tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post115810191236159270..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: More riffs, more raffs....By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158271218013950232006-09-14T15:00:00.000-07:002006-09-14T15:00:00.000-07:00No, no, no, her most famous film role was a blue a...No, no, no, her most famous film role was a blue animated fish with short term memory lossMaryAn Batchellorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465966881051431143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158248832821598462006-09-14T08:47:00.000-07:002006-09-14T08:47:00.000-07:00You have all proven my theory. America will alway...You have all proven my theory. America will always be bogged down by the constant finger pointing being done from both sides of the aisle. What a shame.<BR/><BR/>1LAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158208543930226782006-09-13T21:35:00.000-07:002006-09-13T21:35:00.000-07:00I can't agree more about Leyland.Liriano is hurt a...I can't agree more about Leyland.<BR/><BR/>Liriano is hurt again and supposedly done for the season.<BR/><BR/>Go Tigs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158198605919126892006-09-13T18:50:00.000-07:002006-09-13T18:50:00.000-07:00you are too funny :^)you are too funny :^)lotusgreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04393867916489599891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158180096411536422006-09-13T13:41:00.000-07:002006-09-13T13:41:00.000-07:00Teddy,Just to go down your list --Name one freedom...Teddy,<BR/><BR/>Just to go down your list --<BR/><BR/>Name one freedom that you have lost. Any freedom. The fact that you are talking smack about the leader of the country and you're not being put feet first through a meat grinder kinds pokes a hole in that one. Also, the fact that people like Cindy Sheehan the "Peace Mom" can say things like she wishes she could travel back in time and kill Bush when he was a baby = freedom.<BR/><BR/>Interestingly, not being able to show a miniseries without having your broadcasting license threatened unless you make edits that please one faction of the ruling class... that's what I consider a loss of freedom. <BR/><BR/>Also, we're in a war. I don't want the moral high ground, I don't care if France thinks we are "cowboys" (pronounced with an obnoxious French accent, of course). I want to live. If we don't kill the bad guys then they will kill us. That's it. They will not negotiate, they will not compromise, they will not listen to our "reasoning... calm, cool reasoning" (thank you Robert Reed) They've said so.<BR/><BR/>Lastly, simple policy disagreement doesn't cause rifts. The head of the Democratic party saying he "hates" Republicans?... that causes rifts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158171100665065092006-09-13T11:11:00.000-07:002006-09-13T11:11:00.000-07:00Greg, perhaps you missed a major point in Olberman...Greg, perhaps you missed a major point in Olbermann's commentary. The reason we are fighting amongst ourselves is because this administration has set us at each other's throats. Every time they label a dissenting thought as unpatriotic or forgetful of the events of 9/11 they create a rift between us that causes us to squabble amongst ourselves while the administration quietly and secretly continues its agenda of preventative war, corporate profiteering, secret detentions, and false patriotism.<BR/><BR/>If you want to put it in terms of winning and losing, we have all lost. We've lost the moral high ground. We've lost the world's support. We've lost site of things that supposedly make this country great: freedom and our ability to exercise it as we see fit, even if it goes against the prevailing political winds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158170454980758032006-09-13T11:00:00.000-07:002006-09-13T11:00:00.000-07:00Democrats will probably win the 2008 elections and...Democrats will probably win the 2008 elections and then they can be blamed for everything. Unfortunately, that's the way American politics work.<BR/><BR/>So back to greg's question: "Why the hell are we fighting amongst ourselves when we have a perfectly good enemy who wants to kill us (that's ALL of us -- Left, Right, and Center)?"<BR/><BR/>It is so sad....<BR/><BR/>1LAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158169978380140442006-09-13T10:52:00.000-07:002006-09-13T10:52:00.000-07:00Anyone who think Olbermann's commentary deserves a...Anyone who think Olbermann's commentary deserves a Nobel Prize, is, frankly, just as stupid as they're always saying Bush is. Olbermann makes *some* valid points, but they are buried in hateful and childish comments that are just as divisive as he claims Bush is. But that's expected from someone like Olbermann - try talking to some of his current and former collegues and see what they think of him. Not a nice guy.<BR/><BR/>It's scary to see people flocking to extremists on both sides and lavishing them with praise. I fear for the future of our country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158166944879060012006-09-13T10:02:00.000-07:002006-09-13T10:02:00.000-07:00I concur with your Managers-of-the-Year picks at t...I concur with your Managers-of-the-Year picks at the moment, but what if the Twins do overtake the Tigers? What if the Tigers, despite their incredible season, don't even make the playoffs?<BR/><BR/>And I don't understand this whole Joe Girardi thing. Where did all this talk about canning him (no pun intended) come from? Look at the team he has! He's done an amazing job with a bunch of rookies (and Dontrelle and Cabrera). This is a team that can probably contend for a World Series <I>next year</I> and they want to fire him? Talk about stupid.<BR/><BR/>And I wholeheartedly agree with your Olbermann remark. He and Jon Stewart seem to be the only journalists (you like that? I just called Jon Stewart a journalist) who have the balls to call bullshit on these idiots in Washington. Just because <I>some</I> people can't accept the truth, that doesn't make it any less real.