Comments on: Tuesday Open Thread

By: TruthSeeker

TruthSeeker — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:49:18 +0000

I've seen the video of the woman who collapsed and died in the waiting room of the King's County hospital in New York.

Apparently, she'd been taken to the hospital and was told to wait until a bed became available.....in the waiting room! One report said she'd been waiting 24 hours, sitting in a chair.

This was a human being, a black woman who collapsed in a waiting room with other black people seated observing. No one flinched or went over to see if she needed help.

Did anyone else see this? What do you think? Did anyone see the vid of the cop who dumped a disabled man from his wheelchair to prove he was faking?

Ignorance?
Cruelty?
Self Hatred?

By: icebergslim

icebergslim — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:42:12 +0000

Much will be redeemed when he endorses Obama. He is not hopless, he was just hapless. He did heavy lifting to validate the Iraq War and then saw himself and image kicked to the MF'en curb by the Bush Administration. When he endorses Obama, he will BLAST the right. And there are many who admire him, even through what has happened. Watch Bush's War, Frontline on PBS. The story is told THERE.

By: rikyrah

rikyrah — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:33:04 +0000

Obama had a meeting with Powell. I know that there are those of us who won't forgive Powell. But, isn't anyone going to give him the chance to redeem himself? Is he hopeless?

By: msmartin

msmartin — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:05:10 +0000

I agree. I see in him a man that is aware of his abilities and one who has little patience for those who don't get it.

By: TruthSeeker

TruthSeeker — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:49:18 +0000

By: icebergslim

icebergslim — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:42:12 +0000

By: rikyrah

rikyrah — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:33:04 +0000

Obama had a meeting with Powell. I know that there are those of us who won't forgive Powell. But, isn't anyone going to give him the chance to redeem himself? Is he hopeless?

By: msmartin

msmartin — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:05:10 +0000

I agree. I see in him a man that is aware of his abilities and one who has little patience for those who don't get it.

By: msmartin

msmartin — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:28:31 +0000

And, Truthseeker he is a jerk who was forever altered by his circumstances – hence all the anger

By: msmartin

msmartin — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:23:22 +0000

That would mean that he's changing and adjusting positions just as we all have. However, a lie is quite different.

By: D.

D. — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:34:08 +0000

Well, since we want to dig deeper into backgrounds and all….

By: D.

D. — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:32:05 +0000

Maybe it'd be easier for you if you took the positions out of it.

By: CraigHickman

CraigHickman — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:21:26 +0000

There's a flip flop.

By: CraigHickman

CraigHickman — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:20:39 +0000

Still bogus.

Electing a sheriff and electing a president don't deserve comparison.

Since you want to hide behind semantics.

Foul.

By: TruthSeeker

TruthSeeker — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:18:09 +0000

Angela,

click of the 'profile' tab
click 'edit profile'
Then change your 'display name'

By: CraigHickman

CraigHickman — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:16:33 +0000

So that's how you wanna throw down?

You're foul.

By: lexusOakland

lexusOakland — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:44:32 +0000

Al Giordano has an excellent article on the issue of the storm around Barack's positions these last few days. I was going to paste a paragraph here, but it's better read in it's entirety. He talks about “smart dissent” … quite insightful and provocative. I will indulge in one sentence: “Too many progressive activists suffer from the illusion that if they leverage a candidate during a campaign that getting him or her to say one thing or another will later translate into policy. ” The post can be read at: http://narcosphere.narconews.com/thefield/smart...

By: CPL

CPL — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:37:00 +0000

I have long said that I didn't trust Andrea Mitchell to be objective; she's a ReThug operative, and she's married to the guy who lied about the American economy to appease his ReThug supporters.

By: D.

D. — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:55:06 +0000

But I didn't say hiring, did I? My sherrif is elected, hence the comparison.

By: Brown Man

Brown Man — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:51:30 +0000

I frequent a few sites like Daily Kos - I am TIRED of the LINE IN THE SAND all of these people who have never been elected to a political office in their lives want Obama to draw regarding FISA.

They already look at all your emails anyway.

I can't say it better than I've said it here - Barack Obama: The Hunchback of Cyberspace - but my mother would give you the short version: "don't throw the baby out with the bathwater".