tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post1203371060891005641..comments2023-10-17T08:19:58.196-04:00Comments on FreeThinke: FreeThinkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-56297898552523151592017-11-17T09:24:35.249-05:002017-11-17T09:24:35.249-05:00Communications of this sort are always foolish. Pl...<b>Communications of this sort are always foolish. Please don't tell me you even dared HOPE for an honest, direct response from SHOO-MORE or any other bombastic, self-serving gasbag in EITHER party?<br /><br />If you expected CONTRITION, you are worse than hopelessly naive, you are an out-and-out FOOL.</b>FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-45391852878685860202017-11-15T14:13:04.233-05:002017-11-15T14:13:04.233-05:00THE CHEAP, COP-OUT RESPONSE I RECEIVED FROM CHUCK ...THE CHEAP, COP-OUT RESPONSE I RECEIVED FROM CHUCK SCHUMER’S OFFICE IN RESPONSE TO MY LETTER TO HIM TELLING HIM EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT OF HIM<br />Here is the (automatic) response I received..<br /><br /><br />Thank you for your e-mail. Each and every piece of correspondence I receive is important because it allows me to better understand the New Yorkers I serve in the United States Senate.<br /><br />As you can imagine, my office receives a great number of messages every day regarding a variety of issues – this is particularly true of e-mails. It makes me proud to know that my constituents take an active role in our government by corresponding with me, and I look forward to responding to your concerns in greater detail. In the meantime, I just wanted to let you know that your e-mail has been received, and to ask for your patience until I send you a more detailed response.<br /><br />Again, thank you for writing. Please feel free to visit my website http://schumer.senate.gov to follow my work in the Senate and to learn more about the services my office can provide to you.<br /><br />Warmest regards<br /><br /><br />Warmest Regards? Is He Kidding? I Guess He Didn't Read My LetterThe Registered Nurses' Male Lovernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-51084311570785568602017-11-14T05:43:55.146-05:002017-11-14T05:43:55.146-05:00David Farnsworth said
But none for FreeThinke'...<b>David Farnsworth said</b><br /><br />But none for FreeThinke's wisdom, uncommon eloquence and obvious sinceriity? How odd!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-63592135321398284472017-11-14T05:40:58.491-05:002017-11-14T05:40:58.491-05:00Perhaps so –– in THEORY ––, Les. Let us say for ...<b>Perhaps so –– in THEORY ––, Les. Let us say for the sake of argument that MARX was really a dear sweet man who had nothing but he BEST of INTENTIONS. That hardly matters, however, because from my standpoint RESULTS are all that matter, and everywhere collectivist systems imedelled on or inspired by Marxian Dialectics have been tried, violence, misery, deprivation, and widspread poverty have been the result. <br /><br />Marx's theories can NOT be implemented withour using either overwhelming BRUTE FORCE folowed by the constant THREAT OF DEATH for DISSENT or DEFECTION - <i>OR</i> - insidious methds of DECEPTION though the subtle, crafty introduction of cleverly-worded, quasi-humanistic PROPAGANDA that DECEIVES the ignorant masses into acceptong what-is-certain-o-lead-to their ENSLAVEMENT.<br /><br />As for sharp unethical, manipulative practices in business, I'm a firm bekiever in CAVEAT EMPTOR.<br /><br />A properly EDUCATED consumer is the best defense against corruption un business transactions as well as politics. <br /><br />IF our electorate were properly EDUCATED, instead of foolishly INDOCTRINATED by Cultural Marxists who now dominate the Teaching, Publishing, Entertainment, News and Information Industries, and the Law, we would see entirely dfferent results appearig at the polls, and a vast improvement in our selecgtion of public officials, etc.</b>FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-6743902509593311852017-11-13T18:26:27.965-05:002017-11-13T18:26:27.965-05:00Daily Presidential Tracking Poll
The Rasmussen Re...Daily Presidential Tracking Poll<br /><br />The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows that 46% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump’s job performance. Fifty-three percent (53%) disapprove.<br /><br />The latest figures include 30% who Strongly Approve of the way the president is performing and 44% who Strongly Disapprove. This gives him a Presidential Approval Index rating of -14. (see trenSamuel Pattersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006002410264542126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-36619584567812024242017-11-13T16:17:39.650-05:002017-11-13T16:17:39.650-05:00I absolutely agree FreeThinke!
