tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post8144449160225920128..comments2023-10-17T08:19:58.196-04:00Comments on FreeThinke: FreeThinkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-25961749904158397002012-08-31T21:01:56.620-04:002012-08-31T21:01:56.620-04:00what a cunt that bitch was!what a cunt that bitch was!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-51387574959317398902012-08-29T12:51:27.777-04:002012-08-29T12:51:27.777-04:00When did you stop beating your wife?
Neither of o...When did you stop beating your wife?<br /><br />Neither of our questions will ever be answered, because they are leading.<br /><br />Is it benign? Is it non-controversial?jezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14865247084509280406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-6105692400583330042012-08-29T10:54:16.028-04:002012-08-29T10:54:16.028-04:00"Does not the question reveal as much about t...<i>"Does not the question reveal as much about the questioner?"</i><br /><br />It does, indeed, Jez.<br /><br /><b>That's what we mean when we say, <i>"You learn more about Peter than do about Paul from Peters says about Paul."</i></b><br /><br />The question I've never heard answered to my satisfaction is <b>"Why should a thoroughly benign, non-controversial custom of longstanding established without political motivation of any kind suddenly be questioned, challenged and sued into extinction?"</b><br /><br /><b>The "concerns" of the "suers" were obviously disingenuous -- obviously part of a Power Play making expert use of perverted logic conjured up by disaffected malcontents or shrewish individuals possessed of a pointlessly pugnacious disposition with nothing better to do than try to make trouble for the reasonably contented majority.</b><br /><br />Leftists either become suspicious or "offended" and choose -- often stridently -- to take umbrage whenever they see happiness, contentment. profitable productivity and fulfillment made manifest.<br /><br />STREWTH!<br /><br />~ FT<br /><br /><br />FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-57242102124151539722012-08-29T10:34:44.528-04:002012-08-29T10:34:44.528-04:00No, my dear Ms Shaw. I perceive you through YOUR b...No, my dear Ms Shaw. I perceive you through YOUR biased opinions -- when politics are a issue.<br /><br />Fortunately for both of us I have seen other facets of you personality at other times in other places and have found you intriguing, charming, engaging, and frankly attractive.<br /><br />So there! ;-)<br /><br />~ FreeThinkeFreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-31686917046777162272012-08-29T10:25:35.727-04:002012-08-29T10:25:35.727-04:00Does not the question reveal as much about the que...Does not the question reveal as much about the questioner?jezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14865247084509280406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-47016714385099157312012-08-29T09:53:46.208-04:002012-08-29T09:53:46.208-04:00FT: "You seem to have little or no awareness...FT: "You seem to have little or no awareness of the value of perception, intuition, vision, insight and imagination."<br /><br />Do you charge for your armchair evaluations?<br /><br />You know almost nothing about me or my awareness of anything.<br /><br />You perceive me through your biased eyes.<br /><br />That's all you know about me.<br /><br />I, at least, have never had the bad manners to engage in pseudo-psychology about you in a public forum.<br /><br />Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-74232471052037225752012-08-29T08:51:41.394-04:002012-08-29T08:51:41.394-04:00Compare the appearance of Madalyn Murray O'Hai...Compare the appearance of Madalyn Murray O'Hair with those of Ann Romney, Nikki Haley, Luce Vela Fortuno, -- or Margaret Chase Smith, Pat Nixon, Betty Ford, Nancy Reagan, Elizabeth Dole, Laura Bush -- or <i>Barbara</i> Bush for that matter -- and tell us what you see.<br /><br />Your answer will reveal more about you than it does about any of them, of course.<br /><br />~ FT<br />FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-47755905009217817042012-08-29T00:07:44.832-04:002012-08-29T00:07:44.832-04:00@Shaw: Albert CAMus.@Shaw: Albert CAMus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-61159986630873211902012-08-28T19:17:48.789-04:002012-08-28T19:17:48.789-04:00You're welcome, Ducky.
