tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post2012928030267863966..comments2023-10-17T08:19:58.196-04:00Comments on FreeThinke: FreeThinkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-39005545894418914682017-07-13T20:32:14.441-04:002017-07-13T20:32:14.441-04:00Comey gives clinton aides immunity without getting...Comey gives clinton aides immunity without getting even a dust bunny for it. Then he has their laptops destroyed. Then he agrees with Lynch to call the investigation a 'matter'. Then, he clears clinton of any wrongdoing which is not in his job description protecting clnton and lynch.<br />Who was comey working for? He has been working for the clintons since the early 90's.<br /><br />Imagine the clintons have the freakin FBI chief in their pocket. Al Capone would give them both blowjobs out of respect.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-18559345206306929382017-07-08T19:47:00.657-04:002017-07-08T19:47:00.657-04:00Leonora Van Dusen
Was Pat Buchanan ever that good...<b>Leonora Van Dusen</b><br /><br />Was Pat Buchanan ever that good looking? That picture must be a hundred years old. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-77402087432219477942017-07-08T07:54:59.364-04:002017-07-08T07:54:59.364-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.The Boars Headnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-59122393870917886312017-07-08T07:50:08.609-04:002017-07-08T07:50:08.609-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-79534068103899493252017-07-07T21:53:50.485-04:002017-07-07T21:53:50.485-04:00It's probably going to take much longer, Kid, ...It's probably going to take much longer, Kid, but we have start somewhere, and theres no time like the present.FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-43912955203069665352017-07-07T19:54:44.882-04:002017-07-07T19:54:44.882-04:00We are still a nation, but just barely. We have t...We are still a nation, but just barely. We have to take education back over these next 4 years.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-5078601033815831542017-07-07T16:04:40.780-04:002017-07-07T16:04:40.780-04:00We keep trying to improve, but have to admit it...We keep trying to improve, but have to admit it's an uphill battleFreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-43264601683276593472017-07-07T12:45:14.258-04:002017-07-07T12:45:14.258-04:00Great Point Tom, and a very good Blog Mr Thinke
T...Great Point Tom, and a very good Blog Mr Thinke<br />Thank you.No Body Asked Me But Ill Tell You Anywayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407929463023492757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-50090097922011372942017-07-07T12:12:59.275-04:002017-07-07T12:12:59.275-04:00If you're going to repeat something someone el...If you're going to repeat something someone else has already said in the SAME thread, yu should least ACKNOWLEDGE doing it, and explain WHY.<br /><br />If you hope to participate here, the very least you could do would be to READ what the OTHERS have said before putting in your two cents.<br /><br />We all need to LISTEN more and SPEAK <i>LESS</i>.<br /><br />Please talk WITH us, and avoid talking AT us. It makes for much better conversation.FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-24021912391837399032017-07-07T11:16:35.529-04:002017-07-07T11:16:35.529-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.No Body Asked Me But Ill Tell You Anywayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407929463023492757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-33118059227057285162017-07-07T10:09:49.303-04:002017-07-07T10:09:49.303-04:00TRUTH may be stranger than fiction, TOM, but it is...TRUTH may be stranger than fiction, TOM, but it is also <i>STRONGER.</i><br /><br />I think it helps a great deal always to keep that in mind. FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-60709855304641406552017-07-07T09:48:48.452-04:002017-07-07T09:48:48.452-04:00Thanks for giving us easy access that the great tr...Thanks for giving us easy access that the great treasure of wisdom from de Tocqueville, AOW.<br /><br />The following stood out to help remnd us once again that <i>"The more things change, the more they remain the same."</i><br /><br /><b><i>"An American cannot converse, but he can discuss, and his talk falls into a dissertation. He speaks to you as if he was addressing a meeting; and if he should chance to become warm in the discussion, he will say 'Gentlemen' to the person with whom he is conversing."</i></b><br /><br />~ Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859)<br /><br />PS: I never realized before that de Tocqueville's life had been so short –– only 54 years. FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-61600817738241870652017-07-07T09:39:37.472-04:002017-07-07T09:39:37.472-04:00Well go right ahead, Tom, that's your right an...Well go right ahead, Tom, that's your right and privilege, but I am POSITIVE it's a BIG waste of time. <br /><br />I don't want to appear hostile to you or Sal or any of the many who do little but LITANIZE endlessly, but I won't allow much of it to appear at this blog, because of the reasons I gave Sal above.<br /><br />Far be it from me to tell anyone else how or what ti think, butr I firmly bekuieve in <b>The POWER of <i>POSITIVE</i> THINKING</b>.<br /><br /><b>The Left built its case on –– and draws it strength from –– NEGATIVITY, CYNICISM, BELLIGERNCE and DESTRUCTION. If WE do the same, it naturally follows that WE will become just like THEM. <br /><br />THAT means that THEY will have WON.</b><br /><br />I don't believe you want that.<br /><br />THINK about it, please.FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-91171277572618961362017-07-07T09:34:30.254-04:002017-07-07T09:34:30.254-04:00Trump continues stacking up the wins while the lef...Trump continues stacking up the wins while the left's attacks fail. Hell you had the president of Poland calling FAKE NEWS on the media yesterday that's outstanding seeing other presidents follow Trump's lead. Liberals are in real trouble here, president Trump is their worst nightmare good job Mr. presidentAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11291386577335294637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-91344585839151015172017-07-07T09:16:59.129-04:002017-07-07T09:16:59.129-04:00FT, someone has to counter punch what the Lefties,...FT, someone has to counter punch what the Lefties, and the Progressives publish, I can't blame Sal for doing so... I have done it myself and I will continue to. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11291386577335294637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-23902592074194353762017-07-07T08:51:40.605-04:002017-07-07T08:51:40.605-04:00Yes, Doris. Wasn't that great?
