tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post7187596646704153064..comments2023-12-20T04:18:41.617-06:00Comments on The Hunting of the Snark: Madam PresidentSusan of Texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-22764116065187140032009-11-18T17:10:31.075-06:002009-11-18T17:10:31.075-06:00Michael--Do you seriously think, for even one seco...Michael--Do you seriously think, for even one second, that you can drop in here and lie? Push your bullshit and expect me to swallow it? <br /><br />But you have given me an interesting new avenue to look down. My <a href="http://www.americanfamilyvoices.org/amfeed/82/am-feed---september-28-2005" rel="nofollow">favorite bit so far</a>, regarding your parent organization's founder:<br /><br />"”[Sen.] Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and I were talking about the estate tax. If we knew anybody that owned a business that lost life in the storm, that would be something we could push back with.” – Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) said in a taped conversation with law professor Harold Apolinksy about using the destruction of Hurricane Katrina to once again push for the end of the estate tax for the wealthy. Apolinsky recruited colleagues to search for victims whose stories could be used. Time magazine reported that the search has been fruitless because so few people affected by Hurricane Katrina were assessed the estate tax." <br /><br />Using poor dead African American to get rid of taxes for the rich. That's as competent as it is moral. <br /><br />You're lying about being progressive, lying about Palin, who is a national joke (literally), lying about opportunity, lying about power, and lying about taxes. Come back when you find your soul.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-6279779715911909592009-11-18T16:24:55.107-06:002009-11-18T16:24:55.107-06:00It seems to me that no matter how much progressive...It seems to me that no matter how much progressive people hate Palin, she has captured the hearts and minds of many Americans. Why is that? Because she speaks their language: opportunity and low taxes. Those are issues that progressives can claim too, if we can get over ourselves. Take the Estate Tax for example. This is a tax that does nothing but line the pockets of large insurance companies (see www.estatetaxtruth.org if you doubt me) why would we be in favor of that? A lot of progressive people I know just get into a knee jerk reaction mode without every thinking about the issues. If we want to hold on to power, we need to reach out to Americans, not continue to fight old battles.michaelhttp://www.estatetaxtruth.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-16754407672864618632009-11-18T14:22:08.265-06:002009-11-18T14:22:08.265-06:00I've noticed a not often mentioned difference...I've noticed a not often mentioned difference in progressive vs wingnut rhetoric. When Bush was elected, then re-elected, and when that administration passed one constitution shredding travesty after another, progs responded by talking about their plans to move...to New Zealand, Australia, Canada, wherever. Now that Obama is president, what do the wingtards talk about? Armed revolution! If Sarah Palin ever manages to slither into the White House; unlikely as that might be, I be tempted to rethink the whole armed revolution thing.satchnoreply@blogger.com