Comments on: Updated: The Authentic Ass-troturfers

By: John Danforth

John Danforth — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 03:38:41 +0000

Venality and incompetence account for much, but sometimes the physical evidence leaves troubling questions. We’ve learned better than to trust government and press, and we see them daily repeating lies for the masses, which most people readily believe. If you want to get yourself branded as a conspiracy theorist, just look at the films of the collapse of WTC 7.

By: Barbara Grant

Barbara Grant — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:02:39 +0000

In re: Mark Walker’s comment, above: Jesus did say a lot of things about caring for those in need, and your pastor is correct, He never once suggested that the state be the means of doing so. If people including our elected officials took Jesus’ prescriptions seriously, they would rely on private charity, individuals, and the private sector in general to do good works–which many Americans sincerely wish to do when they are not hamstrung by government mandates.

By: Robert Glisson

Robert Glisson — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:35:19 +0000

“Lesson: people see conspiracy where they want to.” Boy, can you say that again. Clearly Congress is not conspiring to put us under their foot, with “Cap and Trade” or “Health Care reform” Nor do they conspire with other nations for the advancement for “Socialistic Policies worldwide.” But can we say “Consensus?” Probably not, I think the Democrats have a patent on the word.

[It’s NOT A CONSPIRACY; it’s out in the open; it’s politics. And a lot of voters like it.]

By: Mark Walker

Mark Walker — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 12:42:22 +0000

I – for one – fear my government (and our ‘unrepresentative representatives’) from Mr. Obama on down to politicians on both sides of the aisle in the House and Senate. I’m doubly afraid of this health care ‘reform.’ Common sense alone tells me there is NO reason to put the entire system into upheaval and disrupt the 250 million who are happy with healthcare in this country for the 10-20 million (NOT the bogus 47+ million claimed by Obama and the state-run media) who may not have ‘adequate’ care. Furthermore, I’ll never be able to fathom how costs would ‘go down’ by adding millions into some sort of healthcare insurance. And the abominable idea of denying healthcare to the elderly to reduce costs is still in the current versions of the bill – obscure as they may be.

I’m all for being a caring human being. As my parish priest aptly put it a few months ago in a Bible study, “Jesus said to clothe the naked, feed the hungry, and shelter the homeless. He did NOT say ‘Give your money to the government to do this.’ Charity as Jesus taught has to come willingly from our own HEARTS – not via a heartless and inefficient government!”

By: haym benaroya

haym benaroya — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 10:33:29 +0000

We can be grateful that the Democrats in power have run wild in their efforts to have Government gobble up the economy and our freedoms. Had they not, or had they paced their totalitarian tendencies, the backlash we are witnessing, although predictable, would not have occurred. Events do not extrapolate linearly into the future. They do so nonlinearly and therefore the future is not predictable very far from the present. Obama and the Democrats are discovering an old truth here. But they are ignoring reality in their hubristic efforts to “remake America.” Let them fail miserably.

[Republicans did the same when in control of all the organs of power.]

By: Myron Pauli

Myron Pauli — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 04:34:26 +0000

What is the POINT of these so-called town halls if the people are only supposed to bow and genuflect approval towards Pelosi, Hoyer, and Obama and otherwise shut up?

CONSPIRACY THEORISTS amuse me – there are those who wind up appearing SHOCKED when the obvious happens (like the mortage bubble or a bear depositing solidified excrement in the woods). Then there are those who assume the government is actually competent – e.g. the Navy “knew” about Pearl Harbor but “deliberately” held the info back from Admiral Kimmel. Having been told that in order to send a SECRET classified package overnight required a memo with 6 signatures to justify the $12 [the Navy spent $5000 instead of $12!] – I can assure you that the notice to Pearl Harbor will arrive any year. In other words, given a choice of explanation between the government being idiotic or deliberately hyper-clever, the conspiracy theorists always insist on the latter – which makes me laugh.

By: Steven

Steven — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:17:45 +0000

Ilana,

I call That Disease on MSNBC “Shyster” as well. In fact, I won’t even watch MSNBC or CNN.

By: Steve Hogan

Steve Hogan — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:32:02 +0000

Are you calling Tamron Hall a boob?

Good thing I don’t watch TV, as I might become titillated watching the “Sleuth in a C Cup.”

By: Gringo Malo

Gringo Malo — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:57:07 +0000

Insurance is a perfectly acceptable variant, according to Merriam Webster. It's quite common in the South. [Like "spit" for past tense "spat"; it's a language drift that sucks.] I really liked the alliteration in "mutinous multitudes were muddled beyond belief." We have it from BHO's own mouth that insurance companies will forbidden to deny coverage because of any pre-existing condition and forbidden to place a cap on coverage. In other words, insurers are required to accept unlimited risk. The only insurer who can operate under those conditions is one who can create money out of thin air. To assume that Obama knows he's creating a single-payer system is to call him a liar. To assume that he doesn't know is to belittle his intellect. How does one avoid a charge of racism?

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:41:08 +0000

Without question, the “gaping vacuity” (properly placed and unsheathed) is perhaps the most powerful Weapon of Mass Destruction in the history of our mortal existence. The list of casualties is staggering.