But tell me, ...Yes, Doris. Wasn't that great? <br /><br />But tell me, what did yu mean by starting with the wourd "out" with no capital letter or any modifiers?<br /><br />Believe it or not we prize clarity here more than we do agreement.FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-72516276024376516372017-07-07T08:47:45.357-04:002017-07-07T08:47:45.357-04:00Sal, I wish you –– and many many others –– would t...Sal, I wish you –– and many many others –– would turn away from indulging in such outbursts of bitter vituperation –– not because I disagree necessarly with your opinion, but because I think vituperation is not only uncharitable it is DESTRUCTIVE –– the polar opposite of CREATIVE, INGENIOUS and PRODUCTIVE.<br /><br />I too feel frustrated and disappointed with the quality of governance that currently burdens us, demoralizes us, and drains our energy as well as our fiscal resources with fruitless endeavor, BUT constantly moaning about it with spiteful rhetoric will not advance the cause of liberty and justice one iota.<br /><br />Don't be like Miniver Cheevy.<br /><br /><b><i>... Miniver Cheevy, born too late, <br />Scratched his head and kept on thinking; <br />Miniver coughed, and called it fate, <br />And kept on drinking.</i></b><br /><br />~ E. A, Robinson (first published 1910)<br /><br />Now, let's modify it, and make it particular to you –– and the many others who do little but constantly cast aspersions.<br /><br /><b><i>Sal of the Blogs, expressed much hate, <br />Scratched but could not stop the itching; <br />Sal lashed out, and cursed his fate, <br />And kept on bitching.</i></b><br /><br /><b>I'm not putting you down, Sal, I'm only trying to jog you out of a RUT, so you can get moving and help make America great again.</b>FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-73098467303419339442017-07-07T08:20:26.799-04:002017-07-07T08:20:26.799-04:00Thank you for caring, Thersites. I know for a fac...Thank you for caring, Thersites. I know for a fact that it has helped Jersey's morale to know that some of us feel affection for him and empathize with him in his present plight. FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-55547417535154858572017-07-07T08:14:54.107-04:002017-07-07T08:14:54.107-04:00Please review my polemical poem Kipling's Litt...Please review my polemical poem Kipling's Little Man - or - Bolshevism Revisted. It begins: <i>"A leftist caught in doubt lifts up his head to shout ..."</i><br /><br />I believe it outlines accurately and succinctly the belligerent, short-sighted, self-defeating mentality of these so-called "Lilliputians."<br /><br />Im afraid many people see a piece of verse, and react to it the way I tend to respond to a page of statistical grapgs and charts –– the SKIP right OVER IT! ;-)<br /><br />As a sometime poet and maker of verse, myself, I believe poetry may have the capacity to convey profound thoughts and home truths more compactly and succinctly than acres of dense, academic prose larded with large patches of dry, uninterpreted "data."<br /><br /><i>[On a personal note I have to say i appreciate your takng time in your teaching to explore poetry in some depth –– something I doubt very much that modern "educators" even dream of doing anymore in this dreary, technology-driven age where "speed" is considered a primary goal to such an extent that it often severely diminishes the quality of what we attempt to communicate.]</i> FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-49248539369806346712017-07-07T08:04:11.756-04:002017-07-07T08:04:11.756-04:00The current pack of Liberals/ Progressives are not...The current pack of Liberals/ Progressives are not just a sad collection of shameful Lying,<br />Crooked, hypocrites, they're also rotten bunch of cowards afraid of seeing the creeps in their party that they constantly vote for as the frauds, and Incompetent "leaders" that they are.! Take that old Bitch Nancy Pelosi for example, who is hated and mocked all around the country. And that ugly fool Maxine Waters, or Loretta Lynch, Susan Rice, Chuck Schumer, and the creepy dumb ass Al Frankenstein, and throw in Crooked Hillary and Bill Clinton, and you have a party of imbeciles!Salnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-31872147531217475312017-07-06T20:39:51.085-04:002017-07-06T20:39:51.085-04:00Thanks for the update on Jersey, FT! He's mis...Thanks for the update on Jersey, FT! He's missed!Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-53731488671499858422017-07-06T16:00:28.609-04:002017-07-06T16:00:28.609-04:00out!