Chris Hogwood has prod...You're welcome, Ducky.<br /><br />Chris Hogwood has produced some of the most vitally energetic, beautifully detailed performances of classical symphonies with early instruments or replicas thereof.<br /><br />I remember hearing his account of Beethoven's First Symphony and was tremendously impressed. He managed to get all the players sounding genuinely <i>involved</i> instead of merely displaying their painfully-acquired expertise with an aura of dutifulness.<br /><br />From what I've heard I think Gardiner may have the edge, but I could never settle for just ONE version of any of the masterworks.<br /><br />You know you can get a lot of great musical stuff on YouTube -- an endless, ever-expanding treasure trove of historic and contemporary performances of just about everything.<br /><br />Of course, I'm not hung up on the quality of recorded sound as much as I am the quality of the playing and conducting. Choice of tempo, phrasing, pacing, subtle nuances, the nature of pauses, and dynamic gradations, of course, make intensive study of this stuff endlessly fascinating.<br /><br />Hope you enjoy your purchase.<br /><br />~ FTFreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-22771429974407705942012-08-28T19:05:29.585-04:002012-08-28T19:05:29.585-04:00My dear Ms. Shaw,
You seem to have little or no a...My dear Ms. Shaw,<br /><br />You seem to have little or no awareness of the value of perception, intuition, vision, insight and imagination.<br /><br />We may learn that 5 + 5 + 10 as an established "fact," but that gives us no idea how that might apply to everyday life -- and no idea whatsoever as to HOW we came to know it or WHY it's important.<br /><br />I would dare to say that virtually ALL important knowledge came to us via INTUITION - DISCOVERY!<br /><br />Put in the crudest possible terms only a person DETERMINED to deceive herself, could possibly den that a pig sty smells revolting, yet that is what leftists seem to do -- they INSIST -- because they've been indoctrinated with a pre-conceived notion that the world would be a better pace if everyone went into DENIAL -- that black is white, good is bad, night is day, wretchedness and criminality are noble, and that pigpens have "a certain, undeniable BEAUTY about them" -- that filth, sloth, licentiousness, aimlessness, jealousy, hate, the lust for revenge, dishonesty -- and <i>decay</i> -- are somehow laudable and worthy of emulation.<br /><br />If i weren't so hideously destructive, it would be risible.<br /><br />~ FreeThinke<br /><br />FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-68765857394866603212012-08-28T18:27:36.441-04:002012-08-28T18:27:36.441-04:00Very helpful and informative. Thanks FT.
Christop...Very helpful and informative. Thanks FT.<br /><br />Christopher Hogwood has one on iTunes for a reasonable price.Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-10993066962528743992012-08-28T18:16:51.512-04:002012-08-28T18:16:51.512-04:00Sorry.
A typo.
I don't attack people'...Sorry. <br /><br />A typo. <br /><br />I don't attack people's names.<br /><br />You explained your blognym as a combination of, I forget the first, but the second was Orwell.<br /><br />No offense meant at all.Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-46483801413430357122012-08-28T17:39:36.397-04:002012-08-28T17:39:36.397-04:00@Shaw: "Cramwell"? Is that a dig again...@Shaw: "Cramwell"? Is that a dig against me or a typo? I'm confused, especially after I admitted that I was wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-65419518222315293712012-08-28T16:29:59.029-04:002012-08-28T16:29:59.029-04:00Ducky,
I can't give you a "favorite"...Ducky,<br /><br />I can't give you a "favorite" recording of the Brandenburgs., but I can tell you I thoroughly enjoy the work of these conductors all of whom have greatly distinguished themselves in the performance of Barogue music: John Eliot Gardiner, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Christopher Hogwood, Neville Marriner.<br /><br />I tend to avoid Karl Richter's Prussian Drill Sergeant approach to Bach, which -- though highly praised and critically acclaimed in its day -- has always struck me as steely, dessicated, and brusque.<br /><br />If you prefer less "historical accuracy" and a more lush, nuanced traditional orchestral sound, I am sure that you'd love anything Herbert Von Karajan chose to do with this music.<br /><br />If I had to choose just one from the list, however, John Eliot Gardiner would be it. I felt as though I had never before heard Handel's Messiah until I was confronted with his magnificent, lean, clean, tremendously lively approach.<br /><br />Raymond Leppard is another great name in early music, and anything he recorded it bound to be stimulating and intriguing.<br /><br />Hope this helps.<br /><br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />FTFreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-80902425274614836982012-08-28T16:04:37.866-04:002012-08-28T16:04:37.866-04:00Shaw, you are becoming evermore sensitive and dema...Shaw, you are becoming evermore sensitive and demanding of political correctness over the most minute things. It really doesn't become you or your intelligence.