tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post9210103386776393734..comments2023-10-17T08:19:58.196-04:00Comments on FreeThinke: FreeThinkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-8952673417163486162017-07-06T13:01:39.287-04:002017-07-06T13:01:39.287-04:00Sorry, but at THIS blog yur commentary must relate...Sorry, but at THIS blog yur commentary must relate to the post.FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-55731625015041588172017-07-06T07:13:26.081-04:002017-07-06T07:13:26.081-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Just Sayinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-45741115137069408892017-07-04T23:06:52.695-04:002017-07-04T23:06:52.695-04:00Oh sure, Lisa. That's SOP in the blogosohere....Oh sure, Lisa. That's SOP in the blogosohere. I don't worry about it.<br /><br />I only get annoyed when people say nasty stupid things to and about each other. I try to s scrub that kind of stuff off the board whenever i check in. <br /><br />Hope you've had a good Fourth! Do anything special?FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-14133012266384193592017-07-04T22:38:34.516-04:002017-07-04T22:38:34.516-04:00Saw that same comment on another progressive's...Saw that same comment on another progressive's blog.<br />I think it's blog administrator makes up fake names and comments Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02173702830006208833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-33622197929647725802017-07-04T11:32:39.217-04:002017-07-04T11:32:39.217-04:00Unfortunately, GTBR, the vituperative, wholly nega...Unfortunately, GTBR, the vituperative, wholly negative TONE of your shrieking, roaring tirade proves you to be WRONG.<br /><br />If you want to be consumed with rage tand petty feelings of spite that's your privilege, but you will not be peritted to express it HERE –– especially not today.<br /><br /><b>Let others take heed as well.</b>FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-44595109633559037962017-07-04T11:10:07.883-04:002017-07-04T11:10:07.883-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Good To Be Right!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-31833768470830731692017-07-04T11:03:10.800-04:002017-07-04T11:03:10.800-04:00Ya gotta AC-CEN-tu-ate the positive
E-LIM-in-ate t...<b><i>Ya gotta AC-CEN-tu-ate the positive<br />E-LIM-in-ate the negative<br />LATCH ON to the affirmative<br />Don't fool with Mr. In Between.</i></b><br /><br />It's the FOURTH of JULY! A time to GET HAPPY, if ever there was one, so GET with the PROGRAM. <br /><br />Be of good cheer!<br /><br />~ Made famous by Bing Crosby back in the 1940's<br /><br />______________________<br /><br /><b><i>Sing Hallelujah! c'moin get happy<br />Ya gotta chase all those blues away.<br />Sing Hallelujah! c'mon get happy<br />Get ready fir the Judgment Day.</i></b><br /><br />~ Made famous by Judy Garland in the 1950'sFreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-70152649287415662242017-07-04T10:52:26.277-04:002017-07-04T10:52:26.277-04:00The Devil by the way is ALWAYS smirking –– and cac...The Devil by the way is ALWAYS smirking –– and cackling –– and guffawing –– and hooting –– and hollering –– and mocking –– and thmbing his nose and pointing an accusatory, condemnatory finger at everything beautiful, right, good, decent, charmng, delightful, enchanting, encouraging, wholesome, right and true.<br /><br />That's why we are doing ourselves great harm by <i>imitating</i> the methods of The Evil One in the way we try to combat our ideological enemies,FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-79276101877411013052017-07-04T10:45:21.043-04:002017-07-04T10:45:21.043-04:00What a poor way to begin a renewed celebration of ...What a poor way to begin a renewed celebration of the nearly-miraculous achiement of our Founding against unsuperable odds!<br /><br />Our Founding Fathers did not accomplish what they did by merely <i>grumbling</i> amongst themselves about how much they disliked King George III and the tyranny they believed he represented.FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-80288718043031829742017-07-04T10:39:11.129-04:002017-07-04T10:39:11.129-04:00Like it or not everyone has a right to his opinion...Like it or not everyone has a right to his opinion. That IS the basic premise of our Founding.