

I saw Sicko over the weekend and Moore makes the point that the American public is largely uneducated and completely frightened. Which is exactly what the current government wants, in order to control things and stay in power.

Excellent film, despite Moore’s penchant for grandstanding and some obvious holes he leaves wide open that I feel would’ve only strengthened his argument had he acknowledged them.

]]> By: HappyNat http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/07/02/i-dont-get-it/#comment-51183 HappyNat Tue, 03 Jul 2007 15:09:37 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/07/02/i-dont-get-it/#comment-51183 Hemant, Why do you hate freedom? :) Hemant,

Why do you hate freedom?

:)

]]> By: Maria http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/07/02/i-dont-get-it/#comment-51081 Maria Tue, 03 Jul 2007 06:27:44 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/07/02/i-dont-get-it/#comment-51081 <blockquote>Only 567 days left of the most corrupt and autocratic administration in living memory! You can keep track of it down to the very second here. I’m going to get increasingly nervous as we approach Inauguration Day because I think George the Usurper is completely capable of declaring himself President for life because of whatever the “Evil Doers” will be cooking up. Think I’m paranoid? I hope you’re right. Complacency preceeds catastrophe. </blockquote> Oh I so can't wait till he's gone!

Only 567 days left of the most corrupt and autocratic administration in living memory! You can keep track of it down to the very second here. I’m going to get increasingly nervous as we approach Inauguration Day because I think George the Usurper is completely capable of declaring himself President for life because of whatever the “Evil Doers” will be cooking up. Think I’m paranoid? I hope you’re right. Complacency preceeds catastrophe.

Oh I so can’t wait till he’s gone!

]]> By: Richard Wade http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/07/02/i-dont-get-it/#comment-51072 Richard Wade Tue, 03 Jul 2007 04:20:40 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/07/02/i-dont-get-it/#comment-51072 Only 567 days left of the most corrupt and autocratic administration in living memory! You can keep track of it down to the very second <a href="http://www.scottleffler.com/banner.htm" rel="nofollow">here.</a> I'm going to get increasingly nervous as we approach Inauguration Day because I think George the Usurper is completely capable of declaring himself President for life because of whatever the "Evil Doers" will be cooking up. Think I'm paranoid? I hope you're right. Complacency preceeds catastrophe. Only 567 days left of the most corrupt and autocratic administration in living memory! You can keep track of it down to the very second here. I’m going to get increasingly nervous as we approach Inauguration Day because I think George the Usurper is completely capable of declaring himself President for life because of whatever the “Evil Doers” will be cooking up. Think I’m paranoid? I hope you’re right. Complacency preceeds catastrophe.

]]> By: Darryl http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/07/02/i-dont-get-it/#comment-51058 Darryl Tue, 03 Jul 2007 03:11:53 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/07/02/i-dont-get-it/#comment-51058 Where does one begin with this Administration? The state of our Union is surreal. We have gone beyond the ridiculous, the scandalous, the obscene, into a twilight world where up is down and down is up. When a full 44% of the American people still think that Saddam Hussein participated in 9-11 and that WMD were found in Iraq after our invasion, there is little chance for justice, or even reason, to prevail in our country. A third of us see our country as the fool in a dark comedy, another third doesn't get the joke, and the last third can't seem to make up their minds. Our people are stalemated--no matter what they say to the pollsters. We're not going to impeach anyone. If there was true justice in our land, we'd pardon our pathetic Idiot in Chief, and we'd impeach ourselves. Where does one begin with this Administration? The state of our Union is surreal. We have gone beyond the ridiculous, the scandalous, the obscene, into a twilight world where up is down and down is up. When a full 44% of the American people still think that Saddam Hussein participated in 9-11 and that WMD were found in Iraq after our invasion, there is little chance for justice, or even reason, to prevail in our country. A third of us see our country as the fool in a dark comedy, another third doesn’t get the joke, and the last third can’t seem to make up their minds. Our people are stalemated–no matter what they say to the pollsters. We’re not going to impeach anyone. If there was true justice in our land, we’d pardon our pathetic Idiot in Chief, and we’d impeach ourselves.

]]> By: KellanStec » “Scooter” Libby scoots free http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/07/02/i-dont-get-it/#comment-51042 KellanStec » “Scooter” Libby scoots free Tue, 03 Jul 2007 02:40:59 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/07/02/i-dont-get-it/#comment-51042 [...] Thanks to Hermant for the story. [...] [...] Thanks to Hermant for the story. [...]

]]> By: Bruce http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/07/02/i-dont-get-it/#comment-51038 Bruce Tue, 03 Jul 2007 02:23:52 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/07/02/i-dont-get-it/#comment-51038 I don't ever want to hear from another Republican again about how terrible it was that Clinton lied about an affair under oath. In fact, I'm expecting an apology from them any time now. Something tells me I shouldn't hold my breath. I don’t ever want to hear from another Republican again about how terrible it was that Clinton lied about an affair under oath. In fact, I’m expecting an apology from them any time now. Something tells me I shouldn’t hold my breath.

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