My only bone to p...<b>I absolutely agree FreeThinke! <br /><br />My only bone to pick is this, Marx and what he strove for has been HIGHLY and EGREGIOUSLY misrepresented by the capitalist that out of selfish self interests (please forgive the redundancy) would manipulate the very customers and entities they provide product and services to increase corporate profits. <br /><br />As Marx is reported to have said, and to sentiments I vehemently concur, <i> as for me I'm no Marxist</i>.<br /><br />I simply believe that Marx has been misrepresented by forces every bit as agenda driven and often corrupt as the ENEMIDIA you describe. <br /><br />Those who truly study Marx realize that he actually hated totalitarianism. His desire was to change the fuedalistic society and economy of mid 19th century Europe to a more equal and just society.<br /><br />Marx actually admired caligalism. He simply saw it as an advanced step towards a better system.<br /><br />Can't fault a dude for that. At least in my view.</b>Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-6518900777126375952017-11-13T14:20:52.893-05:002017-11-13T14:20:52.893-05:00Yes, but true LIBERALISM is not Marxian, Utopian, ...<b>Yes, but true LIBERALISM is not Marxian, Utopian, Totalitarianism, Les.<br /><br />Marxism should have NO PLACE in OUR system of government .<br /><br />THere are many isues biut which i m extremely LIBERAL, but I insist always on distinguishing legitimate LIBERALISM from Marxian totalitarianism –– and mindless Chauvinism of any sort, especially of the type exhibited by one Dervish Sanders and others of his contemptible ilk.</b>FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-59065710193188576462017-11-13T14:14:35.183-05:002017-11-13T14:14:35.183-05:00Where is the proof, Sam? Lefists I know have SWOR...<b>Where is the proof, Sam? Lefists I know have SWORN to me that Acccuser #1 is a lifelong Republican who has only broken her THIRTY-EIGHTY YEAR silence out of strong sense of moral and patrotic duty.<br /><br />As always the two sides give you a completely different narrative. What the truth mght be is anyone's guess. This is why I don't think Opposition Research is legitimate. <br /><br />I am POSITIVE the WaPo doesnt give a tinker's dam about the reportedly injured parties in ths or any other case they dig. The WaPo's SOLE objective is to DAMAGE nad DESTROY their TARGETS –– NEVER to shed LIGHT on TRUTH. <br /><br /><br />This <i>modus operandi</i> is merciless, conscienceless, disingenuous and therefore inherently despicable</b>.FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-18244208376868288542017-11-13T13:47:33.774-05:002017-11-13T13:47:33.774-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-69250488672554437912017-11-13T13:16:11.716-05:002017-11-13T13:16:11.716-05:00The claim that Senate Candidate Moore dated inder...<br />The claim that Senate Candidate Moore dated inderaged Girls was made by an Accuser thst Worked for Hillary and the Democrats!<br />Thesexsre the same bunch that bought and paid for a phony dossier accusing Trump of colluding with Russia wouldn't stop at manufacturing a hit piece on a candidate in Alabama!Samuel Pattersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006002410264542126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-984256924304720602017-11-13T13:08:59.075-05:002017-11-13T13:08:59.075-05:00FT,
Dismantle The Deep State (which has both Left ...FT,<br />Dismantle <i>The Deep State</i> (which has both Left and Right domains)? It's well entrenched -- beyond what we even know, IMO.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-19208461208220333692017-11-13T13:07:08.947-05:002017-11-13T13:07:08.947-05:00Upvotes for Peter's comment!Upvotes for Peter's comment!Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-68133116840839290032017-11-13T13:06:59.422-05:002017-11-13T13:06:59.422-05:00In fact I have FreeThinke, I hope you now know tha...<b> In fact I have FreeThinke, I hope you now know that.<br /><br />I think myself as determined as you to fight corruption, dishonesty, illegality, unconstitutionally, false news, and terrorism be it Islamic or otherwise.