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seashell Commented on Trying to Reset Dashboard by seashell

2009-07-07T14:54:21Z

TruckNutz!!!

seashell recommended Take advantage of the opening by Carol Gee

2009-07-06T20:00:04Z

seashell Commented on The Gun goes from One Spiderhole to Another by NobleCommentDecider

2009-07-07T05:56:36Z

When I saw the article about the gun, I just huffed and moved on. But this is an excellent analysis of exactly what the price of that gun was.

Thanks, NCD. Highly rec'd.

seashell recommended The Gun goes from One Spiderhole to Another by NobleCommentDecider

2009-07-06T15:39:59Z

seashell Commented on STARDUST by dickday

2009-07-07T05:50:14Z

Ah, dd, I too have felt that dolourous feeling on occasion. It usually wears off within a day or two, and I wish that for you. But it's funny that you mention the garden as that's where I've been lately, also. Meet you there?

By the way, when did Pres. Obama graduate from a socialist to a communist? :-)

I love you, dd.

seashell Commented on Who Killed Sarah Palin? by steve katz

2009-07-07T05:42:21Z

How fun and most excellent! Regards to Murry.

seashell recommended Who Killed Sarah Palin? by steve katz

2009-07-06T22:00:00Z

seashell Commented on STARDUST by dickday

2009-07-07T04:29:54Z

This is so good, dd. You captured the problem well and then reversed the curse with the words of our fore mothers and fathers.

You didn't mention the name of the group that's writing their own constitution. It's the Freedom Federation and it's really just an umbrella for already existing groups that felt it was raining too hard and they needed overhead protection, I guess.

I'm not kidding. Apparently, these groups feel a sense of urgency because their Judeo-Christian values have been weakened and injustices have been on the rise.

Of course, they always say they are under attack. Nothing urgent or different about that as far as I can tell.

seashell recommended STARDUST by dickday

2009-07-06T19:50:39Z

seashell Commented on Young Republicans by thomasjasen

2009-07-07T02:56:44Z

The context to your blog and its title, Young Republicans, involves yet another story of a Republican official and racism. Audra Shay, the current VP of the Young Republicans, who is running for President in an election to be held this weekend, condoned a racist remark on her Facebook wall last week. After the remarks gained the notice of other officials from Young Republicans, Shay tried to wriggle out of it by claiming she was only replying to the racist's first comment, not his second. When that didn't work, she resorted to the tried and true Republican strategy of blaming her competitors for the problem.

A very sordid situation, indeed.

seashell recommended Young Republicans by thomasjasen

2009-07-06T17:47:48Z

seashell Commented on The more things change... by Jesse Lava

2009-07-07T02:36:06Z

Thanks, Jesse.

seashell Commented on Forbidden, Am I? by barefooted

2009-07-07T02:32:14Z

Yes, MJ is a known serial post killer. Somebody should put his picture up in the post office. :-)

seashell recommended Forbidden, Am I? by barefooted

2009-07-06T02:49:33Z

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2009-07-06T21:47:34Z

seashell Commented on The more things change... by Jesse Lava

2009-07-06T03:19:16Z

Jesse, these thoughts are off the top of my head - so bear with me. :-)

1. Although you mentioned Rick Warren and the NEA, you left out Focus on the Family as the third member of the majors that aren't participating in the Freedom Federation (FF) movement. For FotF to opt out in favor of inclusiveness and a "kinder and gentler way to approach" abortion just blows me away. Is there any reason you left that organization out? IOW, what do you know or think that would have you leave them out? :-)

2. Overall, the people and the organizations that are involved in the FF movement resemble the same ole grumpy white men and women that currently head up the GOP. Schlafly must be close to 100 by now and Sheldon just short of it. I wasn't even sure Wildmon was still alive. Next to these three, Tony Perkins is a baby but his org goes back to Reagan.

2a. Who is this crew going to appeal to? It certainly isn't the young people that seem to have come to terms with gays, the environment and social justice issues, just to name a few recent advancements. That more or less (probably less) leaves the same base that they have always been able to count on, and which is in the dying off stage vs the adding to the population stage they used to be in.

3. So I see why you are concerned at this sudden "rebirth" we are witnessing, but are they truly so disturbing that we have to haul out the culture warrior guided missiles again? :-) (I'm not being snarky. I figure you are much more aware of this stuff than I am.) Thanks!

seashell recommended The more things change... by Jesse Lava

2009-07-05T19:34:23Z

seashell Commented on On the "countless" politicians who leave office early by Joe Pettit

2009-07-05T23:26:00Z

... only two conclusions seem to remain; either she is not being honest and some more traditional reason for leaving office is actually motivating her, or she has lost all sense of direction.

I don't see why these two conclusions have to be mutually exclusive. Palin can certainly be dishonest and at the same time lose all sense of direction. The Vanity Fair article that caused much of this commotion was quite clear on those points.

seashell recommended On the "countless" politicians who leave office early by Joe Pettit

2009-07-05T16:57:37Z

seashell Commented on Deep Scary Thot.... by ~flowerchild~

2009-07-05T23:16:35Z

"...'Thanks, but no thanks,' on that Bridge to Nowhere." :-)

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2009-07-05T14:45:04Z

seashell Commented on Loving Kindness Meditation by TheraP

2009-07-05T23:10:27Z

As usual, you pull through with just what the Buddha ordered! Thanks, TheraP. :-)

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2009-07-05T03:39:54Z

seashell Commented on Prison rape, good joke? by oceankat

2009-07-05T23:05:35Z

SJ - From several reports that I've read, the best that Bernie can hope for is a medium security prison. If his safety is a consideration, he could even be assigned to a maximum security prison, according to this NPR article.

Bottom line, Bernie's deathbed won't be in Club Fed.