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“Jonathan: I like the way you "Dowd-ified" my comment, by cutting off my disclaimer at the beginning. Every word of ...”
“In no way is this observation intended as absolution for the past sins committed in the name of Christianity. But ...”
“@Tim: Speaking of strawmen, you seem to think all conservatives are parrots of right-wing talk radio. I do not listen ...”
“@Tim: That figures. I would not want Kerry/Edwards mentioned, either, if I were a thoughtful progressive. I thought we ...”
“I see. Your candidate's religious background - "controversial pastor". My candidate's religious background - "secretive, mafia-type". Apples and oranges, indeed ...”
“I've heard several voters, Dem and Repub, express reservations about Romney's religion. I, for one, cannot say that ...”
“Whether Christophobic "progressive" or religious fundamentalist, it seems the most effective form of contraception for many people is their personality.”
“MSNBC Carries water for the Dems Very few tune in. No offense, Gregg Bush These haikus laugh toward you, And ...”
“Was Saipan the place The Dem thought would tip over? No, that place was Guam.”
“It is reported that Patton and Churchill both urinated in the Rhine (I believe the former was photographed in the ...”
“Where I grew up in the Ozarks, the nearest reliable, trained police protection was usually about eighteen miles away. Staffers ...”
“I find a modest amount of reassurance in the fact that even Jonathan Hopfenblatt thinks "that Jack Hamm's comments ...”
“I do hope that the comparison, "we are Imperial Japan", expresses the sentiment of a small, woefully ill-informed segment of ...”
“@Jonathan: Trying to speculate as to the ratio of good vs. bad is far from stupid. Actually, it is pretty ...”
“Jack Hamm writes: "The US is not the noble beacon of freedom that Americans like to think it is." While ...”
“Jack Hamm writes, "Don: I am not ignoring Imperial Japan; we are Imperial Japan." Wow. That is an analogy too ...”
“Col. Miller: I don't know if you are familiar with Ralph Peters (retired US Army officer), but here is ...”
“Ellis Smith says, "Recently someone pointed out that the present Supreme Court is composed of six justices who are Catholic ...”
“Jonathan Hopfenblatt says: "I was expecting to have to put a lot of thought into my response, but it turns ...”
“For the "progressives", here is an excellent column on the effects of over-regulation, from where the rubber meets the road ...”
“Trib Board was a fun read. I still chuckle and shake my head, when I hear the phrase "tastes like ...”
“I have an American History magazine from 1978 or 79, a special issue on the US home front during WWII ...”
“Is there a Star Trek convention in town, or something?”
“@Don: Jonathan would be swimming against the current. I hear tell most of the Cuban emigre traffic is one-way. You ...”
“@Jonathan: I tend to lean toward the conservative end of the political spectrum, and some of my favorite people are ...”
“"All we have to do is notice that the conservative worldview is antithetical to the reality black people face today ...”
“I would like to point out the often-overlooked historical fact that the "Republicanization" of parts of the south began about ...”
“Here is a link to an Oxford-style debate, where the motion was "Organic food is marketing hype": http://intelligencesquaredus.org ...”
“Why, of course. No one can be community-minded, compassionate, giving, helpful, charitable, or caring, to those less fortunate, without running ...”
“That's ok, John. I am not a fan of the insipid notion that there is any virtue whatsoever in ...”
“How will increased public expenditure and public debt (both of which have been ten feet high and rising for a ...”
“Alrighty, we got a taker. So, John Schmidt, you would raise the top marginal rate on a taxable income of ...”
“@Jonathan: The debate IS about tax policy - along with other aspects of fiscal policy (spending, borrowing, etc.). I used to ...”
“I'll try this one more time: the primary purpose of tax policy should be to raise sufficient revenue for ...”
“I am going to throw a wacky, crazy, radical notion out here: the primary purpose of tax policy should be ...”
“The Occupiers are playing right into the evil, greedy hands of Big Camping Supplies. Unwittingly enriching those fat-cat robber barons ...”
“I am thankful my own fraternal experience at MU was pre-Prohibition. I considered the one seven decades prior, a failure ...”
“I can't believe there is not a link to Occupy McBaine. It should be 10 to 12 feet higher ...”
“This letter is one of the better parodies of the OWS movement I've seen. I assume that is accidental ...”
“Speaking of ridicule, here's some from a mad genius: http://iowahawk.typepad.com/iowahawk/2011/11/with-apologies-to-alan-sherman.html With ...”
