tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post4533992927937113013..comments2024-02-15T02:46:48.670-05:00Comments on Erin O'Brien: The only "whackadoodle" in the roomErin O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09089592061725346901noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-47198185046976072082011-08-17T21:51:02.902-04:002011-08-17T21:51:02.902-04:00A shout out to the IBEW union members striking Ver...A shout out to the IBEW union members striking Verizon. They've agreed to stop throwing feces!Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17626884939818771077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-30867498916254177812011-08-13T14:30:23.825-04:002011-08-13T14:30:23.825-04:00Bill-
Rachel Maddow and Chris Matthews are two of ...Bill-<br />Rachel Maddow and Chris Matthews are two of the most skilled, informed and intelligent people in their field of endeavor.<br />I have yet to find a factual mistake on MSNBC, as opposed to the balls-to-the-walls, take no prisoners attitude at Fox, as typified by Chris Wallace's moment of truth with Jon Stewart "we're the counterbalance"-not balanced at all but designed to be a distinctly right-leaning outlet.<br />It's bilgewater.<br />Or, for (Ohio Denizens of the Owners Manual) (ODOM? can i copyright that Erin?) It sucks canal water...Mike R<br />wv: pitinkfi: to emulate the high artistic stands of singer/actor Mandy Pitinkin (the origianl Che in Evita)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-81403642463045230972011-08-13T12:04:52.254-04:002011-08-13T12:04:52.254-04:00Isn't it difficult to make up the truth? I th...Isn't it difficult to make up the truth? I think you have your channels wrong its Faux News that makes it all up.VideoDudenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-74208414404795611592011-08-13T11:42:33.295-04:002011-08-13T11:42:33.295-04:00Anon: U should join the 10s of people who watch MS...Anon: U should join the 10s of people who watch MSNBC. All the news that's fit to make up. Very entertaining AND they spend lots of time quoting Rush! Great stuff.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17626884939818771077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-62398898533795687552011-08-13T10:18:13.708-04:002011-08-13T10:18:13.708-04:00I don't take chances: I keep Faux News on pare...I don't take chances: I keep Faux News on parental control, so that I am not offended by one second of its vile filth and lies by accident while channel surfing. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-79847950629471861882011-08-12T21:29:44.180-04:002011-08-12T21:29:44.180-04:00You hurt me, Al, you really hurt me.You hurt me, Al, you really hurt me.Harry Finchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04617724467017868532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-63406124230528025512011-08-12T09:41:31.579-04:002011-08-12T09:41:31.579-04:00One other thing. I don't think Kasich, Califo...One other thing. I don't think Kasich, Californians, or anyone else needs to worry about "whackadoodlery." They've got that market cornered in Vermont-You-Know-How-I-Feel.<br /><br />Al<br />TRAGAl The Retired Army Guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-66070888839370924692011-08-12T09:34:22.747-04:002011-08-12T09:34:22.747-04:00Sign that the apocalypse is nigh? Erin admits to ...Sign that the apocalypse is nigh? Erin admits to watching Fox News.<br /><br />Al<br />TRAGAl The Retired Army Guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-70661323542045913462011-08-10T16:39:34.559-04:002011-08-10T16:39:34.559-04:00Erin: Don't know if I articulated it properly...Erin: Don't know if I articulated it properly. I agree that it appears SB5 is very unpopular and will be repealed.<br /><br />Mike: I don't care, one way or another, about Kasich. It just looks as though some of the people who voted for him are sorry they did. I don't make the odds but just saying that I'd bet against SB5 getting repealed if someone gave me good odds. Of course, I've lost my ass on those kinds of bets before. In my opinion, unions do absolutely nothing for the individual and actually take away incentive for indiviuals to excel. I've never been in a union but have had to work with unions as a small business owner.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17626884939818771077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-25746138247046989692011-08-10T15:36:37.320-04:002011-08-10T15:36:37.320-04:00Bill,
You seem oddly conflicted. You seem to empat...Bill,<br />You seem oddly conflicted. You seem to empathize with our disgust for Kasich, but you agree with his goals?<br /> Also, did you take into account the MILLION extra signatures collected to certify the repeal effort into you odds-making?<br /> And, given the question I posed to you above in reference to the Wisconsin situation and the Citizen's United case, what is your animus towards unions? Do you think we're really better off with a veritable deluge of corporate money flooding the electoral cycle with no counter representing middle-class interests? Are you a trust-fund baby? I ask that in all seriousness, because unless you're quite wealthy, given the way the House Republicans are conducting themselves, everybody mid-level income on down is just fucked.<br />Mike R<br />ps to Erin-see James Galbreath in Atlantic Monthly for a study in how the issue of the debt is being misrepresented by the GOP in pursuit of their policy goalsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-38211818087146056672011-08-10T15:07:45.198-04:002011-08-10T15:07:45.198-04:00@Ms Amanda- even back in the dark ages when I live...@Ms Amanda- even back in the dark ages when I lived in Western Montana (mid- seventies) there were numerous bumper stickers that read "Don't Californicate Montana". Of course we all know how that worked out.Jon Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13855059447394883208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-20993626130624647202011-08-10T15:07:09.774-04:002011-08-10T15:07:09.774-04:00What polls are you reading, Bill? Surely not the o...What polls are you reading, Bill? Surely not <a href="http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2011/05/19/big-majority-favors-repealing-sb-5-poll-shows.html" rel="nofollow">the ones cited in this article.</a>Erin O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089592061725346901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-47122865900600345282011-08-10T15:00:38.798-04:002011-08-10T15:00:38.798-04:00Mike: If the polls are acurate, SB5 should go down...Mike: If the polls are acurate, SB5 should go down big. If someone gave me the right odds, I'd place a big bet that SB5 stands and that union busting catches on across the country.<br /><br />wv: rednke LOLBillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17626884939818771077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-21119699475206875052011-08-10T14:52:35.160-04:002011-08-10T14:52:35.160-04:00Bill,