<br /><br />I have taken issue with Silver, Free Thinker, LCR, and other commenter who I typically agree with on my own site and theirs. While we agree on many things we don't agree on all. Neither I or them carry water for any particular ideology. <br /><br />Please note that these are all men I mention. Perhaps you have just failed to notice or more likely you don't give a rats arse.<br /><br />However, in consideration of your sensitivity I will ask you for your advice in what adjectives I might apply during those situations when I disagree with them.<br /><br />In fairness to You Shaw, because I once referred to your approach on a certain post at PE as "catty", I will give you the opportunity to select for me an appropriate term when I disagree with men commentators I am responding to. I was thinking of limp dick, or dickhead. What do you think?<br /><br />Awaiting your timely response.<br />Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-11051175836601984342012-08-28T13:51:35.992-04:002012-08-28T13:51:35.992-04:00RN: "Frankly it hurts not to provide a momen...<br /><br />RN: "Frankly it hurts not to provide a moment each morning for students to reflect on their blessings of life and liberty, regardless of who or what they may believe is responsible for them."<br /><br /><br />Exactly whom does it hurt? No child is prevented from silently praying to him/herself anytime of the day. You missed Jack Cramwell's point entirely. Go back and read what he said. He's right.<br /><br /><br /><br />RN: "It is called a moment of silence, and it is what I support and have always supported. It is not wrong nor is it forcing anybody to believe anything they are not comfortable with. If they believe nothing they can twiddle their thumbs in silence for a minute."<br /><br />If a kid can pray with his parents before he leaves his home for school and as soon as he returns to his home from school, and pray to him/herself while he/she is at school, give us a reason why a moment of silence is needed.<br /><br />You haven't done so. <br /><br />RN: "The things the elitist left can think of to get indignant over has always amazed me. You Shaw epitomize the pinnacle of the malady."<br /><br />Written like a true pettifogger.<br /><br />I've given my opinion on this just as every other person here has. But you're bothered only by my opinion. Cramwell just about said the same thing.<br /><br />You're selective in whom you think gets "indignant." I'm surprised you didn't use "catty" to describe me.<br /><br />Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-85688724234729507372012-08-28T13:45:44.950-04:002012-08-28T13:45:44.950-04:00But, we can curse and dress like freaks,
And pie...<i> But, we can curse and dress like freaks, <br />And pierce our noses, tongues and cheeks. </i><br /><br />I've been struggling with composing the student dress code the past few days. I can't even get some of the parents to see that their children look inappropriate, particularly for entering a church building, where our classes are held.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-30058651520265956072012-08-28T13:43:44.322-04:002012-08-28T13:43:44.322-04:00Wasn't O'Hair murdered? Something weird h...Wasn't O'Hair murdered? Something weird happened, but I do not recall the details.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-29675235433291379722012-08-28T12:08:37.495-04:002012-08-28T12:08:37.495-04:00My mistake Shaw.My mistake Shaw.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-31156692095055565202012-08-28T11:36:03.810-04:002012-08-28T11:36:03.810-04:00@ Shaw who said... "What this blogpost's ...@ Shaw who said... "What this blogpost's complaint is all about is that forcing Christian prayer on public school children no longer exists." <br /><br />Really Shaw, I didn't read it that way at all. Maybe it is my naivete, perhaps FT could elaborate mor.<br /><br />As to your bs call, well Shaw your BS is far deeper than mine.<br /><br />Frankly it hurts not to provide a moment each morning for students to reflect on their blessings of life and liberty, regardless of who or what they may believe is responsible for them. It is called a moment of silence, and it is what I support and have always supported. It is not wrong nor is it forcing anybody to believe anything they are not comfortable with. If they believe nothing they can twiddle their thumbs in silence for a minute.<br /><br />The things the elitist left can think of to get indignant over has always amazed me. You Shaw epitomize the pinnacle of the malady.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-64732061672924911082012-08-28T11:15:10.116-04:002012-08-28T11:15:10.116-04:00Now explain to me how this country, in which an ov...<i>Now explain to me how this country, in which an overwhelming majority is religious, can at the same time be wallowing in moral decay.</i><br /><br />How many policemen do you need to police 100m libertines and keep them from destroying the lives and property of the other 200m G_d fearing people?Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-50799828286096684832012-08-28T11:10:04.392-04:002012-08-28T11:10:04.392-04:00Hey Freethinker.
