tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19635991.post1080999752333528864..comments2023-10-12T08:29:16.971-04:00Comments on Haze Gray and Underway !!!: The great divide...Citizen Deuxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425085335850663316noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19635991.post-80339713843574218192007-07-30T09:31:00.000-04:002007-07-30T09:31:00.000-04:00U2's? Don't you be dissin' my Bono!ver word: mulia...U2's? Don't you be dissin' my Bono!<BR/><BR/>ver word: muliast. (n) a person or thing which holds the political viewpoints of a mule (not democrat).ep417https://www.blogger.com/profile/01395232883557590371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19635991.post-76612315573507329982007-07-25T10:49:00.000-04:002007-07-25T10:49:00.000-04:00I agree, the impact of the U2s is staggering, but ...I agree, the impact of the U2s is staggering, but not just limited to elections. Just look across the social spectrum to all the things which exist (or not) due to ignorance and apathy.<BR/><BR/>See wind farms off Massachussets.Citizen Deuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18425085335850663316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19635991.post-48563040516952492782007-07-24T14:17:00.000-04:002007-07-24T14:17:00.000-04:00If one cannot get off their dead a$$ and get to a ...If one cannot get off their dead a$$ and get to a polling place - I am more than happy to NOT have them vote. Think of the numbers of twits, fools and the malinformed that vote now - then multiply by 2.... gah!LTC Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06423057539370247167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19635991.post-7018989871242203832007-07-22T06:45:00.000-04:002007-07-22T06:45:00.000-04:00Bravo!ver word: dalyafdBravo!<BR/><BR/>ver word: dalyafdCitizen Deuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18425085335850663316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19635991.post-20430562846875319852007-07-20T19:54:00.000-04:002007-07-20T19:54:00.000-04:00Wow. 1776 bring us all, differing political opinio...Wow. 1776 bring us all, differing political opinions and all, together. Even those cool, cool, conservative men, whose likes may never be seen again. I myself, like John Hancock, wish to continue dancing to Mr. Adams new gavotte...<BR/><BR/>After all,Mr. Jefferson, I am only 41(okay, plus 6) and still have my virility, and can walk through cupids grove with great agility. Not all of us are from Philadelphia, Franklin.ep417https://www.blogger.com/profile/01395232883557590371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19635991.post-21878714202076927112007-07-20T17:42:00.000-04:002007-07-20T17:42:00.000-04:00Adams, is of course, the favorite of the girl from...Adams, is of course, the favorite of the girl from Boston.<BR/><BR/>"It doesn't matter. I won't be in the history books anyway, only you. Franklin did this and Franklin did that and Franklin did some other damn thing. Franklin smote the ground and out sprang George Washington, fully grown and on his horse. Franklin then electrified him with his miraculous lightning rod and the three of them- Farnklin, Washington, and the horse- conducted the entire revolution by themselves."<BR/><BR/>Not to worry sir, I remember you.BostonMaggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17298341600851300309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19635991.post-37112079237171305022007-07-20T11:38:00.000-04:002007-07-20T11:38:00.000-04:00If you haven't heard it, here is a link to The Tho...If you haven't heard it, here is a link to <A HREF="http://www.jeffersonhour.org/page/function.main" REL="nofollow">The Thomas Jefferson Hour</A>, which is originally an NPR show, but is now also available on iTunes. I can't recommend this show strong enough. It is one of the things that pushed my interest in becoming a history teacher. I highly recommend shows 673, 672, 662, 661, and 651 to start.sonicfroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17243418673004541047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19635991.post-21598309379107451882007-07-20T09:24:00.000-04:002007-07-20T09:24:00.000-04:00Jefferson still is my favorite. Although Franklin...Jefferson still is my favorite. Although Franklin seems to have led quite the life!Citizen Deuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18425085335850663316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19635991.post-80794591549749784732007-07-19T23:47:00.000-04:002007-07-19T23:47:00.000-04:00Funny, of all the founding fathers, if I were to g...Funny, of all the founding fathers, if I were to get into character for a presentation, wigs and all, it would probably be Adams. We're different in so many ways (he's dead, I'm not, for one), but he intrigues me most of the lot of them. Second would be Madison.sonicfroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17243418673004541047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19635991.post-60199606458668128322007-07-19T23:43:00.000-04:002007-07-19T23:43:00.000-04:00Mr. Adams, Dear Mr. Adams, You're obnoxious and di...Mr. Adams, Dear Mr. Adams, You're obnoxious and disliked,<BR/>It cannot be denied....sonicfroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17243418673004541047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19635991.post-1951164367336151612007-07-19T21:37:00.000-04:002007-07-19T21:37:00.000-04:00Oh, Pish Posh, Deux.Let us have our fun! Don't you...Oh, Pish Posh, Deux.Let us have our fun! <BR/><BR/>Don't you know there is war on, say the merchants with a grin? Of course, John, but you have failed to tell us how saltpeter is made! <BR/><BR/>Salpter, John. Pins, Abigail. Til then, til then,....ep417https://www.blogger.com/profile/01395232883557590371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19635991.post-11265419684960523402007-07-19T12:08:00.000-04:002007-07-19T12:08:00.000-04:00Ladies and gentlemen, the Broadway Blogs may be ac...Ladies and gentlemen, the Broadway Blogs may be accessed via another portal!