<br /><br /><b><i>Truth springs from argument amongst friends.</i></b> <br /><br />David Hume (1711-1776) - Scottish Philosopher, Historian, Essayist<br />FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-32600883439808760652017-07-04T10:26:52.798-04:002017-07-04T10:26:52.798-04:00We believe you are entirely wrong in your opinion,...We believe you are entirely wrong in your opinion, PP, BUT if it turns out that you are correct after all, I sincerely hope your prophecy comes true.<br /><br />But try to remember this:<br /><br /><i> ...Kaleidoscopic in their vast profusion ––<br />Useless bits of moribund meanness thrown<br />Zealously –– adds to our confusion ––<br />Now narrowness in thee has grown.<br />Imitating counterfeits of Christ<br />Keeps us in despair and unsufficed.</i><br /><br />~ Unknown<br /><br /><br />FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-4203807495233342042017-07-04T10:07:39.367-04:002017-07-04T10:07:39.367-04:00I hope you are havng great Fourth, DD. I agree wit...I hope you are havng great Fourth, DD. I agree with yiur sentiments, but also realize "the nightmare" never really ends, because maintaining freedom is –– and always will be –– a constant battle against insuperable odds and hostile forces both aggressive and insidious –– <i>especially</i> the latter. <br /><br />Remember these prohetic words of Ben Franklin written soon after the Constitution was finally adopted in 1786:<br /><br /><b><i>"Our Constitution is in actual operation; everything appears to promise that it will last, but in this world nothing is certain but death and taxes."</i></b><br /><br />~ Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)<br /><br />The Founding Fathers were not fools, neither were they starry-eyed idealists. They understood Human Nature all too well, BUT –– and this I believe is the greatest thing about them –– <b>they were NOT cynics.</b><br />FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-87312587807998135322017-07-04T09:55:36.455-04:002017-07-04T09:55:36.455-04:00Doris, you don't really know me. That means yo...Doris, you don't really know me. That means you could not possibly understand my reasons for thinking and believng as I do, <br /><br />I don't believe it could possibly be good to believe we can't be friends with those who don't have the same interests we do, or share our political or religious beliefs.<br /><br /><b>The ONLY way we could possibly overcome evil is to do our best to smother it with GOOD.</b> <br /><br />That's what Jesus told us to do, and believe it or not I try to follow Him as closely as I can –– not that I don't fail often to meet His standards. I do, but that doesn't mean I shouldn't keep <i>trying</i>, which is all ANY of us could do anyway.<br /><br />Drawug battle lines, takung pot shots, and slinging grenades at one another is as STUOUD as it is DESTRUCTIVE.<br /><br />If we allow ourselves to lose sight of our ideals, and lose faith in the essential goodness of creation, we revert to our origins as brutish beasts thus negating every bit of <i>genuine</i> progress our forefathers we able to make –– always an uphill battle even in the best of times.<br /><br />Be well,Doris, and have a HAPPY FOURTH of JULY –– a day set aside for the expression of Joy and Gladness.FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-82962237146653661892017-07-04T09:34:57.490-04:002017-07-04T09:34:57.490-04:00Today is the fourth of July, a day of celebration...Today is the fourth of July, a day of celebration for Americans at gaining their freedom and nationhood from the United Kingdom hundreds of years ago. Let's all show our appreciation to Our new President Donald Truy by standing up for him against the. Leftist Lowlife Degenerats who are attacking him.A Gal Named Dorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05651695971165007052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-78516013868601765832017-07-04T09:29:12.913-04:002017-07-04T09:29:12.913-04:00The following was written and Posted by THAT PERSO...The following was written and Posted by THAT PERSON WHO YOU DESCRIBED AS <br />"A PERSONAL FRIEND ".