During a speech President Trump delivered be...out!<br /><br />During a speech President Trump delivered before thousands in Warsaw’s Krasinski Square, the crowd repeatedly broke into chants of USA, USA, USA!A Gal Named Dorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05651695971165007052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-27170049705101670332017-07-06T15:19:56.702-04:002017-07-06T15:19:56.702-04:00Important words to remember:
The greatness of Ame...Important words to remember:<br /><br /><i>The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults.<br /><br />-- Alexis de Tocqueville</i><br /><br />I wonder if the Lilliputians have even heard those words!<br /><br />Note: <a href="https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/a/alexis_de_tocqueville.html" rel="nofollow">more words from Alexis de Tocquiville</a>.<br /><br />Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-7212280762985444132017-07-06T15:16:18.275-04:002017-07-06T15:16:18.275-04:00Watching our Lilliputians tearing down statues and...<i>Watching our Lilliputians tearing down statues and monuments, renaming buildings and streets, rewriting history books to replace heroes and historical truths with the doings of ciphers, are we disassembling the nation we once were?</i><br /><br />They will never build a new nation that even begins to equal the county which our Founders intended.<br /><br />The Lilliputians are uninterested in history. In fact, they have been taught to focus on only the negative aspects of America's history -- every nation has negative aspects, BTW -- and the result is that they want to erase history. Social justice!<br /><br />Yesterday I was reading about the financial woes of Colonial Williamsburg, one of my favorite places to visit. It is apparent that visiting Colonial Williamsburg is not of as much interest now as 30 years ago. Visiting Colonial Williamsburg is down by over 50%. Sad.<br /><br />Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-39435174552087414162017-07-06T11:19:24.229-04:002017-07-06T11:19:24.229-04:00It does look that way when we pay too jay attentio...It does look that way when we pay too jay attention News Reports from the ENEMEDIA but I've kept optimism alive because The People –– the REAL people of this nation –– those who do the heavy lifting that keeps the Engine of our Economy running, while provideing needed good and services –– NOT the dropouts the drifters, the druggies, the third generation, parasitic ghetto-welfare class, the acadenics, the bureaucrats, the "activists," most politicians, the ENEMEDIA, and those in the so-called "helping professions" who in truth PREY on the weak and unfortunate –– not any of THEM, but those who do REAL work, raise famiilies responsibly, and have a strongly developed sense of DUTY to their families, their communities and their country, and most of all those who derive JOY from doing well in any field of endeavor.<br /><br />The majority are good or at least well meaning, and it is they who got Donald J. Trump into the White House –– the first president since Ronald Reagan. with a positive, vigorous, can-do, "damn-the-torpedoes-full-speed-ahead" attitude. –– the atti]tude that MADE the USA great to begin with. <br /><br />We can't go back in time, –- nor should we want to ––, but we CAN relearn the lessons of the Past, cherishing what was best, and discarding policies and developments that led to dissatisfaction and degeneracy. <br /><br />We must RESIST any mode of thought –– or individual –– who advocates increased Centralized Power, and do our best to reverse the trend toward globalization.<br /><br />ISOLATION is not the answer, of course, greater COOPERATION among sovereign nations should be the goal, but NEVER a pokucy of CAOITULATiON to the loss of our SOVEREIGNTY –– or that of any other country except those who qualify as Failed States or Rogue Nations.<br /><br />Positive Thinking may seem "naive" or "unrealistic" to many who tend to look on the dark side –– always a temptation ––, but the sedulous development of a determinedly sanguine outlook is our only hope of overcoming the satanic negativity the seems now to dominate Education and all forms of Mass Communication.<br /><br /><b>"RESIST the DEVIL, and HE <i>WILL</i> FLEE from YOU."</b>FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.com