<br /><br />I too am suspicious and therefore distrustful of centralized power. I blame apathy and the laziness of the American voting public for the sorry state of our Republic as much as anything else. And pozsiblly the lack of an educational system that foster and encourages a meaningful education, ie teaching students to think independently.<br /><br />You see FreeThinke I still believe smart conservatism and smart liberalism can and should coexist in a functioning and thriving republic.</b>Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-66001175909029218932017-11-13T12:47:42.093-05:002017-11-13T12:47:42.093-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.The Count of Montrealnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-25735675276728273882017-11-13T12:37:51.595-05:002017-11-13T12:37:51.595-05:00Possibly, Silver, but I rather doubt that the way ...<b>Possibly, Silver, but I rather doubt that the way to reign in runaway, mestastatic bureaucracy could be the creation of still MORE bureaucracy in an attempt to control what is already in place.<br /><br />I don't have any idea hoe it could be dne, but I'd be much in favor of simehow dismantling The Deep State –– an ever-burgeoning menace to Federalism, and any form of true Representative Republican government.<br /><br />Or did I misunderstand you?</b>FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-25350875913903511772017-11-13T12:31:35.094-05:002017-11-13T12:31:35.094-05:00I can't disagree with any of that. Labels mea...<b>I can't disagree with any of that. Labels mean nothing, if they don't live up to what they are supposed to represent.<br /><br />HOWEVER. I differ from most in that I am militantly determned to oppose and try to destroy any and all forms of thought, theory, and politcal action that are ANTI-LIBERTY, ANTI-INDEPENDENCE, and PRO-CENTRALIZED POWER.<br /><br />That is why I greatly favor of having Communism, Socialism, Islam and certainly FASCISM declared UNLAWFUL, UNCONSTITUTIONAL and STRICTLY FORBIDDEN.<br /><br />There can be no FREEDOM of THOUGHT and EXPRESSION under a government that supports the right of those wicked ideologies to exist.<br /><br />Yes. It's a PARADOX. Life is just loaded with them in case you've never noticed before. </b>FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-78622673616116649282017-11-13T12:22:10.618-05:002017-11-13T12:22:10.618-05:00Call me a cynic if you wish because it would be tr...<b>Call me a cynic if you wish because it would be true. Because of the very corruption in our political system that you point to I disdain party and refuse to belong to any.<br /><br />I will always, in the end, attempt to do WHAT I FEEL IS RIGHT. I never stay on the fence when it is time I must make a decision.</b>Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-71066360915995799192017-11-13T12:21:14.367-05:002017-11-13T12:21:14.367-05:00I have to agree, Silver, even though it's far ...<b>I have to agree, Silver, even though it's far Off-Topic. I appreciate the wry HUMOR and the sentiments behind it a great deal.<br /><br />The blatant HYPOCRISY of the Left is as damnable as it is disingenuous. <br /><br />The WaPo does't care a FIG about these "poor, abused little girls" <i>now in their fifties</i> who are suddenly popping up out of the woodwork SOLELY because the WaPo's infamous DIRT DIGGING MACHINE actively solicited their alleged testimony <i>with no higher purpose in mind tha to DEFAME DERAIL and DESTROY the campaign of a Candidate THEY don't LIKE</i>, because he's NOT a God-damned fucking LEFTIST.<br /><br />Unless and until the Left DEMANDS justice for Juanita Broaderrick, and sends that filthy whoremaster Bill Clinton to prison for RAPE and SEXUAL ASSAULT, I, personally, will never give any credence whatsoever o ANY allegations of Sexual Misconduct brought forth by the Left. PERIOD!</b>FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-83212277157104253972017-11-13T12:14:59.018-05:002017-11-13T12:14:59.018-05:00My grandfather, a man whom I admired, respected, a...<b>My grandfather, a man whom I admired, respected, and loved taught me much about honesty, decency, integrity, and life in general, as did my father. Grandpa was a life long Democrat and dad was a Democrat turned independent. My father would have liked you FreeThinke while disagreeing with many of your positions.