I will also point out that he was not a government official at the time he made this speech.
I agree, I don't really want government officials saying (or THINKING) those things, since by taking their jobs, they have agreed (in my mind) to play for a neutral team (the US), and leave behind any partisan feelings. Naive, but that is what I think. But as a private citizen, speaking to a special interest crowd (and yes, pandering), I have no problem with it. On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 1:26 PM, Judah McAuley <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 10:18 AM, Scott Stroz<[email protected]> wrote: > > > > 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? > > Yes, I don't mind a bit of straight forward talk at all. If it became > routinely crass, that would be another matter. I had no problems with > Cheney telling Leahy to go fuck himself. The "sanctity of the Senate" > stuff was bullshit. > > > 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. > > I thought that the point of you sending it here was that it was > reported? I just don't see your media collusion here. > > Personally, I'd much rather see the media report on the continued use > of rendition or investigate Murtha and his relationship to defense > contractors or look at actual substantive health care issues. Some > dude working on "Green Jobs" calling obstructionist Senate Republicans > assholes? Meh. > > Judah > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:303316 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
