Don't watch Glenn Beck, never have, never will. I honestly could care less what this guy thinks of Republicans (and to a certain degree, I agree with his assessment), but again, do we really want government officials speaking like this in public forums?
How do you think the media would have reacted if it was a member of the Bush administration? Do you think it would go unreported? Somehow I doubt it. On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 12:41 PM, Jerry Johnson<[email protected]> wrote: > > Is there some magic "send whatever is on Glenn Beck's show and post to all > of my lists" button built into people's remotes? > > Do I think that was harsh? No. Do I think that was funny? Yes. Would I have > minded if a member of the Bush team had said it. No. (I would have loved it > - showing they were capable of going "off-script", and had a sense of > humor). Do I think it was pandering to the crowd? yes. > > We need more of that in politics. > > (That is not mad or mean to me, that was funny and frustrated.) > > As they say "Many a truth is told in jest". > > Are most Republican legislators a-holes? yes. > Are most Democratic legislators a-holes? yes. > Are most top professional athletes a-holes? yes. > Are most top business leaders a-holes? yes. > > I loved it. > > > On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 12:28 PM, Michael Grant <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Haha, awesome. >> >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 12:21 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > >> > Regardless of whether or not you agree with what he says, do we really >> > want one of our government officials saying stuff like this in public? >> > >> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt66eWnjoTo >> > >> > Can you imagine the media shit storm that would have rained down upon >> > us if someone from Bush's administration said something like this in a >> > public forum? >> > >> > -- >> > Scott Stroz >> > --------------- >> > The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who >> > are willing to work and give to those who would not. - Thomas >> > Jefferson >> > >> > http://xkcd.com/386/ >> > >> > >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:303309 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