<br /><br />I was a conservative Reagan Republican. Believing in hard work, asking for nothing I hadn't earned, that integrity and character meant something. I have been deeply disappointed by the decline of conservatism, as my father was by the decline of honest liberalism.<br /><br />I trust neither democrats or republicans to do the right thing anymore FreeThinke. I do not mean on an individual basis, I mean with respect to party and its leadership.</b>Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-38353107104926181402017-11-13T12:08:13.306-05:002017-11-13T12:08:13.306-05:00OFF-TOPIC, but at least off-beat enough to be inte...<b>OFF-TOPIC, but at least off-beat enough to be interesting. <br /><br />If the allegations of sexual misconduct –– THIRTY-EIGHT YEARS AGO! –– can be proven false –– always dubious in these damnable "He said, She said" cases –– would yu still refer to Judge Moore in such scurrilous terms, and if so, why?<br /><br />He's not my cup of tea either, but if he is what the majority of Alabamans WANT, he should be seated in the senate directly and <i>without prejudice</i>.<br /><br />This idea of trying to THWART the WILL of the PEOPLE by using Character Assassination, –– snide innuendo, unprovable accusations, poisonous gossip, and outright defamatory fabrications –– tactics currenty employed primarjly by members of the Left Wing –– may be as old as organized society, but that doesn't make it right, good, decent or desirable.</b>FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-72737659326616384912017-11-13T11:57:59.080-05:002017-11-13T11:57:59.080-05:00Okay FreeThinke, you're right, corruption exis...<b>Okay FreeThinke, you're right, corruption exists in our government, our businesses, even in some of our churches. It seems to me even well intended people when in positions of power and influence often fall to the pull towards corruption.<br /><br />I do not believe all conservatives or all liberals (republicans, libertarians, or democrats) are evil and corrupt. The choice as to whether one follows an honest, ethical, and moral path is entirely up to the individual. Political parties form around certain beliefs, ideals, and principles. Therefore members of a said party tend to support the party, often when the party's position on an issue has been corrupted. I believe this true of all parties.</b>Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-79260907082313936542017-11-13T11:56:27.299-05:002017-11-13T11:56:27.299-05:00That's not what I meant, Les, and I hope you k...That's not what I meant, Les, and I hope you know it. Very rarely should anything I say be taken liberally.FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-68259232851636719252017-11-13T11:54:40.305-05:002017-11-13T11:54:40.305-05:00__________________ NOTICE __________________
WE D...<b>__________________ NOTICE __________________<br /><br />WE DELETE ALL STRAY REMARKS UNRELATED to the TOPIC.<br /><br />So far, I've had to jettison a full THREE-QUARTERS of the COMMENTS that came in on this post. <br /><br />The apparent ILLITERACY, LACK of CURIOSITY, and RUDENESS among these commenters is DEPLORABLE.</b>FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-60383090481362941492017-11-13T11:36:52.548-05:002017-11-13T11:36:52.548-05:00I get plenty of activity. At the gym 6-10 hours a ...I get plenty of activity. At the gym 6-10 hours a week, work with seniors 20-25 hours a week, see the grandkids on the weekends, enjoy my lovely wife and family, and as a result I am exposed to life at its very best.<br /><br />More later, gotta go!Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-32676712731070755202017-11-13T00:52:46.597-05:002017-11-13T00:52:46.597-05:00You can't sit atop that fence you seem determn...<b>You can't sit atop that fence you seem determned to occupy forever, Les. Sooner or later you're going to have to come down in order to eat, sleep, and do a little walking around tom keep your circulation going.<br /><br />It will be interesting to see WHICH side you choose to partake of your refreshment, rest and recreation. <br /><br />No man –– not even you –– can live on BOTH sides of the Fence at once. ];^}></b>FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.com