I have some dough in my iTunes ac...Hey Freethinker.<br />I have some dough in my iTunes account that I wasn't aware of.<br /><br />Can you recommend a good recording of the Brandenburgs? Really, I'm not kidding.Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-10694953279920699292012-08-28T11:03:31.657-04:002012-08-28T11:03:31.657-04:00"And Shaw, having "In God we trust,"..."And Shaw, having "In God we trust," and what not on our money doesn't impose religion on anyone."<br /><br /><br />You made the wrong assumption on why I brought that up.<br /><br />I never said "IGWT" on our money was imposing religion on people. I used it as an example of how "God" is everywhere in our public lives and to counter the argument that government is stifling religious expression.<br /><br />"Am I not allowed to say "I believe in God," without it being construed as me pushing my religion on anyone?"<br /><br />You're making assumptions again about what I intended.<br /><br />No one I know is against anyone declaring his/her religious ardor.<br /><br />This post is complaining about not allowing children to recite Christian prayers in public schools.<br /><br />That is all that I'm addressing.<br /><br />BTW, Mr. Free Thinke. The USA is THE most religious, technically advanced western democracy in the world.<br /><br />Now explain to me how this country, in which an overwhelming majority is religious, can at the same time be wallowing in moral decay.<br /><br />Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-5247790413002192402012-08-28T10:54:18.673-04:002012-08-28T10:54:18.673-04:00Religion does not make people moral
No, unlike Go...<i>Religion does not make people moral</i><br /><br />No, unlike Government, it can't MAKE people anything. <br /><br />...and yet it is said that "absolute power (to MAKE) corrupts ABSOLUTELY."<br /><br />It's nice to have a "calibration" reference signal/tone of religion outside of the corruption loop... something those caught within the loop trying to MAKE people do things will stop and NOTHING to obscure and/or destroy.Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-60911361998960700472012-08-28T10:49:58.486-04:002012-08-28T10:49:58.486-04:00Why are all of you getting upset about public pray...Why are all of you getting upset about public prayer not being allowed in school?<br /><br />I'm assuming that most of you who are upset are Christian, so let's appeal to your Christianity.<br /><br />Didn't Jesus tell you not to pray in public anyway?<br /><br />Let me consult my King James Version sitting in front of me on my desk:<br /><br />"And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synogogues and in the corners of the streets that they may be seen of men . . . But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret . . ."<br /><br />So really, not allowing school prayer is just keeping our kids honest with the bible anyway.<br /><br />Look, my dad and his sister are hard core bible thumpers, so I get how many of you are all super excited to show off your faith and praise Jesus for saving you or whatever, but most people just don't really care that much.<br /><br />It's not that they don't care about Jesus, or religion, or whatever, it's that they don't care about being ardent warriors for Christ.<br /><br />Religion is a personal matter, yet some of you go about it as though it's something that humanity must collectively believe in or else, what? we're all going to burn in hell?<br /><br />And Shaw, having "In God we trust," and what not on our money doesn't impose religion on anyone. God is a generic term that can mean just about anything to someone with enlightened thinking, so it's not particularly offensive to about 99.9% of the population that identifies themself with some sort of religion.<br /><br />And if you think it imposes religion on atheists, you're wrong on that one. My guess is that the people who mint the money actually do believe in God, so the statement "In God we trust," is just that: a statement. Am I not allowed to say "I believe in God," without it being construed as me pushing my religion on anyone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com