<BR/><BR/>Indeed!Citizen Deuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18425085335850663316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19635991.post-89093331233163038332007-07-19T07:38:00.000-04:002007-07-19T07:38:00.000-04:00Mags-Best Musical Evah! (And if Deux ever gets too...Mags-Best Musical Evah! (And if Deux ever gets too windy, we can always chante "Sit Down, John, Sit Down, John, For God's Sake John sit down!")<BR/><BR/>Also, I understand that from Framingham to Boston, you cannot find any pins, Madame? And how is that saltpeter coming along?????ep417https://www.blogger.com/profile/01395232883557590371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19635991.post-51910214895176223562007-07-19T00:36:00.000-04:002007-07-19T00:36:00.000-04:00Capt. - A "1776" reference! I love it!Capt. - A "1776" reference! I love it!BostonMaggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17298341600851300309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19635991.post-6895728277713091882007-07-18T22:38:00.000-04:002007-07-18T22:38:00.000-04:00Yes, already too few of us vote to even truly be c...Yes, already too few of us vote to even truly be called a representative democracy. But what if voting were somehow incentivized? Some break on annual taxes or another item to prod or cajole folks to get involved. The most important votes for people are those which are local. In our own region of Atlanta, a mere 30,000 people made a decision on a tax referendum for almost 5 million.Citizen Deuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18425085335850663316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19635991.post-31952766119251573732007-07-18T21:49:00.000-04:002007-07-18T21:49:00.000-04:00How is this....people have a right to vote, which ...How is this....people have a right to vote, which few of us exercise. Should people who are eleigble to vote be COMPELLED somehow to vote? A fine? Jail time for not voting? Perhaps not a good answer, but neither is taking away a peoples right to choose and giving it to a select few. What would the country be like if only members of the military were allowed to vote? If only people with college degrees were allowed to vote? We would have a government much more self-serving and draconian than we have ever seen in the past, me thinks. <BR/><BR/>Too many flies, too many flies, and its hot as hell in Philadelphia....won't somebodey open up a window?ep417https://www.blogger.com/profile/01395232883557590371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19635991.post-9869595699834667992007-07-18T09:47:00.000-04:002007-07-18T09:47:00.000-04:00Maggie, we have lines now. You must be 18 to vote...Maggie, we have lines now. You must be 18 to vote, you must register, you must prove your identity. So there are lines, the question is how far should they extend?Citizen Deuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18425085335850663316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19635991.post-3623816373211254882007-07-18T07:57:00.000-04:002007-07-18T07:57:00.000-04:00I have had similar thoughts over the years. I wor...I have had similar thoughts over the years. I work as an appointed election official where I love and some of the utter stupidity and ignorance I have seen has made me long for some regulation. However, in the end you realize that you can't. It's elitist. While I am a terrible snob and contemptuous of people who flaunt their ignornace (there are such people - my sister-in-law for example) it's not what the concept of democracy is about. I know, I know, we are not a democracy strictly speaking. But once we start setting up barriers to certain people voting, where does it stop? Who draws the lines?BostonMaggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17298341600851300309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19635991.post-26550872001560180822007-07-17T20:14:00.000-04:002007-07-17T20:14:00.000-04:00Frog!!! You rock, and I mean that metaphorically....Frog!!! You rock, and I mean that metaphorically.Citizen Deuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18425085335850663316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19635991.post-61174800067059223132007-07-17T20:09:00.001-04:002007-07-17T20:09:00.001-04:00Oh... nevermind.Oh... nevermind.sonicfroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17243418673004541047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19635991.post-33171011553700097312007-07-17T20:09:00.000-04:002007-07-17T20:09:00.000-04:00Oh, and if you think government censorship works i...Oh, and if you think government censorship works in the digital age, <A HREF="http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article2086419.ece" REL="nofollow">think again</A>.sonicfroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17243418673004541047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19635991.post-59391775132535727172007-07-17T20:05:00.000-04:002007-07-17T20:05:00.000-04:00Oh, because my college degree is in Telecom / Radi...Oh, because my college degree is in Telecom / Radio, Video, Film Production, and I still have the itch to keep up with all things media, I'm gonna be blogging on the threatened return of th fairness doctrine very soon.sonicfroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17243418673004541047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19635991.post-69791664396480958242007-07-17T20:01:00.000-04:002007-07-17T20:01:00.000-04:00read UN transcripts minutes after meetingsTell Me ...<I>read UN transcripts minutes after meetings</I><BR/><BR/>Tell Me You Do Not! And I thought I did stupid things to pass the time.sonicfroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17243418673004541047noreply@blogger.com