“Mr. Bearfield: Shame on you. You should immediately cease your greedy endeavors, and pitch a tent in a public space ...”
“Derrick Fogle: It may take "domestic military forces" to evict your duplicate posts. They will then power-wash the Missourian website ...”
“For the record, were the Koch Bros or Soros to "occupy" public space contrary to law or ordinance, I would ...”
“In my impetuous youth, I have personally been told to leave a public use area before, when my presence there ...”
“Derrick Fogle: Let's not get carried away here. Disillusioned young American "Occupiers" are not the Mahatma's Congress Party ...”
“Col. Miller: Speaking of ridicule, here is where college football meets the 99%: http://occupyherbstreit.tumblr.com/ My favorite: "My ...”
“Hell, if a corpse has no use for it, why just tax it? Confiscate it. Damn your half-measures. Wealth belongs ...”
“@Louis Schneebaum: Duh. Jeez. (I've always found "progressives" so delightfully entertaining when they are in that condescendingly smarter-than-thou phase ...”
“I'm only aware of one Messianic figure. And He's never appeared on any ballot I've seen. Perhaps ...”
“Louis: My merely pointing out the distance between rhetoric and reality is not intended as an assignation of blame. Why ...”
“"U.S. wealth gap between young and old is widest ever" Wow, and we are nearly three years deep into ...”
“@Gregg Bush: Regarding your 11:47 pm post, I wholeheartedly agree. Perhaps you could compose a counter-fatwa in haiku. That ...”
“Gregg Bush asks "Where's our cesspool?" Luckily, there's polling for that: http://iowahawk.typepad.com/iowahawk/2007/05 ...”
“Radical, political Islamists have killed more Americans in the last 30 years than radical, political Baptists have. Or Lutherans, Presbyterians ...”
“The debate I linked above, "Islam is a Religion of Peace", included a few mentions of Lutherans. That got me ...”
“@mike mentor: I think that was me, who posted the Guardian piece on Ayaan Hirsi Ali. I have a good ...”
“Nick Gass asks, "What do you think defines Southern culture?" The question seems to assume there is one "Southern culture ...”
“Occupy Herbstreit movement merits attention: http://occupyherbstreit.tumblr.com/”
“So, Gregg's self-employed?”
“frankchristian: On behalf of "South Park conservatives", I offer these two words: Colonel Angus. I find myself disagreeing with you ...”
“I welcome your haikus, as I enjoy my own gentle, written prodding of the Occupiers. Ours is a Republic, with ...”
“Satire and mockery are free speech, also. They can gore any old ox, not just the other fellow's. "Should ...”
“"Scared"? Why yes, satire and mockery are my fall-back coping mechanisms, when I'm overcome with fear. Jon Stewart gets ...”
“See, here's where the Occupy folks could learn something from the business folks - marketing. Take the term, "manifesto". A ...”
“I wish Glenn Greenwald wrote in haiku: http://politics.salon.com/2011/10/11/can_ows_be_turned_into_a_democratic_party_movement/singleton/”
“I think I caught Abba at the Bluegrass Festival in Dixon in the 70's. Dancing Queen rocks with mandolin ...”
“Wow. Twice as popular as the Tea Party. That's impressive. I remember when Abba was popular, too.”
“Jack Hamm says: "Ask yourself if 250 years ago you would have been with the Tea Party or the Whigs ...”
“Jack: I don't listen to Rush Limbaugh. I don't watch Fox News. I regularly listen to both Morning ...”
“Jack: Rush who? I like the band, Rush. I do listen to them quite often. Had no idea Geddy, Neil ...”
“I am sure it was photo-shopped. Along with the piles of trash, rubbish, etc. (And no, I don't mean ...”
“David Rosman says "A few days ago, I wrote a column for my InkandVoice blog asking, "Where have all the ...”
“In the Land of The Haiku, the eighteen-syllabled Man is king, you know.”
“Lefties seem surprised That wit and satire are not Their monopoly.”
“Haikus sound better When mindlessly repeated Like Piven's drivel. Crowd: "Haikus sound better When mindlessly repeated Like Piven's ...”
“Frances Fox Piven: "You don't need to follow anybody! You're all individuals!" Crowd: "You don't need to ...”
“Rob Robinson says: "Karl - If you mean we did not invade any countries under the guise of the "Global War ...”
“Greg Allen: what a ridiculous analogy. Really. As for the author of this column - sometimes true leadership means standing up ...”