<br /><br /><br />We are now engaged in a great civil war, of sorts, testing whether this nation, conceived and dedicated to the proposition of democratic rule, can long endure the demagogic witlessness of Trump and the boundless depravity of his followers. My money is on yes, even though ours is the most wretched, unAmerican Fourth of July since that of 1861."Just Sayinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-89588340084605690182017-07-04T09:22:54.290-04:002017-07-04T09:22:54.290-04:00I honor my country by being patient. The wheels of...I honor my country by being patient. The wheels of Justice grind slow but only because they crush and destroy malfeasance. However the Orange one and his mafia family will get theirs, it's just a matter of time now. <br />But Praise the Lord it's coming.A Proud Progressive.http://liberal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-50238997919774272262017-07-04T09:22:13.439-04:002017-07-04T09:22:13.439-04:00Please try not to address the trolls, Dick. Inste...Please try not to address the trolls, Dick. Instead, wish them a HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY –– as I now do for you. Be of good cheer –– <i>no matter what!</i>FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-23963060904766288582017-07-04T09:18:09.807-04:002017-07-04T09:18:09.807-04:00I never realized that you were that neive FT
Pleas...I never realized that you were that neive FT<br />Please wake up and smell your enemies.A Gal Named Dorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05651695971165007052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-86600698296230205012017-07-04T09:07:31.334-04:002017-07-04T09:07:31.334-04:00That's a very special version of the Tchaikovs...That's a very special version of the Tchaikovsky. The choral parts were added by American conductor, composer, and arranger Igor Buketoff at the request of Eugene Ormandy.<br /><br />Igor Buketoff presided over the Young Peoples Concerts at Carnegie Hall when I was a boy, and he was a MARVELLOUS teacher. Why he never achieved the full measure of fame he deserved I'll never understand, but he was highly respected in the Classical Music World had a distinguished international career all the same, bless his heart.FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-49435789408640009312017-07-04T08:45:59.287-04:002017-07-04T08:45:59.287-04:00Allowing others to define you is not smart.
"...Allowing others to define you is not smart.<br /><br />"Wising the hell up" does not entail changing your thoughts and feelings based upon tittle-tattle delivered by people with the brainpower of a childish and buffoonish Kardashian fan.<br />Dick Butznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-3709688982239694282017-07-04T08:23:16.868-04:002017-07-04T08:23:16.868-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Donkey's Revengehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12643065288145308646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-69625427836090150212017-07-04T08:18:17.884-04:002017-07-04T08:18:17.884-04:00ATTA GIRL! §;^D
And a Happy Fourth of July to YOU...ATTA GIRL! §;^D<br /><br />And a Happy Fourth of July to YOU too!FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-24839032390670273232017-07-04T08:16:10.715-04:002017-07-04T08:16:10.715-04:00Tom, please don't waste time casting aspersion...Tom, please don't waste time casting aspersions on fellow bloggers. There's enough ill will in the world without compounding it.<br /><br />I still regard Miss Shaw as a personal friend, even though our political vews are about as far apart as they could get.<br /><br /><b>HAPPY FOURTH of JULY to YOU!<br /><br /><i>Let Independence be our boast<br />Ever mindful what it cost<br />Ever grateful for the prize<br />Let its altar reach the skies.<br /><br />Firm, united let us be<br />Rallying 'round our Liberty.<br />As a band of brothers joined<br />Peace and safety we shall find.</i></b><br /><br />~ Joseph Hopkinson - Hail, Columbia!FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-40546038341564964482017-07-04T07:52:18.602-04:002017-07-04T07:52:18.602-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11291386577335294637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-86404579957786440812017-07-04T07:49:39.598-04:002017-07-04T07:49:39.598-04:00 Lets celebrate on our newly found INDEPENDENCE!
A... Lets celebrate on our newly found INDEPENDENCE!<br />AND GOD BLESS AMERICA. THE LONG EIGHT YEAR NIGHTMARE HAS ENDED!The Debonair Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15612822956784562586noreply@blogger.com