Ohio's constitution has no provision for...Bill,<br />Ohio's constitution has no provision for re-call of state officeholders. What we DO have is petition initiative to overrule legislation-which is what is happening right now. The legislation which contains K-Sick's union-busting bill, known as Senate Bill 5 (SB 5)has been challenged by a petition drive and is up for reversal in November. The petitioners needed approximately 230,000 signatures-they collected 1,230,000 of which approx. 900,000 were ruled valid.<br />Mike RAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-70313083615466290892011-08-10T13:59:17.668-04:002011-08-10T13:59:17.668-04:00Everyone seems to hate Kasich. Can you recall him...Everyone seems to hate Kasich. Can you recall him? Careful though. We recalled a governer here, in CA, and ended up with someone twice as bad. Arnold Schwarchenkennedy.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17626884939818771077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-82726102625470122272011-08-10T11:02:14.700-04:002011-08-10T11:02:14.700-04:00First he calls police idiots. Now this! Where are...First he calls police idiots. Now this! Where are the jobs, Mr. Kasich?VideoDudenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-73146994389473130602011-08-10T10:48:04.939-04:002011-08-10T10:48:04.939-04:00@Badger-
The Nation magazine ran an excellent seri...@Badger-<br />The Nation magazine ran an excellent series of articles about ALEC and their influence on GOP lagislators.<br />Highly recommended.<br />Mike RAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-32196375555255969552011-08-10T10:43:21.115-04:002011-08-10T10:43:21.115-04:00Bill, re "circle jerk",
Do you have a...Bill, re "circle jerk",<br /> Do you have a corresponding opinion on the wisdom of the Citizen's United ruling by the Supreme court, allowing unfettered corporate money into the campaign system?<br /> Do you have a corresponding opinion to Wisconsin governor Scott Walker attempting to push through the union-stripping legislation attached to a so-called 'budget repair' bill, a bill which was only necessitated by a $140 million corporate tax giveaway as one of his first acts as governor?<br /> Do you have a corresponding opinion about the fact that NO ONE in Wisconsin ran on union-busting? NEVER mentioned it once? If they had mentioned it, even ONCE, don't you think Faux News would be running the footage in a continuous loop?<br />Mike R<br />wv: avenj-The defeat of SB 5 in November will avenj all the cops, firefighters, teachers, librarians, etc, tha Governor K-sick is trying to screw over.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-70989235647912010852011-08-10T10:33:47.422-04:002011-08-10T10:33:47.422-04:00http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/06/09/981704/-E...http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/06/09/981704/-Exposing-ALEC,-Ohio-House-EditionWith-Poll<br /><br />I was serious when I said he was involved with ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council. If you don't know about it, you should.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11938379025774754317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-82684591875418758152011-08-10T10:18:41.472-04:002011-08-10T10:18:41.472-04:00Having been born 'n bred in Cali I'd say f...Having been born 'n bred in Cali I'd say few of us (now them since I hightailed it out of there) would be very offended by being called wackadoodles... It's pretty tame compared to what we call them. I do enjoy lovingly calling those I still know down there an assortment of charming names. Of course I hear Oregonians called a myriad of names as well, but I like most of 'em. Even dirty hippies, though we're personally not, because it keeps those f-ing Californians outta my state for fear of being turned into one.Ms Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551043870400492239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-84489451024971839422011-08-10T05:48:55.779-04:002011-08-10T05:48:55.779-04:00Alph and Anon: I was in a hotel room in Santa Moni...Alph and Anon: I was in a hotel room in Santa Monica, CA, when this jackass--my very own state governor--comes on the box and says that California is full of whackadoodles. This was on Fox--a national broadcast.<br /><br />I was embarrassed for Ohio. I wanted to apologize for this miserable schmuck.<br /><br />I don't normally watch Fox, but my husband had stopped his surfing on the channel because Kasich was on. A few days later, I go online and find video of the same moronic language at another event here in Ohio.<br /><br />No, I don't follow every pol and what he says, but this one landed in my lap. Hence, the letter.Erin O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089592061725346901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-45406210529597824972011-08-10T01:29:48.437-04:002011-08-10T01:29:48.437-04:00Tonight, forced union dues paid for a huge circle ...Tonight, forced union dues paid for a huge circle jerk in Wisconsin. A very good reason to make dues voluntary. California unions are still very powerful and taking the state down.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17626884939818771077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-25646245209011332902011-08-09T21:46:47.936-04:002011-08-09T21:46:47.936-04:00Gov. Kasich is the best reason I know for staying ...Gov. Kasich is the best reason I know for staying drunk 24/7.Harry Finchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04617724467017868532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-46279625725369590402011-08-09T20:54:12.544-04:002011-08-09T20:54:12.544-04:00The problem with California isn't the whackado...The problem with California isn't the whackadoodles, it's the power allowed for corporations in the rest of the US, at the sacrifice of worker's rights. During a town hall meeting conducted by the upper leadership of my company (where Dilbert was started), we were told that there would be NO hiring in CA, no expansion, and if we didn't like it, we needed to let our elected officials know that CA needs to be more business friendly...J9https://www.blogger.com/profile/03910637383968387023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-63736989824112468902011-08-09T20:36:47.994-04:002011-08-09T20:36:47.994-04:00If he was a Democrat, you would have neither writt...If he was a Democrat, you would have neither written this on your blog, nor written to complain to him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com