“Gregg- I'm a bit disappointed you didn't give my haikus props, as well. Admittedly, limericks are my stronger ...”
“If Mr. Buffett is so distraught over unfairness, he can probably google US Treasury and find the address to send ...”
“"The other pernicious consequence of the separate corporate and personal income taxes has been a field day for demagogues and ...”
“"It's all Bush's fault" I think they are mistaken I don't blame you, Gregg”
“Simple-mindedness, Re-distributive envy Distilled to haiku From each according To his abilities, but Marx don't haiku well”
“@Mark: I agree with much of what you write here. The cultural aspect, in addition to the religious, may explain ...”
“@Mike: Ali's is an amazing story. She does not pull any punches - nor should she. Being on the receiving ...”
“What are some examples of how the US directly inflicted pain into the lives of Osama Bin Laden, or Mohammed ...”
“@Tim Dance: Yeah, yeah, I know. I've heard all those cliches before ("Like a chicken voting for Col. Sanders ...”
“Tim Dance: I liked Ayaan Hirsi Ali's definition (and embrace) of "classical liberalism", in the Guardian story I linked ...”
“Jack Hamm wrote - "Anyone who does not understand that our aggression will invite blowback (see 9/11) is a fool ...”
“I find Ayaan Hirsi Ali's story very compelling: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/may/08/ayaan-hirsi-ali-interview”
“Few other institutions on the planet are as much a "benevolent engine of global altruism" as the US military. I ...”
“I do not agree with, nor will I defend, each and every action and reaction by our government, in response ...”
“Mr. Rosman: I am glad to have written something you found quite interesting. I find your columns quite interesting, as ...”
“Is one of the awards that " award winning editor, writer, professional speaker and college instructor" David Rosman has received, for ...”
“As union membership from the private sector has waned over the years, it is to be expected that unions would ...”
“Brian: Who said I think "destroying them is in [my] best interests"? As I said before, I am a former ...”
“Mr. Rosman - your response above, to Mr. Miller, was a pretty flimsy dodge of the substance of FDR's and ...”
“Mr. Rosman is right to tout the past accomplishments of private-sector unions, in improving working conditions, wages, and benefits of ...”
“There is no doubt that all wars have had wasteful spending, from broken-down horses, moth-ridden uniforms, and rotten meat in ...”
“HSUS is a special interest group, too. And a much less productive one, to the socio-economic sphere, than MO Cattlemen ...”
“tom kelly says: "If we were nuked fifty years ago, millions of innocents would have been saved." Well, not millions ...”
“If you think that honest debate, unbiased judgment, and acceptance of reality are hallmarks of the initiative petition process, I ...”
“Don Milsop - your post reminded me of the story from Hampton Sides' book "Ghost Soldiers", of the execution (by dousing ...”
“A recent book by a Japanese scholar makes the claim that the USSR's late entry into the Pacific War ...”
“"Tea party activists are loud, sometimes obnoxious, while taking politics to new lows in terms of adult debate." David: Were ...”
“@frankchristian: Eric Holder's camp? Why yes, absolutely. Went camping and bass fishing with him just last week. We tight ...”
“I think we need to distinguish between Islam, and "Islamism". The former is the religion, the latter is the political ...”
“The facts are, that the pullout of all US combat troops in 1972 did not stop all the killing. The ...”
“I don't claim to speak for them. Neither do I choose to ignore them. I hold them in high ...”
“I, too, would like to see all the killing stopped. But let's not be naive here - American withdrawal, whether ...”
“If I am not mistaken, Certain Cultural Group is opening for The Serious Warmongers' show sometime next week at The ...”
“John Schultz says "Very interesting how the anti-war left has pretty much been quiet now that Barack Obama has been ...”
“Gregg Bush and Derrick Fogle: What should the top marginal income tax rate be, and at what income level should ...”
“Gregg Bush: What should the top marginal income tax rate be, and at what income level should it kick in?”
“Jeez, Tim Dance, I know what you mean. I just absolutely HATE reading newspaper opinion pages, and seeing partisan hacks ...”
“Colonel: Upon reading your critics' comments here, I am reminded of the Latin phrase that was supposedly the motto of ...”
“@Michael Williams: well said. We are a few months past the midpoint of The One's first (or perhaps only ...”
“Well, not all the voters. Arguably, to a slim majority statewide, and to minorities in many of the counties of ...”
“We ARE a republic. A government of laws, not of men. That is a fact, Terry. Where DO they breed ...”