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158161187034752872006-09-13T08:26:00.000-07:002006-09-13T08:26:00.000-07:00Sharon, thank you for the link to Olbermann's blog...Sharon, thank you for the link to Olbermann's blog. I just read it and that passionate commentary will stay with me a good long time.<BR/><BR/>Ken, sadly I have to agree about SCOOP. I wanted to love it. I only liked it--sort of. Right off the bat I kept asking myself, why is Johansson (whose acting I respect) doing a female Woody Allen? It seemed forced. Certainly not fresh. And while I thought the premise intriguing, I felt he could have done so much more with Ian McShane's character. *sigh* But that's just me.Beth Ciottahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02251212401535078560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158158072820540802006-09-13T07:34:00.000-07:002006-09-13T07:34:00.000-07:00Please don't get diverted by politics -- I want to...Please don't get diverted by politics -- I want to hear about Diane Lane. *Sigh*<BR/><BR/>And I'll be interested in follow ups about the 12 step FreeCell program. Perhaps there will be a companion program for Spider Solitaire?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158154371862156322006-09-13T06:32:00.000-07:002006-09-13T06:32:00.000-07:00What is it y'all in Hollywood have against Whoopi ...What is it y'all in Hollywood have against Whoopi hosting? Too political?Alex Epsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15907202981846590399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158152887287938162006-09-13T06:08:00.000-07:002006-09-13T06:08:00.000-07:00"Jews do not look good in hats"???I beg to differ!..."Jews do not look good in hats"<BR/><BR/>???<BR/><BR/>I beg to differ!<BR/><BR/>http://kinkyfriedman.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158152332413660402006-09-13T05:58:00.000-07:002006-09-13T05:58:00.000-07:00PS: if you liked KeithO, you'll love Garrison Keil...PS: if you liked KeithO, you'll love Garrison Keillor<BR/>http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0806/keillor.php3Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158151819012856762006-09-13T05:50:00.000-07:002006-09-13T05:50:00.000-07:00Keith Olbermann is now and always has been my hero...Keith Olbermann is now and always has been my hero. His commentary came from the heart. If you missed it, it's on his blog http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6210240/<BR/><BR/>Oh Ken, I hate blanket statements like "Jews shouldn't wear cowboy hats!" (maybe it's just Bob Dylan who shouldn't wear one).Then I tried to picture you and others in a Stetson... hmmm... perhaps you're right after all. Although my Dad always looked good in one.. but, he really rode horses and shot guns.. maybe that's the diff!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158136287329868152006-09-13T01:31:00.000-07:002006-09-13T01:31:00.000-07:00Yes, Ellen's best movie role was in "Finding Nemo"...Yes, Ellen's best movie role was in "Finding Nemo". Jon Stewart is a good Oscar host getting better, but I think the funniest host in recent years was Steve Martin.<BR/>I agree with your remark about Keith Olbermann's commentary 100%. And "Greg", the Republicans LOST in 2000, and DID steal the White House. Bush belongs in jail, not the White House.<BR/>Perhaps if our president's father wasn't a business partner of our enemies abroad...<BR/>But Bush has vowed to catch Osama sometime this century.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158126063060822332006-09-12T22:41:00.000-07:002006-09-12T22:41:00.000-07:00Maybe I'm the only one who saw Mr. Wrong? It was ...Maybe I'm the only one who saw Mr. Wrong? It was a pretty good flick. Bill Pullman played a convincing obsessive weirdo that rivals Billy Murray in What About Bob? And Ellen *almost* convinced me a straight woman, which shows she can act pretty damn well.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14805340886472955460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158124096514833182006-09-12T22:08:00.000-07:002006-09-12T22:08:00.000-07:00While I agree with some of Olberman's thoughts (Bu...While I agree with some of Olberman's thoughts (Bush refuses to close the border, so we can't say the country is "secure"), the rest of his comments sound like his usual childish insults and chest-thumping. <BR/><BR/>Look, we get it -- you all don't like Bush or Republicans. But the truth is, they won (not stole, WON) three elections in a row (Presidency and Legislature, included). If and when they lose, then Democrats will be in charge. That's how it works. <BR/><BR/>Look, you can call all of us "stupid" or "knuckle-draggers" or whatever you like -- apparently just because we have ideas that differ from yours. That's your perogative, I suppose. Part of this "tolerance" I've heard some on the Left speak of. <BR/><BR/>My question is, and always has been, this: Why the hell are we fighting amongst ourselves when we have a perfectly good enemy who wants to kill us (that's ALL of us -- Left, Right, and Center)? <BR/><BR/>Politics should really stop at the water's edge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158114849245000062006-09-12T19:34:00.000-07:002006-09-12T19:34:00.000-07:00Keith Olbermann has single-handedly given me reaso...Keith Olbermann has single-handedly given me reason to watch MSNBC.<BR/><BR/>Any chance you guys could send him up here to Canada with some choice words for our current Conservative government?Callaghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13088729655859768728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1158114621269471052006-09-12T19:30:00.000-07:002006-09-12T19:30:00.000-07:00I have to agree... Nix on Whoopi.UnkI have to agree... Nix on Whoopi.<BR/><BR/>UnkAMERICAN RESTOPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494241660914270458noreply@blogger.com