“Well, if cutting and pasting from other comment threads is acceptable, here's mine: Thrown out here for discussion: What ...”
“Terry Ward says "Breeders are thugs." Thus, the facade slips down a tad, revealing the true colors of some of ...”
“Amen, Robin Nuttall. Too many times, in the histories written of the Civil War, Missouri and the whole Trans-Mississippi get ...”
“Colonel: 30 years ago would have been 1981. Didn't the last American troops leave Vietam when Saigon fell in ...”
“CAIR's main problem is, the "Muslim as persecuted minority" schtick is considerably oversold. Given the fact that a small ...”
“It is overly simplistic and historically near-sighted, to simply say that Reagan "armed the Taliban Afghans", and leave it at ...”
“I'll tell you one thing - Wayne Pacelle does not appreciate squirrel recipes. And he's not a very big ...”
“So, should there absolutely be no time limit whatsoever to unemployment benefits? If I favor, say, a 6-month extension, but ...”
“'Tis rather inexpensive (and quite often politically expedient, in certain circles anyway) to consider oneself as generous and compassionate, when ...”
“Did you miss the part where I agreed with you, Gregg?”
“@G. Bush: You first mentioned the B2 / unemployment benefit comparison. Not me. I questioned it, because it seemed an apples-to-oranges ...”
“How many B-2's has the state legislature built, anyway? Must have missed that news nugget. Having been a longtime ...”
“I agree, Gregg Bush. Flip flops appear to be in style, whether it is candidate Obama/President Obama, or early-March ...”
“I don't think this is the Hopey-Changey-ism we've been waiting for. MW is spot on - the rhetoric of ...”
“Here is a timely book, and a timely review of same: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704261504576205113361365714.html”
“One of the few things more naive than believing the US is a Christian nation, is denying it ever has ...”
“I blame Reagan and the Bush dynasty for my biting on your "troll bait."”
“Derrick Fogle wrote: "Blame Reagan and the Bush dynasty for that re-framing." I'd say that's pretty short-sighted analysis ...”
“Several states continued to have quasi-official religious denominations for several decades after our founding. I believe the last one to ...”
“"It is unfortunate that some religious leaders don't realize or are oblivious to the fact that they are sometimes ...”
“If you look at all the various times in our Nation's history that our military and naval forces have ...”
“As a point of clarification, and to not unduly offend anyone, I should explain why I so often put quotes ...”
“Just curious: do any of the self-styled "progressive" commenters have any input on the distinction (if you recognize any) between ...”
“I don't buy the premise that our economy has changed because unions are weaker. I think it's the ...”
“Ellis Smith is spot-on. He should be writing guest commentary for the Missourian. This is what I have been saying ...”
“A level-headed take on the goings-on in Madison: http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/02/21/avlon.wisconsin.unions/index ...”
“@G. Bush: To the best of my admittedly limited knowledge, I am unaware of any state governments legally required to ...”
“Our operations in Iraq & Afghanistan do not preclude or prevent the prospect of no-fly enforcement over Libya - especially the eastern ...”
“Gregg: And I'll stick with Burke's Britain, over Robespierre's "messy, loud democracy", thank you very much. Though ...”
“Gregg: Once more, no one, not Scott Walker, not those jackbooted Repubs in Madison, not some sinister cabal of them ...”
“Gregg: Can you point me to any state governments legally required to negotiate contracts with the Nat'l Rifle Associataion ...”
“Gregg: the right to association is not the same as the right to collective bargaining. No one - not Scott Walker ...”
“My 8th grade teacher once told us, "majorities are not always right." Examples he gave included the American Revolution, and ...”
“The land of Ed Schultz, et al, has an even more one-dimensional monarchy, it seems, with the attitude that a ...”
“Does this mean the interstate hissy-fit will end? If they stay in IL too long, they may have to pay ...”
“Thoughtful, informed, reasoned deliberation and enactment of humane legislation, by a body of representatives elected by the people (and signed ...”
“LBJ would have been skewered by the HSUS, for those photos of him picking up his hounds by the ears ...”
“As Rick James said, "Tab, is a hell of a drug."”
“Terry Ward says: "We ourselves consider personal attacks from li-bore-tarians and Mad-Hatters and Palinophiles and anti-humane Neanderthals and wrong-wingers to ...”
“@Terry Ward: Show me where I have attacked Shelley (or you) personally. Show us all. This is my real name ...”
“I think you all had me at the "150 vets to 20" claim. That was logic I just could not ...”
“@Robin Nuttall: Game, set, and match. Good job. Granted, you are no Tony LaRussa or Betty White. I bet folks ...”
“But fortunately, not a wisdom deficiency. If only I were as wise as Terry Ward. That, would be something.”
“@Shelley Powers: 20 vets? Seriously? I find that really, really hard to believe. I personally know three right here who ...”
“@Terry Ward: I don't know that I have any SWORN ENEMIES. Just people with whom I disagree. I, too ...”
“If I were referee of this discussion, I think I would have to throw two penalty flags: One on Dr ...”
“One more thing, I have no fixation against unions, as I pointed out above. My father was a Teamster - I ...”
“@Shelley Powers: So, in conclusion, we cannot "forget who pays the bills", and it does "matter who their employer is ...”
“Shelley Powers: Federal employees, too? Should President Obama extend collective bargaining rights to all federal employees, also? What about those ...”
“Barbara Schmitz. That was the woman Dr. Jim Foster took to ye olde debate woodshed on KMOX last fall. Her ...”
“@Shelley Powers: you had me at "Forget who pays the bills". I would try, but I'm reminded every April ...”
“Shelley- so you are cool with the arrangement I described? Color me oh so surprised.”
“Channel 13's sports guy said it was sunspots and satellite issues. I know 13 went out a few times ...”
“I have read it, Shelley. It was a joke, at your expense. A wasted one, apparently. Private sector unions balance ...”
“I would like to thank the geniuses at CBS Sports, for showing us the opening minutes of the Michigan / Michigan ...”
“O yes, Shelley - the horrible oppression of having to pay 5% toward your own pension, and 12% of your healthcare ...”
“I think we over-estimate the impact of Israeli-Palestinian issues on the Arab street. Arab dictators, and some groups who have ...”
“@Dr. Jim Foster: are you the vet who schooled the old gal from HSUS on a radio interview out of ...”
“Just wondering: When (or if, if you prefer, in case I am being too paranoid here) HSUS comes back into ...”
“@Shelley Powers - my logic does not seem to be as flawed as your geography. Or, your analogies. When I lived ...”
“HSUS does a bit of "push-polling" in the Husker state: http://journalstar.com/news/local/article_e6db2e71-074f-563b-8cc5-1251390f5869.html From dogs to ...”
“Supporters of the Madison protesters, and the AWOL Dem senators ("flee-baggers") seem to miss the differences between public-sector unions and ...”
“@Michael Williams: To expand on your point: http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/print/260359 Excerpt: "A crucial distinction has been ...”
“Good opinion piece from one of the "No Labels" guys: http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/02/21/avlon.wisconsin ...”
“Shelley Powers says: "Wasn't aware that Missouri hunters were such cowards. Or bad liars." --------------- Where do you get a ...”
“@Tim Dance: Was that Jan Brewer, AZ Gov, who said that? Or was it the lady running against Harry Reid ...”
“Just curious, Chip: I rarely catch the radio programming of the Unholy Trinity you mention - Rush, Beck, or Hannity. Probably ...”
“More Taranto today, on the NYTimes & former Enron advisor Paul Krugman, on the Tuscon shootings: http://online.wsj.com/article ...”
“Two good columns on Saturday's atrocity: James Taranto: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703667904576072840602094576.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_MIDDLETopOpinion Glenn Reynolds ...”
“Shelley: Our republic is not based on one vote, one time. We are a republic, not a democracy, after all ...”
“20, huh? Hyperbole, much, Shelley? I could drive you to five, within an hour of my house. Dog lovers, all ...”
“Maybe this is a crazy notion, but when I cast my "no" vote in November, I decided that the judgment ...”
“Um, yeah, right, James. I sure wish my Republican parents had suggested I save and invest my money for economic ...”
“I, for one, am sure glad The One moved me (well, and everyone on the planet) out of that "nuclear ...”
“Two very interesting takes on Assange, from two of my favorite sons of Albion, Rod "Seacole" Liddle, and Christopher Hitchens ...”
“John Schultz has managed to put more sensible analysis into a two-paragraph online comment, than either the STL P-D or ...”
“This reminds me of the ill-informed smear campaign against the Bushes several years ago, over Granddaddy Bush's tiny sliver ...”
“Glad that they are taking an active role in the sesquicentennial. Missouri often gets short shrift from Civil War historians ...”